The Antarctic Mountaineer Life: A Day in the Life of a Scientist | Continent 7: Antarctica

another day at the office Antarctica

another day at the office Antarctica right now we’re on a glacier with lots

right now we’re on a glacier with lots

right now we’re on a glacier with lots of crevasse so you can see behind me

of crevasse so you can see behind me

of crevasse so you can see behind me basically if we fell in a crevasse you

basically if we fell in a crevasse you

basically if we fell in a crevasse you would be my anchor so I just have to

would be my anchor so I just have to

would be my anchor so I just have to fill my bag here with some snow because

fill my bag here with some snow because

fill my bag here with some snow because one of the challenges at working is that

one of the challenges at working is that

one of the challenges at working is that almost always blowing and if I let this

almost always blowing and if I let this

almost always blowing and if I let this bag go even in a light wind like right

bag go even in a light wind like right

bag go even in a light wind like right now it’ll be gone fairly stiff snow and

now it’ll be gone fairly stiff snow and

now it’ll be gone fairly stiff snow and snow is extremely strong

snow is extremely strong

snow is extremely strong that’s why unintended curved asphalt

that’s why unintended curved asphalt

that’s why unintended curved asphalt here very uncommon that said when they

here very uncommon that said when they

here very uncommon that said when they happen the consequences can be very bad

happen the consequences can be very bad

happen the consequences can be very bad so they just have to take precautions

so they just have to take precautions

so they just have to take precautions so this is one end of this dipole

so this is one end of this dipole

so this is one end of this dipole positive negative and it’s measuring

positive negative and it’s measuring

positive negative and it’s measuring electric field because the surface here

electric field because the surface here

electric field because the surface here is not very conductive and so you need

is not very conductive and so you need

is not very conductive and so you need to give it a bit of a boost at the end

to give it a bit of a boost at the end

to give it a bit of a boost at the end so these are preamps that one of the

so these are preamps that one of the

so these are preamps that one of the other scientists John invented when he

other scientists John invented when he

other scientists John invented when he built specifically for this work and

built specifically for this work and

built specifically for this work and there’s no there’s nothing else the

there’s no there’s nothing else the

there’s no there’s nothing else the world of these views for last week went

world of these views for last week went

world of these views for last week went out feeling bad and came home feeling

out feeling bad and came home feeling

out feeling bad and came home feeling worse yeah you just kind of keep going

worse yeah you just kind of keep going

worse yeah you just kind of keep going everyone has to work pretty hard these

everyone has to work pretty hard these

everyone has to work pretty hard these connections are not very strong and then

connections are not very strong and then

connections are not very strong and then we lent the helicopter the rotor puts a

we lent the helicopter the rotor puts a

we lent the helicopter the rotor puts a lot of air glass and the worst thing

lot of air glass and the worst thing

lot of air glass and the worst thing would be to set it up really nice and

would be to set it up really nice and

would be to set it up really nice and beautifully and have it work when we sit

beautifully and have it work when we sit

beautifully and have it work when we sit in there and then have the helicopter

in there and then have the helicopter

in there and then have the helicopter blow the connections apart so this

blow the connections apart so this

blow the connections apart so this connection is pretty strong but for this

connection is pretty strong but for this

connection is pretty strong but for this one I just leave a little bit of extra

one I just leave a little bit of extra

one I just leave a little bit of extra give it a little wrap this like that

can’t go anywhere

can’t go anywhere [Music]