Ocean smashes kids dam built to stop the tide

We built this dam in Barely Cove beach, west Cork, Ireland

[@petergriffin383]

Wow... A video on KZbin that's not scripted, a prank, people fighting.. just normal life as it happens. Great video

[@halonothing1]

They exist everywhere. Just search the right things. Or clear your watch history.

[@dunno._.2484]

Vlogs

[@F1guRas]

dang im glad my for you page is actually good, I thought everyone had these types of vids

[@dunno._.2484]

@@F1guRas Yo I remember you commented on a Orb video! I really like that Roblox drawing video you did.

[@MattyLentzGETRICKROLLED]

Yesesir

[@brucewilliams8714]

Who needs Playstation when you've got Nature. Brilliant.

[@bcatblues725]

Exactly

[@BirdPerson172]

I’ve got both.

[@quar_0]

@@BirdPerson172FUCK YEAAAAHHHH WASHINGTON STATE FOR THE WIN

[@thecreedslair]

@@quar_0 The Best State

[@grahamlance1234]

This sounds like Playstation booting up

[@dryflyman7121]

Those lads will remember that day for the rest of their lives. When they are no longer here , the sea will still come in and out again.

[@ishaankulkarni49]

because the sea is eternal

[@neethadesilva5747]

And there will be other lads building dams and loving life just like them

[@hssp1534]

@@neethadesilva5747 and the sea will again play with those other lads but deep down inside will miss these lads. The sea will be really missing them 😭😭. The sea will cry rivers of tears

[@King.-Arthur]

Unless we blow up the moon.

[@taminapiwocki3423]

Isn't one a girl?

[@inastew1]

Nostalgia! grew up near the beach. Built walls, dams, and pretend hydro schemes between high tides. Losing them to the waves was one of the best bits and the inevitable soaking you got from that rogue wave. Great times. good effort guys (from a self claimed expert).

[@althor9997]

We had a cottage on a lake that we would spend our summers at, and I did the same thing, just had to haul buckets of water up to it haha. But we'd make a river bed at the top of the beach going to the dam

[@bobbywhite5319]

Aah I remember building pitfall traps for entire families. After a week, we’d show up and make them fight for bread crusts. Good times!

[@Davidgordano]

pretend hydro schemes? Light Years ahead of me and my bucket and spade, Well Done!

[@steveneltringham1478]

Yep! Many happy memories re-awoken just now.

[@It-is-me...Melsie]

Same, and after seeing this video I really want to go to the beach and build a damn and sit behind it for as long as possible for the tide to come in. I need to borrow some kids so I don't look weird.

[@nickpullar2788]

When I was young, I loved building sandcastles and seeing how long I could get them to survive! No matter the materials out how intricate the defences were, the sea always won!

[@Pwnzistor]

Nature always wins in the end.

[@davestationuk7374]

But it was always fun to see it survive the first bit of sea

[@SoyElLoboGris13]

​@@davestationuk7374 True

[@loglad5394]

I used to love pretending each minute was actually like hundreds of years for my little kingdom and that the waves were like periods of great flooding lol, wild what the imagination can do when you're young

[@glyn6170]

This is brilliant. I'm 60 this year and it reminds me of my youth. Fantastic family holidays in Anglesey and North Wales doing exactly the same. Memories that will never fade. Beech holidays like this are the best.

[@WegrennerX]

I feel the same way

[@Flightwithoutwings]

❤

[@alisonsteffenswinchester]

This melted my heart. I grew up close to the beach, everyday my playground. Kids learn respect from the habits of the sea.

[@lisaschuster686]

A nice idea, but…

[@Maloy7800]

God, I HATE people who talk in meaningless slogans. "Kids learn respect from the habits of the sea"? What the hell does it even mean? If kids play on the beach, they will learn respect? 90% of the mankind live by the sea. Not much respect learned.

