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(AP News)   With a possible tropical storm on the way, New Orleans officials decide that the best thing to do with two cranes damaged in the recent building collapse there is to, well, blow them up real good   (apnews.com) divider line
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    More: Interesting, Tropical cyclone, Storm, Wind, city of New Orleans, Fire Chief Tim McConnell, cause of the collapse, construction cranes, Mayor LaToya Cantrell  
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Porkbelly  
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2019-10-18 6:33:00 PM  
Why haven't they just blown the whole dang project up yet?  They will eventually have to do that anyway.
 
Thunderpickle  
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2019-10-18 6:33:08 PM  
There must be a better way to take down those cranes.
 
palelizard  
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2019-10-18 6:34:03 PM  
I'm torn between wishing they would do this during the work week when I could see it and the knowledge of how bad it would fark up traffic near my office.
 
palelizard  
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2019-10-18 6:35:05 PM  

Porkbelly: Why haven't they just blown the whole dang project up yet?  They will eventually have to do that anyway.


My guess is the two unrecovered bodies.
 
We Ate the Necco Wafers  
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2019-10-18 6:38:25 PM  

Thunderpickle: There must be a better way to take down those cranes.


Sure, but how long is it going to take to get ships that can launch Tomahawk missiles into the waters off New Orleans?
 
The Irresponsible Captain [TotalFark]  
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2019-10-18 6:39:42 PM  
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I know just the guys.
 
Porkbelly  
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2019-10-18 6:43:30 PM  

palelizard: Porkbelly: Why haven't they just blown the whole dang project up yet?  They will eventually have to do that anyway.

My guess is the two unrecovered bodies.


Yeah, you're right, I wasn't thinking, they might get hurt.
 
MaudlinMutantMollusk [OhFark]  
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2019-10-18 6:45:16 PM  
They need to blow up birds?

/Get a cat, FFS.
 
JDAT [OhFark]  
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2019-10-18 6:52:36 PM  
Always seems to be the government's solution.

The Infamous Exploding Whale
Youtube 8Vmnq5dBF7Y
 
T-Boy  
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2019-10-18 7:09:07 PM  

palelizard: I'm torn between wishing they would do this during the work week when I could see it and the knowledge of how bad it would fark up traffic near my office.


I was invited to a crane implosion party on the 20th floor of one of the nearby buildings but it's two hours away, and it's my anniversary, so I had to decline. I've been promised pics and video.
 
Keys dude  
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2019-10-18 7:14:30 PM  
I don't get this at all. Cranes help build buildings (well, possibly not this one), then the company that owns them removes them after construction. Unless I missed something in the story explaining why cranes go in, cranes don't go out, can't explain that.
 
jtown  
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2019-10-18 7:16:48 PM  
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jtown  
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2019-10-18 7:18:13 PM  

Keys dude: I don't get this at all. Cranes help build buildings (well, possibly not this one), then the company that owns them removes them after construction. Unless I missed something in the story explaining why cranes go in, cranes don't go out, can't explain that.


Um...a significant portion of the building has collapsed and it's not safe to climb up and dismantle the cranes.
 
thedumbone  
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2019-10-18 7:20:56 PM  

Keys dude: I don't get this at all. Cranes help build buildings (well, possibly not this one), then the company that owns them removes them after construction. Unless I missed something in the story explaining why cranes go in, cranes don't go out, can't explain that.


That works well when everything is structurally sound.  These are badly damaged and are likely to collapse of you start to take them apart.  Also, they're likely to collapse in an uncontrolled way in the coming storm, so there's a time limit on how much engineering you can do.
 
qorkfiend  
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2019-10-18 7:26:44 PM  

Keys dude: I don't get this at all. Cranes help build buildings (well, possibly not this one), then the company that owns them removes them after construction. Unless I missed something in the story explaining why cranes go in, cranes don't go out, can't explain that.


You believe controlled demolition of damaged, unstable cranes is standard procedure?
 
gunther_bumpass  
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2019-10-18 7:26:53 PM  

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Thank god somebody gets it. May the good lord take a liking to you and blow ya up real soon.
 
Petey4335  
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2019-10-18 7:31:06 PM  

Porkbelly: Why haven't they just blown the whole dang project up yet?  They will eventually have to do that anyway.


It is my understanding the building will be leveled eventually. We got the call Tuesday to close out our part of the project so we can hopefully get paid. Not that we had much going on. We've been waiting on RFIs and submittals. Not that we normally are heavily involved in  decision making early on. Which can be bad when we have to point out inadequate released or installed equipment.
 
Nullav  
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2019-10-18 7:44:07 PM  
Poor birds.
 
MythDragon  
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2019-10-18 7:49:42 PM  
Why not use a crane?
 
Magorn [TotalFark]  
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2019-10-18 8:05:38 PM  

JDAT: Always seems to be the government's solution.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vmnq5dBF7Y]


you know the old saying that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail? Well when you have access to high explosives...
 
scanman61  
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2019-10-18 8:15:58 PM  

Magorn: JDAT: Always seems to be the government's solution.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vmnq5dBF7Y]

you know the old saying that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail? Well when you have access to high explosives...


There are very few problems in life that cannot be solved through the proper application of high explosives.
 
SBinRR [OhFark]  
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2019-10-18 8:27:19 PM  
The best thing?  Maybe.  Maybe not.
The fun thing?  Oh, absolutely.
 
SloppyFrenchKisser  
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2019-10-18 8:44:16 PM  
What did I do to deserve this?

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stuffy  
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2019-10-18 9:05:39 PM  

JDAT: Always seems to be the government's solution.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vmnq5dBF7Y]


Geez you blow up one little whale. They never let it go.
 
CivicMindedFive  
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2019-10-18 9:59:53 PM  

stuffy: JDAT: Always seems to be the government's solution.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vmnq5dBF7Y]

Geez you blow up one little whale. They never let it go.


What may be the funniest portion of any video in the history of man is after they blow up the whale and people start cheering.  For about five seconds.  The transition of cheers to OMG WHAT HAVE WE DONE! as whale chunks start to rain down is unmatched for comedy.
 
Dknsvsbl  
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2019-10-18 10:38:12 PM  

Keys dude: I don't get this at all. Cranes help build buildings (well, possibly not this one), then the company that owns them removes them after construction. Unless I missed something in the story explaining why cranes go in, cranes don't go out, can't explain that.


Read the article.
Majore shortcuts were taken during the disassembly process.
 
chewynathan2  
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2019-10-18 11:27:30 PM  
They may live to Egret it.
 
kendelrio  
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2019-10-19 12:24:28 AM  

Magorn: You know the old saying:
When all you have is a hammer
Everything looks like a nail?
Well when you have access to high explosives...


Everything looks like a whale!
 
studebaker hoch  
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2019-10-19 5:08:31 AM  

Porkbelly: Why haven't they just blown the whole dang project up yet?  They will eventually have to do that anyway.



The still standing half will be a treasure trove of information on materials and techniques used in the construction.

They want to find out what happened before blowing up the remaining evidence.
 
studebaker hoch  
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2019-10-19 5:09:44 AM  

scanman61: Magorn: JDAT: Always seems to be the government's solution.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vmnq5dBF7Y]

you know the old saying that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail? Well when you have access to high explosives...

There are very few problems in life that cannot be solved through the proper application of high explosives.


If dynamite isn't solving your problems you aren't using enough of it.
 
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