this sealed terrarium WILL outlive me

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  • David Latimer made a terrarium in 1960 that is still alive today! It was opened once in 1972 and since then has remained sealed shut from the outside world. It was planted with a single Tradescantia cutting and I'm going to try and recreate this exact terrarium.
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  • @carolstuff
    @carolstuff Рік тому +173

    Since I won’t be around in 63 yrs., pls do an update in a few months. Thanks for sharing!

    • @mh-tb9lu
      @mh-tb9lu 7 місяців тому +4

      Right lol

    • @Diep.ttshtivi
      @Diep.ttshtivi 6 місяців тому

      Amazing man! I will try one ❤

    • @sonny4577
      @sonny4577 5 місяців тому +3

      womp womp

    • @murasakilancelot7909
      @murasakilancelot7909 4 місяці тому

      @@sonny4577 Brainrot

    • @FranticErrors
      @FranticErrors 3 місяці тому +9

      @@sonny4577 3 year old that liked his own comment spotted, go to bed

  • @pastelpinkhoney
    @pastelpinkhoney Рік тому +596

    I’ll be waiting for the 63 year update 🤣

    • @fakedeath5322
      @fakedeath5322 Рік тому +1

      ​@@erick7027:( don't say that

    • @zedus4042
      @zedus4042 Рік тому +4

      m2 though I'll probably wait the last decade or two in my grave 💀💀💀

    • @Worldwideants
      @Worldwideants Рік тому +4

      @@fakedeath5322what?

    • @mh-tb9lu
      @mh-tb9lu 7 місяців тому +1

      I won’t be alive

    • @triscuitfarms
      @triscuitfarms 7 місяців тому +1

      I have a reminder set😅

  • @greenjars_
    @greenjars_ Рік тому +184

    I've had my eye on making a permanently sealed terrarium since December, this is real inspiring!! 🙌

  • @emjots
    @emjots Рік тому +154

    Could you make more videos checking in/giving updates on old terrariums? I just think it would be so cool to see how some of the terrariums you've made are doing after months or years on their own!

    • @Poisonousivie
      @Poisonousivie Рік тому +8

      Forreal and his voice is so nice to listen to while trying to sleep 🥹🖤

    • @DiamondsAndCourts
      @DiamondsAndCourts 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes

    • @TY-km8hj
      @TY-km8hj 7 місяців тому

      I agree that would be pretty cool

  • @alvesvaren
    @alvesvaren Рік тому +53

    We built a terrarium in school when I was 7 years old. Last time i visited that school I was 19 and it was still alive :)

  • @tomardans4258
    @tomardans4258 6 місяців тому +7

    My neighbors, the Hillarys, had a beautiful terrarium. They were in their seventies, but they let me in every day to stare at their terrarium in their living room. A tiny rainforest with miniature porcelain animals and people. I was about three years old. Thank you, Mr. And Mrs. Hillary!

  • @jeffr2916
    @jeffr2916 11 місяців тому +11

    I saw David Latimer's terrarium some time last year and since then I've been interested in the hobby. Not so long ago I got my first container and after that containers just sort of popped up all over the place. I'm surprised how many people have great glassware just hanging around somewhere waiting to house life. Anyways, I'm looking forward to filling my office with life and appreciate the videos you make available here on UA-cam.

  • @xe2594
    @xe2594 Рік тому +15

    Crazy thing is there will perhaps be comments here- many years, decades, from now where UA-cam is littered with all these golden gems of intent from people - maybe long gone and in the past.
    I hope I’ve grown and succeeded and am still around to see some of it.

