The Yonaguni Conspiracy

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2020
  • Is it a city so ancient it defies our understanding of history? Or just a rock?
    I took a little swim around so you could decide. This is Yonaguni monument.
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  • @RareEarthSeries
    @RareEarthSeries  4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Join the conspiracy of Rare Earth: www.patreon.com/rareearth

    • @FMRovers
      @FMRovers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      small question.. can you make it to Mexico and film the crystal caves? :) i know.. it is hot there.. (42C) and i am not sure if people are still allowed there bcz people use oxygen and change the air in there.. but.. maybe you get a pass pass

    • @dayegilharno4988
      @dayegilharno4988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "The Conspiracy Behind Asia's Lost City of Atlantis" ...are you perhaps trying just a little too hard to beat the algorithm!?

    • @Saintcause
      @Saintcause 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rare Earth throwing robot Shaw in with sudo science is horrible. He said the place was natural!

    • @FMRovers
      @FMRovers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dayegilharno4988 it is the story the people there tell. But you know that. You are smart.

    • @marcel_h_
      @marcel_h_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wooooooosssshhhhhh

  • @Chubles1
    @Chubles1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    "...this is a rare place, even if it isn't special." Is possibly one of the most quintessential and poignant to the series lines I've heard. Good on that one.

    • @peperetep
      @peperetep 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, that line resonated deeply with me.

    • @arghc
      @arghc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Seems like it _is_ special. Those are cool rocks. Archaeologically they might not be special but geologically they seem pretty nifty...

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nothing to see here, move along.

  • @captainfactoid3867
    @captainfactoid3867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    If you didn’t have an obsession with Atlantis as a kid did you even have a childhood?

    • @m-l-3456
      @m-l-3456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes

    • @Wordsnwood
      @Wordsnwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think mine was more the Bermuda Triangle... I was rooting for aliens in the middle.

    • @6point5by55
      @6point5by55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. I had more important things to occupy my time.

    • @TheUglyGnome
      @TheUglyGnome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So. I didn't have a childhood. What did I miss?

    • @stella187
      @stella187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheUglyGnome Oh there was a great movie about Atlantis. The sequel wasn't as good though... (they weren't at Atlantis anymore!)

  • @shastamonecke6785
    @shastamonecke6785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    Damn this episode is a masterful way just to show us footage of your cute vacation with your wife, and I loved every minute of it.

    • @TrishTruitt
      @TrishTruitt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And NOW it's tax-deductible too!

    • @CamRStanford
      @CamRStanford 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Easy to make a hit piece when you don't give the opposite side. th-cam.com/video/tFlAFo78xoQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @noshua2326
      @noshua2326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CamRStanford if you’re using JRE as a source you trust already tells me your opinion is worthless

  • @edwardokaa
    @edwardokaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    Evan: "Hey, look at these cool rocks, they almost look like they could be buildings, but on further inspection they're clearly not. Isn't geology and hydrology weird? Also the human tendency to ascribe significance where none exists is endlessly fascinating"
    xXx_truthseeker420_xXx: "How dare you malign my rigorous science of looking at things and going 'Yes this is clearly the work of aliens!' What about the sphinx! THE SPHINX, EVAN!"

    • @shawnhtpc2271
      @shawnhtpc2271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@busTedOaS: It's a placeholder, not a strawman. You know perfectly well there are millions of people in the world who fit the description, who still believe the Aristotlean philosophy that rigorous thought is sufficient to deduce the workings of the universe and that evidence and experimentation are unnecessary.

    • @Ezekiel_Allium
      @Ezekiel_Allium 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@markuse3472 ^ this comment made by "dont know how science works gang"
      Seriously, scientists have a habit of *making shit up* for fame. Scientists get so much money from shaking up the status quo because they get so much press from it. If you can spin a good tale to the media, they eat that shit up. Look into figures like Jack Horner, his entire career is saying outrageous and obviously false things about famous dinosaurs, because it stirs up a shit storm.
      You're telling me, if a scientist actually found, an ancient, lost sunken civilization, they wouldn't spam every outlet they know with "Atlantis found! Lost civilization below the briny depths!" Becuase I promise you they would, just for that extra bit of attention and fame, which leads to funding. These stupid ass conspiracy theories about scientists covering shit up because it disagrees with the status quo are made by people who haven't been paying attention to all the insane things people are saying about black holes simply because they're a hot topic right now, or they do see that and ignore scientists doing the exact thing they say that scientists never do.

