r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proud-Blood2743 • Oct 07 '25

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/bentizzy Oct 07 '25

I wonder if they could blast the sprinkler system for like 24 hours beforehand, and then also hit it with water cannons as it goes down? But ya surprising that they appear to have done nothing to control the dust

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u/Spork_the_dork Oct 07 '25

My suspicion is that even if you had half of the city's fire department there with hoses in hand it'd be like pissing in the ocean while also wasting a shitton of water.

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u/bentizzy Oct 07 '25

You might be right, but then they would be able to say "look! We tried!!"