They Drained This Canal For The First Time In Decades, And What They Discovered Is Truly Bizarre

The Canal Saint-Martin in Paris is one of the city’s oldest and most beautiful waterways. But the centuries-old, 4.5-kilometer canal is also one of the dirtiest, and has to be periodically cleaned out.
City authorities recently drained and cleaned the canal for the first time since 2001, removing over 40 tons of debris in the process. But it wasn’t all beer cans clogging things up. Thousands of artifacts were pulled from the muck, and they range from fascinating to downright bizarre.
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[@DUK]

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[@miket7763]

Wonder what they were realy looking for ? A nation uder fire like France doesnt just start spending $ cleaning up centuries old waterways for nothing. A tactical diversion from the occupation maybe? Sure we are destroying your culture but look... We are cleaning up for the new occupants. MAGA

[@peteguerrero2981]

Did You Know ? 98

[@SAMUELIICORCORO]

Did You Know ? P

[@ParmarVlogss]

Did You Know ? sure

[@dompeace6666]

Did You Know

[@banessabanessa5645]

I honestly thought that they were going to pull out dead bodies

[@B0rnles13]

I was thinking of guns and crocodiles and dead bodies and chocolate!

[@richs3mi]

Same! XD

[@itzyagirl_alexis1256]

Payton :D smaezies

[@Eva-lp5yd]

Piggyrus it happened once in 1984, a crocodile was found in Paris' sewers. It probably had escaped or had been abandoned

[@kennedy325]

i was expecting bones

[@dforscher]

first cleaning since 2001 but found old artifacts even from WW I? Man, those cleaners in 2001 missed bunch of things

[@jacobpreston7171]

dforscher they learnt from their mistakes so they used whamen not men

[@rehabz2929]

jacob preston RESPECT WHAMEN

[@Z3US6]

dforscher lmaoo i was thinking the same wtf

[@AlexMckillmore]

Cleaning things isn't what the french do best. Not by a long shot.

[@mdHugh]

I give up... what do they do best? err.. wait..

[@jimmywilson420]

"hasn't been drained since 2001" did they drain it and look at all the crap on the bottom and refill it?

[@MysteryMachineGT]

I was wondering the same thing. How did that really old shit get in there if they drained it before

[@kennethclark3843]

My thoughts as well, apparently they did a shitty job in 2001. Lol

[@jom5745]

Ditto

[@doctorwitch.5548]

Jimmy Wilson lmao

[@growingthehome]

It's devided into sections. Part was drained and cleaned in 2001 but they left other parts open for water way travel. Then they move to the next section when they get funding to do so.

[@brennanfisher6368]

"Coins and even a car!" *shows coins instead*

[@WhyName]

Brennan Fisher well yeah. They left the car so the next cleaning crew has something cool to find.

[@beaniemobb7117]

Why Name? The next cleaning crew will be disappointed to find no coins

[@yalikejazz9669]

Well, because the coins are worth more, and can even be made out of real gold or silver!

[@alaskaciervo9327]

Brennan Fisher

[@met_big_kawaii4999]

Adrian nah fam they chinese coins

[@joshriver75]

weird..title says "first time in decades". The items found seem to support this. But your commentary states since 2001. If that's accurate then they didn't do a very good job cleaning it up in 2001.

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

I thought exactly the same thing!

[@wendyjomendy]

You are right on! That is what I thought too, people should just be honest it is no big deal to be honest, God actually loves honesty and cleanliness but honesty is best. They didn't want to tell the ugly truth about how long it's been since the last cleanup. I'd say not in my almost 50 yrs. I remember seeing a documentary but damned if I can remember what they said about how long it was if ever since they cleaned it.

[@GameDevMadeEasy]

decades is actually correct though. A decade is 10 years. So it should say decade an a half at the bare minimum.

[@cashybusiness]

Jesco The Rising Phoex Dev

[@andrewchavez5104]

its the french. they probably started to clean up in 2001 but gave up shortly after a couple of minutes of it.

[@thedrumkensailor3071]

So what were the "truly bizarre" things that they discovered?

[@JonasRosenven]

In their own words "normal everyday items". Truly a disgusting piece of shit channel.

[@pamelarose2177]

Yup agree

[@ishmatuuu]

This is funny😂😂😂😂

[@farij_the_black_wolf]

Is that jojo reference???!!!!!!!!!!

[@tiberius6926]

@@farij_the_black_wolf no

[@amitpooja9438]

when I was kid I used to stand for hours to watch canal cleaning. it's like treasure hunt

[@rravenrebelwolf9260]

I am what I amit love lol

[@randomperson4617]

ice Queen you no ice queen you fire man

[@jabes959]

What a fucking loser

[@TheFuckYouStaringAtBitch]

amitimtima timatimamit WWE You wasted your life.

