South Holston Lake Dam - Dive to the Intakes 4k
Published 2020-11-30
All Comments (21)
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My absolute worst nightmare is being even next to one of those intakes.
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This is fantastic! I grew up in this area and have always wondered what the intake was like at the base of South Holston Dam. As a child, I had an irrational fear of being sucked into the intake at the bottom (after seeing a dramatized version of it on a TV show). I think you guys just helped me overcome that fear, LOL.
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Absolute nightmare fuel. And the algorithm knows this….
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As a kid, being given tours of Hiawassee by my grandpa had me well aware of what was going on in the deep waters behind the dam. The idea of being anywhere near that wall in the water put a chill in my blood that I couldn't overcome to bring myself to swim even in the marked swimming area far from the dam itself. Kinda takes away some of that fear to see you two diving next to one while it's running. At least I can swim in a dammed lake now if I want to.
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My absolute worse nightmare 🤦♂️. I won’t even get close to a dam in a boat! I have this fear of being sucked under and into some big black hole and never getting out. I’m sweating just trying to watch this
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The soundtrack was so well chosen, the explanations, well everything. That's an excellent real life horror footage. Thanks for sharing, from a swimming/diving lover, cheers.
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I’ve known this dam my whole life. I’ve always wondered what this looked like thank you!
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I would be far to afraid for DP to get any where near those intakes.
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I'm strangely addicted to my submechanophobia and this is perfect, thanks.
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Better be. Careful been on a few dams where there are sections of the trash rack missing and if it’s discharging you are finished. Commercial diver for over 20 years
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Be careful down there! Those big titanium balls of yours might damage the turbines. That explains why we're getting power outages.
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seeing those grates and hearing the turbines is giving me anxiety.
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I’m a local who has an uncanny fascination with this type of thing….I’m in school to be and underwater welder and I’d love to do the same stuff y’all do. Just today I took a little expedition into the Watauga dam spillway…best moment of my life so far
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This is a true nightmare due to me actually almost being sucked in into a intake pipe once but thank God my adrenaline kicked in and I escaped
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As a East Tennessee Diver myself I am loving your vids.
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Have you considered carrying a small bottle of food coloring with you on dives like this? It can help visualize currents.
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How many turbines are there?
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I’m a local to this dam and I’ve always wondered where the water weren’t to be generated and now I know thanks for the great video
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what a great video! didnt know you guys were divers as well. beautiful underwater scenery! so glad i subscribed to your channel. looking forward to more.
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You can hear the turbines as early as 2:20 with a good pair of headphones, very spooky! I would love to know how loud it sounded in person, at such low frequencies I wonder if you could feel the vibrations?
