How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler

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Discover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.
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Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the world’s most important maritime passages. Yet for most of its history, crossing was a dangerous prospect. Engineers proposed numerous plans for spanning the gap, including a design for an underwater passage more than twice the length of any existing tunnel. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Channel Tunnel.
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@sebastianelytron8450
@sebastianelytron8450 4 жыл бұрын
After spending a semester of my engineering degree studying the construction of the channel tunnel, I can reveal it was dug by a huge boring machine.
@manghariz2211
@manghariz2211 4 жыл бұрын
Well if its a joke this is a damn good one
@Gabriel-l
@Gabriel-l 4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@jaqyboris5593
@jaqyboris5593 4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@thorodinson7467
@thorodinson7467 4 жыл бұрын
@@manghariz2211 how?
@DavidOfWhitehills
@DavidOfWhitehills 4 жыл бұрын
I dig.
@duchi882
@duchi882 4 жыл бұрын
*"A type of concrete that could heal itself"* Flex Seal Family of Products: _This is an Avengers Level threat_
@andresv.8880
@andresv.8880 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@queensaharaice7376
@queensaharaice7376 4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@bruh6654
@bruh6654 4 жыл бұрын
I SAWED THIS TUNNEL IN HALF
@ayosup5326
@ayosup5326 4 жыл бұрын
I'll take your intire stock
@TheZiiFamily
@TheZiiFamily 4 жыл бұрын
Flex tape
@Maysra-tg6lx
@Maysra-tg6lx 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t even like engineering all that much, but TedEd always tells the most interesting stories
@sakeriyasaleh4820
@sakeriyasaleh4820 4 жыл бұрын
@SHOQSH S what he means is that engineers helped create the phone
@MrAmgadHasan
@MrAmgadHasan 4 жыл бұрын
i dOn'T lIkE eNgInEeRiNg aLl tHaT mUcH
@Maysra-tg6lx
@Maysra-tg6lx 4 жыл бұрын
tommy aronson a phone, and yeah, I’m well aware that it didn’t just pop into existence, it was engineered. I’m just not very passionate about engineering
@Maysra-tg6lx
@Maysra-tg6lx 4 жыл бұрын
Amgad Hasan I appreciate engineering and all that engineers have achieved, I just don’t have any passion for it
@amplifiedbible07
@amplifiedbible07 4 жыл бұрын
@@Maysra-tg6lx what's your passion?
@ewanturnbull645
@ewanturnbull645 3 жыл бұрын
“The British anticipated dryer conditions” is literally the most hysterically ironic thing I have ever heard
@LKLM138
@LKLM138 3 жыл бұрын
Brits anticipated dryer conditions UNDER A SEA nevertheless
@siddharthagupta3754
@siddharthagupta3754 Жыл бұрын
As they say frequently in cricket stopped due to rain, why don't we put a roof over all of england?
@flowersArePretty1
@flowersArePretty1 9 ай бұрын
@@siddharthagupta3754😂😂
@dwnt
@dwnt 4 жыл бұрын
me : about to go to sleep. TED-Ed : *How Do You Build A Tunnel Underwater?* me : ..... me : WELL THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I AM IN
@halagavi
@halagavi 4 жыл бұрын
Indonesian be lyke
@willanthoniozeppeli7913
@willanthoniozeppeli7913 4 жыл бұрын
You sleep early af
@YeppyNope
@YeppyNope 4 жыл бұрын
Asians am i right?
@ChaosBakurai
@ChaosBakurai 4 жыл бұрын
@@willanthoniozeppeli7913 *facepalm*
@Jomster777
@Jomster777 4 жыл бұрын
*Mammoth Tom*
@theadamfriedlandshow4668
@theadamfriedlandshow4668 4 жыл бұрын
My dad worked on the English side of the tunnel as a civil engineer. He was tasked to deal with the leakage.
@leaastylez7504
@leaastylez7504 3 жыл бұрын
how old is your dad ?
