[SkinnyPupp]

https://twitter.com/KabirTaneja/status/1290679158201171968

:ahwow:

https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/lebanon-beirut-explosion-live-updates-dle-intl/index.html

Trump called it an attack, because he's literally an idiot and can't wait for actual investigations to be completed. So far nobody else indicates that to be the case. Just an awful accident.

78 dead so far, 4000 injured

[StylinRed]

At first the media was trying to link the Hariri case to it, but it quickly became evident that it was an accident, supposedly the warehouse housed dangerous amounts of ammonium nitrate etc, heard reports of fireworks too

[underscore]

The damage looks pretty extensive, the structures seem to have held up pretty well considering the size of the blast though

[SkinnyPupp]

https://streamable.com/xmmoa7

You can see a bunch of smaller explosions going off, I wonder if those are the fireworks?

Seriously, who the fuck needs fireworks anymore? Something so superfluous yet so dangerous when stored in large quantities :seriously:

Edit: Apparently it is ammonium nitrate which has been stored there for over 6 years WutFace

Still, fireworks are dumb

[cafe22]

"A huge cache of ammonium nitrate, an explosive compound, had been stored at the blast site" -ny times

Apparently there was 2.7k tonnes of this stuff stored. Who ever approved to have the warehouse so close to the City should be fired or jailed.

[SkinnyPupp]

"A huge cache of ammonium nitrate, an explosive compound, had been stored at the blast site" -ny times

Apparently there was 2.7k tonnes of this stuff stored. Who ever approved to have the warehouse so close to the City should be fired or jailed.
Yeah I just saw that

Good luck pinning the blame on someone. Lebanon is a broken state. They were in the middle of a revolution when Coronavirus put a stop to it.

[Teriyaki]

Seen some very NSFW clips, holy things got really grizzly down there. RIP

Over 1000x the power of Oklahoma Bombing...

[bobbinka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgOoeOPhDWY

[Teriyaki]

Holy crap. It literally blasted the ground away

[whitev70r]

Here is your scapegoat:

Beirut explosion: Port officials under house arrest as rescue efforts continue
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53670839

A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday's huge explosion, Lebanon's government says.

[pastarocket]

RIP to the individuals who were killed in this explosion in Beirut.

This incident reminds me of another explosion in 2015. The big explosion in Fujian, China.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7FXeaahRsg

[Great68]

Tianjin was 800 tons of Ammonium Nitrate, this one they're saying was 2700 tons. That's insane!

[underscore]

Apparently the pile of explosive fertilizer was abandoned by whoever owned it after a Russian businessman abandoned a ship there:

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2014/4194/crew-kept-hostages-floating-bomb-mv-rhosus-beirut/

https://i.imgur.com/SJ5YA7L.png

[donk.]

was not expecting that...... i thought the smoke cloud at the start was the damage

in B4 endless rumors of what caused it

[SkinnyPupp]

https://twitter.com/flickerwall/status/1290704683493994497

[mikemhg]

One can't imagine such cargo simply sitting there for 6 years in unsafe storage conditions.

Many of these Middle Eastern countries are having a reckoning in terms of their political class.

That explosion is insane, they akin its power to that of a small tactical nuke.

[RRxtar]

estimates are that it was about 1500mt of tnt equivalent. which is about 1/10th the size of the hiroshima bomb, and 100x more powerful than the MOAB bomb which is the largest non nuclear bomb ever made. whats absolutely unreal is that it is only half the size of the halifax harbor explosion of 1917.

aside from the horrendous tragedy of the lives lost and injured, it is incredible to see a blast this big captured by so many cameras. the force coming at you at that speed is unbelievable and horrifying.

[Bouncing Bettys]

Holy crap. It literally blasted the ground away
Not necessarily. I imagine most of that area is/was sitting over the water on pilings in order to allow enough depth for ships to dock up close. Could be wrong, but that's my guess. Still incredible damage.

[Raid3n]

estimates are that it was about 1500mt of tnt equivalent. which is about 1/10th the size of the hiroshima bomb, and 100x more powerful than the MOAB bomb which is the largest non nuclear bomb ever made. whats absolutely unreal is that it is only half the size of the halifax harbor explosion of 1917.

aside from the horrendous tragedy of the lives lost and injured, it is incredible to see a blast this big captured by so many cameras. the force coming at you at that speed is unbelievable and horrifying.