  • @Dealve
    @Dealve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Even though these aren't man made, it's almost cooler that they're not. Say what you will, but nature makes some pretty damn cool rocks.

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Nature makes some damn cool quarries as well.

    • @Haseri8
      @Haseri8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Better than sad rocks. I bet these guys are happy, having so many people believe in them

    • @lorenh763
      @lorenh763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My ancestors made these. Please show respect. Thanks

    • @roboslacker5593
      @roboslacker5593 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arches National Park for the win!

    • @joebloggs1663
      @joebloggs1663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@markuse3472 sigh

  • @bofbob1
    @bofbob1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    "I came here for the rock". Rare Earth, aka "Mostly rocks. A documentary series by Evan Hadfield about rocks, some tragic stories, a few light-hearted ones, but really, mostly just rocks." ^^

    • @dianaharris8106
      @dianaharris8106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This series does rock 🙄😁

  • @Jotari
    @Jotari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    "For the price of a week's worth of coffee"
    "I spent thousands of dollars coming here."
    My god man! How much coffee do you drink!?

    • @january0th
      @january0th 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He means the books written about this place with the first sentence

    • @Angels-3xist
      @Angels-3xist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe it's the kind made from civet poo

    • @megabyte01
      @megabyte01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hmm... maybe he drinks Kopi luwak?

    • @StefanBacon
      @StefanBacon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought that he meant that lovely guide was charging an absurdly reasonable rate for her services...

    • @shawnhtpc2271
      @shawnhtpc2271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The week's worth of coffee paid for the scuba dive, not the trip to Japan, knucklehead.

  • @shawnhtpc2271
    @shawnhtpc2271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Have you ever seen a t-shirt for PhDs that says "not that kind of doctor"?
    Evan needs a t-shirt that says "not that kind of rock star".

  • @mafergoterabarrera6136
    @mafergoterabarrera6136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Was looking for bad bunny yonaguni and got roped in. This is so intriguing!!!

  • @meltedyakkystick3891
    @meltedyakkystick3891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    On this episode of Rare Earth Evan visits some slightly interesting rocks that are actually in fact most likely probably just rocks

    • @Zestrayswede
      @Zestrayswede 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Man should be a geologist I tell yah.

    • @dianaharris8106
      @dianaharris8106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It makes the story. It's not all that hard to see why people would tell stories around ancient empires in now poor countries. But to tell s msgical story for 30 years about Rocks that are in fact just Rocks... That's humanity at its finest :-)

    • @Kunai-cz1zs
      @Kunai-cz1zs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe that was the intention, to keep the city hidden while its already been discovered

    • @noticemesenpai69
      @noticemesenpai69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      「Literally Nobody」 pretty much. Make people think it it’s a hoax so no one cares about it

  • @spugintrntl
    @spugintrntl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Every time I see one of your videos it's a strange reminder that the world is bigger than I can possibly imagine, and despite that everything's probably okay. Thank you for that.

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Last time I was this early Atlantis was still above the water.

  • @ruki4929
    @ruki4929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I swear, every time you post a video, i end up binge-watching every episode all over again; it's so well produced and crafted that I can lose hours watching them without getting bored. it's a trip every time.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Rare Earth can be added to the list of people who found Atlantis alongside SpongeBob

    • @edgelord8337
      @edgelord8337 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually bikini bottom is a real island.
      America dropped the castle bravo bomb on it.

    • @calichef1962
      @calichef1962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@edgelord8337 Yes, but it's actually called the Bikini Atoll, and it's where they did a BUNCH of above ground nuclear testing. It's also where the French fashion designer who created the original bikini swimsuit got the name. Everything was about either "The Bomb" or space in the 50s and 60s.

    • @edgelord8337
      @edgelord8337 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calichef1962 correct.

    • @raionkohon3447
      @raionkohon3447 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude, just saw your comment on the North Korean embassador who defected and the two flags got stuck with me. The guy who presented the video reminded me of Evan so I thought to myself “ I should watch rare earth next”, First comment I see it’s yours again. Great minds think alike or the matrix is real

    • @iandalziel7405
      @iandalziel7405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calichef1962 - what's more the Americans did actually build an artificial construct to 'entomb' much of the radioactive waste they created there - it is now deteriorating and subject to sea level rise!
      Threatening to release the waste to swirl around the Pacific....
      See: www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50951981

  • @lanzer22
    @lanzer22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow an episode that actually showed us some rare earth! Well done, I've been super curious about this very topic.

