The 'Finger of Death' that Freezes Everything it Touches | Earth's Great Seasons | BBC Earth

Under the ice freeze of Antarctica, the water normally remains around minus two degrees. This might sound cold, but compared to the icy surface, it's a balmy and stable climate. However, danger from above can sometimes make its way down to the ocean floor…
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Taken from 'Earth's Great Seasons' (2016)
Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet. These beautiful stand alone films explore the unique opportunities and challenges posed by each season. Spring brings new life, but it's also a dash to wake up and get ahead of everyone else. Summer is a time of long days and glorious abundance. But the living isn't always easy when the temperatures rise. Autumn brings the world's most spectacular transformations. It's also the last chance to breed, to grow up, to stock up before the cold returns. And during winter - the most magical, dramatic season of all - animals find inventive ways to survive.
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[@kongogaming]

That is the most sinister looking piece of ice I have ever seen.

[@yepyep340]

you have not seen my ex-wife. just like it

[@kidkique]

🔥​@@yepyep340

[@TheSmokedIrises]

the eerie music definitely helps with the sinister...

[@junglejuicejuno]

as a pokemon fan, thats the second most sinister piece of ice ive seen

[@jogglehead]

It's the most fakest piece of ice I've seen.

[@livingproof9622]

3:39 I’m amazed at whoever came up with how to film all this. Kudos.

[@Hypnostedon]

That was me. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Peckish_Farm_Animal]

Yeah, me too, thank you very much we both worked so hard on this

[@AM-rt8ky]

they're both lying. I filmed it. It was very cold brrr but I had my supermodel girlfriend warming me up at night in the tent. I remember exactly what she said when I showed her the footage " your di*k is huge , as big as the gear stick of the Bugatti you own" . I was a bit sad that she didn't care about my footage .

[@buckfiden1228]

It was a collaboration

[@CountrySingerWannabe]

Good CGI work, they even made it look real.

[@sergiom9958]

Run Patrick! Run!

[@70rodal]

LMAOOOOO LMAOOOOO LMAOOOOO 😂😂😂

[@girlbuu9403]

Brinicle: Patrick: He's just standing there! MENACINGLY!

[@70rodal]

@@girlbuu9403 LMAOOOOO LMAOOOOO LMAOOOOO

[@Cleeon]

Patrick is one of starfish which run after he positioned himself at safe spot already but then go back to the brinicle finger of ice after it, he just want to say " Hello, I change my mind, I think become frozen here is cool 😎" 🤣😂😭

[@SirPano85]

Patrick is an already frozen starfish that somehow unfrozen but with brain damage.

[@Sergiocrivelin]

Whoever filmed this, deserves a raise.

[@ethzero]

I'm sure they came to the surface eventually.

[@mr.joshua204]

They died

[@itskittyme]

it's just CGI dude

[@Niyvee]

@@itskittyme its not. Its a time lapse

[@jimmycline4778]

1:57 This doesn’t even look real!

[@julieagarcia6259]

That made me so sad!😢 I have watched nature documentaries since the early 60s. I have never seen this phenomenon. The advancement in filming and the courage of the scientists and photographers to record these events are truly magnificent. There is always more to learn about our world.

[@uncannyposthuman]

Love your comment, I agree! For these people to reveal and share the mysteries of Nature with the world is something so special and important. It really stirs up a sense of the awesomeness and wonder of our planet, and makes you feel more appreciation for the Earth as our home.

[@DomzyDX]

I feel like this was CGI. The ice didn't seem to consistently clip right with the ground.

[@julieagarcia6259]

@@DomzyDX I don’t think so. Wouldn’t they be called out? They do accelerate the film speed to show the various processes.

[@User_92020]

😂

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

@@julieagarcia6259 it seems so fake! I'm pretty sure they have to CGI it because we can't get there.

[@temporaladvisor3958]

This looked like a scene from a sci-fi/horror film. High praise for the people who filmed this awesome, and slightly horrific, video.

[@DRT813]

Yes, looks like from The Day After Tomorrow!

[@CosmicTeapot]

@@DRT813 I feel bad now for laughing so hard at the idiocy of the characters having to quickly run away from cold before it catches them... when it turns out it's not so far from reality after all!

[@ThatGuy7433]

It's CGI...

