Why I Can't Show You The Widest Canal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts holds the title of “Widest Canal” in The Guinness Book of World Records. But is it, really? The widest canal ever known to humankind is a bit further away than you might think…
THANKS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-Many thanks to the Cour of Engineers at the Cape Cod Canal for allowing me to make this!
-Additional footage by Ash, who made this video possible by driving me around, somehow putting up with my need to get one perfect take with the patience of a saint, and providing necessary food and sanity.
-There's an easter egg in this video. If it gets around to the person whose work it references: there's no hiding certain similarities between the intended premise for this video and the video I've referred to. I made it to poke fun at myself for being unable to produce something of comparable scope and relevance, despite my best efforts. Any other similarities to that, or any other, video are coincidental. (Except for the "I could have flown across the world" bit. I couldn't have pulled that off, either.)
➡️➡️Why I can't afford to continue this channel and 4 (free!) ways you can help⬅️⬅️
-What's going on?
When I started this channel, I knew it was an investment I wouldn't necessarily see a return on. Passion is worth that, sometimes. But many of my videos (this one included) consumed far, far more resources than I'd allocated. Personal circumstances combined with unforeseen disruptions in filming have now caused enough videos to fail that I've depleted my long-term budget. In short: things go wrong and ideas fall through.
-Why don't you just switch to a different format?
For the type of content I make, whether or not an idea works often hinges on "place". I don't film on location for the pretty backdrop; the places I go to are necessary teaching points. They facilitate the story and, most crucially, serve as the key anecdote I teach through to make a much larger point. If I'm working with an institution, I often have to visit more than once: first for research, then to film.
Could I make low-budget videos? Yes, and I have - but they're not what is going to sustain this channel. "Unqualified person talking in front of a wall" style videos won't be fun for me to make - and most importantly, won't be fun for you to watch. While voiceover and stock footage videos have their place, it's not my place. I make this style of content partly because it plays to my strengths, but mostly because it's the type of content I find most engaging and I genuinely believe there needs to be more of it in the world. Making occasional concessions is normal and necessary, but that's not what I want to bring to this platform and you'll lose interest quickly.
-Why haven't you started a Patreon?
I don't feel I've earned it. Although I have ideas for content exclusive to patrons, putting information behind a paywall goes against what I believe in. If I do start a Patreon, I first need to feel secure in knowing what I'm sharing here, as well as the additional content there, provide you with actual, literal value.
➡️➡️How can I help?⬅️⬅️
✅ Subscribe with notifications on. Subscriber count shouldn't matter, but it does establish a certain credibility when I reach out to institutions/location managers. That expands the scope of what I can make, including projects that are local.
✅ Share these videos with people who may enjoy them! I cover a wide range of topics; if you know someone with whom a particular video resonates, pass it along!
✅ Share these videos on relevant platforms! This is huge. I've gotten opportunities to create because people heard of my channel through Reddit. I don't typically use it or other websites/servers where videos get posted to relevant audiences, so I don't know what's out there. If you know of a place to post a video to people who want to watch it, by all means, please do!
✅ Engage! Watch, like, comment: all of the cliche things creators ask you to do. They may or may not appease the algorithm, but doing them is more likely to than not doing them.
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Full resolution image modern image of channels on Mars: planetarynames...
More on Mars’ channels:
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Capt. Butler, Gerald. A Military History of Cape Cod Canal. Arcadia Publishing, 2002.
Conway, North J. The Cape Cod Canal. The History Press, 2009
(And many more; I'm out of characters!)
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*UPDATE! I realise not posting anything new after saying I may never be able to post anything new looks like I’ll... never post anything new. That’s not the case! More is on the way, and soon!
Weekly uploads should resume later this week! I apologise for this slight delay - everything I’d researched and planned to film is covered in snow. Please stick with me! I have some projects coming to this channel over the next few months that I’m excited to share with you!*
As excited as I am to finally share this, I've been holding off because, as of now, I can no longer afford to make this type of content. If this is something you’d like to see more of, pull down the description for some (free!) ways you can help!
