{"title":"Compounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compound is several cakes built into one unit and wired to a single fuse. You light it once and it fires the lot in sequence, changing character as it works through — which is what separates a compound from a plain barrage. It does not just do the same thing 200 times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not assume a compound needs a field.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the thing people get wrong about the category. Our compounds run all the way from \u003cstrong\u003e8 metre garden pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003e25 metre display kit\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the shot count tells you very little about which is which — we stock a 244-shot compound rated at 8 metres and a 104-shot one that wants 25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classification varies too. Some are 1.4G, some are 1.3G — the more powerful classification — and again that does not track neatly with size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo there is only one number worth checking before you buy, and it is the \u003cstrong\u003esafety distance on that specific product page\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the first figure we list on every one. Pace it out in daylight in every direction from where the firework will stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have been avoiding compounds because you assumed they all need a paddock, look again — some of the best value in the range is display-scale kit that an ordinary garden can take. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eSend us your dimensions\u003c\/a\u003e and we will tell you which ones fit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kryptonite-shot","title":"Kryptonite - 132 Shot","description":"\u003cp\u003eKryptonite is a 132-shot compound firing a mix of golds, reds, greens and blues through \u003cstrong\u003e25mm and 30mm tubes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Those are large bores, and they are the reason the effects hang and spread rather than staying tight overhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1,960 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e of content on a single fuse, from Tai Pan. 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