Kansai Floating Airport: Japan's Popular Aquatic Airport (That's Sinking into Osaka Bay)

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@jaytrock3217
@jaytrock3217 2 жыл бұрын
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@karm65
@karm65 2 жыл бұрын
The Hobbit!!!! ... Meh
@angusmcnay5449
@angusmcnay5449 2 жыл бұрын
10:13 you're welcome
@TwoWholeWorms
@TwoWholeWorms 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest Airlines is the one where the cabin crew do the funny announcements. Spirit is the one where you have to jump out of the rear doors if you haven't bought the 'use-the-jetbridge' upgrade before boarding the plane.
@flappypaper
@flappypaper 2 жыл бұрын
yea i was finna say. definitely spirit😭
@williamkesler2373
@williamkesler2373 2 жыл бұрын
As for the low budget carrier in America, they’re probably thinking of Spirit. Southwest is actually quite good
@Jalu3
@Jalu3 2 жыл бұрын
Thank the fact that they copied the operating manual of Pacific Southwest Airlines.
@twothreebravo
@twothreebravo 2 жыл бұрын
or Jet Blue
@gilzor9376
@gilzor9376 2 жыл бұрын
Apparently they got better, early 2000's truly, they were not. They lost me back then for so many reasons, I couldn't care less if they improved.
@lray801
@lray801 2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget Allegiant.
@michaelmeyer2725
@michaelmeyer2725 2 жыл бұрын
@@twothreebravo Jet Blue is nearly as good as Southwest, and leagues better than Spirit and Frontier.
@denvan3143
@denvan3143 2 жыл бұрын
This redefines the meaning of the term “sunk cost”. 🌊
@zanizone3617
@zanizone3617 2 жыл бұрын
"After spending 20 billion this is not an airport they can just abandon" Typical example of... sunken cost fallacy.
@xsu-is7vq
@xsu-is7vq 2 жыл бұрын
building a new airport somewhere else and doesn’t sink is more expensive than cost of any potential fix.
@AverytheCubanAmerican
@AverytheCubanAmerican 2 жыл бұрын
"That actually makes me think, Grand Central Station is really big" Sounds like a Megaprojects vid on that iconic terminal is in order! By the way, we call it Grand Central Terminal.
@midiandirenni8315
@midiandirenni8315 2 жыл бұрын
agreed
@denvan3143
@denvan3143 2 жыл бұрын
I’m writing an alternate history of World War II in which Grand Central Station is called Grand Central Terminal. The twist is, it actually _is_ Grand Central Terminal; a station is a stop along the way on a railroad line, a terminal is where the line begins or ends.
@wardsdotnet
@wardsdotnet 2 жыл бұрын
You mean Grand Central Terminal, right?
@Year2047
@Year2047 2 жыл бұрын
Oh definitely
@AverytheCubanAmerican
@AverytheCubanAmerican 2 жыл бұрын
@@richardyoung5853 nope, the post office is just called Grand Central Post Office. That was the name used ever since the days the building was solely used for that (originally constructed from 1906 to 1909). Only Google calls it Station, and Google can be pretty wrong at times. Either way, Simon was talking about the TRAIN TERMINAL, not the post office. And while often called Grand Central Station...its actual name is Grand Central Terminal
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the citizens of Atlantis will appreciate the fact they're getting an airport free of charge to use from the Japanese
@Jonas.856
@Jonas.856 2 жыл бұрын
Atlantis could probably teach Japan a thing or two about sunk cost
@shenaniganland2370
@shenaniganland2370 2 жыл бұрын
🤣you win
@shellythom7248
@shellythom7248 2 жыл бұрын
Rofl! Good one ☝️
@michaelellis2313
@michaelellis2313 2 жыл бұрын
Lawlawlawl Kim jong-un
@shaider1982
@shaider1982 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats to your recent weightloss
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit Airlines Bill: Breathing - 1.00 Talking - 5.00 Standing - 10.00 Existing - 2.00 Lollygagging - 2.00 Chewing - 1.00 It was Spirit you were thinking of, not Southwest. But alas, all American and other global airlines are dumpster fires when compared to our glorious five-star Air Koryo
@BosworthMcG
@BosworthMcG 2 жыл бұрын
All this KZfaq commenting has done wonders for your figure bro.
@frankchan4272
@frankchan4272 2 жыл бұрын
I think Simon was referring to Spirit or Allegiant airlines which sucks. Southwest is actually much, much better than those airlines.
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 2 жыл бұрын
@@frankchan4272 Or Frontier.
@mitcharcher7528
@mitcharcher7528 2 жыл бұрын
No lollygagging.
