A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and[1] walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory.[1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Various examples of buildings throughout history Buildings serve several societal needs - primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings.
@@theuselessboii9751 if it's london it's more likely "yo blud what is that building doin firing lazers at me mums ford K.A ima hav to stab him GANGWAY"
The British are never particularly inspiring when it comes to nicknames. When the Millennium Bridge had a frequency problem and wobbled a few weeks after construction, it became infamously known as “The Wobbly Bridge”.
@Főfasírozó How many useful facts have you learned from them and are able to recall? I'm not talking about how many miles an aussi treefrog walks a day, or the average hight of some canadian tree, nor Hitlers favorite chocolate.
Something similar happened in The Netherlands when they build the new Rotterdam Central Station, it has a aluminium roof that, at several days in the year at a specific stand of the sun, created a "flash" of sunlight which blinded the train drivers when they drove near the signals of the station... The architect of the station knew it might happen but had no idea that it would be classified as a high risk. That's why the station has nowadays a lot of dents in the roof, to prevent drivers being blinded by the sunlight when passing the signals... And at least, I can say I had a very important role in the design of the building (I was the safety-investigator who ordered the roof had to be changed).
Low sun blinding train drivers or reflecting off signal aspects can also be a problem; the latter may even have helped cause the Ladbroke Grove disaster.
As well as sunlight, the building also focused the wind downwards when it blew onto the concave side, turning the street below into a wind tunnel with gusts powerful enough to knock people over. The fact that Vinoly pushed ahead with this design when a previous concave building of his had already demonstrated the heat ray problem says a lot about the mindset of architects like him.
And for that matter, the total lack of oversight towards said architects - nobody watching and going "hmmmm, this Vinoly character really likes his giant death traps, eh? Maybe we should ask him *not* to do it again."
I'm from Pakistan faisalabad, one of the most driest and hottest cities in the world and a building melting cars and shop floor mats in London seems quite offensive to me cause nothing that awesome happens here despite roasting under 50c every summer. Quite an awesome documentary! Do share more!
"It directed sunlight with a concave shape, there's a legend that archaemades built something similar to burn ships... nothing to do with this video related to a concave shape burning things of course."
But if you intend to execute the guy by heat rays (so you _want_ to get sunshine), you're not going to get any sunshine, as explained in 2:18. So, tying him there solves the problem altogether. That's really smart, actually.
The design also addressed a commitment by the developers to provide more public space than the footprint of the building by making it bigger at the top than the base and including a free to visit public garden at the top
"... and the current owner is Lee Kum Kee..." Me, sarcastically: Ha, that name sounds just like the maker of my soy sauce! What a silly coincidence! "... a company that makes sauces ..." Me: *surprised Pikachu face*
Especially as this isn't even the first building designed by this architect which had _exactly this problem_ . A previous building designed by him in Las Vegas (which imho is a lot less ugly; it's apparently called the Vdara hotel and Spa, more info on it (and the focusing problem) here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vdara ) had *already had this problem* in 2010, but that didn't stop him from running headlong into the same issue again. Even if the design/planning/approval/construction process had advanced too far to significantly change the structure, you'd have thought that the developers might want to take some proactive steps _before_ they risked accidentally starting fires and/or hurting people.
As a foreigner I do not intend to interfere in home affairs but I wish to express my gratitude to this masterpiece of british/english humor or/and nonsense. Especially @:2:17
I love this style of video. Informative yet riddled with British humour with the dry delivery that it's so famous for. Never ceases to be good for a nice chuckle.
Also known as the "Fryscraper", The architect who designed it, Rafael Viñoly, has previous for death ray buildings, he had previously designed the Vdara hotel in Las Vegas which was capable of scorching the guests using the pool and the patio area. The owners called it "Solar convergence", the staff called it "Death ray."
I’m from Canada but this channel has me more interested in some of the most specific architectural features of London than in many parts of my own country or city. Well done!
