5 Incredible Underground Structures

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[@Jan12700]

Scam!

[@zaytsevand]

Simon, my guy, you're voicing so much of the incredible stuff, you don't even notice a superconductor slipped where a supercomputer must've been.

[@patrickmcconaughey6176]

Daedalus was the crafter/inventor of the wings, Icarus (Daedalus's son) is the one that did not heed the warning about the wax, that held the wings together, melting if you got to close to the Sun.

[@phantomechelon3628]

Iron Maiden did a pretty awesome song about this (Flight of Icarus).

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:40 - Chapter 1 - The (occupied) storm drain of las vegas 3:25 - Mid roll ads 4:55 - Chapter 2 - Wieliczka salt mine (Poland) 7:00 - Chapter 3 - The deep underground neutrino experiment 10:55 - Chapter 4 - The moscow metro

[@cidthakid702]

From 16 until I was almost 21 years old I lived in the tunnels here, I’m 24 years old now and I still go back now and then to visit some of the family I made all over the city. I can’t explain how sad it is to know how many of the people down there will never make it out or be able to have a normal life. People don’t keep in mind that they’re humans too and deserve the same help I was lucky enough to get, sobriety is already the hardest fight I’ve ever fought, but when all you have for a future is that life, it becomes impossible

[@TomUlcak]

Hmm. Find that hard to believe. Praha is not NYC.

[@gomahklawm4446]

It's pathetic really. People are okay with sending 100B to Ukraine, but are completely against using that for helping Americans....with 100B we wouldn't have a housing CRISIS....

[@TomUlcak]

@@gomahklawm4446 and imagine if the trillion dollars of U.S. global oil war was spent on helping all people. Yes, a trillion if you include discretionary spending.

[@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425]

@@TomUlcak @gomahklawm4446 There would be a lot more poor if the world was ruled by fascism as y'all want.

[@CaptHollister]

In a future part 2, you could include Montreal's massive underground city.

[@russellfitzpatrick503]

or Coober Pedy, the Aistralian tonw that has been built underground to avoid the heat

[@jskoob]

I've been to the Polish salt mines and they are without a shadow of a doubt the most impressive thing I've ever seen

[@unclejim1528]

That mine was started so long a go, that Copernicus visited it. I can't remember the year though.

[@Hellheart]

😂 Bullshit! Poland doesn't exist! That's like saying you went to Hogwarts or Oklahoma. Fictional places.

[@peterzerfass4609]

Fermi didn't discover any particles. He described an (ideal) gas statistically. Later all particles that obey these particular statistics were dubbed fermions. He also only postulated neutrinos (though he was not the first). They were discovered by others. ...oh...and caculations are performed by supercomputers. Not superconductors XD

[@mumblbeebee6546]

It’s true on Venus ;)

[@stefanschleps8758]

Great minds think alike. Glad someone else caught it too. Simon, you need a proofreader! 😅

[@deforged]

@@stefanschleps8758 your minds are sooo great, you should celebrate it by making out.

[@gsvick]

Sure, but who do you think conducts the supercomputers?

[@bilbobaggins9914]

Those Las Vegas drains will be prime real estate when the aliens visit. Or the sun decides to throw a massive solar storm at earth.

[@grilnam9945]

Sod’s Law states the day the aliens land in Las Vegas either no one will notice, or that will be the days the storm’s also hit.

[@nemallasuevasesaelpdog]

@@grilnam9945 😁😏👍

[@beethimbles8801]

There’s actually an excellent book about the Las Vegas drain inhabitants which I’m currently reading.

[@nemallasuevasesaelpdog]

@@beethimbles8801 what's the name. I watched the vice episode

[@craigstoner2632]

Or the more likely event. Many will be killed by a flash flood....

[@itsjustme1616]

If the dungeon you keep your writers in isn’t on this list, the list isn’t complete.

[@canaanval]

That's why #5 is cut from the end

[@itsjustme1616]

@@canaanval couldn’t disclose that top secret facility, or torture dungeon which ever it really is.

[@AltonV]

@@canaanval maybe because the neutrino experiment is two structures 🤷‍♂

[@julianaylor4351]

Number five is missing. 😁 You should do list of all the large underground train systems of the world.

