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    WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A FIREWORK EXPLODED IN SPACE?

    Aug 17, 2023 1 minute

    In the vacuum of space, there’s no oxygen with which things can burn. Fireworks, however, contain their own oxidiser, which provides the oxygen required for combustion (normally a nitrate compound such as potassium nitrate).

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