Environmentally friendly, safe alternative to fireworks.
A water rocket based reusable firework, using UV reflective pigments and uv spotlights. Vastly reducing noise, airborne pollutants particularly and discarded casings, as well as the risks posed by handeling explosives.
Just went out in the wind to find a dark spot to test the liquid in flight. It looks better and greener in real life, i should use the UV glasses as a filter on the camera, but I really needed an assistant.
My test setup. Ultra bright UV torch, UV markers, syringes, water pistols , UV safety glasses.
The first part of the project is the fuel testing. This is the uv reactive inert liquid propellant.
Stage 1. Remove some ink from a Non-Toxig highlighter pen.
Next test under a UV spotlight....
and finally, dilute with water...
Next stage is to fire streams outdoors, when there isn't a storm.
See how it works when I launch one, the ink diluted really well, and I'm looking forward to trying a Catherine wheel. Also in many places you cant launch your own real ones anyway. Also thanks for the buck :)
haydn jones
Moritz Walter
morris ganis
Edward Borg
i don't think that there is any substitute for actual fireworks, but I like the idea.