LAPD Botches Illegal Fireworks Disposal With Catastrophic Results...

3catcircus · 07-06-21, 07:41 AM

The best part is all of the fireworks people throughout LA lit off on the 4th without blowing stuff up or causing damage to their neighbors homes...

Nanny state in action.

Catfish · 07-06-21, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

[...]Hopefully no serious injuries or deaths, but man, what a blast!!

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Originally Posted by 3catcircus

Nanny state in action.

Fixed..

Jimbuna · 07-06-21, 12:05 PM

Appears to me they may not have realised precisely what it was they were dealing with.

3catcircus · 07-06-21, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Appears to me they may not have realised precisely what it was they were dealing with.

Doesn't engender a feeling of trust in their abilities to handle bombs intended to harm people if they can't manage to dispose of fireworks... without harming people.

Platapus · 07-06-21, 04:02 PM

Not to get too far in the techno babble, it had to do with the duration of the burn pulses between explosives at the higher end (faster burn rate) as opposed to the burn pulse duration with explosives at the lower end (slower burn rate).

The pressure from the lower speed detonation exceeded the capability of the container to flex and vent.

A very simple explanation for something that is rather complicated.

EOD messed up on this one. Some tech was focusing on the amount of "explosives" and decided that the total weight was lower than the rating of the container. He or she did this without considering the different effects that different explosives can have during the detonation pulse.

I don't know where the failure was

- Training
- Supervision
- Complacency
- Impatience

Could be a combination of these and some others.

Bottom line is that this was entirely preventable.

07-06-21, 12:05 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Appears to me they may not have realised precisely what it was they were dealing with. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-06-21, 04:02 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Not to get too far in the techno babble, it had to do with the duration of the burn pulses between explosives at the higher end (faster burn rate) as opposed to the burn pulse duration with explosives at the lower end (slower burn rate). The pressure from the lower speed detonation exceeded the capability of the container to flex and vent. A very simple explanation for something that is rather complicated. EOD messed up on this one. Some tech was focusing on the amount of "explosives" and decided that the total weight was lower than the rating of the container. He or she did this without considering the different effects that different explosives can have during the detonation pulse. I don't know where the failure was - Training - Supervision - Complacency - Impatience Could be a combination of these and some others. Bottom line is that this was entirely preventable. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-06-21, 07:41 AM	#1
3catcircus Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 979 Downloads: 256 Uploads: 0	The best part is all of the fireworks people throughout LA lit off on the 4th without blowing stuff up or causing damage to their neighbors homes... Nanny state in action.