I love it when I inadvertently make the soundtrack to a Hank video 😄

@j.tylerfriesen1991

5 жыл бұрын

whats the beautiful digital potato salad I heard? Where can I hear it?

@andrewhuang

5 жыл бұрын

@@j.tylerfriesen1991 it's linked in the description :)

@milosatin

5 жыл бұрын

Love when I instantly know it's your music and then love the video that much more for it. Came down in the comments expecting to see you, and here we are. 😍 Love your music

So glad you were able to stop by!! Hope to sea you again soon! 😄

@knittinninja

3 жыл бұрын

Team Water Management Hyyyypppppeeeeee!

@sylvy16

Жыл бұрын

love that pun! ❤

"...just like we are in a healthy relationship with MOST of the microorganisms that live on and around us...." Only heard the most. -John

@serenepoppy1408

5 жыл бұрын

vlogbrothers The “most” qualifier is SO TRUE; even home aquarium hobbyists have to learn about a bunch of not-so-friendly organisms. Bristle worms are a pretty gnarly example - they get 10’+ (3m+) long and can bore through rock! Seeing their interactions with all the “good guys” too, like micro-crustaceans/invertebrates, isopods, copepods, etc. It’s like collecting Pokémon IRL! It’s such an amazing hobby, as it combines chemistry, biology, ecology, and so much more. Incredible learning experience!

@MrAnshie

5 жыл бұрын

Microbes all the way down...

@susanne5803

5 жыл бұрын

... and inside us!

@DenisJava

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrAnshie HA HA HA!! Excellent!

@nixtheclause9984

5 жыл бұрын

JOHN I SWEAR-

I thought this was Keanu Reeves fan channel

@matthewmiller5288

5 жыл бұрын

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@rwhe423723

5 жыл бұрын

There's plenty of space for at least two more fandoms, too. What else can we mix in with Keanu and Monterey Bay?

@avakining

5 жыл бұрын

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@clarahowson2911

5 жыл бұрын

Ryan Wheeler Doctor Who. Just Doctor Who.

@ssdd28561

5 жыл бұрын

Thumbnail got updated to reflect that 👍

Hank is fishing for compliments.... and he shall get them. Excellent videography and editing!

@xczechr

5 жыл бұрын

I sea what you did there.

@mariewikiwaka3851

5 жыл бұрын

xczechr Ayyy

@TheGroovyJones

5 жыл бұрын

Floundering for a pun.

@mariewikiwaka3851

5 жыл бұрын

TheGroovyJones I never said it was a good pun. No joke too cheap (as long as it’s not hurting people).

@TheGroovyJones

5 жыл бұрын

@@mariewikiwaka3851 If you got good enough to go professional you could be paid scale.

Me: goes to local aquarium for years since childhood and thinks nothing of it Hank: makes video full of mostly info I knew already Me: oops didn't realize I live in a cool place.

@toobusytocreateaname

5 жыл бұрын

Catherine Lu +

This aquarium was right next to where I grew up, so I went there all the time as a kid. Had no idea that it was so unique in all these special ways! This makes all my memories from there as a child that much cooler. :)

Like many locals, we tend to take this place for granted. Heck we even get to go free during the off-season. BUT thanks Hank for making me appreciate how special this place truly is!

In middle school my science teacher showed us Monterey Bay’s kelp forest web cam as an example of a biome. I returned to that site repeatedly to watch and eventually found the otter cam as well! After haggling with my parents to let my computer time coincide with the otter and kelp forest feeding times I set alarms on my watch and basically spent the entirety of my summer tuning in to watch. While I have never physically been to Monterey Bay aquarium, it holds a tender place in my heart and this video was an awesome look at it. Thank you!

AH! I've had the privilege of volunteering there all throughout my high school years. It fills me with immense pride seeing you make a video about the Aquarium and calling it one of the best places on Earth.

