Condo Collapse Simulation | Champlain Towers South Surfside, Florida, Miami [8K]

On the 24th of June 2021 at night the Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida collapsed partially. This collapse simulation was made based on the presently available data, eyewitness, and video accounts.
The authors are independent researchers and impartial hoping to constructively contribute to the fact-finding. This study demonstrates the collapse mechanism assuming the following plausible hypothesis:
According to the data, the basement deck showed signs of extended soaking for many years. The problem was locally insufficiently patched and not rectified in its entirety. The wetting caused the deck ceiling to be weakened to such an extent that basement pillars punched through the deck where additional load had peaked at the planter area.
The authors hope to not distress relatives of victims with the application of dummy dolls in this simulation that have the sole purpose of tracking victims in potential cavities within the debris.
Air pockets visualization followup: • Surfside Collapse Air ...
The Bullet-Constraints-Builder simulation software is open-source, it was developed within the EU FP7 funded INACHUS framework.
Kostack Studio was supported by Architect Oliver Walter with the data analysis.
Main sources:
• Video shows South Flor...
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Credits:
Simulation & video by Kai Kostack
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Consultant: Dipl. Arch. ETH Oliver Walter
Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov - Fog (CC BY)
Kevin Hartnell - Aurora (CC BY)
Made with Blender + BCB + Fracture Modifier
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The "BCB" structural simulation software has been developed at the Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Written within the scope of EU Inachus FP7 Project (607522): Technological and Methodological Solutions for Integrated Wide Area Situation Awareness and Survivor Localisation to Support Search and Rescue (USaR) Teams

[@KaiKostack]

Friendly reminder: Conspiracy theories are not real! Odd ideas of bombs, direct energy weapons, John McAfee, and whatnot are nonsense.

[@PlanetXtreme]

But I swear! The internet told me 5G did it! The internet has never lied to me, so it must be true!

[@f.d.6667]

Agree. Please add "Climate Change made the condo collapse" (Sleepy Joe - The White House) to the list of nonsense. ... Addendum: stemming from the Alps region (EU), concrete work in the US always made me shudder. Corrosion, spalling, sharp corners in stress zones and small safety margins and the lack of skilled workers on-site / competent maintenance apparently DO have an effect after all...

[@ANDY-ie7nh]

On June 24TH there was a full moon. Maybe the already degraded infrastructure just couldn’t handle the gravitational forces of the full moon that it was just the last star that broke the camels back. It’s the moon. 🌕

[@letsburn00]

So many just wants the world to be an overly complex system where everything happens for a reason. That reason being someone, somewhere is in charge. In reality, poor maintenance is a reason. Poor descisions by people who weren't looking more than 5 years and resale were a reason. But a paintshop circling followed by nonsense is just easier to believe than sometimes, people just die and they didn't deserve it.

[@2ndavenuesw481]

Correction: simulations are not "not real" - not what really happened. Conspiracy theories are explanations. Often there are no solid reason to discount a conspiratorial explanation, and sometimes there is confirmation of such an explanation. But if a tree falls in the forest and the media calls it a "conspiracy theory" - did it really fall?

[@theLV2]

You read about the collapse and the hundred or so people that have lost their lives, but seeing that final shot in this video really puts it into a chilling perspective.

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

I agree.

[@1LEgGOdt]

A man who was first on the scene said that he heard a cry for help and when he saw this small hand sticking out from the rubble, as he ran up to it. It belonged to an 8 year old boy who was begging the man not to leave him. And he stayed with the boy until help arrived. If that alone isn’t enough to make this accident chilling. Then you should hear that the building was survey in the 1990’s and it was found that the building had sunk 2mm from when it was built.

[@BillionairesArentYourFriends]

The boy was 15

[@melaniebuford]

@@1LEgGOdt the 15 year old boy met the first responders this past week. You wonder where his unit was and how he was intact from when he was in bed when it happened to in the midst of rubble when the building collapsed. His guardian angel on earth was there. A hero in my book. Love to hear the boy’s story of the magnitude of the collapse when he’s ready to share his story.

[@cindeepowers3073]

@@melaniebuford He was on the 10th floor. 1009 I believe.

[@novasouphanthong6655]

I lost my husband in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans and I try hard not to watch videos like this because all it does is raise a lot of questions and pain. My heart goes out to the families and I pray for them everyday.

[@karenpeninger3334]

I am so deeply sorry for your loss!

[@barbaraamoroso2228]

I’m so very very sorry for your loss. God’s peace be with you.

[@ConnieJ82259]

Prayers

[@exquisiteblackrose4946]

I’m so sorry😕 I live in New Orleans as well so I saw first hand of how it was poorly handled 😒 God bless you & your family 💗

[@LILhustla091]

🙏🏽

[@kf160k160]

4:00 That X-ray view of people inside the collapse really gives me chill to my spine.

[@jasonyoung9249]

There’s probably a lot more aging buildings in this condition. Nobody wants to hear that their real estate is worthless.

[@michaelcrossley5661]

That's they should be told it's deadly, instead.

[@chrisscott7545]

There’re***

[@Vater1]

It’s probably because of money the issue wasn’t addressed to begin with

[@annthomas9371]

@@chrisscott7545 WTF is THERE'RE THERE'S EQUATE TO THERE IS THEY'RE EQUATE TO THEY ARE!!!!!

[@labouroflust]

@@annthomas9371 "there're" is actually the correct contraction of "there are." It's not commonly used, but it's correct, and Chris Scott was right when pointing out that error.

[@sanjuansteve]

Building codes matter. Engineering matters. Report structural cracks.

[@caroad2008]

Nothing matters when dealing with selfish and stupid individuals. By enlarge, this self inflicted event can be avoided if they choose to do the structural repair back in 2018.

[@SusanLeger]

Report structural cracks? Isn’t there mandatory inspections? Especially aged buildings.

[@barbusie5217]

Just say no to structural crack-s....

[@mr.honeybee7661]

It wasn’t a crack… every single column in that building was not reinforced with any horizontal support. Pretty much poured concrete with zero reinforcement beneath it… it’s like building a bridge with just 4 steel pillars and the rest with concrete. The concrete not being reinforced with steel beams and the bridge breaks in 2 with the first bit of weight bearing bearing down on it. The concrete literally just falls apart. To put that into perspective, you take a piece of clay, flatten it and then play it across a gap then push down on the middle.. it splits in 2. Now reinforce it will 4 popsicle sticks and some gauze pads, it becomes much harder to crack. The problem is that they mounted 20 floors of concrete on top of literally not properly reinforced concrete.. they believed the vertical beams and concrete would be resilient enough to hold on each floor. They didn’t brace the building with horizontal beams between each column and they didn’t reinforce the concrete with horizontal beams either. Now apply that to every single floor and you get something resembling a table with just 4 legs at WWE that gets slammed on and breaks right down the middle. Hell, or taking a 1 foot by 1 foot by 2 inches thick piece of ice and then setting it on 4 wooden poles and then placing a 40 lbs weight on it without freezing horizontal beams between the ice or underneath it and expecting it to hold the weight while the weight shifts constantly on it. That’s why it’s important to not cut corners and get a few good engineers to check over one another for flaws in design..

[@JW-zs3eg]

@@mr.honeybee7661 thank you for the detailed explanation, made it very easy to visualize

[@Ro6entX]

Not sure how many survivors were in the bottom floors but most virtually had little chance, lessened by collapse of the other half on top. See some people are bit upset about animated people being on this video but it was included to give viewers idea of the scale of debris search and rescue now sadly body recovery, have to dig through. R.I.P to all the victims

[@stitches281]

well said.

