What's inside Big Ben? (Elizabeth Tower)

[@JaredOwen]

For your chance to win a Tesla Model X Plaid and support a great cause go to www.omaze.com/jaredowen Thanks for watching my videos! Any other cool facts about Big Ben that I missed? Let me know in the comments below👇

[@Azmythometre]

Tesla Poggers

[@CarlLovesAviation]

Happy birthday to Queen Elizabeth II :)

[@7415_Gamer]

It's a masterpiece of work. Absolutely incredible video. But who came up with the idea of the Clock Tower? What software did you use for the modeling and animation?

[@rajanacharya1135]

OMG Jared! It's been some time since you last uploaded a video & I was sure you were working on something incredible. I wouldn't have been able to observe all the different aspects of the tower myself even if I was there with full access of it. The level of detail you you have on your animation is just out of this world. To have an eye for such detail, for eg. giving un-uniform roughness to the surface of the Big Ben bell is next level. You always blow away our mind with your animation. Kudos to your hard work 🙏🙏🙏

[@ArmyJames]

Jared: in future videos can you refer to the years as “Twenty-[x{“ instead of “Two Thousand and [x]. Thanks.

[@frenchfry7640]

It's fascinating to see how pennies can affect the timing of such a huge machine. Loved the video as always.

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks for watching😀

[@reginadejesus2656]

@@JaredOwen can you please make a video about typewriters. If you do. Please do a Smith corona or a Olympia travreller de Luxe!

[@lululolly]

You spoiled the video

[@AdiAfendi]

@@lululolly Oh, c'mon. Gimme a break. It's not like French Fry gave away the plot twist of who murdered Big Ben.

[@frenchfry7640]

@@AdiAfendi lmao, definitely didn't think I would have to give spoiler alerts in the comments.. mainly cuz i didn't think it was even possible to "spoil" this video

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

I'm sure this has already been mentioned, but the restoration work is complete and the tower and clock face look magnificent. I've seen this tower throughout my life and the overhaul has brought something new to it.

[@Tidybitz]

It really does look magnificent now it's been restored.

[@LAGoodz]

I saw it this week, the restoration looks wonderful. Remember when London was so smoke-ridden it almost looked black!

[@Tidybitz]

@@LAGoodz ... I do remember those days, most places were like that then from the smoke of coal fires etc as you say. Thankfully places are cleaner and look lovelier for it nowadays.

[@LAGoodz]

@@Tidybitz and you’ve got the perfect username, Tidybitz! 😉

[@Tidybitz]

@@LAGoodz ... aah, thank you. x

[@sambda]

Great video - not too detailed; not too superficial.

[@danielmorris6523]

Amazing to think that this clock has been ticking away for longer than a lot of modern countries have even existed.

[@Anonymous-qb4vc]

Alot of them exist due to legacy of British empire

[@sujitbala1492]

@@Anonymous-qb4vc And a lot of them don't due to the destruction of the British Empire

[@Anonymous-qb4vc]

@@sujitbala1492 world was way worse before

[@danielmorris6523]

@@sujitbala1492 The British empire did some good things and some bad things. Too often though people only focus on the negatives. As for you presumably in India, even Gandhi acknowledged the benefits to British colonialism and said that the empire was benign. We built your railways and the system we developed became a model adopted by many countries. I was born in the 80s and am not responsible for what my country did before.. unless you are one of those who believe in the "sins of the father" argument. No more replies from me to you, you are too ignorant. Sorry. And I'll add something; while your prime minister allows Islamophobia and Hindu-extremism into politics in India, and Muslims are beaten by vigilante gangs or their citizenship is threatened to be taken away, I won't take lectures. In many ways India was probably better off under the British!

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

Whilst in the UK 1850’s doesn’t seem so old. My local church was about 900 years old and it wasn’t even really noteworthy.

[@zeldagamelover24]

Learning about how things work is really amazing, you gotta appreciate how people first learned to make things like this, roller coater, other famous buildings, and products we use and don't think too much about.

[@JasonDoesAviation2018]

True.

[@thomasbravo3875]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 big ben

[@JohnJohn-hd1pc]

I just discovered your channel and am loving everything I've seen. I'm British (though I now live in Europe) and once used to help wind my village's 500 year old clock. Your fantastic graphics and accompanying commentary has added to my understanding. I cannot imagine the work you must do to create such visuals, but I truly appreciate them. Keep up the good work! 👍😃

[@noetek]

Its incredible how the people that built it had the knowledge to make all those gears work.

