This Is What Scientists Found at the Bottom of the Niagara Falls That Left Them so Disturbed
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2020
- Around 18,000 years ago, the falls didn't exist. They were formed then ice sheet from the North Pole left behind vast areas of landscape, what we know today as North America. When the vast chunks of ice started to melt, the fall came into existence. When the glaciers melted, a considerable amount of water was sent into the Niagara River. It took a lot of time for the water to erode the cliffs, and the falls were formed. By the end of the 19the century, the world's first hydroelectric generating station was built near the falls. Soon, it started producing electricity. Unfortunately, the electricity could only carry 300-feet, so everyone knew that improvements had to be made. Nicola Tesla was the man who made those changes. He found a way to send electricity to long distances bu using alternating current. Today, the fall's power plants produce more than two million kilowatts of power.
The scientists wanted to see if it was possible to see what was going on behind the falls. They thought that if they could stop them from flowing, they could find out the mysteries behind them. Tempering nature is a challenge, and many people wondered if what the scientists had planned was even possible. How is it possible to stop such a powerful force?
This may sound strange, but the amount of water changes at night. This isn't something that happens; naturally, it is due to a human factor. Local companies are allowed to take water from the falls, but only at night. During the '50s, the locals signed a treaty to take more water at night when there weren't too many tourists there, and they wouldn't notice a difference.
Technically, the Niagara Falls belong to Canada and the United States. There are parts of the falls that belong only to the United States. The American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls are two parts of Niagara Falls, and they belong only to America. There are not parts of the falls that belong to Canada exclusively.
It was believed that the stones that accumulate at the bottom of the falls could cause problems in the future. The concerns of the New York citizens reached Canada, and an organization that takes care of the shared waters was contacted. They are called the International Joint Commission, and they discovered that something had to be done with the accumulated rocks at the bottom of the waterfalls. They even contacted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their opinion on the matter.
Nobody could come up with a solution for the accumulated rocks, so they decided to shut down the falls. In the summer of 1969, over 1,000 trucks carried rocks and Earth to the falls just to get them to stop flowing. The loads were dumped upstream of the waterfall for three days. A cofferdam was created, and the falls stopped flowing. The water was redirected from there to the Horseshoe Falls.
The locals were very worried for two reasons. First, they knew that you couldn't control water. What would happen if the water was rerouted the wrong way, causing a significant flood? Also, they were worried about the tourists. What would happen if they failed to get the falls flowing again? Many locals made money from the tourists. If the falls stopped, the money would dry up as well. The tourists did stop visiting the falls that summer, but those who did show up got to see something that nobody will ever see again. They also had the opportunity to take rocks and incredible coins from the riverbed.
The people who watched while the waters of the fall over the falls when it drained saw skeletons in the water. It was unclear whether the skeletons belonged to animals who had drowned or people who had fallen in the falls at one point. When one of the skeletons was examined, it was determined that the man died when he jumped into the falls. The year that he died was unknown. Another skeleton was a woman, and there was no apparent cause of death apart from drowning. It is believed that the woman saw her loved one drown, and decided to meet him in the same spot.
The fact that the experts were able to stop the falls from flowing was incredible. Fortunately, the falls started flowing again, and today, the Niagara Falls are as incredible as ever. Had the experts not been able to stop the water so they could remove the stones back in 1969, we might have lost one of the greatest wonders of the world. - Розваги
The disturbing part was that there was nothing disturbing.
Amen! What joke.
Don’t waste your time clicking on this.
Agreed! Waste of time........
yes Mr Schmidt They kept claiming that they would remove the Talus , That was not the plan . That disturbs what was not Disturbing .
These tho he are nothing but click bait. Junk
Skeletons...they found skeletons that was it just two of them too
Thanks! I guess the suspense of this video gave them anxiety? Did they jump?
I guess the coins fell out of the pockets of the two people who they found.
@No Malice do you know me. You look familiar.
