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The Morning News: A Lot of Things Have Exploded in the Last 24 Hours and Dung Beetles are Real Smart
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"Fireworks," yeah, right. It would take either a shitload of very well placed black powder to blow up an elevated highway, or an extraordinarily shitty elevated highway. While either or both are conceivable, it seems more likely that the Chinese state media services are papering over something more sinister.
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I don't get all this "gay dog" stuff. Males dogs hump everything they think they can safely hump. When one humps my leg, I do not think the dog is into zoophilia (or whatever).
I guess I get that it takes the story from "who cares" to "newsworthy," but it is kind of dumb.
But have to agree with #1: when fireworks blow up unexpectedly, they cause fires and burns, not demolition-grade rending and tearing explosions. Even a gas tank explosion basically just makes fire. That truck would have had to have serious explosives in it.
I guess I get that it takes the story from "who cares" to "newsworthy," but it is kind of dumb.
But have to agree with #1: when fireworks blow up unexpectedly, they cause fires and burns, not demolition-grade rending and tearing explosions. Even a gas tank explosion basically just makes fire. That truck would have had to have serious explosives in it.
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"Losing' the Blue Angels is something the military always drags out whenever they're threatened with budget cuts.
2011 - "Blue Angels fly into age of budget woes"
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/mili…
2011 - "Could the Blue Angels be Grounded -- Forever"
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/C…
2010 - "Don't Let Obama Cut The Blue Angels"
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/07/05/d…
2011 - "Blue Angels fly into age of budget woes"
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/mili…
2011 - "Could the Blue Angels be Grounded -- Forever"
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/C…
2010 - "Don't Let Obama Cut The Blue Angels"
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/07/05/d…
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Good Lord, that dung beetle story is not only stale (It was already on the Slog morning news last Sunday), but has been on every single news source and posted by 80% of your FB friends. Let it go...
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@1 ... not true. fireworks can be real explosive ... especially in a closed space (just look for firework explosion videos on youtube) ...
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For those that actually watch Fox instead of just trashing it, they know that Rivera often tears O'Reilly and Hannity's distorted thinking into shreds. They get VERY heated at times. If you read the linked article, Geraldo voted for Obama in November. Good for Geraldo for wanting to make a difference in the political party that that is in such a mess.
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@1 & @5
You don't need high-order demolition explosives to collapse an overpass. There have been plenty of cases, right here in the US, where overpasses have collapsed because of regular fires caused by car crashes beneath them.
Also, firework explosions can be incredibly destructive and level whole buildings. Look up the Enschede disaster for one example.
You don't need high-order demolition explosives to collapse an overpass. There have been plenty of cases, right here in the US, where overpasses have collapsed because of regular fires caused by car crashes beneath them.
Also, firework explosions can be incredibly destructive and level whole buildings. Look up the Enschede disaster for one example.
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Why give a waitress twice as much as you give "god"? Because the waitress has actually done something for you.
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@11: Fair enough, I had not thought of the possibility of a continously burning fire weakening the structure.
I do not buy the explosive force argument though, because if it was outside, the shockwave would not be focused and amplified by the enclosed space of a building, nor was there an enormous warehouse full of fireworks on that truck.
Although, without knowing the standards of Chinese overpasses, it is difficult to weigh in on their ability to withstand certain forces.
I do not buy the explosive force argument though, because if it was outside, the shockwave would not be focused and amplified by the enclosed space of a building, nor was there an enormous warehouse full of fireworks on that truck.
Although, without knowing the standards of Chinese overpasses, it is difficult to weigh in on their ability to withstand certain forces.
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@15, there's some magical cut off between a truck filled with fireworks and a warehouse full of fireworks?
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Christ, @6. Don't know what possessed me to click on your last link because it eventually led me to this gem:
twss.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/20/the-rig…
twss.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/20/the-rig…
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@10 are we discussing Imaginary Unicorns again? The only time I watch Fox is when they have soccer or Zoe Deschenel is on.
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@19: Well, it is not magical, but yes, there is a difference.
Just like there is a difference between a cup of black powder, and a barrel full of it.
See what I am saying? Explosions are about force, and more material in an enclosed space makes more force.
This is physics 101, baby.
Just like there is a difference between a cup of black powder, and a barrel full of it.
See what I am saying? Explosions are about force, and more material in an enclosed space makes more force.
This is physics 101, baby.
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