What's the Northernmost Town in the world?

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[@somanayr]

"Instead of just telling you, I'm going to beat around the bush for 4 minutes so I can turn this into a video" LOL

[@Azivegu]

it does work though

[@tezer2d]

and its half as boring as if he would tell us right away

[@Tigerkem]

At least he's honest.

[@deadasfak]

I love the honesty

[@carryeveryday910]

somanayr Entire reason I didn’t skip ahead lol

[@sjurkv]

I don't want to be the "well actually guy", and rarely bother correcting people on the internet. However, as a resident, I have to point out that Ny-Ålesund is exclusively for research, and access is heavily restricted even for us living in Svalbard. We can however submit an application to visit. The trip over from Longyearbyen is demanding by snowmobile, or extremely expensive by research ship (even by norwegian standards). I can't speak for the russian settlements, but as far I know, Longyearbyen is then the northernmost PUBLIC town you can move to :D That being said, if you ever find yourself in Svalbard and in need of consumer electronics you'll have no choice than to come see me :D (there is only one store on the island)

[@MRdarcy743]

Are there any black people on Svalbard? Asking for a friend

[@TheNormal256]

MRdarcy743 I want to be the first black person to visit (I am assuming I would be the first. I could be wrong)

[@warth09]

@@TheNormal256 I was there in 2003. I saw a black man peeing in the street just outside of town. in -15 degrees celsius.

[@whitehorseradar]

@@MRdarcy743 There is a significant Thai population in Longyearbyen.

[@xhestjentex]

MRdarcy743 basically no

[@Momsemann]

I live in Norway and I really enjoyed him mispronouncing all of the norwegian names

[@deanseawa]

Yeah, I noticed he isn't too interested in accurate pronunciation either.

[@NilsTillander]

Tromzzzo!

[@Momsemann]

Hes half as interested in that

[@ImHencke]

Longjerbin

[@Momsemann]

haha

[@aljoschasoll3179]

Do most eastern town next. Always wanted to see what the Eastpole looks like

[@adrianatgaming8640]

Aljoscha Söll The easternmost town is chinatown :D

[@CalifornianMapping]

AdrianAtGaming oof

[@IzumiSafi]

I'm guessing there's alot of ice on eastpole as well, and less people on it

[@keke3441]

Trust me.. You DO NOT want to know that.

[@user-vg8rr3zv4n]

lol

[@youtubeus3rname]

I'm Russian and I absolutely loved that remark about our logic & Мурманск (Murmansk). Keep up the good work man! :) P.S.: flawless ad integration in the end

[@hmmm9658]

Windsigh Russians are stronk though so they think Murmansk is tropical whilst drinking vodka, wearing adidas, fist fighting bears and shouting Cyka Blayt in cs:go

[@Mocsk]

I'm Russian and that's the reason I disliked this video. Seemed like one of those idiotic stereotypes like "Americans are fat and stupid". There are a bunch of very good reasons for Murmansk to exist where it does, not the least of which is lives of millions of people that depended on this port during WW2.

[@Mocsk]

+Instagram at qsxmodels I'm not offended, it just sounds stupid, that's all. If you don't think it is, well, that's your personal point of view. I personally dislike stupid derogatory stereotypes about any nation or race, and I feel like it's occurrence in this video needs to be at least mentioned.

[@dickditty480]

I'm offended by the lot of you. For many years we have suffered with being fat and stupid and the Russian peoples have offered us no help with the problem. 🙂

[@MrPaukann]

Instagram at qsxmodels, I agree with him. I am not offended, it is just wrong to say, that Murmansk exists and is so big for no reason. Hell, it is the fifth biggest port in Russia. It (technically not) is the base for the nothern military navy. The whole region is full of natural resources.

[@Dozy]

Haha I like the comedic approach on this channel

[@indianawilson6973]

"Now instead of telling you, I'm going to beat around the bush for four minutes so I can make this into a video." Nice to see some self-awareness.

[@FlymanMS]

If it was some other typical clickbaity youtuber making this video, he would beat around the bush for 20 minutes using completely unfitting examples and making a lot of obnoxious unfunny jokes.

