When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can ...

A blast injury is physical trauma caused by the rapid pressure wave and associated fragments generated by an explosion. 1,2 The resulting blast wave compresses air within open and enclosed spaces ...

An old party trick involving a beer bottle explains the physics of what happens when a blast wave hits the brain, and the damage it can cause. Advertisement 2:57 3:22 2:14 Advertisement 2:57 4:12 ...

the main danger other than radiation is the massive blast wave that comes after the explosion. The study found that the best place to shelter is in a sturdy building at the far end of the room ...

The resulting inferno, and the blast wave that follows, instantly kill people directly in their path. But a new study finds that some people two to seven miles away could survive—if they’re ...

Before our study, the danger to people inside a concrete-reinforced building that withstands the blast wave was unclear,' said author Dimitris Drikakis. 'Our study shows that high airspeeds ...

The explosion was occurring after the bullet passed through. It's unlikely that the blast wave affected the bullet's trajectory, so Gab and Dan decide to move the cardboard a little further away ...

In between, there is another danger: the blast wave generated by the explosion, which can produce airspeeds strong enough to lift people into the air and cause serious injury. In the journal ...

Within 10 seconds, the researchers found, the blast would create a shockwave bubble almost 3 miles in radius at ground level. This wave would kick up winds strong enough to kill or maim people ...