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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aphrodite
JF Kennedy's brother killed flying one of these missions.
JF Kennedy's brother killed flying one of these missions.
Edited by Traveller on Friday 12th October 14:16
RedLeicester said:
Interesting!Lethal range of 300m doesn't sound very much does it? Especially on a time delayed fuse rather than any kind of proximity fuse.
AshFlash said:
I've long had some weird fascination with nuclear accidents. Not the catastrophic failures of facilities such as Chernobyl which devastate the surrounding population; more the utterly ridiculous/stupid ones which often leave me thinking there's no way anyone could really be that stupid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident
If I remember correctly from the more detailed reports - the guy that confirmed it was radioactivity initially only turned on his instruments after getting into town...when they went off scale he thought they were broken! The replacement set he used, he turned on before getting there and they gradually increased as he drove in, until they read the same as the initial measurement - his instruments were not broken!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident
But as for 'could anyone really be that stupid?' - it is not rare that radioactive sources are lost/abandoned or stolen - the term is 'orphan sources' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_source What was awful about Goiania was the scale of it, but there have been many many more minor events
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Collins_(British_...
Of particular interest is his famous eve of battle speech, delivered without the use of notes, amazing
Of particular interest is his famous eve of battle speech, delivered without the use of notes, amazing
mattnunn said:
Traveller said:
Arghhhhhh!
I found this at work this morning, pretty interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
Mastodon2 said:
I found this at work this morning, pretty interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
According to someone I know on another website who has studied industrial accidents, there are several pictures of the aftermath in existence. I never, ever want to see them.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
DavePieman said:
According to someone I know on another website who has studied industrial accidents, there are several pictures of the aftermath in existence. I never, ever want to see them.
Don't search for 'Bayford Dolphin incident images', with the safe filter off then. It's a bad move.Mastodon2 said:
I found this at work this morning, pretty interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
Eurghhhh... Some clean up operation that would be...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
Mastodon2 said:
I found this at work this morning, pretty interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
Wow, that is remarkable and disturbing at the same time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving...
What a way to go. At least it was quick...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniable_encryption
Very interesting, so you can sacrifice someone finding your beastiality porn so they dont ever find the really creepy stuff...
Very interesting, so you can sacrifice someone finding your beastiality porn so they dont ever find the really creepy stuff...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Adair
From the byford incident to piper alpha to Red Adair. Piper alpha makes particularly sobering reading.
From the byford incident to piper alpha to Red Adair. Piper alpha makes particularly sobering reading.
Edited by MissChief on Wednesday 17th October 14:47
MissChief said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Adair
From the byford incident to piper alpha to Red Adair. Piper alpha makes particularly sobering reading.
Interesting article > From the byford incident to piper alpha to Red Adair. Piper alpha makes particularly sobering reading.
Edited by MissChief on Wednesday 17th October 14:47
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