Gallery: Demolition Videos Are Well-Engineered Catharsis
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It’s Friday, and that means it’s time to set C-4 charges on your week, hit the detonate button and watch the whole thing go kablooie. To set the mood, we’ve provided a few awesome demolition videos. We recommend providing your own soundtrack, maybe some [Sabbath](”https://www.rdio.com/#/artist/Black_Sabbath/”) or [Mastodon](”https://www.rdio.com/#/artist/Mastodon/”). Fight the urge to look in the rearview at the Monday-through-Friday rubble as you drive off into the sunset of the weekend. Enjoy. __Above:__ St. Paul Smokestack Implosion ----------------------------- Filmmaker Chris White shot this excellent video of a huge smoke stack coming down in a controlled demolition. The 550-foot high smoke stack weighing a bit over 11 million pounds was built 36 years ago and had to be cleared out for a new power plant. *Video: Chris White*
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Tanana Bridge Is Falling Down ----------------------------- Daniel Lee up in Alaska brings us this up-close-and-personal bridge demo using unmanned cameras and slow motion. The Tanana Bridge was built during WWII and was still in use up until March 2011. *Video: Daniel Lee*
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Bridge Implosion ---------------- Even iconic-looking bridges are no match for dynamite, nitroglycerin and C-4. Filmmaker Justin Merriman gives us a street view of a bridge demolition in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania *Video: Justin Merriman*
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Detroit Implosions ------------------ Detroit buildings have seen a lot of ups and downs over the years, and a few of these tumbles were captured and edited together from 16mm clips. This rare footage shows the Hudsons and the Edison Power Plant implosions. *Video: Jack Nelson*
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Abandoned Building Implosion ---------------------------- Explosions in slow motion are even better than regular ones. Savor every slowed-down second of this video created by Zadie, which shows an abandoned hotel being retired. *Video: Zadie*
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Magnetic Void ------------- In this unique demolition video, the footage is played backward so you get to see the rubble being put back together again. James Miller catches some interesting shots of the British Shoe Machinery Company being disassembled in reverse. *Video: James Miller*
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Building Implosion ------------------ This short video from Justin Merriman features an old building coming down to the ground out in Pittsburg. Check out black-hoodie guy trying to play it cool until he sees the dust cloud coming. *Video: Justin Merriman*
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Dallas Cowboys Stadium Implosion -------------------------------- Don’t mess with Texas when it comes to exploding things. Here is an HD video of the old Dallas Cowboys stadium being demolished in 2010. Shot by Cuatro Stacy and Bruno Paiva on a nearby rooftop, the two were able to film the event in high-def clarity. *Video: Cuatro Stacy and Bruno Paiva*
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Star Theatre Vintage Footage ---------------------------- Ever wonder how buildings were demolished without dynamite back in the day? This time-lapse film from 1901 shows how they used to do it old school … one brick at a time. *Video: Courtesy of archive.org*
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Bridge Demolition in Iowa ------------------------- This video comes to us from the Nebraska Department of Roads. The South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge stretches into Iowa and was demolished in March 2010. Notice the new bridge being built right next to it. Out with the old and in with the new. *Video: Nebraska Department of Roads*
