Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.
Love the series. Since your lady is Hungarian, It'd be nice to see some episodes shot in Hungary. Not only Asia and Polinesia can be cool and foreign. What the subject might be...I guess you have to brainstorm. Could be anything from pigslaughters in villages (a.k.a. family gatherings) to stories from the Soviet occupation.
Hi, I have been watching all your videos since the beginning, I like your series and there is a lot of people that I think would love them too but the problem is that they don't understand english, have you ever thought to translate your videos to Spanish?, not only subtitles but also the voice, there is a huge amount of spanish speakers that are using TH-cam and I think could be a big opportunity to keep growing. I have not money to support you on patreon (venezuelan -_- ) but if there is another way in which I can help please let me know.
From what I gather it was a weather predictor ..I'm guess I g when it did make noise that meant the wind was bringing in a storm ..sooooo yeah magician shmagician...stupid magic ppl ....jk ....I completely agree...condescending remarks at the end were not even remotely funny ...if they were I would have laughed ...but I didn't ...so that means it wasn't right ......right?
I feel worse for the god. The rock, at least, persists. The Trumpet is not forgotten. It still has a tiny shrine to its importance. What of Hiro? Nothing. Hiro is nothing. Forgotten. Undone. Dead. Hiro doesn't even exist anymore.
But will it increase in value? I bet if you videotaped yourself (or better yet, a friend) pushing it over that would get a lot of views. A bunch of negative reactions as well but what they hey, it's just sitting there. A stupid rock.
@jhnnytsunami1 I agree with you completely. It's just a rock. But it has much history; that is what makes it special, for what it represents. But almost no one knew about it until some a-hole videos himself doing something stupid and posting. Now all his idiot friends and their idiot friends will send it round the world. Many will think it's "cool." Such stupidity.
It wasn't the rock itself that had the value, but the sound it could make. The one thing you didn't show. Even the demonstration in Lemons Rage's video, I would guess, doesn't demonstrate what it could sound like if played by a person who dedicated themselves to bringing the rain with it. In that sense, your video is like going to a chello concert where, instead if hearing the chello played, it's being displayed.
AynenMakino the point of the video wasn't to discuss or display the audio produced by the rock. The rock is used to demonstrate & discuss the relativistic nature of "value" and how it is defined within the context of culture. To this end, by discussing the rock, and to a lesser extent talking about-but not showing -the sound it can make, I think Rare Earth has added to value to the rock. They've made it relevant, curious, something to ask questions about-something to get upset about in TH-cam comments. They both present the discussion and contribute to it. So, in the same vein, I asked "what does it sound like?"... We all have Google, we can all find what it sounds like, the point of my comment was to poke fun at the omission and to promote curiosity in the object itself. In short, to participate in the conversation & to contribute to the rock's "value" by prompting the same question in others.
I love how you keep talking about how this rock is interesting to no one and yet you centered your whole video around it. It is as brave as it is beautiful
That's completely fucking different. You can measure the size of that and know if it could fit someone else. You can't 'play the sound' of this just by looking at it. It's a fucking rock, it'll be there hundreds of years after I'm dead and it's been there hundreds of years till now. Go ahead and play it.
It is an archaeological site, surrounded by a fence. You absolutely should not touch the rock. If I saw a Stradivarius in a museum, my first instinct would not be to cross the barrier and play it, either.
I've heard it said that children know the value of everything and the price of nothing. Put a cupcake and a doorknob-sized diamond in front of a 1 year old, and she'll grab the cupcake and squeal with delight. To her, the diamond is worthless.
Seems that there's a chance that the doorknob-sized diamond might look more interesting to a toddler, even if she doesn't know how to sell it and use the money for cupcakes. Ooh, look! Shiny!
ROGER2095 Try to give your fiancée a cupcake instead of a diamond ring. If she is fine with it, then you have a keeper...a future fat wife, but a keeper nonetheless.
Feels weird to just stumble across this fact. The whole story just seems so larger than life at first. It gives you some strange perspective when you see that (aside from the dramatic end) he was just another human going through life, apparently with similar interests to us. I don't know if it's exactly a meaningful revelation, but it's interesting. I hope he found peace, however that may be.
Hiro is remembered in Aotearoa (New Zealand) as Whiro, in Hawai'i as Hilo, in Tahiti as Hiro, In Rarotonga as Iro. He was an ancestor far in our shared past and genealogy, who lived in Te Henua Enata, the land of men , (The Marquesas islands)... he is remembered by some as a deity, and by others as an ancestor. Fascinating to learn that he is also remembered in Rapanui as the bringer of rain.
Ya know with modern technology you could probably get a 3D scan of the rock and recreate it. That way you could blow into it without messing with a historical artifact. (Given all the interest from people wanting to hear what it sounds like)
I wrote that once, but I'll do it second time. I'm youtube addict, watching hours of videos a day, but nothing I see is any close to being as good as your videos. I would trade my arm to have your story telling skills.
Fun fact about Diamonds. They are literally not forever, since it is not the most stable form of Carbon. Graphite is thermodynamicly more stable. So in the end all diamonds will change into a very expansive pencil.
