I was watching the videos of the Beirut incident ,and was wondering why the shockwave is so impactful.
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Because that shockwave was powered by LOTS of energy. Ammonium nitrate is used as a fertilizer and as a precursor for explosives. Hence the huge amount of energy released when it exploded.
There are shockwaves that have minimal energy. As can be expected there is a direct relationship between energy expelled and shockwave produced.
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