Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 2 года назад +262

    The people who helped in building this iconic bridge deserves the respect and love from the public who travels on it.

    • @romanski5811
      @romanski5811 2 года назад +1

      Maybe there's a plaque somewhere of the ten people who died.

    • @taerikang8413
      @taerikang8413 2 года назад +1

      Yes lets congratulate those men

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 2 года назад +950

    I always love learning about architecture, especially of iconic buildings.
    Also it might sound cynical, but ten workers is a surprisingly low death count for a large scale construction project during this time.

    • @two-handpianist4517
      @two-handpianist4517 2 года назад +50

      I think so to. Compared to a lot of other large scale architecture, 10 is a relatively small number

    • @BRAINFxck10
      @BRAINFxck10 2 года назад +85

      The death count is actually 11 but still that's relatively low because their safety net saved 19 men so without that safety net they would've had 30 dead workers

    • @mohamedb737
      @mohamedb737 2 года назад +12

      imagine if it was built in Qatar... would you still say that X amount of deaths is a surprisingly low count?

    • @rajashashankgutta4334
      @rajashashankgutta4334 2 года назад +25

      @@mohamedb737 with modern technology and safety measures*

    • @mohamedb737
      @mohamedb737 2 года назад +2

      @@rajashashankgutta4334 not everywhere is as modern as we want it to be.. unfortunately

  • @caden9622
    @caden9622 2 года назад +474

    I’m so glad Ted Ed provides us with this information often, the fact they put so much effort in these videos is unbelievable.

    • @SECONDQUEST
      @SECONDQUEST 2 года назад +5

      I can't believe how much they've grown without comprising quality

  • @Geniusinventor
    @Geniusinventor 2 года назад +757

    Can we all take a moment to appreciate the work TED-Ed is doing to educate and entertain us. Thank you very much! I appreciate it a lot.

  • @abhinavkumarsingh8799
    @abhinavkumarsingh8799 2 года назад +75

    The quality of animation and the soothing voice makes the story or video even more mesmerizing..

  • @sephirothjc
    @sephirothjc 2 года назад +133

    I guess people who live there are pretty used to it, but the first time I saw that bridge, I was really impressed, it's such an iconic structure, and amazing to cross on a bike.

    • @denise7001
      @denise7001 2 года назад +8

      Spent most my life living on the North end. Countless times driving across it and every single time I went over Sausalito hills on Hwy 101 and through the rainbow tunnel where the bridge pops into view, I always loved it. Never got old!

    • @ELFanatic
      @ELFanatic Месяц назад

      Sacramento, here. Don't see it every day, but have seen it a lot. It's always beautiful. SF is beautiful. It's an amazing city, despite how much republicans want to hate on it.

  • @alphaapple1375
    @alphaapple1375 2 года назад +117

    For those who are familiar with the metric system:
    On screen at 2:37: "George Washington Bridge - New York City, NY: 1,067 m // Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, CA: 1,280 m"
    At 4:11: "Once the towers were complete, workers, span the cables in place, hung suspenders at 15.24-meter intervals and laid down the concrete roadway."

    • @Thats_quite_cool
      @Thats_quite_cool 2 года назад +17

      Thank you, because I’m not American I don’t use the imperial measurement system. This helped put the distances into context for me!

    • @alphaapple1375
      @alphaapple1375 2 года назад +18

      @@Thats_quite_cool For sure, I happen to be American, but I use the metric system because all countries and international organizations use this international system of measurement for collaboration. NASA and the US Military use the metric system too for it is practical, since it is based on the decimal number: 10.

    • @LunaHeartnet
      @LunaHeartnet 2 года назад +1

      @@alphaapple1375 I distictly remember a story about a valuable probe being lost to space because one group of NASA scientists was using Imperial Measurements, while the other was using the Metric system.

