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The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives - Sciencemadness Dot Org

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CHINESE FIRECRACKERS 115<br />

struck a sharp blow; this forces some <strong>of</strong> the paper down into the<br />

tube <strong>and</strong> closes it effectively. <strong>The</strong> operation, like all the other<br />

FIGURE 42 Making the Fuse. (Courtesy Wallace Clark.)<br />

operations in the manufacture <strong>of</strong> the crackers, is carried out<br />

very rapidly.<br />

FIGURE 43. Making the Crackers into Bunches by Braiding Fuses Together.<br />

(Courtesy Wallace Clark )<br />

A sheet <strong>of</strong> paper is then pasted over the other side <strong>of</strong> the<br />

hexagonal bundle <strong>of</strong> tubes, closing the ends which are later to

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