25 Minutes of Incredible Demolition Videos 

Love how explosive destruction is still one of the number one forms of entertainment that every human across the world loves watching

I just found this. I’m amazed they filmed it! The cooling tower at Savannah River Site in SC. I was the Project Manager on the project that constructed it! We finished the project ahead of schedule, under budget, and the tower completed successfully every pre-operation test we conducted. That’s a successful project by any definition. And they blew it up! For what it’s worth, it was the right decision for the right reasons when it was made. Still, we worked so hard and we did so well!

There was an old textile factory beside my elementary school that had been abandoned in the early 90’s when the company moved overseas. I remember sitting in the school cafeteria as my friends and I were in awe at the sight of a 40 feet tall and 200 feet long brick wall tumbling down during the demolition process. It was such a cool sight

I grew up a block away from the #3 Storm and Knapp dorms. They were called the "suitcase dorms" because they looked like giant suitcases with the handles on top. Another reason they were torn down was that chunks of concrete were breaking off the sides, endangering students on the ground. When they were built the construction company used rock from a quarry that, unbeknownst to them, also had iron ore in it. Within a few years there were rust streaks down the sides of the buildings. The presence of iron ore also weakened the concrete. For the next two dorms they used another quarry. Those two are still in use.

That banging sound we hear in the video was exactly what the narrator thought it was, and I loved how perfectly it came down.

Wouldn't you have loved to see some chap carrying a clipboard shouting "Not this Bridge! Not this one!"

Usually I hate voice-overs on videos but this guy has nailed the tone and humour perfectly 👌

ART IS AN EXPLOSION

1am fried, watching demolition videos😂 life can’t get no better!

Back in the early 80s, I worked as an Explosive Engineer {Blaster} And there is quite a bit of work and knowledge that goes into these projects, You must know what type and amount of charge goes where and the amount of delay for the blasting caps, And the proper detonation cord to use if necessary, some detonacion cord is about 1/4" in diameter and has a TNT core, if lit with a lighter, will burn slowly like a fuse, however if connected to a #8 electric blasting cap, will detonate at a set velocity, Thanks Underworld. 🇺🇸

There is something satisfying about seeing such huge structures fall perfectly down without damaging the surrounding stuff.

Very good presentation! The replays from several angles are very good. 🙂

It just impresses me the skill that it takes to perfectly bring down such massive structures. Amazing engineering. 👍❤️

You, my friend, know how to make a great compilation! It's annoying when there's ALL talking (over the clips and everything sometimes), but I also find it boring when there is no talking. Nice balance and an amazing and informative video!

Thank you for not calling them "implosions".

I was saddened by the Hudson Store demolition having visited it every time I flew as airline crew to Detroit from the UK. After breakfast I walked from the hotel to the store and took the elevator to the top floor and walked round all the departments, taking the escalators down one by one. I still have the working Swing-away wall-mounted can-opener I bought there and gave to my late mother back in the last century.

Good morning from Sydney Australia

Hudson department store, the most iconic store in the world....never heard for it.

Watching stuff blow up is entertaining to everyone

Jerry Jones was the death of the Dallas Cowboys for me. I haven’t watched them since he bought them.

I watched many games in Texas Stadium,,,,I was their when Leon Lett slid on that blocked field goal that cost Dallas the game in the snow,,only time it ever snowed in a Cowboys game,,still have that ticket stub,,Cowboys later that year won another Super Bowl!

WOW THAT FIRST ONE WAS SMOOTH AND CLEAN WOW

This is top of the list of types of video that do not need commentary

Most of the material can be reused instead of blowing it off. But these ppl like to blow things up

We demolished an even older bridge in my hometown on the Ohio River a few years back. It was well over 100 years old when it finally closed for good. Part of the reason why it took so long to demolish is that it had an eagle living under it for years. It would also attack people who walked the bridge, so they had to take out the stairs leading up to the walkway to discourage people from using it.

🤯👀😱 That was quite a spectacular demolition! It's amazing that you were the Project Manager on the construction of the cooling tower at Savannah River Site in SC. It's a shame to see such a successful project being demolished, but sometimes it's necessary to make way for new developments. It's great to hear that the project was completed ahead of schedule, under budget, and with successful pre-operation tests. Congratulations on a job well done!

