I'm a Yorkshireman, living in New Zealand, huge fan of your videos, Brady and in a very cool coincidence, I just happened to be in Stockholm when I came across this video! It's my first time here and I'm just travelling Europe. Came across AsapScience's periodic table song today and started learning it. It put me in the mood to watch more of your Periodic videos backlog so I scrolled to the very bottom and started watching. Glad I did. If I had more time here (and my girlfriend was more interested in science,) I may have taken a wee trip to Ytterby.
That was a fun trip! Lucky for them the locals spoke great English. I hope they had a good breakfast, and a nice hot cup of tea after that snowy excursion.
I absolutely love all of the videos that you guys produce, you are doing a great service to the world. The less people afraid of chemistry and chemical names, the better the world is. I have one big question about this mine that you didn't address in any of the videos from it though... that is, Why are all of those elements there? Why did so many relatively unique elements get formed in one place and in such concentrations? Was it volcanically active, or the site of tectonic plates rising?
@Borridd Yes, that's what I loved about Sweden. Contrary to what I've experienced in Norway, though. In Norway I've spent 3 weeks and two people knowing fluent English that I've met were 8 year old girl showing us around the camp site and the homeless helping me out with choosing a beer at the supermarket. It's a shame.
@Xc31 You've got a good point here. You're probably right their will to try communicating with us was a good side of the issue. Now when I think of it, this didn't happen to us in Belgium, Netherlands or Switzerland.
@Lleanlleawrg Thanks for the tip, but we chose northern Norway simply because we can't afford the south. We had a three-week supply of canned food in our trunk, and occasional purchase of ten times more expensive bread made us upset enough. We paid an average polish daily wage for just crossing the highway on the other side of it. So, yeah.. Anyways it's good to know the reasons of the way the things are. Thanks for everything I learned from you tonight!
Been there yesterday with dosimeters. Some spots in the quarry wall are really active. But sadly the entrance on the top of the wall to the right side is closed off with concrete. Also, the back of the sign on the bottom of the hill states the text in english :P
This is a great video. As a amateur geologist/rockhound to be able to see a site where these mineral/elements are found is great. My question i, did you collect or tak any rocks from there? God knows you could not have stopped me from collecting a few rocks from there.
@rageagainstthebath You're very welcome. And welcome back whenever. But yes, it is ridiculously expensive compared to Sweden or Poland which judging by your post, you seem to be from. Btw, I visited Poland nearly a decade ago in a school trip. Ferry from Sweden to Poland, then drove to Krakow, stayed there three days and then out of the country towards Prague. I really liked Krakow, I found Wieliczka particularly fascinating. I also visited Auschwitz 1 & 2 KZ camps which made quite an impact.
Were these elements first found in samples from there, or are they exclusively found in samples from there? If the latter, Why? (Did I miss it? If so, sorry!)
@Lleanlleawrg That's a case too. We were on the north. We travelled to Nordkapp from Finland, then we headed towards south, through Tromso, Lofoten, Narvik, Bodo, Trondheim, Alesund and went straight back to Swedish ferry port, leaving Oslo unvisited. I contacted some Norwegians from the south though, using clear english, on our social club's chat. It's not that I put all Norwegians into a single bag, I just regret those on the tourist sites do poor job trying to meet my tourism requirements.
@Supacalaz basically it counts for scandinavia. english is our second language. about 90% speak english, 40-60% does it very very well. im from Denmark
Brady, I have a proposal. I think it would be a lot of fun if the hosts of both of your channels, Periodic Table of Videos and Sixty Symbols of physics, prepare a quick 30-50 minutes lecture about their research area. It shouldn't be something too fancy, just anything they would do when they go out to other universities to offer a seminar.
@periodicvideos Great, I love science, I am a third year bio sci undergrad, but I also love learning about theology and the bible. Also I added your blog to my favorites so that I can stay up to date.
@Xc31 I think the reason is that they are aiming for German tourists. After all, I've been to tourism sites mostly. They always tried to respond me in German or tried to make up some answers in English, but it was mostly incomprehensive. Well, no big deal. It's still far worse in my fatherland after all.
@rageagainstthebath I'm Norwegian and pretty much everyone I know can make themselves understood in English. Okay, not many are fluent, but that goes for all the Scandinavian countries. Where in Norway were you? I live in the South.
@rageagainstthebath Ah but that explains it then, the Northern parts invest less in international tourism. For a decent tourist experience I'd recommend travelling during the summer, particularly in June and August, starting in Oslo and just following the coast towards Aust-Agder (where I live), then Vest Agder, Rogaland then Hordaland and possibly Sogn og Fjordane. Great scenery and the vast majority will communicate just fine in English in my experience. Check out YT ?v=ypG-VKSAivs btw!
@NarutoSSj6 ANYONE still bright enough not to be locked up either in a small padded cell or an old folks home can form a coherent sentence as a response to "where is *****?"
