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"Architects have an arsenal of tricks to reduce movement..." Civil and structural engineers: *am I a joke to you*

Skyscrapers design = confuse the winds Vox aspect ratio = confuse the viewers

When you're so smart you even confuse the wind

can the wind damage your portrait format video too?

*Vertical video: **_exists_* *KZfaq Community: **_enraged noises_*

Architects are engineers worst nightmare. Architect: "yeah I was thinking of this..." Engineer "oh, er...yeah? Maybe? Kinda, ish. *Migraine intensifies*

This comment section: 50% "it's engineers not architects" 50% "why vertical aspect ratio" 1% other comments 0.01% people that can't math

Not a fan of vertical videos but this is the type of video from Vox that I love.

Why not mention those holes are actually for the dragons to pass through.... ?

"Architects have an arsenal of tricks to reduce movement." Engineneers: "Listen here you little punk!"

Next time could you make a video about how Dubai buildings have a complex system of pumping water throughout the building to keep it from melting, that would be pretty interesting.

So many comments moaning about it being a vertical video. Pretty sure it was done on purpose as it's about vertical buildings.

Now please do a video on why people dislike portrait recordings

Oh my god, sweet, a professional video that actually features Structural Engineering! (anddd...Architects get all the credit)...actually seems about right for the real world. Good job Vox.

It's spelled Willis but pronounced "Sears"

As a Civil Engineering student I have to ask... Architects? You give the credit for these solutions to the architects?

I'm not watching on a god damn iPhone. Landscape videos, please.

I actually enjoyed the aspect ratio of this one. It was clever, given the subject matter. I'm surprised at how pissed off people are about it. 🤷‍♂️

0:23 one of the greatest statements ever stated “Confuse the wind”

I think the intern was suppose to upload this to Facebook.

Something's wrong with the video, guys. Looks like a vertical phone nightmare. It's very distracting.

The vertical was fine, really.

I mean I don't even live in Chicago, never been, but it still hurts to hear the Sears Tower being called the Willis Tower

Architects, seriously? Reduction of resonance and vortex shedding in buildings is a specialist area of engineering under computational fluid dynamics and structural dynamics. Get your facts straight

Please don't make videos in this vertical format

Why are 3/4 of the comments complaining about the video being vertical CAN YOU APPRECIATE THE FREAKING VIDEO

There's nothing inherently wrong with vertical videos, but they are incredibly inconvenient on KZfaq (even on mobile). Props for trying a new thing, and it may be worth it if you reformat videos for Facebook/Instagram, but KZfaq is still the land of landscape.

Vox, I love your videos, so it physically hurts me what you've done with the aspect ratio on this one. Had it made some kind of visual cohesion with the subject matter, maybe I would be okay with it, but considering the weird portrait-mode adds nothing to the video, this was a terrible idea. Please don't do it ever again. Thank you.

It's a video about really narrow tall things, the portrait ratio makes perfect sense.

Others: Never do this again iPad users: *Evil Laughs*

Making this a vertical video was actually really smart

This video is in portrait. I don't know how I feel about this...

Clever use of aspect ratio to tie in with your video content

I would just like to praise Vox editors/animators/artists for the incredible work they're doing. The videos are truly stunning.

once again Vox teaching me about things I didn't even realize I wanted to know! Keep the interesting videos coming!

For those complaining about the portrait format, it was certainly intentional, because of the vertical aspect of skyscrapers ;)

Video was amazing. Portrait format was not.

Insert complaint about aspects ration here ->

Other people : never do this again Apple users : *laughs in hidden*

Just two corrections: engineers design how a building goes together while architects design how a building looks. It's the Sears tower not the Willis tower.

Not only is this a vertical video, it's a weird one. It's not 9:16 or even 3:4, it's about 1.3 times taller than wide (i.e. even more square than 3:4).

Thank you for the vertical video. No sarcasm. An actual thank you. I love it

I actually liked the vertical format, helped to fully appreciate the skyscrapers.

When you a civil engineer and see the maths behind these structural design specially damping with wind loads and seismic loads hahaha

I am confuse with the aspect ratio of this vid

Are people seriously complaining about the ratio of the video? I liked the idea a lot, since we are talking about skyscrapers. Please, Vox, continue innovating. Thank you.

The vertical aspect ratio looks terrible on a 21:9 ultrawide

don't make vertical videos, please . KZfaq is not Instagram or TikTok or Snapchat. Everything has its own space.

I actually think it’s cool and fits into the topic to make a vertical video! All the graphic explanation was shown more clearly in this direction. Lastly, it was a fresh watching experience via a phone. I like it!

Yess!! More vertical videos please! Cant believe this isn’t done more often 😄

I really like the vertical viewing mode for mobile👌🏻👌🏻

Just imagine if your entire apartment just started swaying to the side like a carnival ride...

Engineer here - Stop giving architects the credit for these designs. They make things look pretty while the engineers make it happen.

I love you guys, I get why the vertical but please, let this be the only one

As an engineering student, this pleases me greatly.

You obviously are not from Chicago. It's still the Sears Tower and it will always be the Sears Tower.

