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Mini Cannon Opens a Bottle of Beer with a Boom

You don’t need huge weapons to make impressive explosions. Take this Pocket Artillery mini cannon for example. It’s tiny and armed only with a BB, but when it shoots a bottle of Corona, the results are impressive.…

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April 25th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Never Drop a Firecracker Down a Manhole

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People all over the world do either crazy stuff or get into stupid messes because of carelessness. One recent incident of stupidity was when this man dropped a firecracker down a manhole in front of his two kids.…

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February 8th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

RC Copter Hunts Hydrogen-Filled Balloons

I have tried my hand at flying remote control helicopters a few times. Once the copter flew away never to be seen again. I suspect this was a response to seeing how poorly I landed my RC plane. The second time I crashed it shortly after takeoff. A RC pilot…

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January 31st, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

LEGO Spraycan Explosion: All Sorts of Awesomeness

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Man, LEGOs are amazing. I’m always surprised at what hardcore LEGO enthusiasts can create with a few bricks. It definitely makes you want to get those old bricks out from the closet and see what you can do. This exploding can of spray paint was created by Cole Blaq, an…

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January 26th, 2011 by: Range

Beautiful Xbox 360 Explosions: Cool but Why?

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While I do see the photographic beauty in these exploding Xbox 360 consoles, just like the Apple products that were shot, I wonder if his is just a colossal waste. Admittedly, it makes a bold statement.…

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December 21st, 2010 by: Range

Blown Up Cooling Tower Falls Wrong Way and Gets Caught on Video

Yep, somebody is gonna get fired over this. Anytime you combine explosives and something that stands 275-feet in the air, you get my attention. If you have never been to see a building get demolished by explosives, you are missing some fun. We went to watch a bank get blown…

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November 11th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Anvil Launching: It’S Exactly What It Sounds Like

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The man pictured below is Gay Wilkinson. What on Earth could he be doing? Well, let’s look at what we have here: two anvils, a fuse connected to lots of gunpowder, and a man who knows how to have a good time. In Wilkinson’s words: “We’re gonna launch some anvils.”…

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October 21st, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Explosive Fun With Boom Bot 2

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Remember high school Physics? Me neither. But I bet if teachers used Boom Bots to teach us Newton’s Laws of Motion, our classes would have been much more memorable. I’d still forget the lessons though.

The game’s mechanics are simple: Here’s a Boom Bot. There’s an exit.  Here’s some bombs.…

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December 14th, 2008 by: Lambert Varias

Another Powerbook Bites the Dust…

Exploded Powerbook

Not that this is the first time we’ve heard of a laptop exploding due to defective LI-ION battery, but this is one of the more spectacular examples of devastation we’ve seen. Clearly, leaving your laptop on and unattended has its potential consequences. Note that the machine got hot enough to…

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August 6th, 2006 by: Technabob

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