FAA wants to ban lithium-ion batteries from check-in luggage
I just got off of a long flight and come home to news that the FAA wants to ban laptops and other lithium-ion battery devices from check-in luggage on international flights.
Why the Chelsea bomb didn’t kill anyone, according to bomb experts - Vox
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Rahami may have thought he had good reasons for allegedly stuffing the Chelsea bomb inside a large metallic dumpster. It meant the bomb was hidden from police and passersby. It also meant that the dumpster itself could have been torn into pieces of jagged white-hot shrapnel in the ensuing explosion, dramatically increasing the amount of damage to anyone unlucky enough to be standing nearby.That’s not what happened. Instead, the dumpster appears to have contained much of the blast, ensuring that a bomb capable of potentially killing dozens of people ultimately wounded 29 but caused no fatalities.
John Goodpaster, a forensic chemist at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, said that placing a bomb into a container where it is surrounded on all sides except for one — think of a box with its top removed — leads to so-called “focusing.” That, he explained, “means the blast is largely contained and nearly all of the explosive force will be directed out of the opening of the container.”
Since the dumpster was open on the top, he added, “the explosive force was directed upward — which is exactly the opposite of what one wants for maximum casualties.”
This is what it looks like to detonate a 10,000 pound explosive underwater
Whoa! Check out this video of a 10,000 pound explosive being detonated underwater. Look at how bright blue the water gets right before the shockwave hits the surface. Incredible!
Raw video of immediate aftermath of Brussels Airport Explosion
This is absolutely insane. Early this morning (March 22, 2016) there were three explosions in Brussels that killed about 30 or so people. The terrorist attack was carried out and claimed by ISIS.
UPDATE: A longer video of the video above has been posted below.
5 people arrested in East Village explosion that killed 2 last year
I don't think I've ever seen or posted this particular video of the East Village explosion last year that level 2 buildings and killed 2 people. The buildings were home to Sushi Park and Pommes Frites, 2 East Village staples, as well as several apartments. Yesterday, the city arrested 5 people 4 of whom are now seeing manslaughter charges for the explosion due to improper gas work.