Artificial reef made out of tires causing big mess off Fort Lauderdale coast

Nearly 70 feet below the ocean's surface, off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, is a reminder of a bad idea from the 1970s: hundreds of thousands of used tires sitting on the ocean floor.

[@leeham6230]

My guess is that they needed to dump a bunch of tires into the ocean, and found an excuse to do so.

[@nofilter7955]

nah it was environmentalists who thought they were smart

[@Jake-rs9nq]

@@nofilter7955 Hardly, it was businessmen and politicians. There are very few actual environmentalists, and even fewer that actually have power and influence.

[@19lol19]

They dumped them tires because they had nowhere to store them and they couldn't melt the rubber because of the smell and pollution,

[@crunchu2361]

**dumps garbage in ocean** uhhhh.... yeah its for a artificial reef haha

[@lachlanoneil8938]

This is what it looked like then, fish everywhere, after none at all.

[@dinosaur8825]

They'll eventually deploy better(efficiency/environmentally/etc.) and proven artificial reefs after the clean up which will yield significantly better results. "The tires saw 40 percent less colonization by marine life than artificial concrete reefs and produced less biomass than natural rocky areas nearby. “Even worse, the tire reefs collapsed and spread out, damaging natural habitat,” says Agnes Poiret of France's marine protected areas agency.

[@ANJROTmania]

But that amount of fish, for a project that has been dropped since 1970, is abysmal.

[@skefsongames]

@@dinosaur8825 "after the cleanup" haha funny

[@dinosaur8825]

@@skefsongames I'm pretty sure they did, did you not watch the video? I don't get why it's funny?

[@jamessparkman6604]

@@dinosaur8825 I think I have an interesting idea For coral gardening why not make some statues from coral creating characters from Disney’s but little mermaid king triton flounder Ariel her sisters not to mention a long plenty of places for predatory fish to hide and here’s the best part extract DNA from corals And sponges not to be confused with the ones you have in your bathroom then we can unlock some DNA and re-create some extinct species of coral and the same can be done for prehistoric species of crustaceans Rays and sharks And even some extinct mackerels swordfish Marlins and other sea creatures so you can feel like you’re not only in an underwater Eden You can also explore and sea creatures from another time

[@tribhuvanss]

gta 5 made fun of this thing

[@megazenn22]

another fan of Darkviper Gold :)

[@DetikFilem]

Just saw his video hahah

[@matthewwilliams2709]

Wonder whom initially approved that project and how much taxpayer $$ was spent to build that problem in the first place, bet those involved made a huge sum of profits upon that bad idea that’s now costing a lot more to remove it all.

[@ParCru2]

Thank You! Showing the END RESULTS was as Fanatical as its Inception 😢

[@devilmecare]

I can't believe the stupidity of doing this. Rotting rubber. What is wrong with Florida.

[@ThatCasualZach]

This is why my goal is to create large artificial reefs of metal and concrete

[@ChaosBW]

Why artificial!? Why not make real Reef!

[@ThatCasualZach]

@@ChaosBW artificial reefs turn into natural reefs in time

[@ThatCasualZach]

@Jimmy Strudel plastic is a no go. Breaks down into micro plastics.

[@zaco21_]

@Jimmy Strudel don’t use plastic man

[@workingguy6666]

@@ThatCasualZach clarification: artificial reefs that don't leach poison (like these tires did), and are properly anchored, turn into real reefs.

[@pasquallysquigglyjunior5491]

I finally found the GTA tires

[@christopherhanley7230]

Not knocking it but then vs now notice all the fish are gone? Then vs now, then had WAY more fish

[@dinosaur8825]

They'll eventually deploy better(efficiency/environmentally/etc.) and proven artificial reefs after the clean up which will yield significantly better results. "The tires saw 40 percent less colonization by marine life than artificial concrete reefs and produced less biomass than natural rocky areas nearby. “Even worse, the tire reefs collapsed and spread out, damaging natural habitat,” says Agnes Poiret of France's marine protected areas agency.

[@aidanh4018]

The tires are not responsible for there being fish there it’s garbage that’s decomposing and breaking down in the water

[@akhan4727]

So they didn't think the clips would eventually become worn and break?? It's doesn't take a genius!

