With today's hyper-scary powerful atom bombs, anyone who's close enough to actually see a mushroom cloud will unfortunately be turned to ashes before they can relay the experience. Here's an alternative: an explosion of a...

They may be called "funny cars," but when one going over 300 mph explodes and takes the life of driver Scott Kalitta... well, a name change may be in order. Remember, kids, speed kills.

The intro to the December-released skateboarding video "Lakai Fully Flared" is dy-no-mite! How do you heighten an awesome ollie down a staircase? Make the concrete staircase explode into a thousand pieces. The effect is...

This footage of an explosion at a chemical plant in Jacksonville, Fla. encompasses the serenity of your average workday to total mayhem. The employees are caught off guard as their office is turned upside down by the powerful...

Footage of the much-hyped X-wing rocket's ill-fated launch is already popular in web video world, but this clip is the first to tell the true, completely unedited story of its fiery demise. Shouldn't they have seen this one...

The quick, hard-hitting setups on Nick Frost's BBC comedy show Man Stroke Woman make for ideal web clips, and this vid of Nick's stubborn insistence on feeding the dog his way (is there a man alive who's willing to follow the...

The web is packed with explosion-oriented footage, but something about this young man's compilation of his incendiary accomplishments that stands out from the crowd. He describes his work as "living the American dream to the...

Slow motion and reverse. In this age of complex special effects, the two stalwarts of video editing can still pack quite a punch. Exhibit A is this promotional video for "Sand Blasters" on the Travel Channel, which we're much...

Original film footage of the explosion and crash of the zeppelin Hindenburg in 1937.

...or do they? Depends on the result you're looking for. If it's explosive, beer-drenched fun that you're after, look no further. Diet Coke can officially relinquish it's "Most Potent Mentos Mixer" crown.

You've all seen the volatile relationship between Diet Coke and Mentos on the web before, but this little instructional video offers a great way to bring that excitement into your own home (or picnic- we'd like to protect our...

We'd like to say everyone copes with tragedy differently, but these New Yorkers (and apparent Mets fans) need to show a little more compassion and a little less "humor." Callers to this NY1 show responded to the steam pipe...

Dateline, New York City, July 18. A steam pipe explosion caused a horse-and-buggy collision that backed up Calvin Coolidge's whistle stop campaign. Is it 2007 or 1927? The antiquated pipe infrastructure ruptured yesterday and...