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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Bluebirdfalling

2 жыл бұрын

tbh tbf

@floopusdoopus

2 жыл бұрын

@Bill Nelson wasn’t it built in 1928?

@gert-janvanderlee5307

2 жыл бұрын

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

@mrfixitusa6165

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

2 жыл бұрын

exactly, just how the fukcking clips lol

@E39CHRIS

2 жыл бұрын

Really grinds my gears

@jredboss

2 жыл бұрын

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

@MikeKeeler

2 жыл бұрын

He's just trying to make the video longer.

@loscaralas

2 жыл бұрын

My nigga spitting truth👌

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

2 жыл бұрын

Omg, thanks

@helios3217

2 жыл бұрын

My savior

@Ankara_Messi_

2 жыл бұрын

thx

@natospysanchez8938

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks comrade

@srksai5606

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

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

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Danish Chimney: _falls on library_ Library: _SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH_

@AryanSingh-ju6wn

2 жыл бұрын

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

@isaqkampp4044

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

it's a silo, not a chimney

@RideAcrossTheRiver

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamafton4427 SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

@woodentrainseriesofficial9511

2 жыл бұрын

We’re in a comment section *SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

"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

2 жыл бұрын

That wasn’t a backhoe …

@DeclanOReilly

2 жыл бұрын

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

@TheSchmed

2 жыл бұрын

“100s of POUNDS”? More 1000s of TONS.

@DavidFerree54

2 жыл бұрын

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

@coltfortyfive8262

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidFerree54 I really could give a rats apple

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

Жыл бұрын

Building name?

@aninkytheorist1133

9 ай бұрын

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

@TheOriginalJphyper

4 ай бұрын

@@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

4 ай бұрын

@@TheOriginalJphyper thx

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

@nzgamelife323

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@yegorperegudov7855

2 жыл бұрын

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

@drumdad54sdl47

Жыл бұрын

A bit on the melodramatic side, eh?

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

@Big_Boss_Asenffy

2 жыл бұрын

i would of yelled TIMBER followed by the WOOOO 🤣🤣

@leroyjenkinz3296

2 жыл бұрын

@@Big_Boss_Asenffy AHAHAHAHAH TIIIIIIIIMBEEEEEEEEEEEER

@Jamesgreyseed1

2 жыл бұрын

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

@drew65sep

2 жыл бұрын

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

@rocknfan100

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

An almost 10 minute video that should have been THREE!

@williamedwards4151

2 жыл бұрын

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

@miltonjoyner4201

2 жыл бұрын

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

@katherinekatherine8512

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have ADD?

@miltonjoyner4201

2 жыл бұрын

@@katherinekatherine8512 no but I have a DOG! 😂

@brokernaples

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@TheEvertw

2 жыл бұрын

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

@OsakaLover

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@digi3218

2 жыл бұрын

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

@northwestthrills3453

2 жыл бұрын

Good thing to ultra strong buildings are very unsafe

@theprophetez1357

2 жыл бұрын

Those were my thoughts too.

@abhaynatoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@theprophetez1357 ditto

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

2 жыл бұрын

...and WTC7

@LaJoBa1

2 жыл бұрын

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

@WiredCountDuckula

2 жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@dtooearth

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302 You were there?

@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

Directed by Dan Schneider

@WojaksToys

Жыл бұрын

@@AidenLo 🍐

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

2 жыл бұрын

You're lucky.

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

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when that happened.

@NobleNobbler

2 жыл бұрын

Engineer who designed building: I TOLD YOU IT WAS FINE

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

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, I'm an Engineer!

@rocknfan100

2 жыл бұрын

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

@CamRebires

2 жыл бұрын

@@rocknfan100 Plot twist: those were engineers

@randomstuff3201

2 жыл бұрын

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.

They had top notch experts for 911's demo.

@Hyperdal

Жыл бұрын

Highly trained foreign professionals

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@sirxanthor

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@sirxanthor

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@TheGrandmaster1

2 жыл бұрын

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

@docdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Yet the people just keep looking waiting for the next one

@Py16777216

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

So stupid of him

@msladytsunade777

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@beyondreamtime420

Жыл бұрын

The rabbit hole go deeper and deeper

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.

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

@lillianfortuin2983

2 жыл бұрын

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

@RafaelPereira-dc9ir

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Katamari games were based on that

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

@joequillun7790

2 жыл бұрын

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?

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

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

oh hell yea

@viscount757

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@viscount757 WITHOUT that filler footage.

@viscount757

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@pappabunny

2 жыл бұрын

Kowalski! Analysis!

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@zakiranderson722

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moonflush 222222222222222222

@lanceweremy8528

2 жыл бұрын

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

@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@LAZARCAR98

2 жыл бұрын

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

@richardsanchez9190

2 жыл бұрын

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

@aberdolflincler4596

2 жыл бұрын

Dude right....

@gilbert3672

2 жыл бұрын

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

@noahgray543

2 жыл бұрын

@@LAZARCAR98 exactly.

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!

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.

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

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

@bobshenix

2 жыл бұрын

"EPIC !!"

