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[โ€“] Thyazide@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)

The whole unit was built into a can with a diameter no larger than 6 inches (150 mm) and weighed just over 300 pounds (140 kg) so it could be handled by machinery scaled up from a soft-drink vending machine; Coca-Cola was consulted on the design.[40]
[โ€“] brown567@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 minutes ago

There's video of a small-scale demo with conventional explosives:

https://youtu.be/E3Lxx2VAYi8

I'm surprised it's not shared around more frequently XD