you’ve seen them countless times but how
much do you really know about them
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 5
things you didn’t know about fireworks
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at some fun
facts about fireworks number 5 China
invented them but Italy arguably
perfected them while it’s widely
accepted that the Chinese invented
fireworks not nearly as many people are
aware that it was the Italians who
turned them into the colorful
projectiles we know today italian
pyrotechnicians developed the first
aerial shells also known as the
ice-cream cone shaped tubes that are
used to shoot a fireworks display into
the sky they were also the first to add
chemicals to the shells in order to
produce colorful nighttime explosions
fun fact blue is the hardest color to
produce as the extreme temperatures
required to project a firework can often
wash out it’s well blueness number for
shaping fireworks requires careful
planning in this modern age of
technological wonders fireworks might
not inspire awe and wonder quite like
they used to but if more people knew how
difficult it is to produce complex
patterns using only fuel pellets and
occasionally pieces of paper this art
form would surely get a whole lot more
respect arranging chemical filled
pellets and fuel in different ways
inside of the affirmation aerial shell
is what creates those beautiful patterns
in the sky mix the pellets and fuel
together and you’ll get streaks surround
the fuel with a ring of pellets and
you’ll get a circle it’s a fine art that
requires calculation and a skilled hand
number three fireworks are actually
poisonous for all the wonder they
inspire fireworks are not without their
drawbacks foremost among them is the
fact that their ingredients pose serious
health effects to both human beings and
the environment
you see when they explode fireworks
release a combination of heavy metals
and dioxins into the sky and surrounding
area keep in mind that many fireworks
displays take place on or near bodies of
water the ensuing chemical fallout is
hazardous to both terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems
not to mention humans
consumed in high doses but it’s not all
bad the US Army is developing
environmentally-friendly flares the
technology behind which will hopefully
be applied to fireworks in the future
number two the Walt Disney Company is
the biggest consumer well when you think
about it it makes total sense the Walt
Disney Company owns resorts in
California Florida Tokyo Paris Hong Kong
and Shanghai all of them put on daily
firework shows suffice it to say that
this requires an inordinate amount of
fireworks to be on-hand 24/7 365 as such
the Walt Disney Company is the world’s
largest consumer of fireworks by a
longshot
the company is also one of the largest
consumers of explosive devices in the
world second only to the US Department
of Defense so you’d be wise to avoid
picking a fight with Mickey on your next
vacation number one fireworks are
actually designed not to explode
fireworks are only as good as the
anticipation of their inevitable
explosion as such they’re designed to
burn slowly this ensures that when they
do explode they produce a maximum visual
effect and cover the greatest amount of
sky possible achieving this feat isn’t
easy as chemists must mix just the right
amount of fuel and oxidiser chemicals
together avoiding over saturation to
ensure that they don’t burn too quickly
the last thing anyone had want to see on
New Year’s Eve is a batch of fireworks
exploding ten feet off the ground do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
much do you really know about them
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 5
things you didn’t know about fireworks
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at some fun
facts about fireworks number 5 China
invented them but Italy arguably
perfected them while it’s widely
accepted that the Chinese invented
fireworks not nearly as many people are
aware that it was the Italians who
turned them into the colorful
projectiles we know today italian
pyrotechnicians developed the first
aerial shells also known as the
ice-cream cone shaped tubes that are
used to shoot a fireworks display into
the sky they were also the first to add
chemicals to the shells in order to
produce colorful nighttime explosions
fun fact blue is the hardest color to
produce as the extreme temperatures
required to project a firework can often
wash out it’s well blueness number for
shaping fireworks requires careful
planning in this modern age of
technological wonders fireworks might
not inspire awe and wonder quite like
they used to but if more people knew how
difficult it is to produce complex
patterns using only fuel pellets and
occasionally pieces of paper this art
form would surely get a whole lot more
respect arranging chemical filled
pellets and fuel in different ways
inside of the affirmation aerial shell
is what creates those beautiful patterns
in the sky mix the pellets and fuel
together and you’ll get streaks surround
the fuel with a ring of pellets and
you’ll get a circle it’s a fine art that
requires calculation and a skilled hand
number three fireworks are actually
poisonous for all the wonder they
inspire fireworks are not without their
drawbacks foremost among them is the
fact that their ingredients pose serious
health effects to both human beings and
the environment
you see when they explode fireworks
release a combination of heavy metals
and dioxins into the sky and surrounding
area keep in mind that many fireworks
displays take place on or near bodies of
water the ensuing chemical fallout is
hazardous to both terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems
not to mention humans
consumed in high doses but it’s not all
bad the US Army is developing
environmentally-friendly flares the
technology behind which will hopefully
be applied to fireworks in the future
number two the Walt Disney Company is
the biggest consumer well when you think
about it it makes total sense the Walt
Disney Company owns resorts in
California Florida Tokyo Paris Hong Kong
and Shanghai all of them put on daily
firework shows suffice it to say that
this requires an inordinate amount of
fireworks to be on-hand 24/7 365 as such
the Walt Disney Company is the world’s
largest consumer of fireworks by a
longshot
the company is also one of the largest
consumers of explosive devices in the
world second only to the US Department
of Defense so you’d be wise to avoid
picking a fight with Mickey on your next
vacation number one fireworks are
actually designed not to explode
fireworks are only as good as the
anticipation of their inevitable
explosion as such they’re designed to
burn slowly this ensures that when they
do explode they produce a maximum visual
effect and cover the greatest amount of
sky possible achieving this feat isn’t
easy as chemists must mix just the right
amount of fuel and oxidiser chemicals
together avoiding over saturation to
ensure that they don’t burn too quickly
the last thing anyone had want to see on
New Year’s Eve is a batch of fireworks
exploding ten feet off the ground do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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