[@bewell4743]

I was one of those upset, I thought how thoughtless to do something like this, then as the video completed... a reality set in... and a truly sobering awareness became evident. I withdrawal my judgment and hold this a helpful but painful gift of perspective.

[@detraed8962]

And would explain why they wld be last to be recovered being that they were at the bottom of the bldg..

[@sfsaviation]

@@lookingforwyatteearp3137 obvious troll is obvious

[@MiBones]

I was wondering if those were the areas, the Israeli's plotted out, where the most likelihood of recovering anyone.

[@gulfbaby230]

The last image is heartbreaking.

[@Ako8926]

I can't imagine. I heard that the victims were decapitated, I was so confused as to how. Looking at this now, I am horrified

[@MrJamiez]

No.

[@ghrvjdev]

I honestly wish I never saw that image, I have regrets after seeing that shot.

[@IzeYenoGhey]

Right?! The little yellow silhouettes even get bent and contorted. Horrifying

[@nirv]

@@ghrvjdev it's cg it isn't even graphic. Your brain gets traumatized by tpose cgi? Yikes

[@JackieBaisa]

Seeing the people inside the structure really drives it home. Incredibly eerie. May they rest in peace.

[@electrictroy2010]

In the actual video, you can see lights turn-on in the 2nd tower, and flashlights moving around. People were awake, but confused what was happening. (Then the tower collapsed.) ,

[@vertstylus]

It truly saddens me that these people went to bed not knowing many of them would not wake up the next morning.

[@thomasfuller225]

Oh they woke up.

[@greenbeagle13]

@Debby D - I so agree with you. They probably had their day planned for the next day, like you said, never even thinking they would not be waking up. And probably had a moment or second to be totally confused as they were shocked away by this tremendous catastrophe. So sad.

[@CooManTunes]

@@thomasfuller225 *DRUM ROLL

[@jovannyalvarado1580]

We all go to bed not knowing if we are going to wake up the next morning

[@dme1016]

None of us know. I understand that you're showing empathy, but that's a very broad, pretty obvious statement. Some, unfortunately, prolly woke up, then died by slowy suffocating, or bleeding out. I truly doubt that everyone died in their sleep.

[@CosmicStargoat]

A chilling masterpiece, especially the music. There was no disrespect here, only stark reality. We need to know what happened so that this never happens again.

[@lisad6643]

Beautifully said...

[@latonyamarie]

I agree. It’s raw, but reality.💯

[@CosmicStargoat]

@@lisad6643 Thank you. I'm a writer and have plenty to say about a lot of things. As a species, we can do a lot better.

[@cindycimetta3137]

Exactly this tells a story that I hope becomes a rule of law in building, that will enact laws, so it never happens again. Lived in Miami for a long time and oversights and Palm greasing happens all the time. Just a matter of time. #SoSad

[@cindycimetta3137]

@@CosmicStargoat you said it right. Still so sad. Like a bad dream.

[@ncvman]

So sad. I am going to think about this every time I am in a hotel or condo with a park deck below.

[@walterrudich2175]

If you haven‘t got other things to think about, you’re probably fine.

[@JustJohn505]

Buildings like these have existed over decades and as you can see these rarely happens If you truly are going to a hotel and co do just check for structural cracks and avoid those buildings easy as that Like I said they are so rare that you have a higher chance of getting killed while driving

[@EmmaDeFazio5938]

@@JustJohn505 That’s good to know cause when I was on vacation in Mrtyle beach I was thinking of this

[@bmcmillantx]

Park deck below has virtually nothing to with it.

[@jonathanbeatrice8317]

I'm going to think about this every time I hear someone praise deregulation.

[@ppppssss7971]

I was hoping that someone were to put some type of animation like this, to get a better perspective of what happened. I know I'll never be the same when I go into a large building like this. It's sad that these people never had a chance. It seems that all the adjacent buildings would have to have their collums reinforced. To ensure the safety of the people that bought into condominiums like this. My heart goes out to the people and their survivors.

[@TippyPuddles]

That's why when I go to New York, and it's like every 10 years. I can't wait to leave. One earthquake and all the buildings are in the street. I look at places like Hong Kong with the skyscrapers and say no way would I even go into one of those. I worked on the upper floor of the Philadelphia Electric company on 30th street and feared it every day. The last time I worked in such a building.

[@billblaski9523]

@@TippyPuddles it must suck to live life like that, always scared of everything. I'll pray for u

[@BagznBirdz]

@@TippyPuddles Hong Kong is not earthquake territory. They just have heavy rains and typhoons.

[@aday1637]

@@billblaski9523 Fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Being scared is not a bad thing when all the people around you are foolish.

[@mariannesouza8326]

@@billblaski9523 WTH are you talking about, she’s only afraid of skyscrapers. It must suck, to think your prayers do any good.

[@bigjohn3928]

They Never had a Chance...Let's hope they all crossed over quickly,some without ever waking from their sleep.

[@astin8304]

Amen. I hope the majority went while sleep. No suffering no pain

[@laurabarber6697]

💝🙏💝

[@abricO6]

Amen ❤️🙏🏽

[@sylviadude1]

This makes me cry... I hope the children continued dreaming and never woke up...

[@Ghost-un6oe]

Unfortunately, some suffered. Rescuers heard a woman calling for help for hours but couldn't get to her, she died hurt, scared, and feeling abandoned 😭 RIP

[@blessed7fold]

A big shot out to whoever made this video. This shows better than anything out there right now what may of actually happened. You did a very good job with this simulation. Having the people inside also helped to get a better perspective of the magnitude of this tragedy.

[@lapdheadquarters762]

How's prison?

[@ko7302]

@@lapdheadquarters762 hows trolling?

[@fikhhgg]

Car shock absorbers attached to diagonal brace, inside the walls of timber house, absorb earthquake energy.

[@kytddjj]

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[@olone-eyed_carlwd1057]

@LinKongDa they pulled a kid out

[@finsterclause7184]

Those poor people, I’m sure the last thing they worried about was their homes collapsing around them until the last moments.

[@r0ckz]

I think it was known there were problems with the structure that could lead to this. They were reported by engineers in 2018 and again recently, at least that's what the New York Times said. They even had plans to fix the problems in a renovation soon, but I guess that the people who lived there still didn't think something like this would happen. I know I wouldn't as long as the building still looked "solid" to my eyes. If the people who lived there were notified at all...

[@dmhendricks]

> "I’m sure the last thing they worried about was their homes collapsing around them" Did a crystal ball tell you that, Sherlock?

[@politicalshillpreventionpr7965]

Shows how life can really end in an instance and at a moments notice.

[@fondellahayman8047]

🙏

[@jujujewel2172]

In an instant I think you mean... And no notice here, I don't think. Just a sudden drop with no warning. Which would have helped to know...to have gotten out I time before tragedy struck... And Goodness only knows who and how if they suffered much first, pretty gruesome way to go, like an earthquake but not natural disaster, but from negligence

[@I_Bully_The_Bullies]

How many “shows” does one need to know such a thing? 🤷🏽‍♂️🥂🙇🏽‍♂️

[@pandakso3365]

A "moment's notice" if you ignore the notices about severely deteriorated concrete throughout the building from reports by Morabito Consulting in 2018 and 2020.

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Amen

[@o.fr.8044]

I got choked up with claustrophobia or something worse...imagining being on a lower level. Rest in peace to the humans and the pets who lost their lives senselessly to negligence.

