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  • Have you ever wondered what causes a geyser to erupt huge plumes of steam and water high in to the air? Maddie explains exactly how a geyser works.
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  • @maddiemoate
    @maddiemoate 10 років тому +20

    Interestingly, we had a discussion about the pronunciation of the word "Geyser" before we started filming, due to the extensive discussion "Glacier" created. Between us we pronounced the word four different ways, and settled on the most common pronunciation. We all have different accents and pronounce things in many ways, it's one of the things that make languages so fascinating. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on our upcoming accent video!

  • @username951100
    @username951100 10 років тому +10

    Geezer, couldn't stop thinking about old people

  • @rhopag
    @rhopag 10 років тому +3

    I love your videos Maddie. I could listen to you talk about science all day.

  • @dlee645
    @dlee645 10 років тому

    I've been to Yellowstone National Park, and it is truly amazing and spectacular.
    And Maddie can pronounce geyser however she likes. I think her accent is wonderful.

  • @Speeddemon77710
    @Speeddemon77710 10 років тому +16

    HAAHAHAHAA that made my day "hot active geezers","geezers operating under extreme pressure"....the list goes on...still a great vid...thanks for the guyzer info :)

    • @bap5741
      @bap5741 6 років тому

      Your even incorrect. It's spelled geyser buddy. Your Welcome:)

  • @llantup
    @llantup 10 років тому +19

    And here I thought geezers were old guys. ;)

    • @llantup
      @llantup 10 років тому +6

      Maddie, you're great. But we Yanks pronounce it "guy-zer". :)

  • @dougw6261
    @dougw6261 10 років тому

    Hey glad I found this , our little ones will love these little tidbits of info.

    • @dougw6261
      @dougw6261 10 років тому

      I subbed immediately . We found this from ASAP science channel collab you guys did .

  • @ArielBravy
    @ArielBravy 10 років тому +2

    I grinned like a little kid every time she said geezer.

  • @googlejse
    @googlejse 10 років тому +3

    maddie looks amazing in that sweater

  • @jasonelvin2420
    @jasonelvin2420 10 років тому +2

    This video is just too dam cute. Had a good laugh and learned something too

  • @Izzie2445
    @Izzie2445 10 років тому

    Thank you for making these great videos! They're always really fun and informative to watch!

  • @LetGregorLive
    @LetGregorLive 4 роки тому

    Just wanted to say thanks, you are saving my butt for a school assignment

  • @jbbbbbbbb
    @jbbbbbbbb 10 років тому +8

    "gee-zer" is closer to the original Icelandic pronunciation than "guy-zer"

    • @AxelÞór
      @AxelÞór 10 років тому +7

      No it's not.

    • @AxelÞór
      @AxelÞór 10 років тому

      You do realise I'm Icelandic? Both pronunciations are "wrong", the american just less so.

    • @AxelÞór
      @AxelÞór 10 років тому

      Your word is not as good as mine, as my name is Þór, or Thor as you choose to spell it.

  • @intervera
    @intervera 10 років тому +4

    Great vid but needs minor correction at 2:51... Geysers do not just form at the edges of tectonic plates. Yellowstone is not on the edge of a plate for example - it is located over a hot spot in the earth's magma instead.

    • @amatiste
      @amatiste 10 років тому

      Was gonna bring this up. Thanks:) Yellowstone has nothing to do with tectonics:)

    • @earthunplugged
      @earthunplugged  10 років тому +1

      Hi there, research indicated that global plate tectonic movement creates hot spots, that in turn creates volcanoes. Yellowstone sits on the North American plate and its movement over millennia has created a hotspot within Yellowstone National Park. You can find out more about this plate and its geothermal activity on these links:
      www.tbi.montana.edu/outreach/hotscience/materials/resources/YNP%20Geology.pdf
      www.gweaver.net/techhigh/projects/period1_2/Yellowstone/Plate%20Tectonics%20Yellowstone.html

  • @carloslopezdesilanes1758
    @carloslopezdesilanes1758 10 років тому

    Great video. Good explanation

  • @daniellister8976
    @daniellister8976 10 років тому +2

    Geezers.... Love it

  • @nicolasramirez5813
    @nicolasramirez5813 10 років тому +4

    hey maddie i love ur videos and ur acent ;)

  • @Daffy711
    @Daffy711 10 років тому +4

    Glacier = "Glah-seeuh"
    Geyser = "Gee-sir"

    • @thesimen13
      @thesimen13 10 років тому +2

      Glacier = "glay-cier"
      Geyser = "gay-ser"

    • @Dj1337sauce
      @Dj1337sauce 10 років тому

      Glacier- "glay-sher"
      Geyser- "Guy-zer"

    • @Daffy711
      @Daffy711 10 років тому

      Darilquel Johnson
      YES.

