VFX Artist Reveals the TRUE SCALE of Mountains

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Chapters ►
00:00 It's a sham!
01:36 Everest is overrated
02:25 Mount Fuji vs Everest
02:35 Matterhorn vs Everest
02:58 K2 vs Everest
03:14 Mount Kilimanjaro vs Everest
04:05 Mount Rainier vs Everest
04:29 Denali
05:26 Uluru Rock
06:04 The biggest Mountain on Earth
08:15 Olympus Mons

[@Cossieuk]

Olympus Mons is so big that if you were standing at the bottom you couldnt see the top as it would be over the horizon

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

Underrated comment.

[@muffinman3052]

I believe you can also see it protruding off the surface from orbit, like a giant pimple on otherwise smooth skin

[@NarwahlGaming]

And vice versa. Standing at the peak, the surface is beyond the horizon.

[@Cossieuk]

@@muffinman3052 Olympus Mons the zit of Mars

[@Scarlet_moon.]

if you were at mid point you would not be able to see bottom nor top for same reason.

[@Gunnin_yadown]

I'd say it's average.

[@Mr.Moon95]

I will say it's Smaller than a mountain

[@scooting_turtle7830]

Yeah, it’s fine

[@yoavallon]

Your mom says it’s small

[@FantawySubscribe]

This will be top comment

[@SoloAnimetor]

Wdym by that 🧐

[@drakealexander6668]

Science teacher here: Thank you for these type of videos. I use them to engage my students into understanding Earth Science in a more interactive way. It helps them to connect terms and visualize concepts better. The use of technology has become an integral part of education so every tool we can use in a positive way to foment knowledge and discovery is useful.

[@TheHippyProductions]

Science teacher with an N7 logo? Nice! your students are in good hands Im sure

[@khorvair]

@@TheHippyProductions if the students even exist that is

[@TheHippyProductions]

@@khorvair who else but a teacher would use a word like foment? hahaha

[@Heatwave679-OR10]

Science and history are my favorite subjects. I want to follow a career that can mix the elements of both of them. The water to my oxygen and hydrogen. I want to be a linguist. I already have a conlang underway

[@onesadtech]

This "True Scale" series has got to be one of the most underrated things on KZbin right now. Absolutely stoked every time I see a new episode pop up!

[@Alphoric]

It’s just a guy moving the goalposts so that some broken idea becomes ‘true’

[@SirFakey]

Couldn't agree more

[@porkchop7605]

A lot of this isn't true a lot of thee biggest mountains are the bending of plates.

[@Jesus_is_king1234]

Jesus loves you ​@@porkchop7605

[@Jesus_is_king1234]

​@@SirFakeyJesus loves you

[@SalveASMR]

It's so nostalgic watching this. It's like watching TV in my younger years.

[@AarPlays]

This feels like an old school discovery channel and I LOVE it.

[@stormstereo]

Yeah, it's Myth Buster-esque.

[@ScyrousFX]

Wren’s probably done like ten of these, but sure.

[@Zeus-tx5rh]

Seriously, this is like the Magic School Bus or Mister Rogers, feels good man

[@smaakjeks]

A more subtle version of Beakman's World

[@dreadnought1109]

The caulking and screen is the best representation of that I have ever seen.

[@Zebra_M]

Damnit, practical effects! My immersion in this video has been ruined!

[@NotSoMuchFrankly]

Now they have to figure out how to squish the caulk back down into the ocean like the Hawaiian islands when they shrink.

[@HenryLoenwind]

@@NotSoMuchFrankly Using a spray can of whipped cream instead?

[@user-yx5su6lf3v]

Hi

[@VoIcanoman]

@@HenryLoenwindYeah, that was my thought too. A lot easier to clean up as well.

[@F0rtuneLT]

5:30 "its one of the most iconic natural features in the entire country" To be fair Australias list of natural features is basically just: -desert -desert -great barrier reef -desert -desert -oh look at that, more desert -big rock -desert

[@Boyakishan]

Im Australian. You forgot about beach, beach, beach, beach, island, beach, beach, island, cove, forest. But like, it’s mostly desert.

[@Real_OSHA_Unsafety_Engineer]

From my understanding... where natural features meant anything natural for me. Desert, desert, desert, desert, big rock, desert, desert, desert, big reef, beach, beach ,beach, EMU, EMU, EMU, EMU, EMU, EMU, EMU, EMU, SPIDERS, SPIDERS, SPIDERS, SPIDERS.... Great Emu war of independence.