That's purely cos graphite has less bonds therefore less energy in bonds I think diamond is more stable as it takes more energy to break all bonds in diamond therefore it is more stable Edit : Graphite could be the more stable allotrope due to its delocalised electron therefore stronger attraction between atoms, but that's not due to thermodynamics as u said in ur first comment
25000000000 A.D. : "This is the Koh-i-Noor Pencil. It used to be called the Koh-i-Noor Diamond eons ago & was apparently worth bazillions in today's money. But we have mind-control holo-touchscreens now, so it's practically useless, except to scribble crude drawings of dicks on walls."
Ironically, though, by making this video the value of the rock has been increased once more. People who watch this video may go to Easter Island and take a drive by and tell their friends. They, in turn, will spread knowledge of the rock to another. In time, perhaps someone will devote effort to learning how to play it properly again. Perhaps someone will even try to steal it again in the future, or perhaps local authorities will fight over who has rights to it. All this may come about because a Canadian played a guitar in space one time. The cause and effect of life is fascinating sometimes.
Daniel Machado Chris Hadfield promoted this chanel on his own channel and went along for the first video. I came over because of that promotion, and I'm sure others did as well.
Truly rare earth, google doesn't turn up results about those stories of people who fought over the stone. Continue to tell stories of those of which would of otherwise been forgotten.
I love your videos! The quality,the subjects,and locations are so much better and more consistent than even a Vice documentary. Thank you. Please keep doing your thing,it's important!
I have to thank you for your insightful and thought provoking videos. I wrote my 25 page end of term paper on Japanese ethno-nationalism because I was so inspired by your video. It's true that people don't often think critically or research about what they hear--but you inspired me to do so. Thank you for that.
I wonder what kind of security setup they have. would they review satellite heat signatures? Set it up on the other side of the island or rotate it 180 degrees see if anyone notices the disturbed earth?
Nathan Baker checkout "the house that beebo built" in his liked videos... it's a kids story that explains why he did what he did and why he gave himself that name
Nathan Baker th-cam.com/video/WNiz1HUk3Ow/w-d-xo.html It's amazing you couldn't type what I wrote into youtube by yourself but anyways there's the link.. the ending is pretty metaphoric
I did try searching for that title in quotes but could not find it, because there is a missing space in the actual title: "The *HouseThat* Beebo Built"
You remember Sky King?....they was a good TV show! Penny, the Jeep Nellie Bell! You must be around my age 67, Sky King was born the same year as my father 1911.
@@kerrystarkey4869 It's not about that show. It's about Richard "Beebo" Russell, the Sky King. This is the last video he liked before doing the deed he's most famous for. Look it up.
Indeed. My family owns a small bit of property in New Hampshire, not even a quarter acre. Upon it sits a 70 year old cabin with 7 rooms. Nothing special, nothing most people would consider impressive. Yet I love it. It's my favorite place, my Happy Place. A cottage filled with memories and comforts. A place of quiet and calm next to a pond. I hope it is in the family's possession until the day I die. It has a value to me and the others greater than is obviously visible.
That was the #1 thing I was wondering about. I really hope he or someone in his entourage did actually play it. I want to hear it? Perhaps we can ask him to post that as well?
I think this might be my favorite episode so far. When you guys talk about politics it's insightful and interesting but, because it has to be, it's limited. Yes the philosophies can be applied anywhere any time but in order to capture an audience you tailor it to the viewers from what I assume are where most of your watchers are from. (and of course what applies more directly to Rare Earth and the team behind it) But this episode really does apply to everyone, it has to due with business/economics, people's lives, our societies and cultural interaction, international relations even! What people value and why is probably the most important question one can ask. Asking what someone values is like asking who they are, and if you can identify and quantify what a society values, you can own it.
Honestly, that's fascinating. It's the kind of story I could never think up, and would probably deride if I found it in a book or movie. And yet, here it is in real-life history. It's kind of amazing.
You can put lipstick on a pig and it's worth a lot more. Humans are suckers for just about anything, technically a 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang is a piece of crap, but to some people it's priceless.
Is it though? Does its value come from its technology or the fact that no machine on Earth can produce a 1964 Mustang again? Are all collectors suckers? Or do they see value in something other than the obvious?
Nebula trajectory You wouldn't profit with a replica, but the original still holds value, even more so than when it was first produced simply because it was produced in a different time, under different circumstances, and the production of the originals has stopped long ago. That old car is not just an old piece of crap, it's a manifestation of a past world and it can never be honestly reproduced again. If you think humans are just suckers for stupid shiny shit, you're completely ignoring the bigger picture. What about the Egyptian pyramids, or the Eiffel tower? You can say that those are inferior pieces of architecture compared to what we have today and technically you'd be right. But that's obviously not the point. What gives them value is their age and their meaning, not their technical specifications.
