"Thought to save time", then spends 38 years digging a tunnel. Absolutely relatable.
@dannielledoerr4085
2 ай бұрын
Yep, he is definitely left with an effort reminder.
@matthewadkins7973
2 ай бұрын
I don't mean to be that guy but it's sought
@Qwerty-ff1cr
2 ай бұрын
In modern times we would call him a coder...
@jenniferlynn3537
2 ай бұрын
@@Qwerty-ff1cr Project becomes outdated or obsolete prior to completion???
@codyramos3200
2 ай бұрын
@@ANONM60Dwrong story
@edtheminecraftian
25 күн бұрын
*Digs tunnel for 38 years* *Refuses to elaborate* *Leaves*
@Brunoki22
20 күн бұрын
Yeah, pretty much. Lol
@kakhatsikaradze4772
19 күн бұрын
🗿
@casualfoodenjoyer7951
18 күн бұрын
minecraft
@echo-hotel
18 күн бұрын
@@casualfoodenjoyer7951only 15 years of Minecraft so far. But I’ll be digging until I die.
@casualfoodenjoyer7951
18 күн бұрын
@@echo-hotel godspeed soldier
@cymro6537
7 күн бұрын
Imagine how he felt when he chipped away as he had done for almost 2O years - and then suddenly - saw daylight. He'd reached the other side. Job done. William, We salute you .....
@aviv1002
3 күн бұрын
it was 38 years
@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ
3 күн бұрын
same
@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ
3 күн бұрын
it was 38 years
@cymro6537
3 күн бұрын
@@aviv1002 My bad.
@govelasco
3 күн бұрын
What a waste of life. He was his own prisoner, likely due to mental health issues.
@thereallyrealplayer
15 күн бұрын
This man wanted the adrenaline of playing Minecraft, before it came out.
@beam3819
14 күн бұрын
Maybe he is a trans rabbit?
@user-xh2jz6jc4q
4 күн бұрын
He was from the Future and was playing Dig Dug in real life 🤔👊
@archcunningham5579
3 күн бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@byphil6370
3 күн бұрын
I wonder how many times he repaired his pickaxe?
@Ambidexrious
3 күн бұрын
@@beam3819 WTF 😂
@jeffrutledge1789
2 ай бұрын
He already spent so much time on it. He had to finish it.
@spacecruisers
2 ай бұрын
Sunk cost fallacy
@gonelucid
2 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@kayleighgroenendal8473
2 ай бұрын
@@spacecruisers THANK YOU I came to ask what the fallacy was called that's related to this, I knew about it but there's like a million fallacies 😂😂
@1nvisible1
2 ай бұрын
*I feel that way about my frame-up 1992 Corolla restoration.*
@Channel-23s
2 ай бұрын
@@spacecruisersthat or he felt a half finished tunnel is worst then a finished one could also be he found a fondness to making that tunnel
@lennychorn147
2 ай бұрын
Well it has a use. It immortalized him in history.
@ThePablo1911
2 ай бұрын
So true 👍
@liminal_spaces_on_earth
2 ай бұрын
Can make for a good tourism attraction bringing in money to the descendants of his community
@othgmark1
2 ай бұрын
I grew up near there. It is a tourist attraction for the offroaders that visit the area. Pretty damn impressive.
@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053
2 ай бұрын
@@othgmark1 Rhett and link have been in that tunnel, they’ve also been into off roading as a hobby, at least in the past. Thanks for connecting those dots for me.
@Beckasarus230
2 ай бұрын
As a guy who spent 40 years digging a tunnel just to move away and never use it? Great legacy 😂
@Conorscorner
12 күн бұрын
This mans work will be seen for 10,000 years
@makteko
2 күн бұрын
A single earthquake can seal it forever instantly.
@IIISPQRIII.
Күн бұрын
💣
@ExcitedBirdBath-mh5wx
Күн бұрын
That is so true I never comment..I hate when people try make funny jokes just for likes this is a very good and true comment and doesn't have many..
