World's first 'floating' pool suspended between London tower blocks - BBC News

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024

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  • @geoffsullivan4063
    @geoffsullivan4063 3 года назад +1226

    I've literally just had a nervous breakdown watching this....

    • @owenrussell5162
      @owenrussell5162 3 года назад +8

      Why

    • @acasccseea4434
      @acasccseea4434 3 года назад +6

      me too, with those sky high bills for cladding problems

    • @Roof_Pizza
      @Roof_Pizza 3 года назад +26

      It's people like you why some dictionaries were literally forced to change the definition of literally.

    • @thecurrentuniverse
      @thecurrentuniverse 3 года назад +5

      My 12 year old daughter is just like "what?" oh my God! How insane is this!

    • @banana-sj6sm
      @banana-sj6sm 3 года назад +13

      @@Roof_Pizza language changes over time get used to it 💀

  • @TERRENCETEYFTW
    @TERRENCETEYFTW 3 года назад +634

    World's first floating pool and world's first floating waterslide all in one

    • @Mrjoboo1
      @Mrjoboo1 3 года назад +2

      Wheres waterslide?

    • @darkcrusader.
      @darkcrusader. 3 года назад +62

      @@Mrjoboo1 there will be one eventually if it breaks lol

    • @marcoAKAjoe
      @marcoAKAjoe 3 года назад +5

      @@darkcrusader. I wouldn't want to find out 🤣

    • @andpeoplesayineedalife6418
      @andpeoplesayineedalife6418 3 года назад +5

      @@darkcrusader. they say if you jump from a tower block into a pool of water it’s like hitting concrete in this case it will be 😂

    • @Mrjoboo1
      @Mrjoboo1 3 года назад +5

      @@darkcrusader. more like a waterfall lol

  • @moimeself1088
    @moimeself1088 3 года назад +692

    Everything about this gives me anxiety. 🙆🏾‍♀️

  • @jaytomm
    @jaytomm 3 года назад +572

    I need to inspect every inch of the pool, interview the architecture for hours and then i'll be ready to swim, berrrrrrr...

    • @sachi20ful
      @sachi20ful 3 года назад +19

      Yea engineer doesn't matter

    • @dWFnZWVr
      @dWFnZWVr 3 года назад +34

      Haha, for what it's worth the pool was architected by Arup Associates who are also responsible for the design and architecture of the Sydney Opera House. Other than undergoing extensive strength tests at the factory there isn't much to it. As the water produces equal downward force over the entire surface area, there isn't a single point on the acrylic where the weight is more or less. So it is technically safer to swim in a suspended pool like this than it would be to walk across a glass-bottomed bridge.

    • @noahjenkins8408
      @noahjenkins8408 3 года назад +12

      interview the engineers too

    • @l_ifeefi_l1998
      @l_ifeefi_l1998 3 года назад +11

      One bullet hole enuff to break the whole thing. Swim at yr risk

    • @MrReiniC
      @MrReiniC 3 года назад +2

      @@dWFnZWVr ??? Are you sure about that? You just stated that the water is acting like a solid lump of jelly. That water will be sloshing around and in constant movement due to everyone moving through it. If anything it’s going to be the complete opposite to what you said with the constantly changing load causing vast amounts of deflection across the acrylic panels lol. (Working in a profession in the construction industry)

  • @PerfectionInDetail
    @PerfectionInDetail 3 года назад +150

    Is opened to “Some residents”.. so even if you live in the building you may not be entitled i.e. not rich enough.

    • @sanghyukkim6169
      @sanghyukkim6169 3 года назад +5

      Yeah I think it's probably just for the few top floor residents. Imagine you live near the top floor and the entire building goes to that pool aha

    • @Amanojaku8
      @Amanojaku8 3 года назад +23

      I love London (live here) but some of the bullshit that you can get away with as a landlord e.g. building "poor doors" into your blocks to ensure you "comply" with legislation forcing an inclusion of affordable homes is just obscene. This is very much the thin end of the wedge www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/25/poor-doors-segregation-london-flats

    • @idontwanttopickone
      @idontwanttopickone 3 года назад +13

      @@sanghyukkim6169 no, 85% can use it. If you live in one of the "affordable" £750,000-ish flats, you are barred. You could have the means to pay for it, but will still be banned if you are in the poor class. Plus there's a load of dodgy dealings with the Conservatives. instagram.com/p/CPnIeubAJ8G/
      TLDR: Conservatives and housing developers bringing back a segregated class system in the UK, and using public money to do it.

    • @sanghyukkim6169
      @sanghyukkim6169 3 года назад +1

      @@idontwanttopickone oh really? Had no idea.
      I've lost faith in the Tories over the past couple of years and their incompetent ministers that I'm not even surprised at that.
      I'm still waiting for their first homes scheme to be delivered, but instead they whip out a 95% mortgage scheme that'd doom you to an eternity of paying back your mortgage

    • @user-km7rc4qc2j
      @user-km7rc4qc2j 3 года назад +8

      @@idontwanttopickone Facts straight from Instagram 🤣. This isn’t a state provided pool, it is a private pool for private residents. We live in a capitalist society, get over it instead of using your iPhone to complain on RUclips. Better yet, get out there and make some money! It’s not hard to do, despite how much you want to believe you’re a victim.

