What Really Happened at the Suez Canal?

Exploring the engineering principles behind the recent obstruction of the Suez Canal, which caused a weeklong disruption in global shipping traffic. I give a brief overview of the bank effect and dilatancy of coarse-grained soils. Hopefully, the video helps you understand a few of the engineering challenges associated with navigating massive ships through tiny canals and what can happen when they run aground!
Errata:
- I incorrectly described the landform as the "Suez Peninsula." It is the "Suez Isthmus."
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  • @PracticalEngineeringChannel
    @PracticalEngineeringChannel3 жыл бұрын

    🌊 Enjoy videos with hydraulic demonstrations? Check out the playlist for more! kzread.info/head/PLTZM4MrZKfW_XJht-K7a9_egIsFqze0nQ 🐥 Want to keep up with my other projects? Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/HillhouseGrady

  • @kholdanstaalstorm6881

    @kholdanstaalstorm6881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tip for bulbous bows on ships, check out Ulstein Group's X-Bow design! No bulb but a wedge prow that ends much higher than the regular ones like on the Ever Given.

  • @ElectricalExistence

    @ElectricalExistence

    3 жыл бұрын

    the ship, evergiven. haha.

  • @MichaelOnines

    @MichaelOnines

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making explicitly clear when you cross into speculation territory.

  • @MaximumBan

    @MaximumBan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all you teach the untaught.

  • @AnalystPrime

    @AnalystPrime

    3 жыл бұрын

    It has been how many days since that ship was first on the news, and this is the first time anyone explains instead of wonders why it reads "EVERGREEN" on the side of the ship... Good video, thanks.

  • @narcissistectomy5134
    @narcissistectomy51343 жыл бұрын

    The inability to overcome pull-out force is the primary reason I’m now a father of three.

  • @raypitts4880

    @raypitts4880

    3 жыл бұрын

    also called gravity

  • @gmcinnis6304

    @gmcinnis6304

    3 жыл бұрын

    lucky not... 19 kids and COUNTING... time for SNIP SNIP!!! an hour in "the shop" taker ur magazine/headphones, drop ur drawers and... pressure test in a month. all done.

  • @ttbko

    @ttbko

    2 жыл бұрын

    Eeew!

  • @LittleCrowYT

    @LittleCrowYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fortunately, far less expensive than the Ever Given incident

  • @oleksandrmartynov1005

    @oleksandrmartynov1005

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @themrproamateur
    @themrproamateur3 жыл бұрын

    That picture of the excavator digging out the ship is actually really inspiring, depending on how you look at it

  • @alwayscensored6871

    @alwayscensored6871

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty brave operator, any moment he could be buried under a pile of containers.

  • @themrproamateur

    @themrproamateur

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alwayscensored6871 true. Homie also could’ve just waited for the actual rescue team to arrive but he took it upon himself to do what he could, with what he had

  • @wirito

    @wirito

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@themrproamateur the little excavator that could

  • @jjwalter5897

    @jjwalter5897

    3 жыл бұрын

    A Man And A Shovel Excavating. No job too big!

  • @Thestuffnope

    @Thestuffnope

    3 жыл бұрын

    The operator of that excavator is getting a bonus, i believe.

  • @atlas2296
    @atlas22963 жыл бұрын

    That excavator really puts the size of the ship into view

  • @fallingwater

    @fallingwater

    2 жыл бұрын

    And the fun part is that despite the memes, that's not a small excavator. Stand close to it and you'll think it a big machine - it's just being dwarfed by the absolutely mega-massive ship.

  • @BIOSHOCKFOXX

    @BIOSHOCKFOXX

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fallingwater It just shows how a large machine in a comparison to human is, but placing it next to a even larger transporting vehicle can dwarf easily that large machine, while at the same time showing how much larger is the large transport vehicle.

  • @KoeSeer

    @KoeSeer

    2 жыл бұрын

    i wonder if there are cases of crew missing inside the ship due to sheer size.

  • @zax5428

    @zax5428

    2 жыл бұрын

    The collosal titan can lay down on the ship... Side ways

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zax5428 ik, I watched the corridor crew vid

  • @brianjordan2192
    @brianjordan21923 жыл бұрын

    1970s; we need a bigger boat. 2020s; the boats too big.

  • @dmytrogubskyi4355

    @dmytrogubskyi4355

    2 жыл бұрын

    Neh) they’re still building bigger ones) and there is a bigger generation already working)

  • @brianjordan2192

    @brianjordan2192

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dmytrogubskyi4355 which is a problem, because the worlds shipping canals cannot support them.

  • @PupOrionSirius26

    @PupOrionSirius26

    2 жыл бұрын

    #Accurate

  • @BlairdBlaird

    @BlairdBlaird

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PupOrionSirius26 not really, the canals define what ship sizes can go through (that's what size categories like suezmax, panamax, malaccamax, ... are: maximum allowable dimensions for ships going through a canal or strait). And when technically and financially possible the canals can get reworked so the size categories can be increased (e.g. the Panama canal's new locks leading to the neopanamax category), or so ships can travel both ways ("new suez canal"). Not unlike english house sizes, ship sizes are not randomly distributed and will be kept below the relevant category as much as possible.

  • @thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527

    @thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527

    2 жыл бұрын

    We need a smaller boat

  • @HonestlyYrTrippin
    @HonestlyYrTrippin3 жыл бұрын

    Hey, Shipping Analyst here The "finger trap" was spot on and something not mentioned in the Stirling Salvage lecture with Flexport. One extra thing of note: If you look at the bathymetric maps you can see that only the eastern half of the canal is deep enough to support cargo ship operations, the other half of the canal is for tenders and smaller vehicles. So the suction effect was very pronounced because the actual useable canal volume was much smaller. Overall 10/10, very simple and gets down to the heart of the issue. I'm glad to see people are paying attention to maritime infrastructure, despite the fact that it has a huge impact on our lives most people don't know all that much about it. Stuff like the container crunch and everything else influencing global shipping sorta goes unnoticed usually.

