# The World's Shortcut: How the Panama Canal Works | Wendover Productions

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Published: 2026-07-14T12:45:00+00:00
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The World's Shortcut: How the Panama Canal Works Learn with Brilliant for 20% off by being one of the first 200 to sign up at http://Brilliant.org/WendoverListen to Extremities at http://ExtremitiesPodcast.comSubscribe to Half as Interesting (The other channel from Wendover Productions): https://www.youtube.com/halfasinterestingGet the Wendover Productions t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/wendover-productions/products/wendover-productions-shirtSupport Wendover Productions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wendoverproductionsYoutube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Email: sam@wendover.productions Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsAnimation by Josh Sherrington Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Thumbnail by Simon BuckmasterSpecial thanks to Patreon supporters Adam Chelminski, Arkadiy Kulev, Charles Zilinski, Chris Allen, Connor J Smith, Daddy Donald, Etienne Dechamps, Eyal Matsliah, Hank Green, John & Becki Johnston, Kyle, MyNameIsKir, Plinio Correa, Qui Le, Remi_Scarlet, Tom Dooner, Tyler Hamm, and Vaughn MudrickMusic by http://epidemicsound.com Select footage courtesy the AP ArchiveReferences: [1] https://maritime-connector.com/wiki/panamax/ [2] https://www.pancanal.com/eng/general/canal-faqs/index.html [3] https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/neo-panamax-era-arrives-why-shippers-should-take-notice/ [4] https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/evergreen-container-ship-makes-record-transit-through-panama-canal [5] https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/oocl-hong-kong-achieves-guinness-world-record [6] https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/MABR-07-2017-0014 [7] https://www.pancanal.com/eng/op/tariff/1010-0…

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