The Seaglass Olympics: Competitive Beachcombing at Charmouth

Beachcombing isn't usually a competitive sport, but what if it was? Today Jenny and I will go head to head to see who can collect the most seaglass in a couple of hours.
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[@mrfreeman1995]

Mike: “Of course, it’s only a friendly tournament” *Cut to Jenny speedily filling her bucket with sea glass like the born champion she is*

[@chunkybird1241]

Finding a new AS video is like going to a restaurant where you know you love the food, and saying 'surprise me' to the waiter. You never know what random greatness awaiting you 😁

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Well said, indeed!

[@MxPinky]

Incredibly well put

[@TheRealParthen]

Perfectly said!

[@RickStormT]

It really is!

[@psychedelikchameleon]

Love this!

[@xingcat]

Jenny's quiet chuckle at your loss was a perfect capper to this episode. This was a lovely day out!

[@whitedwarf4986]

Looks like Jenny's a seasoned veteran at this game, her eyes are like laser guided missiles finding that stuff. No doubt she's been seaglass hunting since being a kid.

[@ChetBakr]

Upon seeing the title of the video, I had at first thought that you were taking part in Charmouth's yearly 'Competitive Seaglass hunt', which I without a doubt believed would be a thing. Perhaps upon seeing you and Jenny competeting in such, will inspire your fellowmen to step up, thus getting the ball rolling!

[@kerim.peardon5551]

I thought it was real too. It does sound like something they would have in Britain. LOL

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

@@kerim.peardon5551 Well considering that in England UK they have have a Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England UK, which they roll cheese wheels down a hill and chase after it ! Not surprising you would think this would be a thing !

[@Siobhan_Shivaun]

​@@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvisa seaglass hunt sounds infinitely safer competition than the cheese chase 😂

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

@@Siobhan_Shivaun 🤣Yes much safer !

[@kerim.peardon5551]

@@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis And there's a village--I think in Wales--where everyone goes on parade around the outskirts of the village carrying a young lad and they bounce his bottom on every rock that delineates the boundaries of the village. That's been going on every year as far back as there are records--to some time in the middle ages, at least. Rock bouncing, cheese rolling--like you said, why wouldn't beach glass picking-up not also be a thing?

[@ndirisenstrider9997]

Always love it when Jenny gets involved. Hope you guys had a great time

[@mssunset]

"It's definitely better eyesight and nimble fingers", he says as he keeps stopping to point at everything but sea glass, and keeps commentating :D This was lovely to watch, I'm glad you both had a nice time! Thank you, Mike!

[@tylerdejong6930]

Who the hell is Mike? His name is Shrimp

[@Pattoe]

It was nice to see Jenny get involved in this video. I know she's not as comfortable infront of the camera as you are, but when she makes an appearance it always is welcome. Thank you for this fun little video, and good job finding so much sea glass!

[@Shenorai]

I do wonder how she feels behind the camera instead.

[@mockingbird9646]

Well done Jenny! You should make some type of trophy or prize for her out of the sea glass so she can forever rub her victory in your face. :)

[@uutdiegodzilla3821]

I usually do not enjoy watching sports, not even the olympics. But I really like the seaglass olympics, they were very interesting and so calming! Congratulations to Jenny for winning the gold medal! A well deserved title 🥇🤗

[@mattwuk]

What a wonderfully wholesome island in the ocean of the internet your channel is Mike.

[@owenthomas7720]

it really is, where else can you just watch a man and his wife look for glass on a beach just because, he really has a joy for life that is infectious and inspiring... 'blue is a special kind of treasure' for something that most people wouldn't even notice, there is beauty in even the smallest things

[@ccdimage]

My wife no longer considers amber seaglass a treasure as it is quite common where i fossick, I put it around potted plants as a decoration. Blue is rare and black is hard to find and identify as seaglass, like that dark green you found. The rarest for me is red, I only have one piece.

[@philaphobic]

You'll have to visit Michigan for some rock hunting someday. The Upper Peninsula has beautiful rocky beaches, lighthouses, waterfalls, and forests. I imagine you would really enjoy it.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Yeah! I watch the Michigan Rocks channel on YT. Jealous of your pretty pebbles and Petoskey stones

[@CravingBeer]

Just remember Jenny: It's not the taking part, it's the winning that counts.

