The Terrifying Real Science Of Avalanches

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Avalanches are beautiful, majestic, and completely terrifying - this is a video all about the science of avalanches. Head to brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
A massive thank you to everyone at Whistler Blackcomb for making this shoot happen - Dane Gergovich, David Iles, Alastair Collis, Erin Taylor, and everyone else on the ski patrol team. Thank you for keeping us safe!
A massive thank you to Bruce Tremper, Niko Schirmer, and Mark Smiley for their expertise and help with this video. We are truly grateful for your time and expertise.
Check out Niko's channel here -- it's easily some of the best skiing content on RU-vid. / @nikolai_schirmer
If you have any intention of going into the backcountry, you have to read Bruce’s book - Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain. It’s the Bible for this stuff, and the book that inspired us to make this video.
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References:
Tremper, B. (2001). Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain. Mountaineers Books. - ve42.co/Tremper2001
McClung, D. & Schaerer, P. (2006). The Avalanche Handbook. Mountaineers Books. - ve42.co/McClung2006
Hopfinger, E. J. (1983). Snow Avalanche Motion and Related Phenomena. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. - ve42.co/Hopfinger1983
Schweizer, J. et al. (2003). Snow avalanche formation. Reviews of Geophysics. - ve42.co/Schweizer2003
Schweizer, J. et al. (2008). Review of spatial variability of snowpack properties and its importance for avalanche formation. Cold Regions Science and Technology. - ve42.co/Schweizer2008
Jamieson, B. (2006). Formation of refrozen snowpack layers and their role in slab avalanche release. Reviews of Geophysics. - ve42.co/Jamieson2006
Schweizer, J. et al. (2016). Avalance release 101. International Snow Science Workshop Proceeding. - ve42.co/Schweizer2016
Schweizer, J. (2008). Snow avalanche formation and dynamics. Cold Regions Science and Technology. - ve42.co/Schweizer2008-2
Images & Video:
Skiing and snowboarding footage by Niko Schirmer - ve42.co/NikoYT
World's Biggest Avalanche (c)Thom Goddard/All Star Films Ltd 2015. Thank you to the Thom Goddard Channel for use - ve42.co/ThomGoddard
Newspaper clippings via Newspapers.com - ve42.co/Newspapers
Video of a snow slab avalanche via Trottet, B. et al. (2022). Transition from sub-Rayleigh anticrack to supershear crack propagation in snow avalanches. Nature Physics. - ve42.co/Trottet2022
Remote Triggered Avalanche via Henry’s Avalanche Talk - Remote Triggering of an Avalanche
WW1 images via Brugnara, Y. et al. (2016). December 1916: Deadly Wartime Weather. Geographica Bernensia - ve42.co/Brugnara2016
Major Avalanches via Geomorphological Hazards - ve42.co/MajorAvi
White Friday avalanche illustration via Avalanches WIllow - ve42.co/WhiteFriday
White Friday aftermath via Lost In History - ve42.co/AviGraves
Field mass on Marmolada via Austrian National Library - ve42.co/AviMass
Yungay disaster via NOAA - ve42.co/Yungay
Yungay aftermath via AMC Museum - ve42.co/YungayAMC
Bruce Tremper Image via utavy - ve42.co/BruceTPic
Snowpack via SnowStudies.org - ve42.co/SnowStudies
Snowpack via Avalanche.org - ve42.co/SnowPackAvi
Snow crystals via Reiweger, I. (2011). Failure of weak snow layers. ETH. - ve42.co/Reiweger2011
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Directed by Petr Lebedev
Written by Petr Lebedev and Derek Muller
Edited by Peter Nelson (Additional editing by James Horsley)
Animated by Jakub Misiek, Fabio Albertelli, Alex Zepherin, and Alex Drakoulis
Additional Research by Gregor Čavloviċ
Filmed by Petr Lebedev and Ryan Regehr
FPV Drone by Mitch Winton
Produced by Petr Lebedev, Derek Muller, Han Evans, Giovanna Utichi, Rob Beasley Spence, Emily Taylor and Gregor Čavloviċ
Thumbnail by Ren Hurley and Peter Sheppard
Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Pond5
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@Miftahul_786 Месяц назад

2 videos within 3 days?? Hell yeah

@IIaNoiRe Месяц назад

Normal

@thebrownfrog Месяц назад

This one is probably kinda boring tho

@ayushsingh3484 Месяц назад

Hail yeah

@universaltoons Месяц назад

@sarfarazahmed2662 Месяц назад

Bro getting full time

@ericbaker8807 Месяц назад

Its wild he thought, "Dang I am lucky to be alive right now.... Oh well, back to work!" Lmaooo

@SphereRS Месяц назад

so you almost died and just went back to work? "yep, pretty much."

