No one has ever seen the world's tallest tower collapse... until now

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  • @popiszo9367
    @popiszo9367 ปีที่แล้ว +1944

    Wake up. The antenna was not part of the Soviet Union's radio communications. He was in Poland. It was a Polish radio station, not a Soviet one. The antenna was not located in Warsaw, but in Konstantynów.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +730

      I apologise for mistakenly labelling it as a Soviet radio mast, for some reason I thought Poland was part of the Soviet Union... geography is not my strong suit. I will do more research next time.

    • @marcelsmith5176
      @marcelsmith5176 ปีที่แล้ว +265

      ​@@Contraflex​​ No, no, we were a seperate country in the Eastern Block (economic/military ties with Russia back then) Thanks for the video. Cool that you're interested in old radio towers 😂😂 Ever thought of becoming a tower technician ? ;) (I think it's a cool thing to do for a living, climb these towers) Anyhow, best wishes to you 😊

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +211

      @@marcelsmith5176 I am far too scared of heights to ever climb one of these towers... I will stick to simulating them 🤣

    • @paul_ko
      @paul_ko 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

      Well Poland was still a Soviet satellite state??

    • @popiszo9367
      @popiszo9367 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      @@paul_ko Not in the union of Soviet republics

  • @kc4cvh
    @kc4cvh ปีที่แล้ว +595

    Thanks to the Warsaw Antenna, the 629-meter KTHI-TV tower in Blanchard, North Dakota has the distinction of twice being the tallest structure on Earth: from its 1963 erection until the Warsaw Antenna's completion in 1974, and then from the Warsaw Antenna's 1991 collapse until Burj Khalifa "topped off" in 2008. The Blanchard tower, now KVLY-DTV, still stands sixty years later.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Blanchard tower has an amazing legacy.

    • @joefish6091
      @joefish6091 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@Contraflex Theres a wonderful TV episode on Big Machines, with a HD cameraman going to the top during an antenna replacement. Got a twinge of vertigo just watching it on 720P.
      I see theres a nine minute piece on TowerandTurbine channel on UTube.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@joefish6091 Thanks for sharing the antenna replacement video. What an incredible logistics operation. Those workers definitely earn their pay!

    • @cathiwim
      @cathiwim 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was made/ constructed correctly- a model of Polish construction- isn’t that an oxymoron?

    • @familiapetryles1461
      @familiapetryles1461 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What do yo really know about polish constructions?

  • @dannydetonator
    @dannydetonator ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Underrated content. Nearly forgot Poland had the world's tallest structure before it collapsed. What physics SIM did you use for this?

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Thanks for the feedback, this was made using Blender and the "Bullet Constraints Builder" add-on. There is a great tutorial on how to use it by TH-camr "EarthquakeSim".

    • @mrpigeonalt4371
      @mrpigeonalt4371 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@Contraflex for a more advanced simulation you could try using LS-DYNA

    • @S-396-Shark
      @S-396-Shark 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Contraflexholy crap :0 I was joking in my head saying "pushing the limit of blender by recreating the collapse of this tower" didnt suspect for it to be actually simulated in blender!

  • @mooqer
    @mooqer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +300

    imagine being the person that repairs the lightbulb of the Warsaw radio mast

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Balls of Stalinium

    • @tomsterbg8130
      @tomsterbg8130 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@teebob21 😂
      In Soviet Russia you don't change light bulbs, light bulbs change you

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      @@tomsterbg8130 This was in Poland, not Soviet Russia, Yakov.

    • @stargazer2504
      @stargazer2504 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Could you imagine if it was just a week before he climbed it to change the bulb?

    • @120420
      @120420 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would climb it to change a light bulb, only if they allow me to Base Jump off it.

