80yrs since THE GREAT ESCAPE so Tunnelled OUT the Garden!!
Summary
TLDRIn celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Great Escape, the narrator visits Sea Tunnel Dave to explore his DIY tunnel project, inspired by the iconic World War II event. Dave's tunnel, complete with a shipping container, spiral staircase, and innovative hoverboard-powered cart system, is a testament to creativity and engineering. The pair attempt a mock escape, digging through challenging soil and overcoming humorous obstacles, ultimately breaking through to the surface. The experience underscores the ingenuity and perseverance of the original Great Escape tunnelers.
Takeaways
- 🏡 The video involves DIY tunneling projects, with the speaker having experience in digging tunnels from their house and workshop.
- 🔨 The 80th anniversary of 'The Great Escape' is being celebrated by隧道Dave (Tunnel Dave), who has a unique tunneling project inspired by the event.
- 🗑️ Tunnel Dave's project features a shipping container buried in his garden, accessible via a spiral staircase built inside a well.
- 💨 A windscreen wiper powered air pump is used to pump air through the tunnel, ensuring a supply of fresh air.
- 🛠️ The tunnel includes a cart system that works off a kid's hoverboard, showcasing creative problem-solving.
- 🌳 The process of digging up to the surface is highlighted as more challenging than digging down or across due to soil collapse.
- 🎉 The video documents a temporary escape to the surface in honor of the Great Escape anniversary, despite ongoing tunnel construction.
- 👀 The speaker experiences a humorous moment when they accidentally defecate in Tunnel Dave's house, leaving an impression on their host.
- 🚪 The escape involves pushing through the turf and emerging onto the lawn, with the video capturing the excitement and effort of the process.
- 🧳 The speaker's suitcase causes a comedic issue during the escape, highlighting the challenges of navigating tight spaces with belongings.
- 👏 The video ends with a reflection on the historical efforts of the boys in 1944, emphasizing the ingenuity and determination of their escape attempts.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video transcript?
-The main topic of the video transcript is DIY tunneling, specifically focusing on two individuals' projects inspired by the Great Escape, with one of them being Tunnel Dave's.
What are the different types of tunnels mentioned in the transcript?
-The transcript mentions tunnels dug from a house, a workshop, and a large underground bunker in a back garden, as well as Tunnel Dave's project involving a shipping container buried in a garden accessed by a spiral staircase inside a well.
What is the significance of the 80th anniversary mentioned in the transcript?
-The 80th anniversary mentioned in the transcript is in reference to the Great Escape, a famous event during World War II where Allied prisoners of war dug tunnels to escape from a German POW camp.
What unique feature does Tunnel Dave's tunnel have?
-Tunnel Dave's tunnel has a windscreen wiper powered air pump for pumping air through the tunnel and a cart system that works off a kid's hoverboard.
What was the goal of the tunneling project during the Great Escape anniversary?
-The goal during the Great Escape anniversary was to dig up to the surface, creating a temporary vent as a tribute to the original escape, rather than digging across to another location.
What challenges did the individuals face while digging up to the surface?
-Digging up to the surface presented challenges such as the dirt falling on their heads and the difficulty of digging upwards compared to digging down or across.
What was the humorous incident that occurred during the escape?
-The humorous incident was when one of the individuals had to admit that he had an accident and defecated in Tunnel Dave's house, leaving the bathroom window open to air it out.
How did the individuals celebrate their escape?
-They celebrated their escape by dressing in civilian clothes, carrying suitcases, and pretending to break out of the tunnel, mimicking the scenes from the Great Escape film.
What was the final outcome of the escape attempt in the video?
-The final outcome was successful, with both individuals managing to push through the turf and escape to the surface, despite some comedic difficulties with suitcases and the tight fit of the tunnel.
What can be inferred about the individuals' feelings towards the original Great Escape?
-The individuals show a great deal of respect and admiration for the efforts and ingenuity of those involved in the original Great Escape, recognizing the challenges they faced and the resourcefulness they displayed.
What is the narrator's next project in relation to tunneling?
-The narrator's next project is a smaller, ongoing tunneling endeavor that will be featured on his channel once completed, although the specifics are not detailed in the transcript.
