Not sure I know quite what this is all about. It features a very odd soundtrack and some special effects that appear to have been borrowed from a 1980s pop video but the lasting question is why use a high reach excavator for a single storey demolition project?
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The colours of demolition…
High reach time-lapse…
This is a really good time-lapse video showing a high reach excavator in operation in Dublin, Ireland.
Yet another demolition disaster…
Is it me or does the mixture of demolition and camcorders always have an unpleasant ending?
Bendy boom time-lapse…
Not sure where this video was shot but it’s pretty good quality. Not sure about the bendy-boom high reach mind: Demolition Time Lapse from Nick Csakany on Vimeo.
Highly unusual demolition application…
Over the years, I have seen buildings, bridges and even ships demolished but this is the first time I have ever seen an aircraft (and a large one at that) demolished.
Implosion insight…
The problem with most implosion videos is that (a) they’re shot from way outside the exclusion zone and (b) are usually obscured by local people trying to capture the moment on camcorders and mobile telephones. This one of the implosion of the Parliament House Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama is nice as it actually shows the…Read moreRead more
The beauty of explosive demolition…
Demolition is more science than art; just ask any true demolition or explosives engineer. However, take a look at this video, particularly around 40 seconds in, and tell me there’s not something vaguely artistic and almost beautiful about the synchronised dropping of the three towers.
Inevitable dust cloud…
Proof, if it were needed, that the public just doesn’t understand the world of demolition. Yes, explosive demolition is an incredible spectacle but NO, it is not a dust-free environment.
Implosion failure explanation…
The Internet is a marvelous invention and it has revolutionised information gathering and global communications. However, if it has one major disadvantage, it is the fact that if you do something wrong in front of a camera, it will still be haunting you a quarter of a century later. And please, please wait for the…Read moreRead more
Why structures aren’t generally pulled down…
Ever wondered why structures are systematically dismantled rather than just pulled down? Now you know!
