Panama Canal-Speeding Up Life With A Time Lapse Video

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Warping Time/Speeding Up Life: A motion-capture time lapse of this epic Panama Canal Crossing compresses 6 hours into 60 seconds. Inspired by a 2011 St. Louis Van Halen concert, it’s a visual joyride.

5 Astonishing Facts About the Panama Canal

The construction of the Panama Canal cost the United States about $375 million (equivalent to roughly $10 billion today), making it the most expensive construction project in U.S. history at that time.

Over 25,000 workers died during the French and American construction periods, primarily from diseases like yellow fever and malaria.

The canal shortens the journey between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by approximately 8,000 nautical miles, eliminating the need to sail around South America.

Construction required excavating over 200 million cubic yards of earth, enough to build a wall 8 feet tall and 13 feet wide around the equator.

The average transit time through the Panama Canal is 8–10 hours, compared to the 2 weeks it would take to navigate around South America.

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