Stentors: Single-Celled Giants

[@journeytomicro]

Whoops! We said that tardigrades have six legs, but they definitely have eight!

[@CitrusTsunami]

+Journey to the Microcosmos Mr. Hank Green, your voice sounds so calming and engaging when you speak quietly like this. Mr. Huang, your soundtrack makes this channel stick out in the best possible way, and Mr. Weiss, nice micro-cinematography. I'm really looking forward to seeing more from this combo, thanks for a great first few videos, we love it!

[@sarahs5340]

So amazing and the video/visuals! So good.

[@transientsmile]

I was wondering why anyone would give a thumbs down to a video like this haha. Maybe you can add the correction as a caption or text on the video in case people don't read the comments.

[@JulianJurec]

Hi Hank, James. I love the channel very much. The soothing voice of Hank coupled with beautiful footage by James make for the most relaxing videos in my feed. Thank you for that. If you ever decide you need translations for the videos, I'm up to translate subtitles to Polish. DFTBA

[@atomiccompiler9495]

Citrus Tsunami very nice comment, wholesome. ^^

[@ian_b]

I feel a great kinship with these stentors, for I too am larger than a tardigrade.

[@gracecalis5421]

Coincidentally, I too am of significantly larger size than a tardigrade. Perhaps we are related?

[@operator8014]

You will have many friends in life.

[@hassanmfaume4265]

Also you are single celled

[@robinw77]

I feel it too as I am also single-celled, for I am in prison.

[@dw2843]

I can be cannibalistic too. We must be related.

[@DeathbyPixels]

Those two Stentors playing catch with a Paramecium made me laugh

[@benjaminbenavidesiglesias52]

Like an tennis players 👍

[@yish14]

when?

[@arnbrandy]

@@yish14 3:14

[@Liam_mage]

Cool but how did you know it was that there playing catch with is that I can be any bacteria

[@Liam_mage]

Oops sorry I know there stentors but the top reply is about what there playing catch with

[@Jpipooly]

Thought the title said "senators: single-celled giants" and it still made sense.

[@ab-ul1yz]

ThatGuyYouKnow Most under-rated comment

[@andersbendsen5931]

I honestly had a proper guffaw. Thanks, man.

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

More sense!

[@Piaseczno1]

Amidst all the gloom and doom presently upon us you, Fellow, made my day with that bit of humor.

[@evillurking2067]

LOL

[@christinahazlett3970]

"We know why, but we don't know like, WHY"

[@sarahp6512]

^^ Most of scientific knowledge tbh

[@TheScholesie09]

i guess it means we know "How" it appears blue, because of the blue pigment, but not the purpose.

[@ateammate223]

And somehow we all knew exactly what he meant.

[@love_exegence]

Aliens bruh

[@XanderGouws]

I love that this is the idea at the core of all science, and Hank just summarises it in like 9 words.

[@DruidPC]

Imagine being a tiny multi-cellular organism with a nervous system then being eaten by a single cell.

[@snickle1980]

Imagine it had an awesome Pokemon name like "Stentor"

[@pleasureincontempt3645]

I have rudimentary stimuli. Just be like, “Those fucking trumpets again!?” Tell my family I love them; erase my internet history.

[@pleasureincontempt3645]

Ciliate cops come along for a possible homicide. Get blasted by UVC because we’re all in a wastewater treatment plant.

[@bestiewolfsroadto200subs9]

Probably how whales feel over toward Japan. I've read 2 stories about how an injured whale sunk a whaling ship. Not necessarily related to the topic but its a nice thought.

[@frankievalentine6112]

Probably kind of like being eaten by a giant plant. Though idk, the more I watch these little guys, the more I think they experience things with a lot less pain & anxiety than us.

[@SteelsCrow]

I was just amazed to see cell membranes stretch, bend, and twist so much. In school I got the impression they are very fragile, and getting ruptured meant game over for the cell.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

You're right in one point: a rupture, if big enough, is indeed game over.

[@meatballg8655]

I want to absorb and digest other cells but I’m dummy thicc and the clap of my phospholipid bilayer means they keep escaping my phagocytosis

[@razi_man]

W I N

[@coverup2034]

Can I give you a Genius Award?

[@kanishka.b8550]

Well said

[@devdixit2440]

You don't need to say Phospholipid Bilayer, which is just the Cell Membrane. That's only referred to when discussing polarity and osmosis from my memory.

