I Risked My Life So You Could See This: Part Three

Climate Change is happening, and we are causing it. We need to take action right now. Eat less meat. Drive less. Use your vote.
If you missed it, here is Part One: • I Sealed Myself in a J...
And Part Two: • What Went Wrong In My ...
Sources:
WHO's predictions on how Climate Change will cause more deaths by heat stroke and other means: www.who.int/new...
Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: link.springer....
The carbon footprint of meat consumption: www.skepticals...
The CO2 produced by a vehicle: bit.ly/2HAwL5p
Thanks for watching.
#KurtisInAJar #ClimateChange

[@ScopeofScience]

What are you going to do for the environment? Leave a comment to state your intentions :)

[@stevenbaumann8692]

Kurtis Baute I work for a government environmental organization. I hope that helps.

[@yanmanman]

Oh let me counts the ways - It's actually not that hard to make a difference - so many options - kudos to you for your whole experiment - - i watch all your videos, and share your posts on facebook, as you know! :) - I walk, ride a bicycle, or ride my badass e-scooter, instead of fossil vehicles. - I converted to fluorescent bulbs long ago, but now have 100% led bulbs in my home, except stove and fridge of course - My new fridge dropped my power bill by 2.5 kwh per day! - I have off-grid solar equipment that I experiment with, not saving a lot yet, but it's a start, and great for outdoor use or during power failures. - I NEVER use a clothes dryer. Freakin' hate 'em. Hang indoors year round, windows open in summer, and helps humidify in winter. - I recycle, recycle, recycle, and reuse everything. - So far i just grow lettuce on my balcony, but better than growing cows lol. - I keep it cold in my house. Put on slippers and a sweater!! and a blanky for watching tv. Use a programmable thermostat! - New efficient furnaces here - huge savings. - Roman blinds - open in the day for passive solar, close at night to trap heat, during winter. Great for custom lighting and ventilation as they open at the top or bottom - kzbin.info/www/bejne/foK4kqaOjcmSapo - Solar panels on our roof for supplementing domestic hot water. Wish I had more money, would be doing PV solar panels and heat pumps :(

[@ScopeofScience]

@@yanmanman Thats awesome! I know you do. Thanks so much. As for being a steward of the environment - Keep it up :) :) :)

[@jmonsted]

I drive a plugin hybrid (almost entirely on electric) and i'm installing heat pump and solar cells on the house i'm building, while living in a country that regularly has wind power spike above our entire energy usage.

[@ScopeofScience]

@@jmonsted Curious - what country? Also, good on ya! Lets hope the rest of the planet can catch up to you :)

[@massimookissed1023]

14 hours without stepping on the cactus is a success.

[@ScopeofScience]

He travelled from Vancouver to Comox, without causing any harm to anyone. We're buds.

[@ssab9063]

Close it back up and see how long it takes to normalize!

[@NeroKoso]

Was thinking the same...

[@WangleLine]

That would be super interesting!

[@garethh2240]

Be interesting to see how many plants it would take to keep the CO2 normal for one human.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Intereesting to see how quickly earth can recuperate if we'd vanish over night…

[@neurotransmissions]

While I think that we all need to take a personal responsibility for decreasing our carbon footprint, we also have a responsibility to demand more from the companies that, combined, account for producing 70% of the world’s CO2. We need social action and pressure to change current practices that harm the planet. Thanks for doing this project. I think more people need to see it.

[@ScopeofScience]

Absolutely. In our capitalist society, our purchases are our votes. And also, we need to VOTE for these sorts of industry changes. Thank you :)

[@ScopeofScience]

​@Rory Forbes"The US is the only industrialized country that is actually reducing its CO2 output" America, Nicaragua, and Syria, are the only countries NOT in the Paris Climate Agreement. "If humans stopped emitting ALL CO2 they would, of course, all die"... Are you saying that without human production of CO2 the plants would die, and then we would die? Soil microbes alone could produce enough CO2 to keep plants healthy. Take that jar on my desk, its been sealed for 2 years with only plants and microbes, and its doing great.

[@magnusdagbro8226]

That's an easy way to trick yourself into shifting the blame. Those companies would not emit anything if people didn't pay them to.

[@JeffSmith_]

@@magnusdagbro8226 I was going to make a similar comment. Companies are out to make money. If we keep buying what they're putting out, then it's not their fault, it's ours. Don't blame the meat company for providing me with meat, blame me for eating so much damn meat. Saying it's the company is reducing my agency in this mess. It's because I'm aware that it's my fault that I make different choices.

