Why Blocking this Strait Will Start WW3

[@RealLifeLore]

Hey guys. If you're interested, I made a 23-minute long documentary that covers the entire history of the US-Iran conflict which you can watch here on Nebula: bit.ly/3D3KiLn. It's part of my Modern Conflicts series on Nebula, and this is the 7th episode that I've posted over there so far. I'm posting new episodes every month and I have tons of content over there already that I can't post to KZbin, and the best way to get access to all of that is by signing up for the CuriosityStream/Nebula bundle deal, which is only $15 a year at this link: curiositystream.com/?coupon=reallifelore Thanks!

[@LeventK]

Keep going bro

[@criiss_.1654]

Sup

[@scottie_.8013]

First

[@burpkrazy298]

Ok

[@mundexpp]

bababoi

[@nguyentoankhanh4866]

"Blocking this strait could destroy the world" - Hollywood screenwriter: "Write that down, write that down"

[@Roxor128]

I can see some Bond villain like the one from Tomorrow Never Dies having the plan to put mines in that strait and start World War 3.

[@TheSkizz89]

I was Like 69

[@bid84]

Cool copy and paste

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

can someone explain why it would be censored? if he can talk about the holocaust this is fine

[@LMN3_Works]

@@bid84 there are thousands of comments here, how the fuck can you guess something original?

[@cristiano7541]

"whoever controls this has control over the entire known universe" **Sad alien noises**

[@make-some-noise]

Aliens belong to “unknown universe” 🤣

[@komododragon410]

Even alien's cargo pass through this straight

[@AndroCubed]

emphasis on "known universe"

[@Periwinkleaccount]

They didn’t even say that.

[@Jona7Fer]

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[@れいい-q2m]

“Currently they rely on trade” real life lore knows too much

[@ryo0ka936]

We're fully aware of it for ages and been working hard on developing renewable energy... just kidding we're hardly moving forward on that matter due to corruption, accidents, sheer ignorance of people in general haha. Anti-nuclear is very strong because we keep bombing ourselves. Solar panels aren't getting popular because anytime we build them on a slope a landslide kills people because we don't have a flat land. We're very much oblivious to the danger hidden around the corner because we've taken the peacefulness as granted for the last half century. I'll take a blow on the nose to wake us up.

[@matthewriley6446]

My thought exactly, just like Germany, Japan going to try again 😂

[@winstonli8445]

@@matthewriley6446 yea China "promise" it will not use the mushroom fist, and "promise not to use it against non-mushroomed States "

[@thef0urth326]

@@ryo0ka936 Which country are you referring to?

[@knoahbody69]

@@ryo0ka936 This has been a fact for the last 200 years. The Suez Canal is almost 200 YEARS OLD.

[@notroddy]

This needs to be a villian’s plot in a movie.

[@randgrithr7387]

If it does, hunker down. Predictive programming.

[@129das]

It is it called the USA

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

And the president who would dare make the U.S. energy independent might be removed from office for unlinking America's national interest from the Straits of Hormuz.

[@themerchant7494]

US of A is already at it

[@gunchbandit4422]

@@129das Iran is the country who keeps threatening to mine the strait.

[@chaseashley6775]

People joke about Americans using everything but metric, but RLL measures strictly in units of Luxembourg

[@mwlvranken]

But they are TAX-FREE units, and cheap to use! lol..

[@BehraamK4]

😂🤣

[@ClokworkGremlin]

US uses Metric. I mix cm and inches all the time. Sometimes it's easier to convert volumes by walking them from cubic inches to liters and back to gallons.

[@jackhogan7259]

The Toyota Corolla walked so Luxembourg can run

[@berryhops]

@@ClokworkGremlin Sir there are words in your formula!

[@who-would-know]

Luxembourg Motto: "We Want to Remain What We Are" RLL: you are my measuring stick

[@CoreRealm]

France being a measurement unit for trash: first time?

[@kennithball9787]

Like Toyota Corollas.

[@alexoliveira1346]

Is that an American thing?

[@brandonwalker1238]

I recently had to write a short paper on geopolitics and I had to cite sources and the bulk of the info I shared was through your videos. Thank you so much for your videos and information that you share! It’s all very important to know!!

[@vesh]

RealLifeLore teaches me more about the world than school did

[@spaceknightz_4874]

Hi

[@sebastian2543]

Trueee

[@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429]

true

[@SophieMerau]

Nope

[@LopianBacon]

@@SophieMerau 69

[@kingofkombat7304]

Everything can destroy the damn world at this point 😂😂

[@talkalexis]

Yea

[@rogueascendant6611]

The day that actual flying cars became a thing. All this trade points would become senseless pointless. This is why oil industries and tycoons are still keeping everyone from discovering new tech towards a true global innovation.

[@shubhampreetsingh8630]

@@rogueascendant6611 lol no mate. There is already air transport in the world. The reason we transport by sea is because its cheapest mode of transport.

[@isyraqfirdaus5322]

@@rogueascendant6611 stupidest comment i’ve seen all week! congrats!

[@Dwagoner]

@@rogueascendant6611 planes exist I hope you know that

[@llama2022]

Every single point is spoken as if it is the most mind blowing thing you will ever hear.

[@pvalraids4825]

it kinda is

[@djryken]

Lol he narrates like this in all the videos

[@janeleboeuf]

Yesss!!!

[@marcblanchet678]

followed by mispronouncing "cutter". /sigh 'kuh-taar"

[@miroslavmilan]

Indeed. That’s why I had to stop watching after 6 minutes. I just can’t.

[@4shanna]

u called it.

[@onnnn111]

A stretch of area: *exists RealLifeLore: Can you put Luxembourg in there?

[@Devlinator61116]

Luxembourg is the new Toyota Corolla.

