Leonardo da Vinci Bridge

Stick-Boy teaches his Dad to build a Leonardo da Vinci Bridge.
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[@sbrayer1135]

This boy built a bridge, this father is building a son, great job both!

[@OscarLT321]

I love the passion in the kid. This is exactly what you want to get from a kid. Education should be more focussed on making kids do what they are passionate about instead of only looking at grades which causes overstress

[@SocksWithSandals]

Great to see a youngster enjoying engineering

[@noel8313]

Did Darth Vader mind operating the camera?

[@johntheberge]

Best laugh I've had in days.

[@FranTizUndici]

I thought the same thing LOL!! And a lot of wind noise too, pro mic have a ball of sponge on top to avoid noise.

[@chacabedoya9123]

thats cool. every dad should spend quality time with their sons thats what makes a real dad

[@froggygus]

I'm really surprised and delighted to see all these positive comments about the father and son. It's good to see.

[@chrissosa3723]

you can see the boy's passion put into it. Nice

[@kleinjahr]

I seem to remember a Chinese version of this bridge, that was actually used.

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

kleinjahr ...you are referring to the "Rainbow bridge", the PBS television series 'Nova' did an episode about it, if I remember correctly...

[@mol61]

Stick Boy has a COOL Dad! He's very fortunate!

[@cleanerlakes]

Patrick Jeanquart Or perhaps the dad is simply allowing the kid to explore and learn versus taking over the project. Which makes the dad even smarter for understanding the need to let the kid walk his own path.

[@thewanderingalbatross1061]

Stick boy: yes! A video games called The Adventures of Stick Boy would be great. Quick, Stick Boy, hurry up and build a bridge to cross the Amazon before the hungry Gorillas get you!

[@brannonharris4642]

This is exactly what teaching the next generation looks like. Sit back, guide them..shut up unless asked for guidance and let them grow and make mistakes. Be there for them and be prepared with the knowledge they may need

[@boogeyman2868]

here where i live i see the kids being turned instead of mindless zombies hooked on facebook. not speaking with their friends cause smartphone.. ^^

[@williampitzer5817]

Congrats spending time with your kid and promoting/validating his curiosity and creativity.

[@ontersmondagu4808]

Nice vid and very generous of Darth Vader to run the camera ( his incessant breathing gives him away)

[@Iranda_]

How ingenious! Something to be remembered not only by this clever boy, but also by nearly 400 thousand people who watched this video. Congratulations!

[@brickman291]

How did they get Darth Vader to film them?

[@kb3svj]

Good Lad, good Dad. Good build!

[@Jay-cn3js]

awwww, the way that kid is bouncing from spot to spot. so excited and full of joy with glee in a wonderful hands on intelligent family fun filled moment:)! it reminds me of my childhood, before the weight of the world crushed my spirit.

[@andrewbyron6048]

I hear you bro, me too...

[@luckyvet]

Take note men: This is how you spend time with your sons.

[@Crazyoldman84]

CV yeah because when you die at least you built a built a bridge. 👍

[@luckyvet]

@ Spider: More about actually building something with your kid and keeping him off imbecile social media/video games.

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Best part of this is the man (Dad) is taking instruction from the kid (son).

[@BananaBabys]

scuba camera man

[@WereWade]

I have never heard of this bridge before. Thank ya!

[@Hugh.Manatee]

Me neither, but I'm definitely going to do this with my scout troupe!

[@pl0pzi45]

this kid has a massive brain. i like the way he thinks :)

[@mathewcox9371]

In this deleted scene from Rouge One, two Imperial architects build and demonstrate a version of their bridge for Darth Vader, as he records it.

[@markdeegan1810]

The humour is good with this one.

[@mathewcox9371]

Mark Deegan hahaha likewise, good to see your sense of humour is on par with your knowledge of bridge building. Cheers!

[@bollykolly8546]

Little man knows his stuff. Good for him

[@myevilangelofdeath]

that kid could be playing call of duty or smoking pot and chugging mountain dew instead

[@manred6253]

Good to see you let the kid do the work

[@jblasutavario9549]

I came here to watch a bridge get built in a backyard. Instead, I am captivated by the bond between father and son.

[@Nilguiri]

The cameraman barely survived until the end.

[@zasvedogovore]

He's passionate about the bridge

[@ThaiPham-rq5ko]

Great boy and father!

