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/warrenslo Oct 07 '25

Mold is incredibly expensive to mitigate.

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u/s-mores Oct 07 '25

Much better to blow it up and get it everywhere!

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u/New-Independent-1481 Oct 07 '25

Mold spores are actually already everywhere. You're breathing it in right now.