@lagmasterjay7930
Spending 9 days to automate + execute a process rather than 7 days to do it manually is such a real engineering moment. Love it.
@ethankoetsier
Absolute legend. I never thought you'd make a video based on an off-handed comment i made on a video three years ago, but here we are, and it was so much better than i ever could've hoped for. Bravo James! (Also, a research paper on this is insane and i love it.)
@MrKaratefan
You are sadly missing one thing. In Germany these beams are often called double T Beams. Because they are a T mirrored at the base. I guess you have to redo your simulation for all mirrored letters. Awesome work really enjoyed this video a lot.
@KC-Mitch
That "Disney" Font tracking was so well edited, I was legitimately surprised when it disappeared, not realizing the I-beam was the letter 'I' and the rest were perfectly in sync! Well done, mate! Those editors deserve a 24-hour pass out of the dungeon, going up to the surface.
@jimmyisawkward
You absolute mad lad… I love the random shot of you monologuing to camera while standing in a river with jeans 😭
@itstoly
Dude, I love how you turned silly idea into an actual research paper. This is how science is made, thank you for your contribution to structural engineering
@MihaiNicaMath
There was a famous bridge builder delivery-man many years ago who knew all about these profiles. And now, after all these experiments, and hundreds of hours of work, we have finally rediscovered what the Courier New. 😎
@MikeV8652
It is said that anybody can design a bridge that will stand up, but it takes an engineer to design a bridge that will barely stand up while costing the least amount of money.
@tayzonday
I know there will always be a part of your videos where you are walking towards a gimbal shot as video references magically spawn into your environment 😀❤️
@theothercreare
"Rather than spending a week manually pulling this in, instead I spent 7 days writing code to do it for me" 7:59 I feel called out 😆
@DenisRyan
"This was a ridiculous idea." Strap in, folks! This is gonna be a good one! Edit: I was not disappointed. Great video!
@LeonardTavast
I for one hope you win an IG-nobel with your paper.
@thomaskaldahl
The fact that you actually wrote an academic paper on this and got it peer-reviewed just fills me with a certain type¹ of joy I² cannot describe ¹Heh ²Heheh
@amajeart
as a graphic designer with a special love for typefaces, this was a treasure to have discovered and with really fascinating results. i would’ve figured font type (serif vs sans vs monotype) would’ve played a large role but fonts vary so much in letterform and anatomy that the categories matter less than the strength of a bar or form. thank you for spending so much time with this subject!
@sydneygorelick7484
I very much appreciate the long-take walking shots. A lot of video content creators cover up their inability to read a script well with lots and lots of cuts, and it's really refreshing to see someone take the Tom Scott route and flex their long, unbroken takes!
@yaim0310
0:12 only was worth just clicking on the video to watch. That was impressive. (Note: I'm easily impressed.)
@liambohl
The shot at 10:19 is perfectly designed to overwhelm the video compression algorithm
@Alexander-the-ok
The ‘terrifying’ failure around 7:00 is an excellent demonstration of a core principle of structural member design. The column on the left failed elastically, which is typically more gradual. That on the right looked closer to a shear failure - which typically occurs more rapidly and energetically. In occupied structures, engineers typically try to ensure failure cases are elastic, which would give occupants a warning and allow for an evacuation.
@blanana_m
You have now become Atomic Fontier
@AtomicFrontier