I was just talking about the economic standpoint of reproducing the car. Also I can understand the value of iconic human creations but that depends on people. I would just sell a 1964 mustang to a collector if I had one simply because I do not value the car as much as someone else would I value other things I could buy with the money made from the car. (using I shows how its only my opinion not everyone else's)
Yeah, I understand. As the guy said in the video, the value is formed by what most people think about that particular item. I was just saying that it's stupid to say that people are suckers just because you don't see the value in something other than its technical specifications. If you treat all things as lifeless commodities, I don't see how would you value human life more, because that way we're just a bunch of atoms just like everything else and you can produce one of us easily.
killercaos123 diamonds can also be grow in labs :/ All your doing is buying a overpriced hard to break rock for your wife wile you can spend that money on a vacation or a nice day out with your wife And what is the first thing you lose after a break up the ring she sells it or trows the ring away Because it's useless
I'm no economist, but I'm pretty sure economic scarcity has nothing to do with the absolute numbers of items but rather how imbalanced offer and demand are. Iphones are never scarce (as long as you can always produce more); there's only a last one when nobody wants one any more, like that rock. The attribute of being one the first Iphones produced, however, is scarce.
that's untrue. if there is only one piece land by the beach that have this amazing over reaching view. there is only one beach. that's economic scarcity. What you're talking about is supply and demand, the main determining feature of value of a product.
Subjective value is why prices are so important they help to prioritize the use of materials. Best example is how increased prices after a hurricane (price gouging) directs resources from far and wide to the area of highest impact. People further from the damage forgo buying building materials at increased prices for non critical work funneling these commodities directly to where they’re most needed.
Note: People lining up to buy the first of new tech *are* buying into scarcity: The least amount of obsolescence. The newest stuff is the best, in theory. And with it comes a longer lifespan before your stuff *isn't* the best anymore. And that time, in the technological field, is a *very* scarce resource.
Yes. Again, they want to be cutting-edge. Nothing worse than what they have. Because if someone had something better, then what they had would be obsolete. It's the drive to be on top. And with tech, that has a limited shelf-life. Which, again, is the scarce resource.
Oh, freaking hell. This entire video was about how "value" is subjective. Well, so is "competitive." Because of that, "obsolete" is *also* subjective; what might be obsolete to me would work perfectly fine even after a few years for someone not as picky. Example: The NVidia 600 series. For someone who just browses the internet, it'd be just peachy to run. But as I'm a gamer, that card line is obsolete to me. And for people demanding to be on the bleeding edge of tech, yesterday's gadget is obsolete for *them.* It's no longer able to support the objective of being the tip of the technological spear. You call me dumb, yet it's you who cannot wrap your head around the concept that maybe, just *maybe* subjective definitions might have a broader interpretation than what you're cramming them in. Jeez.
It bugs me tremendously that the ones who built the enclosure, didn't make sure the rock was in the middle. Actually the entire thing looks like it's been thrown together without any thought.
I kinda feel like the fact that it's "two months salary" no matter how much you make should have tipped people off sooner. like, does that not set off other people's bullshit detector?
Does it do any good for the bullshit detector to go off? Guys were still engaged in economic competition for women, as well as both partners being engaged in status competition with other couples.
also, it kinda does, because if a couple isn't dropping that kind of cash on rings they have it for other stuff like bills, or actual personally meaningful things or activities. mostly it keeps people from wasting money on an industry that literally causes human suffering in an 1800's style cruelty and inhumane conditions and human treatment way.
Its crazy how expensive they've made weddings and everything that goes with it when you think that the number one reason for divorce is stress over money problems. Probably would have helped make working out the budget easier if you kept all that cash you blew. But that works for them because the person might do another wedding all over again in a few years. I'm never buying a diamond ring and my weddings going to be in a backyard, fuck all this ill buy a house with that money.
The rock still has worth, not monetary, but philosophical and historical worth, because it had wars fought over it and changed the culture and history of the island, because the stronger groups killed the weaker ones. If the wars that were fought over this rock would have turned out differently or the rock maybe, you know... does have powers, then heck, the statues might would have never been a thing and this island would have been just any other island. There is a reason for the fence around it, because it is an artifact, a piece of history.
Try to buy it, or steal it and put it up for a collectors auction. You will most likely find that its monetary value is still greater than anything you own.
Reminded me of a question a particular radio presenter I like asked from time to time... "Why is gold valuable?" Now it does have some essential uses, such as plating electrical contacts as it does not oxidise, but the majority of it's "uses" are merely as reserves of "value", plus decorative
Gosh, wow, thank you for sharing with us about Pu O Hiro. If I ever make it to Rapa Nui as I hope to do, I will be sure to visit it! Growing up in Polynesia I am used to, what are to Westerners, very unimpressive-looking rocks having deep sacredness or historical significance. I find their stories fascinating.
_"The community around us drives value, not the individual, we all don't have to agree so as long as the society says it's true."_ A nice coincidence that I just watched a video on failed cryptocurrencies. lol
An odd but curiously interesting spectacle of history yet Evan, I think, raised it's perceived value thru the brilliantly written narrative. Liked and subbed!
Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth
It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.
Your videos are creatively unique, and bring their own flavour to historical discussion. You deserve the support!
Did you try to blow in it
Love the series. Since your lady is Hungarian, It'd be nice to see some episodes shot in Hungary. Not only Asia and Polinesia can be cool and foreign. What the subject might be...I guess you have to brainstorm. Could be anything from pigslaughters in villages (a.k.a. family gatherings) to stories from the Soviet occupation.
Hi, I have been watching all your videos since the beginning, I like your series and there is a lot of people that I think would love them too but the problem is that they don't understand english, have you ever thought to translate your videos to Spanish?, not only subtitles but also the voice, there is a huge amount of spanish speakers that are using TH-cam and I think could be a big opportunity to keep growing. I have not money to support you on patreon (venezuelan -_- ) but if there is another way in which I can help please let me know.
