Witness -- in all its high-speed glory -- a cinder-block wall meet 3 POUNDS of plastic explosives.
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Witness -- in all its high-speed glory -- a cinder-block wall meet 3 POUNDS of plastic explosives.
Added: Apr 19, 2011
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Runtime: 01:00
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