Why the World's Biggest Aquarium Broke

The world's largest aquarium broke. This is the story.

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Ace - Astral Body
Hawkins - Flower Duet Lakmé
Theatre Of Delays - Flare
Theatre Of Delays - Swim
Alon Peretz - All Hope Abandon
Marco Martini - Theater Magnus
Out of Flux - Descending Chamber
Or Chausha - The Tomorrow War
Sero - Air
Labenn - Misery
Yehezkel Raz - When the Sunrise - Instrumental Version
Veaceslav Draganov - Neanderthal
WEARETHEGOOD - The Dark GOOD Remix - Instrumental Version

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[karlme]

I worked at that hotel from 2018 to 2020 as a chef, and during that time, the aquarium was constantly under construction and leaking. The people who worked at the bar beneath the aquarium always joked about what would happen if it ever broke. Finally, it happened, and I’m very happy that no one was seriously injured.

[ThomasMcCauley-jdmw]

The fact not a single camera was pointed towards this million dollar plus aquarium is shocking in its own right.

[wither]

Heart broken for the fish, happy to see they at least rescued a few of them.

[fluesque]

The attention to detail and animation of Marin taking candy after surviving the largest free standing aquarium was perfect lol

[CMDRSweeper]

"Burried under all sorts of delicious debris"
Man you know how to frame a disaster and make it a little less grim and a bit of fun.

[fish]

As an aquarist and somebody who cares extensively about fish, it’s kinda crazy to hear people say not to keep fish in tanks at ALL.
They completely miss the issue. You can keep a fish and give it better quality of life than they’d ever see in the wild, however you need to pay very close attention to the water chemistry, feeding, stocking, and other variables to make sure they’re being kept properly. Unfortunately, many of these large companies don’t bother and just shove together whatever looks prettiest, which is where ethical problems arise.
Please, if you’re going to keep any kind of pet, do your research and make sure you can provide the quality of care they deserve.

[_triff]

I’d love to see an interview with some of the fish that survived

[Etx-z]

Imagine just chilling on your night shift and then 30 seconds later getting thrown thru a wall lol.

[Killerean]

Lesson 1. Don't build massive acrylic single piece water tanks.
Lesson 2. When building something like this, design shear points/lines so you get a partial and not a complete failure.
Lesson 3. Point a camera at your giant damn aquarium. You can get a decent wifi camera for like 20 bucks.
Lesson 4. When nobody in Germany wants to build and certify the thing, they probably know why.

[InTeCredo]

The fact that a high-end luxury hotel doesn't have the surveillance cameras in the lobby is incredible!

[ADRIAAN]

How they joined the acrylic panels seamlessly and without a noticeable join is super simple. They use a solvent glue it melts the surface of both pieces allowing the polymer chains to interact and create new bonds the solvent then evaporates. Because the polymer chains were allowed to form bonds and no solvent remains after where the material joint was made the joint area is indistinguishable on a molecular level. Any material that squeezes out can be sanded and polished smooth this is also a very common technique in building plastic scale models where a solvent (Acetone) is used to join the model pieces made from polystyrene.

[FizzleFX]

11:05 I think the dryspell did it. It burst ALL AROUND into pieces. That's not 1 single point of failure. The material wouldn't explode all around if ONE area is damaged and IF it was the glue you'd seen leaks or the pannels would have come apart at its weakest point. A good gluing (2k) can hold tighter than the parts that are glued together. The material was made brittle and when one section failed the rest came along with it through the explosive nature and whatnot.

[hebneh]

I'm very glad the injured man took some Lindt chocolate to make his experience a little less traumatic.

[baggaza]

At first, I was confused with how many of your videos I had recommended to me, out of nowhere. With the level of quality you deliver with every video, I have to say it's no surprise. Rapidly becoming some of my favourite content on YouTube.

[Mesias_]

"It is a miracle how no one died"
Meanwhile the fish:

[Fank]

Wanted to tell everyone I'm ok, I wasn't there when it happened, but still.

[jakehix]

me: *has a camera pointed at a diy squirrel feeder*
them: *no camera for a world record setting attractions worth millions*

[karinarivera]

When you revealed the breaking of the aquarium, my jaw DROPPED. I knew it was coming, but I was still so floored. Your videos are incredible.

[michaelqu]

This happened in Japan back in 2011, it was caused by an 8.2 earthquake which destroyed a 250000 gallon aquarium at a shopping mall, damaging many of the nearby stores.

[--Paws--]

They could make a terrarium to replace it instead, just plants and no animals. If any animal were to be included, if possible, are the "cleaning crew" like isopods or springtails, or even certain beetles.