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

Not senseless, look at all the work they supplied to emergency crews, demolition companies, funeral homes and news reporters. These people literally employed 1000s of people.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

@@user-rb1yf4he9q you know you have a

[@o.fr.8044]

@@user-rb1yf4he9q ok....

[@oddeizenhower4642]

@@user-rb1yf4he9q not senselessly in the terms of the police of search teams aren't doing enough, negligence in terms of the building maintenance. I mean it literally had cracks filled in with a shitty epoxy job thus allowing cracks to grow in size. This building was close to 40 years old and people were getting charged like it was brand new, and getting it's repairs when it needed only to instead die to the same thing the people thought was safe. I'm not mad at you or anything just kind of process the words being said to you before making a comment okay?

[@jessyq4661]

They did not cause the collapse

[@man.7237]

RIP to those who lost their lives 🙏

[@Piankhi_the_Greater]

[Taps plays]

[@PatinaEdochie]

🙏🏽🕊👼

[@gc99289]

Resting in pieces, they are. Fucking mangled.

[@jackiecosta7620]

Thanks to All those involved in using this amazing software technology which will surely enhance and add an additional perspective in this most urgently needed prompt investigation. Also, a thank you to everyone who has been and continues to help (in many ways) everyone affected by this horrific tragedy.

[@ultrametric9317]

That is false, this animation contradicts the actual video evidence of the collapsed pool deck recorded by people from the adjacent hotel. That happened minutes before the main collapse. Everything in this video other than the general outline is false and contradicted by actual evidence. See the channel of Jeff Ostroff if you give enough of a shit to see real engineering in action.

[@rosewest5168]

Seeing the people brings chills ...they didn't have a chance :(

[@TippyPuddles]

Yes, no way out once the bottom went, no time either.

[@rosewest5168]

@@TippyPuddles No you're right Ann

[@rosewest5168]

@Jose Gutierrez why say that? Because your behind a screen? Words have impact on some people you know. Maybe you should be a bit kinder and you'll get it back in return

[@JA-uz2uk]

Also, those peoples' families' affected forever. Just 💔 all-around.

[@ivey06]

Made my stomach turn, very chilling

[@johnhuber354]

Absolutely Tragic. I am Still Angry about This. Those Poor Innocent People That Died.

[@smee1969]

The decades of neglect and major problems within this building were not being addressed correctly and fixed ...ultimately taking its toll.. but you would have to go back decades when the sinking and leaking began..

[@gc99289]

Some of the dead owners who refused to do repairs were in there.

[@tubitee1765]

@@gc99289 🥲

[@notgreatnotterrible48years63]

It makes me angry too. The people who are supposed to do regular maintenance completely neglected the safety of everyone living there. This could’ve been avoided if they would’ve done their job instead of trying to sweep potential safety problems under the rug. Absolutely infuriating

[@perwestermark8920]

@@notgreatnotterrible48years63 It's quite likely that there were hidden problems not actually known, because not even the experts that examined the building expected it to fail. So the known problems just contributed and speeded up the time of this final fail. When the debris has been removed, they will spend a lot of time to figure out the state under the ground, i.e. the piles and pylons.

[@shAnn0n1]

Very chilling. And you can imagine the woman on the phone with her husband stating that the pool deck just collapsed. And as she says that, her apt started to collapse and the phone goes dead. So very chilling.

[@lexuses3942]

She was the one that really hit me, she definitely didn’t make that 😑 4th floor on her balcony. She had SEVEN minutes to get out she just didn’t know that 🤦🏻 terrible

[@heatherg1706]

That has to be heartbreaking. Lots of heartache with this building.

[@MrMJmusicLover]

@@lexuses3942 from a sitting position on the balcony to the apartment front door, down the stairs and out the lobby doors, past the collapsed pool deck and onward to safety..... Would have taken 6 minutes alone. But even if she made it to the ground floor, the collapsed pool deck Would have slowed her escape by one minute. She would have gotten caught in the crash of the building to the ground. 🙁

[@rgarito]

@@MrMJmusicLover From where she was in 410, if she made it to the stairwell, just outside her door to her condo, she would have survived (it did not fall). Would have taken less than 30 seconds...

[@lexuses3942]

@@MrMJmusicLover This is crazy and so rare.

[@Jonsmama1]

It’s heartbreaking to see this and know that there were people inside in their beds. So tragic! God bless those who died and those few that survived. This should have never happened.

[@klnikfar]

It truly is heartbreaking. Hearing that music on the clip and basically seeing the people's spirits leave at the end was hard for me to see.

[@walterrudich2175]

There is no such entity as God.

[@miwsowss]

@@walterrudich2175 that is your opinion of course, some of us do believe god exists.

[@texan-american200]

@@walterrudich2175 You sure about that? Your end will come in time and then you'll know.

[@ilyinspire3116]

I think there's no survivors except for the residents of the remaining building

[@ErynRenee]

If all it took was the pool deck punch throughs to bring it down, I'd imagine we'll see more like this in the future, since high rise condos in Florida started popping up around the same time, right? I wonder if hotels/resorts are better managed and structurally maintained than some of these condos. I keep hearing about underfunded reserves. I know condo associations are often fraught with drama over funding and repairs. This disaster just feels so avoidable.

[@easyethomas6224]

the pool deck was supposed to be slopped but it wasnt done when the project was finished

[@daleyoung87]

She has a twin sister two buildings to the north. People are already starting to move out out of fear. Can't say I blame them..

[@davidschilling88]

My parents owned a condo next door at Champlain Towers East about 200 feet away from the South Tower that fell. They owned from 1993 thru 2013. The parking garage was always flooded with water, and the maintenance crew were always pumping out the brackish water from the garage. Always found that strange at the time, never gave it much thought. I hope the engineers are looking closely at that building and the North tower building as well. All were built by the same developer.

[@Helladamnleet]

@@daleyoung87 lmao no they aren't. I've been watching the condo prices for CTN and nothing has really popped up, and they still cost $980k

[@mia1shooter]

Most if not were built correctly

[@laurencebois5119]

Including bodies in this felt a little insensitive at first, but the clip at the end really shows the scale of what the search & rescue teams had to face

[@Arlyndonnelly]

It's reality.

[@iasciateognisperanza3267]

It is an illustration. In reality most of the people were asleep or evacuating. I doubt that anybody was roaming naked as shown here in this example.

[@Arlyndonnelly]

@@iasciateognisperanza3267 I was referring to the fact that OP stated that it was insensitive to have bodies. I was just saying that in the simulation, it is important to include the bodies to be more realistic.

[@lindaterrell5535]

@@Arlyndonnelly Bodies give it scale.

[@endtimeproductionsalvinmwa2016]

When people were given by the Most High the opportunity to live in Eden in peace, they lived in peace without buildings and without houses. But buildings came after the rebellion and that is why these disasters are happening. And He(Yesu) said in his word that we should build our homes in heaven, but people never got heed to that because they have ears but they cannot hear. Remember the time that Yesu told the rich to sell all his properties and give the money to the poor, but people never got heed, see the results. For more preachings, KZbin "the true way to heaven gospel messages"

[@pamfrank3962]

My Prayer to those who loss their life or lost Family members. This was a horrific collapse...unbelievable. This dramatically shows the horrow.

[@lookingforwyatteearp3137]

What are your prayers gonna do? Those people are dead.

[@justinteehee4358]

Prayers won't help those that died in this tragedy. They are either present with the Lord (Jesus) or burning in Hell for eternity.

[@Anthony-vx1tx]

Why you pray for those who perished? What's done is done. You can not change anything. Unless, you pay well your catholic priest so he can sand everybody to the paradise. They have a special connections with haven's officials and simply bribe them..

