The Lost Andree's Balloon Expedition ❄️ | 1897 | Time Travels
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2023
- Salomon August Andrée was one of the most famous Norwegian explorers of the late 1800s. In 1897, he set off on an expedition to the north pole, the most ambitious journey of its time. Unfortunately, his expedition was disastrous from the start. 🌎 Subscribe to Time Travels Here:
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For 30 years, Andree and his team were lost in the Arctic wilderness. In 1985, a team of explorers found Andree's wreckage and excavated his remains. What happened to Andree and his team during their journey to the north pole remains a mystery. Watch this video to find out more about this lost expedition and its mysterious end!
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Good video. Correction, the balloon was hydrogen filled, not hot air. The loss of much of the drag ropes was critical, because the heavy ropes would act as "auto ballast" to pull down a rising balloon without valving hydrogen or allow a sinking balloon to level out, without disposing of irreplaceable shot ballast. In short, it allows for better economy of gas and much longer flights. One speculated cause of death is polar bear liver. It contains very high levels of vitamin D, which is toxic in high dosages. That was likely unknown to them, and starving men would not have tossed away fresh food.
We're so lucky the advancements in photography came along when they did. Far too late for much of history, but right when life started getting faster and crazier we began to acquire real footage of it. It's astonishing those photos turned out so well and actually survived. And that the men, through all that was happening, had the presence of mind to document their journey.
It's not a co-incidence. Everything's connected.
Mike, you are quickly becoming one of my favorite documentarians on UA-cam. Right up there with Drachinifel. I’ve never heard this story before. It’s fascinating and terrifying at the same time.
It really sends 'chills' down your spine... ❄
If you like Drach and Mike I definitely recommend the shipwreck archives. They only have around 1k subs but their content is great quality. Almost unbelievable survival stories from back in the day.
I’m over from ocean liner designs, and my friend Mike Brady is on fire! This was an awesome story. I had never heard of it!
The fact that Anna finally gave her heart (literally) to Nils gave me goosebumps. Now that must be pure love.
Truly a beautiful story 💙
Mike you seriously deserve so much more views and likes. I enjoy 95% of your videos, the other 5% I haven’t watched yet. Keep going and know you have a loyal following.
Simp
This young man is destined for greatness.
Sometimes I find gems in yt. Thanks.
Excellent presentation. I also appreciate the professionalism of your attire. Too many people these days make videos unshaven, wearing T-shirts, with their hair looking like it smells of recent wet sewage.
Yikes, these guys were brave, borderline insane. Respect.
Sir John Franklin’s expedition makes Me shiver😊
Fascinating Mike! Until now I'd never heard of this expedition!
Mike, I had no idea that you had branched out. I love watching you grow as you get others interested in history.
You are a natural teacher. You give out information in easily digestible bits, with an enthusiasm that makes you want more. We DO consider you as a Friend. You just seem to have that spark of life that welcomes. A strong contrast to all the flash Bull SH^T that most folks offer. I am a Neuropsychiatrist (Physician) that has seen thousands of people. You are a rare bird, an honestly Good Man. Thank You Sir !!! You have a very bright future.
I really appreciate your intelligent, and thoughtful story telling - I love learning from you Mike. This story is a horrifying example of the “can do spirit” getting in the way of physics. I wonder what the crew that resigned got into next?
Thank you! be sure to subscribe for more we have some great new videos coming up, and as for the crew that resigned, that's a story for another day...
You weren't exaggerating when you said you would up the production and animations. Really like those animated photgraphs, reminds me of the italian art project where famous renaissance paintings were put into motion
Thanks for sharing. This story is fascinating. RIP three brave explorers. 🙏❤️
It is such a tragic tale. 😔
I would put the cause of death as hubris.
What admirable and courageous men. Thank you for telling their story.
There’s wisdom in the otherwise strange Franklin Expedition movie “The Terror” - where explorer Ross tells Franklin “what is your rescue plan? There’ll be nothing, you hear? - nothing lives there nothing grows”.
From their wide-eyed naivete to their manliness, the old-time adventurers make the best stories from our past
I love hearing a new story. Seems like everyone covers the same well-known ones. You must be and/or have a top notch researcher and that takes dedication and a knack for not falling into all those rabbit holes!
My friend, Mike Brady? Finally a friend in this hostile frozen world! Haha
Well-made video!
Archie's Archives has a fascinating video about this failed balloon expedition.
It was a hydrogen balloon not a hot air balloon.
How would they condense the hydrogen while on the ballon? They'd have no control over elevation if they didn't have pumps and tanks to condense and release hydrogen at will. Elevation also controls steering to an extent because you can get in different wind streams.
