Firecracker A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger) 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 ...

is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise. Firecracker may also refer to:

Media

* ''Firecrackers'' (novel) (1925), by Carl Van Vechten * Firecracker (1981 film), a martial arts film directed and written by Cirio H. Santiago * ''Firecracker'' (2005 film), a film starring Mike Patton and Karen Black * Firecracker, a television ident for BBC Two, first aired in 1993 (see

BBC Two '1991–2001' idents The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

) * Firecracker Award for best independently published literature

Music

* ''Firecracker'' (Lisa Loeb album), 1997 * ''Firecracker'' (The Wailin' Jennys album), 2006 * ''Firecracker EP'' by

Unwed Sailor Unwed Sailor is an American, mostly instrumental band, formed in 1998 by Johnathon Ford, with recordings that range from instrumental rock to ambient drones. The band's touring and recording lineups have largely been in rotation over the years, ...

, 1999 * "Firecracker" (song), a 2007 song by Josh Turner * "Firecracker", a song by

Mass Production Mass production, also known as mass production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines ...

, 1979 * "Firecracker", a song by Ryan Adams from ''

Gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

'', 2001 * "Firecracker", a song by Yellow Magic Orchestra from ''

Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra (abbreviated to YMO) was a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals, occasional keyboards) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, ...

'', 1978 * "Fire Cracker", a song by 808 State from '' Quadrastate'', 1989

Nature and wildlife

* Firecracker plant, ornamental plants of the genus ''Russelia'' * Firecracker Skimmer (''Libellula saturata''), a North American species of dragonfly * Arizona firecracker (''Ipomopsis arizonica''), a flowering plant native to the mountains of the Mojave Desert

Other uses

Coke Zero Sugar 400 The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car racing, stock car race at Daytona International Speedway. First held in 1959, the event consists of 160 laps, , and is the second of two major stock car events held at Daytona on ...

, an annual NASCAR race previously known as the Firecracker 400 (1963–1988) and the Firecracker 250 (1959–1962) *

Firecracker (software) Firecracker is virtualization software developed by Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Amazon that provides Software as a service, on-demand cloud computing computing platform, platforms and A ...

, virtualization software

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