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There was a bit of a hoo-ha about live ammunition and blanks when Derren Brown performed his Russian Roulette stunt. And there was some confusion over whether blanks were dangerous or not. It's been mentioned a couple of times on this forum. If anyone is still interested, here's the definitive answer.
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mblanks.html
I think the Straight Dope website which gives the answer is simply superb.

Being a gunsmith, I can attest to the factuality of that column. Thank you for posting the link, Alan. There is a lot of misinformation on this subject out there, so it is refreshing to see the cold, hard facts in print.

Mike.