  • @radicaltronic1855

    @radicaltronic1855

    3 жыл бұрын

    The tides that helped free the ship were Spring tides, When the earth, moon, and Sun line up-which happens at times of full moon or new moon-the lunar and solar tides reinforce each other, leading to more extreme tides, called spring tides

  • @mr.mustache4743

    @mr.mustache4743

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@radicaltronic1855

  • @mr.mustache4743

    @mr.mustache4743

    3 жыл бұрын

  • @matthewberner9732

    @matthewberner9732

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@radicaltronic1855 If the tide was instrumental in freeing it-It was also probably instrumental in screwing it.

  • @BeKindToBirds

    @BeKindToBirds

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@matthewberner9732 That is poor logic. The canal is designed to be operated at different tidal levels and they are absolutely known and planned for by every ship that passes through. More to the point, it was a rising tide at the time the Ever given was stuck, mitigating that as a factor.

  • @tom23rd
    @tom23rd3 жыл бұрын

    10 minutes with Grady was clearer than 2 weeks of coverage on tv. You're the best, sir!

  • @TS_Mind_Swept

    @TS_Mind_Swept

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reasons why I don't watch TV anymore

  • @andyharpist2938

    @andyharpist2938

    3 жыл бұрын

    TV: Billions of dollars at stake as thousands of animals die in horrible conditions on vessels stuck for six months to a year , say experts, and 100 billion in reparation says Egyptian pilot who was not to blame. Grady: Large-grained sands create interstitial pore pressure in the canal sides.

  • @taltosalmos7067

    @taltosalmos7067

    3 жыл бұрын

    What about the conspiracy side of it? "10 minutes with Grady was clearer than 2 weeks of coverage on tv"-------So if Grady solved that problem in 10 minutes, what are that international committee is still investigating? I've heard that this incident made billions of trade damages to many companies and countries while some country made some tremendous political and economical statements. just sayin'

  • @TS_Mind_Swept

    @TS_Mind_Swept

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@taltosalmos7067 conspiracies are irritatin; yes it's possible, but at the same time accidents also happen

  • @user-jq4ey2hj8f

    @user-jq4ey2hj8f

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yet both of them have no clue

  • @bradlevantis913
    @bradlevantis9132 жыл бұрын

    I have been on the helm of a ship that started to experience bank suction. It’s the strangest feeling. You start to go sideways and steering away from the bank only puts your prop and rudder closer to the side. All you can do is slow down to reduce the squat and ease it away. But if it happens near a bend, game over. You need a lot of distance to overcome it

  • @pierpalumbo415

    @pierpalumbo415

    Жыл бұрын

    basic is Life!

  • @joethebassplayer
    @joethebassplayer3 жыл бұрын

    "luckily, I have an acrylic flume in my garage"... if I had a nickel every time I heard that one...

  • @paillette2010

    @paillette2010

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well…I’d have a nickel.

  • @GerardMenvussa
    @GerardMenvussa3 жыл бұрын

    It was nice of the Moon to give a hand in removing the ship. Thank you, Moon :p

  • @wojtek4p4

    @wojtek4p4

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's not like the Moon wanted to help... baka... she just happened to be passing by.

  • @joeo6378

    @joeo6378

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty convenient of the moon to just SHOW UP. But... WHERE was the moon when the accident happened? That’s right! On the other side of the earth making the water that much lower. That is totally a fact I just made up.

  • @eFeXuy

    @eFeXuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thoon

  • @timothymclean

    @timothymclean

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joeo6378 For one thing, the moon being on the opposite side of the Earth _also_ causes high tide for complicated physics reasons I don't remember off the top of my head. At least, I _hope_ they're complicated, or I'll feel silly for forgetting them.

  • @GerardMenvussa

    @GerardMenvussa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joeo6378 pls no bully Moon-chan 😰

  • @bobbywoods684
    @bobbywoods6843 жыл бұрын

    The world needs guys like this, just most aren't as publicly articulate and pleasant.

  • @FoolOfATuque

    @FoolOfATuque

    3 жыл бұрын

    You definitely have met some engineers in your day I bet. LOL! Articulate and pleasant is not as common a trait in engineering in my experience. LOL!

  • @toahero5925

    @toahero5925

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FoolOfATuque It's what makes figures like Bill Nye important. They don't do much science or engineering themselves, but they put the actual experts' work into a format that the average person can understand and enjoy.

  • @FoolOfATuque

    @FoolOfATuque

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toahero5925 yes most definitely. Some of the most technically gifted engineers lack the communications skills to effectively communicate that knowledge in easy ways for the general public to understand. We all have a unique set of skills with some being strengths and some being weaknesses.

  • @gfarnden56

    @gfarnden56

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toahero5925 agreed but Bill nye is a terrible example. The bloke is a complete sellout!

  • @andrewsprojectsinnovations6352

    @andrewsprojectsinnovations6352

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @FlameDarkfire
    @FlameDarkfire3 жыл бұрын

    The biggest thing I learned about this disaster was that the Suez Canal is literally just a hole cut into the desert. I had thought it at least had a concrete basin or something to protect the soil/sand from erosion.

  • @markwillies4330

    @markwillies4330

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here I didn't realise that the canal was just one long "gat" or "Loopgraaf" Afrikaans for hole and trench

  • @Ealsante

    @Ealsante

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean, it was built in the 19th century. When Lesseps tried to do the same at Panama, the terrain was more than enough to defeat him there.

  • @caferace8418

    @caferace8418

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was made aware of it in the navy. Water was shut off on the ship because soil could be sucked up when pumping in water.

  • @markwillies4330

    @markwillies4330

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@caferace8418 would be interesting to do the route once. I had no idea it was such a low tech short cut.I forget the bloke's name who did a YT video on the blockage but its also not that deep when you take into account some of those floating islands that pass through it.

  • @caferace8418

    @caferace8418

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@markwillies4330 It is quick the experience, I've been through 3 times. I think large ships have a smallest draft than people think. Our aircraft carrier was something like 40 feet, which isn't much considering the flight deck was 90ft off the water.