I would never imagine I will ever listen over a 6 minute documentary of roasting a building in many level I never could have imagine. But I'm glad it happened, nice video!
Yes. Some of his previous designs did exactly the same thing, which makes his comment about "unexpected sunshine" much more a sign of incompetence or arrogance than anything else.
Not expecting sunshine in London is a bit silly but I can maybe understand how someone would make that mistake. Not expecting sunshine in Vegas, however...
@@wisico640 It's ugly by design. I don't know what architects think to themselves building such atrocious structures. What about the Dildo skyscraper in the UK?
Yes , the myth is that it is always raining ! Actually we have 4 definite seasons, with the appropriate weather for each. Though sometimes it does mix around a bit.
The number one rule of english weather is that it never does what you want or expect it to do. The sunny corollary of english weather is that there are sunny days in Britain but only when you don’t want them.
I've been working in this area since April. Pretty much every day I'm there I'll wander up to Eastcheap to buy a sandwich. I'm profoundly conflicted by this building like no other. The sweep of the curves is dramatic, the impossibility of it being wider at the top that at the bottom is something to marvel at. It carries its self with poise and dignity when viewed from some angles. The trouble is from others it glares down at the Victorian Neo-Gothic in Eastcheap (themselves a vision inspired by laudanum and tertiary syphilis) like the administrative HQ of a repressive techno-state.
I love the City of London and its huge mix of buildings. I think it works because generally, the modern buildings have been constructed with a sizable budget and even if they're ugly (a matter of opinion), they're strikingly so, rather than just being a thrown-up concrete lump.
they look really cool but also just as soulless if they all have the same designs and little passion. I can only really compare it to a city like New York which has, in my opinion, the best mix of both possible. Until you look at those central park monstrosities.
failtolawl I think the architect companies don’t really care and invest much on how the building will look like on the outside ,its more of what is inside ,unless it is skyscrapers that have a goal to be a Tourist spot
@@eruno_ I am fond of Brutalist structures for no discernable reason. Maybe I just like how the *solid raw concrete, glass and steel* ease my insecurities.
@@harbl99 True, however their intention to make it stand out could of been done differently other than making the structure look like a mini fridge but that's my thought on it yours might differ
Odd that the designer didn't realise it would become a death Ray when it's older sister building was already having these issues before the Walkie Talkie was built
The architect did (realise) and made allowance for it. But the developers decided that London isn't Las Vegas, there wouldn't be enough sun, and it would be cheaper to do without it. So it cost them about three times as much to retrofit as it would have done in the first place.
Apparently the architect DID learn from this, and specified a certain type of glass be used in Fenchurch Street. Unfortunately the builders then decided they could save money by ignoring this, and the problem resurfaced.
@Gregory Stevens what the fuck are you on? Are you that deranged that you must comment that everywhere you go? This conversation had nothing to do with politics and even if it did your still a deranged loon for believing anyone with a opinion that isnt yours is a "racist trumptard" grow up
London is so massive it doesn't make a difference. Also the most the skyscrapers near it are taller than it so it doesn't stand out that bad and has never bothered me, although it is of course quite ugly
I can’t tell if this is a mini documentary or just a straight up British guy roasting a building
Or, the building roasting the British guy
Hello prisbama
In london, building roast you
That's a british guy roasting a building that roasts cars.
It’s both.
Just add rgb lighting and it's a giant gaming pc
Before I saw the title that's exactly what I thought the thumbnail was!
True. It looks like it has a handle which would be good for lan parties.
>: D 50$ Dollor
After using this PC instead of only exploding 100m TNT I can Now explode tnt that is the same power as discord white theme
can't unsee that
What a coincidence - I also tend to avoid shops that are on fire.
Unless they're having a Fire Sale.
Same!
I can never seem to find what I need in them.
you guys are weird. how can you live without blazing storefront
@@carstarsarstenstesenn ikr smh
"has your car ever been lasered by a skyscraper?"
man who owned that Jaguar: OMG LITERALLY ME SO RELATABLE
A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and[1] walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory.[1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures.
