flash powder
Magician's bright bang
Flash powder is a mixture of oxidizer and metallic fuel that burns almost instantaneously with a bright flash, used in pyrotechnics, photography, and theatrical effects.
Early photographers used it before electric flash existed.
The powder is sensitive to friction and shock, making it dangerous to handle: The magician's flash powder created a blinding burst of light.
Explosive light displays
- firecrackersSmall explosive novelties
- salutesGestures of respect
- sparklersHandheld burning wands
- fountainsWater-spouting structures
rockets · flares · stars · shells · mines · effects · burst · aerial
Explosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
fuel · potassium nitrate · sulfur · blast · bang · report · concussion · propellant
Alkaline earth metal
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- exposureState of being unprotected
- fill lightShadow-reducing auxiliary illumination
portrait · studio · vintage · daguerreotype · tintype · illumination · shutter · camera
Raised performance platform
- effectResult of a cause
- puffBrief burst of air
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
magic trick · vanish · appearance · dramatics · spectacle · surprise · misdirection · performer
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- firecrackersSmall explosive novelties
- salutesGestures of respect
- sparklersHandheld burning wands
fountains · rockets · flares · stars · shells · mines · effects · burst · aerial · display
detonator
Explosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
oxidizer · fuel · potassium nitrate · sulfur · blast · bang · report · concussion · propellant · primer
magnesium
Alkaline earth metal
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- exposureState of being unprotected
fill light · portrait · studio · vintage · daguerreotype · tintype · illumination · shutter · camera · darkroom
stage
Raised performance platform
illusion · magic trick · vanish · appearance · dramatics · spectacle · surprise · misdirection · performer · pyrotechnician
- flashesstrobe, strobe light, light burst, lightning, burst
- hazardous chemicalsacid, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, hydrofluoric acid
- Propellantspropellant, rocket fuel, solid fuel, jet fuel, liquid oxygen
flash powderslow match
Slowly burning ignition cord
safety fuse · time fuse · incense · peat · black powder
flash powderstable compound
Molecule resistant to decomposition
sand · calcium chloride · baking soda · water · clay
flash, powder, flashed, flashing, flashy, flasher, flashes, flashbulb, flashlight