@@papabilby8855 I'm not really a good writer, but I was being sincere, just saying what came to mind about the expedition 👍 Sometimes my writing does seem kinda dull 😌
What a shame that all you were doing was making an honest genuine statement about how you feel about the video, & amid all the other intelligent sounding ppl that comment on these videos there’s always a rude and immature one. Never fails.
Andree was the victim of his own hubris. He knew the balloon had myriad problems, but didn't want to lose face after all the hype he'd whipped up, so he set out anyway. He actually had the balloon secretly topped up with air when he saw it was leaking badly through the thousands of needle holes in the seams of the balloon silk. IMHO he was far from a hero. The tragedy is that he took down two unsuspecting and truly heroic young men with him.
@@Wubby805 To be fair, heroism, audacity, and nobility are ALL just a stone's throw from being foolishness. So much so that sometimes they are mistaken for one another.
You are partly wrong. The end of 19th century was a race to undiscovered areas of the globe. Sweden and Norway wanted to make history and pressre on Andrée was enormous, especially since he was sponsored by king and Nobel. Not flattering on your behalf to rip on Andrée.
@@Wubby805 You have no idea about circumstances of the pressure. The expedition was backed by powerful people and whole scandinavia were hoping for results.
@@Wubby805 You have no idea about circumstances of the pressure. The expedition was backed by powerful people and whole scandinavia were hoping for results.
Both past and present, I can see why some people take serious risks for both fame and fortune. But polar expeditions back then were just straight crazytown. Truly blows me away. Thanks for the vid! A great gift
I'm glad they were found & that they kept journals & had a photographer w/them to record what they were going through...this is more help in understanding than they probably realized it would be in the future. Thank You *Curious World* for your well presented narration, photographs & soundtrack 🎄🎁👍
Living in Michigan, I never understood why anyone would go somewhere so cold and dangerous. It's bad enough here. Big cajones on those guys. Thanks for the content!
I grew up in Iowa, and I can't even understand why anyone would stay there once they were old enough to drive (I didn't, ha!) never mind Michigan!! Whenever I go to Iowa to visit family, if it's winter, every time I go outside I wind up thinking about death, like how easily you could skid off the road or slip on ice and break your skull open, what it would be like to freeze to death, etc. I have a biology degree with emphasis on zoology, so I know precisely how animals' bodies manage extreme cold, but I could still stand outside my Mama's house on a windy December night and think, "Okay, but still, HOW do they do it???!!!!"
You absolute legend. I was listening to a podcast episode of this just yesterday, revisiting it as I love polar exploration. And you literally uploaded on the day that we Scandinavians celebrate Christmas, what a gift! :) God jul / Merry Christmas to you and your family, hope you'll have a great Christmas Day tomorrow
This is the book that started my trip down the “crevasse “ rabbit hole. Sixty + books latter….. I’m still hooked. Andree was a fool. And he paid the price. He is right up there with Nobile.
Extremely telling how, the more desperate their plight became, the more chirpily optimistic Andree's diary entries became. This man was nothing but a bloody fool. He deserved his fate, but it's tragic he managed to drag others who trusted him down with him.
Yes, I noticed that, as well...the diary entries. That's the impression I got. I really thought it was doomed from the start. A balloon?? To the Arctic?
Thank you CW . I went through a phase of being fascinated by Polar expedition and always thought the balloon attempt was doomed from the beginning . Merry Christmas to you and your fans 👍❤️
I've often thought about the drag rope steering system. At first it seems doable....but after thinking it through, not at all practical - especially given the nature of rope at that time. Maybe an ultra-light, non-absorbing low-friction set of ropes could be made to work to a degree, but not those coarse water-soaking things. The more they drag, the lower you go because of friction. Now you try to haul them up - but their weight (now also heavier if wet) just brings you down more. Pretty impossible.
