The Walkie-Talkie Building’s short-lived career as a doomsday weapon. ko-fi.com/jago... / jagohazzard
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@JamesPetts4 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence - I also tend to avoid shops that are on fire.
@davidjames5794 жыл бұрын
Unless they're having a Fire Sale.
@JakeyG-eq1un4 жыл бұрын
Same!
@mardy37324 жыл бұрын
I can never seem to find what I need in them.
@carstarsarstenstesenn4 жыл бұрын
you guys are weird. how can you live without blazing storefront
@cozz1244 жыл бұрын
@@carstarsarstenstesenn ikr smh
@mccabe88184 жыл бұрын
I can’t tell if this is a mini documentary or just a straight up British guy roasting a building
@ToxicFruitSnack4 жыл бұрын
Or, the building roasting the British guy
@THE-MOES-SHOW4 жыл бұрын
Hello prisbama
@101m4n4 жыл бұрын
In london, building roast you
@Antonio888704 жыл бұрын
That's a british guy roasting a building that roasts cars.
@sharkcraft85684 жыл бұрын
It’s both.
@Torieldreemur9184 жыл бұрын
Just add rgb lighting and it's a giant gaming pc
@newfynate46114 жыл бұрын
Before I saw the title that's exactly what I thought the thumbnail was!
@boosteddaily12944 жыл бұрын
True. It looks like it has a handle which would be good for lan parties.
@energyvampire16724 жыл бұрын
>: D 50$ Dollor
@saifulbrine23914 жыл бұрын
After using this PC instead of only exploding 100m TNT I can Now explode tnt that is the same power as discord white theme
@letssmile35644 жыл бұрын
can't unsee that
@LogisticSleet83 жыл бұрын
"has your car ever been lasered by a skyscraper?" man who owned that Jaguar: OMG LITERALLY ME SO RELATABLE
@randomname56463 жыл бұрын
A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and[1] walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory.[1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Various examples of buildings throughout history Buildings serve several societal needs - primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings.
@wolypt53773 жыл бұрын
@@randomname5646 Ight then
@oscard.lisboa61053 жыл бұрын
@@randomname5646 why
@RayoTheTomato3 жыл бұрын
@@randomname5646 yeah
@HobbyOrganist3 жыл бұрын
Of course its an expensive Jag not some 20 year old Ford or the like that gets cooked!
@chuckmcwippy68504 жыл бұрын
3:25 “I myself try to avoid shops that are on fire” this is the purest form of dry humor I have heard in a while and this is an informational video
@jerardogarcia43373 жыл бұрын
Lol I laughed more than I expected at that😂
@geraldfrost47103 жыл бұрын
"Shops that are on fire tend to have fewer customers." Great line to use when reporting peaceful protests.
@IX_43 жыл бұрын
Infinite:InfiniteInfinite "You, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream".
@chuckmcwippy68503 жыл бұрын
@@IX_4 you have a very long name
@Doug_Fany3 жыл бұрын
Of course, with all that direct laser beam the humor couldn't be wet!
@cornel94723 жыл бұрын
Building: *casually lasers car in half* Londoners: "Bit rude innit?"
@WesternWaster-22993 жыл бұрын
Rather schewpid innit?
@hamody2383 жыл бұрын
@@sugoha_2548 innit?
@firedrake1103 жыл бұрын
Love it, pure sass mixed with that "if I'm not being lit on fire by the damn thing, I couldn't be bothered" energy
@theuselessboii97513 жыл бұрын
Yeah bit rude innit they're shooting blimmin' lasers at our cars lad!
@elslappo66033 жыл бұрын
@@theuselessboii9751 if it's london it's more likely "yo blud what is that building doin firing lazers at me mums ford K.A ima hav to stab him GANGWAY"
@ethlod3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being homeless and laying down in a particular spot only to get melted by a building
@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong3 жыл бұрын
Considering the lengths many cities go to to shit on the homeless here in the U.S., I would just assume it was intentional.
@ttedder3 жыл бұрын
@@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong not in the us lmao
@randommemechannel60663 жыл бұрын
Perfect medium rare
@EEEEEEEEEEEE3 жыл бұрын
@@noobboss0 funny valentine best president
@claudianreyn45293 жыл бұрын
You mean burned alive.
@jammin0233 жыл бұрын
As well as sunlight, the building also focused the wind downwards when it blew onto the concave side, turning the street below into a wind tunnel with gusts powerful enough to knock people over. The fact that Vinoly pushed ahead with this design when a previous concave building of his had already demonstrated the heat ray problem says a lot about the mindset of architects like him.
@TerryTheNewsGirl2 жыл бұрын
Regarding the wind: same thing happened with the Leeds Dalek. They had to put a barrier on one side to stop it.
@kaitlyn__L2 жыл бұрын
Damn, it’s windy enough between the blocks of flats where I live, I can’t imagine how bad the ones from this building would feel
@BenHelweg2 жыл бұрын
They should have nicknamed it "the great destroyer".
@QuadMochaMatti2 жыл бұрын
Incompetent priggish twats?