@jacobsparks6944

5 жыл бұрын

Giovani Ceja I love the Monterey Bay aquarium. It’s one of my favorite places ever and while I didn’t get to volunteer there I know a lot of people who did and still do. It’s AWESOME!

@bruh4573

5 жыл бұрын

How did you get to volunteer there?

I hope we get a longer vid of your visit to the aquarium on Hankschannel.

@vlogbrothers

5 жыл бұрын

I mean, amazingly I used pretty much every bit of footage I took. Like, not all of every clip, but some of every clip! Also, I NEED TO FINISH THIS BOOK KATE!

@kateh7484

5 жыл бұрын

vlogbrothers I also need you to finish that book 🤣

I am a member at this aquarium and have been attending it since I was a small child. So I really appreciate that you gave us some perspective regarding what goes on behind the scenes as this isn't something I had ever thought of nor would have known about.

During my time as a marine biology student, I got *very* familiar with the smell of dead barnacles. It's...if you take the smell of low tide and add funky overtones of decay, you're getting there.

@bonniea8189

5 жыл бұрын

Is it like the smell of seaweed baking on the beach in a hot day? That smell is foul.

@AlthenaLuna

5 жыл бұрын

@@bonniea8189 Well, they've both got that festering seawater aspect, but I think barnacles, being rotting flesh (if very small amounts of it) are worse. I'm not in any particular hurry to go reacquaint myself with them to compare. Not even for science.

This aquarium is my favorite place on earth. I grew up exploring and learning both inside the aquarium and out. This video has brought me so much joy! Thank you for sharing I hope everyone else finds a bit of joy from this video.

@ncskitty

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I'm from San Jose so I was like "woah Hank was in Monterey!" when I saw the title.

I live in salinas and always took the aquarium for granted. Thank you for this!

Not that I'm huge on commenting on videos, but I really liked the format that you presented with this one. It felt really well presented. Nice work, Hank.

3:03 Monterey bay aquarium secretly owned by APERTURE SCIENCE?!........ what a triumph.

@ShapeShifter499

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

@aaronf4841

5 жыл бұрын

For the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead.

@dreyfusslugado

5 жыл бұрын

They hide the relationship by reversing the logo. Those monsters.

@cuttlefishii

5 жыл бұрын

I'm making a note here: Huge success!

Love my hometown! Also this is the aquarium Finding Dory was based on.

@JosephDavies

5 жыл бұрын

My first thought upon seeing the sign was that it's the aquarium they filmed at for Star Trek IV. I was expecting to see humpback whales!

@RoboticYeti

5 жыл бұрын

@@JosephDavies Yeah I was distracted the whole video because I was trying to figure out why the name sounded so familiar (until I finally realized it was where they filmed that Star Trek movie). I love that movie. Such a ridiculous concept but it works so well.

@kayaeki

5 жыл бұрын

Thats so cool what are their entry ticket fare?

@tommyfrerking

5 жыл бұрын

@@JosephDavies I thought the same thing throughout the video!

@bonniea8189

5 жыл бұрын

@@kayaeki You can look it up on their website www.montereybayaquarium.org/ .

Hank I am astonished that you did not mention that the Monterey Bay Aquarium played host to the fictional "Cetacean Institute" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home!!

@JosephDavies

5 жыл бұрын

This surprised me too!

I’m suddenly much more ok with the steep $80 ticket I paid for in October.

@araedav

5 жыл бұрын

Right? I will never complain about an aquarium's prices again. Wow.

Thank you so much for highlighting all the work that goes into caring for the animals at Monterey Bay Aquarium! Accredited zoos and aquariums take such pride in the care of their animals and to see someone with a platform like yours taking the time to talk about it makes my heart happy ❤️ so glad you had a good time!

I'm from Central California, so I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium several times growing up through school field trips and birthdays, but I definitely never appreciated it as much as I should have. This makes me really want to go back as an adult with a better understanding of the significance of that wonderful place and the marvelous creatures it has!