Absolutely stunning story - not sure whether I am impressed or dumbfounded - but we are hearing and talking of them here, so I guess his attempt reached the same goal - to be remembered for a fantastic attempt
That you for another great story - your production values are very professional, I have it remember this is on RUclips not mainstream media ! Thanks again CW
Tonight's second video is an exercise in pure, Victorian exploratory lunacy that's positively *steampunk* in its outrageousness! The commentator at the beginning indeed had it right: " . . . anyone with a spark of romance would like to see the audacity rewarded." Alas, that audacity was all they had going for them. 😔
I was keenly aware of the benefit of hindsight when the narration kept listing every aspect of the flight that to a modern mind seemed like the WORST DECISIONS POSSIBLE.
Back then, the world was not far into the Industrial Revolution & some pretty outlandish things seemed possible. But the moment the phrases "hot air balloon" & "artic expedition" collided, my heart sank.
Yeah I mean that guy was pretty much a monster. Lied to his colleagues about the balloons capabilities and whatnot to manipulate them into his suicide mission out of sheer vanity.
Such a sad and fascinating story. Thanks for all of the work you put into this, the details provided make the story all the more compelling. Excellent job. Happy new year!
I Read a book about this expedition for school a few months back, and I've been trying to find more information ever since. Thank you so much for covering this topic! The book I Read was Bea Uusma's book called 'The Expedition' Solving the Mystery of A Polar Tragedy'. I highly recommend it, there's so many interesting details there!
The bird you show at 6:56 is not a homing pigeon, it is a collared dove. ;) Homing pigeons look like normal street pigeons, grey with checkered or stripped wings.
Ah, it was you. I'd forgotten who it was. I was going to include it in the Nordic Tales video, but it didn't sit well next to crime stories. I'm glad I did a stand alone video. Thank you for the suggestion.
If you haven't read it already, I'd recommend 'The Ice Balloon' by Alec Wilkinson, if you want to learn more! And the Andree Diaries if you can get a hold of it (I managed to source it through Amazon). :)
@@ludiprice I'll have to check those out. I read about this years ago in a book on polar exploration and it's always fascinated me. Thanks for the recommendations!
I just wanted to pop in to say Curious World; you are my favorite youtube narrator. Hands down. In all honestly, your narrations have inspired me to pursue narration myself, and for that, I am incredibly grateful. Keep up the GREAT work. Hope to hear more of your videos soon.
1897, while Salomon August Andree was doing Jules Verne level stuff, people around here were still living in the Wild West. Exciting times they must have been.
*...a Sociologist/Behavioralist perspective:* As the Narrator colors this story, it reveals: The man had no grasp of the necessary preparation subjects and details for the trip he undertook, and subsequently he risked the lives of each man, his reckless gamble lost, and unnecessary suffering was endured by each and their loved ones. If this story is accurate, the behaviors of Andre' reflect the trait of "risk associated with Narcissist Personality Disorder", and the NPD's often make a risk sound reasonable to others they secure to participate. The diaries further carry the absence of reality at hand. It sounds fictional in it's telling, as there are no clues as of any real planning or realization reasonable outcomes/expectations are mentioned, not at any phase of the journey. The behaviors are most adolescent in their nature, this too is a trait of an "NPD". From the launch, it is obvious he had not made any preparation or trial runs. These being the basic efforts of any Mature Minded and Balanced Individual. It just reads as complete irresponsibility and definitive irrationality. Tragic.
Nailed it. These men suffered horrifically, the dairy entries were the opposite of what was actually happening. NPD’d people are pathological liars and would rather die than admit a defeat.
Excellent documentary, CW. It's a shame the bravery of these men was rewarded with such a fate, but I suppose that could not be helped with the preparations made.
@@tamonettX500 And the poor bird was already resting on the boat? 🤔 Personal opinion, these guys were complete Nutmegs. Good wishes to you and all you love 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️
@@marilynhands1859 I'm not intrepid, in my humble opinion, I wish that people hadn't robbed nature and killed animals but Hey, I live in a house and have food so I am Very Blessed. Kindest Wishes Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️
New subbie! This is actually what caught my attention because Dan Simmons 'The Terror' is one of my fav recent reads and I'm currently obsessed with these historic explorations. I just wanted to say I'm really enjoying my binge of your work and thank you for what you do!