@lpsp442 Жыл бұрын
And for that matter, the total lack of oversight towards said architects - nobody watching and going "hmmmm, this Vinoly character really likes his giant death traps, eh? Maybe we should ask him *not* to do it again."
@SilentMemer4 жыл бұрын
I would watch way more documentaries if they were like this
@frnnzy_4 жыл бұрын
SAME
@flixical26243 жыл бұрын
just watch lemmino
@arniekuma3 жыл бұрын
Hey I’ve seen two of your comments on videos I just watched
@ammonha3 жыл бұрын
@Főfasírozó How many useful facts have you learned from them and are able to recall? I'm not talking about how many miles an aussi treefrog walks a day, or the average hight of some canadian tree, nor Hitlers favorite chocolate.
@themanisworthit10223 жыл бұрын
It be
@pablotherock10614 жыл бұрын
Person: Can I put my car here? Building: No Person: Why? Building: *-THE SUN IS A DEADLY LASER-*
@karlwilker5794 жыл бұрын
Not anymore there's a sunshade!
@omeee60644 жыл бұрын
The building can speak?
@semp2244 жыл бұрын
I remember "history of the entire world, I guess" for some reason
@bradman72813 жыл бұрын
Unexpected bill wurtz
@cezarcatalin14063 жыл бұрын
We can make a religion out of this !
@brucemcintosh684 жыл бұрын
This chap is one of the best things on KZbin. His videos are little gems.
@JagoHazzard4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@elizabethspedding19754 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@ericcraig82054 жыл бұрын
We all agree i guess,hes a hoot and he is a railway modeller,he will be fighting the girls off if they find his location.
@kavorkaa4 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@RiceSolid3 жыл бұрын
Protagonist: The villains hideout could be anywhere! The villains hideout:
@Ilyena3 жыл бұрын
The building also tries to set you on fire. Might be a giveaway
@paperclip95583 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, New York's Titanpointe in a nutshell
@barneypaws48833 жыл бұрын
A Bond Villian?
@1224chrisng2 жыл бұрын
@@barneypaws4883 certainly not Goldfinger, he'd gone for something more neobrutalist and less HR-friendly
@chrispza2 жыл бұрын
There is a subreddit entituled Evil Buildings. This is a definite contender.
@ChefRojo3 жыл бұрын
"Has your car ever been lasered by a sky scraper?" Classic intro. Best on KZbin. No question.
@Natecaed3 жыл бұрын
what about jaiden animations “ARE YOU NAKED?”
@vin66653 жыл бұрын
Natecaed and Bellas World Wait gimme the sauce
@barneypaws48833 жыл бұрын
If so, you could be entitled to compensation!
@dripplerIL4 жыл бұрын
*doofenshmirtz evil incorporated* ah Perry the platypus. say hello to my car destroyer-inator.
@Eagle_the_18th4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@belalezzeldin34294 жыл бұрын
More like THE CAR DESTROYING BUILDINGINATOR
@thebonezone2524 жыл бұрын
Read that in his voice
@scorchx30004 жыл бұрын
Good thing Doif didn't set fire to the sun, the buildings power would be too much if the sun was on fire.
@belalezzeldin34294 жыл бұрын
@@scorchx3000 no need , IT'S ALREADY ON FIRE 🌞🔥🔥🔥🔥
@grim50543 жыл бұрын
This guy's dry ass humor is actually hilarious and i cannot tell why
@yanihero1293 жыл бұрын
If the dude who made the vid saw this comment its either a massive insult, a bitter sweet compliment or both
@zeidarul39543 жыл бұрын
Yanihero1 dry humor isnt an insult
@moose_ringo91613 жыл бұрын
it's called sweet British sarcasm
@youreabot58853 жыл бұрын
anyone goh a cigie brouv
@icecreamforcrowhurst3 жыл бұрын
You don’t know many Brits, do you
@omnirhythm3 жыл бұрын
"The Walkie-Scorchy" is lazy, you have to go full reinvention - The Scorchy-Torchie
@JoeBleasdaleReal3 жыл бұрын
The British are never particularly inspiring when it comes to nicknames. When the Millennium Bridge had a frequency problem and wobbled a few weeks after construction, it became infamously known as “The Wobbly Bridge”.
@hannamccarthyh3 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, you need Dublin for excellent and immediate nicknames of public art and buildings.
@adonaiyah21963 жыл бұрын
So true just go full off
@jeffhreid4 жыл бұрын
There is the “cheese grater “ and the “pickle” building too. Londoners like nicknames for their buildings
@donaldboughton86864 жыл бұрын
Fortunately the Tulip is not going to be built. As the locals would have most likely named it the Dildo.
