Demolition News » wrecking ball http://www.demolitionnews.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:31:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 New contender for demolition video of the year… http://www.demolitionnews.com/2009/08/20/new-contender-for-demolition-video-of-the-year/ http://www.demolitionnews.com/2009/08/20/new-contender-for-demolition-video-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:31:42 +0000 admin http://www.demolitionnews.com/?p=2480 Utterly beautiful new video showing a wrecking ball in action in Baltimore.

This is absolutely stunning. Great footage, majestic soundtrack, and a wrecking ball used with accuracy and care. This could become a Demolition News classic!

 

Let us know what you think or suggest your alternatives for video of the year in the Comments area below.

]]> http://www.demolitionnews.com/2009/08/20/new-contender-for-demolition-video-of-the-year/feed/ 4 Why the wrecking ball was consigned to history… http://www.demolitionnews.com/2009/08/13/why-the-wrecking-ball-was-consigned-to-history/ http://www.demolitionnews.com/2009/08/13/why-the-wrecking-ball-was-consigned-to-history/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:03:08 +0000 admin http://www.demolitionnews.com/?p=2386 Video showing why the crawler crane and wrecking ball have all but vanished.

Having bowed to reader pressure (temporarily at least) to continue to show videos of demolition gone wrong, here’s one from the (fairly recent) archives displaying at least one reason why the crawler crane and ball combination gave way to the high reach excavator in the ongoing evolution of demolition equipment.

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For anyone that still hankers for the days or crawler cranes and wrecking balls, this video is just for you. It features the demolition of Nottingham’s Victoria railway station and was shot during the 1960s.

Ripped from cine film, it runs like a silent movie. But if you are a demolition veteran, this will give you a welcome reminder of the “good ol’ days”. And if you’re a young upstart, it will prove once and for all that you have never had it so good.

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