Can I locate this dude on a frozen lake? Or have I gone too far this time..
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- We've had some difficult geo detectives in the past year, but this one tops the lot. It's just a guy on a frozen lake. All we really have to play with is some piney looking trees, a stone dam and a buoy. Have I gone too far this time? or will my ever sharpening searching skills make this yet another success?
For those new to the channel, geo detective is a series in which I (GeoWizard) attempt to pinpoint the exact location of a photo, be it a fan or something different, using my skills on google earth, google maps and my questionable googling skills. The aim is to get within 25 metres of my target. So far I've only failed once. Let's keep the win streak going.
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Do drop the vid a like if you appreciate the work that went into this one, it’s been a busy month for me with all the England/Patreon editing but I was intent on giving you a big hitter this week, hopefully I’ve delivered!
I read that as "big hitler" at first 😅 can't wait for the England mission 👏🏻🥳
Nah that’s next week’s vid 🤚
@GeoWizard wunderbar 😂
Any Bear Grylls impressions in the next mission? I think that's why most of us are here 😉
I think the "line" is just the water that isn't frozen yet. It gives of a reflection so I dont think much else makes sense.
loved the journey
Can confirm you've found it! Was hoping to stump you with a frozen lake, but should have known better lol. Good work!
I Took That Photo =) and I remember him telling me he submitted it back in Flag. Very wholesome to have a giddy boy showing this video to me today!
That's amazing. You gave him a run for his money for sure. :D
Tom cracked his knuckles when he said "Can't you Yogi?". Sounded like a threat to me :D
That's a hard one, I didn't think he would get it!
Thanks for spoiling it
14:01 GeoWizzard is like:
"I need a break from all this scrolling".
*Casually take a sip of water from his 20 liters bottle*
Stanley cup owners: 👁️👄👁️
Plot twist: It's not water...
HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT
Only Tom would use a terrarium for a water bottle.
@@imogenx5668 No, it is Varity's tears for waiting for Tom to finish this
I unironically like the ones where clues are so scant we're all forced to learn bits and pieces from civil engineering, dendrology, the tour boat manufacturing industry, etc.
I ironically disagree with you
17:30 "couldn't be a kettle could it - that would explain the strip of melted water" 😆
Followed immediately by asking if it was a lawn lighting instrument. That was a moment and a half 😂
@@BombsanTheCommenterone of the lights that he saw looked so much like the bollard that I thought for sure it’d be the first break in the case
Only a Brit would think they put kettles on frozen lakes... 😂
I very rarely laugh out loud uncontrollably at anything, but "a kettle" with the look of disgusted confusion on your face had literal tears on my cheeks 😂
he had fully lost it at that point lol
Yep, at that point he should’ve taken a break! 🤣
I lost it when he said 'gloryhole'
ngl I haven't cried from laughing in a long, long time... this did it :D
Came here to find this comment... hilarious.
I"M CACKLING when Tom starts spiraling with his microsoft paint masterpiece.
Lol, I love Tom kinda losing his mind and pursuing "Frozen lake festivals", essentially something he's made-up
(EDIT: I understand that festivals on frozen lakes **do** exist in the history of the world, but my point is that there was no link to the lake in the photograph. Remember, the only reason Tom started the 'festival' line of thinking was because his MS paint recreation of the bollard started bringing up image search results of garden lighting, and he started convincing himself that it was a permanent lighting fixture for when the lake was frozen! (the main evidence of the existence of these seems to be a 3D simulation of a flat plane!)
With there being no true link between the photograph and frozen lake festivals, he may as well have been just googling "lake"!)
lmfao
There's an idea there isn't there
Freezing man
Let's not forget when he thought there was a kettle on the lake.
@@alexrains1893 I was just about to comment this 😆
every time I see the picture I think "impossible" and yet you always have a trick up your sleeve. cheers Tom!
12:07 Tom quickly tries a glory hole and decides it isn't for him!
