Why isn’t the Netherlands underwater? - Stefan Al

Dig into the incredible engineering of the Netherlands’ Delta Works- the most sophisticated flood prevention system in the world.
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In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 people. 54 years later, a similar storm threatened the region. But this time, they were ready. This was thanks to a massive, interlocking system known as the Delta Works- the most sophisticated flood prevention project in the world. Stefan Al dives into this marvel of engineering.
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[@ravan9352]

TED-Ed: Hey why isn't the Netherlands underwater? Me at 3 AM: hmm ye why?

[@laddysingh4486]

Ravan holy me too

[@MrGeorgik123]

03:19 lol

[@RPDBY]

Very informative comment

[@miguelplaza6433]

Ravan Quarantine vibes

[@mikkel6437]

Ravan 03:12

[@laabib44]

Actually the Dutch people are so tall that the water is nowhere *near* their head.

[@stormchazer3068]

I don't were you got that from, but we do have the hygiene to shower, in fact I just showered two ours ago.

[@laabib44]

@@stormchazer3068 I meant that if there is a flood then the water could not reach the head.

[@emailakkont6520]

@@stormchazer3068 wtf 😂😂

[@frederiquehoogsteder5775]

Wiebe Sikkema hoe dom ben jij?😂 Hij bedoelt dat als we overstromen dat we zo lang zijn dat het water niet eens bij ons hoofd komt

[@maartenfranken9182]

@@frederiquehoogsteder5775 drm

[@tobiashollaar3312]

It makes me proud to be a Dutch civil engineer. I lived near a part of the Deltaworks as a kid. This inspired me to be a civil engineer!

[@JebaTM-nq8bp]

Goedzo

[@demoulius1529]

Goed bezig gozert!

[@mrhupwop981]

@@JebaTM-nq8bp you oouou oi au

[@muftiwicaksono6629]

Please save us, send from Jakarta.

[@reuireuiop0]

@@muftiwicaksono6629 Heard there's Dutch engineers working on that too... However, Djakarta will have to make do with being constructed following the former colonial Dutch traditions - city's been built right onto a former swamp

[@evelynong3483]

When I was a kid I thought that windmills were giant fans and that the Netherlands prevented flooding by using them to blow water away from land.

[@Merelisdebest]

Well windmills did not prevent floods but some types did actually pump water out of big lakes so they could use the empty lakes for farming and building houses on! I live in one of these emptied lakes :) so kid you was not all wrong 😄

[@SeaKaned]

Ah yes, a REAL scientist.

[@sietsezandstra8531]

Don't let the media tell you otherwise that's exactly what we use them for I saw one break down the other week and we immediately had to evacuate from the oncoming flood

[@flameextrahot3930]

@@sietsezandstra8531 doe normaal.

[@pavanw]

Windmills are used to pump flood water in below sea-level land to sea as gravity doesn't allow it.

[@thisguywithnicknameqube.7079]

Damn. I didnt know Netherlands was fighting literal Poseidon.

[@ninnie714]

Yes we are and pretty good at it :)

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

And I didn't knew Spongebob is in Netherlands.

[@wackypacky6917]

They are Posiden

[@AtticusHimself]

I don't think you know what "literal" means

[@merrittanimation7721]

"I am the sand guardian, guardian of the sand." "POSEIDON QUIVERS BEFORE HIM!"

[@joose4650]

Title: Why isn't the Netherlands underwater? Me: Why should the Netherlands be underwater?

[@anatine_banana_69]

불고기 power Ferox it’s part time Atlantis

[@giwrgoskwstakis6669]

It should .

[@rockets4kids]

More than one quarter of the country is below sea level!

[@maartenfranken9182]

Did you hear the intro?

[@maartenfranken9182]

@@rockets4kids wel meer denk ik

[@lisakaptein1807]

Nice to see that this video is in my recommendations just as the rivers are overflowing in Limburg and most likely will overflow in other places as well

[@SGCStylezZ]

Precies dit :'D

[@lorenzovanderlei1870]

Hetzelfde

[@loeszzzz8478]

I solely clicked the video to mention the irony

[@DutchCommando.]

Lol

[@MrEditor79]

Ja klopt. Biblical scenes in Belgium too...

[@wetenschap123]

The best part is, after fixing our own country we decided to help others. Whenever you see some waterworks in other countries it might be made/supported by a Dutch company.

[@6lhulhu6]

"Help"? Don't they gain nothing with it? Hard to believe with Dutch's history in colonialism and current role in global capitalism/neo colonialism.

[@duncandl910]

@@6lhulhu6 lmao

[@binyaminkup2967]

@@6lhulhu6 yes they help.

[@SeaKaned]

Ah yes, rekolonisatie

[@joostprins3381]

Not to be a cynic, but helping? Selling yes, and let them pay for it good…..

[@tovunguyentrang07]

Every science channel: Make videos about coronavirus. Ted ed: Why isn't Netherlands under water.

[@himeshthungaturthi3215]

Ted ed is love

[@snowpiercer8001]

It’s cuz animations aren’t done in an instant. Also, videos are probably scheduled.

