What the Most Northern Town in America is Like (Barrow)

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I went to the most northern town in America to make a short documentary about what the town was actually like. This is hopefully a good depiction of Barrow Alaska, the most northern town in the United States.
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[@fearmo2212]

'Freezing' (when water turns to ice) 32F = 0C Averaging 21.2F = -6.1C June Averaging 35.7F = 2C July warmest 47F = 8.3C / Average low 35F = 1.6C Highest temperature it had 79F = 26.11C Coldest temperature -56F = -48.8C For all the people who don't want to be bothered with converting :^)

[@haoncs]

July warmest at average low there's a fail, it should be 1.6C not 1.6F

[@fearmo2212]

Ooops! Thanks, I fixed my mistake :)

[@tomaszkucharski56]

Fearmo Best comment around!!

[@themeltedchocolate]

Thank you friend!

[@jackpatterson4426]

Thanks

[@jwil117]

I lived in Barrow. All of his facts make it sound more interesting than it is.

[@miriamllamas224]

But those prices are ridiculous. Do you shop like that?

[@jwil117]

@@miriamllamas224 yes, how else would we get groceries?

[@brod5392]

What the heck do people do there for a living? And leisure?

[@sgtpepper6379]

It's not pretty, it's cold, according to you it's boring, it's expensive.... Why the fuck do you, or anyone, live there?

[@tectonianmapper5272]

@@sgtpepper6379Me:idk anyone know live in the coldest town ever 14 yr olds girls who live in Most coldest place in world:wHo aRe yOu BiCh

[@Wendoverproductions]

In retrospect we really should have gone to the southernmost town in the contiguous united States. I hear Key West, Florida is much warmer.

[@konplayz]

Wendover Productions so, puerto rico is not a thing, right?

[@namingisdifficult408]

KonPlayz contiguous. As in not territories. The lower 48

[@michahunicz1741]

KonPlayz Puerto Rico is a territory like protectorate.

[@ryantetreault3447]

i live near key west

[@theinternetstolemysoulbuti2740]

KonPlayz too many bullies

[@SlurryNoises]

Would've been cool to know when/WHY people settled there to begin with. Regardless, nice video. Liked

[@vijayiyer4987]

I think a lot of jobs would be related to the oil industry

[@SlurryNoises]

@@vijayiyer4987 That makes sense. Thank you

[@ant9072]

@@vijayiyer4987 Most of the people in that region have been there for 100s of years.

[@nessus5445]

People have been there ever since the land bridge from Asia thousands of years ago. It was the first place they went to

[@Kxnii]

Wendover productions had a video answering that question

[@lilsassymate]

I live in Alaska. I'm seeing comments saying "Why would anyone want to live there." Please don't say that. There are lots of other towns above and under the Arctic Circle too. You have to realize that living there is a way of life, (hunting, fishing, whaling, etc). I know this because I know some people who live in Barrow and also I'm Yupi'k, which is one of many cultures here in Alaska. Living up here isn't always cold and dark, that happens in the winter time. Plus its beautiful. Even in the city!

[@salihoyundaaa2014]

Why didn't ur finger freeze when u were texting this

[@brendanadams1797]

I still know the Tlinget language from southeast Alaska

[@PurplePinkRed]

Don't listen to these fools. I'd love to live in Alaska.

[@suspicioususer]

3:31 ah yes very beautiful

[@itshuggins]

There are no cities in Alaska you Russian

[@imaginary_jed]

It's not depressing when its nightime we see northern lights stars and a lot of other stuff it's very cool

[@lanenom2279]

Jed how do u afford it tho

[@sebastiannumnik970]

Every two months everyone gets about almost 2000 from ASRC. Most natives carve a lot of stuff like my dad. He sells them and gets a lot of money from it. I'm starting to carve too.

[@thomascunningham5483]

What is the best month to view the Northern Lights in Alaska?

[@NoGoodHandlesComingToMind]

The people calling it depressing are pre-depressed millennials looking for a platform to rationalize their depression, so oftentimes on Reddit and KZbin, you'll see people calling things which are simply mundane/uninteresting, "depressing," but it's frankly more revealing about them than anything else.

[@metalheadnick555]

Aurora Borealis, at this time of year, in this part of the country, localized entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?

[@jefferydaniels5672]

Barrow, the only place in America where a one night stand can last for a month.

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

Lol!!!!!

[@stephaniemccord6100]

Too funny

[@pplord3170]

Ok that's pretty epic

[@NiteStorm324]

They probably had like 15 babies at once

[@darwis4769]

Sounds like a great punchline for a joke,imma use it😁

[@SacsachCCABP]

New Jersey: it’s snowing a lot, might have to cancel school Utah: it’s snowing a bit, might have to cancel school Alaska: It’s a scorcher, might have to cancel school

[@brandonm1708]

Which part of Utah you talking about? There’s parts of Utah that get multiple hundred inches of snow per year, so just cancelling school when there’s a bit of snow is like forfeiting half your school year

[@nefritees]

@@brandonm1708 fr central Utah would never go to school lol. And we'd are not even we're are the coolest part!

[@maritimeanimations1034]

Brazil: HOLY FUCKING HELL??? ITS 15 DEGREES? BETTER CANCEL SCHOOL OR WE'LL FREEZE TO FUCKING DEATH

[@brandonm1708]

@@maritimeanimations1034 are you talking Celsius?

[@ethang2494]

Dude idk the last time school was canceled from snow (I live in Utah) and we get quite a bit of snow in northern Utah. Maybe Arizona would cancel school from a couple inches lol

[@duckygoesquackquack848]

I live in Anchorage and a lot of people say they get sad even depressed because of the darkness in the winter but I really like it :)

[@gavino326]

Yeah I love Fairbanks and Anchorage is super fun too!

