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I just woke up......I have family in Waco but I don't think they are anywhere near West.Comment
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Who the **** puts a fertilizer plant in close proximity to TWO schools and across the street from a PLAYGROUND?
Jesus ****ing christ."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Yep, that's pretty dumb thing to do. Wonder who the dumbass is that did the zoning?Originally posted by Asher View PostComment
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If I had to guess, it was probably the other way around, which is worse.Originally posted by Asher View Post
Terrible tragedy. Should have never happened."My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
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Apparently, a small fire broke out at the plant, and firefighters came to extinguish it. Water was accidentally sprayed on ammonium nitrate, resulting in an explosion.
EDIT: I'm not the best at chemistry but it's not clear to me why that would cause an explosion, I think ammonium nitrate is just soluble in water, not explosive...
EDIT 2: Nevermind, it's an endothermic reaction. Which would not cause an explosion...it would just make the building cold...If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Very sad stuff.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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How quickly people forget.
The Texas City disaster was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history. The incident took place on April 16, 1947, and began with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp which was docked in the Port of Texas City. The fire detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate and the resulting chain reaction of fires and explosions killed at least 581 people, including all but one member of the Texas City fire department.
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Industrial accident, not terrorism, I'm sure of that.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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Man. First gay marriage caused the explosions in Boston, and now gay marriage also caused another explosion in Texas.A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.Comment
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In a town that small, there are probably no zoning requirements; but as was noted, the plant was probably there first.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.Comment
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My guess is its not the Ammonium Nitrate/water chemical reaction that caused the issue but moreso that water was aborbed into the otherwise inert power form and caused the formation of a Ammonium Nitrate solid cake. Due to it semi-crystaline structure it was susceptible to shock effects and thus detonation wherein an otherwise powder simply dissapates shock vibrations. The change of the physical crystalline state was the precursor, most likely. That and of course the already present ignition source.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostApparently, a small fire broke out at the plant, and firefighters came to extinguish it. Water was accidentally sprayed on ammonium nitrate, resulting in an explosion.
EDIT: I'm not the best at chemistry but it's not clear to me why that would cause an explosion, I think ammonium nitrate is just soluble in water, not explosive...
EDIT 2: Nevermind, it's an endothermic reaction. Which would not cause an explosion...it would just make the building cold...Last edited by Ogie Oglethorpe; April 18, 2013, 15:30."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
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Why would it solidify from water? It endothermically dissolves.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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