[@bertdebruijn1708]

Radio Veronica

[@rantional8180]

"people threw their bikes and mopeds" uuuhhh more like theft man....

[@notimportant3914]

Fraudulent insurance claims on some of those, i bet.

[@MrAbIRaZ]

I was waiting for the Bizarre part, am I the only one disappointed?

[@marving.5436]

I was actually waiting for a corpse

[@MrAbIRaZ]

Marvin G. I was waiting for anything remotely bizarre.

[@EmperadorCarlos76]

MrAbIRaZ I thought there were some ancient artifacts thrown away from the museum.

[@MrAbIRaZ]

EmperadorCarlos76 I don't know how is that Bizarre.

[@EmperadorCarlos76]

MrAbIRaZ Bizarre ancient artifacts I guess, like ancient alien stuff.

[@themustache926]

did you know that it is sad when you have more garbage than fish in your canals

[@olakarlsson7496]

40 tons of garbage but only 4 tons of fish. Wonder what the Atlantic looks like?

[@lestc8579]

Ola Karlsson it smells like 4 tonnes of fish

[@maryhoffman3381]

YEZA PREDRUXZEN that's sooooo rude

[@legotyler29]

garrett toney I bet hutdson river in New York City had barley any fish or anything living in them

[@Kai_Sau]

garrett toney it's not if you've build this canal specifically for garbage. 🤓

[@pandaDotDragon]

The cleaning was done this time only on the narrow part. And they didn't find big things, mostly bicycle and scooters. When they cleaned the large part ("bassin de la Villette") two decades ago they found dozens of washing machines, motorclycles, cars... and corpses. The really old items (WW1/2) are coming with the water, they aren't thrown in.

[@Blue-pe2nk]

Oops I dropped my bike *walks away*

[@rmn3399]

flower lilly i think these are stolen bikes.

[@samsam-jy7ko]

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[@samsam-jy7ko]

flower lilly

[@bonnienash8585]

Of course they walked away not like they can ride away lol 😂

[@keaneeasterly2887]

Whoops my car fell in

[@simm6905]

If there are things from the war which was before 2001 i think the people who cleaned it then were blind

[@gilbertsandifer2472]

hi Eu

[@albundy6008]

I heard they found a French WWII rifle, in near-perfect condition never fired and only dropped once.

[@brendanjoyce645]

todd krager only dropped once 😂

[@JuanPabloVilasoVega]

todd krager 😂

[@siddharthgupta3598]

Haha good one

[@pucmahone3893]

todd krager White flag attached!

[@alpha6ix222]

Super underrated comment!

[@dylanvdveen1840]

In the Netherlands they found multiple german tanks in canal's and remains of axis soldier fully geared it was awesome they kept searching and followed the river to France and found multiple artiliry pieces (full artiliry gun with shell's) and german french war verchles

[@kostakarathanasopoulos1644]

An ancient and look into the cities past.... ......last time cleaned 2001

[@eheeiudjjrnrrb3458]

...yet still has things from WWI

[@nnovatakaren5515]

Why the fuck you dump those things in the river?

[@alwcurlz]

They are socialists, socialists do it the lazy way.

[@stephencampbell9182]

alwcurlz and capitalism fucks everyone up the arse. Including itself. Eventually.

[@TalesStahl]

Nnovata never park soemthing light enought to throw next to a river. There will be some drunk idiot who will throw it in.

[@jeremyxiv4667]

sam hyomin so true, you can't even walk there without almost getting killed

[@tommychipmunksvlogs6502]

Know one knows

[@Skrumpel]

2:24. I bet that bike felt very uneasy watching a quite literal, morgue of his fallen brethren.

[@professorfoxtrot]

Together, we're going to defeat ISIS

[@Michaelify]

Donald Trump YOU ARE AN IDIOT!

[@crazybanana0272]

Donald Trump fuck you

[@tadtranclere3729]

Title says the canal hadn’t been cleaned in “decades” and you say in the video it was cleaned in 2001... that isn’t “decades.”

[@DUK]

no SIR, the title says that the canal had been drained and cleaned for the first time from a long time, before 2001

[@cheermasterdisaster3240]

Did You Know ? It says in the title hasnt been cleaned out in DECADES so stop lying.

[@chrisham6380]

Yeah a bit of a click baity title >.

[@rjplayz5767]

Decades = 10 years so he is right

[@stepheniegumabao9474]

Did you people even know how many years the decade have?

[@otakukonichiwadontstareatm2168]

A trash for someone but a gold for others

[@Greyr4X]

I was hoping for a huge number of dead bodies or weird creature fossils xD

[@dumpotato6465]

YOU WERE HOPING FOR DEAD BODIES!?! WHAT KIND OF A PERSON HOPES TO SEE DEAD BODIES!?!