@theadamfriedlandshow4668
@theadamfriedlandshow4668 3 жыл бұрын
@@leaastylez7504 he is 58
@VaanRavi
@VaanRavi 3 жыл бұрын
He must be proud of his work
@theadamfriedlandshow4668
@theadamfriedlandshow4668 3 жыл бұрын
@@VaanRavi no just another job to him. I’m proud tho
@herchannel1355
@herchannel1355 3 жыл бұрын
Wow...amazing.
@suvashyadav5562
@suvashyadav5562 4 жыл бұрын
TED-Ed always answers questions i wondered about as a child
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@kitchenfavour
@kitchenfavour 3 жыл бұрын
Hai😍😍😍
@nono403
@nono403 3 жыл бұрын
❤️
@satyampandey890
@satyampandey890 3 жыл бұрын
Really! Then please mention your answered questions which u had in childhood
@RandomGuy-fk2ym
@RandomGuy-fk2ym 3 жыл бұрын
Does that confirm when we grow up we actually become like robots that just work eat and sleep without questioning anything ?and when people do for example about the government (covid) we call them conspirator…
@OverrideTV
@OverrideTV 4 жыл бұрын
I don't get GPS signal in a parking garage and these guys can get an accurate satellite position underground below the seabed?? 3:33
@superslimanoniem4712
@superslimanoniem4712 4 жыл бұрын
and my gps doesn’t always work properly, with my “location” jumping around the whole street, when testing it in my HOME, next to a window. EDIT: I forgot to say that the meeting in 2 cm part is even harder...
@fadisabahrafopola2244
@fadisabahrafopola2244 4 жыл бұрын
Do you really believe the general public has the tech? 😂
@bagamax
@bagamax 4 жыл бұрын
They didn’t. GPS signal won’t pass trough earth and water, but you can track it outside the tunnel and get a precise direction and distance from that point into tunnel with laser guide.
@Bolehillbilly
@Bolehillbilly 4 жыл бұрын
Using a gyrotheodolite?
@AhmadRizkyAlfian
@AhmadRizkyAlfian 4 жыл бұрын
That's why they got to build it. Not you
@cristianv2850
@cristianv2850 4 жыл бұрын
Engineers should build the next big thing: Sky tunnels.
@akumaking1
@akumaking1 4 жыл бұрын
Wormholes!
@siddharthjain7751
@siddharthjain7751 4 жыл бұрын
if its sky how it is a tunnel
@derpychicken2131
@derpychicken2131 4 жыл бұрын
dont forget to make airproof boring machines so they can bore through the sky safely!
@flamecharge8019
@flamecharge8019 4 жыл бұрын
Using not a drill but using a plane
@aminaalicealic9769
@aminaalicealic9769 4 жыл бұрын
You proposing Amazon Jeff B. starships? I don't think that will work...Elon m.gave his thoughts on and I agree... 🤔
@funny-video-YouTube-channel
@funny-video-YouTube-channel 4 жыл бұрын
Nice job. Projects like this one provide a lot of value for humanity !
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@Mikasks
@Mikasks 2 жыл бұрын
Humanity? More like Britain and France.
@koyation
@koyation 4 жыл бұрын
this will probably be in your youtube recommendations in a year or two
@melonlord2851
@melonlord2851 4 жыл бұрын
tru lmao😂
@GeekPeek
@GeekPeek 4 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@TylerSolvestri
@TylerSolvestri 4 жыл бұрын
@@GeekPeek Overused and really unfunny meme.
