Explore Mysterious Rivers On The Deep Seafloor

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  @myroncook · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Somehow I got the date of the earthquake in Newfoundland wrong. It was in 1929 not 1936.Many of the channels are not active and haven't been active since the last ice age when sea levels were very low and erosion of the canyons occurred.

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  @treesmantrees · 10 months ago

  Being an alluvial fan is great but bring a Myron Cook fan is the best. 💙🌳

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  @Whydidudoitcrushinator · 2 years ago

  Im no geologist, my schooling was in auditory science yet this channel and video found me and I have to applaud the presentation, the clear passion for the subject and the moments where the viewer is asked to ponder questions they probably don’t know the answer to. All of these are the hallmarks of a master instructor. Thank you sir, for 32 minutes you made me an avid geology enthusiast and that will likely continue beyond this chance meeting. Seems like youtube can be a positive after all!

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  @yj965 · 2 years ago

  Years ago when I first started enjoying the wonders of satellite maps, the underwater canyons off the continental shelf always intrigued me in how they got there. Thank you again for another lesson in geology!

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  @igrim4777 · 2 years ago

  That discussion about what 1950s geologists would have said was such a great way to bring alive the problems of the proposed explanations and to give perspective into how far modern understanding has developed.<br><br>Your onscreen feet to metres &nbsp;rubrics are also very appreciated.

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  @garyparker1628 · 1 year ago

  I am a researcher, and one of my research topics concerns deep sea turbidity currents. I can affirm that Myron Cook has done an excellent job of communicating this topic to the interested layperson.

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  @alexandermoorehead3200 · 2 years ago

  Something I really enjoyed about this video is the way it subtly celebrates the scientific method. Rather than just teaching what the river fans are, it goes through the history of our understanding of them. The way our knowledge grows over time, the way theories are built up, debunked, and rebuilt, the way science isn&apos;t afraid to say &quot;we were wrong&quot; is beautiful to me.

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  @GreenDeemonll · 2 years ago

  Thank you for blending in the numbers in meters as well! Otherwise many of us would have no idea how deep high or far the distances are.<br>I just think that deserves some appreciation!

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  @b.a.erlebacher1139 · 2 years ago

  Another example of your wonderful teaching style! &nbsp;You draw the viewer along with you gradually explaining the process and how it formed the structures seen in old rocks and still proceeding today. &nbsp;I just love this - you make it all so easy to imagine and understand. &nbsp;Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us in a way so interesting and natural to follow.

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  @DrNikosGH · 2 years ago

  This is one of the best geology channels on YouTube ever! Thank you for the effort and your amazing results!

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  @johndoyle7480 · 2 years ago

  The degree of meandering of some of those Bengal channels is quite remarkable. &nbsp;It&apos;s difficult to imagine formation of meandering channels in a submarine environment. &nbsp;It would seem to imply extremely low topographic gradients AND a continuous, slow flow capable of eroding the material upon which it moves. &nbsp;I&apos;ve always thought, perhaps incorrectly, that turbidites are deposited intermittently. &nbsp;Those meandering channels look like the work of a continuous process. &nbsp;What it suggests to me is very high density (cold), continuous but slow, channelized fluid flow, with limited suspended load. &nbsp;Almost like an immiscible stream. &nbsp;Probably ridiculous.<br>It would be interesting to see if there are cutoff oxbows around these channels.<br><br>Love and appreciate your work, Myron.

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  @sonipitts · 2 years ago

  This guy is legit the Bob Ross of rocks.

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