[@canererbay8842]

Still would have been nice if he actually told a little bit about the town instead of briefly mentioning it and transitioning into the ad.

[@DMTZA]

1:05 Actually, there is a good reasons for Murmansk; it has a year-long, ice-free harbour thanks to the gulf stream. For the harbour and the naval base, you need a city.

[@Lightnings]

And for that you need 300k inhabitants.

[@ilostmypie]

still not as cold as my ex's heart

[@asyafiqnugroho7900]

Nelson Mandela ooooooooo

[@itsjustanapple5452]

JK061996 You broke me xDDD

[@miksuko]

What'd she do?

[@miksuko]

Its Just an Apple rawr xD

[@motia4888]

Bros before hoes,bro

[@alex_gaimar]

Murmansk is not far away from Tromso so it enjoys similar weather, a bit colder during winter, a bit warmer during summer. Unlike other Russian Arctic ports, it's a warm-water seaport. It only makes sense to build a city in a place like this.

[@alltnorromOrustarNorrland]

AlexGlushkov I was thinking the same. Murmansk also have the Gulf Stream

[@shboi8103]

You have the most russian name ever

[@nvh119]

O

[@Lightnings]

And for that place, you need 300 000 inhabitants.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

@@Lightnings There are 2 hydroelectric power plants, a railroad, a nickel mine, a railroad and the biggest port in the North Pole

[@hkmarhk]

If you ask Canadians, like me, what the northernmost town is, I reckon some of them will say Alert.

[@Bobelponge123]

No one said Canada?

[@catelinakennis8690]

That's what I was thinking! It actually is! Alert is less then 950 kilometres from the north pole!

[@Scammer_Steve]

YES!

[@LuchoCastle_11]

I am not Canadian and I would say Alert.

[@Nothingbutdust_]

SigmaTV Same ^^

[@WTDProductions]

hahaha “because logic and sensibility doesn’t exist in Russia” keep this up

[@speedxxxing254]

WTD Productions omg I died when he said that 😂😂😂

[@dicecorporation]

As a russian, I can confirm

[@yoshitheshibainu8898]

I

[@WTDProductions]

you okay? should I call for help before you have an aneurysm?

[@luckyphilster]

Pretty rich coming from an American

[@cup_check_official]

Half as interesting Half as surprising

[@tezer2d]

*insert why are you everywhere comment here*

[@cup_check_official]

Tesser 4D 😁😁

[@lucabaldassi6024]

Tesser 4D haha, so true!

[@ian1064]

Judging from my map on the wall here its punta arenas Chile

[@cup_check_official]

JustEnder Half as confusing

[@Faggio_WPG]

“You can start your day in Longyearbyen and then end it in Newark, New Jersey. ...Not that you want to”😂 I died

[@Tjalve70]

Or, you can start your day in Longyearbyen, and you can end it in Longyearbyen 4 months later, when the sun goes down.

[@mtejada1]

You know about newark huh

[@clydelaz]

Ive lived in Downtown Newark for 15 years. I hope I am never forced to live anywhere else.

[@meh2385]

Can confirm

[@RoccosVideos]

Sorry about your passing.

[@syramento]

I’ve actually been to that town. I’ve also been to the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia, at the southern tip of South America.

[@Hawkeye2001]

Went Ushuaia in 2018, headed to Longyearbyen next year

[@Lightnings]

How was it? What did you take from these two extremes? Are they in any way similar? Can you imagine living there (lol)?

[@syramento]

@@Lightnings Ny-Alesund isn't even a hamlet, with just a handful of dwellings, mostly for research scientists. Living there year-round would be extremely challenging due to boredom. Ushuaia on the other hand is a small city with a permanent population of 75,000.

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@syramento Which one did you prefer more?

[@syramento]

@@SamsungAndIphoneuser Definitely Ushuaia.

[@oscarmorales8979]

"If you ask an American, the most northern town in the world? Is probably Toronto." Me sitting 4 latitudes north of Toronto in the United States: "excuse me?"

[@bobartbones7957]

You dont exist

[@troodon1096]

Minneapolis is further north than Toronto, in fact. As is Seattle.

[@MustraOrdo]

Alaskans: are we a joke to you?