  • @5Dale65
    @5Dale65 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    There are different stories about the collapse. I personally read of successfully replacing the main rope with two temporary ones, but then hours after workers left the area one of the temporary ropes slipped off of it's clamp, causing the disaster. This is why there were no killed or injuried, as everybody had left the site prior to the collapse. Also I heard that the signal wasn't getting it's way to the Antarctica, but it could have been received in the north and central Africa. The mast was never rebuilt, after years of waiting they finally replaced it with another one (actually an array of two "half-wave" masts) near the city of Solec Kujawski (/solets kooyavski/). You can still receive it at 225 kHz, AM band of course. It's not as powerful as the old one, but I believe it still covers most of Europe and maybe even larger area. Greetings from Poland.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Thank you for the information. I researched this video primarily from the English Wikipedia article, I imagine I would have missed a lot of Polish sources that have more information. Your account of the collapse definitely seems possible and would explain why no one was injured despite the scale of the collapse. I am glad to hear the replacement masts still have such impressive transmission capabilities.

    • @igorzherebiatev5751
      @igorzherebiatev5751 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      225 kHz? Long waves? I will try to catch up with it on my old radio. One more reason to restore it

    • @5Dale65
      @5Dale65 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@igorzherebiatev5751 Yes friend that's it. And by now, after the government changed in Poland, there soon will be no more right-wing propaganda in the public radio :)

    • @davidzaydullin
      @davidzaydullin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@5Dale65wow congratulations with government change

    • @Woodsie_Lord
      @Woodsie_Lord 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@5Dale65 they were never right wing

  • @vvti18
    @vvti18 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    Love the GTA5 pause music

    • @a.c.2219
      @a.c.2219 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      I came to the comments to mention exactly that lol.

    • @Sonny_B
      @Sonny_B 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@a.c.2219me too 😂

    • @cornilious4591
      @cornilious4591 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      same

    • @osadniczek140
      @osadniczek140 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      goes hard

    • @PowerTrain611
      @PowerTrain611 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you. I knew I had heard this music somewhere before, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

  • @rideshareog
    @rideshareog ปีที่แล้ว +1557

    The Burj Khalifa and the Warsaw Tower share something. No restrooms.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +268

      You are half correct, apparently the Burj Khalifa isn't connected to Dubai's sewerage network, so wastewater is removed by truck.

    • @rideshareog
      @rideshareog ปีที่แล้ว +97

      @@Contraflex There are emergency facilities but people employed there are expected not to use them while in the building. Ewww

    • @doofer80
      @doofer80 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

      @@Contraflexit was just recently finally connected to the sewerage system. Keep up the good work, it’d be cool to see a video about the upcoming Southbank by Beulah which will be Australia’s tallest building and have the tallest vertical garden in the world.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      @@doofer80 Thanks for the idea, I haven't heard of this building so I will definitely do some research on it

    • @RidinWithMyLocsOn
      @RidinWithMyLocsOn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So that is why rich Saudis bring white women there to be their personal porta potties...

  • @dapolcio3405
    @dapolcio3405 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    WHAT? It wasn't a part of soviet communication network. It was just radio mast for Poles living abroad. There were 10 mln Poles living abroad and Polish goverment wanted them to have abiblity to listen Polish radio. That's all - no soviets were involved in the project.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      You are definitely correct. Apologies for the mistake. I foolishly assumed it was Soviet related due to it's proximity to the USSR.

  • @captainminecraft631
    @captainminecraft631 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +143

    646m, the most extreme spot for skydiving. Too bad it’s now gone. :(

    • @brys555
      @brys555 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      It would not be a good idea to get near that antenna while the transmitter was on

    • @tomsterbg8130
      @tomsterbg8130 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brys555 How do you think people climb it and specifically design ladders?

    • @brys555
      @brys555 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@tomsterbg8130 It was turned off for maintenance. I wouldn't be for illegal skydiver. Legend says the EM field was so powerful people with amalgam tooth fillings living in nearby villages could hear the radio inside their heads.

    • @pl.sargento
      @pl.sargento หลายเดือนก่อน

      you would die from burning shortly after grabing construction.

    • @Silly-Con
      @Silly-Con 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@brys555 nah... just one megawatt, what could go wrong?

  • @szymex2222
    @szymex2222 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Finally someone did it... greetings From Poland!

  • @10ON10
    @10ON10 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    *You have just 63 subscribers?? You have great quality content, I am sure with content like this you channel will see some good growth in the time to come* 👍

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it!

