CRT implosion experience?

[sampson159]

that story reminds me of my post about "hillbilly frank".he cut the band of a magnavox crt to use in something else.he fired the set up and after a few minutes,i heard a blast like a grenade.the set exploded in his living room.he was on the phone with me when it happened.i have cut off the ears on a magnavox crt but never cut the pressure band.though it didnt pull the nails from the walls,it did leave pieces everywhere.