@@hazmoses1324 Im overanalising a comedy but... to avoid lawsuits wich would inevitably expose they were making a human experiment without consent, wich is pretty illegal, they would pay them anyway via mail or something, probably not telling them the details about the experiment and apologising for making them wait to make them feel like they won (got the money without doing the "work")
Yup, big source of bias in the experiment there if they didn't control for it. Duncan ranting about an outlier is pretty poor science too; an outlier is still data. Though obviously it wouldn't be TV if they did it all correctly haha
@@JP-rf8rr Actually filling it with friends and random people yields more results, and someone should do research on knowing people that asked them to wait like that... What's science if you don't look at every angle?
Later in the episode: Annie: You waited in a room for 26 straight hours! DIDN’T THAT BOTHER YOU?! Abed: It did. I was livid. Annie: THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU LEAVE?! Abed: Because you told me not to and you said we were good friends 🥺💔💔🥺
I love how both Troy and Abed stayed because they cared about Annie. My thought is that if Troy was there for some random person, and Abed wasn't there, he would have broken earlier. But because of Abed, and Annie, he stayed longer than the average person.
@@nickjaxon1317 Is it insane that because Troy is doing it for a friend and he has unspoken emotional/psychological support from another friend that's going though the same thing that he'd be able to hold out longer than most?
I think it's more of a ptsd situation. Chang sounds like he's had to wait before. Several times, about an hour perhaps each time. He may even have been a victim of the previous experiment.
I'm not American, however I'm such a fan of the musical Asssassins where Mark Chapman comes out that I could understand this great reference HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Don't Read My Profile Picture BRADBERRY the joke was that Garrett resembles the guy who killed John Lenon. Look up Mark David Chapman you will get the idea
That's kind of the point. They have no stimulation which resolves in the subjects getting more and more bored until they freak out, hurt themselves and leave
The Duncan principle was never disproven, it instead has anomalies which are in themselves very interesting. We knew this but this really proves Duncan is a fraud.
Abed is a man after my own heart. I think Abed stayed because he really wanted to be part of the experiment. I 100% understand his motivation. I love this episode.
@@briewilga9054 Yep. Their only bonding thus far has been the impromptu beatboxing moment, and at the end of this episode they do the mocking voices of everyone in the adjacent room til Jeff reveals they can all hear them. XD
This video got me into community, I'm on season 6 now, and I can safely say I love this show so much. This also remains one of the funniest things in the entire show for me.
“I wasted all day.” Um, Troy, considering the experiment started at 9:00 AM and you gave up shortly after the three-hour mark, I think it would be safe to say you only wasted the morning, not the whole day.
I love how the Duncan Principle is just complete nonsense. Like yeah, if you lock people in a room for hours on end they get upset. Great insight there, Melanie Klein.
Chang establishes that the 'experiment' begins at 9 (presumably AM), and according to the time stamp on the CCTV, Troy freaks out three hours later. Troy says he's been waiting "all day" at noon.
This ep heavily reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where they're at the Chinese restaurant and the guy keeps saying, "Just wait five, ten minutes..." for the entire episode, until they all break down.
@@lubu2960 they made the running joke #6SeasonsAndAMovie so many times throughout the show and then ended it after 6 seasons. This show is also known for having lots of Meta-jokes. I wouldn't put it past them to make a movie.
Of course, in real life, most people would just reach a point where they would say, calmly but annoyed, "I don't have time for this" or something similar.
The thing is, the Duncan principle still worked. Only their ego lost control as the subject remained calm gaining the control of the situation (even if only seemingly).
The fact that abed is good at hiding his emotions either from control or not knowing how to deal with it makes it relatable. The best part I realized we are in the same boat.
@@cameronhodgetts920 when there’s nothing keeping them there and they are free to leave at any time and absolutely no harm is being done to them? You don’t tell the subjects what the experiment is regardless as that skews the results so where are you getting this notion of it being unethical?
It's funny how the prof doesn't want to accept outliers in his data collection. 🙄 There's always at least one outlier,, sometimes more but it's still data. Abed stayed because his loyalty to his friends was unbreakable. Abed was definitely one of the best characters of not the best character in the entire show.
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I mean, Chang won all things considered. He spent zero time there and still got paid as much as anyone else
Exactly haha
The experiment didnt start as far as he knows so he doesnt get paud
@@hazmoses1324 which means he got paid the same as everyone else
Chang does great things in season 3 ?
