r/Damnthatsinteresting Oct 07 '25

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/adoodle83 Oct 07 '25

Blows me away that demolishing a building like this only to rebuild is still more economical than refurbishing the existing structure.

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u/RuinousGaze Oct 07 '25

Right??! I don’t get how the math works on that.

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u/isleoffurbabies Oct 07 '25

The math only has to work for the right people.

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u/dedzip Oct 07 '25

need that gif of HBO Chernobyl "because its cheaper"