Experts waited until dark had fallen before detonating demolition charges which brought down 150000 square metres of concrete glass and steel in 10 seconds.
Officials temporarily shuttered a coal-fired power plant, halted all construction and demolition work and shut down many diesel power generators.
Instead, it is an elegant demolition of the notion of the superhuman computer.
After a spectacular demolition and helicopter fight leaves a trail of carnage, James Bond (Daniel Craig) is grounded.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski netted the Bundesliga's fastest hat-trick on his way to a sensational five-goal haul as a halftime substitute in their 5-1 demolition of VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
But his demolition project is fascinating in its own right.