Exploring An Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant

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  • @Wendigoon
    @Wendigoon  2 роки тому +1081

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  • @Matthewscrimbly
    @Matthewscrimbly 2 роки тому +5496

    This feels like a found footage horror film but it just doesn’t go wrong

    • @yungjc2
      @yungjc2 2 роки тому +121

      Thats almost worse🤣

    • @Kinkylords
      @Kinkylords 2 роки тому +96

      My god this is accurate

    • @Truly_Rudly
      @Truly_Rudly 2 роки тому +13

      I love this comment.

    • @dubiouspissdrinker
      @dubiouspissdrinker 2 роки тому +51

      yeah they just dropped the camera after they stopped recording

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 2 роки тому +80

      The first ever uplifting found footage film

  • @AntonVShokolov
    @AntonVShokolov 2 роки тому +20265

    It's so cool that wendigoon went all the way to Chernobyl just to take a bite of the elephant's foot.

    • @димитрийсаволчье
      @димитрийсаволчье 2 роки тому +519

      I know I'd have to touch it being the most radioactive that'd be rad

    • @pliskenx51mm83
      @pliskenx51mm83 2 роки тому +382

      He dodged a savory number of bullets and surrendering Russian soldiers to get there!

    • @ChadOfAllChads
      @ChadOfAllChads 2 роки тому +2

      Supposedly it can kill within days

    • @Heliogabalos
      @Heliogabalos 2 роки тому +230

      That sponsor segway was really crazy, first time anyone’s compared the mind destroying taste of the elephants foot to the mindblowing taste of magic spoon cereal (tm)

    • @ChadOfAllChads
      @ChadOfAllChads 2 роки тому +78

      @@Heliogabalos Chernobylo's

  • @aminimoose3971
    @aminimoose3971 2 роки тому +3679

    When you realize Wendigoon is that guy in horror movies. He will press the button. He WILL flip the switch. He will start something he shouldn't have.

    • @somegoodsoup7008
      @somegoodsoup7008 Рік тому +169

      *Always Sunny Theme Starts Playing
      *WENDIGOON STARTS A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN*

    • @xxcallmeniaxx3272
      @xxcallmeniaxx3272 Рік тому +40

      And laugh whilst doing it lmao

    • @unemployedphilosopher5072
      @unemployedphilosopher5072 Рік тому +18

      @@somegoodsoup7008 ty for this comment it made me laugh

    • @beserkpotato2949
      @beserkpotato2949 Рік тому +16

      I'm that guy as well, if I was ever in a nuclear power plant I would try my hardest to start it back up

    • @RumiNyx
      @RumiNyx Рік тому +5

      I'm surprised they decided not to open the caution tape door

  • @dillon.9190
    @dillon.9190 2 роки тому +5069

    It feels odd seeing Wendigoon walk down the hall at the beginning. I’m so used to seeing him in a chair telling me of unspeakable horrors, that seeing him moving just came as a surprise.

    • @bee.2392
      @bee.2392 2 роки тому +251

      I KNOW!! HE HAS LEGS!!

    • @14kiddd
      @14kiddd 2 роки тому +283

      @@bee.2392 cgi. They aren’t real. Can’t believe y’all are buying it 😂

    • @whisperr2522
      @whisperr2522 2 роки тому +146

      Still a pretty good render tho, the legs almost look real

    • @jakobwhaley5641
      @jakobwhaley5641 2 роки тому +6

      His movements too unnatural obviously cgi y'all would believe anything, we all know his legs are melded to his chair if not his lower half being the chair, open your eyes sheeple

    • @kiryukazuma8089
      @kiryukazuma8089 2 роки тому +40

      He is becoming the horror 😂

  • @WinterSoldier7207
    @WinterSoldier7207 2 роки тому +2691

    Wendigoon: *Has tactical helmet with a flashlight equipped for illuminating dark areas*
    Also Wendigoon: *uses camera flashlight to see in the dark*

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD 2 роки тому +82

      Could be an IR flashlight, I'm still at the start of the video so it's ambiguous.

    • @recitationtohear
      @recitationtohear 2 роки тому +6

      Fr

    • @daugin
      @daugin 2 роки тому +21

      he had night vision...

    • @WinterSoldier7207
      @WinterSoldier7207 2 роки тому +36

      @@daugin Which he also doesn't seem to use

    • @WinterSoldier7207
      @WinterSoldier7207 2 роки тому +26

      @@ChucksSEADnDEAD It's possible, that might go with his night vision goggles. Either way it looks funny

  • @Judgernaut
    @Judgernaut 2 роки тому +2426

    It's insane to me that a facility with millions of dollars worth of material and tech just gets abandoned like that

    • @bugzy_brain
      @bugzy_brain 2 роки тому +115

      rich ppl are crazy man

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy 2 роки тому +86

      Probably a government contract.

    • @helloneighbour2408
      @helloneighbour2408 2 роки тому +172

      @@bugzy_brain bro the gov owns these. not billionnaires

    • @leonardonetagamer
      @leonardonetagamer 2 роки тому +45

      @@helloneighbour2408 this is a power plant, power is mostly a private industry

    • @bugzy_brain
      @bugzy_brain 2 роки тому

      @@helloneighbour2408 isnt the government made up of a bunch of billionaires??

  • @Truly_Rudly
    @Truly_Rudly 2 роки тому +4057

    UA-camrs who don’t normally walk around big abandoned places walking around big abandoned places is my new favorite genre.

  • @dimitrimolotovvyacheslav4604
    @dimitrimolotovvyacheslav4604 2 роки тому +5146

    I love how Wendigoon can fit Sunday morning lessons and Chernobyl exploration videos in the same channel, and it doesn't even feel out of place

    • @juniperberryyyy
      @juniperberryyyy 2 роки тому +27

      this isn't Chernobyl though??

    • @Mateus-xs6il
      @Mateus-xs6il 2 роки тому +92

      @@juniperberryyyy It is clearly Chernobyl bro

    • @dimitrimolotovvyacheslav4604
      @dimitrimolotovvyacheslav4604 2 роки тому +60

      @@juniperberryyyy its literally Chernobyl

    • @judahgjudahg2095
      @judahgjudahg2095 2 роки тому +2

      Facts

    • @rustyeyeby
      @rustyeyeby 2 роки тому +140

      @@dimitrimolotovvyacheslav4604 this isn't Chernobyl. All the alarm indicators were in English, the lockers had American names. Moreover, there's a bloody war in Ukraine.

