5 Large Waves VS Buildings

Why would they construct buildings so close to the ocean? Theses are five large waves VS Buildings.
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[@philippschwartzerdt3431]

What never ceases to amaze me, is that somebody first purchased that land, then applied to build a house on that spot, got the permission, then has had the house build at these exposed areas and everybody went along like saying: *”yep, perfect spot to build a house”*

[@TonyMontanaOG]

Not quite, it’s more about paying for stupidity

[@paihobbes8680]

And then get an insurance payout when it's underwater

[@janetduncan87]

I've NEVER understood why anyone would purchase a house so close to the end of rock, near the ocean. It's beautiful but the risks of everything being destroyed isn't worth it.

[@sarahfoor6349]

I bet they pay for that view thru insurance

[@fastasfox]

Some of those homes have been there hundreds of years.

[@sarah.phillipa854]

i live in a house on the beach, been there forever, my mum said that the water used to splash against the windows , but there are groines there now and the water doesnt come anywhere near the house.

[@Hendosey]

OMG SAME i was always saying that in like some places like that thailand tsumanmi in 2004 the people didnt know it was coming so like all of the houses got destoroyed and 25,000 people died its just not worth it and when i was n vacation in the OBX we rented a house near the ocean and i kept getting so nervous dont know why and the houses lititrally on the beach are millions of dollars what if a huuricane hit's there? you know!

[@muddwhistle7833]

Janet Duncan if you have to ask that question you can’t afford it

[@yogidemis8513]

Eventually Mother Nature always wins!!!

[@ultracat8161]

But even then it will be father time that ends her.

[@Hendosey]

@@ultracat8161 yea

[@mariawaheed6249]

@@ultracat8161 oyrpl

[@chxrryplayzcha4476]

Are you boy or girl

[@pikachu7160]

Ya

[@halloweenjack4482]

Never underestimate the power of the ocean!

[@vesnastankovic5607]

Who did?

[@hanshahiranilaljibhai8375]

😮😱💦

[@quin4568]

It’s good to always overestimate just in case some thing bad happens like this😉

[@cindys9491]

"Never turn your back on the ocean"

[@halloweenjack4482]

@@cindys9491 I've learnt that one from rock fishing! One rogue wave is all it takes!

[@darronian4951]

I remember around 6 years ago,seeing on the news that the waves were so strong that year in Dawlish that they destroyed the foundations of the main railway track between Devon and Cornwall, cost millions to repair and it affected peoples ability to get to and from Devon and Cornwall for ages.

[@sneakersheik2418]

That additional clip you added at the very end was really interesting (and alarming!). The contrast between the separate years was an incredible visual.

[@sammycoats524]

All I'm saying is this coulda been 2 minutes long with no narration

[@bertholdthoover6914]

There's like 3 minutes worth of footage after the narration-

[@sammycoats524]

@djdonniewoo good

[@jessicaclark7130]

Amen

[@kreyzeepsychoproductions4645]

Don't be a natty narrator Karen

[@idontfuckinglikebitches]

@djdonniewoo theres mental hospitals for what you have...

[@ericachristian4012]

There has to be a really good story behind the answer to everyone's questions here about "why do people build things like houses, foolishly so close to the oceans edge?!" I imagine first of all it's meant to make you question: the ultimate WHY!? Overall IT'S A GREAT VIDEO! Thanks so much for posting! These are some interesting shots. Very awesome to take in how much of the world I have not seen up close and personal. I love living on the East coast though. There's still so much to learn here, I haven't tried, I haven't traveled and seen! This is a great insight to the unknown. I love it!

[@faithrada]

People need to RESPECT the Ocean. So much power!

[@getredytagetredy]

There is something very important thats missing in the Human Race Its called...Common Sense...

[@janemills1839]

Dare I say Men, yes I think I can, not many females on Construction Sites. No Woman would think this was a good idea.

[@janemills1839]

Alabamian Gopnik If you say so, but in 70 years I've never seen one.

[@deuzeditebrandao747]

isso é a fúria de DEUS COM MUITOS DESOBEDIENTES QUÊ NÃO CRÊ NO QUÊ ESTÁ ESCRITO NA BÍBLIA

[@MrValjester]

If everyone had common sense, over population would be a real issue!

