They Dumped 2 Million Tires Into The Ocean. After 50 Years, Everyone Was Shocked by The Result
2024 ж. 6 Нау.
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100 tires wasn't enough? Not even 200. But 2,000,000 tires just dumped with no research on the environmental effects. Sounds like they just wanted to get rid of tires and didn't have a better idea
You do know that EPA research is rarely ever finished and almost always ends with a conclusion of inconclusive evidence. A complete waste of tax dollars, a psychic has better results.
He, He, Cheap way to get rid of them, A bit of Research $$ in Pockets, Why not.
Sanctioned by Joe bidon
@@Mortlupo YES… Abolish the EPA. We don’t need clean air and water in America. We can trust the corporations and the right-wing politicians they own to take good care of us.
Not a free better idea anyway.
Shred the tires and use them with asphalt to make the roads last longer and ride smother. Its been tested in northern Arizona where the weather is cold and snowy during the winter. The Asphalt industry said no to longer lasting roads.
They asphalt lobby prevents this. Yes, there's a powerful asphalt lobby. Constant resurfacing of roads is VERY profitable. Think about it. Bad roads destroy tires and shock absorbers...so those companies profit. Gas mileage goes down due to construction traffic jams...so gas companies profit. Asphalt manufacturers and petrochemical companies profit from the manufacturing of the asphalt. Companies that handle disposal/recycling of old asphalt also profit. Corporations that do the road repairs profit. Politicians profit from kickbacks and campaign "donations". It's like heathcare. There is no profit in fixing a problem...only in ongoing treatment.
@@holeymcsockpuppetthe asphalt lobbyist do did not want to go out of business.
Did you even watch the video. They said that they are doing that with some of them.
I heard there was a Japanese man who invented away of recycling plastic bags and plastic waste into gasoline and kerosene and diesel. Is there a way we could use the tires similar and break it down into fuels?
@@jacobshelt01- We can burn anything and get energy from it. Clean burning incinerators exist and are being used. As to why we don't use it here... /Shrugs
They did this off New Jersey too! What an absolute disaster!
That sucks
Man back in the 2000s built a power plant that runs off a used tires. The byproduct from the burnt tires was a high concentration of fertilizer so there were zero waste besides the filters that had to be scrubbed so it did not harm the air environment, but all he got was a headache From the county and the government attacking him and forcing him out of business, these bureaucrats are so ignorant and so full of their selves these days too much booksmart not enough reality these people are unfit for these positions. I pray to God that we get seasoned individuals to take these leading roles in environment quality I’m so sick of these dirty, corrupt bureaucrats. They’re not here for us anymore.
that's very sad. when a govt has a course setting and a narrative to thrust on us.... other ideas regardless of how good.... are tossed into the ocean like these tires.
Isn't that how you make acid rain? Or do the plants combat that somehow? I guess if it's mixed with coal that it would get hot enough to convert the sulfur dioxide and nox. Honestly, I would be OK even paying people for used tires just to prevent dumping them anywhere else.
@@ryancunningham7847 -- scrubbers.
They never were.
@GORT70 Sorry, hypothetically speaking.
Thank you so much for not using that artificial squeaky voice anymore!
i miss that cute squeaky voice.
WATOP, sir, your subtle, SILENT and comical use of Steve was a very refreshing thing. I felt like the old days. There would be no harm in you interacting with him, just keep him as a light foil. I thank you for taking note of the comments and wishing you well. A long time fan. Be well. ❤
Feeling a little flat & tired watching this, tread carefully lads. Well it has been a Goodyear anyway - and there's no pressure :-)
😂 I see what you did there.
Yeah, been a little deflated and out of balance lately. I need to realign myself so I don't wear down unevenly.
Is your name Cooper? Are you from Yokohama? I bet you’re a mastercraft avenger, ha ha!
GOLDEN RESPONSE
Where are Uni ,Roy and AL?
I managed a tire shop for 7 years and you would not believe how many garbage tires we collected! I'm talking a pile the size of a large house every couple weeks! Multiply that by billions and you might have a picture of the waste tires the world produces.
Yes, turning them into power is the best answer. Then the steel belting gets recycled and the ash goes to be processed into fertilizer.
You grind tires up and mix them with blacktop.
There is a movie called Idiocracy. If you haven't watched it, go do it! While it is a movie it's turning more and more into a documentary.
Lately they've been sending these damn tires to Africa like it's a very large yet beautiful dump. Shame on them period.