@Iigua
@Iigua 4 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily
@azamkhan1526
@azamkhan1526 4 жыл бұрын
@@Abhishek_5harma this won't work here mate.... try ur luck somewhere else
@jayjoshi3252
@jayjoshi3252 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine the workers from both the sides met with one worker standing a foot above the other. That would've been such an awkward handshake
@marinusbergsma4515
@marinusbergsma4515 4 жыл бұрын
Jay Joshi Haha i think they didn't give a fck mate
@kellynolen498
@kellynolen498 4 жыл бұрын
They would be so happy then notice and be like it was france not our fault! Then the french workers would pull out a stale baget and the british workers would pull out rolls of _aluminium_ foil they duel then after the battle would drink some tea and talk about there exploits the french would proceed to murder the first englishmen that made a "surrender" joke this is about what i think would happen probobky
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@LocherYT
@LocherYT 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine if in the faraway future we'll have such a bigass project connecting the US with spain and this happens because one country was not using the metric system
@hesterclapp9717
@hesterclapp9717 2 жыл бұрын
For Anglo-French readers, that's about 30.48cm
@wanjingsim9685
@wanjingsim9685 4 жыл бұрын
the construction workers who built this tunnel were very brave!! hope the ten who lost their lives rest in peace :(
@bjornhebergman8785
@bjornhebergman8785 Жыл бұрын
During construction of the Seikan Tunnel, under the Tsugaru Strait, 34 workers were killed.
@chicagotypewriter2094
@chicagotypewriter2094 10 ай бұрын
@@bjornhebergman8785what does that have to do with the Chunnel? Quit your pity olympics
@tylermitchell9131
@tylermitchell9131 6 ай бұрын
Who wants to bet that the person who said "Humanity is at its best when breaking down barriers" locks his doors at night.
@sissyontheroad6349
@sissyontheroad6349 4 жыл бұрын
Why does this remind me of digging in the snow banks at school?
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@Chrysaetos3
@Chrysaetos3 3 жыл бұрын
Anglo-French engineering produces some incredible feats when the two sides work together. Such collaborations produced icons such as Concorde, the Channel Tunnel and the Millau Viaduct.
@nerdlingeeksly5192
@nerdlingeeksly5192 4 жыл бұрын
I'm from America and had no idea this even existed, but I'm glad I found out about it; it's amazing!
@Baby1234Blue
@Baby1234Blue 4 жыл бұрын
Haha, of course you are ;)
@dannyg1195
@dannyg1195 3 жыл бұрын
The magnificence of this project doesn't lie in what was accomplished, but in the coming together of people from different lands to build something that benefits everyone. Together we have unlimited potential.
@ShamolyKheraOfficial
@ShamolyKheraOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
I love how such a challenging topic has been made interesting with fun graphics and animation. Perfect way to teach and engage at the same time !
@funlearntv9644
@funlearntv9644 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah very commendable! I hope i could learn animation too in teaching factual stories .
@richardv4753
@richardv4753 4 жыл бұрын
I love getting informed on such random topics its kind of refreshing.
@ga.y.meofthrone
@ga.y.meofthrone 4 жыл бұрын
Every time the machines came close to one another, I held my breath. STOP TOYING WITH MY EMOTIONS, TEDED!!!
@paepsae4904
@paepsae4904 3 жыл бұрын
ive crossed this tunnel in both directions multiple times in my life, and have now only just realised it isnt on the seabed but beneath it. well done me.
@choviez
@choviez 4 жыл бұрын
For the first time Im actually pretty early for Ted-Ed like literally I've only seen videos like 5 years ago.
@zizog3213
@zizog3213 4 жыл бұрын
M0rningSc4ree true
@timothynahurira5597
@timothynahurira5597 4 жыл бұрын
I wish all my classes were like this. I'd look forward to every single one.
@carf1
@carf1 4 жыл бұрын
It would have been good to hear more about the navigation technology that allowed it to work through the rock and water above, rather than just "satellite navigation"
@iuer4643
@iuer4643 4 жыл бұрын
just like egyptians using mirrors for illuminating inside, but these "mirrors" transmited the gps signal outside the tunnel, on both sides, the spot on satellite was on both exists, and the inside of both tunnels was calculated, just like @maxim s. bagaev said
@4KWalkthrough
@4KWalkthrough 2 жыл бұрын
Here is Parliament of India kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYu3moZ6f6xpetk
@nusratbharoocha8704
@nusratbharoocha8704 4 жыл бұрын
It took more than 100 Years for British and French to *Trust Each Other*.. Woaaahhhhh...
