Giant Black Smoker Hydrothermal Vent | Nautilus Live

While exploring near the Galapagos Islands, the team of E/V Nautilus discovered a huge "black smoker" hydrothermal vent more than 10 meters tall billowing a cloud of dark superheated fluid and teeming with strange life.
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[@Timmah73]

Proof on our own planet that life can exist pretty much anywhere.

[@Maria-gt4tf]

@@muj3 he wrote this 3 years ago m8

[@muj3]

Typowa Koniara andddd

[@Maria-gt4tf]

@@muj3 and nothing

[@TheShootist]

proof that pollution, isn't.

[@TheShootist]

@Simon Lu. first, none of these minerals originate from anywhere near the core and poison is in the dose. there are smokers in the Sea of Cortez that bellow petroleum, the same as any oil spill.

[@tdiddle8950]

One of the MOST fascinating things about this sort of life is that it is chemosynthetic based. This type of ecosystem is so rare and unique in that it is not directly dependent on photosynthesis, as almost all life on earth is... including whale-falls in the deeps, for example.

[@thedarkone9552]

Yes. In case the surface world ceases to exist, these guys won't notice anything at all.

[@tdiddle8950]

@@thedarkone9552 I love statements that highlight that human life isn't the most important thing in the universe.

[@thedarkone9552]

@@tdiddle8950 since when it was? Anyways, I referred only to mass extinctions that happened before. Even though the surface got hit so, so bad, even the most horrible events only slightly affected the deep sea/deep ocean life.

[@tdiddle8950]

Humans are a blip in the natural history of the Earth and even moreso in the context of the universe/Universe, yet human culture feels all-encompassing from the inside. Whatever humans do, it only affects nature transiently, and it's not likely to affect deep-sea chemosynthetic life much at all. What I am saying is that I love a moment to see that, for better or for worse, humans don't dominate everything.

[@gordoneats]

Really, thanks goes to you guys for sharing such amazing videos!

[@errolhusaberg3791]

We have black smokers on land too, but they look a little bit different...

[@breadroelling3451]

lmao

[@jennygrs2384]

lmao

[@poetsrear]

@@sayuleonhart8584 Absolutely nothing racist there. But if you wanna play the unoriginal fit-in-the-herd role of a moral police on steroids, go ahead. I'm sure you'll be awarded with public acceptance and a justice medal of some sort ;--)

[@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492]

@@poetsrear MAGA2020!

[@limpflute3559]

@@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492 gross

[@JeanMarceaux]

>that crab on the right Ahoy spongeboy me bob, ketamine is no longer doing it for me, I'm gonna go huff black smokers

[@crankatorium]

One of my favorite channels! So amazing

[@alesjamsek1199]

Before was born Alps in Europe was there on east side deep ocean with strong black smokers activity.(South Austria,Slovenia,north Italy).

[@kevinho8637]

A million thanks, bro! This is so cool!

[@knutholt3486]

I guess that the flow of hot water heated by geothermal heat also causes new cold water to be sucked in through cracks at some distance around.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

I love hearing everyone’s excitement 😊

[@josereynaldoastudillocasta9278]

Amazing video !

[@Minimeister317]

Would love to examine a sample from one of these things.

[@utsutsu123]

looks like some long forgotten underwater castle

[@jqstjohn]

Amazing!

[@kriziawalker183]

Scientist 3 sounds a little McCounaghey-ish especially when he says "it isss a beeeehiiiive" all chill-like lol

[@yabrusnikin]

I’m here from the book A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves. Actually I’m not sure these creatures are happy of the light they are lighted by explorers.

[@minfiresmanyeah]

Wow just wow

[@EmquaGamingTV]

they will say this is CGI too

[@alesjamsek1199]

Slovenija geology older deposite fraction have many fossils and stone of deep ocean black smokers.shells,piroclaster ash in three colors in rock.

[@tacos394]

Awesome!!

[@acidithiobacillusferrooxid3687]

brilliant

[@anthrax6685]

At least I still have my personality- spongebob square pants

[@ramimhasan5130]

Spiders not leaving us anywhere

[@Confirmed_Felon]

i just wanna know where is the water intake

[@handyman7297]

hi, any idea what was the temperature right there? seems to me like those species are doing pretty well at high temperature isnt it?

[@moonlandingagain3228]

371 degrees Celsius or 700 fahrenheit it gets so hot due to the high pressure

[@conorpatrickmarsh3785]

Your opinion on the Loki’s castle ventfield?

[@matari_ganan]

A Curious Moon brought me here :)

[@Its-Aviatori]

?