  • @user-de4cq6uk6l
    @user-de4cq6uk6l 3 года назад +217

    They didn't mention the fact that those who live in the "affordable" units in that building aren't allowed to use the pool. ( the "affordable" units are 750K)

    • @VMVarga-zg4cl
      @VMVarga-zg4cl 3 года назад +34

      Shaun doesn't like the poors

    • @quinn9598
      @quinn9598 3 года назад +5

      @@VMVarga-zg4cl Nor Miele lmao

    • @shameermalik4297
      @shameermalik4297 3 года назад +6

      nope they definitely did literally at the end

    • @moniquem783
      @moniquem783 3 года назад +28

      Well, give it a few years and it’ll probably crash to the ground and kill people. Then the folks in the affordable units won’t mind so much. Natural selection doesn’t always favour the ones you expect 😉

    • @tams805
      @tams805 3 года назад +8

      Not directly, but it was implied with the subtitles which anyone with half a brain could have worked out.

  • @richardmetellus2336
    @richardmetellus2336 3 года назад +128

    Yall haven't watched final destination and it clearly shows

    • @owenrussell5162
      @owenrussell5162 3 года назад +2

      That's a movie of which is extremely un realistic

    • @darkinvader9862
      @darkinvader9862 3 года назад +7

      @@owenrussell5162 it's a joke bruh

    • @owenrussell5162
      @owenrussell5162 3 года назад +1

      @@darkinvader9862 doesn't seem like it tbh

    • @anggnalikadkomento
      @anggnalikadkomento 3 года назад +3

      @@owenrussell5162 You must be fun at parties eh?

    • @owenrussell5162
      @owenrussell5162 3 года назад +1

      @@anggnalikadkomento still doesn't seem like a joke and also its easy to see if someone is joking in real life

  • @ThisIsMyUsername01
    @ThisIsMyUsername01 3 года назад +82

    Interesting fact, the pool isn't actually fixed either end, it's just "rested" in place to allow for necessary movement.

    • @Mulatica89
      @Mulatica89 3 года назад +21

      Oh hell to the fu(kin no!

    • @gt6601
      @gt6601 3 года назад +1

      Oh that's interesting.

    • @RolandPihlakas
      @RolandPihlakas 3 года назад +6

      Thanks. I was wondering about that. But what about the houses moving sideways / orthogonally to the pool, in opposite directions?

    • @biggusdickkus2956
      @biggusdickkus2956 3 года назад +2

      @@RolandPihlakas
      It's own weight will prevent it moving far but there could be a wave effect if everyone rotated at one end 😂

    • @mostlymessingabout
      @mostlymessingabout 3 года назад +2

      @@RolandPihlakas same thing with bridges, the bridge part resr on roller bearings that let it slide back and forth by up to a feet each way...

  • @jacobzaranyika9334
    @jacobzaranyika9334 3 года назад +129

    That is pretty neat, but scary. Just looking at it scares me.

  • @jennyrayman2505
    @jennyrayman2505 3 года назад +81

    If this is for the wealthy residents only...then I am happy being poor- thank you.

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 3 года назад

      Yes... open to " some" of the residents... what about the rest??? A paddling pool on the balcony??????

    • @joanne4758
      @joanne4758 3 года назад

      @@jessicaellina3878 No your in with a chance - you have to have the rich friend . . .I'm wondering if they will go skating when freezes.
      The pool was built exclusively for Eagle Club members and residents of Embassy Gardens and their guests. So, if you do not qualify as one of the above, it's time to invest in an apartment or try and become best friends with a resident. Your plan of action is entirely up to you.

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 3 года назад

      @@joanne4758 Thank you for your advice... l will carefully consider my options!!😃😄😉

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 3 года назад +41

    Think I saw one of these in a film with Jason Statham. Didn't end well as I recall.

  • @hamesjargreaves
    @hamesjargreaves 3 года назад +191

    Story: rich people go swimming.

    • @hellofkn3282
      @hellofkn3282 3 года назад +5

      Nope only capitalists can swin!!

    • @thelambsauce7307
      @thelambsauce7307 3 года назад

      @@hellofkn3282 *swim

    • @amandahunter4034
      @amandahunter4034 3 года назад

      Looking at the video, it's 'rich people stand around in pool'!

    • @funinthekitchen844
      @funinthekitchen844 3 года назад +4

      Good for them.. Make some 💵💵💵 and stop being so butthurt, then you can join them.. SMH

    • @dripalien4529
      @dripalien4529 3 года назад

      are u jealous

  • @robertwaikhom
    @robertwaikhom 3 года назад +101

    Hats off to engineer and architect

    • @0ut1and3r
      @0ut1and3r 3 года назад +26

      And the construction workers 🙏🏽

    • @poollofindro5886
      @poollofindro5886 3 года назад +14

      And the cleaner

    • @richardmetellus2336
      @richardmetellus2336 3 года назад +9

      And the insurance company

    • @Kni0002
      @Kni0002 3 года назад +9

      And the local council

    • @cyriuxx5750
      @cyriuxx5750 3 года назад +26

      And the gravestone maker (and also include the priest for doing the funerals).

