The Texas City Explosion of 1947 On April 16‚1947‚ a day that probably began like many others‚ in Texas City‚ Texas until shortly before 8:00 in the morning. The hatch covers were removed from hold 4 of the French ship Grandcamp. This morning it was to be loaded with the remainder of it’s ammonium nitrate fertilizer. I’m not sure how much it had left to load but it already had 2‚300 tons on board at this time. The fertilizer was not the only thing that the Grandcamp had on board for this trip
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In addition‚ other law enforcement agencies may have specific information value. The Intelligence Service‚ Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP)‚ Police Intelligence Group (PIG) and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) maintains files on individuals who make threats against political leaders. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) may provide information of imported goods; the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) can provide information on individuals entering or leaving the country; the
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The Deep Horizon oil rig explosion was categorically impacted by bias decision making. The leaders that day executed from a heuristic view‚ and also from an overconfidence bias. The two corporations colliding that day‚ BP and Transocean‚ underestimated the calamity occurring right before them. Twenty anomalies occurring simultaneously did not cause significant alarm to make a drastic and immediate decision to prevent the explosion. The team minimized the probability that the rig would explode
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extremely dense point exploded with unimaginable force‚ creating matter and propelling it outward to make the billions of galaxies of our vast universe. Astrophysicists dubbed this titanic explosion the Big Bang. The Big Bang was like no explosion you might witness on earth today. For instance‚ a hydrogen bomb explosion‚ whose center registers approximately 100 million degrees Celsius‚ moves through the air at about 300 meters per second. In contrast‚ cosmologists believe the Big Bang flung energy in
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concerns in the NASA workforce‚ was the loss of the Space Shuttle “Challenger.” The event has been dubbed by historians‚ as the “Challenger Explosion.” Following the accident‚ a detailed report was given to the U.S government‚ known as the “Roger’s report.” This gave the Government vital information
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as I crossed the finish line‚ as my foot passed the checkered strip‚ there was a piercing sound and I was ejected backwards‚ flying through the air my body was engulfed in flames. I felt the searing pain of the fire surrounding me‚ before I faded into unconsciousness. Three days after the accident‚ I awoke astonished to find that I was still breathing‚ but distraught when I saw the effects of the explosion. I had lost of both my legs from the calf down‚ and had extreme damage to the nerves in my
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Importance of Eating a Balanced Diet And Maintaining a Sound Body Having a sound body is essential. One of the traits or characteristics of a balanced man is having a sound body and through the process you learn how to balance both sound mind and sound body. In order to achieve this one of the things I incorporate into my daily life is exercise. Whether it be a walk/jog‚ playing basketball or some type of sport‚ or even going to the gym to work out for a bit‚ I try to incorporate some type
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Experiment 7: Velocity of Sound Laboratory Report Hazel Guerrero‚ Kyle Iddoba‚ Matthew Jocson‚ Thea Lagman Department of Biological Sciences College of Science‚ University of Santo Tomas Espanya‚ Manila Philippines Abstract Verification of the relationship between frequency of sound and its wavelength and the determination of the velocity and the speed of sound in different mediums was the main focus of this experiment. The speed of sound and its velocity was determined using the resonance
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Lab Sheet 1. In the lab activity‚ you will examine sound waves as they are emitted from a moving source. Predict what will happen to the sound waves when the sound source is in motion. Record your prediction (hypothesis) as an “if then” statement. (For example: If you select the GO button‚ then the train will move) If the sound source is moving‚ as it get closer to the person it will get louder and the farther away it gets it starts to fade. 2. Select the boy icon. Select the lowest pitch by selecting
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The coming of sound was an innovation to cinema that forever changed the way films were produced‚ viewed and performed. Sound plays many roles in the way a film is narrated and perceived by the audience. Sound‚ as defined in the Oxford Dictionary of Film Studies‚ ‘is central to the way in which a film establishes setting‚ shapes character‚ signposts its narrative‚ directs the audience’s and instils general emotional states’ (2012: 385). Sunrise: a song of two humans by F.W. Munrau was released in
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