Every Bridge For Every Situation, Explained By an Engineer | A World of Difference | WIRED

[@TehBurek]

Not to sound repetitive or anything... but whoever was in charge of lighting here shouldn't be allowed near a light bulb ever again.

[@brycedelany8211]

I was just about to say that, it’s so bad! like that’s the kind of lighting you would use for dance not for an interview. It’s so distracting, there’s a black line down the middle of his head and face.

[@TehBurek]

@@brycedelany8211 Yeah, it's pretty bad, and it's strange how they didn't notice and correct it right away. But of course, I'm being hyperbolic here, it's not like they murdered anyone. You're ok, lighting person.

[@dirtypure2023]

@@TehBurek It was a deliberate choice. It's called "style" not sure if you've heard of the concept. They were clearly going for a semi-dramatic yet personal tone. Just because you were distracted or annoyed by it, doesn't mean anyone else cares or even noticed. Opinions are not objective.

[@TehBurek]

@@dirtypure2023 Nice condescension there. What's pretty objective is that their "style" is making it hard to see the face and eyes of the main subject. And that's annoying. Now, if you think that style is worth more than basic clarity and a pleasant viewing experience - that sure is subjective. And my opinion is that it's not. And of course I don't take this that seriously, I even clarified that in a previous reply, just in case. But it doesn't help. Also, about the "anyone else" part - just take a look at the rest of the comments. I'm even acknowledging it's redundant, as that's what so many comments are already about.

[@dirtypure2023]

@@TehBurek I just find it absurd that anyone cares that much given that the quality of information presented was excellent. All the top comments are about this subject, it's just petty and stupid. There are people that insist on raising a fuss and starting a miniature controversy on every other video on youtube, over issues that aren't even relevant to the subject matter. Why are people talking about light bulbs and not bridges? If they're so distracted by the lighting that they can't focus on the information presented, maybe they should seek help for attention deficit disorder.

[@bashbashbash9495]

bruh i just watched a 20 min video about bridges 💀💀💀 this dude is amazing they did him dirty with that lighting

[@STEMedia]

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[@thomasposch4730]

me who is studying civil engineering: those are rookie numbers. gotta pump up those numbers.

[@dominic6634]

@@thomasposch4730 lol so you haven't worked in the field yet. Get ready for things being different.

[@tinab2053]

They need to do a follow up video with him just so he can get better lighting and he can talk about whatever he wants.

[@ijmurad470]

I think he would still want to talk about bridges.

[@georhodiumgeo9827]

@@ijmurad470 I’m ok with that.

[@ijmurad470]

@@georhodiumgeo9827 Me too, I never thought I would enjoy a 24 minute video about bridges.

[@sidhantjasrotia220]

He is a structural engineer, he can talk about different types of road intersections, different types of waterway infrastructure and I'm already interested

[@empressmarowynn]

@@sidhantjasrotia220 Yes! I would love someone to give an in-depth talk about highway interchanges.

[@L.O.Hammmm]

Can't believe nobody else has pointed this out, but the lighting is amazing! Great job, really digging the whole "witness protection gotta hide this dude's identity" vibe

[@urbanlegendbb]

"You know, this guy is real smart and stuff, but he would be a lot cooler if he had a unibrow." -Some Light Tech

[@GalileoCap]

This guy is **really** good at explaining, I'd love to listen to him talk for longer!

[@STEMedia]

🤎

[@히끼히끼-v8e]

This dude must have honey in his voice how tf did 24 minutes of bridge talk look like 5

[@georgplaz]

honey in the larynx sounds like a serious condition 😳

[@larrybarnes1826]

@@georgplaz 13

[@larrybarnes1826]

V

[@ens0246]

@@georgplaz or a great album title!

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@TheEvox81]

I love watching smart people talk about something they are passionate about. There's such a subtle happiness on his face as he talks about something that a lot of people would find dull.

[@LashanR]

As someone who studied Civil Engineering with Architecture, thanks for reminding me what I actually did during my degree.

