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daruma-otoshi
What you ask is daruma-otoshi? Let Gizmodo explain:
Kajima’s floor-by-floor slow demolition is one of those rare things in life that leaves you truly speechless, mouth wide-open, and pinching yourself to be sure this is real while you mutter “what the frak.” After all, seeing the video of a 20-floor building submerging into the asphalt as if it was liquid is something that belongs to a sci-fi movie. The stunning process—called daruma-otoshi—is not only almost surrealistic but it helps to reduce the environmental impact.
Read the whole post to find out how this is done.
Courtesy of Donna Rhae Marder.
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1. Jessie Carty replies at 1st August 2008, 8:50 am :
That is excellent!
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