Polar night EXPLAINED | Four months of darkness on Svalbard

[@victimofpsychiatry]

I think we night owls would thrive there! 🤣

[@crywhit4619]

🙋‍♀️

[@Lu_c444]

I agreeee

[@Bebe-ow1vz]

Yass!

[@Ona4]

A dream

[@brinleybale4332]

yess that would be awesome

[@Novasobright]

“Wake up it’s time for school” “But it isn’t morning yet”

[@franko8572]

“Wake me up in 2.5 months”.

[@dipeashsuks8876]

It’s 7 am

[@franko8572]

@@dipeashsuks8876 Ayyy! Same for me, wya?

[@kalpritkanmani2547]

Wake me up when polar night ends 🎶

[@GOKUEhsan]

there’s probably no school in Antarctica 💀

[@sophiemorrison9820]

The idea of a blackout of the sun depresses me. I do like hearing of your experience though.

[@gamingwithlacks]

The sun being up 24/7 is VASTLY worse. Nobody follows a schedule so you'll hear power tools at 3 am. Even with blackout curtains every time you sleep it feels more like a nap than it does 8 hours of rest. And your chedule will also go out of whack and you'll be trying to stay up until 2 am not realizing you got work in 5 hours!

[@kylieshaye6562]

​@@gamingwithlacksDoes that actually happen somewhere on earth?

[@rach_laze]

​@kylieshaye6562 yes, everywhere that gets polar night also gets midnight sun for the same period of time, Norway, Sweden, Alaska for example

[@rach_laze]

​@kylieshaye6562 yes, everywhere that gets polar night also gets midnight sun for the same period of time, Norway, Sweden, Alaska for example

[@jennifersandlin5490]

Same could not be with out my vitamin d

[@11kathleenanne]

I would love to live in the darkness! Soooo peaceful ❄️

[@jeffgayzose8129]

Don't forget you also have to live in the light for half the year. Basically the whole year is one long day.

[@wagner9050]

Have you tried NYC? DEE-troit? Eye understand they're both dark places.

[@ItzzBxttercxp]

I love the darkness but I hate the summer because it’s literally just light 24/7

[@brijeshjoshi5926]

wow this is amazing and even I would love to enjoy this change especially sleep time

[@Shonade_Malik]

@@jeffgayzose8129 Yeah, living in the light would be problematic loll.

[@Yograce2]

I am a rare example of seasonal depression in that I have it during the summer months! I can’t STAND summer: the heat & long daylight hours keep me hiding behind blackout curtains in air conditioned solitude during June, July & August. I would LOVE to experience Polar Night & know the only problem I’d have is when it ends😐

[@kifypie]

Unfortunately for you they also get full days of sunlight during the summer lmao

[@Puddingcup110]

That’s how I feel about Winter and the dreaded Snow 😮

[@wagner9050]

Hope🤞You Don't👃Smell rare !

[@wagner9050]

​@@72dsa change

[@zuzuspetals9281]

So glad there are a few others like me , vampires of this world.

[@beatricetackie8806]

I was so fascinated by this in geography class and now I'm itching to visit this place one day🔥

[@nightraven7091]

Omg same! I live in Sweden so get some of that but definitely not to that extreme but I like it.

[@kolyaursaki1466]

Me too, but only in summer in midnight sun! I’m from Ukraine it’s not so far though

[@zzaynnnn]

​@@nightraven7091when you visit there. please let me know. I will also cone with you😂 im from india

[@Imjustchillinghere-ix5vf]

As a night guy this is an absolute win

[@AstroRat-sp5su]

4 months of darkness also means you have 4 months of constant light in summer.

[@ASandreassen]

Yup! I've lived with it for 30 years in Northern Norway lol. But of course the sun is only gone for 2 months here. I really need that yearly break from the sun. It's cozy.

[@BrittanyCope]

Hi! I have some legit questions. 1) Does the darkness throw off your routine or sleeping schedule? 2) Do you have to take a vitamin C supplement? And lastly, 3) Do night time mischief animals cause trouble all day during the 2 months of darkness?

[@ASandreassen]

@@BrittanyCope It can definitely throw off your sleep to a degree. But since the year consists of either dark all the time or light all the time, you can't really follow the daylight too much. So I just follow the clock. As for vitamins, sometimes I take a multivitamin and sometimes only vitamin D 😊

[@oOIIIMIIIOo]

​@@BrittanyCope I think you mean vitamin D.

