Breaking Bald ( In The Abandoned Lab )

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  • Whilst in Georgia I visited the town of Rustavi where is situated the largest metallurgy factory complex in the Caucasus. Built during the time of Joseph Stalin and no doubt full of Soviet treasures I knew I'd have to somehow get inside and explore what was left of the complex. And whilst inside I discovered a laboratory. Watch to see what happened. Or don't watch. It's totally up to you. Personally I would go eat a pot noodle instead but you're a grown adult so make your own choice.

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  • @poetrybetweenthepixels4578
    @poetrybetweenthepixels4578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Easter Egg: When Bald said he was "taking a Roadside Picnic ," he was referring to the fact that Andrei Tarkovsky's classic philosophical Sci-fi movie "Stalker" was based off of the book by the Strugatsky Brothers, "Roadside Picnic." When he refers to himself as a "stalker" throughout the vlog, he's alluding to the fact that the Stalker in Tarkovsky's movie was a person who believed that there was a room among the Soviet ruins which would grant your deepest desire if you walked into it (regardless of whether you were aware of this desire or not). The Stalker's self-appointed role was to lead the dispossessed into this room, much like Bald's vocation is to guide us through these long-since-forgotten ruinous landscapes. I'm planning on making my next TH-cam video on "Stalker" so I've been doing research :P

    • @WhySooSeriouslol
      @WhySooSeriouslol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Ahh interesting, I was thinking it was a nod to STALKER: shadow of Chernobyl PC game because he kept referring to himself as the stalker and the area as the “zone.” Now I wonder if the game was inspired by that movie

    • @ShaLun42
      @ShaLun42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@WhySooSeriouslol there was book, later there was movie based on this book, and later the game based on both real Chernobyl zone and book/movie

    • @gappuma7883
      @gappuma7883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except they’re not in soviet at all but in Canada. Have you read the book?

    • @dvv18
      @dvv18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gappuma7883 It's in "unspecified English-speaking country".

    • @funeralgothatoo5814
      @funeralgothatoo5814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also the lesser-known VR game Into The Radius is inspired by Roadside Picnic!
      That game captures these type of environments so damn well. Watching this was uncanny. My mind was half expecting to see a Slider.
      *edit -typo

  • @Linjen_
    @Linjen_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    - "At least no one saw"
    The words of a man holding a camera, recording and sharing with an audience of hundred of thousands.

    • @Pax.YouTube
      @Pax.YouTube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Millions*

    • @IG7799-c4u
      @IG7799-c4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Pax.TH-cam Not on this channel.

    • @Pauldjreadman
      @Pauldjreadman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And Millions, of the Balds fans lol

  • @MicBain
    @MicBain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3997

    Mixing random chemicals in an abandoned former Soviet lab, what could possibly go wrong..?
    Never change bro 😆

    • @duncthemonc9951
      @duncthemonc9951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      The lighter too, so risky

    • @boo9523
      @boo9523 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was on an special covert MI5 operation to poison Ukrainian negotiators and raise a false flag on Russians.

    • @SanSiim
      @SanSiim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +350

      He just made Covid-69

    • @centuryrox
      @centuryrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      And then adding heat to it.
      Just a normal day of Bald trying to discover a new brand of Soviet coffee.

    • @randez_9168
      @randez_9168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +281

      Don't forget sniffing the unknown chemicals, also a wise choice.

  • @there_is_nothing_here
    @there_is_nothing_here 2 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    I've been watching the main channel for more than a couple years now at this point it seems. I just wanted to say thanks for introducing me to that part of the world and more importantly the people who live there. It's definitely made a difference on why I've paid so much attention to the news the last 30 days. It's gut-wrenching watching the people of Ukraine lose their home. May this madness come to an end and the rebuilding begin soon.

    • @urbanothepopeofdeath
      @urbanothepopeofdeath 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      and making it seem like I am a genius at times! i.e. Azerbaijan it somehow came up in passing not long after I watched bald travel through there and showed its very unique history. I repeated the newly learned stuff and my friends gazed at me in admiration. "how do you know all this stuff" they asked. lol

    • @tjnucnuc
      @tjnucnuc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly.

    • @garethjohnstone8662
      @garethjohnstone8662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You and me both, pall.

  • @olegkosygin2993
    @olegkosygin2993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    My grandfather had lots of friends who have effectively built this place - research directors, advisors - they fled the country after GKChP. It's a shame that it's in neglect. All the objects within are made to type, the same types used everywhere in the country, so these scales, chairs, window frames, doors, shelves, EVERYTHING is famliar.
    The whole city of Rustavi was purpose-built to house such metallurgical industries. This factory was built in five years, right after the conclusion of WW2. The first furnace became operational in 1950, just 2 years after the city's inception. In a decade, the city was producing 9% of all metallurgical output of USSR! But it is also a site of a V century city, the capital of an ancient kingdom, and there are remnants visible today.
    The central administrative building is rumored to involve Stalin himself in its architectural design, the one with the mural you've seen in the beginning of the video.
    Have you guys ever heard of the nuclear research institute in Abkhazia? Not advocating for anyone to go there, but check out the photos - it used to be gorgeous.

    • @Pocu13
      @Pocu13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Oleg Kosygin You should check Bulgaria - Member of NATO, EU, it is now used for movie sets for "after the end of the world" ...

    • @shawnlee7022
      @shawnlee7022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank you for the comments ! It was very interesting to a New Yorker, how life was in Georgia or CCCP! MUCH LOVE to Russian people! And the world !BAYVILLE NY

    • @Loseronvacation
      @Loseronvacation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is a V century city ?