[@kropka8259]

😅

[@unrelatedchannelname4630]

Watching these videos is like a meditation. I feel my mind just slow down and relax while you walk us through these places, sharing knowledge on things most peope wouldn't look twice at.

[@KnugenMooMoo]

Was lovely seeing Jenny joining in with some fun and well done Jenny on winning we all know Jenny would win as her bucket was half filled before Shrimp even got started 😂 you could hear the glass dropping. Ooh I smell a seaglass project video up and coming 😊

[@magikalbrat2702]

I had to read the title twice. Thought it said " seagull" hunting 😅😂😅

[@KirstyTube]

Sounds like an extreme beach sport 😂

[@mattwuk]

😂

[@s_k.99]

I did the same! Lol

[@magikalbrat2702]

@@KirstyTube I know right! I was like " the UKs seagull population must REALLY be out of control! They've got hunting season for them??" Being an American who's suffered repeatedly from seagull assault and muggings, I almost applauded 😂

[@ChicDead26]

I cant totally Mike doing seagull hunting - but in picture form

[@Sinnistrall]

I live about 400m from a pebble beach, and have never been beachcombing. After watching this video, I will be rectifying that this weekend

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Good luck.

[@mgratk]

That is an absolutely gorgeous beach. And so many beautiful rocks and glass bits. My container would have definitely been full of rocks-- probably many that would interest no one else, haha. Thanks to you both for sharing that beautiful excursion!

[@shphotocouk]

The glass is likely from the 2008 landslip between Lyme and Charmouth - it cut through an old rubbish tip and there were many glass bottles in there.

[@newshefan]

Lovely video! The waves, the crunching sounds under the feet, the gentle voices, the small jokes all make this a relaxing video to enjoy at the end of the day. And I won't say no to a split screen of both just hunting with or without explanation 😁

[@worklubs]

Poor little Eva, hope she had a good run round later that day! Petition for more Eva content please Shrimp. Perhaps you could do a cooking experiment which involves cooking her a special dog-friendly meal?

[@ArtSMRdianne]

Thank you for taking us with you. I don't live near the sea which is sad. I dream about visiting the UK and go to a sea glass beach. This is the closest I will get, so thank you a lot ♡

[@GetOfflineGetGood]

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to get married someday. Having a little friendly competition with your wife in something that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme but is fun and gets you both out of the house and in nature for a while. That so nice.

[@RawEats]

The little gestures highlight how amazing your relationship is. In a friendly competition your still pointing out good places for her to look and all the while just enjoying each others company. Really an inspiration. Thank you.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Nothing could have made me happier today than a new Atomic Shrimp video! I hope everyone is doing well and having the best day they possibly can.

[@carlosesjapon]

This video made me tear up of pure happiness!! You two are a joy to watch :D

[@HillfortLady]

What a lovely competition idea! I have a feeling that collected glass will be used in some awesome and random new project 😁

[@arijitbanerjeearb]

Just love to see you guys! Your doggo Eva is going to bark at you well for having the ice cream without her!! 😆

[@Laralinda]

Now I want to go to the sea... unfortunately it's unreasonable far for a day trip... Have you ever tried looking for stuff at the beach with a UV light at night?

[@ian-c.01]

I cannot avoid searching through the screen to see if I can spot any before you do ! Even on a 24 inch screen in HD resolution that is pointless !

[@evanneta172]

jenny cam is a more methodical way of finding glass then mike cam

[@Sybil_Detard]

Your buttocks were well and truly kicked. Thanks for the sound of the surf, it's such a calming sound.

[@Jawst]

When does sea glass become sea glass?! Can you still call it sea glass if you made it in a rock tumbler!? What if it came from a river or an estuary?! I do love glass❤❤❤ microwaved glass art is my favourite form 😊

[@mattwuk]

Go and dip your art in the sea after you've finished 😉 et voila

[@ccdimage]

Can you still call it sea glass if you made it in a rock tumbler!? I say no. I was amused at how much people sell it for online. If you have hunted for seaglass you can see lots of the online "seaglass" is fake rock tumbler glass. Having said that if you just want a jar of treasures for decorating a windowsill or something and the picking up things from the beach is not possible or beneath you (you can get funny looks from people) then fake seaglass is fine.

[@thany3]

16:35 Jenny has more fingers? 😄 In all seriousness, this is great. You're gamefying cleanup of the beach. I bet even children would be into this.

[@olgerkhan9331]

such a clean looking beach. im suprised. o_Ö

[@TregMediaHD]

So great to have more Jenny . Competitive sea glass finding is very wholesome.. greetings to Jenny by the way

[@MxPinky]

Mike or would you prefer Mr. Shrimp?, or Eva’s Dad? Either way great content but I have one burning question… How is Davis Bon Doing?

[@ColtA13]

You forgot to apply the blue glass score multiplier

[@hitokage4]

I came back to this video to tell you that for the first time in my life, I got to actually find sea glass! All it took was... going to Japan! We visited Kii-Katsuura (absolutely beautiful place) and there was not only sea glass, but... sea porcelain?? Lots of rounded and smoothed bits of dishes and tiles along with thousands of unbroken shells. It was like a dream come true! Now I want to go find more!

[@simonbealing]

We always comb for glass when we go to the beach whilst the kids are playing, usually at Southwold in Norfolk. I think you'd found more than we do in 20 visits and after a few years looking, blue still evades us! One day:)

[@MadameHunterx]

I hope my gf and i end up like u 2 ❤😊 very cute

[@IanSlothieRolfe]

I wonder if the sea glass could be fused into panels using some kind of kiln. Alternatively you could glue them into little cairns with LED lights (slow colour changing?) inside as ornaments.

[@MsAnpassad]

I was missing the POV of Eva. ♥

[@danielsweeney6742]

I was thinking the same thing Mike what are you going to do with the glass. I have an idea. Make a table top or a desk top with the glass and clear epoxy. That might be cool.

[@tomg721]

There are no loosers when ice cream is involved.

[@sweetdeliciouscake]

Sometimes it's not whose money buys the ice creams, but who actually performs the act of buying the ice cream.

[@basedokadaizo]

now to see what he makes with all this sea glass... maybe more stained glass stuff? possibly?? great stuff, man!!

[@DeiDraco007]

That looked like a fun day out! Always enjoy seeing your uploads.

[@semajnosnibor17]

Nice of Jenny to allow it to be close… ish. Very sweet day out and a lovely video. Those blue pieces you found were awesome.

[@Ronnie.13]

It's lovely to see Jenny participate in the video and see her lovely smiling face!

[@DarkDao]

Jenny is obviously a better caveman, she started using stones as a digging tools almost immediately.

[@cynthiajohnson6747]

My money was in Jenny 😋 but to be fair Mike spends a lot of time talking to us and Jenny only has to focus on the game

[@Pinkstinkie]

Jenny's POV about 8 minutes in there were a few striped rocks that I sure would have picked up because they were so pretty. I know nothing about rocks. Anybody have any idea what they were?

[@pohle4632]

Me too! As a kid we called those wishing stones. You got one wish per stripe.

[@francescaknightYT]

I absolutely love seeing Jenny in your videos, it brings a sad but beautiful moment to me as she reminds me so much of my late Mother in Law, Sonja, she looks and sounds exactly like her! So the odd little moments of Jenny are special! You are a truly humble couple and i love your content! its like tuning in every week to see your grand parents, sadly ive lost all mine, keep up the good work Mr Shrimp! and i cant forget little Eva! she's a little spirit who loves life! 😊

[@GIBBO4182]

Interested to see just how “competitive” seaglass hunting can actually get! Spoiler alert Turns out, not that competitive…it was a hammering!

[@GolosinasArgentinas]

When I was a little kid I liked searching for "translucent rocks" (usually brown) when my parents took me to the park. It never occurred to me until seeing your seaglass videos that those "rocks" were probably actually glass, carried along with (actual) rocks and sand from a beach.

[@1ericedwards]

Another engaging video Mike, thank you. My partner and I love to have our breakfast watching your content. It's a good start to the day.

[@utredragnarson1704]

Well seaglass is just domesticated sand returning to the wild

[@psychedelikchameleon]

The outdoor themed videos on this channel make me want to be more observant and look harder at things next time I'm out!

[@PlanetZhooZhoo]

From the moment you said "Jenny's found a bit already" I could feel that she was in it to win! 1:56

[@Tyrob340]

It’s always so nice to see you and Jenny together is so holesome

[@BonnibelLecter]

Alright, new date idea if I ever get a date and live near a beach again. Cute as heck.

[@foorje]

Lovely! I went way back (2016) to the same beach but for fossils, next time I'll be on the lookout for sea glass too. We don't really get that on the beaches here.

[@ZONE6666]

What a lovely video.I thoroughly enjoyed that! :) Thank you.

[@stevefranpimblett8257]

Lovely to see Jenny in this video. Team Shrimp did an excellent job of picking up seaglass and now I am most interested to see what you make with it. Here in Tasmania, on King Island, they have a glass recycling plant and they turn all of the islands bottles and other glass into a product that is used for mulch. I am guessing you will both come up with a far more interesting way to value add that sea glass. You could always use it to decorate some terracotta pots for future garden use mosaic style. Whatever you both choose to do with your haul, well done on cleaning up the beach :)

[@judycullen1111]

What a lovely way to spend a day!

[@mattwuk]

Well done Jenny 🎉

[@VultureSkins]

I was only listening until Jenny’s part, and I didn’t realize that when you said “chunks” you _meant_ it. I don’t look for sea glass often, but when I have, I’ve never seen such big pieces!

[@thomilo44]

At the beginning I wanted to comment about also getting Jenny a camera - glad it happened.

[@LisaLovesFugglers]

Congrats on winning Jenny! Congrats on doing well too Mike! Maybe you could make some jewellery/photo frames/little trinket boxes with the seaglass? 🤔

[@samhenwood5746]

What a great idea & I hope you both had fun and will enjoy seeing what you make 🤗👍Thanks Mike n Jenny 😀

[@esclave29]

Jenny seems to be getting more comfortable being on camera? It's nice to see her :) and you!

[@ultradaraman]

日本から、チャンネル登録しました。 Seaglassの世界の広さを知りました。 すごい！すごい！ 私と同じ趣味です。 ありがとう。

[@Fauxchemill]

Metal steps at a beach at the sea... Great idea.

[@danm.9045]

Does glass count as harmful pollution in the sea? Silica is silica and it will all become sand eventually. But I suppose what they use to colour the glass or something could be bad🤷‍♂️. If I’d just finished a beer and tossed the bottle off the pier is that actually completely fine? Wouldn’t feel like it.

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's chemically pretty much as inert as the rocks and sand, but until its broken down and made smooth, the sharp edges are a hazard to bathers and wildlife. I mean it's not OK to just toss glass bottles in the ocean, but there are also worse kinds of littering

[@mattwuk]

It's silica like you say so not harmful pollution at all and molecularly It's perfectly at home, it's the fact that it's man-made.

[@mattwuk]

Plastic no matter how long it's in the sea is unnatural but please don't lob your empty beer bottles off the pier 😂😂

[@AtomicShrimp]

@@mattwuk also, tossing a glass bottle in the ocean might be all the person next to you needs to see to feel justified in doing the same with their plastic bottle. Litter begets littering

[@mattwuk]

@@AtomicShrimp exactly

[@DR.NIMROD]

HELLO EVERYBODY. i love your vids even if i dont like everything but its super cool overall. dont stop 👍👍👍

[@AnUnearthlyGay]

Have you ever considered an Eva cam? Presumably there's a way to safely and comfortably attach a GoPro to a dog's harness? It would be great to have a first-person view of barking at rocks. Then again, Eva might just spend the whole time trying to chew the camera off.

[@Pooky-Cat]

Yay Jenny 😊. Could you possibly have a vertical advantage? I know height works in my favour when OH and I go competitive tater picking.

[@charinajohansson3890]

Absolutely love Jennies chuckle in the background! 🥇🥇🥇🥇👍👍👍👍

[@jasondrummond9451]

If you ever make it to British Columbia in Canada - and travel to Vancouver Island - stop in the town of Sidney BC, just south of where you get off the Ferry from Vancouver. At the end of Beacon Avenue, which is the 'main street' of Sidney, there is a beach called 'Glass Beach'. You both would love it!

[@panikoszulowa]

I'm watching old (forgive me) married couple racing who collect more seaglass... and enyoing this xD

[@justjordyn26]

Love your videos! You had some beautiful finds! My husband and I love to go looking for sea glass together. It was actually our wedding theme when we just got married 6/27/23!

[@jasonudall8614]

21C eco fossiiiling. No one can ( oh yes I am sure SOMEONEwill) grumble about what is basically litter picking What a world we live in

[@gitmoholliday5764]

Before you started I expected Jenny would win with 30%, she is a bit shorter so picking up a piece and standing up again would take less movement .. just like gears, a smaller "gearwheel" for this task ( walking and collecting ) is just more efficient.

[@fhwolthuis]

Congratulations, Jenny! 🎉👏🏼😀

[@stevewhitcher6719]

I was going to say where was Miss Furry Shrimp today? When Mr and Mrs Shrimp were frocking by the sea. I use the terms Mr, Mrs and Miss loosely being myself in a same sex couple where we are both "they". I always smile when my other half is referred your husband or the hairy one its so much more appreciated than "your friend". The joy of joint accounts in my case my "husband" pays into it, and i spend it! Well actually no since covid he pays into it, and i pay for everything via another account but it provides another rainy day account!

[@Phoenix-Crafts]

I’ve holidayed in Dorset for most of the past 20 years. Sadly unable to drive all that way from Sussex this year but watching you do one of my favourite activities on my favourite beach was really nice. Thank you Mr Shrimp

[@myfavoriteviewer306]

I challenge anyone to name a better round of seaglass hunting Olympics since the famous Mantis v Crawdad finals back in 1909. I think we all know how that turned out!

[@wanderer7755]

Wow that’s a crazy haul, we’re lucky to get 10 bits between the entire family at Frinton on Sea, although it is a smaller and very busy beach. Charmouth looks littered with glass. We don’t count the brown bottle stuff, or anything with an edge to it, only nice weathered pieces 👍🏻

[@Pandaemiation]

I'm watching this in the lead up to 4th of July and the fireworks are going wild. My dog is very upset at it. But the sound of you sifting through rocks is oddly good at covering the pops and crackles of fireworks, making her at least a skoosh calmer while I'm watching this. Thank you!

[@toocooljonny]

Another fantastic video Mike!! Lovely to see Jenny getting more involved ❤ Looking forward to what you guys are actually going to do with your seaglass. Your videos are like a breath of fresh air and so relaxing, sense of humor you have is infectious

[@susanfarley1332]

My husband hated when I did better him in anything. Any time we went fishing and I caught a lot and he didn't catch anything, he would never fish there again. I can't believe he stopped me from catching shrimp in a drop net. They were huge! So big that if I wanted to fry them (and I did) I had to cut them in half lengthwise. They were gorgeous! I only had caught enough for a slim supper for us and the kids. Another hour and I would have been set. Enough for supper and some for the freezer. Nope, he had to go. Just because he wasn't catching anything. No way for a husband to act.

[@plumbersteve]

I figured sea-glass was a naturally occurring form of silica…it’s kind of mind blowing that there’s enough glass litter in the ocean to make “sea-glass” a collectible item.

[@locouk]

Crimson Red Sea glass would win the day, it’s pretty rare though. It comes from old car rear light lenses. On a side note, how do you keep your hat smelling fresh? My leather hat tends to start smelling a bit ripe after sweating in it for a day lol

[@Peasenas]

I’m surprised you haven’t done a bit of mackerel fishing whilst on those delightful Dorset beaches.

[@rdefaoite9413]

I think Jenny copped on to the winning strategy more quickly than you did - walk around less and sift through the stones for longer. She was d’où g that in her POV video before you seemed to discover it. 😅

[@silva7493]

What a nice haul of sea glass! I'm really looking forward to the future project, whenever that happens. What a splendid array of very interesting rocks! The nice rocks are my thing. I don't guess you're supposed to take them though. I would be tempted to pinch a couple of them.

[@wormthatturned8737]

Have a rematch at Seaham beach in County Durham, not just a bottle dump but a whole bottle works was situated there. Multicoloured experimental stuff galore!

[@yanovich3234]

Could have been more competitive. I thought we'd see some rugby tackling..