@@hazmoses1324 Im overanalising a comedy but... to avoid lawsuits wich would inevitably expose they were making a human experiment without consent, wich is pretty illegal, they would pay them anyway via mail or something, probably not telling them the details about the experiment and apologising for making them wait to make them feel like they won (got the money without doing the "work")
technically it is Annie's fault because she chose her friends instead of random people, so they stayed longer because they wanted to help her lol
Yup, big source of bias in the experiment there if they didn't control for it. Duncan ranting about an outlier is pretty poor science too; an outlier is still data. Though obviously it wouldn't be TV if they did it all correctly haha
to be fair, it seems like she didn't know exactly what the experiment entailed beforehand
@@Zzyzzyzzs
Duncan wanted a specific conclusion and data that goes against that conclusion frustrates him. This is a real danger for real researchers.
Imagine if Abed was Spinel from Steven Universe.
@@JP-rf8rr Actually filling it with friends and random people yields more results, and someone should do research on knowing people that asked them to wait like that... What's science if you don't look at every angle?
Later in the episode:
Annie: You waited in a room for 26 straight hours! DIDN’T THAT BOTHER YOU?!
Abed: It did. I was livid.
Annie: THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU LEAVE?!
Abed: Because you told me not to and you said we were good friends
🥺💔💔🥺
I love how both Troy and Abed stayed because they cared about Annie. My thought is that if Troy was there for some random person, and Abed wasn't there, he would have broken earlier. But because of Abed, and Annie, he stayed longer than the average person.
But by that logic wouldn't that nessearly make him kinda insane?
@@nickjaxon1317 Is it insane that because Troy is doing it for a friend and he has unspoken emotional/psychological support from another friend that's going though the same thing that he'd be able to hold out longer than most?
Agreed! It just shows the closeness Troy and Abed have as well as how they care about Annie.
You can't break Abed, Abed will break you.
Lorgren Benirus he's like soviet Russia
Cougarton Abbey and Nicholas Cage broke him lol
@@mitchelvanwijk don't forget Daylight Savings
@@bigshadow847 and messing with the Dreamatorium engines
Unless you're Nicolás Cage!
Chang's immense breakdown before the experiment even begins is the best bit hahaha
The study had already begun, Señor Chang was just very easy to break
I think it's more of a ptsd situation. Chang sounds like he's had to wait before. Several times, about an hour perhaps each time. He may even have been a victim of the previous experiment.
He is always breaking down lol
"Houston we have an idiot"
Experiment never did begin
Oh please, these are college students. We would wait for 3 days if it meant $80
Hopefully they all got paid, since they were actually in the study. Which means Chang was the smartest to quit immediately.
True.
Even Troy made $25/hour, which is nothing to sneeze at.
@@micahbush5397 And we all know he sneezes like a little girl 😁
but he’ll pound you like a boy 😂
The best part was Abed explaining why he stayed, though
that was Troy not Abed
"Because you asked me to stay, and you said we were friends."
0 0 no, it was abed. Its not shown in this clip but in the actual episode abed explains why he stayed
Oh God my heart just broke all over again! 😭💔
Don't try to play anything on abed, you'll lose
If this experiment happens during season 2 or later, troy and abed would have stayed til the end of the semester there together.
that's the first season, Ben Cheng is still teaching spanish.
nassereddine sadoun That's why he said "if"...
=((((((
Season 1 ep 4
the fact that half of this thread doesn't have basic reading comprehension hurt me physically
So the Duncan principle is still valid the roles are just reversed haha XD
john linstin abed still broke it
actually not, because we haven't waited long enough yet
Thanks for explaining the joke of the video we just saw.
That’s the joke.
@@naijal2761 Schrödinger's Duncan principo
When you say something starts at nine, it starts at nueveee!!
Aaaaaaaah!!!! NooooooooOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
@@denterdall7117 Houston we have an idiot!!
“Go kill John Lennon again” is so underrated.,
i don't get it?
@@SouthernHadoken He looks like Mark Chapman
That line cracks me up no matter how many times I hear it.
I'm not American, however I'm such a fan of the musical Asssassins where Mark Chapman comes out that I could understand this great reference HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I didn't catch that first time I watched it but man he does look like Mark Chapman
John Oliver is hysterical!!! His breakdown was so great! Duncan just supported his own principle. HAHAHAHAHA
"Go kill john lenon again ya loser" Might be the funniest reference in this show
Arthur Waring I don't. get it
Don't Read My Profile Picture BRADBERRY the joke was that Garrett resembles the guy who killed John Lenon. Look up Mark David Chapman you will get the idea
Do you know the sad thing is? If there was an electrical outlet I probably could’ve survived this entire thing with just my phone and charger
Same. Just give me a charger, phone, and my head phones and I can honestly last for days
That's kind of the point. They have no stimulation which resolves in the subjects getting more and more bored until they freak out, hurt themselves and leave
Hey $80 is a lot for a college student
first season was in the pre smartphone era
"there's so much Dust in here!"
