Why The Netherlands Isn't Under Water

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[@jimbojimbo7103]

Every country ; you can't control mother nature Netherlands ; hold my joint

[@gangsterLILJ]

Hahaha good one 😂

[@michellegoede2258]

@@kylianvalkenier8999 well, it was never legal.

[@kylianvalkenier8999]

wouter goede nerd

[@michellegoede2258]

@@kylianvalkenier8999 ?

[@thomas_nl_]

wouter goede it isn’t illegal either

[@stlawrenceships5892]

Ocean: exists Netherlands: “it’s free real estate”

[@RandomPerson-dp7ij]

That's how we work.

[@Phoenix_The_HeroHater]

The Netherlands nice mate

[@markknoop6283]

I think there aren't many governments that are willing to invest the money like the Dutch did.

[@Christian-cb9jr]

Dutch girl: Hey guys welcome back to my channel, today I will do a tutorial on how to convert water into a city.

[@UGMD]

They built a wall and made the ocean pay for it

[@maartenvantongeren8357]

A wall to protect them from al the water from Mexico

[@jeroen9872]

@@maartenvantongeren8357 yes because that water is illegal and brings drugs and crime into our great country.

[@ouralisacs3989]

@@jeroen9872 So that's how the Netherlands get its drugs.

[@Notjustjaiden]

We even have a biggen wall to protect us chek out on Google maps breedzanddijk netherlands

[@lariks3094]

hahaha funny

[@somedonkus69420]

Can confirm, am not currently under water.

[@MrAntieMatter]

some donkus How about now?

[@somedonkus69420]

WHAT DID YOU DO MY HOUSE IS FLOODED

[@_-arcticcry-_8903]

some donkus lol i see water coming to me

[@wick9427]

remember your training young hollander (i mean the years of building sandwalls on the beach as a kid to stop incoming waves from ships) deport all the water back to the mexican golf

[@nathanmeulensteen339]

well it is normal dutch weather which means the moment i go outside i instantly get soaked by rain

[@basedpro-ua3470]

The Netherlands is my favorite country, I love Dutch architecture, food and cities. Greetings from Spain, Dutch brothers 🇪🇸🇳🇱

[@lapland123]

I was on holliday at the "costa verde" this summer,.... me like! Lets make sure we don't fight for 80 years again. ;-)

[@thegamer5367]

@Robin We are to bussy teraforming sea into land sorry if we disapointed you but not all countrys can be cultural capitals

[@danidoesmc]

Spanjolen zijn niet welkom binnen onze landgrensen.

[@SunniLeBoeuf]

Holland is great. But not the biggest fan of bitterballen 😂

[@maxvanbroekhoven2308]

80 years....

[@keilerbie7469]

3:49 "...were created by forming two islands," That's the most dutch thing I've ever heard.

[@Tristanimator_]

I bet your country didn't make a province

[@twu1909]

@@Tristanimator_ ye lol

[@DannyMomoo]

The most dutch thing about the delta works is: it's an engineering milestone and is quite the impressive structure and nobody gives a single shiiiiiiiit here. It's there, it works, we're sure there is some smart people making sure it keeps doing that and that's really all we need to know.

[@newo_j05]

Duh, we are impressed by the Alps because of it's mountains. For Swiss people it's just common thing

[@DannyMomoo]

@@newo_j05 The swiss didn't make the alps did they?

[@denziokruize9059]

@@DannyMomoo yes they did

[@suzanne2]

I visited Neeltje Jans once when I was 10, and it is still the most impressive school trip ever. Even at an age when you don't understand the enormity and importance of it. My visit was a few months after the 1990 storm, which did put a perspective to it.

[@CenarosNL]

U think the french talk about the eiffel tower weekly?

[@julianlammers3569]

Maybe the water is salty because it can’t flood the Netherlands anymore.

[@Melrieoi]

Damn you

[@trispectre8366]

I knew it! I was too late...

[@Oeliboeb]

or maybe water plays league of legends

[@LMvdB02]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAA

[@rowanstuut2174]

LOL

[@matiashogden1240]

I am literally delighted to see that your title doesn’t say ‘Holland’

[@RealEngineering]

Learned from my Blitzkrieg video!

[@Stroopwafe1]

John Peat, *ziens. Sorry, even in Dutch I can't resist the urge to correct people's grammar and vocabulary.