[@ClashBluelight]

companies have been producing less waste and greenhouse gasses over time. air pollution is actually lower now than it was 100 years ago thanks to companies and households switching from wood/coal burning to electricity. simply changing the way we heat homes did that much. i say we keep with that trend and let the economy solve the problem. cheaper almost always equals less waste.

[@opsoc777]

I already eat little meat and walk everywhere. Lower class ftw.

[@suckysuck446]

Ez win low class ftw

[@hotnips1495]

@@upshiftgo he ain't poor just not wealthy

[@thalesnemo2841]

More bacon for me 😊

[@opsoc777]

@@hotnips1495 In my case I actually am poor, which is still a part of the lower class, but it applies to non-poor people aswell.

[@SimpleAmadeus]

@@upshiftgo Organic is worse for the environment. Not better.

[@Azivegu]

One thing I have noticed over the past year is that science communicators and advocates have stopped saying 'Whether or not you believe humans are causing climate change...' and are now just flat out saying 'Humans are the cause, we are the problem.' While I understand why they said that (and I was one of them) I am glad for this change. We are going from a mentality of 'Something should be done' to a no bullshit attitude of 'If we do nothing, people you know will be hurt' It's a bit more gloomy, but the time for inclusiveness when it comes to Climate Change has long since passed.

[@Gribbo9999]

Scientists it's true. The problem is political buffoons of the Chinese hoax variety.

[@ClashBluelight]

not including people in the debate because they disagree with you will lead to stonewalling efforts because they feel like they won't be listened to otherwise. just look at the paris accords. they said "this is how it's GOING to be and you have NO CHOICE in the matter." and trump rejected them outright. aggression doesn't change minds. a good opening to debate is always to hear out your opponents argument and let them hear yours. keep asking followup questions and if they're wrong they'll change their own minds. the time for inclusiveness should never pass because the end of inclusion is the beginning of conflict.

[@MsSomeonenew]

Sadly when stupidity is on the rise you do need to put your foot down and demand people listen, it is best to let them come to their own conclusions but sometimes you run out of options.

[@ClashBluelight]

@@MsSomeonenew no. you never "run out of options." if people are not coming to their own conclusions they are, BY NECESSITY, having a worldview forced upon them. no free country or fair individual can force a worldview upon somebody. if people don't accept your worldview unless you hold the metaphorical gun to their head, maybe it's your worldview that's the problem.

[@opsoc777]

@@ClashBluelight Ah, it's the old authoritarian vs libertarian scenario. The cynic in me says people are dumb and must be forced, the optimist trust's the marketplace of ideas. I still to this day cannot decide what side to land on, on any issue, let alone one as important as this.

[@p0358]

Why does this have so little views? I personally hate when people close the windows for whatever reasons and keep moaning, and I think they don't see what direct effects it causes, like the inability to focus. Why do that to yourselves?

[@lytheus69]

p0358 because if I open the windows I’ll have to turn off my air conditioner and sit in 40 degreees Celsius heat all day

[@p0358]

@@lytheus69 Right, that's some valid and understandable point. But here with moderate client, fine temperature outside and no air conditioning at all usually, people still close these windows :/

[@onlyme0349]

Because we live next to a highway, neighbors are burning wood in their stoves and i'd rather have the co2 than the stinking wood particles irritating my eyes and throat. Also some air purifiers emit ozone so rip me

[@-ix-3152]

The issue is that sometimes having the windows open has just as many bad effects as having them shut.

[@rontogunov282]

Mark was my first aid instructor! What are the chances‽

[@ScopeofScience]

Hilarious. He's a really good friend of mine, and I feel so fortunate that I can say that. :)

[@DaanVidsNl]

You should do this again, but on a sunny day

[@nathanielc.186]

Or he could just be smart and use a few UV lamps.

[@eliaspolitis]

@@nathanielc.186 thing is that the plants on our planet are not made for working 24/7 so it would work for some time but long term they wouldnt live their "full possible lifetime" and dead plants are not useful for him :p

[@mattjohnston2]

@@eliaspolitis Why do you think the lights would have to be on 24/7?

[@eliaspolitis]

@@mattjohnston2 they don't. I just thought that's how he wanted to use them :D

[@avelkm]

@@nathanielc.186 UV lights would be useless. Check "grow lights", it's either mimicking sun spectrum with less green or just straight away HPS lamps with orange light (old street lights, basically). UV don't take part in photosynthesis.

