Villa Las Estrellas: An Actual Town in Antarctica 

Interesting! But were there many children born before 1983 in that area?

@@kiradotee didn't he say something about 11 babys which were born in Antarctica?

@@alexanderklee6357 He did, but he didn’t say they were born before 1983

Even funner fact: Because the UK is still officially a monarchy (and because you can't just decide you don't owe taxes to Her Majesty the Queen), UK citizenship is also officially and permanently un-renounceable. You can sign a piece of paper in some other country -- for example, the U.S. -- that says, "I hereby renounce all citizenship in any other country," etc., and the reaction of the British government would be, "...Aw, aren't you precious."

@@kiradotee Emilio De Palma, Argentinian, was born in 1978. Not sure about others.

Well, with the ginormous amount that we consume each year, that's a lot. And remember, we won't suddenly stop all mining operations elsewhere, loot Antarctica, and then restart as nothing happened. We will use both resources at the same time

It was shocking to me, when he first revealed how much I was thinking "wow that would last so long!" then he says "1 year of consumption" and I immediately felt dread at the thought that we are most likely going to live through the time when society runs extremely low on these resources and potentially starts WWIII over it.

That's likely a conservative estimate.

Proven reserves are usually much less than actual reserves, especially when the environment is difficult to penetrate, and even more especially when there is a treaty banning extraction there for the medium term as well.

@@TriNguyen-he7xk First, not necessarily. If all reserves are found, then there'd be no more unproven reserves. Second, the person you're responding to wasn't even making a statement that disagrees with your statement, the point was that actual reserves are almost always much larger. emphasis on the fact that they are significantly larger.

^Absolutely

Thank you for clarifying this. I had a feeling that translation was off as well.

Jajaja jajaja jajaja!.... No creo que los pingüinos sean ludopatas!.....😂😂😂😂

Lakes aren't necessarily calm: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HDOuLLdqUFA.html

@@carlramirez6339 yep, Lake Superior can have some strange weather. This comment was in regards to the section about the crossing of the Drake Passage and the terms used for it. The passage can be one of the roughest seas in the world (Drake Shake). But it can also be as flat as glass (Drake Lake). I’m definitely aware that Superior can be rough. I was using the terms used by those who cross “the drake”.

Have you sailed through it before?

​@@stevenirby5576 No, but I have 4-5 friends who have, one of these friends organizes charters of a ~55 person ice cutter. I may get to go in 2023.

It's a rather common filler word, a bit like starting a sentence with "So, .."

@@nahblue yeah I love studying filler words in other languages I hear spanish has "bueno" used a lot as well (like how we use "um")but I haven't really heard it before

"You *see*...."

Must be a criteria for being on the channel.

Polaki mają najlepsze ogórki

i love pickles

Polish pickles are brilliant!

@@nikolassilos_6227 to prawda

"Sir, this is a hardware store."

* Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

@@SebastTapia sounds like a winner!

i also notice how when she said 'villa las estrellas' the subtitles had 'villa la estrella' -- someone didn't get the accent

I agree, that _is_ quite interesting indeed...

@@crazycanadian7223 You could even say, that it's Half as Interesting.

@@IanCookUS As a Chilean I don't blame him, our accent seems to be hard for Spanish speakers I can't imagine how hard it is for an English speaker

The translation seems to a google translate from the Spanish transcript of what they were saying. There are a lot of cases where the translation doesn't really make sense because they just translate the word literally instead of using a more appropriate word for what they mean with that word in spanish. Examples: 'quincho' -> barbecue. Even though there are usually barbecues in a quincho I think of it more as a cabin in the backyard. 'armó' -> armed. This is the one you mentioned. In Spanish 'armar' is usually just to build, but it can also mean to arm which they incorrectly translated it as here. 'no tenemos claridad' -> we are not clear weather. I have no idea how they got to that translation, it makes no sense. They thought 'claridad' means clear weather? instead of just clarity? A better translation would have been 'we are not sure'

Is this usage separate from "cocina" to mean kitchen? The U.S. stations call their dining facilities galleys, after U.S. naval usage because the stations were originally established by the U.S. Navy. There are a few other words in common use in the U.S. Antarctic Program that come from those naval origins too, including the general maintenance people being called UTs or Utility Techs even though the U.S. Navy did away with that terminology years ago. It's funny all the quirky things you get in Antarctica.

Sam should’ve got you to cast an eye over it before he uploaded 😝

Why do you know that?

Since none of these are grammatical mistakes, you may rest assured that Sam is *not* about to go berserk screaming "I DON'T CARE!!!" at you like a willful toddler.

Must have been running low on stock footage.

It's impressive that u know all of this

I think she said it was the only post office in the island.

Definitely not the only post office in Antarctica. All three U.S. stations have a post office. I'm sure other nations have post offices there too.

Looks like it was filtered through the grammar of a third, unrelated language.

I get that the Chilean accent might be a bit harder for non-native speakers, but these people were not using any slang at all. The translation was just... bad.

They're not just off, though; they *seem* to be off in a way that bespeaks an agenda. Which I can't imagine was Sam's intent, but there it is.

