Using Geophysics to find a Real Dirt Block in a World of Fake ones...

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  • Swapping dirt and dirtiest blocks makes this challenge much more problematic. Luckily, I'm taking a geophysics course that should be perfect for this...
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Комментарии • 473

  • @robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708
    @robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708 Год назад +2637

    Looking through a needle stack sounds considerably more painful

    • @tonmpaz
      @tonmpaz Год назад +61

      Saw agrees

    • @cbcgame2744
      @cbcgame2744 Год назад

      Yeah. Finding a needle in a haystack will take forever, sure, but it's just hay.
      Finding a piece of hay in a needlestack, however, will take forever, but you'll also stab yourself many times.

    • @robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708
      @robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708 Год назад +4

      @@tonmpaz Who?

    • @luxrion5179
      @luxrion5179 Год назад +13

      @@tonmpaz I was thinking the exact same thing lol

    • @Skyargon1
      @Skyargon1 Год назад +23

      @@robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708 Saw the movie death traps and such i believe it was a Saw trap.

  • @spacefaring_squid_
    @spacefaring_squid_ Год назад +622

    when the merchant said "You have no idea how much dirt blocks sell for overseas." I expected them to be rare but holy crap

    • @mikeobannion2129
      @mikeobannion2129 Год назад +9

      Yo thats true

    • @redumulis2448
      @redumulis2448 Год назад +15

      I always thought that was a Sipsco reference.

    • @Nikkibuh
      @Nikkibuh Год назад +6

      @@redumulis2448 i dont think you know how old terraria is lol

  • @ianbuchanan02
    @ianbuchanan02 Год назад +1746

    Glad you're able to properly use your major in a "real world" scenario! Wonderful job making this very digestible for us non geology major plebs

    • @darkrage810
      @darkrage810 Год назад +10

      congrats on 2 years!

    • @PuceGaming445
      @PuceGaming445 Год назад

      who the hell buys member on channels? just flush your money down the toilet down the drain atleast that is more useful

    • @ruffus_da_foxo
      @ruffus_da_foxo Год назад +10

      Just imagine a geology teacher casually stumbling upon this video

    • @yello480
      @yello480 Год назад +2

      Burgir

    • @sonicSnap
      @sonicSnap Год назад +2

      @@PuceGaming445 its literally just pateron built into youtube, so they get extra content and shit. even if they didnt, being nice and supporting a creator you like isnt a waste of money

  • @jaimealmeida2033
    @jaimealmeida2033 Год назад +1053

    Never in my life did I expect geophysics in Terraria. As a fellow geologist, I salute you for the brilliant demonstration :D

  • @Br3ttM
    @Br3ttM Год назад +74

    @7:36 Actually, freezing ground beneath water or when the ground is wet is done in real life sometimes to dig a pit or tunnel without water leaking in and eroding the walls. Once you build your basement or tunnel walls, you turn off the cooling and let the ground settle in against it.

  • @realSer
    @realSer Год назад +280

    Average gamer: *too lazy to do it*
    The gamer that excels at geophysics: My time has come

  • @aeolus7762
    @aeolus7762 Год назад +225

    You being a geology major definitely makes sense. I now understand why in the "all screens in one year video" had you discussing the formation of some of the gems IRL. You learn something new everyday! Thanks for the geology lesson :)

  • @MJ-po7gb
    @MJ-po7gb Год назад +288

    I couldn’t imagine the inventory management in a world like this.

  • @cerelvix_4662
    @cerelvix_4662 Год назад +15

    "Non-invasive"
    Proceeds to turn half the world into snow and ice

  • @DbIMCHIK
    @DbIMCHIK Год назад +63

    imagine they were stacking just not only in inventory, but while following you

  • @kiptheott5932
    @kiptheott5932 Год назад +40

    I love learning little bits of actual science in videos about dumb stuff like finding the least dirty block in a Terraria world.

  • @SSlhouser
    @SSlhouser Год назад +79

    Damn he is REALLY dedicated to this literal piece of dirt.

  • @smashingwindshields
    @smashingwindshields Год назад +87

    I feel like more subjects can be explained through games like this. It makes it easy to learn and understand

  • @Jig_up
    @Jig_up Год назад +47

    What an awesome video idea! I love the geology incorporation, and the video idea in and of itself, even outside of the geology is just extremely fun- together, they form an absolute banger of a video

  • @loganfurlong2295
    @loganfurlong2295 Год назад +16

    i hope you got to use this as part of an actual assignment. you know one of those ones where they ask, "hey. try to apply our very specific type of science to real life." I definitely had those as filler assignments in my fluid dynamics labs

  • @dazcarrr
    @dazcarrr Год назад +27

    the way you found them was really COOL, it's always nICE when something you've learned can be applied, there's probably SNOW other way to do this that fast

    • @ocelotmadness6287
      @ocelotmadness6287 Год назад +4

      Get out

    • @Thirty_Five
      @Thirty_Five 2 дня назад

      @@ocelotmadness6287 I mean... he COLD... but what if he doesn't want to? After all, both you and ICY what he did there, so it's obvious he's doing something right.