@Irondragon1945 Месяц назад

....it's a way to deal with traumatic moments id guess

@majordude9989 Месяц назад

Yall are scared geeks what is he supposed to do go back to his boss and say I can't work anymore today im absolutely unharmed? I have no hope for the future work force

@richardhands904 Месяц назад

How long have you lived in your parents basement @@majordude9989

@JesterAzazel Месяц назад

@@majordude9989 After a workplace injury, an incident report should be filed and a medical checkup wouldn't hurt. Sometimes injuries go unchecked and get worse over time. That can be far worse for a worker's productivity than missing a day.

@zekejanczewski7275 Месяц назад

This is why I love Veretasium. They're out here asking the real wuestions, like " how do I write off a ski trip as a business expense?"

@paradonym 21 день назад

That's why being a RU-vidr is a popular job. Tax evasion

@XenithAxe 7 дней назад

@@paradonym Nice

@ThoraeJenkins 4 дня назад

@@paradonym Paying Taxes is your civic duty. Avoiding them is your moral duty.

@bennyl9228 2 дня назад

The number of typos in thsi comment

@XenithAxe 2 дня назад

@@bennyl9228 You made a typo yourself. Nice

@MichaelMarteens Месяц назад

I'm a ski patroller in Alaska, and I want to thank you for bringing attention to how deadly avalanches are. Getting a beacon, probe, and avalanche shovel are great first steps, but you must make sure you are trained and practiced with each tool.

@Schiweg Месяц назад

This really cannot be emphasized enough! And it also depends heavily on the group and its dynamics. In an avalanche situation, every minute counts, and under stress there is no time to discuss how to deal with it.

@toysarealive1 Месяц назад

"The best way to avoid an avalanche is not to be caught in one.", he says while being surrounded by palm trees. This is why he has one of the best science channels.

@hanswoast7 Месяц назад

Safety first, move into the tropics!

@drewharrison6433 Месяц назад

I've survived every avalanche I've ever been in. In fact, every person alive has...😂

@Mirtsal Месяц назад

Why do you think he sent his producer and didn’t go himself?

@k.r.99 Месяц назад

I mean, God literally says "Do not kill/harm yourself. Indeed God is the Allforgiving." How hard can it be to just obey this command and not put yourself in danger or harm yourself in any way?

@gugusdada5148 Месяц назад

@@k.r.99 allforgiving unless you use your free will to not believe in him, then its endless torture for all of eternity.... lovely guy

@Noebarrell Месяц назад

I live in the Sierra Nevada. Last winter, a large avalanche buried a several mile section of highway under 30-50 feet of concrete-like debris, essentially leaving my town cutoff from the north. It took them a month to clear it and even longer to make the necessary repairs! This winter, a dear friend of mine was fully buried for nearly 13 minutes in a large Persistent Slab Avalanche. Miraculously, he survived with only scrapes and bruises. Spot on video and messaging!

@destructionman1 Месяц назад

Why would you say "nearly 13 minutes"? Why not just say "12 minutes"?

@thekinginyellow1744 Месяц назад

@@destructionman1 WTF difference does it make how he phrases it?

@deanstanley2125 Месяц назад

It's like big sur being cut off from the highway due to landslides during the rainy season.

@Novenae_CCG Месяц назад

@@destructionman1 maybe it was something like 12 minutes and 50 seconds, which is closer to 13 minutes than 12 minutes.

@dotonthehorizon9620 Месяц назад

@@destructionman1because people make up over-specific details when they are lying :)

@Underdoglemon Месяц назад

I recently lost a good friend of mine in an avalanche. Thanks for making this video and informing people about this deadly danger!

@david-sg6cw Месяц назад

My condolences. Rest in Peace 🙏🕊️

@The.171 Месяц назад

Coems 🤑🤑🤑

@Underdoglemon Месяц назад

@@The.171 wtf bro

@veritasium 26 дней назад

Thank you for sharing this. My condolences.

@Underdoglemon 26 дней назад

@@veritasium Thank you.

@metern Месяц назад

I was trapped 1,5m deep in an avalanche in about 2 hours, and survived. I was lucky that my head was between two rocks that made a big enough cavity for me to breathe for those hours. The best thing i remember was the total silence and the panic that i might not beem found before it was too late. And the feeling when someone responded to my shouting. Ant then seeing the lingt when the rescuers dug me out. Sadly, two people did not survive 😥. To this day, i still have contact with the person who pulled me out. I owed my life to him.

@jon4 Месяц назад

The recount by Bruce Tremper of his narrow escape from an avalanche is a sobering reminder of the raw power of nature.

@dankyjoker Месяц назад

Ya, nature just presses in on all of us all the time, every second of every day. It's easy to forget about. That's dude story was nuts however.

@supersleepygrumpybear Месяц назад

Which part: the cascading wall of snow, or the Homo Sapien-Sapien who kept tightening bolts after a near-death experience...?

@ZxZNebula Месяц назад

@@supersleepygrumpybearwhy did u say homo sapien..

@oaklandredwood2054 Месяц назад

@@ZxZNebula because that's our species?

