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OOM/IM: Fireworks
Dec. 4th, 2017 02:20 pmBecause this is Milliways, when Baze requests a workshop for fireworks making, he gets one tall enough that he can test them indoors, soundproofed to the outside.
The challenge is to make a firework that sounds interesting and is possibly scented. But first, he must learn how to make a firework that, well, works. That requires a lot of trial and error.
He pastes shells, wrinkling his nose at the odor of the wheat paste. The shell innards include fuel, an oxygen producer, a binding resin, and color-producing agents all carefully mixed into a recipe. Baze weighs black powder, praying he doesn't blow his hand off. He blends potassium nitrate, charcoal, dextrin, and sulphur to make a "Tiger Tail" orange set of stars--the components that give fireworks their color.
His first attempts are duds. The first one has air holes near the time fuse--or spolette, as it's called. The second has too much black powder. Next come misaligned stars and a misplaced trigger. Then he learns he wasn't pasting the shells correctly. He corrects what went wrong with each version, and finally shoots off several orange peonies with resounding booms.
Next, he works on how to make a firework that sounds interesting. He learns that fireworks filled with lead oxide crackle, and narrow tubes create whistling sounds. There are also "screaming turbo candles," which screech. He builds several working prototypes of varying sounds and colors, learning how to measure out chemicals for each one.
Good. Now to figure out how to work scent into a fireworks show. He could just permeate the space with a sapir-infused mist, but where's the fun in that? Then, one night, while he's blowing bubbles into a bantha milk glass with a straw, the idea to use smoke-filled bubbles dawns on him. He takes apart a bubble machine and rebuilds it to produce bubbles filled with smoke using dry ice. Bar provides the oils that produce sapir scent, and Baze spends the next few days rebuilding several bubble machines to produce the thousands of bubbles he wants for a good show. The only downside is that Chirrut won't be able to see them to pop them. Baze will have to make sure plenty pop around him, to get the full effect of the scent.
Throughout this process, Baze has kept his cards close to his chest. He hasn't told Chirrut anything, except for the fact that Baze is making fireworks. The show on their birthday is mostly for Chirrut, but if other people enjoy it, that's great! Baze is looking forward to the party. He purchases 10,000 Roman Candles to round out the fireworks show, and continues experimenting until the day of.
The challenge is to make a firework that sounds interesting and is possibly scented. But first, he must learn how to make a firework that, well, works. That requires a lot of trial and error.
He pastes shells, wrinkling his nose at the odor of the wheat paste. The shell innards include fuel, an oxygen producer, a binding resin, and color-producing agents all carefully mixed into a recipe. Baze weighs black powder, praying he doesn't blow his hand off. He blends potassium nitrate, charcoal, dextrin, and sulphur to make a "Tiger Tail" orange set of stars--the components that give fireworks their color.
His first attempts are duds. The first one has air holes near the time fuse--or spolette, as it's called. The second has too much black powder. Next come misaligned stars and a misplaced trigger. Then he learns he wasn't pasting the shells correctly. He corrects what went wrong with each version, and finally shoots off several orange peonies with resounding booms.
Next, he works on how to make a firework that sounds interesting. He learns that fireworks filled with lead oxide crackle, and narrow tubes create whistling sounds. There are also "screaming turbo candles," which screech. He builds several working prototypes of varying sounds and colors, learning how to measure out chemicals for each one.
Good. Now to figure out how to work scent into a fireworks show. He could just permeate the space with a sapir-infused mist, but where's the fun in that? Then, one night, while he's blowing bubbles into a bantha milk glass with a straw, the idea to use smoke-filled bubbles dawns on him. He takes apart a bubble machine and rebuilds it to produce bubbles filled with smoke using dry ice. Bar provides the oils that produce sapir scent, and Baze spends the next few days rebuilding several bubble machines to produce the thousands of bubbles he wants for a good show. The only downside is that Chirrut won't be able to see them to pop them. Baze will have to make sure plenty pop around him, to get the full effect of the scent.
Throughout this process, Baze has kept his cards close to his chest. He hasn't told Chirrut anything, except for the fact that Baze is making fireworks. The show on their birthday is mostly for Chirrut, but if other people enjoy it, that's great! Baze is looking forward to the party. He purchases 10,000 Roman Candles to round out the fireworks show, and continues experimenting until the day of.
