Can Anyone Explain How This Giant Ice-Block Stick Wave Exploded?

How is this possible? Thousands upon thousands of rainbow ice-block sticks, layered together into an enormous exploding chain reaction. But… but how? Is there a spring somewhere? Is the thing held together by sheer tension? Childhood magic! Holy shit.

Physics is incredible. This was also probably the happiest child on the face of the planet at this particular moment, until he gets his MIT scholarships. But now: “CLEAN IT UP, KIDDO!”

[Thanks Matt!]

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(6 Comments)
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    Adam

    Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Watching it in reverse makes it look like a cobra moving along the floor…

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    MattS

    Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Leave to instructables…
    http://www.instructables.com/id/Cobra-Weave-Exploding-Stick-Bomb/

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    Kris

    Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    probably an obvious statement, however, it looks like the spring in the wood is the magic secret..

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    EckyThump

    Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    That is so cool!! #]

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    Matt

    Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    at 48 secs looks like fishing line.

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    Tom M

    Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Magnets. That’s how they does it :P

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