Some kids are born fascinated with explosions. Those who try to blow stuff up on their own usually end up injured or in trouble, but at Missouri University of Science and Technology kids are given a safe outlet to do so and even possibly turn it into a career.
Welcome to Summer Explosives Camp .
Situated deep in the Missouri Ozarks, kids from around the world are given weeklong instruction on how to handle dynamite, TNT and plastic explosives. Camp leader Paul Worsey, a professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, uses the experience as a way to attract new recruits in the unglamorous field of mine engineering. Most students at the camp eventually attend the explosives engineering program at the university, which is a recognized leader in the industry.
St. Louis teen Niels Zussblatt explains how he helped blast a rock from deep in a mine, obliterated a watermelon, cut steel beams and set off a "wall of fire."
His favorite moment, however? "Blowing up the chicken was good," he said. "It flew and forced bits of chicken guts to fly like 40 to 50 feet."
Awesome!
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