@EIanordir Месяц назад

@@supersleepygrumpybearthe blond dude who worked as veritasium producer... forgot the name

@n0pe213 Месяц назад

I’m an avalanche educator and apprentice mountain guide. I am only a minute in but can promise I will share this with students and am so glad you are covering what I find so fascinating

@kevinkoenitzer9985 Месяц назад

Long-time backcountry skier here-I agree this is probably the most succinct and effective informational videos on this subject. Super cool to see.

@sebastianwhalin743 Месяц назад

I agree, this seems to be a great intro for people just getting into the subject.

@chrisgabrielli5032 Месяц назад

Came to the comments to say just this...Really appreciate the effort they put into getting the jargon correct and explaining the concepts and science in a succinct and digestible way. Super helpful for the new wave of backcountry users out there.

@n0pe213 Месяц назад

@@chrisgabrielli5032 I was so impressed with it, you can tell they had people in the industry review it and help make the concepts more digestible. Obviously it has its gaps but it is a very succinct introduction to snow

@philw6056 Месяц назад

I think he missed one dangerous layer structure. When snow piles up without weaknesses until the weight of the snow overcomes the friction.

@cubehole666 Месяц назад

This is honestly a better avalanche awareness video then anything else on youtube. Only thing left is how to interpreter layers and what those interpretations mean. Very nice job.

@sammyd5442 Месяц назад

For the non-backcountry riding viewer--avalanches can happen to hikers and snowshoers too! For sure a lot less likely, but even if you're not hiking something steep, you might be traversing a slope, on a ridge between slopes, on a cornice (hopefully not), or connected to a steep slope. It's good to check conditions even if you're "just" going for a snowshoe or winter hike, especially after a storm! Excellent video!

@elim.2862 Месяц назад

Huge round of applause for Jakub Misiek, Fabio Albertelli, Alex Zepherin, Alex Drakoulis, Ivy Tello, David Szakaly, Leigh Williamson, and more for making the wonderful illustrations and animations of these videos! They deserve a raise. The animations and illustrations are so awesome, well done, and informative. So huge props to them 👏👏👏

@swinfough Месяц назад

Reminds me of the animations from the documentary Letter from Masanjia on prime video

@titan1235813 Месяц назад

Thanks for crediting them. It's great to know the names of those who make such a fantastic job, for us to enjoy these contents.

@Neamow Месяц назад

@@titan1235813 all the credits are in the description...

@theundertaker5963 Месяц назад

As someone who has been caught in what turned out to be a 3 scale avalanche on the off side of the ski slope while snow hiking during winter it is every bit majestic and killer as you might think, and the damn thing is quiet, you would feel it more than you could hear it. A shovel and alert companions were the reason why I was saved from being buried alive. I honestly felt like a rag doll in a tumble dryer while it was sweeping me off my feet and down the mountain side.

@Freeski802 Месяц назад

A D3 or R3?

@ihategoogle2939 Месяц назад

You’re definitely a bot

@KinseiSensei Месяц назад

This is the most accurate and concise avalanche video I have ever seen. Former professional ski patroller/snow scientist.

@BambinoBunoBuno Месяц назад

Wow a daredevil!

@firejay433 Месяц назад

As a snowmobiler, thank you for making a video about avalanche safety. I hope you were able to Inform other backcountry enthusiasts.

@Felix-mk3sd Месяц назад

2 videos within 4 days. What a treat.

@mindcrafter5434 Месяц назад

Avalanche of videos

@IAmCymepka Месяц назад

@@mindcrafter5434 🤣

@HakashinTruth Месяц назад

A blessing

@johnsausage Месяц назад

@@mindcrafter5434 Best comment on this video!!

@Kedai610 Месяц назад

Derek and Kendrick both cookin

@SNDN_LN Месяц назад

Thanks for being one of the best science communicators on RU-vid. Channels like yours remind me why the sciences were my favorite subjects.

@veritasium Месяц назад

Thank you!

@kelsyq Месяц назад

*The best

@wawathegoat05 Месяц назад

I love your channel@@veritasium

@cheeseburgermonkey7104 Месяц назад

Word

@zacharyrohloff4259 Месяц назад

I agree, I used to be more of a mark rober fan but over the past few years I have found I never watch his stuff anymore. I keep coming back here and he never disappoints. @kelsyq

@Chriscsg89 Месяц назад

The footage in this in UNREAL. Thank you so much for another great video!

@adatewithnature8333 Месяц назад

the amount of thumbnail changes is wild

@Raraoolala Месяц назад

I'm not sure I am getting these references to thumbnails - when/where? Of this video, or on the end-cards?

@cruzarreolaheat Месяц назад

@@RaraoolalaThis video’s title/thumbnail is changing to test which combination causes the most traction. Watch Veritasium’s video about clickbait and he explains it

@Acehan Месяц назад

Still changing thunbnail and title daily rn 😂

@Dorkus_ Месяц назад

Imagine caring about that tho

@badcornflakes6374 Месяц назад

They were? Didn't notice at all. You must be terminally online to notice such things. Interesting

@tristancroise Месяц назад

Veritasium video feat Nikolai Schirmer what a time to be alive

@Datamining101 Месяц назад

Everyone should check out his work.

