Changing the face of Charleston : The unbuilding of the Grace and Pearman Bridges
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July 12, 2006: Mickey and Ken
P-10 is gone and waits for the 995

The Changing Face of Drum Island and the Cooper River
Look at Drum Island and the Ravenel bridge last October 1

and October 20

and last December 6

and today

Here is the worksite with Michael's 1250 and P-8 in the background

and how it looked on January 25, 2006 with Grace and Pearman skeletons lurking around behind Cousin Arthur

Our reference photo with pier labels

Introducing P-10

Almost unbuilt P-9 (left) and Michael working on P-8 to the right

Michael's 1250 whacking away at P-8

Timmy's hammer on C-2 after cleaning up from Friday's show and P-9 in the center

Mickey's starting gun - the transmitter

Frame by frame ignition and initial detonation

T = 0.000      T = 0.033

T = 0.067      T = 0.100

T = 0.133      T = 0.167

T = 0.200      T = 0.233

T = 0.267      T = 0.300

T = 0.333      T = 0.367

T = 0.400      T = 0.433

T = 0.467      T = 0.500

T = 0.533      T = 0.567

T = 0.600      T = 0.633

T = 0.667      T = 0.700

14:55:08 - Before. Note the red shock tube array on the top of P-10

14:55:09 - Sparky got a great shot of early fractionation of P-10 base

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