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Fred Mills discovers the incredible infrastructure of the Faroe Islands.
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@TheB1M Месяц назад

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@freetolook3727 Месяц назад

Lose the stupid, insipid, annoying and unnecessary camera click sound bytes.

@p42uynot59 Месяц назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and would love to see more about the Faroe Islands. This could've been 3 hours long and kept me interested.

@minecraftbuilder9851 Месяц назад

They hunted whales i don't support that

@Tod_oMal Месяц назад

Your work is very professional. Congrats and thanks.

@brendansully12 Месяц назад

booooooooooo masterworks

@gregvassilakos Месяц назад

An 11 km tunnel for 200 million Euros?!!! That's just 18 million Euros per km. In the United States, we probably couldn't build a road on flat ground for that price.

@didierpuzenat7280 Месяц назад

Yes, remove greed from the equation and building things is quite cheaper.

@gregvassilakos Месяц назад

@@didierpuzenat7280I suspect that a big part of the reason that these tunnels can be constructed so cheaply is that the same group of employees has been steadily working on a continuous series of tunnel projects using the same techniques for a couple of decades. In the United States, each project is basically a one-off. Even if the company with the contract has a long track record, they are forced to hire and fire workers for each project because there is no continuity from one project to the next.

@kutter_ttl6786 Месяц назад

You just reminded me of Boston's Big Dig. 7.6 miles (12.48 km) of infrastructure for a final-ish bill of $22 billion.

@TheB1M Месяц назад

Few weeks back we covered a tunnel under the River Thames in London for $2.8BN. Let that sink in.

@didierpuzenat7280 Месяц назад

@@gregvassilakos I think another reason is that employees will use the tunnels when achieved, as will their family and friends and all the people they know. They know what they are working for and it is not only money. And it is not a 2 x 3 lanes highway, just a reasonable road. The only sad point is that it is not for a train or a tramway but I guess the population density is too low, so their future is more EVs than public transportation (or "just" electric buses).

@AJGeeTV Месяц назад

It was 30 years ago that I took my bicycle on the ferry from Aberdeen to Tórshavn on the Smyril ferry. There was no tourist info to prepare for my trip, no internet, I could find no books in the library, basically, I had no idea what the islands would be like. Upon arrival, my passport was stamped 'KOMIN' and I was riding on the wrong side to the small campground. There was only one bar on the whole archipelago. I managed in my 2 weeks there to cycle all the islands using the ferries and cycling through the tunnels which were only dangerous because of stored carbon-monoxide in the middle of the single-lane tunnels. The wind was horrific with waterfalls being blown back upwards, and sheep being blown over. It was an amazing trip in July timed to enjoy the Olavsoka festival. There were no other cyclists and I felt that I was the only foreigner on the islands.Thanks for your video - it was great to see how the islands have changed in 30 years 🙂

@JamesS-lx9nx Месяц назад

RU-vid search The Grind, you missed it during your visit on the Faro Islands.

@ivveG Месяц назад

Oh man that sounds like quite the adventure! Awesome you did it, and thanks for the inspiration

@antoniocampos5638 Месяц назад

Lovely story!

@moinahmed9477 Месяц назад

I'm sure you had the best adventure time

@spankeyfish Месяц назад

Seems like the ferries only run from Denmark nowadays.

@ChrisHawkswell Месяц назад

A government who thinks long term, over decades, with the benefits of the people in mind, is a breath of fresh air. Amazing video, thanks B1M

@Ulbre Месяц назад

Absolutely amazing....and the fact they came up with their own plan to finance it, rather than pushing Denmark to do do it, is simply bloody fantastic. Well done Faroe Islands :)

@loriekodiak2957 19 дней назад

Financed partially with Americans pension funds without the individuals knowledge?!!

@sinofprideescanor6619 17 дней назад

@loriekodiak2957 yea but they used to be vikings 😊

@jacobilkka8080 17 дней назад

@@loriekodiak2957 what are you on about?

@hassanbayomy7566 10 дней назад

@@loriekodiak2957 Could it be an investment, a loan? I dont think that they just gave away the money.

@ericvanvlandren8987 Месяц назад

I was going to write that for an engineering channel this was a remarkably beautiful and poignant film. But scratch the qualifier of “for an engineering channel”, this was first rate for anyone. This could easily win an award. Well done!

@TheB1M Месяц назад

Ah thank you so much! That means the world to us. We worked so hard on this. Hoping for a TV / streaming deal soon - if you're listening BBC, PBS, Nat Geo, Netflix, Disney+ etc!!

@Heeroyui752 Месяц назад

@@TheB1M I see Disney Plus or Netflix picking you guys up for sure.

@nedludd7622 Месяц назад

@@TheB1M Have you tried to sell it to the Franco-German channel ARTE? They present a great deal of documentaries.

@georgehill3087 Месяц назад

Poignant?

@ericvanvlandren8987 Месяц назад

I found it so, yes.

@user-st6dp1ug8f Месяц назад

TV documentaries aren't as high quality as this. Amazing work

@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69 Месяц назад

Well all the fat perverted producers need a salary.

