The Incredible Planet of Snaiad | Part I

[@cmkosemen]

Thank you so much for this great video! :D

[@Juan-iquilador]

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[@cyclops9532]

Kosemen

[@samuelbrock]

*excited spec bio enthusiast noises*

[@gerrardjones28]

Legend

[@immortal_shrooms6757]

Big guy

[@swargpatel7634]

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of speculative biology. The possibilities are literally infinite.

[@skipperofschool8325]

true No Man's Sky is proof

[@yanetmaranges1261]

True

[@commentMANyapper]

True, but remember we will reach our Limits someday.

[@BRITISH_AIRLINES_NO-FLY_LIST]

Same.

[@ElasticGoblin]

I hope there's a milf planet y'all

[@gerrardjones28]

Oh yes! Snaid is literally one of the founding projects of speculative evolution, looking forward to this series

[@CuriousArchive]

It's one of the greats!

[@battyboio]

Literally HG Wells Time Machine was the beginning I know Snaiad and Darwin IV were probably what got a lot of people into it but like, they didn't start it. Wouldn't really call it a founding project. Maybe for the modern era

[@gerrardjones28]

@@battyboio Oh I know that, that's why I said one of i also heard that HG Wells time machine also gave Douglas Dixon the idea for after man which is another founding project

[@battyboio]

@@gerrardjones28 yeye Those definitely popularized it

[@Ozraptor4]

@@battyboio Could be argued that spec-evo goes all the way back to the 1st edition of The Origin of Species back in 1859. Darwin recounts a story of a black bear swimming for hours with its mouth wide open to scoop insects from the water 'like a whale'. He imagined that natural selection might produce increasingly aquatic bears 'with larger and larger mouths' until a creature 'as monstrous as a whale' emerged. This tale was ridiculed by Darwin's peers and it was greatly shortened in later editions.

[@AudenLonginus]

Snaiad was the first exposure I had to speculative evolution. I think I was 12 or so, and I thought the worm-like things coming out of the aliens’ chests were so interesting. I never looked too much into it, but now I know a lot more about what those “worm-things” actually were, and how these aliens operate. Cool stuff!

[@amtrakfan9125]

I knew about Snaiad since age 9. I still love it

[@sapnabardia7247]

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[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Really hoping we will get to see the "rebooted" version soon enough!

[@battyboio]

Hopefully

[@nealjroberts4050]

Indeed. There were parts of the original that seemed off. Hope the reboot highlights the evolutionary pathways to explain them.

[@PRGME7]

@@nealjroberts4050 rebooted sniad?

[@regulusmuphrid4891]

C. M. Kosemen's creativity and originality never ceases to amaze me, this man is awesome.

[@ausserirdischesuniversum2235]

Human? This i never will believe! :D :D :D

[@NucleicAcidic36]

Since I discovered all tomorrows I fallen in love with these types of stories and this channel is so great at immersing me in the world the authors created, I would of never found out about these stories without this channel!

[@GreysToons]

Snaiad!! Legitimately one of the GOATs of the spec-evo sub-genre.

[@ok1025]

greggs tombs edit: thx for the award kind stranger edit 2: wait i was here when they had 6 likes i also deserve likes for such a life changing and awe-inspiring comment edit 3: ok i stop

[@imaredwhale2thenotsoelectr916]

Agreed. Snaiad is (one of) the goat(s) of spec Evo.

[@Official_Rz]

Do you have the names of any more spec-evo covering channels like Curious Archive or Edge? Also, could you list a few more spec evolution books or videos or anything? I just started getting into this stuff recently. 🥺🙏

[@imaredwhale2thenotsoelectr916]

@@Official_Rz I'd definetly recommend "alien biospheres" to any spec bio newcommers.

[@Official_Rz]

@@imaredwhale2thenotsoelectr916 Dope! Alrighty, I'll check it out :D

[@JaysonWhelpley]

My kids love these videos, but we were completely undone by what they heard as "TURDiforms." They've acquired a new insult for each other, and I got a belly laugh strong enough to make my abs hurt. Thank you for these videos, and for the kind of laugh that can only come from taking something seriously enough to miss obvious adolescent jokes. 🤣

[@Concavenator128]

Good thing they didn't hear the original name of Fututoriforms, then!

[@AxiomApe]

Awesome ! I've been a fan of Snaiad for years ! It's so surreal to see it here getting so much attention. I used to read those pdfs and look at all those pictures all the time, with not many to relate it to or talk about with. I value C.M. Koseman so much, his art style and imagination is truly one of a kind. More importantly hes a kind man, and I've spoken with him and participated in some interactive podcasts. Follow and support the man !

