Perfect controlled demolition of twin chimneys - video

[old kodger]

Since he collected most of the 35 grand, maybe all if he salvaged bricks, pretty non-nonchalant step off rubble pile, picked up shovel and exited path of falling tower. He knew what he was doing, visibly selecting areas to penetrate and achieve fall away from structures.
I cannot remember his name, but a very well known British mason did things like this. A working class hero, even had a TV program, blogging if you will, traveling about to document demise of industry and labor in the UK.

Could be "Blaster Bates", but might not be the same bloke, because as far as I know he was not a mason, he was a "jelly monkey"