[@stanacondasv]

There are 5 structures. The nuetrino experiment has one structure in South Dakota and one in Illinois.

[@cleverusername9369]

5:33 once again, Simon shows us that he's never heard of the word "conducive." He ALWAYS says "conductive"

[@andymouse]

I was gonna point it out won't bother now !

[@AltonV]

he also said superconductors instead of supercomputers

[@michaelmurray2595]

Simon: .".. it'll take years of observation and thousands of hours of calculations by SUPERCONDUCTORS to determine the results." (10:22)

[@andymouse]

Freudian slip ! you need superconductors to make supercomputers ?

[@michaelmurray2595]

@@andymouse Supercomputers need semiconductors...

[@andymouse]

@@michaelmurray2595 Indeed, I was trying to cover up Whistlers cock up !!! :)

[@alexlubbers1589]

Las Vegas resident here, the drain systems are quite the feat. Unlike most areas of the world, most of our rain comes from a few select violent storms. Inches of rain can fall in less than an hour, along with destructive winds and terrific lightning storms. All those trillions of gallons of water collect all at once rather than soaking over many hours, thus extreme flooding. Its like comparing watering a plant with a watering can, and watering another by dumping a huge bucket. The former gets water in the soil, the latter gets torn up and swept away.

[@tigerburn81]

Meanwhile, my subway stations in America look like they are made of misery, sadism, and shit, designed by a misanthropic shut-in.

[@jeeziss]

I love the Fermilab design. The buildings look like electronic components installed into the ground as a giant PCB.

[@noodengr3three825]

I was in Vegas for 4 days. It rained for 3 of them and they claimed they were in a drought. I saw flooded streets. I have toured the Polish salt mine on my 54th birthday. And ridden quite a bit of the Moscow subway just before my 55th birthday. Actually rode the St Petersburg subway to Russian bathhouse on my 55th.

[@davidpaxson8073]

So the title is 5 incredible underground structures… but I only counted four? Did I miss something?

[@JonMartinYXD]

Nope. Unless we were supposed to count the sponsor...?

[@carolyncasner4806]

There's 4

[@mizstories9646]

Maybe Simon's basement?

[@JonMartinYXD]

@@mizstories9646 Is that where he keeps all his channels' writers chained to computers? Maybe they're sending a message for help, with the clues subtly spread across many videos...

[@mizstories9646]

@@JonMartinYXD That is EXACTLY my train of thought as well!

[@Lepusxlupus]

Literally no one cares BUT.... Lead, SD is pronounced like "leed". Named after the Homestake lode, which is sometimes called a lead (leed). It's obscure, but the locals call it that as well so it must be right (haha). Also, South Dakota is the state that calls it's capital of Pierre by the pronunciation of "peer". And the city of Belle Fourche is "bell foosh" so take all that as you will. I live here, and we are almost never referenced, so felt an obligation to post. Thanks for the videos!

[@Bubbaist]

You should do a segment on the Tashkent metro. Many people consider it to have some of the most beautiful stations in the world.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

Have you been there? I just Googled it and it looks pretty amazing. I love the different styles of architecture used, so parts look like a Mosque and then the "Cosmonaut Station" looks modern mixed with art deco pillars. I wondered if you'd been as I like to travel and it would be somewhere very different to visit. A Google picture search shows some amazing cultural experiences.

[@Bubbaist]

@@AnyoneCanSee I have been there, and yes, the stations are really something. The whole country is wonderful. I would love to see Samarkand and Bukhara again. I was in Samarkand 8 years ago today.

[@johnmiller8975]

Holy hell!

[@rachelb4398]

I love when he says conductive instead of conducive :)

[@Eryndel]

And the "thousands of hours of calculations by superconductors." ;) Now I want to know if my job is getting taken over by really cold metals, or railway supervisors with capes!

[@johnn3542]

Both have similar meanings...

[@johnn3542]

Conducive came into use mid 17th century, derived from conduce and conductive...

[@tomholroyd7519]

Salty water is conductive

[@tomholroyd7519]

But "brin-ing"? It's a briny gerund, yaarh. Brine-ing. Maybe should hyphenate that one. or do a rehearsal now and then

[@grahampickering1560]

Wieliczka Salt Mine is a great place to visit. I've been there twice 👍

[@petrakhor3513]

Love learning about places like these!

