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Yeah, I saw that. Looks like the shockwaves were the primary mode of injury, though I guess that will always be the primary mode of injury in a large explosion.
by bpicolo 10y ago
Yeah, I saw that. Looks like the shockwaves were the primary mode of injury, though I guess that will always be the primary mode of injury in a large explosion. No deaths that I could see, which is good. I remember seeing the dashcams back then
- sandworm101 10y ago> Looks like the shockwaves were the primary mode of injury Not the shockwaves, but things damaged/knocked over by the waves. If you were standing in a field, the shockwave would do nothing to you. It was harmless. But if you are standing beside a poorly-designed glass building, pieces are going to fall off that building. This was Russia. I would expect that other countries, with different building practices, might suffer far fewer casualties.
- bpicolo 10y agoRight, things damaged BY shockwaves, if we're being pedantic
- benologist 10y agoDo countries legislate shockwave standards in buildings like they do cyclones/hurricanes/etc?
- protomyth 10y agoI would imagine that people would think that's a serious waste of money given the odds. Of course after it happens, someone will go "See!!!".
- sandworm101 10y agoNo, but most anti-earthquake measures, especially in regard to glass falling from buildings, would seem applicable. So too with codes meant for safety during hurricanes, tornadoes and other strong winds.
- mlvljr 10y agoJust stay off the windows till the wave passes (mistake some folks made was seeing the fall, waiting for couple minutes, then getting back to the windows -- to be injured by the pieces of glass minutes later). This was from Russia :)