Why do Rivers Curve?

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  • čas přidán 20. 06. 2022
  • Rivers become curvier and curvier until they bump into themselves. Then, lakes follow the route of least resistance and connect to form a straighter route. What’s left over is called an Oxbow lake… but they go by a lot of different names.
    In Australia they are referred to as Billabongs; in South Texas, they are called resacas, sometimes they are called ‘horseshoe lakes’.
    Do you have a special term for them in your country?

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  • @trevorthefoamer220
    @trevorthefoamer220 Před rokem +35558

    “Why do rivers curve?”
    *“Yes.”*

    • @ozbeyplays3869
      @ozbeyplays3869 Před 11 měsíci +994

      Erosion is stronger on the curves

    • @brangja4815
      @brangja4815 Před 11 měsíci +266

      This was taught in middle school.

    • @billhoult3262
      @billhoult3262 Před 11 měsíci +409

      Water on the outside of a curve has further to go and so travels faster, while at the inside of the curve the water travels much slower. Higher speed water has more energy and so erodes the rivers banks and beds. Meanwhile lower speed water at the inside of the curve doesnt have enough energy to transport the eroded material and so deposits it into a fresh bank.

    • @ENDI8089
      @ENDI8089 Před 11 měsíci +29

      Calm down hes not in middle scholl yet probably

    • @J4hk2
      @J4hk2 Před 11 měsíci +152

      Not every school in the world teaches the same stuff and trevor's right that the video fails to actually answer the title question.

  • @kaylagolden434
    @kaylagolden434 Před 3 měsíci +7081

    if anyone is wondering, they give because:
    Higher speed at outside corner of bend, causing erosion
    Slower at inside bend, making deposition
    It is deposited and eroded to a side, which makes it curve

    • @wilbertrongibson
      @wilbertrongibson Před měsícem +162

      It's this and the ground is made of different "hardness" of soil/rock. Essentially the water finds the path of least resistance through softer rock and soil which forms the bends in the first place. Otherwise water would just run in a straight line from source to the sea.

    • @mh1970
      @mh1970 Před měsícem +84

      You should've been the one narrating the video instead of her 😂

    • @jay1373
      @jay1373 Před měsícem +4

      Why does a bend form to begin with? Also aren't velocities on the outside of a bend slower? It's like how a planet orbits faster if it is closer to the sun.

    • @amberthegreat8505
      @amberthegreat8505 Před 27 dny +29

      ​@@jay1373theres already a comment in this thread explaining the first question. But the second:
      The reason mercury travels faster is because of the gravitational pull of the sun. It wouldn't really be applicable here, since gravity is pulling down, not in.
      Instead, we have to take inertia into account- "objects in motion stay in motion." Importantly, they go at the same speed in the same direction until acted on by outside forces. The fastest moving water wouldn't turn sharply to go along the inside of a bend, but would continue straight until forced to bend by the outside curve

    • @NLTops
      @NLTops Před 21 dnem +8

      The full video did cover it I think (years ago since I've seen it), it's an unfortunate short. Awesome that you took it upon yourself to explain it.

  • @iwillsurvive6156
    @iwillsurvive6156 Před 3 měsíci +7280

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      @suspicioussand Před 2 měsíci +102

      The planes just throw themselves at the ground and miss

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      @@suspicioussandhgttg

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      @Baixel Před 2 měsíci +24

      they fly as long as theres no tower in the way

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      @sirpotatoman3248 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Baixel9/11 comment

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      @SacsachCCABP Před měsícem +8

      ⁠@@Baixel*the towers tower as long as nothing gets in their way

  • @gigachad2632
    @gigachad2632 Před 3 měsíci +524

    “Why do Rivers Curve?”
    “Well an oxbow lake is made by…”

  • @void1845
    @void1845 Před rokem +112649

    "How do you grow seeds?"
    "Well, the seeds grow bigger and bigger until they grow."

    • @zeyyadfarooq6235
      @zeyyadfarooq6235 Před rokem +31

      I watched the full video years ago, it explained the phenomenon very well, this is just aclip of it, why r u too lazy to press just a few links and u wouldnt have had to make this dumb comment

    • @nielgawi9102
      @nielgawi9102 Před rokem +430

      Lol

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      @ashcheeks1 Před rokem +2257

      "And leave behind a tasty fruit."

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      @columnfellow7477 Před rokem +177

      Muda muda muda?

    • @robinferizi9073
      @robinferizi9073 Před rokem +82

      Too good lol

  • @ethanleroux5697
    @ethanleroux5697 Před rokem +9957

    "Why do rivers curve?"
    "Here's a lake"

    • @biskitdoggo6502
      @biskitdoggo6502 Před rokem +24

      I think he's questioning it too🗿

    • @alexanderseverson2076
      @alexanderseverson2076 Před rokem +9

      They're asking us.

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      @ibra673 Před rokem +4

      @Me and Myself it is owned by the same person

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      @domenicocoviello446 Před rokem +3

      Because they lay in their bed all their life watching on their tv channels to much drifting on Fast and Furious.

    • @Lasereye2000
      @Lasereye2000 Před 10 měsíci +3

      They actually curve because the difference of speed in the water flow. Because it goes slowly in the inside of the curve all the sand stays there while the sand gets taken away on the outside curve.