[@jThe_Phantom]

the movement of the elements changes overtime...even continents will change their features.

[@obijuan3004]

People don’t think the sea is rising, but the first signs will be large waves at high tide. Miami, Jakarta, some islands are all flooding.

[@cubansweetfire]

Me: what a beautiful day! Ocean: I’m going to ruin this mans career

[@juap]

house

[@amclover8334]

I’m mostly amazed that it was even possible to make buildings where it’s common for waves

[@lonebluewolfpublishing]

If waves are swelling next to glass windows, that's my cue to move away or leave.

[@Me-wk7dz]

A lot of people don't realize that these waves are so heavy and solid that they crush cars and break windows.

[@Anonymous-is5po]

I know right one time that happened to my house

[@ElDuderinoh]

@@Anonymous-is5po sure dude

[@updatedjustnow271]

People buying homes on the edge obviously have more money than sense.

[@TomTheis1]

#facts

[@SacsachCCABP]

#true

[@ElDuderinoh]

#hashtagsaregayandsoareyou

[@2kdrilly431]

3:28 That car said nope

[@josiptumapa]

First video.... I was like OH EFFFF THAT. 😂 can’t imagine being in that apartment

[@conniealford1020]

The power of MOTHER NATURE is not to be messed with. 🌊

[@galactic-visitoretxavarria1674]

Number 5,really deserved to be No.1!!!!.

[@adrianopalmariniarchitetto]

It is very interesting to see where they built that building!

[@elanemagalhaes6838]

A natureza é magnífica e nos oculpado um certo espaço que não nos pertence...

[@Jehcarol100]

Concorda, apesar dos pesares a natureza vem sido generosa conosco, mas quando entra em fúria...

[@Is_Hiro]

@@Jehcarol100 vdd

[@silviarodarte4828]

Don't mess with mother nature.... I have nightmares that a huge wave is coming to knock me over....0^0

[@Nor1998_]

Imagine sleeping or taking a nap then waking up to this. 😂

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

Nature's so powerful, so scary 😱 yet so amazing to see

[@rfpcs1]

I remember the Sea Lion inn in Malibu Ca. Once it had Sea Lions in it when they had a really high tide,

[@pailuci3846]

Rich Plewa 4

[@hanshahiranilaljibhai8375]

😭😱

[@ClaudiaDiaz-qj5pj]

"NOO, REALLY ??????"

[@maestrovso]

Like dream comes true for a fanciful name.

[@paihobbes8680]

I'd love to see that on video

[@SnowPink90]

This was a great watch!! Those were some waves!! Great choice!! The one that the apartment building ocean side that was falling down the cliff was in Esplanade Ave, Pacifica, CA 94044, USA. Those apartments aren’t there anymore. KZbin has videos on the whole story.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

It appears that in a number of cases where there are sea walls, only the wave tops made it beyond that barrier and only because of momentum did it keep going in the original direction of the wave. What might be tried in such circumstances is to use a deflector on top of the sea walls to redirect the water away from the wall to keep it from splashing over and to use the direction reversal to help cancel some of the wave energy. it's worth a try.

[@lanibear2019]

As an FYI the homes in Pacifica were built away from the beach. They had a ton of room away from the beach or cliff when they were built but decades of terrible storms and sea level rise lead to the erosion of the cliff face. I know since I live there.

[@yoyovlogs7755]

Good info thanks

[@SeanAFoXy]

1:46 when the waitress gives everyone a glass of water without anything else

[@horsepowermultimedia]

When you are planning to take a shower and a high tide goes through your window and washes you.

[@marialupo1840]

Che paura !!!

