[MissAmericanPie]

I'm just thinking, like a soldier falling on a granade, her body would absorb most of the explosion. I thought the explosive must be really powerful for it's net effect not to be offset by igniting in about 100lbs of flesh and bone.

[U S Army EOD]

When someone jumps on a grenade he normally absorbs all of the frag. The expanded gases have to go somewhere so it wouldn't make much difference on an airplane. The cabin would still get all the pressure until it opened up.

[ALASKA]

I'm just thinking, like a soldier falling on a granade, her body would absorb most of the explosion. I thought the explosive must be really powerful for it's net effect not to be offset by igniting in about 100lbs of flesh and bone.

The article said they thought the bomber would go to the lavatory, remove the explosive, then detonate wherever she wanted. So, her body would not be a factor.