[@joaomendes1330]

I remember fondly back when I was a kid that this was what originally made me interested about xenobiology / speculative biology. Glad to see it getting the attention it deserves!

[@thesexiestpotato]

I got assigned to create a piece of digital art today of anything based on real science and I’m really excited to try to create a scientific illustration of a fantastical/alien life form and it’s all your and CM Kosemen’s fault!

[@CHLOCHLOLP]

i love it when the creator of a fictional planet and ecostystme really comes up with something unique like this. i feel like a lof of speculative biology on fictional planets relies too much on using shapes and forms we already know from earth but just put a new alien skin on it, which isnt realistic at all. I love that these are clearly creatures that evolved completely separate from earth life and are not similar in any way really.

[@aleksabanjevic8316]

This also reminds me a lot of phatanum b, having 2 "heads", hidrolic muscles and a nerve system that doesn't have a brein in the head

[@AcidTripOk]

Man I love this channel so much. Something about hypothetical alien life forms is so fascinating. Can't wait for part 2.

[@Cooliostuff]

finally! I knew you'd cover snaiad. Id love a full summary of the creatures in expedition, rather than alien planet, we have a serious lack of commentary online about the book itself.

[@pacotaco1246]

There are also hella species in Expedition that were never covered in Alien Planet. Some were larger and even more majestic than the mighty grovebacks and sea striders

[@Cooliostuff]

@@pacotaco1246 sea striders were severely nerfed in the doc, ig for probability but in the doc they were about 70-80 feet tall, in the book they were like 600+ feet tall

[@zicdragon]

Finally, someone made a video covering this! Gosh I really Love Kosemen's works!

[@brenlatorre-murrin4949]

Yooooooo so excited for see you covering my favorite speculative bio project! I feel like Snaiad is so many enthusiast's introduction into speculative bio. I never get tired of Kosemen's work, and your channel is so unique and fun and ABSOLUTELY one of my favs on KZbin :D

[@koriw1701]

Thank you for this, seriously. I am having the time of my life watching all my favorite speculative fiction species get presented to me in such a way as to remove all doubts about what the original author had in mind when the drawings are there for all to see! You also present these worlds with great aplomb and obviously have a lot of passion for these projects and it's fascinating to listen to your readings and view the drawings made by the writers of these great pieces of work.

[@ThoughtPotato]

This is fantastic! Looking forward to part two.

[@wubby5315]

GOD i love your videos. I have found every single one of them fascinating. You're easily my favorite content creator on the platform as of late.

[@mastergoku4321]

Ever since All tomorrow’s I have been so fascinated with the idea of speculative evolution and alien biology….someone should really make a fictional documentary like series that covers all the species and their cultures and that shows the true terror of the qu

[@BusinessMan1619]

I'm taken back to my childhood days of borrowing "After Man" from the library and keeping it out for way too long in the 1980s. Instantly subscribed.

[@Kiltem]

The best part is, technically speaking since this is just yet another planet, this could be taking place in the All Tomorrows universe. Which means......Qu.... >.>

[@gokbay3057]

Probably not, afaik humans have settled on planet Snaiad. Not Star People. And I am pretty sure in All Tomorrows the Earth-Mars War happened before extra-solar colonization.

[@ekszentrik]

It has been stated ironclad by philosophers and was recently confirmed by top mathematicians that you can never have enough spec evo.

[@Paul12046]

I just love this channel so much

[@caroline6218]

I’ve seen some of this aliens before but I don’t know how detailed this world was. There’s over 100 alien species, that’s crazy! Planet Snaiad is like another speculative alien project Phtanum B. As they both go really in depth about the alien life. Some of my favorites are the Tromobrachids and Titaniformes. They remind me of dinosaurs. The second head and limbs fusing to make a large mouth is super interesting.

[@uruguay1771]

Kahydron: 1:21 Urunyx: 3:50 Crocahydron: 4:21 Kettleturts: 4:52 Cylindroides: 5:23 Toxoglossos: 5:55 Platymoloch: 6:27 Vermiphagus: 7:04 Sprog: 7:23 Citognathus: 7:30 Slothsnakes: 8:04 Dactylopus: 8:39 Arbovermis: 9:14 Ophictonos: 9:48 Bounderjaws: 10:18 Red Headbanger: 10:48 Seismopus: 11:13 Ammodromeus: 11:49 Z. Urophorus: 12:08 Magnodires: 12:44

[@battyboio]

I love cm kosemen, one of my favorites. Probably my favorite artist honestly!

[@jorgerincon3174]

I found this channel yesterday and I must say I’m obsessed

[@I_want_to_have_a_good_time]

My guy, I absolutely love your videos! Great work!

[@CuriousArchive]

Glad you like them! Thanks!

