[Brother] Bad boy.
We're driving to Oracle, Arizona.
Today we're going to check out Biosphere 2. And don't forget to hit the subscribe button for more videos.
Biosphere 2 was meant to lay groundwork for future space colonization missions
and also act as an environmental and social experiment.
Eight scientists were to be locked into a three-acre dome containing five different earthly biomes for two years,
from September 1991 to September 1993.
The experiment ran into problems including low amounts of food and oxygen, die-offs of many animal
and plant species, squabbling among the resident scientists and management issues.
We're entering the Biosphere.
Brother and I each received an activity book.
First we're going to watch a presentation video.
Then we're going to look at some exhibits.
I'm helping Brother with the microscope.
Our tour continues on the second level.
In case you're wondering what Biosphere 1 was, it's the planet Earth.
Yo dawg, I heard you like Biospheres, so I put Biosphere 3 in Biosphere 2 in Biosphere 1.
We're looking at more displays.
Now we're going to visit the dining area.
We're going to take a look at the kitchen.
I'm opening the oven to see if there are any cookies.
This is a living quarter of the scientists.
We're going to the first habitat, the rainforest.
Initially about 300 species of plants used by indigenous people were introduced in this biome.
That's a vent for them to pump air in.
Next is the ocean area.
We're going down to see what it looks like below.
I wonder if the scientists ate these fish.
We're passing by the marsh, and we're looking at the aquaponics.
Brother, don't touch the water!
Now we're entering the desert zone.
Watch out, you don't want to get poked by the cactus.
Look, there's another vent.
Now we're behind the scenes at the Biosphere.
I wonder where this tunnel will take us.
This is one of the two “lungs” connected via underground air tunnels to maintain the pressure gradient inside Biosphere 2.
Our tour has come to an end.
Maybe one day there'll be a Biosphere on Mars.
Would you like to live in one? Let us know in the comments below.
We had a fun time learning here.
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