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One of the greatest terrifying concepts in natural sciences - a simple physics problem, that has the capacity to annihilate anyone in its path without any trace of their fate
The simple unstoppable nature of physics is terrifying. There is no alternative to the laws of the univese, how there be one? Its just going to happen.
That’s just EmpLemon in a nutshell at this point. Guy could literally make a video about how truly important paper is and still make it entertaining as heck. I’m betting he’ll do just that or at least some form of version of it.
My geography professor recommended this video in our dynamic hazards class. His claim was that this sort of content is so easily consumable yet still manages to provide excellent information; which I completely agree with! The best learning is that of which is so intriguing you're willing to listen, consume, and remember, no matter the subject. Shoutout Dr. Boken!
That's kinda how I managed to get an A on a project of the Lumber River Basin in North Carolina for a science class when I accidentally missed a few of the requirements for the project. I put Randy Jackson in every single Powerpoint slide, some hidden, some obvious. The teacher gave me a 93 (lowest score for an A) because putting all the Randy Jacksons in the project made the whole class intrigued and actually paid attention to my whole presentation, something the other students weren't able to do. Not only did I gain some new perspective towards life, but I also learned that the Lumber River Basin in NC is the only place where the Venus Fly Trap frows naturally (Which I certainly had one eating Randy Jackson in my project lol)
As a coastal engineer, I must applaud you for the level of research and writing that went into this. I didn't know rogue waves weren't really paid any attention to till the NINETIES that's crazy
no one really did until they were caught on sat imagery, and verified. where they discovered there are around a hundred or so of these beasts roaming the ocean every day. Given how vast the ocean is, encountering one is still a rare event, but they aren't considered old sailor tales so much anymore
he didnt cover it in this video, but there is also a phenomena referred too as a "rogue hole" out at sea. Massive pockets that can pull things down, to me, a far more terrifying thing to encounter. I'd recommend looking into it if you're curious.
The thing people often forget too is that rogue waves aren't just on the ocean, they are also in the great lakes which also befell a constant number of massive ships, most famously the SS Edmund Fitzgerald (Most likely rogue waves sank it) .
What I saw in a documentary about the Fitzgerald was that some hatches sprung open and began to take on water. Of course, high waves did bring all that water, but yeah, the Great Lakes are no joke either.
I almost scrolled past this video. Glad I didn't. I'm a merchant mariner and I generally sail on container ships. This is a subject that I personally have experienced. Theses waves aren't always huge, you'll see them even in only mild rough seas. It's always noticable from the bridge when a wave 3 times the size of all the other waves hits your ship. I f the sea state is consistant for more than an hour or so, you get used to the motion of the ship. This makes any unsusal wave action very noticable. Most of the time it's not scary, but you notice when the ship has been gently rolling and then all of the sudden a wave jars that motion. It's all the same phenomenon, but becuse of it's multiplicative nature, it can easily get scary if you're already in 25-30 foot swells. I think part of why this wasn't accepted in modern science for so long was because we sailors love to embelish our stories. So when we told stories of monster waves in the middle of the ocean, no one believed us. Even if we were telling the truth. I'm probably rambling at this point... anyways, sick video. I'm glad yall landlubbers are able to learn about this interesting natral phenomenon.
Even as me being a former surfer who did indeed spend quite a few harrowing hours out there amongst the "beasts" (by my pathetic standards... those were mere foothills compared to the mountainous big waves that can be "caught") this video genuinely gave me chills. The ocean is something that DEMANDS your respect AND your constant attention. It most certainly does NOT care for any of us, nor the relatively tiny contraptions we attempt to float on top of it.
Man, I feel this amazingly. The ocean has NOT be conquered, we have done nothing to master the waves, and I doubt we ever will. There’s a reason we all live on land after all 😂
You DO NOT need to WRITE in CAPITAL letters to get SOMEONE'S attention. All this demands respect and whatnot is bogus. You need to be careful, this is everyday life stuff. Driving a car is the most dangerous thing people do routinely.
I can’t imagine the sheer terror so many must have felt throughout history as they encountered a behemoth of a wave twice, thrice, maybe five times taller than the biggest one they’d ever seen. a wall of water taller than stories would dare make up rises from nowhere and, for a fleeting moment, humanity knows of rogue vagues. then, it crashes down, swallowing its only witnesses. the oceans are terrifying.
"Under the Wave off Kanagawa" wasn't a painting, it was a blockwood print. That's pretty awesome because while paintings are unique and expensive, prints are "mass production" art for the masses, or the middle, merchant class who can afford it. Other than the usual force of nature interpretation, the fact that Hokusai used Prussian Blue for the colour, influenced by Western art use of perspective, led to a more nuance interpretation of the work, that calm sea and Mt Fuji on the right represent the old Japan society, culture and structure, and the force of nature represented by the great wave is the incoming great changes, probably alluding to Westernisation and Western influence.
I remember visiting Maui for a vacation... It was nighttime and everything seemed calm, I sat next to a cliff to enjoy the ocean sounds and meditated. It was about 25 ft down from to cliff to shore, I don't know how long I was there but I remember thinking to myself, "I'll be fine here, the waves can't get to me" being focused in a zen like state I lost track of time and what pulled me out of it was getting drenched in water and literally pulled down from my sitting position. A wave somehow shot up and got me entirely soaked. I even remember checking the rock to see if it was dry first before sitting... That was my first taste of the ocean and another reminder of how nature doesn't play around.
Same thing where I used to live - there was a public swimming pool by the beach, and it was all walled off just in case somehow the ocean water found its way in. They didn't put particularly strong support walls around the pool because it was like 100m from shore. That wall got destroyed in a big storm. Rogue wave crossed the entire beach and crashed up against it.
There's not much in this world that can spike my anxiety quite like watching videos of violent sea weather phenomena. The fact that I live in a desert, and have therefore never been near the ocean, convinces me that's an instinctive response humans give to it.
I remember I took a dude to see the ocean for the first time, and he freaked out. Like the mass of it just blew him away or something idk. As somebody whos spent their whole life less than an hour from the ocean it was the first time I had even met someone who never saw the ocean. Interesting to think of my reaction to this dude and his experience, as well as your perspectives. I mean don't get me wrong, the ocean creeps me out in a way. But I love the ocean, it calms me rather than stresses me out.
