A Union man was trying to make “flash powder” Tuesday afternoon, and that led to a small explosion outside his home and a felony charge announced Thursday evening. Connell Theodore Gubser, 68, was ...

Any experiment that ends with an explosion is worth doing, so I can understand why Tech Photo Blog wanted to test a 150 year old flash powder recipe against modern flash technology, even though it ...

A 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday after screeners at the Philadelphia airport found flash powder and fireworks in his backpack, the Transportation Security Administration said. A federal ...

A Florida ammunition maker could be fined $188,290 by OSHA for a flash-powder explosion that killed two workers in September. From the federal agency’s accident Investigation summary of the tragedy at ...

A man who was apparently trying to make fireworks touched off an explosion in his garage and set his house aflame Sunday, authorities said. No one was hurt. Flash powder, used in fireworks, was found ...

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The history of flash goes right back to the challenges faced by early photographers who wanted to use their cameras in places where there was insufficient light — indoors, at night, in caves. The ...