@makteko
Күн бұрын
@@ExcitedBirdBath-mh5wx I am confused as I don't see a joke in this comment section. Also why are you here instead of going around liking the so called 'good' comments?
@tizianocolombero2657
Күн бұрын
This Is completely true! How many of us can say the same? None.
@Titanium_Cranium
Күн бұрын
We're men, we like digging holes & tunnels etc.even if there's no practical purpose because there's always satisfaction to be gained from a job completed. No further explanation necessary. For this man to just move away and not look back shortly after completing his project that took him 38 years to finish was a such a boss move. Salute from Scotland, good sir. RIP.
@carto4028
25 күн бұрын
The masculine urge to defy that big rock blocking your way
@Killbayne
24 күн бұрын
the masculine urge to defy near physical impossibilities by simply saying "nah I could do that"
@abridgingpanda7372
14 күн бұрын
Syzyfowe prace
@Sindoku
14 күн бұрын
That’s called ambition. It’s the same reason the clock was invented. All other scientists in Russia gave up on it, but one guy didn’t because no one told him it was impossible.
@borisnachev1358
13 күн бұрын
The masculine urge to try to put yourself into a higher position of thought by placing pseudo-intellectual comments on KZitem.
@buttsniffa7469
12 күн бұрын
@@borisnachev1358the jealous urge to put others down because they made a comment you wish you thought up
@musclecactus5183
29 күн бұрын
"Well dammit I'm already halfway through" *clink*⛏️*clink*⛏️*clink*⛏️ - William Henry Schmidt
@steveschmitt6933
21 күн бұрын
Yessir
@Melior_Traiano
18 күн бұрын
He is like Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea".
@douglasmemmo9288
18 күн бұрын
His last name is burroughshmidt 💀 safe to say burrowing runs in his bloodline?? 👁👄👁
@fct6701.
18 күн бұрын
😂😂
@klaschel
17 күн бұрын
Aber wer hat ihn bezahlt ? Er musste doch von etwas leben. Wie lang war der Kanal ?
@bishopp14
14 күн бұрын
I get it... I don't know why but I totally and completely understand this man's motivation.
@ExcitedBirdBath-mh5wx
Күн бұрын
Good for u lol
@nicholaskearney678
14 күн бұрын
Doesn’t matter about change around him; he continued, too dig. Blessed.
@jackmiddleton7944
27 күн бұрын
"Shortly after he finished, he moved away" The epitome of being alive, living life, and moving on. I hope he lived his life to his fullest. Amen
@MONKMIKE
20 күн бұрын
Well said my friend. 👍🏻👍🏻 AMEN. 💙
@yogevtmax4816
17 күн бұрын
i bet he built Digged another Tunnel in the new place
@Jason-rq1gw
16 күн бұрын
Had to find another mountain to tunnel through, dinne?
@OMNIPOTENT_666
14 күн бұрын
That's why Men is very interesting creature.
@user-qh6ii7qt6m
14 күн бұрын
Think he got too much tunnel vision for that
@visno
2 ай бұрын
brent, i think you know what you need to do. bring a wheelbarrow of ore to one side and push it through by hand so that the tunnel can finally fulfill its intended purpose.
@j.sargent9172
2 ай бұрын
Get this to the top!
@spacecruisers
2 ай бұрын
Yes yes yes!
@henryscarhead6119
2 ай бұрын
When Mayor Brent do bring a silver gold lead ores from one side to another then bring back pure ingots/nuggets and some money, let me tell you that tunnel will collapse after it's intended purpose is fulfilled.
@Jennifermcintyre
Ай бұрын
That would be epic!
@madman694294
Ай бұрын
That's how you unlock the Easter egg on that level.