[@opinionatortv6457]

@@Devlinator61116 *T* *O* *Y* *O* *T* *A*

[@albanian-moroccan9184]

*T* *O* *Y* *O* *T* *A*

[@thespecialkeynote2856]

*T O Y O T A*

[@abramrexjoaquin7513]

If ever you ask why Nuclear hiding *ISRAEL* hates Iran by it's very core. You found that out here in this video.

[@ComicalRealm]

"I have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz many times. If you can imagine traffic during the rush hours in the biggest cities, that's how is looks like to sail through that strait. Many many ships of various types and sizes. Hormuz is so important and it won't be closed till the last drop of oil. That's what I think" - Peter Pan

[@jerry3790]

What? Why does Peter Pan care about the global economy?

[@Dwagoner]

@@jerry3790 Neverland is very reliant on oil imports from Iraq

[@faiqcreates]

@@Dwagoner i thought pixie dust can be manufactured without the need for oil?

[@marcusianaviation9372]

I don’t get it

[@matheussanthiago9685]

@@faiqcreates only recently tesla begin manufacturing electric pixie dust Elon musk praised neverland's lack of child labor laws and moved a giga-factory there

[@jskelly1979]

Yup, a very important and dangerous strait to navigate. I served on the USS Carl Vinson during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and we would go into full battle stations anytime we traveled in and out of the Persian Gulf through the Hormuz.

[@Daniel-i8u4l]

NOW* Make All Your Choices Wisely.

[@intellectually_lazy]

@@Daniel-i8u4l the wise choice is ceasefire

[@jennareynolds1403]

This makes me understand what Frank Herbert was getting at in Dune. A massive civilization, dependent on one place.

[@jeffreypierson2064]

The spice, I mean oil, must flow.

[@bobbarclay3203]

One place and one product. The analogy falls off though. Only one planet produced spice. Lots of countries produce their own oil, and America could be a net exporter if we wanted to. For some reason, our politicians semm to want to involve us in mideast conflicts, with no good reason to do so. Some combination of oil investments, military spending and partisan politics perhaps.

[@MajorMlgNoob]

@@bobbarclay3203 domestic oil production requires fracking which is pretty dirty

[@bobbarclay3203]

@@MajorMlgNoob Yeah, and so is strip mining. Not 10 miles from where I live are old strip mine sites. On them are several wind farms generating electricity that is fed into the power grid. Around the wind farms are many square miles of state owned forest and game lands that were acquired by the State from the coal companies. On those lands are public trails, trout streams, deer, bears, turkeys, rabbits and squirrels, and coyotes. Many of the smaller farms that surround this forest can't support themselves on crops, and the land is valuable as recreation property. If the farmers sell, the development would enclose and encroach on the recovering forest. So landowners maintain and suport their farms by allowing fracking on there land, for which they are paid fairly well. The drillers extract natural gas, which, until recently was intended to be piped to ports and shipped to Europe, which attains some of its environmental goals by burning gas instead of coal. We would not have needed to allow Russia to build the NORD pipeline. Our national balance of payments would improve, the dollar would be worth more, and American workers would have benefitted. Fracking causes nowhere near the damage that strip mining did, but society found a way to get the use of the coal, and improve the state we live in, each at the appropriate time. Fracking provides multiple benefits to society which should be evaluated honestly, not the least of which are economic. If you oppose fracking thinking its dangerous, dirty, or harmful to the environment you are paying attention to partisan politics, not environmental science.

[@kalumbabwale3729]

But that was because of the universal spice addiction...

[@lagunarium]

North Korea: write that down, *WRITE THAT DOWN*

[@SantiRC]

Lol

[@breadstick3793]

@@magicdonut7125 couldn’t obliterate impoverished rice farmers tho 💀

[@Jinks1995]

@@breadstick3793 well whoever tries to take over the strait will most likely be a military with uniform personnel. So yes America can oblirate (China and Russia are exceptions). It's different from guerilla mixing with civilians in a dense rainforest.

[@PabloRiosCZ]

Kim Jong Un actually has a Nebula subscription

[@1mol831]

@@magicdonut7125 what if they block the Panama Canal instead?

[@SamLyndonShow]

"Currently they rely on trade" - wow that felt like such a coded warning against Japan

[@outerspace7391]

Who knows? Japan might go get some resources through different means sometime later

[@iron_pickaxe]

What warning?

[@NigelAndTommyAreGrifters]

@ 臥龍 he’s implying that they currently rely on trade however who knows what will happen in the future with the changing climate and global population boom - implying that in the future Japan may be forced to go to war to keep the inflow of resources that it needs

[@Morrigi192]

Japan's "self-defense forces" are well-trained, well-equipped, and their navy is one of the best in the world. They also produce most of their own equipment in Japan for strategic reasons, even if it costs more that way. In addition, they're at the "bomb in the basement" stage as far as nuclear weapons development goes, meaning they could whip up functioning nuclear weapons and delivery systems with existing technology and infrastructure in a matter of months if they haven't already, in case of emergency... and they spend just 1% of their GDP on the military. I'm very happy that they're on our side.

[@iron_pickaxe]

@@NigelAndTommyAreGrifters "Who knows what will happen in the future" can be said for any country on the planet. Japan today is a stable democracy and virtually all of its citizens are against war. A warning for Japan doesn't make sense. In fact, if you look at post-WWII history, it's probably the US who should be warned about going to war lol.

[@angeloangelo254]

I agree with you that the Strait of hormuz might be the most important Strait as far as oil is concerned . In my opinion, the suez canal is more critical as far as oil supply is concerned, especially for Europe taking into account the current situation of the war in Ukraine.

