I thought this was fake
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Published 2024-03-02
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Thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video.
(seriously, how cool is that!?!?!)
0:00 Squeaking sand
0:45 Drums in the desert
1:31 James loses his marbles
3:45 Empire of sand
4:56 Avalanche
5:29 The science of singing
8:40 Outroduction
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Hi, I'm James. I explore the world looking for interesting engineering stories which explore complex issues in interesting ways. In between episodes I'm doing a PhD in space robotics at MIT.
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All Comments (21)
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It's the sandworms, their movement makes the desert hum
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One other rare source of deep groaning sounds in deserts is the occasional passing discovery channel executive, after their shows are put to shame like this.
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In my opinion, a lot of YouTube videos needs to be like this, fun and informative, teaching you something niche that isn't boring and is actually fascinating to know about
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As an Aussie I was so surprised when you said squeaking sand is rare since I had encountered it so often. When you said it's much more common in AU It made way more sense.
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I didnt know "dune" movie had scientifically accurate dune sounds in the soundtrack. Amazing.
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The universe takes away Tom Scott, but gives me Atomic Frontier. Bless the Youtube algorithm.
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Something: * makes an unexpected sound * Explorer: I diagnose you with singing
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Ah, yes, the squeaky sand. I remember it well from Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake on MSX2 where you have to go through a desert undetected by the guards. To quote a character from the game: "That's singing sand, imported all the way from Okinawa, Japan. It squeaks when you walk on it. The sound will give your position away, so be careful...See ya."
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I work in food service, and regularly need to move 25 kg bags of cornstarch, and they make the same squeaking noise when you move the bag, glad to see my intuition was right that it would be a similar mechanism creating the sound
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"Shudders per second is a function of how large our marbles are." There's a sentence you don't hear every day 😂
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This is the first video of yours that I've seen, but it's already convinced me to subscribe. Amazing quality across the board: sound, animation, visuals that you set up outside the animations like the pendulum, or just all the shots of the beach and dunes, just great science communication. Very impressed with this.
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This is a seriously sick video man. The topic was fascinating and mystifying, and the presentation was incredible. I'm rarely impressed with creators this quickly, I can't wait to see what you do next ^^
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Heh, loved the Dune references snuck in this video. Great video!
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College age Tom Scott strikes again. Since TS retired from Things you Might Not Have Known; this is now the best Tom-Scott like channel on youtube.
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First time seeing an video from the channel and I must say. Excellent quality, please keep up the good work.
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I dont know why, but this video almost felt like a breath of fresh air. I guess its just nice to find a science video that doesnt overdramatize everything for once lol The intro was great, and i really liked the explanations and general tone of the video. Great work, man!
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Can't believe I got rickrolled in 2024 by a jar of sand.
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That Rick Roll was SO well done!
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Really like the vibe of your videos. I'm glad you came recommended to me today !
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beautifully edited video and great way of explaining things. I knew the concepts but I was still educated and entertained by your team's work! nicely done.
