Saturday, September 4 2010
2:00 PM
Detonators, The
Explosive experts Dr. Braden Lusk and Dr. Paul Worsey travel the globe to see how the biggest demolitions are done, and how they could be done better; Braden visits the blast sites of two steel structures in Liverpool.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Tuesday, September 7 2010
4:00 AM
Detonators, The
Dr. Lusk travels to Coral Gables, Florida, for the demolition of the Ponce De Leon Towers, a building made of two materials that react differently to explosives; Jim Redyke must get both materials to topple simultaneously, and in the same direction.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Saturday, September 11 2010
2:00 PM
Detonators, The
Dr. Lusk travels to Coral Gables, Florida, for the demolition of the Ponce De Leon Towers, a building made of two materials that react differently to explosives; Jim Redyke must get both materials to topple simultaneously, and in the same direction.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Tuesday, September 14 2010
4:00 AM
Detonators, The
Paul Lusk travels back to Glasgow, Scotland, where explosive engineers are attempting to demolish two high-rise towers that sit less than 25 feet from a major commuter rail line.
Duration: 60 minutes
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