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bomb disposal officer filmed getting blown up defusing bomb

Yikes. The suits are developed to absorb as much pressure as possible, obviously there are limits to what's practical though.

Seems to me that diffusing bombs is an unnecessary risk vs using robots, containment chambers and remote detonation. Maybe they didn't have that kind of stuff available though.
 
From the wiki seems I'm partially correct.

The first EOD suits consisted of Kevlar type material and/or armor plates made of metal or fiber-reinforced plastic. Their purpose was to protect the wearer from penetrating injuries by fragments from an exploding device. In the mid-1990s, research showed that these materials alone were not effective against the blast wave itself, which can cause blast lung and other potentially deadly internal injuries.[5] Modern EOD suits have layers of Kevlar, plating, and foam to provide protection from both fragments and the blast wave itself.

From the second video, it seems there's padding involved too, so this type appears to offer some blast wave protection. Obviously there are limits... 🙁
 
"Is Frank going to be ok?"

"yeah don't worry all he has to do is cut the green wire"

"Erm isn't Frank colourblind?"

"Oh Shit"
 
highland145 said:
This. WTH is wrong with you people?
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To be fair, had I know it was a fatality, I would not have watched. Just as I have not watched the head shot from this morning's French newspaper attack.

I had not read the top of that link that had stated he died. I was curious to see the extent of the explosion and ponder if such an event would be survivable.

I wish I hadn't. 🙁
 
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