The Scale of Mushroom Clouds

[@RojoFern]

After sitting on this for a couple months now I've come to the realization that my explanation as to the formation of condensation rings was absolutely abysmal. It's actually a near complete reversal as to how I explained it. If you know anything about the formation of mach cones around aircraft approaching the sound barrier, it's much the same. While the shock front itself is an area of high pressure, its movement of air creates an equally intense region of low pressure behind it. As I demonstrated earlier in the video, reducing the pressure results in a drop in temperature, and when you lower the temperature of moist air, you're primed for the formation of cloud droplets. As the low pressure region passes, temperatures rise, and the cloud dissipates. This is why rings (and wilson clouds) form. A running list of other screw-ups: 1. Cumulonimbus clouds do not have the subset castellanus. I had meant to say cumulonimbus calvus, or cumulonimbus clouds that haven't formed an anvil. 2. The outer casing of the TX-16 was not aluminum, it was steel. 3. For whatever reason, I mispronounced "noctilucent" as "nocticulent". 4. The bombing of Hiroshima occured on August 6th, three days before the 9th, not two. If you find any others, please let me know so I can correct them.

[@taxfraud5627]

broccoli

[@darksu6947]

I hope your butt wasn't too sore after sitting on this fantastic video for so long

[@dean8877]

2:11 😮😮

[@coobk]

dont worry! mistakes drive engagement!

[@johnba291972]

What was the aluminum tube spitting fire you talked about at the end coz I don't remember hearing anything about it before. Have heard of the Trinity tests, Hiroshima and even the Tsar bomba, but no idea what that last bit referred to and you ended the video after mentioning it without explanation.

[@andrewsad1]

The 30,000 Megatons sequence was a vibe and a half. Haven't felt that particular brand of dread since I read Cat's Cradle

[@ItalianCountryball11]

Fr, 30,000 Megatons is FIRE 🔥

[@lukelanglais7471]

was masterfully put together in this vid, makes you feel some type of way

[@irenafarm]

I’ve recently returned to school to get a degree in climate science. I’m both less frightened of random nuclear events, since studying geosystems, and also more anxious about our human superpower to mess things up with stupidness.

[@mikado4786]

Pond really ought to use this sequence for their music video. It hits really hard.

[@SomeGuyFromMalta]

@@ItalianCountryball11 goated band fr

[@mcgee9777]

This man is one of the biggest enigmas on KZbin. Goes from posting short memes to 30 and 40 minutes video essays on tornadoes and mushroom clouds. I love it, keeps it up man

[@hashkangaroo]

Biggest enigma on KZbin, my arse! Bargain Basement Bobby Broccoli.

[@mcgee9777]

@@hashkangaroo I think you missed the “one of” but everyone has their own opinion.

[@shay4501]

Dont skip your meds please@@hashkangaroo

[@RAAM855]

You're lying if you said you didnt have a phase where you fell down the rabbithole and became infatuated with Tornados and Nukes and spent afternoons watching footage. everyone has a Tornado phase cause they are just that cool and fascinating

[@crazydrummer181]

Kinda reminds me of EmpLemon who started out making KZbin poops to hour and a half long entertaining documentary style videos.

[@lancebradshaw4829]

After seeing both this and your tornado scale video, I'm definitely left wanting more content like this.

[@samuelsafford4201]

that's why I'm here and just subbed, this dude is the cloud master

[@robertvancuyck3791]

Facts

[@AFMR0420]

I watched the other last night. Saw styropyro’s comment and subbed.

[@willswift94]

Bobbybroccoli has content like this

[@NotWillVenner]

I hope he does a volcanic ash cloud video

[@majesticalmike290]

I ADORE the mix of informative video essay and then sudden shitpost meme humor sprinkled in.

[@piratedgenes]

Same

[@BierBart12]

Whoppenheimer

[@staticcorvette5998]

Nuclearposting

[@jadeboi2868]

That ending sequence is amazing

[@kaelenleckie3031]

It’s beautiful and terrifying.