One way to help me continue this channel is by subscribing, which you can do here: th-cam.com/users/sarannarotgard
You feel like Tom Scott but American and female
Tom's work was a huge inspiration for me in starting this channel! His type of content is what I enjoy watching. I wanted there to be more of it in the world so I decided to make it myself. His channel continues to inspire me to work hard and make meaningful things. Your comment means a lot to me. :)
as a longtime T Scott viewer, I would only add that Saranna is even better than he is. She deserves way, way more subscribers
@@robertford1960 Wow, I am genuinely at a loss for words. I couldn’t even justify putting myself in the same category as Tom! I will always have the deepest respect for his work. From one longtime viewer to another: although I’ll have to disagree on that point, I respect it and am deeply moved that you would come to that conclusion.
That said, it would be wonderful to have more subscribers so I can reach a wider audience - and perhaps get an occasional email beginning with “I have a jet pack...” (Genuinely, the reason I hope this platform grows is so that if I do make things people might find meaningful in some way, it actually reaches them! It would also give me more opportunities to make meaningful things. Thank you for saying this channel deserves more subscribers. It means a lot and is extremely encouraging!)
this comment aged like wine
I would imagine you were kicking yourself when the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal a couple of months after this video lol
This video really feels like a video Tom Scott would make, and that is absolutely a good thing.
Thank you. Your comment just made me, and will continue to make me, smile - and I haven't genuinely smiled in a long time. :) With the giant disclaimer of "It wasn't at all intentional", I do think the world benefits from videos like Tom's, so if people feel there are similarities (and it seems like they do), then maybe I'm doing something right.
A funny little behind the scenes thing: when my friend sent me the photo of the canal, my first thought was, "There's no way they'd let me film that! That's a video Tom Scott would make!" Jokes on me - they let me film it, but the Suez Canal had officially been declared the widest canal on Earth in 2015. If only I'd gotten there 5 years earlier!
I thought the same thing!
This video is so well made, love the b-roll footage and the audio quality is ON POINT.
Thank you so much! My friend took some of the b-roll and did a great job; I would have missed those ships behind me otherwise.
And thanks! I've been working to improve my audio so that's really reassuring!
"This canal isn't the widest."
Ah, interesting.
"BuT tHeN tHeRe'S mArS!"
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A very unexpected but interesting twist haha
This video was so damn interesting I expected to see hundreds of thousands of views. I love watching people who are passionate talk about something. Makes it so much more interesting.
I'm honoured you found it worthy of so large an audience! Thank you! A lot of passion goes into making these videos, so it is extremely encouraging to know they're appreciated.
I completely agree: the channels I love and watch most are all the work of people who are deeply passionate about what they do. It makes all the difference!
It always frustrates me when misinformation takes hold, I tried the search and you're right.
This problem is really prevalent in psychology and can become quite dangerous. Even more annoying than that, often the studies that disprove 'popular' studies dont get anywhere near enough attention to show up in searches because it's just not as clickable for the general reader which leads to problematic commonly held beliefs about mental health etc. it sucks
Anyways! Great video as per, you're so so good at this, I really hope you keep creating and I'll do everything I can to support your channel. If you ever need help with anything please let me know!
It makes me so happy you tried the search! I had a bunch of people test it out and so far, no one's found a combination of terms that works.
I hadn't thought about this before you mentioned it, but it's disturbing that the studies that get buried by search engines because they're uninteresting to the general reader at least got published. So many important studies that aren't profitable in the academic community either don't get published or never get funding in the first place. I'm sure there are other biases involved: prestige, notoriety - the problem shapes the beliefs and values of academia. This goes all the way to the source.
Thank you so much. Your encouragement and support are genuinely uplifting. Now feels like the time for me to stop making things, but just knowing they're appreciated is pushing me to find a way to keep going!
Omg the conclusion of the video was so satisfying. NOT THE PART WHERE YOU CANNOT RUN THE CHANNEL, That just makes me sad. I hope you can figure something out soon :)
Thank you! I'm working on finding a way, and have a few things for the near future. It's a bit scary at the moment, but I'll find a way to make it work. Doing this means too much to me to stop, so I have to!