  • @robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708
    @robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708 Год назад +46

    The fact the trees become snow when you sprayed under them with the clentaminator is interesting

    • @marinho.rx.dre1200
      @marinho.rx.dre1200 Год назад +9

      Shouldnt they turn into cactus when sprayed with the yellow clentaminator?
      That would be neat, *tall* cactus :v

    • @fabio5286
      @fabio5286 Год назад +20

      @@marinho.rx.dre1200 palm trees would be better

    • @pioneershark2230
      @pioneershark2230 Год назад +3

      @@marinho.rx.dre1200 it's about what acorns turn into when exposed to the block

  • @IFailedLife3064
    @IFailedLife3064 Год назад +4

    I came here for Terraria. I left with a much greater knowledge on geology

  • @thenickstrikebetter
    @thenickstrikebetter Год назад +21

    So the things they teach in school ARE useful after all...

  • @AnnikaasFD
    @AnnikaasFD Год назад +9

    i admire how you can keep making this type of videos and it still being amazing/interesting to watch every time you post!

  • @mateofoodreview
    @mateofoodreview Год назад +16

    “Now it’s time to look for hay in a needlestack”-
    Wand of sparking after drinking a red potion

  • @mateofoodreview
    @mateofoodreview Год назад +18

    Ahh yes the most practical use for a geology major,
    Finding the least dirty block in a terraria world

  • @thatblueeyedwolf
    @thatblueeyedwolf Год назад +1

    I genuinely learned some basics on geophysics, and did a bit of research on the topic afterwards! That is great! You had me genuinely interested on how everything worked!

  • @TrueStopwatch
    @TrueStopwatch Год назад +1

    Thanks for the geology lesson! I don't know much of anything about the subject, but you presented this in a really easy to understand way.
    Honestly, I'm starting to realize overtime that you'd probably make for a really good teacher.

  • @oliviad2582
    @oliviad2582 Год назад +1

    This was amazing! So cool to see you use your major to solve a problem in Terraria! this was super fun and interesting and i can't believe i just basically sat through a 10 min geology lecture and was actually fully engaged

  • @JohnFortner1
    @JohnFortner1 Год назад +1

    Nice video Wand! I'd like to see more of this type of thing! Keep up the good work!

  • @biq5743
    @biq5743 Год назад +3

    the most original creator even outside of terraria

  • @callmezeldaonemoartime
    @callmezeldaonemoartime Год назад +4

    The Dirtiest Block is slowly taking over the channel, and I’m here for it

  • @SnailMan63
    @SnailMan63 Год назад +1

    This is actually so cool. As someone who's always liked sharing the stuff I learn in my courses (but no one ever cares) I love watching this video

  • @Shayzis
    @Shayzis Год назад +1

    This was really interesting, and showcasing these methods in a more understandable context like Terraria surely could help people grasp the idea more easily!
    Fantastic video!

  • @joshbarber3931
    @joshbarber3931 Год назад

    This is so interesting I love that you were able to apply your major to this. And thank you for making it so educational and easy to understand

  • @steff8069
    @steff8069 Год назад +2

    hahahah this is perfect I hope you hand this in to your lecturer XD they would surely appreciate. I sure did and I know nothing of geology, so this was really cool!!

  • @_sandy_
    @_sandy_ Год назад

    this was pretty interesting, i like that you applied these things to a game!
    keep up the great content :D

  • @Joblerone
    @Joblerone Год назад

    I very sincerely appreciate you sharing your passion for your craft (in this case, geology) with us, and the smart application of real world thinking. Keep it up my guy!

  • @thetableperson2043
    @thetableperson2043 Год назад +1

    These videos are my favorite type of videos using real world techniques in a video game makes the subject easy to understand and just really fun to watch. have a good one

  • @victor_e_dafeet8218
    @victor_e_dafeet8218 Год назад

    That’s awesome you were able to apply your major to something that you love. It’s a great feeling when I think about how a game could be coded when I notice an interesting bug, as a computer science major.

  • @EntraBit
    @EntraBit Год назад +1

    that was really fun to watch, I would love to see more real life things your studying applied to terraria

  • @ReFrostByte
    @ReFrostByte Год назад +1

    This was a rather smart video by using real life analytical strategies to determine the difference between dirt and the dirtiest dirt and how we can spot it. Well done.

  • @coolbarryo1852
    @coolbarryo1852 Год назад +1

    really cool to see u making a vid incorporating ur passion for geology

  • @JulianAndresRios
    @JulianAndresRios Год назад +1

    Amazing video, also good luck with your studies!

