Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to How Explosions Work
A simple explanation that will blow your mind
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How Explosions Work launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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How Magnets Work▲126You've always wondered, haven't you? (a Hardbound story)
2016 · its alternatives →
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An intuitive, illustrated, animated explanation
2016 · its alternatives →
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Proven strategies to make your pitch & influence decisions
2017 · its alternatives →
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An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
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Free course on how the world works from the YouTube star.
2015 · its alternatives →
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How some scientists hid the truth on tobacco smoke + more
2016 · its alternatives →
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A gleeful look at the science behind impossible deaths
2017 · its alternatives →
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