I'm not sure if this level of naivity and ignorance should still be labelled as courage 😞Unprepared, untested, unequipped... I wonder to what extent, if any, those notes actually reflected their real feelings and thoughts.
alot of things were untested back in those days, there was a guy who jumped from the Eiffel tower a few years later and died instantly because he didnt do any testing either
What a wonderful treat that video was Sir .. I wonder if any of those books mentioned at the end are still in print .. Thank you for bringing my evening so much joy .. Your Friend in the USA , Jeff Warren
I'm reminded of people who tried various dubious methods of flight. They didn't KNOW what might work and were so bold as to try something no other had done. In this case, they were too careless of the potential problems and it cost them. I've read of an African King who commanded a fleet of 1000 ships and took to sea in search of a new land. They were never heard of again. We can mock such efforts from the comfort of our modern science but should consider that these are the types that led Humankind on its long hegira through the ages.
"I've read of an African King who commanded a fleet of 1000 ships and took to sea in search of a new land. They were never heard of again." How *exactly* did he manage to finance, organize and solve to enormous logistical problems by launching such a gargantuan armada of an expedition?? From what *harbors* was he able to launch this armada?? "We can mock such efforts from the comfort of our modern science but should consider that these are the types that led Humankind on its long hegira through the ages." False. While many men are dreamers countless are those who devoted their lives to fruitless endeavors such as alchemy (an old dream to turn lead into gold), the quest for immortality and impossible missions which were based on great dreams and high ambition but little to no reason, thorough investigation and planning and science. There's a huge difference between those hapless fools who did everything by trail and error and boldly guessed whatever they would up discovering/doing and those who actually had a *realistic method* with which to succeed. The former are all forgotten and most of them end up dying. The latter have a realistic chance for success, even in a limited form. Andrée didn't even test his final balloon properly and promptly ignored all the signs it was leaking way too much. When his expedition even *started* badly he should have aborted it immediately and decided it was never going to work. Instead he pressed on with ever slimmer odds.
They did not wear in sufficiently warm clothes for the Arctic expedition. How can that even be considering they were Swedish. In Africa it said always bring enough gun when you go hunting. For artic explorers it should be modified always bring enough clothes.
There are two theories of several others to why they died shortly after arrival to white Island. Strindberg seemed being killed by a Polar bear, probably easy target if ill of Botulism, caused by not always heated up the wild meat from captured seals, bears and other animals. The other two might have used drugs to sleep in when realising the illness and incoming winter sesson (darkness and very cold for months) would make it impossible to survive.
i think Salomon was just pure bonkers, , he should of being in a secure unit on his own, i wonder at what point did he think about getting home with the other two lads, , my guess is he knew he was not going home,
A wonderful documentary of a gripping tragedy! I have been fascinated by this story ever since I first read of it in a book about exploration throughout history. I wonder if Strindberg's fiancée was still alive to read his messages to her after they were found in 1930.
I think the Kroner has a hole in it for use as passage on the underground rail. Just kidding, I love Curious World and never would have known about this case.
The entire project was ill advised but one line in the narration just flummoxed me. When listing the long string of possible causes of the deaths of the men, freezing to death was the last stated..."because thrir clothes were unsuited to the Arctic." Wait....what????!
Anyone ever wonder why there is no exploration of the poles? Why it's almost downplayed nowadays...why Google earth obfuscates the north pole and Antarctica? Earth is not spinning ball. This is why all footage from "space" has fish eye lenses on dodgy camera angles.
17:39 Absolutely perfect prononciation of "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" - I'm saying that as a Swede. Don't bother listening to "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" in Google Translate; just trust me, bro.
