| Planting trees and shrubs can be a worthwhile enterprise instead of celebrating any holiday. However, I doubt the Chinese are trying to sabotage the fireworks industry; probably not a good delivery system for a nuclear warhead. LOL. The biggest risk is more than likely the idiots who mishandle them. Fireworks contain (1) fuel - usually black powder or charcoal; (2) oxidizing agent - needed to provide the oxygen for the firework to burn: (3) reducing agent - usually sulphur or charcoal to burn the oxygen and produce hot gasses: (4) regulators - to regulate the speed of the action; (5) coloring agent - Strontium (red), Copper (blue), Barium (green), Sodium (yellow/orange), Calcium (orange), Gold (iron); (6) binders - usually a starch to hold the whole composition together. So, Happy 4th of July! |