The Leaning Tower of ... Sioux Falls
The reportedly tallest structure in South Dakota, the Zip Feeds Mill tower, was supposed to be brought down by demolition explosives. We’ve all see videos of buildings exploded so that they fall in on themselves.
But this one just tilted, and wedged into its basement.
The project manager, Eric Schuler, explained why: “It’s not an exact science. We’ll get it down safely.”
Actually, it IS an exact science; and since Eric doesn’t know that, well, THAT’S why it looks like something in Pisa!
posted by Greg Finnegan @ 9:48 PM
4 Comments:
At 11:16 PM,
Stew Magoo said…
Mmmm pisa. Pepperoni with black olives.
At 12:06 AM,
Greg Finnegan said…
(Note to self: Stew should not visit Sioux Falls, SD.)
At 2:15 PM,
Unknown said…
I would be embarassed if it had been my job to bring that thing down. Maybe he's just an apprentice. (That's a scary thought)
At 12:58 PM,
Greg Finnegan said…
UPDATE
"The shot went off just as it was supposed to and the columns were obliterated," said Jim Wutzke, project manager for Frattalone Companies of Little Canada, the demolition contractor. A hinge structure in the rear of the building that was meant to tip it forward couldn't take the weight, however, and "the building sat down like a big goose and plowed into the basement."
"On Monday, the demolition company began disassembling a 100-ton crane -- which it used in the demolition of the old Minneapolis Public Library -- and will move it to Sioux Falls later this week.
"We'll take it down the old-fashioned way, with a wrecking ball," Wutzke said.
"The company had planned to use a smaller crane and wrecking ball to complete the demolition anyway, "so we're just using a large crane," he said.
"We'll win in the end."
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Yeah?
We'll see...
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