[@rata644]

wiebe V aken does that sh*t exist? The afsluitdijk

[@MsLia32]

Making the Dutch the only people in the world to be able to say they created their own country with their bare hands.

[@JK-Visions]

and the help of wind mills;)

[@cheezyboy5752]

MsLia32 well yeah that is actually kinda true, it feels good to be a dutchie sometimes and im proud. A big thing is that we tried to fight the water but that just didnt work so now we are living with the water instead of fighting it

[@RudyBleeker]

That's why we have the saying "God created the Earth but the Dutch created the Netherlands"

[@compoundmate4113]

@Daan Made in Holland no one ever said that

[@compoundmate4113]

@Pentagon1337 are they? Most people I know aren't like that tbb

[@mcj2219]

Buy land: United States Taking land from everyone: Germany Build your own land: Netherlands

[@tvdg2482]

Install "democracy" where oil is: America

[@basmca1]

Yea taking land you don't own used to be a very Dutch thing too, but were not very proud of that anymore. To be fair back in the day pretty much everyone did that.

[@nigel9907]

Us bought land from the dutch indeed

[@lucius1976]

Dont think the indian tribes agree with the assessment that US just bought their land. Nor does Mexico.

[@hondenzondertoekoms1]

USA is pretty good at taking land aswel.. They pretty much stole all their land..

[@Yoran_w]

Netherlands: we need more land Netherlands: Fine, i'll do it myself

[@Simon-nx1sc]

So the dutch spent €2.500.000.000 extra to preserve nature? @Every other country, please take notes

[@gayrice3160]

No to preserve us

[@maarerijk]

Well to be honest that was in a long time ago. These days we go with the rest of the world fucking mother earth to death.

[@marcovtjev]

There were commercial considerations too, most notably the Oosterschelde estuary, there was a lot of oyster growing industry that require salt water and tides.

[@mistrants2745]

@@gayrice3160 no, to preserve nature. The 2.500.000.000 was EXTRA cost to keep the water salty to protect the environment.

[@imnotusingthisanymore2300]

ThaAsix False

[@youritake8618]

“We don’t have enough land to house the growing population!” Netherlands: THEN WE SHALL MAKE MORE

[@Yannis88s]

T'es vraiment drôle toi.

[@SuicideBunny6]

Despite the friendly rivalry and jokes about Belgians and Dutch, the Dutch deserve props indeed for this engineering wonder! - a Belgian ;)

[@mfjdv2020]

Dankjewel! Merci! I love the Belgians.

[@Timspt8]

Ahhh een zuid-Nederlander ;)

[@thijsjanssen5810]

Ik voel me aangevallen, een fries

[@douwevanderploeg7562]

Ik ook

[@mdgames1243]

Nou we zijn allemaal van de benelux toch ik beschouw België ook als landgenoten

[@RainierKine]

Now, we need to build more of these. One for Nile Delta, one for New Orleans and a frickin' huge one for Bangladesh! And many, many more. Thanks, Netherlands for showing it's possible.

[@martijn9568]

Ernest Choy To be fair the one for Bangladesh would be shorter then if you'd combine all sea defenses for the Netherlands.

[@marcuswalker3056]

Or the USA and China could stop dumping massive amounts of co2 into the atmosphere. So we don’t choke to death in 40 years from toxic air

[@rimpelsteeltje]

Too be honest, the skills learned by the dutch in this project are now used in bangladesh and new orleans, but also venice for example. The lessons learned here are now being used by dutch engineers all around the world, and hopefully everyone will learn to pretect themselves

[@marcuswalker3056]

Rim Gelissen this flood defence? Is is the same reason why London built the London flood-barrier gate at the mouth of the themes?

[@alphamikeomega5728]

+Marcus walker China's _per capita per annum_ emissions are quite average.

[@brendarua01]

I've heard of this, but never any detail. Wow! Very nicely done presentation on an amazing subject. Cheers for Netherlands!

[@Loek037]

Do a search for "delta works netherlands". A lot of video's on KZbin about the delta works.

[@daandebree250]

Me neither, even as a dutchie, left met with some goosebumbs. @real engineering Next time you'r in the netherlands make sure you drink a beer with your dutch fans!