[@Nissan240sxMusic]

Indeed

[@b_f_d_d]

Truly Beautiful

[@olivere5497]

Whos the music?

[@jadeboi2868]

@@olivere5497 30000 megatons by Pond

[@plasticlemmon3288]

"Now I am become sleepy, the goer to bed" -J. Robert Oppenheimer

[@dx-ek4vr]

“Now I am become high, the Smoker of Weed”

[@joeypaulzine3769]

“now I am become twitter, the destroyer of opinions”

[@HermesKhadivar-n5l]

Now I've become rick , the roler of words

[@RazgrizXMG0079]

Nappinheimer

[@ryanoglesbee1075]

How now, brown cow?

[@chinalakefox6390]

At 39:00, the flash reveal of text in time with the music is pure art. Whether it was intended to be punchy or to give the audience a taste of what it would've been like to watch the test occur, that is a positively gorgeous use of the medium. You get all of the gold stars.

[@miamiole]

It wasn't coincidence, that's for sure. This was artistic genius.

[@m.i.c.h.o]

@@miamiole Yeah this is incredible

[@ScottServais-poet]

Gave me goosebumps for sure

[@likefrim]

EXACTLY. it’s just beautiful

[@minigunner1218]

The formation of Starfish Prime's fireball (among other Fishbowl detonations') could use a little explanation. It formed into those lines because the blast was so high up that the paths of the blast's highly-charged particles were deformed by Earth's magnetic field. This changes the understanding of how EMPs resulting from near-space detonations work when you take that into account. On a completely different note, any chance you could do a Scale of Volcanoes video? I really liked both this and the one on tornadoes.

[@hithedragon7842]

A volcano video would be awesome. Such an interesting subject.

[@detectivepikachu1748]

thank you so much ive been trying to find videos and links of an explanation or a picture. it makes a lot more sense now

[@dirtypure2023]

Why did they call it "Operation Fishbowl"?

[@pahtar7189]

If you a the volcano video, be sure to include the (apparently) dead super-volcanoes on Mars and the plethora of ever-changing volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io!

[@bobbyhumphrey199]

I can see it now, he spits some facts on the biggest supervolcanic eruption known from the geological record and then hits us with the plot twist of flood basalt eruptions with some music that just gives you chills

[@lhaviland8602]

I feel like a video on volcanic eruptions would be the perfect finish to this trilogy.

[@aprocrisin]

i feel like on on hurricanes could work as well

[@gizmo709]

:)

[@canadaballplayz9999]

;)

[@lhaviland8602]

OH MY GOD

[@trentenidk8431]

@@lhaviland8602THATS WHAT IM SAYING!

[@omgpuppet]

The starfish prime sequence is genuinely one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Wish you all the success.

[@mikado4786]

Indeed this ending is art….that is also mildly informative. Really though, it’s beautiful.

[@Fugels]

The starfish prime ending pulled a single emotion out of me; fear. Well done, good sir, well done.

[@Lancer_0010]

Very nice going from the tzar bomba to a smaller, yet much deadlier nuke in fucking space

[@lockheedx33]

Starfish Prime, aka the largest firework ever launched and highest firework ever detonated

[@InquisitorXarius]

Honestly, it filled within me wonder, awe, and a sense of beauty.

[@user-bn6lm8ng3v]

@@Lancer_0010 how is it more deadlier? Its a lower payload in a higher atmosphere with less resistance, of course its going to behave differently. Its nowhere near as deadly or as powerful as the tsar bomb

[@Lancer_0010]

@@user-bn6lm8ng3v I don’t remember why I said that 8 months ago. Probably something to do with better delivery onto an actual target versus a slow bomber carrying the tzar bomb that may or may not make it

[@60103FlyingScotsman]

That bit of ivy mike, where you go from the intial stage to the mushroom cloud, absolutely knocked it out of the park

[@mrmadmaxalot]

Yeah, that and the end sequence were great! I had to back up and watch that and the end over immediately after. The end made me feel like I hadn't just watched a video, I'd had an experience! haha

[@alecverp]

The last clips of operation fishbowl with 30000 megatons playing brought a tear to my eye, what a beautiful ending to an amazing video, keep up the great work!