@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Cheese145b

2 жыл бұрын

OMG KIM JONG UN IM A REAL FAN

@mintos9499

2 жыл бұрын

The Legend

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

@a_person2807

2 жыл бұрын

it really do be like that

Building 7 was done perfectly

@davidjenkins5962

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

So were 1 and 2 🤔

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

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

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

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

@fourearwolf3315

2 жыл бұрын

I flinched a little, lol

@judil3294

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen it before and I still flinch.

@fourearwolf3315

2 жыл бұрын

@@judil3294 😂😂

@nancydemoss7904

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like someone said ouch!

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

@johnsammut8540

2 жыл бұрын

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

@kiwidiesel

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@ScottMcK07

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsammut8540 it’s an excavator..

@Junkman2008

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

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

@BharatChandran

2 жыл бұрын

Was it satisfying? Did you enjoy it?

@Man-in-the-green

Жыл бұрын

@@BharatChandran For the Bush government it went perfect.

My brother told me about the demolition that didn't. Tearing down a bank building closely surrounded by other buildings on three sides and a busy crossroads on the forth. It was decided to use a wrecking ball. Nope. Ball just bounced off for three days. Ultimately they had to lift an excavator on top of the building and chew it down one floor at a time and three weeks behind schedule. The reason for the demolition was it wasn't earthquake safe. Security Pacific at Lake & Colorado, Pasadena

@jpenneymrcoin6851

2 жыл бұрын

There was a building in Cambridge, MA near MIT that I think was taken apart brick by brick by demo crews, as it was right in the middle of a bunch of buildings butted right up next to it. I don't remember the name of the building though.

@robertheinkel6225

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

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.

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

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

Damn, that flying rock.

@ArthurPendragonyearsago

2 жыл бұрын

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

@ezrabrooks7785

2 жыл бұрын

Shoulda brought wifey

@chuckinhouston9952

2 жыл бұрын

Juuuuuuust a bit outside.

@frantiseklaluch6605

2 жыл бұрын

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.

You should've included the botched demolition of old hospital in Canberra, Australia. Great video btw ❤️

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@a_person2807

2 жыл бұрын

cool

@a_person2807

2 жыл бұрын

I live there.

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

2 жыл бұрын

The ones that go perfect are usually done by CDI lol

@shallow2479

2 жыл бұрын

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

@ravenlord4

2 жыл бұрын

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

@jigokuNeko

2 жыл бұрын

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

@albertstinckens2333

2 жыл бұрын

Hhhhb .

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

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@k9six185

2 жыл бұрын

Now it’s a junk excavator

@johnphilippatos

2 жыл бұрын

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

@go4itpc

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@go4itpc trackhoe

@toddlenard7602

2 жыл бұрын

@@go4itpc are you in the United States?

7:38 I flinch every time I play this back!!!! So glad no one was hurt.

"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"*

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

@armchairspaceman9134

2 жыл бұрын

i doubt they appreciate the dishonesty.

@seccosec

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@shauntay0248

2 жыл бұрын

Flower? The plant?

@alexgataric

2 жыл бұрын

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

@aralornwolf3140

2 жыл бұрын

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

@toyyoda3710

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Hambone571

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@hiramabiff2017

Жыл бұрын

@@Loki1815 lol

I grew up around that smoke stack in Pell City at the 5:00 mark. It stood for 100+ years and was part of the Avondale Mills textile plant. It was the last thing standing as they tore down the rest of the mill a few years prior. It was a sad, historical moment for the community as the mill was deeply rooted in the history of the town. Sucks that it ended in such a shitty way

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

2 жыл бұрын

So sad 😔

@rosssmith4638

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@jtm1283

2 жыл бұрын

@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

2 жыл бұрын

You need some help from the MEDIA .

@foppo100

2 жыл бұрын

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

3:23 it wasn't even finished and he already started cussing 🤣🤣🤣

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

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

@marcel-jt3dy

2 жыл бұрын

That the name I came looking for in the comments.

@leelizington4449

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcel-jt3dy Ditto

@johnstrawb3521

2 жыл бұрын

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

@sametoyoutoo8509

2 жыл бұрын

I loved him

@peterdavy6110

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Rigel_Chiokis

2 жыл бұрын

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

@MrCalldean

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

5:50 god bless that drone operator. Perfectly captured.

@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302

2 жыл бұрын

Damn i quess ive been too busy explaining the "first hand experience" too every random person i could, that i never paid attention to the masterfully done drone work

It just goes to show the incredible expertise ,accuracy, and perfect timing that goes into getting it absolutely spot on.You really have to take your hat off to those guys, for their amazing skills. It’s quite a remarkable thing that the two jetliners that hit the world trade centre building, dropped those two towers inside their own footprint, especially since one aircraft went in at a screwy angle and emerged through the side of the building at a 45 degree angle, not to mention bldg.7 which came down almost as accurately, and wasn’t hit by aircraft.

