Blowing Up Trees With High Explosives (Tons of Explosions!)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @OrdnanceLab
    @OrdnanceLab  2 года назад +134

    This is not our "how to blow up trees with explosives" guide. It's more of a last minute idea that turned into a multi-day project as Texas as hot right now and we couldn't film all day deal. We blew up a few other trees outsides this video. We just figured we show everyone different methods of blowing up the evil huisache tree that plagues the range.
    Note: no oak or mesquite trees were harmed in the filming of this video. We like those trees and planted a few more in other parts.

    • @Horus2Osiris
      @Horus2Osiris 2 года назад

      How small could you keep the n option, whilst attaining your desired outcome? ;P

    • @steveshoemaker6347
      @steveshoemaker6347 2 года назад

      lt is good to see you guy's blowing up stuff instead of talking it.....Shoe🇺🇸

    • @00zero11b
      @00zero11b 2 года назад +1

      Is there different size det cord?

    • @minhducnguyen9276
      @minhducnguyen9276 2 года назад +4

      I'd expect the linear shaped charge to slice all the way through the tree. But for the amount of explosives used it was the most efficient thing you throw at the trees. Besides, since shaped charges are material and distance dependent, maybe the tree was just too thick and copper wasn't the optimal liner material for wood. Speaking of liner material, I read it somewhere that while copper works better on steel, aluminium work better on concrete as a shaped charge liner. Can you confirm this?

    • @sjcwoor
      @sjcwoor 2 года назад +1

      I was suprised with the linear shaped charge. I thought they should be able to go through steel RSJ I beams and bring tower blocks down.

  • @jlambuth
    @jlambuth 2 года назад +122

    What's going on fellow energetic enthusiasts? As we are trying to do maintenance on our range, we figured we make this into an interesting video with tons of booms. We didn't realize how long it was going to be until I finished editing it. But, if you want gratuitous explosions you got it! Be sure to comment on any new topics you would like to see and we will try to do them.

    • @Shad0wBoxxer
      @Shad0wBoxxer 2 года назад +1

      JAKE damn lol gotta get them trees ehh? Thanks for busting the myth that detcord would make a lz in no time lol

    • @kreator5092
      @kreator5092 2 года назад +1

      Make a MOAP v2 and use it on the biggest tree you got there 😏

    • @klutch545
      @klutch545 2 года назад +1

      I wonder if drilling a hole, filling it with water, and placing the charge in the hole will work on trees. It works pretty good on cracking boulders. Also, I wonder if more stand-off will work better with the linear charge, maybe even cut a notch and place the linear charge over the notch.

    • @jlambuth
      @jlambuth 2 года назад +3

      @@klutch545 The stand off for the shape charge is what we found to be most effective for this bottle shape.
      As for tamping with water, it's def worth testing.

    • @scrappydoo7887
      @scrappydoo7887 2 года назад +2

      @@Shad0wBoxxer in fairness it will work but it has to be thicker cord and only really works on saplings to small adult trees. It also helps when uncle Sam is paying for it so you can use as much as you want lol

  • @poppy3879
    @poppy3879 2 года назад +93

    That linear charge was really cool. It would be interesting to see you try cutting clean through different things with one of them. Maybe in a later video?

    • @burneracc2567
      @burneracc2567 2 года назад +9

      There are videos of linear shaped charges cutting clean through steel panels out on youtube, would love to see these guys to make a video on it tho.

    • @F0rs4k3ndJ
      @F0rs4k3ndJ 2 года назад

      69 likes Sheeeeesh

  • @spaxxor
    @spaxxor 2 года назад +21

    you guys are the epitome of Jaime Hyneman's "When in doubt C4" line, and it's GLORIOUS

    • @billkaldem5099
      @billkaldem5099 2 года назад +2

      I loved c4

    • @kittty2005
      @kittty2005 3 месяца назад +1

      @@billkaldem5099 I liked ANFO in the cement mixer the best.

  • @donjohnson5424
    @donjohnson5424 2 года назад +44

    Lol at the face when he realized he shouldn't admit to using diesel. 🤣

    • @jlambuth
      @jlambuth 2 года назад +6

      We have to ration it. Not cheap right now.