@llVIU
17 күн бұрын
it's amazing what a single man can do without a nagging wife or government taxes and regulations
@_artorical_
6 күн бұрын
Enough of this brainwashed, ‘individulism’ bullcrap. Levon Arakelyan’s potato cave is much cooler than this and was done as a labor of love for his wife.
@pzsn5075
5 күн бұрын
for real
@user-zz2vf7wu6b
5 күн бұрын
😂
@alexandrailubs2945
5 күн бұрын
😂
@alexandrailubs2945
5 күн бұрын
Your comment is underrated
@christiangibbs8534
11 күн бұрын
Everyone needs a hobby. I can't believe his persistence and his dedication.
@satellite-s3v
2 ай бұрын
I think he was a proud man who always finished what he started
@dollyrama1132
2 ай бұрын
Not any men left like him.
@amadnomad93
2 ай бұрын
There is something called the sunk cost fallacy. You should read it up
@420YOUKNOWHO
Ай бұрын
Or he was extremely autistic 😂
@windows95_de
29 күн бұрын
@@amadnomad93 sometimes its more about mental health to finish what you start then about efficency
@Taima
21 күн бұрын
@@windows95_de Ironically wasting decades of your life on a pointless tunnel can do far worse for you than learning when to quit
@TaylorYorgason
2 ай бұрын
Every man secretly yearns to do two things. One is to have a secret door that leads to a secret room in his house, and the other is to dig an awesome tunnel. Don't question the man.
@restezlameme
2 ай бұрын
That is both so weird and so wholesome.
@MikkaSingh
2 ай бұрын
That man is married 😂
@ArchimedesPie
Ай бұрын
Confirmed. -Man
@mobilegamereviewer.1936
Ай бұрын
As a young man that's very relatable.
@foxx9555
Ай бұрын
Bruce Wayne basically and his secret entrance from manor to batcave. haha
@stephenrindos5608
7 күн бұрын
It may have started for a particular purpose but the journey took on other reasons. The perseverance and absolute determination to see that through is a bit humbling and says volumes of his spirit. I couldn't see a single person of today's weak society make it past the opening without crying or blaming the stone for their failure. I don't even recognize America anymore. I'm grateful my grandparents and great grandparents were spared seeing what has become normality. 😢
@Caritas0325
19 күн бұрын
he is so diligent❤❤
@TommyT777
29 күн бұрын
He was thinking of others and wanted to help them save time, not his own. He was obviously the kind of guy who finished what he starts. He probably also took pride in basically fighting the mountain and winning.
@sparky6086
18 күн бұрын
Probably the German in him. Germans have a tendency to follow through with plans, even though the plans have been proven no longer valid.
@firstname-qq3xp
14 күн бұрын
And he was probably told by many folk he couldn't
@markhammer9975
Ай бұрын
He has accomplished something more lasting than most of us ever will.
@Jan34279
23 күн бұрын
And he wasted more of his life than most of us ever will.
@Blox117
23 күн бұрын
@@Jan34279 millions spend their time playing games that involve collecting resources. often by digging tunnels.
@themonsterunderyourbed9408
23 күн бұрын
@@Jan34279 It was not a waste if he held God as #1 in his life.
@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788
22 күн бұрын
@@Jan34279 Not a waste if he really liked digging.
@Kroooza
22 күн бұрын
@@themonsterunderyourbed9408nothing about this has anything to do with god. come on man....
@richardhausmann3381
11 күн бұрын
Think of it this way has anyone ever did something that needed to be done but know one else cared to do anything about it. So you say to your self I'll have to take matters in my own hands. Years goes by the government finally addresses the issue. Then you realize their is no need to continue. But you've invested so much time and energy into your project that you can't stop until you finish your mission. That is what this guy did.
@Rick-if5zb
4 күн бұрын
One thing for sure, he never gave up on his task. That alone deserves the respect.
