Mt. St. Helens: The Gary Rosenquist, AI interpolated landslide and eruption sequence. 1080pHD update

[@iAncientOne]

Wonderful recreation. This is the best rendering of the sequence I’ve seen.

[@CascadianPatriotII]

3:30 The utter resignation in Gerry Martin's voice: "Gentlemen, the camper and the car that's sitting over to the south of me is covered. It's going to hit me, too." 😔

[@carlosribeiro9958]

Superb, outstanding work. You nailed it, it really does feel like we're watching the event unfold in realtime.

[@rossbooth4635]

It's like half the mountain turned to liquid in 30 seconds.

[@animalmother1582]

It turns out there was a plane practically flying above the crater when it began. If the eruption had been vertical, it would have blown them out of the sky. I cannot begin to imagine what they saw!

[@domm4633]

​@@animalmother1582 Theres a documentary on Disney+ that interviews a woman on that plane. She said the minutes before the whole mountain had water falling all over it and then a big crack opened up beneath the helicopter and the mountain just fell apart. The documentary is really well done and it has some great photos and videos.

[@aircraftandmore9775]

The massive bulge on the side of the mountain is now known as a cryptodome, usually happens when large amounts of magma build up immediatly below the surface and push large amounts of ground upward, there is a few of these around the planet, however due to it forming on the flank of st Helen’s, it was very unstable, and it was only a matter of time it would of slid off and uncorked the pressure under it. They were probably shocked out of their minds when they saw what looked to be almost impossible amount of land moving down the mountain like liquid

[@falcor200]

To put it into perspective more people have walked on the moon than saw what they saw that day.... I'm almost envious if it wasn't for the fact if it went any other way they would have died one of the most horrible deaths known to man 😅​@@animalmother1582

[@catecalvertarriola3986]

No, the north side of the mountain grew a five feet bulge daily for weeks leading up to the eruption. Everyone monitoring and recording the northside bulge knew there was some type of liquid causing the mountain to bulge.

[@tomaburque]

Beautiful and awesome! This wasn't just a VEI 5 [really big] eruption, it was the largest landslide on earth since the invention of photography!

[@SMOBY44]

It was a lateral blast that ejected a cubic mile of material beforethe sun went down Definitely a VEI 5. I was 30 miles away that day and remember it well.

[@Kadete1977]

"....... it was the largest landslide on earth......". 🤔🤔🙄🙄 Heeeey @tomaburque : The Nevado Huascarán landslide, was bigger. 🏔🏔 Huge. 🏔🏔🏔 As said all the global geological community. 😉 May 31, at 1970. 🙂 Death Toll was 25000 people, at Yungay town. ✝☠☠☠🌹🌼🌺🌻🕊

[@johntate6537]

@@Kadete1977 Just checked: 1970 Huascarán debris avalanche - volume, 80 million cubic meters; 1980 Mount St. Helens landslide, volume 2.9 cubic kilometers = 2.9 billion cubic meters. So, the Mount St. Helen landslide was 36.25 times larger than the Huarascan debris avalanche. In terms of death toll, of course the Huascaran event is far greater with 10s of thousands killed versus the 10s killed near Mount St Helens, so Huascaran was far and away the greater tragedy, but it wasn't even close to being a larger landslide.

[@Kadete1977]

@@johntate6537 : Woooow !!!! 😦😧 THANX 4 your answer. 🙂 I liked it. 👍 Cheers N' regards, from Mérida - Venezuela. 🟨🟦🟥

[@Gianni-10888]

Красиво? Это понятие применимо в трагедии, приведшей к гибели людей и природы вместе со всей живностью? Я в недоумении.

[@KillerRedVine]

It's rather eerie living in Washington my whole life, knowing this story from my grandparents and seeing whats left of the mountain 80 miles away, like a carcass, in the distance. Its as it was, all those years ago, and yet still is active. Like a sleeping beast.

[@shable1436]

Yes it will go again, probably in your lifetime

[@staunchx]

Good way to put it, indeed all the Cascade mountains are sleeping beasts. If Mt Rainier goes that one will really wreak havoc.

