[taxcontrol]

Hate to burst your bubble [I know, does not apply, but it is a great pun line for the topic anyway...]

What kills the majority of folks during a 500 lbs bomb blast is secondary effects... not overpressure. Hard to keep living when the chair from the other room has just been inserted into your torso. Notice the photos were of the face... I have not seen any pictures of the body.

[Pukin Dog]

It depends what is in that 500lb bomb.

Some bombs contain just a shaped charge for overpressure effects, with less heat and more boom.

If you look at the video, note how limited the blast effect was. Buildings surrounding the target did not go down.

A normal 500 pounder would have messed up most of the block.