eli5: Why can’t you separate the detonator from the explosive?

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In film and TV there’s always tension built up as the hero makes a decision on which which wire to cut; the blue. No, the red .. No .. orange ..

Why can’t you simply make a bomb safe by separating the detonator from the explosive?

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If bomb was that simple, then sure, that would work. However, it would not be difficult to design one to explode when the explosive component *stops* receiving a signal, as a failsafe. So you need to be clear how it works before you go around cutting random wires.

I’m guessing that’s not a *common* situation in real life compared to the movie trope, but that’s the reasoning for it.

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