Behind the Scenes in the Deep Sea

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

Honestly, one brother seeing the other brother copying everything he's doing and going "Alright, copy THIS!" and setting a really hard challenge is one of the most brotherly interactions in existence

[@samueltaylor6421]

Especially given the context of John declaring he'd like to "take it down a notch" this year. A+

[@cornhuskerviceroy2938]

@@samueltaylor6421 taking it down a notch vs. commitment to a bit. The battle of the century!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's the slightly more refined version of "Why are you copying me?" "Why are you copying me?" "I'm an idiot!"

[@belindaweber7999]

Hmmmm 🤔 Is this the new one-upmanship challenge that mirrors the birthday gifting of yore? If so, I'm all for it!

[@saber1epee0]

Also the kind of brotherly escalation that Brotherhood 2.0 exemplified!!

[@youruniquehandle2]

Next week on vlogbrothers, John Green gives a behind the scenes look at his bathtub. He will be unironically more passionate about that than Hank is about the real aquarium.

[@OrUptotheStars]

Or the White River

[@swordfish1929]

John does love his bath

[@themasstermwahahahah]

@@OrUptotheStars yeah, we are getting another episode of Kyaking the White River, staring John Green

[@foxrings]

Or just record the video in the bathtub with no context or explanation given. 🤣 Half the audience will assume it's a dig on hot tub streamers.

[@LiveWire937]

He'll also no doubt have to say a few words in defense of cheating, or at the very least being lazy.

[@johnschannel1007]

Hank thinks I can’t make a video about a deep, dark space full of strange creatures … but little does he know I’m back on tumblr.

[@eclipse2028]

Hi John!

[@gennaslists]

Very excited for Behind The Scenes Of The Deep Tumblr but please take care ❤

[@johnchessant3012]

John!

[@firefly-fez]

Oh no… the thought of a mini anthropocene-reviewed style essay on tumblr and its deep strange horrors is truly hilarious to me 🤣 It is, after all, a hollowed-out chasm of the internet populated by only those who take a gleeful delight in the fact that their screams into the void are notoriously hard to monetise, a place that is truly the inverse of social media: a place where you will never be seen, but always be heard… not that I frequent it, of course. Nope. Not me. 👀 *sweats nervously*

[@Sarah-uk5tr]

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[@emilyarmstrong9734]

I am 100% expecting John to go to this exact aquarium just to one up Hank on this video 😂

[@ariannalybaek27]

That would be commitment to the bit

[@foxrings]

@@ariannalybaek27 I'm fully expecting the next video to be delayed because of the extra effort to commit to this new bit. 😂 X•D

[@matthewjohnson3007]

Commit to the bit john!

[@NeufeldIan]

Don't give into the pressure John! It's okay to take it down a notch this year!

[@Aura-Of-Syrinx]

I mean thats a win for us!

[@eleanorbidwell2069]

John in his last video: Hank, I think you're the coolest guy in the world and I respect you and your work dearly. You don't have to go above and beyond in every last thing you do Hank in this video: Hmmm why don't YOU stop being lazy, try to beat THIS

[@silverandexact]

😂 I didn't even think about the contrast until reading this

[@Crowmanhunter]

I like how John reiterated twice that he wanted Hank to take things down a notch, and then Hank interpreted this as a need for nuclear escalation.

[@verity3616]

We benefit so richly from this rebellion I won't complain. It's nice to see they've retained their playfulness into this bold new year.

[@requa407]

I'm so fascinated about this is fake-deep-ocean/aquarium video! I CAN'T WAIT to hear what John is going to do with this haha

[@a_pyrple]

It's definitely going to be about the Dr. Pepper museum

[@nicknorris4612]

@@a_pyrple thats a very good guess.

[@mattwandcow]

Read that as deep fake and got confused :p

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

@@mattwandcow I read it as "fake-deep" by itself and got a bit indignant x) Like "Hey, the majesty of worlds we don't understand within our own world Is pretty deep!"

[@user-wf3nl3vg3g]

John does an aquarium deep fake instead

[@Athena963]

one day, I will get over the fact that my childhood aquarium, the place where I formed so many memories over the years, is like, one of the most famous and respected aquariums on earth.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

[@julesc1989]

I LOVE this aquarium. I just casually chat about memories from going and people always stop me and are like "...I've never heard of anything like that at an aquarium" or along those lines and then I have to remind myself oh yeah the Monterey Bay Aquarium is not just cool memories, but is extremely impressive and is famous for so many reasons

[@sharks2571]

As a marine biologist I am incredibly envious of your access to the Monterey bay aquarium. It is the thing I most want to visit America for 😭

[@shrekulum]

yes! I'm so happy more and more people are learning about it through their own top-tier social media and videos like this!