[@cptkirkpyro5656]

38:00-39:00 really shows your true skills and ability to capture the viewer. these 60 seconds are probably the best on KZbin in general and I've been watching for almost 2 decades daily.

[@tescoshortage]

Music list 2:43 - Live Worms - Josh Lippi 3:56 - Electro Montage - Geoff Bastow 4:49 - Valley of Minds D - Tim Juckes 7:55 - The Burning - Lost Years 8:14 - Funky Fanfare - Keith Mansfield 8:50 - Kappa - Unit 9 10:42 - Theme of _The Price Is Right_ 10:57 - Dawn to Dusk - Lee Mason 11:55 - Sorrow - Pink Floyd 13:03 - Darkside - Georges Rodi 15:18 - Starways - Brian Chatton 19:06 - Friends and Neighbors - Alan Hawkshaw 20:43 - The Av Conception: Part 4 - Geoff Bastow 23:10 - Repeater - Astral Sounds 27:33 - Telecom - James Asher 28:58 - Signs of Life - Pink Floyd 31:06 - Masterplan - Nicolo Bardoni 33:50 - Rettung - Klaus Doldinger 34:31 - Nocturne - Benolt Hutin 37:54 - 30,000 Megatons - Pond

[@jackstone8074]

Thanks

[@BleedForTheWorld]

The goat

[@carktheshark]

13:47 - The Ground Plane - Bill Wurtz

[@resistivewig610]

we need more people like you bro

[@Drummr88]

Bro, I'm writing you into my Will for this!

[@Nefville]

This is seriously one of the best videos I've ever seen on KZbin and I've been watching since 2006. If you did something like this semi-ish-regularly this would be a multi-million subscriber channel in short order. Its like Martin Scorsese did documentaries on KZbin. Your pacing, your music, your narration, writing and graphics - its that good. Bravo, this is an absolute masterpiece and high point on this entire platform and I really mean that.

[@Nefville]

Came back to rewatch the best video on all of KZbin.

[@Chiberia]

Your editing timing is phenomenal. Don't ever change your pacing.

[@TacetCat]

As impressive as mushroom clouds are, the graphic at 17:34 more put into perspective just how huge cumulonimbus clouds are.

[@kiwi_2_official]

clouds are big

[@Three_Cubed]

God we cannot stop watching that ending with Starfish Prime, that is such a marvelous piece of just, musical connection with an outstanding reveal of what's bigger than the Tsar Bomba. The mushroom cloud from it reminds me of a Enoki mushroom too, which is befitting of the video too. God, we love it.

[@galaxyofreesesking2124]

This video is a total masterclass in story-telling by editing and script. The fact that it was so easy to follow, I think, is really a byproduct of how meticulously well-made everything besides the information you tried to convey is actually crafted -- for lack of a better word.

[@agendrairbendr1717]

That ending blew my mind, beautifully done, especially with the overlay on the graph, and the perfect music choice and timing.

[@pepsihat]

Man I love these video essays you make. Not only are they funny, but they're also informative, and I love the graphics you show to compare the blasts. Also I'm a sucker for Pink Floyd so take my like 👍

[@RojoFern]

Gilmour's guitar can make anything better

[@jimmyvuletich9453]

I knew I wasn’t tripping 😂😂 Sorrow, right?

[@carktheshark]

The short moments of silence really showcases the magnitude and horror of these weapons, well done!

[@hashkangaroo]

Speak for yourself, mate! I watched this on x2 and it was _still_ painful to listen to, what with all the pauses every two sentences, the complete lack of pacing that makes you think he's having a dementia moment, and above all the _endless_ padding. It's Bobby Broccoli, or rather a bargain basement copy done by an amateur way out of his depth.

[@envrnmntlsm]

@@hashkangaroobros rarted

[@Alexander_Grant]

@@hashkangaroo It's okay that your opinion is wrong.

