Pull Tab Pyrotechnics

so I went down to one of the local

so I went down to one of the local fireworks stores and I found this thing

fireworks stores and I found this thing

fireworks stores and I found this thing this is a pull-tab smoke grenade now

this is a pull-tab smoke grenade now

this is a pull-tab smoke grenade now normally you’d let your fireworks by

normally you’d let your fireworks by

normally you’d let your fireworks by holding an open flame to a fuse but not

holding an open flame to a fuse but not

holding an open flame to a fuse but not with this thing you just pull the string

with this thing you just pull the string

with this thing you just pull the string it automatically lights the fuse and

it automatically lights the fuse and

it automatically lights the fuse and smokes for about a minute so for this

smokes for about a minute so for this

smokes for about a minute so for this video I thought why don’t we try taking

video I thought why don’t we try taking

video I thought why don’t we try taking some of the matchbook fuse lighters we

some of the matchbook fuse lighters we

some of the matchbook fuse lighters we made in a previous video and try making

made in a previous video and try making

made in a previous video and try making some improvised smoke grenades of our

some improvised smoke grenades of our

some improvised smoke grenades of our own

own

own now most smoke generating compositions

now most smoke generating compositions

now most smoke generating compositions are made with potassium chlorate which I

are made with potassium chlorate which I

are made with potassium chlorate which I don’t have right now

don’t have right now

don’t have right now so for this experiment I’m going to go

so for this experiment I’m going to go

so for this experiment I’m going to go back to my solid-state rocket fuel we

back to my solid-state rocket fuel we

back to my solid-state rocket fuel we made in a previous video this stuff is

made in a previous video this stuff is

made in a previous video this stuff is basically a mild solid-state rocket fuel

basically a mild solid-state rocket fuel

basically a mild solid-state rocket fuel which burns very very vigorously but I

which burns very very vigorously but I

which burns very very vigorously but I think it’ll still be a good proof of

think it’ll still be a good proof of

think it’ll still be a good proof of concept of what we’re trying to do here

concept of what we’re trying to do here

concept of what we’re trying to do here today I spent a little bit of time this

today I spent a little bit of time this

today I spent a little bit of time this morning putting together some new

morning putting together some new

morning putting together some new pyrotechnic pull-tabs

pyrotechnic pull-tabs

pyrotechnic pull-tabs and I made one small modification if you

and I made one small modification if you

and I made one small modification if you look down here on the bottom you can see

look down here on the bottom you can see

look down here on the bottom you can see there’s a knot in the end of the fuse as

there’s a knot in the end of the fuse as

there’s a knot in the end of the fuse as well and that’s because the composition

well and that’s because the composition

well and that’s because the composition we’re going to be using is going to be

we’re going to be using is going to be

we’re going to be using is going to be cast which means we’re going to pour it

cast which means we’re going to pour it

cast which means we’re going to pour it into a tube and let it set as the

into a tube and let it set as the

into a tube and let it set as the composition sets it’ll grab on to that

composition sets it’ll grab on to that

composition sets it’ll grab on to that not making it very difficult for that

not making it very difficult for that

not making it very difficult for that fuse to come out when we tug on our

fuse to come out when we tug on our

fuse to come out when we tug on our igniter I’m not going to spend a lot of

igniter I’m not going to spend a lot of

igniter I’m not going to spend a lot of time telling you how this composition is

time telling you how this composition is

time telling you how this composition is made you already know that from another

made you already know that from another

made you already know that from another video but it’s a 60/40 mix of potassium

video but it’s a 60/40 mix of potassium

video but it’s a 60/40 mix of potassium nitrate and sugar let’s get cooking

nitrate and sugar let’s get cooking

nitrate and sugar let’s get cooking [Music]

[Music]

