I’m sorry if I sound stupid, but i’m really confused as to how bombs/explosions work. Do you die/get hurt before of the debris and shards, or is it like the heat burning you? I’m so confused. Thanks in advance.
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The air blast will kill you only if you are fairly close. It loses energy rapidly the further it is away from the centre. The real damage come from flying shrapnel and debris which take much further to slow down. The heat is a minor thing except in nuclear blasts.
A hand grenade air blast will only cause damage 1-3 ft away. However, it is designed to fragment into lost of metal bits which will kill or wound from 10-20 ft away.
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