Favorite Vegas Implosions?
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July 28th, 2019 at 4:33:34 PM
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An offshoot from another thread, the poll questions is "What were your favorite Vegas implosions?"
There have been more than ten but that's the poll max. This video offers a recap...
Heh, Burning Man eat your heart out. I would assume that pictures and videos don't do justice to witnessing these things live and would ask those of you who have attended one of these events a few questions...
Do you prefer daytime implosions where you get a good look at the collapse, or nighttime ones with the added fireworks and assorted pyrotechnics?
What is the crowd atmosphere like at one of these events? A fun tailgate party? A more somber wake?
There have been more than ten but that's the poll max. This video offers a recap...
Heh, Burning Man eat your heart out. I would assume that pictures and videos don't do justice to witnessing these things live and would ask those of you who have attended one of these events a few questions...
Do you prefer daytime implosions where you get a good look at the collapse, or nighttime ones with the added fireworks and assorted pyrotechnics?
What is the crowd atmosphere like at one of these events? A fun tailgate party? A more somber wake?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
July 28th, 2019 at 5:03:52 PM
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I was in every one of those casinos
back in the day. Implosions are
great if you're a dust fan.
back in the day. Implosions are
great if you're a dust fan.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 28th, 2019 at 6:26:15 PM
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I would say UNLV basketball.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
July 28th, 2019 at 10:11:06 PM
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The Pepcon explosion of May 4th 1988.
Edit: Oh, the thread said implosion.
Edit: Oh, the thread said implosion.
July 28th, 2019 at 10:22:02 PM
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The video has the Stardust implosion date as 1991. That was the year that the last tower was constructed. The implosion occurred in 2007.
July 28th, 2019 at 10:50:10 PM
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Lock of the Century II
July 29th, 2019 at 12:48:46 AM
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I voted Castaways, not for quality of implosion but due to an experience. IIRC, it was formerly the Showboat and I got kicked out of there in 1999 due to a dealer error.
A flute with no holes is not a flute, a donut with no holes is a danish
July 29th, 2019 at 12:51:16 AM
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Tomorrow is roasted smoked sausage on
a bed of sliced cabbage, sauerkraut, onions,
garlic, white wine. Cayenne and cloves mixed
in and olive oil on everything to keep it from
drying out. Bake till the sausage is dark on
top. Add parmesan cheese if you like. Have
a dark beer with his.
a bed of sliced cabbage, sauerkraut, onions,
garlic, white wine. Cayenne and cloves mixed
in and olive oil on everything to keep it from
drying out. Bake till the sausage is dark on
top. Add parmesan cheese if you like. Have
a dark beer with his.
Last edited by: EvenBob on Jul 29, 2019
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 29th, 2019 at 5:55:18 AM
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Quote: EvenBobTomorrow is roasted smoked sausage on
a bed of sliced cabbage, sauerkraut, onions,
garlic, white wine. Cayenne and cloves mixed
in and olive oil on everything to keep it from
drying out. Bake till the sausage is dark on
top. Add parmesan cheese if you like. Have
a dark beer with his.
Ummm....okay?
July 29th, 2019 at 6:27:56 AM
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Quote: EvenBobTomorrow is roasted smoked sausage on
a bed of sliced cabbage, sauerkraut, onions,
garlic, white wine. Cayenne and cloves mixed
in and olive oil on everything to keep it from
drying out. Bake till the sausage is dark on
top. Add parmesan cheese if you like. Have
a dark beer with his.
Sauerkraut would give me explosions not implosions.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
July 29th, 2019 at 7:28:26 AM
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Favorite implosion: Siegfried and Roy
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
July 29th, 2019 at 8:17:50 AM
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Quote: Gabes22I voted Castaways, not for quality of implosion but due to an experience. IIRC, it was formerly the Showboat and I got kicked out of there in 1999 due to a dealer error.
I rather like the Castaway implosion. It was a clean kill (for want of a better expression), a very professional job.
I ended up voting for the Sands since it's interesting how it topples onto its side (which they seemed to expect to happen). I also voted for The Landmark since it's interesting how it vertically shears in half and collapses in two pieces.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
July 29th, 2019 at 9:05:06 AM
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I voted for the Landmark. Slicing the tower in half was unique. I would have picked the Stardust, just for the sheer mass, but the lights went out before the most important part of show. I've always wondered if that was on purpose, or an accident. It was a big let down watching it live on T.V.
Looking ahead, I would really like to see them bring down the Stratosphere tower in one implosion. I'm pretty sure, no matter which direction it toppled, it would only be an improvement to that neighborhood.
Looking ahead, I would really like to see them bring down the Stratosphere tower in one implosion. I'm pretty sure, no matter which direction it toppled, it would only be an improvement to that neighborhood.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
July 29th, 2019 at 10:17:39 AM
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The Dunes was great because of the way Wynn used the Treasure Island cannons to make a show out of it. Still was a big part of the death of old Vegas.
