At 1:49 the reversed text says "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could if a woodchuck could chuck wood"
In Hungary, this belief about weather prediction goes with bears. They come out of their caves and check if they can see their shadows, and if they do, it's more winter. Just like groundhogs. What makes this interesting is that there are no bears in Hungary.
Groundhog day always makes me wonder - What if we're wrong about ancient civs. Most people don't take the day seriously, really it's just for fun. But in the far future when America and Canada are just long forgotten Nations how would a historian describe our almost religious worship of a small furry animal that predicted the seasons?
@@jellyrolls2765 You'd be surprised how well paper keeps in some situations, such as extremely dry deserts, or when completely covered in ash. Obviously not common situations but we have some actually written stuff from the ancient world, it's not impossible that similar things will happen into the future.
Those of us that attend know that it's a day to forget about the stressors of life, get together with friends and family and make happy memories. Do we believe that a Phil has magical powers? Yes, the power to make people happy. ♡
You probably already know this, but that is an If/else statement. "If" this happens, do this. "else", do this other thing. the boolean value in an if/else allows the computer to "think" rather than expend time doing a process that may not be needing in the loop instance. using a boolean allows the computer to decide based on instructions wether or not to preform an action, wheras engageTimeLoop is simply a command regardless of situation.
KynigosTheWolf I guess it'd mean something if it's mult-threading (but I haven't worked on a project where the same value is shared between to threads, in case of unwanted complications, of course). But as of now, the code either does infinite loop or exits immediately depending on the initial situation. The boolean value is not used to check the state of the imprisoned object (jerk or !jerk), and the loop will run indefinitely if (jerk), and the boolean value _jerk_ will never get updated. Honestly I think it'd be better to call a method to update the object in question, so the value _jerk_ may change depending on the -actions- state of the object so the loop can one day exit. Having written code recently all I can see is an infinite loop. Sorry. Can't help it.
+sion8 And yes, of course! A Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, was the first man to visit the South Pole in 1911. Also Norway has claims to Antarctic territory so it only makes sense they would want to maintain good ties with the locals.
The unintended lesson of groundhog day: Become a jerk, receive immortality. What ever you do don't stop being a jerk! You'll break the time loop and become mortal again!
@@jemimahrajakumar7770 oh no. My younger brother just really wanted to let everyone know that i indeed have a brother lol. I would change it but im lazy lol
I think the message of the end of this video is actually pretty important. I think in intellectual circles on the internet especially are quick to scrutinize things like Groundhog Day. I frequent those circles, and I quite disagree: just because something is silly doesn't make it worthless, and Groundhog Day is just a fun, harmless holiday, and my favorite one, in fact
I love the matter of fact delivery on such a silly topic. Though I am surprised he didn’t go over how the ground-hog seeing his shadow depends on the sun being out to cast a shadow and the fact the sun is out suggest spring is close and vis versa. Though in all honesty the sun being out is a 50/50 and the shadow thing isn’t a done deal anymore with the invention of artificial lighting
Thanks for the fun video! I'd only heard of Punxatawny Phil, and none of the other groundhogs you mention, and I didn't know about the "Inner Circle" and the groundhog language and other traditions that surround him. Love your channel.
Groundhog Day is a movie about a guy going to Puncsatoni to review their own Groundhog, Hates it, and gets stuck in an infinite time loop, and when he stoops being a dick, he is freed from the time loop.
Good summary, CGP Grey! It is good to see that we're getting more recognition and understanding lately.... For everybody else, we only predict the weather, we don't make it and we don't always like it any more than you do.
As a Nova Scotian watching this 9 years later, I quite like the Shuebenacadie Stan shout out. I have actually gone to see him both on groundhog day as a part of the celecbration, and also just in day to day life.
groundhog day doesn't make sense. If it sees it's shadow it is sunny outside, wouldn't that mean spring would come, if it doesn't something is blocking the sun maybe snow clouds which should mean more winter.
She was first pitched by Meghan McCarthy near the end of 2013 as "Aurora Glim" (HASBRO rejected that name because of Trademark problems with the Disney Princess).
