I find it hilarious that the same architect did the same thing twice. Turning one building into a death-ray I can believe being an accident, but do it twice and you're just a super-villain in denial.
@problemsfan4132
19 күн бұрын
One building in vegas, the other frying a dude's luxury car... maybe he's just playing the long con against rich people? XD
@1224chrisng
19 күн бұрын
If I had a nickel every time my building turned into a death ray, I'd have 2 nickels
@chrisd1746
19 күн бұрын
Good thing nobody could afford to build the skyscraper sized turntable required to aim the thing
@prcervi
19 күн бұрын
the vegas building permit office gets some blame for approving such a thing in a goddamn desert
@mumenRhyder
19 күн бұрын
@@1224chrisng I understood that reference
@lairdcummings9092
19 күн бұрын
It's a hidden-in-plain-sight supervillain lair, complete with heat ray.
@anteshell
19 күн бұрын
Environmentally conscious supervillain because the death ray is solar powered.
@Darkshadow64540
19 күн бұрын
@@anteshellpower is expensive, solar isn't
@chrismaverick9828
19 күн бұрын
: Dr Evil pinky:
@christophersanders3252
19 күн бұрын
🎶Doofenshmirtz Accidental Heat Ray!!!!!🎶
@Darkshadow64540
19 күн бұрын
@@christophersanders3252 once is an accident, twice is intended
@thebaccathatchews
19 күн бұрын
The Mythbusters tried to make a mirror death ray. Turns out they didn't make it *big* enough.
@Alkaris
19 күн бұрын
That experiment failed because they were trying to use people to direct and focus the light on to a singular point, and in their other attempt they didn't have enough mirrors to focus enough heat, on top of that, the mirrors weren't angled to a center point, they were all placed flat on a surface, if they had done a bowl-shape of mirrors that focuses to a center point it would of done a lot better.
@subduedreader5627
19 күн бұрын
They had trouble coordinating the volunteers for one of the tests, and in another the mirrors were poorly mounted and fell off of the frame they were using for the other.
@hermanrobak1285
19 күн бұрын
@@subduedreader5627 Their challenge was to start a fire, to be fair. And their target was moving.
@NinoJoel
19 күн бұрын
You can start fires and burn stuff with a parabolic mirror the size of a printer paper.
@henke37
19 күн бұрын
@@NinoJoel At distance?
@captainroyy21
19 күн бұрын
Cost cutting feels like a Free space on the bingo card. Such a staple for almost anything going wrong in one way or another.
@rvdb7363
19 күн бұрын
In the earlier videos that mainly dealt with nuclear exposure incidents cost saving was less of an issue.
@bradsanders407
19 күн бұрын
Not remotely true
@NerdyTransformed
19 күн бұрын
@bradsanders407 have you been following the same channel?
@26wrld
18 күн бұрын
the one major commonality shared between communist & capitalist systems... funny (not literally) how both just seem to incentivise corruption and corner cutting for the sake of maximising profits
@KaladinVegapunk
16 күн бұрын
Seriously, almost every major incident or avoidable accident with theme parks and civic projects, greedy bastards trying to save a buck and cutting corners or skipping steps. It isn't as atrocious as Dubais nonsense projects though haha, building giant skyscraper without plumbing and needing poop trucks, just a dictators ego project
@tncorgi92
19 күн бұрын
The 6 story building I worked at in Florida got a facelift, they installed less reflective windows on the west side to cut down glare that was affecting the nearby street. However, energy has to go somewhere, and instead of reflecting, the bright sunlight heated up the windows and their frames. Once we got into full summer, the window frames failed to hold the glass in and the windows started popping out of their frames, tumbling to the parking lot below. My favorite part was that the parking closest to the building was reserved for company executives so their cars were the most damaged.
@leonb2637
19 күн бұрын
Likely the same executives who approved the design of the building.
@lindalumae
19 күн бұрын
I’m sure that resulted in a quick fix.
