WORLD RECORD Kapla Tower Collapse (*BREATHTAKING*)

18 builders spent 4 days attempting to break the World Record for the tallest tower made of wooden toy blocks! This 25m-tall (82ft) tower contains 100,000 Kapla planks and was designed by @KaplaBen, who organized this world record project. Watch the behind the scenes here: • *Collapsing* the World...
Watch the official falldown edit on @KaplaBen's channel: • The World Tallest Kapl...
Special thanks to Kapla and Olympia London for supporting this World Record attempt, Anna and Richard for the event organization/logistics, and the film crew (Robert, David and Tristan) for capturing incredible shots of this project.
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@Hevesh5
@Kaplamino
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@franckplanks (Vinnie and Alexander)
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Martin
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Sophie
Ola
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[@Hevesh5]

that slow-mo tho :O thumbs up for a new World Record!! 😊 and huge shoutouts to KaplaBen for organizing this event and designing the tower! you can find more of his incredible constructions here :) youtube.com/@kaplaben

[@cheungandythewhitepumpkin3549]

KaplaBen Is Such A Masterpiece! Thanks To Him!

[@scratchharry]

woooo

[@daver4348]

This is incredible, not only did you best the record, but you crushed it. My son Christopher loves your channel and was so inspired that he made his own. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqa9Z6Spf9V-pLs

[@bluewhalestudioblenderanim1132]

YES the 2nd tower !!!!!

[@lotusasche4183]

Truly breathtaking, I was "Don't stop" till that last pillar finally collapsed!! Then I could take a breathe. 🤣 Grats to all of you.

[@Rios-ov3xi]

I was chatting with a friend of mine, catching up on what he did over the summer, and was NOT READY for him to say he went to London for 3 days to make a 100ft block tower. Absolutely insane project, and I’m so so proud of him.

[@SamuraiPipotchi]

Using the boxes as a natural drum roll is such a cool idea

[@Kaplamino]

I totally agree

[@deg6788]

Simp😂

[@therealxunil2]

Roll

[@SamuraiPipotchi]

@@therealxunil2 Corrected it. Thanks

[@mrmando69]

For me that was the best bit , but still totally boring.

[@tomcollins5195]

Wow, that was cooler than I had expected. Thanks to all involved in its construction and design.

[@deirdrehbrt]

When you are using wood (especially unsealed) and build that high, you will see movement because wood changes dimensions as it absorbs or releases water with the air in the environment. In dry air, wood will shrink, and in humor air, it will expand. In a tall tower like that, especially with untreated wood, those changes in humidity and temperatures will be noticed. Your tower was a hygrometer. Beautiful episode!

[@randomthoughts9463]

Your reply is from one of knowledge and experience. Well done. Most people just say "awesome" as they do, thier Subway sandwich.

[@dariousvex]

@@randomthoughts9463 LOL I am eating sandwich right now.

[@randomthoughts9463]

@@dariousvex LoL...

[@thatllwork_official]

Unbelievable that this can actually be done! 🤯

[@IansDominos]

Ik

[@IansDominos]

It’s insane and so are you too ❤

[@x808drifter]

Must be like 5-7 huh.

[@unlokia]

Unbelievable that anyone would want to.

[@hlcepeda]

A build where YOU. DO. NOT. WANT. TO. BE. THE. ONE.

[@chibiacer]

The artistry of how you guys set it up to take out a support, spiral around the tower, and then trigger a full collapse was amazing! Congrats on a successful fall and the world record!

[@Wooargh]

They claim diversity yet I didn't see a single Trans builder. I am literally disgusted.

[@andrewpinedo1883]

@@WooarghHow do you know that just by looking at them?

[@jarate8076]

@@Wooargh 2 months late but this is the worst bait i've ever seen, especially for a comment with 187 likes

[@piiinkDeluxe]

​@@Wooarghwhy people are tired of trans demands explained in one sentence.

[@first2summit]

I'm in awe at the engineering involved and the teamwork! Congratulations!

[@bedomino2089]

It was amazing to have the opportunity to help building on this tower! I had a great time there and the final result is unlike any Kapla structure I've ever seen before!