1.29kt.

little boy was 15mt

[Mr.Money]

now Lebanon is asking for international funding help after their piece of shit government would store something like that inside a city.

they need to sign they're entire country over to a higher state since there's this many fuck up's..


its crazy there's no riots or anything happening,someone had to sign this off storing such a stupid amount of dangerous materials thinking its all dandy & okay.

[CivicBlues]

now Lebanon is asking for international funding help after their piece of shit government would store something like that inside a city.

they need to sign they're entire country over to a higher state since there's this many fuck up's..


its crazy there's no riots or anything happening,someone had to sign this off storing such a stupid amount of dangerous materials thinking its all dandy & okay.

Wonder if they'll accept aid from Israel seeing as how piratically all their other neighbors are dealing with their own shit as well.

[ImportPsycho]

now Lebanon is asking for international funding help after their piece of shit government would store something like that inside a city.

they need to sign they're entire country over to a higher state since there's this many fuck up's..


its crazy there's no riots or anything happening,someone had to sign this off storing such a stupid amount of dangerous materials thinking its all dandy & okay.


https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/08/06/canada-support-lebanon-beirut-blast/

Trudeau to the rescue!

[pastarocket]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/08/06/canada-support-lebanon-beirut-blast/

Trudeau to the rescue!


Talk about being charitable like that WE charity scandal. FailFish

Five million dollars is already being pledged by our PM for Lebanon???


Our country is facing a huge government deficit of over $343 billion because of spending related to Covid 19. We cannot afford to give money away to other countries right now!


Does Trudeau think that money grows on trees??? This is our taxpayer dollars! :facepalm:

[Manic!]

Talk about being charitable like that WE charity scandal. FailFish

Five million dollars is already being pledged by our PM for Lebanon???


Our country is facing a huge government deficit of over $343 billion because of spending related to Covid 19. We cannot afford to give money away to other countries right now!


Does Trudeau think that money grows on trees??? This is our taxpayer dollars! :facepalm:

That's what friends are for.

Look at all the countries that donated to the US after hurricane Katrina. The friggin US who claims to be the greatest country in the world.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina_disaster_relief#:~:text=Governme nts%20of%20many%20countries%20have,offering%20to%2 0accept%20Katrina%20evacuees.

[inv4zn]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/08/06/canada-support-lebanon-beirut-blast/

Trudeau to the rescue!

Stop politicizing a tragedy you prick.

Australia pledged money. Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Algeria, France, UK, US, Netherlands, Czech, Poland, Italy, Iran, and fucking Israel are all sending different forms of aid.

If Canada had done nothing you would have sat there blaming Trudeau for being heartless.

[underscore]

When the deficit is $343B, $5M is nothing. That's an extra 0.001%. Woop dee fucking doo.

[mikemhg]

Also this:

https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/lebanon-liban/relations.aspx?lang=eng

"In 2018, trade between Canada and Lebanon was valued at $150 million, a 58% increase since 2013. Canada’s exports to Lebanon were worth $117 million, and imports from Lebanon totalled $33 million."

For a trade relationship worth $150 million, $5 million isn't much, clearly you need a functioning port in order to conduct trade, no? :lol

I swear to god people who post about politics online really need to educate themselves on how trade and the economy works.

But yes, Trudeau sucks :lol OmG tHe dEfIcIT!

[welfare]

https://youtu.be/-K7u1MOM67g

[DGN23]

https://youtu.be/-K7u1MOM67g

I call bullshit. First angle appears to be shot from one side of the fire with that grain silo between the camera and the fire, and the supposed bomb comes in from the left. Second angle appears to be on the opposite side with the silo on the other side of the fire and again the bomb comes from the left. It should be coming in from the right if these two videos are genuine.

[mikemhg]

^It's already been fact checked as being a false video.

[unit]

Talk about being charitable like that WE charity scandal. FailFish

Five million dollars is already being pledged by our PM for Lebanon???