[@eliiuu9597]

It’s because of stuff

[@asyhraf6304]

I read ted's replies on one of their video.. iirc a video will take around 6 month to complete

[@lasigna0212]

I'm fed up with the virus videos, so this video is a breath of fresh air for me

[@alexanderveritas]

This is exactly what Bear Grylls meant when he uttered his famous word: *_”Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.”_*

[@sodruntiadarisau2432]

it's famously knowed as his words..

[@arjun6358]

@Shubham Chauhan haha it's just a TV show. Bear is skilled no one can deny that.

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

Luctor et emergo.

[@zarmindrow5831]

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. In Bed.

[@aina4273]

we need to IMPROVISE inorder to ADAPT so we can OVERCOME.

[@randomvideos302]

As being Dutch by muyself I always get such a proud felling when I am watching this kind of stuff.

[@aha0327]

the Netherlands: **successfully defies the sea** Batavia/Jakarta: THIS IS FINE **in sinking**

[@ir4629]

Which happens when the Netherlands try to colonise and rule places that aren’t Netherlands

[@lalakarolina8229]

Ironically, the Dutch colonisers created that problem.

[@Dexalium]

Funny enough the dutch tried to colonize indonesia for around 300 years before giving up to japan in 19xx, why do i know this? Why because i'm indonesian of course, not that any of you asked anyways.

[@Schwello.]

@@Dexalium the flooding is caused by the Indonesian government isn't it? The Indonesian government paved the entire city of Jakarta with concrete so no water can go into the ground anymore. This is a problem made by Indonesians. Not the Dutch.

[@Dexalium]

@@Schwello. didnt say it was a problem made by the dutch

[@mexrus1918]

This man knows more about my country than i do.

[@wiwikawaii473]

I want to visit it so bad😭😭😭😭👏👏👏

[@eenvleugjegoeiegames]

Dan heb je niet goed opgelet bij aardrijkskunde

[@relo999]

Duidelijk gezakt voor aardrijkskunde.

[@ducolam]

Kei harde onvoldoende

[@eliiuu9597]

Same 😂

[@thangrobin2858]

Last time I was this early, the Netherlands was underwater

[@michielvdvlies3315]

the last time i was this early there was a war in vietnam

[@michielvdvlies3315]

@Tour Maelone is there a winner in a war? they are all losers

[@nickeman132]

well you're kind of late in that case

[@poppying2858]

Michiel vd Vlies really? When u guys win, you proud of that, and when u guys loss, “no it was a tactical retreat” :v

[@michielvdvlies3315]

@@poppying2858 we guys? define yourself!! im not from the us of a

[@frida.7831]

"Is call the Delta Works". Wow, Delta won an emmy first and now is stopping people to died. A true hero.

[@badaryman7139]

Even though the Netherlands *is* underwater rn, this video still helps me understand why a sudden flood in these areas can be so devastating.

[@xenzgoul8319]

@Gewoon Ruben We can't really do anything, the current sittuation in our country is because Germany and Belgium don't invest enough in water management. We could build great structures on the border that will protect our people but will also effectively screw over the Germans & Belgian folks on the other side of that structure because then the rivers have nowhere to go to.

[@therealdutchidiot]

@@xenzgoul8319 Limburg itself didn't want its landscape changed either to help with flooding. The local governments of Limburg are more to blame than anyone.

[@smitgaikwad2904]

I swear Netherlands is the apex of nature and humans in harmony. I had been there for a student exchange and I swear it's a destination to visit. Not going to spoil the experience for anyone going there.

[@apegrasshoplizard]

Those must have been some good shrooms you took !

[@gondametzger6146]

Thanks

[@smitgaikwad2904]

X unfortunately I was 17 when I went for the student exchange. So no shrooms and I was staying at the hosting persons house.

[@christoskoutsakis5303]

Bro I really want to go there for my after college degree, I'm kinda "anxious" to go to another county far from mine all alone and try to find my way there.. Any thoughts to help me organize and make it?

[@thieunicolaes8336]

Bro, i live there

[@drinitelharaj7407]

Dutch people : *exist* Sea : Why do i hear boss music?

[@FedJimSmith]

Dutch Symphonic Metal !!

[@juliacalismusic8572]

That made me laugh 😂

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

@@FedJimSmith The sea hates our Dutch jodeling. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHeniGyYlMqdnKs

[@JoostToTheMax]

The water is not our enemy, the water has always been our greatest ally. Whenever the Netherlands gets invaded by enemies, we just let the whole country flood.

[@Whisky2000]

Y E S. Go my country holland.

[@mackieverga314]

“How to go with the flow” end statement was sooo clever!

[@billyjean8057]

My grandfather moved to the US from the Netherlands in 1950 but ever since I was a little boy I always been fascinated by the Netherlands knowing I have ancestors and even relatives from there even today. When I was 18 I took a trip there and how they separated there yards was not with fences but canals it was so memorable and I cannot wait to go back and hopefully stay a little longer than a month

[@MaurinAarts]

“Why isn’t the Netherlands under water?” Me already knowing the answer from thousands of other videos: yeah let’s watch it.

