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Old 08-04-2020, 12:57 PM
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Massive blast in Beirut kills at least 10 people and injures hundreds

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-l...-idUSKCN25021M

Best video I saw of the blast here:
https://twitter.com/Jayan_korba/stat...79918171316226

Pictures of the aftermath:
https://www.reuters.com/news/picture...t-idUSRTX7NJMH

The detonation was likely caused by sodium nitrate:
https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/statu...98269421600770
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Old 08-04-2020, 03:54 PM
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Looks like you're into snuff porn, Ford Pinto.
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Old 08-04-2020, 04:04 PM
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25+ dead, 2500+ injured

Image of before and after

https://twitter.com/0xCats/status/1290726163195875328
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Looks like you're into snuff porn, Ford Pinto.
Betting he's into the violent adolescent shooting games, bigly. Sad.
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Old 08-04-2020, 04:16 PM
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BTW, Pinto, this ancient version of vBulletin was written before Responsive Design. Your massive images screw with it, big time. Please read the forum rules...
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Old 08-04-2020, 04:29 PM
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My bad, I have a 4K monitor so what looks small to me is potentially huge to others.

Can see the shockwave in this video:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...19.12.42_1.mp4

Surprised these people survived:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...t_19.12.42.mp4
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Old 08-04-2020, 04:46 PM
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I cringed at the sight of the shock wave.

Knew it was going to hurt the camera operator.
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Old 08-04-2020, 04:56 PM
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Yeah...lots and lots and lots of shrapnel wounds to people. I'm still scratching my head at what could cause such a blast. Officially they're saying ammonium nitrate but we're talking like 500+ tons of it for a blast that big. It shook windows 110 miles away.
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Old 08-04-2020, 05:22 PM
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2750 tons of ammonium nitrate...
Image description of the ship and its cargo the ultimately lead to the material being in that warehouse

If my math is right, this detonation was approximately equivalent of 1.155 kilotons of TNT. Halifax was approximately the equivalent of 3 kilotons of TNT.
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Old 08-04-2020, 06:50 PM
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78 dead, almost 4000 injured:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-l...-idUSKCN25021M
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The U.S. embassy in Beirut warned residents in the city about reports of toxic gases released by the blast, urging people to stay indoors and wear masks if available.
UN ship damaged at port:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-l...-idUSKCN2502TJ
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