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Las Vegas Strip shooter targeted aviation fuel tanks, source says
LV Review-Journal ^
Posted on 10/04/2017 7:34:36 PM PDT by harwood
Edited on 10/04/2017 9:04:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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there were actually bullets lodged in the tanks but they did not blow
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:34:36 PM PDT
by
harwood
To: harwood
It’s basic stoichiometry. Without the proper fuel and air mixture, she won’t go “bang.”
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:36:14 PM PDT
by
Southack
(The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
To: harwood
What would make them blow? Sparks from the bullet’s impact?
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:36:58 PM PDT
by
LouieFisk
To: harwood
good thing he didn’t have a large bore rifle and incendiaries
To: Southack
Yep. “Empty” or nearly empty tanks are much more dangerous than full ones thanks to the vapour/oxygen combination.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:38:06 PM PDT
by
Hieronymus
(It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton)
To: maggief; hoosiermama
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:38:27 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Screaming Eagle mom)
To: Southack
Its basic stoichiometry. Without the proper fuel and air mixture, she wont go bang.
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I’m guessing, unless the bullets were incendiary, what would happen is that fuel might flow out.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:38:46 PM PDT
by
LouieFisk
To: Southack
The fire (combustion) triangle.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:40:04 PM PDT
by
tatown
To: Southack
Fortunately real life is not like a movie (most of the time).
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:41:07 PM PDT
by
Enchante
( I lost my tagline, has anyone found it???)
To: All
To: harwood
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:42:13 PM PDT
by
DeplorableUs
(A republic ...if we can keep it!!!)
To: harwood
Explains the two broken windows.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:43:56 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
To: harwood
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:45:02 PM PDT
by
stboz
To: harwood
Well if had been Jet-A, (kerosene) it would be pretty hard to light.
But if it was LL100 (avgas) fire a few rounds into the tank, then start shooting at the pavement under the tank, pretty soon a spark would happen.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:46:05 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(RATs, RINOs...same thing)
To: Hieronymus
“Yep. Empty or nearly empty tanks are much more dangerous than full ones thanks to the vapour/oxygen combination.”
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Something like grain elevators, it’s the grain dust that can go “boom!”.
To: dirtboy
He had explosives in his car outside the Luxor somewhere. He gets that fuel to leak, hits the car to explode, it would have been devastating.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:47:01 PM PDT
by
harwood
(You don't wanna go there.)
To: harwood
More and more information coming out about this.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:47:05 PM PDT
by
BAW
(I'm not tired of winning.)
To: Southack
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:47:12 PM PDT
by
al baby
(May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
To: harwood
Those were nearly half a mile away.
The concert was nearly one-quarter mile away.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:50:04 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
To: harwood
Never heard of this site. Won’t go to a site if an excerpt contains such horrendous English usage.
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posted on
10/04/2017 7:50:34 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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