Outlines
🏡 DIY Tunneling Adventures
The speaker shares their passion for DIY tunneling, having dug tunnels from their house and workshop, and even an underground bunker in their back garden. They visit 'Tunnel Dave', who is inspired by the 80th anniversary of 'The Great Escape' to dig his own tunnel. Dave's project involves a shipping container buried in his garden, accessed by a spiral staircase inside a well. The tunnel features a windscreen wiper-powered air pump and a cart system working off a kid's hoverboard. The speaker and Dave attempt to break out of the tunnel, celebrating the Great Escape anniversary by digging up to the surface.
🚪 The Great Escape Reenactment
The speaker and Dave face challenges as they dig up to the surface, with the task proving harder than digging down or across due to soil collapse. Despite the difficulties, they persevere, with Dave eventually breaking through the turf. However, they find themselves 20 feet short of the house. The speaker also humorously recounts a mishap where they accidentally defecated in Dave's house. The reenactment ends with both of them successfully 'escaping' from the tunnel, dressed in civilian clothes with suitcases, despite some comedic struggles.
🎉 Reflecting on the Effort and Next Steps
After the escape, the speaker reflects on the immense effort the boys in 'The Great Escape' put into their tunneling with limited resources. The speaker appreciates the experience and encourages viewers to check out 'Tunnel Dave's' progress on his channel. They also tease their own ongoing project, promising to share it on their channel once completed. The video ends with a light-hearted moment where the speaker goes to find a tennis ball, highlighting the fun and adventurous spirit of the whole experience.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡DIY tunneling
💡Tunnel Dave
💡Great Escape
💡Windscreen wiper powered air pump
💡Hoverboard cart system
💡Damp and mold
💡Breaking out
💡Claustrophobia
💡Turf
💡Editing
💡Secret garage
Highlights
The narrator has extensive experience in DIY tunneling, having dug tunnels from his house and workshop, and even a large underground bunker in his back garden.
The 80th anniversary of the Great Escape inspired the narrator and Tunnel Dave to attempt their own breakouts, paying homage to the historical event.
Tunnel Dave's project involves a shipping container buried in his garden, accessed by a spiral staircase built inside a well, reflecting the Great Escape's iconic tunnel design.
A windscreen wiper powered air pump is used to pump air through the tunnel, ensuring a breathable environment during their DIY tunneling adventure.
The tunnel features a unique cart system that operates using a child's hoverboard, showcasing creative problem-solving in DIY projects.
The narrator and Tunnel Dave attempted to break out of the tunnel, simulating the Great Escape, but encountered challenges such as digging upwards being harder than digging down or across.
During the escape attempt, the narrator humorously admits to making a rookie mistake by having an unfortunate incident in Dave's house, adding a touch of humor to the story.
The escape involved pushing through several tons of dirt, with the narrator describing the difficulty of digging upwards as the dirt falls on your head.
Upon reaching the surface, the participants celebrated their successful escape, highlighting the sense of achievement and freedom.
The narrator's escape was not as smooth as Dave's, with his larger suitcase causing a comical struggle, adding to the narrative's entertainment value.
The narrator reflects on the efforts of the boys from the 1944 Great Escape, appreciating their resourcefulness and the challenges they faced with limited tools.
Tunnel Dave's ongoing project is mentioned, with an invitation for viewers to follow his progress on his YouTube channel.
The narrator teases an upcoming project involving getting out from the ground, promising to share it on his channel once completed.
The transcript concludes with a light-hearted moment where the narrator jokes about needing to find a tennis ball, adding a casual and relatable touch to the end of the story.
