Originally Posted by mr_alleycat

I was a block away from a six story building that was imploded. It was a brick and mortar building. The dust created by the collaspe looked much like what happened that day. I can assure you it was generated by the collaspe, not the small charges that brought the building down.

Originally Posted by Martian

I'm not sure what the relevance of this is.

Originally Posted by mr_alleycat

Sorry, but there would have been several safety devices that would have cut off the line pumps to the generator. These would have been both electrical, and mechanical safetys.

Originally Posted by Martian

An unwarranted assumption. Unless you've had a chance to study the necessary documents (and/or the relevant fuel line itself) you have no way of knowing what, if any safety measures were in place. It's likely there was some form of safety cutout in place, but the exact nature of that cutout and whether it was designed to handle that sort of a situation is impossible to know without the necessary evidence.

Originally Posted by Martian

I try to stay out of these discussions, really I do. I don't fool myself into thinking that I can sway any opinions on an internet message board. I just get so frustrated by people who are willfully ignorant.