The 1960 movie "The Swiss Family Robinson" is a Disney classic, but with farfetched and unbelievable scenes like the New Switzerland race that includes an elephant, an ostrich, and a zebra, it can be hard to take this movie seriously. In an attempt to bring a dose of reality to this fanciful film, two YouTubers has tested one of the movie's most inventive weapons: the coconut bomb. Do not try this at home.
According to Darren Orf for Popular Mechanics: "Grant Thompson makes three grenades—filled with varying degrees of charge—to test the hypothesis, and tops them off with paper and sugar fuses. Turns out not only can you make a grenade out of a coconut, but you can make a pretty damn good grenade out of a coconut."
Alexis Gajewski has over 15 years of experience in the maintenance, reliability, operations, and manufacturing space. She joined Plant Services in 2008 and works to bring readers the news, insight, and information they need to make the right decisions for their plants. Alexis also authors “The Lighter Side of Manufacturing,” a blog that highlights the fun and innovative advances in the industrial sector.
