And the walls come tumbling down...
The City of New Haven imploded the New Haven Coliseum this weekend. I saw the footage on the news, and they were interviewing people who waxed nostalgic about the events that took place at the Coliseum. I really had no connection to the building outside of that I remember it hosted a few Rock concerts during my High School Years.
Truthfully, I was more interested in the implosion. You can see it for yourself at varying angles at this site: http://www.wtnh.com/global/Category.asp?C=92041 (The montage is the best).
You can see little flashes of light as primary charges blow the base charges cascading around the base. And then in a instant, the entire thing collapses into a cloud of dust.
There is a section of my brain that thumps his chest and howls with primeval glee. I suspect this is the same area of my brain that enjoys watching car chases, gunfights, scantily clad women...and of course, large explosions.
In fact, if they come up with a movie that incorporates bikini clad women driving around, while shooting and blowing things up...I would probably watch it...sheepishly, but I would watch it nonetheless. In fact, I would not be surprised if the movie has already been made, and I just missed it.
But, I am not alone in this thinking. I think that I can speak for the majority of men by saying while we like to create, we also like to destroy; and we relish in it. This thought goes way back, before the destruction of sandcastles on the beach, or destroying army men, but somehow its been hard coded into our DNA.
I would love to run a social experiment and pipe various video into the TV's of a bar crowded with men, and see what gets the majority of their attention. I suspect that the imploded New Haven Coliseum would rate pretty high, but most certainly the bikini-clad women blowing stuff up. You throw that up on the TV, and you will see the entire room zero in on the TV; much like a cat when introduced to a pen laser.
You are free to disagree with me; after all, I could be making some pretty broad generalizations. But I think there is some truth in my statements. Regardless...
Watch the implosion. Its Cool. :)
Truthfully, I was more interested in the implosion. You can see it for yourself at varying angles at this site: http://www.wtnh.com/global/Category.asp?C=92041 (The montage is the best).
You can see little flashes of light as primary charges blow the base charges cascading around the base. And then in a instant, the entire thing collapses into a cloud of dust.
There is a section of my brain that thumps his chest and howls with primeval glee. I suspect this is the same area of my brain that enjoys watching car chases, gunfights, scantily clad women...and of course, large explosions.
In fact, if they come up with a movie that incorporates bikini clad women driving around, while shooting and blowing things up...I would probably watch it...sheepishly, but I would watch it nonetheless. In fact, I would not be surprised if the movie has already been made, and I just missed it.
But, I am not alone in this thinking. I think that I can speak for the majority of men by saying while we like to create, we also like to destroy; and we relish in it. This thought goes way back, before the destruction of sandcastles on the beach, or destroying army men, but somehow its been hard coded into our DNA.
I would love to run a social experiment and pipe various video into the TV's of a bar crowded with men, and see what gets the majority of their attention. I suspect that the imploded New Haven Coliseum would rate pretty high, but most certainly the bikini-clad women blowing stuff up. You throw that up on the TV, and you will see the entire room zero in on the TV; much like a cat when introduced to a pen laser.
You are free to disagree with me; after all, I could be making some pretty broad generalizations. But I think there is some truth in my statements. Regardless...
Watch the implosion. Its Cool. :)