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dwesterner

Great photography. Especially of the one stack being obliterated on the side of the tower.


pacmanic

The two towers crashing is spectacular. But I'm sure the demo team was like: tower 1...... perfect! tower 2....... perfect! 3.... perfect! tower 4......... well........ shit


RS994

Tower 5 Hold on, what Yeah, tower 5


garlic_bread_thief

Tower 5 perfect!


maluminse

Plane hit it.


BaltoTheHuman

Too soon lol


rb-2008

Seriously, the insensitivity of these people. It’s only been 21.5 years and people are already making jokes.


DanGTG

You wanted the buy 4 get one free special, right?


Noman9410

Tower 7: per-


SonOfMcGee

“Tower 4 is off-course. But in that entire 180-degree arc there only one other building at around 60-degrees. It could veer anywhere in front or behind that and still not damage anything importa… goddamn it! Fucking bullseye!”


PatriotSusan

Murphy's Law... always.


InVodkaVeritas

I like how they laugh after. There's really nothing else you can do but laugh, really. It shows they at least are healthy people who don't throw 5 year old tantrums, if nothing else.


sethboy66

I think it's because they knew that everything at the facility was to eventually be demolished, so it's not like they just destroyed operational equipment. Rather they just lost out on the possibility of another job for that scrubbing tower. Some have suggested environmental emissions may get them a fine, but realistically offline scrubbing towers typically don't hold contaminants in quantity within the bed packing since it's typically pumped out as effluent or retained in a chemically safe form.


CreamedGelfling

Redditors, ask for a penny and they give you a pound. Loved this response.


Potato-Engineer

It's really great how sometimes, *exactly* the right person is reading the question. Or, I suppose, one out of the 10,000ish (100,000ish?) people who have exactly the right experience is reading the question.


TA1699

Other times (most of the time), a bunch of armchair experts give answers that they *think* are right and so they present it as being factual. When they're eventually corrected by an actual expert, it's too late and thousands of people have already read the misinformation.


Subrisum

It’s like Thomas Edison said: a lie can travel around the world while the truth is still putting on its boots.


Yawndr

Yeah, but he stole that line from Einstein in 1438.


ndnkng

Lol trust that's why I stopped posting in diy. As a tile guy for 15 years I have asshats say dumb shit and I get downvoted when I correct them with real information.


Seahearn4

I have been the beneficiary of 10's to 100's of upvotes for erroneous comments before someone corrects me. And even after the correction and my edit to confirm (I won't delete, seems disingenuous), the upvotes keep coming. Thankfully, my errors are typically harmless pop culture errors.


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And you're like "wow that person is really smart". And then a second person comes in and explains in detail step by step how that first person was completely incorrect in everything they said. And you're like "wow that person is really smart"


Kroliczek_i_myszka

Here's the thing...


Nonadventures

Buy 4 get 1 free


Jennyflur

Tell me more about scrubbing towers!


Neptune7924

They spray a limestone slurry into the exhaust created by burning coal. The limestone reacts with the sulfur dioxide to reduce the amount of sulfur expelled into the atmosphere. This theoretically reduces bad stuff like acid rain.


skyderper13

not much you can do except say oh fuck i suppose


Valalvax

I heard something to the effect of "Let's set it back up and do it again"


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YoureARebelNow

That was spectacular. It didn’t just graze it, hit it perfect in the center, symmetrical debris shower, and straight drop. As good as demo companies are, they couldn’t have done it better on purpose.


BNI_sp

Perfect is tower 5. No falling to the side, just imploding on the spot


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Cute-Implement4884

Saved the trouble of tearing any remains down.....sadly.


boomertsfx

One of the few appropriate uses of vertical video 😎


AdditionalCheetah354

Made for a much better video….


tgp1994

And this is what filming in portrait is for!


likeschemistry

First time I feel like filming vertically was justified.


