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LordPistachio		2007-04-22 03:04:05 AM

DAMN. Huge doesn't even begin to describe that.

wildcardjack		2007-04-22 05:37:03 AM

Excellent clip.

Naman		2007-04-22 05:41:51 AM

Feh. They messed with the sound.

The original, and far cooler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVOUgCm5Jk(pops)

natewill		2007-04-22 06:05:17 AM

It reminds me of this one time, when I had a 2 dollar bill, and a few friends and I went to Taco Bell, and tacos were $4.99 for a 12-pack (this was a while ago), and we got extra hot sauce, and then Jimmy ate like 6 of the tacos by hisself...

Silicon Sam		2007-04-22 06:07:35 AM

On the Henderson Nevada explosion I had a customer that lived just under 3 miles from that plant, and his garage door was pushed in a couple of feet from the shock wave.

MOHWowbagger		2007-04-22 07:31:37 AM

BLEVEs are awesome. Thanks, subby!

Pope George Ringo		2007-04-22 08:10:11 AM

the Pepcon blast bit starts halfway through - about 4 to 5 kilotons, half a Hiroshima or so...

prjindigo		2007-04-22 09:15:11 AM

I listened to that one.

SBinRR		2007-04-22 09:55:22 AM

Hmmm. Looked like an Iraq war thread on Fark.

PSUbiochemist2006		2007-04-22 10:50:29 AM

Does anyone else find it funny that it took 3 days for someone to call 911? lol

Mister Peejay		2007-04-22 11:24:02 AM

MOHWowbagger

BLEVE

Thanks for that. Had no idea what the guy was saying.

/boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

Mister Peejay		2007-04-22 11:27:44 AM

PSUbiochemist2006

Does anyone else find it funny that it took 3 days for someone to call 911? lol

Wait... where are you getting 3 days to call 911 from?

Bacontastesgood		2007-04-22 11:44:20 AM

Mr. PJ

The MC made up for not explaining BLEVE by saying it like 79 times in that clip. 'This latest BLEVE was a BLEVE unlike any other BLEVE. Oh, what a BLEVE!'

RoyBatty		2007-04-22 11:56:07 AM

Yeah, I thought he kept on saying "levees".

Anyway the portugese dildo lesson video that comes on next is also about liquid explosions in its own way.

RoyBatty		2007-04-22 12:00:13 PM

Who else shouted "Fetchez la vache" when the tank car was tossed out of the explosion?

benthackray		2007-04-22 12:00:52 PM

Weird coincidence... I saw this and the 2nd clip Naman posted on a TV programme last night.

F42		2007-04-22 01:06:32 PM

Naman: Feh. They messed with the sound.
The original, and far cooler:

lol, if you're gonna say "the messed with the sound", don't offer a vid where they 'ESSED WITH THE IMAGE as "better". An explosion in fake slow-mo? WTF? it's like a slideshow! Lame lame lame.

filth		2007-04-22 02:01:29 PM

Fan.Tastic.

ceejayoz		2007-04-22 03:04:43 PM

Naman: Feh. They messed with the sound.

Yeah, that annoyed me, especially as it resulted in "boom!" followed by "that's gonna be loud!".

dr_michael_hfuhruhurr		2007-04-22 03:12:31 PM

benthackray: programme

You have been reported to Conservapedia.

Victoly		2007-04-22 04:26:48 PM

MOHWowbagger: BLEVEs are awesome.

HBEB IT!

Denial_of_Death		2007-04-22 05:06:38 PM

"liquid petroleum gas"?

If it's a liquid, it's not a gas. It might have previously been petroleum gas, and it might be intended to convert back into gas, but it isn't now. The term "liquefied petroleum gas" makes that a bit clearer, but still seems oxymoronic.

/gonna start referring to water as "liquid steam."

occasionalcontributer		2007-04-22 05:15:50 PM

Denial_of_Death
"liquid petroleum gas"? If it's a liquid, it's not a gas.

I'm pretty sure the "gas" there is short for gasoline. Of course, that phrase would have its own particular problems, but it's not quite as bad.

specialwater		2007-04-22 05:23:44 PM

Perhaps Subby meant "fuel" when saying "gas"?

I went to the _gas_ station the other day and put _gas_ in my car, but the product being put in the _gas_ tank was liquid.

/with a tiny amount evaporating from the nozzle, which was indeed a gas.

//never mind what I ate for lunch. That sort of gas probably has a shiatty octane rating and thus would make bad quality fuel for my vehicle.

Mister Peejay		2007-04-22 05:50:28 PM

occasionalcontributer

Denial_of_Death
"liquid petroleum gas"? If it's a liquid, it's not a gas.

I'm pretty sure the "gas" there is short for gasoline. Of course, that phrase would have its own particular problems, but it's not quite as bad.

LPG is liquified petroleum gas. It's nonspecific because in practice it is a mix of various petrochemicals. "Liquid petroleum gas" is a kind of sorry-ass term for it.

Funny, the first "See also" link for Wikipedia's LPG page is - wait for it - BLEVE.

Mister Peejay		2007-04-22 05:53:56 PM

Arg, forgot to point out: LPG is a gas under normal pressure and temperature. To liquify it, we either make it really cold or put it under a lot of pressure to raise the boiling point so that it condenses.

Think about the propane tank on a grill, you can slosh liquid around in it because it is under pressure.

andbruno		2007-04-22 11:51:02 PM

Sorry if it's been posted, but BLEVE = Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

Tallgordon		2007-04-25 02:16:03 PM

It reminds me of this one time when I was living in Houston and all the cabinets shook really loud for six seconds and we were like, "Was that an earthquake?" and it turns out it was a shockwave from an explosion 100 miles away of an underground natural gas reserve.

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