  • @Peskyjooba
    @Peskyjooba2 жыл бұрын

    “Disability to resist pull-out” I understand that part of the video

  • @MM-sn6ix
    @MM-sn6ix3 жыл бұрын

    Your videos on current topics are an awesome extension to your "regular" content!!

  • @moekakiryu

    @moekakiryu

    3 жыл бұрын

    I definitely would be interested in Scott Manely style videos but for engineering news

  • @HopperNation

    @HopperNation

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@moekakiryu wow same

  • @spenmac

    @spenmac

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes 100%!

  • @whatsappvideos9665

    @whatsappvideos9665

    3 жыл бұрын

    eing called evergiven everywhere, some political issue that no one wants to clear out?

  • @baylinkdashyt

    @baylinkdashyt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Concur

  • @Engineer4Free
    @Engineer4Free3 жыл бұрын

    Another great coverage of the engineering aspects of a current topic. Thanks Grady!

  • @pvic6959

    @pvic6959

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was hoping for a video about this from him!

  • @karlhawkes3820

    @karlhawkes3820

    3 жыл бұрын

    Except the missing details. A gaping hole in reported details that could indicate sabotage.

  • @walnutsandbeastiality866

    @walnutsandbeastiality866

    3 жыл бұрын

    If we rearrange the letters of "Suez Canal", we get "CASUAL & ZEN"

  • @CorwinPearson

    @CorwinPearson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@karlhawkes3820 Possible sabotage isn't really worth mentioning in an engineering video.

  • @karlhawkes3820

    @karlhawkes3820

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CorwinPearson couldn't help myself, KZread actually sent me a notification for it.

  • @ShankkaFanboy
    @ShankkaFanboy2 жыл бұрын

    I was stuck in the convoy behind the evergiven for almost two weeks. This explains a lot but the only false piece off information you gave was about the pilots. They have very little special knowledge and are often only there to exploit their position of power to gain “bribes” of cigarettes money and other goods

  • @vectravi2008

    @vectravi2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is normal that a maritime pilot acts only as an advisor to the vessels master who remains in overall charge of the ship. Except for one place in the world where the pilot takes over command of the ship. That place is the Panama canal.

  • @trever9143

    @trever9143

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vectravi2008 why only in panama?

  • @vectravi2008

    @vectravi2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trever9143 hi Trever. I think it stems back to the builders of the canal, the American government, to ensure the security of the canal it was and still is a requirement to hand over total control of the vessel to the Panama pilot.

  • @asylumville8544

    @asylumville8544

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vectravi2008 many portmasters take controls of the ship when entering major ports

  • @vectravi2008

    @vectravi2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@asylumville8544 not so. They may pilot the vessel but the ships master is in ultimate control. Except for the Panama canal.

  • @stillwaitingonmymatchwithj8765
    @stillwaitingonmymatchwithj87652 жыл бұрын

    I was suppose to transit the Suez the day after this happened but because of this incident I was unable to. Ended up waiting about a week. The amount of ships backed up out of the Suez right after this was insane.

  • @GAIS414
    @GAIS4143 жыл бұрын

    The bank effect was the first thing my 82 year old dad said when he learned what happened to the Ever Given. He used to be a skipper on a small freight vessel sailing the sea, lakes and canals around Sweden in the 50's and 60's.

  • @kylealexander7024

    @kylealexander7024

    3 жыл бұрын

    @dolita windo still doesnt change the physics of the bank effect that he mentioned.

  • @JN-om6rw

    @JN-om6rw

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes the old sailors used to call it smelling the bank. It doesn't matter what size vessel if it is in a restricted channel the same effect applies, ie. A massive block of ship is pushing water ahead causing a reduction in UKC or under keel clearance with water rushing past causes Squat Effect.. and the only way to counteract this is if by slowing down the speed.. that't if you have enough time. With Squat effect if it sets in no amount of counter helm will make a bit of difference. This is a very real thing.. speaking from experience and after 45 years at sea.

  • @Alla.Hmohammed

    @Alla.Hmohammed

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Kate Simpson you crazy Kate?

  • @stanpolchinski8956

    @stanpolchinski8956

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Kate Simpson wtfrutalking about?

  • @longlostwraith5106

    @longlostwraith5106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Kate Simpson Why were you loaning everyone money back in the 60s?

  • @tdcattech
    @tdcattech3 жыл бұрын

    This type of content is what makes KZread a great platform.

  • @Partho_The_King

    @Partho_The_King

    3 жыл бұрын

    No ads, no cringe, just good learning content.

  • @helenmurphree3434

    @helenmurphree3434

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hear Hear ! From 1689. Imperative, used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker; now a general cry of approbation. Originally "hear him". Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.

  • @Am_Yeff

    @Am_Yeff

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@helenmurphree3434 ok

  • @graeff

    @graeff

    3 жыл бұрын

    imagine a platform with only content like this... Have you heard about Nebula??

  • @Paul_C

    @Paul_C

    3 жыл бұрын

    Though there is too much crap floating about youtube. And it is getting tedious to sort the bull crap from the gems.

  • @barryrahn5957
    @barryrahn59573 жыл бұрын

    Hey Grady, just want to say thank you for your videos. I'm not an engineer and I haven't studied advanced math or physics etc. Nonetheless, I love finding out about infrastructure, hydraulics and what makes this modern world of ours tick There's always an " ah " moment watching these videos. So keep up the good work - from one layman to an expert. Good on ya mate!

  • @barryrahn5957

    @barryrahn5957

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you a Texan?

  • @Sawta
    @Sawta3 жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine being the first ship to be sent back through the canal after the Ever Given was finally unstuck? The amount of pressure on _not having the exact same thing happen a second time_ must have been absolutely crushing for the navigators.

  • @Miss_Trillium

    @Miss_Trillium

    Жыл бұрын

    And yet, it could have been just so comedic if it had happened

  • @Yuri-bt4wl
    @Yuri-bt4wl3 жыл бұрын

    "Even the moon joined in the operation" This line earned my subscription!

