The $3B Vegas Sphere Is an ENGINEERING Gamble

[@TwoBitDaVinci]

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[@katanaridingremy]

Praise when it's due. This was a good video with almost no wild speculation in it at all just facts, thank you and pretty informative too

[@whodatcatt]

We attended opening night and the sound was awesome. You could hear U2 loud and clear while still being able to talk to your neighbors

[@davidmccarthy6061]

As an IT guy I'm thinking about the compute power behind all this. Haven't been to Vegas in 30 years but this could be a reason to drop by, for the right event. Seat prices seem reasonable.

[@TwoBitDaVinci]

could you imagine all the data cables to enable this? pretty wild

[@DragonKingGaav]

The tickets for a Taylor Swift concert at the sphere would cost more than my house!!!

[@citizenblue]

That was the first place my mind went to as well

[@SketchybrainD]

Better not wait too long. I’m sure ticket prices will go up before too long

[@scottcolson7890]

Dude as a fellow IT guy do it you will not be disappointed. Amazing experience and just another example of how everything advances through science, and our need to keep on keeping on.... Ya know?

[@Inertia888]

Videos of the LV Sphere Display show that it is pretty amazing, but seeing and knowing the engineering from this perspective, makes it exponentially more beautiful and amazing.

[@spalt]

I saw "postcard from earth" a few weeks ago and found it pretty amazing. the inner display is super crisp and very bright, and yes, the sound system is second to none... BUT one thing I don't hear a lot of people talking about is there was a good amount of distortion in the *images* that took me out of the experience. the image appeared at times to bend and curve, especially when a shot was displaying something straight (like a tall building) from a low angle. for whatever reason, the image appeared to bend to the right. I thought maybe it was an artifact of the camera but I also noticed it in CG scenes. not sure if anyone else noticed (or cared), or if the U2 concert images also had the same issue.

[@Oldsport400]

I know exactly what you mean. It’s still crazy

[@filiproglic7204]

Definitely the eye of Sauron 😊

[@ipp_tutor]

My thought exactly when I first saw the footage of the eye

[@suddhojitgon5929]

A complicated engineering structure well explained in a simple way. Loved it.

[@ruggy_dave4149]

Elvis is looking down with with the biggest smile. Bravo Las Vegas

[@live4mac]

I was just in Vegas in october and traffic was a nightmare! I think it had more to do with all the construction/detours setup for the F1 race this month than the sphere though. The sphere looks super impressive in person and now I regret not getting tickets to see the show!

[@svbecca]

Got to agree. With all the disruption to traffic associated with the construction for the F1 race any statistical accident rate comparison would be tenuous at best

[@joeylawn36111]

This attraction is definitely a "bucket list" place to see....

[@MrMac1138]

Was able to see U2 here and going again in January. It is unlike anything. The sound is incredible. Willie Williams, U2's show designer, said that initially it took 15 minutes to render a single frame for the screen. That has improved since they started. When you look at the interior screen, it appears 3D because the shadows, etc are rendered so well the illusion of depth appears. They have over 20 video servers to send data to the screen. The broadcast standard for 4K60 is 12 gigabits per second uncompressed. Stadiums like SoFi, Allegiant, etc all have a 12G broadcast setup. From a pixel count perspective, there are just under 8.3 million pixels on a 4K display. The Sphere's internal display has 256 million pixels. Nearly 31x the pixel count of 4K. Uncompressed 1080p60 HD video is 3 gigabits per second at just over 2 million pixels. No shock that 4K with 4x the amount of pixels that need to be driven needs 4x the bandwidth. That means sending uncompressed video at 60Hz for the Sphere would take 372 gigabits per second. Except I believe the Sphere is actually refreshing at 120Hz as they have shot with cameras designed for 120Hz. So 744 Gigabits per second uncompressed to feed video to the large internal screen on the Sphere. Likely a terabit pipe from the video servers to the main screen.

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I would project the Death Star 😀

[@mikeyb7263]

Well, that was eye opening.....

