Naval battle with remote controlled ships At Canoe Lake in Southsea, England, re-enactment of a naval battle with remote-controlled replicas of 17th-century sailing ships. Of course, there was no ammunition. The smoke and explosions were just fireworks.
Explosion of a container on a merchant ship (China) In the Chinese port of Ningpo in China, a huge explosion occurred on a container ship belonging to the German multinational company Hapag-Lloyd. Fortunately, no one was injured in the explosion. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.
The explosion of the Tianlong-3 space rocket in China On June 30, 2024, aerospace manufacturer Space Pioneer conducted a static propulsion test with the first stage of its new Tianlong-3 rocket in Gongyi, a town of about 800.000 residents. The test ended after 50 seconds, when the rocket's first stage fired from the ramp, it flew for a while and then landed in a hilly area. A huge explosion followed, in which fortunately no one was injured.
Gas bottle explosion in the kitchen A woman washes dishes in the kitchen of a home in Mumbai, India, when suddenly a huge explosion destroys the cabinet at her feet and the woman falls to the ground. The woman panics and starts running screaming in fear. The kitchen gas cylinder under the sink exploded. The woman was not seriously injured.
An explosion in a quarry causes a huge landslide On April 6, 2024 in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, a large landslide occurred after a planned explosion in a quarry. The landslide left three cars of climbers and fishermen under water and one person was taken away by ambulance. Tragedy was narrowly averted, as climbers were just minutes earlier at the site buried by the landslide.
Watch out for the dragon! In this fun video, a postman encounters an adorable dragon while trying to deliver the package. But even cute, a dragon breathes fire! A video made by the team behind “Tim and Bash,” an online series that tells the story of a firefighter who adopted a dragon named Bash.
House is burning from the lava (Iceland) A new eruption of the volcano Fagradalsfjall in Grindavik on Sunday, January 14, 2024, destroyed some houses and electricity and water infrastructure.
Earthquake Early Warning System in Japan A streamer recorded the warning signal live on her cellphone just before the big earthquake. Japan has an effective earthquake warning system (EEW), which sends warnings to residents' cellphones or other devices before an earthquake arrives. EEW works with rapid detection sensors located around the country that monitor seismic activity. When sensors detect an earthquake, the system quickly analyzes the data and, if an earthquake wave is expected in a certain area, sends a warning through telecasts, radios and mobile phones. These warnings can be made seconds or even minutes before an earthquake strikes, which can provide valuable time to protect against potential hazards. Japan is actively investing in technology and infrastructure that could improve the ability to predict and respond to natural disasters such as earthquakes.
A house suddenly blows up A residence in Arlington, Virginia exploded during a police investigation, after the homeowner allegedly fired a flare gun multiple times through the home. The police arrived at the scene but at the moment they tried to enter, they heard gunshots from inside the house and stayed outside. After a while there was this huge explosion.
Blasting for pipeline installation No, this is not a sandworm from Dune. It's pipeline blasting, a process in which controlled explosions are used to facilitate the excavation of trenches and pipeline works. Pretty impressive!
The zoom from a stadium camera A broadcast camera with a Canon UHD Digisuper 111 lens, makes a monstrous zoom (x111) in a stadium during a rugby match. Just the lens, it costs around 200.000€.
How are euro coins made? The manufacturing process of the €2 coin from the show "How It Works" the National Geographic.
Ignition of a layer of smoke A large plume of smoke ignites above firefighters during a training exercise. This phenomenon is called fire explosion (backdraft) and is an explosion caused by the rapid re-introduction of oxygen to an enclosed fire, where previously there was a lack of oxygen.