  • @Jesse__H
    @Jesse__H 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The writing in most of your videos will often aim towards a certain poetic sensibility, and in this video in particular I think you really nailed it.
    🧡

  • @bruceames9224
    @bruceames9224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have entered the unscrupulous world of Graham Hancock, Robert Shock, and John Anthony West with an open mind and a critical faculty. I have listened to the details, listened to their details, listened to a broad host of details and information and I am surprised on some level at the manner in which you represent these men. I make up in my mind that I can understand how you as a man of orthodox, empirical, historical perspective, would be loathe to step further back than the last Ice Age and consider a common origin, a more ancient origin, than the “mainstream” history as it is presented to us. I caught a whiff in one of your previous talks of extreme skepticism about those who are curious into possible alternative histories. I very much value your insight, your critical faculties, and your courage to present history so selflessly to the world. I look forward to listening to one of your presentations someday in the future and discovering that your curiosity has carried you beyond the paradigm of the mainstream historical narrative. That will give me great joy.

    • @RareEarthSeries
      @RareEarthSeries  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "I listen to men who lie about history for a living and now I presume the truth to be not fantastical enough."
      This isn't opening one's mind for the better this is just letting the brains fall out Bruce.

  • @amonaten13
    @amonaten13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dr. Schoch may be unscrupulous with who he keeps company with or what he'll get paid to appear on sometimes but he does keep things fairly professional with his opinions on things like this. Hes a geologist after all and was one of those dissenters you spoke of. I've traveled Egypt with Robert and he's genuinely a good guy who like to imagine himself a maverick.

    • @Sleepy4213
      @Sleepy4213 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@AppophustSchock has a PhD in Geology and Geophysics from Yale. He’s absolutely qualified. He also called this a natural structure. His Sphinx erosion hypothesis is difficult to argue without a PhD.
      Hancock however has no formal scientific education and will accept any data uncritically that confirms his ancient advanced civilization theory,

  • @adamroodog1718
    @adamroodog1718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    'Some of the worlds leading voices in pseudo science' hahaha thanks for the giggle

  • @rosetownstumpcity
    @rosetownstumpcity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had to stop after the intro because I am so excited for this subject, I was similarly fascinated by this when I was a child

  • @themarblers4399
    @themarblers4399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *Tries to narrate:*
    *Speaks in bubbles*

  • @danieledemedici3217
    @danieledemedici3217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nobody said that Yonaguni was Atlantis. And the people who you are referring to never claimed that the Sphinx was built by the Atlantian people, they just said that it is much older than people believe nowadays.

    • @TheMoistBanana
      @TheMoistBanana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup this man sounded like he wanted to give a narrative just like the ones he claims to give out false information.

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why the hell does it have to be a bad thing when people speculate over rocks. I'm tired of being told what to think.

  • @keatondenney1902
    @keatondenney1902 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, simple episode. Good work!

  • @ejnarsorensen2920
    @ejnarsorensen2920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Never question Mu, it's a sacred cow.

  • @stella187
    @stella187 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching a new Rare Earth video and eating breakfast must be one of my top 5 (everyday) leisure activities

  • @chamelius
    @chamelius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for a wonderful video, that combines two of my (currently armchair) interests of SCUBA and Geology.
    Also, thanks for adding another destination to my list of places to visit.

  • @valentinanunezsm
    @valentinanunezsm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would watch anything this voice tells me to watch. It's so compelling I'm honestly obsessed!

  • @10thhokage65
    @10thhokage65 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lowkey was depressed and sad because I thought u guys stopped uploading months ago but I just didn’t scroll far enough , y’all are amazing

  • @archur111
    @archur111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff! Footage underwater is well done! Thanks.

  • @irajayrosen4792
    @irajayrosen4792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this episode, and your wonderful sarcasm.

  • @LordDestrus
    @LordDestrus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That look at the end of just genuine happiness from your wife is so great. I wish I could provide my wife with these kinds of adventures. Thank you for bringing this to my living room all the same.