So how would they do it? I'm not implying I don't believe you but that they either had a pump and tank somehow even though they weren't invented yet beyond bellows and an iron tank which couldn't be put on a balloon or made to work. There's no way they expected to have no elevation control until they were ready to come down and hot air has many obvious advantages over hydrogen for the sort of thing they were doing.
He said it was hydrogen at the beginning of the video.
@@dickJohnsonpeter Most "lighter than air" craft of that time were hydrogen-filled (including 'The Eagle' in this story) and the way you operate a 'dirigible' is different to a hot air balloon. Mike does mention this being a hydrogen balloon, but Archie's Archives' video goes into more detail about the engineering of the craft if you're interested. This took place well before we understood atmospheric science in any meaningful way, and these were simple craft... Andrée's intention was to get high, catch the wind going in the right direction & "float" over the pole. It was a sealed envelope that used weight for elevation control - once they started descending & couldn't release any more ballast to regain height.... well, that's what the sleds were for.
Excellent video. Never heard this story before. Excellent graphics. Your videos are outstanding. 👍
No way ......Not my favorite Titanic content creator with another channel and I had no clue??? Seriously....how did I not know this? Ughhh. Well now I know what my next binge looks like!
Good to see you Mike! Loving the extra dose of 'your friend Mike Brady'!
This, UA-cam video was so much better done than the live action movie that was made about this journey. “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure” was a horrible adaptation of this story and rightfully bombed at the box office!
Excellent documentary! Great quality, and narrated wonderfully! Surprised it doesn’t have more likes. Fascinating story, it’s amazing the negatives were still retrievable and that we are able to get a glimpse into what those days were like for them. Brave men. Also the letter that one of the men wrote his wife and the fact that despite it being 30 years later, she still received it. ❤
Insanely brave men honestly. They literally traveled to hell and survived for a few months when I probably would have died 5 days in
In that environment as well! they were incredibly resilient and their records and diaries makes it so much more terrifying what they went through!
Another great video as usual and a wonderful choice of topic as well. You've quickly become one of my fav creators and theres no reason why your channels shouldnt blow up in subs, views and likes. Just know there are those of us out there in the void that appreciate your hard work that should be justly compensated one day soon!
Hear, hear! 👍
Hang on you make other history focused video's too. More video's to bing watch then😊
I was watching a video on this, looked it up, and saw one of my favorite narrators! I didn’t realize you had this channel, I have to subscribe now
I abosoulty love your voice, tone and structure of your videos. I love both of your channels. Please never stop!
Don't worry there's plenty to come! ⏳
Love to see you cover the lost Franklin Expedition.
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@@HistoryTimeTravels Also like to mention that your channel is phenomenal. Saw you on Channel 9 news as well. Congrats on making it to mainstream media in Australia. :D
Thank you Mike for making such an interesting video with great illustrations and everything. This is great, I loved it.
I don’t think Andree should have left Sweden, I think there was enough evidence to say the mission was not going to be successful before they set off.
Thank you!! This was wonderfully done!! I truly enjoyed this documentary. I am definitely a subscriber now!
Quality content
They kill and eat poplar bears, and when the last survivor buried his comrades, he took died, then polar bears are him dug up one of the others and ate some of him. Seems kinda like poetic Justice in a strange way. It's like a karma deal made polar bear meat kept them alive for a bit, and in return their own human meat, (respectively of course)
Kept the bear(s) alive. Hope they are resting in peace. Also you are a great story teller. Very talented in that area. Hope you have a wonderful and blessed day and stay safe out there!
Subscribed. Did you take any speaking classes? Your tones and inflections are great
Mike actually has never taken a public speaking class, just raw natural talent!
Let’s go! More great content! Love the stuff
Love this! The 1800s exploration is always so fascinating! Any chance you would or have you done a video on the Franklin Expedition? One of my favorite (and sad) maritime disasters. Great content and research in this video!
Oh this is great. I found your other channel Mike. I’m so glad to subscribe here. Yes this is a very interesting story. I had only ever heard of it about a year ago so I’m glad you did a video. Please keep it up the good work my friend.❤👍🏻
Just drop me off at Skagway, you can pick me up on the way home. I’m allergic to super cold.
Fantastic video Mike! Needs far more views, of that it is very worthy.
Wow, what an incredible series of events, that the campsite would be found, and some of the film still good after all those years. The harsh arctic weather preserving it, and what remained of the 3 explorers.
I find it incredible Andree proceeded with the voyage knowing the balloon was leaky. Surely Nils Ekholm would have made the others also aware but they despite being engineers decided to ignore it. They truly brought this disaster on themselves.
The hubris of man can be their downfall
*Fun Facts*
$38,000 in 1897 is worth about $1,381,900 in 2023 dollars. The dollar has lost approx 97% of its value since 1897 also that year there was an actual decrease in inflation of -1.19% but the average yearly inflation right from then to now was 2.89% yearly. Which means theres been a cumulative price increase of 3,536.58% causing average prices today to be over 36 times higher than in 1897 and todays dollar will only buy you about 2.75% of what a dollar could buy back then.
