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  • 44: Beirut Warehouse 12
    In Beirut in August of 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut destroyed a huge part of the city. We look into how an oxidising agent, improperly handled can become an explosive and attempt to comprehend how something so dangerous was ignored repeatedly by key people, despite many warnings of an imminent disaster.
    With John Chidgey.

    This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

    Links of Interest:

    • 2020 Beirut Explosion
    • Condensation Cloud
    • Prill
    • ANFO
    • Ammonium Nitrate
    • How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
    • Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast
    • Government Amends Ammonium Nitrate Rules
    • FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment
    • Beirut Whistleblower Returns to Work
    • Ideal Gas Law
    • Gases, Liquids and Solids (PDF)

      • Reports into the incident:

      • Human Rights Watch (PDF)
      • The Beirut Port Explosion, Forensic Architecture

        • Video and Images:

        • Video of Explosion 1 (Twitter)
        • Video of Explosion 2 (Twitter)
        • Video of Wilsons Cloud Ring (Twitter)

          • Documentary:

          • Beirut Blast: The Story Of Warehouse 12 (2021)
          • Beirut Blast: The Story of Warehouse 12 (2021) - IMDb

            • Ammonium Nitrate Information:

            • Storage requirements for security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN) | Resources Safety & Health Queensland
            • Orica Mining Services, Report for Kooragang Island Uprate PHA MOD1 Report (PDF)
            • Ammonium Nitrate Advisory USEPA (PDF)
            • Orica ANFO MSDS (PDF)

              • Support Imperfect on Patreon

              Episode Gold Producers:
              'r' and Steven Bridle.
              Episode Silver Producers:
              Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.
              32 min
            • 106: Wind Farming
              Wind Farms are getting bigger and spreading throughout the world both on and off-shore. Vic joins John to talk about Wind Turbines, John's new Tesla and the launch of the new Video podcast/vodcast Pragmatic Electric.
              With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

              TechDistortion Articles Discussed:

              • Retro Mac Pro
              • Retro Mac Pro Part 2
              • Upgrading the Mac Pro SSD
              • Upgrading the Mac Pro RAM
              • Buying A Tesla

                • Pragmatic Electric Links:

                • Pragmatic Electric
                • Pragmatic: Electric - YouTube
                • Introducing Pragmatic Electric

                  • Audiobook Narration Work:

                  • Voice For Hire
                  • Shoot Like a Ninja on Apple Books
                  • The Knack of Selling on Apple Books

                    • Engineered Network Episodes Referenced:

                    • The Battery Problem Follow-up 1
                    • Deepwater Horizon
                    • Ocean Ranger

                      • Coopers Gap Links:

                      • Australia’s biggest wind farm at Coopers Gap to undergo major repairs
                      • The largest wind turbine blades ever transported in Australia begin their journey
                      • Coopers Gap Wind Farm
                      • Graziers split over proposed location of wind turbines near Kingaroy

                        • Links of Potential Interest:

                        • ATLASX Wind Turbine
                        • Australian Wind Farms Regularly Deliver Tiny Fraction of Their Total Capacity
                        • What does the capacity factor of wind mean?
                        • What is a wind class?
                        • What is the minimum wind speed required for wind power generation?
                        • Hywind Scotland
                        • Doubly-fed electric machine
                        • Double-Fed Induction Generator
                        • Single floating offshore Windcatcher unit could power 80,000 European homes
                        • Vertical axis wind turbines far more efficient offshore
                        • Operation and maintenance costs of wind generated power
                        • Breaking down the cost of wind turbine maintenance
                        • List of onshore wind farms
                        • List of offshore wind farms
                        • Papalote Creek Wind Farm

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                          Episode sponsor:
                          Many Tricks:

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                          Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

                          Episode Gold Producers:
                          'r' and Steven Bridle.
                          Episode Silver Producers:
                          Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.
                          2 hr 6 min
                        • 3: EV Charging Distance vs Demand
                          Covering the challenges of charging an Electric Vehicle in Australia, with charging capacity on long-distance routes and the economics vs more populous countries.
                          With John Chidgey.

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                          13 min
                        • 2: Coopers Gap Wind Farm
                          We look at the Coopers Gap Wind Farm that was briefly Australia's largest Wind Farm and talk about their efficiency and the strangled jet-engine noise these ones make.
                          With John Chidgey.

                          Links of Potential Interest:

                          • Coopers Gap Wind Farm

                            • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                            4 min
                          • 1: Introduction and Model 3 Impressions
                            Introduction to the Pragmatic Electric (Edition) project as well as my initial impressions of the Tesla Model 3 SR+ after driving one for a few weeks, including other peoples reactions (positive and negative) to it.
                            With John Chidgey.

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                            9 min
                          • 17: Apple Macintosh Cutting Through The Ballyhoo Part Three
                            From the 1984 commercial through to the pros and cons of the new Apple Macintosh, John Anderson provides a review of what would become the definitive personal computer from Apple in the 80s. From the July 1984 edition of the Creative Computing Magazine.
                            With John Chidgey.

