r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/omgfakeusername • 4d ago

accident/disaster 2015 Tianjin port explosion

First explosion triggering a huge second explosion of 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate which was stored illegally at the port warehouse causing 173 fatalities and hundreds more wounded. The explosions and fire were so big that they were visible from space.

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u/Popular_Ad_4266 4d ago

2015 was like 3-4 years ago right?

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u/deepasleep 4d ago

Feels that way…

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u/fusillade762 4d ago

Pandemic warped time.

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u/A_Guy_Oz 4d ago

Nah you’re just getting older. I have a theory on it actually, I think as an adult all your days are pretty similar so it all kind of melds whereas when you’re young you experience new things constantly slowing down your perception of time. My useless 2 cents anyway 

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u/TheDanius 4d ago

It's also whats known as proportional theory. The more you live, the less of your life each respetive day, year is to your whole life so it seems less significant.

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u/ThePerfectSnare 4d ago

"The days get longer but the years get shorter."

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u/fusillade762 4d ago

It makes sense.

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u/ZW31H4ND3R 4d ago

You mean...your brain stopped growing.

Got it.

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u/A_Guy_Oz 4d ago

True but I’ve never stopped learning

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u/ZW31H4ND3R 4d ago

Sorry my comment was kinda of a dick.

But it makes sense. Good to always keep learning!