*Bonus Fact*
If you were able to invest $38k somehow in 1897 into the S&P 500 index you could expect a nominal return of around $6 billion dollars however when adjusting your returns for "beating inflation" you really have made only a profit of $165 million!
If they only decided to postpone the expedition so they could fix the balloon, it’s possible that they would have lived.
Yeah being equipped isn't enough. So many people get themselves in trouble neglecting the importance of knowledge and experience, thinking the right supplies is enough.
Always better to over prepare!
@@HistoryTimeTravels very true. I think people underestimate climbers, those experienced voyaging the Arctic etc. They completely disrespect the time such people have put in to preparing themselves, learning what to do, training their bodies etc. Hiking is popular in my area, but too many have to be rescued (or have died) because they thought having good equipment was all they needed, as if those who do such things just got off the couch one day, went to a shop, then climbed a mountain
Shades of 'Italia' in 1928 that indirectly led to the death of Roald Amundsen.
Polar bears are the only animals that don’t distinguish humans from other prey. We’re just like any other food item to them. They say that unlike with other kinds of bears, there’s nothing you can do if you ever face one (unless you have a strong weapon with you of course). They truly are death machines
They ate the bears but the bears ended up eating them. Oh the irony! 🐻 🐨
Many Maybe things it’s idiotic to go to the north pole in a balloon but some one most take a risk if we shaman discover new things, when we start sending people to Mars that will be a really dangerous trip many months in space without any quarantine of returning home to Earth, sometimes some one going to sacrifice themselves just to make next trip softer and better if we gave up every time a expedition did not come home we would be still living in Africa like prehistoric peace
It seems Salomon August Andrée was Stockton Rush of his times.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that.
do you think a zeppliin would be able to go overthe arctic? like hindenburg
One did. It was called the Norge and it was commanded by Roland Amudsen, the man who led the first team to reach the South Pole.
Hard for them to have a falling out when they are surrounded by Polar bears.
I wonder what happened to the balloon.
It sat there and rotted
All those engineers...no one checked the guide ropes???
No mather how good the rest of the doc might be..... mixing up Jules Vernes 'around the world in 80 days' and 'five weeks in a baloon'.... well I have a hard time swallowing that!!!
The thing is that allthoug in most movie adaptations of 80 days the use a baloon I have never read a version of the book that includes that part....
That makes it even harder to accept this slip
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@@J3nnings it still is one of be best known stories ever written and if you don't know what it's about it's kinda telling no mater how trivial of a detail you might think it is....
If anyone saw the amazing AMC series "The Terror" then perhaps it was a Tuunbaq. Just kidding. Why is it these types of men go almost insane to embark on these types of foolish endeavours? Oh I think I know. In the infamous words of George Leigh Mallory when asked why he climbs mountains he said, "Because it's there." Sometimes that's not enough George.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS TOO SCARY
YOU DIDNT TELL ME THAT THIS WAS A HORROR TING [edit: Im watching this at night 💀💀💀💀]
It wasn't a hot air balloon, it was hydrogen gas.
How is it 30 years if they set off in 1897 and were found in 1985? That's almost 100 years later
As I recall, he said that they were found in 1930.
Frankly the idea to use a HOT air balloon to cross the arctic is a 200IQ big brain move.
*Bonus Fun Fact*
Niks Eckholm in 1901 was the first person to describe climate change with the term "greenhouse effect"
Plus with how this expedition eventually ended he must feel like the most vindicated person ever to exist lol
It was not a hot-air ballon. The ballon was actually filled with hydrogen
All these examples of male hubris have one thing in common: None of them paid any attention to the warnings of over ambition within Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein published 100 years earlier which was continuously reprinted throughout the so called heroic age of arctic exploration
This is a case where I have trouble mustering to much sympathy because any basic understanding of how balloons move or even the barest amount of experimentation would have conclusively shown his rope steering theory was pure fantasy.
Maybe fact check the Jules Verne bit.
QM PART IV WHEN M I C H A E L????
Why the hate for "Din?"
We must do our upmost to get a genetic profile of any bears in their area around their time. Then we must tag and get a genetic profile of every Polar in order to kill all the descendants of any bear that may have attacked the explorers. Only then can we rest knowing we have avenged the brave, foolhardy men.
I think the polar bears had similar plans and fulfilled vengeful balance of stuff
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Another truly superb presentation - thank you, Mike !
Hydrogen even leaks through the solid surface of a rubber balloon. The guy who quit; told them their fabric balloon was leaking a known amount. But, that science they ignored.
Fine line between stupidity and bravery. This trip was the former.