SNOLAB: Inside the Dark Matter Lab Buried Over a Mile Underground

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  • Опубліковано 31 січ 2017
  • SNOLAB, one of the world's premier laboratories, searches for dark matter, supernovas, and neutrinos 6,800 feet underground. Motherboard meets the scientists and staff who make this place a leader in research and scientific exploration.
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  • @swodeshsharma5362
    @swodeshsharma5362 5 років тому +1191

    *A single dust could fail the experiment*
    A person farts
    Dark matter : see you next time senorita

    • @Frappelychee
      @Frappelychee 4 роки тому +48

      Thousands of dead skin flakes and spit particles from talking flying everywhere.
      Dark Matter: you "scientists" never learn, do you?

    • @DrRudy-em5nw
      @DrRudy-em5nw 4 роки тому +1

      no no, me no can exist

    • @gerald4027
      @gerald4027 4 роки тому +5

      Farts are dark matter unless a Canadian has a Visa Card.

    • @noumanahmad8093
      @noumanahmad8093 4 роки тому +1

      Ah man!You made the greatest discovery of all times...Scientists will now realise what they are missing to take a note deep down there...Why the hell would someone fart in such a serene envoirnment...You got no chill man...😂😂😂

  • @tomgilson1308
    @tomgilson1308 5 років тому +1660

    I wanna go here just so I can put my new screen protector on my phone

    • @pr1sm83
      @pr1sm83 5 років тому +21

      didn't they say cellphones were banned

    • @chrismix30
      @chrismix30 5 років тому +5

      PR1SM yes they did. @ 4:35

    • @zayk6713
      @zayk6713 5 років тому +46

      @@pr1sm83 airplane mode. they will never know.

    • @andrew1898
      @andrew1898 5 років тому +10

      I'm with you on that. Even when the dust seems gone you see another piece stuck just as the screen goes to hit.

    • @MrArgenon
      @MrArgenon 5 років тому +29

      I've found that you can should the screen protector in the bathroom, after you took a shower because the steam will remove the dust from the air. Pro tip just for you.

  • @artefx5620
    @artefx5620 5 років тому +986

    I knew a man in Albuquerque New Mexico who had an underground lab just like that, they were always making something blue

  • @LilMOMMAson
    @LilMOMMAson 5 років тому +726

    Reporter: what is “dark matter”?
    Dark Matter Scientist: Right. So dark matter is, well, basically, its something that we don’t know what it is.
    Reporter: :/

    • @OriginalDingus
      @OriginalDingus 5 років тому +24

      Unfortunately they never said HOW we know dark matter exists, and its really not that hard to conceptualize. We measure a galaxy's apparent mass, if the spiral arms/area of observation in the galaxy is moving faster than the apparent mass, there is dark matter there causing more gravitational force, which means more "acceleration". Other than observing how mass gets moved on a large scale like that, we've got nothing. So get to thinking!

    • @LilMOMMAson
      @LilMOMMAson 5 років тому +10

      @@OriginalDingus Thanks to your apparent brilliance, it's now conceptually understood HOW we know. Someone get Dingus a Nobel!

    • @anotherguy1260
      @anotherguy1260 4 роки тому +1

      @@OriginalDingus Unless the law's of mass is that objects with mass are effected by neighboring mass. When large amounts occupy a confined area they could have unknown effects other than gravity.

    • @kelabangputih
      @kelabangputih 4 роки тому +2

      imagine this Q/A on Shark Tank

    • @xozegraf7179
      @xozegraf7179 4 роки тому +3

      Yes it seems English was a second language to most everyone involved in this video. Nothing like starting every sentence with "So.." and ending every comment with a question mark. I silently weep.

  • @meinsouza
    @meinsouza 7 років тому +3584

    I feel like these guys will open a portal to the upside down world before they find dark matter

    • @doublebubleguy12
      @doublebubleguy12 7 років тому +9

      Hehe the upside down world:p

    • @IamFilter94
      @IamFilter94 7 років тому +64

      So where is the "Up" in our world again?

    • @imaxdigital7052
      @imaxdigital7052 7 років тому +4

      Lmao ^^^

    • @nanotech2080
      @nanotech2080 7 років тому +22

      @ IamFilter94 The opposite way from earths center depending on your location.

    • @soulextracter
      @soulextracter 7 років тому +81

      You mean a quick way to get to Australia?

  • @southpakrules
    @southpakrules 5 років тому +515

    In 10 years we will see it again in UA-cam in the top 10 abandoned places.

    • @teksal13
      @teksal13 4 роки тому +1

      @Evan Harman What is the actual benefit from all of this?

    • @pmgodfrey
      @pmgodfrey 4 роки тому +66

      @@teksal13 -- Understanding the universe in some way or another. It's our origins. It explains how things work.
      Quite simple, really.

    • @ronaldfrittsfritts9629
      @ronaldfrittsfritts9629 4 роки тому

      Truth

    • @ronaldfrittsfritts9629
      @ronaldfrittsfritts9629 4 роки тому

      @@teksal13 yep

    • @haromefry
      @haromefry 4 роки тому +32

      @PolSmokesPot { ولد الوجيهي } I think this is the best way for tax money to be spent. research on the unanswered questions

  • @elliot4356
    @elliot4356 5 років тому +685

    That elevevator dropped faster than tower of terror in Disney world

  • @narayan1369
    @narayan1369 4 роки тому +185

    "We are really advanced here, I'm talking about billions of dollars of equipment. Anyways, let's tap these vials with flies"

  • @The.end.is.mai710
    @The.end.is.mai710 4 роки тому +119

    This is pretty interesting but that guy with the flies looks like he’s going stir crazy >_

    • @x0myspace0x
      @x0myspace0x 4 роки тому +20

      Gotta check on the flies, gotta check on the flies, gotta check on the flies...
      Gotta check... where am I? What time is it?

