How To Make Senko Hanabi Sparklers (very rare Japanese fireworks)

Senko Hanabi sparklers are a type of firework I have put significant effort into perfecting since 2007. I used to build large and complex fireworks regularly, but these little sparklers proved more challenging than even large multibreak shells. The effect produced by a tiny drop of dross that forms on the end of the sparkler is very delicate and even a tiny change in the composition or method of construction causes the result to fail. Finally I have found a method that creates consistent results which I demonstrate in this video. Still, there is room for improvement.
Possible changes to the composition include replacing or supplementing the charcoal with soot (commonly called lampblack) or even graphite. My composition shown in this video contains a higher percentage of oxidizer than most documented Senko Hanabi compositions as I rely on the paper wrapping itself to contribute to the fuel mixture in consuming the potassium nitrate. I have tried a wide spread of compositions including more traditional ratios and found this to work best.
It is not well documented what reaction is the cause of the sparks forming and being ejected from the ball of dross on a Senko Hanabi. I suspect it is a reaction between sulfur dioxide produced by the burning sulfur reacting with carbon in the charcoal to form a variety of byproducts that eject yet unreacted carbon out of the drop where it further reacts in the air. Perhaps catalyzed by remaining potassium salts left over by the potassium nitrate. Here is a paper I uncovered about similar reactions: www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/6/1/130...
Here is another written tutorial for Senko Hanabi that you may find useful: bit.ly/2vPQ5VP
This is my old video from 2008: • Homemade Senko Hanabi ...
I want to thank my Patreon supporters for helping to keep my channel alive! Making videos has been tough these last few years and your contributions have helped greatly. A special thanks to my top patrons: Syniurge, Matthew Leitzke, & TheBackyardScientist
You can check out my Patreon page and contribute here: / nighthawkprojects
Thanks for watching!

[@Makebuildmodify]

Wow! Ten years of trial and error! Way to stick with it. Very cool result.

[@piercebrindley4840]

Make Build Modify how was this written two days ago?

[@pufferfish0101]

Make Build Modify patreon is how

[@piercebrindley4840]

That is wat I thought

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Purple color is from the sulfur which burns blue. The old one only looks different because of the camera I was using.

[@saddenedwiseman810]

NightHawkInLight It has been so long since your last fire work video! I am so glad. These were why I originally subscribed....Well fireworks and pheasants. Do you still keep pheasants?

[@TheKingofRandom]

Cool! Love the time you put into the process to figure it out.

[@ironsm4sh]

next up on the KingofRandom: What would happen when you combine COOL sparklers and liquid nitrogen?

[@houghwhite411]

oh hi, you should maybe try to feature this on your channel?

[@theninjanonce3078]

The king of random, I was just watching one of your videos before I watched this.

[@dawnbremer6160]

Favorite I am your favorite

[@ruofanfang1047]

maybe you should put a little p more process into yours?

[@unmaskedeagle1229]

Blunt rolling with Nighthawkinlight

[@cosmicjenny4508]

+Unmasked Eagle Damn, I just want him to make a blunt, that shoots sparks when you smoke it. Hey, it'll get you noticed during 4/20...

[@mauirandall8176]

Evan Blenkinsopp oh that's easy just roll The spark wheel of a lighter into the joint without lighting will make sparklers when lit. I wouldn't inhale that though

[@mikeguitar9769]

Spark it up

[@zonyyu8412]

Duck

[@joesans7341]

its pretty lit fam

[@-eMpTy-]

Me and my brother made these are few years ago, we got the composition from some Chinese website. I still got the composition saved as a .txt on my old hard drive, it's: 55 potassium nitrate 22.5 sulfur 22.5 charcoal we also made the powdered charcoal ourself, we tested both pine and coconut shell. I would say pine worked better. We also tried to add some icing sugar, the "glob" was bigger tho it seemed like it produced less sparks. For the paper we used brown sandwich wrapping paper. Tissue paper also works but burns faster.

[@Db42069]

Adding icing sugar adds cornstarch which would slow down the burn rate and less sparks. Generally avoid powdered sugar in pyrotechnics and rocketry.

