MARINE BIOLOGIST plays SUBNAUTICA: just how real is it?

Should the sea dragon breathe fire? Does the reaper really need mandibles? Could a ghost leviathan get as big as it is? In this video, I analyze Subnautica from a scientific standpoint to determine just how realistic it is. We take a look at the planet itself, the environments, and the plethora of life inhabiting 4546B to examine how authentic and believable the world of Subnautica is to a marine biologist.

[@Aixo235]

I was not ready for that jumpscare

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

It was a video about subnautica; I couldn’t resist lol

[@moose5925]

Great Work DeLo! I've loved Subnautica for ages and kinda wondered if its ecosystem was at all viable and yeah, the leviathans kinda ruin the Ecosystem balance.
The one thing about the ghost leviathans that i always felt was that their territory was more of a residence in the abyss with a mate and don't want contending ghost leviathans to be in the area. Given that ghost leviathans are the only thing that willingly enters the abyss probably leads to a case of mistaken identity where the ghost leviathans mistake the player for a newborn Ghost Leviathan and given the already scarce food the pre-existing Ghosts don't want intruders using up their resources. Reaper leviathans are way too abundant for their lifestyle tho.
[With mistaken identity i assume that ghost leviathans have deteriorated eyesight from their habitat and are thus using some sort of vibrational or electric field detection like sharks have, leading to judge based on size more than physical appearance]
But that's just the ramblings of someone with 9-10th grade biology experience, lmk what you think.

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

Thanks! Also very interesting hypothesis

[@fehimdat]

Underrated channel, get this guy to 1k subs

[@nav7085]

hey i'm on my second year of oceanography right now, this was an extremely cool recomendation from youtube, never really stopped to have a look back in the game with the knowledge i gained during the past 2 years

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

Oh yeah this was a blast for me too. Keep going with oceanography, it only gets cooler the more you learn!

[@DeathTrooperReviews]

I look at the crashfish almost similarly to creatures from the alien franchise. I think the most logical explanation is that the egg they come out of is another living organism that possibly produces the fish and passively produces a kind of sulfer. On the topic of the crashfish commiting violent acts of terrorism against the player, I have no idea.

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

That’s definitely a good hypothesis; bees and some ants essentially commit suicide to protect their nest, however the members of the nest that do are non-reproducing. If the crash fish itself doesn’t reproduce then it makes way more sense

[@andrewguerrero3214]

This guy deserves way more subs, great video!

[@willemdegusseme3459]

Here's another sub. Good vid. ( :

[@fernandogodinho7544]

Great Video Bud keep going

[@cobalteatsbread]

hi charles

[@howtodraw7453]

Nice, subbed.

[@dumdum9547]

10:35 wasn't there a extinction event in the game, love your video by the way

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

Yes there was, I kinda forgot about that while making the video

[@roprope511]

Honestly, it takes a lot of guts to do any sort of public speaking with rhotacism. Kudos tbh, never heard anyone else with it before

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

Thank you for this, it took me a lot of courage to start making these videos and hearing this seriously made my week

[@kbleigh6829]

Subbed in the first Minute. W video

[@hody.8381]

Love Subnautica. There's really nothing like it.

[@JustSwagg]

love the video

[@overworldellie]

Great job :D

[@overworldellie]

Hi Charles 😄