The Logistics of Living in Antarctica
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The world's most badass scientists. We should revere Antarctic scientists as we do astronauts. I can't imagine living there for 7 months knowing I have no choice but to wait until winter is over.
FutureNow you know what place has even more badass scientists? Space
That's some Game of Thrones shit right there. Winter coming is a legit big deal.
MAJOR ROCK They’re not the world’s most badass though, because they’re not technically on the world.
I am currently studying Chemistry, and i would love to once, sometime to think of something that allows me to research something in space or in antarctica
FutureNow
if you're married, you probably wouldn't mind being away from the wife for half the year
I bet the stars there are incredible
that's on my bucket list, also to see the magnificent auroras out there.
Himalayas is one of the best place to see stars. You can go to Nepal to see stars.
Actually, south of 60°, the night sky is depressingly back and starless.
On the plus side, however, during the summer, the Sun never sets!
And, because its so cold, there's no haze or humidity or moisture in the air. Its dry. And the air is *crisp* clear.
Plus weeks and weeks of continuous night sounds like a pasty astronomer’s dream.
My father was a scientist there in the 50’s. He has a mountain named after him. Mt. Kosko. He is Still alive today. Yes I am bragging, but after all I am his son. An amazing place, even back in the 50’s when technology was so primitive. Most concentrated place of people with some of the highest IQ.
Build a cabin there
i heard it also has the highest per capita of alcoholics.. true?
Greg Allen I was going to say “unlikely” but decided to do a little research (something a Flattie won’t do), and behold, it is fairly common.
Ok
James Kosko that’s actually really cool 💕
Wait a second.
You're telling me that there is someone on this planet whose job is transporting goods via snowpack runway from McMurdo to the South Pole Station IN 40-DAY-LONG TRIPS?!
Ice Road Truckers: Extreme Edition....
@@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist 😂😂😂😂😂lmao
No... That is strictly plan b. All supplies are flown in.
@@maytronix7201 this isnt plan B - this is plan A because it is much cheaper, Planes are for thing that are needed right now (peoples, medical aid etc.)
@@wojtekpolska1013 lol...you do know this is the Government we are talking about, right?
Expecting a video titled "The Logistics of Living on Mars" in about 50 years
*10 years (hopefully)
Just Mars? I expect one about living on an airship on Jupiter.
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids ...
5 years,
Impossible. Too much radiation for humans.
7 months of isolation from rest of the world with months long dark nights...
What a perfect setting for thriller novels and movies!
Manish Bisht 30 Days of Night with Josh Hartnett.
I mean...The Thing.
Whiteout with Kate Beckinsale.
At The Mountains Of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
Cop Dog
Antarctica is during the winter really the most isolated place on earth. Astronauts on the ISS can get to earth in a few days/hours but if you're on the south pole, you're alone.
@@bruvwhy9495 you need massive thrust to get out of orbit lol. and they always have escape modules for everyone onboard and has never failed. also, ISS is closer to the population
@@bruvwhy9495 u know nothing about orbital mechanics
@@omniyambot9876 you only really need a few hundred m/s to deorbit
@@jorge8596 "only" yeah ONLY if it wouldn't cost you so much thrust that you don't have. Just imagine the apollo mission, they used fuckin Saturn-V to lift that amount of fuel into orbit to go to the moon. And you expect this massive iss thing to just deorbit casually?
Astronauts never leave the planet because there's no planet it is a plane
“Just as the Cold War was heating up“ 😂😂
snowmachinecrazy lol
Do you know the course of the Cold War
@@FlyingTroy do you know it's a joke?
Zivan _ I died laughing
The world almost ended lol i am literaly rolfmaoing
"... alone, in the dark, through the entire winter..."
where to sign in?
Don’t act tough🤨
Vincent Foss it doesn’t mean he is acting tough it just means he likes being alone
Best place to go is Vernadskiy. They allow tourism and have a hotel. Just book year round
@Bad Cattitude That sounds kinda nice for a vacation.
I like cold weather.Every summer in Virginia is hell for me and temperatures above freezing don't require a jacket for me.
Flat earthers say the scientists living in Antarctica are protecting the ice wall lol
From what, the White Walkers?