So satisfying to watch this.The guys who do this must be stress free.

Thank you for this great tutorial on how to stretch a 7 minute video to 25 minutes xD

Well , this was a blast -

4:20 The charges did not go off "in perfect unison" all at once. The charges went off "In sequence" one after the other. Not the same thing, Have a nice day, thank you for the video.

I was there for your #1 demolition ..as a kid I shopped at J. L. Hudsons with my Mom and Grams..you should have scene their Christmas set up on one of the floors..something to behold as a kid...glad it made it into your Video.

This was such an excellent video. I like a bit of demolition at times, but this was head and shoulders above the usual bang & dust cloud fare - enjoyable though that is. Providing the history and context of the buildings turned this video into History proper, some of it fascinating, some of downright poignant or even rather heartbreaking, in the case of Detroit. Superior stuff all around.

I can’t wait for the day to come when everyone unanimously understands that it’s not okay to film vertically. JUST. FLIP. THE. PHONE.

Great video.... Would have loved to have seen how the land lay after the dust had settled x

Blowing stuff up is the best job in the world. 💣💣💣💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥

Thank you for sharing.

1:14 that looked dope

Such an impressive thing to watch. The precision is second to none.

Thanks youtube for recommending this to me on September 11th 💀

It is amazing that a building that took a few years to build can be completely demolished in just a few minutes. 🏭

Very good presentation, much, MUCH better than any I have seen so far. Looking forward to viewing more of the same from you.

STOP TALKING! JUST SHOW THE VIDEOS

and finally.. REAL "FOR THE BOYS" CONTENT on this platform

You forgot to add the Twin tower demolition in the city of Noida (India)

Having been a fan of the Red Faction Guerilla Video Game; controlled demolition was my favorite part of the game, such as trying to direct buildings to fall into each other for maximum effect. It was amazing how they managed to make it so that you could control directional collapse in the game.

Tbh they could’ve repurposed the Hudson building. That was a piece of architectural art and history that seems like it was wasted

On your next video, how about featuring the demolition of Cinergy Field in Cincinnati, or Rike's Department store in downtown Dayton?, Just a couple of suggestions.

Bravo for an excellent video!

I think my favourite, not the most spectacular or technically demanding, was the four pink cooling towers synchronised perfectly all at once. The bridge at the beginning was great, the ISU halls great, but the 4-pinks still does it for me

13:30 Scotland's finest giving their considered opinion on the fact that 2 of the towers are still partially standing 😂

The 11th one was so relatable lol 😂

Cool video! What precision demolition. 😊😊😊😊😊

I would have loved to gone through the JL Hudson building and do an interior video of interesting things left inside such as design, construction style and art from days gone by.

Great vid op. On the vibe of the Glasgow, Scotland demolitions,there was another in Glasgow,1993 (queen Elizabeth flats,not the tallest,but I think the longest/widest block in Europe??) A woman spectating,was sadly killed by flying masonry whilst spectating (Luckily I was in a safer spot) a spectacular,but tragic day😢

that 1998 JL hudson implosion is always the most insane one, so big they didnt expect the dust cloud to go through downtown like that

Im at college in Steubenville, OH and this video got recommended to me lol

There's an art as well as technical know-how here. Myself, I never got past "Light blue touch paper and retire" on the squibs and bangers when I was a kid. You haven't lived until in a banger war with other kids one of theirs goes down your rubber boot with fuse fizzing (amazing how quickly you can get your foot out of a boot ...). There has to be an immense amount of knowledge and preparation in these demolitions ...