[@anglerfish61]

me, living in the Netherlands ánd Rotterdam + knowing it by heart: yes lets watch it xD

[@donny4799]

Ik die dit al 8 jaar op school heb gehad: hmm interesting

[@ryanheeren3781]

Kanye West dit dus

[@puckchang8691]

well, someone had to fact-check it!

[@blauwbeer556]

@@anglerfish61 ik, leeft in nederland en rotterdam + het weten bij mijn hart: ja, laten we dit kijken xD... sorry, i had to do it.

[@soyjoyy]

The greatest wars of all time: 3: Entente vs Triple Alliance 2: Allied Forces vs Axis 1: *Netherlands vs water*

[@slightlyexistential1640]

You forgot australia vs emus

[@SOPHIA-wh6uq]

soy joy haha

[@niconicer6463]

soy joy je hebt gelijk

[@dataexpunged2827]

Antanta? Pretty sure it’s entente. Edit: thanks for changing it!

[@iakovojackgr6729]

Greece vs Persia

[@samankhajehzadeh4445]

Here in Australia we have the best flood management systems. Our city councils, developers, and builders simply direct the flood waters into people's houses.

[@shannonvanwattingen3278]

Now here we are, we're safe from the storms from the north sea but now the Maas flooded multiple city's/villages

[@wp12mv]

Germany and Belgium need to do their own version of Deltaworks & Ruimte voor de Rivier honestly

[@ploefnora]

But that water is from the moutains, and we have no experience with mountains

[@joostprins3381]

Yep, but in no way as much as it had been 10 years ago, a lot is done and will be done, it’s just our legacy.

[@azuredragon4978]

*"God made the world, the dutch made the Netherlands"* edit: I should've expected this to become a war ngl

[@eviebalk3488]

CHO Yan my geography theacher always says that the Dutch ruined the Netherlands Because the land got so low because we ruined our land bij finding veen some sort of clay I don’t really know how to explain it

[@fuzzyduck1199]

@@eviebalk3488 not entirely true, there are also geological processes at work that cause The Netherlands to drop below sealevel and loose land.

[@ckm2526]

God made the Heavens and the Earth and everything in it✝️❤️

[@Ayush-ok6ck]

Now that's deep

[@sukhendramajumder7656]

CHO Yan was expecting to see this comment.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Why are the Dutch so tall? Shorter ones drowned in floods.

[@callmejeffrey4999]

💀

[@shuushiroll7984]

Interesting theory if I do say so myself.

[@fasiuddiin]

now i can't stop thinking about it .

[@rzo2271]

Natural selection o.0

[@fabianalfonsoooo]

such a dark dark joke!

[@Jim54_]

This is a lesson for the world on how to deal with rising sea levels

[@PTMG]

Whoops This aged well

[@midimusicforever]

Poseidon: Doesn't exist. The Dutch: We're still gonna end this man's entire career.

[@robink9577]

This is hilarious, I love it.

[@niekhofman428]

FIGHT!!!

[@midimusicforever]

@@Collino030 I was referring to the people, not the country. Should I have written "the Nethers", you mean?

[@JoostToTheMax]

The water is not our enemy, the water has always been our greatest ally. Whenever the Netherlands gets invaded by enemies, we just let the whole country flood.

[@akashiseijuro5216]

@@JoostToTheMax thats a big brain move eh

[@CATboss001]

A poem near the delta works: "Here rule over the sea, The moon, the wind, and we."

[@tiaxanderson9725]

"near"? I believe you meant roughly at the middle of the Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier. 51°38'30.2"N 3°42'48.6"E

[@zachtavaris5378]

Nature always wins in the end.

[@jurgenoostenbrugge4118]

@@zachtavaris5378 nature got nothing on us. You ain't much if you ain't Dutch.

[@zachtavaris5378]

@@jurgenoostenbrugge4118 Misplaced arrogance is dangerous, your statement is a proof of that. I won't generalize and make a sweeping statement over 17+ million Dutch. Hope you know the Dutch history? On the other hand where was that Dutch resistance against the Germans? How long did it take before your ancestors put their hands and legs up infront of the Germans? Sit down and stay humble, you are not fooling anyone. And go easy on the mushrooms.

[@stanpines9011]

@@zachtavaris5378 "where was the dutch resistance against the germans?" you do know the germans bombed rotterdam, the second largest city in the netherlands, and were threatening to do the same to other big cities if we didn't surrender, right?

[@lauramatilda3279]

How have I never heard of any of this in 31 years... It's so interesting and clever!

[@almajensen6878]

I swear the Ted ed never ceases to amaze me because literally I took a plane to Amsterdam a few days ago and I saw the country from the sky and I was surprised because my expectations were different, from what I thought the country looked like to what it actually was like There were so much water and I thought to myself how is this country even above water there is so much water and I did not think it was like that I thought it would be something like Germany and then now today just a few days after I had been in Amsterdam for a couple of hours I get this ted ed video recommended it’s like they know this without me having to search up anything as well as I watch ted ed videos frequently or occasionally lol these videos are so well put together and I think they are interesting as well as educational and the animations are always on point

[@WolfetoneRebel1916]

Dutch are pretty impressive. Also the best farmers in the world. Greetings from Ireland!

