What is the force from an explosion that can literally knock you off of your feet?

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You see it in movies all the time and can read accounts of it, but scientifically speaking what is it that is actually throwing your body into the air?

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It doesn’t. Explosion won’t throw your body into the air like it does in the movie. An explosion is a gas expanding really fast, pushing air in shockwave. When that shockwave reach you, it’s like a punch all over your body. If the explosion is powerful enough, it will push your soft tissues around until they tear. Leaving your bleeding or dead on the ground. You might collapse or be pushed and fall on your back (if the explosion is in front of you), but your feet won’t really leave the ground. If the explosion is strong enough that it push you into the air, you body will just be a big mess of flesh and liquid.

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