Every time I open one of those little red packs of firecrackers I’ll think of this video. Amazing stuff. Now I understand why the world needs 1.5 billion Chinese.

I think I'd go crazy working at any of those stations all day...all week.

@henrychan9745

Жыл бұрын

Your ears will learn to ignore the clanking sound. But you will grow deaf.

@artie9403

10 ай бұрын

not to mention the fact that the poor woman needs to wear a business suit and jewelry.

@haywoodyoudome

10 ай бұрын

@@artie9403 She's probably the shift manager.... got promoted after the other blew themselves up while on smoke break.

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

9 ай бұрын

I doubt you would last a day.

Being a pyro at 8 years old , now 75, I really enjoyed your Documentary...thanks....zoom zoom zoom an' a boom boom....

The astonishing thing to me is the huge number of hand operations done on EACH individual firecracker - maybe 15 or 20? - and then people set them off in batches of thousands. Think of how many hand operations there were in that rippling bang - whoosh, gone in a few seconds. A minute might gobble up a million individual hand motions.

@scottsammons7747

11 ай бұрын

When full employment is the priority for government, jobs continue to be done by humans.

@The177Hunter

10 ай бұрын

You’d think they would cost more huh. 😅

@rholmst

9 ай бұрын

When life is cheap…

My compliments to the editor for not yielding to the pressure for an MTV-like montage of jump cuts, and for allowing the hypnotic oscillations of the machines to rhythmically fill the video canvas uninterrupted. I was struck by the amazing precision of the assembly process that far exceeds current and future customer expectations. ISO9001 and Six Sigma are not empty slogans in this company!

@justmejie

Жыл бұрын

End of the video says it was filmed in November of 2003

@bellybutthole

Жыл бұрын

No smoking!

@DanKoning777

Жыл бұрын

I concur-allowing each segment to flow naturally without a cacophony of harsh, discordant mixed sounds is to be applauded. One can comfortably state that You Tube's viewers did not need another documentary replete with that which can heard, by simply turning on a radio. Clearly, the desire to see and hear the raw sounds of the manufacturing process, is reflected by the number of views. And not only that: thems fellers did a rite fine job i reckon cuz thems gonna be looudns! 😁

@mickymouse7717

10 ай бұрын

did you know most of the people in this video appear to be Mongolian slave labor forced to work for Chinese company..

I enjoy firecrackers beginning when I was an adolescent up to today. The paper wrapping and brightly colored labels still amaze me. A sincere thanks to the makers of these fireworks and to the editor for presenting this video with only the actual sounds at the facilities and not stupid music.

@harrykuheim6107

9 ай бұрын

I loved the day when the Fire Works Tents appeared back in the 1950s just before the 4th...a string of Black Cats was like a precious jewel

@robertszymanski717

9 ай бұрын

​@harrykuheim6107 I remember growing up as a kid from 1960's....1970's Black Cat Firecrackers had as much as 120 milligrams of aluminum flashpowder! They were loud! Since the 1980's the CPSC wouldn't allow them in the USA unless they have no more than 50 milligrams of aluminum flashpowder and therefore not that loud! Black Cat Firecrackers are NOT " the best you can get" anymore! Nowadays they have very little flashpowder and half of them are duds! 😢😢😢

@bonghungk7544

8 ай бұрын

@@robertszymanski717you got to go to mainland China 🇨🇳 to get the same stuff from the 1950’s/60’s. You can still get hand made cottage industry firecrackers 🧨 That really can blow a finger off! Obviously these crackers aren’t meant for export but local consumption.

I'm impressed at the amount of hand work that goes into these.

Unchanged art from 200 plus years or more . Incredible

@IEatDirtForFun

Жыл бұрын

Changed* the machines aren’t 200+ years old

Considering how cheap firecrackers are compared to the labor that goes into making them, I guess I won't curse the next time that I find a firecracker with a missing fuse. It's amazing how much work goes into something that is gone in a blink of an eye.

@nomaschalupas2453

Жыл бұрын

and so little work to create a human that fks sht up for a century

@SgtJoeSmith

Жыл бұрын

yeah and they probably only make $5 a day too.

@Boofatcha

9 ай бұрын

@@nomaschalupas2453 A true gentleman would never talk about his mother in a manner you have. Shame!

Dat is lang werk voor een korte knal!? Wel veel respect voor al deze mensen !!!!

@Electriccoolaid

Жыл бұрын

Zeker

@tomwolf2603

Жыл бұрын

u can say all that work and effort goes up in a bang, yeah..

as a kid, i'd see "made in Hunan province China" or something on the fireworks i bought. I always appreciated the chinese workers who made fireworks for me to celebrate. For whatever reason, even as a young kid I imagined a work environment almost just like this. It's an art form.. I hope everyone in the video is doing well today

@iloneclezar

Жыл бұрын

O que comemoram?