  • @frogdan

    @frogdan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I also subscribed to the moon

  • @EDoyl
    @EDoyl3 жыл бұрын

    Actually Evergreen was the name of the doctor, the monster wasn't named.

  • @glowingdeathclaw3560

    @glowingdeathclaw3560

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it was, he was called “Evergreens monster”

  • @jillschryver1030

    @jillschryver1030

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jerry Davis yeps 🇺🇸

  • @Kendricklamarglazer17

    @Kendricklamarglazer17

    3 жыл бұрын

    Within two replies it got political and US-patriotic

  • @StsFiveOneLima

    @StsFiveOneLima

    3 жыл бұрын

    This problem could have been avoided had the harbor pilot ever watched NASCAR and learned about the art of side-drafting. :-)

  • @jillschryver1030

    @jillschryver1030

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@StsFiveOneLima 😂😂

  • @ezabala
    @ezabala Жыл бұрын

    Wow! 25 years out of civil engineering school and Grady is helping me understand hydraulic phenomena. Thank you, sir!

  • @hughculliton3174
    @hughculliton31743 жыл бұрын

    I greatly respect a man with an acrylic flume handily available in his garage! BYW: I'm using your excellent videos in both my geography courses as well as the Sea Cadet navigation course I'm teaching! Thank you!

  • @ouzoloves
    @ouzoloves3 жыл бұрын

    Ooh I’ve been waiting for a proper engineering channel to cover this.

  • @karlhawkes3820

    @karlhawkes3820

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fake disaster. Criminal profiteering on oil and commodity speculation markets.

  • @caernavon

    @caernavon

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right? It just wasn't the same when PewDiePie tried to explain it all. 🤣

  • @markfryer9880

    @markfryer9880

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@karlhawkes3820 Don't be such an an idiot. It was a very real ship blocking a very important trade route for @ 10% of the world's trade. Nothing fake about idiot that! As for the oil and currency traders, well they are always trying to make money on good and bad news and fear.

  • @olliefoxx7165

    @olliefoxx7165

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@karlhawkes3820 Exactly. Such a huge ship carrying thousands of containers blocking a major trade route most definitely affects the stock market and prices of a variety of goods. Thought the same when I heard of it.

  • @max_kl

    @max_kl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@karlhawkes3820 By who? I doubt it

  • @FlarGarg
    @FlarGarg3 жыл бұрын

    value so much a reasonable take on "how" relatively recent events happened, and not speculating on "why". Thank you. This is an awesome channel as is, yet this is even better addition to it`s content.

  • @TheBelrick

    @TheBelrick

    3 жыл бұрын

    How the evergiven ran aground: it was driven into the canals edge. Chances of this coming out is about as much as mainstream media confirming that covid19 came from a chinese lab.

  • @DrPonner

    @DrPonner

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBelrick so not at all?

  • @TheBelrick

    @TheBelrick

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DrPonner pretty much. Reality is what the One World News Ministry of Truth says it is.

  • @DrPonner

    @DrPonner

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBelrick there is no one world news ministry of truth... and covid didn’t come from a Chinese lab. Take off your tinfoil hat.

  • @TheBelrick

    @TheBelrick

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DrPonner you are the unfit voter who has resulted in the sad stay of affairs. Imagine being blind to how all the media say all the same things. Or that top scientists announced that the covid virus had markers consistent with lab use or that there is a chinese lab at the center of the outbreak. Im glad you will suffer from your stupidity. the rest of us are innocent however yet you are dragging us all down

  • @morrismwenda9138
    @morrismwenda9138 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation The Suez Canal is the best shortcut for ships moving to Europe

  • @sebytro
    @sebytro2 жыл бұрын

    You explained one of this year's top engineering issues so well in such a little time! Kudos and thank you once again for your detailed, to the point and simplified explanations of engineering wisdom.

  • @erikhendrickson59
    @erikhendrickson593 жыл бұрын

    I'd always just assumed that the canal lanes were wide enough that this wasn't possible. Seeing that scale image of the Evergiven sitting in the canal really puts into perspective how stressful and precarious it must be for the captains piloting one of these vessels.

  • @arthurmoore9488

    @arthurmoore9488

    3 жыл бұрын

    I get the feeling that it's a case of the regulations regarding size were too lax. So, naturally someone built a line of ships that's right at the limit. It turns out that's a good way to cause accidents.

  • @benstarr5270

    @benstarr5270

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arthurmoore9488 eh, if there’s anything about the shipping industry it’s that it’s extreeeemely regulated. Every single aspect. The amount of money and cost to continually maintain/dredge deeper and wider channels is no joke. The canal authority sets the maximum limits of ship size so of course the industry, which takes advantage of economies of scale, build the larger ships to be more competitive. It’s done safely all the time, and one bridge teams mistake doesn’t necessarily show the canal transit to be unreasonably precarious

  • @JN-om6rw

    @JN-om6rw

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are other things to be considered here, first is the question of silting or sanding up due to propellor action and or tidal motion that the authorities neglected to mention. For instance It could be that UKC under keel clearance was reduced because if this and with say some extra speed resulted in the bernoulli principal coming into play which reduced the UKC further.. ie squat effect..no need for me to explain further here..jusf go check out squat effect and bernouilli

  • @johnjcremins

    @johnjcremins

    3 жыл бұрын

    😫

  • @jwadaow

    @jwadaow

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is strong incentive or pressure that drives the ships to be larger. Given enough time the surrounding structures or institutions yield to that pressure.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor54623 жыл бұрын

    "Why did it take so long to dislodge?" Actually, I'd like to know how they got it unstuck so quickly. It was amazing, the job they did.

