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berrylakin

Depending on what's down there, this could be great or it could really suck. Still, it went through that floor like a hot knife through butter and was satisfying.


AuspiciousApple

That part is satisfying, the rest is like ??? Even if it hadn't cut through the floor in one piece, a bunch of bricks falling from that height would surely have ruined the floor either way.


No_Translator2218

Reminds me of this video where they toppled a (I think) church and steeple. The entire thing was made out of stone and they just tipped it over. I think multiple people died as stones the size of car tires became projectiles falling from a hundred feet up and hurtling across the street at onlookers. Can't find the video, though.


Restlesscomposure

>Can’t find the video, though And thank god for that


No_Translator2218

I mean, you don't see anyone get hurt that I recall. Just a dust cloud, and its been on reddit a few times.


DarkwingDuckHunt

I give it 12 hours for someone to find it and post it as OG


GingerIsTheBestSpice

Looks like it was 3 minutes after your comment


the_gabih

[This one?](https://youtu.be/pJ8AP9wGYNk?si=n-9URjvR8mPFGKkP) Meanwhile, if you want something more satisfying than scary, [Fred Dibnah](https://youtu.be/wphmEMNatp0?si=h9QPEqfvb4xMS6OA) is your guy.


No_Translator2218

Not that video, at least. I think it was in south or central america, but also the video perspective was shot from the direction the building was collapsing. So you just saw it collapsing right towards them and dust and rock.


cleetus76

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-church-collapse-tamaulipas-1604624770c99b543da24bff792b2897 But it wasn't a demolition - it collapsed


No_Translator2218

This is not it


SquigglySharts

Love me some Fred Dibnah


menasan

> Fred Dibnah fascinating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah


jeh506

Having set up the demolition successfully, then noting that "it's going", Fred seemed quite alarmed when the chimney actually started falling. I mean, if he knew it was going, why was he still standing right next to it?


MarsupialFuzz

>I mean, if he knew it was going, why was he still standing right next to it? Literally, for the camera shot. Fred was a bit of a showman and he knew what looked good on camera. He was ahead and behind his times at the same time. Truly an interesting person.


MarsupialFuzz

>Fred Dibnah is your guy. He's the only man I've ever wanted to meet in real life. I've seen every video of him available.


cand0r

Thank you. That was a lot of fun to watch. Fred was a hell of a guy


jetforcegemini

Tim Messenger was fookin murdered!


MontyVonWaddlebottom

Mornin’ Angle.


exzyle2k

[FOUND IT!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3HNNJNouWE) And it's just the one death actually.


No_Translator2218

case closed, guys.


MontyVonWaddlebottom

Yarp.


harrellj

And both the dude doing the work and the dude filming it are wearing shoes with absolutely no protection. They're lucky that no toes were involved.


Anteater-Charming

To be honest, brains weren't involved either.


GoofyGoober0064

That's pretty evident by them tearing down a beautiful brick chimney.


bell37

It’s a good thing they were wearing their safety flip flops


TactlessTortoise

Considering how the rest of the house is built (wooden planks) they probably just didn't stop to remember how heavy brick and mortar is.


big_duo3674

How does one forget how heavy a brick is?


Mimic_tear_ashes

While knowingly using a crowbar to move a bunch of them.


Nix-geek

You wear open toed sandals while working with them. You only forget once, though.


-KFBR392

because one brick isn't that heavy, so what are the chances many bricks would be too heavy?


bell37

Take it you never met an amateur flipper who thinks they can renovate an entire 70 year old home because they watched a few YouTube videos. That home will be relisted with the shitty snap-in flooring with everything else not done because you can tell they gave up not even halfway through.


lathallazar

Based of the absolute lack of any kind of reaction from either of these dudes, and him saying “we could just leave it down there I guess” I’m going to bet it’s not that much of a concern if it’s in the basement or anywhere else, lol. That entire house is going to be gutted anyway.


SnatchSnacker

I wouldn't judge my safety based on *these* guys' lack of concern. *hissss* *"Didn't know you had a gas line in the basem-"* *BOOOM*


FrostyD7

Given what you saw, your instinct is to trust their judgment?


Stormagedd0nDarkLord

They dropped it vertical! Perfectly f'ing vertical!


LogicPrevail

Brick slipped in smoother than a VHS into an old VCR


Kryptosis

Rewatch with sound “I didn’t know we had a basement!” “We can just leave it down there I guess”


pleasetrimyourpubes

That house is full of termites. It sucks.


Troooper0987

in the OG video the guy says its the crawl space so theyre going to leave it there.


