Biggest Thing in the Universe: The Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall (Gamma Ray Burst Wall)

[@purplehaze2358]

I love how structures in the universe can be anywhere from as small as a singularity to something as large as this absolute behemoth.

[@purplehaze2358]

@中村奈々 If you had said this like, less than a month earlier, I would have responded something to the effect of “Jokes on you, I don’t have a mom!”. However, I am no longer motherless.

[@mrosskne]

a unit, if you will

[@mrosskne]

@@Jbs6187 I look forward to reading your research paper on the topic

[@tedhaidydei8261]

@@mrosskneI mean he’s isn’t wrong though. This is what the current consensus on singularities is, purely because an object with zero volume make no sense.

[@mrosskne]

@@tedhaidydei8261 The universe isn't under any obligation to make sense to us. When reality defies our expectations, that means our expectations were wrong.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

One of the best channels on KZbin right here.

[@tritonmole]

trully one of the best along side channels like Curious Droid and John Michael Godier

[@DDawnIII]

@@tritonmole can you message me these channels and any others you would recommend

[@realone8575]

Yoooo!! Gunman, my man!!!!

[@jesusvasquez3293]

The gunman channel is just as cool

[@emily_eclaire2507]

Gunman! You da man!

[@Slycoper737]

"We are ants trying to make sense of the heavens" Perfect analogy.

[@KloVe4k]

“We are ants trying to make sense of the heaven’s” Perfect analogy.

[@kebeiwjwgseywgw5590]

"We are ants trying to make sense of the heaven's" Perfect analogy.

[@butterb7925]

Ants perfect analogy

[@gianni3611]

"We are ants trying to make sense of the heaven's" Perfect analogy.

[@mRibbons]

We are anal trying to make sense of the heaven's" Perfect antlogy.

[@Werrf1]

"If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion."

[@janemba42]

*insert total perspective vortex here*

[@Werrf1]

@@janemba42 Hey, is that a piece of fairy cake? *Nom*

[@mrkiky]

"the huge large quasar group" creativity overload on the naming 😂

[@Zorbaq69]

It's a huge group of large quasars.

[@takenaa]

Astronomers arent great with naming things lol. Theres a telescope literally just called "The Very Large Telescope", along with many other very literal names

[@dcquence]

@@takenaa followed by The Extremely Large Telescope. It reminds me of "the machine that goes bing" on Monty Python

[@axylthomason4784]

It's 37,843,200,000,000,000,000,000km long. What else are they supposed to call it?

[@Chaz1871]

@@axylthomason4784 the big ass telescope

[@petrri323]

A large portion of the history of astronomy is dedicated to greatly increasing the maximum “size” of our seemingly endless universe. Personally I think the odds that we have an accurate size model of the universe are very low.

[@dik56]

It probably gets bigger and bigger.

[@Bhatt_Hole]

Na, that's wrong. We know a ton, and the experts are absolutely right. In fact, there isn't much more to be learned, about anything. We know pretty much all there is to know. ...said many throughout history, after just a tiny bit of technological advancement.

[@spythere]

@@Bhatt_Hole You got me in the first half, not gonna lie

[@willrainey2992]

@@spythere😂😂

[@Raphael4722]

@@Bhatt_Hole New technology isn't going to help with this. With the universe being 14 billion years old, it's impossible to detect radiation from anything further than 14 billion light years away from us. We don't know everything, that's for sure. But certain things may just remain forever unknowable.

[@CatkinsonGD]

Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction...

[@jamesodom4980]

CatkinsonGD, fiction exists within reality... *Spookiness intensifies*

[@devilisahomo]

It's science fiction. None of what he said can be proven.

[@devilisahomo]

@@lenny9989 why? Because you can't grasp the fact you believe in science fiction?

[@vaultstar168]

@@devilisahomo Nobody asked for a nameless scrub with not a single footprint on KZbin to educate them on how the Reptoids invented space in 1938 by plugging night lights into the sky while the Sun was on the other side of the Flat Earth.

[@devilisahomo]

@@vaultstar168 not sure if "reptoid" is a scientific name for something. Also you seem slightly triggered as most of you feminine little beta males tend to when someone says something that's pretty accurate. So why angry?

[@nicolasalexandrethierryhou4484]

I'd confirm what another user said : your constant explanations in the videos, their pace truly show you don't underestimate the viewers' intelligence and you care about that, it is very well constructed, and I don't know whether you're a student or an expert or a group, I haven't checked yet, but it is truly awesome work, explanations&images altogether. I mean one day I was in the parisian subway and sir Hubert Reeves was standing on my left and I learnt nothing compared to what I've learned with your videos ;)

[@Kobrakaij]

Your voice and ability to explain and teach is so soothing and wonderful. I just love watching your videos! Thanks buddy!

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Born to late to explore the Earth..... Born to early to explore the stars☹️

[@j.f2347]

"Michael stevens"

[@ThePhlimphlam]

Ocean floor is like 90% unmapped. Get the scuba ready...

[@studeii]

ThePhlimphlam get the vr goggles ready

[@Idontknow-jd1wu]

"Born in time to see the golden age and darkest age of youtube"

[@juno6994]

But born at the right time to explore the oceans :)

[@mar__k]

*The Great Wall of China:* "I'm the largest wall!" *Universe:* "Hold my supercluster"

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

😂😂👍

[@juanito_198]

I can't be mad..

[@iggy082]

Yawn...

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

@@iggy082 haha u tired mate?

[@electro90]

SO TRUE 😂😂😂😂

[@m.a.3322]

Now THAT'S a great wall you can see from space 😂

[@turgidbanana]

You tried 🤷‍♂️

[@diegogonzalezvazq]

@@turgidbanana and succeeded

[@IchigoKurosakicool]

@@turgidbanana and reigned

[@AntVaz7]

@@turgidbanana and then got forgotten for like 2 months and then REIGNED AGAIN

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@AntVaz7 this time it was supreme. God saw it was good.

[@_Stargazer_.]

"We are ants, attempting to make sense of the heavens.". Loved that one .

[@DeBedschbacher]

Such a soothing narrating style. Much wow!

[@sphinxrising1129]

Soothing? The guy talks like he's on crack.

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

@@glenakatsr 1: Himself. 2: His Hallucinations. 3: His Dealer Behind The 7-11.

[@donaldjohnson257]

@@sphinxrising1129....and bad crack at that.

[@dasonjerulo2691]

Criminally underrated channel and video. I'm so glad to have stumbled upon your content. Best part being that this video didn't even feel like a 20 minute documentary. Absolutely love it

[@joshpaige5745]

I really look forward to these videos and this is one of my favorites so far. They are very well presented and narrated and the visuals are great too. I also really like the point made at the end of this one about how our earthly problems may not be as significant as we make them out to be. Thank you for making them and please continue to do so.

[@neil7673]

These documentaries are fantastic, I started watching films about the universe and now I can’t get enough. I think what is described is relevant to everyone on this planet as we all come from elements in the universe.

[@madzangels]

Kingdom of God is within all men ...I'm not religious, but in the sense we're not "in" the Universe, we are the Universe

[@puppiesarepower3682]

Keep in mind that a gamma Ray burst is a one time event. Quasars are (relatively) in the same place night to night. It's like measuring the dimensions of a enormous Christmas Tree with only 19 lights flashing once and only once; each one at a different time. As opposed to measuring the dimensions of the same tree using a few more lights that are always lit.

[@Strothy2]

Right in time for the next acid trip... :D thanks ma man!

[@j.f2347]

Enjoy. I love acid

[@SEA]

My guys 👀 enjoy the trip 🤪

[@Strothy2]

@@SEA Thanks, found you back when you posted that one video about Boötes void, that one really got me good, but in a weird kinda we are not alone out here way :D anyway thank you very much for your hard work! I belives it takes time to write those rater complicated scripts :D

[@AskZch]

@@SEA you made a mistake in the video, maybe add a overlay to correct the error. It was Einstein, not Newton as you say in the video, Cosmological principle stems from theory of (general) relativity

[@upscaleavenue]

This is hilarious! 🙉

[@johnkim4686]

Dude I love and respect your ending message. That was so necessary and more people should at least ponder about that before getting unnecessarily upset, sad, depressed, etc.

[@graphyteurvideos5743]

There are so many channels covering Universe-related topics, but very few with the same great quality of SEA. I love this channel!