@stephenmiller5023
2 ай бұрын
I have been out to his Tunnel & old cabin / homestead DECADES ago , when Toni Seger was still alive and she delighted in telling his story to anyone who wanted to hear about him. Unfortunately since her passing the “ Estate” has dramatically fallen to victim of people’s short sightedness and just general stupidity and it’s been looted / trashed / and made mayhem of it compared to what it once was . I remember meeting Robert ( the old caretaker) up at your Town Brent , and am still Damn Glad You are as involved as you have been to see Cerro Gordo survive & hopefully prosper into something great again. Make Mike ( Patterson) & Jody ( Stewart) proud of you . Looking great so far from what I’ve seen you posting these last 4-1/2 years since I found your KZitem channel . 😎👍
@terenceflanagan1225
14 күн бұрын
Sad to hear
@jbeckley6849
2 ай бұрын
Proof autism is not a recent thing.
@philipliethen519
2 ай бұрын
I do not think it is autism, rather if indeed a pathology, more likely obsessive-compulsive disorder. But so what? It was his “thing” & he did not harm anyone.
@theboujieproletariat
2 ай бұрын
@@philipliethen519definitely autism :) and it's a good thing. This has nothing similar with OCD
@Laylam14
2 ай бұрын
And look what they can accomplish!
@Steve.._.
2 ай бұрын
@@JearbearDCwow you are slow lmao.
@MarketingStrategies28
2 ай бұрын
@@philipliethen519😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣
@andreaZlekaj
Күн бұрын
Great job 👏 👍 Definitely appreciated by generations 🙌 🙏🏻
@jasonwood9263
4 күн бұрын
The Man still lives🏁 Complete badass!
@djurius
26 күн бұрын
the term ''tunnel vision'' gets a whole new meaning here
@piterbzymas6462
18 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@fenderstrat609
14 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@simondalzell5635
12 күн бұрын
I just wrote that. Wish I hadn't now
@Collector123k
8 күн бұрын
"Who said that" - said drill sergeant *calmly*
@jus10lewissr
21 күн бұрын
I hope his story is never forgotten and that people continue to go see the tunnel for themselves. On a side note: there's no way in hell he thought people would still be talking about him or his achievement a quarter of the way into the 21st century. That's more of an accomplishment than the actual tunnel, in my opinion.
@desertshadow72
5 күн бұрын
It was an absolute waste of a life and its disgusting to call it anything good
@DIRTY530BMXRACING
4 күн бұрын
@@desertshadow72what have you done that’s notable, or has contributed to society in any meaningful way? What is a “waste of life?”
@ashugill4275
4 күн бұрын
@@desertshadow72 Lol what do you think after 200 years how many people talk about you… or you are just a waste🤡
@scottinnh88
4 күн бұрын
@@DIRTY530BMXRACINGprobably made a couple spoiled brats who will do nothing also
@lawrencenannes4260
15 күн бұрын
I cannot but respect him😢😮❤❤
@ADARSHKWARMAN
13 сағат бұрын
OMG .... 38 Years ... Still No Use ... 😮😱😱 Words , Apologise , Salute ... Not Enough For You Man 🙏🙏🙏
@scottprather5645
2 ай бұрын
Visited the tunnel in 1985 The old lady was still living on the property. The story I heard was that he was following seams of Gold ore And eeked out a meager living
@jakewillits4678
2 ай бұрын
He wasted his life on a tunnel that didnt matter that he made terribly inefficiently. I dount he found any gold in there man its a half mile of solid granite
@jakedecero7511
2 ай бұрын
I met her in the mid 90's. She said she was a French spy! Who knows? Been through the tunnel a couple of times. Fun and spooky.
@scottprather5645
2 ай бұрын
@@jakedecero7511 a French spy?? Probably starting to go a little senile.
@ericankney5957
Ай бұрын
You don't go in a straight line for half a mile to follow a seam. In every shot, that tunnel is just about as straight as one guy digging alone can get it, and you can see the shot with the light at the end, it's pretty darn straight for a long way.... No indication of a turn or rise anywhere.... He actually did a pretty good job given the limitations (one guy, no heavy machines, etc).