@mickymouse7717

10 ай бұрын

did you know most of the people in this video appear to be Mongolian slave labor forced to work for Chinese company..

I have to say this is an incredible up close look at a rare and ancient craft where cameras are probably not normally permitted.Thank You

@mickymouse7717

10 ай бұрын

did you know most of the people in this video appear to be Mongolian slave labor forced to work for Chinese company..

@ReportsOnChina

8 ай бұрын

This is a very, very old video.

Great video. Very interesting and pleasant to watch...except for the squeaky wheel grinder at 19:00 lol. I like the editing and the lack of some crappy background music.

Excellent narration-informative, clear and slow enough to understand easily.

It is amazing in this day of automation how much of fireworks production is still done by hand. It would seem that the production of this video also took many hours to complete and edit. WELL DONE !!

@haywoodyoudome

10 ай бұрын

Millions of uneducated, low skilled workers will always be cheaper than automation.

@AlvinC-sz3li

10 ай бұрын

Look at the cloth they wear, this video is from decads ago.

@imapseudonym1403

10 ай бұрын

Well, when it's essentially slave labor, it's very cheap.

@mickymouse7717

10 ай бұрын

did you know most of the people in this video appear to be Mongolian slave labor forced to work for Chinese company..

@ReportsOnChina

8 ай бұрын

This video is very old - it is NOT like this today.

Hypnotized by all the skilled and repetitive hand work; watched to the end and only a little disappointed we didn't get to light any fireworks!

Now I got even more respect for chinese fireworks! 💪💪💪💥💫💥👏👏

"I'll just watch this for 15-20 seconds while my laptop updates and I can resume working." (40 minutes later) "Okay that was amazing. Welp, might as well call it a night!"

Watching these women reminds me of every factory line I've worked on and how the bosses want human robots. It's not normal /natural to work like that and it's all the result of one or just a few peoples greed !! Period. I revile the entire system that supports or encourages it !!

I am so glad to see them wearing mask during the powder portion.

Well that was great. So much could be said about the processes shown in this presentation.

Great production, giving time to see the process before being rushed along to the next one. I do wonder how the many drying processes cope with a rainy day?

Great video. If I was 10 years old again I might incorporate some of the techniques they were using, especially the paper fuse making.

Simply ingenius techniques! I thought that Chinese fireworks were largely machine made, but this is not the case!-John in Texas

@haywoodyoudome

10 ай бұрын

Why invest in machines when you have millions of unskilled and uneducated workers? - Haywood In YourAnus

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

9 ай бұрын

Those are all machines. Every step uses a machine to do the work.

@ReportsOnChina

8 ай бұрын

This video is 20-30 years old - these kinds of factories don’t exist anymore.

Fantastic video. Excellent production.

taking some time on each process makes a good video. It would have been really nice to see a demo of how each product is used (differences between the fuses , etc)

Fascinating. I had no idea that these were so labor intensive. So much work and it all goes up in smoke in a few moments.

@rjwh67220

Жыл бұрын

Along with your hard-earned money.

@rizdalegend

Жыл бұрын

How much you think that labor costs?

The clothing, worker's demeaner and working conditions are very informative.

Super Intressant danke das du Auch sowas hochlädst

Thanks for the fascinating video. It goes to show the ingenuity that goes into making of products that the world takes for granted. I would have no idea the amount of labor needed to make a firework fuse. Prior to this, I thought the process was automated with heavy machinery. In reality its more labor intensive. The truth is that someone has to do it in this world.

@olivier2553

Жыл бұрын

It all deals with highly explosive products, making safe, heavy machinery is not easy, like the mill is made of wood and brass wheels because it does not make sparks, and the electric motor is kept away from the black powder. Quick fuse is burning in an explosive speed once t has been wrapped with paper.

@mickymouse7717

10 ай бұрын

did you know most of the people in this video appear to be Mongolian slave labor forced to work for Chinese company..

I really enjoyed this whole video. Such a cool process from start to finish. Thanks for taking the time to film, edit, and post this!

@mickymouse7717

10 ай бұрын

did you know most of the people in this video appear to be Mongolian slave labor forced to work for Chinese company..

Thank you very much for sharing, actually waited for demonstrations to each kind...like the final result

Well done. Thank you for your efforts.

This answered a lot of burning questions. Questions I've wondered about for 60 years!

Thanks for this video, very informative and each scene was the perfect length

Watching this explains a lot of my questions about these. It was fun to watch the process.