  • @SMEAUKE
    @SMEAUKE 2 роки тому +745

    I think it’s so cool that Wendigoon was able to run the electricity in this old plant with the raw power of his existence.

    • @dejangegic
      @dejangegic 10 місяців тому +8

      that's a pretty good observation

  • @LupusPepe
    @LupusPepe 2 роки тому +2206

    Imagine if Wendigoon made an urban exploration channel called Wendigoonin' or something. Or just anything with live-action Wendigoon. I would watch that like crazy.

  • @maxr1104
    @maxr1104 2 роки тому +870

    Okay really small detail, but I appreciate that he introduced everyone as his friends before anything else. Too often I feel bad for the cameramen in videos like this because they’re told to stay quiet and ‘not ruin the footage’. I much prefer this kind of set up where everyone’s contributions are accepted and even encouraged. Great people all around.

    • @lubeniobenio7343
      @lubeniobenio7343 2 роки тому +52

      He even thanked the cameraman, because he knows he's doing a lot of that work and I love that

    • @maxr1104
      @maxr1104 2 роки тому +33

      @Kehath definitely not common with big names, and def not on the side of UA-cam that’s occupied by wendigoon and Markiplier, who are some of the nicer people on this site I would imagine. I’m more referring to small-scale variety creators, and tbh I was making a bit of a straw man as I can’t think of any off people off the top of my head. Also almost every video has a camera man, think of any vlog where you don’t hear the guy behind the camera talking.

    • @jackryan4313
      @jackryan4313 2 роки тому +8

      Spot on. The cameramen are always in the background even tho their expertise on film is what majorly contributes to the production. Photography/film is NOT easy and NOT simple by any means. There's a reason you can find tons of videos of pros vs amateurs where the pro has a Walmart setup and the amateur has a Hollywood setup that's exponentially more expensive, and the pro far outclasses them with ease

  • @Nahan_Boker94
    @Nahan_Boker94 2 роки тому +202

    Other abandoned exploration channels : Make things horror, sad, terrifying, and nostalgia
    Wendigoon & Friends : Running, Screaming, Singing loudly, Dances, Make weird noises everywhere possible

  • @SplendidCoffee0
    @SplendidCoffee0 2 роки тому +4295

    It’ll go downhill when Wendigoon finds a mason jar full of bottle caps.

    • @legoholic516
      @legoholic516 2 роки тому +346

      He’ll need some Bobby pins to fully explore the area

    • @bornassassin9630
      @bornassassin9630 2 роки тому +38

      Or WORSE!

    • @stormhought
      @stormhought 2 роки тому +160

      he's got spurrrrrrs that jingle jangle jingle!

    • @foolish.intellectual9967
      @foolish.intellectual9967 2 роки тому +111

      @@legoholic516 might need to have science 50 as well to learn the lore

    • @EchoHD
      @EchoHD 2 роки тому +20

      Yo a little off topic but nice profile pic great album

  • @wolfchanel2879
    @wolfchanel2879 2 роки тому +1118

    9:00 hi chemical engineer here. Those are alarms that operators monitor while the plant runs. The ones that were focused on were for tank level and they indicated if the fluid level was too high or low. The top line was the number designated to that tank. There are likely also ones for temperature and pressure.

    • @adioamigo22
      @adioamigo22 2 роки тому +42

      I think this is GTI in Barnwell, SC, and it was a reactor disassembly facility. They were going to build a plant nearby, and got 2 reactors in, but then aborted the plant, so GTI was built for the reactors, and is now a training facility for LEO/military.

    • @zafaraa6410
      @zafaraa6410 2 роки тому +17

      I was looking in the comments for someone’s explanation xD

    • @duuuibeyyy
      @duuuibeyyy 2 роки тому +6

      Hi Walter white here

    • @iamunamed5800
      @iamunamed5800 2 роки тому +4

      @@adioamigo22 very likely GTI, just checked their website and they're scheduled for a "private facility rental" december 1st-17th. all the government bookings are listed by name.

    • @engineeredobsolesce8407
      @engineeredobsolesce8407 2 роки тому +9

      Automation engineer here:
      The panel is just discrete I/O indication “LAH-XXXX” is the device tag for a level high switch etc. These are not alarms and this panel would probably always be lit up like a Christmas tree. An operator might consult this panel before launching a procedure to ensure the necessary conditions are met, like a source vessel being full or destination vessel being empty etc.

  • @bluntkleaver8244
    @bluntkleaver8244 2 роки тому +185

    In 30yrs this would be a classic found footage horror opening about nuclear fallout that got restarted by a group of adventure seeking friends

  • @jlaz104
    @jlaz104 2 роки тому +583

    Wendigoon and his friends running around making noise, flipping switches, twisting knobs and stuff giddily while the eldritch horror that was sealed beneath the facility is wondering why it's lights are flipping on and off

    • @katerrinah5442
      @katerrinah5442 2 роки тому +20

      It's going drop a dead dwarf in the Balrog's mug of hot chocolate and awaken Durin's Bane to destroy the world

    • @azzy5330
      @azzy5330 2 роки тому +2

      ahahahahahah wendigoon a goon bro that's why it's in his name jonathan

  • @spacecowboy6108
    @spacecowboy6108 2 роки тому +1866

    Did some research, this is an abandoned nuclear reprocessing site. It was supposed to be used to recycle spent fuel from nuclear reactors, but construction was unfortunately cancelled in the mid 70's. Genuinely an awesome video and a rare view of the interior of a little-known facility! You can find some really good photos from its construction showing these rooms as they were, its pretty fascinating!
    The people behind the STALKER film couldn't have chosen a better place to use, its got that perfect eerie atmosphere that meshes well with the games! also really happy they chose a whole bunch of awesome people to be in the project!

    • @yeeyee5820
      @yeeyee5820 2 роки тому +14

      What’s it’s name and where is it located? For research purposes obv.

