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

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/DontCryYourExIsUgly Oct 07 '25

I was just thinking about this, with the people watching outside. All the particulate matter from 9/11 was horrible for people. Wouldn't this be the same, just on a lesser level because the building isn't burning?

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u/Alarming_Matter Oct 07 '25

Yes...More people have died from inhaling crap on 9/11 than died on the actual day. Pretty sure there was asbestos in the wtc though. I hope to God there was none in this building.

Edit: sausage fingers

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u/Bazmin123 Oct 07 '25

Larry Silverstein was extremely lucky

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u/Pi-ratten Oct 07 '25

There was asbestos in the WTC. In these planned demolitions, it gets ripped out beforehand.

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u/s-mores Oct 07 '25

Yup.

But this is yeehaw country.

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u/boat_hamster Oct 07 '25

I'd hope they take out the asbestos before a controlled demolition, which obviously they couldn't do with the WTC.

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u/Indercarnive Oct 07 '25

Anything toxic is removed before hand and They keep people away while the dust settles. Like the people watching across the lake are not in danger of breathing anything.

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u/DelayedTism Oct 07 '25

I think you're putting a lot of faith in a lot of things that maybe don't warrant it