What if We Lived on the Moon?

[@viscinium]

Spend just ten billion years on the ISS and you'll be almost a year younger than you should be! The dermatologists that would hate you are dead.

[@RedTailShark100]

Best thing I've heard all week

[@olufpaden3352]

Best comment I have ever seen. xD

[@overcookedwater1947]

Lol

[@Vsauce3]

What do space pirates say? "LunARR". If you liked the video be sure to give it a *thumbs up* and *share it*! Thanks for watching!

[@johnmahoney8142]

First. Hi :3

[@BadgerFall]

yer a vsauce harry

[@BigGamer2525]

Boo

[@thomasogara]

Iron Sky is a movie about the Nazi party colonising the moon.

[@AnstonMusic]

Because Luna is the best pony!

[@Argacyan]

Living on the moon would be impossibe due to the high risk of encountering space-nazis.

[@aidenwray4724]

You know to much. (loads silent pistol)

[@NyanLama459]

Tom Cruze and a whale are the only moon residents (South Park joke?!) anyone get it

[@Argacyan]

NyanLama459 The whale's dead... (you can see it at the end of the South-Park episode, during the credits)

[@SalokinQuagsire]

But what if WE are the space-nazis??

[@Argacyan]

SuperQuagsire64 DUN-DUN-DUUUUUUN

[@moekitsune]

ISS: The most inefficient anti-aging cream.

[@ThePrimalEarth]

or is it the most efficient? because you physically age slower!

[@hellishsnake]

not at all, yes the time displacement would not affect our life span but skill, the lack of G's would make your face have less wrinkles

[@Dinoenthusiastguy]

Doctors hate it

[@DANGJOS]

@@ThePrimalEarth You wouldn't really age slower; it's just that everyone else would have physically aged faster, once you return to Earth. You age at the normal rate. Also, the ISS probably ages you *faster* actually, since the radiation would likely damage some DNA and slightly accelerate aging.

[@chairmanxina2338]

@@DANGJOS tf? Radiation?!

[@Ferdy1337]

Battlefield: Moon, comming soon Drive a tank to the very top of the tallest mountain on the moon. Fire a projectile and teamkill yourself. rated 11/10 by IGN

[@akufnohenen]

Such a projectile would need to be travelling at orbital velocity which is thousands of mph faster than any typical bullet or tank shell.

[@robertgonzalez6046]

wow nobody cares

[@akufnohenen]

Robert Gonzalez Suck my unit.

[@robertgonzalez6046]

akuffo96 nice

[@brunog3768]

Specially because there's no water in the moon.

[@woodykidd2k]

Did you hear about the future restaurants they're building on the moon? The food is excellent...but there's no atmosphere.

[@Vsauce3]

woodykidd2k *slow clap*

[@NitroAndyBA]

Opster NarwhalLover Now those are high steaks!

[@muhammadredzuan4383]

Vsauce3 what happen to us when sun eclipes??I mean if we lives on the moon??

[@thetruestinsanegamer10]

The food is rich in iron though!

[@thetruestinsanegamer10]

Muhammad Redzuan You would likely still see the sun. When the moon is blocked by the earth you would not see anything. Unless the sun AND earth line up, you would still see the sun.

[@katrinawall4315]

Two most prominent thoughts I had during this video: 1) I could live on the moon and feel the same as I do now 2) the moon is the perfect place for an introvert to live Conclusion: I'm moving to the moon

[@SpyridonJohn1633]

Katrina Wall agreed! ~ 2 weeks of night, and ~2 weeks of day? Lol idk, at least it's not 3 months or more lol

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

hotel on the moon called moon hotel . guy ask - can I book a room - hotel receptionist : the moon is full

[@Sean3503]

UUGHHHH.. Puns..

[@themoon9750]

last shadow -.-

[@basilberidze5132]

hotel ? TRIVAGO.COM !!

[@thatguyonyoutube807]

Imagine fighting a war or something and having all projectiles began orbiting the planet...just shoot behind you and retreat lol

[@luiggiphilipi]

That's why in space we need laser guns. Lol.

[@Domstar1001]

What if the moon lived on earth?

[@wayge]

***** boom

[@divadsnakeoni3879]

***** Mind Blown :O !!!

[@MajesticDeathray]

What if Earth lived in Space?

[@Domstar1001]

Fluce-MMXV What if Space lived in your house?

[@michaelgoldsmith4332]

What if the earth lived inside the sun?

[@mismismism]

What if aliens haven't visited us cuz their bones are too brittle from being in space for so long that landing on Earth would kill them? Random not-fully-thought-out thought, so if it's a stupid idea go easy, I'm just sharing a thought I had watching this lol.