    • @AJRockets
      @AJRockets 2 роки тому +65

      @@yeeyee5820 Barnwell Disposal Facility. It's ran by a training company called Government Training Institute

    • @ThrowingTexas144
      @ThrowingTexas144 2 роки тому +3

      Do you have a link to the photos?

    • @kokonutkream9724
      @kokonutkream9724 2 роки тому

      So dumb that the government won't allow recycling of the fuel. We have the ability to reenrich 90% of waste. But the cold war politicians are so afraid of russia sneaking into the US to steal it...

    • @emmerdoodle8517
      @emmerdoodle8517 2 роки тому +16

      Damn it, now people are gonna destroy it

  • @damejanea.macdonald2371
    @damejanea.macdonald2371 2 роки тому +677

    Imagine if, after Wendigoon pranked him by locking him in the glass cage at 21:40, Drew never appeared on camera for the rest of the video without comment.
    It’s like 2 minutes after Wendigoon said he’d never lie so openly to his audience, but it would have made the comments section an incredible place.
    (Loved the video!)

  • @tam11225
    @tam11225 2 роки тому +896

    What I love is that it’s just so real. No click bait thumbnail, no 3 am title, no “HAUNTED EXPERIENCE”. A couple of dudes walkin around an abandoned nuclear plant discovering things themselves and making jokes.

    • @ryanparker4996
      @ryanparker4996 2 роки тому +10

      Follow Hell On Earth, they make content like this

    • @murilopereira7186
      @murilopereira7186 2 роки тому +10

      His thumbnails have a very distinct style, I like them a lot

    • @michelleobamafootcream9292
      @michelleobamafootcream9292 2 роки тому +13

      @@murilopereira7186 for a second I thought this was another backrooms video by Kane pixels

    • @nobodycarewho
      @nobodycarewho 2 роки тому

      @@michelleobamafootcream9292 same

    • @brown_gurl
      @brown_gurl 2 роки тому +1

      No fr, I haven't found content like this. It truly hits the spot

  • @HIMMBelljuvo
    @HIMMBelljuvo 2 роки тому +1696

    There's just something so wholesome about a bunch of guys having fun exploring just for the heck of it. We need more of this

    • @EarlHollander
      @EarlHollander 2 роки тому +1

      Boys being boys

    • @Kubarka
      @Kubarka 2 роки тому +35

      Friendship simulator

    • @velconx15
      @velconx15 2 роки тому +10

      Our homes are next

    • @ryanparker4996
      @ryanparker4996 2 роки тому +14

      Theres whole kot of Urbex content on youtube waiting for you

    • @oceanman3804
      @oceanman3804 2 роки тому +6

      You might like proper people in that case

  • @crabappleshea1189
    @crabappleshea1189 2 роки тому +45

    25:39 His singing is genuinely gorgeous I rewatched this like 10 times omfg

    • @tobyfinchghost
      @tobyfinchghost 3 місяці тому +1

      hearing them echo off the walls was so genuinely haunting, like an apocalyptic video game scene haha

  • @idontknowwhatimdoing6319
    @idontknowwhatimdoing6319 2 роки тому +1033

    " TSA checking my coat for my stolen nuclear data drive, " is the best phrase dad has ever uttered.

    • @lilylohmann614
      @lilylohmann614 2 роки тому +116

      “I am NOT stealing the nuclear floppy disc” is also very good

  • @trevorhaddox6884
    @trevorhaddox6884 2 роки тому +500

    That machine with the tapes is a PDP11, that's pretty rare and valuable in the vintage computer community. To put it into perspective, just the panel with the switches itself is over $2000 on Ebay right now, let alone a whole system (even if it's beat up). I would contact the owners of the property and ask if it can be sent to a museum or something.

    • @fafler
      @fafler 2 роки тому +79

      Yeah, what an amazing thing to find in such a place, just being left there for 40+ years.

    • @vaclavsteiger288
      @vaclavsteiger288 2 роки тому +54

      ...and those tape drives were probably DEC TE10W - storage capacity up to 46MB. Lovely :)

    • @MrNicoPela
      @MrNicoPela 2 роки тому +36

      An historical piece of computing too, UNIX was first developed on a PDP11 at the Bell labs.

    • @exidy-yt
      @exidy-yt 2 роки тому +6

      @@vaclavsteiger288 Yeah, 50mb per tape was my guess when these kids were all 'naw, kilobytes per tape maybe!'

    • @CodeeXD
      @CodeeXD 2 роки тому +28

      @@exidy-yt why the random disrespect? Calling the kids because they don't know something kinda obscure?

  • @DarkShadowz56
    @DarkShadowz56 2 роки тому +475

    i can’t believe wendigoon went to the backrooms just for a video what a dedicated youtuber

    • @StationroadRatrods
      @StationroadRatrods Рік тому +1

      I came here to say this but I knew in my heart it was already said

    • @AndorRadnai
      @AndorRadnai 6 місяців тому

      Multiple times at that!

  • @friendlyastronaut6462
    @friendlyastronaut6462 2 роки тому +1337

    You know at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Wendigoon started a video with "Hello everybody, Today were going to be creating a Nuclear Meltdown in order to access a pocket dimension to the Backrooms with this abandoned Powerplant I accidentally stumbled upon hiking in the wilderness at 2 a.m" And I'd still watch it

    • @itsmike2942
      @itsmike2942 2 роки тому +93

      "And as always, thank you for watching!"

    • @Toxic_Korgi
      @Toxic_Korgi 2 роки тому

      Instead of a podcast analyzing the Bible its just brainwashed Wendigoon spreading the great word of the monolith.

    • @sarahpuke5724
      @sarahpuke5724 2 роки тому +16

      Well of course i think any sane person would.
      Id watch his videos even if it meant everytime i clicked a small man emerged from the tv and bit the mosr sensitive of parts

    • @danny047
      @danny047 2 роки тому

      Need this video

    • @DoobieKeebler
      @DoobieKeebler 2 роки тому +18

      "I was having a discussion the other day about which 'Fallout' game was the best, but we disagreed. Aaaand since we disagreed, we are going to create a nuclear meltdown because me & Drewski were curious if we could make 'Fallout' happen because we got off track and now we just want to see if we could".