@chrispnw2547 Месяц назад

It is moments like this where there is no denying legacy media is being rendered redundant (fat and lazy). Thanks B1M.

@trudy__taylorandjorjamummy Месяц назад

I'd much rather watch Fred for 20 minutes a week, than watch an hour long documentary everyday!!

@thetobyg Месяц назад

What’s TV?

@enisra_bowman Месяц назад

@@chrispnw2547 i mean, it's wrong but you sound like the ones that don't watch TV but still things he's in the know

@kittymervine6115 29 дней назад

I love the happiness of the young man for NCC, who smiles and exclaims after the big blast in the tunnel

@47spacecat Месяц назад

Your videos have now reached and often surpassed the quality and impact of the glory days of Nova, National Geographic and Scientific American. Truly impressed with your work here. What a beautiful and informative video, truly some of the best documentary journalism out there.

@moderndiscourse Месяц назад

Not only is this an incredible feat of engineering, but an incredibly next level video to go along with it… It’s honestly amazing how you guys just casually drop borderline feature film quality content on RU-vid, for free. Please, don’t ever stop making these.

@Tgspartnership Месяц назад

People like the BBC in Britain must be embarrassed, for all their experts and budgets and boffins, they dont have it in them to bring the world infectious enthusiasm for a subject. Its a crying shame that new media creators are actually doing the job these people are supposed to do. Construction as an industry needs promoting and shouting about, and it wipes the floor with the meaningless drivel put on primetime TV. They call these big corporations To Big To Fail - when theyre Failing :)

@Horus2Osiris Месяц назад

Holy carp. An Enlightened Brit...

@Horus2Osiris Месяц назад

Didn't think that was possible... Russell ain't there yet. He just woke up...

@davidfiler7439 Месяц назад

Total bolloxxx@@Tgspartnership

@mosesnyagamuriithi Месяц назад

100% agreed with "never stop".

@MrMaddzkillz Месяц назад

I’m from Norway and we always brag about how beautiful the scenery is, especially on the west coast and in Lofoten, but the Faroe Islands looks insane! Definitely a destination to visit.

@jameswilson5165 Месяц назад

And a great place to make Middle Earth movies!

@MarkRose1337 Месяц назад

As a Canadian who has been all over Canada that's accessible by road, the Lofoten islands are the most beautiful place I've been. I hope to visit again someday

@martinandreaskruse4446 Месяц назад

@@jameswilson5165 and James Bond...and Peter Pan, and... ;) Look it up :)

@geirmyrvagnes8718 Месяц назад

Another Norwegian here (proud of the tunneling know-how used). I have visited there and can confirm that it is scenic on a top global level. And he didn't even exaggerate the loveliness of the people and architecture. Now, when it comes to food, you may have rougher challenges than home-baked cake. 😁

@JunkBondTrader 22 дня назад

Scandinavians just always brag period lol

@GraeHall 28 дней назад

I've always loved massive scale infrastructure projects, ever since I was a kid. But this video, ugh, it was so incredibly inspiring I struggle to articulate it. This is an example of the best of humanity and what we can do and I so wish we did things like this the world over simply to benefit one another as people and communities rather than simply companies

@tomconnolly7420 День назад

I was struck with the same feelings, when people live in harmony with the environment and each other, anything is possible.

@althejazzman Месяц назад

I thought I wanted to move from the South East of England to the Scottish Highlands when I retire, now I'm considering the Faroe Islands! They've placed their civilisation within a natural beautiful wilderness without making it lonely.

@gawkthimm6030 17 дней назад

then hope you rejoin the EU and get freedom of movement back, if I guess correctly and you are British.

@althejazzman 17 дней назад

@@gawkthimm6030 I am British, correct.

@Lemonz1989 14 дней назад

@@gawkthimm6030 There isn’t freedom of movement to the Faroe Islands, since they aren’t in the EU, unlike Denmark. Brexit has no effect on the rights of British travelers to the Faroe Islands. :)

@pyroslev Месяц назад

It's amazing that there are RU-vid channels doing PBS special coverage on things like this. The Faroes will be one of those places that when things go wrong, they're gonna last a long, long time because they built their country out well. They care for their islands and their people.

@jameswilson5165 Месяц назад

If you have ever seen a biblical painting of all the desperate people banging on the door of Noah's Ark, that's what it would be like.

@WildWestGal Месяц назад

Exactly right!!!

@shopshop144 Месяц назад

I get the sense that here and in other small places, IE Vermont, they is us. Less of class division, people are part of the whole.

@oskar6747 Месяц назад

@@shopshop144 Me too. If we had only 33 people deciding on things and 50k people voting everything would be a lot easier and there might even be normal people instead of mostly psychopaths and narcissists.

