Constructing the Wonder: Hoover Dam Secrets Revealed

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A bit of trivia: 96 men died in the construction of this damn. The last man to die was the son of the first man to die. Great video, thanks!

The graphics are retro and minimalistic, while at the same time being extremely informative, clearly presenting each particular idea or concept. It's brilliant!

"Now, are there any dam questions?"

I had never imagined Superman with Mjolnir, and here we are

Thank you. All the folks that created and produced this video of Hoover Dam should feel good that they provided a public good for all. A wonderful presentation.

My dad worked on the dam. In order to be hired he lied an said he was a welder. He ended up being an office worker. Used to have a photo of him standing in a huge concrete pipe probably 20 feet in diameter. Maybe part of the diversion tunnels. Also a photo of him at the bottom of the spillway. Very scary to see the enormity of it all. And to think that was done in the early 30s with what now would be primitive equipment and slide rules instead of computers. How did those engineers figure all that stuff out? Mind blowing!

And 88 years later the dam is still working to perfection and hopefully will continue to serve America for years to come. Great video.

"... I was a dam builder... on a river deep and wide... where steel and water did collide..." Waylen Jennings

The video watches like a fever dream, but sounds perfectly normal. What a bizarre combination.

Fantastic tribute, really, the the brains and brawn of hardworking guys. This video is fascinating in itself, but also recognizes the hard work and serious application of intelligence that gave us a much higher standard of life than our grandparents had. My dad was born in '24, so too young to have worked on the dam, but its engineering always awed him. And of course, to men his age, it was always "Boulder" Dam.

Also about the construction of the diversion tunnels, in pictures they had to put steel grates at the entrance where the water would flow through and out of the other side to prevent large rocks getting sucked into the tunnel and clogging it up

Please normalize audio levels, commentary is too quiet compared to the sound effects

I have been there many times and it is something to see in person you can't really appreciate it until you have been there amazing feat of engineering.

I loved the live scale model demo of uplift. For all the clarity of the 3D digital models, some concepts benefit from a physical model.

Wow. This video is art. Thank you, Lesics.

The fact this was built in the 1930s is amazing.

A round applause to the 3D guy asking for money at the end.

that song is so out of the blue. It took me off guard

whoever edited this video did an awesome job and needs to be paid more