@h8GW
@h8GW 2 жыл бұрын
Wait, are you the American-installed clone after the original Jong-un died of COVID?
@AverytheCubanAmerican
@AverytheCubanAmerican 2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, I see they contracted the King of Swamp Castle to build their airport
@Joe_Potts
@Joe_Potts 2 жыл бұрын
The first one, sank into the swamp. The second one, sank into the swamp. The third burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp. BUT THE FOURTH! The fourth stayed!
@LtNduati
@LtNduati 2 жыл бұрын
Kansai International Airport - one of only places in the world, where the pilots aren't the only ones concerned about hearing a Sink-Rate warning. Kansai International Airport - even the ATC tower is haunted at night by the "Terrain-Terrain" warning. Kansai International Airport - the only airport in the world that needs TCAS warning system for itself. These are some very niche Avgeek jokes, if anyone gets it too, please like the comment, even if it takes years to come.
@GeoffTV2
@GeoffTV2 2 жыл бұрын
Only 21 likes after a day? You deserve more than that. Have one from me. great comment.
@h8GW
@h8GW 2 жыл бұрын
I get all three and you make me ashamed -mostly because the 1st and 3rd are too similar.-
@jehoiakimelidoronila5450
@jehoiakimelidoronila5450 2 жыл бұрын
Those are pretty good jokes for the future to read.
@erika002
@erika002 2 жыл бұрын
*_blog it_* if you didn't get this Airforceproud95 reference, welp, you're already out of the loop teehee
@bigbrowntau
@bigbrowntau 2 жыл бұрын
"Pull up, Terrain...pull up, terrain" Wait a sec, I'm an air traffic controller!
@MC_aigorithm
@MC_aigorithm 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest isn't THAT bad, it's like the budget airline that's still decent. Spirit Airlines is the one that is the butt of EVERY joke.
@1000davetron
@1000davetron 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I think he means Spirit....
@MetaCake-
@MetaCake- 2 жыл бұрын
Alright alright alright, but Frontier takes the cake, it’s like the Walmart of airlines
@k53847
@k53847 2 жыл бұрын
SWA is the best airline in the US. "United Airlines - We'll beat you up."
@bradsully6620
@bradsully6620 2 жыл бұрын
Frontier and allegiant are jokes.
@PrezVeto
@PrezVeto 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest is great. Their policies are the best in the country.
@Cutieplus
@Cutieplus 2 жыл бұрын
Interestingly in the video it didn't mention the biggest threat of the Kansai Airport. The Nankai, Tōnankai and Tōkai earthquake which have extremely high probability to happen within decades. The magnitude of the earthquake will be at least M8.0+ to M9.1 and mega tsunami will flood all the coast area nearby. It happened many times in the past and will happen in nearby future according to it cycles.
@andersjjensen
@andersjjensen 2 жыл бұрын
Yikes! Those numbers look reeeally scary to someone who lives in a country that has never (in recorded history) seen above M4.4...
@dodoubleg2356
@dodoubleg2356 2 жыл бұрын
WHOA, WHOA!!! It's SPIRIT AIRLINES here in the 'States. Southwest is EASILY the best airline here since it's not QUITE a legacy carrier like Delta, American & United, but it's measures above Spirit, Frontier & Allegiant.
@syndan9245
@syndan9245 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit in my experience is absolute garbage
@agentorange4635
@agentorange4635 2 жыл бұрын
Is it related to the Spirit Airlines that operated in Asia? There is a running joke here in Asia about it, they say with Spirit Airline (Asia) "You fly Asian, you land Spirit."
@dodoubleg2356
@dodoubleg2356 2 жыл бұрын
@@agentorange4635 BAWHAHA 😂👍
@daemanj
@daemanj 2 жыл бұрын
Frontier is bad too. I had a 9 hour delay. The pilot coming off the plane before the delay was a total jerk, watched him yell and intimidate an elderly person.
@747-pilot
@747-pilot 2 жыл бұрын
Frontier is not as bad as the other two. Allegiant is the worst, I believe, and Spirit is almost as bad!!😂
@joellamoureux7914
@joellamoureux7914 2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it's a pain in the arse to give units of measure in metric and imperial but I greatly appreciate it Simon. My brain doesn't work in metric. Keep up the good work sir!
@Chris-hx3om
@Chris-hx3om 2 жыл бұрын
Then stop using the outdated system and get with the rest of the world. The metric system is far superior to imperial on so many levels, and it's only you yanks and 2 other third world countries who are still using it.. Hearing both units is distracting and unnecessary. I really wish he'd stop doing it.
