Remote-controlled cooling tower demolition machine - GIF

RDB 100 Remote-controlled cooling tower demolition machine.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...371#post231128
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...479#post208823
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...956#post175778
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...119#post115591
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...889#post140486

How to eat an elephant visualized.

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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPApAsJbj4

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.

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

What a great guy.

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

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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.

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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.