Friday, January 1, 2010

Chinese demolition men accidentally create the leaning tower of Liuzhou

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So far so good: The building in Liuzhou, southern China, seconds before the planned demolition

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We’re still ok: The initial blast successfully breaks the building into two parts

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That’s not looking so great: Half of the building tumbles sideways in a cloud of dust

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Best laid plans: The other half of the building remains standing – but leaning precariously to the side

But disaster is narrowly averted when the demolition goes wrong.

Instead of crumbling into a contained heap of rubble, half of the building crashes sideways to the ground, narrowly averting disaster.

Even more alarmingly, the other half is left still standing – but leaning precariously to the side.

Not quite as planned: Another view catches the moment half the building goes down while the other half remains leaning

Not quite as planned: Another view catches the moment half the building goes down while the other half remains leaning

Shoppers in Liuzhou appear unperturbed by the dangerously leaning building

Shoppers in Liuzhou carry on, unperturbed by the dangerously leaning building.

The demolition failed due to technical reasons, the China Daily reported. Experts had intended for the building to break in to two parts – but the rest of the experiment had, clearly, gone awry.

bron: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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