[@betelgeuse4a]

B r u h w h a t t h e h e c k l e

[@justinvlogs4590]

I love the chill tone of this channel. I'm a big fan of educational youtube, but this channel is unique in how relaxing it is. It's like a short little vacation.

[@mustardsfire22]

Would you even say...a journey?

[@justinvlogs4590]

@@mustardsfire22 Haha indeed you might

[@rubengarciavaro1277]

I was impressed that something that educational was relaxing to listen to.

[@mattydoble]

Looking forward to whats to come on this channel. I too am enjoying this chilled delivery of awesome input

[@AlextheENTP]

Vacation to the Microcosm. 😏

[@Kiki-vr8gk]

this editing, dialog and overall the whole thing is sick. This lets me learn and be amazed at the same time.

[@anthonytkiser8086]

Indeed ,if we could use it correctly And asking can we ask specific questions and get the knolage to treat a parisite , local villagers think im bluffing about symtoms . Its as the venom movie is Real in partenza . Dr , Cash . SEEMS TO NEED MORE .. MORE ,MORE

[@Bobbydog66]

3:13 Ya know, whenever I hear about a micro organism that can be seen with the naked eye, I can't for the life of me, find an actual picture of such, just always under a microscope. This right here is finally what I've been looking for!

[@PaiSAMSEN]

also 8:18 Damn, I though it was going to be a tiny dot on a slide, not this big.

[@Bobbydog66]

@@PaiSAMSEN Crazy right?

[@DHawkBeats]

Same here!!

[@kariduanimations]

IKR!! I paused the video and went on google to look as soon as he said “5 mm”, and I found none

[@emilythompson497]

As a microbiology student, I am so excited by what you're doing with this channel!

[@guesswhoami4723]

Emily Thompson What made you choose micro instead of standard Bio?

[@emilythompson497]

Guess Who Am I Well my program of study is standard bio, but I've been doing research and taking courses in micro and I've absolutely loved it. And micro isn't something that I knew I loved coming into college, either. I was just introduced to it and suddenly I was fascinated by all that's happening in the microcosmos that most people don't even think about!

[@Cliffdog01]

If the Stentor Polymorphus have a bunch of Algae inside the organism providing it with nutrients is it still single-celled what defines a single cell?

[@emilythompson497]

Clifford Bryan john Wilson interesting question, and I am no expert on the topic, but I would argue that the stentor is still a single cell, just with "other" cells not belonging to the stentor living inside it. The stentor-algae relationship is symbiotic, meaning these multiple partners benefit from living in association with each other - but that doesn't change the fundamental structure of either organism. There are multicellular algal organisms living inside the stentor, but I don't classify that as transforming the stentor into a multicellular organism. A cell at its basic definition is cytoplasm surrounded by a membrane; it's the simplest unit of life, which is why single-celled organisms exist. But even though the stentor lives with many algal cells, the stentor itself has only one cell, with a bunch of cells belonging to other organisms inside it. Not sure if that made sense, and a lot of this is just my interpretation of the definitions, but I hope that helped!

[@markrhoads9283]

As a lifelong learner, I am too!

[@viennajordan9279]

That's so crazy! I see tons of those when I take samples from my aquarium and I had no idea what they were!

[@LimeyLassen]

Thanks YT recommendation system, this is the stuff I want

[@ashfaw]

Didn't expect to see you here Yup - finally some good and useful yt algorithm action.

[@ethicalrevolution3294]

Yeah! This is exactly what I didn't know I wanted to see.

[@xendurr8180]

Imagine becoming a multi-cellular organism only to be sucked in by a Kirby.

[@lerolerolerolerolero256]

All schools should take some notes from this. This is how you make students curious, interested and fascinated by science. Not by lecturing or asking them to read some drab and boring textbooks. Damn had science been made this interesting when I was young, I would be doing something completely different today I'm truly grateful I came across this channel.

[@GetToKnowNature]

100% agree.

[@the1exnay]

Not everything worth learning can be made this interesting. And most things that can be made this interesting stop being interesting after they're repeated enough times for long-term memorization

[@bradywells1293]

I had a similar thought when watching this video -- I thought back to high & middleschool biology classes, "The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, the DNA is housed in the nucleus, chlorophyll is why plants are green, etc". I was just taught 'rules' with the same pictures of cell models and same catch-phrases as every other kid (presumably for standardized testing), but real-life biology is so much more fascinating with all the amazing variations on these themes. It's not like the fundamentals shouldn't be covered, but I think it's hard for kids to get excited about something that seems so static and dull. Quick and easy stories or rules for how things work are also a misrepresentation of science in general which is a larger disservice for laypeople or non-scientists, but that's another soapbox.

