Quote Originally Posted by Mycernius
From what I have seen they seem to burn slower and need to be held still with your hand at the top (Doesn't the hand get warm?).
They have all kinds of sparkler that burn slow, fast, shoot a rocket or a parachute, whirl on the ground etc., and some of the bigger ones are made to be lit standing upwards on the ground. I used to wave those hand-held ones around and found out that the sparks weren't that hot.

I could buy them at most convenience stores in Japan in the summer, but they are illegal in NY and only done by people with a license at festivals.