Worst Nuclear Accidents in History

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    Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
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  • @kurzgesagt
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    • @zxReid
      @zxReid Před 3 lety +172

      racecar spelt backwards is racecar

    • @firedogz84
      @firedogz84 Před 3 lety +17

      Dang 3rd

    • @JD-jz5rr
      @JD-jz5rr Před 3 lety +31

      There have been around 20 trillion trillion (trillion 2 times is not a typo) sentient life forms, including trillions of mammals and 10s of billions of humans, that have been tortured and violated and raped and molested and degraded and murdered by nature. it's been happening for 100s of millions of years, on a global scale without even 1 second of pause in the action .~
      ~
      Life is without question the worst function in the known universe. But DNA psychology seems to have a literally undying dedication to ignoring this. Perhaps it all seems "deep and spiritual and beautiful" when you're whitewashing 540 million years worth of collateral damage. So what's the rest of the pricetag looking like? Why is this happening? And what exactly goes through someone's head, when they conduct a life experiment with a DNA code that literally invented torture, and yet they have the nerve to act surprised when things go wrong? ~
      ~
      Because DNA evolution is just an error code, it is literally mutants and mutation, not even mutating on purpose, and the entire mutant code was strung together by chaotic incident of physics. It does not know what it's doing, or that you even exist - neither DNA nor the universe has anyone's back.
      ~
      That also means this much harm is being caused for no sane purpose. You've probably seen people acknowledge life has no purpose, but The DNA Delusion creeps back in like a virus, "Life has no purpose... so you make up your own." That means senseless torture is being caused for a made-up purpose.~
      ~
      Even supposed intellectual, rational, secular thinkers can't seem to let this notion go: "The universe created life so that it could..." - just keeps missing the point - not only of this philosophy but of evolution's truth entirely. It didn't do anything so anything.~
      ~
      And this is precisely the knowledge that the philosophies of ‘Efilism’ and ‘Antinatalism’ are trying to spread to make the madness stop.

    • @hiimjustin8826
      @hiimjustin8826 Před 3 lety +5

      Happy Tuesday!

    • @jasonshen5144
      @jasonshen5144 Před 3 lety +5

      Wow

  • @noodlefunny
    @noodlefunny Před 3 lety +62619

    I would definitely like a whole video about nuclear waste

  • @tilesmhomas
    @tilesmhomas Před 3 lety +26214

    "Let us know if you'd like a whole video abou-"
    YES

  • @immortalsun
    @immortalsun Před 2 lety +2101

    I like how the title is “Worst Nuclear Accidents in History” but the video isn’t really about that. Basically a trick to get people to realize how safe nuclear energy is compared to fossil fuels, and I love it.

  • @0nkelD0kt0r
    @0nkelD0kt0r Před 2 lety +496

    There is also another factor to this than the pure numbers: Deaths related to nuclear, and renewable energy sources are nearly exclusively related to accidents, while the deaths related to fossil fuels are overwhelmingly a result of regular operation. Accidents can never be eliminated completely, but they can be reduced in frequency and severtiy by good preventative measures. So the potential death numbers of these energy sources are even lower, while fossil fuels will just keep on killing until they are phased out.

    • @steeledminer616
      @steeledminer616 Před rokem +31

      To add on; this is why these other sources get such shock value.
      It's easier to see something that kills 100 people instantly.
      It's a lot harder to see something that kills 1000 people over the span of a year.

    • @Max-fw3qy
      @Max-fw3qy Před rokem

      Lol, just a single nuclear accident will render huge areas unusable. Look for Fukushima, even after 11 years it is still f*cked up

    • @CircusFoxxo
      @CircusFoxxo Před rokem +12

      @@steeledminer616 2 people died in Chernobyl instantly due to the blast. 28 in the weeks following due to radiation poisoning. That's *it*. 30 people. Fukushima killed nobody.

    • @steeledminer616
      @steeledminer616 Před rokem +8

      @@CircusFoxxo Oh sure but I was just illustrating the key reason the shock value exists with blown up numbers.
      But you're right the reality is it's a lot tamer than that.

    • @CircusFoxxo
      @CircusFoxxo Před rokem

      @@steeledminer616 30 people die one time and it kills the entire nuclear industry. 40 people die in the US and 20,000 globally every single year in coal mining accidents

  • @mikhaeldito
    @mikhaeldito Před 3 lety +2618

    Deaths per energy unit sound like a stat for a weapon in a game.

    • @lorenzovalladares8909
      @lorenzovalladares8909 Před 3 lety +111

      Inches per assault rifle

    • @d2n0life52
      @d2n0life52 Před 3 lety +7

      @@lorenzovalladares8909 bahahhaa

    • @pandapops5428
      @pandapops5428 Před 3 lety +47

      @@lorenzovalladares8909 Isn't that what they use in America to measure things? (I'm European)

    • @killianc7356
      @killianc7356 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s funny

    • @canon-de-75
      @canon-de-75 Před 3 lety +16

      this smog cannon kills 35 people per energy units... but it has no critical hit ability.

  • @insulinator
    @insulinator Před 3 lety +2853

    "let us know if you'd like a whole video ab-" "YES WE OBVIOUSLY DO"

    • @leongrinis191
      @leongrinis191 Před 3 lety +31

      100% we'd love a vid talking about Nuclear Waste

    • @ace7789
      @ace7789 Před 3 lety +3

      Somebody give this man some likes

    • @ge-orc8286
      @ge-orc8286 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh we really want one...

    • @Erik-pu4mj
      @Erik-pu4mj Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely yes.

    • @laufert7100
      @laufert7100 Před 3 lety +3

      I'd watch a Kurtzgesagt video on hot to walk probably, it's so good

  • @Alexandra-yl5dh
    @Alexandra-yl5dh Před rokem +137

    This completely changed my point of view on nuclear power. I thought it was more dangerous than fossil fuels. I’m so glad I stumbled across this video.

    • @viddog6457
      @viddog6457 Před rokem +4

      yeah, I changed my mom's mind on the subject too

    • @etholus1000
      @etholus1000 Před 3 měsíci +1

      It's still very dangerous, an accident can leave an area uninhabitable for generations. We really need to PERFECT nuclear energy before we completely phase out fossil fuels. Trust me, I really want nuclear energy to phase it out, but we need to improve the technology and perhaps find better alternatives before we do. Solar energy is something we could definitely use and could be utilized better. One thing really holding us back though, is greedy companies that profit from fossil fuels and buy political power

    • @smaller422
      @smaller422 Před 15 hodinami

      ​@etholus1000 did you watch same video everyone else did?

  • @Athanatos3301
    @Athanatos3301 Před 2 lety +201

    I can partially understand the fear from some people regarding nuclear reactions. However, I feel that many disregard the fact that it is virtually impossible for another nuclear accident to occur in power plants that utilize modern technology.
    In a modern day nuclear plant, there are a high number of fail-safes to ensure that no meltdown occurs. There are also plants that utilize much safer energy sources to ensure that rogue reactions (which aren’t common to begin with) or problems with materials don’t occur- for example, Thorium is extremely safe compared to Uranium (look up Sam Onella’s video regarding Thorium for more information in a similar vain to Kurzgesagt).
    One other problem that many people have is the radiation involved with nuclear reactions. While it is true that this is an issue that can’t be absolutely prevented- protective barriers, suits, and other measures are taken but are not absolute- this video really hit the nail saying that it is significantly less likely for people to suffer side effects or death in comparison to all other forms of energy. The numbers just don’t lie.
    Nuclear waste is an issue that’s also difficult to combat, but it’s leaps and bounds easier than trying to revert all the damage that the atmosphere and environment have taken through the use of fossil fuels. Worst comes to worse it is theoretically possible that we could launch all nuclear waste into space (just my own speculation), but I’d much rather deal with getting rid of nuclear waste later than trying to deal with an exponentially growing problem that jeopardizes all life on the planet in the form of air pollution and global warming.
    With the modern measures taken to ensure that accidents are a near impossibility and how efficient they are, I really think that the fear of such powerful technology needs to be trusted more as the processes get even safer.

    • @user-ye4rd3ou6p
      @user-ye4rd3ou6p Před 2 lety

      福島の原発事故において最も重要な事は”日本は地震が多い。”という事です。日本人として地震は日常的に起こりうるものであり、マグニチュード8級の地震は数年に一回のペースで発生します。また、日本は4つのプレートの上に乗る薄い膜のような物で、環太平洋造山帯の巨大なカルデラ火山や、津波の脅威に常に晒されています。

    • @TheBestAround131
      @TheBestAround131 Před 2 lety +3

      The main problem we face is making sure we properly dispose of the waste; we have so much of if stored above ground near major water sources in the U.S. that millions could be exposed to radiation poisoning if we don't do something about it in the near future. But yeah, in the long run, I'll take nuclear plants over fossil fuels any day: at least we can deal with nuclear waste!

    • @TheExplodingCore
      @TheExplodingCore Před rokem +6

      If you think about it nuclear waste is the only waste that is being contained. Launching into space is not practical. Too heavy and there's a chance of launch failure/explosion.
      Burying underground is the best way. Remember that nuclear fuel is diluted with solids and molten glass to a point where it's radiating much less which means it's decaying slower which is the reasons it radiates for such a long time in the first place. It can not leak, it doesn't crack and release fumes, it's pretty much inert and just radiates a little bit. It's really not that bad.
      Combine that with the massive energy density..

    • @TheExplodingCore
      @TheExplodingCore Před rokem +5

      @@TheBestAround131 You could place a nuclear waste castor in your garden and it wouldn't be bad. Some company once started placing them above ground and the only reason they stopped was because of massive backlash driven by people who irrationally assumed it's extremely dangerous and could be weaponized.

