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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:17:34 PM EDT
The blast was so powerful that it physically shook the whole country of Lebanon. It was felt in Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Israel, as well as parts of Europe, and was heard in Cyprus, more than 240 km (150 mi) away. It was detected by the United States Geological Survey as a seismic event of magnitude 3.3 and is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was powerful enough to affect Earth's ionosphere.[1][2][3] Also might be a good video to show friends and family. The shockwave following the explosion is just devastating and most were unprepared. 7:15 makes me laugh. Warning for language.  August 4 2020 Beirut port explosion compilation |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:21:55 PM EDT
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I was thinking about this event yesterday. The media took whatever excuse the muzzies gave them.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:23:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: The blast was so powerful that it physically shook the whole country of Lebanon. It was felt in Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Israel, as well as parts of Europe, and was heard in Cyprus, more than 240 km (150 mi) away. It was detected by the United States Geological Survey as a seismic event of magnitude 3.3 and is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was powerful enough to affect Earth's ionosphere.[1][2][3] Also might be a good video to show friends and family. The shockwave following the explosion is just devastating and most were unprepared.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws7DgCj-0HcCan’t watch more than a minute of it. Fucking heathens need to learn to record in landscape. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:28:32 PM EDT
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The original thread was epic. Big badda boom
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:35:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:35:51 PM EDT
[#5]
At 7:20
"What da actual fuck"  The accent made it that much funnier.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:36:43 PM EDT
[#6]
What the actual fuck indeed
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:37:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can’t watch more than a minute of it. Fucking heathens need to learn to record in landscape. Why can’t phone manufacturers make it so the phone records in landscape mode when it is held upright (normal position)? Sorry man the reason you see vertical video is because that is how you use your phone the majority of the time. Not everyone is as smart as you. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:40:06 PM EDT
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They ever figure out what blew up? Fertilizer? Munitions?
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:40:43 PM EDT
[#9]
How many died from that?
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:41:04 PM EDT
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Fertilizer
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:41:08 PM EDT
[#11]
That and the Tianjin explosion are some of the best explosions ever caught on video. I can only imagine what Texas City or the Halifax explosion looked like.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:41:20 PM EDT
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Google the 1947 Texas City explosion. It and Beruit were very very similar in scale of incidents. Nothing really surprising in Beruit considering the energy potential in the stored materials and the events that led up to the actual boom.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:41:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They ever figure out what blew up? Fertilizer? Munitions? From wikipedia, no reason to dispute it: On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT) had been stored in a warehouse without proper safety measures for the previous six years after having been confiscated by Lebanese authorities from the abandoned ship MV Rhosus. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:42:08 PM EDT
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It’s a shame because that single event handed the Lebanese government over to Hezbollah…and our government is dumb enough to keep sending them foreign aid.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:44:25 PM EDT
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Did they ever find the 30 tons of ammonium nitrate that went missing from the train cars this summer in the US southwest?
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:44:48 PM EDT
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If you were one of the people behind a camera, you'd be thinking nuke for a split second.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:46:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why can’t phone manufacturers make it so the phone records in landscape mode when it is held upright (normal position)? Sorry man the reason you see vertical video is because that is how you use your phone the majority of the time. Not everyone is as smart as you. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Can’t watch more than a minute of it. Fucking heathens need to learn to record in landscape. Why can’t phone manufacturers make it so the phone records in landscape mode when it is held upright (normal position)? Sorry man the reason you see vertical video is because that is how you use your phone the majority of the time. Not everyone is as smart as you. I’m typing this response in landscape mode. I’m far from a camera expert but I would venture a guess there is some mechanical limitation with the lenses. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:46:37 PM EDT
[#18]
Pepcon remembers.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:46:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fertilizer Yah right Needs Deisel fuel to become A__O . (trigger word ). AN used to be a staple N fertilizer , stored in bulk in sheds . |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:47:40 PM EDT
[#20]
this was over 3 years ago? holy fuck where did the last couple years go
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:49:24 PM EDT
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1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:50:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fertilizer Yah right Are you familiar with the work of Timothy McVeigh? Or the Texas City Explosion of 1947? French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp (docked at port), which detonated her cargo of about 2,300 tons (about 2,100 metric tons) of ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is no joke. Big Badda Boom. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:50:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Needs Deisel fuel to become A__O . (trigger word ). Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fertilizer Yah right Needs Deisel fuel to become A__O . (trigger word ). ANFO is an actual product name which has become common name convention for a "generic" mix of products. You do not need fuel oil (or similar) to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:50:33 PM EDT
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SHOCKWAVE!
