Who's here because of Ted Ed?

@coolbeans871

4 жыл бұрын

Me😌

@liamweaver2944

3 жыл бұрын

I am

@Ped0772

3 жыл бұрын

Not me, who's he?

@Bhuvan_MS

2 жыл бұрын

Me 😆

@hazzahazza8589

2 жыл бұрын

Me

that must have been one of the most fulfilling sensations that a human being has ever felt.

@danielwilkins4748

3 жыл бұрын

And to think the sea is above your head

@sadhu7191

Жыл бұрын

Sleeping with your wife was a close 2nd

@crappymeal

5 ай бұрын

Moon landing

@AngelGonzalez-pd4cn

5 ай бұрын

@@sadhu7191, Sleeping with another man's wife is nothing to brag about you just sleeping with a fucked up banged up woman, I prefer to sleep with a very fresh virgin gal of any given legal age of consent

@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714

8 күн бұрын

@@crappymeal Was easyer, hence why it was done first.

I remember watching this live while at work. I worked with a real little Englander at the time, who hated the French with an absolute passion. She didn't want to watch it, but I kept her updated with the progress with comments like "only an hour left to live on an island", "only half an hour to live on an island" etc.

@shadowmose5079

4 жыл бұрын

As a French man I would have lived that, enjoying her tears haha

@jamiemidge4983

3 жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant ahah, it’s amazing what Britain and France can combine to achieve; The channel tunnel, Concorde, and of course the napoleonic wars.

@jout738

2 жыл бұрын

How can you hate country so much. Is it that you start usually hating the most annoying people, that have behaved most annoying way to you for example screaming over you, when you speak.

@wertyuiopasd6281

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus 🤣🤣🤣 You must have driven her nuts

@thevoid5503

Жыл бұрын

Chuckles!

I love how when the English and French are doing group projects together, they're just about in stoppable and do it splendidly, however when they're not, they always have their little mocking whispers behind each others backs

@ThomasBusby

Жыл бұрын

The rivalry keeps both countries sharp.

Two nations who waged war for 100 years finally worked together to connect the two countries.Amazing.

@amxst1819

3 жыл бұрын

More like a 1000 years, one particular war lasted longer than 100

@tomrains7899

2 жыл бұрын

@@amxst1819 You said what I was about to say!

My grandfather helped build the TBM's that dug the chunnel and knew how to run them. He taught both sides of the channel how to do it. He spent 2 years in Calais France and 2 years in Dover England to dig this. They, The Robbins Company, even brought him out of retirement to do it. Although he's not in the video, he was there that day. Viva La France, God Save The Queen.

30 years today. This is the kind of cooperation that leads to great things.

Why do I find this so moving?!

@caityreads8070

5 жыл бұрын

two old enemies brought together through science and engineering- seems pretty moving to me!

@LewisBogue

4 жыл бұрын

same bro watching first time, tears rollin'

@13lochie

4 жыл бұрын

You should be moved mate. I'm an Ozzie but think of all the shit you blokes (England and France) have given each other over the years. I mean fuck me dead you blokes once had a war which was called 'the hundred years war' fuck mate that's a war which lasted half the history of the nation I'm from. Bloody beautiful to see this and personally its a reminder i take for granted the times we're in. It's a privilege we get to see this. Far more than just a tunnel opening this is one of those momentous historical moments.

@coastermadab

3 жыл бұрын

@cm. CG Merry Christmas troll! All the best for 2021! X

@danielwilkins4748

3 жыл бұрын

Its amazing

Un grand moment d'amitié entre nos deux pays! / A great moment of friendship between our countries!

@BlunderCity

8 жыл бұрын

+Teriyaki B Yep it's sad that British euroskeptics are now ruining the whole thing with talks of destroying the tunnel. They have literally lost their minds!

@tyun3402

5 жыл бұрын

yea

@ThomasBusby

Жыл бұрын

Our two countries are great in rivalry and great in cooperation. May both continue.

why can't we all be friends

@senna281285

8 жыл бұрын

+opsimathics money oil land women thats why

@taotoo2

7 жыл бұрын

Cos friends don't forget to bring presents

@romchek41

6 жыл бұрын

We can. And we want to

@iAMChrisCC

4 жыл бұрын

Gammons, basically

@YoungXelDong

4 жыл бұрын

Because islam and communism

Practical engineering sent me!