[@stevej71393]

I'm glad you enjoy it, though I gotta have my sunlight and warm weather haha

[@CoffeeHead047]

I love dark winter nights! 🖤

[@thefallofgrey]

I lived in Wasilla majority of my life, so i find the dark winters comforting

[@jonkline709]

Ya never have been a people person love the cold if I had the &$ to afford the detergent I’d go

[@timothyflores7895]

That's the most depressing town I've ever seen in my life

[@SnoopyDoofie]

I wonder what the suicide rate is there.

[@ignemuton5500]

pshhh, try a Mongolian village, or better yet Alert.

[@Realwessharpe]

Timothy Flores Go to Eastern Kentucky. Then you'll see depressing.

[@OfficialKotaco]

You obviously have not heard of Norilsk, Russia.

[@timothyflores7895]

Inst Kentucky just full of horses tho

[@Supamav11]

Am I the only one who’s kind of fascinated by this town? I’ve never lived anywhere remote so it’s very interesting to me

[@Cyancat123]

I think it would be interesting too.

[@Sabotaz80xx]

Where do you live?

[@scarlett5745]

i couldnt live there though, im used to the coldest point of the year being 62

[@ethanclupper7034]

I do live there! I just moved, i work there (I'm a flagger). It's definitely a strange town. We get 3 months on and 3 months off. We do have a subway however!

[@ethanclupper7034]

Everyone here gets payed well, so we can afford a 17 dollar pizza, which do to covid is more than 17 dollars 😰

[@roachtoasties]

The name of the city (Barrow) was changed to Utqiaġvik, Alaska in 2016, although it's still commonly referred to as Barrow.

[@under6075]

the person who came up with that name is probably out of their mind barrow is way easier to say

[@poobjuice]

@@under6075 brother, have you ever heard of natives

[@takpaanboskofsky]

That wasn’t even the high school that was showed! The was the elementary school. Nor was that the main grocery store! Also this is my hometown.

[@SFgaming007]

Why do you live there?

[@threat3071]

@@SFgaming007 that's an autistic question

[@oneupaya]

Finn Walker Oh my fucking god.

[@nickknife9681]

Any IT job openings and what is internet connection like? xD

[@ericfriendzoned1303]

So I take it everybodys dick shrivels up for 8 months of the year 😂

[@RamiShreds]

Temperature Translations for Non-Americans: 21.2 F = - 6 C , 35.7 F = 2 C , 47 F = 8.3 C , 35 F = 1.7 C , 79 F = 26 C , -56 F = - 48.9 C

[@eusoudemasiadoboss562]

RV props to you :D

[@philthepotato480]

RV thanks, this really helped

[@appleslover]

RV just liars, don't worry، all know it

[@trpyk5628]

you da MVP

[@alveolate]

basically, a rough estimate is just subtract 32 and divide by 2 (gets really inaccurate for larger numbers).

[@xhelloselm]

Minor mistake: It's not 0.005%, it's either 0.005 times the population or 0.5%.

[@mrs8713]

Unaussprechlicher Name yes I noticed that. even before verifying it's obvious that about 1m/142m is nowhere near .005%

[@Furkan123Furkan123]

John S 738 cm of 142m

[@charlesdelafuente303]

Unaussprechlicher Name that annoyed the shit out of me too.

[@phillipboyd5144]

Unaussprechlicher Name If it's that minor than shut the fuck up.

[@mrs8713]

Yeah weird that the same states determine the election.

[@robbevevo1381]

I live in Belgium and this really makes me excited to see. It’s so remote, so much nature, I’m not used to that. One day when I have the money to travel, I will visit it!

[@MrBeast60o0]

Same, living in the netherlands but there should be fun to

[@cuddlemuffin.9545]

If you think the only state with natural wonders is Alaska you're dead wrong, you should visit the lower 49 first :)

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@cuddlemuffin.9545 there is more to the world than the unites states of america :P.

[@germanshepherd6638]

@@snuffeldjuret there are more planets in our solar system then just earth 🙄

[@PlayerBRUV]

@@snuffeldjuret They're talking about travelling to America not the world mate

[@Cheezzy]

Me: ngl that seems like a place that would suit me Reallifelore: $17 pizza Me: oh hell nooooo

[@caparoonie8956]

ONIIKO I live in a pretty expensive country (Norway) and I can still get pizza for 2 dollars

[@corazoncubano5372]

And for $17 you don't even get real pizza parlor pizza. For $17 you get that store bought DiGiorno pizza.

[@SparklingHarmony]

@ONIIKO Pizza is one of the cheaper food

[@diyaroso3806]

How much dose a pizza cost usually in the US?

[@balashibuyeeter2704]

its not really expensive in india too usually its from 1$ to 7$

[@billb0313]

Fun fact: The USPS still delivers the mail to every citizen there. Postal workers are awesome! 👍✌️

[@R0DBS2]

What is USPS

[@susanbloodgood3572]

Sean Studio Read the Constitution

[@Muffboy1]

@@R0DBS2 USPS is an american postal service.

[@romanpetryshun6426]

++++++

[@brandymcc756]

Sean studio it stands for united states postal service

[@nhuthien198]

Toyota Corolla is the official meme to this channel.

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

How many Toyota Corollas are registered in Barrow?

[@HenningGu]

Thien Lai how many Toyota Corolla could you fit in the area?

[@beunjoris]

Please yes.

[@MisterLetsPlayDE]

how expensive would it be to drive with a toyata corrola from barrow to buenos aires

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"The town is completely overcast for slightly more than 50% of the year." Damn dude, that's as much as Cleveland.

[@robmangeri777]

I’m from near Cleveland. I guess Barrow does have a little Cleveland feel to it ;)

[@bk7064]

Cleveland is right on the edge of a lake. Hence why it seems cloudy a good amount, but definitely not 50%. Cities in general are going to look more cloudy, not just Cleveland.

