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How do fireworks work? A pyrotechnics chemist explains the science behind the brilliant colors and sounds

For many people around the world, the very first moments of the new year will be filled with the sounds and colorful light shows of fireworks. From loud bangs to long whistles, bright reds to pale ...
The Gazette

Here’s how fireworks work on the Fourth of July

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Among holiday celebrations, nothing quite holds a candle to the commercial fireworks ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Experts share what goes into creating a spectacular Fourth of July fireworks show

Every Independence Day, fireworks professionals paint the sky in brilliant, bursting colors. Each explosion has its own personality. The classic round blooms juxtapose the whimsical white sparks that ...
KRDO

See how fireworks work, and where to watch in Southern Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Pyro technicians in Colorado Springs showed KRDO 13's Bradley Davis how they prepare fireworks ahead of tonight's big shows, like the one at 9:15 p.m. at the Patty ...