[@TheMarychinoCherry]

The fact you added Gerry Martin's radio Transmission.. 😢

[@terrydactyl2077]

Did he pass away in there?

[@shadeofthetrees]

@@terrydactyl2077yes, unfortunately, died, too. His position was pretty much just behind Johnston’s

[@Lucariocypher2006]

​@@shadeofthetreestowards the last part of his transmission you can hear him say"I cant get outta here"he knew he was about to get killed

[@Lucariocypher2006]

1:30 its crazy how fast it looked nice and peaceful when at 2:44 the side just turns into a literal behemoth of explosion

[@bretth3718]

I was 18 that year and living in Yakima WA. I woke up to what looked like a wintry world outside my window, except it was all twilight dark and gray. I walked outside and could feel fine particles of sand drifting down like snow, getting in my hair. The ground was 4-6 inches deep, trees were bent over and breaking, carports were collapsing. I spent two days sweeping the ash off the roof of the house before it could rain and collapse the roof from the weight. It was a very surreal experience.

[@UrsaMajorPrime]

I was 11, in Billings...such a sureal experience.

[@SA1NT53]

Fun fact as to why so much rock was blasted off; Over the months of St Helens waking up, a growing bulge on the north face was sparking alarm. When the earth quake hit and shook the bulge off, the bulge slid away, and pulled with it yellow colored rocks. Instead of the usual volcanic black, the sediments were yellow, indicating the rocks came into contact with hot water. So as the mountain was waking up and the magma was reaching higher, when the summit crater opened, it had melted a lot of the glaciers and snowcaps and that melt water had seeped down into the mountain, got close to the magma, heated back up and evaporated through the rocks. Not only did that change the color, but it also broke apart and weakened the internal boulders of the mountain. So throughout the year, St Helens was rotting itself out making it a giant sandpile with very little internal integrity.

[@kevinmathewson4272]

Fascinating comment, thanks for these details

[@richinoable]

I appreciate the attributions and the interpretation of the tech used. I still can't imagine it in reality...

[@mamfredjimenez7755]

Rest in peace David Johnston and Harry Truman.

[@kimmccarthy7747]

And all of Harry's cats.

[@AndreyOgan]

Труман- это тот мужик,что решил остаться? Жил у озера с кучей котов? Кстати,не знаете? Он однофамилец президента Трумена или дальний родственник. (Про я не знаю никого более с такой фамилией)

[@Lucariocypher2006]

​@@AndreyOganno truman served in ww1 meanwhile harry s truman was in ww2 . his middle name is also R so no there not related

[@AndreyOgan]

@@Lucariocypher2006 понял. Спасибо за информацию . Но в любом жаль мужика. Его конечно,можно понять, но всё же лучше было ему эвакуироваться.

[@Lucariocypher2006]

He always said that"I never wanted to be buried in a cemetery i want to be buried by the lake"@@AndreyOgan

[@larryanderson9786]

I served as Night Shift Engineer for the Corps of Engineers in cleanup operations for 6 months following the eruption.

[@freighthauler7642]

How many Bigfoot corpse's did you find?? 😂😂😂

[@EarthPersonPrime]

I remember this. My third grade teacher visited the aftermath and brought backba jar of ash to show the class. I also remember the sky affected by the ash in Minnesota.

[@whofandb]

I remember the colors in the sky in Minnesota too.

[@syscom3]

I remember the sky in Minnesota having a dirty look to it towards the west. It took awhile for the jet stream to blow it over.

[@KerryConrad-o3v]

I was 30 miles away when this happened, in Longview WA, and the words "The mountain is exploding" are burned into my memory.😮

[@sunnygirl87]

Superb! You really outdid yourself. Thank you.

[@SaltyChip]

You know it’s bad when solids start moving like liquids.

[@blueyedmule]

Someone fed the mountain Taco Bell.

[@micahhurst8986]

😆☠️

[@TheKeenTribe]

If you see an entire mountain explode in front of you, terrifying is an understatement. I lived in NJ in 1980. We had a thin coating of ash on our car! Someone here on KZbin who's from Washington commented that the ash traveled around the world twice

[@hoosiernick]

I must be a slow reader. The opening scroll is WAY too fast.

