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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2020
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    Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the North Pole and South Pole. They are polar opposites. Get it? hahahahaha
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    The North Pole and South Pole
    The northernmost point on earth, and the southernmost point on earth, on opposite ends of the globe.
    Both kind of get one really long day each year, with six months of daylight, followed by six months of night. So only one sunrise and sunset a year, yo. This is due to the earth being tilted on its axis. The axis of the earth is almost always pointing in the same direction in space. However, relative to the Sun, the tilt direction changes as the earth orbits it. Each pole tilts toward the Sun for half the year and then away from the Sun the other half of the year.
    Anyway, this is also why it gets very, very, very freaking cold at both places. However, it gets much,much colder at the South Pole. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole was -82.8°C, or -117°F, whereas the lowest temperature ever recorded at the North Pole was -50°C, or -58°F. Now, the lowest temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth was −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). And that was at the Vostok Station in Antarctica, which is about 798 miles, or 1,284 km, from the South Pole.
    Now, the HIGHEST temperature ever recorded at the South Pole was only -12.3°C, or 10°F. Yep, it never gets anywhere close to above freezing there. The North Pole, on the other hand, once recorded a temperature of 13 °C, or 55 °F.
    This is why some wildlife has been spotted near the North Pole, but basically only a rare type of bacteria has ever been actively observed at the South Pole, although that has been disputed. Even animals like polar bears and arctic foxes have been known to wander near the North Pole, and one animal, a type of sea anemone, apparently lives in the water at and around the North Pole. Craziness.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 802

  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +111

    What is the most ridiculous Mr. Beat Compared video idea you can think of?
    Also, Merry Christmas. Believe it or not, this is the first video I've ever released on Christmas.
    Check out CuriousityStream to learn more about Antarctica and more frontier places on Earth. Use code "mrbeat" to sign up for just $12 (40% off) for the whole YEAR. curiositystream.com/mrbeat

    • @raghav3558
      @raghav3558 3 роки тому +20

      Chad vs North Korea

    • @historyhub9211
      @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +19

      The Soviet Union and modern Russia.

    • @devingiles6597
      @devingiles6597 3 роки тому +12

      Mr. Beat, can you please compare Louisiana and Arkansas?

    • @devingiles6597
      @devingiles6597 3 роки тому +13

      Australia and New Zealand compared, please!

    • @fionapascoe4726
      @fionapascoe4726 3 роки тому +9

      Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

  • @tech8222
    @tech8222 3 роки тому +398

    Next up: Venus and Earth compared

    • @historyhub9211
      @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +16

      That would be so cool.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +97

      haha or Venus and Mars!

    • @liam-man7265
      @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +10

      @@iammrbeat Maybe you could also consider Mercury and the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, or Pluto and Ceres.

    • @harshul9530
      @harshul9530 3 роки тому +4

      Theres nothing to compare except size tbh

    • @broommanman
      @broommanman 3 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat Is that a reference haha

  • @arodgefan589
    @arodgefan589 3 роки тому +248

    Mr. Beat. Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +37

      You are too kind. :D

    • @RachaelMarieNewport
      @RachaelMarieNewport 3 роки тому +2

      @@iammrbeat you forgot to mention the story about how the doc did surgery on himself without anesthesia for his appendix
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Rogozov

    • @Ligerbee
      @Ligerbee 3 роки тому +1

      Click on this link to get a free Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. ua-cam.com/video/3b_NWRmEuqw/v-deo.html

    • @dogeboibeflying6244
      @dogeboibeflying6244 2 роки тому

      No

    • @brucemccranie3126
      @brucemccranie3126 Рік тому

      Would you think weather North Pole the ice was Frozen all the way to to the land ground if not couldnt it just float around earth hmmm

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +220

    Like if Mr. Beat should compare North America and South America.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +46

      😳

    • @micheal5117
      @micheal5117 3 роки тому +14

      And North Africa and South Africa?

    • @emilb.222
      @emilb.222 3 роки тому +6

      Or East and West Europe compared - that wouldn't at all be considered offensive by anyone, right?

    • @Jaden104
      @Jaden104 3 роки тому +1

      Wait Who's Mr beat? Should I like?

