Unlimited Resources From Space - Asteroid Mining

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  • @kurzgesagt
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  • @2nd3rd1st
    @2nd3rd1st Před 3 lety +901

    "Mine in space where we can't harm anyone."
    *kills a duck on Earth*

  • @JohnCena8351
    @JohnCena8351 Před 3 lety +1038

    "This mining system won't harm anyone"
    The bird at 5:35 :

    • @lordrynogaming1553
      @lordrynogaming1553 Před 3 lety +83

      yeah..... that escalated quickly, like shit, that got violent fast

    • @ankitminz5872
      @ankitminz5872 Před 3 lety +6

      🤣

    • @handlol
      @handlol Před 3 lety +48

      that death animation was so graphic, this channel was never like this
      this is just unbelievable and I was genuinely shocked.
      edit: they have always been like this I just couldn't see it, disappointing, a naive 7 year old would not be able to see it coming.

    • @JamilCraft
      @JamilCraft Před 3 lety +23

      @@handlol it had stuff like this on other videos tho...

    • @backyardgrow5499
      @backyardgrow5499 Před 3 lety +20

      @@handlol are you new ? Bruh , you get use to it

  • @helloidharbl6753
    @helloidharbl6753 Před 2 lety +1224

    I would sign on with an asteroid mining company in a heartbeat.

  • @Woopor
    @Woopor Před rokem +196

    The end of the video had me super exited, because unlike Dyson Spheres and other megastructures, asteroid mining like this could realistically happen before 2050 if the governments of the earth stop fighting over land and oil and actually focused on improving our future.

    • @outofthebox9699
      @outofthebox9699 Před rokem +11

      I will do it in the 30s and 40s, you in?

    • @outofthebox9699
      @outofthebox9699 Před rokem +1

      Governments are not needed, we are here, the companies are ready for the race in the 2030s.

    • @arianna1906
      @arianna1906 Před rokem +10

      ​@@outofthebox9699I'm looking forward to seeing you do it

    • @outofthebox9699
      @outofthebox9699 Před rokem +4

      @@arianna1906 sure :))

    • @PaulodeMelo
      @PaulodeMelo Před rokem +5

      Wouldn't really change much. Instead of fighting for land and oil, they would fight over asteroids.

  • @melvin0o708
    @melvin0o708 Před 3 lety +1101

    Bird: just chilling in the ocean
    Kurzgesagt: *you're dead now.*

    • @c-1droid496
      @c-1droid496 Před 3 lety +28

      You are ded, not big surprise

    • @Gaia_BentosZX5
      @Gaia_BentosZX5 Před 3 lety +39

      Most of us chilling in cyberspace:
      Kurzgesgat: throws a pickle rick-shaped asteroid at it's viewers

    • @1CrypticPhoenix
      @1CrypticPhoenix Před 3 lety +10

      @@Gaia_BentosZX5 funniest shit I've ever seen

    • @fontende
      @fontende Před 3 lety

      😨😱

    • @Sterge08
      @Sterge08 Před 3 lety

      F

  • @BigL10000
    @BigL10000 Před 3 lety +2471

    Humanity: Yo, uuuum we have this prob-
    Kurzgesagt: Space, Space is the answer

    • @flitzsdomingos
      @flitzsdomingos Před 3 lety +135

      So true this is the final purpose of this channel: energy problems? Dyson swarm! Travelling problem? Skyhook! Ressources? Asteroid minning! Super ultimate solar system weapon? Black hole bomb!

    • @Natibe_
      @Natibe_ Před 3 lety +183

      It’s almost like funding space programs is actually an important thing to do!

    • @stevencooper4422
      @stevencooper4422 Před 3 lety +51

      Elon Musk: I agree

    • @penguinwombat4583
      @penguinwombat4583 Před 3 lety +6

      Yes.

    • @scrumptious5110
      @scrumptious5110 Před 3 lety +50

      Natibe_ no no no.. the president spent 2 trillion on military, and everyone knows the president is always right

  • @Jcorella
    @Jcorella Před 11 měsíci +28

    I’m so happy KSP taught me a little about orbital mechanics.

  • @hashbrown_blitz8869
    @hashbrown_blitz8869 Před rokem +50

    I love that they included a tie fighter when talking about electric thrusters because the tie fighter actually uses ion engines

    • @jessica4387
      @jessica4387 Před 3 měsíci

      really???

    • @hashbrown_blitz8869
      @hashbrown_blitz8869 Před 3 měsíci

      @@jessica4387 yeah tie fighters use ion thrusters with 0 moving parts to reduce maintenance cost

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 Před 3 lety +2643

    "Asteroid has oil in it"
    America: I think that asteroid needs some freedom.

    • @QQwert1988
      @QQwert1988 Před 3 lety +56

      I was looking for that comment :D

    • @skdKitsune
      @skdKitsune Před 3 lety +67

      Oil is basically decomposed flora and fauna, so why should there be any on floating rocks in space

    • @RADIUM108
      @RADIUM108 Před 3 lety +25

      @@skdKitsune how do you think the rare earth material got there?

    • @a4dtesseract408
      @a4dtesseract408 Před 3 lety +64

      ​@@skdKitsune take a joke thank you

    • @kiruxakrut7793
      @kiruxakrut7793 Před 3 lety +18

      @@RADIUM108 it's all started with supernova explosion before our sun existed

  • @crixt4016
    @crixt4016 Před 3 lety +805

    "Space mining is more eco-friendly"
    Bird get killed by a space rock.

    • @theunknown4834
      @theunknown4834 Před 3 lety +30

      brutally

    • @santermens23
      @santermens23 Před 3 lety +61

      Progress requires sacrifices

    • @stuffyevil
      @stuffyevil Před 3 lety +25

      They very much made the decision to animate the landing capsule to kill the bird.

    • @PabloMartinez-kx9yq
      @PabloMartinez-kx9yq Před 3 lety +4

      You will like the exoplanets channel too

    • @Quasar680
      @Quasar680 Před 3 lety +6

      Small price to pay for salvation

  • @coatsmcgoats4719
    @coatsmcgoats4719 Před 2 lety +11

    I loved seeing the spirits from Princess Mononoke randomly thrown in haha. Nice touch!

