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50m diameter
50m
A. Acoustic Ground Effects
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 4 hr, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz9-j9C-EmQ
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 1 d, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kORRcYeD8Ig
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 4 hr, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXpQtUXb-Mw
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 1 d, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Y34lFjbik
Acoustical (Technical): 50m unfragmented, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wu0yjIvlZo
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 4 hr, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMq8wEVoqJk
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 1 d, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s8xCEfYpBQ
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 4 hr, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHTeC3BqnoQ
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 1 d, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUC7vqmneiI
Acoustical (Technical): 50m unfragmented, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1xtX-Nb9gA
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 4 hr, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkn0KQ9QYk
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 1 d, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3YThgb0Qw
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 4 hr, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP8fiLYD4lE
Acoustical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 1 d, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3rwG1p4dBE
Acoustical (Technical): 50m unfragmented, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7I8beMh_Ec
- Optical Ground Effects
Optical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 0.2 day, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejt9cAAkdZ8
Optical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 1 day, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvr1RT59IJ0
Optical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 0.2 day, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pSfVKh6AI
Optical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 1 day, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK4ljCzinZg
Optical (Technical): 50m unfragmented, 10 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMRYu4g_a14
Optical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 0.2 day, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3cSWUr9boo
Optical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 1 day, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxFtz79miVc
Optical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 0.2 day, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG7HGjnzals
Optical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 1 day, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxjSpmKZVME
Optical (Technical): 50m unfragmented, 15 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkQNvk8BsBU
Optical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 0.2 day, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFQf_Pv13js
Optical (Technical): 50m in 100 fragments, 1 day, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN7ysqujWdY
Optical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 0.2 day, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmqV0PfWoS0
Optical (Technical): 50m in 1000 fragments, 1 day, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jbll3eSBIk
Optical (Technical): 50m unfragmented, 20 km/s, 2.6 g/cc, 45°