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Huge Explosion at Texas Fertilizer Plant
A massive explosion took place around 8:50pm ET at a fertilizer plant in a small town in Texas. The cause of the explosion is not precisely known, but the plant was on fire beforehand. The casualty reports are tentative and expected to rise, but two people are dead and over 150 are injured. Firefighters responding to the initial fire are unaccounted for. Over a thousand residents have been evacuated from their homes. Officials are worried about the volatility of another tank at the plant, but also about the potential damage from exposure to anhydrous ammonia. The blast was heard in Dallas, 75 miles away. "There are lots of houses that are leveled within a two-block radius. A lot of other homes are damaged as well outside that radius." A brief YouTube video shows the explosion of the plant.
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Wasn't that when some crazy hick religious cult led by some loser child molester got righteously bitch-slapped by the federal government, right before I pretty much forgot about it and went about my day? Yeah, what about then?
He had lots of guns and opposed the Federal government, so he's probably pretty much a hero to many Americans on slashdot. Being a religious nut and not an evil materialist socialist is just an added bonus.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
Fertilizer itself is inert, but under certain conditions it may explode. In any case after that bombing sale of fertilizer is severly restricded and I suppose non-farmers are not even capable of obtaining big amount of it. So, if somone wants to make a huge explosion by fertilizer the only other option (apart from stealing it) is to set it on fire wherever it may be.
What you are saying only applies to ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
Ammonium phosphate is also commonly used as an ingredient for fertilizers, and not only won't explode--it's actually used in fire extinguishers.
True, but a serious disaster is an event of national interest.
Probably, but Slashdot is a worldwide site.
I'm from France, and I don't feel concerned at all by an explosion in Texas.
Do you really mind what happens in the world outside of US ?
How about a simple, stupid fucking accident, hm?
People, you can't even call it "murder" at this fucking point and you GODDAMN RETARDS are blaming all sorts of people on it for no reason than you're idiots.
It's not a joking matter. If you're joking, you're not funny, you're assholes. Grow up.
I'm assuming he's talking about the criminal actions in Boston. There's enough evidence there that it was an explosive device rather than a gas main or similar, thus the deaths in boston are murders.
Now I never really understood the finer points of english, however I agree with the OPs sentiment, terrorism is "to do something to instill terror". It's not a verb, it's an adverb.
"The washington sniper was a terrorist. His murders were clearly terrorism."
Washington sniper -- noun
terrorist -- adjective
murders -- verb
terrorism -- adverb
"The 9/11 terrorists flew a plane into the building as an act of terrorism."
hijackers (hidden word after 9/11) -- noun
terrorists -- adjective
flew a plane into the building -- verb
act of terrorism -- adverb
"The TSA goons gropes small children to instill fear and obedience, which itself is terrorism"
TSA goons -- noun
grope small children -- verb
instill fear and obedience -- verb
terrorism (adverb, linking to first verb)