[@CosmicTeapot]

@@ThatGuy7433 No. There's added sound design and the footage is accelerated, but there is no CGI. Confidently incorrect people always make me smile.

[@ThatGuy7433]

@@CosmicTeapot This is CGI....I'm not gonna argue on this. Believe whatever it is you want to believe.

[@vwildlife]

BBC Earth nailed it again! The perfect mix of background sound and the narrator's voice makes this a truly captivating watch

[@culsud]

its as good as a well made movie

[@alexsnell8177]

When I die I want to hear this entrance music and the narrators voice!

[@liamgross7217]

Respect to the production team. BBC documentaries set the standard.

[@JungleJoeVN]

They just want to advertise Click-Up.

[@CFox.7]

1: dont talk over the Weddell Seal when it was calling 2: actually tell us the time lapse period of the ice finger catching the starfish

[@Dimaz42]

_"Finger of Death" refers to a phenomenon called a brinicle, which is an underwater icicle that forms when supercooled saline water is expelled from sea ice. As the denser, extremely cold brine sinks, it freezes the seawater around it, creating a tube-like structure that extends downwards. Anything the brinicle touches, such as sea life on the seafloor, can freeze in its path._ _The speed at which a brinicle forms can vary, depending on factors like temperature, salinity, and water depth. Typically, a brinicle can form at a rate of a few centimeters to about 10 centimeters (4 inches) per minute. However, the exact speed may fluctuate depending on the local conditions in Antarctica where they occur._

[@ChiakiClaire-qu6xi]

I've been looking for this. Thank you ❤

[@JungleJoeVN]

Thank you Wikipedia.

[@Dimaz42]

@@JungleJoeVN *ChatGPT 😅

[@AHeuvelman-su8ji]

Bent u dom of wat? Wat u zegt is een waarneming maar geen verklaring. Eigenlijk zegt u, dat het is zoals het is. Erg dom, wilt u ons zand in de ogen strooien.?

[@SSi-nq3rt]

thanks allot. Was really wondering.

[@classicrkr2480]

0:35 “So she resorts to using her teeth.” There isn’t enough Sensodyne on Earth that could get me to do that.

[@user-gn1yg5pn4u]

Best comment!

[@vidwatcher365]

She’s probably got much better teeth than humans due to her virtually no carb diet. Chewing gristle and bone also keeps carnivore’s teeth clean, if you look at wild big cats, wolves, hyenas etc their teeth are gleaming

[@vidwatcher365]

She’s probably got much healthier teeth than humans due to her virtually no carb diet. Chewing gristle and bone also keeps carnivore’s teeth clean, if you look at wild big cats, wolves, hyenas etc their teeth are gleaming. Plus she’s evolved to do it

[@DADchs13]

The fact that all that life can survive for millions of years under the harsh conditions above the ice tells me there is a huge possibility there’s life in Europa’s oceans under the icy surface. The Water underneath is warmer and there are volcanic vents spewing ingredients for life

[@nathannightmare1604]

True.

[@Rew123]

Only if God started life there

[@blueprairiedog]

I hope we find out in my lifetime.

[@freepalestine-dm2zq]

​@@Rew123 which God

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

@@Rew123 i bet his family lives there. After all, christian god came from space...

[@ryanbw]

The motions of that one starfish trying to pull his frozen "leg" out of the ice look so human at this speed!!

[@ellyketchum3290]

I need to know which one you mean. There is so many :0

[@jase123111]

I saw that The poor little.guy. The film makers should have helped him and his buddies 😢

[@chrisnorrbom2413]

​@ellyketchum3290 the starfish at 3:24 towards the middle left

[@johnjohnnie7319]

@@chrisnorrbom2413 Looks like me getting out of bed lol

[@ReginaRegenbogn]

Helping/ influencing nature is a big no for film makers. They are there to document, not touch. In addition, the images were most certainly taken by a remote camera. No diver wants to spend hours in freezing water. So helping the starfish was not even possible, even if they wanted to.

[@tangojuli209]

Who knew starfish and sea urchins and sea worms could survive in those temps all! Catching that timelapse of the Icy Finger of Doom was AMAZING!