[@justinteehee4358]

@@Anthony-vx1tx catholic priests don't have any special connections. No one can be your mediator between you and Jesus. (I'm Baptist)

[@Animepagecalynn]

I know it must be horrible finding all the it must be horrible finding all these bodies. Bodies that have been crushed and flattened by the concrete.😣 You are never never supposed to die in your home in your bed

[@kennyandsaradechmerowski455]

That last act shows how sad this event was. God bless their family and friends.

[@Jimmywinkel]

Yeah. God.... Who allowed this and many other incidents like these happen. Let that dude Bless them.. Good call

[@Tony-so1zl]

@@Jimmywinkel Satan is your daddy. Stay triggered

[@Jimmywinkel]

@@Tony-so1zl fuck yeah lol. Big daddy Satan

[@lindseygordon3406]

@@Jimmywinkel You idiots should stop blaming God for shitty human errors, & also remember the God that would stop their free will & kick their asses, would also curb your free will & kick your ass for every error you made that affected someone else

[@jayarr2248]

When the building inspectors inspect from now on, you can bet they are going to report EVERYTHING. Then the condo owners get so many days to fix it all. Who’s going to do the work with the shortage of employees? If the work isn’t completed, are the owners going to have to vacate the building? What a mess!

[@designstudio8013]

No they won't as they will be like me threatened with their jobs. I said fuck them and then they found away to get me back.

[@dmhendricks]

The problems with the pool deck _were_ reported in detail and did not mince words. Engineers noted design flaws and failing waterproofing that would lead to "exponential damage" if not repaired. It's unpopular to levy such huge maintenance fees on the condo owners. Human nature is difficult to change - nobody thinks it's going to happen to them. If money was no object to the victims, it likely would have been repaired sooner, but money _is_ important to people. I'm not blaming the victims - I'm blaming human nature. They certainly didn't want to die.

[@ProctorsGamble]

Chilling at the end with the simulated people however most of them likely would have been lying down when it happened. RiP. So frightening. Powerful animation. Thanks for your work. That had to take many hours.

[@RLaraMoore]

I'm think many, or most, were asleep.. and by the time the awakened they wouldn't have made much sense of dream or reality ... and then just .. perished very immediately. The scriptures say that: "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" 🙏

[@kataleyam4932]

@@RLaraMoore For those who REPENTED that is. No one is and will NEVER be present with the Lord unless they've REPENTED BEFORE! DEATH!.. Please understand this and make it clear. Many people are and will go straight to hell for ETERNITY believing this verse that's obviously taken out if context.

[@jimmyharris479]

@@kataleyam4932 you are up late talking crazy again aunt Karen

[@lisabrightly]

It's a graphic presentation...no need to be so specific as whether they were standing down or laying down. Each figure simply represents a person.

[@blindguymcsqueezy7293]

@@kataleyam4932 hell is waiting for you Kataleya 😈😈😈👹

[@nancisailormoy9135]

This was so hard to watch but gives us a much better idea of all the things that happened along the way. If there was a blessing it has to be that the remainder of the building did not collapse and saved the lives of many more. Thank you for putting this together.

[@PV1230]

The Shear wall near the elevator was the only thing that saved that portion of the building.

[@firsttenor76]

I learned from the Northridge Earthquake in '94... to live at the top, or near the top, if I'm going to live in an apartment complex. I remember like it was yesterday, driving by on a school bus, an apartment where so many lives were taken. Families, literally crushed by the weight of the upper apartments as they lay sleeping in bed...

[@prasad530]

This logic is so incredibly dumb. The likelihood of being in a building collapse is basically zero, so be happy on any floor, but falling from the top is going to do just as much damage as being crushed.

[@smoothoperator7023]

How many people on the top floor survived?

[@WoodysAR]

@@smoothoperator7023 ONLY people on the 'top' survived...

[@WoodysAR]

@@prasad530 We are an old nation with dumb people now, nothing is properly maintained,. 40 year old buildings are everywhere, water damage is everywhere, this will be happening again and again unfortunately,.. Bridges too... and older skyscrapers...

[@crocodile1313]

@@WoodysAR I thought the person to whom you are replying was (speaking of "dumb people")...well, dumb--but I think you have actually beaten him/her/it. Would love to hear your solutions to these problems.

[@1FishinAddict]

Note to self: Never buy a high rise condo.

[@treseoreilly1953]

Especially if it's built on reclaimed land that was once the ocean.

[@echt114]

You're going to fear living in a building because of something this outrageously rare? Will you declare that you'll never ride in a car?

[@metsl1870]

@@treseoreilly1953 thus part

[@CesarinPillinGaming]

you shouldn't fear high rise buildings. You should fear shoddy maintenance, cost cutting, bribery and inept inspectors as well as morally bankrupt owners trying to save a dime on maintenance and repairs.

[@minymoe9475]

@@CesarinPillinGaming That is exactly why you should fear living in these buildings. Greedy, faulty humans built it and maintained it.. How where those poor people to know all the crooked stuff going on.

[@changeofattitude8781]

RIP. Sincere condolences to all who lost loved ones in this horrific tragedy.

[@lynnespringer1513]

I agree. The mayor said that moving forward there will be lots of changes. I thought that both mayors and the entire area were extremely organized. Other cities along the Gulf of Mexico have already started to examine their buildings and especially those built in the sand. In my city are high rises are mostly built on the Seawall ( the concrete wall which prevents the waves from coming ashore. We do have a few newer condos that have been built on the sand.

[@cm1133]

Whom

[@changeofattitude8781]

@@cm1133 Who

[@krystalm5988]

The garage near ramp crumbled first (garage on tourist video 7 minutes before collapse) - pool deck within minutes of that, lending to complete instability of that section. I agree the animated bodies was disturbing, but necessary to grasp the real scope of the disaster.

[@kunaiflicker]

Definitely as a matter of showing what the scale of the rescue and recovery effort had to be, it was useful although very sad to see

[@kingsolaa]

The perspective of that video is a bit misleading. The ramp is much longer than it looks like on that video and if you take look at the drawings of the building and count the pillars the crumbled roof you see in the background is actually the pool deck.

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[@markclinton8681]

How are you doing

[@samanthasmith4038]

Thank you for putting time and effort into this video! Great work

[@Eco-pu2zs]

I hope it was at least quick, may they rest in peace.

[@SolarisSaber]

It’s sad because it happened around 1am. So most people were asleep when it happened.

[@papabits5721]

Your supposed to be safe in your bed. This is absolutely haunting.

[@klnikfar]

Totally

[@dr.killmoretreeratologist8848]

Yes, "haunting" is the word I've been using frequently when speaking of this tragedy. It's such a freak occurrence, and it took so many precious, human lives, as well as the lives of the pets they loved.

[@scheek3018]

No this is a idea we in the west have, others in less developed countries know things happen and don't live under the same false sense of safety.

[@ayeflippum]

*papa bits* You're supposed to know the difference between "your" and "you're".

[@papabits5721]

@@ayeflippum yor write

[@egancraneriggingservicesin9142]

this seems like a logical explanation, I work on a collapsed condo in Cocoa Beach Fl in 1981 or 1982 it is a brutal thing to experience. god bless the workers and the lives lost

[@dianebaker5243]

Pay you my respect

[@duo2146]

I would have never fully understood would have happened without this! Thank you so much!

[@sarahprovencher2244]

This is very well done and explains how very well. It’s hard to visualize the logistics of what happened and your video helped with that.