    • @axllii
      @axllii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Loseronvacation roman numerals "V" = 5. Fifth century

    • @olegkosygin2993
      @olegkosygin2993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@Loseronvacation Fifth century AD, meaning years 500s. V = 5. The site was occupied for a thousand years PRIOR to that, but starting from 5th century AD (during Iberian rule) the city of Rustavi was occupied perpetually.

  • @kr5051
    @kr5051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Bald : "At least no one saw me"
    20000+ people : "Of course.."

  • @marystonge1
    @marystonge1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    So happy to see you back at it. Your videos make my and my husband’s day. I have lung issues and we can’t travel like we use to. Watching your videos is the next best thing. You make us feel like we are right there with you.

    • @DailyBald
      @DailyBald  2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      I hope you are doing well. I had a lung issue so I know what it's like. Hello to your husband 👍

    • @lbukem4259
      @lbukem4259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@DailyBald great to see you replying to comments Bald, loving your vids!

    • @kevinsouthall4444
      @kevinsouthall4444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hunter you could find many crack pipes here!😝😝😝😝😝😆😆😆😃😃😃😃💕

    • @ujjwal7502
      @ujjwal7502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@DailyBald and still sniffing random soviet chemicals, bruh

    • @escatofago
      @escatofago 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am a big fan of bald he inspired me to make videos. My last one is in norway if you have time check it and subscribe i will apreciate it :3

  • @whitenoise546
    @whitenoise546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The old factory, worker's clothes and boots, all that was really humbling knowing so many people went through that life. Some got sick and died.
    My grandmother was Russian, grandfather Ukranian on my mother's side, whose barely alive and disable at age 84 and will see her in a few days (she'll be 85 in July...hope she makes it to that).
    My Italian father passed in Dec 2012 (a decade ago). Life goes by fast, live every moment, be kind, and be who you are. Thanks for sharing, Bald!

  • @sethbettwieser
    @sethbettwieser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    "I don't like the idea of breathing in too many of the chemicals here."
    He says right after not only mixing unmarked chemicals, but sniffing one of them.

    • @TheOriginalArchie
      @TheOriginalArchie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Liquids dissolve over time, so I'm pretty sure he set it up like that before he started filming. If not, that was actually the dumbest shit Ive ever seen, anywhere. He picked that beaker up and took a huge whiff of it before pouring it out. So either he's extremely dumb or he poured wine in there before he filmed, for affect

    • @sethbettwieser
      @sethbettwieser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheOriginalArchie "liquids dissolve over time" I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and pretend that you said evaporate instead of dissolve.

    • @TheOriginalArchie
      @TheOriginalArchie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sethbettwieser i meant evaporate, which lends more to my point. thank you.

    • @deamonmist
      @deamonmist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope those were planted liquids because mixing three unknown compounds and then introducing an open flame is a very bad idea.

  • @DanThemes
    @DanThemes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    19:03 How can he just pass by a Soviet sink like it was nothing?!

    • @stefan1924
      @stefan1924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He won't cheat on his beloved Soviet Sink. At least not as long as the camera's on.

    • @Huwberts_Emporium
      @Huwberts_Emporium 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He'll get it in the ear from his current soviet sink.

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s how you know his ankle was really hurting and it’s not just a man-flu. Lol.

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@stefan1924 I can’t believe he actually shipped that thing into the UK.
      Customs were probably like: where did he hide the drugs and how did he do it so well? 😂🤣

    • @blakops000007
      @blakops000007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He literally passed a Soviet bottle. Unbelievable!!

  • @zurabshelia171
    @zurabshelia171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    My granddad worked there for 40 years, it's a pity he can't appreciate this video as he passed 😢

    • @panzerbrigadier9832
      @panzerbrigadier9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      სალამი, ზუსტად რა ადგილასაა ხო ვერ გვეტყვი?

    • @j-j1210
      @j-j1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@panzerbrigadier9832 this phrase in English means he died

    • @nn-dj2nu
      @nn-dj2nu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Your grand dad is in a better place, may he rest in peace. God bless

    • @THE-BUNKEN-DRUM
      @THE-BUNKEN-DRUM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@panzerbrigadier9832 : Please forgive my ignorance but what language is that?

    • @swz6110
      @swz6110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Looks like Georgian.

  • @tvfromvcr8331
    @tvfromvcr8331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    This place deserves a longer and more in-depth look! Fascinating!

    • @TheFar95
      @TheFar95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      With vodka and kielbasa for the road

    • @daystar4909
      @daystar4909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheFar95 Yes agreed!!!

  • @Jaclynfields
    @Jaclynfields 2 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    It’s BEN (😁) awhile Mr. Bald…been waiting for some action and more knowledgeable stories. Glad you’re back . Everyone is happy now🫠🔥

    • @donguinsneakers
      @donguinsneakers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You are one of the best @DailyBald! Your videos taught us to appreciate the history, with Great adventures and awesome memories. We are always traveling with you whatever 🚗journey in life takes you. Stay safe. More Power🫶🏻God be with you always 🍻

    • @i-_-am-_-g1467
      @i-_-am-_-g1467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WE NEED KALININGRAD OBLAST VIDEO!!!

    • @NDKY67
      @NDKY67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those Soviet telephones are ace, I’d love one. That last building was very photogenic

    • @SuperGraficas
      @SuperGraficas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Finally he came to his senses.
      Making videos about Ukraine with western propaganda in them means closing the doors to many old soviet places we all like. He realized Putin is not going anywhere so he decided to look the other way.
      Nobody can critize him for that, after all, thats what western society does with the genocide in Yemen, look the other way.