    • @yuhanchen7145
      @yuhanchen7145 Před rokem

      Imean, ejecting all of it into space there's going to be an accident, and I don't think there's something much worse than pumping a metric ton of nuclear waste over Houston.

  • @Cryptlcal
    @Cryptlcal Před 3 lety +2148

    Bruh these guys could talk about the dissapearance of my tv remote and I would still be fascinated

    • @3manu3l_xd
      @3manu3l_xd Před 3 lety +12

      Lmao

    • @3manu3l_xd
      @3manu3l_xd Před 3 lety +13

      @T teg Egg I would if I could

    • @SafeRemain
      @SafeRemain Před 3 lety +2

      @@3manu3l_xd what

    • @hilal_younus
      @hilal_younus Před 3 lety +12

      I’ll pay More than what I pay for Netflix if it means they’ll actually do an episode like that

    • @NVRSE500
      @NVRSE500 Před 3 lety +14

      Probably because they would be able to explain where exactly it is using quantum mechanics lol

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před 3 lety +5077

    Yeah definitely want a full video of nuclear waste

    • @noniseto2747
      @noniseto2747 Před 3 lety +1

      Hi Timebucks

    • @poetsrear
      @poetsrear Před 3 lety +45

      We do need it, as nuclear is the only energy source with which we can make it through alive, but people are against it based on comics of mutants and pretty much nothing concrete.

    • @El_Sapo2501
      @El_Sapo2501 Před 3 lety +4

      especially because nuclear waste could just be stored on the reactor site or i could be processed in smaller fast breeding reactors. But nobody uses them because thez produce even more plutonium then common nuclear reactors.

    • @akshaeee
      @akshaeee Před 3 lety

      agreed

    • @chrisprilloisebola
      @chrisprilloisebola Před 3 lety

      Same

  • @EthanPricco
    @EthanPricco Před 2 lety +14

    4:25 Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated

  • @defry1234
    @defry1234 Před rokem +50

    After working in nuclear for almost a decade, I agree it is the safest. The safety culture of nuclear (at least in the US) is pushed very hard. A lot of training goes into even being able to access the sites. Almost all maintenance outages that I have worked have had no OSHA recordables, and many not even minor first aids.

    • @toddboyce3599
      @toddboyce3599 Před rokem +3

      Not just in the United States, (Or USA or US or America if you prefer any of those nicknames) Canada's most Important Province, Ontario, gets most of their power from Reactors and might even be safer than America's reactors.

    • @cybertramon0012
      @cybertramon0012 Před 24 dny

      Chernobyl is really a double-edged sword for Nuclear as an option.
      On the one hand, the screwup there made sure everyone became much more aware of the risks and determined to make sure it never happens again.
      But on the other hand, it’s also the example everyone uses as to why Nuclear is dangerous. That, and the fact that Chernobyl itself won’t be safe for about 20,000 years, which sounds so much worse than greenhouse gases and heavy metals.

  • @delicatepath2923
    @delicatepath2923 Před 3 lety +2702

    I can't imagine one day when the Kurzgesagt team replaces the narrator. His voice is so important on Kurzgesagt's videos.

    • @accuratejaney8140
      @accuratejaney8140 Před 3 lety +153

      I'm sure that if he can't do it anymore, they'll find a voice double (Is that the term? I'm thinking of stunt doubles)

    • @Randomela
      @Randomela Před 3 lety +167

      As much as we love his voice time does not stop, even for Steve. But, if they WILL replace him due to old age (sorry Steve) then let's hope we will not notice any obvious.

    • @leviticus0
      @leviticus0 Před 3 lety +4

      Ikr

    • @lapissed9620
      @lapissed9620 Před 3 lety +12

      Yes. it wouldn't just be the same without him

    • @fabriziocarbajalpimentel4700
      @fabriziocarbajalpimentel4700 Před 3 lety +20

      I hope technology will grow till theyre able to copy this voice

  • @TheInquisitor2012
    @TheInquisitor2012 Před 3 lety +2645

    "Do you want us to make a video about Nuclear Waste ?"
    Do u really need to ask ?
    *_MY HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE, KNOWS NO BOUNDS_*
    *_GIVE US THE SAUCE_*

    • @goutamboppana961
      @goutamboppana961 Před 3 lety +52

      YES
      except in schools

    • @luciferlyset7543
      @luciferlyset7543 Před 3 lety +69

      @@goutamboppana961 Let's be honest, you learned at least 5x more from this 10 minute video than an entire day of school (unless your actually attending a nice school).

    • @robertspeedwagon982
      @robertspeedwagon982 Před 3 lety +9

      The Quest for Knowledge knows no bounds !

    • @professionalfurret7225
      @professionalfurret7225 Před 3 lety +4

      Just hope it doesn't explode!

    • @tusharmehta4890
      @tusharmehta4890 Před 3 lety +1

      I am pretty sure that you watch hent@i

  • @toddboyce3599
    @toddboyce3599 Před rokem +16

    When I was in grade 4 I was all in for nuclear power and called the other energy sources "The boring power" Mainly because I thought mass destruction with nuclear weapons was satisfying.

  • @trippingandbrowsing1269
    @trippingandbrowsing1269 Před 2 lety +201

    "Saving millions of lives seems to be something we should all agree on"
    Bro, I know you all lived through the same 2020 as we did.

    • @filipstamate1564
      @filipstamate1564 Před 2 lety

      Meaning what?
      Oh yeah, of course, those who didn't agree with the methods must be insane psychopaths who just wanted people to die.
      Obviously agreeing on the goal you must also agree on the same methods. There can be no other way in the fascist "liberal" new world order.

    • @trippingandbrowsing1269
      @trippingandbrowsing1269 Před 2 lety +23

      @@filipstamate1564 happy Thanksgiving to you too. Hope one day you stop politicizing a pandemic and attempt to live a normal, conspiracy free life.

    • @mrtalos
      @mrtalos Před rokem +8

      More depressingly I was talking about death rates for energy consumption and the guy I was arguing said that was unimportant

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 Před rokem +5

      @@mrtalos Since fatality is unimportant, nuclear is even more favourable in terms of consumption. For kilowatts of power, few grams vs. hundreds of barrels. Additionally, the latter's price is unpredictable.

    • @mrtalos
      @mrtalos Před rokem +3

      @@dbclass4075 you would think, but no apparently.

  • @omkakade69
    @omkakade69 Před 3 lety +4220

    nuclear energy is like the old man from home alone that seems dangerous but is nice

    • @evankazmierczak8388
      @evankazmierczak8388 Před 3 lety +245

      Hopefully the burglars represent fossil fuels

    • @alileevil
      @alileevil Před 3 lety +47

      Yes until you realize that the nuclear waste needs disposal which is a million times more deadly than carbon dioxide.

    • @ultrafrost-2774
      @ultrafrost-2774 Před 3 lety +514

      @@alileevil Until you realize that what you just said was false.

    • @norbert4571
      @norbert4571 Před 3 lety +25

      someone's watched home alone one too many times

    • @spookyscarylamppost3431
      @spookyscarylamppost3431 Před 3 lety +381

      @@alileevil
      I don't know man, burying some barrels of toxic waste sound way less dangerous rather than releasing deadly gases into the atmosphere.

  • @deeperdee
    @deeperdee Před 3 lety +570

    Ah yes, the ratio that oil tycoons fear the most: deaths per energy unit

    • @ordenax
      @ordenax Před 3 lety +1

      Are you being sarcastic?

    • @rogeriocosta1035
      @rogeriocosta1035 Před 3 lety

      Even if you not include all deaths from the wars for Oil and the indirect death caused by the economic and violence problems around Oil producers countries, I think it will still be a bigger number.

    • @iwantsexseemyvideo1512
      @iwantsexseemyvideo1512 Před 3 lety

      ვლოცულობ

    • @farlanghn
      @farlanghn Před 3 lety +1

      What are solar panels made out of?

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver Před 3 lety +1

      okay, lets move to nuclear power
      NO WE DON'T WANT TO DIIIIEIEEEEEEEEE?
      I would say COVID has a 98.8% survival rate, but obviously it is the cowardly that survive, not the curious.

  • @leem057
    @leem057 Před rokem +74

    I know this is an old video but I feel the need to comment. I have worked in nuclear power my entire adult life, and it is far safer than almost everything else. I feel like the major issue is that the general public is extraordinarily uninformed about nuclear power, and how it actually works. It seems like the majority of uneasiness about it is that the vast majority of people know next to nothing about it. They also know next to nothing about fossil fuels, and as such form an uneducated opinion based of 2-3 accidents that occurred decades ago. They have no idea the number of deaths that occur annually with traditional fuels vs nuclear, which is in the thousands for coal and basically 0 for nuclear. There is a lot of doom saying about nuclear, but as a short term option, it's as good as it's going to get.

    • @tyjones3566
      @tyjones3566 Před rokem +1

      I’m still gonna support renewables over nuclear. I understand how safe nuclear is, but the resources are still finite. You still gotta dig the stuff out of the ground and there’s only so much of it.

