Dam That's Big: The True Scale of the World's Largest Dams

[@soyHapns]

That Jean-Claude Van Damme (Dam) measurement should be used more often in engineering

[@Thekickinyourface]

Let's make the Jean-Claude Van Damme an official measurement unit

[@TheB1M]

"alright mate, how many Jean-Claudes is that bit of timber?"

[@99RAPJUNK]

XD XD

[@deepikamaam3765]

🇮🇳 Love for peace in 🇱🇧♥️😍😘 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYiZdKuopJiIms0

[@GFmanaic]

What's the conversion of JCVD to Toyota Corollas ?

[@TheB1M]

Big shout out to Jean-Claude. If you ever want to co-host a video about massive dams on this channel just hit us up.

[@talhatariqyuluqatdis]

XD

[@erickfrago7224]

Hahahahaha

[@slytub]

I don’t think he gives a damn

[@Zzzzzooooommmmm]

Van Damne should measure a dam while driving a van

[@HeartlandTuber]

What if he does not have time for it? (Reference to one of my favorite movies he made, for those who did not get it)

[@tomasferreira2405]

Dam the metric system, I'm measuring in Jean Claude Van Damme now, the absolute superior measurement unit

[@amarsven]

The B1M got me bursting of laughter. Luckily I am no dam!

[@dylangardner4539]

😂😂

[@shawtop]

@Richard Westwell who cares?

[@chipsramek3868]

How was the Kool-Aid.....

[@tomasferreira2405]

@Richard Westwell spoiler alert: I know that. My english comes from the darkest sides of the internet. But thanks for caring anyway. BTW life without puns, is it even worth it?

[@l.joseph6599]

My B1M experience isn’t complete when I don’t hear the word vast. Love this channel so much!

[@Vanatice]

hahah ikr

[@XDarkGreyX]

The word is vastly underrated.

[@cottontheeastercottontailr265]

Vast

[@p00pie]

vawhst

[@marciodp1003]

Yeah Fred's voice is iconic...

[@tricksor6589]

B1M feels like it should be a TV Channel with this production quality

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!! 🙌

[@firstnamelastname2888]

I know! This is some National Geographic level stuff.

[@lesteradrianlarga1630]

Indeed!!!

[@talhatariqyuluqatdis]

@@firstnamelastname2888 It seriously is. No doubt theyre gonna keep growing and be used in education a lot InshAllah

[@sirdorkster]

@@TheB1M I have a question. Is this a God dam? M'heh heh heh heh. You know: goddamn.

[@bigjuicypotato1482]

You should have said "hit that dam subscribe button" at the end

[@TheB1M]

Dam.

[@juergunmagerkinsquirter1280]

this is better than the JCVD one. video is worth an edit surely B1M?

[@evog35viii]

No dam it!!!

[@aurangzebshah1890]

SOP's for working in Industry kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4mkYWqMYr2HkNE

[@TheB1M]

We had DAM good fun making this

[@catrionacolville2192]

Not funny.

[@klodimjerashaj5244]

Oh I see, you a man of culture too

[@natoresma]

badamn tss!

[@JamesJansson]

Another dam good video from a dam good channel.

[@catrionacolville2192]

@@klodimjerashaj5244 If you looked at my name, you would see I'm not a man, you idiot.

[@lanzortiz3199]

China: dam, we just made the world spin slower. 😂

[@Masood1810]

Yes, lately China has been very naughty!

[@idontcare7961]

Except, earth doesnt spin, its stationary flat plane, research it.

[@antman7673]

lanz ortiz Man that is quite a lot of freetime china blessed us with.

[@lanzortiz3199]

@@antman7673 yup that's actually fine by me 😉

[@doom-generation4109]

What happened to you, China? You used to be cool.

[@fiddlesticks6749]

In Taiwan, the Three Gorges Dam collapses several times a year

[@datawasatreacherousandroid6509]

Fiddles ticks Not that it’s at all possible, if the dam collapses, the flood will kill probably millions. The fact that the Taiwanese know this fact but still wish this disaster upon the Chinese people speaks volumes for the islanders’ true colours.

[@louiswu6300]

Yup. I read the news from Taiwan. The three gorges dam only got 16.5cm in thick in their news. I don't know they are not good at math or eyes.

[@fridgemagnet9831]

just the media not the people.

[@nagi-springfield93]

@@fridgemagnet9831 nope, the people is also really stupid if u ask me

[@dlwatib]

Not just Taiwan. It's well-known that there was a lot of corruption in the building of the Three Gorges Dam, and also some very questionable design choices. Even the CCP admits to cracks and shifting, though they insist that they're within tolerances. Three Gorges Dam is in trouble as we speak. It's failing in its flood control function and has opened all floodgates in an attempt to preserve the structure of the dam itself, despite flooding in downstream Wuhan.

[@therealdave06]

All these comparisons must've been so dam fun to calculate

[@TheB1M]

Dam right

[@aurangzebshah1890]

SOP's for working in Industry kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4mkYWqMYr2HkNE

[@eclpism]

You got dam right

[@Forlfir]

The Itaipu dam in Brazil often produces more electricity than the Three Gorges one even though it has a smaller installed capacity + holds the record for the most MWh ever generated by a dam in one year

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

Pardon my ignorance, but are there some kind of KZbin awards? Cause if there are, this channel should win many of them!

[@LudicrousTorpedo]

I love how they add the title with "DAM that's big !",but that title is god DAM big !

[@gensischosen251]

Same what a clever title

[@IRosamelia]

and measuring in Jean Claude van DAMs XD

[@aurangzebshah1890]

SOP's for working in Industry kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4mkYWqMYr2HkNE

[@sohanjoshi5015]

He has got a DAM calming voice.

[@Vivaswaan.]

When B1M makes a shift from straightforward, sort of formal titles to a little creative, eye-catching ones.... I like it.

[@pierresihite8854]

Imagine the DAMage that would be caused if those dams burst

[@o-dog6142]

It we'll just a matter of time

[@Al-of3zp]

Dam!

[@obsidianstatue]

@@o-dog6142 curious to see some overlap in subscribership between B1M and some falungong funded channels (NTD, The epoch times, China in focus. etc) that claimed the 3 gorges dam is about to collapse. you do know they've been propagating this fake news even before the dam was completed right? getting news from them is like getting news from North Korean news agency about the USA.

[@jessed0308]

only sort of funny

[@mxecho]

​@@obsidianstatue TGD is in rough shape, Falun Gong = good, CCP= bad, You= chinese troll. Practice Qigong you will see

[@TheMajorStranger]

I'm confused. is it regular Jean-Claude Van Damne or is it JCVD doing split length?

[@emmanuilushka]

It's a length of his 'lines'

[@stormysamreen7062]

On this list, Hoover Dam is the oldest (1931) followed by my country's Tarbela Dam (1960).

[@deus_ex_machina_]

I wonder what the oldest actively used dam is...B1M could've had that in the video. Maybe in a separate video on the oldest currently serving infrastructure.

[@Vivek_vira20]

@@deus_ex_machina_ oldest actively used dam is in south India which was built nearly 1000 years ago by chola kinga

[@aravinds.r2399]

Oldest dam ever is in South India 🇮 built before 1000 years

[@heliumfilledstamp]

@@deus_ex_machina_ probably the silk road

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

@@deus_ex_machina_ A Google search says Quatinah Barrage in Syria is the oldest dam in the world, dating back to 1319-1304 BC. Now that's old!

[@ErikFromCanada]

"Largest US Dam by Reservoir Size" is such a heavily qualified statement that I just mentally swapped that out to "We wanted to talk about this absolute icon here"

[@heliumfilledstamp]

No kidding, spotted that immediately too lol. Looking up the biggest dam by resivoir volume leaves Hoover in the dust.