[@hunterhq295]

Am surprised the cameraman can go underwater so cold

[@Cleeon]

I have same question,who recording this, a cameraman or some robot? ​@@hunterhq295

[@moos5221]

I was surprised and confused to see an octopus down there, I always thought they only live in the warmest waters.

[@jogglenoggle9579]

@@moos5221 life uhhhh... finds a way

[@moos5221]

@@jogglenoggle9579 hm, why are there no cats down there in that case?

[@finnthedog5321]

It's like a fairy tale movie with an ice witch dipping her finger to use her curse.

[@johnanhmmiii]

Yeah you're so right on that, I can feel that there could be a lore about this thing

[@Badficwriter]

@@johnanhmmiii It looked like something out of Wrath of the Lich KIng from World of Warcraft.

[@samuellanghus1455]

@@johnanhmmiii Jadis from Lion, Witch and Wardrobe turning all she despises to stone with just a touch of her wand comes to mind.

[@Pulsonar]

The way that ice tornado came in sending the animals scrambling for their lives was superbly captured. Shows the same world of fear and survival like our own even if it’s on a much slower timescale to ours.

[@OrenTubing]

Love how all the creatures fill nice and comfy in a -2 degrees

[@stevebennett9839]

That is terrifying and beautiful all at the same time.

[@walkingwith_dinosaurs]

Just as life in general is

[@Nichaansama]

Sums up LIFE

[@subhamdaslovesraptor99]

@@walkingwith_dinosaurs Yes. True.

[@Freedom_Aint_Comfort]

Yes satan is devouring people but only Jesus can save us from his terror.

[@mattbradley408]

@@Freedom_Aint_ComfortThis isn’t how you lead people to Christ, it will only push them away from annoyance🙏God bless

[@rahilraza1344]

This has to be the most beautiful and sinister looking thing ever out there

[@serrielu8025]

I would like to see a video of a real one.

[@Ventira_Aqanin]

@@serrielu8025 This is a video of a real one what do you meaaaaaan, its timelapsed otherwise we'd be watching the video for months.

[@lenny9989]

@@Ventira_Aqanin Not months, probably just a few hours.

[@TheN9nth]

@@serrielu8025 lol dumbass

[@douglaspinsak1246]

The water is unbelievably clear; that might be 300ft visibility.

[@idontknowyetwhoiam]

Wow yes the visibility is insane

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

Not that much, the world record is held at I think around 140ft in Crater Lake.

[@douglaspinsak1246]

@@jacobbaumgardner3406 Cozumel is known to get around 200ft, and this water looks clearer than Cozumel. Matter of fact, I googled “clearest water in the world” and “the Weddell sea” is what came up (the sea being shown in this video). The max vis here must be somewhere in the 200-300ft range.

[@TheCommanderNZ]

Blue Lake in New Zealand holds the record for the clearest water.

[@MochiElk]

Could also be color grading

[@c.galindo9639]

Nature’s aquatic life is a marvelous yet mysterious wonder to behold. It goes to show there is always much to discover in Earth’s creatures’ habitats

[@JanetStarChild]

No kidding; that brinicle legit looks like a frozen hand pointing downward. 2:49 ...a long claw growing from the fingertip!

[@califomia]

In their Bible, Satan lives above.

[@JanetStarChild]

@@califomia No different than the actual story, since Yahweh is clearly the Devil.

[@bumfluffski]

I'll admit that I laughed at the seal noises... Sounded like an old lady scoffing at how cold it was :'D

[@zzz7408]

Was really hoping someone noticed it too. Not surprised it was a fellow saffa

[@bishopp14]

Okay so I'm not crazy. I thought I was hearing things😂

[@The_Devil_Himself]

"Yaaay! Wooh!"

[@Badficwriter]

My favorite animal noises are hens waking up and walking out into a fresh fallen snow yard. Their clucking is busy at first, then hesitant, then gets this worrying quality, and then all the hens go back inside their hutch. 😄

[@Puckpenn]

I already saw a short clip of the seal where people were laughing at how funny it was

[@xCosmicMuffinManx]

That's is so insane how an ice river can form underwater like that. It doesn't even look like it took place underwater. Like it was a freezing cold wave washing over land. Super interesting to see never knew about this

[@takla3210]

There are also underwater lakes, believe it or not.