[@ranke]

Really great video! I live in Germany and I don’t have a car and only go by bike and try not to eat too much meat but most of the people think I’m crazy! Really appreciate your effort to spread this information!

[@Jack-vc1jc]

I'm a vegan and I sold my car and moved from America to Europe, I felt people here care more about the environment. Now i realize you can't generalize environmental awareness, its not about which country is better or not its about the individuals. Everyone in the world shares this planet, we need to get rid of the borders and come together on this issue. Be the change you want to see in the world, we can all make a difference.

[@ianviviTV]

How did u do this? I've been wanting to move to Europe from America. But it seems like moving to another continent is a hard thing to do. I want to walk and ride bicycles, I want to have an European lifestyle. The way we live in America (at least in my town) is making me sad. I need a better lifestyle.

[@olenka-xl1iz]

@@ianviviTV You ride a plane atleast thats how I go to South America from North America every year to visit my family.

[@tichu7]

Did you try running this same experiment without you in it, as a control? Under cloud cover, photosynthesis wouldn't be running full-tilt, and it's plausible that the soil bacteria is already consuming a lot of oxygen. Also, you imply that talking (or breathing harder) uses up O2/produces more CO2...I would argue that it doesn't. Merely exchanging air more frequently (ie. breathing harder) doesn't actually cause your body to produce more CO2. Interesting experiment nonetheless!

[@ScopeofScience]

I did find that, in general, the more I did/spoke the higher my heart rate was, and since that is linked to my metabolism I'm pretty sure it would have a direct impact on the amount of CO2 I exhaled... Would have loved to run that control, but I designed the experiment to have the thing seal from the inside :/ Definitely agree that the soil has a big impact. Originally wrote a script titled "Its Complicated" which went into all of the other variables like that... but I didn't want to complicate it too much for viewers... Anyway, thanks!!

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Yep, this should definitely have been done.

[@durdleduc8520]

it seemed to me he was less implying that talking wasted more air, but that talking was difficult because. yknow. carbon dioxide causes literal brain fog

[@panzrok8701]

Needing more energy results in more CO2 being exhaled. It's like a fire that burns stronger.

[@shaikhmohdhamza3126]

For those who cannot do this experiment , you can also do like that ,take a blanket and cover your whole body and stay in there for 5-10 min .....you will feel like you have less oxygen and then when you open your blanket you feel like breathing fresh air .

[@iiSkr1ll3x]

thats called suffocation? dont do it? XD

[@shaikhmohdhamza3126]

@@iiSkr1ll3x oh nice i didnt knew that, thanks

[@ModernFreak123]

I always do it to protect myself against Ghosts, Demons etc. and also little creatures like mosquitos. I have managed to survive 20 Minutes under my blanket before I had to get new Air.

[@shaikhmohdhamza3126]

@@ModernFreak123 😂🤣me too somethings

[@mgyeri]

@pixelside soo true

[@maxbursac1219]

You are a great inspiration, I will go vegan once a week for now, and I will try to drive as less as possible from right this day. You are a great idol, keep on working and you will make people all around the world change their lifes. You are really a great inspiration.

[@ScopeofScience]

Hey Max! Thats so excellent to hear. Vegan once a week is such a great goal. Set a calendar reminder, and plan a bit ahead (theres a lot of great recipes if you take a look for them). I believe in you!

[@michaelshort2388]

You are amazing. Thank you so so much for doing this. I am going to commit to Meatless Monday, and perhaps will work my way up to cutting it out completely, no matter how much I like it.

[@ScopeofScience]

You are amazing. Seriously, power to you! I think incremental change is the way to change habits. You got this!!! Good luck.

[@bradonhoover3002]

I've been a vegetarian for eight years, I use a scooter to get around short enough distances, and I worked on a city environmental sustainability commission for three years.

[@Donmegamuffin]

A couple of years ago, I literally didn't get on a vehicle (including a bike) of any form for a /whole year/ It was the absolute strangest feeling finally getting in a car and be moved around by something, but even now, the only vehicles I get in are trains every few months when I go to vist my parents and see how they're doing, so that's about... 4 train journies a year? But as a benefit, walking is pretty damn healthy too!

[@_ten]

Woah, where do you live?

[@dennisp8520]

That is a luxury I don't have. I live right by a highway that has no Public transportation and not even Uber comes out to my town. So driving is a must. Now when I am at my school's main campus which I live now away from home I take the bus but I still need to drive to places like the grocery store.

[@thegoatishere5131]

Ok but like why didn't your ride a bike?