[@BigMacIIx]

The Manics is a whole other level...

[@Albertouy]

And forgot to add a category for Itaupu Dam which is the Dam which has produced the most electricity per year...

[@xanokothe]

I am very disappointed that you did not mention Itaipu, the biggest hydroelectric dam by output energy. During 2016 it produced 103 million MWh energy. Imaging producing 11% of the total energy of a country like Brazil

[@nagi-springfield93]

2016 only out produced 3 gorges dam by abit, until today 3 gorges dam still havent utilized her maximum potential yet. In theory its gonna out perform Itaipu by 30%.

[@SuperSpruce]

You mean 103 million MW? MW is a power measurement and MWh is an energy measurement. Power = energy/time

[@DanielSilva-jj2lz]

@@nagi-springfield93 And why did he not use his full capacity?

[@nagi-springfield93]

@@DanielSilva-jj2lz because u need water?

[@DanielSilva-jj2lz]

@@nagi-springfield93 Lie. In the last flood everything that was possible to reduce the level of the dam was opened, and even so, it did not exceed the Itaipu record.

[@Samuel_J1]

Well damn. I had no idea these things are so big. Excellent video. Fantastic content. And that editing **chef's kiss**

[@fasiuddiin]

Dams are the reason why i took civil engineering. These structures are pinnacle of engineering.

[@thijsdeweerd96]

The afsluitdijk in the Netherlands is technically a dam, and sits at almost 30km in length. Why not talk about that one in this video too?

[@teevix]

Haha this is what I thought too

[@petervanham2427]

It's 32 km, 20 miles. Easily the longest dam in the world.

[@sharkheadism]

It's boring

[@victorreis4732]

People from Brazil and Paraguay: we are sad you didn't mention Itaipú.

[@mryan4452]

Physically not as impressive, but a monster of power generation.

[@LuizHartkopf]

@@mryan4452it literally changed the course of the 7th largest river in the world lol it’s “dam” impressive

[@mryan4452]

​@@LuizHartkopflol I'm from far away in Ireland and I visited it ..really enjoyed visiting it and Foz de Iguozu!!

[@FalaJC]

we needed to place the itaipu plant in brazil

[@walreeves]

*Brazil - PARAGUAY. It’s the largest BI-NATIONAL dam, so far. And it holds so many world records: It’s the most productive hidroelectric power plant. It would take China’s "Three Gorges", 246 years, to produce the amount of electric energy that ITAIPU hast produced since 1984. (2,6 Billion MWh!!!) That amount would be enough to supply electricity to THE WHOLE WORLD for almost 42 days. It also holds the world record in "yearly production" with a VAST 103 MWh of electricity since Jan 01 through dec 31, last year.

[@allwinyay]

@@walreeves The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW) since 2012.] The dam generates an average 95±20 TWh of electricity per year, depending on annual amount of precipitation in the river basin. After the extensive monsoon rainfalls of 2020, the dam's annual production reached ~112 TWh, breaking the previous world record of ~103 TWh set by Itaipu Dam in 2016.

[@tixximmi1]

I don't ever get tired of these Dam videos.

[@KissTheGreat]

The fact the Itaipu dam isn’t here is a travesty

[@talhatariqyuluqatdis]

That title is worth subbing alone.

[@usmanullahasif6281]

I visited Tarbela dam on my school trip. The wall is so wide and big that it consumed many mountains while building.

[@JasonB808]

Best Dam video ever.

[@rvind000]

*5:13** Dam that's a crazy fact*

[@just_cade]

I love this channel so much

[@gibbo_1061]

Loving the visuals and references to scale, great to understand just how truly enormous these structures are!

