Quarry blast creates tidal wave of rock

Footage of a Norwegian quarry being blasted draws an eerie resemble to a massive tsunami wave crashing upon the shore.

The Bremanger Quarry, which stands 20 meters high, recently came tumbling down in an eruption that looks like an apocalyptic strike. That’s because 75 tons of explosives were used to bring the quarry down, sending nearly 400,000 tons of rock barreling in all directions.

Kal Jonny Thue Venøy filmed the dramatic detonation, which took place on July 7th, after explosives were carefully planted in 454 blast holes inserted along the 385 meters-long rock wall. The massive effort resulted in Norway’s largest production blast to date.

Without knowing the context of the video, viewers can easily mistake it as a massive crashing wave, based on the sheer strength and force of the blast. The resulting white smoke looks like foam from a wave, and the rock resembles droplets of water being sprayed in all directions.

The video featured several different angles of the coordinated explosion, as well as a survey of the scene afterwards. It shows a blasted wall of rock piled up high in countless pieces, with any resemblance of the ocean now long gone.