[@hashkangaroo]

@@Alexander_Grant And it's sad that you have comically bad taste.

[@Alexander_Grant]

@@hashkangaroo Again, it's okay that your opinion is wrong.

[@deathlis]

I think we should have an international contest to see who can make the biggest mushroom cloud out of the smallest bomb. For the advancement of science or something.

[@TheRealFraston]

Largest smoke grenade challenge.

[@davisdf3064]

​@@TheRealFraston biggest flashbang too

[@red40...]

Dude i absolutely love this video, especially the end. Ive always known atomic bombs are big, that the tsar is the biggest, but ive never had the build up in size shown to me like this before and both of the times ive watched this completely through so far has made my jaw drop. Really inspires me to make my own video essays, keep up the good work.

[@YouWereOneIker]

These deserve so much more attention.

[@bobsmith8178]

39:36 What I find even more terrifying and awe inspiring about Starfish Prime is that those colossal thermospheric streaks, a hand of god reaching up to 1000 km into the heavens were caused by a nuke 50 times smaller than the Tsar Bomba. Imagine how truly enormous the clouds created by Starfish Prime could’ve been if an Ivy King was on that rocket. Operation Fishbowl truly is a testament to humanity’s destructive potential and the lengths we are willing to go for knowledge. This is hands down the best video essay I’ve watched.

[@nerobernardino88]

Imagine if they had packed a Tsar bomba there instead.

[@bradleydelay]

You mean Ivy Mike? King was the smaller kiloton one iirc

[@randombassist1180]

The quality of your tornado size video and this video deserves way more subscribers and views, you clearly put monumental effort into each one

[@the_sedi643]

In terms of small youtuber essays, this is easily the best one I have ever seen. Just the attention to detail and music choices make this video something one would see in a museum!

[@SupersuMC]

Definitely a museum-worthy piece.

[@davidci]

Commenting again just to say that this is one of the best displays of audiovisual masterpiece I've ever seen on KZbin. The combination of music and visuals at the end is too perfect that you indirectly made me not only discover a new band but also fall in love with their songs.

[@silymon]

That is some FIRE editing at 39:00. This deserves more attention

[@cloudftw113]

The music, the timing of the flash and text, it had me replaying it multiple times.

[@roter7991]

This was absolutely amazing. Not only did you make it funny and easy to digest, but you even showed a little bit of the science behind it.

[@imhaddanitattaxx4172]

Wait this is 4 months old? KZbin is absolutely slouching with reccomendeds now. This is right up my alley

[@austinhuskey2921]

The Operation Fishbowl sequence gave me goosebumps.

[@highcat2046]

What's really wild to think about regarding the Tzar Bomba test is how far away one could be, while still being able to see it. It was still visible over 600 miles away, and it's heat could be felt at 160 miles distance from ground zero. To put it in perspective, I live about 180 miles away from Manhattan, and New York City. If a 50 megaton device was used against one of those locations, not only would both be deleted from the list of things that physically exist, I would be able to step outside and see the explosion with near perfect clarity, and I'd feel the heat of nearly ten million people being purged from reality. We know the shockwave from the blast encompassed the earth three times, with the first wave making it's way around the earth in just over 36 hours, with the circumference of the earth being around 25,000 miles, we can conclude the shockwave was initially traveling at an average speed of about 700 miles per hour for the first circumventing wave. With a distance of about 180 miles from myself and the theoretical ground zero, it would take around 15 and a half minutes for this deity flattening gust of wind to reach me and give my house a new pressure wash at just a hair shy of the speed of sound.

[@drewendly89]

I read that even at 100km 3rd degree burns would happen, which is probably death id assume. I grew up in Laguna Beach about 65 miles/1hr drive south of downtown LA. Crazy to think if 50MT hit LA people on the beach in Laguna/Orange County would be fried 😯

[@kaathesacolyte2943]

And even that is dwarfed by asteroid strikes. The KPG ( KT) impact had a yield of 100 teratons

[@highcat2046]

​@@kaathesacolyte2943Basically getting spawn wiped wherever that big ol' chunk of rock hits.