Brooklyn Geisler You mentioned Calendars way too much. Also, a calender is just an estimated prediction and doesn't tell exactly, whilst certain plants you can get a closer prediction, and have way more uses too.
As someone outside of North America who has only ever heard of Groundhog Day as a movie title....I have to say, what the fuck? Is this an actual day? Is it a public holiday? How do people celebrate? Why is there a cult dedicated to the furry animal?
it's a public holiday, most people just go on the local news website or social media site to see what happened however there are some who have parties for it. It's just something fun to do and this way we can blame the groundhogs in case the predict incorrectly XD
Did you not watch the video? Do you not have a sense of fun and do you wish to be punished by our magical fuzzy spring predicting overlords? You better be careful because they might just mind control the president to bring "freedom" and "liberty" to your country.
Its like when people around the world celebrate that there was a tale of child born form virgin woman. who was the son of a being that is pretty evil to people if they don't behave and has all the power to create or destroy stuff but is more concentrated if you jack off or like people of same sex than you..... People are crazy that way.
any one who laughed the hardest at the last magic groundhog is probably a brony YOU ARE NOW ONTO THEM The Great And Powerful Groundhog? sounded better in my head
This video is perfection 👌 My birthday is Groundhog's Day & I was born & raised in PA. So I was just about furious when Phil wasn't mentioned along with the others!! 😅
Um no you don't. Groundhogs are literally only found in North America. Eastern US, including Alaska, and Canada to be precise. What you guys have are probably relatives of the Groundhog called Marmots. Both are considered rodents.
we are so gonna confused future archeologists with are random holidays "Oh yes this civilization worshiped the small subterranean rodents as a fertility ritual"
***** yes but I meant the loop like do I just repeat Groundhog Day again and again or that week or that month or that year I meant the length of the cycle not how long your trapped
In Germany we have Siebenschläfer (dormouse). It's not a holiday and there also isn't an actual animal involved but Siebenschläfer breaks down to seven-sleeper and - according to folklore - whatever the weather is like on 27th of June is what it'll be like for the next seven weeks.
I’m Mexican and I’m an English student. My Cultural Studies professor is from Pennsylvanian and told us to do some research about this holiday, and It’s a really cute and interesting holiday. 🥰
Alaska doesn't need Groundhog day: they already know it'll be 6 more months of winter
Ben Hamilton yup
r/woosh
More like 6 years
@Some Guy On The Internet nope months
@Some Guy On The Internet because alaska
Wait, 49 out of 50 states but not Alaska?
So Hawaii gets Groundhog day? ooh those harsh Hawaiian winters, when will they end!
Treblaine 1 degree under ideal surfing weather is a serious problem okay?!
oh man, i'm sweating at 20°C, let alone 26.
fucking 40°C in where i live
Lol
Make it so
You should have played the video again from the beginning after the end.
why?
+The Great n0oB Seriously...
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh..........I'm so stupid......
I don't get it.
+Star Dragon Grey said that groundhogs have the power to trap jerks in infinite timeloops, so...
At 1:49 the reversed text says "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could if a woodchuck could chuck wood"
my god, you're right
I was just about to say that!
I can die in peace now, knowing this.
Thank you
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In Hungary, this belief about weather prediction goes with bears. They come out of their caves and check if they can see their shadows, and if they do, it's more winter. Just like groundhogs. What makes this interesting is that there are no bears in Hungary.
Must be hard to predict then.
RIP weather
That plot twist at the end
that made me laugh
That is because Hungarianz traveled far
I'm an American, and would like to state that we do, in fact, hibernate in the winter.
Canmerican*
No actually Canadians have a thick winter fur that doesn’t let them
Not Californians.
Cherry the Skrublord I disagree in the hell ( summer ) we hibernate to cees to the harsh summer
Noyz Gaming no we hibernate all year round
2:03 So..._Trixie's_ the one who trapped Bill Murray in a time loop? Headcanon accepted.
fello' brony :D
OutstormNetwork stop, i can smell the spaghetti from here.
Da_maul ?
spagetti is a common slang for akwardness
Da_maul Doesn't seem that common if I've never heard of it :P
"Bill Murray, I've come to bargain"
1:06 I died at "The South Will Rise Again" joke.