@NoahLeMar4 жыл бұрын
this is called the saw thumb
@georgeh-w50414 жыл бұрын
In Portsmouth there is a building known as the lipstick
@kmula44094 жыл бұрын
su u fuckin bot
@chloechen57074 жыл бұрын
nobody calls it the pickle lol
@gilles1114 жыл бұрын
Something similar happened in The Netherlands when they build the new Rotterdam Central Station, it has a aluminium roof that, at several days in the year at a specific stand of the sun, created a "flash" of sunlight which blinded the train drivers when they drove near the signals of the station... The architect of the station knew it might happen but had no idea that it would be classified as a high risk. That's why the station has nowadays a lot of dents in the roof, to prevent drivers being blinded by the sunlight when passing the signals... And at least, I can say I had a very important role in the design of the building (I was the safety-investigator who ordered the roof had to be changed).
@davidjames5794 жыл бұрын
Was your official recommendation, smash it with sledgehammers?
@gilles1114 жыл бұрын
@@davidjames579 LOL
@iankemp11314 жыл бұрын
Low sun blinding train drivers or reflecting off signal aspects can also be a problem; the latter may even have helped cause the Ladbroke Grove disaster.
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
*G E K O L O N I S E E R D*
@CaptainJohn4 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks for making our train stations safe!
@gododoof4 жыл бұрын
Archimedes: *slaps side of building* "You can burn so many Roman ships with this baby"
@bill3924 жыл бұрын
Now if they would only just sail down this street...
@bill3924 жыл бұрын
Military: great, we'll take 10, maybe down by the beach though bruh.
@Jack-mu4vu4 жыл бұрын
@@bill392 bruv*
@FindecanorNotGmail3 жыл бұрын
The building is part of London's defence, in case the Romans would invade again
@albionranger35633 жыл бұрын
heat ray
@Kadz3 жыл бұрын
Should’ve lasered Cars 2 instead
@hmmyesiagree3 жыл бұрын
Should've lasered bee movie instead
@stanpentagon61753 жыл бұрын
Lol
@lukeleblue27113 жыл бұрын
I think cars 3. Cars 2 was pretty epic
@hmmyesiagree3 жыл бұрын
@@lukeleblue2711 hmm yes i agree
@hefefggre3 жыл бұрын
7iuyy66buy
@itsjustlukeRevive3 жыл бұрын
Walkie-talkie building: lasering cars Jago: lasering the building
@geraldfrost47103 жыл бұрын
Not exactly a laser; more a parabolic death star anchored to the ground.
@itsjustlukeRevive3 жыл бұрын
@@geraldfrost4710 definitely.
@gek06293 жыл бұрын
Hotel: trivago
@-shakir51523 жыл бұрын
@@geraldfrost4710 whats jago?
@madakage3 жыл бұрын
Zares Shakir the person talking
@indoor_vaping3 жыл бұрын
“Walkie Scorchie” is so cutesy British. In America we would call it something like the Death Star.
@updated57093 жыл бұрын
It’s called being subtle...
@indoor_vaping3 жыл бұрын
Yeah we’re not known for that
@updated57093 жыл бұрын
indoor vaping Yeah man. I guess not 😂
@Rocco-tb9ih3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure he said "Walkie Talkie"
@updated57093 жыл бұрын
Rocco he said both. It was the walkie talkie until it beamed up a gazzers car.
@vedant52933 жыл бұрын
"The Wrath of the Walkie-Talkie" I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna hear it anywhere else.
@christophergaspar65203 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard
@handledandle3323 жыл бұрын
2:57
@almostfm3 жыл бұрын
It's the second film in the franchise, after "The Walkie-Talkie: The Motion Picture"
@thatguyfromcetialphaV2 жыл бұрын
CAARRRRR!!!!!! I'll show myself out.
@RhymeMastaMasse3 жыл бұрын
That building: "YO THAT CAR IS FIRE!"
@tomszabo46153 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@officialkpfpz70493 жыл бұрын
The car is to hot for u man
@fannypack5893 жыл бұрын
cars 2 all over again
@lardlover37303 жыл бұрын
Lol
@papahartt44893 жыл бұрын
Bro your comment was the first and I'm stoned af I laughed so hard... Omg my guy
@fallingbed13 жыл бұрын
Looks like a building from BO2 that’s about to fall over
@kimson52213 жыл бұрын
Bro
@tigerdalandan3 жыл бұрын
Bro
@rikkie42443 жыл бұрын
bro
@mikoonblitz59663 жыл бұрын
Bro
@HyperCoffee3 жыл бұрын
Bro
@Rog54464 жыл бұрын
Some one made a song about this place, it was called, Come on Building Light my Fire.
@cargy9304 жыл бұрын
...And the car owner was likely playing the classic "This Wheel's on Fire" on his stereo, as he drove away that day.
@Punnery4 жыл бұрын
It certainly adds a new dimension to the old song, "On the Sunny Side of the Street."
@cargy9304 жыл бұрын
@@Punnery We could also possibly add The Sun Has Got His Hat On ...fire
@georgelinford55764 жыл бұрын
'We Didn't Star the Fire...it was the Walkie Talkie...'
@daddymememaster54324 жыл бұрын
cargy930 Perhaps he even drove Through the Fire and Flames
@Cp-713 жыл бұрын
The architect be like: "Hm, how can I make this building both hideous AND dangerous?"
@adonaiyah21962 жыл бұрын
You haven't seen it. In person it really stands out amongst the other buildings
@pipeqez911 Жыл бұрын
@@adonaiyah2196 I agree, in person it looks really cool.