  • @bobbob1876
    @bobbob1876 Год назад +1

    Awesome video! I didn't say this on the last one, but I was able to find three dirtiest blocks in a celebrationmk10 world just by using a DCU. They were in the same region.

  • @SamLabbato
    @SamLabbato Год назад

    seeing you apply your major to terraria in such a effective way is so satisfying and cool. This is like thesis levels of applications.

  • @ShockMicro
    @ShockMicro Год назад

    I love this one! Really fun to watch people talk about their respective fields and especially when they apply it to video games! Part of why I miss the old style of Game Theory...

  • @MandrewTheFrog
    @MandrewTheFrog Год назад

    This has to be possibly the most random concept for a terraria video I've ever watched that was actually based off of some sound logic and comparison to the real world. Really clever and unique for sure!

  • @batterybrainz
    @batterybrainz Год назад

    This is the most I have ever learned about geophysics and it’s from a Terraria video. This is amazing

  • @nathannunemaker3595
    @nathannunemaker3595 Год назад

    The whole time I was watching this I couldn’t help but think how epic this would be to turn in for an assignment of some sort.

  • @laurenlinterfree6624
    @laurenlinterfree6624 Год назад

    This was a really fun video! I’d genuinely be interested in another video that involves your geology major and a video game. ^-^

  • @munguwangu0
    @munguwangu0 Год назад

    this video gave me a great idea for a series you can try. Terraria, but none of your items can stack

  • @yodlahr
    @yodlahr Год назад

    I’m really glad I payed more attention to this third year geophysics lesson over my third year sport science lectures

  • @charleszp938
    @charleszp938 Год назад

    This is a really neat idea!
    Map makers that want to block progression very strictly could use The Dirtiest Blocks to allow the player to dig with a shovel to access new areas, without letting them use the blocks in any other way, provided you can’t actually place down this pet object.

  • @natman981
    @natman981 Год назад

    I never knew Wand Of Sparking was a geologist! I graduated with a geology degree a year ago, and wasn't sure what I'd use it for, but now I know I'll always be able to find the dirtiest dirt!

  • @jonathanschlott8559
    @jonathanschlott8559 Год назад

    Great video, love that you use bowser’s inside story music for background music. Incredibly nostalgic

  • @SuprSBG
    @SuprSBG 22 дня назад

    One of my favorite YT things is when they are doing a challenge and they go, “so I’m in college/have a degree in *subject* which can weirdly be applied to this game thing”

  • @peterbuchanan334
    @peterbuchanan334 Год назад

    Sounds like youre really interested in what youre studying, we love to hear it

  • @ratmanchu9921
    @ratmanchu9921 Год назад

    Way to turn an interesting idea into an even more interesting one. Great video!

  • @s0l0striker5
    @s0l0striker5 Год назад

    This was actually really cool. Not only did I learn how to find the dirtiest block in terraria but I got a geophysics lesson as well.

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Год назад +1

    Mans just used their major to help find video game block. Respect.

  • @vermilion1414
    @vermilion1414 Год назад +8

    This is the sneakiest and best way to teach your audience about geophysics in an interesting way lmao

  • @l9m241
    @l9m241 Год назад

    "...Or Geotechnical problem" well technically this counts?
    Honestly didn't expect a short Geophysics lesson here. I enjoyed the logic to plan this out! Liked the idea of finding it without mining as few blocks as possible.

  • @ninabenavides4200
    @ninabenavides4200 Год назад +1

    Glad you are putting your major to good use

  • @wtf9wut9ru9doing
    @wtf9wut9ru9doing Год назад

    I am astonished by the amount of good content you can create about dirt. Truly a genius

  • @thesphericalbeanbag4030
    @thesphericalbeanbag4030 Год назад

    "You usually don't get to just destroy the entire world when you're searching for something with geophysics." well that's quite the statement out of context.

  • @ethaneverard604
    @ethaneverard604 Год назад

    started a new world the other day when the update came out and like within 10 min found “The dirtiest block” and just put in in a chest and found out a couple days later that it’s super rare so that’s pretty cool

  • @Kokice5
    @Kokice5 Год назад +1

    This -lecture- Terraria video was very fun!

  • @benjamincasatimcintosh2918
    @benjamincasatimcintosh2918 Год назад

    Using a distinctive property of something to difference between it and noice is used in every science, good vid

  • @jadedjade7963
    @jadedjade7963 Год назад +1

    "Your final project can be anything as long as it pertains to class material"

  • @csconnor5160
    @csconnor5160 Год назад

    This was such an interesting and intellectual use of geophysics! Nice!

  • @steampunkWizardStudios
    @steampunkWizardStudios Год назад +1

    "Non-invasive tests" sayth wand of sparking, as he entirely converts the natural environment into frozen wasteland.