    • @micheal5117
      @micheal5117 3 роки тому +1

      @@Jaden104 Mr. Beat is the name of the UA-cam channel you are watching. 😅

  • @Negentropy.
    @Negentropy. 3 роки тому +61

    Saying Santa lives at the North Pole is just a misdirection russe to draw attention away from the Aliens at the South Pole...
    FACT

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +25

      QUIET YOU. You've already typed too much.

    • @anttibjorklund1869
      @anttibjorklund1869 3 роки тому +4

      *Area 51 would like to know your location*

  • @bonecanoe86
    @bonecanoe86 3 роки тому +54

    North Pole: Has Santa Claus
    South Pole: Does not have Santa Claus, just penguins and stuff.
    North Pole Wins!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +15

      I have a conspiracy theory in my pocket that says Santa _really_ lives at the South Pole.

    • @fernandocarrazzoni
      @fernandocarrazzoni 3 роки тому +5

      The problem is that the North Pole is at sea, and during Christmas it is as dark as ever. Santa Claus should move to the South Pole.

    • @davidozab2753
      @davidozab2753 3 роки тому +1

      Penguins are awesome!

    • @davidozab2753
      @davidozab2753 3 роки тому +1

      @@andrevont9065 And the penguins stay on the coast because that's where the fish are.

    • @fauzirahman3285
      @fauzirahman3285 3 роки тому

      This can be heavily disputed.

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +103

    Conspiracy Theory:
    Santa Clause really lives in the South Pole.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +19

      lol I just typed this above. Great minds think alike

    • @liam-man7265
      @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +9

      Either that or he is using the same invisibility shields that the military uses to camouflage themselves.

    • @historyhub9211
      @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +4

      @@liam-man7265 Exactly

    • @PierreaSweedieCat
      @PierreaSweedieCat 3 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat It is the summer vacation home!

    • @chayyimbenisrael2212
      @chayyimbenisrael2212 2 роки тому

      Apparently Satan Claus lives where and then who is demonically St. Nicolas? 🙄

  • @rosereaper188
    @rosereaper188 3 роки тому +69

    Can you do The Netherlands and Belgium compared

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +21

      I would love to.

    • @pauljackson3491
      @pauljackson3491 3 роки тому

      Luxemborg(sp) would like to complain.
      And about my spelling as well.

  • @liam-man7265
    @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +87

    Next Video: The Equator and the Prime Meridian compared.

    • @gmerriman1500
      @gmerriman1500 3 роки тому +17

      Equator: north south
      Prime meridian: East west
      There ya go

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +38

      Seriously not a bad idea.

    • @liam-man7265
      @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +3

      @@iammrbeat I’m glad you like it. 😁

    • @big8dog887
      @big8dog887 3 роки тому +5

      @@gmerriman1500 Equator goes all the way around, Prime Meridian only goes halfway.

    • @gmerriman1500
      @gmerriman1500 3 роки тому +2

      @@big8dog887 oh wait I never realized that😳

  • @jpe1
    @jpe1 3 роки тому +24

    One fact that surprised me when you said it, but makes sense when I think about it: there is nothing larger than bacteria living at the South Pole (and of course the humans visiting). The penguins and skuas and everything else stay near the coast, nothing ventures far inland.

  • @IbrahimAli-jl8fu
    @IbrahimAli-jl8fu 3 роки тому +22

    This is a good time to compare these two. Tensions are rising and it's looking like there might be a war to see which is the superior pole. Scary times we live in.

    • @historyhub9211
      @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +8

      Penguins vs. Polar Bears.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +9

      The Great Polar War of 2021 will go down in history.

    • @mistydawn6779
      @mistydawn6779 2 роки тому +1

      @@iammrbeat lofl😂

    • @hobomike6935
      @hobomike6935 Рік тому

      1960s: _the cold war_
      2060s: *THE FREEZING WAR*

  • @sephirothjenkins6783
    @sephirothjenkins6783 3 роки тому +30

    I thought this was an April Fools joke until I saw "31 minutes ago" lmao

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +10

      It's a Christmas miracle.

