Wacky War Tactics in another Nutshell

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    War, for all of its destructiveness, ironically brings with it big pushes for innovation and creative problem solving. Some famous examples of this include the atomic bomb developed over the course of WWII, or the Trojan Horse from Homer's epic poem, "The Iliad." However, every once in a while an individual with a more zany mind comes up with some rather peculiar plans. In this video, I cover some of the more interesting plans/circumstances that occurred during battles throughout history, including Cambyses II's use of cats and animals during the 'Battle of Pelusium', the world's first "successful" combat submarine, the Confederate-made H.L. Hunley, and the story of some unexpected combatants during the 'Battle of the Bees'.
    Some Sources:
    Battle of Pelusium:
    www.worldhistory.org/article/...
    H L Hunley:
    www.history.com/news/confeder...
    www.history.navy.mil/research...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._H...
    www.usni.org/magazines/naval-...
    Duke University researcher who investigated and proposed the cause of death for the crew: today.duke.edu/2017/08/confed...
    www.hunley.org/the-hunleys-si...
    Battle of the Bees:
    www.westernfrontassociation.c...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
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  • @BlueJayYT
    @BlueJayYT  Před 2 lety +474

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  • @kaloyanradkov8962
    @kaloyanradkov8962 Před 2 lety +8020

    I love how all of his videos are about Makeup&Cosmetics, Skin&Nail Care and totaly not about Wacky Wars throughout history... What a stand up guy for what all women love :)

    • @MrEggus
      @MrEggus Před 2 lety +212

      Makeup specialists hate him!
      Bluejay Takes women's hearts by storm

    • @thenozone2654
      @thenozone2654 Před 2 lety +23

      Man I should show this to my friends. This is helpful

    • @amberkat8147
      @amberkat8147 Před 2 lety +106

      I am uncertain whether this is sarcasm or whether it means that I'm not the only woman who loves crazy tactics videos and hates all the stupid cosmetic videos.

    • @rainbowkittycat627
      @rainbowkittycat627 Před 2 lety +37

      Can women not like history? Can men not like makeup?

    • @rainbowkittycat627
      @rainbowkittycat627 Před 2 lety +20

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  • @johnfraire6931
    @johnfraire6931 Před 2 lety +2488

    German: You have saved us!"
    Bees: "I wouldn't say saved, I would say... under new management"

    • @falkjanen5050
      @falkjanen5050 Před 2 lety +72

      This reminded me of when Boko Haram had to retreat from some forest in Nigeria, not because the military chased them out, but because the bees did (with some help of snakes and scorpions). 😂

    • @i_am_squishy6230
      @i_am_squishy6230 Před 2 lety +36

      Kaiser: Oh the Brits took our colony? The messenger: Not exactly… bzzz

    • @falkjanen5050
      @falkjanen5050 Před 2 lety +39

      Brits: To be or not to be, that's the question.
      Germans: We choose to bee...

    • @raphaelgarcia9576
      @raphaelgarcia9576 Před 2 lety +18

      Beesiness is beesiness

    • @theglaze8927
      @theglaze8927 Před 2 lety +6

      Like idk becoming your enemy right away.....

  • @user-hy4cn2rs9u
    @user-hy4cn2rs9u Před 11 měsíci +135

    5:50 "Good luck, Hunley!"
    "Don't worry, I invented this thing."
    Aged like fine milk.

    • @93MANIAC
      @93MANIAC Před 17 dny

      Yeah this is the second this something like this has happened to a BlueJay the previous one being the Baltic Fleet one

  • @sushi595
    @sushi595 Před rokem +801

    As a woman who loves history and watches this channel, i do indeed love war tactics

    • @CoCoPuff331
      @CoCoPuff331 Před rokem +23

      As a woman who likes to watch Informational Chanel’s I also agree

    • @averykmae
      @averykmae Před rokem +30

      As a woman I sure do love this makeup tutorial video

    • @kinman3051
      @kinman3051 Před 10 měsíci +13

      What a strange way to say east Asian music

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      @dizo-jp2td Před 9 měsíci +1

      If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus Is Lord' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:9

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  • @midnightflare9879
    @midnightflare9879 Před 2 lety +3945

    "Now that Mother Nature has established air superiority..."
    *Best. Line. Ever.*

  • @davidcool5189
    @davidcool5189 Před 2 lety +1647

    "For the bees did not believe in the magic of friendship; only pain."
    I laughed at this way too hard.

    • @virtuousvibes2852
      @virtuousvibes2852 Před 2 lety +5

      So did I lol, I feel so happy

    • @Promislandzion
      @Promislandzion Před 2 lety +1

      I was disgusted throughout this video this guy clearly doesn’t respect others beliefs or religions

    • @happyman8525
      @happyman8525 Před rokem +7

      @@Promislandzion it’s to comedic effect don’t get butt hurt

    • @jrsharker23
      @jrsharker23 Před rokem +5

      @@Promislandzion it's called comedy. It's supposed to poke at everything a little.

    • @attemptedunkindness3632
      @attemptedunkindness3632 Před rokem +10

      Bees do not judge. Only hate. _and sometimes take naps inside of pumpkin flowers cuz they werk so hard_

  • @ten40tv
    @ten40tv Před 11 měsíci +67

    Dude that long drag on a cig from a bee was just hilarious. 😂

  • @TJF588
    @TJF588 Před rokem +376

    Your style in these videos have many identifiable influences, but the snappiness of your execution and especially the spot-on timing and cadence of your reads really brings everything together. If I had a nickel for every blue bird channel I've subscribed to by now, I'd have two nickels, which isn't much, but it's weird that it's happened twice.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před rokem +77

      This means a lot, thank you so much!

