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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
  • Two teams of building movers attempt two remarkable rescue missions - hauling a 31 metre tall lighthouse off a crumbling cliff edge on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, and moving a Swedish town before it collapses into a mineshaft - and before the arctic winter weather sets in.
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Komentáře • 81

  • @karencawthorn3173
    @karencawthorn3173 Před 2 lety +3

    Its admirable how the ppl have love & respect for their lighthouse that has been primary to the safety of its village.

  • @garywatersjr8959
    @garywatersjr8959 Před 3 lety +24

    Love the Hymn at the end! Awesome, seeing a lighthouse move! Even more impressive seeing an entire town being moved! Great documentary!

  • @franktuckwell196
    @franktuckwell196 Před 2 lety +7

    This is absolutely amazing engineering and completely fascinating as well. Fantastic to witness. The first time i ever heard of something like this was in Old Exeter in Devon, ( in England ), where they have an Elizabethan building that was repositioned from the bottom of a hill to the top and its called "THE HOUSE THAT MOVED", it was moved in 1961.

    • @karencawthorn3173
      @karencawthorn3173 Před 2 lety

      Ty more sharing that. History can be fun.

    • @NoSoup4U2
      @NoSoup4U2 Před 2 lety

      The engineering to move that whole town, was definitely amazing, but I liked the song them made up for the whole event!!..Deep Deep down, I liked that sound, they wrote a song and saved their town!!! haha!

  • @cmcmahon8551
    @cmcmahon8551 Před 2 lety +1

    It makes me so proud, what a group of intelligent and motivated individuals can do! It's simply amazing!

  • @cbviau1332
    @cbviau1332 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome moving lighthouse. Have always loved lighthouses. They have such character.

  • @davidreynolds4684
    @davidreynolds4684 Před 3 lety +4

    I dont see why they needed the crane. A few good sized boys should have been enough depending on how far it was being moved. Its very bulky but not all that heavy. Why do you think its called a light house?

  • @karencawthorn3173
    @karencawthorn3173 Před 2 lety +1

    We amaze oursrlves with this. The Egyptian people must've seen amazing marvels.

  • @WaffleSnow_
    @WaffleSnow_ Před 3 lety +23

    Is it just me... or do some of those houses look more in danger of falling off the cliff than the lighthouse

    • @hyun1141
      @hyun1141 Před 3 lety +1

      the lighthouse is much more important though

    • @SEPK09
      @SEPK09 Před 2 lety +1

      This is U.S engeering.....AT ITS WORST

  • @Z-e-r-0
    @Z-e-r-0 Před 3 lety

    36:54 thats a pro at work. this man is "in charge" but yet hasn't done crap

  • @RuthAnnnMorris
    @RuthAnnnMorris Před 2 lety

    These men are doing the impossible! It’s a beautiful thing and such an amazing video…

  • @felicitybywater8012
    @felicitybywater8012 Před 2 lety +1

    I think this program used to be called Mighty Moves. The graphics are the same. I watched it on SBS here in Australia & have missed it. Glad to have found it again.

  • @moderator-63
    @moderator-63 Před 2 lety +1

    🤣 this is hilariously fascinating and completely insane at the same time - the lighthouse move was impressive, but looked easy compared to taking a little drive with the enormous house down the high street and just “hoping” it would squeeze through … ah humans, what will we think of doing next?! 😝🤪

  • @MegaBoilermaker
    @MegaBoilermaker Před 3 lety +2

    The tower in Dorset UK is at Kimmeridge which is also the site of one of the oldest oil wells in the UK.

  • @sarahjones-jf4pr
    @sarahjones-jf4pr Před 2 lety +1

    The cruelty to Whales being revenged, Karma for the abyssmal treatment of these beautiful mammals.

  • @polygamous1
    @polygamous1 Před 2 lety +1

    My deep n great respect to ALL the teams doing this amazing work, the Lighthouse for me was the greatest as I was shivering almost wishing everything goes well till the end, I know absolutely Nothing zero about our amazing work guys,but as the lighthouse was oving I was wondering whyit didn't have a steal sheathing on the outside n the inside since the shape is cylindrical the outside with edges with bolts n the inside also with bolts the inside pushing out n the outside squeezing that might have kept this lovey lighthouse a little safer when it was moving? sorry guys is probably a totally stupid Idea but I didn't want anything to go wrong with tht lovely old lighthouse, all in all a trully Great job guys

  • @sonnie6210
    @sonnie6210 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing to move a town shame they lost their original address. Imagine each group of houses from each st had been kept together and remained the same. It would be so quirky to have one rd with multiple streets on it and the corresponding numbers. It's not like it's a major city or that the locals would get lost

  • @karencawthorn3173
    @karencawthorn3173 Před 2 lety +1

    I love it how the kids were invited to participate in the ideas of moving the lighthouse. Some are clever, some are funny but all had a share in it.