[@emm1944]

Oh wow! That's amazing! Was it a dual degree? I've always wanted to do that but can't in my country.

[@PunmasterSTP]

Out of curiosity, are you actively working as a civil engineer?

[@everestlee3772]

Love how casual he sounds with this. He explains it so well with a great voice.

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@KnigthMare69]

Ok, i wasn't expecting to watch the whole video and be so drawn to bridges like that

[@chefdoomy]

The one in charge of the lighting needs to rethink this video.

[@openingband]

This is like How It’s Made. I don’t care but I can’t look away.

[@albagonzalez9607]

😂😂😂

[@vince1000]

the best things about these videos are that if you didn't care at the start of the video, you definitely did by the end

[@closeupchannel4365]

That is the youtube algorithim.

[@vaishalibankar7491]

True

[@ShaudaySmith]

Thank you! I was about to say the same thing! I feel like i should be watching this at 3:30am....

[@DackxJaniels]

Wired: "Do people usually want to see the eyes of someone they are listening to?" Also Wired: "Nah"

[@NateCConcerts]

Shoutout Wired for getting interesting educators to talk about these topics, never thought I'd watch 24 minutes of bridge content!

[@dougwoolery998]

As a third year civil Engineering student in Jamaica. I really enjoyed it, these are the people who should teach ppl, get them motivated and interested in the world of civil and structural engineering

[@Sinaeb]

narrator voice is too strong compared to the guy

[@jamesincharge]

Thank you. I'm happy I'm not the only one who thought so. The beginning was so jarring.

[@lithiumdeuteride]

It's too loud, and it's too dry. Reverb should have been added to make it sound more natural. And it needs a de-esser.

[@dogwalker666]

They could have checked how the script pronounced as well.

[@estebancollazo4883]

Did the interns film this one? Sorry I couldn’t concentrate when the lighting makes my guy look like ◼️ ▪️▪️▪️▪️ 👁◼️👁 ◼️ 👄

[@madkirk7431]

Ikr

[@York1new]

This guy loves bridges so much he even has one on top of his eyes

[@charlesdesouza9313]

underrated comment

[@uhohhotdog]

Lol

[@animeshr3324]

😜😜😜

[@madkirk7431]

I suggest he plays polybridge or polybridge 2. He'd probably have fun making a bridge that lifts up into another bridge.

[@atticusdodd4923]

If you actually pay attention, he doesn't have a unibrow.

[@sagnikpradhan3594]

Dude, those shadows on him arent great. My eyes are painful.

[@georgplaz]

your eyes are painful? don't look at me 🙈

[@sagnikpradhan3594]

@@georgplaz Oof

[@oscartorresrodriguez6545]

I got school tomorrow im gonna sleep early me in 1.30 am MMMM yes bridge

[@NohStar]

the poor guy looks like he’s under a bridge with that shadow on his head

[@STEMedia]

😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Omnilatent]

Maybe that was the intention about the lightning lmao

[@iankane1733]

Definitely bad lighting.

[@melinapiccolo3526]

ok great I came to read the comments and i'm glad i'm not the only one complaining they could have done a better job on lighting his face. poor guy, deserved a lot more.

[@jonjoe1532]

Hi

[@FingeringThings]

This is an amazing answer to a question I never thought I had

[@STEMedia]

😂🤎

[@cwtan1446]

24 mins explained way better than 24 hours of my lecturer's teaching... Thumbs up to this guy

[@STEMedia]

:) lol

[@PunmasterSTP]

What class were you in?

[@suprvideo]

This is the sort of video I love - going in-depth with an engineer about how they think about a bridge conceptually, what design problems and constraints they have to address, and how the different solutions differ. This video is particularly well illustrated with animations over the images to emphasizing their points.

[@Kevy_G]

soo a long boat that got stuck between two bits of land?

[@lucbloom]

Go to Tom Scott’s channel… you’ll be very pleasantly surprised. Amazing Places

[@suprvideo]

@@lucbloom I love his channel too. Always interesting

[@EJ09090WRKZ]

I got my engineering license exam result today and I failed. This is therapeutic 🙃 EDIT: Thanks for the support y’all!