No one jumps in to the falls lol
The world needs people like you. They could’ve done this in 2 minutes 😂
The falls weren't stopped in 1969 just so some scientists could see "what was going on behind the falls". They were stopped because major errosion had already occured on the American falls, and it was determined that the rock face under the falls needed to be reinforced to prevent further, possibly disasterous, errosion.
Exactly! I lived in Niagara Falls then. I was about 5 years old, but I remember. There were men suspended from ropes, spreading concrete to build up the surface. Funny how that wasn't even brought up in this story! Thank you for your post! 👍
praytell, how is the erosion 'disastrous'?? Mankind interfered with Mother Nature's intent, which was, in all likelihood, the eventual elimination of the 'american' falls, probably transforming it into a long stretch of rapids.Thereby continuing it's destination with a single falls (horseshoe) as it had done for 10,000 years, beginning near Lewiston.
You say
"The falls weren't stopped in 1969 just so some scientists could see "what was going on behind the falls".
Then you say
"and it was determined that the rock face under the falls needed to be reinforced to prevent further, possibly disastrous, erosion"
So if "It was determined", Then they were in fact stopped to check then repair.....IDIOT !
actually he is correct, it was already known that the falls were eroding dangerously, scientists didnt need to see what was happening ,when they stopped the falls large bolts were driven into the rockface by the army corps of engineers, very little if any rocks that had fallen were ever moved, as can be seen today, it was an awesome site to see back then, and maybe cut down on the caffeine a bit
@@moocowdad You must be as dumb.... They looked did they not? or did they stop the falls and close their eyes ?
I visited the falls in 1969 and saw it dry as a bone. After visiting the falls under summer and winter conditions man times to see it dry was a once in a life time experience.
Time for that to happen bargain
I did as well and I am glad I went to see the falls shut off.
It was stunning for me to see as a 13 year old. Always glad i was lucky enough to see it.
I saw it too, and to say it was "dry as a bone" is a bit of an exaggeration. But given how spectacular the sight was, you're forgiven. ) I was 16; you?
wow
Spoiler alert: coins and skeletons. Click Bait.
Yeah , wish I read the comments first...
All of UA-cam is click bait
whoawhoapop1984 Don’t feel bad. It got me too.
The Enlightener Pretty much.
I live here and people comit suicide around 1 every 1-3 months, it’s normal and coins get thrown a lot click bait
You talk way to much and say nothing
As ole 'Willie' said, 'full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'. Keep on truckin'.😂
You mean he talks way too much useless crap. You are contradicting yourself with that statement.
I think Johnny meant he talks too much and most of it is useless
Yes;!!!!!
Kvyn Gmbyr Pitcairn Island
Well, that's 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
When I was in the Army, I was stationed in Niagara Falls (1966-1967) I got a chance to see the falls in all seasons. I liked fall and winter the best.
I don't understand what was so disturbing? Only 2 skeletons were found, and I honestly expected a lot more.
Anne Marie Voegeli I live near Niagara Falls and have talked to police officers that say hundreds of people commit suicide there every year, but no news outlets report it because it would discourage tourists. Idk if their bodies are simply washed downstream or what but yea only 2 seems very low.
I was expecting a lot more than what they showed
@@JhJh-gn6dz Yes, and not just suicides, but also all those daredevils who would try to set records by going over the falls in a barrel or something. Surely some of them were not found.
Anne Marie Voegeli ..when you hear this mans voice in the start ..run to the toilet quickly as a load of shit is coming yr way very fast...everytime it’s always the same ..
@@donbrashsux I actually have stopped watching his videos after this one because they are all like you say, a bunch of nothing.
I'm starting to report these channels with their misleading titles.
Good
It called click bait don’t be a dick
Hopefully you get your chocolate chip cookie "sassy frassy" I almost cried for you
You go girl
Same
I was at Niagara Falls in the summer of 1969 and have a photograph of it. It was quite messy looking, we were told they just wanted to clear away the rocks. I have been back there numerous times since and they are as magnificent as they always were.
