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Firework Effects Explained

Do you know your Chrysanthemums from your Dahlias, your Flower Crown from your Fish?

When you read a firework’s effect description you may be forgiven for being a little overwhelmed. Most effects are either a literal description such as ‘whistle’ or based on the natural world such as ‘willow’ and reflect how the designer tries to replicate what is seen in nature. Don’t forget the result you see in those few seconds can take years of research to perfect. The effect combines the skills of a designer, a chemist and a technician to make the components and build the firework.

Chris examines the next issue that firework companies are currently battling against as we come out of the coma of the past 18 months induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

We didn’t start 2020 planning on be here.

That may sound rather odd, but the events of 2020 have rather forced our hand...