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Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the engineering of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River that supplies water to the US southwest. In the early 20th century, the US had expanded from coast to coast, but many cities in the southwest still lacked reliable water sources. The Colorado River's erratic flow and frequent floods made it unreliable for agriculture, and the region s growing cities needed more energy. So the government decided to build a massive hydroelectric dam. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Hoover Dam
Date: 2021-12-23

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Comments and reviews: 4

Kiwe
Introducing a Ted Ed animation video with a
Quote is just simply beautiful.
0: 01
' No, I didn't build it myself, ' says the beaver.
'But it's based on an idea of mine. '
-Charles H. Townes
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Jaybee
The Hoover Dam is one of the most iconic feats of engineering in the US. It's still quite amazing despite being completed almost 100 years ago.
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Yubi
I ve been to the Hoover dam. The entire parking lot and gift shops there were carved right out of the rock. The dam itself looks so cool too.
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Adish
Coincidentally, it was just a few days ago that I had a curiosity over dams. Like how do they stop the water before building.
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