  • @K.J.Ray421
    @K.J.Ray421 Před 2 lety +1

    For the mining town, I get people would lose the "1st" floor of their house, but wouldn't it have made more sense to just move the upper floor of the home and put it on a new basement with the same floorplan if they wanted it the same? Especially after finding out the basements are part of the bedrock and the floors and walls aren't attached to each other, it seems like more work than necessary. Really, those are all 1 story houses, built on exposed basements with walkout garage and entrance.

  • @MaheshBaburajapalayam
    @MaheshBaburajapalayam Před 2 lety

    really thanks for valuable information . I was learn more from this video . human can do anythings if they're unity can achieve any thing

  • @marcelwildeboer
    @marcelwildeboer Před 2 lety

    Thank you for sharing this, very interesting…….as always 👍

  • @SuziJacuzzie
    @SuziJacuzzie Před 3 lety +1

    That was absolutely brilliant 👏✅👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 yippee ‼️‼️‼️

  • @jp-um2fr
    @jp-um2fr Před 2 lety

    If that were a Robert Stevenson lighthouse built from interlocking stone a few degrees tilt would mean nothing. No doubt built on a dry cliff bricks and mortar are good enough. Nice looking lighthouse.

  • @RonPiggott
    @RonPiggott Před 2 lety

    Will they put in a retaining wall to further protect the light house?

  • @ianburit3705
    @ianburit3705 Před 3 lety

    Did anyone notice the rego on the big house moving lorry spelt out Jeff Boi slang for Jeff Boy (JEF 8OI) propper Essex Boy talk..lol Love the engineering behind all the content in the videos though - held me captivated for a while, thank you - Ian, North Essex .. UK

  • @joannapolowy4647
    @joannapolowy4647 Před 3 lety +1

    I live on Nantucket!

  • @davedebang-bang6168
    @davedebang-bang6168 Před 2 lety

    We have a lighthouse in eastbourne on beachyhead called belle tout and it’s been moved back, but unfortunately it’s in need of being moved again as beachyhead is crumbling away quite quickly now

  • @dariuslavickas4844
    @dariuslavickas4844 Před 3 lety +1

    Great job

  • @roberthiggins6401
    @roberthiggins6401 Před 3 lety +2

    I hope they checked they're not putting Mrs Peterson's house on more iron ore.

  • @jackhummel4465
    @jackhummel4465 Před měsícem

    Does anyone know how many of the houses got moved in this orginial stage?

  • @Evncp_
    @Evncp_ Před 3 lety +2

    nice vid

  • @ff-mu6cc
    @ff-mu6cc Před 2 lety

    cool!

  • @virendrachaudhary4251
    @virendrachaudhary4251 Před 3 lety +1

    Love

  • @0ldb1ll
    @0ldb1ll Před 2 lety

    The alternative is to remove the energy from the sea waves that will hit the base of the cliff by establishing long weed on the seabed and bobbing generating ducks at the surface. This will improve fish environment and generate energy.

    • @benediktmorak4409
      @benediktmorak4409 Před 2 lety

      and from the looks of it, the buildings further down are next to go. what then?another - go fund me collection - ? strengthening the beach seems to be no opinion? suppose that does not make for a nice movie, which indeed it was.

  • @willboudreau1187
    @willboudreau1187 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I would never trust my lighthouse moving project to a man who pronounces "height" as "heighth". He's better as a lighthouse painter than a mover. DU-oh!!!! WTF???

  • @patmcbride9853
    @patmcbride9853 Před 3 lety

    Bob Felch correctly called it a bluff.

  • @radha94
    @radha94 Před 3 lety +1

    Could you please explain why light not get out from black hole even it doesn't have any mass. And also about equivalence principle of Albert Einstein

    • @jackhummel4465
      @jackhummel4465 Před měsícem

      You have to move a house first; once you have done this, all of the laws of physics will be revealed to you, and you will accept your title as Sage.

  • @shAnn0n1
    @shAnn0n1 Před 2 lety +1

    You gotta love RICH people, huh? They're just so cute. They raised 4 million dollars to save their beloved lighthouse. They have their priorities straight. "So, here here"!

  • @ayush21399
    @ayush21399 Před 3 lety

    Awsome,

  • @laurelherbert2879
    @laurelherbert2879 Před 2 lety

    Here in Australia they cut the houses in half to move them

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Před 6 měsíci

      Australian houses is probobly not built with foam concrete and 200mm added insulation

  • @maxhugen
    @maxhugen Před 2 lety

    Strange that the song at the end is in English, for a Swedish town?

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Před 6 měsíci

      The documentary is in English..