    • @donjohnson5424
      @donjohnson5424 2 года назад +2

      @@jlambuth man, isn't that the truth... paid over $150 to fill my tank the other day.

    • @tsufordman
      @tsufordman 2 года назад +2

      The instructions on Remidy call for diesel as a surfactant.

    • @donjohnson5424
      @donjohnson5424 2 года назад +1

      @@tsufordman huh, I didn't know that. It's illegal in my state to use diesel or gasoline as a herbicide. Thanks for the info.

    • @leviethan4804
      @leviethan4804 2 года назад

      @Don Johnson My dads a trucker and literally half his monthly pay is going to gas.

  • @MarkHahn
    @MarkHahn 2 года назад +14

    "our problems were solved with high explosives" Love it! Coolest channel on RUclips!

  • @Marcus2750-u1t
    @Marcus2750-u1t 2 года назад +50

    All of these should be available at any hardware store.

    • @basicgaming266
      @basicgaming266 2 года назад +5

      agreed. I hate treeesss!!!!

    • @plirh987
      @plirh987 2 года назад

      @@jsgamerpro23 i mean it’s really not hard to build a bomb, the only reason people shoot up schools instead of bombing them is because they get free 24/7 news coverage and fame automatically because of the toll they’re using

    • @mindfulnessorganix1588
      @mindfulnessorganix1588 2 года назад +3

      @@jsgamerpro23 bruh lol

    • @CunnyRadishElf
      @CunnyRadishElf 2 года назад +1

      @@basicgaming266 u know you're alive because of trees right?

    • @pro2a89
      @pro2a89 Год назад +2

      @@CunnyRadishElf chill out

  • @Fiirow1
    @Fiirow1 2 года назад +17

    I don't know how much this matters with different explosives, but I was taught that the direction of the detonation matters as much as the placement.
    If you detonate from a less ideal direction, a large portion of the force will follow that path of detonation - so for trees you'd want to detonate it towards the tree for best effect... Plus with trees specifically, simply removing the large bark layers, should result in a much better effect on target - the bark serves as a buffer for the tree and prevents the detonation from directly impacting the tougher and harder core.
    Plus you could always just cover (forget the english word) the charge with sandbags or waterbags, which would serve to "focus" the energy on target.
    Idk ^^ Still quite enjoyable to see creative uses of explosives.

    • @davidkudrav7018
      @davidkudrav7018 2 года назад +3

      Yes, tamping all the charges (& tamping the one tamped charge better) would yield better results.
      When detonating explosives in blast holes, for quarrying say, there are calculations for the recommended amount of stemming; under stemming wastes energy. Similarly, lack of tamping or covering these charges results in energy directed toward sound and physical shockwaves at a distance, but less work done locally, where the charge was placed.

    • @Fiirow1
      @Fiirow1 2 года назад +1

      @@davidkudrav7018 Yea^^ So tamping was the word I was looking for :)

  • @embers_falling
    @embers_falling 2 года назад +28

    If you surround the detcord with water bags, it’ll direct the force more and do more damage
    I would also really like to see what either nomex or Gemini would do in the hole created by the wine bottle shape charge. Especially if either side of the hole were packed with clay

    • @denniscampbell4272
      @denniscampbell4272 2 года назад +3

      Maybe you mean Nonex? Unless you're trying to keep the tree from catching fire.

    • @ch3no2killz
      @ch3no2killz 2 года назад +1

      We just packed it with damp clay, very dense, for sure better than nothing!

    • @embers_falling
      @embers_falling 2 года назад

      @@denniscampbell4272 yeah I did. I’ve heard it said but never really seen it spelled lol

    • @rkirke1
      @rkirke1 2 года назад +1

      IIRC they did a video a while back on breaching doors or something where they showed the effect of water bags, certainly opened my eyes!

  • @BazilRat
    @BazilRat 2 года назад +27

    I was pretty sure the charge under the tree had gone up entirely because of how deep the thump was when it went off. Yeah it was quiet, but it was a bassy THUMP akin to a quarrying detonation, rather than the weaker noise of a milder det.