@cronobactersakazakii5133
19 күн бұрын
"Energy has to go somewhere" yup, you can’t fool thermodynamics
@Dr.BenDoverMD
19 күн бұрын
And how did those executives wrong you, exactly?
@Ken-er9cq
19 күн бұрын
@@cronobactersakazakii5133 Yes what you need is to have a surface that spreads the reflection. With metal panels they probably just have lots of bumps.
@arifhossain9751
19 күн бұрын
You'd think an architect would understand the consequences of a concave structure made entirely of glass.
@Acidfunkish
19 күн бұрын
Genuinely confuddling.
@LRM12o8
19 күн бұрын
Nepotism...
@deptusmechanikus7362
19 күн бұрын
That's why he's an architect and not an engineer
@elizabethsohler6516
19 күн бұрын
@@AcidfunkishNice word!
@paulbarnett227
19 күн бұрын
To be fair his original design had mitigations in place that were then removed by "committee" to cut costs.
@michiganmaxedout6248
19 күн бұрын
Don't worry, it wasn't their fault. An enormous, and totally unexpected, blazing ball of fire jumped into the sky and sabotaged the entire project. Could happen to anyone.
@alexc4300
18 күн бұрын
Well, it is in England, where it rains 390 days of the year …
@davemccage7918
2 күн бұрын
Oh you’re talking about the sky fire, I hate that thing! It comes from the east every day and makes me miserable by heating my land and burning my skin. Glad to know I’m not the only one being attacked by a god ball!
@lenrussell2424
19 күн бұрын
Trying to fry an egg while reporting on really hot weather/heat wave building/etc. is such a reporter thing to do, lol.
@leonb2637
19 күн бұрын
That is/was often done in places with extreme temperatures like Phoenix, Airzona - 'Hot enough to fry an egg'.
@fffrrraannkk
17 күн бұрын
Where I live reporters like to get a towel wet and show it freeze instantly in the winter.
@PunishedDad
17 күн бұрын
@@fffrrraannkksome hard hitting journalism there to discover that cold is in fact, cold
@pilotman012
19 күн бұрын
Bingo card; Warning Signs ignored? "Louvers were part of the plan, but cut as cost cutting measure" Tells me that a designer had some of this in mind but was silenced.
@paulbarnett227
19 күн бұрын
Yep - was burned before in Vegas.
@pilotman012
19 күн бұрын
@@paulbarnett227 ha "burned" very punny
@efnissien
19 күн бұрын
And 'Company blames victim'
@sanchoodell6789
19 күн бұрын
The developers were clearly blinded to the architect's suggestion of glare reducing louvres but he didn't want to turn the heat up so remained somewhat aluf.
@comettamer
19 күн бұрын
Probably did, but "it's too expensive" seems to be a common issue with these. Because who wants to spend money on stuff that could make the building safer, am I right? 😂
@reginal.898
19 күн бұрын
It's nice to get the occasional vid where no one died. Greetings from sunny and warm Hamburg, Germany, and have a great weekend, John!
@JohnnyAngel8
19 күн бұрын
That is such a nice post. 🙂
@absolutechaos13
19 күн бұрын
World militaries: spend billions of dollars and years on R&D on death rays - no results. Some random architect: accidentally builds a death ray. Twice.
@silentlyjudgingyou
19 күн бұрын
I guess the problem is militaries like being able to aim
@heroic_antagonist759
18 күн бұрын
@@silentlyjudgingyoubut that's so boring!
@ideadlift20kg83
19 күн бұрын
"You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe, when it knocked down our buildings, it didn't replace them with anything more offensive than rubble." - Prince Charles.
@ddunfuh9239
19 күн бұрын
Mabye they could come back and add a few billion pounds of city improvements
@ceu160193
19 күн бұрын
@@ddunfuh9239 They could do it American way and leave just nice flat area + some radiation.
@6yjjk
19 күн бұрын
@@ceu160193 Look at all that parking!
@rebelgaming1.5.14
19 күн бұрын
@@ceu160193In some cities it'd probably be an improvement.
