Cracking
Explosion
Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.
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Cracking and explosion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cracking" instead a noun "Explosion".
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- Supersonic bullets will let off a large cracking sound when fired, while subsonic rounds only have the sound of the initial gunpowder explosion.
Source: Bang, Bang, BANG - Essentially the same thing happened four years later in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this time with a propane pipe cracking under the weight of settling concrete and groundfill above due to a sharp bend; the Guadalajara explosion is even referenced and footage from that episode shown.
Source: Series / Seconds From Disaster
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