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We have bhopal disaster at home
(thelemmy.club)
https://x.com/nbcwashington/status/2058168995040157977
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is the momomer that polymerizes into plexiglass. The process of polymerization releases heat, which in turn accelerates polymerization. This is normally prevented in bulk storage by the addition of inhibitors. Corrosion and contamination can affect this.
Someone fucked up here. The runaway reaction has started and the only thing they can do now is to try to control the pace by removing heat.
The vapor being released is likely MMA, toxic, flammable, and heavier than air.
Not a good situation overall
https://xcancel.com/OCFireAuthority/status/2058230015490453900/
latest update, apparently tank is at 90 degrees lmao it's fucked
edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/orangecounty/comments/1tllzat/this_mornings_update/
In case you're wondering:
So far the evacuation zone is a 1-mile radius
There's another comment in that thread that "the air smells weird at Disneyland"
M'lord, a foul wind blows at Toon Town, this be a bad omen...
We have the Sierra Madre at home
Hell hath no fury like a Disney Adult deprived of their quality time creeping on the park cast members.
WHAT OF THE CHURROS?
I love living in a society where they can use AI to track your genitalia through wifi but our HazMat response Experts' best at measuring the temp of a tank is to fly some drones and scan the outside (apparently not realizing they're only measuring the tank temp, not the contents)