The Yonaguni Conspiracy

Is it a city so ancient it defies our understanding of history? Or just a rock?
I took a little swim around so you could decide. This is Yonaguni monument.
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[@FMR------------------psst]

small question.. can you make it to Mexico and film the crystal caves? :) i know.. it is hot there.. (42C) and i am not sure if people are still allowed there bcz people use oxygen and change the air in there.. but.. maybe you get a pass pass

[@dayegilharno4988]

"The Conspiracy Behind Asia's Lost City of Atlantis" ...are you perhaps trying just a little too hard to beat the algorithm!?

[@Saintcause]

Rare Earth throwing robot Shaw in with sudo science is horrible. He said the place was natural!

[@FMR------------------psst]

@@dayegilharno4988 it is the story the people there tell. But you know that. You are smart.

[@marcel_holdys]

Wooooooosssshhhhhh

[@Chubles1]

"...this is a rare place, even if it isn't special." Is possibly one of the most quintessential and poignant to the series lines I've heard. Good on that one.

[@peperetep]

Yeah, that line resonated deeply with me.

[@arghc]

Seems like it _is_ special. Those are cool rocks. Archaeologically they might not be special but geologically they seem pretty nifty...

[@Emppu_T.]

Nothing to see here, move along.

[@captainfactoid3867]

If you didn’t have an obsession with Atlantis as a kid did you even have a childhood?

[@m-l-3456]

Yes

[@Wordsnwood]

I think mine was more the Bermuda Triangle... I was rooting for aliens in the middle.

[@6point5by55]

Yes. I had more important things to occupy my time.

[@TheUglyGnome]

So. I didn't have a childhood. What did I miss?

[@stella187]

TheUglyGnome Oh there was a great movie about Atlantis. The sequel wasn't as good though... (they weren't at Atlantis anymore!)

[@shastamonecke6785]

Damn this episode is a masterful way just to show us footage of your cute vacation with your wife, and I loved every minute of it.

[@TrishTruitt]

And NOW it's tax-deductible too!

[@CamRStanford]

Easy to make a hit piece when you don't give the opposite side. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnfPcnmlbJ2rpbM

[@noshua2326]

@@CamRStanford if you’re using JRE as a source you trust already tells me your opinion is worthless

[@Dealve]

Even though these aren't man made, it's almost cooler that they're not. Say what you will, but nature makes some pretty damn cool rocks.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Nature makes some damn cool quarries as well.

[@Haseri8]

Better than sad rocks. I bet these guys are happy, having so many people believe in them

[@lorenh763]

My ancestors made these. Please show respect. Thanks

[@roboslacker5593]

Arches National Park for the win!

[@joebloggs1663]

@@markuse3472 sigh

[@edwardokaa]

Evan: "Hey, look at these cool rocks, they almost look like they could be buildings, but on further inspection they're clearly not. Isn't geology and hydrology weird? Also the human tendency to ascribe significance where none exists is endlessly fascinating" xXx_truthseeker420_xXx: "How dare you malign my rigorous science of looking at things and going 'Yes this is clearly the work of aliens!' What about the sphinx! THE SPHINX, EVAN!"

[@shawnhtpc2271]

@@busTedOaS: It's a placeholder, not a strawman. You know perfectly well there are millions of people in the world who fit the description, who still believe the Aristotlean philosophy that rigorous thought is sufficient to deduce the workings of the universe and that evidence and experimentation are unnecessary.

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@markuse3472 ^ this comment made by "dont know how science works gang" Seriously, scientists have a habit of *making shit up* for fame. Scientists get so much money from shaking up the status quo because they get so much press from it. If you can spin a good tale to the media, they eat that shit up. Look into figures like Jack Horner, his entire career is saying outrageous and obviously false things about famous dinosaurs, because it stirs up a shit storm. You're telling me, if a scientist actually found, an ancient, lost sunken civilization, they wouldn't spam every outlet they know with "Atlantis found! Lost civilization below the briny depths!" Becuase I promise you they would, just for that extra bit of attention and fame, which leads to funding. These stupid ass conspiracy theories about scientists covering shit up because it disagrees with the status quo are made by people who haven't been paying attention to all the insane things people are saying about black holes simply because they're a hot topic right now, or they do see that and ignore scientists doing the exact thing they say that scientists never do.