[@floodedcar123]

Interesting

[@carlosalbertotorres6609]

Great videos! Love each one. Can you guys get narrator giving little facts about what we're looking at tho? I don't get the importance of a smoke stack. If not tho that's cool too, i dont wanna be ungrateful for this amazing footage. Keep em coming!

[@spacecat3198]

I think it's that life occurs around hydrothermal vents and this is in the deep where sunlight doesn't reach, it tells us about possible life on earth origins, which may have started near the vents (Earth's surface was hostile). It also could help us find data needed to find possible hydrothermal vents on some gas giant moons (eg possibly Europa).

[@tdiddle8950]

At least (for a minimum), wherever there's water.

[@tom3167]

You never get a sense of the scale in the footage of the vents so I did a Google search and the tallest can be almost 180ft tall! Must be insane to see in person

[@chriskeach1908]

what depth was this at? (does the cam footage from Nautilus include depth information? I just discovered this channel so going through a learning curve) also a followup question what would the typical (non-smoker) temperature be at the depth this footage was taken, just for contrasts sake... fascinating stuff team keep up the great work!

[@ripwednesdayadams]

The channel “Natural Earth Facts” has gorgeous footage and info on hydrothermal vents. Definitely worth a sub if you like this content and the narrators voice is very calming.

[@Laura-dn1zx]

This is called "Loki's castle", you can just search and you'll probably find depth, temperature etc

[@Laura-dn1zx]

This is called "Loki's castle", you can just search and you'll probably find depth, temperature etc

[@ByzantiumOPB85]

"BD (Brotha Darkness; DUD)," "this is purgatory."

[@wompstopm123]

this is where life on earth all started out. chemical soup served hot 24/7

[@HiddenTreasure777]

looks to be a frowning face with horns to the left and behind main vent at 2:35

[@alexanderarrington2393]

Lol

[@sayuleonhart8584]

good video ;)

[@kortikal1]

Welcome to planete Europa, ah no it is earth sry !

[@NiTheGod]

europa is a moon dumbass

[@everyoneisdisappointedinme6428]

YIC No, it's a star dumbass

[@Tearingtacos]

I heard the base component that it emits is the base component in all life? Can some1 explain further? They think all sea life came from it

[@Tearingtacos]

Came from it and these vents

[@sdk1991zzang]

Wait how come the animals near there dont get cooked to death because of the temp?

[@CoastalBachelor2009]

Notice the stolen milk crate.

[@igustingurahsilaadihartaja3392]

Hello EVNautilus, May I use your video for my assignment video? Not all minutes, but just one min to show the life of hydrothermal vents ecosystem. I'll include ur name as a source in my video, thanks.

[@nikolai5012]

Yes I give you permission

[@marimisty-biowonders4285]

how deep was it?

[@davmatt941]

How hot would the water surrounding this vent be?

[@des6298]

In my biology book it says that black smokers release water that can be 300-400 degrees C, while alkaline vents release water that is 40-90 degrees C.

[@Genius_at_Work]

​@@des6298That's just the released Water. The surrounding Water still has the usual 2-4°C of the Deep Sea, causing very steep Temperature Gradients at the Boundary between the released "Smoke" and regular Water.

[@fortniteizzda3485]

Hallo

[@ellvk240]

Dédicace à tous les élèves de spécialité svt

[@emptyzerozero]

can we generate energy from this?

[@mbisetakobana]

yo!!is my boy conor Mcgrgor the one narrating this video??oh wow thats my boy!

[@ErikBramsen]

The girl sounds like Lauren Southern.

[@Monseoir_Bart_Krackshaw]

here for school

[@johnm6695]

let's all talk at the same time! FOR SCIENCE

[@ErikBramsen]

They're not doing any science, they're making a video. Actually, I thought their 'enthusiasm' seemed a bit forced.

[@jamestalley2838]

It would seem that the micro life forms that can withstand the heat,, The ones that live in the bowling water,,, would be used to send to Mars.....

[@zbrooo]

but mars is cold...

[@jamestalley2838]

Lil' Pound Cake yes, very cold,, should have been more specific about what I was considering,,, the types of life that can live in heat/ cold. Extreamaphiles sp

[@jamestalley2838]

And as I looked at it's posts,,,, Lololololololo,,,,, it definitely gets blocked,,, lololol, who ever it is,,, this nutball is "cat" smart,,,, lolololo

[@tibobgs1297]

good viedo man ulove me

[@princebuster93]

And the smoke of their torment acsenddeth up forever and ever.....is this in reference to hell?

[@indianscamgamer]

pretty hot

[@kaorimatsubara8924]

日本人の人いない？

[@se9618]

Who's here cause of Lue ?

[@JackIsNotInTheBox]

stop over hyping it -.-

[@Minimeister317]

To scientists, this is underhype. Black Smokers are absolutely amazing constructs of nature.