  • @ReggieMarshale
    @ReggieMarshale Před 11 měsíci +14

    4:15 I love how he used the same orbital maneuver nodes as kerbal space program

  • @callmeaweeb4169
    @callmeaweeb4169 Před 3 lety +2803

    Imagine mining an asteroid and then all of a sudden a gang of Space Pirates start looting your metals

    • @tumei1851
      @tumei1851 Před 3 lety +223

      Think about how in the future there could be an illegal space port on a cloaked asteroid which would act as the tortuga of the space age. So cool, almost sounds like a good location for a sci-fi story...

    • @cemselcuk6710
      @cemselcuk6710 Před 3 lety +73

      Lol that's just the daily stuff in Stellaris

    • @Vespuchian
      @Vespuchian Před 3 lety +68

      @@tumei1851 Too bad you can't cloak anything in space, energy emissions of any kind would give it away, not to mention anyone travelling to/from there. Still, there's more than enough room for SPACE COPS/COAST GUARD, a genre of sci-fi I find sadly lacking in output.

    • @salonirohilla6851
      @salonirohilla6851 Před 3 lety +10

      Weeb

    • @JohnDoe-re4qy
      @JohnDoe-re4qy Před 3 lety +35

      At some point, when space travel is the norm, that's completely going to be a thing. Arm the torpedos!

  • @PixeI
    @PixeI Před 3 lety +1655

    "The mining system won't harm anyone"
    Me seeing a duck being murdered at 5:33:

    • @penguinwombat4583
      @penguinwombat4583 Před 3 lety +60

      Oh no I didn't notice that he died!

    • @azidotetrazole3580
      @azidotetrazole3580 Před 3 lety +82

      I believe it's a patreon reward.

    • @darkenergy7291
      @darkenergy7291 Před 3 lety +98

      that was brutal, but I guess it gets the point across. even asteroid mining may not be safe for the environment if done sloppily

    • @maxobakso123
      @maxobakso123 Před 3 lety +4

      Azidotetrazole yh, you get your own bird, no?

    • @soongwanjun9381
      @soongwanjun9381 Před 3 lety +2

      Yup I did notice just I don't want to mention

  • @mattsmith2247
    @mattsmith2247 Před 2 lety +116

    I've been glued to this series with all the possible areas of expansion we could have. It really is amazing and I want to thank Kurzgesagt for them.

  • @thehackking4419
    @thehackking4419 Před 2 lety +8

    "All we need to do, is look up!"
    *a piano suddenly appears and fell right on the face

    • @alexandermcclure6185
      @alexandermcclure6185 Před 20 dny

      *THE SCIENCE SHOW!*
      Piano!
      *piano crushes man from offscreen*
      (offscreen) WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS!?

  • @Sw33tG4mer
    @Sw33tG4mer Před 3 lety +2288

    Scientists: Let’s mine asteroids.
    Government: No.
    Scientists: There is oil in the asteroids.
    Government: 🚀

  • @whitehonda2874
    @whitehonda2874 Před 3 lety +4269

    This channel basically turned to a DIY How-To-Colonize-The-Solar System channel in the past year and a half.

    • @fortuna19
      @fortuna19 Před 3 lety +363

      To be fair it’s a very important topic for a species only a few centuries away from Type 1!

    • @spagsauce
      @spagsauce Před 3 lety +203

      But hey, its better than most DIY channels

    • @hotdogshenanigens2497
      @hotdogshenanigens2497 Před 3 lety +147

      But who's complaining?

    • @luuberse2171
      @luuberse2171 Před 3 lety +72

      That's called teaching i think

    • @RealityRogue
      @RealityRogue Před 3 lety +71

      It’s pretty relevant id say

  • @sampson9944
    @sampson9944 Před 2 lety +14

    05:30 bird explodes on impact of payload landing in the ocean. Albeit grisly, it's more dignified than drowning in a major oil spill, and I doubt these orbital landings will wipe out nearly as much wildlife as we do now with terrestrial operations.
    to space we go!

    • @nikkopaolodeoro9392
      @nikkopaolodeoro9392 Před 2 lety +1

      The dead bird!!! T_T

    • @drsimons
      @drsimons Před 2 lety +4

      lol definitely did a double take at that part. Jesus, the eyeballs!! Sadly I think virtually all industrial activities end up killing wildlife, even ones we consider "green" like wind turbines. But the big picture is more important. Terrestrial mining is many orders of magnitude more destructive than the occasional *splat* from space cargo...

    • @alexandermcclure6185
      @alexandermcclure6185 Před 20 dny

      @@drsimons solution to energy: a Dyson Swarm™ (Kurzgesagt approved) which can beam so much energy to the Earth, we practically wouldn't have an energy budget anymore!

  • @Edmund-od7mv
    @Edmund-od7mv Před rokem +9

    Seeing a Kurzegesagt asteroid mining game would be really cool!
    (With special asteroids that are the pickle and skull asteroids at the start of the video)
    Or, it could be something like a space-exploration game where we play as the birbs, eventually constructing giant robots (like galactaduck) a bird-based grey goo, or even constructing dyson spheres and black hole containers.

  • @ChildSlayer2000
    @ChildSlayer2000 Před 3 lety +784

    When u watch kurzgesagt videos:
    -Omg. Humanity is so genious and powerful.
    When u scroll down and look at the comments:
    -Huh!

  • @tucody8497
    @tucody8497 Před 3 lety +6388

    Ah yes. My favorite measurement unit.
    S W I T Z E R L A N D S

    • @pep2311
      @pep2311 Před 3 lety +457

      I am 0,000001 switzerlands tall

    • @filipbitala2624
      @filipbitala2624 Před 3 lety +489

      @@pep2311 wow dude thats almost two fridges and a hamburger tall

    • @randomperson1955
      @randomperson1955 Před 3 lety +267

      Americans be like:

    • @pep2311
      @pep2311 Před 3 lety +185

      @@filipbitala2624 I know bc I ate two fridges and a hamburger yesterday

    • @apatosaurus9374
      @apatosaurus9374 Před 3 lety +65

      Americans, am I right?