[@ChiSoxRox2005]

@@troodon1096 Seattle is farther north than Quebec City!

[@leo-vb5jq]

Lmao, I've had Americans ask me if we live in igloos with a straight face

[@MightyEagle73]

This channel should be renamed "Twice as Interesting" instead of "Half as Interesting"

[@tHustr4]

zing!

[@MightyEagle73]

+Zarathustra Zarath Zing?

[@FlymanMS]

Half *ass* interesting.

[@kekkocheng]

Twice Half as Interesting 🤔🤔

[@dannosaur7]

So is that just "Interesting", then?

[@tHustr4]

"Logic and sensibility doesn't exist in Russia" might be the best way to explain that country as a whole.

[@MrPaukann]

But he is wrong, there are multiple good reasons the city exists and is so populated.

[@marsgal42]

He did a video on why, when he talked about Russia's lack of decent ports. Murmansk is about the best Russia can do without going through other peoples' waters (e.g. St. Petersburg) or being out in the middle of nowhere (e.g. Vladivostok).

[@FlymanMS]

Vladivostok is a good port in terms of Pacific trade and shipping.

[@marsgal42]

It's an excellent port, but a very long way from anywhere else in Russia.

[@Sindraug25]

It's always funny when someone with a nearly unintelligible comment calls someone else stupid.

[@hrsmp]

Murmansk is Russia's biggest port that never freezes and allow navigation in winter. St Petersburg doesn't allow that, for comparison. Just a little remark, you know, for a channel who's main theme is transport and logistics.

[@ArthurD]

@Barbara Mulvaney 2nd

[@gchdufdi]

incredible considering its longitude. I thought it would've been novossoriysk.

[@Lightnings]

Logic and sensibility because there are probably 300000 people working there at its harbour. Just a little remark, you know, because you didn't listen correctly and forgot any context.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

There are 2 hydroelectric power plants, a railroad, a nickel mine, a railroad and the biggest port in the North Pole

[@kendallevans4079]

Whenever I see any compound in any icy/snowy environment I can't but think of "The Thing"

[@Norninja]

While zooming in on Tromsø: "I can see my house from here!"

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

Lucky. I visited Tromsø 11 years ago (from the UK) and it's the most beautiful place I've been to, especially in the winter.

[@renegade90]

"Since logic and sensibility don't exist in Russia" hits different now in February 2022

[@theMoporter]

...Edinburgh? It's not even the most northern town in SCOTLAND.

[@pedropandemolde2928]

It's an inside joke

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

It's a joke. At 43 degrees N, Toronto, Canada is also further south than many cities in the mainland US, such as Minneapolis, Seattle and both Portlands (Maine & Oregon). It's also further south than Nice, France, on the Mediterranean.

[@ikethethotslayercertifiedw5782]

It's basically a Britain-wide inside joke.

[@jackhood1780]

r/wooosh

[@adammaclabhrainn]

You try telling the English that!! ;,,)

[@stefann7144]

its been a longyearben

[@physicsphysics1956]

RIGHT

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

Long year, Ben lmao

[@raiknightshade3442]

*laughs manically in 2020* oh buddy we're just gettin' started over here

[@nolanharrison798]

Rai Knightshade THIS ISNT EVEN MY FINAL FORM!!

[@kingpotato848]

@@raiknightshade3442 me being here after a attempted coup in DC ._.

[@DeepakThakur24]

"Stupid KZbinrs" :D:D:D:D:D

[@malwam9973]

Deepak Thakur IS he Talking a bout himself?!

[@jarl5817]

Wendover, your less serious style in these videos is hilarious and fun to watch. Keep them up! Loving this channel

[@Braamsery1992]

Im back to this video for one reason and one reason only. To thank Sam for giving me the idea of going to Tromso over New year this year. Not seeing the sun for a week and having a unique experience I will not have again in some time, will be awesome!

[@Lightnings]

Pretty cool. How did you like it?

[@themovingnorth]

For anyone curious, Longyearbyen (which is just next to Ny-Ålesund) has a population of over 2,000 people! I visited there in January/February when the sun never rises and made a short video of it on my channel. I also talk a bit more about its legacy on my website (if you care)! Super dope place though and I highly recommend visiting someday via cheap flights from Oslo!

