Blasting a pond

Blasting rock to make a pond.

[@Patrick-zr8tv]

This is classic youtube content. To the point, no useless filler content to push the video to ten minutes, random dogs, cool stuff, good commentary. I appreciate the simplicity and integrity. Earned a sub from me.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thank you. That is Cody and Blue.

[@fuffoon]

Yes. I appreciate the lack of 'but first the entire history of explosives'.

[@DebbieOnTheSpot]

Why did KZbin remove all the wipepo from the ads

[@georg2010cz]

Yea, Feels like 2009 content but in 4K and with drone shots 😂

[@2manycatsforadime]

except, how many times did we see the explosion, too many for me. Four would be way enough. The amount of rock to remove is overwhelming.

[@thebearded4427]

The fact that it becomes a mound due to the explosion separating the rock and causing it to decrease in density is really cool to watch in real time!

[@salvyballacc]

I never knew what The drink Mountain Dew's name got the name.i was today Years old when i found out what Mountain Dew was. 30 years later thank you lol

[@thastayapongsak4422]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ repent to deez nuts

[@crocodile2006]

Decrease in density? Eh? It's got the exact same density, but now it's got gas (air) around it.

[@louskunt9798]

@@crocodile2006no. It’s less dense now per cubic meter because it contains so much air.

[@evanlucas8914]

It is amazing how precise these pyrotechicians can be. They moved all that rock, and what's more they kept it all within the footprint of the pond through carefully sequenced explosions.

[@unwnme]

Is this an interpretation for blind people?

[@Mountainmonths]

there's not really anything special about it

[@TheLukasDirector]

@@Mountainmonths I'd love to give you a pile of explosives and see you try. Whatever the result would be, I'm sure everyone here would find it as if not more entertaining to watch than this video.

[@RennieAsh]

Love all these people who are above any sort of wonderment because they're rocket scientists and know everything already

[@VvDiverDownvV]

@@unwnme Is this a dumb comment? The answers to your question, and my question, are different. Yours has two letters to match the two braincells fighting over the right to the keyboard.

[@johngalt9989]

As a former 12B in the Army, I find this very satisfying. Much more neatly done than our typical shaped/cratering charges.

[@petehuie]

...and they kept the spoils inside the blast area. Using the "P for plenty" formula, 12Bs would have put that rock into orbit. These guys do nice work.

[@christophertaylor2464]

That sounded like an A-10 wart hog .

[@charlesncharge6298]

As a former 11B I prefer your sloppy overkill. I'm a simple man. I like anything that goes bang and boom. The bigger the better.

[@ronsalvato5367]

Essayons! Former 12B here. :)

[@Laga98]

I'm a former 91B in the Army and my MOS has nothing to do with this!

[@MikadoRC]

That is CRAZY to see how much more volume that rock takes up when its all loosened up like this. I never would have guessed it although it seems pretty logical

[@jonwelch564]

Go find the video of when he blew up his parking area to make more space. Same thing there.

[@nos9784]

The same thing happens when a cave (or mine) collapses. So if it's deep enough, you might not ever get a sinkhole/ crater.

[@user-ov3rw1db7w]

30 % , make with Handworke its same , but verry match stonger :-)

[@katanyajason3316]

I once knocked down a chimney in a very old house and the kitchen below was literally filled with a mountain of rubble that almost touched the ceiling. The same happened when we knocked down an opening in a wall. We were left wondering where the pile that resulted all came from. Knowing this I couldn't understand why the pile left after the twin towers came down was so ridiculously tiny.

[@6Sparx9]

@@katanyajason3316 ooh that curveball at the end. Steel beams at yellow flames/black smoke indicatively low burning temperatures, people.

[@lerkzor]

SO MANY truckloads of rock to move, just to get back to level again. It's amazing how much more room it takes when it's been disturbed like that. Awesome video Mr. C - thank you for sharing it with us.

[@famousamoso7]

Rocks for Andrews new road. lol

[@hillbillyb4u]

I read your comment just before I saw the blast. Mind-bottling for sure. Wow

[@mickenoss]

I remember when I was a kid you could empty a carton of Smarties out but they wouldn't fit back in, not any more they got stingy. =)

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

It is amazing how much material is made by breaking it up. My septic field had collapsed tiles I had standing water and it was unsafe. Instead of a installing a new field, this company came out and injected high pressure air into the ground and it broke up the top 20 feet of top soil. It increased the volume of the ground over 150%. And that was just air. Granted it was at 30,000 psi and he stuck the probe in about every 10 feet but I never had any standing water and that's been 12 years ago. The power of mechanical energy is amazing.