An amazing feat of engineering

@TucsonDude

3 жыл бұрын

...and boldness.

I was 6 when this happened. Amazing. For two nations with such a long, illustrious (and bloody) history, when we cooperate we don’t half do it well.

I fucking love big infrastructure projects. Just shows what humans can accomplish. Kinda wish we had infinite money so we could build crazy stuff all the time.

They should have swapped hard hats there and then

Notorious S.I.D sent me here!

1st men to have crosses this channel by foot since the ice age

This is history! Best wishes from Brazil to France and the UK!

2:30 Does he say "Another good view of a French tunnel there!" referring to the man's butt? :p

@a_pav

7 жыл бұрын

Leedle leedle leee

@user-by1kw1ix4p

7 жыл бұрын

no he says "A rather inelegant view of a French tunnel there!

@_jazzypants7321

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-by1kw1ix4p He says "tunneller" not tunnel. Tunnel would have been funnier though :)

I was nine years old I remember watching this moment on television.

what a historical work! It is for love and friendship

@greenergrass4060

3 жыл бұрын

And Science!

imagine the kind of cool projects humanity could do if we weren’t solely guided by profit and diplomacy at this scale

@darklibertario5001

3 жыл бұрын

This project was guided by profit.

@Riotdrone

3 жыл бұрын

@@darklibertario5001 yeah that’s what i’m saying, that this was built for economic and political reasons. i’m fantasizing about a world where borders don’t exist and we don’t just do things to make more money for rich people

@darklibertario5001

3 жыл бұрын

@@Riotdrone Humans and the economy are intrinsically connected, profit is only possible if your investments are being useful for society, in this case, the construction of the tunnel benefited millions of people and thus generated a lot of profit, which is why it was built. Without profit, it would never be done in the first place. Profit moves the world, and it's not wrong or imoral, it's the reward for doing something that helped someone.

@Riotdrone

3 жыл бұрын

@@darklibertario5001 that's pretty naive, so you think billionaires are so rich because they're done the most good for people? because i think they're that rich mainly due to exploiting the labor of other people. human beings are not intrinsically connected to the economy, for the majority of our history there was no economy

@darklibertario5001

3 жыл бұрын

@@Riotdrone That's actually a very common thought, but it's actually a misconception. Why billionaires are billionaires? Well, it depends on who we are talking about, Jeff Bezos became a billionaire because he literally created a service that interested millions of people and made peoples lifes at least a bit better. His service also helped the growth of thousands of other small businesses and made society overall more rich. The same can be said about the people who created Google, Microsoft, Apple etc, you might disagree with their policies and even think they are "evil" (which I'm sure some of them certainly are), but they didn't obligate anyone to buy or invest in their services, Google never came to your home and made you use their service under gunpoint, you use it because it is actually useful and it probably helped your life to be at least a little bit more confortable. That's true for millions (in some cases billions) of people, and small services and appliances make a big difference at the scales we are talking about, that's why they had so significant returns. There's nothing inhertly evil about this, we are both using KZread right now, and although I really disagree with many policies KZread has, it's still an incredible platform and this very conversation we are having would be impossible if KZread didn't seek profit. Exploiting people doesn't make anyone rich, being a dick to your employees doesn't make your product seem more appealing or make it more useful, and in the end, people can just quit their job if they don't like it, but the thing is, those jobs wouldn't even exist in the first place if it wasn't for profit. And now about what you said involving humans and the economy, no, humans are involved in judgments involving value and energy since the dawn of time, economy is at it's core precisely this, a bunch of people deciding where resources should go. The first people to discover agriculture only did this because they decided to invest time and effort into learning this hability, this was a judgment of value and in it's core, an economic action. Deciding how and where resources should be spent.