[@Cespinozas]

Firaro Breh try music theory , shit is hard as astrophysics. But yeah I should of practiced my scales everyday for 10 hours . :(

[@a1dupre]

​@@the1exnay very true, but I think these types of videos can help pique curiosity in the first place and serve as periodic motivators; helping to remind you why you are putting in the hard work of reading and homework.

[@SipponKappon]

Drinking water while watching this makes me feel weird

[@DolusVulpes]

Would you feel more or less weird if I told you that's there's probably a thriving micro-ecosystem in your digestive tract?

[@venerablepoof]

@@DolusVulpes no those r my homies, actively taking them in is different >-

[@rproctor83]

@@venerablepoof You inhale about a million organisms a day from bacteria to viruses and more so really there is no escaping it. On the plus side though it seems mother nature nature has figured out a way for bodies to cope with such an onslaught of micro organisms and that is the immune system.

[@venerablepoof]

Rob Proctor I havent watched videos about the things i inhale so their appearance cant creep me out 😎🖒

[@b.griffin317]

you should appreciate chlorination of tap water now.

[@megatronyeets]

Seeing them without the microscope really brings their size to reality, it's amazing how common these large single celled organisms are

[@Jacksonaol]

The realization that hank green is the narrator shook me to my core and I honestly don't know why.

[@abdullaalmosalami]

Omg holy crap I just noticed. Now I'm shook.

[@frut0s821]

damn I never heard him sound so silent and speak so slowly also why the fuck is he all over the place

[@carbrained]

@@frut0s821 I guess this show's format is different I prefer this to scishow tbh, this is also what pbs eons should have been like

[@TianXiaoMao]

Hank Green. My dream man. 😭😭😭😭

[@ockertoustesizem1234]

didnt even realize this was hank

[@Dee-jp7ek]

“Now, we’ve been talking about these beautiful, peculiar organisms for a long time now” I hadn’t even realized almost 10 mins. had passed, this channel is so mesmerizing.

[@DoomDwarf_347]

Literally same. now I want to go find some of these guys

[@redstone_block180]

wait it was 10 minutes?

[@t2hk_]

I'm such a big fan of this whole microcosmos thing. Its just all so amazing how such a small organism can seem so alive!

[@terra__]

This is the second video KZbin algorithm has recommended me on the topic of Biology. I'm a software engineer and know practically nothing about biology, but 25 minutes of KZbin videos have explained to me what the heck protein is and how it's made. 15 years of school and college could not. And it sparks interest I didn't have before. Certainly its a future of education ;)

[@gabby_9175]

Same, I study mathematics and KZbin is over here hooking me up with some cool bio videos.

[@Ddub1083]

certainly a future of miseducation as well.

[@sketchuptutorial101]

It will appear when your feed is full of sciens video, i dont know biology too and i enjoy this video.

[@Spacebar]

Pop science is cool, but it's hard to make everything in science interesting.

[@randomguy263]

@@Spacebar But science is pretty damn cool and interesting.

[@thomaslarkin3307]

The blue whale of single cell organisms.

[@MCAroon09]

litreally blue!

[@nonamesinenomine]

@@MCAroon09 they look green to me

[@14_IQ.points]

nice gungeon pic

[@carlosreid51]

Pretty much 2-4 mm long for a single cell creature

[@cwg9780]

Dude, you're not ready for slime molds.

[@albeon_draken]

Years ago, when I was doing a microscopy project for my cell biology class, I had to go collect water from several ponds and document what kind of organisms I found. There were so many of these, but I had no idea what they were. I definitely thought they were multicellular like hydras though, because of their size.

[@thraw05]

"The macro nucleus of the stentor coeruleus. " what a fun arrangement of words!

[@jasonheron7614]

I'm waiting anxiously for Weird Al to work this into a song on his next album.

[@eac-ox2ly]

@@jasonheron7614 lmao

[@anotherunwantedopinion2914]

Eminem wrote this line as a prop for this channel

[@MrMikado282]

In middle and high school: "All cells are extremely small and can only be seen through microscopes." This channel: "Actually,..."

