Explosion near Waco

[Emo EMAW]

The plant is basically what happened in OKC in '95.

OKC was a truck full of fertilizer. This was an entire plant filled of fertilizer.

I'd like to see some kiloton equivalent estimations of both events. 

[Stevesie60]

The plant is basically what happened in OKC in '95.

OKC was a truck full of fertilizer. This was an entire plant filled of fertilizer.

how do we know that they hadn't emptied the plant of all fertilizer and then a truck full of fertilizer drove into the empty plant and blew up

oh that's right, csi: jacksie60 over here has it all figured out 

Some people refer to me as "Horatio" due to my detective skills. So yeah, your post (minus the ) is basically spot on.

[puniraptor]

The plant is basically what happened in OKC in '95.

OKC was a truck full of fertilizer. This was an entire plant filled of fertilizer.

I'd like to see some kiloton equivalent estimations of both events.

2.5 kt for okc, we will have to wait for the evaluation of west and then wait for the Wikipedia page to be updated

[Emo EMAW]

The plant is basically what happened in OKC in '95.

OKC was a truck full of fertilizer. This was an entire plant filled of fertilizer.

I'd like to see some kiloton equivalent estimations of both events.

2.5 kt for okc, we will have to wait for the evaluation of west and then wait for the Wikipedia page to be updated

 

 

[puniraptor]

The plant is basically what happened in OKC in '95.

OKC was a truck full of fertilizer. This was an entire plant filled of fertilizer.

I'd like to see some kiloton equivalent estimations of both events.

2.5 kt for okc, we will have to wait for the evaluation of west and then wait for the Wikipedia page to be updated

 

 

to compare scales though, the okc bomb had about 900 gallons of fertilizer/fuel mixture and I have heard that it was a 12,000 gallon tank that exploded at the factory.

[puniraptor]

The plant is basically what happened in OKC in '95.

OKC was a truck full of fertilizer. This was an entire plant filled of fertilizer.

I'd like to see some kiloton equivalent estimations of both events.

2.5 kt for okc, we will have to wait for the evaluation of west and then wait for the Wikipedia page to be updated

 

 

to compare scales though, the okc bomb had about 900 gallons of fertilizer/fuel mixture and I have heard that it was a 12,000 gallon tank that exploded at the factory.

ooops, sorry math gods (mocat) its more like 0.00227 kt

[Institutional Control]

They said on the local news that the blast was 12.5 times that of OKC.

[Emo EMAW]

They said on the local news that the blast was 12.5 times that of OKC.

  + 0.5*

[JohnCurrie is Weird/Gross]

@nycjim: Fertilizer plants must tell US when they have more than 400 lbs of ammonium nitrate. Texas plant had 270 tons. http://t.co/gsF8mNRw56

Well, that explains that.

[chunkles]

[ednksu]

Is this lukes?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/20/us-usa-explosion-regulation-idUSBRE93J09N20130420