@BarvGwydh
21 күн бұрын
@@ericankney5957 maybe it's a combination of both. maybe on a few occasions he happened to find a small amount of gold and told himself that it's a benefit of mining the tunnel. if not, it's hard to believe he was able to mine the tunnel. even if hellbent on mining it, it's hard to believe it was doable while sustaining his life.
@Elic205
2 ай бұрын
That man was part Russell Terrier and really, really loved to dig.
@SoraSkyAtic
19 сағат бұрын
This legend made the best childhood story
@Fighting-Spirit7
8 күн бұрын
Man finished what he started and never give up.
@isaacdunn6589
2 ай бұрын
I've never heard this version of Mr. Schmidt's tunnel before. I live in Ridgecrest and have visited this tunnel a few times. Everyone in Ridgecrest says that Mr. Schmidt was looking for gold. A tunnel to transport ore doesn't add up because of the couple of side passages.
@TurtleShroom3
29 күн бұрын
If he was looking for gold, why did he dig a straight line? He'd have followed a vein if he had hit gold or silver.
@SmellySkidMarks
21 күн бұрын
Why not both?
@chrissibersky4617
20 күн бұрын
@@TurtleShroom3 I don't think he was a genius.
@janmajer4662
19 күн бұрын
Bro did literal Minecraft branch mining irl
@mohannadali9662
18 күн бұрын
I heard he dug it because of a sick loved one who died taking the long way round the mountain to reach aid. It makes sense especially given that the tunnel is straight and that he felt a strong urge to finish it. If it was for money, he wouldn't have just left when it was done.
@treesoul00
2 ай бұрын
What a legend. You go dude, mr Burro Schmidt :) I’m so happy he got to daylight on the other side. That must have been an awesome moment.
@davidscarlett931
2 ай бұрын
Yeah so awesome he left😂
@gcr1
29 күн бұрын
Must have brought a big smile to his face! 😁
@sarasmr4278
28 күн бұрын
Wow, now im imagining the feeling of the pick going all the way through and realizing you DID THE THING... Wow.
@MaoRatto
20 күн бұрын
Why are you calling him a donkey?
@InsaneCelery238
3 күн бұрын
heyyyy! I've been here many times! I love blasting creeping music while running through here with friends
@Schizopantheist
15 күн бұрын
It is quite plausible that in 10,000 years at least portions of this tunnel will still be there ( and maybe for much much longer) That is quite impressive.
@SajtosNokedli
15 күн бұрын
And aliens will ask "why"
@MONKMIKE
20 күн бұрын
He didn't give up, shear determination n will power !! 👍🏻👍🏻 Godspeed to you William, on your Journey. 💙
@Cave-a-lier
9 күн бұрын
Et stupidité.
@jeffknott1975
5 күн бұрын
i wouldn't call 38yrs "godspeed"
@dglesterhardunkichud4287
3 күн бұрын
5 percent pleasure
@trevipp
Күн бұрын
@@dglesterhardunkichud4287100% back-pain
@StopTheDamnTape
22 күн бұрын
As someone who has done a lot of hard AF digging in my life as a drainlayer, my hat goes off to this guy. That’s peak masculinity right there, a different type of tough. All those lame influencer kids with the “if you can’t bench…” type videos need to try this kind of shit as a reality check.
@007stopjockin
15 күн бұрын
Hell yeah Bro! I had a job as a kid working in basements breaking concrete floors with a sledge hammer, and then re-cementing the floors and walls. Had to carry out the pieces in a wheelbarrow walking up a narrow plank, and then shovel fresh concrete into a wheelbarrow and bring it back in 1 wheelbarrow at a time Hard AF work for $3.50 per hour back in those days. 007
@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544
5 күн бұрын
That's peak stupidity in my books 😂
@EngenheirUber
5 күн бұрын
@@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544 thats hard work mate
@Nathan-sc3mp
4 күн бұрын
@@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544which one
@franksuppa742
4 күн бұрын
Seriously these kids today will never have the drive to spend the prime of there lives digging hats off too you and your shovel sir your a real man
@JanFWeh
13 күн бұрын
His *immortality* project Can't imagine finally reaching the other side after digging every day for 38 years.
