It's always more fun to destroy than to create

I got a close up photo of the parking ramp demolition going on outside my office in downtown Lansing. They are about a third done.

The demolition is pretty noisy when you're close to the action. There's a giant steel jaw at the end of the arm that slowly munches away at the concrete and rebar. Every once in a while a huge slab of pavement falls off and crashes to the ground.

I was told that the demolition company has to be really careful in their work so that the ramp doesn't suddenly collapse and damage nearby buildings.