diff --git a/src/Silkworm2.c b/src/Silkworm2.c
index e0636e3..fb6bc63 100644
--- a/src/Silkworm2.c
+++ b/src/Silkworm2.c
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ typedef struct Silkworm_Node
 	float mass;
 	float friction;
 	float radius;
-	bool pinned;
+	uint8_t pinned;
 	float pushFactor;
 	float windFactor;
-	bool destroyable;
+	uint8_t destroyable;
 
-	bool markedForDestroy; /* mutual recursion on nodes/links so this makes it easier to track destroys */
+	uint8_t markedForDestroy; /* mutual recursion on nodes/links so this makes it easier to track destroys */
 
 	Silkworm_Link** links;
 	uint32_t linkCount;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct Silkworm_Link
 	float distance;
 	float tearThreshold;
 
-	bool markedForDestroy; /* mutual recursion on nodes/links so this makes it easier to track destroys */
+	uint8_t markedForDestroy; /* mutual recursion on nodes/links so this makes it easier to track destroys */
 };
 
 typedef enum Silkworm_ClothTriangleOrientation
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static inline void NodeTriangleHashTable_Insert(
 	uint32_t i;
 	uint64_t hashcode = NodeTriangleHashTable_GetHashCode(key);
 	NodeTriangleHashArray* arr = &table->buckets[hashcode % NUM_NODE_TRIANGLE_HASH_BUCKETS];
-	bool foundKey = false;
+	uint8_t foundKey = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < arr->count; i += 1)
 	{
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static inline void NodeTriangleHashTable_Insert(
 			arr->elements[i].indexArray = Silkworm_realloc(arr->elements[i].indexArray, sizeof(uint32_t) * (arr->elements[i].indexArrayCount + 1));
 			arr->elements[i].indexArray[arr->elements[i].indexArrayCount] = index;
 			arr->elements[i].indexArrayCount += 1;
-			foundKey = true;
+			foundKey = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static inline void LinkTriangleHashTable_Insert(
 	uint32_t i;
 	uint64_t hashcode = LinkTriangleHashTable_GetHashCode(key);
 	LinkTriangleHashArray* arr = &table->buckets[hashcode % NUM_LINK_TRIANGLE_HASH_BUCKETS];
-	bool foundKey = false;
+	uint8_t foundKey = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < arr->count; i += 1)
 	{
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static inline void LinkTriangleHashTable_Insert(
 			arr->elements[i].indexArray = Silkworm_realloc(arr->elements[i].indexArray, sizeof(uint32_t) * (arr->elements[i].indexArrayCount + 1));
 			arr->elements[i].indexArray[arr->elements[i].indexArrayCount] = index;
 			arr->elements[i].indexArrayCount += 1;
-			foundKey = true;
+			foundKey = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -363,14 +363,9 @@ typedef struct Silkworm_Context
 
 	float timeElapsed;
 
-	/* keep track of these so can do callbacks */
-	Silkworm_Vector2* nodeDestructionData;
-	uint32_t nodeDestructionDataCount;
-	uint32_t nodeDestructionDataCapacity;
-
-	Silkworm_Vector2* linkDestructionData;
-	uint32_t linkDestructionDataCount;
-	uint32_t linkDestructionDataCapacity;
+	/* keep track of these so we can query */
+	uint32_t destroyedNodeCount;
+	uint32_t destroyedLinkCount;
 
 	Silkworm_Vertex* vertexBuffer;
 	uint32_t vertexCapacity;
@@ -411,13 +406,8 @@ void Silkworm_Init()
 	context->clothDensity = 4;
 	context->timeElapsed = 0;
 
-	context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity = 16;
-	context->nodeDestructionData = Silkworm_malloc(sizeof(Silkworm_Vector2) * context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity);
-	context->nodeDestructionDataCount = 0;
-
-	context->linkDestructionDataCapacity = 16;
-	context->linkDestructionData = Silkworm_malloc(sizeof(Silkworm_Vector2) * context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity);
-	context->linkDestructionDataCount = 0;
+	context->destroyedNodeCount = 0;
+	context->destroyedLinkCount = 0;
 
 	context->vertexCapacity = 1024;
 	context->vertexBuffer = Silkworm_malloc(sizeof(Silkworm_Vertex) * context->vertexCapacity);
@@ -440,40 +430,39 @@ static inline Silkworm_Cloth* LookupCloth(uint64_t clothId)
 