  • @PowerSerge
    @PowerSerge Před rokem +10

    I’m playing galacticraft and I recently got to the asteroids. It’s also kinda of unlimited resources since some of the cores are rich in ilmenite, iron, copper, diamond, aluminum, silicon, or tin.

  • @jackcassidy7317
    @jackcassidy7317 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I’m re-watching all of my old liked videos starting from the beginning and I’m about halfway through. This was a very interesting video and your whole channel helped get me very interested in science beyond the biology and chemistry. I was normally interested in. Thank you for all the great videos.

  • @chunkychimp8922
    @chunkychimp8922 Před 3 lety +785

    2040: modern day pirates now steal the capsules that land in the ocean before NASA can get them back

    • @greenflavored
      @greenflavored Před 3 lety +49

      Exactly what I was thinking lmao

    • @lightyagami6307
      @lightyagami6307 Před 3 lety +3

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ShauriePvs
      @ShauriePvs Před 3 lety +16

      That's the biggest sh*t that we have to face and would happen for sure if we really send precious metals just like that to earth

    • @farrela3620
      @farrela3620 Před 3 lety +49

      Im pretty sure they have designated landing zone with security standing by

    • @emppu9357
      @emppu9357 Před 3 lety +4

      I am honestly more curious where we would get enough fuel, to justify such operations. Starting a large scale operation like this would prob cause fuel prizes to sky rocket. You can't make fuel out of minerals.

  • @Florkl
    @Florkl Před 3 lety +4294

    “Can’t hurt anyone.”
    Bird gets violently rekt by falling space capsule.

    • @JM-st9ux
      @JM-st9ux Před 3 lety +197

      Frrr, first time I’ve seen a more violent animation on this channel

    • @salutationshaveyouheardoft4886
      @salutationshaveyouheardoft4886 Před 3 lety +66

      ikr why did they animate tht? :c

    • @covodex516
      @covodex516 Před 3 lety +124

      @@JM-st9ux then you haven't watched many of their videos. they have an animation like this in around every 3rd episode.

    • @capivara6094
      @capivara6094 Před 3 lety +17

      why? just why? This is just fucked up and cruel. I was enjoying this video, but now...

    • @salutationshaveyouheardoft4886
      @salutationshaveyouheardoft4886 Před 3 lety +13

      @@covodex516 i guess i just missed them cus ive seen a lot of their videos

  • @Dumdumshum
    @Dumdumshum Před 2 lety +18

    Big problem with processing the asteroids is the chaotic dispersal of ejecta while breaking them up. It's a much bigger problem than I think most people realize. The chance of it leading to Kessler cascades is immense.

    • @larspeterthomsen9798
      @larspeterthomsen9798 Před rokem +8

      Use the first asteroid to create a box to envelop the subsequent asteroids when you want to break them apart.

    • @8vantor8
      @8vantor8 Před rokem +6

      @@larspeterthomsen9798 big brain

    • @YusufDogan-pu6tu
      @YusufDogan-pu6tu Před 11 měsíci +2

      Do u think it would still be a problem if the extracting process wasn't close to the earth

    • @Dumdumshum
      @Dumdumshum Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@YusufDogan-pu6tu yes for other reasons. All that ejecta is still a serious problem for both you and your craft

  • @Imagine_Beyond
    @Imagine_Beyond Před 8 měsíci +4

    OSIRIS-REX is about to land on Earth!

  • @alexanderspira1413
    @alexanderspira1413 Před 3 lety +568

    Scientists: drop billions worth of material into the ocean
    Pirates: interesting

    • @y17_abhaykhele77
      @y17_abhaykhele77 Před 3 lety +5

      This comment is still underrated
      (Edit:still)

    • @jrbcodes
      @jrbcodes Před 3 lety +22

      Laughs in AK-47

    • @raysf
      @raysf Před 3 lety +1

      @@y17_abhaykhele77 It will be highly rater. Only 8 minutes from post.

    • @siddarth_vader
      @siddarth_vader Před 3 lety +8

      @@jrbcodes laughs in orbital defence mechanisms

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat Před 3 lety +2

      yes, but no, pretty sure ho ever owens the teck, also owns guards to protect it.

  • @krrangarajan5391
    @krrangarajan5391 Před 3 lety +603

    Kurzgesagt Favourite Dialogue : Going to Space , Is expensive

  • @b0rder.-991
    @b0rder.-991 Před 2 lety +8

    Actually the metals we get from space would become worthless from the amount we would have from large scale mining. The more platinum we have, the more common it is. Thus lowering the price. In a business standpoint, it would cost way more to mine than you would make. But in terms of human advancemen, it would be invaluable. Priceless even

  • @horse4ever
    @horse4ever Před 2 lety +12

    I haven’t even watched 1 Minute and already feel bad for owning a phone…

  • @andyportugal8944
    @andyportugal8944 Před 3 lety +654

    Asteroid pickle rick isn’t real, he can’t hurt you. Asteroid Pickle Rick: 1:04

  • @Ichorslick99
    @Ichorslick99 Před 3 lety +559

    *Everyone:* What are you doing?
    *Nasa:* Shifting an asteroid the size of Australia into Earth's orbit, isn't this fascinating!?
    *Everyone:* * *CONCERN* *RISING* *

    • @OftenShady
      @OftenShady Před 3 lety +62

      Imagine dealing all the fuss with "Karens against space mining"

    • @ommsterlitz1805
      @ommsterlitz1805 Před 3 lety +7

      It would be impossible to move and put an asteroid this size close to earth even if we wanted to

    • @bujin1977
      @bujin1977 Před 3 lety +14

      That's the one thing that makes me nervous. It only takes a slight miscalculation or a misfiring from the craft maneuvering the asteroid and the earth gets a big rock slamming into its face.