I live just north in Santa Cruz and it's super cool to hear Hank talk about a place I've actually been and that I'm really passionate about. The Monterrey Bay Aquarium is one of the most amazing places on the whole dang planet.

Hot take: Premiere is a bad feature because, "Hey look! A new video in your feed! YOU CAN'T WATCH IT YET," feels awful.

@avalonwolff6354

5 жыл бұрын

But, soon! And together.

@Adia711

5 жыл бұрын

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@jasonzeppa8661

5 жыл бұрын

Strong agree, also when you come in late, which is what always happens to me I have to rewind the "live" video so I can watch from the beginning

@Aeshir2

5 жыл бұрын

@@avalonwolff6354but it's a tv show! i watch it alone

@AstolfoGayming

5 жыл бұрын

My main problem is that when you've watched it, it doesn't have the little "watched" marker or the full red line at the buttom of the thumbnail, so it's harder to remember what videos you have or haven't watched.

I work on Cannery Row. Hank was in my town and I DIDNT KNOW

@bonniea8189

5 жыл бұрын

IKR!

@yaneligonzalez3940

5 жыл бұрын

SAME I WORK HERE TOO

Now I know why the entrance fees are what they are. Makes me feel better paying for all that hard work.

@yukihoshigaki

5 жыл бұрын

The aquarium tries to fund most of this through means other than the entrance fees. The money from ticket sales is only covers a small fraction of what's spent in a year to maintain everything. Sales from the cafeteria, gift shops, and donations make up most of the rest of it.

As someone who lives in Northern California, I have gone on so many school field trips to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and it is honestly one of the most magical places on earth. This video captured its beauty and complexity really well (while also making me hella nostalgic so thank you hank)

I absolutely adore the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is responsible for changing the course of my life during a 6th grade field trip when I just couldn't leave the touch tank. I decided right then and there that I would become a biologist.

Beautiful complexity, wow. Wonderful video as usual, I honestly am amazed at how much work goes into the editing, music, script etc. It is why this channel is so popular, just top notch!

I love this style _so much_ Thank you Hank~ (also the 8bit music touch is perfection ahhh)

@dangshnizzle6929

5 жыл бұрын

It's likely 16 bit sampling 8 bit tracks

Thank you for reppin' my hometown area! I've been to Monterey Bay Aquarium sooo many times that I run into people I went to high school with that work there every time I go. No other aquarium can compare, and it's amazing to see more light shined on this amazing place!

I understood a lot of this since I am a home aquarist 😁👍We have the same toys on a much smaller scale! Understanding the water cycle is the most important part of keeping a home aquarium.

I see you sneaking Earthbones into vlogbrothers Hank

@rascallysophistpress

5 жыл бұрын

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@morganday6280

5 жыл бұрын

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@l.paigebowser7769

5 жыл бұрын

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@CaseysSmile

5 жыл бұрын

Just what I was thinking! I love it!

@emeebee3827

5 жыл бұрын

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I lived in California as a child, I still have some old photographs from when I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium! Oooh, this made me sooo happy!

So glad you were able to discover this incredible aquarium. It's long been my favorite and much like yourself one of my favorite places on Earth. Incredible video Hank. Thank you so much for this.

About every year, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has a Free Resident week, where people who live in the area can get in for free. My favorite thing to do, is go to the Open Ocean exhibit, take a seat on the second floor benches, and just chill for a while. I’ve been in that aquarium almost every year of my life, been all up and down the both floors and both buildings, and I still manage to take at least 30 photos every time I go. Because, no matter how jaded I might be about the rest of my life, I can always find something beautiful and incredible there, something that inspires wonder and intrigue. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve grinned like an idiot watching the penguins hop around, or inadvertently let my mouth drop open while craning my neck to see the very top of that kelp forest exhibit during a feeding. I’m glad you got to experience this place, and the rest of Monterey’s ocean, and I thank you for helping me enjoy it all over again through someone else’s eyes. That poster of the depressed-looking otter makes me laugh every time, though, lmao

That Barnacle solution is elegantly genius.