[@dragontamer9739]

Especially this past month Akron has been raining about every day

[@rainbowruler6453]

Hi Lincoln

[@devinjerryfreedomisfree4599]

@Triton 37 I grew up right on the lake with my house close to the edge and it was cloudy quite a bit of the year. Also very cold and windy.

[@thompsonreed244]

'It's one of the most ice-olated towns in North America"

[@danigeo247videoslosdomingo4]

Oh, man you're so COLD

[@denniseudela411]

Their language there is also well Arctic-ulated.

[@christianfiehn383]

Hahaha

[@mangodoto]

pepeScoots

[@denniseudela411]

Their mode of transport is good ol' reliable b-ICE-SICLE.

[@rustyy270]

just for reference, Alaska's population density is 1.2 people per km, and the whole continent of Australia's population is 3.1 people. Australia is 3 times more densely populated than Alaska

[@AbbeysChannel]

And Western Australia alone is way bigger than the size of Alaska in terms of land mass!

[@juicykiwi7347]

Oh and Rhode Island (America's smallest state) has more people than Alaska (America's largest state)

[@Drannn54]

Australias territory is huge

[@rajendrarawat7257]

Don't even think about to compare with India or china 😂😂😂

[@zjean3417]

@@leonhood914 I mean it is kind of the. same thing for Alaska

[@juandiegoprado]

For all of you complaining about the temperature being in Fahrenheit, just be glad that RLL didn't measure temperature in Toyota Corollas.

[@IfYouMeetAWolf]

I literally lol'ed. Thank you for that giggle.

[@LeImpressionAligator]

FutbolVinotinto21 would mean exactly the same for me.

[@limon16025]

FutbolVinotinto21 I love the Tº scale

[@Dreadnaugh2517]

He'll be like "That's like the average temperature of a 439 mid hot engine Toyota Corollas"

[@wetpants1996]

Wtf is a Fahrenheit

[@Probowler37]

I'm up here right now. It's around 34F in the afternoon. If you plan to drive up here, do not drive anywhere off the main roads or parking lots or you will be in danger of getting stuck. The dirt and sand in most places isn't really packed on solid ground, which causes you to get stuck. Also, I highly recommend the Top of the World Hotel. It is awesome!

[@GodForHire]

I love this video. I'm from a rural Alaskan village, Bethel. I like that people from the lower 48 get to see parts of Alaska that most people don't get to see. One thing though, Barrow has a new name, Utqiaġvik.

[@jaidsalgado]

GodForHire is that really the new name? if so, awesome. What other language is spoken there? so many questions!!

[@GodForHire]

jaidsalgado they speak inupiaq in that part of alaska.

[@jaidsalgado]

GodForHire cool thanks!

[@josephfox9221]

its also apparently a point of conflict. www.adn.com/features/alaska-news/2016/12/17/utqiagvik-barrow-north-slope-name-change-brings-tension-division/

[@1m3agle]

GodForHire I grew up for 10 years in Bethel and now live in Chugiak #bethelgang

[@jarl5817]

Well how cold is it compared to a Toyota Corolla?

[@heidishmidi]

jarl5 deserves more likes.

[@kevinmahaley4916]

lol

[@charlesdarwin7253]

Well you can fit 43500534005404530450 Toyota Corollas in a brought to you by SquareSpace Alaskan mainlandlandmass.

[@neyamire]

made my day hahahahah

[@handsomesquidward121]

And the Tsar Bomba?

[@52BLUE]

this town was source of inspiration for one of the most underrated vampire graphic novels turned movie: 30 Days Of Night.

[@KCZ7]

Someone gets it! Yaasss!!

[@Sangsangi809]

Samuel Dillinger I've watched the movie,good one.

[@santorashane]

makes sense! Do you think it was the legitimate inspiration? it wouldnt make sense if it wasnt. Great movie

[@RealAlaska907]

LOL

[@lunatekcc8377]

great movie. was it underrated, I've never known anyone not think its awesome

[@frankfeng2701]

I'd buy everything once a year during Amazon Prime Day lol.

[@Contakum]

RealLifeLore, you should have mentioned something about the culture of Barrow. Where do these people hang out in the town, what do they do for fun ?

[@matthew_dakota]

Travelling somewhere else.

[@candypaint4147]

I love the culture! There’s a Nalukataq tomorrow and I can’t wait to help serve. And especially the blanket toss at the end

[@bruddaozzo]

@@candypaint4147 Holy shit, a blanket toss!!? So worth living there now I know I can throw a dirty fucking blanket around

[@stargo2931]

Chew on whale blubber. 🐳

[@johnnymichael1804]

They drink, smoke and fuck.

[@TheEgg185]

Just one question. Why the fuck would anyone want to live there?

[@neemapaxima6116]

TheEgg185 Most of them were born there and call Barrow home

[@gabrokkerhun]

I'm just a random guy from Hungary but I think it's a nice place, wouldn't mind living there if it wasn't so expensive.

[@zarzarbinks1705]

TheEgg185 To get ready for the zombie apocalypse.

[@RetroFiles]

A reason I would possibly live there, Would be because its huge open land available while it is a small town that is only accessible by plane so crime isn't an issue, While its a snowy place so it's never too hot. some people like me prefer the cold over the heat

[@brianlam257]

Nice way of saying you do mind living there lol

[@60secondsuccess39]

3:37 It sure does look ice-olated.

[@josefernandez1077]

60 Second Success A channel I love makes a cheesy pun, I'm conflicted.

[@stupidorautistic9968]

60 Second Success you copied my comment

[@RenRenRan]

@pokerandom: Or maybe its just an obvious pun mate.

[@kcirrednosrednad3596]

60 Second Success it sure does look ice-olated

[@Achilles94627]

Oh dear, we really are scraping the barrow here...

[@brianlaughlin6808]

Really would have enhanced the video if you’d interviewed some locals.

[@TheBatugan77]

Really would have enhanced the video if you minded your own fkn business.