    • @krankarvolund7771
      @krankarvolund7771 Před 3 lety +21

      @@ommsterlitz1805 Nothing is impossible in space, between the absence of air friction, the orbital mechanisms, and so on, you could push an asteroid this big with a little probe, if you calculate right ^^

    • @nathanjohnson9464
      @nathanjohnson9464 Před 3 lety +5

      Krankar Volund yeah it might just take a while lol

  • @kienhoang3819
    @kienhoang3819 Před 2 lety +10

    Promising as it may sound, this could be extremely difficult to accomplish even with advanced technology. Most mining companies on earth are so rich and powerful, and they will not give up easily.

    • @abordwaylong1339
      @abordwaylong1339 Před 2 lety +1

      they will if they get more profit mining in space

    • @ckl9390
      @ckl9390 Před 2 lety +2

      This is where Crown corporations come in (similar to state owned companies in countries outside the Commonwealth). In Canada most of the major resource and infrastructure developers started as Crown corporations because no one other than the government was willing or able to take the risk. These are also usually organised on a not-for-profit basis where, depending on the charter authorising it, any potential profits either went to reducing cost, improving service, into government coffers, or sometimes into a "legacy fund" of some sort. (Many of these were privatised in the late 80's, with a rapid decline in services and increase in cost following. Ironically, many of these are major providers of essential services so in times of strife the government still has to bail it out anyway without having the benefit of reaping the profits in good times. Air Canada is one of these former Crown corporations that were privatised and has had to be bailed out on numerous occasions.) One notable exemption to a crown corporation being made to fill a gap is several telecom companies that were privately owned but wouldn't take on the cost to provide service to remote areas unless they were granted a chartered monopoly for a given area, thereby guaranteeing a return profit. And before someone says monopolies are inherently bad, the major difference is that these are chartered monopolies they come with conditions, regulatory oversight, and can be revoked. It is likely that the country which to achieve asteroid mining first will be China because they're organised essentially like a nation sized company.

    • @wolfie8890
      @wolfie8890 Před 2 lety +1

      capitalism will be its own downfall...

    • @johnseppethe2nd2
      @johnseppethe2nd2 Před rokem

      @@wolfie8890 wrong!

    • @hoshikun6605
      @hoshikun6605 Před rokem

      ​@@johnseppethe2nd2 Nah, he's right. Actually we are at the beginning of the end of capitalism. I'm not a socialist, at all, but we need to recognize that capitalism is a flawed economic system as the rest

  • @icethefrog6840
    @icethefrog6840 Před 8 měsíci +2

    5:35 damn, did not need to go that hard on that bird

  • @xGrimWolfex
    @xGrimWolfex Před 3 lety +1390

    Hundreds of hours in kerbal space program has taught me how to fly these probes. Time to ask SpaceX for a job

    • @tomasbaumruk1479
      @tomasbaumruk1479 Před 3 lety +32

      Same and i cant wait until KSP2 is out

    • @ProtoPerson
      @ProtoPerson Před 3 lety +25

      I mean, go through the proper training to become an astronaut and you're good as gold. Just hope you don't have any health issues that'll stop you.

    • @piecepaper2831
      @piecepaper2831 Před 3 lety +33

      they even use alot of the ksp symbols. feels like playing the game.

    • @adamvolkinshtein1184
      @adamvolkinshtein1184 Před 3 lety +10

      That's some enthusiasm not backed by academic status. But who's not all up for it. Universe Sandbox2 everyday

    • @abigalerose1410
      @abigalerose1410 Před 3 lety +20

      Elon already said he doesn't care about college degrees when hiring.

  • @lilpandanikka5131
    @lilpandanikka5131 Před 3 lety +624

    Everyone: Why do the birds get slaughtered in every video
    Kurgesagt: For scientific purposes, of course

    • @fekkilla
      @fekkilla Před 3 lety +10

      Top tier patreons ;)

    • @DaBaldEagul
      @DaBaldEagul Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @christopherg2347
      @christopherg2347 Před 3 lety +3

      At least for once, the Elephants and Mice are not getting killed.

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat Před 3 lety +9

      They patreon birds...
      thats what happens if you stop paying Kurgesagt ;D

    • @StarofBrawl
      @StarofBrawl Před 3 lety +1

      RIP

  • @alduinbb
    @alduinbb Před 2 lety +6

    4:05 didn't realise it was a duck until watching this the third time

  • @dad49998
    @dad49998 Před rokem +2

    5:32 I like how they made this whole video and put a shit ton of time into research and everything, only to not think about the fact that someone is just gonna steal the stuff once they drop it into the ocean.

  • @siddheshgoenka120
    @siddheshgoenka120 Před 3 lety +1415

    Kurzgasat: this could be our first step towards colonizing space
    Britain: write that down

    • @UnRealistic.
      @UnRealistic. Před 3 lety +50

      Queen Elizabeth:
      *The time has come for the fire(britain) nation to rise*

    • @StratOCE
      @StratOCE Před 3 lety +35

      I mean these days it'd be the US saying "write that down".

    • @UnRealistic.
      @UnRealistic. Před 3 lety +18

      @@StratOCE More like" Attack that down" haha

    • @xdbruhxd1179
      @xdbruhxd1179 Před 3 lety +16

      StratOCE The US has little to no history of colonisation, while the uk had a colonial empire across the world. You forget that the US itself was once part of that empire.

    • @_VoPhiAnh
      @_VoPhiAnh Před 3 lety +6

      @@StratOCE the US has no history of colonisation

  • @prodohsamuel
    @prodohsamuel Před 3 lety +29682

    one of the only kurzgesagt videos that didn’t make me depressed at the end

    • @analternatepast
      @analternatepast Před 3 lety +798

      ikr they gave us hope

    • @johnyacoub
      @johnyacoub Před 3 lety +838

      I just know I won’t be around for so many advancements and accomplishments wich is kinda depressing

    • @Vatzaa
      @Vatzaa Před 3 lety +967

      Wait till you see the bird die at 5:32

    • @Vatzaa
      @Vatzaa Před 3 lety +302

      Sorry

    • @prodohsamuel
      @prodohsamuel Před 3 lety +135

      Srivats i didn’t notice that :( but hey he’ll be back (i hope)

  • @VesmirCorporation
    @VesmirCorporation Před 2 měsíci

    Very helpful tutorial.
    Thanks.

