User blog:Mrbuckethat/The blast radius of explosive items

Introduction
The latest update of Terraria introduced a new form of explosive: simply called 'explosives'. It is crafted with 3 pieces of Dynamite and 1 piece of wire. Unlike dynamite and bombs, explosives require a trigger. This makes them ideal for traps, as they can be linked to a pressure plate, lever or switch.

Similar to both Bombs and Dynamite, explosives remove blocks. I have discovered recently that no research has gone into the blast radius of these three items. Intrigued, I set out to document them.