23.06.2026 14:10
An engineering student, overwhelmed by the summer heat, covered his balcony with a giant tarpaulin and filled it with water, turning it into a mini pool. The video of the young man cooling off on the balcony and posing with sunglasses went viral on social media. While this creative solution received fun comments, experts warned that the static load from tons of water could cause the balcony to collapse, emphasizing that such experiments are extremely dangerous.
With the summer heat intensifying, citizens looking to cool off continue to come up with creative solutions. In a rapidly spreading video on social media, a heat-exhausted engineering student's practical yet equally dangerous ingenuity became a hot topic. Unable to go on vacation, the young student found a solution by turning his balcony into a mini swimming pool.
AN "ENGINEERING" TOUCH TO THE BALCONY
In the footage, the young man living on one of the upper floors of an apartment building can be seen completely covering the balcony area with a giant waterproof tarpaulin. Using the balcony railings as a skeleton, the creative student filled the space with water via a hose he pulled in, creating his own private pool area. The video shows the young man enjoying the pool, putting on sunglasses and waving casually at the camera filming him, bringing smiles to viewers.
"GENIUS OR CRAZY?"
The video, which went viral in no time, garnered both admiration and sparked a major debate among social media users. Many users supported the student's practical intelligence with fun comments like "That's the engineering difference" and "We know no bounds in creativity."
However, there is also a dangerous side to this story. Civil engineers and cautious users issued a major warning, noting that the weight of tons of water could exceed the balcony's load-bearing capacity (static load).
EXPERTS' WARNING CAME QUICKLY
Experts reminded that every cubic meter of water in the pool equals 1 ton in weight, and emphasized that balconies are not designed to withstand such massive static loads, and such attempts could lead to balcony collapse and fatal accidents.