Suez canal: Doubles width to accommodate large modern cargo ships
Large Modern Cargo Ship: Hold me beer for 6 days, 3 hours and 38 minutes.
I have a deep appreciation for your specificity. (Really - I was curious whether or not that's how long the ship was stuck so I just looked it up, and... yeah!)
I'm sure there were reasons for this, although I could't find them and they're not relevant to this video, so none of this made the final script: yes, the Suez Canal doubled in width, but... it also sort of didn't? They built a parallel lane that was approximately the same width as the original canal alongside some of the length of the original canal, but it's separated by land. So, there can be 2-way traffic, but it's not like now there's a body of water that's double the wide of the original. This has always caused minor problems, but well, as we saw, it can cause major problems, too. (It also looked like the ship was stuck in a relatively narrow part of one of the lanes.)
My original instinct upon finding out the Suez Canal is wider than the Cape Cod Canal was "disprove it!" but there's not enough available data for the entire length of the Suez, which is why this useless information will forever exist in my brain.
This video ended up going in a pleasantly surprising direction!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and that it was surprising! When I first started my research for this video, I certainly didn't see it going in this direction, either!
All the boat shots in this video were deeply satisfying. Amazing content as always!!!
Thank you!! I can't take credit for most of the boat shots; my friend took them while I filming my piece-to-camera. It was so exciting to find them on my GoPro later on!
I was informed of your existence by Austin Mcc. And now I am binge watching your great channel! Keep up the great work and good luck researching!
This has large tom Scott feel, love it hope you get bigger
Thank you so much! :) It means a lot that you find this worthy of such a comparison and a larger audience! I hope it gets bigger, as well - it's always great to reach more people!
As always, stellar information and an energy level the makes your presentation very engaging! I hope a way to fund your work materializes. Keep us informed!
Thank you! It's so encouraging to know you found it engaging. I'm not at all sure how to go about it, but I know I'll find some way to keep doing this. After the fun of researching and making this video, I certainly won't let it be my last!
Great video. @curioustangents sent me
Thank you! I'm so grateful Travis shared this with his wonderful community!
Just found your channel, and your videos are amazing! This feels so much like a Tom Scott video, very high quality.
Here from Khanubis!
Not disappointed
I'm so grateful you're here, and not disappointed! Thanks for coming over; I hope you stick around and continue to enjoy what's to come! :)
This was well worth the wait! No matter what kind of, or how you make your content, it will be good. You are so smart and you answer the questions I didn't even know I wanted to know!
The writing, the energy, and the whole video exudes brilliance. No matter where you go you'll always have us in your corner!
Thank you SO much! That is deeply meaningful to me. Thank you for always being so incredibly supportive, and for motivating me to keep creating, even when times are difficult!
I don't understand why I am seeing this video but I am glad I am
I'm glad you are, too! Thank you. :) I hope to make things you'll continue to enjoy!
This was amazing, I was expecting a video about a simple canal in the US but it turned out to be about misinformation and Mars. Pretty good job, Saranna!
Honestly, I was expected the same! Thank you, and fantastic job on your latest video. I love that you took turned a simple question you had while making coffee into a thought experiment, and your animations are so impressive and fun!
Damn, I had no idea that the Suez Canal wasn't regarded as the widest canal, even though it is. Also, I had no idea that the idea of canals on Mars was popularized and then debunked all in the last 150 years! TIL!
I get so much Tom Scott energy and I love it. ❤
I saw the title of this and thought it was a Tom Scott video, I was confused at first but this is great work! I can't believe it's taken so long to be recommended to me. Will now be watching all your videos. You deserve way more recognition!
Thank you!! A fun little anecdote: Tom Scott's reaction to this video, without even seeing it, was "...this is a video I would make!" - so you certainly not alone in your confusion!
I hope you thank Austin for this 😄
Your channel is going to blow up not just because austin recommended it, but also because it has great content.
