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To: KingKongCobra

"Come on. Big enough to splatter blood, But not break any windows? That's not really very big."

Would a detonator make a small explosion like that?


2,862 posted on 10/02/2005 3:52:44 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March ("They'll have to basically rip my fingers from this porch." com/focus/bloggers/1483977/posts)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
It wasn't small, it was heard (and felt) a good mile away. http://lampherephotography.blogspot.com/2005/10/terrorist-strike-norman-ok-during.html

"My family and I were sitting at home, roughly one mile away from the stadium as a bird flies, when we heard and felt an earth shattering explosion. I was monitoring my hand held amateur radio when the local repeater erupted with chatter about a explosion. It was so loud that people wanted to know if others had heard it. I called the Police who advised me that officers were on the scene and that a explosion had occurred but they would not give any other details. Our house literally shook. The ground vibrated with a deep rolling growling sound. This was a large explosion. Not some mere Pipe bomb put together by a pissed off student."

2,867 posted on 10/02/2005 3:54:58 PM PDT by rightallthetime
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

The 2nd wave of London bombers' detonators exploded prematurely, but didn't set off the remaining charges, right?


2,875 posted on 10/02/2005 3:57:12 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Small enough to splatter his @zz on a bus 100 yards away?
Perspective is important. This was not 25 megatons, nor was this an M-80. Something in between. Just thinking about 50-60 Kg's of man portable go-boom.


2,882 posted on 10/02/2005 3:58:40 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (The Land o' Gar (yes I have a gunrack in my truck))
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