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Why Are Fireworks Bright?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Why Are Fireworks Bright?

Four-year-old Dash wants to know why fireworks are bright. David Chavez says when the metals and gunpowder start to burn, they get really, really hot. A very high temperature excites the coloring agents that we have in fireworks. So those are the metals like barium or sodium or atoms like that.

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