This is was a really interesting video, I like how you turned this into a whole video on confirmation bias
Thank you! That wasn't the plan - it was going to be a little video on the World's Widest Canal - but that fell through rather quickly, and despite the initial panic, I'm glad it did!
I'm so glad that Austin introduced me the American Tom Scott. You're channel is so dang good.
I grew up in NH and we had so many class trips to the Cape Cod Canal
yup... imma be binging this channel for a while 🤧
Yay! And since it’s a relatively new channel, a preview of what’s to come: today I finalised two projects and some additional videos that (if all goes well!) will start to show up here on Monday, at least through the Summer. I’m kinda of shocked I’m allowed to do some of these things - hopefully you’ll find them bingeworthy!
This was such an intriguing and surprisingly in-depth video. (The first one I’ve seen!) I really loved it!
I'm so glad you found it interesting! Thank you. That means a lot; it's super encouraging to hear!
Khanubis brought me here :) You're a good girl :D
I am very grateful for that! Thanks for coming to the channel; I hope you enjoy what's to come!
I don't know how you keep me interested with these videos. I was never very interested in history but your videos are great. Keep up the good work!
Oki this is from Egypt and yeah our canal is pretty wide it gets ships like Evergreen stuck
It's pretty cool
Great vid btw, I've been watching alot of Ur vids lately
Yeah, I'm getting some MAJOR Tom Scott vibes!
I think the Google search answers are just a result of SEO and the way Google's search works. "What's the biggest canal" isn't at the top of people's list of "Important topics to get right"
Great vid! I'm glad Travis recommended you! I'm subscribing!
Although it probably shouldn’t be, that is very encouraging! Thank you! I have a lot of respect for Tom. Knowing you found something about this reminiscent of his work makes me feel like I'm on the right path.
I would think "widest canal" is only on the list of "Important Topics To Get Right" for people with very, very large ships. So, not a lot of people. It would be interesting to try this with a mainstream topic that people frequently search for. Misinformation about actually important things has a way of sticking around on the internet, and my guess is that's driven more by human beings than an algorithm. An experiment for another day!
I'm very thankful Travis shared this video! Thank you for subscribing and for your comment. (I would be lying if I said it didn't make my day.)
Really great content and I'm glad you are getting the recognition! I love the deep, educational rabbit holes you go down and looking forward to seeing more of your content!
Thank you! Sharing what I find while exploring educational rabbit holes is one of life’s greatest joys, and it’s such an honour to be able to do that with so many more people now! I’m so glad you’re enjoying these videos, and look forward to sharing what’s coming next!
Thank you for your detailed video! I came from a post at Khanubis' channel and I love your presentation style. Hopefully you can continue your channel, but even if not, then it will still be interesting to go through your existing catalog.
Thank you so much! Your comment means a lot to me. A lot has happened since I made this video, and even though I haven't worked out a financial solution, I can say with certainty that I will absolutely be continuing this channel!
Some things may be more local to NY for a bit, but I also have some exciting projects outside the city that will be coming to the channel in the next few months, and a few planned even beyond that!
Thank you for your interest and support, and I hope you enjoy what's here and what's to come!
Wait.. so for a significant amount of time we beleived that the widest canal was not even on earth?? WHOAA
Came here from Austin McConnell’s video. Great interesting video (subscribed).
Great job on your videos! I learned about your channel from Curious Tangents. My suggestion, for what it's worth, would be to either use a bolder font or less text on your thumbnails. The text gets lost in some of your thumbnail images. The text on your milk video was perfect. I hope your channel grows quickly so you can keep up the great work!
I really appreciate your input! I've been thinking specifically about how to improve my thumbnails, so your feedback both helpful and timely. I agree, and that's definitely something I'll change going forward. Thank you!
