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Electric Comet

20/11/2017 4:04 PM

what goes up must come down


now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
and become a building that would be something

http://es.pn/2zR377h


i think that the new stadium is there in the background
they put up a temp wall between









This topic has 18 replies

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

21/11/2017 10:44 PM

On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:42:15 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 8:56:54 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> >>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
>> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
>> >>>> and become a building that would be something
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background
>> >>>> they put up a temp wall between
>> >>>
>> >>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close) but I
>> >>> understand that the stadiums were about the width of a two-lane road
>> >>> apart.
>> >>>
>> >>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of walls
>> >>> standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of the charges
>> >>> went off (could get interesting digging through a mine field).
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off, including
>> >> but not limited to, audio monitoring.
>> >
>> > Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
>> > pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
>> > things.
>> >
>>
>> Yup, never let facts get in the way of a sensational story. LOL
>>
>> BUT there is this fact. If they determine that not all charges went off,
>> where were they and or which ones? :-)
>
>Seems pretty simple to me...
>
>They're the ones that are very close to the sections that didn't blow up.

Presumably but that information doesn't help the poor schmucks that
have to go in and tear those sections down.

Ll

Leon

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

21/11/2017 7:56 AM

<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
>>>> and become a building that would be something
>>>>
>>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background
>>>> they put up a temp wall between
>>>
>>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close) but I
>>> understand that the stadiums were about the width of a two-lane road
>>> apart.
>>>
>>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of walls
>>> standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of the charges
>>> went off (could get interesting digging through a mine field).
>>>
>>
>> They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off, including
>> but not limited to, audio monitoring.
>
> Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
> pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
> things.
>

Yup, never let facts get in the way of a sensational story. LOL

BUT there is this fact. If they determine that not all charges went off,
where were they and or which ones? :-)

Ll

Leon

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

21/11/2017 7:57 AM

-MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/20/17 9:00 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and
>>>>> screws and become a building that would be something
>>>>>
>>>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background they
>>>>> put up a temp wall between
>>>>
>>>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close)
>>>> but I understand that the stadiums were about the width of a
>>>> two-lane road apart.
>>>>
>>>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of
>>>> walls standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of
>>>> the charges went off (could get interesting digging through a
>>>> mine field).
>>>>
>>>
>>> They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off,
>>> including but not limited to, audio monitoring.
>>
>> Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
>> pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
>> things.
>>
>
> I'll try to look it up.
> I saw a documentary on controlled implosions and the technology has come
> a long way.
> Of course, in this day and age of low bid gets the contract, perhaps not
> every demolition company is on the same plane, technology wise.
>
> In the doc, they were talking about having a lot of cameras everywhere,
> transmitting video of the explosions from the inside of the building.
> They also could computer analyze audio recordings from different
> locations to "hear" if every explosion went off. Pretty cool stuff,
> especially for a guy with an audio background. :-)
>
>

If you look that up to verify, see if they explain how they locate the 2
out of the 500 that did not go off after everything has been relocated
after the explosions. Then again just like before being wired up they
are safe with out the detonator being hooked up.

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

21/11/2017 4:42 PM

On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 8:56:54 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
> >>>> and become a building that would be something
> >>>>
> >>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background
> >>>> they put up a temp wall between
> >>>
> >>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close) but I
> >>> understand that the stadiums were about the width of a two-lane road
> >>> apart.
> >>>
> >>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of walls
> >>> standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of the charges
> >>> went off (could get interesting digging through a mine field).
> >>>
> >>
> >> They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off, including
> >> but not limited to, audio monitoring.
> >
> > Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
> > pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
> > things.
> >
>
> Yup, never let facts get in the way of a sensational story. LOL
>
> BUT there is this fact. If they determine that not all charges went off,
> where were they and or which ones? :-)

Seems pretty simple to me...

They're the ones that are very close to the sections that didn't blow up.

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

22/11/2017 4:10 AM

[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:

*snip*
> When I lived in NY, we'd occasionally see the Loizeaux (Controlled
> Demolition Inc.) family on the News when they were bringing down large
> buildings. It is indeed cool stuff.
>
> I haven't watched them yet but it looks like some interesting stuff
> here:
>
> <http://www.controlled-demolition.com/>
>

There was a mini-series called "Blowdown" that featured them. It was only 8
episodes or so, but great fun to watch. It might be worth setting your DVR
if you're interested.

Puckdropper
--
http://www.puckdroppersplace.us/rec.woodworking
A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

23/11/2017 9:41 PM

[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>>
>>There was a mini-series called "Blowdown" that featured them. It was
>>only 8 episodes or so, but great fun to watch. It might be worth
>>setting your DVR if you're interested.
>
> Do you have any pointers? I can't seem to find it anywhere.
>
>

Looks like it aired on the National Geographic channel:
http://natgeotv.com/asia/blowdown/videos/blowdown

Amazon has the videos but they are SUPER OVERPRICED, at about $15 each
for a 50 minute TV show:
https://smile.amazon.com/Blowdown-the-Miami-Job/dp/B003ZK4ZOY/

I thought I had them all recorded, but I don't see them on my Plex
library. I'll have to check when I get home, they might not be on that
server.

