Epic earthquake building test

[@HATECELL]

Look at how engaged the students are. This is how school should be

[@jimstam6137]

Not eady to have classes with 4 to 10 students in it

[@ДаниилКиларь-ч9х]

Ты русскую школу не видел, каждый день удивляешься😂

[@tiredasexual_8334]

​@@jimstam6137wait until u realise u can do this with even 40 students if the school was funded properly 😓

[@angelarias3395]

@@tiredasexual_8334 no no you cannot because you assume every classroom will be full of respectful students. Literally was in a calc class of about 12 students and in a semester got through one chapter because he constantly interrupted and caused distractions or whatever else he could cause he was a useless kid. The class was fun btw even for calc the teacher basically had use for our three other hs years so we loved her but that kid man he was such a waste of space and ruined it for everyone else every single day

[@ghostx8652]

Rather than that's how things should be taught Rather than only theory they should try visual and practical learning

[@datruommi]

Pretty cool to watch the tower go in and out of sympathetic resonance during the build up as the frequency went up.

[@jimmyboe25]

Yeah when I get pulled over for going 15 over the speed limit I always say I have a bad harmonic resonance from 60-70mph that’s why I gotta go 75 😂

[@justinpatterson5291]

I was watching that too.

[@lincolnlog727]

@@jimmyboe25 okay that’s a new one LMAO

[@lewisshere331]

🤓

[@silentnight2292]

Can anyone answer this question what could be the magnitude of that earthquake jeez

[@nfcapps]

It hit harmonic motion. That was actually pretty cool.

[@MrMeasaftw]

Since the rpms of the motor are constantly rising, there couldn't be a harmonic motion for more than a split second. The only reason the tower is stable is because it's standing on marbles, which let the tower roll free in the oversized shaking base. Clever solution surely. But no harmonic motion is taking place here.

[@faleilham8334]

This is the same gadgets that my moms uses to during a weekend.

[@KalikaWeerasinghe]

​@@faleilham8334🤔😉

[@riflebird4842]

It got destroyed at resonant frequency

[@devinwilliams562]

No I didn't

[@samsep0]

Hello guys. I'm an earthquake engineer. This is a little different from a real earthquake simulation because earthquake moves the buildings in 3 directions but this table only moves in 1 direction. Also earthquakes have many different frequencies happening randomly not increasing gradually. The third difference is seismic isolators must have a returning mechanism that means after the building is moved, it tries to bring it back to its original location. The four marbles used couldn't bring the building back to center and it caused the shake table hitting the foundation. Anyways it was really fun to watch. Thank you 😊

[@Jade22Roller]

Thank you for your informations Much appreciated 💫

[@lamazorca2592]

eso estaba pensando, no pueden comparar algo controlado a algo aleatorio que sucede en la naturaleza, los movimientos son diferentes

[@User-R3301c]

Terima kasih. Itu terdengar sangat masuk akal.

[@tedzone5544]

I once had an idea about a wind mill that didn't use the wind Pressure vibrations when I realized that. A buildings foot print hydraulic centered in xyz as for the vibrations they are absorbed by a cushion that turns vibrations to elastic When we say earth quake we say rapid Omnidirectional displacement distance traveled energy over time. Which means you move the way the quake moves you instantly

[@betong4908]

Dalawang direksyon ang ginawa sa video. Forward at backward.

[@Nathan_p68]

My poor ass school used spaghetti noodles and marshmallows, then just had the teacher shake the mf desk

[@SDOTPOPPA]

Haa we used hot glue and spaghetti

[@Mrmghz1]

Structural marshmallows

[@JDomesticTravel]

My po ass school didn’t have this course 😂

[@u2-tv899]

🤨 💭 Hmmm Oooh lord 🤦‍♂️!… At least you had the chance to experience it. New generation will explore “THE ALPHABETICAL MAFIAS”+what democrats trying to indoctrinate youths without parents consent

[@stevenswanson8743]

Sounds like they tried with the resources they had

[@justsayin2085]

when the earthquake needs to be a world ending event for your building to even topple, then that's one hell of a design

[@Julia________]

It also means it's more expensive than it has to be lol. A well engineered building is one that barely doesn't break

[@Elloliott]

@@spike1670the triangle is the best shape, without a question

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

World ending event? That’s another Saturday in Alaska there’s earthquake building code for a reason can’t build tall buildings.

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

​@@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395Japan says "hi". Many Japanese skyscrapers are built with the same concept seen in this video: a foundation that can "slide" freely. And Japan is also an earthquake prone region.

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

@@_Just_Another_Guy japan is cool, we don’t have skyscrapers luckily I still remember the 7.2 a couple years ago that destroyed a lot of stuff

[@NortsGhoul]

Damn never actually seen a structure hit a harmonic before

[@dododostenfiftyseven4096]

It was on marbles the marbles were just rotating under the building wasn’t shaking idiot

[@w花b]

Nerd

[@eatmypanart]

can you elaborate?

[@bagsinsight]

@@w花b Loser.

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

@@eatmypanart it’s pretty complicated

[@wagesofsinn3881]

Arms crosses, chewing gum, and his hat on backwards in class. That is the coolest kid in 1994.

[@badbrothertuckerreno3622]

😂😂😂

[@Pompinaros]

now that is the most annoying kid

[@jfinney225]

And in 2024 apparently 😂

[@antblisss]

the chewing gum with his mouth open is a pet peeve for me. Makes me think he’d chew it loud in your ears behind you unironically.

[@MrAmad3us]

If you look closely, you can see Dylan in the background is holding the whole structure together solely by looking at it. In fact it collapses the second he looks away.

[@brycebarfield1049]

He's my favorite kind of superhero, he only uses his powers for petty stuff

[@MinuteMenOfAmerica]

Idk how yk his name but i agree lmfao he held that shit together

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ the sovereign God loves you my friends :" ) I hope you can personally get to know the Holy Trinity, God miraculously healed me of my chronic breathing issues that plagued me if not most nights then every single night for years --- God did this healing instantaneously within group prayer over my health

[@timbodnar6711]

Xboy

[@JapCarRealGood]

Fcuking Dylan, ruiner

[@namduonghoang2931]

the building: "i have given all i got, stop bullying me"

[@revian4183]

cool you survive an earthquake, now let's see if you can survive a plane

[@awkwardreality999]

​@@revian4183I was in the back seat give me a harder test next time 😎

[@BabyWick351]

what school is this

[@revian4183]

@@awkwardreality999 the plane was piloted by al Qaeda 🗿

[@elements2775]

​@@revian4183 😂...... lmfao

[@sneaky6919]

If my school had been anything at all like this, I may have actually enjoyed school.

[@PatternLand]

Did you take any extra science classes?

[@ilikeanimals5015]

Never done this in my engineering course 😭

[@destrom6845]

​@@ahhhh9894fuck no, it wasnt

[@GazzyD]

You realise you had to study hard to get into classes like these? This is all Maths, physics and engineering and ain’t no way you were getting into these classes with that type of attitude.

[@adrianna6038]

Fr

[@golxz]

Its because of those glass marbles under the building. This thing is known as base isolation. And it keeps the building safe from seismic excitations.