    • @Johannes_Seerup
      @Johannes_Seerup Před rokem +8

      @@tyjones3566 dont see nuclear and renwables as enemies but as partners

    • @the_deal0525
      @the_deal0525 Před rokem

      And with the net positive on nuclear fusion it is heading in a really good direction

    • @connerwiseman4876
      @connerwiseman4876 Před 10 měsíci

      @@tyjones3566 Currently, Solar panels in industry can last ~20 years being generous, they’re made of rare earth metals that are more *finite* than fertile and fissile materials for nuclear, the idea of solar energy seems to produce the illusion that’ll last forever, but the stuff required to make the panels isn’t as common as you might think, and can certainly run out when you need thousands of panels to match a single reactor during daylight hours, and then every panel needs replacing as well. Your intuition is good but it leaves out a few critical details

  • @GanerRL
    @GanerRL Před 2 lety +70

    seirously, nuclear energy (especially thorium, which would make a rlly good video) is like, 100x better in every category for producing energy. The fact we aren't funding it is insaine

    • @thesixthsola
      @thesixthsola Před 2 lety +1

      This is so true. Keep waking people up.

    • @dbk-red-son
      @dbk-red-son Před 2 lety

      Seriously like, if the choice is between "revert climate change and severe harm done through fossil fuels" or "find a way to dispose of nuclear waste" i think the second option is wayyy better

    • @GanerRL
      @GanerRL Před 2 lety

      @@dbk-red-son it's not even hard or expensive to get rid of nuclear waste, and my point isn't even climate change, just it completely beats all other forms of energy production in terms of energy per dollar and in safety (and everything else lol)

    • @Duros360
      @Duros360 Před 2 lety

      Im glad I dont live in authoritarian-totalitarian country, but wow sometimes the general public shouldn't be trusted to vote or have an oppinion on decisions like this :/ lol
      Short sighted sheep, scared of safe power production in favour of coal...then again, no-one ever said that public opinion was logical :(

    • @Duros360
      @Duros360 Před 2 lety

      @@GanerRL I actually thought that reprocessing is meant to be amazing as it can actually give more exotic fissionable (fissile?) materials? so if anything (in this anaology) we can burn petrol, capture the exhaust and turn it into a little jet fuel but instead we're just storing the result :S

  • @mstegosaurus
    @mstegosaurus Před 3 lety +848

    "Let us know if you would like a whole video about [nuclear waste]."
    Yes please.

    • @brotherdj777
      @brotherdj777 Před 3 lety

      How do I get to heaven? Will my good deeds be measured against my bad deeds? Do I need to be a good person to go to heaven? How do I know if I'm good enough?
      Well the bible says no man is good, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. So how do we get to heaven? Answer: By believing on Jesus Christ who took the punishment for our sin on the cross. There are no amount of good works we can do to achieve salvation because salvation is a free gift of God. We need to humble ourselves, realize we are sinners and that we need a savior.
      John 3:16
      For God so loved the world that He gave his only son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

    • @Player-257
      @Player-257 Před 3 lety

      Heck yeah!

    • @melanch0lycat5393
      @melanch0lycat5393 Před 3 lety +6

      @@brotherdj777 The fuck are you on about lmao

    • @melanch0lycat5393
      @melanch0lycat5393 Před 3 lety +1

      @@KINGJERMARCUS Gtfo with your self promo, if your music is actually good then it'll naturally become popular.

    • @reyz360
      @reyz360 Před 3 lety +3

      @@brotherdj777 the fuck?Dont post this anymore.....

  • @christophertstone
    @christophertstone Před 3 lety +1582

    Yes, more videos about Nuclear power: options, problems, technologies.
    Discussion will lead to awareness, awareness will lead to change.

    • @thatsaxenaguy8734
      @thatsaxenaguy8734 Před 3 lety +51

      We need to spread the word brother, if more people become aware about how good nuclear energy is we can create enough pressure to convince politicians to make more nuclear power plants. I recommend everyone to share this video to as many people as they can.

    • @sha6395
      @sha6395 Před 3 lety +5

      Change will lead to the dark side

    • @microwave1000
      @microwave1000 Před 3 lety

      My motto right there

    • @96Champ994
      @96Champ994 Před 3 lety +20

      i really need a nuclear fusion video from kurzgesagt. recent developments and such.
      once we get these babys running, every other energy production methode will be a thing of the past.
      and it will be 100% clean aswell

    • @aculnay
      @aculnay Před 3 lety +6

      I would really like that. Especially, as I lately hear more and more about breeder reactors, which can burn normal nuclear waste and produce waste that only has a half life of 50 years.

  • @hanro50
    @hanro50 Před 2 lety +18

    The thing to remember is that most of the exceedingly deadly isotopes created by nuclear disasters tend to have very low half lives.
    A site can remain radioactive for years, but a good amount of the isotopes causing extreme levels of radioactivity will likely burn themselves away in decay within the first few months after the disaster.
    Naturally this is ignoring some of the social effects of such a disaster....
    Anyway...when isotope half lives are thrown about I like to compare it to a bomb and a candle. The bomb is deadly as it releases a ton of energy all at once. A candle can be made to release the same amount of energy, but since it takes hours instead of milliseconds. It isn't exactly deadly...

  • @woogigooie
    @woogigooie Před rokem +4

    That sound at 3:00 actually sent shivers down my body. Made my anxiety spike intensely.
    I have no idea why.

    • @poopymcnuts
      @poopymcnuts Před rokem +2

      That's what your sleep paralysis demon sounds like

  • @Fr0stPh3onix
    @Fr0stPh3onix Před 3 lety +3217

    Kurzgesagt - the only channel that can make you afraid of breathing

  • @faizfrez2729
    @faizfrez2729 Před 3 lety +666

    "would you like...."
    Everyone: "YES."

  • @cosmodoge6565
    @cosmodoge6565 Před rokem +19

    I raised my hand one day in school during a discussion about renewable energy and tried to make a point about nuclear energy. Some kids were like 'Pah! Haven't you heard of Chernobyl?!' But a surprising amount agreed that it was one of the safest if managed correctly.

  • @MrMarinus18
    @MrMarinus18 Před 2 lety +6

    The biggest difference between Fukoshima and Chrynoble is that in Chrnobyle the reactor lit blew while in Fukoshima it held. Everything around the reactor core was absolutely devastated but the core itself held. It did get a big crack in it and a lot of radioactive gas leaked out but in Chrynoble the reactor core itself, the fuel rods and everything was blown high into the sky.

  • @mattsika8518
    @mattsika8518 Před 3 lety +613

    When you learn about how safe and clean nuclear is, it just makes you mad how demonized it is

    • @Sprachkonzert
      @Sprachkonzert Před 3 lety +81

      RIGHTTT? Especially Thorium reactors and the other new generation reactors could help us deal with climate change and air pollution

    • @Mystarr111
      @Mystarr111 Před 3 lety +4

      Are u ok with all other countries building nuclear plants as well? Is this a technology that should be made cheaper and more wide spread. To say Iran?

    • @HypercopeEmia
      @HypercopeEmia Před 3 lety +72

      @@Mystarr111 why anyone would be not okay? A cheap and sustainable way to produce elcricity of any country

    • @Old_Ladies
      @Old_Ladies Před 3 lety +127

      @@Mystarr111 Iran already has a nuclear power plant. Also making nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons are two vastly different things. Stop fear mongering.

    • @sceerane8662
      @sceerane8662 Před 3 lety +49

      ​@@Mystarr111 If a country wants nukes it will make them given time. Preventing them from having nuclear power will not be able to stop them.

  • @viddog6457
    @viddog6457 Před rokem

    6:29 thank u, you really help with my debate and I love that u list the sources so i can use them

  • @starside5990
    @starside5990 Před rokem +1

    yes, i'd like a video on nuclear waste storage issue as in the past I had doubts on it. Now i'd like to broaden my knowledge about how to solve this issue. Thank you very much

  • @tomdudley625
    @tomdudley625 Před 3 lety +1650

    "let us know if you would like a complete video about it" - My video conveniently froze here so I could type this to say YES MAKE A VIDEO!!