[@Jotari]

"For the price of a week's worth of coffee" "I spent thousands of dollars coming here." My god man! How much coffee do you drink!?

[@january0th]

He means the books written about this place with the first sentence

[@Angels-3xist]

Maybe it's the kind made from civet poo

[@megabyte01]

hmm... maybe he drinks Kopi luwak?

[@StefanBacon]

I thought that he meant that lovely guide was charging an absurdly reasonable rate for her services...

[@shawnhtpc2271]

The week's worth of coffee paid for the scuba dive, not the trip to Japan, knucklehead.

[@bofbob1]

"I came here for the rock". Rare Earth, aka "Mostly rocks. A documentary series by Evan Hadfield about rocks, some tragic stories, a few light-hearted ones, but really, mostly just rocks." ^^

[@dianaharris8106]

This series does rock 🙄😁

[@meltedyakkystick3891]

On this episode of Rare Earth Evan visits some slightly interesting rocks that are actually in fact most likely probably just rocks

[@Zestrayswede]

Man should be a geologist I tell yah.

[@dianaharris8106]

It makes the story. It's not all that hard to see why people would tell stories around ancient empires in now poor countries. But to tell s msgical story for 30 years about Rocks that are in fact just Rocks... That's humanity at its finest :-)

[@Athen-cz1zs]

Maybe that was the intention, to keep the city hidden while its already been discovered

[@noticemesenpai69]

「Literally Nobody」 pretty much. Make people think it it’s a hoax so no one cares about it

[@spugintrntl]

Every time I see one of your videos it's a strange reminder that the world is bigger than I can possibly imagine, and despite that everything's probably okay. Thank you for that.

[@bruceames9224]

I have entered the unscrupulous world of Graham Hancock, Robert Shock, and John Anthony West with an open mind and a critical faculty. I have listened to the details, listened to their details, listened to a broad host of details and information and I am surprised on some level at the manner in which you represent these men. I make up in my mind that I can understand how you as a man of orthodox, empirical, historical perspective, would be loathe to step further back than the last Ice Age and consider a common origin, a more ancient origin, than the “mainstream” history as it is presented to us. I caught a whiff in one of your previous talks of extreme skepticism about those who are curious into possible alternative histories. I very much value your insight, your critical faculties, and your courage to present history so selflessly to the world. I look forward to listening to one of your presentations someday in the future and discovering that your curiosity has carried you beyond the paradigm of the mainstream historical narrative. That will give me great joy.

[@RareEarthSeries]

"I listen to men who lie about history for a living and now I presume the truth to be not fantastical enough." This isn't opening one's mind for the better this is just letting the brains fall out Bruce.

[@markanthonyarancina7769]

@@RareEarthSeries Did Robert Schoch really propose the Sphinx was made by Atlantis? I've heard him say or propose that the Sphinx could be older but the Altantis theory was something more of a Graham Hancock's thinking.

[@shawnhtpc2271]

Have you ever seen a t-shirt for PhDs that says "not that kind of doctor"? Evan needs a t-shirt that says "not that kind of rock star".

[@edgelord8337]

Last time I was this early Atlantis was still above the water.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Rare Earth can be added to the list of people who found Atlantis alongside SpongeBob

[@edgelord8337]

Actually bikini bottom is a real island. America dropped the castle bravo bomb on it.

[@calichef1962]

@@edgelord8337 Yes, but it's actually called the Bikini Atoll, and it's where they did a BUNCH of above ground nuclear testing. It's also where the French fashion designer who created the original bikini swimsuit got the name. Everything was about either "The Bomb" or space in the 50s and 60s.

