Administrators Eric Posted August 4, 2020 Administrators Share Posted August 4, 2020 There has been a massive explosion Lebanon. No one seems to be quite sure yet what happened. Some say it was either a fireworks Or munitions warehouse near the port. Others have more sinister theories. Whatever it was, it looks like a hell of a mess. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53656220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syntaxerrorsix Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Given the uniform color of the debris cloud I'm likely to believe the fireworks theory. It looks as if a bunch of smaller charges were popping off before the main event. Bright white magnesium like flashes could be seen in the video. There was certainly and Earth-shattering Kaboom. Edited August 4, 2020 by syntaxerrorsix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Edited August 4, 2020 by Historian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 That was a hell of an explosion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Mossad did it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 At first I was like, RAMMSTEIN!! F YEAH!!! but then... There's other video, taken from a boat in the water in the background. You can see the shock wave. Pretty massive destruction to the surrounding buildings, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&P15T Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Big bada boom. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 My neighbor blows off tannerite pretty frequent, but he has a ways to go to reach this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted August 4, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Eric said: After seeing this video, I can understand why some of the locals could have thought they had just been nuked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem like me Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 So we see the remnants of a burning or an explosion in the view from the water and then what looks like a High order detonation. That was not a bunch of little fireworks going off at once that was an explosion,I look like a bunch of explosive product was in the air and lit at once I wonder if they had a big powder magazine in there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The brown color of the cloud is generally indicative of nitrates as in ammonium nitrate. That is unless it was the collective stain on everbodies underwear when it lit off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem like me Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 It certainly sounds like anfo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Maser said: PEPCON explosion in Nevada. AMMONIUM perchlorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, willie-pete said: The brown color of the cloud is generally indicative of nitrates as in ammonium nitrate. That is unless it was the collective stain on everbodies underwear when it lit off. BRING ME MY BROWN PANTS!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, willie-pete said: That is unless it was the collective stain on everbodies underwear when it lit off. That's my bet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks like ammonium nitrate. “The Interior minister, Mohamed Fehmi, later told the MTV Lebanon channel that the explosion appeared to have been caused by “huge quantities of ammonium nitrate” being stored at the port. But the announcement was not enough to put an end to rampant speculation.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/cursed-shock-despair-beirut-explosion-rocks-city-lebanon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Will AN blow up without FO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Eric said: There has been a massive explosion Lebanon. No one seems to be quite sure yet what happened. Some say it was either a fireworks Or munitions warehouse near the port. Others have more sinister theories. Whatever it was, it looks like a hell of a mess. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53656220 From the story: "...it was "unacceptable" that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was stored unsafely...." This is how a politician addresses a problem! Why was it 6 years before he, or anyone else, was concerned! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, janice6 said: This is how a politician addresses a problem! Did you just nail it. Dang! Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: Will AN blow up without FO? Yes, the Texas City, TX disaster in 1947 was caused by a ship loaded with ammonium nitrate that caught fire and could not be controlled in time. The explosion Killed close to 600 people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 i`ll take Sodium Nitrate for $500 Alex.. a lot of Sodium Nitrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, holyjohnson said: i`ll take Sodium Nitrate for $500 Alex.. a lot of Sodium Nitrate. Sodium nitrate ? ? ? I think you should go with ammonium nitrate. A lot of ammonium nitrate. Edited August 5, 2020 by willie-pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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