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

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

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Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the worlds most important maritime passages. Yet for most of its history, crossing was a dangerous prospect. Engineers proposed numerous plans for spanning the gap, including a design for an underwater passage more than twice the length of any existing tunnel. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Channel Tunnel. Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Studio Kimchi
Date: 2020-08-22

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TedEd: With the new invention of the tunnel borer
Also TedEd: 1885 it was denied but in 1985 it was confirmed
Me knowing history: Let me guess steam?

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Why quoting Queen Elizabeth in the beginning as if she has done some wonders for the world. She is just lucky to be born in a wealthy family. That's it.
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Thought this was gonna answer my minecraft issue of building things inside water. Instead the tunnel was built in the ground, under a body of water.
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I could do without the political comments, countries have the right and duty to control who they allow to enter and the rules for such a process.
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This tunnel was dug by boring machine
Imagine what humanity could achieve with an interesting machine
I'll let myself out of the tunnel

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In the graphic, you made it look like both sides met in the middle. very far from it. The British tunnelled much, much further.
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