Tag: explosion

November 8, 2016 at 12:15 pm

Check Out the Biggest Single Firework Ever Let Off in Malta

Check Out the Biggest Single Firework Ever Let Off in Malta

The first one’s just a warm-up. Wait for it…

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June 23, 2016 at 2:50 am

Holding an Explosion at 20,000 Frames Per Second

Holding an Explosion at 20,000 Frames Per Second

Google up, science is about to happen

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March 9, 2016 at 11:55 am

Pouring Molten Salt Into a Tank of Water

Pouring Molten Salt Into a Tank of Water

The Backyard Scientist uses a high-speed camera to capture explosive results of pouring molten salt into water

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January 18, 2016 at 4:52 am

Elon Musk Shares Close-Up of SpaceX Rocket Landing, Tipping and Exploding

Elon Musk Shares Close-Up of SpaceX Rocket Landing, Tipping and Exploding

Incredible close-up footage shows SpaceX’s latest attempt to land its reusable Falcon 9 rocket

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December 27, 2015 at 11:23 pm

Slow Motion Underwater Explosions with Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen

Slow Motion Underwater Explosions with Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen

YouTube’s ‘Backyard Scientist’ creates underwater explosions in his pool using dry ice and liquid nitrogen, capturing the results in high definition, slow motion

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September 28, 2015 at 11:57 am

Controlled Demolition Makes Two 500 ft Chimneys Perfectly Collide and Crumble

Controlled Demolition Makes Two 500 ft Chimneys Perfectly Collide and Crumble

Watch the amazing, controlled demolition of the Cockenzie Power Station’s twin 149m chimney stacks using 160 kg of nitro glycerine.

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August 13, 2015 at 12:05 am

Eyewitness Captures Chilling Blast in Tianjin as Shipment of Explosives Goes Up in Flames

Eyewitness Captures Chilling Blast in Tianjin as Shipment of Explosives Goes Up in Flames

An eyewitness captured the deadly blast that struck the northern China port city of Tianjin earlier today.

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June 17, 2015 at 7:13 pm

Amazing Slow Motion Close-Ups of Exploding Plants

Amazing Slow Motion Close-Ups of Exploding Plants

The incredible footage makes up for the terrible sound effects.

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March 26, 2015 at 1:41 am

If You Spin a CD Fast Enough it Will Explode. Here’s What That Looks Like at 170,000 FPS

If You Spin a CD Fast Enough it Will Explode. Here's What That Looks Like at 170,000 FPS

The critical ‘spin rate’ for a CD is 23,000 RPM. Anything more and the CD will shatter and explode into hundreds of pieces. The Slow Mo Guys decided to film this phenomenon with a Phantom v2511, which—at its lowest resolution—is capable of filming at an incomprehensible 1 million frames per second (FPS). For this…

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February 26, 2015 at 3:48 pm

Kaboom! A Short Film About Two Pyros in Love

Kaboom! A Short Film About Two Pyros in Love

The New York Times profiles a couple who spend their lives pursuing their passion for blowing things up. Produced by: Colin Sonner and Brady Welch Read the story here: nyti.ms/1adjsCT

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