@lorenzomarchesi1471
22 сағат бұрын
This is why minecraft had an huge success. You gave men the sensation of building tunnels without building them
@Xiaomila
25 күн бұрын
That guy accompanied this monumental task and beat the mountain. Great man!
@PsychoC4rnivore
19 күн бұрын
He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will
@rfitt-z7i
14 сағат бұрын
Taking "you gotta finish what you start" to the next level.
@EdgarTheEagle
3 күн бұрын
That's what I call consistency! 💪🏻
@poethalaw
2 ай бұрын
i actually went there with during high school in 2019, and the place is amazing if you like rocks and history. there’s also an old minecart with some tracks inside, along with shed and some clothes i think. the tunnel itself is very long, and it’s crazy to think somebody dug it by hand
@tommybokelman5565
2 ай бұрын
Pretty sure Mr Schmidt was on some gold and didn't tell anyone
@lefroy1
7 күн бұрын
Thank you for remembering him, so that we might also know Mr Schmidt and his endeavor.
@useless1
16 күн бұрын
He just wouldn't give up. He took the challenge
@KosherPorky
2 ай бұрын
Me and my boys in our minecraft server
@supersami7748
2 ай бұрын
He had a health pro le and outlived I believe 2 doctors. It’s off of Garlock road (between HW 395 and HW 14 very close to Ridgecrest. First trip there was with dad in 1956, probably been there at over 3 dozen times over the next 5 decades. Beautiful area and it’s on the food side of the Sierras, unfortunately it’s still in California.
@hyperactiveofficial8096
2 күн бұрын
Can you imagine spending decades digging a tunnel, and then just the pure euphoria of seeing daylight through the cracks, emerging into a mountain valley? Chills, man.
@Swiss-Cash
Күн бұрын
That gives the saying„finish what you started „ the righteous path.
@Eg.601
24 күн бұрын
Similar story to this Builder Levon Arakelyan spent 23 years crafting the incredible 65ft-deep, 3,000-square-foot subterranean space and he died in 2008, aged 67. Two days after finishing the project. He began working on it after his wife, Tosya, asked for a cool space for her potatoes. He got carried away. I even got to meet the wife, and see the tunnel. Extremely cool to see
@dwade6322
26 күн бұрын
Man.. The feeling he must of had the moment he actually saw daylight on the other side 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
@Rikki2684
7 күн бұрын
He's definitely a hard worker. But definitely not a visionary. He probably thought society would stand still for hundreds of years. And I kinda feel for him, if I spent 20 years digging a tunnel I wouldn't stop until it was done either
@hsaccount_
Күн бұрын
Not surprising he passed after working that hard for so many years. Mission was over. Its incredible how the human spirit works. You often see it with construction workers that are older. Work their asses off and when they are retired, with a body that is worn, the spirit knows it finally has its earned rest. And so it will rest. Rip to William and all other hard workers we have known that had the spirit of a 1000 men.
@carrieann1640
2 ай бұрын
It was the Zen of it.
@spacecruisers
2 ай бұрын
Zen and the art of tunnel digging?
@izzsavialvarez8669
27 күн бұрын
@@spacecruiserstherapy, and a nice workout for the body/vessle
@preliator8445
2 ай бұрын
"I'm gonna tunnel through that there mountain." "Are you nuts? You cain't tunnel through a MOUNTAIN!" *whole town starts laughing*
@crystalynnbearr
6 күн бұрын
Imagine how happy he must’ve been when he finally got to the other side. What a feeling that must’ve been!
