Added: Oct 13, 2008

From: JakeBlaster7

Duration: 1:22

Xcel energy is upgrading with a significantly lower emission power plant. A 550 foot high smoke stack weighing (unconfirmed 5,770 tons) built 36 years ago part of St. Paul's cityscape was brought down today. I had checked a few locations to shoot this photographically with the help of others, taking into consideration the excursion zone which police would close off to the public and block traffic. I choose Cliff road as the closest spot that would be open to public, but, I guess, some were just below me I saw on the train tracks. Cliff road runs parallel overlooking Shepard road just below which was closed off for good reason. I had a few reservations if it was wide being so close to such a massive structure being brought down with high explosives, it passed 2 seconds latter. Hundreds lined the streets, the Smith Avenue High bridge to Harriet Island and other locations. Complete account @ thesuckzone.com/2008/06/28/june-28th-2008-st-paul-xcel-smoke-stack-demolition/

Channel: Tech

Tags: 24p  720p  bridge  coal  demolition  energy  hdv  high  hv20  implosion  minnesota  paul"  plant  smoke  st.  stack  xcel 

Rating: 4.75 (4 ratings)    Views: 2482' favoriteCount='9    Comments: 2

alexandermurel Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - dipfuck here dosent know than an implosion goes inwards, not falls over

JakeBlaster7 Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - Explosions that causes a building to collapse inwards on itself by gravity is not a true implosion either. 'Building implosion' is simply a term used by the demolitions industry that aids in getting permits from city commissions explaining what they are going to do with high explosives. They did not want to break with tradition and go with the term 'smoke stack blower over', or 'controlled fall over using high explosives'. It's just a spin on 'explode'.

ezrider55105 Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - Good angle to shoot from... shows how they missed the dirt piles that were supposed to break it up on impact