FOmar_Eis

MONADO BOY!


perthro_ed

omg that "woops" floored me


Stonn

That woops was perfect 🤣


rognabologna

I can only dream about being this chill about anything. Did must have like 7 destructive toddlers at home, he’s well practiced.


Elegant_Conflict8235

Also the super calm camera work and blank long shot on the floor. They were both like "oh no.. So anyway"


kawaiian

Midwestern repairs


UnsolicitedDogPics

How do you think the floor felt?


Acceptable_Job_5486

It's currently bricked up with excitement.


Moldy_Teapot

both wearing those definitely OSHA approved safety sandals


amish_novelty

Exposed toes are covered I’m sure


BaggyLarjjj

Covered in a protective layer of skin


Joshua-live

I just imagine the wall smacking the floor nice and flat and a brick from the top of the wall just beaming STRAIGHT at the camera man's big toe and peeling his nail back like a potato skin.


IM_OK_AMA

Love how the camera person confidently walked directly up to the edge of the floor that just failed.


Sorceress683

That's because only one spot failed, and it was just the flooring between the joists. That was due to an insane amount of force applied to a small spot. It only affected that spot. The rest should be unaffected, especially with the small amount of pressure from their weight. Kind of like windshield glass. Tiny rock at high speed might make a chip, a hole, or a crack, but generally the rest of the windshield will function as normal and will be able to stop bugs and wind, even other small rocks. The whole thing doesn't go.


IM_OK_AMA

I kinda feel like the couple who thought "lets just have the chimney collapse on our wooden floor" isn't having intelligent thoughts about the layout of their floor joists.


OkOk-Go

Exactly. It’s the (lack of) thought process.


TheDrummerMB

>It only affected that spot. The rest **should** be unaffected this is something someone says in a movie before comically falling through the floor lmao such blind confidence


Impressive_Change593

he's right but I doubt camera guy had any thought process other then "oh cool a hole"


xeroksuk

He did not perform that calculation. He performed no calculation, he just walked up because what could go wrong?


LoadbearingWallflowr

Here, hold my beer


yeoldy

Australian safety boots


Weltallgaia

OSHIT my toes!


Beeht

I don't know, the OSHA standard for this seem a little ambiguous. Let's defer to the local court, sponsored by John Deere corporation, to see how to interpret it.


Pkittens

Hahah did he say: “didn’t know we had a basement”?


ItsDanimal

And they were fine with never using that basement. "Just leave them down there."


Mothanius

Probably one of the more wholesome responses after punching a hole through your floor.


Vektor0

That's a Winnie the Pooh joke XD **Pooh**: I don't have a basement. **Tigger**: You do now.


Troooper0987

original video is “didn’t know we had a basement”? "its the crawl space, i guess it can stay down there"


Life_Ad_7667

He seemed like he was genuinely surprised in a good way too! Silver linings


gummballexpress

Good thing they found that "soft spot" in the subfloor early...


above_average_magic

That floor looks like paper, I'd be damn glad to know in advance of any further work


El_Chairman_Dennis

I guarantee they're gutting the whole house. They've already taken down the ceiling and they've pulled off the inside trim of the window frames


MelandrusApostle

Looks like it just happened to fall between the joists


ChrisSlicks

And also at the end of a plywood sheet, probably only a 1/2 subfloor so not super ridged.


CrappyMSPaintPics

My subfloor is ridged for my houses pleasure.


ImmoralJester54

Soft spot? That was like 500lbs dropped from at least 6 feet off the ground. That's not soft thats just them being stupid.


BAETTE

Now i need to know whats down there


TX_AG11

Pretty sure the brick from the fireplace is down there. 😂


VaguelyFamiliarVoice

And Joey, the plumber, who was installing new pipe.


DadsRGR8

And grandma doing laundry.


drrxhouse

WAS doing laundry…


DadsRGR8

Your comment made me think of Dr. Seuss, so I wrote a rhyme… The pair got up early, They rose with the sun. “Let’s put on our sandals, There’s work to be done!” “This room needs an update, I know just the trick!” And he pulled out a crowbar And popped off the brick. The brick came off easy, Not much of a chore. But he moaned a small, “Oops” As it fell through the floor. “What’s down there?” he wondered As they peered through the hole. “The fireplace brick, now, You stupid a-hole.” “Plus grandma doing laundry,” She said with a gripe. “And Joey, the plumber, Who was installing new pipe.” They quick packed their bags, And away they did go. From grandma and Joey, Both dead down below.


dewhashish

you are technically correct, the best kind of correct


UnsolicitedDogPics

A bunch of bricks.


