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Explosives Engineer & SFX Expert Review Explosions From ‘Mission Impossible,’ ‘The Hurt Locker’

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5 years ago

April 6, 2020

Explosives engineer and professor Paul Worsey, and special effects supervisor Tassilo Baur, fact check explosion scenes from ‘Mission Impossible,’ ‘Drive Angry,’ ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘No Country for Old Men’ and analyze each film from both an engineering and a filmmaking perspective.

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Explosives Engineer & SFX Expert Review Explosions From ‘Mission Impossible,’ ‘The Hurt Locker’

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23 Comments

Abram Edwards

April 6, 2020 at 4:01 pm

Second

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Nathalia Ramaciotti

April 6, 2020 at 4:02 pm

Third

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Tom

April 6, 2020 at 4:06 pm

nice content keep up the great content

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Tom

April 6, 2020 at 4:06 pm

nice video you deserve more views

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- robbthewolfking
  
  April 6, 2020 at 4:46 pm
  
  Your talking like they are some small youtube channel lol
  
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YRH Ashes

April 6, 2020 at 4:30 pm

Fourth

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Falchion

April 6, 2020 at 4:40 pm

I’d love to see the opening scene of Children of Men to feature on this show, one of the most realistic explosions ive seen in a film

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- István Horváth
  
  April 6, 2020 at 4:56 pm
  
  That film has some real shocking scenes, like a kick to the stomach
  
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MillennialAsshole

April 6, 2020 at 4:58 pm

lol that is exactly how the Military Operates. There was a Humvee that had a ducktape to fix a hose issue

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Forestechoes Piano Corner

April 6, 2020 at 5:09 pm

Bnag! that’s Bang out of order!

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Hermes

April 6, 2020 at 5:14 pm

Must be super badass to be a professor in explosive
So, what are you majoring in?
Oh, you know, the usual, boring ol’ explosive

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Karen-Beth Rynk

April 6, 2020 at 5:22 pm

We r analyzing a movie. A movie. It’s supposed to be fake. I can’t believe this is being analyzed. Like Nicholas Cage could make that shot one handed. Exactly the ordinary person would have no idea, it’s all for entertainment

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- Rony Theronin
  
  April 6, 2020 at 5:36 pm
  
  Karen-Beth Rynk That’s why they have a professional who works in the business to explain the decisions.
  
  Nobody forces you to be here, stop complaining.
  
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- Dominic D'Acunto
  
  April 6, 2020 at 6:04 pm
  
  The autism is strong with this one.
  
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- The Pope
  
  April 6, 2020 at 6:39 pm
  
  @Dominic D’Acunto No the autism would want the explosives be as realistic as possible.
  
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Matthijs van Duin

April 6, 2020 at 5:42 pm

I appreciate the explosion in the opening sequence (the armed car robbery) of Heat (1995) for its lack of nonsensical yet seemingly obligatory fireball, instead using the impact the shockwave has on nearby car windows as the way to illustrate its power.

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Amber Johnson

April 6, 2020 at 5:54 pm

Gj to suspend disbelief https://youtu.be/gOii4OBBMFY

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Ethan Herrell

April 6, 2020 at 6:13 pm

Our boys are back.

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Mischa

April 6, 2020 at 6:26 pm

I remember these lads.

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Nolan Friedline

April 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm

I am so glad that CGI is taking over for real explosives. We have just been polluting the environment for entertainment.

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Saucy Life

April 6, 2020 at 7:15 pm

Mission Impossible’s age is showing lol looked so old

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O. B.

April 6, 2020 at 7:38 pm

(10:37) ISIS also watches YouTube…just saying.

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Jamie Kidman

April 6, 2020 at 7:54 pm

what accent is that? its not aussie maybe east coast if it is, and i dont think its kiwi

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