DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 4, 2020 Fucking hell 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted August 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, JQW said: Approximately 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate were in storage, according to recent news reports. That's significantly more than the amount of ammonium nitrate involved in the Texas City explosion of 1947. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster That much AN if it all detonated would give a 1.15kt yeild. The question is what else was stored there, you can see the fireworks going off in the inital fire (and may well be how it all started), but if it was used to store confiscated explosive material there could be all sorts involved. The ss Richard Montgomery would cause a similar size blast if it all went off, so get ready for that whole debate to pick up again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 4, 2020 Seen a suggestion elsewhere that fireworks or similar was the initial explosion and they in turn set off the Ammonium Nitrate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted August 5, 2020 12 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: They are now saying that many thousands are dead or injured.This is without doubt the biggest catastrophe since 911.A world changing event.We should pray for the many dead from todays catacysm.I admit I am deeply shocked by what has happened today. I never thought I would live to see this sort of thing. https://news.sky.com/story/lebanon-large-explosion-heard-in-capital-beirut-12042456 Sorry, i dont follow. How is this a world changing event? The China explosion in 2015 was triple the magnitude and nothing came og that except cool videos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted August 5, 2020 Indeed some cool videos, but not sure of any other significance? Industrial accidents are not that rare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 5, 2020 Pres Trump saying it was a bomb. The plot thickens! https://news.sky.com/story/beirut-donald-trump-suggests-bomb-of-some-kind-caused-huge-explosion-in-lebanese-city-12042670 Experts say the Lebanese govt are lying about it being ammonium nitrate because that would have produced a yellow cloud not a red one.They say this was clearly a military grade explosion.The Lebanese govt are trying to cover something up it seems! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted August 5, 2020 6 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Seen a suggestion elsewhere that fireworks or similar was the initial explosion and they in turn set off the Ammonium Nitrate Heard that also, it would fit the videos and it takes a good bit of heat to set off AN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 5, 2020 This is all thats left of Beirut this morning.One of the major cities of the Middle East. Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima.Just a coincidence? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc 84 Posted August 5, 2020 Considering how far away the blast was felt, I really think that is must have been a bomb, or where many explosives were stored. Could be explosives that the government wanted to keep secret explaining thief deception in regards to the chemicals involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted August 5, 2020 9 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: They are now saying that many thousands are dead or injured.This is without doubt the biggest catastrophe since 911.A world changing event.We should pray for the many dead from todays catacysm.I admit I am deeply shocked by what has happened today. I never thought I would live to see this sort of thing. https://news.sky.com/story/lebanon-large-explosion-heard-in-capital-beirut-12042456 Kid, stop being such a twat. Wait for the confirmation of what happened and stop speculating the cause. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted August 5, 2020 Reminded me of this 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miracle Aligner 249 Posted August 5, 2020 I don't think we'll ever find out what actually happened here. A hezbollah factory going up and then setting off the nitrate seems the most likely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted August 5, 2020 2 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: This is all thats left of Beirut this morning.One of the major cities of the Middle East. Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima.Just a coincidence? Tbf, this is a perfect example of your brain. It is also a complete fucking mess. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted August 5, 2020 4 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Pee is stored in the balls ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,088 Posted August 5, 2020 This explosion in Beirut has to be the only thing that has happened in the world in the last 4-5 months that has not been blamed on Covid19. Why not? I think I will start a petition on the Downing Street website calling for scientists to start testing whether contact with coronavirus can make ammonium nitrate explode. The public need to know before fertilizer on farms up and down the country is infected and the entirety of the UK turns into a mushroom cloud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Pee is stored in the balls ! My boi and his straight up facts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted August 5, 2020 78 dead. Surely, it must be way higher. Saw a video of a dude livestreaming really close to the fires before the 1st explosion threw his phone across the sky until it cut. Possible a nomination for the dumbest death along with all the people who stood close to windows to film this, only to get eyes popped out, teared apart by glass and thrown across offices, room, balcons. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Genfærd said: 78 dead. Surely, it must be way higher. Saw a video of a dude livestreaming really close to the fires before the 1st explosion threw his phone across the sky until it cut. Possible a nomination for the dumbest death along with all the people who stood close to windows to film this, only to get eyes popped out, teared apart by glass and thrown across offices, room, balcons. Where are you still seeing 78? The latest reports say 100+. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 5, 2020 I've decided to make this a new topic as it appears yesterday's incident was not terrorist related. I could probably have merged the posts somewhere else, but quite enjoy the thought of the thread purists getting irate, so just went for it. I've actually been to Beirut. Great place when not being rocked by explosions or civil war. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,144 Posted August 5, 2020 My last post is marooned in the Terrorist topic - must have posted while you were moving the others. I said, Far too early to know the death toll. The number of known deaths is going to be changing all the time at this stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 5, 2020 5 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: This is all thats left of Beirut this morning.One of the major cities of the Middle East. Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima.Just a coincidence? Well, if it's a tribute they're sicker than we'll ever be! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 579 Posted August 5, 2020 17 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Maybe a fireworks factory was caught up in the blast but it's too powerful to have started there. Many people tlaking of it being like a nuclear blast.Could nuclear material have been stored there? Or could this even be the first ISIS dirty bomb? https://news.sky.com/story/lebanon-explosion-building-torn-apart-after-massive-blast-in-port-area-of-beirut-12042488 Definitely not nuclear, but it did look similar to one. New bomb? Possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted August 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Toast said: My last post is marooned in the Terrorist topic - must have posted while you were moving the others. I said, Far too early to know the death toll. The number of known deaths is going to be changing all the time at this stage. Aye, and a lot of folk near the blast (like the poor firemen), well, wont have much evidence of their existence anymore. The Halifax blast killed 2000 people, the Texas City one over 500 people (including every fireman, again). If this winds up lower than that its been a lucky escape indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 5, 2020 Too soon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 579 Posted August 5, 2020 5 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: This is all thats left of Beirut this morning.One of the major cities of the Middle East. Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima.Just a coincidence? Probably a coincidence. Possibly 100,000 dead, with such a high population in Beirut and the blast being felt in Cyprus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
