Why Are There Megaphones in This Estonian Forest? | Atlas Obscura
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5 жыл бұрынDeep in a forest that’s three hours from Estonia’s capital, is a hidden acoustic wonder: three megaphones clustered together in an art installation known as RUUP. The megaphones act as amplifiers to enhance the sounds of the waving trees and birds singing, and listeners are invited to come to the center of the clearing to experience a unique surround sound effect reflecting the sounds of Estonia’s Võru County forest.
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@LordArioh 5 жыл бұрын
'just over 3 hours from Estonia's capital..' yeap, that's pretty much the farthest you can get within the country without crossing any border.
@alexsyld5410 5 жыл бұрын
Haha sama, võinud kohe õelda et Läti piiri lähedal
@AstronauticaX 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@GilbertFeathers 5 жыл бұрын
They should have just said south Estonia, everyone calls it South Estonia
@switch9561 5 жыл бұрын
Bruh that's right actually more like 7 hours. I know its a small country and I live in it!
@GilbertFeathers 5 жыл бұрын
@@switch9561 7 hours? I've been from Tallinn to Võru with like 5 hours - qwq
@KristjanKo 5 жыл бұрын
eesti jõuk where u at?
@Martwall69 5 жыл бұрын
Seisan sinuga ühes 😁
@guul66 5 жыл бұрын
koguneme hiiel
@karlgerhardkevvai9042 5 жыл бұрын
@@guul66 millisel?
@ergoaia.nolifeprod.2830 5 жыл бұрын
Ise ei teadnudki et sääne koht olemas
@guul66 5 жыл бұрын
@@karlgerhardkevvai9042iga üks oma esivanemate hiiel
@Gaming4Justice 5 жыл бұрын
Just over three hours from capital? I don't know why that remark was important cause that's like on the other side of the country lmao.
@siimtulev1759 5 жыл бұрын
Estonia is small country
@jwbarnhartmusic 5 жыл бұрын
Sleeping in a megaphone? Last thing we need is my snoring amplified.
@jevgeniardassov 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@Nathan-qx8mb 3 жыл бұрын
💀😂😂
@bethroesch2156 5 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to go for a walk in the Estonian forest.
@atlasobscura 5 жыл бұрын
Same, honestly.
@bun04y 5 жыл бұрын
it is really beautiful there. I did not see these when I was there last summer...guess that I'll have to go back.
@Rihodejaneiro 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcomed here :)
@a47_erik17 5 жыл бұрын
I live In Estonia and behind my house is forest I can go there every day.
@swagstar332 5 жыл бұрын
You should definetly come!
@kristjantagel3177 5 жыл бұрын
Google has picked up that I live in Estonia
@etta5487 5 жыл бұрын
I just got back from Estonia two days ago. KZfaq knows all.
@Phantogram2 5 жыл бұрын
I only drove thru Estonia and this got recommended.. Damn you google, stop spying on me.
@xColdshek 5 жыл бұрын
apparently I live in Estonia too and didnt know
@igug124 5 жыл бұрын
Google has picked up that Iive in Estonia and that I am camping...
@Croidy 5 жыл бұрын
I live in Estonia. This is the first time I've ever heard about it. I should go there.
@Bruh-jr2ep 5 жыл бұрын
@Chertofer Aulik Miks sä päriset?
@skarrambo1 5 жыл бұрын
I love Bridget's presenting - it's the perfect balance of BBC journalism and KZfaq vlogging
@pepevonkek7803 5 жыл бұрын
BBC- what do you mean? Hint of pedophilia?
@philc494 5 жыл бұрын
Extremely well-produced, edited, and interesting video. Would love to see more of this host (Bridget)!
@jumalAnni 5 жыл бұрын
I just realised that ruup backwards is puur aka ‘cage’ (also ‘drill’). (But ruup comes from ruupor aka ‘megaphone’, of course. Etymologically from Dutch through Russian.)
@sandra-merystasa1241 5 жыл бұрын
Lol isegi mina ei teadnud, et meie VÄGA LAHEDAS Eestis on mingi megaphoned lambi metsas...
