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Modern Fragmentation Grenade

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Modern Fragmentation Grenade

The small explosive device that fits in a soldier's hand/Historical Weapons

The M67 fragmentation grenade is the standard hand grenade of the US military. It has a spherical steel body filled with about 180 g of Composition B explosive. After the safety pin is pulled and the spoon released, a 4 to 5 second fuse ignites the main charge, producing fragments effective to about 15 m.

Measurements

Diameter6.4 hundredths m
222 millionGold atoms
16.4 millionthsAkashi Kaikyo spans
1.68Silver dollar diameters
Height (with fuse)8.9 hundredths m
957 millionthsStatue of Liberty heights
2.78SD card lengths
3 thousandthsWater polo pools
Mass4 tenths kg
1.3 hundredthsLabrador retrievers
7.6 tenthsOlympic gold medals
Explosive filler mass1.8 tenths kg
529 millionthsEmpty hot tubs
7,200Rice grain weights
882 billionthsStatues of Liberty
Effective casualty radius15 m
1.3 tenthsSki jump hills
8.2 tenthsBowling lane lengths
33.6 millionthsGrand Canyon lengths
Fuse delay4.5 s
2.5 thousandthsDog walks
8.3 thousandthsSnooze alarms
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