The new, modern way uses a battery from a nearby parked carte create a spark inside the tube that detonates the rocket. This way is fast and never fails. Another way using a battery and detonator is very efficient and fast. Mr Phonesay opts for the traditional way. I like the thrill of the waiting.
Time is suspended.
The fire consumes the mesh. It seems an eternity. And then, the terrible noise of the rocket taking off in a thick plume of smoke. Or in the case when the mesh dies out, you hear the jeers of the disappointed crowd. It's not Boun Bangfai.