    • @sillkthashocker
      @sillkthashocker 4 роки тому +1

      @@x0myspace0x omg lol

  • @shubh_007
    @shubh_007 5 років тому +220

    “When you learn a little, you feel you know a lot. But when you learn a lot, you realize you know very little.” ― *Jay Shetty*

    • @jimsmith3715
      @jimsmith3715 4 роки тому +2

      You know the original quote is like thousands of years old it goes like the more you know the less you know

    • @braden5026
      @braden5026 4 роки тому

      When I don’t give an absolute fuck about a quote some fuck put on the comments of youtube-Frozen Soft Taco

    • @lawaklawakpeace9333
      @lawaklawakpeace9333 4 роки тому +2

      Slavery is gay - Abraham Lincoln

  • @Shazzkid
    @Shazzkid 5 років тому +156

    A billion neutrinos pass through your thumbnail every second and you don't even feel it, they are that small and non-reactive

    • @inigojuancarlos
      @inigojuancarlos 5 років тому

      Shazzkid are they charged particle, I would assumed it’s not because it’s non-reactive but is it? Sorry if my question sound a bit stupid.

    • @bobkyle721
      @bobkyle721 5 років тому

      What a load of fucking shit you talk dude.

    • @danielwoods3896
      @danielwoods3896 4 роки тому +1

      @@bobkyle721 what, too hard for you to understand?

    • @bobkyle721
      @bobkyle721 4 роки тому

      @@danielwoods3896 Let's just say that a billion people pass through every day and you don't even know who they are because they choose to remain anonymous. You, sir, are a bona-fide, class A, weapons grade fuckwit...with Dunning-Kroeger-esque mutterings laced all through your sub-lingual fecal matter that you speak. (#331).

    • @JohnDoe-iw1mz
      @JohnDoe-iw1mz 4 роки тому +30

      @@bobkyle721
      Lol what the fuck are you on about hahaha, dude shut the fuck up lmao

  • @RoxanneTLS
    @RoxanneTLS 5 років тому +12

    Absolutely fascinating what humans can build. Look at this installation, I’m amazed by that itself, and the science behind it... wow. These guys have such a cool job

  • @macpclinux1
    @macpclinux1 7 років тому +829

    lol i laughed a bit when she said "why does it matter?"
    get it? matter... XD

    • @johnmichaelumali8059
      @johnmichaelumali8059 7 років тому +2

      Damian Damianio mugi chan 😂😂

    • @LacyBeee
      @LacyBeee 7 років тому +4

      black lives are the only ones that do matter

    • @ScarrCrow
      @ScarrCrow 7 років тому +2

      +LacyBeee *insert "thats racist meme"*

    • @TheGoodContent37
      @TheGoodContent37 7 років тому +7

      All these idiots didn't understand the scientific joke. I also giggled when she said that. Neutrinos matter, get it? Hahaha xD

    • @MrBlaakies
      @MrBlaakies 6 років тому

      says lol, the says "I laughed" RIP in peace english

  • @tomkillsjerry
    @tomkillsjerry 7 років тому +167

    they should really get El chapos guys to build them a quicker exit tunnel

    • @Andersaliheim
      @Andersaliheim 5 років тому

      tomkillsjerry LOL

    • @jamiegam4s
      @jamiegam4s 5 років тому +1

      I'm pretty sure the city with the one of the best mining programs on this planet can handle it themselves 😂😂😂😂

    • @Unmaleable
      @Unmaleable 5 років тому +2

      Those tunnels actually started when Mexicans immigrated to Canada so they could sneak across Canadian border....No one told them there wasn't a wall!!!

  • @lonerider92
    @lonerider92 6 років тому +788

    Black Mesa research facility.

    • @jojolafrite90
      @jojolafrite90 6 років тому +13

      Except at Black Mesa they did actual reproducible things (in the fictional universe of Half-Life). And since WIMPS don't actually exist... This is a loss of time and money... And they STILL have no idea HOW to detect it IF it EXISTED, which it doesn't.

    • @lonerider92
      @lonerider92 6 років тому +61

      The joke
      Your head

    • @wingsunfurl7030
      @wingsunfurl7030 6 років тому +1

      nice

    • @TheRyanadsouza
      @TheRyanadsouza 6 років тому +17

      Prepare for unforseen consequences.....

    • @juicynugget
      @juicynugget 6 років тому +6

      Gordon freeman!

  • @flabbergasted5588
    @flabbergasted5588 4 роки тому +70

    2017: hopefully we’ll find dark matter later this year
    3 years later
    2020: ummmmmmmmmmmmm no

    • @palaius
      @palaius 4 роки тому

      Well, they said Dark matter is very hard to find. It was to be xpected that there wouldn't be any results. I'd expect it to take at least 10 years or more until we get any specific results that would let us research Dark Matter propperly.

    • @Johnny_Nitro
      @Johnny_Nitro 4 роки тому +4

      I would laugh except that all this dark matter goose chasing is wasting tax dollars on useless shit and not on important things like job creation, healthcare and education.

    • @__WJK__
      @__WJK__ 4 роки тому +1

      Kind of reminds me of the line... "I like to work at nothing all day" from the song, "Taking Care of Business" by BTO :)

    • @__WJK__
      @__WJK__ 4 роки тому +3

      @@Johnny_Nitro - Oh but just wait... (should they actually find it) I'm sure the discovery will more than pay back all the costs of the project and also provide a great return on investment straight back to the people/taxpayers at double+ the rate it was extorted/stolen :)

    • @Johnny_Nitro
      @Johnny_Nitro 4 роки тому +2

      @@__WJK__ I hear ya. Look... I'm all for scientific discovery but not when there are other more vital pressing issues. And only if there is a government surplus. There is nothing worse than wasting tax money on a maybe. That is what corporations are for.

  • @Nathans_Margarita_Salt
    @Nathans_Margarita_Salt 7 років тому +896

    for all the fools talking about 'what a waste of money' please.. just try to understand the Pentagon has *lost* over 7 TRILLION.. thats 7000 Billion dollars in the past few decades.. thats not even what theyre accounted for spending. this is a fraction of a percent of what they have spent and is actually furthering mankinds knowledge of the universe.