@comettamer
19 күн бұрын
@@6yjjk They nuked paradise and put up a...well, a radioactive parking lot.
@ligmasack9038
19 күн бұрын
I bet the Architect hated the Building where his "Death-Ray" just so happened to focus.
@coyote16able
19 күн бұрын
actually wasn't his first Death ray building I think he has one in Vegas.
@arifhossain9751
19 күн бұрын
Bro is exclusively hired by supervillains.
@Isurusish
19 күн бұрын
🤣 his ex wife probably works where it's aimed
@Irobert1115HD
19 күн бұрын
@@coyote16able correct. the same guy designed the vdara hotel in las vegas. the death ray of that hotel is focused on its pool area.
@anthonydefreitas6006
19 күн бұрын
Architects are never wrong, they shift the blame on to the client "they should have checked the plans"
@brunomunoz2089
19 күн бұрын
Fellow uruguayan here! Can confirm that vignolli is a big meme here. Every time we heard from him in the news was for something he fuked up somewhere. He even had a big (and polemic) project here, installing two blocks of concrete that looks like a jenga in a small town near the sea side. Even his death was a big joke in uruguay because he couldn't keep ruining buildings
@Titan604
19 күн бұрын
Missed out my favourite nickname - Walkie Scorchie !
@sebastianthomsen2225
19 күн бұрын
😆😊👍
@michaelbuckers
19 күн бұрын
Oi mate you do have a loicense for that pun?
@leonb2637
19 күн бұрын
Some called it 'The microphone' like those used in the 1950's-1970's.
@NikeaTiber
19 күн бұрын
I'm sorry you felt compelled to go into London for this one. I'm glad you made it back safe.
@ferretyluv
5 күн бұрын
He lives in South London.
@OutsideTheTargetDemographic
17 күн бұрын
"Fryscraper" is maybe the most British insult that could be made at this thing, and it gets me every time you say it. 😂
@Alaryicjude
19 күн бұрын
It's almost like that architect didn't play with mirrors and the sun as a kid. 😂
@thing_under_the_stairs
19 күн бұрын
Or he did too much?🤔
@Alaryicjude
13 күн бұрын
@@thing_under_the_stairs, lolol! Devious! 😝
@dickottel
12 күн бұрын
I didn't 😜 do you burn something during that play?
@brianhull2407
18 күн бұрын
You know what? Kudos to the company for immediately admitting fault and ponying up to those harmed as a result. No trying to evade responsibility on their part whatsoever.
@user-td4gh6kj2z
19 күн бұрын
John I just wanna say thanks for holding to a consistent format at a time when people are always trying to be more entertaining and ending up losing the informative aspect of their channel. These incidents and events are always a great watch because they contain so much information without the fluff.
@ferretyluv
5 күн бұрын
They have to change because of the algorithm.
@GBOAC
19 күн бұрын
9:00 as per the explanation that follows this statement, it has nothing to do with a magnifying glass, but instead being a parabolic mirror. Both are ways to concentrate solar energy, but they work in different ways.
@TXnine7nine
19 күн бұрын
8:04 Only £900 to fix the damage caused to a Jaguar by a death ray? Such a bargain!
@thing_under_the_stairs
19 күн бұрын
Congrats on not being melted by a death ray! Some days this summer that's felt like a major accomplishment.
@CoryRwtfyt
19 күн бұрын
Sounds like something Doofenshmirtz or Dr. Evil would build.
@arifhossain9751
19 күн бұрын
THE HEAT-RAY-INATOR-INATOR!
@BrilliantDesignOnline
19 күн бұрын
@@arifhossain9751 🙂
@moosemaimer
19 күн бұрын
Are the neighbors... ill-tempered?
@BrilliantDesignOnline
19 күн бұрын
@@arifhossain9751 🙂 AND FU YT for deleting my comment
I refuse to believe this was a design accident, it is too perfect of an oopsie.
@thing_under_the_stairs
19 күн бұрын
Plus the architect had done this before in Vegas? You know he was that kid who fried ants with a magnifying glass.