[@Scott-po6go]

Glass marbles under the building? To keep safe from an earthquake???? Who'd a thunk it!

[@golxz]

@@Scott-po6go he scott hope you are doing good. Actually for this small project they have used glass marbles to isolate the building from the foundation. For large scale building friction pendulum bearings (metal balls) or rubber bearings are used for isolation. Some buildings like Taipei 101 in taiwan used tuned mass dampers on top of the building to resist seismic excitations. You can watch online how it saved Taipei 101 from a collapse a day ago when an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck taiwan...

[@christianmoore7932]

​@Scott-po6go it's a small scale simulation chill. If the ground can move around the base inertia will hold it in place

[@xddx2642]

One normal day in Chile:

[@21amperios80]

JAJAJAJA

[@pepito7773]

😾

[@vichotoro3358]

Si weon

[@rolopuebla7463]

Un dia normal en u.s.a ✈️🏢

[@beckhammix7140]

Creo que a alguien le dolio

[@BWBParmwrestling]

"Is it even glued down?" No, and that's why it works so well

[@thefounder42]

It would have collapsed faster if it had the walls coverings as it would become very unstable the moment a wall panel would face shifted the weight

[@DimitrisDr3am]

Not only was it not glued down, it was sitting on little marbles so it's easily rolled back and forth

[@SkepticAdrian]

Maybe we should secure our building to a foundation then. why didn't anybody think of that.

[@007stareye]

@@DimitrisDr3am look up what "seismic isolation" is - then think twice before you post something clever next time.

[@StxckyBxurritos]

​@@007stareye professor Okame spitting some mad facts 😫

[@glockiyana2591]

Bro standing and chewing like he's the main character

[@martinverner7390]

What a weird observation

[@LordPerspicacious]

Weird observation indeed. could be an underlying personal issue with unresolved insecurities or trauma

[@glockiyana2591]

@@LordPerspicacious why the f you guys are taking my comment seriously? Bro even did a psychological diagnosis lol. I just think is funny how he acts, what's so weird about that?

[@RAYanii-kf2dk]

Same thoughts bro

[@Tatokakes]

😂

[@TheMaxFusionGaming]

I wish my school had this budget. We used gumdrops and toothpicks and then the teacher just shook the desk. Needless to say we all failed.

[@Taipans]

Poor schools amirite 😅

[@johndododoe1411]

To save money, the shaking device and expert would travel the area, teaching a different school each week, while the normal teachers teach how it all works using books and chalk boards like in the old days . Each school knows what week the children will need to have their stick models and basic knowledge ready .

[@DarkLife3074]

​@@Taipanslol, difference between public and private

[@DrChewy71]

We did something like this at my school where they were statically tested with weights. Probably a little cheaper to run, though you still have to buy the wood.

[@potato6785]

To be fair, your school probably had the budget. Your teacher just said “not my job”. You might not have the budget to buy a pre-made one, but a motor is like $5 and the woodworking class has the materials to make one. It’s not rocket science, between your science teacher and shop teacher they’d have known how to make one for $5 and some change.

[@jacobeaton4042]

Someone’s dad is a structural engineer lol

[@cvid2743]

I did this same exact thing in school they teach you how to make it before hand…

[@808szn]

@@cvid2743 didn’t ask

[@jesus8453]

@@808szn get a life

[@cvid2743]

@@808szn wasn’t even talking to you where you come from the closet or some shit?

[@Lolzy3014]

ROUND 1, FIGHT

[@dune260]

The washing machine at 8am:

[@kriskquinn.68]

Somehow it's mine at 3am.

[@Knewman7777]

underrated. 🤣

[@aidencobb8300]

My washer jumped on every spin lol

[@aidencobb8300]

Its mine an 2am uk

[@fjbon1681]

😂😂😂

[@akirastanley3264]

Everyone saying schools should be like this, I don't know if you've ever done engineering in school, but this is what we did.

[@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053]

People will never understand that you have to learn “boring” things to understand the more complicated “fun” topics.

[@Heterogeneity]

When schools have funding, kids get engaged. Amazing.

[@crazywyvern4704]

​@@HeterogeneityI went to the school in video, there is a specific program for engineering that takes just about all the money for anything engineering related so unless you're in that program (its limited) youll never step foot in the only workshop-like classroom we have. So its really not that the school is that great or that funded, you just saw the very best part of it

[@Daniel-Goodfeather]

We did stuff like this back in the mid-90s in a class called 'Design Communications' I learned an awful lot in that class.

[@unusualsuspect980]

You likely went to a well funded school. Red states have trash school systems by design.

[@MaradoPlays]

We did bridges. One kid made one so strong it held our teachers full weight. I'll always remember that lesson

[@Saltinator]

I still have my balsa wood bridge! It held the max weight. My design was simple yet effective X bracing to hold the structure together. 23 years ago!

[@Andrea-LovesYouStill]

Outta what?! 😮

[@MCFresh13]

@@Andrea-LovesYouStill for some reason, I want to assume balsa wood

[@zapdosxy1781]

It held All dat ass?

[@technobrake361]

I made a bridge that could hold my weight (60 kg) first year of highschool with only using paper

[@kylekinkade9211]

Give the cameraman an A+ for holding still throughout that earthquake.

[@bigdingnick9622]

stop assuming the gender behind the camera

[@intimidate4339]

@@bigdingnick9622 man, (wo)man, (camera)man. It’s not gender exclusive.

[@dewiellin7898]

@@bigdingnick9622 shut up

[@terenceperson]

@@bigdingnick9622 don’t be a bigot

[@snsjsns007]

@@bigdingnick9622 no

[@HarbingerOfDawN_]

Everyone's a Gangsta until the Earth starts to vibe with the motor

[@carlcortez3270]

Lmaoooooo

[@anmoldeep7816]

😂

[@IFreak4Life]

That’s deep

[@_Captain_Jack_Sparrow_]

😂

[@IFreak4Life]

@@gugugagagugugu get off my dick I know it was a joke

[@chasepalagi7675]

They don't realize that it is more frequency than the speed itself.

[@enrique-bz7cy]

The look on the kids faces tells you the importance of good teachers and programs, to get them interested in exciting career fields and keep them on the right tracks.

[@garrettcunningham9671]

Seriously, I wish I had good teachers growing up not just boring same old stuff

[@matthewedric]

​@@nickg35xat this point, guns are more common than smiles

[@banjoacosta]

I dont know how old you guys are, we do this in school a few years ago. And to be honest, i wished there were more students like them who are actually interested. Because if you think this is fun, there will always be someone who is bored and probably will comment on youtube in the future about how bored they were at school even though it was fun to others like me.

[@ChilledPsycho]

@@matthewedric (im 20 for a age reffernce been graduated for 2 ish years) Nah due to the goated class clowns in mine there was alot of smiles, between that and the maniacs smashing their laptops to sht like a wwe match 😂. Shooters* are undoutbly a fat issue but there wasnt more shooters the clowns.On the other hand specifically smiles from teachers I agree with you on this honestly. They simply dont get paid enough to put in alot of effort which sucks. If you ask me teachers deserve way higher pay then what they get alongside more benifits. Teaching the future generations how to function in soceity after the older generations are retired or dead is a very important job.

