{"id":16507,"date":"2017-02-28T22:17:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16507"},"modified":"2017-02-28T22:17:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:17:36","slug":"making-legal-firecrackers-with-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16507","title":{"rendered":"Making legal firecrackers with a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/firecracker.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/firecracker.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/firecracker.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/firecracker.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/firecracker.jpg?resize=260%2C347&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/firecracker.jpg?resize=160%2C213&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrLucyRogers\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Lucy Rogers<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0put together a great tutorial\u00a0for those who like their projects smokin&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s taken a Raspberry Pi, some pieces of plastic tubing, some Neopixels, some speakers for the &#8216;cracking&#8217; sound\u00a0and an electronic cigarette and created some totally legal fake firecrackers. 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