Play Nice Random Chat Thread IV

[giantroo]

 

[see see]

Time for all in Sunbury to get the skis out.

 

[Caracas]

Since I first came to Melbourne in 1986, I’ve seen this sort of commentary nearly ever other year. In 1986, if I remember correctly, it went along the lines of “snow on Elizabeth Street...”.


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[giantroo]

Dozens killed as huge explosion rips through Lebanon's Beirut
Interior minister says explosion at port appears to have been caused by ammonium nitrate stored in warehouse.

 

[giantroo]

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[Gasometer]

Jaw dropping explosion
There is a bright light in the middle of the fire just before the explosion It’s possible on this one below to slo mo it right down. It looks like a gas of some sort?

 

[giantroo]

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[giantroo]

Before and after

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

****ing hell

 

[Gasometer]

That would have to be the biggest non nuclear explosion ever filmed in that clarity?

 

[giantroo]

The sheer force on the water surface

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[Flawed Genius]

GR have they figured out what the chemicals that exploded were? I saw on Twitter they're suggesting it was seized ammonium nitrate that was being temporarily stored there

Snake_Baker Steamin Beamin you guys might know more

 

[giantroo]

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[Snake_Baker]

GR have they figured out what the chemicals that exploded were? I saw on Twitter they're suggesting it was seized ammonium nitrate that was being temporarily stored there

Snake_Baker Steamin Beamin you guys might know more

Where? What?

I know it wasn't "god".

 

[giantroo]

GR have they figured out what the chemicals that exploded were? I saw on Twitter they're suggesting it was seized ammonium nitrate that was being temporarily stored there

Snake_Baker Steamin Beamin you guys might know more

Yeah, Ammonium Nitrate. Check the video I posted earlier.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Where? What?

Videos above

 

[DesertRoo]

That’s a lot of fertiliser..

 

[Flawed Genius]

That’s a lot of fertiliser..

 

[Snake_Baker]

Just read it.

Yeah, ammonium nitrate will do that. It can really thump. Cool stuff.

I saw a 2litre coke bottle of the stuff used to take out an old mallee root stump up in the bush years ago with devastating effect. We were standing 200 metres back and still got showered in shit.

Here's some pics of a truckload of ammonium nitrate that took out a bridge in the N.T. a few years back:



The remaining bits of the truck:



Truck 'disintegrated' in blast; firefighting trucks destroyed

The blast was so powerful, police officers had not yet been able to find any "specific" remnants of the truck, a spokesman said.

"When we were extricating in an emergency situation we could not locate any specific wreckage of the vehicle," Senior Sergeant Adrian Rieck said.

"This could be for a couple of reasons - one we were unable to conduct an appropriate assessment based on the amount of smoke and the ammonium nitrate and risk of further injury; we had to evacuate as soon as we could.

"The second issue for that is the fact that due to the type of explosion that the vehicle has disintegrated."

Senior Sergeant Rieck said he felt the explosion at his home in Charleville.

"The scene is likened to literally a bomb blast - it has caused catastrophic damage to the roadway and the highway," he said.

Truck hauling fertiliser explodes; 8 hurt

A police officer and four firefighters were among those hospitalised after a truck carrying ammonium nitrate rolled over and exploded near Charleville in south-west Queensland. A police spokesman said the blast was so powerful the truck "disintegrated", destroying a firefighting vehicle along...

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[Snake_Baker]

Yeah, Ammonium Nitrate. Check the video I posted earlier.

Yes, it can be found in fairly pure form inside "cold packs".

 

[giantroo]

Lebanon PM says 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in port.

 

[Snake_Baker]

The percussion wave that follows highlights the true explosive power of the compound, however, it's typically not that easy to set off, and generally requires a faster less powerful explosive to initiate the explosion. However, static electricity has been known to set it off, and I did some research on this when I was doing an internship with Clariant Industries working with ANFO formulations. THis would be my first guess as to the Lebanon explosion, the 2nd guess would be a deliberate explosion.

Here's some "powder monkeys" working at a mine site:

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Lebanon PM says 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in port.


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I’m no scientician but that sounds like a lot.

 

[Cuzz09]

Sounds bad but I was relieved when I heard it was an accident. Not some terrorist act (that we know of)

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[Snake_Baker]

I’m no scientician but that sounds like a lot.

Multiply this by 550,000,000