Silo falls after implosion. Well, almost. A local TV news camera has captured the moment a disused mine silo was felled by a controlled blast. Almost. Instead, the silo failed to abide by the laws of gravity and has been left upright but at a rather more jaunty angle:
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Video – Close but no cigar…
Video – Bus photobombs Georgia Dome implosion…
Perfect view of stadium implosion ruined. Believe me, I’ve been there. You get to the site of an implosion hours ahead of schedule to claim the best possible vantage point. You guard your spot with almost religious fervour, just to capture that one epic shot. And then this happens:
Video – Dome downed…
Long-awaited implosion fells Georgia Dome Stadium. The only facility in the world to host the Olympics, Super Bowl and Final Four has been reduced to rubble. A little more than 25 years after opening, the Georgia Dome, former home of the Atlanta Falcons and the scene for several historic sporting events, was imploded Monday morning….Read moreRead more
Video – Gear down…
Explosive demolition drives another nail into the coffin of the UK coal indutry. The last standing winding gear house on the deepest coal mine in the UK and Europe has been felled via a controlled explosion. The demolition of the winding gear at Kellingley Colliery – which closed in December 2016 – marks the end…Read moreRead more
Video – Protective measures…
A blast wall has been erected ahead of the Georgia Dome implosion. How do you protect a building valued at around $1.5 billion while imploding one worth a few hundred million? That is the challenge facing the demolition crew ahead of the much-anticipated demolition of the famous Georgia Dome stadium which begins with an implosion…Read moreRead more
Video – Attack the stack…
100 metre tall New York stack felled in controlled blast. A controlled blast has changed the skyline of Ravena, New York for ever. Constructed in 1961, Holcim’s 350′ tall, 36′ wide smoke stack was safely imploded on 5 November 2017.
Video – Going their separate ways…
Precise blast splits Australian power station in two. The landmark Northern Power Station boilers were successfully felled at the Northern Power Station site in Port Augusta this morning. The two 10,000 tonne structures were demolished at 9:00 am local time using charge-cutting explosives, making it one of the largest explosive charge felling events ever to…Read moreRead more
Video – Georgia peach of an implosion…
Drone captures fall of coal hopper. Part of the Georgia Power plant in Milledgeville came down with a bang on Saturday. The latest blast – the second in two months – took down the facility’s coal hopper. According to local news reports, the power plant has not been functioning for a few years, but from…Read moreRead more
Silverdome faces explosive end…sort of
Upper ring of Detroit stadium may be imploded ahead of demolition works. A portion of the Pontiac Silverdome may be imploded as part of the process to bring down the dilapidated and long-vacant former home of the Detroit Lions. The empty stadium’s long-awaited demolition could start before year’s end and kick off with a celebration…Read moreRead more
Video – Better late than never…
Our belated coverage of the latest successful Dykon blast. This spectacular implosion took place a week ago yesterday. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, it managed to slide undetected beneath our news radar until one of our readers – thanks Russ – alerted us to our oversight. The film below features the controlled implosion of the…Read moreRead more