@201hastings Жыл бұрын
@@pipeqez911 it looks like a pc case
@TDSWar Жыл бұрын
@@201hastings lol ikr
@m-w-y73253 жыл бұрын
I'm from Pakistan faisalabad, one of the most driest and hottest cities in the world and a building melting cars and shop floor mats in London seems quite offensive to me cause nothing that awesome happens here despite roasting under 50c every summer. Quite an awesome documentary! Do share more!
@tokemotoke17283 жыл бұрын
Lol
@kekistanihelpdesk85083 жыл бұрын
Wait until this architect visits your city.
@deathofanation7ify2 жыл бұрын
It's London, everyone is offended by something!
@cjlhessing2 жыл бұрын
try harder :p
@failtolawl4 жыл бұрын
"It directed sunlight with a concave shape, there's a legend that archaemades built something similar to burn ships... nothing to do with this video related to a concave shape burning things of course."
@ayebray67204 жыл бұрын
I seen this comment right as it got to that part🤣
@Locutus3 жыл бұрын
Wow. How did you do that? It must have taken you hours to write that quote and look through the footage. How did you that? So original. Failtolawl
@mvshenhon89663 жыл бұрын
Rather hot i must admit
@1AmGroot3 жыл бұрын
When a building you designed quite literally sets cars and shops around it ablaze, you might want to reconsider your career choices...
@slayridah3 жыл бұрын
What's especially funny about this is it was named worst building of the year probably independent of the laser issue. Double wammy.
@CrescenthalMusic3 жыл бұрын
Yeah... Probably a good idea...
@Mario-us7ds3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean? This is clearly a masterwork of Evil Architecture.
@pankajsaroj89373 жыл бұрын
More like Reconsider the designs of the building
@mashihodpotatoetm45723 жыл бұрын
@@Mario-us7ds You mean Doofensmirtz
@RayMak4 жыл бұрын
That's how we use sun light to cook too.
@TheMapGod4 жыл бұрын
No we don't.
@fritsze15354 жыл бұрын
@@TheMapGod agree
@followthedamntrain95064 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Grepes24 жыл бұрын
You are everywhere like Justin Y
@LarisB4 жыл бұрын
You’re everywhere! On DancingBacons! And everywhere else!
@KryptoKn83 жыл бұрын
"Melted by Apollo's Fury" the best line ever
@kokaomf3 жыл бұрын
Dude on the top of the building: what time is it? Secretary: it's high noon, sir. Dude: *You may fire when ready*
@LuckiFienin3 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppmso3pvpb6botk
@hummingcow15503 жыл бұрын
@@LuckiFienin ok
@smokinjoel71863 жыл бұрын
Dude: dude
@ziggityzoo96813 жыл бұрын
"The Walkie-Talkie Building’s short-lived career as a doomsday weapon." Awesome description!
@Savo343 жыл бұрын
“Can we go on land?” “NooOoOOoo” “Why” “The Skyscraper is a deadly lazer”
@swazzyplayz49983 жыл бұрын
I get it
@darth33383 жыл бұрын
History of the entire world, I guess
@ckent023 жыл бұрын
very nutty
@cezarcatalin14063 жыл бұрын
Not anymore, they installed a light screen
@DrathVader3 жыл бұрын
I love the delightfully British humor that's present throughout the video.
@luobomu97473 жыл бұрын
"... and the current owner is Lee Kum Kee..." Me, sarcastically: Ha, that name sounds just like the maker of my soy sauce! What a silly coincidence! "... a company that makes sauces ..." Me: *surprised Pikachu face*
@maryapatterson3 жыл бұрын
They do a good oyster ssuce!
@wendyokoopa70483 жыл бұрын
Well if you think about it most of lee kum kees sauces require simmering so you could make the case they've found a perfect home office
@archevenault3 жыл бұрын
@@wendyokoopa7048 dunno, stuff like vinegar and soy sauce are more fermentation
@lucaslucas1912023 жыл бұрын
Pretty balsy of you to dare eat soy sauce from lee *kum* kee
@Kitkat-xc2kd3 жыл бұрын
Lee "Kum" Kee
@collegegoer453 жыл бұрын
"No one is going to come in if theres a fire at me front door" has got to be the most English thing ive heard all week
@teawnagrove85413 жыл бұрын
"The sun is a deadly lazer"
@houi49003 жыл бұрын
History of the entire world I guess
@Mecceldorf3 жыл бұрын
Have I missed my cue to add “not anymore, there’s a blanket”?
@Sobxdz3 жыл бұрын
@@Mecceldorf the sUn haS LaSerD tHe blAnkEt
@CrescenthalMusic3 жыл бұрын
CORRECT
@CrescenthalMusic3 жыл бұрын
So it was a laser? 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝑆𝑢𝑛 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑚
@KingArceus423 жыл бұрын
I find it both hilarious and horrifying that the architect accidentally managed to weaponise the sun
@workonesabs2 жыл бұрын
Probably was a SPECTRE agent...