[@manuellibuit3802]

200000000000000000.)$

[@caibruce2161]

Imagine all the trial and error 😵

[@Jroobelucios]

@@caibruce2161 ouch imagine the error

[@spidersinspace1099]

This was an era when people actually developed the natural intelligence they were born with through hard work and dedication. The people who designed and built this clock tower were called engineers. This clock and tower were not built by trial and error. It is all based on mathematic calculations. The sad news is that today most people rely on "smart" devices for their information. The problem with this is people have lost the ability to develop and think with their brain.

[@wolflunatic5093]

Europe is home to the largest watch making company

[@JustAGigolo1985]

Not only did I learn how Big Ben itself works but I also learned how to understand the chimes coming from Clock Towers. Thanks Jared!

[@G6JPG]

You mean, that the number of bongs denotes the hour? That's fascinating; I've known it since childhood, but of course someone must have told me that once! It hadn't occurred to me that there are people who didn't know it - but then so many other things I increasingly find people don't know, like how television works, or how a still film camera worked.

[@JustAGigolo1985]

@@G6JPG Yeah, by the time I came around, they weren't as needed as they were once so it wasn't even really there to learn.

[@marigeobrien]

Mind Officially Blown. All my life I've never known exactly how a pendulum works, not even after owning a pendulum clock for 20 years! Thank you! I've watched a few of your videos and find they are very clear and easy to understand. You're doing a great job.

[@eduardozappia]

Hi Jared, I’m writing in my son’s name he is a 4 years old boy and loves your videos. Especially the Big Ben and statue of liberty. He is sending you a big hug and a big thank you for you and your work. His name is Francisco. All the best!!

[@nilanjanghosh8984]

Making these 3d models are tough and time consuming. I really respect and admire what u do.

[@Fumzgop]

My 4 year old son is fascinated by your videos, he talks about you and all the things he learnt from watching all your videos. He would rather watch this than those other kids action animations. Thank you so much for teaching us

[@larrysdronezone8120]

Hi Jared. My grandson Liam and I really enjoy your great videos showing how things are built and operated. Great work. I just returned from a prairie vacation in which I visited some old wood grain elevators. At one time these prairie sentinels were the spiritual and cultural center of agricultural communities. It occurred to me that these large structures, used for accumulating grain from prairie farmers, would make a good subject for one of your videos. Just a thought. My grandson asked me how they worked and I struggled to explain to him their operation. At one time they represented the highest technology of their day.

[@NoahSpurrier]

The escapement has two purposes. It takes timing from the swinging pendulum to release the weight that drives the clock, and it feeds an impulse back into the pendulum to keep it swinging. Also, one might expect that adding coins to the pendulum would increase the period by increasing the swinging mass, but the effect may be counterintuitive. Adding coins does increase the mass, but it also raises the center of mass closer to the fulcrum which has a greater effect and decreases the period (it gives the pendulum a little push).

[@josephchristianmacapagal168]

Yes

[@bradman1961]

I was wondering about the pennies, it seems counterintuitive

[@ravelisland]

it is not counterintuitive since the reason coins were added in was not to increase its mass in the first place at all but to do the complete opposite, which is to purposefully raise its center of gravity as you said therefore reducing its effective length to cause it to swing faster.

[@NoahSpurrier]

@@ravelisland Oh, I missed that. That makes sense.

[@brianb-p6586]

The intuitively expected effect (adding material lengthening the period) would occur if the material was added to the bottom end of the pendulum.

[@danfossard4626]

Fascinating! I lived in London 15 years and didn't know most of this! It's basically a giant musical box 🎶

[@andrewbarrett1537]

The pinned cylinder technology later used in barrel organs, barrel pianos, and cylinder musical boxes, is belived to have originated with musical carillons (bell towers) circa the 1200s. The oldest barrel organs I know about documented are from at least a century or two later (the oldest extant barrel organ I know about is the Salzburg Stier from I think the 1500s). Barrel pianos probably don't date from earlier than the 1700s but I'm not sure. Musical boxes (with combs with tuned teeth) only date to the 1790s at the very earliest, the era of the original patent for tuned steel teeth. Cylinder musical boxes, barrel organs and barrel pianos were generally mass-produced in the 1800s and 1900s. It is extremely unusual to find an existing one made before this time (almost impossible for musical boxes), due to those of this earlier period being mostly handmade limited production one-offs (not catalog models), built for royalty, nobility and the church. It was only with the rise of the middle class, and the advent of mass production etc that more people could afford these for home and commercial purposes.