MarlowPreston lol me too
MarlowPreston Today 8/15/2015 people like to call that racism..
+JWitfield What race is in question? Mongolian, Caucasian, African or Asian?
I like your Ikazuchi profile
*My condolences...*
I thought this would explain the movie.
Haha! I'm here for similar reasons. Will watch it afterwards.
The video explains how Phil got trapped in a time loop.
Listen to the last part again
Same, heh heh
LOL!
0:30 Did I just see slenderman in the left part?
HOLY FUCK!
Wtf!
1:30 minecraft creeper
dumb as shit
No you didn't it looks like darker trees and buddy, he likes to put creepers in his videos as Easter eggs you will see one in nearly every video
Groundhog day always makes me wonder - What if we're wrong about ancient civs. Most people don't take the day seriously, really it's just for fun. But in the far future when America and Canada are just long forgotten Nations how would a historian describe our almost religious worship of a small furry animal that predicted the seasons?
Like we keep records, that is how we'll know what they took seriously and what they didn't
Interesting thought... there is some human sacrifice associated with some days and that being “just for fun” is almost worst.
@@nromk Paper rots & burns, data kept online is no good if the internet goes down...
They'll watch this video
@@jellyrolls2765 You'd be surprised how well paper keeps in some situations, such as extremely dry deserts, or when completely covered in ash. Obviously not common situations but we have some actually written stuff from the ancient world, it's not impossible that similar things will happen into the future.
I was born on groundhog day luckaly I didn't see my shadow so I stayed outside the womd.
Squidlfied and a zeig heil to you too.
oh
+joe eoj
I was also born on groundhog day. I didn't leave
+joe eoj me to i was born then aswell
and how did you remember that?
I love learning about what really amounts to American mythology.
Those of us that attend know that it's a day to forget about the stressors of life, get together with friends and family and make happy memories. Do we believe that a Phil has magical powers? Yes, the power to make people happy. ♡
While(Jerk = True)
{
infiniteTimeLoop = True;
}
+Dani Paunov
if(knownJavascript = True)
{
confirm("How awsome are you?");
}
else
{
confirm("Well, you were almost awsome");
}
+KynigosTheWolf Nice
(I'm terrible at coding)
+Dani Paunov To be honest... I don't see why the boolean value is even there...
Probably use this.engageTimeLoop() instead
Or is this Python?
You probably already know this, but that is an If/else statement. "If" this happens, do this. "else", do this other thing. the boolean value in an if/else allows the computer to "think" rather than expend time doing a process that may not be needing in the loop instance. using a boolean allows the computer to decide based on instructions wether or not to preform an action, wheras engageTimeLoop is simply a command regardless of situation.
KynigosTheWolf I guess it'd mean something if it's mult-threading (but I haven't worked on a project where the same value is shared between to threads, in case of unwanted complications, of course). But as of now, the code either does infinite loop or exits immediately depending on the initial situation.
The boolean value is not used to check the state of the imprisoned object (jerk or !jerk), and the loop will run indefinitely if (jerk), and the boolean value _jerk_ will never get updated.
Honestly I think it'd be better to call a method to update the object in question, so the value _jerk_ may change depending on the -actions- state of the object so the loop can one day exit.
Having written code recently all I can see is an infinite loop. Sorry. Can't help it.
Living in Pennsylvania, I never knew that there were other groundhogs. Taking this as a real shocker... I need to go rethink my entire life
Norway knighted a penguin, and the US predicts seasonal weather with groundhogs.
Has the world gone mad?
+JustSomeGuy I have seen you many times before, all on totally unrelated channels. Has the world gone mad?
Norway did it to form a diplomatic relationship with Antarctica!
JustSomeGuy - You're a lame jerk who has no sense of fun.
+sion8 And yes, of course! A Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, was the first man to visit the South Pole in 1911. Also Norway has claims to Antarctic territory so it only makes sense they would want to maintain good ties with the locals.
+JustSomeGuy no, the lord Sheogorath has come like the prophecy has foretold. The earth will soon become the shivering isles...
The Great and Powerfull Trixie
¡Yay!
2:07 the great and powerful groundhog
Boy, Trixie REALLY let herself go after her last episode...
