China’s $31 BILLION Three Gorges Dam Is COLLAPSING!

[@mr.shannon6137]

99% clickbait/propaganda. I have been seeing these videos about how the dam is starting to fail for close to ten years. These videos are almost exact copies of each other. Once or twice a year I will click on one just to see if it might be something new.

[@joerosen5464]

Judging by how poorly it fared this Spring, with all the spillways wide open & STILL massive flooding damage downstream not just to a few puny villages or marginal farmland but also to several large cities, you probably won't have to wait for new details to be added to these "clickbait" videos (& yes, the title of this one was sufficiently sensationalist to cross over from relevant to CLICKBAIT 😱😱😱🤧). The next time you read about the 3 Gorges Dam it will likely be in the past tense, as its Tofu-Dregs construction falls apart as badly & as surely as the daily lies of the Chinese Corruption Party that runs this 💩🕳️ country...👹🤥👹🤡👹🤥👹🤦

[@BobSmith-oj7kh]

Do your search now. The left corner broke August 11th 2024 and the water going over the dam looks like four of the spill gates volume.

[@PurieSardido]

Just wait for it, it will eventually collapse...

[@mr.shannon6137]

@@BobSmith-oj7kh LOL 😁

[@miketrusky476]

Use Google earth, the dam is bending bad and there are at least 70 leaks the Chinese couldn't keep secret as they were photographed being repaired. The dam has had to dump water it was suppose to hold causing another dam below to break downstream. CHINA DID NOT REPORTE THIS BUT PHONES SHOWED THE HUGE LOSS OF LIFE AND LAND.

[@atomicmonkeysquad]

If you already know the dam's history, justification, stats, etc., and just want to know what this video has to say about the subject of the danger of collapse, skip ahead to the 7:10 mark.

[@GoogleEvildoers]

Thank you

[@Trumpulator]

👍

[@UK-Oldboy]

Thanks 😊

[@Tictacsizesoul]

I skipped n it’s still bla bla bla

[@Trumpulator]

@@Tictacsizesoul kinda, IKR? 😂

[@hughjardon5869]

We've been hearing about the immanent collapse of this dam ever since it reached full pool.

[@ChatGPT1111]

Err wut?

[@CodeMeat]

@@ChatGPT1111started by the infamous political cult, the FLG. But meh, China is always in collapsing, probably even till the day you die your “news” here will still selling you the same old “China is collapsing”, and I bet when that dam collapsed, the US, the FLG and all those China haters will be long gone.

[@0l550]

Yess but now that china is fully flooding and all other damns are collapsing it’s just a matter of time.

[@joerosen5464]

You mean "fool pool", don't you?😉

[@harrickvharrick3957]

imminent that would be. immanent means inherent, although you hardly come across that word

[@arwzqu1964]

It doesn't need to collapse, it does enough damage downstream every time they open its gates.

[@ujjallayek785]

Is it ?

[@miketrusky476]

@ujjallayek785 the dam has already destroyed the next dam downstream, a month ago, the dam can't hold the volume of water it was designed for.

[@user-qw2dy8xn3g]

@@miketrusky476 This dam collapsed ten years ago. What you are seeing now is another dam that is about to collapse in a parallel world.

[@rap3208]

@@user-qw2dy8xn3g Several dozens of those parallel world 3 gorges dam have already collapsed according to these channels.

[@miketrusky476]

Theybopen the gates a year ago and the next dam downstream stream burst. The river was about 1/2 mile wide and went to 4 miles per the China news organization, smuggled photos show 12 and 20 mile wide flood waters. CHINA news org said 6 people died. Draw your own conclusions.

[@BrianPellerin]

This type of video should have a Jump to Main Point button.

[@tuffrubber]

The biggest problem that the builders did was not allowing proper curing of the concrete in the main dam construction. The best dam ever built in the world was the Hoover Dam in Nevada. finished in 1937 the cure rate is approx 100 years. so the concrete is still curing. but the biggest difference is that the Hoover Dam is 700 feet thick at the bottom and the dam has a curved side using the water pressure on the curved sides to actually strengthen the dam; on the 3 Gorges Dam in China there is no curved strength on its side but in its height. It has a 300-foot base curved upward to keep the dam water pressure from pushing the dam forward. the curve goes all the way to the top of the dam. However, remember that the concrete has not been cured yet in the dam and it could be the reason the dam is no longer in a straight line. which means it's moving a little bit every year that the curing process is not happening. it is a matter of time before this dam will eventually fail. probably in less than 50 years.

