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Oh, and fireballs in space. Perhaps some chemical mixtures can make fireballs in a near vacuum, but it's unlikely most space explosions are like that.
 
Occurs in 90% of all onscreen explosions.
 
Compare [[Koosh Bomb]], [[Every Car Is a Pinto]].
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== Live Action TV ==
* Demonstrated in an episode of ''[[Myth BustersMythBusters]]'', where they specifically compared blowing up a car with a Hollywood style explosion, and blowing it up properly. The Hollywood one caused an impressive fireball, and scorched the car while leaving it mostly intact. The proper one blew the car into pieces scattered over a wide radius.
** Of course the proper one ''did'' have a very impressive fireball of its own. You just needed to watch in [[Slow Motion]] to really appreciate it.
** They also tested whether [[wikipedia:Tracer ammunition|tracer bullets]] + petrol tank = boom. The answer? Sort of, but not really an explosion, so much as just a fire. But a bad guy in a movie is unlikely to be using tracer bullets, especially since [[SoCalization|most movies take place in Los Angeles]], and tracer bullets are illegal in California.
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