Boy, I was so disturbed that I promptly went to sleep.
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It seems the scientists were, in this case, disturbed before they found anything at the base of the falls.
LOL.😘🎃😄
fcking clickbait
New title : 2 scientist's remains were disturbed at bottom of Niagra Falls
That is how they make a living now...better than wortking in a factory
wortking - v.- a pastime, occupation or endeavor.
Ex. When not wortking he could often be found defending junk science. ;)
I grew up 15 min. from the Falls. It's a shame how run down the city of Niagara Falls is these days. It used to be a thriving city but now it's filled with crime, unemployment, and vacant buildings, its a shame.
Thanks for watching!
True, I lived down there as well. Other than Clifton Hill the place is a dive.
I went there a month after you needed a passport card to enter Canada. The NY side was so damn depressing. Local commerce was suffering, the stores were empty shells, etc. I remember looking at the Canada side and there was nice grass and a Ferris wheel while I stood on the gloomy side unable to go over because I didn’t have a passport.
The Canadian side is much better! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Niagara Falls hookers. They’re a hardy lot.
5 minutes of my life I'll never get back
Yeah, but it wasn’t wasted.
“They took rocks and coins...”
**Hopes and dreams shattered**
That’s what they said in amazing facts I clicked on this to see if I would finally know WHAT WAS SO DISTURBING NOPE ‼️
Here lies Squidward's hopes and dreams.
Actually the falls were caused by a pressure-relief uplift fault that popped up in a huge ring around the entire Great Lakes region. The release of pressure was caused by the gradual melting and removal of the terrific weight of the 1-2 miles thick continental ice sheet. The runoff from the GLs varied considerably because of the formation and
natural erosion, as certain temporary river features came and went over the years, as the ice age warmed.
Glaciers have been thawing and freezing for millions of years and they do just fine without our medaling !! Just enjoy our planet while it’s still here!!
Now I feel comfortable with your surmise as opposed to the video's.
Thanks nerd 🤓
@user lol i dont think hes correct , if he was he would give you the lead to look it up yourself , there is a fault line along the escarpment but i dont think hes correct i live here and its clear its erosion not land uplifting, so both Canada and US lifted the same hight all the way from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie , i dont think so ......but hey im no expert just a resident for 42 year and know the escarpment well ....
@@4486xxdawson He meant the Falls initially were created by the violent uplift of the ridge... but then it is wearing its way down the Niagara River. The Falls would have been much farther downstream 10,000 years agol
Dont understand. What was that disturbing for the scientist. Some coins and part of a skeleton ???. Probably another clickbait video. 👎
I agree! What was so disturbing?
Probably?
Clickbait=Facts Verse, they always do this in their titles
Agreed- title clearly for click bait, or else scientists are just disturbed easily!
the clickbait was whats disturbing for me
The major point left unsaid was that when all was said and done, engineers decided NOT to remove any stone as it would probably exacerbate the corrosion. Geologists have determined that the falls are only about 12000 years old.
That’s as I know it.
the whole idea surrounding the stop seems suspicious to me....
My Aunt and Uncle had a farm near Niagara Falls and our family would drive across half of Canada to help them harvest some summers. I have visited Niagara Falls at least a dozen times in my life. I luv that place. My favourite spot. Thanks for an awesome visit to the falls through your video!
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Is it just me or has Facts Verse been using a lot of clickbait bs? This used to be one of my favorite channels for entertainment. What happened to the quality of content?
It turned bigoted leftist! 🤣🤣🤣
GySGT German LOL!
Gooosfraba - $$$
It got flushed down the drain.
J Greg 😳
I didn't find the 'American Falls' as impressive as the Horseshoe Falls when I visited. They're awesome.
From Niagara Falls USA, but in 1969 I was in the Navy and stationed at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital and was unable to get home to see it.
