High school students will set up a fireworks display tonight at UMR, just days after federally approved fireworks went on sale in the state. But viewers can expect more than sparklers and bottle rockets; after all, these students have spent their week in Explosives Camp, where they shot dynamite, learned about detonators and blew stuff up -- all in a supervised environment, of course.
Due to the popularity of last year’s one-of-a-kind camp, UMR hosted two sessions of Explosives Camp this summer. Video from the first camp is available here(10.5 MB).
“We use the entertainment value for learning, and the students love it," says explosives expert Paul Worsey, a professor of mining engineering at UMR. “This year, we’re full. But it looks like we’ll be offering this camp as a regular feature in the future."
