Ice Bomb

A cast iron bomb is completely filled with ice water, then placed into a dry-ice/acetone slush and covered with a wooden box. When the water in the bomb freezes, the cast iron bomb explodes, breaking into several pieces, and destroying the box in which it was placed.

Credits: 
  • Design, Demonstration and Production
    • John W. Moore University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
    • Lynn R. Hunsberger University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
    • Steven D. Gammon University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843
  • Text
    • Kelly Houston Jetzer University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
    • John W. Moore University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706