Squib, noun
skwib
In the film industry, the term squib often refers to electric matches and detonators used to trigger larger pyrotechnics. They are generally the main explosive element in an effect, and are often used in the special effects and theater industries to simulate bullet impacts on inanimate objects or actors. Simulants such as sand, soil, wood, splinters, or in the case of the latter, fake blood, dust, or other materials to simulate shattered bone and tissue, may be attached to the squib to simulate the impact that occurs when bullets pierce different materials. The stage clothesworn by actors, referred to as dead-character costumes, are equipped with squibs that blow the simulant through pre-made "bullet" holes.
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