Remote-controlled cooling tower demolition machine - GIF

**Altair** · Jan 19, 2024, 08:27 PM

RDB 100 Remote-controlled cooling tower demolition machine.

Previously:

Inside a cooling tower - photo
Massive dust cloud from cooling tower demolition - GIF
Imploding cooling towers - GIF
Perfect controlled demolition of twin chimneys - video
Excavator chimney demolition gone wrong - GIF

**mklotz** · Jan 20, 2024, 08:32 AM

How to eat an elephant visualized.

**tonyfoale** · Jan 21, 2024, 02:08 AM

The late Fred Dibnah MBE did that sort of thing with nothing more than a ladder and hammer.

For those poor souls who are not familiar with Fred, I recommend this video.

**olderdan** · Jan 21, 2024, 11:48 AM

I was a great fan of Fred Dibna a remarkable man indeed, I did scaffolding for a couple of years in my late teens (still got the spanner) but watching his exploits made me cringe. I guess we need machines now because there are no more Fred Dibna's to be had.

**cognitdiss** · Jan 23, 2024, 02:52 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah

What a great guy.

I think he would have refused the cooling tower job though.

**tonyfoale** · Jan 24, 2024, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by cognitdiss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah

What a great guy.

I think he would have refused the cooling tower job though.

I seem to recall that he did do a cooling tower bit by bit, when there was no room for explosive style demolition. Fred did fire and explosive demolitions as well as the brick by brick.