The Explosive Element That Changed The World

What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? And why do they keep changing color? Join Derek Muller (Veritasium) as he looks into the weird, bizarre, and seemingly inexplicable images found on Google Earth to discover what on Earth they actually are. It’s a travel vlog, documentary, and science show wrapped into one. It’s Pindrop. 0:00 Intro 0:29 Electric Blue Ponds 2:13 Finding The Truth 5:47 Importance Of Potash 8:41 Potash From Rocks 14:04 Safer Ways To Mine 15:02 Droning 17:28 Potash The Savior