why does a firework go off or explode when you shake it?

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why does a firework go off or explode? when you shake it

2007-03-05 21:10:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

A firework contains explosives. Shaking something adds energy to a system. Add energy to explosives, and they shall explode.

2007-03-06 19:53:19 · answer #1 · answered by Some Body 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It would most likely be the generation of static electricity caused by the shaking that sets it off.

2007-03-08 01:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