Phosphorus cloud sparks West Midlands alert

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Phosphorus cloud sparks West Midlands alert


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jan/02/phosphorous-cloud-west-midlands


West Midlands police are warning people to stay indoors after a large phosphorus cloud was released in a chemical fire at a factory today.

Police are advising residents of the Langley and West Bromwich areas to remain calm but stay inside and keep their doors and windows closed. Motorists have been urged to keep moving and keep windows closed and air vents off.

The cloud, approximately 120 metres long, was caused by the fire at Rhodia Consumer Specialities, Trinity Street, Langley, and drifted south towards the M5 along the Wolverhampton Road.

The fire is under control and its cause is as yet unknown. No one was injured in the blaze and the fire service is still at the scene.

Phosphorus causes irritation to the eyes and throat, sneezing, soreness and shortness of breath. In contact with skin it can cause a rash, and it reacts badly when it touches water – anyone who has come into contact with the chemical should avoid having a bath or shower until the cloud disperses, the emergency services have advised, and anyone affected by the fumes should seek medical advice.

[steevo]

F*cking c*nts :mad:

[runciter]

phos phoros > luci fer > light bearer

[wabbitpoo]

F*cking c*nts :mad:

Are u assuming they did it on purpose?

[steevo]

Are u assuming they did it on purpose?

No. Was you assuming that I was assuming that they did it on purpose ?

[runciter]

Phosphorus (morning star)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/skins/common/images/redirectltr.pngHesperus

In Greek mythology, Hesperus (Greek Ἓσπερος Hesperos) (Roman equivalent: Vesper cf. "evening", "supper", "evening star", "west"), the Evening Star is the son of the dawn goddess Eos (Roman equivalent: Aurora) and brother of Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος Eosphoros "dawn-bearer"; also Φωσφόρος Phosphorus, Lucifer "light-bearer", Iubar), the Morning Star. Hesperus' father was Cephalus, a mortal, while Eosphoros' was the star god Astraios.

Variant names

Hesperus (Greek Hesperos) is the personification of the "evening star", the planet Venus in the evening. His name is sometimes conflated with the names for his brother the personification of the planet as the "morning star" Eosphorus (Greek Ἐωσφόρος, "bearer of dawn") or Phosphorus (Ancient Greek: Φωσφόρος, "bearer of light", often translated as "Lucifer" in Latin), since they are all personifications of the same planet Venus. "Heosphoros" in the Greek LXX Septuagint and "Lucifer" in Jerome's Latin Vulgate were used to translate the Hebrew "Helel" (Venus as the brilliant, bright or shining one), "son of Shahar (Dawn)" in the Hebrew version of Isaiah 14:12.

When named thus by the early Greeks, it was thought that Eosphorus (Venus in the morning) and Hesperos (Venus in the evening) were two different celestial objects. The Greeks later accepted the Babylonian view that the two were the same, and the Babylonian identification of the planets with the Great Gods, and dedicated the "wandering star" (planet) to Aphrodite (Roman Venus), as the equivalent of Ishtar.

Eosphorus/Hesperus was said to be the father of Ceyx and Daedalion. In some sources, he is also said to be the father of the Hesperides.[4]

"Hesperus is Phosphorus"

"Hesperus is Phosphorus" is a famous sentence in the philosophy of language (see, e.g., proper name). Gottlob Frege used the terms "Hesperus" and "Phosphorus" to illustrate his distinction between sense and reference. Saul Kripke used the sentence to demonstrate that the knowledge of something necessary (in this case the identity of Hesperus and Phosphorus) could be discoverable rather than known a priori.

See also

* Lucifer, the Latin name for the Morning Star
* Earendel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus_(morning_star)

[wabbitpoo]

No. Was you assuming that I was assuming that they did it on purpose ?

LOL. Given the blinkered view of most people on here, I am afraid I was, sorry. I stand corrected.

[steevo]

LOL. Given the blinkered view of most people on here, I am afraid I was, sorry. I stand corrected.

lol no problem wabbitpoo :D thanks for that.