I’m trying to learn to use Blender but am frequently distracted by an urge to blow up the default cube. I have been trying out RBDLab and Kaboom recently and can recommend both. I found Kaboom to be a little more intuitive and the smoke/dust effects are easier to control and more realistic with default settings.

I created a quick test animation in around 5 minutes without the need to read up on documentation or follow a tutorial…