Panama Canal Construction 1912
A rare look at the bottom of the Panama Canal during the construction of it. With sound. Never to be seen again once it was flooded. Considering the film is just on 97 years old I think allowances can be made for the quality in places.
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Added: Jul-26-2009
By: thecleaner001
In: Arts and Entertainment, Other, Other
Tags: Panama Canal, excavation, 1912,
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 55946 | Comments: 84 | Votes: 18 | Favorites: 24 | Shared: 15 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
By: thecleaner001
In: Arts and Entertainment, Other, Other
Tags: Panama Canal, excavation, 1912,
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 55946 | Comments: 84 | Votes: 18 | Favorites: 24 | Shared: 15 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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What a tremendous engineering accomplishment!
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byimpulse_function (63.00) 
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Thanks to INSANELY hard working people like these, INSANELY lazy people like us can enjoy most of what we have... Respect from me!
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byjakubkrcma (146.84) 
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375 million dollars to build. shows how shit our dollar is now
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byirizzle (25.94) irizzle View Channel Send Message
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The frivolous lawsuits would cost that much nowadays.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByTheSanityInspector (5868.72) 
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As of the early 20th century, the Panama Canal had the highest price tag of any construction project in U.S. history; indeed, it was the largest commitment ever of resources in peacetime for any nation. It cost the U.S. about $ 375 M %u2014 $ 8.3 B in 2008 dollars
Posted Jul-27-2009 ByTyrfingr (540.26) 
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It's called inflation, get with the times.
Posted Jul-28-2009 ByBengalsCincy1 (40.28) 
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Yep, a single YF-22 jet cost roughly that once all the costs are calculated.
So what happened to the difference between what you could buy then and can now? It was stolen by jewish bankers through the federal reserve which is not federal and has no reserve. Here is how their racket works.
1. Cause recession and break government by over spending.
2. Get government to borrow on behalf of the citizens (which is illegal since they are taking a loan out in someone elses name)
3. make gold illegal More..
Posted Aug-3-2009 ByIdiotSlapper (44.54) 
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i think your correct
Posted Aug-3-2009 Byirizzle (25.94) irizzle View Channel Send Message
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Great upload.
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byjenva (3595.16) 
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no mention of the tens of thousands who died building it.
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byanglosaxonwarlord (13618.74) 
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you betcha life was pretty damn cheap back then
Posted Jul-26-2009 Bybrako (1313.64) 
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That sort of job probably couldn't even be arranged now.
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byfr33thinker (900.80) fr33thinker View Channel Send Message
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Seriously, that's a fuckin accomplishment. Engineering at its best.
Posted Jul-26-2009 Bymagn0liafan (13.62) 
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Engineering is awesome. I wonder if prayer could have resulted in such an achievement.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByChockFullOfNuts (3494.98) ChockFullOfNuts Send Message
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OK, I'll play your silly game.
Where, oh where, has faith ever moved a mountain?
Posted Jul-27-2009 ByChockFullOfNuts (3494.98) ChockFullOfNuts Send Message
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With environmentalist delays, it would take 150 years to accomplish it today.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByBIES (331.66) 
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We eventually turned the Panama Canal over to the Panama people, now they are in the midst of expanding it for even bigger ships.
Imagine America could have built a 4 lane wide highway all the way down the west coast through Mexico to the Baja, but Mexico refused during WW2 and to this day they suffer because of that bad decision.
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byspongaweb (2497.92) 
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Yeah, wow. After the US suported the separatists insurgents of Panama against the Colombian Gov.
Just so happened it was because they needed a canal, oh how US hasnt changed.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByElParcero (264.98) 
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They werent insurgents, they were local guerilla fighters who wanted to seperate from Columbia. The people in charge of the US govt at that time helped the guerillas and in turn bought the canal zone from them afterwards, just before they cut the locals out of the deal.
Doyle1's video he just uploaded has alot of truth in it, you should watch it.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByRoach1983 (1254.06) Roach1983 View Channel Send Message
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And the distiction is what precisely? Guerrillas not Insurgents?
Some in Panama wanted independance, didnt get it, so it turned to armed conflict.
The US wanted a canal as Sovereign Territory, sees an opportunity to further its interest sphere of influence as per the Monroe Doctrine, and bam the country of Panama.
In the words of Bolivar the liberator-
"The United States seems destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of Liberty."
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByElParcero (264.98) 
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Distraction? I was correcting you. Apparently the meaning of words means nothing to you as long as they are buzz words. They were not insurgents from some place else, they were locals. They wanted their independence and the US wanted a canal, so they helped eachother out. That is how politics works.
What made the US look bad is when they took the land and cut the locals out of having any say with it. The US government screwed them over, plain and simple.
All this other BS youre adding is just More..
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByRoach1983 (1254.06) Roach1983 View Channel Send Message
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Amazing how much they accomplished with what they had. Sad thing is while the US is forgetting about their investment in Panama Russian and Chinese are moving there in droves.
Many Panamanians have gotten a bad opinion of North Americans over the past decade.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByRoach1983 (1254.06) Roach1983 View Channel Send Message
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I sometimes think man was smarter back in them days than they are today.
Posted Jul-27-2009 ByTheHandyman_Qld (373.72) 
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Yet another problem started by the French and finished by America. Seems to be pattern of that this century.
Posted Jul-26-2009 ByBrotherWill (59.82) 
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gr8 video
Posted Jul-26-2009 Byanurag_kati (489.76) 
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