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 I were to design a bomb that I wanted to be effective, I would make it so that it couldn’t just be disabled by removing the detonator. That would defeat the purpose. So I would design a circuit that would detect if the detonator is tampered with, and immediately detonate.

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