[@dennisp8520]

@@thegoatishere5131 lol I assume you were responding to me. First off it is illegal to go on to major highways when not in a vehicle in my state, second even if it was legal its not safe, and third I would need to cover 27 miles on bike which is just nonsensical for the "environment" when I have a car that is much faster and convenient.

[@dontrocktheboatrocktheboat172]

Dennis Pietrandrea XD he was just saying he doesn’t know your location or situation but the environment is still dying you could download an extension for google called ecosia they plant tress with the revenue they get when you search stuff

[@TomRauhe]

I have 7 meatless days in a week right now.

[@Jopulis]

I've been VERY aware of climate change but your videos made me really want to do something big for it, hope I will succseed

[@oldbloodiam]

This man is turning me into an environmentalist ❤️

[@HumansOfVR]

*_Make a difference in climate change by eating less meat and reducing gas/oil/coal use_*

[@c182SkylaneRG]

I knew about the temperature problems, but I never even thought of trying to BREATHE all that extra CO2...

[@premium5096]

These videos need to go viral. they speak an amazing truth that needs to be heard!

[@MattsIEDpart2]

I’m just glad he decided to cut where the door was, and not another wall, I’m thankful for that

[@alexnaglich]

Imma plant a tree

[@wealthiness]

Anyone else have to open a window after watching these

[@o0Theresa0o]

While the idea is all well and good, it's absolute nonsense to rely on changes at the individual level to make any significant difference when well over 70% of the problem is coming from a small group of corporations. If you want to make a REAL difference, you need to start fighting your governments to legislate, regulate, and enforce standards with corporate entities.

[@Robofrog100]

Small steps. even if its under 30%, thats still quite a lot overall. olus, its not like its mutually exclusive. you can do both

[@Meton2526]

It's REALLY easy to not do anything at all when you stop focusing on yourself as an individual and just say "IT'S THEIR FAULT!!!" Corporations are just vehicles for making and bringing goods and services that individuals pay for. It's up to individuals to change their habits and spending, and corporations will follow the trend.

[@o0Theresa0o]

@@Meton2526 It's absolutely absurd to look at a situation where a small group is causing 70% of the problem, and then look at the enormously larger group only contributing 30% and tell them that THEY have to change for things to get better. It's a false narrative. The corporations are the ones causing the vast majority of the problems, and if you *really* want to see that change, they need to be regulated.

[@Evija3000]

@@o0Theresa0o True, it's not much compared to the corpoations, but if environmentally friendly lifestyles become more popular it changes the society, overall attitudes, etc. and could make large change easier to achieve. More people will be aware and even passionate about it and the corporations and governments will feel more pressure to act. I think both groups are important. And I agree people need to actively put pressure on them too.

[@LeonardoCB]

What about .... STOP breathing , that will help (°_°)

[@samanthasandstrom9836]

Unfortunately, when things (including bodies) decompose, they release green house gasses. So that's not a solution, either ;)

[@od1bo]

Nice work. More veggies and exercise is good for you too!

[@ScopeofScience]

For your health, and for your wallet, too!

[@dontrocktheboatrocktheboat172]

Well actually walking puts out co2 as well so if everyone on earth just became vegetarian couch potatoes it would go quicker

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@dontrocktheboatrocktheboat172 in extremely tiny amounts that are not really that significant, if walking was an significant co2 emitter this whole nonsense would have started way before as various animals

[@CIBERXGAMING]

The only meat I will eat at burger king is the IMPOSSIBLE patties which is 100% plant based. Any time you go to burger king you can ask for the IMPOSSIBLE patties instead of regular beef at a little bit of an extra cost, but definitely worth it.

[@eminem2]

I think your success model to promote your education and sustainability science is aided by how nice you are, keep it that way!

[@ScopeofScience]

Thanks pal! Will do my best :)

[@s_989]

Bigger box with pointed roof More plants And before you go in let the oxygen build up? Would uv lights would be cheating?

[@Ludix147]

I started vegetarianism in primary school and now it's just part of who I am. Climate benefits (and that I don't think of meat as food) are the main thing keeping me going. I also use a lot of (awesome) public transport to get around.

[@garlicisnice]

Where ever I go, I walk or ride my bike.

[@AndrewPRoberts]

How is he more well-spoken with oxygen deprivation than I am normally

[@johndoh1000]

I think this video impacted me the most years ago. I didn’t make a quick transition into the lifestyle that I have now, but I contribute to the global carbon dioxide total less than I once did. I bike or longboard everywhere, I eat more proteins, I’m more conscious about how the things I buy HAVE to be transported somehow which impact that, and that my any demand I give the markets for local items increases their possibility of creating brand new products just to throw away in a landfill because they need more space for the next seasons worth of junk.