[@adamjackson9988]

Road base you mean

[@boblordylordyhowie]

A great example of how you dig a hole and fill a barrow then look at the two and wonder why there is a big discrepancy in the size. Kudos to the blasters for their accuracy. He'll save a few thousand dollars using that rock for building, nice slab material.

[@davidsnyder2000]

Was nice to see folks standing on top of the blasted rock. Can really get the scale and size of that pond and rock pile. Super cool camera angels too👍 Can’t believe how much rock came from that blast. Incredible 🙂

[@BushmansAdventures]

I was very surprised at how big the actual pond was going to be. The men on top of the blast debris look like Lego men in size 😳

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, HERE is Our TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@tonyval4135]

A perfect example of why everyone gets excited when Andrew posts a new video. This one is over the top!

[@donnaoglesby1278]

EXACTLY!!!

[@superman9772]

yep... excellent .... this guy excels at most everything !

[@atomicwedgie8176]

I did this in my backyard...my apartment building manager wasn't impressed at all...sigh

[@thomasjach7843]

Absolut right! That is the point! Greatings from Braunschweig, Germany! More of this...

[@jafinch78]

And so much material mined out! Man, that'll be awesome landscaping and aggregate material.

[@tonyroberts8508]

You boys are having way too much fun doing all these neat things 😂

[@saramcdonalds427]

DID THE CALL BEFORE THEY BLAST OR DIG SO THEY CAN MARK THE OTHER PEOPLE UTILITIES

[@heledraku]

mmm

[@lithiumike]

@@saramcdonalds427 no

[@rick4adk]

@@saramcdonalds427 Other people? Utilities? On a mountainside?

[@boomer9341]

@@saramcdonalds427 why are you asking that? There aren’t going to be any utilities near there. The demolitionists know what they are doing!

[@DPW55]

Great location automatically fills up with runoff rain water and a natural overflow , great , please keep us up todate with the results Andy ,

[@gragor11]

Yes Good point. Hopefully with all the subterranean cracks opened up in that heavily cleaved rock type it will not be self draining as well.

[@freeman2399]

One of the most satisfying blasts I've seen! The heave up was epic!

[@richardthomas1743]

Well Andrew , thanks for taking us along. That was a BLAST! 🤯

[@CryMoar_]

Go home Richard you're done.

[@IJustDoThisForFun]

@@CryMoar_ lmao 😂

[@shakes7333]

What's impressive is all that rock pretty much stayed right where it came from. Ive seen some that have blown rock all over the place but this......this was perfect! Those guys know what they're doing! Great work! Great camera footage, from several angles. Amazing how much rock got pushed to the top.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

I suspect that's because different type of rock reacts differently. In Andrews area, the rock was formed from layers of sediment so the blast lifts the layers which allows the blast energy to move sideways under the layers and break them up.

[@coreyjames5775]

Yes. That was soft rock, soft rock tends not to move very much at all.

[@alan-sk7ky]

Go and have a look at ' Demolition Dave drilling and blasting ' Australian bloke, erm skilled with a shot springs to mind ;-)

[@kenreynolds1000]

if you balance the load and spacing you get exactly what you saw. Lots of shatter & volume and not thrown rock. That is pro work. That';s going to be a great pond.

[@kenreynolds1000]

@@Nighterlev yeah, but he did with little backfill and still didn’t toss too much. He engineered that blast well. Again, pro work.

[@craigclark8655]

Thanks for sharing. It was a “blast” to watch. 😉Great editing, I love the slow motion sequence showing each detonation.

[@NICOLAI_VET]

It's really satisfying to see a blast calculated and prepared so it has virtually no blow out and debris thrown around.

[@brownwarrior6867]

As a former Sapper in the Royal Engineers this video gets the Sapper seal of approval 👍🏼 Brilliant camera work Andrew. Other KZbin channels are playing at it whilst you get it done on all levels. 10/10

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@jessen00001]

@@AndrewCamarata you forgot to put your buddies link in the description?

