In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the
strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its
detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter
of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate
surroundings. Despite its terminology, building implosion also
includes the controlled demolition of other structures, such as
bridges, smokestacks, towers, and tunnels. Building implosion
(which reduces to seconds a process which could take months or
years to achieve by other methods) typically occurs in urban
areas and often involves large landmark structures. The actual
use of the term "implosion" to refer to the destruction of a
building is a misnomer. This had been stated of the destruction
of 1515 Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida. "What happens is, you
use explosive materials in critical structural connections to
allow gravity to bring it down."  |“||The term "implosion" was
coined by my grandmother back in, I guess, the '60s. It's a more
descriptive way to exp