[dentstudent]

There was a Brainiacs program where they blew up a caravan with gases. There were 2 balloons filled will these 2 gases which when burst simultaneously, expanded so violently that the caravan was distinctly unwell.

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

Best thing to do with caravans. Apart from, maybe, playing conkers with them a la Top Gear.

[Karen W.]

I have never seen that! Caravan as in a car?

Well doc that answered that! LOL Mine is a Chevy astro VAn and she runs great except that her leg room sucks, could we blow a hole in the hump in the middle where your feet sit?LOL I forget what they call that access panel to the engine!

[paul.fr]

can you not film an explosion that is not inside the house and edit it into your film?

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/conkers.shtml

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

can you not film an explosion that is not inside the house and edit it into your film?

That wouldn't be as much fun as REAL destruction!

[dentstudent]

Bonkers conkers mate!

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

Speaking of conkers, I posted a link to the Top Gear caravan conkers video

[paul.fr]

can you not film an explosion that is not inside the house and edit it into your film?

That wouldn't be as much fun as REAL destruction!

i'm not saying don't have your fun blowing the house up, but other external explosions could be used to add to the edited effect. You could make them look like different camera angles.

with great care, you can make good explosions in microwave ovens

[dentstudent]

Er, like this?

http://www.videosift.com/index.php?search=brainiac+microwave+explosion+fire+cool&tag=true

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

I could edit other explosions into it, but that would be too complicated.

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

That settles it. I'll make the model a bit bigger & put a microwave in it. *runs off to get an old microwave*

[paul.fr]

Er, like this?

http://www.videosift.com/index.php?search=brainiac+microwave+explosion+fire+cool&tag=true

i was not thinking as extreme as that! what about small balloons filled with helium and a string fuse? or even a hidden lighter, they do go with a bang

[Bored chemist]

Why helium?

[paul.fr]

Why helium?

forget i said that, move on, nothing to see here..Morning, BC

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

I know someone with emphycema who has oxygen cylinders at home

[Karen W.]

WOOOHOOO Those things cause the biggest exposions very dangerous!

[another_someone]

Trinitrotoluene

The problem you have is that TNT is too safe - TNT will burn, but it will only explode if it has a detonator, so you still need an explosive detonator to trigger it.

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

Trinitrotoluene

The problem you have is that TNT is too safe - TNT will burn, but it will only explode if it has a detonator, so you still need an explosive detonator to trigger it.

A banger, maybe?  []

[Bored chemist]

"WOOOHOOO Those things cause the biggest exposions very dangerous!"
Err, not exactly. They seldom cause explosions at all. And there are plenty of things that cause bigger ones.