@Lleanlleawrg Since we brought almost entire food supply along, it wasn't that bad. The entrance fees to all the museums were not THAT bad, and fuel costs almost the same as in Poland. It was painful when we started encountering roads you are supposed to pay for. A nasty surprise was somewhere in middle of Norway, where the pay booth was in the MIDDLE of the road we tried to get past. And Nazi death camps is something I think everyone should see, just not to let this happen again. Peace!
@rageagainstthebath try the french speaking part of Belgium, they know english perfectly but will just look at you as if you were speaking chinese, and always respond in french like you tried to talk english to them just for fun.
Nah, it doesn't look like it's that cold. The sun is shining and the icicles are dripping. Plus they're climbing up a hill so he might be getting hot, actually. Though it can still make your skin dry...
Nope, it's not. But everyone can speak English anyway (like me). Nowadays, you also study one or two modern languages, like Spanish, French, Italian or German.
Holy shit, i've been subscribed to this channel for half a year now, and i didn't realize they'd been 500 meters from my house O.O
I'm a Yorkshireman, living in New Zealand, huge fan of your videos, Brady and in a very cool coincidence, I just happened to be in Stockholm when I came across this video!
It's my first time here and I'm just travelling Europe. Came across AsapScience's periodic table song today and started learning it. It put me in the mood to watch more of your Periodic videos backlog so I scrolled to the very bottom and started watching. Glad I did.
If I had more time here (and my girlfriend was more interested in science,) I may have taken a wee trip to Ytterby.
That was a fun trip! Lucky for them the locals spoke great English. I hope they had a good breakfast, and a nice hot cup of tea after that snowy excursion.
I absolutely love all of the videos that you guys produce, you are doing a great service to the world. The less people afraid of chemistry and chemical names, the better the world is. I have one big question about this mine that you didn't address in any of the videos from it though... that is, Why are all of those elements there? Why did so many relatively unique elements get formed in one place and in such concentrations? Was it volcanically active, or the site of tectonic plates rising?
@Borridd Yes, that's what I loved about Sweden. Contrary to what I've experienced in Norway, though. In Norway I've spent 3 weeks and two people knowing fluent English that I've met were 8 year old girl showing us around the camp site and the homeless helping me out with choosing a beer at the supermarket. It's a shame.
Now that was great, I appreciate their work!
@Xc31 You've got a good point here. You're probably right their will to try communicating with us was a good side of the issue. Now when I think of it, this didn't happen to us in Belgium, Netherlands or Switzerland.
@Lleanlleawrg Thanks for the tip, but we chose northern Norway simply because we can't afford the south. We had a three-week supply of canned food in our trunk, and occasional purchase of ten times more expensive bread made us upset enough. We paid an average polish daily wage for just crossing the highway on the other side of it.
So, yeah.. Anyways it's good to know the reasons of the way the things are. Thanks for everything I learned from you tonight!
Been there yesterday with dosimeters. Some spots in the quarry wall are really active. But sadly the entrance on the top of the wall to the right side is closed off with concrete.
Also, the back of the sign on the bottom of the hill states the text in english :P
Oh and hello from your brothers and sisters in Norway, all you swedish viewers. We all love you :)
I thought you said Terbium twice until I read the description!
How did all those elements get there?
This is a great video. As a amateur geologist/rockhound to be able to see a site where these mineral/elements are found is great. My question i, did you collect or tak any rocks from there? God knows you could not have stopped me from collecting a few rocks from there.
I've actually met one Swede who didn't speak English. It was quite a surprise. xD My Swedish friend's dad, a middle aged guy from Northern Sweden.
"it's not much to see, i'm sorry" 1:35
Well, she's probably not into chemistry! LOL
Sverige har faktiskt en väldigt intressant historia bakom sig :)
@rageagainstthebath You're very welcome. And welcome back whenever. But yes, it is ridiculously expensive compared to Sweden or Poland which judging by your post, you seem to be from. Btw, I visited Poland nearly a decade ago in a school trip. Ferry from Sweden to Poland, then drove to Krakow, stayed there three days and then out of the country towards Prague. I really liked Krakow, I found Wieliczka particularly fascinating. I also visited Auschwitz 1 & 2 KZ camps which made quite an impact.
does the moment at 2:59 remind you of modern warfare 2 spec ops?
Were these elements first found in samples from there, or are they exclusively found in samples from there? If the latter, Why? (Did I miss it? If so, sorry!)
@Lleanlleawrg That's a case too. We were on the north. We travelled to Nordkapp from Finland, then we headed towards south, through Tromso, Lofoten, Narvik, Bodo, Trondheim, Alesund and went straight back to Swedish ferry port, leaving Oslo unvisited.
I contacted some Norwegians from the south though, using clear english, on our social club's chat. It's not that I put all Norwegians into a single bag, I just regret those on the tourist sites do poor job trying to meet my tourism requirements.
@Supacalaz basically it counts for scandinavia. english is our second language. about 90% speak english, 40-60% does it very very well.
im from Denmark
@Borridd Parlent-ils aussi le français?
Brady, I have a proposal. I think it would be a lot of fun if the hosts of both of your channels, Periodic Table of Videos and Sixty Symbols of physics, prepare a quick 30-50 minutes lecture about their research area. It shouldn't be something too fancy, just anything they would do when they go out to other universities to offer a seminar.