  • @sski
    @sski 2 года назад +8

    The shaped charge going through that trunk totally surprised me. That was amazing! I think you have it down, Jake.

  • @Wow55579
    @Wow55579 2 года назад +3

    “Dry as a British comedy”? British comedy is way better than anything we have 😂

  • @darylcav6285
    @darylcav6285 2 года назад +1

    This is the most American thing I’ve watched in a long time, thanks guys

  • @joshuawilson7629
    @joshuawilson7629 2 года назад +28

    I'm so bummed out more people don't watch this channel; and I am utterly depressed that youtube is treating you guys like shit for no reason. I really wish you guys had the financial resources to completely annihilate every single one of those trees into sawdust. stay strong you guys, your content is solid gold.

    • @mariahmayers8869
      @mariahmayers8869 2 года назад +3

      RUclips only cares for soulless "content" and money. Not people who actually try to entertain people. Hopefully RUclips gets better.

  • @tomshepherd4901
    @tomshepherd4901 2 года назад +6

    If I'm not mistaken, building demolition teams use copper pipes full of explosives to produce a shearing effect on concrete collumns. Maybe that with some sand bags or water containers to focus the shock wave would work better. If only you could use a BLU-82!

  • @christinenevistiuk7906
    @christinenevistiuk7906 2 года назад +1

    Great video as always. Iam using my wife's iPad because mine is in the shop. I worked underground for 30 plus year now retired. Used a lot of explosives in my time . On rock so nice to see how it's use on surface. Thank you guys .

  • @sarchlalaith8836
    @sarchlalaith8836 2 года назад +8

    For cutting barbed wire some militaries still offset bangalore torpedoes but updated with 4 pieces of angle iron welded onto the case, perhaps something like that would be useful here for severing root systems?
    Did you know despite being soft, balsa wood is a hardwood.
    Softwood simply means ever-green in simplest terms.

    • @minhducnguyen9276
      @minhducnguyen9276 2 года назад

      The new Bangalore charge use fragmentation, thus the use of the iron casing, to cut the wires so it might not be effective against the roots.

  • @lt.guppypatrollt.guppypatrol
    @lt.guppypatrollt.guppypatrol 7 месяцев назад +1

    this stuff is ggreat to watch, its a good teaching channel

  • @davedave9552
    @davedave9552 2 года назад +2

    I really love your content brother, I’m so glad I stumbled upon this channel!

  • @tinkeringclaws5559
    @tinkeringclaws5559 2 года назад +5

    you guys should recreate the Japanese ceramic grenades from ww2 or the byzantine clay grenades. would be really cool to see how affective they actually were. the American civil war Ketchum impact grenades would be neat to see tested aswell.

  • @Dragonwolf920
    @Dragonwolf920 2 года назад +2

    watch this channel every time a video comes out and it was crazy to see him in The Terminal List

  • @danielneeley5480
    @danielneeley5480 2 года назад +1

    Too much fun guys!! Your right about having to be present and experience the explosion to appreciate it. I enjoy watching you obliterate test subjects-for educational purposes of course.😉👍

  • @talldave1000
    @talldave1000 2 года назад

    It's been a while and I'm glad you are doing something fun with a purpose!

  • @Shad0wBoxxer
    @Shad0wBoxxer 2 года назад +4

    Yay more content for the RCMP

    • @Shad0wBoxxer
      @Shad0wBoxxer 2 года назад

      Just in case anyone is thinking im being a dink and reporting them… im not i just think its god damn hilarious that they think the rcmp is actually going to be bothering with you boys

  • @WvlfDarkfire
    @WvlfDarkfire 2 года назад +1

    An arborist would say a Silky saw will cut the trees down in a second. I'd say this is so much more satisfying

  • @lllllREDACTEDlllll
    @lllllREDACTEDlllll 2 года назад +2

    We made linear shape charges with pickets and C4. Try from both sides of the tree offset by 6-8 in.

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary 2 года назад +1

    EXPLOSIONS!!!!! This pleases my jimmies.