[@hisss]

Your distillers are better though, sláinte! 😁🥃

[@niranjanr8075]

Love Netherlands

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Your beer is much better, my red haired friend... Stay away from Jenever tho. I had some Irish gin and it tasted like soap

[@sanchitagolder]

wholesome

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Hi Ireland! You have great youtubers!

[@rambro5104]

I live in germany and when I visited the netherlands for the first time, I have never thought that 500 km away from my home was such a different and advanced country. After crossing the border, the landstucture changed a lot. Everything was much cleaner and more controlled. The cities are awesome and the architecture is so unique. The people are so tolerant and so are the laws. Many people say german and dutch are very similar but I can't agree with that. I'm still very thankfull to live in germany 👍👌

[@kirstent2554]

I'm Dutch and I think that Germany is such a beautiful country. Unpopular opinion I love the language! The architecture in the old cities is amazing in Germany.

[@rambro5104]

@Kamil S pls explain 😂

[@scatalin09]

Tolerant?! You didn’t spend much time there, did you?

[@bluegleam8168]

@Kamil S it is

[@rambro5104]

@@scatalin09 no but i only shared all my positive experience

[@user-jt5vi8cm1m]

Its ironic how the word "Nether" means "under" but Netherlands is not underwater.

[@rickdekker9522]

It is under sea level

[@logiarhythm6285]

It is actually intended to mean "low/lower" instead of "under". In German it is correct, the problem lies in the English name.

[@user-jt5vi8cm1m]

@@logiarhythm6285 ahh okok

[@lcintra_]

@@logiarhythm6285 Yes. In Portuguese it's called "Países Baixos" which means "lower countries".

[@silliussoddus3509]

Nether also means lower

[@bas4752]

Limburg left the chat

[@Cheezymuffin.]

Oceanfloor: exists The Dutch: *IT'S FREE REAL ESTATE*

[@laurahenry7728]

Ok

[@mijn21]

I mean, Flevoland is a thing so yeah. It's a different thing though. This video explains how we keep storms from flooding us. Creating our own land was done by making a lake out of a part of the sea and emptying it a bit, pumping up ground to create a new province

[@dipakdasgupta6611]

@@mijn21 which province are you from

[@mijn21]

@@dipakdasgupta6611 I'm from Limburg

[@dipakdasgupta6611]

@@mijn21 oh dear, so you are experiencing those floods now... Is the situation better?

[@achmaddenny1979]

You know what, here in Indonesia, there are a lot of dams built by Dutch in colonial era and still works till today. They even built artificial river for irrigation in my hometown crossing above the natural river like intersection road and that's really fascinating. They have very good water management science

[@arkasuhandi2702]

They are also very good at torturing Indonesians and dredging up their natural wealth

[@p.nguyen8136]

@@arkasuhandi2702 still bitter after 75 years of independence?

[@Vuudro]

@@arkasuhandi2702 udh jaman baru bro... jgn nahan dendam

[@saniainez]

True, although a lot of them has gone to disrepair (read: never been maintained well)...

[@msgpatient7850]

@@arkasuhandi2702 they're long dead. It's behind us now.

[@askmenot2052]

Starting tune is so relaxing....

[@ewoudvanaalst4089]

part of it is right now brother. Limburg Floods 2021

[@muna4213]

When my favourite channel makes a video about my country *Happy Dutch noises*

[@Cora.T]

Ja dat 😂 het is altijd zo'n moment "oh kijk de wereld realiseert zich dat wij ook nog bestaan ( voor iets anders dan wiet en A'dam )"

[@Lucatas2]

Haha ik heb het zelfde

[@sprinkleman8103]

Me too En hier is je bewijs

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Cora T dit. EXACT. DIT. Het is amsterdam, wiet of niks.

[@kampvuurman-1186]

🇳🇱Nederland!!!!🇳🇱

[@peterthepanda]

Netherlands built a wall. And made the sea pay for it.

[@insertfunnyname9588]

Trump was hella jelous of our walls

[@muhammadfiras4784]

I wheeze

[@l2516]

Like Caligula we declared war on the sea, we taxed the fish to build these dams

[@shoegaz]

sasavgegto

[@laurensdeputter1114]

We need to keep the water from mexico out of our country! Lol

[@benyahun]

Me, after reading this weekend's news: But the Netherlands ARE under water.

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

only a very small area, the problem is not having enough run-off area for the water to go.. just when you think you're safe from the sea, it comes from the sky... those rainfalls come like once in 50 years.. The interesting thing is every part that is literally below sea-level doesnt have issues, yet Limburg is..

