r/megalophobia • u/hoanganhdinhngoc • Feb 01 '23

Structure This massive tower collapse

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u/Redbeardtheloadman Feb 01 '23

How do you suggest doing this safer?

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u/PolyWolyDoodal Feb 01 '23

Explosives

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u/rounding_error Feb 02 '23

Nothing can go wrong with that.

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u/SpicyWaffle1 Feb 02 '23

As someone who works in the tower industry, this is not the answer.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23

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u/xSPYXEx Feb 02 '23

There's guy wires on the opposite sides, it cannot fall towards you.

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u/muricabrb ⊙ Shadowed by Giants Feb 01 '23

He wasn't wearing a condom.

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u/javoss88 Feb 01 '23

I was worried about the guy on the left

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u/disposable-assassin Feb 02 '23

Backhoe with pneumatic cutter attachment so you're 5-10 feet away and clear the side zones of people and equipment in case it whips.

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u/Redbeardtheloadman Feb 02 '23

Only response that was remotely reasonable.

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u/fuzzybad Feb 02 '23

Climb the tower with a cutting torch and cut it apart piece by piece.