5 Building Demolitions That Went Horribly Wrong

5 Building Demolitions That Went Horribly Wrong
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Engineering is one of the best and most financially rewarding jobs to have. But, to make all that money you need to be highly trained, skilled and precise. From time to time, things don't go as planned and what you are left with is a major failure. Here are 5 building demolitions that went horribly wrong.
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[@SMSCOOBY71]

You know what's annoying? When you keep cuting the video off and we can't see the aftermath, like the tower hitting the library, don't cut the video and let us see what it's like once the dust cloud has cleared.

[@casper5311]

exactly, just how the fukcking clips lol

[@E39CHRIS]

Really grinds my gears

[@jredboss]

The person who shot the video could’ve stopped early and that’s the end of the clip

[@MikeKeeler]

He's just trying to make the video longer.

[@loscaralas]

My nigga spitting truth👌

[@Josh-hr5mc]

The 100-year-old Turkey building imho should be studied by all architects, contractors, concrete companies, etc. We are talking a building that was close to a century-old that fell on its side and rolled over on its roof and still stayed intact. How many buildings are that strong in today's cut corners type world

[@northwestthrills3453]

Being that strong is actually a bad thing, buildings are strong usually collapsing high winds due to it not being flexible enough.

[@Bluebirdfalling]

tbh tbf

[@floopusdoopus]

@Bill Nelson wasn’t it built in 1928?

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

@@northwestthrills3453 It couldn't have been that bad since the building survived for so long and could even handle an explosion without collapsing.

[@mrfixitusa6165]

@@northwestthrills3453 when it comes to skyscrapers yes, but that was nothing near a skyscraper. That does not need to flex in high winds not even remotely. Just thinking about totally different building structure, design and purpose

[@jessicalee333]

1:32 - low-res apartment tips over 3:22 - silo from thumbnail slightly hits library 5:36 - pillar falls on backhoe, driver survives 7:33 - one piece of debris flies at unimpressed crowd 8:24 - low-res high-rise apartments fail to collapse 9:26 - recap Other than that it's just stock footage and stock images.

[@user-ge9bb5hw1z]

Omg, thanks

[@helios3217]

My savior

[@Ankara_Messi_]

thx

[@natospysanchez8938]

Thanks comrade

[@srksai5606]

Thanks buddy

[@htown4life10]

Dude narrating like he reading to todlers

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Danish Chimney: _falls on library_ Library: _SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH_

[@AryanSingh-ju6wn]

library: invasion again? which empire is it now? well guess next i'll burn

[@isaqkampp4044]

I have a funny anecdotal addition to that :) My father was overseeing the construction of the grounds on the lot next to that tower, opposite direction, and they had just finished putting down rail-road tracks on newly flattened ground. They had partitioned the local government for a postponement since the work he was doing was also of importance (bettering infrastructure ahead of the comming femern bridge) but they were denied and the tower was to be destroyed.. well ok, my father had only hope to rely upon and if any of the ground shifted just millimeters because of the impact they'd have to redo work worth millions... So despitte the fact that it is horrible whenever any demolition goes wrong they were relieved that it fell the other direction (still better for their project than falling straigh down i'd suppose) The whole crew were sweating along with the locals watching.. :)) The ground did not shake or move to any degree, so they only failed the demolition and the library... 2/3 is better than 3/3..

[@williamafton4427]

it's a silo, not a chimney

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@williamafton4427 SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@woodentrainseriesofficial9511]

We’re in a comment section *SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@michaelg8642]

that first building that just rolls across the street is what grandpa is talking about when he says they dont make things like they used to

[@ixlnxs]

😎 Believe me, when your grandpa talks about how things used to be more sturdy than today he is referring to you versus himself. 🥰

[@LarsPallesen]

The most superfluous comment track I've ever heard. Literally explaining what we're about to see, then what we're seeing, and then recap what we've just seen.

[@user-ol5bj4dm2v]

That's the whole point. To pad for runtime. Every watched a TV show before? Ever read a self-help book? It's nothing new.

[@cmw12]

“It went as badly as it could have gone… No one was injured, and nothing was damaged.” Hmmm

[@nzgamelife323]

Ever seen an airplane graveyard? There are so many planes doing nothing. And if just a slight miscalculation can result in listing or deviation of mass, yet we all know ✈️+ 🏢= Perfect demolition. Plus nobody likes ISIS, but they probably need jobs. We could get a good mix of things happening here. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.♻️

[@yegorperegudov7855]

@@nzgamelife323 you are so fucked up!! LMAO!!! HAHAHAHA

[@yegorperegudov7855]

The point is the potential of the destruction. Yes it could have been worse but still. They fucked up!

