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History & cultureBuilt MysteriesHow an Oil Rig Swallowed an Entire Lake.

How an Oil Rig Swallowed an Entire Lake.

30.3× channel medianShort1:12People & BlogsPublished Oct 18, 2026, 2:19 AM · 5d ago
Built Mysteries
Built Mysteries
20.7K subscribers · median 1.7K views
Open on YouTube
Views
50,114
+146 views/hour
Views / hour now
146
measured 15m ago
Peak views / hour
146
15m ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
2.7%
likes + comments / views
Likes
1.3K
2.6% of views
Comments
28
0.06% of views
Est. ad revenue
$2–$4
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM

Checked every 3 h while the video is this age · last check 15m ago · next in 164 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
10K
since upload
vs channel median
30.3×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#8
of 23 tracked

Views over time

4 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

In 1980, an oil rig punctured a salt mine beneath Louisiana’s Lake Peigneur. The resulting whirlpool swallowed the rig, boats, and part of the shoreline—and even reversed a canal. Every miner escaped alive. #LakePeigneur #Louisiana #History #Engineering

Details

Published
Oct 18, 2026, 2:19 AM
Length
1:12 (72 s)
Format
Short (3 min or less)
Category
People & Blogs
Audio language
EN
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
No
Video ID
wtW1jPEIZ5M

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