[@mrsquid_]

i watched a very good slideshow/storytelling kinda show with my school class last week and the shit they captured is insane like idk which ones to say but theres a whole lot more

[@x3mskbord]

And unfortunately we might have to scratch great barrier reef from that list in the (relatively) near future

[@bathurstsw20]

Also the oldest rainforest on earth estimated to be upto 180 million years old

[@G82Jesse]

Wren's "VFX used to display scale" series is always my favorite content on this channel

[@rishi_sk]

Wren's enthusiasm on these VFX artist reveals, is contagious 🔥

[@John-Doe-Yo]

Dude would be a great school teacher.

[@jsalinasbarros]

@@John-Doe-Yo maybe he is, you can have multiple jobs in that line of work

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@jsalinasbarros A sub maybe, my gf and sisters are teachers and the workload is insane. If he is though I'm jealous of those kids lol.

[@paleoph6168]

So basically this: Mount Everest is the *highest* mountain on Earth, but not necessarily the tallest.

[@millionhats5972]

Thank you.

[@Theonetheonlydoggyjones]

Exactly

[@literallya442ndclonetroope5]

The highest in the room-

[@thefalselemon579]

Everest scholars disagree. It is listed in just about every source as having a prominence equal to its altitude.

[@DanielCrist]

Nah, the climate is far too harsh for any weed to grow there man.

[@sheene.c9455]

More videos like this please… there’s a whole bunch of us who truly find this very informative and entertaining

[@gradeahonky]

These videos from Wren where he uses CGI to explain cool stuff are top tier youtube content. Well done!

[@jajssblue]

You left out Mount Chimborazo?! Its the farthest from the center of the earth! Its 6800 feet farther from the center than Mount Everest!

[@gkourounis]

I was waiting for Wren to mention Chimborazo.

[@HULLGRAFFITI]

I said the same but technically it's in no way the 'biggest' in actual mass

[@Targe0]

I said the same thing, it's one of the few ones with legitimate claim of being taller than Everest.

[@jorasize]

thats what is said chimborazo is the tallist

[@dreadedfred9766]

@@Targe0the problem with that is that it doesn't make Chimborazo taller for the same reason why a leg hair isn't longer than one on your head just because it ends further away from your brain. Chimborazo is in Ecuador not that far away from the equator. The Earth is not a perfect sphere. It's rotation makes the area around the equator bulge out quite a bit to the degree that any point above like 14000ft in the same area as Chimborazo is farther away from the center of the Earth than Everest and therefore technically "taller". To call it taller than Everest would be introducing the same issue that he was trying to correct with Everest and it's base camp. I mean shit, Chimborazo isn't even the tallest point in it's own mountain range.

[@TheEret]

I've been loving these "Wren talks passionately about a specific subject" type videos! They are always amazing at getting information across in a unique and creative way. Amazing video!

[@FLXNANDOGAMING]

Wait Eret omg

[@Blackbelt7497]

This is why Wren is my favorite of the Corridor Crew

[@FroGWarrioR]

I love these types of videos that Wren does. They are so much fun to watch, and you learn stuff too!

[@CaptainScarfish]

Stellar video. The visualizations do so much in presenting the ideas in an understandable way. They're also gorgeous to look at!

[@davidcavell9805]

If you account for Mt Everest's base camp is an arbitrary way to measure 0 such as sea level, and account for the crustal-lithospheric "root" beneath the Himalayas, the height of Mt Everest is ~240 km. Though much of that is entirely within the Earth, it is formed by compression of the Indian sub-continent colliding with the Eurasian continent, folding the crust to form the mountains. This is like making a big heavy ship in the ocean of the mantle, the more ship weighs the more of it has to be underwater to displace material to buoyantly float. Definitely a cool way to look at how these compare to one another,! It's also cool to think about how much crust is beneath some mountains! It can even be enough to affect the strength of gravity depending on the different densities of the rock.

[@muffinman3052]

Imagining mountain ranges as big boulders bobbing around in a bathtub full of magma is my new favorite way to visualize plate tectonics

[@withershin]

come on. That's a guess from some old scientists at best. There's 240km bore hole samples right that show this? I unfortunately paid for a geology degree and those old dudes were just making stuff up. They blasted some sort of electronic detection device down say even a kilometre? Okay sure. Pretty much everything we know comes from mining claims. Your professors probably have mining claims. Everything you wrote here is, at best, a guess. I apologize if you also paid for a Geology Degree.

[@youarebreathtaking903]

Tectonics always scare me when i think about it. And then there is earthquakes.

[@checkle1]

It may be trivial from a geological perspective buuuut the bottom of the mountain to the top sounds like a pretty natural way to look at the size of a mountain to me.

[@davidcavell9805]

@@checkle1 Oh it certainly is. I don't think there's anything wrong with how this was presented at all.

[@FablesD20]

literally been doing this math for the last month for D&D volcano battles. Super satisfying that this is basically a visual refresher of that month of research and model scaling to 25mm scale and calculating for D&D's interpretation of miles for spells that ignore the limitations of people's natural physical abilities. Great video Wren and team!