Why would someone dislike these wonderful videos?!? :'-(
Glad you all didn't get hurt, looked pretty doggy climbing around on those rocks in the snow and ice!
why would you go in the winter?
@periodicvideos Great, I love science, I am a third year bio sci undergrad, but I also love learning about theology and the bible. Also I added your blog to my favorites so that I can stay up to date.
Swedish people speak such good English!!!
@Xc31 I think the reason is that they are aiming for German tourists. After all, I've been to tourism sites mostly. They always tried to respond me in German or tried to make up some answers in English, but it was mostly incomprehensive.
Well, no big deal. It's still far worse in my fatherland after all.
@Borridd Because their movies aren´t dubbed. All parents , show these comics undubbed first- huge impact.
@periodicvideos Thanks For The Video, It Was Very Interesting.
@rageagainstthebath I'm Norwegian and pretty much everyone I know can make themselves understood in English. Okay, not many are fluent, but that goes for all the Scandinavian countries. Where in Norway were you? I live in the South.
@Serostern really? 50% of those over 12 are retired and most of those have probably forgotten english.
@Gypopotamus they are chemistry teachers, but awesome
@rageagainstthebath Ah but that explains it then, the Northern parts invest less in international tourism. For a decent tourist experience I'd recommend travelling during the summer, particularly in June and August, starting in Oslo and just following the coast towards Aust-Agder (where I live), then Vest Agder, Rogaland then Hordaland and possibly Sogn og Fjordane. Great scenery and the vast majority will communicate just fine in English in my experience. Check out YT ?v=ypG-VKSAivs btw!
awesome, i had to do a project on yttrium in Chemistry class
I live close to Ytterby and go there every day :>
lol how cold were your feet... not exactly prepared for trudging through the snow it looks like
@NarutoSSj6 ANYONE still bright enough not to be locked up either in a small padded cell or an old folks home can form a coherent sentence as a response to "where is *****?"
@Lleanlleawrg Since we brought almost entire food supply along, it wasn't that bad. The entrance fees to all the museums were not THAT bad, and fuel costs almost the same as in Poland. It was painful when we started encountering roads you are supposed to pay for. A nasty surprise was somewhere in middle of Norway, where the pay booth was in the MIDDLE of the road we tried to get past.
And Nazi death camps is something I think everyone should see, just not to let this happen again. Peace!
@rageagainstthebath try the french speaking part of Belgium, they know english perfectly but will just look at you as if you were speaking chinese, and always respond in french like you tried to talk english to them just for fun.
So you took Woke up at 2:00 AM, took 3 plane flights and travelled up a snowy hill to look at a plaque with 31 words on it?
Nah, it doesn't look like it's that cold. The sun is shining and the icicles are dripping. Plus they're climbing up a hill so he might be getting hot, actually. Though it can still make your skin dry...
@Borridd Yeah, and high quality english most of the time.
Nice video guys. :D Sweden looks really cold.
rock deposits because sweden its close to a fault line
(thats just a quick summary)
@clarkcolt45 I'm just glad I wasn't along. I would have said something inept like, "Quite all right. We hear that all the time."
sweet trip! thanks for the histroy lesson :D
@Supacalaz Almost 100% of the swedish over the age of 12 speak english.
Maybe not great english, but understandable.
by the looks of your clothes, you werent prepared for Swedish environment :p Greetings from Norway!
@Borridd probably 100% feels like it here.
0.36 I sat there before going to Corfu :p
So...did he fall? :D
the worst thing you can hear when getting directions is "no wait, sorry..."
@nellux Not very much do, sorry :P
Amstredam eih ? :D
Nope, it's not. But everyone can speak English anyway (like me). Nowadays, you also study one or two modern languages, like Spanish, French, Italian or German.
wuhuu you flew over Denmark and i live there :P
@calumisdead wat
Because Swedish Chef is awesome?
Fun to see a video from my country of birth :)
hello
I love you too. :)
Aah, Sverige, good memories on Tyresta National Park.
You did? That's strange... I'm a Swede and everyone I know can speak English.
crazy brits dont you know the steering wheel belong on the left side of the car
nice
Hej på dig också. :P
ytterby-ium
we want our proff.
Mini
meteorites i was thinking
Reminds me of minecraft :P
@Supacalaz Something like 90% of Swedes can speak english :)
@Borridd more like 99,382%
YEO AMSTERDAM BRADY GETTTIN STONED OUT TIL BALLIX NO DOUBT BET DA CAFFEE SHAP AT THE START WASnT DA ONLY COFFEE SHAP YA WaS AT m8 YEOOO
Haha, är det sant? xD
back in the 1700's wow they were still trying to make gold and junk yet ! lol
Put on some gloves or you'll get a frostbite! It isn't a nice thing to get.
some one needs to spend less time in the lab, and more time exercising....
English is not official, its learned by 90% of swedes
Why ask if they can speak english xD
English is an official language in sweden
2 years later... But stop learning Swedish, such a dull language :)
Men för många patrioter, nationalister och rasister, tyvärr.