Bouy's and homing pigeons? This guy Andre has a light hold on reality even before ascending into the Arctic atmosphere. The drag ropes for steering or braking? After a few minutes pausing to comment is essential, 🤣 the narrator delivers the story deadpan flat. Professional l guess... When it comes to blatant stupidity this polar balloon event is right up there 👏
They had mind-boggling courage to attempt this incredible adventure. A tragic story but I'm glad they are not forgotten.
Lol. Bot?
@@anonymousstrangeness7348 Just seemed like a cheesy and “botty” comment. Forgive me, those kind of things just hit me the wrong way.
@@papabilby8855 I'm not really a good writer, but I was being sincere, just saying what came to mind about the expedition 👍 Sometimes my writing does seem kinda dull 😌
Courage and stupidity are correlated imo.
What a shame that all you were doing was making an honest genuine statement about how you feel about the video, & amid all the other intelligent sounding ppl that comment on these videos there’s always a rude and immature one. Never fails.
Andree was the victim of his own hubris. He knew the balloon had myriad problems, but didn't want to lose face after all the hype he'd whipped up, so he set out anyway. He actually had the balloon secretly topped up with air when he saw it was leaking badly through the thousands of needle holes in the seams of the balloon silk. IMHO he was far from a hero. The tragedy is that he took down two unsuspecting and truly heroic young men with him.
Exactly!
I see nothing heroic, noble or audacious about his trip, more like folly and foolishness.
@@Wubby805 To be fair, heroism, audacity, and nobility are ALL just a stone's throw from being foolishness. So much so that sometimes they are mistaken for one another.
You are partly wrong. The end of 19th century was a race to undiscovered areas of the globe. Sweden and Norway wanted to make history and pressre on Andrée was enormous, especially since he was sponsored by king and Nobel. Not flattering on your behalf to rip on Andrée.
@@Wubby805 You have no idea about circumstances of the pressure. The expedition was backed by powerful people and whole scandinavia were hoping for results.
@@Wubby805 You have no idea about circumstances of the pressure. The expedition was backed by powerful people and whole scandinavia were hoping for results.
Both past and present, I can see why some people take serious risks for both fame and fortune. But polar expeditions back then were just straight crazytown. Truly blows me away.
Thanks for the vid! A great gift
They were the equivalent to astronauts today. Pushing the boundaries of human experience.
I'd never heard of this expedition until now. This was so well done and narrated. Thank you for uploading it.
I'm glad they were found & that they kept journals & had a photographer w/them to record what they were going through...this is more help in understanding than they probably realized it would be in the future. Thank You *Curious World* for your well presented narration, photographs & soundtrack 🎄🎁👍
Living in Michigan, I never understood why anyone would go somewhere so cold and dangerous. It's bad enough here. Big cajones on those guys. Thanks for the content!
Me neither, I'm just not intrepid but 🤣
I grew up in Iowa, and I can't even understand why anyone would stay there once they were old enough to drive (I didn't, ha!) never mind Michigan!!
Whenever I go to Iowa to visit family, if it's winter, every time I go outside I wind up thinking about death, like how easily you could skid off the road or slip on ice and break your skull open, what it would be like to freeze to death, etc. I have a biology degree with emphasis on zoology, so I know precisely how animals' bodies manage extreme cold, but I could still stand outside my Mama's house on a windy December night and think, "Okay, but still, HOW do they do it???!!!!"
Michigan fellow here to
I’ve lived in Florida my whole life. Two days ago it got down into the 40s and we were like, “Whaaat?! It’s cold out here!” 😆
@@riggs20 It was -35 last week here in Western Canada lol
Well researched and executed, Curious World. It is a sad tale, but in the end you have to admire their tenacity.
They were comically ill prepared for that endeavour. Like all they had ever read had actually been written by Jules Verne.
