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No-one knows how explosions work (yet)

2023-06-05

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The first few moments of an explosion can't be simulated yet. But there's a team at the University of Sheffield working on it. ■ A paper about their work, including data from a similar test: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/2/964 ■ More from them: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/civil/

Previously: why Hollywood explosions don't look like real explosions: /youtube/video/nqJiWbD08Yw

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