Subject: Explosions
Date: Tue Jan 21 14:26:56 1997
Posted by: Dan Grunseit
Grade level: teacher/prof
School/Organization: No school entered.
City: Gosford State/Province: NSW
Country: Australia
Area of science: Physics
Message ID: 853878416.Ph
Message:
Explosions
I thought explosions were rapid expansions of gas, yet in many recent movies you often see people outrunning an explosion, which I thought was impossible.
Just how fast does the leading edge of a petrol explosion move. Can you quote speeds for explosions of various substances or bombs.
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