                            Reading Material:

                            • Creative Computing Magazine (July 1984) Volume 10 Number 07

                              • Other shows on the network:

                              • Causality
                              • Pragmatic

                                • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                Episode Gold Producers:
                                'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                Episode Silver Producers:
                                Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.
                                20 min
                              • 105: Chips Ahoy
                                Where have all the chips gone? Scott Willsey joins John to look at how the shifting automotive use of ICs, a drought, a pandemic and poor planning amongst other things has led to an unprecedented global chip shortage with no end in sight.
                                With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.

                                Links of Potential Interest:

                                • 2020–2021 Global Chip Shortage
                                • Surging Demand Cause Semiconductor Shortfall
                                • Global shortage in computer chips reaches crisis point
                                • Wafer (electronics)
                                • 22 new 200mm fabs in semiconductor capacity boom
                                • Foundry model
                                • Top five chip makers dominate global wafer capacity
                                • GlobalFoundries to take up-front payments for capacity
                                • A Computer Chip Shortage Has Hobbled the Auto Industry
                                • How Tesla pivoted to avoid the global chip shortage that could last years
                                • Apple and the 10,000 CNC milling machines
                                • Apple invests another $45 million in Gorilla Glass maker Corning
                                • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s Water Woes
                                • Torr
                                • Etching (microfabrication)
                                • Thin film
                                • Photolithography
                                • Ion implantation
                                • Doping (semiconductor)
                                • Wafer (electronics)
                                • How COVID-19 will affect semiconductor demand in 2021
                                • The Global Microchip Shortage: What It Means for Your Next Car Purchase
                                • Experts drill into the motor industry’s chip issues

                                  • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                                  Episode sponsor:
                                  Many Tricks:

                                  If you’re looking for some Mac software that can do Many Tricks remember to specifically visit the URL below for more information about their amazingly useful apps. Check out their newest app Menuwhere, it’s amazing!

                                  Visit manytricks.com/pragmatic and use the Coupon Code (listen to the episode to get the code) for 25% off the total price of your order. Hurry it's only for a limited time!

                                  Episode Gold Producers:
                                  'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                  Episode Silver Producers:
                                  Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.
                                  1 hr 11 min
                                • 43: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
                                  In 1911 in Manhattan, New York, a clothing factory went up in flames just before closing time. We look at how faulty equipment, poor design and a fear of theft contributed to a wholly preventable incident that had such terrible consequences, but would trigger reforms that still impact the United States, a century later.
                                  With John Chidgey.

                                  This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

                                  Links of Interest:

                                  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
                                  • Brown Building
                                  • Shirtwaist
                                  • Court Transcript of the Criminal Trial
                                  • The Triangle Fire of 1911
                                  • Sweatshop Tragedy
                                  • Brown Building (PDF)
                                  • Sweatshop Definition
                                  • Machinery Needed for Garment Manufacturing
                                  • Different Types of Sewing Line Layout
                                  • World Tallest Building Passive Fire Prevention
                                  • Early 19th Century Firefighting

                                    • Cornell University’s Excellent Resource on the Incident:

                                    • The Triangle Factory Fire
                                    • The Triangle Factory Fire: Report Summaries
                                    • The Triangle Factory Fire: Timeline

                                      • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                      Episode Gold Producers:
                                      'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                      Episode Silver Producers:
                                      Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.
                                      28 min
                                    • 16: Apple Macintosh Cutting Through The Ballyhoo Part Two
                                      From the 1984 commercial through to the pros and cons of the new Apple Macintosh, John Anderson provides a review of what would become the definitive personal computer from Apple in the 80s. From the July 1984 edition of the Creative Computing Magazine.
                                      With John Chidgey.

                                      Reading Material:

                                      • Creative Computing Magazine (July 1984) Volume 10 Number 07

                                        • Other shows on the network:

                                        • Causality
                                        • Pragmatic

                                          • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                          Episode Gold Producers:
                                          'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                          Episode Silver Producers:
                                          Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.
                                          15 min
                                        • 15: Apple Macintosh Cutting Through The Ballyhoo Part One
                                          From the 1984 commercial through to the pros and cons of the new Apple Macintosh, John Anderson provides a review of what would become the definitive personal computer from Apple in the 80s. From the July 1984 edition of the Creative Computing Magazine.
                                          With John Chidgey.

                                          Reading Material:

                                          • Creative Computing Magazine (July 1984) Volume 10 Number 07

                                            • Other shows on the network:

                                            • Causality
                                            • Pragmatic

                                              • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                              Episode Gold Producers:
                                              'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                              Episode Silver Producers:
                                              Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.
                                              19 min

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                                            Most people can look past the imperfections of everyday things in the world. For those that are unable to, this is for you.