    • @goatgamer001
      @goatgamer001 3 роки тому

      Its like the opposite of winter season today

  • @BrandonHanson
    @BrandonHanson 3 роки тому +10

    Honorable mentions.
    1.) Antarctica has its own Ocean. It is called the Southern Ocean. Also known as the Antarctica Ocean.
    2.) You can fly over both locations in a day if you wish to. Qantas Airlines flies out of Australia (Sydney, New South Wales and Brisbane, Queensland) on selected dates during their Summer Months. Their boarding passes will say secret gate when you get them printed out after checking in. You can also fly over the North Pole from Newark, New Jersey and/or New York City, New York Airport to Hong Kong if no tribulation issues. They are the cheapest options as you can look out the window and watch the map on your television in the seat, you're sitting in to know you're flying over the locations. On a side note, you have someone dressed up as a penguin if you fly with Qantas since you will not see any flying over Antarctica.

  • @ajburrr
    @ajburrr 3 роки тому +17

    Merry Christmas, Mr Beat!

  • @nitthewizard6991
    @nitthewizard6991 3 роки тому +13

    Merry Christmas

  • @hirumbiffidum9145
    @hirumbiffidum9145 3 роки тому +10

    This video is wry, and has just the right amount of humor, please keep making more :)

  • @khalilt6508
    @khalilt6508 3 роки тому +18

    We need a Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean compared video lol

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +4

      It's so insane I might just be able to pull it off.

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +28

    Me: UA-cam can't get any better.
    Mr. Beat: hold my coffee.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +17

      I rarely give up my coffee. I am very protective of it.😎

    • @shannonbeat
      @shannonbeat 3 роки тому +3

      😂

  • @tencorgmail4075
    @tencorgmail4075 3 роки тому +39

    Next: Australia and Austria compared. Used to always get them confused.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +27

      Maybe eventually, but before that the epic Australia and New Zealand comparison.

    • @Daz_or_Daz
      @Daz_or_Daz 3 роки тому +1

      @@iammrbeat keen AF for that

    • @KFrost-fx7dt
      @KFrost-fx7dt 3 роки тому +1

      I know that one has dingoes and the other has veal schnitzel.

  • @sirfluffythegreat420
    @sirfluffythegreat420 3 роки тому +9

    Merry Christmas Mr. Beat!! You deserve a break for consistently making quality content throughout the year for us, your channel is getting really big now! If possible, you should definitely try and make a video next month about presidential inaugurations.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks Joshua! Merry Christmas!

  • @owlfish1
    @owlfish1 3 роки тому +2

    Huge fan of you sir! Merry Christmas

  • @vennomation
    @vennomation 3 роки тому +2

    Merry Christmas mr beat

  • @ammo862
    @ammo862 3 роки тому +6

    YES
    I'VE BEEN WATING FOR THIS YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSS

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +2

      Wootness!

    • @ammo862
      @ammo862 3 роки тому +2

      You should compare Qatar To Saudi Arabia!

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +3

    You are so cool Mr. Beat. Thank you for the awesome videos.

  • @hannamakela6989
    @hannamakela6989 Рік тому +3

    Mr. Beat always sounds as if he is maniacally excited and bored to tears at the exact same time! 🤣

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +2

    Like to wish Mr. Beat a Merry Christmas.

  • @lukaerd6258
    @lukaerd6258 3 роки тому +3

    So Buzz Aldrin, the man who flew so high and reached the moon alongside his fellows, had to leave the south pole because it was too high?

  • @MrBerg-jv4wv
    @MrBerg-jv4wv 3 роки тому +9

    I have never been so proud of being a Norwegian! I have even read a book about Herr. Amundsen. 🤧

  • @kevindoyle5696
    @kevindoyle5696 3 роки тому +2

    Merry Christmas Mr. Beat

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому

      Merry Christmas Kevin!

  • @timtwoface
    @timtwoface 3 роки тому +7

    Being Christmas Day and all, I figured we should confirm Santa Claus' exact address at the North Pole:
    Santa Claus
    North Pole, Canada
    H0H 0H0

    • @trudycolborne2371
      @trudycolborne2371 3 роки тому +1

      Correct. The geographic North pole is Canadian. I may be slightly biased as I am also Canadian. The magnetic North pole is defecting to Russia though. It used to be in Canada but it drifts around.