[@GraemeGunn]

uh huh

[@Killllr0y]

Terrible your favorite word ​@@GraemeGunn

[@TheJerbol]

As if being a DM isn't enough work

[@FablesD20]

@@TheJerbol haha 😂 I know right!

[@evolicious]

that seems.......unnecessary

[@ferrous719]

This type of video is how I was introduced to this channel ages ago. Now we watch mostly the React toGood and Bad videos, but I'm so glad these still happen. The visualizations are so interesting.

[@gamefreak2016]

This series is incredible. The way Wren gives information is amazing

[@brothercaptain]

I've really enjoyed all the videos on Corridor for years. Wren has always been amazing, but these types of videos he's been doing have made him my new favorite KZbinr. I'm really looking forward to sharing these videos with my daughter once she's old enough to understand. Thanks Wren.

[@lisasheehy25]

the video has many factual errors

[@LordBloodraven]

I live on Maui and enjoy hiking up Haleakala every few months. To go from farmland to arid desert conditions over the course of a hike is truly exceptional. The West Maui Mountains look like little hills from the peak of Haleakala.

[@KING_PHILLIP]

Chee braddah! 🎉

[@VAM_Physics_and_Engineering]

Great video idea! I appreciate you taking the time to make all the visual comparisons. Also honorable mention for the caulk screen demo.

[@sebastiancommons5404]

this was such a well constructed and paced video, really enjoyed!

[@tvortbox]

that example of hot spots was perfect, good use of practical effects and vfx to compliment each other. i could see this section being shown in classrooms

[@antediluvial]

you could also ask a kid in class for their lighter, then move a piece of paper over the flame while keeping the lighter in place. It usually doesn't set of the fire alarm but most kids don't fess up that they have a light on them.

[@glamouraz]

I'm still confused as to why we're using the base camp location as the foot of Everest. The two reasons I saw from the video is that Everest is "standing" on the Himalayan mountain range, and that "base" camp implies that it is the foot of the mountain since it has the word "base" in it. Personally I've always thought that the "base" in base camp referred to "centre of operations" within that area rather than "camp which is at the foot of the mountain". But considering that I might be wrong, I still don't see how the location of a base camp is supposed to denote the line between "part of the Himalayas" and Everest itself (e.g. where the building ends and the foot of the human standing on it begins), as I am not aware of any such geological study that determined where base camp should be. Not to mention the several base camps that Everest has, as well as other comments also pointing out that Everest is part of the Himalayas, so it's not analagous to a human standing on a building, but part of the building itself. The analogy would be more appropriate if sea level was used and if Mount Chimborazo was included in the comparison. However, I guess others might argue that these mountains are part of the Earth's crust itself, and perhaps a more meaningful measure would be "distance to centre of the Earth", although I understand if that might cause some issues with comparing between the different mountains using VFX. Lastly, I was really hoping that Rheasilvia would've gotten a special mention too!

[@CantWords]

I think the point of the video is that comparing mountain heights to sea level is essentially arbitrary, although obviously very consistent. And comparing other mountains to their 'base' from a human perspective is another arbitrary measure that gives different results.

[@glamouraz]

​@@CantWords I agree with you. However, this standard wasn't applied equally throughout the video. For example, unless I missed it, we didn't consider the height from the base camps of Denali or Mount Rainier, since they are also part of their respective mountain ranges similar to how Everest is "a human standing on top of a building". So I'm not sure why we're singling out Everest here specifically either. Perhaps I'm missing something geologically about how Denali and Mount Rainier are distinct from their mountain ranges?

[@CantWords]

@@glamouraz Yeah it wasn't I mean Wren used the sea floor to talk about the height of Hawaii. But tbh it's a fun 'exploring ideas' video, no rigours standards were applied and I don't think we need to expect that here. I'm sure Everest was singled out simply because it is considered the tallest mountain in everyone's minds

[@user-ow7fc4wi5k]

Yeah looking at base camp for this comparison is stupid, if you follow the waterways of the cols between p300s and you use the lowest intersection of these waterways than you will have a better "base height" for comparison. But in the case of Everest it does not really change much, but if you do this for other mountains in the Himalayas and and Karakoram you will see that they are still higher than even the elevation of Denali.

[@banyakakal4299]

Yeah, I'm sure you all are fun at parties, eh?

[@scienceowen]

These videos w Wren are some of the best knowledge based vids on YT. Keep them up!