Solar panels (in the northern hemisphere) are usually oriented directly south to maximize sun exposure. Given that assumption and the relative orientation of the panel to the dam, the dam would be oriented in a northeast-to-southwest direction, which did indeed turn out to be the case!
oooh, that would have been a smart little bit too. And just for more context, it's likely for lighting of that little pier or something. I'm in WI, and it's pretty common that bridges and trails have solar streetlights on them.
Reminds me of "You Only Live Twice" (1967), where Bond asks Tanaka about a grainy photo; "Can you identify that coastline?" and Tanaka replies with confidence, "Given time, yes.", which he does. That really impressed me as a kid (I mean, I still remember it!) Guess he had Tom working for him.
I remember watching that thinking "There's no way anyone would actually be able to identify that location from that picture". Jokes on me, I guess.
actually now that's a good idea for the show lol, getting tom to identify the origin of the picture (if that's possible outside of just finding movie stills spoiling it)
@@RedstoNeman0 Maybe too easy ;-) "Somewhere near Hong Kong" versus "somewhere on Earth that has at least two people, water, and trees".
You can see Tom's beard grow through the video
So great to see your descent into madness “a kettle, it couldn’t possibly be a kettle - although maybe that is why there is a melted line”
That Waterboys joke was genius!😂
Can you time stamp that for me please, I must not have e heard it.
@@Retired_Detective51 14:22
definitely!
Can you explain it for me please?
@@vladislavgrin7122 The Waterboys are a band. One of their very famous songs is called I Saw the Whole of the Moon.
I enjoy this series more than any other you do. The skill and knowledge you demonstrate is incredible. It's so fun to watch you figure it all out.
Well said. I agree completely!
As someone who went to school in Flagstaff I was screaming Arizona in my head. I always love how everyone assumes all of Arizona is a desert (even most people in the states). Really fun video to watch you struggle some!
Isn't that where the famous polygamist family lives?
Same
Amazingly surprised when i recognized that lake immediately as I live only a 45 minute drive from Lake Mary, in Prescott, AZ. I have visited and fished there many times! I have watched you for years and to have this pop up on a video was so cool! New favorite video! You're a legend Tom! If you ever come back to America you have to visit the west side of the country as there are infinite beautiful places to see, and Arizona is one of the most underrated states in the US.
Any idea what those poles are?
@@lazydictionary they have buoys at that end of the lake that is a warning for small boats of the spillway up ahead. the spillway is really big, to the right out of frame. and the thing that's on the dam is a steel dock of some sort, but is closed off the anybody accessing it. if you look closely at the video you can kind of make it out, but not sure what they us it for. as for the black line across the middle I'm not sure i have never been there when the lake was frozen over and don't know what's going on there.
Bruh I live 10 mins from here and didn't recognize it 🤣
Good morning, a brief update for you on a previous video - the one about the photo from the Box Brownie in the Charity shop. Once my older brother saw the photo properly he immediately confirmed that the lady in the polka dot dress is our aunt and that the little girl is me, my brother is in the background. What an amazing find. Thank you for bringing it to light. I sometimes wonder what else was on the roll of film and who took the photo. We might never know.
As an Arizonan, the ponderosa pines were immediately recognizable! You got to it eventually though, nice work
I'm a Brit, and not far from Tom, but yeah, ponderosa are a dead give away. I was screaming NEW MEXICO at the video.
as an arizonian who lives in the phoenix metro area I had no idea...kinda forget northern arizona actually exists
It’s Friday night, I’ve had a really dreadful week at work. Seeing a new Geo Detective has dropped has cheered me up no end. Best series on this channel.
Fun fact: Flagstaff, the nearby city to this lake, is the 7th snowiest city in the US. I knew this lake was in either eastern CA, NV, or AZ but when you revealed it was Lake Mary I smacked my head because I've actually been there.
I wish Tom had declared victory at the kettle and marked a location in a random suburban kitchen. I'd still be laughing.
29:31 Those eyes, that realisation. Wow! Great job mate!
As an Oregonian, I was pretty certain it wasn't here, and I was doubtful of California or Washington, but I never would've ventured Arizona being a contender. Great find!
