RPG blows up in YouTuber's face - GIF

RPG-7 blows up in YouTuber Alan Knowles' face. He survived with serious injuries.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...152#post187992
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...928#post220860
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...465#post200721
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...065#post134214
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...992#post160500

Why did this happen? maybe gases could not properly escape because of the dummy head?

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Originally Posted by mr mikey

Why did this happen? maybe gases could not properly escape because of the dummy head?

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I think you are on the right track. Here is the first frame after the launcher goes off:

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and then a couple of frames later, helmet and launcher are airborne:

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Those gases look pretty ****ing escaped to me.