[@grekiki]

2:50 You forgot protected.

[@Adam-xr6fj]

gre kiki was that a oop joke?

[@christophermalau5299]

And default - no modifiers :)

[@daniellindfjord]

Finally, Norway gained some attention❤️🇳🇴🇳🇴

[@LittleGenevieve]

Bitch i shat myself when he mention tromsø like... im from there. Like woahhh

[@basicallyme8205]

We also own one of the most isolated islands... it is one close to antartica or something

[@limerot]

@jacob And the best sporting nation in the world per capita.

[@gautamvaze1101]

I visited norway 2 years ago and it is fucking beautiful!

[@iamarizonaball2642]

KjekkenProductions What About Arizona? Even If It Is Not A Country?

[@fathercay]

that smooth ass transfer at the end though 😂😂

[@mikedenz30]

You can't just go to Ny-Alesund. It can be visited for a few hours by cruise ship, but to actually stay there you need to be invited, or ask for permission with a valid reason. I do highly recomend it if you ever get the chance though.

[@IamJay]

*Greetings* from *_Philippines._* I watch each of your videos. I like how you made it easier for the viewer to understand. I love your other channel too.

[@markettt]

nobody cares where you're from

[@MortyMortyMorty]

What are these hate comments? Show some respect guys.

[@IamJay]

Thank you much dude!

[@IamJay]

Thank you

[@IamJay]

Thanks for your nice comment. I appreciate it.

[@dchevron77]

I really like this channel! Gives really interesting information in bite-sized chunks that aren't drawn out and 15 minutes long!

[@mnichols1979]

”... and end your day in Newark, New Jersey. Not that you'd want to.” Hahahahaha perfect!

[@Rowan_Maladeus]

This was one of my favorite videos by you. Keep up the good (and witty) work.

[@_taylor_1604]

Dear Half As Interesting If you put a magnet in the middle of the Earth, which direction would it go?

[@GerstoxParty]

TMoney, Bro what makes you think it would move

[@Svish_]

Um... isn't there already one there?

[@larsenjames2846]

No where

[@poisonpotato1]

On the fridge

[@mis_l5858]

On iron or nickel.

[@kay486]

I wish you wouldnt use mercator projection in a video thats about "north"

[@TheCursedJudge]

What's the issue with it specifically?

[@ananonymoussource]

That wasnt the mercator projection

[@Ekvitarius]

AllTheRice ‖ Gaming it preserves the shapes of land masses but does so at the expense of their size.

[@im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username]

This video isn't even in mercator ya dunce. As far as I can tell, it's in equirectangular, which is a pretty great compromise.

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

Mercator is good for navigation and small scale maps but bad for very close to anything else

[@rosiefay7283]

3:59 Ny Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. There, that's saved you a few minutes!

[@vkd96]

I grew up on Svaldbard, I miss the place, nothing can really describe how nice it is up there, the night sky with the auroras are so intense and beautiful

[@AA11196]

The amount of sponsorships you get is twice is interesting (i dont hate wendover or his sponsorships lol)

[@oiudatropen9548]

Yeah, it's like, I'm gonna bar around the bush long enough to get a sponsorship out of it like every other viddeo I do:(

[@Petepeatpeet]

Also just fyi, Barrow has since been renamed Utqiagvik :) great video, all the same!

[@carultch]

How do you respell the name Utqiagvik for an English speaker to understand how to say? Is it OOT-kiag-vick?

[@hahayes1220]

@@carultch I think it’s Oot-kee-guh-vik but I might be wrong

[@mRsOwboarD]

In Norway we differentiate between towns and villages. To become a town you have to have a certain amount of inhabitants. However a lot of towns does not really fulfill the criteria, but can still call themselves a town because they applied for “town-status” when the criteria were lower. This is the background of a decade-long discussion in Norway about who is the northernmost town. None of the settlements on Svalbard counts as they are villages. The two northernmost towns in Norway are: Hammerfest and Honningsvåg. Honningsvåg is definitely further up north but Hammerfest doesn’t recognize Honningsvåg as a town because they don’t fit the new town-criteria, even though Honningsvåg technically is one. Therefore Hammerfest (wrongly) claims the title “The northernmost town in the world”. Honningsvåg has about 3000 citizens and is the town by the North Cape (northernmost point in mainland Europe).

