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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Revolution on December 12, 2010, 08:08:23 AM
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The inflatable teflon roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis has collapsed under the weight of snow after a heavy storm passed through Saturday, according to local media reports
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5911532
I heard rumors that it MIGHT, but I though it was just blowing smoke. I didn't think it was THAT heavy. Sure enough, my ESPN radio just reported, and I had to confirm. Wow. What a mess!
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It's an inflatable roof. Jeez. It's a good thing they don't have that kind of trouble with dolls - they'd REALLY be in trouble if that were the case.
Why put an inflatable roof on a stadium that they KNOW will get dumped on with massive amounts of snow?
Can anyone spell stoopid?
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Are they in the market for a better air compressor? ....or is that too capitalistic?
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Actually, there's big talk in the NFL World right now of the Vikings being a Los Angeles team very soon.
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Yeah, because there's such a big Scandanavian history in Los Angeles...
Seriously, the Vikings have SUCKED since they went to the dome. Stick their asses outside like they did at the old Met. If it's good enough for Chicago, Green Bay, New York, and New England, it damned well should be good enough for Minnesota.
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Haha. I don't think it makes much sense for them to move to L.A. either. I'm just reporting about many things I've heard. Right now, they're thinking about moving to a couple different stadiums. Including where the Golden Gopher's play, St. Louis' stadium, and Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Stolen from Twitter:
@exjon: Right about now, Favre is sending cell phone pics of the flaccid Metrodome roof.
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In all actuality, this is a pretty limp story. The football game will be held somewhere else, maybe KC, and we meanwhile have to hear about the Vikings' construction contractors as they line up to get their dose of Viagra. Having to get up on the roof and fix it in this stiff wind is cause for concern.
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The actual collapse was caught on video. http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/nfl-on-fox?vid=ca15cffb-3b66-49a0-84ca-20ed0a175567&from=msnhp>1=39002
Cool stuff!
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In all actuality, this is a pretty limp story. The football game will be held somewhere else, maybe KC, and we meanwhile have to hear about the Vikings' construction contractors as they line up to get their dose of Viagra. Having to get up on the roof and fix it in this stiff wind is cause for concern.
I hope the management have some firm plans for an alternative venue.
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It's going to be at Ford Field in Detroit.
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THIS wasn't supposed to have been able to happen
Inside View:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuxNLf87_Y[/youtube]
Outside View:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foV2E3rnMg4[/youtube]
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The actual collapse was caught on video. http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/nfl-on-fox?vid=ca15cffb-3b66-49a0-84ca-20ed0a175567&from=msnhp>1=39002
Cool stuff!
I wonder if it happened during the game, if anyone would of gotten hurt?
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I wonder if it happened during the game, if anyone would of gotten hurt?
It happened at 5 in the morning.
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It happened at 5 in the morning.
Yes, I know it happened at 5 AM. What I am wondering is what if the roof collapsed during the game.
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Not the first time it happened. Similar thing happened back in 1982, IIRC.
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Not the first time it happened. Similar thing happened back in 1982, IIRC.
Apparently the winter of 82. the spring of 83, and again in 86 by high winds.
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Yes, I know it happened at 5 AM. What I am wondering is what if the roof collapsed during the game.
Well, by looking at the video, any football player at that end of the field would have been hit by tons of snow (deadly). They said the upper levels of seats were blanketed by the roof, so they might have been hurt/suffocated.
My sis who lives there just had to go out last night and see her grandson's basketball game. I warned her that MNDOT said to stay home, but nooooooo, she just had to go.
It was very difficult NOT to say "I told ya" when I talked to her today.
Northern MN didn't get any of this storm, but we got plenty earlier. Winter in MN - what ya gonna do - move to Arizona? Nah!
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Its a Govt building! No wonder its a POS!
Well, no homefield advantage for the Vikings. Go Giants!
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Definetly going to be tuning into FOX at 6 for the FOX NLF Monday pre-game. I want all the dirt on this.
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I saw that on tv tonight! That was scary but awesome...like such a wonder.
It's truly amazing that snow could ever get so thick on a roof to cause it to collapse! Incredible!
I feel sorry for all those in the area...if this happened to the dome, imagine what happened to people's houses. Where's FEMA? I demand my government check lol
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I saw that on tv tonight! That was scary but awesome...like such a wonder.
It's truly amazing that snow could ever get so thick on a roof to cause it to collapse! Incredible!
I feel sorry for all those in the area...if this happened to the dome, imagine what happened to people's houses. Where's FEMA? I demand my government check lol
I haven't read or heard any reports of the roofs of peoples houses collapsing up in Minnesota. I have friends and family up there.
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I saw that on tv tonight! That was scary but awesome...like such a wonder.
It's truly amazing that snow could ever get so thick on a roof to cause it to collapse! Incredible!
I feel sorry for all those in the area...if this happened to the dome, imagine what happened to people's houses. Where's FEMA? I demand my government check lol
Na, houses are fine, because we don't have inflatable roofs. :lmao:
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I saw that on tv tonight! That was scary but awesome...like such a wonder.
It's truly amazing that snow could ever get so thick on a roof to cause it to collapse! Incredible!
I feel sorry for all those in the area...if this happened to the dome, imagine what happened to people's houses. Where's FEMA? I demand my government check lol
FEMA is already up there!
I have a friend up there doing "disaster clean-up" from the floods back in the summer(?). He's been up there since first part of October. I talked to his wife (she went up there to stay with him right before Thanksgiving), and she said they expect to be up there until at least the first part of February. Not exactly sure what he is cleaning up - they are in Rochester - but he's a geologist and mainly oversees the hazardous waste removal stuff.