[@TheWigglergler]

This is an interesting topic, but there are a few major flaws with the techniques used in this video. First of all, Mount Everest is measured from base camp, which is not the lowest base of the mountain. Denali and Mount Rainier are measured from their lowest surrounding ridges, which would get a somewhat greater height for Mount Everest (although Denali would still beat it and it would be close with Mount Rainier). Also, what constitutes a mountain's base is somewhat arbitrary, and different measurement techniques could change the order here. For instance, Mount Everest is visible from an elevation of ~3000m at the entrance to Sagarmatha National Park, putting it close to the maximum visible elevation gain for Denali (although few hundred meters shorter still). Elevation above sea level is the only way to measure height in absolute terms, which makes it the most important metric. The biggest problem, though, is that Denali is not the tallest mountain above its base on land. Nanga Parbat, Dhaulagiri I, Annapurna I, Annapurna II, and Kangchenjunga can all be said to rise higher from their respective bases. Nanga Parbat, for instance, rises a full seven kilometers above the Indus River valley, following continuous ridges in a basically identical manner to the method used for Denali here. These mountains are often overlooked, but they are extremely relevant to this particular topic.

[@jpintero6330]

Wow, you are smart. And cool

[@drianpacc4361]

Interesting fact: Measured from the center of the Earth, Chimborazo in Ecuador is the highest mountain on the planet, exceeding the height of Everest by two kilometers. Chimborazo is colloquially known as "the closest point to the Sun."

[@dearcrush_XD]

If that's the case then the Olympus will be one of the smallest.

[@eekee6034]

Yeah, but you can summit Chimborazo without oxygen and be back in time for dinner.

[@Bothandle70]

Closest to sun but not closest to space.

[@drianpacc4361]

@@dearcrush_XDYes, that's right, you can investigate it, and it is precisely because of the topic that Dren talks about in this video, Chimborazo is not bigger than Everest, but it is located in the Andes, measured in relation of the center of the earth, Chimborazo reaches 6,384m and Everest 6,382, there is a difference of almost 2,000 m , It is the highest peak, closest to the sun but not to space

[@drianpacc4361]

@@Bothandle70yup, correct

[@godt9353]

I get the purpose of the video, but it is a bit misleading. Ren isn't truly talking about height, but instead prominence, from surrounding ground to peak. But talking about how high a mountain can be, how should it be measured? From sea level like everest, or prominence like Manu Kea? Or how about how far from Earth's core it is? If we measure from Earth's core then it would be Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. The reason why is because Earth isn't perfectly round, but instead it bulges at the equator making Earth have "little" love handles.

[@TheWigglergler]

Prominence doesn't really measure height above surroundings, it measures a mountain's independence. This is a different metric from what they are using here. For instance, Mount Everest's prominence is equal to its elevation.

[@godt9353]

@TheWigglergler I think we are talking in the same terms, because prominence is the difference in heights between lowest contour lines ( which for everest would be sea level for wet prominence) which also in everest's case is its independence. But if you look at everest's sister peak Lhotse, it's prominence is only a couple hundred meters, because the nearest col it claims is taken by the higher peak of everest, but it's height is still 27000 meters.

[@TheWigglergler]

@@godt9353 Indeed, but that isn't what's used in the video. Otherwise Mount Everest would still be the tallest on Earth, using either wet or dry prominence. Its wet prominence of 8848m exceeds any other, and its dry prominence of over 19000m also is the world's highest.

[@godt9353]

@TheWigglergler I see where we differ now, I use topographical isolation for wet prominence and you just use dry prominence, but I do not think manua Kea is anywhere near 19000m

[@TheWigglergler]

@@godt9353 Mauna Kea has a dry prominence of ~9500m. Mount Everest's dry prominence is taken from the bottom of the Mariana Trench, meaning it has a dry prominence equivalent to the full range of elevation on Earth.

[@pason6811]

Wren just always gives a huge ol smile on my face and I thank you for that.

[@phicarious8814]

Wren absolutely kills it every time, you should really have your own show by now my dude

[@RealAndySkibba]

Your Mountain vs the Mountain she tells you not to worry about.

[@henrikholmberg777]

"Let's see Paul Allens mountain"

[@andrerichardson]

@@henrikholmberg777😂😂😂

[@RealAndySkibba]

@@henrikholmberg777 the subtle off white coloring...

[@henrikholmberg777]

@@RealAndySkibba "oh my God, it even has a volcano"

[@rebeccaberton4144]

🤨

[@Mayurpaj]

Seeing the video title I thought you would do the point farthest from earth's center, also. Mt. Chimborazo

[@grahamcracker_wookie]

Rainier is actually used as a key training ground for anyone wanting to do Everest, due to its base to top height. I've been on Rainier's face (got altitude sickness in the process) and it's just breathtaking. Denali is the next step and great for learning also.

[@veryunusual126]

Wren, we REALLY need more of these kinds of videos, they're so informative and interesting, make your own channel for this, PLEEEEAAASEEEE✨✨

[@OneFirePhoenix]

4:10 I live in Washington State and have been to Rainer and I have to say: Rainer is amazing.

