1969: BEHOLD The HYDRAULIC ROCK SPLITTER | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"There isn't a concrete building in the world which I couldn't destroy, single-handed, using one of these!"

The impeccably attired Raymond Baxter demonstrates a new tool that could revolutionise the construction - and demolition - industry, the hydraulic rock splitter. How does it work?

Let's see how easily it deals with a cubic yard of concrete in the Tomorrow's World studio.


Originally broadcast 11 June, 1969.






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