Narrator: That's John Conkling. He's one of the world's leading experts in pyrotechnics, and he says the problem comes down to chemistry. You see, to make fireworks, you need four basic components ...

Failure to follow proper handling techniques could result in serious injury or death. Chemical Splash goggles or safety glasses must be worn whenever handling pyrophoric chemicals. Ordinary ...

and a past executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, Conkling has made fireworks his life. With eight patents in energetics under his belt, he has mixed and matched chemicals in ...

Learning about the chemical process that makes it happen of course! Chris Mocella directs our eyes to the skies and explains the chemistry that has been used to impress spectators and scare dogs for ...

A member of the UK Pyrotechnics Society was found with a huge, illegal amount of a chemical used for explosives. Some of it was sold to people in the UK and Europe and he had not checked whether ...