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    • MajorRage
      MajorRage last edited by

      You guys seen these? Holy shit!

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      • MajorRage
        MajorRage last edited by MajorRage

        Word is 2700 tones of ammonia nitrate seized years ago was left unchecked on the docks.

        Conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day

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        • Snowy
          Snowy @MajorRage last edited by

          @MajorRage said in Beirut Blast:

          ammonia nitrate

          That's the fertiliser used in making bombs isn't it?

          I'm not going to google as I will end up on another watch list.

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          • Duluth
            Duluth @Snowy last edited by

            @Snowy said in Beirut Blast:

            @MajorRage said in Beirut Blast:

            ammonia nitrate

            That's the fertiliser used in making bombs isn't it?

            I'm not going to google as I will end up on another watch list.

            The main ingredient in the Oklahoma bombing

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            • V
              Virgil last edited by

              No doubt this thread is now being watched.

              Sorry @Snowy but one threatening phone call and I’ll roll over so quick, you might want to start filling in your cellar.

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              • Snowy
                Snowy @Virgil last edited by

                @Virgil said in Beirut Blast:

                one threatening phone call

                I don't have your number unfortunately. I do know roughly where you live though. Will pop around later and "realign" your priorities about who is more dangerous.

                On topic - it looks like 73 dead and 3700 injured. That is quite some blast.

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                  Virgil @Snowy last edited by Virgil

                  @Snowy said in Beirut Blast:

                  @Virgil said in Beirut Blast:

                  one threatening phone call

                  I don't have your number unfortunately. I do know roughly where you live though. Will pop around later and "realign" your priorities about who is more dangerous.

                  On topic - it looks like 73 dead and 3700 injured. That is quite some blast.

                  Yeah it’s not good. How many dead won’t be ever be found.

                  Thanks @Snowy i look forward to your visit

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                  • ?
                    A Former User @Snowy last edited by

                    @Snowy said in Beirut Blast:

                    On topic - it looks like 73 dead and 3700 injured. That is quite some blast.

                    God 2020 is a muthaf*****

                    This is so sad. I got goosebumps seeing the size of that explosion. 😔

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                    • mariner4life
                      mariner4life last edited by

                      those videos are amazing!

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                      • Hooroo
                        Hooroo @mariner4life last edited by

                        @mariner4life said in Beirut Blast:

                        those videos are amazing!

                        That shockwave though!!!

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                        • canefan
                          canefan @Hooroo last edited by

                          @Hooroo said in Beirut Blast:

                          @mariner4life said in Beirut Blast:

                          those videos are amazing!

                          That shockwave though!!!

                          Shit, that was almost Hiroshima like. Obviously on a much tinier scale, but it was still pretty damn big and to captured on the ground in close proximity like that, scary

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                          • antipodean
                            antipodean last edited by

                            Having made and discharged ANFO bombs, though not of that size, that's awesome to watch. Quite why you'd leave near three tonnes of the stuff in a port is enormously negligent.

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                            • Machpants
                              Machpants last edited by

                              Yeah that's a big blast. Reading around it, 80% of all the wheat used in the country comes through that port. Beirut totally reliant on it, so food shortages are next 🤕

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                              • NTA
                                NTA @Hooroo last edited by

                                @Hooroo said in Beirut Blast:

                                @mariner4life said in Beirut Blast:

                                those videos are amazing!

                                That shockwave though!!!

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                                • antipodean
                                  antipodean last edited by

                                  Another view:

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                                  • canefan
                                    canefan @antipodean last edited by

                                    @antipodean Fucking Jesus, I'm not a religious person but prayers go out to those people

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                                    • Kiwiwomble
                                      Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                      that shockwave makes my only real frame of reference for such thing, movies, look stupid, thats unbelievable

                                      amazing just forgetting about something like that and leaving it sitting around could have such a result

                                      anyone with more knowledge, this is just from it sitting around for a long time...degrading in some way?

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                                      • Hooroo
                                        Hooroo @antipodean last edited by

                                        @antipodean I have no idea how it's not thousands dead. It just disintegrates that building. I wish there was footage of CCTV as they don't chicken out and turn their back and drop phone....

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                                        • mariner4life
                                          mariner4life @antipodean last edited by

                                          @antipodean FUCK!

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                                          • canefan
                                            canefan @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                            @Kiwiwomble said in Beirut Blast:

                                            that shockwave makes my only real frame of reference for such thing, movies, look stupid, thats unbelievable

                                            amazing just forgetting about something like that and leaving it sitting around could have such a result

                                            anyone with more knowledge, this is just from it sitting around for a long time...degrading in some way?

