Panama Canal Time-Lapse Full Transit Travel From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic

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A cool GoPro time-lapse video of our boat traveling from ocean to ocean through all six lock chambers of the Panama Canal--including the two Miraflores Locks, the Pedro Miguel Lock, and the three Gatun Locks--as we travel from the Pacific Ocean, up 85 feet to Lake Gatun, then down 85 feet to the Atlantic Ocean.
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@TheAzerbijian 4 жыл бұрын

What a rush! 😮 Jim, remember when u didn’t want to go thru Cascade Locks? 😝

@Tymothic 6 жыл бұрын

The explanation was well stated and now I understand the dynamics behind the madness. I had not considered the raging of the waters between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the fact it took thousands of lives in its creation.

@TAJourney 6 жыл бұрын

In fact, the Panama Canal was originally a French Project, and they were attempting a build a sea-level canal. Two companies, two bankruptcies, 6 years, and fortunes and lives lost, they gave up. The US bought the project (the work that had been completed and equipment) at a bargain price and originally considered continuing the sea level canal until brighter minds won out and convinced the authorities that a sea-level canal would always be doomed. There is a fascinating (and giant) book about the history of this engineering marvel, "The Path between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914" by David McCullough - amzn.to/2su6EpK

@TheAzerbijian 4 жыл бұрын

Whoooosh! I get a rush every time I look at this! So fascinating. And the percussion is just right. 🤭

@Xlynyr 10 жыл бұрын

That was fascinating. Thank you for posting this video, Love the music too.

@stitch-xx2oo 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you posted this video. This is the first time I have seen her since 1993

@lexierupe5264 7 жыл бұрын

The Panama Canal was a good idea in my opion. It saves a lot of time (Even tho it takes 8 hours going through the canal) And if u were to go around South America it would take 7,800 miles more than going through the canal :)

@DaveScottAggie 9 жыл бұрын

I don't think it has changed much since we went through it in 1989, then when we were on a tour of Panama City in 1992, did a tour and visited one of the locks, and saw operation from the land.

@turtlemun 7 жыл бұрын

This is oddly soothing to me

@peachyxemi 8 жыл бұрын

We watched this today in my history class

@elizag100 11 жыл бұрын

thanks for posting that. I'm researching for a poem

@shaney54st 9 жыл бұрын

As the boat was moving the film was cut, but had to watch all of the lock footage?

@digitalizations 10 жыл бұрын

Exellent work done. Professional music arrangements!!!!

@codyyim1 10 жыл бұрын

Because it takes way more days to go around south America. The point of this canal is to link up the east and west coast of America.

@johnmolina5871 11 жыл бұрын

amazing stuff mate!! Thank you for sharing. From Australia un saludo para Uds. John

@dvlarry 11 жыл бұрын

What is the music? Pretty cool.

@dolfyrantsparodies608 5 жыл бұрын

Movement Proposition - Kevin macleod

@RealmsMedia 8 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Keep up the fantastic work!

@2kapahulu 11 жыл бұрын

great video!! thanks

@jeevagansr 11 жыл бұрын

wonderful work

@MultiHiranmay 11 жыл бұрын

Great work done.

@petebaluca450 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing..

@romeliaalvarado7651 10 жыл бұрын

Este mi panama mi canal maravilloso.

@jesusbaloy8911 10 жыл бұрын

se nota q eres especial

@TAJourney 11 жыл бұрын

The full transit takes 8-10 hours

@MrBigteezie 10 жыл бұрын

How can you get the gopro battery to last long enough to capture this?

@itzamia 10 жыл бұрын

i plan on using this music next time i pork my girlfriend

@dolfyrantsparodies608 4 жыл бұрын

Movement Proposition - Kevin Macleod (Not exactly the same since the time frames are changed in this video).

@mohamaryusoph6768 11 жыл бұрын

Mechanical engineering!

@antred11 6 жыл бұрын

Are the fellows we see walking around on the boat crew or harbor / canal personnel?

@ctsaw7 11 жыл бұрын

What resolution and how did you cope with battery life?

@cesardaniel8690 10 жыл бұрын

This is what i call true intelligence

@neboy2000 11 жыл бұрын

What was the full time of the transit?

@Tymothic 6 жыл бұрын

My question is why build a canal? Just clear the land wide enough to allow ships to pass without all the sophisticated dams and compartments being filled or emptied each time a ship wants to pass.

@TAJourney 6 жыл бұрын

First off, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific at a level crossing would have required blasting a channel through solid rock across the entire width of the isthmus, over 48 miles. As it stands to cut through the few mountains was a massive undertaking that took years and cost thousands of lives. By raising the water level 85 feet across much of this distance reduced the amount of rock that had to be cut through by hundreds of cubic miles. HOWEVER, perhaps more importantly are the tides, which regularly vary by more than 20 feet from one side to the other. This would make the canal a raging, unnavigable river that would shift several times a day. Since some of the greatest engeneering minds of the time constructed the canal, I'm sure they would have chosen an easier solution if there was one.

@meta.m8t 11 жыл бұрын

LOL! Face at 6:07

@salamander337 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing, after 100 years people are still using that ancient canal. lol

@kevinarango5613 6 жыл бұрын

salamander337 it was actually renewed in 2007 lmaooo😂😂😂

@donsevillamusic 8 жыл бұрын

Me gustan tus videos, checa los míos en mi canal. Abrazos dobles! :)

@alexbedoian 6 жыл бұрын

SONG PLEASR

@bin_scot659 8 жыл бұрын

mmmmm

@JacobMichaelC 10 жыл бұрын

Wow that took forever...why not go AROUND the land instead??

@OhmVibe 10 жыл бұрын

I bet Magellan is rolling in his watery and scattered grave.

@jrocampo7929 10 жыл бұрын

This way is better than going around the whole land because passing through here will only take 24 hours or less but the other way is atleast 48 hours or more

@athenaglaukopis7053 7 жыл бұрын

besides, cape horn is DANGEROUS

@lexierupe5264 7 жыл бұрын

If u were to go around South America it would take 7,800 more miles. The Canal only takes 8 hours then u can cut through the Caribbean Sea :)

@kirukun-rk3uo 6 жыл бұрын

The litteral reason this was built was to NOT do that