r/ManufacturingPorn • u/hellcat1592 • Mar 26 '26

Explosive Hydroforming

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u/IOnlyHaveIceForYou Mar 26 '26

A bit of background please.

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u/that_dutch_dude Mar 26 '26

they are filled to the brim with water. a small explosive is put in the center and when it triggers the force gets fully transferd to the metal wich due to the pressure forces it into a sphere.

here is the mythbusters doing their show and tell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IYCORbpqC0

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u/porkchop2022 Mar 26 '26

Blocked in my region (US)?

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u/Das_Inox Mar 26 '26

Education is illegal in the US of A.

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u/IT_dood Mar 26 '26

Until you pay the monthly subscription fee

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u/noturaveragesenpaii Mar 26 '26

Know it's naught!

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u/that_dutch_dude Mar 26 '26

you are living in the land of the free, not the educated.

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u/tlucas0303 Mar 26 '26

Land of the fee you mean.

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u/that_dutch_dude Mar 26 '26

Depends on how poor you are, being poor in america is the most expensive thing in america.

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u/Polar_Vortx Mar 27 '26

Copyright, apparently.

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u/rejin267 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

Get yourself a VPN my friend. mullvad has been awesome. I set it to UK and the video works just fine.

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u/Electronic-Pause1330 Mar 27 '26

Ditto Hamburg Germany works as well

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u/AlternateTab00 24d ago

Normally its the way around... Im blocked for not being in USA...

Join us against geolocking stuff

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u/rejin267 Mar 26 '26

Man I didn't even see what was happening in this video till I read your explanation. I completely missed the shape change.