[@marialupo1840]

Acqua alta onde pazzesche

[@maryblooms4599]

Here I at the Oregon Coast in a house overlooking the Pacific Ocean after just hearing the tsunami test horn that is done weekly. Still loving it

[@wendynewberry6283]

We were in Lincoln City for six months on the 101. We remember that quite well! Many beaches were only there half day, lots of beach erosion tons of HUGE scary waves, sounded worse then a car crash in the middle of the night. Be ready that alarm will be useful one day. Lol

[@federicol.1910]

You should have included what happened on the coast of Portofino, Italy, one exact month ago... two harbors and a road were completely cancelled by the force of the sea during a storm, and luxury yachts where shut on the promenade of Rapallo. There is also a video showing a huge wave destroying a first part of the concrete wall of the pier, which will be gone totally during the night.

[@mindyvaughn8217]

Federico Lagomarsino Was this a typical storm for that area or something totally out of the ordinary? I’m just curious because I just saw breaking news of a 7.0 Earthquake in Anchorage Alaska. We have been having so many extreme weather events over the last couple of years.

[@MrFDdude]

@@mindyvaughn8217 Dont forget the increase of media coverage. More cameras just means more coverage, not necessarily more extremities. And an earthquake has little to nothing to do with climate change.

[@MrFDdude]

That would have been a good news item. Unfortunately this channel is just about editing existing material making an easy income. Searching for newer material is not their priority.

[@federicol.1910]

Mindy Vaughn I live on the coast, 10 km from Portofino. We often have big sea storm during fall mainly, but this one was something never seen in so many years. A lot of old people have said that they had never seen something like that before and road and structures on the sea that were built more than 100 years ago, were destroyed for the first time.

[@zigprof]

Vero compagno. E 'stato un orrore. Bacione.

[@dracravens]

Ha! That restaurant was in Mukilteo, WA....Ivar's.....the swells were only 6-7 feet, but at high tide that is indeed through the window.

[@seththomas9105]

That does not seem to make sense to have the building there.

[@STURDYvids]

S R T United States. Lol

[@libaasboutique5468]

Thanks for the next couple of

[@pauldzim]

House right next to cliff: "Well, I'm f**ked"

[@6977warrior1]

1:44 "Waiter! There's a shark in my soup!"

[@laken1804]

6977warrior1 -Did you order the shark soup?

[@bnsfrailfanr24csx16]

Does it come hammerhead or greatwhite

[@ambecabk5648]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SaturnDreamingofMercury]

1:45 "Could I get a refill please?"

[@markcarey8426]

"Like some more salt on those chips?"

[@SoundLegion]

Wow those waves are incredible!

[@jerichokane5880]

Literally the first time I’ve seen a top five video from top 5’s

[@jimjambananaslam3596]

3:40 "Maybe I should move my car?"

[@samsmusichub]

Don't underestimate how much nature can ef you up, ya'll.

[@Anonymous-is5po]

Yep I know right

[@lashonda4457]

Right

Even with all the carnage your voice is so calming

[@skylandseavisuals7079]

stunning big waves enjoy watching

[@brunapixie5969]

Watching this with my kitten in our warm home and telling myself I'll never go where these huge waves are.

[@gregorymcgee100]

I just wonder how much these people pay for insurance?

[@CarlVandenberg]

The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.

[@aaronatorrrr5332]

I love your videos 🎥

[@R6-D2]

0:12 Honey bring the cat in off the balcony. Don't worry we're on the third floor and there's a railing. 0:15 Oh sh*t there goes Fluffy.

[@gatina7713]

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Wow.

[@Mika_Kagehira.]

Did y'all notice of how calm/emotionless he talked.

[@bradleyjohn4116]

When I was at the caravan in the UK a giant wave came over and literally took the cafe into the ocean with it it was mental

[@jclar3565]

Wow narration. Seems to be getting rarer and rarer thank you

[@negativebrainpower]

*When you need the 10 minutes so you have random footage*

[@desari2866]

Lmao "everyone was ok but I certainly hope they got their money back"

[@krane15]

Money back? There's no money back guarantee on natural disasters.

[@desari2866]

@@krane15 you obviously didn't watch the video before commenting

[@desari2866]

@@krane15 and you obviously don't know what quotation marks are

[@krane15]

@@desari2866 About as obvious as your misinterpretation of a continuation.

[@krane15]

@@desari2866 Had you explained your point instead of speculating, I could have given you an answer. Feel free to try again.

