It looked more like the bombs the Americans dropped on Vietnam with that massive shockwave
Poor sods living around a warehouse containing explosion materials of that nature without a clue. Scary.
comment by goadocwatson (U1016)
posted 17 seconds ago
Daisycutters
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It doesnt matter what they did for a job. Still a terrible shame.
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
not really, nothing alike, tiny in comarison.
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 57 seconds ago
not really, nothing alike, tiny in comarison.
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5 times smaller according to the Mail
estimated 80000 people died in the initial blast, thankfully this wasnt anywhere near close to that
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 5 minutes ago
estimated 80000 people died in the initial blast, thankfully this wasnt anywhere near close to that
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Estimates are up to 146000 for Hiroshima and up to 90000 for Nagasaki. It would have been more at Nagasaki but the target was missed by a significant distance.
fairly sure those numbers are for the after effects of a nuke, not the immediate blast
the Halifax explosion is a much more appropriate comparison
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 1 minute ago
fairly sure those numbers are for the after effects of a nuke, not the immediate blast
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Deaths due to blast + nuclear fallout is approx 200,000 for Hiroshima. c. 62,000 died due to radiation sickness etc.
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 22 minutes ago
not really, nothing alike, tiny in comarison.
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Nothing remotely similar.
differnet number for different site, whats certain is that its thankfully not comparable to hiroshima
Also the topography of the two sites is different. The hillier area of Nagasaki apparently provided a certain amount of shielding from the initial shockwave.
What it is comparable to is what happened just outside Waco Texas half a dozen or so years ago. This one will have more casualties though.
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
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Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
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Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
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Nothing that would be directly connected but he did suffer from several illnesses in later life. Died of Cancer of the Esophagus in the end but impossible to know if any links.
It was something that was eerily surreal and shocking when seeing it on the media. Really tragic for those affected by this explosion.
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
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Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
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Nothing that would be directly connected but he did suffer from several illnesses in later life. Died of Cancer of the Esophagus in the end but impossible to know if any links.
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Sorry to hear that.
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
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Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
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Nothing that would be directly connected but he did suffer from several illnesses in later life. Died of Cancer of the Esophagus in the end but impossible to know if any links.
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Sorry to hear that.
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Ah no worries, many many years ago now.
Bride having a photo shoot in the surrounding area of the explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0tURkKTaf8
Got to feel sorry for the girl on what was supposed to be the best day of her life.It's probably going to become an ongoing story. Best wishes to the couple for their future. Only possible comfort is that their friends and family were probably with them and not near the blast site.
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posted on 5/8/20
Was mushroom cloud like.
posted on 5/8/20
It looked more like the bombs the Americans dropped on Vietnam with that massive shockwave
posted on 5/8/20
Poor sods living around a warehouse containing explosion materials of that nature without a clue. Scary.
posted on 5/8/20
Daisycutters
posted on 5/8/20
comment by goadocwatson (U1016)
posted 17 seconds ago
Daisycutters
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It doesnt matter what they did for a job. Still a terrible shame.
posted on 5/8/20
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
posted on 5/8/20
not really, nothing alike, tiny in comarison.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 57 seconds ago
not really, nothing alike, tiny in comarison.
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5 times smaller according to the Mail
posted on 5/8/20
estimated 80000 people died in the initial blast, thankfully this wasnt anywhere near close to that
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 5 minutes ago
estimated 80000 people died in the initial blast, thankfully this wasnt anywhere near close to that
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Estimates are up to 146000 for Hiroshima and up to 90000 for Nagasaki. It would have been more at Nagasaki but the target was missed by a significant distance.
posted on 5/8/20
fairly sure those numbers are for the after effects of a nuke, not the immediate blast
posted on 5/8/20
the Halifax explosion is a much more appropriate comparison
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 1 minute ago
fairly sure those numbers are for the after effects of a nuke, not the immediate blast
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Deaths due to blast + nuclear fallout is approx 200,000 for Hiroshima. c. 62,000 died due to radiation sickness etc.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 22 minutes ago
not really, nothing alike, tiny in comarison.
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Nothing remotely similar.
posted on 5/8/20
differnet number for different site, whats certain is that its thankfully not comparable to hiroshima
posted on 5/8/20
Also the topography of the two sites is different. The hillier area of Nagasaki apparently provided a certain amount of shielding from the initial shockwave.
posted on 5/8/20
What it is comparable to is what happened just outside Waco Texas half a dozen or so years ago. This one will have more casualties though.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nothing that would be directly connected but he did suffer from several illnesses in later life. Died of Cancer of the Esophagus in the end but impossible to know if any links.
posted on 5/8/20
It was something that was eerily surreal and shocking when seeing it on the media. Really tragic for those affected by this explosion.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nothing that would be directly connected but he did suffer from several illnesses in later life. Died of Cancer of the Esophagus in the end but impossible to know if any links.
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Sorry to hear that.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Cinciwolf---Wolves-4th best side in the country---VAR 'not so fast'!! (U11551)
posted 47 minutes ago
My dad was in Hiroshima two years afterwards, involved in clean up operations. Don't remember many of his tales these days but remember him saying about the bodies outlines etched in the concrete where they incinerated.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Did he suffer any radiation related ailments as a result?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nothing that would be directly connected but he did suffer from several illnesses in later life. Died of Cancer of the Esophagus in the end but impossible to know if any links.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry to hear that.
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Ah no worries, many many years ago now.
posted on 5/8/20
Bride having a photo shoot in the surrounding area of the explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0tURkKTaf8
posted on 5/8/20
Got to feel sorry for the girl on what was supposed to be the best day of her life.It's probably going to become an ongoing story. Best wishes to the couple for their future. Only possible comfort is that their friends and family were probably with them and not near the blast site.
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