    • @technoraver99
      @technoraver99 Před 3 lety +3

      some ideas for a better planet
      Matthew 5: 27-28
      “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
      Luke 17:1
      And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
      better stop producing / uploading / watching "music videos".. (or similar videos, pics, profile pictures, thumbnails, title names, headlines, usernames + harmful comments, bad words, swearing, lies, disrespect, harmful lyrics etc! on social media + everywhere else too.
      "Temptations to sin" / seduction etc. must stop)
      start deleting? censoring etc.?
      destroy your smartphones, cams, data storage devices etc? would be better.
      remove temptations / seduction + other evil things from TV, magazines, radio stations, broadcasting etc? would be better.
      many young people are watching those videos (or reading / typing harmful comments, or doing other bad things!) etc. all over the world. and its NOT ok!
      parents? (or people in authority): intervene?! seriously
      wait.. there is more:
      harmful drawings / comics / animations etc, clothing / styles / hairstyles / behaviour, facial expressions, gestures, dancemoves, acting, exercises, sports etc.
      harmful things in video games, news, reports, interviews, vlogs / blogs, tutorials, movies, series, trailers, entertainment shows, video productions! (+ backgrounds + surroundings), books, art, artworks, calendars, posters, business flyers, catalogues, leaflets, packagings, stickers etc. (words, speeches (+ voice types, vocal color etc), music, sounds, visuals, references! etc.)
      harmful things in stores and online shops, advertisements + advertising, commercials...
      + better stop online dating and other harmful things!
      maybe..
      support ocean or river! clean up organizations? (i think it is of high importance) (in india, pakistan, africa etc)
      + support animal welfare (animal shelters (money for food or new fluffy dog beds? blankets?, small fluffy carpets? (+ washing machines?), pet vitamin supplements, + pet supplies (dog toothbrushes?), pet toys, dog hairbrush? (parasites!) bath towels?, medical checks, dental care? / nail, paw care? etc. pet heating pads? heated dog houses? (for winter or in cold areas), pet cooling mats / pads (on hot days, summer), diesel powered portable generators? (outdoor electric power generation) (to run vacuum cleaners, washing machines etc), solar lamps?, transport vehicles, maintenance work + other improvements, additional staff + volunteers, more safety, beautifications? etc. topiary??
      + animal rescue ? (dog rescue projects in india?), animal hospitals?? (in poor countries or districts) or homeless people in your area? (btw governments should help these people! seriously. fast / adequate / individual support?!)
      support some of them?
      as an act of goodwill.
      + always be careful: corona etc!
      or become a firefighter, volunteer firefighter (+ driver? (pump operator), paramedic or ER doctor? ER nurse? ambulatory care? or shuttle service? (for people with disabilities)
      + be cautious: corona, hepatitis, tuberculosis etc!
      become an instructor? (fire and rescue?, emergency medical services?, advanced driving techniques?, advanced first aid?, psychological first aid?, wound care management!? + preventions (decubitus!, contractures!, thrush!, periodontitis!, loneliness?? etc) (nursing homes / home care / hospitals etc. + training seminars for employees) + hygienics?, high angle rescue techniques?, first aid for pets?, basic pet care?, junior firefighter programs?)
      start reading medical books? (anatomy? / physiology? / ECG interpretation? / EMS (paramedic books?) or nursing books? or blood banking and transfusion medicine? or dental engineering? medical or rescue engineering? medical dictionary? (illustrated)
      become a dog trainer? (rescue dogs, avalanche rescue dogs, therapy dogs) education? + watch out! dogs, cats etc. can transmit / spread corona!
      become an animal rescuer or animal doctor? + watch out! CORONA! (protection, safety measures etc)
      caution! they say: Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people!
      maybe... plant a tree? many trees? a walnut tree?? in a park, garden or backyard?
      a walnut tree = food source (for birds etc) + oxygen generator.
      + provide water for animals in summer? fresh water source? or bird bath?
      or food? (daily? or several times a week?)
      use checklists to improve efficiency?
      snowy days? become a snowplow driver? (volunteer?)
      or towing service worker?
      or pharmaceutical supplier?
      + be cautious: corona!
      new technologies + other cool things:
      Far-UVC light (222nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses?? (+ flu virus and many other?)
      do research? progress? + installations? (in offices, busses, trains, restrooms, elevators, classrooms, corridors, stairwells, hospitals etc?) .. could save lives.
      + improve immune systems? (food nutrients?)
      + portable plexiglass virus shields? (for counters, offices, workplaces, waiting rooms, buses, trains, passenger cabins etc) + air purifiers? (with HEPA filter)
      + limit the number of customers in stores, shopping malls, buses etc?, keep distance + distance floor markings?, + keep windows / vehicle windows wide! open for ventilation?
      + stay at home?
      amazing tools for rescue workers: portable hydraulic StrongArm (r) for firefighters etc.
      ( jawsoflife com ), hands free thermal vision (in mask imaging system), in mask heat vision (temperature display etc) or c-thru technology.
      + there are more amazing tools!
      high rise rescue solution? SPARS parachute rescue system? ( cosmic-rs com )
      fireproof clothing? + fire escape hoods?! (fire escape hoods and fire escape masks are designed to help you to escape from a burning building. each of these fire escape masks and hoods allows you 15 ? minutes to flee through the toxic gases / smoke)
      smoke detectors with LCD display?, CO detectors?, fire blankets?, fire extinguisher? (+ fireproof clothing, cap, gloves, safety glasses etc?) (+ fire extinguisher selection chart?)
      fire suppression systems? smoke extraction? fire protective coatings? (or anti corrosion?), seat belt cutter? useful gift idea? for family or friends etc. (or useful teaching books etc)
      support fire and rescue departments / services in poor countries or districts? (new helmet lamps, safety clothing + shoes, new equipment, fire escape hoods,
      thermal monitoring? (thermal vision will help you to track down a fire's source and smouldering fires in dark. glowing embers as well as fire hot-spots can be detected and fighted very fast and efficiently! + mobile infrared cameras could detect hidden hotspots or locate people in smoke-filled buildings),
      first responder kits etc. / communication devices (wearing! portable radios), new vehicles? a turntable ladder?? training verhicles? new motorcycles? (+ customizable / agility / more efficiency, + difficult terrain / crowded areas etc),
      new firefighter / rescue helicopters? (certain areas)
      new reanimation boards (for nursing homes / hospitals etc), new lifters? (patient transfer solutions), protection equipment / protective gear (corona), medical oxygen??, ventilators?, AEDs + first responder kits, pulse oximeters, diagnostic penlights, glucometers? (+ strips), + various batteries (or battery charger?), blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, weight scales, label machines? (for clothing or other personal things), rescue blankets?, stifneck collars?, thermometers, neck pillows, heating pads / cooling packs (or aspirators + tubes, IV poles, (+ IV (intravenous) nutrition), breath exercisers, electric shavers!, nail clippers!, glasses cleaning cloths, non-slip socks! and many other good things + health care products (high quality products?) etc, compression bandages, medical dressing (+ anti pressure sores (decubitus!) elbow / heel protectors / pads / comfort cushions etc), CPR training simulators?, disposable ambu bags?, new rollators + replacement parts (+ hip protectors etc), wheelchairs + replacement parts (footrests, leg rest, headrest + cushion, armrest pads + comfort pillows?, cushion pads etc. to prevent pressure sores!), gel pads for shoes + back heel pads etc (+ improved skin inspections?! + treatment + reports + regular checks (+ photo documentation? with digital camera (disease / wound / injury processes! etc), anti decubitus air mattress for additional prevention?, + prevent hand contractures? (hand / wrist / finger splints?, hand therapy ball exercises?), auxiliary eating spoon and fork? (stroke hemiplegia rehabilitation training) comfort grips cutlery? (great for parkinson / disabled, suffering with tremors and trembling hands etc), medical alert system solutions?, own phones for all employees? (more efficiency / more safety), electric armchairs (more comfort), ergotherapy? (useful + less loneliness! + caution: corona!), water dispensers (less dehydration) (+ caution: edema / pulmonary edema / other diseases etc.), outdoor corner sofa + table? (garden, terrace / + all weather proof) + electric awning?, lighting solutions? + cool floor / garden lamps? (solar?, waterproof), teamwork + helping each other? (+ watchfulness, attentiveness, helpfulness, care, + honesty, accuracy, + giving helpful tips / hints, + politeness, being thankful, being focused), + preventing back injuries? (employees! / patients) (lift and carry properly. (+ teamwork? / use tools and aids?) + gymnastic exercises for a strong back?, (+ protect (treat carefully) your joints, elbows, kneecaps etc! + your nerves!), + energy and resource saving concepts?, tasty / healthy food? (+ additional: instant soups?, ready meals?, canned foods? for hungry employees / night shift etc), (+ vegan cooking books? give it a try? at home?)
      + other improvements, beautifications, more safety, comfort etc. + spreading good mood? (less sadness etc) (+ please be careful: corona!)

    • @franzferdinand2240
      @franzferdinand2240 Před 3 lety +20

      @@technoraver99 look dude, spam does not help change the public's views, we just hate it.

    • @MewPurPur
      @MewPurPur Před 3 lety +9

      @watch Earthlings documentary be an activist At least spam this in appropriate places. We're tryna discuss nuclear here

    • @Isosto
      @Isosto Před 3 lety +1

      Indeed

    • @pencilRC1
      @pencilRC1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@MewPurPur yeah, we don’t want religion class

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox Před 3 lety +8154

    Great vid. Taking a class on pollution and public health. There are some places in Asia where air pollution is so bad that, in some cases, the health risks associated with air pollution can outweigh the benefits of exercising outside.

    • @justthisguy4766
      @justthisguy4766 Před 3 lety +27

      First but ik you wouldnt care

    • @Switchfork
      @Switchfork Před 3 lety +318

      Holy shit

    • @saadanjum8859
      @saadanjum8859 Před 3 lety +111

      Ikr, new delhi is one of the most populated cities of the world, and it has been for a long time

    • @Haedox
      @Haedox Před 3 lety +216

      @@justthisguy4766 i care about u and I hope u have a great day and I know you can succeed at literally anything you’re going to attempt in your life. you are amazing and deserve some happiness, even if it’s but a teaspoon. but teaspoons lead to tablespoons and to cups. soon you will have cups of glory to drink down, in your power you shall take the world by your sheer intellect and charm. First.

    • @SecularDarwinism
      @SecularDarwinism Před 3 lety +28

      Industrial cities in the UK during the industrial revolution

  • @KristoferLindVasquez
    @KristoferLindVasquez Před 2 lety +25

    I would really like to see an in depth video on nuclear waste. I've heard that some of the waste can be reused as fuel again.
    Thank you for all your awesome content!

  • @tiny7118
    @tiny7118 Před rokem +2

    Interesting comment about death count tolls. I was actually thinking about how they calculate death tolls in wars (mainly world wars). Would love a video on the subject

  • @wefuntw
    @wefuntw Před 3 lety +650

    using coal to replace nuclear seems most stupid effort ever.

    • @garis5345
      @garis5345 Před 3 lety +47

      @@PancakeBoi you are unfortunately right, and it is very similar in Austria

    • @BizarreCoyote
      @BizarreCoyote Před 3 lety +18

      It seems that way because it *is* the most stupid waste of effort ever.

    • @deesevrin8570
      @deesevrin8570 Před 3 lety +2

      I've yet to hear of a better microcosm of climate activism.

