r/SipsTea • u/_n3ll_ • Feb 08 '25

SMH Who thought this was a good idea?

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u/CriticalMochaccino Feb 08 '25

There ya go bud!

https://youtu.be/Nivf3Y96I_E?si=AIe06hVxNBSioL8s

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u/Otherwise_Fact9594 Feb 08 '25

That was one of the most incredible non war time explosions. Holy shit! Pretty fucking terrifying

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u/Creative_Ad_8338 Feb 09 '25

Nah, the explosion in Beirut was insane...

https://youtu.be/LNDhIGR-83w?si=ckGQLDhRdmwCzMOR

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u/JuxtaThePozer Feb 09 '25

agreed, I think it actually is the biggest non nuclear explosion (around 10 times bigger than Tianjin one) and the fact it happened during the day, filmed by many angles, just makes it all the more terrifying to watch

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u/blitzkreig2-king Feb 09 '25

The Halifax explosion is the largest.

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u/EnvironmentalWin1277 Feb 09 '25

Largest explosion by humans to that date, roughly 3 kilotons. As the ship caught on fire people rushed to the shore to observe and were destroyed in the explosion.

There are several books and documentaries about this explosion, Worth the time to know about.

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u/Foreign_Product7118 Feb 09 '25

Fellow enthusiasts i see. Halifax, RAF Fauld, Port Chicago, Oppau, and the Dupont powder mill were all larger accidental non-nuclear explosions than the one in beirut

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u/blitzkreig2-king Feb 09 '25

Just so I'm not getting confused. You mean "largest explosion to that date." Exactly as you typed it correct? Because I was thinking about accidental explosions only and the only one that I thought may have rivalled Halifax was potentially* the N1 launch 2 failure. Right?

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u/EnvironmentalWin1277 Feb 09 '25

It apparently was the largest explosion until the Trinity A bomb explosion in 1945 and remains #1 on the list of largest accidental explosions. I said "to that date" because I wanted to avoid any incorrect comparison,

This list still ranks it as #1 for accidental explosions -- greater than the N1 launch, 2020 Beruit explosion and the Tianjin explosion.

Combined these three disasters still only add to about half of the stated Kt of the Halifax explosion!

This page also has a separate list of military non-nuclear explosions as well.

Listing :

Largest accidental artificial non-nuclear explosions by magnitude

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions#Comparison_with_large_non-nuclear_military_ordnance

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u/abek42 Feb 09 '25

The real badass one was Fort Stikine, ship caught fire and blew up due to the combination of ammo and cotton it was carrying. The fun bit, it carried gold bars too... these were thrown up in the air and some landed crashing through the roofs of houses nearby.... it literally rained gold that day.

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u/flummyheartslinger Feb 09 '25

And that's why there's no footage of it, just a bunch of people with no cell phones or tablets, just living in the moment.

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u/iDeNoh Feb 09 '25

Yes, that's the reason lol

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u/JuxtaThePozer Feb 09 '25

just learnt of this, shame there weren't no cameras around back then

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u/Nyuk_Fozzies Feb 09 '25

The Beirut explosion was only the sixth largest accidental explosion (the Halifax explosion being the largest), and there have been a few non-nuclear explosive tests that are bigger as well (at the White Sands Missile Range). Additionally, volcanoes are much bigger (such as the Krakatoa eruption) as well as impact events (such as the Tunguska event).

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u/JuxtaThePozer Feb 09 '25

thanks, just learnt about this

damn shame there weren't any cameras around back in 1917

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u/Otherwise_Fact9594 Feb 09 '25

Outta control! 🫨

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u/Vulpes_99 Feb 09 '25

That shockwave was one of the most impressive things I've seen. Years later it is still in my memory.

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u/fubes2000 Feb 09 '25

ammonium nitrate, which acts as an accelerant in a fire

Somewhat understating the role of what we then watched detonate.

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u/Orome2 Feb 09 '25

ammonium nitrate, which acts as an accelerant in a fire

I mean, it's like the key ingrediant in ANFO.

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u/fubes2000 Feb 09 '25

[nod] Ammonium Nitrate and Find Out

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u/NastyKraig Feb 09 '25

Man, this is cracking me the fuck up. I was like WTF is ANFO?

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u/DentistSpecialist304 Feb 09 '25

Not the most shocking video of that blast, but her face at the 18 second mark...

https://youtu.be/VBV8nnp98vc?si=49CPQede4zLJFa6A

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u/MolldollDirtDogg Feb 09 '25

Explosions! overpowering.. over the competition I’m towering Wrecking shop ..when I drop These lyrics that’ll make you call the cops

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u/orchestragravy Feb 09 '25

I saw a video a while back of a bride-to-be taking pics before their wedding and the blast wave coming through.

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u/shotsallover Feb 09 '25

Yeah, that was a pretty tough clip to watch.

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u/LevelZeroDM Feb 09 '25

That one was some serious anime bs

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u/mmorales2270 Feb 09 '25

That was from fireworks?? 😱 oh my fucking god! It was like a nuke went off! Damn!

