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Floor-by-Floor Demolition Blows Minds, Saves Environment
gizmodo.com — Kajima's floor-by-floor slow demolition is one of those rare things in life that leaves you truly speechless, mouth wide-open, and pinching yourself to be sure this is real while you mutter "what the frak." See video...
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- drgkstep, on 07/14/2008, -4/+2To bad nobody told Bush and his pals about this before they carried out 9/11, it could have spared New Yorkers a bunch of Asbestos exposure. It might have been harder to blame it on terrorists tho.
- fudged71, on 07/14/2008, -0/+3This is a really cool idea!
- mit7, on 07/15/2008, -0/+3It's like watching a tree grow.
- yokozuka, on 07/15/2008, -0/+1You mean watching a tree sinking in the soil.
- yokozuka, on 07/15/2008, -0/+2I know it's computer controlled, but it blows my mind to see how they make the building go down, floor per floor, like an elevator. The precision in those mechanic columns must be something amazing. Any engineer wants to comment.
- finkx, on 07/15/2008, -0/+3interesting!
- shearyadi, on 07/16/2008, -0/+0This may took longer time than using conventional demolition, but surely helps the environment.
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