Haunting, Heartbreaking Photos From The West, Texas Explosion
Up to 15 are dead and nearly 160 wounded in the wake of a massive fertilizer plant explosion.
Up to 15 are dead and nearly 160 wounded in the wake of a massive fertilizer plant explosion.
This picture of a mushroom cloud getting shared a ton on Twitter is not from Wednesday night’s tragedy in West, TX. It’s actually of another explosion in West that happened in 2008.
Finishers wed amid the chaos of the bombings.
The disturbing #FalseFlag hashtag started trending on Twitter almost immediately after news broke that two bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
The moment one of the explosions ripped through the finish line of the Boston Marathon. UPDATE: Now with video of both explosions.
Photos are currently coming in from today’s explosion at the Boston Marathon. WARNING: Graphic images.
Several thousand spectators gathered at Lake Marble Falls early Sunday morning to watch the implosion of the old U.S. 281 bridge.
A gun battle between moving vehicles resulted in a taxi catching on fire and exploding in a busy intersection of Las Vegas.
If you’re lucky, you’ll die in your sleep. Massive stars, however, try and stave off death for trillions of years; fighting to keep burning until eventually they collapse into themselves. At the very end, they’ll violently explode into a beautifully colored gaseous display — a supernova — before silently slinking into the cosmos, unnoticed, another lonely white dwarf.
That terrifying moment when that little piece of trash you toss off the field turns out to be a grenade.
Lots of feathers and women in feathers for the Pound The Alarm video.
LOL. Wait for it… Wait for it… BOOM!
Chilling Super 8 film footage of the 1986 space shuttle tragedy that only surfaced this past weekend. Jeffrey Ault captured these haunting images and sounds of the Challenger disaster, in which all seven crew members were killed. The moment the loudspeaker announces an explosion is heartbreaking.
From a man who paints using his penis, to another who literally throws up art, meet ten eccentric painters.
Ahh, the 1940s, when environmentalism was but a distant dream. Surely the best way to dispose of highly combustible chemicals is to dump them in the lake.
Nothing says “I don’t value my own life” like playing with liquid nitrogen. Especially if you’re not wearing safety equipment.
Here’s a safety tip: Don’t do this. Not at home. Not ever.
More conspiracy fodder! This 13-pound, 43-inch metallic sphere crash landed in Namibia about a month ago, and speculation as to its origin ranges from alien technology to satellite innards. But mostly this post is an excuse to dredge up the trailer for “Spaceballs.”
Self-professed geeky blogger Kyle Vanhove analysed the correlation between the number of explosions in Michael Bay films and US box office revenues. Unfortunately, in the Bay universe, more explosions = substantially more wonga.
A car fire explodes in this guy’s face. It explodes! Does he stop? Nope. Because there’s still fire to fight. And that’s what he does. Who he is. A firefighter. (via viralviralvideos.com) Watch Video ›
A bomb exploded in an Oslo, Norway Governmental building this morning. At least two were killed, but many were injured. I’m sure we’ll have more as it comes out. Watch Video ›
From an MIT exhibit called Ground Zero 1945: Pictures By Atomic Bomb Survivors, stunning and tragic pieces of art from those who witnessed the horrors of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. These have eerie parallels with some of the scenes of destruction we see in Japan today. WARNING: Many of these portraits are disturbing. View List ›
Awesome!!!! America, fuck yeah! Watch Video ›
The nuclear emergency in Japan continues to escalate. Dangerous levels of radiation are leaking from the earthquake-damaged reactors at Fukushima Dai-ichi and incidents are feared at other power plants. Those working to contain the meltdowns or living nearby are at the greatest risk. Here is what radiation sickness looks like. View List ›
Recently unearthed footage of the World Trade Center in flames on September 11th, 2001, shot from a NYPD helicopter and obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The narration from the helicopter crew is riveting and heartbreaking. “Our people are down there.” Watch Video ›
Fail or win? Sometimes, when it comes to fireworks, there’s no such thing as a safe distance. Watch Video ›
Do you know what’s fun? Explosions. Know what’s even more fun? Soda explosions. View List ›
A burning taxi cab suddenly explodes while firefighters work to put out the blaze. Youtuber alezeb2010 captured this video from Manhattan’s upper east side on 70th and 2nd. Fortunately, no one was injured, but don’t let that stop you from panicking over the Snowpocalypse. (Via) Watch Video ›
An explosion ripped through Moscow’s busiest airport this morning, killing at least 35 and injuring more than a hundred. This is amateur video of the moments immediately following the blast. There’s been no immediate claim of responsibility, but a suicide bomber is suspected. WARNING: The footage is disturbing, dead bodies are visible. Watch Video ›
A leaking gas line exploded in Philadelphia this morning, killing one and injuring five, all of it caught on video. Horrifying and amazing at the same time. Watch Video ›