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Senko Hanabi Sparklers


Ubehage

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I found this video a couple of months ago, of some rather stranger but nice looking japanese sparklers.

I have experimented some with these, since they're EXTREMELY difficult to make perfectly every time.

 

Composition Name: Senko Hanabi Sparkler

Creator of composition: Unknown

Composition type: Composition that will make everything else burn and emit sparks.

 

6 parts KNO3,

3 parts Sulfur,

1 part Charcoal.

 

When this composition is ignited, it will turn into a liquid "blob" which will ignite anything it touches.

It burns rather slowly, and emits nice looking occasional sparks as it is burning.

 

A neat trick is to take a tiny-tiny spoonful of composition and put it into a piece of fire-resistant paper.

Gather the composition in one spot, and roll the papir into a tail. Just like 'throwdown crackers', but a lot thinner.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tl8DAwJ7S0

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Interesting.

 

I was under the impression that sparklers required some metal to get the sparks - apparently not.

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The best paper, as I think was mentioned in the video. Is something we in Australia can get at $2 shops. It’s fairly important that your paper is flame retardant. You could try with sodium bicarbonate soaked paper towel?
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First I'll say hello. Now then about senko hanabi. Please know im an novice fire starter however due to a Tramatic Brain Injury a few years back something strange but amazing has happened or is currently happening rather to my thinking. Aquired Savant Syndrome is what they call it. In a nutshell everything i think about in a deep way comes clear and fast. Now to the sparkler. All i can say is this. Watch this very short youtube video (2 min approx) and i will show you how to get them to work good everytime. The description tells the comp % and as short as it is the video shows everything and i don't say a word. P.S. i learned this this past weekend after stummbling onto them on Friday. Hence the Savant explanation.
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Quite nice! How did you arrive at the composition?

 

Have you thought about adding to it a wee bit of pulverized

steel wool powder?

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