I was one of the first people to stay in the station (winter-over '03) when there was barely more than a beer can, galley and some living quarters (heated, anyways). All the rest was in the dome or skylab. There is still a lot that is recognizable and the tour definitely made me feel nostalgic. Thank you for showing me what the "new" station turned into.
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe As the country is careening toward $40 trillion in national debt and $250 trillion in unfunded liabilities your attempt to trivialize the costs down there falls on deaf ears. Your electric bill for that building alone is how much? $3.1 million/year? I assume you're not burning bunker fuel because of muh global warming scam, right Joe? So ultra low sulfur diesel with DEF, delivered to South Pole should be about $8/gallon. A burn rate of 45 gallons/hr, 365 days/yr. is a $3.1 million dollar electric bill for ONE building at your elite little country club. What are your total operational costs, including salaries? $30 million/yr?
I work for 6 months out of the year in an arctic pump station for a pipeline and it’s crazy how similer it is to your guys Antarctic research station. Minus obvious differences such as uses and such. The popcorn machine is also very important to us as well😂
Ex-Navy and offshore worker mainly industrial controls and automation I spent several months in isolation from civilization but in the oceans. Looking up at night it really makes you feel like we're a tiny spectacle in the universe. I enjoy these tours, it amazes me how the poles are in this planet yet they're so isolated. It reminds me a lot when you had to make the best while being away from your family. I would have loved to serve a few tours down there in my younger years. The station is very similar to a ship in terms of everything needed to survive, except for a big gym lol.
Great tour! Btw I dunno why but the frozen bicycle at 19:22 surprised me. Just the thought of someone riding around the south on a bike makes me laugh.
Kinda reminds me of a summer camp! Honestly looks very cozy, I think I'd enjoy the community environment a place like this fosters. You lose a lot of this kind of connection with people once you're done with college.
All of a sudden I fell in love with the Antarctic and the station. I've seen other documentaries but they are not that good. You can tell Joe did it once or twice. I absolutely love how the station has literally EVERYTHING to not just survive but to have a fulfilled life on the South Pole. 4 generators? One can provide enough power to run a station for a few days tells you how much these guys prepare for the unthinkable. The basketball court blew my mind, as did the Gym. Many other interesting parts of the station that you will have to see for yourself. Amazing. Especially in comparison to the Russian station which looks the same way as when it was built in the 70s.
There is something that is absolutely perfect about the fact that a South Pole Station has a large and intricate string map of 'Dark' up on the wall of the movie lounge. 😆
I actually imagined it this way but it again reminds me of the way that most science fiction movies depict spaceships wrong. All this scifi dark lifeless chrome etc., if there was an actual big spaceship with a large crew it would look somewhat like a mix of this and the ISS. The only movie that got the feeling slightly right is Alien in my opinion, that one really feels like human beings live there. Imagine you're drifting through endless space, you'd definetly need a library, some funny post-its on the walls, a movie room or some arts and crafts, not this lifeless environment you see mostly.
love the checker pattern on the walls and the circular windows in the doors, makes it feel i bit like a '50s imagined moon base, which isn't far off. Also really interesting to learn about the volunteer roles, and the turn-taking roles like the dishwashing. There must really be a sense of "we are in this together" especially during the winter, also as evidenced by the over winter group photos going all the way back and the way Joe constantly says "we" and "us".
Even though I’m amazed at all the things at this facility and that the designers of it tried to think of everything they could to make this a pleasant experience for the employees, the gym at the end is what really impressed me.
It has a lot of nautical inspiration (it's the galley not the cafeteria, they're the berths not the bedrooms). Mostly cuz it was built by Navy CBs and logistics all handled by military early on
Thank you for making these videos! It’s so fascinating to get to see what’s inside that station. As an extreme introvert, this place would be like heaven to me over the winter. So few people to deal with! I’m one of those people who loved COVID lockdown, never leaving the house, able to get so much work done because no one ever bothered me. Sadly, health issues would make it impossible for me to ever work in a place that isolated. It’s fun to think about it, though, and your tour has allowed me to feel like I got to visit the station.