[@drumdad54sdl47]

A bit on the melodramatic side, eh?

[@darthjump]

Imagine being the kind of selected individual, yeling "WOOOO" after seeing someone potentially die infront of your eyes.

[@Big_Boss_Asenffy]

i would of yelled TIMBER followed by the WOOOO 🤣🤣

[@leroyjenkinz3296]

@@Big_Boss_Asenffy AHAHAHAHAH TIIIIIIIIMBEEEEEEEEEEEER

[@Jamesgreyseed1]

It doesnt show it but the cab frame is reinforced and the reinforced frame is designed to take a rollover down a mountain

[@drew65sep]

Same kind that will whip out a cellphone to get a vid of you dying before rendering any aid...if at all.

[@rocknfan100]

They didn't tell you, but 'The Whooo' came from the guy who was originally supposed to run the Backhoe .

[@DavidFerree54]

"The backhoe operator turned to try to protect himself but it was to no avail." Wrong, it was to a great deal of avail, lol. He turned so that he was protected by part of the boom and so that a much smaller window was facing the stack. That move probably saved his life. Hardly the definition of "no avail."

[@coltfortyfive8262]

That wasn’t a backhoe …

[@DeclanOReilly]

This was the USA, How come there was not twenty Bubba's running around with Black Powder and Kegs of beer

[@TheSchmed]

“100s of POUNDS”? More 1000s of TONS.

[@DavidFerree54]

@@coltfortyfive8262 Please note the quotation marks then take a wild guess what those mean, lol.

[@coltfortyfive8262]

@@DavidFerree54 I really could give a rats apple

[@kirielvids]

The one where the rock flies between the spectators still makes me like, nauseous to watch. If that hadn't *perfectly* missed the way it did it absolutely would have killed someone. No question.

[@AndBassForAll1]

It would have been very gore... probably beheading someone

[@TheEvertw]

The way it went between people on the left and right is miraculous.

[@OsakaLover]

It's scary to believe that if the bald guy was on the left instead, or the woman was the height of the guy, they'd most likely be dead...

[@nerdgamersaustralia7187]

That result happened in Canberra, Australia about 20 years ago. Botched demolition of the old hospital resulted in a young girl being essentially decapitated by flying debris.

[@OsakaLover]

@@nerdgamersaustralia7187 Jesus christ, that's horrible...

[@miltonjoyner4201]

An almost 10 minute video that should have been THREE!

[@williamedwards4151]

You didn't appreciate having every demolition explained to you 3 times? Before, during and after!?

[@miltonjoyner4201]

@@williamedwards4151 It’s like being married to two women at the same time!😂

[@katherinekatherine8512]

Do you have ADD?

[@miltonjoyner4201]

@@katherinekatherine8512 no but I have a DOG! 😂

[@brokernaples]

make it 2, and exclude number 4 where a stone was flying around not hitting anything. I don't see this as GONE HORRIBLY WRONG

[@powwowken2760]

Watching the first clip with the factory built in 1928 the only thing I can think is: "They sure don't build 'em like they used too"

[@DashPar]

An old contractor friend used to say, my houses won’t come apart! It might role, but it won’t come apart!

[@digi3218]

He said the building was nearing the end of its life.. after watching that clip I thought "Yeah I dont think it was."

[@northwestthrills3453]

Good thing to ultra strong buildings are very unsafe

[@theprophetez1357]

Those were my thoughts too.

[@abhaynatoo]

@@theprophetez1357 ditto

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

I remember a story in the newspaper some years back. The tallest building in the state was slated for demolition. The former employees who had worked there all their lives had tried to save it, but to no avail. The day came, the explosives blew, and the building... slumped by about a story before staying otherwise intact. The newspapers had a field day, mocking them relentlessly, but naturally, no one was more amused by the situation than the aforementioned former employees. They saw it as their beloved workplace giving one final middle finger to those who wanted it gone.

[@ajoy787]

Building name?

[@aninkytheorist1133]

when buildings get the final laugh! this is just 1 example of those kinds of moments...

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

@@davepowell7168 If I didn't, I wouldn't have commented about it. In fact, shortly after I made that comment, I actually came across another video which included the incident.

[@davepowell7168]

@@TheOriginalJphyper thx

[@HuyDao0014]

5:52 That dude who said "epic, WHOOOO"... just wow

[@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302]

Thats WOO guy, the local meme of the time. If i remember he didnt have a good view and didnt know about the excavator until people really started freaking out, and it was our towns first incident since the original avondale mill fire so people were deathly quiet for a while. Then again its been years so i cant really remember the details.

