The Most Useless Megaprojects in the World 

Whats your opinion about these projects? If you owned an artificial island, what would you build on it?😲👇

Dubai really think they're in minecraft 💀

Dubai and useless megaprojects go hand in hand.

I don't know if you've already covered this in a previous video, but there is another nuclear power plant that was abandoned during construction. It's the Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant in South Carolina. James Cameron used the primary reactor containment vessel of this plant to film most of the scenes in his movie The Abyss. He filled the tank with millions of gallons of water, and the logistical challenges of the whole endeavor were quite intense for both the actors and 20th Century Fox.

Mirabel saved my life one afternoon. 3 mile long runways allowed a 747 over loaded toward the tail, to land HOT. Fast. Really fast. And with a three mile long runway, it could be done.

Wise man said don’t build ur castle on sand son , one should really listen to that advice 😂

A wise man builds on rock. A foolish man builds on sand.

Wonderpark Eurasia opened in 2019 so I'm surprised you didn't mention COVID as an obvious factor in its close as the world shut down the following year. No park could have survived that so soon after opening.

Nowadays Mirabel Airport is used to move pretty much all dedicated cargo flights, and that does free up a lot of capacity and runway time at Dorval. But it was pretty stupid to abandon the rail link.

This fear of nuclear power plant is stupidity. Chernobil had serious project problems, and operatorors made a huge mistake

its ridiculous that all that $$$$ was spent for this magnificant huge airport, but not enough in that budget for just one train line to move the people from the city to it. Its like they paid for and built 99 % of the project, and refused that extra 1% that would have made it accessable.

I remember hearing a lot of news about the ghost mall in China. So glad to see that they turned it around!

7:29 12 hours in a day? Are days in the UK faster then in the rest of the world?

Grew up in Montreal. Last time I used Mirabel Airport was 1999 for a winter trip to Cancun when I was 19. That Airport was HUGE! Most residents travelled there by car. Now; there is a light metro line (Reseau Express Metropolitan) being built half way in Mirabel. It should open late next year. If there is a business care; the line could extend there.

I enjoy learning of any catastrophic failure that takes attention away from the fact that I myself, am a catastrophic failure 😊

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant should have been the Bataan Geothermal Power Plant instead, since the area is perfect for that type of power plant.

You know, one of the most annoying things is the absolutely *abysmal level of ignorance* of _any single aspect of modern nuclear power_ constantly exhibited by almost anyone "reporting" on nuclear power plants. Regardless of the issues which may have existed with the Bataan plant, and any misled social concerns as a result of Chernobyl, there is a single, simple, highly relevant fact which *no one in the merdia ever ever ever bothers to mention:* The accident at Chernobyl not only can't happen at Western plants, it's practically never been even _possible_ at Western nuclear power plants -- and by "Western", I mean "anywhere outside the former Soviet Union". It has to do with *plant design*. The type of design used in Western nuclear plants, historically (newer designs are quite a bit more advanced -- all current plants are based in designs essentially created in the 1960s -- we've learned a bit since then), have almost all been what are called "PWR"s -- "Pressurized Water Reactors". The Chernobyl design, "GMR"s, or "Graphite Moderated Reactors", is not dissimilar to the absolute very first nuclear pile built in the early 40s in Chicago by Enrico Fermi. It is singularly significant to note that there were less than a dozen GMRs ever built in the West, and even there, every single one of those was out of operation by the mid 1970s. The GMR design was considered substantially more dangerous -- to people with the 1950s and 60s attitude towards nuclear plants -- than the PWR, such that few were ever built. Now, lets see why the GMR is much more dangerous. A PWR basically uses WATER to "moderate", or help control, the nuclear reaction that is being used -- said water is kept under pressure, hence "pressurized" which allows it to get much hotter than water usually gets and remains "water" vs. "steam". The temperature of the water in the pressure jacket of a PWR gets up above 600° F., well above the normal boiling point of water. In general, there can be no fire or other significant release of energy -- the worst that can *really* happen is a containment failure which causes a release of steam -- likely radioactive steam, but still, steam only. A GMR, however, is a "Graphite" moderate reactor. Graphite. Pencil lead. **CHARCOAL.** Yes, we're going to take this source of intense heat, and _surround it with _*_charcoal briquettes!!_* Can ya see how this MIGHT be a bit more stupid and dangerous than STEAM? Because that's what happened at Chernobyl -- it got really really hot, and the GRAPHITE/Charcoal caught FIRE, and burned for days, releasing radioactive particulates into a huge cloud which spread across a significant part of Europe in non-trivial amounts. The two have nothing to do with one another, don't reflect anything upon one another, and this point REALLY should be part of any discussion of nuclear power -- even if it's only in passing. P.S., the second worst nuclear incident (it did not involve nuclear power) was ALSO in the Soviet Union, at a place called Kyshtym. I'll let anyone interested look that up. It's yet another example of abysmal and amazing sloppiness and incompetence in the USSR. ===== As to "holding the referendum _before_ building a project", how about **educating the public about actual nuclear power plants** sufficiently that *_fear mongering imbeciles_* don't cause them to make stupid, poor decisions about said projects? SMH.

