http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-tianjin-explosion_55cb849fe4b0f1cbf1e716c9 Powerful explosions rocked a port city in China's north on Wednesday, killing at least seven and injuring hundreds. ... video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM9jN7z6Lxs the explosion occur during a fire. a mushroom cloud could be seen afterward. |
| Video of explosion (nsfw) Shit is going down Another video Apparently a gas station exploded, which ignited other explosives in the area, causing a chain reaction. One of them is a chemical warehouse. People are fleeing the city in fear of chemical gases leaking the area. Honestly, I'm not surprised to be honest, safety precautions are nonexistent in China. --------------- Holy shit, apparently there was a recent explosion in Russia too. Here ya go goys |
PeenusWeenusCaimAug 12, 2015 2:54 PM
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| Damn I was just about to post that article as well That shockwave is absolutely insane, sounds unlikely but since they dont know the cause I wonder if it was possibly a nuclear reaction. |
| I've been here way too long... |
| that explosion looks sexy af sucks for the people near it though |
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TheConquerer said: I doubt it. While it was impressive, explosives beyond nuclear can produce shock waves like that. Damn I was just about to post that article as well That shockwave is absolutely insane, sounds unlikely but since they dont know the cause I wonder if it was possibly a nuclear reaction. |
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| They've piled all the old people and FangGongs ad blow them up! |
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Astros said: TheConquerer said: I doubt it. While it was impressive, explosives beyond nuclear can produce shock waves like that. Damn I was just about to post that article as well That shockwave is absolutely insane, sounds unlikely but since they dont know the cause I wonder if it was possibly a nuclear reaction. I guess you're right, its just that mushroom cloud terrifies me, I don't even want to imagine what a nuke used in combat will do |
| I've been here way too long... |
OkayCaim said: There was also a big Explosion last Year in Germany as well as another one this Year, so it's not only the typical Developing Nations at Fault.Honestly, I'm not surprised to be honest, safety precautions are nonexistent in China. |
| That was one of the biggest explosions I've seen in quite some time :o |
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TheConquerer said: Yeah, mushroom clouds seems to be the trademark of nuclear explosions, but it's not that simple. Most are distinct if you notice and despite that there's also the quick flash which wasn't present with these explosions. Go watch the testings if you haven't already. The bomb goes off around 9:00 and incinerates a house briefly before leveling it.I guess you're right, its just that mushroom cloud terrifies me, I don't even want to imagine what a nuke used in combat will do |
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| I find this quite fascinating and scary at the same time |
| Thats no petrol explosion clearly their secret mecha weapons factory just went critical. I expect a cover up. |
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And_Ryan said: Thats no petrol explosion clearly their secret mecha weapons factory just went critical. I expect a cover up. .... *records location* ah..ha..haha..ha. |
| Dear lord, that explosion is loud, how 500 people even survived that is beyond me. |
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elros75 said: Makes you wonder what will happen since China is now considering going nuclear to reduce its carbon emissions and dependency to coal, considering the industrial safety standards in the country. I certainly hope theres some kind of improvment on safety otherwise a very terrible disaster could occur. Astros said: Yeah, mushroom clouds seems to be the trademark of nuclear explosions, but it's not that simple. Most are distinct if you notice and despite that there's also the quick flash which wasn't present with these explosions. Go watch the testings if you haven't already. The bomb goes off around 9:00 and incinerates a house briefly before leveling it. That video was quite fascinating, I'll have to compare the two again to see if you're right about the flash. I wonder if the cause of the explosion will be declassified |
| I've been here way too long... |
| Omfg the video is crazy. 3.0 magnitude blasts? 6 miles away? Incredible for just 1 shipment Awful at the same time... |
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TheConquerer said: Yeah, though I'm curious why they replaced the sounds of the shock wave with thunder lol. The flash from most recorded nuclear explosions I've seen were quick. The one from the second video lasted a few seconds and then after that another one which was longer appeared. I'd say whatever it was produced very high temperatures which contributed to the mushroom cloud.That video was quite fascinating, I'll have to compare the two again to see if you're right about the flash. I wonder if the cause of the explosion will be declassified |
AstrosAug 12, 2015 3:47 PM
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Noboru said: >implying i was resorting to the "typical developing nations" shtickOkayCaim said: There was also a big Explosion last Year in Germany as well as another one this Year, so it's not only the typical Developing Nations at Fault.Honestly, I'm not surprised to be honest, safety precautions are nonexistent in China. China has an extensive history of being the blue collar nightmare. Also those German explosions didn't result in hundreds of other civilians being injured or killed. |
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Astros said: Yeah, though I'm curious why they replaced the sounds of the shock wave with thunder lol. The flash from most recorded nuclear explosions I've seen were quick. The one from the second video lasted a few seconds and then after that another one which was longer appeared. I'd say whatever it was produced very high temperatures which contributed to the mushroom cloud. I think its just that it was just too fast and high for the mic to pick up but really I dont know. I agree with you that higher tempertures caused the mushroom cloud. I'm thinking the initial explosion was possibly a series of gas tanks that heated up a shipment of volatile chemicals which in their compressed state caused a massive explosion and shockwave. But once again I dont know, I kinda wish I knew more about chemistry to say more but I dont. |
| I've been here way too long... |
TheConquerer said: Yeah, quite surprised the recording equipment held up and didn't just melt. Well from the videos I've seen so far there was a fire before the explosions so I think somehow a fire started and then reacted with those tanks. I noticed there was quite an amount of debris scattered, but I'm not sure if that was just due to the dense industrial area or material involved. I believe mainly it was a large chain reaction of smaller explosions.I think its just that it was just too fast and high for the mic to pick up but really I dont know. I agree with you that higher tempertures caused the mushroom cloud. I'm thinking the initial explosion was possibly a series of gas tanks that heated up a shipment of volatile chemicals which in their compressed state caused a massive explosion and shockwave. But once again I dont know, I kinda wish I knew more about chemistry to say more but I dont. At 0:12 you can see three happen in rapid succession. They show a slow mo, but the first clip is better as the first flash is an explosion, which causes an even larger one, and then the fire from that one causes another one nearby. Really the dense infrastructure is to blame. Also if you want to know about something then read about it =P. |
AstrosAug 12, 2015 4:13 PM
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Astros said: Yeah, quite surprised the recording equipment held up and didn't just melt. Well from the videos I've seen so far there was a fire before the explosions so I think somehow a fire started and then reacted with those tanks. I noticed there was quite an amount of debris scattered, but I'm not sure if that was just due to the dense industrial area or material involved. I believe mainly it was a large chain reaction of smaller explosions. At 0:12 you can see three happen in rapid succession. They show a slow mo, but the first clip is better as the first flash is an explosion, which causes an even larger one, and then the fire from that one causes another one nearby. Really the dense infrastructure is to blame. Also if you want to know about something then read about it =P. I'm guessing the camera's were protected in a dense material to protect against the blast. Thats true, I didn't notice that. I was thinking it was a chain reaction as well but the video I saw seemed like one big one, the infrastucture definitely got ripped to shreds, I wonder if pieces of concrete were scattered across the city or maybe they were liquified upon the explosion. I plan on studying chemistry this year so hopefully I'll learn a bit more. Anyway gotta log of, condolences to those who died. |
| I've been here way too long... |
| WOW! WHaT A PUSSY EXPLOSION! I MADE A BIGGER ONE IN MY BACKYARD YESTARDAY! |
| wow super sad, I send my condolences to families around china. |
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| 14 dead, 400 injured so far. Rather minor as far as these go. |
| Wow. Hopefully the injured people recover soon. |
| Holy shit... |
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RedArmyShogun said: 14 dead, 400 injured so far. Rather minor as far as these go. Veneficia said: Several hours after the explosion occurred, only 2-3 people were listed as dead. The number will rise once more bodies are discovered and confirmed.Shocked there weren't more casualties. Edit: ayyy I was right 44 confirmed dead, over 500 injured |
PeenusWeenusCaimAug 13, 2015 12:07 AM