Fuckin' snow dragons bro!
yeah from the dragon, that why they need to build mechanized penguin army equipped with laser beam to fight those dragon. i thought everyone know this by now. dem those billionaire f**king hide everything from people. people need to wake up!!
ah, the real nights watch
because they are
My father, Tom Badger, USN Was in "Operation Deep Freeze in early 60's. Did two tours there as a radio operator. Second tour, his lungs were damaged (smoke or co2). End result was Emphysema, passed on at age 46. All the workers on the "Ice" are a special breed. Thank you.
Northern hemisphere: Winter is coming...
Antarctica: What month is it?
December
Well there's no heckin' way they're doing it without PLANES! Smells like a Wendover Production video to me!
How can there be a Wendover video without that would just be Half as Interesting.
And yet...a good portion mentions planes.
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Munden which is the main reason why I love this channel
What in the fuck is heckin. Ain't that the stupidest god damn shit you've ever heard?
11:10
‘oh that’s his sponsor voice, guess i’m done watching’
‘oh wait he’s actually going to talk about how to get to antarctica’
‘nvm’
Got me too.
Emery Frink never mind it is a sponsor
He has some of the most convoluted ways of segueing into sponsors, it's painful to watch
Man's gotta eat. Probably takes him weeks to make one video
I was at McMurdro Station (at the time 2:51 in the video) on two separate deployments (2018 Summer, 2019 Winter) for 7 month increments flying in on the Air Force C-17 from Christ Church, New Zealand. We had 115 people during the Winter and 600 during Summer) . Most memorable time of my life! Seeing all of the "Southern Lights" (auroras) which are predominately bright green is absolutely breath-taking. Also, at 4:44 Pegasus Air-Field is no longer used (same with Willy Air Field) - we now use Phoenix Airfield which is about 5 minutes away from Pegasus (like the video says)
Did you see any wildlife?
I envy you having so few on station over Summer. Winter 2016 was a tad quiet at 135 people, but Summer into 2017 was insane O.O
pegasus air-field(named after a plane that crashed nearby) wasnt in use for 40 years ,it was being developed in 1995-96 and i believe it was first used 1996-97 summer , willy field was in use since the 50s and could only take ski equipped aircraft. i was ay Sott Base summer 95-96
who governs it ?
Memorable place. I was there for Operation Deep Freeze 68-69. The channel we broke into McMurdo pretty much went through the middle of their landing strip.
Still get tears in my eyes when I see a shot of McMurdo and can go "there! that was my dorm!"
You lived there? I would love to chat with someone who has been there - I have so many curiosities about it! Like, what do you all do for fun? Is there a way to get books, like a library? Are there any musicians or ways to entertain?
@@brbosen i've seen footage of another station in there and they had a gym, bar, small dancefloor and a library
Same here! I lived in dorm 207 room 307 during Winter of 2019 and summer time of 2018 I was in dorm 203A. Winter time was the best time of my life
@@kevaplaya1373 Are you a scientist?
@@Binx75075 negative!
Antarctica during the winter sounds like a plot for a horror/survival show:
"45 people trapped in a dark, cold, desolate wasteland, 7 months away from the nearest source of aid... will they survive?"
Then a spooky boi chases them around.
Watch "the thing"
Watch The Thing it’s literally exactly that lmao but watch the original one made in the 80’s not the new one
Jeff Probst: '45 people, 212 days, 1 survivor!!'
Jingya Sun when the first planes arrive after winter, they find everyone dead after months of no communication
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Why do all planes look the same nowadays?
Safe for one obvious reason.
I was "home based" at McMurdo for 7mos, '96-'97. My assignment took me all over the continent. BTW, the high temp while I was there was 36°F. at McMurdo (were wore Hawaiian shirts and shorts!!). Truly, an experience of a life time.
We're just not gonna talk about how there are ten planes in existence that regularly use *rockets* to take off?
almond potato No we aren’t
Others do as well for heavy loads, it's called JATO, jet assisted take-off.
He meant that only 10 planes in existence are designed with both the retractable sleds and JATO systems (alongside everything else needed) in order to tackle the logistics of flying to the South Pole.