  • @cjvoges6563
    @cjvoges6563 2 года назад +4

    Loved this video. Have you ever thought about a protective shield for your cameras?

  • @natehayes82
    @natehayes82 2 года назад +1

    Tremors references for the win

  • @xXrandomryzeXx
    @xXrandomryzeXx 2 года назад

    I was about to go to sleep, but then I saw a new Ordinance Lab video. Lovely explosions. Really impressive how much explosives you detonated for a single video.

  • @luckygunner8089
    @luckygunner8089 2 года назад

    Just awesome guys! Outdid yourselves once again!

  • @antonolesen4223
    @antonolesen4223 2 года назад +1

    Another awesome video from the most under rated channel on youtube. Thank you very much :)

    • @Waffles-sb9fy
      @Waffles-sb9fy 2 года назад

      That detenation twisty thing is SOOOOOO satisfying

  • @GlennCheriton
    @GlennCheriton Год назад +1

    He is a history major and that tree is history!

  • @entropyachieved750
    @entropyachieved750 2 года назад +1

    Great little experiments i guess we are always learning...
    thanks for sharing

  • @shadowbanned3716
    @shadowbanned3716 2 года назад

    Im glad for yalls channel. It educates people about explosives and safety and gives the viewers some general idea of how to identify such things AND i get to watch yall do a bunch of dangerous cool stuff i dont even wanna mess with

  • @termiterasin
    @termiterasin 2 года назад

    I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the amazing developments you + 3d printing will make!!!

  • @oigliyj
    @oigliyj 2 года назад +1

    I'm going to make sure the RMCP sees this!
    Wouldn't want them to miss out on a cool video 😎

  • @zeroed4x
    @zeroed4x 2 года назад

    Wow that was fun to watch. More please, thanks

  • @MacksCurley
    @MacksCurley 2 года назад +2

    What would the effect of placing a plastic bag filled with water to direct the charge?

  • @frenchroast1355
    @frenchroast1355 2 года назад +1

    Need to send this vid to your favorite tree hugger....

  • @lewis9888
    @lewis9888 Год назад

    I have some trees that were cut about 20 years ago so I have been burning and digging up some of them. It's kind of amazing how easy they are to dig out of the ground with a shovel. Be safe my friends.

  • @kylehowat6775
    @kylehowat6775 2 года назад +1

    Isn’t Gemini the same thing as PLX? If not, what’s the ingredients? Very fascinating!

  • @sarchlalaith8836
    @sarchlalaith8836 2 года назад +1

    06:20 is that music "you don't love me" in the background?

  • @charlesmatteson888
    @charlesmatteson888 2 года назад

    By far the best way to take down trees lol love it thanks guys

  • @shawnwolf9240
    @shawnwolf9240 2 года назад +1

    I love your channel keep up the amazing work. I love explosives also. Hello from Tyler Texas

  • @TheRojo387
    @TheRojo387 Год назад

    You and Sean truly embody the proverb of "boys will be boys". Just hope you don't attract lawsuits from Schweiss!

  • @doejohn8674
    @doejohn8674 2 года назад +1

    The linear charge was quite efficient, would it be possible to make it sort of round like a half donut to fit a tree trunk? This should cut it cleanly.

  • @nickhetu4829
    @nickhetu4829 2 года назад

    Cool as always! In your opinion what type of charge do you guys think was used to detonate the georgia guide stones?

  • @systemsrenegade9888
    @systemsrenegade9888 2 года назад +1

    My father in-law used to blow trees out of the ground by first drilling a hole under the tree in the roots blow 1/4 - 1 full stick of gelignite then filling the hole with anfo then watch the tree stump go away .

  • @bjoe74fm
    @bjoe74fm Год назад

    As a Chemist myself, Stanislao Cannizzaro and Alfred Noble must love your work hehehehe, well done, cheers from Oz

  • @grzli3675
    @grzli3675 2 года назад

    This was some smoking good raw explosive serious content. Keep such good, high boom material stuff coming guys !

  • @trixrabbit8792
    @trixrabbit8792 2 года назад

    As a 12B my unit got to do some fun demo projects. On one of them we strapped 300 lbs of C4 to a 12 inch pine tree that was laying across a gully. After the blast we found a root.

