FIRECRACKERS: Small explosive devices that are usually woven together by their fuses in various lengths to produce a series of loud "bangs". The strips are further packed into "bundles", or "bricks" to fill a shipping carton. The strips range in length from 16 crackers per string to 20,000 crackers per string. These devices all meet the Federal requirement of maximum of 50mg of explosive powder per cracker.

BOTTLE ROCKETS/STICK ROCKETS: These are rocket motors attached to a stick to allow a stable flight. The smallest of these are called "bottle rockets" because they can be fired from a bottle or other small launching device. The larger sticks rockets are launched from either a launching tube angled away from the shooter, or from a "V" shaped trough and reach much higher altitudes than bottle rockets. These rockets all leave a "tail" of bright sparks and upon reaching maximum height, burst their payload of stars, whistles, or reports (bangs). Some rockets also have load whistles or "crackling’ sound as they ascend.

AERIAL SPINNERS: Small items, usually with wings that spins on the ground when ignited then rises into the air and end with a burst of color, or reports (bangs).

GROUND SPINNERS: Small devices that spin and whiz when ignited on a smooth hard surface (they do not work well on grass or uneven surfaces). The devices throw off colors as they spin on the ground. Jumping Jacks are several of these items fused together, like firecrackers, allowing multiple spinning effects from one ignition.

MISSILES: As the name implies, these devices are rockets without sticks and use fins to stabilize their flight. Some of these devices are multiple missiles that are packed into a firing device (like Saturn Missile Battery) that launch multiple missiles from one ignition. The larger missiles burst into color and/or reports upon reaching maximum trajectory.

ROMAN CANDLES: These are tubes containing small projectiles that are fired into the air sequentially when the fuse is lit. These devices should not be held in the hand, but should be fired from the center of a cinder block or inserted into the ground. Roman Candles eject a multitude of different effects into the air ranging from colored stars with "tails", to crackling, and reports, depending on the product, and they come in 5-ball, 8-ball and 10-ball sized, each "ball" being a separate projectile fired into the air from a single ignition fuse.

WHEELS: Wheels, or "pinwheels", are devices that come with a nail for fastening to a post or tree, and when lit, spin rapidly throwing off a circular shower of stars and some also have whistles.

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