Various examples of buildings throughout history
Buildings serve several societal needs - primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful).
Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings.
@@randomname5646 Ight then
@@randomname5646 why
@@randomname5646 yeah
Of course its an expensive Jag not some 20 year old Ford or the like that gets cooked!
3:25 “I myself try to avoid shops that are on fire” this is the purest form of dry humor I have heard in a while and this is an informational video
Lol I laughed more than I expected at that😂
"Shops that are on fire tend to have fewer customers." Great line to use when reporting peaceful protests.
Infinite:InfiniteInfinite "You, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream".
@@IX_4 you have a very long name
Of course, with all that direct laser beam the humor couldn't be wet!
This chap is one of the best things on RUclips. His videos are little gems.
Thank you!
I agree.
We all agree i guess,hes a hoot and he is a railway modeller,he will be fighting the girls off if they find his location.
Indeed
Building: *casually lasers car in half*
Londoners: "Bit rude innit?"
Rather schewpid innit?
@@sugoha_2548 innit?
Love it, pure sass mixed with that "if I'm not being lit on fire by the damn thing, I couldn't be bothered" energy
Yeah bit rude innit they're shooting blimmin' lasers at our cars lad!
@@theuselessboii9751 if it's london it's more likely "yo blud what is that building doin firing lazers at me mums ford K.A ima hav to stab him GANGWAY"
"The Walkie-Scorchy" is lazy, you have to go full reinvention - The Scorchy-Torchie
The British are never particularly inspiring when it comes to nicknames. When the Millennium Bridge had a frequency problem and wobbled a few weeks after construction, it became infamously known as “The Wobbly Bridge”.
Yes indeed, you need Dublin for excellent and immediate nicknames of public art and buildings.
So true just go full off
It was actually called the London Death Ray at one point but for some reason people have forgotten that name.
Imagine being homeless and laying down in a particular spot only to get melted by a building
Considering the lengths many cities go to to shit on the homeless here in the U.S., I would just assume it was intentional.
@@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong not in the us lmao
Perfect medium rare
@@noobboss0 funny valentine best president
You mean burned alive.
I would watch way more documentaries if they were like this
SAME
just watch lemmino
Hey I’ve seen two of your comments on videos I just watched
@Főfasírozó How many useful facts have you learned from them and are able to recall? I'm not talking about how many miles an aussi treefrog walks a day, or the average hight of some canadian tree, nor Hitlers favorite chocolate.
It be
"Has your car ever been lasered by a sky scraper?"
Classic intro. Best on RUclips. No question.
what about jaiden animations “ARE YOU NAKED?”
Natecaed and Bellas World
Wait gimme the sauce
If so, you could be entitled to compensation!
Should’ve lasered Cars 2 instead
Should've lasered bee movie instead
Lol
I think cars 3. Cars 2 was pretty epic
@@lukeleblue2711 hmm yes i agree
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Person: Can I put my car here?
Building: No
Person: Why?
Building: *-THE SUN IS A DEADLY LASER-*
Not anymore there's a sunshade!
The building can speak?
I remember "history of the entire world, I guess" for some reason
Unexpected bill wurtz
We can make a religion out of this !
This guy's dry ass humor is actually hilarious and i cannot tell why
If the dude who made the vid saw this comment its either a massive insult, a bitter sweet compliment or both
Yanihero1 dry humor isnt an insult
it's called sweet British sarcasm
anyone goh a cigie brouv
You don’t know many Brits, do you
Walkie-talkie building: lasering cars
Jago: lasering the building
Not exactly a laser; more a parabolic death star anchored to the ground.
@@geraldfrost4710 definitely.
Hotel: trivago
@@geraldfrost4710 whats jago?
Zares Shakir the person talking
Protagonist: The villains hideout could be anywhere!
The villains hideout:
The building also tries to set you on fire.
Might be a giveaway
Hahaha, New York's Titanpointe in a nutshell
A Bond Villian?
