I have an idea for a new thread...

[Eddy Gordo]

reports are the there was a welder working there and he started the fire 

Yep, saw that yesterday.

[Hairy]

looks like something out of a movie 

It is a strange and tragic feeling for me, every time I see something related to the explosion I get that same hollow feeling I had when seeing the two aircraft striking the Twin Towers.

[DJR]

It is a strange and tragic feeling for me, every time I see something related to the explosion I get that same hollow feeling I had when seeing the two aircraft striking the Twin Towers.

It is fascinating to watch something so awesome, but at the same time also terribly sad because it means instant death or lifelong scars for many innocent people. Conflicting emotions. Edit: The difference between awesome and awful isn't as wide as it should be.

Edited August 6, 2020 by DJR

[Robbie Stewart]

It is a strange and tragic feeling for me, every time I see something related to the explosion I get that same hollow feeling I had when seeing the two aircraft striking the Twin Towers.

 

That explosion is a graphical portrayal of what Covid is doing. A burn and smoke leading to diffuculty breathing, and then boom, someone dies and leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. Tragic.

[porqui]

They are never going to find him

 

Dug his own hole.

 

Spread himself too thin.

 

Having a blast.

 

(OK !!  flame me)

 

(Oh lighten up !!)

Edited August 6, 2020 by porqui

[100Tours]

It was a lot of ammonium nitrate that had been there a long time, the question is what set it off? Its pretty stable on its own, using it as a commercial explosive requires addition of diesel and a detonator. Otherwise its just fertilizer without a starter/accelerant.

 

It can explode all on its own at a temperature of 210C. In this case it seems that a welder managed to ignite fireworks stored adjacent to the AN stockpile. That would do it.

 

Also the commentary on the explosion is that it was only a partial detonation..

[Bonus]

How long had the fire been burning before the whole lot went up? 

[Hairy]

It can explode all on its own at a temperature of 210C. In this case it seems that a welder managed to ignite fireworks stored adjacent to the AN stockpile. That would do it.

 

Also the commentary on the explosion is that it was only a partial detonation..

PARTIAL ... would hate to know how bad it would have been should the whole lot have gone boom.

 

I would assume that with the explosion the warehouse would be blown to bits and hence no longer being able to contain all the Nitrate long enough to be ignited fully .. or something like that

[Slowbee]

 

I wanna fly

[geomark]

It can explode all on its own at a temperature of 210C. In this case it seems that a welder managed to ignite fireworks stored adjacent to the AN stockpile. That would do it.

 

Also the commentary on the explosion is that it was only a partial detonation..

Ahh, so that was the detonator.  It would be impossible to get the whole amount to go up from one detonation point I imagine, hence the partial explosion, but still 

[geomark]

[Slowbee]

 

On the topic of uummmm explosions.

 

This may or may not have been tried.

[DJR]

 

On the topic of uummmm explosions.

 

This may or may not have been tried.

Ice cold cool 

[Robbie Stewart]

 

Viola Brand watchout.

[Ed-Zulu]

Viola Brand watchout.

30 years ago kids that age could hardlly ride a bike!

[Stretch]

Some of these are brilliant... These two especially