What If You Lived in the Hottest Place on Earth?
Do you want to feel like you’re at the internal temperature of a steak? Or maybe fry an egg with no stove? Welcome to Death Valley, and the “”death”” part is accurate. This national park stretching through California and Nevada is so hot you can barely breathe.
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00:00 Hottest place on Earth
01:10 Where’s Death Valley?
01:38 Life in Death Valley
03:33 Hyperthermia
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@GunterBagsYT
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I really do enjoy each of these video! They really help pass the time and help me realize what's real and what's possible, and what's not.
@graciemaemarie11jones16
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
We dont do celsius.
@paulbroderick8438
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I have lived in Arizona for years. Believe me, I am well aware of the heat and its dangers.
@omaralkhatib3646
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
If Earth was this harsh, how would it go with other planets, where you can't survive longer than a few seconds?
@MoneyMandown
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I want to go but I don’t want to go you know what I mean 😂
@omaralkhatib3646
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
The hottest place on earth is actually the Lut desert, which is located in Iran, with a scorching temperature of 71 degrees Celsius!
@ibrahim_bia
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
and if you go outside your feet burn
@ibrahim_bia
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
my city is the 2nd hottest place in paksiatn sometimes its 47 c soemtimes less or more
@monikavarro2020
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I live in South Australia. You could also fry an egg outside here in the summer. I'm no stranger to hot weather.
@ALuimes
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I don't understand why people think Canada and the northern states have harsh climates.
That's Americans for ya…
@moviemania7623
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Its normal sunmer and winter in Rajasthan, UP , Harayana etc.
@jacobmyrick2961
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Hot is hot. Everyone claims the hottest until their pupils constrict and they perish. I've felt heat a lot of places.
@theguywhoaskedandcared8507
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Nah bro the hottest place is ohio
@AayanPhilly
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
An American pausing the video so I can head to google to convert c to f
@brettjames1992
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
If the earth was closer to the sun, then it would work!!!!!!!
@ShamimRiaz526
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Lol in my city around winter it’s 20-30c and in summer 30-49c so… we’ll I’m normal? 😂
@Smartest_
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Living in the hottest place on Earth would likely be challenging due to the extreme heat. The hottest place on Earth, currently recognized by the World Meteorological Organization, is Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California, where temperatures have reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius). Extreme heat can cause heat stroke, dehydration, and other heat-related illnesses, and can also make it difficult to work or engage in physical activity. Access to air conditioning and ample amounts of water would be crucial for survival in such an environment.
@DJSwezzleMusic
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I live in Andra Hyderabadi in Gujarat, India and it is already 64°C outside
@karmendimas5274
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
thumbs down for using C ! and NO i am going going to google the conversion for it!!
@karmendimas5274
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
if you going to use CELCIUS, MAKE SURE YOU ALSO USE F , most of us do not use C , please stick to imperial !!!
@MRSEAT_YT
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
how the video needs to be about: in kuwait the hottest place on earth it becomes 60°c and even a 1- 60 year old can handle it with sweating a bit!!!!!!!!
@dc7829
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Do any of you actually watch these videos before commenting?
This channel is a joke. They can’t even bother to do the slightest bit of research. You DO NOT get hypothermia in hot conditions. Hypothermia is caused by exposure to extreme cold.
You can and will suffer heat stroke in extremely high temperatures but the fact these morons don’t know the difference tells me they do little to no research about the subjects in their videos.
@donaldmartin4980
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I lived in Kuwait City for eleven and half years……average summer day 120 degrees…vehicle glass frequently exploded when just left in the sun. I have worked outside for a twelve hour shift when the temp hit 128 Fahrenheit and the asphalt was 155 Fahrenheit.
@PurpleObscuration
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I don't live in the hottest place on earth, but I do live with the hottest woman on earth
@walty667
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Death Valley isn't the hottest place…
@MissBehaving888
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Hottest place is the Lut Desert in İran. Reaches 70°Celcius
@chip7096
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I love heat so Death Valley prepare for dodge
@sherafgan9199
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Here in my city it often reaches 52
@jaredkyle5987
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
But the winter months in Death Valley are nice with day time temperatures in the 60s f. But yea you better have a/c in the summer that’s for sure…
@ap2503
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Umm… In India, I'm living in a city that touched 51 last year. Wasn't as bad as this video shows it…. I was a little annoyed…but I lived :p
@alexanderforselius
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Isnt Death Valley a place in 'The Legend of Zelda' games?
@abeomer86
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Hottest place on Earth is Afar, North Ethiopia. Get your facts straight.
@rtkayush210
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
This is nothing compared to me living without fan at 49°C at Delhi, India. 😎
@1harakat
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
In Saudi Arabia it’s very normal to have a temperature of 45-50 degree Celsius
Sometimes in the hot summer it reaches 57
@zain786ification
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Welcome to Kuwait
@hungryangmo9964
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I think Dallol is slightly hotter than death valley but dats js my opinion, dallol avg max temp can reach 46-48 degrees celsius
@abdullahkashif3486
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
This year….Pakistan is suffering from Heat wave …here…
@sonnelighting3565
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Typical USA claiming to have the best of everything… that's cold in comparison to Australia so this is bull crap.
@nil981
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I would survive death valley by living underground. I'd stay underground during the day and come out at night.