"Enough California to make Anthony Keidis vomit" 😂
Tom, I've noticed your volume is down a touch as of late.
oh, i thought it was my laptop, but now im relieved :D
I've noticed this as well. Last fiew vids. When he does voiceover, it's a bit more "normal".
yeah especially compared to the music! it goes from like 8 back down to 5 when he speaks
Yes, audio has been very quiet of late
I didn't realize it until I got an outlook email notification V LOUD in my ear holes. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
One important clue was that while the lake was frozen, there was no sign of snow on the trees. A lake like this does not freeze over in a day or two. So you need an extended period of very cold weather, but it also has to be pretty dry, so it doesn't snow in that time.
Well I'm amazed. I saw the starting picture and thought "No chance!". There just seemed to be nothing to go on. I watched it because I've enjoyed your other stuff, but I expected it to end with failure. But OMG you found it, you actually found it. Kudos to you man. That was excellent! Great work. 👍🏻
This was wild to watch having just moved from Flagstaff to Washington, so the first place you looked (Rattlesnake Ledge) was my most recent hike and the actual location was just down the road from my old place lmao. Incredible find, Tom you’re a legend.
Geo detective is my favourite type of your videos, even over straight line missions. Please never give up doing them!
Tom, just wanted you to know, Great Aunt's painting was at Pont Neuf, Paris! I was playing along with you when you released the video and figured it out! The painting is VERY accurate as well! Just want you to be able to update your spreadsheet and possibly do a follow up, due to how cool and accurate the painting was. Great video! My first guess was to check the Great Lakes area. Would never have gotten Arizona!
It’s definitely not accurate to Pont Neuf. Thé bridge and the building run parallel in real life, not perpendicular (you’d have to be standing on Pont Neuf in order to get that angle of the building) so seeing the bridge and building in the same frame is not possible.
It’s definitely just a painting inspired by that area of Paris, but not an actual landscape
@@edanlewis5831 Stand on the bridge side of the Quai de la Megisserie right at the end of the bridge on google maps and play with the timeline, you will find that the painting is very accurate for the buildings and even the tree poking out from the walkway below! I love it!
I would have never in a million years guessed a lake that far south freezes over. Top marks to you!
That’s some cold case Inspector Tom
I got my fix of O'ray gun, thank you, Tom
One of the best series on yt, keep it up!
This one justified the "Wizard" in your name … again ;) Well done!
Absolute gem of a video. I could never ever have the patience to build up these skills. Best series on whole of UA-cam!
This is my favorite series on UA-cam! Love it!
Loved this video for two reasons, 1) I'm a Geography PhD with focus on remote sensing so for me your videos are a complete blast and 2) we just flew our drone at Lake Mary a couple weeks ago and shared that video on UA-cam for fun :-D
Been binging your content this past week this is legendary
Besides your great detective skills, your patience is admirable
Dude, that was a trip! Well done 😃 I always admire your tenacity. And you've been so busy with other stuff. What a Ledge 😍
Your endurance is astonishing. Thank you so much for creating and sharing =)
the best series! love it....
I'm impressed man! Can't understand your views going down. Every time you upload a new vid is a good day. Really enjoy all your content
Incredible Tom that you found this - just amazing commitment and attention to detail!
Classic episode of everyone's favorite series.
Always happy to see a new installment in this series!
love this series, im so glad there are other people in this world like you have have this same sort of interest and love to grind hours to find things like this
Nice! It's funny I live in Flagstaff and as soon as I saw that picture... I was like...hey that's Lake Mary!
Your persistence is admirable, Tom.
This is my favourite series of yours. Really enjoy them, and love how stubborn you are with it.
One of the best series on your channel and UA-cam in general
LOVING THESE! Keep up the good work chap!
Mega impressive dedication ! Havnt even finished the video yet. Cheers for another great vid b
Found myself lost in a random street in Naples last week having a loooong deja vu moment whilst my friend scoured the map. It was through having watched one of your vids and you looking around exactly where I was standing 😆. Need to find it again on your channel so I will need to rewatch a few.
