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Question: Why are these things blown up (imploded) instead of dismantled? Is it really that much easier to just collect debris vs systematically tearing a thin

• slededit 8y ago
  Short answer: Yes When a large structure is assembled there is a detailed engineering plan for its construction. Because you are in a catch-22 situation of parts structurally supporting each other. Designing a structure for disassembly would place further constraints on its design and cost more. Further many fasteners are not designed for disassembly such as rivets and glues. And even if a structure were designed to be dismantled, it would get compressed and otherwise destroyed at the junkyard anyways.
• duskwuff 8y ago
  Consider a tree. What's easier? 1. Send a team of guys up to climb the tree, cut off a piece at a time, and rope it all down. 2. Fell the tree and cut it up on the ground. The same principles apply to a metal structure.
  • TomK32 8y ago
    European aristocracy had the means to transport old grown trees during the winter months to prep up their new castles and parks. nowadays it's a boring machine: https://totalenvironmentinc.com/assets/images/portfolio/MatureOakPlanting/TreeMovingCHKLive%20(2).JPG https://totalenvironmentinc.com/assets/images/portfolio/Matu...