Say you have a
 heavy concrete structure or a big boulder on your property and you 
would like to get rid of it inexpensively. It is too big and too thick 
for a sledge hammer or a jackhammer.
You could use dynamite or maybe primacord, but this requires special permits and training. Plus the neighbors may not be happy with the noise and vibration. What you need is a silent explosion that anyone can do.
Here is one possible solution:
It is called Dexpan,
 and it is a "non-explosive cracking agent". It works by expanding 
slowly rather than instantly. This is a time-lapse video of a similar 
product called Betonamit
Sylentmite is a third product in the same class:
 Another option is the Boulder Buster:
You could use dynamite or maybe primacord, but this requires special permits and training. Plus the neighbors may not be happy with the noise and vibration. What you need is a silent explosion that anyone can do.
Here is one possible solution:
 
Great post.........Non-explosive demolition agents are commercial products that are an alternative to explosives and gas pressure blasting products in demolition, mining, and quarrying. Rock & Concret Breaking
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