[@thepepishow9878]

maby a meeting one day? like your video keep it up greetings from all the Netherlands :P

[@camerondavidson2026]

Hdhshahsn

[@stylis666]

Daan de Bree Too few Dutch people know. It's a pity. Our close ancestors did so freaking much for us. I was taught all of this in school, group 6-8, but it never actually sank in what it meant. Now that I'm a little older, I do. We owe them our lives and our freedoms. We owe them to learn about what they did and to spread our knowledge. We owe them to use our freedoms and knowledge to keep us safe and to grow. And above all, we owe them to celebrate and enjoy our freedom with pride! So the next time you go out and have a drink with your friends, think about your ancestors and remind yourself that you can enjoy your time with your friends in absolute freedom because of them. But above all, enjoy it because that is exactly what they fought so hard for, for us to enjoy our lives in fairness and safety. We at the very least owe them that.

[@tijlsinon3895]

Watching this as a Dutch person is patriotic af

[@douwevanderploeg7562]

@@harrisp584 Nederland Nederland Nederland

[@vernonjc1818]

I love your comment 😂♥️♥️♥️

[@harrisp584]

@@colorbar.s Its meant to be ironic. A critic of other's attitudes and their absurdity. No sike necessary.

[@jyeet8670]

Yea those are your tax dollars well spent

[@Josh_Roelofs]

@@harrisp584 if you don't wach out we nederlanders will drain the atlantic ocean and we will make the americans pay for it makeer mijn worden🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RubyPiec]

Dutch Rule: watch every single english vid about the netherlands Edit: 1K? Nice, I'm looking forward to beating my current record of 1.8K, but you never know, probably won't happen.

[@joostvanderlee9569]

Ja😅

[@RMcarphotography]

Jup ** MUST **

[@johnvw9101]

Hahaha jaa

[@Daniel-oi2vi]

Hahaha so true

[@Aintnoway1312]

Hahaha ja idd

[@SecondThought]

What a monumental project! I really admire your dedication, actually getting footage on location. Brilliant video as always.

[@RealEngineering]

Thanks bud. Hopefully we can meet up again soon!

[@danielkoole292]

Damnit, If i knew you would be around in Zealand, I would have wanted to meet you.... Nice video though! Never knew that the Delta Works were one of the Seven (civil engineering) Wonders of the modern world.

[@peterjansen4826]

There is a lot of public footage on this subject, it is easy to find. ;) As a matter of fact, National Geographic or Discovery Channel has got an old documentary about it.

[@peterjansen4826]

don't found?

[@tim19962]

Peter Jansen i beleave they have a doc about everthing on the planet

[@lucas13flu]

2:00 "these 4 locations" cause trying to pronounce any of them is a monumental task lol

[@RealEngineering]

Lol, you got me.

[@heypachuco1991]

Some say that pronouncing the Brouwersdam, Oosterscheldekering, Haringvlietdam and Veersegatdam is just as hard as it was building it. :P

[@rickschurink6824]

Easy as fuck sinds i live in the netherlands😂

[@AbelDuviant]

Unless you're dutch

[@bobby8012]

+Rick Schurink Het is "since" niet sinds

[@charleshax]

Ocean: *rises The Netherlands: “Hold my windmill”

[@thijsjanssen5810]

True af

[@jonajager9843]

Hopelijk zitten we dan niet alleen maar te gamen en doen we er iets aan.

[@kleropunt277]

... No, the Netherlands is not only Amsterdam people

[@katkapau9]

No one thinks that fuck off

[@douwevanderploeg7562]

Rotterdam Leeuwarden my house

[@keizervanoranje833]

Amstardam and Rotterdam are the only city's that are Ugly

[@katkapau9]

Keizer Van Oranje oh just because they are mainstream doesnt mean they are ugly

[@lawnmower9462]

@@keizervanoranje833 ur ugly

[@marijnscholtmeijer4554]

We aren't underwater because we're always high

[@TheDarkestShadeOfLight]

Marijn Scholtmeijer Yeah that's right.. -kuchkuchAmsterdamkuckkuch-

[@sanjabosancic6767]

😂

[@fredschriks8554]

Katarina Cookie So you think only Amsterdam has Coffeeshops ? Uhmm no, they are all over the country.

[@marijnscholtmeijer4554]

Fred Schriks but foreigners ussually don't go there

[@fredschriks8554]

Marijn Scholtmeijer Have you ever been to Nijmegen ?

[@jaccoblom1691]

actually you are wrong. we use wizards to keep the water away

[@grootsyt]

MaTrIx WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TELL OUR SECRET?!