[@aluminiumsandworm]

my grandparents took my siblings and i to that aquarium many times when we were kids. i wanted to be a marine biologist when i was a very little kid, so it meant the world to me. it's a very special place and i'm super lucky to have lived near enough to visit often

[@kurtkennedy333]

John's response, going behind the scenes of an interactive conceptual art piece about the indomitable nature of the human capacity for goodwill, will be hilarious

[@johncarlmcgrady5628]

Most on brand possible response

[@mydigitallog2652]

I hope John takes us behind the scenes of an art exhibit or something similar :D This was so interesting, Hank! Thanks :D

[@davetrack2950]

Plough Lane maybe?

[@Shutupalready47]

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[@jasonpost913]

My first thought was "Good Morning Hank it's Tuesday, we're behind the scenes at ."

[@Neuralatrophy]

A museum and its archives of long lost and forgotten things waiting to be rediscovered or studied and categorized before we get to see them on public display !

[@rolothomosky]

An art exhibit on deep sea fish

[@blackfalcon594]

John: I'm taking it down a notch this year. Hank: If I add enough notches I bet I can Beyblade life itself

[@KristenCox9]

I went this past spring and it was incredible! I got to pet the giant isopods and the crabs were out of this world. Cannot recommend enough!

[@timmik34]

ALIEN CRABS? Heck yeah

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@timmik34 Carcinization isn't limited to Earth.

[@CL-go2ji]

Wait, you got to touch a deep-sea isopod?!? What about the oxygen stuff? Was it in an open tamk? What?

[@KristenCox9]

@@CL-go2ji yeah, it was an open tank.

[@rolothomosky]

John is going to do behind the scenes of somebody's house aquarium, I'm calling it.

[@mikeysrose]

But there will be some fascinating and rare reason why this particular aquarium is unusual and worth vlogging about. Note I'm imagining him frantically calling up everyone he knows who owns fish and saying, "You have an aquarium, right? What's special about it?"

[@bdoylephotos]

@@mikeysrose I suggest contacting @CoralMorphologic and getting a tour of their coral nursery.

[@MeepsNcheese]

YEAAAH love the Monterey Bay Aquarium! Many an elementary field trip to chaperoning field trips to just going there to enjoy it myself has fostered an immense love of the place from childhood to adulthood. Shoutout to their livestreams!

[@Asocial-Canine]

never before has "John, I'll see you on Tuesday" been such a threat

[@franzjayne672]

Hank and John are typical siblings , only we get to learn as they debate , or challenge each other . Love it !

[@comrade-jellyfish-pizza]

I live about 2 hours from Monterrey and I had no idea this exhibit was a thing and now I NEED to go, this sounds amazing!

[@hc6157]

Cal Academy of Sciences in SF recently added a small deep sea exhibit too! I went with a Fish Nerd Friend and it was awesome

[@jsos9434]

Shoutout to the engineers who worked on the deep sea exhibit! Such a great job considering the high pressure environment.

[@Limulus_]

Hank, this is perfect timing! I’ve traveling across the country to see Monterey Bay in 2 weeks!

[@friedrice4015]

I have never been more excited to see John’s response

[@HiThere-ig5iz]

John: My brother is an amazing person who's accomplished so much and I hope he realizes it as fully as I do! Hank: Stop copying me! Lol but seriously this video is now one of my favs, I love the ocean and have been interested in this exact scenario for a while now (how to introduce deep sea creatures to a maintainable environment suited for them at sea level)

[@CL-go2ji]

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[@Ava.Lorene]

BTW Hank, I loved the new episode of Delete This! Wet and Dry is a silly concept but it gives y'all a starting point for a fun conversation, which has always been the heart of the podcast. Thanks for everything you do!

[@Deamonfly]

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[@704Sypher]

I hope that John, taking it down a notch; does a tour of a pretty neat fish tank he saw once.

[@grrlfriday3293]

I feel so lucky that the Monterey Bay Aquarium is my local aquarium and I can just go there whenever I want. Their social media team is also particularly delightful!

[@untappedinkwell]

That's amazing!

[@makennasandidge4645]

every time i hear hank mention the monterey bay aquarium i get so excited. thank you for bringing appreciation and awareness to the incredible place that taught me and so many other kids to be excited about the ocean in such a deep way.

[@coyoteastronaut]

I have never wanted to go to a specific aquarium this badly. Hank, this is amazing.

[@ginaj1814]

I'm subscribed to the MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) KZbin channel and I love seeing their deep sea videos. I didn't know they had a newish deep sea exhibit!

[@Healer1124]

I've been there! This was well before this exhibit opened, but it's a super cool place. Definitely worth the trip if you're ever going to be in the area.

[@FoxDreams]

That absolutely was my first guess too -- the pressure. Didn't even THINK about the oxygen levels...excellent video!

[@jameseiner]

Maybe John will do a BTS of the production of Turtle's... Or some other cool place he may have quick enough access to, before Tuesday. (Assuming he can actually just stroll up at the production site of the movie, which I kinda doubt)

[@cammychoate]

"What's that? Take it up a notch?" - Hank, probably

[@MBARIvideo]

Thanks for sharing your behind the scenes tour, Hank. You are going to be blown away by the finished experience the next time you visit! Maybe we can get you out on Monterey Bay on an MBARI ship🌊⛴

[@jessicadean1258]

I've been, and it's magical!! They do a great job of explaining all of it- and I'm sure there'll be even cooler things to come! Thanks for the look!

[@sobasicallyimgoated]

hank, i am in the first year of my oceanography degree. thanks for reminding me why im here, and the joy that comes from these incredible depths :)

[@_maxgray]

Your original Monterey Bay Aquarium video got me to subscribe to their KZbin channel and wow, it has brought so much joy and knowledge to my feed!

[@AntonWongVideo]

I predict John will quote various poets, artists, and authors on the wonder of the ocean

[@ninawii5318]

As someone who studies the ocean, this is fascinating because deep water is indeed so different than the superficial layers, it has acumulated so many gases, it sees much less proceses that change its dissolved nutrients, the temperature is almost uniform this is geniunly such a refined engineering and it makes me so excited

[@vezokpiraka]

Gotta say I really like the copy war going on right now. Keep it up John. Hank is delivering straight fire this year.

[@nick.hammes]

I just went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the first time last week, and it's absolutely incredible. The docents talked a bit about the seawater intakes, but I had no idea it was quite so challenging.. they made it look easy.

[@kaymayle2704]

John’s next video: this, but for art museums

[@mbuhtz]

I grew up going to the MBA and as an adult moved out east. Last year we were able to take the kids to California and one of the places we visited was the MBA. My younger son was so excited to pet a giant isopod 🥰

[@therowofboats4840]

This exhibit was great. Living so close and appreciating my economic circumstances, I've gone at least 3 times last year.

[@LynMusic]

I was so fortunate to have grown up close to the MBA and I love it intensely. It always brings me joy to hear other people talk about the incredible work the aquarium does!

[@darlingwater-ev]

this is my favourite type of video just like… in general. i love seeing behind the scenes of literally anything, getting to peer into the work required to make the magic. this was a delight

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

When I was a child I watched stuff on PBS and thought, wow, there's so much to learn about these things. Now I can just learn whatever I want whenever I want. It's amazing.

[@elaineshiffer6929]

Did you see the one where Hank takes apart a machine? It's so cool

[@elaineshiffer6929]

It's called Hank being the nerdy-est nerd

[@darlingwater-ev]

@@elaineshiffer6929 i have seen that video and it's absolutely one of my favourites from the catalog!! every time i watch it i want to disassemble something for fun lol

[@desireess2]

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of my most favorite places on the planet and I'm so glad you were able to experience it.

[@alicia938]

vlogbrothers has been so silly recently i love it !!!!! hoping this energy continues to DHAJ in 2023

[@Battleteapot]

As a PhD in oceanography with my head stuck wayyyy to far up into my own niche work I never really considered how aquariums work but WOW I have so many more questions now about this

[@AidanXavier1]

John: let's take it down a notch Hank: no

[@gesturing]

John will go behind the scenes of a) an art exhibition, b) a library, or c) the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

[@Bubby-vc5fv]

It's really nice to revisit Monterey Bay aquarium with you again Hank! One of my favorite vlogbrothers videos is the original look bts there

[@eleids]

The Monterrey Bay Aquarium . . . the most important location used for filming a Star Trek film!

[@JosephDavies]

To be honest I was expecting more comments mentioning this.

[@amys3168]

Ooo, I bet John comes back with a good one. It won’t be science, but it’ll be in his purview! Go John!

[@grimmgoosegoose216]

Adding this aquarium to my bucket list for sure

[@lockedwhisper5433]

Your in depth Monterey Bay Aquarium video is one of my favorites! Thanks for fishing out some more ocean lore 😎

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@randomsandra4039]

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[@jessicatait1867]

How cool to see hollow fibers in the aquarium! We use them to test antibiotics against superbug bacteria

[@ersiedakin37]

You say that John was being lazy as though that were a BAD thing. Given his recent mantra to Take It Down A Notch, it makes perfect sense to me!

[@9072997]

"If you go to this exhibit, which I have not been able to do yet" - John, you know what you have to do

[@GK-we6gi]

I'd be curious to know how they manage the light - only very little light gets to the deep sea so some animals might have a high light sensitivity, right? So how do they balance illuminating the place enough to allow people to actually see the animals but also not blinding any of them?

[@sams1982]

I wondered about this too!

[@bobthegamingtaco6073]

I guess it depends on the type of light? Dull glows of volcanic vents, glowing ball lights mimicking anglerfish, that kind of thing

[@laurahinze4035]

A lot of the beasties in the deep sea don't have light receptors in the same way that surface creatures do. So they don't always see the same wavelengths actually so if they make sure not to use the light that the creatures can see and react to it's actually perfectly fine for the lil beasties :D

[@M3LF4C3]

I visited this exhibit on Christmas Eve! It's my childhood Aquarium so I'm definitely biased but it's my favorite 🥰 Thanks for the peak behind the scenes!

[@00ME22]

When prompted to think about the challenges of setting up a deep sea exhibit, pressure was my first thought as well. I’m glad you shed a light on that behind-the-scenes engineering. Fascinating stuff! Also, shoutout to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons team for building their game with realistic enough graphics that essentially trained me to be able to identify creatures outside the context of the game. Throughout this video, a part of my mind was going, “WOAH a snow crab! Oh hey, a sea butterfly!” If I ever do get to visit the Monterey Bay aquarium, I look forward to checking this exhibit out (and can’t forget the adorable sea otters too!).

[@abdullahenani9670]

this was fascinating! thank you hank, I’m excited to see what john is planning with this

[@morganpresley496]

Hank, I'm so glad you featured the Monterrey Bay Aquarium! I've been fortunate enough to visit it twice, and it is quite possibly my favorite place in the world. I could spend hours watching the great pacific octopus exhibit alone! I really hope that you get to visit again and see the Into the Deep Exhibit. It blows my mind that such incredible creatures share a planet with us!

[@jobriq5]

Can’t wait to see how John copies this one

[@benharmon9575]

My wife and I were just talking about how much we miss living close enough to go to the Monterey Bay aquarium frequently! We used to be members. It truly is an amazing place.

[@sampson5324]

Great video! This is insane, I never thought a deep sea aquarium like this would even be possible. Excited to see if John steps it up now lol

[@HelloAnrose]

John has been called out. I can't wait to see what happens on Tuesday. Edit: I hope John is reading these comments because there are some great ideas in here.

[@Flowerofearth]

I'm from England. I worked at an aquarium for 6 months (front desk, tours and talks). Going to Monterey bay aquarium is a bucket list item for me.

[@EricLippert1972]

I lucked into getting a behind-the-scenes tour of their jellyfish production line a few years ago and I can strongly recommend taking that opportunity if you ever can. The systems they have there are astonishing.

[@amazon4662]

I normally avoid aquariums (and zoos) on principle but if I lived near this one I would be really, REALLY tempted

[@5minutesofyourtime]

That is some cool engineering. The design, I would never think the water makeup would be the hardest part.

[@jess34]

How did I not hear about this exhibit?! This is so cool! Deep sea organisms are so fascinating and have such interesting adaptations. I need to go to California now

[@MaryGoodall]

Decades ago I saw Bill Nye at the Monterey Bay Aquarium...and I shy fangirl took pictures of him from afar. I'm such a geek.

[@laurajohn8023]

As an aquarium curator I support this message of. "woah it's more complex than I thought", crazy complex life support systems are required to keep fish happy.

[@sam-the-moomin]

The Monterey Bay aquarium is the best one I’ve ever visited and it’s my personal favorite! I actually decided to go visit it because of Hanks original video lol I’ve been aware of the deep sea exhibit since it was unveiled to the public and I want to go see it so so bad! I want to touch a giant isopod man!!

[@scdallav]

If you get more than 10 meters/30 feet under water, the difference between the pressure at that depth and sea level is greater than the difference between sea level and space.