@@barneypaws4883 certainly not Goldfinger, he'd gone for something more neobrutalist and less HR-friendly
There is a subreddit entituled Evil Buildings. This is a definite contender.
*doofenshmirtz evil incorporated*
ah Perry the platypus. say hello to my car destroyer-inator.
Lmao
More like THE CAR DESTROYING BUILDINGINATOR
Read that in his voice
Good thing Doif didn't set fire to the sun, the buildings power would be too much if the sun was on fire.
@@scorchx3000 no need , IT'S ALREADY ON FIRE 🌞🔥🔥🔥🔥
Something similar happened in The Netherlands when they build the new Rotterdam Central Station, it has a aluminium roof that, at several days in the year at a specific stand of the sun, created a "flash" of sunlight which blinded the train drivers when they drove near the signals of the station... The architect of the station knew it might happen but had no idea that it would be classified as a high risk. That's why the station has nowadays a lot of dents in the roof, to prevent drivers being blinded by the sunlight when passing the signals...
And at least, I can say I had a very important role in the design of the building (I was the safety-investigator who ordered the roof had to be changed).
Was your official recommendation, smash it with sledgehammers?
@@davidjames579 LOL
Low sun blinding train drivers or reflecting off signal aspects can also be a problem; the latter may even have helped cause the Ladbroke Grove disaster.
*G E K O L O N I S E E R D*
Wow thanks for making our train stations safe!
Archimedes: *slaps side of building*
"You can burn so many Roman ships with this baby"
Now if they would only just sail down this street...
Military: great, we'll take 10, maybe down by the beach though bruh.
@@bill392 bruv*
The building is part of London's defence, in case the Romans would invade again
heat ray
As well as sunlight, the building also focused the wind downwards when it blew onto the concave side, turning the street below into a wind tunnel with gusts powerful enough to knock people over. The fact that Vinoly pushed ahead with this design when a previous concave building of his had already demonstrated the heat ray problem says a lot about the mindset of architects like him.
Regarding the wind: same thing happened with the Leeds Dalek. They had to put a barrier on one side to stop it.
Damn, it’s windy enough between the blocks of flats where I live, I can’t imagine how bad the ones from this building would feel
They should have nicknamed it "the great destroyer".
Incompetent priggish twats?
And for that matter, the total lack of oversight towards said architects - nobody watching and going "hmmmm, this Vinoly character really likes his giant death traps, eh? Maybe we should ask him *not* to do it again."
“Walkie Scorchie” is so cutesy British. In America we would call it something like the Death Star.
It’s called being subtle...
Yeah we’re not known for that
indoor vaping Yeah man. I guess not 😂
I'm pretty sure he said "Walkie Talkie"
Rocco he said both. It was the walkie talkie until it beamed up a gazzers car.
There is the “cheese grater “ and the “pickle” building too. Londoners like nicknames for their buildings
Fortunately the Tulip is not going to be built. As the locals would have most likely named it the Dildo.
this is called the saw thumb
In Portsmouth there is a building known as the lipstick
su u fuckin bot
nobody calls it the pickle lol
"The Wrath of the Walkie-Talkie"
I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna hear it anywhere else.
I laughed so hard
2:57
It's the second film in the franchise, after "The Walkie-Talkie: The Motion Picture"
CAARRRRR!!!!!! I'll show myself out.
That building: "YO THAT CAR IS FIRE!"
🤣🤣
The car is to hot for u man
cars 2 all over again
Lol
Bro your comment was the first and I'm stoned af I laughed so hard... Omg my guy
That's how we use sun light to cook too.
No we don't.
@@TheMapGod agree
Lol
You are everywhere like Justin Y
You’re everywhere! On DancingBacons! And everywhere else!
Looks like a building from BO2 that’s about to fall over
Bro
Bro
bro
Bro
Bro
Some one made a song about this place, it was called, Come on Building Light my Fire.
...And the car owner was likely playing the classic "This Wheel's on Fire" on his stereo, as he drove away that day.