[@DionneSier13]

MaTrIx No we have the avatar dude

[@GHOST-in-the-MACHINE]

Can confirm, I've seen them myself

[@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447]

Are the wizards powered by hagelslag covered bread?

[@kabouterlui5935]

Shush they don't need to know that

[@Christian-cb9jr]

Whole world struggling with rising sea levels: AAAAAH Dutch living 5 meters below sea level: Alright here's what ya gonna do

[@george5677]

I’m Dutch myself, and I know all of these things, why am I watching this Because Deze video is G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@soldaat1686]

I am from the Netherlands and always when I see a video on YT about the Netherlands I have this strange feeling that makes me realise that my own small country also exists in the big world.

[@MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

It's called the Dutch-internet-kid syndrome. It happens to all of us. There is no cure, you just have to resist posting a comment that inflates our ego.

[@goldenfoxa1810]

I'd that something real

[@josgeerink9434]

Ja dat heb ik ook!!!

[@wick9427]

yeah it's real, i've seen this effect too, literally any video that even mentions something or someone dutch once (doesn't even have to be in the thumbnail or title) and dutch people flood it with patriotism and loud chanting. it's quite beautiful, and on that note

[@wick9427]

HOLLAND! HOLLAND! HOLLAND! HOLLAND! HOLLAND!

[@alexco-teng9564]

The Netherlands is my dream country. Very open and friendly, intelligent people. Fascinated by this country for a long time. I do even have a travel book of this although I cant afford going there. Love you Dutch.

[@NiekGAE]

Love you too

[@TheOcculticUnicorn]

We can be straight up jackasses and be very straight forward which is deemed as rude by most foreigners.

[@maxwielders9136]

You're always welcome

[@cheezyboy5752]

Alex Co-Teng thats kinda sweet haha

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

That's only in the east of the country :)

[@ronaldboers8061]

One of the engineers actually warned the US years prior that this could happen. He even quiet accurately predicted where the defenses would fail first and what could be done to prevent it. They contacted the Dutch after the disaster to improve their flood defenses.

[@no_t1es]

I'm Dutch, and I'm proud of our country. This is absolutely 100% the true story about our Delta Works, and I thank you and your channel for making this wonderful explaination.

[@Azivegu]

While the Delta works are a big portion of the Netherlands defense against the sea, it is only a small part of the total of the work that goes into it. There are the dunes which are strictly protected (you aren't actually allowed to dig on the beaches or dunes, Germans...) and constantly being reinforced. Just sea what the Sand Motor is or the renovations that took place at the Hondbossche Zeewering. Then there is the Afsluitdijk which ended the Southern Sea (Zuiderzee) into the IJssellake (IJsselmeer). In the north of the country, especially around Friesland, the situation is completely different where the Wadden Sea is essentially a giant estuary. Inland the rivers form a major problem as well. Instead of trying to get rid of the water as quickly as possible, as is often seen in Los Angeles, New Orleans and Houston, the rivers were given space back. This was all in the project Ruimte voor de Rivieren (Room for the Rivers). This was no easy feat, especially around places like Nijmegen where the city severely constricted the Waal (aka the Rhine) in a meander of the river. But it was achieved through innovative solutions. Talking about the defenses of the Netherlands from water would easily take hours, and you would only be skimming the surface. This video, while very good and I have nothing bad to say of it, barely scratches the surface. Anybody interested in civil engineering or water defenses, should really take some time to figure out more about what it takes to keep a country from flooding. (and if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them as well.)

[@mennoltvanalten7260]

Friesland is also different in that it is filled with lakes, it is pretty cool. A lot of trips are faster by boat then by car. -sailing enthusiast

[@thomasjansen5921]

*Here is a Dutch guy trying to find a mistake in the video*

[@wva6809]

Well,he didn't mention the afsluitdijk. That connects North Holland to Frisia. That's a small mistake...

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Thomas Jansen Well, it isn't part of the Delta plan though. That's the work of another genious engineer called Cornelis Lely.

[@thomasjansen5921]

Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Niet mijn fout

[@jelleburmann7194]

The grammar in the title is also wrong sadly, because we as the kingdom of the Netherlands is plural. So correct phrasing would be why the Netherlands aren’t under water. I don’t really care, because the content was good. But the title sadly was faulty. -Bye

[@pietervanderkamp5934]

Found one, the right amount of pilons build is 66 and not 65.

