Wow! Sounds like we have differing opinions on this one.

I read Demolition Forum, Implosion World, Demolition X, etc. and know a fair amount of the people who post replies.

There really needs to be some kind of "I know what I'm talking about" test to post replies. I've been doing this for nearly two decades now. I'm certainly no demolition expert, but I think I might be qualified to have an "educated opinion."

I've personally worked, not lived vicariously through others, at numerous DOE and nuclear sites. I know from experience that you cannot demo 6-foot thick, heavily reinforced concrete walls with a wrecking ball. Good luck even using a large hydraulic hammer. Ask me about the 5-foot thick walls I should have blasted at the INEEL site. I personally watched our operator, who by the way has over 35-years of wrecking experience, hammer away for weeks. I wish I had the foresight to soften the walls.

If there's a better way, I welcome all opinions.