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  2. Plastic explosive - Wikipedia

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    A C-4 charge packed onto a marine anchor chain. Plastic explosives are especially suited for explosive demolition of obstacles and fortifications by combat engineers as they can be easily formed into ideal shapes for cutting structural members and have a high enough velocity of detonation and density for metal cutting work.

  3. C-4 (explosive) - Wikipedia

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    C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer to make it malleable, and usually a marker or odorizing taggant chemical.

  4. Shock wave - Wikipedia

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    In fact, correct capturing and detection of shock waves are important since shock waves have the following influences: (1) causing loss of total pressure, which may be a concern related to scramjet engine performance, (2) providing lift for wave-rider configuration, as the oblique shock wave at lower surface of the vehicle can produce high ...

  5. Shock diamond - Wikipedia

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    The "diamonds" are actually a complex flow field made visible by abrupt changes in local density and pressure as the exhaust passes through a series of standing shock waves and expansion fans. The physicist Ernst Mach was the first to describe a strong shock normal to the direction of fluid flow, the presence of which causes the diamond pattern.

  6. Wave drag - Wikipedia

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    Wave drag is a component of pressure drag due to compressibility effects. [3] It is caused by the formation of shock waves around a body. Shock waves create a considerable amount of drag, which can result in extreme drag on the body.

  7. MIL-S-901 - Wikipedia

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    Chassis Plans Rugged 901D Computer Close-up of Equipment Failure from MIL-S-901D Barge Test. Military Specification MIL-S-901D [1] is for high-impact mechanical shock which applies to equipment mounted on ships.

  8. Silly Putty - Wikipedia

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    Silly Putty is a toy containing silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties. It can flow like a liquid, bounce and can be stretched or broken depending on the amount of physical stress to which it is subjected.

  9. Sonic weapon - Wikipedia

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    An NYPD officer stands ready with the LRAD 500X at an Occupy Wall Street protest on November 17, 2011 near the city hall.. Extremely high-power sound waves can disrupt or destroy the eardrums of a target and cause severe pain or disorientation.