[@essexfarmer9610]

I remember this clearly. I was an agricultural student in the UK just north of London working outdoors on a vegetable farm that summer. It was a beautiful sunny warm dry early summer. About 5 days after the eruption the dust clouds had crossed the Atlantic and the sky turned dull grey and it got much colder and that continued right through summer into autumn. Very clearly down to this activity if one was an outside worker. It cost me a really nice summer!

[@unropednope4644]

All those sasquatch 😢

[@johntate6537]

Don't worry. A fleet of alien spacecraft picked them up just before the eruption.

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@johntate6537I remember their cryptic departing message that was beamed down…”So long and thanks for all the Jack Link’s Jerky.” Eerie feeling.

[@francisbusa1074]

Yeah, that was no joke. You were told to shut up and don't talk about what you saw. Nothin' to see here...

[@ricstormwolf]

If they exist, then like every other animal, they'd have sensed something was gonna go horribly wrong and would have gotten the F outta there.

[@kevinhorne9643]

@ 3:15 in the text mentions Keith Ronnholm who has a Masters degree in Geophysics from MIT. I worked as engineering technician and Production Manager for his company Remote Measurement Systems in Seattle in the 1980's. We helped JPL instrument the Galileo propulsion package for long term storage because of cancelled Shuttle flights after the first blew up... JPL sent us cloisonné Galileo mission pins for our staff.

[@DaGr8Brendinni]

Fine work Steven.

[@srosenow98]

Thank you, Brendan!

[@animalmother1582]

Amazing! And tragic! I've never seen anything more fascinating in my life.

[@dbpuckett6919]

Yes you have if you are a Mother

[@nickgreen4731]

I was a small child in England when this happened. I was fascinated by volcanoes, of course. My father had a friend visiting some weeks later, an organist named Jim from Oregon, and he brought with him a sample of the ash, that he was planning to present to the Queen Mother at some ceremony. But when he saw my enthusiasm, he tipped half of it into another container for me to have.

[@rosierose1917]

Did he just say "its going to get me too" 😲🙏🏻🕊️

[@shable1436]

Yes

[@allewis4008]

Yes. Gerry saw the pyroclastic cloud kill David Johnston and Gerry knew he couldn't drive away in time.

[@Mike-sy6oy]

Text moved a bit too fast for me to read in the beginning. Otherwise awesome video!

[@srosenow98]

It definitely is a struggle finding a happy medium in terms of how fast text should scroll. Thank you for the feedback. I may apply it to the upcoming 4k update 😀

[@cyclepath55555]

Pause it

[@Mike-sy6oy]

@@cyclepath55555 pausing every ten seconds completely ruins the immersion

[@philbob99]

I slow the playback speed to .75. Nothing is perfect. I am not complaining. Cheers😊

[@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx]

Today is the 44th anniversary of this dramatic event.

[@vincentcastor5978]

The footage looks sooo good.

[@SisterUnity]

Extraordinary detail!

[@jerrym1183]

This still a jaw dropping WOW event, made even more incredible by your fine work here. Hopefully we dont see another event of this magnitude on this or any other Continent any time soon.

[@rubberdog8763]

In 1980, I lived a few hundred miles NE of Mt St Helens. We got 8 ton of ash per acre. We were completely blanketed. The next morning, everything was gray.

[@blowbubbles72]

I wonder if this was similar to what happened in Pompeii all those centuries ago

[@renamon303]

i pompeii was WAY more powerful 1 Krakatoa 2 vesuvius 3 Mt. St. Helens

[@louisavondart9178]

@@renamon303 ... Taupo in New Zealand was bigger than all of them.

[@allewis4008]

Pompeii was a traditional volcanic eruption, Helen's exploded laterally, like a shotgun

[@pedrosabbi]

How can I get the rosenquist sequence?

[@pl5624]

How about a sequence from harry trumans perspective? How long did it take for the ash and pressure to make it that far?