@paulbarnett227
19 күн бұрын
It had mitigations in the original design that were later removed to cut costs.
@JeffBilkins
19 күн бұрын
@@paulbarnett227 That could've been the sneaky plan
@TinkSalsa
19 күн бұрын
i was like "90 degrees isn't that hot, what's the big deal?" then heard centrigrade and realized it might be. 194 F??
@Gaaaaaame
5 күн бұрын
Roasty toasty
@armorer94
19 күн бұрын
The Disney concert hall in SanFran had the same problem. They ended up sandblasting it to make it duller.
@jimtaylor294
19 күн бұрын
...in more ways than one 😂
@avsystem3142
19 күн бұрын
The Walt Disney Concert Hall is in LA. The same county as Disneyland.
@armorer94
12 күн бұрын
@@avsystem3142 I stand corrected. I got it mixed up with the Disney family museum.
@TechOne7671
19 күн бұрын
Not all that bad, it didn’t collapse and kill everyone 😂. A much better problem to deal with than cracks and failing joints. All the best John.
@arifhossain9751
19 күн бұрын
You could get a WICKED sunburn standing under that thing A fate worse than death for some residents of that area
@jimtaylor294
19 күн бұрын
That, and for ages it was alleged to have roasted live Pigeons 😂
@thing_under_the_stairs
19 күн бұрын
@@jimtaylor294 Think of the smell!😂
@casbyness
19 күн бұрын
"It didn't collapse and kill everyone...so far." - Homer Simpson
@TechOne7671
19 күн бұрын
@@casbyness as of time of writing😂😂😂
@twocvbloke
19 күн бұрын
Designer versus engineer, the latter being overruled because the designer had more power over the building's construction apparently, and I'd definitely add "Ignored warning signs" to the bingo card given that it had happened before with the same designer, with curved glass turning into what essentially is a satellite dish for the sun making for a big burny thing that could have set fire to some probably very expensive bits of that there london place, and they don't like great fires there... :P
@nlwilson4892
19 күн бұрын
There needs to be a "ignored the laws of physics" square on the bingo card.
@fontheking5
19 күн бұрын
It also had another good nickname : The walkie scorchie :) A bit suprised it wasen`t mentioned in the video :)
@PlainlyDifficult
19 күн бұрын
Great point!
@Twelveinchpianist
19 күн бұрын
Gotta add something...the song at the end, coupled with that 1950s looking vid of a couple kids looking out the window of a tram. Those went together soooooo well dude. It was an absolute.... 🤌
@PlainlyDifficult
19 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@SA-bc6jw
19 күн бұрын
It is indeed perfect. The clip is the Monorail built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair "The Century 21 Exposition" celebrating a vision of the future.The "Space Age" Space Needle is seen in the background.
@peterharper3861
19 күн бұрын
Weirdly it reminded me hugely of this "unofficial" video of Tycho from 10 years ago. I guess "retrofuture" would be an appropriate name! It uses the same World's Fair footage, but with a huge amount more. kzitem.info/news/bejne/1WmEm3eppIVil6A
@nerdmusc1e
16 күн бұрын
@@PlainlyDifficult Would you be interested in covering the PH&E Humboldt nuclear power plant events perchance?
@Mrs.Silversmith
19 күн бұрын
For the Americans 90C is 194F.
@margaretthatcher6828
19 күн бұрын
Thank you...
@traildoggy
19 күн бұрын
I know 0 is freezing and 100 is boiling. The further away from either of those the more I feel lost in a no man's land of unknown weather conditions...
@reachandler3655
19 күн бұрын
@traildoggy If it's any consolation, that's how we Brits feel with Fahrenheit.
@WhiteWolf-lm7gj
19 күн бұрын
Hot damn
@WhiteWolf-lm7gj
19 күн бұрын
@@reachandler3655 🤝
@tocsa120ls
19 күн бұрын
Frank Gehry had this problem with the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
@vanessaa7602
19 күн бұрын
Living in LA, I'm still shocked that building did not achieve max supervillain powers.