@GilbertFeathers 5 жыл бұрын
Ma ka ei teadnud seda XD
@kohuke5590 5 жыл бұрын
Sama
@juri9276 5 жыл бұрын
99% ei tea... Need suht mõtetud asjad ju.
@GilbertFeathers 5 жыл бұрын
@@juri9276 Suured pikad majad on ka mõtetud. Kunagi suudeti autoteta elada. Püramiidid on mõtetud. On palju asju mis on tegelikult "mõtetu" ja milleta saaks elada, aga see teeb elu kergemaks või lihtsalt ilusamaks. Las nad olla, mõni oleks huvitatud, need ei tee kellelegile haiget. Kunagi saavad arheoloogi neid näha, kunagi on see ajalooline asi.
@Bruh-jr2ep 5 жыл бұрын
@@GilbertFeathers Sinäkään et tajunnut sitä?
@melchizedekpsj 5 жыл бұрын
A hike or even a walk with nature always does wonders.
@Phantogram2 5 жыл бұрын
Everyone: Destroys forests Estonia: Builds huge megaphones to listen to forests.
@saintkamikaze 5 жыл бұрын
There's actually a remarkable deforestation happening here too in recent years.
@ectokidplayz9184 3 жыл бұрын
lol that's good xD
@ajgesualdo 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful footage. Makes me want to visit! The host is really engaging/fun (I loved the singing.)
@ikaufma1 5 жыл бұрын
Would love if she brought an Estonian person to come along and show her around, even one of the students who produced those megaphones. Who better to know about this stuff than the locals!
@pepevonkek7803 5 жыл бұрын
Locals were busy sacrificing animals for Satan in this pagan forest.
@raeperonneau4941 4 жыл бұрын
The sounds of nature are amazingly soothing to the soul. If these help...why not.
@wagemannpappe9255 5 жыл бұрын
This is spooky and gorgeous. Love the new presenter!
@josephmath6190 5 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear you visited there thank you 〽😎
@NicholasTack 5 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! Awesome sound design. Thanks!
@marcev4126 5 жыл бұрын
Keep the trees and forest forever dear Estonia!
@Kimmaline 5 жыл бұрын
Well, this just hit my bucket list. Wow! I have recently lost most of the hearing in my left ear because of a brain condition I have, and so now I am really curious how this would work differently for me, since I don't benefit from stereophonic hearing. I also wanted to mention that I simply love the subtle differences in editing on this one from past videos. Just brilliant. It worked so well to have a slightly more playful transition between each shot in a set of images, when talking about something so peaceful and steeped in nature. Brava!
@atlasobscura 5 жыл бұрын
We'll pass the compliments on to the team-thank you! :) And let us know if you do visit-we'd love to hear from you.
@Kimmaline 5 жыл бұрын
@@atlasobscura My 6yo swears that we are going to start our own KZfaq channel when she is bigger; she wants the world to know that even disabled people like her Momma like to travel places all over the world and have what she calls our "grand adventures". She swears that we will be professional explorers and get to show people lots of cool places. (This is what happens when you strap a kiddo to your chest and travel all over from the time they are tiny, I guess?) I couldn't have less interest in making/editing videos, so if she shows a knack for it, I'll be sure to let you know. 😘
@atlasobscura 5 жыл бұрын
@@Kimmaline Oh, we LOVE this! Wow. Love the energy and vibes from your young explorer :)
@pepevonkek7803 5 жыл бұрын
Chillax
@anettelismannil3473 5 жыл бұрын
Fr half of the ppl who watch this are probably estonians being exited abt the fact sb made a video that involves our country
@dxddee1112 5 жыл бұрын
Thank's for the video, we love it when foreign channels and media cover Estonia once in a while.
@zinc_ave 2 жыл бұрын
I love estonian and this is one of the reasons why
@martiziukman8640 5 жыл бұрын
Kes on eestlane vajutagu 👍 nuppu!!!
@pepevonkek7803 5 жыл бұрын
Ma ei saa- ma Olen elevanditorus
@Panda21F9N8VUSUCKACUCK09G0 5 жыл бұрын
Mine vittu, ei vajuta ma mingit nuppu
@pepevonkek7803 5 жыл бұрын
@@Panda21F9N8VUSUCKACUCK09G0 tubli poiss! Anna jõuga lõuga kui veel käsutama kipub.