  • @Hannah-451
    @Hannah-451 10 років тому +1

    Just came to hear Geysers called geezers. :D

  • @Qermaq
    @Qermaq 10 років тому

    Geezer and woe-ta. The accent is cute.

  • @Lumin824
    @Lumin824 10 років тому

    In the USA, Geezer is an old man. Geyser (Guyser, g-eye-zer) is what you were talking about. The way you say it humorously changes the definition for us. I didn't realize that it was pronounced differently over seas.

  • @jing713
    @jing713 10 років тому +2

    Hi Maddie!

  • @shawnpuhlman1143
    @shawnpuhlman1143 10 років тому

    I love geezer's with proper plumbing! I'm sorry England, as always with pronunciation, you have the right of it...

  • @elbryan9
    @elbryan9 10 років тому

    I like the way she pronounces geyser. It's kinda cute actually.

  • @dangerkeith3000
    @dangerkeith3000 10 років тому

    I love Maddy's videos, and this one too, but why is this under Zoo-La-La?

  • @TemperanceRaziel
    @TemperanceRaziel 10 років тому +5

    Geezer is an old man.

  • @MultiPaulinator
    @MultiPaulinator 10 років тому

    3 vital ingredients to make a geyser blow:
    Well, Larry Flynt needs some water, 3 centerfolds and a lap dance! Giggity-goo!
    No, but seriously, I'd like to apologize on behalf of my country ─ well, for 36% of us, at least ─ for all of the comments on this forum that contain the word "geezer" and a question mark in the same sentence ─ which, to politely correct some of my well-intentioned 36%er colleagues, is actually being said because of her dialect, not her accent.

  • @RodrigorReyes123
    @RodrigorReyes123 10 років тому +1

    LOL GEEZER.

  • @NathonDalton
    @NathonDalton 10 років тому

    Great video! Thanks for taking the time to make these! On a comedic note, your pronunciation of geyser as "gEzer" means something entirely different in the US. A geezer in the US is a derogatory term for an old person, specifically an old man. In the US the word geyser is pronounced "gIzer" with the "gey" part sounding like eye or guy.

  • @SnoopyDoofie
    @SnoopyDoofie 10 років тому

    And all this time I thought a Gezer was some 80 year old who would say, "Maddie, marry me!"

  • @EnforcedCrowd
    @EnforcedCrowd 10 років тому +6

    I know certain words are pronounced differently in the UK and the US
    But come on
    GEEZER... Really???

  • @garyduncan2670
    @garyduncan2670 10 років тому

    No comment, even though this is a comment.... Good work Maddie on the report!

  • @gabrielbuehler6616
    @gabrielbuehler6616 10 років тому

    You should do a video
    On somnimulences(sorry if my spelling is out of place.(

  • @chopsticks8204
    @chopsticks8204 10 років тому +2

    "geezers" = what we call old people haha.

  • @MaximaExposure
    @MaximaExposure 10 років тому

    How does a blindfolded pigeon find it's way back home? Also, are there any other species that have this ability?

  • @JillH1995
    @JillH1995 10 років тому

    I had to watch this a second time because I was too distracted the first time by the way she pronounced geyser.

  • @stoicfloor
    @stoicfloor 10 років тому +9

    It's a true pleasure to learn Geography while looking at a beautiful girl

    • @STriderFIN77
      @STriderFIN77 10 років тому +4

      I must agree on this 100% Maddie is just adorable :)

    • @MrWilde
      @MrWilde 10 років тому +1

      She has the most adorable smile

  • @CentralValleyForum
    @CentralValleyForum 10 років тому

    3:20 she also adds an "r" in magma, very strange for an Australian to add an "r" with the accent.

  • @bballercheetahfan3
    @bballercheetahfan3 10 років тому +20

    maddie i love you but....geezer?. That's a weirder pronounciation than "Glassyer"

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 10 років тому +5

      I found it funny that the glacier video is actually linked at the end of the video.

