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The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > Beriut Explosion
 
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The Cubelodyte
Sep 1, 2006

Practicing Hypnolaw since 1990
Grimey Drawer
Jesus Christ. If my super-lovely napkin math is right, that much ammonium nitrate going up at once is roughly a 1.2 kiloton explosion.

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The Cubelodyte
Sep 1, 2006

Practicing Hypnolaw since 1990
Grimey Drawer
I read it was like 2,800 tons of ammonium nitrate. Either way, loving hell. The final death toll is sure to be in the hundreds at least.

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The Cubelodyte
Sep 1, 2006

Practicing Hypnolaw since 1990
Grimey Drawer
Corroborating the "it's been there for years being dangerous" bit of the story: Crew kept hostages on a floating bomb – m/v Rhosus, Beirut

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The Cubelodyte
Sep 1, 2006

Practicing Hypnolaw since 1990
Grimey Drawer

Snake Dance posted:

I'm hearing this from a lot of people, worth listening to.

Yes, “there are those that say.” gently caress off.

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The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > Beriut Explosion