WATCH: Hypnotizing Videos of Wyoming Mine Blasting

Who doesn't like to watch things blow up? It's as addictive as cat videos on the internet. People will spend hours watching videos of towers and buildings being demolished with explosives.

Here in Wyoming, in towns like Gillette, there is the occasional window rattle and dishes in the cupboard shaking when the mine uses an excessive amount of explosives in order to get at the coal.

For entertainment purposes only, I give you some of the best Wyoming coal mine explosions that can be found on the internet.

Let's start light and work up. A tour of the Eagle Butte Mine, a coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming July 6, 2022, we were treated to a blast preparing an area occupied by a bed of coal for excavation. Other than for miners, it is unusual to be able to be in the pit adjacent to where a blast was planned. We received an excellent view, which is shared in this video.

Now we step it up a little.

We have a good angle on this next one.

You'll see that entire ridge go up in a series of blasts.

This deep Wyoming mine is not a coal project but a gold project.

Look down deep and wait for it.

It's fun to hear the blast noise after we see the explosion.

In the video below, we have a few mines from Wyoming along with other blasts from around the nation. It is a montage that will leave you wanting to hit replay.

Are civil and military explosives the same? In other words, are we using the same explosives in mining and warfare? Well, yes and no. From the ninth century AD (though the historians are still uncertain about the exact date of its invention) to the mid-1800's, black powder was the only explosive available. A single type of explosives was therefore used as a propellant for guns and for blasting purposes in any military, mining, and civil engineering application.