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Smoke Bombs Make Beautiful Art

What is it about the infamous colored smoke bomb that is so deeply satisfying, so beautiful? Well, first there's an explosion (always fun), which then yields beautiful billowing clouds of saturated color. Check out artist Olaf Breuning'sSmoke Bombs, 2008.

Colorful smoke explosion against a blue sky.

Here's a rainbow of smoke bomb HowTo videos if you want to try-it-yourself (plus, check out this article):

Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art.
Pyro-Spirograph-Drawings.

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