Amazing but true
Where Camp is a Blast
ROLLA, MO-August 1, 2005 — Some teens are having a blast this summer – at explosives camp.
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More than 20 teens are taking a five-day course sponsored by the University of Missouri-Rolla.
The teens get to work with real high explosives, like dynamite and C-Four, the plastic explosive used by the military. The campers are also designing their own fireworks. Most of the teenagers are looking ahead to well-paying careers in the mining, demolition or fireworks industries.
Margaret Howard will be a freshman at UMR's Mining Engineering school this fall. She says getting paid to blow up stuff would be great.