Exploring the world's most useless megaprojects in this video is a captivating journey. It highlights the challenges and lessons learned from ambitious endeavors. The stories behind each project provide valuable insights. Well-presented and thought-provoking!

Slight correction on Mirabel. Until the mid-70s transatlantic flights were almost all required to land @Montreal as the Eastern Gateway (as you noted) but it was also government policy not to allow more than a handful of grandfathered transatlantic flights @YYZ. This was to make Montreal a global aviation centre (IATA and the ICAO were both based there, it was also the home of Canadair/Bombardier/Pratt&Whitney & Rolls-Royce engines) as part of the rivalries between that city and Toronto. However political pressure built and Ottawa had to remove the restriction and allow unlimited (albeit bilateral) foreign airline access to YYZ. Since more travellers wanted to fly to Toronto, traffic to Montreal(and YMX) shifted southwestward. Mirabel is still home to the former Bombardier commercial aviation division, now occupied by Airbus and Mitsubishi. The design of the terminal was also obsolete by the time it opened as it relied on people movers (like those @Dulles) which could not really serve the new generation of jumbo jets. IAD had to adapt its original plans as this also impacted its ability to service jumbos, so built out several piers for regular style gating.

It boggles the mind to see how many people think they can outsmart the ocean. The ocean isn't going anywhere! We are!

It's stupid to make islands when you have a large unused desert

Toronto was the wanted aeroport in the early 1970s, Canadian airlines were denied access to many foreign aerodromes due to lack of access to YYZ.

Nuclear is still one of the safest forms of energy available, despite what happened at Chernobyl and despite what the media tells us.

The Dubai islands were great ... ... for the Dutch company that made the islands anyway 😁👍

I also live near a Nuclear Power Plant, which was built next to an active Fault Line and next to an active Volcano. The Nuclear Power Plant was decomissioned after only 11 Months of commercial operation when a Court decided to shut it down because it didn´t even had a valid construction permit.

It would be interesting if you did a video on expensive and/or useless public transit projects such as the Eglinton LRT in Toronto. It's been under construction since 2011, and was slated to open as early as 2020, but we're heading into 2024 and the managers have no set opening date, and the project has been a traffic nightmare, not to mention the project is well over budget.

One important correction about the dates on the Bataan Nuclear plant... it was supposed to be operational in the mid 80s but after the 1986 EDSA revolution, the Cory govt scrapped it but still paid the loan for the project instead of using her clout at the time to cancel the loan as well. The Mt Pinatubo volcano erupted in 1992, and no one knew it was actually a volcano because it was a solid mountain. It erupted after 600 yrs. It was never a factor in the justification of the nuclear power plant. In fact, even the subic and Clark US bases were clueless about the volcano until they saw the underground movements. They knew it was going to erupt and hurriedly left with all their hardware, leaving the country to fend for itself after the destruction the volcano also created every year after each storm.

I think it's very interesting to hear about Megaprojects. With the information provided, we will know more about this matter that we did not know before. With the explanation given, we gain quite in-depth insight and knowledge. This is very useful. I'm waiting for the next update, sir.

The Php goverment goin ahead with Bataan after knowing about the volcano and the faultline was the craziest thing ever.

If they want an ocean city they could have just dug canals. 😂😂

Imagine not knowing that the millennium didn't start until 2001. The dome was a year early.

Man-made islands in the desert? Skiing in the desert? More money than senses.

Man I'm so glad you made this video I love watching your videos especially your 10 top projects in europe video that was gold but all I can say is I've been waiting for another video

Both of the nuclear power plants mentioned should have started up! The danger from nuclear power is vastly exaggerated! Yes, you don't want to eat nuclear fuel, just like thousands of other products like gasoline and cleaning chemicals that we use every and don't worry about but we probably should more than we do. But too many people get hysterical we they hear the word nuclear!