[@codeinespritedoctor]

Good video, put please use a D-'s'er pluggin for audio post production to clean up your voice on the mic.

[@580guru]

Bravo Ricky!! Was just talking about The Sphere with my BIL this week and wondering about how they would handle the sound issues. Hadn't gone to their website yet but you answered our concerns. Thank you!

[@benjiebarker]

Are wavefield synthesis home theater systems available for consumers?

[@zlm001]

Audiophiles and nerds have been dreaming about this type of sound system for decades. We just need to do this with light and track everything in the field to get an optoaudio two sense holodeck. Gibberish dreams, I know.

[@SinCityDetail]

It is pretty unreal to see in real life. Especially when you can go towards the outside of town, which is usually higher in elevation and see the Sphere from 20 miles away and the image still seems sharp.

[@jrobillos]

I concur wholeheartedly; the Sphere's audio system is excellent. Amazing technology went into making the beams. The Sphere has a display/waiting area where you can see this technology in action. Aura the robot is in a room with five spotlights and a speaker module from Holoplot. The bot explains what to do and oh boy! Wow, was I impressed! It is a must-see and HEAR!

[@BANGbucketHEAD]

I wonder how much the power bill is a month?

[@douggolde7582]

The sound system requires allot of digital processing. I wonder what the latency is and how this affects live performance.

[@radioflyer2030]

All modern, with-it performers use in-ear monitoring systems. Stage wedges (floor monitors) are for dinosaurs from a bygone "eara" (pun intended). Well to do musicians will also get custom ear molds done, so their in-ear monitors will literally be sound isolating. Fun fact - the isolation is so good that some touring acts will request mics aimed at the crowd, and added slightly to their in-ears mix so they can hear the audience response & interaction. Anyway, as long as your monitor console is not going through the venue Front of House (FoH) processing (which would not be normal), the musicians will experience no more than the typical 2ms or less latency of a good, modern digital mixing console - assuming the musicians go with a dry mix. If the musicians like to hear console based effects (eg vocal reverb), then this may add another 10ms of latency or so, depending on the brand of the mixing console. In other words, it's not a problem. Even if the FoH processing adds notable latency, the musicians will not be subjected to it, unless they pull their in-ears monitors out during the performance.

[@rajbhatti8248]

Overall, an excellent video. Please come to Las Vegas and do one from the Sphere after you have experienced a show or a concert.

[@rosellini69]

I just got back from Vegas, this was an incredible man made structure...a must see, I didn't get a chance to get inside due to my flight but my cousing had tickets for the next day and sent some videos and pictures and it's amazing!

[@epencrep]

Another excellent video the only thing I feel was lacking is any information on how much power it takes to light up all those LEDs

[@Sacto1654]

It's an awesome piece of engineering. But I do have one *HUGE* concern: what happens if we have an electrical fire on the massive LED display or the sound system? There is so much electrical wire in the Sphere that the hazard from such a fire could be potentially catastrophic even if the structure has a very good fire suppression system.

[@dalhousieDream]

Agree about the massive heat generated and potential battery fire.

[@johnpoldo8817]

Surely, owners have insurance.

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

It's only catastrophic if it spreads. LEDs and speakers probably aren't that combustible, and there are gaps between each unit.

[@Sacto1654]

@@jonathanmelhuish4530 my concern is all the massive amount of wiring needed not only for the exterior and interior LED lights, but that highly complex sound system. We may have electrical wiring measured in the multiple hundreds of miles.

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

@@Sacto1654 Sure, but it's not as challenging as something like a datacentre, where you typically have hundreds of miles of low-voltage cables, mixed with densely packed, hot and power hungry servers. Despite that, it's rare to hear of "catastrophic" fires there. I'm sure components literally burn out all the time, but the fire doesn't spread because none of it is particularly flammable.

[@TeddsPicks]

Things to advertise ... Skydiving, roller coasters, motocross events, and absolutely live music!

[@mateskib]

Concerts will be incredible in this dome. Can’t wait to go there and see it in action.

[@1234567895182]

Hey awesome video! I was wondering if there were any updates on the accidents statistics. I couldn't seem to find much about it. Thanks!