It certainly adds a new dimension to the old song, "On the Sunny Side of the Street."
@@Punnery We could also possibly add The Sun Has Got His Hat On ...fire
'We Didn't Star the Fire...it was the Walkie Talkie...'
cargy930 Perhaps he even drove Through the Fire and Flames
I'm from Pakistan faisalabad, one of the most driest and hottest cities in the world and a building melting cars and shop floor mats in London seems quite offensive to me cause nothing that awesome happens here despite roasting under 50c every summer.
Quite an awesome documentary!
Do share more!
Lol
Wait until this architect visits your city.
It's London, everyone is offended by something!
try harder :p
"Melted by Apollo's Fury" the best line ever
"The sun is a deadly lazer"
History of the entire world I guess
Have I missed my cue to add “not anymore, there’s a blanket”?
@@Mecceldorf the sUn haS LaSerD tHe blAnkEt
CORRECT
So it was a laser? 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝑆𝑢𝑛 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑚
"No one is going to come in if theres a fire at me front door" has got to be the most English thing ive heard all week
I love the delightfully British humor that's present throughout the video.
"It directed sunlight with a concave shape, there's a legend that archaemades built something similar to burn ships... nothing to do with this video related to a concave shape burning things of course."
I seen this comment right as it got to that part🤣
Wow. How did you do that? It must have taken you hours to write that quote and look through the footage. How did you that? So original. Failtolawl
Rather hot i must admit
Walkie Scorchie. Whoever invented should be tied to the building in July.
But if you intend to execute the guy by heat rays (so you _want_ to get sunshine), you're not going to get any sunshine, as explained in 2:18. So, tying him there solves the problem altogether. That's really smart, actually.
They should have called it the incinerator. Sounds way more menacing.
Whoever named it the "walkie scorchie" is still an order of magnitude more valuable to society than the clown who designed this monstrosity.
"The Walkie-Talkie Building’s short-lived career as a doomsday weapon." Awesome description!
When a building you designed quite literally sets cars and shops around it ablaze, you might want to reconsider your career choices...
What's especially funny about this is it was named worst building of the year probably independent of the laser issue. Double wammy.
Yeah... Probably a good idea...
What do you mean? This is clearly a masterwork of Evil Architecture.
More like
Reconsider the designs of the building
@@Mario-us7ds You mean Doofensmirtz
Dude on the top of the building: what time is it?
Secretary: it's high noon, sir.
Dude: *You may fire when ready*
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@@LuckiFienin ok
Dude: dude
Damn, “that building fires heat lasers every so often” is a way cooler excuse for a fire than “some idiot used a bomb to show their newborn’s gender”
I get what you're referring to.
Accidentally setting half the state of Cali on fire to celebrate having a boy/girl
Accidentally having a boy/girl when trying to burn half the state of California
Accidentally having half of California when trying to burn a boy/girl
Accidentally having half the boy/girl when trying to celebrate burning California
The architect be like: "Hm, how can I make this building both hideous AND dangerous?"
You haven't seen it. In person it really stands out amongst the other buildings
@@adonaiyah2196 I agree, in person it looks really cool.
@@pipeqez911 it looks like a pc case
@@201hastings lol ikr
“Can we go on land?”
“NooOoOOoo”
“Why”
“The Skyscraper is a deadly lazer”
I get it
History of the entire world, I guess
very nutty
Not anymore, they installed a light screen
In an attempt.to look "different" they designed a slightly curved building which still looks the same, but uglier.
I think it looks cool, but it's already dangerous so n o.
The design also addressed a commitment by the developers to provide more public space than the footprint of the building by making it bigger at the top than the base and including a free to visit public garden at the top
@@MrS1ebee Is that what another comment was referring to as 'the 3 potted plants' ? :)
That's architects for you
@@MrS1ebee unfortunately the 'garden' is nothing like what it was pitched as and why it was given permission
Didn't know that the ps5 had heat problems.