[@dukeofthedance8062]

It would seem as if this was only a daydreaming architects design, an impossible one and totally impractical, given to an engineer who scratched head and complained such a thing would be extremely dangerous, suggesting an arch like Hoover could help (because structurally speaking, they do help as you stated), only to be sent to re-education classes for not saying "Yes it can be done." and replaced by a new engineer who says "Sure it can be done, and we'll finish it a year before you need it completed" and that's where we are today with this 3 gorges dam. It is visually impressive, but whoa is it even more impressive to see it FULL with more water on the way with nowhere for it go to. Unreal. That thing is destined to fail. I'd say next 10yrs.

[@Kingcobra6699]

Well, I assume we are all no experts on Dam architecture, so I take it with a grain of salt. I have seen this video about the Dam. It seemed pretty objective, mentioning both it's advantages and disadvantages. Afaik, the design is sound. Here I would rather believe a Chinese engineer than a random commentator and simply assume the design is okay. What is definitely not okay and this is due to the typical hubris of the CCP, is that they have built the Dam in record time. The video compared it to the Hoover Dam and mentioned the concrete should need even more time to cure. But, according to the video, the CCP wanted the 3 Gorges Dam built in socialist paradise record time. And they did it, probably improvising somehow to compensate for the missing time but that can only do that much. So, unfortunately, this Dam will collapse before the climate will. That's very unsettling, somehow. In July 2024 they already had to open up 11 doors or gates or whatever that thing can open - 11 were opened. Which caused horrible floodings down the stream as there was already to much rain.

[@ntal5859]

Well if you knew anything they ran cooling via inbuilt hoses to cure it faster for both Hoover and 3 gorges. DUMB ARSE .

[@eleethtahgra7182]

So, its still standing till now ever since its completion. Whats ur point? Good lord....dude, 21 days is enough. I think its 97% its max strength at that point. And structures arent designed to withstand its designated load. Structures are designed to withstand significantly more than its designated load. Geez mate, if u got no idea about working with cement n rebars, stop the nonsense.

[@miketrusky476]

In other news the wright of the water was not factored in, the ground behind the dam is compacting causing fractures and silt build up, which is heavier than water is excepting a higher psi against the dam that also was never planned for. These would have tripled the cost of the dam. The USA had experience early on with Dams, the Corp of Engineers is responsible for all US dams, which is good, but in the USA PEOPLE CAN SUE THE GOVERNMENT and companies that build them, Consulting Engineers must give approval for location and type of construction. No one is held accountable in Countries like China, the people are screwed.

[@funnybutter1]

Only surprising predictions, no data, no facts. Total nonsense.

[@gxtoast2221]

This. Also, China is still building coal power generation as well as nuclear facilities. Modern coal power plants are incredibly clean compared to previous technology. What can China do to improve on this? Plant a lot of trees to soak up the remaining output from coal generation. If there was any goal from this kind of misinformation it is to produce uncertainty around issues to do with fake climate science and emotive topics perpetrated by politically motivated interest groups.

[@joewiehr1931]

The satellite images of the dam's distorting shape are proof enuf of the dam's failure.

[@kenbouteiller1766]

The satellite photo is fake. Totally fake, and only believed by the gullable. Fact check it, i dare ya.​@joewiehr1931

[@lennyvalentin6485]

@@joewiehr1931 The satellite images? What about just eyeballing the dam, you know, from the ground? Do you see any "distorting shape" then? No? Because if it was actually there, it would be all over social media and the news. People have cameras, you know. What you saw in those satellite images are undoubtedly alignment errors where multiple satellite exposures - quite possibly taken at different angles compared to the ground as the satellite travels in its orbit while the earth spins beneath it - are stitched together to form a larger image, and the sub-images don't quite match up as they meet. Apple Maps was full of this stuff back when the app first launched (and arguably for a number of years afterwards too.) Hysterical disinformation videos like this are the worst crap since they fool people into believing things that aren't real, and also sow doubt in what is actually reality.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@joewiehr1931 Those are not satellite images. Those are aerial photos cobbled together to form a whole picture. Because of the size of the dam, you can't get a high-res shot in one pic so they have to collage the images. Look at any recent photo of the dam from the side. No visible distortion. Also since 2018, Goog Maps has fixed the collage problem for the overhead shot. www.google.com/maps/place/Three+Gorges+Dam/@30.8243657,111.0005919,1913m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x368477f7d8d04299:0x2b6b0ad5fddb4a68!8m2!3d30.8233072!4d111.0037277!16zL20vMGhiY3I?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[@chrissybabe8568]

"Is" collapsing is vastly different than "could" collapse. The title is clickbait !!!! Everything is collapsing, wearing out, could collapse from the day it is completed and this dam is no different. There will be a very small time period between 'could' and 'is' and until the time period has elapsed the word is 'could'.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