Reminds me of a plane in gta v...
JATO!
Now I want to see the logistics of living in Detroit, it is an unexplored wasteland.
It's fully explored and mostly abandoned wasteland.
Decimus you must be fun at parties
The Astro Gamer
It ain't hard unless ur a lil bitch
MrMiniblock shame on you
MrMiniblock shams on you
At 9min50sec, you mistakenly write "summer temperature" when mentioning July temperatures. July is winter in the southern hemisphere.
I came to the comments to say this and then you did so pog ig
He also said that everyone is stuck there from february to november in the winter but I think he meant they are stuck from november to february
@@harrisonkey698 February to November is the actual winter there.
I caught that too and went “Our Summer or their Summer... smh?!” lol
35°C christmas :D
"blue ice runaway"
Me: "i see, even them scientists also play Minecraft"
Tech Mods, You need a PhD to understand anything. I just quit AE2.
Go away gamer, this is a gaming free zone!
They even explode a creeper just for warmth!
@@Perririri they killed creepers by using flint and steel
@@Perririri Nope they raise blazes
Imagine living here with no chapstick
Lemons Are Lemonade best comment ever. That’s like my greatest fear. 😂
I actually had no chapstick when I was there during the Winter time. I never used chapstick before and my lips definitely needed it at times
Your chapstick will freeze too there
Your lips would shatter
ICHIBAN
My dad built the research station at the South Pole as an Ironworker. Stayed there for a year. He also saved a doctors life. There's a book about it. Ice Bound. Anyways, alright video.
Your dad must have had some unique challenges with iron-working in that extreme climate. I do some metal working myself, where I'm aware that temperature extremes makes work conditions, and metallurgy behavior, challenging, indeed!
Good, what about the streetcar,
Greedo, can u prove it?
Greedo, maybe he can
Greedo It's a 1 year old comment...maybe mention his name and maybe he'll see it.
This was fun to watch, I worked there as a "pipe-fitter helper" for one Antarctic summer. So much could be said about this unusual place and you did a good job covering it.
One correction, there is a single flight in August to McMurdo called "WinFly". They have to put fire-barrels on the runway so the planes know where land, at temperatures so cold diesel fuel won't ignite!
also, there is a ton of logistical support people. you can get a job through Raytheon Polar Services who currently holds the contract (i believe). It goes up for bid every 5 years.
I flew down to McMurdo at WinFly in 1987, and at least back then, WinFly consisted of two planes a day for several days. Also, they used to have a single flight to McMurdo in midwinter that didn't land, but airdropped mail, fresh food, etc.
Do the tires/fluids not freeze when sitting on the ice?
The LC-130's keep their engines going all the time when they're on the ground (ice), for fear of not being able to start them again in the low temperatures. When you exit the plane, there is someone stationed just outside the door to make sure you don't walk into the nearby spinning propeller.
Raytheon still has it? Last I heard Lockheed got the contract from Raytheon. (Or did Raytheon get it back recently?)
I miss working on the C-17s that we’re getting ready to go or we’re returning from the Deep Freeze mission to McMurdo. Many of my friends were lucky enough to go, but not so lucky myself. Also, very grateful for the Aeromedical Evacuation teams that are always ready to risk life to save someone in need of emergency medical evacuations out of Antarctica.
Man.. You've changed my perception on how the world works. One of the things that I like about your videos is the realism that you bring to light. Some might find the thought of going to Antarctic as exotic, oblivious to the hurdles that one goes through there. I love the fact that you cover all the aspects and realism that comes with a trip to the South Pole. Just hats off... Great Job.. Never stop making videos.
Antarctica makes the most sense to build a mock Mars base. The coldness, isolation, difficulty to get food there.. etc make it perfect for it. If we can't even create a self-sustaining city on Antarctica, how could we propose to do it on Mars?
guyranting Good job bud u weren't there first to know, That's why scientists are there.
guyranting and even if they do make a huge self sustaining city there it would be stupid to cuz the ground would fucking melt. Smaller scaling test would do better also cuz less environmental damage to the Antarctic
There are mock bases there. They're called laboratories
guyranting excellent point
J Bro cuz on Mars it is a solid surface not ice
My best friend lives there every year for 3 months. The air force guys that go there every year are nuts. The Stratton air base in scotia ny is home to all of the remaining c130 planes that land there. Being 10 mins from my house they are cool to watch fly around.
