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

CorkMan · 05-10-2010 12:32AM #1

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?

pebbles21 · 05-10-2010 12:38AM

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

SugarHigh · 05-10-2010 12:41AM

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

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 05-10-2010 12:42AM

CorkMan wrote: »

how come not?

it's against the law.

high heels · 05-10-2010 12:43AM

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

Doc · 05-10-2010 12:48AM

The names Hiroshima or Nagasaki ring any bells?

TheZohanS · 05-10-2010 12:49AM

CorkMan wrote: »

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

I hope you're not being serious...

Because.....

TerryTibbs! · 05-10-2010 01:29AM

Corkman threads are the best

The_Minister · 05-10-2010 01:32AM

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.

brianthebard · 05-10-2010 01:32AM

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?

google faps · 05-10-2010 01:33AM

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

Balfie · 05-10-2010 01:35AM

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

FearDark · 05-10-2010 01:42AM

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

marco_polo · 05-10-2010 01:47AM

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

shinobi · 05-10-2010 02:03AM

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....

Fizman · 05-10-2010 02:04AM

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.

evercloserunion · 05-10-2010 02:05AM

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).

CorkMan · 05-10-2010 02:10AM

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

franklyshocked · 05-10-2010 05:36AM

Hiroshima and Nagesaki would not agree with this thread.

Manic Moran · 05-10-2010 05:53AM

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

Samba · 05-10-2010 08:20AM

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?

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

orourkeda · 05-10-2010 08:58AM

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

orourkeda · 05-10-2010 09:00AM

Samba wrote: »

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

Probably after the bomb has gone off.

demakinz · 05-10-2010 09:13AM

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

mikerowsopht · 05-10-2010 12:05PM

aren't there a few nukes missing around the world

wonder where they are

I can tell you they aren't on Ebay

old_aussie · 05-10-2010 12:14PM

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

Just give it a little bit of time.

ScumLord · 05-10-2010 12:16PM

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.

mawk · 05-10-2010 12:23PM

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

twinytwo · 05-10-2010 12:24PM

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

mikerowsopht · 05-10-2010 12:49PM

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

bnt · 05-10-2010 01:03PM

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.

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

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