[@betweenbrain]

Thousands of hours of calculations performed by superconductors? 10:25 😂

[@Hykje]

The motto of DUNE must be "The neutrinos must flow".

[@glendownton]

"I must not fear neutrinos. Neutrinos are the mind-killer. Neutrinos are the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face the neutrinos. I will permit them to pass over me and through me ..."

[@aaronaaronsen3360]

Spicy comment

[@jmi5969]

12:42 - not anymore. This stainless-steel thing was recently removed to make way for construction work; the city says it will eventually be installed at the ground-level lobby.

[@mississaugaicedogs]

Mine: 1. CERN, 2. Neutrino Lab in sudbury, 3. Nuclear Waste storage in Norway, 4/5 Tokyo, Ottawa, LV storm drains/basins

[@_nanashi39]

At some point Simon will make a video where he pronounces conducive correctly.

[@cassini4751]

another banger from Simon

[@enlightendbel]

"Thousands of hours of calculations by superconductors". Lol.

[@Tooluckyformyowngood]

Wieliczka is truly spectacular in person. Thanks for covering it!

[@carddamom188]

"Ah! Familiar ads from home..." I feel you, bro!!!

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

Daedalus invented flight. His son, Icarus, was intoxicated by the joy of flight and flew too high where the sun melted the wax holding his feathers together.

[@megaflux7144]

roughly 90% of in-video ads on youtube seem to be for vpns, which is only interesting because less than 10% of the world needs vpns.

[@choffman3952]

I also live over seas and I love watching the commercials from home

[@enigma51ted]

nice cool underground in Nevada, away from desert heat

[@Taylor-uo3nb]

I grew up in Las Vegas. My friend group spent more time in those tunnels then I care to admit. It’s where I smoked my first doobie. It’s where I lost my virginity. They were always about 20 degrees cooler in the summer so when kids were outside, it was the place to go.

[@martinstallard2742]

0:38 the (occupied) storm drains of Las Vegas 3:22 sponsorship 4:48 Wielicika salt mine, Poland 6:56 the deep underground neutrino experiment 10:48 the Moscow metro

[@creepycassette]

You are the real MVP friend

[@JonMartinYXD]

Unless Surfshark is an incredible underground structure, the video's title and script is wrong.

[@SRW_]

@@JonMartinYXD Someone hasnt use surfshark. Tsk tsk tsk

[@AltonV]

@@JonMartinYXD the neutrino experiment is two structures

[@victoriaeads6126]

The St. Petersburg Metro is worth a video!

[@beethimbles8801]

There’s actually an excellent book about the Las Vegas drain inhabitants which I’m currently reading.

[@readbycandle7489]

What’s the book called? I would be interested in that.

[@jimthar17]

Interesting that you don't mention the name of the book AT ALL.

[@vanguard9067]

@sideprojects Moscow Metro: In mythology Daedalus created wings and invented flying, not Icarus, his son. Icarus flew to close to the sun, the heat melted the wax in the wings and he fell to his death.

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

I can't be the first person to immediately click one of Simon's videos, and in my fast click read that I'm about to watch 5 EDIBLE underground structures :)

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

😂 I know the feeling. These underground areas, sort of remind me of that young urban explorer "Shiey" on YT that trekked on foot a couple of times to Chernobyl and several abandoned underground bunkers, from the old USSR days. Amazingly most still have electrical power. I know there are hundreds of Urban Explorer channels on YT but Shiey's trips to Chernobyl always intrigues me for a rewatch once a year.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Someone's doing some edibles!

[@onemorechris]

i do this all the time

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

There were 6, but I was hungry...

[@tisjester]

How many calculations per second can a superconductor make?!?!? Poor Simon, sit closer to the teleprompter.

[@OliverJennrich]

It's Sanford, no Stanford (though the latter has some interesting particle physics as well), and data analysis happens on supercomputers, not superconductors.

[@DragonKingGaav]

There's only 4 Incredible Underground Structures in this video!

[@russellfitzpatrick503]

You'd be surprised how few of us have noticed this fact

[@griffinmckenzie7203]

@@russellfitzpatrick503 More like most people really couldn't care less. Lmfao

[@stanacondasv]

There are 5 structures. The nuetrino experiment has one structure in South Dakota and one in Illinois.