  • @bap5741
    @bap5741 6 років тому

    I know geysers are old. But don't insult them calling them geezers. Lol

  • @EmethMatthew
    @EmethMatthew 10 років тому +1

    Geezers? Wait, what are we talking about?

  • @jjjacco7
    @jjjacco7 10 років тому +2

    I'm afraid Maddie will literally bite me.

  • @DFLaval
    @DFLaval 10 років тому

    does that mean that the eventual moving of the tectonic plates will stop Ol' Faithful in the future?

    • @amatiste
      @amatiste 10 років тому

      Not for a very very long time. Yellowstone has nothing really to do with tectonics. It's a hotspot, a place that has a direct connection to the mantle. It's on a continental plate, and they move very very slowly. In hundreds of millions of years it will move. Likely forming a new supercontinent. Old faithful will remain such for longer than humans are likely to be around.

    • @DFLaval
      @DFLaval 10 років тому

      Thank you Mr. Irwin

  • @roniii2743
    @roniii2743 10 років тому

    In America a 'Geezer' is a strange old man.

  • @tantiwahopak101
    @tantiwahopak101 5 років тому

    "have u ever considered"
    Yes I have considered doing.......... to u.

  • @tomneal4190
    @tomneal4190 10 років тому

    Um........Maddi, a "geezer" is an old man. A "g eye zer" is a forced ejection of water my dear. ( I am spelling obviously to show pronunciation diff.) I do love your show.

  • @movieratings5850
    @movieratings5850 7 років тому +1

    geesers LOL

  • @sigururjokull2393
    @sigururjokull2393 10 років тому +2

    What about the geysir(geyser) in Iceland

    • @amatiste
      @amatiste 10 років тому

      It's the same mechanism. Iceland has a lot more active volcanism tho. It's a double whammy, the mid ocean ridge runs through the middle of Iceland, plus it's a hot spot. Ridges spread the oceanic plates through divergent seismic action and the hot spot created the island. Both are very active, creating huge amounts of volcanic activity. Lots of geysers there. However, old faithful is just well known.

  • @crscutas
    @crscutas 10 років тому

    ohhh I thought it was from waves that gets inside a tunnel.. I was so wrong =))

  • @Wildtotarda
    @Wildtotarda 10 років тому

    I believe you pronounce it "geezer" in the UK lol

  • @JayLikesLasers
    @JayLikesLasers 10 років тому +2

    "...water rising from the centre of the Earth"
    Nonsense. Correct this, at least in the description.

    • @earthunplugged
      @earthunplugged  10 років тому +5

      Hi Jay Smith, if you listen closely what we say is 'thermals rising from the centre of the Earth', not water (around the 2:23 mark)

    • @JayLikesLasers
      @JayLikesLasers 10 років тому

      Earth Unplugged Ah, thanks for the reply! Note to self, get ears checked.
      But still, thermals come from the Earth's crust, the total thickness of which is only ~0.1% of the distance to the centre of the Earth. Even if it was just talking about the source of geothermal heat, ~50% comes from radioactive decay in just the crust.

  • @milesbennettdyson
    @milesbennettdyson 10 років тому

    Geezer? Geese-er? I kept hearing this as angry old people erupting. :) In the US, it's pronounced GUY-ser. The same way you wouldn't pronounce Stephen Fry's name "Stephen Free."

  • @museofthepoets
    @museofthepoets 10 років тому +2

    In American we say GUY-zer. In England they say GEE-zer.

    • @Rickmakes
      @Rickmakes 10 років тому

      Also, in the US, a geezer is an old man.

  • @firestorm6505
    @firestorm6505 10 років тому +2

    What would happen if I sucked up all tgeh water from a geyser?

  • @oliviaponsonby6503
    @oliviaponsonby6503 10 років тому

    How do volcanos just all of a sudden erupt when it's been hardened over several months or years?

    • @earthunplugged
      @earthunplugged  10 років тому

      Volcanoes erupt when rock inside the Earth melts, and as its volume increases magma is produced that becomes less dense than the surrounding rock. This magma begins to float to the surface, where any trapped water and gases can suddenly expand which in turn can cause the liquid magma to erupt violently from the mouth of the volcano. This process only happens once magma has filled the volcanoes chambers, forcing the pressurised magma to spurt through the opening.
      It’s a bit like boiling a saucepan on a very low heat, if you put a lid on but leave a small gap, the water will quickly boil and ‘erupt’ through the gap due to the increased pressure, but if you left the lid off creating a much bigger opening that you pan would simmer for a much longer period of time.
      For more information please see these two links:
      www.universetoday.com/77111/why-do-volcanoes-erupt/
      science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/volcano3.htm

  • @locodro666
    @locodro666 10 років тому +1

    Lol Geezer

  • @yeechristian
    @yeechristian 10 років тому +3

    Why is this 'Zoo La La'?

