00:00Sometimes, the sun just doesn't set.
00:03Not because the clock is broken, not because of a time lapse, but because in some parts
00:07of the world during summer, daylight can last nearly 24 hours.
00:11It's called the midnight sun.
00:13Places near and above the Arctic Circle like northern Alaska, Norway and parts of Finland
00:17can stay lit even around midnight, and it all comes down to the Earth's tilt.
00:22During summer in the northern hemisphere, the top half of the planet tilts towards the
00:26sun.
00:26That means some northern locations never fully rotate out of daylight, even overnight.
00:31The farther north you go, the longer the sun sticks around.
00:34In some places, it can stay visible for days, or even weeks.
00:38So yes, those videos of people golfing, hiking, or walking around in broad daylight at midnight,
00:43they're very real.
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