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  2. Retro Louisville: 1981 sewer explosions sent manhole covers ...

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    Shortly before 5:30 a.m., a manhole cover lifted off from its launching pad on Hill Street in Old Louisville and blasted through Pam Smith's roof, decking a coffee table in the process.

  3. Louisville sewer explosions - Wikipedia

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    [2] [7] [14] Manhole covers shot up into the sky and came crashing down with great destructive force. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] One manhole cover crashed completely through the ceiling and floor of a third-floor apartment on Second Street, and another narrowly missed a child when it landed in a house at the corner of 9th and Hill streets. [ 15 ]

  4. Five times a manhole cover stopped F1 in its tracks

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  5. Howard Street Tunnel fire - Wikipedia

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    This fire also ignited paper and wood products in other cars. Another tank car ruptured releasing 2,554 US gallons (9,670 L) of hydrochloric acid. Around 6:15 a 40-inch cast iron water main above the tunnel burst due to deformation, eventually releasing about 14,000,000 US gallons (53,000,000 L) of water. The fire burned for about 5 days.

  6. MythBusters (2015 season) - Wikipedia

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    An explosion inside a sewer can propel a manhole cover up into a pursuing car, disabling it without injuring the people inside or any bystanders. Plausible For a control test, Adam and Jamie set up a stationary car at an abandoned quarry and placed nine sticks of dynamite on the ground beneath it, matching the explosive charge in the scene.

  7. Watch your step: People are removing manhole covers when ...

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  8. List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes - Wikipedia

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    A manhole cover was removed from a drain and thrown into a ravine near the clubhouse. A 34-ton (68,000 lb; 31,000 kg) railroad trestle support structure was thrown 100 ft (30 m) up a hill, and a 35.8-ton (71,600 lb; 32,500 kg) coal car was thrown 391 ft (119 m) through the air.

  9. Manhole covers spotted bouncing up and down on Chinese road

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    This is the bizarre moment manhole covers were captured bouncing up and down on a road in northwestern China. In the video, shot in the city of Shangluo in Shaanxi Province on August 1, a couple ...