[@danilooliveira6580]

yeah, I think they never heard about Valonia ventricosa

[@gaetanodilustro]

Actually... ostrich eggs are single cells.

[@icywolf6892]

Gaetano Di Lustro wut

[@djoseph2475]

@@gaetanodilustro lol. all eggs are single cells. the yolk is the nucleus. ostrich eggs are the largest eggs that exist (afaik), so I see why you specified that, but the way you said it made it sound like they were unique in being only one cell

[@counterr6750]

Random Videos yes

[@texansfan1576]

This is what inspired me to take my medical microbiology class in high school! I absolutely love all of his channels, from crash course to his nature channel.

[@samuelmondal]

Why is it always Rotifers that get eaten during these videos ? You should make a video about Rotifers n the future.

[@streglof]

obvious rotiferism

[@minergmaingx2000]

I just commented the same thing before I saw your comment

[@djinnisequoia]

Yes! I love rotifers!

[@jamesdriscoll9405]

@@djinnisequoia Apparently, so do Stentors

[@theoremipsum]

My guess is because they're abundant in the pond from which they get their cultures.

[@kretes336]

Spore players be like: I knew this.

[@joey-macaroni]

Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking about Spore while watching this.

[@alphaamoeba]

I was a fan of microbiology and that lead me to spore

[@Blazewheat]

Spore is probably what made me so interested into biology

[@slynixxxd1566]

Spore was lit.

[@CharlieFoxtrot]

@@slynixxxd1566 uwu

[@katrinmcmiddle5747]

This is brilliant :) My background is in astronomy and cosmology, so it's always great to touch base with the microcosmos. Thanks for sharing!

[@JamsGerms]

I love stentors so much! So happy to be a part of this show!

[@dublblind]

Love these videos, and would love to see a BTS of how you collect samples, prep slides and what microscope camera setup you are using.

[@djinnisequoia]

So, does stentorin (the pigment) have any interesting qualities? It's a lovely color; I seem to mix that shade a lot when painting.

[@clray123]

@Something Mildly Homophobic Are you suggesting she's a stentor?

[@garyklafta3411]

I HAVE THEM AS PETS IN MY FRIDGE.

[@samrusoff]

you're doing amazing work! I'm such a geek for microscopy and the footage you're helping to provide is just incredible

[@iomoon3608]

“This voice sounds familiar.” *reads description* “Oh, of course.”

[@leonidas0242]

He sounds different

[@WanderTheNomad]

@@leonidas0242 yea his voice sounds more asmr-like, but I could still easily tell it was Hank's.

[@Mom-yg1rt]

iomoon he’s talking way too slow I would’ve never known if I didn’t see this comment

[@leonidas0242]

@@Mom-yg1rt his voice also sounds slightly deeper

[@angelvu]

music from andrew huang too!

[@drosophila82]

This is incredible... Why are you not on Netflix, this will be a hit immediately

[@lolscience1979]

Me: I am more of a physics person Also me: stentor coeruleus is my favorite type of ciliate

[@sokarsokar]

@gooby pls why not all. Darwinist messed up social science. This is the best cure ever.

[@DoingHawaii]

I did not even know Stentors existed before today. Excellent presentation, thank you.

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

theres prolly a trillion other unicellular organisms u dont know

[@BalootyKat]

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CHANNEL!!! … wow thank you for all of this, what a gift!!!

[@mochithepooh5368]

"We know why, but we don't know like *why* ? " Science 101.

[@JaneXemylixa]

Much easier to say in some languages (including my own), where "for what purpose" and "for what reason" are different words.

[@bobhi2668]

@@JaneXemylixa Well really he could have just as easily said "we know how but not why", he's just being entertaining.

[@lordfelidae4505]

We know the cause, but not the purpose.

[@magicskoolbusdropoutt]

I loved how he stated it that way. I was gonna comment on it but found yours :)

[@digital_gravity]

3:15 that cell is like, “dude’s calmly narrating while I’m fighting for my life!”

[@philippesantini2425]

LOL

[@usero-jr8yb1wf1y]

He is itchy

[@CannibalChxrry]

Microorganisms are just little babies out here doing their best, and I'm so proud of these little babies

[@jasepoag8930]

I'm not used to hearing Hank sound so chill.

[@thinkingemoji5924]

Wtf that’s hank?

