"It is fused to explode three seconds after it leaves my hand."

The fuse - not the charge - is set to explode five seconds after it is removed.

The second exploded about 18 seconds after firing.

They watched the shell, which exploded four seconds after it landed a good fifty yards beyond the cask.

The building exploded less than 30 seconds after he exited the second time.

The Bear exploded five seconds after he opened his parachute.

The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launching Jan. 28, 1986, killing the seven crew members.

Formless, mostly artless, the teams exploding for a combined one field goal over the last 6 minutes 27 seconds.

On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its 10th flight.

They were fitted with fuses, which would cause them to explode four seconds after the release was pulled.