[@imonearthnow1903]

Curmudgeon

[@sanchayansarkar2953]

The sea is always right.

[@sebastiannielson1952]

it's not that deep alison 😂

[@wllm4785]

This is the kind of thing I come to KZbin for. This channel is a gem.

[@triciac1019]

It is!

[@safe-keeper1042]

Love genuine videos like this. This is like the original KZbin, not way too long videos with lots of padding and exaggerated energy, DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!, and general fakeness. Just kids filming themselves having fun.

[@chucky6367]

My sister and l used to build a sand boat facing the sea and sit in it as the tide came in around us. These are fun memories, made before mobile phones were around, l'm 59 now.

[@janmccann8081]

Me too! We patted the sand down nice and firm. I'm 64 now, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

[@chucky6367]

@@janmccann8081 Same! Nice and firm, a little bench seat in the middle. Like a rowboat 🚣‍♂️ I want to do it again so much now haha

[@fionaottley4976]

My Liverpudlian Dad used to do this with us at the Gold and Sunshine Coasts in Australia in the 1970s. I tried doing the same with my kids but I only had 2, Dad had 5 helpers. lol

[@dennisnickoloff1723]

I'm 71 and still love to play on the beach

[@funafter5081]

I’m almost 60 and I’m still doing this kind of stuff at the beach! Such fun! Never built one to this scale though…cool! Cheers, John

[@Ajokeiguess]

Using something the ocean created to stop the ocean, very cool, it was also fun to see how the waves keep dropping off sand to build up a ramp to get over.

[@fredwood1490]

I was thinking the sand seemed to be getting deeper as the tide washed in.

[@khworker1322]

California holds almost 20 percent of the country’s wealth. Our state GDP is more than Texas and Florida combined. I’m sure that the flyover state where you reside got a shitload of our tax dollars. Pretty impressive for something that doesn’t exist. I don’t understand why the right is so vested in convincing the base that Americans should be enemies. What the hell do you get out of it?

[@Ajokeiguess]

@@khworker1322 unexpected

[@petergarbutt9521]

​@@Ajokeiguess I THINK THAT HE IS TRYING TO SAY... YOU HAVE TO BUILD A DAM ON THE BEACH, TO HOLD THE MONEY, "THE SAND" BEHIND THE DAM, IN CALIFORNIA, TO STOP THE SEA, "OTHER STATES", FROM STEALING THE MONEY, "THE SAND"... THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WilliamParkerer]

@@petergarbutt9521 wtf

[@mikealman9259]

Like so many other comments, I thoroughly enjoyed that. Seeing kids outdoors enjoying nature instead of sitting in front of a Video game/computer screen is heartwarming (and so last century lol) u guys will hopefully look back at this an smile, like it did me.

[@Zawodskoi_DZAK]

until recently, I liked to play computer games, I spent a lot of time on it, but now after 2 internships at the factory, I want to go to the factory, because there I have someone to talk to, even though they are older pensioners, I am constantly busy there + and I get paid for the pleasure of this job, although I admit that there are many adults who also like to play world of tanks on PC

[@mikealman9259]

@Болгарський we "Older pensioners" often have interesting stories to tell 😉😂 I'm happy you now have work and good conversations AND get paid 🥳🥳👏👍

[@kayne49]

playing video games = my life :D

[@mikealman9259]

@@kayne49 Well Kayne, everybody's circumstances/locations are different, and I also spent several years in the "Eat, Game, Sleep, Repeat" mode! UNTIL I developed a blood clot on my leg! (I was a racing gamer, wheel, rig set up, the lot) I haven't raced since! too much of ANYTHING is bad for us my friend! look after yourself matey 👍👍

[@vixen878]

Ok boomer

[@chemicalcorrosion]

The ocean methodically probed the fortress walls looking for weak points. After a couple small successful attacks, it unleashed it’s fury, to reclaim what was rightfully its own.

