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Evidence That Fog Is Alive and Not just Some Weather Phenomenon

2026-06-05 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about fog and an incredible discovery that it's essentially a complex biosphere Links: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00463-26 Other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjBv7LUBGTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4lxzds5ZWI #fog #biology #life 0:00 What is fog anyway? 1:10 New mindblowing study 1:40 Physics of fog and its formation 3:45 Fog ecosystem and unexpected findings 4:45 What is life doing inside? 5:50 What's inside then? What are they doing here? 7:10 Implications and suggestions 8:50 Conclusions from the study and implications for alien life 10:00 What this means for life on Earth 12:50 Final thoughts Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Greg Wanger/Caltech and Gordon Southam/University of Queensland David Edwards CC BY 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog#/media/File:Sydney_Harbour_Fog_-_panoramio.jpg Ian Furst CC BY SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog#/media/File:Tree_in_field_during_extreme_cold_with_frozen_fog.png Aslam Z., Lee C. S., Kim K.-H., Im W.-T., Ten L. N., Lee S.-T. - Aslam Z., Lee C. S., Kim K.-H., Im W.-T., Ten L. N., Lee S.-T CC BY SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylobacterium#/media/File:Methylobacterium_jeotgali.jpg Grueslayer CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_Lake#/media/File:STAPP_114_La_Brea_Pitch_Lake.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@Dinoenthusiastguy 2026-06-06

Everybody gangsta til we have to barricade ourselves in a grocery store

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@Ozblivion-Official 2026-06-06

"the Fog is alive" was not on my 2026 apocalypse bingo card

5.1k 57 replies
@l3mnop 2026-06-05

"The Fog is coming".... Who could have known it would be so accurate

2.4k 29 replies
@nate67516 2026-06-07

> "fog is alive!" > looks inside > "fog has alive stuff in it"

2.3k 77 replies
@RevCPJohnson 2026-06-06

"What do you think of when you think of fog?" Well, honestly, I think "Fog is just ground clouds."

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@hgbugalou 2026-06-07

That explains why fog sometimes has a particular smell. This reminds me of when they discovered spiders in the upper atmosphere.

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@rickc2102 2026-06-06

When I was a paperboy, foggy mornings were the best, so quiet and empty-feeling. You couldn't see the houses on the other side of the road.

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@Catboyinboots 2026-06-07

"Fog is Alive" > Look inside > Bacteria in water

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@byronlemky8889 2026-06-07

One of the most pleasant mornings that I ever had was in Toronto in the the '80's. I was walking in High Park listening to music on my Sony cassette walkman and the fog was so thick that when I extended my arm out in front of me, I couldn't see my elbow. WONDERFUL!

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@LilyRose-Eleven 2026-06-07

Reminds me a bit of an old word "miasma." I live beside a lake and the fog/mist always gathers there, long after the rest of the countryside is clear. The air smells fresh and clean after the fog. I like foggy weather! 🌫

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