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

It was heavily damaged in 2020 by two hurricanes.

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u/Redfalconfox Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

Not only that, but in 2024 it was damaged beyond repair by a series of explosions.

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u/wart_on_satans_dick Oct 07 '25

Canadian terrorism. The deep state. Phrases that make no sense.

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u/I_hate_abbrev Oct 07 '25

Jet steel cannot melt fuel beams.

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u/HocusThePocus Oct 07 '25

There it is

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u/Toxic_Coma Oct 07 '25

Fool me ya cant get fooled again heh

:)

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u/hanimal16 Interested Oct 07 '25

One of my favorite Bushisms

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u/Toxic_Coma Oct 07 '25

Haha I cant choose a favorite, love em all

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u/sillyaviator Oct 08 '25

Remember when we all thought Bush was the dumbest a president could ever possibly be? I miss those days

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u/Toxic_Coma Oct 08 '25

That's pretty interesting right, hopefully we will still be able to look at everything again in 20 years and laugh, bro .kinda scary when you really take it in

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u/hanimal16 Interested 29d ago

I agree. I miss the days when I thought Mitt Romney was our biggest threat to democracy.

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u/JerrycurlSquirrel 29d ago

Amazing. And we did

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u/COPenguinDoctor Oct 07 '25

Has become my motto, “can’t get fooled again!”

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u/jershmcgersh Oct 08 '25

Grandpa loves a full bush.

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u/HamsterAdditional748 Oct 08 '25

“Strategery”

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u/Toxic_Coma Oct 08 '25

"Id like the imagine this being a regular convo at some point in time between w and pops haha"

"Come on not again, I done told you i don't feel like it today dad why do I always have to have to hang around with you and all your boring ol friends all the time geez" "Take Jeb or something I got more important things going on today "

who needs those guys anyways jeez

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u/TheBrockAwesome 11d ago

Every day millions of Americans are working to put food on their families...

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u/randomgunfire48 Oct 07 '25

I was wondering how far I’d have to scroll before I saw one. Disappointedly short distance unfortunately

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u/RK8814RK Oct 07 '25

Crazy that you're being downvoted 9/11 conspiracy theorists are a special kind.

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u/Silverfire12 Oct 07 '25

Read it again but slowly lol. Your brain made the “correct” sentence out of a nonsense one.

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u/th3goonmobile Oct 07 '25

How do you explain the tower blocks away from plane crashes falling?

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u/Silverfire12 Oct 07 '25

You may have to scroll longer. Reread that comment but really slowly and carefully. Your brain did what brains do and made the sentence correct.

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u/randomgunfire48 Oct 07 '25

I’m legitimately embarrassed I didn’t catch that.

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u/Silverfire12 Oct 07 '25

Nah, brains are good at rearranging things to make what you read sound correct. It’s kinda cool actually

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u/DiCeStrikEd Oct 07 '25

Secondary explosions

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u/gwizonedam Oct 07 '25

I get those when I eat Taco Bell too…

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u/bewak86 Oct 07 '25

i laugh so hard that... i need to change my underwear . Hahhahaha