Times When Humanity ALMOST Ended

Humans have almost faced their extinction on several occasions, and today we're going to reveal the closest calls humanity has ever had! Check out insane times humanity almost bit the dust, yet somehow managed to survive!
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[@Anonymous-yr1hv]

Wow! I never knew this story about Norway. Boris Yeltsin is laughed at by many for his drinking habits, but when it came to serious decision making, that guy turned out a gem.

[@axa897]

Because is not true Russia was laughing nobody gone send 1 rocket to start war ...

[@doink3570]

@@axa897 did you even watch the video lol

[@zoulkarneinbagagnan3995]

@@axa897 you are one dense guy

[@TheAlphatitan]

@@axa897 You realize that one rocket was thought to be an emp that would’ve disabled all communications and radar? Russia wouldn’t have been able to make a counterattack before thousands of Nukes fell on them.

[@paulohagan3309]

Absolutely. The old drunk kept a cool head when it was most needed, bless him.

[@eliasf.fyksen5838]

I love how Norway and US ran an experiment, Norway notified Russia of it. The letter was improperly handled by Russia. Russia mistook an innocent rocket for a military one, Russia then almost launched nukes and somehow the takeaway is: “How Norway almost murdered everyone”, LOL

[@Cman04092]

IKR. It was Russias incompetence that almost started a war, not Norway. I can't really blame anyone except the one guy who ignored the heads up from Norway. Incompetence in government is common, just look at the US multiple times lol.

[@dejanknezevic5395]

@@Cman04092 Why would they even launch the missle , 100% bozo behavior from Norway

[@apexcrypto01]

@@dejanknezevic5395 it was for scientific purposes to study the Aurora Borialis... did you not watch the video?

[@Scooteroy]

I feel like Norway could have at least waited for acknowledgement that their message was received.

[@eliasf.fyksen5838]

@@Scooteroy I don't think acknowledgement was the problem. From what I understand from reading the wikipedia page the message reached Russia fine, the problem was that the message was never properly relayed to the radar analysts within Russia.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

It's scary to think how fragile our existence truly is..

[@bruh-bn3ni]

And the people controlling our fate? Rich old guys

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

@@bruh-bn3ni it's almost as if they're the most competent of people

[@ant1_garbage_128]

@@kakalimukherjee3297 says who? people born in the 50s should not be making decisions for people who are living in 2022. especially since they’re all decrepit

[@ant1_garbage_128]

@Joe Blow bro you don’t even know who i am

[@vyhozshu]

@@kakalimukherjee3297 idk how you can say that w/ a straight face. also 'meritocracy' was created as a term for satire of the stark reality that the rich fail upwards due to inheritance & vi0lence & exploitation

[@DMS-pq8]

Another incident happened in 1983 when the Soviets thought the USA had launched a nuclear attack, A single Soviet officer figured out it was a mistake and disobeyed orders stopping a Soviet full scale launch

[@That_Soviet_Memer]

also the Cuban missile crisis when 1 of the three men in a submarine decided to stop the attack

[@thebigpicture2032]

What makes the 83 incident even more remarkable was the officer was filling in that shift for a sick comrade who most certainly would have called for launch. That’s three times in 75 years of nuclear weaponry that it’s come down to one person not pulling the trigger.

[@That_Soviet_Memer]

@@thebigpicture2032 also count the accident in the NORAD facility back in 1979

[@lahasainaypayaso3386]

@@thebigpicture2032 The other remarkable in that incident was fact that the submarine Vasili was on was raging to 90°C. inspite of being in quite heat and pressured, he's still stood in his morality.

[@MUNDITO1974]

@@thebigpicture2032 good point

[@davyjones7177]

Cuban Missile Crisis is a good one too. Vasily Arkhipov possibly saved humanity from a nuclear war by convincing his co generals to resurface instead of launching nukes when they thought they were being attacked

[@0vdonny652]

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[@OmarBoxing]

Yes, I was actually thinking that before I even clicked on the video, and I’m surprised he Didn’t mention it!