  • @pto84us2007
    @pto84us2007 3 года назад +62

    Why isn’t there a net or something to break their fall? God for bid…

    • @PerfectionInDetail
      @PerfectionInDetail 3 года назад +3

      The glass would pierce through that net

    • @aayushtare1915
      @aayushtare1915 3 года назад +3

      That would be stupid because looking scary is its main point of attraction

    • @joysimpson7503
      @joysimpson7503 3 года назад +3

      @@PerfectionInDetail That would be very stupid if the pool was made of glass ..

    • @jamesl9040
      @jamesl9040 3 года назад +1

      Tbh if you swim in that pool you just accept your death if the glass breaks.

    • @lucabrasi3964
      @lucabrasi3964 3 года назад

      If they die they die

  • @yuryuri5850
    @yuryuri5850 3 года назад +90

    the trust is real

    • @RAMYADAV-yj2tb
      @RAMYADAV-yj2tb 3 года назад

      Father of corona virus =china
      China every year launch new virus

    • @yuryuri5850
      @yuryuri5850 3 года назад

      @@RAMYADAV-yj2tb stay mad.

  • @ribbonator
    @ribbonator 3 года назад +22

    Idc care about the acrylic pool, I just have a bad gut feeling it’s gonna crack and I’m not gonna trust my life on that pool

  • @destrohades2094
    @destrohades2094 3 года назад +47

    Another millionaire high rise eyesore to raise cost of living and force hard working locals out

    • @williambellynck
      @williambellynck 3 года назад

      Boo hoo 😢

    • @TarynsTime
      @TarynsTime 3 года назад +1

      Likely something with the acrylic will fail over time. I do agree with your point.

    • @72yearsand90
      @72yearsand90 3 года назад

      @Amatya Ucran its cool

    • @72yearsand90
      @72yearsand90 3 года назад

      @Amatya Ucran what’s wrong with it

    • @72yearsand90
      @72yearsand90 3 года назад

      It’s a tourist attraction attraction

  • @1LuvMLPFiM
    @1LuvMLPFiM 3 года назад +37

    Earthquake: "Y'all mind if I stretch a bit?"

    • @BlueWhisperer
      @BlueWhisperer 3 года назад +5

      😩😂 BEST comment!!

    • @mehrdadkamali7699
      @mehrdadkamali7699 3 года назад +3

      Lol.... we don't really get earthquakes in the uk. At least not significant ones.

    • @KatharineOsborne
      @KatharineOsborne 3 года назад +2

      There was an earthquake in Kent or someplace else nearby to London in 2015 I think. It woke me up but I didn’t realise it was an Earthquake (I just heard the house creaking and popping which is extremely unusual at night time). So it is possible but a very strong earthquake is very unlikely.

  • @vanhamgee
    @vanhamgee 3 года назад +16

    Which council approved the planning of that nonsense idea. There are people who have been ordered to demolish their garden sheds for exceeding a few millimetres in their gardens and that designed acceptable - NOT…

  • @pvtbackflip
    @pvtbackflip 3 года назад +52

    As time goes on and so does wear and tear. This is going to be a bad idea....

    • @Whoshotmyrifle
      @Whoshotmyrifle 3 года назад +11

      it will be maintained obviously they arent gonna build it and leave it

    • @BASH_ANGEL
      @BASH_ANGEL 3 года назад +4

      @@Whoshotmyrifle yeah right, even the chinese glass bridge broke and collapsed.

    • @eduwino151
      @eduwino151 3 года назад +14

      that is not glass but reinforced acrylic which is really strong as fuck and can last years , with a tensile strenght of 10000 PS1 it can stop a 50 cal round swimmers wont make a dent on it buddy , material science 101

    • @AzamFahmy
      @AzamFahmy 3 года назад +5

      Nope, acrylic glass is really strong.

    • @marcoAKAjoe
      @marcoAKAjoe 3 года назад

      Beer.

  • @letsdebate839
    @letsdebate839 3 года назад +27

    Would not trust that the weight of the water alone is massive

    • @CatatonicImperfect
      @CatatonicImperfect 3 года назад

      I'll debate you :) we trust engineers and regulations all the time. what is the difference between this and every bridge, elevator or laptop charger you've ever used? i'd argue it's purely the fear component.

    • @letsdebate839
      @letsdebate839 3 года назад

      @@CatatonicImperfect the difference in weight from water to a stationary weight means the weight isn't equal

    • @CatatonicImperfect
      @CatatonicImperfect 3 года назад

      @@letsdebate839 the wind load on the structure alone is likely much more dynamic than the little waves in it. dynamic loads are not a new phenomenon. buildings sway in high winds, trains rumble over bridges. engineers keep this in mind.

    • @letsdebate839
      @letsdebate839 3 года назад

      @@CatatonicImperfect yeah and alot of bridges have failed and need to be replaced due to that

    • @CatatonicImperfect
      @CatatonicImperfect 3 года назад

      @@letsdebate839 is your reaction to the average bridge the same as it is to this pool? if so, i concede.

