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Let’s start by acknowledging that war is bad. People die, buildings are destroyed, stuff blows up and burns. But if you are going to have a war, is it possible to control the damage? Is it possible to kill only the bad guys without harming nearby civilians? Is it possible to destroy one building and [...]
A blast wave – also known as a detonation wave or a blast wave – is a layer of highly compressed air that travels away from an explosion and causes damage at a distance from the explosion. If you watch this video, you can see the normally-invisible blast wave coming off a large explosion. Because [...]
You Asked: How do party snaps work? — Boris, New York, N.Y. Marshall Brain Answers: The video shows you party snaps, also called snap-n-pops, in action: Here’s what happens if you snap one in your mouth: Of course, most kids immediately imagine making a bomb out of them, by unwrapping the paper and combining them [...]
How Terrorist Bombs Work – Parcel bombs, truck bombs and suicide bombs
by Marshall Brain | November 2, 2010
Over the weekend we discovered that terrorist bombs were headed for the United States. Mailed from Yemen and disguised to look like ordinary packages, these bombs could have brought down their respective airplanes, or they could have exploded at their intended destinations. This is just the latest in a string of terrorist bombing attempts that [...]
This video has been getting a lot of buzz and attention this week because it demonstrates a cruise missile launch system hidden inside a normal steel shipping container: Typical articles covering the video include: – A cruise missile in a shipping box on sale to rogue bidders – Club-K Container Missile System Defence experts say [...]
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