@joellamoureux7914
@joellamoureux7914 2 жыл бұрын
@@Chris-hx3om I actually agree but good luck getting the rest of these people to. Thanks for your concern on our outdated "ness"
@WKRP187
@WKRP187 2 жыл бұрын
@@Chris-hx3om ... Whenever you're the 3rd most populated, richest and still proud to be doing things our way kind of country like the US is I guess we just think you guys can change for us(PS metric is far superior... No fractions and based on 10s just makes sense)
@Chris-hx3om
@Chris-hx3om 2 жыл бұрын
@@WKRP187 What give a country of just 332Million the right to tell the other 7.6 BILLION people what to do? Typical US arrogance! You people make me sick!
@michaelmeyer2725
@michaelmeyer2725 2 жыл бұрын
I think they should stick with just metric units. Come on, its not THAT hard. I'm American and have no issues with it.
@twocvbloke
@twocvbloke 2 жыл бұрын
"The island is sinking faster than we thought, it's the weight, it's too much!!" "I know, let's slow it down by adding more weight!!!" "Er, riiiiiight, okay then......." :P
@OllamhDrab
@OllamhDrab 2 жыл бұрын
Well, *compaction* is helpful for this, most of the 'sinking' will have been the material settling into itself, so the denser it becomes, the less room for the material to moosh down there is. I don't know what the ocean floor is doing but sea level rise can be an issue, too.
@kavinskysmith4094
@kavinskysmith4094 2 жыл бұрын
@@OllamhDrab yeah the author is very unkind towards that project and doesnt even mention that possibility, like their was actually a video on this entire thing on youtube that detailed the entire construction with all the problems, the management, the issues and why they did the expansion, and its because it was at max capacity and still not breaking even as they just needed more traffic like its not false information, but its definitely information with a negative slant, and I only clicked on it as I thought something had happened recently, instead it was just basic what if speculation with his final conclusion, like they hadnt thought of that despite this island being around, well damn near as long as I've been alive. like give them a break, they actually have a plan and can make it work, as they have for the past 30 years.
@yeeaahhzz
@yeeaahhzz 2 жыл бұрын
​@@kavinskysmith4094 For anyone interested: The Miraculous Floating Airport | Super Structures | Spark kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7p8idR2ubCldoU.html
@MargoMB19
@MargoMB19 2 жыл бұрын
I love Simon's reactions to some of this information, it feels almost like he's having the same experience we are while watching the video.
@hogztcp239
@hogztcp239 2 жыл бұрын
Having taken off and landed at this airport, I must say it's very impressive.
@wheeliebeast7679
@wheeliebeast7679 2 жыл бұрын
Not Southwest, but Spirit is the US one you were thinking of As in 'Break Your' Spirit Airlines
@ThursonJames
@ThursonJames 2 жыл бұрын
Ryan Air and SouthWest aren’t the same thing… SouthWest doesn’t assign seats or give much food or drink but fly out of a regular airport. Ryan Air will tell you that Stanstead is in London…
@papathunderbird5042
@papathunderbird5042 2 жыл бұрын
right, Spirit would be a better comparison
@Taladar2003
@Taladar2003 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder though how far the furthest US airports are from the city they are named for. I suspect distances are larger there in general compared to densely populated Europe.
@ThursonJames
@ThursonJames 2 жыл бұрын
Taladar2003 I was intending to compare Stanstead to Gatwick, but point taken.
@jur4x
@jur4x 2 жыл бұрын
Stansted? lol ! Try London Southend Airport 😀
@rowshambro
@rowshambro 2 жыл бұрын
@@papathunderbird5042 Agreed
@Froobyone
@Froobyone 2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to fly into and out of Kansai INT before the pandemic. It is indeed a beautiful airport. I was coming in on finals, having flown through the night from Finland, the aircraft flew a starboard banked approach. Looking out of the left window, as I was, all I could see was water and it was getting closer than I would have otherwise liked. I don't think I saw "land" until we crossed the threshold. I've never been more relieved. It was the start of one of the most amazing weeks of my life. The video brought it all back. Thank you.
@cabelovlie784
@cabelovlie784 2 жыл бұрын
RyanAir isn’t entirely shit. My wife and I flew them from Berlin to Naples when we eloped to Italy. My wife had to carry along her wedding dress, and when we got onto the plane the stewardess said we’d have to stow it overhead (likely ruining it). The captain overheard on her way to the cockpit and offered to stow it in her locker. The dress made it unscathed all the way from Seattle Washington to Positano Italy, thanks in part to one of RyanAir’s awesome pilots!