  • @rprojects8162
    @rprojects8162 Před rokem

    loving the CGI in these videos, it really works with your style which im sure was hard to do!

  • @XevenYT143
    @XevenYT143 Před 3 lety +3473

    Kurzesgat really out here building hope for humanity

  • @callumburke6967
    @callumburke6967 Před 3 lety +311

    The scientist turned himself into an asteroid, it was the funniest thing I've ever seen

    • @christopheryoung2368
      @christopheryoung2368 Před 3 lety +1

      great stuff*

    • @yeetyeet7389
      @yeetyeet7389 Před 3 lety +3

      i kid you not callum, he turned himself into an asteroid, ASTEROID RICK

    • @b_baban
      @b_baban Před 3 lety +3

      I’M ASTEROID RICK

    • @caligusto
      @caligusto Před 3 lety +1

      Came to the comments as soon as i saw pickle rickeroid and wasn't disappointed that this was the top comment

    • @alexandermcclure6185
      @alexandermcclure6185 Před 20 dny

      @@caligusto where?

  • @edis0088
    @edis0088 Před rokem +1

    This video, plus the dyson sphere video proves that a kurzgesagt video game about civilization and space would be incredible. If you make a startup-page or something like it, i would definitely pre-order it

  • @okamijubei
    @okamijubei Před 2 lety +3

    Asteroid mining sounds really great. Not just to save Earth but also possibly to guide a large asteroid close to earth and turn that large asteroid into a foundation for a space colony as it's cheaper and less work than build a space colony by parts.

  • @rafaylifts
    @rafaylifts Před 3 lety +1668

    Welcome to another episode of what if NASA had the military's budget
    (Edit: it was a joke guys. Stop fighting in the replies ffs)

    • @ender1242
      @ender1242 Před 3 lety +125

      Or Nikola Tesla. If we did funding right, we would be far more advanced and safe, and a strong military would seem primitive.
      (If Tesla's investors weren't selfish, we would have free electricity.)

    • @jigsawdraws9368
      @jigsawdraws9368 Před 3 lety +192

      seriously if we stopped bullying the middle east and Trump was smart enough to believe space existed we would be mining all the asteroids by now

    • @Manie230
      @Manie230 Před 3 lety +98

      Emily ploop as far as I know American military even gets to much money they have a surplus of it. And i think a military shouldn’t be a money hoarder. It should be well funded but at just the right amount of money to keep it working well.
      The rest should be invested in school and NASA. And what not.

    • @Snafuuu
      @Snafuuu Před 3 lety +50

      SpaceX looks like a more viable option

    • @lepystudio8974
      @lepystudio8974 Před 3 lety +55

      @@jigsawdraws9368 you guys need a better president, that has some future vision

  • @michaelsamir3611
    @michaelsamir3611 Před 3 lety +1157

    Can’t wait for there to be a Phone called
    “The Astroid”
    “made with 100% space material”

    • @AllPileup
      @AllPileup Před 3 lety +27

      Apple: *iPhone Space* Time!

    • @Hartono25277
      @Hartono25277 Před 3 lety +86

      Samsung Galaxy can finally live up to it's name

    • @shaqmaverick
      @shaqmaverick Před 3 lety +10

      Phones wont exist in the future.
      30 yrs, people are gonna remember those as gameboys

    • @iconicDeya
      @iconicDeya Před 3 lety +14

      Maverick Shaq people like tactile interaction. Even if it’s a holographic display on your arm it will likely function similarly. Yes there will probably be some sort of like “internal” brain localized communication device or something like that but like I said people do like tactile interaction and will pay for it.

    • @iconicDeya
      @iconicDeya Před 3 lety +1

      Vibhu Bharadwaj well yeah if you’re stupid enough to put large capacitors in your brain. But if it’s a very low power device like low enough to be powered by nerve signals and doesn’t have its own power source I don’t see how it could be all that dangerous. Also like 75 percent of your brain is virtually useless anyway so maybe put it in some frontal lobe gray matter or something lol

  • @h2o684
    @h2o684 Před rokem +5

    This channel literally gives tutorials on how to make this world better 💀

  • @Mimikyuloverr
    @Mimikyuloverr Před 2 lety

    I just noticed the spirits from princess mononoke at 6:13 I love that so much!!

  • @abodeateek4295
    @abodeateek4295 Před 3 lety +850

    The writers: * talking about fixing a very big and complicated problem *
    The animators: 1:02 *"I am asteroid Riiick!"*

  • @anthony_9263
    @anthony_9263 Před 3 lety +6037

    I love how kurzgesagt's solution to everything is simply: space.

    • @bigmetalmanboyoooo7502
      @bigmetalmanboyoooo7502 Před 3 lety +708

      Because it’s the solution to a ton of the worlds problems lol

    • @xamanto
      @xamanto Před 3 lety +91

      I can think of a pretty localized solution but it's forbidden to talk about it.

    • @baab4229
      @baab4229 Před 3 lety +423

      In order to solve the problems in your cave you gotta go out of your cave.

    • @xamanto
      @xamanto Před 3 lety +25

      @@baab4229 Hey, Captain. How is the S.S. Obvious doing today?

    • @DanielEastland
      @DanielEastland Před 3 lety +207

      To be fair, most of everything is *in* space.

  • @philip1557
    @philip1557 Před 2 lety

    I like the Birb being carried to the computer at the end he looked so happy 😁

  • @ChrisRobinson-hl5sz
    @ChrisRobinson-hl5sz Před 2 lety +2

    Can’t wait for precious metal heists at sea

  • @SurrealNightmares
    @SurrealNightmares Před 3 lety +520

    Bird: Minding it's own business
    Kurzgesagt: You have chosen death.

    • @twoscarabsintheswarm9055
      @twoscarabsintheswarm9055 Před 3 lety +8

      Bird: *hello There*
      Death: *KOWABUNGS IT IS!*

    • @edoalva48
      @edoalva48 Před 3 lety +2

      For real tho

    • @hauslerful
      @hauslerful Před 3 lety +6

      Yeah, I don't know if this was neccessary...