[@businesszeus4864]

Love u Netherlands! Love from Denmark 🇩🇰🇳🇱

[@jeroen2535]

Mother Nature: It's over the Netherlands, I have the high ground! Netherlands: You underestimate my power!

[@mernisch8307]

You see how amazing Dutch is? At 3:06, we just put all the words together and create something which sounds disgusting, but works fine :)

[@phillippie9737]

Marnix Broersma *which I know it’s Halloween but still

[@Rhedox1]

something which*

[@mernisch8307]

Haha thanks, I wrote down wich but it was red underlined so I got confused

[@robshootuit]

for some reason this makes me think of all the german vehicle names during WW2. things like panzerselbstfahrlafette. or shortend pzsfl. but to be fair in dutch oosterscheldekering doesn't sound weird at all, in my opinion.

[@wick9427]

best way for me to explain it to english people (as a dutchy myself) is that it's basically german with different grammar, and less harsh tones and pronounciation.

[@PracticalEngineeringChannel]

Great video. Love a good civil structure topic ;)

[@RealEngineering]

+Practical Engineering Figured you would like it Grady. If we still had annotations I would have linked to your video on dam failures in the video.

[@RealEngineering]

+Practical Engineering if there are any topics you think could work for a collab, give me a shout!

[@MegaMGstudios]

Real Engineering you two working together would be the perfect engineering video

[@TheGamerFiFtIn]

I was looking for your chanel all day so i got to this viedo and there you are hahaha

[@Paul0000]

Part of the Delta Works is “De Maeslandkering” a huge sea gate to be able to close a large shipping route when needed. www.deltawerken.com/The-functioning/463.html

[@thiesvanderkooij8421]

As a dutchman i never really thought about “our” creation but damn, im inpressed.

[@solangeloshipper9529]

Dam*

[@appleslover]

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

[@basswarnow]

The Netherlands have some of the world's finest architects and engineers! Their infrastructure is insane, you would never see so well maintained highways in Germany :D

[@randar1969]

But you do have the Autobahn which is build to go insanely fast...

[@peterdevalk7929]

@@randar1969 You don't know who made the Autobahn and what for?

[@CenarosNL]

@@peterdevalk7929 We all know, bud.

[@xellso]

Anti Lope yes. yes we do

[@eelco0224]

Anti Lope Our asphalt is the best. No country can compete with that.

[@Pow3llMorgan]

Actually I had no idea you did so much on-location footage yourself. It's so well made and pro looking I assumed it was licensed stock footage !

[@tokkiemetuitkering8030]

You should make a video about the other big water project the Dutch have made like how about 20% of the surface of the Netherlands consists of artificial islands and polders

[@mynamefinn7060]

when i was little i used to me and my friends used to try to defend against the tide with sand walls and ditches, our record was about an hour with standard walls and no tools and about 2 with a mound we built and walls coated in bark to help stop erosion.

[@Bos187]

3:08 "Waterstate admit your fault Leave the Oosterschelde salt"

[@daaaaaaaaan]

Video about the Netherlands - The internet turns Dutch.

[@josephujoostaa4462]

Daan Wait until you see a video about Finland

[@gl129]

I hate that..

[@rozasinromanin7007]

@@jme7298 woooosh

[@Timspt8]

@Pentagon1337 wtf are you talking about

[@peterdevalk7929]

@Pentagon1337 Takes one........

[@BoogsterSU2]

The Netherlands has another modern wonder of the world: a large cycling infrastructure that rivals other countries.

[@wick9427]

do you live in australia?

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Boogster Su Rivals other countries? Nope, we've simply the best cycling infrastructure in the world. Every country in the world is copying from us, even the Danes and the Chinese which are our cycling rivals.

[@1vachmed94]

yes but also the worst traffic, fucking great

[@nickjohn2051]

Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Usshhhhh I would kill to be a netherland citizen. Cycling is my passion. My country sucks ball regarding cycling facility.

[@nickjohn2051]

1vachmed94 Just come to India, china and South East Asia. You will be grateful to be living in First World Country. The road sucks, the air sucks, the police sucks and the government super duper sucks.

[@AndreSomers]

The final piece in the puzzle was actually completed relatively recently: the Maaslandkeering protecting Rotterdam harbor.

