I've wondered, given the time to bore the holes set the explosive charges and then blast, vs just excavation ny machines, whether the time spent is the same for both.
Ground that has been sitting undisturbed for a long period gets VERY hard due to compaction from gravity and rain. Add in minerals and it's even harder.
Time is money. They reason they blast is to make excavating easier and have the ability to use smaller, less expensive machines to do it, IMHO.
Funny how so many problems can be solved with the right amount of explosives:) And be so much fun at the same time. As a kid I helped my grandpa blow stumps in the fields maybe that's why I spent decades in the military...
Speaking of demolitions, Big Country nuked his site after some hand-wringing Karen reported him to CPS because there was a "scary gun" in the background of one of the pics of The Doonster. He said that he couldn't take any chances with the adoption finalization coming up in a few weeks.
He said that he might be doing sparse guest posting over at Cold Fury.
Cool.
ReplyDeleteI've wondered, given the time to bore the holes set the explosive charges and then blast, vs just excavation ny machines, whether the time spent is the same for both.
ReplyDeleteGround that has been sitting undisturbed for a long period gets VERY hard due to compaction from gravity and rain. Add in minerals and it's even harder.
DeleteTime is money. They reason they blast is to make excavating easier and have the ability to use smaller, less expensive machines to do it, IMHO.
Nemo
Watching controlled explosions is entertaining stuff. Thanks. - Nemo
ReplyDeleteThat is more fun than watching stacked dominoes fall, but the end of V was pretty impressive.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of all those tiny lights seen all over wtc 7 a few moments before it’s demise.
ReplyDeleteFunny how so many problems can be solved with the right amount of explosives:) And be so much fun at the same time. As a kid I helped my grandpa blow stumps in the fields maybe that's why I spent decades in the military...
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of demolitions, Big Country nuked his site after some hand-wringing Karen reported him to CPS because there was a "scary gun" in the background of one of the pics of The Doonster. He said that he couldn't take any chances with the adoption finalization coming up in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteHe said that he might be doing sparse guest posting over at Cold Fury.
Pass the word, please.
Very long time ago when I was a child my dad use to set those charges for open pit coal mining
ReplyDeleteVery fitting set given the anniversary of the controlled demolitions.
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