The fifth episode of Demolition TV has finally arrived. I was always cursed with a face for radio but, following my recent demolition accident, I was rendered even less suitable for a position in front of the camera. Thankfully, the swelling has now largely subsided and so we are (belatedly) able to bring you the…Read moreRead more
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Video – Demolition TV – Episode #5…
Video – Two stacks and a water tower…
Triple implosion fells giants at West Phoenix power plant. Two emission stacks of 200 feet and 135 feet and a water tower came toppling down Saturday around 6:20 a.m. without a hitch in the planned implosion of an old power plant in west Phoenix. At one time, the old plant, put into service in 1930…Read moreRead more
Video – Jet-powered implosion…
Controlled blast fells Pretoria blocks. Spectators cheered on Sunday morning as one of Pretoria central’s numerous derelict buildings was demolished in billows of dust and reduced to piles of rubble within a few seconds. The derelict, government-owned 15-storey HG de Witt building in Nana Sita Street was demolished as part of the national public works…Read moreRead more
Video – We’re doomed…
Wrecking ball fails to topple giant robot. Those of us that heaved a sigh of relief when 29 August 1997 – the date the Terminator movies predicted machines would become self-aware – might need to think again. Because if the machines ever do hanker after world domination, even those of us in possession of a…Read moreRead more
Video- Demolition on TV…
As new demolition show airs, we’re making ready with our latest Demolition TV episode. If you’re reading this outside the UK then what I am about to say will be of virtually no use to you whatsoever so please feel free to move on. However, if you ARE in the UK and if you have…Read moreRead more
Video – 40-watt club’s latest member…
The shallow end of the gene pool is just overflowing right now. Before you press play on the video below, most of you will know the outcome purely from the thumbnail image. But don’t let that you put you off hitting play. First, you have to admire the man’s perseverance as blow after sledgehammer blow…Read moreRead more
Video – Barnsley Market ghost ship…
Video gets behind the scenes of abandoned market as demolition commences. A pack of biscuits sits unopened upon a counter top. Half full jars of sweets and candies lie abandoned, the scales used to weight them out colecting dust close by. And books line shelves unread. This is the sight that greeted the team at…Read moreRead more
Video – Keltbray on track…
Time-lapse captures contractor’s work at London Bridge Station. Keltbray is one of the UK’s largest and best-known demolition contractors. It also has a highly active and renowned rail division. And at London Bridge Station, the company is combining both skill sets as this time-lapse film demonstrates.
Video – Theatrical false start…
Judge halts demolition just as it begins. The final curtain fell on the Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale more than 17 years ago, so local residents were delighted to see demolition crews arrive and make ready to remove the disused structure from the Minnesota landscape once and for all. But just 15 minutes into the demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – Big bang at Big Sandy…
Dykon implosion fells Kentucky cooling tower. Unit 2 cooling tower at the Big Sandy Plant was reduced to rubble on Saturday morning. The demolition of the 47-year-old tower was necessary after EPA guidelines idled the plant’s coal-burning capabilities in May 2015. The plans are for the area to eventually become an industrial park. Retiree Bob…Read moreRead more