 /* we defer actual destruction to Update to avoid issues with NULL */
 
-void Silkworm_DestroyNode(void* nodePtr)
+static void Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(void* nodePtr, uint8_t incrementDestroyCount)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 	Silkworm_Node* node = (Silkworm_Node*) nodePtr;
 
 	if (node != NULL)
 	{
-		node->markedForDestroy = true;
+		node->markedForDestroy = 1;
+
+		if (incrementDestroyCount)
+		{
+			context->destroyedNodeCount += 1;
+		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < node->linkCount; i += 1)
 		{
 			if (node->links[i] != NULL)
 			{
-				node->links[i]->markedForDestroy = true;
+				node->links[i]->markedForDestroy = 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+void Silkworm_DestroyNode(void* nodePtr)
+{
+	Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(nodePtr, 0);
+}
+
 void Silkworm_DestroyLink(Silkworm_Link* link)
 {
-	link->markedForDestroy = true;
-
-	if (context->linkDestructionDataCount >= context->linkDestructionDataCapacity)
-	{
-		context->linkDestructionDataCapacity *= 2;
-		context->linkDestructionData = Silkworm_realloc(context->linkDestructionData, sizeof(Silkworm_Vector2) * context->linkDestructionDataCapacity);
-	}
-
-	Silkworm_Vector2 position;
-	position.x = (link->a->position.x + link->b->position.x) / 2;
-	position.y = (link->a->position.y + link->b->position.y) / 2;
-	context->linkDestructionData[context->linkDestructionDataCount] = position;
-	context->linkDestructionDataCount += 1;
+	link->markedForDestroy = 1;
+	context->destroyedLinkCount += 1;
 }
 
 void Silkworm_ClothDestroy(void* clothPtr)
@@ -518,7 +507,7 @@ void Silkworm_ClothDestroy(void* clothPtr)
 
 				if (node != NULL)
 				{
-					Silkworm_DestroyNode(node);
+					Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(node, 0);
 				}
 			}
 			Silkworm_free(cloth->nodes[i]);
@@ -659,8 +648,8 @@ void Silkworm_Update(float delta, float windSpeedX, float windSpeedY)
 	Silkworm_Link *link;
 	Silkworm_Node *node;
 
-	context->nodeDestructionDataCount = 0;
-	context->linkDestructionDataCount = 0;
+	context->destroyedNodeCount = 0;
+	context->destroyedLinkCount = 0;
 
 	// apply wind
 	for (i = 0; i < context->nodeCount; i += 1)
@@ -747,7 +736,7 @@ void Silkworm_Update(float delta, float windSpeedX, float windSpeedY)
 
 				if (Silkworm_fabs(node->position.x) > context->xBound || Silkworm_fabs(node->position.x) > context->yBound)
 				{
-					Silkworm_DestroyNode(node);
+					Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(node, 0);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -792,9 +781,9 @@ void* Silkworm_CreateNode(Silkworm_NodeCreateInfo* nodeCreateInfo)
 	node->radius = (float) nodeCreateInfo->radius;
 	node->pushFactor = (float) nodeCreateInfo->pushFactor;
 	node->windFactor = (float) nodeCreateInfo->windFactor;
-	node->pinned = false;
-	node->destroyable = false;
-	node->markedForDestroy = false;
+	node->pinned = 0;
+	node->destroyable = 0;
+	node->markedForDestroy = 0;
 	node->links = NULL;
 	node->linkCount = 0;
 
@@ -807,7 +796,7 @@ void Silkworm_ClothNodePin(void* clothPtr, uint32_t i, uint32_t j)
 	Silkworm_Node* node = cloth->nodes[i][j];
 	if (node != NULL)
 	{
-		node->pinned = true;
+		node->pinned = 1;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -817,7 +806,7 @@ void Silkworm_ClothNodeUnpin(void* clothPtr, uint32_t i, uint32_t j)
 	Silkworm_Node* node = cloth->nodes[i][j];
 	if (node != NULL)
 	{
-		node->pinned = false;
+		node->pinned = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -827,7 +816,7 @@ void Silkworm_ClothNodeDestroy(void* clothPtr, uint32_t i, uint32_t j)
 	Silkworm_Node* node = cloth->nodes[i][j];
 	if (node != NULL)
 	{
-		Silkworm_DestroyNode(node);
+		Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(node, 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -860,7 +849,7 @@ void* Silkworm_CreateLink(void* nodeAPtr, void* nodeBPtr, float distance, float
 	link->b = nodeB;
 	link->distance = (float)distance;
 	link->tearThreshold = (float)tearThreshold;
-	link->markedForDestroy = false;
+	link->markedForDestroy = 0;
 
 	link->a->links = Silkworm_realloc(link->a->links, sizeof(Silkworm_Link*) * (link->a->linkCount + 1));
 	link->a->links[link->a->linkCount] = link;
@@ -925,10 +914,10 @@ void* Silkworm_ClothCreate(Silkworm_ClothCreateInfo* clothCreateInfo)
 		{
 			nodeCreateInfo.x = clothCreateInfo->x + i * context->clothDensity;
 			nodeCreateInfo.y = clothCreateInfo->y + j * context->clothDensity;
-			nodeCreateInfo.destroyable = true;
+			nodeCreateInfo.destroyable = 1;
 			nodeCreateInfo.friction = clothCreateInfo->friction;
 			nodeCreateInfo.mass = clothCreateInfo->mass;
-			nodeCreateInfo.pinned = false;
+			nodeCreateInfo.pinned = 0;
 			nodeCreateInfo.pushFactor = 1;
 			nodeCreateInfo.radius = 1;
 			nodeCreateInfo.windFactor = clothCreateInfo->windFactor;
@@ -937,7 +926,7 @@ void* Silkworm_ClothCreate(Silkworm_ClothCreateInfo* clothCreateInfo)
 
 			cloth->nodes[i][j] = node;
 