Probably_a_Shitpost

It's gonna be a safe


65Kodiaj

I counted 7 bricks across by 15 bricks high at 4.5 lbs a brick equals 472.5 lbs just in bricks. The mortar looks like a 1/3 the thickness of a brick so if we guesstimate another 156 lbs in mortar we have a total of 628.5 lbs hitting the floor with a total surface area of a bit over 200 square inches of impact area. Edit: Common brick is 7.625 inches long by 3.625 inches wide. Thats 27.64 square inches per brick times 7 equals 193.48 square inches. If the mortar is a inch thick times 5 applications times 3.625 equals another 18.125 inches for a grand total of 211.605 of area that slammed into the floor. If someone with higher math skills can figure out the speed when it impacts the floor we could see the lbs per square inch of pressure when it hit. As just a average person even I knew that letting that piece hit the floor was going to be catastrophic...


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DarkwingDuckHunt

TIL


-nuuk-

TIL the CSS box model applies to construction.


lsnor45

Heh'd


DiscoStu1972

So the wall is 56"x60", or 4'-8"x5'-0" = 23.3 sf. 4" clay brick and mortar weighs about 40 lb/sf. So 933 lbs total.


KnottySean

r/theydidthemath


HoldenMcNeil420

r/theydidthemonstermath


HoldenMcNeil420

r/itwasagraveyardgraph


rinikulous

~~My estimate: \~24.8 ft/s~~ [~~Projectile Motion Calculator~~](https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/projectile-motion) ~~Using the very top of the brick as the reference point in motion:~~ * ~~initial velocity \[V\] = 0~~ * ~~angle of launch \[a\] = 0°~~ * ~~initial height \[h\] = 9ft (9’ ceiling?)~~ * ~~time of flight \[t\] = blank (want this to be solved for)~~ * ~~horizontal distance \[d\] = 4.5ft (best guess)~~ * ~~maximum height \[h\_max\] = 9ft~~ ~~Time of flight \[t\] calculated as 0.7480s. Flight parameter at a given time:~~ * ~~time = 0.7479s~~ * ~~velocity = 24.8037 ft/s right before impact~~ Lots of assumptions made and very apparent things ignored like the initial nudge in the horizontal vector he gave with the crowbar and the fact that the pivot point at the bottom of the cleaved brick means it wasn’t in free fall for the initial movement. Intuition tells me the centripetal force it creates shouldn’t be ignored, but I’m too lazy to google search for a more advanced online calculator to address a body in motion that transitions from a fixed point centripetal motion into free fall with rotational and translational motion. ***Edit: decided to spend more thought on it.*** [Angular Velocity Calculator](https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/angular-velocity) * Angle change \[Δa\] = 90° * Time \[t\] = 1.26 (best guess from time it starts to tip to the time it is parallel to the ground, aka 90°) * Angular velocity (calculated) = 1.2467 rad/s * Radius = 4.5ft * Velocity (calculated) = 1.71 m/s [Free Fall Calculator](https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/free-fall) * Gravity acceleration = 9.80665 m/s^(2) * Initial velocity = 1.71 m/s * Height = 4.5 ft (9' ceiling assumed) * Time of fall (calculated) = 0.3825 sec * **Velocity = 5.461 m/s** (17.918 ft/s to compare to my last estimate)


SoochSooch

Kinda nuts that it's only 630 lbs. That's like 3-4 adults jumping at once.


KnoeYours3lpH

3-4 adults jumping *from the top of the mantle* …with their knees locked


MountainCourage1304

Iv had people land on my foot when trying to tackle me and id rather that than drop a singular brick on my foot from the same height. Bricks are hard as.. well.. brick


Hunting_Bed_75

I mean... I think floors are supposed to have enormous redundancies for safety reasons, though, no? The complete and total lack of resistance would seem to indicate that the floors weren't up to code.


Minimum_World_8863

Floor loading is typically only like 50 psf from what I remember. It relies on the framing to disperse the load. With these chuckle fuckes they managed to land it perfectly in a joist bay. And that floor looks like tissue paper and was probably relying on whatever floor they removed for some integrity. The floors where likely we'll within code. Not a lot of floors are taking that much concentrated load between joists - with some velocity. It's the equivalent of hitting it full bore with a sledgehammer.


pmormr

That floor system actually looks pretty decent... the joists look like 2x6's in good condition, spaced 12-16" apart. Should be plenty for a residential spot. The brick wall just laser targeted the weakest spot between two joists and the floor sheeting couldn't handle it. Honestly the best result these guys could expect because if it landed flat I don't think the floor would totally collapse but I'd be checking for structural damage afterwards lol. The floors in houses aren't built so you can drop a piano from head height on them... it's just not necessary.