    • @Sphinx8173
      @Sphinx8173 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not if his facts are incorrect

    • @Aisers
      @Aisers ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

    • @Perpendicular_buffalo
      @Perpendicular_buffalo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AisersOUT

    • @railworksamerica
      @railworksamerica 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bot account

  • @bargauze9599
    @bargauze9599 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    This video is unbelievably underrated

  • @CapeFearSurvival
    @CapeFearSurvival 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    I used to pass by the WECT Tower a lot as a child before it was demolished. It was 663 meters tall. I was always amazed by the thought of someone having to climb to the top to service the beacons.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for sharing, what a shame that it was demolished.

    • @Hetepi16
      @Hetepi16 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Contraflex We brought this on ourselves for not maintaining it properly

  • @chibinyra
    @chibinyra ปีที่แล้ว +25

    At least it (probably) fell within it's own footprint + guy wires.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes, the collapse appeared to be localised in a small radius near the base of the tower. If anyone was in the vicinity during the collapse, I'm sure they would have had sufficient time to run away from the base and avoid being struck.

  • @Pauly421
    @Pauly421 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This is a way better production than I was expecting from a small channel. Nice work and narration :)

    • @chlov
      @chlov 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Narration is ai generated

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for the feedback!

  • @hugoknight1
    @hugoknight1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Excellent presentation! I love these kind of computer simulated disaster recreations. Very well done. I feel lucky to be subscriber #310. You're channel will be in the 10's of thousands (and beyond) in no time if you keep this kind of production quality!

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for the feedback! I look forward to making more videos when I have the time.

  • @aclsalrfp
    @aclsalrfp ปีที่แล้ว +254

    The great pyramid held the title of tallest building far longer than the Empire building.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +66

      That's very true, perhaps I should have have clarified that I was talking about the modern era.

    • @Plab1402
      @Plab1402 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I think it's better to use "structure" as the great pyramid wasn't necessarily a building

    • @thefancydoge8668
      @thefancydoge8668 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​@Plab1402 the pyramid has an interior, so the blocks at the top is technically considered the roof putting the pyramid in the "building" category

    • @theonlycarpy
      @theonlycarpy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Plab1402tallest doohickey?

    • @HoveringAboveMyself
      @HoveringAboveMyself 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@thefancydoge8668An interior not made for human habitation. The pyramids are big fancy coffins.

  • @robertgaines-tulsa
    @robertgaines-tulsa ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I bet that must have looked really creepy when it fall like some enormous snake falling to the earth.

  • @35Cyt
    @35Cyt 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    0:19 Yeah I’m not listening to a robot for 13 Mins, this script may be the best documentary ever but, no

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I totally understand, at the time of making this video I didn't have a good microphone. My latest video has a human voiceover.

  • @_Liphia
    @_Liphia ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! You deserve a lot more subscribers!

  • @marluna_x
    @marluna_x 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I like to remind myself that no matter how bad life may get, at least I don't have to climb that ladder.

    • @giygas9305
      @giygas9305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would take forever to ascend that thing. I can’t imagine

    • @Hetepi16
      @Hetepi16 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@giygas9305 the tower had a lift but it was very old and slow one. Plus not working during winter

  • @bluejack644
    @bluejack644 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "You built your tower strong & tall, don't you know it had to fall someday." (Townes Van Zandt--Tower Song)

  • @nefarious_0969
    @nefarious_0969 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    In Poland, we generally liked to broadcast the radio. We had several transmitters capable of transmitting signals far beyond the horizon. And every time some man had to ruin it. (babice transatlantic, several radio broadcasting centers disrupting propaganda radios from the west during the USSR)

  • @sky173
    @sky173 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow, your sub count will skyrocket if you keep producing content like this. Nice work.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much for the feedback!

  • @dr_ned_flanders
    @dr_ned_flanders ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Looks quite realistic. How does the final wreckage position compare to images of the wreckage of the collapsed tower?

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm not aware of any images showing the entire footprint of the collapse, but some close up photos show large sections of the tower remained intact, similar to what is seen in this video.