    • @JumpCutThis
      @JumpCutThis Před rokem +11

      It’s so weird, right? I mean, you obviously have to have a script to execute, or at the very least an outline of topics, and while the research and knowledge is excellent, it’s the execution of all these things coupled with a bobbing and weaving birb adorned in various regalia depending on the topic that sets this apart.
      I’ve completely ditched channels that just can’t get out of their own way when narrating because it’s just so hard to listen to- this channel should serve as a primer for anyone remotely considering historical/educational topics.
      It’s all in the delivery, baby.
      Get it? Clever pun, right? Oh never mind.
      PS as a female, I found this channel while researching historical info on a topic and absolutely love it. Please don’t start pandering to specific genders/ages/whateverthefuck, this is perfect exactly as is.
      Well done birb of the cobalt persuasion.

    • @TJF588
      @TJF588 Před rokem +1

      @@bleeka325 >identifiable influences

    • @JumpCutThis
      @JumpCutThis Před rokem +3

      @@bleeka325 hey thanks! I tried Sam O’Nella but he inserts politics quite too much for my tastes.

    • @bleeka325
      @bleeka325 Před rokem

      @@JumpCutThis I’ve only watch a hand full of Sam onella content

  • @unwantedmacguffin5611
    @unwantedmacguffin5611 Před 2 lety +2340

    Seeing as I'm a woman and your first wacky war tactics video is what made me subscribe, I would say your marketing strategy has worked very well.

    • @jesse8028
      @jesse8028 Před rokem +6

      Hmm

    • @81brassglass79
      @81brassglass79 Před rokem +9

      Doesn't make the tactic not weird and super invasive. Why does my gender matter as a viewer? 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

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      @Scotch20 Před rokem +120

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      @shelbyholcombe8731 Před rokem +96

      @@81brassglass79 do you not get humor? Does it evade you?

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  • @thegraytemplar2548
    @thegraytemplar2548 Před 2 lety +897

    When he mentioned German East Africa I thought he was going to tell the story of the Battle of Lake Tanganyika where navy ships were disassembled and shipped overland to fight in an Inland lake.

    • @vaekue
      @vaekue Před 2 lety +141

      one of them is actually still in service there as a ferry (or at least was a few years ago)

    • @musewolfman
      @musewolfman Před 2 lety +10

      That thought occurred to me as well.

    • @pivotboy2062
      @pivotboy2062 Před 2 lety +45

      now I'm a huge ww1 buff and how have I not heard of this

    • @carolinacentralrwy
      @carolinacentralrwy Před 2 lety +33

      The last in service Imperial German Ship is funnily enough, in that lake, I’m pretty sure there are british ships there still too. :)

    • @coolguy2715
      @coolguy2715 Před 2 lety +8

      @@PaulRudd1941 The Great War channel made a video about Battle of Lake tanganyika

  • @jacksonm6969
    @jacksonm6969 Před 4 měsíci +34

    Dj peach cobbler has talked about you never thought id see that

  • @JunkyardDigs
    @JunkyardDigs Před rokem +130

    The intro 😂👌
    And then he follows it up with Dunkin on Missouri, glorious 😂

    • @unironicaluser1867
      @unironicaluser1867 Před 9 měsíci +3

      your probably a kansan

    • @bigmike9947
      @bigmike9947 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Woah wild JunkyardDigs sighting

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 8 měsíci +1

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    • @jarrettadams4102
      @jarrettadams4102 Před 5 měsíci

      Illi-nerds are always seething about Missouri's bounty and splendor
      Crime-filled shithole cities on our western and eastern borders with miles of absolutely nothing between then
      Constant flooding, humid summers, freezing winters
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      But we have Branson, John Goodman and Jon Hamm

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel Před 5 měsíci +3

      Just jealous of their legalized ability to pack boomsticks and recreational weed.

  • @Aronre
    @Aronre Před 2 lety +1066

    Things i've learned today;
    1: A man thought of launching cats from catapults...
    2: A Submarine can be drained and people are replaceable
    3: Bee don't give a damn about who's tresspassing
    Great video as always Blue Jay!

    • @asdefull
      @asdefull Před 2 lety +10

      And now i learned some people actually liked baktria enough to use them as a profile picture

    • @Promislandzion
      @Promislandzion Před 2 lety +2

      I also learned Blue jay is very distispectful to other peoples religions and beliefs I unsubbed so fast

    • @nathankreger1714
      @nathankreger1714 Před rokem +10

      number 1 maybe false.... i think it was just the creators creativity to set up the catapault punchline because the initial siege equipment mentioned was a trebechet, which first appeared in recorded history around 1100 AD

    • @fastinradfordable
      @fastinradfordable Před rokem +2

      4: how to spoil a video

    • @logical-checkmate
      @logical-checkmate Před rokem +8

      How dare he comment about a video he just watched. He could be talking about the weather for example. Well right now in central Germany it is overcast but otherwise pleasant day, some 22°C, which is a welcome relief from the 39°C last week.
      Anyway, lesson is, don't go into the comment section before you finished the video if you don't want to get spoiled. Duh

  • @sadmoose6449
    @sadmoose6449 Před 2 lety +2004

    As a Missourian, I strongly resonate with your burning hatred to reduce the entire state to rubble.
    I personally believe that the individuals who founded the state noticed how unbelievably horrible it was, and decided to name it “misery”, but failed to do so, so instead they just chose the closest word they had to misery at the time, and settled with that.