@Jotto999
3 күн бұрын
Let's be honest, this was far more rewarding for him than doomscrolling or aimless browsing
@jeffdishong4853
25 күн бұрын
He dug this tunnel for no other reason but personal challenge. He knew he could. Incredible patience. Thats why he didn’t give up. The human condition.
@rzella8022
16 күн бұрын
Men.
@dredrotten
2 ай бұрын
It cost a lot of money to do something like this, never mind the back breaking work involved. He was following a vein of gold bearing quartz I would say.
@bounderchris
2 ай бұрын
Exactly! All the stories I’ve heard are of him following gold otherwise how else did he support his household?
@colddarkness1798
4 күн бұрын
They need to make a movie about him the legend of a man
@liamseekins9488
3 күн бұрын
The most committed person I think I've ever heard of
@johnstuart8511
2 ай бұрын
Loving the history stories. And you keep finding more. Nothing wrong with finding history.
@-Jozef
2 ай бұрын
As a man, this is probably some shit I’d do
@icecreamjunkie6790
2 ай бұрын
Ya, me too. Got to be honest.
@holoholopainen1627
2 ай бұрын
Work gives Your Kids Better education ?
@lennoxlewis9513
7 күн бұрын
no you wouldnt
@areyouokayanniebecauseIam
18 күн бұрын
Momma ain't raise no quitter! 😊
@shmroadtrips
17 күн бұрын
He could never possibly relate to us the joy & sorrow of hitting that wall at the very end - that last strike which unleashed not just light piercing through the dust but also so much more. He would look back and see no one. He would look forward and see no one. But it didn't matter. In his heart he knew... this is Minecraft. I. Am. Steve.
@jessemonson5344
2 ай бұрын
Came here with my dad as a kid all the time. Super cool place and holds a lot of memories for me
@landofsaguaros8330
2 ай бұрын
Hopefully he got a cart full of gold out of all that material he moved
@StofleTheBadger
39 минут бұрын
He lost his mind but at least he kept himself busy
@sentimentalmariner590
5 күн бұрын
Such a stubborn and spiteful guy, I respect it.
@1a1u0g9t4s2u
2 ай бұрын
Never give up, Never surrender. Words paraphrased from various sources including a catchphrase from the movie Galaxy Quest, but U.S. Army Veteran Sgt. Daniel Shegog has always found some truth to it and Wiinston Churchill. Good for Henry "Burro" Schmidt. Thanks for sharing.
@gary1625
2 ай бұрын
SISU
@kimt1776
23 күн бұрын
Nice job William. You're no quitter! ❤
@abubaca2683
3 күн бұрын
It's like the end of the Truman show. Lol. "Want to watch something else?"
@herbertmoon998
Күн бұрын
For some reason this reminds me of the movie "There will be Blood" not to vilify the man, but because of his pure tenacity
@NoName-sb9tp
2 ай бұрын
One man can spend nearly 4 decades building this and there are still smooth brains claiming aliens built the ancient world. I'm gonna let you guys see how a smoothest brain is working his darnest in my reply section.
@DavyOneness
2 ай бұрын
He carved granite with steel, not a copper chissle like we are supose to believe the ancients used on granite!😅😅😅😅😅
@NoName-sb9tp
2 ай бұрын
@@DavyOneness the pyramid stone was made of sandstone, not granite.
@DavyOneness
2 ай бұрын
@@NoName-sb9tp "The pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the royal chamber tomb in the pyramid of Cheope, were externally faced with granite slabs. But not only: also the Djed the interior of the Big Pyramid of Giza was entirely built of heavy granite monoliths. Each monolith weighs nearly hundred tons." AND there is 8,000 tonnes of granite in the great pyramid.. Not to mention all the precise carved detailed granite statues.....
@staywhite6332
Ай бұрын
Funnier yet, they give the credit to feathers, who, never made anything but teepees.
