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Happy Birthday Putin! (Best video of Kerch bridge I've seen) (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2022 OP
Patron sneezed SheltieLover Oct 2022 #1
It's party time! Nevilledog Oct 2022 #3
Ikr! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #6
Could all that sparky stuff after the explosion be magnesium? Brother Buzz Oct 2022 #2
No clue Nevilledog Oct 2022 #4
No clue, either Brother Buzz Oct 2022 #5
Those sparks probably came from the row of lights across the bridge. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #8
It blew up real good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 #7

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
6. Ikr!
Sat Oct 8, 2022, 01:39 PM
Oct 2022

Makes me so angry the wonderful Ukranians have to destroy their country to defend against that pos pootin.



Brother Buzz

(36,447 posts)
5. No clue, either
Sat Oct 8, 2022, 01:37 PM
Oct 2022

But I suspect a white hot chunk of shrapnel punctured the fuel tanker and set them off.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
8. Those sparks probably came from the row of lights across the bridge.
Sat Oct 8, 2022, 01:49 PM
Oct 2022

They're probably halogen or incandescent bulbs, which are prone to exploding. As for the original explosion, word is now out that it was self-inflicted, and not deliberately set. This truck was a Russian tanker coming from the Russian side. It wouldn't surprise me if it was caused by the driver or a passenger lighting up a cigarette. It could just as easily be a crappy Russian truck doing what crappy trucks do-falling apart. Could've been a part falling down and dragging on the pavement, causing a spark.

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