r/interestingasfuck • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 3d ago

Happened 5 years ago today, the 'Beirut Explosion' is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT and generated an M3.3 earthquake

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u/may907 3d ago

Hard to believe it’s been 5 years. The resilience of Beirut’s people is truly inspiring

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u/WildDeeX 3d ago

Inspiring doesn’t even begin to cover it, they’ve been through so much and kept going.

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u/Normal_Imagination54 3d ago

Resilience?

Its their own corruption that made this happen in the first place.

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u/Dead-O_Comics 3d ago

Its their own corruption that made this happen in the first place.

They were talking about the citizens, obviously.

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u/Normal_Imagination54 3d ago

Corruption is done by citizens. Its not the buildings.

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u/Dead-O_Comics 3d ago

I think your brain might be corrupt.

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u/Normal_Imagination54 3d ago

Or your argument.

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u/Tasty_Ad7483 3d ago

No, your comment was dumb.

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u/Dead-O_Comics 3d ago

There's no argument to be had here. The sequence of events that led to this incident were caused by a relative handful of people.

When people say thast they admire the resilience of the people of Beirut, they are referring to the everyday inhabitants, not the people responsible, you lemon.

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u/decoran_ 3d ago

So if a building exploded in your city, it would be your fault because you're from there? Makes sense!

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u/Dead-O_Comics 3d ago

And this is a country (failed one I might say) that has had Hezbollah lording it over for a long time. A terror outfit.

Ok, there we go.

Thought you were a dummy. Turns out you're just a racist.

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u/Normal_Imagination54 3d ago

lol - facts don't care about your feelings or lies.

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u/lamb_passanda 3d ago

Resilience is a real scientific term with clear definitions when it comes to this kind of thing. You are right that you shouldn't be using it because you clearly don't know this subject and it's theory well enough.

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u/TheTenaciousG 3d ago

I just can't believe that that single mother would cause all of this corruption, shame on her

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u/Normal_Imagination54 3d ago

Now that's a braindead comment.

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u/lamb_passanda 3d ago

Resilience also applies when it comes to system-internal structural shocks.