[@anonymousmisnomer5443]

Individual lifestyle changes won’t be enough to prevent devastating levels of climate change. What really needs to be done is a collective movement to stop corporations which will only act on what will give them the most profit in the short term with no regards to treatment of workers, environmental effects and so much more.

[@bigdbigooo7829]

You really didn't risk your life. Why do people throw that around so easily

[@riverchadwick2007]

I wish there was another test to see how much plants anyone needs to create their own oxygen in a sealed space? like how big of a jar would a human need or multiple humans

[@Morgan-oq7uj]

Unfortunately, most of the release of CO2 is from industries and companies making products. That doesn't mean we are out of the equation, though. Of course eating less meat and driving less has a positive effect on the environment, but we need to reduce all of our consumption, everywhere. If you don't really need to buy something, then don't buy it. Reuse. Don't throw away things just to buy newer ones, even if they are eco friendly. It's important to remember that the best thing you can do for the environment is buy nothing at all.

[@tasbikhan626]

3 most important videos I've watched in my life

[@CTCTraining1]

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us. I should point out anyone who has been camping before would have expected condensation-rain, but still you make some excellent points about the way we collectively abuse the planet. I for one will be cleaning my bike ready for use next week despite the cold weather, plus I have a new chilli recipe to try that doesn’t require meat. Let’s try and find the positive message to send as we change out bad habits!

[@lukedonkersgoed9804]

Recent convert to vegetarianism, I have realized that everyone comes to decisions for different reasons. For me, environment, for my wife, animal rights. Loved the video series, keep up the good work.

[@zain4019]

Luke Donkersgoed It was animal rights for me as well:)

[@BigAntoni]

Since when I was young, I never wanted to get a car just because of the pollution (and costs). I'm 20 now and still think the same about it. I went from eating meat daily to eating it 1-3 times a week and don't even miss it.

[@MrNicoJac]

Hi, I just came after seeing you on Tom's channel. Where did you buy a CO2 measurer, how much do they cost, and do you have any advice on which ones to get or not? After seeing this, I'd love to test my daily surroundings!

[@ScopeofScience]

I'm not normally in the business of selling things here, but if you're going to anyway... here is an affiliate link to the monitor I bought, but honestly most of the desktop ones are basically the same: amzn.to/2RYQwYP

[@ren-pf6mr]

this dude literally juat prooving all the idiots wrong and that climate change is a thing. i respect this man.

[@c182SkylaneRG]

One thing that I've noticed never seems to come up in these discussions is population. Human population, worldwide, has been increasing rapidly, and shortly after WWII it exploded. If you think of it in terms of raw units, each human exhales a specific amount of CO2 with each breath, and that amount has increased proportionally with the population. Each human also consumes a specific amount of food (including meat) requiring cultivation of those resources to increase proportionally, which has caused a proportional decrease in world wide wild spaces (where plants consume and STORE Carbon, vs agriculture, which may absorb it in the short term, but releases it again when eaten).

[@DeroyJersson6575]

This video series deserves much, much more views!

[@Anonymous-ji4sb]

I have been trying to cut back on driving to save gas and I think I’ve been doing well, I only went 450 miles in one month. My car is a 2015 and it only has 35,000 miles on it, that’s 25,000 miles below average. So I haven’t polluted the air all that much, at least not as much as most people. But there’s still no way i’m gonna cut back on eating meat, I can’t... i’m addicted.

[@Ainiesiala]

4 years vegan. In the process of reducing plastic etc. Using just public transport 😇 and amazing experiment, I'm impressed 😁

[@TheSchmidtsu]

Why was the box made this small? Those trees in the woods behind you are way taller. Also, get some algae in some kind of water in there to actually make some O2.

[@Duotronic]

Very forward with your thinking and how you rationalize how carbon is a problem. How you put a number on how carbon affects the human body really moved me, thanks

[@callmeniles6060]

I feel like he hasnt been in there that long...

[@seanwaddell2659]

He live recorded it on Twitter, pretty sure you can still find the tweets Also you can’t tamper with those scientific instruments, or at least I significantly doubt he could without breaking them

[@migosfan]

1:12 Kurtis reborn

[@joeycmore]

Cool and witty demonstraton. Stating "I risked my life" is quite a bit of hype. Not quite like fighting a house fire or taking on a live gun fight to keep your neighbors safe. As you said, with a single cut you're safe but there are thousands of people in occupations that can't say the same.