[@edgelord8337]

@@calichef1962 correct.

[@raionkohon3447]

Dude, just saw your comment on the North Korean embassador who defected and the two flags got stuck with me. The guy who presented the video reminded me of Evan so I thought to myself “ I should watch rare earth next”, First comment I see it’s yours again. Great minds think alike or the matrix is real

[@iandalziel7405]

@@calichef1962 - what's more the Americans did actually build an artificial construct to 'entomb' much of the radioactive waste they created there - it is now deteriorating and subject to sea level rise! Threatening to release the waste to swirl around the Pacific.... See: www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50951981

[@ruki4929]

I swear, every time you post a video, i end up binge-watching every episode all over again; it's so well produced and crafted that I can lose hours watching them without getting bored. it's a trip every time.

[@danieledemedici3217]

Nobody said that Yonaguni was Atlantis. And the people who you are referring to never claimed that the Sphinx was built by the Atlantian people, they just said that it is much older than people believe nowadays.

[@TheMoistBanana]

Yup this man sounded like he wanted to give a narrative just like the ones he claims to give out false information.

[@Emppu_T.]

Why the hell does it have to be a bad thing when people speculate over rocks. I'm tired of being told what to think.

[@Kirmm]

Cute effort to debunk it, but I still believe these are not naturally formed formations though.

[@RareEarthSeries]

I presume you haven't visited them, then.

[@amonaten13]

Dr. Schoch may be unscrupulous with who he keeps company with or what he'll get paid to appear on sometimes but he does keep things fairly professional with his opinions on things like this. Hes a geologist after all and was one of those dissenters you spoke of. I've traveled Egypt with Robert and he's genuinely a good guy who like to imagine himself a maverick.

[@Sleepy4213]

⁠@AppophustSchock has a PhD in Geology and Geophysics from Yale. He’s absolutely qualified. He also called this a natural structure. His Sphinx erosion hypothesis is difficult to argue without a PhD. Hancock however has no formal scientific education and will accept any data uncritically that confirms his ancient advanced civilization theory,

[@markanthonyarancina7769]

@@Sleepy4213 right. Easily dismissing Robert Shoch as a pseudoscientist reeks of arrogance.

[@Jesse__H]

The writing in most of your videos will often aim towards a certain poetic sensibility, and in this video in particular I think you really nailed it. 🧡

[@lanzer22]

Wow an episode that actually showed us some rare earth! Well done, I've been super curious about this very topic.

[@voidghost84]

So, you think these rocks were shaped like this .. by currents? In that case, could you point to another formation like it? Underwater and natural. Also, were are all the rock peaces that broke off? Shouldn't they be lying by the 'walls' and on the ground?

[@RareEarthSeries]

No, I dont think that. What I experienced and therefore understand is that they're splitting off the wall on the cliff above this in what are geologically called cleavages. The rocks look identical to this above water, too, but nobody is pretending those are special because once you see them above water it's clear they're just cleavages. There are hundreds of thousands of similar geological processes all over this planet. I'm not sure what you mean.

[@AIenSmithee]

Tessellated pavements, devils causeway, pummakale, mortali boulders to name a few.

[@kolibri5523]

I must admit I kinda lost my old habits to comment on your videos, but just so you keep the facts straight, I still 100% think this is the absolute best channel on KZbin and one of those that go beyond just showing stuff. It raises awareness on populations/situations/ideas, it helps in building and assessing opinions, and it makes people learn about what makes earth so diverse, so interesting and so intriguing. And cherry on the cake, each and every time the image work is just stunning. So an immense thanks and an immense congrats to the team.

[@LordDestrus]

That look at the end of just genuine happiness from your wife is so great. I wish I could provide my wife with these kinds of adventures. Thank you for bringing this to my living room all the same.

