On Sunday morning, at 8:30 a.m., the first step of demolishing the Pontiac Silverdome was set to take place, and that’s exactly what happened…kind of.
Planned demolition of the Pontiac Silverdome's upper ring (apparently) unsuccessful as charges go off but the metal beams do not come down. Details @WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/B8Vsn8Vuq5
— Jon Hewett (@JonHewettWWJ) December 3, 2017
Here is the failed #Silverdome implosion from SkyFOX pic.twitter.com/6hD7PyTHIM
— Sky Kerstein (@SkyKersteinSJSU) December 3, 2017
Though most in the surrounding areas of the Silverdome were able to hear an explosion that resembled a roar of thunder, reports are surfacing that though the attempt was a “success,” the former home of the Detroit Lions was “built a little too well.”
From WXYZ.com:
Construction crews said the implosion worked exactly as planned.
Crews placed explosives in steel beams, which did break off.
However, the Silverdome was “built a little too well,” officials say.
“We just have to wait and let gravity do its job,” officials say. “It’s going to collapse, we just don’t know when.
Via FOX 2:
The first the blast is supposed to break the metal beams supporting the upper ring of the dome, which is a 20-foot steel band that held up the equipment used to inflate the roof. Then, each vertical beam surrounding the Silverdome will be broken when a small charge detonates, causing the steel ring to fall to the ground.
Crews will use hydraulic excavators to take care of the rest of the structure in sections.
A total of 1,800 tons of rebar and 1,700 tons of structural steel will be recycled at the city’s Ferrous Processing plant.
The process is expected to take about a year to complete.
Not surprisingly, a plethora of trolls hopped on Twitter to take a shot at the Lions.
The Pontiac Silverdome did not implode this morning. I guess the building is not used to implosion on a Sunday until 1 pm.
— Terry Foster (@terryfosterdet) December 3, 2017
Watching the Lions Implode the Pontiac Silverdome, and it didn't even work! It was a dud, just like many of the Lions performances there.
— Iraq Lobster (@buzzlightyer2) December 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/JoeSantos615/status/937320755037114369
I always felt safe watching @Lions and @DetroitPistons games at the Pontiac #silverdome.
"You couldn't blow this place up if you tried", I'd say. https://t.co/98G3Bg3kjm— Bruce Woehrle (@MrPesticide) December 3, 2017
Pontiac Silverdome demolition failed. Now my waffles are cold. Great, I'm getting disappointed twice by the Lions today…
— Joe Monge (@CardshowJoe) December 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/kastjoe/status/937319811184562176
Relax guys – it could be worse – you could be in Cleveland!
Maybe going with the lowest bidder wasn’t the right choice. Has the price of Det Cord skyrocketed or something? I would hate to be on the team that has to correct this Cluster Foxtrot. Seems like the “Demo” Company counted on the place being built with inferior materials. But didn’t count on the Engineering Company counting on that also, and over designing the place to compensate for crooked Detroit Politicians skimming money.
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