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I was in NYC on 9/11
And I have never forgotten what it was like — the horror, the shock, personal impressions as well as the expressions of others following the attack on the twin towers
Have you seen a controlled implosion of a high rise?
According to Wikipedia “In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings.”
Since it’s the preferred method of safely demolishing tall structures, such sights are not uncommon in a city like New York.
When I turned on the tiny TV in our apartment that Tuesday morning, I assumed what I was looking at was just another building implosion — I had no reason to think otherwise.
But was I in for a shock! What I was actually watching was the South Tower collapsing.
“It was an era in which television was still the public’s dominant news source — 90% said they got most of their news about the attacks from television, compared with just 5% who got news online — and the televised images of death and…
