NOVA | Hunting the Elements: Slow Motion Car Bomb Explosion

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Slow motion footage of a car bomb explosion generated by 300 pounds of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, commonly known as a fertilizer bomb. This demonstration was created by the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center at New Mexico Tech and shot at 3300 frames per second. For more, watch NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/hunting-elements.html) premiering Wednesday, April 4 at 9 p.m. on most PBS stations. Read more about the science of explosions and shock waves on Inside NOVA at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/insidenova/2012/04/shock-value.html

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