[@bille3947]

Poor kid having to tell his parents" Mom Dad I accidentally drove the car in to the canal."

[@davidhastings7714]

They must of done a shit job in 2001 if they found ww11 items in there?

[@danameable]

This video is from 2001 this is a spam chanel

[@JanetThompson72]

Wow I would have given anything to be able to help on that clean up. Can you imagine the amazing items besides what they said was found?

[@lumierenixgabrieldelabajan3622]

..i aggree with you😊

[@ProudEnglish]

Yeah used condoms, tampons and a variety of other goodies! 😂

[@eduardomendoza9853]

Who’s here after Covid-19?

[@meganharris1763]

me:)

[@GamalKevin]

The dirty condition will still considered clean here in my country.

[@theTruthSeekerishere]

I gasped when I saw the camera in there, it looked like a rollieflex! I love France ♥️

[@youractualfather515]

am I the only one that saw two bodies covered in dirt next to the moped that was leaned on the wall?

[@doggobound3707]

R.I.P 3 minutes 30 seconds

[@dickweeeeeeeeeed]

i wonder if they find a french backbone.......

[@Alex632]

dickweeeeeeeeeed 😂😂😂😂😂ily

[@meinfuhrer4444]

yo Alex thats gay

[@XJonAye]

Doubtful the government makes sure they can't developed a back bone

[@WhyName]

dickweeeeeeeeeed millions. Left there by occupying armies.

[@dominicgalante6669]

wonder is the bagguttte will be still ediblie...

[@arlind530d]

All of those things you mentioned are rather obvious then bizarre to find in a canal

[@irvinakAu]

"it was like wading into the cities rich past" - I'm not sure if thats a compliment or not.

[@Muudge]

none of this shit is bizarre

[@Garother]

If only dead bodies are bizarre to you..

[@jadedemonteverde4372]

to gain views just encircled the things that not truly explain in the video.

[@mariesmith7349]

jade demonteverde 6

[@Linsvlog]

Wow I like Paris lovely place it's cleaning better for good.

[@vickinoeske1711]

Paris is beautiful, but it has always been a very dirty city. The authorities should do something about people using this waterway as a dump site.

[@tls5870]

Does somewhere between 10 and 20 years count as decades - plural?

[@shadowphoenix1696]

20 plus (decades) 10 (decade)

[@rnkim2564]

Really? A "rich history" since 2001? I wouldn't call 17 years historically significant. Silly fluff video that is 3mins too long

[@gbonephilly4010]

Wow I thought Philadelphia was filthy. I can't believe people managed to throw that much trash in there in only 17 years!

[@centralaccountkoylabhwan1888]

Gr8 work ppl.....Good that m gonna get to c all these in d museums there....

[@tenzor315]

*Answer:* They threw bikes, scooters, bikes and it was just a dump ground.

[@o0bluemilk0o]

So they drained it in 2001 but either didn't clean it or didn't clean it well.

[@staplesoap]

Dang, it’s like a time capsule.

[@medical3031]

WOW!!! A BIKE!!! IVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE

[@TomO-if7nh]

How does 16 years equal Decades??

[@janettarowlands8761]

Tom O ten yrs is a decade but I agree. It said decadeS and I thought they would find like a million dollars or bodies or something.. but no. SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT

[@shahedmiah6511]

waste of 3 and a half minutes.

[@patriciadelgreco3517]

tml.sShahed

[@samuelcalderon5194]

muy interesante. so intetested great video....you can found wao...lot of history......

[@NathanaelPress]

It’s really cool to see what people will throw into a canal

[@Muudge]

"decades"

[@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty]

How do you dump a car in a canal and NO ONE notice...? And is it litter or trafficking violation?

[@jacquelinemayard2603]

Cat Elkins no no I can say. np

[@KingLakwatsera]

i hope the pasig river in the Philippines should clean like this by draining the water, and take all the garbages.. its a brilliant idea !!

[@rkay8458]

I'm glad they didn't let the fish die

[@stephens1392]

😂

[@rantional8180]

also i am disappointed there weren't any bodies.... there probably was but they just likely hid the fact to keep it a feel good story for the city instead of it being a dredging bodies and fish, lol

[@ricardolicon3692]

Two_TonE _Xylophone has

[@Travusable]

Taking notes on this for my essay. Has nothing to do with the canal, I just need to get better at turning a one page paper into eight.

[@bifygif9154]

All these bottles and bicycles is just CRRRRAAAAZZZYYY!

[@marius1733]

1.5 decade. Title: "Decades"

[@AaronUnknownPerformance]

How many white flags did they find?

[@ChevyChase301]

Aaron OMG like any french person would throw that away. They have to hold onto them just in case

[@jorgemontefusco650]

Don’t order fish for the next several months in Paris.

