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| IDF discovers 10-kilogram bomb west of Nablus |
| 2007-02-02 |
| IDF troops discovered a 10-kilogram explosive device west of Nablus on Thursday evening. Sappers detonated the device in a controlled explosion. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 It's not the size so much as the kind of explosive. Twenty-two pounds of gunpowder will make a boom, but won't do much more than dig a ten-foot diameter hole. Twenty-two pounds of Semtex or RDX will blow a hole about 60 feet in diameter. I doubt the paleos were using gunpowder. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-02-02 23:22 |
| #9 Any chance the "controlled explosion" took place in the middle of Gaza? Yeah, I didn't think so, either. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-02 16:37 |
| #8 Thanks for the conversion tips! Very helpful. |
| Posted by: WhitecollarRedneck 2007-02-02 14:23 |
| #7 Oh, pooh, tu3031. I learnt that in my grammer school science classes. You just ... applied it... in certain business transactions long, long ago. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-02-02 14:01 |
| #6 2.2 lbs to the kilo. I learned that from...certain business transactions long, long ago... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-02 13:01 |
| #5 Best way to roughly figure pounds from kiligrammes is to multiply by two, and add ten percent. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-02-02 12:44 |
| #4 About 22 lbs. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-02-02 12:43 |
| #3 20 pounds |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-02 12:37 |
| #2 Being American, I have no idea whether a 10-kilogram bomb is really big or really small. Maybe it's better that way! |
| Posted by: WhitecollarRedneck 2007-02-02 12:02 |
| #1 I'm sure the Jerusalem Post is the only place you'll read this. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-02-02 09:23 |