@jacekatalakis8316
19 күн бұрын
Well if we are doing lethal buildings, I'll point to Leeds and specifically Bridgewater Place, Because while a death ray is warm and worrying, a wind tunnel building is less comedic, more terrifying, but on the comedic end of the scale, the Walt disney Concert Hall in LA was doing this on a bigger scale some ten years ago, uh, whoops... Oh and this is hilarious in a darkly comedic. Wasn't there a controversy over London's sight lines as well or am I thinking of a different building? Also wow,the owners fessed up and took responsibility as well, I didn't expect that one... EDIT: Well this is more common than you may think about focusing heat into one spot
@TDurden527
12 күн бұрын
Ya surprise on the owners fessing up. In the good old USA, people with a lot of money can get away with almost anything, especially when they are a large corporations. Corporations in the USA shield murderers a lot.
@phils4634
19 күн бұрын
I miss Maplin too. I'm ancient enough to remember when they were a mail-order only business, and were a really great source of PCBs for the projects featured in Practical Wireless, Everyday Electronics, etc.
@eaglescout1984
19 күн бұрын
This also happened in Los Angeles when they built the Disney Music Hall, although a much smaller scale with the building being smaller and the curves being tighter and closer to the ground. But, it was polished aluminum, so although the "death ray" was smaller, it was more intense.
@avsystem3142
19 күн бұрын
That building was clad in titanium panels.
@tessiepinkman
19 күн бұрын
This is one of my all-time favourite "random facts" to throw out when the room gets quiet and I, inevitably, panic. Loved this video! :D
@qdaniele97
19 күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure the maximum temperatures in some places could've reached away more than 90°C: The most used plastic in cars is ABS and it starts to melt only above 200°C. And even admitting it would maybe only need to soften without fully melting for that side mirror to fall off, that would still be likely at least 140-150°C or so🔥
@palmspringsmarythomson6354
19 күн бұрын
YES! THE VDARA DEATH RAY!!! I was just going to add that but you got it! I can't believe this was the same guy. We called that casino the Death Star after the melts started -- pool furniture, SHOES (flip flops) melted literally onto the pool decks, people getting weird sunburns too.
@johndemeritt3460
19 күн бұрын
Archimedes' Heat Ray . . . I KNEW this story rang a bell!
@BHuang92
19 күн бұрын
When will eveybody learn about reflective curved panels and thermodynamics!?
@eduardoaguilar1550
11 күн бұрын
Ikr? And now some arab prince wants a gigantic mirror in the middle of the desert and put a city inside of it.
@Shiestey
19 күн бұрын
Feels strange watching a plainly difficult video where nobody dies
@PlainlyDifficult
19 күн бұрын
Enjoy the non deathyness!!
@Tatjana-_-
19 күн бұрын
Thank you algoritme for giving me a fresh vid for my breakfast
@Digitalsurfer265
19 күн бұрын
I swear almost everything designed in the 2000s was weird. Buildings, cars, clothing…
@jokuvaan5175
19 күн бұрын
And my sister
@anteshell
19 күн бұрын
@@jokuvaan5175 I don't think this is the right place to be talking about your weird relationship with your sister.
@matsv201
19 күн бұрын
That is pretty typicall for every tale and of every golden age. The 90s was the golden age in europe, not only for fall of the wall but also due to internet and a cultural dominance that time
@nix1059
19 күн бұрын
The millennial generation lol
@NinoJoel
19 күн бұрын
@@matsv201nah the 80s where the golden age here in Europe. The 90s where the start of the downfall
@EChan-eu2co
19 күн бұрын
Concave like a lens? That was what I thought of when I heard of it.😂
@PaulinesPastimes
19 күн бұрын
I have never liked the look of this building. It looks like it about to fall over. Such and ungainly looking thing and almost deadly too! That's quite an achievement 😄
@Cryodrake
19 күн бұрын
Omg ive seen this building, its amazing you can mess up that badly to accidentally make a heat ray. XD
@100SteveB
19 күн бұрын
That building, along with the 'gherkin' make the city skyline look ridiculous.
