Accidental Origins of Fireworks

Fireworks were born by accident. Over two thousand years ago, a Chinese cook accidentally

mixed charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter, creating the first gunpowder.

Initially, it wasn't for celebration, but to ward off evil spirits with a loud noise.

Later, someone had the idea of ​​putting the mixture into bamboo tubes,

and thus the first rockets were born. Today, we continue to light up the sky thanks

to a kitchen experiment gone wrong.