[@daltonhowell7262]

Why did you break my brain with the neutrino one? I'm to stoned for that lol.

[@glenpenrose1834]

MASSIVE TRIGGER! Unbelievable! A little salt, some garlic, wonderful! Oops, I meant, tiger. Massive tiger!

[@davidhughes4089]

God bless you mole people, the day will come when you can finally rise and take over once more

[@confuzedpenguin9974]

Currently sat in Las Vegas Airport on the way home back to UK. Had no idea about the drains wow.

[@bellasmom2597]

The salt mine cathedral is gorgeous i want to see it in person.

[@pakde8002]

Seeing the Las Vegas tunnels in the comments I'm going to sit this one out. I've seen stuff like that in third world countries but I never thought something like that and the current opioid/homeless crisis in America could eclipse the suffering in many developing and third world countries. It's just horrible. How Americans aren't ashamed enough to fix this is beyond belief. I'm an expat for the last dozen years and actually wasn't aware how bad things have gotten in that time but two months ago I received word that my step-nephew died in the Las Vegas tunnels. It's just heart breaking.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

That doesn't look like a comfortable chair Simon. You have 15 KZbin channels. Treat yourself to some ergonomic furniture.

[@simonburrell7041]

The wilica salt mine is dope I was there in 2018

[@smenor]

It’s funny that supercomputers became superconductors in there

[@TomUlcak]

Around 13:30. In Prague, the Náměstí Míru metro stop has the longest escalator. It takes 2:21 minutes to ride it down. I took it quite often. The first time you look down, the hairs on your neck stand up. 53 metres deep.

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

given that Simon lives in Prague you would think he would know about it or want it included here, maybe he's not aware of just how long it is? 🤔 That's a looooong time to be slowly rising of descending, I think only ever been on about 30s elevators at most! And those felt long!

[@stefanschleps8758]

"Thousands of hours of calculations by superconductors?" Who is responsible for writing this script? Simon I'm sure You caught it, but for the rest of your viewers that statement should have read, "thousands of hours of calculations by supercomputers." Tsk tsk.

[@RobVespa]

Aside: Icarus wasn't the inventor of flight. His father Daedalus, master craftsman and architect, was.

[@enigma51ted]

So awesome cant get enough!

[@timmellor2599]

I like these videos, so thanks. But one point: Icarus DIDN'T invent ancient flight- it was his father, Daedalus that made the wings. We remember Icarus because despite his father's warning, he went too close to the sun and it melted the wax used on the wings. Icarus fell into the sea.

[@pamelamays4186]

The Blazement: Am I a joke to you Fact Boi?🤨

[@caffeinated24x7]

You need to look at St Clemente church in Rome. A 11th c church over a 4th c church over a first c one!

[@rafterman6476]

Great video! This, and your South China Sea Islands video were extremely well done. You're on a roll today!

[@stevoc9930]

Sounds like Vegas needs a storm drain system for their storm drain system.

[@bold810]

There's as many a needs be, if Mr. Tfue is in Town and limbered-up, Maing!

[@RavenFilms]

Hey! Fermi Lab! In the early 90s I used to fish in there with my dad. It used to be all wooded with just that cool building. They had an awesome pendulum in the lobby that hung from the roof.

[@Bacopa68]

I live at a latitude where the local Foucault's Pendulum takes slightly over two days to make a full circle. If the pendulum was relocated to our northern suburbs, it would be exactly two days. This makes it way easier to remember how a Foucault's Pendulum works. I bet the math is harder to remember if you are in northern Illinois.

[@CoryWHoffman]

Love you’re stuff but why are your videos and podcasts like a little quieter than others?

[@Henchman1977]

The number of errors in this video is surprising.....

[@anthonylloyd6094]

Gants Hill Station on the Central Line was design with direct inspiration from the Russian Metro.

[@Redsauce101]

Do a video on modern vaults and bunkers plz.

[@KingFinnch]

at 11:15, it was 72 years, not 42 years. The metropolitan underground railway opened in 1863.

[@Adam-ln4og]

Given how large Montreal's underground city I am surprised it didn't make the list.

