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WirelessBCupSupport t1_iwgeqpv wrote

Now who wouldn't want to see that blow up? Right?

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BloodyRightNostril t1_iwgh915 wrote

I'd feel bad for all the sea life below that would be destroyed. But yes.

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othercargo t1_iwgnb1k wrote

Just tow it out of the environment

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reflUX_cAtalyst t1_iwgnhlw wrote

Do it away from the coast then. The surface of the middle of the ocean is like a desert.

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007meow t1_iwgqs8w wrote

Remember the 2020 Beirut explosion?

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[deleted] t1_iwhx1gw wrote

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UglyInThMorning t1_iwiltxb wrote

They’re both very strong oxidizers, and dusts of them can explode because of that. They aren’t really traditional explosives on their own but in the event of a fire in a contained space they can deflagrate or detonate.

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Hall-Double t1_iwjrwn8 wrote

Remember what happened 2 years ago, when they stored ammonium nitrate at the port in Beirut. May that never happen again.

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