[@robburns1ne]

I’ve been hearing negative reports about the seats and their failure when it comes to ergonomics and overall comfort. A look at the seat engineering might be in order.

[@ryanm9318]

I am glad he gave the actual measurements. Usually something like this is measured in football fields. Never mind just watched more video. Used measurement of 10 football fields.

[@InimitaPaul]

It’s a wonderful building but the light pollution is ridiculous and that’s in LV, if they even try to build one in London as they have planned they’ll get a rude awakening trying to get planning permission in the purported location. I live on the other side of the city and I’d still be able to see it. The one in LV has giant dead pixels already, that can’t be cheap to fix.

[@brushitoff503]

Yeah ok, that was pretty cool. Don't think much of the external stuff, but the sound engineering side of things is interesting. Similar train of thought I had in the late 90's but different.

[@blink182bfsftw]

Always has to be some KZbin commentator that says "yeah this is cool and all but I thought of this before I was born"

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

We’re you working on sonars or AESAs from the 90s?

[@robburns1ne]

The sphere exterior display began long before October: I believe in April 2023. So the relevant traffic statistics begin earlier in the year.

[@yaughl]

With VR, the sphere experience could be experienced at home.

[@neurokinetik]

That's what I was thinking. The whole venue is more or less like a shared VR experience without the need for headsets.

[@zlm001]

Good VR is way better in terms of immersion. But the sound and show experience can't be beat.

[@randydutton1]

And then there's the electrical use: "According to an NV Energy expert, however, Sphere is expected to need 28 megawatts to run at its peak energy usage." and "uses 150 terawatt-hours of electricity per year to power the massive screen. That's almost double the yearly power consumption of Bitcoin."

[@johnpoldo8817]

How much of that consumption is clean energy? Is the Sphere a giant carbon contributor?

[@BrendanBurwood]

Those two figure DON'T add up! 150 terawatt-hours per year is a constant rate of over 17 GIGAwatts (not 28 megawatts) - that will power a smallish country! 28 megawatts continuously for a year is about 245 GIGAwatt-hours per year. That's a factor of 611 times difference! People really need to check their sums!

[@_abdul]

This shows the incredible yet cleverly hidden engineering masterpieces behind these fascinating projects. Everyone can see the display and can be in awe but the true gem of this project is the sound system, the gory details of this sound system is just the right amount of food for our nerdy engineering brains. Thanks for highlighting them TBD. ❤

[@MyFluffyClouds]

I'd love to watch a digitally remastered Wizard of Oz movie at this cinema. The house getting lifted up into a tornado would be amazing.

[@Israel_Two_Bit]

That's an interesting choice, to say the least, hehe.

[@ipp_tutor]

What intrigues me the most is how exactly do you record the sound footage for that sound system. I just can’t get it around my head. Or is it all simulated by an AI???

[@robonstage]

Why is it a sphere, not a dome? Does it continue under ground?

[@JensPilemandOttesen]

5:56 Why would a hotel room not have curtains? Hotel rooms always have curtains.

[@charlesvincent4611]

You should go there and get a behind the scenes experience.

[@justin8894]

A well rounded video.

[@Hyfly13]

Sounds like if the LED display layer is acoustically transparent, given that the speakers are behind it, you wouldn't have much reflected sound inside it anyway as sound waves would pass back through and the engineers would have placed plenty of acoustically absorbent material in the service area above.

[@rogerc7960]

Are the pixels send and receive? Can it image?

[@wayneirwin-f1z]

How long before we have a holadeck on the enterprise?

[@Tanks-Link]

It’s pretty cool I live in Southern Nevada a boy at $500 a ticket to go see you U2. I’ll have to think about a little bit.

[@GrammaToad]

Resolution is so good, videos and pictures from a distance away make it almost look fake.

[@gregduhon5510]

Gotta go after Thanksgiving but before Christmas. I haven't driven in quite a few years. 👍

[@bestonehere2059]

You should compare pixels per inch “sperer”vs “apple vision pro”

[@darthsirrius]

How many 4090s, or heck H100s do they have powering those displays LOL?