@@SarannaRotgard Anytime! Glad to help!
i think this video format is really cool. i don’t know if you’re reading something behind the camera, but if you are it doesn’t look like it, but if you’re not i am amazed by your ability to speak in front of a camera. i don’t think you stuttered once and it was really captivating to watch for this reason. keep up the good work
Thank you! That means a lot! I’ve spent a lot of time in front of the camera as an actor, so it’s genuinely encouraging to know those skills are as transferable as I’d hoped they would be!
and then the suez canal gets blocked by a boat turning
btw Layout and operation
on the wikipidia page for the Suez Canal says "width at least 205 to 225 metres (673 to 738 ft)"
Brilliantly made. Reminds me of Tom Scott, like everyone else here it seems. Also this suddenly becomes so relevant a vid with the width of Suez Canal letting it down just a few days ago. Uncanny how you predicted the importance of the width of a canal lol. Cheers!
Thank you! I still find it so amusing that this became relevant! After finding out this wasn't the widest canal I'd tried several ways to make the video work, and the most obvious one to me at the time was "justify it's the most consistently wide canal" which - may actually be true? I'm not sure, because parts of the Suez canal do seem to be quite narrow, but those exact numbers, as far as I can tell, do not exist publicly anywhere. I'd spent WEEKS trying to derive them myself, comparing maps from different decades and images from space in until one day I looked at all these printouts and thought, "Why am I don't this? Even if I prove this, it's not like the width of the Suez Canal could ever possibly relevant!" I was very wrong.
I had to cut this from the video since it wasn't entirely relevant: the interesting thing about the with of the Suez is that it didn't actually double in the 2015 expansion project in most places; they built a parallel lane so there could be 2-way traffic at all times. I'm sure there was a perfectly good reason for it, but one thing I came across in my research is that it causes many delays and, well, as we all saw: certain sections of it could probably benefit from being wider! (It still is a really impressive feat of engineering, though!)
I got some Tom Scott vibes from u and I love it! 😃 it means u really do great videos! I enjoyed this one!
Edit: i made my comment before looking at the comments and it seems like i wasn't the only one😅😅
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
That certainly does seem to be the consensus, doesn't it? I'll never _not_ feel flattered by it because Tom's work absolutely brings good into this world, although I also just looked over this comment section and I'm starting to think this may be something I'll have to address at some point, ideally not in an official-looking document, "For legal reasons..."
What's so strange is how unintentional it is! When I watch my stuff back after not looking at it for a while... I guess I see it? Maybe? This is certainly no different to things I did when I was younger, before I knew Tom existed.
So, thank you! That means a lot to me and makes me feel like I'm making nice things, and on the right track to potentially doing some good. I'm also mildly concerned. But I'll stick with the good for now! :)
Directed here from Curious Tangents, very glad to watch.
Good luck with everything! Hope you manage to get to a place where you can afford to keep making videos, but no shame if you can't. I write rather than produce, and even that's hard enough-- I can barely imagine the energy, time, & monetary costs in producing videos like this, but I'm sure it's a lot. So yeah just good luck.
Thank you for your words of encouragement! It does take a lot of energy, time, and money to make videos - especially videos like this one, where I had to get permission and travel. About 3 months of planning went into arranging this, but getting to make it was worth the wait!
I find that the writing process consumes most of my energy (and time), so I have a lot of respect for what you're doing and can imagine it's very hard work!
I’m glad I found you in my recommended excellent video you get a new sub
Thank you! I’m so glad you found the channel, and that you decided to stay! I hope you enjoy the projects that will be coming soon!
(Also, it’s super encouraging that you found me in your recommended - thanks for sharing that! Perhaps the almighty algorithm is beginning to pick up on this channel and connect it to people who will enjoy it!)
That ship @ 0:56 is so glourius!
This channel is amazing! I hope you get tons more support in the future!
Thank you! It makes me so happy that you enjoy it here, and your encouragement means a lot!
Holy hell girl I want more videos from you you have no idea. But of course - take your time and make them at your own pace. We (subscribers/viewers) will be ready for your next amazing video whenever you’re done with it 😊
Thank you so much!! I saw this comment just after filming a video in the rain and feeling down about everything, and it meant (and means!) so much that I'll admit it, I cried! Thank you. :)
@@SarannaRotgard you deserve every view, sub, like, watchminute times 100000000000!!! 💜
This was pretty good, really liked the content ❤️
Beautiful pivot into astronomical history and confirmation bias! I love finding smaller channels with high quality educational content like this. I will happily add you to my subscriptions!
