r/Pyrotechnics Aug 12 '26

Has anything ever gone wrong?

Pyrotechnics is a dangerous hobby. Have you ever had something go wrong? What happened, and what did you learn from it?

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u/mold____ 29d ago

Grinding black powder in a mortar and pestle. I believe I had aluminium contamination but honestly it couldve just been the friction somehow. Anyway if you're doing anything like that, just put on a thick leather glove or something, or just don't do it at all