[@nicksurface3513]

Best DAM Channel ever

[@philiphugoofficial]

"Enough to cover the entire country of Monaco [with concrete] to a depth of 75 meters." Actually, this sounds like a viable alternative to the actual dam project

[@ashutoshk7]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashutoshk7]

Dam you man... I burst out laughing and nearly choked while I'm eating

[@FriedrichHerschel]

I don't know, I am pretty compelled about flooding Manhattan.

[@philiphugoofficial]

@@ashutoshk7 I'm glad I could brighten up and nearly ruin someone's day at the same time :-D

[@amardeep9357]

B1M is the IMDB of infrastructure projects

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Last time I was this early the Three gorges Dam was classed as a Engineering Marvel.

[@DeanBarnett_]

This might actually be my favourite channel.

[@nakibsayyed4999]

Well Damn that's huge. Pun intended.

[@IRosamelia]

How many Jean Claude van Dams huge?

[@WhatsY0UTUB3]

People who point out their puns are like comedians who explain their jokes: they both think you're too stupid to get it. The only good thing about the phrase "pun intended" is that it saves you time when you want to say "hello, I'm going to be at the bag convention this weekend, please be sure to stop by and say 'hi.' I'll be at the douche exhibit." Here's the deal: when you point out your puns, you're making a value judgement on me, the reader. You're saying: Hey reader, you see that play on words I just made? Yeah, well that wasn't an accident. In fact, I thought it was so clever that I didn't think your simple mind would be able to comprehend the brilliance of my play on words, and I wanted to make sure you know that I'm not only smart enough to use homonyms, but that I'm smart enough to point them out.

[@cxlvxn6662]

gotta put the “that’s what she said”

[@AndySandyBe]

This channel is the best

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

This was a fascinating video to watch. Dams are an absolute marvel to look at when its been constructed but this video showed me so much more. This was an amazing video

[@workman88]

The production quality of this channel is amazing. I doubt there is just one guy 'the speaker,' so thanks for your hard work.

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

You mentioned the Three Gorges Dam in my country, you should have also mentioned its sister the Itaipu Dam between Brazil and Paraguay. Depending on which metric you use (peak power vs average power), you get a different answer which is the world's biggest dam. Three Gorges has higher installed capacity, but Itaipu still has a slight lead in annual output, presumably because water volume on that river is less seasonal.

[@ebbeholmqvist1489]

One of the only youtube channels that makes quality content like real discovery shows

[@uss_04]

It only took 1 million subs to make some Dam puns

[@adilali5334]

I didn't knew largest dam by structural volume exists in Pakistan. Thank you B1M , very informative channel.

[@harjatalonen3486]

5:12 probably the highlight of this video

[@illusory9579]

Equivalent to 5 Hoover Dam

[@crisu1072]

Omg Marja Talonen!!!!

[@j.o.g.s8179]

it's your graphics! Love how B1M can visualise the point's in the script with unique animations, infographs, what have you! That's what makes your channel so special! For visual learners, your videos are a bitesize fairly in-depth introduction into key areas where business, architecture and engineering intersect. Really, thank you!!!

[@at1f_s]

Finally!! Something about Pakistan,Thank you💙 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@lucianolizana446]

This is the first B1M video that is not that serious and explores a bit of humor, That's really cool!

[@rovaniemipasta]

Who knew that dams could be so interesting! Another amazing video from the B1M! Congrats on surpassing 1 million!

[@panakap2186]

Perfect timing, just before it colapse.

[@jascollinscork]

Love this one!! Nice to see something different than buildings!! Dams are a strange design and obviously sooo strong!!! Surprised a big one from Iceland or a new one in Turkey didn't make the list....🤔

[@juuniormendes]

You just forgot about Itaipu Dam between Brazil and Paraguay. It's was actually the biggest Dam in the world until Three Gorges.

[@Byronpat]

oooh, never been this early for a video :D

[@walreeves]

ITAIPU dam, in Paraguay-Brazil, is the most productive one. It holds the world record in electricity production, so far: 2.6 Billion MWh, since 1984. That massive amount of electric power would be enough to supply the whole world’s electricity demand (in September 2020) for at least 42 days straight! It would take 246 years for Three Gorges to produce the same amount of energy. So... Ladies and Gentlemen, that’s "ITAIPU Binacional". The worlds largest bi-national dam, and the most powerful hidroelectric power plant!

