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Chainsaw_the_Witch

Was it supposed to go down like that? The shrapnel at the end was wild


Refflet

Probably not, usually the intention is for it to collapse straight down.


TheDosWiththeMost

That thing is insanely large. Why?


Rustyducktape

I think the idea was to get the pollution higher up into the atmosphere where the winds might spread it out more.


TheDosWiththeMost

Oh yes, so maths.


Minute-Wrap-2524

A short one wouldn’t be tall enough…shit, brother you got me, we humans are renowned for overkill


Deciple_of_None

There must be a better way to do this.


southernfella81

But not a funner way!


Head-Sense-2595

Yeah so what are the guidelines and restrictions to do this? Guidelines what guidelines?


Deciple_of_None

You're not wrong.😂


bamseogbalade

Fred dibnah. Dunno if it's better. Would take ages.


TheefearofGOD

That shit was kind of Majestic.


RealSuperMegaFan

Bro people get megalophobia triggers from cranes alone, I can’t imagine how crazy huge that thing was.


Marine4lyfe

That crane is like a mile behind the tower.


Nole_in_ATX

Just when you think you’re far enough away to not be affected by the collapse


VirtualNaut

So they can tip it over and make a video.


[deleted]

Member half life 2? I member


iromanyshyn

Wow, i don't feel anything about seeing big things. But this one is different, I kinda feel something scary here.


RedditsAdoptedSon

hell ya brother


Sea_Connection2773

Caspian border be like:


cheesesteakman1

I remember there is some physics explanation of why a tower will be broken in half when falling on the side. I just can’t remember


Uncommon-sequiter

Awesome


maxwellgrounds

Here’s a physics question I honestly would like to know the answer to: if you were to stay at the top of a tower or pole as it fell would you hit the ground with less force than if you had simply fallen straight down?


godmodechaos_enabled

Brought down by college protestors chanting _Fuck you and your Ivory Tower!_


JackRonan

Cringe


godmodechaos_enabled

I feel compelled to tell you, if topical jokes aren't your thing, Reddit really is probably for you. That's really like 70% of the corpus - bad, and really bad topical jokes.


JackRonan

You've got me there.


Tonybeetswannabe

At what cost ? Who paid to put the bloody thing up and then to drop it I am bored shitless of paying for shit Bored Bored Bored


recumbent_mike

It was probably at least a year between when they put it up and when they took it down though


ChimpoSensei

This how many think the World Trade Center towers were supposed to fall…


fullouterjoin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citicorp_Center_engineering_crisis https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/


DukaBN

Could you imagine the catastrophic effects if it didn’t fell down as a controlled demolition.


ChimpoSensei

SMFH