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Three sticks of dynamite
An explosive device is a device that relies on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide a violent release of energy.
Applications of explosive devices include:
- Building implosion (demolition)
- Excavation
- Explosive forming
- Explosive welding
- Mining
- Murder
- Riot control
- Terrorism
- War
Types of explosive devices include:
- Explosive weapon
- Anti-personnel mine
- Artillery shells
- Bomb
- Grenade
- Improvised explosive device
- Land mine
- Nuclear explosive device
- Unexploded ordnance
- Car bomb
- Letter bomb
- Stun grenade
- Some pyrotechnics
- Fireworks
- Explosively pumped flux compression generator
- Explosive-driven ferroelectric generator