The Mascletà is almost unique to the Valencian Community, hugely popular with the Valencian people and found in very few other places in the world.

Two batteries could crush London under a barrage of hundreds of shells per hour, shells of with an explosive charge of.

A firecracker ( also known as a cracker, noise maker, banger or bunger ) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang ; any visual effect is incidental to this goal.

* M-80 ( explosive ), a large firecracker

* a standard firecracker with extra packing, designed to resemble an M-80 ( explosive )

Another source says they were originally charged with 5 to 10 times the amount of explosive composition a standard inch-and-a-half paper firecracker had.

* A firecracker ( British English ) or explosive firework designed to make noise

However, these notions are false, and unlike what is suggested by the name, a quarter stick firecracker does not have the same explosive performance as a quarter stick of Dynamite, and does not contain Nitroglycerin like dynamite does.

Over time, Moon graduated from cherry bombs to M-80 fireworks to sticks of dynamite, which became his explosive of choice.

Gunpowder, an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate ( also known as saltpetre / saltpeter ), was the original gun propellant employed in firearms and fireworks.

Display fireworks are restricted by law for use by professionals ; consumer items, available to the public, are smaller versions containing limited amounts of explosive material to reduce potential danger.

The type of fireworks sold in the United States vary widely, from fireworks which are legal under federal law, all the way to illegal explosive devices / professional fireworks that are sold on the black market.

In France, fireworks are legislated into four different classes, defined by total weight of explosive material.

These are: ( K1 ) small firecrackers under 3g ( 0. 11 oz ) and Roman candles under 10g ( 0. 35 oz ) which can be sold to minors over the age of 12 ; ( K2 ) firecrackers and candles under 100g ( 3. 53 oz ) which can be sold to anyone over the age of majority, as can ( K3 ) bombs and scenic fireworks with under 500g ( 1. 1 lbs ) of explosive ; ( K4 ) all other fireworks or explosives launched by mortar which are only sold to licensed professionals.

Wisconsin also allows the purchase of aerial explosive fireworks, but only allows their launch in designated areas in each county.

The second courthouse was opened in 1864, and was burned down to the first floor during an explosive Fourth of July fireworks demonstration.

Pyrotechnics include not only the manufacture of fireworks but items such as safety matches, oxygen candles, explosive bolts and fasteners, components of the automotive airbag and gas pressure blasting in mining, quarrying and demolition.

Fuses are found in fireworks, model cannons, matchlock firearms, some improvised explosive devices and many forms of pyrotechnics.

* Class B explosive, an explosives category for professional fireworks

She often complains that various phenomena are actually metaphors for the suppression of women: fireworks are actually ' big explosive penises ' that ' skewer and rape the virgin female sky '.

* Jubilee ( Jubilation Lee ), a teenage Chinese-American " mall rat " who could generate explosive energy, she calls fireworks.

They tend to browse quietly until disturbed, then remain still, their earthy browns blending into the earth and leaf litter until the intruder approaches too closely, at which point the bronzewing takes off with an explosive burst of sudden wing clapping and feather noise, and disappears from sight within moments.

The desired outcome is that systemic change takes place in the UK in penal affairs and internationally in the area of landmines and explosive remnants of war.

The heating process typically takes milliseconds to tens of milliseconds to complete and initiate detonation in the primary explosive.

Mole Man ends up capturing Ben and Sue and takes a power source and potential explosive off the group's ship.

Once the fuse is ignited, it takes about three to four and a half seconds to reach the explosive composition and initiate detonation of the firework.

However, the shark takes his arm off in the process, but is finally destroyed by explosive which detonates it in a large underwater blast of blood and guts.

He easily bests Spider-Man in a physical confrontation at their first meeting, in which he did display superhuman strength and reflexes, catching and crushing a pool ball with a single hand, seems unconcerned about being killed in a bomb blast — even helping Spidey look underneath tables for the Green Goblin's " special " explosive — and takes several of Green Goblin's razor-bats through his back seemingly without pain in " The Uncertainty Principle ".

It is also a felony if “ The actor physically takes the property appropriated from the person of the victim ” or the stolen property is a vehicle, legal document, credit card, firearm, explosive, U. S. flag on display, livestock animal, fish with value exceeding $ 75, captive wildlife, controlled substance, or ammonia.

Practice artillery ammunition often utilizes a colored-smoke-generating bursting charge for marking purposes in place of the normal high explosive charge.

Sometimes the Chinese troops would place small projectiles within the barrel that would also be projected when the gunpowder was lit, but most of the explosive force would create flames.

Another explosive street battle took place, with injuries to demonstrators and police alike, looting in local shops, and arrests of five people.

" The sense development from " plug " may have taken place among Mexican silver miners, who used explosive charges in plug form consisting of a paper wrapper and gunpowder filling.

The development of the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility will allow complex simulations of nuclear tests to take place without full explosive yields.

The city had held its ground for some time, so the attackers conceived of a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls.

Around midnight, a gunfire incident took place as Denis Gribkov, a 30 year-old male hostage, ran over the backs of theater seats toward the female insurgents who were sitting next to a large improvised explosive device.

If the car is left unattended, this can lead to several risks: an explosive device may be attached to the car ; an electronic " bug " may be attached to the car ; the car may be sabotaged ; or city parking officials may simply tow away the vehicle or place a wheel lock on the tire.

Uniquely among NATO main battle tank armament, the L30A1 is rifled, because the British Army continues to place a premium on the use of high explosive squash head ( HESH ) rounds in addition to APFSDS armour-piercing rounds.

The last eruptive period took place around 170 to 220 years ago, when dacitic lava domes, pyroclastic flows and mudflows were produced without major explosive eruptions.

A typical example of this activity by the allies was the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, where explosive demolition was still taking place as late as 1949.

Stromboli's activity is almost exclusively explosive, but lava flows do occur at times when volcanic activity is high: an effusive eruption in 2002 was its first in 17 years and again took place again in 2003 and 2007.

This fuze is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it, so a direct hit is not required and time / place of closest approach does not need to be estimated.

Some nuisance mine-laying also took place, which included the use of improvised explosive devices ( IEDs ), though this was largely a tactic of the LTTE.

Seattle stopped being the place of explosive growth and opportunity it had been for two consecutive decades.

Seattle stopped being a place of explosive growth and opportunity.

The eruptions of the cone came in three phases: a period where lava flows built up its cone, one where more explosive pyroclastic eruptions took place, and the final period, in which pyroclastic and material of lava-based origin were erupted together forming a weak cone encircled by long deposits.

A pull cord ran down the hollow handle from the detonator within the explosive head, terminating in a porcelain ball held in place by a detachable base closing cap.

The explosive nature of the helium flash arises from its taking place in degenerate matter.

* Diplomats and aid workers in North Korea later suggested that the explosion took place when explosive materials ( possibly dynamite or some form of gunpowder ) were being shunted in rail cars, possibly being triggered by a collision with a live electric power cable.

Recent rule changes in Greco-Roman increase opportunities for and place greater emphasis on explosive, ' high amplitude ' throws.

Siegelman's term as governor took place in the midst of explosive growth in Alabama's automotive manufacturing industry.

Dacitic explosive eruptions have taken place within the last 50, 000 years at Lassen Peak, Chaos Crags, and Sunflower Flat, and effusive eruptions of basalt have occurred at Tumble Buttes, Hat Mountain, and Prospect Peak.