The Science Behind China's Self-Sufficient "Water Cube" | Megastructures: Aquatics Center | Spark

For the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China constructed an architectural marvel. The building used for the aquatics events is self-cooling, self-heating and is made from a material that can extinguish itself from fire. On top of all this the skeleton of the building is so strong that it can withstand earthquakes. How did China create such a complex, forward thinking building? And what incredible science is behind its creation?
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[@David_in_Thailand]

If you get up close, the surface material is suffering from pollution and UV degradation now.

[@toni4729]

Somehow I can't imagine this surviving in Australia when tennisbal size ice flies out of the sky. When you see what it does to our cars, what would it do a building like this.🤩

[@drewh3224]

It could be hail...

[@toni4729]

@@drewh3224 It is indeed.

[@Heffe-hp5xk]

I don't see it standing up to time like the forbidden city and great wall 😜

[@kenthansen3278]

Melbourne spent 1000 million dollars on the, was, Spencer St rail station. Renamed Southern Cross station. It had a skeleton steel structure with clear glazing between the steel beams. A big hail storm came in and smashed the lot. The replacements were structural and the sunlight departed the station.

[@pryder5943]

What has this got to do with the artical?

[@garrett6064]

Uploaded 22 min ago about a project in use in 2008. Timely.

[@joycesmith4825]

Well... news travels fastly and bigly!!! 😅😅😅😅😅😮

[@thatguy9110]

Hey least they didn’t steal it off another channel like most KZbin channels 😂

[@pryder5943]

Well these people have to get their click bait somewhere, Don't you realize money rules. Yeah right

[@SamsonOhsem]

Marvelous architectural design!

[@mrs6968]

The old nfl stadium for the Minnesota vikings it's roof I believe was held up by air until snow brought the roof down. To the field

[@barbaracabrera207]

Great video!!!

[@DanielWatson-vv7cd]

This style of building seems alright. Adding "solar film" to the e.t.f.e pillows could help it generate electricity. And heating or cooling the air traveling through the pillows may be as more efficient way to control the temperature inside. Using an elevator scaffold along with e.t.f.e Tape could be used for making minor repairs. However, there are a few things that could potentially go wrong. 1: A hail storm could be disasterous for this structure. Back-up pillows would have to be prefab before an incident like this happens. 2: If condensation builds up inside the pillows mold or mildew may grow. And worst of all, the trapped water and gases could explode.

[@dylan_curious]

There was a time when America was featured in videos like this.

[@derekl9702]

This is a 2008 creation made by Europeans and Americans in China.

[@maureenmcmonagle3321]

What Id like to know is how the snow, hail, and sand will exit the roof.( being flatish ) As these can weigh tons and can cause rooves to collapse. Or at least cause the system to fail as sunlight is prevented from entry. I didnt find the answer in this video.

[@jazening3075]

Fascinating!👍🙂

[@og_pixel_ninja]

a 20 mb file kept crashing their system back then 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Chris-hd3yc]

Welcome to 2007😮

[@jesdakosol1797]

1. Hail storm can punch many holes on the Mylar sheet. 2. If there is a fire. The melting Mylar can dripping on people. And toxic fumes? 3. 10-15 years from now the cost of repaint the steel structure can be tremendous. Especially at high elevation …it needs to remove the Mylar sheet off, prime & paint, reinstalling the Mylar sheet. Also 15 years from now the labor cost will be increased too. 4. No one mention about the condensation between the outer layer and interior layer. 5. How to remove the snow off from the roof? Also sand storm can be very heavy and difficult to remove. Assume that the workers can’t step or walk on the Mylar too. 6. What will be happened 20 years from now when Mylar needs to be replace. And If the Mylar company has move on? Or the computer software to cut the Mylar no longer available? 7. 10-20 years from now, all those mega projects will need the maintenance and updating. The cost of living also will be increased. It will be a challenge.

[@kurokoz2106]

As far as I know, the building is in great shape. I don't think there are major repair done to the build till today, but I could be wrong.

[@user-eh9jo9ep5r]

Spark how do you like Nanjing zendai Himalayas Center, and architecture in it. It is very not usual, how do you think it could be better if to evolve this knowledge around China and planet places in most comfortable for everyone way

[@PSVYME48PH]

Wow ❤😊

[@shinypeter7]

Steel needs a blast furnace at 1,500°C. to melt. Fire can not exceed 900°C.