[@coriscotupi]

..Someone would be making silly videos asking "What if we lived on Earth"?

[@clarissaallan]

corisco tupi ANd they would talk about how bad the gravity would be.

[@coriscotupi]

Clarissa Allan No doubt, LOL

[@MIgardener]

Well if we lived on the moon, I would help to grow all the food! Vegetables! MMMmmm

[@shoaibalam6141]

Mr. Gru owns Moon.

[@hikarukun1119]

+Shoaib Alam yes. yes he does

[@davidjoffe-hunter7016]

+Blue Ghost I'll like it for you

[@user-zc9qm6uc4v]

yess

[@okaywhatevernevermind]

Vector stole it

[@sdknight3436]

So, is noone gonna talk about how good this part is? 2:57 - 3:37 Its oddly quite sad but also really beautiful, its so well done along with the background music playing. I remember seeing this for the first time 5 years ago and thought this video was pretty cool, but I always come back and rewatch this video just because of that one part of it, I just find it really fascinating and the music playing with it is just amazing.

[@realspacemodels]

From the surface of the moon, the Earth does not move from it's position in the sky as shown in the animation. The position of the Sun would change, but since the same side of the moon always faces the Earth (give or take a few degrees back and forth) there is no "Earthrise" on the moon. The Astronauts experienced Earthrise, but that was because they were orbiting the Moon and so their perspective changed as they went around.

[@prop0042]

How to survive on the moon: Step 1: Put magnets in the floor, and imbed iron along your spine, joints, arms, legs, etc. to deal with the lower gravity causing weird stuff with your spine. Step 2: Be underground to get away from the radiation, temperatures, lack of oxygen, etc. Step 3: Have oxygen recyclers and water recyclers. These exist, they're in use on the ISS, as a matter of fact. Step 4: Have some sort of power generation. Solar panels would work, but they wouldn't be receiving constant power. A nuclear reactor would be a nuclear reactor. Possibly use some form of reactor powered by the fission of hydrogen and oxygen in water. Or fusion into water. I dunno, nuclear hydro power basically. Step 5: Grow fruits, vegetables, and nuts (to provide protein) in order to have food and not die. Step 6: Build an ansible so you can play videogames with someone on earth and not go insane from being along.

[@JiggleWiggleBagel]

***** Dam. Step 6. I have playing on Earth with a low connection. How the heck could ANYONE stand for that 3 second delay time!

[@prop0042]

JessicaEarlheart Should've built an ansible.

[@ZorotheGallade]

***** How about just bring along a pendrive with an emulator and play all the games that have ever been made?

[@ZorotheGallade]

Isn't that what Skype is for?

[@EmilioKolomenski]

***** Well, nuclear reactors are, by far, the best energy alternative we have right now and with the right care taken to it, their risk is minimal. That said, solar panels could work by incorporating a simple energy storage system. As always, the hardest part would be moving all the materials to the moon (it's the very reason why this hasn't been done yet). Going into orbit is hella expensive.

[@jamesdagmond]

I can sleep or wake at any hour of the day or night. I VOLUNTEER AS THE MOON MAN....

[@bbysenii]

On earth yea, I'd like to see how you are on the moon. I also volunteer you as the moon man.

[@reanetsemoleleki8219]

Goodbye Moon Man.

[@Rakshasa1986]

In Mass Effect I went to the moon to screw around in my Mako. I fired several shots at Earth thinking it would literally rain on someone's parade. And now I find out that my Mako rounds just orbit the Moon. I'm so disillusioned :(

[@isumkitchens5329]

What if we created a weighted suit that simulated the other 5/6ths of earths gravity?And stayed in underground bunkers (unless gathering supplies or launching/landing) to help keep radiation problems down, and kept in sync with earth time to help prevent sleep problems?

[@proot.]

that's actually the most reasonable, there's just not much on the moon.

[@mchevre]

That would help with the bone density loss, but if you think about it, it only helps a little, because the overall gravity on our bodies including our internal organs would still be only 1/6th. The only time our bodies would feel the full gravity effect would be essentially just our leg or arm muscles when we try to lift something or move our feet.

[@stavros141]

Would living underground be a viable option? Heating shouldn't be a problem and radiation can be minimized. Hell even building a structure in a deep crater and then covering it with moon soil could be doable. There are a ton of things that could propel us into space age: telescopes situated on the moon, easier launch into space and easier construction, better conditioning for long term missions, reusable rockets like the ones SpaceX recently built. I'm obviously no scientist but the reason we haven't done this yet seems to be because we don't want to and not because we can't.

