@@davidbarthel5664 but these are ancient mega projects. Extraordinary feats of architectural and engineering design that was unheard of at the time. Geographics is a focus more on the location and its history.
@@ewestner The destruction of the Library of Alexandria by Julius Caesar is greatly overexaggerated. It was partially burned down but it still continued to survive. It’s relevancy was gradual
Now for the ancient harbour at Portus, Italy, and the canals linking it to Rome, as well as the trade routes between Rome, Athens and Alexandria. I think that history lesson will be a good one to watch from you, Simon.
Mega project ideas: Hoover dam Panama Canal Kansai international airport Dubai palm islands The autobahn and or the US interstate highway system Biographics suggestion: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
The US interstate network was "borrowed" straight form the autoban. But constructed to a lesser spec. The autoban is about twice a thick, meaning it had a life span of about 100 years. Compered to the US (and UK)which had a lifespan of about 20 years before needing to be maintained. This is why for the first 70 years it was safe to not have limits on Germany highways. Only over the last 20 years have they needed to start maintaing the roads and implementing limits sue to degradation. The reason for the US having a lesser spec, is they wanted to roll out a lot of road really fast, and the cost to build it to German spec would be far to expensive (in the short term).
@@StephenButlerOne I was told by German locals while there in 2004 and 2016 that the speed limits were due to traffic congestion and that many of them are variable. e.g. when traffic light enough there's no limit, but above a threshold there's a limit and as it gets worse the limit is lowered.
Couple of those have been done on my Geographics channel (I sometimes cover big projects there as well - but its more broad in general). Dubai Palm Islands coming soon :).
It is possible that silver was several times more expensive in relative value back then due to the differences in mining and refining and accessibility of materials.
One thing that they could do given their capabilities nowadays is to set up drones to fly in a continuous tracing pattern that forms the shape of the great lighthouse. You get the spectacle of the building without having to worry about the tectonic terror that is that region. When a drone does an entire sequence run it can be switched out for a fresh one whilst that one is being checked over and repaired or replaced.
Honestly Simon, you have so many channels its time to just make a vlogging channel too. I just want see you at the pub, though you can leave out the regular "bathroom" trips where you always come back sniffling.
Simon's NEWEST channel... ANCIENT MEGA PROJECTS.... There are so many things you could do, and I'd watch them all! The Seven Wonders, plus the Roman road system and aqueducts etc., The Coliseum, The Acropolis, The Great Wall, Angkor Wat, Nan Madol, Machu Picchu, Teotihuacan, Tikal, and Chichen Itza, etc. So many things you could cover.
It's actually agreed across the board that the Library survived the fire and that Caesar's fire only burnt a warehouse. Nowhere is it said that the fire decimated the city. The Alexandrians did dismantle the roofs of the Gymnasium and other public buildings to fit out warships. The great library is referenced for centuries after.
This is my **favourite** of the Seven Wonders! What a **great pity** that it was destroyed by those quakes! It would be an *amazing* sight if it were still standing.
Here's a future video suggestion: How did they REVERSE the flow of the Chicago river, considered a 'Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium' by the American Society of Civil Engineers?
Don't know which series this would fit in How about the Martello Tower Network on the South English coast mainly, Ditto the Maginot and Siegfried Lines stories (France Belgium borders)
Here are some suggestions: Taj Mahal, Pantheon, Shurijo Castle, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Alhambra, Churaumi Aquarium, Neuschwanstein, or the rest of the Seven Wonders (ancient and modern) Please and thank you!
Possible mega project video: the first submarine to sink a ship, the Confederate Submarine Hunley. It may not have costs a significant amount of money but it did cost quite a few lives.
Flashbacks to playing Civilization trying to build the Lighthouse of Alexandria when the message "someone else in the world has finished building the Lighthouse of Alexandria" pops up on the screen.
Simon: "from the Wadi Hammamat quarries to the east of the ci-" *Loud noises* Cap'n 'Merica: "We're getting the team together." *Skip Ad* Simon: "-ty." Yeah no, there wasn't a perfect break literally half a second later. Thanks UA-cam ads.
@@MrBuck427 I'm not poor, but i don't want to give money to UA-cam on purpose to skip ads... Enough content creators have complaints about random channel strikes and arbitrary interpretation and enforcement of rules. Some day I'll break down and pay for it, but today is not that d- *Dish smashing* "You're not a dish, you're a man!" *Skip Ad* -ay.
Actually granite has a slightly higher density or weight than limestone. But it is a much stronger rock being inter-grown crystals. It is harder, less prawn to wear and weathering.