  • @AviSpace
    @AviSpace 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wow, I was always curious about how this mast collapse looked like. Thanks for creating this simulation!

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When I first heard about the collapse, I was surprised no one had simulated it before

  • @hangoutwithjoshua4622
    @hangoutwithjoshua4622 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The gta story mode paused music is so calming and you made it in the background music

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's one of my favourite songs as well.

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ContraflexSame

  • @LiquidAudio
    @LiquidAudio ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing video, thanks for making it!

  • @nicolasrose3064
    @nicolasrose3064 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    "We'll detach the Cable that needs repairing, and then, attach the temporary support Cable's...."
    Even just the idea of it, is enough to tell you that it ain't a good idea, to not have attached the supporting Cable's before, they disconnected the main support Cable

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes, if that's what really happened then the repair methodology was seriously flawed.

    • @nicolasrose3064
      @nicolasrose3064 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Contraflex
      The illustration pretty much demonstrated that particular scenario......there was no reference made to any support Cables being attached to the Tower before the damaged Main Cable was released for repair...."if that's what really happened", then..."the repair methodology Was seriously flawed..."

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So they broke it by trying to repair it?
      What a buch of ningens...

  • @itwontcomeout5678
    @itwontcomeout5678 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the best video I’ve seen of this kind in months. Well done

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much, I really appreciate your comment.

  • @Snortolodmyr-SS-Cokelensky
    @Snortolodmyr-SS-Cokelensky 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    GTA 5 background music 10/10

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you Hunter :)

  • @ScottRagland
    @ScottRagland หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    you have a good cam eye, fren; very natural, very thorough, always just the rt framing, esp w a moving cam eye following the crash down to ground; seriously impressive cam work.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate this comment :)

  • @johncamp2567
    @johncamp2567 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nicely presented and impressive simulations.

  • @SockyNoob
    @SockyNoob หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely incredible video that answers a question we've all had for years.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it

  • @ActiveAussie2024
    @ActiveAussie2024 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That's an insane height for a radio mast. Most of them are nothing even close to that altitude.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It truly is, and maybe we'll never see a taller one built, given the decline of radio.

    • @technicalfool
      @technicalfool 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Contraflex Maybe the decline of broadcast AM/FM, but of radio? In the current era of wireless Internet and phone connectivity, I'd say there's more radio than ever.

    • @Tacticaviator7
      @Tacticaviator7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@technicalfool Well phones use microwaves if we wanna get more accurate

    • @technicalfool
      @technicalfool 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Tacticaviator7 They use all kinds of bands going from microwave right down to UHF. Part of the old analog TV spectrum here (800mhz) is now used for 4G comms.
      In any case, theres still a ton of radio spectrum in heavy use, just different use than it was maybe 20-30 years ago.

    • @log_by_bolb
      @log_by_bolb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@technicalfool well generally "radio" as a term is used for AM/FM transmissions, so it's close enough. Yeah, cell phones still use towers, but I don't think "masts" are being built as commonly as before. We have satellites now, and there's no wider range than a transmission in space.

  • @_Anti_Communist_
    @_Anti_Communist_ หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great Video! Apart from the first part where you said its in the soviet union its a well explained and shown video. I don't see many people talk about this radio mast, barely anyone knows Poland had the tallest structure, so many thanks for sharing! It seems sometimes like inventions from Poland, especially unqiue ones, are supressed by the media and internet.

    • @DlK69
      @DlK69 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like your profile picture and Name.
      Steuern sind Raub.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your comment, and I do aplogise for misspeaking about the soviet union. Yes it is a shame that more people don't know about this incredible mast.

  • @jsEMCsquared
    @jsEMCsquared ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing animation ! Mesmerizing

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @nullobject7966
    @nullobject7966 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Simulations and explanations are top-notch. Great video.

  • @DaveC2729
    @DaveC2729 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The guys that changed the lights on that tower had it easy with that elevator. I've met some guys who change light bulbs on towers next to where I live, and they have to climb the side of the towers by hand. After talking with them I was like, "Nope, I'm not in good enough shape to do that." The towers near me are like maybe a third, or a fifth, or an even smaller fraction of the height of that tower, but that's more than I wanna mess with. I wouldn't mind going that high, but not under my own power thanks. :P

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The elevator was certainly a handy addition; even so, I wouldn't want to be stuck in that tiny thing for 90 minutes.

