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.

[@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

[@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.

[@RegebroRepairs]

But SO MUCH! I was really surprised.

[@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.

[@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.

[@บุญช่วยมุทที]

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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@William_Borgeson]

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

[@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"

[@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❤️‍🔥🇺🇸

[@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.

[@NICOLAI_VET]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@richardthomas1743]

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

[@CryMoar_]

Go home Richard you're done.

[@IJustDoThisForFun]

@@CryMoar_ lmao 😂

[@Aerogrow]

One could say this channel is really BLOWING up.

[@MBdrummer3288]

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

[@XoXitsSaruhh]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@freeman2399]

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

[@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

[@davidoliver2826]

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

[@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.

[@morgan1719]

A hole in a slope does not fill with rain runoff. If it did, it will also overflow, which would cut the slope-ward dyke and release the water. These hillbillies have no idea how ponds work, they wasted money, 8 vehicles, 12 guys, and time. It's embarrassing. There is no follow up video because there is no pond.

[@number4cat1]

@@morgan1719Please get back on your meds.

[@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

[@KnowArt]

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

[@craigclark8655]

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

[@BIN3RY]

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

[@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

[@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 !

[@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.

[@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.

[@qinzhenx]

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

[@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.

[@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"

[@michaelpetty8416]

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

[@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.

[@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.👍

[@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

[@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!

[@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).

[@brianemlynsom1]

Wow. Impressive Andrew. Excellent camera work and editing.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thank you.

[@NYDRAINS]

Awesome blast! I was wondering if this is something your considering on your mountain seeing how wet it gets, the water can naturally fill a nice size pond if you have enough level ground to work with. Great job with the multiple cameras angles, you definitely know how to capture the moment Andrew.

[@martylost167]

The blast fractured the rock and unless a liner is put in , it won't hold water. This type of rock is not solid but laminated layers.

[@shortfuse43]

@@martylost167 True on the rock type leaking off. You can put in a liner, but you can also "line" the bottom with clay. The water is not always clear with a clay bottom.

[@randymarsh6336]

Thats what she said

[@joes2085]

Nice to see you here

[@NYDRAINS]

@@joes2085 likewise 😉👍

[@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...

[@patrickflanagan8008]

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

[@vppe05102]

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

[@TheAdminjack]

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

[@1967250s]

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

[@a3s1r1986]

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

[@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.

[@retiredtom1654]

Very impressive. I would like to see a video on the removal of debris & the finished job.

[@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.

[@pyro323]

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

[@Lardzor]

I'm a simple man. I like watching things go boom.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 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).

[@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

[@IIIAnchani]

the absolute precision of the blasting almost makes it look like you could stand on it and get a nice trampoline jump out of that. That's incredible skill!

[@jessiesheran7910]

Definitely want to see more pictures of that being built

[@thomasrgleesonsr5058]

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

[@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.

[@joesloan1724]

Update on this pond project? Did he get enough gravel for his road? Did the pond fill? Does it leak? How did he seal?

[@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!

[@billcauley1531]

The precision is impressive. The amount of earth being moved and look where the stray rocks land, not 30 feet from the hole.

[@bodycount7187]

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

[@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.

[@glenpaul3606]

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

[@pastormike5054]

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

[@MycketTuff]

This is incredibly satisfying and you understood that perfectly with all those 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”

[@dave_in_florida]

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

[@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.

[@jimdupuy1729]

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

[@webluke]

I showed the blast to my kids, and my Red Fox Lab looked up and watched. He got super excited when the dogs showed up and wanted to play. My dog keeps going to the other room and looking for the dogs like my screen is a window.

[@LiterallyCensoredDaily]

That's cute. I used to have a dog who loved watching kids shows on TV, even growling one time when the channel was changed. It's OK, he was just grumpy from being in pain at that particular time.

[@keithfreeman5204]

Back in the late '60's, I helped my uncle to blast a pond. But we used steel 55 gallon drums, 5 oz of Regular Gasoline, pressurized to 120 lbs. Placed in the ground 8 feet deep, backfilled. Set off electrically. 5 barrels 5ft apart. This produced a pond 45 ft long, 25 ft wide,and 8ft deep. (Gasoline and air pressure produce as much power as TNT.)

[@funone8716]

Wow cool!

[@billvandorn5332]

Pretty clever! Probably did need any licenses for the dynamite or blasting caps either?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Was it in rock or dirt?

[@NotExpatJoe]

Normal steel 55 gallon drums begin to bulge at 6 PSI and the sides blow out at around 40 PSI. It would be interesting to know how he manage to pressurize them to 120 PSI.

[@keithfreeman5204]

Fill-in dirt was packed in so it was "hard" then back filled and leveled. Then the barrels were pressurized, then the spark was introduced. All the barrels were pressurized at once and fired at once.

[@someguy5035]

Great video. Gets to the point and shows everyone what they want to see while also being educational.

[@photocontrol]

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

[@Sam-wg6ge]

Your videography is amazing with multiple angles. It is very professionally done.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Andrew, it would be interesting to know the blasting details. How many holes? How deep and what diameter (we could judge the diameter by the auger on the drilling rig I'm guessing)? What explosives were used? Also, what were the two tanker trucks we saw?

[@davidnull5590]

what were the two tanker trucks we saw? The explosive - ANFO - a bulk slurry mixture of mostly ammonium nitrate and normal fuel oil. It's cheap and effective.

[@marko4496]

The tanker trucks haul the explosive - probably some ammonia nitrate pellets

[@tomasviane3844]

We need numbers! 😊

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Nope. You don't. This ain't no playground..