    • @leecupp2573
      @leecupp2573 Před 2 lety +52

      Damn French

    • @Attaxalotl
      @Attaxalotl Před 2 lety +84

      Oh the Missouri

    • @datguy8006
      @datguy8006 Před 2 lety +125

      No, I refuse. If we’re going down we’re taking Kansas with us.

    • @Attaxalotl
      @Attaxalotl Před 2 lety +12

      @@datguy8006 Kansas can survive

    • @biggibbs4678
      @biggibbs4678 Před 2 lety +46

      Give me a break we have a super affordable cost of living and lots of nature, better than some cesspit city with insane rent costs

  • @ccleake1
    @ccleake1 Před rokem +31

    "A battlefield woefully underpopulated by bees? A forest of BEES should remedy this" -Dr Bees, 1914

  • @JayZed2850
    @JayZed2850 Před 4 měsíci +43

    A balding middle aged pastry brought me here.

  • @tessfairfield6435
    @tessfairfield6435 Před 2 lety +1105

    As a woman who is a huge history nerd, I'm happy to be part of this community.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před 2 lety +257

      We're glad to have you :)

    • @tonks9462
      @tonks9462 Před 2 lety +26

      @@BlueJayYT :)))

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      @RexGalilae Před 2 lety +70

      A rare species. We'll do everything to protect you

    • @meghand8682
      @meghand8682 Před 2 lety +46

      Same girl! We reppin’ 😤

    • @LisaBowers
      @LisaBowers Před 2 lety +18

      Same here! 🤘🏻

  • @winggweeps
    @winggweeps Před 2 lety +392

    Gongsun Zan, a warlord during China's three kingdoms era. Was fighting an enemy nation that believed white horses were sacred. So he just outfitted most of his horse archers and calvary with pure white horses so the enemy would be more hesitant to attack/shoot arrows back in fear of harming the horses. It worked.

    • @thunderhammerx2966
      @thunderhammerx2966 Před 2 lety +19

      The crafty guy in the corner of the map who survived practically forever among much more powerful kingdoms; and if I recall, Zhao Yun was in his service before serving under Liu Bei.

    • @winggweeps
      @winggweeps Před 2 lety +12

      @@thunderhammerx2966 Yep he could've been one of the greats if he didn't burn his house down along with his family in a mass murder suicide because Yuan Shao was overwhelming him in battle.

    • @Ake-TL
      @Ake-TL Před 2 lety +2

      @@winggweeps tbf, suicide seems pretty common in ancient times

    • @alexandersturnn4530
      @alexandersturnn4530 Před 2 lety +5

      @@winggweeps Wait, Cao Cao? I thought it was Yuan Shao who defeated Gongsun Zan.

    • @winggweeps
      @winggweeps Před 2 lety +5

      @@alexandersturnn4530 You're Right! Crap I got them mixed up.

  • @SpecterN19
    @SpecterN19 Před 4 měsíci +12

    The musical dessert man opend our eyes to the truth about the cat lie

  • @skivvy3565
    @skivvy3565 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Don’t not forget. When Hannibal was in self exile he gave advice to the ruler of the kingdom he was hiding out in. And in this area was a vast amount of poisonous snakes. *So he had many men round up TONS of snakes, put them in clay jars, and launch them as projectiles at the enemy ships* so they’d slither below deck and harass the naked, unclothed and chained and unprotected slave rowers and obviously this was quite effective as well as causing disorder in the ranks top deck. So much so that the Romans after hearing about this unusual conflict investigated and someone let slip that Hannibal had been hiding out there. They surrounded his house and he imbibed poison and died as his last act of keeping away from them

  • @thatoneguy7191
    @thatoneguy7191 Před 2 lety +136

    12:03 "For the bees did not believe in the magic of friendship, *_only pain_* "
    You could really feel the raw emotion when he mentioned the pain of being stung by bees there ;_;

  • @musicalDrebin
    @musicalDrebin Před 2 lety +469

    Itll be real awkward when bluejay finds out 90% of his audience is from Missouri

    • @andrewblandford6423
      @andrewblandford6423 Před 2 lety +129

      It hilarious you think enough people in Missouri have internet access to be 90% of his audience. We sold our internet for meth.

    • @bombtechjt4326
      @bombtechjt4326 Před 2 lety +27

      As a person from Missouri. This is fact check true

    • @user-gb7cl8np3p
      @user-gb7cl8np3p Před 2 lety +14

      Wait shit im missourian

    • @jonmcgee6987
      @jonmcgee6987 Před 2 lety +13

      As a resident of the state of Kansas. I find his anti-Missouri bits in this video very funny. I'm not from Kansas, I just live here. My avatar gives away my native state.

    • @musicalDrebin
      @musicalDrebin Před 2 lety +10

      @@andrewblandford6423 in the words of Huck Finn from a fairly odd parents special, "I can't go back in there! IT'S MISSOURI IN THERE! ya ever been to Missouri?!"

  • @jessicacook9003
    @jessicacook9003 Před rokem +28

    Lmao as a lady subscriber, while I do not give a SHIT about fashion, I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that the youtube algorithm originally showed that video in my homepage feed despite not having other similar viewing history (and none of your content ever) because it was about fashion. While I don't care about that stuff you mentioned, I think it's never a bad idea to branch out a bit if it helps you get more viewers, as long as you're still being genuine with yourself and your thirst for knowledge. Ya never know, you might learn some cool stuff you never even thought about before.
    I came here because of the based youtube hive-mind, I stay for the awesone dose of history knowledge that blows my mind while being down-to-earth and humourous. Keep up the great content, I'm rooting for this channel to find a bigger audience!!!

