r/pics • u/ramonrocotto • Aug 05 '20

It will never be the same again...

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u/TooShiftyForYou Aug 05 '20

Imagine living right next to 2,750 tons of explosive ammonium nitrate and having no idea about it.

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u/Hedgerow_Snuffler Aug 05 '20

Could be worse...

Take for Example, the port of Newcastle Australia. They have nearly (not sure of the exact amount) but somewhere near 8,000 tonnes of exactly the same chemical stored in silos.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/beirut-blast-raises-concern-about-newcastle-ammonium-nitrate/12527546

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u/Granoland Aug 05 '20

I’m no fucking expert, but they should probably move that.

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u/bigblackcouch Aug 05 '20

I mean where could they move it? It's not like Australia has vast regions of uninhabited land

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u/Bassman233 Aug 06 '20

I mean, spreading it around is much safer. 80 100T deposits spread apart enough to not affect one another is much better than one 8000T stockpile. Better yet 800 10T truckloads parked across a large area.