Leah MacLennan

When carbon atoms bond with other elements, they produce compounds that can be difficult to break down. But where carbon is bound up with human lives, breakdown is difficult in different ways. Controlled explosions at old industrial plants always attract a crowd, but if the building being demolished is a site of sentimental significance to an onlooker, the emotional response can be a little more complicated than sheer relish at the prospect of a spectacular blast.