[@chanpasadopolska]

Prove that you build it

[@pierrotA]

​@@chanpasadopolskaHis account is named "be domino", he only post domino and kapla structures, and he got a heart from the OP... What more do you need ? Anyway, he do not post this to be praised by you, but to say hi to everyone that work with him on that project. I'm sure he will survive if you do not thrust him 😁 If I worked on this I will be proud too.

[@NoodleFlame]

Incredible work, the way the spiral collapsed was amazing 🤯

[@chanpasadopolska]

@@pierrotA stolen valor

[@wordzmyth]

The way it broke upwards and then back down was stunning. Also the way parts of the spire fell while still in their built shape was beautiful

[@drillerdev4624]

I can't even imagine how nerve-wracking the construction process must be. Kudos to you all.

[@samholdsworth420]

It was easy actually

[@kazekami7313]

​@@samholdsworth420 Yea lol, it was just the insane psychological pressure not to be the one to make it fall, especially close to the end...sure, no pressure :D

[@samholdsworth420]

@@kazekami7313 🤌🏻

[@nevadaboy9769]

Must have been overwhelming & many sleepless nights lol wtf

[@PeterKocic]

barely an inconvinience@@samholdsworth420

[@NibsNiven]

I love how the last little column still standing slowly collapsed anyway, leaving nothing but a pile of blocks. Brilliant!

[@alimustafa7680]

Like let’s say you were only 1 foot away from beating the record and one of your team members accidentally fell on it would you let them live?

[@jusztcapital8955]

A real pleasure to be part of this build. Project managing the entire brief, and team from inception to completion was a dream come true. Congratulations to all! 🎉 💪

[@KaplaBen]

Everyone, this is Richard, the man who made the project happen. Give him a thumbs up

[@BURDYMAN777]

​@KaplaBen I hope people see your reply so they don't automatically assume he's a random troll.

[@BURDYMAN777]

Maybe you don't want to be public, but if that's not a big issue I highly recommend changing your name so people can "meet" the person behind the scenes that make this dream into reality. You and all the other amazing team members did a fantastic job! 😊

[@earthlingjohn]

👍👍 Richard !!

[@earthlingjohn]

And 👍👍 to ALL involved !!

[@franckplanks]

Amazing video! It was an honor to work with you, KaplaBen and all the other talented builders on this project. You did a great job highlighting the challenges during the construction, especially the lift door falling onto the structure and the blocks buckling in the latter half of the tower. This was certainly one of the hardest builds I’ve ever worked on and I’m glad it worked so well.

[@martinstuvland8620]

This is so amazing! The amount of focus for every single placement is breathtaking. You simply can not afford to not dedicate yourself completely to the task! Well done.

[@bob456fk6]

That was fabulous, Guys !! Oh...I had the lens cap on...let's try it again.

[@TheUnvarnishedTruth-]

*I think the fact that it was designed in such a way as to fall down so perfectly and completely was at least as impressive as building it in the first place!* *Kudos to everyone involved! Very well done!*

[@KaplaBen]

Thanks a lot for the great video and properly crediting everyone. It was a ton of fun and a very valuable learning experience. Big shoutout to Anna and Richard who did almost all of the organisation & logistics (venue, lifts, hotel, insurance, trips, food)

[@Hevesh5]

and thank YOU, Benjamin, for hosting this amazing event! I had a great time there and it was super well organized (thank you Anna and Richard!) I am always in awe at the designs you make with kapla and it was the coolest thing to be part of such a large build like this! I know you've been talking about doing this world record tower project for a while, so I'm super happy for you that it was able to come to life and that it went so well :)

[@anny_beatyesterday]

❤

[@orchidorio]

Collapsing it became as water.

[@scottc543]

Okay, THAT was incredible! Loads and loads of hard work and dedication went into this. Well done!

[@robertlee3778]

that was both beautiful AND amazing! TY for doing this!

[@cheungandythewhitepumpkin3549]

WE DID IT!!!