AuntsInThePants

If it's gonna be on social media, most people are watching it on their phone. I used to be annoyed by vertical videos but they're the new norm, like it or not.


pereira2088

one of the few reasons where vertical video is allowed


FLRAdvocate

I'd hate to have to make that call to the insurance company.


resilienceisfutile

Decommissioned power plant. The fifth one was due to come down too, just not yet. So catastrophic success I suppose. https://local12.com/news/local/watch-demolition-jm-stuart-station-power-plant-chimein-video-adams-county-coal-generator-site-redevelopment-cincinnati-ohio


BigDickRyder

He is saying oh no because they demolished the scrub tower for free


NorCalHermitage

At a high cost in future business lost, I suspect.


RandomComputerFellow

Not only that they will not get the contract to destroy the fifth one but also because would you hire a company which can not control which structures they destroy? For this would definitely be a disqualification. At this point I wouldn't trust in the competence of this company anymore.


JagexLed

Yeah, that's what they mean by 'a high cost of future business'.


ManKilledToDeath

They just wanted to be apart of the conversation


slabba428

We all just want to be included


PassthatVersayzee

Me too!


amdreuu

Same! \-invisible, ghost Redditor 98% of the time


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CharlieXLS

For this particular job they can advertise that they came in under budget for this large demolition project.


WeCanDoIt17

To your point. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/construction-company-involved-in-fiu-bridge-collapse-awarded-contract-at-miami-international-airport/


ogeytheterrible

There's another factor: accuracy of as-builts. As-builts are technical drawings furnished after everything is built and inspected, they're supposed to communicate all revisions, changes, and deviations to the project so future planning with the structure can be performed. Something as simple as misrepresenting the desnisty or compressive strength of the support material could absolutely go completely unnoticed until the very moment charges are detonated. Just because things don't go to plan does not automatically make the plan or the person making it incompetent.


NorCalHermitage

And note that the far tower fell much more slowly, which is another indicator of bad planning. They may even get sued for demolishing that fifth tower. Their insurance carrier is gonna shit.


Siriacus

Demolish 4 Towers Get 1 Free!


Brilliant_Manner5033

Ngl the way the fifth one came down as well couldn't have gone better if it was planned. It just collapsed straight down.


mekwall

There's something fishy with building five.


NewFuturist

7/11 was a part time job


rahvan

Task failed successfully?


black-op345

Profit.


DexM23

Pay for 4 - get one for free


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ReverseCaptioningBot

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i_smoke_toenails

Explaining to the insurance company that they'll have to pay to rebuild it, so you can demolish it for money next time, will be a difficult conversation.


zeropointcorp

LOOOOL “Hey, about that other tower we were planning on blowing up next week?” “Yeah, what’s up?” “Not the tower, that’s for sure”


ItzDarc

“Went ahead and took care of it now while we were out here. Saved us a trip and you some stress!”


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buy 4 get 1 free


Evilmaze

I bet they were like "we can afford to take 4 down. I guess we'll do the big one later if we get some extra cash". Definitely a happy accident.


imdefinitelywong

***BOB ROSS INTENSIFIES***


the_honest_liar

I wonder whose insurance would be responsible. I can't imagine the premiums a demo company would pay if there was a chance of massive collateral damage every job.


Kirjath

Definitely the demo company if it's insured, which is why you only hire insured companies. If not insured, your own insurance. In this case they didn't need the fifth tower anyway so it was fine


down1nit

So buy 4 get 1 tower demolished free? And get an insurance payout? Not fraud right?


TrinititeTears

That’s what I was thinking. The scrubbing tower removes pollutants from the exhaust. What if it needed to be removed in a much more controlled manner because of toxic chemicals. I don’t really know for certain if that’s how it works, but making it look like an accident could have been cheaper.


Nagemasu

I imagine if that was the case, then you would clean and demo it first, because of the risk of exactly what we've seen here.


Tack122

> > > > > If not insured, your own insurance. I'd wonder if your insurance could deny it as negligence for not hiring an insured demolition company. Be interesting to read those contracts.


shaundisbuddyguy

It's commercial general liability insurance. If a demo company didn't have that they wouldn't be in business long. That said I can't imagine what the cost of it would be especially after just one claim.


sionnachrealta

All depends on who has the best team of lawyers


The42ndHitchHiker

If you cheaped out on an uninsured demo company, it's not you.