  • @yousseftamer4943
    @yousseftamer4943 Před 2 měsíci +616

    "Why does a river curve?"
    "Nothing is in the way, so why wouldn't it?"

    • @jonasmyrheim2768
      @jonasmyrheim2768 Před 14 dny +8

      It curves because of the centrifugal force, wich makes the ground on the outside of the river erode easier

    • @Doopen
      @Doopen Před 14 dny +6

      Science isn't about why, it's about why not!

  • @MiG-25IsGOAT
    @MiG-25IsGOAT Před měsícem +89

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  • @rayd604
    @rayd604 Před rokem +20112

    "Why do rivers curve?"
    "Rivers make oxbow lakes"

    • @squigglefifi6125
      @squigglefifi6125 Před rokem +499

      They themselves don't know, they're asking us

    • @omgrapist
      @omgrapist Před rokem

      Man, it must suck having a brain as small as yours

    • @bobbymcjoey9432
      @bobbymcjoey9432 Před rokem +206

      @@squigglefifi6125 tbf this is just a short of an old video they made where they actually explain it 💀

    • @willgund779
      @willgund779 Před rokem +115

      They curve because they errode the sediment on the outer sides, and it forces the shape over time

    • @cjlite0210
      @cjlite0210 Před rokem +1

      There's 3 of them in my town just down the river separating it into 2 sides (although they're filling one of them in)

  • @AhappyGaucoMoleMeme
    @AhappyGaucoMoleMeme Před 16 dny +38

    "Why do lakes form?"
    "As long as nothing stops the lake it'll keep filling and filling until it eventually overflows. It's called a flood"

  • @Bwaabbb
    @Bwaabbb Před 3 měsíci +110

    For someone actually curious to why the curves form in the first place, heres the explenation. A streaming river will erode one side (where it streams fastests) and drop sediments on the other side (where it streams slowest) the brownish part you see in the videos are where the sediments are dropped, like sand or gravel, which causes one part of the shape, then the water is pushed more to the other side, where it picks up sediment and ‘erodes’ that side. That causes the curve, and like said jn the video, nothing haults this process which causes the shape.

  • @10thletter40
    @10thletter40 Před rokem +7316

    Explanation: Any original curves grow due to water pushing against the outside bank and eroding the outside, and then water moving away from the inside bank depositing sediments.

    • @Dahackabarade
      @Dahackabarade Před rokem +270

      I didn't understand any of that but that looks like a good explanation

    • @brentywenty
      @brentywenty Před rokem +432

      @@Dahackabarade water makes hole on outside curve and puts down dirt on inside curve

    • @Fuzefromr6
      @Fuzefromr6 Před rokem +78

      It’s funny how so many people literally can’t do enough thinking to understand that this is what she meant

    • @ewyattgd5411
      @ewyattgd5411 Před rokem +35

      @@Dahackabarade the water erodes the dirt on the curve its pushing on and the dirt on the part where it aint pushing on gets filled with dirt, kind of similar to how a ship pushes through water at the bow and water gets pushed away while water at the stern fills the void left behind by the ship

    • @Popguy
      @Popguy Před rokem +28

      why is it eroding one side rather than just eroding straight ahead though?

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      @crazysquirrel9425 Před rokem +2

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  • @Pavilion411
    @Pavilion411 Před 7 měsíci +5498

    “Sooo... why do rivers curve?”
    “That’s correct!”

    • @MLClutzy
      @MLClutzy Před 2 měsíci +21

      I think she's the one asking us the question

    • @jacobramdial8502
      @jacobramdial8502 Před měsícem +8

      Erosion

    • @imcasualjimm
      @imcasualjimm Před měsícem +9

      I think its because every little bump, no matter how small, gets chiseled away bit by bit until a small pocket forms, and then that pocket keeps getting chiseled at, and eventually you get curves

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      @IWhooshMyself Před měsícem

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    • @lazerbeams2536
      @lazerbeams2536 Před měsícem +1

      I'd assume it has to do with Rivera slowly eroding their banks and then naturally flowing to the lower points

  • @bayuww
    @bayuww Před 10 dny +6

    "Why do rivers curve?"
    "yeah they do that"

  • @srteo0
    @srteo0 Před 2 měsíci +19

    "Have you done your homework?"
    "I was doing it at 11PM"

  • @Aditya_Kushwaha01
    @Aditya_Kushwaha01 Před 10 měsíci +14190

    "How do rivers curve? "
    "It curves"
    *Understandable*

    • @SmileFile_exe
      @SmileFile_exe Před 10 měsíci +241

      the water pushes the sands and rocks away to form a new path

    • @Aditya_Kushwaha01
      @Aditya_Kushwaha01 Před 10 měsíci +81

      ​@@SmileFile_exe *Understandable*

    • @SmileFile_exe
      @SmileFile_exe Před 10 měsíci +16

      @@Aditya_Kushwaha01 ik

    • @Aditya_Kushwaha01
      @Aditya_Kushwaha01 Před 10 měsíci +28

      @@CoCo-qi5nr *Understandable as well*

    • @huffeyy3916
      @huffeyy3916 Před 10 měsíci +51

      Basically (here’s what I’ve learned from GCSE Geography), the flow of the river grinds along the outside of the meander, eroding it away, until it cuts out a “river cliff”. This river cliff becomes unsupported as it is eroded underneath and collapses. This happens over and over, causing the meander to recede, but the river on the inside of the meander travels slower, and so it loses its energy and drops the sediment suspended in the water (known as deposition). This follows the erosion outward, and it creates a “slip-off slope” that’s slanted toward the river. When the two meanders meet, the water takes the most direct path, or the path of least resistance, where loss of energy travelling through the meander causes deposition. As the river is cut off from the meander, this leaves behind an ox-bow lake that is often dry with little water, unless it is in a floodplain, where a flood will occur filling the ox-bow lake and the water remains there after the water is drained away.
      This is from what I learnt, and I’ve just finished my GCSEs and an ox-bow lake question did not come up :/
      Though I am still looking at a decent grade, hopefully. I’ll see on results day in a few weeks, won’t I?

