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The Pontiac Silverdome demolition fails, and everybody's got jokes

The Pontiac Silverdome was to implode at 8:30 Sunday morning. That did not happen due to a wiring issue claims the contractor on the job, Adamo. Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press

Fans couldn't help themselves from drawing connections between the Silverdome's failed demolition Sunday and the Detroit Lions' past failures there

Of course it would fail.

The Pontiac Silverdome was set to begin a yearlong demolition process Sunday morning in front of onlookers around the stadium, but the first detonation failed to weaken the support beams and bring down the upper section.