[@fprintf]

@@jessen00001 "in a couple of years"

[@boondock54x4]

That was very much larger than I original thought. Wow!

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

It has the Special Forces seal of approval here also. I Like playing with Kennipacks too.

[@Madlintelf]

Nothing like watching a beautiful blast from every possible angle, and even in slow mo. Thanks Andrew, you give us what we need!

[@XoXitsSaruhh]

That moved way more earth than I expected. That was very cool to watch. Thanks for the video!

[@1World4Trance]

You didn't blast a pond ,you made another mountain. LOL THAT WAS AWESOME !!!! Coolest thing today that's for sure. Thanks for showing it !

[@samrichards8251]

That pond is going to be amazing. Rock bottom will be such a good swimming spot if he does it correctly. With a good balance of plants to keep the water clear

[@ericpaul4575]

Hopefully it will not leak.

[@markg.2501]

@@ericpaul4575 A poly liner would fix that instantly

[@mickenoss]

It looks like it was a pond already looking at the weeds around the edge, maybe it comes and goes with the season.

[@jonblakemore6454]

@@markg.2501 would a liner be best? I know nothing about ponds, but I would imagine some grout slurry or some other type of cementitious product would be ideal.

[@karloflaherty]

you could just line it with pure clay

[@MBdrummer3288]

So freaking cool man! Andrew, you did an amazing job capturing this demolition!

[@Kimblesgarage]

“I’ll put a link in the description in a couple years” is an absolute cliffhanger

[@andrewk8636]

That was the most andrew thing to say too

[@qinzhenx]

great calculation on the blast power control. most of the rocks are in marked area.

[@patriciabockenstette6550]

What a blast! Marvelous video work and amazing how much volume of rock exploded. All the different views made the whole experience exciting to watch. Thanks for sharing and be safe.

[@Luvurenemy]

I’m continually humbled by what I didn’t know. I never thought you cracked up the rock for a pond using explosives, but now it seems obvious. It’s how quarries do most of their work. Great editing, and great shot selection. Humans are amazing. Of course, we always need more pups in any video. I love watching the dogs run around the pond edges. God bless all of you.

[@borisjankovici662]

Yes, I couldn't figure out how this was going to work or be better than digging. And then I saw all of the rock.

[@dontask8979]

The dogs running about having fun was great. I also agree with what the dogs were thinking CAN WE DO THAT AGAIN 🐕

[@frankdevo5715]

I’m no expert, but I believe explosives are only used when the ground is very rocky. I imagine it’s rather expensive to hire a blasting crew, so normally they’d just excavate the ground traditionally.

[@frankdevo5715]

@@Nighterlev Yeah, I don’t know why you wasted time explaining that because I explicitly said that blasting is only used when the ground is very rocky

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

@@borisjankovici662 The entire area where he lives is made up of shale. You dig anywhere except the valley floors and you will be digging through rocks. Good thing about that though is that they end up with plenty of rock they can crush and use to pave roads with. It also means that you will have a pretty stable foundation for anything you build as well.

[@patrickflanagan8008]

Love these explosions and seeing how much bedrock is exposed. Great stuff.

[@1967250s]

Awesome! Lots of good slate in there, looks like. Love the shots, slim, and dogs.

[@chazzyb8660]

Fairly awesome. This is what my dad used to do, nice to see it in action. Brilliant to see it from all those different viewpoints.

[@corsakias]

Also my dad on mines

[@El_Chompo]

That is sooo cool how perfectly sized the explosions were so they didn't even look like explosions, it just looks like something really strong pushed up a few piles of rocks.

[@theusconstitution1776]

So if they added one 12:45 half more of the charge maybe even double that charge you could’ve had a whole all cleaned out wouldn’t have to move any rock hardly❤️‍🔥🇺🇸

[@michaelpetty8416]

Hey Andrew, would love to see the finished product when they move all that material out. Great video.

[@repairsecrets]

Really well designed and accomplished shot. Thanks for the video!

[@bradcavanagh3092]

Be interesting to see how deep it is once it's excavated. Pretty crazy how it just lifted everything into a neat pile like that.

