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Behold One Of The Biggest Controlled Skyscraper Implosions Ever
It took more than 900kg of explosives to bring down this 32-storey tower in Frankfurt, Germany, yesterday — roughly the same amount as a Mark 84 bomb. Thankfully, since we live in the age of YouTube, there are plenty of astounding videos of the demo.
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Watch 200 Kilograms Of Dynamite Take Down A Power Plant
Out with the old, in with the new. Earlier this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Florida Power & Light Co. demolished one of its power plants with 204 kilograms of dynamite to make way for a cleaner and more eco-friendly plant that’s slated to open in 2016. The Port Everglades plant had been in…
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Watch This Immense Housing Structure Explode On Google Earth
Glasgow’s Red Road tower block housing complex was constructed by the Glasgow Housing Associating (GHA) between 1964 and 1969, with the intention of providing a modern housing community for a whopping 5000 residents.