[@lahasainaypayaso3386]

Don't forget before that; he was first being pressured to agree on launching while their submarine was literally raging to 90°C. but man still refused. really shows a lot about his character and morality. but it baffles me how until now he still haven't got any monument in Russia or US, whereas that recent infamous colored criminal got one instead the person who literally saved bunch of generations from possible wiped out.

[@Noname-xr4ql]

@@OmarBoxing I think they meant events that actually happened and almost ended humanity. The Cuban Missile Crisis did almost end humanity, but it was resolved and didn't happen.

[@OmarBoxing]

@@Noname-xr4ql thats true to be honest

[@ghostofqueenelizabethii]

everyone, dont you just love it when they get straight into the video part of the video after like 7 seconds

[@lukaobua4850]

Norway really said “ I could end it all right now if I wanted too!”

[@TheRealEncy]

Indonesia Volcano : *"Am I A Joke To You?"*

[@tattoo_suit6197]

What happened

[@TheRealEncy]

@@tattoo_suit6197 Norway : "Hey, Our Country And America Is Making A Rocket!" Russia : "Rocket You Say? **Loads Nukes"** Norway : "No No No Not That Type Of Rocket! And Innocent Rocket!"

[@FedJimSmith]

Time for modern day Vikings

[@ives3572]

"Let the end of the world be inside you, then you don't need to fear the end of the world out there." - Eckhart Tolle

[@troppy0]

Well said

[@johnnydouglas2080]

A Russian soldier also hesitated to launch a nuke from a submarine, I think we owe the Russian army personnel a huge thank you

[@emmy4537]

Just that soldier.

[@gaminglichgamer4035]

Honestly no thanks to the General MacArthur too,that guy proposed to nuke Vietnam and China during the Vietnam and Korean war.Which,wasn't even meant to be in the US's business in the first place,they believed if one Asian country fell to communism,the rest would too,which,did not happen.

[@Lethal757]

Vasili Arkhipov was his name.

[@meganpurdy6254]

To bad the same can't be said now

[@legitbeans9078]

Ya wanna recant that statement now?

[@realcoolcreepergamer2464]

I sure do love being reminded of our mortality

[@cghbv1585]

le cops

[@realcoolcreepergamer2464]

@Normisus Cortex Deformicus lol

[@nowah6183]

the infographics show narrator calling the production of fortnite a step back in evolution is so funny to me

[@jonathanwhite3507]

But, he's not wrong...

[@eaphantom9214]

@@jonathanwhite3507 lol Agreed, it is hateful. Only Appeals to a certain age group not old enough to drink, drive or go to high school. Haha

[@sodaisflat4593]

@@eaphantom9214 It kills the braincells of that small group 😂

[@eaphantom9214]

@@sodaisflat4593 You'd expect to see it on Cartoon network or fox for kids! Lol Far more appropriate 😅

[@Sam-gv2vd]

Facts tho

[@thomaspeter1550]

Ever stop to think about why humans have an irrational fear of uncanny Valley faces? E.g. Those animatronics at fairs. Maybe we have had a predator that looked like us, but not quite enough. Would make a cool movie IMO

[@grantwalter2243]

Its a pattern for a human face but its unrecognizable as a human face because its not. Its not fear we feel it’s more of an uncomfortableness feeling

[@thatguy7683]

Oh i dont like that, actual scary movie?

[@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173]

Another of the great ape family maybe: not quite human, not quite ape and a hairless body. Haunting.

[@daemon2470]

@@grantwalter2243 it is actually for the natural fear of death and deformed people; you have to hate a corpse to run away from the danger that killed that person.

[@elijahherstal776]

@@daemon2470 No, it's vampires. Trust me on this.

[@agyakwakuananse4655]

Volcanic eruptions are the natural disasters I really fear the most followed by tsunamis. My perfect lecture hall- infographic show simply the best 😘

[@Finallyfree423]

You should really fear a solar micronova. Of which a possible trigger has already entered the solar system. Check what's been happening to the outer planets.

