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Originally Posted by Targan
As a former explosives technician, fiery explosions in movies are a bit of a pet hate of mine. Definitely a Hollywood thing. Honestly, I think there's just as much visual and emotional impact from showing the shock wave of a realistic explosion rather than a big BS fiery explosion, if not more.
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Yet there were instances of the fuel or ammo in a tank going up in a fiery conflagration. Among those of us who are not explosive techs we are used to seeing huge fireballs when things go up. Still I prefer sharper bangs and clouds of dust.