Lorry used to pull down tower ends with crushed car

Trying to save a bit of money on a demolition job should not mean cutting corners. It will usually end in disaster and all kinds of health & safety red flags. The video above is a perfect example of this.

Instead of getting the right equipment to demolish the concrete tower, the company carrying out the work decided to weaken the tower at its base and then pull it over using a lorry and a chain.

The idea that the tower would fall in the direction it was being pulled was an optimistic one, and ultimately it didn't turn out that way. The tower clearly decided it wanted a soft landing and aimed for the blue car instead to cushion the blow.

What you may also notice is a guy standing behind the lorry watching the tower fall. We have to question his intelligence seeing as he is directly in the path of the tower if it had fallen as intended.