  • @darrelsam419
    @darrelsam419 2 роки тому +137

    The slight yellowish lighting in most of the corridors and rooms give this a Backrooms kind of feel, and it's only made more surreal by how the rooms go from large open halls with deep shafts to narrow, uncomfortable corridors. It's such a strange place. I would absolutely love to see Wendigoon and his friends visit more strange abandoned locations like this, it's fun to watch.

  • @celfhelp
    @celfhelp 2 роки тому +538

    having explored plenty of abandoned buildings and facilities myself, i can confidently say that abandoned buildings with the power still on are far more unsettling than just fully dead buildings

    • @EarthenCavy
      @EarthenCavy 2 роки тому +42

      Yeah, that’s some backrooms kinda shit… 😳

    • @noobpro9759
      @noobpro9759 2 роки тому +10

      Eh I’d be more scared of a fully dark building. Way easier to get turned around and disoriented. At least with the lights on they can keep a better mental image of where they are. But I get why it’d be creepy.

    • @chaoz7370
      @chaoz7370 2 роки тому +80

      @@noobpro9759 Both are their own kinds of scary, imo. Fully dark buildings are obvious, dark and spooky, oooo whats hiding in that dark hallway? But with buildings like these, where there's still remnants of power, it kind of feels like it wasn't abandoned, but rather everyone vanished, and it overall gives a vibe that something is very wrong. People should be here, but it's only you...or is it?

    • @Lozoot2
      @Lozoot2 2 роки тому +7

      @@chaoz7370 the best ones are the bandos so fresh that nobody's left yet!

    • @Afrologist
      @Afrologist 2 роки тому +18

      @@Lozoot2 I explored an abandoned, overgrown buiilding with some buddies out in a semi-rural, out of the way area & got jumpscared by a sleeping homeless man lmao

  • @EpicCoolGuy21
    @EpicCoolGuy21 2 роки тому +337

    It’s so strange seeing Wendigoon interact with the real world, I’m so used to his disembodied head talking to me in the same setting he always does

  • @monroerobbins7551
    @monroerobbins7551 2 роки тому +253

    I’m just kind of in awe. This dude is working to make a goddamn movie and stuff, and his content is so eclectic yet fitting, and I love it!! It makes me so happy, and it’s so fascinating. Kudos to Wendigoon and everyone working on this movie, I’m super pumped.

  • @atrk513
    @atrk513 2 роки тому +186

    Wendigoon: I'm scared of the ocean.
    Also Wendigoon: Abandoned Nuclear Power Plants are AOKAY.

    • @gromblereal
      @gromblereal Рік тому +9

      heres the thing
      you can see the end/the floor of the power plant
      oceans are just insanely deep where you can’t even see the bottom, it’s just a big dark blue void

  • @cherenkov_blue
    @cherenkov_blue 2 роки тому +538

    The odd looking window at 26:18 is a radiation-blocking viewing window. These types of windows are used in laboratories that specialize in nuclear chemistry, and the yellow discoloration comes from oil sealed within the different layers of the window. Usually rooms with such windows have no direct access, but the materials inside are manipulated by mechanical arms controlled from outside.

    • @nacregem
      @nacregem 2 роки тому

    • @teaveins1466
      @teaveins1466 2 роки тому +22

      I sincerely hope this facility never actually handled radioactive isotopes considering the lack of knowledge/precaution displayed in this video.

    • @NunyaBesnas
      @NunyaBesnas 2 роки тому +7

      Also known as “Hot cells”.

    • @MrDocseidel7
      @MrDocseidel7 2 роки тому

      @@teaveins1466what do you mean?

    • @teaveins1466
      @teaveins1466 2 роки тому +21

      @@MrDocseidel7 Assuming any hazardous compounds are in the environment, lead paint and asbestos notwithstanding, stuff like putting his helmet on the ground then picking it up and putting it back on is a tad risky to say the least

  • @DarthSidian
    @DarthSidian 2 роки тому +57

    "I have access to an abandoned nuclear facility, so of course I'm gonna act a fool in it." Glad to know you're honest!

  • @machinesnow
    @machinesnow 2 роки тому +891

    the masculine urge to abandon your wifes at home and explore an abandoned nucellar plant with the boys

    • @ciel1083
      @ciel1083 Рік тому +24

      Wifes?

    • @halatiny6537
      @halatiny6537 Рік тому +2

      @@ciel1083😭

    • @ChickenPadThai
      @ChickenPadThai Рік тому +4

      ​@@ciel1083praise Allah

    • @toasterkolin9951
      @toasterkolin9951 Рік тому

      @@ChickenPadThai Praise these nuts freak.

    • @aarontimm
      @aarontimm 11 місяців тому +4

      my wife IS one of the boys in the same way that im one of the girls

  • @lilduckyisopod9448
    @lilduckyisopod9448 2 роки тому +383

    Could absolutely film an SCP film here. The sound, oddly uniform yet entirely bizarre structure of the facility and how quickly it transitions from near suffocating visuals to vast expansive rooms. This is like the *perfect* set piece

    • @LegioPanda
      @LegioPanda 2 роки тому +45

      Let them film the Stalker movie first and then we'll talk about SCP 😅

    • @roccomorone653
      @roccomorone653 2 роки тому +11

      Yeah nuclear power plants have such bizarre layouts. I think it could work great with SCP

    • @peanutgallery4
      @peanutgallery4 2 роки тому +3

      @@LegioPanda No, we were robbed of SCP HERETIC!!!

    • @MomDoer-qc7iw
      @MomDoer-qc7iw 2 роки тому +1

      @@peanutgallery4 Stalker is infinitely cooler than scp

    • @X-SPONGED
      @X-SPONGED 2 роки тому +5

      Absolutely,man. So many cool concepts in The SCP Fandom. It would be a shame if none of them see the light of internet cinema.

  • @abbyw.2503
    @abbyw.2503 2 роки тому +55

    I got jumpscared as when Wendigoon pushed the button at 9:29 there was a garbage truck outside beeping, so I thought that the alarms in the facility had just gone off

  • @andyt7295
    @andyt7295 2 роки тому +458

    Disappointed by the lack of mutants waiting for you guys in the shadows, but glad you've had a good time :)

    • @kaiseremotion854
      @kaiseremotion854 Рік тому +5

      not a single feral ghoul!