[@NA-yq4pe]

Well yes it's kinda the same situation, fire fighters and soldiers chose their job voluntarily and they could resign anytime they want. That's the "cutting" part for them. But true, when they're active somewhere it's harder for them to just escape, although I reckon it's easier for fire fighters than for soldiers

[@NA-yq4pe]

Also, depending on where you live, "taking a gun to keep your neighbors safe" is rather rare, most western countries don't have any wars going on in their land or borders, so you're not really protecting your neighbors

[@Timit2]

The trouble with CO2 is that its not just a greenhouse gas, the oceans absorb some of it and basically buy us time, but at the cost of acidification, and as demonstrated in this series CO2 affects our own biology as well. (I didn't know much about those effects until seeing this series and the part on Tom Scott's channel.) Methane is about as bad, as its about 4 times stronger as a greenhouse gas, and then breaks down into CO2.

[@CookerSeven4]

Currently a civil engineering major that is focusing on structural engineering. After watching countless videos like this, I am starting to wonder whether or not it's that which I should go into or environmental engineering that I should go into. I'm honestly not sure. If the Internet has any suggestions, that would be great!

[@erichofmann1100]

Trully an inspiration and tbh ever since I was a young boy about 5 I've wanted to work with animals and help the earth but turns out that so far I've just been chasing the dream of becoming a computer engineer as my career path but im starting to rethink every day how it would prolly be better to go through with these courses of actions to help the planet because I Know every person counts.

[@nightrazer85]

I take small steps that reduces somewhat the impact on the environment. I try not to waste food, avoid overeating, stay healthy so I don't need medication that then later gets into the environment, I take public transportation, manage my water supply, use public transportation, keep my stuff for a long time, use second hand stuff, repair and reuse things. And report on problems environment, as well as picking up trash that can be eaten by animals. I have had ideas of having lots of plants inside as to avoid getting to much contamination from cars, industry and such inside, but with the amount needed it feels unrealistic. However the plus side might be that I can open tge Windows more rarely. No air conditioning or purifier.

[@FaatiBomBom]

Great video! Was already eating less meat, but will eat even less =)

[@dtopa7524]

I wonder if the cube could have been more tolerable if the humidity was better controlled. You could have a small air conditioner to dry the air while not affecting the co2 levels. I feel like that could have been a more accurate representation of the effects of co2.

[@ScopeofScience]

This is a great suggestion that no one has ever mentioned. I actually had a small dehumidifier in there, but it was still too dark (and probably still too humid)

[@alejandromorgado9002]

I love your videos and your message that you’re putting out.

[@southernexposure123]

Effectively you went into a big plastic bag with a few plants. If the bag was only a little bigger than your head and tied at your neck the effect would be about the same - only it would happen quicker.

[@cornmann8423]

Great message but .... um how much plastic did you waste in this again??

[@lovemorgan6690]

I think he kept and used it as some kind of greenhouse

[@mrbowers5815]

SO I am thinking about doing this experiment!!

[@CostantinoSpina]

I'm vegetarian and I do car pooling everyday. The point 3 is the most difficult. People just don't care about our planet and ecosystem.

[@TinyWorlds]

Great series! Really made me grasp how CO2 impacts us all. I have one of the little jars too you showed at the beginning :) I think it's currently almost 4 years old and still working. Hope the same will be true for the earth and we will somewhat regain a balance :) On what I'm gonna do. Went vegan a couple years ago for ethical reasons and just recently learned about the environmental and health benefits. It's unbelievable how many animals are kept, no wonder it has such a big impact. I hope more and more people reduce their animal product consumption :) We need more interesting projects like this!

[@ScopeofScience]

VEGAN POWER :) I'd do the secret handshake with you, but can't risk people seeing it here...

[@BenWorkmanAnimalFeeMre]

We love your channel on first view! I've been vegetarian for over 25 years! Love your style brother!

[@flyinglemon2930]

More people NEED to SEE this video.

[@ancapftw9113]

The plants don't seem to be a reliable enough way to filter oxygen. I was thinking of doing something similar, but with a quicklime based scrubber in there, to simulate a Mars habitat. High CO2 levels could be handled by absorbing air in the box and either releasing it outside or storing it. To increase levels, do the opposite. Mostly I think you just need more plants and fast growing plants, like seedlings or algae. Anything that can use CO2 without light is good too.