[@kylegilmore3810]

@@TheBatugan77 Oh shut the fuck up, he's right. This was just the reading of a wikipedia article with some stock footage in the background. What's the point of flying there in the first place when everything shown and said is already readily available?

[@zeddieaki6715]

@@kylegilmore3810 dude, if you don't like this video, then go make one yourself. also, the person you replied to was right.

[@asuru4245]

@@kylegilmore3810 why don't you mind your own business?

[@northamerica5142]

And why are you people getting pressed about this? It's literally constructive criticism on how to enhance videos like these raise the bar for quality. Quit being dicks.

[@LynBailey7]

Thank you so much for this video. It brought back many happy memories for me. Even though I live in Australia, I developed a fascination for Barrow many years ago. This fascination became a reality for me in June, 2005, when I arranged a day trip to Barrow from Fairbanks to complete a wonderful 5 week adventure through Canada and Alaska. I am so grateful I was able to do this and meet the amazing people of this tiny town.

[@huntman777]

that was odd to see California that red...

[@deprogramm]

huntman777 shame isn't it? Used to be red all the time. Thanks Mexicans.

[@jasontodd9741]

Vasting proud Californian and Mexican ;)

[@deprogramm]

Yeah I can tell.

[@chimera3344]

jason todd why can't you go live in Mexico instead?

[@jasontodd9741]

kevinknight1 I'm already here tho

[@EvilDwarf-pp5py]

I’m gonna chase my dreams after watching this video. I’m moving to Barrow and opening a surf shop!

[@TheADDFiles-yk4dc]

Maybe a tanning salon?

[@yeezyyankie324]

This town looks like the embodiment of Depression

[@jadenrose4209]

It is depressing here but ever since we got fast internet here now, it’s been an escape and made slot of people happy

[@awsomemodels]

The arctic looks very charming to me and seeing the northern lights must be so incredible, but i think barrow does look kinda depressing compared to a place like nuuk greenland not just beacause there's more going on but also because it has a much better scenery .

[@bismanaufa5618]

A comment over your comment is someone live in barrow

[@SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333]

Lo Me Not true at all. The states with the highest suicide rates in general are far more rural than the ones with the lowest, which are far more urbanized. In fact, Alaska is amongst the highest, if not, the highest.

[@ericlane3256]

@@awsomemodels barrow is one of the few towns in the world where the northern lights appear from the south instead of the north

[@SpizawkDaKizowz]

The ratio of population of Alaska vs those states you listed at the beginning (California, Texas, etc...) is 0.005, not 0.005%. As a percentage, it's 0.5%.

[@mrjazz2570]

SpizawkDaKizowz yeah i thought that too

[@theegyptiangamedev7422]

I thought that's a really low percentage to be correct too, but didn't bother calculating

[@GrislyAtoms12]

Sweet! Someone is still doing math during this darn COVID crisis. Glad we are still civilized.

[@francoispermentier7353]

It’s so obvious, I do not understand how it isn’t the first comment

[@liamwalton4183]

That part shines with "Oomg he got it wrong lets go say it in comments" Yet i've only found 2 comments mentioning it. It's a huuuuge difference and very clearly obvious. Very surprised they didn't catch it in the edit.

[@nbksrbija1039]

0:22 It's 0.005 or 0.5% but not 0.005%, that would mean Alaska has 7 thousand people.

[@Gameboygenius]

Uploader doesn't care as long as gets his ad revenue. :p

[@sophiepedigree7139]

NBK Srbija Actually, shouldn't it be 0.05 or 5% ?

[@Gameboygenius]

+Ralph Pedigree 738,000/142,000,000=0.00519718... Where are you getting 0.05 from?

[@sophiepedigree7139]

Gameboygenius oh, you're right. My math was off. Somehow in my head it was 5%

[@aaronestrera2241]

m121 "noobs" you're one of those edgy kids

[@Beth_Amphetamine]

Wanna live in a town that constantly dark for 80 days? Me: ummm no. What if it’s freezing cold pretty much all year? Me: I still don’t want to. Also it’s really freakin expensive! Me: has left the chat

[@YourMom-vd3dc]

No wonder no one lives in Alaska NOTE: Before someone tells me "ThErE iS pEoPlE iN aLaSkA dUmBaSs", I'm using a figure of speech about how rural it is up there.

[@masterbeastroar2873]

😂🙂😄😒

[@Maplelust]

sounds nice to me. I just don't wanna pay $35 for a gallon of milk or end up becoming part of an incest chain.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Boris Sheen Incest? There’s high incest there? Surely people who come there at times may help freshen/widen up the gene pool, right?

[@cazz8017]

me: Umm yes!!!!!!! love the cold and dark!!

[@joaquin-aguilar]

Wow! Not only was this another phenomenal presentation of a part of our world, but for you to actually get firsthand pictures, videos, and personal experiences is outstanding! Love it.

[@siic]

I love living in Alaska. No traffic, jobs everywhere, love the cold.

[@palestinianisfreeforever2554]

Jobs every where ?

[@siic]

@@palestinianisfreeforever2554 yes easier to find a job

[@palestinianisfreeforever2554]

@@siic I didn't know that thanks

[@XX-qj9sj]

@@siic what kind of jobs?

[@feru5093]

I would love living in alaska. But i am not american 😢

[@vavact]

Two suggestions: - You should have mentioned why the town was there. What is it's purpose? What economic factor determined it's creation? - Please also use the celsius and metric systems (e.g. 47" fahrenheit or 8.3" celsius). We have to google every number you give us. Otherwise, great video.

[@lemieuxworldorder3102]

Wendover Productions did the first thing.

[@t.c.4321]

And learn how to figure out a correct percentage

[@loekvanbentum3907]

i have seen the 2 other video's. i enjoyed al 3 of them. But, there is a lot of overlapping info. So maybe, next time you could do a 3 part video each channel explaning their own info in their own way.