  • @monad_tcp

    @monad_tcp

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah, people are like, why did it take so long. I was like, ship is now a building, better lean back and relax, it will have to be disassembled, it'll take at least a month to cut it into pieces, I was surprised and spit my coffee like that meme

  • @Georgey0121

    @Georgey0121

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah it could have been done in 1,5 days with the Romanians working for a cheap wage

  • @erictaylor5462

    @erictaylor5462

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@monad_tcp Can you imagine being the ship in line right behind the Ever Given? Watching the channel get blocked, knowing you're going to be stuck for some time? I was on the freeway once when a huge wreck happened right in front of me. The freeway was blocked from one side to the other, 100% blocked with no way to get around it. Multiple major injuries and 2 deaths. I was first in line to get by when the eventually cleared a hole to drive through, but it was about 3 hours before that happened. I was just delayed, no real harm for me. Can't say the same for the cement truck behind me. His load set while we waited!

  • @Br3ttM

    @Br3ttM

    3 жыл бұрын

    They did get more dredging equipment in, not just that one excavator, but they also had a spring tide when they finally got it unstuck, meaning the sun and moon were lined up right to make the tide a little higher than regular tides. The tide's effect on water flowing through that canal was also helpful, I think.

  • @erictaylor5462

    @erictaylor5462

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Br3ttM I knew that. It's still impressive, the job they did.

  • @donwanna3906
    @donwanna39063 жыл бұрын

    "My flume isn't long enough." Me too, buddy. Me too.

  • @joshhaughton1893
    @joshhaughton18933 жыл бұрын

    Never thought I'd find civil engineering so fascinating.

  • @ProfessorKitchen
    @ProfessorKitchen3 жыл бұрын

    What I got from this video: Be careful where you put your bulbous appendage. The last thing you want is to have to dig it out with the whole world watching.

  • @timrutkevich3222

    @timrutkevich3222

    3 жыл бұрын

    What I got from this video: you better pay good bribes to the pilots and other Egyptian officials, so they don't cause such issue and blame on you.

  • @gmcinnis6304

    @gmcinnis6304

    3 жыл бұрын

    that requires lots of money and lawyers. lessons learned... some ... men are slow learners on that one. i dont get it myself, but...

  • @cestmoi1262

    @cestmoi1262

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is worth a hearty laugh. Thank you!

  • @73Stargazer

    @73Stargazer

    3 жыл бұрын

    And that depending on where you stick your bulbous appendage, it may be difficult to pull out.

  • @KingHorus378

    @KingHorus378

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@timrutkevich3222 by the way the captain of the ship didn't want the Egyptian pilot escorts which is optional and he did not stick to the Egyptian guidance as their were strong wind at that day and the captain were speeding, it has nothing to do with bribes or corruption but its all about dont make yourself smarter than you are and in reality you are dump just like you

  • @metalheartmugglebody.8328
    @metalheartmugglebody.83283 жыл бұрын

    That little excavator didn’t do too badly though, testament to the operator’s determination, well someone had to get it started. Very nice presentation, very nice.

  • @everenigmatic5805

    @everenigmatic5805

    3 жыл бұрын

    The operator was probably thinking "Aaaaaalright! Now I have job security."

  • @cancan-wq9un

    @cancan-wq9un

    3 жыл бұрын

    Little excavator that could

  • @clockguy2
    @clockguy23 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation! My father was a civil engineer and I appreciate you letting me nerd out like I used to do when dad was still alive. You even resemble him when he was younger.

  • @zeeshanzafar2843

    @zeeshanzafar2843

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist : He's your dad

  • @basantashrestha4121
    @basantashrestha41212 жыл бұрын

    I am inspired by how much information you can stack up in one video with all the real incident references and covering the hydro and geotechnical aspects seamlessly.

  • @Jivolt
    @Jivolt3 жыл бұрын

    1:53 When you need a sign stating “safe” and “secure”... definitely nothing shady going on.

  • @zazugee

    @zazugee

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah, but the reason they put it is bc of the series of terror attacks and civil unrest in egypt past decades

  • @kanonierable

    @kanonierable

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same with "land of the free, home of the brave" the "defender of democracy", right? Nothing but the plain, simple truth!

  • @Jivolt

    @Jivolt

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zazugee Ahhh yes. That does make the sign make more sense.

  • @BaronSamedi1959

    @BaronSamedi1959

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Suez Canal actually has a great past record of safe navigation. Given the huge volume of traffic passing through the canal, exceptionally very few incidents happen and most of them are caused by either mechanical failure of the vessels, some human error or bad weather. I cannot remember any incident that has the canal infrastructure itself as the cause of the incident.

  • @mikearmstrong8483

    @mikearmstrong8483

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Safe and secure". Sound of 1973 Yom Kippur War, that closed the canal for 7 years, laughing maniacally in the background.

  • @perhir01
    @perhir013 жыл бұрын

    I have a feeling a lot of college students will have homework or exam questions somehow related to this incident in the coming months.

  • @mostafamohammadelmussleman5542

    @mostafamohammadelmussleman5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    As an engineering student we already had an assignment about it 😌

  • @mohamedwagdy1598

    @mohamedwagdy1598

    3 жыл бұрын

    I already got one in Physics It was an essay about the engineering challenges that they faced😔

  • @perhir01

    @perhir01

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mohamedwagdy1598 few years back I got a question about the Boeing 737-Max crashes that had just happened. One week before that exam I had watched a youtube video on the subject and it might've given me the push from a pass to a pass with distinction :D

  • @SD-li9g

    @SD-li9g

    3 жыл бұрын

    OK, so know one heard about the thousands of children being trafficked that were on board , or the weather weapons. Dig deep wake up your being lied to.

  • @georgeb.wolffsohn30

    @georgeb.wolffsohn30

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SD-li9g did you forget your meds today ?

  • @MarkLambertMusic
    @MarkLambertMusic2 жыл бұрын

    Everything is better with stick-on googly-eyes.

  • @philippweisang

    @philippweisang

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except real eyes

  • @CreedBrattonTheOffice
    @CreedBrattonTheOffice2 жыл бұрын

    Kept seeing this recommended to me. Never heard of this channel before. Watched a couple other videos that seemed a little more interesting to me first and love it. Really good videos, clear, concise and enjoyable. Subbed!

  • @azultarmizi

    @azultarmizi

    2 жыл бұрын

    B O B O D D Y

  • @CreedBrattonTheOffice

    @CreedBrattonTheOffice

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@azultarmizi The first B is for Biznness

  • @OMK11

    @OMK11

    2 жыл бұрын

    Creed I wonder what happened to you!

