What is the difference between an implosion and an explosion?

Question

I mean, both go boom. :D

Answer 1

An implosion falls in on itself.

An explosion sends the material outwards.

Answer 2

An explosion is when a force rapidly expands outward from its source. A Fourth of July firecracker is an example.
An implosion is a rapid inward filling of a space. The only true implosion is a vacuum. If air is drawn out of a brittle container, such as a bottle. there is a point where the bottle can't hold against the outside air pressure. The bottle shatters inward.
On TV the razing of a building is often called an implosion. That's incorrect. Those reports should say that a number of small expolsions around the outer walls caused the building to collapse toward the center. It doesn't actually implode.

Answer 3

You are correct that they both go boom. There is a major difference, though. For example, an implosion is used on buildings that are close to other buildings that are not to be harmed. The charges are set up that way. Therefore, the building implodes, falling in upon itself, with no debris hurting other things nearby. On the other hand, an explosion travels outward sending debris or shrapnel flying all over, near and around the point of origin, for example, a bomb or a hand grenade. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

Implosions are when the matter is being sucked in or "exploding" inward on itself. Implosions can also happen when an exterior force crushes the matter. Ex: a submarine being crushed by the water surrounding the boat.

Explosions are when the matter is hurtled away from the cause of the explosions Ex: a bomb (obvious)

Answer 5

Good question, now let's see if I can make it make sense. When they bring down a building they implode, they make the structure fail, and collapse on itself. A lot of times an explosion can cause an implosion. It could be called a failing from the inside out, and explosion would be a failing from the outside in.

Hope I didn't give you a headache.

Answer 6

Everyone pretty much understands explosion. Stuff flying out ward like a firecracker.

An implosion would be something that contains a vaccuum like a tv monitor or a lightbulb. When it cracks, the absence of air (negative outward pressure) causes the stuf to fly inward first. Then usually outward after that too.

Answer 7

on an implosion, the force of the blast is directed inward toward the object, on an explosion, the force of the blast is directed outward. So if a building explodes, pieces of the building will be blown out, an implosion directed toward itself.

Answer 8

Implosion causes the item to collapse in on itself and an explosion causes the item to burst outward.

Answer 9

Stomach growling is an implosion, eat some beans to get an explosion.

Answer 10

Explosion blows things out, implosion collapse it in.