spunko12345 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, Axl_morris said: Who's idea was it to have a fireworks factory near a storage facility of ammonia nitrate? I know 😄 Straight out of the Jolly Roger Cookbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAU3R Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Local authorities say half of Beirut is either destroyed or heavily damaged, the financial toll is between 3 and 5 billion dollars An estimated 250.000-300.000 people have lost their home We wanted to fly to Lebanon next spring, but now we might change our plans as Lebanon might be facing a humanitarian crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Axl_morris said: Who's idea was it to have a fireworks factory near a storage facility of ammonia nitrate? I’m not sure if it was actually a factory. Those were the initial reports but it was likely just a “fireworks” storage facility. I’ll edit the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I am shocked the death toll is so low. I know it is probably much higher, and there is a lot of chaos right now, but I am trying to be optimistic. Still, with so much of the city destroyed I wonder how that is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Ammonium nitrate is also used as a fertilizer in large scale farming. For me it adds another dimension to this horrible tragedy. Something that could nourish humans, destroyed humans. Where I live we are forced to keep it in central, guarded, stockpiles instead of farmers all having their own smaller stockpiles, because people rob farmers to make bombs. I dont know the details of this facility at all. But it does strike me as a tragedy of the human condition, if this outcome is the result of a similar need to stockpile in Lebanon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Len Cnut said: How’d you know so much about that shit, you ain’t a Brigade Rosse are ya? Just a guess from experience lighting off fireworks. There's always "duds" that don't ignite, etc...especially when you have the big boxes of mortars that light off simultaneously. Also, my uncle as a child went searching for "dud" fireworks (after a fireworks show)...found one, and the thing basically blew up in his hand, took part of his hand and chest off. Nasty stuff at close proximity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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action Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) the explosion itself is one thing, it's the shockwave that ensues, that's the real monster. it's what happens when a meteor hits the earth. the impact zone is obliterated of course, but the shockwave can stretch for miles and miles Edited August 6, 2020 by action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 @Justagroupie I know she was from Lebanon. Hasn't posted here in some time (As far as I am aware) But I hope her and her family are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame ass security Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 They could hear the explosion 150 miles away, incredible. It really was like a small nuclear detonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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