Chemistry Of: Gunpowder, Matches, and Glycerol

The Glycerol Photo will not download, you can see the graphic and download it HERE

The original posts on Compound Interest for Matches can be found here; Gunpowder here.

Here is a neat video showing the burning of a match filmed in super slow motion.

And here is a TED-Ed talk about the accidental Chinese invention of gunpowder.