[@supergeorge8603]

Essentially a giant grandfather clock, same sort of idea just on a massive scale.

[@alwaysblake148]

There's a reason for over two million subscribers. Each video is meticulously made and incredibly interesting. One of KZbin's great channels.

[@andrewg.6279]

The fly fan doesn't slow the rotation of the escapement wheel necessarily, but is meant to keep forward momentum on the escapement wheel so the legs don't bounce on the gravity arms. The fan is attached to a one way clutch which allows it to continue moving forward slightly after the leg of the escapement wheel lands on the pallet of the gravity arm.

[@hknapp-hj2sn]

Beautifully explained and illustrated. When I visited London, I was across the street from this great clock at noon. I can't convey the experience of being fully enveloped in such a rich and resonant live sounds.

[@lune78]

Well I'll be damned. I had no idea Big Ben was actually the biggest bell and not the tower itself. I've always dreamed of visiting London and the Palace of Westminster in particular. I really love your videos, I learn so much from them!

[@Paul-hl8yg]

The bell Big Paul in St. Paul's cathedral is a bigger bell in London. Big Ben is 13.7 tons in weight, Big Paul weighs 16.7 ton & the biggest bell ever cast in the UK. 🇬🇧

[@labradormcgraw]

I've lived in London all my life, and I never knew all those things. This video was fascinating - thank you.

[@NadeeG-x3e]

😢

[@brianb-p6586]

The chiming system works just like wind-up music box - sensible, but amusing.

[@nitzneymann3977]

Whoever created and figured out this clock's mechanisms is a genius. Thanks for thia video, it really made my day!

[@LordofRacoons]

I was thinking the exact same thing. How do the people that invented these sorts of things even begin to come up with this stuff. How did we go from banging two rocks together to make fire to watching complex animations on complex devices🤔

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks Nitzney

[@dachosen7368]

@@JaredOwen Hey Jared, how do you figure out all these engineering feats. Do you actually go out there and find the schismatics and designs ? All the same this is so amazing 🤔

[@cahintongjhonlouiefellc.6986]

@@LordofRacoons By the curiosity and intelligence of Homo Sapiens.

[@vinifalciano126]

Edmund Beckett Denison

[@silverbravi]

During the restoration of big Ben workers found a time capsule from the 50s at the very top, the workers in the 50s found a different time capsule from when it was built they removed it and put there own up there. So now a tradition that modern workers will continue

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

4:40 that chime is the quarter to the hour chime. the full westminster chime has 16 notes

[@Vite_Rain]

1:36 Русская звуковая дорожка ))

[@pufferfish4204]

Звучит так, будто диктора, за неправильное произношение, там об партитуру с текстом головой били, и он эту строку читал захлебываясь слезами и соплями

[@НикитосЗолотухин]

​@pufferfish4204 это нейросеть

[@AndrewLez]

Ахаххааххах

[@dedinside768]

​@@pufferfish4204 если бы было так, то этот момент уже давно бы переозвучили

[@sec33]

Крипово...

[@mbcommandnerd]

I’ve got an explanation for anyone wondering about the strike train: Basically, there’s a wheel on the front of the movement with gaps cut into it. The space between the gaps increases with each passing hour. An arm with a flat piece of metal on the end rides along the top of that wheel, and for most of each hour, it is sitting inside of one of those gaps in the wheel. This holds the striking train in place, preventing it from striking until the top of the hour. At the top of the hour, after the chimes have played, that arm gets lifted out of the gap that it’s in, freeing that timing wheel (and therefore the whole striking train), which then begins to strike Big Ben. After the correct number of strikes have happened, the next gap arrives, and the arm falls back into the timing wheel, locking it in place once again, and stopping the strike train. I hope this helps! By the way, it’s also worth noting that a similar system is used for the chiming train as well, but there’s only four gaps in the timing wheel rather than 12.