[@lemmyhead8578]

It's all about practical applications. One major thing I wish all teachers did.

[@naomimitchell3967]

Those kids are so engaged with the lesson... it's really nice to see

[@hugostiglitz491]

Wish we did this at my school

[@HotMonkeyDik]

​@@hugostiglitz491 ya such a cool project, we did something kind of like that. Had to make a small car and send them down a ramp to see who's goes farthest and straightest.

[@levone8958]

So much better to see this rather than teachers handing out packets non stop. In my class we had to build a bridge and it would be tested with a certain amount of wait. Tons of fun and a positive learning environment.

[@Pasta-lad]

We actually did this it was a challenge just with different requirement, 50 g’s weight limit, 20in, 10x10 base, had to hold 500g (x10 weight), and survive a rigged shake test that was different time for everyone. Only materials where a base cardboard and top cardboard that where included in the weight, hot glue, and only 20 raw spaghetti

[@jeffreysmith4586]

​@@levone8958 We also did a bridge from popsicle sticks when I was younger. It's one of the only things that I still remember from middle school. Hands on projects should be the norm in schools.

[@IQEGO]

For everyone wondering why it stopped moving, it's called antiresonance. Soon after, it started shaking hard and broke, this is called a resonance. The values of antiresonances and resonances can be calculated before building the building and you have to consider them when designing the skyscrapers etc.

[@tobycarter3629]

no its becasue its sitting on marbles ie taking out 90%of any movement. when it speeds up its just engaging the marbles to take out near 100%

[@IQEGO]

@@tobycarter3629 Dude, learn something about linear systems at university and then talk.

[@donalberto5058]

smart pepe

[@IQEGO]

@@donalberto5058 🙈☺

[@ShadowForce271]

Thank you

[@FallenMuse81]

These kids all took home something amazing that day.

[@colinnixon7739]

Nah, most of them forgot by the time they finish fortnite

[@FallenMuse81]

@@colinnixon7739 that's sad. I hope not.

[@Josh-sh6oy]

What did they take home 💀 not everything is a lesson lol

[@FallenMuse81]

@@Josh-sh6oy pride in themselves.

[@davidhayes3257]

I just don't think self pride was going through their minds I'm sorry

[@elerigwen8013]

i wish they incorporated more active learning lessons like these in school, they were the best lessons and the ones you actually remembered

[@SCP-79.]

Поверь, в Российских школах очень много таких событий которые потом захочется забыть, а не получится

[@RealFaodail]

@@SCP-79.like military training? Edit: I have no idea why I said this, my bad

[@SCP-79.]

​@@RealFaodailчто ты имеешь ввиду? Боевые действия на Украине? Поверь, никто разумный не хочет этого, да вот только не нам решать, а верхушке

[@scottnelson9]

@@SCP-79.There have been many times I have felt the same as a U.S. citizen. It’s definitely dicey right now with everything going on, but invading Afghanistan for non-existent “weapons of mass destruction” and the drawn out war in Iraq was even worse. It doesn’t help that the terrorist organizations were unintentionally caused by the US destabilizing the region the better part of a century ago. What is the solution when you don’t have control over these situations? I don’t have the answer, but it isn’t a stretch to expect more humanity in the twenty first century.

[@homhomasl2338]

​@@RealFaodailfr It's not that serious like you imaging. In Russia we have one some kind of a gun acquaintance lesson in mid school, were pupils learn how to assemble and disassamble an akm and nobody realy like it.

[@victor_barranco]

The marbles under the structure mimicked a "base isolation" seismic system. The structure is isolated from a lot of the ground motion. Super effective and typically used for critical structures like hospitals or high rise buildings. Cool model!

[@tristintaylor7999]

Would it have benefited more from having the cross frame on all four sides instead of just two?

[@victor_barranco]

@@tristintaylor7999 Not in this case. Since the machine only shakes in one direction, you theoretically only need bracing parallel to the shaking to resist those forces (which it has on both walls for the full height of the structure) If you look closely, the structure failed at the base connection of the rightmost column. The braced frame along the height of the structure remained intact as it toppled over. So it did it’s job.

[@randykitchleburger2780]

In California this is basically required for svery building by law

[@fullmetal7984]

In the case of a real structure, what would be used in place of the marbles?

[@zianandroid]

​@@fullmetal7984 not sure about america, but buildings in New Zealand have these huge pads made of rubber that buildings sit on. Pretty mental tbh

[@murphmanin]

Good teacher but it also definitely helps to have the school funding to be able to give students these kinds of lessons with the correct equipment shown here. Lots of schools can’t even afford paper these days due to more and more budget and staffing cuts.

[@alanz90]

If the earth shook half that fast we'd all be dead

[@mykemech]

The frequency is probably scaled to allow for there being no scalable mass in the tiny building frame. You can't replicate the effect of real life size mass and inertia in a small scale.

[@JImmy-pt8sg]

Just jump

[@shivavrd2154]

Factor of safety

[@carsonspinks1067]

it does just looks fast relative to the size. even the slowest Seismic wave type travels at a speed of over 7,000 mph

[@efuii]

Fact is that the can Earth shake faster than that, actually

[@Robwilli]

That movement that finally dropped it down was probably a magnitude 9+ earthquake comparable, since it took way too much movement. That means they built that building pretty good.

[@abrahamwijaya6631]

Yup, we can't escape God smite... That's already good for people to escape from building while it collapse

[@shitondemocratliberals3989]

At the point near the end they were say 15 seconds before it dropped. You Xanax here then say ttat. It could have gotten as close. As close as 18. How devastating that would be anywhere, especially in a big city

[@alybloodshade]

@@shitondemocratliberals3989 Are you ok? Did that Xanax affect your typing because the only part of that which made any sense was the last sentence.

[@hanslu9706]

the building slides pretty well....

[@carlwessels2671]

It failed in the bottom columns,where it didn't have diagonal support, and also had the greatest weight to support.

[@ANTI_UTTP_FOR_REAL]

THIS is how education should be. All of the students are excited and engaged.

[@flaminggaming143]

Kid: *Throws Pencil Down* Building: *Starts Moving Again* “YOU’VE DOOMED US ALL!!”

[@TheyCallMeGator]

Thought the same thing lmao

[@BeansAndBasketball]

He picked it back up so quick too😭😂😂

[@matthewk7507]

That was just a car crash outside.

[@Frankie_Frank-]

Bro right 😢😂😂

[@ALovelyLad]

The moment it went still is the exact moment the vibrations synchronized with the structure’s framework

[@MrMeasaftw]

Yeah.... I'm fairly sure the base has room to move around in, so the tower is just staying in the middle because of the friction keeping it centered. I say this because it makes sporadic movements and loud snaps when the tower does hit the plate Edit: seeing the marbles makes me think this was the plan all along, and everybody probably had the same opportunity to use a similar solution. So while the test is a little flawed, it is the same for everybody However, there are definitely no harmonics going on. This would happen at a certain rpm of the shaker motor and only be stable at that setting. Since the vibration speed is constantly rising, there can't be a stable state for more than a split second. And the tower is clearly stable throughout a large range of the rpms.

[@ThomasKent1346]

Resonant frequency.

