Tips for Success
- The key to producing vibrant colored smoke is using an appropriate dye. The color is produced by vaporizing a dye from the heat of the smoke bomb, not from burning a pigment, which always produces normal smoke.
- Getting a good display also depends on the geometry of the smoke bomb. When the dye is vaporized, the pressure from combustion forces it out to produce the smoke. There needs to be enough pressure inside the smoke bomb to push the smoke out, but not too much pressure or else it will burst. This is why cardboard and tape are used. You can control the opening for the smoke. The materials are strong enough to contain a certain level of force but will rupture rather than explode if the pressure is too great.
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Credits:
Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Ultimate Colored Smoke Bomb." ThoughtCo, Oct. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/ultimate-colored-smoke-bomb-605967.