This Is the Oldest, Weirdest Instrument On Earth

This musical instrument is 400,000+ years old and still growing. 🌏 Get exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵ https://NordVPN.com/veritasium It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!✌

Special thanks to Luray Caverns - https://luraycaverns.com/
A massive thanks to Rob Scallon, please check out his YouTube channel -- he posts some incredible videos, like this one -- https://youtu.be/cVqqNigImtU?si=otDDVq_00xB3qCy6

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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV

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Directed by Petr Lebedev
Written by Petr Lebedev
Edited by Jack Saxon
Animated by Jakub Misiek, Fabio Albertelli and Andrew Neet
Filmed by Henry van Dyck, Sumeet Kulkarni and Petr Lebedev
Additional research by Gabe Strong and Geeta Thakur
Produced by Petr Lebedev, Derek Muller, Emily Zhang, Rob Beasley Spence and Tori Brittain
Thumbnail contributions by Ben Powell, Ren Hurley and Peter Sheppard
Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images, Storyblocks
Music from Epidemic Sound