Vox made it on a vertical format to match the video's theme about skyscrapers *mindblown*

ONE OF THE FEW TIMES VERTICAL VIDEO MADE SENSE. THAT SEQUENCE OF SHOTS OF THE SHARD WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND COMPOSED WITH LESS WASTED NEGATIVE SPACE DUE TO THE ASPECT RATIO. THIS WAS GOOD. THANKS.

Aerodynamicist here. The spiral shape isn't about redirecting the airflow up or down. It's about preventing the vortex formation from having the same frequency along the length of the tower. It prevents the vortices along the height of the tower from working together to shake it. Instead they end working against each other, which reduces the structural loading. This is why the Burj Khalifa is brilliant, it uses all of the techniques mentioned, from tapering, to terraces that form a spiral pattern to reduce the effect of wind in the tower.

The video was great. Except for the vertical format. That's why disliked it: just as a deterrent.

The Taipei 101’s steel ball is also there to counteract earthquakes.

I've heard many people like him who always give credit to "only" architects rather than the whole team for the design of the structure

Engineers are gods gift to this earth

I loved the vertical aspect ratio on this video. Really brings focus to the verticality of the architecture.

The ratio is perfect. Good thing I watch KZfaq on my phone a lot lol.

don't see this kind of vertical video format often but i like it

This format is awesome. Btw people, over 60% of all content on KZfaq is consumed on a mobile device. Don't be offended by an aspect ratio.

From civil engineer perspective, it hurts saying that the architectural engineers are the ones who are responsible for these techniques. Seismic and structural engineers have spend a lot of time and research to develop such techniques. Otherwise it is very good video.

People are so afraid of change !! I love the new ratios.😇😇😇

I was confused by the format for a moment, but then I realized it’s brilliance.

The vertical video serves a purpose and contours the skyscrapers really well. I, for one, enjoyed it.

Thank you structural engineers for all the hard work that goes into designing these buildings.

I loved the portrait mode. Anyone you see complaining are just brainwashed and hardset on landscape mode. I loved it, since it gave the building more length and structure and maximized the screen usage. Imagine looking at a tall building but u only see 1/3 of it cuz u got landscape mode on.

I have to design a skyscraper for my arch design class so this was very informative. Here's a summary for people who'd like a tl:dr Skyscrapers have to go against the wind. These methods help: 1. Tapering (the skyscraper gets more skinny as it ascends higher in the sky like the shard - No hard edges since they aren't good on wind, so you'll often see skyscrapers with round corners - Small cut out in the corners - Sawtooth corners like Taipei 101 - Reduces movement by 25 percent 2. Openings - Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia - Shanghai World Financial Center - 432 Park Avenue in NY has several double-floor cutouts that allow wind to pass through 3. Twisting - Redirects wind - educes swaying forces on the structure - Shanghai tower - Reduced wind load by 24% - Saved 58 million 4. Damper - Slosh tanks, water sloshes back and forth and its weight displacement helps keep the building from swaying - Massive weights… hidden - Chifley tower - Taipei 101 has it open "Damper Baby" - Steel ball is also there to counteract earthquakes "As people move out of rural areas to more urban ones, skyscrapers will keep getting taller and skinnier."

One of the best vertical videos I ve ever watched

What's with not having 16:9

The heck is the Willis Tower? Oh, the Sears Tower.

I love the pace of Vox videos. I also didn’t know that’s why they did that, you learn something new every day!

So you confuse the wind while also get the amazing design to give the building an iconic look.

Wind: *confused* hurts itself in its confusion

I will never call it anything but Sears Tower, take your Willis and shove it!

Everyone gangsta until wind stop getting confused

As A Structural Engineer I confirm the video is Correct. Tuned mass dampers are also extremely effective against Seismic Laod.

*Vertical video‽ Just no !!*

How about the 310 metres *pixelated* tower in Bangkok? That design is interesting...

Didn't expect to see a building from my small city in Sweden in a Vox video. Turning Torso!

honestly watched the whole video without noticing the aspect ratio. Y'all are wildin

*confused confusion intensifies*

Architects? Did you mean Civil Engineers?

So many people complaining about vertical aspect ratio but I honestly didn't even notice it until I scrolled down into the comments

Thanks for the vertical video & looks nice with the new full screen gesture

Not a huge fan of the portrait video. Interesting stuff, though.

"keep building to the sky" uhhh what happens when a tornado or thunderstorm comes in the *literal sky*?

Skyscraper: I got a weird design. Wind: _Am I a joke to you?_

Can we not criticize the portrait format and just talk about how good the video was?

Please never use this format ever again. We're on KZfaq not Instagram TV. This place should have quality.

I think they made it vertical to match the theme of skyscrapers Or they just wanted to piss us off

Love the vertical format! It was a surprise, which was lovely! And it fits the video topic perfectly. Plus, I was looking for Vox design videos to watch while I was eating, because I like to listen to less visual videos while I’m doing something, and I like to take the time watch more visual videos when I have the opportunity to pay more attention to my screen (like when I’m eating breakfast). So this satisfied that perfectly!

for a change - im watching this on a phone and i love the format!