Manhattan Steam Pipe Explosion - Midtown NYC
August 21st, 2009 | by admin |
July 19, 2007 - People running away from a gigantic explosion when ConEd’s pipe burst underneath the ground.
Duration : 0:1:38
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July 19, 2007 - People running away from a gigantic explosion when ConEd’s pipe burst underneath the ground.
Duration : 0:1:38
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25 Responses to “Manhattan Steam Pipe Explosion - Midtown NYC”
By alexander0025 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
someone mustve …
someone mustve flushed baking soda and vinegar at the same time
By PrestonTimmons on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
Its caled a water …
Its caled a water hammer effect.
When a large group of water gathers in the steam pipe and then is suddenly coverted into steam in 1 area the pipe will explode.
This was simply a freak and rare accident.
From my knowledge 1 person was kiled.
Btw I love new york.
By nickpDK on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
GOD IS MAKING A BIG …
GOD IS MAKING A BIG
By litllebk on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
What would you do …
What would you do then???
By ITOMIC85 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
… A Canadian …
… A Canadian called New Yorkers s.
Wow.
By Jitters10 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
yeah man,i was …
yeah man,i was there (no joke) i was in times square,which is..what 42 and broadway? well this was on lexington and 41st i think, and i was in virgin records,so mom calls and says there’s all kinds of ppl in the street (she thought somebody famous was in TRL) but,the big TV is right above TRL studio, everybody was watching it..so i asked some guy where that was going on..lol, he pointed to the right and i was like..holy ..so we walked down there and there were ppl everywhere covered in mud..
By bmanolf on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
wow look at all the …
wow look at all the run
By Xdkbrothers1124x on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
holy !
holy !
By 9020powrmax on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
If you walked …
If you walked through that it would MELT your skin and tissues like wax!! Plus the fact the pressure was 10,000 times stronger than the steam pressure in a steam engine.. Steam pressure is incredible
By mmirza00 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
Are you sure it was …
Are you sure it was a steam pipe…
Methane gas can be dangerous..
Methane gas is built up from fertizlier that gets wet… basicly the gas from that ignites when there is a spark.. even electrical spark..
By Hackfrostcs on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
AJAJAJAJAJA
AJAJAJAJAJA
By david1991rules4life on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
I love it when the …
I love it when the mythbusters dude says that, i know it’s not adam; i 4got his name, his last name is heinamenn or something.
By PeteRosenburg on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
Well thar’s your …
Well thar’s your problem…
By wehrmachtsniper1 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
Fuck yourself!
yourself!
By rudeboyjohn on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
lol…yes, thats …
lol…yes, thats the best comment i’ve seen in a while
By jktlm on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
FUCK USA!
USA!
By slappy1234567 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
Their sandblasting …
Their sandblasting Hillary’s makeup off of her head.
By blackerton on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
RISE SATAN!
RISE SATAN!
By kaclith on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
The steam pipe was …
The steam pipe was there to supply steam for heating and other purposes.
By justinmcburney on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
lol pwned that …
lol pwned that looks cool and why was thre a steam pipe there
By attie3 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
it looks like …
it looks like is about to come out
By micberisha on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
i was on that …
i was on that street exactly 20 min before that happend i had just left my docs office 25 min before that happend his building is on that that street he called me while i was on metro north going back to yonkers scary if i had spent another 20 min with the doc or been 20 min late i would been in the middle of it
By hughlooks on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
I didn’t know the …
I didn’t know the steam pressure was that ‘n strong. That’s extremely dangerous.
By than217 on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
It didn’t look like …
It didn’t look like a plane though it looked more like a missile.
By chickennibblets on Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
THATS SCARY
THATS SCARY