Some of these dredgings buried lots of corals and marine living creatures. We never see them but men's ambition just discarded their presence there. So sad.

Now that is what I call a miracle .. The dome ""just there "" and miraculously turned into an entertainment complex 3 years later.. Nobody could believe their eyes.. Some people say it was the homeless who did it, at night, when nobody was looking ..

The World - the nephew went broke and had to get bailed out by the uncle, who wasn't at all pleased. To save family face, he paid the bare minimum to finish it off and settle the relevant debt. Material was never compacted, so inevitably, it was always going to washed away, surprised its lasted so long.

How about sustainable green projects that plant from seed.

It is a shame that these megaprojects have not worked and have caused many losses in these countries.

Well, I'm the one who From the city of dongguan.And I can tell you that the Vacancy issue of the south China mall is not because of the economy condition of the city of Dongguan. Dongguan is actually quite a wealthy city in China.It is one of the top 20 city in China with a population over 10 million. The vacancy of the south China mall mainly because all those shops are sold by the developer to individual buyers so that they cannot lease the premises on their will. Also, it sits on a less developed surburb of the city by the time when it was opened.

2 fully functional nuclear power plants, never switched on. Front to smuggle the enriched uranium.

Maybe we should convert these islands into mangroves to boost fishing and treat run-off.

Mirabel Airport: Half a billion dollar Go-Cart Track. Dubai could easily have built on the vast tracts of sandy desert just south of the city. It is a small country but there is plenty of room for building there. They preferred to build a "Show-Stopper" like "The World" artificial islands.

If I bought an island in the world, I’d want to build a nuclear power plant that I would then never turn on

I want your opinion on multi-modal corridors across countries like BRI and IMEC. Since they are huge megaprojects with hundreds of billions spent on it. Also, I would like a video on more of India's megaprojects.

The Millennium Dome in London is amazing and the roof top walk is absolutely amazing - It should never really be on this list of failures as its dormant period was only a hiccup 😎

Lagos is actually spoken as if it has a y after the a and arguably a double s to end i.e. Laygoss 5:04 Apparently the isolation is so unusual that it's proving quite popular.

There's another near useless mega project of Dubai. No sewer infrastucture was built for the city.

They destroyed kilometres of coral for this. 😢

Destroying Canadian is offensive, pronounced door-val not door-ville. Mirabelle was based on 1960s studies.

Jim Hendrix wrote a song about those places before they were even created.. interesting

It's interesting. I'm from Ukraine. You showed the footage with the Ukrainian football team Dinamo from Kyiv passing to the field. Thanks:)

Build on the rock not upon the sand, l learnt that in Sunday school 😂😂😂❤

Cape Town South Africa also had a failed mega project: Ratanga Junction Theme park, which after a few years of strugglung was abandoned and recently demolished.

This guy thinks these disasters are all one big balls up’s - he hasn’t taken into consideration that most of it is all about corruption

Eko Atlantic is not useless It's a super expensive place Definitely not a useless project

I have never seen your videos, just wanted to say, you have a great voice, do,you auto tone? Or is that your natural,voice? Also the video was well produced, fast paced and informative no lollygagging. I appreciate you.

"hey maybe we should establish some public transportation that'll improve everyone's lives and also save this multi billion dollar taxpayer funded airport?" " Public WHAT?! nah let's just abandon it that sounds impossible"

A massive abandoned amusement park would be a great location for so many movies and series to film from. I'd love to see a proper full-budget live action Ace Lightning... Just saying.

I would build a school to teach people about what not to take on as Mega projects.

It takes Mother nature 50 million years to sculp a geographic masterpiece ...and humans think they can modify it...without consequences.

8:55 The president at that time only thought about the kickback from the project. Safety was the least of his priorities.

Too much time, too much boredom too much money, not enough foresight and brains.A wonderful combination of grandiosity and high risk of failure. Oh, dear!!! Who would have thought?

The O2 is NOT on the Meridian line.

It is so weird that around the 13:00 minute mark I was thinking hey why not instead of having higher end shops have lower end shops and then 15 seconds later they did it!

Lol dorVAL RHYMES WITH PAL or GAL ….. Lol Doorville hahah made my day. Thanks for your content ❤️

Great video. Thanks. Yet again, Evidence suggest the Adage is true, that Riches & Power, rarely lead towards Intelligent Choices .

Great content as always. Please tone down the dramatic background music. It’s rather distracting and unnecessary. Thank you.

Infrastructure projects that later became unless show that the projects would need long term planning.