  • @eliasbra9959
    @eliasbra9959 3 роки тому +9

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate that he uses the metric system and Celsius in the video for his non American viewers

    • @liam-man7265
      @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +2

      Yes indeed. 👍

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +5

      Yeah I surprisingly have quite a few non-American viewers. I love them all. :D

    • @liam-man7265
      @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +4

      @@iammrbeat I’m still American but I still believe it would’ve been awesome if we kept up with the metric system.

  • @jpe1
    @jpe1 3 роки тому +8

    Compare Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Right next to each other, same language, similar climate and history, but very different countries in so many ways.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +4

      So different. Great suggestion!

  • @idawg9357
    @idawg9357 3 роки тому +2

    Merry Christmas Mr.Beat!

  • @diannhall7564
    @diannhall7564 3 роки тому +3

    Interesting video. Thank you and Have a Merry Christmas.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +3

      Thank you Diann and Merry Christmas!

  • @nivalnaresh1579
    @nivalnaresh1579 3 роки тому +8

    Mr. Beat: *in these United states*
    Me: he did it!!! He said the thing!!!

  • @ekmalsukarno2302
    @ekmalsukarno2302 3 роки тому +3

    Mr. Beat, can you please make a video titled 'Malaysia and Indonesia Compared'. Merry Christmas to you.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Heck yeah and Merry Christmas!

  • @danielbenner7583
    @danielbenner7583 3 роки тому +1

    Exactly what I wanted for Christmas.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Well Merry Christmas!

    • @danielbenner7583
      @danielbenner7583 3 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  • @mewpilled
    @mewpilled 3 роки тому +5

    You should make a video comparing Virginia & West Virginia.

  • @davesecx
    @davesecx 3 роки тому +9

    I only recently discovered this channel and I have been binge watching your videos ever since. I love this educational content. Thanks for making learning actually entertaining Mr Beat!

    • @elswizzo3239
      @elswizzo3239 2 роки тому +1

      Same ! His humor, sarcasm and telling the history without sugarcoating is what had me binge every video lol.
      I grew up in Brooklyn, NY so every since I started traveling all over I'm even more interested in what's outside of NYC.

  • @hfreddy127
    @hfreddy127 3 роки тому +1

    Merry Christmas, mr beat!

  • @liam-man7265
    @liam-man7265 3 роки тому +3

    Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! 🎄🎅🏻🎁

  • @Niko-ri4rs
    @Niko-ri4rs 3 роки тому +6

    Hey when is the 2020 election video coming out?

  • @just_a_turtle_chad
    @just_a_turtle_chad 3 роки тому +12

    This is my comparison on both of them
    North Pole: Santa Claus
    South Pole: Penguins

    • @rosereaper188
      @rosereaper188 3 роки тому

      I keep finding you everywhere

    • @rosereaper188
      @rosereaper188 3 роки тому

      @@georgewashington8097 Mr President is that really you?!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому

      And both places are no places for A Turtle.

  • @Username-cj8hm
    @Username-cj8hm 3 роки тому +4

    Compare the southern US to the Northern US

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому

      Where should the dividing line be? Right through Kansas? :D

    • @Username-cj8hm
      @Username-cj8hm 3 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat like outlined in this video: ua-cam.com/video/QtBDL8EiNZo/v-deo.html

  • @interstatehighwayfan_645
    @interstatehighwayfan_645 3 роки тому +3

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year greetings from Georgia Also I kind of want to make a parliamentary republic in the South Pole

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому

      Merry Christmas! And go for it. Part of it is unclaimed.

    • @interstatehighwayfan_645
      @interstatehighwayfan_645 3 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat king Matt beat And Prime Minister tigerstar

  • @zjean3417
    @zjean3417 3 роки тому +4

    *Update! The coldest temperature ever recorded is now -98 degrees Celsius*

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +3

    Will you do a video soon on how you would vote in presidential elections from 1788-1976?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Perhaps for a livestream? I do like this idea.

    • @historyhub9211
      @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +1

      @@iammrbeat Hey thanks. Sorry for bugging you so much about it.

  • @darreljones8645
    @darreljones8645 3 роки тому +1

    @4:50: "The Poles are not controlled by any one country."
    Kaiser Wilhelm II and Czar Nicholas II: "Correct. They are run by two countries!"

  • @Etosake
    @Etosake 3 роки тому +4

    I Needed This

  • @tornn8847
    @tornn8847 3 роки тому

    Yay you did the video I’ve been wanting for so long!!!

