The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station - A CG fly-through of the most remote outpost on earth!

[@kimkreiger252]

Joe, this is the best use of stuck time at CHCH ever! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I hope that you have a fantastic season! Kim, former Queen of IceCube Madison, now retired.

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Thanks so much! So humbled that you and other legends of the ice are seeing and appreciating my work here 🙏🏻🙏🏻. Can't wait to get down there!

[@416dl]

I'm very impressed...kinda wish we had something like this for the time when I worked there in 1985/86 under the dome.

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Hey thanks! I finally just got down here myself, and while there's some things I missed, it's overall fairly accurate and I'm happy with that

[@thomk7659]

It must be really cool there under the dome. @Joe: have you been able to actually touch the dome? ;)

[@416dl]

@@thomk7659 ...sure, but not with my tongue. It's aluminum and the same temp as the outside air which averages minus 55.

[@thomk7659]

@@416dl Had you only been there over the time when it was 24/7 dark?

[@416dl]

@@thomk7659 No...summer season only, though I did a couple of winter fly-ins to McMurdo in August when it's pretty dark.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

So cool! Great way to get an idea of the layout

[@johncoppock2999]

I've been enjoying all your videos. Thank you. This one is very nice. I'm especially impressed if you made this by yourself. I can't even imagine how a person could do this alone.

[@GeorgeOhan]

We will be airing this on April 16, 2021 during the Financial Literacy Film Festival 2021. Awesome work Joe!

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Glad to see it! Sorry I didn't get you an intro video, things have absolutely blown up since tiktok and I've barely had time to do my actual job!

[@clairehaney502]

This is just gorgeous! Amazing that we get to see such a remote and complicated area thanks you your dedication!

[@GoneVenturing]

Joe, this is awesome!! Absolutely love this video, I've watched it a few times now. Great work, and also a great use of your time in quarantine!

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Hey thanks man! Actually a large part of my inspiration for making this in the first place came from your videos! Glad you enjoyed it, I hope i captured the spirit of the place.

[@GoneVenturing]

@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Ahh thanks so much! You definitely did! I'm looking forward to seeing what you make this winter!

[@yaosio]

I've never gotten motion sick from a video before, good job.

[@cloudyaperture4910]

This is absolutely fantastic. The CG work, modelling and effects are really well done.

[@berjaboy]

Well directed, nicely put together.

[@damagedone37]

Here from the AMA on Reddit this is wonderful.

[@TMD3453]

Beautifully done. Nice quote at the end. Brings a lot together. 👍😎

[@ICEMANatSouthPole]

Hi Joe, that is absolutely amazing, great work, looking forward to see more of your work :)

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I hope to refine this model and keep using it for videos from the South Pole

[@ICEMANatSouthPole]

@@JoeSpinstheGlobe definitely looking forward to more videos, you will have a blast, it's a great place, you have great people down there and it's a lifetime experience :)

[@stephhwho]

woooow so amazing! I’m so fascinated with this place. Wonderfully emotive video too👌🏼

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Thank you so much!

[@debt4717]

Your videos are so well made. My God, you need to do this for a living. I'm serious.

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@swedes-abroad]

Nice! Well done!

[@rossdupuis4840]

Sure looks a whole lot different than my 1998-99 tour.

[@seanmcbride3899]

Fantastic job. Well done

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Thanks! Took a while but worth it

[@5962sak]

Wow! Great Video!

[@marieelisa1]

I would love to use that observatory just for myself😌📡

[@Sembazuru]

Nice visualization of Ice Cube. But you forgot to include the part that I helped to deploy, the surface detector tanks known as IceTop. Two tanks per string except for the inner high density part where there is only 1 tank per string. I assembled the tanks in Winchester, VA. Cleaned them up by the drill-camp and deployed them in trenches right next to the top of the strings. And filled them with reverse-osmosis cleaned drill water. Each tank has about 600 gallons (almost 2300 liters) of optically clear ice and two DOMs. Are the Blender sources available for download somewhere?

[@michaelvanbogaert7888]

Impressive! If you have the time while you're there, you should do a solid and map the berms for a 3D searchable inventory. /s I'm sure B.J. and the rest of maintenance would be grateful to know where to dig for whichever 'tiny bag of parts' that supposedly exists out there! haha

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Haha I'll see what I can do about that... might not actually be as hard as it sounds if there's any kind of system in place already.

[@johnnyzj2daz607]

Is there a water treatment system there? Is that where Jonny from California was stationed? I just applied for water treatment, hopefully they call me!

[@dbarkats]

Hi Joe, As SouthPoleSkies (we know each other in real life), this video is really cool and pretty realistic. We both have spent plenty of time there to say so. If you are planning on keeping working on it, I might suggest a few corrections, and improvements to both make your model up-to-date, and more realistic. Contact me if you are interested. Cheers

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Absolutely! I need expert review. Some things were really difficult to model due lack of pictures or the pictures that do exist have a strange perspective. I address a few issues in the caption of my explainer video, and I'm also currently working on fixing the landscape issues (wrong heights, etc).

[@SemiPerfectDark]

That was way cool. So what are you doing out at the South pole? Oh nothing just looking at black holes and stuff

[@timoonitamarooni]

SO COOL

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Thanks!

[@timoonitamarooni]

@@JoeSpinstheGlobe I've been obsessed with the place for the last 5 years or so. I'm still trying to get down there, it's just so hard to plan for isn't it? And then coordinating those plans with actually getting the job and qualifying and getting down there and stuff.

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Yeah absolutely. I'm hearing so many stories of people that had to leave other jobs they just took because they were hired at the last minute or activated as an alternate.

[@Chipshot124]

Very cool! Any chance of seeing virtual views of interiors?

[@Chipshot124]

Nevermind, I found it.

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

I haven't made it yet, but plan to model the interior when I get to pole (as much as I can anyway). However there are some pretty good interior tours here on youtube.

[@rcmc7352]

You a doctor and graphic designer?

[@akashpatel671]

I am very impressed with the video. I am however curious if you would be able to share the blender file with the public? I am a beginner 3D artist. Thank you for this masterpiece!

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

Perhaps at some time in the future I will.

[@JoeSpinstheGlobe]

and thank you :)

[@akashpatel671]

@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Sure thing. Thank you!

[@steventhury8366]

Seems to me, something is going on that we're not being told. Makes no sense to have such a complex in an uninhabitable area.

[@IanSizzler]

Thank you, that was stunning.