And they fly right over my house quite often. Being only about ten miles from the base it can be pretty impressive to watch. That's a lot of flying metal!
I think it’s deeply ironic that for an area banning a military presence relies almost entirely on military transport. The U.S. Navy and Air Force have dedicated ships and aircraft specifically used to ferry people to Antarctica.
The US military has the best logistics on earth, its almost perfectly suited to supply a place as inhospidable as Antartica
The atantarctic treaty dosent ban millitary presence, It bans Millitary activities and presence other than to support Antarctic programs.
Great video. And THANK YOU for the pop up boxes putting temperatures and measurements into metric. So many American film makers forget that almost nobody outside of the US understands your system of weights and measures. There's nothing wrong with using them as long you don't presume the rest of the world understands what you're talking about.
Bob Yet metric users don’t give the same consideration and we just figure it out rather than complaining...
@@codename495 Metric users are more than 90% of the world population, and besides you get taught the metric systems in your schools
My flight into McMurdo was sitting on the floor of the C-17 leaning against a massive bulldozer. It was chained down. I had a sort of seat belt. Will never forget my field experience in Antarctica! Excellent job of a short coverage of the challenges of the place.
9:51 The tag at the south pole should say winter, not summer. July is in the Antarctica winter.
doggos thank you! That mistake is ridiculously common
I was going to make the same comment, but I decided to see if someone else noticed it too! I'm glad that's not actually the high in the summer, otherwise winter would probably be 0 Kelvin! haha.
He didn't say that for the ease of our understanding. For most people around the world mid year is summer and start/end of year it's winter. This video is catered for everyone's understanding including people of all ages and all nationalities
Zeri Payne I'm not saying you're wrong, just that it's easier this way and more convenient
"most people around the world"
probably because of China alone, and they won't see this video
The logistics of living in a Toyota Carola
This ain’t Reallifelore
Wrong channel buddy
Interesting spelling.
The logistics of living in a plane
COROLLA!!!
Can’t wait for the inevitable “the logistics of making a logistics video” video
Don’t these brilliant minds need a bartender?
I volunteer.
Bartenders at McMurdo are volunteers (though they do get tips) with preference for the staff on lower wages. But yes, if you get a job in the kitchens, cleaning or hauling cargo then you're likely to be able to pull a few nights bartending, particularly over Winter when there's far less competition.
You want to make us think this is about Antartica but we know you made this just because of the planes.
Mr. Dr. Genius pboner activated (plane boner)
I don't blame him, those planes have SKIS!!!!
Also, dem rockets to help propel the plane to achieve takeoff. Awesome.
Mr. Dr. Genius
The title explanes (see what I did there) the video is about the logistics. No reason to complane (2 in one comment😎)
And rockets.
_Good Stuff!_ +
_P.S.: McMurdo Station is like a spaceport on Tatooine. The most crazy scientists from around the world gather there, drink beer, whiskey and discuss where to get more alcohol!_
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Random recommendation?! I suggest you subscribe, and also subscribe to his semi satyrical comedy informative other channel: Half as Interesting.
bt there is nthing random about it
@@WatanabeNoTsuna. he’s just saying because it showed up in the recommended algorithm
@@ankurtekriwal2868 he’s just saying because it showed up in the recommended algorithm
@@ghxstie666 I know. I'm not berating him in any way. I was just suggesting that he take the opportunity of this random recommendation to subscribe to both of Sam's channels. All in good faith, sorry if it seemed otherwise. 😊
Does anyone else really want to go Antarctica now?
Yes I am hoping to winterover in 2020
Yes. that's my dream.
Even more.
yeah i dream to go there and live there forever ...
i hope to be able one day
Yup
"Just as the cold war was heating up"
Ben Hawthorne 😂
lmao
Hold up.
Lol
I spent ten weeks there in 1997. It was amazing. I’ll never forget it and still think about going back.
This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Winter is coming".