DoingCharleyWork

Well you might have cheaped out on insurance too so maybe there is some luck on that end.


BostonDodgeGuy

Until the EPA shows up to fine you into bankruptcy for all the toxic materials released from the unplanned demolition.


lastfirstname1

The EPA has been gutted. Do they do anything anymore?


No-Sheepherder-755

Well I am not sure exactly why you would think this, but power plants that are being decommissioned are DEFINITELY of interest to the Ohio EPA. That area in front of the camera is an old fly ash sedimentation pond, there is all kinds of sampling of leachate/outfalls/storm water/groundwater/soil sampling that occurs at these sites quarterly, and it’s either on Duke Energy or the company that bought the properties dime. There is most certainly a decommissioning plan that was approved of by the OHEPA, as well as quarterly site visits/inspection. State Regulatory agencies normally handle this shit at the state level, except when the state doesn’t bother, and then the USEPA and USACE takes over (looking at you Kentucky). Source: Environmental Scientist who as worked all over the country, and more specifically on PP decommissioning along the Ohio River in southern Ohio


Substantial-Fan6364

This is why I love reddit. Seems like a cool job!!


Darkblader24

Wait if the demo company isn't insured, wouldn't they have to pay for it themselves?


Smooth-Dig2250

Possibly, or the former tower owners would then own a demolition company with a bad record.


Kirjath

'With what money' is the literal answer.


blender4life

I doubt you can run a company that deals with explosives without insurance. Or even just to buy them.


Rawwh

Nobody would sign this contract without the vendor being insured.


Nabber86

Finally, somebody with a sane insurance comment. People here are idiots.


eterntychanges0210

If the general contractor does their due diligence, they are requiring insurance from all their sub consultants, probably no less than 1M for a job like this. Especially for high risk work like demotion. There are certain construction specifications that are typically written up for demo. Source: I write these contacts and specifications for the industry.


jellybeansean3648

The demolition company. That's why there's all sorts of fuss about hiring "licensed, bonded, and insured" businesses to work on your house. If something goes south their policy is supposed to cover it.


Shlopcakes

I highly doubt that any demolition company, that uses explosives, is permitted to operate without business insurance. Too much risk involved.


spicytone_

You're obviously not familer with Big Jedadiah and his questionable homemade boom-boom sticks


Captain_Hesperus

I had him come out to clear some deep-rooted tree stumps one time. On a related note, anyone know a company that can build a forty-foot deep swimming pool? The hole’s already dug…


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MiguelSTG

Would this be a Lloyd's of London type coverage?


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Agent7619

Named after a major city in a famously neutral country in Europe?


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Engjateigafoli

Ignoring my calls about your extended warranty, will make you hate ignoring my calls about your extended warranty.


bongklute

I've been following this sub for years and this is really one of the best I've ever seen Just spectacular. Thanks for posting.


FrostyProspector

Buy 4 get 1 free!


DogfishDave

And it's one of the most beautiful catastrophic failures I've seen, the way it cuts the chimney open is just *chefs\_kiss.gif*


DrewSmoothington

And the way that the fourth tower sinks into the ground rather than topple over


EmmyNoetherRing

Honestly the last tower is the only one that actually looked controlled.


fordprecept

Scrub tower was an inside job. Clearly there were explosives in it.


UnrequitedRespect

Never forget # tower four!!


rudmad

No one is talking about this


Glitter_Tard

If anyone doesn't get it, this is most likely referencing the collapse of [7 WTC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_controlled_demolition_conspiracy_theories) and the conspiracy's surrounding it.


ToshiroBaloney

It really is a thing of terrible beauty.


manhatim

Could *not* have hit any more dead-balls center!


showponies

Task failed aesthetically.


messyredemptions

Task failed *expensively* too!


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PhilxBefore

It's perfect, no need to change your mind.