@simonhill4021 Месяц назад

Yep, I'm a snowboarder. There's only one channel I Sub to in relation to snow sports and Nikolai's is it.

@Real_MisterSir Месяц назад

Never thought I'd live to see this crossover.

@lulunomu Месяц назад

exactly what i thought haha

@CasperLadeby 20 дней назад

Nikolai Schirmers Channel might be the best one out there. Don’t feel he get enough credit in this video!

@TH_5094 Месяц назад

The long awaited sequel to These are the astoroids to worry about

@hoomanbing Месяц назад

Yep!

@geemy9675 Месяц назад

what about asteroids triggering giant avalanches. or asteroids triggering earthquakes triggering avalanches?

@RHLW Месяц назад

@@geemy9675 Or an asteroid causign a earthquake, that triggers a tsunami, which hits a mountain, which suffers an avalanche, which rolls down to the coast, causing another tsunami the other way, which pops back up the asteroid and sends it flying back out into space to attack another world?

@how.to.do.stuff.101 Месяц назад

He made one

@sohamdas1250 Месяц назад

What about an avalanche causing an asteroid to crash? Huh? Why is no one talking about this, this could be a very dangerous situation and could claim many innocent lives😢.

@robertwood5023 Месяц назад

Thank you for the great video and thank you for portraying the professional ski patrollers and forecasters in such a positive way!

@KakuraZenom Месяц назад

Thank you for raising the awarness of the avalanches. I am a pro skier going a lot in avalanche zone and I freak out to see so many people without any equipment... This is a matter of life and death but people just dont realize that !

@skydude77 Месяц назад

Thank you for this. Side note, I work search and rescue myself but it's industrial confined space rescue. 65% of victims' deaths are would be rescuers. There's many types of rescue and disaster prevention. All of it stays with curious minds passionate about solving a problem for the greater good. The amount of science and engineering that goes into my equipment and tactics is deep.

@randomname4726 Месяц назад

I've worked around controlled atmosphere environments and it was always made clear that we were never to go in even to save someone else for the same reason you said. Scary how quickly you pass out without oxygen.

@Gingnose Месяц назад

Are there specific reason that still human rescuers search instead of drones?

@S_Carol Месяц назад

The "hero" complex is too ingrained in society... Everyone should get basic first aid training in school to at least learn _why_ they should stay away when they can't reasonably ensure their own safety.

@BambinoBunoBuno Месяц назад

Sounds scary. You are a hero

@suspicious241 Месяц назад

I would like to thank you and people like you for risking your lives to rescue my family full of engineers in the event where one of our dumb asses fucks up. cheers :)

@andybrinegar8861 Месяц назад

Ski instructor here, great explanation. I’ve been in light sluff, but slabs terrify me. Unless you reeeaaaallly know what you’re doing, stay on piste and don’t duck the rope. Important note: Most people who die in avalanches are advanced riders who get in over their heads. Beginners don’t have anything to worry about unless they are way outside their skill level

@DrDeuteron Месяц назад

where do you instruct? west of Colorado and south of Canada: no one says piste; rather "OB" = "off-piste".

@Korulein Месяц назад

@@DrDeuteron Off piste is a European term, so likely a Euro instructor.

@schnaps1790 Месяц назад

@@DrDeuteron He works at an indoor ski simulator, in Loveland, Colorado it looks like a giant sloped treadmill :D Do not want to be rude, he probably is a good skiier

@glacialis3329 Месяц назад

Going off piste and ducking the rope are two very different concepts. Europeans (the only set of people I know who refer to it as a piste and not a “groomer”) tend to be terrified of skiing off piste because they are afraid of the uncertainty that can come with it. But honestly if your hill is properly patrolled and you follow basic safety precautions (like not tree skiing alone) you will probably be fine. Heck the best skiing always comes from off-piste. If it’s wide open and visible, there’s no reason to not explore when it’s permitted. Now, ducking the fence implies dropping into an area specifically roped off by patrol for good reason. Obviously you shouldn’t be going into these areas, be it because they are out of bounds or closed for avalanche control.

@OttoSaksala Месяц назад

Beginners do worry and that keeps them alive. It is the lack of worry that kills the intermediate back country rider. It's the same with driving a car: the most dangerous time is when you think for the first time that you are a good driver.

@goldentrout4811 Месяц назад

Thank you Derek and to your team. Your efforts are surely gonna propel the world forward with such informative yet understandable videos, so many more people are gonna learn easily from it and inspire them to do more for humanity. I feel like you are using the responsibility of having great looks and intelligence to give back in this way, even if you may not feel like doing it. I appreciate your efforts man!

