A Minnesota man was fined $2,583 and sentenced to three years' probation
[13] on charges of detonating an explosive device and unlawful possession of components for explosives after he detonated 100 lb (45 kg) of Tannerite inside the bed of a dump truck by shooting it with a rifle chambered in
.50 BMG from 300 yards (270 m) away on January 14, 2008, in
Red Wing, Minnesota. The man was on probation when he mixed and shot the Tannerite and was not allowed to possess firearms or explosives.
[14][15] The blast could be felt at
Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant (roughly 5 miles away).
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