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Denmark's second-tallest building is demolished

A crowd watches as Denmark's second-tallest building, a 108-meter-tall gas container in Copenhagen, is demolished on Nov. 4. The container had not been in use since 2007. The demolition was carried out by British specialist, John M. Faulkner with the Precision Demolition Company, and the structure fell in only eight seconds.

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Comment author avatarDevil's Son

Something tells me those people got a big surprise when the dust and debris cloud hit them. I went to a high rise housing project building demolition once. (it not any fun since 9/11) The people down wind and in the direction the building collapsed got hit by a giant cloud of building debris, panicked and started to stampede.

    Reply#1 - Mon Nov 5, 2012 9:49 AM EST
    Comment author avatarragtop-618739

    U may find that becuase of the use of a telephoto lens that these people appear to be much closer than they were.

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    Reply#2 - Mon Nov 5, 2012 11:05 AM EST
    Comment author avatarstarbuck49

    Boom goes the dynamite!

      Reply#3 - Mon Nov 5, 2012 11:09 AM EST
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