A little history/geography quiz

[Andre]

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Ok this one works fine.

you have to see this to belive it. BALLS this man has BALLS.

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Actually scrap, the Island is Nevis.

Speaking of Rock face, do you know Stawamus Chief, in British Columbia?

Do you still climb?

[Scrap]

I know of it mate some friends climbed it years ago, the last time I was there I was 6. Climbed in Greenland theres some monsters there and its cold. Got the Island but it does look like the other one which is rising again I believe. Stopped climbing in 78 Im 65 now.

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OK here's one.

This disaster is generally regarded as the biggest/worst ever accidental man made explosion. It was also the biggest ever man made explosion, accidental or intentional, prior to the atomic bomb.

[X]

When two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia during WW1?

The meteor strike in Tunguska, Siberia, was the biggest explosion full stop (ie not man made)

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right you are, X. Here's a little summary I typed up.

The disaster is known simply as the Halifax Explosion. In 1917, a ship laden with 2.6 million kilograms of explosives for use in World War I caught fire after a collision and exploded in Halifax Harbour.

Approximately 2,000 people were killed, 1,600 instantly, and 9,000 people injured. The explosion completely demolished an area of Halifax approx 1.5 square kilometres. A piece of metal debris from the ship weighing over 500 kilograms (1,100 lbs) was found 2.3 miles away.

The size of the explosion is said to be roughly equivalent to 3,000 tons of TNT.

If you google Halifax Explosion, you will find plenty of info and pictures.

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Great thread MORE

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Brilliant but, thats not as steep as they make out, camara angles helped there.