[@jak9483]

This video may have helped the survivors a lot with their healing process. I wish we had this technology back in1983 when my brothers helicopter plummeted into the Atlantic ocean. We always had a sense of why why why. He was never found. RIP Robin.

[@vickismith9550]

I agree with your comments in regards to the majority of the video. Unfortunately, the last part of the video will not help the survivors with their healing process. Instead, it will cause them further harm. Many survivors avoid thinking of the details of how their loved ones died as a way to protect themselves from the excruciating pain that comes with that knowledge. For those who have imagined what their loved ones experienced before dying, the dummy dolls at the end of the video will only add to that imagined horror, not take away from it. Now it's not imagined. Now they have a visual of it. It's hard enough for the survivors to move through the pain of losing their loved ones; it does not help them to see a animated visualization of the horrors experienced by their loved ones just prior to their death. This video should have a warning in place before the dummy dolls are shown to demonstrate how loved ones had been buried alive… only to die moments, hours, or even days later - likely in severe pain and completely alone - because rescuers couldn't reach them in time. There is never any comfort in seeing just how horrifically a loved one suffered in their last hours of life.

[@MrJamiez]

L

[@tsims1983able]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Mahpoosaylips]

@@MrJamiez are you actually f-ing kidding me? I hope in a years time you managed to grow as a person😒

[@MrJamiez]

@@Mahpoosaylips 😂

[@TrashBulldogProductions]

As an engineering student, this gave me a really intense chill up my spine. I can tell that from the beginning this building had issues and they are evident in the 2018 Morabito report and the Garage video from 2020. Unfortunately they were merely shoved beneath the carpet, and this proved to be fatal. This goes on to show how important legitimate building inspections are as well as a dash of common sense. May the 97 souls lost in this tragedy rest in peace.

[@Graymenn]

what did you see in the beginning aside from the obvious collapse of the building? Is it a structural flaw that was there from construction?

[@bigwheelsturning]

The place was a big bath tub floating in saltwater. Any cracks in the concrete would lead to rusting and degeneration of the rebar and failure.

[@Graymenn]

@@bigwheelsturning oh was high sea water table causing it to be unstable? If so what would be the proper design/materials to use? thanks for your response

[@nopelol8718]

This is going to be a case study for sure. Safety regulations are non-existant or neglected untill something really bad happens.

[@TrashBulldogProductions]

@@Graymenn Spawling of concrete in the basement indicating that the slab was overloaded and or severely deteriorated to the point that it's load bearing capacities had been affected. Stalactites formed in the roof indicating water infiltration, and various cracks were seen, some which had to be sealed up in a hasty manner with a urethane based epoxy. Aside from this the rise and fall of the water table would cause soil consolidation which would in simple terms reduce the density of the packed soil around the piles (Support columns embedded into the earth). Eventually over the years enough soil consolidation would occur to create a void beneath the basement garage slab and the soil itself. This void would fill up with water when the table rose. This would in turn seep between the piling caps and the garage slab and thus flood the basement. This would explain the numerous reports of constant parking level flooding. Add to this the other factors within the soil such as the sinking rate and the poor maintenance and you have a potentially destructive chain of events.

[@Uniquely-You]

I couldn’t understand why they didn’t find any survivors. Watching this has helped me to see why there weren’t any. It almost felt a little distasteful when I noticed all the simulated people while it was collapsing. With that being said, this video wasn’t made with that intention. It was made for some of us to understand the why’s and the how’s. My heart is still so heavy over this. ♥️

[@Uniquely-You]

Thank you for taking the time to make the simulation. It really was put together well🥰

[@zarinal.rodriguez1642]

Yes there was 2 survivors, one boy and one girl

[@johnrigley8748]

How could you not understand that lack of survivors? I mean, a high-rise building pancaked down on itself. No offense, it's just my first reaction was "there are probably not any survivors."

[@alisont.6940]

Eerie to watch, especially when the human figures are added at the end. Such a tragedy. Visualizations help one to understand and process it. Still questions about what happened first on the lower levels and why it happened at that particular time.

[@Yummy333]

Exactly 😢 I am thinking the same, and wondering if anyone didn’t notice anything earlier 😢 more I watch this more I cry 😭 this was very sad 😢 😔 😔 all those people who went to bed and never woke up 😢

[@kathysipe7491]

It is gruesome just consider, but seeing something visually is the best way for me to learn. At least to learn without having to see the physical ruins of and devastation of the bodies in the building. RIP

[@fredthompson4568]

Water inadation sub foundation. Is how it happened. The buildings maintainace crew kept telling the owner that subsurface water was entering into the basement area. They just kept telling them to pump it out. When a building inspector should had been called in.

[@ur.highness]

I honestly think they should've left that part out.Obviously we know there were people there but sheesh we don't need a reminder.Its Just my opinion the fake people should've been left out.

[@monicacai]

@@ur.highness that wasn’t the point of the video, the autor is definitely trying to give us a idea how far the bodies of the victims were buried in the debris. Giving you an idea how hard was to get to them, the idea is to educate the public, there ain’t a soft way to do it beside going straight to the facts and being raw about it. A very sad event…

[@karenbush3646]

These poor people didn’t have a chance , I just can’t imagine what they felt .. probably when they were woke up to what they thought was an earthquake Oh lord I pray for their families and the lord took them before it collapsed

[@monikagupta7705]

I don't think most of them had even a chance to feel anything! Very sad!

[@Kenriko]

@@monikagupta7705 Perhaps the best way to go.

[@randymillhouse791]

Yes, the great God murdered them VERY quickly. Such is his all powerful, divine, and loving mercy.

[@SilverStarAS]

@@randymillhouse791 IF IT EVEN WAS QUICKLY. Probably suffered

[@larryoxentine8310]

@@randymillhouse791 Are you aware that if you are born you also die?

[@shelley6746]

This was all preventable if the owners of the buildings took care of the massive cracks & water issues in the parking garage..so so sad, I didn’t know anyone there but it still makes me extremely sad 😢

[@jinmariocoleman6533]

The truth is that some people neglects cracks or water leakage issues in their houses, feeling less concerned without knowing that the repercussion would be disastrous

[@jinmariocoleman6533]

Where are you from Shelley?

[@jmvneto51]

I think more then "cracks" put that building down. Look at the frame 2:50 and look the space between the columns that support the deck and more yet the absence of beams connecting them. How long a "job" like that can stand?

[@aimeeinkling]

I've been watching quite a few videos from engineers on this and while I'm definitely no expert, it does seem likely that there were fundamental flaws in the building's construction. So, while they should have maintained the building properly, the construction flaws would have eventually caught up with them.

[@rhondaalbrecht]

@@aimeeinkling Correct. However, there is a sister building that is identical to this one that collapsed, built at the same time... just 3 doors up. Champlain Towers North. It went through it's own inspection at the same time the South Towers complex did, and passed with flying colors. So, somewhere, they cut corners in building this building, so it would be the original contractors who will be at fault, ultimately. Something tells me that they actually set this one up for demolition, and made it 'look' like an accident, so that any insurance settlements would go to the families of the victims. The fact that the judge overseeing the sale of this site is rushing it through already, is very suspect. They're trying to get rid of it before the investigation is even completed. That tells me there's something to hide.

[@madeline6850]

This video provides a real understanding of what the sequence of failure were. Very well done.

[@madeline6850]

However people figures not necessary - are a distraction.

[@Dilberto88]

Good simulation. We have to remember the pool deck dropped first, according to the video and pre-collapse 911 calls. The authorities should refer to this simulation as part of the forensic investigation.

[@lookingforwyatteearp3137]

Thats what he showed you dummy.

