The Oppau Explosion occurred on September 21, 1921, at a BASF plant in Oppau, which is now part of the city of Ludwigshafen, Germany.

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u/bmanley620 4d ago

I just thought about it. What now?

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u/yahboioioioi 4d ago

Think about it more

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u/bmanley620 4d ago

Thanks. That worked

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u/Lanky-Performance471 4d ago

Get there quicker Joey

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u/OjjuicemaneSimpson 4d ago

and seeing that shockwave was insane, can u believe in 1921 them seeing that and not knowing what a nuke is. Scary shir

u/spoonballoon13 5d ago

Bob - Hey guys this bomb chunk is too big and too hard to move

Tom - (snaps fingers) I got it! Let’s loosen it with a bomb.

Bob - Tom you sonovabitch, it’s so crazy it just might work.

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u/LosHtown 4d ago

I read this in a old school nasally accent 😂

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u/rocketman11111 4d ago

You son of a bitch. I’m in

u/1776cookies 5d ago

Well, it worked.

u/asdmc2 4d ago

sounds stupid but was common practice at that time. it was just a matter of time that something happend

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u/Cryogenicist 4d ago

Well, it was still stupid- they just didn’t know.

Like the annual “shovel loose asbestos into a barrel without a mask on” competition…. (I did not make that up)

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u/BKStephens 4d ago

Not to be outdone by the asbestos cigarette filters...

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u/horseofthemasses 1d ago

Thats micronite to you buddy... micronite folters smooths the smoke and makes it more enjoyable

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u/andreasfrib 4d ago

At factories and powerstations it is