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The purpose of the explosive is to blast the heat shield far away from Huygens. The whole structure was designed with this in mind.
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As said before, the bolts detach the shield from the lander, after which it is pushed away with a spring, which was "sandwiched" between lander and heatshield by the bolts holding the two together. The system is designed in such a way that it is capable of moving the heat shield away from the probe, the heat shield being the lighter part, and while both in flight. EDIT: indeed in a parachute config you don't even need springs. ANd it makes the need of explosive force for anything else than breaking the bolts certainly not need.
Just how many bolts would you need to fling the craft 60 metres into the air? I know, less gravity (but still 2 or 3 times more than tought :roll: :roll: ). Also, these explosions aren't directed.
I start to doubt the truth of your story in the opening post more and more, if you have informed the rocket scientists about this theory after you showed them the footage, and none of them questioned the explosive bolts. If it's true, you clearly need to look for other scientists
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