  • @rafasr0
    @rafasr0 Před rokem +5266

    “wHy Do rIvERs CuRve?”
    This video: “Yes”

    • @LinkTheFusky
      @LinkTheFusky Před rokem +118

      soil gets eroded and pushed onto another river bank

    • @sailor5853
      @sailor5853 Před rokem +32

      Joke's on you, I already watched their video on why rivers curve.

    • @javicruz4101
      @javicruz4101 Před rokem +9

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    • @maybe_carebear2710
      @maybe_carebear2710 Před rokem +3

      cause irrigation duh

    • @laurynastruskauskas6586
      @laurynastruskauskas6586 Před rokem +5

      Its kinda like an aneurizm the flow pushes against the outside of the curves and they grow, so even if it starts with very tiny curves over time they get bigger and bigger

  • @justsomeguywithoutadoubt5083

    A lot of people are asking why rivers curve, so here I am, a geography student, to answer your questions.
    When a river originates from its source, it has a small volume of water, but its velocity is terrific. It destroys every obstacle in its path as it slopes down the mountains.
    After some time, the river enters the plains. As it enters the flat area, there is a sudden change in velocity. The river drops all its sediments and forms an alluvial cone.
    Then the river continues on its path on the flat land. On the flat plain, its velocity decreases a lot, and it has less strength to just flow over any obstacle. At this stage the river just collects sediments. Any obstacle in its path means the river just flows around it. Thats why it starts curving. Soon, it curves so much that the curvature breaks and an oxbow lake forms.
    When the river is meandering, it does the dual work of erosion and deposition.
    Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope this helps.

  • @GalaticAnnita_404
    @GalaticAnnita_404 Před 3 měsíci +12

    Because the water wears the rocks (or whatever is there) on the outside of the curves away since the water’s faster there, and the insides don’t get much water damage so that’s where the rocks from upstream settles and stay. That’s why rivers curve

  • @skie6282
    @skie6282 Před rokem +23076

    This doesnt say why it just says rivers do...

    • @chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth
      @chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth Před rokem +1349

      Because the flowing water erodes the shore of the river over time... are you a child? This type of stuff is taught in elementary school

    • @skie6282
      @skie6282 Před rokem +3152

      @@chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth the title of the short is why do rivers curve... not "rivers curve alot"

    • @chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth
      @chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth Před rokem

      @@skie6282 yeah... I can fucking read. The short explains why, assuming you know what water erosion is. Could the title have been worded better? Yes. Does anybody actually read the titles of shorts to begin with? Probably only 10% of people even give a shit.

    • @gabrielpedroza1346
      @gabrielpedroza1346 Před rokem +4

      @@chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth “are you a child” was such a dumb comment that you’ve actually made me laugh. Grow up mentally little man 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @danialrafid
      @danialrafid Před rokem +682

      @@chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth Do you think ANYONE cares about your kiddy fact?

  • @pacorka9943
    @pacorka9943 Před 3 měsíci +3

    "Why do Rivers Curve?"
    "Idk"
    "Fair enough!"

  • @mrredeyes7021
    @mrredeyes7021 Před 3 měsíci +7

    Every year around this time I see this video and relearn this information I enjoy seeing this video hope to see it in a year

    • @Ivyzzx
      @Ivyzzx Před 2 měsíci

      Every year. :D

  • @Mytelefe
    @Mytelefe Před rokem +2803

    "Why do rivers curve ?"
    "Because they can."

    • @Lasereye2000
      @Lasereye2000 Před 10 měsíci +69

      They actually curve because the difference of speed in the water flow. Because it goes slowly in the inside of the curve all the sand stays there while the sand gets taken away on the outside curve.

    • @jackweaver1846
      @jackweaver1846 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Cuz erosion

    • @mickspogsroadto500subs2
      @mickspogsroadto500subs2 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@Lasereye2000W

    • @BoxyTablet
      @BoxyTablet Před měsícem

      @@Lasereye2000🤓🤓🤓

  • @stoobidthing
    @stoobidthing Před 10 měsíci +7172

    I feel like she's genuinely asking us why they curve

  • @Mandorle21
    @Mandorle21 Před 3 měsíci +13

    I think this short should have been titled "what happens if a river curves too much", or something like that.

  • @zacharyg9878
    @zacharyg9878 Před 5 dny +2

    “Why do rivers curve?”
    “Because it wants to”

  • @SwankemasterSupreme
    @SwankemasterSupreme Před rokem +3191

    “Why am I in pain?”
    “Discomfort can be an affect of pain.”

