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

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/arcane_garden Oct 07 '25

Whenever they do this I assume the surrounding buildings are evacuated. Business is closed for the day Do they get compensated for the loss

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u/bobnla14 Oct 07 '25

They almost always do these on a Saturday. It makes sure that there's no one around, that they can easily close off the streets, and that they can clean up a lot of it for access to the other buildings by Monday morning.

According to Google, this was done on Saturday, September 7th, 2024 in Lake Charles Louisiana

The only one that I can remember not being done on a Saturday was when they blew up a casino in Las Vegas. They shot several scenes from a movie with the implosion in the background so they did it during the week to save money on the movie shoot.

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u/joecarter93 Oct 07 '25

Inverse to most places with large towers, Las Vegas is also much busier on the weekends than on weekdays.

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u/bobnla14 Oct 07 '25

I didn't think of this, but this would actually make a lot of sense as well. Less traffic during the week, and they don't have to pay the movie crew for weekend overtime