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[–] [email protected] 94 points 3 weeks ago

Generally explosions do in fact involve an object suddenly increasing in volume (with corresponding decrease in density)

Said objects typically become partially gaseous, but if the rest of it is porous then it's not unusual at all for that to increase in volume also.

Easy example: popcorn.