[@maliser8]

During my undergrad, Environment Canada advertised 4 month co-op positions to Alert. I was interviewed for it and they would warn you how isolated it was and talked about being night or day for months at a time. I wasn't offered the job but don't know if I would've taken it anyways.

[@ExtremelyOCD]

You didn't answer the most important question. Does amazon offer free two day prime delivery??

[@Noah-py7ij]

0:45 can literally see my own house in that picture

[@jimaanders7527]

It's interesting that the Lowest Temperature in Tromso is not as low as in Dallas, Texas. However, I do like the sun shine in Dallas.

[@roachtoasties]

Unless you have a boatload of money, you're not going to want to go to Svalbard and when the plane lands, say "I'm living here." Stuff is expensive, a harsh climate, and housing is very limited. Unless sleeping on the streets in well below freezing weather and then being eaten by a polar bear is your thing, I suggest not just showing up unannounced one day and deciding to move in.

[@shannenlibres2365]

Omggg I want to buy a house in Svalbard, imagine the christmasses!

[@KamiKazuo]

2:46 I live in Newark too 😭😭😭

[@itskodex2659]

KazuoTV I’m from nj

[@generpicado7838]

I live 35 mins away

[@themangledangle1760]

That stock clip of the people being happy at the end was fucking hilarious because of the narration

[@andriyko1604]

Makes total sense. Canadian Alert is definitely the most northern settlement but it is not a town. It is more like a scientific and military station.

[@1874WL]

“If you’re an Englishman, it’s Edinburgh Scotland. If you’re a Scot it’s Inverness”

[@MurphyBWFC]

To be fair, I think most English people think it’s Inverness too

[@1874WL]

Aye probably. In actual fact the northern most town in Scotland is probably Lerwick.

[@hamishashcroftplaysminecra6262]

Ask a brit and its Edinburgh Scotland?? I have to drive 2 hours SOUTH to get to Edinburgh haha

[@ca0916]

Hamish Ashcroft plays minecraft I hav to drive 5 hours because I live in Thurso which is actually the northernmost British town

[@josephvanas6352]

1:01 I have been on that boat (far left) , they offer fishing charters.

[@hachiroku9983]

0:14 ...no, it's not. Edinburgh isn't even the northernmost major city in Scotland. That would be either Aberdeen or Inverness. The northernmost town in Scotland is I believe Ullapool. As for the northernmost settlement in the UK, that would be Skaw, Unst, Shetland and Orkney.

[@RedstoneLessonsAndYa]

I'm Inuit and it pained me when you pronounced the greenlandic thing LMAO it's not even Greenlandic to say Thule

[@kristamasucci5430]

That Newark comment hurt me. #NewJerseyLove

[@hmmm9658]

Krista Masucci New Jersey might as well get absorbed into New York

[@MrGregorychant]

As a New Yorker, I speak on behalf of my state when I say . . . No thank you! NJ is fine where it is!

[@bukt]

As someone who is European.. No offence, but Newark might be the worst airport i've been to.

[@ABC-ig8ps]

I´m from Utah and I like New Jersey. #LoveNJ #HateDC

[@JackGranahan]

So, you’ve never been to Trenton?

[@jono_9930]

The humour is great, and that segway into the ad was flawless

[@grdprojekt]

Sam: making a mere 5 minutes video about Svalbard Also Sam: making a 3 hours podcast about Svalbard

[@jonasvstegard7879]

Yay Norway

[@deleteduser733]

JAAAAAAA

[@_yellow]

Alt for Norge!

[@shboi8103]

WTF?

[@Ibirdball]

I'm sorry, but if someone in Britain was asked what the northernmost town was, they'd say John O' Groats.

[@adamlea6339]

I would say Lerwick.

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Ibirdball kirkwall Scotland is the most northern place in Scotland

[@jpipes915]

A astrophysicist, astrologist, and a psychotherapist just had the best laugh dose ring your science and intentional misguidance. We appreciated the laughs.