[@HuyDao0014]

@@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302 You were there?

[@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302]

@@HuyDao0014 yeah our town is fucking boring so litterly everyone was either present or watching from home, i sat on the hill and watched it happen in person

[@AidenLo]

Directed by Dan Schneider

[@WojaksToys]

@@AidenLo 🍐

[@nancyjones9731]

They had top notch experts for 911's demo.

[@Hyperdal]

Highly trained foreign professionals

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

As a former citizen living close to the silo it was an unused landmark for years and at one time being intended to become the center of a housing project around the silo. But a very nearby bridge with loud trains passing many times a day made it imposible to sell to eventual people intending to live there, even though it had a nice view to the south.

[@booya2002]

You're lucky.

[@jugganaut33]

I want to meet the builder of that flour factory. Guy knew his shit

[@lillianfortuin2983]

Thought it was odd to have a flower factory 🤣🤣🤣🤪😖

[@RafaelPereira-dc9ir]

Imagine if Katamari games were based on that

[@theminingassassin16]

These videos do prove one thing. Buildings, when made right, are incredibly tough.

[@danaextebusfetnedd9821]

WTC 7 as an example for a perfectly executed controlled demolition should have been included

[@beyondreamtime420]

The rabbit hole go deeper and deeper

[@sirxanthor]

Silos happen to have the most demolition failiers because unlike a square/rectangular buildings that have a specific center of gravity, the circular tend to change. Never treat a silo like a normal building, or you will almost always get the same result like in this video. The only demolition company I know, refuse buildings of that type.

[@sarahstrong7174]

That is an interesting fact to know about demolition failures. Thankyou.

[@sirxanthor]

@@sarahstrong7174 Your welcome. I might suggest, if you have a PC that can play games, try a game called Dig or Die. You can't build silos with it, but you can build other buildings with many materials used in every day life, and this game uses real math mechanics for weather, brick building, shows the center of gravity, plus if too much weight on one side, if you get careless, your buildings will implode like in every day life. A few building engineers and I play this together sometimes as it's multiplayer as well.

[@lostcause1206]

Most siloes I've seen are in the middle of a field ?

[@sirxanthor]

@@lostcause1206 depends on the type of silo, what it's used for, size of property, and also weather type for said area. Farms may actually build a grain silo, far from the fields because some places burn the fields to ready the ground for another type, and having a silo to near would risk accidental building fires. I believe it's called crop rotation. Plants use up one mineral while growing, and place another. Then following year a different variety planted that takes advantage of the newly placed. The burning of fields is to both help in clearing, and also burn up too much excess minerals. Some times too much ends up in soil. Then you have ore silos, built next to the forges used to extract the metal. If an area is prone to let's say cyclone's/tornados they are either not built to high, or built into the ground. Few years ago, a couple who just graduated high school, went hiking and both sadly got killed when they slept in one which activated, dropping them 100 feet to their death. Not sure if it was the fall, or being crushed.

[@Josh-hr5mc]

This is why high end schools like Georgia Tech, Stanford, etc offer explosive engineering, mining engineering, and so on. Because some hack shouldn't try knocking down a silo with a back hoe like its the same concept of cutting down a tree. A properly educated demolition firm is not going to turn down a silo demo. There is math to it and they can do a controlled demolition that will pretty much go as aspected without worries or issues

[@Py16777216]

That fast moving rock literally was millimeters from the orange shirt guy. Near casualty.

[@TheGrandmaster1]

His head would have actually exploded if it had hit him. Literally like a pumpkin. It would have been insane.

[@docdoc]

Yet the people just keep looking waiting for the next one

[@Py16777216]

I think it moved so fast most of them didn't even perceive it. It was also probably silent until it landed beyond them.

[@unrequin4805]

So stupid of him

[@msladytsunade777]

That's why they should be at least 3 to 4 miles with a protection fence for onlookers. Or even one better, watch on LIVE CAM at home.

[@rocknfan100]

They didn't know that the silo needs to be perforated (a matrix of blocks removed around the circumference throughout it's entire elevation ). Ahhh, who needs Engineers anyway !

[@calanon534]

Trust me, I'm an Engineer!

[@rocknfan100]

@@calanon534 Yahhh, anybody who has ever put a bolt together are one anywho.

[@CamRebires]

@@rocknfan100 Plot twist: those were engineers

[@randomstuff3201]

My first thought was a series of smaller detonations all around the inside of the chimney/silo going the full height first, to weaken the structure, then the base taken out with the larger detonation. That way even if it does start to topple instead of drop straight down, there's no strength to lever off in any direction.

