Why Do Tumbleweeds Tumble? | Deep Look

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

I just want to see the behind-the-scenes footage of getting a camera to stay inside of a tumbleweed.

[@randomcatmeow1394]

Lawrence Calablaster 😂😂😂 now you say it, i wanna see it too

[@tehguitarque]

I sense zip ties were involved

[@ryran]

Ditto.

[@cupquakesmasher]

zip ties and a go pro

[@kennnnnn1015]

I read this as "behind-the-scene footage of getting a camera MAN to stay inside" ROFL

[@iinumae]

they actually look kind of cute when they're tumbling.......

[@ChristianJiang]

dolphin lover I know right!!!

[@aztr6765]

ikr i love tumbleweeds

[@noobbadatgames3956]

Agree

[@sneaksecondact]

Like a family of dangos.

[@wuy9suoi]

Until it hit you

[@ruffruffjunior5985]

Am I the only one who haven't seen a tumbleweed IRL?

[@synthvault451]

Yea...your not alone :/

[@chelsey8737]

I havent either even though i live only a few hours above la

[@SKtheMage]

Theres alot

[@smolweeblet3057]

Me i live in the phillippines

[@princey_06]

Aerika Chan dty

[@gratituderanch9406]

My grandparents were poor when they were young and decorated tumbleweeds each year instead of Christmas trees 🎄

[@franciscohanna2956]

It's not like it made sense to have a pine in the desert either...

[@Usual_User]

Now I want to do that

[@silentmeditation1770]

Didn't enjoy the joke

[@brigidnativio3772]

Is that true? If so that's honestly a good idea

[@cactoos9793]

That sounds kinda cool!

[@joshirabin]

Me at 3 AM trying to get sleep Deep Look: Why do Tumbleweeds Tumble? Me: *I don’t need sleep I need answers*

[@ashishsoni4199]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 can't stop laughing

[@rubabthoughts]

Hahahahahaha

[@UmeshaNomad1975]

Ha haaaa haaaaaaaaaa

[@TaurusToyVideos]

"Oh boy 3 AM!!"

[@yahyeali6388]

I cant breath hahahahhhaha😂😂😂🤣

[@hidayaamani2904]

I always thought tumbleweed was just a bunch of dead weeds and fallen branches that get tangled up when wind blows lol

[@SaxandRelax]

If so then they’d be everywhere

[@vikingmetaldragon]

Me too. I came here because I was first thinking of snowballs that roll down mountains and get bigger as they go, collecting more snow. I thought a tumbleweed would be the same deal, but I now see otherwise.

[@chelsey8737]

Me too!

[@maya-wy8ml]

Shimaa Hakim saaaaaaaame

[@doypogi10]

Same..

[@rentin5836]

1:45 that was so funny watching them tumbling away

[@datahere_9909]

Hahahaha

[@LorenzAgnote]

Yeah 😂

[@aRandomwacko]

Looks like a plant migration!

[@daday9760]

😂😂😂

[@arhobbies40]

They raidin' Area 51

[@raz0229]

*Because Western Cowboys' Films Look Almost Booring Without A Tumbleweed Passing By!*

[@amaan6845]

*the fastest tumbleweed In the west*

[@polesquemoth]

@Douglas Puett Show me the song

[@lunchthief1855]

Haha nice

[@jogmas12]

Tumble weeds came from Russia. They not native to the USA

[@neon9337]

1:45 Everybody gangsta until the TumbleWeeds start chasing you

[@iainmawhinney8867]

it’s like the attack of the beach umbrellas vine

[@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet]

I love your profile pic

[@QuishaMolly]

hahhahja

[@itsmebrick1]

1:45 this is what happens when tumbleweeds raided area 51

[@JJ_0134]

Pretty cool, I've always assumed that tumbleweeds were just a clumped up variety of dead plants, not an actual plant on its own. :)

[@unpeeledpotato6510]

me, you, and 74 other people thought the same, and thought wrong; this mini documentary increased my vast knowledge, i really enjoyed it XD

