The experience of seeing and feeling the Intel building implosion on Sunday morning was witnessed by more than a few people, several hundred in fact. For Martha Ruby Clark, she may have wanted to sleep in, but it was not an option for her.
"My parents pulled me out of bed because this is a once in a lifetime experience," Martha said.
Clark's father, Scott, said he didn't want his children to experience the implosion of the Intel building at home in front of a TV.
"We wanted them to see something that they may never see again in their life," he said.
Pulling their son Cody Bruce out of bed was easy.
"I want to be a pyrotechnic," Cody said.
He said he wouldn't have missed the Intel implosion for anything.
"For some reason I love watching things explode," Cody said.
Cody and Martha joined hundreds along Sixth Street and Nueces. Many came with expectations of what the implosion would be like.
"It's going to be loud, really loud." Martha Said.
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Watch it go
Hundreds gather to watch the implosion of the Intel building.
 
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Chas Randal was in his viewing spot by 5:30 a.m.
"Just the fact that the columns are exposed, we might actually see the explosion which is usually hidden behind walls," Randal said.
A loud rumble was met with cheering when the building imploded at 7:37 a.m.
"I loved it. At first I had no idea what was happening and then,
kaboom," Cody said.
Martha expected more.
"I thought it was going to be a lot louder," she said.
Randal was impressed with the implosion, but surprised the structure was not flattened.
"Well they've got a big mess on their hands right now," Randal said.
While the building did not collapse like many thought it would,
most people hoping to experience something new certainly did.
"It was really cool because I've never seen something like that
before," Martha said.