@12:45 is that an homage to the Star Wars Galactic Empire on that door?? lol. I was like WTF I recognise that symbol from somewhere!! haha. Nice little easter egg there if it is! ;)
Oh my God! That's crazy that you guys got so into Dark that you made a paradox chart and then left it on the wall. I've seen the first two seasons three times now and the third season twice. OF COURSE scientists and engineers would get sucked into that show! So cool. I was frustrated with the ending until more recently. Now I'm just happy that they quickly finished up the plot before Netflix started smacking everything with the cancel hammer indiscriminately.
Great vid, defs the most comprehensive Station tour I've seen! LOVED the little location graphic that pops up when you enter a new area, to give us a better idea of where you are, very nice touch. Thanks for sharing Joe, awesome vid m8!
Absolutely incredible! But would we be able to get a tour of the under ice section as well!?! Would love to learn more about the operations side, such as the vehicle bay, generator sets etc.
Awesome video! It's a shame you couldn't go in satcomm, it's actually really cool in there. I was in IT when I was at Pole, and we'd do standup meetings in there daily/weekly, over by the comms workbench (which is to the left, when you enter). To the right, there's even more controlled access (you have to sign in and out) to get to the datacenter, which looks a lot like a smaller version of what you showed in your Ice Cube video. There's also the sat engineer office, where the ground stations out in RF are controlled from, and a tiny little room for the IT manager's office. If you look on the station diagram just outside it that's on the wall, that entire area is actually marked as being a darkroom for film photography; when the Elevated station was initially drawn up, nobody thought there'd be much use for a server room at Pole, but they were sure that 35mm film photography would be popular!
Man biggest regret was passing up a job offer for a maintenance position there. In the long run I’m happy with my job now, I can’t imagine I’d have stayed that many tours down there. But would have been a wonderful experience.
@@bunnydango Nothing that special, just HVAC and building automation. They frequently have opening for various maintenance type positions. I imagine it’s a pretty high turnover.
6:45 Somehow, for me the hydroponics are the most interesting part of the tour lol. It looks absolutely amazing in there. You guys should have a cafeteria around that room :D
This is absolutely amazing! Im not too far as im currently living in South America. There is a crazy heat wave going on so it is nice to see some snow in the video. Thanks for sharing this with everyone. 😊
Wow!! There is a lot going on here! Really appreciate this, I'm looking into the new USAP alcohol policy, and part of this was reviewing rec that is available-- this assists in making that part of my review pretty tiny-- there is obviously great attention to community and hobbies here!
I've always been fascinated with polar exploration and spent a good amount of time traveling. I dont think I'd have a reason to go down there (although I fix German sports cars for a living) but man this was a cool tour. I've also been a serious rock guitarist since I was 7 years old. Seeing the music room there... WOW. thats some nice equipment. Maybe I ought to look into doing.. something.. down there. Thank you for the detailed tour.
Im surprised how little of the place is dedicated to the actual science. I understand that stuff like ice cube is off site but I didnt realise that the main building was almost exclusively accommodation and facilities
I love the maps and flags of antartica everywhere, it just feels so surreal, we don't often hear much about it so to be in a place where you are studying it must be amazing. All the artifacts from your previous vid, looking out the window to see the vast icy landscape. I would love to be there in the winter. I have always been a bit of an introvert and a night owl, it seems perfect. Hell i will be your janitor, and i can look after plants. :) I would love to work there, itjust seems like a home away from home. Another world.
The brains of some of the people in these comments are freaking cooked. I cannot believe that people can watch lightly edited, casual footage of a guy showing off a base near the south pole, and call it fake or BS. It's wild and I welcome evolution to do its part, please.