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Secrets of the Sphere, that sounds like a RUSH song that never got recorded. Great title for a "dirt" novel on them. (lets hope no one does that, they will find no dirt) That's a wild thing, zero function, just aesthetics. A Industrial Age Sphynx.

[@Shax117]

We used to use a basic formula on how to judge how many feet away you have to be from a LED screen to see it clearly. Get the distance of the pixels then multiply by three then that will be the distance in feet. So if the LED has a 2mm gap between pixels, time 3 then its 6 feet away. Yes, its a mix of english and metric. So the picks are 8 inches away or 203mm time 3 so around 609 feet away to see it clearly. I have to try that out in real life if its accurate.

[@zlm001]

I can't wait until they can beam images separately and directly into the two different pupils of each individual eye in the audience.

[@FaisalWani]

it's not listed on amazon. where do i buy it?

[@seanmurphy3753]

He mentions in the video the name of the firm in Kansas City that designed it. They will build one 🏀for you. It costs about 2.2 billion us$

[@MrExo_3D]

only looks twice as crisp if the content has enough resolution. regardless the amount of pixels in the display.. watch a dvd on a 8k tv.

[@ipp_tutor]

Totally right. But it’s assumed that footage is recorded to the right resolution using the personalized camera setup.

[@southend26]

Amazing

[@GemoryGame]

Just trying to conceptualize the pixel pucks and the spheres magnitude triggers my vertigo.

[@waynetynan8615]

Engineering content thumbs up.

[@runits]

yup that giant ugly ball thing now is a giant glowing nightlight you can see from most everywhere.

[@GrammaToad]

Destructivetive sound?

[@CaneBTC]

Very cool

[@Toastmaster_5000]

Honestly, the resolution of the outdoor dome seems rather low. That's roughly 800p, but this display is spherical so that's spread out across a much wider area. I'm surprised they didn't opt for 2160p. Also... while I get that the LEDs need to be super bright to be visible during the day, surely, they lower the brightness after sunset, right?

[@whodatcatt]

Yes it is dimmed at night The outside appears very clear. From the typical viewing distance individual pixels can’t be seen

[@ipp_tutor]

That’s a very good point.

[@scottthomas6202]

I would love to see " The Sphere"...If I could choose a display, it would be a grand tour of the solar system, using NASA photos of the planets, asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, and so on....

[@TheCollabCurator]

If I got control, I would hold a contest for local kids and let them make designs to be displayed. We can cast our votes by sending $2 to our favorite designer(s). The kids get all the money, maybe even pays for college.

[@robertthompson3447]

Matt Parker's video on this sphere was insightful and hilarious.

[@cashtalks6253]

The only way you will truly be able to understand the magnitude of this building would have to be experiencing it

[@JorgTheElder]

Using *apparent resolution* seems silly when *Pixels Per Degree* (PPD), gives you much more objective information.

[@dorarolfzen4132]

In July 2o23 I saw it from the 55th floor @ The Trump International Hotel. It 's Outside Display Changes To Slowly For Me, Yet Intriguing.😊

[@Lotuspod333]

I don't think distracted driver statistics for October will be a reliable measure as Las Vegas has been preparing for the F1 races and the path has caused a lot of abnormal traffic flows. I think all the construction would likely have a larger impact on distracted drivers and general accidents. As a local who lives only blocks away, I can assure you the sphere is extremely cool but not as distracting as the construction for F1 has been. I can't wait to see a show there soon.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Nice one

[@DaT0nkee]

Wow. Phased array sound system.

[@johnpoldo8817]

How much of its energy consumption is clean? Or is the Sphere a giant carbon contributor?

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

Considering probably most people drive to the venue in a fossil car, they will have burned 10x more energy getting to the venue than the venue burns itself. Also the energy consumption of the venue will be mostly HVAC, not the sound and light.

[@hubertcumberdale6404]

Odd shout to MN! You’re home state?

[@everyrickneedsamorty]

Imagine watching a horror movie in this thing😂amazing engineering right here...