[@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123]

@@thinkingemoji5924 its him, as noted on description. I also prefer thin tone of him

[@chinareds54]

I got 9 minutes in before I recognized Hank's voice.

[@jasepoag8930]

@@chinareds54 I like it. It's like watching Bob Ross, except with microbiota.

[@cerberaodollam]

Sativa I guess

[@CJ_McK]

One of the few channels i feel the need to watch in full screen.

[@owlthepirate5997]

I've became hopelessly addicted to this channel! I never in a thousand years, would have thought, I'd enjoy watching and listening, (and learning) to this kind of content! 😄 Also, on a side note... Ive been using your videos to help me sleep, and it works soooo good!! You have the most soothing and comforting, voice ever! (There's an idea!!) You could branch off and start your own asmr channel! Thank you so much for sharing your magical voice with everyone ☺️✨💛

[@whenthesunlightdies]

The guy who's doing the music for this series, Andrew, is doing an amazing job. It's so relaxing!

[@zachpw]

Olivia B He has an awesome channel

[@vipertact]

Seeing a single cell organism eating a multicellular organism is like watching a venus fly trap.

[@funkdefied1]

As a microbiologist, I am happy to see a micro-oriented popular science channel on this website. Subbed.

[@Pow3llMorgan]

I like Hank's speaker voice. I like Hank's video-presenter voice, too. But I really like Speaker Hank.

[@DonWoschto]

Yeah. Less excited.

[@jameson8682]

Holy cow, that's hank green? I had no idea!

[@JohnSmith-ws7fq]

@@jameson8682 Reminds me of John de Lancie (Q from Star Trek)

[@seymournerds342]

Woah no shit?

[@loog8621]

I rather muscle hank

[@bejoty]

Thank you James, Hank, and all! I never thought I'd be so fascinated by the micro world, but here I am, absolutely enthralled by the uploads so far. I look forward to everything to come!

[@nfsrome]

I forgot how much i love these videos, the awesome music, my favorite teacher ever, and james being a master behind the microscope.. such a golden channel. Thankyou to everyone who made these videos possible.

[@kennymartin5976]

Such beautiful footage of a world I rarely get to see, paired with Hank's soothing naration, I love it!

[@GetToKnowNature]

These videos continue to be one of the best things about it being Monday. "We know why but we don't know like WHY" captures the essence of the joys and mysteries of science.

[@estebanfarfanmoscoso9090]

This is absolutely amazing! I always heard about Tardigrades but never about Stentors. Our microcosmos is breathtaking!

[@marekbykowy1107]

....alright, I got to apologise for talking poop about youtube recomendations. I've found a new favourite channel!

[@wasabi42]

i have been eagerly awaiting a new video from this channel. so excited :)

[@daniell1483]

I love these guys. I'm not even sure why, it is hard to put into words. They look almost alien, but they have a life cycle that is very relatable. Something about the mix of familiar and unfamiliar just strikes a chord with me.

[@anger_birb]

Wish I was a blue macroscopic single-cell organism. But instead I have to go to school :(

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Does your school have a library? There you could find some awesome books about subjects like this video. If your school hasn't a library, is there one where you live? The librarian can guide you to find great websites with information about your preferred subjects. If you are here, seemingly biology interests you. Ever considered that school gives you the basis of knowledge over which you can build a profession in science, or maybe in filmmaking? If it's a bad one, still you can get there at least the grades you need to later study whatever you want. It's an opportunity, don't miss it. I am a Spanish speaking person. All the English I studied was at school, and it wasn't a fancy one. On that basis I kept practising, and here we are. 💞😀👋

[@kazranjamison1125]

Shush and let the fellow human dream Maria

[@jo_nm9484]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher let him dream.

[@kyrlics6515]

@@jo_nm9484 dreams are for the weak. We need the strong.

[@vincentdreemurr]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher ah yes, another brainwashed person

[@skaterfreedom10]

Oh, I love that the music was produced by Andrew Huang!

[@mscir]

You have the best microscopy I've ever seen. Thank you for posting these.

[@erictaylor5462]

3:30 I feel kind of bad for that paramecium. Escapes one only to be caught bu the other. Escapes again only to be caught by the first,

[@inactive3468]

He’s gettin yeeted

[@Dogman_35]

Literally for years, I've wondered what a single celled organism big enough to be seen by the naked eye would look like. I didn't think it was a question I'd ever actually get an answer to. 3:03 broke me for a bit, it is potentially one of the coolest things I've ever seen just because it answers that question.

