Popular Mechanics magazine advocates destroying historical statues

How to Topple a Statue Using Science

Bring that sucker down without anyone getting hurt.

It hasn’t been a great past few weeks for statues.

From Bristol, England to Birmingham, Alabama, people all over the world have been grappling with the legacy of racism by tossing their grappling hooks around the heads of problematic monuments.

Should you happen to find yourself near a statue that you decide you no longer like, we asked scientists for the best, safest ways to bring it to the ground without anyone getting hurt—except, of course, for the inanimate racist who’s been dead for a century anyway.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a32870657/remove-statue-science/