  • @the3dluxe53
    @the3dluxe53 Před rokem +24

    As a Connecticut resident I know for a fact that the first submersible ever used for war purposes was the Turtle. Basically it was The Hunley in the revolutionary war but with a much lower kill count… of zero. Although that’s not from lack of trying. They tried to use it to attach explosive charges to British ships on two separate occasions but both failed and forced the operator of the craft to retreat. So the Turtle is the first war sub but the Hunley does still hold the title of first sub with kills under its belt. Even if most of those were it’s own operators.

    • @teejayaich4306
      @teejayaich4306 Před 9 měsíci

      How can we take information seriously by a person from a state with a "c" where it is not needed?
      NICE TRY

  • @ihavetowait90daystochangem67
    @ihavetowait90daystochangem67 Před 2 lety +2763

    The Persians releasing cats is just an Urban Myth. Historians found out that the Egyptians surrendered because they heard “It’s Morbin Time” from the Persian side and they refuse to kill they’re God

    • @NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd
      @NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd Před 2 lety +155

      anybody who doesn't know about Morbius memes will instantly believe it's true

    • @akiamini4006
      @akiamini4006 Před 2 lety +64

      As an Iranian can confirm

    • @hullinstruments
      @hullinstruments Před 2 lety +1

      @@NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd even the dead are aware of this tiresome shit meme by now

    • @somemeansfish8987
      @somemeansfish8987 Před 2 lety +41

      @@NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd You assume their are still people who don't know about Morbey?They say the universe is incomprehensibly large but is that even possible?

    • @hamaljay
      @hamaljay Před 2 lety +14

      Your cultural references are not understood.

  • @1984Phalanx
    @1984Phalanx Před 2 lety +283

    "The Indian troops raised the British flag over a German colony in africa" oh what a tangled web we weave.

    • @Bobby-wn5yr
      @Bobby-wn5yr Před rokem +45

      As a Brit born decades after the end of the empire it’s easy to forget sometimes why everyone’s still so mad at us. It’s shit like that isn’t it?

    • @yam2050
      @yam2050 Před rokem

      @@Bobby-wn5yr so that we can start a new war... Make a ton of money and stabilise population a bit.
      War is good.

    • @barneymiller7894
      @barneymiller7894 Před rokem +5

      But the bees care not for our politics, only our suffering.

    • @rerror3577
      @rerror3577 Před rokem +12

      "The Indian troops raised the British flag over a German colony in Africa in retaliation to what those Serbians did to that Austrian"

    • @halogod0298
      @halogod0298 Před rokem +1

      @@rerror3577 we live in a society

  • @jasonbarrette4980
    @jasonbarrette4980 Před rokem +12

    Actually, there were instances of submarines being used even earlier than the Civil War. During the Revolutionary War, for example, there was a submarine that was literally just a sealed barrel with hand powered propellers and a drill to attach a bomb to British ships.

    • @joshuapettus6973
      @joshuapettus6973 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Yes but the turtle wasn't as successful in that it couldn't sink it's target.

  • @joejoemyo
    @joejoemyo Před rokem +13

    Fun fact, the wrecks of the CSS Hunley and the ship it sank were both discovered by Clive Cussler - an avid car collector and author of several semifamous book series

  • @zeroblackzx
    @zeroblackzx Před 2 lety +356

    I laughed way too hard at the bee lighting a cig, saying, "looks like someone's a little lost,"

  • @Raul_T
    @Raul_T Před 2 lety +457

    Now I know how to defeat my enemies using tactics that should be war crimes but mostly aren't. Thanks Bluejay.

    • @slaughterchainsaw
      @slaughterchainsaw Před 2 lety +24

      Animal shields, suicide submarines and bees. Weapons to surpass metal gear

    • @Raul_T
      @Raul_T Před 2 lety +6

      @@slaughterchainsaw nah, I'll use endangered animals as shields because I doubt soldiers of today would care otherwise. Also, release rabid bees into enemy camps. Don't have much for the submarines.

    • @CoralCopperHead
      @CoralCopperHead Před 2 lety

      @@Raul_T Load 'em with explosives, slip into an enemy harbour and detonate.

    • @Dabigboii
      @Dabigboii Před rokem +2

      the bees are definitely the war crime

    • @WhatEver-ys4oe
      @WhatEver-ys4oe Před rokem +2

      It isnt a war crime if its the first time its done!

  • @nala1007
    @nala1007 Před rokem +52

    As a female I can confirm, that your tactic to lure more of us thru fashion worked.
    (At least I found your channel through the weird history fashion video)

  • @MovieFan1912
    @MovieFan1912 Před 8 měsíci +3

    7:25 I could loop this all day.

  • @_MrPixel_
    @_MrPixel_ Před 2 lety +153

    7:54
    "The Hunley sank for the last time"
    Not to worry submarines can be drained and people can be replaced so there is still hope

    • @kyledavis4890
      @kyledavis4890 Před 2 lety +11

      Actually, I think I remember reading that they found it recently. I think the plan was to raise it and put it in the Smithsonian, but I don't know if it ever happened... I've been out of touch with the archeological field for too long now.

    • @ntfoperative9432
      @ntfoperative9432 Před 2 lety +10

      @@kyledavis4890 yes, it was raised a cleaned out of silt so it could be properly displayed

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher Před 2 lety +4

      @@kyledavis4890
      I think they're still desalinating it so it doesn't crumble from the massive corrosion it's suffered.

  • @johnbeauvais3159
    @johnbeauvais3159 Před 2 lety +355

    The Hunley wasn’t made from a boiler, boilers used lapped construction and standard rivets. The Hunley was constructed using butted seams with an internal doubler and countersunk rivets. This was done to reduce drag in the water, it was a reasonably well thought out vessel for the technology available.

    • @sjs9698
      @sjs9698 Před 2 lety +56

      aside from the suicidal bomb-on-a-spear method of attack...

    • @notreallyhere67
      @notreallyhere67 Před 2 lety +34

      @@sjs9698 Yeah, it's a classic case of "race with what you got" as the first self-propelled torpedo didn't come about until 1871 or thereabouts :D

    • @arleccino1313
      @arleccino1313 Před rokem

      A vehicle made by racist losers.

    • @halogod0298
      @halogod0298 Před rokem +3

      @@sjs9698 yea they miscalculated

    • @elroyscout
      @elroyscout Před rokem +7

      Reasonably well thought out for a ship armed with high explosives at the end of a long stick.

  • @Matt2ykYT
    @Matt2ykYT Před rokem +8

    "Looks like someone's a little lost" one of my best fav lines in this video

  • @gokce9521
    @gokce9521 Před 4 měsíci +9

    Here before the Roman Apologists

  • @elohimcabrera
    @elohimcabrera Před 2 lety +220

    You know I thought it was a Dr. Bees reference when you said 'woefully unpopulated by bees. But I went something like ' nah why would he know about Dr. bees' Imagine my surprise when I saw you mention him later. I wonder how he died this time?

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před 2 lety +85

      Probably machine gun fire

    • @LexYeen
      @LexYeen Před 2 lety +40

      @@BlueJayYT Curse those metal bees and their entirely understandable immunity to Dr. Bees's bee-like charms.

  • @anger_birb
    @anger_birb Před 2 lety +301

    A wise man was once asked "How long is an eternity?" He thought for a moment, before responding: Once, every BlueJay upload, a bird flies to the top of a 10 mile mountain and rubs it's plumage upon the mountain's peek. Only once the entire mountain has been worn down by this bird has an eternity elapsed.

    • @toobig7150
      @toobig7150 Před 2 lety +3

      damn thats deep

    • @meowmere64
      @meowmere64 Před 2 lety +24

      This is inaccurate, it really just, “once, every BlueJay upload, an eternity has passed.”

    • @ashholiday123
      @ashholiday123 Před 2 lety +16

      People say that's a hell of a long time, I say, that's a hell of a bird.

    • @Redbird-dh7mu
      @Redbird-dh7mu Před 2 lety +8

      The mountain is also made of diamond.

    • @sigmasquadleader
      @sigmasquadleader Před 2 lety +2

      @@Redbird-dh7mu And that bird? Doctor Who.

  • @theexplorer1476
    @theexplorer1476 Před rokem +4

    "the Indian troops raised the British flag over the German colony on African soil"💀

  • @Fuckinyocouch
    @Fuckinyocouch Před 10 měsíci +5

    The Hunley is even funnier after the Titan debacle

  • @Rig0r_M0rtis
    @Rig0r_M0rtis Před rokem +138

    The "Persian conversion excursion" made me laugh so hard

  • @justinsanchez3286
    @justinsanchez3286 Před 2 lety +224

    Tanga in Filipino means idiot, so the Battle of Tanga is pretty accurate for the British side. Also, it's pretty ironic that the machine gun used against the Brits was actually designed by Brits.

    • @HauntedXXXPancake
      @HauntedXXXPancake Před 9 měsíci +9

      'Tanga' in German means 'G-String' (The Underwear).
      I can't think of a way in which that may reflect on the Battle.

    • @justinsanchez3286
      @justinsanchez3286 Před 9 měsíci +7

      @@HauntedXXXPancake the Brits got their ass cheeks clapped, so there's that

    • @user-cw3wm9lx7w
      @user-cw3wm9lx7w Před 2 měsíci

      lol

  • @SimplifiedFinanceSiFi
    @SimplifiedFinanceSiFi Před rokem +5

    Calling it the: 'Slightly above average' war..
    got me with that one

  • @soportuguese354
    @soportuguese354 Před rokem +5

    As a resident of Alabama, I am honored to have my state credited with the creation of the worlds first successful combat submarine.

  • @battlepig1014
    @battlepig1014 Před 2 lety +93

    Excellent video!
    I can actually think of one earlier example of a "submarine" though, the USS Turtle, a submersible used by the United States in the Revolutionary War. Essentially, it was an insulated wooden barrel with a stick with a bomb on the end of it (similarly to the Hunley). The Turtle attempted several missions to sink British vessels on the Hudson River but was never successful.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před 2 lety +53

      That is very true! I remember learning about that from a TV show, Turn. Tis why I specified first 'successful' combat submarine!

    • @kiranclarke869
      @kiranclarke869 Před 2 lety +26

      @@BlueJayYT "successful" is pushing it a little

    • @LexYeen
      @LexYeen Před 2 lety +1

      @@kiranclarke869 It sunk its target _and_ got a bunch of racists killed. Sounds successful enough to me.

