What Happened to the Amber Room?

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[oscaranderson]

imagine remaking the amber room, then after a few centuries you accidentally find it again and end up with two. happens to me all the time

[jpjunk]

“Rooms have the tendency to stay where you put them”. Strong start! 😂😂😂

[muinamir]

The answer to "does amber melt or burn?" is "yes". Amber can be heated up to become pliable and pressed into shape with a bit of pressure. But the moment you apply too much heat it burns. Think plastic, not glass. The temperatures of a full building fire are definitely going to burn it.

[lukybell]

It is really crack up when one is just so peacefully drifting off to sleep and then you say something insanely hilarious. And then one finds herself in the best fits of laughter. The best way ever to nod off keep up the amazing work. 😂😊

[johnathanadams]

It was always my understanding that Amber can be burned in fire. With the extreme amount of destruction during the final period of the Second World War, it isn’t too much of a stretch to assume that the boxes containing the Amber Room were burned, and therefore completely destroyed.

[ryanwilson]

Only Simon could watch the Jurassic Park movies, movies which specifically outline why bringing dinosaurs back to life is a bad idea, and go, "That's so cool! Why aren't we doing that?!" Lmao

[aceundead]

Simon - "i know the Amber Room from something."

Simon's followers - "you did make a video on it on a different channel already."

[alanareid]

Love the episode as always! This and Casual Criminalist are my absolute favorite podcasts!

[antjeprivat]

According to rumors it is in Wuppertal, Germany, behind 9m of concrete in an underground room/bunker in an old building. I work in Wuppertal and I have been in that building during "introductory week". I can say, I got a very strange feeling- even before I knew what was said about it. Something is there. Search for "Konsumgenossenschaft Vorwärts" Wuppertal. The building has an interesting history and it is beautifully restored.

[tenacious]

The cave of cars is in north Wales: they were in a scrapyard and collapsed into a sinkhole. The most readily identifiable one is the light blue Ford Cortina estate in the centre, which didn't enter production until 1965 so clearly wasn't looted by the Nazis.

[tinyalibi]

In regards to the White Collar stuff (because I love that show too) They had an amber music box that was apparently taken from the amber room.. the music box lead to the German Submarine full of art that yes, Mozzie and Neal stole... the art, not the sub.

[marlborogorila]

Linseed oil is the medium for oil paint because it hardens with time. The amber wasn't molten, but attached to a panel with linseed oil.

[nidorina]

Thanks for reactivating this! It's my favorite podcast, and I went to listen to it yesterday, and it was gone from Spotify, and I was terribly sad.

[Not-Great-at-Gaming]

Nice to see a video with "Amber" not being followed by "Heard".

When I first saw the title, I misread it and was thinking " I really don't want to hear more about what happened in Amber Heard's room."

[alexsevern]

The guy in the suitcase in a bath tub in a London Flat was ruled a suicide by the coroner! It’s a fascinating story and absolutely ridiculous to be deemed suicide!

[kristenmccaig]

First time commenting on a video, but I had to after learning that Simon is a fellow White Collar fan. That is also how I knew about the Amber Room. What Simon is talking about is the plot to season two where there is a music box allegedly from the Amber Room that holds the key to finding a sunken Nazi submarine full of treasure. Thank you Simon for all you do from a long time Whistler fan, and big White Collar fan!

[buddyzilla]

Out of context Simon quote: "I mean, they were probably killed. Good!"

[praxidike]

Love your work as always. Hard to pick a favourite from among your many channels but your channels are my favourites on YouTube 😘

[KawaiiKasai]

1000's of years from now, aliens are going to find a submarine filled with amber panels at the bottom of the ocean, and they're going to be *very* confused about wtf we were up to.

[jaytrace]

Simon, why hasn’t the name of this venue been renamed WhistlerTube?