[@vk2zay]

I've been attempting to perfect Senko Hanabi for about 15 years now. The charcoal is the most important component, I've had some great success with charcoal from pine cones, but only one particular batch worked better than just radiata pine charcoal. Vegetable black from one particular brand of art pigment worked well also. I tried realgar once, not worth the toxicity fears, especially inhalation of the smoke! I use high purity recrystalised potassium nitrate and resublimed sulfur, but it doesn't seem to make any difference compared to fertilizer grades. I've tried many kinds of paper. The crepe of streamers works as you suggest, as does genuine Japanese washi. The best paper I found was a bleached kitchen paper, thin and smoothly calendared. The brand may only be available in Australia, it has a tiger on the wrapper. Haven't tried to find a US substitute yet, still using my original roll. Another paper that was exceptional was that which a particular brand of glass microscope slides were packed in, a sheet between each slide. A little too small for comfortable hand-held sparklers, but really excellent for some reason. Composition wise I use 60:24:16 KNO3:S:C as a starting point.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

I'll have to try pine cone charcoal, I have 4-5 different species in my yard so I can find out if one is better than another. Thanks for the info!

[@cavv0667]

Seriously look into cedar charcoal... Lots of sap!

[@janmacgregor5131]

Hey there! Hoping to make Senko Hanabi soon, and I was looking into papers to use, and you seem to have had good results, so would you by any chance remember which brand of kitchen roll you had? If not, one more question, was the picture of the tiger on the wrapping animated?

[@angoose503]

Another Australian pyro? Btw just curious, where did you source your potassium nitrate?

[@morkryan8287]

These are beautiful. Even more "magic" than normal sparklers in how the sparks seemingly come from nowhere. 10/10.

[@moistmeat]

You've gotten way more comfortable in front of the camera over the years and it's doing wonders for your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@TheGunCollective]

Was NOT expecting that when you first lit it! Thats so cool! Thanks for the tutorial.

[@phil1692]

I gotta say, the firework videos are what got me into your channel back the days. Seeing this one today made my day!! Love it! Please make more :)

[@mrbluesky2334]

Very good video, excellent presentation skills, interesting and well produced! Thank you for the time and effort you have spent to produce it!

[@applegwava]

Nice to see a full circle back to the roots of the channel.Looking forward to more video Ben !

[@EnjoyerofYoutube]

I have so much respect for the fact that you spent 10 years on this and am so grateful that you decided to share the result with us. You're awesome.

[@aSinisterKiid]

This as absolutely amazing to see!!!! Well Done!!! As a welder, one of the most fascinating and magical parts of the process is having your welding helmet on and seeing the molten metal in the puddle, its like controlling lava. It makes you feel like a wizard to turn a solid piece of metal into a molten puddle. And what you have done with this sparkler, is make that molten puddle completely visible in daylight without being too dangerous. Seeing that ball of slag on the bottom consuming itself is absolutely magical. I love it!!

[@kappajijy9434]

I watched a Japanese TV program. You learned the technology from a Japanese craftsman. I expect your new sparkler video. The distribution of gunpowder is a secret.

[@camohoj]

Your tenacity to to make the fireworks is highly commendable and the end result beautifully simple. Well done.

[@mbrooks3952]

I love this so much. Anytime there is a chance for knowledge of an ancient craft to be kept alive and passed down is a treasure to us all.

[@2450logan]

Man your voice is so relaxing, maybe if I upload it to my GPS I'll be less angry 😊

[@isaacsundermeyer403]

Everyone leave a like on his video he deserves it for 10 years of dedication.

[@USWaterRockets]

I love this kind of video! Thanks for sticking with this!

[@Valou_56]

The magic of chemicals and 10 years work wow ... Respect man ! :)

[@JustInTime0525]

Would be interesting to get Cody's lab and Nerd rage to join this, maybe even a co-lab!

[@mikeguitar9769]

They both make stuff like this too, lol

[@antonhelsgaun]

Let me guess. It needs an oxidizer i can't get in europe?

[@JustinKoenigSilica]

Anton Helsgaun correct >muh nitrate salts

[@HeirloomReviews]

learn how to make it out of chicken shit! its not that hard

[@kaptein1247]

Anton Helsgaun Nope I live in holland and I get in from dedumpschuur.nl

[@droogkloot666]

Go to naturalspices.eu. Then search for E252

[@robot538]

You can make potassium nitrate yourself. Just need a few rotting corpses. Ive found that this makes the best pottasium nitrate.