TheWicknator70 Hahaha! Nice one! /) Brohoof to you good sir!
(\ back at ya
so this is what happened to her after season 9
2:06
That is totally Trixie's hat and cutie mark and Trixie does time loops. I'm so happy.
You used trixie's hat in that last frame! OMG reference!
The unintended lesson of groundhog day: Become a jerk, receive immortality. What ever you do don't stop being a jerk! You'll break the time loop and become mortal again!
It wasn't until half way through that I realized this had nothing to do with Bill Murray's movie
And then the ending...
THE GREAT AND POWERFUL GROUNDHOG!
I was looking for someone who knew it! Yipppeeee
Yes the first comment ive come across which gets the joke!
@@jemimahrajakumar7770 same!!
@@austinhobbesandjustin : D
btw r u 3 persons??
@@jemimahrajakumar7770 oh no. My younger brother just really wanted to let everyone know that i indeed have a brother lol. I would change it but im lazy lol
The Great And Powerful Trixie!... See's her shadow... *goes back in*
I think the message of the end of this video is actually pretty important. I think in intellectual circles on the internet especially are quick to scrutinize things like Groundhog Day. I frequent those circles, and I quite disagree: just because something is silly doesn't make it worthless, and Groundhog Day is just a fun, harmless holiday, and my favorite one, in fact
The Great and Powerful Groundhog, is the best.
THE GREAT AND POWERFUL GROUNDHOG
The Groundhog just stole a magic unicorns cutie mark and hat... The Great And Powerful Groundhog! :D
Anybody else notice the creeper at 1:30? XD
I did! I thought no one else would notice!
ccr12345productions is
TreXstoP18 iiiii
TreXstoP18 yes
aww man
"If you live outside of can-merica" I love your videos but even more because of this,acknowledge people exist outside of america,thank you.
*people exist outside of Can-Merica.
Get your subcontinental regions straight non-can-merican foreigner!
I love the matter of fact delivery on such a silly topic. Though I am surprised he didn’t go over how the ground-hog seeing his shadow depends on the sun being out to cast a shadow and the fact the sun is out suggest spring is close and vis versa. Though in all honesty the sun being out is a 50/50 and the shadow thing isn’t a done deal anymore with the invention of artificial lighting
The great and powerful groundhog!
Mlp The great and powerful Trixie
Trayton Vander Ecken Yeah... That's what he referenced at 2:03 -_-
Trixie's hat is always a win!
"Can-Mericans". I love that name!
"Canamerimexicans"?
***** As a Canadian myself, I do not mind actually. But it's totally your call.
***** Funny :)
***** Can't we all just get along? We're basically the same country, some people don't even classify the U.S & Canada as two different countries.
***** disgrace lol
Thanks for the fun video! I'd only heard of Punxatawny Phil, and none of the other groundhogs you mention, and I didn't know about the "Inner Circle" and the groundhog language and other traditions that surround him. Love your channel.
I litterally fell out of my chair when I saw Trixie's hat on that groundhog! My two favorite things: ponies and science! The fun has been doubled!
I love all the small My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic bits that you slip into your videos. Keep it up. Love your stuff.
Really? wow, I only noticed this one. Is he a secret brony then?
Glove and Boots Reference! 0:29
Mark Tuchinsky iiii
when he talks about the groundhog trapping you in an infinite time loop i'm like, "OH MY GAWD I GOT A REFRENCE!!!"
A great movie that was.
I don't get it
Groundhog Day is a movie about a guy going to Puncsatoni to review their own Groundhog, Hates it, and gets stuck in an infinite time loop, and when he stoops being a dick, he is freed from the time loop.
Punxautoni*
Honestly I thought Grey would be explaining how the time loop of the movie worked when I clicked the video
Good summary, CGP Grey!
It is good to see that we're getting more recognition and understanding lately....
For everybody else, we only predict the weather, we don't make it and we don't always like it any more than you do.
Most holidays can be argued as silly. 😉
Dunno - remembering the dead day seems not that silly to me.
MrTohawk *most
I didn’t know Punxsutawney had such a deep and compelling lore story behind him
Ikr. I can't believe they got a 135 year old groundhog. I would expect one of those rats to live maybe a few months.
