Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Fireworks Effects to Watch For

By: Nat X

Nat X — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:59:36 +0000

I saw a weird one this year. It was like a ball of fire. At first, I thought it was a dud, but they did a few like that in a row. It was much louder than the regular fireworks, and it just made this ball of very bright reddish-orange flame. It kinda freaked everyone out. It was a bit too bomb-like.

By: Case

Case — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:37:26 +0000

I always called the horsetails “hippie hair.” :)

By: Amauriel

Amauriel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:29:45 +0000

For years, my dad and I have named the types of fireworks each year. Some get the same names each year, others we forget and have to come up with new names every year. The one you have here, named the Fish, we call a chaseabout, and when the off-shoots make that high-pitched noise they make as they fall, they become whistling chaseabouts (those are my favorite).

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:08:22 +0000

There is a variant of the Rings effect that creates a big smiley face. Amazes me that they are able to control things well enough to do that.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:34:44 +0000

On Canada Day, I saw some fireworks that I’d never seen before. The rings were one of them.

I really like the ones that burst into a ball of colour (or I guess a peony… often orange) which quickly disappears to leave some sparkly white stardust that shimmers before disappearing..

By: DaviMack

DaviMack — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:19:57 +0000

Thanks for this! It will certainly help me to decipher the things, here in Scotland (where the guns are illegal all of the time, and fireworks are legal year-round no matter how old you are).