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To: TigerLikesRooster

Going back and refreshing memory I believe the crater at OKC was fifty feet deep from 4800 pound anfo bomb.


15 posted on 01/24/2018 7:21:50 AM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: eastforker

I have several friends/ aquaintences/ clients who were explosives technicians in the mining industry. They explained to me that when they were cutting the path through Pennsylvania mountains for I-80 they used anfo with a blasting cap on top to prime.

I sure am glad that the intelligent people who possess this knowledge are peace loving people. Most people have no idea of our vulnerability.


20 posted on 01/24/2018 7:31:03 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: eastforker
"was fifty feet deep.."

Uh, no; 50 feet is really, really deep and would take a much larger explosion, buried deeply, to make a crater of that depth. I going to guess that you haven't much experience with explosives (or dimensions).

My experience is somewhat more lengthy, including taking part in the detonation of nuclear weapons a mile or so into a mountain. You should see the chambers that are created afterward by the fireball.

38 posted on 01/24/2018 8:20:10 AM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: eastforker
"Going back and refreshing memory I believe the crater at OKC was fifty feet deep from 4800 pound anfo bomb."

Not even a fifth of that depth -- and only 18 feet in its longest dimension...

As I said, the OKC crater was covered by eight (8) sheets of plywood.

49 posted on 01/24/2018 8:42:13 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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