@antonenero 5 жыл бұрын
Thats beauteful place wow
@bishnudas394 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video🙂
@milescallan9349 5 жыл бұрын
DO you have a playlist for the lovely music you used in this video? Thanks.
@_gettry_ 5 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Estonia! ♥️🇪🇪
@Bruh-jr2ep 5 жыл бұрын
Kiitos❤
@_gettry_ 5 жыл бұрын
❤
@alina4727 5 жыл бұрын
your voice this is amazing 😍
@stuckntrfk 5 жыл бұрын
The singing, leaves much to be desired. Go cook something.
@strawberrywithdacake7349 11 ай бұрын
Okay so I’m thinking a shroom trip to here would CLEANSE MY WHOLE SOUL ❤😊
@ojagetabelifestyle4010 3 жыл бұрын
It's beautiful.
@kristotikerpuu4598 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@jeffj1120 4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea I wanted to visit Estonia until now :-)
@PersonManManManMan 3 жыл бұрын
This makes me wanna visit Estonia again. Hello from Latvia 🇱🇻🤚
@kulnokaiklem 3 жыл бұрын
JuliusRou канал хорошии из Эстонии. Хийумаа, Кяру WKAD канал из Эстонии был в Латвии.
@juliamagi5340 5 жыл бұрын
Ugh this is why I love my home country
@alvinlepik5265 5 жыл бұрын
well, I didn't know we had these things :D
@AHHEUS 5 жыл бұрын
xD they noticed us
@kiluvoileib7756 5 жыл бұрын
Haahahahah ur literally everywhere
@AHHEUS 5 жыл бұрын
@@kiluvoileib7756???
@kiluvoileib7756 5 жыл бұрын
@@AHHEUS i see u in every estonian video
@AHHEUS 5 жыл бұрын
@@kiluvoileib7756 u see this peofile pick i think
@kiluvoileib7756 5 жыл бұрын
@@AHHEUS with the same name?
@samuel-larcher 4 жыл бұрын
i need to go to estonia now :P
@gregleonard1562 5 жыл бұрын
To listen for wolves. Or Van Morrison singing "listen to the lion" or Russian bears growling over the border, or the ghosts of those Estonians banished to the gulag.
@pepe0999 5 жыл бұрын
Epicc i live here and i didnt know
@bloggerpillai 5 жыл бұрын
I would rather listen in at the smaller side of the megaphone. In fact redesign the concept that way, as someone else mentioned below.
@jamesodin8751 2 жыл бұрын
They need to put all the small ends towards the center ,yes I agree with you!!
@phjeeteri 5 жыл бұрын
I know I'm young but I own a forest that's 6 hectares. and yes, in võru.
@alexsyld5410 5 жыл бұрын
Or your parent do?
@QkyGaming 5 жыл бұрын
wait wtf im from estonia and i know nothing about it
@harrissilver9491 5 жыл бұрын
Qky suht sama
@and3987 5 жыл бұрын
I live in Estonia🇪🇪
@switch9561 5 жыл бұрын
Finally, keegi did a video Eestist!
5 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone did a video about Estonia Ehk Robloxi asemel õpiksid inglise keelt?
@detkr420 5 жыл бұрын
Bright side tegi ka eestist video estonia is Small BUT WHY SO POPULAR
@harrissilver9491 5 жыл бұрын
Sest et science
@Helisepp 3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@Priidik1524 5 жыл бұрын
I LIVE IN ESTONIA
@clownman2594 5 жыл бұрын
Aleksander Kärg ok
@juri9276 5 жыл бұрын
k
@drifzyy 3 жыл бұрын
Eestis on imelikud asjad. Tartus on maja mis on valedpidi. Estonia had wierd stuff. In Tartu there is a house that's upside down.