[@lucasalarcon3230]

Also biggets anual production per year 98 TWh and and best production in the history 103 TWh huge

[@jamesbroqueza7733]

Now that's a DAM good video!

[@ivishnukn]

You guys are on par with NAT GEO and BBC Planet Earth. Amazing quality. Keep up the good work.

[@AmateurPetrolHead]

DAMN! 💯

[@victoryyodel]

You beat me to it. DAM!

[@deepikamaam3765]

🇮🇳 Love for peace in 🇱🇧♥️😍😘 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYiZdKuopJiIms0

[@Geoffr524]

Those damn dams are so dam huge.

[@_Ocariao]

not mention Itaipu Dam is outrageous

[@K.B.Williams]

When I learn the metric system these videos will blow my mind 🥴

[@ich0halt1]

Outstanding video! 12/10

[@followthegrow108]

The amount of concrete that was used to build the Hoover dam would not be able to reach to new york. Thats a myth.

[@dlwatib]

Of course it would. It just has to be made the right thickness and width. The video claims the dam was built with 3.3 million cubic meters of concrete and that the distance from San Francisco to New York City is 4000 km. Taking those as givens and converting the 4000 km to 4 million meters, we can readily see that we can build a ribbon of concrete 4 million meters long, 0.1 meters thick and 8.25 meters wide (4,000,000 * 0.1 * 8.25 = 3,300,000). If you're claiming that the dam doesn't have that much concrete, or the distance from SF to NYC is longer, simply adjust the numbers to your preferred measurements.

[@inevitabletech5234]

Is nobody talking about the Dam good animations I the video?

[@mortenvajhj2117]

DAM that was a good title :)

[@cyrusmwangi3215]

Congratulations on the 1M subscribers! Dam good work

[@ice711real]

Imagine finding a comment without *DAM* in it

[@Neojhun]

Can't be that dam hard.

[@jeepmega629]

I believe in Jean Claude Van Damme measurement system supremacy.

[@themasterjay7189]

DAM, this channel never stops Amazing me!

[@77Brandon77]

Hot dam!

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

5:32 Not necessarily. Dams are not just built to generate power. They are needed for flood control where there are huge masses of water. If more electricity is needed then I would imagine that solar power is the better option.

[@d_daeani7998]

Lol. Had a lil laugh when I saw this after watching what's been happening to the three gorges dam

[@followthegrow108]

Whats been happening to it...

[@d_daeani7998]

@@followthegrow108 the recent floods on the yangtze is threatening to create a breach in the dam. So I've just been watching it lately like...has it broken? Is it standing? Who knooowwws haha

[@d_daeani7998]

@098765 Craper oh yeah, I meant the news is always reporting that it's about to break but it never does so it's quite interesting

[@followthegrow108]

@098765 Craper it is. Their engeneering is sub par and nothing they makes last. Theres thousands of videos on youtube showing their extremely flawed architecture. Im positive that damn has cracks and will more than likely crumble. Their bulding materials and steel is aweful too. Its why its not allowed in alot of countries and being fazzed out of the us. Fact.

[@elizabethdavis1696]

Please make a video about dams that are more than 300 years old in addition to this one especially ones that are still in use

[@NATURELOVERAKAAnup]

W😲W !!!!! I am AMAZED by this Information, Thanks B1M

[@RikterMedia]

Absolute perfect content

[@stormysamreen7062]

[Insert Percy Jackson dam joke]

[@crentist_the_dentist6167]

FINALLY SOMEONE REMEMBERED THE DAM REFERENCE 💀

[@adeonnn]

Dam, the quality of content in this channel is only increase every video, never thought Dam as a structure will be this entertaining (i guess no matter what the topic is, as long as it comes from B1M it will) also glad you guys hit that 1 million milestone as well, congrats

[@sarthsingh3271]

Damn just imagine if they broke apart! Feels scary even on thinking

[@themaus3847]

@Sarth Singh 3 gorges is near sadly.

