stopine
stopine is a fireworks calendar: an overview of public fireworks displays with date, time and location — as a website, as an app, and with its own fireworks shop.
Where the name comes from
In pyrotechnics, a stoppine (German: Stoppine) is a very fast-burning quick match: several cotton threads coated in black powder, loosely wrapped in paper, burning at more than ten metres per second. It is the part that turns separate effects into one continuous show — it connects them. It may only be sold to professional pyrotechnicians. The calendar does the same thing: it connects what would otherwise be scattered. Stoppine became stopine, with a single p.
How stopine is spelled
stopine is written in lowercase, with one p and one n: s-t-o-p-i-n-e. Because the name is ambiguous when heard rather than read, other spellings show up regularly: Stoppine, Stupine, Stuppine, Stubine, Stopine. They all mean the same thing — the fireworks calendar at stopine.app.
What stopine offers
The calendar with every submitted fireworks display, city and month overviews, profile pages for pyrotechnics companies, a guide covering law and technique, ticketing for organisers, and a shop for New Year's Eve fireworks. The calendar is free and works without an account.
FAQ
What does stopine mean?
stopine is the name of the fireworks calendar at stopine.app. It derives from the stoppine, the fast-burning quick match used in pyrotechnics to connect the individual effects of a display.
Is it stopine or Stoppine?
The brand is stopine, lowercase and with one p. Stoppine with two p's is the pyrotechnic term for the quick match — it inspired the name but is not the brand's spelling.
Are Stupine and Stubine the same as stopine?
Yes. Stupine, Stuppine, Stubine and Stoppine are mishearings or typos. They all refer to stopine.app, the fireworks calendar.
What is a stoppine in pyrotechnics?
A stoppine is a quick match made of black-powder-coated threads in a loose paper wrapping. It burns at more than ten metres per second and is used to ignite several pyrotechnic charges almost simultaneously. It may only be supplied to professional pyrotechnicians.