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  2. Firecrackers in India - Wikipedia

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    Firecracker Firecracker shop on Diwali. A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger, [1]) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang, usually for celebration or entertainment. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound.

  3. Sutli bomb - Wikipedia

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    Sutli bomb, also known as Atom Bomb or Hydro-bomb, due to its notorious noise, is an Indian firecracker popular during the festival of Diwali and other celebrations. [1] It is the noisiest firecracker, exceeding the permissible sound barrier of 145 decibels (dB).

  4. Firecracker - Wikipedia

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    Chinese firecracker roll being set off Large flower cracker set off at night Firecrackers set off in Sibu, Malaysia, to celebrate Chinese New Year. A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger [1]) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang, usually for celebration or entertainment; any visual effect is incidental to ...

  5. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    Diwali (English: / d ɪ ˈ w ɑː l iː /), also called Deepavali (IAST: Dīpāvalī) or Deepawali (IAST: Dīpāwalī), [4] is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism.

  6. Sparkler - Wikipedia

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    A sparkler on a Christmas tree A "Morning Glory" type sparkler, emitting small pyrotechnic stars during this phase of the burn Sparklers are popular fireworks for children Moving sparklers quickly can create attractive patterns

  7. List of crackers - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of crackers. A cracker is a baked good typically made from a grain -and- flour dough and usually manufactured in large quantities. Crackers (roughly equivalent to savory biscuits in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man ) are usually flat, crisp, small in size (usually 75 millimetres (3.0 in) or less in diameter) and made in ...

  8. Fireworks - Wikipedia

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    Diwali (permitted until 1am) [61] New Year (permitted on New Year's Eve until 1am on New Year's Day) [61] The maximum legal NEC (net explosive content) of a UK firework available to the public is two kilograms. Jumping jacks, strings of firecrackers, shell firing tubes, bangers and mini-rockets were all banned during the late 1990s.

  9. Black snake (firework) - Wikipedia

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    Black snakes are a popular firework in India, which children play with during the festival of Diwali. Though deemed toxic by the Chest Research foundation and Pune University, black snake fireworks are still in use. The objective of the study was to determine which firework produced the most air pollution in India.