  • @tuxedocat3620
    @tuxedocat3620 3 года назад +5

    76 *F in London: hottest day of the year*
    76 *F in New York: cool summer day*
    76 *F in Florida: winter*

    • @muskansiddikee2171
      @muskansiddikee2171 3 года назад +1

      Conclusion temperature is a relative term.

    • @Genevasplaytime
      @Genevasplaytime 3 года назад

      Its not the hottest day of the year though..

    • @spencerwilton5831
      @spencerwilton5831 3 года назад +1

      the key words you so casually omit are "so far" and are actually quite important. This was may, late spring- we have seasons here not endless muggy heat. Summer can reach 35+

    • @m101ist
      @m101ist 3 года назад

      We'll it's was to hot for me and I live in Wales UK. 😳

  • @edyann
    @edyann 3 года назад +46

    People are getting crazier and crazier. I was definitely born in the wrong decade.

    • @Finn-gx6ir
      @Finn-gx6ir 3 года назад

      which one do you desire then?

    • @murphyfx
      @murphyfx 3 года назад

      Lol. No decade that is better of

    • @DrTolis
      @DrTolis 3 года назад +2

      OK boomer

    • @0ut1and3r
      @0ut1and3r 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @aljanat5375
      @aljanat5375 3 года назад +1

      Long live Her Majesty the Queen, we are lucky to have her and by God I love her dearly.

  • @MadnessQuotient
    @MadnessQuotient 3 года назад +5

    24.5°C is plenty hot in the UK where everything from clothes to homes is designed to keep you warm not to cool you down. 24.5°C on a wet gloomy day in the tropics is a different apparent temperature to 24.5°C with a cloudless sky in the UK. It feels very different.
    People from outside the UK need to live UK weather to get it.

  • @internetroyalty
    @internetroyalty 3 года назад +15

    The social segregation is the scariest thing in all of this.

    • @spencerwilton5831
      @spencerwilton5831 3 года назад +5

      Who wants to swim with the great unwashed? Open it to everyone and you very quickly see civilised people forced out by the scum element. Look at the machete fight in Hyde park this week- families with children terrified by gangs of feral youths fighting a turf war or exacting revenge for some perceived sleight.

    • @amanb8
      @amanb8 3 года назад +1

      Pipe down.

    • @internetroyalty
      @internetroyalty 3 года назад

      @@amanb8 Why?

    • @thelasthourgetready
      @thelasthourgetready 3 года назад

      It's in Vauxhall I go past there 3 times a week extreme segregation. Some of these apartments overlook the poor peabody estates but that's life.

  • @itsme6402
    @itsme6402 3 года назад +33

    I’ll be swimming with my bungee cord on 😂

  • @whatamalike
    @whatamalike 3 года назад +23

    Only 'rich' residents within the same building have access to this. Segregation right on your own doorstep? DAS LONDON!

    • @realthings5821
      @realthings5821 3 года назад +4

      Yeah, like I've been segregated out of having a Lambo, and nothing at all to do with the fact I can't afford one.

    • @realthings5821
      @realthings5821 3 года назад

      ​@Patrick Swan It wasn't just envy?

    • @realthings5821
      @realthings5821 3 года назад

      @Patrick Swan Wealth inequality is not a problem by itself. People need to be homeless, starving, unable to educate their children, unable to afford health care, etc., before wealth inequality ought to be recognised as a problem. That's why the socialist grifters like to go on about 'poverty' being 'on the rise' - They have no oppressor-oppressed relationship to have a revolution about without genuine hardship, and they know it.

    • @whatamalike
      @whatamalike 3 года назад +3

      @@realthings5821 being denied access to communal facilities for those living in the same building as each other (not privately owned stuff within ones flat or indeed parked on ones drive) is not the same as being jealous of a neighbours Lambo...
      Big difference, and your false equivalency isn't fooling anybody.

    • @realthings5821
      @realthings5821 3 года назад

      @@whatamalike It's not the same, you say, but apparently you don't know, or refuse to say, why it's not the same.
      Not very compelling.
      I'll stick with my conclusion that you think people who haven't paid for something should get to have it purely because they can see others having it.

  • @sunilthakore5715
    @sunilthakore5715 3 года назад +13

    People do realise with new builds, everytime there is a settling time for everything to relax with concrete and structures. This settling time can cause cracks.

    • @moimeself1088
      @moimeself1088 3 года назад +7

      That's one of the reasons EVERYTHING about this gives me so much anxiety. 😰😰😰

    • @TarynsTime
      @TarynsTime 3 года назад +3

      I was thinking of nature causing the fail of the acrylic more quickly as my first instinct, but yes this is the most logical.

  • @evanmoore8578
    @evanmoore8578 3 года назад +7

    Must be awesome being one of the building residents without access to the pool on the roof.