What the Egyptian government could do is set up a donation for the rebuilding of the lighthouse. If the cathedral that burned down in Paris can get a few billion then I'm sure bringing back on of the seven wonders of the world would certainly attract some donations from around the world
Thank you. You have previously done a video on the International Space Station, would you consider doing one on Skylab? A true Megaproject of its time.
And later it was both propeller and jet powered, which seems kinda crazy to me. Never heard of any other airplane like that. Could make an interesting video.
i just thought it was funny that u mentioned the builders/designers might not have built in the spot they did if they knew the fault lines in the area, like they did a bad job or something. the structure stood for a century. i think they did alright lol. that is quite the earthquake resistance, everything considered.. imo
You know how there's certain things you'd wanna know more about but you always end up forgetting to google them? I'd like to know as much as there is to know about the colossus of Rhodes. How big was it? Was it comparable to the Statue of Liberty? Where was it built? etc.
You should do a episode on the giant walking drag lines. Like the one called Sundew in corby uk. It's not the biggest one in the world but its interesting how they took it for a 13 mile walk to its resting place of corby. And all the different water courses and road ect it had to cross.
Brenden, yes. Or the Soviets also designed several heavy lift helicopters. Actually, they had far more helicopter designs for more various roles than NATO.
Seriously, one of Simon’s videos is recommended no matter what other video I’m watching. Last Week Tonight? Here’s a Biograohics. Top Gear? MegaProjects...
And then the Russian equivalent … because this is Megaprojects. Also, the Great Wall of China. Also, how about that base in Antarctica. That might be cool
The Yellowstone was slightly bigger. However, the Yellowstone was not very successful, having constant maintenance issues. Most were retired prematurely do to the expensive upkeep.
operator0 Wikipedia lists the Yellowstone locomotive at a length of 83 feet and a weight of 627,000 lb. It lists the big boy with a length of 85 feet and a weight of 762,000 lb. Yellowstone estimated at 6,000 hp with the big boy as high as 7,000. That would make the Yellowstone a close second to the big boy.
@@centermassgamer323 That's very interesting. On the main page for the Big Boy they list a different weight than on the list of largest locomotives here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_locomotives On that page, the Yellowstone is listed as heavier. I had a look on some other sites on the internet and some list the Yellowstone as heavier and some list the Big Boy as heavier. One thing I did notice is that none of the pages I visited listed the Big Boy anywhere close to the weight the main Wikipedia page does. Maybe one weight is with water and the other is not? I don't know.
I have heard people suggest modern reimaginings of all seven of the ancient Wonders: a new library at Alexandria that connects libraries all over the world, a colossal statue of the Sun god Helios at Rhodes that is the biggest statue ever built, and stands above a solar power research center . . . and a lighthouse at Alexandria that is part of an upgraded global positioning system.
WE NEED A MINI SERIES OF ALL THE ANCIENT WONDERS OF THAT TIME PERIOD!
+1
Best suggestion ever. Would fit this channel not so much would actually be better for geographics
@@davidbarthel5664 but these are ancient mega projects. Extraordinary feats of architectural and engineering design that was unheard of at the time. Geographics is a focus more on the location and its history.
Yes yes YES. if you don't agree smash that dislike button.. Oops wrong channel..
YES, _PLEASE!_ Ancient may be harder to research, but _so_ worth it. 💋🇨🇦
The Library of Alexandria would be great.
Yes!!! Still pretty sad those jerks burned it down. Yeah, I guess I'm pretty good at holding a grudge.
@@ewestner The destruction of the Library of Alexandria by Julius Caesar is greatly overexaggerated. It was partially burned down but it still continued to survive. It’s relevancy was gradual
Now for the ancient harbour at Portus, Italy, and the canals linking it to Rome, as well as the trade routes between Rome, Athens and Alexandria. I think that history lesson will be a good one to watch from you, Simon.
That beard is a mega project ... allegedly
#moreblazedayz
#OGBB
Mega project ideas:
Hoover dam
Panama Canal
Kansai international airport
Dubai palm islands
The autobahn and or the US interstate highway system
Biographics suggestion: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Pretty sure Hoover dam + Panama Canal are on Geographics, I agree with the other suggestions though.
The US interstate network was "borrowed" straight form the autoban. But constructed to a lesser spec. The autoban is about twice a thick, meaning it had a life span of about 100 years. Compered to the US (and UK)which had a lifespan of about 20 years before needing to be maintained.
This is why for the first 70 years it was safe to not have limits on Germany highways. Only over the last 20 years have they needed to start maintaing the roads and implementing limits sue to degradation.
