M-100 (explosive)

M-100s are a class of powerful firecrackers commonly called salutes.

Description

M-100s consist of a cardboard tube. Colors may vary. They contain 10grams of flash powder that is ignited via a visco fuse positioned in the center or side of the tube. In some cases, they are maxed out at 15grams which is the physical limit for. They are among the most common flash salutes put into use in the United States around 4 July. are significantly more powerful than, which contain 3 to 5grams.
In the United States, M-100s are illegal to manufacture, possess, and sell without a proper license, and are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. M-100s were first banned by the Child Protection Act of 1966.

In 1983, an explosion at a secret unlicensed fireworks factory manufacturing and fireworks near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven, injured one, and inflicted damage within a radius of several miles. The operation was by far the largest-known illegal fireworks operation in US history, and the initial blast was heard as far away as from the site.