Hundreds hospitalized after massive explosion in Chinese city of Tianjin

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celedhring

#45
August 17, 2015, 09:24:00 AM
I don't think I've ever seen Tianjin pears for sale around here, so I'll be fine.

Monoriu

#46
August 17, 2015, 09:41:56 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 17, 2015, 09:24:00 AM
I don't think I've ever seen Tianjin pears for sale around here, so I'll be fine.

Are you sure?  What about the restaurants that you frequent?  You never know the source of their food :ph34r:

Razgovory

#47
August 17, 2015, 02:57:59 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on August 17, 2015, 09:41:56 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 17, 2015, 09:24:00 AM
I don't think I've ever seen Tianjin pears for sale around here, so I'll be fine.

Are you sure?  What about the restaurants that you frequent?  You never know the source of their food :ph34r:

We tend to avoid eating food from China as a matter of course.
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Tonitrus

#48
August 17, 2015, 03:15:02 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 17, 2015, 02:57:59 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on August 17, 2015, 09:41:56 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 17, 2015, 09:24:00 AM
I don't think I've ever seen Tianjin pears for sale around here, so I'll be fine.

Are you sure?  What about the restaurants that you frequent?  You never know the source of their food :ph34r:

We tend to avoid eating food from China as a matter of course.

Indeed.  We have to take any cuisine and add far more fat/grease/sugar/cheese to it, in order to make it palatable.

But, to our credit, we do prefer to leave out the heavy metals and toxic fillers.

Oh wait.... :hmm:

But at least it tastes good.  :)

Eddie Teach

#49
August 17, 2015, 05:15:31 PM
Just to be safe, I'll continue not eating pears.
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Monoriu

#50
August 17, 2015, 08:36:52 PM


These are Tianjin pears.  Mainlanders call them "ya" pears, or duck pears.  The story is that the pears look like duck eggs.  I have no idea what they are talking about. 

Tonitrus

#51
August 17, 2015, 10:03:07 PM
They look more like Peeps.

Monoriu

#52
August 17, 2015, 10:22:42 PM
Tianjin pears are crispy in texture.  A very good Chinese dessert is to stew a Tianjin pear with almond, peeled fruit skin that has been aged for 10+ years, and sugar.  This is really good if done right :mmm:



Syt

#53
August 18, 2015, 04:55:03 AM




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Monoriu

#54
August 18, 2015, 05:10:16 AM
I just learned that the main use of cyanide is gold mining, and that China has overtaken South Africa as the largest gold producer in the world. 

jimmy olsen

#55
August 19, 2015, 06:19:53 AM
Elbows? :huh:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/world/asia/china-identifies-executives-of-company-linked-to-tianjin-explosions.html?_r=0

Quote...the Chinese government has repeatedly insisted that effective measures are being taken to ensure that the air in Tianjin remains safe. But when rain fell on Tuesday, the city's streets began to foam, and people reported burning sensations on their lips and elbows.

An environmental monitoring official denied that those phenomena had anything to do with the explosions, Chinese news outlets reported....
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Monoriu

#56
August 19, 2015, 06:31:28 AM
Looking at these pictures again, I think they won't be out of place in Fallout 4. 

Syt

#57
August 22, 2015, 02:57:11 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34029202

QuoteChina explosion: Fires at Shandong chemical plant

An explosion has been reported at a chemical plant in China's eastern province of Shandong.

Large flames could be seen from the site after the blast in the city of Zibo. Nine people are reported injured.

The People's Daily said a warehouse at the Runxing chemical plant exploded. There is a residential area about 1km from the plant.

Earlier this month blasts involving chemicals in the northern city of Tianjin killed at least 121 people.

Hundreds were injured there and 54 remain missing.

The proximity of industrial and chemical plants to residential areas has become hugely controversial.

Saturday's blast took place near the city of Zibo, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting a villager who said that he saw a huge fireball and then heard two explosions.

The paper said that the fire had been brought under control by late on Saturday night.

It is not yet clear if homes in the area have been damaged.

Adiponitrile

The explosion triggered a fire and a dozen fire engines were at the scene, Xinhua news agency reports.

Howard Zhang of BBC Chinese says that the blasts at Shandong and Tianjin have taken on a political significance and threaten to overshadow China's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of its victory over Japan in World War Two.

The Beijing Times reported that the Runxing plant contained adiponitrile - a chemical which is reported to be used for the production of nylon and can be harmful to skin.

Windows shattered at the scene of the blast, state media reported, and its vibration could be felt 2km from the site.

The operators of the Tianjin site are being investigated for allowing dangerous chemicals to be stored too close to homes.
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Liep

#58
August 22, 2015, 03:15:45 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 19, 2015, 06:19:53 AM
Elbows? :huh:

The skin on the elbow is quite sensitive, and would also be exposed in summer attire.
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jimmy olsen

#59
September 01, 2015, 01:23:10 AM
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