I saw a fence here on KZhead made from used tires in Africa. Some use the treads as soles for shoes. Earthships use tires as part of their foundation walls. They are a kind of half- underground house. Docks use them against the dock wall to protect the wooden boats when they knock against the walls. Some use them as flower planters when half buried in the earth. Toxic trash is a world wide problem. The UN should study it. Also, when left lying around, they collect rainwater which then breeds mosquitos. If painted, like the ones in the African fence, perhaps the rare earth elements, etc will not escape?
Winnie Mandela counted on more and more tires being sent...
I’ve lived in Ft. Lauderdale for 6 years, never knew about this.
Lessons learned should not be forgotten. And definitely not repeated.
What a terribly common scenerio: one cheap solution in the past turns into a very expensive future problem. Sorry kids, your ancestors were greedy, time to roll up them sleaves and clean up after the senile "world leaders".
florida also dumped 100 WW2 jeeps in the ocean too, guess that helps the ocean too
@@GX-105Dnothing surprises me anymore, but it does fill me with dread and vicarious regret
@GX-105D Well I think that's ok those can turn into reefs. They sink boats to turn them into reefs too
Our descendants are going to hate us for good reasons. If we were at least trying to solve problems and failing, that would be something.
How Da Fuk did anyone think this was a GOOD IDEA? How? A Toxic Azz Tire in Salt Water!!
In the 70’s no one even thought about much being toxic. Men were men, women were women, and no one feared much other than nuclear war.
Brain dead, and trying to hide the mess. same with old ammunition and explosives in the Baltic, and radioactive crap off both US coasts. Hide it all and tell the public the problem is solved. Kick the can down the road for an administration 20-30 years down the road.
You should see what else is dumped in the ocean
Still done today (2024) with millions of tons of trash
Tires arent really toxic.
it was O N L Y to get rid of the tires p e r i o d !!
Remember the days when smoking was advertised as being... healthy? Or when nuclear in household seemed like the way to go? Or arsenic, cyanide and strychnine were pretty common in Victorian society? Notice the pattern?
And, you're ONLY polluting your earth 🌎... Period.
I like the idea of heating them so the soften but DONT release harmful smoke / gasses and adding road base and using them to fix roads
Crazy... Wow... Tire makers who make money selling tires should recycle and/or be held responsible. Just like anyone who makes plastic.
Tires and plastic are used by YOU! Makers wouldn't make any money if YOU didn't buy. Take responsibility!
Why not the end user?
@@jamesbottoms6912 the end user doesn't have the expertise to recycle tires the tire maker has the capability and facilities to reuse them. Alternatively oil refineries can turn them back to oil via pyrolysis the scrap metal can then be sent to scrap metal facilities for re-use.
Pyrolysis, you mean burning? Or is it some other process.@@HepCatJack
@@centurione6489 plastic is everywhere and nearly unavoidable, you goober. There need to be regulations set and companies should be held responsible, the consumers aren't at fault when nearly every company is switching to and using an excessive amount of plastic because it's cheaper. The companies are just shifting blame to the consumers.
How about doing a small scale trial...
Some people like Steve, others hate him. Some like the animation; others hate it. I even read conflicting comments about WATOP's voice. I just want to say thank you for the content
Geopolymer is concrete that has polymer like chemical bonds. They have already proven that grinding up the tire and mixing it with geopolymer makes a good wall, or any shape.
Best way to avoid mega-expensive errors is pilot programs that prove/disprove the concept while exposing weaknesses to address in subsequent attempts. In this case, it sounds suspiciously like getting rid of the tires was the "idea" and the reef was the "afterthought". Live and learn.
Fun fact you can actually turn old tires into oil. Just nobody does it.
And new roads
@@southaussiegarbo2054 Too expensive. Nobody wants to take responsibility. Old generations want their retirement, young generations refuse to pay for something they didn't create.
@@disenfranchised2.073 thats false on so many levels
@@disenfranchised2.073 what are you on about? We're already turning tires into new roads. We've been doing it since the 60's and its proven to lowers the costs of road projects. If your state isn't doing it, it's because of politics there either so right wing they think recycling is the devil or so left wing they're more concerned about giving scholarships to smack dealers.
Seems we would have more responsible corporate leaders if they were held criminally responsible for the decisions they make. They’ll fight this tooth and claw but there must be a better way than just profit motive and pleasing the stockholders - all they do is reap the benefits without doing the work. Trump’24
Just imagine what all those millions of barrels of uranium nuclear waste at dump sites all over the planet is doing to the sealife 😢 and the plutonium, strontium, etc, etc...and the plastic... and fukushima 😮 it amazes me there's anything left alive down there 😢
Who really cares. Sea life was here LONG before people. And guess what, sea life will be here LONG after people. People act like we will exist FOREVER. Which just isn't true
Is it bad to use old tires as raised flower beds or garden use? I thought it was a good idea to protect them from the weed eater.