  • @therealbomb_com8774
    @therealbomb_com8774 3 роки тому +3

    What next, Prime Meridian vs Equator? (Although that'd be a good video.)

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому

      Oh goodness I don't know *SURE WHY NOT*

  • @heronimousbrapson863
    @heronimousbrapson863 3 роки тому +3

    The picture at 5:49 isn't at the north pole; it's at the "pole of inaccessibility" in Antarctica. It's the location the furthest inland on the continent. The Soviets set up a small station in the 1950's (I believe) there and erected a bust of Lenin, which is still there.

  • @Laniccal
    @Laniccal 3 роки тому

    Good videos Mr.Beat. Happy Holidays!

  • @SlimeytubeDude
    @SlimeytubeDude 3 роки тому +1

    Video Idea: an overview of each president's term/terms in office.

  • @PremierCCGuyMMXVI
    @PremierCCGuyMMXVI 3 роки тому +1

    Merry Christmas 🎁 everyone :D

  • @DanielCZipin
    @DanielCZipin 3 роки тому +2

    Good content here! Can you do a video comparing the US East Coast and West Coast? Thanks, Mr Beat. Merry Christmas

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +6

    Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +4

      I did pretty well. I didn't want anything I got lots. Check out my Insta for a couple of the cool gifts.

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +6

    Compare North and South Korea soon

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Mos def coming in 2021

  • @Noel_13
    @Noel_13 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome vid as always.
    Greetings from Argentina.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому

      Thanks 😊

    • @Noel_13
      @Noel_13 3 роки тому

      ​@@iammrbeat Oh cool! I didn't thought you would answer. Have a nice evening and Merry Christmas!

  • @danilovonsquawk572
    @danilovonsquawk572 3 роки тому +2

    Mr. Beat, could you compare the Canadian provinces?

  • @jeanmarco40
    @jeanmarco40 3 роки тому +3

    You could apply for a job at the South Pole. One colleague in my office has actually been a scientific winterover, living at Armundson Scott for 12 months including the winter.

  • @spacemanspiff2137
    @spacemanspiff2137 3 роки тому +2

    One is really cold. The other is extremely cold

  • @Dylan-le9zi
    @Dylan-le9zi Рік тому +1

    I remember being obsessed with magnets as a child, I remember going on a field trip in elementary school to an auditorium star show. The conversation lead to earths north and south poles and I corrected the speaker and said “isn’t the North Pole the south? Isn’t that why compass’s point north since they are attracted to the opposite field” he told me I was wrong and went 20 years before realizing I was right.

  • @SJDMovies57
    @SJDMovies57 Рік тому +1

    The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Magnetic North Pole.
    The North Pole is by definition the northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole. It defines geodetic latitude 90° North, as well as the direction of true north. At the North Pole all directions point south; all lines of longitude converge there, so its longitude can be defined as any degree value. No time zone has been assigned to the North Pole, so any time can be used as the local time. Along tight latitude circles, counterclockwise is east and clockwise is west. The North Pole is at the center of the Northern Hemisphere. The nearest land is usually said to be Kaffeklubben Island, off the northern coast of Greenland about 700 km (430 mi) away, though some perhaps semi-permanent gravel banks lie slightly closer. The nearest permanently inhabited place is Alert in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, which is located 817 km (508 mi) from the Pole.
    While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass, the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean amid waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice. The sea depth at the North Pole has been measured at 4,261 m (13,980 ft) by the Russian Mir submersible in 2007[1] and at 4,087 m (13,409 ft) by USS Nautilus in 1958.[2][3] This makes it impractical to construct a permanent station at the North Pole (unlike the South Pole). However, the Soviet Union, and later Russia, constructed a number of manned drifting stations on a generally annual basis since 1937, some of which have passed over or very close to the Pole. Since 2002, a group of Russians have also annually established a private base, Barneo, close to the Pole. This operates for a few weeks during early spring. Studies in the 2000s predicted that the North Pole may become seasonally ice-free because of Arctic ice shrinkage, with timescales varying from 2016[4][5] to the late 21st century or later.
    Attempts to reach the North Pole began in the late 19th century, with the record for "Farthest North" being surpassed on numerous occasions. The first undisputed expedition to reach the North Pole was that of the airship Norge, which overflew the area in 1926 with 16 men on board, including expedition leader Roald Amundsen. Three prior expeditions - led by Frederick Cook (1908, land), Robert Peary (1909, land) and Richard E. Byrd (1926, aerial) - were once also accepted as having reached the Pole. However, in each case later analysis of expedition data has cast doubt upon the accuracy of their claims.

