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Sandy snaps crane in NYC!

Oyeve said:
How would they even attempt to fix/secure this?
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If it stays up through the storm they will likely use a freight helicopter to take the load and then lift it and use cutting torches to break it free then land it some where. They will likely try to avoid letting it fall do the the immense amount of damage it would do on they way down.
 
I hope everything inside has been removed or tied down. I can image some screw drivers flying out of there and maiming someone down below.
 
sixone said:
They probably won't even try. They'll just try to keep the area below clear, so that no one gets hurt when it falls.
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Nah they will try to get it down gently. I am sure they wouldn't want to pay for the damage to the road and other buildings if they just cut it and let it drop. There is also high odds there is a safety cable inside the thing. With a storm coming I would find it hard to imagine they wouldn't secure it with a couple of 2 inch steel cables.
 
imagoon said:
Nah they will try to get it down gently. I am sure they wouldn't want to pay for the damage to the road and other buildings if they just cut it and let it drop. There is also high odds there is a safety cable inside the thing. With a storm coming I would find it hard to imagine they wouldn't secure it with a couple of 2 inch steel cables.
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I seriously doubt that insurance is going to cover anyone going up there before the storm has passed.
 
Used to drive under that a lot going in/out of the city before we moved in July. Wife hated driving under it b/c she thought it would drop a cement bucket on us. It's a pretty cool building.
 
Only a bigger crane can fix this.

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sixone said:
They probably won't even try. They'll just try to keep the area below clear, so that no one gets hurt when it falls.
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With all that wind, good chance it won't fall straight down either. A big gust will probably send it flying.
 
sixone said:
I seriously doubt that insurance is going to cover anyone going up there before the storm has passed.
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Why wouldn't they? They have to fix it. They can't leave it there forever. Once the storm is over, responders will go up and handle it.

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By the way.... this is what the construction company's bond is for.
 
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OutHouse said:
how is it photoshopped?
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The last slide and the second-to-last slide are the same. Look at the people and the crane truck. It's just photoshopped to be blue/yellow instead of green/orange. Also all of the cranes in the water were part of previous shots.
 
imagoon said:
Why wouldn't they? They have to fix it. They can't leave it there forever. Once the storm is over, responders will go up and handle it.

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By the way.... this is what the construction company's bond is for.
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Because the wind speeds up there right now are above 100mph. Not safe for anyone, no matter how well-intentioned.

Once the storm is over, they can move in to secure it. Until then, good luck.
 
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