It's not especially bad. Good reuse
They knew it wouldn't work, the 'Artificial Reef' bit was marketing to give tire dumping in the ocean a good spin
well, as I watched them do this from my boat while fishing, I thought it was going to be a disaster - turns out I was not wrong - Question, what has man done to save the world that did not hurt it more? I am still living in Broward County, with all the rules and regs and what few fish you can keep I got Pizzed and gave my boat away and no longer attempt to fish - Last time I tried from a drift boat it cost $70 and not one fish was a keeper -
Wow, a thumbnail that actually doesn't make me puke! What a treat!
Thumbnail is fake and should be reported.
With the modern emissions equipment on power generation boilers, it make sense to burn the tires instead of putting them in the landfill.
a lot of vehicles were dumped into the Pacific at the end of WWII. 80 years ago and they are still perfectly identifiable as tires.
Hi Watop you've come a very long way A good job is what Steve and you have been doing Keep it up I jux wish we could get shorter duration content like what you guys used to make Nonetheless keep up the good job
I'm so happy to watch something other than another animal video from you guys, I was tired of the same topic for so long. I hope to see more variety from here on out.🤔
These people said fuck the ocean, we're gonna declare war on it🤣🤣🤣🤣 10/10 Good job everyone i approve your message!!!
great job they didn't think about the chemicals in the tire will release with time, people think before you do something stupid. they should clean all this up.
Should clean it all back up and recycle it. Pay the bills for the damaged and recycled tyre's could pay off half of the bills! It is rubber and can be recovered 🤷♂🤷♂
The big lesson here is that _experts_ usually have no idea what they're talking about, but it doesn't stop them from talking about it, especially if there's money involved in going along with the current big thing.
I say make swing sets and bigger tires also so you can get more kids or adults can have fun on them too. Its alot of fun when others get on them ❤😊.
i think we need a new technology to fix this issue
Yeah a recycler machine that makes them new again instead of getting rid to saved more resources instead of waste
Tiring to watch ;)
Exactly.
Not when your michelin man
I tire of your jokes...
@@Gukworksdon't get your wheel twisted, he was just tiring to be funny
Lol😂😂😂
Because the world take the ocean for a dump !!! 😢
Rivers, Seas and Oceans: humanity's bona fide waste disposal since like... 2 million years.
All the critters seem happy, only thing pissed are the tree huggers...Ha Ha Ha
I am tired out! Thanks for sharing. 😮
Interesting breakdown. Thank you!
"Breakdown" is an interesting word choice.
The hardest longest part of people cleaning up tires is the process of dealing with the government… nice
Great idea…what could go wrong
That is just freakin hilarious!!😂😂😂😂😂
The reason the cost has increased is inflation! Furthermore, the arctic ice cap is at record high for both thickness and area. So much for global warming, lol.
can anyone tell mi how you do that first scene with the world map zoom in? (FIRST 3 SECONDS)
Combine the tires with organic garbage and sewage and make them into oil. That oil can be made into whatever kind of plastic is needed, or gas and diesel if you aren't a stop-oil nut.
Why- because humanity is stupid that's why!
You guys are still my favorite Gay couple on KZhead. 😊
All it takes is using common sense. Thanks for this video.
Great structure for the fish. It's still a good idea, just have to anchor them better.
Mother Nature always wins remember that people
We're killing Mother Nature, Lexis, and ourselves in the process. It's entropy that always wins.
This is tiring!
Ok people let's not give up trying we will get it right...
It's hard to believe they didn't know what these toxic chems would do before. Even at that time. Was awhile ago but not that long
OMG!! Tires are the worst for our reefs !!!
Im building my second house out of tires and sandbags, and crazy my house can withstand fire, bullets, termites, and year-round 70 degrees inside even if its negative temps outside 🤷 Pack the tires with dirt, and cover them in cement and you got almost a 3 ft thick wall, i can destroy any other house with a Bic lighter lol
Can we have an update on the 2,000,000 tires in 1,999,950 years?
There'll be no sea or sea creature left!
If you think about it... dumping tires in the ocean is probably one of the smartest things people can do with used tires. Tires are just concentration oil which more than likely started its life as plankton in an ocean anyway. In a way your just returning that carbon back to the bottom of the ocean instead of introducing it into the atmosphere.