@JohnDoe-ox5ni
@JohnDoe-ox5ni 2 жыл бұрын
If the owner of Ryan air o Leary heard that the cabin crew and pilots had given preferential treatment to a passenger he probably would have sacked them all.He is A total piece of nasty sh*t he even revoked the free air travel pass he gave free to his millionth customers and personally harrest her constantly going out of his way to make her life a living hell and groping her and got pissed when she wouldent sleep with him .nothing is to low for that nasty man
@Ealsante
@Ealsante 2 жыл бұрын
That doesn't mean the airline isn't shit, it just means there's a nice captain working for a shit airline. RyanAir is shit. Fullstop.
@Sommertest
@Sommertest 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest is a pretty decent airline. You are probably thinking about Frontier or Spirit.
@michaelmatasso4477
@michaelmatasso4477 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit. Definitely thinking about Spirit.
@anulbonecrusher
@anulbonecrusher 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely frontier, but frontier doesn't fee you to death, I mean, sorta, not as bad as Ryan Air, but Jesus christ the flights were often 3 times the price of southwest and meals and drinks cost the same, and the peanuts were worse, literally the same experience. Though I never flew on spirit for reasons, lol
@michaelmacdonald329
@michaelmacdonald329 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit is awesome for young people(18-24) because we tend to not give a shit as long as it was cheap, and we are mostly alive by the end of it... 🤣🤣
@TheEvertw
@TheEvertw 2 жыл бұрын
"Long before Dubai was creating its first artificial island" ... the Dutch had increased their land area by 30%. In *1597* the first serious polder was created, *67.56* square kilometers in size... That is 6 times the size of Kansai. Granted, the Zijpe is not an island, but it would definitely be sea bed if not for the Dutch. The Dutch created the largest artificial island in the world, *100 times* larger than Kansai, in 1955.
@MauR1CEnl
@MauR1CEnl 2 жыл бұрын
Then there is flevoland in the Netherlands which is a artificial island and the biggest in the world. Its 375 square miles. 😇
@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski
@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski 2 жыл бұрын
@@MauR1CEnl the former zuiderzee is a pretty crazy civil engineering feat alright.
@RadioNul
@RadioNul 2 жыл бұрын
The Dutch drained marshland. The Japanese built islands in deep sea. It's apples and oranges.
@TheEvertw
@TheEvertw 2 жыл бұрын
@@RadioNul Nope, that was not marshland. The average depth was 4 meters. It was marshland in Roman times, but many centuries of floods had washed most of the marshland away (except for a few islands like Urk and Schokland).
@pumpkinhill4570
@pumpkinhill4570 2 жыл бұрын
That’s ok, the Japanese were also creating tons of new land in Tokyo Bay centuries ago. And take a look at Ogata, created at a similar time to the Netherlands largest man made island. Both the Dutch and Japanese have long been masters of land reclamation!
@captainnapalm4173
@captainnapalm4173 2 жыл бұрын
This airport makes me think of the story in Monty Python and the Holy grail about the swamp castle.
@darinblass
@darinblass 2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of it, you should do a Megaprojects episode about Grand Central, the biggest train terminal in the world!! It's really an incredible work of engineering, and is still being updated and expanded to this day. East Side Access and new entrances from One Vanderbilt make it as modern and relevant as ever.
@nickofthenine9449
@nickofthenine9449 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon, how about a video on the SMART tunnel in Kuala Lumpur - an underground multi level road tunnel that can act as a massive storm drain
@Mike-.
@Mike-. 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like there was an opportunity to make a sunk cost joke somewhere in here
@SinlowMusic
@SinlowMusic Ай бұрын
Damn! I was a Marine stationed in Japan until 2022. Some of my favorite memories were road-tripping from Hiroshima/Iwakuni to KSI/Osaka to pick up other service members. I was mind-blown the first time I drove on the airport and realized it was an island of its own. Beautiful drive. Side note; It was also very creepy during COVID as most shops looked abandoned inside. One of the creepiest/most depressing things I saw quite honestly....
@chuckdraper7776
@chuckdraper7776 2 жыл бұрын
Seems like I watched a documentary years ago about this airport. If I remember correctly, they have these huge jacks underneath of the airport to help with keeping everything level.
@catherinemorris908
@catherinemorris908 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I saw the same documentary, and marveled at the jacks used.
@Evil.Totoro
@Evil.Totoro 2 жыл бұрын
Flown into this airport a couple of times. It’s fantastic and has a great observation deck near the edge of one of the runways. I spoke with some pilots and they love flying there, equating it to landing on a giant aircraft carrier.
@ungvaristefan4937
@ungvaristefan4937 2 жыл бұрын
Simon, love your content. Really cool stuff.
@paullynch4021
@paullynch4021 2 жыл бұрын
I've lived in Japan 20 years, near Osaka, and have used this airport more times than I can remember. Very good video! And yes, Terminal 2 is shite. Peach is indeed an Asian Ryanair, which flies to Korea and other nearby locations, and where if you are tall, you can expect bruised knees!