  • @mh-tb9lu
    @mh-tb9lu 7 місяців тому +3

    David Latimer,
    You are an amazing, patient, genius. Thank you for sharing with the world

  • @jeffbezos6748
    @jeffbezos6748 Рік тому +27

    If John Cena and Heath Ledger had a baby

    • @RyanOlsen
      @RyanOlsen 4 місяці тому +1

      Can't unsee it now 😄

  • @Jerepasaurus
    @Jerepasaurus 10 місяців тому +26

    If only more people would realize that if we can make a sustainable terrarium with a set of basic rules to help it last forever, we can do the same for our planet to help stabilize it and recover from the terrible unsustainable imbalance we've caused.

  • @capttom144
    @capttom144 Рік тому +30

    This video was a little different than your usual terrarium builds but I like it a lot!! 👍 I'm thinking about building a demijohn terrarium myself but I have to find the proper plants first - I don't think our native ones would make it..

  • @aimanhafez7
    @aimanhafez7 Рік тому +3

    Yup past weeks I’ve been struggle with my mental health, and I agree with you it helps me go through it. Thank you so much, i found you on tiktok and now always ur vids here❤ thank you

  • @goatsneedguns1444
    @goatsneedguns1444 Рік тому +9

    Fairly new to terrariums. I've built 1 that's still going and filled it with local plants. I live in central Texas where it's very humid during a lot of the year, so I figured they'd do well in the enclosed environment. Added a few pillbugs, a beetle, and an earwig. I've noticed a bunch of tiny creatures crawling around it, either mites or springtails. Question I had is, is it possible to "overfeed" the animals in it? There's a good bit of dead plant matter in there, but I also added in a dead gecko I found, some small slices of apple, and a few potato wedges. Sorry for the long comment, love the videos!

    • @FoulUnderworldCreature
      @FoulUnderworldCreature Рік тому +5

      Worst case scenario is that the food becomes moldy or nasty before it can get eaten. The isopods and springtails should clear it up even if it's got mold on it. Make sure the terrarium isn't getting overtaken by mold and you should be fine.

  • @jamesdeane280
    @jamesdeane280 11 місяців тому +10

    Couldn’t say I knew I’d be learning about terrariums today but I’m sure glad I am

    • @Raiishii
      @Raiishii 7 місяців тому +1

      Bro I woke up trying to do homework now I'm here

  • @greenjars_
    @greenjars_ Рік тому +4

    The atomsphere in the video is legendary! Just like the terrarium!

  • @LRTexas
    @LRTexas 4 місяці тому

    What a beautiful story of strength and resilience. Art is mimicking life.

  • @djfoscato
    @djfoscato Рік тому +7

    I saw the article on David’s terrarium years ago and am finally making my own version. I have a 12gal Pyrex and a 6gal Carboy. I’m also adding some isopods and some mosses, different plants. I wonder if David’s plant choice just ‘maxed out’ and worry a little that overgrowth will occur. Also guesstimating amount of water such a large closed terrarium.

  • @LRTexas
    @LRTexas 4 місяці тому

    What a beautiful story of strength and resilience. Art is mimicking life.

  • @wornouttrends
    @wornouttrends 4 місяці тому

    What a beautiful and inspiring video, you’ve captured mine and many others’ attention with terrariums and can’t wait to follow your beginners guides to make my own. Love the videos and shorts ❤

  • @dlazzy3308
    @dlazzy3308 Рік тому +4

    It Would be nice to see the 63 years old terrarium in a future video and discuss with the maker!!

  • @sabidbirb9391
    @sabidbirb9391 Рік тому +5

    i havnt seen videos like these before but ill say i love it, quite different to your other terrariums nice job!

  • @samwisegamdschie9952
    @samwisegamdschie9952 Рік тому +12

    I loved your Videos so far, but this one is amazing. The editing, the humor and of course the information are on point. Thank you for your work.🥰

  • @lautarolavecchia5995
    @lautarolavecchia5995 10 місяців тому +38

    you look like john cena kinda

  • @Ihaveteafortea
    @Ihaveteafortea Рік тому +4

    My mom has a jar just like this! Maybe i can convince her to let me use it lol

  • @RyanOlsen
    @RyanOlsen 4 місяці тому

    I never thought a subject like this could ever be relayed in such an entertaining way. Well done.