It looks like a xbox series x without all the green tjo
Why do you think the fans are so loud 🤣
You mean the XBox smart fridge
@@dragondust5219 wow just take a joke
@@graydoughnut3848 mad?
"... and the current owner is Lee Kum Kee..."
Me, sarcastically: Ha, that name sounds just like the maker of my soy sauce! What a silly coincidence!
"... a company that makes sauces ..."
Me: *surprised Pikachu face*
They do a good oyster ssuce!
Well if you think about it most of lee kum kees sauces require simmering so you could make the case they've found a perfect home office
@@wendyokoopa7048 dunno, stuff like vinegar and soy sauce are more fermentation
Pretty balsy of you to dare eat soy sauce from lee *kum* kee
Lee "Kum" Kee
I find it both hilarious and horrifying that the architect accidentally managed to weaponise the sun
Probably was a SPECTRE agent...
Especially as this isn't even the first building designed by this architect which had _exactly this problem_ . A previous building designed by him in Las Vegas (which imho is a lot less ugly; it's apparently called the Vdara hotel and Spa, more info on it (and the focusing problem) here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vdara ) had *already had this problem* in 2010, but that didn't stop him from running headlong into the same issue again. Even if the design/planning/approval/construction process had advanced too far to significantly change the structure, you'd have thought that the developers might want to take some proactive steps _before_ they risked accidentally starting fires and/or hurting people.
The sun is a deadly lazer
It wasn’t even the first time!!
Looks like you could grate the worlds biggest block of cheese on it.
That's pretty much the only good reason for it's existence
There is a building right next to it called the cheese grater ironically
Cheese with wings on it : *Yeah Sure*
Nah the cheesegrater is the building in the back at 3:50
well if this building doesn't work, we can always try jfks abs
As a foreigner I do not intend to interfere in home affairs but I wish to express my gratitude to this masterpiece of british/english humor or/and nonsense. Especially @:2:17
I love this style of video. Informative yet riddled with British humour with the dry delivery that it's so famous for. Never ceases to be good for a nice chuckle.
Also known as the "Fryscraper", The architect who designed it, Rafael Viñoly, has previous for death ray buildings, he had previously designed the Vdara hotel in Las Vegas which was capable of scorching the guests using the pool and the patio area. The owners called it "Solar convergence", the staff called it "Death ray."
"there are no accidents" - master Oogway
I just stayed up after working all day. And being exhausted, to watch that movie.
There is no accident in Lon Don Se
Lee Kum Kei the sauce company bought this building so they could burn cars
I’m from Canada but this channel has me more interested in some of the most specific architectural features of London than in many parts of my own country or city. Well done!
Thanks!
First rule of English weather : We get plenty of sunshine when we don't want it.
Seems legit !
As a British person I can confirm
I can't stand it in the middle of night when i'm trying to sleep
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I would never imagine I will ever listen over a 6 minute documentary of roasting a building in many level I never could have imagine. But I'm glad it happened, nice video!
People were frying eggs in front of a cafe where the cafe melted.
Wasn't this the building where the sun reflection was so hot it managed to fry an egg? There's even a video out there.
Ah yes here it is ruclips.net/video/hlRNO8xcrgU/видео.html
“Can we go near the buildings?”
“NO”
“Why?”
“THE BUILDING IS A DEADLY LAZER”
“Oh ok”
Not anymore there is a -blanket- documental
This. This is peak internet.
🤙 Determinism is Freedom 🤙 Детерминизм это Свобода 🤙
bill wurtz
"
I’m pretty sure that Vinoly designed a building in Las Vegas that did the very same thing.
These two are probably his worst buildings,
Yes. Some of his previous designs did exactly the same thing, which makes his comment about "unexpected sunshine" much more a sign of incompetence or arrogance than anything else.
Thaat's why I'm a Norman Foster fan. As far as I am aware his buildings have never been dangerous despite have glass fronts.
Not expecting sunshine in London is a bit silly but I can maybe understand how someone would make that mistake. Not expecting sunshine in Vegas, however...
