8:59 I actually love the fact that instead of “rumble” they put “crumble”. Just saying that the hacienda was ready to rumble and crumble! Also, the fact that I posted this comment at 31/12/23 ( 12/31/23 for Americans) makes this implosion 27 years old!
8:10 - the fireworks that streamed out of the top of the hotel before the salute volley grand-finale of the first fireworks spectacular pre-implosion - looks like that is a variant of the Saturn Missile Batteries often used by fireworks consumers on the 4th of July. Streams of twisty comets with heavy whistling as they shoot across the sky--that is the Saturn Missiles!
This is the only implosion that can rival the greatness of the Dunes north tower implosion. The fact that it only took 3 weeks for them to ready the building for implosion is extremely impressive.
THE TERMINATOR THE PUNISHER JET FUEL EXPLOSION BLASTING THE BLASTING EXPLOSION FIRE From Smoking Explosion Fire 1996 VS 2000 1996 '96 1997 '97 1998 '98 1999 '99 2000 '00
The fireworks started and ended. Then fireworks and dynamite - more of it - as the Hacienda WENT DOWN! Then the additional fireworks finale with its grand finale announced 1997 as 1996 was rung out.
After the fireworks and the implosion and the smoke and dust - one part of the Hacienda Tower that marked the hotel complex - STILL STOOD! Even after the fireworks, the dynamite, the RDX, and the fireballs - it was still standing! The demolition company workers were shocked about the flaw in that implosion.