    • @adamrak7560
      @adamrak7560 Před 3 lety +7

      @@hauslerful That bird actually wanted to die gruesomely. (there is a Patreon level for that)

    • @sirdbird7292
      @sirdbird7292 Před 3 lety

      Redditor

  • @shunyat9023
    @shunyat9023 Před 3 lety +1604

    Maybe the dinosaurs know how to mine asteroids but they did a little oopsie.

  • @cobyholder7867
    @cobyholder7867 Před 2 lety

    These ideas are so amazing

  • @malariathegreat
    @malariathegreat Před rokem

    1:02 i saw the pickle rick Easter egg. i love the easter eggs that you put in your vids.

  • @td5523
    @td5523 Před 3 lety +649

    1:04 the asteroid literally turned himself into a pickle, funniest shit I've ever seen

    • @OneShot_cest_mieux
      @OneShot_cest_mieux Před 3 lety +17

      It looks like rick

    • @ASLUHLUHCE
      @ASLUHLUHCE Před 3 lety +14

      Pickle rick

    • @ry_an.
      @ry_an. Před 3 lety +4

      I kid you not, Tails; turns himself into a pickle, funniest shit I’ve ever seen

    • @quackadilly1483
      @quackadilly1483 Před 3 lety +2

      @@OneShot_cest_mieux It is pickle rick

    • @darrennew8211
      @darrennew8211 Před 3 lety +3

      There's at least a dozen easter eggs in there. The orange rock is apparently the moon from Zelda video game, "Probey mc Probeface", the controllers watching the electric space engine have Asteroids displays on their consoles, the "finally arrived" asteroid is bird-shaped, and there's even a banana for scale.

  • @joeeveryman9237
    @joeeveryman9237 Před 3 lety +355

    Fun fact: Asteroid belt consists mostly of empty space. If you're on top of an asteroid, it would take months or years to see another asteroid passing by.

    • @samwithasceptile801
      @samwithasceptile801 Před 3 lety +40

      This is random, nobody asked for this, but I want this information at the top of my comment section, and I will help make this a reality.

    • @sakkek5349
      @sakkek5349 Před 3 lety +20

      Most ppl don't get how vast the space is around us..

    • @PabloMartinez-kx9yq
      @PabloMartinez-kx9yq Před 3 lety +4

      If you like Kurgestat, you will like the exoplanets channel too

    • @underscoredfrisk
      @underscoredfrisk Před 3 lety +1

      Well space is quite empty everywhere

    • @electr0de
      @electr0de Před 3 lety

      But there are many

  • @pancakesareawesome3121
    @pancakesareawesome3121 Před 2 lety +67

    “All we have to do is look up!”
    Me, who’s inside: wow! All we have to do is mine the ceilings we have? Awesome!

    • @Xodreev
      @Xodreev Před 2 lety +5

      Mmmm. Asbestos!

    • @dvinBSS
      @dvinBSS Před 2 lety +6

      I love being bombarded with ceiling rocks :D

  • @abdelhakimchibani4712
    @abdelhakimchibani4712 Před 2 lety

    Nice update of the video!

  • @vincenttjia
    @vincenttjia Před 3 lety +530

    2020: How to push asteroid to earth
    2025: How did an asteroid accidentally collide into earth?
    Ah yes metric vs imperial never get boring

    • @TheRewindRoom
      @TheRewindRoom Před 3 lety +2

      Haha

    • @patrickclausen6922
      @patrickclausen6922 Před 3 lety +26

      Good thing its only the metric system being used then. For that exact reason. So stupid mistakes like that doesnt happen

    • @unplayednamer0165
      @unplayednamer0165 Před 3 lety +3

      Please explain, I get the metric vs imperial "debate", but why would it collide because of it or was there already incidents because of this? or did I just not get the joke?

    • @2911oscar
      @2911oscar Před 3 lety +24

      @@unplayednamer0165 there was a space incident because of metric vs imperial, yes

    • @burstingsanta2710
      @burstingsanta2710 Před 3 lety +5

      @@unplayednamer0165 nasas Mars rover crashed due to this

  • @Jin_Sat0o
    @Jin_Sat0o Před 3 lety +754

    Kurzgesagt: We can build this future today
    Politicians: How bout no

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped Před 3 lety +85

      Doing something meaningful would require people to not only stop being petty, small-minded fuckwits, but also require the dismantling of decades (sometimes centuries) of archaic bureaucratic systems.
      So.... maybe in 200 years, if we're still around. Humans don't change as fast as our technology.

    • @BlakeTedKord
      @BlakeTedKord Před 3 lety +25

      planescaped I can’t disagree with you, but doing something meaningful also produces something meaningful. There’s value to it, that’s what powers the global economy, so there is an incentive for investors and politicians to get behind something for the future if the person is doing something meaningful. Fortunately, we millennials and Gen Z are the inherenters of this world. We’re bringing the fire and vigor of good old fashioned will.
      Let the power of youth explode.
      - Might Guy

    • @steventimotiustejo4182
      @steventimotiustejo4182 Před 3 lety +3

      Milenials and Gen Z Politicals : Ok Boomer

    • @brandonn.1275
      @brandonn.1275 Před 3 lety +33

      @@planescaped The real problem is asteroid mining would require unpralleled international cooperation on regulations for asteroid mining and peace. If a country or even a private companty screws up safety measures a little bit, a rock crashing on earth could cause world war 3.

    • @steventimotiustejo4182
      @steventimotiustejo4182 Před 3 lety +1

      @@brandonn.1275
      Yeah don't get screw up

  • @aeroscantsee1665
    @aeroscantsee1665 Před rokem

    The only kurz video that doesnt make me depressed at the end but right off the start.