[@dr_shrinker]

@@lookingforwyatteearp3137 not really. It shows the deck falling but it’s an incorrect assessment. The actual deck didn’t bring down the building. The deck alone did not collapse any columns. It was the planter locations, above key columns that actually brought the building down. If they didn’t have 9,600 lb planters along the building main support columns, the building would have survived. (I really hope you argue with me on this,) To a casual like you, I’m sure those key details aren’t important.

[@CensoredByYouTube965]

@@dartheverstar9564 Right at the failure point there was a beam that should have been sitting on top of two pilings, supporting it and the ocean facing wall. Seen in the video shot in 2020, the beam is actually sandwiched between the pilings not on top. In the video you can see the beam sagging. This was directly underneath the ocean facing wall, just about where the large planters on the pool deck were.

[@lexuses3942]

@@dr_shrinker He won’t argue with you he’s a coward. Troll

[@blainehankins]

@@lookingforwyatteearp3137 It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and prove that you are, indeed, a fool. So STFU you fool.Your ignorance is showing.

[@gord6992]

The ominous music matches the video and the horrible event that took place. People that survived the original collapse only to have the remaining building to fall on top of them, what a horrible tragedy.

[@stevenpineda2863]

Everyone in that build died from the collapse or died from suffocation I don’t think they were any survivors aftee the demolition of the second tower

[@SteveMKoch]

1 survivor. A young boy, I believe. He lived on or near the top floor. He basically just rode down with the collapse.

[@stevenpineda2863]

@@SteveMKoch everyone else is dead

[@SteveMKoch]

@@stevenpineda2863 oh absolutely. No one else survived.

[@stevenpineda2863]

@@SteveMKoch I don’t understand why people build near beaches…. They’re constantly getting washed away. If you want a build to last more than 50 years don’t build on sand.

[@slcRN1971]

This is so chilling yet, it shows that there was no chance of escape once the first few pieces collapsed!! It would be great, if all tall building have a system similar to seismographs..... that would/will notify residence of potential hazards. Cars have great ways to keep you safer...... large back-up monitoring, yellow flashing lights .... to know what’s in your way when merging, etc. Surely something could be constructed to safe-guard people in their own apartments!!

[@florabynum9090]

This is so heartbreaking. None of us know when, where, or how we will leave this world. All we can do is try to live a good life and stay close to God. My heart go out to all the families that lost love ones. I pray for strength, healing and peace. May God keep his arms around all of us. 🙏🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@Piankhi_the_Greater]

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[@Perykvaal]

That said, even with a seismographic warning system, it's very doubtful the people in this building would have had time to escape, even had they jumped out the window. Total time to collapse (in live footage) was about 11 seconds, including a 4-5 second delay between the center portion of the building coming down, and the eastern portion. When any part of the building fell, it did so in 3-4 seconds. Sadly, that's not enough time for people to respond, especially in the midst of such horrendous confusion as a building collapsing around them.

[@TippyPuddles]

I heard one analogy that if they made it to the top of the building, more may have survived. They said the building did not go down like you were falling but more in a slower motion. The air conditioning units on the roof were in good physical shape.

[@littlespinycactus]

Outstanding presentation, but seriously creepy! The combined chill of that eerie music and the final frame turned my blood to ice.

[@jpvalentine1968]

Lost my cousins husband Edgar there. Angela and her daughter deven survived somehow..

[@powertoolbabe]

And Binx, right? So very sorry for your loss! Praying for your family!

[@rudolfschenker]

Very sorry for your loss.

[@davidseo677]

Was Angela and her daughter part of that family that lived on the first floor that saw the garage collapsing and got out right before???

[@ficrispin]

I'm so sorry for Edgar's death. He looked like a great guy. I'm thinking and praying for your cousin and her daughters (and all the families effected) over here in Australia.

[@jpvalentine1968]

@@davidseo677 no they are some of the few that survived the fall they were on the 9th floor and fell to the 5th floor

[@rikogreen7596]

The pool deck collapsed first. The building collapsed several minutes later.

[@LCx829]

The pool deck and the garage roof collapsed. The 911 calls someone on the 2nd floor reporting before the building collapsed.

[@csnb2002]

The footage also shows the pool deck slab punched down intact and did not break apart and collapse in sections.

[@invishand3]

Exactly. 911 call at 116am pool deck collapse. 122am building collapsed. Creator: could u add a timer/clock and start w pool deck collapse which eventually pull down front 5 pillars under bldg? but Great vid.

[@stephanieegerace]

And the last section stood for a while longer than this animation suggests.

[@hgbugalou]

Eyewitness video, 911 calls, and physical evidence show that the visitor lot at ground level under the main building fell first (likely due to cars, see my main reply above). ~5-7 minutes pass and then the pool deck is brought down due to the structural compromise. The pool deck in turn pulled 3 critical columns out from under the side of the building and then the building proper fell in a cascade failure of the other columns.

[@X1erra]

Nice work once again, Kosack Studios. This is truly a terrifying prospect and I hope maintenance is never again neglected. I want to know what could be effectively done to prevent this disaster.

[@daisymay4183]

All those poor souls lost. The ending was brutal to watch.

[@bobbygargari1252]

Most of those people were sleeping and some probably didn’t even wake before dying. RIP

[@monikahuddleston3418]

🙏🏿😢

[@vegasidol]

I think it's best if they didn't wake. The people in the second section probably were awoken and horrified before their collapse followed.

[@YourExcellency]

Because of this tragedy I asked my friend does she think its safer to be on the bottom floors or top floors of a collapsing building. Essentially, which one does she think is safer. We both said probably safer on the top floors maybe? The buildings look super unsafe especially looking like it's on stilts.

[@JoseLopez-oj2ni]

Heartbreaking

[@pykaylee286]

Your Excellency in the 9/11 case victims were trapped at the top floor so I think it’s depeneded on the situation and accident.

[@Crackuser69]

Its like the whole fucking building was being supported by chopsticks.

[@christianterrill3503]

The building was built well and too code, maintenance was the real issue.

[@nicolasthecaged4940]

Every building looks like that.

[@TippyPuddles]

I agree. Thin pillars sitting on a sand foundation. Nuts to build it that way. I thought it was an ugly building and the foundation added nothing, took away even.

[@madeline6850]

Good analogy.

[@stuart8219]

I'm over huge buildings ... we build some of the biggest hospitals in the world... this building was built good.. there is more to it they ain't telling... something structural was done to make it fall.. hope they have investigation.

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

New sub! Extraordinary simulations. Very insightful and thoughtful. Thanks

[@stormysmom222]

Very ending where you see how humans land in the rubble. That's the most powerful. I can't even imagine the mind f*ck it is to be buried alive and surcumming to your demise. Please God let there have been angels with them. 😭

[@LookingGlass24]

Hopefully, God was merciful in the midst of this horror and most of them died instantly. 😞 😢

[@thesauciestboss4039]

@Fk Gooogle there is light, there is dark. There is good, there is evil. That's like saying "if the Devil is real, why good thing happen?" you clown

[@thesauciestboss4039]

@Fk Gooogle 2 month old spam account? Get lost

[@ringostartheguineapig5783]

@Fk Gooogle I've seen the light of God, I had an experience and saw the boulevard of Heaven. I can assure you he is real

[@designstudio8013]

@Fk Gooogle Yeah its hard to reconcile.

[@antoniomontana9430]

That building came down like a game of Jenga. It's a shame that the conditions that led up to the collapse weren't properly addressed in a proactive manner. This is what negligence and complicity leads to when needed building repairs are ignored.

