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Chainfire

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3. The engineering is amazing to me.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 10:48 AM

Dec 2020

To get every brick to fall within the footprint of the building is impressive.

As a boy who loved firecrackers, that is like a wet dream! Yea, I know, but I am a product of the 50s and no amount of education or experience can wean it all out.

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Watch the former Holiday Inn in Rosslyn demolished by implosion. [View all] soothsayer Dec 2020 OP

We don't build to last liberal N proud Dec 2020 #1

The land becomes more valuable than the building. Chainfire Dec 2020 #5

The college I attended and worked at had an interesting experience with one dorm The Genealogist Dec 2020 #7

I've heard it said The Genealogist Dec 2020 #6

Rosslyn rso Dec 2020 #2

The engineering is amazing to me. Chainfire Dec 2020 #3

Gotta admit that it's damn cool. LakeArenal Dec 2020 #4

Oh, darn. I had forgotten about this. Thanks for the link to the video. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #8