How People Disappear

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  • čas přidán 12. 05. 2024
  • Follow Michael Stevens: / tweetsauce
    Sources and MORE stories below!
    Target story: www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/mag...
    World population clock: www.worldometers.info/world-po...
    How to disappear:
    lifehacker.com/5676149/how-to-...
    amzn.com/1599219778
    www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/03/...
    DOCUMENTARIES:
    "A Certain Kind of Death": • A Certain Kind Of Deat...
    The Imposter: www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/
    various articles about disappearences:
    www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19...
    www.cracked.com/article_19765_...
    www.straightdope.com/columns/r...
    www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland...
    en.zaginieni.pl/why-do-people-...
    www.npr.org/2013/05/07/1820006...
    www.trutv.com/library/crime/cr...
    www.npr.org/2013/08/08/2098734...
    Venus transit: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sun...
    Steve Jobs premature obit: gawker.com/5042795/steve-jobss...
    CNN premature obits: www.thesmokinggun.com/file/cnn...
    Other premature obits:
    www.slate.com/articles/news_an...
    www.theguardian.com/lifeandsty...
    listverse.com/2011/11/07/top-1...
    Britney Spears obit rumor: www.today.com/id/22727961/ns/t...
    Woman eaten by her own cats: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...
    Woman not checked on for three years: www.theguardian.com/film/2011/...
    Oklahoma story: www.nytimes.com/1997/05/23/us/...
    Whitney Cerak and Laura Van Ryn: www.today.com/video/today/4750...
    Canary island twins separated at birth:
    online.wsj.com/article/SB10001...
    www.psychologytoday.com/blog/t...
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20...
    Babies switched at birth: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babies_s...
    missing missing: www.outpostforhope.org/kids-of...
    Earth orbiting black hole gif: 4.bp.blogspot.com/-EAl9rjYZuas...
    on wikipedia:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declared...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faked_death
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreport...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category...
    David Wong's article about what you have to look forward to: www.cracked.com/article_15658_...
    ********MUSIC*******
    / jakechudnow
    and
    www.audionetwork.com
    "Giving It My All" by Max Brodie
    "Conversation 2" by Bob Bradley / Matt Sanchez / Steve Dymond / Sarah Wassall
    "American Tragedy" by David O'Brien / Johnny Lithium
    "Mystical Kingdom" by Paul Mottram
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  • @Killbayne
    @Killbayne Před 4 lety +36650

    Imagine going on a vacation and you return just to found you have been declared dead and your wife remarried

    • @tali2225
      @tali2225 Před 4 lety +1193

      (castaway)

    • @dedwinx8040
      @dedwinx8040 Před 4 lety +2276

      no one goes on vacation for 11 years like he did

    • @cielregister8828
      @cielregister8828 Před 4 lety +766

      @@dedwinx8040 well, I did

    • @ziptoid
      @ziptoid Před 4 lety +189

      Skyett hey, you’re free now

    • @HYPARA
      @HYPARA Před 4 lety +639

      I mean 11 years and no letters ? Carrier pigeons or something ?

  • @stewardappiagyei6982
    @stewardappiagyei6982 Před 3 lety +13504

    I guess you could say his daughter was...
    targeted.

    • @__-yz1ob
      @__-yz1ob Před 3 lety +358

      Ba dam tiss

    • @ibtastico
      @ibtastico Před 3 lety +331

      ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh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    • @furrysarenthip2687
      @furrysarenthip2687 Před 3 lety +74

      @@__-yz1ob dear god help meeeeeee

    • @tree9171
      @tree9171 Před 3 lety +67

      You can say sorry now

    • @martenveersoo8502
      @martenveersoo8502 Před 3 lety +27

      @@ibtastico +1

  • @AdamKlownzinger
    @AdamKlownzinger Před rokem +3807

    Vsauce is really smart for recognizing there’s probably some depressed people trying to find out how to “disappear”, and dedicated the end of the video to trying to stop them

    • @Qaptyl
      @Qaptyl Před rokem +24

      based username

    • @IlllIIllllllIII
      @IlllIIllllllIII Před 9 měsíci +4

      1.1k likes 1 reply let me change that

    • @seni3202
      @seni3202 Před 8 měsíci +2

      good one 😂

    • @damien12221
      @damien12221 Před 8 měsíci +35

      I'm ''Missing missing''. Getting to that part of the video resonated with me.
      I wasn't when I first watched this video when it came out, but I have been now for nearly 5 years. It just kinda happened.
      Mind, I'm living comfortably, I have a partner and by extend a new family.

    • @ur_mom_is_so_fat
      @ur_mom_is_so_fat Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@damien12221could you elaborate

  • @rkive7040
    @rkive7040 Před rokem +257

    everyone talking about the astronomer while I'm absolutely depressed about the person that's been on the sofa for 3 years 💀

    • @sl33pyzin
      @sl33pyzin Před 2 měsíci +8

      nobody missed him, it´s crazy...

  • @productions6697
    @productions6697 Před 3 lety +4342

    The scary fact is that out of this 15 mil. people who watched this video at least 1 probably has dissapeared.

    • @davidsmith1371
      @davidsmith1371 Před 3 lety +584

      That's freaky to think about, out of everyone who has watched this.. someone's probably been murdered to.

    • @user-tk8cz3ry8l
      @user-tk8cz3ry8l Před 3 lety +43

      yeah :/

    • @riyak.7393
      @riyak.7393 Před 3 lety +122

      God, that's scary

    • @balloonwithglasses
      @balloonwithglasses Před 3 lety +116

      Bruh don’ do that to me

    • @gavinbowman1463
      @gavinbowman1463 Před 3 lety +101

      1? all the people who disappeared on purpose are here wondering how they were found out

  • @flux202
    @flux202 Před 4 lety +8081

    The person who died left the TV running for 3 years. That's one big bill.

    • @sketchy9431
      @sketchy9431 Před 4 lety +74

      FLux Oh no

    • @ldgaming4213
      @ldgaming4213 Před 4 lety +23

      Lol

    • @rottnlove
      @rottnlove Před 4 lety +482

      I was thinking that they should refund any charges since she was deceased. How observant were the neighbors that didn't notice no one ever mowed the yard? Even in the country people know what goes on at the neighbors...
      Update: FFS I have already seen the apartment replies.. and am capable of reading them. Is it really nessicary to add another comment saying it again after the first 100?

    • @so3269
      @so3269 Před 4 lety +111

      Mindy McClaran True but she told them she was going on vacation and asked her neighbors to pay the bills

    • @rottnlove
      @rottnlove Před 4 lety +176

      @@so3269 vacation for 3 years?

  • @MerchManDan
    @MerchManDan Před rokem +532

    I rewatch this every few months whenever life starts to feel like it's too much for me to handle. It reminds me that I don't really want to disappear, even when I feel like I do.

    • @MerchManDan
      @MerchManDan Před 5 měsíci +9

      ​@zenity-racer75
      I don't NEED to disappear, no, but sometimes I want to. I want to live a better life, or at least a life with less pain and confusion and frustration and despair

    • @veythegay
      @veythegay Před 4 měsíci +4

      Yeah, I get that. I understand the feeling... Just remember there is just some random commenter out there that remembered you for something you said. It could be something funny or sad, or something like this. Just know you will be remembered.@@MerchManDan

    • @bababbabababababbababeds
      @bababbabababababbababeds Před 2 měsíci +4

      you are loved. we see you!❤❤

    • @Reonstly
      @Reonstly Před měsícem +3

      NEVER BACK DOWN NEVER WHAT

    • @yellowavm
      @yellowavm Před měsícem +2

      @@Reonstly NEVER GIVE UP

  • @latonyasaffor152
    @latonyasaffor152 Před rokem +241

    Hello I was friends with Lakesha Levy. We were in the Air Force together and were classmates in medical laboratory training in Texas. She had a husband and a son whom she talked about all the time! She was later stationed in Oklahoma. Thanks for being brief and respectful of her memory.

    • @Uhohlisa
      @Uhohlisa Před 9 měsíci +21

      I’m really sorry for your loss

    • @theneighbourkid
      @theneighbourkid Před 5 měsíci +5

      may I ask what is your name?

    • @GDRoyalestFort
      @GDRoyalestFort Před 2 měsíci +5

      I have a strong feelings this isn't real, chance it might be, but like its a CZcams comment section

    • @JuanThaSilva
      @JuanThaSilva Před měsícem

      Liar. What kind of person says this without a legit source?
      If you think you’re the person’s friend then you probably should’ve shown proof to people with a link.
      Don’t you find that fucked up?

    • @suspicioussand
      @suspicioussand Před 15 dny +2

      ​@@GDRoyalestFort do you think people would do that? just go on the internet and tell lies?
      /s

  • @invis234
    @invis234 Před 4 lety +3808

    Michael saying "wherever you are, I'm glad you're there," and then playing Giving It My All did what half a year of therapy barely could.

  • @inafridge8573
    @inafridge8573 Před 7 lety +22042

    the story of that French astronomer is sad

    • @AbhishekKylasa
      @AbhishekKylasa Před 7 lety +3172

      inafridge After he got back, the King even intervened and he was able to get back his position at the Royal Academy as well as much of his belongings. He remarried and lived another two decades.

    • @bcubed72
      @bcubed72 Před 7 lety +623

      The story of Marcus Garvey is worse, IMO.

    • @adkocen
      @adkocen Před 7 lety +60

      If I could I would comment 10 times.

    • @nancyrothwell8728
      @nancyrothwell8728 Před 7 lety +166

      Yeah and the Target one is weird

    • @brandonseff6044
      @brandonseff6044 Před 7 lety +11

      inafridge yeh

  • @TherapistCheez
    @TherapistCheez Před rokem +417

    I may be nine years late , but this episode has really impacted me to be honest , the ideas shown made me consider things i could have never even thought of on my own
    Its hard to describe

    • @chain12bb
      @chain12bb Před 10 měsíci +10

      Its the best Vsauce video imo

    • @primpondgaming1721
      @primpondgaming1721 Před 7 měsíci

      @@chain12bbtrue

    • @raphaellavictoria01
      @raphaellavictoria01 Před 4 měsíci

      I would like to throw in some more ideas: the left leg "mystery", who says no one was buried with one leg?? And then the missing leg was found. I'm sure SOME of the victims were buried without legs, with a missing arm, etc.
      Also, I'm trying to pass on this (a bit disappointing) piece of wisdom: there are no true mysteries in the world, the real answers are always as mundane as possible.

    • @40watt53
      @40watt53 Před 20 dny

      @@raphaellavictoria01 probably just some homeless guys leg

  • @baconshreds1772
    @baconshreds1772 Před 7 měsíci +108

    This made me think of something kinda crazy. Back in 2020 my parents got divorced and my entire family basically fell apart. In the middle of it happening, a few of my immediate relatives, including me, all completely cut ties with the family because of them being terrible people. We all moved far away and never spoke to them again. I'm thinking about how eerie it must have been to them, one minute you're dealing with a shake in the family because of divorce, the next minute, 5 of your relatives almost phase from existence. Ive already check with everyone, nobody mentioned to anyone what our plans were. It's been 3 years.

    • @1cool
      @1cool Před 2 měsíci +12

      I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you are in a good position and are happy now.
      also "back in 2020" makes me feel weird

    • @pfyschey9962
      @pfyschey9962 Před měsícem +1

      @@1cool "back in 2020" makes me feel old

    • @Iso-Nando
      @Iso-Nando Před měsícem

      😢

  • @fcdmfddcfy2388
    @fcdmfddcfy2388 Před 4 lety +4229

    "how do you know you haven't disappeared"
    * heavy breathing *

  • @AnotherDudeNamedChris
    @AnotherDudeNamedChris Před 3 lety +5546

    Imagine walking home in the middle of the night then you hear: "hey Vsauce Michael here, how do people dissapear" from the bushes

  • @TheSerotoninMuncher
    @TheSerotoninMuncher Před rokem +53

    It's a dream of mine to disappear without a trace, but I'm also terrified of disappearing without a trace. There's two different meanings.

    • @kawaibakaneko
      @kawaibakaneko Před 7 měsíci +3

      Please don't do it, people will lose sleep looking for you

    • @thenamelessdragonfish
      @thenamelessdragonfish Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@kawaibakanekoI think he means it’s a *bad* dream of his.

  • @riverthecrybaby9448
    @riverthecrybaby9448 Před rokem +40

    the last bit actually made my whole day you don't understand😭 i have severe depression and way too many family issues that i probably should but even just the smallest thing from large creators can make my day, even if its 9 years old

  • @carlyshay5027
    @carlyshay5027 Před 4 lety +8989

    Some depressed person: No one will miss me
    Vsauce: First, what is no one?

    • @purpleshep7439
      @purpleshep7439 Před 4 lety +383

      and how much does no one weigh

    • @lvbboi9
      @lvbboi9 Před 4 lety +315

      @@purpleshep7439 but most importantly
      Can you make a bomb out of no one??

    • @spartan-b1144
      @spartan-b1144 Před 4 lety +94

      How is no one when at where?

    • @mohamadalsawafi6017
      @mohamadalsawafi6017 Před 4 lety +65

      Stop giving him ideas! XD

    • @lvbboi9
      @lvbboi9 Před 4 lety +9

      Dats a bootyful profile

  • @findlaymcintosh6152
    @findlaymcintosh6152 Před 3 lety +18444

    I’m leaving this for 7 years. Look after my comment.

  • @staticradio724
    @staticradio724 Před rokem +117

    It's always absolutely heartbreaking to me, how people can die and no one ever notices they're gone. Like, I know some people intentionally isolate themselves from society and other people, but I have a feeling most just sort of wind up like that, as people fade out of their life and aren't replaced by new ones. Makes me feel like society should have some kind of safety net in place, to ensure that no one is ever truly alone who doesn't want to be 😭

  • @ExtremeSpeedMewtwo
    @ExtremeSpeedMewtwo Před rokem +34

    2:24 that Breaking Bad reference to Ed the dissappearer is top class.

  • @grantman106
    @grantman106 Před 9 lety +3990

    I feel sorry for that scientist... spends all his life trying to find out how far we are from the sun only to come home to see his life in shambles, all his worldly possessions plundered, and now all alone with no one there to hug him better...
    Fuck it I'm building a time machine! that poor french guy needs a hug

    • @xavierwelinder8620
      @xavierwelinder8620 Před 9 lety +147

      But he's French, so now everything's all better!

    • @greenbird211
      @greenbird211 Před 9 lety +35

      xavier welinder Yes, us French people ARE AWESOMESAUCE!

    • @xavierwelinder8620
      @xavierwelinder8620 Před 9 lety +104

      Anna V I meant as in he's French, so noone cares about him/you....

    • @greenbird211
      @greenbird211 Před 9 lety +18

      xavier welinder Whatevs cause do I really care if you're trying to be insulting? Marshmellows must learn

    • @xavierwelinder8620
      @xavierwelinder8620 Před 9 lety +67

      Anna V I'm not trying to insult you, it's a stereotype that french people are a##hole's, i'm playing off of that stereotype. I don't actually mean to offend you, just trying to the best out of a bad situation( a poor guy lost almost everything to witness an event, yet he didn't even get to).

  • @Sicaoisdead
    @Sicaoisdead Před 5 lety +11577

    Vsauce has now disappeared... from mainstream, non-premium, CZcams.

    • @enarchproductions5493
      @enarchproductions5493 Před 5 lety +134

      Sicao is dead yay no FUCKIN £15:99 A MONTH
      Frickin ass bitchis

    • @chickenmangaming1
      @chickenmangaming1 Před 5 lety +298

      He still uploads entertaining Vsaucey videos on DONG

    • @iamkaleep
      @iamkaleep Před 5 lety +22

      :'|

    • @petercarioscia9189
      @petercarioscia9189 Před 5 lety +179

      He still posts on his DONG channel....its trash compared to this glorious content

    • @lordmeme688
      @lordmeme688 Před 5 lety +9

      Sicao is dead someone said that already last year your jokes not funny

  • @Macky2Tacky
    @Macky2Tacky Před rokem +23

    I re-watch these videos every so often. I remember these coming out. Vsauce inspired me to continue to discover things around me and ask questions. I love this channel

  • @CatsT.M
    @CatsT.M Před rokem +15

    9 years ago and this still holds up. That is what good content should be like.

  • @magnusvoxted9947
    @magnusvoxted9947 Před 4 lety +1298

    Imagine being at your own funeral.

  • @madisonc1588
    @madisonc1588 Před 4 lety +4459

    Imagine being told your child is alive but in a coma, knowing that the other girl is dead and they had a funeral service for her, then when the girl you think is your child wakes up and says she is actually the other girl. How awful it must be realizing that they had the funeral for the wrong person and buried your daughter and you didn't even know it was her. I feel so bad for her parents.

    • @gabrielangelorvalmores8212
      @gabrielangelorvalmores8212 Před 4 lety +127

      That’s depressing...

    • @ghanphol
      @ghanphol Před 4 lety +58

      @松田浩 our feelings don't matter, apparently

    • @backendscorerr5115
      @backendscorerr5115 Před 4 lety +32

      Madison C dad lives matter

    • @madisonc1588
      @madisonc1588 Před 4 lety +16

      @松田浩 you guys matter too, yes

    • @sophierobinson2738
      @sophierobinson2738 Před 4 lety +120

      The part that wasn't mentioned is that both girl had head and facial injuries to an extent that identification was not possible.

  • @GrandmasterDinnerRoll
    @GrandmasterDinnerRoll Před rokem +17

    Wow just saw this in my recommended and I couldn’t believe it-I watched this the day it came out... nine years ago as of tomorrow. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day, and I so clearly remember this video. Crazy how time flies. So much has changed.
    Be well everyone.

  • @pierre8848
    @pierre8848 Před rokem +51

    Even after watching every video again and again over the years it still strikes me to this day how good they are.
    Thank you Michael!

  • @soda-sn9tz
    @soda-sn9tz Před 4 lety +1154

    imagine waiting 11 years away from home to see a rare astronomical event, not seeing it, going back home, and finding your wife remarried and your belongings sold

    • @ibrahimmoinhaque569
      @ibrahimmoinhaque569 Před 3 lety +8

      Hmm. When did that happen

    • @salum6690
      @salum6690 Před 3 lety +27

      To be fair, it wasn't like he had a carrier pigeon to let them know where he was. He probably knew something like that would happen after being gone for 11 years.

    • @technoblode4604
      @technoblode4604 Před 3 lety +28

      Due to shipwrecks and wartime attacks on ships, none of Guillaume Le Gentil letters he had sent to the Academy or to his relatives had reached their destinations. It's honestly sad to be quite honest.

    • @ibrahimmoinhaque569
      @ibrahimmoinhaque569 Před 3 lety

      @@technoblode4604 ALERT WE HAVE A FLEXER I repeat a FLEXER OF KNOWLEDGE!

    • @elonmusk703
      @elonmusk703 Před 3 lety +4

      Plus your job taken

  • @faith9196
    @faith9196 Před 5 lety +3943

    “How do you know you haven’t already disappeared”
    Bruh💀

    • @Attaxalotl
      @Attaxalotl Před 5 lety +85

      I have disappeared… from the other corner of my bed. I am now sitting on a pillow against the corner of the wall, not my nightstand.

    • @DJTileTurnip
      @DJTileTurnip Před 5 lety +29

      I read this comment as he said it

    • @whywelovefilm7079
      @whywelovefilm7079 Před 5 lety +6

      DJ Tile Turnip Holy shit! Me too!

    • @matteomanfredi8500
      @matteomanfredi8500 Před 5 lety +14

      He knows we wouldn' t be watching his videos in company of other people

    • @FufuMonkey
      @FufuMonkey Před 4 lety +8

      @@DJTileTurnip same tho pretty creepy

  • @fuego2002
    @fuego2002 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I love coming back to vsauce videos bc you can tell he didn't make these videos just for the people at the time but he was also speaking to us now and people further in the future. it's a different vibe from most youtubers and still makes his videos relevant and so entertaining to watch to this day

  • @ramomate1705
    @ramomate1705 Před měsícem +2

    It can't be underestimated just how amazing this video is. Might be the most well written & heartful video by a youtuber of all time. That ending is a masterpiece, it takes real creative skill to write something that emotional and cathartic

  • @stephenscribbles
    @stephenscribbles Před 4 lety +2552

    That woman who had her television on for three years while she was dead, she had no one coming to her door because she hadn't paid her bills in three years?

    • @anonymike8280
      @anonymike8280 Před 4 lety +344

      Autopay? Living in an apartment with utilities included? Someone dropped the ball.

    • @Themis33
      @Themis33 Před 4 lety +41

      It would've gone on standby. 💯

    • @anonymike8280
      @anonymike8280 Před 4 lety +99

      @@Themis33 Depends on the model. An older one might not. Or it could depend on how it was set up. They didn't used to make 'em like they do now.

    • @byork10
      @byork10 Před 4 lety +57

      I know right? you’d think the electricity would run out once or mail would over flow and they would have to give it to you in person or a friend asking for sugar

    • @anonymike8280
      @anonymike8280 Před 4 lety +40

      @Anonymous You hear about these kinds of things happening every now and then. Some people lose contact with their family and friends and there is no one to look into what happened to them. No phone calls. No cards. No emails. No text. No social media posts. If it's cold they might make mummy before it gets warm and not smell. I kind of like the idea. I might try it someday.

  • @shootie1158
    @shootie1158 Před 3 lety +5800

    “Where do people who disappear go?” Yes Micheal that’s kind of the thing

    • @gracefullydumb
      @gracefullydumb Před 3 lety +103

      they go to mars duh

    • @rodomantade
      @rodomantade Před 3 lety +39

      Your pfp matches

    • @merp7719
      @merp7719 Před 3 lety +26

      @@gracefullydumb i heard they go to Pluto but nvm

    • @dashinnnn
      @dashinnnn Před 3 lety +2

      @Bebopman CurrentHol’up what?

    • @RenRainy
      @RenRainy Před 3 lety +3

      @vladimir putin is andrei panin jfk is jimmy carter I have been to space

  • @antalord5112
    @antalord5112 Před 7 měsíci +3

    everytime i get depressed and start to think about bad things, i come here to get statistical adivices and recover myself. Thanks Michael, you saved me many times. Glad you're there.

  • @victorguzman5657
    @victorguzman5657 Před rokem +4

    I still come back to rewatch his videos. Thanks michael

  • @12lbbluefish3
    @12lbbluefish3 Před 4 lety +3494

    Honestly that story is so sad. Imagine waiting 8 years, and people think you died, and your life is literally removed from existence.

    • @fridayyz4408
      @fridayyz4408 Před 4 lety +266

      And you didn't even got to see the thing that you travelled for

    • @catlebat8124
      @catlebat8124 Před 4 lety +123

      Cyrus Hoeschele I’ll be more sad that the one event I waited for 8 years for got cancelled because of some clouds.

    • @zytolen5356
      @zytolen5356 Před 4 lety +11

      What's existence?

    • @Jyudee
      @Jyudee Před 4 lety +23

      Like what happened with him and his wife? Did they get back together. Did they just move on?

    • @RishiJalukar
      @RishiJalukar Před 4 lety

      *Xsistenshil*

  • @CookieGal-
    @CookieGal- Před 3 lety +3075

    The one where the woman was discovered dead on her sofa after 3 YEARS, like damn. That's really sad.

    • @anitkaurbagga7936
      @anitkaurbagga7936 Před 3 lety +187

      But how was her TV still on after 3 years? Who paid the cable and electricity bills

    • @rattfish
      @rattfish Před 3 lety +180

      Death Son it was actually automatically paid, ive heard the whole story

    • @wikiwiki1093
      @wikiwiki1093 Před 3 lety +7

      I don't understand how the TV was still on. What about the electricity and cable bills?

    • @chaoticmadness122
      @chaoticmadness122 Před 3 lety +71

      @@wikiwiki1093
      Read above your comment

    • @leranavotobbigoy5497
      @leranavotobbigoy5497 Před 3 lety +31

      How did no one smell her decaying?

  • @chiragmiddha529
    @chiragmiddha529 Před 8 měsíci +2

    2:23 I've watched this video so many times, but only now have I caught this reference to BCS/BB. It's great to know that Michael also watches and likes these shows. Honestly, I would love hear him talk about them too.

  • @wherestheleakmaam3721
    @wherestheleakmaam3721 Před 8 měsíci +4

    This turned so wholesome. There's quite a few people who needed to hear that, and i was one of them 😢

  • @3riormrsup
    @3riormrsup Před 4 lety +2191

    Title: How People Disappear
    Michael: Target knows when you are pregnant

    • @rippley09
      @rippley09 Před 4 lety +3

      Lol that is so true😂😂😂

    • @im1who84u
      @im1who84u Před 4 lety +7

      That's the funniest joke I've ever heard.

    • @chrisabdo3019
      @chrisabdo3019 Před 4 lety +10

      @@im1who84u u over 38? Cuz if not... Odds are u'll hear a better one

    • @im1who84u
      @im1who84u Před 4 lety +1

      @@chrisabdo3019 I am..... and I only left that comment to be funny and sarcastic.
      Ta Da....

    • @weather9405
      @weather9405 Před 4 lety

      nowon kjhg 666 i saved you by liking, you welcome.

  • @reliablechild
    @reliablechild Před 4 lety +2210

    This is like smoking a joint without smoking a joint

    • @twickdaddy8767
      @twickdaddy8767 Před 4 lety +64

      Mike B. Try smoking a joint and watching vsauce

    • @brrndn7898
      @brrndn7898 Před 4 lety +6

      Lmfaooo

    • @thizlam4810
      @thizlam4810 Před 4 lety +8

      Erikas Sadauskas ok boomer

    • @reliablechild
      @reliablechild Před 4 lety +2

      👀 this again .. wtf is this about again? Lol

    • @omegalul8219
      @omegalul8219 Před 4 lety +1

      @Jb 318 uh who the heck gets filmed the second they step out of their house??

  • @Iolavzme
    @Iolavzme Před 2 měsíci +2

    This video always comforts me and towards the end of it i still get suprised of how he somehow managed to make it so

  • @caseyrowan1796
    @caseyrowan1796 Před 7 měsíci +1

    You are a great story teller. Thank you for ending on a bright note it's well done !

  • @miranda8636
    @miranda8636 Před 7 lety +5758

    Not gonna lie... this was the best CZcams video I've seen

    • @miranda8636
      @miranda8636 Před 7 lety +101

      I feel alone

    • @genndry5528
      @genndry5528 Před 7 lety +48

      It will get better

    • @khanch.6807
      @khanch.6807 Před 7 lety +13

      I'm normal Hey I saw you in the küwai o'o bird song's comment section...Nice to see u again

    • @miranda8636
      @miranda8636 Před 7 lety +8

      Pro Elium thanks ^^

    • @xXblazmodzXx
      @xXblazmodzXx Před 7 lety +4

      I'm normal Awesome lis picture btw lol

  • @jiminslostjamz5668
    @jiminslostjamz5668 Před 4 lety +5365

    “An angry dad in Minneapolis stormed into target” That did not age well

  • @renilol705
    @renilol705 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Steps to get infinite funniest jokes:
    Step 1: be under 37
    Step 2: have someone over 37 tell their funniest joke
    Step 3: you still haven't heard the funniest joke (you are under 37)
    Step 4: repeat for infinite funniest jokes

  • @FrankLoq
    @FrankLoq Před 11 měsíci +1

    "So, wherever you are, we're glad you there." Such powerful words.

  • @kaleymcquinn7904
    @kaleymcquinn7904 Před 4 lety +1981

    When he said “believing no one would miss you, that’s just wrong” and then he backed it up with science and statistics, I almost cried. He just proved that everyone is loved scientifically!

    • @exilley2134
      @exilley2134 Před 4 lety +10

      Michael Simmons tru

    • @cygnet6
      @cygnet6 Před 4 lety +14

      Well, scientifically, it's not *everyone*....

    • @aliciamartinez8716
      @aliciamartinez8716 Před 4 lety +43

      He proved that everyone would be missed but not that they're loved xd

    • @exilley2134
      @exilley2134 Před 4 lety +18

      @@aliciamartinez8716 o_0

    • @kaleymcquinn7904
      @kaleymcquinn7904 Před 4 lety

      Alicia Martínez Yeah, that’s what I meant

  • @indranighoshal5232
    @indranighoshal5232 Před 2 lety +15833

    Y'all, that astronomer did have a good ending. He married his ex-girlfriend, his research was credited to him, separate estate was given to him AND he got back in the Royal Academy Of Sciences. :)

    • @lukky6648
      @lukky6648 Před 2 lety +1115

      now that's even better than seeing a giant planet in a sky :)
      edit : The planet's small.....

    • @BIazy
      @BIazy Před 2 lety +562

      @@lukky6648 And being the first one to mesure the distance of the sun from the earth accurately

    • @astronomical926
      @astronomical926 Před 2 lety +500

      oh good! i was seriously bummed about that first ending

    • @loserdotnet
      @loserdotnet Před 2 lety +27

      • ͜ •

    • @MrRinre
      @MrRinre Před 2 lety +145

      Damn Michael jebaited us

  • @xxxyuri69
    @xxxyuri69 Před rokem +2

    This is the first Vsauce video I ever watch. THE ONLY VIDEO I’VE SEEN, and I’m already obsessed with this guy.

  • @dumplinggrafitti
    @dumplinggrafitti Před 4 měsíci +11

    coming back in 3 years. look after my coment please.

  • @cameront5721
    @cameront5721 Před 5 lety +2470

    Me: Watches this video
    My FBI agent: Oh no

    • @mastershooter64
      @mastershooter64 Před 4 lety +15

      Lmao where did that fbi meme even come from thats pretty stupid i mean the fbi still can track you and see what u do but not everyone in the world has a fbi agent watching them all the time thats just a huge waste off time

    • @cameront5721
      @cameront5721 Před 4 lety +47

      @@mastershooter64 I know, and that's the meme. It's funny, since everyone always assumes that someones watching us, since humans are naturally paranoid.

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 Před 4 lety +11

      @@mastershooter64 woooosh

    • @nathanatteka8191
      @nathanatteka8191 Před 4 lety +56

      Fuck

    • @flapafloupas4262
      @flapafloupas4262 Před 4 lety +5

      Its not s woooosh he just wondering who created this meme

  • @Whitsoxrule1
    @Whitsoxrule1 Před 3 lety +17341

    I was intrigued by the story of the woman who was found dead after 3 years w/ the television on, so I did some more reading. Anyone wanna guess how she was finally discovered? Debt collectors. So in case you ever feel forgotten by your family and friends, don't worry - the debt collectors won't forget about you!

    • @bigbig173
      @bigbig173 Před 3 lety +2398

      What a comforting thought

    • @mananjoshi1311
      @mananjoshi1311 Před 3 lety +2001

      Wow, at least *someone* cares

    • @mokel6353
      @mokel6353 Před 3 lety +1338

      one advantage of having debts 😌

    • @DaxanDaxter
      @DaxanDaxter Před 3 lety +792

      Imagine getting into that house and seeing that, it would be fucking... Awesome, horrific and sad at the same time

    • @huh968
      @huh968 Před 3 lety +171

      michael is wrong when he says it was at least 3 years, it was more like 2 years and 1 month

  • @matildakristensen541
    @matildakristensen541 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I'm very happy a video about dissapearing ends on such a nice note. Thank you Vsauce, we needed that.

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim Před 6 měsíci +19

    There may be plenty of people who have gone missing, but this video will never disappear from our hearts. ❤

  • @theorderofthedarkoats3288
    @theorderofthedarkoats3288 Před 3 lety +1461

    Imagine being buried with someone else’s left leg...

    • @firstnamelastname7244
      @firstnamelastname7244 Před 3 lety +101

      Imagine someone else getting buried with your leg.

    • @Kauzeyy
      @Kauzeyy Před 3 lety +43

      @@firstnamelastname7244 imagine someone else being buried with you and your both missing your left leg

    • @monke980
      @monke980 Před 3 lety +40

      @@Kauzeyy imagine both having your own left legs and not being buried.

    • @dinonuggiesguy4847
      @dinonuggiesguy4847 Před 3 lety +2

      @@monke980 what

    • @jasonmartin4775
      @jasonmartin4775 Před 3 lety +12

      imagine imagining.

  • @drcrow5767
    @drcrow5767 Před 5 lety +3286

    The French guy is sad. Waited all that time, ruined his entire life, and was declared dead just so could look at a cloud.

    • @suunkarra5763
      @suunkarra5763 Před 5 lety +274

      It turned out alright for him in a way. I believe he sued the people who sold his stuff and when the King heard about this he had sure that the astronomer got a comfortable life again.

    • @ApartmentViews
      @ApartmentViews Před 5 lety +59

      Dr Crow I mean... he did technically DECIDE to abandon his family and I doubt he spent his years in Paris without companionship or intimacy.

    • @yolooncey5757
      @yolooncey5757 Před 5 lety +2

      Hahahaha suck shit

    • @iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis
      @iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis Před 5 lety +156

      He did send letters, several in fact. But all ships that delivered his letters sunked and so none reached their destinations.

    • @larry_ellison
      @larry_ellison Před 5 lety +5

      clouds

  • @tha_sorgen
    @tha_sorgen Před rokem +7

    i'm not sure if anyone noticed, but due to it's lack of mention, maybe i should point out that the vacuum store as shown in 2:25 is the same one where Saul Goodman and Walter White began their new life and abandoned their old ones in fear of getting caught. Hence their disappearance.

  • @emsanneschem
    @emsanneschem Před rokem +9

    Wow that ending was incredibly wholesome and thought-provoking ❤️

  • @10LitresFitness
    @10LitresFitness Před 8 lety +2689

    I love the way Michael "pops up" whenever he goes to start talking xD Wonder if he ever gets bored of crouching below his tripod between every take!

  • @MrShanester117
    @MrShanester117 Před 4 lety +1386

    My dad isn’t missing. He just went for milk and cigarettes. He’ll be back

  • @amyecorbin
    @amyecorbin Před rokem +3

    In early 2021, the reported death of actress Tanya Roberts turned out to be early. She passed away at least a day or so after her death was announced. Same thing happened to actor Tony Dow this year.

  • @SnepperStepTV
    @SnepperStepTV Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thanks Vsauce Michael here. I really needed to hear that today.

  • @overcookedwater1947
    @overcookedwater1947 Před 4 lety +2787

    Michael: *Talks about missing children switched at birth*
    Me: *looks at mom*

    • @ashwinbabu6837
      @ashwinbabu6837 Před 4 lety +6

      This comment is Underrated..

    • @rb9835
      @rb9835 Před 4 lety +3

      I did that to

    • @-healspirit
      @-healspirit Před 4 lety +82

      "Mom why are you and dad white but I'm black"

    • @NoorMohammed-or6vg
      @NoorMohammed-or6vg Před 4 lety +28

      Thankfully, I look exactly like my parents so I know for a fact I'm not missing.
      Unless I have an older version of myself that isn't related to me

    • @ziggilysmith4730
      @ziggilysmith4730 Před 4 lety +5

      My mom says I'm adopted

  • @clintpauling8664
    @clintpauling8664 Před 7 lety +1182

    Michael: Thank you for watching
    Me: No, thank you

  • @harshthechampful
    @harshthechampful Před 7 měsíci +5

    They don't disappear, they just get a new dust filter for their Hoover max extract pressure pro model 60.

  • @gabby_5820
    @gabby_5820 Před 3 lety +2518

    How do people disappear?
    *A faint snap is heard from a distance.

  • @CaptainMangles
    @CaptainMangles Před 3 lety +12088

    imagine coming to vsauce to have fun and not being depressed.

    • @thevast9031
      @thevast9031 Před 3 lety +183

      Lol imagine posting a funny comment sounding witty to make some random stranger laugh

    • @thevast9031
      @thevast9031 Před 3 lety +64

      That’s really frickin funny

    • @whit3dant3
      @whit3dant3 Před 3 lety +60

      Yeah this is depressing and scary

    • @johnafenfiddler1382
      @johnafenfiddler1382 Před 3 lety +30

      literally what im doing now

    • @Masden-
      @Masden- Před 3 lety +8

      ...

  • @ollyonthemoon
    @ollyonthemoon Před 25 dny

    Amazing video Vsauce, really needed this today.

  • @Evan.280
    @Evan.280 Před 7 měsíci

    “Whenever you are, we’re glad you’re there” what a nice and beautiful way to end a video

  • @jasonjuneau
    @jasonjuneau Před 4 lety +1906

    Vsauce: "How do you know you're real?"
    Me: "That's absurd!"
    *Starts fading out of existence*

  • @randomguyontheinternet1901
    @randomguyontheinternet1901 Před 4 lety +971

    I love how Michael talks
    "The store... apologised"
    "Disappearing isn't...illegal"
    "What if...YOU disappear?"

    • @RillianGrant
      @RillianGrant Před 3 lety +24

      Slightly threatening

    • @user-cv3dr4kt7j
      @user-cv3dr4kt7j Před 3 lety +10

      Oh the suspense.

    • @gaurang127
      @gaurang127 Před 3 lety +1

      commas boy...

    • @generaltullius4511
      @generaltullius4511 Před 3 lety +5

      “What if, YOU disappear”
      *slowly unsheathes knife and gets balaclava and hood out*
      *lets find out*

    • @jessfrankel5212
      @jessfrankel5212 Před 3 lety +1

      Like, the, Shatner comma, spoken, but...drawn out, tics and all.
      This guy gives Tourette's a bad name. Tourette's people can't help twisting around. This guy can.
      Sheesh.
      Still, an interesting vid.

  • @finnish_hunter
    @finnish_hunter Před rokem

    I love Vsauce, I have rewatched all of his videos millions of times by now!

  • @AllThePeppermint
    @AllThePeppermint Před rokem +7

    Some people disappear because they are victims of violent crimes, such as being kidnapped, murdered, sold into trafficking, or are hiding from dangerous people, like stalkers or gangs.
    Some, like you said, disappear due to tragic accidents. My heart was broken recently learning of a father and son who tragically died alone in an apartment. The single father suffered a massive heart attack and died. His son was only a 2 year old toddler. The toddler died sometime later due to malnutrition and dehydration. I don't remember if it was weeks or months before anybody reported them missing and a wellness check was done, which is how they were found. No signs of foul play.
    Others disappear because they are evading capture/prosecution. Most murderers are never caught, or escape/evade capture.

  • @destroyeraj
    @destroyeraj Před 3 lety +1740

    “How do you know that you haven’t already disappeared” I just had an existential crisis after that one

    • @gavinbowman1463
      @gavinbowman1463 Před 3 lety +47

      Honestly, i’ve never wondered if i was switched in the hospital before today.

    • @Texas_Engineer_Mike
      @Texas_Engineer_Mike Před 3 lety +11

      I'm watching random Vsauce at 01:00 and this shit scares me XD

    • @jom6987
      @jom6987 Před 3 lety +3

      @@gavinbowman1463 lmao i rushed into the comments when vsauce said that

    • @slushfabuloso5329
      @slushfabuloso5329 Před 3 lety +7

      Bruh that made me remember,have you ever thought life is just a simulation like dream and soon you will wake up and have to go through all that shiz again and then it turns out that that life is a simulation/dream and it is and endless cycle for each person

    • @Texas_Engineer_Mike
      @Texas_Engineer_Mike Před 3 lety +2

      @@slushfabuloso5329 cool

  • @sth02
    @sth02 Před 4 lety +2133

    "Wherever you are... We're glad you're there."
    Me: *looks around basement I'm tied up in* Cool.

    • @i_vasisualy
      @i_vasisualy Před 4 lety +131

      You must have a very kind abductor if he lets you watch youtube XD

    • @benedekhorvath7191
      @benedekhorvath7191 Před 4 lety +30

      The fact Michael is glad you are there is disappointing. I would love to hear that he is rescuing kidnapped people for fun.

    • @sth02
      @sth02 Před 4 lety +40

      @@i_vasisualy except he just turned a random vid and switched on autoplay. I'm not allowed to choose my vids...

    • @polszczyzna2771
      @polszczyzna2771 Před 4 lety +2

      @@i_vasisualy you're right

    • @jackryan2368
      @jackryan2368 Před 4 lety +18

      Light turns on... a man is standing there. It's Michael.
      "...Hey!"

  • @kamikazematt1487
    @kamikazematt1487 Před 7 měsíci +1

    This one was very interesting the concepts are dark and the rabbit holes go deeper and deeper it’s really cool stuff

  • @umbreon3605
    @umbreon3605 Před rokem

    Michael makes me feel more loved than my family 🤗thank you @vsauce 💖

  • @colins1358
    @colins1358 Před 4 lety +2005

    I love how he is constantly trying to figure out and never really has a begining or an end to his learning.

    • @matthewmaurer3212
      @matthewmaurer3212 Před 4 lety +60

      Murder HeWrote that is the nature of inquiry my friend. Not trying to persuade, argue, or confirm anything. He simply finds information, makes an opinion, and gives us his findings. What great stuff a curious mind can bring to the table.

    • @colins1358
      @colins1358 Před 4 lety +18

      @@matthewmaurer3212 well said. I love others knowledge in times like these. Stay safe brother. We will win.

    • @PvPjimenez
      @PvPjimenez Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah Michael is a crazy foo this guy haha

    • @adriantoogenuine
      @adriantoogenuine Před 4 lety +1

      That’s exactly how I am that’s why I love Michaels channel

    • @jesterprophet-king6789
      @jesterprophet-king6789 Před 4 lety +1

      Agree with all of the above...

  • @LASAGNA_LARRY
    @LASAGNA_LARRY Před 7 lety +2753

    Vsauce thought process:
    "It sure is cloudy today..."
    "Am I real? Are you real? What if we could travel at the speed of light? Are we alone in space?"

    • @95xkiller
      @95xkiller Před 7 lety +14

      John Smith AHAHAHAHA well said m8, well said xD

    • @rhyno4152
      @rhyno4152 Před 7 lety

      felixmarc98 how young are you?

    • @95xkiller
      @95xkiller Před 7 lety +6

      Great Rhyno How old are you? :0

    • @stonecat676
      @stonecat676 Před 7 lety +78

      John Smith Actually, I think it'd probably be somrthing like this instead:
      "It sure is cloudy today... "
      "But what is a cloud? Cloud. Orginated from the Old English word "clōd", meaning "a mass of rock or earth", a cloud is a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere. Clouds were first studied during the 12th century when.... "

    • @danielgoodman3578
      @danielgoodman3578 Před 7 lety +4

      Joey Fun you win the Internet today! Absolutely perfect man!

  • @samwich7650
    @samwich7650 Před 6 měsíci +1

    "Whoever you are, we're glad you're there" thank you

  • @AbzBdeir
    @AbzBdeir Před 8 měsíci +5

    What?? I have seen this video many, many times but now I finally realized that at 2:23, that is the vacuum shop from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.

  • @abandonedchannel2002
    @abandonedchannel2002 Před 7 lety +1433

    It's creepy to think I could have been accidentally switched with other parents when I was born...

    • @DeclanBurger
      @DeclanBurger Před 7 lety +89

      I was just thinking this, I'm a lot uglier than my brothers, they both have blue eyes and I have brown eyes, thats 100 percent confirmation right there

    • @Hotcinnamon1112
      @Hotcinnamon1112 Před 6 lety +150

      DeclanBurger or your mom cheated ?

    • @wchristman7634
      @wchristman7634 Před 6 lety +23

      +Declan Burger what color eyes do your (maybe) parents have?

    • @satanx859
      @satanx859 Před 6 lety +103

      thats not how genetics work

    • @wchristman7634
      @wchristman7634 Před 6 lety +6

      Oh... What did I do wrong?

  • @SpiritedSpy
    @SpiritedSpy Před 5 lety +2523

    You could say that girl was...
    Targeted?

  • @PyroKP
    @PyroKP Před rokem

    This was already fantastic and it became more wonderful than I could have predicted.

  • @weedwhackerman
    @weedwhackerman Před rokem

    Michael, can you please make more of these videos again, I miss the old style Vsauce video from 10 years ago

  • @yourdad6944
    @yourdad6944 Před 4 lety +3861

    Vsauce: so wherever you are I'm glad your there:)
    Me: *tied up in a basement getting tourtured*

  • @fbi3598
    @fbi3598 Před 3 lety +1794

    "They dont disappear for nothing, look up their browser history"

  • @Happycat2789
    @Happycat2789 Před rokem +8

    I love how Vsauce makes me question my own existence every now and then

  • @offensivetiger8784
    @offensivetiger8784 Před rokem +1

    Such an uplifting ending to the video. Thank you Vsauce

  • @PaperManlet
    @PaperManlet Před 3 lety +15156

    Vsauce explaining why your loved and wanted mathematically. Made my day.

  • @cosmicbinary1982
    @cosmicbinary1982 Před 5 lety +1374

    how do socks disappear
    dryer: *rumbles uncontrollably*

    • @chelsea4976
      @chelsea4976 Před 5 lety +9

      Why doesn't this have more likes

    • @flunkett5617
      @flunkett5617 Před 4 lety +4

      Lol

    • @kakumee
      @kakumee Před 4 lety +2

      Zoom zoom , ( a reference from mairred with children episode where als socks are taken by space alien and used for fule ( gas ) )

    • @FishTankk6578
      @FishTankk6578 Před 4 lety +4

      The poor socks

    • @remylebeau2357
      @remylebeau2357 Před 4 lety +4

      They get sucked into any slight gaps in the design, and end up somewhere in the body of the thing. Since they are so small, they are susceptible to getting sucked through the tiny crevices in the design of the dryer and/or washer. If you open it up, you will find them all. I've opened up enough of them to figure this out. Most repairmen are well aware of this as well lol

  • @fredward3410
    @fredward3410 Před rokem +1

    I’ve heard possibly tens of thousands of jokes, but to think I could still stumble upon a joke I’ve never heard and for it to be the funniest for me is very comforting.

  • @thestra247
    @thestra247 Před 8 měsíci +2

    There once was a teenage girl who though the mom and dad she lived with were her actual parents, until police had showed up to her school because of a photo she took with her best friend, who turned out to be her long lost sister. I forget her name, or the year this happened, but you can find the story in one of Mr. Ballen's videos.

  • @dyman5601
    @dyman5601 Před 4 lety +27443

    Plot twist: The guy that impregnated the girl works at target

    • @Noah_murray
      @Noah_murray Před 4 lety +587

      NANI?!¿?

    • @klavsbajars7666
      @klavsbajars7666 Před 4 lety +445

      I won't like your comment just because it has 69 likes and is good just the way it is

    • @Noah_murray
      @Noah_murray Před 4 lety +88

      @@klavsbajars7666 true dat

    • @harmonium5495
      @harmonium5495 Před 4 lety +88

      @@klavsbajars7666 Did it for ya.

    • @cartoonmaster2401
      @cartoonmaster2401 Před 4 lety +49

      I know right, I was thinking the same thing!!!! 😂😂😂

  • @emZee1994
    @emZee1994 Před 5 lety +1220

    Damn that story of the Paris man was so sad. Imagine coming home to your wife remarrying and all your belongings stolen

    • @thesecretlibrary890
      @thesecretlibrary890 Před 4 lety +73

      Those bitches ain't loyal

    • @jenniferb.awesome
      @jenniferb.awesome Před 4 lety +71

      I thought the lady that was dead in her apartment for years before anyone knew was sadder.

    • @dawnsites4232
      @dawnsites4232 Před 4 lety +69

      My great great Uncle was a POW in WWII and his wife married his friend bc they assumed he was dead, I guess. He didnt find out she remarried until he came home. She went back to my Uncle, but the other man committed suicide. He was also in the War.

    • @jenniferb.awesome
      @jenniferb.awesome Před 4 lety +32

      @@dawnsites4232 they could've written a book about that, its an interesting but tragic story.

    • @emZee1994
      @emZee1994 Před 4 lety +4

      @@dawnsites4232 man that sucks. I don't know what else to say

  • @washcubby2555
    @washcubby2555 Před rokem +1

    The link to David Wong’s article now takes you to a different article on Cracked. A few years ago there was a shake up at Cracked caused a lot of senior writers to be fired. It probably happened then.

  • @vikashkhanal7719
    @vikashkhanal7719 Před 21 dnem

    The beauty of vsauce is, it’s videos are timeless. In a thousand years, people will still watch these and be amazed. Surely one of the best.

  • @wildfire9
    @wildfire9 Před 3 lety +2358

    “Whereever you are we’re glad you’re there”
    People in jail: ...

    • @kikisakura8189
      @kikisakura8189 Před 3 lety +56

      Glad they didn't kill you on sight? That works, right? I'd rather spend a few years in jail than to literally die.

    • @adashofbitter
      @adashofbitter Před 3 lety +39

      @@kikisakura8189 Is that the alternative to being arrested? Death?

    • @MikeyWPlays
      @MikeyWPlays Před 3 lety +3

      Hahahahahah dead

    • @JustBizmuth
      @JustBizmuth Před 3 lety +12

      @@adashofbitter well depends how you look at it

    • @hellokittygaming42069
      @hellokittygaming42069 Před 3 lety +6

      @@adashofbitter Yes my dude. How do you think they dealt with criminals, murderers back in the day? Just executed them