From appearances, not as many fires and explosions as one might expect. However, I'd guess it took a few before the electric drive motors were placed remotely.

@bills6093

Жыл бұрын

Motor shouldn't be a problem, but whatever switches it on might be.

@tjlovesrachel

Жыл бұрын

@@bills6093 I’m sure these aren’t fully sealed hazardous location motors… and I’m sure they aren’t brushless lol… I’d bet most of em are repurposed out of a damm washing machine or something lolll

@rcdogmanduh4440

Жыл бұрын

@@tjlovesrachel what's a washing machine lol.

@tjlovesrachel

Жыл бұрын

@@rcdogmanduh4440 lollll

These are some skilled laborers. I'd like to see a politician attempt this just so we could all laugh at their incompetence.

I cant imagine doing that all day. Would be depressing as hell.

wow. as a kid there was something magical about seeing that shiny red paper.

Omg! I would go absolutely insane with that job ALL DAY LONG. Ugh! I SINCERELY RESPECT THOSE PEOPLE and their HARD WORK. Wow!

This is a cool documentary. !

A very interesting and informative video.

I think hexagonal simplified sorting, counting, fast and accurate. We only need to make up ten unit along each side to believe we have a 10x10x3 pack. Or 3*n^2 step. Page 1:58

That last step, dropping the bundles of strips, looked so fun. Gotta wonder if any of the process has changed in 11 years.

I would like to see how they make the tiny bad of crustal rouck explode when you throw it. Kid love this pop rock. I should have brought it at Walmart few week ago I seen it and it was cheap.

Very interesting to see how the Chinese methods differ from the Indian methods of making fireworks. Thanks for sharing.

14:44 is my favorite segment! A machine that braids Firecracker fuses together...still needs some human fingers to help guide it....

The fact that they can make those bundles with 469 tubes in them, by hand, every time, is freakin amazing.

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

9 ай бұрын

You can see the straight rows line up from every side, making an extra or missing one stand out.

Top Video!

Very interesting documentation. 👍

Very good. Thanks

Can't imagine the level of professionalism when workers are (voluntary/mandatory) dressed in business attire at a fireworks manufacturing facility. Blows my little mind. LOL

Even dropping a bundle of sticks onto the ground takes skill and technique. Incredible documentary.

You made a nice video. Thank you for uploading.

Fascinating video!

Wonderful, just wonderful vid. I have loved fireworks my whole life and thought about making custom ones, but the licenses here are to tough I think. Thank you

@cattnipp

Жыл бұрын

love fireworks? why don't you marry them?

Bless these hands.

I can't believe the amount of time and effort that goes into making a product which ultimately lasts a few seconds.No wonder they cost so much

@JohnSmith-yv6eq

Жыл бұрын

No they cost so much from all the middle men "clipping the ticket".

@vickilund7206

Жыл бұрын

Would be interesting to know what these products cost if you bought them straight out of the factory door

A skilled person is needed in EVERY PART OF MANUFACTURE, These people are all artisans.👍 The ingenuity of the machinery is just mind blowing given that it all could have been used for centuries powered by hand or by horse shaft power.

@fredwild190

Жыл бұрын

Splitting bamboo?

@ThePianoMan1953

Жыл бұрын

@@fredwild190 How were the bamboo sticks used??

@george25199

11 ай бұрын

@@ThePianoMan1953 Bottle Rockets

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

9 ай бұрын

@@fredwild190 oh yeah highly skilled. At something, maybe...

Nice and clean

a process perfected over millennia

Very good! Thanks!

This is good stuff folks!

Very interesting thankyou.

i love firework, cant get enough, also the how it smells after 🤩

Half of those people were walking bombs. That's the most Chinese persons I've ever seen without anyone smoking.

How dressed up some of the workers are!

This is so fascinating.

They all dressed in their suits to goto work in the fireworks factory !

@videos5923

Жыл бұрын

When the western camera team is coming, like using the dust mask.

@ashmatrix7088

Жыл бұрын

@@videos5923 also take note of how much random background laugher there is. even with a vague idea of what goes on when the cameras aren't around makes this kinda chilling.

@Laser-warriorjf9ny

Жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder how many of them wind up deaf!

@raymondherbst7126

Жыл бұрын

We have OSHA in China they have NOSHA!

@joegilly1523

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the guy wearing the TIE had a any idea if his tie could be a static stick and detonate the powder .

Thanks!

@Pyros4all

9 ай бұрын

I have to thank YOU, @randyfromm

Sad... yet so impressive!!!

@95rav

Жыл бұрын

The facial expression on some of the workers says it all. Some had nice suits though - even though PPE was almost non-existent. A few were happy and chatty, but many looked worried. 'Am I doing it right, Boss? Will I get a bowl of rice tonight?"