    • @CarefreeMan
      @CarefreeMan Рік тому +1

      @@kaiseremotion854 *No snorks, either. A bit disappointed.*

  • @thatoneloser210
    @thatoneloser210 2 роки тому +336

    I can't believe Wendigoon became real, truly an ARG milestone

  • @striker_0
    @striker_0 2 роки тому +57

    If wendigoon had an urban exploration channel it’d prolly be the only thing I watch

  • @brandonhookey7654
    @brandonhookey7654 2 роки тому +517

    Source: I work at Sequoyah Nuclear plant 9:00 those windows are “annunciators” they will light and alarm to give indication of the given circumstances
    9:09 those are known as “recorders”. They give a scaled indication of a given signal picked up from instrumentation. (Pressure, level,flow and temp) I am an instrument mechanic. 18:41 those are radiation monitors. My dad specialized in those specifically. 28:00 that is the spent fuel pit where used fuel is stored for some time until it has decayed enough to be removed. It is normally flooded with borated water covering the spent fuel assemblies. I’m geekin with excitement, you have won me over. I wish I could be there with y’all.
    40:00 that is a bus, I rode one to school about 15 years ago.

    • @jrlin4180
      @jrlin4180 Рік тому +2

      Cool stuff

    • @brandoncullen4189
      @brandoncullen4189 Рік тому +59

      You seem to be quite an expert on buses!

    • @brandonhookey7654
      @brandonhookey7654 Рік тому +1

      @@brandoncullen4189 yeah they call me the bus SME (Subject Matter Expert)

    • @thesaviorofsouls5210
      @thesaviorofsouls5210 Рік тому +67

      Cant believe we got some information right from the source, can only imagine what it was like sitting in a bus.

    • @christianhernandez3044
      @christianhernandez3044 Рік тому +9

      Indeed, you are hilarious

  • @DonutOperator
    @DonutOperator 2 роки тому +716

    Hey I went to SWAT school at that power plant!

    • @squishyhunter1744
      @squishyhunter1744 Рік тому +15

      Hey Donut love your vids. Got any interesting stories about SWAT training there?

    • @JeanTp333
      @JeanTp333 Рік тому +14

      Not true, they would never put cops in training in a place with that much darkness.

    • @cheemsecks-dee5134
      @cheemsecks-dee5134 Рік тому

      Tits or ass? If you say tits you're too afraid to get dirty FYI

    • @Celtic1020
      @Celtic1020 Рік тому +22

      @@JeanTp333you're joking right?

    • @all4memes677
      @all4memes677 Рік тому +26

      @@Celtic1020 i reckon he's probably saying that they'd get afraid and start shooting

  • @CertifiedFresh7
    @CertifiedFresh7 2 роки тому +89

    This is exactly like a horror movie, but nothing bad actually happens lol

  • @lordvess6214
    @lordvess6214 2 роки тому +505

    I'm gonna appreciate how good of a cameraman this guy is to make a completely mundane regular exploration video feel like an actual found footage movie with how it was shot in some areas.

    • @Josuh
      @Josuh 2 роки тому +18

      specially moments like 6:26 in which homie just focuses ominously into the background

    • @stefanek8886
      @stefanek8886 2 роки тому +1

      Ahh God yes I agree

    • @0gammag0
      @0gammag0 2 роки тому +2

      @@Josuh I was half expecting something to move

  • @st.salmonella9827
    @st.salmonella9827 2 роки тому +915

    I could imagine how giddy wendi was to finally have a good reason to hear his helmet with the attachments 😂

    • @sn1perdude7110
      @sn1perdude7110 2 роки тому +34

      Hes low key a boog boi 🌺 hes got all the kit

    • @oban6051
      @oban6051 2 роки тому +48

      @@sn1perdude7110That Rifle he showed a little while back and his helmet and nods is like 10-15k. He’s definitely a prepper.

    • @burgerman3500
      @burgerman3500 2 роки тому +9

      @@sn1perdude7110 He called him self one in an older vid I think it was ranking youtubers

    • @purromemes7395
      @purromemes7395 2 роки тому +5

      @@sn1perdude7110 he actually started the boog boi trend. He was the originator of the term I believe

    • @mememachinefixed5317
      @mememachinefixed5317 2 роки тому +9

      @@purromemes7395 negative ghost rider

  • @gokaputt
    @gokaputt 2 роки тому +34

    I commented a while ago that me and my sister yell across the house that you posted when we find out, which you saw and said was wholesome. I just wanna say, my sister moved to college 3 months ago, and we now spam text eachother when a new video drops. Old traditions never die, especially wendigoon traditions.

  • @kalystagutierrez1607
    @kalystagutierrez1607 2 роки тому +705

    I love how they just stroll through a potentially dangerous place all while quoting memes and vines, truly an iconic moment

    • @demi4156
      @demi4156 2 роки тому +29

      They wouldn't be allowed in, let alone allowed to film a movie there if it was potentially dangerous.

    • @kalystagutierrez1607
      @kalystagutierrez1607 2 роки тому +52

      @@demi4156 you act like loose debris isn't a thing

    • @fivebrosstopmos
      @fivebrosstopmos 2 роки тому +8

      @@kalystagutierrez1607 Boy, you must be afraid to walk under cliffs.

    • @kalystagutierrez1607
      @kalystagutierrez1607 2 роки тому +8

      @@fivebrosstopmos boy, you must love sticking your fingers into electric sockets

    • @fivebrosstopmos
      @fivebrosstopmos 2 роки тому +8

      @@kalystagutierrez1607 Big difference between certain death and a one-in-a-million chance of injury.

  • @arelavent3925
    @arelavent3925 2 роки тому +389

    I love how this feels like it's building up to a found footage horror movie

  • @Owen.Leitch
    @Owen.Leitch 2 роки тому +21

    38:48 absolutely killed me for some reason hahaha😂
    I think it was combination of the ‘hey’ and then sudden *SLAM* noise

  • @luksbitegamer
    @luksbitegamer 2 роки тому +18

    25:50 Imagine you're exploring a power plant, and all of a sudden you spot three men slowly walking towards you singing country roads.
    I would shit myself

  • @WarfareRidge
    @WarfareRidge 2 роки тому +479

    Wendigoon goes to the highest mountains of Tennessee and to the abandoned Nuclear power plants to keep us entertained; that kind of dedication is almost unreal.