[@what-uc]

Also worth mentioning that at 15 minutes past only the first four notes chime, then at 30 minutes the first eight, at 45 minutes twelve chimes and before the hour we hear the full 16 notes.

[@magman129]

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[@kevinwallis2194]

I must have 300 antique clocks, and i still like seeing anything clock related. Ok im impressed, you even nailed the types of trains for the movement, and you explained them quite well.

[@compontus918]

I remember when i went to the London Eye. The view was really great and you get to see the river and go very high. The capsule thingies has alot of glass in them and didn’t shake. Also the doors to the capsule were automatic and people have to check what you have and then you get through.

[@Readd1]

Great video! Just to note - you mention towards the beginning of the video that the clock tower can be seen from Buckingham Palace. The Ayrton Light at 5:30 was actually installed specifically so the Monarch would know when Parliament was in session. It was an addition requested by Queen Victoria. You didn't make the link in the video but I think others may find that interesting :) Also, whilst the Abraj al Bait may be a taller structure, it is not a clockwork mechanism so I'm not sure it's fair to say it is a taller clock tower than the Elizabeth Tower. That's like sticking an electric clock dial to the top of the Empire State Building and insisting it is the tallest clock tower in the World... I think it's better to say it has the largest and highest clock face on a building in the world which is a slightly different thing.

[@JoseSanchez-ht1kc]

Totally agree

[@MrCalCal87]

I'm not gonna lie, this is some of the best music I've heard in a Jared Owen video. Bravo!

[@jeffrp8388]

Perhaps I missed it, but I was wondering what mechanism is used to strike the correct hour (1 - 12). I, of course saw the mechanism to strike Big Ben, but didn't notice the number of strikes. Interesting video and nice presentation.

[@vinnvinn88]

I'm guessing, just like the quarter bell, a similar arrangement of teeth in increasing order (1, 1.2, 1.2.3, ...) Every hour interval must have been there for striking big ben.. again it's my guess

[@brianb-p6586]

I don't think that you missed it - the feature explanation which is missing is how the striking chain is controlled to only strike the correct number of times for the hour. It appears from a photo that I found of reconstruction work that there is a disk which turns once every 12 hours and has notches in it spaced so as to allow the ringing mechanism to turn the correct number of rings until a pawl falls into a notch (radial slot) on the disk, stopping ringing until the pawl is lifted to initiate the next ringing event.

[@zhengbangyou6729]

You never said how the big Ben chimes multiple times relevant to the o'clock it is currently at

[@AlexMcQ26]

I live in Iowa and we have a bell tower here, too. In Jefferson, it’s called the Mahaney (ma-hay-nee) Bell Tower. It was completed in 1966. We also have the quarter bells chimes (Westminster) and hourly notifications. The difference is ours is shorter and only three sides, plus NO clock faces, but we DO have 47 live carillon bells. We have songs played 3 times a day at 5 past the hour.

[@TheGoGo-v1w]

Jared Owen, Thanks for helping us understand things we so much take for granted. Best of luck in the future, I will never stop watching your videos. Thanks again.

[@spidersinspace1099]

This video is a wonderful illustration of how this tower and clock work. I can't imagine the amount of time that went into gathering data and creating all the 3D modeling. Thank you for posting this.

[@JaredOwen]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching

[@MrCalCal87]

Great video! At first I thought that he was saying that the whole WM Chimes would play every 15 minutes. Then I noticed he said PART of them.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"When the tower was first built, it was known as the Clock Tower" Hmm yes, a clock tower called Clock Tower...the floor here is made out of floor The Elizabeth Tower will never be as supreme as our Juche Tower. The symbol of my grandpa's ideology. Built for his 70th birthday, and has 25,550 blocks which symbolizes each day of his life up until 1982 (though he passed in 1994; 365 × 70 = 25,550). It's the best birthday gift one can receive, and provides amazing views of Pyongyang

[@석근형]

9:45 is my favorite part when the video turns on the Westminster chimes

[@Baburun-Sama]

Notice the blue "See Inside" button in Scratch? It loads the Scratch Project Editor, which you can Change the Sprites/Backgrounds (in Paint Editor), Sounds (in Sound Editor) and Coding (in Script Editor).

[@ArdaBalkanDev]

Dear Jared, your videos are amazing and helping to understand how things work. Thank you.