@ImGaming4U Месяц назад

when on a snowboarding camp in Switzerland I remember hearing the controlled detonations near the slopes going off in the morning. So cool

@boopiechot Месяц назад

An increase in quality AND frequency??? Unreal!! This is by far my favorite RU-vid channel. Keep going Derek! You are a badass

@soundscape26 Месяц назад

There was a one month interval between the 37 video and the Einstein one so his frequency will keep being quite non-linear.

@boopiechot Месяц назад

@@soundscape26 One month interval between videos is perfectly acceptable for me given the quality of it. I sometimes re-watch a video multiple times until I truly understand it. By that baseline, I think getting these extra videos is awesome.

@SankhaSubhraBakshiexists Месяц назад

I think a year ago he published 3 consecutive videos after a gap of 2 months. This is his usual pattern..

@cartatowegs5080 Месяц назад

His Japanese swords video was not the best (felt like more of ooh katana than a video about science) but the last 2 have been good.

@SuperDave-vj9en Месяц назад

Personally, I would like to see him make one video per day!

@Ri-ver Месяц назад

Please remember that videos like these are no substitution for gaining real applicable knowledge and experience. The AIRE-1 certification is a great place to start learning about the didn't avalanche problems, how to predict them, and how to rescue people caught up in them.

@ZetaPyro Месяц назад

This. There was a short message about this in a caption towards the end, but this REALLY needed to be emphasized more.

@marypotter_gryffindor Месяц назад

your videos are the ABSOLUTE BEST! So worth the time! Super happy i found this channel. You definitely deserve sooo much more recognition! Please also make more videos related to space!

@Jakerton Месяц назад

Producer got me hungry talking about all that Avalunch. Jokes aside, does the friction heating / refreeze of avalanches create the angular snow crystals? I’m wondering how previous avalanches impact potential future avalanches. I’d assume larger ones pull all the snow that can fall with it, but could smaller avalanches on a 45% gradient hill build up and angularly crystallize snow on a 35% gradient hill below it?

@LintuLumessa Месяц назад

I am from Austria and didn't know about this Avalanche-warfare in WW1. 😱😱😱😱

@byrnemeister2008 Месяц назад

WW1 in the alps was just incredible. Would recommend the RU-vid channel WW1 day by day. 9 battles over the same pass with no progress from either side. Incredible.

@danesorensen1775 Месяц назад

Yeah, the White War was insane. Well worth a deeper dive.

@pepsimilkhotel Месяц назад

Mulan moment

@antrumkfpsalatschleuder8768 Месяц назад

Weird 😐 I am also Form Austria and I knew it since elementary school… well I’m from Tyrol maybe that’s the reason

@Minette203 Месяц назад

I'm from Hungary and didn't know it either... all we need is an oblivious Italian guy in here now

@Snakebite420 Месяц назад

So cool you got Nikolai Shirmer! That guy & his team do fantastic cinematography & incredible feats. So cool to include him. He's very knowledgable/experienced in this subject. Fantastic job!

@aaronholmes1914 Месяц назад

All your episodes are great, but I particularly enjoyed this one. Science wrapped in an appealing subculture. Keep it up. I do agree with another comment I saw though. Beyond just having the gear, courses, education, and learning from experienced backcountry enthusiasts is absolutely vital.

@kaibeasley5965 Месяц назад

Bro this video has had 3 titles in the last 24 hours

@UnknownSteve102 Месяц назад

There probably doing it to get more views because the algorithm might be tricked into giving more views if you change the title of the video a lot

@Shapiritito Месяц назад

And 3 thumbnails.. lol

@nikolapetrov7970 Месяц назад

I believe that the current one is actually 4th

@niczim123 Месяц назад

A lot of youtubers change the title and thumbnail several times in the the first couple days after posting. They monitor the analytics to see what combination gets the most views and then stick with that.

@EatsLikeADuck Месяц назад

So what?

@safrimmons2956 Месяц назад

As an avid backcountry boarder this is immensely helpful! Please re promote this before next ski season

@skpanderson Месяц назад

If your'e already spending time in the backcountry and didn't know these ultra basics, you already messed up. Go get a certification before your next trip out.

@Mishadagoat Месяц назад

Great job on making this video. As a full time Heli-Ski Guide and Avalanche Professional living in the mountains of Western Canada. I've taught these corses for yrs. This one was well done for the novelist and can hopefully help those who read about avalanche fatalities have a better understanding to how the snow pack develops and behaves under certain criteria.Great awareness video!

@Shinzon23 Месяц назад

....you mean "novice"...?

@atripathi6349 Месяц назад

You mean ' courses ' ....

@Mishadagoat Месяц назад

Yes I meant courses (Siri)

@Mishadagoat Месяц назад

Thx for the sp check!

@dnb9913 Месяц назад

lol Veritasium is testing to see how many titles can they change in 24hr

@cavemanpretzel9520 Месяц назад

They made a video about this a while back, it's a decent way to A-B test for best title for viewer engagement lol. Always thought that was interesting

@KinseiSensei Месяц назад

I took classes from Bruce Tremper at National Avalanche School as a ski patroller about a dozen years ago. Brilliant man.