DUCK AND COVER! 1.1kt Really shows that smaller tactical nukes you just don't have time to react even to pull a car over or get away from a window. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:55:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did they ever find the 30 tons of ammonium nitrate that went missing from the train cars this summer in the US southwest?  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 4:58:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:11:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fireworks or cluster bombs If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions The ammonium nitrate was the "fuel" for the explosion. You do not need fuel oil or similar to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. Similar events have occurred several times throughout history with nitrate based fertilizers. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:12:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The ammonium nitrate was the "fuel" for the explosion. You do not need fuel oil or similar to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. Similar events have occurred several times throughout history with nitrate based fertilizers. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions The ammonium nitrate was the "fuel" for the explosion. You do not need fuel oil or similar to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. Similar events have occurred several times throughout history with nitrate based fertilizers. I've read that AN can become more sensitive in large quantities (like tons). The article that I read said nobody knows why, but it has been demonstrated in multiple large scale accidents. In normal quantities, like a 50 lb bag, AN would need to be mixed with a sensitizing agent, then often needs a booster charge in addition to a blasting cap. However, big piles of plain AN have been known to KB without much effort. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:13:00 PM EDT
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god daaamn, that car at 2:20 most have been one to two miles away from the explosion out in the open and it still got wrecked!!
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:15:13 PM EDT
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The original thread had some things our minders definitely didn't want everyone to see.
Russian Nuclear Cratering Tests Table 2.2 was a particular hot button |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:16:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: US$15 billion in property damage no way the entire city is worth 15B?? |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:18:49 PM EDT
[#32]
Sorry misunderstood.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:25:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did they ever find the 30 tons of ammonium nitrate that went missing from the train cars this summer in the US southwest?  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:28:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:31:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fireworks or cluster bombs If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions A few hundred tons of AN sitting neglected in storage for a few years.  A City Devastated: The Beirut Port Disaster 2020 | Plainly Difficult Documentary |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:32:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've read that AN can become more sensitive in large quantities (like tons). The article that I read said nobody knows why, but it has been demonstrated in multiple large scale accidents. In normal quantities, like a 50 lb bag, AN would need to be mixed with a sensitizing agent, then often needs a booster charge in addition to a blasting cap. However, big piles of plain AN have been known to KB without much effort. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions The ammonium nitrate was the "fuel" for the explosion. You do not need fuel oil or similar to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. Similar events have occurred several times throughout history with nitrate based fertilizers. I've read that AN can become more sensitive in large quantities (like tons). The article that I read said nobody knows why, but it has been demonstrated in multiple large scale accidents. In normal quantities, like a 50 lb bag, AN would need to be mixed with a sensitizing agent, then often needs a booster charge in addition to a blasting cap. However, big piles of plain AN have been known to KB without much effort. Quantity doesn't matter in theory. But when it has happened in history large quantities have been involved. The issue is the heat necessary to reach critical decomposition. In large quantities and in stores where other flammable materials are present, it is much easier to generate the necessary conditions. Prilled ammonium nitrate is very stable. I wouldn't say they have been known to KB without much effort, in all historical cases there have been serious fire events on going which was the main driver. There are tons of technical papers and tests that have been conducted on yields of nitrate based fertilizers. The details of those reactions and actions needed to get those reactions are well understood. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:34:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've read that AN can become more sensitive in large quantities (like tons). The article that I read said nobody knows why, but it has been demonstrated in multiple large scale accidents. In normal quantities, like a 50 lb bag, AN would need to be mixed with a sensitizing agent, then often needs a booster charge in addition to a blasting cap. However, big piles of plain AN have been known to KB without much effort. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions The ammonium nitrate was the "fuel" for the explosion. You do not need fuel oil or similar to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. Similar events have occurred several times throughout history with nitrate based fertilizers. I've read that AN can become more sensitive in large quantities (like tons). The article that I read said nobody knows why, but it has been demonstrated in multiple large scale accidents. In normal quantities, like a 50 lb bag, AN would need to be mixed with a sensitizing agent, then often needs a booster charge in addition to a blasting cap. However, big piles of plain AN have been known to KB without much effort. Thermal runaway? Decomposition or plain ol' fire, heats up the bulk material pile, which adds to the overall base energy of the material, accelerating exothermic decomposition, which adds heat...until boom! I'd also thought the color of the initial explosion was a pretty solid indicator it was AN? |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:35:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:36:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Quantity doesn't matter in theory. But when it has happened in history large quantities have been involved. The issue is the heat necessary to reach critical decomposition. In large quantities and in stores where other flammable materials are present, it is much easier to generate the necessary conditions. Prilled ammonium nitrate is very stable. I wouldn't say they have been known to KB without much effort, in all historical cases there have been serious fire events on going which was the main driver. There are tons of technical papers and tests that have been conducted on yields of nitrate based fertilizers. The details of those reactions and actions needed to get those reactions are well understood. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 1:30 - 2:00 Sure looks like fireworks near the point of explosion, then in the building next door to the person filming. If cluster bombs they would have been part of a shipment inside the building, as thats where the pops were coming from. If truly an An explosion where did the fuel come from? And how much was added to cause that big of a badaboom? Did they use firehoses hooked to a diesel tank instead of a fire hydrant? So many questions The ammonium nitrate was the "fuel" for the explosion. You do not need fuel oil or similar to get an explosive yield out of ammonium nitrate. Similar events have occurred several times throughout history with nitrate based fertilizers. I've read that AN can become more sensitive in large quantities (like tons). The article that I read said nobody knows why, but it has been demonstrated in multiple large scale accidents. In normal quantities, like a 50 lb bag, AN would need to be mixed with a sensitizing agent, then often needs a booster charge in addition to a blasting cap. However, big piles of plain AN have been known to KB without much effort. Quantity doesn't matter in theory. But when it has happened in history large quantities have been involved. The issue is the heat necessary to reach critical decomposition. In large quantities and in stores where other flammable materials are present, it is much easier to generate the necessary conditions. Prilled ammonium nitrate is very stable. I wouldn't say they have been known to KB without much effort, in all historical cases there have been serious fire events on going which was the main driver. There are tons of technical papers and tests that have been conducted on yields of nitrate based fertilizers. The details of those reactions and actions needed to get those reactions are well understood. Or what he said. Not like we don't have a lot of past examples: Oppau, West, Texas City, and now this. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:41:26 PM EDT
[#40]
1.1 kilotons. That really puts nukes into perspective.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:43:54 PM EDT
[#41]
HoLeeFUK!
Google says 218 died that day. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:47:17 PM EDT
[#42]
Inashalla in action
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:47:46 PM EDT
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That killed 218 people. Hamas claimed that when they bombed Al-Ahli hospital, 471 people were killed. Here's the aftermath for comparison. (holy shit this photo is big, how do I make it smaller?)
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:48:14 PM EDT
[#44]
I bet that felt like the end of the world, especially if you didn't see it happen and were surprised by the blast.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:49:29 PM EDT
[#45]
one big baddaboom
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:52:08 PM EDT
[#46]
Individual's reaction underscore the difference in men and women. Men were incredibly more controlled in the aftermath. The screaming and crying of females was as shrill as the alarms. The father grabbing his child, turning his back to the blast, then putting the child under a table is an example of reason versus feelings; calm versus hysteria. Such demonstrates the inherent danger of placing women in combat or high stress areas.
Picture are worth a thousand words or shrieks. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:53:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They ever figure out what blew up? Fertilizer? Munitions? A HUGE amount of ammonium nitrate wound up getting stored in a warehouse by the bay because of some nonsense with shipping. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:56:42 PM EDT
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If you don't think what you've got can catch fire, and even explode ... you aren't trying hard enough.
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:57:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Individual's reaction underscore the difference in men and women. Men were incredibly more controlled in the aftermath. The screaming and crying of females was as shrill as the alarms. The father grabbing his child, turning his back to the blast, then putting the child under a table is an example of reason versus feelings; calm versus hysteria. Such demonstrates the inherent danger of placing women in combat or high stress areas. Picture are worth a thousand words or shrieks. Oh, I imagine the moms were equally protective. Anyone old enough to have had their mom throw their arm across them to hold them into the seat knows this. When it comes to the kids, moms will do whatever is necessary. Maybe just a hair faster than dads, which is saying a lot. Haven't watched the vid yet, is the one by the people IIRC ... on jetskis in there? They see the shockwave coming and go underwater to avoid it. |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 5:59:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Did they ever find the 30 tons of ammonium nitrate that went missing from the train cars this summer in the US southwest? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/548369/IMG_1287_jpeg-3042225.JPG |
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