[@rustemzholdybalin6210]

well, we saw that scenario in 1956, and no, Europe has changed heavily and won't go for escalation like before. Btw, Egypt has zero reasons to close the Canal, because it is dependant on the global trade, unlike batshit regime in Iran

[@Zwei-Rosen]

A vessel from Japan or China to Europe has to cross 4 critical points: The Malacca Strait between the Chinese Sea and the Indian Ocean, the said Strait of Hormus and the Suez Canal at both ends of the Red Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar. Britain helped Singapore to become independent from Malaysia after their colonial rule of Malacca, they held the Suez Canal and still have Gibraltar, as well as the Spaniards hold Ceuta and Melilla opposite of Gibraltar. And for the very same reason the USA assisted Panama to leave Colombia and held the Panama Canal Zone for a century. One could say that Anglo-Saxon imperialism is by far the biggest threat to the international trade routes.

[@lethtr]

Original title: Why this tiny spot could destroy the world.

[@bngmapping]

Then he changed it to "Why Blocking This Spot Could Cause WW3"

[@vexus1093]

i think that already happened

[@abdulmohid3519]

The second title is much more dramatic

[@davidnjuku]

What was the first one?

[@strke5654]

@@bngmapping WW3*

[@seanthebest3931]

"Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today"

[@joelcomer]

Ferb was the brains

[@thebatman6201]

Plot twist. Pink and the brain beat you there

[@abdulmohid3519]

We are going to trigger every country in the world!!

[@moises3545]

"Fuck yeah, let's start WW3" -Suction Cup Man

[@sibbui1423]

YES

[@robertflores7819]

I can hardly wait to see RLL’s “Why Arrakis is the most important planet in the galaxy.”

[@bentoth9555]

He who controls the spice controls the universe.

[@mithrandir6283]

From the manual of Muad'Dib, by the Princess irulan.

[@Wertsir]

@@bentoth9555 The people who can destroy a thing, they control it.

[@mikep8080]

What I thought everyone knew this? Best drug in the Universe :)

[@ananteshesha5788]

@@mikep8080 its a dune reference its nothing to do with salvia

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

Revisiting this after the events today. If the conflict continues to escalate, it'll be interesting to see how Iran approaches this issue.

[@cvpanther4690]

RLL: "Here's a very real and disturbingly easy way to end the world."

[@randomdoomer8549]

Some Random Person: "Don't mind if I do" Everyone:"Interesting" Me: *It's free real estate*

[@Chrono_topher]

*Let’s just get the Ever Given again*

[@DarthObscurity]

It would make a bunch of rich people upset but nobody is going to war over money anymore, that changed a few decades ago with the industrial revolution. It's too expensive. More money to be made trading then killing.

[@dominicarmesiniataide9968]

@@DarthObscurity you can't trade what's not there

[@Y2KNW]

A real and disturbingly easy way to turn Canada into an economic powerhouse if our gov't wasn't f-in' stunned.

[@andytoskovic]

The joy I experience when I see you upload is immense. I’m a geography/history nerd and I learned so much from your videos.

[@helfridholmsten236]

Same here

[@cornifsh]

Same here

[@_r.munro_8339]

Same

[@schnarfschnarf5886]

Hame sere

[@kuwayt1338]

yeah because you all just happen to coincidentally be geographers

[@Davidsavage8008]

It's complicated . That's an understatement. I served over there from 82 to 88. It's as simple as distrust , betrayal and the use of a civilian airliner.

[@kelliwright9854]

Crash a plane in there and boom.

[@behjat4106]

So its an overstatement

[@OneRichMofo]

@@behjat4106 yeah overstatement. It is simple. The US CIA organized a coup due to a nudge by the British for oil and brought in the current shit regime.

[@AymenDZA]

RLL: "currently, they rely on trade" That "currently" is scaring me!

[@yaziri7]

That currently is indeed scary

[@AymenDZA]

@@yaziri7 It's only a matter of time !

[@spiyder]

@@AymenDZA *orange

[@rohankishibe8259]

Dziri?

[@AymenDZA]

@@rohankishibe8259 of course lol

[@kebman]

I've never heard "15 percent" been said with such passion before. It's yuge!

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

Fifffteeen percccent!

[@gwho]

It got a bit annoying after he repeated it about the gulf, then Japan, then Korea. Like highlighting the entire book, emphasizing for so long.

[@LAEDCSolutions]

Absolutely “tremendous”

[@inpursuitofgoodness4205]

In the context of world trade, 15% is quite a bit

[@nickoshana2246]

Ha Ha Ha !

[@CosmiaNebula]

Summary: it's the strait of Hormuz, because over 50% of world's oil flows through it (only 20% of which can flow through alternative routes if necessary), and it's easy to be closed off by the Iran military, which is why America has many bases nearby. America and Iran has a long bad relationship and has been on the edge of war recently.

[@jackadoni]

Thank you. The Ego on this videoteam makes you think you forgot something you already knew.

[@failediqtest7485]

U just saved me 17 mins of my life thank you

[@beth-ug6ti]

I don't understand why Iran would ever close to though? It would be every single country vs Iran pretty much. No gain for them at all, they would get destroyed.

[@adrianfrr310]

@@beth-ug6ti some people just wanna see the world burn

[@jaimhaas5170]

I suspect the real reason is that the USA wants those resources.

[@chadley25]

The overwrought narration is a bit exhausting at times, honestly, but the video as a whole is great. Very informative.

[@nothingatall1498]

"Every single day humanity consumes 9 million barrels of oil a day." I can't really undestand why, I mean it doesn't really taste that good.

[@nhoj4539]

Oil has a greassy taste, but its good, especially your joints

[@HighLieBH]

Drum kick snare

[@trentfila6186]

NO!🤣

[@jamarwente1497]

Not so funny Still its so funny

[@ianstyne4244]

i just tasted it i feel funny

[@windblazeanims6253]

Plot twist: RealLifeLore only knows this kind of shit because he's plotting to take over the world

[@JimRFF]

Let's be honest though... if you're not at least *plotting* to take over the world, what are you even doing with your life

[@ChineduOpara]

If he was, he would not broadcast it. ...or WOULD he???

[@buklau837]

@@JimRFF I’m pretty sure everyone at least thought of it once in their life

[@dmoon7818]

@@ChineduOpara hmm maybe that's his plan.