Parents were able to get to the Falls and take a number of pictures the Falls, which i inherited
What is fascinating me the most is the unbelievable clarity of the water.
I was there when they shut it off, army core did the work they where checking to see how bad the upper layer of rock was so they could determine future erosion.
"corps"
"were"
I lived on the West coast at the time this happened. My dad wanted to see this this. So this was a family vacation that year. Rock removal was not the primary reason for the shutting down of the falls. Dan you are correct as they were concerned of the errosion rate of the American falls and were reinforcing the upper ledges. It was a once in a life time experienceand I'm glad we took that vacation, have many pictures of the falls in thier shut off state that my dad took
I live in Niaaga Falls NY
It's not "core", it's "Corp"
I can't believe I was stupid enough to watch this click bait nonsense
Never again
There is another video on UA-cam with the exact same title. What a bunch of shit!
Nothing was "disturbing" - and the whole point of stopping the flow was to address the rock issue, which the video doesn't address at all. Oh - extra points subtracted for ridiculous stock, non-sensical footage as well.
What is: How to barely answer a 30 second question in nearly 6 minutes for $5000, Alex?
4:15 here is the actual answer
Thank me later
Thank you later, very good of you to point this out for us.
🔵 THAT'S what was so disturbing?
Thank you now
Damn. That's all?
any beautiful wonder stays untill it catches the eyes of the scientists.
The stones were NOT removed from the bottom of the falls because it was determined they were helping hold the rockface of the falls in place!
Thanks for watching, Axe!
I remember going to the falls, when I was a child, when they’d blocked off the flow from the American side. It was interesting to see what the bottom of the river looked like (looked like a solid sheet of rock, limestone or whatever stone it there). I thought it was in the 70’s....but wow time does fly by quickly!!
Was there more water going over the Canadian side?? It must have been even more spectacular!!
@@ludicrous7044 there most definitely was...the Canadian 🇨🇦 side can’t be stopped like the American 🇺🇸 side.
I actually got to see the original 'Fire Fall' at Yosemite Park when I was a little boy. At around 9:00 pm they would build a bonfire at the top of Glacier Point and slowly push the burning embers off the high cliff forming an amazing huge glittering fire fall down the face of the cliff. They don't do that any more for obvious reasons but that was awsome!
Wowwwwwww! How amazing! Thanks for sharing your memories with us! It must have been a pretty amazing sight to see! Thanks again for your post!💙
I only hope the Scientist have fully recovered from the trauma. Maybe a follow up video with Scientist in a laboratory and cute babies? Kittens would be a nice touch too.
You can’t interview him. He died from shock.
I just love Niagara falls! I'm dying to see it in person very soon. Many people who live nearby probably take it for granted but I think it is the most stunning natural wonder to see, ever! I have the Niagara falls live wallpaper on my phone! Thanks so much for this quick video!
I live 5 minutes away and yes, it sadly became no big deal. We will still drive by some evenings and I do recognize it's beauty
I don’t think they removed the stones at the base of the falls. I believe that they had to leave them there, because they determined that they were holding the rock face of the falls up and if they were removed then that side of the falls (the US side) would collapse. As far as I know the Canada side has the stable plunge pool on it and that is the side that people go over the falls in barrels.
I remember going to the falls many times in the summer and winter both experiences are amazing in its own way, we went on The Maid Of The Mist getting that close to the falls made you feel like you are part of the scenery. If you haven’t been to Niagara Falls you must put that on your list finding skeletons on the bottom floor of Niagara Falls is disturbing, the skeletons could be from the people trying to get in the book of world records. By going over the falls in a barrel. I don’t want to put a black mark on our beautiful falls but maybe a suicide we don’t know
Jack Pascal worked for the Buffalo Fire Dept. in the 1960’s and was the Official Photographer of this endeavor. He had told me of being instructed not to touch anything while photographing the scene! The public was not allowed on the dry riverbed!
