Fireworks Ignited by Ice

That in the mountains s side is torn lUaik fugi and gauze-like vapours mount. 

Johann Wolfang von Goethe, Faust, The First Part , May-Day Night, Faust speaking to Mephistopheles 

Ceramic wire gauze, crucible tongs, glass rod, spatula, two small glass vessels (5-mL and 25-mL), filter paper, safety glasses, protective gloves. 

Zinc dust, ammonium nitrate, ammonium chloride, icc cubes, barium nitrate. Experimental Procedure 

The contents oi the two vessels are carefully mixed on a piece of filter paper (avoid friction ) and formed into a cone. The reaction is if niied by one or two small ice cubes, which are carefully placed on the cone using the crucible tongs. After a few seconds a pale green jet of spark-emitting flame (barium ) shoots up from the cone (colored figure 6). 

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