[@chainsawg0d137]

Wooow, that is s cool idea

[@calebriggins5628]

They look like one plant

[@seansmith6255]

@@unpeeledpotato6510 don't say "my vast knowledge"

[@0Konpeito0]

The combination of the bgm + the rolling different sizes of tumbleweeds + tumbleweeds rolling over each other makes me laugh for some reason haha

[@Madcat1331]

That's what so great about tumbleweeds: they don't care! xD

[@charleshope4766]

i was looking for someone who focused on that too 😂😂

[@Average_K]

Me as well. There’s something so adorable about it.

[@afel8051]

Agree! 😂

[@educhaves8244]

haha agree

[@Boborbot]

The soundtrack made this video. Just perfect.

[@PieterPatrick]

Nitay A. Hé... You look familiar.

[@Boborbot]

Hey there good lookin

[@sairenuka4813]

These tumbleweeds are hilariously cute lol

[@com.phantom342]

Why am I laughing when the tumbleweeds start racing each other?

[@cemonk_]

You're not alone

[@Durio_zibethinus]

Where is the gunfight scene? Ehehe

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Durio sp Alternative title: a gun duel without the duel

[@lucky-ez4dc]

haha

[@mindsstalker]

disappointing, I feel robbed

[@shasulaiman3192]

Gone, Reduce To Atoms

[@norma8686]

Easy answer: if it didn't tumble it wouldn't be called tumbleweed.

[@supersonictumbleweed]

Gotta go fast

[@awfullygenericname6783]

Norma 🏠👨🏼__________🧑🏻_________🏃‍♂️ They see me tumbling They hatin’

[@KoeSeer]

if it's not tumbling it's called stayweed

[@cl1pzandcrazy311]

Norma LOL TRUE

[@sunken_lilies]

Stayweed

[@The-Atomic-Gamer]

They see me rollin... They hatin.. xD

[@sothisisathing1415]

Atomic Gamer we are in 2018 if you didn't know

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

Atomic Gamer underrated comment

[@pujapun211]

Hahahaha ... U r funny

[@fuzzythetiger1secondago734]

@@sothisisathing1415 now we are in 2019

[@gfaison8035]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rhondamcbath6279]

We had so many tumbleweeds, mostly close to the railroad tracks, One year I didn't have the money to buy a Christmas tree, so I walked to the railroad tracks and found a medium sized, perfectly round tumbleweed. I brought it home, took a water hose and gently sprayed off any dirt on it, left it outside to dry for a couple hours then went to work. I bought a spray can of silver paint, when it dried I brought it in and put a couple strings of clear Christmas lights around it, and finished off with small gold & red bulbs. It was amazing looking 😀. So I guess their good for something lol...

[@godzillaboy011]

Tumbleweeds always appear in any fights in any Wild West movies. They're iconic!

[@santiagocarreno5881]

My father is like a tumbleweed, he tumbles everywhere spreeding his seed :I

[@felathamekitty]

bro

[@ssip7339]

...

[@DarkOceanShark]

That's messed up...

[@jokpok7119]

Bro is he ok?

[@jokpok7119]

PW's Dedicated Student you got him

[@Surfergirl637]

The music choice in all of your videos is always so appropriate! Thanks, Deep Look, for making these short clips so enjoyable and unique to their own story.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

You are most welcome. Every Deep Look episode has original music, written by Seth Samuel. He's great!

[@adrianrodriguez7153]

Why was this so funny?

[@robertgrays8790]

1:45

[@KouNagai]

Music maybe?

[@dimitrymordeo296]

1:48 Now that is tumble weeds marathon...

[@jonathancineus6424]

I actually liked the music in the background 3:00

[@NewMessage]

Such a seedy lifestyle... tisk tisk.

[@dinodude7290]

I see you everywhere New Message

[@big_cuh]

HA, CAUGHT YOU AGAIN!

[@gyneve]

Like a herd of tribbles.

