Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Wolfala on May 03, 2005, 01:52:41 PM
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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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Read? Pshaw. Let me see the bright lights.
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Working videos posted this time
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Good thing that was way out in the flats.
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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.