@samrevlej9331
@samrevlej9331 4 жыл бұрын
I mean... have you seen British food? Worse, have you TASTED it? It takes a long time to get over that and trust people who can stomach such things. ... Oh yeah, and also a 116-year-long Hundred Years' War, a Nine Years' War, Wars of Spanish and Austrian Successions and a 9-year-long Seven Years' War, not mentioning the centennial Capétien-Plantagenêt dystany conflict (1159-1259), the race for expansion in Africa, the cultural differences stemming from our long shared and conflictual history, or even to this day differing geopolitical strategies and ambitions, but mainly the food thing. And tea. We will never understand their passion with tea.
@OK-on1ze
@OK-on1ze 4 жыл бұрын
Samuel Revise I mean some British food is great. Who doesn’t love a good Shepard’s pie
@albericdecarrere8436
@albericdecarrere8436 4 жыл бұрын
It's not like we've been enemies for most of our history after all
@eltigueraso
@eltigueraso 4 жыл бұрын
Albéric de Carrère but what I don’t get is, you guys were big allies in the world wars
@laparisienne9520
@laparisienne9520 4 жыл бұрын
Don't your learn European History in US schools???
@avinashparashar2794
@avinashparashar2794 4 жыл бұрын
Engineering transforms lives. Respect.
@victoriaheed2943
@victoriaheed2943 2 жыл бұрын
My dad worked away for weeks and weeks painting the tunnel in the 80s, I was born 83 and I remember he was away quite a long time painting. He told me it was an underwater tunnel and to my 6/7 yrs old brain I asked him how he breathes painting underwater and he told me he had an oxygen tank like a scuba diver! 😂 It made sense to me, he's a cheeky git! He's 66 now.
@xinyuema6064
@xinyuema6064 4 жыл бұрын
How do you build a tunnel under water? - Do it in the rock beneath the water.
@user-ky6vw5up9m
@user-ky6vw5up9m 4 жыл бұрын
xinyue ma some tunnels are in the sea-bed or river-bed
@user-vn7ce5ig1z
@user-vn7ce5ig1z 4 жыл бұрын
2:42 - Nope, I see no problem here, this looks fine to me… 3:58 - That's an unfortunate name, even in England where it means something else. :-|
@deletoblue1109
@deletoblue1109 4 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@OK-on1ze
@OK-on1ze 4 жыл бұрын
Yep my guys about to get drilled into shreds
@maha-ud2li
@maha-ud2li 4 жыл бұрын
It's so entertaining watching this as a student studying civil engineering
@intervein1
@intervein1 3 жыл бұрын
I would like to appreciate the fact that Ted-Ed took the time to read and like a bunch of comments.
@junonli3394
@junonli3394 4 жыл бұрын
The introduction to another related video at the end of this video is smooth and triggers our interest in simply knowing more.
@TravelingisFREEDOM
@TravelingisFREEDOM 3 жыл бұрын
This seems to be a very impressive place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job!
@Storifiedyt
@Storifiedyt 2 жыл бұрын
I did'nt even knew that such a tunnel was possible and that it actually exists. Thank You Ted Ed.
@leonpaelinck
@leonpaelinck 2 жыл бұрын
luckily it wasn't built by Elon Musk's Boring company
@friend6281
@friend6281 4 жыл бұрын
We are living in tough times. However, now is the time, more than ever, to believe in yourself, to learn and grow and hopefully become a little wiser. I don’t know who you are, fellow internet user, but don’t say no one cares about you or believes in you. *Because **_I_** believe in you.*
@crayoladcrayons3657
@crayoladcrayons3657 4 жыл бұрын
That profile picture says otherwise lol.
@tiffyw92
@tiffyw92 4 жыл бұрын
Friend, whether or not you made this account specifically for this post, you're very nice. I appreciate it.