  • @Liamd330
    @Liamd330 Před 2 lety

    Dont think the light house is the main concern check how close the houses are to the edge 😵🤣

  • @scottpecora371
    @scottpecora371 Před 3 lety +1

    Call me silly but if they engineered half a dozen or so floor plans to choose from and built them with "Structural Insulated Panels" (SIP's) which means they could be prefabricated at a warehouse in the new town and they would weigh a fraction of the current houses with insulation 'R" values probably 3-4 times greater than they have now for less than the moving The current homes and all the associate's hassles, and nightmare problems. The cinder blocks and cement driveways could be reprocessed for foundation, road and driveway materials and the town would have all new structures with modern standards of energy efficiency

    • @Z-e-r-0
      @Z-e-r-0 Před 3 lety

      you do know these shows were made in the mid 90s right?

    • @ccdogpark
      @ccdogpark Před 2 lety

      @@Z-e-r-0
      How do you know this ?
      It really annoys me when shows like this don't mention any dates
      in their script.

    • @tonyhussey3610
      @tonyhussey3610 Před 2 lety

      @@Z-e-r-0 haha no.. Sweden always looks like it's still 30 years in the past...😂😂

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Před 6 měsíci

      @0 The Kiruna move started in the early/mid 00s. So the documentary can´t really be older than that.
      Those building typically would have 300-350mm rockwool. That is way more than any SIP i ever seen

  • @paulgrimm
    @paulgrimm Před 2 lety

    Cheaper to build a new one,but reuse the light structure and steps?

  • @StudyTime-iz6zt
    @StudyTime-iz6zt Před 3 lety

    Cool

  • @paulgrimm
    @paulgrimm Před 2 lety

    Better move those houses near the cliff

  • @maazasad
    @maazasad Před 3 lety

    the guy at 21:32 : whos a good boy

  • @Evncp_
    @Evncp_ Před 3 lety +1

    hey

  • @JimmieMartinez-o9g
    @JimmieMartinez-o9g Před 8 dny

    Men: We can move an entire town
    Women: We can move mens butt up and down 😂

  • @danurkresnamurti3598
    @danurkresnamurti3598 Před 3 lety

    this make me remember about gorilaz video clip

  • @pauljamesbarkhousejr.4787

    pride is mans greatest of list of greats earth wind fire thank you all for being here to see the majesty of the human spirit, the pyramids still get all the credit 80% brain 20% baron three second rule, peace love honor

  • @MeaHeaR
    @MeaHeaR Před 3 lety

    é Power-Phull Aadmé untt AuRát SâHîB 👳

  • @texasandpacific610
    @texasandpacific610 Před 3 lety

    She still see use today?

  • @TheREALJosephTurner
    @TheREALJosephTurner Před 2 lety

    I understand moving an historic lighthouse, but how does it make financial sense to move dozens of generic looking houses rather than building new ones?

    • @tonyhussey3610
      @tonyhussey3610 Před 2 lety

      They said 100,000 to move or 300,000 to rebuild... So I guess it's a third of the cost..?

    • @TheREALJosephTurner
      @TheREALJosephTurner Před 2 lety

      @@tonyhussey3610 Prices must be way different there than the midwestern United States. That's nowhere near a $300,000 build here, and moving a structure that size would be way over $100,000 here.

    • @tonyhussey3610
      @tonyhussey3610 Před 2 lety

      @@TheREALJosephTurner Sweden is definitely different.. very expensive materials and labour costs are very high... I'm also not sure what currency they are talking about but they must have sat down and worked out what is cheapest.. as we all know... Accountants run big businesses

    • @TheREALJosephTurner
      @TheREALJosephTurner Před 2 lety

      @@tonyhussey3610 You're likely right. I have to work more on training myself to quit looking at the wider world through U.S. experiences. I'm usually fairly good at it, but I still muck it up occasionally.

  • @davidmurray6389
    @davidmurray6389 Před 3 lety

    Only moving it 100 yards, get on with it, we haven’t got all day you know.

  • @alpteknbaser7773
    @alpteknbaser7773 Před 2 lety

    💙

  • @marthaingram4621
    @marthaingram4621 Před rokem +1

    🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @SEPK09
    @SEPK09 Před 2 lety

    Hmm dangerously close to falling but HEY lets let kids near it for a hug AMERICA insane people. I.e WHY move there DOH

  • @Mercenary66649
    @Mercenary66649 Před 3 lety

    Maybe the idiot's will leave the whales alone.. They could have built a new lighthouse for half the price.. Man some folks are not to bright..lol

  • @miker..
    @miker.. Před 3 lety +1

    STOP THE SINGING 🤮

    • @Z-e-r-0
      @Z-e-r-0 Před 3 lety

      lmao I'm sure the people in the 90s that made this video will listen

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Z-e-r-0 The move started in 2004, so the documentary can´t be much older than that.

  • @randymcreynolds3172
    @randymcreynolds3172 Před 3 lety

    Eeeeeeeeeeee