I remember this when I was small amazed me then and now what a fantastic piece of engineering and cooperation

This was a solemn occurrence, for the 1st time in 10K years, one of the British Isles would be joined to the Eurasian Continent. I am watching this while listening to Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber. Solumn music for a solumn occasion that was also moving yet triumphant. It was 4 more years before the Channel Tunnel opened for revenue service. Since 12-1-1990, England, Wales and Scotland are no longer an island.

@ahsenkhan5386

Жыл бұрын

My Ancestor got Britain out of the Stoneage by introducing Islam, but then we Muslims are treat like crap today for the thanks we gave.

@ahpjlm

Жыл бұрын

@@ahsenkhan5386touch grass

Great video and an amazing achievement on this anniversary, (2017). I echo the sentiments below is where is worldwide cooperation on projects like these? Let's go to Mars!

there is a Russian joke - when English and French wanted to build the tunnel they asked Japanese first - how fast and whats gona be the precision of both tunnels to connect -the Japanese said - we will build it for two years and 95% that tunnels will meet -then they asked Americans - and they said we will build it for 1 year and probability that tunnels will meet will be 70% -then they asked Russia - and they said - ok listen we will do it for 1 month, the probability is 50/50 that tunnels will meet, but in the worsest case you will have two tunnels lol (it*s just a joke ;)

you really just can't help but smile

Historical moment of unity, friendship, cooperation... All thrown away by resentment and lies cast during the Brexit referendum. Britain is paying a high price for that.

@iksproduction Thanks for your comments. I am pleased you enjoyed the VT.

The awkward moment when they realise they have joined the up and down tunnels

Loved it!

This kind of multinational cooperation is what makes countries great. What has happened to the UK...?

@blazednlovinit

4 жыл бұрын

????

@TucsonDude

3 жыл бұрын

Multinationalism has turned into multiculturalism.

@KonradofKrakow

2 жыл бұрын

@@TucsonDude And multiculturalism is a Canadian creation - which also makes it quintessentially British and French.

@ms.antithesis

2 жыл бұрын

it's not our fault that the eu has become an authoritarian mess.

@holthrain3985

2 жыл бұрын

@@ms.antithesis KEEP CRYING BABY

Bro this brought tears to my eyes for some reason absolute legends

I have a welsh friend who worked on that tunnel. He was there that day. Such a day! ... after all those tricky centuries... I spent a few years in Wales and England, and most part of the people i met were very good persons. What a waste!

And this happened under the sea

I expect that was happening rather a lot! Indeed I stated quite emphatically "I will never travel in it" How things change - I have completed at least 30 return journeys now! Thank You for your comments..

@SimonDolan You may well have a good point. Concorde was a fine exaple of Anglo- French collaboration. Thank You for your comment. GLF

Fantastic

@CuteFunnyVideo It certainly was. Thank You for your comment. GLF

wonderful moment

@danielwilkins4748

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing

I will be the first to say i am here from the peter crouch podcast

That Full House music is killin me lol

Another good view of a French tunnel there

My pleasure! GLF

Well done

When your playing minecraft and dig a tunnel to find your Freind

6:18 Unfortunately I have nothing. Lol!!

Wow

@rozzer10 Please tell me what time it is featured in the VT, then I can help you. GLF

Imagine telling people you dug out the channel tunnel. The jobs would come pouring in!

Who's here in 2024?

And the sea is above them the whole time

@danielwilkins4748

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, amazing

How do they get oxygen down there?

So much wind !

@bazd7415

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah sorry just had a vindaloo

Elegant view of a French tunnel there. 🧐

@officialJoebiden

Жыл бұрын

?

What a long way Britain has come. From this, to Brexit....

@crustysnake123

3 жыл бұрын

The EU is not Europe 🤷🏼‍♂️

@MrJason005

3 жыл бұрын

@@crustysnake123 But you cannot deny that the EU has shaped modern Europe.

@crustysnake123

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJason005 I've gotta give it to you, for saying your comment was four months ago I did not expect such a quick reply 😂

@MrJason005

3 жыл бұрын

@@crustysnake123 that's the magic of youtube notifications!