[@user-ty7xp4sn8r]

I'm from not washington state and i agree, very good mountain (pats mountain) very good.

[@AyushSanpui]

You should see Kanchenjunga . It looks sleeping buddha and it looks very awesome.

[@chancepaladin]

Rainer is the best, for sure. PNW represent :D

[@OneFirePhoenix]

:D@@chancepaladin

[@lovelandfrog5692]

Rainier is an S tier mountain. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@metalsiren]

Wren should have is own “discovery” channel 😊 Those videos are so well done and educational that they need to be part of the school curriculum. Most students can’t ingest the dry and boring textbooks… With those 3D representations, you can peek their interests👍

[@hawaiianaf2308]

We were always taught in Hawaiʻi that Maunakea is the largest mountain in the world. It’s awesome to see that visually represented.

[@poiXquared]

7:30 a KZbinr once said "Nice Caulk"

[@elliottsw]

I absolutely love that you've made an educational video about something other than CGI. Your presentation skills are so good it translates in to any topic, which is brilliant.

[@Danger-sp6mk]

As an Alaskan I’ve been explaining this for years. Thank you so much for this amazing video!

[@arthasmenethil4672]

A fellow Alaskan who is thankful he called it Denali and not McKinley

[@Steampunkkids]

I’m not even from Alaska, but I’ve been saying for years that Denali is way taller than Everest if you measure properly. It’s about time someone did a video on this!

[@krikeydial3430]

Everest is the tallest. This argument is dumb. Measuring from the sea floor is dumb too.

[@TheWigglergler]

Technically Nanga Parbat, Dhaulagiri I, Annapurna I, Annapurna II, and Kangchenjunga can all be said to rise higher from their "base" (such a measurement is somewhat arbitrary). Nanga Parbat, for instance, rises a full seven kilometers above the Indus River valley. As such, Denali is not really the "tallest mountain on land" as is often claimed.

[@taimurmasood5222]

Same thing with Rakaposhi. Rakaposhi rises almost 6km from its base to its peak. You just don't see it often on the Internet because it's not as well known as Denali

[@Jarl2392]

Im begging you. Please create a series not just a youtube series but actual streaming series. The way you elaborate and explain topic is so much fun and incredibly engaging. My nephews are 7 and 8 and by watching youe video they cant stop screaming "I want to see more" and I'm deadly passionate about being an advocate for your videos. They sre simply AMAZING! These videos have the potential to be the new ways of teaching in classes and more!

[@eekee6034]

youtube > streaming, lol! There's a lot of very good channels if you look for interesting stuff that's not made by and for the impatient.

[@Trippitaka2]

Technically the tallest mountain in the solar system may be Rheasilvea Mons on the asteroid Vesta. It is, however, all a bit of a guessing game because it is really difficult to measure accurately. So Olympus Mons is often placed at number one. It's also worth keeping in mind that earth is the only planet where mountains are measured from sea level, which is really arbitrary when you think about it. We are measuring mountains based on how much liquid happens to be standing on earth. By one argument you could measure Everest from its peak, right down to the bottom of Challenger Deep, assuming that everything is part of one gigantic mountain. This would make it around 20km high. Still slightly less the Olympus Mons, but getting close.

[@advikshan]

We need more Wrens in this world.

[@wgoode97]

Wait until Wren learns that that the sea isn’t level everywhere

[@VegetaLF7]

"Sea level" tends to be an average of the high and low tide marks

[@drakedbz]

@@VegetaLF7 Sea level also varies in distance from the center of the Earth, based on latitude. Because the Earth is spinning, it is slightly wider at the equator.

[@Me-wk7dz]

I'm glad this video was made. It bothers me that people think Mt Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth when it's really just the highest. It bothers me even more that official base-to-peak lists are wrong because no accurate catalog of base to peak heights exist - so you have to manually digitally measure mountains to get their height because articles are wrong. Off the top of my head, a few mountains taller than Everest: *- Namcha Barwa (21,000' base to peak)* *- Rakaposhi (20,000' base to peak)* *- Tirich Mir (19,000' base to peak)* There's literally dozens of mountains that exceed 12,000' base to peak

[@EliteInExile]

Thank you so much for this video! Absolutely love mountains, and this was an awesome watch.

[@LikelyLagging]

yet another banger. favorite series on this channel. keep it up man! we all appreciate your time and effort :D

[@TheStraightPipes]

Does Puget sell to Canada yet?

[@Bric_workshop]

🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@seanziethen1032]

Wren´s comparison videos are really insightful and so satisfying to watch

[@jaybugo]

I would LOVE purely educational content from you guys done in this format. Your 3d models really help visualize things we simply can't inherently comprehend and it's fantastic!

