Photo Gallery: Bomb-Proof My Pickup
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Bomb-proofed Ford
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Michael helps back the bomb proofed Ford into position to be exploded.
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Undercarriage
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Travis, Michael, and Rog look under a truck to figure out how they are going to fasten the armor to the undercarriage.
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Piece of Truck Armor
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Rog and Travis carry one of the finished pieces of armor into David Lemon's garage to be welded onto a truck.
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Bomb-proofing a Truck
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Pete and Travis start the process of bomb proofing a truck by laminating plywood.
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PVC Piping
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Charles cuts PVC piping that will be used to displace the blast energy under the bombproofed truck.
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Rog and Charles
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Rog and Charles walk back to a safe place before detonating another vehicle with explosives.
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The Rednecks
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Charles lags behind the rest of the rednecks as they all walk up a hill to see the damage to a test vehicle they just exploded.
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One of Rog's Cars
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
The guys look over one of Rog's cars they exploded with dynamite.
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Test Vehicle
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Rog and the rednecks wait by the second test vehicle of the day before the load it up with explosives.
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Truck Set with Explosives
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
The Ford truck is set with explosives. Now the team's handiwork will be tested to see if they can make a vehicle bomb-proof.
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Explosives Detonating
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
The explosives have detonated. Now the team's handiwork will be tested to see if they can make a vehicle bomb-proof.
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Fire in the Hole!
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
The moment of truth, will the team's handiwork pay off?
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Illuminated Truck
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
The truck and its surroundings are illuminated as the explosives are triggered.
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Watermelon
Photograph by NGC and Flight 33
Rog and Charles celebrate a successful experiment with some fresh watermelon. The men filled Jughead Jim, their bomb-test dummy, with eggs, watermelon, and tomatoes to simulate internal organs.
Featured Video
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Bomb-Proof My Pickup
Making lightweight armor out of plywood and beer cans to test theories on how to better protect military Humvees.
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