[@navybluegacha2119]

FINALLY HE DID SNAIAD And all it took was Thought Potato explaining it :DDD

[@formorian5]

I wonder if All Tomorrows itself will ever be archived. I know other channels have covered it, but it's such a foundation to the spec-evo genre. Then again, maybe he's avoiding it for the same reason Man After Man wasn't covered when he did the videos on Dougal Dixon's work. Speculative human evolution is a one-way trip to the uncanny valley.

[@concept5631]

Wdym?

[@doddermodd]

I instantly recognized Kosemen's style when I saw the thumbnail. It looks so robust, I love it.

[@ATS5VCSS5]

snaiad got me some inspiration for my book

[@violetwisp7718]

Does the project go into how the aquatic turtiformes breathe? If air breathing life on that planet breathes from under their limbs, do they do something like a backfloat or maybe jump out of the water to take their breaths?

[@anglure3617]

I'm not sure about the aquatic turtiformes specifically but iirc other aquatic life (that will likely be covered in the next part) is stated to have had their "nostrils" migrate higher up their bodies, kinda like how whales evolved their blowholes on top of their heads

[@kai2315]

all i can think of is the organisms doing a back flip into the air

[@fionagibson7529]

Not sure, but now I’m picturing a Platymoloch yeeting itself out of the water like a stingray.

[@christiancline6531]

Awesome video! Snaiad is one of those world projects that really push the boundaries!! Mad props to Kosemen!

[@CuriousArchive]

Thanks man!

[@MrT_Rex]

So two heads ? **Buy two phones** **Buy skateboards**

[@renderlessgames]

Oh wow! I remember reading about the orange head banger when studying Cthulhu! Had no clue CM Koseman created it! Amazing

[@pacotaco1246]

Oh man i cant wait for you to cover Biblaridion's Tira and Barlowe's Expedition

[@murplesman]

Can't wait for part 2! These were really fascinating.

[@randomchannel1184]

Me at 6:34: a platymaluk? My brain: (imagines him in a fedora) Me: Perry the Platymaluk?!

[@Dedicatedfollower467]

Ah, Snaiad. My very first introduction to the entire concept of speculative evolution. I've wanted to create a project of my own ever since first reading up on it.

[@WizardMan420]

I am now addicted to your content, and I love it

[@KarlBast]

It’s always a good day when CA drops a new speculative bio video.

[@crucialbeatle7935]

Please I know it’s a kids book but pleaseeee flanimals after part 2, it would make my day

[@lukekelly5075]

The life forms in this episode reminds me a lot of the life forms featured in Wayne Barlow's expedition which was turned into a Discovery channel documentary: alien planet.

[@chickenassasintk]

This channel is what i have been waiting for, for a long time

[@raku8349]

Man i wish these videos were longer, i love them!

[@themonsterbaby]

This is one of my favorite specbio projects of all time.

[@joeydr1497]

Can we get some more form the Birrin series. It’s been my favourite so far

[@paradox7358]

I would love to see some speculative artwork showing these creatures interacting with each other.

[@gilliantague]

This is fascinating! I'd never heard of this, and I don't know how I missed it. Thanks for an amazing video on a topic I'll definitely look into more. 👍

[@arteriop8910]

I could’ve swore I already watched this exact video from you a few weeks ago? Am I losing my mind?

[@whatdahelltwin]

I just wanna appreciate this channel

[@Ricotraficante]

best youtube channel

[@-insertnamehere-5503]

YEEEEEEEEE COOL! I was kinda expecting snaiad to appear at some point but I'm still really excited! Also it's time to set up an alteori trap. I know you're gonna show up, so hi!

[@Somnium.08]

Love this channel!!!

[@switchindel7093]

I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS THEY ALWAYS KEEP MY EYES GLUED TO THE SCREEN KEEP UP THESE AMAZING VIDEOS 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@ZenMinuiteman]

I love these videos, I just wish that there were more comparisons to human size. The scope of these creatures size can be a little lost to me.

[@jamaicanewshub9582]

Sloth snake slowly slither ... u nailed it

[@Shoyro]

Have to admit, I can't get enough of this one. Despite having two heads, you can't make four eyes jokes with them. Bet there's one where the two heads actually each have become independent thinkers.

[@nazrulislam3525]

But the brain is in the chest, not the head

[@just_a_guy9688]

Tbh, the jaw "head" would be better interpreted as a limb of sort

[@gokbay3057]

@@just_a_guy9688 they do have sensory bits like eyes on them tho.

[@randomguy2918]

Ah yes Kosemen our God of speculative evolution

[@Caratrox]

Dixon walked so Kosemen could run.