It's not gonna collapse at all. It is a truly massive structure, dozens upon dozens of meters of solid concrete. The problem is they CAUSE floods with it by mismanaging it in a truly criminal way - they fill it up all the way cause they are greedy, then a lot more water comes in and then they open up all the spillways releasing massive amounts of water all at once, which they do at night and without warning the millions of citizens of the several large metropolitan areas downstream. true CCP style.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

it is not gonna collapse at all. it consists of dozens upon dozens of meters of concrete in horizontal direction and a dozen times that vertically. it is a vast, sheer immeasuraby heavy and vastly solid structure. the problem is they are continuously CAUSING floods with it by severely mismanaging it in a way that's nothing short of criminal: every time they fill up the reservoir (nearly) all the way cause they are greedy. then a lot more water comes in and they open up all the spillways all at once, preferably at night and without warning the millions of citizens that live in the several large metropolitan areas downstream. true CCP style.

[@chrissybabe8568]

@@harrickvharrick3957 I understand that but do you ? Re-read my reply - it isn't about the dam but the title of the video where the implication is that it is currently collapsing whereas it actually isn't. Although what makes you think that there aren't any elements of tofu construction in it ?

[@harrickvharrick3957]

@@chrissybabe8568 I think that in this case, as this dam has been built as an absolute showcase for the CCP, they will have made sure that actually capable engineers and process managers kept watertight oversight over things like making sure the right amount of cement was put in each of the numerous batches of concrete. They are not idiotic enough not to know what causes tofu projects and to know how to avoid that happening in those cases that it really matters to them. They would have feared becoming the laughing stock of the world if things would have indeed been allowed to turn sour with their 'number one, largest in the world' mega-dam. Btw, when they started the project half the engineers and experts involved were from the west instead of Chinese, but they sacked them and continued on their own after a while. This may of course have been caused by corruption as usually is the case there when corners are cut with public projects, but I personally think it more likely that in this case that was not what happened and that instead they were confident they knew enough to be able to run (the rest of) the project on their own, which in their eyes would heighten the status of the level of accomplishment.

[@user-qw2dy8xn3g]

@@harrickvharrick3957 Are you saying that millions of people will die every time the floods are released? What is your IQ? Is it above 85? In our country, a score below 85 is considered mildly retarded.

[@coincollector315]

Don’t they know how unreliable Chinese products are?

[@lokhang]

But why are 95% of the stuff in your house are made in China ,if they are unreliable!?

[@TheOneAndOnlyRalph]

iPhones?

[@lennyvalentin6485]

The thing you typed that on was 95%+ likely made in china. lol

[@C8Quest]

Designed by Americans

[@NPC-bs3pm]

@@TheOneAndOnlyRalph Certain high-end market items like the 'iphone' is HIGHLY 👁monitored like Apple's White men in suits that get sent to be in China rather than just finding a native born Chinese to do the management. It is a interesting phenomenon of cultures and their work mentality.

[@SamLove-l2p]

That video said nothing, that everybody doesn't already know. 3rd grade school.

[@frenchmanntube]

Not to mention the immensely irritating narrators voice.. sounds like he's mullured.

[@jursamaj]

Plus it was poor quality AI gen.

[@johnjakson444]

My gut is telling me this is an AI generated video and talkbot, the speech is very good and precise in a robotic way, words are pronounced the same way every time. AI is very good at listing endless lists of facts few are interested in, just like Mr Data in STNG.

[@gregvanpaassen]

Yeah. Zero insight or added value in the commentary.

[@dukestone1]

Yeah it actually sounds like a bunch of Chinese propaganda to me. Talking about how they are cutting back their pollution and blah blah blah when we all know China is the largest polluter on the planet by far... like buy a thousand miles!

[@ChatGPT1111]

Don't need a gut to tell you that. Just rub two brain cells together 😂😂😂

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes🎉

[@joerosen5464]

Especially when you aren't paying attention to the content...🧐​@@gregvanpaassen

[@kamsunleong6648]

Oh No!! Another Three Gorges Dam going to collapse episode. Every year during rainy season it will appear without fail. Either it is cracking or collapsing, since 2006. Must be a very slow collapse.

[@dominicwood3451]

The dam itself isn't in danger of collapse, however one of the key reasons for building it - namely the supposed better control of water above and below the dam - has been undone less than two decades after its completion. If these floods become the norm then they may have to rethink the utilisation. A greater all round release of water, particularly in the drier months will be needed. It is clear that the danger of needing massive releases comes from the reservoir being too high all year round. They need to sacrifice some potential for generating capacity to keep the water level lower, so that in the wet season there is no need for panic measures such as 9-11 release gates being opened.

[@yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533]

People are expendable in China. need more electricity!

[@gregvanpaassen]

This comment is more informative than the video. Thank you!

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

It wasn't built for flood control or irrigation. It's strictly a hydro-electric plant. They keep the level constant so the turbines can run most efficiently.