No comment on the building: I'm Antipodean. But full marks for your commentary and impeccable pronunciation of 'innovative'.
needs more palatisaton
"Can we go outside?"
"No."
"Why?"
"The building is a deadly laser."
Not anymore, there is a plane, wait......
@@mrnobody6577
Two planes*
Correction: it wasn't the Carbuncle award they won. It was the Carbuckle, for excellence in causing cars to buckle via heat ray!
***VOTE THIRD PARTY*** ruclips.net/video/OkoEKQLwIwg/видео.html
That’s right! This is because the carbuncle ate itself :)
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LOL, Noice!
When I read the title I imagined a building whipping out a sniper rifle.
Was that a Cars 2 reference perhaps?
@@dualitygrief576 Nope never even watched it.
This building is honestly ugly as hell.
Ugliest building I've ever seen
Dont mean to that warm gaming pc!!!
But was it already ugly, or is it the added sunshades that does it's ugly looks?
@@wisico640 It's ugly by design. I don't know what architects think to themselves building such atrocious structures. What about the Dildo skyscraper in the UK?
You. Are. Correct.
This the type of video to have 20 million views in 6 years and get recommended to all of us again
"won't set you on fire"
Generations Y and Z: and there goes my plan for the weekend
Billionaire: "James my assistant, tell me why my car has been melted."
*James:*
"Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today."
first person to respond to the non mustache man
second person to respond to the non mustache man
third person to respond to the non mustache man
Ford guy
The best guy to respond to the non mustached man
"Let's shape one of the walls like a focusing mirror and cover it entirely with glass.
What could go wrong?"
"Hadn't expected London to get so much sunshine" literally throwing shade at Londoners xD.
Yes , the myth is that it is always raining ! Actually we have 4 definite seasons, with the appropriate weather for each. Though sometimes it does mix around a bit.
This is an indoor country where we get good weather in instalments.
Shade is exactly what Londoners wanted in this instance.
@@mossygreen2790 4 definite seasons, sometimes all in one day.
The number one rule of english weather is that it never does what you want or expect it to do.
The sunny corollary of english weather is that there are sunny days in Britain but only when you don’t want them.
"Sorry I can't come into work today. Building melted my car."
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I've been working in this area since April. Pretty much every day I'm there I'll wander up to Eastcheap to buy a sandwich. I'm profoundly conflicted by this building like no other. The sweep of the curves is dramatic, the impossibility of it being wider at the top that at the bottom is something to marvel at. It carries its self with poise and dignity when viewed from some angles. The trouble is from others it glares down at the Victorian Neo-Gothic in Eastcheap (themselves a vision inspired by laudanum and tertiary syphilis) like the administrative HQ of a repressive techno-state.
Your dry humor is really great! Keep it up!
I think it's hilarious that it was heating things up. It reminds me of a little space heater
A giant fan heater disguised as an office building.
Architect said that the building's design had been changed so many times that it is not his building anymore.
I tried reaching the architect for comment on the walkie talkie, but sadly he was out of range! 🤣
I like when someone designs a box they call them an "architect".
That's one big box
This guy's dry humour is actually killing me for some reason 😂
I love the City of London and its huge mix of buildings. I think it works because generally, the modern buildings have been constructed with a sizable budget and even if they're ugly (a matter of opinion), they're strikingly so, rather than just being a thrown-up concrete lump.
they look really cool but also just as soulless if they all have the same designs and little passion. I can only really compare it to a city like New York which has, in my opinion, the best mix of both possible. Until you look at those central park monstrosities.
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Amen to that!, for example imo The Empire state is an example of a skyscraper made with passion
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I think the architect companies don’t really care and invest much on how the building will look like on the outside ,its more of what is inside ,unless it is skyscrapers that have a goal to be a Tourist spot
@Lyka Dimond no
Brutalist buildings are cool as hell
Car: parks on some random street at the perfect angle of heating
Walkie-talkie: so you have chosen death
I have never expected British sarcasm to be this eloquent and majestic while roasting the shit out of the architect guy
When you said "walkie scorchie" I almost spewed coffee all over my keyboard. This is definitely an eyesore.
