theydidnthavetodie:

How strong were Eric and Dylan expecting the bombs to be? Since the library is right above the cafeteria, a strong enough bomb could have killed everyone in the library, as well as the cafeteria. Maybe they weren’t expecting to have to shoot themselves. Anyone know more about this? How strong are propane bombs/how strong can they be?

Hope you don’t mind me chiming in!

Deputy Fire Marshal Rick Young spoke with the Governor’s Commission about the many explosive devices that Eric and Dylan had placed in different parts of the building. He voiced the opinion that the death toll at the school would have exceeded a thousand if it had not been for defective fusing of the explosive devices. The two propane bombs alone would have been powerful enough to collapse the school’s physical structure, which would have brought the floor of the library down onto the cafeteria below.

As per JeffCo’s report:

Computer
modeling substantiated by field testing indicated that had those two
large 20-lb. propane bombs detonated with a cafeteria full of students, most
would have been killed or severely injured by the resulting blasts and
subsequent fireballs.  There were
approximately 488 students in the cafeteria at 11:17 a.m. on April 20, the time
the bombs were set to detonate.  In
addition to the casualties caused by the explosions, the computer models
demonstrated a strong likelihood of structural damage and partial collapse of
the cafeteria and possible library above.

What was that, JeffCo?
You don’t want to mention anything beyond propane tanks and pipe bombs? You don’t want any copycats getting ideas? You can’t release the basement tapes to the general public because they’re a how-to-build-your-own-bombs manual?

Maybe you should take another look at the Homeland Security and Governor’s Commission reports, because I don’t think they got your memo on “let’s not mention this stuff”..

The Columbine High School tragedy was the work of two disgruntled seniors at the school, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, who determined to kill as many teachers and fellow students as possible, first, by planting and detonating two 20-pound propane bombs in the school cafeteria and then by shooting survivors fleeing the inferno they hoped to create.

– The Report of Governor Bill Owens’ Columbine Review Commission

Prior to the shootings at Columbine High School, a diversionary bomb exploded on the greenbelt near the 7900 block of South Wadsworth Boulevard. […] The investigation revealed that two backpacks containing explosive diversionary devices, built with multiple components, had been placed at this location by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Only some of the components actually exploded.

[…]

Beginning with an initial sweep of Columbine High School, the highest priority for removal of devices initially was given to the library so that the bodies of the deceased could be removed from the scene. Second priority would be given to the cafeteria and additional areas would be assessed. This plan was followed until two bombs, with timing devices attached, were found at 5:43 p.m. in two vehicles parked in the south student parking lot, a BMW belonging to Klebold and a Honda belonging to Harris.

[…]

Before the school could be deemed clear and safe, every room, every storage area, every space on both levels of the 250,000-square-foot school was checked by bomb technicians. A total of 1,952 student school lockers and 700 backpacks were checked for evidence of any type of explosive device. This process took approximately seven days from the time the incident began until the school was determined to be completely clear, thus allowing unrestricted access into the school by authorized personnel. There were approximately 357 pieces of explosive evidence identified and collected.

[…]

During the collection and handling of the explosives evidence Tuesday evening, one bomb and other devices within the bomb trailer were accidentally detonated. Two bomb technicians from the Arapahoe Sheriff’s Office were lowering a pipe bomb into the trailer when a striking match attached to the pipe bomb brushed against the trailer wall and ignited. The devices exploded within the confines of the trailer.

[…]

There were a total of 76 devices found at the school, two diversionary devices, 13 devices in the suspects’ cars, and 8 more at their two homes or a total of 99 explosive devices.

– Jefferson County Police Department’s official report

everlasting-contrast:

Stop the press!

Forget everything you’ve ever learned about the tale of how the propane bombs were planted at Columbine High. We all know how slick and cool REB and VoDkA  came across in the famous scene of Zero Hour. They strolled into the Commons with fierce purpose shrouded in their uber school shooter dark aesthetic: black trench coats, combat boots and shades carrying their

pièce de résistance bombs in their “bags of terrorism” (yes, they referred to them as that).  Casually kneeling down and setting their instruments of terror with ease right in front of their peers. 

But in reality?  

Well, reality paints a very different picture demonstrating how banal the entire thing looked. Amazingly ordinary and casual..yet as we’ll later learn, they almost look a little too slow pokey considering their very tight schedule.

I lightened these images up and sharpened them as well.

‘Eric’ approaching the column from the left
wobbling a bit with his orange gym bag held in his right hand

A wild ‘Dylan’ lopes forth approaching the column from the left
carrying his navy blue gym bag in his left hand

Here be some ordinary looking dudes hauling their heavy but lethal gym bags near the columns in the cafeteria. ‘Eric’s’ small frame is struggling a slight bit barely managing to prevent the bag from coming into contact with objects or people walking by. The two are having no trouble being themselves, looking effortlessly awkward yet casual af while ironically implementing something deadly.. 

Of course, we didn’t really expect that level of dramatic professionalism from Eric and Dylan now did we?  Nah.. Not really.  

This is going to be long. so read on under the cut. 🙂   

Keep reading

tcnnants:

Two boys who may be Eric and Dylan caught on CCTV, carrying large duffel bags into the cafeteria. You can see them walking in from the left of the screen.

Watch C.V.A.’s video on the possibility of them being Eric and Dylan here. Watch the full cafeteria CCTV here.

The timestamp for “Eric’s” arrival is 10:58:19-39AM (24:28 minutes into the full CCTV footage) and the timestamp for “Dylan’s” arrival is 10:59:49-38AM (25:58 minutes into the full CCTV footage).

This is a truly wonderful find from CVA regarding the bomb placement that morning. I’ve always theorised it to have occurred exactly the way we see here: inconspicuously, calmly, and done by the boys themselves on the morning of. To have this confirmed by actual footage puts a big questionmark to rest. There is even one tiny moment in that footage where you can see Eric taking care not to bump into anyone or anything while carrying those bags. I found myself wishing the video had played the footage on repeat – these gifs are the next best thing!

For a bunch of people supposedly so paranoid about Eric and Dylan inspiring copycats, they do a surprising job of letting unredacted information about the explosive devices that were used in the massacre slip through the mazes of the evidence web. There are more instances like these to be found in official reports and the evidence documents themselves, which could suffice as at least half of an instruction manual if you put all this information together and possess a bit of scientific knowledge.

*forever calls absolute bullshit on the basement tapes not being released because they are a supposed instruction manual for future bombers/shooters*