[@kirkthiets2771]

A constant release of water with all gates open can be a very dangerous thing due to micro cavitation which can become catastrophic in a short period of time. Sooner or later they have to shut a few down at a time for regular inspection looking for cavitation damage. It's a real thing.

[@Myrslokstok]

@@kirkthiets2771 Do the rappid water 💧 sort of suck away particles around the dam?

[@gszd55]

The distortion is so stupid, it's related to aerial image correction

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

The dam has been collapsing for almost a decade. Just like the "China collapsing' stories, they will keep telling us they are in imminent danger of collapsing any day now. am not sure

[@raven4k998]

yeah we cannot see what makes the dam strong so it must be weak the hover dam is strong but you cannot see the strong points as they are hidden that does not mean it's going to collapse so the china dam must be strong to and in no issue of collapsing due to the fact it to must have been built strong enough to handle the stresses imposed on it by the water

[@Born_4_Battle]

Google Earth doesn't show any structural malformation as this video did.

[@raven4k998]

@@Born_4_Battle yeah they are panicking over nothing just like they did with covid if you want to panic go ahead but I have to take a shower it's more important then some imaginary issue with a dam in China that has not collapsed yet and China does not seem to be worrying about it so why are you? when they can do proper through check to make sure the dam is fine

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

@@Born_4_Battle that's bcz this video is fake

[@dondonstudent]

Weird been hearing it collapsing for many a year

[@raven4k998]

and yet it has not collapsed yet wonder why maybe they are guessing about things they do not have all the facts about the Dam should be built strong enough to hold so they might be guessing based on incomplete data I mean if it was weak enough to collapse it would have by now you would think so I think they are worrying about nothing just like they worry about covid for nothing just fear mongering

[@stephenc2481]

because there is/are good reason for it. the satellite picture alone should make engineers nervous. Normal people live their lives and are oblivious to danger.

[@charlesdenman9052]

Canadian civil engineers were hired by China to design the dam. The Canadians wrote that the dam’s design could only handle a reservoir of water 150 meters high. China’s arrogance built it to 180 meters because it wanted to jack up its electricity output. 150 meters of water height in the reservoir has been repeatedly exceeded because of heavy rains and upstream floods. The Canadians balked at a reservoir 180 meters high 6:53because the structure might not be able to withstand the loads. The Canadians were excluded from monitoring best construction practices specified in their design, so there is concern corners were cut in its construction. Even when it was built there were warnings from Chinese civil engineers and hydrologists. Politics prevailed. It was needed for political reasons.

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

The dam has been collapsing for almost a decade. Just like the "China collapsing' stories, they will keep telling us they are in imminent danger of collapsing any day now. am not sure

[@user-qw2dy8xn3g]

You only see the news that the Western media chooses to give you, and you ignore the fact that Soviet and some other countries' experts say it is possible to build a tower over 200-250 meters. What do you think? Which one has a higher level of technology, Canada or the Soviet Union?

[@Philipasu]

@@user-qw2dy8xn3g Didn't the Soviet Onion collapse? Not a good thing to do when it's about structures. Canada is also collapsing, but that's due to new causes (cough, brown wave, cough).

[@normfredriksen1381]

​@@user-qw2dy8xn3g Cost?

[@Melanie16040]

@@user-qw2dy8xn3g Since you asked, Canada

[@fasteddiesgarage5000]

They build a new coal fired powerplant every week no exageration

[@sanqiJuly]

你是从哪里听说的？我就只有10岁才见过燃煤发电，如今基本没见过那种烟囱了，我原来不在中国嘛？

[@joerosen5464]

​@@sanqiJulyYou got the right travel permits to see all the relevant places, or not?🤣🤣🤣 I don't know about 1 coal-fired power plant per week (& especially "no exaggeration"🤥🤪😎) but I have heard that the Chinese Corruption Party Is intent on dramatically increasing coal power production, perhaps doubling it as early as 2030...So maybe one plant per month is closer to the truth...🤧 India is planning much the exact same thing, if that makes you feel any better...😉

[@gr12321]

China has increased their coal fired power plant capacity greatly since 2019. Since you are on KZbin, you can search the real internet with Google instead of Baidu, you can learn how things really are instead of what the party says.