[@georgempougias6337]

Actually there is a heat problem underground the earth and its core is the problem

[@stavros141]

+Γιώργος Μπούγιας i meant the moon, here on earth its too damp and hot to do so, but on the moon it could provide enough heat conservation and repel radioactivity, plus recycling oxygen would be easier

[@markklewinski3072]

So we shifted our vision from the moon to mars.

[@jaernem]

I'd rather go to Venus in sky cities.

[@celestialtree8602]

Venus is a lot more dangerous than the Moon or Mars, due to toxic gas clouds and crazy heat. It would be an Earth-like planet, but there are a bunch of greenhouse gases in its atmosphere left over from its forming. That is slowly happening to Earth

[@derptomistic]

A probe was sent there in the year... something... and it lasted about 15-20 minutes before it melted so much that it could no longer send a signal back to Earth... Yeah, it's a bit balmy there

[@elacespedes9757]

mark klewinski whatch his new vid

[@newsomaliandemocratofbrazi3214]

Just Have A Air ship That has Oxygen And It Would float To The right Place That Has Pretty Much same pressuise as earth In Atomsphere and The Upper On would protect you Just need a Suit Acid Rain Proof and A Oxygen tank and a fire fighter Stuff

[@CobaltFlytrap]

Man... If being on the moon did actually look like that when you were showing the time lapse of Earth's phases, I'm sure I'd get a little queasy. It just looks like you're orbiting around something else instead of something else orbiting around you. I just looks so amazingly crazy...

[@VintageLJ]

Do you not get queasy on Earth, then, considering we orbit the sun, but to us it looks like it orbits us.

[@CobaltFlytrap]

VintageLJ Yes, but since both the sun and the Earth would be in the sky at the same time on the moon, it makes for more reference points. Since you don't usually see the moon and sun at the same time on the Earth, it is harder to feel. Either way, I wouldn't be sure if queasy is the right word. It would be an amazing feeling regardless.

[@CaveNyanson]

To be fair, that video is sped up, it would move muxh slower. Thats over the course of about a month.

[@CobaltFlytrap]

CaveNyanson I know. I am saying that if it did actually move that quickly, It would feel strange to look at.

[@CaveNyanson]

of course, I don't think you'd last very long before you spill your moon lunch!

[@tylerdanku8889]

Vsauce 1: Covers the galaxy and complex answers to simple questions Vsauce 2: Math games and probability Vsauce 3: Inhabiting space and survival

[@samsansam3983]

If we lived in the moon we would get infinite amounts of cheese

[@autisticeevee232]

+HectorThe Player not really tho some mouse love would bring mice to the moon and for the rays from the sun they would become huge mutant rats and sollow it whole

[@ChrissieBear]

But the moon is an egg, we shouldn't disturb it. :V

[@Vsauce3]

Father Bear Make the right choice, Clara!

[@ChrissieBear]

Lime Doe I don't have a tumblr.

[@awesomemonkey755]

Father Bear My granny used to have a tumblr.

[@LimeDoe]

gharchangel thank you nan, for taking a tumble.

[@ddaavvee11]

Haha doctor who

[@OliverDemari]

Fire a tank? You'd need a really big tank to fire another tank.

[@FabB98]

That made my day, thanks.

[@5nefarious]

Dad? What are you doing on KZbin?

[@Cadam_]

Haha! Thanks for the laugh.

[@nealiodealio]

"Look honey, there's a nice Earth out tonight. Why should we waste it?"

[@noahgirotti1490]

Really awesome video! It was so beautiful with the animation of the moon looking at the earth's phases and the music just made it!

[@MxesPlays]

Jake what is the coldest possible fire we can have

[@MyoticTesseract]

The souls of serial killers

[@Shreder51]

i think it might be 250 F, someone correct me if im wrong

[@MrLogicTroll]

Seeing as how fire is just a rapid form of oxidation, pretty cold.

[@MyoticTesseract]

since when did i get 34 +1's

[@yaseenalsaif3785]

3:20 the moon is flat and stationary, and the earth and sun are circling around it

[@RedTailShark100]

Yep

[@georgempougias6337]

Yep keep believing what your religion is saying smartass

[@yaseenalsaif3785]

Γιώργος Μπούγιας im joking ...

[@RedTailShark100]

Poe's Law

[@yaseenalsaif3785]

TheRedTailShark exactly

[@johnchaser7369]

Let's all start a charity for a spaceship called Vsauce and fly away into outer space eating tacos with Jake.

[@Victor15P]

I've got a dollar to put in, let's do this.

[@johnchaser7369]

Yess

[@QuincysRcool]

Son Goku Sorry to say but I'm not a fan of tacos..