@richard1113
@richard1113 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty decent presentation of the story. One bit you left out is that toward the end of their journey the UK TBMs were driven down into the ground, clear of the tunnel and the French TBMs finished. So, the TBMs didn't meet in the middle like depicted here. Also, the political bit at the end was quite unnecessary.
@S_P_A_C_E_DD
@S_P_A_C_E_DD 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Forester The political bit at the end was completely out of place, this is a video about engineering, not globalism.
@firstname405
@firstname405 4 жыл бұрын
It was perfectly apt. What's your issue exactly?
@seventhsheaven
@seventhsheaven 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. This is about how the tunnel was built, not the creator of the video having a hard-on for so-called refugees. They’re not trying to cross the channel to get to safety - they’re in France, they’re already safe - but because they want the easy benefits and free healthcare of the UK. It’s greed not fear that drives them.
@wertyuiopasd6281
@wertyuiopasd6281 2 жыл бұрын
@@firstname405 no it wasn't
@firstname405
@firstname405 2 жыл бұрын
@@wertyuiopasd6281 glad to hear you didn't have any issues with it :)
@artlife1625
@artlife1625 4 жыл бұрын
I love to watch videos of TED-Ed ,especially when the narrator sounds calm and a voice you'd listen too
@kikkasluca
@kikkasluca 4 жыл бұрын
"humany is at theyre best when breaking borders" UK : BREXIT LOOL
@Yusso
@Yusso 4 жыл бұрын
UK going backwards
@interrobangings
@interrobangings 4 жыл бұрын
@@Yusso seethe more
@hankjones7054
@hankjones7054 4 жыл бұрын
Ted-Ed seems to be endorsing uncontrolled immigration across the uk border. Dont quite know what it has to do with America but yes let's all get along nicely. Nevermind that any genuine refugees have to pass through all of Europe, and countless safe havens, before they reach England. The people trying to cross are not refugees they are economic migrants. And those borders that apparently need to be broken are the only thing stopping an extremely generous and abusable uk benefits and support system from being completely decimated. Wonder what Americans would think if the British started telling them to erase the Mexican border because 'we're all in it together' and 'yay humanity!'
@BeaverChainsaw
@BeaverChainsaw 4 жыл бұрын
@@hankjones7054 we do need to enforce borders but honestly the refugee/illegal migrant detainment centers are awful. They literally separate children from their families.there's a better way to detain. news.un.org/en/story/2019/07/1041991 www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/first-person/2019/6/20/18693058/aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-concentration-camps-immigration-border
@ernestovalverde2394
@ernestovalverde2394 4 жыл бұрын
@@BeaverChainsaw I don't understand why you don't just send them back to their countries. Take in thousands of unsurveyed people from developing nations and crime rate, unemployment, and general social unrest will rise. The developing nations lose as well as they're losing workers, it's a lose lose.
@shudheshvelusamy7644
@shudheshvelusamy7644 4 жыл бұрын
France: Hey Britain, lets build a tunnel below the English Channel to connect our countries! We'll be so much closer to each other! Britain: *PTSD flashbacks of a thousand years of continuous warfare*
@wertyuiopasd6281
@wertyuiopasd6281 2 жыл бұрын
being an isle now doesn't matter. If they fight the French, they're finished.
@nelsonnoname001
@nelsonnoname001 4 жыл бұрын
"Humanity is at their best when breaking down barriers" Hernán Cortés, Vladimir Lenin, Augustus Caesar - Stand and applaud*
@johnkneeboi369
@johnkneeboi369 4 жыл бұрын
This sounded sorta globalist when I heard it. Now i know it is Communist!
@hermannbarbato
@hermannbarbato 4 жыл бұрын
@@johnkneeboi369 What? Globalism or Cosmopolitism doesn't necessarily mean Communism. Or are you saying Augustus and Cortés were communist too?
@zejdland
@zejdland 4 жыл бұрын
@@hermannbarbato globalism is bad... and communism has to be global to work ...