[@russiansoul6919]

Melodysheep at the top along with Sea too!

[@robf1557]

Glad I tuned back in to your channel after a while, I thoroughly enjoyed this one :)

[@acarnold]

I feel the same way watching these videos as I did as a kid watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos on PBS. Your writing, narration, and production are so clear and compelling. Thanks! (Love the font you use on the titles screens, btw.)

[@ThePhlimphlam]

You're a champ. Still can't wait for that first million subs. Every damn video from you makes me think, well after it ends.

[@Gamerock82]

Fascinating and humbling. Another epic vid, SEA. Thank you.

[@elderhickory0776]

I’m so happy people like you are on here always love learning something new even tho I already knew some stuff about this topic still learn something new

[@logman4948]

Although ive seen many videos on gamma-ray bursts and other things you've included in other videos, your channel stands out and I will happily listen to facts I already know if youre speaking them. :)

[@bradysmeyers5950]

Your videos are the best on KZbin. I can’t believe I get to enjoy this content for free. You have lulled me to sleep countless times, gotten me through 12 hour work days, and are currently entertaining me through a 9.5 hour road trip. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me over the years

[@frenzyexe5443]

Hi sea a really interesting channel I am a huge fan of documentary’s thanks a lot man

[@KloVe4k]

I like ya cut g

[@Batista77387]

*a huge large fan

[@chrisbehr4285]

This channel deserves more views and subscribers! I love the calm atmosphere of the videos, especially the music.

[@wahn10]

Sea I want to thank you for giving me what I was needing today: Perspective.

[@auroraXploration]

Woah! Deep and thrilling cosmic ambient soundscape. I'm baffled by what I just learned. Thank you!

[@truthteller1246]

Now this is how a video should be made,, fantastic narration, atmospheric background music, informative, compelling and well put together, well done to the author

[@parallelparkdaudette2863]

My favorite channel when it comes to space education. I've got you playing every night as I try to sleep away the pathetic world that doesn't care about our universe.

[@remigiofontana6528]

Thank You SEA: the end message of this video is as relevant as the gigantic cosmological structures that you describe so well and in such a fascinating way. Good man, may the universe help you in bringing more documentaries like this one, humans need it as the air they breath!

[@CoolPup98]

You are the best channel for this stuff, hands down. Thank you for these.

[@rudyleotardo8278]

I love how you ended the video. Sometimes that’s exactly how I react when trouble or discomfort in life arises I just think about the universe, thinking about how big the universe is is not gonna solve my problems here in hearth but the thought about the size of the universe is far more bigger than any other thoughts I have about life. And that gives me comfort and confidence to solve my problems

[@microwave-radiation]

Great to see a astronomy KZbinr that isn’t clickbait

[@japalac007]

I was looking forward to hear the new mic. Hooray!

[@rvx5818]

Incredible video!! Always love learning about space wonders! ♥

[@b0rder.-991]

If it is a filament type structure, would that mean that there could be an even larger structure that has multiple filaments including this particular filament? Maybe we are in our own filament, as part of a supergalaxy. A galaxy made of galaxies

[@JTGolf989]

Very probable

[@marumomoloto4455]

No I watched a video that said we're in a void of the universe...voids contain 1/10 of the universes galaxies and galaxy clusters contain 9/10...

[@pallehansen1145]

@@marumomoloto4455 that's true, the KBC void, or "local hole". Too bad we aren't where all the action is. No pun intended.

[@AR-fy2qo]

How on earth do you produce videos like this with such information. That in itself is out of this world. Thanks.

[@agustintrivino9365]

16:31 Comsic horror? Nah fam, cosmic motivation

[@TB47005]

That final message was a lovely and humbling thing to hear.

[@l1ghtg30gd7]

I can’t wait until 200K to say this but damn you really have come far. Keep it going

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

My man’s almost got 400k now!

[@l1ghtg30gd7]

@@JanoyCresvaZero his switch to doing what he enjoys really paid off in the end

[@vermilion3545]

I got so excited when I saw the notification! Damn these videos are like a treat.

[@415spitfire]

you always keep me staring at the stars...

[@keljaman]

My fav channel by far! When you go a bit without publishing new content I get worried 😁

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

Doctor: You have cancer Me: 10 billion light years Doctor: What? Me: Is it really that big of a deal?