@antbec4860

2 жыл бұрын

NEVER

@TheTewjr

2 жыл бұрын

Not as odd as you think, considering how the buildings were constructed. They weren't typical steel frames like most high rises. They were more "hollow" than the usual structure, so dropping them straight down is much easier. And if you look at the footage carefully, the top of one of them did start tilting just before the whole thing collapsed.

@kolvarg-9550

2 жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts lmao

@JamesWilson-lo7fg

2 жыл бұрын

strange that everyone just shrugs when bldg 7 is mentioned

@TestingPyros

2 жыл бұрын

The south tower actually did fall a bit sideways. It partially destroyed tower 7, which was demolished to prevent more problems.

never seen a better demoliton than building #7

@jhendricks203

2 жыл бұрын

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

some of those jobs could have been helped by securing steel cables beforehand. I've used cables for construction projects in ways that I doubt anyone else has (to my knowledge). I'm now planning to construct a 50 x 60ft carport frame (to lay a large tarp roof over) using bundled 3/4 inch PVC pipes.

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

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@alanrowley9540

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Brakiros

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

I know a guy who runs one of these demolition companies. He said extreme care must be taken to do it right because doing it wrong just once, will make it so no one will insure you. Even if no one is hurt and no damage results from the accident. A large portion of the fees paid goes to the insurance company.

@russbrowm305

2 жыл бұрын

Eric Taylor, does your demo friend have an opinion on the Twin Towers demolition. I'll bet he doesn't believe the lie about them falling down.

@andrulV2

2 жыл бұрын

@@russbrowm305 Actually, about 10 or 15 years ago there was a video put out by an architect that debunked the "demo charges" conspiracy theory for the towers. The towers actually had hollow cores for strength and a majority of the jet fuel got into the core and ignited. The cores acted as chimneys, pulling air in at the base causing a much hotter fire than fuel burning on the ground would cause. The support steel softened (melting not necessary, just needed to lose 10 or 20% tensile strength IIRC) from the core outwards so the insides collapsed first, pulling the exterior portions that had not softened as much inward. End result, the towers imploded.

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

First building is like that guy who glued his Legos so when they fall they are intact lol

Just shows you how skillful and the technology used in 2001 to bring 3 buildings down with hardly any damage to the surrounding buildings.

@namename6866

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah diffinitly under ground job and planes as decoys certainly was no Taliban's guys

@boethel

2 жыл бұрын

Dipshit comment of the day

@boethel

2 жыл бұрын

@C Arch there was no explosives used

@boethel

2 жыл бұрын

@C Arch and you keep believing what you do if that makes you feel better

@boethel

2 жыл бұрын

@C Arch as will I

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

No2 was the demolition of the former textile factory in Prostějov, Czech Republic. It was few years ago. I've remember that because I live near by. They used more explosives than needed.

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

@61rampy65

2 жыл бұрын

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

Demolitions that went horribly wrong: You forgot Building 7.

@luckyjack1147

2 жыл бұрын

Also 1 and 2

@blurplebear8573

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely correct

@blurplebear8573

2 жыл бұрын

@@luckyjack1147 Indeed

@Alrukitaf

2 жыл бұрын

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

@davidjenkins5962

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

4:55 My family and I were actually living in Pell City, AL when this happened. The smoke stack had been part of an old disused mill that had burned down overnight a few years earlier.

#2 I've seen a few demos in my time but I've never been that close. Just seems like they were almost on top of it, especially with how much was being demolished. That rock hit the ground in front of the guy in the red shirt and ricocheted into the crowd. Pure luck no one died that day.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@cooper7354

2 жыл бұрын

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

@iamseph

2 жыл бұрын

They are disassembled. There's a video about it

@willroberson1578

2 жыл бұрын

Lol ask the bush family

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

2 жыл бұрын

One of the funniest things in Fawlty Twats

@fredflintstoner596

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Chapps1941

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Happythings354

2 жыл бұрын

Yall watch too many movies. Get real

@jaidendeprez1842

2 жыл бұрын

@@Happythings354 Thank you

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

I’m pretty sure that first building just wanted belly rubs.

7:55 that chunk of concrete bounced just before and under the arm of the guy in the red first. Amazing that it hit no one.

@Scottocaster6668

2 жыл бұрын

This video needed slow motion for that scene.

@iambobby3537

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scottocaster6668 7:52 enjoy

@Scottocaster6668

2 жыл бұрын

@@iambobby3537 Hey, look at that! 👍

@gregorteply9034

Жыл бұрын

It hit the cameraman to his arm.

One gerat example of a successfull controlled demolition was the 3 World Trade Center buildings 1, 2 and 7...

@STARDRIVE

2 жыл бұрын

grate* lol

@declamatory

2 жыл бұрын

@@STARDRIVE - *great

@STARDRIVE

2 жыл бұрын

@@declamatory ;)

@bobsuruncle7717

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@giffordely2289

2 жыл бұрын

Agree , buildings 1 2 and 7 were imploded , pulled , killed thousands , for greed and cover ups. Alot of people KNEW those buildings were comin down months b4. Blood on their hands and still out there. Crime of the millinium.

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

@Hyperdal

Жыл бұрын

Successful???🤨📸

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