[@MrMeasaftw]

@@ThomasKent1346 Nope. Mechanical resonance is where the different movements line up due to the frequency and amplify these movements. Usually leading to failure. The phenomenon in this experiment would be called harmonic frequency. Where the movements cancel each other out. But that's also not exactly what is happening. The tower is loose in the base and rolling on marbles. There is barely any force transfered to the tower because it can freely roll. Technically the friction of the marbles have a achieved a stable state which can be described as harmonic, since they are moving themselves left and right at the same rate as the vibrating platform. Causing the tower to remain in place. Until at one point, the tower is moving in 1 direction fast enough to collide with the return stroke of the shaking base. Causing a large shock which breaks the tower.

[@guy-]

​@@ThomasKent1346looks like somebody watched to much MatPat

[@Zer0Edits00]

You mean when the structure lost contact with the mechanism..? Cuz it wasn’t being touched by either side and was instead perfectly sliding without contact.

[@Jhany810]

I worked for a company that makes earthquake proof houses in Japan. These students got the concept of what I learned from the blueprints. Great job teacher! 👍🏻

[@Rain-oq7vh]

Wait so it's true? My hubby went to Japan and he sent me some pics of the bridges how they where on like swivels or something? How or what are those? He asked and they just said earthquake but how are they more resistant if you don't mind explaining

[@Debonair.Aristocrat]

So... Marbles as footings? Got it.

[@scotmac5143]

Am I correct in thinking that in Japan, when they build skyscrapers. They put huge springs in the foundations??

[@moefritz9568]

You put ball bearings under the buildings?

[@InGunzWeTrust]

You guys put balls in your buildings in japans foundation?

[@Architect532]

Very smart design. Weight in the middle for stability so it doesn't shift a lot. A more stable design for the poles couldve been made but its still very nice.

[@Meg_Lovegood]

Helpful reminder to anyone who's inside of a building in the earthquake, when the building stopped shaking get the hell out of it

[@uggsxx9155]

To go out and get hit with possibly collapsing buildings and falling debris?

[@mar71n32n0v1lLL0]

@@uggsxx9155 To be fair, both of you are right and wrong. If you're in a building during ever-increasing seismic activity and all of the sudden the building simply *stops* moving, then chances are 50/05 between the building collapsing and probably killing you regardless of where you stand, or gently start moving again and slowly stop as the earthquake fades away... At that point you're either doomed or you're not, no matter what you do. Best course of action is make peace with whatever happens, and maybe shit your pants!

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

@@mar71n32n0v1lLL0 "Everyone, we might die, or we may not die, just be aware that I am now going to make peace with myself, and you should do the same!" Aggressively and audibly sh!ts pants. "It has been done! TAKE ME GOD!"

[@bound6172]

Find a table or doorway to get under

[@notan3144]

@@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. Beautiful

[@OscarOliu]

Son! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE!? I'm JUST STRESS TESTING A BUILDING DAD!

[@nicklikesradio]

🤣🤣🤣

[@farkmuckerzerg634]

Hahahah that's hilarious my friend thaks for the laugh

[@DeltaFlare987]

We dude the same thing with a bridge made out of wood to stress test and see how many ftlbs it could take. It got 328lbs and the winner got 440lbs

[@disco4535]

"Are ya stress testing son?"

[@bretrickle729]

Best comment. Lol

[@srzarz3017]

I can feel the happiness energy that’s coming off the people that wanted it too fall so bad 💀

[@deltaxiii7803]

now imagine them building something like that again when they are older and its even more bigger

[@quasitoantrax]

That's middle school

[@jasonk2518]

For sure. Except for that one kid with his hat backwards we kept talking about it's going to fall. Lol there's always one in the group

[@PK-ts8iz]

​@@deltaxiii7803 wtf is this comment

[@deltaxiii7803]

@@PK-ts8iz its me being sarcastic

[@ThatSpyOutside_Official]

The coolest thing is, it was the base that broke because it don’t have enough glue or something, the structure was fine.

[@spugged9800]

Thats not entirely true, the glue may have caused it to break in less time than it actually lasted.

[@ThatSpyOutside_Official]

@@spugged9800 if your talking stress, you may be right. But opinions differ from one another, great theory though

[@spugged9800]

I appreciate it bud@@ThatSpyOutside_Official

[@ThatSpyOutside_Official]

@@spugged9800 no problem👍

[@iRequiem619]

You need that flexability from no glue. There's a reason buildings aren't 1 single structure, and walls are built with flexability.

[@cadebecker2486]

This is the right way to teach. Look how focused and engaged the students are. People like to learn physically.

[@bisikleta1015]

If you've been in a 7+ earthquake, you'd feel that the land does move up and down like a seesaw

[@3dogsandaguy589]

I remember being on the couch for my one and only earthquake, happened when I was a kid. The couch just slid from the middle suddenly to slam into one wall, then the other, then back to the first. Honestly remember it being kinda fun cause I was too young to really know the danger

[@MrColin159]

And in the 10,000 aftershocks it can roll from other directions or just shake. After a while anything under a 5 doesn't really register but anything above you get amazingly good at predicting it's strength. Then you think you're over it and you're sitting on a sofa and someone walks behind it... cue freakout from the vibrations.

[@CJ-im2uu]

I was in the Loma Prieta. There were times when it felt up and down and side to side.

[@bisikleta1015]

@@CJ-im2uu that's why idk why these engineeres thought that earthquake moves side to side. Looks like most of them didn't experience the real deal earthquake

[@joecee6862]

Yup, was eating a meal with a neighbor and my mom on Easter Sunday a few years back. Felt like I was on a damn boat, but we were sitting at the table, in a house, on a concrete slab. In certain areas and at high magnitudes, the ground actually "liquefies" and behaves like a fluid, with soil and vegetation rippling up and down like choppy waves on the ocean. Earthquakes are no joke, it's a massive amount of energy and stress being released.

[@HaloJumper7]

Is that Sympathetic resonance? Building: I'm actually an empath.

[@RetroTaylor94]

Fantastic joke, thank you.

[@MollyHJohns]

Thanks I need that laugh

[@Th3unseenvisionary]

Lmfao

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

Omfg lolllll

[@HaloJumper7]

@@RetroTaylor94 Fantastic Jokes And Where To Find Them

[@justinhackstadt6677]

To be fair, that "tester" was vibrating at like a 25/10 on the Richter scale. 😂

[@paulh2981]

Yeah I would have to give that building structure full ratings on an earthquake-proof inspection.

[@10thletter40]

​@@paulh2981 I mean, it needs one more bracing first. It can't handle loads from the other direction, earthquake goes left to right it's over 😂

[@hi20757]

Maybe if they added two other structures on the sides to like take some of the bottoms weight it would be perfect. maybe not idk.

[@Jacvez09]

I believe we would need a new World if we ever hit 25/10😳

[@frownturn1447]

​@@hi20757 you mean build a penis

[@thephenom_7231]

The instability of the brown kids hairline is giving that building hope to stand strong

[@boysrus61]

It is things like this that students will remember and most likely someone in that class is going to be an Engineer or an Architect some day.

[@turtleofnekk]

As someone who has done something similar and is now an engineer major I can agree

[@aallender02]

Or the people building the high rises of the future.

