Strike-Anywhere Firecrackers

This instructable will show you how to make firecrackers that can be struck on a rough surface to light them. They are very easy and fun to make. Have fun and be safe!

Step 1 Materials

The things you need can be made with the instructables on the site or found around the home. For one strike-anywhere firecracker-

-Black powder or flash powder

-Strip of paper 11in. by 1in.

-Inner ink holder of a pen

-Hot glue gun

-1in. of visco fuse with a diameter of 1mm-3mm

-Small funnel rolled from paper

-Spoon

-Masking tape

-Strike anwhere match

Comments

[shilohleesmith]

very ingenious! awesome!

[MajorBromley]

where u get gun powder

[bombmaker2]

You make

[MajorBromley]

how

[bombmaker2]

Follow the instructions in the link.

[MajorBromley]

kk is it legal

[bombmaker2]

Depends on where you live. As far as I know, in the US it is legal. Good luck getting more than a few ounces of KN03 at once w/out a license.

[MajorBromley]

kno3???

[bombmaker2]

If you don't know what KN03 is, don't even think about making gunpowder. It will only end badly.

[MajorBromley]

jest tell me what that is theres a wasp nest at my scools playground

[bombmaker2]

It is potassium nitrate, a common oxidizer. And if your gonna b low up a wasp nest, don't use tiny firecrackers. Use something bigger. Trust me.

[MajorBromley]

what sould i use thasts cheap and legal in md

[bombmaker2]

I thought you were going to make it.

[MajorBromley]

i am but what sould i use

[jackh94]

place some thermite above it in a terracotta pot, that should deal with it. Then again, it might deal with whatever the nest's attached to as well

[bombmaker2]

We wouldn't want to over-solve the problem now would we?

[Puff]

potassium nitrate isn't that hard to get a hold of. You can buy 5lbs on ebay for around $20. Its used commonly in sugar fueled rockets (the reason i bought it). Taking care of a wasps nest with gunpowder? Nice!

[ilpug]

Diaper crystals.

[HungaryHungryHitler]

I've seen an improvement on this-
Last year on Halloween a family friend of mine came over a brought with him a dozen impact sensitive firecrackers. He would tape two large fire crackers together, and tie together the fuses. Then he took two strike anywhere matches and taped them on so that the heads were as close to the base of the fuses as possible. Then he added on some pennies (for weight) and put the whole thing on the end of a drinking straw. When thrown, the things would fly, with the match heads on the nose of the "aircraft", and upon striking the road the additional weight would ignite the matches and boom! One of the most genius firework ideas I've seen.

[karossii]

Another option would be to slice the tip of the match off, cut the fuse so that it barely protrudes from the firecracker, and affix the match head to the fuse; so that if you throw it and hit match-head first, it will self ignite and quickly (almost immediately) explode.

[chemguy]

Cool idea. I'm gonna try it.

[jackh94]

put some fins on the back to make sure it lands fuse first

[bowmaster]

Sweet, I'd add a very small piece of thread to make sure the fuse stays in contact with the match-head.

[Thundertydus]

Ahh you beat me to uploading mine you boner, Haha, good job, great minds think alike I guess =D

[ghostmonkeys]

For its simplicity this is absolutley ausome, Nice instructable

[S1L3N7 SWAT]

I love it!

[chemguy]

Thats a good idea!!! I just coated my firecrackers in wax even though they probably already are.

[Dandeman321]

Ha! Awesome Idea!!! I'm assuming your visco is waterproof. You should waterproof your matches too! you can dip them in nail polish, let them dry for a few hours, and then tape them to your firecrackers!