  • @SunflowerSocialist
    @SunflowerSocialist 3 роки тому +1

    I got the Mr Beat book for Xmas.

  • @poesc
    @poesc 3 роки тому +1

    Great video!
    Are you able to Australia & New Zealand next?

  • @ashark4906
    @ashark4906 3 роки тому +6

    A Shark thinks he is in the middle pole!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +3

      Sharks control the rest of the waters.

  • @hot_guy997
    @hot_guy997 8 місяців тому +1

    Santa Clause lives in northern Canada up near the North Pole. He calls it the North Pole but it’s really in one of the Islands close to the North Pole.

  • @javidd3876
    @javidd3876 3 роки тому

    Merry Christmas !

  • @alwaysdisney2665
    @alwaysdisney2665 2 роки тому +1

    So scary we are in a large ball, floating around a huge fire ball in a black unlimited space

  • @SmileAndWave
    @SmileAndWave 3 роки тому +3

    England vs Scotland (vs EU maybe?) could be an interesting comparison with all the talk about independence recently

  • @jon1477
    @jon1477 3 роки тому +4

    Oh man it is a small world after all

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Until you try to go to both poles like some of these crazy folks.

  • @imo6927
    @imo6927 3 роки тому

    I got your book for Christmas!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Yay! Thanks to whoever got it for you!

  • @ChasetheG
    @ChasetheG 3 роки тому

    Merry Christmas, Mr. Beat.

  • @richy85
    @richy85 3 роки тому

    Merry Christmas Mr. Beat! Loved the video. Waiting patiently for the presidential election of 2020 video

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you, Merry Christmas! Oh and it's coming. :D

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog1989 3 роки тому +3

    Merry Christmas Matt, hope you and your family had a good Christmas in the circumstances. I'll never forget the first time I heard that Antarctica (and hence the South Pole) was a landmass and the Arctic isn't (well, not at the North Pole anyway). It was from former Monty Python actor Michael Palin's travel documentary "Pole to Pole." Recorded in 1991, it is a time warp if ever there was one (but more on that in a bit). His plan was to (no surprise) was to travel from the North Pole to the South Pole. His route was determined by the aspiration to use the 30° East line of longitude where possible (the one with the greatest landmass) and where logistically possible to minimise the use of aircraft.
    (Spoilers) apart from difficulties encountered enroute like being held up at the border between Egypt and Sudan, breaking his ribs having completed a run of White Water Rafting and trying and failing to find a spot for himself and the film crew on the only sailing between Cape Town, South Africa to Antarctica, he was eventually able to complete the journey. He was able to complete the journey through the use of Adventure Network, when he went from the tip of Africa to the tip of South America, in Punta Arenas, Chile. As I mentioned already, it was filmed in 1991 and the route he took took him to countries that (as of 2020) no longer exist or didn't exist back then. The first was when he travelled by ferry from the Finnish capital city, Helsinki, across the Baltic Sea to Talin (in modern day Estonia) in what was at the time the Soviet Union (in fact, months after they left the Soviet Union, it fell apart). Later, in Africa, he was travelling through Sudan, some 20 years before Sudan was split into 2 countries. Also in Africa, the year he was there, a ceasefire was declared in the war between Ethiopia and Eritrean rebels (as they were referred to at the time) and it was 2 years before Eritrea became independent from Ethiopia in 1993.
    There was also something politically significant about his time in South Africa. Even though Appartheid was still going on there, it was clear that it was on the way out and by 1994, that was the case with Nelson Mandela being elected South Africa's first Black president

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      I can't wait to check that documentary out, although I might have to do some digging. Merry Christmas to you!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Good news. I already found it on UA-cam 😆

  • @greetingsgoodsir8143
    @greetingsgoodsir8143 3 роки тому +1

    Dude. I didn’t know that you had a history/geography channel. That’s sick.

