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Exploding Wires

Fine copper wires exploded in the laboratory by a large burst of electrical energy produce shock waves that are analogous to those created by meteorites and missiles in the atmosphere

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 206 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Exploding Wires” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 206 No. 5 (), p. 102
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0562-102