Want to blow up you neighbor's house?

sammydog01 shared a link said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 8:59am ET

For the opening of the new Independence Day movie there is a website that will simulate an alien invasion at any address you type in.
http://www.independencedaymystreet.com/news/all

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cengland0 said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 9:09am ET:

Not too bad but annoying you cannot control the volume and it didn’t actually show my house before it was destroyed. It was just a mess from the beginning.

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- @cengland0 Ya, I was underwhelmed. Obviously they used what they had available, but the perspectives were all off. Still, a tight idea though.
  
  vanslaterco said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 9:38am ET
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RiotDemon said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 1:09pm ET:

They literally blew up my street. My house was fine. The car in the driveway didn’t make it though.

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- Also, I did it on the phone. I didn’t hear any noise. It was just a 360° view that I could move around with the phone.
  
  RiotDemon said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 1:10pm ET
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rockblossom said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 1:20pm ET:

Well, that was … fun. My house was still there, and my really annoying neighbor’s house was a fireball. Oddly, my mailbox survived, but the highway didn’t. I think the post office and Fedex might have a bit of a problem delivering to my house. I also seem to be without electricity, since the explosions got the power poles leading to the house. Thankfully, they didn’t hit the old nuclear site, as I really don’t need the radiation in addition to everything else.

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mfladd said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 2:27pm ET:

Very cool concept, but I put in 3 different addresses and each time it was the neighbors houses (down the street) that were aflame. Not that I am complaining. Also the streets took the brunt of the damage.

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RedMartian said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 3:38pm ET:

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1600-Pennsylvania-Ave-NW-Washington-DC-20006/84074482_zpid/

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- @RedMartian
  
  Yes I am, part owner anyway.
  
  RedOak said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 5:41pm ET
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- @RedMartian only the govt would attempt to put a 55,000 sq ft home on a 1,500 sq ft lot. Perhaps it’s a really tall home.
  
  RedOak said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 5:43pm ET
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Cerridwyn said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 8:13pm ET:

More amusing to put in my work address

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- @Cerridwyn They keep missing the building. These aliens have something against streets and parking lots.
  
  RiotDemon said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 8:54pm ET
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- @Cerridwyn I did the same thing. Sure, the street took the most damage, but I gained a certain satisfaction seeing parts of the building aflame.
  
  Cheddy said Sun, Jun 26th 2016 at 1:10am ET
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- @Cerridwyn Yeah, me too.
  I’ll bet it’s still there when I have to go back later. Too bad.
  /giphy blow up work
  
  2many2no said Sun, Jun 26th 2016 at 8:24am ET
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Cerridwyn said Sat, Jun 25th 2016 at 10:01pm ET:

I know, we’re set back quite a ways from the street, so made it even more amusuing

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