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« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2020, 07:37:46 AM »
Nice storage arrangement for that stuff. Pic from 8/4.




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Re: Beirut
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2020, 09:10:31 AM »
For some reason, I thought ammonium nitrate had to be mixed with something like diesel fuel (like OKC bomb) to make an explosive (obvs I was wrong about that). Can someone with chemistry knowledge explain this to me?

Looks like their storage standards were pretty lax. Not sure what they could have done worse other than stack the stuff in the form of a shaped charge pointed toward downtown.

Speaking of bombs, does anyone know EMAW hero Jordan Powell?

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Re: Beirut
« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2020, 09:15:35 AM »
I also did not know that stuff by itself is like super gasoline on steroids.

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Re: Beirut
« Reply #28 on: August 05, 2020, 09:53:29 AM »
You all need to watch the OKC doc (I think it's on Netflix still just called Oklahoma City IIRC) and/or get yourself the anarchist cookbook (though get yourself on the FBI watch list I'm sure). Don't bother getting the turner diaries, that is just straight cray cray crap that was MAGA before MAGA knew it was MAGA (see SD's photos of the trailblazer guy, that guy def has the turner diaries)
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Re: Beirut
« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2020, 10:28:17 AM »
Decent explanations of the explosion.

https://theconversation.com/what-is-ammonium-nitrate-the-chemical-that-exploded-in-beirut-143979

https://news.sky.com/story/beirut-explosion-what-is-ammonium-nitrate-and-why-is-it-so-dangerous-12042671

Will be interesting to learn what was actually on fire ahead of the explosion. I read their were fireworks and you can see what looks like that in the videos.

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Re: Beirut
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2020, 11:20:39 AM »
Decent explanations of the explosion.

https://theconversation.com/what-is-ammonium-nitrate-the-chemical-that-exploded-in-beirut-143979

https://news.sky.com/story/beirut-explosion-what-is-ammonium-nitrate-and-why-is-it-so-dangerous-12042671

Will be interesting to learn what was actually on fire ahead of the explosion. I read their were fireworks and you can see what looks like that in the videos.
Thanks. It looked like it could be fireworks from those videos but I guess it could have been something like ammunition for small arms or grenades or something

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Re: Beirut
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