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* Basically, there's a reason why we're called "water sacs" in most fiction. [[Don't Explain the Joke|We tend to explode violently]].
* The infamous Exploding Whale incident: To get rid of a rotting whale carcass, the Oregon Highway Department decided the best method would be to blow it up with a half-ton of dynamite and leave the pieces for the birds to eat. The explosion hurled whale chunks as far as 800 feet away, with one chunk caving in the roof of a car.
* World War II explosive ammo
{{quote|"''As the Russian lunged with a final deadly thrust, his face passed momentarily into my crosshairs and I fired. The Germany infantryman stared, almost incomprehensibly, at the burst head of the Russian, destroyed by the explosive round. Bone fragments and strips of cerebellum had sprayed the German's face and uniform. The combination of fear and relief at his unexpected salvation seized the man.''"|''[[Sniper on the Eastern Front]]'' describes a sniper with explosive ammo rescuing a German POW from execution}}
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