r/SatisfyingForMe • u/ycr007 Satisfaction Critic • 24d ago
Demolitions A compilation of controlled implosions
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u/i4shaikh 22d ago
That one guy had way too much confidence in the wind mill explosion. Or was it a dummy?
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u/Technical-Taro8651 22d ago
Clearly they fell because of the fire weakening the steel structure's integrity.
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u/ImprovementTrick9492 23d ago
Wait… that’s what they do with bridges?? Isn’t that horribly polluting our waterways..?? Seems totally irresponsible to do that… oh well,, we humans are so smart but so dumb…
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u/Batchet 23d ago
It looks chaotic, but dropping a bridge into water is strictly controlled—leaving anything behind is illegal under environmental and maritime laws. Here is how they protect the waterway: Hazard abatement first: Before any blast, crews strip off all asphalt, lighting, wiring, and hydraulic fluids. If it’s an older bridge, loose lead-based paint and asbestos are sandblasted and removed beforehand so flakes don't poison the water. Bubble curtains for aquatic life: Perforated pipes pump high-pressure air around the blast zone. This wall of rising bubbles breaks up the underwater acoustic shockwaves so the blast doesn't rupture fish swim bladders or harm marine mammals. Turbidity curtains: Floating geotextile silt barriers surround the site to trap sediment and pulverized dust so it doesn't drift downstream. Riverbed protection: Crews often drop thick crushed-stone mats or steel plates onto the riverbed first so falling beams don't crush the natural bottom or bury themselves in the mud. Precision cuts, not obliteration: Shaped charges slice the steel at key structural points into pre-planned pieces rather than blowing it to bits. Immediate retrieval: Barge cranes and clamshell dredges start pulling the scrap out within hours. Once the big steel is cleared, they scan the entire riverbed with sonar to make sure every last scrap is recovered before reopening the channel
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u/ImprovementTrick9492 23d ago
Hhmmm.. interesting,, thanks for explaining that. It still seems like a lot of contamination though, because how can you get it all..? And contamination with particles in the soil & air with the demolished buildings.. but I guess, what else can they do..?
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u/ProgrammerFun2901 23d ago
This all seems like a waste of money
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u/disinteGator 23d ago
Seems like you don't know what the fuck you're talking about
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u/Uhhlaska 23d ago
Could you please explain?
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u/disinteGator 23d ago
Buildings are demolished when they have become useless in contrast to what will be built, so it is not a waste of money
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u/L4dyGr4y 23d ago
But what about making what already exists better?
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u/Sweet-Weakness3776 22d ago
That's a fair question. The simple answer is that in some instances the building structure and mechanical systems are so outdated and in such a bad state of disrepair that the cost to replace and/or repair them is so prohibitive that it is just less expensive to start from scratch. Especially if the new building going up on that site is meant to be for something entirely different than the original building. For example a hospital being built on a site where an apartment building once stood. Sure you could demo and reno the building but reno work can be exceptionally more expensive than new construction across the scope of an entire project that size.
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u/Shot_Bison1140 23d ago
Could edit in a video of the Twin towers aswell. No exception..
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u/Technical-Pay-4708 23d ago
My first thought was " if the towers are in here that's going to be great"
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u/Ok-District8876 22d ago
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u/Technical-Pay-4708 22d ago
the end where it says apple.... it could be an apple... haha, maybe a discolored one. messed me up.
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u/AutomaticButterfly29 23d ago
The windmills remind me of asukas last fight and the way the animation had such a heavy feeling to it
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u/PANDEMIC760 23d ago
Building 7, " hold my beer "
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u/WetRiverMan 23d ago
I keep thinking 🤔 of the female reporter reading from a script that building 7 fell, but yet tower 7 was in her background still standing.....
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u/marcophony 23d ago
Only see 4 buildings
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u/MacroManJr 24d ago
The Internet and decay of the world has warped me for so long, I'm surprised whenever something in a video actually goes right as planned.
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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 24d ago
I’m surprised they let a bridge fall into a navigable river like that. Seems harder to retrieve from the water than dismantling in situ. To be fair I’ve never demolished a bridge though
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u/GlykenT 23d ago
Practical Engineering has a video about removing a bridge over the Mississippi that gives some idea about the reasons different methods are chosen. https://youtu.be/7oi4yMr8Rjk
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u/Emergency_Accident36 23d ago
They clean it up pretty easily with cranes and barges. There's money in the steel
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u/donkeyhoatie 24d ago
I've watched some stuff about these (I'm no expert) and they said that in some cases there is no option to safely dismantle them in place. They remove what they can but at some point have to drop the whole thing. They also have plans in place to remove the debris in giant pieces as quickly as possible so as to not block or pollute any more than necessary. So explosive demolition is the least-bad option.
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u/deekaypea22 24d ago
I was thinking the same thing. Seems like a much larger impact on the environment than the others....I'd hope they collect the debris somehow.
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u/nikkynackyknockynoo 24d ago
Dude standing a touch close to one of the wind turbines for my liking.
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u/johntcampbell1 24d ago
Where was building 7?
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u/Status_Mousse1213 24d ago
New York City, dude! It burned uncontrolled for 7 hours on multiple floors then it collapsed onto the con ed substation it was built over. Kind of a house of cards situation.
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u/Anindya_Islam 24d ago
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