Now before all of you get worked up over “silencer” in the title, its the title of the video of which (much to their credit), How Stuff Works corrects the viewer that our beloved cans are called “suppressors”. Its a fun video meant for entertainment purposes but if any of our readers have been under a rock, the video does explain suppressors broken-down Barney-style.

Complete with info-graphics, a guy who may actually understand what he is talking about (until he says its a 20 dB explosion), and sound-effects, it will at least entertain you four minutes. Ignore the last thirty seconds which turns into an advertisement.