South Pole Construction Nightmare

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A complex project at the South Pole is stymied by extreme weather conditions.
The South Pole Project : THURS SEPTEMBER 6 9P et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/video/?source=4003

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fahrenheit is a ... ( 10 months ago by akafalcons)

fahrenheit is a stupid measurement and its proven...same way miles are used by stupids only thats y americans r still using...

Wait a second. Why ... ( 10 months ago by tehNewbie)

Wait a second. Why are they building this thing, why is it so important.

Wait a second. ... ( 10 months ago by ytube28341)

Wait a second. People say that until 2009, it will be hard to see Planet X (Niburu) from any location other than the South Pole. Is there a connection? Is this the reason for this facility?

wow, I'm ... ( 9 months ago by gerald02121)

wow, I'm disappointed.. National Geographic, I love you with all my heart, but I did not learn a f*ckin thing from that video.. all I learned is that by the time they fly in all that 25 million pounds, the south pole will be melted.

Damn, and i thought ... ( 9 months ago by dethbiker)

Damn, and i thought my work was a rough contracting job. They should build a Wal-mart down there next, I'll come drywall it.

they shouldn't ... ( 9 months ago by matythemod)

they shouldn't build a wal mart...all the other retail stores will go out of business in a year

There was a showing ... ( 9 months ago by lowestsodium)

There was a showing of this video last weekend at South Pole Station to a raucous audience. Everybody was laughing at the over dramatic narration. The carpenters and cargo handlers were running around all last week saying "We're MEGA Builders!" Of course, the video never mention that the building was poorly designed and that the foundations are settling at different rates, so the whole station is starting to twist at the joints of the four wings.

I like yellow. ( 9 months ago by hydroruf)

I like yellow.

Yellow is good. I ... ( 9 months ago by Viragobob)

Yellow is good. I like green, too.

That's because Al ... ( 9 months ago by Viragobob)

That's because Al Gore is running around down there with a few flame throwers attached to the back of his Hummer.

Yellow is my happy ... ( 9 months ago by SiliconBong)

Yellow is my happy colour.

i have worked there ... ( 8 months ago by zeppie30)

i have worked there, and everything that is taken there comes out of there. very little pollution there.

trust me oil is the ... ( 8 months ago by zeppie30)

trust me oil is the last thing they have going on there. the united states abides by the antarctic treaty. the only drilling going on there is for a project called "ice cube". which is a nutrino detector. it would be way to much to drill there and get the oil back to the real world. you would have to fly it out.

Red! Blood! Power ... ( 8 months ago by DivineReaper)

Red! Blood! Power Color Red!... Just Joking, all I eat is, and covered or packed in red(Strawberry Ice, Ketchup, Apples and stuff)... so I'm comfortable in red... I saw your comment, I went like "RED!" xP

This where we gonna ... ( 7 months ago by R32364D3)

This where we gonna send all the people who voted for Bush and put them to scrub the outter walls.

red colour could be ... ( 7 months ago by hinekzokre)

red colour could be nicer with blue horizontal lines and a large gold vertical line

LOL! I like the ... ( 7 months ago by DivineReaper)

LOL! I like the Idea XD

this is definately ... ( 7 months ago by tompatrickelly)

this is definately for science only because oil would be way too expensive from anarctica they would have to drill through the ice and fly it out

Its so weird to see ... ( 4 months ago by jeabo0adhd)

Its so weird to see bulldozers and cranes in the arctic. How did they get them out there? By truck?

yeah, yeah, you are ... ( 3 months ago by google2com)

yeah, yeah, you are right...one of my college professor's graduate student was one of the people who was involved in the project.

you are seriously ... ( 3 months ago by kingofcrunk4u)

you are seriously one of the biggest d bags alive...

lol..ok..I just ... ( 3 months ago by Hipster420)

lol..ok..I just have to answer jeabo0adhd...yes they got them there by truck..on the bridge that comes over from Australia....heehee

"Astrology" LOL. ... ( 2 months ago by blanchelincoln)

"Astrology" LOL. What's your sign? What effects does Jupiter have on your love life?

"It's ent-artica" ( 1 month ago by raVen670)

"It's ent-artica"

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