    • @JauRan123
      @JauRan123 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Contraflex It better have an open end and offer an emergency parachute. No way am I stuck in there for 90 minutes

    • @badcompany-w6s
      @badcompany-w6s ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm friends with the engineer that worked at our local TV station. He said their tower has an elevator however I believe he said it only takes you halfway up. You have to climb the rest of the way.

    • @robertpurdy701
      @robertpurdy701 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you climb even a 100 foot ladder you feel it for days, or at least I do. @@badcompany-w6s

    • @MichaelT_123
      @MichaelT_123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@badcompany-w6s No, ... traditionally, we change a bulb by three men ... two turning a ladder and the third holding the bulb. That's why, to keep the tradition alive, the second half of the tower has no lift.

  • @Equal-zzz
    @Equal-zzz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Poland: "Are ya all building satellites? Weird guys..."
    *Casually builds tower to the outer space

  • @thetobi583
    @thetobi583 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this story sounds very similar to how the Arecibo Radio Telescope met its demise. The main receiver was held up by steel cables so it could be adjusted around the dish. those cables were left to rust and rot in the Puerto Rican sun for decades without any kind of preventative maintenance. then a few years ago, one of the three cables started to break, and the receiver plunged into the dish. It was a sad day for radio astronomy and astronomy/cosmology in general.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing. Regular maintenance is crucial for steel structures!

  • @userk4175
    @userk4175 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My dad took me to see that antenna, back in 89-90, as a kid, seeing the whole structure in a daylight, was almost overwhelming.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing, that must have been incredible.

  • @Tsochar
    @Tsochar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Is it possible to validate the result of this simulation against images of the collapsed tower? As someone who has worked with computer simulations, many people assume that a simulation is correct simply because it was done on computer with a visually impressive model, when in reality boundary conditions and assumptions can make enormous differences in how the simulation plays out.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I definitely agree with you. If you put garbage into your simulation/model, you will get garbage out of it. Additionally, if I had chosen a different cable to detach at the start, I'm sure the collapse would have looked entirely different. However, the goal of this simulation was less scientific and moreso for entertainment/educational value. Still, you will see in photos of the real collapse that the mast remained in large undamaged segments as seen in this video.

  • @maxenielsen
    @maxenielsen หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great work! Great story!
    Thank you!

  • @theMYHEAVEN
    @theMYHEAVEN ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ciekawe i dobre przedstawienie symulacji upadku masztu.

  • @merion297
    @merion297 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the wonderful presentation and simulation! 🤘🏼

  • @Zeyervv
    @Zeyervv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Is that the GTA V menu theme as background music?

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed!

  • @jamesjacola351
    @jamesjacola351 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video! Thank you for your work.

  • @manalalsaeed8868
    @manalalsaeed8868 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    perfect work man keep going im supporting you 👍
    its remind me of BATTLEFIELD 3 caspian border map when the antenna tower fall .... can you make a video about it please ? and thanks

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I definitely thought of that BF3 map as well when I made this video. Thanks for the feedback!

  • @Nickjustdabs
    @Nickjustdabs 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    GTA 5 pause in the background is amazing, I almost thought it was IV at first 🤣

  • @DanKoerner
    @DanKoerner ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is fascinating and a great video. I don't understand from an engineering perspective why there wasn't redundancy in the design. It seems like losing one guy wire should not cause an almost immediate catastrophic failure of the structure (I know there were other factors involved, but still). You would think the structure itself should be able to resist some deformation, and that the numerous guy wires are simply there for added stability. But then, I'm not an engineer so what do I know XD

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think under normal loading conditions, the failure of a single guy wire would not cause the entire tower to collapse. However, once the tower was struck by the extreme wind gust while the guy wire was missing, it resulted in the tower being displaced enough to cause progressive collapse. It likely would have been too expensive to design the tower to survive this extremely unlikely scenario; a potentially one in one thousand year wind gust happening at the same time as a guy wire being replaced (which would presumably only take a few hours to replace). Technically the structure could be designed to withstand a one in one thousand year wind gust without any guy wires, but it would require extremely large steel members and would be very expensive; at that point you are no longer designing a guyed mast, you are designing a skyscraper.