This comment section really isn't that bad actually, given how the loons tend to flock to any video mentioning Antarctica. Looks like 95% of comments here are from sane people. Not too bad
I just found your channel today when I saw a short on the "below ice," station. You did a great job on the tour, omw to part 3 now! I'm curious about the other housing (row buildings that house 600 or so people.) I have 22 yrs in nursing & never thought about y'all having to cover denistry out there, but makes sense though! I absolutely LOVED the green house & those who volunteered to help feed others fresh vegetables & some fruit too!
Thanks for the mention of Martin Pomerantz. I saw the picture in the case and immediately thought of him. And then you mentioned him, that was great. Pomerantz chewed me out a few times but he also gave me my favorite compliment of all time. He was a force of nature. I wintered at McMurdo 82/83 and spent 2 weeks at Pole working with him. I'm curious if where I worked with him is where Pomerantz Land is now.
The thing in the music room closet might have been an electric cello. Those are basically only the center pice with the strings and without the big body
Always fascinated with Antarctica as I've missed out on a couple of chances to work down there, for various reasons. Still would love to see it in person.
12:43 That's where Darth Vader sends and receives messages. That's why you can't go in there. He just didn't want to say anything. Also the fact that there's a band room on the south pole gives me inspiration.
You’re wondering where people are and I’m still wondering where your special silent styrofoam is. It’s not any of the products on the styrofoam website… do you know of a secret prototype?
@@EmilyTienne Ew, don’t flatter yourself. When someone is acting like you do online towards people it’s not far fetched to think people might click on your comments, I mean there’s a reason TH-cam makes it easy to see someone’s comments. You did all that “as a matter of fact” and condescending nonsense and then when I informed you that you’re verifiably wrong you decided to just ignore it, I clicked your comments and sure enough you were still making comments so it confirmed you ignored it. It takes a real low energy bad personality to act how you’re acting.
And over here in this display is where we keep all the rare metals and stones we find in the area. Right there is shrapnel from a spacecraft we found buried in the ice for about 100,000 years. And just down this hallway is where we’re storing the ice block containing the inhabitant of that very ship found a few hundred feet away frozen solid. We’re headed there now.
You've got those winter eyes, the air is so damn cold and dry that it does something to the thin skin around people's eyes, it's the same here in finland during very cold winters.
Great tour Joe! Really interesting to see what the station looks like! I noticed the fatbike on the deck. Does someone ride that around on the snow there?
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Lol! That would be pretty fun to ride a bike in Antarctica, but very cold I imagine! I know a few guys who did a fat biking trip across Northern Ontario in Canada twice, but it only got a cold as -40 degrees Celsius.
I was one of the first people to stay in the station (winter-over '03) when there was barely more than a beer can, galley and some living quarters (heated, anyways). All the rest was in the dome or skylab. There is still a lot that is recognizable and the tour definitely made me feel nostalgic. Thank you for showing me what the "new" station turned into.
Ah, amazing. You were one of the few to experience both stations. Glad i could take you down memory lane.
@@thinkcasting3182 And every cent is a worthwhile investment in science. An incurious country is a waste of space…
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe As the country is careening toward $40 trillion in national debt and $250 trillion in unfunded liabilities your attempt to trivialize the costs down there falls on deaf ears. Your electric bill for that building alone is how much? $3.1 million/year? I assume you're not burning bunker fuel because of muh global warming scam, right Joe? So ultra low sulfur diesel with DEF, delivered to South Pole should be about $8/gallon. A burn rate of 45 gallons/hr, 365 days/yr. is a $3.1 million dollar electric bill for ONE building at your elite little country club. What are your total operational costs, including salaries? $30 million/yr?
Same here. What season were you there? I was there 2003.
@@michaelhoffmann2891 first flight in oct, 2002 to second flight out (after winter) Oct, 2003. looks like you were there in Nov, 03 just after I left.
The imperial design on the communications room window is hilarious XD
I love that one nerd put the imperial logo from Star Wars on the satellite communication office
TH-cam is really amazing. It gives you the opportunity to share your experiences and gives us a chance to see something we may never see otherwise.
I sub now. Thanks!