I just love how you always manage to put some fundamental truth into your videos. I mean it's not a travel chanel but a traveling philosophy channel.
The Rock didn't lose it's magic, the magicians left.
From what I gather it was a weather predictor ..I'm guess I g when it did make noise that meant the wind was bringing in a storm ..sooooo yeah magician shmagician...stupid magic ppl ....jk ....I completely agree...condescending remarks at the end were not even remotely funny ...if they were I would have laughed ...but I didn't ...so that means it wasn't right ......right?
@@joegofacyasulf4744 Highlighted Shmighlighted. Great name Joe , why don't you?
It's sad that people don't believe in magic, truly.
Wow!!! thats profound!!!
It is waiting a geologic moment for their return.
That rock had such a stellar status in the Easter Island community that it was the world's first rock star.
IARRCSim Youre great lmao
IARRCSim 😂😂😂😂
but does it know how to play thunderstruck?
i actually laughed at this
This comment had 666 likes but may CHRIST COMPEL YOU WITH THE POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY LIKE BOTTON! *Boop*
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Damn now I feel bad for a rock
Danku Franku I think I just fell in like with you.
I feel worse for the god. The rock, at least, persists. The Trumpet is not forgotten. It still has a tiny shrine to its importance. What of Hiro? Nothing. Hiro is nothing. Forgotten. Undone. Dead. Hiro doesn't even exist anymore.
i wanna blow it
boi
Cal Clove for real, why didn't he blow on it
Rated 2.5 stars. Who are these people rating a rock display? What did they expect?
People took offence to that rating, it's now 4.9.
2:35 Is this a CRATER? Looks like a meteor hit there 🤔 I wonder if that's why people seen something special in Easter Island....
@R B lmao (no offense to those who think this... Just how you said that)
perhaps some rock music at least…
When everybody living on this planet is gone that rock will still be here. rock on...
But will it increase in value? I bet if you videotaped yourself (or better yet, a friend) pushing it over that would get a lot of views. A bunch of negative reactions as well but what they hey, it's just sitting there. A stupid rock.
Depends, it'll erode after awhile
@jhnnytsunami1 I agree with you completely. It's just a rock. But it has much history; that is what makes it special, for what it represents. But almost no one knew about it until some a-hole videos himself doing something stupid and posting. Now all his idiot friends and their idiot friends will send it round the world. Many will think it's "cool." Such stupidity.
Certainly someone will pick it up and load it onto the last space ship to leave earth, bound for our new home.
The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles!
FORGET THE STUPID PIONEERS. Have you noticed that there are NONE of them left?
The Imaginary Axis hahahaha
It's not just a boulder... it's a rock!
Fruits punch samurai & Fruits chinpo samurai r/wooosh
Fruits punch samurai & Fruits chinpo samurai r/whoosh
It has a 4.2 rating now. Just from this video its value/rating increased.
Publicity, advertising included, can indeed add the value.
4.6 now
4.8 :clap:
The rating uncertainty principal.
In before Peter Thiel/Koch Bros./George Soros/Rupert Murdoch has it stolen to harness its divine powers.
BUT WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE???
th-cam.com/video/hrrC-1C6vcs/w-d-xo.html
Lemons Rage, you spoil us.
It wasn't the rock itself that had the value, but the sound it could make. The one thing you didn't show. Even the demonstration in Lemons Rage's video, I would guess, doesn't demonstrate what it could sound like if played by a person who dedicated themselves to bringing the rain with it.
In that sense, your video is like going to a chello concert where, instead if hearing the chello played, it's being displayed.
AynenMakino the sound is irrelevant here, this story is about the instrument itself.
AynenMakino the point of the video wasn't to discuss or display the audio produced by the rock. The rock is used to demonstrate & discuss the relativistic nature of "value" and how it is defined within the context of culture. To this end, by discussing the rock, and to a lesser extent talking about-but not showing -the sound it can make, I think Rare Earth has added to value to the rock. They've made it relevant, curious, something to ask questions about-something to get upset about in TH-cam comments. They both present the discussion and contribute to it. So, in the same vein, I asked "what does it sound like?"...
We all have Google, we can all find what it sounds like, the point of my comment was to poke fun at the omission and to promote curiosity in the object itself. In short, to participate in the conversation & to contribute to the rock's "value" by prompting the same question in others.
I love how you keep talking about how this rock is interesting to no one and yet you centered your whole video around it. It is as brave as it is beautiful
im glad you mention debeers influence.
they CREATED the desire for a diamond engagement ring and the stupid 2 month salary value
Not stupid for deBeers, they created this whole crazy market !!
"When blown the right way it created an inimitable sound."
*DOESN'T DEMONSTRATE THE SOUND* ....
That's completely fucking different. You can measure the size of that and know if it could fit someone else. You can't 'play the sound' of this just by looking at it. It's a fucking rock, it'll be there hundreds of years after I'm dead and it's been there hundreds of years till now. Go ahead and play it.
than217 why are you so stupid?
@Carnage can you explain that in any way? Any valid argument of any kind against what I said? No?
It is an archaeological site, surrounded by a fence. You absolutely should not touch the rock. If I saw a Stradivarius in a museum, my first instinct would not be to cross the barrier and play it, either.
