1100' Tall Chimney Imploded

NukeWorker · #1 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 03:14 AM

Hoo Boy That's a tall one! It was the former Westerholt chimney. There wasn't enough room so it had to come straight down.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Station_Westerholt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d77sdtEPMt8

NukeWorker · #2 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 03:38 AM

Here's a picture of it before the shot. It was a "little" tight

**James** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 07:00 AM

Bummer the video is not showing. Anyway who did the shot?

NukeWorker · #4 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 07:22 AM

You should have seen the mud wave when the thing hit the ground. It was 25 feet high and shot for a couple of hundred yards.

NukeWorker · #5 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 08:35 AM

This might be a world's record albeit a short lived one. There are 2 other taller chimneys coming out for tender.

1Pyro · #6 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 09:48 AM

Looks like the video is working now, along with many other shots. If it doesn't work do a youtube search for westenholt.