Explosions in Beirut
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I don't know how accurate these calculations are, but somebody estimated that the blast of the supposed 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate correspond to around 1 kiloton of TNT. Hiroshima was around 16 kilotons. More modern atomic bombs can easily exceed 20 megatons. If one kiloton does this, I'd really prefer to not be anywhere near an exploding atomic bomb (ok, not a very surprising thought, but that blast gives you an appreciation of what a megaton TNT must be like.
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Wow!!!
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I don't know how accurate these calculations are, but somebody estimated that the blast of the supposed 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate correspond to around 1 kiloton of TNT. Hiroshima was around 16 kilotons. More modern atomic bombs can easily exceed 20 megatons. If one kiloton does this, I'd really prefer to not be anywhere near an exploding atomic bomb (ok, not a very surprising thought, but that blast gives you an appreciation of what a megaton TNT must be like.
@Klaus said in Explosions in Beirut:
I don't know how accurate these calculations are, but somebody estimated that the blast of the supposed 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate correspond to around 1 kiloton of TNT. Hiroshima was around 16 kilotons. More modern atomic bombs can easily exceed 20 megatons. If one kiloton does this, I'd really prefer to not be anywhere near an exploding atomic bomb (ok, not a very surprising thought, but that blast gives you an appreciation of what a megaton TNT must be like.
No kidding! Here’s some quick stats, I think are accurate in terms of yield TNT (in tons) equivalent:
- MOAB (our largest non-nuke) = 11
- Beirut = 1,000
- Hiroshima = 16,000
- Current nukes = 600,000 to 2,200,000
- Larry’s head if Biden wins = 14,000,000
- Mt St Helens = 26,000,000
- Tsar Bomb = 50,000,000
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@Klaus said in Explosions in Beirut:
I don't know how accurate these calculations are, but somebody estimated that the blast of the supposed 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate correspond to around 1 kiloton of TNT. Hiroshima was around 16 kilotons. More modern atomic bombs can easily exceed 20 megatons. If one kiloton does this, I'd really prefer to not be anywhere near an exploding atomic bomb (ok, not a very surprising thought, but that blast gives you an appreciation of what a megaton TNT must be like.
No kidding! Here’s some quick stats, I think are accurate in terms of yield TNT (in tons) equivalent:
- MOAB (our largest non-nuke) = 11
- Beirut = 1,000
- Hiroshima = 16,000
- Current nukes = 600,000 to 2,200,000
- Larry’s head if Biden wins = 14,000,000
- Mt St Helens = 26,000,000
- Tsar Bomb = 50,000,000
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Many videos coming out, this is a compilation.
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And this one. Look how loud it is, even if you’re “30 seconds away”. (Many miles)
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@jon-nyc Wow
This was a terrible thing that happened, and I hesitate to say this, but I am glad that it was not terrorism.
(At least so far it does not appear to be).
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So far. Here's an explanation. Probably sadder than terrorism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/beirut-explosions.html
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If it was ammonium nitrate, reminds me of the Ryongchon disaster in DPRK
Before
After
Too funny