[@KentoKei]

Yes

[@thinkingmachine354]

Just because there is so much matter that we can barely comprehend, it doesn't suddenly invalidate our emotions, concerns and will. To think that it does will almost certainly make you a nihilist, you'll lose friends, disappoint people, and life would be dreadful. The solution is to do with proper priorities.

[@thinkingmachine354]

@ungratefulmetalpansy That's probably the first time I've read that and believe it not to be sarcastic.

[@xrefed]

@ungratefulmetalpansy No

[@embracethevision5496]

Somehow haven't seen this one when I thought I'd seen all of SEA but the algorithm has blessed us again

[@stevenjames5874]

The great wall would be a great setting for a distant future sci-fi novel or other art media, I can imagine an ever expanding civilization at the end of time beating the clock and looking out into unimaginable darkness that swallows the great wall whole when everything else moves too far away

[@ancestrosdelsol9494]

When it comes to Space and the universe type stuff, this is the best channel on youtube. Period.

[@hanoversofbits7629]

Great show with a ending ! For man , even now in 2020, it is nearly impossible to comprehend how massive the universe is. But man has a curious nature and will keep on looking up above, searching for answers...

[@drfroyo9919]

Shoutout to the camera man

[@davidcarrera3138]

your underrated man, you make amazing videos

[@lostboi8825]

Thanks for the advice at the end, I needed that.

[@enzoys]

wow, this video was amazing, and really nice and impactful message at the end there

[@wesleywoods8462]

Another fantastic video…🤗 thank you for all the hard work and amazing content

[@LucasKRNL]

I love your content, everything you make is incredible. I’ll admit sometimes I miss the old GD content, but space is still one of my favorite content types, and you do it perfectly! Can’t wait for more :) #SeaSquad for life

[@MahalakshmiJG]

Universe full of mysterious😮

[@ximalas]

[ | premature | belated] Happy birthday, Sam.

[@SEA]

Thank you!! :D

[@theluck5883]

SEA ye happy birthday

[@profgyland2]

Excellent video with superb pictures and great scientific explanations. A "Must See"!

[@garrytadeus7560]

these are likekly the most calming videos on the internet... i fckin love it

[@EverythingScience]

Now this is the quality level I want to get to! Great Video!

[@RandomClip726]

Everybody in 2080: Hercules Corona Borealis Wall Me in 2080: STOP SAYING THE WORD CORONA

[@craigparker7815]

Just found your channel and your videos are amazingly informative, I have been drawn to the sky for as long as I can remember, I just wish I could visit every inch of our magnificent universe, it certainly would never ever get boring. When you said "are humans just the universe becoming self aware" that really stuck with me, makes you wonder.......

[@Yabuddy53]

It is an utter tragedy you don’t have more subscribers. You deserve the big payday from it

[@reynaldomadridi7238]

Thank you....SEA...for such great videos. Your narration and candor is awesome! The universe is truly....efficient. Technology is allowing us to peer into the seen and unseen. To admire the worlds within worlds.....The universe is fascinating.

[@Nah9_77]

My mind is blown I thought I was smart to replace the timing belt on my car.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Well depending on the car a timing belt replacement and the astrophysics aren't that far off...

[@donaldjohnson257]

@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge.....Astrophysics IS simple compared to replacing the timing belt on an F355 Ferrari.

[@MrErtamus]

I really like the narrator His voice is perfect for conveying this type of info Keep up the good work whoever you are

[@geemanbmw]

Phenomenal ❤

[@dominic.h.3363]

Every science news channel so far seemed to parrot back google news, because their content would coincide most of the time with what I've read there a couple days earlier. I've never heard of a wall of gamma ray bursts before, so you seem to cast a wider net. Just for that I subscribed.

[@R_K_S2401]

So this structure is at least wider than two American football fields?

[@IndogaKirai]

Or 5 Olympic sized swimming pool

[@norman2999]

Well done brother!! I just found you and subscribed within 2 minutes!! Looking forward to hearing what you have to offer. Great graphics by the way! Norman in Montreal.

[@jeremyr6533]

Excellent video. If you were my professor I would definitely be paying attention, the way you explain everything you provide such detail that I really don’t need a picture to look at. It opens my mind to see exactly what you are talking about. For some reason my mind can make every detail a clear picture, sometimes a small movie. Thank you for the video.