Such a paradise for socializing introverts :)
I work for 6 months out of the year in an arctic pump station for a pipeline and it’s crazy how similer it is to your guys Antarctic research station. Minus obvious differences such as uses and such. The popcorn machine is also very important to us as well😂
Only difference is there station is creating super weapons apparently according to Eric hecker who was there from '10 '11
@@johnkalin1656stop smoking weed
Why is there a bike in that video? (Serious question) can't imagine it gets much use lol
@@johnkalin1656 Did "Eric" try to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge as well? 😂
Ex-Navy and offshore worker mainly industrial controls and automation I spent several months in isolation from civilization but in the oceans. Looking up at night it really makes you feel like we're a tiny spectacle in the universe. I enjoy these tours, it amazes me how the poles are in this planet yet they're so isolated. It reminds me a lot when you had to make the best while being away from your family. I would have loved to serve a few tours down there in my younger years. The station is very similar to a ship in terms of everything needed to survive, except for a big gym lol.
Great tour! Btw I dunno why but the frozen bicycle at 19:22 surprised me. Just the thought of someone riding around the south on a bike makes me laugh.
Kinda reminds me of a summer camp! Honestly looks very cozy, I think I'd enjoy the community environment a place like this fosters. You lose a lot of this kind of connection with people once you're done with college.
I work at a boarding school in nepal it's like this for me. Communities, rotating groups of people, all living and working together to make stuff work
All of a sudden I fell in love with the Antarctic and the station. I've seen other documentaries but they are not that good. You can tell Joe did it once or twice. I absolutely love how the station has literally EVERYTHING to not just survive but to have a fulfilled life on the South Pole. 4 generators? One can provide enough power to run a station for a few days tells you how much these guys prepare for the unthinkable. The basketball court blew my mind, as did the Gym. Many other interesting parts of the station that you will have to see for yourself. Amazing. Especially in comparison to the Russian station which looks the same way as when it was built in the 70s.
There is something that is absolutely perfect about the fact that a South Pole Station has a large and intricate string map of 'Dark' up on the wall of the movie lounge. 😆
Got some big curious brains down here
It made me laugh out loud. It's so comically fitting for the kind of people who would work at the pole
Dark got soooo confusing 😂
this was cracking me up as well, I get the sense that movie night is a biggggg night for them all lol
I seen the bicycle frozen at the end of this video, that's pretty funny,I'm sure it doesn't get used much! Lol
12:46 Love the imperial sign on the glass xD
The Galactic Empire symbol with Antarctica in the middle on the satellite communications room door was interesting.
Super fascinating tour! I never would have expected there was a craft room at the south pole! Thank you so much for this video!
Never thought there'd be so much to do there. Like a indoor summer camp. Sign me up
I actually imagined it this way but it again reminds me of the way that most science fiction movies depict spaceships wrong. All this scifi dark lifeless chrome etc., if there was an actual big spaceship with a large crew it would look somewhat like a mix of this and the ISS. The only movie that got the feeling slightly right is Alien in my opinion, that one really feels like human beings live there. Imagine you're drifting through endless space, you'd definetly need a library, some funny post-its on the walls, a movie room or some arts and crafts, not this lifeless environment you see mostly.
Thank you so much! I'd never have gotten to see any of this without your tour!
love the checker pattern on the walls and the circular windows in the doors, makes it feel i bit like a '50s imagined moon base, which isn't far off.
Also really interesting to learn about the volunteer roles, and the turn-taking roles like the dishwashing. There must really be a sense of "we are in this together" especially during the winter, also as evidenced by the over winter group photos going all the way back and the way Joe constantly says "we" and "us".
Even though I’m amazed at all the things at this facility and that the designers of it tried to think of everything they could to make this a pleasant experience for the employees, the gym at the end is what really impressed me.
I wish hospitals would use that wall patterning for internal navigation. I love how this building feels built like a ship.
It has a lot of nautical inspiration (it's the galley not the cafeteria, they're the berths not the bedrooms). Mostly cuz it was built by Navy CBs and logistics all handled by military early on
"Be a hero. Write a kid". Love it.
