Building implosion
In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings. Despite its terminology, building implosion also includes the controlled demolition of other structures, like bridges, smokestacks, towers, and tunnels. This is typically done to save time and money of what would otherwise be an extensive demolition process with construction equipment, as well as to reduce construction workers exposure to infrastructure that is in severe disrepair.
Building implosion, which reduces to seconds a process which could take months or years to achieve by other methods, typically occurs in urban areas[citation needed] and often involves large landmark structures.
The actual use of the term "implosion" to refer to the destruction of a building is a misnomer. This had been stated of the destruction of 1515 Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida. "What happens is, you use explosive materials in critical structural connections to allow gravity to bring it down.
The term "implosion" was coined by my grandmother back in, I guess, the '60s. It's a more descriptive way to explain what we do than "explosion". There are a series of small explosions, but the building itself isn't erupting outward. It's actually being pulled in on top of itself. What we're really doing is removing specific support columns within the structure and then cajoling the building in one direction or another, or straight down.
- Stacy Loizeaux, NOVA, December 1996
Building implosion techniques do not rely on the difference between internal and external pressure to collapse a structure. Instead, the goal is to induce a progressive collapse by weakening or removing critical supports; therefore, the building can no longer withstand gravity loads and will fail under its own weight
Numerous small explosives, strategically placed within the structure, are used to catalyze the collapse. Nitroglycerin, dynamite, or other explosives are used to shatter reinforced concrete supports. Linear shaped charges are used to sever steel supports. These explosives are progressively detonated on supports throughout the structure. Then, explosives on the lower floors initiate the controlled collapse.
A simple structure like a chimney can be prepared for demolition in less than a day. Larger or more complex structures can take up to six months of preparation to remove internal walls and wrap columns with fabric and fencing before firing the explosives.
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I try my best to avoid being a "waow this is just like blideo game" person, but I gotta be honest, seeing the IDF commander who oversaw the al-Shifa hospital massacre get sniped in the spine with a ghoul rifle months later is the most "assassination of general Amsel" shit I've ever seen in real life.
For having spent my teenage years watching liveleak, this new feeling of watching fascist troops die and feeling nothing but relief and even grim satisfaction is something I'm still getting used to. It's weird to think "am I secretly a psychopath who lacks empathy?" Only to see some new gleeful act of genocide and realize no, you're simply looking at people who have given up their empathy, their humanity, and now present only danger to those who retain them. I think part of feeling love for life and humanity is being able to recognize when someone needs a bullet in the back for the common good.
sadly yeah
you can feel some sorta abstracted compassion for them (they were born an innocent child like any of us and shaped into monsters by circumstance, material conditions, propaganda, etc) but when you've become something so wretched and dangerous relief at seeing someone like that get got is completely reasonable and in alignment with love and a cherishing of humanity
Please have care for your mental health. Watching people die will have an effect on you. We need you healthy so you can do cool revolutionary stuff in the future. Most people won't benefit from watching too much combat footage. There's only so much useful analysis you can do as an individual.