[@johnchaser7369]

B Shof That's ok, how about pizza? ;)

[@QuincysRcool]

Son Goku Pizza is good as long as we also have a healthy alternative to go with it.

[@Ben-hy2hl]

Michael should be doing this type of video.

[@RyanLeanardoe]

Nah

[@WARDEATHFUN]

What happened was Vsauce3 was sponsored by borderlands, then they made a huge video about it. Good for Vsauce though, it wasn't stuffed down our throats or anything and we got a good video out of it.

[@WimsicleStranger]

***** They do good with making advertisements unlike *cough* collegehumor..

[@ComandanteJ]

"Tidally locked to each other"? The moon is tidally locked to the erath, but not the other way around. If it was like that, only 50% of the globe would have linesight of the moon.

[@Recabilly]

I always wondered what would happen if we took a large, powerful structure to connect earth to the moon... Everything would die... But I'd like to see a render of the physics...

[@gnoomlox]

Hey Rec! Never thougth to see you here

[@Recabilly]

lol I'm everywhere =P

[@RyanLeanardoe]

It isn't possible, not even with carbon nano tubes. The moon's rotation, and it's orbit around earth is just too powerful. Any structure with simply break like a tooth pick. Yes it may throw the orbit off enough to melt the polar icecaps, or even send us into an ice age, but not stop completely.

[@JoshMay]

the structure would break.

[@TheBlackBeltPanda]

***** So you are =P

[@m.bahrainuddins3635]

we could always wait for the traveler to come then we can colonize mun

[@Cadam_]

But den da dukness wil follo and we wil b in truble :(

[@m.bahrainuddins3635]

but when we die cuz of the dukness we get resurrected and get amazen powa and we can get revenge and save humanitiy from the dukness

[@_Lucary]

Um y r u guyz talskin liek dis?

[@omegazthebadass]

i wunne eat da mun muns r testy i like muns MUMMY GIF MI MAI MUN PLSSS

[@m.bahrainuddins3635]

but if u eat da mun, d eart gonna fal to ceos

[@_JS96]

What if we do live on the moon and the moon is the real planet...

[@TheGypsay24]

No.

[@_JS96]

Dany NBA But how can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

[@TheGypsay24]

Jonah St-François No No.

[@_JS96]

Dany NBA But but but, how can you, like, be sure, man?

[@biohazard724]

Jonah St-François are you Jaden Smith?

[@lemadokahasarrived]

I am currently watching this while I'm on the moon

[@someoneyoudontknow106]

in a parallel universe ........... "What if We Lived on the Earth?"

[@klamanarey69]

Can you imagine in the near future, where people on the moon watching this video?

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

All one needs to do to create a stable atmosphere on the moon is to add ferrous and chargable particulates to the atmosphere. The difference in temperature between the light and dark sides due to the slow revolutions will cause a pressure differential and thus powerful wind storms from the light side to the dark side. The wind storms cause friction among the chargeable materials which magnetizes the atmosphere, and that means the atmosphere holds itself up more firmly and increases in pressure beyond what it would be if not magnetized

[@Novumic]

The problem isn't if the object has a magnetic field or not, but if it has enough of it. Take Mars for example, it has a magnetic field but not enough so its atmosphere is way too thin to contain water and all sorts of other important life stuff. I highly doubt a thin layer of atmosphere would be enough to generate the magnetic field necessary for sustainable protection.

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

Novumic Mars has a lot less of a field than earth does, and a lot less of an atmosphere as a result. The moon has none of either. The thinness of my proposed sphere is not the source of power, its power comes not from the force of gravity but the force gained through the thermal differentials which is according to this video, very high

[@Novumic]

Leonard Greenpaw I don't quite understand. I need a little more specifications for the foundations of you're claims.

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

Thunderstorms in volcanic plumes.

[@Novumic]

Leonard Greenpaw That's not explaining anything. I'm asking for where you are basing off your claims. Any valid books or websites?

[@Calismax-whostolemyname]

tallest peak on the moon question. is that using the lowest point as a reference? or the general average of the moons surface. I know on earth we measure from sea level. but if we measured from earths deepest point would that make everest taller than the moons biggest mountain?

[@DeejayJeanP]

I swear Vsauce has the best timing of starting that song from 3:00 , it makes everything so epic and amazing haha

[@hristaki99]

1:12 I'm pretty sure the reason why you can't see stars on the Apollo photos is because they are so far away that a camera can't detect the light coming from them unless it's a very expensive one. Just try it out. Go outside at night and take a photo. You won't see the stars.

[@tigranpetrossian9848]

I have all 8 mentioned syndromes of living on the moon.