[@MaraK_dialmformara]

gyneve Exactly what I was going to say. I do enjoy watching tribbles migrate.

[@karmabum21]

this is the comment i was looking for. thank you

[@rfldss89]

Russia: Interfing with America since the 1800's

[@jamesfra1311]

lul

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

Not Russia, Ukraine!!

[@bombarderoazul]

Ukraine was not independent country until 1991, at this time it was part of russian empire,

[@piccinini12521]

That's more of Russian intervention than anything conspiracy theorists babble about.

[@henryettoit897]

hillarybot spotted

[@thureintun1687]

The channel is one of the few KZbin channels where the maker/s really care for ever details including sounds, moments, effects, scripts, camera shot, all of it

[@abyssmage6979]

I'd like to point out great big story as well but it just closed this 2020 or so :(

[@naungthaw]

1:46 me and my friends when the school bell rings!

[@jaysondilao2129]

Awesome channel! You should have a million subs already! Keep up the good quality work!

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

I've always been curious about this; it's so amazing :) I've always had a desire to plant a bunch of tumbleweeds in my garden, but that might bother my neighbours.

[@akekestory493]

Lawrence Calablaster 😂

[@mickcarson8504]

It will not survive. They need open space to tumble along. It's their nature.

[@PeeperSnail]

Mick Carson What? The tumbleweed is already dead by the time it detaches from the ground, that’s the whole point.

[@mutiyangpilingbabae9207]

Tie it with a string or put a high barrier.

[@matafanaku]

A literal moving plant. Amazing presentation as always!

[@InternetDweller009]

It has feets right?

[@RockStump]

I realized today that I never bothered to learn what tumbleweeds were or how they got rolling -- just about everything I knew of them came from movies, tv, or videogames. I had no idea they were spreading their seeds around, but it's super obvious now. This was a nice video.

[@delaney4204]

1:46 everyone’s gangster until the tumbleweeds start tumbling

[@Palstrike]

Run!! Runn!! Runn!!

[@donmendez9371]

*ThErEs A sNaKE iN mY BoOt*

[@amaan6845]

*it's **-high noon-** 12'o clock*

[@bountyhunter9308]

Snek*

[@aidedwarrior2413]

wait till they start hideing in tumble weeds

[@atompunk456]

No u

[@carlhenrylico4138]

when I deliver a joke.. they arrive..

[@mypal1990]

*Insert Cheesy western one-liner here*

[@randomcatmeow1394]

Emmanuel Alejandro *insert random cow skull here*

[@SuperStarwarsfan101]

*Insert harmonica music here*

[@goodcarer1965]

ITS HIGH NOON

[@ananamouse3028]

Insert the yodelling kid here

[@gyneve]

Get along little doggies!

[@haaaaf8087]

as an asian, i never saw a single tumbleweed in my life

[@theonlinetroll6946]

Me too kid

[@HorribleSonofa]

When it comes down to it, aren’t we all all just searching for an abandoned onion field north of Los Angeles? (2:37)

[@corsijtsma3546]

This was actually a really good question tbh. Never thought of it before. Edit: you guys should do a collab with Zefrank from true facts.

[@Guywho_is]

How did you make TUMBLEWEED so interesting? Thank you PBS - been supporting education from the beginning. Thank you Deep Look and Curiosity Stream. I sincerely appreciate this page for keeping Wonder alive. I don't watch TV (I thunk Discovery Channel died a long time ago) but crave this content and you guys present it perfectly. Bite sized and filled with info. And such a diverse range of what you cover. Seems like everything and there's still more to come.

[@ForsythJC]

They look light and fluffy. Key word: look. I hit one in west Texas as it blew across I-10. I was going 90 MPH and it sounded like I crashed into a tree. Seeds and branches went everywhere. My paint was scratched up. And I spent weeks trying to pluck out pieces from the undercarriage. They look cute and fun until you run over one. Then they cost you an arm and a leg in repairs.