    • @A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf
      @A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf 2 роки тому +20

      I wonder how long until he starts scuba diving?

    • @SwiftVTing
      @SwiftVTing 2 роки тому +8

      @@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf now that is something I’d like to see from wendiboy

    • @KAnim
      @KAnim 2 роки тому +2

      And it's also very informative for us

    • @emmettbattle5728
      @emmettbattle5728 2 роки тому +3

      dont forget being in the cave

    • @virikan3518
      @virikan3518 2 роки тому +1

      @@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf it won't happen, poor Wendi doesn't have any legs to swim with

  • @forrestthefreak7305
    @forrestthefreak7305 Рік тому +31

    Finally got to hear the guy that holds the camera while wendigoon talks about scary things for hours on end, keep it up

  • @DevLunar
    @DevLunar 2 роки тому +147

    I'm scrolling in the middle of the night and I see that 16 minutes ago Wendigoon made a video about an abandoned nuclear power plan that he appears to be exploring. I love what this man does

  • @00xero
    @00xero 2 роки тому +264

    I used to design control panels like that. The ones with alarms is called an enunciator (i think). Those are alarms for critical sensors in the control system. Employees (operators) monitor those and they light up. LAH = level alarm high, LAL=level alarm low, etc... The number is for the sensor so you can find it on a P&ID diagram.

    • @emerablade2021
      @emerablade2021 2 роки тому +3

      May I ask what a P&ID diagram is?

    • @00xero
      @00xero 2 роки тому +18

      @@emerablade2021 Piping & Instrumentation Diagram. Like an electrical schematic but for pipes, tanks, reactors, etc in a plant. "Instrumentation" = sensors & control systems.

    • @dark2023-1lovesoni
      @dark2023-1lovesoni 2 роки тому +1

      I'm in no way challenging you, I've had more crazy/unique experiences than most in my lifetime (filled a RX a rockstar ODd on, survived a horrific car crash, was a hostage in a mass shooting, etc... ).
      I'm just curious if you can mention, or hint at, who you worked for? Or please just tell us your favorite story from that time.

  • @Joseph_yy
    @Joseph_yy 2 роки тому +32

    25:39 This part remains me of the scene from full metal jacket where the soldier are singing Mickey Mouse song, but with a modern, post apocalyptic twist, absolutely love it and I wish someday we can see something like that in a movie.

  • @aidynanderson1249
    @aidynanderson1249 2 роки тому +115

    25:40 Hold up full song covers in an abandoned nuclear power plant would actually be dope as hell. Like creepy / melancholic atmospheric songs? That'd be sick man

    • @aidynanderson1249
      @aidynanderson1249 2 роки тому +17

      Also 38:02 goddamn

    • @anon2234
      @anon2234 2 роки тому +3

      Idk, metal would play well here too, so would hardstyle/hardcore. Reverse bass echoing would sound beast.

    • @yoMC18
      @yoMC18 2 роки тому +1

      such an underrated moment in the video

    • @aidynanderson1249
      @aidynanderson1249 2 роки тому

      @@anon2234 Aw yeah I didn't even think of that

  • @hurricanedude5090
    @hurricanedude5090 2 роки тому +214

    I love the fact that it's edited like a footage found video. Audio getting cut off, senes that could be longer interrupted with a different clip. It felt like a full on experience!

    • @atmywhitson
      @atmywhitson 2 роки тому

      Well said! I flipping LOVE FF.

    • @SerechII
      @SerechII 2 роки тому +5

      if the camera was less hell bent on illuminating every room it would've looked damn spooky too, some of those shots looked straight out of something like the backrooms

    • @hurricanedude5090
      @hurricanedude5090 2 роки тому +1

      @@SerechII agreed

    • @hurricanedude5090
      @hurricanedude5090 2 роки тому +2

      @@SerechII I mean look at that thumbnail it looks exactly like something Kane Pixels would make lol

    • @EzioAuditoredaFirenze
      @EzioAuditoredaFirenze 2 роки тому

      @@hurricanedude5090 I thought it was a new Kane Pixels video lol

  • @Gladys_C_Hugh
    @Gladys_C_Hugh 2 роки тому +668

    Wendigoon looks and acts like a kid in a candy shop. This entire channel has been leading up to him larping as a tacticool operator in an abandoned nuclear plant. Love that for him

  • @doodlebees
    @doodlebees 2 роки тому +124

    i love how wendigoon goes from covering conspiracy theories about like gnosticism and the lost stories of the bible to exploring nuclear facilities.
    there's a reason he's my favorite!

  • @Toxic_Korgi
    @Toxic_Korgi 2 роки тому +85

    Shame that Wendigoon was zombified by the brain scorcher trying to reach the CNPP. Still wierd hearing that he planned on using the wish granter to allow him to lick the elephants foot without dying of radiation sickness.

    • @rosiehawtrey
      @rosiehawtrey 2 роки тому +3

      How to really annoy make a wish foundation... "my wish is to die with dignity...". /sarcasm mode :on.

    • @SomeElsenNerd420-J
      @SomeElsenNerd420-J 2 роки тому +3

      he must be insane at combat though, theres not a single monolith in sight

  • @FluffyWaffle33
    @FluffyWaffle33 2 роки тому +91

    I assure you, watching wholesome fun times in an abandoned nuclear power power with Wedigoon of all people is honestly one of the most entertaining things I have had the oportunity to watch

  • @novarachnid
    @novarachnid 2 роки тому +126

    Seeing Wendigoon’s legs is like when they cut to shots of the muppets with legs. That was shocking for a moment.
    Edit: In all seriousness, this was an amazing video. Thank you for taking us on this ride.

    • @TheKenchanx
      @TheKenchanx 2 роки тому +4

      I thought his legs were still trapped by all those rocks in the cave

  • @austinfrey8657
    @austinfrey8657 2 роки тому +182

    Make sure to stay safe exploring abandoned places! Dust masks are very very handy and they give you peace of mind, love you boys, stay curious!

