It is well known that sand and gravel are some of Minecraft's only blocks to be affected by gravity. But the humble scaffolding block has a much more interesting behaviour that is similar to cantilever structures in the real world. Using structural engineering and analysis, we can see how surprisingly realistic the scaffolding block is.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro to scaffolding
00:45 Cantilever vs Simply Supported
02:05 Structural Analysis
04:58 Deflection
06:30 How can we improve scaffolding?
Music: "Dog" by C418 from Minecraft Volume Alpha