Why do buildings fall in earthquakes? - Vicki V. May

Earthquakes have always been a terrifying phenomenon, and they’ve become more deadly as our cities have grown — with collapsing buildings posing one of the largest risks. But why do buildings collapse in an earthquake? And how can it be prevented? Vicki V. May explains the physics of why it is not the sturdiest buildings, but the smartest, that will remain standing.

Lesson by Vicki V. May, animation by Pew36 Animation Studios.

[ghassensmaoui]

0:54 That lollipop frequency model animation made everything clear ! hats off to those who made it

[EleanoraElectra]

As a person from a country which constantly shaking by big earthquakes and we had another one recently, i felt great anxiety when I watched the dancing building left and right.

[miao]

"How to not animate faces?"
*Cover them with umbrellas.*

[soumalyasen]

I was too horrified and curious after watching videos of yesterday's devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, especially watching buildings collapse and being brought down to debris.
Now I know the science behind it, thanks a lot to your wonderful explanation...🙏
Respect from India.

[MalaysianTropikfusion]

It's official:
This is by far the coolest lesson you guys have come up with.

[chanyy]

3:41 より安定した未来を構築する
“Build a better future”

[dhavalvasaiya]

This guys covered majority of "Earthquake engineering" subject in just 4:51 mins. Good job

[armynso]

That explained why my sand castle collapsed.

[pojcharapoltosukowong]

I cannot stop laughing at Godzilla. XD

[athrixxs]

3:25 well I can die in peace knowing that there IS a building made of jelly

[LittleB]

I wonder why all the signs on those Japanese buildings say "図書, " which means "Books." lol

[iAndroidRICK]

They have umbrellas because buildings are falling down. It's a silly way to represent protection from a falling building.

[kartikshinde]

The last line killed it!!! It was perfect.

[.moh.nizarnugrahaadi]

Everybody gansta until the building start dancing

[christiansukitch]

Lol Godzilla is just shaking the buildings hahaha

[vickmackey]

Would a building shaped like a dome or pyramid/trapezoid be more resilient to these vibrations?

[TulilaSalome]

What I learned today: Size and stiffness matter. (check please!)

[pjmsparkle]

Never thought Ted-Ed would be helpful with school work [ I’m from Japan ] but here we are





Also I see what you did with all the building signs
図書 means library which I guess would mean stories as in “how many stories tall”

[devins]

I have the strangest phobia. At 3:30 when the building began the wobble It's made me tense up and become frightened. So much so I had to pause the video and skip it.

Anyone know why I had this reaction?

[mavila]

Did the animators not have the budget for faces or...?