[@imjody]

I am absolutely blown away, Jared. Oh my goodness!!! Can't believe I haven't heard of your videos prior to today. Thank you so much for all of the detail and for the endless hours of work that these videos must take. This is remarkable. I've learned so much here. Learned that this clock is far, FAR more complicated than I could have ever imagined. Keep up the amazing work, you absolute legend! :)

[@Cookie_clicker]

Since i was 3 years old i never noticed big ben's renovation but now i learnt this and happily its fixed again

[@AverageAlien]

Mechanical stuff like this will always be infinitely more impressive than some circuit boards

[@avroarchitect1793]

maybe visually, but if you understand the borderline witchcraft that goes on in electronics, then you will be amazed by how much more impressive a simple calculator is.

[@xXmlgamingXx355]

I gotta say, it’s actually a really smart, yet simple way to tell everyone around what time it is

[@BonitaHall]

I chose this video in a chance. I did not realize how much I would love this! It told me the full story without making me feel dumb. The animations were perfect to explain each step.

[@johngrey5806]

Mr. Owen, your explanations and 3D visualizations are always most excellent and I always look forward to seeing them. Educational, and a feast for the eyes! I appreciate your work as I'm a 3D artist by profession. Cheers to your beautiful work!

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks John!

[@nouce8338]

you know its a good day when jared owen uploads

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks!

[@the.abhiram.r]

recently visited london and saw the renovated big ben and it looks absolutely incredible

[@JaredOwen]

Awesome!

[@MagnumTechnicalAcademy]

Am amazed with very tiny details you presents in your animation and videos. Thanks as I have got to learn more from your videos 🙇

[@solveigvan808]

You should do a video on the Antikythera mechanism! It's the oldest device with complex gears that we know of.

[@warriorcats_rule539]

I swear, when i'm in highschool and it's history, i'm gonna know all the answers to big ben questions. Thanks alot my man.

[@JaredOwen]

Hi Amanda, happy to help 😁

[@Warhorse26]

Once again an amazing animation an explanation of a complex mechinism! Very cool stuff. I laughed at the fact they used pennies to change the weight of the penjulim if weather changes XD Looking forward to your next one man! Keep it up! :D

[@MrBulky992]

Not only do they use pennies but, as I recall, these are old pennies predating decimalisation in 1971 when the currency changed completely. A modern penny is very much smaller than the old ones.

[@Atomic_Oven]

Man, this is a cool video 9:40 *gets fnaf 4 flashbacks*

[@brianb-p6586]

The surprise for me - or at least the feature which is not quite what I would expected - is that there is only a single shaft to each clock face, rather the separate shafts for the minute and hour hands. This is practical, but it does mean that each face needs its own 12:1 reduction gear set, which is not mentioned in the video.

[@meumeshraj2007]

At 2:24 Jared : Big Ben survived two world wars. Putin : Not another anymore

[@tanzanite6695]

The bell in the middle is not officially named "Big Ben" but actually "The Great Bell". Big ben is it's nickname. Great vid! :)

[@JaredOwen]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback too

[@stephensnell5707]

Calling the biggest Bell Big Ben does however make more sense and it is actually to as that anyway

[@vikassam97]

It was never this easy, they tool years and lots of engineering But today I'm sitting in my room and got to know everything in a better way Thanks for making it very simple to understand that very complex engineering

[@nauticalexplorations2791]

Congratulations on your most recent video Jared!!! Your hard work is absolutely mesmerizing and without a doubt the most educational resource I have ever seen. Second to none!!!

[@jssakthi]

I'm in London I am in London

[@neofoxboi]

11:55 "I'm here, at Big Ben, the iconic clock tower of London, and today, I'm going to be helping wind up.. that big weight behind me."

[@Hervusky]

MERVEILLEUX DOCUMENTAIRE TRES PRÉCIS ET TRES BIEN DÉTAILLÉE ❤❤

[@JomirBrands]

Iconic tower! Great video!

[@dakuzovkov]

1:39 in Russian dubbing - what was that?😂😂😂

[@АртёмМаликов-р3о]

😂😂😂

[@ДаниилДемко-г4я]

Наркотики

[@HatsuneMikoFan]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bonyame]

😂

[@SamOfTheSmokies76]

5:00 That sound is so iconic!

