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how come there have never been huge bombs that wipe out half of cities?

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  • 05-10-2010 1:32am
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    CorkMan
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    I read a post there about a supposed "848 pounds of ANFO in a ready made truck". He was only joking, but it would only take one lunatic to do it.

    One lunatic who knew how to put together a bomb and destruct a street or even more. I am not saying I wish this would happen, but how come not?


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    pebbles21
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    Sure half of Cork was wiped out years ago by the looks of it:D


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    SugarHigh
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    Attacks on Gas Power Plants are fairly common and they do a massive amount of damage when they explode.


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    DonkeyStyle \o/
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    how come not?
    it's against the law.


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    high heels
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    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Sure half of Cork was wiped out years ago by the looks of it:D
    It was in the war of Independence it is called the burning of cork. You should look it up


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    Doc
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    The names Hiroshima or Nagasaki ring any bells?


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    TheZohanS
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    how come there have never been huge bombs that wipe out half of cities?

    I hope you're not being serious...

    Because.....


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    TerryTibbs!
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    Corkman threads are the best


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    The_Minister
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    TheZohan wrote: »
    I hope you're not being serious...

    Because.....

    He's talking about using regular explosives.



    Tbh, I would imagine the danger of being discovered is a factor.

    That and keeping explosives around can be very dangerous.


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    brianthebard
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    SugarHigh wrote: »
    Attacks on Gas Power Plants are fairly common and they do a massive amount of damage when they explode.

    how common? how many have there been this year for instance?


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    google faps
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    If i had to live in Cork, i'd imagine the urge would be overwhelming.


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    Balfie
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    omagh not ring any bells? Its in the news enough to remember the devastation that was caused,


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    FearDark
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    Superman or Batman generally stop these type of things from happening...


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    marco_polo
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    The_Minister wrote: »

    That and keeping explosives around can be very dangerous.

    Not to mention running with them.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08QE9zR5wUQ


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    shinobi
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    There's lunatics out there alright
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omagh_bombing

    You don't have to search too hard....


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    Fizman
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    TerryTibbs! wrote: »
    Corkman threads are the best

    I read the thread title on the home page and knew it was him before I saw his name.


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    evercloserunion
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    Four Lions is a fantastic movie.

    I heard once that that the amount of explosives stored underneath the British Parliament as part of Guy Fawkes' plot would, if detonated, actually have destroyed not just the Parliament building but also everything within several streets of it.

    Not exactly what the OP was looking for but I thought it was interesting (if true).


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    CorkMan
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    Ya man Timothy McVeigh was a right lunatic wasn't he?


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    franklyshocked
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    Hiroshima and Nagesaki would not agree with this thread.


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    Manic Moran
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    One lunatic who knew how to put together a bomb and destruct a street or even more.

    Not sure how young the OP is, but my immediate thought is Manchester 1996. That pretty much ruined the whole street.

    NTM


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    Samba
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    I read a post there about a supposed "848 pounds of ANFO in a ready made truck". He was only joking, but it would only take one lunatic to do it.

    One lunatic who knew how to put together a bomb and destruct a street or even more. I am not saying I wish this would happen, but how come not?


    :confused:

    Wonder how long it is before intelligence agencies pick up on this thread.


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    orourkeda
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    I read a post there about a supposed "848 pounds of ANFO in a ready made truck". He was only joking, but it would only take one lunatic to do it.

    One lunatic who knew how to put together a bomb and destruct a street or even more. I am not saying I wish this would happen, but how come not?

    Cork would be first to go


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    orourkeda
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    Samba wrote: »
    :confused:

    Wonder how long it is before intelligence agencies pick up on this thread.

    Probably after the bomb has gone off.


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    demakinz
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    The docklands bombing in London was fairly big. £85 million worth of damage was done by the blast.


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    mikerowsopht
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    aren't there a few nukes missing around the world

    wonder where they are

    I can tell you they aren't on Ebay


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    old_aussie
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    how come there have never been huge bombs that wipe out half of cities?

    Just give it a little bit of time.


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    ScumLord
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    Many people have gone to the trouble of sourcing the materials for such a bomb, constructed the bomb and then activated the bomb only to realise they're standing beside a really, really big bomb which causes them to lose control of their bowels and run away.


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    mawk
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    Well most explosives aren't incredibly complicated. Anyone who really really wanted to do it..could. Buying enough material is a problem in a short period but if you've somewhere safe and dry and time on your hands..
    its basically not a phenomonal challenge from an engineering perspective..

    But why the hell would anyone WANT to destroy half a city? Its just silly.. While someone wanting to destroy a building or a symbol might be politically or religiously motivated, there ain't no benefit to mass destruction.

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    also, making something like that is expensive


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    twinytwo
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    google faps wrote: »
    If i had to live in Cork, i'd imagine the urge would be overwhelming.

    spoken like a person whos wishs he was from cork :pac:.. always hate what you cant have:D


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    mikerowsopht
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    twinytwo wrote: »
    spoken like a person whos wishs he was from cork :pac:.. always hate what you cant have:D

    I think Cork should be taken off the map via nuke


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    bnt
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    Ya man Timothy McVeigh was a right lunatic wasn't he?
    The bomb McVeigh used was 4,800 pounds of ANFO + nitromethane = about five times the 848 pounds mentioned by the OP, equivalent to about 2.4 kilotons of TNT. To put that in perspective: the 1917 Halifax arms ship explosion was about 3 kilotons, the Hiroshima nuclear blast was about 13 kilotons, and Nagasaki about 21 kilotons.

    So yeah, it has been done. When ANFO goes, it just goes. Unlike in the movies, you don't get to run away from an explosion.

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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