  • @mdk2066
    @mdk2066 2 года назад

    Can't get at it with a dozer - said no dozer operator ever. But it is enjoyable watching them blow up.

  • @Birch12430
    @Birch12430 2 года назад

    That joke about the corpse in the motel had me allmost shit my pants laughing

  • @eric81872
    @eric81872 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the video! ☺♥

  • @markwoodger2
    @markwoodger2 2 года назад

    I saw some early footage of the use of linea shaped charges. very impressive, theu were using them to break up old military equipment.

  • @belushipumpkin
    @belushipumpkin 14 дней назад

    I truly appreciate the nod to Dre and Snoop Dogg, with your frequently referencing "back to the lecture at hand"!

  • @termiterasin
    @termiterasin 2 года назад

    romex bent into a spiral, 3d printed shell, tannerite, and black powder igniter. What do you think it makes?

  • @rippertrain
    @rippertrain 2 года назад +1

    I used to work with explosives in the oilfield. Mainly perf guns and blasting caps and Det cord with shaped charges. I'm loving this channel.
    Edit: I saw that according to the manufacturer some of our charges were good up 48 inches of depth. I don't remember the exact numbers

  • @disgruntledegghead6923
    @disgruntledegghead6923 2 года назад

    A normal person would have kept going with the chain saw.
    But I digest, this is far more entertaining and interesting. And more expensive.
    Thank's for filming it.

  • @arpioisme
    @arpioisme 2 года назад

    This is a practical knowledge education. Right here.

  • @Hogbellylife
    @Hogbellylife 2 года назад +1

    Great video guys! It would be cool if you had a armored box with a replaceable viewing window. Then you could put a camera close to the explosion & it would be protected.

  • @j.robertsergertson4513
    @j.robertsergertson4513 2 года назад

    Tree go BOOM 👍 Great video!

  • @lucassmith2332
    @lucassmith2332 2 года назад

    Love your channel. Everyone who doesn't work with explosives think there's a lot more power then what some of them really are. Including me

  • @Carv97
    @Carv97 2 года назад +2

    Thank you guys this was a great video and expensive I’m guessing XD thanks y’all !!

  • @mikewilliams8151
    @mikewilliams8151 2 года назад

    Ellie is probably thinking, time for a new homan. Not getting near that snake🤪🤪🤪

  • @kenrussell1093
    @kenrussell1093 2 года назад

    This channel appeals to the little boy in every man. I got to witness some blasting on a ranch when I was in high school, where they were building a conservation lake. In Texas, the limestone bedrock is very close to the surface, and they had to remove a bunch of it. When the blasts went off, it would blow chunks the size of a Volkswagen about 100 feet in the air. Do you have a license for this type of explosive device? I would love to see something like that again!

  • @scrappydoo7887
    @scrappydoo7887 2 года назад

    That wine bottle charge is really really impressive against wood given how much shock it can dissipate.
    Very good job

  • @nerfspartanEBF25
    @nerfspartanEBF25 Год назад +1

    I've always wondered if the nearest humans hear these regular explosions from this range and if they do, what goes through their mind when they're having their morning coffee and hear a quiet, distant explosion.

  • @shrapnut7612
    @shrapnut7612 2 года назад

    Do you guys still use a "mud pack," on top of the charge? Years ago they used a charge under a mud pack on top of a large rock . It supposedly directs the force downward, it worked well.

  • @richbattaglia5350
    @richbattaglia5350 2 года назад

    Any thoughts on playing with black powder or guncotton?

  • @homersimpson6969
    @homersimpson6969 2 года назад

    Awesome as always.

  • @jaydenritchie1992
    @jaydenritchie1992 2 года назад

    hey can answer an argument we have - does a reloading primer (pistol rifle shotgun) detonation or deflagrate?

  • @briancombatengineer12b91
    @briancombatengineer12b91 2 года назад

    Very nice work, how does one that has experience in military explosives apply for a job such as this?