@ectokidplayz9184 3 жыл бұрын
wait really, I never noticed xD
@porgandipuree 5 жыл бұрын
I live in estonia but i didn't know about these meghaphones...😶
@shortsman7791 3 жыл бұрын
i am form india ,and i love her face
@b4tm4n4we3om3 4 жыл бұрын
I found out AO from Vox and damn how come KZfaq never recommended this channel to me
@atlasobscura 4 жыл бұрын
Either way, we're glad you're here with us! :)
@pekesrepose7363 5 жыл бұрын
they're all backwards. turn them 180 degrees and move them all within 10' and you'll hear. if consult the project manager on this one. lol
@jbrooksci 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I was thinking the whole time I was watching it they are facing the wrong way. The small ends need to be facing the central point and that's where the noise should be amplified. How could a whole class/country/village not be aware of that.
@blameese 5 жыл бұрын
Peke's Repose it’s specifically to amplify/echo the sound to the middle of the three structures. The sound isn’t coming through the smaller holes, rather bouncing into the larger hole and back out into the center.
@jbrooksci 5 жыл бұрын
@@blameese All righty.. I was thinking about the acoustics relating to an ear trumphet as opposed to megaphone acoustics.. my bad.
@pekesrepose7363 5 жыл бұрын
will someone just marry me already lol
@blameese 5 жыл бұрын
julie b I really want to see if that would work. I bet it can also work that way too especially because the sound is still directed toward the small hole. You could probably just stick your head in and it would be loud.
@prestongarvey1857 5 жыл бұрын
I figured the answer was just "Because it's Estonia." That nation has a very.... interesting population of people living there I don't know if the water has drugs in it or what.
@lauraliis06 5 жыл бұрын
Nope its just very small
@kertsiispool5099 5 жыл бұрын
I live in estonia
@tangerinelover69 5 жыл бұрын
"The cellphone reception is spotty at best", but I thought Estonian forests had WIFI?!
@pinkyrng7104 5 жыл бұрын
That area is almost at latvian border, we wouldn't want them to use our free wifi
@tangerinelover69 5 жыл бұрын
@@pinkyrng7104 yes obviously we wouldn't want to share our free WiFi which we totally got with the six toed potato people.
@ectokidplayz9184 3 жыл бұрын
the Estonian joke ayyyyyyyyyyyy (lisa varvas aka extra toe)
@udopleis Жыл бұрын
👍🏼👍🏿👍🏾
@magianegra2765 5 жыл бұрын
Can you visit Estonias city Tapa
@egonkukk5863 5 жыл бұрын
Koik ma lahen minema
@gregv2821 2 жыл бұрын
If the objective for the placement of those things is to amplify sound while you're standing in the middle of them, whoever the genius is that placed them like that needs to go back to school -- elementary school. A 6-year old knows that the large opening of a megaphone-shaped object is going to catch the sound and funnel it to the small tapered end. The three objects should be placed very closely together with all of the small, tapered ends a few feet apart. It's sad that this fact seems to have been lost on so many people watching this as well as the people who produced this video.
@dipankarmallick5543 5 жыл бұрын
well...can I get the fine internet signal there...if I be there not without my smartphone.
@ingeland8928 5 жыл бұрын
Jah nii teree lol i live in Estonia hahah
@juri9276 5 жыл бұрын
Kedagi ei huvita
@TimpBizkit 4 жыл бұрын
Mount some subwoofers in them and have the ultimate free party
@MichaelChiklisCares 5 жыл бұрын
Im another mother from another brother , from estonia.
@SirLobsterPie 5 жыл бұрын
Jah palju õhgu im from esonia
@yoozoh 5 жыл бұрын
võru maa eesti maa
@MateoQuixote 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao 3:15 it won't do anything if you speak from literally inside
@TheCodeConnoisseur 5 жыл бұрын
It's the mother from how I met your mother
@janarlukats 5 жыл бұрын
weird to get to know your country from a random youtube video
@siretkakko7976 5 жыл бұрын
Lol ma elan eestis ja siis lampi näen neid asju ühes suvalises eesti metsas🤣🤣
@cailinsypher4999 2 жыл бұрын
Run if you hear footsteps and one of the megaphone are gone
@IrishWannabe 5 жыл бұрын
1:26 mis kuradi pähni ? Kus see veel on?
@erikg007 3 жыл бұрын
Why isn't she listening behind the cone?
