On 04/30/2010 06:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
Alaska's tallest structure has toppled to the ground in a controlled demolition using explosives. The 411m (1,350ft) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) tower on the Seward Peninsula was brought crashing down. The Coast Guard, who ordered the demolition, said the tower was deteriorating and at risk of collapse. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8653754.stm
If they didn't down it they would be liable to damages if someone or something got damaged it was certainly cheaper to down it in a ehm... controlled manor.
Besides, its a perfectly viable excuse to follow up on Bob's point... it's fun to blow things up. Just the footage indicates that they enjoyed setting the show up.
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