Wow! This channel was h hidden gem!👍 really good and informative. Like the speakers voice and nice to see him to😘 thanks for this Thomas/Sweden 🇸🇪

Great video as always

Hard to beat mother nature and the sea

I'm pretty sure Bataan would be an excellent facility for science porpouses. Geological, for sure, and maybe also environmental and climatology, for instance. Maybe a pivot for an advanced University campus. At least a museum... who knows!

I was in the UAE in 2007. A banker friend of mine gave me some background to the Dubai Islands. Too much money chasing too few projects. Inadequate due diligence. As America started creaking towards financial meltdown, at that time, international investment money that used to go to the USA started going elsewhere. Including to the UAE. Previously planned projects suddenly scaled up nearly 10-fold, to absorb all that new money. In that setting, the Islands project was launched. (Some of the local projects of that time scaled back, were completed, and proved viable. But it didn't. )

Often politicians take bribes from construction companies and entrepreneurs. Strategy is build first then ask the public later to try to force their hand.

They are very rich. They abandon Lamborghinis in the streets

8:57 Fun fact - The man in your video is Ferdinand Marcos JUNIOR (president as of 2022). He was 16 years old in 1973 and nothing to do with the nuclear plant. . The Philippine president in 1973 was Ferdinand Marcos SENIOR (president 1965-1986) . T

I thought those islands were so cool...but to assume all would be said and done, and that they will wear well? I saw thise things getting washed away when the project became big news the first time! Atleast the firstpalmisland is up and running...ever heard the phrase, "quit while you are ahead"?

Tks for this. I live in Montréal and had to use the Mirabel airport for a few years. It was so far from the city and cost so much to get to by taxi. We were glad when things moved back to the Dorval airport, which by the way is pronounced DorVAL, accent on the second syllable that sounds like the “val” in “valuable”, but anyway, it has been renamed after an old prime minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, father of our current prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

This is not useless, this is useful as an *EXAMPLE* so that in the future there will be no more wasted projects

Get your facts straight. I am from Montreal and the main role of the airport today is cargo flights, but it is also home to MEDEVAC and general aviation flights. It is a manufacturing base for Bombardier Aerospace and Airbus Canada, where final assembly of regional jet (CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000) aircraft and the Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) is conducted. It's where most private jets land and is also a base for helicopter. Now, there is also a go-cart track.

Please have a look into the three Mexican mega-projects: Mayan Train, Dos Bocas refinery, Felipe Ángeles Airport….3 mega- failures

I’m waiting for The Line in Saudi Arabia to be abandoned at some point. It’s gotta be the most dystopian place on earth and who wants to go live in the middle of the desert in a place you can’t leave? It’s a mile long prison.

great content.. but your eyeballs move according to the teleprompter... please adjust camera and teleprompter

When I look at my local beaches there is a seasonal difference to sand movement. Summer time is accompanied by gentle waves which lift sand onto the shore and deposit it close to where it lands, building the beach. In winter, rough waves pound the coast and rip backwards with force, carrying the sand back into the sea to deposit as off-shore sand bars. In the Dubai situation, no waves are active as the whole structure is “protected” by a wave dampening berm. All that will happen is slow egress of sand back into the sea. Sad but inevitable.

This is a horrific waste …

"Turkish amusement park" is like "Sewer swimming pool"

Mirabel Airport is also used as a film set

Taiwan, R.O.C. (NOT Mainland China) also has a nearly constructed nuclear power plant built, and then halted, due to various concerns... a complete waste of money, and even worse, in a country that is in extreme need of electricity production. "Construction of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant using the ABWR design has encountered public opposition and a host of delays, and in April 2014 the government decided to suspend construction." 🤐

Climate scientists - we forecast rising sea levels due to melting of ice caps. Dubai - lets build desert islands that will be underwater in 10 years.

Same thing that happened to the Felixstowe super tanker harbour. They didn't account for the tide bringing in silt grounding supertankers.🤣🤣🤣

Whenever I hear “ high speed rail” I know the ending

The best thing to build on an artificial island is of course; a nuclear power plant.

Montreal in the 1970s... LOL. A real basket case.

Such wastes of money. Just imagine if it was spent on needed infrastructure like hospitals or doing scientific research.

In 20 years, you will find the deserted useless solar and wind megaprojects.

I always wanted to buy an island in Dubai and turn it into a lake, then put an island inside the lake inside the island inside the sea

Mega projects = Money Laundering

i love this guy's voice

There is a unfinished nuclear power plant near where I live that is stuck at 90% done, and several billion dollars wasted in the construction of 2 reactors