[@WatchDogxx]

Damn, I've watched a lot of blasting videos, but this one is unique for me, the volume of blasted slate sits so high above where it laid moments ago. Most blasting I see, the blasted soil just settles back roughly where it laid, or in open cut mining, falls to the side.

[@bobcharlie7982]

i work in civil engineering and groundworks this is an amazing example of how excavated material bulks out iv never seen any kind of ground have this much expansion

[@Cozmicsaber]

Have you seen his other blasting video?

[@aritakalo8011]

@@bobcharlie7982 It seems to have never settled back down. Not only is it bulked up, it seem to be is out right kinda hanging in the air due to the slates leaning against each other making big house of cards. One actually probably has to be little careful on starting to dig it out. Take out some of the top and parts and it might settle back down in a big slump as the slates have again room to move past each other.

[@simonsimon557]

@@bobcharlie7982 Viscoplasticity is a very under rated theory.

[@GNX87]

Known as swell factor or loose cubic yards (lcy).

[@jimdupuy1729]

Fantastic video! Just enough lead up, then terrific multiple angles and replay. 10/10

[@brianemlynsom1]

Wow. Impressive Andrew. Excellent camera work and editing.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thank you.

[@davidoliver2826]

That is so cool! Great video Andrew! To see the ignition in slow motion always amazes me! Awesome and thanks for sharing!

[@davidkaylor7906]

Awesome video, thanks for posting so many this month. I’m really excited to see the rock crusher in action and blasting on your mountain.

[@delsen.oboisen2245]

A bloody damn perfect ripper of a shot. Love the heave just to perfectly done. ✊🏾👍🏽👏🏽✌🏽💯

[@roymackeys]

Delicious video!!!! Right to the point with many cool perspectives!!! Thanks!!!

[@KnowArt]

crazy that it just instantly creates a mount where a hole was. Awesome little video Andrew!

[@pyro323]

You don't realize how big the pile of rock is until you see Andrew standing on top of it!

[@glenpaul3606]

Great views of the blasting. An amazing amount of rock to remove now. Looking forward to future videos on this project.

[@Darryl603]

WOW! That was Awesome! Thanks for all the different angles and slowing it down. The result was not what I expected. Nice containment. Turned a depression into a mountain! lol Interested to know the final depth

[@Timotheousturalyon]

I was gonna slow this down and watch it in slo mo but Andrew did it for me.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Aha, but you could slo mo the slo mo no? Make it schlooooo mo.

[@ThatMichaelTGuy]

Nice work Andrew (as usual :) I learn something cool every time brother. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@AllstarVentures]

More of Andrew’s great content 👍🏼 Cool to see how much rock, dirt and debris piles up from a blast like that

[@BIN3RY]

Andrew is a hero of content. He lets it speak for itself. Real life cool stuff! Keep the videos coming!

[@TheAdminjack]

Absolutely fantastic, Andrew! Actually some of the best videos of detonation I've witnessed. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Crismodin]

I loved the footage and that you kept the sound intact and not replaced it with something, it was awesome.

[@colorized_history]

This video was extreeeemely satisfying to watch, thank you Andrew!

[@robertdominiczak6523]

Like I’ve always said no one else has content like this. You could have turned this into a 2 hour video and no one would complain.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Got that right!👍👍

[@daviT_con_T]

true jajajajaj

[@aarondnls24]

I love all his video's but the one's over an hour after a long day at work are the best

[@nettneo]

I would watch 5 hours. All Andrew's content Rocks!

[@deadsmooth419]

I'm seriously impressed by this video...simple and clear views and professional work

[@scootherring9314]

Awesome video and thanks for sharing an I’m in following to see what next

[@vppe05102]

I really didn’t appreciate just how high that rock pile became until you climbed it. Very impressive!

[@langdons2848]

Next step - bring in a crushing plant! I've got a similar size pile I'm starting work on crushing in a couple of weeks. Great video Andrew, thank you for sharing.

[@seniorcarlos686]

Never cease to amaze us. Subbed few years ago

[@SilentKnight43]

Wow, very cool. Love the angles and slo-mo. That's a lot of rock displacement. It'll be interestin' to see once it's cleared out and filled with water.