[@DameDallas]

Wow, the engineering behind this is incredibly fascinating! Deep sea has become a casual interest of mine over the past decade, and knowing exhibits like this can exist is awe-inspiring!

[@ryanroo2]

John was asking Hank to take it down a notch, knowing that he was going to match Hank's videos.

[@truehope2344]

John, lets do a behind the scenes video of a museum and make hank so furious💪🏾😂

[@Rulerofwax24]

I went to this exhibit when I visited the aquarium a little while ago. Hank is right that they make it appear effortless. I didn't even connect how different and specific the environment would need to be in order to mimic the deep sea. I've previously learned how the water column changes in so many ways as you change depth, but it never even crossed my mind that's what they were doing.

[@olliesears1963]

I've walked through this many times (I'm a pass holder) and never thought much about how it was possible, that's amazing!

[@shannonreilly1148]

I visited this exhibit a few months ago--it was an excellent experience (especially the giant crabs), and I'd love to go back and see everything again if I can.

[@evilsharkey8954]

For years, I’d wished they could build a deep sea animal display but thought it would be impractical because of the pressure difference. This display is the stuff of my dreams!

[@iamdawt]

It's always very exciting to see something local to me that I've experienced a few times talked about on vlogbrothers! Thank you for the insight into the making of such a wonderful place on earth.

[@RebeccaShores]

I am excited see what John comes up with to match this video. Now I really want to go to our local aquarium.

[@MadelineWilson611]

My husband and I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium on our honeymoon in the fall of 2019 because of Hank's previous video about it! We would have loved to go back (and I especially wanted to see the deep sea exhibit) when we were in Monterey again in the spring of 2022 for a family wedding, but it was a little out of our budget, and we were pretty exhausted from flying cross-country with a three-month-old baby.

[@JoRiver11]

John is going to do a video about WHY we have aquariums, and how we can extrapolate from that to arrive at what it means to be human.

[@snowybowietheadventurecollie]

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[@alien9279]

Next week john: so here's a behind the scenes look at the freaking international space station before it was launched to space!

[@velvetisis]

John: I'm gonna take it down a notch. Hank: That's lazy.

[@thebutterflycomposer7130]

Next time, John Green asks: But what IS the deep sea? Why do we feel the need to not only go there, but create it in a place and manner more convenient to us? What does this say about our relationship with Nature, and our somewhat alarming view that we are essential God, capable and REQUIRED to put the entirety of the universe behind glass for our enjoyment. Hank, I'll see you on Tuesday.

[@MKPiatkowski]

This made me laugh so hard. Well done.

[@wrijack]

Next Tuesday: "Good morning Hank it's Tuesday, I am approaching the Mariana Trench."

[@Lawsonomy1]

Chemist here, the "Oxygen is grate" only comes from the fact that it is healthy for humans (in moderate concentrations). Oxygen is a extremely reactivate, poisonous, highly corrosive gas. When plants first evolved and introduced it to the atmosphere in large quantities it started a major extinction event that killed +90% of all life, this includes bacteria species! You leave a car outside long enough and it will turn into a pile of red sludge from the oxygen in the air (moisture catalyzes the reaction but it happens anyway).

[@ethan-loves]

That exhibit sounds hella cool. If I were to visit, I think I'd actually appreciate it more if they hinted at all the work it takes to make.

[@sephie44]

Thats honestly the coolest concept ever! And the fact someone figured it out is amazing!

[@austincrain8218]

Was just at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, I had no idea how complex the deep sea exhibit was.

[@yavas4015]

Come visit! It's an incredible exhibit and this is a great look at just one slice of the many amazing engineering feats at the Monterey exhibits

[@DeadMeatMorgan]

Just one more reason to add to the extensive list of reasons why I need to go to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium

[@pegy6384]

So either behind the scenes of an art exhibit or on a movie set--which will it be, John? Why little brothers gotta be so feisty?!

[@MsKnitsAlot]

I grew up going to the MBA and actually went back there over Christmas when I was visiting. Having seen a number of their rotating exhibits, this deep sea exhibit I felt was not their strongest. This video certainly makes me appreciate the science behind it more, and I'm sure it is super cool for some people, but personally it was not my favorite. There were a lot of videos of animals rather than actual animals, and it felt somewhat small and sparse. I had been excited to see it and I was disappointed that it didn't spark the sense of wonder and learning that I expect from MBA exhibits. But, that was just my own experience and I hope that others find it inspiring!

[@andrewmorris9946]

Great video Hank. I now look forward to John's visit to the Indianapolis zoo to go to their aquarium.