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so probably an accident.If I heard correctly the President just said he was told by his military advisors that this wasn’t an accident.
terrible :(
so probably an accident.If I heard correctly the President just said he was told by his military advisors that this wasn’t an accident.
Exactly, the truth is the opposite of what that guy believes.so probably an accident.
terrible :(
I'm sure he's responsible tooExactly, the truth is the opposite of what that guy believes.
same. but the guy has a HS education, so he must be onto something.This dude seems to agree...looks like a bird to me.
his answer to the question0 minutes ago, The General said:
If I heard correctly the President just said he was told by his military advisors that this wasn’t an accident.
Water vapor from the pressure wave. Just like some of the famous videos of jet fighters.Better view IMHO
Not sure that's a shockwave so much as water vapor getting sucked up. Don't know and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night so willing to learn.
YeapThey go hand in hand. The condensation plume is associated with the pressure differences created by the shockwave.
An investigation into the explosion was announced by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab. The probe will include "revelations that will be announced about this dangerous warehouse which has been present since 2014," he said, without providing any additional details.
CNN's Ben Wedeman reported that authorities think a large amount of ammonium nitrate seized from a ship in 2013 or 2014 may have caused the blast.
The lethal blast "will not pass without accountability," the Prime Minister said in a televised statement, adding that "those responsible will pay for what happened."
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And why, in his post/pic on frozen water bottles, does he have a frozen hand in his freezer?This dude seems to agree...looks like a bird to me.
I saw that too.And why, in his post/pic on frozen water bottles, does he have a frozen hand in his freezer?
unpossibleAn accident is a million times “better” in this case.
Hopefully Prez was just incorrect. COVID, rightly so, should be taking up his time so understandable.
A correction should be put out as info comes from locals though to quash any conspiracy stuff.
unpossible
Seems highly irresponsible to throwing out conjecture like that.
Why would he stop now? Been like this for 4 years.Seems highly irresponsible to throwing out conjecture like that.
More so why either of those types of facilities are centrally located in a major city.ou also have to wonder why storing that amount of ammonium nitrate near a fireworks factory for so long wasn't corrected.
This sounds like a Far Side comic from Larson.One report is that the fireworks factory was located next to a nitrates warehouse, and that was the second explosion
Sorry for your family's loss. That's horrible.Just found out my mother-in-law's cousin perished in the blast. She was 85 and in her home at the time. Apparently the windows were blown out and cut her up pretty badly and was unable to get timely medical attention. :(
I believe I read that the ammonium nitrate had been stored there for around 6 years.So for ammonium nitrate to be explosive it needs to be mixed perfectly with a fuel source. That means they seized 2700 tons of explosive grade ammonium nitrate sometime last year and this didn’t make global news?
Does it though? It's possible that what they had was ANFO (ammonium nitrate/fuel oil mixture that's a common bulk industrial explosive used in construction, mining, and other uses), but thought ammonium nitrate could by itself decompose explosively from just heat and pressure alone.So for ammonium nitrate to be explosive it needs to be mixed perfectly with a fuel source. That means they seized 2700 tons of explosive grade ammonium nitrate sometime last year and this didn’t make global news?
It only takes heat and pressure. A fire next to it would be sufficient.So for ammonium nitrate to be explosive it needs to be mixed perfectly with a fuel source.
What could go wrong?This sounds like a Far Side comic from Larson.
"Hey Ed, think this is a good idea?"
This would require admitting he was wrong, not gonna happen.yeah you are right.
But, the US Government saying it was an attack and not correcting it doesn’t take much to turn someone into Oliver Stone.
Simple correction is all that needs to be done.
wow - surrealInteresting video - a bride was posing when the blast went off. More impressive with sound on.
a little closerDon't know validity of pics but seems reasonable
https://twitter.com/DavidVidecette/status/1290917581101113344?s=20
Keeping deaths under 100 seems impossible given the area of devastation. Hope so but man was that a big boom. More before & after.
Here is about the most close up I've seen of the blast https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1290682195804409856?s=20
Just left a hole and completely leveled those buildings. WowBefore & after https://twitter.com/Zip_30/status/1291010440974274563?s=20
I had to bail on this about halfway through. Yikes.YouTube has a 1950s documentary on the Texas City explosion, featuring some pretty disturbing autopsy footage.![]()
How can 300,000 be homeless but only 100 deaths? As you state, that number will go up so my fear is it will go way up.Death toll was already at 100 or more overnight and reported by multiple places. Will only continue to rise once they sift through the rubble, people are found to be missing and not hospitalized, and those getting treated succumb to injuries. Ten firemen there to put out the initial fire were killed.
Initial damage estimates of $5 billion with 300,000 said to be homeless as a result of the blast.
Maybe a bunch of residences were evacuated in a certain radius because of air quality (not sure that's the right phrasing)?How can 300,000 be homeless but only 100 deaths? As you state, that number will go up so my fear is it will go way up.
I saw / heard that thousands of people are missing, so I am guessing the death toll will start jumping up. As far as homeless totals, I am assuming that most buildings had all their windows shattered. So they may be in need of temporary housing and are not long term homeless. It may have just been a translation issue in the explanation. But they did not elaborate.How can 300,000 be homeless but only 100 deaths? As you state, that number will go up so my fear is it will go way up.
Agreed.I saw / heard that thousands of people are missing, so I am guessing the death toll will start jumping up. As far as homeless totals, I am assuming that most buildings had all their windows shattered. So they may be in need of temporary housing and are not long term homeless. It may have just been a translation issue in the explanation. But they did not elaborate.