[@Josh729J]

u only fail when you stop trying

[@applejackzo]

Sorry man. You got it next time!!! Civil engineering?

[@EJ09090WRKZ]

@@applejackzo yeah man!

[@EJ09090WRKZ]

@@Josh729J i won’t! next attempt in April 😤

[@angelmonroy3012]

:( you’ll get em next time! go & change the engineering world

[@DrNee]

Really enjoyed filming this. Thanks again for the opportunity @WIRED!

[@TheDudeSon49]

The female sounds too much of a voice over (instead of an interviewer) for me to not be annoyed with it. Also the ligting is throwing me off

[@arfyness]

Sure is distracting. They clearly didn't rig both of them with similar mics in the same acoustic environment. Maybe she's a robot! Just a speaker under the camera.

[@ShuAbLe]

And her scripted questions don't add to much, maybe just the guy explaining would be better, the female voice feels like an interruption, there's no dialogue About the bridges themselves I learned a lot

[@MG-ts1xs]

this guy came and gave a presentation at my school yesterday, he was awesome

[@VeryKuteB0y]

The direction of the arrows in the illustrations was really frustrating to watch. Isolate one member & show the forces acting on it, just randomly drawing arrows confuses the viewer.

[@petermgruhn]

Tell my students all time not to draw arrow pairs on their trusses. Ambiguous. Tell me you just drew tension and I'll explain why you drew compression. And the other way, too.

[@boyan2427]

I was thinking just the same thing. For sure those animations weren’t showed to the interviewee, because he knows what he’s talking about and the illustrations don’t.

[@nmb2107]

He was trying to illustrate for the lame person to get the idea!!!

[@guyselway4865]

As a Londoner I was getting very worried that Tower Bridge wasn't going to be shown as an example of a moving Bridge. The relief when it got its own section was palpable 🤣

[@STEMedia]

💯🤎

[@lonearrow]

Thank you Dr.Mabry and WIRED for such detailed video on the bridges.

[@STEMedia]

🤎💯

[@mnels5214]

Why was I so invested in a 25 minute video about bridges? How was this material so accessible and interesting? Great video. I have the same feelings a lot of other people do about the lighting, but still...this was fabulous.

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@atomic.universe]

That guy is a great teacher. Those 24 minutes flew by! I hope he makes more videos

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@mulgerbill]

Nothing better than a person with deep knowledge of the subject and deeper enthusiasm.

[@dominiksulzer1338]

who tf did that lighting should be fired

[@nouphal8948]

not fired but given a feedback.

[@shreyashkumar2473]

@@nouphal8948 u havv my respect

[@georgplaz]

@@nouphal8948 take that nuance out of here! Don't you know you are on the internet? no, jk. Much appreciated ❤️

[@dominiksulzer1338]

@@nouphal8948 I would give him feedback on a paper called termination form.

[@mememan3279]

@@dominiksulzer1338 then he is lucky you're not his boss or of anyone's boss for that matter

[@kaliavang3449]

Just a man who loves bridges :') wholesome content

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@juliacronin7303]

Why does the voice over sound like an out-of-control AI trying to seduce a human?

[@uzefulvideos3440]

lol

[@gutersteinker]

Hahaha jokes of the future

[@yumikotanashi]

Lmao

[@naciyemaldar5199]

I cannot thank you enough for this video. I am making a bridge project with my 4th-grade students, this video covered everything needed and even more!!!! Thank you, thank you thank you.......

[@Mrdardas99]

That was super interesting! Thanks for that! I hope you bring him back to discuss and analyze things like engineering disasters (the Tacoma bridge incident is amazing) even if they are not bridge related.

[@LesileNeidig]

This was so interesting and easy to follow. He is such a good teacher and the charts with the highlighted information solidified my understanding of the explanation.

[@davidshi451]

Looks like Wired needs a...lighting engineer!