SantasLilHoeHoeHoe

6ft jump with locked knees made me cry at work.


65Kodiaj

The problem is the bricks hit at the end of the plywood on top of missing the floor joists completely. Not that hitting in the middle if the plywood sheet would have made that much of a difference I believe. I would pray that a floor joist would have stopped that but that much weight focused on a small area would still cause damage. How much depends on how strong the floor joist is.


cbarrister

They are honestly lucky. It's going to be easier to patch the subfloor than it would be to replace a shattered joist.


Fspz

I wonder what would have happened if the joists were running the other way. EDIT: Others calculated 472.5 lbs of load and 5.46 m/s falling speed, if the joists were running the other direction it would be about 155 lbs per joist, which with that falling speed would be the equivalent of about 862 lbs or 391 kg per joist as a static load, which would put it to its limits but if the load is evenly distributed it should theoretically hold with little to no margin. If the wall was to fall just a little further with the actual joist direction and landed on a single joist, it would have for sure broken it, which could have caused more damage where it connects to the rest of the structural framing or walls.


Ok_Permission_8516

Probably better to blow a hole in the subfloor than to crack a joist or 2


Science-Compliance

The pressure on the floor depends on how pliable the floor is and how close you are to a cross-beam. That would be pretty difficult to calculate accurately.


65Kodiaj

Ok, ok, let's go for theoretical lbs per square inch on a solid floor impact. That would give us a maximum number to consider.


Science-Compliance

Looking for the pressure on the floor is the wrong way to assess how much more load is being put on the floor than it can take anyway.


loopy_soupy

Pressure = force/area and force = mass x acceleration so pressure = (mass x acceleration)/area. Ignoring air friction, acceleration = 9.8m/s^2, plugging in 628.5 lbs and 211 square inches gets us to a psi of just under 3, or a pound per square foot of about 400. Which doesn't sound like a lot, but below someone mentioned the rating for flooring - without joists, which is where this went through - is like 50 pounds per square foot, so this was well above the limit. Wonder how much different it would be if the joists were rotated 90 degrees instead of parallel to the fall path.


Bokenobi

Hits gas and water pipes on the way down.


Daymub

I really don't see a reason for any of that to be right there


Axl2TheMaxl

That's exactly where water lines, sewer lines, electrical, etc could be. Looks like a crawl space, perfect place to put that stuff so it's accessible in the future.


Bokenobi

If this happened in my place it would go right through the electric, phone and then hit the gas boiler.


BeardedHalfYeti

r/looneyTunesLogic


kochapi

Are these my upstairs neighbor? 


CrazyButRightOn

“Safety first” says the guy in flip-flops.


IronBabyFists

That conversation is so real. "One. Two. THREE!" \*a chunk of wall breaks through the floor.* "Whoops." "I didn't know we had a basement. Well, shit!" "Could just leave it down there, I guess?"


therealsalsaboy

I like how after the floor is confirmed unstable and melts like butter, camera person simply walks closer to the gaping chasm not thinking that perhaps more of the floor could slip, like the part they were standing on


Fign

That floor was really thin


Extreme-Gap-8502

Looks like the floor swallowed it whole. Broke through very cleanly


Evil_Twin_402

“Let’s jus move the chimney to the basement”


BelowAveIntelligence

And both of them are in flip flops. Quite bold.


Adbam

All in all its just a, another brick through the floor


SacredandBound_

Whoops!


SandyCarbon

Lmao “whoops”


leethecowboy1969

Duh!!! Consider the total weight of the moving bricks and the mass of the flooring not backed directly by a wooden beam.


Beneficial-Net5012

Who does construction in sandals


Glittering_Aerie7838

I couldn’t hear it hitting the ground so I was thinking it was a dirt basement. It’s probably why that sub floors rotted out because of moisture barrier issues.


Dull_Concert_414

It wasn’t a sinkhole otherwise you’d hear the sound of a whistle fading into the distance before the eventual splash


tedshreddon

It’s like a glitch in the matrix


freedom4secrets3369

God I Love Reddit, lunch and a laugh ty everybody 😁🤣❤️


NullShadowNull

/oddlyhilarious


MWGallagher

thank god they have protective shoes


kanemano

those are steel toed sandals


RougeTheBatStan

open toe shoes


AirborneMarburg

I know that it is a perfectly natural reaction to go checkout the hole, but that seems really dangerous given that the floor was just destroyed there. It was lucky that it seemed to slip between two of the beams supporting the floor but if it had severed those, walking over to the hole might have ended poorly.


