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  2. Quarter stick - Wikipedia

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    A quarter stick, colloquially known as the M-1000, is a large firecracker that falls within a certain range of dimensions: 1" x 2.5" or 3/4" x 6". These salutes typically carry 25 grams of flash powder but in rare occasions have been measured and can contain upward to 30 grams. Like the others, a piece of visco fuse 2 to 4 inches is protruding ...

  3. M-80 (explosive) - Wikipedia

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    However, firecrackers mounted onto a rocket stick, or other aerial firework devices, such as rockets, Roman candles, and the larger version of M-80s (M-1000 etc.), may still have significantly more, up to 130 mg, or more, depending on device and classification, and can be legally purchased by any American civilian citizen, except where ...

  4. Salute (pyrotechnics) - Wikipedia

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    The salute may be fired on the ground (ground salute) or launched from a mortar as a shell (aerial salute). Due to the nature of the effect, large salutes are some of the more hazardous fireworks. Most of the "salutes" are made with flash powder. Flash powder has a fast burn rate, unlike black powder.

  5. Here's how your Fourth of July fireworks work - AOL

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    How is it that there are fabulous, colorful explosions in the sky that can be shaped into anything from smiley faces to hearts?

  6. M-100 (explosive) - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, an explosion at a secret unlicensed fireworks factory manufacturing M-80 and M-100 fireworks near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven, injured one, and inflicted damage within a radius of several miles. [3]

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  8. Inside Israel’s daring raid that destroyed Iran-funded ...

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    Israel blew up an Iran sponsored Syrian missile factory after its elite commandos raided it last September. The missiles posed an existential threat to Israel amid its war against Tehran's proxies.

  9. Why does my cat sleep at my feet? An expert reveals the ... - AOL

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    4. They like the smell. Wait, what? They like the smell? No, I haven’t gone crazy. Feet might smell a bit gross to us humans, but cats likely interpret this smell differently.