Like I never even considered there would be somebody whos never seen the ocean, and that "blew my mind" same way seeing the ocean for the first time did for the guy I'm referring to
There was a crazy storm surge that hit western Alaska in September of 2022. It picked up our cabin and moved it 3 miles across a lagoon (The cabin was built on stilts, to be fair).
Thanks emp! I've been watching ur vids since the days of ur ytp downward spiral era. Just wanted to say thank ya, You are my favorite UA-camr by far. The editing experience you gained, combined through ytp with the narrative and deep diving ability you managd to develop always keep me intrigued.Not to mention the music choice you use. You actually introduced me to king crimson! One of my favorite bands.. The serotonin boost I get when I see your name in my notifications bar is basically unmatched by any other form of media I view. Anyways keep if up man!
Hearing GeoWizard's music being played in a video like this makes me so proud to see how far he has come. From the first mission across Wales to the "How Not to Travel" series', it's the perfect accompaniment to tales of adventure, mischief, mayhem, and mystery. Get in!
Despite being only 16 minutes long, this video was packed with so much goodies it felt more like a good half hour, and I mean that as a compliment. Great Work!
I’ve been obsessed with the ocean and content around the deep and scary unknowns of the ocean, for a few months now. Feel like I haven’t found many good documentaries from independent creators like this. Good shit bro 😫
Great script, great editing, fantastic graphic design and music choice. Your low-key but concise narration is a perfect fit with the smooth lo-fi jazz. This was my introduction to your channel and I loved it.
I don't think our current state of affairs when it comes to sea travel can be described as "mastery". Even with all the locating and traversal technology we have now, the ocean is.. very good at making you go missing without a trace when it wants to.
@@Gloomdrake Yeah I’ll take my chances of survival and NOT further traverse beyond what lies in the Mariana Trench please, because NOPE. Just like Space, except that’s actually understandable! I don’t know why we would wanna further traverse our own Ocean though aside from discovering something we shouldn’t.
Another banger video from EmpLemon! A few suggestions to avoid killer waves: - Just go around the ocean - Take the land and put it somewhere else - Bring a bunch of sponges on board and throw them at the giant wave when it shows up to soak it up - Dig a moat around the ship - Wake up Jesus and ask him to save you, I think he's asleep on the lower deck
Wow, that ending was perfection. The painting had completely left my mind by the end, so the impact of seeing it again with proper context was gargantuous. Excellent video Emp!
This is awesome content. I rarely ever get excited to watch a video, but you pick topics that are informative and strangely obscure/not within the current sphere of attention. Keep up the great work EmpLemon you do youtube justice
I fawn over these videos every time they’re released. So informative, well written, and engaging. He needs to seriously consider writing a book of essays. The visual element offered on a video platform is nice but I’d happily wait 4 years of radio silence from this channel only for him to drop a book release of all the essays he’s been curating in the meantime.
As a sailor, this is one of my fears being so far out on the ocean. Not a trace will be left except when they finally find my ship at the bottom. Also I feel the need to mention the SS Michelangelo - an ocean liner that was struck head-on by a rogue wave in 1966 that left a few fatalities and several dozen injured.
There's a reason I have NEVER been a fan of environmentalists who advocate for people to stop using planes for international travel and to instead use boats- because airplanes are THE SAFEST WAY TO TRAVEL, PERIOD. Sure, travel on a ship is still way safer than driving a car, but _still_ too dangerous compared to air travel. Like, do you know how much carbon a human being is worth, environmentally and economically speaking? A *lot*. A single human being is, in fact, worth MORE carbon than said human being will be responsible for producing of their own volition, simply due to the economic activity required to support said human. Like, big oil and coal money lobbying to be allowed to continue to pollute the air with their shitty non-renewable energy sources is a crime, but ANY unnecessary loss of human life is an ATROCITY in environmental terms. Plus, in the event that there's some sort of emergency on a boat, any normie with no maritime experience will INSTANTLY become a total liability. I'm fine with maritime TRADE because those guys are all professionals, and they know how to conduct themselves in emergencies, but trying to evacuate ordinary civilians? You would be better off trying to herd a pack of fucking lemmings, seriously.
@@technoturnovers7072 Also, assume that the people lobbying against big oil are also being funded by someone else. Oh, the world is gonna end "soon" if we don't stop using fossil fuels? And the only way to fix that is by establishing a mass surveillance system to force the people who use said fuels to give YOU money? And anyone who disagrees is a dangerous conspirationist? Well, that's very convenient
@@technoturnovers7072 I agree, but I guess it depends on who you ask. It seems like in third world countries, human life is worth less carbon. It's sad, but this is why some pharmaceutical companies try to move trials over there, where human life is "worth less." In poorer areas, people will risk their lives more just to save money. Personally, I also think there's a correlation between those areas and having more kids, weather that's a cause or an effect. Not that I think it's right, but as supply increases, value decreases.
@@technoturnovers7072 quite a few environmentalists say the opposite, that you shouldn't have children, or have less children, because of the environment.
@@technoturnovers7072 ah, yes, "shitty non-renewable energy sources." Not like the entire world depends on these resources. Information like that doesn't matter though when you want to throw around expensive, unrealistic, and incomplete solutions like renewable energy to make yourself feel good. Environmentalism 101 is that everything plays a part, but, if you were to pick only one then drop the focus on renewable and switch to nuclear, but you won't hear that from all the feel-goods that plague the community or from the corporate plants tricking people to fund their shitty renewable energy tech
I worked at sea for a couple of years as a cadet on oil tankers. Have seen my fair share of waves that would wash violently on deck. Back then, I was dumb enough to go to the bow of the ship with a camera to record myself getting hit as a wave washed in during heavy weather. Needless to say, it was one of the dumbest things I've done. Fortunately, the one that hit me wasn't all that big, but it did knock me down to my knees which forced me to head back and not tempt fate again. This isn't even the worst near death encounter I remember. The other one is so bad that I sometimes feel like I can see the alternate reality where things didn't go as well, where I'd likely have been lost at sea... But that's a story for another time.
Watching your videos is like listening to my conversations with my friends. There so random but captivating to listen to. Literally had a 4 hour conversation on our favorite cheeses
As one who spent over 55 years at sea on the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean, I can assure you we were calling them rogue waves long before it became "official" nomenclature. And yes, I have survived a number of them. And especially one, I wonder how and why...
