And the say that the midwest couldn't handle earthquakes...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The toppling of Sioux Falls tallest building didn't go quite as planned.

The 202-foot tower Zip Feed tower was scheduled to topple at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, but after a loud blast it tilted east, slumped into the ground and stuck, the Argus Leader reported.

Jim Redyke, who supervised the explosion for Dykon Explosive Demolition of Tulsa, Okla., said the tower didn't fall because the concrete on the west side did not remain stiff. Instead of cutting a wedge out of the east side, the explosion collapsed both sides as well as the basement foundation -- leaving the building stuck like a cork in a bottle, the newspaper said.

Old concrete structures such as the tower are "the toughest structures there are" to demolish with explosives, said Redyke.

The plan now is to demolish the tower with a wrecking ball, a process that will start in about four days and will take two to three weeks.

The building is being cleared out to make room for a $15 million office and retail project that developers and city officials hope will be a catalyst for redevelopment along the Big Sioux River's east bank, the newspaper said.



Oh and I'd like to be in the middle of a meat sandwich featuring Marissa Tomei and Eva Longoria.

Sweet, more places to go when I go up there now...

I agree with your closing statement too.

dynamite can take down anything, you just half to use enough of it.

I think i would of done a better job