4 surprising facts about fireworks

Pittsburghers always have room for fireworks, but there’s something extra special about the Fourth of July show at the Point. Some fun facts about the loud lights:

• The largest-ever aerial fireworks shell blasted off Jan. 1, 2018, in United Arab Emirates, weighing 2,397 pounds.

• China makes nearly all of the world’s backyard fireworks and about 70 percent of professional display fireworks.

• Green fireworks aren’t only a color. Environmentally friendly pyrotechnics are made with materials to replace pollutants found in other traditional types.

• Workers making fireworks shells don’t wear synthetic fabrics because of static electricity risks. Cotton it is.

– Dan Stefano, WordWrite