I love the Monterey Bay Aquarium so much. It's beautiful, educational, and genuinely one of the key factors that has created my love of nature and the sea. Also, their social media pages (instagram) are FIRE! This video has definitely helped me to better appreciate how much it takes to make such a magical place work.

When I first saw this video 2 years ago I was blown away. Visiting the aquarium has been at the top of my wish list since then. Tonight I have made it to Monterey and will spend the day at the aquarium tomorrow! So excited!!

Just added it to my to-visit list!

@estrellacasias

5 жыл бұрын

I have a playlist and so many of the videos are from this channel

@JamsGerms

5 жыл бұрын

@@estrellacasias Aww thank you so much!

Oh hey I live there! Neat! Thanks for doing a video on my favorite place from my hometown!

@Snowflake8147

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I wish I'd known to go to the aquarium that day haha

@alicia123abc1

5 жыл бұрын

I live in Fresno been there more time than I could count can’t wait to visit again soon

@nomad61u2

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly :-). I would have loved to have accidentally bumped into them along the rec trail.

@cubeofcheese5574

5 жыл бұрын

You're a fish!?

@iriss4365

5 жыл бұрын

@@Snowflake8147 I was so sad too. I live in salinas but go to school in Monterey. So close but so far.

The soundtrack is giving me serious adventure zone/Griffin McElroy vibes... what a bop

AHHHHHH THAAAANK YOUUU for this bit of background on the inner workings of getting ocean water into aquariums! I really loved it :)

what a lovely video! As much as the home vlogs are gr8 it's always a pleasure to click on a new vid from y'all in some place I've never heard of or never been to and to learn something about it!

And it's where they shot Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! Shout out to George & Gracie!

This video makes me wish I'd gone to the New England Aquarium more than once while I lived near it! They are so awesome, in the literal sense of the word.

This is probably my favorite video you have made so far, Hank! Such a joy to watch, and now I have a new destination for my roadtrip :)

I love the Monterey Bay Aquarium!!I didn't know this about it, thank you for such an informative and beautiful video. Makes me want to go back... it's been a while since I've gone. Also, I enjoyed the use of Andrew's music, it's some good stuff

This felt like an old school VSauce video and it was wonderful, thank you for helping us learn so much about this beautiful little world we share

Idk if they have a live feed of just fish doing fish stuff all the time but I would definitely spend way too much time watching that

@juststeveschannel

5 жыл бұрын

Several, actually. www.montereybayaquarium.org/live-web-cams

@AmyKyle

5 жыл бұрын

They have a few live feeds but theres a few good fish ones. I'd say open ocean exhibit and maybe the kelp one.

@beplanking

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Guess the rest of my day is booked solid!

@lyreparadox

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, now I know what my new background is gonna be. 😍

@terryjames7958

5 жыл бұрын

Live here myself my favorite would be the live feed for the penguins !!!

We love Monterey Bay Aquarium..... living in Ontario Canada, we are able to use their world class website to access live webcams to get closer to animals than if we were actually there on the ground..... and the educational resources available on the site are phenomenal from a homeschooling point of view. We live about one hour's drive from famous Ripleys Aquarium in Toronto, but much prefer the Monterey Bay Aquarium website. And it's free with the price of our internet connection. Great job, and well done, Monterey Bay Aquarium! And thanks to Hank for the "inside job" tour---- also a "best, world class" in terms of learning!

This is one of my favorite vlogbrothers videos ever!! Thank you for sharing, Hank.

Well, I am a fan, if I may gush! Your work has profoundly influenced my research up at the Monteray bay aquarium, on the sea snake. I've been bitten forty three... seven. Hundred times. Mostly on the face. A lot of this has been reconstructed. I think they did one heck of a job, even if my moustache is... a TAD askew...

