New: BuildThreads.com - 300+ build posts/day (with photos)
emu roo (Jul 4, 2025), glenntref (Dec 19, 2018), marksbug (Jul 4, 2025), MeJasonT (Dec 28, 2018), PJs (Dec 20, 2018), Scotsman Hosie (Apr 22, 2019), Seedtick (Dec 19, 2018), Toolmaker51 (Dec 19, 2018)
Finally, now we know how they feel!
‘‘Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.’’
Mark Twain
marksbug (Jul 4, 2025)
 because of its proximity to a highway, a railroad, the former reactor, and the Rhine river.
Your browser does not support the video tag.
1:21 timelapse of a portion of the demolition, which I believe took about 7 months total:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHxxXq1gvc
More: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke "Pin It")
Demolition of a cooling tower on a German nuclear power plant. It was done this way (instead of with explosives) because of its proximity to a highway, a railroad, the former reactor, and the Rhine river.
1:21 timelapse of a portion of the demolition, which I believe took about 7 months total:
More: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern...m-K%C3%A4rlich
New: BuildThreads.com - 300+ build posts/day (with photos)
Wonder how they refueled the dinosaur eating the tower for 7 months? One bad crack and down the dino comes. Cool but agonizing, monumental task.
‘‘Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.’’
Mark Twain
Scotsman Hosie (Apr 22, 2019)
! But the tinniest little talk of getting me hanging on the raged edge of a 300 foot tower and a very large chance of busting my support out from under me, you couldn't pay me enough! "Pin It")
NOPE! I don't think so, I remember doing some crazy things when I was young and impervious to any danger,(so I thought)! But the tinniest little talk of getting me hanging on the raged edge of a 300 foot tower and a very large chance of busting my support out from under me, you couldn't pay me enough!
The demolition of the smoke stack at the defunct power plant in Muskegon, Michigan.
New: BuildThreads.com - 300+ build posts/day (with photos)
ranald (Jan 15, 2019), Scotsman Hosie (Apr 22, 2019)
Would have been a lot more fun to drop that 500 ft tall monster into the water and create a tsunamiOriginally Posted by Jon
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
I was trying to get a grip & comprehend the size & then the miniscule ants driving along the road came into view.
A unique dinosaur on this one with the offset wheel...but excruciatingly slow in demolition. The noise of the refrigerator size pieces falling into the center bottom must have been horrendous, coming back up the stack at them. I'm with Frank, drop it in on itself or the water for effect and expedients. But they can't because of Laws about smokestacks in Michigan.
As a side note back in the day we had equipment there and as I remember the techs hated the cold there (lake effects) when they went for the installation and later maintenance. Cobb is/was a medium station which supplied power for about 200k and was running for 70 years. He is a link to some other pics and a story a year after the shutdown.
Here is a news video from Oct. 2018 https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/...k/69-599821188
‘‘Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.’’
Mark Twain
Well I must say that option to knock down a stake is a lot better, or safer than the first one! WOW 650 feet tall!!!
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks