A 7 YEAR OLD CLOSED ECOSYSTEM IN A JAR - The Natural Ecosphere

[@bjornpalmqvist3780]

I am a science teacher at secondary school in Sweden. Your videos inspired me to make two 20 liter closed ecosystems with water from a local pond and place them in a display case in the school entrance hall. I made them in august and they have come along very nicely. The kids love the boogie worms. Remember to not wear your self out while studying. A masters degree can be quite demanding, but also great fun. Much love to you!

[@maanmgr6614]

Can you make a video log of that

[@Wario-The-Legend]

You must be a great teacher. Much respect to you.

[@daveetc.7399]

Wholesome!

[@bjornpalmqvist3780]

@@maanmgr6614 my video making skills are nothing compared to the videos here, and I do not have the equipment nor the time. But I do love the videos of this channel, the high quality filming and extensive knowledge of the species is awesome.

[@gaboratoria]

That's an amazing idea, in a place of learning they may very well outlive us all

[@kchampz1093]

this was the original jar that got me onto this channel, glad to see it still kicking after all these years

[@saulo5216]

same

[@mizzkittenttv]

Same! This was my first jar, and I am so happy to see the snails are still alive and kicking!

[@leonelcardoso8746]

I remember buying shrimps from some dude on Marktplaats, and when I went to pick it up, it was you! 😂 I was like.. wait.. I know this voice... Lifeinjars right? You were very friendly, and also surprised that I recognized you. I am sorry that I was in a rush and couldn't go up stairs to check your projects. Anyway, cheers mate, I am currently back in Brazil, let me know if you want to come here to collect some samples.

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

LOL awesome

[@travisdeshotel8894]

Thanks for sharing. Such a small world sometimes.

[@nkj-h6n]

Let's chant Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. Only Namu Myoho Renge Kyo of Nichiren Shoshu can bring happiness.

[@paranoiarpincess]

I hope you keep befriending crows, they're some of my favorite videos. Thank YOU for putting your precious free time toward making it so we can come on this journey with you. I don't know how long I've been here, but I always look forward to watching even my notifications tell me you've posted. I can at least say for myself that I can be as patient for more content as you need us to be. I want you to pay daily, but if it means they're better Videos, you're able to focus on more, and you're happy and comfortable, is prefer to wait. YOUR HEALTH AND SANITY COME FIRST! Happy holidays jar mate.

[@obieobrien5883]

Has it been seven years already?!? Always exciting to see what you have going on!

[@bw4708]

Videos on this channel have become my primary meterstick for measuring time

[@leahnjr]

Congrats on 7 years and pursuing your Master's!

[@ShroomDay0117]

*Getting distracted by your GETTING DISTRACTED BY BIRDS*🤣 I have a hard time believing its only been 7 years since you've been streaming. I must have caught you in the beginning. I'm glad I did. Thanks for sticking with us and for all the great content. I look forward to another 7. ☺

[@obieobrien5883]

Has it been seven years already?!? Always exciting to see what you have going on! Congratulations on working on your Masters!!

[@wind_king-lh8zs]

Bro got pneumonia and decided to put some river water in a jar. This would forever change the course of his life mildly.

[@jeremylee8844]

If you have a similar jar that has been sitting and is nearly extinct or completely extinct it would be interesting if you could add only one tablespoon of pond water. I love to see if it would repopulate or have a genesis affect on the barren landscape

[@mrsanity]

I was just thinking I'd not seen you for a bit, and then boom! A new vid on the OG jar appears

[@ClaireFulmerAnyaHeirkoya]

Same!

[@Kilthan2050]

I have two jars that are both over a year and half old, i don’t have a camera that can capture the super small stuff, but the plants are going strong. I also have some new jars filled with mud and plants from the Mississippi river. They’re currently algae filled, but some other plants are still going strong. You inspired me to try my hand at this hobby, and i love it. So, hello from the Arizona deserts. Next up, i’m going to try and make a jar from the Burro Creek not far from my homestead.

[@ratlegttv]

i always love these updates, and i ADORE that mysterious worm!!!!! congrats on 7yrs! 💜

[@Orange-ff8dy]

i'm relatively new to the channel and it's lovely to hear your reflections on how things have gone!!! a master's degree is no joke, take all the time you need.

[@samfroggeh]

Glad to hear the jar is still alive - I hope your Corvid friends are all good too. I hope the Masters goes/is going well and I hope you had an amazing Christmas (or Wednesday if you don't partake in it). Here's to many years of success for you. Also - 13:38 You might say "Life... uh... Finds a way" - Jurassic Park xD

[@Kraus-]

Thanks for sharing the progress. Wow that layer of ostracod poop is so high lmao. I think the jarmy just has inherent patience because we know these jars can go months without a noticeable change.

[@charliepie1212]

Yeah, there's a special beauty to waiting patiently for small things. It feels refreshing and homey.

[@NoahSpurrier]

I've made a few of these. Some are working out, and looking healthy; a few don't looks so well. So, if anyone is following this it's good to setup a few of them because it can be hit and miss. Coming along two years now. Pacific Northwest island pond water. I've got a big one (6 or 8 Liters) with spiders making webs

[@patinsley]

Congrats on being 7 years old!

[@phil5965]

You are a class act, my friend, and much appreciated!

[@jeremylee8844]

Happy Holidays. Wonderful to see you this time of year. Blessed Be

[@dondidotchi]

The patience this Guy gots !!!

[@isaiahpetersen]

The jar man of culture returns! I need more JARS in my LIFE! Give me them boogie worms! 🪱🪱🪱

[@zerofic161]

Life in Jars upload... nature is healing

[@JustForfun-py5gx]

The emperor of jars biosphere is alive!

[@MaDmanex100]

You have a quaint little channel going, love seeing the progress of the jars.

[@armandolimon7465]

Another Jars video! It's been awhile since I've watched your stuff. I've seen sick all week and still sick, so might as well rest and re-watch some of your old stuff again and catch-up on other stuff I missed.

[@pete7872]

We're grateful for any videos you can get to us while you study, Merry Xmas and keep up the good work. Good luck with the Masters!

[@insertnamehere6173]

this is the vid that got me hooked on gathering my own ecosystem, never stop (unless you want to) (not to say i havent watched before, i just broke and will finally walk up to my national river and get dirt water)

[@Blumefair]

I remember this channel I've been watching since the beginning

[@ManCalledMegz]

Proud member of the Jarmy! Always love to see a LiJ video pop up in my subscriptions.

[@yoBigWave]

Cheers to 7 years! one of my favorite channels and to many more curious adventures.

[@marygonzalez5907]

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES!! So- after all that education...we will all know more about LIFE IN JARS!!

[@AwoogaWolf]

I love watching your videos, you are such a silly and cute boy with fascinating interests. It's always a delight to see what you're working on. It's been fun to see your style evolve over the years and your confidence on camera develop.

[@bigsarge2085]

🎄Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!🎄

[@MegaByzzz]

Ahhh. You're back❤

[@heykerryann]

Congratulations on 7 lucky years and more to come! Keep growing your brain. My talking crows say “hello” to you as well ✌️🤗

[@lucycannon6732]

Good to see you, and Happy New Year! Don't wear yourself out, that Master's isn't going to be a walk in the park :)

[@Burnttoastv3]

Great video, and best of luck with the masters!

[@Breadfan1280]

Wow, can’t believe I’ve been watching for 7 years. Since I’m an OG, does that make me a general in the Jarmy? In all seriousness though…. it’s been a joy to watch (listen) to you grow over the years and develop into the fine young man you are becoming. I wish you all the best in your continued endeavors with your education and look forward to what you will bring to this world. Who knows, you may become the Dutch equivalent of Sir David Attenborough one day.

[@mizzkittenttv]

I can't believe it's been 7 years! I have been here since the early years and I love it! Love your content!

[@sebanab1]

Happy christmas LJ fans!

[@robyn6521]

Your videos are always worth waiting for! Enjoy your studies, and I hope you occasionally update us on your jars when you can!

[@bassybossy]

Always a delight how you tell a story about your varying lives-in-a-jar. Over the years I've seen you get more and more refined, entertaining, knowledgeable, wise, and self- and world-aware. Typing this out makes it all feel very para-social, but I wish you all the best. We will be here, just a post video away

[@SuperDaveP270]

I enjoy every one of your videos, even if sometimes we have to wait a bit longer. That is 100% understandable, especially since the reasons are so commendable. Keep up the good work, and keep looking dapper! Good luck with those studies!

[@SuperDaveP270]

also, at 2:42 I am willing to bet they are paramecia.

[@lonl123]

Dammit, I wanted to see you do another "Boogie Worm" Dance! Thanks for the videos mate...been subscribed for almost the entire life of the channel and it's one of my favorites. Put out vids when you can and don't stress about it...well be here when you have time to make one. :)

[@HaibaneRakka]

Thankyou for all the years of chill ecosphere and crow befriending videos :)

[@victor-drr]

13:28 "Life...Boom in your face!" I didn't expect that...Life, I mean.

[@junianius]

Found this channel many years ago back when there was a short list (10 or so) of uploads. Among the plethora of subscriptions I have from music, memes, mechanical engineering to chemistry. I still get excited when there is a new upload to this channel. Love your stuff.

[@plarkmoby]

I love this channel.

[@saulo5216]

Coming together to watch a channel about life in jars says a lot about us as a species.

[@BigDipLip]

Amazing to see, you always make exciting projects

[@Aimee19733]

Yay glad you’re back

[@drapoorv]

Loved this jar vid...keep up

[@user-x4u6l]

these videos are so chill.

[@MilkDrinkerMedia]

I've been watching for a long time at least five years. I love this channel you are one of my first favorite channels. Thank you so much for all the awesome videos!

[@yousufakhtar9995]

Have you considered using one of the ecosystems to seed an aquarium to see how it progresses in a much larger then usual setting with fish added to the dynamics?

[@justablokepostingfunvids7137]

What a christmas treat

[@jasonharrison3167]

you should do an experiment where you take a bit of water out from this jar and add new material to it but at the same time make a new jar with material from the same spot and see the difference as it develops. to see how the organisms develop. i think it would be interesting to how the life reacts to differently in the older and newer jars.

[@hilltoptanks2975]

What a Boxing Day treat!!

[@AxlScapes]

the last time we looked at this was 4 fuckin years ago? damn dude the last few years have not been kind to my psyche or sense of time, i thought that video was like 6 months ago

[@bendeguztoth8836]

All the best. Ur an inspiration. Looking forward to reading Ur papers. King

[@dwardodwardo643]

Happy anniversary and happy new year!

[@wraitholme]

I still maintain that a really interesting experiment would be growth into a sterile space. I propose a larger tank, filled to three quarters (to give some air space) with water and soil that has been boiled to sterilise it as much as possible. Then, a small blob of soil direct from the river in one corner, and the tank is sealed. The goal is to see how life grows from that small corner blob, or does it all die out with the lack of supporting ecosystem.

[@robyn6521]

Would you not need something like a leaf to start with some food in the jar?

[@wraitholme]

@@robyn6521 Well, that's really the question. There would be some nutrients and bacteria in the initial blob of soil that has brought in the life, otherwise there's a limited amount of air with carbon and there's abundant energy coming in. That's all you would need for the very basic elements of life. How well would it do with such limited resources?

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Thank you for the 7 years of interesting and relaxing videos.

[@Poohze01]

All the Best with your Masters! The Jarmy is with you!

[@danielingalls8980]

The bikes wizzing behind you in the beginning was the cherry on top lol.

[@billbillson3129]

Awesome!!!! Thank you for making and sharing your videos!!! Best wishes from Texas!

[@Lonk8353]

what happened with the crows. need an update

[@rsbrie]

I've been here since the beginning and I'll stay til the end! Good luck with your studies, we'll be here even in dormancy!

[@AbobrinhaAviões]

Wake up! Jars posted a new video!

[@uinspiredme451]

Yee

[@magnificentpotato4927]

Okay

[@carlam.9529]

I enjoy all your videos !! Just keep studying and go for that masters degree. That's the most important thing in your life right now. So go get it !! We will be waiting patiently or impatiently but we will wait. Have lots of fun learning all at cool stuff !!!

[@CatholicSoldierX]

You have one of best dutch channels, very interesting channel.

[@Jeff-gr1on]

I love the more advanced analysis you did on this video. Do you take notes on your jars between videos?

[@fedor4655]

Love from Bonaire!!❤

[@LifeinJars]

Love you more bro

[@TheCommuted]

An interesting experiment would be to start a number of jars using the same starting material, then vary their initial growth conditions.

[@taciolima973]

You finally returned, please upload more frequently! We love u

[@vitalijussmirnovas7954]

Thanks and thanks for your videos! I hope the channel will keep going even longer than your jars )))

[@duoshaoqian]

I have several jars that are a few years old now, thanks to you! I really love your videos, they are quite inspiring! I enjoy peeking in my jars every day and seeing the life happening inside them 😊

[@an_english_aussie3578]

14:23 is that someone walking a chicken? 😂 Also, fellow ecologist here. I completed my masters this year where I studied jellyfish venoms and discovered a new venom protein. I became a new dad the same month that my degree started and everyone doubted my ability to juggle being the priority parent and study at the same time but I persisted and successfully graduated. I believe in your ability to juggle your passion and your hobby! You can do it! Do it for science!

[@LifeinJars]

It's a dog haha but I understand the confusion

[@atticus-mt8et]

Please continue to update us! You have a loyal audience ❤️👍

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

Seven years of observing life in jars! What no one never expected to see was so much life in our little jar of a community here!

[@Deathlawli]

incredible to still see the Jar going on living after 7 years, with even a new species showing it's face !

[@GeraldBlack1]

Careful crows can figure out how to open jars lol!

[@lessingbryan]

I hope you are having a great holiday season!

[@CookingWithCows]

I thought the crows got you!

[@_geeksweets_]

Good luck on all your ambitions and schooling - take care of yourself - every time you upload it is amazing, but never let it take you away from your other goals :3 we're not goin' anywhere

[@Gribbo9999]

I hooked into Life in Jars about 4 years ago now. I do look forward to all your uploads. How fascinating these closed ecosystems are. I really enjoy your drôle presentation style which makes me chuckle. And I have learned a lot . When was in my teens ( in the 1960s!) in Northern England I kept an aquarium stocked with local pond water, not closed but I rarely put in any food but did add and then release after a while some guests such as newts (now a protected species so highly illegal to keep in an aquarium!) and minnows. It was fascinating seeing how to balance the tank. Please keep up the good work and don't forget to let us see our friends the crows from time to time. But please focus on your studies, that should be your priority now. And thanks again for the pleasure you have given!

[@dylanmiller1012]

Your content is truly inspiring! This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. I’ll be putting one together tomorrow!

[@heraldofthemetalgods2620]

Love following the story of one man and he's jar.

[@jonperry4580]

This is not what I expected homie to look like, good on ya m8

[@nat20crafts]

Any progress with the corvids?

[@Jonaleko]

Each and every video you post is a joy to watch, such a cozy vibe with interesting commentary and cool things to see. I'm really happy for you, the scientific career you're pursuing is quite awesome and fitting lol I hope this comment finds you well and I look forward to new videos, those taking as long as you need them to.

[@dartacus.spartacus1988]

I watched this jar grow with you, you was a young man

[@JuniperPacific]

Hey dude, I love your videos and am so so happy to hear you're pursuing your masters! I look forward to your next projects no matter how long it takes you to make them.

[@ArturBerteli]

I am one of those. Glad to see you back

[@fnamelname9077]

So many wonderful internet things have started "with nothing but a glass jar and a sense of adventure".

[@gourukemu]

This is the jar on the channel profile picture right?

[@sladoid]

it's been 7 years already? Dang!!

[@gremlindaddy9280]

Excited for ya, man. I'm not the most active watcher, but I've kept this sub and just been happy seeing a new vid pop up. Take care to rest well between studies 🎉