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Low yield explosives cause low or less damaging explosions and rarely injure people true or false?
False....
The Oklahoma City bombings utilized a "low yield" explosive (ANFO) which is typically used in mining to move material.
A 'high" explosive, like dynamite, is used to blast and fracture material.
What else can I help you with?
Why explosives are dangerous to human being?
Because the energy released when they detonate can destroy property, and injure or kill people.
What physical effects do tornadoes have on people?
In addition to damaging and destroying property, tornadoes can kill or injure the people themselves. This is mainly due to flying and falling debris in the tornado.
How many people die from explosions?
From overpressure...or shock wave forces of explosives tearing limbs or other body parts off. If the explosive is packed in a container, the fragmented container causes further damage.
Can hurricanes injure people seriously?
Yes. Hurricanes can seriously injure and kill people.
Why are consumer fireworks illegal in Pennslvania?
So that consumers don't injure or kill themselves, or other people, using explosives in an untrained manner. People who are trained to handle fireworks sometimes make mistakes. Untrained people can do a great deal of damage if allowed to own and set off fireworks.
What degree do you get to become an explosives engineer?
Depends. People that develop explosives are Chemical Engineers. People that design the USE of explosives may be Civil Engineers, or Mining Engineers. However, many everday users of explosives for mining and construction do not have a degree.
Why are explosive bad?
Explosives are neither good nor bad, they simply ARE. Each day in the US we use about 5 MILLION pounds of explosives for good purposes- mining, construction, demolition, etc. However, explosives are concentrated energy (about 1 million horsepower in one stick of dynamite). Used for bad purposes, used carelessly, or used by someone without the training and knowledge to use them safely, explosives can damage property and hurt or kill people.
Why do scientists classify tornadoes as one of the violent events?
Tornadoes are classified as violent because they have very powerful winds capable of damaging or destroying man-made structures. Many of the stronger tornadoes will kill and injure people.
How can an earthquake affet people?
it can kill them or injure them
Should blind people drive?
no because they can seriously injure people. it's the same as blind people skiing, they shouldn't do this either because they can injure or kill people (such as little kids)
Did people use explosives during the gold rush?
Yes they did. Explosives were used in mines to find gold ore.
Why do people suffer pain?
So that they do not injure their body.