This feels like a jules verne novel with the balloon
@@definitely_notme4112Around The Arctic in A Daze
You absolute legend. I was listening to a podcast episode of this just yesterday, revisiting it as I love polar exploration. And you literally uploaded on the day that we Scandinavians celebrate Christmas, what a gift! :)
God jul / Merry Christmas to you and your family, hope you'll have a great Christmas Day tomorrow
This is the book that started my trip down the “crevasse “ rabbit hole. Sixty + books latter….. I’m still hooked. Andree was a fool. And he paid the price. He is right up there with Nobile.
Extremely telling how, the more desperate their plight became, the more chirpily optimistic Andree's diary entries became. This man was nothing but a bloody fool. He deserved his fate, but it's tragic he managed to drag others who trusted him down with him.
Imagine what those around him began to think near the end.
Yes, I noticed that, as well...the diary entries. That's the impression I got. I really thought it was doomed from the start. A balloon?? To the Arctic?
@@tamonettX500 without suitable clothing on top on that. Pure stupidity.
Thank you CW . I went through a phase of being fascinated by Polar expedition and always thought the balloon attempt was doomed from the beginning . Merry Christmas to you and your fans 👍❤️
Merry Christmas to you, thanks for always watching and commenting.
I've often thought about the drag rope steering system. At first it seems doable....but after thinking it through, not at all practical - especially given the nature of rope at that time. Maybe an ultra-light, non-absorbing low-friction set of ropes could be made to work to a degree, but not those coarse water-soaking things. The more they drag, the lower you go because of friction. Now you try to haul them up - but their weight (now also heavier if wet) just brings you down more. Pretty impossible.
Absolutely stunning story - not sure whether I am impressed or dumbfounded - but we are hearing and talking of them here, so I guess his attempt reached the same goal - to be remembered for a fantastic attempt
That you for another great story - your production values are very professional, I have it remember this is on RUclips not mainstream media ! Thanks again CW
I love learning about explorers . What a great find , thank you
Tonight's second video is an exercise in pure, Victorian exploratory lunacy that's positively *steampunk* in its outrageousness! The commentator at the beginning indeed had it right: " . . . anyone with a spark of romance would like to see the audacity rewarded." Alas, that audacity was all they had going for them. 😔
Who else grimaced from the beginning? A hydrogen balloon on a polar mission? I'm not convinced that they were heroes so much as reckless daredevils.
Sounds completely insane.
@@NathanTarantlawriter sounds incredibly bat shit insane fly a fucking balloon over the artic in 1897 probably one of the worst ideas I've ever heard
I was keenly aware of the benefit of hindsight when the narration kept listing every aspect of the flight that to a modern mind seemed like the WORST DECISIONS POSSIBLE.
Back then, the world was not far into the Industrial Revolution & some pretty outlandish things seemed possible. But the moment the phrases "hot air balloon" & "artic expedition" collided, my heart sank.
Yeah I mean that guy was pretty much a monster. Lied to his colleagues about the balloons capabilities and whatnot to manipulate them into his suicide mission out of sheer vanity.
You...you have been oodles missed and still...never fail at uploading such fascinating content.
Arigato
I missed you! Thank you for another well-told story.
As did i
Absolutely 🤘💙
Such a sad and fascinating story. Thanks for all of the work you put into this, the details provided make the story all the more compelling. Excellent job. Happy new year!
Glad to see such high quality content return
Thank you for making my day a whole lot better.
Two in one day? Truly a Christmas gift!
I Read a book about this expedition for school a few months back, and I've been trying to find more information ever since. Thank you so much for covering this topic!
The book I Read was Bea Uusma's book called 'The Expedition' Solving the Mystery of A Polar Tragedy'. I highly recommend it, there's so many interesting details there!
thanks 😀
for the
recommendation
That Andree was a deluded fool. The deaths of his crewmates are entirely his fault.
The bird you show at 6:56 is not a homing pigeon, it is a collared dove. ;) Homing pigeons look like normal street pigeons, grey with checkered or stripped wings.
Glad to see you again, hope you're doing well CW
Thanks for the Christmas gift CW. Two posts within minutes of each other. 🕊
You're welcome, Ayape. Thanks for the support.