[@Typicalrn10]

I am Nepalese and was getting mad but then thought who actually decides where the base camp of a mountain starts. Imagine how long would it take if one had to trek all the from the beaches of India to the top of Everest or even from the lowest point in Nepal

[@bentownsend4017]

elevation is still huge factor, and the informed ones know that nepal still has the most giant mountains. He's cherry picked the best the US has to offer, and yet those are just standard sizes for all of the himalayas. And while he said that denali is the highest, real ones know Annapurna is king.

[@jodjethalal5531]

@@bentownsend4017 The elevation starts way before the everest base camp. Its onlly named base camp cuz its the max point you can reach without mountaineering gear which is not reccognized while comparing other mountains i this video

[@TheWigglergler]

Dhaulagiri I, Annapurna I, and Annapurna II are taller than Denali base to peak by typical measurement methods. Where the base of a mountain lies is unclear, though, and such metrics are almost never used.

[@drm857]

Love your videos, Wren! Would have loved to see shots of the mountains in context as you gave it "twice the height of the altitude airliners fly at" would have been cool to see a VFX shot of the mountain from that vantage point, even with the narrower version of the mountain. Or like flying in between them. It might not be as visually stunning as the zoomed out view but it's a cool VFX shot AND it gives real world context to show the sheer size of it.

[@Capn_Cantankerous]

Me, while watching older corridor videos: "man, how does wren keep breaking so many bones..?" Wren 5 minutes later: "im standing on a building!"

[@davidwilson6577]

Why is a digital artist giving me a geology lesson? You might be the single best creator on the platform.

[@andrewparker318]

I mean how do you even define the "bottom" of a mountain? The whole concept kinda falls apart as soon as you try to. You can easily define the highest point on Earth just by seeing how far up into the atmosphere it goes. So Mount Everest is still the tallest mountain in my books

[@mikesmicroshop4385]

That will also depend on how thick the atmosphere is in that area, which will depend on gravity in that area, and the shape of the planet in that area (the Earth is wider at the equator than it is from top to bottom). so even the Sea Level is not adequate to measure! My opinion is that the center of the Earth should be the point of reference!

[@dawg487]

Real bro like what if we measure mt Everest from Earth's core then mt Everest would be the highest peak too so there's no concept of base. And We are talking about the nearest point to the space or the highest point on earth. So that means it's either mt Everest or Chimborazo

[@astrondaeus3132]

5:24 "Ahh... BIG!"

[@christopherlautenschlager7157]

Wrens Videos are Always such a treat

[@Formosus2001]

Amazing visual. I learned that stuff in school but had to imagine it in my mind, luckily I could, not everyone can so your visual are super useful! Great video thanks!

[@bertt646]

You missed a mention for Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. It is the tallest mountain on Earth in terms of distance from the centre of the earth, due to the equatorial buldge caused by earth's rotation. Over 2000m taller than Everest in this respect!

[@christopherauditore1673]

Wren you have done it again! 😊

[@JoshuaMeyburghFishing]

This video has taught me more than school has done in 10 years so INTERESTING!

[@truck-kun535]

Congrats man as someone who is studying science in uk college which is university over there in america its good to see someone who doesn't take stuff at face value thats the most important skill you can have

[@fredriks9070]

At 0:30 you said the peak of Mount Everest is the closest thing to outer space in the entire world. This would actually be Chimborazo in Ecuador, which is the highest mountain on Earth, when measured from the Earth's centre rather than sea level. Because the earth gets squashed by its own rotation, the peak of Chimborazo is 1.5miles closer to space.

[@EbonyPhoenix]

actaully no, the atmosphere also isn't spherical, which means space is farther away in that location.

[@tayloru8282]

Do more of these videos!! These are so fun.

[@maxbergmann-lenz8321]

reasons for this video: a. showing us cool mountains and comparing them to everest b. lowering everests self esteem

[@CrissPons]

I have been having the exact discussion with friends and family for YEARS! I love that now I have a video to backup my reasoning! ❤😅

[@CJJC42]

Can we do the true scale of why my ex wife took the children?

[@haukopkhual]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mrfunny663vnb83]

L

[@scene247]

Dayum...gonna need to travel forward in time to find a suitable technology.

[@LeeannG]

😭😭😭

[@VanirraGorirra]

Why does anyone do what they do? Incentives!

[@inkscratch]

Sometimes I forget Wren has done a TedTalk. What a talent

[@Killllr0y]

Bro, he's done so much more than that

[@Wittbore]

i did not know that

[@KRASFA]

I’ve been saying this for years about Everest and it’s amazing to actually see it visually played out, amazing!!

[@ArnoldsKtm]

So it's the highest not the tallest.

[@paragsatyal6891]

Loved this video Wren, I love mountains! But there is one thing I’d like to say, Mt Everest is still considered the most prominent mountain, quite a bit more prominent than Denali. Picking Everest basecamp as the base of the mountain is very arbitrary while you consider the entire island of Hawaii as a Mauna Kea.

