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Analoguesat · 15-06-06, 09:51 PM

June 8, 2006

Doerun -- WALB News Ten had nine cameras in the area to capture the tower demolition from various angles. One of those cameras was 2,500 feet above the ground in an airplane. From above, you can see the WFXL tower start to fall, then fold up into three pieces.

Seconds later, the WALB tower comes crashing down. Both towers fell around the two stations transmitter buildings. Amazingly, those buildings avoided major damage.

WFXL's tower is in three large pieces closest to the camera. The demolition experts hoped it would fall more across the roadway from the WALB tower. All that's left of our tower is crumpled metal to the right.

It clipped the back of WALB's building, damaging only a portion of the roof and air conditioners. And look at two big pieces of WFXL's tower that fell next to each other with a pine tree right in the middle.

The demolition crew set off 27 shaped charges. The WFXL tower was too unstable to send workers up it to place the charges on the structure. They actually put them on some of the guy wires, and adjust the tension on others.

They even blew the guy wire anchors. They hoped that would pull the tower down like a tree being chopped. But the guy wires from both towers criss-cross, and chunk of the falling tower hit the cables that were holding WALB's tower steady.

With no support, our 1,000-foot cable came falling straight down. Each tower weighed more than 100 tons. Now, those tons of steel and mangled cable litter the site where two towers stood since 1982.

source WALB website* * http://www.walb.com/global/story.asp?s=5006920

video - it was transmitted live on WALB!* *:roflmao:

http://tinyurl.com/kjocj

BGonaSTICK · 15-06-06, 09:57 PM

LOL, yes saw it earlier, very funny (?!) or sick depending on your point of view!

Analoguesat · 15-06-06, 10:05 PM

Very funny

Better clip here:

http://wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5002278

run the clip from the bottom of the page using the link

"WFXL tower takes WALB stick with it

So close, but so far... The first few seconds of the demolition of the Fox 31 TV tower looked like perfection."

Jimdefruit · 15-06-06, 11:14 PM

Whoops!!!!

15-06-06, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat satellite expert Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 8,298 Thanks: 10 Thanked 269 Times in 241 Posts	Botched transmitter tower demolition ends in disaster! June 8, 2006 Doerun -- WALB News Ten had nine cameras in the area to capture the tower demolition from various angles. One of those cameras was 2,500 feet above the ground in an airplane. From above, you can see the WFXL tower start to fall, then fold up into three pieces. Seconds later, the WALB tower comes crashing down. Both towers fell around the two stations transmitter buildings. Amazingly, those buildings avoided major damage. WFXL's tower is in three large pieces closest to the camera. The demolition experts hoped it would fall more across the roadway from the WALB tower. All that's left of our tower is crumpled metal to the right. It clipped the back of WALB's building, damaging only a portion of the roof and air conditioners. And look at two big pieces of WFXL's tower that fell next to each other with a pine tree right in the middle. The demolition crew set off 27 shaped charges. The WFXL tower was too unstable to send workers up it to place the charges on the structure. They actually put them on some of the guy wires, and adjust the tension on others. They even blew the guy wire anchors. They hoped that would pull the tower down like a tree being chopped. But the guy wires from both towers criss-cross, and chunk of the falling tower hit the cables that were holding WALB's tower steady. With no support, our 1,000-foot cable came falling straight down. Each tower weighed more than 100 tons. Now, those tons of steel and mangled cable litter the site where two towers stood since 1982. source WALB website* * http://www.walb.com/global/story.asp?s=5006920 video - it was transmitted live on WALB!* :roflmao: http://tinyurl.com/kjocj __________________ To all the cable boys - do not post: keys of any sort* firmware for receivers links to sites carrying files, keys or fixes Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

15-06-06, 09:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,632 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Botched transmitter tower demolition ends in disaster! LOL, yes saw it earlier, very funny (?!) or sick depending on your point of view! __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

15-06-06, 10:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Analoguesat satellite expert Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 8,298 Thanks: 10 Thanked 269 Times in 241 Posts	Re: Botched transmitter tower demolition ends in disaster! Very funny Better clip here: http://wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5002278 run the clip from the bottom of the page using the link "WFXL tower takes WALB stick with it So close, but so far... The first few seconds of the demolition of the Fox 31 TV tower looked like perfection." __________________ To all the cable boys - do not post: keys of any sort firmware for receivers links to sites carrying files, keys or fixes Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

15-06-06, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,774 Thanks: 10 Thanked 113 Times in 105 Posts	Re: Botched transmitter tower demolition ends in disaster! Whoops!!!! __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.


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