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Figure 2: Nitroglycerine. https://www.ima-usa.com/products/u-s-wwii-nitroglycerin-glass-bottle-with-cork-dated-1939?variant=26168123845


Figure 3: Dynamite https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-does-dynamite-work


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Figure 5: Blasting. https://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/en/news-and-media/news-archive/2019/10/sandvik-launches-updated-isure-8.0-underground-rock-excavation-software/


Figure 6: Building implosion. (Schwab, et al) https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/01/04/lifeway-building-nashville-implosion-what-you-should-know/1003569001/




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