[@flamethrower40]

Easily one of the best channels on KZbin. You are some sort of super genius.

[@rodnorris9532]

The Kardashev scale of alien civilizations states: Type III civilization, also called a galactic civilization-can control energy at the scale of its entire host galaxy. Maybe we are observing a Type IV civilization at work? Just pondering ....

[@adag5813]

Your stuff is great but please slow down the delivery its leving me breathless.... have subscribed and look forward to more... Peace and Love

[@christopherredwood5109]

Absolutely mind blowing stuff 🤯 hard to get your head around them distances!

[@derryparke9123]

I'm so happy you can share this knowledge! If I could go back to school/college/uni etc. I would put my all into space and time! I love it!

[@olkcel4081]

Nice video Sea Interesting, informative and entretaining

[@Katomivt]

Great to see another video by you

[@josephinenilsson1541]

Literally thinking of space and all the vast distances, the depths of time and space and how insanely small and insignificant we are is the only thing that helps me deal with trauma and with the thought of our impending extinction due to climate change. I just think of the universe, and how statistically there should be lots of other life forms out there, even lots of intelligent other life forms, and whatever happens here doesn’t seem so important anymore.

[@anantmalik]

I think that human beings are not the only life form in this universe ... 😊

[@denise7001]

I’m not a one to comment on KZbin but feel compelled to here. No fluff just facts. Love it. Keep up it that way. You’re a breath of fresh air in a sea of fluff.

[@xoanone]

The documents you create are so good I wonder why they get so little views

[@SEA]

Probably because it’s only been out for 39 minutes 🤪

[@weaponizedautism4936]

🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@harsesishoktar9386]

@16:30 This supercluster isn't going to pay my bills.

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

THANK YOU ! I can't believe how lucky I am, that you make these videos and then share them !!! There's a reason they invented the word "Priceless"

[@bigkarrma3601]

I really liked your positive spin on the end there. It gave me a peculiar sense of calm.

[@xilnes7166]

I am just waiting for new theories now. It's a shame James Webb is getting delayed. Imagine it had gone up as planned without delays. Imagine the knowledge we would have gained by now... 🤔

[@JG_Fit]

Agreed, we could have had 10 years of data to pour over. I'm just praying it launches and functions as planned, asap

[@jwarmstrong]

I don't have much hope for JW since Insight couldn't pound a tent stake w/ out hitting a rock - who would have guessed rocks in the dirt....

[@artykillen9251]

Gentlemen, we’ve arrived.

[@stuart207]

Im going for perspective and a lack of comprehension for vastness of the universe. Great video 👍

[@SGIMartin]

Your ending is literally the reason that spiked my interest in astronomy. The sheer scale of the universe makes all mundane problems seem unimportant - and everything in society is much less interesting than what goes on, on a cosmological scale.

[@jacobcooley5563]

Great stuff man I’m excited for you!! This is a great video

[@baffled_clam]

Really needed this calmness as shit on Earth goes nuts right now. Awesome channel!

[@ZirahPastel]

When I was grade 3 I asked my brother what is the biggest planet in the universe, he told me it was named something like "the great wall" I then started to overthink that it might explode but I calm myself with "Planets can't explode" and when there was a field trip in my school I woke up in 3 am just to go outside and see a lot of stars. It fascinated me and I wanted to learn more about our Universe. It even became my Aesthetic. And here is 12 year old me discovering that "The great wall" isn't a planet.

[@calmkat9032]

"The term was coined by a Fillipino teenager" Don't let anyone tell you that a single person can't make a name for themselves.

[@kari7403]

Lol. Would it have really been that hard for them to share his name, and give him some credit?

[@Laroac]

It's all about probability.

[@marxiusivanadolfdenniellom2162]

The thing is this is SOOOOOO far away, meaning that the time we discovered this, it might have disappeared already but the light it emitted is still far from reaching earth

[@fractal_mind562]

"The greatest mysteries in the *observable universe"

[@shaundis2117]

thats some solid advice at the end there sir

[@punishedvenomsnake716]

Love this series

[@queencityking6145]

"I will build a great great wall at the Hercules-Corona border, and the Herculesians will pay for it!"