[@moekeo5931]

I also hit one, going through Amarillo. My car is pretty scratched up

[@serenitymoon825]

The BGM makes the video so much better

[@HappyComfort]

When we lived in Nevada we saw them all the time but always had to laugh at their comical rolling as they tumbled along running into things and we had fun running into them with our car on the highway as they basically dissolve into nothing seemingly. They just seemed like a fun silly thing. Kind of fun like rollypollys are 😁👍😂

[@peterjohnbacolod5438]

1:45 they see me rollin

[@RumBrave]

Great video! It doesn't snow here, so in the winter some people will stack and decorate 3 different sizes of tumbleweeds for a "snowman" in their yard. It's thorny business, so bring gloves, but the end result is so worth it!

[@officialalien7133]

Never seen tumbleweeds before But I love tumbleweeds now

[@adamr.2205]

1:45 me and the boys on our way back to class after the bell rings

[@agungpurnomo8]

This is a simple short video but it somehow entertained me. Lol. They way they personify tumbleweed, the way the narrator speak and the backsound used make the video amusing enough that it cured by depression. Lol

[@noahdavis8559]

Gee, thanks RUSSIA.

[@kirtil5177]

even though they came from closer to europe then russia

[@noahdavis8559]

kirtil5 Whatever man

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

*Ukraine

[@noahdavis8559]

ScienceDiscoverer Only going by what the video told me, guys

[@noahdavis8559]

Thanks for the clarification though

[@leadong]

1:45 i love how the tumbleweeds pile up and it's also funny 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheDragonCat99]

I technically already knew the answer to this question, but I watched anyway because it's Deep Look.

[@Ghosty_cat_]

“But the tumbleweed takes matter into its own hands” *dies*

[@jovitatanuwidjaja7861]

This made me laugh! Just how cute these Tumbleweeds roll!

[@wandij.2220]

**2:20 a.m.* *Me:* Ok, it's time to get a comfortable bed time~ *KZbin:* Have you ever wonder how tumbleweed tumble? *Me:* Uhm, well... **tap*

[@seikibrian8641]

* Have you ever *wondered.* (Or, Do you ever wonder.)

[@senorsimon986]

there are monster nearby

[@aaditdeshpande2286]

Wow i didn’t know that it was a means of dispersion I always thought it was just random uprooted plants Great job Deeplook!!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thank you!

[@SP-vf5yt]

I apologize of my ignorance.... As I live in Europe I thought that it was a myth from some cartoons and that it doesn't exist in real life 😅

[@moss.84]

I don't know why but seeing tumbleweeds tumble has a specific energy I can't explain

[@lunarmothcat]

Imagine human skeleton rolling around spawning babies

[@zneteen]

Now this is a deep look!

[@miyuki8280]

finally another fun topic to bring up at parties

[@ayasakurahana]

I want one!!! For comedic affects and novelty as well as decoration

[@bmatt2252]

2:15 I never saw this plant with my own eyes, mostly in cartoons. I never thought they can grow that big

[@bharathkv9653]

I saw a tumbleweed tumble on my last year summer vacation when we’re going to Los Angeles

[@Doug.0305]

1:45 "Kristoff's here!" "HE'S HERE!"

[@DennisSuryana]

I searched for this... because of RDR lol

[@thirdworldcountry7379]

ini kah suara *chuakss? wkwkwk

[@SpencerKlouds]

The TumbleWig

[@kenzielynn1047]

Rdr?? What’s that

[@zxr9291]

@@kenzielynn1047 red dead redemption

[@avagene3335]

I changed my mind i dont wanna be a rock in my next life, I want to be a tumbleweed,

[@breadfan_85]

In highschool I lived in a dry, dusty, windy little prairie town. Tumbleweeds were a huge problem. They would build up into these massive heaps, causing businesses and schools to close, and people to become trapped inside of buildings until they were either cleared manually, or by the wind.