[@edwarddann1878]

You could the yoke of any egg to be a single cell organism. But it's only the zygote so not as exciting...

[@Dogman_35]

@@edwarddann1878 I'm pretty sure the yolk is just a ball of nutrients that the infant absorbs while growing in the egg, not the egg itself. Or else it wouldn't be in fertilized eggs alongside the zygote.

[@ChristiRich]

I love the vintage style of this episode. The background music and narration reminds me of educational films from grade school. They were always so relaxing to watch.

[@RespectYourViews]

As much as I love sci show I love the serene pacing of this series even more.

[@VyvienneEaux]

I have not only heard of Stentor but also identified them under the microscope in several samples of pond water.

[@sakshibhatia3282]

Thank you making this series. It's 3 am and I'm hooked. It's brilliant.

[@sakshibhatia3282]

@@sgvincent100 lol it's worth ittt 💪

[@jeyendeoso]

Stentor: *"Look at this paramecium: Will it Blend?"* Stentor: *"Hmmm paramecium dust, dont breathe it"*

[@eac-ox2ly]

lmao

[@Scavenger82]

Stentor Coeruleus "...can be the length of a rice grain." So, are we talking Basmati or Arborio?

[@m-w-y7325]

Basmati probably

[@katyungodly]

Thaimai or nihonmai 🤔

[@m-w-y7325]

@@katyungodly uhh..never heard of these rice brands

[@evieashton8099]

jasmine

[@akshy471]

Shut up

[@origamigek]

Oh wow, Hank sounds so different in these video's. Totally didn't recognize his voice until the credits.

[@alexkramerblogs]

ME: "Don't watch these videos so that you can binge a good bunch of them in the future!" ALSO ME: *rewatches all episodes each time a new one comes out*

[@HeliaNaderi]

Alexander Kramer lol this’s exactly me!

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

But then, later, you can also binge them! Win win 😝

[@leenviolite8255]

Saaaame

[@DarkFlamesDarkness]

You could try hopping from channel to channel that are in the recommended to distract you from how you'd like to watch this. Like entreês.

[@kamilo4989]

This channel is amazing -- ive been looking for high quality microscopic footage for years. Instant sub!

[@squirrel1620]

Why am I just now catching notice of this channel?! This is so much better than anything else on YT microscope videos because of the narration! It's incredible

[@khalilkafieh8099]

I really hope this channel blows up its very I new and I don’t know know how long these things normally take but I’m loving these videos! Keep em coming!

[@redcharget5894]

When you play the first stage of spore too much

[@Enduring_Mantle]

On hard mode.

[@taelim6599]

@@Enduring_Mantle I found that poison tends to be very effective against those little Junior guys.

[@Enduring_Mantle]

@@taelim6599 Awesome. I'll have to try that out.

[@siyacer]

It could have been much, much more.

[@MisanthropeAwaitingBliss]

Fell in love with your descriptions and the pure brilliance of your content that you are providing for free. Grateful to you

[@InvincibleWeeba]

I've never quite gotten the hang of meditation, but between these videos and episodes of The Anthropocene Reviewed, maybe now I don't need to. Thank you for this beautiful, calming, deeply interesting content 💚

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

Same here, I was a bit more calm surprisingly.. I overthink all the time and I always feel at least quite stressed.

[@alexruiz2913]

I just found out about this channel today, but because the quality is amazing I can tell it'll be around for a long time! Great work!

[@BullCricket75]

I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have been quite melancholy lately. Stumbling upon these miniscule creatures just slapped me back into a better perspective. ❤

[@derlinclaire1778]

They were formerly classified as"Protozoa",which literally means"First Animals".

[@drivethrupoet]

Thank you for connecting the dots for those of us that studied biology when there were 9 planets in our solar system.

[@rayray6548]

The Algorithm Gods has spoken. I'll make some place for you in my youtube routine schedule, right between TREY the explainer, and ''Smarter Every Day''.

[@namesplease4350]

They have spoken again

[@owlthepirate5997]

I just subbed! I'm so happy right now, that I found this channel! This is the most fascinating discussion's, and you make it so easy to grasp! Thank you for making all your videos,I'm about to go watch some of your older stuff to catch up.. (about to have a "journey to the microcosmos" marathon, lol)🥰🙏

[@joshnordin4043]

0:52 im high asf and my head started nodding when those 808s came in

[@sonarbuge7958]

Josh Nordin I need the song name

[@pureconfuzion]

IT'S SO GOOD! makes the watching experience magnificent... kudos to Andrew Huang!