@stephenlang7870
@stephenlang7870 2 жыл бұрын
When I lived in Japan one of my clients was the marine biologist worked at Kansai Airport. He said the fisherman get a huge payout every year and the island actually made fishing much much better so they are making out like bandits.
@Grk149
@Grk149 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest is great. You must be thinking of Spirit Airlines.
@ph8429
@ph8429 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I hear “Streets Ahead”, all I can think of it Pierce on Community.
@russellgilbert8625
@russellgilbert8625 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest Airlines is freaking amazing. Maybe you're thinking of Frontier?
@stephanieschown7332
@stephanieschown7332 2 жыл бұрын
Love this update on Kansai! I watched a documentary about it in the 90s -- great to see how they have been keeping things above water.
@marcbiff2192
@marcbiff2192 2 жыл бұрын
What is crazy is building another runway for a bloody athletic event.
@magical_catgirl
@magical_catgirl 2 жыл бұрын
They needed to build it anyway. It was a single runway airport before and was at capacity. The event just gave them a date to complete it by.
@MaximGhost
@MaximGhost 2 жыл бұрын
Business Blaze Simon trolled by The Hobbit and expresses his fondness of Southwest Airlines in this episode.
@henrykieninger
@henrykieninger 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible video Simon!!
@GeorgeWMays
@GeorgeWMays 2 жыл бұрын
Good one. I really enjoyed that. Truly appreciated.
@jimaanders7527
@jimaanders7527 2 жыл бұрын
Southwests Airlines is well regarded in the States. Good service with reasonable ticket prices.
@RuthlessTragedy
@RuthlessTragedy 2 жыл бұрын
pretty sure Delta was the one he was thinking of as a low budget airliner
@jamesdelatour2266
@jamesdelatour2266 2 жыл бұрын
In the uk a low budget airline is generally regarded as all economy layout, no frills. EasyJet, Ryanair and southwest all share the same business model, including utilising the benefits using 1 or 2 aircraft types to cut maintainence and pilot training.
@daemanj
@daemanj 2 жыл бұрын
Try frontier and spirit. I flew frontier round trip to Chicago from Phoenix for $41. Carry on bag is $42 extra and $48 for a check bag.
@jordanwilliams9300
@jordanwilliams9300 2 жыл бұрын
I think you're thinking of Spirit Airlines, not Southwest. Southwest is amazing.
@boriskortiak320
@boriskortiak320 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the ad read!
@tncorgi92
@tncorgi92 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest Airlines may be short on frills but they have a lot of coverage and their on-time percentage is decent (though it has slipped since COVID, but all other airlines have too)
@chrislanejones
@chrislanejones 2 жыл бұрын
I rather fly Southwest Airlines than fly Spirit Airlines!
@sharolynwells
@sharolynwells 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrislanejones me too
@pikmaniac2643
@pikmaniac2643 2 жыл бұрын
Certainly beats Delta in my experience.
@plasenticusfeeticus9422
@plasenticusfeeticus9422 2 жыл бұрын
Southwest over Alaska airlines any day!
@dereksimpson1284
@dereksimpson1284 2 жыл бұрын
I've always flown south west. I have no complaints
@ZZ-sb8os
@ZZ-sb8os 2 жыл бұрын
I've done all sorts of flying over the last 30 years, and I've had trouble with almost every airline *except* Southwest. They're quietly the best airline in America.
@h8GW
@h8GW 2 жыл бұрын
Don't you DARE equate Southwest with Spirit! Also, does anyone know if the clay base is still having its water squeezed out, or is the fill gradually leaking out into the bay?
@RandomMichiganGuy
@RandomMichiganGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I mean yeah spirit airlines is shit. But at least they maintain their fleet and haven't had multiple fatalities and emergencies. Spirit had their first emergency this year and that was simply a bird strike that wasn't their fault and can happen to any airline and aircraft.
@tototakto4611
@tototakto4611 2 жыл бұрын
YES! My idea has been heard and made!
@alyssinwilliams4570
@alyssinwilliams4570 2 жыл бұрын
..... that might be the best surfshark ad.... ANY AD that I've seen Simon do. LOL. I had to watch it twice :D
@alexander1485
@alexander1485 2 жыл бұрын
I dislike any vid with built in advertising, pisses me off
@alyssinwilliams4570
@alyssinwilliams4570 2 жыл бұрын
@@alexander1485 good for you
@iainballas
@iainballas 2 жыл бұрын
This video could also be called "That Time Japan played Minecraft IRL"
@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692
@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692 2 жыл бұрын
Tru af
@SomeGuyOutside
@SomeGuyOutside 2 жыл бұрын
You’re thinking of “spirit” airlines, whose de facto motto of “for when you don’t want to make it” is quite telling
@simul8rduude
@simul8rduude 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit Airlines: "the cargo hold Is first class!"
