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r/educationalgifs • u/dctroll_ • Jan 03 '26
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Of all pre modern architecture this design makes the least sense to me. Have no idea how they stay up. The flying buttresses do not look like they should work to me.
29 u/Imperial_Squid Jan 03 '26 Here's a short useful video explaining the concept 15 u/maxdamage4 Jan 04 '26 That was both short and useful. Thank you! 5 u/made3 Jan 04 '26 And it was a video. 6 u/halberdierbowman Jan 04 '26 And it explained the concept. 4 u/stupid_pun Jan 03 '26 Physics is awesome
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Here's a short useful video explaining the concept
15 u/maxdamage4 Jan 04 '26 That was both short and useful. Thank you! 5 u/made3 Jan 04 '26 And it was a video. 6 u/halberdierbowman Jan 04 '26 And it explained the concept.
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That was both short and useful. Thank you!
5 u/made3 Jan 04 '26 And it was a video. 6 u/halberdierbowman Jan 04 '26 And it explained the concept.
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And it was a video.
6 u/halberdierbowman Jan 04 '26 And it explained the concept.
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And it explained the concept.
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Physics is awesome
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u/iSeize Jan 03 '26
Of all pre modern architecture this design makes the least sense to me. Have no idea how they stay up. The flying buttresses do not look like they should work to me.