Re: [silk] firework physics
huh? the link only confirms that fireworks were invented in china. getting objects to move with steam (what was apparently invented by Archytas [in] Tarentum is certainly not similar to fireworks or rockets. waterworks, perhaps! On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 15:18 +0200, Giancarlo Livraghi wrote: I'd always thought that fireworks (and rockets) were invented in China. But apparenty they were developed much earlier in Magna Graecia i.e. by Greeks in southern Italy. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrockethistory.htm
Re: [silk] firework physics
On 7/10/07, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Japanese fireworks are still the best in the world Given the sheer quantum [and regularity] of fireworks we use in India, I've always wondered why they look so rudimentary when compared to the stuff I see on TV. -Gautam
Re: [silk] firework physics
On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 01:54:44PM +0530, Gautam John wrote: Given the sheer quantum [and regularity] of fireworks we use in India, I've always wondered why they look so rudimentary when compared to the stuff I see on TV. because we like the loud bangs more than the bright sparks. (so do the chinese, probably) -r
Re: [silk] firework physics
On 7/10/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/10/07, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Japanese fireworks are still the best in the world Given the sheer quantum [and regularity] of fireworks we use in India, I've always wondered why they look so rudimentary when compared to the stuff I see on TV. -Gautam Not soHaving watched fireworks at several places, incl the famous ones at Dubai and New York, I can say that the Pooram Festival fireworks matches all these. I think it's a question of the cost...but who knows, perhaps the Kerala fireworks are bought in Japan? But somehow I don't think so... Deepa On 7/10/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/10/07, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Japanese fireworks are still the best in the world Given the sheer quantum [and regularity] of fireworks we use in India, I've always wondered why they look so rudimentary when compared to the stuff I see on TV. -Gautam
Re: [silk] firework physics
I'd always thought that fireworks (and rockets) were invented in China. But apparenty they were developed much earlier in Magna Graecia i.e. by Greeks in southern Italy. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrockethistory.htm (Fireworks - and all sorts of noisy explosive gimmicks - are still very popular in Naples, especially at midnight on new year's eve.) Cheers Giancarlo
Re: [silk] firework physics
On Tuesday 10 Jul 2007 1:54 pm, Gautam John wrote: Given the sheer quantum [and regularity] of fireworks we use in India, I've always wondered why they look so rudimentary when compared to the stuff I see on TV. Cottage industry + child labor/illiterate labor versus solid science. Khadi gramodyog vs teflon. Apples and Oranges. shiv
