I solemnly swear I am up to no acts of domestic terorism

[blamebrampton]

But I do need to know a bit about using C-4 explosives. For a story I am working on. Just basic things, such as the amount you would need to blow a hole in a wall without blowing up everything in the room the wall was part of. And what density of object you would need to hid behind were you in said room.

Normally I'd turn to my Googlefu, but I have a cat in one hand and a reasonable suspicion that Echelon tracks me already thanks to my many Bush jokes and botanical poisons expertise ...

Anyone? 

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[pinque.livejournal.com]

TV tells me four butter sized blocks will blow up a car.

I suspect this may be a tad off though ;)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it will, just how much of the surrounding street it takes with it is what's bothering me ;-)

[pinque.livejournal.com]

According to TV it was enough to blow up the car but not hurt the man pushing the button just 20ish metres in front. Nor the pile of crapped out cars 2m behind. This was in a junk yard.

It is fo realz I'm sure.

[pinque.livejournal.com]

Oh and the explosion was mainly vertical.

Not that there would have been any careful rigging to achieve that effect at all.

[pinque.livejournal.com]

Oooh, same tv show just suggested also that a handful will do the trick.