[@DoBao311]

your creativity is unlimited and I hope to see great things from your creativity

[@matboom5766]

the way the ashes rise up in a little dab is awesome, the spark at the end is the cherry on top basically i liked :) keep up the good work

[@ryonotrio6904]

It's actually very common in Japan and is a huge part of a Japanese childhood. I really think these kinds of fireworks should be spread throughout the world since it's really beautiful and amazingly calming

[@electronicsNmore]

Great video! Very cool.

[@alitandromax6823]

I play this firework when i'm 7 years old, gift from my japanese friend. Now i watch your video make me miss that moment...thx for your tutorial video....two tumbs up....

[@jrmorrisjr1471]

GOOD TO SEE YOU MAKING FIREWORK VIDEOS AGAIN! I have missed that series!

[@zacksargent]

This is awesome.

[@isaacsundermeyer403]

His voice is so relaxing

[@JeffDanoff]

one of your best videos/projects yet, anyone can do it. thanks for sharing.

[@bubbafetsqwerty11]

Senko Hanabi is an art, and your work is admirable. I have tried, but not having the patience, I resorted to the more simple and loud shells and rockets, whistlers and salutes... Thank you for the video!

[@deathbyclaw]

On this episode of "Cooler King of Random Without Clickbait", NHIL Shows us how to roll a funky ass joint. Stay tuned for more

[@ferretappreciator]

Four years later and it's still true

[@ferretappreciator]

In fact it's even more true today. TKOR has gone hella downhill 😔

[@DigitalPyro]

Your dog is so cute :3

[@DigitalPyro]

Glad to see you're back at it again with making fireworks :)

[@sampraetzel3244]

I absolutely love your channel. Your videos are easy to follow and I have now made both types of sparklers you have made. Thank you for the great ideas!

[@rustlebruxz0013]

Very cool!

[@VasilyYt]

A pinch of magnesium, and do 70/30 charcoal and sugar in my opinion

[@kaptein1247]

Vasily B how much is a pinch

[@Beagle4Bagel]

Around a pinch

[@florentcabret5746]

Sugar will end up producing water that will destroy the Potassium sulfite. But making german dark aluminium with pine charcoal and add some can be a good idea.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Any metal powder added burns away long before the drop forms that makes the sparks. The reaction that makes these sparklers work is very different from normal sparklers.

[@ianstyles9759]

the ash thing last for as long as heat is on it,,, but you need to try this ,,just get zig-zag papers twist one very loose and put a flame to it and keep it on the ash that forms,, see it get brighter and go solid,,,,

[@anishsheth05]

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen. The effort put into this must be unimaginable. Amazing job. I hope to see cool project as cool or cooler than this in the future.

[@orangecrushtwo]

So glad to see more fireworks videos from you!

[@Leonardokite]

I suggest going to Tsutsui Tokimasa and hooking up with a Japanese Master fireworks craftsman.....ROFLOL, but hey, IMO you did great with that and although as you have found, not quite the same, the streamer idea appears to take a lot of the skill out of the equation. I'd say that's a big win! Nice follow up video on today, Jan 28, 2020. A follow up to the follow up. Nobody can accuse you of giving up.

[@donmartineze1]

Ask NurdRage for help. He might know what exactly is happening in the reaction and he can probably give you a suggestion.

[@DigitalPyro]

Martin Dimitrov yes

[@MrSqu1nty]

Or NileRed.

[@mikeguitar9769]

Even the experts might not know, but try google books, google scholar.

[@midnightmuffin7303]

Bro you're so good at making stuff you have influenced me so much that I now make your inventions

[@GuillotinedChemistry]

Thanks for this. I've been experimenting with senko hanabi for over a decade now too and the streamers is an interesting tip worth further investigation. Making my own pine branch charcoal to see how that works. Very exciting stuff!

[@Hobypyrocom]

"what might help?" well all sparkler compositions that i worked with and are similar to BP the amount of sparks and their time of burning off is dependent on the size of the charcoal particles size... grind the charcoal separately, then sift it, use the fine dust for the composition your making and add some of the larger charcoal particles for the sparks... try using ball mill for few hours to grind the composition...

[@Nighthawkinlight]

These sparklers seem to work independently of charcoal particle size because the composition itself has burned long before the sparks begin to form. I have tried coarse charcoal a number of times just to be sure and it makes no difference.