[@fallinginthed33p]

It never should have been built that way, with the pool deck tied to the building support columns. Once the pool deck came down, it knocked down the columns for the center block, which then knocked down the right block's columns. The left block stood standing because it had much thicker columns that could withstand the extra load.

[@antoniomontana9430]

@@fallinginthed33p Completely agree but this has been a standard norm here in Florida. It's not an ideal design because water is extremely heavy and requires a stronger support structure to hold up the loads and stresses. Once the rebar and concrete supports go, there's no stopping it.

[@fgrau7376]

Physics are Physics. Jenga or a real building

[@fgrau7376]

@@fallinginthed33p Thousands of buildings are built this way. Never was an issue before this collapse.

[@torrarosa7064]

I often wish for peaceful departure while in my own bed, but not like this..

[@ladycrillz]

This wasnt peaceful

[@danieldavis3035]

@@ladycrillz For some it was. Many were asleep and didn't even know what happened.

[@k1dicarus]

@@ladycrillz Beats dying slowly to cancer 😐

[@damonjohns1689]

@@ladycrillz Read the whole comment before making a stupid comment.

[@visionist7]

@@danieldavis3035 the rumbling would have woken them up before the collapse

[@leokimvideo]

Just from a leaking pool the whole building goes down.

[@oddeizenhower4642]

Actually it was a lot that factored into all of it. Especially after seeing the aftermath of the destruction, it's highly likely when the cement was made it was also made with beach sand. Things were never gonna go good. From rebar ripped out clean from the walls with no concrete stuck to it like it was wet or not fully stuck to the rebar, to rusting rebar exposed in the cracked area of the pool equipment. In other videos I've watched recently the garage area had skinnier supports which also might've helped push things to an edge. It's all just a lot and my prayers go out to the victims families

[@tubester4567]

The pool wasnt leaking. It was perfectly in tact even after the building collapse.

[@garrick7076]

@@tubester4567 tinfoil hat?

[@bobby7844]

​@@oddeizenhower4642 Well, your heart shouldn't go out to the victim's families. Your heart should go out to the victims themselves who were horrifically crushed alive by the incompetence of your educational and capitalist system. Have a good think about their last few minutes. That's where your heart goes.

[@oddeizenhower4642]

@@bobby7844 My heart was out for everyone involved that got needlessly harmed in the collapse, don't make me sound like some monster. And victims themselves let me be insensitive for a moment and ask what that'll do for the people in their families that survived? Nothing. All that's left is their families to be there for so my heart was out to the victims but there's no way in hell people survived beside the one child I've heard of getting pulled out. All that's left is prayers for the victims to pass on and I suppose whatever you're on about is somewhat correct but then again if anyone pays attention this building should have gotten taken down a long time ago especially after reports of sinking so wherever you've gotten the educational system thing and capitalism that hurt these people. It was negligence of a buildings maintenance. Anyways have a good day

[@alejandromorquecho9761]

I hope this video gets presented to everyone who does inspections and saftey officials for buildings so that they can reminded how important their jobs really are. Such a tragic day. May the ones who lost their lives Rest In Peace.

[@designstudio8013]

Wont matter its all political.

[@alejandromorquecho9761]

@@designstudio8013 what a miss of the point I was making.

[@designstudio8013]

@@alejandromorquecho9761 Sorry but I was an inspector for 17 years dude.

[@alejandromorquecho9761]

@@designstudio8013 well I hope you did your job all those years

[@designstudio8013]

@@alejandromorquecho9761 I did and they in Clay and St Johns county Florida made my life hell.

[@limrc1]

Stunning and best rendition of the collapse. This won't be that far from the final outcome. Kudos 👌👍

[@caroljoclark9643]

God bless everyone who died in this horrific tragedy.

[@bp1y2x]

Who? Lol he gets no more credit

[@vinscully4283]

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[@RSTI191]

Uhhh If your boy blessed them, he's got a pretty warped sense of humor

[@RSTI191]

@Fred Stevens Part of his Divine Plan. Hey, he's done worse right?

[@markclinton8681]

Hello Carol how are you?

[@GabePrince]

Who ever did this is Special. Wow , amazing work . You are a Artist

[@RebekahDawsonHBIC]

Thank you for providing an accurate digital rendition of what happened. Hopefully it can be used to prevent this happening again and even bring justice to those who lost their lives.

[@bobjohnson8970]

Having seen a number of simulations, including a structural engineer going through this tragic disaster step by step with the "as built" plans; watching the deck collapse, and knowing of the lady calling her husband to tell him of that collapse, is the most chilling part of this tragedy for me. The poor woman saw her end and did not recognize it. RIP to all, condolences to families and gratitude to SAR crews.

[@electrictroy2010]

The lady probably knew she was about to die, but there was no escape. The collapse of section 1 took the stairs away .

[@chrismatheson4367]

Undeniably tragic situation. Very well made informative video. Thank you to whoever took the time to put this digital reconstruction of the technical mechanics of this tragedy together.

[@alcrook6662]

Terrific work. My curiosity overwhelmed me and I wanted to see what happened. Shocking and grim, i give condolences to the victims, families and friends. This video puts the catastrophe into perspective. Heartbraking. Thanks for the hard work.

[@AJ-jf2ui]

This is good work. Its heartbreaking to watch knowing those poor souls didn't have a chance.

[@DougGrinbergs]

Can't help but wonder if there's a crushed car in Champlain South parking garage rubble with dashcam memory card of parking mode (or Tesla Sentry Mode) footage of garage collapse

[@willforviews5023]

Very good point. I hope this question circulates amongst the former residents who by Gods grace managed to escape that death trap.

[@chrisperrien7055]

there are many security cameras in the garage and pool area and other areas, whose footage has not been released. The security office was in the left standing part of building and/or the footage is "in the cloud" somewhere, so those should tell more . Unless they were all off, which possible but not likely , I would hope. I do have to wonder why the security guard did not immediately throw the fire alarm though, after the initial pool/garage collapse, building had power till it fell 7minutes later.

[@a.j.patron9214]

Why not securtiy cameras in gargage? Lobby? Most condos have such systems. Where's the footage?

[@chrisperrien7055]

​@@a.j.patron9214 In the owner's/condo assoc's possesion would be my guess , until I assume goverment filed supenas get served, and they go through the condo''s lawyer's then final release being decided by courts and/or gov offices. Possibly the footage was acquired by the police during/to aid the rescue effort, but it obvious there are some legal issues why such vids are not public, and might not be for a while. As they may show liabilty, and will be used in future court/legal proceedings, and some will be supressed by non-disclosure rulings- such as ones showing people getting killed.

[@northundertaker8166]

You will never see it

[@stevec9095]

We should all be outraged. More buildings will fall sadly. Checking them every 40 years is not enough. There is poorly built buildings everywhere

[@jcamp788]

More buildings will fall? Based on what? You are using one example of shoddy construction that negated reasonable engineering *combined* with very very poor maintenance and neglect. This boiled down to negligence. An engineering firm in 2018 (unrelated to the 40 year electrical/structural recertification) recommended $9 million worth of structural work, which the condo board was still bickering over 3 years later- and the cost had ballooned up to $15 million for the repairs.

[@snogglewort1]

Eerie and heartbreaking but such a well put together simulation thank you

[@dr.skulhamr3220]

Nicely done video my friend. Best I've seen, and concise.

[@Celticcross688]

No Survivors on lower floors.. only the top 3 levels.. where the young boy was pulled out..Excellent Visual. Shocking to see how people died. Blessings to each & everyone x

[@Mary-xb2fz]

The teenage boy was from the 10th floor and the mother and her teenage daughter were from the 9th floor.