We don't care how much of a tall tale some of these stories are. Write them down and share them, good sir! Eyewitness accounts deserve to be preserved!
I was once on a cross channel ferry going between Calais & Dover in the English Channel when out ship was struck by a wave some 60ft high, and hit with enough force the ship leaned to a degree of 50 degrees. That was not a rogue wave but it felt damn close, even to one of the commanding officers who briefed us all on what had happened once we got to Dover. P.S. Derbyshire is pronounced as ''DAR-BEE-SH-UR''
No it didn’t. A list of over 40° would put a ferry (especially a high rolling channel ferry) over. Swells in the channel almost never get above 15 feet either so you’re definitely talking out your arse. I’ve spent almost my entire life at sea by the way. I literally just sailed 37 days across the Atlantic solo into Portree so it’s pretty obvious when someone says the maritime equivalent of “I jumped my bike 20 meters over my house omg guys you had to be there” thinking no one will understand physics and call them out for the utter bs they just spewed. 😂
Awesome seeing you chill with the mde crew! Really awesome that was hands down there best livestream and I was very surprised when you joined very cool👍
Rogue waves were one of my favorite things about Assassin's Creed IV, Assassin's Creed III, and (aptly named in this case) Assassin's Creed Rogue's sailing missions. The absolute scale of these waves is astonishing, especially the way it looks like you are being sucked into some dark void or hole when your ship begins to go down from them. The ocean is probably one of the most horrifying things I can think of, to the point that I would be hesitant to go any further than waist-deep into it even on a boat. Yet at the same time, I, like many others you mentioned in the video, am drawn to its beauty. Nothing beats a day at the beach. I cannot wait to see what topic you tackle next, Mr. Lemon!
@@DSP-gh5ei for real! It was nice that Edward got to unite with his daughter, but he had lost nearly every friend along the way and his wife was dead. Calling it bittersweet is an understatement. Still one of my all time favorite games, though!
The evolution of your content is so wild. Rewatching your old stuff and comparing to this really drives home how different your style is these days. What's more is you're still so young and I expect even more improvement on the horizon.
my parents were in the maldives at the time of the 2004 tsunami - my mum six months pregnant with me. its crazy to hear how it all happened, apparently the people staying next to them died as well, really horrific event that reminds you about how powerful the ocean really is
@@jackcabadas3976 Awesome….what? Alert systems or their knack for getting into disasters because of how tight their own island because of their knack of getting into intense hurricanes and tsunamis to the point that I’m surprised it’s still even an island at this point?
@@justaguyonyoutube4592 I think he talks about how it doesn't try to scare people and cause deadly panic with big beeping scaring soundwaves and red screens, instead calmly pointing out the coming danger and procedures to be safe.
Just need to say, the amount of research you do on these topics in every video and the script you write is always so entertaining to me. I applaud you and highly admire the depths you go to to bring us these videos (no pun intended)
Emp will never cease to amazes me in his ability to make me watch videos I would never want to click on and assume i couldn't possibly give less of a damn about, only to be completely enthralled and walk away with a new fascination and appreciation for something I couldn't have ever imagined even thinking about prior. He just keeps getting nicer with it
@Merucry Poison bro he's like 26 or 27 now, in 2016 he was like 19 or 20 and the entirety of youtube culture was edgy. How you still trying to be edgy 7+ years later, look around man, Leafy is gone, Idubbbz has denounced anything related to being edgy, Filthy Frank is gone, that stuff just isn't allowed anymore and this was Emp's dream, to do youtube, FOREVER, if he chose to act like a kid again just to make jokes that are 7+ years old he loses his entire life's work. Nah bro, chill on that.
This channel is the ultimate gateway into attaining interests and knowledge I would otherwise have gone my whole life without, and I treasure it for that. Great work as always Emp.
Learned about this in my oceanography class a few semesters ago and I am even more interested in the ocean's mysteries. Something about the sea is so terrifying yet intriguing. It is macabre. Yet it is the origin of life itself. Rogue waves are scary but there is also red tides which I find to be equally scary. Red tides, scientifically known as harmful algal blooms, are when the ocean itself seems red like blood. They occur when algae blooms and they produce toxins which kill organisms in not only the consumption of water, but also if you breathe close to it. The blood red ocean becomes deadly to those who are exposed. HABs have become more common due to climate change, although not all algal blooms are dangerous.
Another amazingly crafted video essay. You've come a long way, the basic polish on this video alone is enough to keep ones attention. Your music choices and timing are fantastic, and your pacing is great as well. Much love Emp
This is the kind of content I want to be subscribed too. Just educate and something to think about. A bowl in the morning on a day off and a video from your channel and I’m given a topic of the day lol. How fun !
The Great Wave Of Kanagawa is also one of the top ten most famous images of all time with it being just under the Mona Lisa and the Windows XP Bliss wallpaper! :)
Another masterful video. I love this channel so much. I always feel like you're guiding me through the meaning of the world, even if you don't fully know the answers. It's calm, but always honest and uncertain. Like it's a friendly warning. It's almost omnipotent, but not in a pretentious way.
YES! I was already into vaporwave before getting deep into Emp’s content, and hearing him use it in his stuff has lead me to discovering more goodies from within the genre! It’s great!
Rogue waves so often come at the ship from angles other than the prevailing sea, they hole the ship by sheer force of impact, such a massive hole is hard to survive. It's been a subject of interest for me for a year or so so it was a real pleasure to see one of my favourite creators cover the topic!
I cant stop watching this mans videos i dont know if its the editing the sound design or just how he speaks it always lures me in with this comfort and keeps me there with this sense of awe and makes me want to learn every bit that i can from what he is saying. Its amazing
The format of this video felt like watching a video version of a scientific, published article on rogue waves. There's even related works and everything. Great stuff!