I suggested this one; thanks for doing it! Really fascinating details that I've never heard before. Merry Christmas!
Ah, it was you. I'd forgotten who it was. I was going to include it in the Nordic Tales video, but it didn't sit well next to crime stories. I'm glad I did a stand alone video. Thank you for the suggestion.
If you haven't read it already, I'd recommend 'The Ice Balloon' by Alec Wilkinson, if you want to learn more! And the Andree Diaries if you can get a hold of it (I managed to source it through Amazon). :)
@@ludiprice I'll have to check those out. I read about this years ago in a book on polar exploration and it's always fascinated me. Thanks for the recommendations!
@@MikeB071 you're welcome! I've also been fascinated with this case for a while. Happy reading!
I just wanted to pop in to say Curious World; you are my favorite youtube narrator. Hands down. In all honestly, your narrations have inspired me to pursue narration myself, and for that, I am incredibly grateful. Keep up the GREAT work. Hope to hear more of your videos soon.
Thank you very much. To think I inspired anyone to do anything is humbling. I hope you do well. If you start a channel of your own, let me know.
Great to see you back man. Really enjoyed your Thames videos. Cheers from 🇨🇦 👍
1897, while Salomon August Andree was doing Jules Verne level stuff, people around here were still living in the Wild West. Exciting times they must have been.
Thanks for the extra christmas video, a fascinating story.
Merry Christmas CW!
New sun for sure, this is really well done. Relaxing to watch at night after a long day
Having read numerous books on Arctic exploration one common theme emerges: man’s chronic lack of respect for the whims and vagaries of mother nature.
*...a Sociologist/Behavioralist perspective:*
As the Narrator colors this story, it reveals:
The man had no grasp of the necessary preparation subjects and details for the trip he undertook, and subsequently he risked the lives of each man, his reckless gamble lost, and unnecessary suffering was endured by each and their loved ones.
If this story is accurate, the behaviors of Andre' reflect the trait of "risk associated with Narcissist Personality Disorder", and the NPD's often make a risk sound reasonable to others they secure to participate. The diaries further carry the absence of reality at hand.
It sounds fictional in it's telling, as there are no clues as of any real planning or realization reasonable outcomes/expectations are mentioned, not at any phase of the journey.
The behaviors are most adolescent in their nature, this too is a trait of an "NPD".
From the launch, it is obvious he had not made any preparation or trial runs. These being the basic efforts of any Mature Minded and Balanced Individual.
It just reads as complete irresponsibility and definitive irrationality.
Tragic.
sounds like they didn't even take warm clothing, absolutely insane
Nailed it. These men suffered horrifically, the dairy entries were the opposite of what was actually happening. NPD’d people are pathological liars and would rather die than admit a defeat.
You have returned and bearing gifts~
Excellent video!
I saw Flight Of The Eagle in 1982 when it was released. Excellent film.
GREAT one, thank you!!!!
Wonderful people at the time going into the unknown
great video. listened to a podcast featuring this incident but this was way more detailed and better researched. very interesting. subbed.
Never rush your preparation when your life depends on it.
Excellent documentary, CW. It's a shame the bravery of these men was rewarded with such a fate, but I suppose that could not be helped with the preparations made.
Thank You!
Very educational indeed.
Great two uploads back to back. 👍🏻🇬🇧
The poor pigeon!
🙏😢
Right?? Is that how people retrieved the messages from these pigeons? Shooting them down??
@@tamonettX500 And the poor bird was already resting on the boat? 🤔
Personal opinion, these guys were complete Nutmegs.
Good wishes to you and all you love 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️
@@marilynhands1859 I'm not intrepid, in my humble opinion, I wish that people hadn't robbed nature and killed animals but Hey, I live in a house and have food so I am Very Blessed.