    • @zescare2652
      @zescare2652 Před rokem +6

      Nah bro it happens due to chemicals released by the part where you are having pain

    • @LavaSaver
      @LavaSaver Před rokem

      ​@@zescare2652That's literally not even right, the chemicals are in the brain, the part that hurts sends a signal to the brain to trigger it

    • @porfirio8662
      @porfirio8662 Před rokem +6

      @@zescare2652 nah its caus your brain wants you to fell pain so you know its there

  • @fgvcosmic6752
    @fgvcosmic6752 Před rokem +8419

    Heres an actual explanation for you guys
    When the river is first forming, the water will take the easiest path downwards. If all the rock was the same, that would be a straight line, but some areas of rock are weaker than others. The water erodes that weaker rock faster, and so it takes a slightly winding path
    Now that a slightly winding path has been established, the curves will start to grow. This is because the current is essentially smashing into the outside of each bend, causing those to erode more. The inside of each bend has a slower moving current, which causes sediment (like sand and gravel) to settle there.
    The rest is as you see in the video

    • @Chonts
      @Chonts Před rokem +282

      That's all they could of said. Instead they say once it's curved it continues to curve as if the curves magically appear
      Edit: idk why yall so mean, I don't know why the curves begin in the first place. I want to learn and this little clip really didn't help at all, sorry I'm dumb lmao

    • @aidanerickson182
      @aidanerickson182 Před rokem +22

      Thanks!

    • @alalessia
      @alalessia Před rokem +32

      the real mvp

    • @jennytai88
      @jennytai88 Před rokem +12

      Wow cheers for explaining 🎉❤

    • @waroftheworlds2008
      @waroftheworlds2008 Před rokem +4

      But what happens after the lake gets cut off. I have to know.

  • @needy2236
    @needy2236 Před 21 dnem +8

    “Why do rivers curve”
    “Delaware 😀”

  • @goldenalex22
    @goldenalex22 Před 6 dny +2

    The fish..
    “Now what?”
    Other fish “it’s our new forever home”

  • @bauerhermann222
    @bauerhermann222 Před rokem +4258

    I love the part where they talk about WHY rivers curve!

    • @CozmicRealities
      @CozmicRealities Před rokem +166

      Y'know, water in a river is running. If you know about Erosion you can just put 2 and 2 together to find out: a river curves because it's not straight and because water moves.

    • @white9763
      @white9763 Před rokem +134

      @@CozmicRealities the video title is "WHY DO RIVERS CURVE"

    • @td9250
      @td9250 Před rokem +35

      "As long as nothing gets in the way of a river[...]"
      Because nothing got in the way of those rivers. 😂

    • @MrMelonsz
      @MrMelonsz Před rokem +19

      Damn I’m sorry. Were you looking for an entire documentary in CZcams shorts?

    • @davidarruda8400
      @davidarruda8400 Před rokem +3

      Common sense

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  • @devanshusahu1705
    @devanshusahu1705 Před 9 dny +1

    i remember in grade 8, I had my Geography exam and i cant understand anything about this and I went to my sister for help, and she explained me how these 'Oxbow Lakes' formed. Ever since, the name and explanation really stuck around with me. Just a random memory refreshed seeing this reel. ✨

  • @croaklikeatoad4384
    @croaklikeatoad4384 Před 3 dny

    The water flows slower on the insides of curves, which makes more silt drop out of the water. On the outside of curves, faster water means more erosion. So the outer bank gets dissolved while the inner bank gets built onto! Thanks for coming to my TED talk!

  • @Welebam5308
    @Welebam5308 Před rokem +1329

    "Why does the brain think"
    Well it think and think until it overthink

    • @1DontKnowMan
      @1DontKnowMan Před rokem +11

      I think that we should think about this think

    • @arta.xshaca
      @arta.xshaca Před rokem +7

      @@1DontKnowMan we shouldn’t actually

    • @sksh2970
      @sksh2970 Před rokem +1

      Why did this make me laugh 😂

    • @psycheeeeeeeeee
      @psycheeeeeeeeee Před rokem +2

      this is so me

    • @therealwisemysticaltree
      @therealwisemysticaltree Před 15 dny

      A person who thinks all teh time has nothing to think about except thoughts so he loses touch with reality

  • @cameronwalters3055
    @cameronwalters3055 Před rokem +601

    "why do ducks fly south in winter"
    "well, they flap and flap until they get there"

  • @St.Extreme
    @St.Extreme Před 15 dny +1

    I liked the part when you described why do rivers curve

  • @keysersoze7551
    @keysersoze7551 Před měsícem +1

    Those guys who connected the river and the Ocean:
    "Yes"

  • @alphonyt7250
    @alphonyt7250 Před rokem +4219

    "Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes"

  • @panzer_tank
    @panzer_tank Před 8 dny +2

    oxbow lake: but you didnt have to cut me off

  • @mariederrybutler2088
    @mariederrybutler2088 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Love the part when they explain why rivers curve!

  • @catboy2649
    @catboy2649 Před 10 měsíci +503

    "Why the rivers curves?"
    "Because they do"

    • @SCSlime99
      @SCSlime99 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Erosion

    • @shanerooney7288
      @shanerooney7288 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Oxbow lakes are formed when a river's meander gets too wibbly, wibbly, wobbly to maintain the course it's on.

    • @luna_deer6574
      @luna_deer6574 Před 5 měsíci

      The outside of the meander is faster, causing it to erode at the rock making it bigger, the inside loses momentum and drops off what it is carrying making the inside build up.