[@itchylol742]

Lots of oil there. Also some natives who lived there for a long time.

[@robertdicke7249]

I didn't need to google it...

[@fishyfush1929]

is Alaska bigger than.... A TOYOTA COROLLA?!?!?!?!

[@gayvideos3808]

Yes.

[@vivekgadekar9138]

smurf errino 😂😂😂

[@darrenzou2483]

smurf errino

[@ediiorgovan4054]

the entire Alaska have the same weight as 5635345455 Toyota Corollas

[@Jr-tb3xm]

smurf errino What about a Dixon Ticonderoga

[@69A12SuperBee]

I guess it’s safe to assume there are no “dollar” stores there 🤷‍♂️

[@TheCgOrion]

Why would anyone stay there? Sounds like if you can afford to live there, you can afford to leave.

[@akslick2256]

TheCgOrion cuz we have legal weed and you can live in Fairbanks or Anchorage

[@TheCgOrion]

AkJosh I meant this particular city. Alaska is beautiful, and there are areas with more access, and lower cost of living in the whole state. As far as weed goes, nuff said.

[@akslick2256]

maidenair wow you have a Brain? Bcs you would know if you did

[@TheCgOrion]

Ah ok. I get it. Hopefully some of these people eventually leave. What good is money if you live in a Hell hole your whole life? I'm not rich, but it's paradise here compared to there.

[@bruhcheese6520]

TheCgOrion the goverment pays them to stay in Alaska to try to populate the state

[@than217]

I'm just imagining someone knocking over a grocery store to steal laundry detergent in Barrow, Alaska.

[@carlsadventures1804]

than217 people in Alaska are not all poor

[@arctichare8185]

that would be illegal

[@billyjenshopson9477]

Lol I'm from barrow, I think almost everything has been stolen from the store. Not so often though.

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

carls adventures People get government help, right?

[@luisrubio9057]

@@billyjenshopson9477 how do you live in such isolated town?

[@stukka222]

i probably would get depressions if i lived there

[@atrholiday2889]

Alcoholism and suicide is a big problem there

[@IsThisRain]

AtrHoliday Well that's nice... A town that gets days of no sunlight, frequent overcast weather, freezing cold temperatures, 1930's age building structures, and prevalence of suicide and alcoholism. They're literally waiting for horror movie to just happen.

[@lillemegpower2621]

what a lovely place to live

[@Chumongocho]

There is a horror movie about this and it's called 30 days of night XD. It's not actually that bad you should check it out.

[@Amsterdammerboi]

I'm getting depressed by his storyteller voice...

[@lorim1264]

This town has fascinated me for the past year. The company that I work for actually started in Barrow. So to me this is like a little piece of my company, thank you for sharing.

[@TheMaasse]

nice set for a horror movie :D

[@KCZ7]

"30 Days of Night" w/Josh Hartnett. Movie came out in 2007.

[@PhoenicianPrincess88]

I believe Blake Snyder would have categorized that plot type as "monster in the house".

[@donaldjoseph4990]

TheMaasse 30 days of night

[@ericmanso7355]

KCZ7 Is that like a vampire movie cuz I remember the scenes it looked just like that

[@hollycolvin9829]

Donald Joseph that is an amazing name for a horror movie

[@themememaster2076]

They better sell vitamin D supplements for cheap

[@crusher9913]

idk wat to say bout dat

[@mkultrasubject]

Themememaster They earn more than 3.5 times than normal Americans.

[@revolvingworld2676]

Alaskans dont know what sunlight looks like.

[@davidbrower6551]

RevolvingWorld we have like 2 and a half months of nothing but sunlight

[@Akhazmat907]

Themememaster we don't need that shit. Just beer and gas for our sleds

[@mrsquirly4856]

OML The food prices explains most of the houses.

[@redheadrusskie]

lol

[@MrThehammer171]

SquadSquirly I use to live in unalakleet Alaska and it's was 10 dollars for a gallon of milk....I still live in Alaska but in North Pole now.....not even fucking with you it's right by Fairbanks.

[@potatochip5941]

SquadSquirly Exactly what I was thinking! They have to downsize somwhere. It would also be interesting to see what the local restaurants charge for their food.

[@jsingh4086]

their priority is probably not a "white picket fence mid size american house with 6 rooms" it's probably just the necessities to stay warm and cozy and prolong their life...

[@TheEgg185]

+MrThehammer171 What the fuck do you people do for a living to be able to afford $10/gallon milk?

[@بوفارسبونورا-ص7ه]

بما أني أعيش في مناخ صحراوي ، فإني مستثار للغاية ، وأتمنى زيارة هذه المدينة . Since I live in a desert climate, I am very excited and I hope to visit this city .

[@msbghost7744]

0:13 “can fit Florida” puts it in the middle of the ocean

[@maoshen4617]

Lol ikr

[@maxrussell7464]

well there's a lot of leftover space in between the states...

[@cowardice9737]

Alaska probably owns that part of the water, so technically it’s part of Alaska

[@cowardice9737]

Baller Shot Caller if we didn’t have Alaska, that part of the ocean wouldn’t be the USA’s.

[@cowardice9737]

Baller Shot Caller we would not own the water around Alaska, without Alaska.

[@owens7279]

Me: What day is it? Resident: Judging by the position of the sun, June 28th.

[@Blvd40]

👀 That's my birthday! 🌞🎂

[@triplev-th2kw]

0:20 You made a mistake there. 0.005% of 142000000 is about 7000 and alaska has about 100 times that it is actually about 0.5%.

[@Krzysztofex26]

Your comment is the only one I see there mentioning that mistake. I was so confused for a few minutes and couldn't understand what he means by that 0.005% :D

[@joshuamartin2858]

Thank you. I was watching and thought that math isn't right

[@likeahayvan]

@@Krzysztofex26 I think when calculating the ratio, the outcome is 0.005, so he take this number and put a percentage behind by mistake. But I am very thankful, that I'm found someone in the comments, seeing this mistake

[@jakobr6786]

Thanks, that error triggered me massively

[@CanuckGod]

It might have been an oversight on his part, but yeah, I noticed it as well.