[@MrJako1000]

Were taking the air for granted 😂 if we cant take the air for granted can anything be taken for granted

[@alexgee3111]

he might have been less hot in there if he took the hoodie off

[@Keenan_G]

Well 13 hours in a box is still impressive

[@ScopeofScience]

13 hours and 56 minutes :P I think it would have been a lot more if I got more sun... but, I might have cooked in that scenario, so its hard to say! Thanks!

[@robertgorlee2552]

Everybody has to take responsibility. Yet as long a need for economic growth, division, greed, enmity, filthy rich etc still exist it is a lost race.

[@johannesprass9886]

Du hast einen richtig Guten Job gemacht. Danke Dir und auch deiner Familie.

[@alfosisepic]

Funny fact: I live in the Netherlands Which there are a lot of bikes there and I cycle ALWAYS.

[@milkywaysearcher3290]

This man is going to the television give him a medal!!!

[@kobycutler2648]

This was an inspirational video! I’ll be patiently waiting for the next video. For now i’ve got to take my car and go eat a big steak.

[@VIRSHWAYSIS]

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[@andrewhxrris]

I feel as if the US could do a better job with public transportation to reduce climate change and CO2 production. I don’t have the option to take a train or bus to work because they aren’t available and I have to drive. This causes more people to drive and emit CO2. If the US was to add more public transportation, we could cut our CO2 emissions dramatically.

[@poptartz911]

@@winddoggo9406 the Paris agreement was BS, we should spend trillions to barely lower c02 when other ways such as helping developing nations is cheaper and increases quality of life. Other countries are in it and just say they will increase efficiency over they years which they would do either way

[@cosmicbro1973]

If we went forth with the green new deal (which is outlandishly unaffordable) we would only change the the temperature of the earth LESS than 1 degree over the next 100 years. Asking how thats possible..? Because the US is only a fraction of the problem, think about china, india, europe. They are way more massive than us. Right now, it is not within our interest to make drastic changes to ourself. We have to get everyone on board first. And by then we will have already colonized mars.

[@davidhughes4722]

@@winddoggo9406 by definition China, along with Russia, are first world countries. they are highly developed industrialized nations. the difference between them and USA is that they do not care about their people and taking responsibility for their actions.

[@Evija3000]

@@cosmicbro1973 A quick google search said that only China is a bigger polluter than USA, and Europe by a small margin (but also consider that the population in Europe is about twice as large as that of USA). If we look at per capita USA is one of the worst. 1 degree is pretty significant if the overall rise is estimated at 6. Not saying USA has to take immediate drastic steps (would be prefferable, but I get that it's complicated), but at least take some responsibility. What good is it if the rest of the world keeps pointing fingers at China (and India, etc) and does nothing themselves?

[@cosmicbro1973]

Evija3000 Man you have to stop thinking with your feelings and think with logic. If we did the green new deal, which bans and limits EVERYTHING with fossil fuels, the most extreme climate change bill possible; we would only reduce the temperature of the earth 1 degree..... over...... ONE HUNDRED YEARS. Wake up, climate change is only a “problem” because democrats want votes. They are fear mongering, how many times have they said “we have ten years left” over the past 30 years? It’s ridiculous and completely false. Even President Obama (who has spoken on this just like every democrat politician) just bought a multi million dollar house on the ocean. Why would he do that if he really believed climate change would destroy his house

[@MrGigigigia]

The timelapse at the very end of the video made me think about how temperature affects plants? I know that more CO2 makes plants grow bigger , what about higher temperature?

[@Martcapt]

Is everything ok with the viewcounter? I saw Tom Scott's plug, came here, and I have to say I am quite amazed about the quality/size of this channel. This kind of good work, sooner or later I think you'll be pulling a much bigger audience

[@ScopeofScience]

No, you're seeing it right. This project may have been on BBC, and trended on twitter... but KZbin didn't recommend/suggest it to people and my channel is small... BUT its growing now thanks to Tom! :)

[@derpatel9760]

Him: Stop driving, and eat less meat! Me: I'm a minor, that's vegetarian. That's the story of my life (So far).

[@samanthasandstrom9836]

I've been vegetarian for awhile, but I could definitely drive less. From now on, I'll make sure that I'm up early enough to catch the bus for my commute instead of driving.

[@дроу]

How do you have so much equipment and 2(!) operators with very expensive TV-tier cameras for such a small channel ?

[@ScopeofScience]

Those tv cameras at the end werent mine, they were actual TV news crews that were reporting on it. I was live tweeting it and it made international news. Why is my channel small?... that I wish I knew.