    • @tsm688
      @tsm688 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      there was three levels of redundancy, but apparently that wasn't enough

  • @ShockwaveD-ft3bk
    @ShockwaveD-ft3bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    him: talking about the background of the tower
    me: "ooh, gta 5 air music"

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah, air music is a different one, the less intense version of "We were set up", so that way when you in the air it can instantly transition to aerial chase music when you're wanted
      This is menu music, the one you hear when your game is paused

  • @legacydudeidk
    @legacydudeidk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "No one has ever seen the world's tallest tower collapse"
    9/11: .....

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Technically the towers were not the tallest when they collapsed, you make a good point however.

  • @pdeXlol
    @pdeXlol 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The KVLY mast lost about 75 feet of height in 2019 with the replacement of an antenna. Its neighbor in Galesburg, North Dakota, the KRDK mast, now holds the title of the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere, if you don't count the underwater Petronius Platform. KRDK was only 3 feet shorter than KVLY's original height. I should really drive over and see it sometime, since it's in my state.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for sharing! I would definitely visit it if I was that close

  • @zaidmati4643
    @zaidmati4643 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Remember me when your famous

  • @anomaly_echelon7994
    @anomaly_echelon7994 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    GTA V pause music nostalgia hits hard but in a good way lol
    Combined with tall towers collapsing is fascinating AF.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad so many people appreciated the background music

  • @BlackHasAH2R
    @BlackHasAH2R 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    We using the gta v pause background music with this one 🔥

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The GTA V pause music fits well with anything

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Contraflex Not as much as Undertale music, but anything sad/relaxing goes

  • @umurkaragoz
    @umurkaragoz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great stuff, just keep at it mate!
    You'll be one of the biggest infotainment channels on YT if you keep it up for a year or two!
    I remember watching first Real Engineering videos and seeing a spark of potential in the creator. I see the exact same thing here!

    • @umurkaragoz
      @umurkaragoz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Note for my future self: I'm the 227th subscriber here )

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for your words of encouragement, it means a lot! I look forward to making more videos when I have the time.

  • @CVGamingLab
    @CVGamingLab 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Omg I know that GTA 5 story mode map screen music from 1000 miles away🤣🤣 !!! Many many many many all nighters spent.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm glad it brought back some memories for you

  • @narrativeless404
    @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro put GTA V pause music on the background and thought we didn't notice?! 😂
    Respect. 🗿

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you brother

  • @Barisaxthereal
    @Barisaxthereal 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Nobody noticed the gta pause menu music?

  • @Thenogomogo-zo3un
    @Thenogomogo-zo3un หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have heard that people living nearby could power the electricity in their homes from the intensity of the signal the mast gave off.
    It does however remind me of the Arecibo radio telescope accident

  • @garysmith8455
    @garysmith8455 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I believe that more then the wind, removing a set of guy wires on one side would cause a tremendous 'offset' to the others still attached to the tower. Their collective WEIGHT alone would pull the structure over for sure!

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's a very good point, I'm sure the unbalanced lateral forces resulting from the weight of the guy wires would have contributed to the collapse.

  • @-FreeMiner-
    @-FreeMiner- หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Background music sounds so familiar yet nostalgic

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@-FreeMiner- it's the GTA V loading screen music, perhaps you heard it there

    • @-FreeMiner-
      @-FreeMiner- หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Contraflex thats there, not played it in years

  • @orangu06
    @orangu06 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    gta menu music background whaaatattt?

