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Discussion in 'West Mall' started by Joe Fan, Aug 4, 2020.

  1. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Big badaboom

     
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  2. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  4. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    They are saying the explosion was caused by sodium nitrate confiscated from a ship more than a year ago and placed in a warehouse located in the port
     
  5. Driver 8

    Driver 8 Amor Fati

    I can't think of any reason not to accept that especially if it comes from official sources
     
  6. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    West, Texas was ammonium nitrate. As was Oklahoma City
     
  7. Hideo Gump Jr.

    Hideo Gump Jr. Summer Soldier and Sunshine Patriot

    Texas City 1947 also.
     
  8. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  9. OUBubba

    OUBubba 5,000+ Posts

    That Mexican restaurant in West is pretty good. :)
     
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  10. Austin_Bill

    Austin_Bill 2,500+ Posts

    That's a normal day at Patty's tacos on the south side of San Antonio.
     
  11. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    McVeigh used 2 tons of ammonium nitrate to blow up the Federal Building

    In Beirut today, 2,700 tons ammonium nitrate exploded

    (initial reports said sodium nitrate)
     
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  12. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    I’ve watched multiple videos from multiple angles:
    - initial fire was fireworks. You can clearly see and hear them.
    - next was big explosion cause by sodium nitrate. The red plume is NO and NO2 molecules.
    - the mushroom cloud was caused by a dust explosion from the grain silo. It let loose dust (wheat) in the air right after the sodium nitrate explosion damaged the silo
     
  13. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Almost looks like an atomic bomb at least initially. Huge blast.
     
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  14. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    The spray reminded me of the water around the impact zone of big waves (I surf)
    When I first saw the clip, that's what I thought it was, a concussion spray off the water

    And who knows what the truth is of how it started? Does anyone tell the truth anymore?
     
  15. OUBubba

    OUBubba 5,000+ Posts

    When I saw my notifications I was like "I'm used to getting poop responses but what did I say in that thread that was so poopy?" Then I came and remembered.

    How about the Mexican place in Waco - Ninfa's? I thought they were outstanding fajitas. Is that poop too?
     
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  16. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

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  17. Driver 8

    Driver 8 Amor Fati

    Legit video?

     
  18. Run Pincher

    Run Pincher 2,500+ Posts

    Now that's the way to wipe out the Coronavirus!
     
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  19. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I went to law school at Baylor. Ninfa's is crap. Wacoans don't like to admit it, but "On the Border" is the best Mexican food in Waco. OTB epitomizes mediocrity, but every other Mexican place in Waco is basically Chef Boyardee with a dusting of chili powder.
     
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  20. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Is the Waco Ninfa's part of the Houston Ninfa's?
     
  21. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I don't know. Whatever it is, it blows. Waco is the armpit of Texas.
     
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  22. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  23. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    There are a bunch of Ninfa's all around operated by different groups. There was also a Chapter 11 somewhere in the late 90s or early 2000s. Tracing ownership of the various locations is kinda tricky and, of course, that means the food is not standard across them. But I went to the Original on Navigation this year before the lockdown and it seemed pretty much the same to me.
     
  24. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    What happened in West was human tragedy with 15 deaths and homes/apt buildings completely flattened. Yet you somehow thought it would be funny to make a comparison to bad Mexican food. People here pretty much already expect idiocy from you, but that crossed a line.
     
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  25. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    I always thought Port Arthur and Freeport were the armpits and Waco the *******.
     
  26. Garmel

    Garmel 5,000+ Posts

    What does that make Temple? It's not a big town and has a nice hospital but that place is a ********.
     
  27. Driver 8

    Driver 8 Amor Fati

    College Station
     
  28. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I detest Aggies, but Waco is a bigger ******** than College Station is. You can at least safely drink a glass of water in College Station.
     
  29. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Waco is worse. Downtown Temple and the areas around it are bad, but the parts of Temple that are near Belton aren't bad. Waco is basically Mogadishu from 77 all the way to Lake Waco.
     
  30. AC

    AC 2,500+ Posts

    I would Rank Port Arthur, Orange, Livingston, Jasper, Lufkin & especially College Station, Bryan all below Waco. I won’t stop in College Station. That’s a ******** right there!
     
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