9:52 There is a problem, the sign says the the average high temperature in Summer when you said July. In the Southern Hemisphere July is in the Winter.
Good Catch
That was likely just an animation error. He doesn't say Summer and July in the same sentence in the video.
he did say "all time high" and "July" in the same sentence after that poped up tho
wait no go to the time he states and lisen for him to say "THE average July high temperature" and the info graphic shows summer. what i was talking about in the last comment was the last time he did this (god dam americans forgetting july is WINTER DOWN HERE DAMIT)
Munchie Weetie that’s why. The graphic is wrong. He’s means the highest temperature in July (winter) is -67F.
I got used to the jokes so much from Half as Interesting channel.
But still very well put together video.
Yea the jokes on that channel are great, way more laid back content. But I hope he doesn't make this channel like that as well, need to have a balance
Apple Fox .
Is Wendover working with a team and scriptwriter for that second channel? It has a lot more “polish” but I still love this channel.
What is the channel you are talking about?
aakksshhaayy if you didn't know about HAI you would probably think we were talking about a channel that was "half as interesting". Try to see from perspectives other than your own. DBAD 👌🏿😒
I spent a year in antartica in 1984-85. One of the most memorable years of my life. Well worth it. Much more isolated then then now. No mail etc.
Is there a 24 hour sun there? Thanks
Yes. There is testimony to a 24/7 sun since the time of Scott. There are several videos. Anyone can get a job there or take a tour and see for themselves.
Philosopher Prince why do you ask?
@@charlie2640 24 hr sun in the south pole does not seem possible with the flat earth model. Seems hard to prove with a CZcams video. I would have to go there for myself. I'll take your word for it until then!
Who is Scott?
I lived in antarctica for 13 months… Brazilian antarctic station (commander Ferraz)… unbelievable experience…
One of my afjrotc instructors had an administrative role at the South Pole station so he stayed a full year. He has lots of cool stories. The only living things at the pole are humans, so when a fly somehow hitched a ride they named it and made it their mascot
Fact check: Your audio said the average high temperate at the South Pole in "JULY" at 10:00 but the picture said "SUMMER" July is winter in Antarctica.
theKWOKA Yep, i noticed that too, july in the south hemisphere is the middle of winter
yeah In new Zealand july is winter
I was just about to write this
yes that would be true
Was looking for this
this is, hands down, the most interesting youtube channel I've ever found.
check oversimplified, cold fusion and real engineering
Planes also fall in holes. During my career in the Air Force I got to go to Antarctica once to fix a c-130 that had slid into a cravace in the ice. Spent almost 4 weeks craning it out and fixing damage to the wingtip and lower fuselage/landing skids. It was beautiful there reminded me a lot of Alaska when I was stationed there. The time crunch is definitely real we had 5 weeks maximum to get it fixed and flyable or it had to be left for the rest of the season because the weather would be to bad to take off but we made it.
I lived on Base Esperanza when i was 9 yo (2006) for about 11 months, one in a lifetime experience even though i cant remember much
Most ICE-olated
Plz stop
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Me: “most ICE..what..?”
Also Me: “olated?? Ohh.. ICEolated, I get it!”
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ICY what you did there.
@@warpotato1232 dude, chill, don't be so cold
sharon.amy.alfred films lmao 😂😂
40 days one way, that is freaking!
EPIC STACK that’s insane
There are some countries that have bases on Antarctica. Some of the bases are only occupied in summer. That is because of it being so harsh and challenging there in winter.
When the last plane leaves in February (or maybe March) from a base, it would take with those who were only there for the summer. Can imagine what it must be like for those watching, who are staying on for the winter. Many no doubt have cold feet (excuse the pun), like wondering if they are doing the right thing, if they'll manage, thinking 'Oh, oh, what am I letting myself in for?', and maybe 'Wait for me!'.
Interesting and fact-filled lecture; excellent, as all your videos are. We are impressed! Thank you!
Imagine being under all those stars in the cold completely ALONE. Eerie but beautiful
Gonna go fly a rocket cargo plane on an ice runway, brb bro.
I love how I'm being suggested channels like this and economics explained and more informative stuff , I'm loving this
Same here
Truly, its a place farther than the universe...
