Stick bomb

A stick bomb is a (mechanical) spring-loaded device constructed out of flat sticks woven together under a bending moment. Other names for stick bombs include Chinese stick puzzles,[1] Cobra wave,[2] and frame bombs. Stick bombs are created for fun and as art, not for any practical use.

  1. ^ See, for instance, POP! POP! POP! Ultra Fast Stick Bomb "Xyloexplosive", by Rachel Mansur, 27 Feb. 2010, accessed 11 May 2012; Videos of Kinetic Art Gadgets, by Tim Fort, accessed 11 May 2012; or Xyloexplosives 1001: Introduction to Large Stick Bombs, by Tim Fort, posted on the Internet Archive, accessed 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ Boucher, Jean-Philippe; Clanet, Christophe; Quéré, David; Chevy, Frédéric (2017-08-25). "Popsicle-Stick Cobra Wave". Physical Review Letters. 119 (8): 084301. Bibcode:2017PhRvL.119h4301B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.084301. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 28952747.