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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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  • @karencawthorn3173
    @karencawthorn3173 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @cmcmahon8551
    @cmcmahon8551 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @franktuckwell196
    @franktuckwell1962 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Ty more sharing that. History can be fun.

  • @NoSoup4U2

    @NoSoup4U2

    Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @cbviau1332
    @cbviau1332 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @garywatersjr8959
    @garywatersjr89593 жыл бұрын

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

  • @karencawthorn3173
    @karencawthorn3173 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @WaffleSnow_
    @WaffleSnow_3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hyun1141

    @hyun1141

    3 жыл бұрын

    the lighthouse is much more important though

  • @SEPK09

    @SEPK09

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @davidreynolds4684
    @davidreynolds46843 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @marcelwildeboer
    @marcelwildeboer2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @RuthAnnnMorris
    @RuthAnnnMorris Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Z-e-r-0
    @Z-e-r-03 жыл бұрын

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

  • @felicitybywater8012
    @felicitybywater80122 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MegaBoilermaker
    @MegaBoilermaker3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dariuslavickas4844
    @dariuslavickas48443 жыл бұрын

    Great job

  • @SuziJacuzzie
    @SuziJacuzzie3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @moderator-63
    @moderator-632 жыл бұрын

    🤣 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?! 😝🤪

  • @MaheshBaburajapalayam
    @MaheshBaburajapalayam2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @polygamous1
    @polygamous12 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @karencawthorn3173
    @karencawthorn3173 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @sonnie6210
    @sonnie6210 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @ianburit3705
    @ianburit37053 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Evncp_
    @Evncp_3 жыл бұрын

    nice vid

  • @ayush21399
    @ayush213993 жыл бұрын

    Awsome,

  • @davedebang-bang6168
    @davedebang-bang6168 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @jp-um2fr
    @jp-um2fr Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @joannapolowy4647
    @joannapolowy46473 жыл бұрын

    I live on Nantucket!

  • @RonPiggott
    @RonPiggott Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ff-mu6cc
    @ff-mu6cc Жыл бұрын

    cool!

  • @patmcbride9853
    @patmcbride98533 жыл бұрын

    Bob Felch correctly called it a bluff.

  • @StudyTime-iz6zt
    @StudyTime-iz6zt3 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @virendrachaudhary4251
    @virendrachaudhary42513 жыл бұрын

    Love

  • @radha94
    @radha943 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @0ldb1ll
    @0ldb1ll2 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @roberthiggins6401
    @roberthiggins64013 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Liamd330
    @Liamd3302 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sarahjones-jf4pr
    @sarahjones-jf4pr Жыл бұрын

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

  • @K.J.Ray421
    @K.J.Ray4212 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @maazasad
    @maazasad3 жыл бұрын

    the guy at 21:32 : whos a good boy

  • @alpteknbaser7773
    @alpteknbaser77732 жыл бұрын

    💙

  • @paulgrimm
    @paulgrimm2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @laurelherbert2879
    @laurelherbert2879 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @matsv201

    @matsv201

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @paulgrimm
    @paulgrimm2 жыл бұрын

    Better move those houses near the cliff

  • @maxhugen
    @maxhugen2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @matsv201

    @matsv201

    4 ай бұрын

    The documentary is in English..

  • @Evncp_
    @Evncp_3 жыл бұрын

    hey

  • @scottpecora371
    @scottpecora3713 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ccdogpark

    @ccdogpark

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @matsv201

    @matsv201

    4 ай бұрын

    @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

  • @danurkresnamurti3598
    @danurkresnamurti35983 жыл бұрын

    this make me remember about gorilaz video clip

  • @MeaHeaR
    @MeaHeaR3 жыл бұрын

    é Power-Phull Aadmé untt AuRát SâHîB 👳

  • @marthaingram4621
    @marthaingram4621 Жыл бұрын

    🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @pauljamesbarkhousejr.4787
    @pauljamesbarkhousejr.47873 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @texasandpacific610
    @texasandpacific6103 жыл бұрын

    She still see use today?

  • @davidmurray6389
    @davidmurray63893 жыл бұрын

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

  • @shAnn0n1
    @shAnn0n12 жыл бұрын

    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"!

  • @willboudreau1187
    @willboudreau11874 ай бұрын

    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???

  • @TheREALJosephTurner
    @TheREALJosephTurner Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheREALJosephTurner

    @TheREALJosephTurner

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @randymcreynolds3172
    @randymcreynolds31723 жыл бұрын

    Eeeeeeeeeeee

  • @SEPK09
    @SEPK092 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Grbherbtpusy48
    @Grbherbtpusy483 жыл бұрын

    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..3 жыл бұрын

    STOP THE SINGING 🤮

  • @Z-e-r-0

    @Z-e-r-0

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @matsv201

    @matsv201

    4 ай бұрын

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

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