Shout outs to the hair cuts for men song at the end, Truely an amazing artist with an amazingly endless catalog. I'm so happy to hear and see that others appreciate their work and hope that their exclusion at the end of the video with spark some new fans and new interest ❤
Great video as always Emp! I am currently studying my masters in laser physics and lately we discussed the soliton, which is basically a type of wave which maintains its shape during propagation through fx. an optical fiber. If you were to successfully utilize such waves for data transmission, you would be able to drastically increase transmission speeds in a wide array of optical communication systems, and it is already utilized in many applications. And interestingly enough - and this is not my area of expertise so don't hold me to it! - I believe that one of the leading theories as to what causes these rouge waves, is the random creation of a such solitons (Peregrine solitons to be more specific, if I am not mistaken) in ocean waters. Anyways, I just found it fascinating that a waveform which can cause so much destruction is also lending itself helpfull in many modern applications - and maybe many more to come! Hope you have a nice day :)
Emp, I have been watching you for around 2 years, and your content has just been getting better and better. It is truly amazing what you have accomplished with your channel, I remember when you had like 800k subs a few years ago and watching all your videos over and over for a month when I was working a shit job at 16, now I'm 18 and are watching you at a shit job lmao
I'm from the Bay of Fundy and it was cool hearing a 2 second shoutout. I've come to really look forward to your videos these past few years and the clear amount of work & research you put in - hope you're doing well!
God bless you for your genuinely entertaining and informative content. Your level of research and delivery of info has only gotten better throughout the years, and your unpredictability in regards to what you'd make content about makes you an even more special content creator when compared to most others in your space. Thank you.
One of the greatest terrifying concepts in natural sciences - a simple physics problem, that has the capacity to annihilate anyone in its path without any trace of their fate
yes
physics strike again!
The simple unstoppable nature of physics is terrifying. There is no alternative to the laws of the univese, how there be one? Its just going to happen.
How to to survive the Taco Bell dollar menu?
@@Grissbane it's simply impossible, like a rouge wave in your ass.
This guy can virtually talk about anything and be amazingly educational and entertaining.
we need a history of chairs
@@kid_umi A study of toast
This comment is on every video
That’s just EmpLemon in a nutshell at this point.
Guy could literally make a video about how truly important paper is and still make it entertaining as heck.
I’m betting he’ll do just that or at least some form of version of it.
@@justaguyonyoutube4592 i read a book on exactly that before, he could absolutely make a video on it but it would be very long
My geography professor recommended this video in our dynamic hazards class. His claim was that this sort of content is so easily consumable yet still manages to provide excellent information; which I completely agree with! The best learning is that of which is so intriguing you're willing to listen, consume, and remember, no matter the subject. Shoutout Dr. Boken!
Great to see teachers embracing online resources.
Same guy who made videos about memes and yt poops, YET makes well-thought out retrospectives that leave you wondering, he done his research!
W professor
@@naethavenir9422I almost wish he kept those YTP just so people can see how far a person can come in their content
That's kinda how I managed to get an A on a project of the Lumber River Basin in North Carolina for a science class when I accidentally missed a few of the requirements for the project. I put Randy Jackson in every single Powerpoint slide, some hidden, some obvious. The teacher gave me a 93 (lowest score for an A) because putting all the Randy Jacksons in the project made the whole class intrigued and actually paid attention to my whole presentation, something the other students weren't able to do. Not only did I gain some new perspective towards life, but I also learned that the Lumber River Basin in NC is the only place where the Venus Fly Trap frows naturally (Which I certainly had one eating Randy Jackson in my project lol)
As a coastal engineer, I must applaud you for the level of research and writing that went into this. I didn't know rogue waves weren't really paid any attention to till the NINETIES that's crazy
3rd mate here. It is crazy, but also not surprising. We sailors love to embelish our sea stories. XD
no one really did until they were caught on sat imagery, and verified. where they discovered there are around a hundred or so of these beasts roaming the ocean every day.
Given how vast the ocean is, encountering one is still a rare event, but they aren't considered old sailor tales so much anymore
It's called Wikipedia and that's why you should donate to them
"NO MAN lives to tell the tail..."
(shiver me timbers!)
@@schlepedits7486 Lol, do NOT donate to wikipedia. The people that write the articles get nothing
he didnt cover it in this video, but there is also a phenomena referred too as a "rogue hole" out at sea. Massive pockets that can pull things down, to me, a far more terrifying thing to encounter. I'd recommend looking into it if you're curious.
That does sound really cool, and really terrifying, since it's impossible to see from a distance.
Wanted to mention this. I agree it sounds so much worse. Imagine just going completely vertical, but downward. Actually maybe lets not imagine that.
Are these more rare than Rouge waves? Do you know what causes this?
They’re not as bad as they sound, I was on a fishing boat that went into one, you don’t go straight into the ocean it just throws you about a bit
@@Zavier21 I think it stands to reason if rogue waves vary in size than so do these. Maybe you got lucky?
The thing people often forget too is that rogue waves aren't just on the ocean, they are also in the great lakes which also befell a constant number of massive ships, most famously the SS Edmund Fitzgerald (Most likely rogue waves sank it) .
What the hell is going on with every body on the internet not knowing how to spell rogue.
Does any one know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
What I saw in a documentary about the Fitzgerald was that some hatches sprung open and began to take on water. Of course, high waves did bring all that water, but yeah, the Great Lakes are no joke either.
@@strellettes8511 Too much Sonic as a child
Red waves bruh
I almost scrolled past this video. Glad I didn't. I'm a merchant mariner and I generally sail on container ships. This is a subject that I personally have experienced. Theses waves aren't always huge, you'll see them even in only mild rough seas. It's always noticable from the bridge when a wave 3 times the size of all the other waves hits your ship. I f the sea state is consistant for more than an hour or so, you get used to the motion of the ship. This makes any unsusal wave action very noticable. Most of the time it's not scary, but you notice when the ship has been gently rolling and then all of the sudden a wave jars that motion. It's all the same phenomenon, but becuse of it's multiplicative nature, it can easily get scary if you're already in 25-30 foot swells.
I think part of why this wasn't accepted in modern science for so long was because we sailors love to embelish our stories. So when we told stories of monster waves in the middle of the ocean, no one believed us. Even if we were telling the truth.
I'm probably rambling at this point... anyways, sick video. I'm glad yall landlubbers are able to learn about this interesting natral phenomenon.