@@drabberfrog they live about 6 years in the wild. So Punxsutawney Phil XXIII is more accurate.
@@saahiliyer11 but they always say that there was only one Punxsutawney Phil they wouldn't lie would they?
Why do Hawaii celebrate. I'm pretty sure they don't have groundhogs there
they don't even have really any seasons either, so it is especially useless, but not less fun
+Sawyer knight They have 6 more weeks of the same weather they always have.
+Sawyer knight Californian here. We don't have seasons either. Summer, and even hotter summer.
sometimes we have "wet summer" but not recently.
+Audrey hoover True, I'm pretty sure I had fog induced pneumonia atone point.
My grandma off his meds
1:40
0:31 fafa thegroundhog form glove and boots for the win!
That Trixie hat
As a Nova Scotian watching this 9 years later, I quite like the Shuebenacadie Stan shout out. I have actually gone to see him both on groundhog day as a part of the celecbration, and also just in day to day life.
stan???
It’s been 5 friggin years but only today do I notice at 1:31 a Bloddy Minecraft Creeper at the right with the inner circle
OMG look at the pic at 0:33 and look all the way to the bottom left! ITS THE SLENDER MAN! AHHH!
CGP Grey, you sir a Brony. I saw a MLP reference in this video. LOL! That's awesome by the way. 😁
2:07: MLP REFERENCE
Bro, the time loop thing references a very popular and classic Bill Murray movie. Not a my little pony or whatever.
Dante Lista I believe he's referring to the hat and symbol edited onto the image of the groundhog, which looks exactly like those of an MLP character.
Trixie's magic outfit
ahh he thought we notice eh EH!
Chris Diener HE!? Really!?
groundhog day doesn't make sense. If it sees it's shadow it is sunny outside, wouldn't that mean spring would come, if it doesn't something is blocking the sun maybe snow clouds which should mean more winter.
This needs a Congressional Investigation!
Either that or Phil is afraid of his shadow.
1:32 That's a very nice groundhog you got there... it would be a shame if something happened to it.
You don't know how far I had to go down to find this one lone mention of the Situation.
@@kleseus Well I'm glad you got it cause I have no idea what I was talking about anymore 🤣
2:05 That Trixie reference tho. So CGP Grey is a brony, then? Why am I not surprised. =P
Wait what?! I am from and live in NC but have only ever heard of Punxsutawney Phil. Mind = Blown
0:21
Oh shots fired
Ahaha programming joke: 2:05
while (you == jerk)
{
do: today(again);
}
you are a disgrace to Python, the God of all other languages!
No one wants to see that cheap ass java
If anything is God in programming, then that is C.
And for today standard JavaScript.
Python is not relevant for anything and its shit anyway..
Cython
dubnest69 Python is good for crawling
Agreed, python is garbo. C++ and C is where its at my dude.
The ad before this was for TFiOS and this video was hilarious. Couldn't ask for more.
Help me, I can’t stop stop watching CGP
I got that Trixie reference
+FlatScreenNinja Seeing it now, the groundhog should have Starlight glimmer features.
+TheDoubleDeuced agreed :P
She was first pitched by Meghan McCarthy near the end of 2013 as "Aurora Glim" (HASBRO rejected that name because of Trademark problems with the Disney Princess).
2:05 Yes!
Woah so many episodes so fast
Thanks dude
I love how a robot is telling people they have no sense of fun
CGP Grey 1:50
Took a snapshot. I'm a linguistic nerd and armature conlanger.
If this is not a real language, I will make it one.
I will return...
Crick1952 Still waiting for that return...
You are stupid. Its how much wood could a woodchuck chuck etc. backwards
Still waiting…
I'd like to see a video about the history of Valentine's Day.
*cough* *rome* *cough*
How in the h*ll did you arrange an appearance by Fafa?! I nearly fell off my chair laughing when he popped up! Perfect cameo!
1:12
Looks like the house in rdr2
1:30 Did anyone else see that creeper in the background?
Trixie groundhog....
"Tis that time of the year, again!