  • @unnamedmuffin
    @unnamedmuffin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +515

    9:44 I think it would be really interesting if you made a video talking about the footage you were forced to delete over the course of your travels!

    • @ggolden
      @ggolden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      wow a niko

    • @unnamedmuffin
      @unnamedmuffin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ggolden ^_^

    • @i-_-am-_-g1467
      @i-_-am-_-g1467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      We need a Kaliningrad Oblast video tbh

    • @rukus9585
      @rukus9585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is a great idea. I'd love to hear it.

    • @olivere5497
      @olivere5497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You mean 'the Chechen Male Pride' video?

  • @Endeavour6644
    @Endeavour6644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    A 20 minute daily bald video was just the thing I needed right now, good to see you're okay my dude.

  • @viking8889
    @viking8889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    “Its not easy adventurizing in rubble”. Needs to be printed on a T-shirt.

    • @2flewover1
      @2flewover1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or, 'at least no one saw me', or, 'I don't make a good stalker'...

  • @Adam-zh4hm
    @Adam-zh4hm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Never call him bald around Will Smith

    • @charleston7717
      @charleston7717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hahahaha

    • @centuryrox
      @centuryrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      While I believe that whole incident was staged, what you just said was funny! 😂😂

    • @tangfastic7075
      @tangfastic7075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep Bald's name out of your f*cking mouth

    • @dreamthedream8929
      @dreamthedream8929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@centuryrox it was too quick, he himself was laughing at the jokes and a few seconds later already walking up on the stage to punch. how does that happen?

    • @rohitakkel9963
      @rohitakkel9963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂🤣 JI jane

  • @fenrirblood6668
    @fenrirblood6668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    As a chemist I wouldn't recommend to do that in the future^^ If this would have been bromine (could have been due to the red color) and acetone (clear fluid) you would have found yourself in a realy unpleasent situation😅 but anyway, love your channel and please keep on going, it's always so interesting and satisfying to watch^^

    • @LosSerpent
      @LosSerpent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's what i was thinking, not a chemist tho

    • @dryerflyer
      @dryerflyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I'm a chemist as well and that's what went through my mind. Here are a few of things worth noting for everyone else. 1. Mixing chemicals can produce gases that you cannot see/smell that will melt your lungs. 2. When you open a bottle and want to 'smell' what is in the bottle, you should not stick the bottle under your nose. You hold the bottle in front of you and 'waft' your hand over the bottle as if you are lightly sending the gas in the bottle towards you. Never put it right up to your nose. 3. Old chemicals anywhere are highly likely to have converted to other compounds with time. If you decide you want to use a chemical that is labeled and has been on the shelf for 50 years, the odds are not in your favor that the label is correct.

    • @user-or1lu3ku3m
      @user-or1lu3ku3m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Dudes got a guardian angel working overtime for sure lol

    • @elpibelol5005
      @elpibelol5005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dryerflyer what if I want to die anyways?

    • @dryerflyer
      @dryerflyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DingDingTheTH-camBuddy The flask had a stopper in it. If it was not air-tight, it is likely the flask would be empty.

  • @AndrewLikkle
    @AndrewLikkle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    You have been missed Sir, hope you're keeping well and safe!

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He only saves himself for dying on camera. That’s why he’s fine but twisted his ankle. lol.

  • @TheOrangeGodOfTheSkies
    @TheOrangeGodOfTheSkies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Love the development of you channel over the years, you've managed to bring back a lot of the ethos and roughness of the original recordings which are ace. Always full of interesting facts and mini adventures inside adventures. It has made me stop and look at old architecture that I would have normally missed, the only difference being I tend to stare and think "I wonder what that old thing was" instead of the depth you ooze :-) Keep it up fella!

  • @grandfinalchapter2681
    @grandfinalchapter2681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Thanks Bald for staying as curious as you do every day for the everyday oddities of the past. Viewer for life

  • @Alex_1729
    @Alex_1729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    You're becoming a better storyteller as time passes. Keep it going!

    • @borisbomber5882
      @borisbomber5882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True i think so to still getting better 👌

    • @alexalive9742
      @alexalive9742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Second that. Makes the experience even more immersive.

    • @davidemmet7343
      @davidemmet7343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed!

    • @R12446
      @R12446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It becomes that after meeeting Kolja the storyteller,bought his tallent :))

  • @Kira1Lawliet
    @Kira1Lawliet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    This man really just decided to sniff, mix, and then ignite decades-old chemicals in an abandoned Soviet factory. I might have to put this up with the Bolivian babushka-boy mountain adventure as some of the most reckless and dangerous stuff Bald has done.

    • @Unindependent
      @Unindependent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Daniel Crawford Escape From The Bolivian Village: A Babushka Boy Adventure

    • @Kira1Lawliet
      @Kira1Lawliet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Daniel Crawford ^

    • @herbertlappert96
      @herbertlappert96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was in Bolivia, not Colombia…

    • @LawlTwins
      @LawlTwins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Daniel Crawford It was amazing haha. Remember to always keep a stash of coca leaves on you!

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The dude is a human 90s quest game.

  • @rgp8034
    @rgp8034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I live in one of those EE countries. You know what woul be cool: to put inside the vids actual old photographs of what all those places used to look like when they were not abaondoned and were intact. I am sure those would be somewhere on the Internet or old print-albums. It will help the mainly western viewers appreciate the scale of destruction that happened in the 90s of those places.

    • @iAmBlackTiger
      @iAmBlackTiger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I agree. But its also a huge amount of work to do the research.

    • @Pauldjreadman
      @Pauldjreadman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why not help him it with that?