[@kiwi_2_official]

its*

[@michaelbuckers]

The legend has it, that the yield was limited to 50 megaton because soviet scientists were worried about the possibility of runaway nuclear ignition of atmospheric oxygen.

[@L0CV5T]

Ive never genuinely gotten goosebumps from a video until this Please more of these, these are awesome, and you’re awesome.

[@METAL1ON]

WOW. Ive had a plethora of knowledge on nuclear tests over the years but this was like a breath of fresh air. Never have I heard an explanation of the skirts or the sizes of the clouds. Not only that but it was put together in a beautiful package that kept me sat here throughout the whole video. Wonderful video that deserves to be preserved just as much as the nuclear tests themselves.

[@bowsermario6]

honestly I don't comment that much on many videos. but I have to make an exception here: the last few minutes of the video was something else. Absolutely great choice for the music at the end and syncing it to what is going on to make it that much more impactful. Just gives me chills. first time I keep going back to a video just to replay the last few minutes. My first reaction upon first watching this was like "No, he's got to be fucking crazy. there's no way there's something bigger than the Tsar Bomba... Right?" and then I got blown away (pun might or might not be intended). Hell, even before the last part, I was equally stunned by the introduction of Joe-111 (Tsar Bomba). that part much like what was before it was done so well. Immediate new subscriber earned for sure without any hesitation

[@Hanna_Stefanowska]

Fantastic content, well edited and narrated. You should have far more subs

[@gosborg]

I agree. Great content.

[@Theblackdahlia1]

Heck yeah! He kills it and has great videos start to finish.

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Man, I'm not entirely sure what you're doing on KZbin but I sure as hell am gratefull you're uploading all this amazing material. I absolutely love the vibe of your videos. Cheers.

[@Jeffrythesheep1]

Your videos have been absolutely fantastic, I love the instrumental/musical transitions that you make between info dumps. really adds character to the whole experience and gives an EmpLemon vibe(Which is great btw).

[@Vifnis]

I genuinely do not regret watching this in full, a fantastic showing... definitely nice to relive some of the highlights of the bygone eras we all likely missed!!! ("only" 50 MT - r.i.p. Novaya Zemlya)

[@jashbeptic]

Not going to let the gem of the final chat replay message get lost: "...and to the minute, it is now 77 years since crossroads able, the first nuclear test after world war 2, the test that kicked all this off". Absolutely brilliant. I come to rewatch just for that last segment all the time

[@oliverbaker8575]

"you can get on with your day now..." how am i supposed to continue my day after having an existential crisis over the power we humans hold.

[@ceremyjlarkson9475]

This was great! All the cinematography was great, animations were wonderful, loved it. Especially the audio. Great job, hoping to see more and you'll blow up some day!

[@Nawakooo0]

The presentation, story-telling and audio design is immaculate. The whole video felt like an actual dream, a euphoric dream, lysergide in some ways. Bravo

[@m.i.c.h.o]

Yeah, this was probably one of the best youtube video I've seen in at least a year. Just sheer goddamn qualty. Please do one on eruptions or asteroid impacts in the future, or anything really Edit: This is one of the few times I see something and genuinely cannot understand or believe this doesn't have like >10 million views. Please keep it up!

[@LDSG_A_Team]

the craftsmanship in this video is incredible. thank you for this

[@behindthewolfseyes]

Top notch, with a mix of hard info and a presentation that gets some emotion flowing. I love the fake out scene transition where we assume we're seeing another nuclear flash. Subbed all

[@enderriky9684]

10 minutes into the video and I'm just captivated, can see this is a good watch, I have nothing else to say and I just wanted to comment to the algorithm gods recommend this video to more people

[@AeonZer0]

Dude this was amazing. From the editing to the sound to the dark humor, this video is extremely well done. It manages to be very informative while being extremely entertaining and digestible. Keep it up, this is excellent stuff.