@Jedi.Toby.M
@Jedi.Toby.M 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit Airlines: the airline made to remind you you shouldn't travel
@NNICKKK
@NNICKKK 2 жыл бұрын
I have heard it referred to as the “Walmart of the skies”
@simul8rduude
@simul8rduude 2 жыл бұрын
@@NNICKKK but Walmart has everything. Tf does spirit have? 😂😂😂😂
@DreadMerlot
@DreadMerlot 2 жыл бұрын
When I think of Spirit Airlines, I think of stinky school buses with wings. They don't give you free peanuts, but rather require you to bring peanuts to feed the pilot in order to keep his glucose levels stable.
@jmonty
@jmonty 2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait...gonna make one hell of a diving site!
@jamesmisener3006
@jamesmisener3006 2 жыл бұрын
Good one Simon. Cheers. 🇨🇦
@laranaarana
@laranaarana 2 жыл бұрын
every time I travel to Japan with my family we go through this marvel of engineering. Hope it won't sink within my lifetime!
@MrMakulit1959
@MrMakulit1959 2 жыл бұрын
Spirit. The only airline that ever made me wish id spent more to go with Anyone else
@canaan5337
@canaan5337 2 жыл бұрын
0:27 "you aren't going to get streets ahead to take off, Pierce."
@liamcarlen8929
@liamcarlen8929 2 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment lmfao I knew somebody else had to catch that
@ignitionfrn2223
@ignitionfrn2223 2 жыл бұрын
2:05 - Chapter 1 - City rivalry 3:10 - Chapter 2 - Planning 4:50 - Chapter 3 - Reclaiming the land 8:20 - Mid roll ads 10:15 - Chapter 4 - The airport 13:05 - Chapter 5 - Opening 14:50 - Chapter 6 - Extension 16:05 - Chapter 7 - An uncertain future
@thenobalnacho
@thenobalnacho 2 жыл бұрын
When you said, "by 1995, the island had sunk by over 8.2...." I thought for sure you were gonna say 8.2 cm or inches, my jaw dropped when I heard 8.2 meters. That's insane
@harbl99
@harbl99 2 жыл бұрын
"Airport is costing us $560 million a year in interest and is sinking into the sea. Wut do?" "Double up. Build another island. That'll make money back faster." Not sure I entirely follow this subtle Japanese logic.
@bradlevantis913
@bradlevantis913 2 жыл бұрын
That SurfShark ad. Perfect
@mistyeyedvaper5537
@mistyeyedvaper5537 2 жыл бұрын
Had to thumbs up because of that SurfShark ad. Best sponsorship plug I have ever seen.
@kineticdeath
@kineticdeath 2 жыл бұрын
Kansai aiport, ground breaking architecture, ground breaking engineering and now, ground, breaking, underneath it Also for a good lol, 10:05 at 0.25 speed is pretty great, if somewhat random
@girldaddividendinvestor
@girldaddividendinvestor 2 жыл бұрын
@12:28 "Spirit," my friend. 'Spirit,' airlines is the company you are thinking of. 🤣🤣🤣
@Odin029
@Odin029 2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Grand Central Terminal... it might be a good idea for a video. Aside from the station building, there is a 48 acre(19.4 ha) railyard beneath the streets of Manhattan.
@glennalexon1530
@glennalexon1530 2 жыл бұрын
It's a common mistake that the amount spent on a project in the past means that more money should be spent on it in the future; In economics it's called the 'sunk-cost fallacy". Though politics may take that fallacy into account, the airport will be upgraded as necessary over the coming years because it's the right thing to do, and the airport is in the right place, not because of decisions made in the past.
@rhino5551212
@rhino5551212 2 жыл бұрын
Simon, you were looking for Frontier Airlines. Southwest is pretty good. And I'd rather fly on Soul Plane than Spirit Air.
@thegeneralofsound
@thegeneralofsound 2 жыл бұрын
Something I like about Simon, he's the teacher I always wished I had. I'm pretty sure that I could enter a conversation with everything known and he'd be able to show me more but even make a video
@fringehead
@fringehead 2 жыл бұрын
KIX is beautiful. been through it on three trips and am always amazed by it
@ReneSchickbauer
@ReneSchickbauer 2 жыл бұрын
In about 50 years: "In todays episode we are talking about the Kansai submarine harbour"
@AvB.83
@AvB.83 2 жыл бұрын
10:53 If it is, then how do we not have a Megaprojects episode about that? ;)
@MastrCake
@MastrCake 2 жыл бұрын
YES! You finally did it! Thank you, Simon ^_^
@guillaumecouture9802
@guillaumecouture9802 2 жыл бұрын
You should do a video about the Samuel De Champlain Bridge in Montréal. Totally unrelated with a Airport, but still interesting. There is also the deconstruction of the old bridge happening.