    • @osimmac647
      @osimmac647 7 років тому +106

      for real, just because you don't understand what their doing doesn't mean what they have spent their lives working towards is worthless.

    • @krazieboi96
      @krazieboi96 7 років тому +38

      Dude the government was willing to waste money on shit like remote viewing and clairvoyancy. I'd say that shit is much more of a waste of time then this is.

    • @PatrickTheBag
      @PatrickTheBag 7 років тому +1

      Not

    • @Christian-oi7sd
      @Christian-oi7sd 7 років тому +4

      idiot. its a waste of money because dark matter does not exist. its a lie. just like everything else nasa says and does

    • @introvertedvirgo8885
      @introvertedvirgo8885 7 років тому +1

      Max G So fuckin what. All that paper spent because they have no connection to the creator:/ Fuck them

  • @micahgmiranda
    @micahgmiranda 7 років тому +444

    Hmm a lab deep underground. Reminds me of the Resident Evil movie.

  • @Xander43
    @Xander43 6 років тому +2

    I know a couple of people who work on the PICO experiment. They actually have grad (or undergrad) students to help disassemble and reassemble the machines along with Brenda. Also my neighbor in the apartment below me is one of the scientists researching the effects of bacteria in the absence of radiation. A lot of people in Sudbury work at SNOLAB. Hell, I even applied to become their communications director.

  • @bensonhedges479
    @bensonhedges479 5 років тому +80

    You know youre in hell when the signs go french

    • @Lelldorin84
      @Lelldorin84 5 років тому

      Ontario Law requires signs to be in both english and french.

    • @jususcrust7694
      @jususcrust7694 4 роки тому

      The Canadian nightmare

    • @lolaofalllola
      @lolaofalllola 3 роки тому

      @@Lelldorin84 Not really, it's just a local thing. Sudbury is a very large bilingual community, our local government puts everything in French and English. In Southern Ontario, you don't really see it anywhere.

  • @Herrsnare12345
    @Herrsnare12345 7 років тому +17

    Good to see the institute is going strong...

  • @zachb2046
    @zachb2046 7 років тому +205

    So that's where Gordan Freeman was working before it all went to shit...

  • @VideoSage
    @VideoSage 5 років тому +20

    I'm surprised they don't have a small tram/cart transport to and from the lift to the lab.

    • @Davoodoox1
      @Davoodoox1 2 роки тому +1

      They probably want to keep electrical interference at a minimum. A train cart draws alot of power.

    • @BuffTF2Engineers69
      @BuffTF2Engineers69 2 роки тому +2

      Resonance cascade, if you get the reference.

    • @Davoodoox1
      @Davoodoox1 2 роки тому +1

      @@BuffTF2Engineers69 Aaah prepare for the unforeseen consequenses i see ...

    • @BuffTF2Engineers69
      @BuffTF2Engineers69 2 роки тому +1

      @@Davoodoox1 ***"Stage 1 emitters..."***

  • @bobbybreland2169
    @bobbybreland2169 4 роки тому +14

    6:05 dirt is the enemy, guy has huge chaw in

  • @benjibo6451
    @benjibo6451 5 років тому +23

    SNOLAB: there’S NO LAB like it.

  • @SeanSciberras
    @SeanSciberras 7 років тому +29

    I've been down there. It's definitely the most amazing thing I've experienced so far in my 25 years alive.

    • @cookie-chan3960
      @cookie-chan3960 5 років тому

      How hard do you think it is to get a job in a place like that?

    • @allisonrae4828
      @allisonrae4828 5 років тому

      @@cookie-chan3960 they are usually looking for particle physicists or engineers BUT with that being said they are always looking for cleaners.

    • @user-xi1qc7yb6l
      @user-xi1qc7yb6l 2 роки тому +2

      What we're you doing down there? Research? Cleaning? Visiting?

  • @daddylongnuts1680
    @daddylongnuts1680 5 років тому +99

    Everyone: Dark Matter Lab
    Me an Intellectual: Scp Foundation

    • @dree2917
      @dree2917 5 років тому +5

      No I don't think funding the SCP foundation is a good id-[REDACTED]

    • @meepmedia3095
      @meepmedia3095 5 років тому +2

      [Redacted]

    • @lambda653
      @lambda653 5 років тому +5

      Me an even bigger intellectual: lab from outlast

    • @denbleach3712
      @denbleach3712 4 роки тому +2

      I have cancer finally someone said it, it looks exactly like outlast underground facility

  • @plumeater1
    @plumeater1 6 років тому +1

    Solid video here guys. Both in terms of technical video making as well as content wise. The host is clear, informative and conveys information that is value add. Just subscribed myself. Keep up the good work!

  • @69tthompson
    @69tthompson 7 років тому +136

    You never told us how they are attempting to detect the dark matter. For a channel that is trying to appeal to the technology niche, this had literally no technical details...

    • @asicdathens
      @asicdathens 6 років тому +2

      the canister has most likely xenon

    • @luthor24127
      @luthor24127 6 років тому +7

      I'd say their explanation for 'why' was also not satisfactory.

    • @chunkydurango7841
      @chunkydurango7841 6 років тому +18

      They use those 6-foot tall tubes to fill with super-heated C3F8 in order to see if any dark matter particles interact with the fluid and cause bubbles to form.

    • @polarbear1888
      @polarbear1888 6 років тому +1

      Agreed I was really disappointed with this video

  • @RinoaL
    @RinoaL 7 років тому +476

    this is a really great video about an amazing lab. :D

    • @Chaos------
      @Chaos------ 6 років тому +1

      "Super-genuis" AHAHAHA, Hey FUCKTARD. You know they found over 33% of the supposed "darkmatter" in the form of WHIM, right? I highly doubt dark matter is even a thing.

    • @xanderdoesnt
      @xanderdoesnt 6 років тому +6

      Chaos How the fuck could you have spelt the word genius wrong, while acting like both a genius and a prick at the same time?

    • @nlknok77
      @nlknok77 6 років тому

      Chaos that's still 66% unaccounted for in your example.

