sleeby Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Looking for that 1970 advert vidie about the then new to come ralph stadium. Modern amenities and such. In this thread somewhere i think but so many pages. Anyone have handy? Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted October 27 Posted October 27 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jukester said: The wind is pretty smart. It may get confused initially but usually gets the last laugh. Wind confusion fail: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/new-mosaic-stadium-wind-unpredictable-1.4347718 The new stadium is 90° offset from the current stadium angle to the west. Are you familiar with Bernoulli's principle? It's essentially what allows planes to fly. While the "wind-confusing" skin on the stadium will reduce the breeze through the stadium, when that same wind hits the canopy and is pushed upward, it will reduce the pressure of the air below and could create a horizontal cyclone over the field. I assume that was considered in the design. 11 minutes ago, sleeby said: Looking for that 1970 advert vidie about the then new to come ralph stadium. Modern amenities and such. In this thread somewhere i think but so many pages. Anyone have handy? Piss troughs! Edited October 27 by PromoTheRobot Quote
ColoradoBills Posted October 27 Posted October 27 11 minutes ago, sleeby said: Looking for that 1970 advert vidie about the then new to come ralph stadium. Modern amenities and such. In this thread somewhere i think but so many pages. Anyone have handy? I went with my dad to see the stadium progress a bunch of times. It was pretty cool. https://youtu.be/oFAyTbllkxQ?t=1 1 Quote
sleeby Posted October 27 Posted October 27 7 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: "Piss troughs!" 20 years ago I knew a crew who ate a lot of asparagus and beer in the lot pregame and at halftime would all go to the head waters of the piss trough and release the asparapee to float down for everyone to enjoy. Gross. 7 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I went with my dad to see the stadium progress a bunch of times. It was pretty cool. https://youtu.be/oFAyTbllkxQ?t=1 Thank you! You da man! 1 Quote
Jukester Posted October 28 Posted October 28 8 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: The new stadium is 90° offset from the current stadium angle to the west. Are you familiar with Bernoulli's principle? It's essentially what allows planes to fly. While the "wind-confusing" skin on the stadium will reduce the breeze through the stadium, when that same wind hits the canopy and is pushed upward, it will reduce the pressure of the air below and could create a horizontal cyclone over the field. I assume that was considered in the design. Let’s hope but who knows. Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted October 28 Posted October 28 The "Canopy" in Seattle didn't look like it was keeping a lot of fans dry today Quote
Simon Posted October 28 Posted October 28 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: The "Canopy" in Seattle didn't look like it was keeping a lot of fans dry today Those were tears.... 5 1 Quote
Saxum Posted October 28 Posted October 28 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: The "Canopy" in Seattle didn't look like it was keeping a lot of fans dry today Bills fans got experience on canopy protection for new stadium. 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted October 30 Posted October 30 (edited) For those familiar with the area, if you are on Southwestern(between Michael Rd & Union Rd) heading towards the stadium, just before you get to Lowes(high point on Southwestern), you can see the stadium roof above the tree line. Will probably be a cool sight when the lights are on. Edited October 30 by LabattBlue 1 Quote
Just Jack Posted October 31 Posted October 31 On 10/27/2024 at 10:12 PM, Jukester said: Featured on Big Builds Some misinformation in that video. Quote
stevewin Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Has there been any discussion on the orientation of the new stadium. In the current stadium the sun shines into the visitor side, in the new it looks it will mostly shine into the EZ. Curious what determined the orientation - prevailing wind, sun, or some other factor(s) Quote
Lost Posted October 31 Posted October 31 3 hours ago, stevewin said: Has there been any discussion on the orientation of the new stadium. I believe it's pansexual 3 2 2 Quote
SoCal Deek Posted October 31 Posted October 31 15 hours ago, Just Jack said: Some misinformation in that video. That video says almost nothing other than what we already know and about a hundred references to the cost. No idea what the point was. I guess they had to fill air time. 🙄 1 Quote
Just Jack Posted November 1 Posted November 1 7 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: That video says almost nothing other than what we already know and about a hundred references to the cost. No idea what the point was. I guess they had to fill air time. 🙄 When the voice over said that the stadium will be owned by the Pegulas is when I turned it off. There was something else they mentioned earlier that I knew was wrong also. I'd have to re-watch it to see what it was. Quote
Just Jack Posted November 4 Posted November 4 A thought popped into my head today during the game. With the new stadium holding 10,000 less people, figuring an average of 4 people in a car, that should be about 2,500 less vehicles. I wonder if that will be noticeable with traffic coming and leaving the games, or just a drop in the bucket. Quote
Simon Posted November 4 Posted November 4 3 minutes ago, Just Jack said: A thought popped into my head today during the game. With the new stadium holding 10,000 less people, figuring an average of 4 people in a car, that should be about 2,500 less vehicles. I wonder if that will be noticeable with traffic coming and leaving the games, or just a drop in the bucket. Probably won't change much since they will all be stretch limos. 4 Quote
Saxum Posted November 4 Posted November 4 16 minutes ago, Simon said: Probably won't change much since they will all be stretch limos. I suspect less groups and more single and two person cars so may be more traffic. Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted November 4 Posted November 4 1 hour ago, Simon said: Probably won't change much since they will all be stretch limos. 1 hour ago, Just Jack said: A thought popped into my head today during the game. With the new stadium holding 10,000 less people, figuring an average of 4 people in a car, that should be about 2,500 less vehicles. I wonder if that will be noticeable with traffic coming and leaving the games, or just a drop in the bucket. "Imagine, A tailgate of nothing but Rolls Royces, all asking if anyone has any Grey Poupon." 1 Quote
That's No Moon Posted November 4 Posted November 4 On 10/30/2024 at 11:08 PM, stevewin said: Has there been any discussion on the orientation of the new stadium. In the current stadium the sun shines into the visitor side, in the new it looks it will mostly shine into the EZ. Curious what determined the orientation - prevailing wind, sun, or some other factor(s) Football fields are generally oriented in a general North/South configuration because of the sun. They couldn't do that with the current stadium because of the graveyard on the property that the family wouldn't allow to be moved. This is partially why Bills games look different on TV than any other stadium. The sun angle is different from what is typical. Go ahead, Google Map it around. Google Maps defaults to the top of the screen being North using the Mercator Projection. Coincidentally, one of the only stadiums to have a similar configuration to Highmark Stadium is Hard Rock Stadium. The new stadium is a little more Northwest to Southeast than strictly North/South and looking at a map that would seem to be at a roughly 90 degree angle to prevailing wind. SO the answer to your question is a little bit of wins and sun both. 4 Quote
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