@PlainlyDifficult
19 күн бұрын
I know it does look silly!!
@applejuice5272
19 күн бұрын
@@PlainlyDifficult ...and along with The Shard, it does make it unmistakable!
@allisonb8912
19 күн бұрын
I actually like the gherkin, I think it's kind of iconic now. The shard is pretty bad though.
@mbvoelker8448
18 күн бұрын
I swear there's some secret society awarding architects with bonuses for sheer weirdness. They can't seem to do anything simple, graceful, functional, and practical. It all has to look strange.
@marksc111
18 күн бұрын
All three buildings are gross. The gherkin is also known as 'The Dildo'. The shard is uninteresting and the walkie talkie looks like it's meeeeeelting
@justsayen2024
19 күн бұрын
It kind of reminds me of electric shaver.
@JustBasicGuy
19 күн бұрын
It is kind of like a shaver, just more permanent like laser hair removal.
@wolf2965
13 күн бұрын
That name was already taken by Strata SE1 on the other side of the river, also constructed during the roughly the same time frame.
@WeldinMike27
19 күн бұрын
That architect must have had some serious BALLS to design a second deathray shaped building.
@jimtalbott9535
19 күн бұрын
10:35 - for Vegas, however, stuff just melts no matter what. People are used to being melted.
@eddiehimself
19 күн бұрын
There was also a building in Leeds that ended up creating a really bad wind tunnel effect on the street underneath.
@jaybee4118
19 күн бұрын
It’s really common tbh. I remember a story about the Flat Iron building in New York, though it was told as a cute story, it’s a bit icky really. Men would congregate near it when it was built because the wind tunnel it created would lift even the heaviest ladies skirts so the men could get a glimpse of their ankles. That was quite sexually exciting for them (but, wrongfully, shameful for the women and the blame was still put on them of course).
@aaax9410
19 күн бұрын
The globil warming excuse lol
@Ragetiger1
19 күн бұрын
I can see it somewhat, some areas have been use to the smog/fog/overcast all the time. Even in my part of the world, LA and SF are starting to complain about the glass skyscapers being "too hot". Less smog means more sunlight and those structures love to absorb all the sun delicious rays and focus them around.
@charaznable8072
19 күн бұрын
Looks like one of those mini portable fans lol.
@foowashere
19 күн бұрын
Lovely shout-out to Joolz guides there. ❤ Thanks for making and sharing!
@DoggosAndJiuJitsu
19 күн бұрын
Fun fact: Nike WHQ in Beaverton, OR has the same issue along Walker Rd.
@p4ngolin
19 күн бұрын
I remember people calling it the walkie scorchie too. I wasn'T far at the time it happened, I checked the hot area. Low key proud to have witnessed it
@MaoRatto
14 күн бұрын
The architect should have been sued heavily as building such things should not be at the expense at of their neighbors.
@efnissien
19 күн бұрын
Interestingly John, there's a series of preserved 'sightlines' across London, (actually called 'London protected views') where it is prohibited to build buildings that obstruct the line of sight between certain areas. There are two sites- St. Paul's Cathedral, there are protected views of it from Henry VIII's mound in Richmond park, Greenwich Park, Primrose hill, Alexandra palace and several other vantage points. While the other is the Palace of Westminster which is visible from Primrose hill and Parliament hill.
@AntonyStrus
19 күн бұрын
Since you are a musician yourself, you may appreciate this. I went to that exact branch of Maplin in 2008 or 09 to buy a phono cable for my band's live set that evening. Maplin was the best and most reliable for audio cable of all kinds, and I also miss it!
@PlainlyDifficult
18 күн бұрын
It was great! The table top mic stand I use for voice overs on this channel was a maplins jobby!!
@alanaldpal950
19 күн бұрын
I would say that the topic for this video was……. BRILLIANT
@18robsmith
19 күн бұрын
I lived in London from the 1950s through into the 1980s, and we had some long periods of hot days and sunny days (the summers of 1959 and 1976 come to mind). I guess the architect visits in mid November when the sun rarely makes an appearance for more than a few micro seconds a week.
