The Second Time Sponges Took Over The World

[@alexcamacho1842]

"if mass extinction be something you wish!" _"Spongebob Squarepants!"_

[@kenrickman6697]

Who survived the apocalypse under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants!

[@lacucaracha111111]

Then junk up the oceans and flop like a fish!

[@likebot.]

Spongebob's your uncle

[@jamesleatherwood5125]

would work better for the tune if you threw the word big between the words if and mass! :)

[@noone3708]

​@@lacucaracha111111SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

[@Shantosh9550]

Apocalypse approaches... Sponges: I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm Ready!!!!

[@karansjet3823]

IIIII CANT HEAAAAAR YOUU!!!

[@davidc8543]

@@karansjet3823 OHHHHH...Who lives after an extinction under the sea?!

[@beatricetreadwell5785]

HAHAHA!!!

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

WHAT I LEARNED IN BOATING SCHOOL IS!!!

[@karansjet3823]

@@davidc8543 SPONGE AND SPONGE FRIENDS

[@impressions9558]

Humans: hahaha you brainless creatures. Sponges: You just wait.

[@philp4684]

Ray: Of course you forget, Peter. I was present at an undersea unexplained mass sponge migration. Peter: Ray, the sponges migrated about a foot and a half!

[@MossyMozart]

@@philp4684 - I forgot about that. Thanks for the funny reminder.

[@1ochotnik]

"We're all going to die!" Sponge: "Skill issue"

[@danesorensen1775]

Imagine how much deeper the oceans would be without all the sponges.

[@rottingsun]

lmaooo that's so stupid and yet so funny.

[@Imperiused]

This comment made me giggle extremely stupidly

[@paddor]

Haha. Now get out lol

[@birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410]

as deep as rock bottom may be? 🤔

[@TommyEfreeti]

Stephen Wright just chuckled "Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen."

[@Warmaker01]

[Mass Extinction Hits] Sponges: "I didn't hear no bell."

[@robertab929]

Well, not first time. Sponges survived also big extinctions in Cryogenian.

[@valivali8104]

​@@robertab929 and every other mass extinction, including Great Dying.

[@robertab929]

@@valivali8104 You are correct. We can look at them today.

[@sonfrieza]

Vertebrates: "I thought this was America!"

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Sponges: Everyone's dead, ugh, guess I gotta clean it up...😒

[@MossyMozart]

... _AGAIN!_

[@smashlee6181]

it's the after party!

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

@@smashlee6181 LOL

[@misspat7555]

Fungi: “Tell me about it! 🙄”

[@christopherjustice6411]

SpongeBob is eternal.

[@fish-champ]

Ah hell nah spunch bop done survived the apocka lips

[@mecahhannah]

Agreed 😂

[@destronia123]

Especially since he can reproduce by budding.

[@Goku17yen]

El esponjibop

[@TheMysticRabbit0wnzu]

I mean, spongebob has been employee of the month for 300 plus months since 2002 😂

[@JayBenOh]

Could you make a video summarizing the five big mass extinction events? It would be great not only to gain perspective over the whole topic, but also to get a comparison about the causes, impact and aftermath of these events.

[@patrhiannongriffith810]

There's a great book on this, The Ends Of The Earth

[@dominicharvey6048]

Spongebob must have been sad when Patrick died during the mass extinction

[@studtistics2448]

Lmao

[@londonjackson8986]

@dominicharvery6048 Uh... Guys?! Should I tell him that in real life, Starfish (& Pufferfish) actually occasionally EAT Sea Sponges? Because... it ain't pretty...

[@MossyMozart]

@@londonjackson8986 - Nooooooo!

[@ericbrown1101]

​@@londonjackson8986I think we should probably leave that part out 😂

[@dragonflied3]

@@londonjackson8986 Mrs Puff and Mr Krabs too...

[@sundragon7703]

The universe will throw a lot at sponges, they will just soak it up.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

So... When life gives you lemons, get a sponge?

[@erincurley1234]

We can clean up the mess! Get some 🧼

[@primrosevale1995]

So SpongeBob really could’ve never left his house. Used Napkin, Chip, and even Penny probably would’ve wasted away before he did.