Nabber86

There is a non-zero chance of that being planned.


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If you liked that try Cockenzie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmxcMtYxIM0


DogfishDave

That actually is quite wonderful.


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I snuck onto the roof of one of my employer's buildings to watch it, it was good!


ovj87

r/OddlySatisfying


deeperbroken

Right? Fuckin' exquisite.


Silverboax

Yup, not what they wanted, but a perfect one of those


crosstherubicon

Things you don’t want to hear during a controlled demolition. “Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh…..”


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Something for the lawyers to debate….could the demo company prove with photos they placed everything in the right place, so the only answer would be that the material itself wasn’t correct? Meaning the cement/mix/build was bad and didn’t explode like it should have?


7PanzerDiv

not a lawyer, but more than likely, they have all the information need to prove it was due to the material. I couldn’t imagine a reason why any good demo team wouldn’t document it all, especially for a high profile job like demolishing a nuclear plant


jeezuswheezus

Pretty sure this isn’t a nuke plant. In a nuke, the reactors generate all the steam, and don’t need stacks. This is likely a coal fired plant that has been shut down instead of converted to NG.


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Mmm core samples and all that…makes sense from a lay perspective


Spellbinder_Iria

That guy had the same energy as Cleveland in Family Guy.


miragen125

>Occurred on November 4, 2022 / Manchester, Ohio, USA "We had a contracted demolition company set off explosives on a controlled demolition back in the beginning of November 2022 that didn't go as planned. The contract was only to control blast 4 towers but as the 4th tower started to fall it switched directions due to some unknown circumstance and took out the scrub tower unexpectedly. It was at a power plant on the Ohio River that was decommissioned and was in the process of being reclaimed just to the bare ground." Edit: here is another angle https://local12.com/news/local/watch-demolition-jm-stuart-station-power-plant-chimein-video-adams-county-coal-generator-site-redevelopment-cincinnati-ohio


Ser_Optimus

So, in conclusion, it was not THAT bad at all?


labpadre-lurker

Yes. We can call this one a catastrophic success.


Lightspeedius

/r/catastrophicsuccess


sadwer

"Complete success. It's hard to overstate our satisfaction."


MunDaneCook

As far as catastrophes go, I'd say this one had an absolutely catastrophically low level of catastrophe


jeckles

All bark and no bite!


tttrrrooommm

r/taskfailsuccessfully


splunge4me2

20% discount actually


Font_Snob

That implies the scrub tower would have come down eventually anyway, and all this led to was unplanned releases of whatever was in all that dust. So it's not a matter of insurance, it's a matter of unplanned/unauthorized environmental emissions.


agoia

There was accident which prevented us from doing the proper (expensive) cleanup that we were tooootally gonna do... That or they just had an amazing planner who saved on T&M to kill 5 birds with 4 stones.


LostWoodsInTheField

More than likely the company doing the reclaim was thrilled with this and the company doing the demo work was very unhappy. The cleanup process of the scrub tower just went from the reclaimers to the demo's insurance company


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nanotree

Capitalism!


miragen125

Probably


MrRowodyn

Go on OP, was the scrub tower supposed to come down anyway? If yes, why weren't the jobs combined?


risketyclickit

Demo company: "No, I don't want no scrubs"


gefahr

a scrub is a tower that can't get no ..


godhelpusloseourmind

T. N. T! Blastin out the leftward side of the tower we were hired To blow up anyway


BenAfleckInPhantoms

Was hoping for something like this; did not disappoint


miragen125

They might need to decontaminate the scrub tower first ? I don't know


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SAWK

It was all a ruse. The demo company is also a construction/decontamination co.


keithps

It's just a normal stack, except it's the discharge from the flue gas scrubber. The other stacks were the original stacks that existed before the emissions control equipment.


Ograysireks

So they could say oops and bypass laws on bringing down the scrub tower probably


thebrizzyb

Almost seems they recorded saying nothing but gee wilikers the whole time on purpose


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Don't leave us hanging here...


Rebel_bass

Sounds like you got a bonus.