[@rhydonphilip]

In land rain -> flooding of rivers, an issue the country is still facing though we have ways of trying to combat it. Permeable asphalt, permeable concrete sidewalks and large scale draining systems connecting to the rivers for water channelling. However, like any draining system, it can only drain at a certain phase, in addition to the river itself also acting as a reservour, which can expand and then flood. Previous rainfall has been beyond exceptional in addition to its long duration to the point of causing multiple millions of damage to Germany and multiple milions in Belgium, not to mention the lives lost, however these solutions have been rather effective to the point of preventing any human deaths in the Nederlands and minimizing damage to only a few millions in area's that have been neglected for the past 20 years. One of the area's, around Sittard, experienced a similar flooding a decade ago but wasn't resolved yet. And the other major zone being an attraction park and a small town near Valkenburg, one of the highest parts of the nederlands directly in a large groove of the Geul river. Compare this to the 5 year plan the US tried to do with Dutch delta works after the flooding of the Mississippi river where they explicitly forbid people to build in area intended as an overflow in case of future river expansion(Which they even pre-emptively suggested to use it for during the discussion of the plan) during heavy rain of this scale. Only for the people controlling the area to ignore the warnings and now have multiple thousands living in those exact areas in less than 2 years. With no other solution readily available, this will be a disaster waiting to happen.

[@harumpie85]

is

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

@@harumpie85 Netherlands is plural so he is right

[@wokk9543]

@@boratsagdiyev1586 why

[@herohemanth]

Why am I feeling so clam watching this Clip....?!!!

[@jbcheema9883]

Now I know why every Dutch city's name ends with "Dam" and "Deijk"

[@wp12mv]

Or dam... AmsterDAM RotterDam they're all founded through water management a 1000 years ago

[@stormchazer3068]

Arnhem be like 👀 Delft be like 👀 Twente be like 👀 90% of Dutch cities be like 👀

[@jbcheema9883]

@@wp12mv Thanks

[@michielvdvlies3315]

Leiden?????

[@michielvdvlies3315]

@@wp12mv amsterdam and rotterdam were villages 1000 years ago! the first waterboard in Holland was Rijnland in Leiden and surrounding area! nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoogheemraadschap_van_Rijnland

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

Dutch Government: Spending billions to protect the country from natural calamity My Government: Spending billions in a non-sense thing

[@sagi-dg8ht]

@dread true r/wooooosh

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

@dread true I am Chinese Southeast Asian

[@vanivanov9571]

As if. The Dutch refuse to pay for a quarantine... they have the 5th (6th if you count San Morino) per capita death rate of any country for coronavirus, and apparently they plan for several percent of their population to die so as to develop "Herd Immunity."

[@CDexie]

@@vanivanov9571 All because "the line on the graph must go up", even if it is due to the blood of the citizens.

[@rjpena6273]

My gov: Kill all drug addicts!

[@GoooObama08]

props to the illustrator

[@shaby_the]

This video was very insightful to me, its great to see the technology used to control flooding in action.

[@SpookySkeletonn]

TED-Ed : "Why isn't the Netherlands underwater?" Me a Minecraft veteran : because you cannot place water in the nether, it dries there.....

[@HayatoByakurai]

I was looking for this comment.

[@cattoO_O]

I bought minecraft PE 6 months Ago and still Don't know how to play😔 can you help pls

[@Bugico]

Exactly

[@briannawarren4174]

10/10 pun

[@SpookySkeletonn]

@@cattoO_O it will become easy when you see the crafting recipies and know what different blocks do and how mobs behave... also you cannot play normally in creative and adventure modes.... you need to be in survival to have the full Minecraft experience... you shall checkout other youtubers tutorials, it might help.

[@saraf5414]

I wish every child got to learn about the amazing Dutch water management system at school here in Bangladesh! That would've resulted in bringing about a generation of conscious citizens who could create engineering marvels like this at a much more affordable localized rate to save millions of people from extreme financial and livelihood losses that occur every damn year in here due to the monsoon floods and rise of the Bengal sea.

[@BarnOwl61]

Please Sir, do remember that these water infrastructural works came at enormous effort and costs. I do think we, the Dutch, could be of great assistance finding solutions for every challenge worldwide.

[@laurensstap7296]

In bangladesh its ten times worse with the delta and the coast is way longer than then netherlands

[@robertodevries3738]

This is investment billions of $

[@tomatoheadfd]

@@laurensstap7296 If it is so much worse. How come you haven't developed the cultural and technical connections and know how with water management like the Dutch have. Maybe colonialism? But that seems like a poor excuse for modern day.

[@cosmokaulitz22]

@@BarnOwl61 we do not face such problems yet in Panama, but I know we will as sea levels rise. There is money but no political will (aka Corruption) and well also our people are not well prepared in the field.