[@JTNat]

The transition to that ad was flawless.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"That's 2000 miles-" -or 3200 kilometers. You want to move this country forward, right?

[@chrishall2594]

lazyperfectionist1 we don't bow to foreignors. You learned everything from us why would we regress now?

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Chris Hall What are "foreignors?" Who's "us?" What do you consider "regression?"

[@user-po6hn9id1t]

Infrared because 1 unit is exactly 1 unit everywhere, not 1 unit of A place equals to 1,2 the same units of B place

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Infrared Oh. Ha. I just put it together. Yeah. Your use of the words, "equally arbitrary system of measurement" threw me off. Looks like I have a little teaching to do. How many inches in a foot? 12. How many feet in a yard? 3. How many feet in a _mile?_ 5280. _This_ is what "arbitrary" looks like. Now, how many millimeters in a centimeter? 10. How many centimeters in a decimeter? 10. How many decimeters in a meter? 10. How many meters in a dekameter? 10. How many dekameters in a hectometer? 10. How many hectometers in a kilometer? 10. This is _not_ what "arbitrary" looks like. Therefore, the main advantage of the Metric System is, while just as useful as the Imperial System, it's _so much easier_ to _use,_ and I _know_ this because I know _both._ First, the United States played an essential part in _Napoleon's_ ascent to power. During his reign, the Metric System was designed in Napoleonic France. This means that the Metric System is something _we_ made possible. It would not exist if not for _us._ Second, the Metric System of measurement is _not_ arbitrary, as _you_ would know if _you_ had any idea how it works. The fact that you _don't_ shows me that you _don't_ know how it works and makes yet _another_ damning condemnation of this so-called "great" nation's educational system. The Metric System is _only_ about moving the decimal, while the Imperial System is about reworking the entire sequence of numbers. It moves this country _forward_ because it has been embraced by the global, scientific community; even the scientists in the United States. Now if you truly have so little appreciation for science that you don't _know_ that, consider that science paves the way for _engineering_ and _engineering_ developed the _Internet_ that _you_ now use to disrespect the system of measurement used by the global, scientific community. Now if you appreciate the Internet so much that you prefer to remain on it, I will thank you to learn how to use the Metric System (which is _not_ that hard). If not, then I will thank you to learn how to do without it and rid us of this anti-intellectual BS.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

+Infrared 0° is not "moderately cold." It is the temperature at which water freezes. The Fahrenheit equivalent is 32. 100° on the Celsius scale means you are dead _if, for some reason, you happen to be in it,_ but it's _also_ the temperature (at sea level) at which _water_ boils. The Fahrenheit equivalent is 212. On the _Fahrenheit_ scale, 212° means you are dead, _if for some reason, you happen to be immersed in it._ Now, would you care to explain to me how it is more _human_ to say that water should freeze at 32 and boil at 212 instead of freezing at 0 and boiling at 100? And this is not a rhetorical question. I would like to know. I would like to _know._ I will be _watching_ for your answer to this question and if you don't provide it, I will know that you are not actually looking for an intelligent conversation. No, you do not _instinctively_ know how long a foot is. Something "instinctive" is something known without being _taught._ Clearly, what you _mean_ to say is that it is known _habitually._ You cannot remember a time when you did not know how long a foot was. You have lived with foot-long rulers as far back as you can remember. Thing is, if you _habitually_ know how long a foot should be, why are those rulers necessary? You say that centimeters are too short. Too short for what? You say that meters are too long. Too long for what? You say that you've never seen anyone use the decimeter. Actually, I understand that. The decimeter is something they used when I was learning the Metric System in fifth grade, as a midstep between the centimeter and the meter. It's helpful when one is first learning Metric conversion. "This distance is 1.5 meters." "No. It's 15 decimeters." "No. It's 150 centimeters." How are these distances different? They're not. They're just _written_ differently. Remember, I told you, the Metric System is about moving the decimal. Well, sometimes, you have to move it _two_ spaces, instead of just _one._ "This distance is 1.5 meters." "No. It's 150 centimeters." In this observation, though, you have tipped your hand _yet again._ You see, I've never seen anyone use the _dekameter_ or the _hectometer, either,_ but these are _also_ helpful midsteps in learning Metric conversion. "This distances is 1.5 kilometers." "No. It's 15 hectometers." "No. It's 150 dekameters." "No. It's 1500 meters." How are _these_ distances different? They _too_ are not. They _too_ are just _written_ differently. But sometimes, in moving the decimal, you have to move it _three_ spaces. "This distance is 1.5 kilometers." "No. It's 1500 meters." But, of course, this is a conversion people very seldom have occasion to make, so people very seldom have use for these units. You are asking how Metric is less arbitrary? In my previous comment I devoted an entire paragraph to illustrating this. If you still have not gotten it, it makes it look like I'm wasting my time which makes me particularly cautious about wasting any _more_ of it, so I will skip ahead. "...you people?" What is this group of people you conflate me with that you are so careful to separate _yourself_ from? "...and most people in the U.S. know the basics anyway." 😳 Good god. Are you serious? What are these "basics" that you refer to?

