Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Demolition Expert

 


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  1. Slightly more dangerous than the tire trick.

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  2. Brass clangers on that fellow. Perfectly nonchalant mosey on over to the other side.

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  4. At first I thought, "Big deal, he's got a helmet." But then I saw that he was not wearing a COVID mask - the guy's insane!

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  5. I believe he's done that before.

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  6. If ya can't yell "Timber" or "Fire-in-the-hole" what's the proper alternative alert to warn of a falling brick smoke stack? I'm open to suggestions.

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    1. "Close your eyes" the dust plume from that impact will have a lot of silica dust.

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    2. "MAKE A HOLE" is fair warning.
      No direct experience, but first rule of Demo 101 to allow sufficient interval to WALK - not run from the site. In some "been there" mode, Gent appears to be calmly making egress.

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  7. Wonder if the ol’ ticker skipped a beat when he stumbled a bit...

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  8. Seen this before, but I always thought the pros used some kind of "last brick" they could pull from a safe(r) location. Years ago, they used timbers soaked in flammables in the gap, set fire to things and watched from a distance till the support burned out. Also heard of (big) hydraulic jacks. Big cajones seems to work just as well, I guess

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  9. Check out Fred Dibnah over on the youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWl3lyM8vUo

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