Panama Canal-Speeding Up Life With A Time Lapse Video
Warping Time Through the Panama Canal
Six hours of locks, water, steel, and geography compressed into sixty seconds.
Speeding Up Life
Warping Time / Speeding Up Life
A motion-capture time lapse compresses an epic six-hour Panama Canal crossing into sixty seconds. Inspired by a 2011 St. Louis Van Halen concert, it becomes a visual joyride.
Five Astonishing Facts About the Panama Canal
The Most Expensive U.S. Project of Its Era
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.
A Human Cost Measured in Thousands
More than 25,000 workers died during the French and American construction periods, primarily from diseases such as yellow fever and malaria.
Eight Thousand Nautical Miles Removed
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.
A Continent Recut
Construction required excavating more than 200 million cubic yards of earth, enough to build a wall 8 feet tall and 13 feet wide around the equator.
Hours Instead of Weeks
The average transit time through the Panama Canal is 8 to 10 hours, compared with roughly two weeks to navigate around South America.
Traveling Is Like Shaving
Traveling is like shaving - miss a day and you feel off. Maybe I am a burnout, but the rest of the planet: heads up. The Dude abides.
Cruising has not solved my situations - it subsidizes them.