Between tides, storm surge, and tsunamis, by the time he got to the actual subject at hand, I coulda had an entire career as a mariner……
The GOAT of niche documentaries
The goat of melee commenting on the goat of video documentaries video? Awesome.
cool to see you here i just finished rewatching the hbox documentary
The Goat Of Melee lmao
Yooo the hungriest box is here
Ur biased cuz he made one on you (jk)
Even as me being a former surfer who did indeed spend quite a few harrowing hours out there amongst the "beasts" (by my pathetic standards... those were mere foothills compared to the mountainous big waves that can be "caught") this video genuinely gave me chills. The ocean is something that DEMANDS your respect AND your constant attention. It most certainly does NOT care for any of us, nor the relatively tiny contraptions we attempt to float on top of it.
Man, I feel this amazingly. The ocean has NOT be conquered, we have done nothing to master the waves, and I doubt we ever will. There’s a reason we all live on land after all 😂
I wouldn’t be surprised if the only way we can conquer the ocean is by evaporating the entire thing
You DO NOT need to WRITE in CAPITAL letters to get SOMEONE'S attention. All this demands respect and whatnot is bogus. You need to be careful, this is everyday life stuff. Driving a car is the most dangerous thing people do routinely.
@@GodplayGamerZulul shut up kid, no one asked
@@dr_doritotf2305 LOL
Emplemon casually making some of the most captivating and intriguing documentaries about ocean phenomena.
I’m gonna pop yo profile pic, little man
i cannot believe some people are willing to like the comment of a man who has a morbidly obese pokemon pfp
Very casual
I liked but then disliked when I saw your profile picture
He always is. He writes really well
I can’t imagine the sheer terror so many must have felt throughout history as they encountered a behemoth of a wave twice, thrice, maybe five times taller than the biggest one they’d ever seen. a wall of water taller than stories would dare make up rises from nowhere and, for a fleeting moment, humanity knows of rogue vagues. then, it crashes down, swallowing its only witnesses. the oceans are terrifying.
"Under the Wave off Kanagawa" wasn't a painting, it was a blockwood print. That's pretty awesome because while paintings are unique and expensive, prints are "mass production" art for the masses, or the middle, merchant class who can afford it. Other than the usual force of nature interpretation, the fact that Hokusai used Prussian Blue for the colour, influenced by Western art use of perspective, led to a more nuance interpretation of the work, that calm sea and Mt Fuji on the right represent the old Japan society, culture and structure, and the force of nature represented by the great wave is the incoming great changes, probably alluding to Westernisation and Western influence.
Wooooaaaa. Please keep talking
Or, it's just a big wave
Did chatgpt write this comment? Because it sucks
I remember visiting Maui for a vacation... It was nighttime and everything seemed calm, I sat next to a cliff to enjoy the ocean sounds and meditated. It was about 25 ft down from to cliff to shore, I don't know how long I was there but I remember thinking to myself, "I'll be fine here, the waves can't get to me" being focused in a zen like state I lost track of time and what pulled me out of it was getting drenched in water and literally pulled down from my sitting position. A wave somehow shot up and got me entirely soaked. I even remember checking the rock to see if it was dry first before sitting... That was my first taste of the ocean and another reminder of how nature doesn't play around.
Same thing where I used to live - there was a public swimming pool by the beach, and it was all walled off just in case somehow the ocean water found its way in. They didn't put particularly strong support walls around the pool because it was like 100m from shore.
That wall got destroyed in a big storm. Rogue wave crossed the entire beach and crashed up against it.
"WAKE UP"
yes
@@amberhernandez "ain't no 'zen' on the ocean beyotch!"
@@tissuepaper9962My man Poseiden was having a bad day and took it out on them
There's not much in this world that can spike my anxiety quite like watching videos of violent sea weather phenomena. The fact that I live in a desert, and have therefore never been near the ocean, convinces me that's an instinctive response humans give to it.
Well spoken for a jotard
YEP💯WE ARE NOT MEANT 2 BE ON THE WATER FR💯😮💨
maybe the issue is that most of your experience with the ocean and stuff comes from seeing these spooky ass youtube videos
I remember I took a dude to see the ocean for the first time, and he freaked out. Like the mass of it just blew him away or something idk.
As somebody whos spent their whole life less than an hour from the ocean it was the first time I had even met someone who never saw the ocean.
Interesting to think of my reaction to this dude and his experience, as well as your perspectives. I mean don't get me wrong, the ocean creeps me out in a way. But I love the ocean, it calms me rather than stresses me out.
Like I never even considered there would be somebody whos never seen the ocean, and that "blew my mind" same way seeing the ocean for the first time did for the guy I'm referring to
There was a crazy storm surge that hit western Alaska in September of 2022. It picked up our cabin and moved it 3 miles across a lagoon (The cabin was built on stilts, to be fair).
Thanks emp! I've been watching ur vids since the days of ur ytp downward spiral era. Just wanted to say thank ya, You are my favorite UA-camr by far. The editing experience you gained, combined through ytp with the narrative and deep diving ability you managd to develop always keep me intrigued.Not to mention the music choice you use. You actually introduced me to king crimson! One of my favorite bands.. The serotonin boost I get when I see your name in my notifications bar is basically unmatched by any other form of media I view. Anyways keep if up man!
Hearing GeoWizard's music being played in a video like this makes me so proud to see how far he has come. From the first mission across Wales to the "How Not to Travel" series', it's the perfect accompaniment to tales of adventure, mischief, mayhem, and mystery. Get in!
So glad someone else brought this up
idk i'm just surprised he played a minecraft music disk lol
It is truly amazing. Main Theme is a track I listen to and dream up grand adventures. Honestly the entire album is listened to multiple times a week.
Is GeoWizard a video game?
I’ve been a fan of his since he was only at 4K subs, for the long period when he was still “GeoGuessrWizard”. Wild how big he’s gotten
Despite being only 16 minutes long, this video was packed with so much goodies it felt more like a good half hour, and I mean that as a compliment. Great Work!
I’ve been obsessed with the ocean and content around the deep and scary unknowns of the ocean, for a few months now. Feel like I haven’t found many good documentaries from independent creators like this. Good shit bro 😫
Great script, great editing, fantastic graphic design and music choice. Your low-key but concise narration is a perfect fit with the smooth lo-fi jazz. This was my introduction to your channel and I loved it.
I don't think our current state of affairs when it comes to sea travel can be described as "mastery". Even with all the locating and traversal technology we have now, the ocean is.. very good at making you go missing without a trace when it wants to.
And that's before you factor in our staggering ignorance of what lies below
@@Gloomdrake Yeah I’ll take my chances of survival and NOT further traverse beyond what lies in the Mariana Trench please, because NOPE.
