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The destruction of Ballymun Tower

  • 06-06-2005 12:41am
    #1
    hierro
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Was the Tower destroyed by an explosion or an implosion?

    Settle a bet.


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  • #2
    David19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭David19


    Implosion. An explosion would just cause a lot of damage to surrounding buildings etc.


  • #3
    lomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,017 ✭✭✭lomb


    explosion


  • #4
    Enii
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭Enii


    Implosion - it's how all the Vegas hotels get razed to the ground............


  • #5
    Elley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭Elley


    Implosion, definately implosion.

    See the kid who got to press the button on the Mc Donagh tower!


  • #6
    Djddd1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭Djddd1


    Implosion.


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  • #7
    pauln
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭pauln


    I think either could be correct, it depends on how you look at it.

    You could say that it imploded if your not taking the technical meaning of the word "implosion" but the way it's used in the context of demolisions, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implosion.

    Or would it not be more correct to say that it was demolished with a number of controlled explosions which had the net result of what is commonly called an implosion, but in reality is only the structure collapsing onto itself as a result of the explosions weaking it.

    It was exploded if your being techanical about it.
    It was imploded if your going by the everday usage of the word in relation to demolisions.

    Since you posted in the engineering forum I'm going with the technically correct definition and saying it Exploded.


  • #8
    David19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭David19


    pauln wrote:
    I think either could be correct, it depends on how you look at it.

    You could say that it imploded if your not taking the technical meaning of the word "implosion" but the way it's used in the context of demolisions, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implosion.

    Or would it not be more correct to say that it was demolished with a number of controlled explosions which had the net result of what is commonly called an implosion, but in reality is only the structure collapsing onto itself as a result of the explosions weaking it.

    It was exploded if your being techanical about it.
    It was imploded if your going by the everday usage of the word in relation to demolisions.

    Since you posted in the engineering forum I'm going with the technically correct definition and saying it Exploded.

    I was using the term implosion as in the everyday usage in relation to demolisions.


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