[@annettehatzman8058]

After seeing these "fails" on professional demolitions, I find it SO AMAZING that the Twin Towers fell right into their footprints with none of that special engineering required to make it fall so perfectly!

[@pajotero4219]

...and WTC7

[@LaJoBa1]

Yes... They "Dust-ified" those terrorist were great demolitionist. Building 7 collapsed because of office fires.,. According to NIST.

[@WiredCountDuckula]

Don’t be so amazed Yamasaki unique tube design almost elementary perhaps had civil engineering degree made millions out construction like Bin Laden be obvious

[@michaelsurratt1864]

There's always one of you "special" people in every video about demolishions

[@dtooearth]

Shhhhh, as Bush said, you're either with us or against us.

[@ramondiedrich6440]

Chinese engeneers: “Let’s going down” Building: “I think we have to agree to disagree”.

[@v.6ak]

7:45 “Jsem to dostal do ruky.” - The guy says he was hit to his hand.

[@TheZoobZoobs]

Can you imagine being in the apartment complex next to the factory and seeing the entire building roll towards you?

[@nthgth]

"Honey... is that... a building coming towards us?"

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

This is why reputable demolition outfits are very, very expensive to hire.

[@61rampy65]

Not a good time to say: "Yeah, I know a guy who can do it cheaper".

[@robertkirchiro5183]

Building 7 was done perfectly

[@davidjenkins5962]

Exactly! As difficult as it is to get controlled demolition "just right", an invisible "fire" in Building 7 brought it down perfectly. Sure it did!

[@justinm2434]

So were 1 and 2 🤔

[@chrisbaker2903]

That first scenario with the building remaining mostly intact reminded me of the building that was to be demolished after being declared unsafe after an Earthquake near San Diego, CA many years ago. They went in and set the charges and detonated them according to plan. However, the building dropped one floor and sat there looking just fine and had to be very cautiously inspected and a new attempt made.

[@erictaylor5462]

I remember when that happened.

[@NobleNobbler]

Engineer who designed building: I TOLD YOU IT WAS FINE

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"When buildings get destroyed, there is usually an incredible amount of calculating done" Reality: "Kaboom?" "Yes Rico, kaboom"

[@pappabunny]

Kowalski! Analysis!

[@OldieWan]

I suppose those buildings in NY on 9/11 would be considered successful demolitions? Those seem to have fallen in on themselves as planned. Every single demo expert I have spoken to knows those buildings didn't fall like from getting hit by a plane. Hell building 7 wasn't even hit by a plane and it fell perfectly in on itself. Strange eh?

[@michaelshields7777]

Exactly!!

[@quinnsmith2955]

I guess that smoke stack coming down on the excavator gives new meaning to the phrase I'll hit you like a ton of bricks

[@Moonflush]

"And I will endure your hit like a mighty excavator"

[@zakiranderson722]

It's, I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks. But HEY cool comment 🤣 that cab was right on its limits.

[@arunmech4187]

@@Moonflush 222222222222222222

[@lanceweremy8528]

so you want to bully me with your excavator bucket I'm going send you to destination f$%&ed as well

[@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302]

Dude your about too give me a ptsd attack, litterly everyone was saying that none-stop down here when it happened

[@Junkman2008]

All the people who were missed by that flying rock went to church that Sunday. 👀

[@LAZARCAR98]

Yeah,I'd too. I'd have couple of complaints to the sky guy for almost killing me...

[@richardsanchez9190]

What about the people that went to church and got crushed by the church.

[@aberdolflincler4596]

Dude right....

[@gilbert3672]

@@richardsanchez9190 God was like, "Nah y'all comin' wit me" or something I haven't played the game

[@noahgray543]

@@LAZARCAR98 exactly.

[@poish]

I'm glad you used Photoshop to make the tower in the thumbnail look like it's going to fall directly over the building, or else people could think that things didn't go that HORRIBLY wrong... which they didn't.

[@paolagrando5079]

One of the reasons why I don't like when new tall buildings are built, even more when they are near other tall ones.

[@hugoleosp]

I'd like to leave a suggestion... Instead of adding random clips just to reference an expression (like engineers), you could add like a map view, something related to the city, a diagram, I think it would be richer.. And also slow motion in the critical moment instead of replaying the video in the same speed.. But thank you for videos, the stories are awesome =D

[@owenkittredge3433]

oh hell yea

[@viscount757]

Agree. I was going to make the same comment. The unrelated footage adds nothing and is confusing. For example, I was wondering what the photo of the large group of what look like US Army personnel at 2:21 had to do with the related demolition. And what does the photo of part of a U.S. one dollar bill have to do with the demolition in the Czech Republic? The stories can stand on their own without that filler footage.

