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    Factors that lead to the Cambrian explosion and what followed Randy Cheng Cheng.801 ID#: 200357882 Factors that lead to the Cambrian explosion and what followed ID#: 57882 Introduction: The Cambrian explosion is thought of as the time where organisms on Earth started to diversify and form skeletons that could be fossilized. The development of fossils in early organisms is what gave scientists what they needed to start learning about how life really began to evolve. This event is usually described as a quick process as if the species evolved instantly within a few years. But on the contrary the duration of this incident lasted for about 25 million years (7). The cause of such an explosion during this time is still being hypothesized,…

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    Chemical Runaways

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    that killed four and wounded thirty-two others. In December 2007, four lives were lost and many other where changed when an explosion occurred at the Jacksonville Florida plant at T2 Laboratories, Inc. T2 was producing methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, which is a gasoline additive. The explosion caused T2 Laboratories to become destroyed and also caused damage to other businesses in the area causing windows to burst and throw…

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    Explosion The explosion was a nice thing to learn if you want to be a bomb maker, I’m going to research the history about the bomb and explosion and then I’m going to research the step and the material about the bomb and how to make a bomb easy to carry and make the bomb not easy to be founded. If you want it to explosion, you have to have to material of that, so the material of that have a lot of kind such as: Octanitrocubane HMX Tetry Trinitrotoluene and the most famous one and the most…

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    #27 Erick Roque The Exploding Lunch Bag Introduction “POP!” A balloon just blew up. But no, it was a plastic bag. But no one was there. So who blew it up? It turns out that it blew up by a mixture of vinegar, baking soda, and… WATER!!! What do you think, can you pop a bag with that mixture? Purpose The reason why I chose this experiment is because I have seen the reaction when both vinegar and baking soda go together… an explosion of vinegar. And if vinegar and baking soda can…

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    There are two basic types of fireworks that form the big displays in the sky: firecrackers and sparklers. They are made in different ways. Firecrackers are rolled paper tubes that are filled with gunpowder called black powder or a fuse and flash paper. As you light the fuse, fire burns along the fuse and when it reaches the powder there is a loud explosion. Sparklers, though, make colorful, long lasting light. They contain more ingredients which means they burn longer and produce a light and…

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    Bomb Technician

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    the standard HE (high explosive) for the military. One block of M112 C4 weighs 1.25 pounds and has a TNT equivalent of 1.30. It is extremely stable, insensitive and powerful. The plastic explosive has a texture of clay and can be formed to any shape. Improvised explosive device (IED) IED’s are the weapons of choice for terrorist. They are crudely constructed bombs made from various conventional or homemade explosives and anything else available to the maker. “IEDs can be carried or delivered…

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    Sawmill Memo

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    Robert Walton, CEO FROM: James Babson, Organization Health and Safety Officer DATE: 16 September, 2016 SUBJECT: Summary of Work Safe BC’s report on Babine Sawmill explosion Executive Summary The explosion at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake on 20 January 2012 was caused by the ignition of wood dust accumulated between the belt and sheaves of the 8R-25 conveyer. Due to confinement by the guard and large presence of wood dust in the air, the fire changed into a deflagration and…

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    It was early in the morning as I was waking up to go to work in the coal mines. I wake up every day worried that I would get hurt today at work. When I got to the mines, i got my equipment ready to start mining, but suddenly I heard a loud explosion! I knew one of the workers got hurt, we all ran away from the explosion because we didn't want to get hurt. Gas was what caused the explosion, which is the scariest accident because we never know when gas is near us because it doesn't smell like…

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    Spa Explosion

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    Spa explosion in southern California: One woman killed! Was the blast intentional? By Paige Wyatt A spa explosion in southern California, just south of Los Angeles, occurred on tuesday of this week. The owner of the spa Iidiko krajnyak, 40, was killed in the blast, where two others were severely injured. When the police checked the crime scene they found , “ items that were found at the scene were not all consistent with items found in a day spa,” as one officer stated. In a conference held…

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    Challenger Explosion

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    “Commander, we have a problem we're goin down”! Something has attacked from inside, the plant serum spilled and…” “Screech” This is the recording of inside the rocket challenger before its explosion. Tragically, about 31 years ago in 1986 the rocket challenger was launched purposely into space into space, along with it a slimy growth hormone for plants that were undergoing experiments, also a bird was taken to study the effects of space on animals. Later on that exploration the rocket was…

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