[@Trevorus1]

chad pfp

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I saw a boxing KZbin short that had a random 9/11 joke in the actual video, then I was recommended this video.

[@Domino_Star]

You broke the World Record! This is Incredible! All the members of the team had did an amazing work! Congratulations!!!

[@majermike]

who is funding this?

[@HashiAkitaPuppy]

@@majermike george soros

[@majermike]

@@HashiAkitaPuppy lol really?

[@ONAFIXEDINCOMEAlley-fz8tg]

Whoa and wow!! What an incredible piece of performance art and world record! The planning and precision required is literally awesome, and you should all be insanely proud of this for the rest of your lives. Insane. Wonderful. Off to watch the behind the scenes!

[@pilvia5573]

Amazing, thanks for this !

[@micajodomino]

Yooo this video turned out so well, great job on the edit Lily! Working on this project was such an incredible experience and i'm really glad that it all worked out and we got the record. Congrats to all of the other builders, the organizers and especially KaplaBen for the success of this project :)

[@WEBGUY1000]

Was great! It was nice to meet so many cool people over those weeks! Looking forward to future events like this one!

[@charliesimar7541]

WOW! The beauty of the kinetics of the collapse was breathtaking! And the smoothness of the collapse speaks to the talent of the designer. Well done, ALL!

[@ltethe]

That domino drum line at the beginning was badass

[@trucid2]

I'm not amazed easily, but this was freaking amazing. Kudos to all the builders. I can't imagine the amount of skill that went into both the design of the tower and the building process.

[@DIYeverythingz]

This was amazing! Fun to watch

[@edfrawley4356]

Loved the built in drum roll. Quite the achievement people. Congrats on the record.

[@anny_beatyesterday]

Amazing project, amazing team - lots of organization and a great great great outcome 🎉 Congratulations to the build team and everyone involved 🎉🎉🎉

[@thomasvanwely]

Saw the live stream, that thing came down with such an amazing force. And the joy of people colliding in the aftermath made it such a great thing to see from one angle. This video gives it even more of an amazing perspective!

[@ShanesDominoez]

Absolutely incredible. I don't know if I've ever seen anything this impressive.

[@rajidahae4220]

The engineering of not only the intricate designs but the way it fell apart is absolutely staggering!

[@yooperlooper]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! THAT WAS AMAZING. BRAVO! 👏👏👏

[@NGC-7635]

I think maybe the wood itself was actually starting to deform and maybe humidity was causing some swelling effects as well. Something like that probably.

[@davidmartensson273]

I was going to suggest the same, humidity could both deform and increase weight triggering the effect and if there was a slight draft the humidity could be more on one side preventing it from evening out.

[@pegjames188]

Or the effect of the Earths rotation, in I seem to recall the Natural History Museum it was many years ago, there was a pendulum of a similar height to the tower that never ceased moving showing the effect.

[@robote7679]

That catastrophically beautiful. What a structure, amazing.

[@wlodell]

Thank you! I truly am fascinated by these kinds of demonstrations because they reflect directly on natural events around the world and in history.

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

This is just too cool! Congratulations on setting a new world record.

[@fireytehspartan]

HUGE congratulations on the world record, all of you deserve it for the incredibly hard work you've put in. Outstanding video 👏

[@HashiAkitaPuppy]

LOL, they accomplished nothing. They should be out earning a living somewhere instead of playing with blocks.

[@ashleyking6743]

That was absolutely amazing. The tower looked stunning. Truely incredible work by everyone involved

[@kaploss]

Huge kudos to everyone in the building team for breaking the world record. See you maybe next year to break it again ? :)

[@Hevesh5]

yess that would be awesome 😄

[@franckplanks]

48 meters here we come :)

[@iizvullok]

4:03 Interesting effect. Where the planks fall in close proximity to each other, their terminal velocit increases and they fall faster than the bricks which separated from the cluster.

[@retiredtom1654]

Very impressive. I cannot imagine all the delicate skills needed from 18-people building a 25m "domino" structure.

[@signupisannoying]

Wow, this is truly incredible.

