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To: snippy_about_it

Having investigated several explosions and being personally in ammo dumps when they were blowing up, let me say this, "It is very evident that something bad is going on".

What seems to do the most damage is stuff coming back down instead of the actual blast. You see some weird things also. I have seen people literally blown to bits by only 1/4 pounds of explosive and on the other hand, at Radford Army Ammo Plant, we had an operator of a building less than 40 feet away from 12,000lbs of TNT that went. He was back to work in about three weeks due to burns he got before the explosion. In the same explosion we had buildings knocked down 1/4 mile away and two ton nitrators blown over a mile.

16 posted on 03/12/2004 7:50:29 AM PST by U S Army EOD (Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)

To: U S Army EOD

You're got more nerves than I do.

The thing that would do me in would be my total lack of patience. Same reason I could never be a sniper.

25 posted on 03/12/2004 8:15:24 AM PST by SAMWolf (John Kerry is not indecisive and wishy-washy. He consistantly gives aid and comfort to our enemies.)

To: U S Army EOD

So what are your thoughts on whether or not this was mishandling of ammo or a hit from a Japanese midgit sub?

44 posted on 03/12/2004 10:08:39 AM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)

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