Unthinkable Build

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Deep dives into the world’s biggest megaprojects, engineering failures, and billion-dollar infrastructure. Unthinkable Build explores how these massive projects are designed, built, and sometimes go wrong. New documentaries every week.

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America Is Spending $22 Billion on One Airport

America Is Spending $22 Billion on One Airport Unthinkable Build

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China Is Building the World's Biggest Dam

China Is Building the World's Biggest Dam Unthinkable Build

475 views - 5 days ago

Egypt Built a Canal the World Stopped Using

Egypt Built a Canal the World Stopped Using Unthinkable Build

5.1K views - 1 week ago

The Port Iran Couldn't Ignore

The Port Iran Couldn't Ignore Unthinkable Build

1.8K views - 1 week ago

China's $60B Port Was Never for Pakistan

China's $60B Port Was Never for Pakistan Unthinkable Build

2.2K views - 2 weeks ago

Why India Is Building a Port Here

Why India Is Building a Port Here Unthinkable Build

4.3K views - 2 weeks ago

India Finally Built the Port It Needed

India Finally Built the Port It Needed Unthinkable Build

397K views - 3 weeks ago

China Got Caught Mapping Malacca's Backup Route

China Got Caught Mapping Malacca's Backup Route Unthinkable Build

74K views - 3 weeks ago

Iran Built This to Escape Hormuz

Iran Built This to Escape Hormuz Unthinkable Build

29K views - 4 weeks ago

Turkey Is Building a Bridge to Nowhere

Turkey Is Building a Bridge to Nowhere Unthinkable Build

14K views - 1 month ago

The New Trade Route Russia Can't Stop

The New Trade Route Russia Can't Stop Unthinkable Build

1.1K views - 1 month ago

The $16B Railway That Handed China Southeast Asia

The $16B Railway That Handed China Southeast Asia Unthinkable Build

20K views - 1 month ago

China’s $2.5B Escape Plan from Malacca Is Failing

China’s $2.5B Escape Plan from Malacca Is Failing Unthinkable Build

3.1K views - 1 month ago

Nigeria’s $5B Bet on Chinese Railways

Nigeria’s $5B Bet on Chinese Railways Unthinkable Build

701 views - 1 month ago

The $5B Pipeline That Could Have Saved India

The $5B Pipeline That Could Have Saved India Unthinkable Build

8.5K views - 1 month ago

The Strait That Makes Hormuz Look Small

The Strait That Makes Hormuz Look Small Unthinkable Build

4.1K views - 1 month ago

Australia’s $45B Railway to Nowhere

Australia’s $45B Railway to Nowhere Unthinkable Build

8.6K views - 1 month ago

The $25B Land Route Replacing the Red Sea

The $25B Land Route Replacing the Red Sea Unthinkable Build

8.5K views - 1 month ago

The $20B Port Saudi Arabia Built — No One Is Using It

The $20B Port Saudi Arabia Built — No One Is Using It Unthinkable Build

8.7K views - 2 months ago

Russia's Arctic Route That Could Bypass Every Chokepoint

Russia's Arctic Route That Could Bypass Every Chokepoint Unthinkable Build

37K views - 2 months ago

The $20B Route to Bypass Hormuz and Why It's Stuck

The $20B Route to Bypass Hormuz and Why It's Stuck Unthinkable Build

6.3K views - 2 months ago

Hormuz Crisis Costs $1 Billion a Day

Hormuz Crisis Costs $1 Billion a Day Unthinkable Build

1.2K views - 2 months ago

The $8 Billion Fix for the Ship That Broke the Global Economy

The $8 Billion Fix for the Ship That Broke the Global Economy Unthinkable Build

871 views - 2 months ago

The $17B Route Iraq Is Building to Bypass Hormuz

The $17B Route Iraq Is Building to Bypass Hormuz Unthinkable Build

67K views - 2 months ago

The $7.5B Escape Plan From Panama's Water Crisis

The $7.5B Escape Plan From Panama's Water Crisis Unthinkable Build

4.2K views - 2 months ago

Hormuz Doesn't Just Control Oil — It Controls Your Internet

Hormuz Doesn't Just Control Oil — It Controls Your Internet Unthinkable Build

5.9K views - 2 months ago

The $18B Pipeline That Couldn’t Bypass Hormuz

The $18B Pipeline That Couldn’t Bypass Hormuz Unthinkable Build

22K views - 2 months ago

The $10B Oil Route That Could Change Hormuz Forever

The $10B Oil Route That Could Change Hormuz Forever Unthinkable Build

208K views - 2 months ago

Countries That Can't Survive Without Hormuz

Countries That Can't Survive Without Hormuz Unthinkable Build

582K views - 2 months ago

The $3.3B Route That Avoids the Strait of Hormuz

The $3.3B Route That Avoids the Strait of Hormuz Unthinkable Build

61K views - 3 months ago

The $3.3B Plan to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

The $3.3B Plan to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz Unthinkable Build