@beniciodeltoro4956
19 күн бұрын
Kudos to the building owner for being so honest and responsible
@lotusasche4183
19 күн бұрын
I heard about this one years ago on history channel, Engineering Disasters. Lots of great engineering fails.
@AJ_the_Dragon
19 күн бұрын
‘I miss maplin’ same….
@jamesmercer3693
19 күн бұрын
❤Throw some solar panels on it and call it a day😂😂😂 As always well presented😊
@dimmenmakker7038
19 күн бұрын
'Fry scraper' was all I needed to read 😂 I really like watching your content! Greetings from a currently wet and windy Antwerp 😁
@rvdb7363
19 күн бұрын
Well given the average weather in the UK is it really so surprising that they didn't think to take the sun into account?
@jimtaylor294
19 күн бұрын
Given it has been known in the past (for example in 1975) for UK sunshine to (on its own) melt road tarmac... the architect was just lazy in his research 😂
@data_abort
18 күн бұрын
Apparently they freak out if it's 90 degrees.
@rvdb7363
18 күн бұрын
@@data_abort Are you American? 90 decrees Celsius is 194 degrees Fahrenheit. That's quite uncomfortably warm.
@jimtaylor294
18 күн бұрын
@@data_abort 90°C is 27°C more than fast food joints legally require to cook their food 😆
@JimmyJames10-k7v
18 күн бұрын
yes
@ash9803
14 күн бұрын
Just saying I love your channel mate. No messing around and straight into the story without an irrelevant 10 minute history lesson like some of the others. Breath of fresh air.
@S-T-E-V-E
19 күн бұрын
Imagine if they'd built it in somewhere like Arizona or Dubai? It would have been lethal!
@AltoidJTP
19 күн бұрын
Same guy made a building in Vegas that melted pool furniture. Maybe he thought the sun worked differently in London?
@MervynPartin
19 күн бұрын
Nice touch at 7:47- "I miss> maplin". So do I 😞
@nicmaz37
19 күн бұрын
The Walt Disney Concert Hall has the same issue but with stainless steel panels
@avsystem3142
19 күн бұрын
The offending cladding on that building was titanium.
@linnylinehan1841
19 күн бұрын
If the phrase you were struggling with was "brise soleil", it's pronounced "Breeze so-lay" and it's French for "sun breaker". Hope this helps!
@martentrudeau6948
19 күн бұрын
IMO, Prince Charles was right, I have always thought this was an ugly building. A lot of modern architecture doesn't have the craftsmanship, beauty and harmony that lifts our spirits and inspires we the common people.
@mbvoelker8448
18 күн бұрын
It's like they get bonuses for weirdness.
@jonwhite191
19 күн бұрын
The wind tunnel issue has been fatal before! I lived in Bridgewater place in Leeds, which is famous for having killed a man by channeling wind onto a passing lorry, tipping it and crushing him! The engineering solutions have been interesting, the glass shields break almost weekly still to this day!
@Konghammer1
19 күн бұрын
I don't know what's worse, them building basically a death beam in the middle of a city, or my highschool dropout brain knowing it was coming when their super high class and expensive education seemingly didn't prepare them for the how the basic functions of light and heat work...
@SteveBueche1027
19 күн бұрын
Looks like a Gear Shifter knob.
@CruiserZone
19 күн бұрын
This building always reminds me of a slightly dated looking giant PC tower
@tin2001
19 күн бұрын
I've always assumed that's where the guy got the idea from. Gateway and HP had some funky cases back in the early 2000s, so it's not even like it had to be a "gaming" PC to have a weird case.
@tygenco
18 күн бұрын
I'm delighted to see older footage of the Space Needle and the monorail in Seattle at the end! The monorail still operates daily and is a quick way to get from Westlake Center to Seattle Center if one is on foot. The skyline is rather more full these days but it's still a neat way to see some things while headed to or from the Space Needle.