  • @baileyanderson2166
    @baileyanderson2166 7 місяців тому +3

    I hope UA-cam algorithms show me your update in 63 years

  • @blooky102
    @blooky102 Рік тому +2

    I made a jar terrarium that's 3 years old now with cape sundew plants, they eat springtails and springtails clean the terrarium but your long term jar terrarium is much bigger and I been trying to find the right jar but they are rare that size.

  • @Amy-he6wf
    @Amy-he6wf Місяць тому

    He is amazing this lad he really is!!
    Amy from Liverpool

  • @eggcartonman3804
    @eggcartonman3804 Рік тому +3

    I bet one of your terrariums will live that long 😀

  • @NoahLoftier
    @NoahLoftier 10 місяців тому +1

    Hey man, this is truly fascinating. This right here is single-handedly the future of something huge!

    • @CameronBaum-ki3sf
      @CameronBaum-ki3sf 3 дні тому

      Yea especially if you really research the plants to make like art work🎉

  • @CBThirdSpace
    @CBThirdSpace Рік тому +2

    I love your videos, nature really gives us perspective on our lives! I am curious to know how you keep all of your plants and springtails when they are not yet in terrariums. If possible, could you make a video on this subject? Keep up the amazing work!

  • @Daniele63
    @Daniele63 Рік тому +1

    Always wanted to replicate that terrarium, i have no room for it tho so it's cool to see someone else do it

  • @danieltempleton7512
    @danieltempleton7512 Рік тому

    I'm glad I found this channel, I had no idea how much I like terrariums

  • @rickycyber6
    @rickycyber6 Рік тому +1

    63 years from now I'll be 90, at least i'll be grateful if only i got to see this terrarium at 50 years old

  • @armagedon3on3
    @armagedon3on3 3 місяці тому

    Would love a yearly update on this bad boy!

  • @DrNothing23
    @DrNothing23 5 місяців тому

    I just found your channel and I'm hooked.
    Partly because terrariums are fascinating and partly because you look and sound like Robert Webb.

  • @scrodiemcboogerball9414
    @scrodiemcboogerball9414 3 місяці тому

    Dude you should try to collab with david latamer and get a shot with both your terrariums together!

  • @wallyandjilly375
    @wallyandjilly375 Рік тому +1

    Awwww so wholesome ❤ I love what you made here, man. I really like the ball you use as a cap, what is it?

  • @BetaWolf1996
    @BetaWolf1996 6 місяців тому

    I loved the part where he calmly tells his friend: you're a fu***ng idiot jajaja

  • @digiternst
    @digiternst Місяць тому

    I would add a flat rubberized piece of steel or magnet so you can clean windows to see it when it goes full algae!

  • @radiant_gem6736
    @radiant_gem6736 7 місяців тому

    Cool! I’m ready for an update on this one

  • @delulatsch7234
    @delulatsch7234 7 місяців тому +3

    1:41 he Looks like Minecraft Steve

  • @NightWolf4223
    @NightWolf4223 10 місяців тому

    You got me wanting to start making Terrariums. They look so kool. I also want a sliver play button so so so badly

  • @midonium
    @midonium 4 місяці тому

    you are doing great Sir, salute 💪

  • @jt_dolla_signs
    @jt_dolla_signs 7 місяців тому

    The diecast skyline is a great touch

  • @EarlDogg
    @EarlDogg 2 місяці тому +1

    Just found this channel and awesome video randomly and ol boy looks just like an alternate reality John Cena.

  • @yougotafriendinme5281
    @yougotafriendinme5281 Місяць тому

    That is one of my favorite plants

    • @yougotafriendinme5281
      @yougotafriendinme5281 Місяць тому

      It was hard to see, but it’s the soft looking one that’s like a fern, but it’s not a fur

  • @John3sixteen.
    @John3sixteen. 7 місяців тому

    This is such an interesting hobby.

