History Awesome / Kurzgesagt

* The final zoom-out of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FH9cgRhQ-k The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison]]'' is awesome in both senses of the term. It starts at relatively small sizes, only to show larger and larger objects, until even Stephenson 2-18, the largest known star, looks like a speck of dust compared to the unfathomable gigantism of the largest black holes. Meanwhile, the music starts crescendoing until it culminates into epic OminousLatinChanting as we reach the largest known body in the Universe, TON-618.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw We WILL fix Climate Change]]'' is a passionate refutation of the last decade of doom and gloom nihilism regarding the climate crisis, and how it will ''NOT'' be the end of humanity. They point to growing trends such as improvements in solar and wind power, new technologies like carbon capture, and a growing number of people and countries moving toward zero carbon goals that have all shown real, genuine progress. But above all else, they point to the fact that hopeless is the only real roadblock left, and the only thing climate change deniers and anti-progressives have left to use as a weapon. The most powerful tool in the fight against climate change is the hope that the future can be better.

Their video on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY Coronavirus]] counts for several reasons.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw We WILL fix Climate Change]]'' is a passionate refutation of the last decade of doom and gloom nihilism regarding the climate crisis, and how it will ''NOT'' be the end of humanity. They point to growing trends such as improvements in solar and wind power, new technologies like carbon capture, and a growing number of people and countries moving toward zero carbon goals that have all shown real, genuine progress. But above all else, they point to the fact that hopeless is the only real roadblock left, and the only thing climate change deniers and anti-progressives have left to use as a weapon.

** First off, many videos on COVID-19 are censored by [=Youtube=] because of the waves of misinformation and discrimination that stemmed from it. [=Kurzgesagt=] may have been given the special exception because they're partnered, yet the video talks about what the virus does, what people can to limit the spread and how to turn it into a slow pandemic.

** First off, many videos on COVID-19 are censored by [=Youtube=] because of the waves of misinformation and discrimination that stemmed from it. [=Kurzgesagt=] may have been given the special exception because they're partnered, yet the video talks about what the virus does and what people can to limit the spread and turn it into a slow pandemic.

** From a production standpoint, [=Kurzgesagt=] admitted that the video took a few weeks to make. In this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFk0mgljtns behind the scenes video,]] they stated that making an episode takes several months if not a year to create. They are very adamant on ShowingTheirWork and breaking topics down in a way that a majority of people can understand. The fact that the video is made that quickly during a crisis and still be accurate is outstanding coming from them.

** If you go on the official subreddit, you'll see that [[https://www.reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/comments/ft4jk7/a_little_while_ago_lithuanian_national_television/ people posted that the video even aired on TV, even in different parts of te world.]] That goes to show on how awesome the video itself is.