I love the MBA? you can get a live stream on You Tube of many aspects including the Jellies. When I feel a bit anxious at work, I just stream the jellies. aaaahhhhh

It's so much fun seeing these places I walk by almost every day appear in your video! I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to Monterey. The Aquarium really is an amazing place!

One of my favorite places on the planet. I haven't been able to get back there in years, so thank you for sharing!

This is like Vlogbrothers mixed with Tom Scott and I love it

@RainaRamsay

5 жыл бұрын

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It’s my dream to become an aquarium curator someday. All this info is absolutely precious to me. Thank you, Hank!

I've never been to California (Midwest born and raised) and nothing has ever REALLY made me want to visit until this video and the visuals from the aquarium. Thank you Hank for sharing this!!

Hank, I got to give it to you- this video was utterly fantastic! I learned so much and got a great new love towards aquariums. Great job with the music as well🐟💙

Would you say that the Monterey Bay Aquarium has a... SEA-cret? ... I'll just see myself out.

I’m loving this preview of Earthbones! #piples

I love the Monterey Bay Aquarium! Thanks for the peak behind the curtain. Beautiful footage that you captured!

The quality of this video is AMAZING, I enjoyed it a lot! Thanks for putting this together Hank!

As John always says: "One has to imagine other auqariums complexly"

Thanks for doing a fascinating video on my home 🥰 - Camille, aka: Weird Ghirardelli Cashier Girl

This has become my favorite vlogbrothers video. I love the Monterey Aquarium, and I think few people could have made a perfectly informational video about this place like Hank just did. Hank, thanks for keeping your content where your heart is.

I love you for making this video. MBA is my home aquarium, and will always be my favorite, but I never got to see behind the scenes of how they maintain their ecosystems

ayyy the monterey bay aquarium! haven't been there in ages but it's awesome!

Woah! Is this the first earth bones episode? 😂💙

I love that you're geeking out about their water supply systems. I'm a theatre nerd, and when I went on a tour of the Burgtheater in Vienna I was predictably geeky about the very cool stage tech they have (revolve + lift = amazing scene changes, and even bigger than the drum revolve at the National Theatre in London where I worked) but what surprised me was how much I geeked out about their air conditioning system. I love when something sparks your curiosity and you're able to marvel at it, even if it perhaps falls outside of the realm of your interests or passions.

thank you for this video! and perfect timing really, i was planning to visit the aquarium this weekend for the first time ^__^ i wasnt aware that the aquarium was this amazing so im even more excited!!

AAAAAAH LOVE U hank ur voice it´s amazing

6:48 Other-worldly indeed; part of Star Trek IV was filmed there. (Yes, I know, that part still took place on Earth)

@Trekfan04

5 жыл бұрын

George and Gracie

Thank you, thank you...THANK YOU! The visit to this aquarium was one of the best trips I took ever! So wonderful to see the filtration system! I hope the best time there, as well!!

Nice work. It reminds me of your video of a visit to Yellow Stone a few years back. Thanks for putting this one together Hank. This is a visit that I will most likely never get to have in person.

Thank you for the video micheal from vsauce it’s been a while since I heard from you last.

Holy shit this video was so good. Super fascinating!

Hank, I just thought you should know that this is perhaps my new favorite video on the internet. Its only competitor would be your thank you letter to Lemon. Both made me feel things more than I had in a while, whether they are feelings of compassion and longing or fascination and awe. Thank you.

Thanks for making this video! As a child I went many times to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Such great memories. This video brought them back!

Hank you have an excellent voice 💕

Heading to Monterey Bay Aquarium this Saturday for my daughter's 20th birthday weekend. Haven't been there since 1986.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a very special place in my heart. My grandmother worked there for years and had a big part in bringing it to what it is today. She passed away last June. She loved that place.