[@dworkeen]

In all honesty and as a lighting guy it looked ok

[@markcapuano101]

The amount of sheer knowledge this dude has about bridges is insane. You can tell he's been studying them his whole life

[@STEMedia]

🤎

[@cassieath]

As a current civil engineering student this was very educational and enjoyable :)

[@STEMedia]

💯💯💯

[@cosleia]

The lighting on Dr. Mabry is insulting. That said, otherwise this video is fantastic. I enjoyed the interview format; he’s a very engaging speaker! And the b-roll and graphics of the different bridge types went right along with what he was saying. Really enjoyed it!

[@a_leis7]

Did the interns film this one? Sorry I couldn’t concentrate when the lighting makes my guy look like ◼️ ▪️▪️▪️▪️ 👁◼️👁 ◼️ 👄

[@J.5.M.]

Yeah the lighting on him was weird

[@jofab23]

I say it was very clever, they made a shadow bridge spanning his face.

[@hughmungus1767]

@Adrien Leis - Honestly, it looked to me like someone had split his head with an axe. I was halfway expecting his brains to be visible through the split. I didn't even notice at first but by the end I could barely think about anything else.

[@robertraymond762]

Hahahah

[@kendesasiahaan6181]

I got school tomorrow im gonna sleep early me in 1.30 am *MMMM yes bridge*

[@onkelpappkov2666]

Test in school about types of bridges. successkid.jpg

[@jessicarolon3870]

ok great I came to read the comments and i'm glad i'm not the only one complaining they could have done a better job on lighting his face. poor guy, deserved a lot more.

[@thaichicken0210]

Dr. Nehemiah's "city support" video sent me over here, and i'm so excited to see he's explaining this too! bridges are one of my favorite things, but i haven't really studied them or kept up with new developments since i was in high school, so this is making my day!

[@thaichicken0210]

oh THAT'S why the brooklyn bridge looks so cool. the more you know! and that malaysian bridge is WILD, wow

[@charleyedwards2121]

i love these episodes! so informative and the over voiced questions are wonderful. THANK YOU to all the professionals who take time out of their days to inform us

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@williamjones7163]

This has been the best 24:09 that I have spent on my phone in months.

[@filipburic5194]

WIRED was completely unprepared to film a black person on the day this was filmed xD surprise surprise, different skill colours need different kind of lighting!

[@filipburic5194]

@Zakaria your comment is literally emojis.. it seems like you're smoking a bit much 😅

[@ffunyman]

Has nothing to do with his skill/skin colour... All they had to do was use 3 point lighting. Extremely basic stuff.

[@filipburic5194]

@@ffunyman well, it kinda does have to do with his skin colour...but sure thing buddy

[@jamescerone]

@@filipburic5194 Having two bulbs, one on either side of the face only causes a middle shadow on black people? What?

[@filipburic5194]

@@jamescerone well obviously not, but the lighter someone's skin is, the softer the shadow would be and the less visible it would be

[@insanitystrike]

The lighting showing us a brand new bridge type in his unishadow

[@satkarsyangtan2280]

WIRED: **Shows photos of different types of bridges** Poly Bridge Players: Trust me, there's more

[@SebastianTheGreat]

That lighting makes it look like he’s in an anonymous confession video 😂 Is he worried that the bridges are going to be after him for snitching?

[@aca2410]

That’s rotating pedestrian bridge is amazing

[@laurencefraser]

Really looks like a safety issue. Normal draw bridge, someone trapped on it when it opens, unless they're an idiot or Exceptionally unlucky, will slide back down onto land. On the sort where the central section is lifted straight up, they're just stuck for the duration. This sort just flat out dumps them in the water. Further, it has a maximum clearance based on the arc of the curve. Draw bridges do not. Heck, if you've got room on the bank(s) and the water isn't too wide you can build a swing bridge! (Err... Wait, a swing bridge might be a different thing. Might have the names muddled.) It's basically just a beam mounted on a pivot. It swings Sideways, basically like a gate. Less mechanically complicated, only slightly more risk of dropping someone stuck on it into the water than a draw bridge, less than the rotating type actually used. The only problem is that if the sections are too long you have to cantilever them, which means a bigger chunk of the bank must be kept clear. Depending exactly how the thing is built they can be turned with a hand crank, or even just pushed (it's basically the same principle as a canal lock gate, just without the gate.)

