Mount Rushmore is CRAZY 😱

Have you ever wondered how Mount Rushmore was actually sculpted? In this video, discover how Gutzon Borglum and his team carved the iconic 60-foot faces of U.S. presidents into the granite of South Dakota’s Black Hills. Learn about the unique techniques used to transform Mount Rushmore into a national monument and the fascinating history behind its creation.

[deKahedron]

There is something unusual about Mount Rushmore. Unlike most mountains, this one has a bunch of faces on it.

[YoungMule]

We imagine greek statues as white because that’s how we found them, they were actually all painted with vibrant colors, including the eyes

[jvwMUSIC]

Something unusual about Mt Rushmore is the land was granted to the Lakota people in perpetuity by treaty and it took less than 10 years for the US to break that promise and take the land by force once gold was discovered there. Then 60 years after that they decided it would be a great place to turn an indigenous cultural site into a monument to the country that betrayed them.

[toolebukk]

For the record: 50c adjusted is $11.
In the 30s, Sugar cost 59c for 10 pounds, vitamin D milk was 50c a gallon, ground coffee cost 39c per pound, bacon was 32c per pound and eggs were 18c a dozen

[seancarter]

Okay, that eye shine thing was like some next level big brain stuff!! Amazing!

[Robllow]

I learned in school that because of the man's attention to safety nobody died making it except Gutzon Burglum, the man who started it all. He was succeeded by his son and that's who finished mount rushmore

[WillScarlet-zciw]

Now, this is a very worthwhile video: intelligent, informative and well-articulated. No hype or cheap sensationalism. Sincere thanks.

[poolplayer]

Before the faces were cut, Mount Rushmore was unpresidented.

[Gaggie_usw]

Just a little side note: greek statues were actually painted, including the eyes. And, especially in later times, could look very alive. But the colour can't be fully preserved after such a long time, so all we have is the natural stone and only traces or storys of their actual colour.

[Scoberson]

“There is something unusual about Mount Rushmore”
You don’t say! Is it the faces?

[bangbangergang]

My Nana moved out to Souix Falls South Dakota with her oldest son and wife my great uncle when I was 14. That summer I was sent to stay with them and thought it was gonna be so boring. It was the best vacation of my life still to this day. They took me to see so many sights including Mt Rushmore. It is amazing out there. ❤

[Ninjanimegamer]

The way it was engineered, cut and made to look real is all amazing.

[NXaiUL]

50 cents an hour dangling over a cliff 8 hours a day 💀

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[HerbertLandei]

Before it was carved, the beauty of Mt Rushmore was unpresidented...

[bestlaidplans]

There's nothing unusual about Mount Rushmore. It violated the Treaty of 1868, and trolled the Lakota with big old faces on their sacred mountain. Pretty standard.

[rgret]

The eye reflection thing is absolutely fuckin BRILLIANT! Super cool detail.

[Etx-z]

So many of the techniques used in the creation of this monument were un-presidented

[woodrow]

My wife and I visited Mt. Rushmore last June. It was our first visit. absolutely amazing. The area is beautiful. I recommend spending a couple of days to explore the area.

[Nursing-iz]

Mount Rushmore is incredible and beautiful! These men who created it were very talented!❤

[SilencedRage]

I was 100% sure they were gonna speak on the "secret vault ", this is the first video on YouTube about My. Rushmore that I actually learned something.