    • @alphaapple1375
      @alphaapple1375 2 года назад +2

      @@LunaHeartnet I believe it was the space probe called the Mars Climate Orbiter, which was launched on a Friday December 11, 1998, but crashed on Thursday, September 23, 1999, due to a miscalculation between two measuring system. From that day onward, NASA learnt from its past mistakes, primarily using the metric system from the fields of astronomy, space exploration, metrology, and climatology.

  • @Rose-gb6bi
    @Rose-gb6bi 2 года назад +18

    I swear this channel contains information on everything and I love it

  • @ljeans531
    @ljeans531 2 года назад +41

    Bruhh, tactical YELLOW.
    God I'm glad they didn't listen. That would have been one of the biggest eyesores in America

    • @shinyagumon7015
      @shinyagumon7015 2 года назад +10

      The bridge almost looked like one of these safety tapes that you put on ledges to prevent falling 😂

    • @Queen1001N
      @Queen1001N 5 месяцев назад +1

      If the Army Air Corps had had its way, it would have looked like a candy cane.

  • @joaobello7179
    @joaobello7179 2 года назад +41

    Now that's a real leader/boss, someone who has focus on achieving his goal but is also worried about his workers safety. Quite rare for that time

    • @funky_tree
      @funky_tree 2 года назад +6

      Even rarer nowadays :(

  • @randallkelley3599
    @randallkelley3599 2 года назад +22

    Back in the 1970's I knew a guy (in my Air Force reserve unit), who was a sand blaster on the GG. He had some stories to tell about sudden wind gusts, rain blast as he called it!. Amazing job.

  • @DasLovebirds
    @DasLovebirds 2 года назад +7

    Stunningly gorgeous yet simple animation utilized here. Lovely work, team!

  • @Eswarr
    @Eswarr 2 года назад +4

    Respect to those workers and engineers who were involved in making this possible ❤️

  • @lessonsin30s
    @lessonsin30s 2 года назад +21

    Very brilliant, easy, interesting and fun to watch! Thanks. This channel never fails me.

  • @kiwitheking917
    @kiwitheking917 2 года назад +3

    Wow! Addison Anderson is as iconic as David Attenborough. Alex Gendler is the best educator. 👍👍👍 keep it up!!

  • @talknight2
    @talknight2 2 года назад +9

    I've seen the bridge once on a foggy, windy September day. Quite a dramatic vista, especially standing on the old concrete bunkers in the vicinity.

  • @MOJO-IV
    @MOJO-IV 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for the consistency

  • @johnnybadboy3475
    @johnnybadboy3475 2 года назад +5

    Wonderful soundtrack! The animation often is complemented but the sound design was superb.

  • @jeetusingh3030
    @jeetusingh3030 2 года назад +1

    I like how Ted Ed allow us to connect with history and relive the struggles and effort of men and women of different era in such an illustrious way, not letting them forgotten. Thanks Ted ed

  • @BRAINFxck10
    @BRAINFxck10 2 года назад +134

    I wish you gave us more step by step details like how did they actually build the road while simultaneously suspending it over the water but cool video 👍

    • @tlo1216
      @tlo1216 2 года назад +7

      Civil engineering would be a lot more appealing if it had good high quality infotainment like that

    • @PeterDebney
      @PeterDebney 2 года назад +2

      I’m not sure about the Golden Gate Bridge, but these days they build the roadway in sections (50’ in this case, the span between the hangers), float them out on barges, then lift them up and attach them them to the hangers.
      This was the deck is built safely on land and you have a minimum of working at height.

  • @stefansharkov7500
    @stefansharkov7500 2 года назад +21

    It's always nice to learn more about a historic build that you use for your every commute. Thank you, Ted ed!

  • @garettjohnson6978
    @garettjohnson6978 2 года назад +40

    Man, the animation, the narration, the story telling, the amount of work they put in to educate us all, these videos always get me in the mood for knowledge, for anyone who knows Harry Potter, I am a ravenclaw, and these jsit make me so proud to be one, and make me want to learn so much more! Keep up the amazing work Ted!

