INSIDE The Hoover Dam - A VIP Tour!

0:04 welcome to the cold and dry Nevada

0:04 welcome to the cold and dry Nevada desert a place where you could travel

0:06 desert a place where you could travel

0:06 desert a place where you could travel for mile after mile after mile without

0:09 for mile after mile after mile without

0:09 for mile after mile after mile without seeing a single tree until all of a

0:12 seeing a single tree until all of a

0:12 seeing a single tree until all of a sudden BAM water in the desert lake me

0:16 sudden BAM water in the desert lake me

0:16 sudden BAM water in the desert lake me America's largest reservoir windfall

0:20 America's largest reservoir windfall

0:20 America's largest reservoir windfall this thing can hold over 10 trillion

0:23 this thing can hold over 10 trillion

0:23 this thing can hold over 10 trillion gallon that's a lot of agua they're only

0:25 gallon that's a lot of agua they're only

0:25 gallon that's a lot of agua they're only seeing a tiny tiny fraction of this

0:29 seeing a tiny tiny fraction of this

0:29 seeing a tiny tiny fraction of this gigantic reservoir and it's all man-made

0:33 gigantic reservoir and it's all man-made

0:33 gigantic reservoir and it's all man-made and the only thing I can think of when I

0:35 and the only thing I can think of when I

0:35 and the only thing I can think of when I see a gigantic 10 trillion gallon

0:37 see a gigantic 10 trillion gallon

0:37 see a gigantic 10 trillion gallon man-made reservoir is Dam as in the

0:40 man-made reservoir is Dam as in the

0:40 man-made reservoir is Dam as in the Hoover Dam

0:41 Hoover Dam

0:41 Hoover Dam oh man every time I think I'm done with

0:44 oh man every time I think I'm done with

0:44 oh man every time I think I'm done with this place it finds a way to suck me

0:47 this place it finds a way to suck me

0:47 this place it finds a way to suck me back in I've been out here about once a

0:49 back in I've been out here about once a

0:49 back in I've been out here about once a year for the past several years which is

0:51 year for the past several years which is

0:51 year for the past several years which is crazy because I am very much a

0:53 crazy because I am very much a

0:53 crazy because I am very much a trepidatious about Heights I mean I very

0:56 trepidatious about Heights I mean I very

0:56 trepidatious about Heights I mean I very easily get vertigo and I'm very nervous

0:59 easily get vertigo and I'm very nervous

0:59 easily get vertigo and I'm very nervous about being up in high places I'm not

1:00 about being up in high places I'm not

1:00 about being up in high places I'm not actually scared of the heights just

1:02 actually scared of the heights just

1:02 actually scared of the heights just scared of plummeting from them but I

1:05 scared of plummeting from them but I

1:05 scared of plummeting from them but I mean come on it's the Hoover Dam once

1:08 mean come on it's the Hoover Dam once

1:08 mean come on it's the Hoover Dam once the largest dam in the world built

1:11 the largest dam in the world built

1:11 the largest dam in the world built during the Great Depression and using

1:13 during the Great Depression and using

1:13 during the Great Depression and using more than three point two five million

1:16 more than three point two five million

1:16 more than three point two five million cubic yards of concrete and that doesn't

1:19 cubic yards of concrete and that doesn't

1:19 cubic yards of concrete and that doesn't even count the power plant down there

1:22 even count the power plant down there

1:22 even count the power plant down there which used another million yards or so

1:24 which used another million yards or so

1:24 which used another million yards or so and powers three states all right we are

1:28 and powers three states all right we are

1:28 and powers three states all right we are now on top of the dam which is 726 feet

1:36 now on top of the dam which is 726 feet

1:36 now on top of the dam which is 726 feet tall oh that's damn high supposedly the

1:39 tall oh that's damn high supposedly the

1:39 tall oh that's damn high supposedly the amount of concrete in this thing that

1:42 amount of concrete in this thing that

1:42 amount of concrete in this thing that we're standing on could build a road 16

1:45 we're standing on could build a road 16

1:45 we're standing on could build a road 16 feet wide and 3,000 miles long could go

1:49 feet wide and 3,000 miles long could go

1:49 feet wide and 3,000 miles long could go all the way across the United States at

1:51 all the way across the United States at

1:51 all the way across the United States at the moment though this concrete is only

1:53 the moment though this concrete is only

1:53 the moment though this concrete is only crossing two states Nevada on this side

1:55 crossing two states Nevada on this side

1:55 crossing two states Nevada on this side and Arizona over there two states think

1:58 and Arizona over there two states think

1:58 and Arizona over there two states think about that means when we come over here

2:00 about that means when we come over here

2:00 about that means when we come over here halfway across the dam we're on the dam

2:02 halfway across the dam we're on the dam

2:02 halfway across the dam we're on the dam border way I should probably warn you

2:04 border way I should probably warn you

2:04 border way I should probably warn you guys at this point that I am very

2:05 guys at this point that I am very

2:05 guys at this point that I am very immature and since we're here on the D

2:08 immature and since we're here on the D

2:08 immature and since we're here on the D a.m. I finally get to say the word dam

2:10 a.m. I finally get to say the word dam

2:10 a.m. I finally get to say the word dam as

2:11 as

2:11 as much as I want to I apologize in advance

2:13 much as I want to I apologize in advance

2:13 much as I want to I apologize in advance to anyone who's offended but I'm not

2:15 to anyone who's offended but I'm not

2:15 to anyone who's offended but I'm not gonna call it the Hoover obstruction Wow

2:17 gonna call it the Hoover obstruction Wow

2:17 gonna call it the Hoover obstruction Wow look at these giant water intakes on the

2:20 look at these giant water intakes on the

2:20 look at these giant water intakes on the Lake Mead side unless I'm greatly

2:22 Lake Mead side unless I'm greatly

2:22 Lake Mead side unless I'm greatly mistaken that's where the water all gets

2:24 mistaken that's where the water all gets

2:24 mistaken that's where the water all gets sucked in to go down through the

2:26 sucked in to go down through the

2:26 sucked in to go down through the turbines through the power plant to

2:28 turbines through the power plant to

2:28 turbines through the power plant to generate all that electricity that's

2:30 generate all that electricity that's

2:30 generate all that electricity that's used in Las Vegas I wonder if when they

2:32 used in Las Vegas I wonder if when they

2:32 used in Las Vegas I wonder if when they finish these things someone was like man

2:33 finish these things someone was like man

2:33 finish these things someone was like man these totally suck awesome okay well it

2:36 these totally suck awesome okay well it

2:36 these totally suck awesome okay well it was my intention to come here today and

2:39 was my intention to come here today and

2:39 was my intention to come here today and go into the visitor centers I've never

2:41 go into the visitor centers I've never

2:41 go into the visitor centers I've never been inside unfortunately I just found

2:43 been inside unfortunately I just found

2:43 been inside unfortunately I just found out that the visitor center is being

2:44 out that the visitor center is being

2:44 out that the visitor center is being remodeled unfortunately for me who is

2:46 remodeled unfortunately for me who is

2:46 remodeled unfortunately for me who is terrified of being up here that did not

2:49 terrified of being up here that did not

2:49 terrified of being up here that did not excuse me from coming to the Hoover Dam

2:51 excuse me from coming to the Hoover Dam

2:51 excuse me from coming to the Hoover Dam today because over the years I keep

2:53 today because over the years I keep

2:53 today because over the years I keep running in to this woman and her son

2:56 running in to this woman and her son

2:56 running in to this woman and her son really nice people who keep telling me

2:58 really nice people who keep telling me

2:58 really nice people who keep telling me hey you know dad works at the Hoover Dam

3:00 hey you know dad works at the Hoover Dam

3:00 hey you know dad works at the Hoover Dam you keep going there and not going

3:02 you keep going there and not going

3:02 you keep going there and not going inside come on go inside well I put it

3:05 inside come on go inside well I put it

3:05 inside come on go inside well I put it off as long as possible but today is

3:08 off as long as possible but today is

3:08 off as long as possible but today is apparently the day that I'm going inside

3:11 apparently the day that I'm going inside

3:11 apparently the day that I'm going inside the Hoover Dam notice the squeak they're

3:14 the Hoover Dam notice the squeak they're

3:14 the Hoover Dam notice the squeak they're scared well at least if we do get inside

3:16 scared well at least if we do get inside

3:16 scared well at least if we do get inside we won't be as high up alright let's go

3:19 we won't be as high up alright let's go

3:19 we won't be as high up alright let's go meet the guy that works at the dam hey

3:20 meet the guy that works at the dam hey

3:20 meet the guy that works at the dam hey we'll make a dam friend okay we're

3:22 we'll make a dam friend okay we're

3:22 we'll make a dam friend okay we're supposed to be looking for Mike over

3:24 supposed to be looking for Mike over

3:24 supposed to be looking for Mike over here at the wind statue hmm Mike Mike

3:29 here at the wind statue hmm Mike Mike

3:29 here at the wind statue hmm Mike Mike Mike Mike nope not mine oh yeah we're

3:32 Mike Mike nope not mine oh yeah we're

3:32 Mike Mike nope not mine oh yeah we're supposed to rub the toes of the statue

3:34 supposed to rub the toes of the statue

3:34 supposed to rub the toes of the statue to bring us good fortune maybe that'll

3:36 to bring us good fortune maybe that'll

3:36 to bring us good fortune maybe that'll bring mine oh look I found Eric so

3:38 bring mine oh look I found Eric so

3:38 bring mine oh look I found Eric so you're Mike's son so you're coming with

3:39 you're Mike's son so you're coming with

3:39 you're Mike's son so you're coming with us

3:39 us

3:39 us yes good okay good I met you before a

3:42 yes good okay good I met you before a

3:42 yes good okay good I met you before a d23 I met your mom you're super nice

3:44 d23 I met your mom you're super nice

3:44 d23 I met your mom you're super nice yeah and now we're gonna meet your dad

3:46 yeah and now we're gonna meet your dad

3:46 yeah and now we're gonna meet your dad Mike just run over I'm gonna make a damn

3:47 Mike just run over I'm gonna make a damn

3:48 Mike just run over I'm gonna make a damn friend that's why I was a damn friend I

3:49 friend that's why I was a damn friend I

3:49 friend that's why I was a damn friend I can't help I can say as many damn jokes

3:51 can't help I can say as many damn jokes

3:51 can't help I can say as many damn jokes as you want this is crazy

3:53 as you want this is crazy

3:53 as you want this is crazy Eric worked at the dam now too just like

3:56 Eric worked at the dam now too just like

3:56 Eric worked at the dam now too just like his dad so your life yes I thank you

3:58 his dad so your life yes I thank you

3:58 his dad so your life yes I thank you Mike I found you I feel sorry for who

4:01 Mike I found you I feel sorry for who

4:01 Mike I found you I feel sorry for who they are now using their secret

4:03 they are now using their secret

4:03 they are now using their secret passwords to open the secret golden

4:06 passwords to open the secret golden

4:06 passwords to open the secret golden elevator

4:08 elevator

4:08 elevator and so what is this this is actually the

4:11 and so what is this this is actually the

4:11 and so what is this this is actually the Arizona damn elevator

4:15 Arizona damn elevator

4:15 Arizona damn elevator whoa watch our mouth Mike no I'm just

4:16 whoa watch our mouth Mike no I'm just

4:17 whoa watch our mouth Mike no I'm just kidding because sometimes we have to

4:21 kidding because sometimes we have to

4:21 kidding because sometimes we have to have our elevator maintenance folks

4:23 have our elevator maintenance folks

4:23 have our elevator maintenance folks repaired quite ready oh okay wait look

4:26 repaired quite ready oh okay wait look

4:26 repaired quite ready oh okay wait look at this Mike was just telling me during

