Dry Ice Bomb - Overview

Overview

There are various ways in which someone can make a dry ice bomb. One way dry ice bombs are commonly made is from a container such as a plastic bottle, water, and dry ice. The bottle is filled about quarter full of water, some dry ice is added, and the container shut tightly. As the solid carbon dioxide warms inside a bottle, it sublimates to a gas. The pressure inside the bottle increases as the quantity of gas increases with limited room to expand. Bombs will typically rupture within 30 seconds to 30 minutes, dependent largely on the temperature of the air outside the bottle. A dry ice bomb may develop a frost on the bottle exterior prior to explosion. After explosion, a dry ice bomb will appear to have shattered, with the overall shape of the device intact. Dry ice bombs are most commonly used on their own to simply make a blast.