[@VanTilburger]

I love how this channel is kind of like his shitposting channel in terms of how his commentary and jokes are, but still interesting... Or at least half that.

[@FlymanMS]

His shitpost and lower effort videos are better than some other youtubers' regular content.

[@dirtypure2023]

he has a shitposting channel?

[@VanTilburger]

Organic Intelligence it's this imo

[@dennislehtonen6915]

Could have included the northernmost naturally inhabited place, which is a small village Siorapaluk (just north of Qaanaaq) in north Greenland. Unlike in Svalbard, the greenlanders have been living there for thousands of years. It was only until 1818 the people in Qaanaaq first met an outsider and until then they thought they were the only people in the world. The former northernmost naturally inhabited village was Etah, but is a ghost village as of now. The people moved a little bit south to Qaanaaq as its a bigger place. Etah was slightly more north than Longyearbyen.

[@eskimotoon]

correction: the most northern city according to wikipedia is Qaanaaq greenland 77,29 N 69,20 W

[@carreragt8516]

Where's the ice wall?

[@LinksSpaceProgram]

CarreraGT South pole fam

[@joshuasingletary8977]

No random Soviet theme?

[@wacovey]

Eureka Nunavut Canada has a post office and is is situated at 80 degrees North. It may take weeks to get your mail delivered but it is a functioning post office. I believe this would be most northerly post office.

[@audreejamie6751]

Iqaluit, Nunavut Canada is an arctic city larger than Barrow with a population of 8000.

[@causeeu4303]

Audrée it’s not in the artic circle idiot

[@adamroberts8726]

Tromso's warmer than Barrow because of the Gulfstream? i know planes are bad for the enviroment, but seriously, a private jet makes a city hotter?

[@sion8]

+adam roberts Huh? What do you mean?

[@NilsTillander]

sion8 I think either it's trolling, or Adam doesn't know about the Gulfstream and think it's the name of an airplane...

[@adamroberts8726]

Gulfstream are a private jet company, but obviously also the 'conveyer belt' of warm water from central america, that heats up northern europe, sorry for the poor spelling and the confusion caused

[@adamroberts8726]

Gulfstream are a private jet company, but obviously also the 'conveyer belt' of warm water from central america, that heats up northern europe, sorry for the poor spelling and the confusion caused

[@runarandersen878]

LOL!

[@daviiiid.r]

I hope people get the newerk nj reference.... living in its shadows my whole life I *completely* understand ur joke

[@dshinghiskhan6360]

This is literally the only channel I watch that has advertising in the video and it doesn't feel out of place or tacky

[@gogogadgetrpk7418]

That transition to the ending advertisement was so fucking slick I swear.

[@nickmurphy4209]

These videos are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@florin.simonescu]

USE METRIC

[@solaireofastora3]

What's the big deal on whether he uses metric

[@florin.simonescu]

Prometheus Titan i am here to watch and be entertained not to make any work

[@lelandunruh7896]

dchris91 So six centimeters long instead of six inches long?

[@dchris91]

idk, how about you ask your mum?

[@lelandunruh7896]

dchris91 "Ask your mum"? What on earth would a flower have to say about it?