    • @nlknok77
      @nlknok77 6 років тому

      xanderdoesgames whehe ouch

    • @bookiemane407
      @bookiemane407 6 років тому

      You mean 666 Lab. If your a fan of the Devil's work that's on you. But pay attention, these wicked men are not for any of us. This technology nowdays is not for our benefit in any way. The black Magick which they create in these places are to serve the Devil and these demonic entities.

  • @guitarguru.3572
    @guitarguru.3572 5 років тому +7

    I wonder if the equivalent of an employee going “postal” here is someone storming in flinging muck and spraying sewer water with a super soaker

  • @The22Army
    @The22Army 5 років тому +58

    Ayyy my cousin works at SnoLab, he manages one of the programs that searches for Neutrinos

    • @cookie-chan3960
      @cookie-chan3960 5 років тому +2

      That's awesome, how difficult do you think it is to get a job in a lab like that?

    • @aena5995
      @aena5995 5 років тому +4

      What did he study in college and what would u recommend as a major for a teen right now i am not sure what field to persue would un recommend journalism/creative fields or sciency stuff but my math is not AMAZIN yet lol

    • @captainuseless3806
      @captainuseless3806 5 років тому +5

      I cringed when they called Sudbury a small town, like dude its a city.

    • @stockloc
      @stockloc 5 років тому +1

      @@captainuseless3806 I worked up there from Toronto; it definitely has that small town vibe about it!

    • @stockloc
      @stockloc 5 років тому +3

      @@aena5995 Please stick with science. It's alot more about creativity than you think. The world needs more people like that.

  • @julian3662
    @julian3662 7 років тому +15

    This was one of the coolest videos I have seen in awhile

  • @ukkomies100
    @ukkomies100 7 років тому +88

    That place would make a great map to horror games or cs go.

    • @danielgorzel7222
      @danielgorzel7222 7 років тому +6

      Actually there is a lab like that in a horror game Outlast.

    • @iBrickTheGamer
      @iBrickTheGamer 7 років тому

      ukkomies100 why would ct's and t's be down there?

    • @ukkomies100
      @ukkomies100 7 років тому +2

      SKDR well why would they be in a city district filled with shelles artillery ammunition.

    • @Dprxnce
      @Dprxnce 5 років тому

      ukkomies100 black ops 1 zombies “five”

  • @jcast-dr2mv
    @jcast-dr2mv 5 років тому +6

    Me at the SNOLAB: Aaaachuuu sorry i sneezed so what were you saying about zero contamination?

    • @loonamylove3478
      @loonamylove3478 5 років тому +1

      "accidentaly"farts* oof taco bell coming thru😳🤪😌😩

    • @denysvlasenko1865
      @denysvlasenko1865 Місяць тому

      The contaminants they worry about are rock particles, containing trace amounts of uranium and thorium, which would cause false positives in detectors when gamma rays from their radioactive decays knock out electrons.
      Your sneeze has almost none of those.

  • @allisonrae4828
    @allisonrae4828 5 років тому +6

    I was one of the photographers picked to go down here to photograph the lab - absolutely AMAZING experience!! My photo also won peoples choice :) Erica was amazing!

    • @runechuckie
      @runechuckie 5 років тому

      That's awesome, how did you get picked???!

    • @allisonrae4828
      @allisonrae4828 5 років тому

      @@runechuckie they actually started a global wide physics walk!! All the big labs like CERN, SnoLab, Ligo have photographers that they hand picked through applications to come out and shoot. Just google Snolab physics photo walk and you can dig up more information there. Super cool experience!

    • @shadowrealm6013
      @shadowrealm6013 5 років тому +1

      Allison Beaulieu can you send me a link so I can see the picture.

    • @allisonrae4828
      @allisonrae4828 5 років тому +1

      Sure thing @victory www.sudbury.com/local-news/local-photographers-capture-snolabs-beauty-1041232 the photo in this article was mine

    • @aminoacids237
      @aminoacids237 5 років тому

      Hu great work are you single?

  • @LTZMusic
    @LTZMusic 7 років тому +173

    Now we are going back to the higher quality content, awesome!
    Enjoyed this video for sure, what about you?

    • @osimmac647
      @osimmac647 7 років тому +6

      kek
      did you know of snolabs existence? Its purpose? All the awesome experiments going on in there?
      Just because they had no results doesn't mean you can't learn something from it. I'm now aware of these people's fantastic efforts, and will seek more information about them, especially when they discover something remarkable.

    • @osimmac647
      @osimmac647 7 років тому +1

      lol so you want these scientist to be working in tiny cozy compact rooms? They built snolab that big so it can accommodate more, and larger experiments down the road; making it bigger isn't exactly as easy as throwing up a new wall.
      They're not bribing the government for money, they get grant's because the government recognizes the need for research and rewards people who put forth the effort.
      Snolab is a laboratory for any researcher who needs a super isolated test environment. that is all sno lab is. The awesomeness that goes on in there is up to the people who rent out the space and put up the experiment.
      My original comment was about how this video actually provided some content.

    • @MrJames-tw3so
      @MrJames-tw3so 6 років тому +1

      yeah for sure,I live within hours of this place,I wonder if they let me visit if I promised to take a really clean shower and only wear new clothes for the Tour?

