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China big bang
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:04 pm
by Gob
Massive explosions have hit China's northern port city of Tianjin, leaving at least seven people dead and hundreds more injured.
State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in an industrial area of the city.
Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up the sky, and buildings are said to have collapsed.
Hospitals are reported to be overwhelmed with casualties.
The editor of the BBC's Chinese Service, Raymond Li, says all indications are that it is an industrial accident.
State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said a shipment of explosives had detonated but this was not confirmed.
The first explosion at about 23:30 (16:30 GMT) was followed by another seconds later. Shockwaves were felt several kilometres away.
The China Earthquake Networks Centre said the magnitude of the first explosion was the equivalent of detonating three tons of TNT, while the second was the equivalent of 21 tons of the explosive.
Further blasts were subsequently triggered nearby, Xinhua state news agency said.
TAKE THAT PBoC
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:52 pm
by RayThom
Devalue the yuan without international permission, will you? This blast will surely slow China's currency war.
That was some series of explosions. It will be interesting where President Liu Shaoqi will assign blame. Arrest has been threatened for anyone spreading "unsubstantiated rumors." I'm getting a vibe that it was somehow military related. I can't wait for the "official" explanation. Probably a shipment of polish to China Nail Salon, Inc.
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:05 pm
by Crackpot
What you accusing them of importing slave labor?
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:06 pm
by Lord Jim
Crackpot wrote:What you accusing them of importing slave labor?
If there's one thing the PRC
doesn't need to import it's slave labor...
Talk about "Coal to New Castle"....
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:08 pm
by wesw
probably a warehouse full of fireworks...,
for some reason the IAEA is investigating tho.....
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:13 pm
by Crackpot
Then why would they be shipping polish to china?
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:24 pm
by wesw
ah, the long neglected Pollock joke.....
yer gonna lose your liberal PC friendly card....
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:35 pm
by Crackpot
We pollacks have a great sense of humor and where did you get the idea I was PC the same place you get all the other insane ideas you spew?
Re: China big bang
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:41 pm
by wesw
ah..., now I get it. I ll type slower....
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:21 am
by Lord Jim
We pollacks have a great sense of humor
Yeah, that's why we can tell the brides at your weddings by the fact that they're the ones wearing the clean bowling shirts...
And let's not forget about the Pollack terrorists...
They boarded a plane with 10 million dollars and demanded hostages and a gun...
I gotta million of 'em...
Actually, I think "Pollack Jokes" kind of went out of fashion in the US in the late 70's and early 80's with the rise of
Solidarity and Lech Walesa, and the courageous stand the Poles took against the Soviets...(which began the crumbling of The Eastern Bloc)...
And of course the Pollack Pope...
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:28 am
by MajGenl.Meade
You can usually tell a polack because they can't spell "polack"
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:50 am
by wesw
me Chinese, me play joke. me put Pollock in your coke
somethin' smells fishy.....
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:05 am
by Lord Jim
MajGenl.Meade wrote:You can usually tell a polack because they can't spell "polack"
Well, that's what I get for accepting the spelling used by a dumb polack...
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:23 am
by Joe Guy
They're now reporting that the explosion was caused by three Chinese terrorists who go by the names, Dis Bee Wong, Mee Kno That and Ting Go Boom. They are not related to any airline pilots.
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:41 am
by wesw
there was actually a doctor in town when I was in school who was named Wang Hung
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:18 am
by Lord Jim
Okay, okay, just
one more...
"Didja here about the Polack Space Program?"
"No LJ, we haven't; what can you tell us about the Polack Space Program?"
"Well, they're going to send The First Manned Mission to the Sun..."
"The First Manned Mission to the Sun? Won't they get burned up?"
"Nah, they've got that all figured out..."
"Really? How's that?"
"They're gonna go at night"....
Crackpot. WHAT?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:21 am
by RayThom
Crackpot wrote:What you accusing them of importing slave labor?
Perhaps you meant "Slav" labor?
Re: China big bang
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:24 am
by wesw
uh..., kinda redundant there, raythom