  • @lukemann9242
    @lukemann9242 Před rokem +467

    “Why do rivers curve.”
    “No idea, but did you know-“

    • @3takoyakis
      @3takoyakis Před rokem

      The comments: Yeah, but why?
      "It get taught in elemantary school dumbass, it erodes the shore and making a curve"
      WHY IT EVEN ERODES IN THE FIRST PLACE STUPID NERD.
      Why it curves in the first place, heck in the end it leaves its own curve and making a straight line

    • @Dr_zevia
      @Dr_zevia Před rokem +1

      Actually, they do know, because this short is cut from the longer video “why do rivers curve”

    • @benonaru
      @benonaru Před rokem

      WHY THE FUCK DO YOU THINK DUMBASS😂

    • @therealwisemysticaltree
      @therealwisemysticaltree Před 15 dny

      did you know vaporeon

  • @Guts48
    @Guts48 Před 5 dny +1

    Finally I understood how an oxbow lake is formed

  • @NEFishing-yp5em
    @NEFishing-yp5em Před 2 měsíci

    They grow because on the outside of the curve, also called the meander, it erodes the bank and the inside of the meander, it deposits sediments, making the curves bigger and bigger

  • @Yourlocalasian536
    @Yourlocalasian536 Před 9 měsíci +598

    Why do rivers curve? Well the answer is erosion of sediment or rocks. The sediment usually tumble and break dirt and the sides of the river off to make it have a curvier shape over time. You’re welcome for answering the question from the vid if anyone was actually curious 😂

    • @teamok1025
      @teamok1025 Před 9 měsíci +18

      Tysm tysm tysm tysm tysm tysm

    • @IKTeam
      @IKTeam Před 3 měsíci +35

      a comment turned out to be more informative than the video, thanks!

    • @willropa4226
      @willropa4226 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Comment section to the rescue. 👏

    • @suspicioussand
      @suspicioussand Před 2 měsíci +4

      You are the smartest commenter in this entire comment section ☠️

    • @charX7
      @charX7 Před 2 měsíci +4

      you're a hero

  • @Swappr
    @Swappr Před 8 dny

    blud forgot to mention:
    Outer bend has a faster current whilst inner bend has slower current.
    Therefore more erosion on outer bend (abrasion and hydraulic action) whilst more deposition on inner bend.
    This forms a river cliff on the outer bend and a slip off slope on the inner bend.
    This causes the river to curve until the neck of the meander meets.
    The water always takes the shortest path so the river flows straight.
    Deposition occurs near the neck of the meander causing it to be separated from the rest of the river forming an ox-bow lake.

  • @CaitJoSmit
    @CaitJoSmit Před 7 dny

    These oxbow lakes are really easy to spot all along the Mississippi River on Google Maps in satellite view.
    The river used to be the border along the states it flows between, and the river has changed but the borders haven’t. If you follow the river on the map, you’ll see these wildly curvy dotted lines that mark the state borders, and oxbow lakes under almost all the weird outcroppings. The Mississippi River just cuts right through many of those old curves now.

  • @Kieran_Duffy
    @Kieran_Duffy Před 9 měsíci +3007

    “How does one river curve?”
    “It creates a lake.”
    “But-“
    “Understandable, have a nice day.”

    • @Johnnysboy3987
      @Johnnysboy3987 Před 3 měsíci +18

      Think about where the water is pushing in the bends, combine this with the fact that water erodes the stuff it pushes on and you get curvy rivers.

    • @GeezSus
      @GeezSus Před 3 měsíci +5

      But it doesn't explain why the original path is sealed back up, sure it erodes but how does the original path restore to ground level?

    • @teathpaste3301
      @teathpaste3301 Před 3 měsíci +4

      @GeezSus The water is carrying sediment. Water on the outside of the curve travels faster, eroding the outer edge and pushing the meander further out (this is called a cut bank). On the inner edge, the water flows slower, allowing for suspended sediment to deposit onto what is called a point bank. Over time this causes the form of the river to “meander.”

    • @GeezSus
      @GeezSus Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@teathpaste3301 Thanks this helps

    • @grissee
      @grissee Před 2 měsíci +3

      practical engineering has a good video explaining why

  • @bueb6969
    @bueb6969 Před rokem +1815

    Great video! I loved the part where we got to know why rivers curve.

    • @captainsnekk
      @captainsnekk Před 11 měsíci +96

      I know i am late, but because the water goes around the curve, it erodes the outside part of that curve mostly, because it mostly goes along the outside. This just keeps happening and tadaa! Bigger curve🙂

    • @BlossomPathOnStage15
      @BlossomPathOnStage15 Před 11 měsíci +13

      ​@@captainsnekkit's a joke also this short explain almost nothing it just say it will continue to curve until it leave behind an oxbox lake whatever that is

    • @8xis
      @8xis Před 11 měsíci +9

      ​@@BlossomPathOnStage15fr bruh??🤯

    • @dragonheart6074
      @dragonheart6074 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@@captainsnekkdang thanks for telling me, I wanted to find out but was to lazy to look it up 😅

    • @fzhou2268
      @fzhou2268 Před 10 měsíci

      @@BlossomPathOnStage15 cuz it’s stupid to explain such a simple thing

  • @lunasometimesanimator
    @lunasometimesanimator Před 3 měsíci

    For those wondering why the river curves, it’s through erosion and deposition. The water keeps constantly hitting one side of the river which is where it expands from, and all loose material gets dropped off on the inner side of the river, which just lets the river pretty much move.

