beirut explosion thread

[FVBTVS]

[FVBTVS]

really not so sure about this one

[Necrophilic Mallard]

Fireworks?

"Confiscated explosives"

Goddamn.

[Necrophilic Mallard]

really not so sure about this one

Could be before the big one....
Other one shows similar flash/crackles
If so... Doubt he made it.

[FVBTVS]

Fireworks?

"Confiscated explosives"

Goddamn.

for reference

Cause

It is not known what chemicals were being stored at the site.[12] 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.[15] 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 were ammonium nitrate and potassium nitrate. According to what we know so far, all together there should have been around 3,000 tonnes.[46]

Ammonium nitrate, which is principally used in manufacturing fertilizer, has been implicated in 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.[47] ]

[FVBTVS]

post yr favorite booms

[Necrometer]

I'm addicted to the fraction of a second each video has - after the big explosion but before the filmer's phone gets jostled. the ones where you can see roofs float up like tissue paper etc. james cameron wet dream stuff.

[FVBTVS]

just to be perfectly clear this thread is safe space and i will not boom shame anyone

[ThePhillyExperiment]

Godzilla awoke

[FVBTVS]

[copstache]

certain clips show the fireworks going off really well. the fireworks bit is like 100% believable. why the fuck you'd store a fucking warehouse of fireworks next door to the explosive chemical building is inexplainable

[Stink Pig]

oh well. times are tough everywhere I guess.

[MPD]

you know how it is girl...

[featherboa]

i don't like watching the booms

[cxwx]

[Eight Bit Alien]

That... kinda looks fake as shit to me...? Like how was that camera being moved...? On some kind of track?
I'm stupid and I don't know anything about photography but that one is odd, right?

Absolutely beautiful woman though, wow.

[Necrometer]

it's basically a handheld steadicam rig - they're absolute black magic and I have no idea how they work as well as they do

edit: ok I watched a video and now I get it but yeah that's just a professional video shoot for ya

[Eight Bit Alien]

I know that the takbir isn't limited to the moments right before something blows up, but that 'Allahu Akbar' is so fucking amazingly timed...!

[Eight Bit Alien]

man Ross I believe you, but it looks like the wedding is being photographed by the motorcycle outside-demon from Evil Dead...