We attended the Pumpkin Pyrotechnic class at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and watched the pumpkins glow, light up, explode and catch on fire! It was cool the way different substances burned different colors from yellow to pink to blue and green. We burned and mixed to falem and glow... sodium, copper, magnesium, hydrogen and acetone. At one point, Blair Witch the scientist, put a hydrogen filled balloon inside a pumpkin that had the eyes and mouth carved but not removed and when she lit the gas it blew out the pieces and looked as if the pumpkin had carved itself in seconds! I like museums but I really like museums that blow stuff up and light things on fire. Two thumbs up for MSI in Chicago for having a Halloween based pyrotechnic show. This is a great museum although being the biggest in the Western Hemisphere you need good walking shoes and a map to see it all. We were tired after two days! We saw a full zie Beoing 727, a Uboat, a train from 1930's and a 20 ft. indoor tornado!
Happy Halloween!!
This sounds great!! I would love to see this someday. From your very colorful description, it makes common carving seem pretty pale in comparison.
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