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Why Australia bottles up its air

Tom Scott | October 23, 2024



Every few months, when the wind’s blowing in the right direction, a bottle of air is taken from Kennaook / Cape Grim, at the northern tip of Tasmania, and saved for science. Here’s how and why. ā–Ŗ More about the Cape Grim Air Archive: https://research.csiro.au/acc/capabilities/cape-grim-air-archive/

There was no way to put this in the main video, but I have to point to some of the bleak history of Kennaook / Cape Grim, and the massacre that happened there: https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northwest/history-cape-grim-mass.html

CSIRO and I acknowledge the Pennemuker people, traditional owners of Kennaook / Cape Grim, and their continuing connection to their culture; and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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  1. @Daniel_Home

    October 23, 2024 at 12:12 am

    Or its because they fear that an animal they have yet to discover will suck up all the air, brcause if an animal like that was to come into existence, it would be in Australia.

  2. @Razticz

    October 23, 2024 at 12:12 am

    as someone who lives in tasmania, i just get excited whenever famous, well recognised, or people i find generally interesting, remember that we exist. thank you

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