[@Isotempo]

If the Yellowstone volcano in the Western USA were to go off it would be potentially catastrophic for the world

[@fuckedworlds4326]

The volcano just started erupting and a 10 mile high ash cloud is in air already,

[@WhoLetTheDogOut]

In the US yellowstone could erupt at anytime right? What if someone used a nuke a make it erupt? Like detonate right on top of it.

[@jonathanwhite3507]

I enjoy living in an area where neither are ever expected to reach.

[@Arkteckx]

Your videos legitimately make my day; thank you for the informative show! I know I’m always telling others to tune in for one of the best show on the net. :)

[@G4LX4XYFR]

TOP TEN TIMES WE ALMOST LIVE IN FOREVER BOX

[@beargreen1]

Yes

[@ejtamayo5317]

True

[@hermairtis27]

Put a cork in it would ya?

[@owenhowle2423]

holding a forever tool to my head

[@hunterkoons4244]

It's crazy the world was one decision away from ending.

[@roadkillavenger1325]

It needs to happen.

[@crystalcat1002]

"Norway almost murdering everyone on Earth." Most developed nation on Earth, folks.

[@thesailormercury2]

develop Nation my foot

[@trashmammal9203]

@BloodyTiger1 ...what?

[@eaphantom9214]

Lol what a pun! NOR-WAY 😁😂

[@crystalcat1002]

@@eaphantom9214 Lol!

[@thesailormercury2]

it is the quite nations you have watch out for .

[@keimcpartlan7434]

Environmentalists: respect the environment Infograohics show: the environment almost killed us.

[@bonnierussell7824]

Figures. Humans can't do anything right. We even fail at our extinction.

[@ultimapower6950]

Yeah humanity is so collectively foolish that it’s adorable

[@Messup7654]

0:29 now that was a certified hood classic

[@AsrielDreemurYT653]

“Our brains were the same form they would be when inventing the space shuttle and fortnite, arguably a step backwards in our evolution” i’m dying lol! 😂

[@denny4551]

I believe we've evolved fear of spiders and snakes due to our ancestors negative experiences with the venomous ones. So we retain the fear in our DNA that they had towards them as a precautionary self defense mechanism.. Summary-We are still intrinsically afraid of them for our own well being and survival..

[@donsuchoski]

I'm basically the only person I know not scared of creepy crawlies & it seems I passed my love for bugs, spiders, snakes & all that fun stuff to my son & eldest granddaughter, but no matter how hard I tried to get the next in line to like critters she seemed hard wired to fear everything. It's strange how fear works.

[@trini23b]

Love the comedy in this video. Keep it up!

[@StardustAvenger]

Bassicly we are lucky to be here...got it

[@onionsilk]

5:46 My boy wearing that new Kanye? 👀👀

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Actually, I heard that the genetic evidence for the bottleneck showed that the human population went down to NINE. So it may have been closer than you think. That's small enough that there was a fair amount of inbreeding. Same with cheetahs, they also had a severe bottleneck and their genetics show a lot of inbreeding in their past.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Oh wait. I might be mixing the 2 things up. Now that I think about it, it may be that the CHEETAH population was what was down to 9.

[@roberteischen4170]

I would get so laid.

[@MagdaleneDivine]

YES I WOULD TOTALLY BELIEVE IN THE SPACE CREEPY CRAWLY THEORY!! IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE

[@thebigpicture2032]

More likely a virus but space invaders are more fun.

[@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173]

@@thebigpicture2032 a zombie virus..

[@cherrycheesecake2110]

please do weird or strange scientist experiments throughout history

[@SvetloStalker]

Love these kind of videos

[@mountaindewkid]

Congrats on 11 mil subscribers!

[@lanceoij9261]

One of the reasons why I watch him is because he doesn’t take 5 minutes to tell you why you should subscribe

[@stevenjoy3537]

Could event X be a disease specific to humans that only stopped because the numbers dropped so low, spreading was impossible

[@indigopursue1542]

I LOVE INFOGRAPHIC SHOWWWWW

[@ant111_]

You realize video games have helped our technology get better

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@Blank-41]

Our entire history is but a grain of sand on the beach compared to the history of Earth. The Earth is but a grain of sand compared to the universe, were so insignificant.