[@dprfail]

i don't thank him at all i don't like him at all he has a superior attitude

[@johnnesbit2371]

So, what do Mu-people really look like? I could speculate: Modern-day Mu-people have an inborn "salmon-sense" that draws them to visit their ancestor's ancient home-city. And there you were!

[@andycockrum1212]

I’m not saying I know for certain that the Sphinx is 12,000 years old, but I do think the evidence is compelling enough to give it serious thought. It’s not just Robert Schoch, many geologists have been there and said the erosion surrounding the Sphinx is water erosion. This coupled with the fact that 12,000 years ago, the star alignment above the Sphinx would have been a lion. This also in conjunction with the fact that there’s no records of the egyptians building it. This in conjunction with the fact that Egyptian antiquities is known to be a corrupt field headed by corrupt people who have been arrested for lying and stealing, like Zahi Awass (probably spelling that wrong). It all seems like legit evidence to me

[@RareEarthSeries]

I know this probably isn't a place to convince you, but I assure you that the evidence behind the Sphinx being 12,000 years old is not compelling from a scientific standpoint. But it is a fun theory.

[@ryshow9118]

@@lingostarr6635 Is it the one that leads to the Mole people's underground empire? 😂

[@markanthonyarancina7769]

@@RareEarthSeries I'd like to know why it's not compelling.

[@rosetownstumpcity]

I had to stop after the intro because I am so excited for this subject, I was similarly fascinated by this when I was a child

[@H4FJ]

While I am aware that many of the people in this video indeed make... Questionable claims, let's say, I do think it is very important to note that the world of archaeology is deserving of criticism. You may not agree with what many of these what you called "alternative scientists" say or claim, but their criticism towards mainstream scientists is definitely valid to some degree. You don't have to agree with everything they say, but it sure is strange how some things are treated as true or conventional wisdom, whereas in fact they sometimes are mere guess work, or the "connecting of dots" that fit the generally accepted narrative. These critical voices shouldn't be disregarded that easily, I don't think. The silencing or ridiculing of critical (or "alternative") voices is the death of science.

[@tarekyxD]

Who's here after the Bad Bunny song??

[@Bacopa68]

The last song Tammy Wynette released was about Mu. Appearing on a KLF record was a way to go out in style.

[@peglor]

Justified and ancient...

[@levcornwall]

And they drive an ice cream van...

[@iandalziel7405]

and then they burnt a million pounds on an island - thats real 'rock n role play'!

[@ElÚltimoTour2032]

Who searched up bad bunny yonaguni and this came up

[@kzh2313]

U guys should check out bright insight if you are interested about Atlantis or lost ancient civilization in general

[@Arigatex]

So basically you got scammed with rocks, loved it and made a video about it

[@dianaharris8106]

Better. He knew it was a scam, went anyways and got scamed, loved it and made a video abiut it :-p

[@toddprifogle7381]

Wasn't there myth and legend surrounding this area prior to the 1980's dive by this man ? A story of an underwater palace ? I would like to know more of these mythological stories their history !

[@ejnarsorensen2920]

Never question Mu, it's a sacred cow.

[@adamroodog1718]

'Some of the worlds leading voices in pseudo science' hahaha thanks for the giggle

[@10thhokage65]

Lowkey was depressed and sad because I thought u guys stopped uploading months ago but I just didn’t scroll far enough , y’all are amazing

[@chamelius]

Thanks for a wonderful video, that combines two of my (currently armchair) interests of SCUBA and Geology. Also, thanks for adding another destination to my list of places to visit.

[@AlexanderCVEVO]

Aunque sé que no debo Pensar en ti, bebé, pero cuando bebo Me viene tu nombre, tu cara, tu risa y tu pelo, ey Dime dónde tú está', que yo por ti cojo un vuelo Y a Yonaguni le llego

[@marygebbie6611]

I'm working in a high school in Japan, and I've been helping students get ready for their college entrance exams. The practice exam books always use questions and texts from the real tests of a few years ago. Yesterday, I helped a student who had the practice book for a decently prestigious university, and the text was about these Yonaguni monuments-- except it was completely skewed toward the view of it being a real human made city. Of course the opposite view was mentioned as a counter argument, but I was surprised this English language text written by British authors was pushing this narrative so much.