Kindest Wishes Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️
New subbie! This is actually what caught my attention because Dan Simmons 'The Terror' is one of my fav recent reads and I'm currently obsessed with these historic explorations. I just wanted to say I'm really enjoying my binge of your work and thank you for what you do!
Glad you're enjoying it, Astrid. Welcome.
Glad to see you again!
Thank you for this interesting video. Incredible courage displayed by those men. May they R.I.P.
🌲🌝☘️
Thanks So Much 🤘🖤 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays ☃️❤️❄️🌲
Awww two videos.. Thank you and Merry Christmas
That is exactly what I said 👍🏻
You're welcome, Lorraine and Joe. Merry Christmas to you.
That was an interesting story, although sad. Thank you for sharing.
Incredible story - thank you
Glad you are back making new content!
What if any were they thinking?? Not even bringing proper clothing?.
Oh...we're just going to float over there, take a few pics, cook a large breakfast then turn for home LMAO
The polar expeditions of the 19th century were like traveling to the moon.
I'm not sure if this level of naivity and ignorance should still be labelled as courage 😞Unprepared, untested, unequipped... I wonder to what extent, if any, those notes actually reflected their real feelings and thoughts.
Yes, I wonder when diary or notes made that writer is putting best foot forward rather than the truth.
@@changeintheair9648 I guarantee the guy was batshit insane to come up with idea in the first place and the diary is enough evidence for me
alot of things were untested back in those days, there was a guy who jumped from the Eiffel tower a few years later and died instantly because he didnt do any testing either
Merci for this recount.
Incredible adventure
It takes men to pave the way - salute to you all 🎩
Hubris kills. It’s sad that he took others with him to the grave.
My man Nils could easily pass for Jamie Hyneman. In fact, I bet nobody's ever seen them in the same room at the same time.
I admire the perfect pronunciation of peoples names and places. 🎄
Thank you. I had upload anxiety for two days because of this. Yes, I sat on these videos for two days.
@@CuriousWorldProductions Oh wow. They were excellent. Many thanks for such great work.
@@Agapy8888 Out of interest, are you from the Nordic regions? It's just that some have said my pronunciations were way off.
@@CuriousWorldProductions some of them are way off, Isbjorn for example. But for a non Swedish/Norwegian speaker you did pretty good.
You really need to show a yardstick next to the cork buoy, so we could have some idea of its size.
What a wonderful treat that video was Sir .. I wonder if any of those books mentioned at the end are still in print .. Thank you for bringing my evening so much joy .. Your Friend in the USA , Jeff Warren
I'm glad you liked it, Jeff. I really enjoyed making this one.
Whoa. This must be Christmas. 2 videos!!
way back in primitive age.. they used to just call it a journey, and everybody knew the risk was not coming back.
I'm reminded of people who tried various dubious methods of flight. They didn't KNOW what might work and were so bold as to try something no other had done. In this case, they were too careless of the potential problems and it cost them.
I've read of an African King who commanded a fleet of 1000 ships and took to sea in search of a new land. They were never heard of again. We can mock such efforts from the comfort of our modern science but should consider that these are the types that led Humankind on its long hegira through the ages.
"I've read of an African King who commanded a fleet of 1000 ships and took to sea in search of a new land. They were never heard of again." How *exactly* did he manage to finance, organize and solve to enormous logistical problems by launching such a gargantuan armada of an expedition?? From what *harbors* was he able to launch this armada??
"We can mock such efforts from the comfort of our modern science but should consider that these are the types that led Humankind on its long hegira through the ages." False. While many men are dreamers countless are those who devoted their lives to fruitless endeavors such as alchemy (an old dream to turn lead into gold), the quest for immortality and impossible missions which were based on great dreams and high ambition but little to no reason, thorough investigation and planning and science.
There's a huge difference between those hapless fools who did everything by trail and error and boldly guessed whatever they would up discovering/doing and those who actually had a *realistic method* with which to succeed. The former are all forgotten and most of them end up dying. The latter have a realistic chance for success, even in a limited form.