4:27 at this Mike was just telling me during

4:27 at this Mike was just telling me during World War two when the military was it

4:29 World War two when the military was it

4:29 World War two when the military was it what happened so we're kicked over

4:30 what happened so we're kicked over

4:30 what happened so we're kicked over occasionally one of our guards actually

4:33 occasionally one of our guards actually

4:33 occasionally one of our guards actually knocked over a shotgun and a discharge

4:35 knocked over a shotgun and a discharge

4:35 knocked over a shotgun and a discharge and it hit that brass door tells you how

4:37 and it hit that brass door tells you how

4:37 and it hit that brass door tells you how strong these brass boards from the

4:39 strong these brass boards from the

4:39 strong these brass boards from the article so right now you're inside of a

4:47 article so right now you're inside of a

4:47 article so right now you're inside of a coolly an inspection tone inside the

4:49 coolly an inspection tone inside the

4:49 coolly an inspection tone inside the concrete face of it this is crate echo

4:58 concrete face of it this is crate echo

4:58 concrete face of it this is crate echo oh my god I should be actually looking

5:01 oh my god I should be actually looking

5:01 oh my god I should be actually looking at one of the ventilation areas out of

5:03 at one of the ventilation areas out of

5:03 at one of the ventilation areas out of the face of the dam you'll be looking

5:05 the face of the dam you'll be looking

5:05 the face of the dam you'll be looking out from the base of hoover dam

5:06 out from the base of hoover dam

5:06 out from the base of hoover dam downstream out into the colorado river

5:08 downstream out into the colorado river

5:08 downstream out into the colorado river oh my god so this is just like the

5:11 oh my god so this is just like the

5:11 oh my god so this is just like the fugitive it wasn't me I don't know if I

5:18 fugitive it wasn't me I don't know if I

5:18 fugitive it wasn't me I don't know if I can cross that Mike yes how far down is

5:25 can cross that Mike yes how far down is

5:25 can cross that Mike yes how far down is that pretty much it goes down to the

5:28 that pretty much it goes down to the

5:28 that pretty much it goes down to the bottom of the

5:29 bottom of the

5:29 bottom of the I feel like a ninja turtle in here and

5:34 I feel like a ninja turtle in here and

5:34 I feel like a ninja turtle in here and they're looking out from the face of

5:36 they're looking out from the face of

5:36 they're looking out from the face of Hoover Dam oh wow we're looking out of a

5:40 Hoover Dam oh wow we're looking out of a

5:40 Hoover Dam oh wow we're looking out of a secret vent in the Hoover Dam so I'm

5:44 secret vent in the Hoover Dam so I'm

5:44 secret vent in the Hoover Dam so I'm guessing this is a rare opportunity it

5:46 guessing this is a rare opportunity it

5:46 guessing this is a rare opportunity it is a fairly rare opportunity at least I

5:48 is a fairly rare opportunity at least I

5:48 is a fairly rare opportunity at least I don't have to look straight down that's

5:49 don't have to look straight down that's

5:49 don't have to look straight down that's why I was worried Roz it never slid down

5:52 why I was worried Roz it never slid down

5:52 why I was worried Roz it never slid down toboggan no if they did they wouldn't

5:55 toboggan no if they did they wouldn't

5:55 toboggan no if they did they wouldn't make it to the bottom but not beyond

5:58 make it to the bottom but not beyond

5:58 make it to the bottom but not beyond don't try that at home this again

6:07 concrete gravity arch Dam it's

6:07 concrete gravity arch Dam it's unreinforced concrete basically it's the

6:09 unreinforced concrete basically it's the

6:09 unreinforced concrete basically it's the weight of the dam itself holding back

6:11 weight of the dam itself holding back

6:11 weight of the dam itself holding back the pressure of the water so it's three

6:13 the pressure of the water so it's three

6:13 the pressure of the water so it's three and a quarter million cubic yards of

6:15 and a quarter million cubic yards of

6:15 and a quarter million cubic yards of concrete that were placed here to block

6:18 concrete that were placed here to block

6:18 concrete that were placed here to block the river and that weight of that

6:20 the river and that weight of that

6:20 the river and that weight of that concrete is literally holding back the

6:21 concrete is literally holding back the

6:21 concrete is literally holding back the dam the water and no rebar know where

6:24 dam the water and no rebar know where

6:24 dam the water and no rebar know where you are no matter just its own weight

6:27 you are no matter just its own weight

6:27 you are no matter just its own weight when they were checking for cracks they

6:30 when they were checking for cracks they

6:30 when they were checking for cracks they mark the cracks in case they got bigger

6:33 mark the cracks in case they got bigger

6:33 mark the cracks in case they got bigger and this is so crazy I mean it looks

6:36 and this is so crazy I mean it looks

6:36 and this is so crazy I mean it looks like something from a Bond movie

6:44 it just doesn't doesn't look real

6:44 it just doesn't doesn't look real in the mental cheering mm the

6:46 in the mental cheering mm the

6:46 in the mental cheering mm the Transformers Universal Soldier Vegas

6:50 Transformers Universal Soldier Vegas

6:50 Transformers Universal Soldier Vegas vacation volume I get that so these are

6:53 vacation volume I get that so these are

6:53 vacation volume I get that so these are the standards that go all the way to the

6:55 the standards that go all the way to the

6:55 the standards that go all the way to the top of the dam what about these stairs

6:58 top of the dam what about these stairs

6:58 top of the dam what about these stairs these think thank you although we go I

7:01 these think thank you although we go I

7:01 these think thank you although we go I don't think my knees could take it so

7:06 don't think my knees could take it so

7:06 don't think my knees could take it so this is how you measure that distance

7:08 this is how you measure that distance

7:08 this is how you measure that distance yep and see whether or not there's a

7:10 yep and see whether or not there's a

7:10 yep and see whether or not there's a displacement like so if this spreads

7:12 displacement like so if this spreads

7:12 displacement like so if this spreads really far apart we're in trouble be

7:14 really far apart we're in trouble be

7:14 really far apart we're in trouble be they're spreading to mark parlor that

7:16 they're spreading to mark parlor that

7:16 they're spreading to mark parlor that one goes up or down oh yeah that

7:20 one goes up or down oh yeah that

7:20 one goes up or down oh yeah that wouldn't be good going down even further

7:22 wouldn't be good going down even further

7:22 wouldn't be good going down even further now they just don't know yes now you're

7:28 now they just don't know yes now you're

7:28 now they just don't know yes now you're deep inside the dam

7:30 deep inside the dam

7:30 deep inside the dam five feet on the other side of this wall

7:33 five feet on the other side of this wall

7:33 five feet on the other side of this wall is linked me really so there's water

7:35 is linked me really so there's water

7:35 is linked me really so there's water over here yes sir it's this year some

7:39 over here yes sir it's this year some

7:39 over here yes sir it's this year some Arizona visitors gallery basically what

7:41 Arizona visitors gallery basically what

7:41 Arizona visitors gallery basically what they're the deep inside the dam right

7:44 they're the deep inside the dam right

7:44 they're the deep inside the dam right now

7:45 now

7:45 now if you go down through this gallery you

7:48 if you go down through this gallery you

7:48 if you go down through this gallery you know this case was looking for his

7:52 know this case was looking for his

7:52 know this case was looking for his family in Vegas vacation at the end of

7:54 family in Vegas vacation at the end of

7:54 family in Vegas vacation at the end of this hallways that door when he opens

7:57 this hallways that door when he opens

7:57 this hallways that door when he opens the door and almost falls out of the dam

7:59 the door and almost falls out of the dam

7:59 the door and almost falls out of the dam okay that is awesome I was meaning to

8:03 okay that is awesome I was meaning to

8:03 okay that is awesome I was meaning to ask you though I shouldn't touch this

8:04 ask you though I shouldn't touch this

8:04 ask you though I shouldn't touch this door right okay I'll try okay so at the

8:18 door right okay I'll try okay so at the

8:18 door right okay I'll try okay so at the bottom 660 feet it's 45 feet across at

8:21 bottom 660 feet it's 45 feet across at

8:21 bottom 660 feet it's 45 feet across at the top and then it goes down to 660

8:25 the top and then it goes down to 660

8:25 the top and then it goes down to 660 feet across at its base and then at the

8:27 feet across at its base and then at the

8:27 feet across at its base and then at the bottom

8:28 bottom

8:28 bottom no they're still oh no I just got a

8:30 no they're still oh no I just got a

8:30 no they're still oh no I just got a couple hundred feet below you to jump so

8:32 couple hundred feet below you to jump so

8:32 couple hundred feet below you to jump so before yes damn it

8:34 before yes damn it

8:34 before yes damn it Thanks so this is the door from Vegas

8:36 Thanks so this is the door from Vegas

8:36 Thanks so this is the door from Vegas vacation he runs right up to this door

8:38 vacation he runs right up to this door

8:38 vacation he runs right up to this door and take a look so that's not a hole in

8:42 and take a look so that's not a hole in

8:42 and take a look so that's not a hole in the dam all you got in this whoa movie

8:47 the dam all you got in this whoa movie

8:47 the dam all you got in this whoa movie magic

8:47 magic

8:47 magic Wow this is where dam workers have their

8:55 Wow this is where dam workers have their

8:55 Wow this is where dam workers have their office but I noticed this here in the

8:58 office but I noticed this here in the

8:58 office but I noticed this here in the back look at this have a great day

9:00 back look at this have a great day

9:00 back look at this have a great day I'm positive down here that's good good

9:03 I'm positive down here that's good good

9:03 I'm positive down here that's good good you know the president oh oh so that's

9:05 you know the president oh oh so that's

9:06 you know the president oh oh so that's how you keep your damn spirits up look

9:08 how you keep your damn spirits up look

9:08 how you keep your damn spirits up look at this this is super rare because the

9:11 at this this is super rare because the

9:11 at this this is super rare because the dam is mirror-image right there's one of

9:13 dam is mirror-image right there's one of

9:13 dam is mirror-image right there's one of these on the other side but they don't

9:15 these on the other side but they don't

9:15 these on the other side but they don't let tours come in this side anymore it's

9:17 let tours come in this side anymore it's

9:17 let tours come in this side anymore it's just if you've been safe right that's

9:19 just if you've been safe right that's

9:19 just if you've been safe right that's correct so if you're on the Arizona side

9:21 correct so if you're on the Arizona side

9:21 correct so if you're on the Arizona side we're getting

9:26 Bips this

9:26 Bips this when restricted give up

9:29 when restricted give up

9:29 when restricted give up oh my gosh would you look at that look

9:35 oh my gosh would you look at that look

9:35 oh my gosh would you look at that look at the size of it we're inside the power