@acchaladka
@acchaladka 2 жыл бұрын
The fuck? You know what channel this is? Is not called "tiny projects." Look at the Tapan Zee replacement finished in 2020 and say that again?
@isaacschmitt4803
@isaacschmitt4803 2 жыл бұрын
See you guys in twenty years when Simon's daughter takes over the channel and does a video on the airport under the sea. . .
@richardmason13
@richardmason13 2 жыл бұрын
Ahh the MCG - Australia's official measurement for friggin huge things. Thanks for making the size of this project easy to understand 😊
@johnclayden1670
@johnclayden1670 2 жыл бұрын
And speaking of earthquakes ......
@richardmason13
@richardmason13 2 жыл бұрын
That was a bit of a surprise this morning! Unfortunately no MCG equivalent for the Richter Scale
@johnkelly313
@johnkelly313 2 жыл бұрын
What about Syd Harbs?
@jacksone5856
@jacksone5856 2 жыл бұрын
A similar issue across parts of the US; when it comes to building on top of clay avoid it if possible. You'll find a lot of homes/buildings placed on concrete slabs+clay have a tendency to slide down hill over the years. Not a pleasant realization lol.
@k0mm4nd3r_k3n
@k0mm4nd3r_k3n 2 жыл бұрын
Simon!! You just used The G (Melbourne Cricket Ground = MCG = The G) as a unit of measurement! You are now an official honorary Melbournian!!
@1mezion
@1mezion 2 жыл бұрын
I recently saw a documentary on the same subject there were varying views on how fast settling would occur if I recall correctly some Architects assessed to that at 30+ feet safety buffer however the government considered that too expensive and decided to go with less, obviously they're paying the price
@abarratt8869
@abarratt8869 2 жыл бұрын
Even the bridge to the airport is quite something. A couple of years ago a ship lost power during a typhoon, and clobbered the bridge. It did a lot of damage, including dislodging one entire section. Bridge closed. The astonishing thing was that it took them only a few weeks to get the bridge repaired; pretty damned phenomenal, I thought.
@1baby12bear
@1baby12bear 2 жыл бұрын
It was nice landing at Kansai, going to the ferry terminal for a 80 minute ferry to Tokushima to visit the in-laws. Then they built the Kobe bridge and ended the ferry so we could drive 3 hours around the bay.
@0fficialdregs
@0fficialdregs 2 жыл бұрын
i remember watching documentaries about this airport.
@parasinthephilippines
@parasinthephilippines 2 жыл бұрын
I worked on the original and the extension. As a mechanical engineer we put practices into place that had never been used before. For instance the last step in stairs in the basements was free flowing and 1.5 mtrs in depth. So as there waa movement the stairs wouldn't buckle and good move freely.
@0fficialdregs
@0fficialdregs 2 жыл бұрын
mhm
@alexpham4002
@alexpham4002 2 жыл бұрын
we love southwest, we loathe spirit
@TheGCSummers
@TheGCSummers 2 жыл бұрын
Whoever did the ad copy you made my day! I haven't laughed that hard for a while xD!
@johnhobson9165
@johnhobson9165 2 жыл бұрын
Are we to suppose that he doesn't like The Hobbit?
@TheGCSummers
@TheGCSummers 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnhobson9165 He HATES the Fantasy Genre and REALLY hates LOTR so I'm glad the person made use of this injoke xD
@daviddavid5880
@daviddavid5880 9 ай бұрын
This really makes me genuinely sad. I've traveled the world and Kansai is far and away the finest airport I have ever seen. (Hey, Kansai Airport Crew. You are the very best!) I have never been whisked off a plane faster or more efficiently. No dawdling, no farting around. I was off that plane, through customs, had my bags in hand and was on a swift and silent train so fast my mind was reeling. So professional. Coming back through JFK was utterly humiliating after that. Kansai just ruins you for other airports.
@JAF30
@JAF30 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching a show called Beyond 2000 way way back when and they were talking about how they were pulling down the mountains to fill in this island. It looked so cool back then, hard to think it might turn into one of the most expensive flops in a couple of decades.
@XLA-zg1nn
@XLA-zg1nn 2 жыл бұрын
OMG Beyond 2000!!!