  • @deava1753
    @deava1753 Před rokem

    Such a simple style
    But such hidden charm

  • @Yargenshmoler
    @Yargenshmoler Před 3 lety +1956

    Humans: an asteroid could kill all of us in an extinction level event
    Also humans: bring me *THE LOOT*

    • @ainzooalgown3579
      @ainzooalgown3579 Před 3 lety +30

      Exactly

    • @wecluse
      @wecluse Před 3 lety +109

      Come to think of it, we can mine the asteroid until the asteroid is completely gone. No more threats YAY

    • @oreio_slayer4839
      @oreio_slayer4839 Před 3 lety +30

      @@wecluse good idea! lets do it then! wait...

    • @xxdarkxpxx6904
      @xxdarkxpxx6904 Před 3 lety +9

      Damm didn’t even think of that

    • @MewPurPur
      @MewPurPur Před 3 lety +26

      Lots of asteroids pass between the Moon and Earth every year. Yes, we need to be careful, but that's as basic as doing the math right.

  • @patricka9749
    @patricka9749 Před 3 lety +1441

    It’s nice that we found a way to send ducks to space instead of humans

  • @GabeTune
    @GabeTune Před rokem

    I love how the video played at the beginning on the computer was the part at the end of the Dyson sphere video

  • @minelovesjc
    @minelovesjc Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you Kurzgesagt! You help us dream of a happy and prosperous future.

  • @Alexmd9x
    @Alexmd9x Před 3 lety +798

    “The mining system won’t harm anyone” Me seeing a pickle rick asteroid at 1:05:

    • @globalincident694
      @globalincident694 Před 3 lety +122

      And he turns himself into an asteroid, funniest thing I ever saw

    • @barneycooper2620
      @barneycooper2620 Před 3 lety +40

      I swear morty is there as well look closer

    • @llemion5659
      @llemion5659 Před 3 lety +18

      Funniest shit Iv ever seen

    • @user-fo1qu9tk1r
      @user-fo1qu9tk1r Před 3 lety +5

      Where is morty I can't find him

    • @spicytuna62
      @spicytuna62 Před 3 lety +15

      I turned myself into a rock shaped like a pickle, Morty! I'M PICKLE ROOOCK!

  • @juneandfinn9798
    @juneandfinn9798 Před 8 měsíci

    Hey Taylor, just wanted to say I like your vids😊

  • @mbusomabena9751
    @mbusomabena9751 Před 2 lety +3

    I can feel myself getting smarter. 🙌🏾❤️

  • @kiixbunlove
    @kiixbunlove Před 3 lety +944

    It's crazy that the whole thing sounds like taken from a Sci-fi movie, but we actually can do it.

    • @kelvinnguyen6048
      @kelvinnguyen6048 Před 3 lety +6

      Yes we can!

    • @dustyduck5779
      @dustyduck5779 Před 3 lety +24

      Watching this gives me hope. But my mind is like, no way that's gonna happen.

    • @Hendika
      @Hendika Před 3 lety +49

      It's crazy that the whole thing can be done, but we won't because we love to fight weird wars and we don't use our common sense.

    • @samkinuthia
      @samkinuthia Před 3 lety +6

      It's already on the way just chill

    • @michmich475
      @michmich475 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm sorry but we should kinda fix our planet first

  • @ee5142
    @ee5142 Před 3 lety +564

    “He turned himself into an asteroid, funniest shit I’ve ever seen.”

  • @redmondpeters6221
    @redmondpeters6221 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Out in space there is LITERALLY an UNLIMITED amount of usable materials for us to gather. Not just in our solar system but in other systems too. With the countless stars in the galaxy and beyond we need only imagine what there is out there. All we need is some VERY smart people who can help us do these things and very advanced equipment to get the job done.

  • @theprofessionalidiots
    @theprofessionalidiots Před 2 lety

    I love the sound effect at 5:50

  • @advik8444
    @advik8444 Před 3 lety +576

    Dinosaur 65 million years ago: hey what if we harness an asteroid for power, that can't end badly right?

    • @vomm
      @vomm Před 3 lety +4

      there is no evidence

    • @sheev9852
      @sheev9852 Před 3 lety +26

      @@vomm perhaps

    • @mortimer687
      @mortimer687 Před 3 lety +13

      mk you’re so going to get r/woooosh’ed by some redditor

    • @bananatorpedo275
      @bananatorpedo275 Před 3 lety +5

      mk wow! Congratulations for being the 1# most observant!

    • @Snoween_
      @Snoween_ Před 3 lety +3

      @@mortimer687 lmao 1 second later

  • @r3L4k5
    @r3L4k5 Před 3 lety +452

    Everyone: Oh no we have a big problem, how the hell are going to solve this.
    Kurzgesagt: Space!

  • @hemarajamanickam1704
    @hemarajamanickam1704 Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Proby McProbeface" had me rolling

  • @MrGerz-qc6mt
    @MrGerz-qc6mt Před rokem

    These videos are really cool, more space please

  • @agustinfranco0
    @agustinfranco0 Před 3 lety +5980

    Kurzgesagt are:
    -Intelligent
    -Make the best explained videos ever
    -Obsessed with the idea of aliens existing
    -Constantly making videos on how humans can leap into a solar system civilization or more
    They are CLEARLY a benevolent alien race that want to help us

    • @Max-qf2hf
      @Max-qf2hf Před 3 lety +503

      Probably some kind of bird-like species of alien.

    • @yourneighborsdog4495
      @yourneighborsdog4495 Před 3 lety +353

      Petition to start a religion

    • @agustinfranco0
      @agustinfranco0 Před 3 lety +207

      @@yourneighborsdog4495 permission granted

    • @joebelderok
      @joebelderok Před 3 lety +56

      THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

    • @kevinwang8389
      @kevinwang8389 Před 3 lety +52

      @@yourneighborsdog4495 Jesus Christ this goes into history

  • @rey_nemaattori
    @rey_nemaattori Před 3 lety +697

    K:"Like an open fire in your living room"
    Me: *silently puts another piece in his wood stove*

    • @mzaite
      @mzaite Před 3 lety +31

      If your wood stove has an open fire, you have problems.

    • @UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q
      @UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q Před 3 lety +6

      I literally have to set a fire in my living room once a while cuz I have a fungi infestation

    • @Pheatrix
      @Pheatrix Před 3 lety +3

      @@mzaite They do still exist. They are rare and it is difficult (or impossible) to get a license for the operation but they do exist.