  • @tavdy79
    @tavdy793 жыл бұрын

    "essentially a trapezoidal channel cut through the sand of the low-lying Suez peninsula." Suez is an isthmus. The peninsula is Sinai, to the east.

  • @PracticalEngineeringChannel

    @PracticalEngineeringChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Whoops! Thanks for the correction. I added it to the description.

  • @mfaizsyahmi
    @mfaizsyahmi3 жыл бұрын

    I first learned about the bank effect's role in the grouding of Ever Given in a Kyle Hill video, released like a week ago. Also if you want to learn about the bulbous bow, and many other ship-specific technical stuff, Casual Navigation is a fantastic channel.

  • @qwertyTRiG

    @qwertyTRiG

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Financial Times had a really good article about it too. Weird place for it, I know, but there it was.

  • @gehirndoper

    @gehirndoper

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@qwertyTRiG I mean it's an extremely important event for global trade. The people there-involved badly wanted to know about it, I imagine.

  • @williampettengill5851
    @williampettengill58513 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this - I'm a mechanical engineer, so soils aren't in my field - fascinating that the bow would be more firmly clamped in the harder you pull on it! Well presented.

  • @GotEmAll1337
    @GotEmAll13372 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel so much. Thank you for being such a reasonable, well thought out, and practical source of information to the world and all its intricacies on how it works. The world would legit be a better place is everyone watched your content.

  • @nunyabidness117
    @nunyabidness1173 жыл бұрын

    Grady as a single man: "So...want to come back to my place and see my acrylic flume?"

  • @tmmtmm

    @tmmtmm

    3 жыл бұрын

    "let me show you how to navigate a massive ship through a tiny canal"

  • @jurgen6706

    @jurgen6706

    3 жыл бұрын

    "How about my bulbous bow?"

  • @yellekc

    @yellekc

    3 жыл бұрын

    "See how my bulbous bow increases dilation pressure?"

  • @baltakatei

    @baltakatei

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've been practicing a pullout demonstration. 😏

  • @WhateverMan35

    @WhateverMan35

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or you could come back to mine and play with my bulbous bow.

  • @evergreenappreciator
    @evergreenappreciator3 жыл бұрын

    As a deck officer who works on these kinds of ships, thank you for explaining bank suction/cushion so intuitively and simply! It would be great if in the future you covered these forces, the forces between two ships passing in a narrow channel (look up playing Texas Chicken in the Houston Ship Channel ;) or bulbous bows like you said. Thanks Grady!

  • @_BangDroid_

    @_BangDroid_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you have an explanation or insights into how a ship of that size could draw a genitalia with it's tracking data?

  • @Steve_Just_Steve

    @Steve_Just_Steve

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@_BangDroid_ This is only question I have about the whole incident.

  • @vectravi2008

    @vectravi2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sean, this is a very well known effect and has been for many years. Check out the Titanic New York innocent in Southampton. Similar effect.

  • @lemonjay2076
    @lemonjay20763 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your brilliant explanation. You are a brilliant communicator! I'm often the one person that is thrilled by such detailed technical information, within a crowd of voices shouting "who cares, it's fixed." I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to hear your channel. I just subscribed. Thank you for sharing your brain.

  • @jayive34
    @jayive342 жыл бұрын

    Cargo ships and cruise ships also require a trained helms(wo)man to navigate on the St-Lawrance river. When I was working security at the port, I would sometimes catch radio communication between the port authorities and the ship as they made a pilot swap, or warned each other about work being done.

  • @AfifShahSadipSeven
    @AfifShahSadipSeven3 жыл бұрын

    I'm no engineer or related to science studies but I'm a huge fan of this channel. Got to learn so much, literally answers a lot questions that my curious mind has. Thank you for making this videos. ❤

  • @MrOnemanop

    @MrOnemanop

    3 жыл бұрын

    I knew someone would say what I wanted to say, only better than I would have.

  • @ellessandraramsay1841

    @ellessandraramsay1841

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've become an engineer just by watching this channel 😂

  • @AxionSmurf

    @AxionSmurf

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you were related to science studies, you might be a cyborg too.

  • @AndyMan422
    @AndyMan4223 жыл бұрын

    Finally video from Practical Engineering about this. I'm "engineer" on a ship and I really wanted to hear what you think, thank you.

  • @DrakeDaraitis

    @DrakeDaraitis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why is engineer in quotes? Suspicious haha.

  • @patton446

    @patton446

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DrakeDaraitis Because we are essentially glorified mechanics. our "engineering" mainly consists of maintenance and when stuff breaks down how to fix it without burning down our ship. And we operate the main engine, auxiliaries and amenities such as fresh water, sewage etc...

  • @AndyMan422

    @AndyMan422

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DrakeDaraitis I wanted to reply to you but @patton446 explained it well.

  • @vectravi2008

    @vectravi2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@patton446 This depends on what rank of marine engineer you are. Do you mind if I ask your rank?

  • @patthecat6491
    @patthecat64912 жыл бұрын

    I've watched a few of your videos now and really enjoy your presentations. Today I particularly enjoyed to two googly eyes on your brick ship demonstration.

  • @johnss7754
    @johnss77543 жыл бұрын

    Grady, this is an absolutely super video. Your engineering knowledge is so appreciated.

  • @procrastmh
    @procrastmh3 жыл бұрын

    He never misses an explanation. Great upload as always

  • @andrewalexander9492
    @andrewalexander94923 жыл бұрын

    " ... luckily, I have an acrylic flume in my garage "

  • @61rampy65

    @61rampy65

    3 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't everyone??

  • @padraigtomas3617

    @padraigtomas3617

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what she said.

  • @rickchubb6011
    @rickchubb60112 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done, Grady. Simplified & understandable explanations to some very complex hydrodynamic and geotechnical issues. Bravo.

