Exploring Dubai’s Empty $13 Billion Man-Made Islands

*BLACK FRIDAY DROP Out Now*: http://seek-discomfort.com/yes-theory This week only, with every purchase about $35, you'll get a Free Seeker necklace The World Islands. A collection of 300 man-made islands built off the coast of Dubai to resemble an outline of the EARTH FROM THE SKY… Yet, after $13 billion was spent to complete them they’ve mostly been sitting there empty... I couldn’t believe this place actually existed. So as a first stop on my trip I flew to Dubai to understand what happened and what their future holds… What are your thoughts? Amazing or too crazy of an idea? Thank you to @MyDubai and @VisitDubai for helping us get in touch with the creators of these islands and for letting us go out to see the restricted areas. Who are we? We believe that life’s greatest moments and deepest connections exist outside of your comfort zone. We have a 2nd channel! Make sure to subscribe to it here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd7KzdwnFE3lm6LCfYDmUQ https://www.instagram.com/yestheory/ https://twitter.com/yestheory https://www.facebook.com/yestheory/ Join our texting community: +1 (323) 310-5420 If you want to join the Yes Fam Facebook group which is 100,000+ of our most engaged and badass community members, you can apply here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yesfam/ Where we find our music: 1- Epidemic Sound. Amazing royalty free music for YouTube. Free 30 day trial here: http://share.epidemicsound.com/wFFbr 2- Musicbed. Amazing label-quality cinematic music. 30-day free trial here: http://share.mscbd.fm/YesTheory 3- Artlist. 2 Months Free High Quality Music: https://artlist.io/artlist-70446/?artlist_aid=YesTheory_593&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=YesTheory_593&utm_campaign=YesTheory_593 Our b-roll and stock footage: 1- 2 Months Free Stock Footage Videos: https://artgrid.io/Artgrid-114820?art... 2- For an amazing b-roll and footage library, checkout: http://storyblocks.com/YesTheory Business Inquiries: partnerships@yestheory.com For community inquiries: community@yestheory.com Hosts: Thomas Brag, Ammar Kandil, Matt Dajer and Thomas Dajer Editors: Thomas Dajer, Cam Peddle, Bryce Perry, Tristan Kevitch and Thomas Brag Produced by Alex Sandstedt Thank you to our amazing videographers that helped me shoot over the 2 separate trips we took! Cory Martin on videography and drone: https://www.instagram.com/cory.s.martin Bishoy on Drone: https://www.instagram.com/bikooig Ali Amar on videography: https://www.instagram.com/r1se More videos on the World Islands & Dubai Why Dubai's Man-Made Islands Are Still Empty https://youtu.be/riETCR7FnZE Dubai Evolution from 1960 to 2021 Time-lapse https://youtu.be/XPd5AmTEkdk