[@davidnull5590]

We need numbers! ?? Price? Blasting is very expensive. And there's not enough information here to make a real estimate, The blasting crew and their equipment appear to have driven about three hours for this job from Massachusetts. An uninformed guess on the price? At least $40K, probably closer to $60K, there are too many factors we don't know to come up with a more accurate estimate,. that's probably a much higher price range than people in the comments were guessing.

[@andban92]

Dude it's like it spawned additional material on top of existing one,but all it did it loosened it alot and added lots of interspace and air in the material. IT's like in videogame map designing software you added a ton of soil with one click,lol. Great video.

[@edithpack9962]

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

[@JohnnyBoy1969]

Have to say that was the second time i've got to watch an explosion in my life! The first was at your place Andrew thank you for showing us this one it just neat as hell how they do that! It was a great video my friend and thank you both for another successful upload.

[@jessen00001]

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

[@ToddKesler]

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

[@Praise___YaH]

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[@antonkvarmo1]

That is crazy cool! What does it cost to have something like this done?

[@user-C3PO]

As usual the video is great. I wonder how much this work cost?

[@ljprep6250]

I thought the plates of stuff were old pond silt at first, but all of that is rock, isn't it? Amazing. Who wanted a pond dug into rock? How many dump trucks of stone came out, and where was it sent/sold to? That's a whole lotta rock!

[@zsolthajdu5007]

If it comes to an Andrew video, absolutely no clickbait. Promises a blast, delivers a blast.

[@DB_-]

I thought we would see Andrew digging all that rock out next. But apparently, his buddy will do it himself and have it done in just a few YEARS! 😳 5:14 Come on Andrew, don't make him suffer -- we all know you could have it done in a week. (another great video - thanks!)

[@AndrewCamarata]

I was going to delay the video for that to happen, but I have enough videos where I am waiting on some kind of ending.

[@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.

[@skiz8848]

You've made it in life when you have your own personal quarry.

[@kirbysmith8236]

You and your buddies do some very interesting things! A rock pulverizing machine would be perfect for your future projects.

[@samrichards8251]

Didn’t he recently purchase one? I think there was a mention and quick look at that in a recent video

[@ПетрБ-р5ц]

@@samrichards8251 yep

[@ichchecksnicht]

Hell yeah I love that you showed so many angles :D

[@DelButch]

Man that is going to be an awesome pond and a lot of road fill😂

[@loganpowell]

Another adventure with Camarata. Would love one of those cost analyses you do on a blast like this

[@johnn2557]

He can sell a lot of that rock on pallets to off set his expenses also! Cool video!

[@markivan5324]

he is gonna use it with his new gravel maker and gravel his new road.

[@johnn2557]

Use the rocks for stone walls!

[@CranialAccess]

That’s going to be one expensive pond! Love how Andrew stated he would be back in a couple of years to check on it’s progress! 😂 it is going to take that long to remove the rock, dispose of the rock, seal it, and wait for the rain to fill it up. I didn’t see a water source in that area.

[@tomarmstrong4156]

He is not doing it for the pond, He is doing it for the rock for his road. It would cost many thousands to source and truck it in.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

@@tomarmstrong4156 It's a weird "pond". It has a pond look, but that's not a bunch of water lilys. Very good job of blasting. It went up, and then down. Not a big mess.

[@CranialAccess]

@@tomarmstrong4156 what is the title of this video? Andrew just finished a video on “his” mountain clearing the topsoil off an area with his dozer, so that he can blast for rock for his road. He stated in this video that this property was his buddies property who was blasting to build a pond and would have a nice view of the mountains and pond. Andrew has a ready source of stone on his new mountain top property where he already has his crusher in place. I doubt it would be cost effective to truck the stone from his buddies property to his mountain to crush it and the lay it on the road.

[@calmeilles]

@@CranialAccess From 4:58 "This is my buddy's project. So the plan with this rock is to make that road that was all muddy…"

[@CranialAccess]

@@calmeilles he’s referring to his buds muddy road leading up to the blast site as seen at 1:11 in the video.

[@der.kdf.brother]

I'm impressed to see how controlled the blast was and the amount of debris it resulted in when out of the ground. You sure are going to have enough rock for landscaping.

[@Dal-set]

That was actually cool as hell how all the land just sort of.. rose up to form a hill and didn't just get flung away, leaving a crater.

[@LiterallyCensoredDaily]

I know right? You could even say it "rocked". I'll leave now. Sorry.

[@bige.3474]

I think we just watched somebody actually make a mountain out of a mole hill.

[@ashrafmahmoud8829]

You always do amazing things.

[@lennewallace2596]

Yeah, that’s a good way to loosen soil up a special was full of rock. Great job, Andrew.

[@beardy4831]

Looks like a successful blast, but also they had a lot of holes not stemmed very well. You shouldn't be seeing an explosive geyser coming up high into the air. That's just wasted energy that could be cracking the rock. Will be interesting to see if that pond holds water on its own or if it'll need a liner of some sort. I'd think the water would find its way through the shale layers to the nearby hillside and just drain out.

[@whiteflange]

The majority of the explosive geysers seem to be on the outside of the pond, I'd say that was done intentional so its shallower while entering the pond, just a guess.

[@python3574]

@@whiteflange It doesn't appear to have worked, then, because the brief view you get of the perimeter of the pond looks like vertical walls....possibly with some undercutting. To make it safe, they will have to excavate some slope into the sides, but one of the sides will encroach a LOT on that road to do it. Nevertheless, crazy cool video and in the end will probably be the most cost effective way to get his road finished AND get a pond as a bonus.

[@danburch9989]

Once the blasting is initiated, variations in the rocks fracting will definitely cause variations in what we see. It's common to have a few "geysers". The drilling holes aren't sealed.