                                            Something tells me storing that stuff like that was not OSH approved

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                                            • antipodean
                                              antipodean last edited by

                                              I'd hazard the only saving grace is if the port wasn't busy and is reasonably isolated. I don't know Beirut well enough to say. But given my limited experience with ANFO, the results once they can get in will be devastating.

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                                              • antipodean
                                                antipodean @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                @Kiwiwomble said in Beirut Blast:

                                                that shockwave makes my only real frame of reference for such thing, movies, look stupid, thats unbelievable

                                                amazing just forgetting about something like that and leaving it sitting around could have such a result

                                                anyone with more knowledge, this is just from it sitting around for a long time...degrading in some way?

                                                It's an oxidising agent. It doesn't degrade as such, but if subjected to large shock or a fire can explode. It'll sit around quite happily until you provide an ignition source. Given its properties, you'd never store that much together in one place.

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                                                • Hooroo
                                                  Hooroo last edited by

                                                  There is another vid on facebook circulating that is the best so far in terms of showing the impact of the blast. They are high up and much further away!

                                                  Alas, I have no idea how to post it on here. If someone that is on my facebook knows how to, I will tag them in.

                                                  It's spectacular

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                                                  • Tim
                                                    Tim last edited by

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                                                    • Kiwiwomble
                                                      Kiwiwomble @Tim last edited by

                                                      @Tim i was gong to say it looked like fireworks but thought that might have just been how that stuff reacted

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                                                      • taniwharugby
                                                        taniwharugby @Hooroo last edited by

                                                        @Hooroo is easier on desktop than phone, tag me and I'll do it

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                                                        • Hooroo
                                                          Hooroo @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                          @taniwharugby said in Beirut Blast:

                                                          @Hooroo is easier on desktop than phone, tag me and I'll do it

                                                          Tagged now

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                                                          • taniwharugby
                                                            taniwharugby @Hooroo last edited by

                                                            @Hooroo no notification of a tag?

                                                            Not this one?

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                                                            • Hooroo
                                                              Hooroo @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                              @taniwharugby Nope, not that one

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                                                              • taniwharugby
                                                                taniwharugby @Hooroo last edited by

                                                                @Hooroo yeah just noticed that one already in here...

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                                                                • Hooroo
                                                                  Hooroo @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                  @taniwharugby said in Beirut Blast:

                                                                  @Hooroo yeah just noticed that one already in here...

                                                                  Sent it to you on Messenger as well

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                                                                  • taniwharugby
                                                                    taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                    @Hooroo

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                                                                    • V
                                                                      Virgil last edited by

                                                                      Holy fuck

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                                                                      • Hooroo
                                                                        Hooroo @Virgil last edited by

                                                                        @Virgil said in Beirut Blast:

                                                                        Holy fuck

                                                                        I know! Once he gains he feet you can see the damage.

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                                                                        • Kiwiwomble
                                                                          Kiwiwomble @Virgil last edited by

                                                                          @Virgil cant word it better than that

                                                                          seeing it rip through the adjacent buildings!

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                                                                          • mariner4life
                                                                            mariner4life last edited by

                                                                            jesus h christ that is insane footage

                                                                            is it in profile though?

                                                                            (i know i know)

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                                                                            • antipodean
                                                                              antipodean last edited by

                                                                              Hopefully the original fire wasn't burning long enough for fire and ambulance crews to turn up. If they knew of the ammonium nitrate, the best they could do is simply wait a good distance back.

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                                                                              • Kiwiwomble
                                                                                Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                                                a couple more angles here

                                                                                link text

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                                                                                • Snowy
                                                                                  Snowy last edited by

                                                                                  I am reassessing my opinion on my dangerous goods courses.

                                                                                  @mariner4life said in Beirut Blast:

                                                                                  jesus h christ that is insane footage
                                                                                  is it in profile though?

                                                                                  Portrait?

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                                                                                  • mariner4life
                                                                                    mariner4life @Snowy last edited by

                                                                                    @Snowy said in Beirut Blast:

                                                                                    I am reassessing my opinion on my dangerous goods courses.

                                                                                    @mariner4life said in Beirut Blast:

                                                                                    jesus h christ that is insane footage
                                                                                    is it in profile though?

                                                                                    Portrait?

                                                                                    that one

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