Well yeah get permission for sure first.
I've heard it said that children know the value of everything and the price of nothing. Put a cupcake and a doorknob-sized diamond in front of a 1 year old, and she'll grab the cupcake and squeal with delight. To her, the diamond is worthless.
venomsucks kinda the point of what hes sayinh
Seems that there's a chance that the doorknob-sized diamond might look more interesting to a toddler, even if she doesn't know how to sell it and use the money for cupcakes. Ooh, look! Shiny!
I think the toddler who chose the diamond over the cupcake is the one who grew up to be my ex.
ROGER2095 Try to give your fiancée a cupcake instead of a diamond ring. If she is fine with it, then you have a keeper...a future fat wife, but a keeper nonetheless.
Carlos Oliverira - I like the way you think! I wish you'd have told me sooner. . . .
*but what does it sound like*
I know right?!
You can hear what it sounds like in this video: th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html
awesome thanks!
wait a minute...
ahahahahaha
RIP Rich, an amazing self taught pilot. This was his last liked video before everything. May he rest easy.
RaptrZ_ he was truly free
You need to watch "the house that beebo built" it explains everything... rip rich.
Feels weird to just stumble across this fact. The whole story just seems so larger than life at first. It gives you some strange perspective when you see that (aside from the dramatic end) he was just another human going through life, apparently with similar interests to us. I don't know if it's exactly a meaningful revelation, but it's interesting. I hope he found peace, however that may be.
Mind telling me who this Rich guy might be?
@@placebo4815 th-cam.com/video/L93Ke7Mm7gU/w-d-xo.html
Hiro is remembered in Aotearoa (New Zealand) as Whiro, in Hawai'i as Hilo, in Tahiti as Hiro, In Rarotonga as Iro. He was an ancestor far in our shared past and genealogy, who lived in Te Henua Enata, the land of men , (The Marquesas islands)... he is remembered by some as a deity, and by others as an ancestor. Fascinating to learn that he is also remembered in Rapanui as the bringer of rain.
My country is only known as New Zealand.
@@Manurewa44 you're an idi*t. Go back to Zeeland.
Ya know with modern technology you could probably get a 3D scan of the rock and recreate it. That way you could blow into it without messing with a historical artifact. (Given all the interest from people wanting to hear what it sounds like)
+You could also make moss grow on the replicas...
Voila!: #OcarinaOfSlime.
It's outside... In the rain and wind... Blowing will not damage it...
Using a different material than the rock would probably alternate the sounds too
There is no way it sounds the same as it did hundreds of years ago
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I wrote that once, but I'll do it second time. I'm youtube addict, watching hours of videos a day, but nothing I see is any close to being as good as your videos. I would trade my arm to have your story telling skills.
Then you'd have a story to tell about losing your arm. Win-Win.
Increasing the value of your arm.
I bet if you tried it out and worked at it, you'd get very good at it.
Dosadoodle Problem is, he only has two arms, and after losing both and telling their stories, where would he go next...? 😊
Your arm is of more value to you than anyone else. To us it holds the same value as the rock
If I ever become leader of a country, I'm making it my mission to steal that damn rock.
I guess that rock ain't going nowhere then.
Callum Allaway North Just to say fuck you?
Truly one of the most inspiring videos on TH-cam. Well produced. It questions materialism in the modern world. Well done!!!.
This is one of my favorite Rare Earth videos ! Thank you so much for making these, your videos are truly unique !
Fun fact about Diamonds. They are literally not forever, since it is not the most stable form of Carbon. Graphite is thermodynamicly more stable. So in the end all diamonds will change into a very expansive pencil.
That's purely cos graphite has less bonds therefore less energy in bonds I think diamond is more stable as it takes more energy to break all bonds in diamond therefore it is more stable
Edit :
Graphite could be the more stable allotrope due to its delocalised electron therefore stronger attraction between atoms, but that's not due to thermodynamics as u said in ur first comment
seigeengine you don't say
Obviously there will be entropy at the end of the universe
Palindromemordnilap there are 3 currently accepted theories of how the universe ends, but it is te inevitable
25000000000 A.D. : "This is the Koh-i-Noor Pencil. It used to be called the Koh-i-Noor Diamond eons ago & was apparently worth bazillions in today's money. But we have mind-control holo-touchscreens now, so it's practically useless, except to scribble crude drawings of dicks on walls."
Ironically, though, by making this video the value of the rock has been increased once more. People who watch this video may go to Easter Island and take a drive by and tell their friends. They, in turn, will spread knowledge of the rock to another. In time, perhaps someone will devote effort to learning how to play it properly again. Perhaps someone will even try to steal it again in the future, or perhaps local authorities will fight over who has rights to it. All this may come about because a Canadian played a guitar in space one time. The cause and effect of life is fascinating sometimes.
roguishpaladin What does Chris Hadfield has to do with this? Seriou question.
Daniel Machado because that video was uploaded to this channel and brought him a lot of viewers I guess
Daniel Machado Chris Hadfield promoted this chanel on his own channel and went along for the first video. I came over because of that promotion, and I'm sure others did as well.
and if someone claims to be healed from some serious desease, it will become a place of pilgrimage.
