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Beirut explosion
DAYUM!!!!
Wait for it...
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Caleb (08-05-2020) |
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DAYUM ... is right !!
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Rich COTEP #762 A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that. And shepherds we shall be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. |
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That's gonna leave a mark...
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Definitely not a fun experience they are going through right now.
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2,750 TONS of ammonium nitrate
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Jim CBOB0497 "That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or laborer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell |
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2.2 kiloton blast.
The W25 nuclear warhead (tactical nuke) had a yield of 1.5 kt. If you even wondered what a tactical nuclear explosion would look like...wonder no longer...it looks like this:
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Jim CBOB0497 "That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or laborer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell Last edited by DrHenley; 08-06-2020 at 01:34 PM. |
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The only saving grace for these guys is (I know it doesn't seem like much right now, but...)
NO: gamma rays x-rays lingering heavy particles (alpha, beta) nor days of fallout. (this one is of real concern as there has never been this scenario in an arid region) How long would it hang in the atmosphere and how far would it travel and still be lethal? A lot of models have been done to study this. For the citizens, there was no significant generation of thermal energy here,pretty much all kinetic. Other wise the entire blast zone would still be on fire as would most of the city. The city as a whole is very fortunate that this material was stored as it was, bagged at ground level in a soft shelled warehouse. Had it been bulk stored in something like those grain silos... Whole different ball game.
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Even after this COVID thing is over, there are some of you I want to STAY AWAY from me. COTEP 439 |