Extreme Environments That Give You Superpowers

humans have adapted to the most extreme environments on Earth over thousands of generations and then there's you me and your only adaptation is this pudgy tub let's see how you compare against Real superhumans from extreme environments number seven superhumans of the deep sea first we're heading to the islands of Southeast Asia and remember the deep sea is very dangerous for regular people like you let's see how long you last the moment your face hits the cold water your diving reflex kicks in your heart rate slows by up to 25% to save energy your blood vessels

constrict redirecting blood to vital organs and your spleen acts as a biological scuba tank pumping extra oxygen-rich blood cells into your bloodstream but despite all these amazing adaptations You're Dead 2 minutes not bad but not even close to the superhumans of the sea the summer pajou people who are the closest we have to Aquaman they live a hunter gatherer lifestyle and have been reported to be able to hold their breath underwater for over 10 minutes at a time spending a total of almost 8 hours a day submerged underw they have extremely low body fat making

them negatively buyant allowing them to run effortlessly across the seabed to hunt fish you on the other hand are extremely positively buoyant as you go deeper underwater pressure increases significantly and Diving deep too quickly can cause cause your eardrums to tear regular divers prevent this by gently blowing through their ears to equalize pressure but the sum of aou say who needs eard drums they purposely obliterate their eard drums at a young age so they basically have no ear pressure problems only Ear hearing problems huh when you're underwater for too long carbon dioxide levels in your

blood begin to rise this triggers the body's Panic reflex causing you to take a fresh breath of water the summer bajou however have a gene mutation that suppresses this reflex allowing them to stay calm underwater for longer other genetic mutations they have include a gene which provides increased constriction of their blood vessels and one which gives them a spleen that's 50% larger than regular humans anyways let's get out of here cuz we got six more superhumans to learn about you know you might not be some crazy genetic superhuman but you do use one superpower every

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thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video now where were we number six superhumans of the Jungle welcome to the African rainforest in the Congo Basin where everything wants to either bite you sting you infect you or eat you the thick rainforest canopy above blocks most sunlight making it incredibly easy to get lost the air is hot and very humid to the point where your sweat can't even evaporate to cool you down so instead you continue to heat up causing you to sweat some more heat up sweat heat up sweat die of dehydration but don't worry

the superhumans of the rainforest are here to save the day standing at a mighty 4 ft and 11 in tall the African pygmies make their small stature their superpower being this small allows the pygmies to generate less heat and sweat reducing the chance of dehydration while also making it easier to navigate the dense undergrowth in an environment where food is scarce a compact body requires less resources to survive but sometimes the pygmy stumble upon the ultimate jackpot a beehive filled with delicious honey but there's a catch it's 40 m up a tree armed with nothing

but an Axe and a loop of tree vine the pygmies fearlessly scale the tree hacking Foo holes in as they go and after battling a bunch of bees they finally secure the goods food finally on to the next location no way oh yeah and like the video it's fre number five superhumans of the ice we're zooming all the way out to the octic where the warmest days are 10° C and the coldest days are -40° C when your body temperature drops below 35° C you start to experience hypothermia first comes the shivering and your blood

vessels constrict to keep vital organs warm but this causes your extremities to become too cold making them freeze and die you to frostbite at this point your brain is probably started to fail too causing confusion memory loss and maybe even some fun hallucinations some people get so delirious that they actually strip naked which sure helps them keep warm that's where the super humans of the Ice come in the you know it people their short stocky build minimizes surface area helping them retain more heat they also have more blood rushing through their fingers and toes reducing

the chance of frostbite freezing them off by consuming fatty meat from Seals and fish they build up an insulating layer of fat but while most people primarily have white fat the Ino people have an abundance of brown fat which is packed with specialized mitochondria the PowerHouse of the cell turning them into a human furnace because of all these adaptations the inid people can maintain a metabolic rate of up to 200% higher than an average person meaning they're able to maintain a toasty core temperature without even needing to shiver but don't worry the next location will

