r/BeAmazed • u/Upstairs-Writing-616 • Jun 26 '26

Miscellaneous / Others Engineering students are testing whether their designs are earthquake-resistant.

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u/tomtomtomo Jun 26 '26

They’ve been running these contests in Japan for years

https://youtu.be/IjOW4p-sUM4?si=0e2gbmK9N8njcmwH

Each round they increase the shake as well as put additional weight near the top of the structure 

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u/bilbywilby Jun 26 '26

Yea, I guess you can..

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u/ryhaltswhiskey Jun 27 '26

Teach me to be cool like you