Sawing a Dam in Half (on Purpose)
1M views · Dec 16, 2025 · Education
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@PracticalEngineeringChannel · 9 months ago (edited) · pinned
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@GNUGradyn · 9 months ago
"Sawing a Dam in Half (on Purpose)" as opposed to the classic blunder where you saw an entire dam in half by accident
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@MTNLproductions · 9 months ago
"To show you the power of flex tape, I cut this dam in half"
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@dreamwalker7433 · 9 months ago
"cracks are not ideal for dams"<br><br>I don't know Grady. I think I need a source on this
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@radagastwiz · 9 months ago
Love that the ridiculous-seeming thumbnail is, in fact, a generally accurate summary of what's being done.
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@Isaacool · 9 months ago (edited)
You always hear about infrastructure failures, you get a bias twords thinking routine maintinence and arising problems are always neglected. This video is a great example of when a problem arises people actually go out of their way to fix it like they should, which is nice to see and its just as interesting to learn about as the failures.
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@rareroe305 · 9 months ago
'Let's cut a slot in the dam' sounds like a throwaway idea tossed out during brainstorming.
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@TrojanManSCP · 9 months ago
Marine salvage engineer here. Diamond wire saw is my favorite toy. It’ll cut an entire ship in half if you need it to. What a champion cheat code.
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@DerekMacaroni · 9 months ago
Props to the guy at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnYA0_AzhsM&t=1087">18:07</a> pouring concrete in flip flops.
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@wayoutwest4944 · 9 months ago
A retired TVA employee of the electrical persuasion. Thanks for such an accurate discussion of the problem and solutions.
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@nmills3 · 9 months ago
All I can think of is Phil Swift saying "I sawed this dam in half"
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@NewSchoolYinzer · 9 months ago
Grady - "I may not know a lot about nuclear reactors, but I do know a lot about concrete"
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