    • @MiloMurphysLaw
      @MiloMurphysLaw 2 роки тому

      Nah, nobody wants to wear masks after 2020

    • @juter1122
      @juter1122 2 роки тому +11

      especially the spicy dust

    • @Stew_Pid
      @Stew_Pid 2 роки тому +3

      That place is in use constantly. At least 4 airsoft events a year and weekly training for police and other groups as well.

  • @aaaaaaaaaaa9660
    @aaaaaaaaaaa9660 Рік тому +5

    6:32 this shot makes me so uneasy. It only lasted a second or two but seemed much longer the first time I saw it. Seeing no movement in a place that should be inhabited by people just tempts my brain to start to wander and create things that were never really there.

    • @platypusnoise
      @platypusnoise 9 місяців тому +1

      Exactly what I was thinking
      Felt perfectly like a backroom clip. A group walking and talking, then all of a sudden the camera turns and nothing

  • @tricctown9351
    @tricctown9351 2 роки тому +62

    I shoot rifles competitively and we did a zombie themed sniper match here! we shot from the roof, had to crawl through tubes, run through mud, shoot off a truck, etc. and at night me and a few of my friend would go and explore the facility. An absolutely amazing experience so seeing your video pop up and recognizing that control room was the coolest.

  • @carlycaye90
    @carlycaye90 2 роки тому +279

    *watching old wendigoon video*
    *he uploads something new*
    the feeling of excitement and joy is unmatched.

    • @kountstakula232
      @kountstakula232 2 роки тому +7

      Was legit doing the same thing lol, felt like the meme of leo from once upon a time in Hollywood ctfu.

    • @cygnusx1_
      @cygnusx1_ 2 роки тому +1

      WAS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING BAHAHAHA

    • @dangerxbadger2300
      @dangerxbadger2300 2 роки тому

      Same

    • @BigMuggs21
      @BigMuggs21 2 роки тому

      Im gonna be honest, i can’t watch older UA-cam videos 😂 I always gotta watch newer ones

  • @RGington
    @RGington 2 роки тому +46

    Actually on the bit about an armory, that might actually make sense. I took a tour of an old nuclear reactor and there were concrete firing ports built in places. It’s in case someone gets the bright idea to steal some nuclear material/waste or decides to destroy a reactor etc.

    • @almeron82
      @almeron82 2 роки тому +9

      I was wondering if that was actually likely to be an armory, I know that security at these places is absolutely not a joke, it wouldn't surprise me in the least.

  • @TheBigGoon
    @TheBigGoon 2 роки тому +175

    I need a full rendition of country roads from you all in that room. It was haunting and sounded so cool.

  • @Applesauzified
    @Applesauzified 2 роки тому +135

    Ah this brought back memories of working at the airport as an gis intern. Just seeing unused areas and getting to eat lunch in an old and unused air control tower that no one's probably seen the inside of decades was so much fun

    • @sandpounder3443
      @sandpounder3443 2 роки тому +2

      GIS like the mapping software?

    • @Applesauzified
      @Applesauzified 2 роки тому +5

      @@sandpounder3443 Yep! Was mapping parts of the airport and collecting data

  • @CrossbredManiac
    @CrossbredManiac Рік тому +12

    I love that for the most part they're respectful, but they can't help the human urge to touch things that they aren't supposed to

    • @CrossbredManiac
      @CrossbredManiac Рік тому +4

      Also the part where they are talking about how smooth the buttons are,,,, god I understand that so much.

  • @lostpigeon5529
    @lostpigeon5529 2 роки тому +165

    It’s so crazy to think that he went from in his room talking about giants to this so fast😂 I’ve loved seeing the evolution tho🙏

    • @A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf
      @A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf 2 роки тому +1

      I wonder what the next stage will be?

    • @CrustaceousB
      @CrustaceousB 2 роки тому +7

      @@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf transcribing the ethereal plane?

    • @A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf
      @A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf 2 роки тому +4

      @@CrustaceousB That’s his final form. We should still have a while before that happens.

    • @dereenaldoambun9158
      @dereenaldoambun9158 2 роки тому +7

      Next stage is searching for the hollow earth, where the giants reside. 😳😳😳

  • @14damian
    @14damian 2 роки тому +93

    The irl exploration and on-location content is pure fire my guy, keep up the fantastic work

    • @cjandty6679
      @cjandty6679 2 роки тому

      If you like this kind of content, check out shiey, won't dissapoint.

  • @glitterglistenglossfloss2530
    @glitterglistenglossfloss2530 2 роки тому +5

    The panel you’re looking at 9:04 is called a pan alarm. Gives you location of an alarm (valve/breaker/pump/motor) and name of equipment it would flash and make an audible noise if the operator needed informed of something going on with that piece of equipment

  • @joemayo8682
    @joemayo8682 2 роки тому +102

    Hey Wendigoon, cannot believe I caught this video as it was coming up. I have absolutely loved every single thing you've put out, and thank you for being on this platform. I'm so excited to get into this video

  • @DISCUSSTING
    @DISCUSSTING 2 роки тому +50

    So glad Wendi showed all the buttons and levers and switches getting pulled/pressed because that's the content we TRULY wanted

  • @AMSPACECAT
    @AMSPACECAT 2 роки тому +5

    28:18 the pool thing was most likely used for the control rods
    They would put used control rods from the reactor in the pool that is filled with water bc they were still high radioactive

    • @walter8025
      @walter8025 2 роки тому +1

      There is no reactor in the facility. Allegedly it’s purpose is to convert spent fuel into usable fuel

  • @dexusmensch
    @dexusmensch 2 роки тому +40

    Wendigoon is dorky enough to go to one of those "haunted experiences," but is also genuine enough to insist that it be a physical location worthy of a horror film

  • @dr3amwalker888
    @dr3amwalker888 2 роки тому +82

    Thanks for reminding me how much I love "urban exploring" videos. This was really cool, and I loved it. Glad you had a bunch of fun!

    • @Razor32061
      @Razor32061 2 роки тому +1

      to bad its not abandoned and is still in use for tactical training. i go there twice a year.

  • @himesilva
    @himesilva 2 роки тому +45

    James has such little kid climbing/jumping on everything energy 😂

  • @vicarious8123
    @vicarious8123 2 роки тому +33

    Honestly I appreciate your audio detail, ive never seen a vid capture such clear electrical buzz and voice clarity

  • @philiphamel8504
    @philiphamel8504 2 роки тому +2

    @25:40, the echo was really cool there. And you guys have nice singing voices. Loved the vid!

