TITLE:        How Blank Rounds Work
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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HOOK (first 3 seconds spoken):
When you pull the trigger on a blank round, it releases a firing pin which

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FULL SCRIPT:
When you pull the trigger on a blank round, it releases a firing pin which strikes the primer at the base of the cartridge. Inside this cartridge is a charge of smokeless powder, but instead of a bullet, the blank is sealed with a small plastic wad. The force from the firing pin detonates the primer, which ignites the smokeless powder inside the casing and causes the pressurized gas inside to explode. With no bullet to push, this gas forces open the crimped seal and blast down the barrel, erupting from the muzzle as a loud bang.

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TIMED:
[000.00] When you pull the trigger on a blank
[001.52] round, it releases a firing pin which
[003.36] strikes the primer at the base of the
[004.88] cartridge. Inside this cartridge is a
[006.80] charge of smokeless powder, but instead
[008.40] of a bullet, the blank is sealed with a
[010.16] small plastic wad. The force from the
[012.08] firing pin detonates the primer, which
[014.08] ignites the smokeless powder inside the
[015.92] casing and causes the pressurized gas
[017.92] inside to explode. With no bullet to
[020.16] push, this gas forces open the crimped
[022.16] seal and blast down the barrel, erupting
[024.08] from the muzzle as a loud bang.