@JohnSmith-yv6eq

Жыл бұрын

@@95rav The suits (as in any industry) were "managers"...not workers.

@95rav

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq @John Smith those at 2:20 sorting and bundling tubes don't look like managers - unless managers do unskilled labour. Ditto the guy at 10:30. If they use 'managers' to crimp a paper tube, fuk knows what they use the regular plebs for.

A beautiful celebration of workers ❤✊❤

Phenomenal !

Fascinating.

bashing the sticks in the background would drive you crazy listening to that al day

Some departments in this factory look like a single spark is all that needed to have a new space station.

@samiam619

Жыл бұрын

Why do you think they keep the electric motors in a different room?

@ruserious9577

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Particularly "Powder-man". He'd go up in the ultimate flash! Never know what hit him...

@richardhack9830

Жыл бұрын

Every 2..3 years each of these small fireworks factories goes >| BOOOOMMMM ! ! ! |

@Dan-vq4pz

Жыл бұрын

As seen in the background: exploded parts of buildings

So Industrious and ingenious...

'South Of The Border' fireworks' very own Pedro highly recommends their "BANG" since the 50's at least! Gotta wonder how many other identical workshops there are throughout the province or all China. Thanks, great video!

when i see the "machines" used in china - i feel back in ´1750 !

The roll of firecrackers on the thumbnail is the exact kind I bought in China in the mid 90s in Xining. Unbelievably loud! I set a couple off on the street, and tried to pack one into a suitcase to bring back to the U.S. I got busted at the airport before departing but they only confiscated the roll. Notice how there's GIANT firecrackers interspersed throughout the roll. Just one of those will get you a few years in federal prison in the U.S now! Or blow a few fingers off. This was my favorite part of that particular trip to China, buying such huge explosives and setting them off in front of our hotel! I'm astounded at this video! Absolutely magnificent, handmade fun. I'll have much more respect for my fireworks now. Probably slave pay, though, unfortunately. Incredible how technology hasn't visited this industry yet.

Fun to watch

I love the audio explanation. So often neglected. Excellent job. Well done. (Notice the blackened fuse making hut? I'll bet someone had a very bad day!!!) At 17m 44sec

This looks like dangerous, mind-numbing work.

This could have been filmed in any year between 1975 to 2020. Amazing or sad, depending…

@Riyame

Жыл бұрын

2003 according to the credits.

@nekronox2055

Жыл бұрын

My first guess in the first minute was in 1970.

@bif24701

Жыл бұрын

1700-2023

@thomaswayneward

Жыл бұрын

LOL, this is medieval manufacturing. Very ingenious process.

@angithuinathoi-chet-memuon8851

Жыл бұрын

There were a water bottle and a digital camera plus the clothes style in this video would put this video at about 2005.

What a great video. Why are they so dressed up? This is educational and I imagine it is now of historical significance.

I'll never look at fireworks the same way again.

11:32 Tap tap tap tap ... KABOOOOM ! 😂

I Love Firecracker.

So much manual work for a second of fun.

Very interesting.

Very Big fire crackers

wow. cool video. poor lady doesn't even get a hammer, she gets a piece of wood. crazy

@angithuinathoi-chet-memuon8851

Жыл бұрын

Hammer cost money, but the wood is free.

No smoke brake nearby? Free flight to heaven!!

CoolesVideo

The hexagon shape forms naturally when you stack round tubes. This is why honeycomb forms hexagons.

@nickmiller76

Жыл бұрын

No

These people made so many childhoods memories all over the world 😊.. 💪 to the workers. God bless .and many thanks 🙏 for mine .

@nigel900

Жыл бұрын

They’re existing in a Godless Communist Chinese Hell, not far removed from the stone age, Denny. Absolutely… Pray for them 🙏🏻

As much as I appreciate the work of the worker's actually making the firecrackers, I guess this is what they mean by a sweatshop job. Those poor people are probably only making 25 cents an hour. But very interesting to see how they are made

@JohnSmith-yv6eq

Жыл бұрын

This was recorded in 2003.....

@tenmillionvolts

Жыл бұрын

True, but in a small village, 25 cents would buy a lot more than it does in a big city. A sufficient wage is what is required

@fanllawf

Жыл бұрын

Do you not hear the laughter in the background? Why do Western folks automatically think because it's a manual labor intensive shop, it's automatically a sweat shop?

@barryf5479

11 ай бұрын

At least they're not living in tents beside the road or being welfare bums like we have in the U.S.

All that work goes into few seconds of fun.

Take a few hours to make it and just a few second to finish it.