[@srosenow98]

It's been estimated that Truman had 26 seconds from slide initiation to impact with the lake.

[@marked4death076]

For Truman I'd say few seconds, I think it took around 26 seconds to get David Johnston who was approx 5 miles away. The slide prob got Truman, where as the explosion probably got johnston

[@pl5624]

@@srosenow98 I read somewhere 22 sec from start to reaching him...and he was Supposibly still in bed before 9 am so he didn't see anything in the end

[@coreym162]

@@marked4death076 David was North of the lake where Harry was SW of the lake. Harry was likely gone 2-3 seconds max. David had time to radio and stayed long enough to radio too. He was likely gone 6.

[@marked4death076]

@coreym162 yeah I don't doubt that. For sure Harry probably got the landslide but David got the actual eruption given the distance

[@chrisvickers7928]

I was in Houston Texas takinf a geophysics course when this happened. One of the students on the course had taken a geology course from David Johnston.

[@navydogsadventures3500]

I've hiked into the crater. Amazing and terrifying at the same time.

[@martinruddell2682]

Congrats for the eruptimentary.

[@martinruddell2682]

Mr and Mrs Dilly named their son William.. it's in the text on screen

[@patrickjacobson2261]

Some of those who died got video. 44 years ago cell phones with HD cameras didn't exist. You either had a 35 MM camera taking stills or a extremely expensive camera on a tripod which almost no one had. Its not that perplexing.

[@barbariansinbattle1687]

This was the eruption that got me intrigued by volcanoes at a young age. I could have told you the name of every volcano in the ring of fire back then.

[@apple54345]

Within a day after the pressure finally releases at Yellowstone, the algorithm will pick this up again and people will be in the comments here asking "Why did they not rule the entire surrounding area be forbidden for residence. This video itself was proof of what was coming." Future top comment. Mark my words.

[@Сергей-ш7б5ю]

Можно по проще, не понял о чем вы?

[@andreaswiklund7197]

Yes you'll be top. In about 10000 years or so. Nothing imminent happening there according to experts.

[@Fred.pSonic]

Most of my family is still in Tacoma and I was 19 at the time of the eruption. I remember how crystal clear of a day it was and very aware through local news that seismic activity was very suddenly ramping up. I don't recall hearing any boom but when the news reported the eruption I ran outside and a large singular but very massive plume was visible from our back yard. I thought that's what an atom bomb must look like. However instead of the familiar dark grey plume you see in familiar photographs the plume appeared white. Possibly from the reflection of the sun, I can't explain why but it was white and growing exponentially. I remember the ash slowly building throughout the day eventually coating everything with a fine white powdery dust, like talcum powder. We got lucky as the plume traveled eastward and we were on its outer fringes. We may not be so lucky next time if Mt Rainier one day erupts.

[@ReformedOrderPart2]

What's wild is as the mountain's Northwest side was in motion & the blast was beginning it was heard up to 200 miles away, but in where those scientists were it was silent. I went there twice, once as a kid & then again as an adult. It's wild how you can shout & the way the landscape is not hear your echo. (o.o)

[@kermitefrog64]

I lived in Sunnyside Washington just south east of Yakima and 5 days away from Graduation 🎓 when Mt. St. Helen's made an ash out of herself. The clouds of ash were lit up by the sun light and it had the appearance of a river of blood. Many thought it was Armageddon. It was very frightening. And the ash interference with TV and radio just added to the mystery of what happened.

[@corycrandell2682]

I was 6 when this happened. I live in Oregon just south of St Helens.

[@jerlome4467]

Very cool. Any plans on making a version with Sora when it comes out?

[@nicolethibodeau4221]

Good job making this!

[@janmarlewski5614]

@srosenow98 can you also share the original images?

[@timf3099]

In the final photo is the trailer, but to the left is the "truck" he was using to tow it with - an El Camino. If one needs to get off an an exploding mountain in a hurry, that would be a good choice.

[@srosenow98]

@@timf3099 It was actually a brand newish Ford Ranchero, not an El Camino.

[@Okranic]

AI used for something cool and educational. Nice.