[@mikesands4681]

9:00 sanitation did not really change in 14th century, but herd immunity arose and plagues became generational outbreaks. Quarantining helped a little at ports. It wasn’t until 19th century that Jon Snow started epidemiology as a science.

[@rabies6418]

“And fortnite, arguably a step backwards in our evolution.” Not arguably, truthfully.

[@cmdr1911]

Fortnite is a very important game for a lot of people. Its is test bed for the unreal engine.

[@roberteischen4170]

^^no one cares.

[@rovert881]

Lemmino’s consumed by the apocalypse video has more fun times we could’ve gone extinct

[@josiahworrel2275]

I'm looking for ideas to end humanity. Any suggestions?

[@Marvin_Aethos]

Dig to the core of the earth or poison the ocean

[@re3b472]

@lit sci bruh

[@agent4ww191]

No

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204]

Virus

[@saturn6563]

Become the president of a country like North Korea and press the red button

[@jd_kreeper2799]

Thank you for putting ALMOST in caps in the title, otherwise I wouldn't of known.

[@sleepysikk]

the infographics show is an urban news channel in itself lol

[@chairsareverycoolgdpvz6636]

i Love being remembered about immortaly on earth

[@xwater391]

randomly went on KZbin after a couple days and saw that the infographics show posted a video 59 seconds ago :)

[@jimcovell1067]

What a beautiful day with hot weather on the way. Sitting here enjoying the burds & sounds of nature. I'm positive living in a negative world.

[@thatvaultgirl1018]

If we watch this video once a week for the rest of time Yellowstone will never blow is what I learned today

[@chuckcheese3950]

Genuis

[@Noob-bn6my]

😂😂 when you brought goop in I laugh so hard 😂😂

[@cherrycheesecake2110]

bleeding called blood letting

[@Furonanator139]

I love how the whole list takes place across millions of years and yet I know of five times in the past 120ish years we almosted nuked ourselves back into an ice age

[@Xman34washere]

Norway almost commits omnicide

[@jacksonstarky8288]

The Toba eruption makes me wonder what would happen if (a) the Gulf Stream collapses due to melting ice from Greenland and (b) Yellowstone erupts... both around the same time. How big a temperature drop can nature achieve?

[@beargreen1]

Okay this is awesome

[@Messup7654]

0:29 that right there was a violation

[@wafflehorse1423]

One of these days we won’t be lucky

[@archbishopTL1]

Never forget that the existence of the uncanny valley implies that we are genetically coded to fear something that looks human but isn't

[@peterbrungardt5434]

That night was also one of the few nights Yeltsin wasn’t intoxicated.

[@user-gr7ox7ht4k]

I love the subtle shade thrown thought this video.

[@wild20cat56]

0:28 this joke got to me so easily

[@TH-dc3fg]

I’m so early, I love your videos!

[@Dennis-up8uf]

Thank you Boris!

[@Jogyot3260]

I love how he straightforward roasting Fortnite developer and Gwyneth Paltrow

[@noted5124]

Love the way the French measures by the Effie tower and the us uses the Empire State Building to measure

[@79SharQue]

Early from Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@baggebo5541]

This is just PROOF of the great filter!

[@lonekirin905]

God or gods (whatever you believe in): How are you not dead? Humans: I have no idea

[@theworldexplained8253]

Congrats for 11 million

[@k.c7672]

I’m surprised we survived

[@roadkillavenger1325]

It's a crying shame that we did 😢. The earth was SOOOO close to being able to start it's healing processes. But we survived, and that's a tragedy.

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*At **1:02**, this narrator has doomed humanity! Well, at least he has a calm voice about it!!*

[@vikingyt5001]

Info graphics am finally early😁😁

[@dustinbuck6433]

It got to "orchestrated culling" and a star trek commercial popped up... well played internet... well played.... Interesting video though, do love the content.