[@maxnovakovics2568]

​@@aallender02 what sort of degrees do those people have

[@poisonjam4564]

If you ever experience an earthquake like we do in Chile, then you won't forget! Haha

[@Wandrative]

Architecture is just more them building sound structures

[@GigaBoost]

These kids are so into this, it's so sweet

[@kelmirosue3251]

I mean it seems like a fun project tbh. Like I know I would've absolutely LOVED this kind of lesson. Not only does it teach but also provides entertainment at the same time. Which makes kids focus more on the lesson as they're genuinely interested in it

[@nvsn08]

They are the future

[@n64slayer]

Wym if that was my school it might actually be slightly enjoyable

[@ayampencen6363]

😁... Ahhhhh...

[@IndependantMind168]

First you need students capable of engagement. Then this.

[@clintg3435]

My wife bought one of these. I wasn't aware she was into engineering.

[@edmorrison5645]

I think my wife's into earthquake testing because I hear the same noise coming from our bedroom.

[@bradfordwoodger6026]

who’s gonna tell him

[@Smorb42]

@@Prostreetsburnoutparadise at least he only lasted 50 seconds

[@crashercrasher9696]

So youre outside your bedroom then whos with your wife then when you heared that same sound?

[@srikanthmamidi1083]

@@crashercrasher9696 his stepson

[@dudeguy3700]

these comments r crazy. cant tell if they r trolling or not. just incase he doesnt mean another dude he means the toy....

[@ninobrown9202]

These kids got a lesson in frequency and their teacher didn't even know.

[@AL-xx2dw]

......what

[@oscarhughes5532]

​@AL-xx2dw resonant frequency is where the movement of the table is going through the structure, bouncing off the top and coming back. The frequencies overlap and either build on top of eachother or subtract from eachother in what is called either constructive or destructive superposition. As the frequency or speed of the table increases the system goes from constructive to destructive and back. When the system is in constructive superposition the force of the waves traveling through it it doubled so the structure falls. This is the reason soldiers can't march over bridges or they will fall

[@ninobrown9202]

I was taking bout the frequency of the object that matched the frequency of the earthquake which is why the structure seemed to stop moving at one point.

[@AL-xx2dw]

@ninobrown9202 yeah but you said the teacher didn't even know it... that's apart of lesson they're being taught... by the teacher.

[@kos-3327]

​​@@oscarhughes5532 bro wtf, you explained resonance frequency when the "what" comment was referring to the fact that why tf else would they be doing this experiment if thats NOT what they were learning in class

[@cvnt485]

This is why tall buildings in earthquake zones have mechanical counter weights, preventing the resonant frequency from tearing itself apart.

[@linkzyofficial]

@@willhenry3011 Nah they aren’t just ball bearings lmao. They are giant balls made of steel or concrete. They weighs anywhere from 300 to 800 tons which just a lil bigger than most ball bearings. And they are usually suspended in the building using springs and pistons. It’s not like the marbles shown in the video, like the original comment said they are counterweights. They are in the top of skyscrapers and sway in the opposite direction of forces to negate them and prevent resonance, reduce motion sickness, and counter storm winds.

[@Spaurtacus]

​@@willhenry3011 What's the deal with your shameful attitude? The system he's describing is called a counterweight, which is a mechanical system

[@anjaneyasreetrout2444]

​​​@@willhenry3011 Don't talk about things you know nothing about.

[@ShrtStfflp]

Tuned Mass Dampeners. not an engineer myself but one of my favourite things I've learned about buildings

[@WafflesssFalling]

Unless you’re in an underprepared location. Like Seattle. Which is right in the ring of fire 🙃

[@H4ppsy]

Maybe a cours on harmonics could be interesting now, just a tips to understand what just happened ^^

[@robaxl3088]

It’s cool listening to all of them give their input on what’s happening…you can tell that these young students love what they are doing 👍

[@guitartalks4507]

“Is it even glued down?” I laughed when I heard that 😂

[@Thawhid]

HEISENBURG

[@elheisenberg9094]

@@Thawhid you called?

[@ellawowowow]

"no shot!!"

[@benito0072]

Thats the only time we enjoy school

[@christopherproietti7407]

My teachers would’ve flipped if someone in class said frickin lol

[@tzuyulikestoaim]

This makes me wanna go back to high school to get excited at these things again

[@kanitori]

You did such stuff in physics lessons or what? Our school did not really make any experiments in any class.

[@GtfoTyvm]

It's called college, try it out. Promise its better when your older

[@TheBirdThatKnowsWhatsGood]

@@GtfoTyvm college is a scam

[@kevinm5898]

Schools was just always boring for me in general. Hate sitting at a desk while someone blabs Infront of a board.

[@williamjordan5554]

​@@kevinm5898 Not everyone is made for school.

[@HACKTACULAR.]

They’re gonna start putting marbles underneath houses in California after watching this!😂

[@firstbuy4343]

I have studied that shock absorbers in form of giant rubber cylinders can be used in foundation of small house to make it earthquake resistant to greater degree.

[@bignerd1323]

​@@firstbuy4343they retrofitted an old lecture hall at UC Berkeley with those too.

[@xerminatv9420]

​@@firstbuy4343😊

[@kyle26091]

I mean it makes since and it can help with places that have issues with shifting foundation such as very dry and wet areas

[@TheAmusingWalrus]

There are a couple of universities in ca that have this for the buildings and parking garages

[@jonathanfruchtnicht4966]

There are many things I find pleasing here.. the engineering, the context, the lack of understanding in the room that makes me giggle... But the best part to me is the teacher we don't see or hear, not only getting the youth interested and excited about it, but letting this generation express their interest and excitement freely because it's about the subject. That's precious to me. ❤️

[@CapitanGreenhat]

I liked the fact the teacher has a gadsden flag and a jolly rodger

[@MrBeenus]

Great job on over analyzing something so simple. Go outside or something, God damn.

[@forrestweldon9168]

This teacher understands freedom, judging from the flag hung over the computer

[@789syrus789]

Couldn’t say it better myself. This is what school should be about. To prepare the youth for the future.

[@ellisgill1940]

What lack of understanding specifically?

[@Northstar8765]

Best design Ive seen. The building actually got more stable as the shaking continues until it reached the breaking point and it happened on the foundation not because it was top heavy. Very impressive

[@matthewfaught4693]

Tesla said that would happen

[@kingacrisius]

​@@matthewfaught4693 ???

[@HughMongousPC]

it wasn't attached to the bas, not sure what you're talking about

[@kingacrisius]

@@HughMongousPC ???

[@Mortomi]

It was just a clever use of marbles, the foundation was placed on top of them, so that it would roll back and forth and remain stable instead of shaking.

[@keyboardlofi4179]

“This building gay man” “no shot man” 💀💀

[@elongatedmuskrat1827]

It didn't fall because if the earthquake but because of the bullying

[@conservativehippie13]

@@elongatedmuskrat1827 if that’s bullying then you are a dumb dumb.

[@Constitution1789]

He's expressing admiration and is now implicitly questioning the stability of his own sexuality.

[@Danilo8208SS]

Hate to ruin the fun but he says “ you beat the game bro”

[@keyboardlofi4179]

@@Danilo8208SS smh

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

These kids are more intelligent than 80% of the general American population.