Transcripts
when it comes to DIY tunneling I'm
writing the book on it I've dug him from
my house I've dug them from my workshop
and I've dug a massive underground
bunker in the back Garden but it's not
just me at it tunnel Dave is digging his
own Great Escape style tunnel and with
it being the 80th anniversary that the
boys got out I decided to go and see him
and we're going to break out ourselves
oh if only it was that
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simple
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so I'm off to Sea tunnel Dave now his
project is a lot different to mine he's
got a shipping container buried in his
garden as you can see and it's accessed
by a spiral staircase which has been
built inside a
well now this project is inspired by The
Great Escape so it's a tunnel that you
crawl down not walk down but in true
Great Escape sty we've got a windscreen
wiper powerered air pump to pump air
through the tunnel and then we've got
this fantastic cart system which
actually works off a kid's hoverboard
that is a genius
move you having to go Colin oh yes one
for
you here
too I love
you and here we are
internal Dave's
tunnel obviously different to mine but
it's just as cool even Tom had a go on
the car but his experience was different
W even move yank it he
go all right all right Tom I'm coming
back
you what are you
doing
I'm
back so after talking to Dave with 50%
of my underwear on show tunneling is
tunneling now Dave's ground is a lot
easier and a lot softer to dig than mine
but obviously having access via well
means water is never that far away and
which means damp and mold can be a bit
more of an issue now the grand plan is
to tunnel from the bunker near the well
across to a new basement he's going to
build behind his house but is not
tunneling across at the moment No so at
the minute he's digging up to the
surface cuz it's the Great Escape
anniversary I think next week or the
80th anniversary so he's kind of to
celebrate that he's digging up to the
surface making like a little temperary
vent thing but uh as he's found out
digging up is a lot harder than digging
down or across cuz it all falls on your
head so digging up to the surface
breaking out great escape style sign me
up
so on the way back to see Dave oh I've
made a rookie mistake I stopped off and
got myself an Indian Keanan on the way
give your a little bit of bad guts when
I got there oh ohal Dave I've done a poo
in your house and it probably smells but
it don't matter I've left the bathroom
window
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open I like to make good first
impressions literally only the second
time you've met this guy Colin come on
SO to make our escape and get to the
surface we've got to go through about 6
to 8T of dirt and as I know digging up
is so much more harder it all drops in
your face you you kind of need to do it
without looking what you're doing you
just got to keep going Dave making a
fine job of this we can smell freedom
people we can see the roots of the grass
above
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us very nearly there now oh yeah look at
that that's definitely Roe you didn't
think you'd see the lawn from underneath
got take a drill through we can see
where we
are oh that F God
yeah we're through and then just like in
the film Dave got some grass down that's
it we've got grass now we got grass it's
time to
escape with the search light scanning we
were ready to escape we had our civilian
clothes on we had our suitcases come on
boys let's
go
first off Dave squeezed up and pushed
his Spade through the
surface they then pushed up broke the
turf broke the surface and had a good
luck round and then of course he
realized we were 20 foot short of his
house but we knew
that I've got you suitcas right it's all
clear up there are you been up yeah
quick mark they
are we're escaping Dave then pushed his
suitcase through and escaped to the
safety of his own
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garden Dave was out it was now my turn
come first grade Escape here we
go got me arm think the case is too big
my case is too big this totally sums up
my Great
Escape go
get right come on
suitcase get out of the way you're in
the own
waye
oh
here we go there we
[Laughter]
go now I apologize to the claustrophobic
people this does look a lot worse on
camera but it still was a pretty tight
fit
um this
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I'll try
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[Laughter]
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again you might have to go us the
Germans to go push it back down
again the Germans have come I can't use
that kind so my Escape wasn't going too
well back in 1944 I'm not sure I could
have asked the German for helping
getting my suitcase out yeah wait a
minute I'm I'm going to go back down out
the way that's is good go on then
John what's ger for
John he
John
case welcome to the tunneling side of
YouTube Dave so happy is escape back in
come to rescue College come to rescue
let's go for it bre
head
W oh
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that's right that that go You thing if I
give it a good
shove
on
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that's got to be close get the
feeling that they didn't make this much
noise in 1944 right you ready I don't
think they asked the Germans for help
neither did they get their suitcases
out I will take this kitchen sink
I'm going to need a shower when I get
home and then with one final piece of
turf removed it was ready for the final
push here we go
stqueen it was through at
last where's the oh You' got the spay
didn't you so with yet more help for my
German friend I could finally
Escape
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[Applause]
we're out and now with the power of
editing I will make it look like a
seamless
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exercise
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where is the
ging here we
go
oh what a laugh that was thank you very
much Tel day for inviting me on that
that was absolutely fantastic really
puts into perspective as well the amount
of effort that the boys went to in 1944
to get out of that camp and just support
their tunnel with just bits of bed slats
and whatever they could find around the
camp absolutely amazing now I've linked
tunnel Dave's channel in the description
so you can go and check his tunnel
progress out and his project that's
ongoing of course I'm just doing a
little project of the minute just to get
out out from getting out from the ground
getting out the ground the ground so
that will be uploaded on this channel as
soon as it's finished stay tuned for
that subscribe and then of course I'm
back on the secret garage boom
everything is good people see you in the
next
one come find a tennis ball I've
literally got
this that's very
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poor
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