Thank you for making these videos! It’s so fascinating to get to see what’s inside that station. As an extreme introvert, this place would be like heaven to me over the winter. So few people to deal with! I’m one of those people who loved COVID lockdown, never leaving the house, able to get so much work done because no one ever bothered me.
Sadly, health issues would make it impossible for me to ever work in a place that isolated. It’s fun to think about it, though, and your tour has allowed me to feel like I got to visit the station.
Nice they gave Scott his props, he definitely deserved recognition.
Love watching videos of Antarctica imagining what life is like over there! Keep em coming!
The most surprising aspect of the tour (incl Part 1) was the music room!!! The sports gym was very cool, too.
A wonderful, comprehensive tour. Thank you so much.
Working here Must be a Huge Bucket list moment . Respect to all whom have lived & worked on the Pole. kinda Chilly
Really impressive what they have done at the pole. The station is well made and appears to have everything you could need.
@12:45 is that an homage to the Star Wars Galactic Empire on that door?? lol. I was like WTF I recognise that symbol from somewhere!! haha. Nice little easter egg there if it is! ;)
Oh my God! That's crazy that you guys got so into Dark that you made a paradox chart and then left it on the wall. I've seen the first two seasons three times now and the third season twice. OF COURSE scientists and engineers would get sucked into that show! So cool. I was frustrated with the ending until more recently. Now I'm just happy that they quickly finished up the plot before Netflix started smacking everything with the cancel hammer indiscriminately.
Great vid, defs the most comprehensive Station tour I've seen! LOVED the little location graphic that pops up when you enter a new area, to give us a better idea of where you are, very nice touch. Thanks for sharing Joe, awesome vid m8!
I really enjoyed these. Thank you for sharing a part of the world few of us will be fortunate to experience!
Absolutely incredible!
But would we be able to get a tour of the under ice section as well!?!
Would love to learn more about the operations side, such as the vehicle bay, generator sets etc.
Under ice video posted!
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Awesome! Thanks!
Great suggestion! I'm otw to part 3 tour & will have to look for the ice station afterwards!
How amazing is it that there are no bugs or critters in the greenhouse!!
Awesome. Yay!
I've been trying to imagine what this station would look like for years, now I know.
Much appreciated.
You guys rock!!!
Wow..
wery well done tours both 1 n 2. Impressd how good care they take of people over there.
Thank you 😊
Fantastic tour. Thanks for doing this.
Love it. As does my inner introvert used to Midwestern winters. Read about this in 3rd grade in the ‘70s and obviously it’s changed!! Thanks !
Wow you have plants in south pole amazing
Awesome video! It's a shame you couldn't go in satcomm, it's actually really cool in there. I was in IT when I was at Pole, and we'd do standup meetings in there daily/weekly, over by the comms workbench (which is to the left, when you enter). To the right, there's even more controlled access (you have to sign in and out) to get to the datacenter, which looks a lot like a smaller version of what you showed in your Ice Cube video.
There's also the sat engineer office, where the ground stations out in RF are controlled from, and a tiny little room for the IT manager's office. If you look on the station diagram just outside it that's on the wall, that entire area is actually marked as being a darkroom for film photography; when the Elevated station was initially drawn up, nobody thought there'd be much use for a server room at Pole, but they were sure that 35mm film photography would be popular!
Ha that's really interesting about the dark room! I was in sat com fairly frequently, and saw all those places except for the data center
Bro what is Raytheon doing there spill it you would be a legend or just let us know Eric hecker is full of ish
He's full of ish
@@johnkalin1656 Eric and I both hung out at the summer camp lounge at Pole. I liked the guy, but he was full of shit then and he is now too.
It was nice to spot a copy of one of Iain M. Bank's "Culture" books all the way down there, he would have got a kick out of that.
Thanks for the gift of the video! Merry Christmas to you!
I just keep thinking of 'The Thing!'
Great job Joe. I've seen a few Amundsen-Scott station YT vidoes before, but with diagrams yours is the best. Well done!
