bombs
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Fishmonger Finds Live Bomb Inside Squid’s Stomach
A Chinese fishmonger was going about his business when he randomly discovered a bomb… inside the stomach of a squid he was gutting. Apparently, a 1.4kg squid had swallowed an eight-inch bomb on accident. The bomb was live.
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US Military Tested A Tsunami Bomb That Could Rival The Nuclear Bomb
We’ve all seen the destruction that tsunamis can cause. It doesn’t play around. But back in 1944, the US military wanted to play around with tsunamis in hope of creating a man made tsunami bomb — basically setting off 10 large blasts in the ocean to create a 10m tsunami that would pulverise and drown…
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Giz Explains: What Happens When You Stand Next To An Explosion
Sure, explosions in cinema are great — they propel cars over otherwise impassable chasms and give heroes something to resolutely walk away from. But in real life, explosions of any appreciable size are terrifyingly deadly. This is what really happens when you’re too close to the blast.
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Monster Machines: This Carbon-Fibre Kamikaze Bomb Fits In A Backpack
The innumerable caves, crags and hiding spots dotting the Afghan mountains render conventional tactics useless. So rather than play reactionary whack-a-mole with insurgents, US Special Forces may soon deploy these radio-controlled, explosive-laden planes to find and eliminate targets in one deadly fell swoop.