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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
β€’ Footage courtesy: Engineering Secrets (@Engineering_Secrets) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ziXFro7ttk
β€’ Footage courtesy: Engineering and architecture (@Engineeringandarchitecture) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k51nFin7Wzc
β€’ Footage courtesy: Commercial Truck Success (@Terryminion) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqz2TKN_ktk
β€’ Footage courtesy: D’Wayne Sam (@D-WaynesamThe1st) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARL296ZP-I
Transcript
00:00Massive pendulum swing inside skyscrapers to counteract violent winds.
00:05Inside Taipei 101, a massive 800-ton steel sphere hangs on giant braided cables.
00:12High-torque electric winches precisely position this multi-ton mass to counteract building sway.
00:18Sensors detect the building's movement instantly,
00:22triggering computer-controlled winches to drive the heavy pendulum against the force.
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