[@Emppu_T.]

That's terrifying

[@themarblers4399]

*Tries to narrate:* *Speaks in bubbles*

[@valentinanunezsm]

I would watch anything this voice tells me to watch. It's so compelling I'm honestly obsessed!

[@1996jessej]

Getting back to your roots and filming big rocks

[@danielraisabin5686]

Someone needs to do his homework on Graham Hancock.

[@asceticscorpio972]

He's done a great deal more research on the topic then this pompous ass hat.

[@adisura9904]

Maybe dive the Arabian sea close to the Rann of Kutch. Dwarka awaits my friend.

[@mariyork]

Wow, how I missed your channel..... I am from Japan, and have been researching about the ancient history....and get stuck with the walls many times......I have watched several of your videos about Japan, how beautifully you present! I really appreciate you for sharing your knowledge, I am moved..... Thank you!

[@SECONDQUEST]

Love this place. So natural, but AMAZING to look at. It reminds me of columnar basalt. So artificial, seemingly grown into shapes by giants or aliens or gods.

[@rickc2102]

I love columnar basalt! I know a place where it's been shifted 90° into its side, so the hills by the roadway look like a bunch of hexagonal brickwork.

[@stella187]

Watching a new Rare Earth video and eating breakfast must be one of my top 5 (everyday) leisure activities

[@Sol_Invictus510]

Graham Hancock has great books on possible ancient advanced civilizations. We need to look at areas that have been swallowed by the sea over the last 13000 years.

[@nj3957]

Couldn't agree more - have a look at work he's done on Egyptian and Peruvian megalithic achievements.

[@waynemyers2469]

Okay, I'm convinced, from now-on, whenever someone invokes the name Graham Hancock, I'm just going to assume they're wingnuts, thanks for helping me get over that intellectual "bump" in the road.

[@orbcat1790]

im impressed that rare earth is still replying to comments

[@franksullivan1873]

There is some very interesting features.Still hard to say.

[@crozraven]

This feels like a Detective Conan episode or something. Minus the mysterious murder of course LOL

[@winterbeaches]

It's a place I've been fascinated with too. Even though it is not man made, or Atlantis it's still pretty cool and worth seeing. Thanks for this episode. xo

[@bluetorch13]

I've never seen divers move with the waves like that, super interesting. Love your narrative and the content, instant sub'ed!

[@rammul7801]

I like Graham. I might not agree with his conclusions. But I find his scepticism has merit.

[@TrondBørgeKrokli]

I found the outro clip to be more funny than it objectively is, mostly because the voice is about as garbled as it can possibly get without becoming unidentifiable as a voice, and yet it still is obvious that "This is Rare Earth" is what Evan says in that clip.

[@domfrance2388]

I guess he never saw the animal carvings

[@RareEarthSeries]

There aren't any. I saw everything they said was related to human settlement, missing nothing, with guides.

[@waynemyers2469]

There aren't any "animal carvings" and if you claim there are, prove it.

[@HaloWolf102]

I'm watching a ridiculous 'documentary' on a 'lost civilization'. Of course it's on the "History Channel". Yonaguni is as I expected, a natural rock formation, and nothing else.