  • @hansajasulohith
    @hansajasulohith 3 года назад +33

    Soooo the warmest day there is like 24°C😐 Here in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 that’s a Gloomy day😂

    • @tertiamaritz9205
      @tertiamaritz9205 3 года назад +2

      🤣🤣And in South Africa is winter temp😀

    • @shelbychurch998
      @shelbychurch998 3 года назад

      @@tertiamaritz9205 amateurs!😂😂😂

    • @lucabrasi3964
      @lucabrasi3964 3 года назад

      In Scotland most years it doesn't even reach 24

    • @ihuntredi
      @ihuntredi 3 года назад +3

      warmest day in London is more like mid 30's....hell it even reached 28 today? have you even been here lol

    • @lucabrasi3964
      @lucabrasi3964 3 года назад

      @@ihuntredi can you read? They're going by what the video said and they're no from London ya tool

  • @NonRandomUser
    @NonRandomUser 3 года назад +20

    "As London basked in the hottest day of 2021 so far (24.5C/76.5F)"
    *laughs in daily average 90+F*

    • @rickmorty5215
      @rickmorty5215 3 года назад +2

      Right???😂😂😂😂

    • @OrangeDragonofDusk
      @OrangeDragonofDusk 3 года назад +1

      Seriously 76.5F is good weather.
      In Sweden we’re getting 75-79F (23-26C) for spring. Britts need to chill

    • @Genevasplaytime
      @Genevasplaytime 3 года назад

      @@OrangeDragonofDusk Lol London is far hotter than anywhere in sweden.

    • @Genevasplaytime
      @Genevasplaytime 3 года назад +2

      Laughs in greatest empire in history.

    • @DynestiGTI
      @DynestiGTI 3 года назад

      How do you even operate in 90+F 😅

  • @supergirl1386
    @supergirl1386 3 года назад +21

    I dont think they would still float after all those acrylic cracks. Jeez.

    • @mostlymessingabout
      @mostlymessingabout 3 года назад

      Is it made of acrylic? Looks like one solid piece of glass or something

    • @RolandPihlakas
      @RolandPihlakas 3 года назад

      @@mostlymessingabout Yes, 0:22. Acrylic is probably stronger than glass. But is also very expensive. I imagine it could still contain glass fibers mixed in. I wonder how much did this swimming pool cost... As well as the life insurance of these exclusive swimmers :p

    • @mostlymessingabout
      @mostlymessingabout 3 года назад

      @@RolandPihlakas hahaha, they're all millionaires to afford to live there, i bet they also have to sign wavers too. I'll have to look into the material but it's probably glass reinforced polycarbonate sheets laminated together. It also doesn't look perfect so it might be casted, in one piece which would be incredibly expensive but cheaper than extruding it

  • @abdullabarboza8629
    @abdullabarboza8629 3 года назад +24

    Literally 50% of people would be pissed off in their first experience 😂

  • @nagyba
    @nagyba 3 года назад +5

    “Glass is glass and glass Will break”

    • @ashholiday123
      @ashholiday123 3 года назад +4

      Good thing it's acrylic and not real glass then isn't it.

  • @storiesfromdifferenteras
    @storiesfromdifferenteras 3 года назад +15

    All it takes is a hit of the glass and everyone comes down.

  • @munazazafar6532
    @munazazafar6532 3 года назад +12

    Guess they haven't heard what happened to the glass bridge in china

    • @k27ism
      @k27ism 3 года назад +1

      A man in China was left dangling from a bridge after its glass panels were damaged in high wind.
      The man was visiting the 100m-high bridge (330 ft) in the Piyan Mountain, in the north-east of the country, when the incident occurred on Friday.
      Several pieces of the glass floor were blown away by winds that reached up to 150km/h (90mph).
      The tourist was taken to hospital for observation and counselling, and is now said to be in a "stable emotional and physical condition".
      Link to article: www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57058247

  • @MrMustangMan
    @MrMustangMan 3 года назад +6

    i need specifics.... how many gallons of water, how thick is the acrylic, length and width of the pool......

    • @Josh23761
      @Josh23761 3 года назад

      Pfft, the media doesn't provide specifics or actual information anymore. They just want the stupid people to go 'Oooh, isnt that good' then forget about it like a goldfish 2 minutes after moving on.

    • @Josh23761
      @Josh23761 3 года назад

      @@1newme425 Its not about that, what is the point in reporting information when you don't provide information? What if people did look it up and this is what they find? Thats like me going to read a news article where all it says is 'look it up'. The number of times people look things up only to encounter a waste of time source like this is ridiculous these days.
      What you said is like going to a shop to buy milk and the shop owner says 'if you want milk you should just go to a shop to get it, we're not here to provide you with things'. Completely flawed logic.
      Important advice: stop trying to act clever through sarcastic replies, it doesn't work for you and makes you seem childish and petty.

    • @Josh23761
      @Josh23761 3 года назад

      @@1newme425 And where are the specifics that detail that it's a 'fun story' without any information? The channel says 'BBC NEWS' not 'BBC video clips' so maybe I do need help because I assumed they would AT LEAST include how long it is or how much water it holds. Including such details doesn't make it am engineering story it makes it a NEWS STORY. Or is news defined as just a short video clip now?

    • @Josh23761
      @Josh23761 3 года назад

      @@1newme425 Your arguments make no sense, you're not funny to me you're just a pretty argumentative person.
      Didn't I see you make a comment about not peeing in this poole? If you're going around peeing in pooles then TBH that says it all about you lol.
      I think I'm done entertaining your childish behavour. Go back to watching your short 'fun story' video clips.
      Edit: You're starting to like me after trying to insult me? You make no sense LOL but sure, this has been a good way to pass 10 minutes waiting for a bus 😂.
      Usually when I see a story about a feat of engineering I expect them to explain how it was made possible but I guess not everyone thinks that way 🤷‍♂️.

