Safe Studio Explosions – 2

 

Bombs that explode with considerable force and do a great deal of damage are not always easy to simulate in the studio. Nevertheless there are means of achieving very passable results if use is made of large weights to supply the energy.

Swinging weight

A weight tied to a rope and allowed to swing downward in an arc produces equally dramatic results on items that need to fly outward. A door of a room in which a bomb is supposed to have exploded can be fiercely ejected in this way. The weight, held by a solenoid catch, can, when released, sweep down and strike either the top or the bottom of the door. This time a switch fastened on the door itself operates a flash-pot inside the room. It is a good idea to squirt some ...

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