[@Tmpobrp]

Somehow Bad Bunny brought me here 😐

[@peglor]

If you're on the hunt for more impressive rock slabs, you might need to take a trip to the Burren and Giant's Causeway in Ireland/Northern Ireland. The Burren was man made in a way - overgrazing by bronze age farmers eroded the topsoil and left acres of bare limestone slabs exposed, creating a very rare ecosystem and very unusual scenery. The area is riddled with limestone caves because almost all the rivers run underground having eroded through the limestone. The slabs were formed when the area was prehistoric seabed though. The Giant's Causeway, which looks far more manmade than Yonaguni, is a consequence of molten rock cooling at exactly the right rate to break into polygon shaped geometric columns and is absolutely spectacular and extremely rare worldwide. Strangely no conspiracy theories have survived into modern times on this (Though the name of the place is a reference to a legend about a giant building it as a causeway to Scotland and destroying it again as far as I remember), probably because it's so breathtakingly impressive by itself it doesn't need marketing to convince people to visit. While you're there the Titanic museum (About an hour from the Giant's Causeway) in Belfast (In the shipyard where the Titanic was built) is a great trip, though not as in line with this channel as the Titanic museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (Which has nothing to do with the Titanic's history and everything to do with cashing in on James Cameron's movie). My favourite thing about this is that people get their wedding vows renewed on a copy of the famous stairs in the Titanic by a guy dressed as the captain of the Titanic thinking it's romantic while completely missing that the Titanic's fame is for probably being the all time greatest example of why safety regulations are written in blood.

[@iandalziel7405]

"_...absolutely spectacular and extremely rare worldwide_ Nan Madol and Mount Padang, West Java www.nps.gov/places/nan-madol.htm and www.livescience.com/64320-hidden-temple-pyramid-java.html

[@jozz2248]

I'm going to have to check that out, it kind of sounds like you're describing Superman's ice cave.

[@pmc2999]

Safety regulations are written in blood. That is so true. We learn the hard way because sometimes that's the payment required.

[@TJ-kb5hh]

The early worm gets the bird

[@calichef1962]

@@Prometheushighaf I'm sorry. Cancer sucks. It sucks for the patient, but in a way it sucks even more for the patient's loved ones because they can't bear to see the cancer patient (their spouse, parent, grandparent or child) in pain, but they (selfishly, but in a loving way) can't bear the end of the cancer patient's suffering, either. It's a very difficult thing for everyone involved. I wish you (or your loved one) a full recovery, a return to good health and a long, fulfilling life filled with love and adventure. Namaste.

[@panzerveps]

Tremors?

[@kazenriq]

Wondeful! One question: is it possible to free dive down there? Without heavy equipment, only snorkel, fins, weight belt and diving skills?

[@RareEarthSeries]

The waves are rough so probably best not to, but depth-wise it's theoretically possible

[@kazenriq]

@@RareEarthSeries yes! I saw it on the video, it swept people from side to side. Anyways, thanks for the information 🙏🏽

[@ArchFundy]

Like the Causeway of the Giants, it doesn't need to be man made to be worth seeing. I not only like that you have allowed us to join you on your world adventures, but that you do all the research about the places, that I would be too lazy to do. Thanks Rare Earth.

[@Rokkiteer]

I hope you continue to make these videos in some form or another, even after KZbin dies off.

[@MageThief]

5:44 Love how the water current keeps tugging the divers back and forth :) That's the things with stuff like this, we have no evidence that it is man mad or not, so everything is just speculations. And speculations is great with a cold beer :D

[@bluesquare23]

I like this video more than the ones that make me cry.

[@edwardcardinal4328]

Oh yeah, I remember this one from those grade-school weird mysteries readers in the 90s!

[@fadetounforgiven]

"Mu had more cows"... man... I can't watch these videos while eating or drinking. Anyway, I guess it would be sea cows.

[@XanthusPictures]

I wasn't even eating anything, but when he said that I snorted strongly enough to clear out my nostrils

[@kcajeldnaC]

More impressed by the fact you decided to do that trip ahead of a typhoon.

[@gasdive]

There's a similar formation off wedding cake island just off Coogee Australia. Love diving there. It is natural, but it would also have been exposed during the last ice age and there were people living and farming locally at that time.

[@ditodevice1950]

I though this was true until today.... Now what can I trust, is my whole life a conspiracy?