@hermannbarbato
@hermannbarbato 4 жыл бұрын
@@zejdlandYou're confusing Globalization with Globalism and Globalism with Communism, these are three very different concepts, although one might include some of the others.
@ayoubgourram9011
@ayoubgourram9011 Жыл бұрын
One of the biggest achievements in human history i guess! This is just something beyond fascinating... To challenge nature and tunnel through the sea... It shows that humans can do most of the things that seem impossible today in the next 100 years...
@blueberrychocolate4238
@blueberrychocolate4238 4 жыл бұрын
This video was really interesting! Thanks for making it Ted-ed.
@YokoshimaSTAR
@YokoshimaSTAR 4 жыл бұрын
Can't agree more about the intro quote. We always come up with intellegent ideas (especially with technology) crazier than what we happen to predict for future.
@ChanwooPark-me1wc
@ChanwooPark-me1wc 2 жыл бұрын
이렇게 오래 전에 벌써 해저 터널이 건설되었다니 참 놀랍습니다. 영국과 프랑스를 기차로 이동할 수 있다는 사실은 한 번도 들어본 적이 없는데, 참 신기하네요. 유익한 영상 감사합니다!
@kalenzypie
@kalenzypie 4 жыл бұрын
Astounding visuals! I really dig 2:06.. and the other worker animations
@chigozie_chukwuma
@chigozie_chukwuma 3 жыл бұрын
That end quote got to me. "Humanity is at their best when we break down barriers." 🙌🥰
@Solarindustria
@Solarindustria 4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS FROM THE PAST!!!
@hndrwn
@hndrwn 4 жыл бұрын
TED Ed: Humanity is at their best when breaking down barrier Vikings: Sweet!!
@mellow-yellow918
@mellow-yellow918 4 жыл бұрын
I am a student and thanks to Ted ed that I can still learn so much sitting at home!
@paxfrancais4350
@paxfrancais4350 4 жыл бұрын
5:00 to 5:07 People are responsible for their own actions. But neither the French nor the British owe anything to random uninvited people.
@johnblaze8774
@johnblaze8774 4 жыл бұрын
Simply astonishing
@joelnoronhaxyz
@joelnoronhaxyz 3 жыл бұрын
Humanity is at its best by breaking down barriers. but those refugees should learn to respect the laws of the land, which they don't.
@vegantirex
@vegantirex 2 жыл бұрын
i'm in love with the colour palettes of this video
@user-uf9ot1ty4t
@user-uf9ot1ty4t 3 жыл бұрын
when i was little me and my family went to europe. they said we would go into an underwater tunnel. now i thought we would be in the water and i was so excited! then i realized it was UNDER the water, not under water. i was so disappointed.
@irrelevance3859
@irrelevance3859 3 жыл бұрын
I used to think that too lol. I thought it was a literal tunnel through the sea channel. I was shocked when I was kid and found out it was under the sea and not through
@FootLettuce
@FootLettuce 3 жыл бұрын
The boring machine is actually one of the most interesting machines ever.
@cosmiclyrics2307
@cosmiclyrics2307 3 жыл бұрын
TBM sure is a piece of art. A single piece of equipment capable of digging, transporting, and lining the tunnel. I'd love to be able to see this in person one day.
@raphael5165
@raphael5165 4 жыл бұрын
These guys Ted and Ed make very good videos
@nikitakumari5773
@nikitakumari5773 4 жыл бұрын
I don't understand English 😞😞😞 but pictures of this video helped me a lot , thanks Ted
@alaskawashington
@alaskawashington 2 жыл бұрын
i had literally no idea this tunnel existed until I saw this video. cool stuff lol.
