I'd have given almost anything to have done that walk! Mind you, I'd have wanted to stand at the brink at some point, but to my knowledge, there was cordoning blocking the brink off, wasn't there?
No idea why some people are saying it’s a “sad thing” and that tourists wouldn’t get to see it flow. A dry falls is so rare & unique that I would be much more likely to visit. I would probably travel across the pond solely to get a sight of the dry falls.
I was there at Niagara Falls in 1969. Our family was on a summer trip, and I was just shy of my sixth birthday. I distinctly remember my mother trying to comfort us in our disappointment that the falls were seemingly nowhere to be seen. She said, “Hey kids, anyone can see Niagara Falls when is flowing, but how many people can say they were here well it was shut down?”
kids are often comforted by words that in reality make little sense. Advantage of a brain not being fully formed for the first 20 years or so of life. So ya, feel better than man has diverted nature for profit. Who can say they have ever seen that...Let's go stand in this field and imagine all the trees that used to reach up to the sky...Now anyone can say they've seen big trees but who can say they seen a field of stumps. Perhaps you would enjoy those fine young people who divert rivers so they can wake board because...you know, ocean waves and wave pools are not enough let's terraform for lols.
@@robertstutesman7764 When you wake first thing in the morning do you have to suck a bucket of lemons to prepare for the day or does the sour nature come naturally. I'll bet the faces of people who know you light up with pure joy when they see you walking into the same room as them.......Guffaw..
Honestly as someone whos seen the falls normally. id actually go out of my way to come see it like this, its when its empty its more rare, to see all that water diverted, and all that empty space where such a powerful amount of water was. would be interesting.
I don't think it's a sad thing. I think it's a nessecary issue. People throw their emotions into something without taking the entire cost and gravity of the situation. I think this is actually a cool opportunity for visitors to come and see this event.
agree. one girl was saying "oh people won't be able to come see it, so sad" does she not realize how toursts think? it'll be FLOODED with onlookers coming to see the falls stop. it'll be amazing to see
@Barndancer61 Lifelong resident of the Buffalo area, my parents took me, my sister and little brother in 69, I was seven years old, and I can still remember it like it was yesterday.
I've always found this event to be fantastical in that it could even be done. I would have loved to viewed the dry riverbed, and would love the opportunity to see it again. Niagara is one of my favorite places on earth. Peace and love from Seattle.
I was there in 1969 when they shut down (diverted) most of the flow over the fall area. One of the things they considered was if they should remove all the broken off rocks at the bottom, but realized that it would destabilize the shelf. So they turned the faucets back on and let Nature resume its course.
paulgrem... dude.. can you imagine ¿how hard it is to say what you said Just from knowledge. ?? So much info needed to say that easily. Like, there was no effort on acquaring and Calculate the amount of information that it's also from lot of people who go to university and gotta turn the world around to calculate that some rocks could slide.!!?? Can't imagine how it would be to hire that knowledge?? whatever got me on that conclusion just don't get back an awfully comeback. Fuck scientist and it's imps months
I don't know, I find it just as intriguing to see the falls dried up, then to see them roaring and in action...just as spectacular, except that dried up is a lot more rare.
2jz Fox actualy alot of the rocks are caused because the americans wanted to maximise the engergy they can get from it so they built a dam up the river but something went wrong and the dam stoped working causing lots of pressure than crumbling the rock....adleast canada learned from the americans mistake canadian side is beautiful
What happened to all the tourism $$$ and taxes that could be used to pay for improvements? Oh right, this is New York. It's being sucked down the whirlpool in Albany.
I used to live there back in 69 when they first closed it. That is only 25% of the water that should be flowing over that falls the other 75% is now making hydroelectric power.
are you saying they may have diverted it because it was convienant but left enough to milk the idea of the falls for profit. Who would ever do that, almost like you can't even just go out to nature without commercial influence.
@@robertstutesman7764 they diverted the remainder of the water to try and repair the falls but realize that they could not do that it would destabilize the cliff so they turned the water back on and let nature take its course.
I don't live in North America and my geography knowledge is obviously very bad... For my whole life, I always thought Niagara Falls was somewhere in Canada... Now here's this video with New York in it... Now I check a map and Ontario and New York are next to each other Niagara is like in between... Mind blown... Woow
The falls are mostly on the American side but they are best viewed from the Canadian side from afar. The New York is a state park area. The Canadian side has a huge Carnival-esque strip with a sky wheel and the Skylon Tower.
Just realized how jagged and rocky the bottom is. I always thought it was the fall and hard current that killed people who went over but they probably die from hitting all those rocks before they drown.
😇 *I 💙 NIAGARA FALLS* 😇 40+ states, Niagara Falls n The Great Lakes are my favorite. Falls 4-5 times, Maid of the Mist 2-3 times, Jet Boats once, Fort Niagara 3-4 times.
I like how these 'Niagara' falls are just a small leak in the Niagara River that happens to spill over on the American side, and the actual exciting visually impressive falls are in Canada :D I like that a lot.
I would like to be there when its dried up and would like to see it when they let the water back in. Watching all that water come hurling by at 1000mph! Awesome! Hope someone gets drone footage!
Ok, my question is do you really need to drain the river to build a bridge? Heck, we build bridges hundreds of feet long over rivers and don’t break a sweat. Do you really need to drain the river to build a single piece arch bridge with no supports actually in the water?
Oh my my. Look what we have here folks. An Albert Einstein! A Modern Day Mr. Know It All! A real class act! You're right, we CAN build the bridge without stopping the water. What were we all idiots thinking??? Thank God for this guy!!!
00:16.....I live in Niagara Falls Ontario and I don't remember them turning the falls off? lol Some tourists actually ask when the Falls gets turned off so that's a running joke us locals have around here
So...... when are they going to fix the falls itself? I first saw the falls in 1997. When I returned in 2012 I think it was, I couldn't believe the amount of erosion that had taken place in those 15 years! It really needs to be addressed before this natural wonder is gone for future generations.
😂☠️😂 it's only happened once and it was 50 years ago, and they didn't sensationalize it, they literally just reported that they were talking about doing it, but if it makes you feel better to pretend like it matters go on
you mean they will divert from some of the smaller falls that make up the group of them known as Niagara falls. looks like the main "Horseshoe Falls" will still be the great sight that it is
Limestone rock formations in Thailand pretty cool to think of when you see it some of them are is high and wide as the Horseshoe Canadian Falls and you could think of how old is it would look shut off the Horseshoe Falls It Is by these rock formations in Thailand they are limestone as well same as Niagara Falls
wouldnt the natural thing be to move back the walkways? ive never been there so i dont know but id say move the people back and let the falls do what they do
Def Tye Socialist no social programs yes. USA has them to, section 8, food stamps, welfate, Medicare subsidized dairy and other markets. Canada has universal health care, but we pay for it with high taxes. So how is Canada a socialist country?
Edward Norton Keep your tin foil hat on and your gun loaded ,they are coming to get you ,Fox News said so ,so it must be true !!! Say hi to your sister /mom for me !!
I'm going to say what some may or may not be thinking....not to be weird or morbid but I bet they could bring some families closure and find remains of loved ones there.
i love the obvious contrast between an ignorant young lady and a wise old lady. Someone with some sense would appreciate that our taxes are going towards preserving the falls for future generations, not be disappointed that it'll be closed for a superficial amount of time.
Of course, eventually the erosion under the lip of the falls will cause it to collapse back to Lake Erie. All of those tourist facilities are just temporary.
