I jumped from the stage a minute before it collapsed. It was sad, but also really is a story I will never forget. In the end the festival was a total success!
it was because of a poorly designed roof, water is 8.34 per gallon. there was probably 50 gallons or so. Point loading on this type of truss is underated. To many of these systems are being marketed to anyone with cash. Also there are no standards of training or bylaws to govern these contraptions. In theroy they look good.. in theroy. Remeber too the chinese have landed too.. There goes the neighborhoood
Let's suppose your the accident investigator and your interviewing folks to help determine what happened and you get to the last guy. Just listen to what he says! It's so funny! I love this part of the job!!! The 1st guy has allot of detail, but the last guy surely caught the comedy of the escaping people! (The 1st guy thought it funny too.)
next time you're at an outdoor event, keep yout family away from these structures unless they're certified by REAL Engineers. sound engineers are not real engineers, LOL! they could have designed break-out panels in the fabric with snaps designed to open and let go at a designed wind speed. this is a tragedy and a disaster of stupidity! all performers should ensure that this is so. it should be in their contract. needless loss of life due to stupidity. wannabee engineers! this happens a lot.
calculate the pressure on the total area developed by a force of even a moderate wind and you will see that all those upright beams could never hold. you'd require huge diameter guy wires at approx 60 degree angles with buried cement blocks to secure them in place.
look at the idiocy behind this. i can assure you that no engineer set this stage up. this was built by roadies and wannabee goofs who dropped out of high school and advanced from roadies to sound guys to stage builders. gov't should make it law that stages are approved by safety engineers and not woodstock escapees. the whole stage is a giant sail! like a sail boat. and did anyone design roof drainage or pitch to avoid pooling water?
I jumped from the stage a minute before it collapsed. It was sad, but also really is a story I will never forget. In the end the festival was a total success!
TheO0ze 1 month ago
it was because of a poorly designed roof, water is 8.34 per gallon. there was probably 50 gallons or so. Point loading on this type of truss is underated. To many of these systems are being marketed to anyone with cash. Also there are no standards of training or bylaws to govern these contraptions. In theroy they look good.. in theroy. Remeber too the chinese have landed too.. There goes the neighborhoood
7628739 2 years ago
omg a rainbow...:S
dainemudd 2 years ago
Let's suppose your the accident investigator and your interviewing folks to help determine what happened and you get to the last guy. Just listen to what he says! It's so funny! I love this part of the job!!! The 1st guy has allot of detail, but the last guy surely caught the comedy of the escaping people! (The 1st guy thought it funny too.)
johneastmond 2 years ago
next time you're at an outdoor event, keep yout family away from these structures unless they're certified by REAL Engineers. sound engineers are not real engineers, LOL! they could have designed break-out panels in the fabric with snaps designed to open and let go at a designed wind speed. this is a tragedy and a disaster of stupidity! all performers should ensure that this is so. it should be in their contract. needless loss of life due to stupidity. wannabee engineers! this happens a lot.
CrackerJackLee 2 years ago
calculate the pressure on the total area developed by a force of even a moderate wind and you will see that all those upright beams could never hold. you'd require huge diameter guy wires at approx 60 degree angles with buried cement blocks to secure them in place.
CrackerJackLee 2 years ago
look at the idiocy behind this. i can assure you that no engineer set this stage up. this was built by roadies and wannabee goofs who dropped out of high school and advanced from roadies to sound guys to stage builders. gov't should make it law that stages are approved by safety engineers and not woodstock escapees. the whole stage is a giant sail! like a sail boat. and did anyone design roof drainage or pitch to avoid pooling water?
CrackerJackLee 2 years ago
0:26 shit!
Ultrasteve1969 2 years ago
Fucking hippies.
rg65 2 years ago
No rain, no veggies hippies!, and no mud squatters (mudpeople)
Love the positive dude!
Tonyp68 3 years ago
damn, that looks like a typical festival to me :(
EtcEtcAndEtc 3 years ago