[@TheProGamerX1]

This video is a visual representation of my dm’s

[@hotaru8309]

0:41 Tumbleweed as an unassuming green bush. You may have seen one without ever realizing it.

[@FantasyAddict95]

I've hit one of these driving home before. the thing exploded, but left a big branch caught in my grill and scraping on the ground under my car... was a pain to pull out when I got home. :/

[@klauserji]

Im here from cgpgrey

[@somerandomperson5159]

Christyandi K same

[@arthas640]

i clicked on this video about a week after seeing CGP Grey's video, I never thought much about tumbleweeds beyond old westerns until i saw that.

[@mrayrick7631]

Same

[@KnakuanaRka]

Me too; that video was hilarious!

[@ABetterYou1993]

This channel make me appreciate the beauty and wonders of LIFE... Thank You Deep Look.

[@legionofsentinels]

This is fantastic my first home was on a court that is called tumbleweed..After moving in there was a tumbleweed rooling around on the street.

[@meowbewwies1842]

1:46 i just remebered that one meme with the flying umbrellas on the beach 😂😂😂

[@friedrichpianezzola]

If I saw an army of tumbleweeds like in the video running towards me I'll know I'm done

[@lanacastillo49]

Weakling

[@yanjijay6752]

Cool always wonder how they get to places but weird bcus they'll nonstop roll

[@dripchungus]

This guys are always on time when someone is going to fight they show up

[@tomahawk1556]

Tumbleweeds always reminded us of Dry but comfortable Cowboy Country!

[@PikaChu...........]

yass ive been thinking and talking about this and wondered how they form

[@TommoCarroll]

Have you ever had an air plant? Just recently got one and it made us think of tumble weeds INSTANTLY!

[@failedsuccessfully9478]

"Death gives you a freedom" Me: *sees those dead bush tumbling* Well, ain't that true

[@shambosaha9727]

*and freedom gives you death *US national anthem starts playing

[@sheena1645]

OMG! Thanks KZbin for recommending this video. I can't stop laughing now 🤣🤣🤣 idk why they sooooo cute

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thanks sheena!

[@SachinJani]

they see me rollin' they blazin'

[@SpiritSlayer1]

3,175,258 views, 35k likes, 2.2k comments, 1.94M subscribers. Nice!!

[@hannahbanana2875]

I appreciate the effort this channel puts into these videos ! keep up the good work ! btw I love this channel

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thank you Hannah.

[@pushparahi5681]

"Tumbleweed take the matter in their own hands" 🤣

[@water7762]

*_This is the very first time I laughed on a plant. XD_*

[@martareitmajer]

Never thought I’d find a way to relate to the tumbleweed. It’s inspirational how it just keep spreading its seed no matter what.

[@nocapla2914]

*They see me rollin'...*

[@jiuccio]

1:45 perfect!🤣

[@helsiclife]

I always wanted to know this!!

[@mug_sh0t]

1:46 this just made me laugh XD

[@alexanderdeclercq982]

The tumbleweed here in southern Alberta is not to prickly and is fun to watch when it's windy.

[@thureintun1687]

Whoever make the background sounds for this channel, I LOVE YOU DO MUCH!!!!!!!

[@shaleecem]

The wind blown zombies of the plant world.

[@adieu_archive]

That tumbleweed looks like my hair

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

How big do they grow? I've seen them take up entire alleyways rolling and bouncing along with the wind. Not cute at all. Hit even a relatively small one with your vehicle and you risk it burning down to the axles. No joke these things are a menace in many areas.

[@gabrielaquiros1966]

Hi maskvp mGy. I produced this episode of Deep Look. Mike Pitcairn, who tracks tumbleweeds at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, told me that he's seen them grow six feet tall in the southern San Joaquin Valley. I wrote an article with more details about tumbleweeds. You can read it here: www.kqed.org/science/1922987/why-do-tumbleweeds-tumble

[@k.e1891]

I know there are different videos in Deep Look, such as ones about mosquitos, fish, you name it but this by far is my favorite.

[@MC-ed1nc]

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