[@Tirryna]

This is something I've been curious for YEARS!!! Another brain itch is scratched thanks to 😊😊Wren

[@jodiechidley]

I love these videos so much! I can totally see Wren hosting/producing a show on Discovery

[@anderonsiegert]

Every one of Wrens videos brings me joy

[@namco003]

My gf is a scientist. Geology is her specialty, and I'm just an electronics/arcade tech, so I love sending her stuff like this. She usually sends me back any incorrect info she finds within minutes, as she was also a teacher. Told her she might like this and she watched and her response was: "It's a correct but kinda depressing because none of that information should be surprising to anyone who took earth science bc all of it (except some of the details about Mars) is taught in Earth science..." -A Scientist

[@speedy1000ism]

The shots hit different when you show them from someone's POV in a city. Show us all the mountains from that view please!!!

[@B_The_Man]

Bro made a video about exactly what’s going to be in my exam today Thx Wren🙏

[@Haimgard]

Everest is not standing on the himalayas it's a part of it. It would be like saying you are not really that tall because your torso is standing on your legs.

[@EricJ0hansson]

But the point kind of still stands. It's like a body had one set of legs with thousands of torsos on them, and one torso is considered the tallest torso in the world because the legs are so long.

[@Targe0]

@@EricJ0hansson It's more the Himalayas are just one Mountain, and we've named individual strands of hair on its head.

[@justinbeath5169]

Any reasonable definition of a mountain only considers the point that the ground starts sticking out from the rest of the surrounding area, not the entire continental plate that it's on. That is what people refer to when they talk about mountains. Does that mean there is no objective start for a mountain? Yes, and that's fine. The word wasn't created to have a scientific. It's supposed to be vibe based. Geologists have just decided to force a more scientific definition, but no normal person actually it

[@IanEnkema]

You are overcomplicating it. The simple science of what is being discussed comes down to how we perceive scale. To view Everest with the largest scale, you would need to be as close as possible laterally to the biggest elevation change. At base camp, 12,000 ft straight up is much bigger scale, than if you were to travel down valley for a dozen miles as the crow flies only to descend less than a mile vertically. So the point of prominence should be measured at base camp, not at sea level (where the scale is so small you can't even see Everest...)

[@thibaud1330]

I don't really agree, you don't share your legs with the 10 people next to you right ? As an individual entity, you are standing on the same ground as other people, that's the same as the "base" of the Himalayas The one thing though would be to go through a vertical slice to differentiate the rocks that are base layer vs Everest peak layer, the mountain would therefore be taller as they go way below sea level geologically underground.

[@SE7ENFX]

They need to show these videos in schools!

[@TheJerbol]

Great example of critical thinking

[@chrxs61632]

Oceanography class!

[@arronbryan5314]

As a teacher I can say… yes we do 😊. My form love them!

[@Thunderbox247]

I already new all of this but it was great to get reference on how big they are next to each other, this is what CGI was created for

[@jaspercin]

I love the VFX Artist Reveals... It gives me goosebumps.

[@simtheory7894]

0:25 is incorrect. Chimborazo's peak is the closest point on earth to space because of the equatorial bulge.

[@Targe0]

Correct.

[@kwmcgreal]

I guess that would depend on where we consider space starting. The Karman line is a rough measure but the atmosphere is also thicker at the equator as well so space is maybe considered further away?

[@SirWrender]

I keep mentioning this in the comments but no this is wrong. The equatorial bulge makes Chimborazo further from earths center than Everest but the atmosphere also bulges outwards with the land. So space is just as far away from here as it is anywhere else in the world. Elevation above sea level is the only metric for getting to space

[@alterbr33d]

@@SirWrender Chimborazo is closer to celestial bodies and objects in space, but it is NOT closer to the vacuum of space. Chimborazo is often credited as being closer to space than Everest because Chimborazo is the furthest distance from the center of the earth, but at the equator the atmosphere is not anylower, so there is more atmosphere above Chimborazo than Everest. If Chimborazo really was closer to the vacuum of space though, climbers would have even more breathing difficulty than Everest, but its not the case Chimborazo at its peak has around 30% more oxygen than Everest, except colder temperatures do mean there is more oxygen as colder air is heavier and Chimborazo can be 60 F in the summer making have only 20% more oxygen, still more and still not closer to space though.

[@campbellblahblahsvlog7797]

0:36 Honestly, I feel like humanity *should* make a building that tall, and that looks exactly like the one here

[@Targe0]

With our current building ability, we can't. It would crush itself under its own weight. We don't have the methods or materials to do it.

[@2egenjerry]

FAA already denied the permit 😂

[@TheSilverShadow17]

Not to mention that the air would be dozens of times thinner up at the roof of a skyscraper that tall. Being at ultra high elevation can mess with or ruin your bodily functions if you're not used to living at such an extreme altitude.