Thank you, that is all so wonderful to hear! The algorithm is not kind to smaller educational channels, and I am so glad you found it! (Not sure if you got here by way of Curious Tangents, but I am eternally grateful he shared this video with his audience!)
Thank you for your kind comment and for subscribing. You’re really helping to support the channel so I can keep making things like this. I’m glad you’re here, and I appreciate it!
@@SarannaRotgard Actually I just happened to see a comment of yours on twitter, and found my way here on my own. I know all about that algorithm, I only make videos for my students, and I am lucky if I just get all of them to tune in :)
@@jonathanklein3663 It’s so awesome you make videos for your students! They’re lucky to have them. I’ll certainly be tuning in!
I don’t know if anyone has found my channel through a comment on Twitter before! Thanks for checking it out and sticking around!
Very topical right now. Will have to share with my friends :)
Thank you! Yay! I’ve been hoping this video might reach some people as canals enjoy their brief moment in the spotlight! (The deeper I got into researching the intricacies of canal width, the more I would think to myself, “Well, here’s a topic that will certainly never matter in any practical sense”. Sometimes it’s nice to be proven wrong!)
This video was unexpectedly funny, reality can be silly xD.
Please keep up the amazing work! And go crazy with the promotion, if the audience is here we want to support you and your work!! I subscribed and SMASHED that bell
So far I’m really enjoying your channel!
Thanks so much! I hope you continue to enjoy what's to come!
Saranna!! Wish I knew about your channel sooner; it definitely scratches an itch. Love the format, and I'm excited for your one takes in the future :-)
It's so good to hear from you! I hope you're doing well. :)
It makes me so happy you found the channel, and I hope you continue to enjoy it!
@@SarannaRotgard All is well, thankfully. Keep this up! I'll support how I can.
That’s good to hear, and thank you!
Very interesting video! I find it really hilarious how such a simple mistranslation can cause people to theorise intelligent life on another planet, but unfortuntately such mistranslations seem to happen extremely often between papers I noticed.
Looking at how translations issues have caused incorrect information to spread, both in the past and present, would actually be a fascinating project! I hadn’t thought of it, but I’m sure the nuances between languages cause similar, although likely far more subtle, differences in how informative travels.
Thanks for pointing that out! It’s something I want to look into now!
@@SarannaRotgard Not a problem, I'm glad my comment gave you some ideas :D
This rocks and is great info that's well presented. Keep at it!
Thanks so much - I appreciate it! Keeping at it, and there's more to come soon!
Your content is amazing. You just got a new sub!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it here, and hope you enjoy what's to come!
I had no idea video descriptions had character limits until I scrolled to the bottom there!
There are, and I always run out of characters! Even after switching to listing my sources and citations on my website! It's so frustrating. (Also, thank you for scrolling to the bottom of the description - it often feels like no one even opens it!)
Seems like new new youtuber
Ur right it says cape cod is the widest, lol the egyptians really need to keep the rest of us updated
It makes me really happy that you did the search!
You're like a mix of Tom Scott and Kate McKinnon and it's amazing
I had to look Kate McKinnon up because evidently I live under a rock. I've never been compared to anyone on SNL before! We also went to the same university, apparently.
Well, that's an interesting combination of personalities! Thank you!
@@SarannaRotgard interesting! I feel like you have Kate's voice but with Tom's speech mannerisms. Looking forward to more of your stuff!
Very interesting! And thanks! I'm looking forward to making more (and working on something that should be out in a few days right now!)
Just wanted to let you know: I asked a bunch of my friends if they think I sound like Kate, and they all replied with some version of “Now that you point it out, I’m surprised I’ve never noticed!”