  • @anthonywhitehead9660
    @anthonywhitehead96602 жыл бұрын

    Great video as ALWAYS! I Love to nerd out on these videos. Its just nice to hear someone actually talking knowledgeable on a topic.

  • @JackFeelsNerves
    @JackFeelsNerves3 жыл бұрын

    Not just an overview, but one of the best explanations of the events... ever given. I'll get my coat.

  • @lyudmila2882

    @lyudmila2882

    3 жыл бұрын

    Touché!

  • @peterjensen6844
    @peterjensen68443 жыл бұрын

    The googly eyes are why I subscribe to your channel, Grady. Perfect demonstration of the physical world...and the perfect amount of nerdy humor snuck right in with it.

  • @BBT609
    @BBT6093 жыл бұрын

    Wow. The Suez Canal is like a single track railroad with passing sidings, passing trains on schedule without stopping.

  • @JohannesKonow
    @JohannesKonow2 жыл бұрын

    This is probably the best video I have seen from someone not in the industry. They are usually hopelessly clueless about the practices, responsibilities regarding pilots, engineering side or make some wild unfounded claim regards to why the ship got stuck. This was factual, to the point and without errors. Bravo.

  • @54warrior
    @54warrior3 жыл бұрын

    "Luckily I have an acrylic flume in my garage" , yeah me too buddy.

  • @brokentombot

    @brokentombot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seriously. Only a homeless person has no acrylic flume in their garage. Gah!

  • @PedroGomez-bd9ro

    @PedroGomez-bd9ro

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha

  • @mihan2d

    @mihan2d

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I heard "acrylic flume" I knew I'm in for a good time here!

  • @gmcinnis6304

    @gmcinnis6304

    3 жыл бұрын

    doesnt everyone????

  • @williamsaunders8047

    @williamsaunders8047

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gmcinnis6304 No, mine kept leaking so I used silicon and sold it at a garage sale to a homeless man for $1.00. Currently on display atop a shopping cart at a nearby grocery store.

  • @badcompany227
    @badcompany2273 жыл бұрын

    I finally understand why I have 3 kids. The pull out force of the anchor vs the friction of the soil. Thank you, I’ll be here all week.

  • @cl759

    @cl759

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please, come again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @lolilollolilol7773
    @lolilollolilol77733 жыл бұрын

    The sizes and tonnages of these monsters defy imagination. The heaviest ships like the Ever Given weigh 400,000 metric tons or even more. That's 4 times the tonnage of the USS Nimitz class aircraft carriers. There were a couple of 70m yachts around, and even them were dwarves compared to monsters of the seas, the biggest yacht being around 1,100 metric ton.

  • @arobertpetersen
    @arobertpetersen3 жыл бұрын

    Top notch explanation on the topic. I thoroughly enjoy your calm demeanor and science packed discussions.

  • @blancolirio
    @blancolirio3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent demo! Thanks Randy. Loved the “finger trap” analogy. Juan

  • @patrickmitchell6968

    @patrickmitchell6968

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Juan. When I watched this video, I remembered your's. I think you had a better, more comprehensive explanation early on when the incident first happened.

  • @Gunnboat

    @Gunnboat

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Grady

  • @thehighshow

    @thehighshow

    3 жыл бұрын

    There can never be only one Juan...

  • @joshmcdonald9508

    @joshmcdonald9508

    3 жыл бұрын

    the "finger trap" analogy worked for me too😁

  • @atomknows4973

    @atomknows4973

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lies - if you want to really know why that ship crashed and what the cargo was, search for it on bitchute dot com.

  • @larrymcever4601
    @larrymcever46013 жыл бұрын

    My Uncle (Mack) was reported to have been the pilot for the first ship, a U S destroyer, to pass through the canal after its reopening long after the 67 war. Ships were at anchor all along the canal.

  • @robburke5577
    @robburke55772 жыл бұрын

    Finally a breakdown that actually made sense! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Much appreciated!

  • @johnray4509
    @johnray45092 жыл бұрын

    Grady, this was wicked cool and extremely informative. You have a knack for making the complicated understandable. Thanks.

  • @davidw1518
    @davidw15183 жыл бұрын

    As someone who has zero knowledge of engineering, and not a whole lot more interest in it, I thank you - and commend you - for such a clear and understandable explanation of what happened.

  • @nicolas-pt6py
    @nicolas-pt6py3 жыл бұрын

    "The yawning gap between the machine's assignment and its capability was just too ripe for parody." = It was meme-worthy

  • @A.Lifecraft

    @A.Lifecraft

    3 жыл бұрын

    I guess a firetruck might have been a better choice of tool, the flow of large amounts of water towards the canal might have helped achieving the desired movement...

  • @cl759

    @cl759

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tiny excavator removing the soil from the Evergiven gigantic hole.... that's quite ripe as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @nathalie_desrosiers

    @nathalie_desrosiers

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jonbus766 Never add a link to another youtube video *without providing the title* . This is rude. A total lack of etiquette.

  • @wendyweaver8749

    @wendyweaver8749

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nathalie_desrosiers - It also leads to the post being reported as unwanted commercial content or spam.

  • @URNUTEACHER
    @URNUTEACHER3 жыл бұрын

    You, Sir, are a great narrorator and teacher. I understood and followed the patience in your voice.. ty

  • @carrotking123
    @carrotking1239 ай бұрын

    The all-caps sign at 1:54 "Welcome to safe Egypt and its secure canal" raises more questions for me than answers.

  • @marvinthiessen3454
    @marvinthiessen34543 жыл бұрын

    One of the better narrators on You Tube, well done, sir.

  • @AlexDegnovic

    @AlexDegnovic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Be Like "Evergiven"

  • @marvinthiessen3454

    @marvinthiessen3454

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AlexDegnovic Be like who?

  • @robertqueberg4612
    @robertqueberg46123 жыл бұрын

    This was a very good presentation about a “rather sticky” situation. Your demo canal showed your efforts to clear up the many forces, and counter forces hidden from a layman’s eyes.This is a situation where simple solutions become lost due to the massive size.

  • @robwilgenhof4386
    @robwilgenhof43862 жыл бұрын

    I can’t get enough of your teaching Grady !!!