I remember them doing that... artificial reefs ..claimed it would provide homes for the creatures...it was all good ...no mention back then on any drawbacks...Boy fifty years go by fast ..graduated in 1976..dang am I old
that music at the 5 minute mark made me want to watch scary interesting
Ha! I was scrolling comments to see if anyone else noticed. I kept thinking "I hope the music (if one and the same) is free so this video doesn't get a strike!"
What about the millions of barrels of DDT PCBs off the coast of California?? What a nightmare!
18th century industrial adage: "If one can't see it then it can't hurt." Right?
🙄We are the worst thing that ever happened to this planet😮💨
That we are!
Only Americans
Hot take: it's not humanity in and of itself that's the worst thing that happened to this planet, but humans making materialism their god and becoming lazy.
The planet is fine, only the surface are messed up
@harrissaeed657 GOD how I wish THAT were true...
Like the chemicals company which dumped hundreds of thousands of 55 gallons drums of DDT and dioxins wastes off the coast of Catalina island, California for 30 years while U.S. EPA did nothing.
Too bad Trump did not own the chemical company. They would have taken everything he has by now.
Ok. So if it's that big of a problem. Then why don't they start recovering them? There's plenty of asphalt roads that need repairs. Or? ...here's a novel idea. Why can't they be recycled back into new tires? Where is our technology? In the 40s, they did metal drives and tire drives for the war effort. Why now, they can't seem to recycle this?
Did you even watch the video. That's what most of the video is about.
My dad served on the USS oriskany.
Great video😊
Most people are not aware of this but they had come up with a viable answer by grinding up old tires and mixing the material in with asphalt and paving highways with this blended material. Unfortunately the American Asphalt Producers of America would not enjoin with this idea and fought against it. Thus we have this present massive issue.
The navy trained us now we are always having to fix their mistakes.
Omg America, what more can you pollute or use excessively.😢
4:10 what is the music used here?
ill be willing to bet its more expensive because of kicbacks as well
Can't this rubber be reprocessed somehow? I tend to suspect that the corporations who survive of the continual exploitation of rubber don't want that.
Would there be anyway to repurpose used tires? Sinking ships I definitely understand but tires would have an after effect
Economically not viable. Same goes for all those fancy ocean cleaning projects trying to remove our crap. Don't forget about those carbon capture projects, etc, etc,... WASF!
we used tyres to make seawalls to stop coastal corrosion
Coasts don't corrode. They may, however, errode.
How many more tires were dumped _without_ permits since then? It seems like it would have been a handy place to hide a few illegal dumps, especially when the tires already there were relatively new.
May God forgive us for treating our beautiful planet like this...
Fish need to drive too.
Tires release heavy metals. Headbangers triggered.
Now Akron is a leader in recycling of tires
Old tires can be recycled as construction bricks for housing.
6:37 oh no the rare salt water guppies anything but them
With all the recycling you'd think there would be a grasp on recycling tires.
Florida is full of rich people. Tax only those makin
The manufacturer of any thing should be responsible for the product after it is used up 😊
They STILL HAVENT in SCREWED Their screw up!!!!!!!!!
So much for out of sight, out of mind!
Unbelievable that this was ever done .
Turned the damn things into components for asphalt, that what a company " Worldwide Rubber" did.
Is impossible to watch this even it intersting, that horific animation with eyes ruin everything
can stack 1000 or more filled with dirt in the the wall forms of an earthship home...!
I can't believe they actually though this was a good idea back then, they must of known tires are toxic but didn't care?!
Those tires move to a underwater volcano we'll see an underwater tire fire
these companies are slacking off because they don’t want to spend money to recycle
You know I remember hearing about this story when I lived on base in Alabama back in the 80s as a child. And I have the same thought than as I do now that, "This stupid it's going to pollute the water. They know what they're doing they're just trying to get rid of trash." I'm just as a pulse then as I am now the only difference is is 40 years. °~•.☆.•~°
I’ll go dump my rubbish and say it’s helping native wildlife, don’t you dare fine me!
After Bob got out of prison, he started his legal tire recycling business, where he warehoused them at $1 or $2 each for those he could not resell, then stacked them to the rafters, then closed the business, and started another. The owner of his former rental, would have to hire his new business, to remove the tires. So, the more tires he got, the more he got to move them again. At the end, third world countries eventually found they could make houses out of tire walls, so, he sent most overseas for a few more bucks. But at that point, it was no longer profitable, and he started other businesses. Most of his business, was formerly from handling tires 3 times or more.
Grreat idea.