[@emdutt4012]

totally amazing

[@daonimanurung214]

4:28 bro really said "look there's an airplane" then leave his date. Poor girl, now she's eating alone

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Me, a Dutch person: I know all of this, but it’s too much fun to watch a TED-ed video. Also, for the people who want to know, the disaster that flooded our coastline spoken of in the intro was called “De watersnoodramp” roughly translated into The Water disaster, although its official name is North Sea Flood. It occurred on the night of 31st of January to the first of February 1953. It caused 1836 casualties in the Netherlands and because of it, the government thought of these plans to prevent it from ever happening again yet not disrupting the natural flow of water and fish in the area. Sorry, it’s a bit long but I hope you enjoyed it

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@Drive YT Brand oh, if it where up to people like me, our country would swoop in the second corona was over (unless this shutdown caused a depression of course) but sadly our government is less interested in increasing ties via business and aid with none European nations than it is in trying to pay England to not leave the EU

[@mrrit]

@Drive YT Brand from what I know, in Jakarta, there's a whole mangrove restauration going on. Planting and research/monitoring to see how the new mangroves root/grow. Unfortunately due to defrosting the mangroves and poor water quality Jakarta and other Indonesian islands have lost a natural defence against floods. Luckily they discovered the mistakes and are trying to restore the natural boundary. Research program is done by Wageningen university. But very simple answer, the Dutch are already helping on Jakarta. ;)

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Drive YT Brand I have known about the problems concerning water in other countries. It’s such a shame that this management is so expensive. You guys also have the problem of being COMPLETELY surrounded by water while we do not have that problem.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Thomas takes a toll for the dark You know what, it seems like a good way to pay Indonesia back from what “we” did to them when they were our colony.

[@with_Nikhil]

I just helped u complete ur century🙃

[@RealEngineering]

Where have I seen this title before?

[@rileyli6174]

How did no one find this comment (btw great videos)

[@1bfachrelaulio959]

Oh hi

[@Flower-sf9rc]

nainywvyavyavao

[@stijnhs]

Well... Your title is "Why the Netherlands isn't underwater" and this title is "Why isn't the Netherlands underwater?" BIG DIFFERENCE!! one is a question and the other isn't. Nah mate, just kidding, this is kinda copied, love your videos by the way

[@nvwest]

Love your channel

[@chefboyardee8278]

“Why isn’t the Netherlands under water?” It is now lol

[@blueey2938]

not because of the sea though

[@wotmast]

Also a really SMALL part.

[@vinnie8792]

yeah.. we got backstabbed by the germans here while waging war with the sea :P

[@lucabenayad4786]

Rip Limburg

[@hexo_8965]

Das pech, limburg weg

[@sjoerdjeuh7771]

Mooi om te zien dit

[@LizziesLukas]

the thing i know about the Netherlands : everyone is so tall, landscape is flat, more bicycle than people and excellent English

[@eliiuu9597]

True, true. Do you know why I can approve that.. heehee I’m dutch

[@LizziesLukas]

@@eliiuu9597 oh... Hi from Malaysia

[@stormchazer3068]

And I heard Dutch people are also beautiful af and literally water gods.

[@stefanvanburgeler173]

@@stormchazer3068 nah fam thats avatar

[@tobias9790]

And flowers and windmills

[@aurorarising1945]

This sounds straight out of a science fiction

[@djokealtena2538]

Wait until the Final results of our watermanagement when it comes to farming comes to light. I heard we're experimenting with getting produce with minimum of rainwater...if successfull we could potentially put a farm in a desert like area.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@djokealtena2538 of course, it'll require a lot of work, due to the low nutrients within deserts. Water isn't the only thing plants need to grow, but it IS step forward

[@DeeDellimore]

Nah its pretty much normal daily life here.😂

[@mijn21]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 True, but you have to keep in mind that a lot of the Netherlands' soil is originally not suit for agricultural activity

[@The-F.R.E.E.-J.]

And why do you think it's done with cartoons? At least NASA's fiction uses some sort of CGI to lie to you.

[@stijnbrouwer9127]

I live like 5 min away from one of these bridges, so it's very funny to see these things explained as very special

[@hakushiro9910]

This is what happens when you just blaze it every now and then, you get creative.

[@Victoria-up6iq]

Me, A Dutchie already knowing this. Yeah let’s still watch it

[@akmalhakimsabri3825]

how tall are you?

[@Victoria-up6iq]

@@akmalhakimsabri3825 I’m 1.73 sir 🤠

[@tiesvandongen6647]

Hetzelfde

[@rosaliegrummel7818]

Same

[@SomePersonSomewhere]

@@akmalhakimsabri3825 1.91

[@grovemeister04]

Netherlands: I need to save myself from drowning California: I need to save myself from burning Australia: I need to save myself from drowning and burning at the same time

[@deedeegottyme3671]

Antartica: I need to save my self from melting

[@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123]

And dying of coronavirus

[@surinmansukh3603]

@@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123 India 🇮🇳💐 😊🙏

[@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123]

@@surinmansukh3603 looks like India is gonna blow soon with the virus

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

We don't need any help, y'all need our help.

[@Cybernaut551]

Netherlands is a great role model for all regions and individuals struggling to survive near the shores.

[@gwaptiva]

Love how the pronunciation of Maeslantkering in this video conforms to Rotterdam-Dutch emphasis patterns :D

[@ExecuteOrder.66]

As someone who's Dutch and have lived here my entire life, I can confirm that this is the most educative and informative video on this subject

[@joyl7842]

There are quite a few video's much more informative than this one, going into detail about the separate projects and technologies involved

[@aranapauljohn]

When your government is effective, this is what you get.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

People here would still disagree with you but this is a very good example indeed.