@WhatAreFingers
@WhatAreFingers 4 жыл бұрын
Don't agree with the refugee part but nice video
@ahmadnajmiroslan
@ahmadnajmiroslan 4 жыл бұрын
*Superb animation as usual* 👍👍👍
@rachanara5157
@rachanara5157 4 жыл бұрын
sometimes you're so early that you don't know what to say
@jarman9031
@jarman9031 4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@zlyntudteam2394
@zlyntudteam2394 4 жыл бұрын
True
@jarman9031
@jarman9031 4 жыл бұрын
@Zlyntud Team Yep
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@JaynnC
@JaynnC 4 жыл бұрын
This is just the video I needed to keep me awake at 2am. 👏🏽 Job well done Ted-Ed 👏🏽 Job well done 👏🏽
@salt_factory7566
@salt_factory7566 4 жыл бұрын
IK I will sound like a stickler wehraboo, but the advent of aerial warfare does not suddenly render the English channel a useless means of defense. Ask the Germans how well their aerial assault on the UK went.
@ntrakstudio
@ntrakstudio 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible. I don’t care what you say, humanity is beautiful
@waltersobchak5481
@waltersobchak5481 4 жыл бұрын
They are not refugees, they are economic migrants. Nearly all of them are males aged 18 - 30. Lots of which have left fled their homelands even though there was no war happening. They've passed through numerous "safe" countries trying to get to the UK for better benefits.
@HiAdrian
@HiAdrian 4 жыл бұрын
As evidenced by the fact that they're waiting in _France_ to cross to Britain.
@ig_itsaugi4138
@ig_itsaugi4138 4 жыл бұрын
This channels animation and visuals are too good make anything too cool and easy and interesting
@PfEMP
@PfEMP 4 жыл бұрын
"The British anticipated drier conditions" - Whaaat? 😆
@VarongTangkitphithakphon
@VarongTangkitphithakphon 4 жыл бұрын
It's fascinating how they told the story and end with this ending. Clever!
@raphides3928
@raphides3928 4 жыл бұрын
3:57 The moment they broke through the wall was absolutely beautiful! Here’s a video of the actual contact: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2a5XnuhqJWieq8
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@ninareeves9651
@ninareeves9651 2 жыл бұрын
The animation suggests they shook LEFT hands but the reality shows the usual right handed handshake….not scouts then!
@carlosdyer3726
@carlosdyer3726 4 жыл бұрын
that was just the beginning of a great innovated idea
@muhammaduzair9741
@muhammaduzair9741 4 жыл бұрын
Finally I'll be able to show off my knowledge to look cool at parties
@quintiax
@quintiax 4 жыл бұрын
You already look cool for me.
@xaviermantha63
@xaviermantha63 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@mesteme
@mesteme 4 жыл бұрын
You really needed to interject progressive propaganda… 4:40 no, humanity is at its best when it works within the economic frameworks of civilization and the bounds of legality. If there were no borders, welfare systems supported by taxpayers would not work. Wealthy nations must help developing ones to get on their feet.
@kenjikakashi
@kenjikakashi 4 жыл бұрын
So Many Extraordinary Machines that weren't thought to us. Thank you Ted-Ed
@thegoodlydragon7452
@thegoodlydragon7452 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that obnoxious anti-white angle at the end was so unwarranted. Imagine being so stuck in an eco-chamber that you think "unfortunately borders exist" would go down as a neutral statement.
@dontspikemydrink9382
@dontspikemydrink9382 4 жыл бұрын
it isn't neutral, it is pro humanity
@communismwithgiggles2515
@communismwithgiggles2515 4 жыл бұрын
The more I think of underwater construction, the more bewildered I am
@gymboostindia
@gymboostindia 4 жыл бұрын
Before this date, I didn't even know there was an underground tunnel.
@aleksitjvladica.
@aleksitjvladica. 4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@monitcahall4560
@monitcahall4560 3 жыл бұрын
Great Video I will show this to my class. Thank you for making the time putting this together.
@yoviealamsyah4843
@yoviealamsyah4843 4 жыл бұрын
Brit & Fran in 1994 : Hooray, we have a tunnel now... Japon : Hold up my Seikan Tunnel. :v
@callumwilliams1449
@callumwilliams1449 3 жыл бұрын
Not really the same thing, Seikan Tunnel is a bigger tunnel but it's length actually underwater is far less than the Chanel tunnel.