[@wagner9050]

You could live underground.

[@wagner9050]

​​@@BrittanyCope It's Vitamin D3- supplement that human bodies REQUIRE if no appreciable exposure to sunlight. 5,000 mcg per day of D3. D3 used in over 400 body functions. 400+ processes in our body NEEDS Vitamin D3. Life Extension Foundation, others have numerous studies about this very important supplement.

[@mjlnirswrath9782]

I live in Svalbard as well! Great place to lose or gain a fear of the dark…and polar bears 😂

[@lisaquigley-moon9583]

The lack of light doesn’t bother me but the abundance of bears do

[@karljw02]

No bears on iceland

[@rachelwhite1702]

@@karljw02this is Svalbard not Iceland 😊

[@karljw02]

​@rachelwhite1702 oh... my bad. Not sure how I got that mixed up. 🤔

[@amgoneisdope]

These are the kind of places that give you that chill vibe that everything is alright

[@PallDexCrew]

i find it funny that nobody's saying ''dude that must be so unsafe to live in there i would be scared to go out'', and instead everyone are saying ''i would love to live in darkness, i would love it'' 😂 That's mostly because it's safe place, with exception of the bears

[@KevinVenturePhilippines]

"Chill" is correct, growing up in Alaska, I can say you are not wrong! ;-)

[@jamesatthewatercooler5463]

You have to be tough I would be depressed . But it is beautiful there

[@oorjaamishra69]

Exactly...

[@Michael_Vzhari]

You don't have to be tough you just extremely weak

[@Thing1DadaThing2Kiki]

I can't imagine the 1st people to discover this. Can u imagine freaking out bc it stayed dark for months?

[@hellojimmyjimmy]

Imagine the people that wrote the Bible talking about just 3 days of darkness what theyd do if they came here too.

[@keringchewang7]

​@@hellojimmyjimmy the thick darkness of the Bible was much different. They could not light anything for 3 days. Absolute darkness. Here they are using electricity.

[@JustIcy01]

​@@keringchewang7there is a saying that blessed candles will work during 3 days of darkness. Don't know still.

[@giovanny1062]

Bible is just a book with a different meaning and perspective.

[@majikstar]

As an introverted night owl who loves cold weather I VOW TO VISIT THAT PLACE SOMEDAY

[@user-ht4hk3rp2i]

Extreme night owl here: I would love it! Bright daylight hurts my eyes, and I swear I cannot think straight until it's dark outside.

[@drabdullahkhan228]

ALHAMDULILLAH ma Sha ALLAH beautiful

[@nousername1587]

No, Allah is not terrorist

[@marto787]

True, but u are! 😂​@@nousername1587

[@Ms.synthwave-runner]

I would love it also. You need rain to enjoy the sun. Why not darkness for the same gratitude also 🤷🏽‍♀️💕🕯️

[@hobomike6935]

I does not rain that far north, it only snows.

[@Judygurl2]

I'd love to hear more about how people adapt. Do many people sleep longer, or do work hours require more of a routine? 💕

[@giovannigiorgio2262]

they don't work for two months = they sleep in two months

[@jamisedenari2449]

No. It's the same routine as any other day.

[@kyleaperrott]

I’m so curious about the people who saw this terrain and decided to build. It’s so magical that I wish we could know what they thought the first time they experienced it.

[@afcgeo882]

They saw coal.

[@elvisbrusamonti7094]

“Mom can I go out with my friends?” “Sure but come back before sunrise.”

[@MrKlose-iy5hk]

I've been living in darkness my whole life.

[@Nic560]

💀💀💀

[@chelsealouise3137]

Absolutely could, I’d struggle more with midnight sun! I get fed up of summer so quickly. I do enjoy the sun and love a holiday but I’d much rather live in a country that’s like this, just seems so magical. My favourite time of year is winter time. I am on Scotland though so we don’t get a lot of snow but a lot of rain and wind which I love getting home and putting on my candles pjs and a movie ❤ Svalbard I think I’d love to visit if I ever get the chance. I am currently going through process to become cabin crew with to British airways but I don’t think they fly here, would be incredible if They did l. Lots love to you, Christoffer and Grim xx

[@Shark9637]

Better travel to other country in summer time It is longer than summer of scotland because in svalbard the sun does not set for like 5 months

[@KevinVenturePhilippines]

I grew up in Alaska. At least we know the Earth is round. It is the exact opposite in the south like Antarctica. Our summers are their winters, our winters are their summers of light 24/7 and vice versa.

