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2. I have no idea re the Beirut explosion...

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 12:13 PM

Dec 2023

The Halifax one was "the largest human-made explosion at the time. It released the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT (12 TJ)."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

Here is a link with some more interesting information from the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic:

https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion

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Halifax Explosion survivors heard on tapes lost for decades [View all] Spazito Dec 2023 OP

Explosion rso Dec 2023 #1

I have no idea re the Beirut explosion... Spazito Dec 2023 #2

Manhattan Project studied the Halifax Explosion applegrove Dec 2023 #3

It is amazing how often tragedies result in positive advances... Spazito Dec 2023 #4