Cutting Beef, Exploding Whales, & Septuple-Barreled Shotguns
Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. Let’s start with a little history lesson on the science of not accidentally flying into space:
When national parks go boom:
Have you ever wondered where all of those cuts of beef come from? This one made me say, “Whoa!” a few times. Of course, I love steak more than a lot of people. You mean a rib-eye steak is actually from the rib? Mindblown:
So, Kevin just decides to just pour this flamable liquid all over his garage and light it. I wonder who his homeowners insurance is with?
How does that magical gas pump know exactly when to shut off?
When whales go boom. Here’s a classic tale of too-many-explosives-for-the-job (which is almost never a thing). Also, if you’d like to watch a short montage of whales exploding you can check out this kinda gross video.
Sure, you might have a double-barreled 12 gauge, but do you have a septuple-barreled 12 gauge?
And finally, here’re a few slow-mo explosions:
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