[Music] update guys our composition is

update guys our composition is

update guys our composition is thoroughly mixed we’re just about ready

thoroughly mixed we’re just about ready

thoroughly mixed we’re just about ready to put it on some heat and melt it down

to put it on some heat and melt it down

to put it on some heat and melt it down and caramelize it but before we do that

and caramelize it but before we do that

and caramelize it but before we do that it’s a good idea to have some simple

it’s a good idea to have some simple

it’s a good idea to have some simple containers we can pour our composition

containers we can pour our composition

containers we can pour our composition into before it’s fully melted and this

into before it’s fully melted and this

into before it’s fully melted and this is what I just threw together I started

is what I just threw together I started

is what I just threw together I started off with a handle of a broom and

off with a handle of a broom and

off with a handle of a broom and disconnected it from the broom head then

disconnected it from the broom head then

disconnected it from the broom head then took a piece of printer paper and

took a piece of printer paper and

took a piece of printer paper and wrapped it around the handle a few times

wrapped it around the handle a few times

wrapped it around the handle a few times until it was nice and tight I taped that

until it was nice and tight I taped that

until it was nice and tight I taped that off to keep the tube together and then

off to keep the tube together and then

off to keep the tube together and then slowly pull it off the end of the handle

slowly pull it off the end of the handle

slowly pull it off the end of the handle you can see that gives us a nice long

you can see that gives us a nice long

you can see that gives us a nice long tube from there I simply took a pair of

tube from there I simply took a pair of

tube from there I simply took a pair of scissors and sniffed it up into

scissors and sniffed it up into

scissors and sniffed it up into different lengths and then took some hot

different lengths and then took some hot

different lengths and then took some hot glue and glued it to a cardboard base it

glue and glued it to a cardboard base it

glue and glued it to a cardboard base it is pretty thin paper so I’m not exactly

is pretty thin paper so I’m not exactly

is pretty thin paper so I’m not exactly sure how well they’ll hold up but we’re

sure how well they’ll hold up but we’re

sure how well they’ll hold up but we’re going to find out aren’t we all right

going to find out aren’t we all right

going to find out aren’t we all right let’s turn up the heat

let’s turn up the heat

let’s turn up the heat [Music]

[Music]

[Music] starting to look delicious like hi there

starting to look delicious like hi there

starting to look delicious like hi there we go

we go

we go starting to get to workable consistency

starting to get to workable consistency

starting to get to workable consistency so our rocket fuel is melted down into a

so our rocket fuel is melted down into a

so our rocket fuel is melted down into a nice gooey consistency that looks a lot

nice gooey consistency that looks a lot

nice gooey consistency that looks a lot like peanut butter now we’ve got our

like peanut butter now we’ve got our

like peanut butter now we’ve got our tube set and standing by so let’s go

tube set and standing by so let’s go

tube set and standing by so let’s go ahead and pour the mixture in and set

ahead and pour the mixture in and set

ahead and pour the mixture in and set our fuse

let’s just cool down in the fridge for a

let’s just cool down in the fridge for a minute

we got a lot of this stuff left over so

we got a lot of this stuff left over so just for kicks I’m gonna try pouring

just for kicks I’m gonna try pouring

just for kicks I’m gonna try pouring this into a glass hopefully glass

this into a glass hopefully glass

this into a glass hopefully glass doesn’t break though beautiful it’s very

doesn’t break though beautiful it’s very

doesn’t break though beautiful it’s very pretty

pretty

pretty that right there is what I call an

that right there is what I call an

that right there is what I call an energy drink so looking back on the

energy drink so looking back on the

energy drink so looking back on the situation I think I mixed up way too

situation I think I mixed up way too

situation I think I mixed up way too much to begin with I should have done

much to begin with I should have done

much to begin with I should have done this in smaller batches and poured

this in smaller batches and poured

this in smaller batches and poured smaller mouths this is a very flammable

smaller mouths this is a very flammable

smaller mouths this is a very flammable pyrotechnic material and I got it

pyrotechnic material and I got it

pyrotechnic material and I got it everywhere do not do what I just did

everywhere do not do what I just did

everywhere do not do what I just did [Music]

[Music]

