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How big an explosion would be needed so that my locked door would blow open?

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Da-Phunk
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i just got woken up by a FUCKING HUGE explosion, ground shaking and cos my door got blown open i felt the rush of air coming into my room too.

no idea what it could have been, i can't see any sign of smoke or anything cos its still dark. jus the early light of dawn.

gonna be asking my friends later on the other side of town if they felt anything.

hope this could be an interesting thread.
Dec 11 2005 1:11AM
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sexy_skier_babii
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whoa!
Dec 11 2005 1:12AM
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lalalalaura
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APOCOLYPSE NOW!!! SAVE YOURSELF OF BEING FOREVER CONDEMNED TO AN ETERNITY OF HELL!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Dec 11 2005 1:12AM
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Jaskittin
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Yeah, good thing you informed the skiing community before you checked what blew your door off its hinges. It was probably a homemade bomb used as a prank.
Dec 11 2005 1:14AM
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Da-Phunk
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well first i went to see how awake the rest of my family were hehe. o yea, my house (variable age, 300 to 900 years old) has like dust and stuff coming from the beams and loads of house alarms went off.
Dec 11 2005 1:19AM
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wdbo.
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are you shure that van dam wasn't just takin a stroll in the neighborhood and decided that he wanted to kick some more doors in
Dec 11 2005 1:23AM
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Da-Phunk
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^haha

i'm thinkin bout it more now. it was like.

1) my door suddenly gets pulled open though its locked and flung back on its hinges.

2) maybe .5 to 1 second later i hear the explosion and the ground shakes a lot at the same time.

3) up to like 5 seconds later i guess the noise has subsided and all i can hear is burglar alarms.
Dec 11 2005 1:30AM
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eheath
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wow wtf?
Dec 11 2005 1:38AM
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ISkiSwitch
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Yea, I'm real curious now.
Dec 11 2005 1:41AM
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WONTON
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go back to sleep im sure someone just tooted
Dec 11 2005 1:56AM
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Da-Phunk
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tv has revealed all to me. it was actually an oil depot and there are now flames 100 to 150 feet, in the air and there have been 3 smaller explosions.

they have had reports to the news station from up to 30 to 40 miles away from it.
Dec 11 2005 1:59AM
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OAK_TREE
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that is just crazy.
Dec 11 2005 2:26AM
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Kevo
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How close do you live to this Oil Depot? Do they think it was terrorism or an accident? I only get gay ass MSNBC they aren't reporting anything.
Dec 11 2005 2:55AM
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SteezePatrol
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oil depot
some persons house exploded like maybe 2 km from my house and it shook my house, they were all fine odly enough
Dec 11 2005 2:58AM
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Da-Phunk
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not sure precisely how far i live away, between 4 and 10 minutes drive away i guess. theres a big ass black cloud in the sky now and yea sum people have been real original and told the news they heard a plane before the explosion.
Dec 11 2005 2:58AM
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Da-Phunk
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sposedly at least 5 of the petrol tanks used for distribution to petrol stations etc, have gone. each one of those would hold up to 3 million gallons of petrol. (eye witness reports).
Dec 11 2005 3:07AM
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SteezePatrol
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woa
massive
this is probably the best news report on the market right now
watch out cnn
Dec 11 2005 3:09AM
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Da-Phunk
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This first one, if you look where the smoke is coming up, that is the depot. i could see flames/illumination from all the way back here.

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Dec 11 2005 3:36AM
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Da-Phunk
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Dec 11 2005 4:26AM
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Da-Phunk
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^oops
http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fire122ep.jpg
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Dec 11 2005 4:27AM
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Caramba
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yeah the police say it was an 'accident'. i live about 30 miles away from it and my whole house was shaking. i thought it was someone trying to break down the door so i went down with a baseball bat in my boxer shorts. that was cold.
Dec 11 2005 5:01AM
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mk2
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holy shit man those last pics are fucking crazy
Dec 11 2005 9:07AM
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wdbo.
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holy fuck that pic of the car in the raod is hardcore
Dec 11 2005 10:57AM
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johnnypsunami
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holy shit, this is nuts
Dec 11 2005 10:59AM
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crooks
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holy fuck man, that car pic is crazy
Dec 11 2005 11:58AM
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ItsPhil
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woww that is ridiculous
Dec 11 2005 12:01PM
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Da-Phunk
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thought i'd put on a pic from last light of the day.

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i think its supposed to blaze at least 24 hours before it gets under control.
Dec 11 2005 12:41PM
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B.O.B
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holy shit, wow, do you have a gas station near you?
Dec 11 2005 12:43PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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did anyone die?
Dec 11 2005 12:45PM
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.nafus.
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Dec 11 2005 12:51PM
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mk2
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no but 48 where injured according to bbc
Dec 11 2005 1:00PM
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Lord_Piot
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goddanm
Dec 11 2005 1:04PM
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skipimp_
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wow. thats some apocalyptic like shit
Dec 11 2005 1:12PM
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skisebski
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wow, intense much.
Dec 11 2005 1:12PM
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k2yeags
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your in ingland then?
Dec 11 2005 3:23PM
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skiierman
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Yeah dude that last picture of the car flipped and burned to shit looks like the world just ended.
Dec 11 2005 3:30PM
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skier_bum
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It looks like something out of a sci fi movie
Dec 11 2005 3:50PM
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KRASHED
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wow CNN is showing it right now, pretty itense, says 43 were injured. Im suprised that no one is known to have died yet.
Dec 11 2005 4:06PM
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Da-Phunk
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woah, know where that last one ^ was taken from?

i have also found out that redbourn lane is closed, the a414 is closed, the m11 is closed, the m1 is closed. i think you might be able to access hemel hempstead from the north orbital. so to summarise : hemel = almost completely sealed off. some sort of govenment contingency plan no doubt.
Dec 11 2005 4:08PM
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Da-Phunk
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and well spotted to you sir!

what what, toodle pip, a nods as good as a wink to a blind bat, know what i mean, wink wink, nudge nudge, know what i mean????

more obvious now haha?
Dec 11 2005 4:13PM
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Da-Phunk
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ye, unless you want to keep something level. you should try setting up a pooltable here. its also listed and we're not allowed to get a sattelite dish because.
Dec 11 2005 4:18PM
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B.O.B
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That Definetly looks liek a gas fire, its very narrow at the bottom, and looks like a volcano
Dec 11 2005 4:20PM
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KRASHED
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go to the CNN website that have a pretty good news story+video about it right now
Dec 11 2005 4:31PM
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Scoszko
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that shit is awesoem
Dec 11 2005 5:23PM
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twix_182
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how could noone have died, thats crazy
Dec 11 2005 6:27PM
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timmi
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link my lasy ass.
dude. that is some messed up stuff. the rolled car was shocking. im thinking about making it my new background:)
Dec 11 2005 6:29PM
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.John.
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I'll bet chuck norris farted
Dec 11 2005 6:35PM
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MitchPee
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thats crazy shit man
Dec 11 2005 6:35PM
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LittleDevil720
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Ok, Dane Cook, way to be original
Dec 11 2005 6:37PM
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feezy
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i am in awe.
Dec 11 2005 7:12PM
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powder_2_the_people
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haha like in the movies... but in britain
Dec 11 2005 7:15PM
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