Super Simple Pyrotechnics
The following are recipies for easy to do, and fairly safe pyrotechnic
tricks, even so, we advise you to have a parent watching whenever
"playing with fire".
DISCLAIMER
If you try one of the following recipies and for whatever reason, injure
yourself or another, S.C.R.E.A.M. accepts no responsibility. It is up
to you to take all possible safety precautions and to handle any
materials with care and safety. In some areas these tricks are illegal
to perform, so we also suggest that you check your local laws before
trying anything. Youths should always be under adult supervision.
S.C.R.E.A.M. provides this information for educational benefits only,
and will not accept responsibility for inappropriate, illegal, or unsafe
usage.
SMOKE
Please be careful not to breathe smoke as it may be harmful to your
health, and never use indoors! Remember, the amount of smoke given
off varies with the formula and amount you use.
Regular Smoke
This formula creates a thick, pretty much odorless, white smoke.
Do not attempt to hold it while it's burning!
- 6 parts Potassium Nitrate (salt peter) - can be purchased at most drug
stores.
- 4 parts White Sugar (the normal kind you use in coffee)
There are 2 ways you can use this mixture:
- Mix an amount and wrap it in thin, easy burning paper, in the
same style a taffy cany is wrapped. Then you can light the ends.
- Heat the mixture over a LOW flame/temp while it melts,
stirring well. Then pour it into a container, such as a paper cup,
and imbed a fuse (or you can use a few matches) before it solidifies.
When you're done, light the fuse or matches.
Stinky, White Smoke
This formula also produces a white smoke, but it smells horrible!
- 12 parts Potassium Nitrate
- 1 part Fine Charcoal
- 16 parts Sulfur
All of these ingredients can be purchased at most drug stores. This
formula can be used the same way as the regular kind, but heating it
if you wish to pour it into a cup will smell.
SPARKS
The following formula should never be used indoors, held or used near
anything flamable.
- 1 part Fine Charcoal
- 2 parts Meal Powder
- 1 part Sawdust
Mix together and light, can be used with a fuse of the 'taffy wrap'
technique above. Stand back when you light it.
SLOW BURNING FUSE
Approximately 2 inches per minute, but will vary so always test before
using.
Materials:
- Cotton string or shoelaces
- Potassium Nitrate
- White Sugar
- Wash the string or shoelaces in hot soapy water and rinse with
fresh water.
- Mix the following together in a glass bowl:
- 1 part Potassium Nitrate
- 1 part White Sugar
- 2 parts Hot Water
- Soak the string or shoelaces in the solution.
- If you want fuses heavier than the string you're using,
twist or braid several strands together. If not, just continue to #5
- Let strings dry, preferably overnight.
- Test the burn rate before using, and now your fuses are done.