@@robertmiller9735 One of the two might be true. Can't be that hard to find a spanish speaker on the internet.

@@CinemaDemocratica Yeah, at first i thought this was somehow a nationalist translator or something like that, but some of the mistakes look genuinely like Google Translate. I think it's just a case of a bad translator who ended up twisting the story.

Here’s to hoping we renew the treaty

That’s why you have awesome people like Rob Swan constantly campaigning about renewing the Antarctic Treaty through his foundation 2041. Definitely worth checking out his work!

It's going to be mining and drilling, not settlement, I'm sure. Which is no comfort, especially considering the human operators could very well be anywhere in the world. Better hope the Chinese find it in their interests to support its renewal.

I have hope that enough people care about the preservation of Antarctica that it'll last a while.

Renew it, but remove all the claims and open up all the research bases to all scientists, no matter their home country. This place should be for everyone.

Hi! Where you from?

If your country has a station there you might have a chance - though the janitorial jobs are hard to get. It's much easier to go as a skilled tradesman, because they have far fewer qualified applicants applying for the jobs. Probably one of the easiest ways to get a job there is if you are an electrician or a lineman.

All 3 channels are some of the best on RU-vid but it is an undisputable fact that HAI is the best

@@xp8969 They are all pretty great. My personal favorite is Wendover.

Now try that with tons of interconnected cruise ships of different sizes and shapes at varying distances

✍️Lock all UN members✍️ in a metal world ✍️ while serving term ✍️ 😁

What do you mean turn on notifications? It’s already turned on! I have it in my notifications and it turns up like clockwork.

Almost as fun as a video about bricks

WENdOVERRR WENdOVER CHILENO dE CORAZOOOoOOoOon

¡Viva Chile 🇨🇱! Greetings from a Colombian 🇨🇴

And get a proper translator. The translation from Spanish are way off in some cases

If you played everything a normal speed... maybe you'd be a little less melancholic. (which is french for a person who is addicted to melon based alcohol)

@@jamesjross thanks for the insight on etymology of the word. Didn't know they make wine out of melons, on the other hand - it's french)

@@morkovija "Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- ‘black’ + kholē ‘bile’, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression." It was borrowed from French but was originally created in Greek. Nothing to do with wine

@@inari.28 nice! Thank you for going one step deeper!

I was quite surprised it matched my screen (~21.5/9). But yeah I think 18/9 is wide enough for having a cinematic feel on RU-vid.

It seems to be made for phones? I was also weirded out when I saw that it fitted snugly in my wack ass screen resolution

but theyre the same person lmao lol smh ong

@@TopchetoEU bruh click "read more"

South Georgia is within the Arctic convergence, but not below 60th parallel South. Below that parallel is the definition the treaty uses and this video uses. You're free to disagree and use the convergence, but it's not like he's wrong.

That's not the antartic

@@Ignacio.Romero @Lorryslorryss so Antarctica didnt exist before 1961? Are places like kerguelen and south Georgia the only continentless places on earth? Does this dumb rule apply elsewhere with other bodys and treaties named after continents? Is Switzerland not part of europe because it isnt in the EU? Obviously its Antarctic. Culturally, Geographically, and geologically, places like south georgia and kerguelen are closer to Antarctica than any other continent.

@@JackDrewitt First of all, fuck your nationalism. Secondly, you're the one bending the rules. South Georgia is not part of the antarctic, it's barely further south than South America, and in fact in terms of latitude it's closer to South America than Antartica. It doesn't meet the international definition of Antarctica as it's not in the 60°S latitude or higher. There are many places in the world with fuzzy geographic definitions, the UK doesn't claim the South Georgia Island to be in Antarctica, and Argentina says it's part of South America, and when you see map of the underwater topology you can see why.

@@Ignacio.Romero sure feel free to pretend kerguelen doesn't exist and call me a nationalist if it makes you feel better, but you still haven't addressed my actual questions. On your points: in terms of latitude tasmania is closer to south America than Australia, but it isnt south america either, and both are closer to their own actual continental mainlands. There is no definition based on 60°S, beyond treaty area. BAS consider SGSSI Antarctica, SGSSI government dont say, CIA and Argentina do consider it south America but this is for political not scientific reasons (also both acknowledge kerguelen as Antarctica and so void your supposed official definition). In terms of geology, SGSSI is on the Scotia plate with many other Antarctic Islands.

"Base Frei" or Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva

No it's his cousin Sam from Extremities, not to be confused with his other cousin Sam from HAI

8:33 nevermind, there's oil, America will just send their army there, won't they? A la Bigger Army Diplomacy.

Or the USA, who is voiding the treaty every day. Also, why the fuck would the USA have claims in the Antartica?

Same. There are episodes very fitting for a video in RU-vid, but this one was mostly audio and stock footage.

fuck ultrawide aspect ratio, all my homies hate ultrawide aspect ratio

Clop clop. Neigh. What do you mean? Neigh. It looks perfectly natural. Whinny. DID YOU SEE A PREDATOR? NO? YOU SURE?

Yes.