[@srhmcs1]

The woman who was alive for at least 12 hours after was staying in her parent's 3rd floor condo. It dropped into the basement/garage where a dumpster seems to have allowed a void, where she was trapped between two beds. Rescuers had to leave her because of a mattress on fire, I really hope they were not implying that it was her mattress on fire. Grisly, horrible, the whole thing. Suffocation would have been likely cause of death for most.

[@nlwilson4892]

@@srhmcs1 No, crushing would have been the cause of death for most and it would have been quick.

[@Piankhi_the_Greater]

Thank you Kostack! I've always wanted this to be made! Maybe the investigation can use this simulation.

[@jennifer2185]

Its shocking that anybody was even able to survive at all. Thank goodness the other tower didn't collapse too. It is already devastating enough.

[@JFish-df2ep]

Very well done animation. How sad, they must have been so scared...

[@tempebill8183]

At first I was shocked you'd audaciously depict the victims in the simulation but then Col. Jessup's words came to me.."you can't handle the truth".

[@jennykuser6149]

Really sad to watch what happened to innocent, unsuspecting people. I feel so brokenhearted for these families.

[@gusypoo]

Amazing work whoever put this render together.

[@karlheinzegger4534]

It gave me chills to watch this excellently made simulation. I don't want to think about what family members of the victims must feel seeing this.

[@artistfoxooak]

This is how working at FEMA broke me. Arriving after a disaster, natural or manmade. The loss of property, lives, families. The shock of it turns residents into zombies that will suffer PTSD for years. And all we could do was listen and cut checks.

[@cocoz619]

Oh wow 🥺

[@megatuanis]

A listening ear and cash to feed and shelter a family is exactly what survivors need to start the process of rebuilding.

[@laf8131]

The pool deck collapsed first and the building was standing for over 7 minutes afterwards it didn't happen as fast as you show, but super accurate overall apart from timing.

[@eat_a_dick_trudeau]

Nothing gets by you, eh _Tips?_ Did you think he was going to show an animation with nothing happening for seven minutes? Or perhaps speed it up a bit for the non-spergs who might be watching?

[@BigHenFor]

@@eat_a_dick_trudeau Hope you find the peace you are looking for. May we all find peace.

[@robertjromero9488]

True. Because a phone call was made concerning fallen pool deck observance, and then that part of the building fell. So it took them some time to be disturbed by the tremor or crash sound of pool deck incident and make a phone call before the main disaster. And even when the center part went first, the right part didn't immediately fall for several seconds. So real time would have been a lot longer. Great visual though. And very sad. I'm sure they will use this.

[@endtimeproductionsalvinmwa2016]

When people were given by the Most High the opportunity to live in Eden in peace, they lived in peace without buildings and without houses. But buildings came after the rebellion and that is why these disasters are happening. And He(Yesu) said in his word that we should build our homes in heaven, but people never got heed to that because they have ears but they cannot hear. Remember the time that Yesu told the rich to sell all his properties and give the money to the poor, but people never got heed, see the results. For more preachings, KZbin "the true way to heaven gospel messages"

[@eat_a_dick_trudeau]

What is it about a building collapse that draws the religious nuts like moths to a flame? I have seen more fire, brimstone, and recieved more blessings than I can shake a stick at in the two weeks since this happened.

[@sams2271]

Excellent presentation. What a pack of cards. RIP for those victims. Poor construction. Poor maintenance. Poor rescue efforts.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

That's what I call one of the worst engineering blunder of all times! Its all a matter of time before other buildings around that area are about to collapse!🤯 may all those who perished there rip 🙏 😢

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

Depends on if the building thats two blocks up the beach was made by the same corrupt designer. As it turns out, yes Champlain Towers North has basically the same column designs minus the extra two condos in length. Granted the concrete seems to be in much better shape in that building, shouldn't stop it from being inspected anyways.

[@tompastian3447]

Agree, a major engineering blunder. It looks like there were multiple issues that led to this disaster. No telling how much weight was added over the years with remodeling, tiles, pavers, granite countertops, grout, in addition to many structural issues.

[@ValiantMichael]

@@MarcABrown-tt1fp Yes, Champlain Towers North was made the same year and design by the same developers. Supposedly, this one was better maintained. They have a bunch of shoring poles holding up balconies and the underground garage. They are doing repair work. There is a video on KZbin about it. It does make me wonder how safe that North Tower is.

[@chrisnothnagel4910]

The best simulation of this kind I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing your hard work. It would be nice to see a timeline with it...

[@nicolesanderson4935]

So eerie when you look at this and your mind plays over and over how this happened. They found people still in their beds. All the people who lost their lives RIP ❤🙏 So sad 😭.

[@kswensen2481]

Always had an interest in failure analysis. Chilling. Those poor souls.

[@rlas]

Thank you for making this video. The chain reaction is very visible. So sorry for all the people that lost their homes and all the dead ones 😞☹️

[@PaulJersey]

Fantastic simulation. Thank you for sharing.

[@northernlight696]

What a scary horrific way to lose your life. Hope someone pays dearly for this very preventable catastrophe.

[@tim61468]

sadly the ones responsible for this will spend more energy trying to cover their asses than they did trying to prevent this

[@northernlight696]

@@tim61468 YES - SAD, BUT TRUE.

[@Not_Always]

@@tim61468 this was a condo. most of the dead were also responsible

[@mstmms7952]

@@Not_Always Yes. It came down to money and they did not like the bill presented by the people in the know: Tenants: noticed flooding and cracks, they said we need to fix this! Building inspectors, plumbers all agree: We got a major issue here! Condo (Tenants and Landowners) Association: It's gonna cost how much???!!! Let's delay this major renovation plan, maybe we can get a lower price on the repairs. Yep! @Maple Leaf #sadindeed

[@Horsethief666]

@@mstmms7952 well inspectors and plumbers often exaggerate to make money. That doesn't help

[@kimberlydavis7970]

The time stamp at 4:00 through 4:28 was really hard watching it. My heart breaks. For all the lives lost and their families and friends. May God be with them all.

[@wictimovgovonca320]

Very nice simulation. I was a bit confused by the ~4' square sections of the slab as seen from the basement view but I guess that is an artifact of the way you are modelling. Putting people in there made it more realistic, but creepy.

[@Iwillnotbepushed]

My question is who is going to be held ACCOUNTABLE for the deaths of all these people?? Most of whom died while in bed.

[@everlynevins]

The building/property owners (and possibly the construction firm who built it back then). It's their responsibility to make sure things are up to safety standards. The construction of the building itself was a tragedy waiting to happen. And the 40 year inspection thing is too long. It should be every 2-5 years minimum if you've got property near water.

[@phoenixrising441]

Hopefully the condo board

[@elitedata]

those responsible will ultimately file bankruptcy protection and no one will be monetarily compensated. its the sad truth. even money cannot compensate the loss of life and property but it can be of some comfort to the families of the victims. worst case scenario, those responsible will face moderate time in a "luxury" prison and then be released after serving good time. what justice ? there is none. even those families whose victims had property and/or life insurance will find hardship making their claims.

[@seanm3226]

Bloodthirsty.

[@strangeroamer3219]

@@everlynevins The builder is dead. Are they going to dig him up and sue him?

[@franciscotoscano9924]

Great rendering, really puts it into perspective, great job.

[@Iridescentunicornfarts]

My heart sank every time the animation fell. Those poor people. I’m so sorry this happened to them.

[@whosagreekgod4135]

One of the better renderings I’ve watched but missing a few details. Very good quality.