[@lenas2469]

KZbin: “So... you’re Dutch? Let’s put this in your recommended! Me: NO STOP WITH THESE KIND OF VIDEOS

[@RandomPerson-dp7ij]

Why? It's great

[@LuukVogel]

I live in Kinderdijk. Thats where it all started :) Greetings from the Netherlands. Great video. Everything was correct.

[@davidb5205]

Saw "Afsluitdijk" in the comments and thought people were randomly smashing letters on their keyboards until I saw other comments with the same spelling, so I googled it. Huh. Afsluitdijk is an interesting name for a bridge.

[@ceesbos6821]

NickOwnslol i agree

[@bobby8012]

+NickOwenslol you're right thats what the literal translation is

[@Repsforjesus67]

Yeah, afsluit means to enclose, to finish off, to put a barrier between yourself and something else.

[@Phrenotopia]

'Afsluiten' literally means 'to close off', so 'closing off dike'.

[@gameboylucas538]

Maki Nishikino NL dat klopt

[@sudiptkashyap7299]

Really love the people of the Netherlands for their amazing engineering to save the country from the ravages of floods.

[@GalaxyJ-vm2rn]

Taxpayers dear

[@TheRealDeathvid]

I never knew about this project, but is easily one of the best I've ever seen in years, awesome video!

[@g.x.i4074]

Your videos are amazing. Keep up the good work, brother!

[@JeffreyGamesNL]

Dear Real Engeneering, Thanks for mentioning us! Greetings, the Dutch *hits blunt*

[@guusdohmen6048]

ricardo3008 OR dankjewel

[@martijncox2364]

Feeling proud to be Dutch

[@JeffreyGamesNL]

Martijn Cox Indeed

[@PlakToetsBart]

ben je nederlands?

[@liljon0111]

a way to say thank you in Dutch : dankjewel

[@Damian-mg9dp]

Hi I am from the nederlands and it is great theat jou make a video about this

[@Bird_Dog00]

An impressive feat of civil engineering. I realy love to see human ingenuity applied to constructive work. It's quite amazing what can be done.

[@lt.youtube4113]

Watching this video made me proud to be Dutch, than I saw al these Dutch comments and I wasn't proud anymore...

[@Edeinawc]

What are they saying? :O

[@Edeinawc]

If the other comments are anything like yours then I understand his disappointment.

[@MikhaelAhava]

Henk unfortunate.

[@jetflaque8187]

diel er maar mee :P

[@paul46722]

Continue to be proud... one of my favourite countries and lovely people too. I've been to Zeeland and the storm surge barrier - a marvel of engineering.

[@JanSanono]

Yay. Time to be proud of my country!

[@samwilson701]

I'm proud of your country... I don't even live there...

[@atif1538]

Pentagon1337 true

[@IhaveBigFeet]

Pentagon1337 Why?

[@smellfish1430]

NEDERLAAAAAAAAAND!

[@brammetje8584]

Jan Sanono altijd trots 🇳🇱

[@ClassyJackBF]

The marvels of engineering that comprise our flood defenses make me proud of my country. My fellow countrymen in the comments however...less so.

[@Unnamed.Rawstyle]

My grandfather helped defending against the water. he died a few years ago. I have the same birth name as my grandfather and the job to bring forward the family name

[@BowserTowser]

*crying cat pic here*

[@Jaqvander]

No need to take that job, you can also just chill.

[@sandervandenaardweg5487]

Amazing video mate! I'm Dutch and quite impressed by the simplistic way you explained this complicated machinery. Keep it up!

[@JanSanono]

Fun Fact: there is now a theme park on Neeltje Jans.

[@mrcomp1971]

Jan Sanono Really? What's the name of the theme park?

[@luccabergamin3169]

the name is Neeltje Jans

[@bumboyify]

Another fun fact. You can spend your vacation on the other dam, the Brouwerdam, in a bungalow

[@MelvinJoseFilms]

Yes I have been there. It's really nice. Also went to the flood museum over there. One of the most impressive experiences I ever had.

[@nabielw]

Jan Sanono my god really???

[@robertlittlefield1855]

A really well-done video, short, concise, but encompassing. Your education paid off!

[@g96fuller]

When I watch these videos I'm both filled with wonder and doubt. I always ask myself how others were able to come up with all these inventions, solutions, and solve complex problems. I always ask myself why I doubt my own ability to follow along with the process they came up with to do simple things like build a house or make concrete. I'm grateful for our world's brilliant minds, but I feel so lost sometimes.