  • @skeletopedia3122
    @skeletopedia3122 2 года назад +2

    Wow the anatomy of the bridge is fascinating, given the geographical constraints, and the challenges of the times!

  • @EDesigns_FL
    @EDesigns_FL 2 года назад +28

    Unfortunately, the original designers of the Golden Gate Bridge did not have a good understanding of aerodynamic loads and its potential interactions with the natural frequency of the structure. The first Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a victim of this oversight and it catastrophically failed in 1940. More money has been expended on remediation work for the Golden Gate Bridge than was spent to build it as a consequence.

  • @72d
    @72d 2 года назад +7

    Very informative thanks for all the videos TED-Ed.

  • @whi2gan
    @whi2gan 2 года назад +3

    Rest in peace to the 10 who died trying.😞Their efforts went far from unnoticed!😤

  • @omikapasandul8737
    @omikapasandul8737 2 года назад +10

    San Francisco is probably my favourite city in the US. The Golden Gate bridge, Alcatraz, the painted ladies and the modern art museum are very iconic landmarks, would love to visit them one day.

    • @johnmcgowan2348
      @johnmcgowan2348 2 года назад +1

      Mine as well. I've been to several metropolitan cities in the US. San Francisco will always hold a special place in my heart.

    • @junior1497
      @junior1497 2 года назад +1

      Don’t forget to visit the homeless encampments haha

  • @letsgetreal2501
    @letsgetreal2501 2 года назад +31

    Engineers: You can't do it!
    Locals: Don't do it!
    Businesses: We can't have you doing it!
    Strauss, Ellis and Moisseif: Hey, if we can, we will.

  • @Ishtiaque17
    @Ishtiaque17 2 года назад +2

    A real marvelous feet of architecture explained so greatly

  • @edwardtimothy3581
    @edwardtimothy3581 2 года назад +1

    The architecture that cares so much about the workers safety ness. Respect

  • @-JA-
    @-JA- 2 года назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @ahmadburhanhabibi
    @ahmadburhanhabibi 2 года назад +1

    Fascinating.

  • @dcmirsabbir
    @dcmirsabbir 2 года назад +11

    We’ve a copy of this bridge 🌉 in Rangamati Bandorban, Bangladesh 🇧🇩 . It’s called “ Jhulonto Seto “ Means The Hanging Bride. Inspiring Engineering ❤️

  • @AryanKumar-jo1pz
    @AryanKumar-jo1pz 2 года назад +10

    What an absolutely amazing story
    And cant even imagine how awesome that journey would have been for them all

  • @Luna_AlmondSF
    @Luna_AlmondSF 2 года назад +2

    That's something new I learned about the golden gate bridge, never knew it was from Pennsylvania

  • @ayzek1337
    @ayzek1337 2 года назад +2

    today i've learn something new and i'm exciting about what will be in the next video. thx for content

  • @FarokhBulsara4065
    @FarokhBulsara4065 2 года назад +2

    2:06
    now i finally understand the San Fierro's other train bridge was based off the initial Golden gate bridge concept

  • @thugfield7500
    @thugfield7500 2 года назад +1

    PERFECT EXPLICATION

  • @lucaso1579
    @lucaso1579 2 года назад +3

    1:23
    Man really said “forget all that, bridge, be, built”

  • @saahiliyer11
    @saahiliyer11 2 года назад +12

    It still baffles me that the Navy wanted to make the bridge, which would be a defining part of the SF skyline, look like A GODDAMN BUMBLEBEE.

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    @joeyfarris8039 2 года назад +1

    Love ted ed

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    @lourainevillalon3852 2 года назад +3

    i've never been this early on a ted-ed video before

  • @hungariancountryball2928
    @hungariancountryball2928 2 года назад +2

    Nice!

  • @aperson6242
    @aperson6242 2 года назад +15

    I love the history of massive buildings. Can you do more please?