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OkayCaim said: Sounded like that because "safety precautions are nonexistent in China.", yet it happens in very highly developed Countries as well. That leaves the Question whether those Countries also had "nonexistent Safety Precautions" or whether there was nothing they could've done against the Disaster and whether the only Difference is in how successful they could prevent the Causalities and how good and fast they could clean everything up.Noboru said: >implying i was resorting to the "typical developing nations" shtickThere was also a big Explosion last Year in Germany as well as another one this Year, so it's not only the typical Developing Nations at Fault. China has an extensive history of being the blue collar nightmare. Also those German explosions didn't result in hundreds of other civilians being injured or killed. There were also quite a few very deadly Chemistry Explosions in the Past: Oppau Explosion, Germany, 500-600 Deaths, about 2000 more People injured. Texas City Disaster, USA, around the same Deaths, but more People injured. Toulouse chemical Factory Explosion, France, 29 Deaths, about 30 seriously wounded and 2500 light Causalities. |
NoboruAug 13, 2015 1:44 AM
| Industrial safety standards are a bit lax in China aren't they? I mean not just this, people have been regularly poisoned by the lack of industry regulation for food producers. Communism is always a fuckup of a system even when you are the world's largest economy and you are using a capitalistic model. |
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| An industrial accident killed 47 people in a small town of six thousand in Canada, just a few years ago. It happens. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| There is no way that only 44 people died. That thing was humoungous |
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ThRippJck said: There is no way that only 44 people died. That thing was humoungous Possible. 23 tons of TNT isn't all that much. It was just a couple storage tanks, didn't spread to the rest of the facility. If a whole refinery complex goes up, you are dealing with 1000's of tones of TNT. You can look up videos of train derailments or fuel trucks blowing up. They make pretty massive explossions. If a whole facility goes up it spreads like an Automic bomb. |
Noboru said: >1921There were also quite a few very deadly Chemistry Explosions in the Past: Oppau Explosion, Germany, 500-600 Deaths, about 2000 more People injured. Too old, and Germany wasn't exactly in the state of being a "highly developed" nation after the events of WWI. Texas City Disaster, USA, around the same Deaths, but more People injured. >1947Too old, it wasn't until the 1970s when the US started growing for modernity in workplace/environmental safety. I don't see your point? Bringing up the idea that highly developed nations can experience accidents like this and then bringing up accidents that occured over half a century ago when standards weren't so highly developed? Toulouse chemical Factory Explosion, France, 29 Deaths, about 30 seriously wounded and 2500 light Causalities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_JandoubiAlso >highly developed >france lol |
PeenusWeenusCaimAug 13, 2015 10:37 AM
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| Fucking nuts! China for fucks sake.....just get a LITTLE bit of regulation. |
FahtahSensei said: Industrial safety standards are a bit lax in China aren't they? I mean not just this, people have been regularly poisoned by the lack of industry regulation for food producers. Communism is always a fuckup of a system even when you are the world's largest economy and you are using a capitalistic model. Any oil refinery or storage site is a potential Disney Land for Fires. The biggest in record were in the United States. And the US and Canada has a SHIT TON of these happening with its Trains. If some of you weren't so ignorant I would think you were paid by the NSA. |
elros75 said: You should generally worry about Nuclear Energy:Makes you wonder what will happen since China is now considering going nuclear to reduce its carbon emissions and dependency to coal, considering the industrial safety standards in the country. Three Mile Island Accident Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster And those happened in very highly developed Countries. Other than that, it's problematic to store and/or transport the Waste. OkayCaim said: 1) True, the Economy wasn't really in a good Shape back then, but Germany was still one of the most modern Countries at that Time. Especially in the Fields of Chemistry and Machine Engineering.[...] 2) Right, I should've picked the 2013 West Fertilizer Company Explosion in Texas instead. 3) France is a very highly developed Country. Also, the Infrastructure at least looks decent even in remote Places and if we use the Inequality adjusted HDI, France is higher developed than the USA. |
NoboruAug 13, 2015 11:28 AM
ThRippJck said: There is no way that only 44 people died. That thing was humoungous Since it's china it's safe to say that they're down playing the numbers by quite a lot. The way they treat the media is also doesen't help thier case. |
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