Most fireworks are launched from rows of steel tubes secured in troughs of sand. The tubes, or "mortars," are three times as long as the firework shells but have the same diameter. If a firework ...

Make Your Own DIY Patriotic Fireworks Binoculars . Sparklers and fireworks are amazing to watch, especially when you’re a kid. The brightly lit colors in t ...

Anyone from the Nerf scene will understand this frustration well. The real cool part of the modular rig, though, are the tube fixtures. There’s a ball design too, but they don’t look quite as ...

Sporting Nixie tubes, a DS3223, BCD encoders, and MPSA43 transistors driven by an MCP23008 I/O expander it is truly a sight to behold. [suedbunker] has previously created the Circus Clock ...

which contained 118 mortar shells to be used to set off fireworks. Post Office officials notified police Sept. 7 that there was a partially torn box with black plastic tubes visible. The shipping ...

At the scene, a mortar tube for fireworks lay on the ground with a heavy aroma of sulfur emanating from it. Both Murray and ...

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...

A photo of the search operation was released by Gardaí (Irish police) A suspected mortar tube and a "substantial quantity of ammunition" have been recovered by police close to the Irish border in ...

Mortars and pestles crush, grind, and mix small solids or slurries. The mortar is a small cup with thick walls, while the pestle is shaped like a small, heavy club, with the end used for either ...

At least seven people were injured — two seriously — after a firework was shot inside a car in Tennessee early Monday, causing it to crash into a nearby house, according to police. The ...

Authorities found bomb-making materials, a partial improvised explosive device, smoke bombs and firework mortars inside a Henrico County home last week, according to a search warrant. The ...

Fireworks, Tobacco and Explosives. Scott McKee, 37, died and another man was injured when the two men were firing 3-inch mortars. McKee was placing a mortar into the tube when it exploded ...