  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Towers like this are nightmare fuel for me, man. I’m a single engine pilot and I spend most of my flying time between 2000-6000’ AGL. The airport I fly out of has a few of these types of towers near the approach path and I could *seriously* envision scenarios where guys get disoriented and fly into them…we’ve even seen it happen recently with that crazy helicopter incident, etc. I’m very diligent and keep a VFR chart open at all times but dude, you can never be too cautious. The guy wires for these things are essentially invisible so legally, you have to keep yourself about a half mile away horizontally. Towers are just creepy to me, man…

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for sharing, I have a lot of respect for the job you do!

  • @cappermenv1845
    @cappermenv1845 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I know I ain’t tripping is that the gta menu music?

  • @danielfield2570
    @danielfield2570 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really like the delve into turbulence and vortex shedding and how this creates resonant oscillations in the tower. My masters dissertation was on vortex generation and shedding but in a quantum fluid of superfluid He4 where the difference between turbulent and laminar regimes is very discrete compared to classical fluids.
    Great and interesting video, hope to see more from your channel in future.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing, that sounds really interesting. Are there any machines or systems where He4 vortex shedding is an important consideration, or was your research more theoretical?

    • @danielfield2570
      @danielfield2570 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Contraflex It was mostly academic but these things called remnant vortices (permanent vortices formed when the superdfluid is made) are a bit of a hindrance to experiments for new theories surrounding superfluid He3 and the idea was to create a device that could shed these remnant vortices. We were essentially developing a device that worked in He4 (because its MUCH cheaper and easier to work with) before using it as a probe of He3. If you want to read more about it, look at surpassing Landau Critical Velocity in He3. Lancaster Uni in the UK does a lot of research on it.

  • @That_chernobyl_enthusiast
    @That_chernobyl_enthusiast 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    People who heard the gta 5 pause/map music

  • @75blackviking
    @75blackviking 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! Really interesting story, and explanation of the science behind it.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for your feedback!

  • @DivorcedGooseRat
    @DivorcedGooseRat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    came for the radio tower collapse, stayed for the gta v pause music

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So many viewers have commented on the music; I'm glad I chose it.

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Contraflex It's pretty famous
      Not NEARLY as much as Undertale music but still, the OST is something out of this world.

  • @RodgerMudd
    @RodgerMudd หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I found the spaghetti snapping amazing.

  • @DartTyler
    @DartTyler 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good thing no one was working on the tower at the moment of collapse

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very lucky indeed!

  • @midcenturymodern9330
    @midcenturymodern9330 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    RCN Konstantynów radio transmitter site was NEVER a part of any Soviet Union communication system!
    It was a Polish AM broadcast radio station.
    Edit: Another correction: The transmitting center had not one but two Swiss-made Brown-Boveri transmitters. Each transmitter produced 1MW of output power. A combiner circuit was used to merge the outputs of two transmitters, resulting in total of 2MW of output power sent to the tower.
    Another correction: the elevator on the tower was powered by a 4-stroke, 2-cylinder GASOLINE, not Diesel engine.
    Another correction: The cause of the collapse was a temporary guy wire that slipped out of its ground attachment, which increased the load on the remaining wires, causing them to fail one-by-one.
    The root cause of the collapse was gross negligence and incompetence of the crew performing the work on the tower.
    Your animation is correct and impressive. I wish you had put more time into researching the facts.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for correcting many of my mistakes. I apologise for the inaccuracies, in my defense there were not many good English sources on this topic. I am glad you still enjoyed the video though.

  • @SFS528
    @SFS528 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I wonder what would happen if the wires didn’t have lights a plane would probably tear them apart

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I would be more worried about the plane, I think the wires would cut the thin aluminium fuselage in half.

  • @ИльяГуглович-т8х
    @ИльяГуглович-т8х ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good explanations and animations! Good luck!

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind feedback 👍

  • @BOUNCER48
    @BOUNCER48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's called RCN Konstantynów, not Warsaw radio tower...

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for clarifying. For international viewers I think Warsaw Radio Mast is clearer.

    • @d4rtyr
      @d4rtyr หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Contraflex it maybe but it is still wrong and you should do soemthing like that u chimp. Simplifying things is something wrong and normal people should be avoiding doing that

  • @kidznowadayz
    @kidznowadayz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Came for the planes vs building jokes , realised i was too early to find them , i will let teenagers do the job now !

  • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
    @StrangeScaryNewEngland ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In the start of this video are you using GTA V loading music?

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The entire video uses the GTA V main menu music. I find it nice and ambient, and as a bonus TH-cam doesn't flag it for copyright.

  • @MrKasenom
    @MrKasenom ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing video

  • @fellowcrusader
    @fellowcrusader 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    imagine base jumping from that lmao

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wouldn't be surprised if someone tried it

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's energized
      You'd die trying

  • @edgardrabikowski6163
    @edgardrabikowski6163 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a Pole, I am proud that something like this existed in my country.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      you should be very proud of it, it was an incredible structure

  • @AltF4TheChannel
    @AltF4TheChannel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I would probably die before I reach the top 💀

  • @cardboardcapeii4286
    @cardboardcapeii4286 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Grand Theft Auto V pause menu music is a nice touch.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thanks dude!

  • @kyle333halfevil
    @kyle333halfevil 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Suddenly i want to play gta 5

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Give it a year or two and you'll be able to play GTA 6 instead...

    • @narrativeless404
      @narrativeless404 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Contraflex Less than a year
      It's gonna come out in 2025

  • @benjroof
    @benjroof ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Many thanks for this video and regards from The Netherlands.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

  • @gametannerz1450
    @gametannerz1450 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I know Gta V pause music when i hear it

  • @RinoaL
    @RinoaL ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I must admit you do pick some awful camera angles for this. particularly at 6:18 and 2:04 They seemed very clumsily framed

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I appreciate the detailed feedback from a channel of your size. I will endeavour to improve the framing in future videos. Thanks for watching!

  • @RodrigoLopez-ki5nu
    @RodrigoLopez-ki5nu หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    2:18 bro fell 😭😭😭

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro wanted to end it all...

  • @Oleksandr_Dkht
    @Oleksandr_Dkht หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gta5 menu theme.
    Just 5mins ago played this masterpiece.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It will always be a masterpiece

  • @RudderBoo
    @RudderBoo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    now lets do the experiment in real life

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There's plenty of footage out there of smaller radio masts collapsing.

  • @trainslover6809
    @trainslover6809 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Am i able to add the music to my songs playlist or is it something that you made please tell me

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The song is from the GTA V Pause Menu, feel free to use it.

    • @trainslover6809
      @trainslover6809 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Contraflex thanks

  • @leerzeichen1910
    @leerzeichen1910 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    if nobody dies i don't think it was a problem...

    • @GoobertFoobert
      @GoobertFoobert 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      “Cost to rebuild” am I a joke to you? 💀

    • @FreddyFazbearFNAF
      @FreddyFazbearFNAF 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did you know how much money it costs to build such a thing

  • @ThomasHaberkorn
    @ThomasHaberkorn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Outstanding work

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much 😀

  • @scratchpad7954
    @scratchpad7954 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is triggering an internal megalophobia and acrophobia that was also triggered watching the trailer for Fall.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sorry to hear that, but thanks for teaching me two new words!

  • @clutchcrgo
    @clutchcrgo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was AWESOME!

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  • @michaeldenn5898
    @michaeldenn5898 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very cool content.❤ 1 ?-- why do most of the cables break like spaghetti? Seems to me that would not happen. Probably just a matter that isn’t that important. Not meant as a criticism just an observation.

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree with you 100%, I don't think the cables would snap like that in reality. There isn't an easy way to model the cables in the simulation software, they are basically just a series of straight tubes connected end to end, and once the stress between each tube exceeds the tensile strength of steel, they break apart. I think in future I would make the cables have infinite strength so they don't snap. Thanks for the feedback!

  • @kategf1999
    @kategf1999 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for the education

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's my pleasure, thanks for watching!

  • @KehHs-l8b
    @KehHs-l8b หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    He will never post again without checking every fact 5 times and till get no views

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm working on a big new video... but these things take time

  • @KY-np6ow
    @KY-np6ow 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I played Battlefield 3 so I’ve seen the worlds tallest tower collapse. 😂

    • @Contraflex
      @Contraflex  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Caspian Border was a great map!