The reason for the US having a lesser spec, is they wanted to roll out a lot of road really fast, and the cost to build it to German spec would be far to expensive (in the short term).
@@StephenButlerOne I was told by German locals while there in 2004 and 2016 that the speed limits were due to traffic congestion and that many of them are variable. e.g. when traffic light enough there's no limit, but above a threshold there's a limit and as it gets worse the limit is lowered.
The dutch and there Delta works
Couple of those have been done on my Geographics channel (I sometimes cover big projects there as well - but its more broad in general). Dubai Palm Islands coming soon :).
In modern Greek the word "Faros" means lighthouse
This and the Colossus must have been truly amazing sights to behold
It is possible that silver was several times more expensive in relative value back then due to the differences in mining and refining and accessibility of materials.
One thing that they could do given their capabilities nowadays is to set up drones to fly in a continuous tracing pattern that forms the shape of the great lighthouse. You get the spectacle of the building without having to worry about the tectonic terror that is that region. When a drone does an entire sequence run it can be switched out for a fresh one whilst that one is being checked over and repaired or replaced.
Honestly Simon, you have so many channels its time to just make a vlogging channel too. I just want see you at the pub, though you can leave out the regular "bathroom" trips where you always come back sniffling.
at the pub? are you mad?
@@pegasusted2504 well I'm British my friend, we do things full on here.
That's what the podcast is for mate
#moreblazedayz
;D
But seriously my life is not that interesting. I work and hang out with my family.
Simon's NEWEST channel... ANCIENT MEGA PROJECTS.... There are so many things you could do, and I'd watch them all! The Seven Wonders, plus the Roman road system and aqueducts etc., The Coliseum, The Acropolis, The Great Wall, Angkor Wat, Nan Madol, Machu Picchu, Teotihuacan, Tikal, and Chichen Itza, etc. So many things you could cover.
As a history nerd, when I saw the title I got excited!! :D
Thanks for shedding some light on this topic :D
I loved climbing the bugger in Assassins Creed Origins. The eagle dive from it's summit was a wonder in itself !
It's actually agreed across the board that the Library survived the fire and that Caesar's fire only burnt a warehouse. Nowhere is it said that the fire decimated the city. The Alexandrians did dismantle the roofs of the Gymnasium and other public buildings to fit out warships. The great library is referenced for centuries after.
Ancient 7 wonders of the world will always remind me of the sheer will of the people who built them...tks for the video.
This is my **favourite** of the Seven Wonders!
What a **great pity** that it was destroyed by those quakes!
It would be an *amazing* sight if it were still standing.
Simon, what a relief to hear your compelling messages with that HORRIFIC noise, you call “music.”
Nice historical video. Thank you.
Here's a future video suggestion: How did they REVERSE the flow of the Chicago river, considered a 'Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium' by the American Society of Civil Engineers?
The port of Caesarea Maritima would make a cool project.
Quite an ingenious artificial breakwater was built.
Love these videos and his other channels. I'd like to see mega projects do videos on the LHC and on some of the newer GIGANTIC ships of today.
Yeah I’ve already seen this in Game of Thrones!!
Simon could totally fit in amongst the seven kingdoms with that sweet beard. I could see him as a maester
would love to see a video about the Sanford Lab built in the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota
Don't know which series this would fit in How about the Martello Tower Network on the South English coast mainly, Ditto the Maginot and Siegfried Lines stories (France Belgium borders)
The Grand Trunk Road, which ran for 2280 miles from Bangladesh to Afghanistan throughout Indian history.
Here are some suggestions: Taj Mahal, Pantheon, Shurijo Castle, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Alhambra, Churaumi Aquarium, Neuschwanstein, or the rest of the Seven Wonders (ancient and modern)
Please and thank you!
Possible mega project video: the first submarine to sink a ship, the Confederate Submarine Hunley. It may not have costs a significant amount of money but it did cost quite a few lives.
Well done video and history! Curious, what was the largest wooden water vessel?
Do a video on the library of Alexandria! You simplified just a bit there... :-)
Flashbacks to playing Civilization trying to build the Lighthouse of Alexandria when the message "someone else in the world has finished building the Lighthouse of Alexandria" pops up on the screen.
Very well done...thank you!!!
The Lighthouse of Alexandria also being the last one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world to get destroyed, of those 6 that were destroyed.
We should put together a GoFundMe to send Simon on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
I think Simon is likely doing quite well for himself (and his minions) with his 15,000 UA-cam channels.
its another Simmon Wistler channel, i havent heard of this one yet.
welp time to start binging
Have we gotten the drydock Megaprojects yet?
how about the big pile of garbage here in the Philippines? That seems like a mega project on its own.