[@mrhoneycutter]

I need more of your video essays, you got a great editing style and delivery. You def have something here, and hope you keep at it (provided you enjoy it and it brings you happiness).

[@jonvelde5730]

Well now I feel like crying. You have successfully induced a state of existential dread.

[@Astro_weeeeee]

I loved the term physics package, like "hey whats in that box? Oh this is just the pure unbridled force of physics itself"

[@funpotatoman]

Words cannot begin to describe the feeling I get while watching the final two sequences of this video. Starting at 31:06, the song overlapping with Kennedy's speech during the Joe-111 footage was immaculate; the Starfish Prime sequence even more so.

[@Nupetiet]

I really like how you effectively used music for mood and pacing. Very good work.

[@MrPierdole123]

Hi! At the start of the video I didn't exactly enjoy your delivery and the tedious way it was being explained but throughout the video it feels like the script evolved and the writing became more and more to the point. This video went from "Kind agood, enjoying the "how big was that" story to "God damn that's a good video" ._. You nailed the ending mate. 10/10

[@PaulHenning84]

the ending to this video is perfect, my favorite part is Starfish Prime. The music, the animation, use of footage was perfect.

[@the_funky_wandrr]

this video essay style with fantastic graphic editing, design, progression, captivating storytelling, and both silly and hard-hitting moments is something i treasure so dearly. the music choice aswell as the humor showcase such wonderful personality, and connects the audience to the author with skill: i feel like i’m listening to a wonderful speech-ramble in a relatable manner and i’m all here for it! i discovered the depths of radioactivity and clouds last year through kyle hill and swegle studios, so this was a gift from the mesosphere for me. so thank you! and even despite it’s informational flaws, this video is my favorite video in all of youtube 😭💛.

[@failosaurus6764]

Editing: 10/10 Music: 10/10 Narration: 10/10 Content: 10/10 Comedic Timing: 10/10 It's wild that I happened on this video at random on a god damn Saturday and I've watched it twice and shared it with everyone I know. 40 minutes of my life have never gone by so quickly. Fantastic work man

[@hashkangaroo]

Baby's first attempt at slavishly copying Bobby Broccoli, with the skills of a drunk clown.

[@kiwi_2_official]

@@hashkangaroo bobby broccoli copied from jon bois lmfao, this is how ideas work

[@bloodhound627]

good LORD this was a wonderful essay. thank you so much for sharing; it was endlessly entertaining, and, even though i (almost ;)) saw the ending coming, it was ridiculously enjoyable and informative the entire way through. massive props, and a huge thank-you to the youtube algorithm for recommending this wonderful work to me. much love

[@DIRTYBILL1994]

I love how the riff is timed just right when the light comes on. 12:08

[@astroboy3291]

This video left me speechless for a minute or two. At first I was so happy to get a good explanation, about the "anatomy" of a nuclear mushroom cloud, I was wishing for so long. But stuff got really crazy fast. This is basically a full blown documentary, that set things into perspective, even for me, who is a sucker for these kind of videos for years. I really enjoyed those 40 minutes. Great editting and soundtrack too! EDIT: Don't know what else you make, but.. what the hell, subscribed.

[@FromZeroToZed]

Great documentary, and the fact you played Pond at the end was the icing on the cake for me. Good job keep em coming!

[@gavinhansen5685]

Ive seen this video 5 times now. I swear this is my favorite video on KZbin. Thanks for the amazong content my friend!

[@kre8or465]

Ok but, the building tension from 19:05 to 20:40.... masterful

[@ogsmokedwizard1215]

I absolutely love your style of videos… the way you move onto other topics/points is phenomenal, your editing, even the way you share the information just scratches my brain in all the right places, I will be sticking around and excited for every new video that you make

[@weekiely1233]

This is an incredible video. It’s simplistic yet effective at its aim and brings sheer power and scale to perspective As someone who knows a bit about fishbowl I had no idea it was that big expansion wise.