    • @boardinnebraska8485
      @boardinnebraska8485 Před 3 lety

      love my fire place. It will still work when the gas doesn't just add another log.

    • @sadetta131
      @sadetta131 Před 3 lety +5

      1:02 asteroid Rick on the left!?

  • @nakritgaming250
    @nakritgaming250 Před 2 lety

    The intro song never gets old! :)

  • @scarlletnull2811
    @scarlletnull2811 Před 2 lety

    I don't know why but this video is in my top 3 favorite video of yours.

  • @HerrGrievous
    @HerrGrievous Před 3 lety +2398

    poor bird

  • @piplupsingularity
    @piplupsingularity Před 3 lety +588

    This is why investing in space travel and "helping the Earth" aren't mutually exclusive.

    • @ShauriePvs
      @ShauriePvs Před 3 lety +6

      So finally we can say intersection isn't a null set

    • @rageraptor7127
      @rageraptor7127 Před 3 lety +17

      Hyper cars tv only initially. Once a space station where parts can be moved around is established it’s basically game.

    • @yohansercia7097
      @yohansercia7097 Před 3 lety +12

      You have no idea how much I tried explaining that to people

    • @Readysetheal
      @Readysetheal Před 3 lety +8

      It depends on what you mean by "helping the Earth". Helping poorer nations? Yes, it will help. Stopping climate change? Well, it's complicated. If there is a reasonable alternative - some current power holders will most likely switch, unless it is too expensive in the short term. But what is most likely is that current billionaires will just expand into space, while leaving the state of the earth production the same, reaping the monetary benefits from both.

    • @Ok-fu5yi
      @Ok-fu5yi Před 3 lety +3

      Headbomb Archer Well if we mine for things like tritium our power will become almost unlimites

  • @ABEOSSST
    @ABEOSSST Před rokem

    Your videos have the best animations.

  • @ravenhack6053
    @ravenhack6053 Před 2 lety

    I love this channel for this reason, (among others) they know the difference between science and science *fiction*

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 Před rokem

      Continue after finishing this video here: 'We run out of Water' by 'Some More News'.

  • @sports4eva115
    @sports4eva115 Před 3 lety +264

    Suddenly the billionaires' space race is making more sense.

    • @pradeep2662
      @pradeep2662 Před 3 lety +7

      A serious comment finally.

    • @Imagination_xxx
      @Imagination_xxx Před 3 lety

      Do you like Science and Tech?

    • @Dasky14
      @Dasky14 Před 3 lety +12

      People say that space is useless because it's just full of boring rocks.
      But those rocks are valuable.
      And billionaires want valuable things.

    • @festushappy61
      @festushappy61 Před 3 lety

      is this jeff bezos and elon musk?

    • @vasudevraghav2109
      @vasudevraghav2109 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Dasky14 amd they won't share with the 99% of population. I am really confused about how we managed to build such a society.

  • @Theawesomeking4444
    @Theawesomeking4444 Před 3 lety +202

    "oops i moved the asteroid a little too close to earth"
    mass extinction occurs

    • @jen_sen8508
      @jen_sen8508 Před 3 lety

      Oops accidents happen

    • @DarthBiomech
      @DarthBiomech Před 3 lety

      Yes very funny, scientists are dumb and don't know what they're doing.

  • @nilamthapa9855
    @nilamthapa9855 Před 2 lety +1

    him: we can do it now
    my brain:DO IT THEN!
    but it's too expensive

  • @Metametheus
    @Metametheus Před 10 měsíci

    I would like to make aware a very important fact @Kurzgesagt, we've seen the impact of changing the waters dynamic is megastructures here on earth that can shift the Earths axis. Now we are talking about adding mass to the Earth with every trip, while slow at first both the Gravity and the Axis of the Earth based on the location and development of these new resources could very well cause major environmental and new planetary effects created by higher gravity due to an increased mass, changes in our magnetosphere, or even things we can't imagine wildly in active imagination.

  • @3njooo
    @3njooo Před 3 lety +2256

    Kurzgesagt should replace the government.

    • @optionski5535
      @optionski5535 Před 3 lety +247

      @@PaulOrion Im just thinking about the "What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once?" video at this point. xD

    • @ananya.a04
      @ananya.a04 Před 3 lety +12

      True

    • @thecountercounter9127
      @thecountercounter9127 Před 3 lety +73

      @@optionski5535 ok but consider: he concluded that if we did that, a lot would die, and we SHOULDNT do that. Eh? Eh?

    • @optionski5535
      @optionski5535 Před 3 lety +30

      @@thecountercounter9127 Ya got me there chief. :D

    • @DanceySteveYNWA
      @DanceySteveYNWA Před 3 lety +15

      Yeah because youtube creators have the relevant credentials to form a countries government. 😂 Do you even watch these videos?

  • @najmjapanwala
    @najmjapanwala Před 3 lety +443

    *A few centuries later:* “Stop polluting our Solar system!”

    • @adarshmohapatra5058
      @adarshmohapatra5058 Před 3 lety +47

      A few millenia later: "Stop polluting our Milky Way Galaxy!"

    • @randomstuff9005
      @randomstuff9005 Před 3 lety +24

      @@adarshmohapatra5058 40 thousand years later, WHAT IS POLLUTION?

    • @LazyLifeIFreak
      @LazyLifeIFreak Před 3 lety +24

      When its already one of the most hostile environments found anywhere mankind has been, I highly doubt anybody will care.

    • @maxwellsimon4538
      @maxwellsimon4538 Před 3 lety +37

      The only pollution I could imagine being a problem in space is orbital pollution. Having random bits of junk and debris flying around in random trajectories at hundreds of times the speed of sound

    • @zachary7996
      @zachary7996 Před 3 lety +8

      @@maxwellsimon4538 yeah, i think kurz already talked about that, and it does seem like a pretty bad problem for the future.

  • @davidhackett6317
    @davidhackett6317 Před rokem

    Love the tie-fighter

  • @funforu8856
    @funforu8856 Před 2 lety

    I always wondered about this.