Daniel Machado because the guy talking in this video is chris's son
Truly rare earth, google doesn't turn up results about those stories of people who fought over the stone. Continue to tell stories of those of which would of otherwise been forgotten.
"The Useless Rock Worth Dying Over: A concise history of human civilisation"
"Diamonds are a great big scam"
That was a great "Lesson Taught" in a very relatable manner.
The sights of Easter Island were gorgeous.
Very Well Done.
Thank You
I want to hear the inimitable sound.
+GordieGii
Rumour has it that they tried... but sadly, they were unable to imit.
This is hauntingly good content. Absolutely well done; I was intrigued throughout the entire video.
Good doggo.
+Doggo And Doggo Accessories
Yup - it wasn't #ArfBad.
Hi Rare Earth. I love your content. It makes me smile to see a video of yours in my feed.
anyone else thinking about that spongebob episode?
I love your videos! The quality,the subjects,and locations are so much better and more consistent than even a Vice documentary. Thank you. Please keep doing your thing,it's important!
That rock looks surprised to be a rock
4:18
It was a person once. Medusa was vacationing in Easter Island and looked at him.
yes, it certainly needs friends th-cam.com/video/7BzTjyh_JDQ/w-d-xo.html
Just as I saw it lol
+Jim Ferdinando
It found out who its #RealFriends were...
:'(
I have to thank you for your insightful and thought provoking videos. I wrote my 25 page end of term paper on Japanese ethno-nationalism because I was so inspired by your video. It's true that people don't often think critically or research about what they hear--but you inspired me to do so. Thank you for that.
In a TH-cam world where trivial titillation reigns supreme, I love reading comments like that.
+capinkyky
I came here for the #SharpieTrading, stayed for the #Verbosity.
Steal the rock for a while get some headlines for it and then have it somehow return. Also did you see those pineapples beautiful
just like the monalisa
Reminds me of the Stone of Scone. It too was stolen and fought over.
I wonder what kind of security setup they have. would they review satellite heat signatures? Set it up on the other side of the island or rotate it 180 degrees see if anyone notices the disturbed earth?
I would for sure pay more money than a diamond to get those pineapples.
+No Problem!
#ExtraPoints if you #MakeItLevitate.
Beebo Russell liked this video.
Nathan Baker checkout "the house that beebo built" in his liked videos... it's a kids story that explains why he did what he did and why he gave himself that name
Link, please?
Nathan Baker th-cam.com/video/WNiz1HUk3Ow/w-d-xo.html
It's amazing you couldn't type what I wrote into youtube by yourself but anyways there's the link.. the ending is pretty metaphoric
I did try searching for that title in quotes but could not find it, because there is a missing space in the actual title: "The *HouseThat* Beebo Built"
Sky King brought me here. RIP
You remember Sky King?....they was a good TV show! Penny, the Jeep Nellie Bell! You must be around my age 67, Sky King was born the same year as my father 1911.
@@kerrystarkey4869 It's not about that show. It's about Richard "Beebo" Russell, the Sky King. This is the last video he liked before doing the deed he's most famous for. Look it up.
Admirable post. RIP Sky King.
A boulder that increases fertility? I guess you could say in makes you *Rock Hard* ( I'll leave)
you are ruining his joke
please stay, to have you leave would be *hard as rock* (lol)
Erectile dysfunction is a fertility problem, you can't have children if you can't have sex.
The joke was funny. Seigeengine thinking that "funny" requires factual accuracy is even funnier.
Jeanne-Marie Tchoumak don't leave, give me more jokes, I want them all
When I'm blown the right way, i curl my toes.......does that mean I'm valuable?
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
Indeed. My family owns a small bit of property in New Hampshire, not even a quarter acre. Upon it sits a 70 year old cabin with 7 rooms. Nothing special, nothing most people would consider impressive. Yet I love it. It's my favorite place, my Happy Place. A cottage filled with memories and comforts. A place of quiet and calm next to a pond. I hope it is in the family's possession until the day I die. It has a value to me and the others greater than is obviously visible.
Now I want to hear the sound that this rock makes.
Can you still make a sound by blowing into it?
That was the #1 thing I was wondering about. I really hope he or someone in his entourage did actually play it. I want to hear it? Perhaps we can ask him to post that as well?
there's a link in the description ;)
Aeolian Harp - you blow across it - just like you do with a bottle....
If you've got it flaut it!
An ocarina carved by Mother Nature itself...Magnificent!
oh that's what the top hole is for. Link's... mouth.
The real Ocarina Of Time.
They played the song of storm for the rain, this explains everything
After watching this video, that rock just earned more respect and value from me than any diamond out there.
Your style of story telling makes your channel worth subscribing to.
I've just subscribed.
Thank you
Eric
I think this might be my favorite episode so far. When you guys talk about politics it's insightful and interesting but, because it has to be, it's limited. Yes the philosophies can be applied anywhere any time but in order to capture an audience you tailor it to the viewers from what I assume are where most of your watchers are from. (and of course what applies more directly to Rare Earth and the team behind it) But this episode really does apply to everyone, it has to due with business/economics, people's lives, our societies and cultural interaction, international relations even! What people value and why is probably the most important question one can ask. Asking what someone values is like asking who they are, and if you can identify and quantify what a society values, you can own it.
