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U.S. Uses Huge Bomb Against Taliban Forces
Associated Press ^ | November 5, 2001 | staff

Posted on 11/05/2001 5:47:46 PM PST by Lady In Blue

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To: Andy from Beaverton
The weapon produces an overpressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch.

Impressive. For comparison, even a 10-20 psi overpressure can utterly demolish concrete buildings.

161 posted on 11/05/2001 8:29:20 PM PST by Dan Day
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To: fourdeuce82d
"..."ou=tcome based" math..."
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.....another O-B-E joke.....
......ha HA....I Love It !! !! !! !!

162 posted on 11/05/2001 8:30:02 PM PST by Alabama_Wild_Man
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To: Bogey78O
"...first time a major company put their logo on a bomb..."

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I'd have bet money on the Ford Mustang...
...or the Ford Pinto, at least {;-p

Those things are a wreck, just a-waitin' for a tree to hit....

163 posted on 11/05/2001 8:33:05 PM PST by Alabama_Wild_Man
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To: TheLion
Couldn't we just strap Rosie O'Donut to a parachute and drop her on the Tala-baloney's front lines?

Surely, that would cause horrendous mass casualties as well...
164 posted on 11/05/2001 8:33:42 PM PST by reagan_fanatic
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To: FreeReign
Let's keep the SUV's here. Send them an Air Born B-58 Buick Special.

As long as we're talking '58 Buicks here, might as well make it a deuce-and-a-quarter.

165 posted on 11/05/2001 8:35:11 PM PST by Erasmus
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To: Lady In Blue
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - With its use of the 15,000-pound "daisy cutter" bomb in Afghanistan, the United States has unleashed one of its most powerful weapons - billed as the world's largest conventional bomb.

The BLU-82 combines a watery mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum with air, then ignites the mist for a huge explosion that incinerates everything within up to 600 yards. The shock wave can be felt miles away.

The BLU-82 uses about six times the amount of ammonium nitrate explosive that Timothy McVeigh used in the bomb that blew up the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995.

This report is all wrong. The bomb uses ammonium nitate and fuel oil, a mixture call ANFO. Aluminum powder is known to increase the power of ammonium nitrate and may have been used by Timothy McVeigh, but isn't a component of the BLU-82. The explosive doesn't mix with the air before detonation. It's called a daisy cutter because of the 5ft fuze extender, which detonates the bomb above ground, minimizing the crater, and maximizing the horizonal blast. And so it blasts all the vegitation away, hence daisy cutter. Fuel air explosive bombs, on the other hand do mix with air before detonation. FAE bombs are also useful in clearing landing zones, due to their high blast.

166 posted on 11/05/2001 8:36:06 PM PST by Eagle74
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To: libsrscum
"....the Free Republic Bonnie BLU-82!! "

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Punny !! !! !!
...just wish that I'd thought of it.....

....I'll take Confederate Humor, fer 800, Alex......

167 posted on 11/05/2001 8:37:10 PM PST by Alabama_Wild_Man
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To: Cthenthar The Pre-Ordained
WAS BIN LADEN A FOOL IN YOUR EYES?
168 posted on 11/05/2001 8:37:56 PM PST by garycooper
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To: Senator Pardek
But this one is working fine. :-)


169 posted on 11/05/2001 8:41:12 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: HighWheeler
"...Hindenburg burned so strongly because the skin was a mixture or iron oxide..."
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YEP!

A 'Home-School' version, as a Science Project, uses a 'Steel Wool' pad - unrolled - and lighted with a match/lighter.
Makes an impressive show - serves three.....

170 posted on 11/05/2001 8:42:21 PM PST by Alabama_Wild_Man
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To: Hillary 666
The bombs cost about $27,000 each.

How many mufflers is that? We've got to put it in words that the Dummocrats (Daschle) understands.

171 posted on 11/05/2001 8:44:44 PM PST by gortklattu
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To: henbane
WOW !! !!

I hope those two guys, in the lower right, brought along their sun-screen....

172 posted on 11/05/2001 8:45:59 PM PST by Alabama_Wild_Man
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To: Lady In Blue
Just another way of saying Washington is now desparate for a victory of any sort. Indeed, as the foreign media is reporting, thus far this war has been a dismal failure.
173 posted on 11/05/2001 8:46:34 PM PST by RoarNLion
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Nice head!
174 posted on 11/05/2001 8:46:38 PM PST by Senator Pardek
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To: Cthenthar The Pre-Ordained
You seem to have a problem with a nation defending itself. The Taliban had numerous opportunities to prevent our military from blowing the snot out of them. They most respectfully declined to turn over Bin Laden. They've only themselves to blame.

Moral: When the biggest guy with the biggest stick talks only a fool will refuse to listen.

175 posted on 11/05/2001 8:50:10 PM PST by freebilly
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To: Senator Pardek
You bet!
176 posted on 11/05/2001 8:51:01 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul
LOL!
177 posted on 11/05/2001 8:54:44 PM PST by Senator Pardek
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To: Senator Pardek

178 posted on 11/05/2001 8:59:09 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Cthenthar The Pre-Ordained
1. Member since Nov, 5th
2. Posts anti-bush, peace surrenderist lingo
3. Hit and run
Conclusion: Moron.
179 posted on 11/05/2001 9:00:49 PM PST by Bogey78O
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To: Hillary 666
Break out the marshmellows and the weenies ... it's a taliban roast!(:^>
180 posted on 11/05/2001 9:00:54 PM PST by Bob Evans
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