-			node->destroyable = true;
+			node->destroyable = 1;
 
 			node->clothReference.clothId = cloth->id;
 			node->clothReference.horizontalIndex = i;
@@ -1202,7 +1191,7 @@ void Silkworm_PinNodesInRadius(float x, float y, float radius)
 
 			if (squareDistance <= radius * radius)
 			{
-				node->pinned = true;
+				node->pinned = 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1227,7 +1216,7 @@ void Silkworm_UnpinNodesInRadius(float x, float y, float radius)
 
 			if (squareDistance <= radius * radius)
 			{
-				node->pinned = false;
+				node->pinned = 0;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1252,17 +1241,7 @@ void Silkworm_DestroyNodesInRadius(float x, float y, float radius)
 
 			if (squareDistance <= radius * radius)
 			{
-				Silkworm_DestroyNode(node);
-
-				if (context->nodeDestructionDataCount >= context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity)
-				{
-					context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity *= 2;
-					context->nodeDestructionData = Silkworm_realloc(context->nodeDestructionData, sizeof(Silkworm_Vector2) * context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity);
-
-				}
-
-				context->nodeDestructionData[context->nodeDestructionDataCount] = node->position;
-				context->nodeDestructionDataCount += 1;
+				Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(node, 1);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1288,22 +1267,22 @@ void Silkworm_DestroyNodesInRectangle(Silkworm_Rectangle* rectangle)
 				node->position.y >= rectangle->y &&
 				node->position.y <= rectangle->y + rectangle->h
 			) {
-				Silkworm_DestroyNode(node);
-
-				if (context->nodeDestructionDataCount >= context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity)
-				{
-					context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity *= 2;
-					context->nodeDestructionData = Silkworm_realloc(context->nodeDestructionData, sizeof(Silkworm_Vector2) * context->nodeDestructionDataCapacity);
-
-				}
-
-				context->nodeDestructionData[context->nodeDestructionDataCount] = node->position;
-				context->nodeDestructionDataCount += 1;
+				Silkworm_Internal_DestroyNode(node, 1);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+uint32_t Silkworm_DestroyedNodeCount()
+{
+	return context->destroyedNodeCount;
+}
+
+uint32_t Silkworm_DestroyedLinkCount()
+{
+	return context->destroyedLinkCount;
+}
+
 void* Silkworm_FindClothInRadius(float x, float y, float radius)
 {
 	/* TODO: spatial hash implementation */
@@ -1365,9 +1344,6 @@ void Silkworm_Finish()
 	Silkworm_free(context->linkIndexStack);
 	Silkworm_free(context->clothIndexStack);
 
-	Silkworm_free(context->nodeDestructionData);
-	Silkworm_free(context->linkDestructionData);
-
 	Silkworm_free(context->vertexBuffer);
 
 	Silkworm_free(context);
diff --git a/src/Silkworm2.h b/src/Silkworm2.h
index 7cb7587..090d301 100644
--- a/src/Silkworm2.h
+++ b/src/Silkworm2.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef SILKWORM_H
 #define SILKWORM_H
 
-#include <math.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -63,10 +61,10 @@ typedef struct Silkworm_NodeCreateInfo
 	float mass;
 	float friction;
 	float radius;
-	bool pinned;
+	uint8_t pinned;
 	float pushFactor;
 	float windFactor;
-	bool destroyable;
+	uint8_t destroyable;
 } Silkworm_NodeCreateInfo;
 
 typedef struct Silkworm_ClothCreateInfo
@@ -126,6 +124,9 @@ SILKWORMAPI void* Silkworm_FindClothInRadius(float x, float y, float radius);
 SILKWORMAPI void Silkworm_DestroyNodesInRadius(float x, float y, float radius);
 SILKWORMAPI void Silkworm_DestroyNodesInRectangle(Silkworm_Rectangle* rectangle);
 
+SILKWORMAPI uint32_t Silkworm_DestroyedNodeCount();
+SILKWORMAPI uint32_t Silkworm_DestroyedLinkCount();
+
 SILKWORMAPI void Silkworm_PerformDestroys();
 SILKWORMAPI void Silkworm_ClearAll();
 SILKWORMAPI void Silkworm_Finish();