Editing Firecracker (section)

{{Short description|Small explosive meant to produce noise}}
{{other uses}}
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[[File:Firecrackers.png|thumb|Chinese firecracker roll being set off]]
[[File:Beautiful large flower cracker creating brilliant light and sparkles at night.jpg|thumb|Large flower cracker set off at night]]
[[File:Firecrackers for Chinese New Year in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.webm|thumb|Firecrackers set off in [[Sibu]], [[Malaysia]], to celebrate [[Chinese New Year]]]]
A '''firecracker''' ('''cracker''', '''noise maker''', '''banger'''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Miller|first1=John|title=The Essential Lingo Dictionary: of Australian words and phrases|date=June 2015|publisher=Exisle Publishing|isbn=9781775592266|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=84VjCAAAQBAJ&q=bunger+firecracker&pg=PA27|access-date=May 29, 2017}}</ref>) is a small [[explosive]] device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang, usually for celebration or entertainment; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound.  Firecrackers, along with [[fireworks]], originated in [[China]].