[@plowedsnow3889]

I just imagine some random settlers traveling far and wide and then they are like, yes I think this is a good spot

[@kaitlynbleier8877]

As an Alaskan, I can confirm this is where everyone in the lower 48 thinks you’re from lmfao.

[@Landsersajer]

Any Inuits in Alaska? I am a Canadian in Nunavut...

[@kaitlynbleier8877]

@@Landsersajer yes there’s inuits, I am inupiaq

[@cristipielea]

ok👍

[@satyamverma4726]

@@kaitlynbleier8877 what people do there for living??

[@kaitlynbleier8877]

@@satyamverma4726 well there’s a city so whatever city people do. There’s also lots of military and people working for oil company’s

[@danrabinovitch2017]

why would someone want to live in a place where Clorox costs 40 $

[@danrabinovitch2017]

It was a joke, i guess your dank memes side is not so strong

[@norgan5064]

clorox memes haven't been funny in over a year, and no one says dank anymore, dipshit

[@danrabinovitch2017]

fuck off

[@norgan5064]

Dan Rabinovitch fuckin dipshit

[@mkultrasubject]

Dan Rabinovitch They earn 3.5 times than the average American.

[@itsbarkernotbaker]

why would anyone wanna live somewhere that miserable and expensive?

[@kamillatosinski3054]

I was about to ask same question. I would move from there imidietly

[@theunitedstatesofamerica5332]

Cameron Joseph well everything about life is miserable

[@nelsonx5326]

All the hot chicks.

[@masterkratos2]

Anonymous .....off cause you will say that when your name is anonymous.

[@LlamitaFiel]

Master kratos what are you implying here? That because he doesn't have his full name and face visible, it somehow makes his statement less valid? Then by the same logic you would have to make about 95% of all KZbin comments invalid.

[@ianh7582]

I’d be interested to learn what people do for work and how much they make to afford the astronomical prices. The houses make it look like it’s about 30-40 years behind the times. I wonder how expensive utilities are. I would like to just see an interview with someone from there to see what life is actually like day to day.

[@Tre16]

"The times" are meaningless

[@AnteZivkovic]

I think you got the population data wrong at 0:28 - it's 0,005 (0,5%) of the same population, not 0,005% (0,00005).

[@tonylu8383]

RealLifeLore: This isn't going to be a normal video from me- me: because it's not sponsored by dashlane

[@IsaacMeade641]

Or skillshare

[@notfbg]

Or raid shadow legends

[@thefricking5407]

Or NordVPN

[@readisgooddewaterkant7890]

@Absolute Zero or curiosity stream

[@drummersince89]

Why y’all hatin

[@itsmikehere_7103]

Please do "If all 50 state split into independent territories"

[@thangfahsavung9120]

That would be possible cuz each state has its own government. 🤔

[@jakesmith9089]

Mantana Jansi but it wouldn't because the federal government doesn't allow states to leave the union once a territory joins

[@oldyelv9110]

ItsMikeHere_ video is called is America even a country

[@LIVElifeHii]

Mantana Jansi just having a government is not good enough for a state to survive on its own. It needs an economy, most of the states receive federal funding to help rebuild roads and fund education. California however, would probably do the best on its own since its economy is about as big as France's. Then there is also military defense, every state would have no way to defend itself from other countries. It'll just be one giant disaster.

[@thangfahsavung9120]

Oh,okay then.

[@noahromano3905]

I lived in barrow for 5 years,I loved watching this,I miss it

[@DarthGardens]

Me, a texan, in winter: waah its so cold its 30* farenheit im gonna freeze over aggaaga People living in barrow point alasak: *I havent seen the sun in months*

[@DeathBone4656]

Im a Texan and currently live here,Coldest its ever been where I live is -5°f but then again the hottest has been 114°f

[@jonathanclowers3161]

Bruh Texas be like 50 is cold lol I live in Texas that’s so true

[@ch1nooks593]

I live in Alaska and it’s in the 20s right now

[@antoniomorataya6715]

Thanks!

[@willthorson4543]

What's even weirder is that you get so used to the cold that when the sun finally pops up and snow starts melting us kids would be outside in T shirts thinking it was so warm...it would be 35 degrees. Lol

[@doqos]

Damn your videos are so interesting and you put the quality before the quantity Keep up the good work man ;)

[@geographynerd1295]

I agree! I hope to see more videos like these.

[@buster4828]

pls change your shite name

[@doqos]

British Productions me?

[@buster4828]

Yes, Its the worst i've seen, and your picture

[@doqos]

British Productions i do what i want and that's it and i will not change my name for you idc

[@Orikron]

Real Life Lore is like CGP Grey except we don't have to wait 10 months per video

[@ΧρῆστοςΚωστελίδης-γ3φ]

How dare you insult master gray!!!

[@RTAzur]

Álvaro Lopes meh RLL lacks a bit of the comedic parts that grey has

[@areez22]

Grey Matter Unite!

[@fred9551]

I lash back at this statement with all matters

[@springdayisnottoday371]

Álvaro Lopes but CGP Grey has a much smoother voice, not that RealLifeLore is bad :p I like RLL too

[@tassodemo2316]

Imagine power going out in Alaska during the summer: “Time to go to bed son!” “But it’s light outside!” “Uhhhh… shit”

[@kapildabi6018]

But do they have Toyota corollas up there...

[@yesandyes9168]

The size of the town is roughly 216 Toyota corollas

[@cjpenaflor9935]

No Toyota Corollas, not worth going to :P

[@kitagtamaster7913]

Next: What if Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth reunited today?

