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Gargamel · 03-12-11, 02:08 PM

Video of the explosion itself:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12720219

Now, to my untrained eye, the explosion was 'shaped'. It clearly has an upward blast, with some lateral blasts. But not a lot of diagonal blast. My uneducated guess there is that it was an air-mix explosion, contained within the rectangular building. That would explain the shape and resultant destruction of the building. If it had been a core explosion, I would expect a more uniform shape? (Reactors are domes usually?). You can see the panels of the building flying off in specific directions.

03-12-11, 02:08 PM	#106
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Video of the explosion itself: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12720219 Now, to my untrained eye, the explosion was 'shaped'. It clearly has an upward blast, with some lateral blasts. But not a lot of diagonal blast. My uneducated guess there is that it was an air-mix explosion, contained within the rectangular building. That would explain the shape and resultant destruction of the building. If it had been a core explosion, I would expect a more uniform shape? (Reactors are domes usually?). You can see the panels of the building flying off in specific directions. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.