[@RojoFern]

Honestly, I remember literally sitting in absolute awe for a good ten minutes when I was making the photogramtric measurements for this video. Judging by the height of the fireball's epicenter relative to the perspective of the C-135 that took the photos, it's likely starfish prime's plumes stretched to an altitude anywhere between 700 and 1000km, which seems utterly outlandish until you remember the "great white fingers" were visible for 1000s of miles all across the Pacific. Viewers on Kwajelein reportedly had to look upward 45 degrees to see the explosion, and they were 1600 miles from Johnston atoll. I suppose that's just what you get when atomized debris traveling at dozens of times the speed of sound has practically no atmosphere to impede it.

[@weekiely1233]

@@RojoFern not to mention the electromagnetic impact. It created its own ionosphere, fried 6 satellites, caused power cuts in hawaii and created aurora in not only the sky around the test but on the other side of the earth. Truly one of the greatest displays of sheer human power ever

[@RojoFern]

It's fitting that arguably one of the most poorly planned and problematic nuclear tests in history created one of its most immense and beautiful spectacles.

[@ChessieSystem1973]

@@RojoFernI love the use of Rettung from the Das boot soundtrack for Joe-111!

[@akazera]

This video is a gem. Editing, music choices and story telling are top tier, hat off to you man.

[@erixmix]

Bless u dude, I never thought YTP-brained video essay-ish content could ever be a thing but this is outstanding work.

[@bigmacsavage4709]

You have acchieved cinema with that last secuence my friend, this is what its all about, this is how true art feels like. you're amazing

[@michaelgadsby]

Informational value and presentation acumen aside, your music choices are absolutely stellar. Hearing 'Masterplan' by Nick Bardoni and Steve Warr commensurate to JFK's July 26th 1963 Address to The Nation regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was phenomenally haunting against the real footage montage. The sequence reminded me of a lot of Paul Hardcastle's '19'.

[@scottoleson1997]

Such a trip to hear my favorite electronic band POND at the end. I didn’t even know the song, but instantly recognized the vocals and synths. Amazing

[@zacherade1541]

This was incredible. Up there with the likes of Lemmino and other youtube greats. You should definitely have more subscribers but at least you just gained one more

[@cptkirkpyro5656]

I hate to tell you buddy, but I control the algorithm and you're about to blow up in a different sense as long as you keep this up. I can not express in words how well the editing was and song choices... chefs kiss. If you can produce 4 of these a year, I can guarantee a million subs per year.

[@Trippy_Space_Bunny]

I had already forgotten the title of the video and was getting lost in the non nuclear ☁️ talk, the segue into mushroom clouds almost felt abrupt lol Love that musical clip from Ground Plane by Bill Wurtz and the animation you put to it 🙃 Is it the biggest cloud Me: probably not No, cut to space Me: The Ort Cloud doesn't count 🤣 Awesome vid so far Oooo love the credits

[@stephenm879]

Great music selections. Comedic timings still phenomenal. Keep up the great work on these videos. Will share because this bomb ass video needs to be seen.

[@TwinleaftheDragon]

You do amazing work man, honestly. Makes me wanna get back into video editing with how nice your stuff is

[@orionmk3]

This is incredibly compelling stuff. The ending, with its perfect mixture of editing, graphics, and music, is a masterclass. I hope to see more like this and the tornado video!

[@I-Stole-Your-Toast700]

Theres 2 things humans like: Big explosions and even bigger explosions

[@tomaspetrica9859]

This video has no joke one of the best endings I have ever seen in my entire life

[@Dexter_459]

This video is so well edited, and funny! It's so good! The intro is incredibly clean.

[@alexlowe2054]

31:05 - 33:30 Oh please stop. I already turned it down to normal speed to appreciate the editing quality and masterful cinematography at work, which I rarely do. I already subscribed on the first video (this video) I saw from your channel, which I've only done like 3 times. You already had me. I already loved this video. You didn't need to drop the Jon Bois struggle song on me. I cried during the Dave Stieb series. This video was about clouds. It didn't need to go this hard. You could have stopped. But you didn't. Can't wait for you to have a few million subscribers, or at least a good hundred thousand. With this quality, you're basically already creating content that's as good as Jon Bois from DorkTown or BobbyBroccoli. The transition from posting memes to quality content like this reminds me of EmpLemon, which is some of the highest praise I can give. I'll be back in a few years to see how well this comment aged.