Madison C. Flores I SEE THAT REFERENCE RIGHT THERE:D I love that anime aaaa
eewww anime
that makes no sense.
@@randomnumbers84269 you won't get it if u don't watch that anime lmao
@@ellielinyan1521 I get it's a reference to some anime I haven't watched but what I mean is the saying itself is kind of a nonsense.
Makes me seriously doubt the feasibility of space colonies. If we’ve no interest in finding a way to live in the extreme environments of our own planet, how in the world are we going to live on the moon?
exactly, colonizing a planet would be like going back to the cave era for the colonist. It would be very hard living, and the psychological aspect of being so isolated with no ability to leave or have help if anything bad happens is terrifying, would lead to possible cabin fever.
Rory Shields How does this comment even exist? Does the possibility of oh I don't know maybe...working towards multiple things at once?
@@ArtofLunatik you do realise moon has heavy amount of precious metals good enough to power Earth for literally thousands of years if we are able to mine it. If we can fight for fuel just think what we would do for those resources when our tech reaches that level of advancements
Om Shree wasnt really referring to the moon which is relatively close compared to mars or any other planet. For us to really be able to colonize other worlds the way we imagine we would in scifi stories i believe it calls for some sort of radical technology beyond what we can think of, something that could make space travel convenient for transportation of said mining material your talking about, but in order to do that you would not only be able to land on the planet but fly off from that planet back to earth.: so far all missions to Mars presently concieved are supposed to be one way mission with no chance to return back to earth.
@@ArtofLunatik Various NASA scientists have stated that we do have the technlogy its just the money that we dont have... Once space mining becomes a thing tho, there are astroids the size of a minivan that could be worth trillions of dollars in precious metals so well get there some day
6:20 I be wearing thick winter coat in 50° degree weather, this man be wearing a t-shirt in negative temperatures.
I live right over by the air base that sends people there. We constantly see those c130s doing touch and goes every day. Every year they send all 10 of them down. Its pretty cool!
The thought of living in Antarctica must be chilling. But I bet they eventually warm up to it.
shut the f*ck up
Scotty Peterson Aren't we charming...
relations may be icy at first but staying frosty helps.
Lol nice one
GODDAMMIT BARB!!!
I just finished watching 'The Thing' (highly recommend) and was wondering about this exact subject. This video came up in my suggestions....perfect!
C-17 Maintenance Instructor/Crew Chief here, very cool video and awesome to see our hands in this research mission and our planes in the video! Love your videos.
Beautiful place thanks for sharing
Does Amazon Prime delivers there?
For anybody further interested in the subject of day-to-day life on the continent, I highly recommend "Antartica: A Year on the Ice." This doc was made by a dude who has lived and worked on Antartica for years and he offers a fascinating perspective.
My dad was in the Canadian Military and spent about 6 months there
Interesting Video ...... I was fortunate to have been able to spend a year (Totally Alone) at Commonwealth Bay - just about 100 meters away from Mawson's (Historical) Hut in 1996/97. The nearest people then were at the French Station. During the Winter months, I sometimes was able to talk with other Stations like McMurdo or Australia's Davis Station. The time spent in Antarctica was the most memorable Experience of my Life.
Most truly "A Place Farther Than Universe".
Nice seeing someone cover antarctica through a different lens. Most shows are about penguins or Tourism
You haven't seen the great documentaries here on CZcams then. Just search Antarctica Documentaries.
Absolutely amazing! Beautiful Northern Lights! Thank you for the beautiful video!
I just subscribed to your channel... I think you have great content, very educational and informative, certainly keeps one’s mind more open to the whole world!
"Average high July temperature (in summer)" is -67°F". That should probably say Winter. The southern hemisphere experiences summer during Dec-Feb.
An additional problem with runways in Antarctica is that fact that they are not always static. The main runway for Australian flights (yes, you forgot about flights from Hobart, Australia) is at Wilkins Base, which is built on a 500m thick glacier, that moves downhill 500m every year and rotates anti-clockwise about 1.5m too. So for the 2018-19 Summer season, it is planned to be rebuilt to rotate it back towards favourable winds and allow the Australian Antarctic Division's Airbus 319 and RAAF planes to use the airfield safely.
