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How powerful was the Beirut blast?
- frogpelt 6y agoThey don't mention the 1947 Texas City fertilizer and oil explosion on that graphic. Maybe because it was a series of explosions? It was really big though. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2H_ZNzTrCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2H_ZNzTrCM
- giardini 6y agoMy favorite factoid about the 1947 Texas City explosions is the 3,000 pound boat anchor that was found a mile and a half from the port. Pictures, video and good explanation here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster FTFA: "The explosion blew the almost 6,350 short tons (5,760 metric tons) of the ship's steel into the air, some at supersonic speed."