[@TheSmartSneakerhead]

Incredible build and topple

[@mmo5366]

It is great to see that you are working towards solving the problems of the world!

[@bqonline4860]

and what is your contribution to rescue the world?

[@Zooropa1310]

I completely agree! Whenever you see someone doing something they truly are passionate about, they are spreading their joy and love to others. Accomplishing goals that we set have a way of inspiring others to do the same. It creates strong connections and bonds, it creates community. Within communities we grow in our ability to empathize and be compassionate towards each other. I would argue that if every single living being on this earth followed their heart and found where they felt most at home, that would solve a great deal of the world's problems. I sincerely hope you find yours, because life gets better than shitting on some young adults in the comment section. Spread love 🙏'

[@catkeys6911]

WHAT an incredible design! I love the spiraling relief! Knocking something as beautiful as that down seems like a tragedy. The accuracy with which those wood blocks are cut - perfectly flat, with perfect 90 deg sides - is impressive. With that many blocks, tiny errors could add up, and the thing could end up leaning just a bit.

[@Rod-bp8ow]

"Intelligence is as precise and as logically balanced in all angles, and so as the art of momentum in rebuilding" Congratulations!

[@PokemonChampion0997]

This is amazing well done guys! ❤

[@Hevesh5]

thank you!!

[@btchpants]

I can't believe it could stand under its own weight! That was insane!

[@cindirose3390]

And the exciting last little bit!!!🎉

[@EasyTiger.01343]

People say the same about Steven Seagal 💪🏻

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

WoW #1 thing that amazes me on You tube this year , i'm even holding my breath watching the recording, good lord kudos getting that complete , astounding happy achievement.

[@Wha73v3r]

its crazy how much architecture goes into this, imagine you need to calculate the weight that is pushing on the bottom of the tower, its crazy that this is possible. great work its so cool

[@erinalam1505]

Cool 🎉

[@josericardovelasquezsandov5711]

love

[@odin0438]

Those close calls 🥴

[@Hevesh5]

ikr?!

[@mullahbaksheesh9151]

The tower was designed and built by the KAPLA Lyon Center. It took 16 hours to build and used 9,384 KAPLA planks. It is 18.40 meters (60 feet 4.41 inches) high! The structure was built next to the climbing wall in the Azium leisure centre. "KAPLA" is an abbreviated form of the Dutch phrase "kabouter plankjes," which means "Gnome Planks."

[@freevillein9763]

Beautiful! Breathtaking! And beyond impressive! Well done!

[@philvee727]

Seeing those kaplas far from distance really looked like french fries lol Nonetheless this is one of the best kapla world record I've ever seen! Congrats to you, KaplaBen and the whole team!

[@KaplaBen]

It does indeed look like french fries

[@philvee727]

@@KaplaBen Time to consume

[@ivan.kramskoy]

Amazing video Lily! Very happy for all the team but especially for Ben that it all went well. That's a record to be proud of!!! 🥳

[@Kaplamino]

It was an insane project, thanks @KaplaBen for this. I met really cool builders there ! This record will be hard to beat ... ;)

[@KaplaBen]

Oh did you change your mind I thought it would be easy to beat?

[@Kaplamino]

💈

[@endersent1215]

guys you are my favourite domino community, i watch your videos since i was six! thanks for everything and congrats💖

[@Nihlux]

"One of the greatest artistic feats of our lifetime" definitely made me chuckle.

[@anman366]

Very cool video! I am curious what the total weight of the structure was? Also are the Kapla planks able to be reused after the collapse?

[@ericfichon5988]

According to an online website which sells them, one plank weighs 6.5 grams, and they told in the video that they used 100,000 of them. So that's around 650 kg. You definitely wouldn't want them to fall on you.

[@TheKingOfDominoes]

THIS IS UNREAL I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! This is actually crazy! I can't believe you guys basically just did the impossible in a matter of a couple of days! This really goes to show that with a goal, and a team, anything really is possible :) This was an awesome video, keep up the great work Lily :D

[@boastyy]

Awesome, congrats all!

[@davidbwa]

The way you got it to collapse up and then back down was impressive.