@Hannah_Em2 жыл бұрын
Especially as this isn't even the first building designed by this architect which had _exactly this problem_ . A previous building designed by him in Las Vegas (which imho is a lot less ugly; it's apparently called the Vdara hotel and Spa, more info on it (and the focusing problem) here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vdara ) had *already had this problem* in 2010, but that didn't stop him from running headlong into the same issue again. Even if the design/planning/approval/construction process had advanced too far to significantly change the structure, you'd have thought that the developers might want to take some proactive steps _before_ they risked accidentally starting fires and/or hurting people.
@gavla-822 жыл бұрын
The sun is a deadly lazer
@TfL1901 Жыл бұрын
It wasn’t even the first time!!
@TABBYMUSIC4 жыл бұрын
Looks like you could grate the worlds biggest block of cheese on it.
@definitelynotafurryatall86184 жыл бұрын
That's pretty much the only good reason for it's existence
@GBAPCLAN4 жыл бұрын
There is a building right next to it called the cheese grater ironically
@Proger-sj8cj4 жыл бұрын
Cheese with wings on it : *Yeah Sure*
@yayeet18263 жыл бұрын
Nah the cheesegrater is the building in the back at 3:50
@felixt8083 жыл бұрын
well if this building doesn't work, we can always try jfks abs
@LuizTheSnek3 жыл бұрын
Didn't know that the ps5 had heat problems.
@dragondust52193 жыл бұрын
It looks like a xbox series x without all the green tjo
@makeitsimple18943 жыл бұрын
Why do you think the fans are so loud 🤣
@graydoughnut38483 жыл бұрын
You mean the XBox smart fridge
@mortenpettersen52333 жыл бұрын
@@dragondust5219 wow just take a joke
@mortenpettersen52333 жыл бұрын
@@graydoughnut3848 mad?
@JazzyJustin4 жыл бұрын
Damn, “that building fires heat lasers every so often” is a way cooler excuse for a fire than “some idiot used a bomb to show their newborn’s gender”
@jonasgrill11554 жыл бұрын
I get what you're referring to.
@sourpuss59514 жыл бұрын
Accidentally setting half the state of Cali on fire to celebrate having a boy/girl
@JazzyJustin4 жыл бұрын
Accidentally having a boy/girl when trying to burn half the state of California
@Mike-7394 жыл бұрын
Accidentally having half of California when trying to burn a boy/girl
@JazzyJustin4 жыл бұрын
Accidentally having half the boy/girl when trying to celebrate burning California
@donaldasayers3 жыл бұрын
Also known as the "Fryscraper", The architect who designed it, Rafael Viñoly, has previous for death ray buildings, he had previously designed the Vdara hotel in Las Vegas which was capable of scorching the guests using the pool and the patio area. The owners called it "Solar convergence", the staff called it "Death ray."
@mathewperring4 жыл бұрын
In an attempt.to look "different" they designed a slightly curved building which still looks the same, but uglier.
@leotrace91584 жыл бұрын
I think it looks cool, but it's already dangerous so n o.
@MrS1ebee4 жыл бұрын
The design also addressed a commitment by the developers to provide more public space than the footprint of the building by making it bigger at the top than the base and including a free to visit public garden at the top
@markwright31614 жыл бұрын
@@MrS1ebee Is that what another comment was referring to as 'the 3 potted plants' ? :)
@eclipse93044 жыл бұрын
That's architects for you
@JustaQuad4 жыл бұрын
@@MrS1ebee unfortunately the 'garden' is nothing like what it was pitched as and why it was given permission
@davidjames5794 жыл бұрын
Walkie Scorchie. Whoever invented should be tied to the building in July.
@dogucan974 жыл бұрын
But if you intend to execute the guy by heat rays (so you _want_ to get sunshine), you're not going to get any sunshine, as explained in 2:18. So, tying him there solves the problem altogether. That's really smart, actually.
@redking364 жыл бұрын
They should have called it the incinerator. Sounds way more menacing.
@Ginjitzu3 жыл бұрын
Whoever named it the "walkie scorchie" is still an order of magnitude more valuable to society than the clown who designed this monstrosity.
@organicpumpkin21474 жыл бұрын
“Can we go near the buildings?” “NO” “Why?” “THE BUILDING IS A DEADLY LAZER” “Oh ok”
@YeprilesteR3 жыл бұрын
Not anymore there is a -blanket- documental
@ritwikbandyopadhyay23763 жыл бұрын
This. This is peak internet.
@Polyglot_English3 жыл бұрын
🤙 Determinism is Freedom 🤙 Детерминизм это Свобода 🤙
@tommylynch78873 жыл бұрын
bill wurtz
@RADZIO8953 жыл бұрын
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@wyattb99983 жыл бұрын
This the type of video to have 20 million views in 6 years and get recommended to all of us again
@marcamant72584 жыл бұрын
As a foreigner I do not intend to interfere in home affairs but I wish to express my gratitude to this masterpiece of british/english humor or/and nonsense. Especially @:2:17
@abhilashmridha4203 жыл бұрын
First rule of English weather : We get plenty of sunshine when we don't want it. Seems legit !