[@spookykidbunny]

at what cost though? the netherlands like all european countries as well as settler colonial territories like NA and AUS exploit migrant workers and the global south as a whole. the netherlands is cool and all but its important to remember all governments have downfalls and secrets that come out only decades after the fact. not to mention the horrific history of Dutch colonialism especially to Indonesian peoples.

[@milangeorgievski4191]

@@spookykidbunny damn bro you didn't have to expose the dutch like that they were just talking about how efficient the dutch government is

[@phoenixflamegames1]

@@spookykidbunny I cant read this because 1. The second sentence doesnt have a verb 2. You are countering your own argument and 3. Your argument has nothing to do with the current topic which is “efficiency of the dutch government against flooding” Edit: Okay it’s fine now since he edited the comment.

[@rishavmasih9450]

@@phoenixflamegames1 lets not try to pick on grammatical errors.

[@cubing_nerd_]

I live there, and can confirm that it os still dry, but earlier this year a part of the country was flooded. Also your dutch is pretty good!

[@fp8608]

This winter, you'll see beautiful photos from above. The Netherlands, a land of water, everywhere flooded due to heavy rain, never seen so much rainfall. Yet, no major calamities.

[@UmurKaragoz]

Netherlands undertook these huge infrastructure projects as early as 1950's. Today they have some of the best companies in large scale engineering, construction, super-heavy lifting, and salvaging sectors. I wonder if there's a connection there.

[@SeaKaned]

Cool story, but we just wanted to colonize the sea too.

[@maartenbakker8311]

Ehum... afsluitdijk (1927 to 1932 under construction).

[@hendman4083]

Practice makes perfect, and we had a lot of practice. 🤗

[@NLwino]

@@maartenbakker8311 Beemster polder finished in 1612. 72km2 size. Not bad for that time.

[@mellow-yellow918]

Netherlands truly has an amazing flood prevention system! Thanks ted ed for allowing us to learn so much from all around the world

[@sussanmartinez4374]

WOW. This is amazing 👏🏼

[@MsGara1989]

Ted is always answering my questions damn

[@14OF12]

"Here rule the sea, the moon the wind and we", translated quote from the Oosterschelde stormfloodbarier

[@CaptainCed]

14OF12 your wording is ambiguous and could imply that the sea rules. A more accurate translation would be "Here rule over the sea: the moon, the wind, and we."

[@CATboss001]

@@CaptainCedworks better in Dutch, trust me.

[@CaptainCed]

Catam Vanitas dat ben ik met je eens ja

[@Freeze014]

@@CaptainCed Better would be... Here the tides are governed by the moon, the wind and us.

[@BelleVanSchijndel]

The official translation is: here the sea has rulers three - the moon, the wind, and we.

[@muhammadadambinmohdrazihan9988]

Make disaster into a blessing. Really impressive

[@H-E-S-C]

I'm from the Netherlands, small town near Rotterdam, I quite often see stuff like this just a few miles from home.

[@cdes1776]

Although I don't live in the Netherlands my family heritage originates in Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The history fascinates me; we come from ship builders, and more currently books which, incidentally, I found out while working in a bookstore! Thanks for providing a peek into my history.

[@cremaglitch]

Mother nature: dude, just move on! Netherlands: *NO*

[@kevodecha]

Genius

[@eye6825]

Flood: *arrives* Netherlands: OH GOD NO 54 years later Flood: *arrives again* Netherlands: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you.

[@astifeux5787]

flood: *flanks them and floods limburg* netherlands: no that’s not how you’re supposed to play the game.

[@reuireuiop0]

Flood - Awaits another centery of global warming. .. In Arnie's words _"I'll be back !"_

[@therealdutchidiot]

@@astifeux5787 more like "limburg water boards: we're such geniuses" 🤣

[@Lexvdb2004]

im from the Netherlands and i can tell you, we are very proud that we know how to deal with the water! we did it!

[@yoliyanda2860]

Kudo's to the music. Really fitting. 3 Kisses from the Netherlands.

[@rever4217]

1:55 I'm not sure this is worded right. The design criteria for the city was to be able to withstand a 1 in 10000 year flood, NOT reduce the annual odds of flooding to 1 in 10000. The 1 in 10000 thing describes the magnitude of the flood, not it's annual probably.

[@merren2306]

You are literally describing one of the definitions of probability. If something occurs 1% of the time, then it has a 1% chance of happening each time.

[@rever4217]

@@merren2306 I think you missed what I read or misunderstood. I wasn't talking about the probability, I mentioned the design strength. Floods can still happen just as often, the city is just able to withstand a higher magnitude.

[@ryannacario7849]

@@merren2306 No, he said it right. It was designed to withstand a flood that's so strong it happens in only 1 in 10,000 years. It just sounds like it's a probability thing but it's just another form of description of the scale of the flood it was designed to withstand.

[@merren2306]

@@ryannacario7849 yes, but that magnitude of flood has the given probability of occurring, so both are correct.

[@nicholasestrella339]

The world is gonna be begging for these Dutch engineers once the effects of climate change start to hit us hard.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Ohh yes. As the world drowns we can reap in the sweet sweet profits of making dams for them.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Thomas takes a toll for the dark Let’s hope it will not come that far so quickly.