9:38 at the size of it we're inside the power

9:38 at the size of it we're inside the power plant and I'm guessing those are

9:39 plant and I'm guessing those are

9:39 plant and I'm guessing those are turbines

9:40 turbines

9:40 turbines those are turbines down there Micro

9:43 those are turbines down there Micro

9:43 those are turbines down there Micro those oh you said turbine those are our

9:45 those oh you said turbine those are our

9:45 those oh you said turbine those are our main generating units yes themselves are

9:48 main generating units yes themselves are

9:48 main generating units yes themselves are actually what turns the rotor and runs

9:50 actually what turns the rotor and runs

9:50 actually what turns the rotor and runs the general gotcha so there you go

9:52 the general gotcha so there you go

9:52 the general gotcha so there you go that's where the electricity is being

9:54 that's where the electricity is being

9:54 that's where the electricity is being made I'll show me how they make the

9:57 made I'll show me how they make the

9:57 made I'll show me how they make the electricity basically it takes water in

9:59 electricity basically it takes water in

9:59 electricity basically it takes water in an h intake tower into a 30 foot

10:01 an h intake tower into a 30 foot

10:01 an h intake tower into a 30 foot diameter pipe called a pencil bring some

10:04 diameter pipe called a pencil bring some

10:04 diameter pipe called a pencil bring some water down into the around the dam

10:06 water down into the around the dam

10:06 water down into the around the dam through tunnels and then it diverges off

10:09 through tunnels and then it diverges off

10:09 through tunnels and then it diverges off at each generating unit into a 13 foot

10:11 at each generating unit into a 13 foot

10:11 at each generating unit into a 13 foot pipe called the lateral penstock and

10:15 pipe called the lateral penstock and

10:15 pipe called the lateral penstock and each one of those feeds through a

10:17 each one of those feeds through a

10:17 each one of those feeds through a butterfly valve into the scroll case

10:19 butterfly valve into the scroll case

10:19 butterfly valve into the scroll case which turns the the turbine which in

10:22 which turns the the turbine which in

10:22 which turns the the turbine which in turn turns the shaft which

10:25 turn turns the shaft which

10:25 turn turns the shaft which generating the rotor inside the

10:27 generating the rotor inside the

10:27 generating the rotor inside the generating unit and creates your

10:29 generating unit and creates your

10:29 generating unit and creates your electric power to the water it's sucked

10:32 electric power to the water it's sucked

10:32 electric power to the water it's sucked turns a propeller so actually and that's

10:34 turns a propeller so actually and that's

10:34 turns a propeller so actually and that's the turbine right here this is the

10:36 the turbine right here this is the

10:36 the turbine right here this is the target turbine is actually right here

10:38 target turbine is actually right here

10:38 target turbine is actually right here around the street proficiency I was

10:40 around the street proficiency I was

10:40 around the street proficiency I was saying turbine saw that's

10:42 saying turbine saw that's

10:42 saying turbine saw that's don't tell anyone I said that Mike I'm

10:44 don't tell anyone I said that Mike I'm

10:44 don't tell anyone I said that Mike I'm sorry that the turbines here and then

10:46 sorry that the turbines here and then

10:46 sorry that the turbines here and then that basically it takes the pressure of

10:47 that basically it takes the pressure of

10:47 that basically it takes the pressure of the water flowing through turns the

10:50 the water flowing through turns the

10:50 the water flowing through turns the turbine which transmits that energy into

10:53 turbine which transmits that energy into

10:53 turbine which transmits that energy into a mechanical energy right through the

10:55 a mechanical energy right through the

10:55 a mechanical energy right through the shaft and the roof is magnificent it

10:59 shaft and the roof is magnificent it

10:59 shaft and the roof is magnificent it becomes an electromagnet like a magnet

11:01 becomes an electromagnet like a magnet

11:01 becomes an electromagnet like a magnet turns to the stator coils which create

11:04 turns to the stator coils which create

11:04 turns to the stator coils which create and transfers the mechanical energy into

11:06 and transfers the mechanical energy into

11:06 and transfers the mechanical energy into electrical energy

11:07 electrical energy

11:07 electrical energy then it go flows out with less pressure

11:10 then it go flows out with less pressure

11:10 then it go flows out with less pressure out into the tail beam that's awesome

11:13 out into the tail beam that's awesome

11:13 out into the tail beam that's awesome continuing

11:14 continuing

11:14 continuing Colorado River too

11:16 Colorado River too

11:16 Colorado River too this place just look at this wall here

11:19 this place just look at this wall here

11:19 this place just look at this wall here with all the old photos and then down

11:22 with all the old photos and then down

11:22 with all the old photos and then down there at the generating units with the

11:26 there at the generating units with the

11:26 there at the generating units with the turbines inside get this you got some

11:28 turbines inside get this you got some

11:28 turbines inside get this you got some employees of Spectre down there James

11:30 employees of Spectre down there James

11:30 employees of Spectre down there James Bond is gonna come in from the ceiling

11:32 Bond is gonna come in from the ceiling

11:32 Bond is gonna come in from the ceiling any second there's gonna be a shootout

11:34 any second there's gonna be a shootout

11:34 any second there's gonna be a shootout it looks like a set

11:37 it looks like a set

11:37 it looks like a set like a real place attorney from the man

11:39 like a real place attorney from the man

11:39 like a real place attorney from the man from well there you go

11:41 from well there you go

11:41 from well there you go right here this is the doer rap that

11:43 right here this is the doer rap that

11:43 right here this is the doer rap that Chevy Chase went down through where he

11:45 Chevy Chase went down through where he

11:45 Chevy Chase went down through where he almost caused the flooding of Hoover Dam

11:47 almost caused the flooding of Hoover Dam

11:47 almost caused the flooding of Hoover Dam man a lot of Vegas vacation memories in

11:51 man a lot of Vegas vacation memories in

11:51 man a lot of Vegas vacation memories in this place that's actually what

11:57 is that board that goes inside of one of

11:57 is that board that goes inside of one of those things or actually what's down at

11:59 those things or actually what's down at

11:59 those things or actually what's down at the bottom that's actually what drives

12:01 the bottom that's actually what drives

12:01 the bottom that's actually what drives the rotor that's natural run and look at

12:04 the rotor that's natural run and look at

12:04 the rotor that's natural run and look at our shrine that thing is bigger than my

12:05 our shrine that thing is bigger than my

12:05 our shrine that thing is bigger than my car that's out of control in this height

12:09 car that's out of control in this height

12:09 car that's out of control in this height scared so we're gonna go down there

12:10 scared so we're gonna go down there

12:10 scared so we're gonna go down there we're gonna go to okay we're going to go

12:11 we're gonna go to okay we're going to go

12:11 we're gonna go to okay we're going to go down

12:12 down

12:12 down our hats first I'll take you down

12:15 our hats first I'll take you down

12:15 our hats first I'll take you down your noggin all right so Mike just

12:18 your noggin all right so Mike just

12:18 your noggin all right so Mike just handed me my heart which of course I'm

12:20 handed me my heart which of course I'm

12:20 handed me my heart which of course I'm very grateful for but I couldn't help

12:21 very grateful for but I couldn't help

12:21 very grateful for but I couldn't help but notice he gave me one of the used

12:23 but notice he gave me one of the used

12:23 but notice he gave me one of the used ones gee thanks Eric just a couple of

12:27 ones gee thanks Eric just a couple of

12:27 ones gee thanks Eric just a couple of guys in hard hats taking an elevator

12:29 guys in hard hats taking an elevator

12:29 guys in hard hats taking an elevator nothing to see here folks okay so as

12:31 nothing to see here folks okay so as

12:31 nothing to see here folks okay so as handsome hard hat guys are about to

12:33 handsome hard hat guys are about to

12:33 handsome hard hat guys are about to follow Mike which is the control center

12:36 follow Mike which is the control center

12:36 follow Mike which is the control center this is a very highly sensitive area and

12:39 this is a very highly sensitive area and

12:39 this is a very highly sensitive area and so you know since 9/11 and other high

12:43 so you know since 9/11 and other high

12:43 so you know since 9/11 and other high security things we are not allowed to

12:44 security things we are not allowed to

12:44 security things we are not allowed to take the camera in there so you guys

12:46 take the camera in there so you guys

12:46 take the camera in there so you guys aren't invited we'll see in a minute I

12:47 aren't invited we'll see in a minute I

12:47 aren't invited we'll see in a minute I was so cool but I know too much now I

12:50 was so cool but I know too much now I

12:50 was so cool but I know too much now I must be silenced okay so we have now

12:53 must be silenced okay so we have now

12:53 must be silenced okay so we have now come downstairs on to the maintenance

12:57 come downstairs on to the maintenance

12:57 come downstairs on to the maintenance floor here's the big room with the

12:59 floor here's the big room with the

12:59 floor here's the big room with the electrical generating thingies you're

13:02 electrical generating thingies you're

13:02 electrical generating thingies you're starting on is room this is the center

13:05 starting on is room this is the center

13:05 starting on is room this is the center but this is straight down the middle

13:08 but this is straight down the middle

13:08 but this is straight down the middle this is where our mechanics and our love

13:11 this is where our mechanics and our love

13:11 this is where our mechanics and our love our maintenance

13:12 our maintenance

13:12 our maintenance on our equipment that goes into the

13:15 on our equipment that goes into the

13:15 on our equipment that goes into the generating news we have plays we have a

13:17 generating news we have plays we have a

13:17 generating news we have plays we have a boring bill right here Cincinnati boring

13:19 boring bill right here Cincinnati boring

13:19 boring bill right here Cincinnati boring melt way boring now I don't want to see

13:21 melt way boring now I don't want to see

13:21 melt way boring now I don't want to see boring it takes a long time to get you

13:23 boring it takes a long time to get you

13:23 boring it takes a long time to get you bored okay yeah that's true okay but

13:25 bored okay yeah that's true okay but

13:25 bored okay yeah that's true okay but this this is what we're really

13:27 this this is what we're really

13:27 this this is what we're really interested in this is the Arizona

13:29 interested in this is the Arizona

13:29 interested in this is the Arizona powerhouse so we were standing way the

13:33 powerhouse so we were standing way the

13:33 powerhouse so we were standing way the heck up there we didn't need hard hats

13:36 heck up there we didn't need hard hats

13:36 heck up there we didn't need hard hats we needed parachute assistance we're

13:38 we needed parachute assistance we're

13:38 we needed parachute assistance we're Chevy Chase was yes man fact they were

13:41 Chevy Chase was yes man fact they were

13:41 Chevy Chase was yes man fact they were doing their tour right here where they

13:42 doing their tour right here where they

13:42 doing their tour right here where they were told they can take just like you

13:44 were told they can take just like you

13:44 were told they can take just like you all the damn pictures they wanna see I

13:46 all the damn pictures they wanna see I

13:46 all the damn pictures they wanna see I can tell you're in Chevy Chase fancy I

13:48 can tell you're in Chevy Chase fancy I

13:48 can tell you're in Chevy Chase fancy I like that you guys like the movie you're

13:50 like that you guys like the movie you're

13:50 like that you guys like the movie you're not annoyed by like aw come on stop

13:52 not annoyed by like aw come on stop

13:52 not annoyed by like aw come on stop talking about it get this it's so big in

13:54 talking about it get this it's so big in

13:54 talking about it get this it's so big in here there's a guy driving a cart look

