This is a picture of my sister, jake, and i during new years. we are taking a break from playing with the fireworks in the background. we had tons of those little flower bloomer fireworks. after i lit the firework, i threw it up in the air. it flew through the air in a parabolic arch. as it was sparking in the air, the parabolic motion was extremely visible. coooool. the flower bloomer decreased velocity as it neared its peak, but increased velocity as it descended. beautiful parbolas!