Puckdropper
--
http://www.puckdroppersplace.us/rec.woodworking
A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

23/11/2017 10:37 PM

[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 23 Nov 2017 21:41:05 GMT, Puckdropper
> <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>>Looks like it aired on the National Geographic channel:
>>http://natgeotv.com/asia/blowdown/videos/blowdown
>>
>>Amazon has the videos but they are SUPER OVERPRICED, at about $15 each
>>for a 50 minute TV show:
>>https://smile.amazon.com/Blowdown-the-Miami-Job/dp/B003ZK4ZOY/
>>
>>I thought I had them all recorded, but I don't see them on my Plex
>>library. I'll have to check when I get home, they might not be on that
>>server.
>
> I was hoping to find them on Netflix, Amazon, or such.
>

At least you know what to look for now. I'll have to see if I've got
them recorded and we can arrange something to let you watch them.

Puckdropper
--
http://www.puckdroppersplace.us/rec.woodworking
A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

27/11/2017 6:40 AM

[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:

*trim summary: We're talking about the TV show Blowdown.*
>
> I'll keep an eye out for it. If you can find it, it would be
> appreciated. Thanks!

Just checked my systems, apparently it didn't get saved.

Puckdropper
--
http://www.puckdroppersplace.us/rec.woodworking
A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

20/11/2017 10:00 PM

On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
>>> and become a building that would be something
>>>
>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>>>
>>>
>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background
>>> they put up a temp wall between
>>
>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close) but I
>> understand that the stadiums were about the width of a two-lane road
>> apart.
>>
>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of walls
>> standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of the charges
>> went off (could get interesting digging through a mine field).
>>
>
>They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off, including
>but not limited to, audio monitoring.

Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
things.

k

in reply to [email protected] on 20/11/2017 10:00 PM

27/11/2017 1:03 PM

On 27 Nov 2017 06:40:35 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>*trim summary: We're talking about the TV show Blowdown.*
>>
>> I'll keep an eye out for it. If you can find it, it would be
>> appreciated. Thanks!
>
>Just checked my systems, apparently it didn't get saved.

Rats! Thanks for looking, though. I'll keep my eyes open.

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

23/11/2017 1:40 PM

On Thursday, November 23, 2017 at 3:39:17 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> On 22 Nov 2017 04:10:31 GMT, Puckdropper
> <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>
> >[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
> >
> >*snip*
> >> When I lived in NY, we'd occasionally see the Loizeaux (Controlled
> >> Demolition Inc.) family on the News when they were bringing down large
> >> buildings. It is indeed cool stuff.
> >>
> >> I haven't watched them yet but it looks like some interesting stuff
> >> here:
> >>
> >> <http://www.controlled-demolition.com/>
> >>
> >
> >There was a mini-series called "Blowdown" that featured them. It was only 8
> >episodes or so, but great fun to watch. It might be worth setting your DVR
> >if you're interested.
>
> Do you have any pointers? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Don't know if you'll actually find it available for recording...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowdown_(TV_series)

There was this one too:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Detonators_(TV_series)

Maybe they're available on one of the networks' website.

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

20/11/2017 9:22 PM

On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
>and become a building that would be something
>
>http://es.pn/2zR377h
>
>
>i think that the new stadium is there in the background
>they put up a temp wall between

They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close) but I
understand that the stadiums were about the width of a two-lane road
apart.

I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of walls
standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of the charges
went off (could get interesting digging through a mine field).

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

23/11/2017 4:55 PM

On 23 Nov 2017 21:41:05 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>>>
>>>There was a mini-series called "Blowdown" that featured them. It was
>>>only 8 episodes or so, but great fun to watch. It might be worth
>>>setting your DVR if you're interested.
>>
>> Do you have any pointers? I can't seem to find it anywhere.
>>
>>
>
>Looks like it aired on the National Geographic channel:
>http://natgeotv.com/asia/blowdown/videos/blowdown
>
>Amazon has the videos but they are SUPER OVERPRICED, at about $15 each
>for a 50 minute TV show:
>https://smile.amazon.com/Blowdown-the-Miami-Job/dp/B003ZK4ZOY/
>
>I thought I had them all recorded, but I don't see them on my Plex
>library. I'll have to check when I get home, they might not be on that
>server.

I was hoping to find them on Netflix, Amazon, or such.