[@Underworld5s]

Great suggestion, some of that would take more more advanced editing which gets expensive but hopefully as we continue to grow things like that become more possible. Infographics and such!

[@alanrowley9540]

@@viscount757 WITHOUT that filler footage.

[@viscount757]

@@alanrowley9540 Thanks. That's what I meant. Have corrected.

[@robertphillips6296]

#5. That was a very well built building. #3. That is not a Backhoe that is an Excavator.

[@johnsammut8540]

If you are referring to the clip at about 5 mins, it most certainly IS in backhoe configuration. Its a PC210 demolition rigged

[@kiwidiesel]

@@johnsammut8540 I beg to differ on that point, it has a standard bucket with a thumb attachment. Standard hydraulic excavator configuration except for the thumb is option. No ROPS structure so it has no business doing demo work.

[@Scott_McKin]

@@johnsammut8540 it’s an excavator..

[@Junkman2008]

I have no business reading this string of comments because it's like a foreign language to me. Backhoe, excavator... I thought that it was a Tonka something. 😶

[@adammoffatt3832]

Yeah certainly not a back hoe, i use to drive one its an excavator or in my country its called a digger or ditch digger, a back hoe is a lame tractor with digger or excavator arm on the back and you can spin your seat around to use it and plant a couple of stabilising feet on the ground.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

"3 building demolitions that didn't go according to plan, 2 that went just slightly wrong, and 0 that went horribly wrong"

[@a_person127]

it really do be like that

[@justinecooper9575]

I remember when a building in a Spartanburg, SC, collapsed before the final detonation killing several of the demolition crew who were inside doing a final inspection.

[@Kimdino1]

The problem with the Turkish flour mill is that the modern construction industry is not aware of how just strong a structure can be built if the bean counters aren't involved.

[@HQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQ]

1:10 there was no need to demolish that strong building. Video shows how well done it actually was.

[@andyharman3022]

Everybody knows that a stocking cap is every bit as good as a hard hat when you're chipping away at a smoke stack with a backhoe.

[@zedcarr6128]

5:00 As a plant nerd I have to point out that, that is an excavator and not a backhoe.

[@georgeshalomon274]

When the rock bouncing towards the camera, my head reflexes to avoid them lmao.

[@fourearwolf3315]

I flinched a little, lol

[@judil3294]

I've seen it before and I still flinch.

[@fourearwolf3315]

@@judil3294 😂😂

[@nancydemoss7904]

It sounds like someone said ouch!

[@felixg3152]

Im so thankful for the narration. I would never know what I was looking at.

[@joequillun7790]

LOL. I wuz gunna comment..."Blah, blah, blah". This 10 min. video could've been condensed to 3 mins. I mean seriously, do they think demo crews are viewing this for educational purposes?

[@keithmontoya8793]

7:33 Rule of thumb for demolitions and explosives. If you can see the explosion, it can see and get you.

[@BrenQ99]

Wow, that “ lie-berry” really took a hit. And that’s some top notch narrating, too!

[@UniqueSundials]

9 11 destroyed 3 buildings perfectly freefall straight down clean demolitions. It is funny how flying planes into buildings seems to do a much much better job than a lot of professional demolitions.

[@anthonyjames1176]

Anyone gonna talk about how that’s not a backhoe, it’s an excavator.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

No need to. You did it! LOL But you are correct.

[@MrCalldean]

That and, "Visually shaken".... what, he needs an eye exam or something?

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"Luckily, nobody was injured" Lucaas: *Ah I see you're a man of culture as well*

[@Cheese145b]

OMG KIM JONG UN IM A REAL FAN

[@mintos9499]

The Legend

[@russtorque2993]

In number three, the man's excavator is total write-off

[@stuartkcalvin]

Katie Bender was 12 when she was killed by a flying piece of steel from the Royal Canberra Hospital implosion. About 1.30pm on Sunday, 13th July 1997 on the foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin in the vicinity of Lennox Gardens Canberra, Australia.

[@bradyjgunn]

RIP Katie. A tragedy that will never be forgotten by the People of The Australian Capital Territory.💔

[@Will-Parr]

Damn, that flying rock.

[@ArthurPendragonyearsago]

Ima say that’s how people miss the joke it went by their head but it missed them

[@ezrabrooks7785]

Shoulda brought wifey

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Juuuuuuust a bit outside.

[@frantiseklaluch6605]

One bystander was hin into arm, nothing serious, but demolition company (shootmaster) paid a fine 40 000 CZK (cca 1 800 USD), also they used a bit more explosives than permited.