A video on the Terracotta Army would be cool.
Simon: "from the Wadi Hammamat quarries to the east of the ci-"
*Loud noises*
Cap'n 'Merica: "We're getting the team together."
*Skip Ad*
Simon: "-ty."
Yeah no, there wasn't a perfect break literally half a second later. Thanks UA-cam ads.
I never get any Ads on youtube I wonder why?
Great, now I'm thinking of Blues Brothers.
@@MrBuck427 I'm not poor, but i don't want to give money to UA-cam on purpose to skip ads... Enough content creators have complaints about random channel strikes and arbitrary interpretation and enforcement of rules. Some day I'll break down and pay for it, but today is not that d-
*Dish smashing*
"You're not a dish, you're a man!"
*Skip Ad*
-ay.
@@mikezq8ss I do not pay to not get ads I just don't get any even on movies that say free with ads. And i'n fairly poor.
Simon, you guys are doing a bang up job. How bout this: 2 of WW II players, Hitler and the autobahn and Eisenhower and the Interstate.
Amazing that the great pyramid of Giza was the first wonder to be constructed and yet the only one that remains.
I'd like to see a video about space elevators as a companion to your Dyson sphere video.
I'm loving these ancient project episodes I cant wait tell Simon covers the Great Wall of China
He all ready did ;)
Thanks for another interesting Megaproject video.
P.s. Your beard is looking great!
Would love a video on the Haiga Sofia (sp?) in Turkey
Mega Project: How Simon manages to keep all of these podcasts going
«All the good stuff» yep, this channel have it!
Actually granite has a slightly higher density or weight than limestone. But it is a much stronger rock being inter-grown crystals. It is harder, less prawn to wear and weathering.
Good job Simon.
I read a comment yesterday on the most recent video saying he should do this video Simon and the team are on top of it!
Yes do more ancient mega projects!
Still waiting for an episode on the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotives, or contemporary behemoths like the Yellowstones and Alleghenies.
Coming soon :). Just got the script in yesterday.
You should do a video on the library of Alexandria! That is, if you haven't already done it. 😁
Here's an ancient mega project. Ancient Mexico City for one, and the irrigation systems of Casa Grande Arizona and the Phoenix area.
You should do the floating hotel !
Could you do a video on Svalbard Global Seed Vault? Im sure very few people know about it.
Suggestions(repost):
space elevator
SpaceX starship
extreme ultraviolet(EUV)
A planned city?
the hospital built in 10 days
Alcubierre-Froning
Yay! I wanted to see this is soon as I watched some of the Roman ones
I'd love to see something about the Pony Express, an ancestor of mine from Germany was a rider and I'm definitely interested in the Old West 👍
The Roman Colosseum would be a great ancient world mega project.
Very interesting Episode.
Little bit of bias as a New Yorker but my first thought when I saw the layout was, "so that's where the Statue of Liberty came from."
Oh. I wish I could travel back in time and see this! And of course the library 😶
Awesome video
What the Egyptian government could do is set up a donation for the rebuilding of the lighthouse. If the cathedral that burned down in Paris can get a few billion then I'm sure bringing back on of the seven wonders of the world would certainly attract some donations from around the world
Hey, can you do a video on Hypatia on Biographics?
The Library of Alexandria is suitable for future episode, considering that losing it set humanity's scientific progress centuries back.
Plz do Taj Mahal next
Julius Caesar!
Don't buy the dressing!
Don't eat the salad!
Destroy the pizza!
Can we get a Mega Projects episode on Simon's beard?
That cheesy drum-guitar skein at the beginning sounds a lot like what Guy Fieri's uses between his stops on 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.'
Please do all of the anicient wonders and also gobeckli tepe Please excuse my grammar and spelling
I know nothing of the hanging gardens of Babylon. Maybe a video on them sometime? :)
What about the Itaipu dam, one of the wonders of the modern world?! Times asked: 3 videos
Thank you. You have previously done a video on the International Space Station, would you consider doing one on Skylab? A true Megaproject of its time.
King Solomon's Temple and its later incarnations would be cool.
B-36 Peacemaker largest piston airplane in history
And later it was both propeller and jet powered, which seems kinda crazy to me. Never heard of any other airplane like that. Could make an interesting video.
I hate it when I think of a good question and then I realize it is super obvious answer.
Do we know what the space inside the lighthouse was used for? Was it a commercial space? Residential? Mixed?
It housed the largest indoor shopping mall of the ancient world. ;-)
@@ntdscherer for reals?
