There are hundreds of chemical formulas – or as I like to think of them, pyrotechnic recipes – for fireworks. These recipes ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Fourth of July holiday is this week and that means bright colors and big booms are coming to the night sky. Fireworks are a staple of the Independence Day celebration in the ...
GOES DOWN WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LOW HUMIDITY. AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF THIS. IT’S THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHY FIREWORKS CAN BE DIFFERENT COLORS, DIFFERENT ELEMENTS BUILT INTO THE FIREWORKS ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Drier and hotter weather is the theme for this 4th of July weekend! With all this talk about the Fourth of July, you may be asking the question: How do fireworks get ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Fourth of July holiday marks the arrival of some of the hottest summer days that start to peak for the middle of the season. As the annual celebration of our nation approaches, ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s a big weekend in Indiana with the Fourth of July! Many will flock to see fireworks shows across the state and be amazed at the barrage of magnificent colors. Creating ...
Fireworks, as you can tell from the name, involve fire. To get a fire you need fuel, oxygen and heat, and that’s true in fireworks also. The fuels used in fireworks are solids, most commonly carbon ...
Look up tonight, and you’ll see more than just bright lights, you’re watching chemistry in action. If you’ve ever wondered how fireworks get their color, it all comes down to science, specifically ...
Fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota's Black Hills. (Courtesy of Travel South Dakota) In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail ...