It’s a bit windy, isn’t it? As Storm Eunice rampages through the United Kingdom, fences have been destroyed, trees have been ripped up, and even football stadiums are being affected.
As tweeted by Channel 4’s Paul McNamara, the gale force winds found their way to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which led to some pretty interesting footage.
What’s the story?
Well, as you can see below, Storm Eunice has caused the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to pulsate up and down, as if it’s breathing.
At first, the footage is quite worrying – Spurs paid £1bn for their state-of-the-art stadium, and if any major damage occurred, it would be a travesty.
However, there shouldn’t be any serious issues, thanks to the elite engineering of the stadium.
As strange as it appears, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is actually meant to do this.
How Tottenham survived Storm Eunice
Spurs had some very smart engineers working on their stadium, and upon its first real test, it is standing firm thanks to some wise decisions.
As documented by Ribaj, a steel roof was initially considered, although Populous – the construction firm assigned to the job – opted for a cable net structure which allows for more movement.
This structure is far lighter, and is also said to look more elegant.
Interestingly, it also ensured that the roof structure didn’t restrict the view from the Sky Lounge.
Clearly, it was a shrewd decision to go with the cable net structure.
Had Populous gone with the steel roof, who knows what could’ve happened to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a result of Storm Eunice.
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