[@fireradfieritis8953]

​​@@takla3210 Brine pools, yeah. Denser than the water around them, they sink to the lowest point they can find. They're so salty that anything nearby risks sodium poisoning. It would seem Goo Lagoon was more factual than first expected.

[@warr5250]

@@takla3210yeah the goo lagoon

[@Nandakumarweb]

The eerie music, the camera works... this is much better than hollywood movies

[@americaanimal]

All of this greatness is thanks to the cameraman's hard work. He deserves to be honored! ❤❤❤❤

[@bear.2164]

Look closely, it’s cgi.

[@koopakarmichael5856]

This deserves some type of film award. Truly amazing footage.

[@naturezavidaes]

So scary, thanks to the brave cameramen for bringing this amazing footage.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

probably a robot

[@bionx9098]

@@ernestogastelum9123 Cameraman is a robot tho

[@melikmourali2072]

​@@ernestogastelum9123 Not probably, it is a robot. 2°C water is deadly to any human

[@KyddWrapz]

Just watched the "eye of the storm" freeze from Day After Tomorrow in real-life. Poor little creatures 😢

[@rash718]

That was my movie! Dude froze as soon as he stepped out of that helicopter!!🥶

[@rachelc1110]

Just watched it yesterday too, I was like hmm this video kind of explains it.

[@Pranjalchoudhary100]

An old classic ❤️

[@dr.rahulkewalkumar2440]

& you eat those creatures...be vegan

[@blucat4]

@@rash718 He didn't step out did he? Just got frozen in his seat.

[@shubhamverma8448]

Hats off to BBC Earth for these spectular video❤

[@aaronryder4008]

fun fact, this is called brinicle because it's basically concentrated salt water brine

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

1:49 Oh god, I've never seen footage of so many moving at once before. That's unnerving! 😂

[@Badficwriter]

I think one of the BBC's big documentaries first did sped up time lapse footage of the area for a long time. It was kind of horrifying, like something from a Cthulhu story.

[@antoniopizarro7670]

Only the kiss of true love can save them.

[@sweetcupatea5304]

😂😂

[@upperj]

😭😭😭😭

[@solleehasnolife4780]

I know what I must do.

[@ouch9402]

This is it.

[@nyar5863]

I have this eery, ongoing feeling the narrator is only half a sentence away from threatening and taunting Sherlock Holmes...

[@EggKoffee]

0:25 "heyyy!"

[@kellydalstok8900]

It’s so annoying when people film you without asking your permission first. I’d be indignant too.

[@Happiness379]

😂🤣

[@Happiness379]

@@kellydalstok8900lol

[@ZandolyAnomalie]

« Wooo »

[@shainedupuis2649]

That's what I heard too😂😂😂

[@vibe2277]

0:56 torpedo alert

[@silentblackhole]

The BBC has done an amazing job with creating all these brilliant documentaries! Imagine how many years and how long it would have taken to get footage all over the world like this.

[@JasonB808]

Perfect display of how sea can have different temperatures and densities. For the creatures that live below, the cold but much warmer temperature of their under water world is to them, like our atmosphere to us. The ice barnacle is like a catastrophic weather event similar to a tornado. To us it’s very slow but the creatures that live there also move very slowly. It’s fascinating to learn stuff you never knew about.

[@semicool103]

the starfish are like yooo let me check out this death ice by going directly on top of it i love nature

[@chrisolson2846]

Fr

[@pimespo]

Those sound effects are so crunchy. They even have an old wooden door that opens slowly at the end. 😂

[@ABSD30062]

crazy😂 .how they add doop open to video

[@29langston]

I’ve lived in Australia for 15 years and truly miss good quality tv programs like this.

[@vidurmakkar34]

That's singlehandedly the coolest video graphy I've seen in my entire life. Existence and it's mysteries 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@trinasyoutube]

I don’t recall ever hearing about “the finger of death”. If I have then it’s one of those things I had forgotten over the years. Starfish are so pretty when they’re underwater.

[@chaotixthefox]

This is in fact an old video being posted again. Recognized the thumbnail immediately. I think the 12 year old posting is the oldest on KZbin that references the "Finger of Death" moniker.

[@lawrencefrost9063]

It's a ability of a hero called Lion in Dota 2. It's also my secret move with my girl friend.

