Tag: Explosions

Palate Cleanser – Let’s Blow Up Some Bridges! YEAH!

December 14, 2022

by Skip

I LOVE explosions. Especially of Big Things. This clip has 10 of those things – Bridges! I really like the second one shown (their #9) as you can see the det-cord lighting up as the explosion goes right to left in the frame. Enjoy! (H/T: Linkiest)

Workplace Violence – Four Palestinian Terrorists Accidentally Blow Themselves Up

August 27, 2020

by Steve MacDonald

In another incidence of workplace violence, four members of Palestinian Islamic jihad died when they accidentally blew themselves up with the explosive device with which they were working.

Explosions at the Finish Line of the Boston Marathon

September 26, 2018April 16, 2013

by Steve MacDonald

Update: video

Update: 6:16 pm – JFK Library event may now have just been an electrical fire. Looks like the authorities are slowing down the “immediate” news releases as we get past the first couple / few hours after the initial explosions. If someone wanted max media exposure for the after effects, they got it.

Blowing up big stuff can always be considered a Palate Cleanser

September 26, 2018March 31, 2013

by Skip

Normal, slow, slower, and slowest – you can even see the det cord going off! (H/T: Gizmodo)