What are the most popular fireworks?

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Each year on the Fourth of July, Americans across the country celebrate their freedom with hamburgers and hot dogs, good friends and, of course, a display of fireworks.

With a broad variety of fireworks available, it can be difficult to decide which ones to purchase.

So what explosive entertainment sells best?

Haidyn Berry of Jake's Fireworks, located at 5325 N Main in Joplin, says that customers typically purchase a mixture of fireworks when they come into the store. A combination of artillery shells, finale "cakes," fountains, family packs and smaller kid-friendly fireworks make up some of the most popular buys.

Best selling highlights

Artillery shells: individual shells that you shoot one at a time, can have one or multiple breaks

• The Growler
  • "thunderous breaks and vibrant colors"
• Excalibur
  • 24 pack, breaks over 250 feet high, and over 200 feet wide
• Zeus Flourescent Artillery Shells
  • "24 shells with 32 breaks"

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Finale "cakes": a series of explosions from a single ignition

• King of Pirates
  • "daytime firework with red and blue smoke and lots of crackle"
• The Big Dog
  • "nine shots of awesome blue peonies filled with a white glittering pistil crackle in the middle"
• Loyal to None
  • 33 shots, "stars, crackle, fish, pearls and chrysanthemums"
• One Bad Mother
  • "sixteen shot gold willow multi-blooming crackling flowers with a quickened huge 3 shot finale"

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3D label "cakes": label on package is 3D

• Baby Dino
  • "bright colors, wide performance"
• Marine Life
  • "vibrant colors and wide performance, watch the fish dance on this cool 3D label"
• Toxic
  • "scary 3D label, gold willows with a big crackling finale burst"

Fountains

• Evil Priest
  • " vibrant colors pleasing to the eye, among constant crackles, for a lengthy duration definitely worth your buck"
• Amazing
  • "various stages feature red, white, yellow, purple, green, and blue colors along with chrysanthemum, fish, flowers, and star effects"
• One Bad Granny
  • "vibrant colorful fish with gold and silver willows, finishes with tons of crackle"

For more information, visit Jake's Fireworks' 2021 catalog.

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Berry's advice for the holiday is to:

• Keep children away from the action in case of fireworks tipping, etc.
• Use punks to light fireworks
• "Be smart with how you shoot them" and "use common sense"