@roaringbeardragon45313 жыл бұрын
As a British person I can confirm
@macman9753 жыл бұрын
I can't stand it in the middle of night when i'm trying to sleep
@LuckiFienin3 жыл бұрын
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@vladimirad3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Canada but this channel has me more interested in some of the most specific architectural features of London than in many parts of my own country or city. Well done!
@JagoHazzard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@klaroxy75523 жыл бұрын
I would never imagine I will ever listen over a 6 minute documentary of roasting a building in many level I never could have imagine. But I'm glad it happened, nice video!
@165Dash3 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure that Vinoly designed a building in Las Vegas that did the very same thing. These two are probably his worst buildings,
@nickryan34172 жыл бұрын
Yes. Some of his previous designs did exactly the same thing, which makes his comment about "unexpected sunshine" much more a sign of incompetence or arrogance than anything else.
@TerryTheNewsGirl2 жыл бұрын
Thaat's why I'm a Norman Foster fan. As far as I am aware his buildings have never been dangerous despite have glass fronts.
@willd17902 жыл бұрын
Not expecting sunshine in London is a bit silly but I can maybe understand how someone would make that mistake. Not expecting sunshine in Vegas, however...
@SonKunSama3 жыл бұрын
I love this style of video. Informative yet riddled with British humour with the dry delivery that it's so famous for. Never ceases to be good for a nice chuckle.
@mr.dinosuar73333 жыл бұрын
"there are no accidents" - master Oogway
@troydreamer59393 жыл бұрын
I just stayed up after working all day. And being exhausted, to watch that movie.
@atlasflame58153 жыл бұрын
There is no accident in Lon Don Se
@hongkongshitposter3 жыл бұрын
Lee Kum Kei the sauce company bought this building so they could burn cars
@ChallengerNetwork3 жыл бұрын
"Can we go outside?" "No." "Why?" "The building is a deadly laser."
@mrnobody65773 жыл бұрын
Not anymore, there is a plane, wait......
@cezarcatalin14063 жыл бұрын
@@mrnobody6577 Two planes*
@shy_mon29544 жыл бұрын
People were frying eggs in front of a cafe where the cafe melted.
@brucewilliams87144 жыл бұрын
No comment on the building: I'm Antipodean. But full marks for your commentary and impeccable pronunciation of 'innovative'.
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
needs more palatisaton
@CityWhisperer4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this the building where the sun reflection was so hot it managed to fry an egg? There's even a video out there.
@CityWhisperer4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/np21f4Jurcilnbc
@jonistan92683 жыл бұрын
"won't set you on fire" Generations Y and Z: and there goes my plan for the weekend
@firepowerg4 жыл бұрын
You could tie a spy down, slowly walk them past and they'll say "Do you really expect me to talk?"
@firepowerg4 жыл бұрын
@@sirkastic I am many things. Mostly water, a bit of carbon, oxygen and various other elements.
@sirkastic4 жыл бұрын
@@firepowerg No U
@MarkMcCluney4 жыл бұрын
No, Mr Bond, I expect your wing mirrors to melt.
@TheAmir2594 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Lewis don't mind him. Made me wonder if he's actually a bot or just not well versed in English, judging from the "No U" response.
@mark3141584 жыл бұрын
@@MarkMcCluney *Ms Bond...
@ProfessionalNamielleLewder693 жыл бұрын
Imagine if the Eiffel Tower starting blasting people with lasers. So, Excalibur from Ace Combat Zero.
@jamestinsley31103 жыл бұрын
Avalos Altair Miraos actually there is a movie that has that as a main plot point! It's call "Hostage Tower" released in 1980 that has Peter Fonda, Billy Dee Williams, and a bunch of other stars. You know it's not a bad flick and uses some pretty cool pre CGI effects. Look it up!
@EdgedPixie3 жыл бұрын
So *that's* what Paris are planning...
@aakash92503 жыл бұрын
i'm dying of laughing wow haha
@Satters3 жыл бұрын
as the eiffel tower was a radio transmitter, that's not as unlikely a prospect as you may think
@raedwulf613 жыл бұрын
Don't give the Eiffel Tower any ideas.
@j3dR5763 жыл бұрын
"Let's shape one of the walls like a focusing mirror and cover it entirely with glass. What could go wrong?"
@rabidOpossum873 жыл бұрын
When I read the title I imagined a building whipping out a sniper rifle.
@dualitygrief5763 жыл бұрын
Was that a Cars 2 reference perhaps?
@rabidOpossum873 жыл бұрын
@@dualitygrief576 Nope never even watched it.
@jamiesachtleben29463 жыл бұрын
"Hadn't expected London to get so much sunshine" literally throwing shade at Londoners xD.
@mossygreen27903 жыл бұрын
Yes , the myth is that it is always raining ! Actually we have 4 definite seasons, with the appropriate weather for each. Though sometimes it does mix around a bit.
@eattherich92153 жыл бұрын
This is an indoor country where we get good weather in instalments.
@clickrick3 жыл бұрын
Shade is exactly what Londoners wanted in this instance.