[@MadDog-1961]

@@sanqiJuly it is not an exaggeration to say that China builds a new coal-fired power plant every week. The sources indicate that in 2022, China approved the equivalent of two new coal power plants per week. This was a significant increase compared to previous years and was driven by energy security concerns. ~Washington Post

[@sanqiJuly]

@@MadDog-1961 那我也毫不夸张的说，我在中国现在基本上看不到燃煤发电，早些年中国山西是一个以煤炭著名的城市，然而现如今这座城市的人口流失还在增加，中国的煤炭发热只是在北方才被使用，但近些年都没有增长的趋势，南方大多使用核电、水电、风电、和最新的光伏技术，南部完全不会受到能源影响，现如今光伏和部分大坝发电已经是三峡大坝发电量的好几倍，我们为什么要花费更多的资金去使用燃煤发电？而打着清洁环保的欧洲居民应该更需要注意这件事 ~来自走遍中国32个城市的中国人

[@MySimpleWPG]

So many videos about the 3 gorges dam collapsing. Been waiting for this thing to collapse since day 1

[@youarebeingtrolled6954]

You will still be waiting while you are 😂😂feeding the worms

[@roygardner2374]

@@youarebeingtrolled6954 The title is clickbait.

[@mrmustangman]

0:59 china still has dinosaurs.!!!!!!!!!!

[@glennarmstrong2485]

they have been telling us that this dam is about to collapse since it was first built, is this just sensationalism to get clicks, if so then shame on you. If not well , that idea is terrifying.

[@miketrusky476]

@glennarmstrong2485 just use Google earth to see how much the Dam has moved.

[@charlesdenman9052]

It’s built over two earthquake fault lines and when the reservoir rises above 150 meters, the gravity dam increases earthquakes by a factor of 8. That’s why it has to open the flood gates. Too much weight and stress on the structure and foundation. The velocity and weight of water rushing through the floodgates must cause vibrations throughout the structure. Let’s hope there no tofu in the dam’s concrete.

[@faithrada]

Yup

[@youarebeingtrolled6954]

There is tofu in the building you live at tho

[@joerosen5464]

No Tofu, just TOFU-DREGS!👹🤦

[@chrisschneiders6734]

Yep, the Chinese are the dumbest people on earth, how do we know that, trump the stable genius told them other stable genius that.

[@chrisschneiders6734]

Keep building those mud dams in your back yard.. Obviously your so smart.

[@vancochran7344]

Note the Dinosaur sculpture at 1:00 minute.

[@cletusvandamme6262]

So THAT'S where our Sinclair dinosaur that got swiped years ago absconded to!

[@TheNotehead]

I was just about to comment on that! Such an odd thing to see amidst the drama.

[@abcde_fz]

Seemed a little out of place, but my eye was definitely drawn to it...

[@FastEddy1959]

Sculpture? Are you sure?

[@terry_willis]

You are very observant Grasshopper, however, that is the Loch Ness Monster.

[@jimmylam1486]

this video is wasting time.

[@tommymorrison6478]

Why?

[@donadams8345]

There was absolutely no evidence provided in this video of a potential collapse of this dam. It was primarily about the social impact of the dam which has nothing to do about the dam structure. The video was essentially fearmongering.

[@stronzer59]

There is no structure in the world with more concrete in it than this dam, more concrete than all NY City combined.

[@ohasis8331]

I recall in 1999 there was a major flood in an area and the concrete levee walls collapsed. It was soon shown that the contractor didn't bother to put any seerl into it thinks it will be buried so no one will know.

[@sk8queen]

94K dams? Is the whole country a dam?

[@garryrc]

Dam staight!

[@arkrehmankhan9619]

I am listening since last year that this dam is collapsing and the same news today. God knows

[@21ED7]

What absolute damn nonsense! There is not a word in this diatribe that supports the notion that this dam is collapsing. I wasted 10 minutes.

[@user-qw2dy8xn3g]

Every month they are promoting the news of China's collapse. This is their job. You should know that North Korea and Iran have not collapsed. Why did China collapse first? ? ? ? Chinese people are living much better than them.

[@frederickclause2694]

It's been collapsing for at least 2 years according to various videos on KZbin over that period.

[@z0netr1pper]

Its not collapsing, people take too much bs from social media and pretend they are news reporters... its just US propaganda.

[@z0netr1pper]

And I'm Swedish, so it's not a china thing... They still have a shitty government, but the three gorges dam isn't exactly collapsing, I visited not too long ago and yeah, it's been up and running for quite some time. Insane construction and its strange they still have their tours for it... if its failing :)

[@Timmac48]

Tofu Dreg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@saifonlawrence2044]

I don't give a damn about the dam.

[@ohasis8331]

Damn.

[@ravindranathhordagoda1902]

Human lives ?

[@domestique3954]

You should. When that dam bursts there are several nuclear power plants in the way-at least 5 that will go in meltdown and that will affect the whole planet,even the earth‘s axis will change

[@ohasis8331]

@@domestique3954 Really? By how much?

[@DavidFMayerPhD]

If the Chinese economy collapses, you WILL give a damn.

[@KevinBrooks-en8ur]

When the water level reached it's highest, it actually tilted the world's axis. That should tell you all you need to know. That and maybe that it's top engineer predicted it's failure on his death bed.