@Priidik1524 5 жыл бұрын
MA ELAN EEISTIS SEE ON ILUS KOHT
@austinwattanaskolpant1401 4 жыл бұрын
Bart's cult
@JJONNYREPP Жыл бұрын
Why Are There Megaphones in This Estonian Forest? | Atlas Obscura 2048pm 18.4.23 usually when im swathed in melancholic pathos do i stick these skits on you tube and watch...... actually i aint seen atlas obscura skits for a while. i used to read the newsletter but... i dunno. i think atlas obscura could easily challenge vice re: weird and wonderful... and the downright obscure...
@vpodobaev 5 жыл бұрын
I like you, Bridget! 😊 It seems your english got some slight russian accent. Can't get rid of this feeling. Maybe genetics influence an accent? 😊
@vpodobaev 5 жыл бұрын
@@gregleonard1562 Yes, you're right. She's from NY. But her DNA is half-russian. And she knows russian not bad! She has learned it! Russian is a hard language. So I admire her very much! 😊
@juri9276 5 жыл бұрын
Where tf do you hear the Russian accent?
@vpodobaev 5 жыл бұрын
@@juri9276 That was a joke. Take it easy.
@MrMaff12345 5 жыл бұрын
Eestlane subib mind ja ma vastu
@martparnaste6482 5 жыл бұрын
mida vitu
@reinjaagup733 5 жыл бұрын
Kas sa oled asperger
@reinjaagup733 5 жыл бұрын
Vot see juba läheb
@Lozzaaa 5 жыл бұрын
I have been there cuz i had a school trip we even drank CRYSTAL clear water aka the clearest water in estonia btw i live in estonia
@agility7324 5 жыл бұрын
Karu gäng
@clownman2594 5 жыл бұрын
ei
@headcord1294 5 жыл бұрын
Tead, toppi mingi valju 300-400 wattine speaker selle megaphonist sisse, ning ühenda bluetoothiga ära ning pangu mingi kõva eest räppi.
@clownman2594 5 жыл бұрын
Vabanda mind, aga see on kõige sittem idee mis ma olen näinud siin kommentaarides.
@user-rf2mz1qj4p 5 жыл бұрын
Бриджит ! Ты прексный ведущий.))
@karlpoder8830 5 жыл бұрын
Oot on v?
@whiterose7926 5 жыл бұрын
tere
@tomsaunins1 5 жыл бұрын
Its full of mosquitos, you don’t really hear any amplification, good idea
@johannaparnpuu7108 5 жыл бұрын
Miks te võrus käisite.
@Zwedgy 5 жыл бұрын
@@herman8256 see ei ole mikrofon lol
5 жыл бұрын
Miks mitte
@Lilliz91 5 жыл бұрын
Estonia is hugely very similar to Finland.
@lauraliis06 5 жыл бұрын
Not that much tbh i used to live in estonia but i moved to finland and everything is VERY different
@clownman2594 5 жыл бұрын
You gotta admit that the language’s are a bit similar though, Laura.
@juri9276 5 жыл бұрын
You got the wrong order... Finand is similar to Estonia*
@lauraliis06 5 жыл бұрын
@@clownman2594 just a tiny bit yea
@TimmmTim 3 жыл бұрын
pretentious
@akarpowicz 5 жыл бұрын
Would like less footage of the reporter and more footage of the area.
@davideastburn2783 5 жыл бұрын
I wish she wouldn't talk as much so we could listen to the ambient sounds of nature
@n_y_0_n38 4 жыл бұрын
You call this a forest? 😂😂
@keith2957 4 жыл бұрын
This is such a millennial video 🤣
@michaelsolis1390 5 жыл бұрын
Boring really
@IvanusPrime 5 жыл бұрын
put this girl on your thumbnail and boost your view/like/sub count you're welcome
@Ben-vt8ne 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, how...unnecessary. Just can't leave nature as it is. They honestly HAD to make the woods LOUDER? Stupid.
@johannasaska8492 5 жыл бұрын
Well some animals could use it as a shelter
@clownman2594 5 жыл бұрын
Ben, it’s called art.
@sharong8511 5 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel yesterday though I’ve been reading your posts on Facebook for a couple of years. Liked, subscribed, and commented. 👍👍
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