    • @manuxx3543
      @manuxx3543 Před 2 lety

      @@BlueJayYT Turn was so good compared to how unknown it is worldwide

    • @lachlanv.b.7783
      @lachlanv.b.7783 Před 2 lety +16

      @@kiranclarke869 I mean it's a 1.0 KD for ships sunk with an unproven weapons system. Ignoring crew losses it was a pyrrhic victory

  • @amberkat8147
    @amberkat8147 Před 2 lety +78

    Honestly, the "perhaps it was just a desperate attempt to remedy a battlefield woefully underpopulated by bees" bit is 1, probably a brand new sentence, and 2, my favorite sentence I've heard today. Whoever did the writing on this is AWESOME!

    • @SKC-uc7rw
      @SKC-uc7rw Před rokem +2

      Look up harry partridge. Doctor bees is a fantastic series.

    • @bigmike9947
      @bigmike9947 Před 9 měsíci

      12:44

  • @davidbakke9293
    @davidbakke9293 Před rokem +3

    “Polyaenus” was the best

  • @93MANIAC
    @93MANIAC Před 11 měsíci +4

    Ha ha here's another BlueJay joke that aged like fine wine 5:47

  • @JoeMama-rw1gb
    @JoeMama-rw1gb Před 2 lety +113

    I always love his wholesome family friendly videos

    • @Bambisgf77
      @Bambisgf77 Před rokem +1

      Sarcasm? Hilarious content but wholesome family is a bit ….. stretch 💁🏻‍♀️

  • @Zimmzamm
    @Zimmzamm Před rokem +124

    I am instructor at the Navy’s Submarine School. I’ll be using your explanation of the CSS Hunley from now on when I teach Submarine History to the new sailors.

    • @jamesg1968
      @jamesg1968 Před rokem +8

      I wouldn't do that. He is actually wrong about many aspects of the Hunley and its evolution. Altough he is right about you can raise a sub and replace the crew. Most times. Given ideal conditions and a load of people and resources.

    • @blurb9319
      @blurb9319 Před 9 měsíci +6

      @@jamesg1968what about it is he wrong about? This is just from a cursory glance online, but everything seems to match up.

    • @yumad9830
      @yumad9830 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@jamesg1968 Nothing he said was wrong.

  • @prusselldu
    @prusselldu Před rokem +3

    "Slave loving land of traitors" new favorite channel

  • @corpsmitty
    @corpsmitty Před 11 měsíci +2

    In the Battle of Kwajalein (WW2 Pacific), the Japanese did all sorts of weird things to try and thwart the American advance on the island. One that comes to mind with this video took place at night. The Japanese used palm fronds held out in front of them to try and disguise their counter attack into American lines. The Americans were absolutely baffled the Japanese thought this would work and cut them down in huge numbers. Another, more grim tactic was to use Korean slaves dressed in white to try and draw Americans to shoot and expose their positions in the dark night. One Japenese officer even tried to fight a flamethrower with a fire extinguisher. It didn't end well for the Japanese officer.

  • @sproxy1162
    @sproxy1162 Před 2 lety +61

    ''The Indians popped off more lead than a Detroit suburb'' -BlueJay 2022

  • @Lily-ed8fl
    @Lily-ed8fl Před 2 lety +56

    lady here! would love to see something between early edo period fashion, OR the most brutal ways to torture people through history! if you take that latter option, scaphism, the (probably not true) practice of forcefeeding people money and milk while theyre trapped between boats, then GIVING them the boats, and dumping them in a swamp to be horrifically devoured alive by insects would be an excellent addition.

    • @marycae
      @marycae Před 2 lety +9

      @@CoochSmooch sometimes, the two are even connected! yippee!

    • @Black-Sun_Kaiser
      @Black-Sun_Kaiser Před 2 lety

      @@CoochSmooch agreed

    • @Lily-ed8fl
      @Lily-ed8fl Před 2 lety

      @@CoochSmooch i showed my friends this, and they still make fun of me with it. thanks!

    • @midladder
      @midladder Před rokem

      Pick me much

    • @user-cw3wm9lx7w
      @user-cw3wm9lx7w Před 2 měsíci

      interesting

  • @fatdogz5777
    @fatdogz5777 Před 6 měsíci +7

    As a female I love learning about crazy ways people died :)

  • @kujojotarostandoceanman2641

    That's like employing dozens of Jesus's lookalikes into the war against the crusaders

  • @midgetfightclub
    @midgetfightclub Před 2 lety +130

    Seriously humiliating how the Hunley lost to a target that was incapable of fighting back

    • @justinsanchez3286
      @justinsanchez3286 Před 2 lety +44

      >Sinks enemy ship and kills 5 enemy sailors
      >Loses submarine and entire crew
      Mission Failed Successfully

    • @jj02mc27
      @jj02mc27 Před 2 lety +27

      @@justinsanchez3286
      > approaches defenseless ship with boom stick
      > hits it in the explosive-filled cargo section
      > refuses to elaborate
      >sinks

    • @The_Tech_Priest
      @The_Tech_Priest Před 2 lety +2

      @@jj02mc27 truly an Chad u boot tactic

    • @shinydewott
      @shinydewott Před rokem +8

      @@justinsanchez3286 “don’t blame me, there was no ‘return alive’ at the mission briefing”

    • @lupohutchington269
      @lupohutchington269 Před rokem +2

      Think it as the first american kamikaze submarine

  • @littleshopofhorrors6573
    @littleshopofhorrors6573 Před 2 lety +72

    I was invested into a series for 3 days and as soon as I seen “blue jay” I clicked it😂 he cracks me up

  • @joshacollins84
    @joshacollins84 Před rokem +5

    History, satire, military history, vulgarities, and esoterc references make this my new favorite channel!

