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Explosion in NYC
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6905738.stm
An explosion has rocked central New York during the evening rush hour, creating serious disruption.
The explosion occurred in Manhattan's east side at 43rd Street and Lexington Avenue, near Grand Central Station.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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It was from a transformer exploding, so far not terrorist related.
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CNN says it was just a transformer (not Megatron).
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I thought the Transformers were in Detroit?
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Yup; on Fort St. and the old train station just off of Michigan Ave.
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I nearly had a heart attack until I realized it was on the East Side and I don't really care about those people.
edit: oh and:
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iMac 24" | Core 2 Extreme 2.8GHz | 4GB RAM | 500GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
R.I.P 1995 Toyota Supra NA-T
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Remember the scene in "The Siege" when the bus backfires and people drop to the sidewalk? The pictures of this plume of steam are like that. It looks like smoke, fire and death. But so far, it really is just an electrical transformer that popped right next to a steam pipe. Plain old mechanical reality in a city. Pray for the dead and the injured.
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Can any electrical engineers here explain how a transformer works and how it explodes?
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My stupid iPhone game: Nesen Probe, it's rather old, annoying and pointless, but it's free.
Was free. Now it's gone. Never to be seen again.
Off to join its brother and sister apps that could not
keep up with the ever updating iOS. RIP Nesen Probe.
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Originally Posted by iMOTOR 
It was from a transformer exploding, so far not terrorist related.
It was a steam pipe and NOT an electrical transformer.
Come on people; I know they gots TV and the intarweb where you all live. Look at CCN, NYT, NY1, heck even the BBC, to see reports of the *steam pipe" explosion. 
edited to add: This explains why the Bowling Green station in front of my building was closed when I left work tonight. Luckily, I take only the 4 5 in the morning and take the A C home at night.
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One should never stop striving for clarity of thought and precision of expression.
I would prefer my humanity sullied with the tarnish of science rather than the gloss of religion.
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It's actually a Zune viral marketing scheme gone awry.
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I don't have tv or the intarweb. Just a direct connection to the 'NN.
Sad, isn't it?
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Originally Posted by Kerrigan
It's actually a Zune viral marketing scheme gone awry.
Gotta watch where you squirt…
-Owl
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Ham Sandwich
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Is this what Chertoff's gut-feeling was about?
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