@joelobryan1212 Месяц назад

The Faroes could not last long without extensive trade with mainland Europe via large ships. Probably only people and fresh produce comes in on jets powered by kerosene-based fossil fuel. Modern infrastructure cannot exist without a ready access to a modern technological-industrial base capability. All of the big machines that built those tunnels and hydropower projects that keeps everything running to down to the big pump motors that keep the tunnels from being flooded comes from across the ocean/seas on big ocean-going ships and all were made in heavy industry factories with mined materials from Africa to China, using capabilities, skills, energy resources (using coking coal, steel, aluminum, concrete) and populations that doesn't exist on the Faroes. The fossil fuel energy that runs that heavy equipment, ferries, and fishing trawlers and fish-farm tenders comes from across the sea on tanker ships. The ferries, fishing boats, and cargo ships that still have to operate on marine diesel. It is only through free trade on the fisheries export income that the Faroes can generate the foreign currencies that have to pay for it all. Without that foreign currency and steady, reliable ocean access to the rest of the world, the the tunnels would soon flood from broken pumps unrepaired/replaced, the ferries and fishing boats would stop for lack of fuel and all the infrastructure of the Faroes would grind to halt within a few years and most people would have to leave or starve in the dark.

@macrostreetfinancial Месяц назад

Forget New York skyscrapers. This is the best work you have ever done Fred. Good job

@sonquatsch8585 15 дней назад

agreed

@leonestello8519 Месяц назад

Easy to have the money for infrastructure when you don't have a defense budget ⚔️🤭

@dlopez985 17 дней назад

Or crooked money hungry politicians that can be bought by the highest bidder.

@nikolaipeters5682 16 дней назад

M1 Abrams >> under water tunnels

@sonquatsch8585 15 дней назад

@@nikolaipeters5682 bravo

@colinmellin1325 13 дней назад

Not when you don't have the income profit from manufacturing weapons.

@anjumkhan1775 13 дней назад

someone’s salty

@kestralrider313 Месяц назад

Amazing engineering. As someone who regularly works on construction projects over $100M, I'm struck by how cheap these tunnels were to construct. California's high speed train is now tracking $100B and growing and most of this uses above ground rails.

@jazbasic 19 дней назад

Same here in UK. I work at London Euston project/ Londons HS2 (High Speed 2). It's estimated to exceed £130B Mostly all overground project.

@samnelson2343 17 дней назад

@jazbasic that daft project (HS2) is burning through millions renting tracts of lands across England that haven't even seen a spade break soil and possibly won't for years...(I imagine that the Faroes have far less issue with factors like that). Nonetheless I'm in awe of the tunnels and the seemingly flawless efficiency on display (not to mention the social aspect mentioned)

@gerardacronin334 Месяц назад

I visited the Faroe Islands on July 16, 2023, as a port of call on an Icelandic cruise. Our tour guide proudly drove us around the Esturoy “Jellyfish” Roundabout (twice)! I feel privileged to have visited the Faroes and appreciate this well produced documentary.

@TheB1M Месяц назад

Ah nice! Yeah we drove round it several times too to get those takes haha!

@gregpendrey6711 Месяц назад

Does anyone know why there are no trees? Were the trees logged off and the land is unable to recover and generate forests? Do the sheep munch on saplings?

@gerardacronin334 Месяц назад

@@gregpendrey6711 According to Encyclopaedia Brittanica, “Natural vegetation is moss, grass, and mountain bog. The islands are naturally treeless because of the cool summers, strong westerly winds, and frequent gales, but some hardy trees have been planted in sheltered plantations.”

@beiedanke Месяц назад

We don't have trees because of the harsh climate but it's also because of the soil. At any rate, the soil is like peat and the grass is very lush 😊

@rikadomez8201 Месяц назад

I was there like a week later

@HamiltonSurrey Месяц назад

What amazed me were the people of the Faroes. Working together with great vision and co-operation they have built and are still building a better nation for its citizens. It is that which provides a blueprint for other nations to follow. Bravo!

@johnanon658 Месяц назад

Funny how small non diverse nations are like that, op

@robotorch Месяц назад

Gee I wonder what continents' peoples are not messing it up for the rest of society here

@johnanon658 Месяц назад

@@robotorch dey good bois…

@richardkudrna7503 29 дней назад

⁠@@johnanon658 ⁠⁠ it isn’t the lack of diversity , it’s the circumstances that have established and maintained ethical standards in society. Yes, these islands might have had a start with Christian values etc., but deeper are maybe the severe climate making cooperation essential to survival. If they became wealthy criminals would move in. When the Hells Angels moved into Sweden they found soft and gentle people easily exploited and only after they murdered some judges did the Swedes begin to harden. They continue to firm up, Google “Swedish grenade attacks”.

@corilia9529 28 дней назад

They are part of Denmark

@phil19121912 Месяц назад

Um WOW Fred and the team have outdone themselves yet again. Best video ever!! I also genuinely checked the date it was posted in the first minute because it thought it might be an April Fools joke, such an incredible project in such a tiny remote spot. Brilliantly done!

@SiggiGumma 29 дней назад

Me and my parents took Norröna there in 2020. It was just us and our Dacia Duster driving on their incredible road network for a week while we waited for the next trip we could take. What took me by surprise most was the quality of their roads, absolutely brand new with NO dents or cracks. Can't wait for my next visit :)

@MassiveBuild Месяц назад

It is really amazing that The idea was first proposed by a young student, Tóki Højgaard, in a local newspaper in 1999.

@benedictearlson9044 Месяц назад

The local paper in Faroe being the national paper. :)

@steffenfrost995 Месяц назад

Next visit Norway for the under mountain roundabout that emerges straight out of the mountainside into the stunning Hardanger Fjord Suspension Bridge :) Edit: and straight back into a second tunnel with a *second* underground roundabout.. :)

@steffenfrost995 Месяц назад

Which is in fact the longest tunnel to tunnel suspension bridge in the World..!

@Infernal_Elf Месяц назад

That one is quite spectacular yeah. They will probably take a trip to Norway once the Stadt ship tunnel is done or the Rogfast

@pardzival6660 Месяц назад

He should also drop by The Lærdal Tunnel, the worlds longest road tunnel (until Rogfast beats it), before it close for renovation in 2025

@MrMaddzkillz Месяц назад

I would also suggest they take a trip to Vaterlandstunellen before it’s closed. 😁

@mortentaksrud7055 Месяц назад

…and to this tunnel with a roundabout that we have had here in Norway since 2013 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karm%C3%B8y_Tunnel?wprov=sfti1

@cannondale514 Месяц назад

That was an incredibly well-done documentary- since it's as good or better than a TV documentary, I think the future lies in the internet. Your engineering series should win awards.

@AndreaArzensek Месяц назад

You've made justice to the stunning Faroe islands with your stunning production quality. I loved every second of it! Greetings from Croatia 😊

@bigtxbullion Месяц назад

Forget skyscrapers and densely populated urban centers, this is the real banger masterpiece 🔥

@bajenbengt3354 Месяц назад

The tidal energy kite looks like a really cool technology.

@mrbgnle Месяц назад

It looks like a terrible technology for sealife, especially whales who rely heavily on echolocation for navigation. And Baleen whales who use low frequency sounds for communication. Have they thought about that? But hey! Climate goals!!!11!

@pleasedontkillme1185 20 дней назад

@@mrbgnlebaleen whales dont come here at all, the only whales that consistently come by is the pilot whales and I'm sure they have taken into consideration sea life. Also it seems like the locations for them are set more along bays and not very far out.

@WizardsLore 11 дней назад

@B1M, that was just amazing. It was informative not just from an engineering perspective (which is what i came for), but also took away learning more about the Faroe's with experts, important people and every day people. the scenery is breathtaking and makes me want to visit. I would love to see your team have a show on TV presenting this kind of show.

@the_sheet 9 дней назад

5 years ago I went to Skellig island off Ireland. It was incredible and got me thinking about a trip from the Hebrides, Shetland island, Faroe island and Iceland. It’s such a beautiful part of the world!

@Tuberuser187 Месяц назад

I visited Iceland in 2008 and was stunned, I managed to finagle some extra time off work last minute and visited the Faroe Islands before going back home, the only regrets I have about the whole trip was how depressing Birmingham seemed after visiting Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

@himaro101 Месяц назад

Birmingham UK is pretty depressing at the best of times to be fair.

@JamesS-lx9nx Месяц назад

RU-vid search The Grind, Birmingham is a paradise compared.

@Tuberuser187 Месяц назад

@@JamesS-lx9nx I know of it without Googling.

@lisette2060 Месяц назад

@@JamesS-lx9nx😂😂 enraged nutcase?? Guess you're obsessed with cultural enrichment and it's deadly consequences... 💤

@antoniocampos5638 Месяц назад

Maybe people all around should get inspired to make their communities better.

@Neo_Tenko Месяц назад

This is one of the best bits of documentary reporting I've ever seen on RU-vid. An absolutely beautiful bit of film about a tunnel

@arthurluwuge1629 Месяц назад

Saw these islands for the 1st time on a food channel. Now on a construction channel. The Faroe Islands continue to amaze. Nice vid!

@timon2wheels355 Месяц назад

What an excellent video! Our race team went to the Faroe's in 2021 and filmed a video showcasing a high performance electric car we built along with the incredible beauty of these islands. The greatest takeaway is the amazing people! Friendly, helpful and very resourceful. I have traveled back a couple of times and will go next month to visit Sandoy using the new tunnel.

@thestudentofficial5483 Месяц назад

the medieval style map is a nice touch. pure eye bliss

@likwidsun2303 29 дней назад

Exactly!! Loved the map SO Much!!

@UDIHQ Месяц назад

My goodness I can't get over how great these docs are. Absolute legends, Fred and the B1M crew are. Truely amazing work on this.

@mitchellhawkes22 29 дней назад

This heartfelt story of the land of the Faroes reminds me -- just a bit -- of spots on the Northern California coast. Cold, remote, unpopulated...with its own kind of majesty and beauty.

@alicassidy8913 24 дня назад

That shot of you on the boat... The water and surrounding land was stunning!!! Besides that, I'd love to live out my life where the government does its job, it's surrounded by beauty and the ocean, no crime and small communities... A fabulous place to retire.