    • @dprfail
      @dprfail 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i don't thank him at all
      i don't like him at all
      he has a superior attitude

  • @andycockrum1212
    @andycockrum1212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’m not saying I know for certain that the Sphinx is 12,000 years old, but I do think the evidence is compelling enough to give it serious thought. It’s not just Robert Schoch, many geologists have been there and said the erosion surrounding the Sphinx is water erosion. This coupled with the fact that 12,000 years ago, the star alignment above the Sphinx would have been a lion. This also in conjunction with the fact that there’s no records of the egyptians building it. This in conjunction with the fact that Egyptian antiquities is known to be a corrupt field headed by corrupt people who have been arrested for lying and stealing, like Zahi Awass (probably spelling that wrong). It all seems like legit evidence to me

    • @RareEarthSeries
      @RareEarthSeries  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know this probably isn't a place to convince you, but I assure you that the evidence behind the Sphinx being 12,000 years old is not compelling from a scientific standpoint. But it is a fun theory.

    • @ryshow9118
      @ryshow9118 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @lingo starr Is it the one that leads to the Mole people's underground empire? 😂

  • @Bacopa68
    @Bacopa68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The last song Tammy Wynette released was about Mu. Appearing on a KLF record was a way to go out in style.

    • @peglor
      @peglor 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Justified and ancient...

    • @levcornwall
      @levcornwall 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And they drive an ice cream van...

    • @iandalziel7405
      @iandalziel7405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      and then they burnt a million pounds on an island - thats real 'rock n role play'!

  • @alessiodf
    @alessiodf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing guys!

  • @bluetorch13
    @bluetorch13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never seen divers move with the waves like that, super interesting. Love your narrative and the content, instant sub'ed!

  • @crozraven
    @crozraven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This feels like a Detective Conan episode or something. Minus the mysterious murder of course LOL

  • @mariyork
    @mariyork 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, how I missed your channel..... I am from Japan, and have been researching about the ancient history....and get stuck with the walls many times......I have watched several of your videos about Japan, how beautifully you present! I really appreciate you for sharing your knowledge, I am moved..... Thank you!

  • @Arigatex
    @Arigatex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    So basically you got scammed with rocks, loved it and made a video about it

    • @dianaharris8106
      @dianaharris8106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Better. He knew it was a scam, went anyways and got scamed, loved it and made a video abiut it :-p

    • @toddprifogle7381
      @toddprifogle7381 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't there myth and legend surrounding this area prior to the 1980's dive by this man ? A story of an underwater palace ? I would like to know more of these mythological stories their history !

  • @Rokkiteer
    @Rokkiteer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope you continue to make these videos in some form or another, even after TH-cam dies off.

  • @ovi845
    @ovi845 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes!!! Episodes about stones my favorite kind

  • @ge200099
    @ge200099 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video! I actually enjoy being positively surprised on vacations too. Very glad to hear you had fun and enjoyed japan, but you should visit mainland (Honshū) too!

  • @adisura9904
    @adisura9904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Maybe dive the Arabian sea close to the Rann of Kutch. Dwarka awaits my friend.

  • @marygebbie6611
    @marygebbie6611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm working in a high school in Japan, and I've been helping students get ready for their college entrance exams. The practice exam books always use questions and texts from the real tests of a few years ago. Yesterday, I helped a student who had the practice book for a decently prestigious university, and the text was about these Yonaguni monuments-- except it was completely skewed toward the view of it being a real human made city. Of course the opposite view was mentioned as a counter argument, but I was surprised this English language text written by British authors was pushing this narrative so much.

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's terrifying

  • @1996jessej
    @1996jessej 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Getting back to your roots and filming big rocks

  • @kcajeldnaC
    @kcajeldnaC 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    More impressed by the fact you decided to do that trip ahead of a typhoon.

  • @kazenriq
    @kazenriq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wondeful! One question: is it possible to free dive down there? Without heavy equipment, only snorkel, fins, weight belt and diving skills?

    • @RareEarthSeries
      @RareEarthSeries  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The waves are rough so probably best not to, but depth-wise it's theoretically possible

    • @kazenriq
      @kazenriq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RareEarthSeries yes! I saw it on the video, it swept people from side to side. Anyways, thanks for the information 🙏🏽

  • @kolibri5523
    @kolibri5523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I must admit I kinda lost my old habits to comment on your videos, but just so you keep the facts straight, I still 100% think this is the absolute best channel on TH-cam and one of those that go beyond just showing stuff. It raises awareness on populations/situations/ideas, it helps in building and assessing opinions, and it makes people learn about what makes earth so diverse, so interesting and so intriguing.
    And cherry on the cake, each and every time the image work is just stunning.
    So an immense thanks and an immense congrats to the team.

  • @edwardcardinal4328
    @edwardcardinal4328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh yeah, I remember this one from those grade-school weird mysteries readers in the 90s!