  • @AlexGTAgamer
    @AlexGTAgamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I actually held my breath when Bald started "cooking" those mixed chemicals. Was half expecting it to all catch fire.

    • @logoseven3365
      @logoseven3365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He now has super powers.

  • @XLxRuShNSpRAyx
    @XLxRuShNSpRAyx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    We need more daily videos, this video is like letting a crackhead sniff some gear but then taking the bag away from them

  • @patrickshelby7002
    @patrickshelby7002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It’s 4AM here in Florida and I was about to turn my phone off for the night, but then I got this notification! Of course I have to watch it immediately! Been looking forward to this

    • @joebidet2050
      @joebidet2050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm watching now at 4 am in seattle

    • @chatman4998
      @chatman4998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ayeeee Florida gang

  • @Im-just-Stardust
    @Im-just-Stardust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched literally all your videos balds. This has to be my favorite video of all time. It has everything in it, just like a movie

  • @wxcferdts
    @wxcferdts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It's a while between vids sometimes, but I don't mind waiting for quality like this. Bald as we know and love him, in his inimitable style: great shots, vibrant colours (weather permitting), relevant and witty comments, the odd babushka and Soviet (t)rubble as testimony to former greatness.

  • @died4us590
    @died4us590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    If fred dibnah the steeple jack was still around, he would like those brick factory chimneys. Fred might even like starting a fire after removing some bricks, and putting the wood supports in the bottom, along with some old tires and firewood to knock one over. That guy was a legend just for climbing to the top of those chimneys with 5 pints of guinness in his gut. Thanks for the tour.

    • @DailyBald
      @DailyBald  2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Alright me duck

    • @Dude0000
      @Dude0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DailyBald that’s Yorkshire Bald. Fred was a Lancastrian. It’s “Alright love” in Bolton. We may have to have a show trial for your indiscretions, mate. -Satirically proud Blackburnian.

    • @DailyBald
      @DailyBald  2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Dude0000 I should have known that! As penance I'll go to Bury market and eat some tripe. Could of done with a tubular bandage from Oldham for my ankle too.

    • @NotUrDJ
      @NotUrDJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DailyBald Us Non-Brits got no part of that whole thread but go on 😂

    • @andybond4458
      @andybond4458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NotUrDJ tha ant got a clue lad as thee?

  • @autohuyskooistra
    @autohuyskooistra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    He is back great! I started watching during covid quarantine and watched all his videos during this period. Great adventures! The way he films it is like you're really there with him.

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. And when I got to the end I was shaking and checking every day like a junkie 🤣

    • @autohuyskooistra
      @autohuyskooistra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marialiyubman lol 🤣 one day I watched until I fell asleep. Slept 6 hours and watched it again.

    • @dealerovski82
      @dealerovski82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah he is really there.

    • @autohuyskooistra
      @autohuyskooistra 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dealerovski82 realy?😅🤣

    • @kevingiordano237
      @kevingiordano237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@autohuyskooistra can you remember if he ever made a video about Kazakhstan? I don’t think but I am not sure

  • @windinthefirtrees8020
    @windinthefirtrees8020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You never disappoint me, always showing us the craziest places on earth!! 😳

  • @RoamingSouthernNorway
    @RoamingSouthernNorway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Oh I've been waiting for this! Glad you're ok Ben! Huge admiration and gratitude from Norway 🤍

    • @jbkhan1135
      @jbkhan1135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love your channel too!

    • @RoamingSouthernNorway
      @RoamingSouthernNorway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jbkhan1135 oh wow thank you so so much! Really appreciate it 🤍

  • @Arscell0
    @Arscell0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I ate a pot noodle while watching your video.
    I love your passion to explore. Thank you for all your work!

  • @AdventureElliot
    @AdventureElliot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Starting my day with a cup of coffee and BALD .. best start to the day ever. This guy is an absolute TH-cam legend 😎

  • @garysimpson3900
    @garysimpson3900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hard to imagine that these items haven't been touched or rooms entered for the best part of 30 years. Makes you wonder "what happened to the last person who touched this, used that phone, wore that garment, sat in that chair....".

  • @SynaMax
    @SynaMax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    You really are a real life "Stalker", dude! Thanks for taking us to the Zone lol

    • @finzer4000
      @finzer4000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Having myself a little roadside picnic."

  • @georgthesecond
    @georgthesecond 2 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I've missed Bald this past month. Glad to see him again.

    • @AlfaGiuliaQV
      @AlfaGiuliaQV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I guess fleeing a war on an elektrichka took its toll.

    • @beardedlonewolf7695
      @beardedlonewolf7695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AlfaGiuliaQV "war"

    • @joeearly357
      @joeearly357 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beardedlonewolf7695 yea WAR, you know that thing the russians are at right now in Ukraine

    • @lisalarouge6309
      @lisalarouge6309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Been worried about him.

    • @cosmo3665
      @cosmo3665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He got the full Soviet experience during the invasion.

  • @GioKakalashvili
    @GioKakalashvili 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Always glad to see you in my country Mr Bald. I hope one day you will visit to Batumi as well.

  • @Cheese-Head
    @Cheese-Head 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Georgia - my place of birth! We fled Georgia in 1992 when the war started and I haven’t been back since. I was 10. Thank you for showing my birthplace. I really want to go back one day.

  • @StreuB1
    @StreuB1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    This was an amazing episode. I wish this episode would have been an hour long, at least. The weather was absolutely perfect as well.