  • @EclecticianG
    @EclecticianG 3 місяці тому

    5:10 Note to viewers: Do not confuse charcoal or activated carbon as being a disinfectant. It does have the ability to absorb microorganisms, but it cannot disinfect. I know this because I used to sell water filters and, in order to disinfect, they had silver in them. Silver is anathema to germs.

  • @Mr.Tengo.Photography
    @Mr.Tengo.Photography 5 місяців тому

    I finished mine today. I'm curious to see how it starts to develop inside

  • @madsleonardholvik3040
    @madsleonardholvik3040 4 місяці тому

    Great video!
    Question:
    Would adding some earth worms be a good idea? I was thinking about maybe some woodlice, too.
    And I was wondering how you're going to seal it? How long to wait before sealing?
    Thanks a lot!

  • @godzilla928
    @godzilla928 4 місяці тому

    This channel is so underrated...

  • @vdub7090
    @vdub7090 Рік тому

    Very cool guys. I'm so glad I found this channel

  • @Jimmy-c8s
    @Jimmy-c8s 18 днів тому

    This video is amazing but I’ve just discovered your channel and thought one thing. You straight up look like Heath Ledger 😂😂. Still videos are great you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber

  • @KraftyKc
    @KraftyKc Рік тому +1

    I'm not sure what those plants are called that you gave the kids at the end but here we call them wondering jews the purple ones. Also the very fine fern is that asperguse fern? I had one of those and loved how quickly it grew. I'd wake up in the morning and see a big shoot come out. It was beautiful. Great idea by the way. I remember hearing about that big one that guy had and I thought I would love to make one as well. But I thought I heard he said he kinda put it away and forgot about it behind closed doors like put under stairs or something like. 🤔

  • @SajtosNokedli
    @SajtosNokedli 5 місяців тому

    3:13 hello, fellow Tesco connoisseur

  • @Singa
    @Singa 6 місяців тому

    2:05 these shots :;)

  • @Beauweir
    @Beauweir 3 місяці тому

    When you hear your favourite tune from Epidemic sounds (at the start)

  • @shontellepetersen4445
    @shontellepetersen4445 Рік тому +1

    Another great video :)

  • @Starryeyes_1972
    @Starryeyes_1972 Рік тому +1

    Is this cork ball enough to seal this terrarium, though? Or is sealing it tight like David's terrarium not a priority at this point in the lifecycle of the terrarium?

  • @SpecialSP
    @SpecialSP Рік тому +1

    I watched a video yesterday about "Springtail Olympics," sort of …
    "Springtails Do Their Own Stunts | Deep Look"
    (I'm not doing this as a link because YT likes to block them!)

  • @DeLion_1612
    @DeLion_1612 Рік тому +2

    See you in 63 years, hopefully 🤞🏾

  • @Mr.HarryPotter
    @Mr.HarryPotter Рік тому +2

    Will you be sealing the opening?!

  • @Imthefake
    @Imthefake 10 місяців тому

    you should etch the date it was made onto the jar so people in the future will know how old it is

  • @translivanianhunger
    @translivanianhunger 5 місяців тому

    Still waiting for part 2🙏

  • @AGoodBean
    @AGoodBean 11 місяців тому

    Ben this one was so great 😁

  • @gabewalker7528
    @gabewalker7528 10 місяців тому +1

    Any update on this?