@louisstanko86 Месяц назад

Why does this remind me of a top gear film piece 😊

@TheB1M Месяц назад

Because it's that good??

@louisstanko86 Месяц назад

@@TheB1MIt’s perfect ❤

@JeffDeWitt Месяц назад

If it was Top Gear they would have dropped a car or rolled one over.

@davidpottage6402 Месяц назад

TG did a lot of car tests on empty Welsh mountain roads, with helicopter/drone shots. The green Faroese roads do look kind of similar. The voice over is completely different though!

@MrMakhitta Месяц назад

@@JeffDeWittTop Gear actually were in the Faroe Islands a couple of years back..

@Tom-Lahaye Месяц назад

High quality documentaries, without the unnecessary drama added to the National Geographic but especially the Discovery programs. Just proper facts with a bit of emotion brought in a very pleasant way. Learned a lot not just of those tunnels but of the Faeröer islands as a whole in this video, stunningly beautiful country on par with Iceland.

@ThomasTwenhoven Месяц назад

Agreed, I seriously hate this other type of documentary. They try to be exciting for no reason

@ballyhigh11 Месяц назад

@@ThomasTwenhoven Yeah, with the ghastly melodramatic music they score them with. Unwatchable for me.

@darylswalker Месяц назад

So cool to see all of these tunnels coming to life. First visited these islands in 2017 and the new sub-sea tunnels were all just in the planning stages. I've made several return trips and this has made me more excited to get back over and head to Sandoy by car!

@cliffordchase319 29 дней назад

Wow this is an extraordinary travelog. By simply reducing it to one couple and a casual ambassador brilliance was achieved. One is left hanging , starved dor more . The seemingly leisurely pace was calming. What an amazing introduction to this otherworldly place !

@SuperFaroeIslands Месяц назад

thank you for making such a good high quality video about my home country!

@TheB1M Месяц назад

You're welcome! Thanks for making us feel so welcome 🇫🇴

@StubbyPhillips Месяц назад

Does dolphin taste anything like fish?

@dejanbrice8774 Месяц назад

@@StubbyPhillips Was going to mention, the mass murder of all the Dolphins every year that they do.

@ledaelovos5434 Месяц назад

who wouldn't want to live in this place its relaxingly beautiful..this is my dream place

@brandurell Месяц назад

@@StubbyPhillipsno

@Errr717 Месяц назад

It's incredible what a country can do when people are all motivated to achieve the same goal and help each other out.

@johnanon658 Месяц назад

Its like wakanga, but in real life!

@robotorch Месяц назад

They don't import people who don't belong for one thing. You know who.

@richardrichard508 Месяц назад

and when they don't you have England🤐

@Kodiak-on-a-Kayak Месяц назад

(and everyone is the same race & religion)

@user-ly8dq9tb8c Месяц назад

And diversity of race and religion doesn't exist. All one race, all one religion, and all one people.

@havelsand Месяц назад

What an amazing documentary. You didn't get only the infrastructure but also the nice people and the wonderful nature. Brilliant videography and editing!

@gmsteele44 Месяц назад

This really gave me some new information about the Faroes, and your production values are through the roof!

@yousorooo Месяц назад

Not just a video essay but an actual in person interview with the locals. Amazing video.

@ColeSpolaric Месяц назад

I'm impressed at how little they did it for. That's what we needed more information on.

@MrMakhitta Месяц назад

Faroe Islands emerged from volcanic activity in the seabottom millions of years ago. That means it is mostly basalt layers they are drilling through and not har rock material like granit etc. That does bring the costs significantly down

@doroparker1702 Месяц назад

They don't have to pay some greedy billionaires who give the project to twenty sub-entrepreneurs. Just talk to the drilling company and pay for the drilling company.

@veronikalynn5084 Месяц назад

@@doroparker1702this

@bunyip7343 Месяц назад

@@doroparker1702 I still remember a call i got from a colleague when starting up a 2x boom face drill at a tunnel project under NY... Colleague: "guess how many people are on this machine".... Me: "1 driller" Colleague: "No... there are 8!!! 1x driller for each boom, 1x spotter for each boom, 1x mechanic, 1x driver, 1x union/safety rep and 1x supervisor" I just about fell over... In the Nordics, 1x operator for 1x face drill... and that operator will swap to other equipment when not drilling.

@retsamyar Месяц назад

@@doroparker1702 its a welfare territory. The economy supported on a fishing gdp can not afford such infostructure construction with out crazy loans. good thing they are supported by the mainland.

@philipfieldhouse9229 Месяц назад

The SIC, Shetland Islands Council, need to see this,they've been talking of tunnels between our Islands for 20 years but keep faffing about and waiting for the cost to rise even further. Our tunnels would only connect Yell and Unst but would only run for a few miles. It would benefit our communities immensely.