    • @neilsaunders9309
      @neilsaunders9309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What has happened to the English language in the last couple of decades? It used to be sufficient to say, e.g. "I wish [that] this episode *had been* an hour long, at least", but under the baleful influence of American English (at the lowest imaginable register) we now apparently require "would have" instead of simply "had" to express the conditionality/hypothetical nature of such a statement.
      I call this linguistic atrocity The American Conditional.
      That aside, I agree with Brian Streufert's sentiments here!

    • @StreuB1
      @StreuB1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@neilsaunders9309 Hi Neil. At first I was really wondering what you were getting on about. Before I commented though, I did a little reading on "had" vs "would have," as I didn't think there was much difference. I now know the difference (loosely) between conditional perfect and past perfect. Grammatical tense I guess is something that we all learn (try to learn) early on but is not something that generally sticks. A good positive result for a Thursday morning over here in 'The Colonies.' ;-)

    • @neilsaunders9309
      @neilsaunders9309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StreuB1 We both belong to the English-speaking world and a good result for one part of it is a good result for all!

    • @O2TG
      @O2TG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right?! 20 minutes felt like 5 lol

    • @melissahavens6610
      @melissahavens6610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don’t we always wish they last for at least an hour?!

  • @barrywoods9519
    @barrywoods9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Love everything about your work. Always cheered when a new post appears. Taught History for 40 years and realise now just how much I didn't know. Loving learning.
    Much respect and gratitude from Australia.🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🇦🇺

    • @ksmith4712
      @ksmith4712 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      History is the version of events the authorities want you to believe. Today people cannot agree on what happened yesterday, last week, or even last year but there are laws about questioning the events that happened decades in the past.

    • @dreamcrusher112
      @dreamcrusher112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ksmith4712 That is a very reductive viewpoint that ignores the role of the historian and instead prescribes all initiative to 'the authorities'. Reality is more nuanced than you make out.

    • @ksmith4712
      @ksmith4712 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dreamcrusher112 Many Historians have been smeared and marginalized if they refuse to editorialize the official narrative. There are times though when cracks appear in the narrative, for instance, we are now led to believe the 14th waffen SS Galica either didn't exist or was somehow on the allies side, never committed any crimes, and SS Col. Stephan Bandera was a good guy ....

  • @AllySimply
    @AllySimply 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’ve missed these adventures, glad you’re back!

  • @TheSearaider
    @TheSearaider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really sorry about the ankle bald hope you wear better shoes.But absolutely love your content thank you.you just make life better for so many

  • @bhuner5796
    @bhuner5796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My wife is Georgian, best decision I ever made, I love Georgia, beautiful country and the Georgian people...love my wife as well...😊 Dr. B.

  • @joetrolo7076
    @joetrolo7076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thanks Ben! Good to see you back and thanks for being our eyes around the world! Be safe and let's hope for another video real soon.

    • @antonhirsch7041
      @antonhirsch7041 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      he is not only your eyes around the world, but also likes to psychologically manipulate young women/children

  • @thomasharrier9026
    @thomasharrier9026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Mr Bald. You are what we needed. So happy you’re back! Your like the the best at what you do, Nothing can talk and keep everything interesting. Happy your back my friend. God bless you!

  • @andrewmichaels5725
    @andrewmichaels5725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    As a Chemist, I am actually surprised how well designed these labs were.

    • @aalderni
      @aalderni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Why wouldnt they be? Its not like they are 200years old.

    • @kknd-krossfire1114
      @kknd-krossfire1114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was more surprised about bald mixing chemicals and pulling out a lighter. That could of went bad.

  • @MuddyDuck...
    @MuddyDuck... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    Great to see Bald back with his unique presenting style 👍
    “Look at how they’ve chopped the trees” - as Bald points to a highly skilled topiary tree... 😂
    Then later mixes unknown chemicals inside a metallurgical lab, before lighting a naked flame next to it - what could possibly go wrong 💥
    Live long, and don’t get blown up Bald... 🤣😂🤣

    • @writerbill1
      @writerbill1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bald & Bankrupt & Blown up 😂

    • @TrggrWarning
      @TrggrWarning 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@writerbill1 how else can we build bald back better.

    • @Pellkot
      @Pellkot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Blown and burnt up

    • @Zany_Zim
      @Zany_Zim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was really in a soviet smallpox research facility. Bye bye human race

  • @hiimetai7547
    @hiimetai7547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    its quite bizarre to see you explore somewhere I've explored by accident, 2 years ago I was hitchhiking to Armenia and by navigation mistake I found myself in Rustavi in this abaondoned factory area, I wasn't even sure what were all the buildings I was seeing, so its really suprsing and cool to have you explore this place and letting me know what was in there ;)

  • @craigd.minerart2211
    @craigd.minerart2211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It never fails that we get to see so much of the dustbin of history on Bald’s crafty shoulders. Thanks again great video,

  • @derbigpr500
    @derbigpr500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It would be amazing to see these huge complexes when they were new and in full glory, must have been amazing to have something so organized and purpose-built on such scale.

  • @effie-Toronto
    @effie-Toronto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What an exciting way to start my day with Benjamin I have missed you soooo much. Love your videos plus plus plus

  • @SilverMist0121
    @SilverMist0121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've been waiting for this therapy for a good while glad you're safe and well mate

  • @pbsquilz
    @pbsquilz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Love it!!! I wish when he saw in tact papers and books, to check through them - imagine finding a journal or diary, would be amazing and add so much to the stories of these people!