[@dwightmansburden7722]

A friendly spazmoid I sent a message to Andrew Huang, hopefully he will tell me. If I find out, I will try to remember to post it here.

[@pureconfuzion]

Dwight Mansburden I also mentioned him in a tweet yesterday about this lol

[@Fishdogfish]

@@dwightmansburden7722 did he reply?

[@Nomanchesqueruidajal]

Andrew Huang's music only makes this 10 times cooler than it already is.

[@hellohowareyou9745]

I just can't get over the bass drop lol.

[@KingSulley]

What a beautiful, informative video, I cant wait for more!

[@muserweaver]

Can't remember if I ever subscribed to a channel that young. Keep up the good work.

[@frank124c]

This is one of the most interesting series of videos I have seen on the internet and I have viewed thousands upon thousands of videos over the past ten years!

[@PelagicPunk]

“We know why, but we don’t know like, WHY.” I’m going to use that a lot from now on.

[@anandaditya479]

This so good! As I have a biology background I wish there was this kind videos during my student days.

[@blackcitadel37]

This channel is the kind of stuff I'd skip school classes to watch when I was a kid.

[@christinaatwell6338]

I’ve seen theses on snails! Thought they were bugs. Now I know! Love be your videos, they are amazing. Thank you.

[@haggis53]

Aaahhh I love this channel so much already!!!

[@inconsiderate_weasel]

1:53 to 1:58 an amazing view of the rotating stentor, giving a three dimensional view of the cilia moving in space. Very cool!

[@Ivan-cv4dl]

What an amazing channel! I'm glad I found this today!

[@mikeFolco]

Your images are beautiful to the point of almost becoming a spiritual experience.

[@GlitchCityPromo]

Can't believe it's been more than a year of this channel. It's one of my favorites

[@alphaamoeba]

3:15 look they're playing micro volley

[@Tankej0527]

Am i right in guessing that some shots are not in real time/ sped up? If so might you put the time multiplier with the size multiplier?

[@TheMauiDragon]

Yes please!

[@sperocras]

+

[@dinkledankle]

None of them seemed sped-up to me.

[@ryran]

They noted it next to magnification in some of the other videos so I don't think any of these were sped up.

[@TheVenerableMrKrieg]

As Ryan said, they do note when the video is sped up. If you don't see such a note next to the magnification, it's because it's real-time.

[@filipgren6091]

Well thank You, good people, for making such wonderful YT channel. Hank, thanks to Your brother I learned that YT can be knowledge pill (history). Thanks to You and You-alike rediscovered my long-gone-child passion for knowledge. Physics, astronomy, geology, bilology, and now: bilology under microscope. My kids are grateful: they ask me everything and they get the short answer and source they can dive deep into. Now I see You’re everywhere, providing, sharing, inspiring. Cheers to You.

[@amiwatchesyt]

Hey could you make a video about how you go from the pond to the microscope? I don't have any previous experience with microbiology, but this channel has inspired me. I would like to pick it up as a hobby and I don't know how to start!(besides buying a microscope)

[@silverglass6635]

David S.M. Hi David, get an inexpensive microscope with 4X, 10X and 40X objective lenses, a box of microscope glass slides, a box of cover glass (this will protect your objective lenses from getting wet), some disposable plastic pipetes, all from eBay or amazon. Place some soil from a flower pot in a cup with water, wait a couple of days..... take a drop of water from the cup and look at it under the microscope, you will not believe the number of tiny creatures you will see.

[@amiwatchesyt]

@@silverglass6635 Thanks a lot

[@septim2315]

Subscribed and recommended. I see amazing potential for this channel. Good luck with future projects!

[@caroline6218]

This reminds me of my biology class. The teacher would find videos for us on KZbin. I remember when she gave us a video of cells under a microscope. I found it fascinating the way the cells moved, got their energy, and their internal structures. I’ve seen stentor cells some where but didn’t know anything about them until I watched this video. I’m glad I found this channel it’s interesting and relaxing.

[@ivantheawesome409]

The number of times I tried to wipe my screen because of random “flakes” from the microscope is unreal

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

lol I cleaned my glasses twice XD