  • @zerada00
    @zerada00 Před 13 dny

    That's actually pretty cool, I really like learning stuff like this

  • @davidecanova4450
    @davidecanova4450 Před rokem +711

    "what's your name?"
    "The name is the word used for calling someone"

  • @samueljohnston9639
    @samueljohnston9639 Před rokem +920

    In case anybody is ACTUALLY wondering why rivers curve, it’s because if water hits a spot on the rivers bank it essentially bounces off that spot and goes faster towards the opposite bank, well when it hits that bank it bounces to the next one, and so on and if you follow the angle of the “bounces” it creates curves as the water wears away the ground (sorry if I didn’t explain it very well, if you see a diagram it makes a lot more sense of course)

  • @e_6868
    @e_6868 Před měsícem +1

    i love the part where she explained why the rivers curve

  • @sylnz97
    @sylnz97 Před 2 dny

    idk why but looking at really curved rivers and oxbow lakes is somehow extremely satisfying

  • @unknownuser-pb1io
    @unknownuser-pb1io Před rokem +1151

    "Why does an airplane fly?"
    -"It has wings."

    • @penggrin
      @penggrin Před rokem +41

      Well.. thats still more explanation than this video, lol

    • @landlocked_lifts332
      @landlocked_lifts332 Před rokem +19

      "why does an airplane fly?"
      "When it's in the air, it can turn by banking OR by using the rudder"

    • @derangeddroid4911
      @derangeddroid4911 Před rokem +2

      it flies higher and higher

    • @DivineDefect
      @DivineDefect Před rokem +6

      "As long as there are no obstacles on the runway an airplane will rise into the air and fly."

    • @LitoMike
      @LitoMike Před rokem

      @@DivineDefect aperture

  • @universesolver
    @universesolver Před 8 měsíci +1557

    “Why is the sky blue?”
    “As long as nothing gets in the way, the sky will turn more blue until it’s blue.”

    • @Chillerll
      @Chillerll Před 7 měsíci +13

      That's true, I can see it every morning

    • @qO.0p
      @qO.0p Před 3 měsíci +19

      Instructions unclear, my sky is turning red! What did i do wrong?

    • @miricmariio9261
      @miricmariio9261 Před 3 měsíci

      @qO.0p, ​You forgot to have nothing in the way of your sky due to all of your airplanes and helicopters. You also forgot to let your sky bumble into itself and create a cressent shaped remnant called an Oxbow Lake.

    • @XxCringyKidxX
      @XxCringyKidxX Před 3 měsíci

      ​​@@qO.0pweeping god trollface

    • @therealteddiefrompersonafour
      @therealteddiefrompersonafour Před 3 měsíci +5

      ​@@qO.0p something's in the way, get rid of your ceiling

  • @baay376
    @baay376 Před 15 dny

    We have an amazing (& strenuously protected) oxbow forming in the Whitewater River in SW Ohio about 2 miles from me. It's fascinating to watch it slowly evolve over the course of a lifetime. There's a FABULOUS unobstructed view from one of my favorite trails in Shawnee Woods Park & my family & I have been taking twice yearly photos as the seasons change from Fall/Winter & Spring/Summer since I was old enough to walk the full trail (appx 3yo. 47f now.) This planet and all of it's quirky natural wonders are absolutely breathtaking and fascinating. I wish more of the little folks would realize that and remedy their destructive ways. 😕

  • @peachturnover7641
    @peachturnover7641 Před 11 dny

    I have no idea why this came up in my shorts, but I'm here for it

  • @ToastallyManonMcMarrington
    @ToastallyManonMcMarrington Před rokem +2599

    "How does the brain work?"
    "The brain is part of the human body!"

  • @rudolvonstroheim3898
    @rudolvonstroheim3898 Před 13 dny

    I know someone else already commented with an explanation on river formation, but I find this subject fascinating so I'm going to give my two cents:
    The fast-moving water in a river is perfect for causing erosion. As the water moves along a curve, it hits the bend with a lot more impact (since the part right before is straight, it's able to gain more momentum and is targeted specifically towards the bend). This causes the water to wear away the rock over time.
    The reason oxbow lakes form is actually really interesting. As the river erodes over time, it eventually gets to the point where it is extremely curvy. Unlike in the video, the river doesn't necessarily need to get to the point where it doubles back on itself for oxbow formation to happen. It happens because, as the water erodes the rock at the bend, it needs to deposit it somewhere else. With a less bendy river, the rock just gets brought down the current or deposited to the side, but, with an extremely bendy river, the water ends up hurling the rock at the end of the bend. Over time, as the rock piles up, it ends up closing off the oxbow lake to the rest of the river.

