Impressive brick laying or a trick?

Perhaps one for our resident brickie Tpin to answer. This bricklayer seems to defy gravity where bricks are concerned. Is this really possible?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB8TWMKHHMQ

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Very clever !

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WOW, just so ,so impressive.
I then scrolled on to see finished article , just wonderful.
Thanks for putting that up Longy.

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It looks great doesn't it, but I have never seen it done without form work. If I tried it, it would just be a pile of bricks.

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Yep.....its real.

As the bricks are on a tilted curve and the mortar creates a suction to three sides of the individual brick they kinda defy gravity.

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Wow! thanks. That is impressive. Are the bricks lighter than normal do you think?

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They're possibly a bit lighter but not by much.....I forgot to mention one very important ingredient.....rapid set mortar.

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Thanks.

Not that I'm thinking of trying it.

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Nor am I.
We've done something very similar but with form work which makes it very easy (ish).......looks impressive but a major pita.

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I'm a bricklayer with 50 years experience and have built vaults, but never without formwork for support. I don't know what the hell mortar he is using but I'm well impressed with the result....