implosions

Sunday, December 14, 2008
Toys

Implosion Toy Set Lets You Practice Destroying the Apple Cube Store Over and Over

2:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | American Toy and Invention Co. is selling a kit that’ll let you build, implode, and rebuild a multi-story structure that looks strangely enough like the 5th Avenue Apple flagship retail space. I’m sure it teaches about the physics of demolition, but hey! Stuff’s blowing up! Stuff with iPods inside! More »
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Science

How to Implode a Tanker Car in Under a Second

12:45AM Adam Frucci | Here’s a tip for next time you’re emptying a sealed storage tank on a train or a truck: make sure you properly vent it! If you don’t, it’ll implode in an amazing fashion, which might make for an entertaining video but will probably get you yelled at and fired. But hot damn, who knew tanks could crumple themselves up like a soda can like that? [Neatorama] More »
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