The greenhouse is definitely my favorite part of the station, a lot of yield in a little space.
Did you spot the wacky backy growing in the back?
Man biggest regret was passing up a job offer for a maintenance position there. In the long run I’m happy with my job now, I can’t imagine I’d have stayed that many tours down there. But would have been a wonderful experience.
what kind of qualifications did you have to get that kinda offer?
@@bunnydango Nothing that special, just HVAC and building automation. They frequently have opening for various maintenance type positions. I imagine it’s a pretty high turnover.
This and part 1 were so interesting, best videos I've seen on life in Antarctica, thanks.
6:45 Somehow, for me the hydroponics are the most interesting part of the tour lol. It looks absolutely amazing in there. You guys should have a cafeteria around that room :D
This is absolutely amazing! Im not too far as im currently living in South America. There is a crazy heat wave going on so it is nice to see some snow in the video. Thanks for sharing this with everyone. 😊
Wow!! There is a lot going on here! Really appreciate this, I'm looking into the new USAP alcohol policy, and part of this was reviewing rec that is available-- this assists in making that part of my review pretty tiny-- there is obviously great attention to community and hobbies here!
This was amazing! I had no idea how big this place was. Really enjoyed watching
A bit late, but Thank You for the tour of a unique space that most of us will never get to see.
Awesome 2 love it glad to see people that care about our future thank you😏
13:02 at the Satellite Communications Office. That's the logo of the evil Empire in Star Wars. Nice.
Just watched it for the second time very interesting I'd love to live there!
Great video!! I loved the fat bike at the end haha
Love the tour thanks for the trip down holiday camp…hilarious!
I loved that series Dark. It was confusing especially towards the end. I can't believe people were at the South Pole trying to figure it out.
I kind of missed the flame throwers during the tour. I"m sure you keep some of those just in case, never know what"s lurking beneath the snow :D
Don't forget the dynamite sticks!
I've always been fascinated with polar exploration and spent a good amount of time traveling. I dont think I'd have a reason to go down there (although I fix German sports cars for a living) but man this was a cool tour. I've also been a serious rock guitarist since I was 7 years old. Seeing the music room there... WOW. thats some nice equipment. Maybe I ought to look into doing.. something.. down there. Thank you for the detailed tour.
Thank you Brandon
Beautiful, well thought out facility.
Wow would love a holiday there,looks so cozy inside,just remember to take you're thermals lol❤❤❤
Working down in Antarctica is very much on my bucket list. I'd love to do a year or two in the ice and snow!
Im surprised how little of the place is dedicated to the actual science. I understand that stuff like ice cube is off site but I didnt realise that the main building was almost exclusively accommodation and facilities
Yep, a LOT of support required to be in this environment for extended periods
Is ‘The Thing’ a popular choice on movie night? Lol
Got to be epic!
Quite impressive, Joe‼️
Thanks for the tour‼️👍🏻
Thank you for these insightful videos. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a blessed Festive season.
I love the maps and flags of antartica everywhere, it just feels so surreal, we don't often hear much about it so to be in a place where you are studying it must be amazing. All the artifacts from your previous vid, looking out the window to see the vast icy landscape. I would love to be there in the winter. I have always been a bit of an introvert and a night owl, it seems perfect. Hell i will be your janitor, and i can look after plants. :) I would love to work there, itjust seems like a home away from home. Another world.
The brains of some of the people in these comments are freaking cooked. I cannot believe that people can watch lightly edited, casual footage of a guy showing off a base near the south pole, and call it fake or BS. It's wild and I welcome evolution to do its part, please.
TH-cam and Facebook nowadays has to have "It's Fake Monitors". Sign of the times.
This comment section really isn't that bad actually, given how the loons tend to flock to any video mentioning Antarctica. Looks like 95% of comments here are from sane people. Not too bad
I just found your channel today when I saw a short on the "below ice," station. You did a great job on the tour, omw to part 3 now! I'm curious about the other housing (row buildings that house 600 or so people.) I have 22 yrs in nursing & never thought about y'all having to cover denistry out there, but makes sense though! I absolutely LOVED the green house & those who volunteered to help feed others fresh vegetables & some fruit too!
