Atomic Frontier | Can you blow down a skyscraper? @AtomicFrontier | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
I head to New York City with a leaf blower to find out what keeps buildings from swaying in the wind and to take a look at one building that didn't quite get the calculation right.
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This video was brought to you by an unhealthy amount of coffee and our awesome Patrons at patreon.com/atomicfrontier.
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Hi, I'm James. I explore the world looking for interesting engineering stories which explore complex issues in interesting ways. I hold a First-Class Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Australia and am currently studying a Masters of Space Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
My website is atomicfrontieronline.com, I occasionally tweet from twitter.com/AtomicFrontiers, and you can join the Atomic Frontier Discord server to talk about cool engineering stuff at discord.gg/4QZc3jYdTR. You can help support my work and see some cool behind-the-scenes content at patreon.com/atomicfrontier.
I head to New York City with a leaf blower to find out what keeps buildings from swaying in the wind and to take a look at one building that didn't quite get the calculation right.
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This video was brought to you by an unhealthy amount of coffee and our awesome Patrons at patreon.com/atomicfrontier.
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Hi, I'm James. I explore the world looking for interesting engineering stories which explore complex issues in interesting ways. I hold a First-Class Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Australia and am currently studying a Masters of Space Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
My website is atomicfrontieronline.com, I occasionally tweet from twitter.com/AtomicFrontiers, and you can join the Atomic Frontier Discord server to talk about cool engineering stuff at discord.gg/4QZc3jYdTR. You can help support my work and see some cool behind-the-scenes content at patreon.com/atomicfrontier.