  • @erikherrera9527
    @erikherrera9527 5 місяців тому

    Nice video homie

  • @Xin200O
    @Xin200O Рік тому

    “NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT” (pushes terrarium over)

  • @GenocideLv
    @GenocideLv 4 місяці тому

    Give your kids existential dread: easy

  • @yaeledmonds5158
    @yaeledmonds5158 2 місяці тому

    Good luck! 👨‍🌾🤞

  • @dicmitri
    @dicmitri 6 місяців тому

    that...ball on top doesn't look too permanent if I'm being perfectly honest

  • @brunodobai3478
    @brunodobai3478 8 місяців тому

    I have 12 years and I am from hungary and I love very much 😊

  • @pegasBaO23
    @pegasBaO23 5 місяців тому

    Okay so in some circles of theology there is the concept of the Firmament. This terrarium is conceptually the same thing

  • @Agent-mb1xx
    @Agent-mb1xx Рік тому

    There's an Oasis juice cardboard that I see daily since 2014, I wonder if it counts as a terrarium as well?

  • @johnmark6718
    @johnmark6718 5 місяців тому

    Kinda jealous NGL. This man looks like the Lovechild of Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon Levit & I'm not even mad about it.

  • @caglayagmurr
    @caglayagmurr Рік тому +1

    4:27 you already have a very long stick daddy 🥺

  • @Black_Kakari
    @Black_Kakari Рік тому +1

    we ALL know that you cant help yourself with a lid like that we all know your gonna stick your tools inside there every 6 months

  • @ruzziasht349
    @ruzziasht349 Місяць тому

    Was there ever an update?

  • @OfficiallyStrikerXEditz
    @OfficiallyStrikerXEditz Рік тому +1

    URGENT: I NEED HELP LOOKING FOR A 8L FISH BOWL BUT I CANT FING ANYTHINGGG
    PLEASE HELP ME

  • @CybershamanX
    @CybershamanX Рік тому

    So, do you have to keep it unsealed for a while until it gets established? Just curious since it looks like you just set a stone ball on the opening. Cool, though. Ideas percolating in my head... 😉 😎☮

  • @eeeeeeeeee10
    @eeeeeeeeee10 21 день тому

    But what about care? Don’t even open it to let any air out?

  • @tchoff99
    @tchoff99 2 місяці тому

    Is there an update for this one?

  • @skullrose8985
    @skullrose8985 3 місяці тому

    The jungle shop 🤘🏻☮🤘🏻☮

  • @Raiishii
    @Raiishii 7 місяців тому

    I love the video so much ❤

  • @Xkiii
    @Xkiii 10 місяців тому +10

    why does he look like john cena

  • @mirmdimranhossain5402
    @mirmdimranhossain5402 9 місяців тому

    Loved the video, makes me want to venture into terrariums from my aquarium obsession.
    Btw, has anyone ever told you that you look like a skinnier version of John Cena?

  • @allborii
    @allborii 3 місяці тому

    By the comet ! May Sigmar watches over this terrarium.

  • @sergiobarreto389
    @sergiobarreto389 Рік тому +2

    See you in 63 years… I hope 🤞

  • @Masefacedobeflippin
    @Masefacedobeflippin 8 місяців тому

    I would love u too do a update until it’s like rlly over grown

  • @The_last_slice_0f_pizza
    @The_last_slice_0f_pizza 7 місяців тому

    Can we get an 8 month update?

  • @RawJah
    @RawJah 24 дні тому

    YOU CANNOT FOOL ME, JOHN CENA!!!!!

  • @41563
    @41563 Рік тому

    it's been two months I want to see how it looks like today

  • @ELSEWORLDS_RADIO
    @ELSEWORLDS_RADIO Рік тому +1

    You look like if Steve Coogan and John Cena had a baby.

  • @yo388
    @yo388 Рік тому

    Hopefully I make it to 98 to see the 63 year update video.

  • @k.rizz.
    @k.rizz. 6 місяців тому

    Man I thought it was health ledger for a sec

  • @dipereira2537
    @dipereira2537 11 місяців тому

    Maravilhoso. Parabéns ❤😊

  • @MsPoliteRants
    @MsPoliteRants 2 місяці тому

    Ok how about a one year update?

  • @hardeg4
    @hardeg4 6 місяців тому

    Who would have thought that heath ledger simply quit hollywood and started making youtube videos about terrariums 0.o