[@mrbyzantine0528]

It was cool seeing the beach build up to the wall.

[@achitophel5852]

Reminds me of a holiday in 1988 on the Med, near Elne. The River Tech formed an estuarine lake sometimes (it constantly shifted year by year) and in August there was quite a decent sized lake held back by the tiniest of sand bars. the kids were set to work, soon joined by German, French, Dutch kids, all of whom got the message in the way kids do. After some judicious digging, nature took over, the held back waters carved out their own channel and within minutes there was a full scale dam buster type escape. the kids (and more than a few adults) revelled in it - floating through at warp speed 1 into the Med and out for 50 metres or so before scrambling ashore for another go. A magical moment. the lake dropped a good 3 feet that day, but hey - it had been changing shape and capacity for centuries, we just gave it a helping hand. i googled it recently - completely different and far narrower. Still good for a day's fun though. here's a thing. just a few miles south is a similar, almost identical river system over the border in Spain. On the French side, upstream,the river is dammed periodically and the flow diverted to right and left on alternate days to water peaches and other small farms. In Spain, nothing. Their river dries up during the summer. During the winter it clearly flows asa torrent, hurtling stones and carving new channels all the time. Almost identical sized rivers. what does that tell you/

[@triciac1019]

What a fun story to read. Thank you for sharing!

[@GreedyOrange]

i dont know man,but i enjoyed your story :D german 10 boy from spain beach in 07, maybe it tells me that humans can change if the water flows,but not the river size,idk man, feels like a test xP

[@thomasw.eggers4303]

Done that several times, This was fun to watch.

[@skycloud4802]

Seems fun.

[@dweedy43]

This was a BEAUTIFUL beach. It also looked like a lot of fun, but hard work at the beginning…the music was also nice & relaxing. Was nice to see your family enjoying themselves doing something fun…thank you for sharing this moment with us 🙂

[@AdakStillStands]

Thank you. This spurred memories of a family beach vacation with my sons long ago. I realized I'm the only one to carry those memories now.

[@mishchayt]

whatever happened i hope you’re doing well now

[@garedesaintbeat]

I'm 54 and I will NEVER stop building dams on the beach ! Can't see no reason to stop. Did it with my kids, will continue with my grand children.

[@calumwatt4360]

We used to do this all the time as kids, always fun to see how long we could make it hold.

[@CosmicConnectionVibes]

I have dedicated nearly two decades of my life to studying oceanography, which has been an incredibly fulfilling and enriching journey. Over the years, I have gained profound knowledge and practical experience in understanding the complexities of the ocean and its vital role in our planet's ecosystem. It has been a privilege to contribute to the field, and I look forward to many more years of exploration and discovery. And based on this vast experience I can say that the water just wrecked that puny little dam. Get got.

[@beth952]

How creative and a memory of a lifetime for the children. I loved it!

[@Maloy7800]

Would it kill you to buy those kids a few trucks of concrete and some rebar?! Father of the year, geez!

[@ur808mate]

I was totally invested in their work and fun! Enjoyed every minute and whoever picked out the soundtrack did a great job as well! Now i can get up from the table and do the dinner dishes, but tomorrow? To the beach, baby, to the beach!

[@petem489]

Excellent video. I'd love to that and I'm 65!! Good on you kids!!

[@triciac1019]

Sand castles were also fun to build and then watch the tide come in and smooth everything out again. Nothing feels better than cool sand beneath the feet and between the toes or stand in the shallows and have your feet slowly buried by the waves moving the sand.

[@sakesaurus1706]

you really get to feel like some coastal crustacean dont you

[@dangraf3504]

Before watching this video, I played “ kick ball “, keep away & told stories to my three grandkids visiting . Never a waste of time . Always trying to relive my youth thru them.