[@AK3aan]

0/10 No WiFi signal on the moon Would rather die

[@jodiepama9359]

Unless theres a satellite array...

[@cameronmcallister7606]

Jake Lastnamenotfound Buffering

[@burritomensch1257]

Just add a few hundred satellites and some radio towers, but if that doesn't work...

[@bakugan13112001]

Lol, you reminded me of a video, with more people, and someone asks "If you would have the chance to go to the moon, would you?" , and someone else said "Do the have WIFI?"

[@andytallman101]

I'd like to visit the moon but I don't think I'd like to live there. I'd like to look down at the Earth from above, but I'd miss all the places and people I love. So although I might go there for one afternoon .. I don't want to live on the moon.

[@stevenmcguinness4751]

andytallman101 from the Moon, you’d have to look Up at the Earth, not down.

[@jerrymalerry8452]

Fair enough

[@ablibla]

Lol that was awesome!! I love third stile kind if vids :)

[@Firestar-xs8oc]

You know when the military goes through with the firing the tank thing, they are gonna keep doing it, for the fun of having their bullets orbiting the moon =/ Just kidding

[@merikmalhads1676]

Solution to atmosphere problem? Generate an artificial magnetosphere!

[@rorysnow7937]

Is that song at the end saying "Get Rekt"?

[@Kkorner345]

well here in finland we have a little over 2 hours of daytime now. :p

[@MultiSciGeek]

jake your editing skills are really good Vsauce3

[@zogfotpik8848]

Jake! Do "what if we lived on mars", or "terraforming mars". Man, that would be interesting! Not just the topic, but hearing it from the vsauce angle.

[@finnt98]

So many scientists arguing in the comments. So many

[@TheCOCouple]

If only we were all robots like CL4P-TP then we could jump around and kill Kraggons on the moon all we wanted!

[@TheThrivingTherapsid]

The earth should not be moving across the sky of the moon at 3:17. If you are standing on one specific location on the moon, looking up in the sky at the earth, the earth would stand still because the moon is gravitationally locked. One day-night cycle on the moon is as long as its orbital period around the earth, and, from the moon's point of view, the earth will appear unmovable in the sky.

[@abdul123r]

Well considering that from 3:17 to 3:27 was 29 earth days, I'd say that it didn't really move too much..

[@TheThrivingTherapsid]

abdul123r That may be true. The earth is not rising that many degrees from its initial position. On the Wikipedia page about the moon, there is a short clip of the moon's phases, going from dark, to bright to dark again. And it can there be seen that the moon wobbles slightly as time passes.

[@thenextgen-ericgamers9781]

Johannes Ekman Your right.The Earth does wobble in the sky from the moon.

[@FlyntofRWBY]

You realize the moon's axis to the earth is about 5 degrees, right? Over the course of 29 days it will slightly tilt back and forth by 5 degrees making it seem like the earth was going up and down. Also, if you pay attention, the earth starts moving downwards just before the sun comes into view.

[@24Mrjack]

Also another positive of living on the moon is that you wouldn't be running out of cheese any time soon.

[@Royals836]

the ending just killed it hahaha. JAKE IS AWESOME!

[@BattousaiHBr]

3:07 wrong!!!! the earth is not tidally-locked to the moon!!!!! if it were, the moon would always be on the same place in the sky for some people and never for others.

[@Pipdockan]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking yes it is

[@turkwinif]

BattousaiHBr That's called being in a geosynchronous orbit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit Here's a gif from KSP to illustrate what it'd look like if you were in geosynch: i.imgur.com/ot4r0BH.gif

[@iluvbaconOMG]

You have your reasons and he has his.

[@5nefarious]

Pipdockan Actually, you're wrong and BattousaiHBr is correct. The _moon_ is tidally locked to the _earth,_ but not the other way around.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

I could argue both sides. Because the Earth's center of mass is slightly off of its axis of rotation, there is a tidal-lock effect. However, the tidal-lock effect happens towards whatever gravitational force pulls it, most notably the Sun. I'd say that the Earth is mostly tidal-locked on the Sun, but partially tidal-locked on the Moon (due to the Moon's large relative size). I am a layman, though, and I could be wrong.

[@DeadUnicornClub]

I forgot by the end of the show that this channel is suppose to be about video games. I think you said something about Borderlands in the beginning. Could be wrong. It was only for a moment.

[@akatsukiandy]

Tangents, tangents everywhere

[@Darshanaz]

What if we build moving station on moon, It will always follow sun set or sun rise and it don't need to move super fast either and that will help us control the temperature at the station.

