Blast Results (IMAGE)

US Department of Homeland Security - Science and Technology

Blast Results

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Blast results from coated (top) and uncoated ammonium nitrate fertilizer-packed steel canisters. In fact, most of the blast seen in top photo is from the C4 plastic explosive used to initiate the AN explosion -- not from the AN itself.

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Dr. Darrell Taulbee

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