396K views - 3 months ago

The $1M/Day Plan to Bypass the Bab el-Mandeb

The $1M/Day Plan to Bypass the Bab el-Mandeb Unthinkable Build

38K views - 3 months ago

The World Has No Backup Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

The World Has No Backup Plan for the Strait of Hormuz Unthinkable Build

56K views - 3 months ago

The $7M/Day Plan to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

The $7M/Day Plan to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz Unthinkable Build

507K views - 3 months ago

The $100B Plan to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

The $100B Plan to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz Unthinkable Build

3.6M views - 3 months ago

The $15B Tunnel Engineers Thought Was Impossible

The $15B Tunnel Engineers Thought Was Impossible Unthinkable Build

7.7K views - 3 months ago

Australia’s $31B Inland Rail Project Explained

Australia’s $31B Inland Rail Project Explained Unthinkable Build

20K views - 3 months ago

Dubai’s $30B Island That Failed… Is Finally Back

Dubai’s $30B Island That Failed… Is Finally Back Unthinkable Build

2.9K views - 3 months ago

The $1BN Tower That Dubai Never Finished

The $1BN Tower That Dubai Never Finished Unthinkable Build

3.2K views - 4 months ago

The 5-Day Operation That Moves 3 Million People

The 5-Day Operation That Moves 3 Million People Unthinkable Build

2.2K views - 4 months ago

The $2.3B Airport That Was Never Meant to Be Built

The $2.3B Airport That Was Never Meant to Be Built Unthinkable Build

11K views - 4 months ago

The $500BN Megacity That Saudi Arabia Is Scaling Back

The $500BN Megacity That Saudi Arabia Is Scaling Back Unthinkable Build

6.8K views - 4 months ago

The 1,800 KM Arctic Corridor That Could Change Canada

The 1,800 KM Arctic Corridor That Could Change Canada Unthinkable Build

3.1K views - 4 months ago

Why Bhutan is Building its Biggest Airport Next to India

Why Bhutan is Building its Biggest Airport Next to India Unthinkable Build

243K views - 4 months ago

The $800 Million Plan to Revive an Abandoned Pacific Airbase

The $800 Million Plan to Revive an Abandoned Pacific Airbase Unthinkable Build

1.3K views - 4 months ago

The $100 Seafood Farm Built in the Ocean

The $100 Seafood Farm Built in the Ocean Unthinkable Build

673 views - 4 months ago

Pakistan’s Solar Crisis: Who Took the $7 Billion?

Pakistan’s Solar Crisis: Who Took the $7 Billion? Unthinkable Build

930 views - 4 months ago

Why Ethiopia is Risking $12.5 Billion on One Airport

Why Ethiopia is Risking $12.5 Billion on One Airport Unthinkable Build

1.7K views - 4 months ago

China Tried to Stop a Desert With a 4,500 km Green Wall

China Tried to Stop a Desert With a 4,500 km Green Wall Unthinkable Build

48K views - 4 months ago

What Really Happens to Aluminum Cans in the United States

What Really Happens to Aluminum Cans in the United States Unthinkable Build

1.1K views - 5 months ago

The Impossible Railway Bridge Built 359 Metres Above the Himalayas

The Impossible Railway Bridge Built 359 Metres Above the Himalayas Unthinkable Build

1.2K views - 5 months ago

Why Saudi Arabia HALTED the World’s Largest Building?

Why Saudi Arabia HALTED the World’s Largest Building? Unthinkable Build

3.4K views - 5 months ago

The World’s Largest Power Plant Is Hidden Inside a Mountain

The World’s Largest Power Plant Is Hidden Inside a Mountain Unthinkable Build

9.5K views - 5 months ago

How Saudi Arabia Is Rebuilding the Road to Mecca

How Saudi Arabia Is Rebuilding the Road to Mecca Unthinkable Build

72K views - 5 months ago

How China Built a 350 km/h Railway Bridge Across the Sea

How China Built a 350 km/h Railway Bridge Across the Sea Unthinkable Build

2.1K views - 5 months ago

How Engineers Forced Venezuela’s Impossible Oil to Flow

How Engineers Forced Venezuela’s Impossible Oil to Flow Unthinkable Build

67K views - 5 months ago

How Iceland Built Giant Walls to Hold Back Volcanic Lava

How Iceland Built Giant Walls to Hold Back Volcanic Lava Unthinkable Build

913 views - 5 months ago

How Japan Built a 50-Foot Tsunami Wall to Face the Ocean

How Japan Built a 50-Foot Tsunami Wall to Face the Ocean Unthinkable Build

2.4K views - 5 months ago

How Saudi Arabia Makes Water Where None Should Exist

How Saudi Arabia Makes Water Where None Should Exist Unthinkable Build

4.3K views - 5 months ago

2026: The World’s Biggest Megaprojects Finally Finish

2026: The World’s Biggest Megaprojects Finally Finish Unthinkable Build

4.3K views - 5 months ago