[@backpackertoo]

Why do the people of Paris think this is the dump? Classy

[@shaniayaws6619]

I honestly thought they were Going to pull out two dead animas

[@shaniayaws6619]

Sorry puddin I meant animals

[@paulhoske9797]

Shania Yaws train wrecks

[@eddorvil586]

"...for the first time in decades" - Turns out to only be 1.6 decades. Embellishing, don't ya think?

[@moos721]

That background music is the best of it 😂

[@donnafield2616]

I enjoyed this very much thank you

[@Alex632]

if your going to copy another youtube channel, change the title and make a better video than the original.

[@johnstuckey6569]

yo Alex

[@alexanderchiara5351]

They even pulled out Napoleon horse

[@mabirk]

Aren't these the same people who care so much for Climate, Earth, etc.,?

[@rupphire_8576]

"Many of the city's residents gathered to watch the cleaning." Shows picture of one dude

[@herbertorendorff6323]

Hopefully the next thing isn't skeletal human remains God I hope not if so bury them

[@mainmanchur3391]

Who was drinking water while watching this??

[@amandawagner4657]

Great question and comment.I can not believe no one responded to it until now.

[@mr.shockedcat6057]

Amanda Wagner still no one

[@mornmorn4367]

*WHO BREATHED AIR WHILE WATCHING THIS??? LMAO SO RELATABLE PLS LIF A LIK IF YOU DID*

[@mikethebike2456]

Not me.

[@Levi-fc7nj]

I was

[@thecookjourney3299]

1. They drained the canal for the first time since 2001. 2. There were a lot of wine bottles and other garbage 3. There was a lot more too (Doesn’t go into detail about anything other than the draining and the garbage)

[@mopthermopther]

Thank You for a very interesting videos. 🇫🇷 Paris,Je t’aime!

[@d.lequezesjackson4469]

roses are red violets are blue I got clickbatided so did you.

[@eheeiudjjrnrrb3458]

You stole this, but the one you stole it from has better grammar and looks better.

[@danwilkinson3884]

The artifacts were old and it was like wading into the city's rich past? Didn't you just say the last time it was cleaned was 2001? 😂

[@acedivo754]

Dan Wilkinson it's been about 20 yrs... A lot can happen in 20 yrs...

[@jackkolnerhoeck8210]

hoooooooooo que genial!!! me encantan las antigüedades!!

[@Mehak__257]

I literally searched "crocs in Venice canal" 💀

[@emmahall5027]

Am I the only one that is annoyed because he pauses every time he finishes a sentence

[@codyharper5901]

Emma Hall that way something that could have taken 1 minute to say can last 3.5 lol

[@thomaskloeppel7650]

T5 grow lites

[@halucinator1]

Thumbs down for a click bait title.

[@choconoru]

What else did you expect a dead body?

[@sueallanby6522]

What a load of rubbish. Don’t believe a word of it. How did the 2001 cleaners miss a WWII car???

[@amyross4675]

This should show the city of Paris that they need to be more responsible. Why are people just throwing trash and things they don’t want into their canal? That’s just disgusting and, ruining the city. I love the out of sight, out of mind mentality. It’s friggen ridiculous.

[@staticflow5183]

Only thing truly bizarre was the title of this video.

[@qmac11]

Oldest dirtiest and he says its beautiful ? tf

[@825studios]

It's a shame that this is actually a necessary process. Trash cans are great.

[@cowfishblobfizh2976]

Ty for the subtitles

[@Inumakieyes]

"Workers descended into the canal bed to begin the cleaning process." Really... now it just sounds like you are using filler sentences to make the video longer

[@umeshjee74]

How you earn per month

[@kl6902]

The most shocking thing in that canal were the fish 😱

[@----.__]

1:55 Video start

[@theroclastnamehere9167]

Omg that was boring

[@justgeekythings5218]

FIRST

[@syedjavedahmad9719]

God sending a message. Be nice to customers, no rip off. 🙏

[@Arutha258]

If the previous time it was cleaned was in 2001, they had missed a lot of stuff.

[@navinsingh153]

I wish i could clean some of them

[@LambrettaRamesh]

Very Nice Video

[@vigilante2651]

Hi it's nice to see you again

[@Laines1979]

OMG never seen such bizzare things before

[@stevefratus1546]

If they cleaned it in 2001 they must have done a horrible job if they're finding crap from WWII in there this time.

[@moonlightmelodrama]

Here's an idea. Once cleaned. Lay fish nets on the bottom. So you don't have to drain the canal. And, yes, you can pay me for this idea.

[@rcortez3899]

This would explain why Paris smells like the inside of a public restroom

[@michaelparker2449]

People use the bridge over a river near me almost like a wishing well as you drop the coins so it hits an angled part that sticks out, so I'd love to get down there if they've never cleaned out those coins over the years.