13:57 here there's a guy driving a cart look

13:57 here there's a guy driving a cart look fire up this generator itself is inside

14:00 fire up this generator itself is inside

14:00 fire up this generator itself is inside here okay

14:02 here okay

14:02 here okay two and a half three feet on the other

14:03 two and a half three feet on the other

14:03 two and a half three feet on the other side

14:14 turbine that's correct very good doing

14:14 turbine that's correct very good doing so this room is keeping the lights on at

14:17 so this room is keeping the lights on at

14:17 so this room is keeping the lights on at Binion's I like it I like it okay now

14:21 Binion's I like it I like it okay now

14:21 Binion's I like it I like it okay now check this what is this the Batcave this

14:25 check this what is this the Batcave this

14:25 check this what is this the Batcave this is the contractors added basically when

14:28 is the contractors added basically when

14:28 is the contractors added basically when they were building the dam this is the

14:29 they were building the dam this is the

14:29 they were building the dam this is the way the workers would go into it the

14:35 way the workers would go into it the

14:35 way the workers would go into it the what is to be the diversion tunnel and

14:38 what is to be the diversion tunnel and

14:38 what is to be the diversion tunnel and it's now penstock oh oh my gosh so we

14:41 it's now penstock oh oh my gosh so we

14:41 it's now penstock oh oh my gosh so we left the dam and now we're in the side

14:43 left the dam and now we're in the side

14:43 left the dam and now we're in the side of the mountain next in the damn that

14:45 of the mountain next in the damn that

14:46 of the mountain next in the damn that smells like my yeah smell I was just

14:48 smells like my yeah smell I was just

14:48 smells like my yeah smell I was just gonna say this looks like your ground

14:49 gonna say this looks like your ground

14:49 gonna say this looks like your ground spaceman don't ask me how I know that

14:51 spaceman don't ask me how I know that

14:51 spaceman don't ask me how I know that though these are all dynamite holes

14:53 though these are all dynamite holes

14:53 though these are all dynamite holes where they used this really will drill

14:54 where they used this really will drill

14:54 where they used this really will drill really put the dynamite in that's

14:57 really put the dynamite in that's

14:57 really put the dynamite in that's amazing so somebody was drill an extra

15:00 amazing so somebody was drill an extra

15:00 amazing so somebody was drill an extra dynamite holes to get that over time

15:07 okay

15:07 okay any tunnel that's the water starting to

15:13 any tunnel that's the water starting to

15:13 any tunnel that's the water starting to go through the unit and then starting

15:15 go through the unit and then starting

15:15 go through the unit and then starting the generator so water isn't gonna come

15:18 the generator so water isn't gonna come

15:18 the generator so water isn't gonna come shooting together I'm not gonna be like

15:19 shooting together I'm not gonna be like

15:19 shooting together I'm not gonna be like Temple of Doom in here okay I mean this

15:23 Temple of Doom in here okay I mean this

15:23 Temple of Doom in here okay I mean this really does look like I hate to say this

15:25 really does look like I hate to say this

15:25 really does look like I hate to say this again but it looks like an evil villains

15:26 again but it looks like an evil villains

15:26 again but it looks like an evil villains lair you have the rough you know

15:28 lair you have the rough you know

15:28 lair you have the rough you know mountain tunnel and then the smooth path

15:30 mountain tunnel and then the smooth path

15:31 mountain tunnel and then the smooth path here like you know that's crazy okay

15:33 here like you know that's crazy okay

15:33 here like you know that's crazy okay look at this you see this water leaking

15:36 look at this you see this water leaking

15:36 look at this you see this water leaking into the tunnel

15:37 into the tunnel

15:37 into the tunnel I've just been reassured this isn't the

15:40 I've just been reassured this isn't the

15:40 I've just been reassured this isn't the dam leaking right this is a natural hot

15:42 dam leaking right this is a natural hot

15:42 dam leaking right this is a natural hot spring that is correct it's natural

15:44 spring that is correct it's natural

15:44 spring that is correct it's natural springs it's an extinct volcano here in

15:46 springs it's an extinct volcano here in

15:46 springs it's an extinct volcano here in the canyon so we can open a resort we

15:48 the canyon so we can open a resort we

15:48 the canyon so we can open a resort we could build a thing it can fill up

15:49 could build a thing it can fill up

15:49 could build a thing it can fill up natural mineral waters we can make a

15:51 natural mineral waters we can make a

15:51 natural mineral waters we can make a mint Mike that's it they have natural

15:53 mint Mike that's it they have natural

15:53 mint Mike that's it they have natural Hot Springs downriver of us in this

15:55 Hot Springs downriver of us in this

15:55 Hot Springs downriver of us in this tunnel where they built the little wall

15:57 tunnel where they built the little wall

15:57 tunnel where they built the little wall a fake part of the wall right if our

15:59 a fake part of the wall right if our

15:59 a fake part of the wall right if our Chevy Chase have the water shooting out

16:01 Chevy Chase have the water shooting out

16:01 Chevy Chase have the water shooting out of him how far is the water actually

16:02 of him how far is the water actually

16:02 of him how far is the water actually this it's not it on the other side of

16:06 this it's not it on the other side of

16:06 this it's not it on the other side of this right so it couldn't get it back

16:08 this right so it couldn't get it back

16:08 this right so it couldn't get it back okay good we're safe okay this is our

16:10 okay good we're safe okay this is our

16:10 okay good we're safe okay this is our reinforced steel flood door so that's

16:13 reinforced steel flood door so that's

16:13 reinforced steel flood door so that's what's at the end of this whole tunnel

16:15 what's at the end of this whole tunnel

16:15 what's at the end of this whole tunnel here leads to a flood door yep is

16:17 here leads to a flood door yep is

16:17 here leads to a flood door yep is something happens for our 30 foot

16:19 something happens for our 30 foot

16:19 something happens for our 30 foot diameter penstock basically this store

16:22 diameter penstock basically this store

16:22 diameter penstock basically this store will seal the water and channel it down

16:23 will seal the water and channel it down

16:23 will seal the water and channel it down and out another tunnel into the river

16:26 and out another tunnel into the river

16:26 and out another tunnel into the river okay keeping the power plant fried okay

16:29 okay keeping the power plant fried okay

16:29 okay keeping the power plant fried okay oh they're letting me hit the open

16:31 oh they're letting me hit the open

16:31 oh they're letting me hit the open button here whoa okay so tourists used

16:45 button here whoa okay so tourists used

16:45 button here whoa okay so tourists used to come down here ah that's why the nice

16:48 to come down here ah that's why the nice

16:48 to come down here ah that's why the nice windows and the information up here okay

16:51 windows and the information up here okay

16:51 windows and the information up here okay with diameter pin studs the steel itself

16:54 with diameter pin studs the steel itself

16:54 with diameter pin studs the steel itself is three inches there so what does that

16:56 is three inches there so what does that

16:56 is three inches there so what does that mean penstock the penstock is a giant

16:58 mean penstock the penstock is a giant

16:58 mean penstock the penstock is a giant pipe that's how it is it's a pipe that

17:00 pipe that's how it is it's a pipe that

17:00 pipe that's how it is it's a pipe that takes water from the intake down and

17:04 takes water from the intake down and

17:04 takes water from the intake down and puts it to the generating units you only

17:06 puts it to the generating units you only

17:06 puts it to the generating units you only see where it's taking water here to

17:09 see where it's taking water here to

17:09 see where it's taking water here to generating unit 8 - okay it was hard to

17:11 generating unit 8 - okay it was hard to

17:11 generating unit 8 - okay it was hard to see through the window so they're

17:13 see through the window so they're

17:13 see through the window so they're letting me stand on this very scary

17:14 letting me stand on this very scary

17:14 letting me stand on this very scary great so I can show you guys so that's

17:16 great so I can show you guys so that's

17:16 great so I can show you guys so that's the big pipe coming foot down thirty

17:19 the big pipe coming foot down thirty

17:19 the big pipe coming foot down thirty foot diameter coming from the sucky

17:22 foot diameter coming from the sucky

17:22 foot diameter coming from the sucky things the towers there and then it

17:25 things the towers there and then it

17:25 things the towers there and then it splits off into smaller pipes into the

17:28 splits off into smaller pipes into the

17:28 splits off into smaller pipes into the generating units is that the correct

17:29 generating units is that the correct

17:29 generating units is that the correct terminology look I'm learning I'm

17:31 terminology look I'm learning I'm

17:31 terminology look I'm learning I'm learning this is I mean this is

17:34 learning this is I mean this is

17:34 learning this is I mean this is of control of this is so scary so this

17:37 of control of this is so scary so this

17:37 of control of this is so scary so this what you just say this is one of the

17:39 what you just say this is one of the

17:39 what you just say this is one of the original diversion tunnels where the

17:40 original diversion tunnels where the

17:40 original diversion tunnels where the Colorado River was diverted around the

17:43 Colorado River was diverted around the

17:43 Colorado River was diverted around the dam site for them to construct the dam

17:45 dam site for them to construct the dam

17:45 dam site for them to construct the dam through the mountain that's crazy so we

17:49 through the mountain that's crazy so we

17:49 through the mountain that's crazy so we were just we're standing on top of the

17:50 were just we're standing on top of the

17:50 were just we're standing on top of the pipe in here that's correct oh that's

17:52 pipe in here that's correct oh that's

17:52 pipe in here that's correct oh that's crazy so here's the dam this is inside

17:55 crazy so here's the dam this is inside

17:55 crazy so here's the dam this is inside the mountain the wall and we're down

17:58 the mountain the wall and we're down

17:58 the mountain the wall and we're down down in here inside right before right

18:01 down in here inside right before right

18:01 down in here inside right before right before you need a two-level Wow

18:04 before you need a two-level Wow

18:04 before you need a two-level Wow so from above the water goes into the

18:06 so from above the water goes into the

18:06 so from above the water goes into the intake towers and through the pipe in

18:08 intake towers and through the pipe in

18:08 intake towers and through the pipe in the mountain and that's where we're at

18:11 the mountain and that's where we're at

18:11 the mountain and that's where we're at we're right here oh that's incredible

18:13 we're right here oh that's incredible

18:13 we're right here oh that's incredible that that is so cool

18:16 that that is so cool

18:16 that that is so cool there's a lot of extra space in here I

18:17 there's a lot of extra space in here I

18:17 there's a lot of extra space in here I could build an apartment in here you're

18:20 could build an apartment in here you're

18:20 could build an apartment in here you're coming out we could play xbox that is so

18:22 coming out we could play xbox that is so

18:22 coming out we could play xbox that is so crazy

18:24 crazy

18:24 crazy hop back through the tunnel back to the

18:26 hop back through the tunnel back to the

18:26 hop back through the tunnel back to the dam oh yeah

18:35 we broke the dam guys well you guys work

18:35 we broke the dam guys well you guys work here I'm going home you later for some

18:38 here I'm going home you later for some

18:38 here I'm going home you later for some reason now the water protection door

18:39 reason now the water protection door

18:39 reason now the water protection door won't close

18:40 won't close

18:40 won't close Oh whoo we fixed it oh man I was worried

18:45 Oh whoo we fixed it oh man I was worried

18:45 Oh whoo we fixed it oh man I was worried there for a second since it's Dave broke

