The North Pole and the South Pole Compared

Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the North Pole and South Pole. They are polar opposites. Get it? hahahahaha

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The North Pole and South Pole

The northernmost point on earth, and the southernmost point on earth, on opposite ends of the globe.

Both kind of get one really long day each year, with six months of daylight, followed by six months of night. So only one sunrise and sunset a year, yo. This is due to the earth being tilted on its axis. The axis of the earth is almost always pointing in the same direction in space. However, relative to the Sun, the tilt direction changes as the earth orbits it. Each pole tilts toward the Sun for half the year and then away from the Sun the other half of the year.

Anyway, this is also why it gets very, very, very freaking cold at both places. However, it gets much,much colder at the South Pole. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole was -82.8°C, or -117°F, whereas the lowest temperature ever recorded at the North Pole was -50°C, or -58°F. Now, the lowest temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth was −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). And that was at the Vostok Station in Antarctica, which is about 798 miles, or 1,284 km, from the South Pole.

Now, the HIGHEST temperature ever recorded at the South Pole was only -12.3°C, or 10°F. Yep, it never gets anywhere close to above freezing there. The North Pole, on the other hand, once recorded a temperature of 13 °C, or 55 °F.

This is why some wildlife has been spotted near the North Pole, but basically only a rare type of bacteria has ever been actively observed at the South Pole, although that has been disputed. Even animals like polar bears and arctic foxes have been known to wander near the North Pole, and one animal, a type of sea anemone, apparently lives in the water at and around the North Pole. Craziness.

[iammrbeat]

What is the most ridiculous Mr. Beat Compared video idea you can think of?

Also, Merry Christmas. Believe it or not, this is the first video I've ever released on Christmas.

[arodgefan]

Mr. Beat. Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.

[historyhub]

Like if Mr. Beat should compare North America and South America.

[historyhub]

Conspiracy Theory:
Santa Clause really lives in the South Pole.

[Negentropy.]

Saying Santa lives at the North Pole is just a misdirection russe to draw attention away from the Aliens at the South Pole...






FACT

[rosereaper]

Can you do The Netherlands and Belgium compared

[jpe]

One fact that surprised me when you said it, but makes sense when I think about it: there is nothing larger than bacteria living at the South Pole (and of course the humans visiting). The penguins and skuas and everything else stay near the coast, nothing ventures far inland.

[liam-man]

Next Video: The Equator and the Prime Meridian compared.

[bonecanoe]

North Pole: Has Santa Claus
South Pole: Does not have Santa Claus, just penguins and stuff.
North Pole Wins!

[BrandonHanson]

Honorable mentions.

1.) Antarctica has its own Ocean. It is called the Southern Ocean. Also known as the Antarctica Ocean.

2.) You can fly over both locations in a day if you wish to. Qantas Airlines flies out of Australia (Sydney, New South Wales and Brisbane, Queensland) on selected dates during their Summer Months. Their boarding passes will say secret gate when you get them printed out after checking in. You can also fly over the North Pole from Newark, New Jersey and/or New York City, New York Airport to Hong Kong if no tribulation issues. They are the cheapest options as you can look out the window and watch the map on your television in the seat, you're sitting in to know you're flying over the locations. On a side note, you have someone dressed up as a penguin if you fly with Qantas since you will not see any flying over Antarctica.

[sephirothjenkins]

I thought this was an April Fools joke until I saw "31 minutes ago" lmao

[sirfluffythegreat]

Merry Christmas Mr. Beat!! You deserve a break for consistently making quality content throughout the year for us, your channel is getting really big now! If possible, you should definitely try and make a video next month about presidential inaugurations.

[hirumbiffidum]

This video is wry, and has just the right amount of humor, please keep making more :)

[IbrahimAli-jlfu]

This is a good time to compare these two. Tensions are rising and it's looking like there might be a war to see which is the superior pole. Scary times we live in.

[historyhub]

You are so cool Mr. Beat. Thank you for the awesome videos.

[historyhub]

Me: Youtube can't get any better.

Mr. Beat: hold my coffee.

[diannhall]

Interesting video. Thank you and Have a Merry Christmas.

[tornn]

Yay you did the video I’ve been wanting for so long!!!

[hannamakela]

Mr. Beat always sounds as if he is maniacally excited and bored to tears at the exact same time! 🤣

[MrBerg-jvwv]

I have never been so proud of being a Norwegian! I have even read a book about Herr. Amundsen. 🤧