Explosions can cause shock waves which can cause injury in and of themselves (as opposed to injuries cause by thrown objects or fire). This could be what they'r

Explosions can cause shock waves which can cause injury in and of themselves (as opposed to injuries cause by thrown objects or fire). This could be what they're alluding to. I couldn't access the document[0] referenced in the Wikipedia article to confirm this reading. [0]: https://www.allbestessays.com/essay/Solving-a-Mystery-of-400-Years-An-Explanation-to/47238.html https://www.allbestessays.com/essay/Solving-a-Mystery-of-400... Mythbusters often highlighted this when working with explosions by using rupture disks at different distances from the explosion to measure the amount of damage incurred due to the pressure wave. https://www.flowcontrolnetwork.com/news-reports/article/15554841/rupture-disc-aids-explosion-testing-on-mythbusters-tv-show https://www.flowcontrolnetwork.com/news-reports/article/1555...