  • @parkjoe1
    @parkjoe12 жыл бұрын

    very educational and simply explained for this pedestrian to grasp and understand, thank you

  • @kylevaughn6984
    @kylevaughn69843 жыл бұрын

    as a marine transportation student at the California maritime academy this was a big topic of discussion

  • @SheepDawg1111

    @SheepDawg1111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you look into the fact that the windows system used to operate this ship was hacked?! Bring that to the discussion and watch your instructors head spin.

  • @cindystrachan8566
    @cindystrachan85663 жыл бұрын

    My Dad would have loved your channel. He was a mechanical engineer specializing in heating and cooling systems for cars. He loves all things mechanical.

  • @charlesfarnsworth1189
    @charlesfarnsworth11892 жыл бұрын

    Nice job! Love to hear more about the Bow. I always thought it was to help break up water retention.

  • @kenwhittle414
    @kenwhittle4143 жыл бұрын

    You should have your own TV show. Great stuff well presented. Less reality TV junk more of this stuff. Well done

  • @58209
    @582093 жыл бұрын

    i really like you starting to include more current events in your engineering lessons. you have really made engineering more interesting and accessible to the rest of us.

  • @airplanenut89
    @airplanenut893 жыл бұрын

    (Unless you were on the EG's bridge) Remember, you may have screwed up today, but at least you didn't screw up so badly that the Moon had to pitch in to fix it.

  • @brokentombot

    @brokentombot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha nice. You know it's bad when the Moon needs to help pull you out of a pickle.

  • @grevelingen2008

    @grevelingen2008

    3 жыл бұрын

    Upskirt

  • @erikhendrickson59

    @erikhendrickson59

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention causing a WORLDWIDE shortage of numerous commodities lol

  • @tmi1234567

    @tmi1234567

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@erikhendrickson59 if is far from the issues caused during the real Suez Canal Crisis. Years of the the canal being broken because of a war happening across the canal.

  • @samschellhase8831
    @samschellhase88312 жыл бұрын

    the view at 10:45 really shows how massive of a ship it is. All the ships in the water that are nearer the camera are dwarfed by the Evergiven that's even further out

  • @vocalpro
    @vocalpro2 жыл бұрын

    The ability to resist pull out isn't something I've ever had to consider before strangely. Certainly informative and amazing as always Grady. Love it.

  • @markusrobinson3858
    @markusrobinson38583 жыл бұрын

    Grady, You give engineering nerds a heck of a good reputation! Comprehensive, interesting and topical. Thanks!

  • @aquachonk
    @aquachonk3 жыл бұрын

    Dang it, Grady, now I'm addicted to ANOTHER You Tube channel.

  • @ttbko

    @ttbko

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too 🤦

  • @billrowan1957
    @billrowan19572 жыл бұрын

    I can't get enough of your reporting, would love to see more of the longer pieces. (I get it though, most attention spans dont exceed 5mins) Thank You for all the knowledge.

  • @hl8333
    @hl833311 ай бұрын

    You make thr subject easy to understand to the layman. I've watched about 10-12 videos so far any gain knowledge after each one. Keep up the GOOD WORK !!!

  • @itsjusttyler5315
    @itsjusttyler53153 жыл бұрын

    All I know for sure is that a lot of memes were made out of this

  • @thesmallestminorityisthein4045

    @thesmallestminorityisthein4045

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah, one may even say we got a boat load of them.

  • @itsjusttyler5315

    @itsjusttyler5315

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 lmao

  • @USSAnimeNCC-

    @USSAnimeNCC-

    3 жыл бұрын

    Evergiven was drawn as an anime girl too XD

  • @user-me2qq6lx7i

    @user-me2qq6lx7i

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@manitoba-op4jx yes

  • @Kni0002

    @Kni0002

    3 жыл бұрын

    evercoin

  • @ct_leopold1276
    @ct_leopold12763 жыл бұрын

    Really liking the engineering perspective on select news coverage. Your clear way of presentation and eloquence of speech make the whole production an enjoyable experience.

  • @wrightmf
    @wrightmf3 жыл бұрын

    When you mentioned geo technical, reminds me when someone said soils engineering is a combination of art and science. Getting a PE in civil engineering and doing CE work is one thing. But soils engineering is a whole level up. We've all seen unknown blunders that occurred when everything was "done right" but a year later after a new road is built, the surface becomes like a rollercoaster ride.

  • @nunya257

    @nunya257

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why were the ancient Romans so good at it? Do you know?

  • @daleinaz1

    @daleinaz1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nunya257 Part of the answer is that the roads that survived were built in stable, well-behaved soils. Any that were built in unstable soils have been torn up centuries ago. Look up "Survivor Bias".

  • @deeperperspective
    @deeperperspective2 жыл бұрын

    Man, you are so excellent in telling stuff. Love it.

  • @4stringmanagmaildcom
    @4stringmanagmaildcom3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. You should do another episode on tugs, and specifically the anchor tugs that eventually pulled her free. Amazing machines! The Alp Guard was one of them.

  • @cuterpooter
    @cuterpooter3 жыл бұрын

    Grady, I find all your videos interesting and informative but I want to thank you especially for this one and the one about the Texas power outage in Feb. Both of these stories were meme'd and made into soundbites, but neither was very well explained until you did it.

  • @DavidWilliams-zr5ew
    @DavidWilliams-zr5ew3 жыл бұрын

    This helps explain why I waited so long for my airtags

  • @SirCentex
    @SirCentex2 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate that you can explain this in normal people speak I always learn so much!

  • @smhaseeb
    @smhaseeb3 жыл бұрын

    Finally, a complete explanation

  • @HopperNation
    @HopperNation3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't believe it when I saw that it happened! So crazy. I love all your content it's just amazing and easy to watch and understand.

  • @pierremainstone-mitchell8290
    @pierremainstone-mitchell82909 ай бұрын

    Very informative Grady! I did chuckle at your line "Even the moon joined in on the act"! Oh well put sir, well put indeed!