Bombs Away!
Jul. 7th, 2009 01:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqYou know the cartoon image of a bomb:
Have you ever actually seen a real explosive shaped like that? Despite this being a near universal image for a bomb, I don't think I've ever actually seen a real one. This includes depictions of them in film.
Did they ever really look that way, or is it just an evolution of some cartoonist's shorthand?
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Not everyone can see the image so I'm using a new image that links to TV Tropes. The link also give an answer.
Have you ever actually seen a real explosive shaped like that? Despite this being a near universal image for a bomb, I don't think I've ever actually seen a real one. This includes depictions of them in film.
Did they ever really look that way, or is it just an evolution of some cartoonist's shorthand?
---post-script---
Not everyone can see the image so I'm using a new image that links to TV Tropes. The link also give an answer.