  • @sirfritz4067
    @sirfritz4067 Před 6 dny +1

    This explained this shit much better than my geography teacher💀
    Edit: I don't know why I used the skull emoji

  • @thatspecialforce
    @thatspecialforce Před rokem +536

    "why do rivers curve?"
    "yes"

  • @PurpleBroadcast
    @PurpleBroadcast Před rokem +10937

    Edit: yall are such simpletons for liking this comment

    • @BlueMonster6279
      @BlueMonster6279 Před rokem +77

      So relatable💀

    • @joelfrom08
      @joelfrom08 Před rokem +49

      teachers when asking what you need to know this for:

    • @jamesalvares22
      @jamesalvares22 Před rokem +176

      To answer the question, the water flowing around the outside of a small curve has to move just a little faster than the water on the inside. This increase in speed, and force, picks up sediment from the river bed making the curve bigger, and this exponentially increases until two curves meet up and the path of least resistance makes water flow the shorter route.

    • @Brash_Candicoot
      @Brash_Candicoot Před rokem +4

      ​@@jamesalvares22 nice.

    • @yulgurt
      @yulgurt Před rokem +3

      @@jamesalvares22 nice.

  • @SiddhantArya-pj2pm
    @SiddhantArya-pj2pm Před měsícem +1

    i liked the part where she explained why rivers curve

  • @NAWALzm
    @NAWALzm Před 8 dny

    “How do you tie a tie?”
    “You tie the tie and then go to work :)”

  • @RandomPeopleXD
    @RandomPeopleXD Před rokem +790

    "Why do we breathe?"
    "We do breathing from lungs"

    • @AlejandroGonzalez-ej4lp
      @AlejandroGonzalez-ej4lp Před rokem +15

      Unfair comparison, ypu actually said something

    • @tomfish3244
      @tomfish3244 Před rokem +1

      ​@Alejandro Gonzalez was there nothing said in this video? Get your ears checked.

    • @crazebamm
      @crazebamm Před rokem

      Lmfaoooooooo this one did it for me. I even pictured her voice and made it that much funnier

  • @Syndicate._
    @Syndicate._ Před 10 měsíci +746

    I loved the part where they answered their question

  • @Gabrielfromultrakill359
    @Gabrielfromultrakill359 Před 2 měsíci

    For anyone wondering why the curve, I don’t actually know but I’m assuming it’s from the river eroding sediments and then the water flows where the sediments once were

  • @CreepersNeedHugs
    @CreepersNeedHugs Před rokem +311

    "Why does school exist?"
    "Once you finish 12th grade, you graduate."

  • @wisemind7751
    @wisemind7751 Před 11 měsíci +250

    "Why is the sky blue?"
    "Well it goes from sunset yellow to afternoon blue."

  • @_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_
    @_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_ Před 2 měsíci +1

    WE MAKING IT OUT OF 7TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @koolcrocYT
      @koolcrocYT Před 2 měsíci +1

      this is science, not geography 💀

    • @_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_
      @_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_ Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@koolcrocYT brother geography means the study of topography which is the study of the land , in what way is this scientific?

    • @koolcrocYT
      @koolcrocYT Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_ this channel teaches about science, and you can see in the channel's description 🤥

    • @_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_
      @_THE_ONE_PIECE_IS_REAL_ Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@koolcrocYT yea I never said they didn't teach science I'm only saying that that meanders and oxbow lakes come under the subject of geography 🤷‍♂️

  • @BlastTheBat
    @BlastTheBat Před 3 měsíci

    This explains it better than the textbooks.

  • @AndyHappyGuy
    @AndyHappyGuy Před rokem +5346

    this describes an oxbow lake more than a river's curve. The explanation for a river's curve in the original video si pretty good though.

    • @reeceoshaney5971
      @reeceoshaney5971 Před rokem +31

      Well this isn’t the original video they just took a clip and posted it

    • @jamesfair9751
      @jamesfair9751 Před rokem +3

      Billabong !

    • @nwblader6231
      @nwblader6231 Před rokem +45

      @@reeceoshaney5971 then they shouldn’t have titled it the same. Title it how an oxbow lake forms

    • @pascalb6803
      @pascalb6803 Před rokem +3

      Would you mind sharing the link to the original video?

    • @AndyHappyGuy
      @AndyHappyGuy Před rokem +4

      @@pascalb6803 I'm not sure if this channel allows links in comments, but it has the same title and is on their main channel, MinuteEarth.

  • @Theote_yt
    @Theote_yt Před 11 měsíci +529

    “How are people born?”
    “They become Bigger and Bigger”

    • @Goldendane77_official
      @Goldendane77_official Před 10 měsíci +5

      A stick becomes bigger and bigger until something comes out

    • @gameitornot
      @gameitornot Před 10 měsíci

      @@Goldendane77_official😂😂

    • @Goldendane77_official
      @Goldendane77_official Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@gameitornot ...and when it enters a hole, someone's gonna come outta there in a few months

    • @CoraxiEli
      @CoraxiEli Před 10 měsíci

      lollolooooo lolm pee

  • @ninadkulkarni6033
    @ninadkulkarni6033 Před měsícem

    They curve because of various factors but for example different heights of the river bed affect the curve. Sides of the river bed that are shallower will allow less water to flow above them but at higher speed and cause more erosion leading to that side curving

  • @juanmanuelsanchezrodriguez6325
    @juanmanuelsanchezrodriguez6325 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The short does not answer the quedtion on the title,it just exposes the phenomenon that the question presupposes.

  • @charlie.on.youtube
    @charlie.on.youtube Před 11 měsíci +786

    This is what happens when you don’t start the assignment until the morning it’s due.

  • @tabletgenesis3439
    @tabletgenesis3439 Před 7 měsíci +228

    "Why do Rivers Curve?"
    "Rivers curve and curve until they can't."