[@JonLupen]

I'm not going to lie, it's the dry, simple humor of this channel that really does it for me lol

[@andie_pants]

I thought your voice sounded familiar. No wonder I got hooked on this channel last night... I love Wendover Productions!

[@JimmyDThing]

"Because logic and sensibility doesn't exist in Russia, over 300 thousand people live in this town." Hahahaha

[@Cipher6i8]

“Because logic and sensibility doesn’t exist in Russia....” Lmao

[@Whoknows-mf1cv]

I usually don't like it when KZbinrs do ads in their videos, but this guy segues into his ads so well that I almost like it. None of those cringe worthy dub step rap ads with crappy auto-tune on this channel. thanks for that, guys.

[@erbow943]

Alway suprising to see how much your channels have come, changend and improved in just over three years

[@spencerlopes1482]

which one of these towns Santa clause from?

[@mis_l5858]

I’d say alert due to the fact that the government can lie about how it’s private for military use, but actually just where Santa lives.

[@rajsekharpati8714]

From tromso

[@hakonpettersen7722]

I live in Tromsø

[@smartharora9240]

how often do you get to see the northern lights?

[@runarandersen878]

Good for you.

[@bbgun061]

Thank you for using polar projection for at least some of these maps. After watching your other video on Svalbard, I had no clue what it was actually shaped like.

[@user-ju6hs4ee5e]

Murmansk is a tropical resort compared to Barrow. Today's forecast (21 Dec 2020) : Murmansk +1 ℃, Barrow -28 ℃.

[@shboi8103]

*2:49* Am I the only one who doesn't live in this map?

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

New Zealand?

[@jordwxn]

Soooo north New Zealand or the international space station

[@Isopropyl_Alcohol]

"Or be a stupid youtuber and live there." 10/10

[@westonfugitt4098]

I like how the video is titled " Northernmost Town" but half way through he's talking about ballistic missles

[@maxxbenavente]

I love cold, especially the snow. So I hope one day I can to move to one of those towns, except from Murmansk.

[@maxxbenavente]

@Barbara Mulvaney I will keep that in mind, thanks.

[@withevery]

2:33 it’s pronounced “Oh-sh-loh)

[@markus-theswiftie4605]

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[@markus-theswiftie4605]

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[@Jqz222]

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[@herraopossumi]

Helsinki mainittu, torille

[@felixbade2879]

legaala torilla tavataan!

[@MichaelSteeves]

I expected that it would be Grise Fiord, Nunavut so I had to confirm. Ny-Ålesund has it beat by 0.6 degrees lattitude.

[@chazhuttton]

OH MAN!!! The segue's are just too smooth. I literally just yelled out 'OOOOH YEEEEAAAAH!' in the middle of a coworking space. Beautiful stuff.

[@joshou3759]

I wanna become a stupid KZbinr up there.

[@AlgaeEater09]

No internet

[@paintthefuture34]

If you ask a Brit what the Northernmost town in the world, we'd think it would be Edinburgh? We're not that dumb. I would have said Hammerfest, Norway which is still wrong. But come on, Edinburgh? How little you must think of us. Americans would think it's Toronto? Yeah... I can see that.

[@callumm9236]

PaintTheFuture even Glasgow's further north than Edinburgh lmao

[@Abnarly]

PaintTheFuture How rude

[@lemonminus1589]

The joke Your head

[@vachier6440]

PaintTheFuture lmao I love how there is one joke about England and they all get triggered

[@augustopinochet6899]

PaintTheFuture I would say its Moose Factory Ca and I'm an American.

[@Juzzyjuzzy]

The transition to that sponsorship was not boring at all. That's pure marketing.

[@Tjalve70]

It is true that Svalbard is a visa free area, where anyone can just go, stay, and work. If you can find work, and if you have the money. However, GETTING TO Svalbard is not quite so easy. If you are a Schengen citizen, or if you don't need a visa to go to Schengen, then you can just go there. But I don't know of any commercial airlines that go to Svalbard, except those that go from Norway. And that is considered a domestic flight. Which means you need to get into Norway. Which means getting a Schengen visa.