{"id":447,"date":"2023-02-20T17:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/?p=447"},"modified":"2023-02-22T00:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:03:59","slug":"inspirational-home-improvement-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/2023\/02\/20\/inspirational-home-improvement-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational home improvement project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I found out how to embed YouTube videos in these WordPress posts (using the &#8220;shortcode&#8221; block)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a video to share that I loved watching. Actually, one of the best I&#8217;ve seen in a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8RVLim5tVwU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest thing that was going through my mind during the video was how on earth did he get permission from the building permit officials to do this (he talks about this late in the video)? I&#8217;m sure this would never work in most places in the US, not even close, and a lot of fines (at the least) would be involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, it is a lot of fun to see how he went about it despite the constant worry about cave-ins and buckets of rock falling down the shaft. I particularly like the trick he used with rotating the square bars that were clamped together to determine the direction to turn the digging in (about halfway into the video). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mysterious_tunnel_19240926.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mysterious_tunnel_19240926.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mysterious_tunnel_19240926-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mysterious_tunnel_Dupont_Circle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mysterious_tunnel_Dupont_Circle.jpg 471w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mysterious_tunnel_Dupont_Circle-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is reminiscent of a network of tunnels that were (famously at the time) accidentally discovered in Washington, D.C., and were built by an entomologist, Harrison Dyar, in the early 1900s (pictured above). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jesus_making_Wine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jesus_making_Wine.jpg 640w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jesus_making_Wine-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wieliczka salt bas-relief<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While we&#8217;re on the subject of underground tunnels, I have to mention the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland. I have always wanted to go there since someone told me that their father (who had been there) said it was a place everyone should see if they have the chance. I&#8217;ve been to Poland twice but, unfortunately, so far, have not had an opportunity to see them. The mine operated for at least 700 years, and the rooms are full of statues and images carved into the salt by the miners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02758Wieliczka-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02758Wieliczka-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02758Wieliczka-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02758Wieliczka-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02758Wieliczka-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floydsplace.us\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02758Wieliczka.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wieliczka sculptures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry; At this time, I have no plans to dig a secret tunnel under the yard filled with statues. Actually, I would love to try, but it is dangerous, and the permitting would be a nightmare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Links<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colin Furze&#8217;s YouTube channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@colinfurze\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@colinfurze<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wikipedia article about Harrison Dyar, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harrison_Gray_Dyar_Jr.\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harrison_Gray_Dyar_Jr.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wikipedia article about private secret tunnels, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hobby_tunneling\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hobby_tunneling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wikipedia article about the Wieliczka Salt Mine, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colin Furze&#8217;s &#8220;IT TOOK ME 3 YEARS TO DIG\u2026\u2026.&#8221; YouTube video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8RVLim5tVwU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8RVLim5tVwU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image of the discovery of Harrison Dyar&#8217;s tunnel, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mysterious_tunnel_19240926.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mysterious_tunnel_19240926.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image inside of Harrison Dyar&#8217;s tunnel, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mysterious_tunnel_Dupont_Circle.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mysterious_tunnel_Dupont_Circle.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wieliczka bas-relief, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jesus_making_Wine.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jesus_making_Wine.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wieliczka salt statue, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:02758Wieliczka.JPG\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:02758Wieliczka.JPG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found out how to embed YouTube videos in these WordPress posts (using the &#8220;shortcode&#8221; block)! 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