[@stevemartin7464]

I wondered why I had to walk leaning slightly to the right. Now I know! Thanks.

[@stevekundzala676]

I wear a lead weighted belt to adjust for the tilt.

[@ralfbaechle]

Such news are published whenever something major happens. Fact is every mass redistribution be it as little as a butteryfly's fart will change earth's axis by a little bit. It may not even be measurable for very small changes. But even with larger changes such as the earthquake that caused the Fukishima disaster a few years ago the question is: Does it matter? Probably not.

[@danwiley7936]

It became his death bed right after he made the prediction.

[@keithsuggs7935]

Same reason trains must be carefully dispatched. Too many going in 1 direction could cause catastrophic results!

[@user-ip9ec1zv6y]

The impact of the dam and water use policies does not match the title. I am interested in the dam structure issues. Very misleading!

[@peter7624]

Ah, not only is it collapsing, the added weight has released ancient dinosaurs trapped in the mud for millions of years - I saw one!

[@scorpion19142001]

What? You, seen a D trump image?

[@bkhau]

to get the right answer. Talk to professional like engineers of DAM civil engineer or higher level.......

[@fmills1583]

Brontosaurus sighting at 0:58!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Silt build up is a major issue.

[@ralphzoombeenie2330]

That was recognized and addressed in the design..

[@Morbius1963]

Like most dams in the world.

[@gauisblach7757]

Certainly earned a "Do not Recommend Channel" Designation!

[@lesprice42]

The title for this post is totally misleading!

[@kenbouteiller1766]

Everything about this video is misleading.

[@briankepner7569]

It's more of a management failure. Managing the dam for massive electrical generation versus flood control is the biggest problem. It just can't stand the floods if it's already full

[@johnbeaton9616]

Its not in danger of collapse, according to all experts I have heard.

[@cmvy]

If WhatsApp is to be believed, it has been collapsing for 5 years now! Let us know when it actually collapses! Awaiting that news.

[@samueltan1565]

Old story. The dam is still standing after all these nonsense. Come back here again 10 years later, and the dam will still be around. Just to tell you that you are BShitting.

[@joerosen5464]

Or not.😏

[@luciencloutier3035]

I'm not an engineer and I don't know shit about shit when it comes to dams. The one thing I checked was the google maps image of the dam and it doesn't look misshapen. But hey, I know nothing.

[@mr_obscure_universe]

Perhaps they should have invested in many high head dams on the tributaries, for power and flood control, and not focused on one "big" dam.

[@shawntailor5485]

Oh but they wanted the power for the nuclear program.

[@raycomeau6866]

You don't think they have not done that because you are ignorant of the system of dams.

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

It's collapsing, again? LoL.

[@danholzer4626]

This damn has been collapsing for four years now!😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@maynardsalviejo7567]

4 years? Damn!

[@mundall1271]

I’ve seen videos with this same title for several years. Is this AI fodder?

[@joerosen5464]

No. Clickbait.🤗😎

[@mythbusterthe6749]

They once said that Hoover Dam is doomed. 😂😂😂

[@user-gq6lp2hk8s]

We’ve been listening to a Re Hashing of this impending catastrophe on different Pod casts over the last few years about the impending Doom of The Three Gorges Dam Project, hmmmmmm its still standing after all the rhetoric and Hypotheses around its imminent collapse, perhaps it will collapse some day way in the future but it’s still doing the job it was designed for, I expect another re run Sometime next year

[@trishab6220]

Whats not falling to bits in this World, line up and take a ticket..

[@jacksek12]

Inevitable

[@frankkatz125]

ARE THERE ANY REAL PICTURES OF THE DAM ? One picture shows it looking perfectly straight then I see another picture with it all about to fail, Does anybody know for sure or is this just another distraction ?

[@adamlee3772]

Substandard materials used on a construcion job in China, I would never have suspected that.

[@vicmarx-sl5xz]

You probably provided the material, thats how you know😂

[@adamlee3772]

@@vicmarx-sl5xz I would supply fuck all to China, wouldn't buy anything from them either if that were an option. But I bet you buy all your butt plugs from them.

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

​@@adamlee3772 I am buying chinese products thanks to your tantrums. I even bought u bu77 plugs since u love them

[@danwiley7936]

Genuine Chineseium.

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

@@danwiley7936 source ? Proof ?

[@rickh8380]

Everything on this planet will eventually come to an end.

[@terrainofthought]

but not the cameraman ... no sir!

[@ch3no2killz]

Guess you shoulda paid the lectric bill !

[@terrainofthought]

@@ch3no2killz 🤣

[@greggreg2263]

My friend‘s dad worked on this damn he said because it’s a gravity,dam the water could flow over top without it breaking❤

[@David-fj5lz]

Water could start to dissolve the actual base

[@taxpayer239]

They have been saying that ever since it was built. Hasn't yet, and probably won't.

