An explosive was a device that was designed to explode when set off by someone. Explosives were used for a variety of things, such as mining, however they were also used in warfare as bombs.
Explosives such as dynamite were also used in the construction field for demolition. It should also be noted that anything that exploded could likewise be considered an explosive, whether it's a man-made device or not.
Explosion[]
An explosion was what resulted in the detonation of an explosive. An explosion could also be anything else that exploded, such as volcanoes or supernovas. The term explosion was also used to refer to an incredible increase of something, such as a "booming" economy or unemployment; or a drastic increase in population, which was referred to as the population explosion.[2] Even a sharp sound such as a sonic boom could be referred to as an explosion.
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- ↑ As seen in the Superfriends season two episode Flood of Diamonds (October 15, 1977).
- ↑ The "population explosion" was mentioned in the Superfriends season one episode Gulliver's Gigantic Goof (December 8, 1973).