  • @harrylts
    @harrylts Год назад +2

    your teachers would be so proud watching this

  • @Omelette42
    @Omelette42 2 месяца назад +1

    And once every dirt block is the dirtiest, none of them will be

  • @vegancardigan
    @vegancardigan Год назад

    Now that makes a whole lot of sense now why you was so interested in dirt, since i was not major in it, all i remember doing is trying to form dirt rings in class to physically examine properties of different soils, and sifting rocks and soil, and looking at different colored soil and trying to tell it apart, was fun
    Actually i see why you had so much fun with a dirt block

  • @averagephlogfan6475
    @averagephlogfan6475 Год назад

    You really just game theoryed us unironically. This is pretty good

  • @bigmike8586
    @bigmike8586 2 месяца назад

    quite possibly the world's first genuine example of someone applying what they learned in college to the real world

  • @supremechaosbeing2696
    @supremechaosbeing2696 Год назад +1

    I feel like a night vision potion would help with the small light the terraformer gives off. Plus, you could look through the map later and see if you see a single white pixel

  • @Darufox
    @Darufox Год назад

    That was very informative and I honestly enjoyed every minute of this video ! came for Terraria, stayed for Geo Physic.
    No honestly, this might be relevant for me eventually since I am currently learning Archaeology.

  • @horsewithnoname35
    @horsewithnoname35 Год назад

    I started a graduation in Geophysics this year and the last place i expected to see what i saw in class was here, in a terraria video... But i'm glad of this, that was a really good explanation and a cool example of application "in real life" haha

  • @BFree961
    @BFree961 Год назад

    Excellent video, I learned a lot

  • @EnrocaLaRoca
    @EnrocaLaRoca Год назад +1

    Everybody gangsta 'til Canadien starts talking about geology.

  • @TheSandboxMaster
    @TheSandboxMaster Год назад +1

    Looking for hay in a needle stack? That would be so painful.

  • @loftylyrics7739
    @loftylyrics7739 Год назад

    Is this just a presentation WOS needed for his class and decided to do in the form of a yt video? Truly a genius here

  • @PolarBearSr
    @PolarBearSr Год назад

    I very much appreciate the blending of real life science and videogames lol

  • @WigwamMan
    @WigwamMan Год назад

    Mine and yours music taste for videos is incredibly similar. I love it

  • @Galaxy-ug5ik
    @Galaxy-ug5ik Год назад

    I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture, I enjoyed your Ted talk

  • @glitchhunter538
    @glitchhunter538 Год назад

    This honeastly is amazing that your able to use smth in real life, to be able to teach smth in a game

  • @MS-ee4rt
    @MS-ee4rt Год назад

    I loved this video!! It made my brain happy :)

  • @UnicornPowerzez
    @UnicornPowerzez Год назад

    this is a really cool video, i come back to watch it sometimes

  • @Crystal-ry4pv
    @Crystal-ry4pv Год назад

    As somebody who gained a real interest in Geology after taking a college geology course I'm very glad to see you using these principles in your game video!

  • @lightspeedkirby
    @lightspeedkirby Год назад

    This video is so fucken cool. As a huge science nerd, content like this is what I live for

  • @nikodemjelonek8420
    @nikodemjelonek8420 Год назад

    wow this was one of the coolest terraria videos ive ever seen! real world science demonstrated ingame

  • @Endzonee
    @Endzonee Год назад +1

    Wand of Sparking really likes the Dirtiest Block I guess! 3 videos about it in a row.

  • @furrypersoon2842
    @furrypersoon2842 Год назад

    As silly as this is, I really did enjoy learning about geofysics! and it being in a terraria video makes it even more engaging :)

  • @martinescobar3908
    @martinescobar3908 Год назад +1

    This man's full of diplomas I can assure you

  • @timestopgaming2674
    @timestopgaming2674 Год назад

    I had no freaking clue you were a geology major! Nice to know.

  • @RioManegos
    @RioManegos Год назад

    cant believe this whole video is just a project for your major

  • @Thunderbird148
    @Thunderbird148 Год назад

    I absolutely love it when you're studying something and you realize it could apply to something else you're working on, even if it' stupid haha.

  • @ChimpsR4
    @ChimpsR4 Год назад

    This is definitely one of your most interesting videos

  • @palmree
    @palmree Год назад

    I've actually learned something that might be useful for me today, thank you canadien

  • @jaredcurry2739
    @jaredcurry2739 Год назад

    "You're probably wondering how that could possibly apply to Terraria."
    Me: "I am, in fact, wondering that."

  • @sunnerssnag
    @sunnerssnag Год назад

    this was the nerdiest thing i've ever seen, and i love it. what a clever video idea! thank you, professor! :)

  • @Kerosiin
    @Kerosiin Год назад

    “We added a block called the dirtiest block, should be fun to find”
    Rock ner- I mean geologists : *My time has come*