[@foxjacket]

Incredible! Congratulations to all! I can't imagine how nerve-wracking this must have been lol

[@Taikamuna]

I wonder if a human could survive under that

[@paca_bill4863]

Amazing work! The beauty of the build, and the engineering skill of the entire demolition sequence. Wow! And I love the Behind the Scenes video! Now, where's the video of everyone carefully stacking all the blocks back into the shipping boxes? :)

[@unpetitpingouinsauvage6]

They just accomplished every kid's wildest dream. Congrats to them! It's really impressive!

[@greentd]

THIS IS INSANE CONGRATS ON THE WORLD RECORD GUYS!!🎉

[@Annamakesart1]

Hi love ur videos ❤ edit: yoooo I’m 3rd 🥉

[@NobleSainted]

Incredible feat! Immensely enjoyed the vid as well. It was the perfect length!👍🏽👌🏽💯

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

This was magnificent!

[@ayushmandwal7939]

These people have a lot of free time to do such things. Also not only putting all those wooden planks together is breathtaking but also each wooden piece needs to crafted very carefully so that any uneven pieces among them do not destabilize the whole structure and collapse without external disturbances.

[@Icouldnotthinkofanything]

That was surprisingly satisfying to watch, well done!

[@-MacCat-]

Great project and video. Thank you.

[@jamesrankin9833]

Absolutely amazing!!! Good stuff 👍🏼

[@petermccracken2247]

WOW !!! THIS WAS HUMBLING TO WATCH !!! IMPRESSIVE. THE PATIENCE & SKILL TO BUILD THIS IS INSPIRING.

[@frisk151]

That is SOOOO Cool!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

Impressive upload.👍 Mahalo to all those involved!

[@user-idjeic82jdmco1]

This is a masterpiece! Congratulations!

[@MasterMindmars]

Amazing. Incredible. Hard work. Patience. Design. Imagination. For all it deserve an award. Congratulations.

[@maxenielsen]

Great example of teamwork, team leadership, and patience!

[@gluehoof573]

That was _beautiful_ . Well done!

[@randywoodruff9989]

Totally awesome beyond words and skills beyond words and keep up the great work!!!

[@red-trinity7390]

THIS IS SOOOOOO COOL! I love kappa but this is better than anything I could do. Keep up the great work!

[@indiemusiccloud8238]

This was actually Breathtaking.

[@davidwescott6808]

That is astonishing! Loved it!

[@NWSanta]

Wow, that's so impressive, some pretty impressive engineering and patience by that team!!! Well done!

[@barryfamily2791]

That is crazy! I seriously admire that dedication! Congrats

[@Stoy981]

I really appreciate concise videos but I could have watched a lot more of the tower collapsing. Fantastic!

[@sjbonadonna]

Inspiration, design, creation, destruction. Perfect. :)

[@alienrocketscienceshared8454]

The overnight movement came from "humidity". Wood breathes, and throughout the day/evening will experience different moisture contents. Log homes experience this all the time, so they need special fasteners, roofing structures, and log alignment to keep things aligned.... or pieces not aligned but moving in tandem.

[@williamwarner3982]

The take down was as cool as the structure. Great job!

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

The big boxes used to create a drum roll at the beginning of the collapse was a brilliant touch.

[@DMTW]

Wished you could have kept it upright for like a month so that the public can come in to see this incredible feat of engineering and architecture. Your entire team did an incredible job and your viewers on KZbin look forward to your teams next creation.

[@bazoo513]

Just 4 days? Amazing! I can't decide is this a piece of art, play at amazing scale, or just a pointless record breaking effort. A bit of all, I guess. But certainly amazing.

[@shravyaboggarapu5877]

@hevesh5 you are so humble and gave all the credit in your video to Kaplaben... So much so that I only realised how much you must have contributed by seeing your name right up there next to Kaplaben in his fall down video. You are an amazing builder. Hope your success reaches new heights 😉😉 with every new project. Congratulations to Kaplaben and the entire building team for such a brilliant tower. It may exist in this plane for just a few days but it will remain forever in history and our hearts