Honestly, that's fascinating. It's the kind of story I could never think up, and would probably deride if I found it in a book or movie. And yet, here it is in real-life history. It's kind of amazing.
You can put lipstick on a pig and it's worth a lot more. Humans are suckers for just about anything, technically a 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang is a piece of crap, but to some people it's priceless.
Is it though? Does its value come from its technology or the fact that no machine on Earth can produce a 1964 Mustang again? Are all collectors suckers? Or do they see value in something other than the obvious?
You would not want to reproduce it again since you would not sell enough to make a profit.
Nebula trajectory You wouldn't profit with a replica, but the original still holds value, even more so than when it was first produced simply because it was produced in a different time, under different circumstances, and the production of the originals has stopped long ago. That old car is not just an old piece of crap, it's a manifestation of a past world and it can never be honestly reproduced again. If you think humans are just suckers for stupid shiny shit, you're completely ignoring the bigger picture. What about the Egyptian pyramids, or the Eiffel tower? You can say that those are inferior pieces of architecture compared to what we have today and technically you'd be right. But that's obviously not the point. What gives them value is their age and their meaning, not their technical specifications.
I was just talking about the economic standpoint of reproducing the car. Also I can understand the value of iconic human creations but that depends on people. I would just sell a 1964 mustang to a collector if I had one simply because I do not value the car as much as someone else would I value other things I could buy with the money made from the car. (using I shows how its only my opinion not everyone else's)
Yeah, I understand. As the guy said in the video, the value is formed by what most people think about that particular item. I was just saying that it's stupid to say that people are suckers just because you don't see the value in something other than its technical specifications. If you treat all things as lifeless commodities, I don't see how would you value human life more, because that way we're just a bunch of atoms just like everything else and you can produce one of us easily.
How in the world did you make me feel sorry for a rock????
A very thought provoking video.....Thanks for the upload.
This video earned my subscription. Anyone who can give me deep feelings and thoughts deserves it!
Thankyou for taking the time to upload about a rock. Its important :)
Diamond ring are useless 🤮
There not even rare
Diamonds are quite useful, try cutting hard rock without them...
They are “rare” in the sense that the De Beer company limits the amount available on the market to drive up prices.
Phlaked Corn try cutting with a Diamond Ring
Diamond tools are great.
But the rings are useless
killercaos123 diamonds can also be grow in labs :/
All your doing is buying a overpriced hard to break rock for your wife wile you can spend that money on a vacation or a nice day out with your wife
And what is the first thing you lose after a break up the ring she sells it or trows the ring away
Because it's useless
Sownheard *they're
I'm no economist, but I'm pretty sure economic scarcity has nothing to do with the absolute numbers of items but rather how imbalanced offer and demand are. Iphones are never scarce (as long as you can always produce more); there's only a last one when nobody wants one any more, like that rock. The attribute of being one the first Iphones produced, however, is scarce.
that's untrue. if there is only one piece land by the beach that have this amazing over reaching view. there is only one beach. that's economic scarcity.
What you're talking about is supply and demand, the main determining feature of value of a product.
+cubid0u
Tl;dr:
(s)he's no economist.
I love this series so much.
I love the way this channel ties together historical fact with larger concepts.
where has this series been all my life? you are enchanting, keep up the great work.
Why didn't you record the sound it makes?
th-cam.com/video/hrrC-1C6vcs/w-d-xo.html someone else on this comment section posted it, but i'll leave this here so you can check it out.
NOW YOU'RE JUST A ROCK THAT I USED TO KNOW!
i wanna know what the rock sounds like
Doesn't sound good considering that the knowledge on how to play it has been lost and that the rock itself has suffered from the effects of erosion.
Drop it on your ball's,you'll hear 'your'sound.😄
Oh hi I found you
I wish I could articulate why I like this channel and why I find it so interesting. Just keep doing what you are doing.
Subjective value is why prices are so important they help to prioritize the use of materials. Best example is how increased prices after a hurricane (price gouging) directs resources from far and wide to the area of highest impact. People further from the damage forgo buying building materials at increased prices for non critical work funneling these commodities directly to where they’re most needed.
Note: People lining up to buy the first of new tech *are* buying into scarcity:
The least amount of obsolescence.
The newest stuff is the best, in theory. And with it comes a longer lifespan before your stuff *isn't* the best anymore. And that time, in the technological field, is a *very* scarce resource.
Yes. Again, they want to be cutting-edge. Nothing worse than what they have. Because if someone had something better, then what they had would be obsolete.
It's the drive to be on top. And with tech, that has a limited shelf-life. Which, again, is the scarce resource.
...If it's not the best/fastest, how is it competitive?
Fighting for fourth place doesn't really cut it.
Oh, freaking hell.
This entire video was about how "value" is subjective.
Well, so is "competitive."
Because of that, "obsolete" is *also* subjective; what might be obsolete to me would work perfectly fine even after a few years for someone not as picky.
Example: The NVidia 600 series. For someone who just browses the internet, it'd be just peachy to run. But as I'm a gamer, that card line is obsolete to me.
And for people demanding to be on the bleeding edge of tech, yesterday's gadget is obsolete for *them.* It's no longer able to support the objective of being the tip of the technological spear.
You call me dumb, yet it's you who cannot wrap your head around the concept that maybe, just *maybe* subjective definitions might have a broader interpretation than what you're cramming them in. Jeez.