Our country is facing a huge government deficit of over $343 billion because of spending related to Covid 19. We cannot afford to give money away to other countries right now!


Does Trudeau think that money grows on trees??? This is our taxpayer dollars! :facepalm:

dude 5m is absolute chump change to the government. nothing to get your shit twisted over.

[unit]

https://youtu.be/-K7u1MOM67g

this is so easy to fact check. honestly i expect more from you.

[ImportPsycho]

Stop politicizing a tragedy you prick.

Australia pledged money. Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Algeria, France, UK, US, Netherlands, Czech, Poland, Italy, Iran, and fucking Israel are all sending different forms of aid.

If Canada had done nothing you would have sat there blaming Trudeau for being heartless.

dude, I didn't criticize anybody, I'm actually supersized it's only 5mil, not 50mil. I guess Canada is really broke.

[welfare]

^It's already been fact checked as being a false video.

this is so easy to fact check. honestly i expect more from you.

Can you provide a link?
Because I did look and all I could find was a fact check on a different video. not this one.

[Presto]

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-drone-idUSKCN25133Q

[inv4zn]

dude, I didn't criticize anybody, I'm actually supersized it's only 5mil, not 50mil. I guess Canada is really broke.

If you genuinely didn't mean to be sarcastic, then I apologize - it just came off that way a bit I think. I'm just tired of people tying literally everything to some stupid political agenda, just further dividing people when we should be coming together.

Also, you have a typo...

[Great68]

Oh fuck. Do you really believe that shit?

Right, rather than believe sensible explanation widely reported in the media, we'll believe this bullshit fake video.

[mikemhg]

this is so easy to fact check. honestly i expect more from you.

You do? :lol

[Teriyaki]

Think this needs to be said again, and a lot of places.

When deciding between human stupidity and negligence vs malice, its usually the former.

Or said another way, Damnit, not everything is a conspiracy theory guys.

[welfare]

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-drone-idUSKCN25133Q

That's not the same video.

Oh fuck. Do you really believe that shit?

Right, rather than believe sensible explanation widely reported in the media, we'll believe this bullshit fake video.

I assume you're referring to me?
I never said I believed it.
But I sure as hell wouldn't automatically assume the media to be honest about much.

[Great68]

You don't have to believe the media's honesty, but at least use some common sense and critical thinking before you post that bullshit.

[SkinnyPupp]

https://twitter.com/News_reader_R/status/1291471135729684488

To even suggest a drone could carry that type of payload means you are willing to completely give up on logic because you WANT it to be a violent attack.

[mikemhg]

Trust me, Lebanon would be happy to blame this catastrophe on Mossad agent saboteurs, or the Israeli Army.

The Lebanese government clearly came out right away to indicate this was an internal issue, and laid no blame to any outside entities.

This was not an attack, but internet will internet.

[MikeyStyle]

Beirut explosion: Video shows new angle of the massive blast

[hud 91gt]

So insane. I’ve moved a few tons of that stuff in and out of small mines. They always told
me it was pretty stable. Scary stuff.

[Raid3n]

It is stable. it's an oxidizer. it won't do anything on its own... feed it to a fire though, and your ass is grass.

[SkinnyPupp]

https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1292865074479222784

[Hondaracer]

It is stable. it's an oxidizer. it won't do anything on its own... feed it to a fire though, and your ass is grass.

Even just into a fire isn’t enough I believe you need explosive ignition

[Teriyaki]

https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1292865074479222784

Resign as a way to avoid facing accountability, and stuff whatever they can into their pockets on the way out the door?

[SkinnyPupp]

Resign as a way to avoid facing accountability, and stuff whatever they can into their pockets on the way out the door?
Or step aside because the alternative would be a violent uprising?

[Raid3n]

Even just into a fire isn’t enough I believe you need explosive ignition

ah, so even more stable than i thought. i thought it just needed an ignition source, but if it needs the the energy of an explosion as well (which makes sense since ANFO, an explosive used in mining, is just ammonium nitrate in an absorbent form and a fuel absorbed into it and set off with a blasting cap) then there is even less to worry about when handling it (and storing it) appropriately.