[@willthompson9073]

I wonder how much heat it puts off? I also wonder the wall thickness of the sphere or how much it weighs because im wondering if its wall thickness is very thick how complex it was to make it structurally sound which i guess if you're gonna have that problem a sphere would be a plus because spheres are generally self supportive not entirely but alot better than a square or rectangular building also i wonder how much from the center of the sphere they could've got it off the ground like giving it more surface area for screens im sure you probably dont miss it in person but i couldn't help but wonder when the basketball popped up and it almost looked like it was nearly at the center of the ball like i know they couldn't make it with the whole entire sphere off the ground because it would make getting in and out challenging and also it most likely wouldnt have been as structurally sound

[@KingClovis]

The most logical thing to display on the Sphere would be Uranus.

[@MARILYNANDERSON88]

Amazed they spent the money. Happy the $$$ went to electricals and structurals Haha, very entertaining

[@digiryde]

I hate big glitzy tourist traps. When can I go?

[@kappaman1994]

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[@somenygaard]

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[@kappaman1994]

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[@rustynails68]

Awesome!!!

[@27.x]

Awesome!

[@zoemayne]

Wow this whole project had no budget limit. I can see where the billions went. Everything had to be invented/engineered.

[@leifforrest]

5:10 It's not a Jumbotron. Jumbotron is a brand name.

[@docmccoy9813]

With a budget of 2.3 billion, the sphere should levitate.

[@kman1898]

It’s not 1.2 million leds, it’s 1.2 million puks which each have 48 LEDs aka pixels on them.

[@대출없는위너]

The Sphere I see every day on my way to work! Are you jealous?

[@katiegreene3960]

We want to go see this so bad .

[@jameswilson5165]

The 'sphere distortion is still there, but not even computers can do about that.

[@TheGnomestead]

It's not a sphere. It's a 5/9th geodesic dome. You can thank Buckminster Fuller for the design

[@tomdupske7642]

I think this really cool and so impressive time will tell though resorts world already has dead pixels . I think the price for the tour/show post card of earth i can't see this being profitable if you take 2.300,000,000 and divide it by 12 payments a year x 600 =monthly payment . I get they sell advertising , they have there and u2 but you have alot of costs employees , maintaince , up keep , insurance , upgrades. I think they will have some bankruptcy's but it will still be here hopefully it won't be obsolete to quickly 😮😮

[@flatcreek4665]

This was fascinating. Thank you Ricky! Would love to attend a concert in the Sphere..but would be waaay beyond my wallet I’m sure.

[@en2oh]

I just took a look at "discount tickets" for prices for the Sphere. $49! I think even a bad seat in that facility would be amazing (if there even is a bad seat in the place!)

[@EllieLeeBluesfury]

I would project a bubble

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

Beamforming math is not very complex. Plus, this is at 10,000 Hz. Modern radars beamform at 20,000,000,000 Hz. Also, I highly doubt the angular resolution will be down to inches or feet … the guy in seat next to you will hear the same sound. Maybe 10 seats down.

[@en2oh]

I've enjoyed all your videos - but this one is particularly exciting! While watching an interview with a relationship expert on TV, the threats (and opportunities) of AI were being discussed - in terms of psychotherapy and impact on inter personal relationships. Add this to the next generation of enhanced, and available mental health resources! (ya, I know.... using AI to address social isolation is like pairing the words "military" and "intelligence" - they can be put together - but they rarely make sense! 😉 )

[@580guru]

Not very thoughtful comment to make on Vetran's Day🫡

[@en2oh]

So true… are you a “Vetran” sic?@@580guru

[@chrisoconnell8432]

At 1.2 million pixels I'm surprised by how low the resolution is. A standard 4k display is 8.3 million pixels so this is nothing.

[@azne5298]

12:04 DestructiveTIVE

[@edmondov]

Finally an original structure built in Vegas without being fake copycat

[@JustBreCreates]

Blitz Ball 😂😂😂

[@etienne6641]

I will display the Two bit Da Vinci logo on the sphere