They do. In fact, guns were initially invented by modifying fireworks. Obviously some guns and some fireworks are very distinctive, but generally they sound very similar
I would assume they sound similar because they both use quantities of what is commonly referred to as “gun powder” as an accelerant. Aka "black powder, aka saltpeter+sulfur+charcoal.
It’s just a highly combustible material combined with an oxidizer… Same as per much anything we burn, just in powder form. Give it a spark and kaboom!
I’m pretty sure that’s very similar in nature to TNT, though different chemicals are used in a different process. Black powder is really very simple by comparison. The big thing with TNT is that there’s quite a lot of it in a single tube of the explosive. With black powder, it’s simply combining the dry ingredients carefully, until thoroughly mixed, not dissimilar to how you would mix flour, sugar, and baking powder to make a cake… Though, if your cake explodes, you probably did it wrong.
Apparently it’s a lot like what fireworks sound like
They do. In fact, guns were initially invented by modifying fireworks. Obviously some guns and some fireworks are very distinctive, but generally they sound very similar
I would assume they sound similar because they both use quantities of what is commonly referred to as “gun powder” as an accelerant. Aka "black powder, aka saltpeter+sulfur+charcoal.
It’s just a highly combustible material combined with an oxidizer… Same as per much anything we burn, just in powder form. Give it a spark and kaboom!
I’m pretty sure that’s very similar in nature to TNT, though different chemicals are used in a different process. Black powder is really very simple by comparison. The big thing with TNT is that there’s quite a lot of it in a single tube of the explosive. With black powder, it’s simply combining the dry ingredients carefully, until thoroughly mixed, not dissimilar to how you would mix flour, sugar, and baking powder to make a cake… Though, if your cake explodes, you probably did it wrong.
Volatile substances are fascinating!
When I was in Basic Training, one guy quoted a movie constantly; and the relevant line was like “IT MAKES A DISTINCTIVE SOUND.”
I’m surprised that many Europeans don’t have compulsory service in their ‘gap’ year.
We don’t tend to have wars every checks notes 1 years.