@Trainfan1055Janathan
@Trainfan1055Janathan 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to suggest Grand Central Station.
@brett4264
@brett4264 2 жыл бұрын
???
@nlibby987
@nlibby987 2 жыл бұрын
@@brett4264 he would like to suggest grand central station..
@michaelhowell2326
@michaelhowell2326 2 жыл бұрын
There is no such place.
@iLumberjack
@iLumberjack 2 жыл бұрын
Grand Central Terminal in NYC would be interesting.
@pieter-bashoogsteen2283
@pieter-bashoogsteen2283 2 жыл бұрын
How about the largest man made island: the south Flevopolder?
@stephenhammond6962
@stephenhammond6962 2 жыл бұрын
Keep up the entertaining learning experience Nomis! You and your videos make history and learning a joy to be involved with (watching wise 😉), even the ones about walls 🤔🤨🤪👌
@lttweety6397
@lttweety6397 2 жыл бұрын
Absurd cost at 20bn you say? HS2 has their eye on you. You can get 2 massive islands for less than 20% the cost of a couple hundred miles of hi speed rail. Which is likely to get more routes chopped before completed.
@owenshebbeare2999
@owenshebbeare2999 2 жыл бұрын
"Couple (OF) hundred miles"...you Americans should learn English...and metrics!
@lttweety6397
@lttweety6397 2 жыл бұрын
@@owenshebbeare2999 Nice of you to assume I'm Murican. I'm not. I also work in moth metric and imperial. We just happen to use imperial for larger distances here. Welcome to Britain, were regional dialects and using any type of measurement that you may be used to will piss off someone.
@alphaprawns
@alphaprawns 2 жыл бұрын
First time I really saw/heard of this airport was in Microsoft Flight sim 2020, just randomly choosing to fly from it. Thought to myself it seemed like an impressive engineering project, cool to see some background on it!
@georgecaplin9075
@georgecaplin9075 2 жыл бұрын
“Let’s address the elephant that’s…sinking in the water”, BADA-BOOM-BOOM-TSH!
@oblivionshadow9453
@oblivionshadow9453 2 жыл бұрын
Minor correction for the drainage pipes but 38.1 cm converts to 15 inches rather than 16 inches.
@oldschoolman1444
@oldschoolman1444 2 жыл бұрын
It's like mud squeezing between your toes giving you the sinking feeling.
@carinamchugh4436
@carinamchugh4436 2 жыл бұрын
Simon i believe you’re thinking of Spirit airline in the US as Southwest is one of the best to fly in the country. 💚
@CFG-eb3my
@CFG-eb3my 2 жыл бұрын
try to address the topic
@MarloSoBalJr
@MarloSoBalJr 2 жыл бұрын
Earthquake prone area and you decide... "let's build a thicc island for heavy aircrafts..." This anime's death arc gonna be gratifying
@ARWest-bp4yb
@ARWest-bp4yb 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the typhoons and tsunamis!
@TheEvilCommenter
@TheEvilCommenter 2 жыл бұрын
Good video 👍
@matthewdamp3296
@matthewdamp3296 2 жыл бұрын
Tokyo Bay’s century + of land reclamation would be a good mega project
@pmgn8444
@pmgn8444 2 жыл бұрын
Just keep adding dirt. Eventually, it should stop sinking. Probably...
@ascensionindustries9631
@ascensionindustries9631 2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully that would work for Florida too. 👍🤪
@bobsmith9603
@bobsmith9603 2 жыл бұрын
Just like Minecraft
@colbroon1975
@colbroon1975 2 жыл бұрын
Keep up all the good work Simon. More casual criminalist please.😃👍👍👍👍🤟✌️
@ViaticumCanada
@ViaticumCanada 2 жыл бұрын
I've been to both Kansai and Narita and highly enjoyed them over the U.S. airports on my way to and from Canada!
@alden1132
@alden1132 2 жыл бұрын
Did Simon just use the phrase "streets ahead?" As in, the phrase invented by Chevy Chase's character Pierce on the show 'Community,' and intended by him to be popular new slang? Or did I mishear him?
@rowbearly6128
@rowbearly6128 2 жыл бұрын
It's a very old expression. Chevy Chase did not invent it. Sorry.
@alden1132
@alden1132 2 жыл бұрын
@@rowbearly6128 If you're so confident, I challenge you to provide an example of it's use prior to the airing of the episode of Community of which the below video is a part, because the entire joke in the episode was that he invented the phrase: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nambp66CsL6yh5s.html
@rowbearly6128
@rowbearly6128 2 жыл бұрын
There you go,,,a simple google search...I have been an English teacher for decades...Learn not to resent being corrected, it enables learning.
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