    • @SickoFromHell
      @SickoFromHell Před 3 lety +30

      @@PancakeBoi they even buy energy power from France (75% of France energy production is nuclear btw)

    • @ReatuKrentor
      @ReatuKrentor Před 3 lety +24

      Yes it is.
      Did you know the ashes coming out of the coal power plant chimneys is radioactive? A coal power plant puts more radiation into the environment than a nuclear power plant.

  • @Cupapet93
    @Cupapet93 Před 3 lety +1525

    It's just like how 50 years ago, people were afraid traveling with plane, even it's the safest transportation ever

  • @axmaz_lazy
    @axmaz_lazy Před 2 lety +2

    I cant stop imagining about how you have found your animation style. its soo perfect.

  • @timlapham2583
    @timlapham2583 Před 2 lety

    WOW!!!!!!! You made me think about it, that's for sure. Thank you for the video.

  • @end3av0r_42
    @end3av0r_42 Před 3 lety +2092

    "The next one will be better" -Kurzgesagt showing that the situation is horrible.

    • @end3av0r_42
      @end3av0r_42 Před 3 lety +22

      @@infiniteinformation2689 Do you have more? surprise me again

    • @karikrummi4222
      @karikrummi4222 Před 3 lety +2

      @@infiniteinformation2689 whatvee

    • @karikrummi4222
      @karikrummi4222 Před 3 lety +5

      @@infiniteinformation2689 i know of a bigger one, itþs just not been discovered yet

    • @BlueRGuy
      @BlueRGuy Před 3 lety +4

      @@ritawant2878 disgusting. There's a thousand of people dies of nuclear radiation and you disrespect them by spamming these. Shame

    • @end3av0r_42
      @end3av0r_42 Před 3 lety +1

      @UC7SRIEElzqFpWQkuOmz8tsA well i wasnt expecting this spam here

  • @Happyface45678
    @Happyface45678 Před 3 lety +738

    As a German, it really pisses me off that we have phased out nuclear energy in favour of brown coal (Braunkohle). It is so much more of an immediate, albeit less tangible danger. Had Chernobyl not happened, I think many more countries would be using nuclear power today

    • @SeeNickView
      @SeeNickView Před 3 lety +61

      Failure breeds creativity. Had Chernobyl not happened, would we have seen the flaws in previous designs? Yes and no, maybe!

    • @aurelia8028
      @aurelia8028 Před 3 lety +43

      I'm not even from Germany, and it pisses me off aswell wtf are your politicians thinking?! Who voted those idiots in, lol

    • @Happyface45678
      @Happyface45678 Před 3 lety +29

      @@aurelia8028 to be honest, they just did it in order to get reelected. There was a whole movement against nuclear energy before the turn of the century (that I wasn't alive for) that put a lot of pressure on them, apparently enough for them to crumble.

    • @Happyface45678
      @Happyface45678 Před 3 lety

      @@SeeNickView that's a valid point of course

    • @aouniw2733
      @aouniw2733 Před 3 lety +5

      @@aurelia8028 it was because of big Public Demonstrations against atomic Energie (Atom? Nein danke). Many people are afraid of the atomic waste. Its the first thing people think about. Its Bad but there is alot of renewable Energy nowadays and rising, it could be worse. But shutting down all of the atomic reactors was worse than This new coal energy. The politicans hust folowed the Public opinion

  • @tatianaCDB
    @tatianaCDB Před rokem

    would love another video about storing nuclear waste!! thanks for all you do, I learn so much from your vids!

  • @moodywoodygoody
    @moodywoodygoody Před rokem +4

    You failed to mention what is considered the third worst (and by some estimates the worst) nuclear disaster in history that had far greater impact than even the Chernobyl meltdown. On September 29, 1957, the Russian ‘restricted’, unmapped town of Chelyabinsk-40, where the Russian government had secretly decided to build an atomic bomb, experienced a reactor meltdown that produced an explosion of 300 cubic meters (10,600 cubic feet) of 70-80 tons of highly radioactive waste. In comparison, during the Chernobyl incident there was primarily a release of iodine-131, which has a half-life of just 8 days, while the Chelyabinsk-40 explosion released strontium-90 (with a half-life of 28.8 years) and cesium-137 (which has a half-life of 30.2 years). The Chelyabinsk-40 explosion had affected 270,000 people living in the region, and the present generation sees an unusually high levels of various types of cancer illness to this day. The Russian government tried to hide the true extent of this incident from the public for decades.

    • @Yusuf-ke5iu
      @Yusuf-ke5iu Před rokem

      do you know the difference between a nuclear bomb and a nuclear power plant? one is made to kill, the other to produce energy, one is not included in this conversation because they are fundamentally different.

    • @firstlast-uy3zr
      @firstlast-uy3zr Před rokem

      @@Yusuf-ke5iu I suggest you read my comment again, read the title of the video again, and watch the video again, and then think about the relevance of your own comment to mine.

  • @evilbull8995
    @evilbull8995 Před 3 lety +1602

    This reminds me of that one spongebob quote:
    "He poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered a plague unto our houses!"
    "He did?"
    "Well no, but are we going to wait around until he does??"

    • @leotenenbaum6806
      @leotenenbaum6806 Před 3 lety +45

      Sounds lime they need to push him somewhere else

    • @num9908
      @num9908 Před 3 lety +12

      Hahahaha I love it.

    • @blauwbeer556
      @blauwbeer556 Před 3 lety +5

      Is it that episode with the dolphin and volcano?

    • @enchantedshears5357
      @enchantedshears5357 Před 3 lety +1

      That monke in the intro has so much more relevance now to me.

    • @aizek0827
      @aizek0827 Před 3 lety +3

      I'd like to know what's this has to do with the video

  • @obiomachukwuocha4918
    @obiomachukwuocha4918 Před 3 lety +614

    Think about it like this: we are used to fossil fuel deaths. Those deaths are consistent every year and we accept it as reality. BUT nuclear deaths happen every 14+ years and I'm reality the the most worrisome nuclear disasters are even more rare. A 50 yr old would have seen 2 nuclear disasters and would think that nuclear is bad. But that same man would not notice the constant fossil fuel deaths around him

    • @djaux4929
      @djaux4929 Před 3 lety +71

      Like said in the video, our brain is not capable of noticing slow changes. Plus coal deaths are indirect and similar to some non-coal deaths while radiation isn't. This is probably the reason it's so demonized

    • @raidynmorian4518
      @raidynmorian4518 Před 3 lety +45

      When something is common and a seemingly unstoppable problem, people see it more as a force of nature than an active decision to sacrifice those people. But with nuclear energy, it's seen as an active choice to kill people that, if we didn't use it, could be avoided.

    • @samthompson3714
      @samthompson3714 Před 3 lety +46

      Precisely. See: people are terrified of planes but don't think twice about driving their car (and half of them driving with like 20 distractions).

    • @irmaosmatos4026
      @irmaosmatos4026 Před 3 lety

      well, the major problem is all about dealocate people.

    • @jamesdinius7769
      @jamesdinius7769 Před 3 lety +27

      It's like an example I heard of with cigarettes. Imagine if cigarettes were perfectly safe, but some were replaced with a stick of dynamite that violently blew the smokers' head off. The number replaced is such that the annual death toll of smoking is the same as reality. The same number of people are dying, but the outcry in this scenario would be enormous. The deaths are shocking, obvious, and not concentrated on the elderly (who's deaths are viewed as more acceptable, since old people die anyway, nihilistic I know, but that's how human psychology works).

  • @Robert_McGarry_Poems
    @Robert_McGarry_Poems Před 2 lety

    Well made.
    Thank you for making this digestible.

  • @mikekvia320
    @mikekvia320 Před rokem +2

    I would like a video about recycling nuclear fuel

  • @kamanashiskar9203
    @kamanashiskar9203 Před 3 lety +276

    "There is nothing more permanent than temporary solutions"

    • @logoslive
      @logoslive Před 3 lety +22

      This was my exact thought when he mentioned the temporary coal plants in Germany. It's baffling to see how so many countries are still increasing their dependence on coal and other fossil fuels. Closing down nuclear plants is a major step backwards regarding a cleaner, safer and more livable world.

    • @egonvanrillaer653
      @egonvanrillaer653 Před 3 lety

      Is that your quote? If not so, who said that?

    • @islacsilva854
      @islacsilva854 Před 3 lety

      That's true when it comes to politicians. Never trust the government, they are just a bunch of thieves.

  • @Kazuma11290
    @Kazuma11290 Před 3 lety +138

    Heard it best from Morgan Freeman in Ted 2. "People don't react with reason, they react with emotion."

    • @piotrd.4850
      @piotrd.4850 Před 3 lety +1

      For reason one needs also minimum dose of FACTS; emotion is free from such burden.

    • @druidzown
      @druidzown Před 3 lety +1

      And? That's what makes us human. Fuck outta here with your new age, emotion suppressing bullshit

    • @gabrielcuneta7256
      @gabrielcuneta7256 Před 3 lety

      @@druidzown you have a point but surpressing your emotion on certain cases can make you more decisive

    • @bhatkat
      @bhatkat Před 3 lety +2

      Deep emotional investments in scapegoats to demonize the same way that the right wingers demonized cannabis so well for so long. Toxic and irrational tribalism is quite a problem. They won't believe that nicotine and alcohol are drugs, the left doesn't want to believe that the sun is a poorly shielded nuclear reactor that kills at least 100,000 people a year with skin cancer. And by the way, you know anyone who has been harmed by nuclear waste? Contrast this with a danger we like, our cars. Does anyone here NOT know, has never seen anyone harmed by a motor vehicle? Which is feared more?

    • @Kazuma11290
      @Kazuma11290 Před 3 lety

      @@piotrd.4850 The greater the burden, the stronger the society.