[@STEMedia]

💯💯💯

[@pinkywinky911]

Oohhh they showed the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge! We just live less than 40 minutes away there. It’s beautiful and also a perfect pace to cycle since it’s in the Shimanami Kaido Cycling route 😁

[@enveloreal]

Excellent video, a bit long though. Would love an *abridged* version.

[@ngilad8]

The compression and tension arrows in 2:07 are wrong. These arrows will create shear forces, not compression/tension forces.

[@sidhantjasrotia220]

Lol as a civil engineering student it feels like I learnt much more than i ever had in the classes

[@EtheEvil]

I used KZbin and Khan for my first 2 years of Uni

[@PunmasterSTP]

As a engineering nerd, this video really scratched an itch! I think I'd looked up some stuff on bridges in the past, but this helped clarify my understanding and was cool to watch. On a side note, why was the lighting so dark in the interview room? I couldn't even see all of Dr. Mabry's face.

[@Aedar]

Really interesting video, one thing I'd like to say about the bailey bridges, while they are/were supposed to be temporary, they were usually really well made. The US army left some bridges in my country after WW2, and some are still operating today... Sure usually they can't carry very heavy weights anymore and stuff like that but there was a bailey bridge between 2 villages near my town that was working as actual road bridge (as in, not just for pedestrians but also for cars) until last year... AFAIK they didn't actually demolish it, but instead took it apart and rebuilt it in some military history museum... And as for stone arch bridges being able to last long, we have multiple very old stone bridges here in europe, not just the aquaduct, for example the Charles Bridge, built in 1348, in Prague is my favourite, and it can carry an incredible load... Well an incredible amount of overweight american tourists, but that's a great load bearing test imo :D

[@stachowi]

Keep making more of these kinds of videos... I found this very fascinating.

[@mattc3738]

Anyone can build a bridge that stands, but only an engineer can build a bridge that barely stands

[@nicholas8479]

Reminds me of the one that collapsed at FIU.

[@STEMedia]

😂💯

[@emysimo]

I could listen to him talk for hours !

[@STEMedia]

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@haydenmaines5905]

This was a fascinating and brilliant video! Would definitely appreciate more like this!

[@shasha1146]

How can one person be so knowledgeable ? Im impressed.

[@kornykev]

You should have him in a bonus episode talk about floating bridges

[@STEMedia]

💯

[@dj3511]

Simply, BRILLIANT ! much needed for my final year project ! Thank you Dr Mabry!

[@maceygrace9406]

This man makes bridges both interesting and easy to understand!!!

[@nathanceniza9476]

As a student studying civil engineering I’m happy I understand most of these terms. :)

[@STEMedia]

💯🤎

[@mathwithjanine]

Wow this is so fascinating! Such a great explanation!

[@STEMedia]

🤎🤎🤎

[@brightwriter]

Good info! Perhaps a sequel will include such things as pavement types on bridges vs. on ordinary ground, what to do when designing a bridge where ice can occur, and the use of interlacing beams and other compensations for thermal expansion and contraction. There is much to learn on this subject.

[@hanibachi3719]

Can't believe they didn't mention anything about the Netherlands! The heaven of bridges

[@STEMedia]

🤔

[@willalexander1439]

I just watched 24 minutes of bridges and I enjoyed it.😂 Thanks wired

[@STEMedia]

😂😂😂

[@Exiled_Rouge]

I have watched this video. I am now a structural engineer in 24 minutes. Certainly, I could build anyone of these.

