You have a gift for communicating science, and a nice charisma that is very well suited to this medium. Your videos are always fascinating and really well put together.
Oh wow I didn't expect this crazy tech and science, I was thrilled by you drinking a coffee at the South Pole imagine how crazy exciting this science looks to me now 😮
Glad you are back posting! If I had a request, I would love to see all your videos of the aurora that you have. The ones that you posted are amazing. I would love to see whatever you have. Your videos are great!
This is a very well-made video, thanks a lot! I was actually planning to assist the drilling preparations for the IceCube Upgrade in the 2023/24 season but unfortunately that didn't work out.
Nice to see you back. RUclips recommended your channel a while after you left the south pole, so I've sort of been waiting for you to start uploading again!
Amazing video and animations! If the drill were to break and freeze in its hole, would that have influenced the rest of the observatory´s capability to detect neutrinos?
I read a book from a guy that worked at this project, he said that they used the warm return water as a hot tub. Also there ist the southpole saunaclub you get into it by being in the sauna and then runnig about 200m from the station bare naked (slipers are allowed so your foot does not freeze to the ground) to the geograthical south pole touching it and runnning back.
That's cool! There are some pictures of that hot tub if you search hard enough 😅. What was the name of the book? Yes the 300 club is a real thing as well... I got to experience that first hand!
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Found it www2.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/pole-gear.html The book is called 'Unter den Polarlichter der Antarktis - Fünfzehn Winter Leben und Forschen' by Robert Schwartz, a german physicist and astronomer.
@@JoeSpinstheGlobeI found it unfortunately I cant post the link but if you search for but if you google 'hot tub southpole' you can find it on Berkely Labs archive The book is called 'Unter den Polarlichtern der Antarktis - Fünfzehn Winter Leben und Forschen' by the german physicist and astronomer Robert Schwarz that lved through 15 arctic winters on the southpole station.
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe If you google south pole hot tub there you can find a picture from 2000. (I can't post the link 😞) The book is called 'Unter den Polarlichtern der Antarktis: Fünfzehn Winter leben und forschen am Südpol' it was writen by the german resercher Robert Schwarz who spend 15 winters on the Southpole.
Amazing video. The Rod wells are really interesting, it'd be cool to see a video about those specifically. How is the water clean? How often do new holes need to be dug?
So is it so cold in Antarctica that you guys dont have detectors with crysotats? Are there no scintillators? I'll have to do some research on IceCube, but my knowledge only comes from working on proto-Dune and Short baseline neutrino detectors so far.
IceCube was so successful in fact that the successor project to be built around it, IceCube-Gen2, will be TEN TIMES the fiducial volume of ice as the current system and won't be completed for another decade. It would be very interesting to know how many of the original 5,160 buried detectors actually still work today, over a decade after they were emplaced. Does the 5 MW / 7 figure for the station power consumption include heating?
When I was there in 2021, I believe only about a dozen DOMs were permanently offline but with don't quote me on that figure. The "7x" stat roughly includes electricity (600kw) + hydronic heating + boiler heating, although all of these can vary a lot based on station functions and outside temperature.
@@ImieNazwiskoOK It really should be considered. It worked at McMurdo for a decade and a similar tiny core could amply supply the entire station's needs.
I'm guessing that at some point they had to make another well to later drill in its place, is that correct? Shouldn't the Summer season last around half a year?
You'd think it would last half the year, and "day" pretty much does. But practically speaking, it's only warm enough to permit this sort of activity for the few months in the middle of the southern summer. Outside of those 3.5 months or so, the station quiets down, and a small winter-over crew runs it in essential total isolation until the next summer. But construction on this level is impossible during that time.
Interesting science, but I confess I have qualms. Before projects like this, are there ethical discussions of the preservation of the Antarctic wilderness? Only about 32% of the continent is now considered "pristine" wilderness, free from human activity. Do we have the right to do whatever we want to it?
Valid concern. As far as we know, there is nothing of biological or geological value on the ice sheet on the interior, where the South Pole station is. Nothing can live there outside of a habitat. I am curious about that 32% figure. Is that referring just to the coast? At any one time there is no more than several thousand people on the continent, which is nearly 2x the size of Australia. 32% seems high.
Here is a random question: has a flat earther ever visited Antarctica? I hope to visit there one day, and I have a flat earther friend who just says what every flat earther says.
In drilling all those deep holes I would be concerned of the sides of the holes collapsing along with the water freezing, before the detectors could be lowered, but I'm not as smart as the people at the South Pole. I'll just never understand the physics of detecting neutrinos. Oh, well.
Nice to see you back. Your South Pole videos are amazing
agreed
One of my college professors, Tyce DeYoung did some work here! Very cool!
You have a gift for communicating science, and a nice charisma that is very well suited to this medium. Your videos are always fascinating and really well put together.
So nice of you! Thanks 😊😊
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Have you seen the 24 sun in Antarctica?
I’m glad you’re back!!!! I liked watching your Antarctic station series. 😊
Thank you. Was looking for a simple but informative video on this
Wow! That's a lot of work! Great video Joe! It was interesting to learn more about the IceCube!
Hey thanks! More stuff in the works 😁
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Awesome!!
Oh wow I didn't expect this crazy tech and science, I was thrilled by you drinking a coffee at the South Pole imagine how crazy exciting this science looks to me now 😮
Absolutely top-notch visualization here. Great stuff!
Quality explanation. Wonderful Science
Well, I'm glad I subbed after watching your south pole tour videos. This was quite interesting.