[@matas7454]

Ayy... I'm Lithuanian

[@domisthebomb09]

Cold and expensive? I'll just stay in Arizona

[@dogcheese9376]

Here its boiling hot and cheap.

[@betsybayne7384]

I live in Barrow and it pays really well to live here

[@Saintcurtain]

Betsy Bayne don’t lie you don’t have internet there

[@kozaky32]

Chris Miller no

[@talldarkhandsome8587]

Chris Miller says Chris the loser POS from mom's basement

[@gravityg657]

Your numbers are off, its 0,5% you forgot to multiply with 100.

[@germanywade7165]

Damn I though I was gangsta living in anchorage

[@absorbingsulfuricacid9959]

Anchorage is a Awesome City

[@kang8171]

No

[@johanfagerstromjarlenfors]

Anchorage is like 61°N.... at that ° you’re still in the southern half of sweden, southern norway and southern finland

[@cristhyancaballero1964]

Johan Fagerström Jarlenfors yes but north america is colder than europe

[@antarcticpenguin]

@@cristhyancaballero1964 Because of the Gulf Stream, and by extension the North Atlantic Current.

[@Akhazmat907]

Its no longer Barrow, it's Utqiagvik. I love it there. Buy the way we have lots of places you cant drive to. It's illegal to buy sell or possess, it's a dry Village. Just like Manokotak, Togiak etc. Its currently 46 degrees in Utqiagvik today.

[@jodybrantley5859]

Thanks for the info!

[@markus7166]

Sounds horrible and depressing

[@proud_tobe_texan2890]

Oh dear God it's now Russian

[@zaitunmatdiah2439]

Yeah that was it called about it.

[@PrimalBoos]

46 degrees?! That's so hot! I thought Alaska is cold, but alright...

[@stefat740]

icesolated😂

[@Gabi-nq7vz]

The emoji was very unnecessary

[@wessel4668]

this comment was very unnecessary

[@jacobpotter3872]

Welcome to the unnecessary comment section, as of now the population is 4

[@faithcarmona4872]

Jacob Potter now 5

[@ebestudios7402]

27cricket27 now 7

[@EquuleusPictor]

Barrow is cold but not particularily cloudy (especially given the latitude). Its sunshine hours is around 1800 per year which is very decent for a place in the high arctic. It's actually more than London, UK, Lima, Peru or San Sebastian, Spain - all of which have very mild climates.

[@latrellsprewell653]

47 degrees in July! I'm moving! Sounds like Paradise!😂

[@slifer0081]

Fahrenheit** it is 8.33 degrees

[@yassinee.]

Michael Graham We get that in the summer in north africa and its awful lol

[@keelytouhey7467]

lol farenheit

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

*sigh* some people aren’t that smart

[@ginater9202]

I'm from Texas and that sounds like a dream

[@Friztajlo]

0.005% of 142.000.000 ISN'T 738.000. The Alaskan population is close to 0.5% not 0.005% of the other states combined.

[@thewarfreak9]

Friztajlo He's counting the entire country.

[@Friztajlo]

raapster Even if he counts the whole country it doesn't equal to 0.005%, he forgot to remove two 0's when doing the math.

[@Friztajlo]

Matt Sherlock 0.002 = 0.2%, you remove two 0's when converting to percent, can't believe that you're telling ME to do the math.

[@Imgsweg]

Friztajlo so you're saying that 738,000 is .5% of 320,000,000?

[@Friztajlo]

Img2050 sweg No, I am saying that 738.000 is about 0,5% (not 0.005%) of 142.000.000 (the population of the states that could fit into Alaska).

[@harrisoncarter9187]

I love that he actually filmed this himself

[@lukeycool693]

My dad lived there, I went to visit 6 years ago when I was in the 4th grade, I didn't realize that I was in the artic or in the most northern town in america, but now I do.

[@arvakshane]

You messed up the percentage comparsion at the start. It should be 0.5 instead of 0.005%.

[@tomiadventures]

Yup, 738 000 / 142 000 000 = 0.52% (or, a ratio of 0.0052)

[@Sgritto]

I caught that too lol bad start to the video... Otherwise interesting

[@liamwalton4183]

Literally just been doing the math to check I'm not being stupid. It's very very wrong. Hilariously so.

[@joeyjerry1586]

Yeah, you are right. He must have forgotten to multiply by 100

[@lilmech3677]

@@joeyjerry1586 yeah

[@SP2G]

Are there any Toyota corollas there?

[@SP2G]

Real-Life lore mentions that car alot.

[@60zar]

LMAO!!

[@1929dude]

Yes

[@damienjstepick]

You told us that it's expensive to live there but you didn't tell us what most people do for a living. How old is one sustain life in Barrow? Oil? Drugrunning?

[@grantmalone]

Clearly they farm and export ice cubes

[@dalandubie4385]

Down in wasilla which is about is above anchorage... a 4 bedroom 1986 house is worth 280K some dollars

[@SylasTheGreat]

SaVaGe RoaR That's not bad.

[@tearlach47]

Wendover Productions' video on this explained that the main business motivation is oil.

[@georgebanks8436]

A couple points to make. 1) There is a road. You drive from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, on the Dalton Highway, From there, It's called the Community Winter Access Trail (CWAT) and you can only use it during the winter. Convoys of cars drive from Prudhoe Bay to Utqiagvik, but you are required to get approval to use it. 2) It's not really dark in the winter. The sun never fully rises, but there is some light on the horizon, and the tundra is covered in white snow that makes it easy to see. Either the city lights bounce off low clouds and illuminate town, or the moon does it. 3) Utqiagvik is the new official name. Many locals still prefer the old name. 4) You can see polar bears, snowy owls, arctic fox in and around town. It has some of the best birding in North America!

[@Michael-ny7nc]

Alaska finally got noticed

[@KCZ7]

What?? Come on.... this was the place of the movie "30 Days of Night" w/Josh Hartnett.