[@thelieutenant6141]

👀

[@hi_its_dawn]

My dad has always said the most important thing in this life is to learn something new each day. Your channel helps me do so in an interesting way. Thank you for helping to keep my father's advice at my fingertips.

[@GerryBolger]

Vladimir Lenin learned English from an Irishman. So when Irish diplomats met him, they were shocked to hear a thick Irish accent coming from him. There's another fact you may or may not have known.

[@happyman5139]

Thank you so much for these videos. They are so informative. I can't help thiking each of these would form the basis of the next 110 mission impossible movies!

[@sandstorm9305]

8:24 Japan at times uses war to secure natural resources, while at other times they use trade. *Currently, they rely on trade.*

[@brileylampo]

Yes, we all saw it

[@Jessica_Szoke]

How did I not realize how funny that is? XD

[@jagforce91]

For now

[@TheAristocrat.]

@@brileylampo Shut up, of course you saw It

[@TheAristocrat.]

@@brileylampo No need to tell us lol

[@TimeBucks]

That thumbnail looks so good

[@TannerGoated]

Lmao u have 170k subs and can’t even get 50k views your yt Channel is dead 😂😂

[@itsRitamSamanta]

I wish I had subs.

[@Ice-ps9yo]

Jepi Sun lol he got roasted

[@300subscriberswithmemescha3]

@@TannerGoated and you have 2 subs your channel is dead😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scocro]

@@TannerGoated actually that’s pretty good lol

[@Eli-fj3sc]

Man, I forgot the Suez canal happened this year. What a cluster-youknowwhat of a year this has been

[@D348-p1y]

"Just another Nazi test"

[@dendaky]

just say fuck

[@D348-p1y]

@@dendaky 😂😂😭😭💀💀

[@Eli-fj3sc]

@@dendaky meh, I can cuss easily it's much more fun to add pg-ish embellishments. And if everyone who already knows the word I mean then it doesn't matter but if kids are watching with their parents and look at the comment section and the kids asks what's "you know what" the parents have the option to explain or not. Just my two cents though .

[@Asunnybeach]

@@Eli-fj3sc cool you do you

[@vgarciajuan]

Thank you for the information Sir

[@cienciabit]

Imagine blocking the Gibraltar Strait ...

[@prestonanonuoso5508]

You would get invaded by someone… or by the UN.

[@tonyclough9844]

Thats why we keep Gibraltar and its so important. At the other end we had Suez canal. After Nasser nationalise it was allways being closed.

[@omgbruhohhellnahmanwtfman9558]

Jabal tariq

[@TTSrBronson]

Then you'd start war with the E.U , America and even the commonwealth

[@DibyajyotiPatraAshu]

WHY NOT MALACCA STRAIT? INDIA 🇮🇳 CAN, TO BLOCK THE ROGUE & EXPANSIONIST CHINA 🇨🇳!

[@dragoonzzetzz]

Imagine nature throwing a good ol' rock to clog those 30 miles of water

[@wahidzamantdr]

not good.......NOT GOOOD !!!!!!

[@estebanslavidastic4382]

Nuke.

[@alesthra]

@@estebanslavidastic4382 Nuke would make it bigger :D irradiated as hell, but much bigger

[@estebanslavidastic4382]

@@alesthra more nukes. All the nukes.

[@thinhduong8552]

Unlikely, but if a meteor happened to Land at the exact spot, then we are doomed

[@AttaMan]

“Currently, they rely on trade.” Not sure why but that was funny

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

History repeats itself.

[@16kashman]

You won't be laughing when tree'll start speaking Japanese

[@Chrono_topher]

*but what if, WE REMOVED THE “CURRENT”?*

[@VL1975]

because you have the maturity of a 15 yr old?

[@AttaMan]

@@VL1975 Were you offended because you have the emotional intelligence of a 5 year old

[@AdmissionWar-f9c]

Bro literally holds the meaning of the word "Unbiased" himself!!!❤

[@SilverWing213]

"The most important place to understand in the entire known universe." The Sun, Moon and Earth: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@arkstazk4120]

Yes.

[@coolxg4357]

I didn’t know the US could block the diameter of the sun.

[@VaanRavi]

@@coolxg4357 he said understand not block

[@gonzaa5809]

Stupid crappy clickbait bs

[@ididntrananyoneover5740]

*laughs in Sagittarius A*

[@gringoaviationph]

Me: drops a grain of sand in the choke point Everyone: so you chose death

[@ChineduOpara]

😂

[@MajDuty]

What does this even mean? You're not even thirty right? Be honest

[@lunatic_nebula9542]

@@MajDuty it is s joke

[@eliyaskiya]

@@MajDuty r/whooosh

[@Ares-mg2nj]

@@MajDuty can't take a joke??

[@joeyAPB]

Saying “the entire known universe” has always been funny to me it’s literally like saying ill fight anybody in this room while standing in an outhouse

[@wp12mv]

it's like the US calling their baseball cup the world series *eyeroll*

[@ghosttraintittiebeaan4879]

@@wp12mv ah yes, but dont you know, America is world?

[@furryballsploppedmenacingl8534]

@@wp12mv I wasn't aware that was illegal.

[@vaultofarms]

@@wp12mv but it is a World Series.

[@RyanMonty]

@@wp12mv considering the best players in the world come to the US to play, and half the players aren't American, it sort of makes sense lol

[@arandmorgan]

Wow. spot on there.

[@mini-_]

Let's just excavate it a bit and put Luxembourg there, that seems like a fun idea for a couple days

[@kirtananmanimaran8543]

*hour

[@neonbunnies9596]

It'll only cause WW3, let's go do it!

[@petarmladenovic6124]

@@neonbunnies9596 the world has gotten very boring lately,we need some excitement

[@Glooooooooed]

@@petarmladenovic6124 God seeing this after sending corona virus : '_'

[@Kanitoxx]

Is this a minecraft project?

