Boom! There go 18000 cows!

Post by **Freightdog** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:26 pm

Random Dude wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:50 am Lol, seems like people are going to milk this topic for everything they can.

When chewing the cud becomes heated.
The steaks are high, and it’s rare- a meaty topic. Well done?!

Ryan754326 · Post by **Ryan754326** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:49 pm

Has there been an unusually high number of industrial disasters in the United States lately, or is the media just giving them more attention now because it’s a hot topic?

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:02 pm

Ryan754326 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:49 pm Has there been an unusually high number of industrial disasters in the United States lately, or is the media just giving them more attention now because it’s a hot topic?

I really do not think so. Sure, 18,000 cows going boom is unusual, but apart from that? Two derailments in what, 3 months? When it is a well established fact the the American infrastructure is crumbling.

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:50 pm

Loving the cow puns. Very a-moo-zing.

simon43 · Post by **simon43** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:39 pm

Some simple maths suggests that this is bollox. Say a cow is 50cm wide (0.5m) and 2 metres long. So that area is 1 square metre. So 18,000 cows equals a total area of 18,000 square metres (unless they are stacked on top of each other). 18,000 square metres is equal to a square with each side 134 metres long. It would require a very large explosion to obliterate a square that size....

Post by **Freightdog** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:16 pm

I’m inclined to think that an explosion led to a substantial fire which is the source of the huge plume of smoke. The explosion may have accounted for some of the fatalities, but likely not all; the rest being due to smoke, panic, nature of the building.

scott61 · Post by **scott61** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:02 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:16 pm I’m inclined to think that an explosion led to a substantial fire which is the source of the huge plume of smoke. The explosion may have accounted for some of the fatalities, but likely not all; the rest being due to smoke, panic, nature of the building.

that's a good supposition,

https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/texas-dai ... r-injured/

there are about a 100 beef feedlots in Texas that hold more than 26,000 cattle

schlarry · Post by **schlarry** » Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:16 pm

simon43 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:39 pm Some simple maths suggests that this is bollox. Say a cow is 50cm wide (0.5m) and 2 metres long. So that area is 1 square metre. So 18,000 cows equals a total area of 18,000 square metres (unless they are stacked on top of each other). 18,000 square metres is equal to a square with each side 134 metres long. It would require a very large explosion to obliterate a square that size....

Did you read the article?

It states the size of the plant.

It's a very RARE kind of accident, granted.

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