A squib is a miniature explosive device used in a wide range of industries, from special effects to military applications. It resembles a tiny stick of... 9 KB (972 words) - 18:52, 12 December 2023 |
A squib load, also known as a squib round, pop and no kick, or just a squib, is a firearm malfunction in which a fired projectile does not have enough... 4 KB (596 words) - 18:02, 20 December 2023 |
Look up squib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Squib or Squibb may refer to: Squib (explosive), a miniature explosive with a very small charge Bullet... 1 KB (153 words) - 17:34, 14 February 2024 |
Firearm malfunction (section Squib load) discharge), could cause a serious fragmentation hazard. A squib load (also squib round, squib, squib fire, insufficient discharge, incomplete discharge) is... 11 KB (1,690 words) - 06:01, 27 March 2024 |
the special effects department drilled, wired and hand-planted 380 squib explosives onto the truck, including 150 on each side of the vehicle and 80 for... 13 KB (1,845 words) - 07:04, 6 April 2024 |
differ), he was blinded in one eye by a flying splinter from a copper explosive squib cap. Thus like his brother before him (losing part of his right hand... 4 KB (194 words) - 18:48, 24 March 2024 |
another. Squib load Firearm malfunction entry in Online Etymological Dictionary Davis, Tenney L. (1943). The Chemistry of Powder & Explosives. Hollywood... 4 KB (490 words) - 04:30, 6 October 2023 |
red food coloring, often inside small balloons coupled with explosive devices called squibs. There are many reasons for substituting for real blood in... 6 KB (623 words) - 19:00, 21 January 2024 |
Mercury-Redstone 4 (section Explosive hatch) preparing, per procedure, to cut off the spacecraft's antenna whip with a squib-actuated cutter at the end of a pole, the hatch cover flew off, struck the... 36 KB (4,607 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024 |
drive a bullet partway into the barrel — a dangerous condition called a squib load. The first step to firing a firearm of any sort is igniting the propellant... 23 KB (3,382 words) - 02:24, 20 April 2024 |
Fougasse (weapon) (category Explosive weapons) without knowing why, suddenly finds himself going up in the air like a squib with his legs and arms flying in different directions. We have had many... 11 KB (1,212 words) - 14:30, 15 April 2024 |
projectile like a bullet or pellet, but generates a muzzle flash and an explosive sound (muzzle report) like a normal gunshot would. Firearms may need to... 16 KB (1,775 words) - 21:27, 23 April 2024 |
with 580 grams of an RDX/Estane explosive mix. After the mine reaches the ground, and the arming delay has passed, a squib is fired launching eight tripwires... 6 KB (805 words) - 17:41, 2 February 2024 |
the consensus: "Loaded Weapon 1 hits all the routine targets with soft squibs, yielding a tired parody that cycles through its laundry list of references... 13 KB (1,378 words) - 12:10, 31 December 2023 |
in declassified documents (possibly because of its classified nature), "squibs" on the Los Alamos Laboratory 1A Valve Mechanism would fire and cause the... 50 KB (6,422 words) - 23:40, 22 April 2024 |
cost of $250,000 and included 7,000 drilled holes that would include explosive squibs for its demolition. The helicopter chase scene included a helicopter... 15 KB (1,630 words) - 12:31, 17 April 2024 |
can be used together with aluminium. Pyrofuze bridgewires can be used in squibs and electric matches. Pyrofuze foils can be used for e.g. sealing of various... 12 KB (1,398 words) - 19:06, 21 October 2022 |
use or to make them legal under the law. Squib load, also known as squib round, pop and no kick, or just squib: A firearms malfunction in which a fired... 92 KB (10,175 words) - 02:00, 25 April 2024 |
Flame fougasse (category Explosive weapons) may be spelled foo gas) is a type of mine or improvised explosive device which uses an explosive charge to project burning liquid onto a target. The flame... 31 KB (3,553 words) - 14:09, 11 March 2024 |
loads for heavier projectiles without as much risk of overpressure or a squib load, and are also easier to clean. The shot pellets from a shotshell are... 91 KB (12,179 words) - 07:03, 10 April 2024 |
the scene, and he had to wear a helmet to protect himself from the explosive squibs simulating gunfire. Anderson pulled the tentacles into the Dog-Thing... 179 KB (18,213 words) - 17:54, 8 April 2024 |
film, it's another Eiger Sanction. Less a 'Firefox', it's more of a damp squib, or at best a smoldering turkey." Vincent Canby's review in The New York... 14 KB (1,662 words) - 12:50, 16 March 2024 |
covering the puppet in flammable rubber cement that was remotely ignited with squib sparks. Its fingers were locked to the fence to prevent it from falling... 105 KB (15,539 words) - 05:19, 6 December 2023 |