I think the JL Hudson store was still active in the late 60s/early 70s. I remember their annual "white sale" was a huge draw for everybody in the city of Detroit as well as the suburbs. My parents took us there one year, and in my little-kid memory, I just remember waves and waves of people getting excited about mattresses and pillows. If the sales were any good, my dad would have tied stuff to the hood, trunk, and roof of the car for the trip home. But I don't think we bought a single thing. My mom did better at Kresge and we got to get milkshakes too. So much for high-froth sales! Oh, and mom for the win! She and her sisters were shopping ninjas with "Monkey Wards", Kresge, and at the little K-Mart cafeteria where you could get a burger or hot dog while you were waiting to see where the blue light was going to get moved to! Oh and don't forget Sears. Craftsman tools back then were the cat's ass; my dad rarely bought any other kind of tool. Plus Sears had that HUGE candy kiosk where you could get sick on "Swedish Fish" all day long! 🤣

I was there watching the Ironbridge power station towers be demolished was a interesting thing to watch

never thought i would see the steubenville bridge on this channel xD

I hoped they safely removed those bees before they blew up the cooling tower. Save The Bees!

there are 3 famous buildings that are strangely missing from this...

that was someone with a sledge hammer on the silo. They literally chop them down like trees.

I was there that day for the Red Road Flats demolition in Glasgow. ☝️😮💥

As a Combat Engineer, I sure do love watching things getting blown up.

A interesting fact...they demolished the Fort Steuben Bridge that was 80 years old and they painted and put new pretty lights on the Market Street Bridge that's been in use since 1903. Both are in Steubenville ohio and were only about 1 mile away from each other but the Veterans memorial Bridge was built in between the two and I suppose since the Fort Steuben Bridge had safety issues and Steubenville isn't that big of a area one of them had to go. Another fun fact is Fort Steuben, Veterans memorial and Market Street Bridge all connect Ohio to West Virginia over the Ohio River but it's West Virginias responsibility to maintain the bridges....I don't know why.

Good thing there was an intrusive narrator to tell us what was happening. I turned the sound off.

the first one is so satisfying

When I lived in New York, there was a pair of structures (some sort of pressure towers or gas towers...) about 3/4 of a mile from my house, that were scheduled for demolition. I wasn't able to go watch it in person, but was watching it live on TV. It was a bit weird when I saw it go boom on TV, then about 4 to 5 seconds later heard the boom from the outside.

Too bad it wasnt 25 minutes of u not talking

Good video. bit too log though.... I had to scroll every so often...

25 minutes? Those are rookie numbers. I (using right arrow key) watched them all in under a minute. You need to get those numbers up.

Controlled chaos

That silo reminds me of Groucho Marx.. the way he walk down with that cigar in his hand .

A picture of the site after the dust clears would add to the video....

That grain silo gracefully floated down to lay its weary brow upon the ground... 🇿🇦

where is building 7??

23:27 they should have kept the Hudson’s building and turned it into lofts etc. it looked fantastic

I used to live in Stubenville, I didn't know that about it, but I do remember an old factory being demolished, It's a scrappy little place

God bless ur soul for making this

Who really could say no to having a huge beehive?!! Especially knowing they help grow our food! I at least hope they removed them before demolition. 😢

I was on a pub crawl in ironbridge many years ago. Standing outside the pub next to the river and looking up and seeing those towers was quite creepy. They were very overbearing over the top of the trees.

Smokes not the only thing rising to the heavens. Rest in peace pigeons

Why don’t I get notified of demolitions? How do these people know? I wanna go lol

Don't leave without saying R.I.P to the bees 😢

These were all super cool but I’m kind of sad I didn’t get to see the demolition of the World Trade Center towers. That would have been so cool to see!

That silo falling over like that was kinda neat.

i was at the demolition of the Red Road Flats, what a site!

12:57 I overnighted in the Red Road Flats near the end of 1999 as a YMCA guest. I knew even back then that the building needed to come down. The place smelt of hamsters and elderberries.

Stupidville ohio? 1:47

Not a grain silo, that’s simply a silo for silage/haulage for cows. And banging is as said, somone with a sledge hammer ponding out the bricks

I wish 3 rivers stadium made the list. Lived in Pittsburgh for 19 years and watched the demo live on channel 11 news

That first video, I'm pretty sure they're shooting at it to break it apart. I've seen other people do that.

It would be nice to see what's left after the smoke clears..

I love your videos i watche you sense when i was a mtele kid.

1:07 I love how it just slid down

Something about these demolitions looks very familiar to me.

They left out the most famous demolition in history, the Twin Towers!

Not playing 1812 Overture on this video feels like a massive missed opportunity.

Hudson’s Department Store was demolished in order to create a “brighter future” for those in Detroit… You couldn’t write comedy better than that! 😂