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[crystal palace fireworks]

A quick search suggests that using shotshells with smokeless and chalk is the safest way to do this:

http://www.thehighro...p/t-342945.html

Sounds like a bad idea trying to do this by altering / mixing in the propellant, nevermind the potential legal issues.

Im also wondering if the contents of a `Party Popper` could be adapted/substituted with powdered (coloured ) chalk?,.......... this perhaps could be fired/timed with a slight delay from the hand/finger/trigger to create a safer effect? = techically he would not be altering the BP propellant or adapting the gun directly?

[adamm]

Im also wondering if the contents of a `Party Popper` could be adapted/substituted with powdered (coloured ) chalk?,.......... this perhaps could be fired/timed with a slight delay from the hand/finger/trigger to create a safer effect? = techically he would not be altering the BP propellant or adapting the gun directly?

Many years ago when I was at school I was forced to participate in a production of Bugsy Malone. In order to create an experimental-exploding-splurge-gun the teachers replaced the contents of party poppers with a small piece of tissue paper and cornflour. This worked well giving a spray of white 'smoke' about 3 feet high. So it could possibly be suitable for use in this context.

[chippie minton]

Many thanks for your replies, It would seem there are several isues I had not yet thought of which, without considerable time and effort, sink the idea.
Once again, thanks for your inputs,
Kind regards,
Marcus.