[Music] dang you can see how that’s crystallized

dang you can see how that’s crystallized

dang you can see how that’s crystallized like candy

like candy

like candy I’m literally chiseling rocket tulle off

I’m literally chiseling rocket tulle off

I’m literally chiseling rocket tulle off my workbench kind of looks like peanut

my workbench kind of looks like peanut

my workbench kind of looks like peanut brittle got a bit of bite to it so check

brittle got a bit of bite to it so check

brittle got a bit of bite to it so check this out guys surprisingly our paper

this out guys surprisingly our paper

this out guys surprisingly our paper tubes held up I made quite a bit of a

tubes held up I made quite a bit of a

tubes held up I made quite a bit of a mess but the paper tubes themselves did

mess but the paper tubes themselves did

mess but the paper tubes themselves did hold up now a lot of these are still

hold up now a lot of these are still

hold up now a lot of these are still really really warm I’ve had them sitting

really really warm I’ve had them sitting

really really warm I’ve had them sitting in the fridge for 20 minutes to cool

in the fridge for 20 minutes to cool

in the fridge for 20 minutes to cool down but they’re still going to need a

down but they’re still going to need a

down but they’re still going to need a little bit of extra time to fully set so

little bit of extra time to fully set so

little bit of extra time to fully set so we’re going to light these off tomorrow

we’re going to light these off tomorrow

we’re going to light these off tomorrow but before we do I’m going to cut the

but before we do I’m going to cut the

but before we do I’m going to cut the cardboard so it forms individual

cardboard so it forms individual

cardboard so it forms individual pyrotechnic tubes that we can light off

pyrotechnic tubes that we can light off

pyrotechnic tubes that we can light off one by one and we even refilled the tube

one by one and we even refilled the tube

one by one and we even refilled the tube for the actual smoke grenade itself so

for the actual smoke grenade itself so

for the actual smoke grenade itself so we can put that together and light it

we can put that together and light it

we can put that together and light it off as well and with all the stuff we

off as well and with all the stuff we

off as well and with all the stuff we had leftover I just pour it into a glass

had leftover I just pour it into a glass

had leftover I just pour it into a glass stuck a pull fuse in the top we’re gonna

stuck a pull fuse in the top we’re gonna

stuck a pull fuse in the top we’re gonna light this sucker off with the rest of

light this sucker off with the rest of

light this sucker off with the rest of them tomorrow

them tomorrow

them tomorrow so is this idea even gonna work at all

so is this idea even gonna work at all

so is this idea even gonna work at all or do we just spend the whole morning

or do we just spend the whole morning

or do we just spend the whole morning rigging up a system that’s going to be a

rigging up a system that’s going to be a

rigging up a system that’s going to be a complete fail I’m just as curious to

complete fail I’m just as curious to

complete fail I’m just as curious to know as you are so until we find out

know as you are so until we find out

know as you are so until we find out thanks for joining for this video guys

thanks for joining for this video guys

thanks for joining for this video guys I’ll be looking for you the next one

I’ll be looking for you the next one

I’ll be looking for you the next one talk to you then you know that lingering

talk to you then you know that lingering

talk to you then you know that lingering sensation it’s like my finger hurts oh

sensation it’s like my finger hurts oh

sensation it’s like my finger hurts oh it’s on fire

it’s on fire

it’s on fire don’t worry I’m not gonna leave you

don’t worry I’m not gonna leave you

don’t worry I’m not gonna leave you empty-handed we’ve still got all those

empty-handed we’ve still got all those

empty-handed we’ve still got all those scraps we gotta go burn here we go

scraps we gotta go burn here we go

scraps we gotta go burn here we go [Music]

[Music]

[Music] here goes

and that right there is how we do the

and that right there is how we do the dishes king of random style yeah hey

dishes king of random style yeah hey

dishes king of random style yeah hey guys thanks for watching and remember

guys thanks for watching and remember

guys thanks for watching and remember I’m giving away prizes now on every new

I’m giving away prizes now on every new

I’m giving away prizes now on every new video all you have to do to qualify is

Pull Tab Pyrotechnics

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