@clickrick3 жыл бұрын
@@mossygreen2790 4 definite seasons, sometimes all in one day.
@cezarcatalin14063 жыл бұрын
The number one rule of english weather is that it never does what you want or expect it to do. The sunny corollary of english weather is that there are sunny days in Britain but only when you don’t want them.
@MarjaMariachi3 жыл бұрын
Correction: it wasn't the Carbuncle award they won. It was the Carbuckle, for excellence in causing cars to buckle via heat ray!
@Polyglot_English3 жыл бұрын
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@perrincalzada91313 жыл бұрын
That’s right! This is because the carbuncle ate itself :)
@LuckiFienin3 жыл бұрын
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@philipocallaghan3 жыл бұрын
LOL, Noice!
@cityseby4 жыл бұрын
I think it's hilarious that it was heating things up. It reminds me of a little space heater
@davidjames5794 жыл бұрын
A giant fan heater disguised as an office building.
@GamersComputer3 жыл бұрын
This is so random. I didn't expect a chuckle, and I got multiple
@probro67224 жыл бұрын
This building is honestly ugly as hell.
@PiousMoltar4 жыл бұрын
Ugliest building I've ever seen
@ActuallyDecent4 жыл бұрын
Dont mean to that warm gaming pc!!!
@wisico6404 жыл бұрын
But was it already ugly, or is it the added sunshades that does it's ugly looks?
@probro67224 жыл бұрын
@@wisico640 It's ugly by design. I don't know what architects think to themselves building such atrocious structures. What about the Dildo skyscraper in the UK?
@percyyt72014 жыл бұрын
You. Are. Correct.
@pedroSilesia4 жыл бұрын
Architect said that the building's design had been changed so many times that it is not his building anymore.
@j2simpso4 жыл бұрын
I tried reaching the architect for comment on the walkie talkie, but sadly he was out of range! 🤣
@duchi8824 жыл бұрын
Thanks to KZbin Recommendations I found this Underrated Channel
@RaptorCuddles3 жыл бұрын
When you said "walkie scorchie" I almost spewed coffee all over my keyboard. This is definitely an eyesore.
@thewhatever9933 жыл бұрын
Wow 0 likes but you got a heart
@lieutenantbites57393 жыл бұрын
"Sorry I can't come into work today. Building melted my car."
@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache3 жыл бұрын
"Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today."
@Hamza2_72723 жыл бұрын
first person to respond to the non mustache man
@silasmeinardus98313 жыл бұрын
second person to respond to the non mustache man
@spizzz23 жыл бұрын
third person to respond to the non mustache man
@lostraygun76393 жыл бұрын
Ford guy
@SilverWolf3403 жыл бұрын
The best guy to respond to the non mustached man
@locuscades19063 жыл бұрын
I like when someone designs a box they call them an "architect".
@RealDexterMidnight3 жыл бұрын
That's one big box
@b.l.a.c.k.s.t.a.r3 жыл бұрын
The sense of humor paired with how educational and clean this video, I could see it being played at schools. Really nice.
@svennoren9047 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully architecture schools. "What not to do, and how to do it."
@scruffstuff99033 жыл бұрын
He really doesn't like that building, he GRILLED the life out of it
@Ryusola3 жыл бұрын
Conclusion: Architects are disgruntled art majors that hate you.
@Punishthefalse3 жыл бұрын
This explains brutalist architecture.
@are32873 жыл бұрын
@@Punishthefalse And modern architecture in general
@eruno_3 жыл бұрын
@@Punishthefalse Brutalist architecture is unironically interesting and unique though
@Punishthefalse3 жыл бұрын
@@eruno_ I am fond of Brutalist structures for no discernable reason. Maybe I just like how the *solid raw concrete, glass and steel* ease my insecurities.
@migueltucabron3 жыл бұрын
Your dry humor is really great! Keep it up!
@zorktxandnand37743 жыл бұрын
"I my self try to avoid shops which are on fire" Hmmm, never given it much thought, but you may have a got point there.
@brian97314 жыл бұрын
I love the City of London and its huge mix of buildings. I think it works because generally, the modern buildings have been constructed with a sizable budget and even if they're ugly (a matter of opinion), they're strikingly so, rather than just being a thrown-up concrete lump.
@failtolawl4 жыл бұрын
they look really cool but also just as soulless if they all have the same designs and little passion. I can only really compare it to a city like New York which has, in my opinion, the best mix of both possible. Until you look at those central park monstrosities.
@lunapam24474 жыл бұрын
failtolawl Amen to that!, for example imo The Empire state is an example of a skyscraper made with passion
@lunapam24474 жыл бұрын
failtolawl I think the architect companies don’t really care and invest much on how the building will look like on the outside ,its more of what is inside ,unless it is skyscrapers that have a goal to be a Tourist spot
@BugattiBoy014 жыл бұрын
@Lyka Dimond no
@deeznoots62414 жыл бұрын
Brutalist buildings are cool as hell
@nicklowe5364 жыл бұрын
Odd that the designer didn't realise it would become a death Ray when it's older sister building was already having these issues before the Walkie Talkie was built
@WMD49294 жыл бұрын
The architect did (realise) and made allowance for it. But the developers decided that London isn't Las Vegas, there wouldn't be enough sun, and it would be cheaper to do without it. So it cost them about three times as much to retrofit as it would have done in the first place.