[@gillyp]

3mykey but it's not the most northern part lol

[@lairdriver]

This must be depressing. Nature would unleash havoc. Forever sun, forever night, Overcast and cold. Insanely weird.

[@talldarkhandsome8587]

lairdriver only depressing to a coddled fool like you that would never survive a day in a place like this. The natives love it I'm sure especially given there are no thugs and hoodlums there to rape and pillage them.

[@oneupaya]

Come there in the summer you’d love it

[@user-yp7ke4et7o]

@@oneupaya are you from barrow??

[@oneupaya]

Naruto Uzumaki Im not from there but I live there

[@user-yp7ke4et7o]

@@oneupaya how does it feel to live there. i am just curious.

[@PaulCosch]

Dude, really cool that you went and filmed yourself. It's amazing seeing what your videos are becoming! Could you include metric measurements in some way though? You have a lot of fans outside the US.

[@Abnarly]

PaulCosch Well it makes sense that he has used imperial for this video since Alaska is part of the US

[@Abnarly]

Steven Green A video.. in the US.. about a US town.. in the US.. would obviously be appealing to those of us in the US.. And we just happen to use imperial.. so it'd make sense the video used that measurement for us viewers in the US.. if foreigners want to understand the measurements they can do a quick Google search..

[@Abnarly]

Steven Green Yes but admittedly most viewers who watch these videos especially about the *_USA_* are mainly watched by people here in the *_USA._*

[@Abnarly]

Steven Green Oh I am very interested in the world outside the US, but I don't expect them to covert to imperial for us Americans when they're talking about another country, if I really wanted conversions I'd do it myself, I really don't understand how you don't get this.

[@itheman6s766]

It’s not actually called “Barrow” anymore. It’s now called “Utqiagvik.”

[@snuffeldjuret]

it sounds native as well as nordic :O.

[@tearlach47]

I wonder if anyone will ever make or has ever made a trek by land from the northern most tip to the southern most tip of the Americas. Much tundra and jungle lie between as blockades to this kind of journey, but it'd be something amazing to accomplish and experience.

[@timotlt]

Sean Wilson Getting through Central America to get to South America is very risky without any help

[@ImineResveratrol]

Sean Wilson People have biked it

[@shiezer682]

There is a forbidden area in central America which is quite big and is impossible to go through without a massive group.

[@ethandyson6070]

Sean Wilson the farthest you can go is to about the southern border of Panama. At that point, you will reach something call the Darien Gap, a thick, dense jungle that has no roads going through it. It's just about impossible to get through.

[@cascade5024]

There's a KZbin channel called Kombi life. They rode in a van from punta arenas to Barrow

[@chest1]

highest temp: 26.1 C; lowest temp: -48.8 C

[@lavrenzo84]

No McDonald ?.WooooW this is really extraordinary place in the world !

[@xxbabymegalodonxx2474]

Marko Kos no petsmart or petco either

[@tp1592]

Mongolia (at least when I was there) also has no McDonald stores, but does have KFC and Burger King

[@candypaint4147]

Jesse Bennett We don’t have Burger King or KFC here, maybe you went to Anchorage Alaska? But we do have Subway which is nice cause locals love buying there cheap cookies.

[@tp1592]

@@candypaint4147 I didn't mention Alaska. Pretty sure Mongolia is on a different continent.

[@candypaint4147]

Jesse Bennett Oh my bad, I read it wrong

[@bradleytguthrie929]

This was very informative. I didn't know people lived in places like that. High prices, very little supply, and such a cold, cold place.

[@sof4329]

Me: omg ahahah Minnesota is so cold 🤣😩 Alaska:

[@Potterz907]

Sof it’s not that cold in Alaska

[@kaiiheenjik1668]

To be fair Minnesota and other upper lower 48 states gets more harsher snow.

[@geefreck]

Oddly enough, the area around Anchorage, where most of the people (including me) in Alaska live, winters are milder and less cold (on average) than Minnesota. This is because the pacific ocean moderates the temperature all year. Plus we have the huge Alaska Range a couple hundred miles north, with the tallest mountain in North America, blocking all that really cold interior stuff and keeping the moderate weather on our side. We've even had a strange heat wave this year, where it's reached above 90 deg F several times. Of course this video is about Barrow, and it's all true. Just keep in mind that only a tiny fraction of the state lives there, and the distance between us is like driving from Atlanta to New York.

[@beaucaspar3990]

Indeed...

[@buggyhappy437]

Sart Bimpson sane

[@mariannakryet4146]

Next: southernmost city

[@kylem1112]

that would be somewhere in chile or argentina

[@oldyelv9110]

Gemini Freaky hawaii

[@chelseaking1735]

kylem1112 I know it's Ushuaia anyways. ( I I didn't look, I knew for 4 years now)

[@christianlynch5507]

Middlest city in America.

[@kylem1112]

you mean the most central city in the u.s well the most central point at least is 2 miles northwest of lebanon kansas

[@froginthemachine]

This dude sounds like he's always on the verge of sneezing

[@FilipeFGoncalves]

I live in the southernmost state of Brazil where the winter may eventually reach 28F. I cannot imagine living with negative temperatures!

[@AriesGirlMagic]

I lived in Barrow for about 10 months. Interesting experience.

[@Prunejuice928]

bigboy she isn't lying, idiot.

[@Prunejuice928]

bigboy Nice

[@extra_ice_girl]

What brought you there? I’d like to go check it out.

[@ICUB4UCME23]

I don't remember any black chick in Barrow.

[@DC-yb7qd]

Tell jim Nash he needs to quit drinkin

[@Cursed_Captain]

Can you do Tierra del fuego, Argentina for your next trip?

[@KG-ro8ft]

Seriously, I don't know why people would want to live here. But to those who do, what amazing courage and spirit you have!!!! God bless you!!!

[@roc8083]

I'd like to visit just to stand on the Northern most point..the view looks amazing!