[@Wordsnwood]

Makes me think of an April Fool's story I read 30-40 years ago: The story claimed that Niagara Falls was fake -- it had been invented by Native Americans as a tourist trap. Originally it was smaller since it was powered by pumps powered by natives riding stationary bicycles hidden in a cave (I know how this sounds; it was the seventies) In fact the famous Hydro Electric plants there are in actual fact just huge pumps that send water up the cliff so it can come out the top and rush over the falls. Shhh, don't tell anyone.

[@pakde8002]

I don't know. Sort of doubt the Japanese government and academics would try to cover up something that supported Japan having an advanced civilization longer than presently recognized in the archaeological record. Anyway, the tour guide was hot. Next time make it a solo trip.

[@matthewcollier3482]

"... Which I presume had more cows" got me. Let out a nice real laugh at that.

[@xplicitxo5991]

Dont let anybody think for you most cant think for themselves, Couldnt of said it better

[@Silverdynamix]

I don't know what to comment but I'm early so I guess that counts for something.

[@iandalziel7405]

I thought the early bird got the early word?

[@archur111]

Great stuff! Footage underwater is well done! Thanks.

[@Airbournjack]

It was interesting to see your Take on this. I first learned about Yonaguni Via Josh gates Expedition unknown. In his piece he see's an expert that shows the mechanism by which the shelves are created. the only thing that gave me pause was the turtle shape. That seems out of place among the steps. That being said just because something seems out of place doesn't mean that its unnatural.

[@RareEarthSeries]

When you see it in person the "turtle" looks supppppppper natural on 3/4 of the rock, with a broken bit that looks handmade. It is easy to get a photo that makes it seem carved, but in person its hard to keep that mentality.

[@Airbournjack]

@@RareEarthSeries Ah so its a cropping trick then, cutting out the part that doesn't suit the narrative. Well glad to know that even that falls away under the correct angle thanks.

[@pmc2999]

I wonder, I listen to your videos and other's videos. I even go on my smaller adventures. And I wonder in a world so full of wonders why for some people it's not enough. I wonder about the people who assume older means less wise. I have no problem with ancient people building the great monuments without the help of aliens or wizards or whatever else. Mostly I wonder why there seems to be a loss of the ancient knowlege, a gap. And when we started again we seem to have turned a different way. It's the only world I know and I love it. Although I do enjoy some good sci-fi novels.

[@keatondenney1902]

Awesome, simple episode. Good work!

[@daviderwin4705]

It takes a rare talent to make rocks seem interesting.

[@massimookissed1023]

Never go full Graham Hancock.

[@4473021]

Pretty cool rocks.

[@mafergoterabarrera6136]

Was looking for bad bunny yonaguni and got roped in. This is so intriguing!!!

[@redacted5052]

Maybe you should go on JRE and have this convo.

[@Angels-3xist]

Well, it's a beautiful location

[@RobExNihilo]

Interesting take on the place. I won't lie though, I'm just glad you didn't make me cry over a damn rock this time.

[@jean-pierredevent970]

I must admit that certain pictures suggested they were indeed natural but it was once above water and humans carved out certain forms that were already half there. But seeing this, even that idea vanishes.

[@Scott-J]

Yeah, "some serious wave action." There's nothing like the water you are suspended in shifting a meter to the left, then back. 7:20 freaked me out, just a little.

[@nelumbonucifera7537]

Those rocks are pretty damn cool.

