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Is there a name for this type of firework?

This is a firework where the outer box contains an array of vertical tubes (25 of them in this case). When the box is set flat on the ground and the fuse is lit, the ignition proceeds from one tube to another in sequence, or several may ignite at the same time, depending on the exact design. Each tube vertically launches a fireball which may produce additional effects such as trailing sparks or exploding with a bang.

I know that a firework containing a single tube that sequentially launches a series of fireballs in this manner is called a Roman candle. (And this kind needs to be supported by inserting it into sand or packed earth.) Is there a similar short name for the firework I described first? --174.89.144.80 (talk) 06:04, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

According to several pyrotechnics glossaries,[1][2] it's just called a battery of Roman candles. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:22, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Seems closer to what those glossaries call a cake, perhaps (if each "vertical tube" fires only a single aerial effect). Deor (talk) 12:30, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Kaboom.com includes this box in the listing on their "cakes" page. I guess this cake name is inspired by the multiple candles on a birthday cake. It is the pyrotechnic version of a multiple rocket launcher :).  --Lambiam 15:22, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! --174.89.144.80 (talk) 22:03, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

WHAAOE: Cake (firework).  --Lambiam 14:41, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Resolved

Did anyone else think of The Zeppo? —Tamfang (talk) 00:25, 6 July 2022 (UTC)