@vgloco Месяц назад

Science fun fact: An avalanche airbag keeps you afloat NOT because of greater buoyancy, but because of the "Brazil Nut Effect". This means that greater objects tend to rise regardless of their density. Just like as in a cereal bowl, the largest chunks always are on top if you shake it. Awesome video!

@SoloLevellor Месяц назад

Do you know what is buoyancy? do you know how big boat floats ?? do you know displacement factor in buoyancy??? do you know about size factor in buoyancy???? Do you know big size means big displacement in buoyancy????? Do you know anything about buoyancy?????? Nah it's brazil nutty effect

@deltalima6703 Месяц назад

Is there any snow in brazil?

@Foliaire Месяц назад

just like a bowling ball in a bag of rice will float when shaken as it is much larger than the grains. and the only reason it's called "airbag" is we picked air as the cheapest of all filling materials, not for purposes of floating at all. thanks for spreading big facts

@vgloco Месяц назад

@@SoloLevellor Feel free to educate me!

@jauho7483 Месяц назад

@@SoloLevellor Granular convection aka Brazil Nut Effect is different from buoyancy. Larger object can be more dense, yet it still stays on top. Smaller particles fill air slot more easily, and that's why they sink at bottom, and larger objects come on top

@TheTekknician Месяц назад

Absolutely commendable, realizing the importance of your work (especially so after such an ordeal), being the safety of others. He acknowledges like I do with my mistakes, learn from them and move on. I respect this man thoroughly.

@johniccia6175 Месяц назад

Always excited when I see you upload a new video.

@brianbuccellato1532 Месяц назад

Amazing video, thank you. This is the best summary of avy knowledge I've seen. I'm a huge snowboarder, mostly Colorado resorts. Gotta understand these dangers.

@jaredjones1346 Месяц назад

As someone who has done some avalanche training this is an amazing introduction to the world of snow science! Awesome work! Also love seeing a Nikolai x Veritasium crossover ❤

@JayMaverick Месяц назад

As a very hobbyist snowboarder, I once saw an avalanche team going up in Italy/Alps. It was a refreshing dose of reality that the mountains are no joke and these people work hard to keep ignorant tourists like myself safe.

@lakshyabhagwat9042 Месяц назад

somehow lately it feels like veritasium just brought back the old shows we used to watch on history tv or discovery and these feel so great, i had been craving a video telling something more about black holes and relativity and i spent the whole day thinking after watvhing that one and this one is just great too im glad i found this channel

@legojoey17 Месяц назад

Only a few months ago, a friend (and avalache safety instructor / mountaineering guide) from Whistler area was caught and killed in an avalanche during ice climbing near Roger's pass. I believe it was a wind slab and caught the party by surprise. Thank you for the informative coverage of this often overlooked topic, and it was a particularly emotional video

@aimanrazi4254 Месяц назад

Veritasium is the channel that made me fall in love with science...Thank you for changing my life... Will always support this channel❤❤❤

@fuurinkazan164 Месяц назад

I've snowboarded for 25 years (in BC!) and this is the single best video about avalanches I have ever seen. Thank you for making this, I hope it saves some lives!

@mrjamestiu Месяц назад

And here I am listening closely, watching from a tropical country. 😂

@JonnyRay82 Месяц назад

I love here in Vancouver near Whistler Blackcombe. Remembering this video might save my life I've day when I'm skiing.

@-OBJ Месяц назад

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain is a great read! Glad to see it here

@ACougarSwagnum Месяц назад

you can tell the producer is some venture capitalist doosh who just loves his skiing in ASPEN lol so hes like ima make this PHD scientist talk about SNOW

@guigoinz112 Месяц назад

@@ACougarSwagnum This is your second copy + paste comment I've seen. I don't know if you're doing it with evil intent or just too lazy to write a new one?

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Месяц назад

And now I have Bee Gees in my head.

@NeuroPulse Месяц назад

8:05 Veritasium just casually shows some of the most goosebumping footage I've ever seen and moves along like it's a normal day.

@ViktorTve Месяц назад

i wanted to see it to the end, that was insane

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Месяц назад

Just like Bruce Tremprer getting back up and working on the bolts again.

@softgoodsint Месяц назад

Excellent, as usual. Big fan, especially now, as an aspiring back-country skier and have greater knowledge of the seriousness of the necessary study. And how often the absence of that precious O2 spells doom. And OMG, I would not have believe how a remote trigger could happen like was shown, that far away! As a past technical SCUBA diver where cave diving especially takes a toll if air supply isn't rigorously managed, and my gosh, how many other times where lack of caution causes a person to succumb virtually instantly where O2 has been depleted - a maritime family where a son entered a closed barge interior where rust had depleted the O2, then the father then another brother both following in a rescue attempt before the realization of why they were dropping. I even heard of a guy cleaning a septic tank stuck his head in to see the interior and instantly succumbed.