[@searbhreathach9762]

"the fact that you just stood there recording it, and didn't offer a helping hand"

[@Marcus-xb7le]

You forgot the one incident where 3 buildings were demolished with the people still inside.

[@dannikerr5284]

Flower is explosive under certain conditions, which is why this building was engineered to withstand explosions.

[@shauntay0248]

Flower? The plant?

[@alexgataric]

Flour (food). It can explode like coal dust or corn dust

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@alexgataric , I would hope corn based flour dust can explode. ;)

[@toyyoda3710]

@@aralornwolf3140 Sorry, the corn base is much safer... its the light, powdery dust and high flammability of flour

[@Hambone571]

Flower as your speaking of it is, “Flour.”

[@olivierbeltrami]

How considerate to “bleep-out” the swearing in Danish, for all the Danes out there.

[@armchairspaceman9134]

i doubt they appreciate the dishonesty.

[@seccosec]

If you listen right, he swears in english "holy *bip*", most certainly followed by the most common Danish swear word "Fuck" and "Sh**"... You can hear the other guy swear in Danish. He says "Nå for satan" (you get it) ;)

[@johnwilliams7922]

@@seccosec I heard them too and was quite amused to note that our great US of A expletive phrase is in common use throughout the Western World.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"the overall integrity held up, protecting him from what would otherwise have been a death sentence" *"To cheat death is a power only one has achieved"*

[@amarabidali5316]

take note: fly a plane into a building you want to demolish and watch it collapse into its own footprint, no demo engineer needed

[@joatmon101b]

5:30 narrator keeps calling an excavator a backhoe. A backhoe is mounted on the BACK of a tractor. An excavator is a stand alone, purpose built machine.

[@yugandali]

I was surprised and confused so I looked it up. Now I'm more confused. The advantage is I rarely need to discuss them. In Chinese, they have a great name: 怪手 Weird Hand.

[@jtm1283]

From what I've been told, if you fly a plane into a building, it'll fall straight down onto its footprint. Why don't they just do this all the time?

[@williamgray9070]

Best comment

[@jtm1283]

@C Arch We're all having fun, but you went too far, Arch, and risk misleading the sheeple. That third building will only fall down if it has SEC records in it and/or the BBC says that it will fall down. It's not ... like ... totally random. That would be crazy. :)

[@jhendricks203]

You need some help from the MEDIA .

[@foppo100]

True why all the explosives? 911 The best demolition job of all times.

[@williamafton4427]

Building in first clip: "Weeeee!!!"

[@jimbowling8528]

Finally! A video that lives up to its title and thumbnail. Great job. Maybe a bit more of the aftermath (like you did with the smokestack) but that's just a suggestion. Thumbs up!

[@utube9000]

Demolitions that went horribly wrong: You forgot Building 7.

[@luckyjack1147]

Also 1 and 2

[@blurplebear8573]

absolutely correct

[@blurplebear8573]

@@luckyjack1147 Indeed

[@Alrukitaf]

Actually the twin towers and building seven were examples of the best executed demolitions. All falling very close to their footprints.

[@davidjenkins5962]

@@Alrukitaf Exactly. Those demolitions were done to perfection.

[@63Baggies]

The late Fred Dibnah did this sort of thing by himself with railways sleepers and fire...what a man...

[@marcel-jt3dy]

That the name I came looking for in the comments.

[@leelizington4449]

@@marcel-jt3dy Ditto

[@johnstrawb3521]

#3 - Idiots in Alabama try taking down a 100' tall brick smokestack with a backhoe, and get their just desserts.

[@sametoyoutoo8509]

I loved him

[@peterdavy6110]

You beat me to it. That's exactly what I was going to say.

[@beahartemisia5249]

Look, narrator, I wouldn't consider books being irreparably damaged as "nobody was hurt." The books were. And so was my heart.

[@nthgth]

Surely there were other copies in other libraries, this wasn't Alexandria

[@travispayne7752]

The most successful building demolition (1,2,7) was witnessed by millions... live... on Sept 11, 2001...

[@Hyperdal]

Successful???🤨📸

[@mexhapati]

never seen a better demoliton than building #7

[@jhendricks203]

Just because you paid for it? and bow many would have died if they fell over ?

[@ozpin8329]

5:56 The guy going "WOOO!" right after the excavator got buried cracked me up.

[@bobshenix]

"EPIC !!"

[@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302]

Dont worry WOO guy became a local meme down here for a while, doubt anybody remembers though

[@Tyani-sz6cg]

that stack collapse wasn't that dramatic. that cab can withstand that type of force.