@jakobraahauge7299 Месяц назад

My older brothers were born in The Faroe Islands, and I've had the pleasure of studying with and being colleagues to some amazing people from there! My mother was from Greenland and my father is Danish - they were married and had their first to children right in between, so this place has a very special place in my heart!

@Healtsome Месяц назад

Faroe weren't even on my radar before, but after this video? Top tier bucket list destination. What a magnificent place. And what and incredible work with this documentary, Fred and B1M team!

@fuqupal Месяц назад

You people are delusional!

@martinandreaskruse4446 Месяц назад

@@fuqupal ?

@johnanon658 Месяц назад

Agreed

@johnanon658 Месяц назад

@@fuqupalthat name 😅

@t84t748748t6 Месяц назад

being top tier destination is a bit much it got nothing a rock whit grass and sheep the put tunnels to connect it got to be super boring

@hakunamatata324 26 дней назад

What a beautiful documentary, Fred speech and attention to simple details give you such a peace while describing this incredible place. This is the content quality we need, I am in all for it. Thanks man

@furiousfoggy 4 дня назад

I did a race in the Faroes last summer and cycled through many of the tunnels between and through the islands (the new tunnel wasn’t open then, and the main one with the roundabout was out of bounds). Those dark single files ones were interesting, especially with on coming traffic !!! A magical country to visit, and incredible feats of engineering all over the place.

@davidstone408 Месяц назад

Amazing - I travelled to St Wolfgang, Austria which installed a tunnel to remove traffic from the historic centre - but this is on a different scale. The concept of building for wellbeing instead of a pure business model is key

@maggimar3118 Месяц назад

Thank you for your excellent coverage of the construction achievements of a small, hardworking nation. I have been to the Faroe Islands twice and admired their hard work and fearlessness in the face of challenges. We Icelanders can learn a lot from our little brother nation.

@benedictvanheems 24 дня назад

Absolutely loved the seamless Segway from the roundabout sculpture to the Masterworks sponsor plug - beautiful! Really cracking video all in all - thanks so much. 🙏👏👏👏

@samael335 Месяц назад

The lack of large scale infrastructure is what makes it such a beautiful place in the first place.

@geoms6263 Месяц назад

I bet even the fish were amazed and confused😄

@bluebox2000 Месяц назад

Unfortunately the Faroese refuse to stop killing whales by the hundreds. It's a terrible stain on their image as an environmental destination.

@Karvelas_ Месяц назад

Why confused?

@denniscrane9753 Месяц назад

@@Karvelas_they were confused because they were amazed?

@Karvelas_ Месяц назад

@@denniscrane9753 no fish could see this. Apart from the sound of the construction, they'll never notice.

@deflydoesit7292 Месяц назад

I bet you 20 pound they would not

@UnionYes1021 Месяц назад

Absolutely wonderful video! As an American retiree, it is particularly heartening that our retirement funds have invested in this delightful project. Makes me grateful for the connections of our modern world.

@Hellsong89 Месяц назад

Yeah its nice for once see them used properly and not wasted on some ESG funding that does not profit anyone, but push the agenda. More people specially retirees should look where their retirement funds and investments are going.

@ericstevens8131 Месяц назад

Uh oh, hellsong, you might be disappointed to learn that the Faroese government works actively towards promoting and improving human rights on the islands, cooperating with the European Council, European Union, and the United Nations

@TomasHundza 26 дней назад

This is a truly beautiful video from you - again. It made me cry. Again.

@Astrophysikus Месяц назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1042">17:22</a> a small but important detail: the water is coming out quite calmly, which is actually a good sign. All its potential energy from high above has already been converted to kinetic energy first, which is then converted to electricity in the turbines/generators.

@gmeztubenation Месяц назад

Love that you are also showing the effects of the constructions on the local community. In such an intimate way! Great video

@rickkearn7100 Месяц назад

Mind boggling initiative shown by the Faroese people and their government. Without a very dependable on-schedule means of travel for getting to work, it's a complete disruption of life and work whenever the weather turns bad. Now, there is more incentive for people to come and live there and there is certainly a better, less stressful life for everyone. Magnificent landscapes captured expertly by The BIM, and a thoroughly engaging documentary as always. Well done! Cheers.

@AL-lh2ht Месяц назад

Paid for by Denmark

@mrRunist Месяц назад

@@AL-lh2ht No.

@thomashiggins9320 Месяц назад

@@AL-lh2htThe video discussed the financing. Did you not pay attention?

@lostchild2003 Месяц назад

@@AL-lh2ht Wrong.

@IPC0101 9 дней назад

Fantastic video about a subject I know nothing about, well done Faroes and the B1M team

@jeremymatthies726 27 дней назад

Very well done. You did a great job covering these feats of engineering and what is so surprising (yet not) is that the costs are "relatively" low for the building of these tunnels. It really is kind of amazing how cost effective something like this can be when you not just remove greed (good luck there), but also actually have the best interests of the residents in mind.

@DrTubeman Месяц назад

The Faroe Islands are absolutely spectacular and your documentary showcased them beautifully. Your Faroe Islands Doco would have to be one of your best, films I've watched from your massive catalog of films...In fact, you could say this is the most 'Definitive' film you have produced. Thank you B1M & Fred for this wonderful reel.