[@CoralRaeAllDay]

This is a gold comment 😂👏

[@BKStarlet08]

I mean yeah, he was filter feeding in his house too

[@ritevalier]

Spongebob is both comically and scientifically immortal

[@eaglewolffox6275]

Which makes sense considering that the show was running since 1999

[@4thdimensionalexplorer]

99? That wasn't long ago. Just a few years for sure

[@Xidnaf]

"sponges soak up mass death like a... come on, don't make me say it." ashamed to admit i stared into space for about 30 seconds going "? don't make him say what?????" before it clicked for me

[@Laurpud]

Me too 😂

[@SreejithKSGupta]

Can you say it? I didn't get it 😅

[@SreejithKSGupta]

Sponge?

[@SchrödingersCat27]

What is it?

[@veggieboyultimate]

This makes me think that if all the other characters in SpongeBob had died, SpongeBob and his relatives would be partying like no tomorrow.

[@americanwoman6246]

Does SpongeBob have sponge relatives? I can only remember Patrick and Mr.Krabs.

[@anthonycrowley2264]

@@americanwoman6246 yeah, spongebob's parents and grandma were in a few episodes,so he does have sponge relatives

[@americanwoman6246]

@@anthonycrowley2264 😃😁

[@72ratsinatrenchcoat]

He also has a brother that is featured Ina couple episodes

[@hollytheanimalcrossingfan]

​@@americanwoman6246 He has a couple of cousins. One that was clumsy and one that wrestled with him a lot. That's not something inappropriate, I meant he used to bully SpongeBob when he was younger.

[@philipswede7299]

Everytime he said spongeworld, I thought "you mean gloveworld"

[@codemonkeyslikeme]

Blehh >.< glove flavors!

[@pobodysnerfect9175]

Everybody else: "it's the apocalypse!" Sponges: "Says you, bone-haver."

[@gattycroc8073]

sponges, coral, and plants of prehistoric times have to be one of the most under looked parts of the worlds before use. sure, there not as entertaining as moving organisms but they do make up a major part of their environments and are important for us to understand what the past of our planet looked like.

[@Patrickballhater]

See plants coral are other things of that sort are the ones that actually construct the large scale physical environment other organisms live in. Reefs forests grassland etc.

[@robertab929]

Red algae (Rhodophyta), fungi are even more overlooked. Imagine that multicellular red algae were already 1600 Ma (millions years ago).

[@AncientWildTV]

yeah, these organisms were foundational in shaping ancient environments, influencing biodiversity, and contributing to the formation of various geological structures.

[@noaccount2494]

I would not have guessed Sponges being a cornerstone species but wow

[@Seasonalginger]

Thank you for this incredible content!

[@crisptomato9495]

“Been spending most our lives livin’ in a sponge’s paradise…”

[@Hugh.Manatee]

Filtered water once or twice, living in a sponge's paradise

[@Julian_Hopf]

When the icecaps have no ice, living in a sponge's paradise

[@LimeyLassen]

You may not like it, but this is peak performance. This is the ideal sponge body.

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

Humans: oh no, a mass extinction! Sponges: first time?

[@malkong2784]

thank yall for giving me a fun educational video every day for years, it’s helped me through a lot

[@rottingsun]

It was once a no bone zone out there.

[@Gaming1Doge]

Humans: "OH NO APOCOLAPSE IS APPROACHING!" Sponges: "We win these"

[@sforza209]

Should have said, “We got this”.

[@Gaming1Doge]

@@sforza209 nah, we win these

[@kevincotterell3644]

Happy days are here again....

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

“IM READY! IM READY!”

[@judylearn7971]

Blake's snarky, funny delivery, makes him my favorite EONS host!

[@matthewgordon3281]

this puts a whole new spin on spongebob's chaos

[@duhduhvesta]

Yay Blake! His voice rocks

[@Manj_J]

Blake heavily implying that he's an immortal who's been around since the pre-dinosaurs eras is my new favourite thing XD

[@robertschnobert9090]

RIP Steve Hillenburg. He taught us so much about sponges. I had no idea they like living in pineapples! 🌈

[@Sinfully-handsome]

I am watching this while washing my dishes

[@hellz23456]

With sponge 🧽

[@krokuta3355]

Using a real dead animal oder just the sponge inspired plastic one?

[@reyonXIII]

@@hellz23456 Giving him the Sponge Treatment

[@C-Farsene_5]

So in conclusion: Spongebob feeds on the suffering of others, explains why would he keep torturing squidward and Mrs Puff

[@ccvcharger]

That oddly makes sense.

