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[Kayberry]

The most likely candidate for that type of explosion would be something along the lines of a fuel-air bomb. The time it takes to gather together even a mediocre military force in one location that's not adjacent to a major base would be significant, which leads to the idea that the military had engaged this monster some time before landfall in the city. Regardless, the size and type of explosion leaves few options as to its source - either MGP does it or it's from a manmade source. A fuel-air explosive would be accessible in short order, without executive endorsement from the president, would create a similarly large fireball, and produce a concussive force which the military might have guessed would at least render MGP unconscious - these things were used primarily in Vietnam to clear-cut areas of jungle so that helicopters could land. Additionally, now that we know that MGP has creepy crawlies on him, we can assume that if a direct hit was scored it would have propelled a number of flaming creepy crawlies in ballistic trajectories across the skyline. Of course there are problems - the concussive force from a fuel-air bomb would knock the glass out of most every window for a few miles, and the explosion would likely be much louder and reverberative due to the echoing off of buildings - but that can be dismissed due to bad movie science, we see it all the time. Anyways, that's my best guess.

[Angstfild]

A few things more to consider with the explosion.

1) It is very unclear how early the military became involved. They are not seen until the gang is trying to cross the bridge. They are not seen again until they come out of the alley and walk right into the middle of the military attacking the monster.

2) There was some sort of earthquake prior to the explosion. We know that Tag was investigating seismic activity and had evidence that pointed to the monster.

3) Now knowing both of those things that does not clear up any reason for the explosion. It billows out from its source and does not mushroom up and out like most explosions. The debris coming from the explosion is very peculiar as well.

If it was natural gas from a main line then I could see that. That would imply that the monster broke a line and during its debris flinging sparks or what have you, ignited it.

Propane does not inherently explode. An explosive device is need to essentially get the thing going. Mythbusters FTW on this one.

This is the only large explosion in the movie not caused by the military. Are we to assume that the monster burst up from the ground?

[itsnotagame]

Could the expolsion and the statue of liberty head be one in the same? The statue's head looked like it had scarp holes in it. That would mean the tanker could have been the starting point.

[StayPuftMarshmallowMan]

[Dany Yamz]

Just to throw my own theory in there after a little thinking. Maybe The monster threw something that exploded at a building?

The explosion does look like it it might've started high up next to one building & the creature threw the statue of liberty's head too. Im just speculating from what I can gather.

[Angstfild]

[6slushos]

same explosion in 1-18-08.com night vision photo?

[Calypso]

This whole thing points to a big military black ops plot. The fact that the military was already on the island when he began the attack shows that they knew about the creature. Now in most science fiction plots the government always tries to collect dangerous creatures for study and use against our enemies. Now the way I see it they made a deal with Taragatu so that they could retrieve MGP from the depts of the ocean but T.I.D.O. blew up the station, disturbed him, and sent him on a rampage across Manhatten. Since the government new of his existence they sent troops to try and kill him and stationed more in the city so that if he reached them they could try and kill him there. Since at the end of the movie they blew the whole city up I doupt they would have any problems blowing up a big chunk of it in the begining which is what coused the large explosion.

[Tsakara]

I'll once again say that its REALLY not a surprise that the army got there as quick as they did, Fort Hamilton is literally in the city, not on Manhattan but in the city nontheless.
I would not believe the army knew about it, maybe they thought they killed it on the ocean, maybe they were involved beforehand but when the statue of liberty's head was sent hurling across the skyline and they saw what threw it I bet that they were as surprised as Hud.
if you don't think that they could get across Brooklyn in the 1/2 half hour it took then you seriously underestimate our military.

we're a superpower for a reason.

[Yodel]

It's obviously teh Grumpy Pants VANQUISHING GODZILLA!

[JoshBHC]

well the oil tanker was next to the statue of liberty and the head came from the same direction as the explosion. Later you see the oil tanker on fire but during the news report which took place before hand it wasn't on fire

so the serious of events would have been news report of tanker, rooftop, explosion of tanker, pissed off so Ima fuck this statue up, later seeing the oil tanker in the aftermath of the explosion. But with an explosion that huge the oil tanker would have been less intact afterwards. What was the debris coming from and what caused the earthquake. nowhere else does the monster cause such a devastating shake especially from so far away.

[6slushos]

[stellacotton]

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