Pre-planned demolition

[Clark Santos]

Wayne,

Are you saying one of the reasons we go to war on a frequent basis is 
to save the tax payers money by using up C3 and other explosives that 
are close to their "half-life", damn good thing that nuclear shit has a 
long "half-life" or we'd be in real trouble with those efficient, 
money-laundering republicans in charge.....

Its entirely possible with the "explosive danger paranoia" that runs 
through law-enforcement and mothers, that little compartments could 
have been built in so that nitroglycerin could be quickly poured in, 
for low cost elimination.

EL PATRON

On Jun 18, 2005, at 9:07 AM, Wayne Johnson wrote:

Ladies and gentlemen.

If there is one single thing I can promise you it is that modern 
buildings
are not "pre-wired" for demolition!  I have been in the architecture and
construction business for over forty years and rest assured that this 
just
doesn't happen.

And there are many reasons, none the least of which, is that every 
single
phase of every building is constantly monitored by building inspectors 
of
various agencies.  Very large and expensive structures are also 
monitored
by their insurance companies like Factory Mutual.  No.  Doesn't happen.

This is a really and truly a "non" event.  Besides, explosives like TNT
degrade over time.  If you put some TNT in a building in, say, 1966 it
wouldn't start of campfire in 2005.  I grew up on a farm and with
contractors and we had lots of the stuff around.  It just
rots/evaporates/whatever.  I am sure Roger can give a more lucid
description of the chemical process.  I am not sure what the "half-life"
of C3 is but as their are petro-chemical bonding agents (or some such)
they would outgas themselves to uselessness if exposed to air over time.
Again, I defer to Roger in this matter.

As an architect, I tell you, this doesn't happen.  Except, of course, in
Hollywood.  :-)

wgJ

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