[@laurabentzinger200]

The best part of this is that its so wonderfully regular. Looks like a great way to spend the day making memories

[@mustardpuddle]

My friend and I recently dug, by hand, a trench between a beach on Lake Superior and a nearby creek. We were sore for a few days after but we finished it right before sunset and united the two bodies of water. It was really neat.

[@garman1966]

I used to dig these teardrop shaped dams where the inside was dug out and the thickest part was toward the ocean and the point towards land, with my son. We would also eventually allow water to flood the inside creating a pool by creating channels directing the waves around the dam and to the top before running in. We occasionally used big rocks to shore up the dam as well. It was a frantic and mad struggle to keep the dam standing. My advice is to use spade shovels. They're much easier in the sand.

[@offmeds2nite]

I loved doing this type of thing as a kid! One year there was a large amount of seaweed that was washed onto shore. I realized that if I layered the seaweed and sand together, it could withstand the erosion of the waves. I remember being so proud to have a structure survive through high tide. 🙂

[@ka4hre]

seaweed - nature's rebar!

[@maximilianwhite5402]

I used to play there in the early 60's . Love it .

[@leonhue722]

Nice, as a young boy our garden went down to the Indian ocean and i do so love to play there. Growing up on the edge of a sugar estate in Africa enjoying all the surrounds had to offer was heavenly.

[@lisaschuster686]

If the Dutch say the water always wins, then the water always wins. (I loved how they tried to reinforce it with their feet!)

[@peterchristensen9585]

I thoroughly enjoyed that! I'm 76 and it was a lot of fun to see young people just having fun like we did in the 50s. We'd leave home in the mornings during the summer and all our mom would say was to be sure to be home by dinner. Hard to imagine that today.

[@WaiveXGD]

Sounds like fun

[@tetrakis7755]

Plenty of kids do that nowadays, you just don’t see that online of course.

[@robertshort5279]

With all the dramatic music , I was waiting for the Kraken to show up !! Good fun though . 🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️🌊

[@oscarsmith9434]

Fue hermoso ver a esos niños divirtiéndose sanamente. Fue muy agradable, me recordó mi infancia. Actualmente la mayoría de los niños casi no ven el mundo exterior y solo conocen la diversión que les puede dar una consola de videojuegos.

[@foxylady1048]

Nice try kids. Dam 0. Sea tide 1

[@barryrudge1576]

All kids including myself love to engage in such activity. Inland it is usually damming up a small stream to build a pool. All harmless fun until you arrive home with wet clothes and trousers full of sand and a none to pleased mother.

[@rupashukla5916]

Ha ha mothers - I m one so i know how we get hyper about all that sand 😁

[@damiendunne2066]

God dam you Barry 🤣 pardon the pun.stop flooding the place with the thing I used to do myself 👍👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣

[@veronicaroach3667]

For me it was Hampstead Heath in London - the wild bits - or the ponds; in those days kids went off for the day with instructions to 'be home by' and the rest of the day was ours - feeding the deer in the little zoo, making 'dens' in secret places in the trees, exploring for acorns or horse chestnuts in season, 'fishing' in the ponds or paddling.. Arriving home totally exhausted - generally just a tad late! That is just how childhood should be, and now I fear too many kids are driven by car to pre-arranged activities & never experience the freedoms of a 'wild' childhood!

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

This is beautiful, the ocean saying "You had your fun, now it's time to get things back to normal, baby" before it takes your lives.

[@markharding6582]

Really enjoyable watching kids have fun when they are not being obnoxious. Parents should be proud of them.

[@TaraLemieux]

When you watch the tide roll in you realize the ocean is truly alive. Just breathtaking

[@vermontmom4232]

Not at all what I thought. Especially with the music building up such anticipation I thought it would be a little more exciting. However, mother nature is beautiful to watch any time. Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@swizzle9709]

You guys are creating some core memories for all to look back on!! Love the feeling this brings!!!