Alas Smith and Jones brought me. He got the skip in the end

@Weimar1924 Indeed. One would have thought they would have taught him a few words of French. but no the Brits go on regardless!. GLF

Anyone here from Peter Crouch Podcast? 😂

I’m here from Practical Engineering!

1:45 Minecraft players run into each other underground, on a public server.

04.06.2021

I predict Boris Johnson will want to block it back up now.

@newsannouncement226

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Devine And how about the Irish border

@haroldinho9930

2 жыл бұрын

@@newsannouncement226 make a United Ireland.

Was this televised live. I don't think it was

@pauldarbishire7226

Жыл бұрын

It was. On the morning of Saturday 1/12/90. I was there and 8th man through the hole.

@Weimar1924 Well, he did say 'Vive la France'.

They're about to goBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

@infinitydreamzz It is my pleasure. I believe it was a very important civil engineering project which certainly deserves a place on 'My Channel'

신기하다

Why isn't there a Tunnel to the Isle of Wight

Hoping if Japan would reunite with Asian mainland for the first time in 10K years to build tunnel to cut travel time between ferry and plane.

Situational irony

Every time I see humans accomplish a feat of this magnitude, I think of the Bible verse from Genesis 11:6: “And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.” Whether you believe such things or not, it’s a pretty amazing and inspiring statement coming from the being that is not only supposed to be omnipotent and omniscient, but also the one who knows our capabilities the best due to being our Creator.

Interesting but too bad I can intergrate this video into my blog whose franco canadian. I wished my french audience could listen your british point of view . Thanks anyway Crikette Guilimaux

2:35 "and now theres the packies coming through.."

Wonder if the actually met at the halfway point or were the French doin much slouchin

@alfnoakes392

4 жыл бұрын

The really impressive bit is that they were only a few centimetres 'off' re the centres of their respective tunnel shafts meeting.

@choughed3072

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfnoakes392 that was impressive indeed.

A Tunnel to the Isle of Wight Should be Made. Tunnels to the Orkney Islands Should be made. Tunnels to the Outer Hebrides Islands Should be Made

The day Britain stopped being a true island.

@choughed3072

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair we could always just collapse the tunnel and we would be again.

@blazednlovinit

4 жыл бұрын

It still is an island, I think it still fits the definition of an island. island /ˈʌɪlənd/ noun 1. a piece of land surrounded by water.

@danielwilkins4748

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and no

xd

Seal it back up we can't trust them.

alert

@crikette65 Sorry, I do not understand - "Too bad I can integrate this video into my blog whose franco canadian" Please e-mail me using the You Tube message service. GLF

What bollocks. My Dad and his team made the first breakthrough and had already shaken hands and received wine from the French. After that breakthrough they were told to make themselves scarce as the cameras and the suits came down to pose for the news.

@bluenose96kro

9 жыл бұрын

No. My uncles team had already built the tunnel, ridden the first train through and shared a few cans with the French by time the cameras got there

@TheVideoVolcano

9 жыл бұрын

Madness luka magnota broke through first before this camera footage with his ice pick.

@MrBooBeeDoo

4 жыл бұрын

Talking bollocks, all of you

Nazis be like 'too late'

Brexit.

Brexit supporters want this bricked up

@paulanderson79

7 жыл бұрын

Of course they do. Brexit supporters are morons.

@paulanderson79

7 жыл бұрын

Sam Williams How?

@user-fd1cp9jt5i

6 жыл бұрын

What a load of tosh. Stop being daft.

@user-fd1cp9jt5i

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Why don't we keep being one of the tiny net-contributors to the EU to prop up corrupt states. Why not stay in a union which wishes for the unvetted migration of people from Terrorist-affected nations Why not stay in a union which forced no migration rules on all states Why not stay in a union which has destroyed our great nation...

@senorgammon6161

6 жыл бұрын

No they don't you vegan gender studies freak

White Excellence

One of the biggest mistakes Britain ever made.

@wertyuiopasd6281

2 жыл бұрын

Nope

@RoadsFranconia

Жыл бұрын

I think you are the biggest mistake..

Who's here because of the Peter crouch podcast ?

Brilliant