2:20 Troy’s break down was still hilarious as well as his crawl out. Had my laughing my ass off.🤣
“You promised butt stuff!!”
Abed just watching him crawl out is hilarious.
The no leg crawl 😂
@@alyssapinon9670"There's so much dust in here!"
Wouldn’t this prove the principle? If abed has no ego then doesn’t he have no breaking point?
actually it’s more like abed has no superego and his ego is all id
-They try to break Abed
-Abed stays for 26 hours
-Abed brokes them instead
-Refuses elaborate further
-Leaves 😎
Hey is it just me or is Abed’s “See ya” at 4:43 just so innocent and adorable, he’s the best
You don’t break Abed, Abed breaks you.
Nicole Cage broke him
Anyone else a little impressed at 00:55 seconds?
Cristian Cruz why
Yes. I don't think Annie could really have done it that well...
Alison Brie, well of course.
Telling Garret to go kill John Lennon again is still the greatest reference I’ve ever seen on TV
whats the reference?
@@kr1stphr John Lennon was assassinated by someone who looked like that character.
@@NJGuy1973 ohhh thank you
@@kr1stphr okay after hearing that I was traumatized
Everybody in the comments is talking about Abed and Troy and here I am in hysterics because of Chang.
NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
The Duncan principle was never disproven, it instead has anomalies which are in themselves very interesting. We knew this but this really proves Duncan is a fraud.
I mean, honestly, I'd be angry if I was waiting 26 hours for some guy to break too.
they became the experiment. Their egos lost control of the environment and they had the tantrums. Lol
"Damn you, you outlying piece of data!"
Abed is a man after my own heart. I think Abed stayed because he really wanted to be part of the experiment. I 100% understand his motivation. I love this episode.
Am I the only one that is sad Troy missed the Soul Train Awards :/
Nope, I am too
Me three
He left at noon, I think he can still catch them.
I'm confused. Why didn't Abed and Troy just play the entire time? In later seasons, they would have turned that "waiting room" into a Dreamatorium.
They dont know each other much yet in this season
It’s only the first season, fourth episode. They only just met.
@@briewilga9054 Yep. Their only bonding thus far has been the impromptu beatboxing moment, and at the end of this episode they do the mocking voices of everyone in the adjacent room til Jeff reveals they can all hear them. XD
I love the joke behind this…. Them becoming their own experiment, genius… 😂
Yeah, subjects...not Rain Man!
Troy dragging his limp legs along fricking kills me everytime
This video got me into community, I'm on season 6 now, and I can safely say I love this show so much. This also remains one of the funniest things in the entire show for me.
I love John Oliver’s character in this show
Duncan may be my favorite character on the show.
If he wanted Abed to freak out, he should’ve set the clock back an hour
Or tell him his favorite show got cancelled or recast
I can’t believe Abed stayed in there for 26 hours
Abed just remembered the power of friendship.
"Yeah, I'm gonna write this down too, actually..."
“I wasted all day.”
Um, Troy, considering the experiment started at 9:00 AM and you gave up shortly after the three-hour mark, I think it would be safe to say you only wasted the morning, not the whole day.
I don’t think they had any concept of time in there.
None of them had the concept of time, and Troy can get pretty anxious, making his mind play tricks on him
Abed is like - “I am not locked in here with you, YOU are locked in here with me”
If this was season 2 Troy would have lasted a lot longer
damn you outlying piece of data! ahahahahahaha
Annies changing face acctually rustles my jimmies....
The Duncan Principle sounds a lot like Entropy.
As in the gradual building of chaos in a closed system.
Astute
Usually in stats you just remove the outlier from the study but its still funny to see this
I know and I think that makes Duncan's breakdown even funnier.
I love how Chang couldn't even keep his Spanish straight.
The s-s-s-soul train...awards w-w-were tonight!!!
They weren't the testers, abed was the tester, the principal still worked
The John Lennon line is underrated lmao
Did Abed not eat or not take a bathroom break? Abed is beyond human at that point
Troy: 'so much dust in here' lolded
I love how the Duncan Principle is just complete nonsense. Like yeah, if you lock people in a room for hours on end they get upset. Great insight there, Melanie Klein.
The difference between science and messing around is writing it down
right before troy said "you promised butt stuff" what did he say?
the soul train awards were tonight
“You promised butt stuff!! 💔😭”
😆😆😆 I always completely forget about that bit LOL
I love how he started taking his own notes because of the students 😂
1:16 and 3:34 My reaction to Encanto winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature instead of The Mitchells vs. The Machines
It's a common reaction. Mitchell's vs Machines was better.
Danny Pudi acting straight through Donald Glover's meltdown is impressive AF.
