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more about #explosions MrBlahBlah: liquid hot maaaagma more » shaunmcilroy: Simply beautiful.. Planet Earth truly is a planet of wonders. more » Littell: That is really amazing considering all the presure at that fathom. And still having the force to break out like that. Reallllllyyyy amazing and beauti... more » SS: is this how the earthquakes happens ? if it's really deep under the ground, high pressure + water + lava = big ka-boom ? more » DiscoD: How can you not watch this??? more » Shisno: That is so awesome, how fire meets water and explodes underwater... nature is amazing:) underwater lava at 7:25mins so cool south pacific episode more » balls187: Sounds like someone never took a basic physics class. more » Someone horked my name at engadget: This is a supernova. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: It makes you wonder if any planets were consumed during this star's destruction and whether or not there was any sentient life on those planets. An e... more » Gordonium: "Yo, Superdupernova, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Michael Jackson had one of the best star deaths of all time. One of t... more » fuchikoma: That is so awesome... I'd be worried about accidental detonation since black powder isn't the most inert of explosives, but... wow. I want to try that... more » beercheck: And, with that, the Riverfront Trash has redeemed its existence. Again. Barely. #anvils more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: For a guy named Gay...he is into many manly things...But still, I would not would share a locker room with him. #anvils more » SurferKoKo: Let's get this guy on mythbusters. #anvils more » Crashproof: Hell yeah! #anvils more » STFU_FPU!: Did he help launch the band Anvil into the air, or can he please? #anvils more » AmphetamineCrown: Dammit. It is hard enough to find a decent anvil these days without a buncha numbskulls shooting 'em in the air. Looks like a nice set of Peter Wrig... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Let us remember the lesson we learned from Anne Heche and Tommy Lee Jones in the Oscar winning film, "Volcano". You watch it go up in the air, THEN d... more » russdanger: Anvileers were an important part of Late Medieval warfare. Development of the cannon put them out of business. #anvils more » Curves: Not all women, since I said "because he can" before I even made the jump. Its the same reason I would do it too! #anvils more » -
#explosions
First Video of a Volcanic Eruption 4,000 Feet Underwater
This year a research expedition sent a remotely operated vehicle 4,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean and within ten feet of an exploding volcano. Today the first video footage from that expedition was released. Ka-boom. More » -
#space
Death of the Biggest Star Ever Reads Like a Comic Book
This ain't your standard supernova. A while ago, astronomers noticed an exploding star that was about 50 to 100 times brighter than normal. Here's why: It was freakin' huge. More » -
#explosions
Shooting Anvils 200 Feet In the Air Is as Bloody Crazy as It Sounds
See that guy who kind of looks like Ernest Hemingway? His name is Gay Wilkinson. His favorite sport is to shoot anvils in the air. Anvils. He says that women ask him: "why would you like to do that." More » -
#science
Lighting a Grill with Liquid Oxygen Is the Opposite of Safe
Don't try this at home: in this video crazyperson Theo Gray lights a grill with the help of some liquid oxygen. Suffice to say it's a bit of overkill, but just the kind of overkill we like. [Instructables via PopSci] -
#demolition
How Not to Demolish a Building
Most building demolitions are precisely planned and controlled. When they aren't, a factory in Cankiri, Turkey, does a barrel roll through the streets. Oops! [Boing Boing] -
#july4th
Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom
Here's another clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC] -
#july4th
Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
Hey everyone, just checking in to make sure your holiday is kicking off with a bang. But that you haven't blown your face off with some giant aerial fireworks. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC] -
#sonofabitch
Lawn Mower Saves Man's Life From Misplaced Hand Grenade
A 39-year-old man who was mowing the lawn ran over a hand grenade, which proceeded to blow up. The man was not injured, however, because his trusty mower took the brunt of the explosion. More » -
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#clips
Rocket Sled Attempts to Pancake a Car, Fails Gloriously
In what must be the most incendiary Mythbusters test to date, the show's crew tried to flatten a car...using a 700mph, two-stage rocket sled. More » -
#falldowngoboom
Blowing Up Bridges Is High Art
At least, when you set it to opera music. Actually, even when you hit mute, the delicately synchronized way the bridges collapse as the charges fire is beautiful, like ballet. With explosions. [VDOT via BoingBoing] -
#manvsmachine
Boy Killed Anally When Office Chair Explodes
Well, stories don't get much worse than this. A 14-year-old boy in China was killed when his chair exploded, sending chunks of metal into his rectum. The bleeding this caused killed him. More » -
#cellphones
Motorola i356IS Won't Blow Up Gas Stations, Sadly
According to Motorola-and contrary to the cellphone now in your pants-their new i356IS won't blow up gas stations or ignite fuel, sadly getting rid of the last bit of fun left in Motorola handsets. More » -
#kaboom
Weather Rocket Causes a Wang to Explode During Cremation
A Chinese man, killed by a weather rocket, was thought to have died from getting struck by lightning until his body exploded at his own funeral. More » -
#boom
Explosive Mallet Party is Confusing and Dangerous
When you attach a bunch of explosives to a huge mallet and slam it on the ground, what do you expect to happen? If you said lots of ridiculous explosions, you would be correct. -
#japan
Playing Baseball with Rocket Launchers and Tanks on Japanese TV
You've gotta love Japanese television. Two nights ago, the show NTV showed the results of an experiment it attempted involving baseball, tanks and rocket launchers. I don't speak Japanese, so I don't know what their scientific justifications were for the experiments, but I do know the results, thanks to the below videos captured by Japan Probe: sheer lunacy. More »
