believe or not, there are formulas for this, you need to know how much of the explosive is there and how much, if any, fragmentation will form. these distances can easily go into kilometers

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's good to know.

So, what is a safe distance?

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Check out this research: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/9/331

An explosives safety separation distance, ESSD, from a substance, article, or structure with reacting material, specifically burning material, is one where an individual would not receive second degree burns and would not be exposed to hazardous debris (<79 Joules) at a density greater than one fragment per six hundred square feet

The table below from this site shows an appropriate evacuation distance...

I'd presume the amount of explosive munitions in that burning truck was on the high end...

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I love how they mix US and Metric units.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

pain

[–] Wilshire@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

What could go wrong?

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

In Russia, where he belonged. Now he's fertilizer for a yard or two of sunflowers

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Generally if an industrial accident/fire is bigger than your outstretched thumb, you're too close.

Since this has actual shaped projectiles in it, imma say double

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

not that