[@VisionTang]

week evidence, full of 'if'

[@rcchin7897]

The dam is not collapsing. By opening the floodgates, releasing water, then flooding and destroying the providence below the dam, they prevent ithe dam‘s collapse. :P

[@joerosen5464]

As the Chinese Corruption Party proved to us all with their vigorous & compassionate response to all the severe flooding that it aggravated during the heavy rains just this past Spring!🤗😎👹

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

​@@joerosen5464😂😂😂 waiting for proof . U ll run away as soon as I ask for proof

[@NormanSilv]

Years of Three Gorges BS and it still works as it should be.

[@joerosen5464]

Until next year, when it doesn't & the BS isn't BS anymore. Who do you believe? Tofu-Dregs, or Xi-Xi Ping-Pong & the Chinese Corruption Party mafia he runs? 🤧🤣🤣🤣

[@stevemartin7464]

Yes exactly, I'm always wary of these disaster predictors when there is little factual backing. They may be right, but where are the papers and details showing the issues?

[@chrissmith2114]

you mean all those cracks are a design feature ?

[@ralfbaechle]

If the dam was a wise project or not is something that probably should be discussed in the distant future unless something drastic happens before then. A common assumption about large seemingly static projects like dams is that they are well, static. They are not. Dams are moving, bending. Even their concrete hasn't finally cured. That's a process which will go on for a very loong time. One could say the whole thing is alive. As the dam is moving, gaps are created and need to be sealed. That's normal ongoing maintenance for such a project. There are good things about the dam. There bad things. And there are plenty of bogus arguments.

[@larryjanson4011]

scam. you have been saying this for over three years now. nothing has taken place.

[@geneticdisorder1900]

Sure it is, been hearing this clickbait for years

[@yeejhuamswb5207]

We will not live long enough to see this dam collapse but youtubers just make their video titles more interesting

[@anacalon]

The ai voice is so crappy

[@kuanxu2627]

it collapses ever summer according to utube

[@tsamuel6224]

Click bait. Not worth watching. Disgusting. Shows dam is doing just fine.

[@paulhays5211]

This is only one of a series of dams built to control the Yangtze River. If any one of these dams fail the ones below them face a catastrophe which could cause a domino effect.

[@anthonywilson336]

wot a load of pathetic repetative garbage about a dam thats not broken,for yrs it has,nt fallen over

[@danny2518]

Just make sure you're not there when it does.

[@BengGuan-hq8sb]

Well, it is still there, whatever you say.

[@johncartwright4041]

I'm tired of reading about this dam's imminent collapses. It's just click bait !

[@Beverley-v7e]

It was a case of build or breath. I was there 37 years ago, you couldn’t see in front of you the pollution was so bad. And in South Korea in 2020 it’s even worse, the power station is right in the city of Korea. You cannot see the high rise building on some days.

[@AAC2446]

The US should not criticise China's dams but look to its own failing dams.

[@C8Quest]

Grand Coulee (1942), Hoover Dam (1936), with each getting stronger by the day (still curing). Hoover is 700’ thick at its base. Never a threat with either.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

​@@C8Quest nope . They are falling apart not to mention have cracks inside 3 gorges is made better

[@purdyboi8078]

@@jacksmith-mu3ee Nope. It appears you're wrong again, toenail breath! You offer zero proof & obviously have no idea what you're even talking about. However, nice try!

[@kevinhorne9643]

@@C8Quest I visited both in the 1960's and 1970, they still seem to be there and functioning. I live in Washington state.

[@jonmassey5619]

2:31 TURBINE Generators NOT TURBO.

[@skulptor]

nothingburger

[@kevindailey2217]

One unpredictable factor is climate change. As rainfall increases, the stress on the dam increases, and over time it will only get worse. It's hard to predict accurately. Remember the dam is only a few years old and there is already noticeable problems. Unless they can build some mitigation projects to relieve the stress on the dam it may be inevitable that the dam fails.

[@bunzeebear2973]

That is what the spillways are for. On every dam.

[@edwardspriggs5076]

If you consider how many other infrastructure coverup failures ( collapsing foundations of buildings, roads, subways systems, horrible air quality) logic would say that's also with this damn. All of these project have one thing in common, poor safety inspections and risk management best practices.

[@rolandtb3]

Insufficient depth on quantity, size and depth of cracks. Same for areas with poor concrete. Repeated high water levels - no description for high - seasonal, volume, height. No reasonable explanation for the apparent buckling curve of the dam. Lots of other spin.

[@auldburdlaughin]

I know nothing about dams but it strikes me that the Chinese have built themselves a particularly large security hazard.