You want to know when it's Spring? Go plant a Sakura Cherry Tree, and wait until you see pink flowers on it
Or, you know... Calendars, the fazes of the moon, calendars, the Spring Equinox, calendars, calendars, possibly even calendars.
Brooklyn Geisler You mentioned Calendars way too much. Also, a calender is just an estimated prediction and doesn't tell exactly, whilst certain plants you can get a closer prediction, and have way more uses too.
Brilliant video as standard dude.
Wow
9 year old comment, are you still active, can you reply
@@viditsinha9707 i don't make videos but i'm still alive, hi broski
Nice to see everyone here who has been funneled from the algorithm. Happy Groundhog Day!
I’m so happy that one of my State’s most well known feature is that it is home to the most famous Groundhog.
I freaking love your videos dudeeeeee
This still didn't explain why we "celebrate it."
The Groundhog, he commaneth it, so it be.
It's funny
As someone outside of North America who has only ever heard of Groundhog Day as a movie title....I have to say, what the fuck? Is this an actual day? Is it a public holiday? How do people celebrate? Why is there a cult dedicated to the furry animal?
Well there are cults dedicated to all sorts of crazy unproven things, at least you can prove groundhogs exist.
it's a public holiday, most people just go on the local news website or social media site to see what happened however there are some who have parties for it. It's just something fun to do and this way we can blame the groundhogs in case the predict incorrectly XD
It is one of the best holidays ever!!!
Did you not watch the video? Do you not have a sense of fun and do you wish to be punished by our magical fuzzy spring predicting overlords?
You better be careful because they might just mind control the president to bring "freedom" and "liberty" to your country.
Its like when people around the world celebrate that there was a tale of child born form virgin woman. who was the son of a being that is pretty evil to people if they don't behave and has all the power to create or destroy stuff but is more concentrated if you jack off or like people of same sex than you..... People are crazy that way.
This holiday is extra special to my family as both my mother and grandmother were born on Feb 2nd.
going through all your videos and this was my fav so far! Every year growing up we went to see shubenacadie sam :)
My teacher had me watch this on Google Classroom
any one who laughed the hardest at the last magic groundhog is probably a brony YOU ARE NOW ONTO THEM
The Great And Powerful Groundhog?
sounded better in my head
GROUNDHOG TRIXIE!!!
Gah! Trixie! Interesting videos, and Trixie? You sir have earned this sub!
This video is perfection 👌
My birthday is Groundhog's Day & I was born & raised in PA. So I was just about furious when Phil wasn't mentioned along with the others!! 😅
Shout out to Fafa!
I watched the part about General Beauregard Lee many, many times. XD
Love the reasons at the end
Good video, as always!
0:06 you know that in Europe we also had groundhog .
Um no you don't. Groundhogs are literally only found in North America. Eastern US, including Alaska, and Canada to be precise.
What you guys have are probably relatives of the Groundhog called Marmots. Both are considered rodents.
we are so gonna confused future archeologists with are random holidays "Oh yes this civilization worshiped the small subterranean rodents as a fertility ritual"
omg the while loop at the end made me laugh so hard
Good job on posting before Groundhog Day
Oh, hey. Its Trixie
How long is the loop cause i wouldn't mind restarting a day over and over for a couple hundred years it would be fun
.
***** yes but I meant the loop like do I just repeat Groundhog Day again and again or that week or that month or that year I meant the length of the cycle not how long your trapped
***** ok
Mitch Rogoff You do realise its a reference to the film? Right?
trust me the fun wears off around day 4
General Beauregard Lee does actually have a groundhog-size plantation house, though no facial hair beyond the usual for a groundhog.
In Germany we have Siebenschläfer (dormouse). It's not a holiday and there also isn't an actual animal involved but Siebenschläfer breaks down to seven-sleeper and - according to folklore - whatever the weather is like on 27th of June is what it'll be like for the next seven weeks.
Trixie!!!!!!!
I’m Mexican and I’m an English student. My Cultural Studies professor is from Pennsylvanian and told us to do some research about this holiday, and It’s a really cute and interesting holiday. 🥰
Hawaiians when the groundhog sees his shadow:
“Oh No! Anyways...”
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Tears are streaming down my face. Go Mercia.
I, too, advocate for the prosperity of a region of central england.