Silo thinks about it before falling.
The former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson coined the phrase “squeaky bum time”; that period of brief but overwhelming panic that separates the good from the great.
There was more than a hint of squeaky bum time in the explosive demolition of a concrete silo in Sugar City.
The charges went off as planned and gravity started to do that thing that gravity does. And then there was a momentary hesitation in the descent of the type that makes explosive engineer butt clench.
Thankfully, gravity rejoined the party and down she came. To see the action, check out the video below and fast-forward to the 4.40 minute mark.