[@heritagefarms-englishcream2451]

Everything in BBC earth To the music to the sound to the video, you’re so satisfying and beautiful🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@OscarGonzalez-vg3cp]

Increible, like since fiction. Nature has everything . Unlimited power. Freezing cold...fires like inferno . Beautiful. Thanks, this channel is an excellent video and the description . Love it.

[@bobocpe]

That one star holding the camera: - Well, this is cool (pun intended).

[@guttagutta420]

The seal came up and said “HEY”…😂

[@OnlyJalenPhd]

3:16 Thank you for adding another scene to my already terrifying dreams.

[@eskay1891]

Not sure why space exploration gets so much attention but it's all empty and dark, but deep ocean almost gets nothing though filled with life.

[@ianmcdonald782]

They're two completely different engineering challenges. We're also capable of doing both, which we do. You should look up all the stuff NASA has either invented or assisted in invented by providing R&D or additional money. Things that were invented to solve engineering challenges in space ended up having massive benefits to us on Earth. Memory foam, freeze dried food, cordless power tools, fire-resistant fabrics, invisible ceramics (what invisalign is made from}, improvements to LCD and LED technology which is what every modern flatscreen, tablet, phone, etc has inside. I could keep going, but you get the idea. NASA is actually one of the most beneficial govt agencies when you factor in their budget vs the return on investment we see back as a society.

[@Jeremy-f3s]

Attenborough himself has said this, he's far more interested in the ocean than space.

[@Mumbamumba]

I'm interested in both.

[@Jeremy-f3s]

@@Mumbamumba greedy pig.

[@Xingmey]

Getting to space is easy.

[@MorningThief_]

"Ice to see you"

[@Turboy65]

Let this thing touch down in Washington DC during the middle of the night when everybody is sleeping.

[@Kingmakerrr1337]

BBC will always be the best in nature documentaries. Just amazing as always!

[@idontknowyetwhoiam]

Nature is insane

[@flinchfu]

I thought the thumb was an AI-generated tornado image. This is actually pretty cool.

[@xiaomipocox3pro701]

Me also

[@sola8443]

What...? How...? BBC isn't some clickbait channel that resort to AI for thumbnails since they're well-funded enough to have access to high quality footage 😮😂

[@EthanPravia]

​@@sola8443So it affects sea creatures but not Camara creatures. Very smart of you. 😂😂😂

[@sola8443]

@@EthanPravia LOL wut? Dude you cookin' somethin'?

[@15stars]

​@@xiaomipocox3pro7012:54 to 2:54

[@NoahBenjamiin]

The Day After Tomorrow, New York scene😮 2:56

[@Pelerin985]

1:02 Climate change : "Hold on my greenhouse gas."

[@ayeshawafa3176]

Fascinating!! 🥺 1:18

[@Mellomoons]

Yeah that looked cool af.

[@Freedom_Aint_Comfort]

@@Mellomoons lol

[@tullo5564]

ayeshaBewafa 😮

[@jager477]

Spooky

[@stevhandingwall2028]

Like a dream I had indeed

[@miner6361]

Scott is great but miss my old wise attenborough..

[@adesoladada]

Attenborough the old Attenborough the wise Attenborough the great

[@curiousnomadic]

If you are looking for the secrets to the universe, Attenborough has them.

[@vwildlife]

Definitely! David Attenborough does an amazing job of narrating wildlife videos with such passion.Old BUT Great🥰

[@Jeremy-f3s]

He's 98 he's done a thousand of these things I think you've got enough to go on. He can't live forever.

[@281crane]

Sir David Attenborough is the Gandalf, Dumbledore, Yoda of our time!

[@travishancock2302]

I absolutely love below the ocean floors and all the lifeforms down there..’

[@rickshermantal5002]

I can not imagine how anyone could have filmed this. Amazing work!

[@smithjack3497]

보고 또 봐도 신비롭다.

[@kingsleymarkk]

Darn! The music, the videography, the voice pacing of the narrator... It felt like a Star Wars movie but of real death. They died in glass coffins - their misfortune a spectacle for passerby animals.

[@yodatwinkie]

Look how clear that water is 🎉

[@alexhatfield2987]

Have a look at your favourite posts and channels on KZbin.Then look at something like this. THIS is why the BBC is world class.