  • @arizonaranger5106
    @arizonaranger5106 Před 2 lety +33

    I’m proud that like 60% of Canada’s energy production is made by hydro (we can really take advantage of our lakes)

    • @preetams9184
      @preetams9184 Před 2 lety +1

      Your population is so low that u dont even need that much electricity.

    • @Poohdork
      @Poohdork Před 2 lety +7

      @@preetams9184 That's true, but consider this: Canada generated 400 TWh in renewable energy, while the USA generated 800 TWh in 2020. So, while the USA has 10 times our population, they only generated twice as much energy from renewable sources than Canadians. Food for thought.

    • @franzicoy
      @franzicoy Před 2 lety

      Do you use those lakes as heat sinks for your nuclear reactors, though?

    • @Mbeech121
      @Mbeech121 Před 2 lety

      Now if we could get the last 40% to nuclear we would be golden

    • @BruWaves
      @BruWaves Před 2 lety +1

      Here in Brazil we have 66% of our energy production by hydro and it is a great solution to the environment. Of course we change the benefits by other horrible problems in this country but overall it's a great solution.

  • @petrholub2282
    @petrholub2282 Před rokem

    Love the video and your work 🙂
    I noticed misspelled Chernobyl ("Chernoybl") at 5:38, in case you sometime get back to the video

  • @anaskova7229
    @anaskova7229 Před 3 lety +508

    All Kurzgesagt videos:
    Introduction: calm
    We might all die: panic
    There are solutions: calm

    • @pridedoggo
      @pridedoggo Před 3 lety +35

      Most of Humanity being to stupid for the solution: panic

    • @cherie..cherry
      @cherie..cherry Před 3 lety +8

      @@pridedoggo also many people not being able to do the solutions by either pride, ignorance or having no say like poverty

    • @RamonChiNangWong078
      @RamonChiNangWong078 Před 3 lety

      Say we all this "problem"
      introduction: I'm hungry, what to eat?
      We might all die if we don't eat.
      There are solutions: calm

    • @CELLShockXFX
      @CELLShockXFX Před 3 lety +6

      None of the solutions ever get used: panic

    • @maxwelldegn6651
      @maxwelldegn6651 Před 3 lety +2

      I believe you mean kalm and panik

  • @CryptoNWO
    @CryptoNWO Před 3 lety +2874

    The content on this channel literally blows my mind. The amount of work seemingly put in these videos is unimaginable... great work

    • @michaelr113
      @michaelr113 Před 3 lety +20

      Huzzah! A verified user! Time to leech of likes

    • @shintyty
      @shintyty Před 3 lety +9

      Yes it is amazing. It is very impressive to even animate small things. But this channel does it so great

    • @eugenejamesbon4355
      @eugenejamesbon4355 Před 3 lety +2

      yeah this channel is so awesome i learn a lot from this channel

    • @NathaNeil27
      @NathaNeil27 Před 3 lety +2

      They have said that each video could take months or even a year to make and they have multiple videos being developed at any one time

    • @ElMagnificoGaming
      @ElMagnificoGaming Před 3 lety +1

      It's not seemingly, they put in a fuck ton of work lol

  • @Jungleboy-ik4dy
    @Jungleboy-ik4dy Před rokem +3

    Would love to see an analysis of each towards the environment. Other then just the ozone and climate change. Looking more at space used by solar farms or the mining of resources to make each. For hydro how they affect the river systems.

  • @randomcrapstudios8398
    @randomcrapstudios8398 Před 2 lety +2

    Ignorance, ignorance is the biggest danger to mankind.

  • @CHKNSkratch
    @CHKNSkratch Před 3 lety +631

    "let us kno-"
    "yes, I want a 3 season series on this"

    • @ayasakuu
      @ayasakuu Před 3 lety +9

      my words

    • @ozAqVvhhNue
      @ozAqVvhhNue Před 3 lety +10

      I'm just commenting so the youtube algorithm puts the comment to the very top.

    • @madness4321
      @madness4321 Před 3 lety +3

      yes

    • @CHKNSkratch
      @CHKNSkratch Před 3 lety

      @@ozAqVvhhNue thank you

    • @joco6825
      @joco6825 Před 3 lety +2

      Doing my part, want a series on this :D

  • @tFighterPilot
    @tFighterPilot Před 3 lety +1644

    It's like comparing airplanes to cars. More people die in car accidents than plane accidents per usage, but every plane accident is so large that it seems much more scary.

    • @sreejithnilamel5412
      @sreejithnilamel5412 Před 3 lety +19

      Woah

    • @nukecorruption
      @nukecorruption Před 3 lety +105

      also plane accidents are more scary because you can't do anything about it as a passenger, but for like driving a car you still have some control if getting into an accident

    • @offlineriders4199
      @offlineriders4199 Před 3 lety +128

      @@nukecorruption you cant do much as passenger in car too

    • @nukecorruption
      @nukecorruption Před 3 lety +14

      @@offlineriders4199 true that but most of us drive a car vs flying a plane

    • @user-rm3mo1qf9b
      @user-rm3mo1qf9b Před 3 lety +56

      But you are still statistically safer in a plane than a car.

  • @apcometri1919
    @apcometri1919 Před 2 lety +2

    The problem is these death stats are based on annual figures. But the problem is when something goes wrong with nuclear it goes very wrong and can kill many for many years

    • @frederikschulp
      @frederikschulp Před 2 lety

      but still it is way safer, and with new technology and rules for building them it is basically impossible for this to happen.

  • @uniduckus
    @uniduckus Před 21 dnem

    The thorough examination of Chernobyl, Fukushima, and even renewable energy accidents provides valuable insight into the true risks and benefits. The call to action to prioritize cleaner energy sources to save lives and combat climate change is compelling. Overall, a thought-provoking and informative piece that encourages us to rethink our energy choices for a safer and healthier future.

  • @lordfeish1927
    @lordfeish1927 Před 3 lety +676

    When we get around to building a Dyson sphere there gonna still be people who think coal is better

    • @i.g.304
      @i.g.304 Před 3 lety +2

      xD

    • @Meboy-uv5td
      @Meboy-uv5td Před 3 lety +68

      people are gonna think that its eating the suns energy and we are all gonna die or something stupid

    • @SmartsmileGT
      @SmartsmileGT Před 3 lety +16

      @@Meboy-uv5td i mean, it is harnessing 100% of the suns energy and we are all going to die

    • @theoldfinalchapters8319
      @theoldfinalchapters8319 Před 3 lety +35

      "The sun is flat"

    • @nielskorpel8860
      @nielskorpel8860 Před 3 lety +6

      Nevermind the complete disruption of the entire solar system and all those who live in it. Grandiose humanity needs to be grandiose.
      Ok ill be less nasty. I am not sure we should build a dyson sphere, just because we can. The only reason i can see is that we would ‘need’ it, given our exponential growth in energy demand. The thing with exponential growth is, though, that we will NEVER be satisfied, not even if we grow. And that makes me look at the practical value of building a dyson sphere much less positively.

  • @JarlRagnaar
    @JarlRagnaar Před 3 lety +410

    Sadly, many people hear 'nuclear' and immediately discard any potential benefits, because it's 'too dangerous due to radiation' without even understanding the basics

    • @marcrolf7640
      @marcrolf7640 Před 3 lety +7

      Hi, I'm a physicist, so I know "the basics". Which is why I do not support nuclear fission.

    • @30035XD
      @30035XD Před 3 lety

      Thankfully so. Not all of us are trigger happy idiots like yourself and would rather avoid doomsday like catastrophes if we can.

    • @highlander723
      @highlander723 Před 3 lety +1

      You can thank Greenpeace and the Antinuclear Environmentist.

    • @gavinperch9413
      @gavinperch9413 Před 3 lety +5

      @@marcrolf7640 If not I get it but I would like to know what about nuclear power concerns you most. I've always been of the position that nuclear power seems to be reasonably safe especially in comparison to fossil fuels and statistically safer compared to renewables. I have an open mind to your position so if you're willing to tell me it wont go wasted.

    • @meddlmann
      @meddlmann Před 3 lety +1

      It's really sad, I feel like that is one of the main reasons why my (the german) government pushes so hard against nuclear power. The "Atomkraft Nein Danke" movement was really harmful for the switch to cleaner and sustainable energy.

  • @oui3255
    @oui3255 Před 2 lety +8

    nuclear waste vs carbon emissions is basically
    you can move nuclear waste safely way more easily than moving literal air

  • @litensvardh415
    @litensvardh415 Před rokem

    Same, info about storage would be amazing!

  • @user-zy4xe9yt4o
    @user-zy4xe9yt4o Před 3 lety +2165

    CZcams : "Remember,recommendation is faster than notification."

  • @michalkocourek5401
    @michalkocourek5401 Před 3 lety +760

    Governments: *Chernobyl is an irradiated deadly place that everyone should avoid*
    Also governments: Lemme just put this coal power plant straight into this major city.

    • @liem11
      @liem11 Před 3 lety +96

      Fun fact: Normally you get more radiation from living next to a coal plant then a nuclear plant because coal spews mildly radioactive particles everywhere. Still tiny enough to be negligible though.

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien Před 3 lety +39

      Exactly. Anyone anti nuclear energy is most likely a coal, gas, or renewable shill

    • @lukad7744
      @lukad7744 Před 3 lety

      Ok so I'm opening replies and closing the again and you're getting 2 likes per second
      That's impressive

    • @majormelon8855
      @majormelon8855 Před 3 lety +2

      "Also let's provide tourism to chernobyl"

    • @oerthling
      @oerthling Před 3 lety +3

      Complete BS. Nobody is building coal plants "into" major cities. Also recent fossile plants have mostly been natural gas, not coal. Which are also not built "into" major cities.