[@chalky3320]

Now either my mind is going or someone can't count to 5. As clint Eastwood said,did i fire 5 or 4....well Simon you fired 4

[@stanacondasv]

There are 5 structures. The nuetrino experiment has one structure in South Dakota and one in Illinois.

[@jocktulloch3499]

I wonder if LasVegas saves cleans and uses the water. TORONTO Canada has deep underground tanks to separate the oil etc from runoff caught by storm sewers before returning it to Lake Ontario.

[@atodaso1668]

Ad's from home? I don't remember the last time I saw an ad. Ad blocker and no cable FTW

[@BaronessErsatz]

When my parents and I lived in Richmond MO in the 70's, we were told by many that the reason for all the Black Lung pensioners was because the entire town sits over an abandoned coal mine. Sure it could all collapse. But we got out as soon as we could. Can only hope for the best for everyone else.

[@jackvos8047]

Coober Pedy would fit into this list I believe. It's the Opal Capital of the world and most residents live underground. Have your Australian writer look into it for you.

[@CanadianDerwood]

Super conductors doing mathematics 😅😂 I've noticed a few of these slips recently.. Too many videos, Simon?

[@thefunkosaurus]

You laugh at Venice's misspelling, I laugh at brining's pronunciation.

[@harrymorris2361]

Just a heads up, if you’re ever in the Moscow Metro, watch out for the Dark Ones…

[@SRW_]

Glory to metro!

[@generallypleasantjenny]

I’m in SoDak, and it’s amazing how many South Dakotans have no idea DUNE is even there.

[@myrrhavm]

Ironic isn’t it that thieves teach other thieves to protect their stolen goods?

[@seanj3667]

Regarding the Russian subway... yes, we should absolutely recognize and respect artistic and architectural works, regardless of the politics. That lack of respect is we ("we" being the world) lost so much to the Taliban, to the Soviets, and even to American businessmen and politicians.

[@golferorb]

It's so hypocritical that westerns have to bring up "Russian Politics" no matter what as long as Russia is mentioned but they never do so for the dozens of other countries that are also awful.

[@prettymiffedbrit]

You've been to West Coast cities right? Pretty sure the percentage of homeless are way higher per capita than Vegas.

[@BrodieB762]

A friend’s little brother lost his paper boat in the Las Vegas drainage system and he came home with hotdogs and cotton candy and a balloon. 🎈

[@Mmouse_]

Super conductors... Wicked smart eh?

[@midnite_rambler]

I think #5 went missing. There was only 4 places featured, not 5.

[@stanacondasv]

There are 5 structures. The nuetrino experiment has one structure in South Dakota and one in Illinois.

[@tomholroyd7519]

You didn't repeat the neutrino mass in pounds. How am I supposed to know what a tiny tiny fraction of a kilogram is? I'll go away now

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Could the drain dwellers survive the nuclear apocalypse?

[@82spiders]

@5:33 Replace word CONDUCTIVE with CONDUSIVE. Hire an additional editor.

[@griffinmckenzie7203]

Or use your brain and figure out what he meant. Lmfao

[@rehustler]

Isn't the plural of supernova supernovae? Yes. Yes, it is.

[@vanguard9067]

@sideprojects DUNE Project: Calculations by supercomputers, not superconductors.

[@pdisaslacker]

The last time I was in Vegas, I'm not the kind of person who gets to go places often, some dude had a sign that said, "Let's face it, I'm going to spend it on drugs". I'm like thanks dude, I appreciate the honestlyy, here's a buck. But yeah, it's a crazy dichotomy of wealth and poverty.

[@NEB3310]

Neat, thanks.

[@fonze5664]

Is... is las vegas proving another aspect of demolition man to be a factual prediction? I for one welcome our new taco bell overlords!

[@Enzo187]

Am I the only one who's mind was fucking BLOWN by the deep underground neutrino experiment bit.

[@baggieknight8411]

You FORGOT the lab located in Sudbury Ontario Canada

[@kevinbarr9003]

Love this guy

[@BuddhaAfterDark]

gosh i cant wait for the video about how VPN services are bad :D

[@davers1953]

Shouldn't it be be Daedalus that invented flight and not Icarus?

[@bettyswallocks6411]

The canals of Mars, surely?