[@tedzehnder961]

Not if it receives a nice blast of oxygen, that can happen during a big fire from air current temp. differences..Firemen call them back drafts.

[@shinypeter7]

@@tedzehnder961 So your steel melts in a fire!? Who are you?

[@tedzehnder961]

@@shinypeter7The steel in the world trade center collapsed not just because of the fire but change the tensile strength. It wasn`t molten metal but it was hotter than 900 degrees.Didn`t you ever hear of a blacksmith with a bellows?He passes air over a fire to increase the temperature. Read a book.

[@tedzehnder961]

Who wrote this pc, the Chinese visitor`s central committee? They could have used a few more of these things around last month.Noticed there has been a lot of fire activity in tall buildings that weren`t getting put out very fast.

[@loboalamo]

Is it sterile? Antimicrobial, antibacterial, repels moss, algae, etc. These things build up over time.

[@eujebenqo6159]

It's the cheap insectoid architectural style next to bird architecture stadium an before early hominids concept.

[@peterkompter2417]

oh and all the worries they had why does no one talk about all the hot dripping plastic falling on the spectators?

[@BrentElisens]

All that for a swimming pool...no wonder people are struggling so severely for basic needs.

[@peterkompter2417]

sorry but l dont understand all the testingneeded, l thought other large buildings already use this plastic?

[@tanthiennguyen9308]

Techniker + Design Produkte Entwickelt auf der Weltmarktführer Präsentiert werden können haben................

[@blaskoxx4954]

More interested in all the people they booted off the land to build the Olympic park.

[@joycesmith4825]

Can't we Americans up north come up with such a water retention system ..😮 ???

[@drewh3224]

The Shed, a cultural center in Hudson Yards in New York City, was built with the same moveable technology and plastic bubble material.

[@derekl9702]

We Americans up north? Nobody says that that’s speaks English as a first language..

[@joycesmith4825]

@@derekl9702 that's a funny 🤣🤣🤣 dude. !!! It's not like spellcheck put in a wrong word like indickted... lololol sigh. You people on social media ... it's such a poor platform to educate anybody on grammatically correct English! In college, in high school, and in grammar school, I had several classes of using the English language so I'm saying it's all good!! Calm yourselves!! 🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😆 Yes I had formal English classes in school and passed... I so want to tdumpism and say ... *snicker* ..bigly! Hahahaha!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 hugely!!! 🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😅

[@joycesmith4825]

@@derekl9702 ..and "no one says that that's speaks" .... and please could you tell what's wrong with this wording..? *snickels and giggles* snickers guffaws...hahaha... sigh. Thanks for the belly laugh!! You cleared my lungs out!!!! I made up 🥰 snickels....

[@joycesmith4825]

@@drewh3224 yes but on a level that is usable for a country without draining the natural cycle of evaporation and saturation (rain).

[@Jaggerbush]

Why am i concerned that this may be horrible for the environment 😬

[@loboalamo]

Because it is not an immediate intense or serious long termS consideration. Teflon is toxic. But this is how we learn, the hard way. Burning wood and steam from steam engines do great things with a small footprint, and has environmental benefits compared to toxic waste when it is burned or does not decompose into organic useful material that microbes need to survive. Imo Great thought. Thanks

[@_Joy_Unleashed]

What about vandalism?

[@phantomspaceman]

Those people "disappear" in China.

[@joshuao322]

So flames Could Happen in our mouths when brushing our teeth, lol I think not, Then why fluoride in toothpaste and plastic. No one else found that a little odd ?

[@maureenmcmonagle3321]

The fluoride supreses the flames as I understood it.

[@c2sartinkprinthub757]

why recycle this project without any additional information about what is it today..

[@phil2696]

Seems utter pointless, and looks an accident waiting to happen with the collapse of the roof through pressure 🤔

[@ellenmoss4603]

we love China

[@johntoa7328]

Come on so much technology😢😢😢 still no one else cares about sorry

[@fingersoup]

Thus video intro didn't age well.

[@zaineridling]

Sounds like ccp propaganda.

[@johnnychang4233]

It's more about the architects from Australia.

[@JinX-so5yv]

This is both boring and irrelevant.Its not even a feat to build this.

[@cazc5200]

How many have you made then?

[@mollymillions5438]

How is it self sufficient? Why include it in the title. Terrible work.

[@cdracing]

LYING CHINA LYING....