  • @CATMANROG
    @CATMANROG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So good Bald ! That bit of chemistry was potassium permanganate (purple) + clear acid liquid = chlorine gas ! You took me back to uni chem lab of 55 years ago for me. Love your adventures here, which are not far from warfare. Best ! Rog 🐾

  • @ianproud7902
    @ianproud7902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Extremely fascinating yet again from the magnificent Baldminator! I LOVE your content, man. Your adventurising takes me out of the humdrum of modern day life! 10/10!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏

  • @lucalucaluca
    @lucalucaluca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    probably not the best idea to call it "Daily" but another great video nonetheless!!!
    we love you Mr. Bald !!!!

    • @Avarua59
      @Avarua59 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Soviet day in the Gulag could feel like weeks. 🙄

  • @paulao.8378
    @paulao.8378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So glad to see another video from you! I had a really tough day today and your video made my day!

  • @billbauer9795
    @billbauer9795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Imagine if you saw all you worked for all your life reduced to rubble" - we won't have to imagine. That's us 20-30 years from now.

  • @Zeckeonee
    @Zeckeonee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I am always amazed, how untouched all those abandoned places that you visit are!

    • @jacobgilland7460
      @jacobgilland7460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seriously amazing, the dust on the Soviet telephone was so thick it has stood untouched since 1993 or whatever

  • @johnmcguigan4456
    @johnmcguigan4456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good to see you back touring again, I won’t tell anyone you fell over, it amazes me how much decay has occurred in this country these are essential manufacturing hubs and they have been allowed to end up like that.

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait, WHO FELL OVER??? why did you tell us??

    • @johnmcguigan4456
      @johnmcguigan4456 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @marialiyubman Hi, I know technically I got it wrong Bald stumbled and hurt his ankle, which is most unfortunate however he continued doing what he does best, like a true hero.

  • @Влади́мирЛе́нин-й2щ
    @Влади́мирЛе́нин-й2щ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Bald (after falling down and injuring his ankle): "Atleast no one saw me"
    Bald's 649K Subscribers: "Yeah we did" 😂

    • @misanthropic.measures6135
      @misanthropic.measures6135 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it wasnt very high

    • @kotopsina
      @kotopsina 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ударение в словах ставится только в учебниках и словарях. Из вас не получился бы шпион.

    • @seashell4327
      @seashell4327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Misanthropic.Measures that matters not. Having had a few serious sprains in my time, I felt it with him. Doesn't take much sometimes. One of my worst was slipping on an unseen pinecone on a sidewalk.
      I was very concerned until seeing him running a bit and then walking along the railroad ties. 😊 I have little doubt that the initial pain and concern was real, but his joke and genuine laughter were also refreshing.

    • @misanthropic.measures6135
      @misanthropic.measures6135 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seashell4327 True, true. I have never sprained or broken any bones so I wouldnt even know what it feels like. Ive had nasty falls tho, I am glad Bald is ok nonetheless

  • @jolovesminnis
    @jolovesminnis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful day and place! I have a cousin that lives in Tiblisi. He worked for Save the Children and he married a lady from Tiblisi. I’m from Colorado,USA. Been watching you from the start! Thank you for taking me where I could never go!❤️💕

  • @tjvanderyacht9806
    @tjvanderyacht9806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’m in a Georgian film class this quarter and my professor is impressed by how much I know about Soviet influences…everything I know is just watching you for 3 years

    • @HuerniaBarbata
      @HuerniaBarbata 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Georgian films of the Soviet period were incredible! Today Georgia is independent. But without industry and without national cinema.

    • @tjvanderyacht9806
      @tjvanderyacht9806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HuerniaBarbata yes! We are currently watching a lot of Parajanov’s films. Do you have any great Georgian film recommendations?

    • @HuerniaBarbata
      @HuerniaBarbata 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tjvanderyacht9806 I really love the films of George Danelia - "Mimino" (1977), "Kin-Dza-Dza" (1986), "Autumn Marathon" (1979), "Do not grieve!" (1969), "Passport" (1990). Not all of them were shot in Georgia, but Danelia is a very Georgian director emotionally.
      .
      Comedies:
      Rezo Gabriadze - short films, very Georgian, everything you can find
      "Be healthy, dear!" (1981, Gomelauri, Kikabidze)
      "The town of Anara" (1976)
      Eldar Shengelaya - "Cranks" (1974), "Blue Mountains" (1983)
      Nana Mchedlidze - "Imeretian Sketches" (1976), "A Real Tbilisi Man and others" (1980) etc.
      .
      Director Otar Ioseliani - many films shot both in Georgia and later in France. More contemplative films, essays.
      .
      Directed by Tengiz Abuladze. The films are very Georgian, he shot both comedies and heavy dramas. Comedy - "I, Grandma, Iliko and Illarion" (1962). Dramatic trilogy about Georgia - "Plea" (1967), "Tree of Desire" (1977) and "Repentance" (1984, Grand Prix in Cannes 1987).
      .
      Georgian films are difficult to get, especially old ones - they have specific fans and there are few of them. I'm also afraid that most of these films will not have English subtitles, some of them are just in Georgian, and if they are in Russian, Georgians have a very heavy accent, which is not always understandable to foreigners who have studied Russian.

    • @HuerniaBarbata
      @HuerniaBarbata 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where are you from? The Netherlands, no?

    • @tjvanderyacht9806
      @tjvanderyacht9806 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HuerniaBarbata these are great films, I recognize many of them from what we will be watching in the future.

  • @travisdouglas5402
    @travisdouglas5402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Needed a little Daily Bald to get me through the rest of my work week!

  • @AskAkseli
    @AskAkseli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    “Roadside Picnic”-it really did look like I imagined the zone. Be careful of those gravity wells.