Mm

-MIKE-

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

20/11/2017 8:39 PM

On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and screws
>> and become a building that would be something
>>
>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>>
>>
>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background
>> they put up a temp wall between
>
> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close) but I
> understand that the stadiums were about the width of a two-lane road
> apart.
>
> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of walls
> standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of the charges
> went off (could get interesting digging through a mine field).
>

They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off, including
but not limited to, audio monitoring.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

Mm

-MIKE-

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

20/11/2017 9:58 PM

On 11/20/17 9:00 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and
>>>> screws and become a building that would be something
>>>>
>>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background they
>>>> put up a temp wall between
>>>
>>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close)
>>> but I understand that the stadiums were about the width of a
>>> two-lane road apart.
>>>
>>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of
>>> walls standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of
>>> the charges went off (could get interesting digging through a
>>> mine field).
>>>
>>
>> They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off,
>> including but not limited to, audio monitoring.
>
> Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
> pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
> things.
>

I'll try to look it up.
I saw a documentary on controlled implosions and the technology has come
a long way.
Of course, in this day and age of low bid gets the contract, perhaps not
every demolition company is on the same plane, technology wise.

In the doc, they were talking about having a lot of cameras everywhere,
transmitting video of the explosions from the inside of the building.
They also could computer analyze audio recordings from different
locations to "hear" if every explosion went off. Pretty cool stuff,
especially for a guy with an audio background. :-)


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

24/11/2017 6:38 PM

On 23 Nov 2017 22:37:49 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> On 23 Nov 2017 21:41:05 GMT, Puckdropper
>> <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>>>Looks like it aired on the National Geographic channel:
>>>http://natgeotv.com/asia/blowdown/videos/blowdown
>>>
>>>Amazon has the videos but they are SUPER OVERPRICED, at about $15 each
>>>for a 50 minute TV show:
>>>https://smile.amazon.com/Blowdown-the-Miami-Job/dp/B003ZK4ZOY/
>>>
>>>I thought I had them all recorded, but I don't see them on my Plex
>>>library. I'll have to check when I get home, they might not be on that
>>>server.
>>
>> I was hoping to find them on Netflix, Amazon, or such.
>>
>
>At least you know what to look for now. I'll have to see if I've got
>them recorded and we can arrange something to let you watch them.

I'll keep an eye out for it. If you can find it, it would be
appreciated. Thanks!

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

23/11/2017 3:39 PM

On 22 Nov 2017 04:10:31 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>*snip*
>> When I lived in NY, we'd occasionally see the Loizeaux (Controlled
>> Demolition Inc.) family on the News when they were bringing down large
>> buildings. It is indeed cool stuff.
>>
>> I haven't watched them yet but it looks like some interesting stuff
>> here:
>>
>> <http://www.controlled-demolition.com/>
>>
>
>There was a mini-series called "Blowdown" that featured them. It was only 8
>episodes or so, but great fun to watch. It might be worth setting your DVR
>if you're interested.

Do you have any pointers? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 20/11/2017 4:04 PM

21/11/2017 10:31 PM

On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:58:44 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 11/20/17 9:00 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:39:37 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/20/17 8:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:04:11 -0800, Electric Comet
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> now if they could figure out how to blow up a pile of wood and
>>>>> screws and become a building that would be something
>>>>>
>>>>> http://es.pn/2zR377h
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> i think that the new stadium is there in the background they
>>>>> put up a temp wall between
>>>>
>>>> They aren't very far apart. I have been down there (that close)
>>>> but I understand that the stadiums were about the width of a
>>>> two-lane road apart.
>>>>
>>>> I think that's the first "implosion" where the left a couple of
>>>> walls standing. It's going to be a mess figuring out if all of
>>>> the charges went off (could get interesting digging through a
>>>> mine field).
>>>>
>>>
>>> They have ways of confirming that all the charges went off,
>>> including but not limited to, audio monitoring.
>>
>> Explain? The local talk-radio news shows are acting like it's a
>> pretty big deal. Of course, they get paid to make a big deal out of
>> things.
>>
>
>I'll try to look it up.
>I saw a documentary on controlled implosions and the technology has come
>a long way.
>Of course, in this day and age of low bid gets the contract, perhaps not
>every demolition company is on the same plane, technology wise.

OTOH, insurance drives a lot of this. Cutting corners risks
cancellation. Not good for business (wouldn't be surprised if they
got dinged, big time, for this one).

>In the doc, they were talking about having a lot of cameras everywhere,
>transmitting video of the explosions from the inside of the building.
>They also could computer analyze audio recordings from different
>locations to "hear" if every explosion went off. Pretty cool stuff,
>especially for a guy with an audio background. :-)

When I lived in NY, we'd occasionally see the Loizeaux (Controlled
Demolition Inc.) family on the News when they were bringing down large
buildings. It is indeed cool stuff.

I haven't watched them yet but it looks like some interesting stuff
here:

<http://www.controlled-demolition.com/>


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