@DitherPlus
19 күн бұрын
Awful looking skyscraper is awful, but also melting things, neat!
@GalootWrangler
19 күн бұрын
“On the one hand, she’s not good-looking. On the other, she has a dreadful personality.”
@stinks7065
10 күн бұрын
Excellent videos as always, and can I just say that I really appreciate you crediting the photos you use in your videos. A very classy touch and something I wish more people would do!
@wrongfootmcgee
19 күн бұрын
1:25 A deaf ray?
@imxploring
19 күн бұрын
Only if it melts your ears off!
@darthderp8066
19 күн бұрын
1:22 😂
@airspeed_alive
18 күн бұрын
Pardon?
@youcanonlypretend
8 күн бұрын
If anyone is familar with the Toothpick building bordering Central Park in NYC, this guy also designed it. He really made some of the most hated buildings in the world!
@cherryssoup
19 күн бұрын
The fact that the architect did this not once, but *twice* makes me think he had some… ulterior motives
@PlainlyDifficult
19 күн бұрын
Some very melty ones
@roxyamused
16 күн бұрын
Seattle's World's Fair! My mom and dad both went to that World's Fair as kids. Western Washington is where my heart is. Part of me wishes I never moved to Oregon. I guess Portland isn't that far but I miss the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. Whenever I see my home state I get so gushy. Great video. Love the death ray. I guess some sun farms do that too. Birds fry in the sky.
@BH-rx3ue
19 күн бұрын
stupid modern architects. hate modern buildings. WE MUST RETURN TO THE DAYS OF GLORY
@reddragonpress
19 күн бұрын
"the walkie talkie building looms over" such ominous words 😱
@cmc2550
19 күн бұрын
Cooking an egg is nothing! Wait till they turn it on! Right now the building is in standby mode. You guys don't know but this is for Zombie Apocalypse defense
@nickmaclachlan5178
19 күн бұрын
Can't believe that not one person looked at the plans, put 2 & 2 together and asked what direction the building was going to face? It truly shows how much ridiculous regard people in the business show to architects. A classic case of the Emperor's new clothes. Anyone lower in the construction food chain knows exactly what Architects will try to get away with and re-designs are always necessary. My Dad was a Civil Engineer/Contracts Manager on large construction projects and he hated Architects with an absolute vehement passion........ with good cause.
@karachaffee3343
19 күн бұрын
Architects work overtime to make their building look stupid. Sometimes an architect really lucks out and the building can also act stupid.
@tokencivilian8507
19 күн бұрын
Nice clips of vintage Seattle there at the end, especially when they still had the amusement park at the Seattle Center (62 Worlds Fair location). Memories of riding the bubbleator and endless visits to the Science Center in the 70's.
@detritiv0re144
19 күн бұрын
Toasty!
@arron-92
19 күн бұрын
Congratulations for the 1 million subs 🎉
@The-Ent1ty
19 күн бұрын
5 views, 2 comments in 1 minute? Hemakinganameforhimeself
@sergiom9958
19 күн бұрын
OooooH the old trust worthy excuse of Global Warming...
@robderiche
14 күн бұрын
I’m a carpenter and once had to replace vinyl siding that had been melted by sunlight reflected off neighbor’s old distorted windows. Went with cement-board. Did the job when it was cool out but even then I could feel the reflected solar heat on my back.
@jsnsk101
19 күн бұрын
iconic skyline? does that mean ugly, because all those buildings are eyesores
@sheldonbarfield90
Күн бұрын
OH GOD! I worked on a roof next to a glass building. It doubled how awful the sun was until the sun went down.
@eddjaytay11
19 күн бұрын
Love your work keep it up !
@PlainlyDifficult
19 күн бұрын
Thank you
@bobpieczarka4357
19 күн бұрын
Always enjoyed the engineering disaster of this building and story. Thank you for covering it.
@MyKingdomforAdRevenue
14 күн бұрын
Congratulations professional architect, you built a building that looks like a combo between a giant bluetooth speaker and a trash can that doubles as an energy weapon
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