Ripple Rock And The Nova Kakhovka Dam
I am 75 and as an eleven-year-old in 1858, I remember the Canadians blowing up a shipping hazard called Ripple Rock, that was in a sea channel in British Columbia.
The explosion needed 1,270 metric tonnes of explosive and displaced 635,000 metric tons of rock and water. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions.
The mass of the Nova Kakhovka Dam must have been immense, and like Ripple Rock, it must have been destroyed by a very large amount of explosive, placed inside.
Surely, the Russians must have noted if the Ukrainians had sneaked a large amount of explosive inside.
Barnes Wallis would have probably used a ten-tonne Tallboy bomb to have a go at destroying a dam of this size, but you’d need a B-52 to drop it.
Someone should do the maths properly and publish them.
But judging by the pictures and those of Ripple Rock on the Internet, there must have been quite a lot of explosive inside the dam, when it was blown.
Both sides can blame others as much as they want, but I believe an explosives expert can do the maths and identify the criminal.
June 7, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | World | Barnes Wallis, Canada, Explosion, Nova Kakhovka Dam, Ripple Rock, Russian Attack On Ukraine, Ukraine, War
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I agree. I also know that people in Ukraine have had a decent education, and they will know the effects of bombs on a dam, because of Barnes Wallace’s work, from history lessons. And I cannot imagine any place doing that to their own citizens!
Comment by nosnikrapzil | June 8, 2023 |