  • @dimitrivarias8914
    @dimitrivarias8914 Před rokem +2

    At 4:24 is Doofenshmirtz evil inc

  • @KBXCN
    @KBXCN Před 2 lety +3

    For anyone floating around here looking for information on nuclear waste for instance, the Kyle Hill video "We Solved Nuclear Waste Years Ago," I would recommend it.
    I'd love to see collaboration somehow between these two.

  • @RoseDragoness
    @RoseDragoness Před 3 lety +2145

    This is like the same issue of people fearing plane accidents that are rare, compared to day to day motorcycle accidents. It is baffling.

    • @user-uv5ld3cx5t
      @user-uv5ld3cx5t Před 3 lety +72

      To be fair, plane accidents that happened are fairly dramatic and do often result in pretty big numbers, even if they don't happen nearly as often as organ donor events

    • @RoseDragoness
      @RoseDragoness Před 3 lety +198

      @@user-uv5ld3cx5t yes, that is what I mean. The dramatic many-deaths-at-once is something that we humans pay attention and fear more, even thoughts that say... number of deaths each year from traffic incidents are many times higher than those died from airplane ones.

    • @speedy01247
      @speedy01247 Před 3 lety +19

      @@lueezationlueezaming2928 first off a 9 year old shouldn't be on youtube, second antidotal evidence, third the vast majority of people are going to be fine while driving, it's that there is a much higher chance of dying while on a bike then on a plane. (Even adjusted for the difference in population)

    • @Mimi-py8mf
      @Mimi-py8mf Před 3 lety +2

      nice metaphor

    • @reallyWyrd
      @reallyWyrd Před 3 lety +11

      It's because a plane crash is big news and a lot of people died all at once. Car crashes, it's distributed over the whole country.

  • @hectordavid169
    @hectordavid169 Před 3 lety +326

    "Let us know if you'd like a video about it"
    I would watch a video about ants if you made... Oh

  • @gamerunit69
    @gamerunit69 Před 2 lety

    Another video on nuclear power/ waste please I have always loved learning new and cool things and have always advocated positively for nuclear and I would love for more people to see and understand the benefits and not just the scary word "radiation"

  • @mlq1718
    @mlq1718 Před rokem +6

    I feel like measuring the consequences of an event by deaths alone could be slightly misleading; Id like to know how many people had long-term illness or injuries, as well. Most places downplayed COVID deaths, but fully neglected the long-term cases and disabilities it caused.

    • @Jensenrobinb
      @Jensenrobinb Před rokem

      that was in the video, they said “long term death toll”

  • @salted3507
    @salted3507 Před 3 lety +568

    "How many did nuclear energy kill?"
    Welp, definitely not godzilla

    • @DarrensGeneralInfo
      @DarrensGeneralInfo Před 3 lety +1

      *Please view my vid about the Bhopal gas disaster.. It is about a disaster which occured in Bhopal, India in the year 1984 due to the leak of Methyl Isocyanate gas. I've explained each and every thing briefly in that vid*

    • @waddledeeznutz6477
      @waddledeeznutz6477 Před 3 lety +2

      giant dino go brrrr

    • @ind0266
      @ind0266 Před 3 lety +21

      @@DarrensGeneralInfo omg stop. Stop advertising on others. People will come, but not if you self advertise.

    • @guccibanana0910
      @guccibanana0910 Před 3 lety +5

      @@DarrensGeneralInfo dude stop spamming

    • @Destro65
      @Destro65 Před 3 lety +2

      @@DarrensGeneralInfo Stop self advertising.
      Nobody cares about your useless video.

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 Před 3 lety +620

    “More concerned about image than damage control”
    So, it was focused on the wrong kind of damage control?

    • @ratom_
      @ratom_ Před 3 lety +2

      Hey I see you comment a whole lot on videos I watch. Is this a multi-user account, do you just watch a lot of videos, or do you just watch a lot of the same videos I do?

    • @brylozketrzyn
      @brylozketrzyn Před 3 lety +6

      it was concerned about image as the greatest country of the world. RBMKs have had several similar accidensts that did not escalated into full core meltdowns. They were not modelled properly (mostly because there were no tools for the job in USSR) and many little caveats of the operation were unknown to the operators because core design was based on the military production reactors (which also served as district heating and generators for closed cities). The other reactor - VVER (PWR type) had much better operational experience, but even USSR was unable to manufacture pressurized vessels (forged steel) in required amounts. Lack of energy for heavy industries pushed development of cheap design, dependent on graphite blocks and welded pipes - no really heavy machinery required.

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 Před 3 lety +11

      @@ratom_ I comment on every video I watch.

    • @dinamosflams
      @dinamosflams Před 3 lety +2

      @@purplehaze2358 annother sub celebrity yt comentator has arrived!

    • @mastersio3647
      @mastersio3647 Před 3 lety

      Dr. Bright, what SCP do you recommend for this intriguing case?

  • @Funfunfun2learnWithHamiki
    @Funfunfun2learnWithHamiki Před 2 měsíci +2

    Please can you make a ‘history of Earth poster’ based on the ‘4.5 billion years in 1hr’? I think it will be really good.

  • @DB-ij5bc
    @DB-ij5bc Před 2 lety

    Your vids are best cause everything you say is understandable and fun!!!
    👍😀😀

  • @_nines8270
    @_nines8270 Před 3 lety +2373

    "We don't have anywhere to store used nuclear fuel, so it's bad"
    Well, we don't really have a good place to store fossil fuel emissions, but that hasn't stopped anyone

    • @delphidelion
      @delphidelion Před 3 lety +117

      Best comment

    • @Wile1412
      @Wile1412 Před 3 lety +92

      Never thought of this comeback before, genious.

    • @flowild
      @flowild Před 3 lety +171

      everybody would love nuclear if you could breath in nuclear waste

    • @SomeoneTookAK
      @SomeoneTookAK Před 3 lety +9

      I.. I have no argument about this yet

    • @AlponseE1ric
      @AlponseE1ric Před 3 lety +108

      But we do have great places to store nuclear fuel, in fact, inspectors of dry cask storage units for spent fuel on site receive less radiation exposure than pilots

  • @avalonhamakei
    @avalonhamakei Před 2 lety +4719

    "Saving millions of lives is something we can all agree on."
    ...you'd think.

    • @gapplssb
      @gapplssb Před 2 lety +84

      we can, we may not
      as for me i wouldnt mind if the world ended tomorrow, today, in a second, i just don't have a care

    • @Asdf-wf6en
      @Asdf-wf6en Před 2 lety +32

      How many communists are there in the world? I would be fine with letting every single one of them die.

    • @avalonhamakei
      @avalonhamakei Před 2 lety +444

      @@Asdf-wf6en "people I disagree with should legitimately die"
      Great attitude 🙄

    • @wot7969
      @wot7969 Před 2 lety +55

      @@RUFFNREINA is it so hard not to want people to die

    • @Bxll_Bxll
      @Bxll_Bxll Před 2 lety +20

      @@Asdf-wf6en thanks I’m ded now :):(

  • @diamondynamite
    @diamondynamite Před rokem +2

    Anyone notice Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc.?
    4:26

  • @janrickgerasmio5850
    @janrickgerasmio5850 Před 2 lety +3

    As a phineas and ferb fan i'd like to point out a reference of doofenshmurgs building in. 4:24

  • @__maxyz
    @__maxyz Před 3 lety +438

    The „Atomkraft, nein danke“ campaign against nuclear energy is arguably the most deadly and short sighted „green“ protest in history.

    • @beastrule
      @beastrule Před 3 lety +32

      Agreed. They should have told the public it would have to be replaced by burning coal and increasing air pollution.

    • @tilmanvogel2387
      @tilmanvogel2387 Před 3 lety +3

      @@beastrule Is that so, though? It is my understanding that we could easily be at 100% renewable energy sources today, had we started thirty years ago... (speaking purely technical, though - and this would ofc require serious social/economical reorganization as well, like general acceptance of cars weighing 250 kg instead of 1000+)

    • @FWAKWAKKA
      @FWAKWAKKA Před 3 lety +18

      @@tilmanvogel2387 renewable energy sucks. nuclear power is just the way to go and then we replace it with fusion. easy. done. no need to pump more toxic chemicals into our air to make solar panels. no need to replace ten million parts on wind turbines every 3 seconds. the emissions and damage of nuclear power is like 0.1 out of 100 where as renewable energy is much worse compared to it. its just not as profitable which is why people are pushing for it, over nuclear power.

    • @tilmanvogel2387
      @tilmanvogel2387 Před 3 lety +1

      @@FWAKWAKKA Interesting view! What about the radioactive waste, though? Have they figured out how to use it all up yet? And how are people 'pushing for renewables', when nuclear power has been receiving that much more state money for decades? (German perspective here)
      Btw, I can make renewable energy using pure recycling materials at home (sun/hot water), so what you're saying about renewables simply isn't true (and i'm not trying to start a fight here)

    • @tudoproductions
      @tudoproductions Před 3 lety +9

      @@tilmanvogel2387 they actually have, it's called Generation IV reactor. It's just not implemented. There are also mechanisms to store very safely nuclear waste. And that nuclear waste isn't that radioactive it's just toxic so you just need a place to safely store it, and thanks to the extremely toxic materials produced by renewables we are good at keeping toxic stuff of the soil.

  • @frikkthoen
    @frikkthoen Před 3 lety +136

    The fact that Germany have closed 11 reactors and plan to close the remaining 6 pisses me off so fucking much.