  • @hamentaschen
    @hamentaschen 2 года назад +8

    "The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli."

  • @themageofcontext7071
    @themageofcontext7071 2 года назад +1

    Something nice I found out about my family, both my great-grandma and great-grandpa were at the opening ceremony and had walked across it among the first to do so!

  • @astoria7694
    @astoria7694 2 года назад +1

    wow, just wow.

  • @menochivo9507
    @menochivo9507 2 года назад +1

    A lot of perseverance in our past. Unfortunately, we couldn't replicate a build of this type in the amount of time they did it back then.

  • @christiantaphorn7759
    @christiantaphorn7759 2 года назад +1

    Excellent

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  • @svps169
    @svps169 2 года назад +5

    Shout out to Anton Bogaty, the amazing artist and animator for this video!

  • @PEDROSILVATRAVEL
    @PEDROSILVATRAVEL Год назад +1

    Did you know that Lisbon (Portugal) has a bridge similar to The Golden Gate and it is calles The 25th April Bridge

  • @trestonmalone5072
    @trestonmalone5072 2 года назад +2

    I love San Francisco so much. It has such an interesting history! Definitely one of my favorite cities in the world for sure

  • @3229dan
    @3229dan 2 года назад +3

    I'm always interested in this kind of content 😲

  • @1210now
    @1210now 2 года назад

    I am happpy that tended make history fun i am so glad. Good job

  • @chheinrich8486
    @chheinrich8486 2 года назад +1

    Long overdue Video from you

  • @Cionaoith
    @Cionaoith 2 года назад +1

    I was in CA and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge in October of 2020. Unfortunately, I was there for the wildfires, and the combination of smoke (at that time, probably from Napa) and fog made it impossible to see the bridge even as I was driving across it. The towers weren't visible at all until I was driving under them.

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 2 года назад +2

    It’s a beautiful bridge… when you can see it… when I visited the fog covered most of the top half.

  • @Coffee_crafts0510
    @Coffee_crafts0510 2 года назад

    I love the animations in all the videos. It makes it so interesting to watch!

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 2 года назад +1

    Nice video

  • @felixdogan6776
    @felixdogan6776 2 года назад +1

    Definitely an engineering marvel

  • @Velociferon
    @Velociferon 2 года назад

    Theodore Education at it again with these great vids 👍

  • @h3rkz619
    @h3rkz619 2 года назад

    Wow that's amazing

  • @nickmoisides5906
    @nickmoisides5906 2 года назад +1

    ThE MiGhTy MaC Is WaY CoOlEr

  • @infidelcastro5129
    @infidelcastro5129 2 года назад +4

    Kudos for using metric 😊

  • @Studi0xie
    @Studi0xie 2 года назад

    I watched ted ed since I was young tho I kinda didn't understand and I'm still learning
    This is better then school tbh

  • @varunprakash6207
    @varunprakash6207 2 года назад +1

    Amazing Iconic Bridge Golden Gate Bridge The heaven on earth while across the Bridge Architecture construction position it on ocean The impossible many caution but they build it Today iconic bridge architecture in the World

  • @medusagorgon9
    @medusagorgon9 2 года назад

    What an interesting bit of history.

  • @sarahnanlohy565
    @sarahnanlohy565 2 года назад +3

    This is so interesting:)

    • @m.a4491
      @m.a4491 2 года назад +1

      You haven't even watched it yet 😂

    • @sarahnanlohy565
      @sarahnanlohy565 2 года назад

      @@m.a4491 still I could find the topic interesting.

  • @jamespisano1164
    @jamespisano1164 2 года назад

    Very cool. Thanks for the info.

  • @MrYerak5
    @MrYerak5 2 года назад

    This should be a full length movie

  • @Komron-j1v
    @Komron-j1v Год назад

    Very good videos thank you it helps us to know some parts of history

  • @Matheus.1996
    @Matheus.1996 2 года назад +1

    Yes!