[@patrickcreath217]

Outstanding documentation of that blast Andrew. Massive spoil produced...your buddy could build a cool wall with those larger boulders. Hey, thanks again...Pat from Halifax, Virginia.👍

[@stehan1422]

Andrew, that was the coolest thing I have ever seen, even if it is virtually! The slo-mo is incredible to watch the charges progress from one end to the other, absolutely amazing! I think you have enough rock for the road base now. Again, very cool...

[@davidsuperdavelarson6174]

Great coverage of the blast. I have seen this done several times and each time the ponds leaked water forever and ever. Two gave up and pushed them, in another had a bunch of clay slurry and still another had 50 yards of concrete pumped with boom pump rig in the area they thought was leaking and that finally slowed it and in two more years started hold water fairly decent. Have no idea about the other ponds. Local blaster did the work but his main gig is very light blasting for house foundations over a excavator and rock breaker spending 2-3 days on it.

[@timdavis9019]

Great camera work! I recorded many blasts that my late brother-in-law did back in the day and how close I filmed depended how much I wanted the tripod to vibrate at one point, lol. We would have had so much fun if drones were available!

[@jessiesheran7910]

Definitely want to see more pictures of that being built

[@thomasrgleesonsr5058]

Agree. It's awesome. Can't wait to see the excavation.

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

👍👌👏 Extremely impressive and a pretty amazing result. Great cinematography too. Congrats. I simply love the two lab inspectors! 💚💚 Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved life forms (humans and dogs).

[@Melkaseem]

Incredible footage. Loved all the angles.

[@Irishmanbikes]

I love seeing these types of explosions Andrew. I hope you have more coming to us. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is The TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@jamesstewart6132]

​@@Praise___YaHshut up ya bible basher

[@Praise___YaH]

@@jamesstewart6132 What I shared is The Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses), The Original, not some 4th Generation Translation you call “the Bible”

[@evilbrat5376]

"Taking A Shot In The Dark" here - that was a blast. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill, you done did it up right. Great filming from all angles, the aerial shots are superb, the slow motion outstanding. Definitely need, after all done, the results of this. Thank ya for shairing.

[@haydenbretton2990]

This has to be the best blasting we have ever seen, no doubt about it, Andrew can really put on a first class program.

[@garymurt9112]

I got to see one in person at the quarry I work at, it was absolutely awesome

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

@@garymurt9112 I worked at a lannon stone quarry in South East Wisconsin. First, I'd see the little pickup truck with the tool box cap on back pull in. Then after a while we'd hear the siren horn go off and if you paid attention and weren't around shaker screens and crushers - you would hear the whump. I do not think I ever took the time out to watch any of the blasts. Maybe I did, but frankly, not fascinated. I appreciate the work done by the explosive. I appreciate the mind of the guy with chemistry going on in his head, - he takes into account core samples maybe...decides on a particular blend to mix up. Where to drill. How many holes, how deep, what pattern, the timings between each charge sausage. THAT is *my* fascination with blasting and essplosives. I had LOTS of jobs keeping me very busy all the time from 4:45am to 11:40 PM 7 days a week as head of maintenance. The teamsters union promised minimum 8 hours per day away from there but not once did I ever see that. I clap in applause at some of this guy's work. This one is special!

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, HERE is Our TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@chadwickalexanderjr1758]

Andrew, I've been following you for a long time. Incredible job, as always. From the camera work to the content, AAA+++ Will Watch Again

[@roberta4989]

This is a perfect example why Andrew's channel is one of the top on KZbin. Great explosion shots from different angles. And as usual, outstanding music!

[@bartlesby]

Awesome video, especially the slow motion. Blasts are so much better when you don't have to use the blast mats. It actually makes more power when its not covered which is the opposite of what most people think. I was hoping some water would start flowing right up and the pond would be instantaneous LOL

[@Backyardmech1]

You know it’s going to be a REAL blast when you have tanker trucks loaded with ANFO show up. BTW that was beautifully done. All of the broken ground was fluffed up for easy excavation. I just can’t imagine the amount of truck loads that would take to haul off.

[@Olly1775]

That’s incredibly efficient! Imagine how many hours it would take to replicate that pile with regular equipment.

[@a3s1r1986]

I'm looking forward to seeing the update in a couple of years. That pond is gonna be awesome in the summer.