  • @cheetah2172
    @cheetah2172 3 года назад +18

    Imagine a cracking effect like that of Chinas bridge

    • @MrDrew324
      @MrDrew324 3 года назад

      There would be suing, court cases left, right and center.

    • @alterna19
      @alterna19 3 года назад +1

      Just play the sound effect during lol

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 3 года назад

      Just what l was thinking!!!!!

  • @FMX8100
    @FMX8100 3 года назад +10

    The pool is safe of course, until one dude decides to dive and hit the ground a little too hard!

  • @roastedbook
    @roastedbook 3 года назад +6

    You call 24 degrees hot, that's heaven to me

    • @realthings5821
      @realthings5821 3 года назад

      How does a maximum of around 11 degrees for the last 6-7 months sound to you?

  • @arthurthorne3664
    @arthurthorne3664 3 года назад +14

    Think I'll stick to having a bath - thank you!

  • @FranklinCounty100
    @FranklinCounty100 3 года назад +6

    Final destination how a pool in London went wrong

  • @gglodz5343
    @gglodz5343 3 года назад +20

    A moment of silence for the genius who came up with this idea. At least I know I'm smarter than someone now😂

  • @yahuihe9314
    @yahuihe9314 3 года назад +6

    I almost had a heart attack just looking at it...

  • @joshuaadams1178
    @joshuaadams1178 3 года назад +1

    It ain't the first tho... someone should tell them.

  • @markdowse3572
    @markdowse3572 3 года назад +8

    Nice piece of engineering.
    But what's the story with the discrimination on who can use the pool? Decent reporting please.
    M 🦘🏏😎

    • @yokokurama5174
      @yokokurama5174 3 года назад

      What's those emojis? Aussies king of cricket?

    • @cuscoothriyas5163
      @cuscoothriyas5163 3 года назад

      Think they go deeper into this on their full article

    • @markdowse3572
      @markdowse3572 3 года назад

      @@cuscoothriyas5163 Ahhh. Thanks mate.
      There seems a lot more to this story.....
      🤔

    • @nsturgeon7145
      @nsturgeon7145 3 года назад

      The BBC don't do decent reporting.

    • @markdowse3572
      @markdowse3572 3 года назад +1

      @@nsturgeon7145 ONE corrupt reporter we now know about.
      How many others are there?

  • @wallerstc
    @wallerstc 3 года назад +2

    Was it even necessary?

  • @BrunoDeMarques
    @BrunoDeMarques 3 года назад +12

    And if there’s an earthquake, I suppose the pool becomes a slide …

  • @DaSlaughterer
    @DaSlaughterer 3 года назад +1

    Imagine living with this on the top of your building and being told you can't go up there....

    • @Amanojaku8
      @Amanojaku8 3 года назад

      We are becoming like America (or to be frank more like this country was before WW1).

  • @riffraff9070
    @riffraff9070 3 года назад +8

    Is they joy of floating over the city in a pool worth even the one millionth possibility of you dying. No thanks. I’ll take my pool ground level.

  • @elias_xp95
    @elias_xp95 3 года назад +23

    Breaking news: Dozens fall from top floor to street below, all bodies found wearing goggles.

  • @alexandersokolov7001
    @alexandersokolov7001 3 года назад +30

    Hopefully it won’t have the same early fate as the millennium bridge…

    • @sleekoduck
      @sleekoduck 3 года назад +1

      👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆
      THIS.

    • @Stinkmeaner420
      @Stinkmeaner420 3 года назад +2

      What happened? Dym when it was attacked by death eaters?

    • @alexandersokolov7001
      @alexandersokolov7001 3 года назад +2

      @@Stinkmeaner420 There was a critical flaw that caused the bridge to be closed 2 days after opening. Reason: bridge was naturally “wobbly” due to its nature being a suspended bridge, so people walking on it started naturally adapting their walking pattern to “counter the wobble” at the same time, the more people did it, the more the bridge wobbled. Thankfully it didn’t collapse that day, it took 2 years to fix the engineering flaw. Here is a random article about it www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051103080801.htm

    • @indogoUI
      @indogoUI 3 года назад

      @@alexandersokolov7001 very interesting topic was reading about it weeks ago, only thing is I guess they are not walking in the pool

    • @alexandersokolov7001
      @alexandersokolov7001 3 года назад

      @@indogoUI doesn’t have to be walking. I’m no engineer, but it looks to be made entirely of glass, without any steel/concrete support. Hopefully the buildings the pool is placed upon won’t sway because glass is not known for its flexibility. I just hope nothing bad will happen…

  • @nicolaberry9550
    @nicolaberry9550 3 года назад +1

    My worst fears combined. Water and heights. My soul would leave my body if I was in that pool honestly.

  • @letsplaypokemongo3153
    @letsplaypokemongo3153 3 года назад +33

    Darwin award winners right there

  • @Mr_Rabbit
    @Mr_Rabbit 3 года назад +2

    If you were to fall 30 stories submerged in water, are you still hitting the ground with the same force?

