Back in my younger days in another time and place I had a friend with an International TD20 busy cutting me a building pad in a sloped part of my land. He did well, but could not move two big old D Fir stumps that were tougher than the TD20. So he went away, talked to his buddy, and came back with a big grin.
Meanwhile he told me to dig a pit close to the stumps and as deep as I could make them. Little did I know the reason. When he showed up he dragged a bag of fertilizer out of his truck, poured on about a gallon of diesel, mixed it up and poured it all down my two holes. Then he brought out one stick of 80%, cut it in half, inserted the detonator, and took me far, far away where he touched it off.
Those two stumps were located on my land maybe 500-600 yards away from the road...a state highway. Over the next few seconds pieces of stump landed in a circle, including where we were hiding, and included a few pieces on the highway.
Great fun, and a huge education. Doubt you could do this today and not get that knock on the door! But it is as much fun to think about as it was to do way back then.
bearkiller