Yes, the good old C4 explosive. If you were not in the military, you probably heard of C4(Composition Four) from action movies or video games. C4 is the go-to explosive for the military, combining stability in storage and handling with lightweight and high explosive yield.

 

A Marine from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company inserts a blasting cap into a block of C4 explosive during demolition training at the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility Aug. 20, 2014 (Wikimedia Commons). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annual_training_140820-N-AX577-063.jpg
A Marine from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company inserts a blasting cap into a block of C4 explosive during demolition training at the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility Aug. 20, 2014 (US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Patrick Dille, Navy Reserve Navy Public Affairs Support Element-West/RELEASED).

Let me take a guess. You know C-4 from one of the best-selling games in history, Counter-Strike. You were probably in the CSGO lounge or looking forward to the CSGO majors in Rio de Janeiro when you just happened to stumble upon the thought, “Does C4 in the game work the same in real life?”

If you’re not a fan of Counter-Strike, you probably know this from the violent console and PC games such as the Grand Theft Auto franchise and the Call of Duty franchise. To an extent, maybe even Valorant and its usage of a spike.