Aggie Bonfire on Modern Marvels

Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters ep. 12 on the History Channel. They do a fair job explaining some of the facets of Bonfire, especially the priority thats given to keeping it student run, and keeping the mechanization of it as low as possible. This is probably from 2003, as the memorial is still being built in the last scenes.

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[dhaake2010]

From the outside looking in, you can't understand. From the inside looking out, you can't explain. We will never forget.

[samantha De La Garza]

it still does burn

[Jaime Witt]

Falcon, the pressbox was not swaying. It was moving because the camers wsa bidy mounted, not floor mounted. It is a breath motion. The same thing happens when a news crew turns off motion stabilizers.

[jamestacular]

Of course I'm an Aggie. Class of '12. Figured saying it was the greatest tradition in the nation would be self evident that I am a die hard one. That get together they do off-campus is incomparable to the real thing.

[aerbourne117]

Guessing you're not an Aggie? They still do it every year off campus

[ffjsb]

You didn't have to be an engineer to see that it was a stupid idea to building it that way.

[bigstrokin33]

the building was built to sway it was a huge part of the engineering that went into kyle field and it will be a huge part when it is to rebuilt in these next few years

[Molly Hughes]

i started A&M in 2000. it was a strange time to be in Aggieland that year. I am just so grateful to my friend's parents who took us to Bonfire in Jr. High. I can only thank God i got a chance to see it....

[Molly Hughes]

bonfire does still burn--in our hearts.

[aggiemuster]

Gig'em Aggies!! The 12 Aggies that passed away that horrible night will always be remebered and honored! Bonfire will always burn to celebrate our schools honored traditions that make us Aggies. We are the Aggies the Aggies are we!!!!

[Tinkerbell]

We will never forget. And we continue to build Bonfire.

[natskivna]

I went to Bonfire in 87 and 88. Very cool experience. Saddened that for future students it will never be the same again.