Wow 0 likes but you got a heart
Conclusion: Architects are disgruntled art majors that hate you.
This explains brutalist architecture.
@@Punishthefalse And modern architecture in general
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Brutalist architecture is unironically interesting and unique though
@@eruno_ I am fond of Brutalist structures for no discernable reason. Maybe I just like how the *solid raw concrete, glass and steel* ease my insecurities.
I thought the title said “The Building That Lasered CATS” and watched this going “what does any of this have to do with cats?”
I just now realised it doesn't say cats...
Wtf i read it as cats too
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Cats do tend to sleep a lot so i suppose it's possible that one has stayed in place long enough to be 'Lasered'
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The writing is exquisite. I thoroughly enjoyed every words you uttered. Thank you.
He really doesn't like that building, he GRILLED the life out of it
The building looks out of place. The style doesn't fit the surround area.
Just as the architect (a breed infamous for being context-blind philistines to a man) intended.
No fucking shit sherlock, lmao
@@goatythecringeyone7686 The "lmao" doesn't make you sound more reasonable, with or without the lmao u still sound rude
@@harbl99 True, however their intention to make it stand out could of been done differently other than making the structure look like a mini fridge but that's my thought on it yours might differ
@@dian.radley My bad, sorry for the misunderstanding.
"I my self try to avoid shops which are on fire"
Hmmm, never given it much thought, but you may have a got point there.
"I myself tend to avoid shops that are... on fire."
Came here for a strange building story, stayed for the dry delivery of sarcastic remarks.
Odd that the designer didn't realise it would become a death Ray when it's older sister building was already having these issues before the Walkie Talkie was built
The architect did (realise) and made allowance for it. But the developers decided that London isn't Las Vegas, there wouldn't be enough sun, and it would be cheaper to do without it. So it cost them about three times as much to retrofit as it would have done in the first place.
The Varda Building in Las Vegas does the same and is known as the Varda death ray.
Apparently the architect DID learn from this, and specified a certain type of glass be used in Fenchurch Street. Unfortunately the builders then decided they could save money by ignoring this, and the problem resurfaced.
Should have called it ‘death Varda’
This is so random. I didn't expect a chuckle, and I got multiple
“Has your car ever been lasered by a skyscraper?”
Most American sounding problem ever
If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation!
@@masonsykes2240 SUE THE BUILDING
Thought its British
@Gregory Stevens what does that have to do with anything in this video or this comment?
@Gregory Stevens what the fuck are you on? Are you that deranged that you must comment that everywhere you go? This conversation had nothing to do with politics and even if it did your still a deranged loon for believing anyone with a opinion that isnt yours is a "racist trumptard" grow up
This man is probably the most British person on RUclips.
Everyone: that building is a laser
Me who has a bald head: *laughs*
400 likes is a record for me thanks for that :D
Now melt the building
The sun is a deadly laser!
@@SquooshyCatboy H E L L Y E A H
@@SquooshyCatboy more like the head is a deadly laser
@NurturingTalents cartoon science
"What are we doing tonight, Brain?!" "Pinky, I have an idea to turn a building into a giant heat ray to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!"
Pinky and the Brain, used to watch that when i was growing up
The Carbuncle prize winner 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Explaining to your insurance how your car got lasered is something I want to hear more now
Well... I just found a new documentary channel to binge.
makes building
gets the award for the worst new building
melts the cars in half
I am not sure but I can see a pattern here
Mike Myers had Dr Evil’s character say ‘Sharks with friggin lasers!’ And here’s a ‘Walkie Scorchy with friggin flame-throwing facade’
Overall, it's just an extremely ugly building. Poor London.
It looks like a gamer pc
London is so massive it doesn't make a difference. Also the most the skyscrapers near it are taller than it so it doesn't stand out that bad and has never bothered me, although it is of course quite ugly
There are a lot of these abominations in London.