Explosions

[Birt]

Hi
I have heard the cerain explosive forces travel the path of most resistance. I would of assumed they would go by the least resistance so how do they do this?

[heathfield]

With some explosives, cordite, for example, the more they are compressed, the faster they explode. Cordite on its own simply burns with a an intense bright orange flame, but compress it, as in a rifle cartridge, and note the difference.So the more resistance these explosives come up against, the more effectively they can work on that area.

[lord molly]

some explosive's shock waves do travel the path of most resistincs, similar to the "p" waves of an earthquake. there are used to rupture bunkers and underground complexes.