[@villehytonen7279]

Best demolition I have seen was the WTC. Both buildings collapsed straight into their footprint and turned to dust.

[@BharatChandran]

Was it satisfying? Did you enjoy it?

[@Man-in-the-green]

@@BharatChandran For the Bush government it went perfect.

[@wpb1395]

There was a demolition of an old hospital in Canberra, Australia. The event was very public and thousands went to watch. The demolition went wrong and a girl, Katie Bender, was killed.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

So sad 😔

[@rosssmith4638]

I remember that. Also, the demolition crew tried to pass the buck in saying that another company had a look at the setup and gave their OK. The other company only said that they were impressed by the setup.

[@ericbarnes3829]

That large backhoe they were using to chip away at the foundation, is not a backhoe. That is an Excavator.

[@k9six185]

Now it’s a junk excavator

[@johnphilippatos]

@@k9six185 Nope, now it's just junk.

[@go4itpc]

If the teeth of the bucket point away from the machine it is a power shovel. If the teeth of the bucket point towards the machine it is a backhoe. Both machines can be used to excavate.

[@ezrabrooks7785]

@@go4itpc trackhoe

[@toddlenard7602]

@@go4itpc are you in the United States?

[@megan00b8]

Demolition: **goes wrong** All other nations: beep beep beeeeeeep Czechs: Ty vole! No Czech will admit it, but every Czech overuses the sentence

[@suzukirider9030]

"Kraso!"

[@nthgth]

Ty Vole sounds like a football running back

[@neilallenphillips590]

I was working in Yellowknife NWT Canada as a carpenter, we were building (via blowing up the hole with dynamite) a huge hole in the solid rock to be used for arsenic dioxide, a poisonous product. We moved 1/4 mile away. I sat in the rear of the crew cab, then got out of the truck to listen to the blast. Suddenly a huge bang scared the crap out of me, looked at crew cab truck and there was a stone about 1 foot round just blasted through the truck roof, exactly where 10 seconds before in was sitting during my coffee. And yes, people often will "lose control of their bodily functions" , like I did.

[@ravenlord4]

Chaos theory and the Butterfly Effect. One tiny variable can cause the whole system to go out of whack. Honestly, what I find amazing is not when these things go wrong, but when the go correctly! It is a real testament to engineering.

[@ke6gwf]

The ones that go perfect are usually done by CDI lol

[@shallow2479]

What butterfly effect has to do with that? Lmao some people

[@ravenlord4]

@@shallow2479 You don't understand how small changes in one system can effect large changes in another system? Lmao some people

[@jigokuNeko]

@@ravenlord4 yup if it off by a small fraction that's when the problems start

[@albertstinckens2333]

Hhhhb .

[@simplywonderful449]

This may be where the phrase, "That's going to leave a mark!" came from!

[@patrickwastie5]

You forgot September 11 2001, some guys wanted to get rid of 2 skyscrapers using planes, but they didn't know people were still inside

[@mastervincent777]

that first one is literally an example of "They Just Aren’t Built Like They Used to Be"

[@woahtee4905]

Imagine your teacher asks where your homework is and you say "crushed by a falling building"

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?

[@Chapps1941]

One of the funniest things in Fawlty Twats

[@fredflintstoner596]

@@Chapps1941 im sorry we're fresh out of waldorf's

[@Chapps1941]

@@fredflintstoner596 I'll try to understand before one of us dies

[@Happythings354]

Yall watch too many movies. Get real

[@jaidendeprez1842]

@@Happythings354 Thank you

[@HarvestHome2000]

3:00 - Lisa Simpson: "That sounded like a silo falling over!"

[@anthonyhalstead3925]

This reminds me of one that went wrong in my hometown. In Bakersfield California over two years ago there was a demolition of two power plant buildings and when the explosions went off, debris flew into the crowd injuring one man so badly, he had to get his leg amputated

[@srrk3500]

This Video got me wonder how skyscrapers nowadays will be demolished in the future cuz they are so high and close to one another.

[@jagaloon216]

Just fly planes into them. Then they all come perfectly straight down.

[@cooper7354]

@@jagaloon216 I was getting on here to say the exact same thing. Two planes made 3 sky scrapers implode that day.

[@iamseph]

They are disassembled. There's a video about it

[@willroberson1578]

Lol ask the bush family

[@ShoresRailfan]

I was on an extended business trip in Seattle WA in March of 2000 when they brought down the Kingdome, the old home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. I watched from an elevated location about 2 miles north of the stadium. Later in the day I was able to drive past the pile of rubble left by the implosion.