[@ahmedluther1694]

Impresionante como pudieron grabar ese acontecimiento tan grande. Se puede apreciar la fuerza de un volcán que parecía estar dormido.

[@matts2581]

Fresh work. ❤

[@Kristopherf1]

Excellent use of AI

[@stlmopoet]

Excellent work. In five or ten years AI will be able to do this even more smoothly.

[@Gordon705]

Once the cork came out, the pop fizzed out. I remember it well.

[@votingcitizen]

You did not mention if they got out alive

[@shable1436]

Yes

[@azmike3572]

If I was there with that group, after a few moments I'd be saying, "Hey, are we safe here?"

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Still feels entirely too slow. Even on x2 speed. Not bad though, I'm guessing the tripod moving is why the eruption cloud seems to inhale and exhale itself? Still unbelievable the entire side of the mountain went. What the fuck did it sound like?

[@tyslink]

Probably sounded like my bathroom the mornings after I decide to get late night Taco Bell....

[@renamon303]

i wonder how explosion wuld go if wall didnt colapse and all force was set verticaly up

[@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx]

Oh my...

[@MikMoen]

Wasn't there also someone actually ON the Mountain at the time of the eruption, and he was in communication with some agency and his last words were I think, "Vancouver, Vancouver this is it!"

[@jasonmcquain7821]

David Johnston.

[@allewis4008]

David Johnston was on a neighboring ridge that was several miles away, but the eruption reached him too fast to escape.

[@nee_suhh]

I would never know if this was AI

[@barrymace3153]

Is Mr Rosenquist alive today?

[@srosenow98]

Yes

[@Honey-Sanchez]

A hike to Spirit lake? That was in the Red Zone. What were they thinking? This is the first AI that I really liked. Man "O" Man.

[@RedFawcett]

A week or so before the eruption, the governor of Washington gave a reluctant order for a general evacuation, much to the annoyance of some locals as no one believed the mountain would erupt (if you think no one listens to scientists today, this was in 1980), and a lot of people desperately wanted to go back to their homes in the area. Since it was a Sunday, only a few groups of people were set to go back but most likely were waiting until Monday to return. Aside from that, it was a gorgeous area that so many persons wanted to see so badly, it just turned out to be the most catastrophic day at that time to do so.

[@jameshisself7375]

It's the best I've seen, but I would have thought AI could have done better. I'm sure it will in the future, thanks for this version.

[@AndreyOgan]

Больше всего мне в этой истории жаль вулканолога и мужика с кошками (он жил у какого-то озера. Оно было прямо на пути извержения).

[@shable1436]

Harry Truman was the name of the guy who ran spirit lake Lodge.

[@mikedaugherty217]

Imagine that cloud coming right at you.

[@jeffstrom164]

Slide starts at 1.39

[@boebender]

Good stuff!! Thank you!!

[@SpudUna]

Thanks for that 👍🏻

[@CharlesRosenow]

Great vid

[@tvmay2]

I was there - it was like this

[@גוגל.קום]

why the fuck is it almost impossible to find the original full video......?

[@audio_guy]

There was no video! This AI recreation was made from 35mm still photos as Video camera's were far too expensive and heavy to pack around in 1980. Cell phones didnt even hit the market until 15 years after this.This is the best you''ll find

[@rickjames501]

What the hell!! I am a terribly slow reader, apparently.

[@watersideblues]

If they were characters... kid look at the mountain: Hello? Uh.. Are you in pain? Mount Saint. Helens: R.. R.. Run little one!

[@shaunmcdaniels2460]

What would you do in this situation??? I can’t imagine… You have no where to run to.. I think I would shield the cameras so they kept recording, call MayDay with your location, and then hope somehow, someway, you live to tell the tail…

[@leestamm3187]

I was 31 at the time and remember it well. Having studied geology and volcanology, I understood the possibilities, including a lateral blast, and heeded warnings to stay far away from the area. I also advised others to do the same. The red zone was absurdly limited, mostly because of squawking from the timber companies, and allowed recreational visitors to get too close. Other than scientific personnel who understood the risk, no one should have been allowed anywhere as close to the mountain as those who were killed.

