UTAH TRAIN DERAIL
A freight train derailed in Utah recently.
state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, decided to blow up a dozen Union Pacific propane tankers that had derailed, as the safest way to deal with them, and clear the railroad, so it can get repaired and back in businessThat is a heck of a lot of propane going up in smoke. Talk about a blaze of glory.
Yes, I know, everyone is talking about the Black Hole [tm]. That they were able to make an image out of all the random radio noise in the universe is pretty cool, but until we get get established in the space faring business, I don't care about no stinking black holes.
When I was living in Istanbul, a small shipload of propane cylinders caught fire. The crew jumped and the ship drifted along catching the shore line houses on fire. We had an overlook view about a mile a way and could feel the heat. Quite a show.
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