+Muh Richard
Agreed. Needs some correction with a #LART, methinks.
Does it still whistle?
I suppose it still has the capacity, but it no longer has the user.
That's what she said
Hopefully people will one day realize the value of the rock we all live on.
Holes and all...
;- )
One of the best Narrations I've ever heard!!! Bravo.
This series is wonderful. I especially want to praise the writing and research that goes into each video.
I would check out the sign. I would be interested why there is a random rock surrounded by a wooden fence. I would want to know the reason.
The rock of ages !!
so what sound does it make
Depends who blows on it, like any instrument, but here is someone's attempt.
th-cam.com/video/hrrC-1C6vcs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you, I was looking for something like that, pity his lack of talent, sounds like it needs a trombone player to make a good sound.
Made me picture Dizzy Gillespie on that thing. =D
pink floyd might be interested.
ABitOfTheUniverse was the video taken down?
Excellent quality writing, this is why I look forward to each new video. Thanks for what you do.
This video could rock the world. People need to hear this
any thing is only worth as much as you are willing to give for it
Welp at least 125,000 people have heard of it now.
The sea-tac hijacker watched this. Fly high.
EpicTacoWizard
He didn’t “hijack” anything, he commandeered.
@@Bobby-Dingers Is that who Rich was?
Im just stating reality.
You bring a brilliant insight to the economic value of items! I learned more here than in any college lesson! Thank you!
I wrote 3 separate essays on Easter Island in school and I had no clue until right now that this even exists. Thank you
It bugs me tremendously that the ones who built the enclosure, didn't make sure the rock was in the middle.
Actually the entire thing looks like it's been thrown together without any thought.
I kinda feel like the fact that it's "two months salary" no matter how much you make should have tipped people off sooner. like, does that not set off other people's bullshit detector?
Does it do any good for the bullshit detector to go off? Guys were still engaged in economic competition for women, as well as both partners being engaged in status competition with other couples.
was that the concept though?
also, it kinda does, because if a couple isn't dropping that kind of cash on rings they have it for other stuff like bills, or actual personally meaningful things or activities. mostly it keeps people from wasting money on an industry that literally causes human suffering in an 1800's style cruelty and inhumane conditions and human treatment way.
Its crazy how expensive they've made weddings and everything that goes with it when you think that the number one reason for divorce is stress over money problems. Probably would have helped make working out the budget easier if you kept all that cash you blew. But that works for them because the person might do another wedding all over again in a few years. I'm never buying a diamond ring and my weddings going to be in a backyard, fuck all this ill buy a house with that money.
It would be more attractive if it's in some kind of garden with flowers, other plants, stone pathways and the stone being in the center
Your opening was pretty awesome! You hooked me to stay tuned to finish the rest of the video.
You, sir, summed this video up in epic fashion. I salute you.
R.I.P Skyking
The rock still has worth, not monetary, but philosophical and historical worth, because it had wars fought over it and changed the culture and history of the island, because the stronger groups killed the weaker ones. If the wars that were fought over this rock would have turned out differently or the rock maybe, you know... does have powers, then heck, the statues might would have never been a thing and this island would have been just any other island. There is a reason for the fence around it, because it is an artifact, a piece of history.
Try to buy it, or steal it and put it up for a collectors auction. You will most likely find that its monetary value is still greater than anything you own.
It needs to be rebranded as Potato Hiro. A gift from the potato gods.
This is a marvelous package. I loved it: ancient rock star!
Reminded me of a question a particular radio presenter I like asked from time to time... "Why is gold valuable?"
Now it does have some essential uses, such as plating electrical contacts as it does not oxidise, but the majority of it's "uses" are merely as reserves of "value", plus decorative
#skyking brought me here
Why are there no examples of it being played???
th-cam.com/video/hrrC-1C6vcs/w-d-xo.html
That was underwhelming... Thanks for the link though. Really appreciate it.
The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles...
does baby need attention?
Gosh, wow, thank you for sharing with us about Pu O Hiro. If I ever make it to Rapa Nui as I hope to do, I will be sure to visit it! Growing up in Polynesia I am used to, what are to Westerners, very unimpressive-looking rocks having deep sacredness or historical significance. I find their stories fascinating.
One of the best mind provoking videos I've seen
TL;DR: Value is a human construct.
Mr. Arnold ....it's a video, no reading required 😜
_"The community around us drives value, not the individual, we all don't have to agree so as long as the society says it's true."_
A nice coincidence that I just watched a video on failed cryptocurrencies. lol
I want to buy Napoleon a box of sharpies.
In every color they come in.
"now it sits by the side of the road rated 2 1/2 stars" lol best part of the video. 5:56
How have a I missed such a beautiful little channel? Some times scrolling into the strange videos can really pay off.
"The Useless Rock Worth Dying Over"
Are you sure that you don't mean the Falkland Islands?
they have oil, so...
I waited the entire video to hear it and nada.
I know someone who loves sharpies more
My crazy uncle Ronald.
cool short doco....i didn't even realise that this rock existed & more importantly the big part it played back in it's day....amazing (:
An odd but curiously interesting spectacle of history yet Evan, I think, raised it's perceived value thru the brilliantly written narrative. Liked and subbed!