  • @rikidourennagane
    @rikidourennagane 6 років тому +694

    This is the kind of stuff all developed countries should fund the money to rather than those endless wars

    • @targitausrithux2320
      @targitausrithux2320 6 років тому +18

      Ankit Singh while the situation is faaaaaaar more nuanced than that, I'll tell you this, those wars are inefficient, and could very have ended far sooner had some people grown some balls and either invaded entirely or just up and left ;either way would have either ended in peace or complete destabilization of the region, just shortening it to a couple years instead of decades, that is the reason for the endless war, if it ends it gives one side too much of an advantage over the other I'm of course referring to the US vs Russia situation, if Russia wasn't involved, this situation would have been over years ago, and if the US left then this would have ended but the US does need the oil in the region to function or they are going to have to tap into other reserves which at the moment the public will not allow, so the US leaving is kinda not an option, Russia can't really leave because then the US will have so much influence over the planet that their(Russia) very way of life is threatened in the long run, the endless wars have a reason to exist, it is not merely for money, may I also say that the US military has a shit ton of money put into R&D and have developed very impressive stuff that will be very useful commercially in a couple years, the main point I'm making is that those wars exist because they leap to end game for some countries, and at the same time is forcing the military to accelerate their research efforts, meaning that while people are dying atleast technology will be more advanced because of it. It's not a good situation and should end but how can you end it when it almost secures a failure due to further escalation of hostilities.
      Holy shit sorry for the wall of text

    • @rikidourennagane
      @rikidourennagane 6 років тому +2

      Xenon Zenith it does not require a war to have a technological advancement and almost all the time war is justified to proliferate one's political agenda. I also appreciate things done by US military complex to develop new technology but we respect NASA for it's contribution more than them to tbh

    • @marealnamenott
      @marealnamenott 6 років тому +1

      Once gaining an edge over the enemy becomes the top priority, I assure you, progress will ensure. We either need to think as a whole civilisation or be in constant war, the former being preferable

    • @barahng
      @barahng 6 років тому +3

      Ankit Singh NASA's efforts were primarily because of the national security threat it posed if the Soviets could put satellites in orbit and we couldn't. And the geopolitical threat if we were perceived by the rest of the world as behind the Soviets, creating the potential to sway more neutral parties to the Sovirt bloc.
      Also most of the companies that built NASA's hardware were part of that industrial complex and would not have the same level of skill, experience, and resources otherwise.
      The US military is responsible for a lot of tech its own right too. Most notably, GPS and internet(ARPANET), which both originated for military applications before they were used civilian side. Plus, how much tech could you develop if you have no military and a belligerent nation like say Russia or China could easily boss you around or just steal the tech (or the scientists themselves) by force?

    • @airin3594
      @airin3594 6 років тому +1

      War is more profitable than science sadly

  • @swagelokcentralontario5525
    @swagelokcentralontario5525 5 років тому

    Excellent video - kind of gives off an ominous feel when you are down there.

  • @Fiskie666
    @Fiskie666 5 років тому +1

    No one mentioned how absolutely terrifying it is to be 2 km underground. I am shivering just at the thought.

  • @skillful101
    @skillful101 7 років тому +353

    would have been a better video if they actually sent a smart person there who knows at least something about physics who would ask better questions and doesnt make stupid analogies "this looks like las vegas" jeez

    • @photojakey3664
      @photojakey3664 5 років тому +25

      Khal Drogo you’re right but their target audience doesn’t have that knowledge

    • @paulwall3384
      @paulwall3384 5 років тому +6

      LMFNO too true. The vegas comment was dumb af

    • @NetiNeti-gm5bz
      @NetiNeti-gm5bz 5 років тому +2

      I think she's part of the experiment esp towards the end where they were researching the overall surrounding psyche conditions underground.

    • @SpoopyKatt
      @SpoopyKatt 5 років тому

      I'm sorry that we arnt all nerds.

    • @jofu98
      @jofu98 5 років тому +3

      Acting all pompous on a UA-cam video meant for journalism and entertainment? Damn, you must be in at parties.

  • @therobb5738
    @therobb5738 6 років тому +6

    I thought this had something to do with CERN at first, but very interesting either way!

  • @PhobosCVIII
    @PhobosCVIII 5 років тому +3

    Looks like Aperture's underground testing facilities. I can almost hear Cave Johnson talking about asbestos in the background

  • @tookurjaerbs
    @tookurjaerbs 4 роки тому +1

    This is so cool! I live in Ontario and barely anyone knows about SnoLab. Canadians should be proud of our accomplishments and more people should know about SnoLab.

  • @erkergul
    @erkergul 6 років тому +4

    3:25 Dark mattar is just one of many theories... You talked very definitive...

  • @XPRTTT
    @XPRTTT 7 років тому +22

    Jesse, we need to cook.

  • @MrVsavsa
    @MrVsavsa 6 років тому +1

    How can I find the music being played at the beginning and during the video!? It is awesome!

  • @saudnaeem
    @saudnaeem 5 років тому

    So inspirational. Keep up the good work fellas

  • @LivsTanks
    @LivsTanks 6 років тому +5

    I live in Sudbury and didn't think this was real until like a year ago

    • @stevelashuk3605
      @stevelashuk3605 5 років тому

      i live here aswell and i didnt know till now.lol.

  • @z-army481
    @z-army481 7 років тому +24

    5:48 *JOHN CENA* :O

  • @willow8415
    @willow8415 5 років тому

    the Sudan underground mine in Minnesota was trying to do the same thing but it wasn’t very up to date anymore (and wasn’t as deep as other mines, making it less effective)

  • @CharlesXP11
    @CharlesXP11 4 роки тому +7

    2:37
    “ Why do they *matter* ?

  • @NQ22
    @NQ22 7 років тому +90

    Calling Sudbury "this little town in northern Ontario" is abit insulting. it's like biggest town in northern Ontario.

    • @juliantrembley1171
      @juliantrembley1171 7 років тому +1

      nolantq That's right,if they looked at photos or vids of our City,they'd have seen that Sudbury is hardly a little town.

    • @FREEGEMS
      @FREEGEMS 7 років тому +1

      Julian Trembley what?? They WENT to Sudbury in the video.

    • @jereaujolly4731
      @jereaujolly4731 7 років тому +4

      Bitch your lucky your in the video

    • @toesly
      @toesly 7 років тому +1

      you're*

    • @racerx606
      @racerx606 7 років тому +4

      Im a local as well and know what your saying, but remember Motherboard is international and even Toronto is a medium city on the grand scale. Any publicity for the North is good publicity at this point, seeing how our southern half has forgotten about us or assume we are all hillbilly trappers.

  • @The123oneOK
    @The123oneOK 7 років тому +17

    More of these videos please!