    • @Misha-dr9rh
      @Misha-dr9rh Před 3 lety +37

      Goddamnit germany, this is the THIRD FUCKING TIME you've done something stupid that impacts all of humanity.

    • @ingydegmar2060
      @ingydegmar2060 Před 3 lety +15

      Also, that big new gas pipe from Russia in a time where we know for a fact fossil fuels will be our demise at this rate.
      Mind blowing, really.

    • @EnigmacTheFirst
      @EnigmacTheFirst Před 3 lety +14

      @@Misha-dr9rh My counter on Germany's sins is much higher than 3

    • @owlofminerva1397
      @owlofminerva1397 Před 3 lety +24

      Sad thing: There is almost no major party you can vote that opposes this plan. Only FDP and AFD oppose rapidly shutting down nuclear power plants and one of which can't be taken seriously.

    • @admiralmudkip9836
      @admiralmudkip9836 Před 3 lety

      @@Misha-dr9rh I can only think of 2, this and ww2, what are the others?

  • @Giblet12
    @Giblet12 Před rokem +2

    You should do a video on how solar and wind power have a major problem compared to turbine-generated forms of power due to their low to non existent inertia. An entirely wind and solar powered grid would be much more unstable than other forms.

  • @Alkalite
    @Alkalite Před rokem +1

    I would like a more detailed discussion around the pros and cons of nuclear power as well as information on the storage of nuclear waste.

  • @MaazHamidPK
    @MaazHamidPK Před 3 lety +661

    "Saving millions of lives should be something we can all agree on"
    Exams:

    • @R-H-B
      @R-H-B Před 3 lety +47

      And then they say something like
      Write 3 paragraphs and a conclusion about why you DISAGREE. EXPLAIN your ANSWERS. (8 marks)

    • @theabirde
      @theabirde Před 3 lety +1

      @@pokemonsmasher2925 A lot of people are interested in learning, but there’s also a lot that couldn’t care less about it

    • @Rami-bi9xj
      @Rami-bi9xj Před 3 lety +1

      @@theabirde but those who are care less are FORCED to do it so

    • @josmarrubenbodan3906
      @josmarrubenbodan3906 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Rami-bi9xj I think it's about methodology than what they teach you, specially since school teaches you, all in all, Very superficial knowledge you need to have an idea of what Is the world about

    • @GaiaX5
      @GaiaX5 Před 3 lety +1

      @@josmarrubenbodan3906 More or less, all of the above. It's pressure, methodology, and motivation, which all ties back to morale. Less morale, means little in the way to find motivation to actually LEARN as many are being forced to learn things they aren't interested in. This is one of many issues that keep mental health from being taken just as seriously as physical health, which of course, leads to stress and anxiety.

  • @miles3101
    @miles3101 Před 3 lety +1000

    Kurzgesagt: "Saving millions of lives should be something we can all agree on"
    Fossil Fuel Magnates: Let us introduce ourselves.

  • @strategiccommander4736
    @strategiccommander4736 Před 2 lety +2

    4:25 Doofershmitz evil corporation

  • @matisseronot6017
    @matisseronot6017 Před 10 měsíci

    Except for a slightly misleading title compared to the actual content of the video, very informative stuff as always, brilliantly animated and explained with clear data, objectivity and visual animation. Love it, share it, fund it and just enjoy... in a nutshell ^^

  • @JohnsonSucker
    @JohnsonSucker Před 3 lety +441

    This probably won’t get read, but i think I speak for everyone that has viewed this video that we would love to see a more detailed explanation on the argument in another video.

  • @theeleventhdoctor2043
    @theeleventhdoctor2043 Před 3 lety +3166

    If you took the word “nuclear” out of nuclear power, then I’m pretty sure 90% of people would support it after hearing its statistics

    • @PlatinumAltaria
      @PlatinumAltaria Před 3 lety +779

      Just call it "magic rock power". How does it work? You put magic rocks in this fancy box and energy comes out.

    • @pablo450e
      @pablo450e Před 3 lety +45

      Hahah, so true!!

    • @libra8993
      @libra8993 Před 3 lety +190

      dog whistles and trigger words that destroy logic and reason

    • @ex-32
      @ex-32 Před 3 lety +305

      yes, pick something boring like "metal transmutational power generation" you just make power by turning one type of metal into another.

    • @roaringbeardragon4531
      @roaringbeardragon4531 Před 3 lety +7

      Exactly!

  • @newpurview
    @newpurview Před rokem

    My kids really love watching your videos. Please make more videos on this topic. Thank you!

  • @bogdan4122
    @bogdan4122 Před 2 lety

    thanks for intresting content!

  • @zedbags
    @zedbags Před 3 lety +1740

    "Saving millions of lives should be something we can all agree on"
    It _should-_

    • @xmine08
      @xmine08 Před 3 lety +89

      Mao has left the Chat

    • @reacttoyou9843
      @reacttoyou9843 Před 3 lety +87

      @LongShot No, sadly not everyone agrees with that. There are many, in the USA especially that would rather see the few thrive and watch millions die. Mostly out of spite, greed, and religious reasons.

    • @latentspace
      @latentspace Před 3 lety +14

      @LongShot Part of that’s true, but you can’t deny that throughout history there have always been people who couldn’t care less about the loss of human lives.

    • @notapokemontrainer800
      @notapokemontrainer800 Před 3 lety +16

      @@magnussandstrom1853 nah, idk about religion. There's no rule in religion about energy production, let alone nuclear power. Opposition mostly come from greedy capitalists and other ignorant people.

    • @notapokemontrainer800
      @notapokemontrainer800 Před 3 lety

      @@xmine08 lmao

  • @petersmythe6462
    @petersmythe6462 Před 3 lety +379

    Worth mentioning: the Soviets warned the Chinese about the inadequacy of that dam. Multiple times.

    • @windywendi
      @windywendi Před 3 lety +34

      At that time China was so bothered by the Sino-Soviet split that they wouldn't listen to anything the Soviets said.

    • @Neopulse00
      @Neopulse00 Před 3 lety +7

      China literally has killer smog and thousands of people die from it in short periods of time. Doesn't matter...

    • @lydiablasko2380
      @lydiablasko2380 Před 3 lety

      Also worth mentioning: Why would China have any reason to believe the Soviets about anything, including the dam. If a person who never told the truth, told another person that they need to tell the truth in a particular instance, why should they take that advice from the person who has never told the truth, they wouldn't is the answer.

    • @windywendi
      @windywendi Před 3 lety +10

      @@MichaelWhite-te3qi Politics aside, you can't call the flooding of millions of civilians "awesome".

    • @ImTheKaneist
      @ImTheKaneist Před 3 lety +8

      @@windywendi I mean, you could... If it inspired fearful awe, then it could be awesome.

  • @emrekizilirmak3486
    @emrekizilirmak3486 Před 2 lety +3

    bro put doofenschmirtz tower at 4:23 💀

  • @bbascio
    @bbascio Před rokem +1

    4:25
    i wasn't expecting to see dr. doofenshmirz's evil inc. in a video about nuclear energy

    • @franzicoy
      @franzicoy Před rokem

      Which building?

    • @bbascio
      @bbascio Před rokem

      the one with the weirdest design

  • @fishea
    @fishea Před 3 lety +181

    Dear Birbs: the answer to “Would you like a whole video about it?” in this case, as in all likely others, is FUCK YES I WOULD PLEASE AND THANK YOU

    • @pairot01
      @pairot01 Před 3 lety +1

      That's because the real question isn't "do you want this video?", in reality it's "do you want this video INSTEAD of something else?"
      Opportunity cost.

    • @troler7147
      @troler7147 Před 3 lety +1

      the caps were needed

    • @fishea
      @fishea Před 3 lety

      @@pairot01 It’d only make me personally sad if this putatively unmade video, had it been greenlit, would have been slated to feature those adorably anthropomorphized quarks from the Strange Stars ep - in all other matters I totally happily defer to the Kurzgesagt editorial acumen

    • @pairot01
      @pairot01 Před 3 lety +1

      @@fishea mmhm, I'm gonna pretend I know what all of those words mean lmao

  • @Alexander99602
    @Alexander99602 Před 3 lety +156

    Imagine protesting against nuclear energy only for it to be replaced by coal and dying because of its pollution

    • @goutamboppana961
      @goutamboppana961 Před 3 lety +16

      this post was made by the nuclear (safe) gang

    • @gamenut112
      @gamenut112 Před 3 lety +2

      I couldn't fucking believe that! I literally exclaimed "WHY?!" the moment i heard that.

    • @KamikazeKatze666
      @KamikazeKatze666 Před 3 lety +1

      Imagine protesting against nuclear energy because you live next to one of the oldest and most ramshackle power plants in Europe (built in a region prone to earthquakes, no less) - meaning that you would be one of the "few" people who would die in case of a nuclear accident.

    • @EvelynNdenial
      @EvelynNdenial Před 3 lety +18

      @@KamikazeKatze666 so you work inside the plant?

    • @andrasbiro3007
      @andrasbiro3007 Před 3 lety +30

      ​@@KamikazeKatze666
      Maybe protest to fix the plant instead?
      Also, ironically, these plants exist only because of the strong anti-nuclear sentiment. Otherwise they would have been replaced long ago with 1000x safer modern reactors.

  • @sharonshajimark43
    @sharonshajimark43 Před rokem +1

    The video was about "Worst Nuclear Accidents in History" but the content was mostly on accidents and effects of other energy resources. Hoping some one noticed that.

  • @maxis_scott_engie_maximov_jr

    I like the detail that the Monkey in the intro animation always holds something related to the topic of the video