If you thought that just dropping an inert weapon during a test to validate a specific platform or procedure was an easy and safe task, you were wrong.
The following video shows a series of catastrophic incidents caused by a bomb release or tank jettison gone wrong.
Impressive.
http://youtu.be/RROr86sqiP8
Weapons separations involving new aircraft, pylons, tanks or ordnance are always filmed to evaluate and prevent incident like those shown in the video.