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Wolfala
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PEPCON Explosion May 4 1988
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May 03, 2005, 01:52:41 PM »
I have a high resolution video of this explosion which for some reason always facinated me.
http://www.exponent.com/multimedia/movies/hend_lg.mov
http://www.exponent.com/multimedia/movies/hend_sm.mov
The short of it is, several thousand tons of ammonium percolate detonated after a fire was started by a worker using a torch. Everything within 1.5 miles of Henderson NV was vaporized with damage extending outward to 10 miles. Approx 1KT airburst equivlent.
For the full report -
http://www.interfire.org/res_file/pdf/Tr-021.pdf
Give it a read.
Wolfala
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lasersailor184
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PEPCON Explosion May 4 1988
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May 03, 2005, 02:01:37 PM »
Read? Pshaw. Let me see the bright lights.
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Wolfala
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Working videos posted this time
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Halo
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May 03, 2005, 04:58:56 PM »
Good thing that was way out in the flats.
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FUNKED1
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Everything within 1.5 miles of Henderson NV was vaporized with damage extending outward to 10 miles.
PEPCON was bad but it wasn't THAT bad. Keep reading.
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