Velcro Lift | National Geographic

guys I brought you out to the desert to

guys I brought you out to the desert to show you something amazing

these hook and loop fastening systems

these hook and loop fastening systems like velcro are amazing it’s saving time

like velcro are amazing it’s saving time

like velcro are amazing it’s saving time compared with zippers and laces but I’ve

compared with zippers and laces but I’ve

compared with zippers and laces but I’ve got something else in mind for it so

got something else in mind for it so

got something else in mind for it so what I want to do is test this strength

what I want to do is test this strength

what I want to do is test this strength so I’ve made this rig over here come and

so I’ve made this rig over here come and

so I’ve made this rig over here come and have a look at this right I’ve made this

have a look at this right I’ve made this

have a look at this right I’ve made this construction using exactly the same

construction using exactly the same

construction using exactly the same stuff on two big sheets of Steel right

stuff on two big sheets of Steel right

stuff on two big sheets of Steel right and then what I want to do is just test

and then what I want to do is just test

and then what I want to do is just test how strong this system is let’s see what

how strong this system is let’s see what

how strong this system is let’s see what we can lift with it right now to see

we can lift with it right now to see

we can lift with it right now to see just how much weight standard

just how much weight standard

just how much weight standard hook-and-loop can take I’m attaching it

hook-and-loop can take I’m attaching it

hook-and-loop can take I’m attaching it to the underside of two separate metal

to the underside of two separate metal

to the underside of two separate metal plates one piece will be hanging from

plates one piece will be hanging from

plates one piece will be hanging from this crane and the other attached to a

this crane and the other attached to a

this crane and the other attached to a standing metal frame I’m going to press

standing metal frame I’m going to press

standing metal frame I’m going to press these two pieces together and try and

these two pieces together and try and

these two pieces together and try and lift the regular truck tire weighing in

lift the regular truck tire weighing in

lift the regular truck tire weighing in at over 50 pounds remember that is just

at over 50 pounds remember that is just

at over 50 pounds remember that is just the stuff you have on your sneakers on

the stuff you have on your sneakers on

the stuff you have on your sneakers on your tennis shoes

right back down again alright my

right back down again alright my question to you guys is simply this how

question to you guys is simply this how

question to you guys is simply this how many human beings how many of us do you

many human beings how many of us do you

many human beings how many of us do you reckon we can put on that before that

reckon we can put on that before that

reckon we can put on that before that breaks look at the state of that face

breaks look at the state of that face

breaks look at the state of that face what’s that all about what’s that I

what’s that all about what’s that I

what’s that all about what’s that I don’t think it’s gonna be able to take

don’t think it’s gonna be able to take

don’t think it’s gonna be able to take anything else you’re saying none right

anything else you’re saying none right

anything else you’re saying none right to patented you everything to to to to

to patented you everything to to to to

to patented you everything to to to to right let’s move up to four who st. boy

right let’s move up to four who st. boy

right let’s move up to four who st. boy so four who here thinks you could

so four who here thinks you could

so four who here thinks you could possibly get all of us on that yes so

possibly get all of us on that yes so

possibly get all of us on that yes so hook-and-loop has taken over fifty

hook-and-loop has taken over fifty

hook-and-loop has taken over fifty pounds of a truck tire but pushing this

pounds of a truck tire but pushing this

pounds of a truck tire but pushing this a step further how many people can it

a step further how many people can it

a step further how many people can it take is it no one up to two people up to

take is it no one up to two people up to

take is it no one up to two people up to four people or all eleven of us