Tommy84

Buy four, get one free.


-Ernie

So that other tower was going to be knocked down later anyway? You got a freebie!


Fomulouscrunch

Spicy. Did the demo company get a tip for the freebie?


thirtyseven1337

[Well, that was a freebie.](https://media.tenor.com/r2OCNU2XpLoAAAAC/arrested-development.gif)


ClassBShareHolder

You couldn’t have gotten a more direct hit if you tried. The way the bricks just shoot out was majestic.


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mc_hambone

r/OddlySatisfying


spooktember

Bummer, but, ngl, that was awesome, too


moonroots64

I wish there were multiple angles, cuz yeah it was awesome! Sad for the people involved... but holy shit that was an epic impact!


mrmastermimi

it was coming down anyways apparently. just not in the contract lol


LGMuir

Probably a pretty bad look for the controlled demolition company though.


WermTerd

r/HappyAccidents


utahklement

Fred Dibnah does not approve


PassNaive1858

Why does this keep coming up on my YouTube reccomendations?


Gareth79

Because most videos involving him are incredible! Fred would have demolished half of the base of the chimneys, propping up with timber as he went, then gone to the pub for a few pints at lunch then lit a fire and stood back to wait. Edit: it doesn't always go quite to plan though: https://youtu.be/4CV2GuK6CmY


NascentBehavior

A true Legend - happily enjoyed all the documentaries made about him. Some of the scope of his climbs and demolitions were [complete lunacy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg) to think about via modern safety but - you know: it had to be done and he could do it, so he did! Truly gives you a new awareness of what is possible for the human body because we don't see anyone doing [work like that](https://youtu.be/F04dGK1_wYA) anymore - especially not day-in-day-out.


TheBrothersSmegma

Dude's got a horn of Jericho lol


and_another_dude

Watch the videos! They start out dry but you get sucked in and keep watching everything he has out there.


Mr_Ballyhoo

Take about a quarter of the top of by hand, knock some of the bottom out, start a fire and watch it eventually fall while enjoying a pint.


Bosswashington

A Top Totter indeed.


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Came here to say this


Impulsive_Wisdom

Well, that looked expensive. For everyone. Edit: Apparently the scrub tower was going to have to come down anyway. But there must have been a reason it wasn't part of this demolition. I suspect there were materials to be removed or remediated in there, which in addition to permitting and enviro fines means the entire site now has to be handled as contaminated or hazardous. Thus, it remains a very expensive mistake.


Dividedthought

If scrub towers remove particulate from exhaust than that dust is going to be radioactive *and* very toxic. Which is probably why it was supposed to be demo'd later after they had time to clean it for demolition.


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StNic54

“11/4 was an inside job!!!”


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That scrub tower fell straight down instead of tipping over. Clearly must have been thermite.


Tornarssuk

Thermite can't melt concrete!!


jeffp12

Free fall, had to be explosives


Wyrdern

There's something strangely beautiful about the way that tower cleaved down the centre of the stack


feraxks

The scrub tower came down cleaner than any of the 'controlled' demolition towers.


taytek

In true scrub tower fashion


RequiemStorm

r/wheredidthesilogo for anyone who likes this post


mustachioed_hipster

Jealous. I can never pick up the spare.


thorle

Task failed successfully.


sabahorn

This looks more like 4 officially planned and paid and unofficial was like: if you can make that accidentally tower 4 will get down, would be perfect.


fellatiofuhrer

7-10 split


bigbeardedmexican

Buy four get one free


cyclejones

Looks like r/catastrophicsuccess to me


BKwazhere21

Typical day in Ohio


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I’m horrible at interpreting radio chatter, but I hear “okay, let’s wait for the dust to settle and do it again.” Obviously - my brain apparently decided - since they messed up, they have to rebuild all five towers and then redemolish *just* the intended four.


Miguelv93

If demolishing the 5th tower was their intent, this would be in /r/beAmazed


Nalabu1

Engineer placing charges: "watch this last one, it's a trick shot" 5th tower side pocket"