[@damienthomas8541]

This reminds me of Octonauts where they went thru the topic of brinicles in one episode. Man, I miss my childhood

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

idk about octonauts but i remember these being sort of a thing in subnautica below zero, i think they are cooler irl though

[@blingbling2841]

This is the kind of repost that I'd watch again and again and never complain. ❄️

[@IppodoTea327]

The cameraman always survive😅

[@npme77]

0:26 Seal saying "Hey! Hooo!"

[@TPTCC27]

Am I the only one hyperventilating about the fact that someone is under that ice filming this beautiful scenery? 😅😂

[@americaanimal]

Imagine this finger of death like a super tornado, and the starfish are us humans 😬😬😬😬Oh my God, it's a super catastrophe😱😱😱😱

[@BraidsByPuffQueenKayla]

Nature is such an amazing thing 😮😮😮😮

[@stevenvitali7404]

The real world is

[@jeanhiebert3425]

Im screaming Run Away!! at the screen.

[@emcooper3031]

Same, lol!

[@aaronriggs4430]

This footage is INSANE. BRAVO to the team that captured it!!

[@SeaUrchinFilms]

As a sea urchin myself, I am deeply offended by this brutal, unprovoked aggression.

[@knobtwista]

The definition of otherworldly

[@sryan4925]

Omg Andrew Scott is the PERFECT narrator!

[@razakhalid4265]

Not a patch on Attenborough

[@Jeremy-f3s]

Especially for something ominous having played such villainous roles.

[@Sol_Badguy_GG]

The penguin filming this deserves at least twice more fish today.

[@nephun]

This was the best 3 minutes and 58 seconds of youtube that I've seen in quite a while.

[@C41N4]

Moriarty? 🤔 Now we need Sherlock to come and talk about all those “penguings” 😂

[@explorer.samrat]

Wowwwww....those colourful Starfishes look like some tasty sweets...😍❤️

[@actoberreidart]

Ugh.

[@Boofatcha]

​@@actoberreidart Ogh.

[@user-cn2ny1zz4h]

Maravillosa y siniestra es a la vez la naturaleza

[@bonzty]

What an incredible footage!

[@sethsporrer9941]

This was 100% one of the most disturbingly gorgeous scenes ever made.

[@killianmiller6107]

Imagine someone talking about a “river of ice” in fiction (not exactly like a river frozen over), only to learn that it’s basically a real life phenomenon. Nature is so fascinating

[@dorianclini]

1:56 What is that stop motion water snake? 🤣

[@DEFINITIVEPENCHANT]

I’d bet money that that’s either an annelid or a sea cucumber. I’m hoping that someone more informed could clarify!

[@kingsleymarkk]

It caught my attention too. I was like, wait a minute!!!!

[@SirThanksalot_1]

it's just sped up with many pictures, nothing surprising. There's so many creatures in the deep we don't know about.

[@thehantavirus]

its a nemertean worm, aka ribbon worm. they are in thier own phylum. they are the ones that evert thier appendages to capture prey

[@omilionyanhete5708]

Is that patrick 1:43

[@user-fl7vh6lh1t]

No it's the Krusty Krab

[@moonbeammuse2767]

If nothing else, these are the documentaries worthy of our licence fee.

[@greypsyche5255]

The effort that went into making this must've been insane.

[@n1vca]

Wow, amazing images - that must have been taking very special equipment, time and effort to even capture this.

[@lofman]

Hey! This looks untouched, let's dig for oil, natural gas and/or rare metals here. 1:28

[@SamPortillo]

Nahhh! Too Cold 🥶 😂

[@AttitudeIndicator]

Good idea unironically

[@zephyr9675]

Does not make sense to look for those resources in places that have already been searched....

[@TheStockwell]

2:15 That's when The Finger of Death is finally shown. Eek! No offense intended, but Andrew Scott is far too reassuring. You really need to hire Werner Herzog for things like this. 😬

[@carolinecostamilan]

Beautiful (and sad) 👏👏👏

[@hans6146]

Realy realy beautiful. Thanks BBC keep it up

[@rogerdouglas2306]

realy realy.... really bad english

[@abaubaidah]

Even in this extreme temperature.... The cameraman never dies 😂

[@kaliss7192]

The teeth on those seals eventually wear out from scraping ice and they all starve to death.