  • @bencetoth8540
    @bencetoth8540 4 роки тому +1

    5:16 that is the best expression of this "dark matter"

  • @gregwarner3753
    @gregwarner3753 3 роки тому

    There is a similar experiment deep in the Homesteak Mine in Lead, South Dakota. The surface is at 6500 ft elevation and the lowest faces are about 2,000 ft below sea level. IIRC the Experiment is about 7,000 feet underground.
    Fascinating place in a fascinating part of the US. Visit sometime.

  • @cumhugs
    @cumhugs 7 років тому +9

    these videos are awesome

  • @tylerr7807
    @tylerr7807 7 років тому +110

    Outlast anyone???

  • @michaelschreiber5627
    @michaelschreiber5627 5 років тому +2

    thank you gustavo fring for this great great lab

    • @iSelf48
      @iSelf48 5 років тому

      Ok this is genius, good for you that you've watched BB!

  • @MrKillroy26
    @MrKillroy26 6 років тому

    Honestly it’s cute how she reacts to everything. I’m glad she isn’t emotionless.

  • @fruitfarmfactory7901
    @fruitfarmfactory7901 6 років тому +100

    This is what they let us know and see. My question is.....what are they hiding/researching in secret?

    • @Lortenerfrisk
      @Lortenerfrisk 5 років тому +28

      My guess is that the us military has tech thats ten years ahead of what we get to buy in stores. Area 51 stuff. I do believe the tech giants are ten years ahead as well but are releasing stuff gradually so you each year can buy a phone thats just a little better than the one you bought a year ago.

    • @Slop_Dogg
      @Slop_Dogg 5 років тому +13

      absolutely nothing. it’s all very precise & boring.

    • @lbgstzockt8493
      @lbgstzockt8493 5 років тому +8

      thay are scientists not morons

    • @martinst-amant7647
      @martinst-amant7647 5 років тому +19

      I work at Snolab. There is really nothing secret or spooky going on, just a whole lot of expensive science.

    • @jamiegam4s
      @jamiegam4s 5 років тому +17

      Lmao, I live in Sudbury, trust me there's nothing suspicious there 😂😂 this is Canada, not the US we don't hide that many things

  • @ericborthistle
    @ericborthistle 7 років тому +82

    "a small town in Northern Ontario", Sudbury?

    • @colenicholls6397
      @colenicholls6397 6 років тому +5

      Eric Borthistle that's what I was thinking..

    • @brandonmcauley1734
      @brandonmcauley1734 6 років тому +10

      Exactly. 160k people isn't "small"

    • @Teach_EM
      @Teach_EM 6 років тому +4

      By area, if you're counting the Greater city of Sudbury, it is huge

    • @spencec6933
      @spencec6933 6 років тому +21

      "Northern Ontario" lol

    • @ramseycolville5959
      @ramseycolville5959 6 років тому +3

      I live there when you there it look smal because it's so spread out

  • @thadhorner5129
    @thadhorner5129 2 роки тому +2

    The staff mentioned that working there was very fatiguing, and they thought the cause might be the thick air. But I wonder if anyone has checked for the Positive/Negative Ion balance in the air, or even no ions. Natural air, particularly in rural areas, and particularly after thunderstorms, contains lots of Negative Ions, which promote alertness and energy. Machinery and office equipment could give off Positive Ions or deplete the air of any kind of ion. So indoor air often has too many Positive Ions, or even no ions at all. I suggest that the Snolab folks find an expert in this who can do an Air Ion analysis on SnoLab's air.

  • @gilligancharliebrown399
    @gilligancharliebrown399 5 років тому

    The never-ending search for the elusive missing left sock continues! Go boldly, go boundless!

  • @deusexaethera
    @deusexaethera 5 років тому +56

    It irritates me when reporters say "We can't observe dark matter". We _can_ observe dark matter -- it interacts via the gravitational force! That's how we know it exists in the first place! We look at galaxies and we see them spinning fast enough that they would fly apart if the visible matter were the only matter present, so we know dark matter is there, and we can even make rough calculations of the distribution of dark matter based on its gravitational lensing of distant light sources like pulsars. The problem is we haven't built telescopes that can measure gravitational forces in high detail yet, so we can't generate images of dark-matter clouds in the nice 3D visual format that we humans prefer to look at. LIGO is the closest we've gotten, and it can only measure two data points and we can't focus it on a distant star like we can with optical or radio telescopes. But yes, we _can_ observe dark matter, even if our observations are very, very fuzzy at this point. Honestly, a telescope capable of making highly-detailed measurements of gravitational forces would probably be the size of the entire solar system, so it will be a very long time before we can scatter enough gravity-sensing satellites around the solar system to make those observations, but it will happen someday.

    • @Mia-ln1zs
      @Mia-ln1zs 5 років тому +11

      This is a semantic point. You ever consider that perhaps in this context observe means to see visually or with an analog comparable to sight. Why does it even matter? The observation of the effect does not demonstrate that it is "dark-matter" only that the effect is present. See a ripple on the surface of a pond is not the same as observing the fish underneath. The wind could have just as easily caused it. Dark matter is only a hypothesis that seeks to explain the effect. It could be that aliens are actually holding galaxies together. It could be our calculations of the mass of the supermassive black holes in the center of galaxies are actually way off. I personally imagine it might be something like spacetime having features akin to gravitational hills and valleys. Anyways~ Don't be so uptight.

    • @deusexaethera
      @deusexaethera 5 років тому +5

      @@Mia-ln1zs: Semantics are extremely important in science. If you think the method of observation doesn't matter, then you would make a shitty scientist.

    • @Mia-ln1zs
      @Mia-ln1zs 5 років тому +5

      @@deusexaethera This video isn't a scientific paper. I don't know if you noticed? Comparing the building to Los Vegas wasn't technically accurate either. Did she mean a casino? A particular building?... The whole city?!
      When I said, "Why does it even matter?" I didn't mean that the method of observation was irrelevant. It was a segway into the next segment. The presence of these gravitational phenomena is evidence of the phenomena. Not the hypothesis that attempts to explain them. So when you said, "We _can_ observe dark matter -- it interacts via the gravitational force!" You are technically incorrect. Dark matter is only an attempt at explaining the observation. Rather than the observation being evidence of the explanation.
      I knew you were going to be like this chill. I just think you're splitting hairs. I'm not trying to call you an idiot or anything. This just seems like a waste of energy, and it's not quite correct. Given the video context. The term observe was used correctly. It doesn't matter that you have a different more rigid definition. You clearly understood what they meant.