[@zachlap3020]

How does his have this low of views, this content is amazing! Left me feeling almost like after watching a good movie

[@piwnigrajkowie]

This is one of the most engaging video essays I've seen. I usually just play them in the backgeound but damn. Just after the intro I knew I had to watch it to the end. And also the music fits perfectly

[@vcallinan]

Man I just found out about your channel and between this video and the tornado one, you have something going here! Both were extremely informative and entertaining. I truly hope you keep making videos like this! Subscribed :)

[@Stogdad17]

This is the greatest documentary I have ever watched 🙌 The editing is stellar, and your delivery is absolutely captivating.

[@TheFBI911]

you are severely underrated my guy, keep up the work, you're sure to hit the gold soon!

[@franklinthompson7336]

The use of 30000 megatons was so fitting and one of my favorite songs

[@impaler331]

I hope this man gets bigger. I just started with the tornado scale video and im hooked. You can tell you actually are interested in the subjects.

[@ClarkedyClarke]

im a bit obsessed with the way you edit your videos. i want this video on vhs. edit after finishing: theres an art to the way you make these. i dont know how to explain it,, i dont know a lot about weather science, but theres an infectious respect to these huge atmospheric structures. this truly, wholeheartedly, feels like an art piece, crafted lovingly. this was such a beautifully made video, and the sense of awe and human accomplishment combined with the horror of just how much power we're willing to throw at each other mixed together in something exhilarating. like,,, this is so much more than a video essay, than a documentary. absolutely stunning work.

[@Nithmeia]

the loss of words I have... I don't know if it was the perfect soundtrack, the stunning graphics, the immaculate editing, or the sheer horror that man has and will continue to build such tangible and disgusting raw existence-shattering weapons. The reality of such a... I dare not even call this a weapon anymore. Since childhood, the field has been fascinating to me, but the scale of it all and its repercussions have always been a pressure-raising thing to think about; waves of nausea, blurring vision, tears, and an almost catatonic period that follows after a small anxiety attack. And feeling like I'm about to have an aneurysm or stroke. Grief so strong that it forces me to forget and only remember the curiosity I felt and "explosions cool"; a cycle turning once more so I can rediscover the shame and looming threat it has brought us all. My body aches at what I witnessed once more. I am feeling numb. I have forgotten the simple sentence I wanted to leave. I wish so much better for us all. gonna go drink now

[@Nithmeia]

video really good

[@Nithmeia]

like. really good. same with the tornado one. phenomenal work, all of it. two of the best pieces of media I've ever consumed from every standpoint: research, scoring, visuals and visual aids, script, narration, pacing, tone clarity, and intent. probably even more but I wasn't a film major. and the humor to coax the viewer through it all. [I accidentally deleted the rest of this but I just got a severe pain in my chest so, peace)

[@thehalohunter]

Simply put: This guy puts out some of the best content I've seen. Dope taste in music, too.

[@ronin_user]

SpongeBob makes much more sense if you accept the fact that Bikini Bottom is full of mutants.

[@lumburgapalooza]

Lord Algo fed me this video and I was expecting some mindless short but 3 minutes in and I already know I'm binging your videos tonight.

[@hend0wski]

The vibes in this video are immaculate. Killed it dude keep it coming

[@Suclein]

You deserve way more than 90k+ views dude. The graphics and narration in this video are absolutely amazing.

[@TheSangson]

I just got goosebumps from a scientific documentary video. Holy shit man, you are gifted

[@hashkangaroo]

You are the reason why comedy is going down the toilet.

[@drewmortenson]

I damn near cried at the end, the song was perfect. Wonderfully done, so glad I could get here before this goes nuts.