[@richardbeckenbaugh1805]

I accidentally wound up in the red zone on the west side by the old viaduct. The fence company that placed the fences that were supposed to keep people out got their maps wrong and the people there were actually two blocks closer than we were supposed to be. The shock wave blew the fence over on top of us and the fence then took the hit from the wave of small pieces of concrete instead of us. We saw a large piece of concrete go through the brewery without even slowing down. Then the cloud came and we saw nothing for ten minutes. We had just gotten out from under the fence when the police and fire units arrived. Asked us why we snuck into the red zone. Pointed out the fence and a few minutes later were told it had been placed two blocks east of where it should be. Medics checked us out, minor cuts bruises and dust inhalation. Real “E” ticket ride.

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

I lived across Lake Washington at the time, I could hear the blast and see the dust in the air from a few miles away. I went to one of the last Mariners game held there.

[@lianadoom]

@@richardbeckenbaugh1805 2 blocks someone must have got fired can't easily make a mistake like that glad you were okay

[@a_person127]

cool

[@a_person127]

I live there.

[@waddee30]

I applauded those that did their research and planning to bring down building seven. That's professional work there.

[@hiramabiff2017]

You want to see a demolition expert ( now deceased ) that could pull down giant concrete structures and have them land exactly where he wanted them to every time with just some old wood and a box of matches, Fred Dibnah ! The man is a legend.

[@Loki1815]

@Hiram: as I posted a minute ago, they obviously didn't have Fred's number!

[@hiramabiff2017]

@@Loki1815 lol

[@allangibson2408]

The second last one was similar to the Canberra Hospital demolition that killed onlookers with steel fragments thrown by the explosives.

[@alanrowley9540]

It happened in 1997. One young girl was killed, and several people injured. I seem to remember that spectators were at least 1 kilometre away.

[@YeahNo]

The spectators were only 500 metres away and on the opposite side of Lake Burley Griffin to the hospital. A young girl was killed and 9 others injured. A memorial is in place for the girl.

[@nickashton3584]

it was botched by the chief minister who sought the cheapest deal

[@Brakiros]

@@alanrowley9540 it was 500 meters, and they were on the other side of the lake, the accident report said 1 - 1.5km would have been the safe distance it was only 500 meters instead of safe distance because of corner cutting.

[@vk2ig]

RIP Katie Bender, the 12 year old girl who lost her life that day. ☹️

[@adoreslaurel]

We had an unfortunate accident in Canberra Australia some years ago when a brick flew right across Lake Burley Griffin and killed a child spectating on what looked to be a good demolition.

[@vk2ig]

RIP Katie Bender, the 12 year old girl killed that day. ☹️

[@drogz]

"no one was injured, no other buildings were damaged" that sure went horribly wrong

[@THEronleon1]

Damn that rock coming at their head! They're reaction was like "meh," just a flying rock. I would be in shock for at least a couple days

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

That's the first time I've ever seen an apartment complex roll like a LEGO block.

[@yugandali]

The first time, and I hope the last.

[@bruceszczepinski6150]

They should show videos of building demolition through explosion that went right.....like building #7....Twin Towers. Just sayin'

[@gracierose3076]

They did a good job bringing those three buildings down!

[@santyclause8034]

Jumbo's still aint cheap, just saying.

[@kittytice]

you know what sucks is the talker is taking to long to get to the fireworks !

[@KruhlSentru]

The game Red Faction: Guerrilla has some pretty accurate physics for building demolition. And, let me tell you, those smoke stacks are practically homing. I finally realized that you always want to be on a side other than the one being blown up to avoid being crushed. Likewise, being on the side the smokestack here was being chipped away at is dangerous. I think that's why they were angled a bit to the side, but again - sometimes it feels like those buggers home in on you. Unfortunately for them, this was real, and not a game. I'm just glad they made it out more or less okay.

[@kamalii001]

I feel like, while #4 was dangerous, I don't think it really qualifies as "horribly wrong"? Like, sure, a small piece of debris went flying and could have hurt someone, but...horribly wrong? Maybe a bit of an overstatement?

[@always-alicia]

But hearing the demolishers curse that much was kinda cool!

[@kamalii001]

@@always-alicia lol true!

[@Battleship009]

Smoke stack video. That's not a backhoe, it's an excevator.

[@Baking_baked]

People should definitely talk to the us govt on how to correctly bring down buildings in close spaces.

[@mattluera95]

There it is. The comment closely related to what I was looking for.

[@Baking_baked]

@@mattluera95 it was too easy

[@gideo5792]

Now watch those videos of the Twin Towers collapsing. It is rare for a building to collapse into its own footprint unaided.