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Explosion

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Video shows person running near Georgia Guidestones before explosion

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Georgia Guidestones Heavily Damaged By Explosion

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Explosion Damages Georgia's 'Stonehenge'

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Monument in Georgia damaged in explosion

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Georgia Guidestones monument, dubbed "America's Stonehenge," damaged after explosion

An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel via supersonic shock waves. Subsonic explosions are created by low explosives through a slower burning process known as deflagration.
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