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Yes grain silo explosions do happen and they are quite powerful.  The powder used in these color events is typically made with a corn starch base which can explode if you have the right powder/air mixture and an ignition source.  I thought I saw fireworks in the crowd during the video. 

 

A very bad situation overall and there were some nasty looking burns in the video, prayers for all involved.

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I'm wondering what exactly was in the powder that caused it to burn/explode like that.

I was wondering if it was like the celebration day in India where colored powders, and sometimes colored water, are thrown by young adults at each other most of the times as terms of flirtation.

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Burns can be a very serious problem. I am amazed the death toll is not much higher.

The recovery time is very long with a small burn. Just imagine 50 % or more of your body in 3rd degree. I feel bad for those involved, no one should have to go through that.

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Yikes- nearly 500 people injured? This would be by scale one of the worst amusement/theme/water park accidents I have ever heard of. I hope everyone still injured from this recovers, and my condolences go to the families of the 4 people who have died because of this so far.

 

I wonder how the heck this even happened in the first place. Was there something in that powder? Or did someone use fireworks or something? I agree with the Taiwan Government on banning it for now until we know what happened...

 

I have only ever had very minor burns (from cooking and stuff- I'm not 100% Klutz proof and with me the occasional accident happens) and even those sucked and it took my Mother months to fully recover after she burned her hand on the stove once. And it sounds like many people got far worse than even that here. Ouch. Again, I hope they all recover as fast as possible but even that should be a long time for many.

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I question just what they tested. Color Me Rad, the company that does the annual color run at KI in May, describes their color powder as "non-toxic, non-rash-inducing colored corn starch". I know there are various imported color powders available for sale online (such as on Amazon), and I've always wondered just what is in those (a prime reason I've never purchased some just for fun at home, as I've wanted to for a while). But I've been under the impression that the major U.S. color run organizers (Color Me Rad, The Color Run, etc.) make their own color powder with safety in mind.

 

So did they buy some random imported stuff online, or did they obtain a sample from one of the major domestic organizers?

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