Botched controlled explosion - GIF

Botched controlled explosion of seized illegal fireworks in Los Angeles.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...253#post150156
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...080#post195263
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...246#post188391
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...811#post152357
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...308#post131105

That's what happens when you ram it full of stuff well beyond the "safe fill" level.

And there's another charge added to the illegal firework owner's record: Destruction Of A Police Vehicle

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Originally Posted by jdurand

That's what happens when you ram it full of stuff well beyond the "safe fill" level.

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Yeah and I'm sure these guys are supposed to know what they're doing.

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Originally Posted by Floradawg

Yeah and I'm sure these guys are supposed to know what they're doing.

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supposed to, but often not. For one thing, they didn't have to blow up everything they found on the spot, it just makes a more convincing case against whoever you toot the stuff from.

But to get everything done sooner they just overfilled the blast chamber to save time.

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Originally Posted by jdurand

supposed to, but often not. For one thing, they didn't have to blow up everything they found on the spot, it just makes a more convincing case against whoever you toot the stuff from.

But to get everything done sooner they just overfilled the blast chamber to save time.

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One of the news articles said that the total haul was over 5000 pounds, but a small quantity was homemade and of unknown composition that the police felt was too dangerous to transport, so they chose to detonate it on site. On the one hand this sounds like a justification for a show. On the other hand it could be a legit reason. If it were legit, it's very possible that the explosives had more horsepower than they anticipated, and if that were the case I imagine that somewhere in the world the guy who made them was watching that video thinking "yep. I still got it".

Neil

I seem remember hearing some of the welds were substandard. Low bidder syndrome?

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Originally Posted by graniteguy

I seem remember hearing some of the welds were substandard. Low bidder syndrome?

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Made in China?

How is a largely residential area near a school a good place to do this? Being on a vehicle, why not drive to an uninhabited area out of town just in case? I wonder how many windows were blown out by that one?