Just like Space, except that’s actually understandable!
I don’t know why we would wanna further traverse our own Ocean though aside from discovering something we shouldn’t.
@@Gloomdrake yep, we’ve barely scratched the surface (poor metaphor but you get what I mean)
@@mansart26 Ever heard of the Kaiju? We built enormous robots to fight them!
@@mansart26 you mean the Marinara Trench, right?
Another banger video from EmpLemon!
A few suggestions to avoid killer waves:
- Just go around the ocean
- Take the land and put it somewhere else
- Bring a bunch of sponges on board and throw them at the giant wave when it shows up to soak it up
- Dig a moat around the ship
- Wake up Jesus and ask him to save you, I think he's asleep on the lower deck
Moses would work better but we cannot get in contact with him at this time.
lower deck? don't you mean upper??
You forgot "Hang 10, BRAAUUHHHHH!!!!" (and die)
hehe
If you got Jesus on board you don't need to avoid anything but sin.
Always pleasant to see another post from you, Emp. Thanks for doing what you do
Bro you make videos i rewatch 10 times and more, thanks. Very chill
Wow, that ending was perfection. The painting had completely left my mind by the end, so the impact of seeing it again with proper context was gargantuous.
Excellent video Emp!
I love who he always pulls things full circle it’s truly amazing
I hate all you normie new fans
Yeah seeing the painting again at the end was cool
This is awesome content. I rarely ever get excited to watch a video, but you pick topics that are informative and strangely obscure/not within the current sphere of attention. Keep up the great work EmpLemon you do youtube justice
I fawn over these videos every time they’re released. So informative, well written, and engaging. He needs to seriously consider writing a book of essays. The visual element offered on a video platform is nice but I’d happily wait 4 years of radio silence from this channel only for him to drop a book release of all the essays he’s been curating in the meantime.
Props to EmpLemon for improving upload schedule: from 3 months of no uploads to only 2, respect
I know where you are still
@@daroachdoggjr188 ... **nods head** ... He's Heisenberg.
Very long-winded put down lol
@@daroachdoggjr188 Where or who?
Quality over quantity señor
As a sailor, this is one of my fears being so far out on the ocean. Not a trace will be left except when they finally find my ship at the bottom.
Also I feel the need to mention the SS Michelangelo - an ocean liner that was struck head-on by a rogue wave in 1966 that left a few fatalities and several dozen injured.
There's a reason I have NEVER been a fan of environmentalists who advocate for people to stop using planes for international travel and to instead use boats- because airplanes are THE SAFEST WAY TO TRAVEL, PERIOD. Sure, travel on a ship is still way safer than driving a car, but _still_ too dangerous compared to air travel. Like, do you know how much carbon a human being is worth, environmentally and economically speaking? A *lot*. A single human being is, in fact, worth MORE carbon than said human being will be responsible for producing of their own volition, simply due to the economic activity required to support said human. Like, big oil and coal money lobbying to be allowed to continue to pollute the air with their shitty non-renewable energy sources is a crime, but ANY unnecessary loss of human life is an ATROCITY in environmental terms.
Plus, in the event that there's some sort of emergency on a boat, any normie with no maritime experience will INSTANTLY become a total liability. I'm fine with maritime TRADE because those guys are all professionals, and they know how to conduct themselves in emergencies, but trying to evacuate ordinary civilians? You would be better off trying to herd a pack of fucking lemmings, seriously.
@@technoturnovers7072 Also, assume that the people lobbying against big oil are also being funded by someone else. Oh, the world is gonna end "soon" if we don't stop using fossil fuels? And the only way to fix that is by establishing a mass surveillance system to force the people who use said fuels to give YOU money? And anyone who disagrees is a dangerous conspirationist? Well, that's very convenient
@@technoturnovers7072 I agree, but I guess it depends on who you ask. It seems like in third world countries, human life is worth less carbon. It's sad, but this is why some pharmaceutical companies try to move trials over there, where human life is "worth less." In poorer areas, people will risk their lives more just to save money. Personally, I also think there's a correlation between those areas and having more kids, weather that's a cause or an effect. Not that I think it's right, but as supply increases, value decreases.
@@technoturnovers7072 quite a few environmentalists say the opposite, that you shouldn't have children, or have less children, because of the environment.
@@technoturnovers7072 ah, yes, "shitty non-renewable energy sources." Not like the entire world depends on these resources. Information like that doesn't matter though when you want to throw around expensive, unrealistic, and incomplete solutions like renewable energy to make yourself feel good. Environmentalism 101 is that everything plays a part, but, if you were to pick only one then drop the focus on renewable and switch to nuclear, but you won't hear that from all the feel-goods that plague the community or from the corporate plants tricking people to fund their shitty renewable energy tech
I worked at sea for a couple of years as a cadet on oil tankers. Have seen my fair share of waves that would wash violently on deck. Back then, I was dumb enough to go to the bow of the ship with a camera to record myself getting hit as a wave washed in during heavy weather. Needless to say, it was one of the dumbest things I've done. Fortunately, the one that hit me wasn't all that big, but it did knock me down to my knees which forced me to head back and not tempt fate again. This isn't even the worst near death encounter I remember. The other one is so bad that I sometimes feel like I can see the alternate reality where things didn't go as well, where I'd likely have been lost at sea... But that's a story for another time.
Looks like your in the good timeliness then 😅
Share please 🙏🙏
Walking cabin?
Makes sense
Ok so, dumb thought, if you still have the video, can you post it on your channel
Can you pretty please share?
Watching your videos is like listening to my conversations with my friends. There so random but captivating to listen to. Literally had a 4 hour conversation on our favorite cheeses
As one who spent over 55 years at sea on the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean, I can assure you we were calling them rogue waves long before it became "official" nomenclature. And yes, I have survived a number of them. And especially one, I wonder how and why...
Would love to hear your story while drinking some beer.
How tall do you estimate it to be?
@@mikailvito72005’11”
Tell us the story good sir
We don't care how much of a tall tale some of these stories are. Write them down and share them, good sir! Eyewitness accounts deserve to be preserved!
I was once on a cross channel ferry going between Calais & Dover in the English Channel when out ship was struck by a wave some 60ft high, and hit with enough force the ship leaned to a degree of 50 degrees. That was not a rogue wave but it felt damn close, even to one of the commanding officers who briefed us all on what had happened once we got to Dover.
