# Beckdawrecks bad, bad, bad bomb. ( or, why did my world blow up?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637 "2019-03-27T22:35:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/41 "2019-03-29T01:16:58Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The truck was diesel and the tires were on fire. Bad luck and bad roads. I feel like he was Jake braking probably trying to avoid deer. Don’t know that for sure, just a WAG. Cite for that? It’s entirely possible his brakes caused a fire, I just didn’t see any details about that in any of the linked articles. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/42 "2019-03-29T01:23:55Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The truck was diesel and the tires were on fire. Bad luck and bad roads. I feel like he was Jake braking probably trying to avoid deer. Don’t know that for sure, just a WAG. That would not make sense. Jake braking is done by the engine and would not transfer any heat to the wheels. It would have to be actual wheel brakes setting the wheels on fire. And anyway, most large truck have started installng deer-splitters so that they do not have to slow down for deer. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/43 "2019-03-29T01:24:26Z")
No a wild ass guess, like I said. Jake braking is common on that road because of the curves and wildlife. The government contractor that makes Rocket parts is even further down the road from me. They have blown up a few times. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/44 "2019-03-29T01:25:50Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That would not make sense. Jake braking is done by the engine and would not transfer any heat to the wheels. It would have to be actual wheel brakes setting the wheels on fire. And anyway, most large truck have started installng deer-splitters so that they do not have to slow down for deer. Oh, ok. I buy that. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/45 "2019-03-29T01:43:55Z")
Reminds me of a similar experience. My first spouse and I were in a storage trailer looking through boxes, and a violent ground-shaking boom happened, and then another. It was so powerful we were afraid the trailer would fall off its mountings so we got out. Later we learned it was the Grucci fireworks factory explosion in Bellport, NY, over 20 miles distant. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/46 "2019-03-29T02:37:36Z")
Since we moved along in this thread. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with my thread title? I just noticed myself. I have no excuse for it. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/47 "2019-03-29T02:56:42Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Since we moved along in this thread. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with my thread title? I just noticed myself. I have no excuse for it. Lol I didn’t notice either and I’ve already been in and out of this thread multiple times. Mandela Effect. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/48 "2019-03-29T03:10:22Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I have cousin who looks alot like Barney. Your cousin is fat & [purple](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/barney/images/7/72/Barney1993.png)??? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/49 "2019-03-29T03:15:07Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Your cousin is fat & [purple](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/barney/images/7/72/Barney1993.png)??? I have one of those too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/50 "2019-03-29T03:38:58Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/51 "2019-03-29T04:48:22Z")
Back in 1989, I was awakened out of a sound sleep by a loud noise and the house I was in shaking badly for several seconds. Me and my housemate (and his visiting girlfriend) had a brief shouted discussion, in which \*he \*said it was just thunder and \*I \*said it wasn’t thunder, it was an explosion of some sort. I was right. There had been an explosion at the Picatinny Arsenal. We were about 6 miles away. It was unnerving, but at least we didn’t lose our windows! [There are two issues I notice in the title: you’re missing an apostrophe, and there’s a space between the parenthesis and the word “or”.] ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/52 "2019-03-29T19:06:51Z")
Reading the original post, I figured you had stepped barefoot in a pile of cat puke. There have been mighty explosions at my house when that happens! Do you know what is worse than stepping barefoot in a pile of cat puke? Stepping barefoot in a pile of WARM cat puke! _scream_ _wipe,wipe,wipe_ ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/53 "2019-03-29T20:49:51Z")
I was 14 miles from [this explosion](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/05/06/1-dead-6-missing-as-blast-at-shell-oil-refinery-rocks-louisiana-town/a8ddcf3a-047d-4bd9-b23c-90d88a85639d/?utm_term=.43c630733560). Woke me the hell up and I was a very heavy sleeper back then. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/54 "2019-03-29T21:19:54Z")
I have to say, **Beck** , that you lead a surprisingly exciting life. 😃 Out in the boonies in the middle of nowhere, where in theory pretty much nothing should happen, yet it seems that almost every day anything that could possibly happen to you, does. No wonder the cats are so nervous that they have pre-programmed themselves to head directly to the ceiling and hang there upside down, cartoon-like, at the slightest hint of yet another exciting event in your life. I imagine that you regard the fact that this latest incident involved an explosion so fantastic that it produced a mushroom cloud (judging from one of the pictures) to be just par for the course! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/55 "2019-03-29T21:40:10Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > No wonder the cats are so nervous that they have pre-programmed themselves to head directly to the ceiling and hang there upside down, cartoon-like, at the slightest hint of yet another exciting event in your life. A nice high safe place where the dogs can’t get you, and if you see a mouse stroll by, you can jump down and catch him. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/56 "2019-03-29T22:05:57Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I have to say, **Beck** , that you lead a surprisingly exciting life. 😃 Out in the boonies in the middle of nowhere, where in theory pretty much nothing should happen, yet it seems that almost every day anything that could possibly happen to you, does. No wonder the cats are so nervous that they have pre-programmed themselves to head directly to the ceiling and hang there upside down, cartoon-like, at the slightest hint of yet another exciting event in your life. I imagine that you regard the fact that this latest incident involved an explosion so fantastic that it produced a mushroom cloud (judging from one of the pictures) to be just par for the course! 🙂 Dude, it’s bad karma. Don’t stand too close to me, you might get struck by lightening.🙂 Wait til I tell y’all the harrowing experience I had trying to get to town today. I’m nauseated thinking about it. I need a nap. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/57 "2019-03-29T22:34:36Z")
Honestly, Beckers, I think we’re related. Does your last name start with a W? Our recent catastrophe: our propane generator died. We’ve got solar, but the death rattle of the generator was in February, when the blizzards started in the West and rolled all the way to the Atlantic seaboard. We are smart enough to have a gas generator for backup. The electrician pronounced the propane generator dead, recommended a replacement, which I ordered online. After hooking everything up, the new generator…didn’t work. When my husband came into the house to announce the bad news, I said, “Why am I not surprised?” Everything is working now. I think. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/58 "2019-03-29T23:03:27Z")
Yeah when the boom happened and my electricity went out my generator is supposed to kick right on. Nope, didn’t happen. Mr.Wrekker was on the lake 2 hours away. I don’t touch the beast. It bites. When he got home and stated figuring out what the deal was with the generator. The lights came back on. He left this morning and went back to the lake. Watch something happen. I have no expectation of a peaceful weekend. I’m a bit jumpy. And, no my last Name doesn’t start with ‘W’. But we can be cousins anyway.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/59 "2019-03-29T23:36:27Z")
Beckdawreck, did you ever live in Damascus Arkansas, say [around 1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion)? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637/60 "2019-03-29T23:42:52Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Beckdawreck, did you ever live in Damascus Arkansas, say [around 1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion)? Somehow, I knew I’d get blamed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637.md?page=4)