The Misappliance Of Science

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Standing on the edge of the hooooover dam

Debunked: There are bodies of workmen who fell into the poured concrete of Hoover Dam and are entombed there to this day.

Hoover Dam was not one giant pour of concrete: it was done in five foot blocks, so someone falling in would not have much trouble being rescued. Also, the presence of something the size of a human body would ruin the structural integrity of the concrete. People just don't provide nearly as much support as a block of concrete.

A lot of workmen died during the construction of Hoover Dam (it's in dispute as to exactly how many), but none of them ended up wasting space in the concrete walls. You can find Len Berlind's post here, as well as an excellent explanation of the construction and how workers would not have become buried in the concrete at the Hoover Dam website here.

References:

• Len Berlind cites a debunking
• Hoover Dam speaks out