[@ACoustaDC]

Wow, thanks for another upload this week! Like that convo you were having with the worker at the end... I can't believe all the air that went into the rock and made a huge pile. I do not know what I was expecting but I know it wasn't a pile that high!

[@davidjacobs5304]

This is awesome. I have a video on my page of the blast we did for our foundation of our house. 160 holes with no mats, since we also live in the middle of the woods. We also used our newly found fill for our driveway. I felt so bad for the blasting guys who had to keep dragging their trucks in and out with the drill in the mud while they were working, but we sure got a great base for our driveway from it. Your friend's mountain is way bigger than ours though! He should be able to sure up that driveway really well with that!

[@edithpack9962]

My husband was certified blaster and worked in several mines. He has explained this to me but seeing is awesome.

[@dereksmith1803]

Sounded a little like the GRRRRR of an A-10. Now all you need is a jaw crusher and you've got a lifetime supply of driveway rock. 😁 As usual, awesome video. Love all the different angles.

[@raymondswarmer1433]

Note! Andrew has already bought one!!!!!! Crunch, crunch, crunch!!!!!!

[@dereksmith1803]

@@raymondswarmer1433 Have I missed a video or are you giving away secrets? 🤔

[@TheOtherBill]

@@dereksmith1803 He teased us with it at the end of one recent video, and it's on the background on at least one other.

[@MrFunnyDad2024]

Sweet. Always very cool to see one that's blown not covered in blast pads. Get the full effect !

[@bluegrassadventure]

Nice shot! There's some pretty nice flagstone in there too.

[@ToddKesler]

That blast was the absolute coolest thing on KZbin I have seen in a very long time! Well done!👏👏

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is Our TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@jessen00001]

So awesome 😎 Can't wait to see the digging out of the pond

[@pastormike5054]

I am glad you set up all those cameras seeing this from all the different angles was great 👍

[@Anonymouzor]

i do love how it all just puffed up into a neat pile

[@davebrittain9216]

That is one heck of a cool video Andrew!

[@IamNotHerbert]

There needs to be a ten hour loop of this. It was very satisfying to watch.

[@bodycount7187]

Everytime I watch your videos, I think to myself this guy is living every kids dream as an adult! keep the videos coming!

[@paul_fredrick]

This is the most amazing footage I've seen in a long time.

[@JavierBonillaC]

That was so interesting. Thank you. I never knew you did that… blast rock in order to be able to dig. I’ve made two ponds, one of one acre and one of two acres, but it was all,dirt. With all that rock you can make a great fence.

[@photocontrol]

That was pretty cool! It sure lifts the rock into a nice mound!

[@crashnreset6987]

That was more than cool, that was one of the most awesome things I have ever seen! This will be going viral for sure.

[@lupuszzz]

This is so perfect that it looks unreal, congratulations!

[@Bayouboy5617]

That was badass. I think that's some of the best footage you've captured. Definitely in the top 5.

[@arthenry498]

THAT, is VERY impressive. I think even the dogs were impressed. Amazing results from the blast. Lotta work to do now.

[@raymondswarmer1433]

That was an excellent shot!!!! Everything stayed in the containment area and very little fly rock. With two powder trucks that shot took a lot of ANFO! Great camera work as well. That’s one reason I became an Engineer in the Army, to play with stuff that goes boom!!!!

[@dave_in_florida]

Perfect use of blasted rock to make into his road. Definitely more interesting videos to come!

[@Sharonmxg]

this is really incredible. I have never seen a controlled blast like that but I am assuming it was perfect.

[@joenormal4922]

Got to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen this year

[@pinwizz69]

Andrews last blasting episode on his home property was awesome. This one was friggen increadable. Especiallysince Andrew gave us multiple camera angles which was reallycool. There's a cement / polemear mix he could seal the bottom and sides with. Given it's shake the explosion had to have shattered at least 40 feet around that pond creating horizotal radiating leak lines. Up hill ok as it'll feed wayer to the pond. Down hill and sides bad as that'll drain the pond. It's gotta end up 20 to 40 feet deep from the looks of it. Possibly deeper.

[@thekingtroll2]

WOW that was awesome to watch, thank you, thank you! Those dynamite guys really know what they are doing. That didn't just blast all that rock over a 5 acre bombardment. It kept it all right there, straight up and down. So awesome to see something different like that.