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<\/p>\nTesting Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center<\/p>\n
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS, NOT JUST DURING A PARTICULAR TIME OF YEAR, BUT YEAR ROUND. AND IT\u2019S ENGINEERING MONTH OUT AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. WE WANT TO JOIN FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA THERE TO SHOW US THE SCIENCE BEHIND TESTING STRUCTURES FOR SEVERE WEATHER. WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING YOU GUYS? AND WELCOME BACK TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. I\u2019M JOINED BY ZACH ONCE AGAIN. AND TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING OVER BUILDING HOMES. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF TRIAL CIVIL ENGINEERING. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE DESIGNING STRUCTURES THAT CAN SEE IF WE CAN WITHSTAND A FEW CATACLYSMIC EVENTS. BUT WE GOT TO HAVE A STRUCTURE FIRST. SO GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR DOMINO\u2019S. I\u2019M GOING TO USE MY DOMINO\u2019S IF YOU WANT TO BUILD OUR STRONGEST SHAPE, RIGHT? SO WHATEVER STRUCTURE YOU LIKE, I\u2019M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD WHAT I THINK WILL WORK OUT VERY, VERY WELL. I\u2019M GOING TO BUILD A SIMILAR SKYSCRAPER. SO I\u2019M GOING TO GO WITH SOMETHING YOU MIGHT SEE. IF YOU GO OUT TO NEW YORK CITY OR DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, WE CAN SEE HERE AS OUR STRUCTURES ARE GETTING FINISHED UP, WE\u2019RE GOING TO PUT IT THROUGH THREE TESTS. OUR FIRST TEST, PROBABLY THE EASIEST, IS JUST WEIGHT BEARING. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OUR STRUCTURES CAN SUPPORT THEMSELVES, STAND UPRIGHT AND SUPPORT THAT WAY. SO GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT HEAVY WEIGHT. THIS IS 500G SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF YOUR STRUCTURE WHEREVER YOU CAN FIT IT INSIDE ON TOP. PERFECT. AND YOU CAN SEE WE\u2019RE NOT COLLAPSING. THAT\u2019S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. WE DON\u2019T WANT A HOUSE OF CARDS THAT CANNOT EVEN SUPPORT ANY WEIGHT OF PEOPLE INSIDE OF IT. I\u2019M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE SAME TEST ON MINE. THERE WE GO. AS YOU CAN SEE, A NICE SOLID FOUNDATION FOR OUR STRUCTURE. SO NOW AS WE KNOW, THERE ARE MAJOR CATACLYSMIC EVENTS THAT CAN HAPPEN. THE FIRST ONE WE\u2019RE GOING TO TEST VERY, VERY COMMON HERE, OF COURSE IN FLORIDA IS EARTHQUAKES. OKAY? BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF A FAULT LINE, HE SAID SARCASTICALLY. YOU CAN SEE HERE, OUR EARTH IS MOVING HERE IN THE GREAT MOUNTAINOUS RANGE OF FLORIDA. WE HAVE HERE OUR EARTHQUAKE TABLE. YOU CAN SEE WE\u2019RE BOTH HOLDING UP PRETTY STRONG, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ON TOP, BUT SO FAR, SO GOOD. LET\u2019S SEE IF WE CAN TURN. CRANK IT UP A NOTCH. LET\u2019S GO. LET\u2019S GO AHEAD. WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME SEPARATION. OKAY, OKAY OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR EARTHQUAKE WAS A VERY DANGEROUS. LET\u2019S GO AHEAD QUICKLY. MAYBE REBUILD AND TEST FOR OUR FINAL ONE. OUR HURRICANE QUICK BUILDING MONTAGE AS WE GO AHEAD AND QUICKLY RESTACK. WE DO HAVE OUR OWN MAJOR EVENTS ALMOST EVERY YEAR. IT FEELS LIKE A HURRICANE IS COMING THROUGH. SO WE HAVE TO SEE HOW OUR BUILDINGS CAN HOLD UP TO THOSE STRONG GUSTS OF WIND. AND TO DO THAT, I HAVE, OF COURSE, OUR HANDY DANDY HAIR DRYER. OKAY, SO DO YOU THINK YOU\u2019RE GONNA STAND UP TO THE TASK? STAND UP TO HURRICANE HAIR DRYER? I GUESS WE\u2019LL FIND OUT. WE\u2019LL FIND OUT. ALRIGHT, WELL, START ON LOW FOR A CATEGORY LIKE 1 OR 2 HURRICANE AND SEE HOW THAT GOES. HURRICANE HAIR DRYER COMING ON SHORE. CATEGORY ONE FORCE WINDS AND A LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT UP TOP. MOVING. ALRIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. LET\u2019S GO AHEAD AND UP THE STORM A LITTLE BIT. LOOKS LIKE IT\u2019S GOING BACK INTO THE GULF. PICKING UP THAT HOT TEMPERATURE AND SWINGING BACK AROUND. A LOT MORE MOVEMENT. YEAH, YEAH. YEAH YEAH. THAT\u2019S WHY WE ARE BUILDING CODES HERE IN FLORIDA. EXACTLY. CORRECT. YEAH. NEITHER OF OURS ARE UP TO CODE. LOOKS LIKE WE\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO BE BETTER CIVIL ENGINEERS. OR YOU CAN COME TO THE SCIENCE CENTER AND LEARN ALL ABOUT IT ALL MONTH LONG DURING ENGINEERING MONTH. CAN\u2019T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS ALL HERE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH. IF YOU WANT TO EXPLORE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, KEEP IN MI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center<\/p>\n
Testing Building Structures at the Orlando Science Center<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 1:10 PM EDT Mar 26, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n