How was the pressure cooker blast filmed?

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In Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), there is a scene where a pressure cooker suddenly blasts in front of two lead actors.

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How was this pressure cooker blast filmed? Was there any risk of harm to the leads?






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How is a pressure cooker used as a bomb?

Similar to a pipe bomb, the containment provided by the pressure cooker means that the energy from the explosion is confined until the pressure cooker itself explodes. This in turn creates a relatively large explosion using low explosives and generating potentially lethal fragmentation.

How did the Boston Marathon bombs work?

Two terrorists, the brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs, which detonated 14 seconds and 210 yards (190 m) apart at 2:49 p.m., near the finish line of the race, killing three people and injuring hundreds of others, including 17 who lost limbs.

What happens when a pressure cooker explodes?

A pressure cooker can create a temperature 40 degrees hotter than the temperature point required to boil water. When the cooker explodes, it releases large amounts of boiling liquids and food contents. Steam is released with a tremendous amount of force that has the power to cause severe second and third-degree burns.



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