/r/ThingsThatBlowUp

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blowing your mind literally...

As a statement on the treatment of moderators by Reddit administrators, as well as a lack of communication and proper moderation tools, /r/ThingsThatBlowUp has decided to go private for the time being. See https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/3bxduw/why_was_riama_along_with_a_number_of_other_large/ for more info.

Share pictures, videos, GIFs of basically anything that blows up!

Rules

  • Explosions must be real. No CGI or explosions from TV or movies

  • No humor directed at the expense of someones pain or suffering

  • Racist/bigoted comments will be removed and in most cases result in a ban

  • Please tag NSFW/NSFL submissions using the post tagging system

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/r/ThisBlewMyMInd - pic, videos, gif, articles, etc. that simply blow your mind

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/r/ThingsThatBlowUp

32,162 Subscribers

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Ring doorbell captures neighbor's home exploding in Plum, Pa.

2 Comments
2023/08/14
15:57 UTC

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Fireworks in a microwave. Happy 4th of July!

2 Comments
2023/07/04
08:15 UTC

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r/ThingsThatBlowUp will be joining in on the June 12th-14th protest of reddit's API changes that will essentially kill all 3rd party reddit apps.

What's going on?

A recent reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.

On May 31, 2023, reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on reddit, from Apollo to reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.

Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .

This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free. What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.

The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action. What can you do as a user?

Complain. Message the mods of /r/reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message /u/reddit

: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /r/reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.

Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join the coordinated mod effort at /r/ModCoord.

Boycott and spread the word...to reddit's competition! Stay off reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!

Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

What can you do as a moderator?

Join the coordinated effort over at /r/ModCoord

Make a sticky post showing your support, A template has been created here you can use or modify to your liking, and be sure to crosspost it to /r/ModCoord.

Thank you for your patience in the matter,

-Mod Team

2 Comments
2023/06/10
20:24 UTC

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Deodorant can in a campfire

6 Comments
2023/05/18
22:49 UTC

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F6F drone crashes after being hit by a Terrier RIM-2 Surface to Air Missile (1954)

2 Comments
2023/04/18
15:22 UTC

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House explodes in New Jersey as six firefighters search for the source of smoke inside

0 Comments
2023/03/08
20:40 UTC

158

We blow up our Ice Palace every year ☃️💥

2 Comments
2022/05/06
06:23 UTC

147

Boulder blocking highway 50 being blown up.

4 Comments
2022/03/04
23:11 UTC

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A pair of iPods in a microwave

3 Comments
2022/03/03
11:34 UTC

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Blew up our Christmas tree today :)

16 Comments
2022/01/31
03:59 UTC

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A calculator in a microwave

2 Comments
2021/08/25
07:52 UTC

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Danish Championship 2021 in Tractor pulling. (Bramming, Denmark | 5th of June, 2021)

14 Comments
2021/07/31
11:47 UTC

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Oil Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico 7/3/2021

8 Comments
2021/07/03
11:33 UTC

249

Explosions are overrated. Dolphins are way cooler!

6 Comments
2021/07/02
12:49 UTC

250

They did indeed blow up the 3,000 lbs of fireworks. And the blast can, and the truck, and the neighborhood...

31 Comments
2021/07/01
12:11 UTC

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Congratulations, /r/ThingsThatBlowUp! You are Subreddit of the Day!

1 Comment
2021/07/01
12:01 UTC

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Airbag in a microwave

6 Comments
2021/06/24
20:19 UTC

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mobile card reader at gas station causes fire

2 Comments
2021/06/07
09:45 UTC

40

Gasoline bonfire explosion

5 Comments
2021/05/30
11:29 UTC

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Germans + Aerosol cans + Oven = Boom

8 Comments
2021/05/25
22:41 UTC

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Can of mushrooms in grease fire

18 Comments
2021/05/19
23:03 UTC

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Two different tornadoes struck the Chinese city of Wuhan

11 Comments
2021/05/17
14:36 UTC

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