All kidding aside, the invention and proliferation of gunpowder had a profound effect on the world. Here you can see just how easy it is to make with chemicals that are common in our modern world.

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The discovery of fireworks parallels the discovery of gunpowder. All of the important chemical substances needed to make gunpowder—saltpeter (KNO 3), sulfur and carbon—were found in ancient China. The ...

Only at the final stage of making this gunpowder is the process subject to any explosive contingency. In illustration of this, the following circumstance should be stated; in July, 1868 ...

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China's long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge, most noticeably gunpowder, paper making, printing and the compass, which, in the words of Roger Bacon, changed the whole ...

Some detail how to mix gunpowder. One of these instructional videos posted in English on YouTube outlines the necessary materials and ingredients needed to make gunpowder. It summarizes the ...