  • @ditodevice1950
    @ditodevice1950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I though this was true until today....
    Now what can I trust, is my whole life a conspiracy?

  • @bluesquare23
    @bluesquare23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this video more than the ones that make me cry.

  • @mickwilson99
    @mickwilson99 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant sociology. Thank you!

  • @AlexanderCVEVO
    @AlexanderCVEVO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Aunque sé que no debo
    Pensar en ti, bebé, pero cuando bebo
    Me viene tu nombre, tu cara, tu risa y tu pelo, ey
    Dime dónde tú está', que yo por ti cojo un vuelo
    Y a Yonaguni le llego

  • @matthewcollier3482
    @matthewcollier3482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "... Which I presume had more cows" got me. Let out a nice real laugh at that.

  • @danielraisabin5686
    @danielraisabin5686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Someone needs to do his homework on Graham Hancock.

    • @asceticscorpio972
      @asceticscorpio972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's done a great deal more research on the topic then this pompous ass hat.

  • @dk-fk4xm
    @dk-fk4xm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    glad you went there and enjoyed dude awesome place nonetheless

  • @franksullivan1873
    @franksullivan1873 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is some very interesting features.Still hard to say.

  • @SECONDQUEST
    @SECONDQUEST 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love this place. So natural, but AMAZING to look at. It reminds me of columnar basalt. So artificial, seemingly grown into shapes by giants or aliens or gods.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love columnar basalt! I know a place where it's been shifted 90° into its side, so the hills by the roadway look like a bunch of hexagonal brickwork.

  • @fadetounforgiven
    @fadetounforgiven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Mu had more cows"... man... I can't watch these videos while eating or drinking.
    Anyway, I guess it would be sea cows.

    • @XanthusPictures
      @XanthusPictures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wasn't even eating anything, but when he said that I snorted strongly enough to clear out my nostrils

  • @Kirmm
    @Kirmm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cute effort to debunk it, but I still believe these are not naturally formed formations though.

    • @RareEarthSeries
      @RareEarthSeries  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I presume you haven't visited them, then.

  • @OuryLN
    @OuryLN 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    A great study of plate tectonics!

  • @gasdive
    @gasdive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's a similar formation off wedding cake island just off Coogee Australia. Love diving there.
    It is natural, but it would also have been exposed during the last ice age and there were people living and farming locally at that time.

  • @martinaherold465
    @martinaherold465 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally!

  • @MageThief
    @MageThief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    5:44 Love how the water current keeps tugging the divers back and forth :)
    That's the things with stuff like this, we have no evidence that it is man mad or not, so everything is just speculations.
    And speculations is great with a cold beer :D

  • @navegadorvasco
    @navegadorvasco 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo

  • @dantefaraday4550
    @dantefaraday4550 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:35 :D How cute. At some point I stopped listening and started thinking I should take those diving courses and start visiting such places. Lovely!

  • @CineSoar
    @CineSoar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t begin to count the number of hours of dive footage I have, where I and my friends are looking at the camera and saying “hehh heehhh HHEEHH heh!” making thumbs up and OK signals, nodding as if we’re communicating something and then giving up with a shrug, and swimming off.

  • @TJ-kb5hh
    @TJ-kb5hh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The early worm gets the bird

    • @calichef1962
      @calichef1962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kjireland3567 I'm sorry. Cancer sucks. It sucks for the patient, but in a way it sucks even more for the patient's loved ones because they can't bear to see the cancer patient (their spouse, parent, grandparent or child) in pain, but they (selfishly, but in a loving way) can't bear the end of the cancer patient's suffering, either. It's a very difficult thing for everyone involved. I wish you (or your loved one) a full recovery, a return to good health and a long, fulfilling life filled with love and adventure. Namaste.

    • @panzerveps
      @panzerveps 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tremors?

  • @kacperwoch4368
    @kacperwoch4368 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I want to visit that place.

  • @orbcat1790
    @orbcat1790 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    im impressed that rare earth is still replying to comments

  • @Wylf
    @Wylf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate the cow pun in regards to Mu. It was very... a-mu-sing.

  • @thethreeedgedsword7253
    @thethreeedgedsword7253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d be curious what you’d say if you did a video about the Priory of Sion

    • @thethreeedgedsword7253
      @thethreeedgedsword7253 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      South Florida Horticulture is there an actual list of vile things “the devil” has done?
      What is the priory of Sion to you? What makes it satanic? Which religion, and sect of that religion, do you claim? Which perspective are you coming from in your translation of the priory? What kind of historical background can you give me on what the priory is and what it’s purpose was? And what exactly is the ultimate price?