[@Lucariocypher2006]

I dont know find a mine and hide in there

[@KazumaPrime]

@Catario2005 If you had enough time like with Mount St. Helens, then you could research the area and see if there was something nearby to run to just in case

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

It looked as if someone set explosives in a line across the mountain, it opened up like a zipper and then, Boom.

[@GRC205]

stupendous

[@Norfin-NF2022]

Could have a better restoration try again for smooth and clear video.😃

[@themigratingcoconut562]

I've never understood how in the CONUS a volcano fell apart and nobody got any video of it.

[@tstormchik]

It was 1980: video cameras where huge, heavy, and expensive. Heck the comparatively light weight 6 lb camcorder my dad got when I was in grade school wasn't even available for another 12 years. And even then it was a bit pricey.

[@themigratingcoconut562]

@@tstormchik Makes more sense.

[@Renville80]

@@themigratingcoconut562remember, computers like the Apple ][, Radio Shack TRS80, Commodore PET, were state of the art in 1980, and the IBM PC was soon to hit the market.

[@Drowningpooralice505]

The balls on Gary. 😮

[@OSUBeaver03]

Ok I can’t read that fast!

[@tyslink]

If only there was some way to stop the video so you could read it....hmmmmmmm

[@Step-downAtticHuntR]

The whole sunday is ruined!

[@after_midnight9592]

I can't imagine the tsunami this would cause, if it slid into the ocean

[@allewis4008]

It caused a tsunami in Spirit Lake that blasted the trees apart. You can still see them floating today.

[@waltercomas]

Excelent velocidad

[@Superfinee86]

Imagine that thing happened to you in afterlife cause your sins when you life in earth 😢😢😢

[@StONed-yx5qq]

So beautiful and horrid at the same time….

[@christophergaus3996]

Looks like marshmallow 😊

[@bismarck83]

anyone else think "AI video"? how the smoke freezes...then moves, then freezes, goes reverse then freezes, the moves back not to mention turns black, then white, then shifts directions?

[@jannis11]

NiCE

[@MJ-we9vu]

This footage is no more real than a Harry Potter movie.

[@SA1NT53]

It literally says AI interpolated. Come on use your braincells my brother in christ

[@franzeusq]

The only video made with Ai that I saw in its entirety. I'm also going to ask the algorithm not to recommend the channel. 😊

[@dbpuckett6919]

I've been a professional Photographer since 1964, closed my last studio in 2014. I am only partially accepting this, only half of your production suits me. Better luck next time.

[@shable1436]

Please upload your version, we will be waiting 😂

[@robin_holden]

Thank goodness you waved your credentials around before posting your unsolicited semi-approval, otherwise we'd all think you're a complete wanker.

[@Lucariocypher2006]

How old are you know

[@dbpuckett6919]

@@Lucariocypher2006 The end of September coming I will celebrate my 80th Birthday, born in 1944 in Boston MA

[@kralg]

AI, the wankword of our decade.

[@gracemon2oe]

Cry about it elsewhere

[@kralg]

@@gracemon2oe My response is related, because AI is more like a clickbait in this case (which is clear to those with slight understanding). But yours is fully unrelated and useless. Start thinking about it and comment only when it makes sense.

[@Lucariocypher2006]

​@@kralgit looks like something outta digital domain

[@tstormchik]

I hate to say it, but this looks like the Morph software I used in 1997. And it's no better than what was shown at the Johnson Ridge center in 2010. Train your AI better.

[@shable1436]

AI is constantly improving, it's probably outdated tech by now. Anyways let's see your work, the pictures are free, I'm sure you won't ever do it.

[@tstormchik]

@@shable1436 you have to pay me first. I don't work for free.

[@Tj-ho2fs]

Was this comment really necessary? Asshat.

[@robin_holden]

If you really hated to say it you wouldn't have posted the comment.

[@Lucariocypher2006]

Why dont you evolve your mind

[@johnnydotson2624]

God bless them

[@avnihooven4761]

Dikkatiniz tehikere çekek istedim.