  • @potato1341
    @potato1341 Před rokem +3

    Okay but to think the Hunley was basically a primitive, unwitting kamikaze bomber, it done a pretty good job. It took out an entire naval vessel several miles off the coast in a single hit. If it was lowered to 1-2 crew members and consistently sank ships, as opposed to having full-on conflicts where an entire ship might fail to take down another, it'd probably be one of the more efficient tactics available for the time.

  • @generalquack9844
    @generalquack9844 Před 2 lety +28

    In 657 during the battle of Siffin, pages of Qu'ran were ripped and put in front of spears against Saint Ali and his army. This caused the winning side to immidiently stop fighting as to not destroy the pages of the holy book. Its very similar to the egyptian example you gave.

    • @HellbirdIV
      @HellbirdIV Před 2 lety +8

      Coalition forces should've thought of that. Don't have to rip out the pages, just mount a bookshelf full of Qur'ans to the side of the Humvees and Land Rovers.

    • @generalquack9844
      @generalquack9844 Před 2 lety +7

      @@HellbirdIV paper is mightier than the IED

    • @alexanderrobins7497
      @alexanderrobins7497 Před 2 lety +2

      After Alexander The Great died, his mother Olympus and one of Alexander’s step mother’s raised armies to fight each other for political power. (I think the issue was about Alexander’s successor.) When the other army saw they were ordered to kill the women who gave birth to Alexander The Great, they threw down their weapons and changed sides.
      Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History did a five hour podcast episode about it which was fascinating and perfect for the road trip I was on.

    • @user-cw3wm9lx7w
      @user-cw3wm9lx7w Před 2 měsíci

      @@HellbirdIV lol

  • @smartdoge4626
    @smartdoge4626 Před 2 lety +41

    Never thought I’d be terrified of a bee lighting a cigar, taking a strong puff and then proceeding to tell me how lost I am.

  • @stuffedninja1337
    @stuffedninja1337 Před rokem +2

    Good news! I’m a lady and watched BECAUSE of the bonkers war tactics.
    The massive failure at Tanga was apparently quite brutal. My favourite war documentary included accounts from soldiers that were actually there. Most of the forces were people that were basically forced into a conflict for land they didn’t own or live on and had 0 control over or even voting rights on. Add to that that it was mainly dense jungle that they were unfamiliar with, and it was a goddamn massacre. Just running blind through the brush while you hear your comrades screaming in agony all around you.

  • @honeykate14
    @honeykate14 Před 2 měsíci +1

    As a girl who loves history, war-related videos on this channel are my absolute favourite

  • @Rauruatreides
    @Rauruatreides Před 2 lety +28

    Hearing the opinion on Missouri as a Missourian made me think "how dare you" and "very true" at the same time. Definitely not the state for everyone with all of the bendy roads still good enough to make you car sick and weather that nobody seems to be capable of predicting.

    • @bugbear2001
      @bugbear2001 Před rokem +4

      We might have St Louis, but at least we don't have Chicago!

  • @aethertoast4320
    @aethertoast4320 Před 2 lety +31

    I love the idea that towing a mine was too dangerous so obviously the thing to do was put it on a long stick.

  • @antoslv3913
    @antoslv3913 Před 11 měsíci +3

    During world war II, an Italian fort was Captured by Charles Leclerc (French general), although they had almost no equipement, and only one canon... They moved it from place to place to make Italian believe they had plenty, so the Italians (Well equiped, and that was'nt exhausted by travelling though desert) surrender XD

  • @hannahep5148
    @hannahep5148 Před 2 lety +50

    I don't come here just for the war tactics, i also, like most women, like that dancing bird. i would add a squeak or two tho.
    edit: and thank you for not talking about that Egyptian crocodile dung face mask thing again. its a bummer.

  • @pumapandora1310
    @pumapandora1310 Před 2 lety +35

    The ending statement reminds me of a motto I imagined about my own interest in history that “history should be about how people lived, and not how they died. We all die the same way after all”

    • @RipRLeeErmey
      @RipRLeeErmey Před 2 lety +10

      I wouldn't call dying to artillery fire and dying in your sleep the "same way"

    • @wjzav1971
      @wjzav1971 Před 2 lety +3

      I think there is a difference in dying to bees or to Persians swarming you with cats.

    • @stephen3164
      @stephen3164 Před 2 lety

      Bees. Always the bees.

    • @Flaschenteufel
      @Flaschenteufel Před 2 lety

      ehh pretty much more important how people died or this war thing will haunt us forever

  • @theholychirch3924
    @theholychirch3924 Před rokem +1

    I lost it earrrllyyy on this one 🤣 "Persian Conversion Excursion" whatttttt 💀

  • @mattwagner5332
    @mattwagner5332 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The shade being thrown at the fucking South is phenomenal.

  • @akakay0131
    @akakay0131 Před 2 lety +19

    Jay took every opportunity to dunk on the Confederacy he could and I am here for it

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před 2 lety +13

      🎵Away down south in the land of traitors! 🎵

    • @kingofflamingos4344
      @kingofflamingos4344 Před 2 lety +1

      Got to make sure certain folks know they aren't in good company cause of this one half ass achievement.

  • @ItsXodious
    @ItsXodious Před 2 lety +46

    This channel has everything I love!
    Birds, history explained with animations, and most importantly, a deep seeded hatred of the state i live in! Thank you youtube algorithm!