@@paullessard No, not for real, thus the wink at the end.
@@ntdscherer dannnggggg ittttttt!
greetings from Alexandria!
Do the very large array!
How about CN Tower? It held the record for a very longtime.
Have you thought of doing the Erie canal?
No mention of the inscription
The Great Sphinx should be done next
i just thought it was funny that u mentioned the builders/designers might not have built in the spot they did if they knew the fault lines in the area, like they did a bad job or something. the structure stood for a century. i think they did alright lol. that is quite the earthquake resistance, everything considered.. imo
I question where else they could have put it that wasn't subject to earthquakes.
Can you do a vid on the largest machine on earth the US power grid
You know how there's certain things you'd wanna know more about but you always end up forgetting to google them?
I'd like to know as much as there is to know about the colossus of Rhodes. How big was it? Was it comparable to the Statue of Liberty? Where was it built? etc.
Purch the merch!!
Hanging gardens of Babylon...
You know you want too fella!
Could we get an episode on Amsterdam
You should do a episode on the giant walking drag lines. Like the one called Sundew in corby uk. It's not the biggest one in the world but its interesting how they took it for a 13 mile walk to its resting place of corby. And all the different water courses and road ect it had to cross.
MEGAPROJECT IDEA: Simon Whistler's UA-cam empire
perhaps the greatest empire youtube has eve known
#moreblazedayz
They can’t until Simon can get decent wifi in his apartment
What's "you tube" ? This is SIMONTUBE !
Simon is only limited by his Internet upload speeds
Although its was built in an “earth quake prone” region; the darn thing stood for over a thousand years.
It had a good run.
Possible future subject: Heavy lift helicopters
Great idea. Surprised this only has 2 thumbs up. Adding to the video queue :)
You mean like the Skycrane?
Brenden, yes. Or the Soviets also designed several heavy lift helicopters. Actually, they had far more helicopter designs for more various roles than NATO.
This would be cool
@@megaprojects9649 not 2 anymore
The Colossus Of Rhodes next?
Agree!
Sorry if I misspelled it but it was literally and figuratively HUGE
Yes please
Kanye or The Rock
Yes Yes👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Seems like every time I open UA-cam there's a MegaProjects. One day there'll be a meta MegaProjects about this channel's production rate.
"MetaMegaProjects - how Simon manages to do 30 videos every 7 days."
Seriously, one of Simon’s videos is recommended no matter what other video I’m watching. Last Week Tonight? Here’s a Biograohics. Top Gear? MegaProjects...
He has "employees" like Danny chained to radiators in the basement just pumping out scripts.
Subscribe to all his channels and it will be a never ending stream of content! Hopefully he doesn't burn out.
@@Evocatorum Thanks the trick ;)
The Tower of Hercules lighthouse is Spain is like a working mini version of this lighthouse.
Where is this lighthouse I’d like to visit at some time
You have strucked Hercules
Why is it in Spain and not Greece?
mike b the romans built it in Spain.
@@joestrummer4106 It's in Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Can you please do a video on the Union Pacific “Big Boy” steam locomotive? The largest steam locomotive in history. They are truely mammoth In size.
And then the Russian equivalent … because this is Megaprojects. Also, the Great Wall of China. Also, how about that base in Antarctica. That might be cool
Coming soon :). Just saw the script came in for me to read :)
The Yellowstone was slightly bigger. However, the Yellowstone was not very successful, having constant maintenance issues. Most were retired prematurely do to the expensive upkeep.
operator0 Wikipedia lists the Yellowstone locomotive at a length of 83 feet and a weight of 627,000 lb. It lists the big boy with a length of 85 feet and a weight of 762,000 lb. Yellowstone estimated at 6,000 hp with the big boy as high as 7,000. That would make the Yellowstone a close second to the big boy.
@@centermassgamer323 That's very interesting. On the main page for the Big Boy they list a different weight than on the list of largest locomotives here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_locomotives On that page, the Yellowstone is listed as heavier.
I had a look on some other sites on the internet and some list the Yellowstone as heavier and some list the Big Boy as heavier. One thing I did notice is that none of the pages I visited listed the Big Boy anywhere close to the weight the main Wikipedia page does. Maybe one weight is with water and the other is not? I don't know.
I have heard people suggest modern reimaginings of all seven of the ancient Wonders: a new library at Alexandria that connects libraries all over the world, a colossal statue of the Sun god Helios at Rhodes that is the biggest statue ever built, and stands above a solar power research center . . . and a lighthouse at Alexandria that is part of an upgraded global positioning system.