[@Jaqvander]

We all do. But people come up with things when they're with their backs against the wall.

[@Lilliathi]

Many minds worked together to invent this, and the technology they built upon was invented by many thousands of minds over the course of human history. We're just individuals contributing to something bigger.

[@jules6856]

Why isn't the Netherlands under water? Because they built a wall.

[@timothymclean]

But they didn't talk about making the ocean pay for it.

[@maximedelhayemd]

Jules - no -mexic- fishes here !

[@sjege]

We made the mexicans pay for it too

[@ultrasmurf1245]

Why is America not under mexicanes?

[@animalmother8730]

Jules - and making the sea pay for it

[@moboxgraphics]

Nice work boys!

[@IntoTheOrdinary]

Thanks!

[@DarrellvanSwinderen]

Let me guess, this is the cinema 4D guy.

[@IntoTheOrdinary]

You're the Cinema4D guy!

[@moboxgraphics]

Maybe? Eli does the C4D stuff and I do Ae :D

[@IntoTheOrdinary]

Waxes nostalgically: Oh After Effects... You beautiful, sometimes temperamental, beast of possibilities. If you hadn't existed, I'd still be making my animations using Photoshop and Premiere. #humblebeginnings

[@BothHands1]

This is just a really cool video. By the end you really brought it all back, and it was just really interesting, and i enjoyed every minute of it. I love this channel

[@ronicarlos1269]

Riiiiiyelakehediiiine

[@nextlifeonearth]

Aww, you didn't cover the huge rotary dam. A dam shame. (get it?)

[@renzo2able]

*badum whoosh* sorry i mised

[@youpie24]

Your comment is only allowed after 21:00 o'clock, after the watershed....

[@almightyarjen]

*cries proudly in dutch.... But I'm afraid in the end Nature will win this battle.

[@Limperswimp]

AlmightyArjen boeit niet uiteindelijk gaan we toch dood en wss maken wij dat niet mee we maken wss wel een kernoorlog mee

[@IntoTheOrdinary]

Momenteel wordt er gewerkt aan updates en upgrades voor de Deltawerken. Overigens zijn er nu proeven gaande om de Oosterscheldekering óók een getijdencentrale te laten zijn :) Dat wassende water wassen we de oren!

[@procactus9109]

You have been give time to relocate, Don't stay under sea level while you sleep.

[@wick9427]

ach joh, zo lang we op vakantie zanddijkjes blijven bouwen houden wij de rest van de wereld wel boven water :^)

[@JuniorJuni070]

Yea they should build another one right behind it just too make sure More advanced one that is

[@RealEngineering]

Thank you to Skillshare for sponsoring another video. This was probably my most expensive video to produce to date. The video was literally made possible by their funding. Show your appreciation by signing up at: skl.sh/realengineering4

[@enkiimuto1041]

Couldn't register due to card number =/

[@GodFirstnl]

Real Engineering, why don't you do a video on the Dutch polders, like Flevoland? That one surely is one heck of a modern world wonder too. :)

[@svenmol3460]

Awesome video (as always), but there is a small detail you overlooked. Flevoland (the blob in the middle of the Netherlands) didn't exist in 1953, but it is on your map at ~0:40. But still, awesome video and those shots are top notch.

[@GodFirstnl]

Sven Mol what Sven says. Dat Flevoland island thing is also artificial and a quite recent accomplishment

[@davidurban528]

If you ever need any other footage in The Netherlands, just contact one of your fans there! (or at least tell us you're coming so we could meet up!)

[@acenull0]

Love this! I am not an engineer at all but I love the ideas. Thanks for keeping it simple

[@mohamednor6419]

it is my deam profesion to study water structures like this, waaaw amazing mega project what netherlands did. i am somalain in somalia(mogadshu) never go out of my nation. also bachelor of civil engineering. i am the ending step of a resaerch right now.

[@serenitatiss]

Netherlands have the high ground

[@Calyx]

Living the high life in the low lands

[@TheBenjaman]

Its over water, we have the high ground

[@onelividguardsman5681]

Another happy landing

[@kyrakranenburg6686]

Benjaman2000 I see u every where dude :p

[@TheBenjaman]

Kyrian Kranenburg that is correct lmao

[@theawsomemax]

The low pressure system at 0:41 should be rotating counter clockwise

[@kenecee]

Wow! Too much information to digest, I’ll have to rewatch plenty times. Nice work.

