I read something earlier that said the explosion was the result of 'dust compression.' I've never heard of that, and suspect it's wrong. It's a volatile atmosphere in the proper stoichiometric ratio and a single spark could set it off.
Compression would be like a diesel engine, and i don't see how that level of compression could occur in a silo.
If'n somebody knows more about a compression explosion in this situation, please enlighten me.
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empireOfLove@lemmy.one · 4 pts · 3y
Well that's awfully fucking convenient for a certain someone currently trying to weaponize the world's grain supply, isn't it.
SrElsewhere@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I read something earlier that said the explosion was the result of 'dust compression.' I've never heard of that, and suspect it's wrong. It's a volatile atmosphere in the proper stoichiometric ratio and a single spark could set it off.
Compression would be like a diesel engine, and i don't see how that level of compression could occur in a silo.
If'n somebody knows more about a compression explosion in this situation, please enlighten me.
BilboBargains@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
The two people who stroll out of the building at the end of the clip are pretty chill