@TurtleShroom3
29 күн бұрын
@@staywhite6332 Dude thinks all Indians are Plains Indians.
@76rjackson
2 ай бұрын
A bit tall for a Dwarf but not unheard of. Gandalf has told tales of similar deeds.
@tobbe1980
15 күн бұрын
At least he will be remembered for what he did and left a really cool tunnel for us. :D
@rudetoy8264
18 күн бұрын
Visit this tunnel and Schmidt cabin few times 10+ years ago. Schmidt started digging the tunnel in 1906 (San Francisco earthquake). His plan was to charge a toll for this shortcut through Copper Mountain. But before he could finished it, a good road was built around render his tunnel obsolete. Digging by hand and using dynamites, he completed it as tourist attraction until his death at the age of 83 in 1954. The tunnel is not straight through the mountain, but has sharp right turn to the other side. His shack has mostly vandalized and fall into obscurity few 8-9 years ago
@socalcasedog
2 ай бұрын
I grew up there in Ridgecrest. Think my 1st visit there was in 85ish......been there many times wether to walk the tunnel, visit other mines nearby or riding dirt bikes.
@holoholopainen1627
2 ай бұрын
Where IS this at - Thank You
@ExtremeWeatherGroup
2 ай бұрын
With a last name of burrow this makes a lot of sense
@jayknight139
Ай бұрын
you are the only other person that noticed lol
@gcr1
29 күн бұрын
Fate
@randall5350
Күн бұрын
When an immovable object meets an unstoppable force 💪🏼 😤
@Terry-kc8vg
17 күн бұрын
A true man's man. Solid ...
@saner6888
2 ай бұрын
Some people need to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
@unclejesseandtherippers4047
2 ай бұрын
“And there’s no state of slavery more disgraceful than one which is self-imposed.” Seneca, Letters from a Stoic
@defenderofthecrown04
5 күн бұрын
its amazing the weird stuff people did back then
@Quicksilver_Cookie
18 күн бұрын
This is a testament of man's perseverance in the face of futility. And a little bit of madness.
@WilliamWebbOfficial
24 күн бұрын
Can you imagine the look on his face when he reached the other side, only to realize the tunnel is never gunna be used by anybody 😂😂😂
@RealNyeTheScienceGuy
2 ай бұрын
In life, if you stop doing what you’re doing once you get going, you 💀
@masondegaulle5731
2 ай бұрын
Ain't this the truth. Men can't retire, gotta fill it in with some kind of hobby with the same energy as working or the clock simply winds down and stops. Gotta keep winding that clock. Seen it many times; the healthiest guys just shrink and break down once they stop working.
@krazy6627
8 күн бұрын
the dedication after no more motivation is krazy
@nikhilaradhya4088
7 күн бұрын
Lot of people who said he's wasting time... We don't remember them. We remember him ❤
@mircomuntener4643
2 ай бұрын
bAcK iN mY dAy, We DiDnT hAvE tHe aUtIsMs
@liamsykes4380
2 ай бұрын
What a waste of time
@dukenukem69
2 ай бұрын
Not really, most things are a waste of time. He did something he set out to do.
@LaughingMan44
2 ай бұрын
He'll be known and talked about for centuries while you'll never be remembered
@nickycoreen7875
2 ай бұрын
Some good being remembered will get you when you’re dead. The man never got to experience any of the things this world has to offer. That’s a wasted life.
@spacecruisers
2 ай бұрын
@@nickycoreen7875what if that’s exactly what he wanted to experience?
@xanzpatrie
17 күн бұрын
@@LaughingMan44for digging a useless hole 😂😂😂 some legacy huh
@chadparsons50
18 күн бұрын
A man of singular focus.
@andrewbrady3139
Күн бұрын
I was there 2 months ago. Better have a tall 4x4. Portions of the road are washed out. Great time!!!!
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