Jim Thorne mixed the potassium nitrate and charcoal powder, stirred it well, and poured it into a bamboo tube. Then, he rolled a piece of paper into a long, thin fuse and inserted it into the tube. And just like that, the homemade firework was ready.
"Let's go find a place to set it off!"
Carrying the bamboo tube, Jim Thorne scouted around and went to the backyard where it was darker. Amanda Chapman and Tang Xiaonan followed eagerly, both wanting to see what the firework would look like, and failed to notice Gentry Chapman's preoccupied air.
"Everyone, stand back!"
Once Tang Xiaonan and Amanda Chapman were a safe distance away, Jim Thorne propped the bamboo tube on a brick and lit the fuse. He stepped back himself as the fuse slowly burned. Tang Xiaonan held her breath. 'I was never this excited setting off high-end fireworks in my past life.'
The fuse was almost burnt out. Tang Xiaonan instinctively covered her ears tightly. Jim Thorne said, "It's not loud. You'll be fine."