[@cameronb7161]

Kinda terrifying that such a narrow bit of ocean has the power to throw the world into total chaos.

[@mammutMK2]

And seeing what chaos happened at suez where there still was the workaround going around Africa just causing massive delays and limiting ships/container due to the longer turnaround time. But here it would be a total stop

[@dafyddthomas7299]

@@mammutMK2 agree

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

That explains the British Empire, just wedge your ships in the gaps depending on the country, only allowing your own trade to go through and no one else until the other side concedes to your wishes… there were no planes back then. Low-key genius, explains why countries rush for naval blockades before anything else/why submarines are so dangerous.

[@WahlVids]

What's even more terrifying is being a submariner deployed for months at a time directly in that area. Now, imagine only having seconds to make a decision rather or not your ship can maneuver at periscope depth or if an emergency deep is required. No one can see you so they're not stopping and just about every ship there can slice open the people tank without much effort.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

didnt bother you when you thought it was your empire that was in control 😂

[@m4z805]

Evergreen Ship: *HEY Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today.*

[@egypt3197]

uh oh

[@abruemmer77]

I would like to mention a mistake in the animation showed from 1:42. Apparently the trade route to the baltic sea is shown to run north of denmark, but in reality The Kiel Canal links the north- and the baltic sea and saves 250NM instead of using the route around Jutland.

[@Michael-cf9cj]

I'm not a navigator, but I'd think that a canal would have a difficult time handling a significant amount of shipping and it may just be easier for some of that traffic to go around the 250 NM. We're not talking about skirting Africa or South America. 250 NM is just around the corner.

[@andrewm3210]

@Michael the Kiel Canal handles about 90 ships per day and was built over a century ago. It's actually the world's most frequently used artificial waterway, and very important to trade in Northern Europe. Bit of a miss by the animation used for the video, even if it's not the subject of the video. In shipping, anything that can knock time off of a trade route is a big deal. That 250 nm time savings each way adds up to huge operational cost savings for shipping companies, even while paying any canal tolls that exist.

[@fsinjin60]

The Kiel canal should have shown up in the 2:53 animation close-ups. At 1:42 it is world-wide and excusable especially if it was drawn as a white line in close-up. The Kiel Canal is an extra release point for the Baltic to North Sea straights. But, in the same vein, the Welland Canal is a choke point between Great Lakes & St. Lawrence and doesn’t get mention because it is not politically sensitive. But as long as the Danube is ignored so I guess the Seaway can be.

[@DehJarlorNoob]

"The oil must flow. He who controls the oil, controls the universe!"

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Until fusion. Or Diamond Nuclear Batteries.

[@feelsweirdman2699]

@@kosmique this planet is the only important thing out there 🤣

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@kosmique It's a reference bro

[@vinceandrew4695]

@@kosmique it's a Dune (?) reference bro lol

[@IMEMINE.]

Astro glide presently is dominating our planet, Thrust me on this one.

[@tommunyon2874]

The Bosphorus and Dadanells could bottle a significant part of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. The Russians were rabid about keeping their port on The Crimean Peninsula, but they still suffer from potentially being landlocked with the exception of Vladivostok during the months of heavy sea ice. I think that is why the Russians are developing hypersonic missiles that could even be fired from immobilized ships.

[@0g0mogosepikworld31]

The Baltic fleet exists?

[@gingernutpreacher]

@Al Ram i resantly brought a washing machine made in Turkey does that count?

[@jojomaster7675]

_sad baltic fleet noises_

[@paulfrancis6229]

They have a port in Europe.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Kaliningrad is ice-free year-round.

[@Vivian-fq8yf]

In short, he’s bringing this up due to the increasing relevance of the new Cold War between the US and China. The Strait of Hormuz is just one of the points of contention between the world’s major alliances, if you want to call it that. You can read about the SCO(Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) of which Iran just became a member of on September 17. It also includes China, Russia, Pakistan, and some other countries in Central Asia. It’s like a sort of Eurasian Bloc. It’s main opponent is of course the US, NATO, Japan, and their allied countries. There are other points of contention as well, such as the Strait of Malacca, the Ukrainian conflict, Syrian Civil War, Taiwan, etc. Basically whoever edges out on top of these conflicts will gain a lot of power for decades to come. For our rulers the world map looks a lot like a chessboard, and this is the game that is being played. Once you start to understand that a lot of these things become much clearer.

[@toms.a.savage7232]

So foreign policy is just Risk IRL?

[@blackrose474]

Tylor Pendleton: very well said and analysis of geopolitical situation of the world...

[@mariahmayers8869]

Nice pfp

[@KARMA2BACK]

शीत युद्ध अमेरिका ओर चीन के बीच नहीं है ये तो भारत ओर चीन के बीच है.

[@birizos]

@Gopal Dewasi No friend, the new Cold War is not between India and China, although they both are in the opposite camps. It's not even between USA and China, although they both are the main opponents. We have to think in geopolitical terms. The new Cold War is between the sea powers (USA, UK, Med countries etc) and the land powers (China, Russia, Germany etc) It is a new version of the Peloponnesian War, which was between Athens + allies (sea) vs Sparta + allies (land). Thucydides is becoming contemporary once again!

[@poppytaylor765]

This video was made 2 years ago…. Look at what is going on now!!

[@codydavenport8429]

I sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in a naval ship. Didn't get to see anything because it's doctrine to completely button up the ship and have everybody stay inside except for the guys manning the machine guns and an escort heli. Just gives you an idea of how sketchy that area is.

[@albertsadler4322]

Persians don't like outsiders

[@arshiaseyyedshakeri890]

A bit of overreacting here i guess

[@jimcrackz]

Sketchy because foreign naval military ships always sailing through there.