[@latioshunter]

Its more stable than my emotional state.

[@skibidirizzlerfanumtaxohio]

anything is more stable than your mental state

[@tmar8959]

UNDERRATED 😂😂👌

[@Stjepan97]

u good bro?

[@kekw35]

The sun will shine again on us brother -Loki

[@tntfreddan3138]

@@kekw35 Ironically, Loki and Thor are not brothers. However, Thor did have 3 brothers, but their names are Baldr, Vidarr and Vali. Vidarr is destined to avenge his father and kill Fenrir, who in turn has 2 brothers and 1 sister (Sleipnir, Jörmungandr and Hel, though Loki was actually the mother of Sleipnir so not sure if that counts). Vidarr will also survive Ragnarök

[@ghostrider2664]

Congrats on the construction. Never did this one in school, but we did do the bridge/weight test. We did pretty well.

[@Ryan-li8qc]

We did the water erosion test you make a house and would see if it would be swept away

[@ghostrider2664]

@@Ryan-li8qc hopefully you didn't build based on Japanese specifications...... Too soon?

[@Ryan-li8qc]

@@ghostrider2664 nah, Japanese planes are tough.

[@umitencho]

We did boats.

[@mumfordalien1794]

Small men become elementary school teachers because they failed to achieve higher endeavors. No right minded man wants to hang out with children for their entire career.

[@davidmull7263]

Hats off to the science teacher who found a good secondary use for the Sybian.

[@MrJflomario]

🤣

[@jensenat]

This is the comment I was looking for lol

[@Th3_n3rdtavrn]

I don't typically laugh out loud legitimately. Good show m8

[@jrich436]

worth having to clean my monitor

[@203Rez]

Lmao yup I was looking for this one too. Here's to us 5 who don't have degrees lol

[@Sun6Wind]

흔들리는 것을 최소화 하는 법은. 트럭의 요트 연결과 비슷합니다. 무게중심이 끝으로 갈수록 심해지고. 무게 중심이 트럭과 가까우면 되죠. 이걸 건물로 적용하면. 무게중심은 땅과 가까운 곳으로 둬야됩니다. 그럼으로 삼각형 모양을 참고하여 1층으류넓고 무겁게 하면 되죠

[@bradleyvantassal8328]

As an Ironworker, I can say that was very well made.

[@fuckwithsouthy]

But it’s wood

[@furiousfarter]

what is that to do with iron

[@JustinWayneDawg]

@@furiousfartersometimes guys that are paid to build what brilliant minds create get excited and pretend they are the authority on the matter.

[@UnloadingMouse]

​@@JustinWayneDawgThis is common braced framing? Hes just saying its built well and lists his credibility as someone who regulary contructs these structures at full scale.

[@dezmonasg6708]

@@JustinWayneDawg Without skilled workers the drawings some guys get paid to do would never leave the page.

[@youraveragebinchicken6807]

Ahhhh yes. I hate it when my wooden archer tower is destroyed by a magnitude 15 earthquake. Edit: When tf did this comment get 10k likes? lmao.

[@why_wait]

It was far more than 15 when it collapsed reality is it doesn't scale to real buildings the same way

[@kevinkarthik3329]

nice one😂

[@HeartOfStone.]

I agree, iron hands.

[@UserT5959]

Magnitude 100

[@RussmanDesignHD]

Lol 15 Magnitude lol

[@Lahainalongboarder]

This is how you are supposed to captivate kids and teach them. Bravo 👏🏻

[@phuckyoutube5927]

Yeah don't be like r Kelly

[@smugrick7050]

@@phuckyoutube5927 😂

[@Fake-pe1hb]

@@phuckyoutube5927LOL

[@zerotolerance9004]

With destruction🤘

[@whatjake7898]

🙄

[@minuteman4050]

This was incredible to watch from a dad’s view and just from my own general knowledge.Excellent job guys, that structure would’ve kept on holding on if it wasn’t for the base slipping from underneath but that’s what learning is about! Keep up the excellent work guys 💪🏽

[@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo]

Idk what branch of what school board this school is operating under, but they may be the only one I've seen in a long while that actually makes teaching look fun.

[@jackhinkley885]

I had a very similar project in year 11 engineering studies. Seems pretty normal to me.

[@katsu9582]

@@jackhinkley885 i had project weeks too at my school different kind of project were offered, students could sign for any., idk why people dont know these kind of studies.

[@AssBlasster]

@@jackhinkley885 Lol your high school offered engineering? I only had biology or physics to choose from with terrible teachers

[@bunglebutts3163]

@@katsu9582 you are lucky you had that option lmao

[@Ihaventbuttheslightestiferance]

​@@AssBlasster you got to choose?💀

[@trollingisasport]

Houses in Japan are built much like that model where the foundation is made to glide back and forth and the frame wobbles along.

[@BigLaramie]

Got to with how it is in Japan

[@theunknownguy265]

every modern sky scraper

[@ripom630]

Old news bro

[@adityasixviandyj7334]

yes, I watch old japanese TV show (about old home renovation) and many of their house built with that diagonal struts in the walls. That struts the main core how the building stabilize during earthquake. the simple one is using a huge diagonal beam from a corner to corner, but if the house located on more prone to had earthquake, then the other corner will add simillar mini beam on the untouch corner, and they put is rubber cushioning in the corner, act like shock absorber & help maintain pendulum effect to stabilize the whole building. taller building (taller than 3 floors) they will put a real rubber shock absorber & some cushoning under each pillar, allow the building wobble steadily along with earthquake frequency. the key for enginering (i think) to this problem is to understand how not only neutralize the wobble, but also how allow the building move along to mitigate the earthquake vibration. Japan Tohoku Eartquake (that cause Nuclear Powerplant exploded) is considered scary, as the land not only move side to side, but also ups & down in all directions, which very damaging, especially if the building not cushion properly.

[@RJAsiMu]

その通りです

[@xod_silentwraith5561]

Only reason that broke is because of the weakness of the material, but for most tests, this machine and it’s relative machines are great for measuring up someone’s building skills.

[@digiguy4]

Nah it’s cuz the Ariat kid looked away

[@Gary-mw4pu]

​@@digiguy4damn I was just about to say that lol

[@lostsauce0]

It broke cause it wasn't strong enough

[@idrisyelwa3389]

NO they increased the freqency thats why

[@dgv646]

​@@idrisyelwa3389exactly!!! I think you're the only person here that seems to actually get the underlying physics!!!

[@RileyPetitt]

This is why I loved my physics teacher. It felt like I was learning real things that affected me every day + getting to apply what we learn actively. Love that class.

[@adriaanloots7777]

Indian dudes hair got me distracted😂😂Looks like he was building his hair

[@madeamystrix5191]

I really don't miss much about highschool but one thing I do miss is these types of demonstrations and such that everyone would gather around the teachers desk to watch.

[@ngndnd]

sadly, most teachers are miserable af (bad pay and terrible students) so by the time u get to high school, they dont give a fuck abt making learning fun

[@odin13th76]

Took general physics just because we did more hands-on stuff vs. Writing/textbook reading like in advanced physics. The advanced class was always jealous of the general class since we had more fun. We did catapults, mouse trap race cars, spaghetti bridges while they got writers cramps lol

[@PityMeofDurham]

I’m in “high school” or rather gymnasium right now and it’s the best time I’ve ever had in school!

