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The BC Place is the central stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympic. It would host the opening and closing ceremony. It is also the largest air support dome in the world. Two fans operate 24 hours to pump air inside the dome, creating a higher pressure than outside, inflating it like a balloon.
On the day it collapsed, the wind was blowing at around 70MPH. But the wind didn't destroy the roof directly. It was the fan inside the dome. The wind created a temporary vacuum on the roof, causing he pressure to drop. Since the fans were controlled by the pressure sensor inside, it has no way of telling what the pressure was outside, so they continued to pump air into the dome. As a result the increasing pressing blew up the balloon, causing the roof to collapse (the source of this explanation is rather dubious, believe it at your own risk.)
It was supposed to be fixed today, but it was still deflated in the afternoon.

1) An empty plaza

Sat 2007-01-13 14:23:46

2) Columns in snow

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:30:41

3) Bc place deflated

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:31:20

4) Cambie street sea walk

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:34:58

5) Bc place roof collapsed

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:36:32

6) Cknw ad in front of deflated bc place

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:40:10

7) Empty roof of bc place

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:42:04

8) Concrete blocks to stablize the roof

same location as last photo
Sat 2007-01-13 14:42:21

9) Gm place

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:49:21

10) Gm sphere

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:54:18

11) The empty roof of bc place

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:55:25

12) Bc bowl

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:57:40

13) Worker trying to fix the roof of bc place

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:58:15

14) Red and yellow of concord pacific

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:59:27

15) Chimneies in winter

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Sat 2007-01-13 14:59:55

16) Gm place still has a shell

GM Place has a hard shell so it's not damaged by the wind.

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:00:11

17) Larwill park

The deep blue sky in a snowy January

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:02:53

18) Sherman

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IN SERVICE 1943 - 1970

ON 8/9 AUGUST 1944, THE BRITISH,COLUMBIA REGIMENT (DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S OWN), THEN DESIGNATED 28TH CANADIAN ARMOURED REGIMENT, WAS COMMANDED B...

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19) 64 pounder guns

In 1878 on the approach of an enemty cruiser squadron these 64 pounder muzzle-loading naval guns were hastily shore moundted to protect esquimalt. Subsequently they were issued to No. 5 Battery B.C. brigade of garrison artillery, the first citizen m...

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:07:22

20) Green dome of beatty street

I forgot the name of this green dome, but it must be historical.

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:07:45

21) Bc hydro building on dunsmuir street and hamilton street

the foundtain under the BC Hydro building was frozen. The January temperature was still sub zero.

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:11:14

22) Clock tower on hamilton street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:12:29

23) Del mar inn on hamilton street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:12:51

24) Water foundtain on dunsmuir street

same location as last photo
Sat 2007-01-13 15:13:18

25) Colorful dolphin outside bc hydro building

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:17:50

26) Salvation army on homer street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:18:18

27) Holy rosary cathedral on dunsmuir street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:19:58

28) Harbour center on seymour street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:20:22

29) Happy vancouverian on richards street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:22:27

30) Vancouver block on granville mall

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:30:15

31) Fairmount hotel vancouver

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:30:51

32) Pacific centre shopping mall

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33) Hotel georgia

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:33:48

34) Vancouver art gallery

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:35:57

35) Headless van outside vancouver art gallery

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36) Paint exhibition in vancouver gallery

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:38:01

37) Roof of fairmount hotel vancouver

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:46:50

38) Sales on robson street

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:49:27

39) St andrew s wesley church - the united church of canada

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:56:52

40) St paul hospital

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:58:42

41) Wall centre

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Sat 2007-01-13 15:59:56

42) Emergency entrance of st paul hospital

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:00:10

43) Burrard bridge

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:19:34

44) Sunset along island park walk

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:20:12

45) Inflated boat along cambie sea walk

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:21:59

46) Torch towers along cambie walk

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:26:41

47) Flying white pelican

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:27:52

48) Brush with illumination by buster simpson

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:39:16

49) Pedestrian and bicycle

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:41:01

50) Quayside marina

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:44:49

51) Time top by jerry pethick - commissioned by concord pacific 2006

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:49:08

52) Cambie bridge

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Sat 2007-01-13 16:50:22

53) Science world

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Sat 2007-01-13 17:02:02

hi, i used to be in vancouver for study. when i saw your pics, it remind me a lot of beautiful memories. thank you whoever you are!

name: lee 2009-09-18 00:47:08 38

You are welcome

by Fast Fish of the moon 2009-09-18 01:11:57 38

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BC PLACE DEFLATED