@billhanna2148 Месяц назад

Thank you for an awesome video, second to none from any media outlet. This video is just brilliant.

@sarahhbickerton 9 дней назад

This is all around an amazing achievement. Not just the incredible engineering (and long term investment planning from the government!) for an amazing price (just $200 million!) but also the work in this video from the B1M team. Absolutely stellar production y’all, I’ve watched the channel for years, and to see where you have arrived with the quality of this documentary (and it’s genuinely what it is) is right from the start of it literally at the highest level. Well done all. I’d love to see some deep-dive bits with more on just some of the things covered here! ❤

@letincelle5473 26 дней назад

One of THE most fantastic things I've ever seen! Makes me inspired to get healthier and wealthier so that I can GO there to experience it myself! Thank you so much, Eric and video production team!!! 🎉😊❤

@DaveEtchells Месяц назад

Very interesting story about their use of tidal energy, including one brilliant engineering trick: 1) Tide schedules at different locations overlap, so no gaps in the power. 2) Having the “kites” fly a figure-8 course like that, they’re turning very slow tidal currents into much faster & thus more efficient water flow over the turbine blades. A brilliant solution, I wonder why we haven’t heard about this approach elsewhere?

@mitchellfolbe8729 Месяц назад

All the tidal energy projects I have heard about fail due to the harsh conditions of the sea. Mechanical systems get battered and the cost of replacement (both in $ cost and climate cost) is higher than using gas or coal. I am interested to see if they meet their goals. I would be nice to see if these goals can be reached on a smaller scale like the Faroes before committing a large mainland to bad ideas. It is also nice to see them expand their hydro power for people instead of removing dams like they are doing on the US west coast to save fish.

@DaveEtchells Месяц назад

@@mitchellfolbe8729 Yeah, the sea is a really tough environment, I’ll be as interested as you to see if their approach is ultimately successful. The fact that they’re fling for smaller, generally ship-like structures seems encouraging to me, instead of massive fixed structures; I’d think that the tech for rotating seals on propeller shafts is well-developed and capable of withstanding the elements for long periods. Since they’d always be submerged, I’d think that the props (turbines) could be designed to avoid cavitation, which would also favor long life. I do kind of wonder about the mooring and cabling though: With these things figuratively zooming around in endless figure-8 patterns, I’d think there could be lots of opportunities for fatigue failure, cracked insulation, etc. I’m sure they’ve thoroughly thought through that, but it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out over time. (The other thing I wonder about, with these large objects with big spinning propellers flying around is the impact on marine life. Will there be some phenomena like the large-scale raptor kills we see with terrestrial windmills? Hopefully not, this is the most overall-encouraging approach I’ve seen yet to tidal power.)

@TheXshot Месяц назад

@@mitchellfolbe8729right. I think the fact that those "drones" are just tethered, and can be dragged back to shore, is a huge factor in reducing the maintenance cost and repairability. Excited to see where this technology will go

@Hellsong89 Месяц назад

@@TheXshot Sure but you still need ether divers to go and attach and detach it, or mechanical pulley system. It all increases complexity hence price and potential to break downs. As mentioned sea is incredibly harsh environment, where only the most protected but mostly simplest systems work. For instance in Norway oilrigs buddy was a welder there back in a day. They got all new fancy welders from top brands but those started to fail and kept failing to point where after half a year more machines were in warranty repair than not. Only option was then that project manager went trough internet and bought all the available old analog welders, then took a van and drove around picking them up and visited random farms asking if they had one and willing to sell, paying sometimes double what the machine was worth in the open market. Same applies here and even more since its submerged. Just the salty sea air will cause issues to circuit boards required to run this complex machine and those are inside airtight compartments. How ever those need to be opened on maintenance and salty sea air will get in, or worse there is a leak. Its not like something like this can be run on the near surface, it needs to be deep enough so pressures are much more there.

@clickbaitcharlie2329 Месяц назад

@@TheXshotlook more efficient than the toy segmented snake type..

@paulchan9287 Месяц назад

Many times one doesn't realize some things exist, but when you see them you cherish them.

@crazyphrog6289 29 дней назад

This is incredible work. As someone who has done a few road running events, I think one way to increase the tourism would be to create a running event that goes up and down all the tunnels. I think there would be a lot of people that would be interested in doing that.

@joncalon7508 Месяц назад

a truly great watch Fred. Well done, and certainly worth the wait from your earlier video where you were stuck in Copenhagen. Just think, if you did make it back then, you wouldn't have been able to do the same trip you did. Having been to Iceland a few times, I can't help but think I need to do the ferry across the north atlantic and have an extended pause in the Faroes.

@nufosmatic Месяц назад

I few years ago Darling Wife and I drove from Oslo to Bergen by way of Stahlheim. I was very impressed with the engineering that went into the spiral tunnel going into Bergen. All of this was after enjoying the engineering that went into tunnels in Switzerland. Magnificent engineering!

