Posted on 03/13/2025 7:54:58 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
A manhole explosion at Texas Tech University caused green flames to shoot from the ground before a massive blaze erupted from the ground.
Frightening footage revealed how the underground chamber caught alight before thick black smoke poured out amid a roaring fire. The incident on Wednesday led school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week.
An alert sent to the campus community around 8:45 p.m. described the explosion as occurring at a substation but a later update said it was at a manhole. No injuries were reported, Lubbock Fire Rescue Capt. Jon Tunnell said. Later footage captured by local TV stations showed a heavy presence of firefighters on campus. It wasn't clear what might have caused the explosion.
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It ahs been almost 60 years since HS chemistry class and i can’t remember what gave a green flame.
Who ya gonna call?
>>>I’m thinking green flames to honor Ramadan?
Pork fumes?
Green flame is interesting. From Grok:
Boron - When boron compounds, like boric acid or borax, are burned, they emit a bright green flame. This is often seen in flame tests or fireworks.
Copper - Certain copper compounds, especially copper(II) chloride or copper sulfate, burn with a green flame. The green color comes from copper ions emitting light in the green spectrum when heated.
Barium - Barium salts, such as barium chloride or barium nitrate, can also produce a green flame, though it’s often a paler or apple-green shade compared to boron or copper.
Thallium - This less common element burns with a green flame, but it’s highly toxic and rarely used outside of specialized settings.
Copper.
Copper
Cherry bomb down the old crapper.
>>>And that’s because woke folks are quite offended by the term “manhole”.
Yeah right, way back only men use to work through the manhole.
Trivia, you know why man-hole covers are round?
There once was a man from La Paz
Whose b@lls were made of pure brass
When he clanged them together
They played “Stormy Weather”
And lightning shot out of his @$$!
Purim time is here! Remember folks, there are no coincidences.
Was Queen Esther Really Green?
No injuries were reported, Lubbock Fire Rescue Capt. Jon Tunnell said.
Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec shared an email with the campus community late Wednesday after the explosion and fire in Tech's tunnel system.
"Dear Texas Tech Family,
Wednesday (March 12) evening, an explosion occurred in a tunnel, causing a fire. The fire spread, leading to outages on the Texas Tech campus. Electricity and gas were shut down across both the Texas Tech and Health Sciences Center campuses in Lubbock to keep the fire from spreading further. The fire was successfully extinguished Wednesday evening...
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Don’t you just hate it when manholes explode?..............
Trivia, you know why man-hole covers are round?
Because round manholes won’t fall into the hole as long as they are the proper size.
I have had to deal with square and rectangle utility covers that have fallen in the hole.
And now a Chabad email just came though, saying:
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Today is the Fast of Esther.
If you were in Shushan that day, what would you have thought?
You walk through the streets of the Persian capital. People are whispering. The Jewish community is frightened. A decree has been issued—one that spells destruction for every Jewish man, woman and child.
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Everyone here is wrong. Someone at Texas Tech finally figured out the formula for Wildfire.
How is it that we can get a nice sharp video of a sewer-line fire yet videos of UFOs, the Loch Ness monster, and Big Foot...
My, aint that purdy!
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