Thanks for the vid, very cool and well researched.
Excellent narration and video editing. Thanks for your great educational work.
Pretty gay
"A Place Further Than the Sky" indeed. What a great timing to create this video, right when an anime about taking a journey to the Antartica is airing.
Which anime do you mean?
**universe
Wait isn't antarctica a giant 200 meter wall surrounding our space pizza?
yes it is. The sea around Antarctica is filled with navy ships and jet planes. Antarctica itself is a massive mine field with lizard soldiers below the snow ready to shoot you and UFOs from area 51 prepared to carpet bomb anyone who dares fall off our dirt pizza
عبدالمجيد القحطاني
It's a joke, chill.
Personal Geargasm thank you. these guys are problably dumber than flat earthers to not understand satire
@@Majeed_1995
U fell for that? LOL
XD
yeah
Xenomorphs are there too waiting for someone to come so they get eaten by them right guys?
title: The Logistics of Living in Antarctica
90% of the video: LETS TALK AIRPLANES
And only about the US while you have Australia, Argentina and Chile right next to it with a shitton of logistics.
I remember the Continent of Antarctica seeing it from the cockpit of LC 130, 1983 -1987 VXE 6 U.S. Navy Point Mcgoo California. We regularly used Jato bottles to lift heavy loads on short runways. I am proud to have been able to go their.
For those wondering, highest US airport is Leadville, CO's Lake County Airport @ 9,954' (~3033m)
What the video doesn't mention, because the atmosphere is thinner at the poles (due to the rotation of the atmosphere with the earth), the pressure altitude is actually higher. Depending on the weather of the day it usually ranges between 10kft and 12kft. Flight aerodynamics don't care about actual altitude, only pressure altitude. ;-)
OTOH, I've been to the South Pole 3 times, and I've never seen a rocket assisted takeoff. Granted, the runway at SP is packed snow, the rocket assist might be needed at other places where the snow isn't compacted.
A Place Further Than Universe !!!
Thanks,buddy for the information i will move there.
I used to live here as a member of the United States military. It was awesome. We were there for maintenance of the aircraft that carry supplies in and out. I find it amusing that we get around the whole "no military can be on the continent!" and then we were.
The other day a buddy and I were talking about the southern hemisphere. I couldn’t help but think how absurd it is that such a massive portion of the world’s landmass is uninhabitable. It’s cool to hear that you lived there. Antarctica has been sparking my interest since that conversation.
that ice is T H I C C
Of course
T H I C C E R than a bowl of oatmeal.
*thick.
Some Random Fellow bruh...
Not for long ❄️
You forgot the security expenses from defending against The Thing
Robert Wieder and also Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness.
Its on my bucket list. I would live to spend Christmas there. I once checked into being a cook there but didn't have enough experience. It wasn't the cooking but the working in a camp environment.
Awesome narration!
I love these videos. Keep it up Wendover!
There is one place on earth more isolate than Antarctica. It’s called the friend zone.
Charles LOL
You have a better chance of getting laid in Antarctica
Nah man its called marriage.
id say its pretty well populated
Oof.
Couldn't imagine what it's like to live in Antarctica considering how cold it's. For me personally, I know I'd struggle to handle it due to how rough the conditions are. The whole point of going to Antarctica is to explore and I can picture saying to myself that I don't want to leave the base. 😂
Magnificent video. Thank you very much. I wish I had you in my elementary school.
"In July, max temp is -67F." > "On-screen it says Avg. high in summer."
Antartica is in the Southern Hemishpere. July is winter my dude.
First 97 huh. Sounds a lot like Walmart’s random pricing from HAI
Ever Wonder? Hahaha yeahh.. I think the sponsor gave HAI 100 acces but HAI reserved 3 for maybe who support this channel or for HAI itself
Wendover owns HAI
i was just watching that video
It's a random number to try to get people to sign up.
I wintered over at McMurdo Station at the fire house with the US Navy during the '84-'85 season. I'll never forget that time!
spent the winter of 1994 at McMurdo.
How was it?
..me too! 🤥
What was it like there