[@londonalicante]

A bit over the top, aren't you? Sure some seals will die in the winter. But not all, or the species would have gone extinct long ago.

[@joannmello5085]

Good video BBC❤

[@IzzyCreatedThat]

Now that is nature!

[@lovelyruby718]

what is that worm/snake-like creature at 1:56 ?

[@GrandTerr]

A type of warm? There's plenty of them. Can't tell which one exactly.

[@alysiacoyle5239]

Maybe hagfish???

[@dagtheking5739]

@@GrandTerrIt might be a mollusk.

[@angelguevara7730]

A worm?

[@alexethan4480]

Wormsnake

[@Twist-The-Friendly-Hunter]

Not hearing David attenborough narrate throws me off not gonna lie. That guy is the emperor of narration. Planet earth and its ocean counterpart were always narrated by him when I was a kid...I genuinely love that guy. David, narrates everything. His brother, opens a theme park for dinosaurs.

[@dkushwaha700]

The death lays its icy hands.

[@yingle6027]

So if Antarctica loses and gains 50% of its ice each year, how come we don't have sea level rise and retreat on other continents? I've been told all my life that if the ice caps melt we're all under water, yet here they are melting by 50% and there is no change in sea level. 🤷🏻

[@FireStick-nu4pn]

🤫 They don’t like questions like that. It’s too logical! Honestly, if they were really worried about that, they wouldn’t be buying beachfront property.

[@esodesp599]

sea levels rise when new water enters the ocean. Icebergs forming and melting do not contribute to adding any new water, but when permafrost melts that add a lot of new water. Thats what people are referring to when they talk about rising sea levels

[@yingle6027]

@@esodesp599 You know that a lot of that ice is above ground right? So frozen water above ground (the size of a continent) suddenly enters the ocean every year and there is 0 sea level rise. I am absolutely astounded by this revelation! Someone needs to explain how this can happen, otherwise I can only conclude we've been lied to about sea level rise.

[@pheonixpenguin]

⁠@@yingle6027he explicitly says that “in winter, the continent doubles its size.” Now, size is a pretty vague term, but I interpret that to mean that the traversable size is doubled. I.e. where there used to be ocean, there is now ice. So no, most of the ice is not on land. Furthermore, Antarctica is technically a desert, so most of the snow on it has been there for a long time. Also, if you fill a glass half way with water and add some ice cubes, then draw a line and wait for the ice cubes to melt, you’ll see that the water level doesn’t change at all, hence the ocean level not rising. The concern is really in the arctic circle, where there is a lot of permafrost like @esodesp599 said.

[@yingle6027]

@@pheonixpenguin The Ice is visible above ground so it technically enters the ocean. For 50% of the continents size to enter the ocean, wouldn't we have sea level rise/retreat even if it's just a little bit every year?

[@cyberjackal774]

How is it -2 C°?? That would mean it's ice?? Does sea water have a lower freeze point?

[@adammac.1342]

Yes. The salt in the water lowers the freezing point! :)

[@randomnickify]

Yes. That's why you "salt" the roads during the winter.

[@StofStuiver]

What you learned; water freezes at 0 Celcius, applies to ~pure water. As soon as you add things, freezing temp can change and specifically different salts affect freezing temp. The ocean water there freezes at -1.8 celcius, because of NaCl (kitchen salt) in it. The brine, also water with higher concentration of NaCl, can get as low as -20 celcius in these circumstances (hence 'supercooled water'). Equally, different substances in water also affect boiling point. The 100 celcius similarly applies to ~pure water and at 1 atmosphere of pressure. For instance, also adding NaCl to water, raises waters boiling point (at same pressure). 58 grams of salt, increases 1 kg (1l) waters boiling point by 0.5 degrees celsius. Different substances wil have different effects on waters freezing and boiling point.

[@BS-vx8dg]

Okay, I'm at 0:17 and am wondering whether to continue. The narrator just said that Antarctica has "doubled in size; it's now bigger than the USA". Well, Antarctica is _always_ bigger than the United States. So why are you spinning it like this? *EDIT* : Okay, it was a short video, and so I finished it. And yeah, that was cool.