[@SheilaR.08]

It's beautiful, but I'd never survive. I'm on the east coast of the US and it's now dark by 5pm, and I already have my light therapy boxes up. 😎😎😎

[@praveenprincemech]

I really want to do it. It would be awesome 👌. Happy for you.

[@annedavis6090]

I love the golden hours at dawn and especially at dusk..I think Indiana is far enough north for me..

[@brizzle3903]

I’m from Indiana as well I will say I wish we a bit further north to at least see the sun get close to the horizon and produce those beautiful sunset colors for a bit longer during the summer months 😩

[@the.paper.dino.]

That's creepy and majestic at the same time

[@amym4624]

I appreciate its unique beauty, but I need my sunshine. So I’ll watch and learn about Svalbard from your awesome videos in the comfort of Down Under! 🇦🇺

[@AmericanAkitaClub]

So happy I found your beautiful channel girl !!!!! Love the content keep it up!!💕💕💕💕💕💕💕🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❄️❄️❄️❄️☃️

[@devapriyamrameshkumar1483]

Looks like a fairy land. Yr English is so clear and under standable to a Tamilian (India) like me. Do you people meet and get to gather during this winter? Any social gatherings.? Do post some videos.

[@reincarnatedtobuildaharem]

This honestly looks so peaceful.

[@drd6893]

Beautiful, just breathtaking, wow! You are so blessed.

[@agabaga12]

Do you sleep longer when it's so dark?

[@Nannerchan]

I like hearing your stories, but I couldn’t do it, myself.

[@rayselby3487]

Sue here: love your shorts videos too! You teach us so much. Plus of course it's fun to live somewhere where you can basically live in fun pajamas! That would be me. 👍❄️

[@nep2une233]

they living in incognito mode💀

[@ladypink3473]

I could personally never live like that. I would probably get depressed. I’m sad that it’s daylight savings time now and the sun goes down at 6 vs 9, ps I live in Texas. I would love to vacation for a week in Alaska when it’s 23 hours of sunlight. That’s sounds very exciting but like I would also loose teach of time and I would not sleep in the first 24 hours

[@joybranch-londesborough6617]

Yes....I would absolutely thrive

[@kanchangupta3859]

Thank you Cecilia for sharing this information as my child was constantly asking me about same things since we started following you❤. Your videos does help us to understand the lives of people in extreme climatic condition👍🏻👍🏻.

[@carlapepe5043]

I would love it too!

[@alohatvj]

I couldn't live like that for more than a few days..

[@Heatherbeesknees123]

I’m not sure because I love sun light but I also love night like it is here right now I would just have to try it before I could say if I would absolutely love it or not

[@wrghty]

I love the dark and night time best. This is cool, and it looks cosy af

[@habibbutt4041]

A night owl like me woud love to live there🙃

[@SofiaPapakalousi]

Could someone visit your island? Are there any hotels or Airbnbs?

[@afcgeo882]

A few hotels.

[@SofiaPapakalousi]

@@afcgeo882 Thank you!

[@bw92107]

How do flat earthers explain this??? 😂

[@SEBithehiper945]

"The people of svalbard have sinned the Flying Spaggheti Monster so as punishment he uses his tentacle arms to make the sun not put light to svalbard"

[@hobomike6935]

Oh don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll cook up some convoluted explanation that makes no sense; it’s basically what flat-earthers specialize in.