[@TheSilverShadow17]

Hell, living in 18,000+ ft elevation is already pushing it for the body so I can imagine the health issues that'll build up at 29,000 and beyond.

[@mikeoxmall69420]

It might work on Pluto, or a body with similar gravity, but not on Earth

[@playerankushnaruka4534]

During tectonic activity mountains are formed and THEY ELEVATE FROM SEA LEVEL Where everest is present there used to be a sea ( tethis sea) Hence everest is the tallest mountain ( and also actual base of a mountain in not the base camp ) * I forgot the the spelling of the sea sorry for that but is sound like that

[@davemcelfatrick6202]

Just wanna say I think you really do great with this style of content. Love size comparison videos and the like and I think you guys have a great eye for it.

[@rithvikraghunath8394]

0:30 Mt. Everest isn’t actually the closest point to space. That title belongs to Mt. Chimborazo, as while the mountain itself isn’t as tall as Everest, Earth also isn’t a perfect sphere. There is actually a bulge around the Equator, and this mountain happens to be the highest point on that budge, making it closer to space than Everest, as it’s too far north to be elevated by this bulge. Edit: Turns out, I’m wrong! Chimborazo is the furthest point from the center of the Earth, but NOT the closest point to space. Thanks Wren for responding to this and correcting my mistake!

[@jonathanmarino7968]

That depends on how you define space. The Karman line is defined relative to mean sea level, so that "bulge" actually also pushes away the edge of space, meaning Everest is closer to space, despite not being the furthest from the center of Earth.

[@SirWrender]

This isn’t actually correct. Chimborazo is further from the center of the earth than Everest but it’s NOT closer to space, since space is ALSO further away from the ground here than Everest. The earth bulges outwards but so does the atmosphere. I almost talked about it in this video but ultimately chose not to

[@jccatv901]

​@@SirWrender hey Wren! Long time fan here.. Keep up the great work!

[@robertgough161]

the atmosphere isnt a perfect sphere either if it was the air pressure at sea level would be lower at the equator than near the poles for this reason

[@rithvikraghunath8394]

@@SirWrenderThanks Wren for clarifying! Wonderful job on the video as always!

[@The_Void_Between]

I love these Wren videos. Educational and fun is a rare mix he is really talented at.

[@kittenisageek]

I admire your excitement about Denali. I grew up in Fairbanks. On a clear day, you could see Denali -- something like 200 miles away. That is just plain insane because there is 5 miles of curvature over 200 miles of distance. I also camped at Wonder Lake, about 30 miles away, and Denali fills up the entire horizon. From that location, there appear to be small ripples at the base of the mountain. Those are 16,000 foot tall mountains. Mountains the size of Pikes Peak, in Colorado look like sand ripples next to Denali. There is a reason that the Athabaskan word for the mountain, Denali, translates to "The Great One."

[@Marcos_I._T.]

FINALLY, SOMEONE ELSE IN THE WORLD WHO KNOWS WHAT THE TRUE BIGGEST MOUNTAIN IS

[@PKlNG]

The actual answer is Mount Chimborazo

[@gabriel120300]

0:39 Half-Life 2 Citadel be like:

[@marvinarellano3087]

"And if you see Dr. Breen, tell him I said Fu-- you!" - Barney Calhoun 2004 Half-life 2

[@Zraeicro]

I really like how this man presents the entire video, I mean, who's not gonna stick to the end of the video hearing this man's excitement

[@bonnibel_honeycomb]

Oh, so it was after all the tallest mountain on earth precisely because of the fact that this video had to be made in photoshop, I get it now. Thanks team!

[@physicsteachr]

The underwater Hawaiian islands were all above water at some point and slowly eroded and subsided as the tectonic plates moved. One day, the big island will lose its title as it sinks Westward and another volcano grows in its place.

[@graycatsaderow]

Just like that one pixar short?

[@physicsteachr]

@@graycatsaderow Pretty much! Except that it usually takes millions of years. X-D

[@graycatsaderow]

@@physicsteachr XD

[@SymbioteMullet]

No love for Chimborazo? It's the tallest mountain on Earth if you measure from the lowest you can go... THE CORE!!!! (Because Earth is an oblate rather than perfect spheroid, it gets a boost for being nearer to the equator)

[@paulohtobias]

Thank you so much for including all the numbers in meters too

[@Pon1bcd]

As a native Hawaiian, I've been waiting for this video. The Island of Maui is also made of two volcanoes with the city of Kahului at sea level technically in a valley.

[@blakebonanza]

"Hey if we tweak every geographical feature of everest, its smaller than these other mountains" lol

[@SalveASMR]

Who would've thought??!! That's insano!!!