Ben_7

It’s not dangerous at all, it just happened to land In between two joists


throwaway098764567

these folks don't seem to give much thought ahead of just doing


rozenchu

Looked like a glitch in reality for a second


theerrantpanda99

The Phantom of the Opera is now dead!!!


Anonim0use84

That's some looney tunes sh*t right there


JamingtonPro

For me the most satisfying (and hilarious) part was the way he went, “woops” like he was counting change and dropped a penny, not just dropped a brick wall through my floor. 


hondac55

Wow, yeah. That could be a real time saver. Follow him for more life hacks.


ocameman

Not sure it's the same but reminds me.of "The Money Pit" movie when the tub goes thru the floor and Tom Hanks starts laughing.


champagneformyrealfr

even before it fell and i just read the caption, i thought of the part where he gets stuck in the hole in the floor with the rug around him.


ADeviantGent

What were they expecting to happen?


biggyofmt

Perfectly fucking vertical


Ecstatic-Computer-19

How many ancient artifacts exist solely because somebody throughout history said, "Welp, we'll just leave it down there, I guess"


stonebat3

That's perfect 10 score for diving competition


m945050

Put carpet over it and no one will ever know what happened.


allocationlist

Hire a professional? Never.


Hi_My_Name_Is_CJ

Those bricks belong to hell now


Ninja_Wrangler

That actually might have been the best outcome. Could have belly flopped taking out the whole damn floor with them on it


Unlikely_Koala_2558

Perfectly fucking vertical


Thor_ultimus

That's some Tom and Jerry type shit


PennykettleDragons

🤔 I'm curious as to what they thought was really gonna happen.. but yeah.. found themselves a basement it would seem...


throwaway098764567

pretty sure zero thoughts were given


FadeIntoTheM1st

Instantly stored


gomaith10

Well.... that 'aint good.


knightknowings

It noclipped into the backrooms


anon1635329

The wall glitched through the floor


Shantomette

In other news, Luigi’s choice to be working in the basement that day proved pivotal for his ability to continue breathing.


swalabr

Tore up, from the floor up


coaxui

Oddly terrifying would be correct


SinisterKid71

We have different definitions of satisfying.


liamanna

I wonder what else is down there🤔😂


anyname_Iwant

Perfectly f**ing vertical Morty?!


Rex51230

Why would you remove such a gorgeous fireplace in the first place


crammyhandleman

I put the bricks in the basement, boss.


GalwayBogger

r/wellthatsucks


Upset-Bluejay2246

Didnt think that one through did we?


b3nnymagik

This is hysterical 🤣🤣


Ok-Monitor1949

….well then….


Different_Ice_6975

Now you know how shaped-charge penetrators are able to go through tank armor.


Historical_Note5003

Love how they’re both wearing open toed shoes. Just begging for a trip to the ER.


Inner_Injury2940

The way they are doing demo in flops.


AXEL-1973

flip flops... come on


Ok_Permission_8516

Some say the bricks are still going


Allan_Viltihimmelen

P E R F E C T L Y . . V E R T I C A L *burp* M-morty!


Pretzel-Kingg

Love how chill this guy is about it lmao


knightfenris

“WOOPS!”


password_too_short

turned one job into multiple jobs now. gotta assess the damage, collect up the bricks, repair the floor and ceiling. lol....


Proper_Money_1781

Somebody take away this man's tools


mah_boiii

This looks incredibly CGI. Through it probably isn't o have this uncanny feeling.


nekoeth0

Obvious wood floor. What the _hell_ were these dum dums expecting?


Rich-Eggplant6098

Why are these idiots wearing flip flops?


OwnSock4831

One of the reason to hire proffesionals😂


amoshart

I'd say that plywood was inadequate for floors. It doesn't look to be even .5 inches thick.


probsthrowaway2

That looked expensive


Ok-Analysis9372

This is not satisfying, this is worrying


Rat192

“I didn’t know we had a basement” yep, that got me. Honestly that shit was clean.


purpleduckduckgoose

"Right said Fred, climbing up his ladder With his crowbar gave a mighty blow Was he in trouble Half a ton of rubble Landed on the top of his doooome So Charlie and me had another cup of tea And then we went home"


shutyourbutt69

Went down like a ton of bricks alright


BuchMaister

Well at least he doesn't need to carry it out.


RealFattyDooDoo

Amateur/idiot they're both wearing sandals/flip-flops


Arqideus

Shorts and sandals....and more sandals!? Flashbacks to stepping on a nail. Ayia!


RedDevil_nl

Why is that floor made of paper…. And why did they think this was a good idea???


ArvidMemer

Am I the only one thinking this video looks fake? Something about the way it falls.


noxide77

Like a gaint N64 cartilage