[@Daniel-xg3ul]

The US Navy ship I was stationed on traversed the Straits of Hormuz numerous times. On one of those occasions the ship lost all power in the middle of the night. We were DIW (dead in the water). The only weapons system we had at that point was small arms. It was only for about 3 minutes. People were rushing around trying to get the engines and generators back up. It was quite terrifying. Luckily our engines came back on and we made it safely through.

[@codydavenport8429]

@@jimcrackz nah it was definitely because of the unavoidable proximity to Iran.

[@mirzaaljic]

"He who controls Spice, controls the universe!" - Baron Harkonnen (Dune)

[@gametechzona]

The spice must flow!

[@koeroza]

"The power to destroy a thing, is absolute control over it" - Paul Atreides

[@nusratparveen82]

In this case, oil. The oil must flow!

[@RadenWA]

I’d love to power my cars with spice please

[@realhawaii5o]

Ordos > Harkonnen

[@itsnadaaaa]

For some slightly bright news, I'm Iranian, and we have a beautiful island in the Hormuz called Kish. It's a free trade zone and has incredible beaches, hotels, scuba diving, and cuisine. It's actually easier for Westerners to get into Kish than most of mainland Iran due to Kish's relaxed visa requirements.

[@adamkhabazian3249]

then they can swim in the oil. hallelujah

[@dianenims]

😉

[@thewalkingjed4893]

The Ayatollah is a joke.

[@isaacmiller3386]

So, I know these things are restricted in Iran, but do you know if alchohol or marijuana are available on Kish? Sorry if the question is offensive, I don't mean it that way, but it sounds like a great vacation destination.

[@itsnadaaaa]

@@isaacmiller3386 Alcohol is available for Non-Muslim citizens and tourists, but you'll have to find it as its illegal for all Muslims. You're not allowed to bring alcohol in. As for weed, it's also illegal but not strictly enforced. But I wouldn't recommend potentially getting in trouble over it as a tourist.

[@RenoHendrix]

5 OCT 2024... This is a real possibility. It's gonna be an extremely tense month ahead, but we have to just hope for the best.

[@Aristophocles]

As a geography teacher, I will use this to teach modern issues

[@mylescalladine8194]

Your must be a dam good geography teacher I hope your class acknowledges that

[@teddymoon3744]

TEACH SUPPLY AND DEMAND. that choke point means nothing the u.s. starts to drill again...remember -$0 oil. lol....when oil companies had to PAY for people to take oil.....TRUMP 2024

[@Crashed131963]

@@teddymoon3744 Explain to your students The Cape of Good Hope is not a choke point. There is a 4000 km gap between South Africa and Antarctica.

[@danh9841]

I wish I found this when we were doing our Southwest Asia unit, would have been great. Too bad the formats too long to keep my seventh graders attention.

[@teddymoon3744]

@@danh9841 u underestimate the young.....if u reach 1 then youve changed the world...just do it. try...your not losing any money

[@Juan_lauda]

Actually, part of the reason for the massive tailbacks you’re seeing in LA ports is because it’s currently considerably cheaper to transport goods across the USA by road to the east coast rather than pay passage fees through the Panama Canal.

[@Clifford_Banes]

You know this from wendover productions?

[@darkdragonsoul99]

It's not the fees it's that fact that 80% of our shipping ships don't even fit down the canal

[@SlayingSin]

Bidens bad policies are also partly to blame for the blockage. It is happening everywhere in the country. I used to work at a gas station in a very heavy trucking road, and like 90% of our lot was constantly empty, and any trucks sitting in the lot were just sitting there for weeks at a time.

[@user-ej2wr5bg2v]

@@SlayingSin 🤦‍♂️

[@popopop984]

@@SlayingSin Bro, this blockage issue has been going on long before Biden, and his policies have little impact on the overall situation. His lack of policies on the other hand, maybe but we have a democracy where policies can’t be passed

[@m4a1JAY]

Whenever the US is threatened by a country, they build military bases around that country to contain it. Lol

[@phil20_20]

Ed Zachary. The military knows what to do, our politicians screw it up every time.

[@CrookProductions1]

You’re not wrong

[@tonyclough9844]

Jason Chinas dping the same thing.

[@teodelfuego]

Yes, comrade

[@tonyclough9844]

@@teodelfuego its comrade xi not me.

[@adonisblackmusic]

I love how much you pay attention to the geography in your videos

[@Chiaroscuro22]

Jeopardy: “It’s the backbone of RealLifeLore’s narration.” Me: “What is hyperbole ?”

[@kloudkuromeshi]

@@Dyzzi511 oohh I'm sorry, that's incorrect. We were looking for 'where' is Luxemburg. Let's move to the Daily Double.

[@mrgreengenes04]

@@kloudkuromeshi The rules say it has to be in the form of a question, but doesn't say it has to be the correct form of the question. There was an episode recently where someone replied "What is...." when referring to a person. "Jeopardy!" stated that as long as the answer is given in the form of a question, it doesn't have to be grammatically correct. They even stated that using "Is it..." has been accepted.

[@spiyder]

@@mrgreengenes04 mans just explaining the rules of a tv show-

[@theogmagma6038]

@@spiyder and I learned something new thanks to that

[@kloudkuromeshi]

@@mrgreengenes04 that was the joke, but I appreciate your explanation nonetheless.

[@darksydesamy]

Just a slight correction. At 4:09 you said the world consumes 9 million barrels of oil per day. That’s quite a bit off. The actual number is about 97 million.

[@bradenvester4308]

He did say “more” so technically he isn’t wrong

[@equation1321]

@@bradenvester4308 true I guess

[@feinemadd]

@@bradenvester4308 lol

[@masterofcoin1217]

@@bradenvester4308 waaayy moreee lol

[@gnome.]

yummie oil

[@Benjamin.Jamin.]

"about 70% of it to be precise." That's not how 'precise' works.