  • @growthcoachclay
    @growthcoachclay 3 года назад +3

    May we all have that much trust at some point in our lives! Amen.... 🙏

  • @saraswathin7290
    @saraswathin7290 3 года назад +2

    Imagine them splashing water out of the pool, falling on the people walking below..

    • @________4423
      @________4423 3 года назад

      "The rain's taken a golden hue today......it's salty too."

  • @anthonydavis9842
    @anthonydavis9842 3 года назад +5

    That’s so cool. Scary when windy though

  • @JohnDoe-oq4zs
    @JohnDoe-oq4zs 3 года назад +73

    OH HELL NOO!! NEVER WOULD I GO THERE

    • @janetsummers941
      @janetsummers941 3 года назад +1

      I'll never go there with you!!! No, no, NO!!

    • @TarynsTime
      @TarynsTime 3 года назад +1

      I'm nervous thinking about it

  • @saweezaaa
    @saweezaaa 3 года назад +2

    I was swimming there on the opening day. It was a fun experience!

    • @pinkpanther7933
      @pinkpanther7933 3 года назад

      How much is the ticket?

    • @saweezaaa
      @saweezaaa 3 года назад +2

      @@pinkpanther7933 it’s only accessible to residents, but you can get a guest pass.

    • @pinkpanther7933
      @pinkpanther7933 3 года назад

      @@saweezaaa Thanks for the info! Btw, I saw your video of this pool on Instagram, great job!!

  • @teviottilehurst
    @teviottilehurst 3 года назад +5

    Only to use a few days in a year when the weather's nice.

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 3 года назад

      i was thinking the same thing-better off with an internal pool

  • @detachsounds
    @detachsounds 3 года назад +1

    Combining fear of height and fear of water. Nice

  • @JK_JK_JK_JK
    @JK_JK_JK_JK 3 года назад +7

    It's basically just a bath tub! 🙄

  • @ritemolawbks8012
    @ritemolawbks8012 3 года назад +2

    Is there really high demand for a floating pool connecting two buildings?

    • @idontwanttopickone
      @idontwanttopickone 3 года назад +1

      There was a higher demand for affordable housing: instagram.com/p/CPnIeubAJ8G/

  • @dominicm.2645
    @dominicm.2645 3 года назад +6

    When catastrophe strikes , they tumble down like real men and die like real men...

  • @jordanabbotty5402
    @jordanabbotty5402 3 года назад +2

    I feel like I'm missing out on absolutely nothing because I would be horrified to swim in that pool

  • @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs
    @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs 3 года назад +8

    I heard about this pool a while back but never saw people swimming in it. So this video is neat to see 😁

    • @amandahunter4034
      @amandahunter4034 3 года назад

      But there isn't actually anyone swimming in it - just standing around!

  • @moviefilm5461
    @moviefilm5461 3 года назад +1

    Earth moves from time to time ,, do they know that ??

  • @subhash_choudhary_123
    @subhash_choudhary_123 3 года назад +3

    [ *गर्व से बोलो जय किसान एकता JINDABAD* ]
    *Kon-Kon किसान भाईयों के साथ है*
    *सच बताना*
    *किसान भाईयो कि एकता के इस जज्बे को सलाम*
    [" *JAY KISAN EKTA JINDABAD* "]

  • @TON-vz3pe
    @TON-vz3pe 3 года назад

    The surprising thing is not the bridge, but saying that 24°C is the hottest so far.

  • @hellonono4290
    @hellonono4290 3 года назад +15

    The BBC: "world's first"
    Also the BBC, in the same article: "this is reported to be the world's largest acrylic freestanding pool"

    • @juliocesarsalazargarcia6872
      @juliocesarsalazargarcia6872 3 года назад

      It can be both the first and the largest one. No contradiction. If it is unique then is the largest one because there is no other larger in its kind. If it is not unique then it can also be the largest one when the rest of their kind are shorter.

  • @matthewhale2464
    @matthewhale2464 3 года назад +1

    One of the safest places in London, although now we have gang wars with machetes in Hyde park we should really name in Little Africa.

  • @Tye84xx
    @Tye84xx 3 года назад +5

    It’s all fun and games until someone makes a joke and the glass cracks up

    • @clipscompilations4442
      @clipscompilations4442 3 года назад +1

      To be honest, I’m not a fan of jokes, but that’s a smashing one.

  • @SamanthaMadison197
    @SamanthaMadison197 3 года назад

    Residents in the "affordable" flats in these blocks are not allowed to use the Sky Pool, even if they pay. They just have to watch the rich people from their windows. Also the "affordable" flats still cost about £750k.

  • @dominicmm6
    @dominicmm6 3 года назад +4

    Worlds first floating pool in worlds coldest country
    Edit: Yes I know there are colder countries than England

    • @MrSouthy32
      @MrSouthy32 3 года назад +1

      Clearly you have never been to canada

    • @BlueWhisperer
      @BlueWhisperer 3 года назад

      The UK is cold in more ways than one...

