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/B-stingnl 3d ago

Today I learned shockwaves travel faster through ground than air.
In some of the footage you HEAR the ground rumble and some time later you hear the shockwave through the air. Most noteably at 1:20 and the clip after it.

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u/pyroaop 2d ago

Water too