It took quite awhile for the Army Corp of Engineers to create the Coffer Dam, then for the water to drain nearly completely. The Engineers realized they couldn’t remove the rocks at the bottom, as it was cost prohibitive and the boulders assisted with the erosion control. The Joint Commission with the C.O.E. therefore changed their mission to reinforcing the 10,000 year old cliff face to postpone additional erosion of the Devonian Era shale & Limestone middle layer, below the top Limestone & Dolomite layer.
There were many “potholes” under the drying riverbed that had accumulated debris. The Army Corp of Engineers set up many 55 gal. barrels that they filled up of anchors, outboard motors, boat parts, other debris and even coins, that were found after the water was stopped.
One of the workers jumped into a pothole, and held a large Walleye in his upraised arms. Jack shot some pictures, which were picked up by either UPI or AP at the time, one of the photos went viral, earning him $1.00 commission from every newspaper that ran the photo!
Per these “bodies”, they were relatively fresh; per Wikipedia: “During this time, two bodies were removed from under the falls, including a man who had been seen jumping over the falls, and the body of a woman, which was discovered once the falls dried”
I have been a diver in the Niagara River since 1973, and find lots of trash, relics & treasure myself, as well as many unidentifiable bone each week!
Additional actual info can be found here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls#Geology
Thank you for the accurate information. This video is awful
Bogus. They didn't remove the rocks/boulders in 1969. They discovered that the rocks/boulders were actually helping to hold up the face of the American falls and the American falls would recede upriver more rapidly without them being there.
Thanks for crediting Tesla for the discovery of alternating current. Many believe Westinghouse was the discoverer but Tesla worked for him and was the brains for this and many other electrical innovations we enjoy.
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I was there in December 1999 /January 2000, and you are totally right to say it is almost an unbelievable and amazing wonder of nature....There is an incredible bronze statue there of Nikola Tesla also that's pretty awesome.
Went to the Falls last year for the first time. One word - Amazing. 👍
My father took my brother and me to the turned off falls. I remember climbing around the rocks on the American falls. One of my favorite memories. Not a lot of people have done that.
Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing our life story. What other types of video would you like to see?
I’ve visited Niagara Falls many times. The time I remember very well was the summer a psychic predicted a portion would collapse, falling on a sight seeing boat, and killing many people. My parents and I were in Toronto, and decided to drive down to see if the prediction would come true. We were able to find a hotel with a room available. It had a balcony that faced the falls. As we drove into town, traffic was at a standstill. The vision was supposed to occur the following day. As nighttime fell, satellite trucks from all over North America were parking along the falls. Reporters were doing live feeds to their respective stations in Canada and the U.S. The next day was bright and sunny. The time arrived............... and nothing happened. In an instant, the satellite trucks were gone, the crowds thinned out, and it was a beautiful evening. We had dinner in the tower with the restaurant that evening. The falls were wonderful lit in all the different colors. We were glad we went.
I'm so sorry that the prediction didn't come true and your whole weekend was ruined by sensible boats men and their equipment...
I wonder what that psychics cut was out of the tourist 💰
**(Fast Forward to **4:15**)... You're welcome! Seriously, this is the typical long-winded, fluff-filled video that's more viewer # motivated than anything else.**
In 1969, scientists had no idea where skeletons and coins came from. Fortunately, thanks to the internet, we all know better today.
Kinda crazy how i lived just 1 block from the falls and took it for granted i could literally open my window and feel the mist.
The noise would drive me crazy
However, you are probably used to it, I'm sure. 🏞
I am so glad the genius scientist along with the local people turned off the falls. They had to remove skeletons and coins which threatened to jam the falls and scare away tourists. After the falls were returned to their former flowing glory a law was passed forbidding the throwing of skeletons or coins into the river. The falls were saved!
