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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
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Originally Posted by Geneman
apparently. the brownish color on top of the grain ( and everything else) is the oxidized nitrate from the explosion. which appeared in the mushroom cloud after the shock wave.. chemists told me...
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From wikipedia when discussing the Texas City 1947 incident (which was Ammonium Nitrate based).
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Eventually, the steam pressure inside the ship blew the hatches open, and yellow-orange smoke billowed out. This color is typical for nitrogen dioxide fumes.
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'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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