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By Cyriaque Lamar Dec 12, 2010 12:33 PM

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Watch a football stadium collapse under the weight of a blizzard

After a massive blizzard dumped 17 inches of snow on Minneapolis last night, the inflatable roof of the Minnesota Vikings' Metrodome just couldn't deal with the weight. Watch an entire stadium buckle before the force of nature.
Watch a football stadium collapse under the weight of a blizzard

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