@craftmarne3 жыл бұрын
The writing is exquisite. I thoroughly enjoyed every words you uttered. Thank you.
@EDDIELANE3 жыл бұрын
Came here for a strange building story, stayed for the dry delivery of sarcastic remarks.
@dian.radley3 жыл бұрын
The building looks out of place. The style doesn't fit the surround area.
@harbl993 жыл бұрын
Just as the architect (a breed infamous for being context-blind philistines to a man) intended.
@goatythecringeyone76863 жыл бұрын
No fucking shit sherlock, lmao
@dian.radley3 жыл бұрын
@@goatythecringeyone7686 The "lmao" doesn't make you sound more reasonable, with or without the lmao u still sound rude
@dian.radley3 жыл бұрын
@@harbl99 True, however their intention to make it stand out could of been done differently other than making the structure look like a mini fridge but that's my thought on it yours might differ
@goatythecringeyone76863 жыл бұрын
@@dian.radley My bad, sorry for the misunderstanding.
@supermal1122333 жыл бұрын
Billionaire: "James my assistant, tell me why my car has been melted." *James:*
@randomness49893 жыл бұрын
I have never expected British sarcasm to be this eloquent and majestic while roasting the shit out of the architect guy
@recht_voor_zijn_raap55063 жыл бұрын
Well... I just found a new documentary channel to binge.
@Huss_1103 жыл бұрын
This guy's dry humour is actually killing me for some reason 😂
@JonathanAtAchean4 жыл бұрын
I've been working in this area since April. Pretty much every day I'm there I'll wander up to Eastcheap to buy a sandwich. I'm profoundly conflicted by this building like no other. The sweep of the curves is dramatic, the impossibility of it being wider at the top that at the bottom is something to marvel at. It carries its self with poise and dignity when viewed from some angles. The trouble is from others it glares down at the Victorian Neo-Gothic in Eastcheap (themselves a vision inspired by laudanum and tertiary syphilis) like the administrative HQ of a repressive techno-state.
@BobBob-cy9cu3 жыл бұрын
Car: parks on some random street at the perfect angle of heating Walkie-talkie: so you have chosen death
@danieljohnson19243 жыл бұрын
I used to hate this building, but then I moved to London, and it grew on me the more I saw it. Now I really like it.
@thechip55173 жыл бұрын
I thought the title said “The Building That Lasered CATS” and watched this going “what does any of this have to do with cats?”
@neotyppe44693 жыл бұрын
I just now realised it doesn't say cats...
@bruv75213 жыл бұрын
Wtf i read it as cats too
@Polyglot_English3 жыл бұрын
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@macman9753 жыл бұрын
Cats do tend to sleep a lot so i suppose it's possible that one has stayed in place long enough to be 'Lasered'
@LuckiFienin3 жыл бұрын
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@kavorkaa4 жыл бұрын
The Carbuncle prize winner 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Pearg0ld3 жыл бұрын
Explaining to your insurance how your car got lasered is something I want to hear more now
@BilliamBillion3 жыл бұрын
"I myself tend to avoid shops that are... on fire."
@Teddystream.4 жыл бұрын
The Varda Building in Las Vegas does the same and is known as the Varda death ray.
@huskysquirrel4 жыл бұрын
Apparently the architect DID learn from this, and specified a certain type of glass be used in Fenchurch Street. Unfortunately the builders then decided they could save money by ignoring this, and the problem resurfaced.
@SousTerre14 жыл бұрын
Should have called it ‘death Varda’
@sirjulious1013 жыл бұрын
This guys sounds so not tired, Sarcastic and hilarious all the same time and I love it..
@petertullemans3 жыл бұрын
Mike Myers had Dr Evil’s character say ‘Sharks with friggin lasers!’ And here’s a ‘Walkie Scorchy with friggin flame-throwing facade’
@StephenShard4 жыл бұрын
Somebody used my elevation drawings to model a 3D simulation predicting it would happen six months before it happened...the developers definitely knew all about it.
@fdfsdfsvsfgsg48884 жыл бұрын
This is true. Was on the skyscraper forums at the time myself and shard baby was modelling this stuff.
@StephenShard4 жыл бұрын
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 I was just doing the elevation drawings, bobdobbs mocked up the 3D model and ran those simulations. www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/20-fenchurch-street-city-of-london-160m-36-fl.321409/page-363
@StephenShard4 жыл бұрын
It did eventually get reported in the press, though sadly I didn't get credited for making the drawings which were used to build the model in the article. www.dezeen.com/2013/09/04/cgi-artist-predicted-walkie-scorchie-effect-a-year-ago/#disqus_thread
@brianartillery4 жыл бұрын
But, like most developers of towers of shite, who get paid wads of cash in brown envelopes, they didn't give a flying f