In light of the ongoing discussions regarding the inexperience ultra-high demolition excavator utilisation of some US contractors, and the willingness of others to use undersized machines, the outcome of this (quite old) video should become apparent about 21 seconds after it starts, even though it takes almost three minutes to reach its inevitable denouement.

Following a lead from Safedem managing director William Sinclair, we recently reported on the collapse of a 13-storey tower block in the Minhang District of Shanghai in which the entire structure simply laid down, almost entirely intact.

Well, if that wasn’t surreal enough, the demolition of the fallen structure has now begun, giving rise to some very unusual-looking photographs.

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