  • @johnbeauvais3159
    @johnbeauvais3159 2 года назад

    Your videos are so fascinating because you can answer questions I wasn’t aware I had.
    Switching gears, you have over 200,000 subscribers but only a few thousand views and about 150 comments. Seems like there’s a lot of suppression on your channel which is just wrong because it’s pure education as far as I’m concerned.

  • @tompa8945
    @tompa8945 2 года назад

    Always enjoy your videos 👍😊👍

  • @Henfredemars
    @Henfredemars Год назад

    This is an extremely effective use of my RUclips subscription.

  • @myfavoritemartian1
    @myfavoritemartian1 2 года назад +1

    You get a thumbs up for the Dog alone! The rest is just candy.

  • @davebud5658
    @davebud5658 2 года назад +2

    That seems like a job for linier shaped charges

  • @terryqueen3233
    @terryqueen3233 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much I always love explosions

  • @markmathews6876
    @markmathews6876 2 года назад

    Blew some big red gums out years ago with nitropril & gelly. hard to judge how much is required depending on how solid the tree is, one took two goes & another was spread all around the paddock in a 100m radius , we were stick picking for days !

  • @johnconnell5115
    @johnconnell5115 2 года назад

    How would the 20' of cord do with a balest wrapped around it?

  • @nathank4708
    @nathank4708 2 года назад +1

    Im calling the R.M.C.P. LOL. keep your videos up. I like them. Blow shit up. 👍🇺🇸

  • @trackpackgt877
    @trackpackgt877 2 года назад

    5:30 Hector going after Angel with a chainsaw early '80s Miami got to be Scarface great video awesome explosions

  • @ArialRobison-Firechilde
    @ArialRobison-Firechilde 2 года назад

    Are these trees the same as a Mesquite?

  • @gillTrucker
    @gillTrucker Год назад

    I have one question have you demonstrated Bangalore torpedoes? I remember learning a little bit about them when I was in the engineers. I was wondering if you had an episode demonstrating the science or just an idea of how Bangalore torpedo to remove different types of obstacles or can they?

  • @iamnolegend483
    @iamnolegend483 2 года назад

    Ten extra points for mentioning the RCMP!!

  • @ChipBurn6
    @ChipBurn6 2 года назад

    What is the difference between these trees and mesquite?

  • @The_Professor_
    @The_Professor_ 2 года назад

    Have you been basing your calculations on the US military tree cutting formulas? I’m curious if so, just so I can better understand my own tradecraft. Typically we prefer burrowing holes into the tree or down to the root system.

  • @robm5008
    @robm5008 2 года назад

    that futurama reference was much needed !

  • @maddscientist1644
    @maddscientist1644 2 года назад

    You guys are awesome!

  • @seymourpro6097
    @seymourpro6097 2 года назад

    I once saw a shape pierce a hole through 24" of hard steel! Much fun was had that day.

  • @keiyoshi5232
    @keiyoshi5232 2 года назад +1

    Since huisache trees are so resilient, wouldn't they make good wood for something?

  • @WvlfDarkfire
    @WvlfDarkfire 2 года назад

    Linear charge! So excite!

  • @brett567
    @brett567 2 года назад

    If you put a shape charge on a standing tree at 45° then filled the resulting hole with liquid explosive would that blow it to bits as it's right inside?

  • @Dsdcain
    @Dsdcain 2 года назад

    What problem *can't* be solved with enough high explosives?
    Thanks for the laughs in this great video. Made my day for sure.

  • @LuaTech
    @LuaTech 2 года назад

    Where do you buy the lenses protectors?

  • @leepalmer3634
    @leepalmer3634 2 года назад +1

    Woods ability to dissipate explosive force is why Soviets still drape telephone poles/logs on older tanks.. or so I saw on youtube ;)

    • @mfree80286
      @mfree80286 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, YT is pulling your leg as usual. It's for getting unstuck from deep mud.

  • @LeeWH.for.the.emperor
    @LeeWH.for.the.emperor 2 года назад

    hi ordnance lab so what was used to take the trees down in we were soldiers movie

  • @raultheafghanssb2191
    @raultheafghanssb2191 2 года назад +1

    Man I love ur tutorials