P.S. Derbyshire is pronounced as ''DAR-BEE-SH-UR''
It's "Dar-bee-sheer" you Tory
@@redstarbelgradefanstvnot in yorkshire it ain't, and besides i'm not a tory
i hate those tossers
@@redstarbelgradefanstv haha agreed
No it didn’t. A list of over 40° would put a ferry (especially a high rolling channel ferry) over. Swells in the channel almost never get above 15 feet either so you’re definitely talking out your arse.
I’ve spent almost my entire life at sea by the way. I literally just sailed 37 days across the Atlantic solo into Portree so it’s pretty obvious when someone says the maritime equivalent of “I jumped my bike 20 meters over my house omg guys you had to be there” thinking no one will understand physics and call them out for the utter bs they just spewed.
😂
@@fioredeutchmark That's not related to how to pronounce Derbyshire
Awesome seeing you chill with the mde crew! Really awesome that was hands down there best livestream and I was very surprised when you joined very cool👍
Rogue waves were one of my favorite things about Assassin's Creed IV, Assassin's Creed III, and (aptly named in this case) Assassin's Creed Rogue's sailing missions. The absolute scale of these waves is astonishing, especially the way it looks like you are being sucked into some dark void or hole when your ship begins to go down from them.
The ocean is probably one of the most horrifying things I can think of, to the point that I would be hesitant to go any further than waist-deep into it even on a boat. Yet at the same time, I, like many others you mentioned in the video, am drawn to its beauty. Nothing beats a day at the beach. I cannot wait to see what topic you tackle next, Mr. Lemon!
I love black flag but the end made me so sad
@@DSP-gh5ei for real! It was nice that Edward got to unite with his daughter, but he had lost nearly every friend along the way and his wife was dead. Calling it bittersweet is an understatement. Still one of my all time favorite games, though!
The evolution of your content is so wild. Rewatching your old stuff and comparing to this really drives home how different your style is these days. What's more is you're still so young and I expect even more improvement on the horizon.
It's crazy to think he made the YTPs of my childhood
Once again, a god damn masterpiece about a topic that is so extremely niche but soooo interesting! Emp just always delivers
I'm continually surprised by how much joy your content brings me. Thank you Mr. Lemon.
Always happy to see an EmpLemom video. Regardless of the content, the storytelling and tone makes it a winner
EmpLemon on his way to make a video about a random topic and turn it into the greatest documentary you've ever seen
overused joke
@@thewolfleader500 don’t care
i don't think you even finished the video when you commented this
@rockandrollpt3 definitely
What scares me maybe more is if rogue waves are caused by interference, then that means there are also rogue 'valleys' which ships can fall into.
Nah, rogue valleys are only found in between rogue mountains, and you can see those from far enough away to not fall in the valley
Now imagine falling into one and you see a giant pair of jaws and hundreds of glowing eyes slowly emerge from the bottom of the valley :D
^^
There are, there are, brother. Those are classified as 'rogue holes.' A truly terrifying concept.
This is a really interesting video and I love all your uploads!
Really cool video!, I've spent all my life close to the sea, it's a beast of it's own and you've made it justice
my parents were in the maldives at the time of the 2004 tsunami - my mum six months pregnant with me. its crazy to hear how it all happened, apparently the people staying next to them died as well, really horrific event that reminds you about how powerful the ocean really is
Wow that's intense 😳
Congrats on surviving that, it's something special
Those were just discovered about a decade ago I think?
I wonder if someday Emp will make a documentary on emergency alert systems or on earthquakes and volcanoes
I hope too, especially japan and their awesome ones
@@jackcabadas3976 Awesome….what?
Alert systems or their knack for getting into disasters because of how tight their own island because of their knack of getting into intense hurricanes and tsunamis to the point that I’m surprised it’s still even an island at this point?
@@justaguyonyoutube4592 bro stfu lmao
@@justaguyonyoutube4592 I think he talks about how it doesn't try to scare people and cause deadly panic with big beeping scaring soundwaves and red screens, instead calmly pointing out the coming danger and procedures to be safe.
Just need to say, the amount of research you do on these topics in every video and the script you write is always so entertaining to me. I applaud you and highly admire the depths you go to to bring us these videos (no pun intended)
The way it loops back to the beginning at the end. Truly masterful.
Finally found someone who can satisfy my thirst for knowledge of both Nascar and Rogue Waves at the same time. Love from Ireland.
Emp will never cease to amazes me in his ability to make me watch videos I would never want to click on and assume i couldn't possibly give less of a damn about, only to be completely enthralled and walk away with a new fascination and appreciation for something I couldn't have ever imagined even thinking about prior. He just keeps getting nicer with it
I miss edgy ytp 2016 emp now all that’s left is these new soulless normies just diarrhea spamming the same copy pasta comments
@Merucry Poison bro he's like 26 or 27 now, in 2016 he was like 19 or 20 and the entirety of youtube culture was edgy. How you still trying to be edgy 7+ years later, look around man, Leafy is gone, Idubbbz has denounced anything related to being edgy, Filthy Frank is gone, that stuff just isn't allowed anymore and this was Emp's dream, to do youtube, FOREVER, if he chose to act like a kid again just to make jokes that are 7+ years old he loses his entire life's work. Nah bro, chill on that.
I completely and wholeheartedly agree. He has filled a niche that few have succeeded at, and fewer have excelled at.
I discovered his ability to do that when I watched his vid on super mario smash bros and hungrybox
Yeah, it’s so watchable, waiting 10 minutes for him to even get to the subject at hand…..
Fantastic video man, definitely worth a lunch break watch. Subscribed.
Never heard of this channel but now I’m obsessed 🤣 love the vid!
It’s been a ride seeing this guy go from YTPs to talking about rogue waves over the past 10 or so years
Such a downfall tbh
A downward spiral, if you will
TF, you find this worse?
@@bobbuilder714 lol when did I say that I’m saying it’s been cool to see his content change and evolve
@@merucrypoison296not really those edgy 2016 humor videos was corny af
This channel is the ultimate gateway into attaining interests and knowledge I would otherwise have gone my whole life without, and I treasure it for that. Great work as always Emp.