  • @larryalvares1369
    @larryalvares1369 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I wish more of my classmates saw these. Your videos are great

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před 11 měsíci +2

      give me their addresses and I'll find them

    • @larryalvares1369
      @larryalvares1369 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@BlueJayYT unfortunately for me, one of my classmates went to Missouri once :/

  • @RobertCoberly9999
    @RobertCoberly9999 Před rokem +1

    As of this year the Doritos Locos Taco from Taco Bell has lasted longer than the entirety of the Confederacy.

  • @erichayes8445
    @erichayes8445 Před 2 lety +14

    6:56 as a native of Columbus, Ohio I'll testify that everyone sounds just like that, I sound like that

  • @DippfaceHQ
    @DippfaceHQ Před 2 lety +17

    "I think you missed a golden opportunity with a CATapult."
    Had me rolling!

    • @brendaeli557
      @brendaeli557 Před rokem +3

      Shutthefukup and grab the kittens!!! lmao!
      🤣

    • @DippfaceHQ
      @DippfaceHQ Před rokem

      @@brendaeli557 *GRAB THE FUCKING KITTENS PULVESIUS*

  • @alukata9763
    @alukata9763 Před rokem +1

    Getting attacked by bees while under MG fire got to sting.

  • @desmondblake931
    @desmondblake931 Před rokem +1

    Wow was not expecting that Missouri roast 😂

  • @blinglog
    @blinglog Před 2 lety +9

    Blue jay: damn 90% men
    Not enough

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  Před 2 lety +3

      no more, please, I can't breath

  • @chrisfrey6502
    @chrisfrey6502 Před 2 lety +57

    Dude whatever your doing, somehow you'll suprise me everytime. All jokes hit and its always a uniqely fun experience to watch your videos. keep it going

    • @JumpCutThis
      @JumpCutThis Před rokem

      And now, much like Blue still waiting for his dad to return, we wait for him. Tis a sad state.

  • @ReapManYes
    @ReapManYes Před 10 měsíci +2

    Bro i forgot my daily conflict of nations login and ur sponsor reminded me

    • @kinman3051
      @kinman3051 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Awesome. Good to see another Missouri hater

  • @salamantics
    @salamantics Před 9 měsíci +3

    I wonder if bluejay discussed ironclads in another video, very very interesting part of the civil war. The presubmarine, submarines. I loved the southern sailors yeehawing as they died btw, got a kick out of it.

  • @tsft_
    @tsft_ Před 2 lety +17

    7:14 I am replaying this and every time I am dying with laughter

  • @JackyThaParrot
    @JackyThaParrot Před 2 lety +8

    HES BACKKKK

  • @Vziimn
    @Vziimn Před 11 měsíci +4

    3:36 holy fuck you are hilarious

  • @ETACarinaeA-.-
    @ETACarinaeA-.- Před 11 měsíci +4

    As a female I am interested in your topics

  • @creatinerd
    @creatinerd Před 2 lety +8

    3:57 woah, dem Egyptians so scared they fled all the way to Tennessee

    • @carlaconnolly6038
      @carlaconnolly6038 Před rokem

      There's a town in Egypt called Memphis

    • @creatinerd
      @creatinerd Před rokem

      @@carlaconnolly6038 I know, that was the Joke. Memphis, Tennessee

  • @SPC_Yuki
    @SPC_Yuki Před 2 lety +22

    A content creator willing to identify a woeful lack of bees in his video deserves a sub

  • @mrbushi1062
    @mrbushi1062 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Persian Conversion Excursion that killed me

  • @andrewrife6253
    @andrewrife6253 Před rokem +1

    As someone from Columbus, Ohio I can confirm we do, in fact, talk like old-salt sailors from the 17th century

  • @evoluxman9935
    @evoluxman9935 Před 2 lety +183

    Got my like for all the jokes about the confederacy. Only Sherman is able to burn the south better than that.

    • @XSniper74184
      @XSniper74184 Před rokem

      A fact I just learned. He actually dramatically oversold the last confederate flag. It was a dishtowel. They surrendered with a dishtowel. Slap that on your pickup trucks ya sore losers.

    • @JumpCutThis
      @JumpCutThis Před rokem +5

      Solid torching. Well done.
      Get it? Get it?
      Whatever.

    • @dfv2060
      @dfv2060 Před rokem

      Omg dude 🤣

  • @dusting1851
    @dusting1851 Před 2 lety +10

    "More lead in all directions than a Detroit suburb" caught me completely off guard and I love it

  • @burtpenguin
    @burtpenguin Před rokem +1

    I live in Charleston and so the Hunley is pretty famous, and so I thought of submarine warfare I thought of both civil war and ww1 when you mentioned submarines lol.

  • @theintelligentcow7447
    @theintelligentcow7447 Před rokem +3

    BlueJay is like a more wholesome Sam O’Nella and I love it

  • @fullmetaltheorist
    @fullmetaltheorist Před 2 lety +9

    "The bees did not believe in the magic of friendship. Only pain."
    🤣

  • @james2782
    @james2782 Před 2 lety +6

    Seeing a bee light a cigarette and threaten a man. Did not realise I needed this.

  • @chaosXP3RT
    @chaosXP3RT Před 9 měsíci +2

    If the Hunley hadn't sunk itself, General Sherman would've had to continue his March *into* the Sea!

  • @karrde5566
    @karrde5566 Před 2 měsíci

    i honestly wouldnt care if he was lying about every single thing id still watch this i havent laughed this hard in years!! XD