Bingowings said:
I was thinking about the Sail Barge explosion and how it could be made to look more like a maritme disaster.

Here's the bang we know so well :

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But it might look more Titanic if the loss of power and the force of the explosion made it tip up into the pit (a bit like a sinking ship):

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I tried to do a mock up of it snapping in half but I can't find enough photographic material to pull it off.

I threw together something that you might like...I think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp27zx62zRE

After Effects would have been better to use, but I'm still a beginner with that.