Corrected entry: The magic Chinese powder referred to is obviously black powder or a similar gunpowder variant. However, Black powder explodes with a lot of black smoke and a relatively small blast, unlike what was seen in the film.
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Correction: This only goes to show that the powder was NOT black powder, but some other, deliberately mysterious substance.
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