Ripple Rock Anniversary

Ripple Rock was an underwater, twin-peaked mountain in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada, a part of the marine trade route from Vancouver and coastal points north. The nearest town was Campbell River. Only 2.7 meters (9 feet) underwater at low tide, it was a marine hazard, described by the explorer George Vancouver as "one of vilest stretches of water in the world." It was destroyed by a planned explosion on April 5, 1958. Fifty years later, the City of Campbell River commissioned a Vancouver-based special effects firm to "recreate" the blast.

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[teenonator]

Ooooh, "back in the days of film": when dinosaurs walked the earth? And the little girl who said "We thought it was going to be bigger"- get ready for a lifetime of disappointments like that, kiddo

[DaftDale]

Fuck ya Evaporators!

[sparwood8]

@endocondor I knew there was one thing I didn't like about 1971. Other than that, an awesome year. Paul Watson belongs in jail.

[endocondor]

@sparwood8 Greenpeace was formed in 1971. Thats where they were.

Plus they timed the explosion to avoid salmon season.

[tenspot10]

I lived in Campbellton at the time as a 16 year old, and three of us, PS SH and DF were the closest unauthorized civilians to the blast. We were in the bush about 60 yards behind the bunker that this film was shot.

[insoulful]

No salmon washed up on shore.

The concussion killed your last remaining brain cell.

[sparwood8]

Lots of salmon washed up on the shore. Where was greenpeace? !

[sparwood8]

I remember this so well. What were you doing asleep at noon? Nightshift at Crown Z??