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

three gorges moment

[@deepikamaam3765]

🇮🇳 Love for peace in 🇱🇧♥️😍😘 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYiZdKuopJiIms0

[@wandersgion4989]

5:30 Talks about “ever expanding population”; shows b-roll footage of Japan. 😂

[@hooderik8699]

lol Asians always get messed up

[@farooqamra8765]

You hit 1 million subscribers DAM that's a big achievement

[@5000IU]

But the real question is, is the measurement of how many Jean Claudes if he is doing the split or not?

[@theduke65536]

S.American dams should have be included here, the greatest of which have at least one parameter greater than all mentioned here.

[@AdamSalehx]

Read as " Damn, That's big" 👁👄👁

[@pietrow138]

How good is B1M? It is DAM good!

[@lukeink6007]

love the pun in the title lol

[@davetv4705]

Your videos are world class. My week would be incomplete if I don't watch any of your videos.

[@francoisg3500]

Hey Fred and Co! Keep up the great content! Your dam right!

[@ashsh17]

Literally They Are Dam Big.

[@AF-sb3jk]

"Currently the 3 Gorges Dam" Read the news "currently" is the best word. Let's see if it's there in a year.

[@cneccc1a26]

We Chinese have been hearing "3 gorges dam is collapsing" for more than a decade... Come up with something new, bro.

[@AF-sb3jk]

@@cneccc1a26 Google it. www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/07/20/china-floods-calls-into-question-sustainability-of-massive-three-gorges-dam/#36b3332d4d50 You can even see the sat images. It does not look good.

[@allwinyay]

@@AF-sb3jk Nature is unpredictable and has to be respected. But that does not negate the capacity and wonder of the 3 Gorges Dam

[@Geoffr524]

Love this channel and these dam comments. This takes the edge off of things. FUN STUFF.

[@phgpaulo18]

How can you talk about big dams and not talk about Itapu dam, which is the world's largest generator of energy? :(

[@carholic-sz3qv]

The three gorge is on its own level

[@lucasalarcon3230]

@@carholic-sz3qv well itaipu still have the record

[@carholic-sz3qv]

@@lucasalarcon3230 nope

[@lucasalarcon3230]

@@carholic-sz3qv ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@lucasalarcon3230]

@@carholic-sz3qv are you high

[@FabioTheGreat]

You forgot the most controversial dam, the Ethiopia Dam.

[@joelgregorio-flores4379]

I LIKED MY OWN COMMENT 😔

[@nanda1995]

i like you coment😂😊

[@gostgamer8727]

😀😀😀😀 thanks for information

[@RelaxingSounds-fr1yn]

The dam just doesn’t give a damn.

[@jaycetse2956]

This channel is DAM good

[@lilacdoe7945]

Chinese dams look like they belong in a cyberpunk game; futuristic but oddly dystopian.

[@FlyperMultiGames]

There's no Itaipu Dam in that video....so why?

[@stormysamreen7062]

As always, another spectacular video by The B1M. I wish I could've discovered this channel earlier. Also, congrats on 1 million!

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!! ✊

[@stormysamreen7062]

@@TheB1M No, thank YOU for providing us with spectacular content. Your channel is the reason I got interested in architecture. Keep it up!

[@tkb5119]

Tarbela is going through a series of expansions which will nearly double its energy capacity. The water reservoir is not as big because agriculture is critical to Pakistan’s economy and a certain amount of flow in the Indus must be maintained.

[@maverickkhan777]

Yup thats why we start construction of Basha dam

[@eal8645]

One channel that is politics free. Refreshing!!! Always great productions. Thank you.