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 3 měsíci

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

    • @SikeOneDru
      @SikeOneDru Před 2 měsíci

      ВХАХХАХАХАХА

  • @ImmaKlonoa
    @ImmaKlonoa Před 27 dny

    An oxbow lake is also referred to as a billabong in Australia

  • @Pyhubnumeric
    @Pyhubnumeric Před 2 měsíci

    The reason of river getting curvier is that at the corners, the water at the outer face of the river bank gets eroded by water especially considering the centrifugal force of water at the curve which add excessive erosion. This process through the time, causes the river bank to back off more and more which make it curvier.

  • @arsonoakwood7938
    @arsonoakwood7938 Před rokem +31

    -Why?
    -It does.

  • @LaziestPotato
    @LaziestPotato Před rokem +508

    "Why do we have to sleep?"
    "When you sleep, you have your eyes closed for long periods of time"

    • @bujamade702
      @bujamade702 Před 11 měsíci

      Nah i think that is called Being Dead

    • @listopad09
      @listopad09 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@bujamade702yeah but he said PeriodS not preiod

  • @RoyalKataboranananArmy2021
    @RoyalKataboranananArmy2021 Před 3 měsíci

    "Why do rivers curve?"
    "because they do"

  • @NonStopPear
    @NonStopPear Před 12 dny

    To answer the question. The flow of the river slams against the sides of the river, this caused erosion and it makes the river flow further in the curvy directions

  • @ShortArtGuy
    @ShortArtGuy Před rokem +495

    “How do humans breath?”
    “Breathing is necessary for human life”

    • @Tvwoman387
      @Tvwoman387 Před 10 měsíci

      Uh?

    • @B0ndsee
      @B0ndsee Před 10 měsíci +1

      Breathe… not breath. Don’t know why I pointed this out it just bugged me… sorry!

    • @zacharynguyen7286
      @zacharynguyen7286 Před 10 měsíci

      Hope everyone is doing good

  • @-Rush-
    @-Rush- Před 10 měsíci +2536

    “How do clouds form?”
    “Well, the clouds form until they’re clouds”
    Edit: I KNOW HOW CLOUDS FORM YOU DONT HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME 50 TIMES

    • @asifa9635
      @asifa9635 Před 9 měsíci +16

      Srry I have to be like a nerd 🤓 clouds are water.water formed cloud

    • @saturnsbirth
      @saturnsbirth Před 9 měsíci +8

      it’s actually condensation that makes clouds

    • @pirokapurani2078
      @pirokapurani2078 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@asifa9635sorry but, 🤓 🤓

    • @kingdom_of_impor
      @kingdom_of_impor Před 9 měsíci +1

      Hello rush

    • @pirokapurani2078
      @pirokapurani2078 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@kingdom_of_impor your pfp???! 💀

  • @-NoorYasserAhmedAbbas
    @-NoorYasserAhmedAbbas Před měsícem

    Plot twist: The title was a legitimate question and she actually wanted an answer from us

  • @xplosionslite6439
    @xplosionslite6439 Před 3 měsíci

    A river can start to curve because one side is deeper, or over more erodable rock.
    The deeper side allows for higher flow velocity and volume of bedload (rocks and particles carried in the stream), meaning it gets eroded more and becomes the outside of the bend, while the shallower side can't carry as much bedload and deposits it, getting shallower until it becomes the inside.

  • @Temerityofficial21201
    @Temerityofficial21201 Před rokem +145

    I like the part where they explain WHY a river curves.

    • @mr.petmaluantibobo9528
      @mr.petmaluantibobo9528 Před 10 měsíci +4

      yeah i liked that part too

    • @DragouMC
      @DragouMC Před 10 měsíci +7

      Use your critical thinking skills to figure out why

    • @Tozito911
      @Tozito911 Před 10 měsíci +8

      ⁠@@DragouMC then why you make a video titled: “why do rivers curve?”

    • @Mindbender6175
      @Mindbender6175 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Rivers curve due to an effect called erosion[I think that's the name] but the water basically takes brushes past the edges of the river and the outside edges of curves have more surface area than the inside parts thus the river is pushing more on that side causing it to curve more. I think

    • @MilksieSucksAtEverything
      @MilksieSucksAtEverything Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@DragouMCthats.. why we are watching this

  • @fieryr
    @fieryr Před rokem +79

    "Why do cats meow?"
    "Cats can eat large varieties of food, especially meat"

  • @2Sorts
    @2Sorts Před 28 dny +1

    Or a Billabong if you’re Australian.
    The Ozzies have some funky names for stuff down there. It’s brilliant. 😂

  • @davelister2
    @davelister2 Před 16 dny

    In Australia, that'd be called a Billabong

  • @Uggnog
    @Uggnog Před 10 měsíci +435

    "It will continue to grow curvier and curvier"
    Can I date a river?

  • @MachineGunJelly584
    @MachineGunJelly584 Před rokem +112

    “How do you bake a cake?”
    “You’ll get all the ingredients and then you bake the cake”

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 Před rokem +5

      After the cake is done some people cut it into slices.

    • @xxxx85
      @xxxx85 Před rokem +1

      You fail, this actually kind of explains how to bake a cake!

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 Před rokem

      @@xxxx85 "how do you start a car"
      "Check the tire tread depth and tire pressure."