@xupsguy55616x Месяц назад

I took my first avalanche safety course this spring and I really appreciate how your video covered a large portion of what we learned. One thing I didn't realize before the course is that airbags aren't always the best tool in the back country. If you deploy an airbag you're committing to riding the avalanche and your possibility of self-arresting is gone. Stay safe!

@thedeesus4249 Месяц назад

Your videos almost always represent the most educational thing I’ve bumped into on any given day. Thank you for this!

@puddle.studios Месяц назад

Petr is such a good fit for ur channel, I love his energy always excited to learn and explore. insanely high production quality as always

@jibster8849 Месяц назад

Interesting fact a part of the Dutch Royal family died in the late 2000s from an Avalanche in the Alps. Brother (and his family) of the current king.

@mhd3ds Месяц назад

Bro keeps changing thumbnail and title every 2 hours and thinks we wont notice

@sleddjason Месяц назад

He has a video on the subject. One of his old videos didn't get much traction until he changed the thumbnail and/ or title. He is trying to find the best thumbnail and title to get the most views. It's not to trick people. It's to optimize views.

@rajnishxkapur Месяц назад

And for many of us to discover this topic and video...

@bluupadoop Месяц назад

It's pretty standard algorithm farming business, I'm surprised you haven't noticed this is common practice across popular RU-vid channels.

@sirajshaikh4603 Месяц назад

I wont even read the thumbnail, if its veritasium video I will watch it

@yourmom.com3127 Месяц назад

@@sleddjason technically hes tricking people TO optimize views

@Calskidal Месяц назад

Derek locked in and gave us two videos in three days what a G

@jackelewish1568 Месяц назад

A G major 7 to be precise.

@guigoinz112 Месяц назад

@@jackelewish1568 True o7. Gotta salute a real G for that!

@abhishekpatra3816 Месяц назад

Two legendary videos back to back within a week... ❤❤❤

@thecma3 Месяц назад

I HIGHLY recommend Bruce's book. It should be read by everyone who recreates in the winter backcountry. I've taken to re-reading it every season.

@TheEndlessVariables Месяц назад

As an avid Ve content consumer and someone who has spent 100s of hours in the backcountry over the years, I have to say this video is stress inducing in a good way, there are a lot of good avalanche safety awareness sources on youtube, but this is the best overall I've seen. Another thing to mention about airbag backpacks is that they can decrease the chance of death from impacting a tree while in an avalanche. Radio communication and group location awareness are pretty critical, you only have a short amount of time to dig out your friends.

@chrissnell6334 Месяц назад

Love that he's doing a video on snow while in a tropical location... lol "I'll send my producer..."

@Soulstarrr Месяц назад

I don't live near snow and it doesn't really snow, so it's always neat to see and learn about it.

@JJ-yb4rc Месяц назад

Yo didn't realise you moved to Australia, mate. Welcome to the club man. Love your videos so much, because I'm too slack to sort out Brilliant.not sure what state your in but I'm in QLD so enjoy your winter be it snow or mildly cool wind, lmao. Thx again.

@Kharris_photo Месяц назад

As a ski filmmaker myself I gotta say this video is amazing. Really well done explaining how avalanches work

@jeweludoudo6618 Месяц назад

2 videos within 3 days is such a treat from veritasium

@ACougarSwagnum Месяц назад

you can tell the producer is some venture capitalist doosh who just loves his skiing in ASPEN lol so hes like ima make this PHD scientist talk about SNOW

@TerrorTerros Месяц назад

10:10 Very necessary to show the words, good call 🤣

@zbbentley Месяц назад

Major props to the animation team for this one; showing how white material interacts with other similar white material (snow on snow) is quite a data-visualization challenge, and they did a great job!

@WolfCornwall Месяц назад

Hi Muller, I’m immensely glad to see your use of metric units! I can never understand those stinkin imperial units

@VisibilityO2 Месяц назад

Sometimes unstoppable layers are weak and can't hold together. New snowfall, rain, or changes in temperature can tip the balance and cause a weak layer to collapse. This disrupts the unstable snowpack and gets the avalanche going . After all , this guy get to enjoy the snow in this harsh summer ⛱️🌞

@jan_1312 Месяц назад

Haha, never expected to see Nikolai Schirmer in a Vertasium video but I'm glad it happened :D

@ACougarSwagnum Месяц назад

you can tell the producer is some venture capitalist doosh who just loves his skiing in ASPEN lol so hes like ima make this PHD scientist talk about SNOW

@jan_1312 Месяц назад

Even if true, it's a great thing this video was made to give a wider range of people at least a basic understanding about avalanches. In Europe most of the terrain isn't avalanche controlled and you wouldn't believe how many clueless people still go out there.

@ACougarSwagnum Месяц назад

@@jan_1312 nah im just being silly it tis serious scare

@artemsokolov5007 Месяц назад

Special thanks for this episode from skier/snowboarded that loves backcountry freeride.