18:47 there for a second since it's Dave broke

18:47 there for a second since it's Dave broke I was gonna blame you but now that I

18:48 I was gonna blame you but now that I

18:48 I was gonna blame you but now that I fixed it I want to credit there you go

18:50 fixed it I want to credit there you go

18:50 fixed it I want to credit there you go you got it

18:51 you got it

18:51 you got it okay how about this see here's the proof

18:54 okay how about this see here's the proof

18:54 okay how about this see here's the proof that we're getting a special tour here

18:56 that we're getting a special tour here

18:56 that we're getting a special tour here back in the powerhouse so this is that

19:00 back in the powerhouse so this is that

19:00 back in the powerhouse so this is that thing we were looking at from spotter

19:02 thing we were looking at from spotter

19:02 thing we were looking at from spotter spotter a turbine runner so this is what

19:04 spotter a turbine runner so this is what

19:04 spotter a turbine runner so this is what the water hits

19:06 the water hits

19:06 the water hits this is what at the water interest

19:08 this is what at the water interest

19:08 this is what at the water interest generating unit turns the rotor okay

19:11 generating unit turns the rotor okay

19:11 generating unit turns the rotor okay okay look at the size of that thing

19:13 okay look at the size of that thing

19:13 okay look at the size of that thing that's a lot of water to give you guys

19:16 that's a lot of water to give you guys

19:16 that's a lot of water to give you guys an idea of context this is sitting on a

19:18 an idea of context this is sitting on a

19:18 an idea of context this is sitting on a rail car there are railroad tracks see

19:21 rail car there are railroad tracks see

19:21 rail car there are railroad tracks see how heavy is that thing Mike I'm not

19:23 how heavy is that thing Mike I'm not

19:23 how heavy is that thing Mike I'm not sure how heavy this particular one it's

19:25 sure how heavy this particular one it's

19:25 sure how heavy this particular one it's stainless steel level but it's about

19:28 stainless steel level but it's about

19:28 stainless steel level but it's about oh my goodness there are full-size of

19:32 oh my goodness there are full-size of

19:32 oh my goodness there are full-size of vehicles driving around in here that's a

19:34 vehicles driving around in here that's a

19:34 vehicles driving around in here that's a huge way Erik so that's the dam up there

19:37 huge way Erik so that's the dam up there

19:37 huge way Erik so that's the dam up there right there that is the bottom of the

19:40 right there that is the bottom of the

19:40 right there that is the bottom of the Hoover Dam right here

19:41 Hoover Dam right here

19:41 Hoover Dam right here this wall see you they want you to think

19:43 this wall see you they want you to think

19:43 this wall see you they want you to think this place is powered by water but

19:45 this place is powered by water but

19:45 this place is powered by water but apparently it's actually powered by

19:47 apparently it's actually powered by

19:47 apparently it's actually powered by Phillips 66 ok we're following Mike here

19:51 Phillips 66 ok we're following Mike here

19:51 Phillips 66 ok we're following Mike here apparently we're heading up on top of

19:53 apparently we're heading up on top of

19:53 apparently we're heading up on top of the generating unit who when told me

19:55 the generating unit who when told me

19:55 the generating unit who when told me there was going to be stairs

19:56 there was going to be stairs

19:56 there was going to be stairs wait a minute here's a huge control pail

19:59 wait a minute here's a huge control pail

19:59 wait a minute here's a huge control pail here they used to have all the switches

20:01 here they used to have all the switches

20:01 here they used to have all the switches and levers and now you're telling me

20:03 and levers and now you're telling me

20:03 and levers and now you're telling me it's all run by a little touchscreen

20:05 it's all run by a little touchscreen

20:05 it's all run by a little touchscreen right there yeah either our control

20:07 right there yeah either our control

20:07 right there yeah either our control center or we can do it manually here so

20:09 center or we can do it manually here so

20:09 center or we can do it manually here so it's like an iPad of course it's very

20:11 it's like an iPad of course it's very

20:11 it's like an iPad of course it's very controlled so everybody can hear him if

20:14 controlled so everybody can hear him if

20:14 controlled so everybody can hear him if anything you wanted alarms does it have

20:18 anything you wanted alarms does it have

20:18 anything you wanted alarms does it have use your hands

20:26 okay good I thought the water was coming

20:26 okay good I thought the water was coming Eric I noticed you jump to the side

20:28 Eric I noticed you jump to the side

20:28 Eric I noticed you jump to the side really quick save yourself I was gonna

20:30 really quick save yourself I was gonna

20:30 really quick save yourself I was gonna make the back

20:32 make the back

20:32 make the back this toy and the alarm terrified me but

20:35 this toy and the alarm terrified me but

20:35 this toy and the alarm terrified me but now I think that there is a little damp

20:37 now I think that there is a little damp

20:37 now I think that there is a little damp in my pants

20:39 in my pants

20:39 in my pants this is crazy we're just walking through

20:42 this is crazy we're just walking through

20:42 this is crazy we're just walking through a hydroelectric power plant here this is

20:46 a hydroelectric power plant here this is

20:46 a hydroelectric power plant here this is why it dad

20:49 why it dad

20:49 why it dad at the rotor that is generating the

20:52 at the rotor that is generating the

20:52 at the rotor that is generating the electricity at the bottom of it that's

20:54 electricity at the bottom of it that's

20:54 electricity at the bottom of it that's called the collector rig right there

20:55 called the collector rig right there

20:55 called the collector rig right there basically that's where we're putting a

20:58 basically that's where we're putting a

20:58 basically that's where we're putting a DC current

21:01 DC current

21:01 DC current that ring

21:02 that ring

21:02 that ring the electromagnet

21:05 the electromagnet

21:05 the electromagnet budget cuts through the generator core

21:07 budget cuts through the generator core

21:07 budget cuts through the generator core it actually creates AC electricity so

21:10 it actually creates AC electricity so

21:10 it actually creates AC electricity so the

21:10 the

21:10 the but at the very bottom the water is

21:12 but at the very bottom the water is

21:12 but at the very bottom the water is what's turning that correct Wow

21:19 how much electricity is generated by

21:19 how much electricity is generated by something like this particular unit here

21:22 something like this particular unit here

21:22 something like this particular unit here will generate about 86 megawatts it's 86

21:25 will generate about 86 megawatts it's 86

21:25 will generate about 86 megawatts it's 86 million watts of power right now at its

21:29 million watts of power right now at its

21:29 million watts of power right now at its max capacity with our current lake level

21:31 max capacity with our current lake level

21:31 max capacity with our current lake level when it's actually full lake level this

21:34 when it's actually full lake level this

21:34 when it's actually full lake level this thing could do closer to about 129

21:54 not to vomit

21:54 not to vomit all over the suckers look at this

21:56 all over the suckers look at this

21:56 all over the suckers look at this all the way down on the end is a small

21:58 all the way down on the end is a small

21:58 all the way down on the end is a small generator and Mike was just explaining

22:01 generator and Mike was just explaining

22:01 generator and Mike was just explaining to me that Phoenix didn't have the money

22:04 to me that Phoenix didn't have the money

22:04 to me that Phoenix didn't have the money to purchase one of these big boys so

22:06 to purchase one of these big boys so

22:06 to purchase one of these big boys so they got themselves a little guy and the

22:08 they got themselves a little guy and the

22:08 they got themselves a little guy and the medium one back there that's good old

22:12 medium one back there that's good old

22:12 medium one back there that's good old taking over the leftovers of the tiny

22:15 taking over the leftovers of the tiny

22:15 taking over the leftovers of the tiny little Arizona one and squeezing

22:17 little Arizona one and squeezing

22:17 little Arizona one and squeezing themselves in

22:22 peace we gotta leave it

22:22 peace we gotta leave it so it's not divided up like that anymore

22:24 so it's not divided up like that anymore

22:24 so it's not divided up like that anymore though right like California no longer

22:26 though right like California no longer

22:26 though right like California no longer owns this it's all one thing that's

22:29 owns this it's all one thing that's

22:29 owns this it's all one thing that's correct back in 1988 the Bureau of

22:31 correct back in 1988 the Bureau of

22:31 correct back in 1988 the Bureau of Reclamation took over control of this

22:33 Reclamation took over control of this

22:33 Reclamation took over control of this facility from contractors Southern Cal

22:37 facility from contractors Southern Cal

22:37 facility from contractors Southern Cal Edison LADWP so now it's all federal

22:39 Edison LADWP so now it's all federal

22:39 Edison LADWP so now it's all federal it's open

22:42 it's open

22:42 it's open this used to be for news right here look

22:46 this used to be for news right here look

22:46 this used to be for news right here look at that

22:47 at that

22:47 at that really scared of getting in shock they

22:48 really scared of getting in shock they

22:48 really scared of getting in shock they gotta be careful I'm terrified of two

22:50 gotta be careful I'm terrified of two

22:50 gotta be careful I'm terrified of two things Heights and electricity also

22:53 things Heights and electricity also

22:53 things Heights and electricity also boiling liquid I don't think you guys

22:54 boiling liquid I don't think you guys

22:54 boiling liquid I don't think you guys have any of that here so

23:03 I mean look how tiny those guys look

23:03 I mean look how tiny those guys look over there Eric just told me that the

23:05 over there Eric just told me that the

23:05 over there Eric just told me that the base of the dam front to back at the

23:07 base of the dam front to back at the

23:07 base of the dam front to back at the bottom since it's big is about the same

23:10 bottom since it's big is about the same

23:10 bottom since it's big is about the same length as this ginormous room I can't

23:13 length as this ginormous room I can't

23:13 length as this ginormous room I can't even

23:14 even

23:14 even the end of

23:21 what they're doing by this huge door I

23:21 what they're doing by this huge door I think we're about are we going out this

23:22 think we're about are we going out this

23:22 think we're about are we going out this huge door here

23:30 Wow what do you got in there King Kong

23:30 Wow what do you got in there King Kong oh my gosh what in the world

23:34 oh my gosh what in the world

23:34 oh my gosh what in the world like since that bridge is a thousand

23:36 like since that bridge is a thousand

23:36 like since that bridge is a thousand feet a thousand feet above the rib that

23:39 feet a thousand feet above the rib that

23:39 feet a thousand feet above the rib that is insane if you look directly in the

23:42 is insane if you look directly in the

23:42 is insane if you look directly in the center of your screen now that's where

23:43 center of your screen now that's where

23:43 center of your screen now that's where we were standing when this video began

23:46 we were standing when this video began

23:46 we were standing when this video began and look at this we've come all the way

23:48 and look at this we've come all the way

23:48 and look at this we've come all the way out to the bottom this is incredible

23:54 out to the bottom this is incredible

23:54 out to the bottom this is incredible this is amazing Wow and look at this

23:57 this is amazing Wow and look at this

23:57 this is amazing Wow and look at this there it is the mighty Colorado River

24:01 there it is the mighty Colorado River

24:01 there it is the mighty Colorado River Wow

24:03 Wow

24:03 Wow this rivers making me thirsty oh look I

24:06 this rivers making me thirsty oh look I

24:06 this rivers making me thirsty oh look I may have an escape boat just in case

24:09 may have an escape boat just in case

24:09 may have an escape boat just in case things go wrong wow that is an

24:14 things go wrong wow that is an

24:14 things go wrong wow that is an incredible view and I'm guessing the

24:16 incredible view and I'm guessing the

24:16 incredible view and I'm guessing the more incredible view is yet to come oh