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

It rather sounds like they had a problem getting rid of the tires so they came up with something to be legally able to dump them in the ocean.

[@alejandrobarrero]

"ground up and recycled" yeah right. You mean burned in a cement plant.

[@tucathehuskyboxermix3397]

10 years ro remove 1/3 of the tires? Is that correct???

[@richragenj]

Actually no, it's all over KZbin guys. Nothing news is exclusive yall

[@lelandthomosoniii4743]

I had a comment number 63 and it didn't show up very funny???

[@lordharris8872]

There is no hope for mankind

[@zaco21_]

You have not watched the whole video

[@theamishland]

There’s a number problem in this somewhere.

[@benbork9835]

There are 300 000 tires in the sea. The workers removed 1/3 of the tires in 4 years. Work out the number of tires that still need to be removed and how many tires they are able to remove in one week.

[@WoodLox]

Over 40 years ago? So tired! Literally!! 😂

[@d.g.rohrig4063]

I’m assuming they thought corral would have taken over the tires before the straps rusted away.

[@ParCru2]

REALITY VS DESPERATE RELIEF. at its announcement to today 🥺 I still DO NOT believe "tires" rubber specifically...should be in our WATER, OCEANS AND SEAS...😮😢😵‍💫.

[@mistersniffer6838]

Ahhh, they dont make tires like they used too!!

[@d.g.rohrig4063]

To think I learned about this nightmare (as someone from another country) on GTA 5!

[@raulmartinez3484]

Who in the right mind would think dumping rubber into the ocean would create a reef? I am glad efforts were made to remove the tires, but this is an environmental disaster and a costly mistake. They could have easily melt the tires and recycle it to make turf, school playgrounds, and road banks.

[@OtsileM]

Oh Florida, you silly state you.

[@darenleeper1644]

Lots of states did this. Nj has a reef called the tires outside of barnegat inlet

[@Habib_Osman]

@@darenleeper1644 Wow.. sickening. Didn't know!

[@t.e.1189]

when will man learn?

[@bikashsaha]

I wonder when it will all be cleaned up. I volunteer to help anytime I mean I’m a good swimmer

[@carolineullrich7323]

I'm sorry I have to say this I know it's not funny but it just popped into my head fish do not like old "used rubber" tires

[@EricEllingwood]

One possibility would be to replace the tires with burnt out cars for the reef and then use the tires to build off grid homes called earthships

[@Habib_Osman]

Rubber absorbs all heavy metals. When rubber decomposes, those metals leak out. The rubber tires are made out of aren't pure rubber to begin with. Rayon, zinc, naphthalene and PAH are all chemicals contained in tires. If tires are used, make sure to keep them far from humans. Plants/trees are usually very hardy, they will survive the polution easily, however insects are not. So.. they will likely suffer and die from the pollution.

[@fredthechihuahua]

Sounds like 'murica

[@cordell305]

What are the name of the company’s??

[@bapeach8466]

cordy Fromthe305 you must mean companies🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zaco21_]

@@bapeach8466 You ok?....

[@lelandthomosoniii4743]

We'll have the first top three people in the private sector and the top three people in the public sector... find them. First there names. Then their phone 📱 #

[@crimsom2977]

Republicans Creating jobs!

[@KayDotG0121]

Mr Beast should help

[@AkilezNewEngland]

Wow instead making a Pyramid Artificial Reef made of tires dumping them like that will not create a reef. Fish won't be able to swim around or hide.

[@jamaicanworld4598]

Who is the dummy who comes up with this idea ..

[@hadleyroper6743]

Jamaican world probably 3 jamacain with a pellet gun pistol and a joint the size of a tooth pick

[@jamaicanworld4598]

@@hadleyroper6743 😂😂😂 may be...

[@realaydsman]

A company that needs and excuse to dump unreuseable tires somewhere.

[@dinosaur8825]

Never underestimate stupidity in large groups, they can almost always drown out the more educated voices among them hence why man-made disasters like this continue to happen.

[@gtPacheko]

It's obvious, it's florida man himself.

[@u235u235u235]

sounds like a republican plan

[@blastedontape]

my thoughts exactly. lol

[@kyriemeade5918]

What about using tires to Fill SinkHoles?