I love the behind the scenes look at a cool unique place. That’s the type of content I subscribe to Tom Scott for and I would love to see it pop up here every once in a while too.

I live about 30 minutes from here over in Santa Cruz haha

The Pacific Ocean is my favorite ocean, proud Californian here!

@jacobwoodbury6073

5 жыл бұрын

+ from Washington

@arthas640

5 жыл бұрын

Pacific ocean is best ocean, Xenophobic Washingtonian here.

When I was little I named that sunfish/mola mola “Gloria.” She’s my favorite, thanks for showing her!

Thank you for posting this! My wife and I are going to Monterey for a short vacation soon, so this is really getting us excited to go to the aquarium!

When you recognize the music in the video and it’s Andrew Huang 👌

@FoldoutCouch

5 жыл бұрын

What songs? I like the first song in the video but it's not credited.

@Fuzzlekinz

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Harvey it’s the very first song from his album linked in the description

There’s 2 things I love: vlogbrothers videos and secrets.

I’ve lived in Monterey county my whole life and I’m so glad you made this video! This aquarium is one of my favorite places in the world and I’m so glad to see that so many people love it there. 🐙😊

I'm from Europe and visited the aquarium about three weeks ago when I was on vacation in California and despite usually not liking aquariums or zoos, I really really enjoyed the visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Thank you for showing us what a special place it is!

Can we pause to have an open and honest discussion about the pros/cons of aquariums in general? I understand that many aquariums do great work in educating the public about the importance of marine preservation, and serve to inspire youth in particular. However, even aquariums of far higher quality than most are motivated by profit at the end of the day. I do not believe they always have the best interest of the animals in mind, as evidenced by the fact that the Monterey Bay Aquarium has kept and led to the death of at least one great white shark in the past - kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4GWqq5_j93dmtY.html

@herranton

5 жыл бұрын

Millions, if not billions of dogs have died in captivity. Same with cats. Recently, my shrimp tank crashed and all five shrimp died. GW sharks are notoriously difficult to keep in captivity. The MB aquarium kept one alive the longest. GW sharks are on the decline. Yes, it is due to humans, but not the MB aquarium. If we want these creatures to survive long term, it might be important that we keep know how to them in tanks. The world isn't perfect. Maybe it should be, but it isn't. If you want to complain about that, then do so. But there is no discussion about keeping endagered things to be had. We NEED figure it out. The people running/working at the aquarium share your concerns and are infinitely more knowledgeable than you about them. The fact that it is for profit just means there is more money. I wouldn't doubt that the for profit salt water aquarium industry has done more yo advance the understanding of reefs than the entire scientific community. Why? Sheer size. And once your car's exhausted, your hot water showers and your power to run the device you are on now cause the oceans to warm and the reefs to die, you will still be able to enjoy them at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

@bonniea8189

5 жыл бұрын

This aquarium is a non-profit organization.

This was the best way to start my morning. Thanks for this video Hank, and for the Instagram posts. Although all of this does make me sad I can’t go in person.

This is the best video I've ever seen. A wealth of cute and/or mesmerizing animals, an abundance of cool science, and just the right amount of Katherines.

Best aquarium! I'm from the Monterey bay/Santa Cruz area, but have since moved away. I go back as often as possible. Thanks for shining a light on the wonderful bay area!

One of the best aquariums ever! Sparked my love of sea otters and my passion for making sure I use sustainable seafood!

Beautiful video. Monterey Bay Aquarium was one of the first accounts I followed on Twitter. Have not once regretted that. Their tweets are delightful. Would love to visit the aquarium someday.

This is a great video - has the vibe of a classic vlogbrothers thoughts from places and a spice of ze frank, yet has higher production quality than classic vlogbrothers and all the enjoyment of a educational special.

This was a really insightful and awesome vlog. thank you for peeling back the layer of obscurity to tell us about this incredible system. Now I want to go to Monterey Bay.