[@MemeInspector69420]

So Well explained! I’m British but have never been to London before nor have understood Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben This Makes me want to go there! :)

[@lordvadershorts1987]

I am such a huge fan of Big Ben and now I fully understand how it works thank you for making this video

[@OWOT-re5jf]

How they built this and made it so precise without modern construction equipment and electricity is astounding!

[@zoiuduu]

dude, the pendulum is preciso to the penny, this was made by aliens

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

This clock tower is the very embodiment of "They just don't make 'em like they used to!" - I can guarantee that by the time that fancy modern "Largest Clock Tower" breaks down, Big Ben will still be ringing every hour on the hour. As long as someone goes up there with a few pennies to wind up the weights, that thing will keep working.

[@TURPEG]

Funny big grandfather clock

[@ChickenUltraPro]

Funny big grandmother clock

[@onepartyroule]

Oh no...I just found your channel whilst searching for Titanic related content and it turns out you are a little treasure trove and it's 4:10am and I have to go to sleep! I must tear myself away and come back another day.

[@iamlukeplayz]

you should make an animation on how VHS tape players work, because those are fascinating

[@brianb-p6586]

VHS or Beta, or even the audio variant of Beta - the mechanism is similar.

[@mtranchi]

5:09 Thought some AC/DC was gonna break out...

[@spiralfirst6488]

Absolutely fascinating. I've lived in London on and off, and I love the sound of Big Ben but had no idea about the internal workings. Very well presented.

[@junupbox4911]

Very well made, informative, and understandable! Now I’m very curious about the Abraj Al Bait and how it’s mechanism differs given it’s larger size

[@PinkPanther4958]

I watched a documentary about the Abraj Al Bait and it turns out the hands are driven by small motors behind the clock faces. On top of that the Abraj Al Bait's hands are made of carbon fibre, whereas Elizabeth towers hour hand is made of Gun Metal and the minute hand is made of Copper Sheet.

[@lour8237]

Nice videos. You should do one about what's inside Tower Bridge, London.

[@Zzzzzzzzz678]

Engineering and physics taken to the extreme even in the unnoticed details, just imagine building the bells to match the exact note you want, it's fascinating.

[@bostonblackie9503]

The tower was recently named about ten years ago. The bell, is named "Big Ben." Big Ben is a cousin to "The Liberty Bell." Both bells were cast in the same foundry. The original "The Liberty Bell" went down at sea. Another was cast that made it's way to the United States.

[@lukekingsland5851]

Specifically named Elizabeth Tower 10 years ago, prior to that it was St Stephens Tower

[@dwynearellano4936]

2:32 Jared: you can see the clock in any direction Me: what about diagonal?

[@andrewpadillo9230]

Yes

[@Old_PCgamer]

Raised with renewable power, weights could easily power generators to supply electric grids when renewables aren't meeting demand.

[@BuleGila42]

An amazing and really clear video. Thanks, Jared!👍👍

[@elayur123456]

Great work. Loved it a lot. But expected one more detail - how the number of hammer strikes are managed in the big bell?

[@TheAlby87Project]

At 6.36 you can see, in the striking train section, a dark gear with irreagular teeth. When the hour start chiming, the level is raised, and the gear will rotate very slowly. After the correct number of strikes, the turning gear will show a slot for the level. The level tries to go down after every strike, so when the number of strikes is correct, the level will go down again, stopping the chiming. Next hour, all of this will be repeated, but the sequent portion of the striking gear will be used. Difficult to write, easy to see, really!

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

He probably forgot, but you can see the countwheel at 10:20. (But it is missing one tooth.) Every tooth is a different size, so when the pawl is lifted it stays up for Hour x 5s (between two strikes).

[@aidanmatthewgalea7761]

probably that other gear train in parallel at 7:03 on the left

[@elayur123456]

Thank you. Let me watch it keenly and get clear idea

[@carmelaaragones4841]

I love that chime but it sound like the half chime 🔔🔔🔔🔔

[@SJR_Media_Group]

When completed, the Tower was one of the tallest structures in England. It stands at 317 feet. The Belfry is at an impressive 200 feet. Imagine lifting the Bells from ground level up 200 feet. They did not have fancy cranes yet. It took 18 hours to raise it up. Big Ben, the bell, measures 2.7m in diameter, 2.2m in height, and weighs 13.7 tonnes. The four quarter bells weigh between 1 and 4 tonnes each. The hammer which strikes Big Ben weighs 200kg. The famous clock in the Elizabeth tower in London has a pendulum of length 4m (13 feet) weighing 300 kg (660 lb) with a period of 2 seconds. The Tower, Clocks, and Bells are one of the most recognized landmarks in the entire world. You don't even have to see it in order to hear it. London has other very recognizable landmarks; London Eye Observation Wheel, the round O2 Convention Center, and numerous high rises that are unique in shape.