    • @leetcheet1337
      @leetcheet1337 10 років тому

      Umm... Because Maddie is in it?

  • @lancemaddock4479
    @lancemaddock4479 10 років тому

    I know a few geezers, should of said 'guyza'.

  • @dangerkeith3000
    @dangerkeith3000 10 років тому +1

    I know a lot of geezers. They're slow, old farts. :)

  • @koobiie
    @koobiie 10 років тому

    To be honest, I didn't really notice the weird pronunciation of "geyser" until I payed the comments section a visit.

  • @ntmbro
    @ntmbro 10 років тому

    im the 301th viewer. is this meant to be 301+? or 301 bloody you tube confusing me with their glitches

  • @LydiaXavier321
    @LydiaXavier321 10 років тому

    With nuclear power plants being replaced by geothermal ones, why can't we use Yellowstone Park as a geothermal energy site? Imagine if the constant geysers and the nearby magma were used to make safe and efficient power.

    • @Nexus2Eden
      @Nexus2Eden 10 років тому

      Because it IS a National Park. lol

    • @amatiste
      @amatiste 10 років тому

      We are. Yellowstone is a hotspot and a continental caldera (super volcano). Both known calderas in America are sites of geothermal power plants. Yellowstone and Long Valley Caldera in California.

  • @wheelsndealz
    @wheelsndealz 10 років тому

    Is it just me or did she sound a little sick today? She sounded a little congested.

  • @errm1913
    @errm1913 5 місяців тому

    I'm an old "geezer" and I've not yet erupted into steam. What's up with that?

  • @HugeZorse
    @HugeZorse 9 років тому +1

    Old faithful does NOT erupt every 91 minutes. Complete fabrication. The average interval is approximately 91 minutes, but the interval varies between around 45 and 120 minutes, correlated to the duration of the previous eruption.

  • @wonpark6433
    @wonpark6433 3 роки тому

    영상 숙제 하러온 사람들 댓글에 좋아요 좀..,

  • @themaster12548
    @themaster12548 10 років тому

    [Geezer] or [Gizer]?

  • @matthewstevens4871
    @matthewstevens4871 3 роки тому

    0:59 *geological

  • @ashdoesgames
    @ashdoesgames 10 років тому

    im british too and she is saying it wrong xD its GUY-SER

  • @Littlefa3
    @Littlefa3 10 років тому

    Where do volcanos come from

  • @Phoenician1967
    @Phoenician1967 9 років тому

    Not all geysers are heated water, there are such things as cold water geysers

  • @hitokiriheero
    @hitokiriheero 10 років тому

    a geyser is an old man he's probably retired and not working anymore

  • @Dietbeatings
    @Dietbeatings 10 років тому

    What I think you should work with animalist or testtube

  • @AzureRath97
    @AzureRath97 10 років тому +2

    Guy-ser

  • @helbatoory
    @helbatoory 10 років тому

    how do worms reproduce

  • @Oujouj426
    @Oujouj426 10 років тому +11

    The ignorance towards accents in this comments section astounds me.

  • @Nameless-dm6xt
    @Nameless-dm6xt 10 років тому

    You look at that but yet you still deny the work of a intelligent designer (God).

  • @i23d
    @i23d 10 років тому

    The y is pronounced as I

  • @RudeBwoy27
    @RudeBwoy27 10 років тому

    A geezer is an old man. You mean geyser. Pronounced "GUY-ZER"

  • @gabrielbuehler6616
    @gabrielbuehler6616 10 років тому

    It's geyser as guY, not geezer

  • @angkeatki
    @angkeatki 10 років тому

    First comment!! Bitches!!

  • @JayVBear45
    @JayVBear45 10 років тому

    It is pronounced "guy-zer" not "geezer" .

  • @tomneal4190
    @tomneal4190 10 років тому

    Um........Maddi, a "geezer" is an old man. A "g eye zer" is a forced ejection of water my dear. ( I am spelling obviously to show pronunciation diff.) I do love your show.