One of your best videos yet!
cool video man, I've spent a lot of time living on the coasts so this was interesting to watch
Emp is legitimately the only UA-camr that never misses. Keep it up, please
And think, all from a kid that just wanted to make UA-cam Poops.
He has missed
2:32 Woah, did Emplemon just casually stick Geowizard's theme inside his documentary? That's sick!
Very cool musical choice 👍👍
@@LaurenceWhitingIt is on the tracklist - Geowizard's musical handle is Amynedd. So this is Main Theme by Amynedd.
That was an awesome video. Informative but not overly technical. Well done!
First video of yours I've watched in a while, very good stuff!
Learned about this in my oceanography class a few semesters ago and I am even more interested in the ocean's mysteries. Something about the sea is so terrifying yet intriguing. It is macabre. Yet it is the origin of life itself. Rogue waves are scary but there is also red tides which I find to be equally scary. Red tides, scientifically known as harmful algal blooms, are when the ocean itself seems red like blood. They occur when algae blooms and they produce toxins which kill organisms in not only the consumption of water, but also if you breathe close to it. The blood red ocean becomes deadly to those who are exposed. HABs have become more common due to climate change, although not all algal blooms are dangerous.
Another amazingly crafted video essay. You've come a long way, the basic polish on this video alone is enough to keep ones attention. Your music choices and timing are fantastic, and your pacing is great as well. Much love Emp
This is the kind of content I want to be subscribed too. Just educate and something to think about. A bowl in the morning on a day off and a video from your channel and I’m given a topic of the day lol. How fun !
Good shit as usual, Emp. Keep up the good work.
Man I love this channel. Emp continuously produces some of the most creative video ideas, always well researched and insightful.
Always a great video and a joy to watch. Thanks for the vid Emp!
Remembered while watching this that I first knew you from YTP's and now you are one of my favorite documentary channels.
The Great Wave Of Kanagawa is also one of the top ten most famous images of all time with it being just under the Mona Lisa and the Windows XP Bliss wallpaper! :)
Another masterful video. I love this channel so much. I always feel like you're guiding me through the meaning of the world, even if you don't fully know the answers. It's calm, but always honest and uncertain. Like it's a friendly warning. It's almost omnipotent, but not in a pretentious way.
Almost like the sea itself 😯
please never stop using win96 and HfM as background music in your videos. they are 2 of my favorite artists
YES! I was already into vaporwave before getting deep into Emp’s content, and hearing him use it in his stuff has lead me to discovering more goodies from within the genre! It’s great!
The music just slaps everytime thank you emp ur gonna be a nostalgic period in my life
Enjoyed to a great extend! Thank you!
I've been fascinated by these for quite a long time now. Well done Emp.
Same! Glad he's covering it
I have been obsessed with this topic for years, I’m so happy you’re covering it
thanks for another good one always a pleasure
Rogue wave videos have never ceased to be bangers, but this must be one of the best ones I've seen as of recent.
These videos check all the boxes. You are doing truly great work Emp.
This might be one of your best videos! Didnt expect I would be this interested in the history of the ocean and rogue waves.
was dissapointed bc i thought this video was just gonna be rogue wave footage but this is such a great video. definitely going to subscribe
I love your video. It was fun to watch and very interesting:) thank you!!
Rogue waves so often come at the ship from angles other than the prevailing sea, they hole the ship by sheer force of impact, such a massive hole is hard to survive.
It's been a subject of interest for me for a year or so so it was a real pleasure to see one of my favourite creators cover the topic!
Love how you post in a way that when I see it, I'm actually hyped.
I saw you on the MDE party stream and now I'm here learning amazing things.
I was just recommended this by UA-cam and subscribed great video👍
I cant stop watching this mans videos i dont know if its the editing the sound design or just how he speaks it always lures me in with this comfort and keeps me there with this sense of awe and makes me want to learn every bit that i can from what he is saying. Its amazing
The format of this video felt like watching a video version of a scientific, published article on rogue waves. There's even related works and everything. Great stuff!
The way you frame and pace these gets me so onboard and hype for the records being broken .like nobody else
Shout outs to the hair cuts for men song at the end, Truely an amazing artist with an amazingly endless catalog. I'm so happy to hear and see that others appreciate their work and hope that their exclusion at the end of the video with spark some new fans and new interest ❤
Currently taking Art History and I love all the paintings you used, it was really fun recognizing each one that you showed
Damn it man, your content is so addicting
i love that the search graph matches the height of the very thing people were searching for
Great video as always Emp! I am currently studying my masters in laser physics and lately we discussed the soliton, which is basically a type of wave which maintains its shape during propagation through fx. an optical fiber. If you were to successfully utilize such waves for data transmission, you would be able to drastically increase transmission speeds in a wide array of optical communication systems, and it is already utilized in many applications. And interestingly enough - and this is not my area of expertise so don't hold me to it! - I believe that one of the leading theories as to what causes these rouge waves, is the random creation of a such solitons (Peregrine solitons to be more specific, if I am not mistaken) in ocean waters.
Anyways, I just found it fascinating that a waveform which can cause so much destruction is also lending itself helpfull in many modern applications - and maybe many more to come!
Hope you have a nice day :)
I understood the last sentence
Emp has to be my favorite youtuber today, easily. He can talk about anything and still make it sound really intriguing.
Emp, I have been watching you for around 2 years, and your content has just been getting better and better. It is truly amazing what you have accomplished with your channel, I remember when you had like 800k subs a few years ago and watching all your videos over and over for a month when I was working a shit job at 16, now I'm 18 and are watching you at a shit job lmao
Dude I love your channel.
I'm from the Bay of Fundy and it was cool hearing a 2 second shoutout. I've come to really look forward to your videos these past few years and the clear amount of work & research you put in - hope you're doing well!
jsyk, "Bay of Fundy" is far and away my favorite bay name
Oh hell nah they dun turned the minecraft youtuber into an island 💀
God bless you for your genuinely entertaining and informative content. Your level of research and delivery of info has only gotten better throughout the years, and your unpredictability in regards to what you'd make content about makes you an even more special content creator when compared to most others in your space. Thank you.
Emp lemon could make a video about anything and I would be completely entertained while watching it
Those ending line and graphic were masterful, chills!
Emplemon has the amazing ability of speaking about what ever he feels like and making it the most interesting thing ever heard