    • @deusexaethera
      @deusexaethera 5 років тому +2

      @@Mia-ln1zs: You're right, it's not a scientific paper, it's a UA-cam video -- which means 1.3 million people have watched it as of today, more people than would ever read any scientific paper ever written. Most of those viewers will take the video's content as reasonably factual and authoritative because it is presented as such. That's why it's important to get things right when discussing them in casual media, because otherwise millions of people will misunderstand the things being discussed. In particular, the reason I'm irritated about _this_ misconception is because I've encountered plenty of people who think dark matter is purely hypothetical because it's "never been observed". So to re-iterate: When someone says we can't observe dark matter, they are wrong -- we _can_ observe dark matter, we just can't _see_ it via reflected light the way we're used to seeing things. But dark matter, or something which is mathematically identical to dark matter, is absolutely real and observable even if we don't know everything about it.

    • @lemouchoir7617
      @lemouchoir7617 5 років тому

      Quick question, what’s your iq ?

  • @GNARGNARHEAD
    @GNARGNARHEAD 7 років тому +186

    needed more content and less trivial shit

    • @bambooexpress
      @bambooexpress 7 років тому +7

      Peter Lee I found her pretty annyoing as well. "Wow that's so interesting"... it would be more interesting if you let the man explain.

    • @trevorosborn9572
      @trevorosborn9572 6 років тому

      gnargnarhead dude do you realize what happens if they can collect and study dark matter?
      Warp speed space travel.aka we as a race can become intergalactic.

    • @barahng
      @barahng 6 років тому

      Trevor Osborn There's a huge difference between creating/storing antimatter (which is still very hard to do) and using it for an FTL drive.

  • @definitelyhuman623
    @definitelyhuman623 5 років тому

    This may be a dumb question but I’m curios because she mentioned the pressure down there was high, I’m wondering if they have to do a decompression chamber before going to the surface?

  • @juanmakasalanan8367
    @juanmakasalanan8367 6 років тому

    That fly man stared the journalist like his saying, Help Me haha

  • @GodsOfAudio
    @GodsOfAudio 7 років тому +6

    WHY is this only 8 mins long??!!??!! This is so much more important than geopolitical bullshit happening on the surface!!!

  • @ThirdEyeAngel
    @ThirdEyeAngel 7 років тому +4

    Anyone else get a Fallout vault vibe from this place? Very cool video!

  • @zetetick395
    @zetetick395 6 років тому

    The fellow with the flies experiment needs a HOLIDAY!

  • @noximustheomnipotent
    @noximustheomnipotent 5 років тому

    Great topic. Nice intention. That commentary...

  • @Forum4life07
    @Forum4life07 5 років тому +198

    spoiler alert: they dont find anything

    • @trashshinobi5758
      @trashshinobi5758 5 років тому +6

      Spoiler alert: johns fart still stinks, now it's a quarantine zone.

    • @hycron1234
      @hycron1234 5 років тому +25

      You know, not finding anything is also finding something, another way that didn't work.

    • @jojolafrite90
      @jojolafrite90 5 років тому +2

      Assumptions about what they call dark matter don't make any sense. It could just as well have a negative mass and be located in different zones of 3D space that we think.

    • @mahurosakatetno3778
      @mahurosakatetno3778 5 років тому

      @@trashshinobi5758 it damaged the half billion dollar of equipment,

    • @SourGrey
      @SourGrey 5 років тому

      @@hycron1234 facts

  • @SunriseReaper3
    @SunriseReaper3 7 років тому +5

    Really happy with what were doing here in Canada.Although Motherboard should find a new host

    • @heekim3373
      @heekim3373 7 років тому +1

      SunriseReaper agree about the host. Her mannerisms and tone are somehow off-putting. She has an air of gimmicky quirk that doesn't doesn't come across genuine and instead feels smug. Or I can be totally off base myself.

    • @SunriseReaper3
      @SunriseReaper3 7 років тому

      Yee, thats what I thought. But she did have too much time on "air" so I didnt mention anything.

    • @prateekkumar5667
      @prateekkumar5667 6 років тому

      I second this. She didn't cover the subject well. All I found out from this video was that there is a dark matter research facility in Ontario which is underground and apparently the cleaning lady has the most important job there because you need decades of experience to wipe dirt.

  • @michal2788
    @michal2788 5 років тому +2

    Super advanced lab, what do they run the computers on? Mac OS

  • @jasonstafford5842
    @jasonstafford5842 6 років тому

    Do they have to worry about getting narked when going down or the bends when coming up?

  • @JTrent-qm5zy
    @JTrent-qm5zy 4 роки тому +14

    Dust: “ I’m bout to end this whole mans career ”

  • @kaxaa7772
    @kaxaa7772 7 років тому +8

    what if they broke the dark matter, would amazon prime get there in a day to give them some?

  • @niklandry3554
    @niklandry3554 6 років тому

    I really didn't know this was going on in Sudbury. This is the first i hear of this. Cool!

  • @samurzl
    @samurzl 6 років тому

    I love those videos it makes me hyped about what will happen

  • @TheMillionDollarDropout
    @TheMillionDollarDropout 5 років тому +4

    5:26 Holy shit I've been there... IN OUTLAST!!!!!!

  • @alphaetomega
    @alphaetomega 5 років тому +4

    "The neutrinos have mutated and they are heating up the planet"

  • @BongsyBoi
    @BongsyBoi 3 роки тому

    Can’t believe this is right under my feet!! I’m from Sudbury !

  • @aashilr
    @aashilr 6 років тому

    So cool, how does the HVAC/mechanical system work for this kind of lab?