[@jobot1978]

His laugh makes more sense, too...

[@brucewayne000]

Awesome content, awesome!!

[@slevemcdichael4481]

spongebob series finale lookin grim tbh

[@MossyMozart]

All the other sea critters: "Sponges are stupid, weak, and fragile!" Sponges: "Hold my dish soap!"

[@Cudddlefish]

So that’s why I have those nightmares about spongebob consuming everything.

[@Shantosh9550]

Please do an episode on when India was an isolated island before it crashed into asia and the kinds of flora and fauna living during that period.

[@bbirda1287]

Nice!

[@cranialzoo]

Always just so well written.

[@unvergebeneid]

6:31 no in fact I was surprised you held back for so long!

[@deepquake9]

Great series! Thank you.

[@ToaOfFusion]

Life: *vibing* The Ordovician Extinction: "Are ya ready, kids?"

[@GasStationBird]

Aye captain

[@iVebre]

Sponges are the freakiest animal

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

mmmmm but siphonophores, though siphonophores are real, and they can hurt you

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

Colonial organisms are all kinda crazy. Same DNA, same species, but can vary wildly in shape/size, jobs done, etc

[@robertab929]

I think that water bears (Tardigrades) can be also intriguing :)

[@mellissadalby1402]

Hi Blake, Very interesting episode!

[@hindigente]

It is weird how our whole understanding of the first mass extinction must be reassessed in light of a handful of samples containing thousand of sponges. What a discovery!

[@meikahidenori]

Glad to see you back! Missed seeing you deliver awesome science!

[@southron_d1349]

I've never watched SpongeBob so those jokes would go over my head anyway. I've noticed he's drawn as an artificial kitchen sponge rather than something shown in the video.

[@MossyMozart]

@southron_d1349 - _Spongebob Squarepants_ is not a documentary, but a fun cartoon. Even to this adult, it is hilarious and adorable. He lives in the town of "Bikini Bottom" and his best friend is a starfish. It's a whole funny watery world.

[@nooneinparticular681]

​@@MossyMozartsuccinctly summarized my friend

[@primrosevale1995]

He is an actual sea sponge.

[@GBart]

Oooooooohhhhhhh Who lives through apocalypses under the sea?

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

SpongeBob SquarePants

[@samwill7259]

And they make great fry cooks

[@Will-dh1qk]

So strange that sponges are animals

[@robertab929]

Why?

[@Jurassicparkfan1025]

Long live the Sponges!!! 😂

[@paszmaty]

Is that a sponge you're hiding in there? Damn!

[@arvantsaraihan5777]

Oh, how much I hoped to be a sponge that can watch the last days of life on Earth. Still sad that no life will survive by the time of the collision between Milky Way and Andromeda though, it must've looked so cool 😢.

[@ccvcharger]

Maybe there is hope that we will spread the seeds of life to other worlds, so that Earth’s legacy won’t die with it.

[@matthewporter1376]

This is how science is best expressed, "what we know today, what we knew then" and have fun with it, great job pbs team 😊

[@jamesraymond1158]

Great, information-packed video, as always. Nova could learn a few things from you guys.

[@51max50]

Can you feel it Mr. Krabs?

[@tombondcrispy6585]

I'm feeling like total Barnacle head!

[@theendoftheworld9921]

I have a lot of respect for fungi and sponges and trees. Sometimes i wonder how they experience time. I mean they are alive, arent they?

[@mypal1990]

"Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis."

[@Jellysfrickingstuff]

I just got a dinosaur book lol, sponges have been around since the VERY early days relatively unchanged

[@garrettjohnson6738]

Thanks!

[@TheSaneHatter]

Never mind Spongebob: consider this . . . "You forget, Venkman: I was present at an undersea, unexplained, mass sponge extinction!" "Ray, the sponges survived extinction two or three times."

[@liamflynn1120]

Stephen Hillenberg would've loved this 🥺

[@larrymccandless8723]

He's got Dad Jokes and I approve

[@Nmethyltransferase]

Meanwhile, corals be like, "Help me, mothertrucker! Help... me...:

[@NightSkyNyx]

Tabulate and rugose corals be like: 💀💀

[@MandrakeFernflower]

Soft corals are pretty tough

[@internalizedhappyness9774]

SpongeBob: Hi SpongeBob! SpongeBob to SpongeBob: Hi SpongeBob! SpongeBob: Hi SpongeBob! Essentially The Ordovician Period…

[@andrewvaldez8689]

This is great, but how did the pineapple get under the sea?