They were saved in reality because they figured out the the falls are currently being held up by the rocks. Somebody made the suggestion to check and see if the large chunks at the bottom could be removed so the American Falls would have the same majestic look that the Horseshoe falls (AKA the Canadian Falls) presented. The intent was to remove all that debris that was ruining the looks of the falls. It was a commercial venture to increase the looks of the American Falls for tourist purposes. It didn't make sense to me at the time because you can't really see the full view of the American falls unless you are looking at them from Canada.
And everybody clapped.
This isn't accurate. The reason they wanted to remove the rocks was to make that section of the falls was to make them more visually appealing. Once they stopped the flow and investigated they realized the rubble was shoring the cliff up. If they removed the rocks the cliff face would collapse. Reducing the flow at night and in the off season is to divert more water through the turbines. Also has the added benefit of slowing down erosion.
Thanks for the info & appreciate it!💜
I was there in 1969. Somewhere in all my old accumulated junk there are two rocks I picked up at the bottom of the falls.
Only visited the falls once. --When I was about 20ish. It was strange /weird though.... When I was a teenager, I suffered 2 severe head injuries and I am now very sound sensitive. (Independence Day fireworks make me shake and cry!) As we got nearer to the roar of the falls, it made my chest and my head begin to tremble. Not long after, the tears began to slowly run down my face! 😲
I was born & raised in niagara falls, Canada. You never get board of the beautiful Falls🇨🇦
I recently learned that three people (Burrell Hecock, Eldridge Stanton, and Clara Stanton) went over the falls in February of 1912, when the Niagara Falls ice bridge broke up. There’s actually a plaque about it near Niagara Falls, so I don’t think it would’ve been surprising to find skeletons at the bottom of the falls.
Thanks for watching!
Yes, but those people fell into the deeper waters below the falls where the ice bridge was, and were either lodged in between boulders down stream or washed out to Lake Ontario. Skeletons at the base of the falls will be from jumpers or people who fell in above the falls.
Love the falls. Live about 4 hours away, Canadian side. This was a bit of a ridiculous video though.
jackie pollard I live in walking distance to the Fall’s and when I was younger I’d jog from my house to Goat Island around the island twice (Stopping at both water 💦 fountains twice each for a quick drink 🍹) and back home in 15 Minutes total time, I clocked ⏰ myself numerous times this was the summer of 1983 after I got discharged from the Army!!!!!!
I lived 5 min drive upstream. Terrible place to live, so much so that I don't even like visiting anymore. Glad I moved to Toronto.
Thanks for sharing very useful detailed information,congratulatios.
This just proves the word disturbing is over used and misunderstood.
Seems to be short on Facts and long on Verse!
You got tt right.
They do only for business.
How true!😁
Would have been nice to actually have seen the military moving the rocks and stones if it was filmed, and the types of coins that were found.
The part where they found the alien spaceship must have been edited out… 🙄
😂
love it .
I had no idea that they had done this to the falls.
I found this very interesting, thank you FV. 👍
One of my favorite parks is a state park not a national park. The name of the park is Johnson `s shut-in is a state park in Missouri. This river is so beautiful it's called the black river but it's actually a very pristine clear spring fed river that flows through the park. However the best and most fun part is that this section of the river forms 3 different pools of water each of which is at a different level and as you descend downstream the old volcanic rock formations create shouts of water between different formations of the rock and when the river level is just right you can sort of use them like water slides and some of these "WATER SLIDES" over the thousands of years have carved out small whirlpools that are like mini hot tubes on the way down to the second swimming area and then on your way down to the biggest of the 3 swimming areas the rock becomes wide enough and deep enough that you can ride a floating inner tube down through this section it's like a lazy river at a pool but instead floating into a pool you float into the biggest, deepest and coldest of the 3 swimming areas the river has formed. This is the very best area to swim in out of the 3 different levels you can swim in. I always swim back and forth across this swimming area. When you get to the middle of this swimming area the spring is coming up from the bottom of the river and it will take your breath away because its do cold just right there in the middle. Well if anyone decides to visit this park it's well worth the journey. It also has cabins and campgrounds about 2 miles up from the river and it's open year round so go have some fun and check it out. It's so very beautiful and pristine it will be worth the journey.