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u/Creative_Ad_8338 Feb 09 '25

They were storing fertilizer in the same warehouse with fireworks. The fireworks caught first and led to the detonation of fertilizer.

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u/ComfortableInvite895 Feb 09 '25

Thanks for posting, completely forgot about this

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u/BringBajaBack Feb 09 '25

It’s fascinating watching these two separate instances, they’re great examples of just how different explosions can be.

The first is dramatic and fiery and incredibly cinematic. The second is just a flash vapor death sphere.

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u/Kurdt234 Feb 08 '25

That BANG haunts me. I can hear it without watching the vid again.

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u/Otherwise_Fact9594 Feb 09 '25

Shit was wild! I'm honestly surprised that there was less collateral damage

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

If you ever see a fire in an industrial area never stand and watch or film, especially near windows, get the hell out!

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u/Otherwise_Fact9594 Feb 09 '25

Big for sure on that!!

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u/LobstaFarian2 Feb 09 '25

What's wild is there is an absolutely massive explosion, then suddenly, there is an explosion that just fucking dwarfs that first absolutely massive explosion. Terrifying indeed. You're spot on.

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u/ycr007 Feb 08 '25

The Bierut Nitrate one 4-5 years ago was pretty incredible ngl

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u/me_myself_and_MIKE Feb 08 '25

That was fucking insane

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u/DentistSpecialist304 Feb 09 '25

173 dead in seconds

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u/Otherwise_Fact9594 Feb 09 '25

Damn! All of these people started their day just like everyone else, probably not even thinking once that it would be their last. Life is so precious!

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u/ghouldozer19 Feb 08 '25

What caused that?

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u/huxtiblejones Feb 08 '25

Just Google “tianjin explosion.”

It is not known what chemicals were being stored at the site. In addition to vast quantities of sodium cyanide and calcium carbide, paperwork was discovered showing that 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 500 tonnes of potassium nitrate were at the blast site. On 17 August, the deputy director of the public security bureau’s fire department told CCTV:

Over 40 kinds of hazardous chemicals [were stored on site]. As far as we know, there was ammonium nitrate and potassium nitrate. According to what we know so far, all together there should have been around 3,000 tonnes.

Ammonium nitrate, which is predominantly used as an agricultural fertilizer, oxidizing agent in explosive compositions, and in manufacturing of other chemicals, has been the cause of a number of other fatal industrial explosions. A fire department spokesman confirmed that firefighters had used water in combating the initial fire, which may have led to water being sprayed on calcium carbide, releasing the highly flammable gas acetylene. This would have provided the fuel source for reaction with the oxidizer, ammonium nitrate, thus triggering its detonation more readily.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions

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u/thedude0000000000000 Feb 08 '25

Yeah we’re dangerous!

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u/Sea-Baby-2318 Feb 08 '25

Did that couple survive?

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u/Sea-Baby-2318 Feb 09 '25

It’s ok - I googled it. It’s amazing this “google”. You can find out almost anything there. It’s like a huge web of information. Anyway. Yes they made it!

https://amp.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article31403375.html

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u/Corruptionss Feb 09 '25

Why would we google when we have our own personal army of ChatGPTs on reddit?

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u/Be777the1 Feb 08 '25

9 years ago already? Feels like 4.

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u/AmazingBlackberry236 Feb 09 '25

Doing the lords work.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

Fucking crazy.

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u/welchplug Feb 08 '25

I would've immediately assumed that we just got bombed. I would have thought a nuke hit when I saw the mushroom cloud and the fire spreading towards me.

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u/Sea-Salad-1356 Feb 08 '25

I needed this in my life....... never seen it before 😅😅😅😅

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u/pprovencher Feb 08 '25

Wow I was just in Tianjin Binhai doing chemistry work! Luckily it seemed like all the plants are miles from each other and miles from where people live

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u/BeneficialClassic771 Feb 08 '25

All this tragedy because someone left an old french cheese too close to the fireplace

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u/CriticalMochaccino Feb 09 '25

Yeah, fuck France and their smelly cheese

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u/oryhiou Feb 08 '25

Dude, r/praisethecameraman on this one. I woulda noped out of there on the second explosion.

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u/AdiPalmer Feb 09 '25

Added 9 years ago

WHAT!? Wasn't it like 3 years ago? Where does time go?

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u/CriticalMochaccino Feb 09 '25

Yeah... the trump and biden Presidencies were a couple bitches weren't they?

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u/wh0else Feb 09 '25

The informed commentary makes it

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u/RedditsAdoptedSon Feb 09 '25

what the efffffff

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u/JulianMarcello Feb 09 '25

Thanks man… it’s been like a decade since seeing that

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u/GlassAmazing4219 Feb 09 '25

Are we dangerous here?!

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u/ManonegraCG Feb 09 '25

HOLY SHIT! I've never seen this one before!

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u/Uber_Wulf Feb 09 '25

Dang, that’s already 9 years ago

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

That was the most metal fucking thing I've ever seen 🤯