[@oxx6]

:00

[@SkyRecruit18]

Like in orbit? Because the moon isn't exactly smooth.

[@mymy4717]

That is an amazing idea. But if it is in orbit, wouldn't that be the same as living on the ISS? except, you know, the moon is 35k kilometers below you.

[@ariswift8168]

that awesome moment when one of your favorite youtube channels mentions one of your favorite games

[@panastiwari]

And as always thanks for posting.

[@FocuStudio100]

why not bring the moon to us ;)?

[@hallowedtwilight4571]

It would decimate everything or throw us out of orbit

[@FocuStudio100]

:3

[@thatlad27]

The moon affects tides on earth, so that wouldn't work very well.

[@FocuStudio100]

ik im just trolling xD

[@Vide0mak3r]

aManiacApple A part of the moon has already 'been' with us...Make sure to look up how the moon got created :)

[@MobBossBobRoss]

Red ring eclipse? Better send earth back to microsoft.

[@johndonn446]

Joke

[@thakingis]

The ring of death!

[@ichigo_nyanko]

The moon isn't the earth's only natural satellite.

[@yap9877]

***** An asteroid is included in the 'natural satellite' category. As for man-made satellites, no.

[@yap9877]

Asteroids technically are moons, which is funny to think about.

[@Zaczac111]

***** Actually, technically right now the definition for moon allows small rocks orbiting the planet to be moons, so long as they actually stay in orbit for an extended period of time. It's a debated subject, sure, but until astronomers further clarify it, all celestial bodies that orbit a planet are moons. "A moon is defined to be a celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet" Also, all moons are also natural satellites, but moons can only be natural satellites to planets (I.E, a planet isn't a moon of it's sun).

[@Zaczac111]

***** Moon definition"1 c : satellite 2; specifically : a natural satellite of a planet" Straight from Webster dictionary. And, from the same dictionary, the definition of satellite, "2 a : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size" By definition, all natural debris orbiting around planets are moons. So no, my statement is not false. I already said that it's a debated topic and needs clarification so that people don't get confused about the subject matter, like you seem to be. And by the way, I got the definition in my first comment from a different site, Universe Today, on the "What is a Moon?" article.

[@TactlessGuy]

GTiszaczac111 Definitions can be interpreted in many different ways. Even the article you cited stated that. However, the general perception of the amount of natural satellites Earth has (from scientists) is only one, and I'd personally trust the word of professional astronomers over some literal thinkers.

[@IronFishChannel]

What I've always wondered is, when we do build a moon colony, can't we just make lead skin tight jumpsuits or something to compensate for the difference in gravity? I mean, it would at least help with muscle fatigue, etc.

[@MrAhmad7650]

what makes me watch your videos is your music

[@ultravidz]

I've always wanted to lift a small cow

[@RedTailShark100]

I am a small cow

[@RedTailShark100]

I don't mind, but does he

[@kylexy1988]

How are you able to determine elevation on the moon? There is no sea level?

[@seraphina985]

Effectively any measurement of elevation is simply saying that it is +/- from some reference value, on Earth it's actually a contrived value since sea level changes a mean value is used which in effect results in an ellipsoid you could easily create an ellipsoid for the moon just by taking it's polar and equatorial radius and measure elevations as deviation from said model ellipsoid in fact this would be a handy way to go about it for modern satellite mapping and navigation technologies since it makes the math simple similar to the way GPS makes use of reference ellipsoids to model Earth.

[@Cooliotso]

I think Venus would be the most comfortable planet in the solar system to live on (as long as you're living in a hot air balloon in the upper atmosphere). At that point, atmospheric pressure would be equal to that of earth, the temperature would be quite comfortable, and you'd experience roughly 24 hour days since the winds circle Venus quite quickly. Also, Venus has gravity very similar to Earth.

[@TheKrossbowman]

Doesn't Venus have acid clouds and perpetual pyroclastic flow on it?

[@Cooliotso]

Dano Ranon Yes, it does, but with some protective coatings covering the habitat in the upper atmosphere, a floating colony could technically be maintained.

[@Woot831]

I'm inclined to say a floating colony would work better with Jupiter or Saturn, where a system could be set up to harness the hydrogen in their atmosphere to power fuel cells, and thus the colony. But then, of course, they have their own problem: gravity.

[@1simo93521]

I would love to see a scifi film with a Venus floating colony concept in it.

[@Cadam_]

Don't forget about the Vex!

[@moysey89]

yay another vid! wish you made more :)

[@thecarman3693]

3:14 Oooops! Yes, we would see the Earth rotating as shown and going through phases, but we would NOT see it move in the sky. It would remain in a fixed location depending on where you were on the side that continuously faces Earth.