[@botreez]

great video. much respect to the Dutch in such a amazing engineering feat. thanks for sharing this, I really appreciated it

[@mcgee472]

Could you talk about the dutch state called Flevoland because it’s build by people

[@bertg5294]

not a state. a polder. one of many.

[@gijsvermuntagrifotografie]

Bert G a huge polder..

[@mfjdv2020]

It's a new province too.

[@Danielkoopman2007]

My first breath was in Flevoland (zeewolde)

[@Marhathor]

And that's why you leave engineering to the Dutch... I mean, everyone into engineering, please keep on it, but the Dutch are top tier.

[@user-po6hn9id1t]

Frank Achterberg only on whatever keeps the water out.

[@RudyBleeker]

Cody Hunter it's true the Germans are better at engineering cars, machinery and tools. But for civil engineering in general and waterworks specifically, we beat the Germans hands down.

[@gl129]

ΑΡΗΣ ΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ otherwise the germans are definetely on top

[@MasterMode2074]

+.:Camper:. Don't forget the Japanese and Koreans. They're like fucking demi-gods when it comes to technological innovation.

[@thegamer5367]

@@MasterMode2074 Close duch are great at teraforming technology and sea defenses

[@politicalspectrum7523]

Great job!! Inspirational!! let learning and knowledge spread all over the world! Greetings from the Dominican Republic!

[@menosbbgirl]

Great video! Thank you for all your hard work and for sharing this with us!💕

[@ronicarlos1269]

Raaayellakeheelaveyooooo

[@user-hm9mj1hc3j]

one of the best education related channel on youtube

[@sandersk2605]

加藤みずっち Yes! I love how serious they are to get all the facts right

[@MLeonardReel]

I agree! Top class channel.

[@bucchi3233]

加藤みずっち i'm watching it cause it's my geography homework :))

[@agente00gable]

thank you for the skillshare trial!

[@yank3656]

thanks for sharing Real Engineering

[@secondafterfirstsecondbefo9506]

Love that they were able to protect wildlife in the process what an undertaking BTW great job 👍

[@EngelhardtUG]

Improvise Adapt Overcome

[@peterellison2220]

0:40 low pressure systems flow counter clockwise!

[@2idolon]

That is amazing engineering ........... Thanks for posting

[@MrArion2]

Wow amazing video! I've been watching this all day!

[@darthdenco]

A few years back we went to the netherlands and did a group project on the dutch delta works, even visiting them up close. Even though I'm a Physics freak I honestly was rarely as impressed by engineering as when I visited them. Great example of what humans can accomplish.

[@megawolfr1986]

This is so cool! I live in the netherlands and still learned something.

[@ohhadivist]

this is awesome, so well done

[@blacktemplar9499]

The Dutch Fighting a war against the see before it was cool

[@DForce26]

Black Templar *sea 😉

[@appleslover]

Dam it

[@alexeijschnabel9733]

I actually drove over that surge barrier in the Netherlands several times and its a really impressive construction !

[@Toastybear1]

I'm almost completely ignorant of Dutch history- but it feels like they have spent much of recent history around 100 years ahead of the rest of the world! Forward thinking

[@stevemorse108]

Thanks for a great and very informative video ...an amazing feat by our dutch friends.

[@mylapallichandrasekhararao4025]

Thanks a lot for your presentation on very interested topic.

[@julianlammers3569]

Well, we DID actually build a wall against our problems.

[@wick9427]

we deport all the illegal water that doesn't get visa :^)

[@gidijonen7966]

Fireproof Dandelion to protect us from the water of Mexico

[@CptLolles]

TypischeGideon We build an entire ocean between us and Mexico, okay...It's true!

[@rata644]

Fireproof Dandelion they did make Netherlands great again!!!

[@ralphvanhethul2994]

CptLolles And we made Mexico pay for it

[@vishwanathnagaraj3554]

Congratulations on the editing and filming skills you've learned!

[@Bouchamla]

Truly amazing work.

[@HolandaChiquita]

As a Duthie myself I really enjoyed this video. I learned most of these facts at school but this video makes it all easy to understand and more quickly to. I especially like your narration on it. I guess this Irish accent is just very pleasant and fitted for video's like these.