[@tallbeard7111]

Actually a lot of them do work all over the world on projects.

[@izukumidoriya3279]

If that happens- Netherlands well take the helf of there money or land

[@saocxdc210]

Yeah, the Vietnamese government actually asked for their helps

[@pjongkoi6286]

Nice.. your animations were greatly appreciated by us

[@kehnit]

Facing one of the worst floods in decades, Malaysia has a lot to learn from the Netherlands. We cannot simply develop without thinking about the consequences to the populations in the low-lying area. Being an architect, I want to say the animation is super informative on the architecture & water management design!

[@gerbenmenzo1993]

Sea: nooo you can’t just stop my almighty storm from flooding your land! Dutch people: haha sluice gates go brrrrmm

[@pinooo5815]

Gerben Menzo not exactly doors but i don’t know the name for it in English

[@ygemkaa]

@@pinooo5815 sluizen?

[@pinooo5815]

Ygem Kaa yes but in English

[@gerbenmenzo1993]

What’s English for sluis?

[@gerbenmenzo1993]

@Emma Schimmel thanks! Dank je!

[@onceinalifetime688]

KZbin: hey watch this video about the Netherlands and why it’s not underwater. Me being Dutch: ....WAt?

[@futurespy523]

Jij bent niet te enigste want wij Nederlanders hoeven zulke video's niet te bekijken we zijn veel te slim voor deze Amerikanen

[@dansmariekje]

I had exactly the same 😂👌

[@gogi2500]

In minecraft there is no water in nether

[@skyeagle1195]

Wow that is so impressive

[@user-youdontknowme]

I haven't seen the video yet. I just saw the frame and I'm literally like are you kidding me-? I saw a place like this in my dream years back and I didn't know a similar looking place actually existed. *Wow*

[@devononair]

4:31 This suddenly became a tragic love story...

[@RobMedellin]

So true :(

[@stanleyho8009]

Lmaooo

[@YB-bw1oi]

The Netherlands: *in total chaos due to the Corona virus* TED-Ed: "Why isn't there more chaos in the Netherlands?"

[@BendeVette]

Yassin B. Total choas? Where?

[@ls200076]

??????

[@Peter_Scheen]

Because we are well educated and organised? We can still buy toilet paper.

[@lenavanhalen8446]

We’re not really in a chaos because of the Corona virus (Im dutch) almost everything is going very well😉

[@henkoosterink8744]

Total chaos? Did i miss something?

[@afridifacebook]

Such beautiful works of genius. Very peaceful to see. Alhamdulillah.

[@fbimaxtowfor8300]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH :3

[@esmeelanda7759]

"Why isn't the Netherlands underwater?" Me, a Dutch person: huh? Why are they talking about us?

[@hisss]

Because the world loves us 😎

[@ls200076]

@some person We're used to be underappreciated.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@ls200076 and probably disposed. The Spanish, French, English. All a bunch of haters

[@phoenixflamegames1]

I can’t believe it either! We are pretty small after all.

[@evanpaauwe1412]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 they are not haters the french not even close the dutch people are just haters and believe me i know im half dutch and french and i go every year to france

[@dkpsyhog]

I swear the Dutch come from the solarpunk future we all so desperately want...

[@Blackadder75]

we are good at this stuff, but these are just some highlights. Don;t believe that our whole country is like this, 99% of the housing is just boring old bricks and concrete like everywhere else. (although our cities and villages are usually better looking than most countries because we have more rules on what you can build.) But it;s also quite bland.. thousands upon thousands of the same formula houses

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

@@Blackadder75 how are the people

[@Jilamm]

​@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 Idk about other cities but Amsterdam is extremely multicultural. I've lived here my whole life and whenever I go to Centrum it's full of tourists, people who moved here from abroad and exchange students. We don't really like to talk in English even though most of us are more than capable of speaking it. We're more direct and to the point which is often being interpreted as rudeness. We also scold tourists or aggressively ring our bicycle bells if they're walking on the bike paths.

[@MrPbhuh]

While the US went to the moon, the dutch built the delta works.

[@livatoseus]

Did anyone tell you about our adaptive traffic lights yet?? (Go watch the ‘why the dutch wait less at traffic lights’ video from Not Just Bikes)

[@tjainaiscool9348]

dit maakt me trots op mijn land. (this makes me proud of my country)

[@Hazy_Heart]

Sometimes I tell myself I'm not a nerd. Then I remember that I get excited looking at pictures of the Delta Works.

[@Wasbever_14]

U know what is coming G E K O L O N I S E E R D 🇳🇱

[@anglerfish61]

ja :D

[@anaksi1]

What does it mean

[@anglerfish61]

@@anaksi1 colonised

[@leonbraakman1433]

Ja man

[@milosnel1739]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@ls200076]

"Climate change is fake!" Rijkswaterstaat: I see....

[@PixlyPenguin]

Magic

[@Yamuii]

4:10 I INSTANTLY recognized that as the place behind my school! I've seen it flood, I always wanted to swim in it uwu It's fun playing with it when it's flooded, I never knew it served as so much more!

[@kaandx2731]

uwu? 😐