[@PallDexCrew]

they join round earthers and forget who flat earthers are

[@metonoma]

I was searching for flatearthers in the comments. Maybe it's dark there because the sun is "far away" or behind a mountain 😅

[@sunshineken4062]

​@@metonomawhich means the earth is round because the sun is hidden beneath the horizon or "mountains"😂

[@lmb4876]

Thank- you for introducing ( most of) us to a different way of living! I'm intrigued by your lifestyle and somewhat envious. Happiness comes from within...whether you live in Tahiti or Norway 🇳🇴

[@shawnanelson7589]

I yearn to experience what that feels like at length of many seasons.. yet I cannot speak on what effect may truly unfold.. I do love the window you offer from your world and your personal perspective and feel of the environment.. I lived in Hawaii for two years and it was a true marvel to live in an environment of perpetual perfect weather with no super dramatic shifts in temperature only slight dip into cool air and occasional storm.. so often it felt like a dreamscape dreamland.. yet my heart is curiously continually pulled toward the Arctic environment.. something so special feels to exist there.. an ever present yearn to absorb firsthand.. love your video sharings thankyou🤍

[@maddcharity1721]

Night owl heaven. Maybe there’s a connection with people that were born at night to like the night best. I’m the most energetic at night and when the morning comes I fall asleep. Been this way since I was a kid. It’s rough tho when you’re like this and are from the sunny south.

[@freeinJesus]

The earth does not move, and it's not a globe.

[@coltongreen1848]

Oh? 😂

[@sunshineken4062]

Flat earthers explanation "nuh uh"☝️😩

[@TheBlueboy7777]

I would love to visit that country🥰

[@jacquelynroe9036]

I’d love to try it for at least a little while. You’ve inspired me to visit Svalbard during the polar night someday! (Also thanks for this - if I was still teaching science I’d use your videos with my students when learning about earth’s rotation, seasons etc. it’s amazing how many misconceptions there are out there!). Thanks for all your videos, Cecilia! Love from Buffalo, NY USA ❤

[@nowandrew4442]

Don't have to go all the way to Svalbard. Everywhere above the Arctic Circle has this at least one day. In Tromsø for example, it's a bit over 2 months in total.

[@ohboilien]

How do you deal with the lack of sun? I believe you that you love it but are also times when you miss it? Do you take vitamin D?

[@ohboilien]

@@cb.1212 ooop yeah that's what I meant lol

[@Novasobright]

I would personally be happy to live like that, I love the night time, as long as there are stars I’d honestly be having a blast having pure darkness for 4 months

[@WeltBauern_7117]

I love living in a comfortable polar🏠

[@irl441]

This place sounds like heaven 🥲

[@EliseDFENS]

This is so beautiful and I would love it. I can’t believe places like this exist. I would totally move there!

[@nowandrew4442]

You can easily you know. They have visa-free work allowance.

[@EliseDFENS]

@@nowandrew4442 I’m a disabled veteran so I don’t think that would work. But I’d like to visit. The fact that such beauty exists on the same planet I am in is mystifying. The Arizona desert just doesn’t do it for me. I’ve been to other beautiful places and it was hard realizing that I’d rather be in any of them sometimes rather than in my own country. But that’s another topic.

[@nowandrew4442]

@@EliseDFENS As a 13-yr expat I know what you mean. I think it's a 'grass-is-greener' phenomenon. For me I'm fully aware that a large part of the attraction of anywhere I go is simply that it's not the place I will be in for a long time and hence the need to make the most of it. Even within travels, if I find a good spot and 'stay' for a while, I'll quickly become complacent about the view that's around, or the beach, etc - since it's right nearby, I can go anytime, and thus don't need to make a point of going every day. And the further back I go to my "roots" the more this is true. I haven't been to my original homeland in 6 years and only once in the last 13. :)

[@joyramospacilan900]

I am very glad that you love it. It must be beautiful to be where you like to be.

[@justruth886]

How beautiful! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@windbreaker57]

I always look forward to catching your uploads. Lets me experience your island from out in the Pacific.

[@Aiueo172]

Me being a night person I really want to live there. Also it's really interesting that your voice sounds like truly opposite of depression

[@blbirdsnmusic4281]

This actually looks amazing! Would love to experience this someday❄️🌙✨ I really enjoy your videos:) Love from New York❤

[@andykortekaas3109]

Im coming to fast the month of Ramadan! Easiest fasting ever!

[@nannybananers]

Its very beautiful but I have problems with not enough sunlight in our Canadian winters .

[@flormariarennerstam4886]

Taaaaaaack för visningen av jordklotet. Ingen annan har p ett sådant pedagogiskt sätt fått mig att först hur solen roterar. Nu förstår jag varför det är mörk även i Sverige. 🙏💐🇸🇪

[@dale8809]

Great channel. Very fascinating! Cheers from the USA!