[@anonymouscommenter7689]

Haha

[@tukuhauaitu8296]

How does it work then

[@BrenoGF144]

@@tukuhauaitu8296 something like "exactly 70,01%"

[@Adam5576]

Lol, those were my thoughts

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@@tukuhauaitu8296 without words like "about" which by definition denote something that isn't precise.

[@Kotse86]

Very informant,thank you from Bulgaria :)

[@josiah_natan]

Man, whenever I watch your videos and you have a sponsor, and when its the end of the video, you always have a good transition from the topic to the sponsor. You are by far the best sponsor transitioner I have ever seen on KZbin. Great job! Keep it up! 👏

[@blaskoxx4954]

My political science teacher taught me this 14 years ago, he said he worked for the CIA in college 'info gathering' was in the Army for 20 years, he currently taught at my college and he worked for the juvenile justice system "ruining kids lives" He said every morning 'Army' briefing was over all these straits AKA pinch points- 'We must control them all!' He looked like Drew Carey - real interesting stories!! Great teach.

[@rcschmidt668]

In recent years the US showed it can pump its own oil, but their people don’t want that. They voted for someone buying oil from another country. If you don’t want to worry about the Middle East and have military bases there, don’t buy their oil.

[@blaskoxx4954]

@@rcschmidt668 Things fucking change over the years- its crazy where power goes. Oil is BIG deal!

[@Jartran72]

I had to read that 5 times until I understood what you tried to say here. But I agree anyways

[@John_NJDM]

You have one of the most informative and interesting channels on KZbin. You are an excellent writer and speaker who makes the content of your videos easy to understand. Well done, sir. Keep up the great work!

[@chardtomp]

I sailed through there a bunch of times when things weren't so good. It was pretty tense.

[@sharafshafiqrehaman4920]

“Currently they rely on trade” WWII veterans, with a sigh of relief -“ Oh Thank God”

[@chainedpanda9574]

Nam flashbacks intensifies

[@conductingintomfoolery9163]

@@chainedpanda9574 wrong war…

[@Barabel22]

Not like they have much time left to worry. Youngest veterans are in their early 90s.

[@elismart13]

Man...... These KZbin Tutorials are Getting Crazier every Day! 😂

[@Clan_AlbertheGrey]

Hol' up

[@q12aw50]

You Don’t Need To Type Like This

[@Clan_AlbertheGrey]

@@q12aw50 hol' up

[@ornessarhithfaeron3576]

@@Clan_AlbertheGrey you don't need to type like this

[@Clan_AlbertheGrey]

@@ornessarhithfaeron3576 Eeeee

[@SlimShady-tc5mb]

When he showed the map for some reason I tought the black is the sea and the blue is the land, I was confused watching this half awake, and I tought this is some pre historic map, and then I switch it and it makes sense

[@trigger5060]

Same lol

[@Magistranasty]

Buster from Arrested Devlopment lookin-ass

[@222spirit2]

Literally samee

[@samseal8611]

"About 70% of it, to be precise" Was exactly where I knew I didn't need to see or hear any more.

[@bxdanny]

The Cape of Good Hope isn't actually a choke point, as there are many miles of open ocean to its south. The others mentioned are.

[@SumitYadav-ik2df]

It's the shortest route where they can access the ports. What are you gonna do in the middle of the ocean? No ship is useful if it can't touch the land 😂

[@splowski]

The Danish straits can be avoided through The Kiel Canal. Which is the worlds most busy canal (by number of ships).

[@benjamin112]

MASSIVE MASSIVE respect for talking about things that YT demonetizes regardless of the consequences. I hope you get the views you need on Nebula instead ;) .

[@vectoralphaSec]

lol but the consequences are literal WW3 or the severe destruction of the world and global economic collapse.

[@nahor88]

Who gives a shit if it's demonitized??? The original point of youtube was NOT about making money. It was about expressing yourself in a global forum, and the honor of having your voice heard. He has over 600k views on a video he said "will be demonitized". All the noobs don't realize the early youtubers made plenty of quality content without the need of shoving ads in our faces or begging us to like/subscribe. They were better days.

[@benjamin112]

@@nahor88 the past was the past. This is the reality of the present whether we like ot or not. Demonetozation is a form of censorship. Surely you can understand that.

[@nahor88]

@@benjamin112 My point is "demonetization" was never an issue until youtubers focused on making money with their vids over the honor of producing them. KZbin was better when youtubers made videos a hobby instead of their main profession. It's an excuse to not get a real fucking job.

[@benjamin112]

@@nahor88 times change i guess. I don't disagree with your statement about how the past was. But thats not really relevant to the reality of today. Either way it's the censorship aspect i was pointing out. Got an opinion on that? Or are you going to keep repeating yourself and miss the point I was making.

[@junebegorra]

KZbin is entitled to its own terms, but, as THE global platform for video creators, I too think it's abusing that power with undeserved censorship. Great video, as always!

[@vinyastv8955]

*NO* don't believe him... He wants money this app pays him to manipulate you... Don't buy an subscription which is an utterly waste of money... Use it for something else..

[@JaimeValladares00]

@@vinyastv8955 ^ This

[@vinyastv8955]

@@JaimeValladares00 😄👍

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

KZbin is owned by Google, which is a leader of the Tech Oligarchy. This cabal dictates to you what you are allowed to see and hear.

[@wrongfuture]

There's no censorship on this subject, he just wants to draw more people to another service that he gets more money from. Pathetic.

[@jeremy28135]

This is a fantastic channel. Crazy good maps

[@rylandmalcolm3825]

"Currently they rely on trade" That's a very ominous 'currently'

[@neonbunnies9596]

This is definitely going to interesting world-building for a book/movie/TV show

[@feetsniffer1488]

dune

[@alfredlukasek8644]

A lot of interesting facts, with questionable conclusions.

[@dafyddthomas7299]

good point - who knows what will happen and impact until some one / terrorist organization (ISIS) or Iran proxy tries it, e.g., 9/11, etc.