  • @HansenTruongOnYT
    @HansenTruongOnYT 3 роки тому +1

    They’re both cold because they both don’t have direct sunlight

  • @The___Gambit894
    @The___Gambit894 3 роки тому +4

    Do Romania 🇷🇴 and Moldova 🇲🇩 compared.
    PS: Merry Christmas. :D

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +3

      Merry Christmas, and great suggestion!

  • @JeevanSamagar
    @JeevanSamagar Рік тому +1

    🔥🔥🔥 These fires came while listening 🎧

  • @nevergivingup3434
    @nevergivingup3434 3 роки тому +1

    Merry Christmas Mr Beat. Best Christmas present.

  • @woodswitch23
    @woodswitch23 3 роки тому

    Great vidio.Happy holidays.

  • @emillyons5275
    @emillyons5275 3 роки тому +1

    Please do Auckland and Wellington compared!!

  • @txvoltaire
    @txvoltaire 3 роки тому

    Happy Boxing Day, Mr. Beat!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      Haha same to you

    • @txvoltaire
      @txvoltaire 3 роки тому

      @@iammrbeat Of course Boxing Day is of course celebrated by going to the After-Christmas sales (as if enough debt hasn't been incurred already)!

  • @thedownfallparodist1145
    @thedownfallparodist1145 3 роки тому +2

    Good Video!

  • @xXVignettaXx
    @xXVignettaXx 3 роки тому

    ive been wanting to see a video on this topic for awhile! subbed!

  • @isaacz.8349
    @isaacz.8349 3 роки тому

    This summs it up: one has Santa one has dying animals.

  • @chiaraventura8384
    @chiaraventura8384 3 роки тому +1

    Nice Christmas video haha

  • @norwoodwildlife9849
    @norwoodwildlife9849 3 роки тому +3

    Amundsen lived to the age of 55 but all his pictures
    look like he's 90. I guess exploration will do that to you,

  • @dylanbraamse8365
    @dylanbraamse8365 5 місяців тому +1

    mrbeat how do you dig around the north pole to all the way to the south pole and vice versa?

  • @unnamedmuffin
    @unnamedmuffin 3 роки тому +4

    Hemisphere comparison sounds pretty interesting, actually. You could do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres if the East and West sound too ambitious. ^_^

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 роки тому +1

      It might be lopsided since the Southern Hemisphere is mostly water.

  • @somerandomasshole4561
    @somerandomasshole4561 3 роки тому +3

    7:19 Hitler's advisors on September 2, 1939

  • @harrytruman5700
    @harrytruman5700 3 роки тому

    Marry Christmas Mr. Beat.

  • @trentolsen8232
    @trentolsen8232 3 роки тому +1

    Merry Christmas everyone!

  • @otavioraupp
    @otavioraupp Рік тому +1

    You could have mentioned that there are polar bears and foxes in the north pole but NOT in the south pole, and at the same time the south pole has penguins, and the north pole does not.

  • @historyhub9211
    @historyhub9211 3 роки тому +1

    Happy Holidays.

  • @bananataxes4773
    @bananataxes4773 3 роки тому

    This was a very nice vid it felt so professional and it wasn’t boring professional

  • @lavaknight3682
    @lavaknight3682 3 роки тому +2

    The series has finally reached its only logical conclusion

  • @chraman169
    @chraman169 3 роки тому +1

    Altough James Cook gets credited for discovering Antarctica (not the south pole) in 1820, Ottoman cartographer Piri Reis made a map more than 300 years before that displaying Antarctica. You can find pictures of it online, the original map is in a museum in Istanbul (Topkapı).
    This raises questions to wether the south pole has really been reached in 1911 at the earliest.

  • @PockASqueeno
    @PockASqueeno 3 роки тому +2

    Why is the south pole so significantly colder than the north pole? I'd think they'd each be colder than the other during the winter and warmer during the summer.

    • @chriswilliams1124
      @chriswilliams1124 2 роки тому +1

      The south pole is land, and the north pole is frozen water. Land gets much colder than water

    • @kiwitrainguy
      @kiwitrainguy Рік тому

      There are also Westerly winds that blow around the Southern Ocean and induce a current as well. This current serves as an insulating barrier and doesn't allow warmer water to get close to Antarctica unlike the Gulf Stream in the Northern Hemisphere.