Building implosion
In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings. Despite its terminology, building implosion also includes the controlled demolition of other structures, like bridges, smokestacks, towers, and tunnels. This is typically done to save time and money of what would otherwise be an extensive demolition process with construction equipment, as well as to reduce construction workers exposure to infrastructure that is in severe disrepair.
Building implosion, which reduces to seconds a process which could take months or years to achieve by other methods, typically occurs in urban areas[citation needed] and often involves large landmark structures.
The actual use of the term “implosion” to refer to the destruction of a building is a misnomer. This had been stated of the destruction of 1515 Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida. "What happens is, you use explosive materials in critical structural connections to allow gravity to bring it down.
The term “implosion” was coined by my grandmother back in, I guess, the '60s. It’s a more descriptive way to explain what we do than “explosion”. There are a series of small explosions, but the building itself isn’t erupting outward. It’s actually being pulled in on top of itself. What we’re really doing is removing specific support columns within the structure and then cajoling the building in one direction or another, or straight down.
- Stacy Loizeaux, NOVA, December 1996
Building implosion techniques do not rely on the difference between internal and external pressure to collapse a structure. Instead, the goal is to induce a progressive collapse by weakening or removing critical supports; therefore, the building can no longer withstand gravity loads and will fail under its own weight
Numerous small explosives, strategically placed within the structure, are used to catalyze the collapse. Nitroglycerin, dynamite, or other explosives are used to shatter reinforced concrete supports. Linear shaped charges are used to sever steel supports. These explosives are progressively detonated on supports throughout the structure. Then, explosives on the lower floors initiate the controlled collapse.
A simple structure like a chimney can be prepared for demolition in less than a day. Larger or more complex structures can take up to six months of preparation to remove internal walls and wrap columns with fabric and fencing before firing the explosives.
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I’m calling it now (although probably others have too) the way they have covered Charlie Kirk everywhere, constantly, and as opposed to the school shooting that happened that very same day will lead to more assassinations.
Potential shooters will see UnitedHealth CEO’s death and Kirk’s and realize they will get far more bang for their buck killing these figures than some random kids and people.
If memory serves, some statistical analysis predicted copy cats to start flaring up after Luigi 16 months later.
I agree. I remember the discourse around school shootings revolving around how you need to make the news boring and focused on the victims - not even showing the name of the perpetrator. They’re relegated to the canon of sickos online and that, at least, stems the tide.
If you can get people gambling on your skin color and ideology with just a little more planning, you’re entering the great copycat era - the cool zone. Tangentially, it’s reinforcing my ideology where set up and selecting the right moment is how you go from good to great in your craft.
the bigger issue is that the 09A/other satanic neonazi terror chats (which have weird connections to feds or something like this i think?) will never groom/encourage mentally ill young people into shooting high profile people like this they’re going to keep getting them to shootup schools and what not
That’s true for the most part. Nazis will continue being Nazis.
But sometimes they have infighting and it could also be fertile ground for them to encourage some disturbed kid towards friendly fire in the name of whatever dumbass principles they have.
I hope so, if only in the sense that eejits popping one ghoul is vastly preferably to popping a bunch of kids at school
Basically. If they’re in it for the clout, why not?
Unless it’s some personal thing or just total mental illness.