So like, everybody had a tantrum? Nobody just left? I’d just leave. I probably would be mad but I don’t think I’d have a tantrum about it
Chang establishes that the 'experiment' begins at 9 (presumably AM), and according to the time stamp on the CCTV, Troy freaks out three hours later. Troy says he's been waiting "all day" at noon.
I don't think there's a time keeping device in there. And Troy's pretty anxious, so it seems like it's a lot longer.
And that bit about the Soul Train Awards like he missed them. Do those air on day time TV?
Abed is literally every community fan waiting for the movie
For *real*
Just seeing the time code at 2:59 was hilarious
The Duncan Principle didn’t account for one thing.
THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP!!!
Abed didn't ruin the principle. He's just as important as the guys who broke
Not enough people are talking about the John Lennon line 😂
This is how I feel watching season 4.
If Nicolas Cage had been in that room Abed would have broken
0:55
Best part
This ep heavily reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where they're at the Chinese restaurant and the guy keeps saying, "Just wait five, ten minutes..." for the entire episode, until they all break down.
is this a meta-principle, because we were all annoyed waiting for the last season and now we are waiting for the movie?
Fernando SV a movie?!
#andamovie
Its just five more minutes until the movie.
@@lubu2960 they made the running joke #6SeasonsAndAMovie so many times throughout the show and then ended it after 6 seasons. This show is also known for having lots of Meta-jokes. I wouldn't put it past them to make a movie.
Of course, in real life, most people would just reach a point where they would say, calmly but annoyed, "I don't have time for this" or something similar.
"Is it on pause?"
Lmao
I like how troy is so emotionally wounded he is paralyzed from the waist down. There's some commentary in there but im too dumb to figure it out.
Fans waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 and hear its delayed again.
Abed just did the Uno Reverse. The experiment was a huge success.
Abed didn't escape the matrix, the matrix escaped him...
But not for too long.
Simple. This man had nowhere else to be, go, or even be loved. Whether he was in hell, heaven or in a room, it's the same thing.
0:56 that's creepy, fascinating and beautiful at the same time.
"No go and say to the fans that there will be six seasons and a movie. And Annie, there won't actually be any movie."
Most people would just let out a big sigh and leave in a totally normal fashion.
Here after Cyberpunk 2077 got delayed again. So relatable.
The thing is, the Duncan principle still worked. Only their ego lost control as the subject remained calm gaining the control of the situation (even if only seemingly).
“Yeah, subjects! Not Rain Man!”
That is so needlessly hilarious 😂
After 26 hours not moving no way he would get up and leave like nothing! Because of the atrophy his legs would be stunted and he would fall flat!
Seas evaporate, mountains crumble, stars extinguish - All things crumble, in the face of Time. Except for Abed.
The fact that abed is good at hiding his emotions either from control or not knowing how to deal with it makes it relatable.
The best part I realized we are in the same boat.
CDPR doing us dirty with cyberpunk
"Its ready when its ready"
And then, when it was ready... it still wasn't ready.
They decided to kill John Lennon again instead
Idk why but the part that cracks me up is the fact abed kept a straight face throughout everyone losing their shit
The way he left the room.. Seems like Troy was still hoping for some butt stuff.
0:55 that was smooth
Pure brilliance.
You know if you just walked out but didn’t say anything or show any signs of a meltdown, that would’ve screwed up Duncan’s principle lol
Lol chang broke so fast😂😂😂
Waiting for an interview and remembered this
Funniest joke has to be “Go assassinate John Lennon again you loser “ LOLLLL DUNCAN IS UNREAL 😂
LOL that Rain Man joke was good. I never got that before.
I mean ultimately, this experiment is wildly unethical. They outright lied to the subjects.
It's not that unethical. There has been FAR worse studies
@@kr1stphr Just because there are worse doesn't mean this isn't also bad
I take it you’ve never heard of placebos then?
@@decrulez of course I've heard of placebos, but this is different. They lied about the nature of the experiment, which is deemed unethical.
@@cameronhodgetts920 when there’s nothing keeping them there and they are free to leave at any time and absolutely no harm is being done to them?
You don’t tell the subjects what the experiment is regardless as that skews the results so where are you getting this notion of it being unethical?
It's now the Abed Principle
I think if she wouldnt have told abed to go home he would still have been in there now XD
This was the episode where I realized Troy would truly be an amazing character going forward
It's funny how the prof doesn't want to accept outliers in his data collection. 🙄 There's always at least one outlier,, sometimes more but it's still data. Abed stayed because his loyalty to his friends was unbreakable. Abed was definitely one of the best characters of not the best character in the entire show.
Chang got the best reaction
Abed is my spirit animal