Andrée didn't even test his final balloon properly and promptly ignored all the signs it was leaking way too much. When his expedition even *started* badly he should have aborted it immediately and decided it was never going to work. Instead he pressed on with ever slimmer odds.
To boldly go were no one has gone b4, great story but with a sad ending.
They did not wear in sufficiently warm clothes for the Arctic expedition. How can that even be considering they were Swedish. In Africa it said always bring enough gun when you go hunting. For artic explorers it should be modified always bring enough clothes.
A classic tale of hubris by those who failed to heed the warnings of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
❤️Curious World, best wishes for the New Year xxx
I’m glad I watched this. I am giving up polar bear liver starting tomorrow!
Your voice is so soothing.
There are two theories of several others to why they died shortly after arrival to white Island. Strindberg seemed being killed by a Polar bear, probably easy target if ill of Botulism, caused by not always heated up the wild meat from captured seals, bears and other animals. The other two might have used drugs to sleep in when realising the illness and incoming winter sesson (darkness and very cold for months) would make it impossible to survive.
Excellent follow up sad we saw a few images that had survived...keep it up
Great channel !
i think Salomon was just pure bonkers, , he should of being in a secure unit on his own, i wonder at what point did he think about getting home with the other two lads, , my guess is he knew he was not going home,
As Captain Marko Ramius, he late of the Red October, would have said : "fashinating!"
See "The Terror" season 1 is about fated North Pole search...Excellent
When I was a young child (10-12) in Sweden during the 1980's we had to read Sundman's book in class.
Later he was discovered being a nazi when he was young.
Listening from the ukwales 2022❤️
Amazing courage!
A wonderful documentary of a gripping tragedy! I have been fascinated by this story ever since I first read of it in a book about exploration throughout history. I wonder if Strindberg's fiancée was still alive to read his messages to her after they were found in 1930.
She was and when she died in 1949 she was buried next to her husband, but she asked for her heart to be buried next to Strindberg.
Excited to fly
Big into Arctic stuff
Compare this catalogue of horrors to the journey of Ernest Shackleton.
Andree had courage in spades. But, his knowledge....
Thanks!!
I think the Kroner has a hole in it for use as passage on the underground rail. Just kidding, I love Curious World and never would have known about this case.
Why do I now have the urge to benge watch the three stooges!?!
Aha, l like sharpwit..
That is quite the photograph of the polar bear. If they would have survived think of the survival story they would’ve had.
Oooh that was good 👍😘💜
didn't know the name of the expedition, but had heard of the one that tried a balloon
The entire project was ill advised but one line in the narration just flummoxed me. When listing the long string of possible causes of the deaths of the men, freezing to death was the last stated..."because thrir clothes were unsuited to the Arctic." Wait....what????!
Just subbed Todd aka Dagon sent me
Anyone ever wonder why there is no exploration of the poles? Why it's almost downplayed nowadays...why Google earth obfuscates the north pole and Antarctica?
Earth is not spinning ball. This is why all footage from "space" has fish eye lenses on dodgy camera angles.
Exactly! Most of history and what the want us to “ see”? Total lies.
Hey, lil' Flat Earthers! There are scientific stations on both poles. There, now you know. [pats you both on the head maternally]
@@redvikingprincess741hey whats up, u be my viking chic? I have a boat 😉
17:39 Absolutely perfect prononciation of "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" - I'm saying that as a Swede.
Don't bother listening to "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" in Google Translate; just trust me, bro.
Next week will have Twos Day: 02/22/2022 and it’s a Tuesday. Is this a coincidence?
Bouy's and homing pigeons? This guy Andre has a light hold on reality even before ascending into the Arctic atmosphere. The drag ropes for steering or braking? After a few minutes pausing to comment is essential, 🤣 the narrator delivers the story deadpan flat. Professional l guess...
When it comes to blatant stupidity this polar balloon event is right up there 👏
I’m hip mate what the hell did they expect? Fair winds in the Arctic??