Boy, I bet the Suez Canal wishes it were even wider! ;)
A part of me will always wish the Suez Canal were even wider, too. (That week of my life lost to desperately trying to prove there was SOME WAY to justify the Cape Cod Canal is the widest... I’ll never get it back...)
hope to see more from u soon girl ❤️
Aw, thank you! Things have been difficult lately and I'm getting myself back together so I can get back to making things, which I hope will be soon!
The Suez Canal may be the widest… but clearly not wide enough😂
After spending weeks down the “how wide is the Suez Canal, actually?” rabbit hole and thinking “this is the most useless information I’ve ever researched”, it’s amazing to me that this video actually became relevant for a brief period of time!
Nice video
Suez canal still wasn't wide enough back in March 2021 :D
I always find it confusing that English has two words "canal" and "channel" that sounds really similar, has the same etymology and translate to the one word in my native Norwegian: "kanal". No wonder "canali" was "mistranslated" as canali means both channels and canals.
That's fascinating! I didn't know they both translate to one word in Norwegian. Thanks for the info! That's a wonderfully straightforward way of contextualising the source of confusion, which I may borrow from now on when people who haven't seen this video ask me to explain it.
From Khanubis ❤️
THANK YOU! You solved the mystery for me! I woke up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water, looked at my phone to see what time it was, and was so confused! All of a sudden, people were coming to my channel - and it was wonderful! - but I had no idea what happened to change anything. Then I saw your comment and it all made sense (and I was very, very grateful). :)
1:50 - This is understandable considering we all know what happened with the Ever Given.
lol i like how you mentioned the suez canal yet the evergreen would happen to pass by and clog it a couple months later.
american canal: 1
suez canal: 0
2:50, and that.... is something you may not have known
Omg Tom Scott twin!
❤️ this is a great video, 1k views! Woot! ❤️
Thank you!!
Hah, commercial travel to Mars. Somehow I don't see that being a thing even when it is possible, at best a yearlong round trip exposing people to a ton of radiation is....a hard sell. But who knows?
Um...canals in Colorado. Well, the first irrigation system in Denver was this thing called the highline canal, which was a huge wooden aqueduct that brought water from the hogback around the platte river plain to the city core in order to make a separate clean flow of water for drinking and washing ore. Since they moved both the platte river and cherry creek a few hundred yards over the course of gold mining, it made the water undrinkable. Now the 80 mile long thing is a bike path, with very little of the structure still intact.
I was disappointed not to see anymore ducks
I'm disappointed about the ducks, too! That bridge behind me is a railroad bridge that can be raised and lowered. When I got there (and was greeted by ducks!) the bridge was down, which apparently is an uncommon occurrence. I filmed the bridge while they were raising it, and when I turned around the ducks were gone! The moving bridge scared them away.
Denver's first irrigation system seems really innovative! That's the sort of thing I would love to make a video on if I had the means. Maybe someday! An interesting parallel: we also have a "highline" in NYC, but it was built on the tracks of a long-gone elevated subway line.
I looked into travelling to Mars (to make sure I wasn't saying anything incorrect, not to plan a vacation) and it seems like the people who want it to be a thing REALLY want it to be a thing in the near future and are convinced it will be. I'm not so convinced, but as you said: who knows?
I would of guessed the Panama canal as the widest, guess I would be incorrect. I can show you the smallest church in the UK (well it was) St Andrew's Upletham
Actually, if you could send me an email… right now I’m planning a series of videos in England for a trip the end of September. I’ll be based in London, so it’s a bit further north than I’ve been looking, but you’ve gotten my attention with “well it was”. I feel like there’s a story here…
www.sarannarotgard.com/contact
It would be great to hear from you! I’m somewhat at a loss for ideas at the moment, and this sounds far more interesting than some of the ideas I’m currently pursuing!
I couldn't find any source that Cape Code isn't the widest canel... That's insane.
Isn’t it! It makes me so happy you took the time to look for a source! It’s one thing to know it will be difficult to find one, and an entirely different experience to search for one and actually experience why it’s still accepted that Cape Cod Canal is the widest!
I'm from Khanubis
He sent me here
I am very, very grateful for both of those things! Thank you!
