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1,100 pounds of dynamite fails to bring down Vegas hotel, ruins demo firm’s perfect record
With hundreds of spectators gathered and even a couple of showgirls in attendance, when it came time for the Clarion Hotel in Las Vegas to perform its final number, a bit of stage fright set in. Despite 1,100 pounds of dynamite and 24 explosive charges, when all the dust settled, the elevator shaft of the […]
February 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
High-rise drops but won’t fall after 2 giant blasts to core in failed demolition
After officials deemed the construction process of a 16-story building in the Crimean city of Sevastopol to be “flawed earlier” this year, the building was ordered to be demolished. But apparently, construction was at least good enough to withstand two massive explosive blasts to its core when it came time to bring it down. In the videos […]
January 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
With streaking flash of explosives, mile-long bridge collapses in 3 seconds
When the Innerbelt Bridge opened to traffic in Cleveland in 1959, it was the widest bridge in Ohio and carried Innerstate 90. Today it’s gone. Though demolition work began on the bridge back in January, according to WKYC TV, crews working for the Ohio Department of Transportation got most of the job done Saturday morning […]
July 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
One ton of explosives brings down a skyscraper in 10 seconds in one of the tallest implosions ever
To bring down this 32-story, 381-foot tower in Frankfurt, Germany, demolitions experts drilled more than 1,500 strategically-placed holes in its side and packed them full of explosives. More than 2,000 pounds–one ton–full to be exact. More than 10,000 people gathered to see the event, according to Deutsche Welle. It is one of the tallest buildings […]
February 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
English quarry workers nearly processed this World War II rocket (PHOTO)
On Monday, Quarry workers discovered a World War II rocket at the Welcome Pit quarry in Burgh Castle, England, according to our sister site Aggregates Manager. The discovery of the rocket likely sent chills up the spines of the quarry workers who found it. The 2-foot-long rocket shell was found mixed in with material about […]
September 24, 2013
Construction Equipment
Slow motion implosion of Houston department store
Built in 1945, the life of the downtown Houston Macy’s department store came to an explosive end on Monday. According to KHOU 11, the implosion had been planned for nine months with nearby buildings taking safety precautions and rail service to the area suspended since Friday last week. Judging by some of the photos and […]
September 24, 2013
Construction Equipment
Guided artillery shells obliterate helicopters, a forklift and several cars
Log this one away in the “Friday Fun File,” because there’s no other reason to be posting this other than it’s just plain awesome. Via Jalopnik, he video below shows the Raytheon company’s extremely accurate Excalibur Ib artillery shell turning lots of different vehicles and equipment into dust. The Excalibur is GPS-guided, giving it deadly […]
August 2, 2013
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