XPost: sci.physics.relativity, sci.math   
   From: physfitfreak@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/27/25 10:47 AM, Physfitfreak wrote:   
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   > The careless handling of safety measures at one of the largest ports in   
   > the region, that of Bandar Abbas, has led to explosion of chemical   
   > material and a huge fire that is still going after 36 hours.   
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   > This will definitely impact the degree of confidence China will have in   
   > the future to have the Silk Road pass through Iran.   
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   > A good lesson for the managers involved in the port, but at a great cost   
   > to Iranians.   
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   > Some say there's been sabotage, but there are a few survivors who   
   > eyewitnessed how the fire started and got worse and worse, and ran away   
   > in time before the huge explosion.   
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   > The whole safety design of the port has flaws. The safety measures were   
   > likely that of a much smaller sized port. They allowed the port to get   
   > larger and larger without adjusting the safety precautions to the new   
   > dangers. Now they're a bunch of sorry asses and nothing else.   
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   > It is the best that could happen for enemies of Iran and competitors in   
   > the coming Silk Road businesses.   
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   > We'll see how Iran handles the consequences, especially what options   
   > they have with China that are still left intact. What a shame.   
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   And people learn a bit of physics too, from such explosions: Ground   
   waves travel faster than air waves :)   
      
   This office is located at a whopping 5 km distance from the site of   
   yesterday's explosion:   
      
      
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