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I remember when they did that but never knew why.
I remember seeing the falls during the time it was dry. It was so strange to me.
My parents & I visited there in 1988 in their Winter season. The whole area was solid with ice and snow. We travelled all the way from Australia to see this beautiful area. We stayed with some friends which they lived in Barrie,Ontario. We were just amazed with the scenery but it was cold but not wet.
I would love to go back to Niagara Falls in the Fall or Spring. The colors of the Maple trees would look so wonderful at that time of year. But unfortunately our state borders have closed since the Covid virus outbreak. There was less flights coming into the country than going out. I hear less planes going overhead than ever before. It's very spooky. I will be glad when this virus is over or under control by better vaccines produced.
I live here in the falls when you work at the top of the hotels and attractions it's not a bad view to go to work too
They must be scientists, they've got white coats on. How can you tell a skeleton drowned?
The same way you can tell she wanted to meet her lover.
Water in the lungs...
@bis225 its so clear now
Mount Rushmore.
I'm hard to impress and all I could say is holy wow.
The real history of how the falls evolved is more interesting than in the video.
In 1912, when Niagra Falls froze over some people were walking across when some ice broke apart...a young man named, Burrell Hecock and a married couple, the Stantons lost their lives when they went over the Falls...wonder if those skeletons were any of those people? 🤔
prolly
Unfortunately the hydro electric generation plant image shown was the Sir Adam Beck dam on the American side of the Niagara Gorge- about 2-3km downstream from the falls themselves. That is a separate dam for generation. On the Canadian side there is hydro electric generation plants right on the Horseshoe falls- which is what I'm sure was meant to be shown.
Wrong. Sir Adam Beck (1&2) isn’t on the American side it’s on the Canadian side. It’s owned by Ontario Power Generation. The plant you are referring to in the American side (directly across the river from SAB) is Robert Moses, owned by the New York Power Authority. The one next to the falls on the Canadian side is small and is called the Niagara Parks Power Station….it generates very little power. SAB is the largest and diverts water from above the falls then through tunnels and canals and then drops it into the river gorge. This is the one he’s talking about. The one next to the falls is insignificant in terms of power generated compared to SAB or even Robert Moses and is more of a tourist attraction than anything these days.
@@sdot5389 Finally someone who knows what they're talking about.
I think one of the skeletons belong to Lou Lipschitz who decided to go over the falls in a pickle Barrel.
I know that's supposed to be sad but idk why I'm thinking about Rugrats when I see this comment.
My favorite is the Grand Canyon. I can't imagine anything more beautiful.
I once flew over the grand canyon at 35,000 feet. When the pilot pointed out to all of us that we were flying over the grand canyon It was beyond amazing. Imagine how deep it looked from that high up!
Lisa Mcdonald AMEN IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! THE GRAND CANYON!!
@@beverlybarnes3122 My husband & I did the same thing too , Beverly! We were leaving Las Vegas, so plane was still low in the sky, headed home to Massachusetts & our pilot pointed out “The Grand Canyon” as we flew over. It was absolutely gorgeous & we would love to visit! The pilot also pointed out Pike’s Peak( we could see the very top of it pretty clearly, as well & the “Arch” in St Louis! How amazing the Grand Canyon looked from far above! We could make out the different colored rock formations & deep canyons, from even that height! How beautiful it was & pretty exciting! ❤️Take Care!
@Lisa Mcdonald...I can and her name is Sophia Loren at her most beautiful in the 50's and 60's!
@@karenstrycharz1499 whata neat pilot!
I was there in 1969 & saw the falls when they were shut off !! So, I guess that makes me... , OLD ??
Me too!
