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Hitting droplets of nitroglycerin with a hammer in slow motion

October 11, 2010 by Your Name in geek culture, Science, Video

In the interests of science, the presenter from the BBC's "How We Shook the World" hits a droplet of nitro with a hammer, over and over again, in slow motion. I am enscienced!

Nitroglycerine Detonation Filmed in Slo-Mo - Explosions: How We Shook the World, Preview - BBC Four

October 11, 2010 /Your Name
geek culture, Science, Video
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