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FLASHING POWDER [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Photography
DEF

Explosive mixture of metallic magnesium powder and an oxidising agent fired in the open air by touch paper, an electrically heated element, or a gunpowder cap as used in toy pistols.

OBS

Now almost entirely superseded by the much safer flash bulb or electronic flash unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Photographie
DEF

Version primitive de la lampe-éclair qui consistait en un mélange de poudre à base de magnésium et de chlorate de potassium utilisé comme poudre éclairante.

Spanish

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