[@firewaterbydesign]

The wave that came through the window while the couple was eating, happened at Mo's Chowder in Cannon Beach, Oregon. I believe that happened around 2007.

[@bluespruce679]

Kathleen... Good name for that beach: Cannon.

[@jonquist7089]

Gotta love that coastal weather

[@NBportofino]

Years ago a wave blasted through the Chart House restaurant in Malibu, washing the furniture out to Pacific Coast Hwy.

[@larrydecoursey8056]

Jim…I got a great idea 💡 let’s put the 12 stories condo building right next to the Lake called the Atlantic Ocean… Bob, your a freaking genius!

[@LongSleeveZA]

LOL, Visitors: "Oh what a lovely view!" Ocean: "HI!! WANNA BE FRIENDS? HIGH FIVE!"

[@JA-pm4pu]

Well you see how much they sell for, it might make more sense.

[@jupitermoon7137]

It's crazy seeing the clip of Portland, I was only there yesterday!!!

[@imthebest1832]

#3.."waitress, can we get some more water for our table please"

[@grahamefreestone5309]

1:45 duck? No, roast beef.. 😂

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Always put a building directly in the path of storm driven surf. That way you can be shocked each time it get pounded into pieces.

[@lisasommerlad1337]

many have followed that exact advice.

[@oldschoolman1444]

Houses built on the edge, that's what I call more money than brains.

[@kokoshaak8283]

They probably weren’t on the edge 20 years ago. Our small town is falling into the sea due to increased sea levels and clay cliffs. All around England they are attempting to slow it with huge boulders etc but eventually the sea will take it all

[@Drago1995]

that's how the sea level rises slowlly waves catch up even more easelly to places they barelly could before

[@daphnegrass9579]

Climate change:(

[@Drago1995]

@@daphnegrass9579 Climate change happend all the time on earth's life the thing is are we causing an acceleration, likelly

[@daphnegrass9579]

@@Drago1995 yes..

[@ajohn6932]

Out of my own eyes when you look out there to the water there's no curve I only see curve when looking at oceans through a camera but out my own eyes the edge is straight line of course great video

[@bellagrace9812]

This is one of the reasons I have no desire to go on a cruise, the ocean is way too unpredictable and I have no desire to be out in the middle of it.

[@GrrMeister]

2:06 It is Pronounced *Ill Fra comb,* and usually considered quite a safe place to stay !

[@ymallebirot399]

I agree, When I went the waves were quite big but jeez

[@stealthartex7162]

I stayed in a hotel there and the vacant cottage below our window was being totally consumed by waves everyday. A few months later that same cottage was a giveaway in a competition in the sun newspaper.

[@allenra530]

The number 1 scene was at Pacifica, California. The San Andreas Fault runs just inland there and goes into the ocean to cross the Golden Gate just north of there. The building pictured is gone now, but it was once 50 meters from the edge. The ground there is sandstone, formed the last time that area was below the sea. It was pushed up by the movement along the fault and now the sea is taking it back.

[@naoe.4207]

Why did I thought the thumbnail was a fluffy cat paw, waving at a house-

[@ChrisAndCats]

It's the water equivalent of Pallas's Cat...

[@fakelaughter7122]

2:49 Imagine going out to use the restroom and suddenly this happens

[@ronaldshank7589]

That'd be enough to cause you to get rid of what's inside of you a lot faster!

[@leahstuller1312]

Imagine being INSIDE the port a potty

[@illuminatedcrosshairs7865]

Apparently a lot of civil engineers needs their degrees and license revoked! I mean damn! Yeah it’s ok, go ahead and build it right here!🤣😳

[@lisasommerlad1337]

and councils sued for going against the bleeding obvious.

[@skeetersaurus6249]

The voice says that the first building, where the waves are washing away the balconies, is 'Tanner Reef', but it is actually 'Tenerife Island' (Marisol) in November 2018.

[@carlesq.]

yay my town ilfracombe,yeah we get some great waves

[@jasonjoyce2277]

2:05 - the way he pronounces Ilfracombe

[@bertmagz8845]

Or 2:12

[@30sectojared]

Who's that weird that builds up a building directly on the sea? 🤷‍♀️

[@mditm6966]

You get a lovely view

[@user-vd3hf5ln8f]

душа и сердце взмывают вместе с волнами! !!!! фантастика!!!!