@bearovanilla
@bearovanilla 3 жыл бұрын
Graham Flagg. What a name!
@jahelmedero9120
@jahelmedero9120 4 жыл бұрын
I love that quote, “ humanity is at their best when breaking down barriers”. We all share the same planet so let’s make it better for everyone.
@vector4725
@vector4725 3 жыл бұрын
In Germany, the BER project started in 2006 and was officially completed in 2020 (it is not). Meanwhile, it took Brits and French engineers 8 years to fully complete the Channel Tunnel, which is far more complex than building an airport.
@areamusicale
@areamusicale 4 жыл бұрын
4:37 yes, the journey is rather short but the waiting time to enter the tunnel usually is about 2-3 hours, so ... yeah! Security.
@nativenewlondoner
@nativenewlondoner 4 жыл бұрын
No, not even close.
@mamasho-otocheki1797
@mamasho-otocheki1797 4 жыл бұрын
I love how Ted ed hearts their fans comments.
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@darla8896
@darla8896 4 жыл бұрын
Hey TED-Ed! Can you please make “Why you should read The Picture of Dorian Gray”. It’s one of my favorite books. Really love your videos.
@thesquiddude1
@thesquiddude1 4 жыл бұрын
Skylar Sorrows well until they do. Why don't you tell me. :)
@basicdose.9872
@basicdose.9872 4 жыл бұрын
Even today this is a marvel of technology !!!
@vijayathaker552
@vijayathaker552 4 жыл бұрын
Legends watching during online classes.
@shahusardar2762
@shahusardar2762 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tuturial
@harsha4692
@harsha4692 4 жыл бұрын
There are many countries in the middle east which share the same culture, religion and language of the immigrants and are economically well to do . I fail to understand why the refugees risk themselves to travel to europe instead of going there. P.S kudos to the engineers who built the such a wonder
@flytrapYTP
@flytrapYTP 4 жыл бұрын
Because they are told their whole lives that Europe is the place they should go to if they want to escape their current conditions.
@destroyer3.028
@destroyer3.028 Жыл бұрын
Now finally I can build a under water tunnel.
@stevegold2717
@stevegold2717 3 жыл бұрын
England is a sovereign country and can decide who can and can’t enter , they have a right to their borders. , like you have a right to keep people out of your home.
@mrspero4353
@mrspero4353 3 жыл бұрын
Your a subject of your Queen! UK is not even a republic 😂😂 Sort out your power structure before claiming any ownership of your country.
@stevegold2717
@stevegold2717 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrspero4353 LOL is their aluminum foil on your windows
@321Leviathan
@321Leviathan 2 жыл бұрын
exactly, what an embarrassing ending to an otherwise informative video.
@johnmeredith8385
@johnmeredith8385 4 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t planning on watching this but this was on my recommended and now I can’t sleep until I know how to build an underwater tunnel
@aedenthegreatyt
@aedenthegreatyt 4 жыл бұрын
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges” -Issac Newton
@priyadixit
@priyadixit 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2zf6WXeraHq8k
@EndPoliceBrutailty
@EndPoliceBrutailty Жыл бұрын
I had this idea when I was 12. I wrote a kid's book about it a few years later, too. My book was never published so folks will just need to believe me that I had this very idea when I was still a child.
@user-pz6kq2tv9m
@user-pz6kq2tv9m 4 жыл бұрын
You can laugh at me but I've always wanted to build an underground subway.
@alexsa122
@alexsa122 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, I’m under the water, please help me, I’m dying yuuuuuuuuuui
@AsifAAli
@AsifAAli 4 жыл бұрын
"Humanity is at its best when breaking down barriers"
@jeffmccutcheon4279
@jeffmccutcheon4279 4 жыл бұрын
I love ❤️ this channel so much!
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