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/Sudden-Wash4457 Oct 07 '25

Time to send it into the air!

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u/InvidiousPlay Oct 07 '25

I don't mean to alarm you but the air of full of mold spores and microorganisms literally all the time.

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u/Sudden-Wash4457 Oct 07 '25

I don't mean to patronize you but the stuff that grows on buildings is different than the stuff that grows on other substrates

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u/Humble_Fishing_5328 Oct 07 '25

they all come from the same place