[@PityMeofDurham]

@@ngndnd High school is where most students get their shit together and stop behaving like assholes, no?

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Enjoyed my time in high school but... I'd never want to go back and relive those years. Had more fun in my 20's and even more fun now.

[@thomniced]

Oh I love when teachers find a way like this to not only get students interested in a subject or an assignment, but to also help with understanding an idea or theory. And what a good conversation it brought about. Amazing job to everyone.

[@aber2912]

My 8th grade science teacher brought in a Wii to show how projectile motion works, we played archery on Wii sports

[@PANZCAKE]

This is why I will always love science over math

[@TheSuckafreez]

Yeah, I love teachers who love to teach and help their students understand things in fun ways. I don't think I ever had one like that. The ones I had were there for the paycheck.

[@joelh3030]

Physics...

[@rickyparrilla2426]

I absolutely agree. This is why teachers deserve to be paid so much more money than what they make now. God Bless all teachers especially those who really love there jobs and love educating our youth!!!

[@kawabell2734]

When I did this back in the day, my class was pissed that my pyramid lasted the longest

[@GuessWhatHappened1]

Seems like the ancestors were onto something

[@freeaudiobooks7469]

​@@GuessWhatHappened1 ancestors. Pffffff. That's alien's bro

[@tomhardy8967]

Well done my brother in Ra

[@musewolfman]

That's like when my science class did crash test cars, and I built mine with a rear-facing back seat. From passengers did mediocre, rear passengers had the best score in the class.

[@Sinstat]

You guys must have went to some schools with funding, I went to a predominantly black school and we rarely ever did physical experiments, it was always on some bullshit website with simulations, even then we never did this one. They never taught us anything of meaning

[@NothingMaster]

When the seismic oscillations hit the building’s natural resonance, it’s gravity time. … And way down we go.

[@dougied3449]

Made that in high school in the early 90’s. Mine survived the earthquake and the weight test with flying colors. The teacher came back over with a wood Malloy and bash the hell out of it and said “well looks like it didn’t survive the nuke test!” He was a cool teacher!

[@justinbeers6641]

You win comment of the day! Thank u for that laugh!

[@TravellerMac]

lol

[@B0mber44]

“6.9 on the Richter scale” Jack Burton, 1986.

[@mrexpendable1232]

10.0 on the Richter scale, shake it like an earthquake, move yo tail

[@Sanjay-tc6hu]

69 likes on yo comment so i aint changin that shi

[@B0mber44]

@@Sanjay-tc6hu thanks, I guess not everyone is as chivalrous as you are.

[@Sanjay-tc6hu]

@@B0mber44 😹

[@Silk.With.An.E]

Big Trouble in Little China ❤️

[@binkythecat457]

"yo dawg is it even glued down" "psh, it's on marbles."

[@charlespletcher6330]

Clear marlbles

[@michaelbower5146]

Need more marbles

[@nathaniellaja657]

The students are really engaged. Props to the teacher!

[@allenwitherspoon6986]

I love seeing enthusiastic students that actually care about how our future will go! Props to the kids that take school seriously!

[@PointsofData]

It's in large part because of good teachers and well funded schools

[@matthewsmith5374]

Hey how come when I brought my moms Sybian to school I got in trouble but these kids didn’t?

[@SunnyPopsicles]

​@@PointsofDataI can confirm, the teachers are so nice in my school

[@markovangelo]

​@PointsofData some of the worst schools in America are the most funded DNA and parents have more to do with good students than money

[@dontknow3949]

More like props to the teachers taking school seriously

[@Bigtmac2200]

I remember this in HS. My tower was one of 2 that survived the tests, so the teacher wouldn't let me keep it. He wanted to use the sucessful towers to teach the students next year. (It was the first year the course was offered.)

[@winumoritribe8425]

that's sad doe

[@Uniformtree000]

Big oof but that's something to be proud of.

[@Bigtmac2200]

@@Uniformtree000 My art teacher in HS kept 75% of my pieces because she was in her first year aswell. I have no idea if she still has them or not.

[@bhris3914]

that’s pretty cool though because they’re just gonna keep using yours for ever. my teacher uses examples from her old students and she says some of the stuff is like 16 years old

[@nicoschroeder5379]

Nice! Be proud of yourself! I once built a volcano model with full function in 8th grade with island, water and all that and its still there as a memorial of my genius brain.

[@catmanju]

In Japan, this type of construction method for earthquake-resistant structures is common.

[@tylerbaxter4199]

Yea it’s actually pretty common where I live in the Pacific Northwest to have some Japanese engineers help work on our high rise structures.

[@synergy8879]

because you know, when fucking godzilla walks around you gotta have shaking resistant buildings

[@rs-mt6kl]

You mean with roll-y things in the bottom? Really? Huh how does it work?

[@tylerbaxter4199]

@@rs-mt6kl they don’t literally use balls. That’s just a simulation. What I’ve seen are essentially giant pistons with rods in them that are attached on pivots. Unless I’m way out of the loop lol it’s been about 6 years since working in the industry

[@rs-mt6kl]

@@tylerbaxter4199 that's kinda what I figured, maybe some axle design where there's sOmething rolly attached to some longer bits but I couldn't imagine where the rolly part would be and what exactly it'd be attached to. Cool lol

[@MhvkBx]

Hot take here. This structural design is impractical. essentially, it was designed for this specific test only, had the shaking began on a different axis it would've fell much earlier

[@rootsinister]

This type of hands on and experimental teaching is what we need more of in America.

[@StealthTheUnknown]

“Sorry, I don’t think I heard you correctly, but just in case I did hear you right your 275 F-35s are ready”

[@cod_is_dead4599]

I'm Australian and Ive never seen anything like this it's unbelievable to think this is what schooling could be to me 🙄 all I learnt was 2+2 is 4 lol I went to almost every school in Australia and all they attempted teaching anyone was basic human common sense like if ronny eats an apple but had 3 how Many apples ronny got ? That's literally it. That or listening to teachers ramble more literal birth giving information

[@emrhasn8071]

​@@cod_is_dead4599 same

[@sixsky]

I live in America and in scoence class we do a lab like thing thats hands on like every week or so

[@moelester1335]

so that's why americans bring guns to school. it's to prepare them when they go to countries with an abundance of oil 🧐

[@jen3-ns5mh]

“No shot no freaking shot” 💀

[@TheWillofAzrael]

It's concerning for shit. Goofy but yea that's what they are meaning. They just don't have to swear to get the point out.

[@Profesoriuss]

Its so cringe for me :DD

[@Power6563]

so cringe

[@xiveee2840]

people who are actually complaining about that are cringe

[@Bilverkr]

@@xiveee2840 I won't complain about this one specifically, even though "No shot" typically refers to a bad round or no pellets in a shotgun shell. I DO, however, think the dumbing down of our language is a serious and subtly detrimental issue.