[@Hobypyrocom]

you are most probably right... i never ever seen this type of sparklers and i dont know how they work... above all when i make compositions with potassium nitrate if they make such droplet it means the composition is not mixed very well (to little time in the ball mill) or there is excess of potassium nitrate, but thats not the case in the sparklers type your making it seems... maybe try to moist the mixture with 50/50 water/alcohol before making the sparkler? btw can you be so kind to tell me what video compression are you using for your videos? i found it strange but some of the channels (crazy russian hacker, slingshot channel... and your channel) upload videos (most likely depends on the video compression) that cant be watched on firefox using the youtube html5 player... this goes for some time and i reported it many times but it seems google doesnt care and forces you to use chrome...

[@Nighthawkinlight]

I have tried solidifying the grain of the sparklers by wetting them with alcohol and even adding a binder, it doesn't seem to make a difference. For my video compression I'm just rendering to an .mp4, that's a strange issue you're having.

[@DirtyRobot]

I saw an article on NHK covering a maker of these and his special ingredient was the pine charcoal. The wood he was using had been seasoned for 20 years.

[@seeranos]

have you tried wet bamboo as a wood for the charcoal? It's a quite waxy wood/grass.

[@joshuacanova1678]

Have you tried monitoring the temperature of the bead of dross with an IR thermometer? Maybe the amount and volatility of the sparks has a relation to the temperature of the reaction taking place and knowing this could help you narrow down to some solutions. If not that I'd suggest brainstorming some independent external testing to compare differences and similarities rather than relying so heavily on what goes into it and then when you've found some of these variances you can work on what goes in. Some other thoughts are timing the reactions so you can arrive at a weight/time assessments, determining cross sectional area of the sparkler prior to lighting vs the final dross, a way to quantify the shape of the sparkler (is the material in a cylinder, tear drop with small side up, tear drop with small side down, etc.)

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Interesting thoughts

[@fullmetalhighfive]

I'm impressed with your dedication to this project. Kudos.

[@nvrguru22]

So delicate and so brilliant, awesome job!

[@kschom1]

If this needs to be really precise then you must be good at rolling joints

[@mikeguitar9769]

I think that parrot is talking to me, it said: "You wanna get high?" :)

[@Not_Whelan]

I think your old pyrotechnic videos are how I originally found your channel, many years and several accounts ago. When it cools, is the slag just kind of crumbly, or does it have a more ceramic characteristic like welding slag?

[@Nighthawkinlight]

It's like welding slag

[@camerongillum3089]

I love all the new videos! Keep up the good work!

[@sandihunt]

Ever thing is so fantastic to watch and learn...so precise and organized and easy to watch . thank you for making these videos

[@johnsears436]

It looks like titanium sparks in your 2008 result. That means the sparks are hotter than usual, so maybe tweak the recipe or paper to get them to burn much hotter?

[@ehodzic155]

what if you added less ground up particles of charcoal above that mixture? so as it burns upwards it gets to burn charcoal. I just pulled this one out of my ... but it sounds plausible :D

[@Nighthawkinlight]

It's a good thought, it makes sense that it might work to feed the ball of slag fresh charcoal as it burns. Unfortunately I've already thought to try it and it doesn't work.

[@hizzousekakashi8836]

Well, you just saved a lot of people 10 years, will have to try this out myself

[@BradenCarlsonAutos]

I remember once many years ago I threw some of these sparklers on an order from Canonfuse to meet the free shipping minimum. I'm kinda sad they don't sell them anymore! Also glad to see more fireworks videos from you! It's been a long time!

[@timbsbdotorg9737]

Add sugar, it probably sounds dumb but sugar sparks when you let it burn for a while

[@hjga]

Alfredo Pantoja Sounds like a first class ticket to the ICU

[@urjnlegend]

Hector Grijalva how!

[@lupusk9productions]

did you even watch the video hector? he used like a half teaspoon worth of composition.

[@melody3741]

urjnlegend he is making a mean joke about how his name sounds Hispanic. Nothing to do with sparklers.

[@RobSellsTacos]

+Melody No, he's referring to molten sugar burns.

[@2450logan]

Maybe add some magnesium powder

[@ZunarZulfiqar]

Well done. I appreciate your efforts and the fact that you told us about it. Keep reinventing. Never give up.

