The Sands Casino in Atlantic City, NJ was imploded this evening in a controlled demolition, at 9:30 p.m. (EST). Would have been awesome to see this in person, but unfortunately it’s a bit too far for me to travel, especially on a weekday.

Nonetheless, I found some news footage of the demolition:

• Sands Casino Hotel Imploded - video on MyFox New York

In the video, you hear the charges go off for ~18 seconds, with very very loud, very very distinct sounds in quick repetition (like in my implosion video). The way that Sands was brought down, the sound of the charges and all, is just like the implosion I had the good fortune to go see. (Tencza Apartments) This is yet more proof that the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and 7 World Trade Center were nothing at all like a controlled demolition. The unmistakable sound of charges going off is completely absent in all the numerous videos of the World Trade Center collapse, as well as videos of WTC7.

For the Sands implosion, it’s also important to note the preparations involved. R.E. Pierson Construction Co. and Controlled Demolition Inc. worked on this project, drilling over 200 holes into concrete pillars and the floors for the 400 pounds of dynamite. In all, the preparations took 2-3 months.

Sands to have explosive ending - The Press of Atlantic City

New footage has been posted online, taken on 9/11 from Greenwich St. near the World Trade Center. The footage starts after the first plane crash, through to after the second crash.

The site has a new updated design, with more emphasis on the topic pages now. Sections that have been significantly updated include 7 World Trade Center. Also, an article on construction of the World Trade Center, which is also available on Wikipedia as a featured article. (best of Wikipedia)

Will still post occasionally, but the main focus of the site is on developing the topic pages.