[@ericromano8078]

I agree. I don't think it would be WW3 at all. After all, if China is so heavily dependent on oil from the Persian Gulf, they will also be on the side opposing closing the strait. As an energy exporter, Russia would profit but they certainly aren't going to risk fighting both the US and China.

[@etergoober]

The title is mostly clickbait, but he is correct that it would lead to a massive shakeup in the economic systems of our world and would lead to a lot of unrest and probably war in several places.

[@Soominleee]

I love your videos. It something i watch while i eat for lunch everyday and I get to learn something new everyday too.

[@musty4273]

How small is the Straight of Hormuz? *RLL:* It's so small that it can't even fit Luxembourg

[@Farhan-sp4mf]

** Fit **

[@RamiSlicer]

What's going to be hilarious is if this video gets recommended two years later with zero censorship

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

It got recommended to me just now.

[@MysticKenji2]

it's trending right now, so *shrugs*

[@sausagedancer1712]

This guy is very expressive, I could feel the tension everytime he stresses a word.

[@villewintermaul1907]

If you can decipher the thick accent😅

[@Hispanocel]

@@villewintermaul1907 uh he really doesn't have a accent

[@Kelz_X]

@I like turtles I thought it was just me. I’m thinking, “Dude just calm down. I want to hear what you have to say and he’s talking like … OH MY GOD Becky…. Look at the Straight of Hormuz “ 🤣. So dramatic brother

[@sausagedancer1712]

@@Kelz_X Totally.

[@nickoshana2246]

Shock Jock ???

[@LegendNinja41]

2:53 There a Canal (Kiel Canal) that cuts through the thin northern German part which makes the travel shorther than going around Denmark.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

It is not big.

[@LegendNinja41]

@@scottslotterbeck3796 around 30.000 Ships pass through it every year.

[@q12aw50]

@@LegendNinja41 yeah sure sure because the Baltic is more important to the world than the suez canal

[@LegendNinja41]

@@q12aw50 who talks about it being more important???

[@q12aw50]

@@LegendNinja41 I sincerely doubt this canal gets almost double as much traffic as the suez or Panama canal

[@guilhermenunes3044]

I'm here at the perfect time.

[@ThomasSoles]

Visited the Strait of Hormuz in the early 90s. On a carrier. For the duration of our passing, we were on alert in case something fired from the shores. Was an interesting couple of hours during each entry and exit.

[@somethingsomething2685]

don't american carriers enjoy from some of the best anti missiles in the world how much danger a country ill equipped as iran could cause

[@ThomasSoles]

@@somethingsomething2685 Your post is what we called complacency. We were always told to avoid this kind of thinking.

[@thehusshisht1708]

It's so weird to see comments like these when you've lived next to the strait your entire life lol, I swam and fished in it for yellow fin tuna and mahi mahi Greetings from khasab, the silent witness of the strait of hormuz as its nicknamed here

[@ThomasSoles]

@@thehusshisht1708, that sounds wonderful. That is odd that our experiences are so different. Thanks for your comment. I wish things were different and my experience was fishing with you, friend!

[@chrisconley8583]

All the more reasons to drill baby drill.

[@omeganism]

One of, if not, THE MOST interesting and worthwhile video to watch this year alone. Thank you for your work!

[@SalvyMic]

This will be the crux of a future James Bond villain plan.

[@bosceltics4569]

Already was I believe

[@kevintrang3007]

About that...

[@tjolza7493]

@@bosceltics4569 The World is Not Enough has a very similar crux but it centers around an oil pipeline near the canal that splits Turkey at Istanbul

[@JaeyunYD05]

@@kevintrang3007 I guess not…

[@sirius9858]

We NEED more of these type of videos because it teaches you lots and it NOT boring true GOAT

[@MorkJones]

0:50 "About 70% to be precise" 50 seconds in and I can tell the person who wrote this script is a genius.

[@Interitus1]

There is a really interesting PC game called 1979 Revolution. It's from the point of view of a photojournalist in Iran. And because it's a topic not really taught (more glossed over). It gives perspectives of civilians based on accounts of people who were actually there when it happened.

[@smashingthreeplates2171]

Me: *breathes* Everyone: “Uh yeah, that is going to start World War 3”.

[@mrbisshie]

I'm still waiting for Trump to go to war with Iran!

[@q12aw50]

@@mrbisshie Trump doesn’t have any military power.

[@josephwilliams2243]

@@mrbisshie hes is not president yet

[@mohammadrezatashakoribehes1075]

Hey there Im iranian myself and im really happy that u didnt show us as bad guys like everywhere else does And happy to see that someone points that us army terrored one of our official generals Im so looking forward to see ur other videos but unfortunatelly cuz of sanctions i cant pay for the other website As i said really enjoyed ur video😘

[@etcelshop7977]

You mean Persian?

[@thenostalgicsidekick3076]

It's like Everytime he pronounces a word in his head his like "I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH"

[@PostTraumaticSwagDisorder]

He talks like *this*

[@geordielad4578]

The fact that you are aware of your content potentially being censored or demonetised is a way of enforcing self censorship and outrageous in itself. Enjoyed your vid and was unaware of the importance and potential for conflict. Also, Qatar is pronounced ‘Ka-tar’, don’t mean to be nit-picky, just sharing some off my knowledge. Take care and looking forward to watching more of your content.

[@emilythegreat18]

my respect for you when you weren’t hateful or rude but instead were kind and respectful: 📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@merpius]

I am pretty sure that the way I have mostly heard it pronounced is as you say, however I am also pretty sure that I have heard a middle easterner pronounce it similar to "cutter". Not willing to bet that either way is actually definitive.

[@Bencratchet]

Excellent video!!

[@jabber67]

Absolutely love these videos

[@ZeuzMakesMusic]

Of course this is recommended now

[@liamtgreat]

@rawman he's basically still a regular person