What's Your Food Footprint? | Earth Science

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[MatthiasYReich]

Did I miss something or did you not include the stuff the animals we eat, eat? Cause those cows that are bred for optimal milk yield and chickens that are bred for laying eggs eat a lot more than what they would find themselves in/on the ground, no matter the space they have...

[marcnebel]

Wait, what about the food that our food eats? Like corn for cows. That will likely multiply the space

[orderpizzas]

At least the size of the amazon rainforest
People in the future:oh that’s tiny

[hermosillaignacio]

Finally learned what the atom symbol means! I can die in peace now

[SARVESHVRANALVIJAYANMoe]

This is very informative. Well done BBC

[shortround]

No one gonna mention that blue lettuce. 'The disadvantages of green screening salad'

[PalomaGalera]

I loved this video. I came looking for learn more about the item and I did, of course, but I also loved the guy. Well done, well done.

[kamilk]

Wait! Just imagine box for Schrodinger's cow thought experiment?
How much of a parking space this box would occupy? ;)

[playscenes]

You forgot the last type of food= Space Food :P!

[puskajussi]

Greenscreens don't like salad tough it seems

[darriusdias]

Disappointed at the lack of the word "FOOD PRINT" 😂

[sargeanthrs]

So that's what those atom symbols are for

[McCoudv]

I probably eat about 70 chickens a year
Legs are one of the cheapest sources of meat currently.

[IonVladutu]

In the end it is a huge food energy loss passing edible grain through animals to get food for humans and a waste of land grazing animals. People need to learn to make their dietary habits good for the environment.

[janicecolumbus]

We are attempting to reduce our "food print" by eliminating beef from our diet. Anyone else?

[PixelGamerz]

Anyone else watching this for food tech??

[nameless]

Awesome video :)
It opens your eyes and it's just crazy how much place you need :\
After I've seen this, I'm going to try to minimize the place I need :) It won't change much, but it's a starting point :\

Your videos are very informative and look awesome :) Very great work as always! :D
When I scrolled up to look how many subscribers you have, I was very disappointed :( I expected 2 .5 millions, because that is at least the number you would deserve :\

I'm going to recommend you to my friends :)

And now I wish you a good day! ^^

Bella

[dhawthorne]

You should really switch to a set, a blue screen or learn to edit out the background from reflections and green objects.

[jasonmonette]

Wow, I thought the comments would be about the video not a war between vegans and non-vegans.

[OscarLeeMX]

I'm sure a chicken doesn't require 1m² of space. Aren't they caged all of the time?