  • @joeredemption84
    @joeredemption84 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bold i think you are the best presenter on YT, this man can make a dog taking a dump entertaining, if i had to travel this town i most likly said it is a dump

  • @berinmaksumic
    @berinmaksumic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I like how Bald picks up stuff randomly, no matter what it is abandoned clothes staying there for years, used syringes, radioactive stuff. Absolute fearless legend!

    • @theworldaccordingtokirsch
      @theworldaccordingtokirsch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I held my breath when Bald picked up the old dusty cloth so I would not have to breathe in dust, and mildew, and whatever unhealthy things.

  • @accidentalpatient4152
    @accidentalpatient4152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Hope this means back to semi regular daily bald content, been missing this

  • @NS8KEN
    @NS8KEN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Loving the trips man. Loving the finds in those buildings. Stay safe and look after yourself.

  • @nonotever6103
    @nonotever6103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, I love this channel. I have learned a lot from watching Bald's adventures around eastern Europe. I never knew there was so much to see within the USSR. It is particularly interesting to see all the abandoned locations. I imagine what it must have been like before it's now decayed state. Seems like it must have been pretty grand.

  • @amlxr99912
    @amlxr99912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    This man just never fails to deliver and come clutch with the USSR content no matter what the case maybe. Even if humanity leaves Earth, Ben can still manage to find somethings related to the Soviet Union on Mars or Heaven.

    • @Zeckeonee
      @Zeckeonee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      "Houston we have a soviet mosaic on the back of the moon"

    • @Camroc37
      @Camroc37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Wow! A real Soviet halo on this Soviet angel"

    • @MrArmenian17
      @MrArmenian17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hell, there probably is a Soviet lab on Mars 😂

    • @humdinger5701
      @humdinger5701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Im patiently waiting for his arctic exploration of old soviet bases and architecture.

    • @mrlolmaster1019
      @mrlolmaster1019 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      *come clench

  • @Cma2506
    @Cma2506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Just back from Georgia from a solo trip..needless to say as a B&Ber ( belong to that 3%)my itinerary was mainly abandoned and “soviet “places.I was the only crazy tourist in many of these places and I made taxi drivers stop every time I spotted a soviet mosaic😅 .Quite a soviet treat I had😀

    • @DailyBald
      @DailyBald  2 ปีที่แล้ว +311

      I award you the ‘Red Banner of Soviet Adventurisers’ medal for your dedication. Wear it with pride.

    • @Cma2506
      @Cma2506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@DailyBald да товарищ капитан😎

    • @felixdzerzhinsky9926
      @felixdzerzhinsky9926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@DailyBald he serves the Balds Union! hurrahhhh

    • @misanthropic.measures6135
      @misanthropic.measures6135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@felixdzerzhinsky9926 URA! The Union of Bald's people will arise

    • @jippee1
      @jippee1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am travelling to Georgia in 2 weeks. I can not wait !!!!! Do you have any tips?? Planning on soviet adventurising too

  • @ghostehh
    @ghostehh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    There's something very special in what you are doing! You are a true historian. Not like some of the teachers i had in school who only knew how to copy-paste from books. I wish i could support your work financially but my best wishes is all i can give at this time. Many thanks and god bless!

    • @elvinhaak
      @elvinhaak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When this is not demonitized, just keep the ads running and you will contribute in that way at least.
      I myself can afford prime and contribute that way without ads.

    • @badgerpa9
      @badgerpa9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When you have time just run a playlist of his videos ads and all on your phone. Set the phone on the counter when cooking or what ever it all helps and it is fun to see the older vids sometimes.

  • @paulhooker8718
    @paulhooker8718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The hunter crack pipe joke was funny!! I guess it's not too far from his money. Lol

  • @Gorlosaur
    @Gorlosaur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ahhh so glad to see new videos. While I am lucky enough to travel a few times a year, due to health issues I can't travel like I want to (like you!!!) I live vicariously though you during the bad times.
    Love from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @venividiviking
    @venividiviking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I've lived here for 3 years now. It's a great country.
    Great people, beautiful nature, delicious food, very cheap and a fantastic summer. Can't ask for more.
    I❤️Georgia🇬🇪

    • @greathey1234
      @greathey1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Batumi or Tbilisi? I went there in 2018 and liked the country so much I actually bought my holiday flat there

    • @venividiviking
      @venividiviking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@greathey1234 I live in Tbilisi, but i've been to Batumi, a couple of times, because i love the sea. Batumi is wonderful, in the summertime.
      Will visit Batumi again, in a couple of months.
      Georgia is a hidden gem, on this planet 👌

    • @samanthakarl8916
      @samanthakarl8916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im guessing you're both male

    • @CaptCovfefe515
      @CaptCovfefe515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Major dittos on the food. Georgian food is delicious. Never been to Georgia, want to go soon, but I know where in the northeastern US to get authentic Georgian food, plus Moscow (where I visited this past New Year’s) is riddled with delicious Georgian spots.

    • @venividiviking
      @venividiviking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@samanthakarl8916 That's a qualified guess, if you look on our pictures 😂😂😂

  • @KnifeCrazzzzy
    @KnifeCrazzzzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It’s amazing what is left behind. Really cool to see this kind of stuff, thank you for sharing as always!

  • @sharona6112
    @sharona6112 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I missed your intelligent videos Bald! You're very outgoing pleasant to be around. You're very empathetic with everyone you come in contact with. Please keep making more videos. You're the best Bald. Young + old love you.

  • @JohnnyFD
    @JohnnyFD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This has to be the best video title ever.

