With a name like that -new species in my state, nice.
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Begs the question “HOW dead?”
holy crap.....talk about leveling a block or so...Massive explosion in Beirut perhaps an hour ago. The sheer size of the Wilson cloud (the cloudy ball expanding at the speed of sound) suggests maybe a hundred tons of high explosive.
Only non-nuclear event I’ve seen that compares was the rehearsal for Trinity, which used 89 tons of Composition B (a castable mix of TNT and RDX).
Vid doesn’t work for me, let’s try another.Massive explosion in Beirut perhaps an hour ago. The sheer size of the Wilson cloud (the cloudy ball expanding at the speed of sound) suggests maybe a hundred tons of high explosive.
Only non-nuclear event I’ve seen that compares was the rehearsal for Trinity, which used 89 tons of Composition B (a castable mix of TNT and RDX).
They’re saying it was a fireworks factoryVid doesn’t work for me, let’s try another.
Yeah, apparently it followed an explosion 15 seconds prior.They’re saying it was a fireworks factory
some reports are saying there was confiscated explosive material there as well.....Yeah, apparently it followed an explosion 15 seconds prior.
Another vid. Some angles show the first blast center surrounded by flashes and sparkles from fireworks. I’m surprised stored fireworks could produce what looks like a genuine detonation, the defining action of high explosives.
That helps. Most fireworks are based on black powder, which is the poster child for low explosive. I wondered if they were using chlorate or perchlorate, both of which can detonate.some reports are saying there was confiscated explosive material there as well.....
Explosion caused by "confiscated high explosive material," Lebanese official says
Lebanon's capital city rocked by explosion
A massive explosion has rocked the port area of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. Follow here for live updates.www.cnn.com
if that was fireworks, that was a big ass one to go upThat helps. Most fireworks are based on black powder, which is the poster child for low explosive. I wondered if they were using chlorate or perchlorate, both of which can detonate.
A good readif that was fireworks, that was a big ass one to go up
now they're kinda saying they don't know what went up, they're also trying to do the blame game too now.......
this remind me of the china blast in tangin, but that was at night and a heck of a lot larger
yep the one in China was actually worse overall with it's destruction.....you could see it peeling the roofs off buildings as the shock wave moved
I can't believe they allow explosive things like that to be in heavy residential areas.yep the one in China was actually worse overall with it's destruction.....