[@sirlofty]

you can only get used to this if you lived your life in the polar circle, im used to this and prefer this cuz sleep is better without light.

[@user-ku4gk7hn2k]

I have always believed in 'those were the nights' rather than 'those were the days' so I'd absolutely love it!

[@tammieveentjes7281]

I'd hate it. I already have a winterdepression when it's dark at 6 pm so I can't imagine how I feel if I have to live there

[@queenwein16]

I would need lots of a Vitamin D supplement. The Northern Lights though dancing at night must be a nice swap for the sun.

[@JBaxter-pi8oj]

I would love to live in that darkness. The only problem is that there is the corresponding 24 day during the summer months! I would find that impossible to tolerate. Thank you for sharing!

[@Christinebythesea]

Hi, teacher here - thank you for such a well explained short to show students!

[@jenniferserafin6176]

I would love it. It seems so cozy!

[@Mr.Crosbyy.]

Partying out “damn… I don’t want the night to end” Locals “don’t worry, we got 2.5 months of darkness” 🤣🔥

[@Sarah-ts1jh]

It looks ethereal, like an inbetween realm. Otherworldly yet earthly at the same time ❤

[@ThisGurlBrit]

I’m used to this because I live in Alaska❤

[@ImMiqha]

That “Okay” just like the voice in Mobile Legends

[@veronicaverdesoto]

Nice explanation for me who lives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America, a sunny country 😎

[@rachelcookson3492]

As someone who lives in Australia, I don’t think I would like being in darkness and cold for that long. I love the sunshine, it makes people happier and we need vitamin D 😄 EDIT: but it does look pretty 💞

[@colleenb6712]

This is so surreal, i love it!

[@jessealmaguer7669]

Thank you for letting me know this! The globe you put shows it perfectly for us hard heads. You love it great just let the dogs choose😂😅😂

[@danaesquires7571]

I loved Svalbard. We sent Christmas there in 2108 and I thought the polar night would really affect me badly. I was surprised that it didn't in the week that we were there. It's a wonderful place.

[@tsunami.wavesx]

As I’m 8n Norway, I would love to live in Svalbard. I’ve been thinking about moving there when I’m older!

[@kuriousQing21]

WHOA. That’s so magical, like it’s another world but it’s on earth 🤯🥹

[@jot4958]

I might accidentally hibernate (sleep) the entire time. I don’t know if I could do it because I get weird when it rains and is gray for 3 weeks, like it does in Northern California. I don’t walk around too much at night because there are a lot of skunks and bad people, but I remember enjoying it, lol. I have a feeling that you would love anywhere you are because you seem extremely positive-prone. You make it look awesome.

[@bookworm436]

I would love it , I love the early nights in the uk and the dark mornings in winter

[@slpgibs]

I would absolutely LOVE this.

[@unknowna8056]

I find this so fascinating! I'm obsessed with the north south poles

[@logicplague]

Dark. COLD. Snow. We're gonna need more N's and O's over here, please.

[@bdp8737]

Sounds like fun to me. Like it would be a crazy exciting feeling to experience it a first time. I think I'll add this adventure to my bucket list❤

[@puppet4978]

This is paradise for heavy sleepers.

[@iamspidey5411]

I won’t lie…it looks appealing. Like I understand it can’t be easy, living in two and a half months of darkness, but I gotta say…something about it just looks…cozy.

[@deepika2158]

I just love this place... !! Very romantic 😍

[@craftcrewtv8094]

I like long dark evenings so I'd probably like this as well.

[@mathiaswilhelm1902]

It looks like a dream to live there despite the weird time zones and freezing temperatures Looks like some kind of elite ski resort

[@melissawilliams943]

It looks absolutely beautiful there 🥰 I would love it there..

[@AJReyes7039]

My dad once worked there in Svalbard, and he told me the no sunrise was a headache for him, cu'z he wasn't used to not seeing the sun for a day. But eventually, he started getting used to it, and he enjoyed it there

[@KDu400]

I don’t know how much I would like the constant darkness, but I would love the opposite time of year when it’s light all the time for sure! What a cool place to live regardless ❤

[@w.mtower4895]

I love it too! I would move there in a heartbeat.

[@mithinie]

I once worked night shift and I didn't see daylight in 2 weeks. I didn't realise it when I was doing it but it really did affect me mentally. I couldn't live like that