All fall down (dial up alert!)

Tom · Post 20 May 2007, 22:32

Venom · Post 20 May 2007, 23:30

Was it exciting?

Tom · Post 21 May 2007, 00:06

Bit of an anti-climax. I've been waiting to see those towers come down since 2002 so to see it, and very nearly miss it, was exciting but it was all over in 10 seconds. The shockwave was fun, not from the explosives but from the concrete hitting the ground. Its amazing, if you can zoom in on the pics you'll see, the concrete doesn't crumble like you'd expect but instead folds in on itself like wet cardboard, because the steel reinforcement hold it all together.

We couldn't hear the warning and I just had time to grab the camera and shoot before it all came down, that's why its not zoomed in, better than my friend though who had his phone camera all ready and lined up only to press the off button instead of the shutter.

Ray · Post 21 May 2007, 03:01

I like the surgical precision in which they demolish structures. You realize just how fragile a large building or struture is if you hit it in the right place. That's really cool Tom. I'm jealous.

ds.raikkonen · Post 21 May 2007, 06:51

Cool...Tom, how much noise did the lot make?

Tom · Post 21 May 2007, 12:47

I didn't notice the noise really, I was more interested in the ground shaking

If you go on http://www.youtube.com and type in 'chapelcross' you'll probably find some videos or you can go here and hear for yourself

Can you tell me what you think my best pictures are too, there's a competition on and I'm only alowed to submit one photo.

ds.raikkonen · Post 21 May 2007, 12:56

Tom wrote:I didn't notice the noise really, I was more interested in the ground shaking

and it must have shook the ground big time

judging by the video
I think pics 6 & 7, which basically show all the action are the best.

Tom · Post 24 May 2007, 22:57

This was my final entry for the photo competition, I'm a bit annoyed that the winner (who had their photo put in the paper and claimed £500) was standing within 2m of me and took his photo within 2 secs of mine, so there can't have been much in it.
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ds.raikkonen · Post 25 May 2007, 06:54

Tom wrote:This was my final entry for the photo competition, I'm a bit annoyed that the winner (who had their photo put in the paper and claimed £500) was standing within 2m of me and took his photo within 2 secs of mine, so there can't have been much in it.

Tough luck dude>...dont worry, its all damn luck..yu never know what the judges want...might have been that the other guy had a better resolution photo.

Scuderia_Russ · Post 27 May 2007, 18:11

It always annoys me when news stations (the B.B.C. in particular) show footage of cooling towers (that only emit steam) when they talk about pollution and global warming! Sounded like fun though Tom.