How to Demonstrate the Instability of High Explosives

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How to Demonstrate the Instability of High Explosives

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This is a demonstration of why you should not mess around with high explosives. Just breathing on it sets it off. So when someone says, "don't try this at home", follow the instructions.

How to do this
get a high explosive.
Blow on it
Step Back
Count Fingers and Toes