[@jonnymiller1989]

If that equipment ever goes missing... check every female teachers car 😂😂

[@LanisDad1185]

When the structure was vibrating in perfect sync with the quake it looked like it was standing still. Brilliant

[@Hello_there_obi]

It wasnt. It was just sliding around on the low friction of the tray. Bad test rig design. They should have wedged it securely with blu tac.

[@khrishp]

​@@Hello_there_obi or maybe, just maybe it was an experiment demonstrating the effectiveness of inertial dampening. But no they are definitely stupid and none of this was for any point except to show bad building technique. Marbles as a stand-in for rollers or an inertial dampening system at the base of a building would be a pretty cheap and effective way to show the effectiveness of such systems to a group of young students I would think. But I am no Matt Bolt, King of blu tac.

[@Instinct0425]

@@khrishpyou didn’t have to do that to matt bolt lmao

[@calebc6028]

yeah not realisitc too how building are built they are in the ground. not sitting on top lol

[@calebc6028]

@@khrishp lmao they did that with some wood..... nice bro

[@DrSirSteve]

I laughed so hard because the kid in the back looked away at the exact moment it fell off 😅 he quickly looked back when hearing the noise like shit... I missed it!

[@Scleepyjoe]

Lol

[@Rabbit-the-One]

Hoe did the kid on the left even see? I'm not sure his glasses are helping.

[@scoobydoo8498]

Oh yeah that was so hilarious

[@sudipandatta5371]

Oh man I got to watch whole video again :(

[@hiro7489]

that's that call of duty logic right there lmao

[@kriswinklmann6401]

When did School become more than essays in paperwork and why was I born too early

[@MrChong21]

There is still essays and tons of paperwork this is just for a certain class

[@mr.nobody7522]

I don't know what's more sad, you not remembering taking these classes in middle school or you wanting to be a gen z

[@sandovalwill88]

This must be a STEM class (Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) pretty much focusing on problem solving, creativity, and critical analysis.

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

This depends on the state, school, classes, and some other factors I have no knowledge of. My honors and AP classes barely had any writing except for English Language + Literature and French. The regular kids (for lack of better terminology) had a lot of writing, class work, and homework though; for example, in AP Macroeconomics, we only had AP exam practice every other week and spent the majority of our time listening to lectures and doing scenarios and activities based on those lectures with no homework assignments (though if you wanted extra practice, the teacher can give you a printout). The students in regular, or I guess standard, economics had to do multiple end of chapter assignments in the textbook, end of class quizzes (I heard some teachers make it fun with Kahoot), and other assignments like presentations. This was pretty similar across all standard classes except mathematics, but some stereotypes you see on the internet was true for my school. It wasn’t uncommon for, let’s say, PreCalculus to have a homework assignment of over 100 problems due in two days (block scheduling). Edit: I graduated high school in 2017, so this wasn’t too long ago.

[@rjaylick-uni_novaz]

@@mr.nobody7522 or the fact that even people such as myself in high school know for a fact that we don’t have classes like this anywhere in the school Edit; classes being non extracurricular

[@ryanlueth1510]

If you look closely, the four long pieces connected to the bottom all came undone and the whole tower fell together. Even after 2 of the pieces had disconnected from the bottom it still stayed together. Very good build. Had the student better connected the poles to the bottom, it may have lasted longer!

[@roadmonkeytj]

Coolest thing I remember was making tin foil boats and filling with pennies studying weight distribution

[@tiffanydaniels227]

I remember winning the race we had after we made our own design and filling it up with pennies and putting them on the water to see how many would sink it mine didn't sink and had the most pennies in it pretty neat remembering that cause not really any other fun games like that to learn when I was in a hook sadly I would've liked school more

[@connorstiles1001]

We had a principal of technology class in my school that was super fun we made cardboard boats and then took them into the pool to see whose boat would last the longest we also made Rat Racers using Rat Traps

[@roadmonkeytj]

@@connorstiles1001 we did the rat racers as well as a sail version and raced them down the science wing halls lol

[@silentzoey8277]

I did that I school too I won that competition too mostly because I had been studying boats and how they float for a long time we got 33 pennies in before it sank the only reason it did was because of the weight made the water go over the sides

[@landonbuenconsejo2856]

Future engineers right there, and it makes me happy that they are so happy lol

[@itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208]

I was going to put something similar, though It's already been stated. =o) Engineers of Tomorrow. =o)

[@juandale8128]

I would beat their nerdy asses

[@Cssfiend]

Hope our future engineers have a little more going for them than just googling 'how to win earthquake tower comp'

[@1947umw]

I hope a similar video of engagement for differential equations class is also available. 😢

[@SleepySanOwO]

projects like these are what makes students learn, love these

[@ej1run519]

So true. These are the type of projects kids always remembered doing in groups and being so fun

[@steveglover6411]

Okay that’s the kid you hire to design your building. Sounds like a cool idea for a movie.

[@Meatball6243]

Plot twist: kids been working part time as an engineer after school

[@christophergreensides1410]

Na he just has bridge constructor on his mobile

[@ItzFang]

Nah, he got 100% completion on poly bridge

[@DavidoMartinez]

"No freaking shot" got me like bruh

[@PassTheSnails]

Why

[@kristianhipolito4148]

@@PassTheSnailsno freaking shot🤓

[@skurge8691]

@@kristianhipolito4148 they’re kids bro lol

[@PassTheSnails]

@@kristianhipolito4148 i dont understand, what’s wrong with using what I thought was a normal phrase? I thought a lot of people used it

[@calebwood1663]

I was born in 93, I now hate all these new phrases and overuse of like and literally.

[@jessierabbit]

Had to take some structural classes for my architecture degree, and that's a solid design. Floating foundations is what there called if I remember correctly. Edit:Turns out I may have remembered incorrectly, and it may be called levitation foundation. It's popular in Japan and really cool.

[@MTGunners224]

Yup, definitely an architect

[@softbread1728]

Eeeh, floating foundations are shallow foundations where the amount of soil you dig (in weight) are equal to the building and separating of the substructure from the superstructure.I don't think either applies here, then again, my eyesight is atrocious and I barely see the foundation of the model.

[@jessierabbit]

@softbread1728 ah so I found the example I was thinking of, and it's a specific type of floating foundation (I tried to figure out if thats what they called it and they might call it levitation foundation but we called it a floating foundation in school when discussing it). I guess it's most popular in Japan, but basically, there's a system that detects earthquakes and forces air underneath the slab of the house and lifts it off the foundation about an inch. It can then move independently from the foundation. I assume there's also some sort of buffer between the slab and the ground so it can truly shake independently, but this was just a quick google search. Reason I thought that's what they were trying for in this design is there's marbles underneath the "slab" elevating it off the surface so it doesn't touch the shaking "ground" at all. The only reason I even knew about this specific type was I did a theoretical design of flood prevention in houses and used it as a precedent. Could definitely be wrong still, but I may have just used the wrong term originally.

[@tylermiller8142]

I bet you’re a great architect 😂 don’t even know basics

[@jessierabbit]

@tylermiller8142 Not an architect because I haven't been out of school long enough to go for my license 😄 Got A's in all my civil classes, and I work with structural engineers on any project that requires changes to structure. We all work as a team when problems arise, which is the only time I work on structural details. None have had structural concerns with my suggestions, so I'm clearly doing something right 😂