[@STEMedia]

😂😂😂

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Suspension, Cable Stayed, and Cantilever bridges are the most beautiful design wise

[@STEMedia]

Agreed 💯💯💯

[@LasseHG1]

Would love to know if suspensions bridges are best used over rivers and in earthquake areas, why the great belt bridge is a suspensions bridge, considering it is in Denmark which doesn’t really have any earthquakes and it’s over a ocean.

[@lawrence2483]

late to the game but it's because it's likely a major shipping lane. The suspension allows great distances between piers for more traffic to go through at once without putting any risk into ship or infrastructure.

[@matthewfickling4441]

Nice to see the Winking Eye getting the mention, and glad they actually showed footage of it moving, but it sounds like he says Millennial Bridge. Another Tyne bridge appears in the bridge type list at 0:12, with the Swing Bridge for a swing bridge.

[@9millimia141]

This is what my dad does. Surprisingly most bridges are DECADES past due for repair... budget people are often not educated on the safety issues associated with this type of neglect.... just like the lighting person was not aware how badly he truly needed that spotlight that the production budget of this video did not allow for... Moral of the story... if you think a bridge looks unsafe or you have a strong gut feeling to avoid a bridge... you probably should. 😉

[@MagicBoterham]

Hats off to the person that edited this video.

[@Moyshiro83]

This was extremely informative and interesting.

[@savannahlsteele]

Thank you WIRED x Dr. Mabry!

[@STEMedia]

It was a pleasure :)

[@andrewlewis16841]

I LOVED THIS !!! PLEASE DO ONE WITH AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER !!!!

[@STEMedia]

💯💯💯

[@tabomayapi568]

Big ups engineer 🙌🏾. This guy really knows his stuff

[@MichaelJONeill333]

This guy is so good at explaining this. I learned alot! Thank you.

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

i'm studying about bridge and i don't feel bored at all not even for a second. thank you.

[@STEMedia]

:)

[@jimlawton4184]

I appreciate all the knowledge he's sharing! Also I wanted to point out that the Golden Gate Bridge is International Orange, NOT red

[@Zaihanisme]

Popular media portrays the colour as a rusty red, tho

[@jimlawton4184]

@@Zaihanisme for years I thought it was red too! I think it just looks red on camera or maybe is a redder shade of orange

[@Mrs_Roselle]

I watched this in my classroom today and I LOVED IT REEEEE XD ITS AMAZING HOW THIS WORKS!

[@TheLiamster]

My favourite bridges are suspension bridges and cable stayed bridges.

[@STEMedia]

Same here!

[@rishavmandal285]

@@STEMedia they look great but are not the strongest one

[@NblRhm637]

Thank you for mentioning Malaysia's Langkawi Sky Bridge 🇲🇾 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Maouww]

And this is why we don't use symmetrical lighting for interviews :D

[@MrHavoc313]

fantastic video really shows the dynamic of science, engineering, and policy making

[@jamesrosko]

Dr Mabry was great. Whoever mixed the sound made the voiceover lady sound awful, I didn't like hearing her.

[@STEMedia]

🤎

[@dfgdfg_]

The gateshead millennium bridge - the winking eye one is awesome!

[@TheZiiFamily]

Worth the 20 minutes and i see how the rolling bridge works and thats genius!

[@STEMedia]

💯

[@edgelord0923]

I’m three classes in to my structures class in architecture school and the terminology and theory in this matches exactly!

[@hxmr]

The one in charge of the lighting needs to rethink this video.

[@RacerBassAndStuff]

Putting this on my watch later. I’ll cross this bridge when I come to it.

[@garyanderson5031]

You forgot floating bridges. We have three floating bridges in Washington State each over a mile long. One will soon have light rail trains crossing it.

[@iankane1733]

Loved this video. Interview lighting was distracting though.

[@reesejones3957]

Who ever did the lightning cut this man in half with a shadow

[@rebeccadubois6536]

Excellent informative video. Right up my alley. Many thanks for creating it and the job you do, Dr. Mabry!

[@MorenajeRD]

this video is almost perfect........... but the lighting........