[@ethan.dave_liftsandstunts]

I do like how the spokes on the O2 arena stand the same height as the Elizabeth tower.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

@@ethan.dave_liftsandstunts Wow that's amazing, I didn't know that. I remember when O2 was being built. Lots of cutting age design and building construction. Roof supported by cables on towers around perimeter of building. There is no need for internal structure, lots of room is now open for displays and shows.

[@ChimpManZ1264]

I guess when you consider the weight and lifting technology of the time that's why they fixed the bell rather than replace it. No way were they going through all that again.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

@@ChimpManZ1264 I read that the first bell cracked and was replaced. I think it was before it was hoisted up 200 feet. The second one was damaged where the striker hit it, an iron plate was put over spot.

[@hippopotamus86]

Really cool. As a Brit, thanks for doing this!

[@SanithaChandran]

Oh Big Ben.. your chimes creates vibes beyond description..it echoes across the thames.. reverberates in the heart of each Londoners.. forever ..

[@Drew791]

Your animations are always so concise and easy-to-understand. You have a real gift for teaching others.

[@TomWDW1]

Fascinating video!! One additional question I had was ... how does the clock know when 15 minutes have passed? Or what hour it is? In other words, how do the chiming and striking gears know when to activate?

[@dwightelvey645]

There is a cam that drops a lever to allow the chime to run. I believe the strike uses as separate cam, driven by the going, for the strike on big ben. My GF clock has single cam on the going to trigger the chime. When the fourth chime completes it triggers the strike, independent of the going. It is still based on a cam. The going on both would set the number of strikes for the hour. In my GF clock there is a lever that drops a distance proportional to the position of the hour. More drop is more strikes to reset it.

[@sandiegopainter1279]

I agree

[@acefrehley3797]

GOOD JOB, 00OWEN. YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK. THE U.K. IS PROUD AT YOU.

[@wendellpinheiro9633]

Eu amo esse canal! O melhor que existe em matéria explicar como as coisas funcionam! Parabéns.

[@Botpointo]

Ah yes, the city of London (not to be confused with the City of London)

[@krashd]

Which is exactly what Jared did :D

[@hellraisin440]

Since this video is in England digitally then well, Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth

[@bryancox6717]

Just to let you know that the Clock tower used to be called St Stephens tower which probably got it's name after the Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834. It was renamed after the late Queen Elizabeth after her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

[@gaborlukacs5666]

4:51 song plays. Fnaf fans: This is the song of happines

[@rsmrsm2000]

I now know more about the big bang than anyone who has ever seen it up close.😅😅😅

[@viktorcooling]

This teaches me more than school and it's interesting! Great video!

[@JaredOwen]

Thank you!

[@BhushanK384]

0:13 I thought those were rocket thrusters to launch the tower🤣

[@mygrandpahasdiabetes]

I wouldn't be surprised if those are actual thrusters and bells, and maybe even more.....

[@escoosy1763]

Yeah, they're bells... get it?

[@zeejimi4044]

Great tower and an awesome animation ! It truly amazes me how it was possible to build such structures in the 1850s as most probably there were no electric- or hydraulic machines available, and everything had to be done by hand and by muscle power. Truly astounding !

[@JWRogersPS]

They had steam power.

[@axe6028]

I have really wanted to go to London previously but this makes me want to go even more just to see it. If and when I get to go the renovations will most likely be done. In hobart, Tasmania we also have a clock tower although not as big but it plays the same tune but I don't know if it's the bells actually being used

[@Thunderbolt_1000T]

RIP Queen Elizabeth 🪦

[@tammysharonlorettastafford3376]

I have live in England since 1990 and visited our capitol on multiple occasions,visiting most of London's great buildings and this is the first I knew of this.Thank you so much forbposting this!

[@Sarahbryson321]

Capital* lived* posting*