[@MrCorfuz]

Your last video is Portland, Dorset (UK). When I was born we lived less than a mile from that exact spot! (Southwell)

[@mineshnissanka7139]

2:48 And the Volkswagen stays intact

[@paolo8470]

you need to check if it is able to start

[@Class-800]

It probably has ultimate handbrake mode on

[@merlinthemidget]

German quality

[@clivethorp2576]

Great commentary - just one question where else would you build a fishing port apart from near the sea! Coastal erosion has also meant that some inland villages are now on cliff edges or in the sea.

[@k.mccarty7907]

The commentary was great? How so?

[@jeffatkinson3288]

@@k.mccarty7907 no kidding. The lamest narration ever!

[@juanamado8285]

Cool video! i love all of your videos and i hope you get better and better in vids!

[@camerong5513]

🤣. Yes, stir ya coffee while a rogue wave rips ya a new one

[@carys4519]

Looks typical for porth cawl. I got soaked by a wave like that a few months ago

[@mattferguson5861]

I wonder how some of these places withstood construction in the first place

[@user-bs9kg6gk8u]

Городок под действующим вулканом, прогулочная дорожка в лесу медведями, и фанерные домики на аллее торнадо, мне нравится!

[@costiniucmircea]

Very nice video! !

[@zyawotha]

you made it past the 10 minute line. well done

[@tommyspeed1434]

spot on 10:04

[@frankd2301]

Should be waves vs parking lots

[@aramhovhannesyan1373]

Լրաբեր

[@bzeleke]

Yeah should it be i f I did a video like this I would call it waves vs parking lot

[@bzeleke]

Yeah I agree

[@JTHH_YouTube]

Awesome music score.

[@tomtalker2000]

NEVER underestimate the power of water folks. It will get you every time. All you have to do is look at what the poor folks in Japan went through back in 2011 during the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One of the waves that hit one of the village areas was 100ft no joke...!!!

[@lizbethluna7608]

People:Lol those waves cant reach us XD Nature:Wanna bet? People:hmmmm....sure Nature:(makes 10000000000000 waves hit them Nature:where my $15? People:...........

[@tlf.]

The title should be "top 5 large waves caught on camera"

[@jimjambananaslam3596]

"Buildings HATE these 5 large waves"

[@aaronatorrrr5332]

Yeah, he's right. Is there the 10 biggest waves?

[@usedabusedconfused6971]

This just shows how much the water has risen!!!🙏🌍✌😇💖🍀

[@propfella]

You know things are bad when your basement has ocean views.

[@user-gp9co7gf5d]

море волнуется раз ,море волнуется два .Не волнуйся море.Я скоро к тебе приеду.

[@user-vk7zg1xt3l]

Гы

[@kraigtenge6195]

Наталья Пектубаева hi

[@dextor0000]

0.18 something fell of the second floor.

[@deborahallen3318]

Yep! That's beachfront property! Very sad and scary 😥

[@andrearoyd2942]

Three aspects of these clips are in the Bristol Channel - worth looking on a map. Second highest tide drop in the World, with the Severn Bore as it narrows towards Gloucester. Two clips are from Ilfracombe North Devon, which are OLD BUILDINGS not new and are built on a rocky outcrop which forms part of a sheltered harbour. Porthcawl is on the Welsh side of the channel, almost opposite.

[@bertmagz8845]

10:05 best part

[@tyblob9059]

Ocean: //creates swells on coastlines that can demolish buildings Building owner: Let's create a building right close to the ocean so people can enjoy a nice ocean view! Ocean: //causes major damage to the building Building owner: [shocked Pikachu meme]

[@user-uc6eo4hr4k]

It's a horrebal and very scary waves. Powerful waves ! Sorry for my anglish. Hello from Kazakhstan. 😏 😉

[@zmerc1969]

That's nature taking back it's coast. Is brilliant. It might teach us humans to not destroy the beautiful land we have

[@kalea7112]

True!