@perolavlien2096 Месяц назад

You should check out the spiral tunnel in Drammen just outside Oslo.360 degrees 7 times I think.

@Hermandbl7 Месяц назад

I choose to live where the weather is normally T-shirts and shorts, but now, I am really drawn to visit the Faroe Islands! Beautiful video and really well told, just like all your stories. Thank you.

@andrewnasson 15 дней назад

This was absolutely incredible, really good writing and amazing visuals

@stormtastic7083 29 дней назад

i have always been fascinated by the scandinavia and the northern parts of europe in general, beatiful scenery and such a diffrent life style,

@peterixon8708 Месяц назад

You never cease to amaze with your videos. Stunning insights. Thanks

@TheB1M Месяц назад

Thank you so much! We loved making this.

@kizi86 Месяц назад

im 1/8th faroese, my grandma came from the Faroe Islands, moved to Iceland, so i have a lot of relatives in the Faroes

@avysark2034 26 дней назад

1/8? If I mentioned all my ancestry I'd never finish and it's not like it matters. Just say you have a lot of relatives over there and don't be like the bloody Americans who call themselves Italians or else after 4 generations of inbreeding

@freespirit995 17 дней назад

What a wonderful place and people! Thanks for uploading this fascinating video!

@SimonKHoak-ec6cc 28 дней назад

Thank you for this excellent documentary . Keep up the good work . What the Faroese have done is amazing . A wonderful place and people . I hope to visit there . 🇺🇸 🇫🇴

@aureaphilos Месяц назад

Beautifully done, Fred & Co. The videography, the scripting, the music. I am reminded of my week in Iceland; driving from Reykjavik to Akureyri, we drove thru tunnels under fjords, cliffside side roads, one-lane tunnels, and experienced absolutely epic scenery. Thank you so very much.

@gastronian 25 дней назад

do you know the name of the last music?

@seaborncb Месяц назад

Real clean energy, admittedly in an exceptionally clean environment, beautiful

@markus_EU_AT 17 дней назад

Feels like you brought the best equipment you have to catch the spectacular scenery..

@7r3v0rc Месяц назад

This really shows how local autonomy helps communities. I'm from extremely rural USA and I wish we had this kind of infrastructure here! It can be tough to get projects approved when the decision-makers with power are located far, far away.

@Game_Hero Месяц назад

I want those Moomin mugs! Also thank you for the respect and love you give to the local national culture, talked about in its own name. Much rarer on the Internet than one might think, so kudos! Glory to the Faroese Islands!

@Yuki_Ika7 Месяц назад

I am glad I was not the only one who noticed the Moomin mugs!

@buschhuhn9197 28 дней назад

Me too. I got so excited 😀

@TheKorperaal 23 дня назад

haha What a legendary show. I also want some!

@craigs3598 15 дней назад

Only just found your channel, absolute quality production! ❤

@ninaanicin4748 19 дней назад

All this information is perplexing and my mind is boggling. 😳 Thank you for sharing this video!

@bigmountain7561 Месяц назад

If I had a choice to live here in Florida or the Faroe Islands, well you guessed right. Just give me a cup of coffee with a little cream and an easy chair and a blanket. I bet that the Salmon is as fresh as when I was stationed on Kodiak. Great Video Thank You 🙏

@AL-lh2ht Месяц назад

It’s a shame is extreme expensive and the people are super racist.

@stephendoherty8291 Месяц назад

No need to worry, sea level rises means Florida will soon be like Venice but with apt blocks

@rorytribbet6424 Месяц назад

@@AL-lh2htThe people just don’t want to be invaded and erased like many of their European neighbors. They have a good thing going on. And that’s okay. It’s human to want to protect that. Ironically just makes me want to go there more. 😂😂

@tritnaha1345 Месяц назад

@@AL-lh2htRacist? How so?

@JamesS-lx9nx Месяц назад

RU-vid search The Grind. Still think you could enjoy that joe.

@audistik1199 Месяц назад

What an amazing video…on all levels! Financial brilliance, absolute model of sustainability and environmental excellence, captivating beauty, crime free peace and tranquility, engineering marvels, all in a seemingly simple society. Loved it!

@lamsmiley1944 Месяц назад

The Faroe Islands have been on my bucket list for a while now, it looks like an incredible place to visit.

@donandrews3302 29 дней назад

Absolutely outstanding video and I have learned so much about those lovely islands and people. Well done 👍

@roberlucas Месяц назад

Wow! Faroe Islands people: greetings from Spain!!! Thank you Fred Mills, awesome work. The B1M: Yeah!

@micultimy91 Месяц назад

You've set new standards of video making on RU-vid. Thank you very much for this masterpiece! Greetings from Romania!

@daplace902 Месяц назад

Are you KIDDING ? Come on

@X3r0. 29 дней назад

Thank you for this beautiful experience!

@RamblinJer 29 дней назад

Discovered your channel today, and fully understand why you currently have over 3 million subscribers. This documentary is well thought out, information, entertaining and just brilliant! My compliments!