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December 19, 2006

A man, a plan, a video — Panama?

I have never been to Panama. I’ve never even been through a canal. Even so, this YouTube video of a boat’s journey through the Panama Canal is quite entertaining. Perhaps it is the time lapse which I am such a fan of — or maybe the fancy music — but there’s something hypnotic about watching this ship pass through the various locks, raising and lowering as it makes its way from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Have a look:

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