[@craiggillett5985]

We used to do this as kids - this drop caught my eye, good times, innocent fun. Exercise and fresh air. I still live near the beach 40 years later

[@peteallyn412]

Cherish moments like this, they don’t happen very often after childhood. ❤

[@Clearoceanvibes]

Reminds me of how people used to have fun before phones

[@Final_SC]

i used to have fun outside my backyard doing stuffs with my classmates now i am here on my phone, watching nonsense :(

[@tetrakis7755]

You’re on your phone right now, the irony 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@T_h_e_N_o_r_m_a_l_Gunston_Show]

Construction of Dam 3/10 Level of Good Fun 10/10 And I do believe we've all had that moment in time where we've looked away for just one second then next thing you know the wave is in your face and you've got to keep your soggy pants on in the car ride home because you didn't think to bring a spare pair to a spontaneous trip to the seaside 🤭🤭🤭😆😆😆 Good on ye lads ...!!! Twas a charming video.

[@edavids7254]

It's nice seeing kids enjoying nature & doing stuff like this 👍

[@michelleadamchak1330]

This looks like a total blast. It does my weary heart good to know that while some things are ever changing.....kids playing by the sea does not. As long as kids, sand, and the ocean exist, this tradition won't ever die.

[@sdHansy]

I miss being a kid

[@kostathomas8732]

A humbling experience to remind these kids no amount of hard work is enought to stop the wrath of the ocean

[@Davidgordano]

Something about the inevitability of the tide coming in.... and children growing to be adults.... cannot be stopped..... enjoy every second as it happens....

[@rikamutiara2314]

Bermain di luar akan berdampak bagus pada perkembangan jiwa andk-anak . Mereka menjadi sehat , cerdas , empati dan mencintai alam Salam dari Indonesia .

[@triciac1019]

This is so peaceful and a great learning experience how the tides change. How fun to watch.

[@Anime10100]

this felt like the most family authentic video. Chips pulled right from the camera only editing just add background music, LOVE IT!

[@erickborling1302]

What a great metaphor for all human endeavors. We are all forgotten dust eventually. JUST NOT TODAY or tomorrow. Don't give up! You're not alone.

[@justjane805]

Great video thanks. It reminds me of the fun we had with our children at the beach. Even on winter days, when we definitely were NOT going swimming, they ended up with soaked clothes.

[@robertbate5790]

Oh what joy 😄😄😄. Happy days 👍👍👍👍

[@skycloud4802]

I think every kid has done something like this. Always fun and humbling to see your creations melt in front of your eyes.

[@susanellis3606]

Remembering being a kid the streams and beaches doing the same building. It's what kids should do.

[@morzhed-hoqh732]

Un des meilleurs jeux qui soient ! J’ai passé des heures sur la plage à arrêter l’inarrêtable.

[@lostpony4885]

Seagull watching

[@letmetellyousomething123]

Spent many a wonderful holiday down there. Know the cove well.

[@Brody_R]

7:49 i love that the seagull is watching too

[@that_flag_guy]

this is brilliant!

[@Teresa19781000]

Live this. Kids being kids outside .

[@14Mentalist]

So much fun love and happy times blooming good dam wall.

[@marcuscarana9240]

Why does it feel like sometime in the far future. These lads would one day talk about this very moment. They are old now, lived a good long life, had a family and kids. And yet talking about this memory transported them back in time. Back in their youth.

[@JKTCGMV13]

🌊

[@LEntity]

H

[@doubl0dave]

Humans: 0 Nature: Infinity + 1

[@abbigail3923]

The first time I've ever seen a Beach Dam.. Kid's have did awesome. Thx for sharing.

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

I was going to say what's the point, but clearly the point is just doing it for it's own sake and have some fun. The coast around Cork is beautiful. Better than here in Dublin, even though I still love it. Good going lads. 👍

[@user-sn1eb1yq6f]

I did that with my grandson, except we dug a rather large moat and wall around a castle. It didn’t even slow the water down! A good lesson on the power of the sea and Mother Nature. And fun too!