  • @HandsomeMoose
    @HandsomeMoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    The News: Earlier this morning a large explosion was registred in Rustavi in Georgia. A large abandoned factory complex was totally destroyed. A bald and bankrupt man was seen entering the area before the incident. Georgian officials denie any knovledge regarding the cause of the explosion.

    • @tojo7742
      @tojo7742 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reports on the Goonies' dude emerging from the ruins.

    • @nematube
      @nematube 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meanwhile on Russian TV: The UK and Georgia are running a secret lab for biological weapons. A special military operation will be conducted to neutralize this threat and de-nazify the state (yet again).

    • @marisolprietoramirez7290
      @marisolprietoramirez7290 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      !yes, jajajaja!

    • @notch7139
      @notch7139 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the whole region was raining novichok

  • @AntonioCostaRealEstate
    @AntonioCostaRealEstate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Stalin was born in Georgia

  • @mrrobot6926
    @mrrobot6926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Teacher, First rule in lab, DONT SMELL ANYTHING
    Bald: wow, what a interesting looking glas. *sniff sniff*

  • @matteoj226
    @matteoj226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wouldn't be a Bald video without his amazing videos and ludicrous drip.

  • @kelticsage
    @kelticsage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Old dilapidated buildings make my brain simulate a time lapse all the way back to the time it was functional. All the memories ingrained into these old places fascinate me, they never would have guessed a bankrupt bald man from the future exploring it as ruins

  • @DS-qg9cd
    @DS-qg9cd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    18:04 "That'll probably get me demonetized"
    No bald, no, that may get you dematerialized

  • @OliveOilFan
    @OliveOilFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I read your Instagram. It’s sad to see you go! I wish you’d stay I loved your videos, good luck with life and maybe you’d come back or do other projects! We love you

  • @waziristaniafghan5085
    @waziristaniafghan5085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Damn man I am so addicted to your content that TH-cam looks incomplete without seeing you... Glad to see you back

    • @Montoya2005
      @Montoya2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bud bud ding ding

  • @mountain_del1863
    @mountain_del1863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Bald, been watching you for years. This is pure GOLD!!!!!! Stay safe dude.

  • @eula9
    @eula9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    when bald posts my depression goes away for like 2 days at least. i watch the video like 2 or 3 times over those 2 days. i’m not even kidding. there’s only one other youtuber i do this with, Shiey.

  • @angelinadenisenko7396
    @angelinadenisenko7396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm down with covid so struggling :(, thank you once again Bald for a fantastic adventure! I even laughed along with you! You're a real treasure to youtube land! I'll be rewatching some more vids from you while in iso!

    • @DailyBald
      @DailyBald  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Get well Angelina. Been there myself and it's horrible.

    • @angelinadenisenko7396
      @angelinadenisenko7396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DailyBald thank you 😊

    • @Yodaspirit45
      @Yodaspirit45 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DailyBaldNice shirt what brand is it where can i buy one? You have fine taste in clothing!

  • @scottjackson458
    @scottjackson458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    What a great find. So jealous, absolutely love abandoned factories. I used to live to scout out places like that as a kid. Could spend days in there taking bits home, that clock on the wall would be the 1st thing if I could get a peg up. Main thing I miss about places like this is the serenity, total silence.

    • @YouTubeSucks666
      @YouTubeSucks666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to live in squats like that for 20 years..

  • @andysuber941
    @andysuber941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I'm so glad to see this latest video. I can't remember the name of the funny old guy who lives on the edge of the Red Forest in that horrible old shack who kind of hi-jacked you when you picked him up. You have gone back to see him more than once. I'm so worried about him right now. I know you have read what has happened to the Russian soldiers who were sent to Chernobyl and the Red Forest with no protection against radiation. Hopefully one day you will be able to get back there and check on him.

    • @joetrolo7076
      @joetrolo7076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Kolya!!😀 wonder how he's doing now. Ben was very kind to him, it was nice.

    • @saraw6446
      @saraw6446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He did go back to visit Kolya and take a few supplies (vodka) This was more than one year ago so let's hope he is ok still.

    • @piotrcurious1131
      @piotrcurious1131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yeah, we all worry for him too :(

    • @GenuinePluko
      @GenuinePluko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@piotrcurious1131 hes in a care home now, doing well!

    • @lunaka6287
      @lunaka6287 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@piotrcurious1131 yes, i think of him too with everything going on now 😔😔😔😔

  • @Alexanderie
    @Alexanderie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was very interesting to watch! Thank you once again for sharing your adventures!

  • @suzanneng5326
    @suzanneng5326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bald is the history teacher I never knew I needed in high school 😂

  • @HackedBy
    @HackedBy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Man that was dangerous messing with those fluids! Be careful we need you!

    • @centuryrox
      @centuryrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is a man who walks alone in a Bolivian cartel village, armed with nothing more than Coca leaves. He eats danger for breakfast...then asks for second helpings.

    • @ve2vfd
      @ve2vfd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That lab was probably used by the workers to make homemade vodka... :) (no really, there was a glass distiller in the background).

    • @leredditcommander8208
      @leredditcommander8208 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need to worry when he doesnt post any more videos, that means something happened. Otherwise, he made it. LOL

  • @RemyCT63
    @RemyCT63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love these videos and this one in particular. It would have been even better if you had shown us a few Soviet era photos showing what the train station and factory looked like when it was in full use.

  • @douglasbark4987
    @douglasbark4987 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude. You are so kooky. And I love it. Your adventures are so awesome to watch! Keep it up!

  • @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044
    @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    9:08 Nice Strugatsky Bros. reference. Their "Roadside Picnic" (the inspiration for the Tarkovsky film "Stalker") is a great novel.