[@demarchiem]

Must say, your project are things I have deep interest in, I have a recepy for those , gonna try them now that you have sparked my interest. Keep the videos coming.

[@sasjadevries]

Why don't you go to a forest and collect some pine resin then? Try to add that into your coal mixture.

[@LilDefuseKit]

When you can't get access to potassium nitrate or Sulfur where you live 😭

[@dirtperson5234]

Riley same😢😢

[@currentcolt3655]

Riley potassium nitrate is found in stump remover and you should be able to get some at a gardening store

[@tomfrench8252]

Try agricultural places, it is used as a fertilzer and can be bought quite cheap

[@thenewhope8171]

you can't just buy it in a store you need to order it, just look who supplies your local schools/universities then you should be able to get small amounts

[@MisterCOM]

Riley finding kno3 is easy in europe look for saltpeter , e252 dont know about sulfur tho

[@jamesluck2969]

Great video, I like your fire work videos and these are what made me find your channel.

[@gunparty316]

Bro your videos just keep getting better and better ive been watching since i was 13 and have enjoyed many of your videos

[@gunparty316]

Im 18 now

[@crepemaister5416]

When you run out of bud but still want a toke. 5:47

[@lupusk9productions]

damn! i never thought to roll like that. I can't do it the regular way haha.

[@dharmeshsolanki4354]

if you don't know where to find these ingredients then watch cody's lab and make your own. 😊

[@houghwhite411]

wow, cody even teaches you how to get pottasium from your piss

[@sigspearthumb3904]

aldos s You realize it takes like half a year to a year or more to do that right? Lol

[@gregleib178]

Well, that's better than not being able to get it at all, right?

[@among-us-99999]

aldo s not potassium, he uses the urine to produce nitrate. Then he adds potassium ions to it to form potassium nitrate.

[@CarpetHater]

yeah, that video is helpful for us europeans which has much stricter laws on chemicals, although getting sulfur (powder) is still hard though because it does not occur everywhere, and it cant really be easily produced naturally such as nitrates can.

[@s.d.s.7007]

Your explanation of the effects of the flame retardant paper wrapper was the most interesting part of the video. I think that the counterintuitive nature of it is genius, if only of a low order.

[@GeoffBernard]

Your p[rojecs are so awesome. I think fireworks is what brought me to your channel a few years ago. I'm a subscriber from way back and it's really cool to see the evolution of your videos. Please keep up the good work!

[@sip9513]

Wood with any type of sap or *ROSSIN*

[@monsterjam56]

Wet.Socks isn't it rosin?

[@sip9513]

monsterjam56 Yeah but normally people say resin and it caught me off guard as sounding like ROSSIN

[@cosmicjenny4508]

+Wet.Socks Yeah, that caught me off-guard too. It's just to check we were still listening, eh? ;)

[@monsterjam56]

Wet.Socks oh, yes you are correct. Rosin - 1. resin, especially the solid amber residue obtained after the distillation of crude turpentine oleoresin

[@mikeguitar9769]

Does this mean the charcoal is being made at a carbonization temperature closer to 300 ° C than 1000 ° C ? That is about the only way that the wood species would matter, because the composition of charcoal depends strongly on the carbonization temperature. ukrfuel.com/news-chemical-properties-of-charcoal-23.html

[@Joshua-no3vh]

What happened to your forehead my dude? And also 10 years for 10 seconds. Ouch. That's some resolve, much respect.

[@Joshua-no3vh]

OH. Also what about maybe using something like they use in actual sparklers in the ratio, or even maybe some magnesium?

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Lost a fight with a tree

[@Joshua-no3vh]

NightHawkInLight I hope you went back and taught it a lesson after it went to sleep.

[@levisteber]

This is why I am subed!!! You do crazy and some times extremely random stuff like this!!!

[@darumatian]

日本のテレビで見ました！！ 熱心で人柄溢れる性格に感動しました！ これからもがんばってください！ また、日本へ来て下さい！ I watched japanese TV program!! I was very impressed by your passion and persomality! Please keep doing a good job! Please come to Japan again!!!

[@spacenomad5484]

5:30 worst spliff in the history of KZbin.

[@jacobriddle7230]

Little shavings of iron or magnesium or titanium would add sparks

[@spec2re]

Jacob riddle I was also thinking iron filings would give a good spark

[@jodigant]

Wow this is amazing, I have huge respect for your efforts. Thanks for sharing this video with us my friend.