[@greatcesari]

Could we just where clothing 5.0 x more massive than our selves and have the same weight as on Earth without bone or muscle loss?

[@R3bel02]

Clever idea!

[@TetrologyGamingBattlefield]

not really a good idea.

[@tjblues01]

TETROLOGY GAMING Why not?

[@TetrologyGamingBattlefield]

tjblues01 waste of useful materials and would be a waste of space also, even though it makes you "heavier" you would experience the same problems so nothing would be solved,

[@tjblues01]

TETROLOGY GAMING Those useful materials can come from the Moon. You don't have to carry them from Earth. Of course you can load Moon's inhabitants with "useful" stuff. But it rises also a question; what it is more important than human health? If a heavy suit with spring loaded joints would improve overall health - so why not to use it? _even though it makes you "heavier" you would experience the same problems_ Explain. What kind of problems? Main source of bone loss is in lack of load. You can compensate it with a heavy suit. It would make your movement harder so even your circulatory system would benefit.

[@1ranjeeves21]

hate to be a dick but.... why would you want to live on the moon? yeah it'd be cool for a like a few days but the novelty would soon ware off

[@MrBlueSnowmanProduc]

What if you didn't According to the government?

[@goldniko1]

1ranjeeves21 Well the only reason anybody would live on the moon is so that they can say they lived on the moon. Or military might. It's kinda just governments showing off to each other. That's the only reason the Space Race happened. (That and the USA successfully trying to bankrupt the USSR)

[@blahbleh9838]

+goldniko1 succesfully!

[@rgvgunner7935]

So if a nuclear war begins i can laugh as Every human dies and i live

[@socool2197]

+1ranjeeves21 because its an accomplishment. Its a new place to explore and a new way to live. Humans are curious and love to accomplish things, and living on the moon is something that countless generations have dreamed of. You're lucky you might be among the generation that fulfils this dream.

[@x511100x]

3rst. No wait- 7nd.

[@harddriver5334]

your 4rst

[@5nefarious]

oliver søby Idiot. It's obviously _4rd._

[@harddriver5334]

aismartie14 sorry english is not my native language

[@ZacharyFagantheword]

It is not 4rd or 4st it is 4th or fourth

[@Marispider]

Zachary Fagan Joke Your head. *_WHOOSH_*

[@zigaudrey]

4:28 As explained on the Twins Paradox subject.They come from the same age but one look younger than his brother because he was in Space. Now,they have to transport ressource from Earth to the Moon.Which decrease the percentage of ressource on Earth but increase the percentage of the ressource on the Moon.The Lunar ground doesn't have material as the Earth does. But it's the Moon having some material buried in the ground?

[@Snowwie88]

1:14 the reason why you don't see any stars on those photo's is because of the short exposure time used, not (only) due to the brightness of the sun. Otherwise the foreground, and also the astronauts (wearing white spacesuits) will overexpose. A human eye could see some stars, only the brightest ones though, preferably standing in the shadow with the sun in your back.

[@comicbstudios]

+Snowwie88 if the exposure were longer the sun would still make it impossible to see the stars

[@AntiMessiah2023]

Wait... when did we humans figure out how to cross the Van Allen radiation belt? If NASA says it's too expensive to send humans to the moon, how does a private company have enough to sent humans on a suicide mission to Mars?

[@adventureinc1568]

SCIIEENNNCCEEEE

[@jasoniswalrus8614]

nasa is broke

[@teli6350]

+YoungD3mon314 if we haven't been on the moon, who put 6-7 flags, a few lunar rovers, a mirror and a big amount of footprints on the moon? and they ARE there, just take a look at some of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images, or ask how astronomers measures the rate at which the moon is going farther away from earth, while giving details to the last centimetres, even though the moon is around 380000 km away.

[@davecrupel2817]

They don't. Or theyre too greedy and self centered to spend it. plus, you need enough money to sustain it as well as create it. and we are not technologically advanced enough to do it.

[@alinvr861]

Just go and buy a good telescope , and see for yourself the flags on the moon surface.

[@Naing2lin]

But what if the moon was a hatching egg that could potentially destroy the earth, should you save humankind or destroy an innocent life and ultimately Kill The Moon? DW

[@demery1551]

just let it live man, we're not going to live the day when it hatches anyway.

[@WeeweeSensi]

Make the right choice, Clara

[@Grock620]

There used to be two moons, and they were indeed eggs. The first one hatched and that's where dragons came from.

[@ShyplayX]

Hold on just a second: isn't the biggest problem with solar power the fact that it only works in the day? So why haven't we put solar panels on those parts of the moon that are in the sun 80% of the time? Give a way to get it back to earth, and power shouldn't be a problem after wards.