Glad to see you back!!!! Awesome Video
very interesting video! (and also, so happy you are back ! 🙂 )
Glad you are back posting!
If I had a request, I would love to see all your videos of the aurora that you have. The ones that you posted are amazing.
I would love to see whatever you have. Your videos are great!
I'll try!
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Awesome! I can't wait!
Great video very informative thank you
Awesome video! I hope the other IceCube gets invited to "his" observatory 🙂
This is a very well-made video, thanks a lot!
I was actually planning to assist the drilling preparations for the IceCube Upgrade in the 2023/24 season but unfortunately that didn't work out.
Your videos are getting better and better. This was the clearest explanation of the drilling operation I have seen so far.
Nice to see you back. RUclips recommended your channel a while after you left the south pole, so I've sort of been waiting for you to start uploading again!
Return of the king
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Amazing video and animations! If the drill were to break and freeze in its hole, would that have influenced the rest of the observatory´s capability to detect neutrinos?
Hard enough building in Alaska with a highway and hardware store near by! Engineering plus Science ❤
I read a book from a guy that worked at this project, he said that they used the warm return water as a hot tub. Also there ist the southpole saunaclub you get into it by being in the sauna and then runnig about 200m from the station bare naked (slipers are allowed so your foot does not freeze to the ground) to the geograthical south pole touching it and runnning back.
That's cool! There are some pictures of that hot tub if you search hard enough 😅. What was the name of the book?
Yes the 300 club is a real thing as well... I got to experience that first hand!
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Found it www2.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/pole-gear.html
The book is called 'Unter den Polarlichter der Antarktis - Fünfzehn Winter Leben und Forschen' by Robert Schwartz, a german physicist and astronomer.
@@JoeSpinstheGlobeI found it unfortunately I cant post the link but if you search for but if you google 'hot tub southpole' you can find it on Berkely Labs archive
The book is called 'Unter den Polarlichtern der Antarktis - Fünfzehn Winter Leben und Forschen' by the german physicist and astronomer Robert Schwarz that lved through 15 arctic winters on the southpole station.
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe If you google south pole hot tub there you can find a picture from 2000. (I can't post the link 😞)
The book is called 'Unter den Polarlichtern der Antarktis: Fünfzehn Winter leben und forschen am Südpol' it was writen by the german resercher Robert Schwarz who spend 15 winters on the Southpole.
Thank you for making this content!
Wow! So nicely communicated! Respect! Did you do all the visuals yourself?
Yes I did! Thank you
Hey Joe. Excellent video! Are you on the winter-over team this year?
Amazing video. The Rod wells are really interesting, it'd be cool to see a video about those specifically. How is the water clean? How often do new holes need to be dug?
Check out my video interview with the water operator!
Do you do your own animations? It’s done so well. 👍
Thanks, I do!
Hey are you going back again this season? I guess you would be there if you were.
So is it so cold in Antarctica that you guys dont have detectors with crysotats? Are there no scintillators? I'll have to do some research on IceCube, but my knowledge only comes from working on proto-Dune and Short baseline neutrino detectors so far.
Joe, I took a video of a ufo over albany and if you want to see lmk. I’m not joking. I really did.
IceCube was so successful in fact that the successor project to be built around it, IceCube-Gen2, will be TEN TIMES the fiducial volume of ice as the current system and won't be completed for another decade.
It would be very interesting to know how many of the original 5,160 buried detectors actually still work today, over a decade after they were emplaced.
Does the 5 MW / 7 figure for the station power consumption include heating?
When I was there in 2021, I believe only about a dozen DOMs were permanently offline but with don't quote me on that figure.
The "7x" stat roughly includes electricity (600kw) + hydronic heating + boiler heating, although all of these can vary a lot based on station functions and outside temperature.
@@JoeSpinstheGlobe Interesting, thanks! surprisingly few!
At this point I would consider bringing a nuclear reactor
@@ImieNazwiskoOK It really should be considered. It worked at McMurdo for a decade and a similar tiny core could amply supply the entire station's needs.
I'm guessing that at some point they had to make another well to later drill in its place, is that correct?
Shouldn't the Summer season last around half a year?
You'd think it would last half the year, and "day" pretty much does. But practically speaking, it's only warm enough to permit this sort of activity for the few months in the middle of the southern summer. Outside of those 3.5 months or so, the station quiets down, and a small winter-over crew runs it in essential total isolation until the next summer. But construction on this level is impossible during that time.
❤Hay
Interesting science, but I confess I have qualms. Before projects like this, are there ethical discussions of the preservation of the Antarctic wilderness? Only about 32% of the continent is now considered "pristine" wilderness, free from human activity. Do we have the right to do whatever we want to it?
Valid concern. As far as we know, there is nothing of biological or geological value on the ice sheet on the interior, where the South Pole station is. Nothing can live there outside of a habitat.
I am curious about that 32% figure. Is that referring just to the coast? At any one time there is no more than several thousand people on the continent, which is nearly 2x the size of Australia. 32% seems high.
Here is a random question: has a flat earther ever visited Antarctica? I hope to visit there one day, and I have a flat earther friend who just says what every flat earther says.
Once you do this tell me your friends reaction
In drilling all those deep holes I would be concerned of the sides of the holes collapsing along with the water freezing, before the detectors could be lowered, but I'm not as smart as the people at the South Pole. I'll just never understand the physics of detecting neutrinos. Oh, well.
Very good video, 1Q for you though....Do any of the "whistle blowers" speak any kind of truth about any of these N. Stations???
Lol all the ones I've seen have been grifters. Every single conspiracy I've heard is a flat out lie