[@coeal2680]

i love the Crash Course TB episode, and would love to see John do more episodes like it

[@mal2ksc]

Imagine how much deeper the ocean would be if it wasn't for all the sponges... 🤣

[@Balthazare69]

SpongeBob would be proud & while Patrick ate everything 😂😂😂

[@WAVE0025]

Sponges, Tardigrades, Rats, and Cockroaches, the four horsemen of thriving in mass extinctions

[@eileen7303]

that is so freaking cool... I now have a whole new attitude about sponges!

[@raphaelgarcia9576]

Sponge World! Sponge World! Party time, excellent! 🎸🎶🎵

[@CuteCuteJames]

I guess the real treasure is the fronds we made along the way.

[@Helmann9265]

Fantastic one 👏

[@amirmoradi9595]

4:12 the origins of the Apple home pod

[@Binarokaro]

Do fungi play a similar role in mass extinctions? Given their role as decomposer and the environmental impact they have on ecosystems in refreshing nutrients and terraforming the soil

[@random_stylzz]

Favourite youtube channel frfr

[@pdbowman]

what a great show!

[@BloxfruitKatakuri461]

I would really like more long form episodes

[@theeverythingchannel9786]

Anyone else thinking about what Squidward would do?

[@MeanBeanComedy]

It would make the Squidward's Sewerslide episode suddenly canon.

[@cratorcic9362]

SpongeBob, how could you!?

[@ignaciobarilignaquy8111]

Been spendin most their lives Livin' in a regional sponge paradise

[@leechild4655]

The grim reaper always overlooks sponges cause they already look dead.

[@Sxcheschka]

Lifeforms like sponges and worms are my faves, so chill and vibing.

[@acuddlyheadcrab]

Yay more sponge content!

[@PratikMukherjee]

Ironic that, after a mass extinction, life recovers by sponging off sponges!

[@a2pabmb2]

So, when there's a mass extinction event do we find a corresponding layer/group of layers of strata with significantly higher fossil counts/densities than average or does it not work that way?

[@thatotherted3555]

Very cleanly produced.

[@raphaelgarcia9576]

(Shaking cane made of sponge) Oh I remember when all was sponges, those were the days.

[@shelbeeroo]

Love you guys so much💚

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

I love the idea that SpongeBob sees this and goes on an episode-long adventure where he temporarily dethrones Neptune and realizes being King sucks and his grandad sponge gives some life advice about moving on and not dwelling on the victories of the past or whatever you'd tell someone who just found out their family used to be royalty. Grandsponge: Royalty??? No kiddo the royal sponges are long gone. We've always been a family of average sponges.

[@Secret_Takodachi]

"I am become death absorber of worlds" - Spongebob SquarePants

[@dianewallace6064]

PBS Eons teaches me of the future of Earth. Thank you.

[@jamieryman]

Informative & amusing 😃

[@baraskparas9559]

Pikaia and Haikouicthys derived chordate species from the Cambrian period must have survived this mass extinction and the Permian to give us our vertebrate ancestors. Eloquent and informative presentation as always with enough humour to make it entertaining as well. From Chemistry to Life on Earth by Austin Macauley Publishers publication date 21/06/24

[@Nighthawk1000]

The reasons sponges survived is because elder guardians have been protecting them.

[@MandrakeFernflower]

They make some of the most complex chemicals known to mankind so maybe it is just the eldritch gods protecting there drug stash

[@theodoresmith3829]

1:30 i thought this said "Balkanism" not "Volcanism" and was almost like "what did the Balkans do THIS time???"

[@MeanBeanComedy]

I promise it's not Serbia. I blame Bosnia!

[@JefferyMewtamer]

I came to the comments expecting to find Spongebob jokes... I was not disappointed.

[@TiggerIsMyCat]

Well this makes sense, since you already did an episode on how sponges kept animal life going through Snowball Earth

[@robertab929]

And big extinctions were also in Cryogenian (Slashball/Snowball Earth), he should mention about that.

[@JonCofer]

If you didn’t survive the extinction event, you’re not sponge worthy