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Jem Stansfield demonstrates an explosion with a plastic bottle

Jem explains what an explosion is with the help of a plastic bottle and a bike pump. At high enough pressure, the plastic ruptures allowing the gas inside to expand suddenly - and that is all an explosion is. High speed cameras reveal the result.

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Explosions: How We Shook the World

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