Thanks for the mention of Martin Pomerantz. I saw the picture in the case and immediately thought of him. And then you mentioned him, that was great. Pomerantz chewed me out a few times but he also gave me my favorite compliment of all time. He was a force of nature. I wintered at McMurdo 82/83 and spent 2 weeks at Pole working with him. I'm curious if where I worked with him is where Pomerantz Land is now.
12:48 Sith Empire logo on the door, nice touch.
Love these videos!!! Keep em up ma man!
The thing in the music room closet might have been an electric cello. Those are basically only the center pice with the strings and without the big body
"Not used very much..." I would be in that sauna every damn day! :)
Nice vid series, very enjoyable. I use those exact same LED growing lights (for different purpose 😅) .
I LOVE your videos bro….. keep up the great work man.
that place is excellent.
Lovely...thanks Doctor Joe
Is that the imperial logo from Star wars on the satellite communications office? Looks a lot like it 😁
12:52 Empire Symbol. Did a Star Wars fan make that? That’s cool
Great! Everything one could need.
Its like you're on another planet. So cool.
With all those rooms dedicated to entertainment, I am amazed that you guys get anything done :p
Always fascinated with Antarctica as I've missed out on a couple of chances to work down there, for various reasons. Still would love to see it in person.
Big thanks! so enjoyed your tour
I wish my work had overhead cable trays as clean as yours. I guess they don't get changed around very often.
You legit had me at sauna. I can’t believe you said people didn’t use it that often. I would use it almost every day.
There were king-sized sheets available (8:32). Why would there be king-sized beds at the station? Do couples get stationed together?
12:43 That's where Darth Vader sends and receives messages. That's why you can't go in there. He just didn't want to say anything.
Also the fact that there's a band room on the south pole gives me inspiration.
The ultimate captive audience!
Fascinating. Had to wonder where everyone was. Surely not everyone was in the field performing research.
You’re wondering where people are and I’m still wondering where your special silent styrofoam is. It’s not any of the products on the styrofoam website… do you know of a secret prototype?
@@ETAisNOW Oh, my…I think we have a stalker here. 😜
@@EmilyTienne Ew, don’t flatter yourself. When someone is acting like you do online towards people it’s not far fetched to think people might click on your comments, I mean there’s a reason TH-cam makes it easy to see someone’s comments. You did all that “as a matter of fact” and condescending nonsense and then when I informed you that you’re verifiably wrong you decided to just ignore it, I clicked your comments and sure enough you were still making comments so it confirmed you ignored it. It takes a real low energy bad personality to act how you’re acting.
@@EmilyTienne Another good reason to stay anonymous online. Guy sounds like a certified nutter 😂
And over here in this display is where we keep all the rare metals and stones we find in the area. Right there is shrapnel from a spacecraft we found buried in the ice for about 100,000 years. And just down this hallway is where we’re storing the ice block containing the inhabitant of that very ship found a few hundred feet away frozen solid. We’re headed there now.
I'm addicted to McMurdo! Thanks for the video's.
This is the South Pole station. McMurdo is 850 miles the other way
amazing love to spend a wekk or two there see the and fell the life you guys live keep it up love the videos
Superb!
This kicks sooooooooooooo much butt. Thanks for sharing!
You've got those winter eyes, the air is so damn cold and dry that it does something to the thin skin around people's eyes, it's the same here in finland during very cold winters.
Another classy video- thank you
Great tour Joe! Really interesting to see what the station looks like! I noticed the fatbike on the deck. Does someone ride that around on the snow there?
It was there all winter, i never saw anyone use it 😂
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Lol! That would be pretty fun to ride a bike in Antarctica, but very cold I imagine! I know a few guys who did a fat biking trip across Northern Ontario in Canada twice, but it only got a cold as -40 degrees Celsius.