[@incognito1484]

Infographic show! Please make a video about history of Tibet. It’s has a such a sad history, and I think it’s important to bring awareness about this topic. Basically, Tibet was always an isolated nation, which had its own Buddhist culture and traditions. However, after the civil war in China, Communists took over and invaded Tibet. They suppressed Tibet's traditions, they brutally murdered Tibetan people and put them into concentration camps just because the people were living in their own land. (I made a very quick summary, there is actually way more to tell). I think this event is very important to raise awareness about, as it’s not the only culture that is suffering from such colonization and oppression. For example, the Uighur people in China, and their ancient tradition are fading away; China, to this day sends Uighur people to concentration camps, like what nazis did to Jews. However, China is not to be blamed, this is a straight result of colonialism, communism and dictatorship.

[@tammas1728]

You have negative social credit, ccp will eliminate you

[@user-jg8sp3cn8k]

Idgaf that ur first💀

[@thejuke1sout]

Volcanoes are usually blamed for almost killing human species

[@dylanbulzomi9973]

loving the fortnite slander

[@NChatterjee]

The pings and priks that are inserted like big foot ,yellow stone etc make it all the more fun

[@Jediahbear]

This brings a whole new level to algebra and finding x 😂😂😂

[@hjusn]

Actually several potential humanity ending nuclear incidents have occurred starting with the Cuban Crisis. Doesn’t count still classified incidents and countries outside of Russia and the United States.

[@Intrepid151]

Maybe this is a dumb question but couldn't the Russians call and ask if we fired a nuke? I mean, it wouldn't have hurt either way...

[@JonathanAlexanderM]

The one that I liked the most was the first one. It’s the event I think about the most cuz that would’ve really been it. And from those couple of thousand came out about 8 billion today. Humanity is much more closely linked that we believe

[@TheCheeseman1983]

Yep, humanity is actually among the more homogeneous species around. You can find more genetic diversity between populations of chimps living within 100 miles of one another than across the entire human population of 8 billion individuals. Yet another reason racism is utterly senseless. It’s kinda neat to think about all the legendary figures in human history and realize that, at least biologically, they were almost exactly like you.

[@DreadEnder]

I love 2am uploads

[@GeneralFalcon3847]

I like how you put an Ice Age reference, from the movies

[@jesseeheilbronn4958]

I know the “8 legged creatures attacking after dark” is a joke but it just makes me sad that this is how all the ancient aliens conspiracies get started.

[@Tyler-2839]

I wouldn't blame Norway if we'd all died, I would blame the two empires that built the evil weapons.

[@rodajama2090]

i love how the little characters go “bla bla bla bla” 😂😂😂

[@kristinabailey9863]

when u said that after a week you watch this video Yellowstone national park will erupt i was like wait what!?

[@evandergozali7419]

this has to be on the news

[@Memejesus69]

bro i got the notification in the middle of online class also second nice

[@eljay2224]

3:18 the sad truth

[@vnep5743]

Two ideas to look up. Fermi paradox, and the great filter. Have fun.

[@veggiejuice3004]

Yay! we are going through one. Hope we live

[@negativeionz]

Great video. Unfortunately we've had a lot more near-nuclear extinctions than just that one.

[@roadkillavenger1325]

It needs to happen.

[@candiceperry5817]

It is awesome to watch infographics show on youtube I like what would happen if you didn't brush you're teeth for 1 week

[@whistlegoeswoo2953]

This would greatly effect fishing season

[@loganmalough2379]

Oh boy. A video where we almost die! What fun.

[@voyager8187]

Thank You for mentioning Toba Supervolcano, my Homeland where I was born It is now a beautiful place. U guys should check it out🇲🇨

[@DeuxteriumOxide]

Great work there, im from indonesia btw.

[@Optimus594]

“Norway almost murdering everyone on earth” caught me off guard

[@psychosparten049.esquire9]

A ton “quippier” than normal but loved the part where you made fun of fortnite

[@williamwilliams1255]

Topic of the story: times the world almost ended Infographics Channel's Mr. Hyde(SCP Explained): hold my beer

[@weirdmusickid6953]

This video will be interesting