@jayy_kayyy Месяц назад

I worked as a lift operator at WB last year and I gotta say the patrollers are the coolest people in the world. Exceptionally talented and brave individuals was a pleasure to work alongside them

@wenruto Месяц назад

Hey Derek! Just wanted to say that i really appreciate the work you are doing. Pls keep it up!

@TheOfficialCasso Месяц назад

Damn. I was not expecting to be blessed so early in May by getting 2 videos within 3 days 💯

@sneeuwplankers Месяц назад

Thanks for this clear video! This video is a true inspiration to make one ourselves in Dutch, in the future!

@Dragonfly0987 Месяц назад

One of the best introductions to avalanches I've seen. 👍

@bob15479 Месяц назад

I had the joy of driving the most avalanche prone highway in USA 5x a day for work during the biggest avalanche cycle on record. It was great.

@illuminum8576 Месяц назад

It's been 7 minutes and most of the comments say how amazing the video and the end is. Bots on RU-vid are going crazy

@McDonaldsCalifornia Месяц назад

Not sure but I think Veritasium has early access for his patreon supporters

@gregoryturk1275 Месяц назад

Bots are good for the scammers

@davidoconnell122 Месяц назад

I love a cross over of my favourite RU-vidrs. Nice surprise from Nikolai Schirmer. His videos are great, give them a gander. Last year I finished my masters in Data Science with a project on predicting avalanches from weather station data using machine learning. The model was trying to minimize false negatives (ie it says it’s safe when it’s not) and it reached a success rate of 80%. I summarized this findings as “I wouldn’t bet my life on it” 😅

@brettwebb5615 Месяц назад

This is my little niche world as a back country skier... education and practise is key! Thanks for showing a broader audience the dangers of snow and winter back country activities.

@Good-ut8ux Месяц назад

Thats the kind of 'talk' we need Great job.....❤

@HorridOnlineTroll Месяц назад

the original title was: "These are the avalanches to look out for" and the thumbnail had a red circle encompassing a visual avalance of falling snow, with an arrow pointing at it with the caption 'not this!'

@TheShortScottishGuy Месяц назад

The title and the thumbnail have changed so many times in the last few days, I get why but it kind of puts me off wanting to watch

@brock3553 Месяц назад

this same thing happened with his einstein video recently. the alternate title was something like these are the asteroid's to watch out for with the same red circle you describe. lol

@chubs2312 Месяц назад

@@TheShortScottishGuyI know why it puts me off. I'm going to watch a video from this channel because I like the content but if the title and thumbnail describe what's in the video in a click bait manner I'm put off because I know that's not what I'll find in the video

@MrEduChile Месяц назад

Thank you so much for this!!

@minhkhoavo5039 Месяц назад

Avalanches analysis can prevent alot of dangerous to the skiers and maybe figure out a solution to mitigate the risk of being buried in snow. Such an amazing videos! Keep it going Vertasium!

@Jamessik0809 Месяц назад

Just wanted to give much appreciation for Petr, it's really heartwarming seeing how much work he puts into his trips (especially in Japan), he's always so humble yet very interested in what the expert has to say, it's great seeing him again!

@schrodingerscat1325 Месяц назад

guys Derek just changed the thumbnail within an hour 😂

@Turnoutburndown Месяц назад

Amazing video, important topic. Hopefully it will inspire those who like to get out in the snow to learn more.

@nick1wasd Месяц назад

As someone who lives in the tropics, this is incredibly educational, as I know very little about snow or mountains, let alone "surface hoar." It also sorta reminds me of rip currents you get in the ocean, and the solution is sorta similar, if a little more nuanced; head sideways and always maintain "up" when possible are your best bets to not drowning.

@xyzabc4574 Месяц назад

Producers: "We're doing a video on snow avalanches." Derek: "I'm gonna work remote for this one. I'll upload my video when I'm done."

@Madeline-Cano Месяц назад

Wait are we not gonna talk about 8:06 when that guy out-snowboarded an avalanche?

@lawrencefrost9063 Месяц назад

16:29 That is the best shot you have ever done on this channel par none. It reminds me of lava. Astounding!

@YewtBoot Месяц назад

Bruce, Betsy Armstrong, Doug Fesler, Jill Fredson, several others - so helpful in making this important knowledge available and useful. Also thanks to AIARE for continued training. Countless lives have been saved in North America due to these folks and organizations. As always, hats off to the National Ski Patrol System.

@VictrixRL Месяц назад

The 5th thumbnail/title change got me good job lol

@whitepepsi9903 Месяц назад

Every single year of high school sciences your videos have been used in class

@e8ghtmileshigh1 Месяц назад

Teachers should be called instructors.

@timsoft3 Месяц назад

great informative vid. thanks

@konradurban3181 Месяц назад

Veritasium avalanche video generally really really good for a basic overview and the best video i've seen on the topic. Really well made. But I wish he consulted the final script with an avvy expert because one piece of advice could really really get ppl killed. He says that skiers test terrain by dropping cornices onto the snow; obviously, if you start stomping on a cornice you could fall with it and be dead. Many ppl died this way....