[@redlion9199]

The USA army corps of engineers built it.. not China.

[@raycomeau6866]

Yes you know nothing, that is true.

[@khein2204]

Had been waiting for this thing to collapse since 2006

[@charlesdenman9052]

@@redlion9199. Not true. China built it. Canada designed it.

[@joerosen5464]

​@@khein2204Don't worry, your patience will soon be rewarded.😎

[@Fred_the_Head]

This the 60 gazillionth KZbin video announcing the imminent destruction of the Three Gorges Dam.

[@--Singularity--]

Liar, Liar your pants are on fire! Checked it myself google earth and it´s fine.

[@billr3053]

You’re a bit lame, right? The average age of the aerial/satellite imagery In Google Earth is 1-3 years, some is older, some is more recent, it depends what is available to Google from their various suppliers.

[@--Singularity--]

@@billr3053 And this video is 10 years old.

[@TalRohan]

The three gorges dam and lake is so heavy it changed the tectonic structure in the earth underneath it is bound to fail sooner rather than later...they just dont want to admit to a foolish and pointless failure

[@rajendrakumar8419]

Where are the cracks , you are missing leading up to

[@muchlote]

This Dam was mentioned, from its opening, that it is colapsing, did somebody tell the Dam???. y

[@lezbarker2673]

I’ll be damned if that dam doesn’t damn break and damn millions as damn dam water pours down taking out all the damn cities.

[@stevemartin7464]

Damn yeah! You are damned right. It is a damned dam!

[@thewiseone7286]

Wait, there were many previous videos a few years back showing that the 3 Gorges Dam had collapsed. Now someone still talking about 3 Gorges Dam collapsing? Does it mean that it takes 3 to 4 years for the dam to collapse and yet it's still standing? Some or all these videos are lying.

[@Broncort1]

I’m not gonna even watch this video yet still comment. Click baiting bullshit! That dam is fine!

[@joaosimoes5508]

Reported for misinformation.

[@bay29]

They used the wrong type of cement in critial areas in order to meet schedule and appease their political leaders!

[@ohasis8331]

The old tofu dreg construction method.

[@exgenica]

From the video at about 03:40 (Three Gorges) *_helped it (China) reduce it reliance on coal...which it PREVIOUSLY used in significantly large quantities for power generation_* Really SUBTLE manipulation. China didn't PREVIOUSLY use coal "in significantly large quantities"...it STILL DOES...in MASSIVE quantities. (minor edit to clarify the quote is talking specifically about Three Gorges dam)

[@gamehuis]

Tofu dreg dam.

[@webtoondemocraticroleplayingga]

God danm it dam

[@khein2204]

Had been waiting for this thing to collapse since 2006

[@amsbuzinha6245]

Your implying that the dam is reducing carbon emissions, how's that possible when China is building a new coal fired plant every two weeks

[@thomasclementz8149]

THIS DAM IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE!

[@gordonwalter4293]

Wikipedia says the length of 3 Gorges D is: Length 2,335 m (7,661 ft)/ Yes, longer than the Grand Coolie Dam in Washington built in the 1930's,{ which is, nearly a century ago} Length of 1,592 m (5,223 feet) 30% shorter. But the 3G dam's spillway can 'spill' ~4 times the volume of the GC dam. I think that is the impressive number. And the above is more appreciable than merely descriptive/non-comparative statistics.

[@jimkirby1799]

This is what can happen when corruption runs rampant.

[@tonybosley105]

You ask at the end, "can this dam can be saved?" What kind of English is that?

[@Golla_Street]

Why are we so eager to see this dam collapse? Most reports come from west, yet their dams has seen erosions and failures. 😊

[@bailandoconlocos777]

Not every day we see disappear China. It's fantastic, great.

[@tcyin1]

Reporting, you got it?

[@robbpowell194]

Hardly eager. It will be a human catastrophe.

[@joerosen5464]

Who is "we"?🤥🤨

[@OneWouldThink]

The placement and material of the rebar appears to be of concern. The steel rebar is not strong enough or has the longevity of a super synthetic material. The placement would need to be much tighter together and in a much more weblike pattern. It is doomed to fail.

[@pjdave66]

Because they treat their people like $hit your product will be $hit

[@nelson2020]

American voice narrator, the truth is questionable 😢

[@kentsanford1812]

Please do not come out with another clip on these subject until you have something new to say.

[@danwins2241]

I never would have expected something that falls apart being made in China, who'd have thunk it?

[@johncundiss9098]

First, I see future disaster movies involving this damn. Second. The thing looks skiddish, skimpy, flimsy, and well, very thin. There is no mass built up at the bottom. If it has moved ANY in it's filling, it is not going to make it. History proves this.

[@user-dj9cp3fe1d]

Click bait crap