[@antuanos]

What were the oxygen levels inside before you got out? How low did it get?

[@KhAnubis]

Maybe not eat less meat, but definitely buy less. If you already have a lot of meat in your fridge, you should eat it too. I'm still advocating for farming insects instead, though.

[@ScopeofScience]

Yeah, I'm not advocating for more food waste... But we can change what we buy. Insects can be a sustainable protein source, but I think it's typically harder to get people on board with that than just convincing them to eat less meat.

[@Les_S537]

There is one thing, and one thing alone that can fix all that ails us with regards to the climate. Less people. Less people need less resources, and less resources used means less of an impact on the environment (pollution) and the climate (CO2 and methane production). If you want less cattle, have less people so we don't need as many cattle to feed everyone, so we don't need as many crops (taking habitat away from other creatures), etc. You don't have to become a vegan, eat steak if you want, just have smaller families for a few generations. Get the population of man down, and all of our issues go away. Doing anything else is just treating the symptom and not fixing the cause.

[@MissAdventures]

I see a few errors to your experiment. 1. Water is not bottled in nature, it is sitting out in a wide container which causes evaporation including oxygen which permeates in the atmosphere. 2. The trees are tall in nature, which create shade. 3. Pine trees do not product oxygen as much as other plants. 4. Rain and snow have oxygen in them. 5. if you used those lights efficiently and pointed them at the plants you would have them producing oxygen at night. 6. One earthquake, one fire, one meteorite crashing creates more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than cows farting. 7. Telling people to plant more trees is the solution, it has been shown to change entire ecosystems.

[@broederharry2534]

Is there a longer version of this?

[@ethanyarnall5522]

How does this only have 17000 views

[@tibfulv]

Wow, clearly a biodome needs to be quite a lot bigger than yours. I'm reminded of the American dome, which covered about a couple of acres, and was only a little short of a cube of room. Also, I opened up the window in my flat, lol.

[@joybreegaming8781]

The problem wasn’t really the size although it certainly would need to be stronger long term, the main problem was the quantity of plants and the type of plants as there wasn’t any plants that worked at night and also most of the plants there weren’t particularly good at absorbing co2

[@skaltura]

Actually modern cars typically are more in the 200g/km of Co2 range. Many old cars were actually way below this as well (like Citroen CV) as they were small and light. As for animal husbandry emissions -> This has already been solved but industry is very slow to follow. 1) Algae in feedstock -> Reduces cow methane output by like 95% 2) Managed grazing -> This has been shown to allow dying areas / desertification to be stopped and regrow (re-greening), as the animals move around the area they roll over the top level of soil, poo there and thus fertilizing etc, which kickstarts re-growing in that area, but you got to manage this, not too many animals per area. The good news is that it's not a space issue as desertification can be stopped this way and land reclaimed for productive use. Maths has been done -> the regreening of areas would vastly more than suck all human made Co2 while producing more than enough to feed people. There is documentaries and TED talks about this, just look for "regreening desert" etc keywords. On top of that, you don't need to buy the animals feedstock they will live off the land with their natural diet. The funny thing is; This is exactly how animals used to be in the wild, and the reason they cannot do this anymore is because we don't allow them to, even for those few wild animals out there there is too many barriers to move etc. It is simply closing the loop again.

[@angrypastabrewing]

I’m going to eat meat more, drive my car more, and cut down trees

[@nickflamingdude2]

You should try this again but with more plants or maybe plants that take more carbon dioxide

[@RAMA-gu8cs]

its a quarantine box

[@ranger7yago306]

Now this is the best way to protect yourself from covid

[@PKMartin]

In all the time I've heard about the CO2 intensity of driving and the meat industry, I'd never visualised that comparison: one day's worth of breath or one kilometre's worth of driving equating to *one bite* of steak.

[@ScopeofScience]

Those are values that shocked me when I did the math, and values that I now think about Every Single Day.

[@imark7777777]

Drive less, 2020 check mark. Nobody expected that.

[@chrisklugh]

We need to eat more fish. Fish is a great source of proteins and fats. And we can do this sustainable within the confines of our cities. We can grow vegetables from the wastes of this fish, and we feed our fish from our own waste. This is the short end of the story, but we can do this. We have taken the land mass larger then the size of Africa for our agricultural land. I believe we can give it all back and feed us a better diet while doubling or tripling our population. That science is Aquaponics. It comes in different flavors, and there's still a lot of be discovered. But if you have not heard about this yet Kurtis, you might find that subject quite interesting.