Great geodetective work, love this series
Amazing search, sometimes you go too far away into madness but those things really make you mad haha love the geodetective
that floating rope on the surface indicates to the swimmers the section of the lake where it is not permitted to piss
Please do lots more of these. They are my favorite that you do.
I was crying with laughter at 18:00, I love your sense of humour so much 😂 thanks for another great video mate 👍
Awesome job Tom! More geodetective please ❤
Insane! Didn't think you were gonna get that one, well done!
Incredible video! Well well done mate!
this is incredible thanks, the absolute discipline to keep looking
Top detective work Tom!
brilliant Tom. great detective work, lots of humour and just great watching!
The final 2 seconds of the video couldn't have been more perfect 😂
That was a high quality Anthony Keidis joke. Well played sir.
The best is when a new geodetective drops and you see it's 30+ minutes. You know then it's going to be a banger
Loved the music on this one, especially "Safety Dance". Classic!
Great work! I couldn't believe my luck, when only after a few weeks of subscribing to your channel, I noticed you'd been on the Things People Do podcast! One of my favorite podcasts. If you're still doing those straight line -walks, you should try doing that in Finland
Love watching these! Great work 👏
In case future Tom does want to get distracted - that spot where you said not to, you were looking at the abandoned mineshafts of the Silver Islet mine at the end of the Sleeping Giant, near Thunder Bay, Ontario. It was one of the world's most productive silver mines in the 1890s, but the pumps were overcome by the lake, and Superior drowned her out. That's all that is left of what was once an entire man-made island with a small town.
I went to undergrad at NAU in Flagstaff, absolutely stunned to see such a random place that I've been to quite a few times show up on this series, nice effort narrowing this one down!
Amazing job, and the video spiced up with so much funny moments. I bet you didn't wanted to show up too much from the second image reverse creation due to embarrassment 😅
But honestly, I salute you for your tireless persistent! Thanks for the video!
Appreciate all you do Tom! Another brilliant video, can’t wait for the England mission ❤
You are incredible Tom, never come across anyone like you, I love your channel and what you do, Amazing, and this was so hard, well done Tom
Absolutely brilliant! This lake is on my bucket list now.
That Waterboys gag was a classic btw.
yes I appreciate the amount of work you put in
I would never have the dedication and patience
Haha. I live in AZ and been to Lake Mary a bunch of times. When you first pulled it up I thought “ those pines and ground look like Flagstaff!” Great job Tom!
I went to school in Flagstaff, and in fact watched this video as I recovered from traveling back home from Flagstaff for a wedding. I had a strong feeling it was Lake Mary from the beginning but thought I was surely just mistaken from having been there this weekend. I started screaming when I turned out to be correct. Cracking video Tom, keep it up!
YESSS!!! Geo Detective is back!!
This was hella funny Tom! Great submission and great all the way to the last second
Man, you crushed it, Tom!!
Ridiculously great work. I'm blown away.
I'm so glad you found it. I really thought it was a lost cause!
big fan of the chiptune Let's Groove Tonight, nice work Tom
I’m in awe over how you can do this, absolutely amazing. I’ve been binge watching you all week and you inspired me to play geoguesser again.
Well done, Tom! I'm from the northern midwestern US, and I was convinced that this location was somewhere around the Great Lakes region. I've spent a bit of time in the Rockies and New Mexico and I'd have never worked out that location as well as you did.
My first thought when i saw that photo was: "Yogi doesn't seem dressed for the cold/ice, maybe this is a fluke occurrence of ice"
Very well done indeed, the trees set you on the right path, new subscriber and new to this Geo location stuff, very cool.
Welcome to the GeoWizard channel, honestly one of the best channels on youtube
Nice work!
I knew what it was right away because I've been to that reservoir a number of times driving from Denver to Phoenix to visit my grandparents over the years. We always stopped in Flagstaff and spent an afternoon there.
Impressive! Well done Tom!
Impressive work, Tom!
This was fun!
I was surprised at how many high mountains you were searching in. There are not nearly as many in the pic.
Nonetheless - great work! I couldn't have done it.
Omg you have no idea how much joy your videos bring me. Keep it up Tom!