  • @jeepmega629
    @jeepmega629 2 роки тому +75

    The sheer variety of content on this channel is incredible.
    Good job as always Wendi!

  • @TheFish711
    @TheFish711 2 роки тому +12

    My favorite part is when Wendigoon said “I’m gonna goon” and then he became a wendigo

  • @nj0377
    @nj0377 2 роки тому +24

    You and Lemmino are some of the most insightful documentary makers on UA-cam that show how far the website has come. Keep it up!

  • @The_Gnome_Chomskee
    @The_Gnome_Chomskee 2 роки тому +15

    The ringing in the silence is exactly what being alone in the deep dark is like. I’m surprised the microphones caught it

  • @Chris-ok4zo
    @Chris-ok4zo 2 роки тому +66

    Only discovered this man about a month ago and already I'm hooked on whatever he has to say.

    • @shredderfly
      @shredderfly 2 роки тому +4

      You're in for a treat. Never made a bad video.

    • @Tyrex_Productions
      @Tyrex_Productions 2 роки тому +1

      @@shredderfly so true. I discovered Wendigoon about a year ago. I’ve watched every single video of the conspiracy theory iceberg lol😂

  • @toolazy4names302
    @toolazy4names302 2 роки тому +13

    I remember exploring the savannah river nuclear site a while back and wanting to take that pdp-11 computer back with me so bad, it's nice to see it's still there and in good condition.

  • @Glory2Snowstar
    @Glory2Snowstar 2 роки тому +70

    This is perhaps the greatest reward I’ve ever received for my terrible sleep schedule. Finals stand no chance with the morale boost that is Wendigoon going through disturbing areas in the most cozy way possible.

  • @corvid.monarchy4875
    @corvid.monarchy4875 2 роки тому +24

    I’m living vicariously through Wendigoon because I too would go into an abandoned place and press every button and switch there.

  • @J3nnySmith
    @J3nnySmith 5 місяців тому +2

    Wendigoon watching the oldest view: yeah this guy is just asking for it!
    Also Wendigoon: oh, some random switches and buttons in abandoned nuclear plant!

  • @pl4net4ry
    @pl4net4ry 2 роки тому +44

    I love how he said "here's 2 million people" as if that's a meager offering to these people

  • @jdlasiter2353
    @jdlasiter2353 2 роки тому +13

    25:34 they just started an amazing brilliant performance

  • @SRNX1
    @SRNX1 2 роки тому +4

    22:42
    "Aww it's dripping!"
    "That's what she said..."

  • @tatumlang3768
    @tatumlang3768 2 роки тому +79

    Shane and Ryan should bring wendigoon along for an investigation in the future! That'd be so fun!

    • @Phoebe5448
      @Phoebe5448 2 роки тому +1

      Omg I'd love to see that!

  • @krissyai
    @krissyai 2 роки тому +181

    I was so scared during this, it felt like a combination of the backrooms, Aperture Laboratories, and just anything was gonna pop out at any moment, even if this was not at all a scary clip lol
    Thank you so much for all of this, great work on the movie!!!

    • @quantum5661
      @quantum5661 2 роки тому +5

      heh, you were expecting viral advertising? i could totally see that.

    • @atmywhitson
      @atmywhitson 2 роки тому

      Same here. So much fun :)

    • @MrHolodoc
      @MrHolodoc 2 роки тому +1

      Well you ain't getting access to Aperture Science HQ until after 999999999... Years.

    • @MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard
      @MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard 2 роки тому

      i was so excepting the idoe to go downhil lat some pount and go full spook mode

  • @youngroyalty7991
    @youngroyalty7991 Рік тому +30

    Exploration videos that give off “10 year olds with a camcorder” energy. I love it

  • @wonwoosglasses4183
    @wonwoosglasses4183 2 роки тому +19

    its so creepy then we have a bunch cheery dudes cracking jokes and having fun
    i loved it its exactly like how friends would act like together on a haunting exploration

  • @emilypotts1051
    @emilypotts1051 2 роки тому +131

    I’m not sure if Wendigoon would be able to dig up much info, but I would love to see a video about some of the history of this place. Like when it was built; when and why it was abandoned; and maybe about some of the people who worked there!

    • @macicoinc9363
      @macicoinc9363 2 роки тому +8

      He probably could find a lot of info. Massive sites like this cost upwards of a billion dollars to build and take decades, they are huge endeavors. There is probably a lot of information that the government has published and articles from local news papers.

    • @Lozoot2
      @Lozoot2 2 роки тому

      It's pretty easy to figure out by watching the video, taking note of the surroundings, listening to their conversations, etc.

  • @jordanmehl6925
    @jordanmehl6925 2 роки тому +7

    That room around 12 minutes in where windigoon asked if that was an armory is in fact one. That is a prefab unit to meet naval standards for warships back in the day.

  • @joegill9783
    @joegill9783 2 роки тому +13

    8:50 Looks like an annunciator panel. The Seismometer is likely just an electro-mechanical means of recording events (or lack of), similar to those used in coal fired power generation.
    Hope that helps. I rarely comment, but this channel is definitely worth it.

  • @GlidingZephyr
    @GlidingZephyr 2 роки тому +124

    Do you remember the reinforced steel door with the porthole that was filmed near the 1/4 point of the video?
    The caution strips were well justified. That was probably a waste storage section you came across. And I'm really glad you didn't try to enter.

    • @Tayted
      @Tayted 2 роки тому +39

      The plant was never actually active so there was most definitely no real danger. Always better to be safe tho!

    • @GlidingZephyr
      @GlidingZephyr 2 роки тому +28

      @@Tayted Ah, good point. One of them did mention that when they began to explore an office area shortly afterwards. My heart jumps into my throat when I see where urban explorers go, sometimes.

    • @zeuszo_o1593
      @zeuszo_o1593 2 роки тому +4

      @@GlidingZephyr I’m never going near a nuclear power plant even though I know it’ll probably be fine

    • @ikeyschultz4969
      @ikeyschultz4969 2 роки тому +4

      My guess is it was intended to be a decontamination room in the even of an exposure. Hence its locality to the showers.