[@danni8191]

Engineers call it a friction arch. Leonardo was a really smart guy, and so is your kid! Keep encouraging him.

[@patrickwoods5131]

Smart kid, but you can tell he is a kid by just how much joy he got out of knocking it down later. Well done.....

[@cmnolan35]

Epic stuff guys, you make it look very easy. Looking forward to building one with the boys soon.

[@Taffy064]

Love it! Spending quality time with your child and embracing his interests. Great parenting and a smart kid.

[@earthbjornnahkaimurrao9542]

the best part of building something is to knock it down at the end.

[@RichardBronosky]

I want to build a massive one of these with my daughters in the aisle at Home Depot. Then just... walk away.

[@pfflyers1]

Put a price tag on it

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

You're a pretty cool Dad, you are.

[@RichardBronosky]

Betty Clark you've got to teach them civil disobedience early. (they will learn disobedience regardless)

[@VC27]

Young man has a lot of confidence, and a great Dad ~ Impressive!

[@ninjapotato980]

the poor guy who had to stand there and film it :P maybe you should invest in a tripod

[@40Kfrog]

"Ken ah knock it?" Everything about that kid is adorable.

[@marioverruso4576]

Fantastic for a youngster to learn this. Most adults would not Know.

[@thedonfonz2481]

Wow.. I have such an admiration for how this was done.. bravo

[@blaster5800]

Da Vinci was a real genius.

[@TheLordReverend]

sharp kid im glad to see someone is helping to feed that flame! never let it go out.

[@zross8471]

Sweet bridge kid!

[@Jped277]

So beautiful to see a father and son working together like this. Congratulations to both of you.

[@bobbyblazini]

i wish i had a father like that or even just a mentor...the world needs a way to give kids everywhere a mentor. i wish tax money went to funding a new job that provides a one on one mentor for kids everywhere

[@borktheswedishchef1190]

in sweden we have this, we call them parents.

[@amunra4015]

Was the camera man Darth Vader?

[@BronkBuilt]

AWESOME! Simply awesome. Great job guys.

[@kimjameson7979]

Building a garden bridge in five minutes is a proper job indeed. His knowledge, understanding and youthful enthusiasm is certainly a miracle. Well done, Lad.

[@dcsecurity9692]

not enough breathing into the camera 9/11 IGN

[@WanderingLostMC]

Was not aware Leonardo designed one of these as well. Not surprised though. I know they had a similar one technique in China. Probably developed independently of each other considering the time frames. Good work on it.

[@TommieAitken]

And, the boy said, "Dad! I want a lever and a place to stand... to move the earth."

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

That is some heavy breathing! haha. What an awesome bridge design. Da Vinci was such a genius!

[@yomomz3921]

what a cool dad! that kid's gonna remember this day :-)

[@SlaterGator]

kids gonna be smarter then i ever will be

[@nemo227]

It's easy to see the kid's excitement and dad's quiet pride. Good video.

[@1963JamesT]

very cool. i wonder if any were ever constructed this way.

[@cicci0salsicci0]

Only the structure to build the actual stone bridge. It was used as a support structure.

[@Barskor1]

They made wood bridges like that in China.

[@mrgreyman3358]

China has a bridge built like this.

[@paulanull6521]

I don't know about the support only, given the opportunity this is portable and could be worked into a bridge. With a little more effort (of sorts) and with a flat walking surface. Think of all the goods and troops that could use this. Or farmers needing a shorter route to the market but a permanent bridge would be taxed.

[@cfferry2002]

nice job, he enjoyed building it as much as he enjoyed knocking it down :D

[@greyhound4204]

Da Vinci invented Ikea

[@smey02]

da vinci still a smart dude wow

[@ronronron6598]

this kid is amazing

[@theblade9024]

Very bright kid. Meticulous about assembly. He will make a great engineer someday.

[@theblade9024]

I used to teach high school science. The gifted kids like your son were great to work with. Like him, they talk things thru to themselves. I miss interacting with these students. They always came up with fresh and creative ways to solve problems. You seem like a good dad. Keep encouraging him. I used to tell the less bright kids not to pick on the smart kids because one day the smart kids will be their boss!

[@zlatkonanev]

We need more kids like this.

[@TexasGTO]

Built this when I was a kid with popsicle sticks. Pretty cool seeing it larger and how much weight it can support.

[@pascalxavier3367]

The kid seems talented.

[@banjocricketusa]

This should be on the kids channel. Kudos Kid!

