boom Insane video of a paper mill explosion in Maine (no one was hurt!) Xeni Jardin

demolitions WATCH: Explosives used to dislodge dangerous cranes at partially-collapsed Hard Rock Hotel. Rob Beschizza

atomic age Watch incredible restored footage of the first nuclear bomb detonation David Pescovitz

explosions Stockholm bus explosion caught on dashcam Rob Beschizza

gassy Watch this food truck explode David Pescovitz

explosions Oil refinery explosion was "Thanksgiving miracle", says newspaper owned by family that owns the refinery Rob Beschizza

fractal Mind-boggling exploding 3D fractal animations Andrea James

kaboom! Watch this huge water main explode in the middle of the road David Pescovitz

declassified Nuclear explosion porn: watch newly declassified 1950s-1960s nuke test films David Pescovitz

nukes Slow-motion footage of an airburst nuclear explosion hitting the ground Rob Beschizza

watermelons Spoiler: the watermelon explodes when you run 20,000 volts through it Rob Beschizza

hedgehogs Hedgehog walks nonchalantly away from the explosion behind it Rob Beschizza

dead planets Explore other star systems' habitable zones — and our own billions of years hence Rob Beschizza

explosions Better video of the legendary "controlled" explosion of a beached whale Rob Beschizza

explosions SpaceX rocket explodes on launchpad; Facebook satellite destroyed Rob Beschizza

navy "Earthquake" off Daytona Beach, Florida was really military test David Pescovitz

explosions All this bulletproof glass couldn't stop an RPG Rob Beschizza

liquids Watch: Add butane to a bottle of Coke, get a totally unsafe high-powered bottle rocket Xeni Jardin

explosives Nitrogen triiodide: "So volatile that a mosquito landing on it will make it explode" Mark Frauenfelder