24:19 more incredible view is yet to come oh

24:19 more incredible view is yet to come oh look this holy gum moly which I don't

24:24 look this holy gum moly which I don't

24:24 look this holy gum moly which I don't even think it's a real world look at the

24:26 even think it's a real world look at the

24:26 even think it's a real world look at the size of that damn damn damn damn this is

24:34 size of that damn damn damn damn this is

24:34 size of that damn damn damn damn this is that power plant building we were just

24:36 that power plant building we were just

24:36 that power plant building we were just inside of I mean probably one of the

24:37 inside of I mean probably one of the

24:37 inside of I mean probably one of the biggest buildings I've ever been in and

24:39 biggest buildings I've ever been in and

24:39 biggest buildings I've ever been in and it's completely and utterly dwarfed by

24:42 it's completely and utterly dwarfed by

24:42 it's completely and utterly dwarfed by the dam back there that hole with the

24:44 the dam back there that hole with the

24:44 the dam back there that hole with the slats we got to look at was way way up

24:47 slats we got to look at was way way up

24:47 slats we got to look at was way way up there I mean I don't even know if you

24:49 there I mean I don't even know if you

24:49 there I mean I don't even know if you guys can see it's just a little speck up

24:51 guys can see it's just a little speck up

24:51 guys can see it's just a little speck up there this is incredible and just think

24:54 there this is incredible and just think

24:54 there this is incredible and just think all handmade by Herbert Hoover himself

24:57 all handmade by Herbert Hoover himself

24:57 all handmade by Herbert Hoover himself these are the actual power lines going

25:00 these are the actual power lines going

25:00 these are the actual power lines going on to Vegas

25:01 on to Vegas

25:01 on to Vegas powering all the Vegas stuff or part of

25:03 powering all the Vegas stuff or part of

25:03 powering all the Vegas stuff or part of Vegas so is this like what we wouldn't

25:05 Vegas so is this like what we wouldn't

25:05 Vegas so is this like what we wouldn't want to touch career we wouldn't want to

25:07 want to touch career we wouldn't want to

25:07 want to touch career we wouldn't want to put our hand on one and then put our in

25:08 put our hand on one and then put our in

25:08 put our hand on one and then put our in on the other even put your hand on one

25:10 on the other even put your hand on one

25:10 on the other even put your hand on one with a few damage okay

25:11 with a few damage okay

25:11 with a few damage okay we won't beat will we will keep our

25:13 we won't beat will we will keep our

25:13 we won't beat will we will keep our hands to ourselves oh yeah I forgot this

25:15 hands to ourselves oh yeah I forgot this

25:15 hands to ourselves oh yeah I forgot this is a hardhat area I was only allowed to

25:17 is a hardhat area I was only allowed to

25:17 is a hardhat area I was only allowed to take the hard hat off to get a couple of

25:19 take the hard hat off to get a couple of

25:19 take the hard hat off to get a couple of shots if you come down here wear your

25:20 shots if you come down here wear your

25:20 shots if you come down here wear your hat especially because apparently

25:22 hat especially because apparently

25:22 hat especially because apparently tourists like to throw quarters and

25:23 tourists like to throw quarters and

25:23 tourists like to throw quarters and stuff from up there and it can get you

25:26 stuff from up there and it can get you

25:26 stuff from up there and it can get you in the nagas this is amazing look I can

25:28 in the nagas this is amazing look I can

25:28 in the nagas this is amazing look I can you see up there can you see those tiny

25:31 you see up there can you see those tiny

25:31 you see up there can you see those tiny little black specks

25:32 little black specks

25:32 little black specks those are people this thing is gone God

25:37 those are people this thing is gone God

25:37 those are people this thing is gone God shewing normally I get dizzy down

25:39 shewing normally I get dizzy down

25:39 shewing normally I get dizzy down looking up at huge Heights too but after

25:42 looking up at huge Heights too but after

25:42 looking up at huge Heights too but after being up there this feels really good I

25:43 being up there this feels really good I

25:43 being up there this feels really good I can I can live with this this is okay so

25:46 can I can live with this this is okay so

25:46 can I can live with this this is okay so what's next Mike we're going up there oh

25:49 what's next Mike we're going up there oh

25:49 what's next Mike we're going up there oh and we're going to go in through this

25:51 and we're going to go in through this

25:51 and we're going to go in through this huh what a what a fun what do you say it

25:55 huh what a what a fun what do you say it

25:55 huh what a what a fun what do you say it was called for shoot a horseshoe tunnel

25:57 was called for shoot a horseshoe tunnel

25:57 was called for shoot a horseshoe tunnel off there's lights

25:58 off there's lights

25:58 off there's lights ok2say I thought Mike was taking me

26:01 ok2say I thought Mike was taking me

26:01 ok2say I thought Mike was taking me somewhere to murder me this is amazing

26:04 somewhere to murder me this is amazing

26:04 somewhere to murder me this is amazing and look it I was noticing these are

26:06 and look it I was noticing these are

26:06 and look it I was noticing these are railroad tracks down here which means

26:08 railroad tracks down here which means

26:08 railroad tracks down here which means you can take some big stuff through

26:11 you can take some big stuff through

26:11 you can take some big stuff through these tunnels so what they film

26:12 these tunnels so what they film

26:12 these tunnels so what they film Transformers divert us where bumblebee

26:15 Transformers divert us where bumblebee

26:15 Transformers divert us where bumblebee came from

26:16 came from

26:16 came from oh wait what's that now I'm being

26:18 oh wait what's that now I'm being

26:18 oh wait what's that now I'm being offered the elevator or the what now

26:20 offered the elevator or the what now

26:20 offered the elevator or the what now this vintage this way the stairs how far

26:23 this vintage this way the stairs how far

26:23 this vintage this way the stairs how far is it 20 okay we'll take the elevator

26:27 is it 20 okay we'll take the elevator

26:27 is it 20 okay we'll take the elevator first saw this elevators padded to drown

26:31 first saw this elevators padded to drown

26:31 first saw this elevators padded to drown out the screams look it with the easy

26:35 out the screams look it with the easy

26:35 out the screams look it with the easy way oh here we go this is the Arizona

26:38 way oh here we go this is the Arizona

26:38 way oh here we go this is the Arizona valve how C it looks especially okay see

26:42 valve how C it looks especially okay see

26:42 valve how C it looks especially okay see now it looks more legit that we're in

26:43 now it looks more legit that we're in

26:43 now it looks more legit that we're in here when the lights are on and we're

26:45 here when the lights are on and we're

26:45 here when the lights are on and we're just shining flashlights I'm thinking

26:46 just shining flashlights I'm thinking

26:46 just shining flashlights I'm thinking are you sure this is okay check with you

26:48 are you sure this is okay check with you

26:48 are you sure this is okay check with you know Homeland Security and all that I'm

26:49 know Homeland Security and all that I'm

26:49 know Homeland Security and all that I'm good right you see that's good to know

26:51 good right you see that's good to know

26:51 good right you see that's good to know for me like okay I'm okay so these are

26:54 for me like okay I'm okay so these are

26:54 for me like okay I'm okay so these are valves huh behind you right up above

26:56 valves huh behind you right up above

26:56 valves huh behind you right up above your head these are actually capped off

27:00 your head these are actually capped off

27:00 your head these are actually capped off into the penstock now we're mo okay

27:02 into the penstock now we're mo okay

27:02 into the penstock now we're mo okay needle balance that's a giant pipe that

27:05 needle balance that's a giant pipe that

27:05 needle balance that's a giant pipe that we were on earlier this is the end of

27:07 we were on earlier this is the end of

27:07 we were on earlier this is the end of those yes

27:12 these are the jet flow valves that

27:12 these are the jet flow valves that replaced all four needle now so what so

27:15 replaced all four needle now so what so

27:15 replaced all four needle now so what so water from Lake Mead all the way through

27:18 water from Lake Mead all the way through

27:18 water from Lake Mead all the way through those tunnels and you can shoot it out

27:20 those tunnels and you can shoot it out

27:20 those tunnels and you can shoot it out tear through the wall it's like the door

27:26 tear through the wall it's like the door

27:26 tear through the wall it's like the door to scrooge mcduck smonny bin so at this

27:29 to scrooge mcduck smonny bin so at this

27:29 to scrooge mcduck smonny bin so at this week's what kind of plumber do you have

27:32 week's what kind of plumber do you have

27:32 week's what kind of plumber do you have to go home for that or maintenance

27:35 to go home for that or maintenance

27:35 to go home for that or maintenance mechanics it's a heck of a plumbing okay

27:37 mechanics it's a heck of a plumbing okay

27:37 mechanics it's a heck of a plumbing okay so roto-rooter is not going to think of

27:39 so roto-rooter is not going to think of

27:39 so roto-rooter is not going to think of that at all okay so this utilizing these

27:43 that at all okay so this utilizing these

27:43 that at all okay so this utilizing these that you can't regulate using the

27:45 that you can't regulate using the

27:45 that you can't regulate using the spillway gotcha so this will relieve

27:47 spillway gotcha so this will relieve

27:47 spillway gotcha so this will relieve pressure on the dam if the water is too

27:49 pressure on the dam if the water is too

27:49 pressure on the dam if the water is too high you just shoot it out of here and

27:52 high you just shoot it out of here and

27:52 high you just shoot it out of here and we're upstairs so I mean that that must

27:54 we're upstairs so I mean that that must

27:54 we're upstairs so I mean that that must look awesome and tourists never ever get

27:56 look awesome and tourists never ever get

27:56 look awesome and tourists never ever get to see them not at all because I mean

27:58 to see them not at all because I mean

27:58 to see them not at all because I mean this doesn't look you know typical tour

28:02 this doesn't look you know typical tour

28:02 this doesn't look you know typical tour this is amazing hello spooky it's like

28:07 this is amazing hello spooky it's like

28:07 this is amazing hello spooky it's like it's haunted in here right actually one

28:10 it's haunted in here right actually one

28:10 it's haunted in here right actually one of them is on her other side they say it

28:13 of them is on her other side they say it

28:13 of them is on her other side they say it is Austin so you took the nod except I

28:16 is Austin so you took the nod except I

28:16 is Austin so you took the nod except I appreciate you taking me to the north on

28:17 appreciate you taking me to the north on

28:17 appreciate you taking me to the north on that side actually thinking about it now

28:20 that side actually thinking about it now

28:20 that side actually thinking about it now I don't need a hitchhiking ghosts I got

28:21 I don't need a hitchhiking ghosts I got

28:21 I don't need a hitchhiking ghosts I got enough mouths to feed at home

28:23 enough mouths to feed at home

28:23 enough mouths to feed at home so here's why the hard hat is it because

28:26 so here's why the hard hat is it because

28:26 so here's why the hard hat is it because that sorry sorry about your damn okay

28:29 that sorry sorry about your damn okay

28:29 that sorry sorry about your damn okay now up the stairs oh man okay see I I

28:33 now up the stairs oh man okay see I I

28:33 now up the stairs oh man okay see I I don't like these stairs at all this is a

28:35 don't like these stairs at all this is a

28:35 don't like these stairs at all this is a lot higher than I thought I am leaning

