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Expanding the Panama Canal

How difficult is it to expand the Panama Canal?

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  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Panama Canal
    4 Clips Playlist Panama Canal

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (11:18)

    The Panama Canal - 200 million tons of cargo pass through its gates every year, but it's operating at its absolute limit. Now Panama is spending $5 billion to double the Canal's capacity.
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Season 2
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    Follow amazing leaps in engineering that enable structures to evolve from big to bigger, to biggest!

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  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Stability
    Stability

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (01:55)

    Improved from the ships before her, ocean stability is at its finest aboard the Independence of the Seas.
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Space Communication
    Space Communication

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (01:51)

    At Sky lab astronauts are able to keep in contact with mission control from outer space.
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Constructing the Panama Canal
    Constructing the Panama Canal

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (02:41)

    Do you know how the Panama Canal was constructed? Watch this to find out!
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Expanding the Panama Canal
    Expanding the Panama Canal

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (02:55)

    How difficult is it to expand the Panama Canal?
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Engineering on Water
    Engineering on Water

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (02:46)

    Watch the incredible construction and engineering that goes into bridges and transportation of goods through major waterways.
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Space Suits
    Space Suits

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (02:12)

    An improvement from early space suits, astronauts now have the ability to travel outside of the space station without limited maneuverability.
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Maximum Speed
    Maximum Speed

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (02:28)

    With its clever hull design, the Independence of the Seas moves swiftly across the ocean to its destination.
  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Canal Lock
    Canal Lock

    Big, Bigger, Biggest (02:56)

    What is a lock? Did you know that it is one of the most powerful engineering technology inventions that is used everyday?
 

Big, Bigger, Biggest reveals the steps forward that enabled today's groundbreaking structures to become a reality. Each episode uncovers the six inventions that made modern engineering possible, and the six historic structures that led to these futuristic marvels.

 
 

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