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Rule #1: Use enough gun |
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. Luke 11:21 "Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." -- George W. Bush | ||
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delicately calloused |
It's like a game of Jenga. Maybe a drone strike would tip it. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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safe & sound |
I work with several demolition companies, and I was just having this conversation with one of them a week or so back. He said they will use explosives, but it is their least liked choice for this exact reason. He said you're making an educated guess on what will happen structurally, and if it doesn't work out you find yourself in pickle. The entire structure is now unstable so you can't get anybody anywhere near it. | |||
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Age Quod Agis |
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch? Evidently not... You see, this is what happens when you bring the experts in, instead of letting men who are still 12 year old boys at heart do the job. I'm willing to bet that a bunch of Sigforumites with an unlimited energetics budget could have brought that place down (up?) no problem. We might have gotten half of Pontiac along with it, but the Silverdome would be gone baby, gone. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Needs more 10mm. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor  |
I say use it for some Military practice.. a couple bomb drops.. Maybe an artillery strike. _______________________________ 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but > because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton NRA Endowment Life member NRA Pistol instructor...and Range Safety instructor Women On Target Instructor. | |||
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Interesting. I was thinking that nobody can go near it now. You confirmed my suspicion. What would the backup plan be? | |||
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| Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Wrecking ball from the outside.  Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| safe & sound |
They probably all have their fingers crossed hoping it will fall on its own after a bit. If not, I bet the wrecking ball is the likely answer. They can get a big crane at a safe enough distance. Maybe once it starts to go, it will all go. | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon  |
Nobody would notice.... Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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Festina Lente |
 NRA Life Member - "Fear God and Dreadnaught" | |||
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Unhyphenated American |
__________________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Richard M Nixon It's nice to be important, it's more important to be nice. Billy Joe Shaver NRA Life Member | |||
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Spread the Disease |
They should have placed a surplus of charges. Explosives aren’t THAT expensive. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Lovin' the P7 |
I saw this comment on Twitter: No surprise that this happened. It has survived many implosions of the Lions over the years... | |||
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| Non-Miscreant |
It looks to me like they want to show the world how expert they are so they use the bare minimum of explosives. Too much might endanger viewers or near by buildings. Sure, too little lets it remain standing with no obvious plan B. Its what makes it fun. Of course if I were in charge, I'd make the fools who fail go in, safe or not. Just that threat should be enough to get them to use just a little more. Screw the engineers. Get a bunch of middle aged guys who like things that explode. Set up a beer truck with free beer on the side. Then make a deal that if they make it fall on the first try, there are strippers for everyone in the evening. That cheap ass dome wouldn't have a chance. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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Don't see any charges going off around the structural base. Computer or electrical glitch possible? | |||
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| safe & sound |
I was watching an interview with one of the demo guys. Apparently they had enough but an unknown failure caused 8 of the charges to remain unfired. They do not know if it was damage, error, or vandalism. The explosions you saw were blowing the concrete, and they had 8 shaped charges that were supposed to cut the beams. Those 8 charges were all wired together and none of them fired. | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
They should have hired this guy:  ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Drug Dealer |
They should try renaming it the 'Robert E. Lee Confederate Memorial Stadium'. When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| Rule #1: Use enough gun |
Or, they could use it for the HUSSEIN Obama Presidential Library. It would be symbolic of what he has done to our country. When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. Luke 11:21 "Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." -- George W. Bush | |||
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