PEPCON rocket fuel plant disaster.
The plant manufactured an oxidizer called Ammonium Perchlorate. Ammonium Perchlorate is not in itself a fuel but a key component. It will however explode if heated to a high temperature in a confined space.
Henderson, Nevada
May 4, 1988
04/22/07 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcmmLvAYqkI
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Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
wow, the building by the explosion got vaporized
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
Yes 0.5 megaton + / -
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
DAMN!!!!
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
It always bugs me to see hollywood heroes out running explosions……try out running that fucker!
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
never play with matches cause this is what will happen.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
The Kidds Marshmellow factor right near there was vaporizes by the explosion… I say that is a big marshmellow roast. LOL
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
yeah i over cooked my turkey and it lit aflame… don’t worry though i put it out w/ my fire extinguisher…
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
mmmm roasted marshmallows
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
No, this explosion was the equivalent of 250 tons of TNT, while the Hiroshima blast was 13 to 18 kilotons.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
The thing that gets me about this video is the shockwave that moves through the ground, just amazing.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
you jokeing?
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
Even bigger than nuclear tests?
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
i think that i herd that the building to the left was a marshmellow factory.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
nice shockwave
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
note the building to the left disintegrates
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
Oh My god
that was the biggest fuckn explosion ive ever seen
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
HAHAHA!!! I was thinking the same thing. A guy who can see the fuggin blast wave coming towards them and just keeps filming and says wow thats gonna be loud. no shit!
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
SICK!Wish I was there to see that live.What a show.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
“wow thats gonna be loud” understatement of the year!!
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
I remember exactly where I was that day. I was 9 years old in the cafeteria at Elbert Edwards Elementary school 12 miles or so from Pepcon. I was up against the wall serving “time out”. When the big wave hit, I was almost tossed in the air(at least that’s what I remember, being a kid and all). I just remember everything shaking. I still wasn’t allowed to go out side though because I was already in trouble. So I wasn’t able to see the plume of smoke.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
Haha, “oh that’s gonna be loud!” thats funny. I uploaded this video from the History Channel series Shockwave.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
The explosion was the biggest explosion in US history…..2 people died and many injured from the explosion.Houses in Las Vegas were destroyed and ppl there were the ones injured.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
Wauw, great, breaking stuff. Big kids toys.
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
ya but they put the sound at the moment they see it so you dont get the full effect/ they speed up the sound waves
Anonymous 11.22.08 at 12:13 pm
I wanna see 60% speed damn it.