  • @m101ist
    @m101ist 3 года назад

    London a city of many wonders. 😲

  • @opalindigo2984
    @opalindigo2984 3 года назад +3

    just a while ago the 'unbreakable' glass bridge in China broke and left someone hanging so uhm...

  • @cosmicpsyops4529
    @cosmicpsyops4529 3 года назад

    That is so cool. I just realized I have a 'floating' bed that I sleep on every night. It is 'suspended' between my bedroom and my living room in my little studio apartment.

  • @zakariya1057
    @zakariya1057 3 года назад +11

    People are starving all across the planet and this is what you decide to spend money on.

    • @seizieme
      @seizieme 3 года назад +3

      My thought exactly ! Forget the planet, London’s homeless would have been a good start

    • @banana-sj6sm
      @banana-sj6sm 3 года назад +5

      People are starving and youre here watching RUclips? SMH.

  • @NRP123
    @NRP123 3 года назад +1

    Come on! At least having a net underneath that pool.

  • @joeynikola3009
    @joeynikola3009 3 года назад +5

    It reminds me of the movie “The Machinist” in which Trevor Reznik killed a man from a swimming pool suspended on a luxury hotel.

    • @mrsapplez2007
      @mrsapplez2007 3 года назад +1

      Great film

    • @jjo5375
      @jjo5375 3 года назад

      (the best part of that movie is the last 3 minutes.

  • @murphyfx
    @murphyfx 3 года назад +2

    This is dangerous

  • @notapplicable4567
    @notapplicable4567 3 года назад +5

    Dont worry guys if it breaks they can survive the fall cause the water will stay in one steady infinate stream in which they can swim up and down.

  • @markgoddard2560
    @markgoddard2560 3 года назад +1

    Only open to a select few riffraff .

  • @Slpsz
    @Slpsz 3 года назад +9

    Humans be like ; " Yo, fate .. want this 🍬?"
    Humans be like ; " Yo, fate .. want this 🍪 ?"
    Humans be like ; " Yo, fate .. ....... ?"

  • @ARCHOFCARDS-VISHNU
    @ARCHOFCARDS-VISHNU 3 года назад +1

    What is " floating pool " in title !?

  • @galatheumbreon6862
    @galatheumbreon6862 3 года назад +7

    That's a disaster waiting to happen, not even god himself would convince me to swim in that!

  • @3KPK3
    @3KPK3 3 года назад

    Falling from that height in a semi-naked state is horrific. Unnecessary risks in my opinion!

  • @jonathanbecerra7073
    @jonathanbecerra7073 3 года назад +4

    Someone should film a prank carrying a sledge hammer lol

  • @iqbal55
    @iqbal55 3 года назад +2

    Singapore and Dubai: "OH IT'S ON"

  • @0arjun077
    @0arjun077 3 года назад +3

    Wow another beautiful spot for Spiderman or Superman to save people. Hope Hollywood takes notes from me😂.

  • @bunny.thebest9103
    @bunny.thebest9103 3 года назад

    Summer vibes are real but anxiety call kill those vibes immediately.

  • @ScarcityStudios
    @ScarcityStudios 3 года назад +4

    If that catches one stray it’s game over

    • @thebritiannicscribian991
      @thebritiannicscribian991 3 года назад

      Yoo nice to see you again love your videos.

    • @marek9784
      @marek9784 3 года назад

      Catches one stray what? You aren't trying to say a stray bullet, because the chance of that is even less in the UK than you having sex.

    • @thelasthourgetready
      @thelasthourgetready 3 года назад

      You are not going to catch a stray in that exclusive part but 8 minutes away down the bottom of nine elms in battersea or 5 minutes away along Wandsworth Road on the other maybe.

  • @jaker3151
    @jaker3151 3 года назад +2

    In winter it becomes the world's first floating ice rink.

    • @m101ist
      @m101ist 3 года назад

      My thought too. 😳

  • @plushblueep
    @plushblueep 3 года назад +11

    I fear the hospital bills are gonna skyrocket.

    • @mubarekdaha
      @mubarekdaha 3 года назад +4

      It’s the uk we don’t pay

    • @J07okay
      @J07okay 3 года назад

      They r already closer to Heaven than Hospital.

    • @owenrussell5162
      @owenrussell5162 3 года назад

      We don't have hospital bills

    • @cryptfire3158
      @cryptfire3158 3 года назад

      @@J07okay yep. There will be no hospital needed. Just funeral personal.

  • @mbblmasckrobin
    @mbblmasckrobin 3 года назад

    Amazing view every day for the residents living right below

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  • @abuasmaa9067
    @abuasmaa9067 3 года назад +1

    Floating pool great, but when are they going to fix all the towers after Grenfell?

  • @jeannemcsweeny5554
    @jeannemcsweeny5554 3 года назад +6

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      @Jenny-cb3vy 3 года назад +2

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      @lawson9402 3 года назад +1

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      @akshatshrivastavabroker6995 3 года назад

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      @davisedward3013 3 года назад

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  • @vincentlui1456
    @vincentlui1456 3 года назад

    What is exercable to say is that many people didn't understand why the world is swelteringly hot. The global warming has become a paramount issue which we must take action to deal with immediately. Building more swimming pools in different spaces and shapes has no significance to what we are facing up to.