[@rutger5337]

I admire his dedication it's amazing

[@xWood4000]

This is definitely illegal to do in Finland.

[@XDplayerDX]

xWood4000 I'm not familiar with Finnish laws. Have you guys got tough firework laws or something?

[@xWood4000]

DeceptiveReptile Yes basically fireworks need to be made by a company and inspected. An individual can't make fireworks even though fortunately we are able to create model rockets.

[@Martinsamuli2]

xWood4000 Same in Estonia. You can get all the cool chemicals, but you really cannot do anything with them...

[@xWood4000]

Samuli Martin It's probably the same in most of the EU.

[@Martinsamuli2]

xWood4000 True

[@fossil98]

Weeb fireworks. SUGOI

[@TheEmerald]

I see these sparklers in anime all the time and have always wondered what they were! Very fascinating video :)

[@pirobot668beta]

I had an old fireworks manual, published 1934, which said the best results for senko hanabi were realized using a mixture of particle sizes in the charcoal. Fines insured quick combustion and slag formation, larger particles threw more and bigger sparks. The author speculated that rubbing charcoal fines into the paper beyond the composition mixture would improve the endurance or 'climb' of the slag. Good job, I never got mine to work.

[@samgeorge4798]

Why Do You Always Title Your Videos Like This.

[@thenabytes]

It's called title case. www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/capital_letters_title_case.htm

[@harbingerofwarx995]

Haha, that's the proper way to title something. Haven't you learned that in school? Only thing he did technically wrong is capitalized "to".

[@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti]

thatsNothingProgrammersWriteLikeThisItsCalledCamelCaseFightMeBro and that lowercase "t" at the start is intentional. we_sometimes_also_write_like_this_its_called_snake_case

[@Nabbehh]

Sam George because you're supposed to capitalize the first letter in nearly every word in a title?

[@shacoclone3299]

Because it's a.. title?

[@ThistlesGarden]

I'll defiantly have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing

[@freesaxon6835]

What dedication you show

[@MBZabaleta]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your efforts!

[@bobylac637]

Really awesome little fireworks

[@sau365]

It's beautiful... We see "life" in Senko Hanabi. From the formation of bud to its final drop. Thanks for sharing.

[@stevenbirch]

Great to see these on KZbin. I first read about these in Ron Lancaster's book "Fireworks, Principles and Practice" which includes a chapter by Takeo Shimizu describing several compositions and the mechanism of operation.

[@aryan_narayan_]

That is dedication at its finest.

[@pootnikalexander]

Thank you so much! you have made me a fan of both your channel and senko hanabi! Very tricky chemistry mine want to flare like flash powder so I tried suppressing the flare with a little sugar, very little, and it seems to work to hold the glob but it sparks less. I still can not thank you enough for your tremendous effort, it has made the learning curve shorter by several years. Just like you I will share my findings and credit you for the insights in this amazing craft.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Be sure to check out my senko hanabi playlist. I've made a lot of progress since this video that will help of you try to recreate them

[@IamUke]

Very elegant. Thanks for sharing!

[@BadiMuhammad]

Cool, ten years project and still improving. Hope I can try to make it

[@DaNerfGang]

Nice video and great effort trying to replicate your previous experiment! I always love the end clips with your pet bird. :)

[@VinceDonkovWorks]

Superb work as always!

[@Sawer]

Really love this video, seeing you following your passion is really great. And I really like homemade pyrotechnics so thats another bonus. Keep it up!! :)

[@ber0006]

When I saw this I though it was a re upload, shows how long I've been subscribed. I may have accidentally made these years ago when I was making paper fuse with a craft tissue paper and a delay comp.

[@finduscr3572]

Awesome! 10 years definititly paid off

[@that22channel]

Thank u for all of ur hard work

[@PedrinbeepOriginal]

I miss you making fireworks! Good job! ;)

[@KatlinMeeko]

Love your videos, these are amazing!

[@olibarahosasa1137]

Nighthawk I have been typing this every once in a while on your videos. I was here when your channel had like 5 subscribers. I remember you wanting to quit your job so you could do more youtube. What was it, around 2009? And here you are, freaking 2.7M subs. You made it bro!