28:37 lot higher than I thought I am leaning

28:37 lot higher than I thought I am leaning far against the wall so look at that

28:39 far against the wall so look at that

28:39 far against the wall so look at that look how high okay so that's why they

28:43 look how high okay so that's why they

28:43 look how high okay so that's why they don't let the tourists in here you don't

28:44 don't let the tourists in here you don't

28:44 don't let the tourists in here you don't want a plummeting pool

28:46 want a plummeting pool

28:46 want a plummeting pool Chavez let this box up here again Chavez

28:49 Chavez let this box up here again Chavez

28:49 Chavez let this box up here again Chavez but gay controls him the power for the

28:51 but gay controls him the power for the

28:51 but gay controls him the power for the Jet Blue Bell Wow then we have one

28:55 Jet Blue Bell Wow then we have one

28:55 Jet Blue Bell Wow then we have one called paradox cake

28:56 called paradox cake

28:56 called paradox cake paradox gate smarter so we couldn't make

29:06 paradox gate smarter so we couldn't make

29:06 paradox gate smarter so we couldn't make a time machine back here

29:09 a time machine back here

29:09 a time machine back here you still need bubble - hey hey hey hey

29:11 you still need bubble - hey hey hey hey

29:11 you still need bubble - hey hey hey hey Eric watch out watch out careful go it's

29:14 Eric watch out watch out careful go it's

29:14 Eric watch out watch out careful go it's careful err slowly slow okay this is

29:25 careful err slowly slow okay this is

29:25 careful err slowly slow okay this is actually our water treatment whoo where

29:28 actually our water treatment whoo where

29:28 actually our water treatment whoo where they actually treat the water to make it

29:30 they actually treat the water to make it

29:30 they actually treat the water to make it potable for people to drink up on top of

29:32 potable for people to drink up on top of

29:32 potable for people to drink up on top of a dam and the Visitor Center really

29:33 a dam and the Visitor Center really

29:33 a dam and the Visitor Center really drinking fountains and flushing toilets

29:36 drinking fountains and flushing toilets

29:36 drinking fountains and flushing toilets everything this is where we make our

29:38 everything this is where we make our

29:38 everything this is where we make our potable well that's amazing that's

29:40 potable well that's amazing that's

29:40 potable well that's amazing that's amazing that they even thought of that

29:41 amazing that they even thought of that

29:41 amazing that they even thought of that like we've got to need something for

29:42 like we've got to need something for

29:42 like we've got to need something for people to drink see those gate stems and

29:53 people to drink see those gate stems and

29:53 people to drink see those gate stems and the valves over there the paradox gate

29:55 the valves over there the paradox gate

29:55 the valves over there the paradox gate oh yeah that's what this used to be oh

29:57 oh yeah that's what this used to be oh

29:57 oh yeah that's what this used to be oh okay

29:58 okay so there's water down there yep we don't

30:00 so there's water down there yep we don't

30:00 so there's water down there yep we don't want to crawl in there you guys I can't

30:03 want to crawl in there you guys I can't

30:03 want to crawl in there you guys I can't believe you

30:03 believe you

30:03 believe you you trust me to step in this stuff here

30:07 you trust me to step in this stuff here

30:07 you trust me to step in this stuff here this is a Hoover Dam I mean how many

30:09 this is a Hoover Dam I mean how many

30:09 this is a Hoover Dam I mean how many people rely on this day if something

30:11 people rely on this day if something

30:11 people rely on this day if something were to go wrong with the dam how many

30:12 were to go wrong with the dam how many

30:12 were to go wrong with the dam how many people's lives will be affected millions

30:15 people's lives will be affected millions

30:15 people's lives will be affected millions twelve million no pressure no pressure

30:18 twelve million no pressure no pressure

30:18 twelve million no pressure no pressure okay so that's the what do we call this

30:20 okay so that's the what do we call this

30:20 okay so that's the what do we call this house again the valve house look at that

30:24 house again the valve house look at that

30:24 house again the valve house look at that beautiful view out that window okay

30:27 beautiful view out that window okay

30:27 beautiful view out that window okay let's see I thought we were done but I

30:29 let's see I thought we were done but I

30:29 let's see I thought we were done but I guess we're still not done no that's

30:31 guess we're still not done no that's

30:31 guess we're still not done no that's crazy another elevator ride here and

30:33 crazy another elevator ride here and

30:33 crazy another elevator ride here and another secret doorway look at that I've

30:38 another secret doorway look at that I've

30:38 another secret doorway look at that I've never been out here at night

30:49 this is incredible this is unbelievable

30:49 this is incredible this is unbelievable Mike Mike was just trying to explain to

30:50 Mike Mike was just trying to explain to

30:50 Mike Mike was just trying to explain to me about interrupters but then I

30:52 me about interrupters but then I

30:52 me about interrupters but then I interrupted him so I'm sorry about that

30:54 interrupted him so I'm sorry about that

30:54 interrupted him so I'm sorry about that look at dad and there's the visitor

30:56 look at dad and there's the visitor

30:56 look at dad and there's the visitor center up there I could still see tiny

30:58 center up there I could still see tiny

30:58 center up there I could still see tiny little black specks human beings this is

31:01 little black specks human beings this is

31:01 little black specks human beings this is so wild I mean look how tiny a truck

31:05 so wild I mean look how tiny a truck

31:05 so wild I mean look how tiny a truck looks down there those are f-150s or

31:07 looks down there those are f-150s or

31:07 looks down there those are f-150s or whatever parked down there miniscule why

31:10 whatever parked down there miniscule why

31:10 whatever parked down there miniscule why I thought that was gonna be the finale

31:12 I thought that was gonna be the finale

31:12 I thought that was gonna be the finale but now they're starting to look into

31:14 but now they're starting to look into

31:14 but now they're starting to look into this gigantic creepy tunnel so I have no

31:17 this gigantic creepy tunnel so I have no

31:17 this gigantic creepy tunnel so I have no idea what's coming now I give up here

31:18 idea what's coming now I give up here

31:18 idea what's coming now I give up here just like the water I'm just going with

31:20 just like the water I'm just going with

31:20 just like the water I'm just going with the flow I had no idea what to expect

31:23 the flow I had no idea what to expect

31:23 the flow I had no idea what to expect today so you guys have blown my mind

31:24 today so you guys have blown my mind

31:24 today so you guys have blown my mind over and over and oh this is where you

31:28 over and over and oh this is where you

31:28 over and over and oh this is where you keep the dinosaurs right

31:39 this is easy oh yeah look at that all

31:39 this is easy oh yeah look at that all look at the old font on there all the

31:42 look at the old font on there all the

31:42 look at the old font on there all the governor's oil I don't want a

31:44 governor's oil I don't want a

31:44 governor's oil I don't want a keeps his oil there's a covenant where's

31:46 keeps his oil there's a covenant where's

31:46 keeps his oil there's a covenant where's Arnold impersonation ever in the history

31:49 Arnold impersonation ever in the history

31:49 Arnold impersonation ever in the history of the dam

31:54 we was like underwater we're actually

31:54 we was like underwater we're actually gonna be opening up this hatch so people

31:56 gonna be opening up this hatch so people

31:56 gonna be opening up this hatch so people can go in this pens stuff oh really

31:59 can go in this pens stuff oh really

31:59 can go in this pens stuff oh really not like Taurus you're talking about

32:00 not like Taurus you're talking about

32:00 not like Taurus you're talking about people doing doing work also they're

32:02 people doing doing work also they're

32:02 people doing doing work also they're gonna go in won't wait does so that's

32:05 gonna go in won't wait does so that's

32:05 gonna go in won't wait does so that's the penstock that's the giant hyper

32:07 the penstock that's the giant hyper

32:07 the penstock that's the giant hyper that's a giant pipe facility feats

32:09 that's a giant pipe facility feats

32:09 that's a giant pipe facility feats happen to generate in you there's just

32:10 happen to generate in you there's just

32:10 happen to generate in you there's just the one we were standing on top of

32:11 the one we were standing on top of

32:11 the one we were standing on top of earlier that's correct

32:34 that's a nice pipe there ladies love a

32:34 that's a nice pipe there ladies love a guy with a huge fine what does this pipe

32:37 guy with a huge fine what does this pipe

32:37 guy with a huge fine what does this pipe way which we are now standing this pipe

32:46 way which we are now standing this pipe

32:46 way which we are now standing this pipe probably weighs more than everybody's

32:48 probably weighs more than everybody's

32:48 probably weighs more than everybody's mother-in-law or maybe not maybe not I

32:51 mother-in-law or maybe not maybe not I

32:51 mother-in-law or maybe not maybe not I mean this is this is crazy

32:55 mean this is this is crazy

32:55 mean this is this is crazy now are there damn nerds out there like

32:57 now are there damn nerds out there like

32:57 now are there damn nerds out there like you know how like trains of rail fans

32:59 you know how like trains of rail fans

32:59 you know how like trains of rail fans and foamer czar they're like nerds that

33:01 and foamer czar they're like nerds that

33:01 and foamer czar they're like nerds that come out here at hydro you know

33:03 come out here at hydro you know

33:03 come out here at hydro you know thermodynamic nerves are like oh yeah we

33:07 thermodynamic nerves are like oh yeah we

33:07 thermodynamic nerves are like oh yeah we have civil engineers we have electrical

33:10 have civil engineers we have electrical

33:10 have civil engineers we have electrical engineers hydraulic engineer so I'm

33:11 engineers hydraulic engineer so I'm

33:11 engineers hydraulic engineer so I'm making people very jealous right now and

33:13 making people very jealous right now and

33:13 making people very jealous right now and mechanical engineering say although this

33:15 mechanical engineering say although this

33:15 mechanical engineering say although this stuff the world's biggest pipe and I

33:18 stuff the world's biggest pipe and I

33:18 stuff the world's biggest pipe and I touched it I don't know if that's

33:20 touched it I don't know if that's

33:20 touched it I don't know if that's accurate don't check that don't check

33:22 accurate don't check that don't check

33:22 accurate don't check that don't check nobody looking up nobody look at you

33:24 nobody looking up nobody look at you

33:24 nobody looking up nobody look at you look at this pipe down underneath that

33:27 look at this pipe down underneath that

33:27 look at this pipe down underneath that pipe I mean that pipe here if I saw this

33:29 pipe I mean that pipe here if I saw this

33:29 pipe I mean that pipe here if I saw this you know running across a field I think

33:31 you know running across a field I think

33:31 you know running across a field I think look at the size of that pipe but now

33:33 look at the size of that pipe but now

33:33 look at the size of that pipe but now that pipe is nothing to me I take

33:35 that pipe is nothing to me I take

33:35 that pipe is nothing to me I take electricity for granted I take running

33:37 electricity for granted I take running

33:37 electricity for granted I take running water for granted and I never think

33:39 water for granted and I never think

33:39 water for granted and I never think about all the people who have to take it

33:42 about all the people who have to take it

33:42 about all the people who have to take it for granted

33:43 for granted

33:43 for granted yep you know and tunnel this stuff out

33:45 yep you know and tunnel this stuff out

33:45 yep you know and tunnel this stuff out that is absolutely out of control all