  • @dikodikodiko
    @dikodikodiko 7 років тому +7

    outlast last part somebody?

  • @icedice6393
    @icedice6393 5 років тому +63

    "Snolab will receive multimillion bump from Canadian Government"
    You mean the Canadian taxpayers?

    • @zurzakne-etra7069
      @zurzakne-etra7069 5 років тому +26

      better than funding stupid wars...

    • @stockloc
      @stockloc 5 років тому +3

      @@zurzakne-etra7069 As a Canadian, I agree. But I disagree that this is a good use of our resources. We're being given a carbon tax right now but none of that money is being used to develop infrastructure to make way for electric cars. What are we doing with that money right now? Why are we funding things like this when we could be funding research that could prove more useful to us?

    • @invictusaegis2653
      @invictusaegis2653 5 років тому +2

      @@stockloc Skimtar electric cars are good for short range but currently normal cars are better until we can power the batteries in like a hour or 2 and go for like 1k km they aren't too good but yeah i sorta agree even tho i am a american Also finding out about the universe is useful you just don't understand

    • @aaaa1111muffin
      @aaaa1111muffin 5 років тому +1

      You shouldn't complain. In the "greatest country on Earth" my mother can't even get treatment from the hospital unless she's got a couple thousand in the bank at the ready. We are fighting men in the desert wearing towels and wielding kitchen knives for the 18th year now, too.

    • @carlosrosales9184
      @carlosrosales9184 4 роки тому

      @Donald Kasper Dark matter could provide energy that can be used to further cancer research. We don't know yet what applications we can find, the possibilities are endless.

  • @forwonder419
    @forwonder419 5 років тому

    The fly dude looks completely out of his mind and I love it

  • @crisptomato9495
    @crisptomato9495 2 роки тому

    I’m moving to Sudbury in the fall and I really wanna visit this place. The elevator looks so fun lol.

  • @djpaulieshark
    @djpaulieshark 7 років тому +17

    My father works at pretty deep in that same mine not as deep, maybe about 1000 ft. Above there at the 6200-6400ft level but only for a couple more months then retiring. You will never catch me underground. Quite the opposite actually. I've worked on swing stages 28 stories above Yonge st. Downtown Toronto doing balcony restoration and pressure washing. The higher the better ;p

  • @susMeowMiau
    @susMeowMiau 5 років тому +14

    10/1/2019 4:05
    So, whats the result?

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 5 років тому +7

      They were never there for dark matter anyway. Don't you know? They were actually there trying to get to the Nazis in our hollow Earth, now that you don't hear anything about it it's probably because they finally got to the Nazis and ended up taking control over hollow Earth's resources and our governments are keeping it a secret so that they could escape there when the solar flares hit and leave us to die on the surface.

    • @loki9619
      @loki9619 5 років тому +1

      @@dsandoval9396 you forgot the /s

    • @colemorrow5042
      @colemorrow5042 4 роки тому +5

      @@dsandoval9396 im gonna pray real hard you are just joking.

  • @polarbear4612
    @polarbear4612 3 роки тому

    I got a tour of the snolab a couple of years ago. Amazing place. It’s hard to believe how big it is being over a mile down, but it’s how clean it is that is the freakiest thing. Cleaner than an operating room..

    • @molinodeviento8598
      @molinodeviento8598 3 роки тому

      Hi, how did you manage to get a tour there? Were you a student? I am en Engineering student at Laurentian at the moment, do you think it is possible for the University to organize the tour? I reallly want to go there, this is so cool!

    • @polarbear4612
      @polarbear4612 3 роки тому

      @@molinodeviento8598 I bought a tour for 4 at a charity silent auction. Cost me $600 which I thought was a deal.
      Very few tours there because it is a clean lab facility. Something like only 16 people a year.
      After descending into the mine and walking a kilometre to the entrance, we then had to disrobe then shower and wear the clothes they provided.
      Would be difficult to get crowds of visitors through.

    • @molinodeviento8598
      @molinodeviento8598 3 роки тому

      @@polarbear4612 Thank you for answering. I didn't know one could buy a tour. This sounds great. As soon as the restrictons are lifted I will try to get the tour.

  • @nemesisbreakz
    @nemesisbreakz 5 років тому +1

    Would this be similar to decompression sickness? Or the opposite?

  • @atomixfang
    @atomixfang 7 років тому +223

    and people still think the earth is 6000 years old...

    • @kingsosshootaiwillslapcash7344
      @kingsosshootaiwillslapcash7344 6 років тому +22

      who thinks that???? ever heard of dinosaurs?? dumbass nigga😂

    • @MaxAmSax
      @MaxAmSax 6 років тому +33

      Well, mostly Americans think that.

    • @flyuff
      @flyuff 6 років тому +7

      MaxAmSax if that’s true I hate my country

    • @vaghistory
      @vaghistory 6 років тому +9

      MaxAmSax Not just Americans. There are non Christian creationists too. I don’t think Isis was producing any pro evolution imams.

    • @logansmith2670
      @logansmith2670 6 років тому +2

      MaxAmSax not one American is dumb enough to think that😂

  • @ObiwanSherlockClousseau
    @ObiwanSherlockClousseau 5 років тому +8

    reminds me of Outlast: Whistleblower ( :

  • @ardesliini
    @ardesliini 4 роки тому

    That bit with the fruit flies was like something out of a movie

  • @bullldog00
    @bullldog00 5 років тому +1

    I can't imagine what really goes on down there.

  • @HackingVision
    @HackingVision 7 років тому +6

    Thanks Motherboard.

  • @closinginonclosure
    @closinginonclosure 6 років тому +225

    1:09 So this is how teenagers dress these days? It’s unbelievable that they’re employing minors to do this work, and not adults.

  • @dangleason9023
    @dangleason9023 6 років тому

    Death valley is like 250 ft below sea level and they are down 7000 ft from maybe 1500 ft of elevation. That would be a weird feeling with that amount of pressure.

  • @outdooradventures8822
    @outdooradventures8822 6 років тому

    This gave me anexity that's too deep lmao