Uncover the shocking truth about humanity’s deadliest day on January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi Province, China. Explore the seismic forces, devastating aftermath, and the lasting legacy on disaster preparedness.
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Shouldnt tell people to stand under a doorway in an earthquake. Todays advice everywhere suggests:
'DO NOT stand in a doorway. You are safer under a table. In modern houses, doorways are no stronger than any other part of the house. Doorways do not protect you from the most likely source of injury − falling or flying objects.'
* cringes in Californian * We've been waiting for "the big one" for years and this feels like what it would be like. May it be many, many, many, many years away.
hey, Simon and Co. , I think you're being plaigiarized, or some source has been directly copied into your script, as the phrase "it also serves as a grim reminder…" at 8:16 is word-for-word against a Wewin "you wont believe-" video compilation regarding natural disasters.
Just FYI, I think you're all great, all howevermany channels you produce. cheers
The 20th century accounted for more deaths than any other century for two reasons: (1) More population via medical science (via the patriarchy) and (2) the proliferation of communism.
Storms are NOT getting more frequent or stronger! NASA and NOAA have to say this every freaking year and even said it to Don Lemons face on CNN. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.
TL;dr: It sucks to be born in China.
L.A. earthquake is long over due
China has tofu buildings and bridges.
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Thank you
I never realized just how long Simon's mustache is.
DON’T stand in a doorway. Unless you want to be cut in half when the door scissors flat when the house collapses. Lie down BESIDE a sturdy piece of furniture. Standing in a doorway was fine when there were arched doors.
Sorry for being an asshat,but the famine did not last for year. The severe climatechange (~1,5K ) killed any and all crop in that season. All seeds and elder plants braced the storm. Just as we keep our seeds in the arctic this decrease in average temperature could not effectively harm "eastablished life". Reduce may even erase harvest, but as soon as the plants felt the conditions were right, blooming started.
Stop with the music
They didn't even get to 4pm 🙁
I like this guy and think some of his videos are really brilliant but the macabre fascination with disaster and human suffering – like some kind of weird, dark suffering porn that so many channels indulge in… I wish this channel would not.. yeah the “human story”… sure
The ChiComs will just keep building cities on fault lines. because they’re evil.
Humans or hominids? I was only tracking 60b humans to have ever lived.
Video idea: grenfell tower fire.
This would be the best channel for it imo. Could go into the controversy of it's construction, the controversy of the aftermath and lack of charges for those responsible. Those who remain missing. And even the dark truth behind neoliberalist policies.
Justice for the 72
Oh hey, Simon us to vanishing into the dark this time. Congrats on replacing the bulb or whatever
Info regarding the actual title starts at 4:10 …nearly halfway through
If anyone wants a great Book “the great influenza” is the best historical book I’ve ever read!
Even so, if we recon percentage rather than actual number of people dead, the worst day would have been long before this one, would it not? I am thinking of the eruption of the supervulcano on Sumatra some 70 thousands years ago, almost erasing all of our species, creating a real bottelneck as I have understood it.
Studying the 1931 earthquake led me to dabble in civil defense.
Thank you Simon!
Fun Fact: ‘apocalyptic’ doesn’t mean ‘end of the world’ by any stretch.
It’s from the Greek verb ‘apokalypsis’ meaning ‘to unveil or reveal’, much like a sculptor unveils their work. You can see the outline of the form under the veil but the detail becomes clear once the veil comes off.
It wasn’t a very unique event either.
China’s problem is itself. Period. They bring disaster to everything.
Oh yay
Poor souls.
Very weak video. I expect better content usually whistler.
If we want to go on with earthquakes, how about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the scandal over tofu-dreg construction that caused so many of the schools to collapse during?
Build cheap and pray for the best
Well what do you expect from a country that’s run by madmen! They don’t care about their citizens they care about profit and power!!!!!!
Hell of a fire raging in China currently
Well made video Simon! As always.
Your voice is great. Delete music.
Has England really got one the highest population densities on earth?
Simon! I can barely f'ing hear what you're saying! I've noticed your volume level varies greatly from channel to channel and video to video. You might have a look at that.
Shocker that higher populations = more qty of deaths. 🙄 % wise pretty standard
Insane “earthquake” video and after 6 minutes no mention of earthquakes do better
Note to the editors: I’m watching this on maximum volume and it’s still somewhat difficult to hear.
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Cave houses need to be brought back… I would 100% live in a cave with a house cut into it.
China appears to be too big to govern adequately.
Simon ffs have a day off or at least give it a rest for an hour or two. You are relentless!! I am starting to think you are just some sort of text to speech android!
Was hoping someone would do this song for the hasbin finally, thank you
Well if you are alive there’s a one hundred percent chance you will eventually die
The door frame thing has been debunked on your channel and by that new guy on toptens