The Detonation Research Test facility’s tunnel is roughly the length of two football fields. Texas A&M University College of Engineering Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes its controlled detonations . Texas A&M University recently revealed what they say is the world’s largest controlled explosion lab, where researchers can fill a nearly 500-foot metal tube with gas and ignite it in the name of science. They are calling it The Detonation Research Test Facility (DRTF). By precisely measuring what it takes to turn a simple flame into a massive, deadly detonation, researchers hope to make discoveries that could better prepare engineers to prevent gas leaks, and potentially inform ways to build explosion-resistant infrastructure. And all of that will require lots and lots of yeehaw inducing bangs.…