@@MetalMama-zb4wg I'm a member of the OFC !! hahaha
The coins would have been amazing!! There would be some old ones..
The rocks, How many people can say the have a rock from the bottom of Niagara falls. I have rocks from the Grand Canyon that were from the time of the dinosaurs.
Nothing interesting to see here..... Give me back my five minutes.....
Is it that bad ? Im too scared to click cuz people r saying skeletons
@@EVILalwaysDIES it's just not worth the time..... Of course there'd be some skeletons in a huge river, but nothing intriguing besides that.....
What's disturbing is the crime and poverty
What Tesla made was to use high voltage rather than high current which would burn out the wires. He used AC which didn't have much use yet, but it worked well with transformers to reduce the high voltage to household voltage.
I believe the Horseshoe Falls are entirely in Canada
No they aren't. I was just there yesterday.
@@4TheLoveOfGadgets Actually they are now. Goat Island was extended by land reclamation to the actual border.
The Talas, that’s what the rocks under the falls are called, actual hold up the face of it and few were removed.
Really? Then what is holding up the Canadian Horseshoe Falls part of Niagara Falls?
Thumbs up for including the transcript in the description.
So they actually found sod all really. What a stupid title
I wonder how much gold was found under those rocks when they moved them. Something they forgot to tell you huh!!
Well that was pretty underwhelming as usual🤨
We went to see the falls that year. We lived nearby. It was fascinating.
That gives me a weird feeling that there was only two skeletons…
The layer of rock at the top of the falls is much denser than those beneath. The water going over the falls is carving the less stable rock strata underneath this ledge, thereby loosening this weaker layer and creating the strewn boulders at the base of the falls. This natural 'carving' action has been going on since the creation of the Great Lakes and the Niagara gorge when the ice sheet retreated during the last ice age. This action has caused the falls to move upstream until they will eventually cease to exist when they reach Lake Erie.
Then Lake Erie just drains all of the great lakes into lake Ontario and the st Lawrence? Sounds like a biblical flood. Where is Nicholas Cage we need to make a film.
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Thank you for providing an accurate and intelligent explanation. The Army Corps of Engineers funded and lead this extraordinary project.
@@peterlyons8793 Thank you sir, and I'm glad you added that it was the Army Corps of Engineers that was involved in that monumental undertaking. 👍
I should read the comments first to see if it's worth watching.
Amazing sight! Came from New Zealand and took a trip to have a look and well worth it
You failed to mention that it was decided to leave the bramble there against the cliffs because it was looked at that it was holding up the cliff as a structural thing so All the efforts in stopping the water were not in vain...
I lived there when they blocked it but I seem to remember they dumped truck loads of dirt in the river upstream not rocks. Yes there were some bones found but nobody cared people went over the Falls all the time for various reasons.
Thanks for sharing this, Tim!
Can you just get to the facts? How many minutes of unnecessary narration do we have to listen to just to hear the facts?
I saw the American Falls when the water was diverted. It's never been a big tourist attraction because it's smaller and can only be appreciated from the Canadian side.
First person to go over the falls in a barrel? A school teacher, she was the first.
15 seconds of information crammed into a 5 1/2 minute video.
well, that was a absolute waste of time!
I read about it a week ago.
I got to see Niagara falls When they shut the water off. I was only 8 years old but I vividly remember watching big dump trucks driving on the river bed. I've also seen it frozen a few times. Really neat at night with the lights shining on the ice.
It’s more disturbing when you live in Niagara falls
Yes, both sides have slums!
After 20-30 minutes of visiting Niagara Falls, you become bored and wanna leave, my friends felt the same way !
That is 5 minutes and 41 seconds that I will never get back. Click bait.
Please skip the video to 4:35 to get to the point and you'll find out that it's really nothing disturbing at all
I have been to the falls many times from my childhood to up to the time I was married in 1968. I would love to go back, But with my age and health , I don't thinkI will. Everyone in the North America should see the falls if only once in their lifetime.