And just like that, Meghan's dreams of hosting the Disney Channel were dashed. Whenever doing any kind of waving around, it's best to keep an eye on what's going on with your limbs. That sound is gold
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Just about anyone who lived through the mid-2000s remembers the explosive shenanigans of the Mythbusters. They built stuff, dropped stuff, shot stuff, and blew stuff up for science. Btw, here's an amazing tumblr story about the fastest manmade object ever. It was a manhole cover. Amazingly with the Mythbusters and all their explosions, there wasn't too much private property damage. Or so we thought. This tumblr thread explains some of the extra collateral damage the Mythbusters achieved. And also, we dearly miss Grant.
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You hear stories about how much force is released during a tire blowout, and this test goes to show that a big enough tire can become a rolling bomb.
Amazingly, no one was injured in this Jay, Maine paper mill explosion. And as an interesting bonus we have the commentary of all the guys in their trucks watching the whole thing go down. Around a minute in, the pulp starts to land.
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The video doesn't offer much explanation as to why these guys are detonating anything at the end of this pipe, but holy crap. The sound and speed is reminiscent of a jet breaking the sound barrier. Surprisingly, the op says that only basic earplugs are required for protection against this monster.
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We feel dumb admitting this, but we've definitely had this question too. Turns out there's a few reasons people don't frequently die in nuclear explosions every time someone tries to prepare a salad. For another interesting thing regarding the physics of nuclear explosions, here's the time tumblr uncovered the legend of the fastest manhole cover ever.
You wouldn't think there could be so many threats out there, but apparently every machine, animal and tree is trying to get you. Some signs are intentionally scary, some are just spooky by circumstance. Either way, all these scary signs have something about them that makes you go "aw hell no."
It's almost refreshing to see the lock finally win.
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Things got a little explosive when these Russian war games didn't go according to plan.
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YouTubers The Slo Mo Guys make something out of nothing. They can take the smallest item and show why destroying it is so cool. By setting these small but combustible batteries ablaze, we get to see these tight little explosions for what they are: Awesome.
Watch batteries are one thing, but when you get to the Double As, things get lit. In slo mo, they look like friggin' rocket ships or something. It rocks.
In slo mo, they look even cooler.