[@Fortstorm]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Disadvantages

[@NineSun001]

You could build a huge satalite array with three geostationary one which "beam" the focused sunlight or in a other form of energy down to earth and the huge collectors that sends their energy to the stationary transmitters. Would be an option. But since nobody has that much money to spare for a project that produces "clean" energy, this just stays a dream.

[@Fortstorm]

Nico Sänger There are simpler methods of clean energy.

[@NineSun001]

***** The reason why this concept is just a concept ^^

[@NineSun001]

***** But you have to admit that giant mirrors in space that sends higly focused sunlight to earth just sounds awesome. But it reminds me of some James Bond villian. :D

[@elvisflorian]

Loved your moon video do more space stuff in the future.

[@DANGJOS]

Sailor Moon and Queen Serenity used to live there

[@SgawCules]

why a moon when we got mars

[@kingkirby8960]

Well, it's closer, and we've already been there. :)

[@tylergenter8779]

+HailesTheMapleGuy distance, plus mars is not as good as people think for colonizing.

[@SgawCules]

Tyler Genter The moon is way worse, the damn place doesn't even got a magnetic field to protect us against space radiations, etc.

[@tylergenter8779]

HailesTheMapleGuy I never said the moon was better, I said mars isn't that great either...

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

+HailesTheMapleGuy Mars doesn't have an active magnetic field either. Having a thicker atmosphere helps a little bit though.

[@Supermanohman]

there is no "negative" temperature. It's called "minus." Temperature is a measure of energy. You can't have a negative amount of energy. The correct semantic term is "0 minus 10 degrees" or "minus 20 degrees,"except you don't say the 0. You just say "minus 10 degrees."

[@xealen2166]

Tim Dizer Technically in physics temperature is the total kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance. Since that energy cannot be negative and can only be positive, using negative would be improper.

[@timsoares8640]

tomcat connor Then any thing below 0 would be considered improper, why not use the kelvin scale? xD

[@Supermanohman]

Tim Dizer anything below absolute zero would be improper. Fahrenheit and Celsius are based on things like the boiling point and freezing point of water. You can get below the freezing point of water and still have energy. So I win.

[@timsoares8640]

vic vinegar ii Its not improper considering we use it everyday and negative temperatures have worked just fine.

[@Supermanohman]

Tim Dizer the popularity and harmlessness of something doesn't mean anything. It's still the improper terminology. SCHOOLED!

[@maartendj2724]

the tank bullet around the moon idea is pretty awesome :D imagine a movie scene in which the villain tries to shoot the hero, only to miss and be hit in the back with it's own bullet (1 hour and 49 minutes later, but whatever)!

[@TicoMachi]

I already know what it would be like to live on the moon. I've played Moonbase Alpha.

[@raindrop0559]

If we lived on the moon, we would be Vampire Wizard Ninja Brothers from the Moon

[@derptomistic]

This is why I always tell people not to live on the moon, but instead to go to Mars or, if they have a REALLY good winter coat, Titan.

[@gergelyszabo9643]

Amazing as always!

[@johanneszwilling]

For anyone who cares about the song/music starting at 1:27, it's Shona by Jake Chudnow

[@ellenajodiecake]

6:03 oh snap that pout he does at the end tho

[@TheSliderBy]

That was a really interesting video. Thanks Jake!

[@isaacdaniels6512]

lol in the afterlife: "How did you die?" "I got hit by my own bullet in the back" "Ok, not going to ask how that happened"

[@Kyle-Towner]

2014: What if we lived on the moon? 2019: literally about to do it lol

[@AlonzoJamie]

3:06 Only the moon is tidally locked to the Earth, Jake; the Earth is not tidally locked to the moon. You're thinking of Pluto and Charon :)

[@Mottspockets]

Thanks for sticking with us, Jake

[@efolson]

Good video! One thing you got incorrect is that it's not just the atmosphere that protects us from the solar wind, it's primarily the magnetosphere, which is generated by currents in the Earth's molten outer core. Since the moon does not have a magnetosphere, generating an artificial atmosphere would be futile. The solar wind would blast it away without a magnetosphere.

[@ShinxSparks]

With technology advancing faster today than yesterday, I can see space colonization on the Moon being more of a definate thing to happen rather than just a Sci Fi Fantasy. Heck back then Computers were laughable and thought to never happen, but nowadays we have computers in almost everything we can shove it in including watches, phones, ovens, etc. So yeah I would like to be alive the day man puts residence in space, even if it's just on a space station like the ISS that would be cool.