[@GJKPzcsw]

holy crap.. the sound of breathing by the person filming it very distracting. Really neat application of basic engineering

[@billy19461]

Great! He will make a great engineer one day.

[@massimobestpalylol]

2:22 kid has more lifting skills than 99% of the douchebags i see at my gym; good stuff dad.

[@ARno15]

DUDE THOSE ARE SOME SICK CAPRIS MAN!! Also the bridge is neat I guess

[@HillbillyRednecking]

Great demonstration! Such particularity at a young age will take a young man far in life

[@gjl565907]

Good luck keeping up with this young fella. Good on you for supporting his passion.

[@ricanteja]

It's obvious the kid lives for knocking it more than building it. Building it is only a means to an end. The true pleasure is knocking it. xD

[@nelsonx5326]

Dango Django! I heard that Leo invented a quicky bridge that the military could carry with them and put together as needed. That was a cool demo.

[@altfarthwind]

good dad :)

[@viktorvanlee3443]

That's a Smart Kid !

[@whzzmann99]

best part about it.......knocking it over and starting again

[@MelioraCogito]

Actually this type of bridge construction technique, called a _timber-woven-bridge_ - also known as a "Rainbow Bridge" - had be used long before da Vinvi came up with the idea in western Europe. The Chinese developed this construction technique during the Song Dynasty in the 11th century. There are hundreds of examples of this bridge type constructed throughout China. In 2000, PBS NOVA produced a documentary in their Secrets of Lost Empires series entitled: Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ3SkIV4rd54i9E ) It's great to see dad supporting his son with his engineering endeavours. Awesome!

[@087redcore]

so i wasn't the only one that noticed XD

[@josenildoferreiraassuncao8963]

Thank you for the link to the documentary !

[@ScienceEtConscience]

you clearly see who is the engineer...great project!

[@Mrchnop]

Dad does not look impressed.

[@asdf56jkl34]

Guy Piper looks like he's already built it like 8 times

[@Mokenisterofficial]

Should he? This is the most basic structure from the 15th century, everyone should know about it

[@jamesfirth7795]

Don't get me wrong, this is a great video - I applaud both the boys interest in historic engineering and the fathers interaction with his son, but in the interest of ensuring the kid gets a good education I must correct the assumption made by the title of this vid. This type of bridge was in use long before Da Vinci was born, it's a traditional bridge building technique used in Japan. They developed the technique to mitigate the damage caused by earthquakes, bridges built in this manner flex and are much more likely to survive (similar techniques are in fact also used in the construction of pagodas) whereas a nailed together structure can't flex and is torn apart.

[@oldblackdot]

I am impressed

[@dickbullwood9486]

that is a little boy that will never starve to death. He will be clever his whole life

[@user-bk6dk5ln9w]

it's cool,I hope I can build this bridge with my children in the future

[@ajacobs100]

He tells his dad what to do, but asks his mom if he can break it.

[@williambuck9744]

So great to see a kid outside using his mind

[@BrandenLanfeld14]

Go ahead and knock it son.

[@Mikeological]

Some kids play with legos. Others play with marvelous inventions by great people in history.

[@timfromtang]

well done that boy, very nice management technique, good to see.

[@11ask]

Good job , son

[@canusakommando9692]

Good job kid on your compression bridge.

[@piecrustslob7004]

Damn brilliant kid

[@josephinebennington7247]

Good to watch. Practical lesson, proof of theory, pride in result. Next, lash each conjunction, make it strong and long lasting. Then find something that needs bridging. Then make a footway. Then really enjoy it.

[@pandorabox7288]

smart n confidence boy!

[@hgoneci]

RIP Da Vinci. great idea. great jop, kid and dad. maybe ,there must be indentations at woods to lock sticks.

[@mayakovski]

Very cool, well done.

[@cirilhorjak769]

Wow! What a cool kid!

[@brain0nfire]

This is so cool. Leonardo had some interesting mind.

[@AngeliqueKaga]

Well done, bravo!

[@thomasnorton5335]

That just solved my canopy dilemma for my new deck I had to wait six hundred years for this

[@nickstarks22]

The epitome of a great father son relationship. Keep up the good work! This 10 year old is destined for great things.

[@tupera1]

Not if he keeps dead lifting while his back looks like a scared cat! Use those legs boy!

[@dontask448]

i have faith in kids now after seeing what the schooling system has done to the mindless dolts they call kids today