How The Heck Did They Even Build This Thing?!?

Here's the story of the construction of the Panama Canal.
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[@panatele]

As a Panamanian I thank you for this video. Great job!

[@iammrbeat]

That means a lot. Thank you!

[@TheWazzoGames]

panatele my father's a native Panamanian immigrant to the U.S. not many of us here

[@connorbiddle4703]

You said 30,000 at the start and I was thinking “excuse me did you get that wrong?” But no you totally weren’t exaggerating. Great informative video. Been going through all your videos currently and have loved every one

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you Connor!

[@iammrbeat]

The Panama Canal turns 100 today. What better way to celebrate the occasion than by watching the video I made about it? Story Time with Mr. Beat - The Panama Canal

[@sebastianalbert4212]

they literally dug out a hole montain.

[@rejectrealism]

A 30 mile long hole, over 100 years ago.

[@oscarmartinez4551]

As a Panamanian I love when some KZbinr talk about my country

[@iammrbeat]

Here is my most epic Story Time yet, about the construction of the Panama Canal, which turns 100 this year.

[@aidacus1034]

snakes arent poisonous, 8 years later

[@scottinWV]

The original trip by ship around the southern tip of South America must be where the phrase "Going around your elbow to get to you a$$" comes from.

[@jasondiller2946]

Thank you, this is just what I was looking for.

[@iammrbeat]

+Jason Diller Awesome. Thanks for watching :D

[@nickolauselliott8265]

Watching this on a road trip in 2024

[@stephenwright8824]

Fun fact: the easternmost end of the Canal is further west than the westernmost end.

[@apc137_op]

Awesome as always !!

[@wrestlefan2008]

Great Job

[@Science-ev1he]

Goddamnit Carter! Why did you give it up!?

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

....because it was the right thing to do...

[@darreljones8645]

Many people agreed with Science 2020's attitude in the 1970's. US Senator S. I. Hiyakawa (sp?) of California criticized returning the Canal Zone by saying, "We stole it fair and square!"

[@darreljones8645]

@Gitte: Thanks. I'd never heard the Panama Canal story from the Panamanians' point of view, and I also learned about Panamanian politics as well. (Not surprised it partially revolved around the canal.)

[@hepatitis]

I'm so thankful I stumbled on this channel

[@brunoignaciogi]

2:56 republic of "columbia"

[@jimmaynard]

Someone get this guy a shirt that fits!

[@TheLetsPlayBaseballCurse]

$300-400 doesn't sound bad nowadays to go cross country...

[@iammrbeat]

Adjusted for inflation, it would have been somewhere between $8000-$9000 today. Still sound like a good deal? :)

[@TheLetsPlayBaseballCurse]

Sounds totally fantastic! with my totally well paying job, I can pay for it within 3-4 days of work!

[@3bydacreekside]

@@TheLetsPlayBaseballCurse tf kinda job pays that much?

[@hellawicked6184]

@@3bydacreekside He lives in Venezuela

[@ilovebmth2007]

Oh god I'm thankful he just showed mosquitoes and snakes, not spiders 😅

[@Mr.Turano]

DO you mean like a damn, like God damn. Keep it up dude, you are part of my personal tutors. Don't let us down. You're an educator, it's your job. Sorry, but it's true.

[@tomfrazier1103]

Charles V left his name on a chocolate bar.

[@rileystewart9165]

Is it 5 o'clock already?! Take a shave! :)

[@rigrag7876]

Was the Panama Canal Zone ever US sovereignty or US territory or just de facto controlled by the US? Great video as always Mr Beat

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

It was Sovereign Legal US territory, not just controlled.

[@matthewclark9032]

@@robertortiz-wilson1588 thanks Robert👍

[@juanparra8350]

i thought this was a mr. beast video 😐

[@aidacus1034]

snakes aren’t poisonous

[@TeethToothman]

🫀☄️🫀

[@ashertan2257]

75th

[@missingnoTV]

you sound just like idubbz

[@jere9maz]

Ferdinand de lesseps bud

[@Trufles1234]

20th but no one cares

[@iammrbeat]

I care

[@gaminwithproplayer836]

i just need to finish this dumb assigment

[@gaminwithproplayer836]

nerd

[@johnpigaga8636]

No such thing as a poisonous snake. They are venomous. Big difference.

[@normalplayer7377]

The Canal Zone should've stayed under US Control

[@charlieandersen4815]

How dare you to say that?

[@normalplayer7377]

@@charlieandersen4815 I did say that, awhile ago

[@normalplayer7377]

@@charlieandersen4815 I said that about 2 months ago

[@charlieandersen4815]

@@normalplayer7377 d donde diablos eres para decir tal cosa? Imperialista vendido d 💩

[@normalplayer7377]

@@charlieandersen4815 aww, you're scared of saying "shit"

[@LePrince1890]

You might have mentioned the political scandal in France about the financial manipulations of stock in France by politicians and financiers in 1893. It was one of the biggest scandals of the day, and among those caught up in it were De Lessups, Eiffel (of the Tower fame), and Georges Clemenceau.

[@alexdavis2198]

Will you do a video on Hoover dam

[@iammrbeat]

That's a great suggestion

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@@iammrbeat There are lots of interesting traffic systems regarding the early United States... There's one canal in Wisconsin I think, connecting a river to Lake Michigan, whose history includes a small inter-state war over land posession, "How the States got their names" reported on it in its borders season and the book. Also the erie Canal in New York, cutting off the long way around a lot of canadian territory and all along through the St Lawrence to the great lakes and connecting the East Coast to them "directly"... And the Interstate System of Eisenhower probably deserves a whole series of its own ;-) with another nice "how was that even possible" story about the Alaskan Highway connecting the distant state to the rest of CONUS by land through the US Army Corps of Engineers laughing at anybody making such fine videos as you do.

[@JCResDoc94]

wait...your not #MrBeast o_0!

[@gaminwithproplayer836]

haha

[@siamiam]

excellent lesson :)

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks a bunch!

[@turbotreehouse9780]

Its ok found it

[@ccaaproduction105]

Thank you for your sharing information.

[@jonahmamers3555]

Woah this is old

[@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN]

Awesome video. Love it. Did the British have something to do with the canal building? I think I heard about it somewhere. I also think the video would've been more understandable if you had just mentioned the whole process of this canal making which would make the whole chronology of this more easy to grasp and consume.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

No.