definitely warm you up number four superhumans of the desert now we're on the opposite side of the temperature Spectrum the scorching hot African desert and you're giving us a lovely demonstration of hyperthermia in action first comes the heat exhaustion heavy sweating rapid breathing and your pulse racing your blood vessels also dilate trying desperately to dump heat through your skin but eventually you progress to heat stroke where you become so dehydrated that you stop sweating in irely your organs start to fail and your brain starts shutting down leading to confusion aggression seizures and finally unconsciousness before

you die but these extreme conditions are no problem for the superhumans of the desert the msai tribe they average around 6 ft tall and have longer skinnier limbs that help with better heat dissipation through more surface area they also have a crazy diet of raw meat raw milk and raw blood and cows which helps them maintain their extremely low body fat and naturally lower body temperature and their dark skin provides stronger protection against sunburn all of these adaptations help them sweat and pee less than normal people to conserve water and one more superpower is that

these guys can jump super high looking a bit thirsty there aren't you well let's get you something to drink number three superhumans of poison next we find ourselves in the Andes mountains at uruuru Lake in Bolivia which is known for being full of toxic arsenic arsenic naturally occurs in volcanic rock but rain and Mining operations release significant amounts of it into the surrounding rivers and lakes and now that toxic glasnik is in you first your body tries to get rid of the toxins through both exits then comes the numbness abdominal pain and muscle cramps with

long-term exposure your skin color changes and lesions start popping up on your skin you start developing hard patches in your palms and the SS of your feet and not to mention the increased risk of cancer diabetes and heart problems too so why isn't she dying yet well that's because over thousands of years the uru people have developed the genetic cheat code for poison resistance the as3mt gene helps detoxify tinic allowing the uro people to pee it out faster so it spends less time in their body meaning less harmful effects on their health But Rising pollution

levels frequent drying up of the lakes and long-term exposure to arenic have unfortunately forced many uru people to abandon their homes in recent times but I hope you're all hydrated now because we're off to even higher mountains number two superhumans of the mountains we're at Mount Everest Base Camp 5,000 m above sea level well I guess that makes sense because at elevations of just 2,500 M many people start experiencing altitude sickness the air up here is thin and has way less oxygen than your body is used to which leads to headaches dizziness and vomiting and

in extreme cases fluid can build up in your lungs and brain causing shortness of breath severe Confusion And even death even being physically fit won't save you up here not that that's relevant in your case but there have been instances where highly trained Mountaineers have died from altitude sickness the real superhumans are the ones that accompany these Mountaineers the sherper they're able to pull in more oxygen than the average person due to their naturally larger lung capacity and faster breathing a gene mutation also allows them to use this oxygen more efficiently giving them Superior stamina

it's for these reasons that the sharpers are a necessity for people looking to Summit Mount Everest they lead the climbs carry heavy loads and provide first aid all while your sorry butt is struggling to survive but we made it though wow look at that view that's where we're going next number one superhumans of space our final destination the international space station in this zero gravity environment there's no load being placed on your body so it says hey I don't really need me anymore do I and then it proceeds to turn your muscles to jelly and

weaken your bones zero gravity changes your blood distribution too giving you a balloon head and chicken legs even with a fancy space station shielding you're getting bombarded with over 50 times the radiation than on Earth and because microgravity messes up how your digestive system works you a lot more too right now there are no superhumans that have genetically adapted to life in space but rather than waiting for natural selection to take its cost over thousands of years let's borrow from all the superhumans we've met so far in you go first We'll add a sharper in

for jeans for better oxygen efficiency and the sum of boutin the superior breath holding abilities from the msai tribe we'll grab the genes that help conserve water but not the height jees can you sit down instead we'll take the pygmy's Compact and lightweight build as it requires less resources to sustain and also saves on Rocket peel we can't forget the mutations from this video the dlx3 gene for indestructible bones and the MST enge for super strength and muscle preservation and for radiation resistance there's research which shows that extra p53 genes help to repair and protect

DNA from damage and lastly why not throw in some plant DNA too to allow you to create food by a photosynthesis back to space wakey wakey how you doing I feel powerful dou oh yeah I didn't fix your flatulence I see thank you dou see you next time watch this one next