[@hihello420]

This is scary and exciting what the future of humanity holds as we travel the universe

[@Umbreonite434]

This is the niche I never knew I needed

[@orue5499]

the first creature is kind of like my latest spore creature smh i wanted to play omnivore, but classic me keeps hunting everything else to extinction so all i get are carnivore jaws, i had to keep the starter omnivore mouth which is like a long straw to slurp up nutrients, and then also add a carnivores mouth so i could actually deal damage and sing and yada yada. I had the weird omnivore mouth below the main kill jaw aswell lol. Keeping that straw mouth was a good idea, fruits are tasty.

[@gondiken]

Having eyes and mouths on different heads is something that I'd never think about but also is actually completely possible.

[@pokethepoke1801]

YESSS I LOVE THESE VIDEOS SO MUCH!!!

[@monja7339]

Dude please do more of these types of episodes

[@elizabetho.7484]

Epic video. And those creatures at the start. . .wild!

[@ChineduOpara]

Love it. Is this a re-upload?

[@kevinericsnell4092]

Does the book mention whether the "hydraulic" muscles make a lot of noise? I'd think stealthy hunting would be a problem

[@pacotaco1246]

Depends on how hearing evolved on this world

[@muzz444]

This channel is amazing!

[@oilram8222]

I love your channel, KEEP POSTING!

[@daltonjohnson3134]

Always good to see a vid from you, keep it up! :)

[@CuriousArchive]

Thanks, will do!

[@danieltheaxolot5889]

Im so excited Also imagine living on that planet

[@nickolausafon5458]

I love this so much. Looking at the anatomy of these animals, it is a bit more mind-splitting. Two heads or cephalized structures is plausible.. but a separate mouth and esophagus? Very unusual. If a plan works, it survives. The open-plan mouth parts of crustaceans and centipedes seem more likely. ... This is a good world to explore. If there's a book, I'd love to get it.

[@jayadesai3954]

I need the part ll immediately, loved this 😁

[@yanetmaranges1261]

I remember snaiad, it's was such a great project!

[@rylandsmathieux8076]

i dont feel like you explained how snaiad animals eat with two heads. the first head is a jaw but they can't swallow, and the second head is a throat but they can't bite or chew?

[@pacotaco1246]

I think it goes like this: Head 1: crushes and rips food into bits. Head 2: either drinks what remains or grabs and "swallows" food-bits like an elongated pair of lips. Kinda like how a baby bird has to have its food chewed up and spit in its mouth from its mom, but if that whole dynamic was done by a single creature

[@unexpected2475]

What Pacotaco said usually goes for the carnivores. Many herbivores' second heads can chew vegetation without help from the first head.

[@drago939393]

10/10 creativity and quality of work, but man, these aliens are so nasty to me haha

[@deltap6967]

The background music is banger, I would prefer it to be a little bit louder though

[@akariyorukage9588]

Almost feels like I've seen this one already

[@AxisofFilm]

"Sluggish slothsnakes slither slowly towards their prey" man be spitting bars

[@badfaithnomination]

Glad you’re still covering this one. Saw another channel a couple weeks ago trying to fill your niche here on YT by posting their own video on this before you did, but I think they’re just trying to steal your thunder. Keep doing your thing, you do it better than the rest.

[@redshuttleredacted6422]

Earthlings: "So you have a mouth and a brain for a chest and a periscope for a head?" Snaiadi: "True story babe."

[@mihailomiladinovic8637]

Your content is amazing!

[@williamhosford2796]

So interesting. So cool. Love it!

[@Skarrier]

THIS. F*CKING. INSPIRED. ME. I'm an insanely bug fan of the alternative or speculative biology and evolution models. Kosemen is a genius.

[@turingmachine7905]

Been into Snaiad for years now.

[@som3346]

Beautiful

[@CuriousArchive]

Thank you!

[@AxisofFilm]

“Sluggish slothsnakes slither slowly towards their prey” man is that a big tongue twister

[@anglure3617]

yooo snaiad let's go thanks a bunch

[@amberlon]

I've already seen the version of this made by Thought Potato first, still great to see more content.

[@EatLeadClankers]

Named a planet in No Man’s Sky “Snaiad”, forgot where I got it. Now I remember. God, I love spec evo.

[@neodintchly]

4:09 did that bear wink

[@athos9293]

This is the kind of aliens we are looking for. Same activity but done in a different look

[@Jakethegoodman]

I think evolution on other worlds would be a lot more convergent than alien. Though I guess that depends on Earth similarity. Perhaps a planet with high gravity would have more robust animals but they would still occupy similar niche as an example.

[@CTCAC2000]

This stuff is so fun for me. I truly love it!

[@sauron3608]

Please, make a video about the Visions of Man Evolved of Omni Magazine!

[@Cat-On-Wabdermelon]

You know that this is gonna get real when it says part I