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MULTIBREAK SHELL [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
CONT

Multibreak shells are built utilizing multiple casings or compartments stacked on top of each other. Variation of the time-fuse lengths causes them to break in the air in sequence or timed precision, consecutively, to give a progression of color effects and/or sounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
CONT

Le compact est [...] constitué d'un nombre variable de tubes en carton contenant un seul coup et reliés entre eux par une mèche. Une fois allumée, la mèche met à feu progressivement les différents tubes et libère leur composition pyrotechnique.

Spanish

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