[@williamryan1984]

That brings back great memories of Childhood. Greetings from Ireland

[@davendraseenath9239]

Hey i was literally waiting too see when the Ocean would break the wall great time they had 👍

[@daveheath19900]

I enjoyed watching this. They should have packed it in though. That's why the dam kept loosing size. Try packing the sand in much as possible as see how it holds up.

[@jopool5840]

Fantastic work kids and superb music! Burr, water.

[@GarfieldtheDestroyer]

Seems like a genuinely wholesome corner of KZbin

[@noeraldinkabam]

If only it was that simple😂 This was so enjoyable to watch. Those two were willing to stand by their work up until the wet pants.

[@TheRealAR01]

Good for them! If they dug out a little trench about 2 foot away from the dam towards the sea, it would've lasted even longer!

[@chillinwithfrankie]

It reminds me of the good old days, when we would build mountains and then drizzle watery sand to make towers on the mountain. We would always watch at the waves destroyed it, but it always brought me joy.

[@Lori-lp6uc]

Ocean: "Awww, that's so cute." 🌊

[@artworld9799]

Fantastic playing with sea👍💯👍👍👍 Stay blessed dear friends👭👬

[@janethollman7894]

This reminded me of my family we did this all the time. So much fun.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Perfect down time for kids and adults. I will point out that the sand wall is more of a dike intended to block the encroaching sea then a dam which is sited on a river to control flooding or to create a reservoir to generate power and provide recreational activities.

[@dainbramaged1]

really wish i grew up at the beach.. at least i had a few precious holidays at some nice beaches with relatively intact nature.. good times, never would have thought how valuable these memories once would become

[@user-nl8zo1hf6f]

Best thing I've watched in a long time 😊

[@Chafflives]

‘Time and tide waits for no man,’ is a phrase that has haunted me my whole life.

[@steelman86]

I love how the ocean simply filled in the sand higher and higher slowly building a ramp To the top of their berm and over the top!., SPLASH!!

[@jamesalexander5623]

My Brother and my Cousins and I built a huge City on the Beach at Atlantic City. It must have been 25 yards wide and 20 yards deep ..... With a castle,cathedral and palace! All washed away by the sea like a disaster movie!

[@yolindahuber4484]

Kids…Nature and Physics = Fabulous way to spend the day!!!!!🎉

[@jonat012]

My brother and I did something similar to this but smaller almost every time we went to the beach, so this video is very relatable.

[@davidgarry7229]

So much better than any other stuff I’ve ever seen on this app

[@jonnyhead]

Ooooh 8:03 is where the sea breaches their defences, that was strangely exciting and took me back years to my childhood in South Devon, playing with nature, beautiful. Suspenseful music adding the feeling of jeopardy😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@jameskirtley2552]

The ocean has the power to dissolve stone. Maybe these kids didn’t know that before they spent their day building a dam made of sand. Entertaining nonetheless. 👍😁

[@JxnasVR]

This is awesome, I used to spend hours at the beach making dams and holes. Love this video!

[@silvererain]

8:00 the moment you've been waiting for

[@slandshark]

Use to do something similar on huge beach on vancouver island in canada. The beach was like 1/2 mile deep of sand (used for sand castle competitions). We would run up to the water, build a castle wall around us and keep it up as long as possible as the tide slowly came in. Once we got overrun with water we'd run about 40 ft further away from the water and do it all again. Build a wall around us, wait for water to come in and see how long we'd last until the water broke the walls. Then run another 40 ft from the water and do it again, over and over until we had no more beach left. It was super fun!

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

I was right there with the Fellas, took me back 50 years. : )

[@gwadamit8116]

At least this kids are growing up better than most kids. That wall was pretty weak and full of issues. If they used stones and packed it with a gentler slope it would have survived but anyways that doesn't matter, what matters is that they had fun doing something other than watching the screen all day.