  • @reymundalagos9889
    @reymundalagos9889 2 года назад

    Can you do a series on these? Like iconic structures around the world? Please! 🙏🏼

  • @RebmE
    @RebmE 2 года назад

    HIII TED ED I LIKE YOUR VIDEOS SOOO MUCH CAUSE OF THE BIOLOGY

  • @somdebsar7378
    @somdebsar7378 2 года назад

    Proud to become an engineer!

  • @action_jackson5043
    @action_jackson5043 2 года назад

    Icon of a bridge, in fact the same town I live in was the steel mill that built the bridge

  • @legionaireb
    @legionaireb 2 года назад +3

    What, no mention of the bridge being proposed almost 60 years earlier by Emperor Norton the First?

  • @qwertyuiooasdfghjklzxcvbnm3636
    @qwertyuiooasdfghjklzxcvbnm3636 2 года назад

    Keep up the good work

  • @dakota7494
    @dakota7494 2 года назад +1

    RIP to everyone that jumped off this bridge. I hope you've found the peace you couldn't find in this world.

  • @spiderpooldevi243
    @spiderpooldevi243 2 года назад +2

    Golden Gate Bridge :- The most hated bridge in Hollywood disaster movies

  • @jacobdonnarhiantalleyanput8186
    @jacobdonnarhiantalleyanput8186 2 года назад +2

    ?very intimidating. I've not beenabroadnowforover 3+yeaes. To see the ocean unsurprised me. Is the quality of the video good?. Let me know by replying here. ❤. Thanks. ❤. Seems intriguing. ❤.

  • @R4baDader
    @R4baDader 2 года назад +4

    Moiseiff is a genius, but after hearing his name in the tacoma narrows bridge disaster doesen't exactly put me at ease

  • @MasterCivilEngineering
    @MasterCivilEngineering 2 года назад +2

    Become a top engineer by learing best engineering practices here💯💯🇺🇲🇺🇲💪

  • @richardnelson26
    @richardnelson26 2 года назад +1

    Weird bringing up suspension bridges without bringing up the original, Brooklyn Bridge.

  • @theWZZA
    @theWZZA 2 года назад +2

    If you are lucky enough to visit the bridge in person, come at high tide and watch for porpoises, seal lions, seals, and pelicans.

  • @Magicwaterz
    @Magicwaterz 2 года назад +2

    Good lord, imagine if they went with what the navy suggested for the paint colors of the bridge.

  • @dabonenita3181
    @dabonenita3181 2 года назад

    Good job

  • @jojomakes
    @jojomakes 2 года назад +3

    0:37 Did you mean moving them across a country?

  • @Newdivide
    @Newdivide 2 года назад +1

    I remember the James bond film, a view of kill. The explosion scene was awesome
    And fun fact, emperor Norton decreed that a bridge between Oakland, CA & San Francisco, CA be built and link between the two cities. He died before the bridge was constructed

  • @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs
    @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 2 года назад +1

    Can you imagine the bridge painted like a bee?

  • @yashinisylvester4662
    @yashinisylvester4662 2 года назад +1

    TED-Ed ❤🥰

  • @Queen1001N
    @Queen1001N 5 месяцев назад

    Another reason they chose orange paint, it made the bridge easier to see in the fog.

  • @vascobranco5296
    @vascobranco5296 2 года назад

    I love the 25 April bridge

  • @สุรยุทธฉิมบุรี-ฟ8ธ

    I really like your channel, I want to know when will you update the Thai version?

  • @wenaadormeo9839
    @wenaadormeo9839 2 года назад

    What a nice video nd informative one thank you for sharing this 😘😘

  • @Twitwi-uv5cv
    @Twitwi-uv5cv 2 года назад

    The brother of Golden Gate bridge is about to open in Canakkale/Turkiye called 18Mart Canakkale Bridge

  • @lotusgal313
    @lotusgal313 2 года назад

    An incredible mechanical feat for their time