33:49 that is absolutely out of control all

33:49 that is absolutely out of control all right we are saying goodbye to the

33:51 right we are saying goodbye to the

33:51 right we are saying goodbye to the creepy tunnel and to my creepy large

33:53 creepy tunnel and to my creepy large

33:53 creepy tunnel and to my creepy large shadow and

33:55 shadow and

33:55 shadow and headed back out to the world of the

33:57 headed back out to the world of the

33:57 headed back out to the world of the living

33:58 living

33:58 living yeah you can still see steaks in there

34:00 yeah you can still see steaks in there

34:00 yeah you can still see steaks in there and like pieces of cable from guys I got

34:02 and like pieces of cable from guys I got

34:02 and like pieces of cable from guys I got to climb up there to build this place

34:04 to climb up there to build this place

34:04 to climb up there to build this place and upkeep this plenty dynamite holes

34:07 and upkeep this plenty dynamite holes

34:07 and upkeep this plenty dynamite holes this is absolutely insane just

34:13 this is absolutely insane just

34:13 this is absolutely insane just completely I mean that is cool normally

34:17 completely I mean that is cool normally

34:17 completely I mean that is cool normally I'm a Chatty Cathy but I had a moment

34:20 I'm a Chatty Cathy but I had a moment

34:20 I'm a Chatty Cathy but I had a moment there like well thank you for making my

34:21 there like well thank you for making my

34:21 there like well thank you for making my hotel lights work and I go because I

34:23 hotel lights work and I go because I

34:23 hotel lights work and I go because I keep modeling I guess I'm scared of the

34:25 keep modeling I guess I'm scared of the

34:25 keep modeling I guess I'm scared of the dark all right well I'm pretty sure that

34:29 dark all right well I'm pretty sure that

34:29 dark all right well I'm pretty sure that wraps and ice is amazing and all thanks

34:32 wraps and ice is amazing and all thanks

34:32 wraps and ice is amazing and all thanks to this father and son damn working team

34:35 to this father and son damn working team

34:35 to this father and son damn working team I really appreciate you guys letting me

34:38 I really appreciate you guys letting me

34:39 I really appreciate you guys letting me come down here especially Mike you're

34:40 come down here especially Mike you're

34:40 come down here especially Mike you're the controller of the dam who I wouldn't

34:43 the controller of the dam who I wouldn't

34:43 the controller of the dam who I wouldn't have met without you over here arrow and

34:45 have met without you over here arrow and

34:45 have met without you over here arrow and your mom say thanks to your mom for me

34:47 your mom say thanks to your mom for me

34:47 your mom say thanks to your mom for me before we say goodbye and wrap things up

34:49 before we say goodbye and wrap things up

34:49 before we say goodbye and wrap things up entirely untold there's one more super

34:52 entirely untold there's one more super

34:52 entirely untold there's one more super cool area to go and I never say no to a

34:55 cool area to go and I never say no to a

34:55 cool area to go and I never say no to a dam tour guide Oh check this out this is

34:57 dam tour guide Oh check this out this is

34:57 dam tour guide Oh check this out this is the first aid kit for the sumo wrestlers

34:59 the first aid kit for the sumo wrestlers

34:59 the first aid kit for the sumo wrestlers here man so mighty out here is the kind

35:02 here man so mighty out here is the kind

35:02 here man so mighty out here is the kind of place you'd watch on the History

35:03 of place you'd watch on the History

35:03 of place you'd watch on the History Channel

35:03 Channel

35:03 Channel I don't know if I want to watch a show

35:05 I don't know if I want to watch a show

35:05 I don't know if I want to watch a show about the Hoover Dam but I'm telling you

35:06 about the Hoover Dam but I'm telling you

35:06 about the Hoover Dam but I'm telling you when you're actually here

35:09 when you're actually here

35:09 when you're actually here besides the scale of it I don't know how

35:11 besides the scale of it I don't know how

35:11 besides the scale of it I don't know how well it's actually gonna transfer I'm

35:12 well it's actually gonna transfer I'm

35:12 well it's actually gonna transfer I'm standing here and I don't know how to

35:14 standing here and I don't know how to

35:14 standing here and I don't know how to wrap my mind around how huge of stuff is

35:16 wrap my mind around how huge of stuff is

35:16 wrap my mind around how huge of stuff is okay sealed back inside for safety once

35:19 okay sealed back inside for safety once

35:19 okay sealed back inside for safety once again

35:21 again

35:21 again what in the world

35:33 spiral staircase going down so many of

35:33 spiral staircase going down so many of these lately

35:35 these lately

35:35 these lately there we go we're just passing secret

35:38 there we go we're just passing secret

35:38 there we go we're just passing secret tunnels secret lairs but clap it up mate

35:42 tunnels secret lairs but clap it up mate

35:42 tunnels secret lairs but clap it up mate my legs are confident this is from the

35:44 my legs are confident this is from the

35:44 my legs are confident this is from the lower penstock aberdeen whatever lateral

35:48 lower penstock aberdeen whatever lateral

35:48 lower penstock aberdeen whatever lateral that came on this is feeding generating

35:49 that came on this is feeding generating

35:49 that came on this is feeding generating in a case seven club and heads right now

35:52 in a case seven club and heads right now

35:52 in a case seven club and heads right now online you can hear the water flowing

35:54 online you can hear the water flowing

35:54 online you can hear the water flowing actually through it okay so you can see

35:58 actually through it okay so you can see

35:58 actually through it okay so you can see why does this remind me in a video

36:00 why does this remind me in a video

36:00 why does this remind me in a video dungeon so much

36:08 oh man somewhere in the side of the

36:09 oh man somewhere in the side of the mountain right now I guess and there's

36:10 mountain right now I guess and there's

36:10 mountain right now I guess and there's water rushing through well you can feel

36:14 water rushing through well you can feel

36:14 water rushing through well you can feel it vibrate

37:01 it's just one of those just moly look at

37:01 it's just one of those just moly look at the size of that so this is one of the

37:03 the size of that so this is one of the

37:03 the size of that so this is one of the 13-foot ones it's like a semi champion

37:07 13-foot ones it's like a semi champion

37:07 13-foot ones it's like a semi champion right like you'd have to put this on the

37:08 right like you'd have to put this on the

37:08 right like you'd have to put this on the back of a huge truck wide load just to

37:12 back of a huge truck wide load just to

37:12 back of a huge truck wide load just to bring this here Wow want to be the guy

37:23 bring this here Wow want to be the guy

37:23 bring this here Wow want to be the guy that's in charge of finding out where

37:24 that's in charge of finding out where

37:24 that's in charge of finding out where the whole litter

37:27 the whole litter

37:27 the whole litter let there be light see for a second you

37:30 let there be light see for a second you

37:30 let there be light see for a second you turn the lights off there that was scary

37:33 turn the lights off there that was scary

37:33 turn the lights off there that was scary it's on please lights on that's what

37:35 it's on please lights on that's what

37:35 it's on please lights on that's what always happy ha see the one thing I

37:38 always happy ha see the one thing I

37:38 always happy ha see the one thing I never cared

37:40 never cared

37:40 never cared oh just like Tom Sawyer's or my Brady

37:49 oh just like Tom Sawyer's or my Brady

37:49 oh just like Tom Sawyer's or my Brady and loud and scary you guys today it's

37:53 and loud and scary you guys today it's

37:53 and loud and scary you guys today it's just we've been having a lot of damn fun

37:55 just we've been having a lot of damn fun

37:55 just we've been having a lot of damn fun yeah it's goodness I came to work

37:56 yeah it's goodness I came to work

37:56 yeah it's goodness I came to work breaking out my gloves we're not done

37:59 breaking out my gloves we're not done

37:59 breaking out my gloves we're not done we're going down

38:06 Wow so now we're going down underneath

38:06 Wow so now we're going down underneath the generating unit eyes

38:14 get louder oh my goodness okay we'll sit

38:14 get louder oh my goodness okay we'll sit down

38:34 okay so the water is going in down here

38:34 okay so the water is going in down here turn

38:56 right there that was never breaking the

38:56 right there that was never breaking the standard

39:12 equipment in here it's not only

39:12 equipment in here it's not only practical but very historic

39:28 I mean this was truly one of the wonders

39:28 I mean this was truly one of the wonders of the world with an open and you could

39:30 of the world with an open and you could

39:30 of the world with an open and you could very easily see why the only thing this

39:33 very easily see why the only thing this

39:33 very easily see why the only thing this reminds me of just in terms of being

39:35 reminds me of just in terms of being

39:35 reminds me of just in terms of being monuments I was like like a castle like

39:38 monuments I was like like a castle like

39:38 monuments I was like like a castle like something huge and enormous but I mean

39:39 something huge and enormous but I mean

39:39 something huge and enormous but I mean it's a hundred thousand times bigger

39:41 it's a hundred thousand times bigger

39:41 it's a hundred thousand times bigger than the biggest castle this is the kind

39:43 than the biggest castle this is the kind

39:43 than the biggest castle this is the kind of thing walking around here it's hard

39:45 of thing walking around here it's hard

39:45 of thing walking around here it's hard to believe these humans built on who

39:48 to believe these humans built on who

39:48 to believe these humans built on who another Art Deco elevator

39:54 holy-moly at least I won't be needing

39:54 holy-moly at least I won't be needing this anymore on the back of the used bin

39:57 this anymore on the back of the used bin

39:57 this anymore on the back of the used bin now we just head back through these

39:58 now we just head back through these

39:58 now we just head back through these creepy okay well we've done it it's over

40:15 creepy okay well we've done it it's over

40:15 creepy okay well we've done it it's over damn well that's it my damn friends have

40:20 damn well that's it my damn friends have

40:20 damn well that's it my damn friends have left me and now I'm all alone that was

40:24 left me and now I'm all alone that was

40:24 left me and now I'm all alone that was an experience I will never forget I'd

40:26 an experience I will never forget I'd

40:26 an experience I will never forget I'd like to stand out here and reflect on it

40:29 like to stand out here and reflect on it

40:29 like to stand out here and reflect on it think about it for a while I just

40:31 think about it for a while I just

40:31 think about it for a while I just remembered I'm terrified of these

40:33 remembered I'm terrified of these

40:33 remembered I'm terrified of these Heights so I think for now I've got my

40:35 Heights so I think for now I've got my

40:35 Heights so I think for now I've got my duty it's time to go home and sleep

41:17 by the way no joke everybody really is

41:17 by the way no joke everybody really is gone so now I'm just up here with no one

41:21 gone so now I'm just up here with no one

41:21 gone so now I'm just up here with no one the road is closed I mean they know I'm

41:23 the road is closed I mean they know I'm

41:23 the road is closed I mean they know I'm gonna be leaving so they're gonna let me

41:25 gonna be leaving so they're gonna let me

41:25 gonna be leaving so they're gonna let me out that's scary

41:27 out that's scary

41:27 out that's scary can't believe we got to do all that dang

41:30 can't believe we got to do all that dang

41:30 can't believe we got to do all that dang this reminds me of this my friend Tyler

41:44 Dave you are sweet oh by the way down

41:44 Dave you are sweet oh by the way down here at the bottom of the dam they have

41:46 here at the bottom of the dam they have

41:46 here at the bottom of the dam they have their own sewage treatment plant we're

41:49 their own sewage treatment plant we're

41:49 their own sewage treatment plant we're not gonna go in there though no smelly

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