[@dangerspoon3693]

"DEFEND ATLANTIS" Flobots That was as far as the tide came in I remember the starfish and the wails of the sirens then We replaced the tridents, embraced Poseidon And discovered ourselves living on an island We flow like water across the lost city Chalk prophecies and washed off graffiti In continents Trade off for payoff And high concepts then lost to chaos Many tales radiate from one nexus Defending a dream of a new directive A call from the deep sums up a notion The day when the people bum rushed the ocean From the beaches they ran to meet the day after Underneath the waves won't repeat the same chapter Knew what they had to do That which creates life has power to take it right back Fucking with the icecaps We've gotta push the tide back We can survive collapse if we don't get sidetracked If we visualize living underwater hidden by prisms Countries fall but people transition if one for all we live in that vision Hundred dollar bill origami Balloon inflation new world economy We float on tsunami to global warming We need structures to control what's coming Corporate monopolies obsolete The philosophy leaves us lost at sea But from Marwar to Cochabamba We are the warriors that won't get conquered 'Cause rising tides drown all villages Divided fighters succumb to pillage Rescuers whatever your latitude It's time to pioneer a new world attitude Put local cycles first we're Global Islanders with nothing left to plunder From the beaches they ran to meet the day after Underneath the waves won't repeat the same chapter Knew what they had to do For centuries Human beings have pursued the meaning of Atlantis Central to their teaching that it's existence Answers man's essential questions Much like the feeding of the five thousand Even if the facts aren't accurate The story's magic is alive Of untmost importance to convert the impertinent Atlantis holds the answer to man's ills at their most pertinent Aspersions easily dispersed when I certainly answer The most diverse aversions when I first channel -- Is that all you hold for a warriors roll The ground shakes, you claim my country, not my soul I fought, I toiled for the lost in the waves And i will not tire, I'll die no slave If the sea's my grave I sleep with my city, my people, my oath My shame, my city Is that I cannot save my city from the waves that claim you And curse the Gods who can't explain who to blame At the end of the reign, heed me The season passes Atlas, his keeps in the sediment Failing monumentally and leaving no monuments to see Only sea to shining sea And survival hinged on the ascent by the humble And the sirens wailed as the empire crumbled With nothing to plunder, corporations drowned Waves clapped like thunder and stormed the gates with sound Forming a new nation now As the icecaps melted water levels rose We raised our hands together and made the levees hold Heels in the sand, we revealed the depths below The population of starfish exploded from the ocean Survival, we unified to focus on And the voices were many but we spoke as one As the tale was retold, we multiplied And swelled across the fault lines to halt the tide We let the alters die to keep our pulse alive And from the barren wastelands of naked trash We stitched together, a shelter from fallen nation's flags And chose to build a future from an ancient's past The crowns of thorns was worn, we put the Tritons down We found new forms of anchors deep inside the ground The world is and island now The world is an island now

[@dk-fk4xm]

glad you went there and enjoyed dude awesome place nonetheless

[@andrewg2430]

At least you had an awesome time. Great video

[@sadhanachinnusamy1276]

ngl the song by bad bunny piqued my curiosity and now I'm in a rabbit hole bc this is FASCINATING

[@Wylf]

I appreciate the cow pun in regards to Mu. It was very... a-mu-sing.

[@hellothere9407]

I feel like this looks man made to everyone from the distance, but when you actually see closeups, it just looks like rocks

[@ovi845]

Yes!!! Episodes about stones my favorite kind

[@alessiodf]

Amazing guys!

[@asdfasdfasdf111666]

Yeah, its pretty stupid to think that anyone figured out how to carve stone or anything else "civilized" within the 200,000 plus years of human history before about 5,000 years ago. Because we know pretty much everything.

[@aslamjamil4462]

They said that this is a natural phenomena just because u didn’t know what ancient people actually can do it really out of our mind even their technology far away above us

[@Mathieu_soDjo]

Thank you for this GREAT insight. Let's just throw science out the window guys. Let's believe this dude that claimed, with no evidence whatsoever, that ancient civilizations had better technology than us (but still using sandstone and no precise cuts). Or maybe not. Either way we couldn't even begin to know so let's not even try ! But let's assume they were really better than us because I said so ! Good talk. Moron.

[@reactorhamster3323]

This is a “COOL STORY BRO”

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Even sad rocks sometimes lead you to fun experiences.