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  2. Dry ice bomb - Wikipedia

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    Bombs that fail to go off cannot be safely approached, as they can spontaneously explode. Dry ice bombs can also be unintentionally made, especially if dry ice is left in an airtight container for extended periods of time. [2] Injuries caused by dry ice bombs are common, with glass bottles in particular posing risks of serious injury or death.

  3. Prince Rupert's drop - Wikipedia

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    Prince Rupert's drops are produced by dropping molten glass drops into cold water. The glass rapidly cools and solidifies in the water from the outside inward. This thermal quenching may be described by means of a simplified model of a rapidly cooled sphere. [ 3 ]

  4. Steam explosion - Wikipedia

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    Littoral explosion at Waikupanaha ocean entry at the big island of Hawaii was caused by the lava entering the ocean. A steam explosion is an explosion caused by violent boiling or flashing of water or ice into steam, occurring when water or ice is either superheated, rapidly heated by fine hot debris produced within it, or heated by the interaction of molten metals (as in a fuel–coolant ...

  5. Adam Welch's Exploding Glass Table 'a Total Mystery,' He Says

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  6. MythBusters (2003 season) - Wikipedia

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    If a microwaved glass of water has an additive placed in it, it can explode due to superheating. Confirmed (with limit) If the water had no impurities in it at the time of superheating (like distilled water), then any sort of additive placed within will make the water flash to steam and violently spray. However, this will not happen with water ...

  7. Armstrong's mixture - Wikipedia

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    The dots explode with some smoke when struck. [2] Armstrong's mixture can be used in impact firecrackers known as cap torpedoes, which explode on impact when the ball (made of clay or papier-mâché) is thrown or (with some types) launched by slingshot. The firecrackers may include gravel with the explosive mixture to ensure enough friction is ...

  8. Does a glass of water ever go bad? Experts weigh in. - AOL

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    Both experts agree it’s best to store water in glass bottles with closed caps. Riese is a strong believer in glass bottles, “as glass does not give anything to water or of water, so it’s the ...

  9. Pythagorean cup - Wikipedia

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    As one pours the fabric softener under the line, it does not escape anywhere because it has not begun to escape through the center chamber. Once the washing machine works to distribute the fabric softener into the tub of the machine, it pours water above the fabric softener loading tray so that the liquid goes over the maximum fill line.