Just about every animated depiction of a bomb that I’ve ever seen is the same - a black sphere with a fuse sticking out of it, like this. Is that based on any actual explosives that were ever used, or if not, how did it become the default representation?
Not to discourage further responses, but u/PartyMoses answered a similar question here.
More can be said, of course, but this answer from /u/partymoses is what you're looking for, as well as the followup.