  • @andrewg2430
    @andrewg2430 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At least you had an awesome time. Great video

  • @4473021
    @4473021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pretty cool rocks.

  • @kzh2313
    @kzh2313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U guys should check out bright insight if you are interested about Atlantis or lost ancient civilization in general

  • @domfrance2388
    @domfrance2388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I guess he never saw the animal carvings

    • @RareEarthSeries
      @RareEarthSeries  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There aren't any. I saw everything they said was related to human settlement, missing nothing, with guides.

  • @ArchFundy
    @ArchFundy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like the Causeway of the Giants, it doesn't need to be man made to be worth seeing. I not only like that you have allowed us to join you on your world adventures, but that you do all the research about the places, that I would be too lazy to do. Thanks Rare Earth.

  • @Silverdynamix
    @Silverdynamix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't know what to comment but I'm early so I guess that counts for something.

    • @iandalziel7405
      @iandalziel7405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the early bird got the early word?

  • @tarekyxD
    @tarekyxD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who's here after the Bad Bunny song??

  • @LuisRodriguez-rx8md
    @LuisRodriguez-rx8md 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Who searched up bad bunny yonaguni and this came up

  • @chrisalejandre7709
    @chrisalejandre7709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice writing

  • @RobExNihilo
    @RobExNihilo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting take on the place. I won't lie though, I'm just glad you didn't make me cry over a damn rock this time.

  • @winterbeaches
    @winterbeaches 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's a place I've been fascinated with too. Even though it is not man made, or Atlantis it's still pretty cool and worth seeing. Thanks for this episode. xo

  • @nelumbonucifera7537
    @nelumbonucifera7537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those rocks are pretty damn cool.

  • @scotttime7692
    @scotttime7692 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im planing on diving there in a couple of months, thanks for spoiling that haha. Nah I'll go see for myself

  • @daviderwin4705
    @daviderwin4705 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It takes a rare talent to make rocks seem interesting.

  • @massimookissed1023
    @massimookissed1023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never go full Graham Hancock.

  • @rammul7801
    @rammul7801 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like Graham. I might not agree with his conclusions. But I find his scepticism has merit.

  • @2.7petabytes
    @2.7petabytes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your channel is quite possibly THE BEST CHANNEL ON TH-cam!! I so appreciate the research you put in, the level of detail and all of the interesting places you visit! THANKS!!

  • @lrimunlmorin7947
    @lrimunlmorin7947 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do one for the the cuba underwater "pyramid."

  • @DudokX
    @DudokX 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Came for the rare earth, stayed for the outro

  • @chrisgurney2467
    @chrisgurney2467 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    looking at the cliff face above the water line you can see the way the stratification is shearing off into block like formations, so it's no wonder with more wearing below that it looks almost "built"

  • @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842
    @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even sad rocks sometimes lead you to fun experiences.

  • @Angels-3xist
    @Angels-3xist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well, it's a beautiful location

  • @TrondBrgeKrokli
    @TrondBrgeKrokli 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found the outro clip to be more funny than it objectively is, mostly because the voice is about as garbled as it can possibly get without becoming unidentifiable as a voice, and yet it still is obvious that "This is Rare Earth" is what Evan says in that clip.

  • @pakde8002
    @pakde8002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know. Sort of doubt the Japanese government and academics would try to cover up something that supported Japan having an advanced civilization longer than presently recognized in the archaeological record. Anyway, the tour guide was hot. Next time make it a solo trip.

  • @xplicitxo5991
    @xplicitxo5991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dont let anybody think for you most cant think for themselves, Couldnt of said it better

  • @jeromewright93
    @jeromewright93 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It does look,like fun....

  • @asakurad
    @asakurad ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you sampled the Donan!

  • @Wordsnwood
    @Wordsnwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Makes me think of an April Fool's story I read 30-40 years ago: The story claimed that Niagara Falls was fake -- it had been invented by Native Americans as a tourist trap. Originally it was smaller since it was powered by pumps powered by natives riding stationary bicycles hidden in a cave (I know how this sounds; it was the seventies) In fact the famous Hydro Electric plants there are in actual fact just huge pumps that send water up the cliff so it can come out the top and rush over the falls. Shhh, don't tell anyone.