See what happens when Jamie and Adam drop a 7.5-pound pot -- from a height of 3 feet -- on burning C4. Will it explode? Or ... not explode?
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See what happens when Jamie and Adam drop a 7.5-pound pot -- from a height of 3 feet -- on burning C4. Will it explode? Or ... not explode?
Added: Oct 26, 2011
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Runtime: 01:45
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