"Why I can't show you the H******** S***"
That was an accident, I swear! I feel genuinely bad about it. One day it showed up as recommended and it finally made sense why Tom’s reaction to the title/thumbnail was “This is a video I would make!” without having seen the video!
It wasn't wide enough
When Tom Scott clones evolve too far!
Reach out to Tom Scott and make a video together! I'd love to see it :D
😂😂 not so wide now suez
Just to make the algorithim (not a native speaker sorry)
Bless this
So fake information was a thing before internet…
Couldn't you use green screen to show Suez Canal footage?
Or make an internet friend in Egypt who'd film it for you?
Or get the Martians to send you the satellite footage
Of their widest canal for you to include too? 🙃
I guess I don't know what standards you have
In regards to "being present" when making a video,
But I would expect there to be several workarounds that
Could overcome the excuse of "It's not really practical to go."
Well, I did reach out to my Martian friends and they were happy to help, but it would have taken far too long for the footage to get back to me.
I'm not going to let this channel become "unqualified person talking in front of a green screen", although that format does work for certain topics that are in the works. I have set the bar high, but there are definitely workarounds. I'm lucky to have friends in Europe, some of whom I've already collaborated with, since it will likely be quite some time before I can go there even if I could afford it!
@@SarannaRotgard its so weird i found you from Curious Tangents and you're putting down his videos
Not putting them down at all! Travis has the unique ability to work with concepts and ideas in a concrete way. That’s something I lack; I am more comfortable teaching when there’s something that illustrates the concept I’m talking about. I have deep respect for the way he teaches; he is certainly not “unqualified!”
For context, I should say I got the phrase “unqualified person talking in front of a green screen” from a creator who uses it in a way that’s pointed inwards: this person feels unqualified to talk in front of a green screen in the majority of their videos, as do I. It’s not to make the blanket judgment that everyone who makes that content is unqualified. And I wouldn’t put Travis’ videos in that category to begin with: he works supporting imagery into his videos expertly, but they don’t rely on that imagery. As for videos that are entirely stock footage and voiceover, as I said in the description, they have their place, but it’s not MY place.
I want to make it clear that Curious Tangents is a channel I have long watched, enjoying, and looked up to. For further context, I suggest you read the “Why don’t you just switch to a different format” section of this video’s description if you haven’t already, and if you’d like me to further clarify please feel free to email me so I can show you where I picked up that phrase and the context it was used in there/is used in here.
I’m glad you brought this up, because it’s something I would never, ever want people to think. It’s important to address it.
If you ever improve your enunciation, please make a video on how you did it. I need it.
It’s so interesting that you mentioned that - when I do trip over words, it’s usually because I switch between dialects in life a lot depending on who I’m talking to. When there’s just a camera... things can get mixed up! But! The reason that happens in the first place is because I studied phonetics for years. I’ve honestly been wanting to bring that to this channel in some way since the start, but, as I’m sure you can see from the comments on this video, starting up a series on even a niche part of linguistics... probably isn’t great for appearances. (If I can find a way to do it in an entirely different format, then at some point, definitely! I just have to figure that out...)
@@SarannaRotgard I have a similar issue but with languages rather than dialects. When I speak Spanish, it's like I have a potato in my mouth. English, not so much.
That does absolutely seem frustrating, but it's awesome that you speak more than one language! I wish I could do more than pronounce them!
A lot of what I've studied/taught is working out how to apply phonetic principles that work equally well in English as they do in any other language - that's what they're designed to do! I've found they work particularly well in romance languages, so they may be helpful, or at the very least fun for you to learn! I take back what I said about "bad for appearances" - I'm going to need some sort of series, and I may very well try this one out and see how it goes!
@@SarannaRotgard I have absolutely no idea what phonetics are and what they can do for me but I'm interested.
Good video but you speak too fast. Had to watch it with 0.75x speed
Wear a red T shirt.
can't understand you lady. talk too quickly. don't have time to absorb the thoughts. getting too old in the tooth i guess. grin!