Detonation vs Deflagration - Smarter Every Day 1

Destin introduces a new web series called Smarter Every Day designed to teach viewers something twice a week.

• Hosts are knowledgeable about guns • Hosts are rocket scientists

The episode will demonstrate the difference between detonation and deflagration using a Saiga-12 with a 20-round magazine.

Casual, friendly approach to science education without fancy accents or large budgets.

A sonic event that produces a shockwave or disturbance in the air.

A subsonic rapid oxidation process that occurs without creating a shockwave.

• Detonation is sonic with a shockwave • Deflagration is subsonic without a shockwave

The hosts will use the Saiga-12 shotgun to practically demonstrate these two distinct combustion phenomena.

Saiga-12 shotgun with 20-round magazine firing double-ought buck ammunition.

Hosts wear safety goggles during the demonstration.

• Multiple rounds are fired in succession • Flame effects are visible during firing • One round's flame extinguished before completion

The demonstration proves entertaining and effectively shows the combustion principles in action.

Everything will eventually burn, or at least deflagrate.

Viewers now understand the distinction between detonation and deflagration terminology.

The Saiga-12 with 20-round magazine and double-ought buck ammunition demonstrated the concepts effectively.

Destin bids farewell and thanks viewers for watching.