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  • @mrchadden501
    @mrchadden501 Před 7 lety +28009

    "Oh thank god I hate the idea of swallowing spi-"

    • @MrIzzy5466
      @MrIzzy5466 Před 7 lety +1088

      My girlfriend just threw up lol

    • @kaizov2940
      @kaizov2940 Před 7 lety +1035

      Yes,yes fall into my trap...
      I shall consume my enemy...

    • @2ubelazy
      @2ubelazy Před 7 lety +260

      Be gentle and don't thrust so far back then...

    • @butteredsnowman1119
      @butteredsnowman1119 Před 7 lety +208

      I have to go to bed after this vid

    • @yaumelepire6310
      @yaumelepire6310 Před 7 lety +81

      Chadden, Come on!!! It's just some nice proteins! *Sarcasm processor, online* Good, that's still working.

  • @hedgehatchet3578
    @hedgehatchet3578 Před 7 lety +20958

    To anybody scared that you're swallowing a crap ton of spiders. He made a follow-up video on how he couldn't find the origin of the 8 Spiders myth so he just made a cruel joke in the end.

    • @Chizypuff
      @Chizypuff Před 4 lety +1032

      I've heard it was actually stemmed from an intentional lie to show how a misconception like that can spread

    • @Winner201
      @Winner201 Před 4 lety +288

      I know i am kinda late here but... Lemmino did a video researching the whole spider thing so go check that out

    • @ziyad1809
      @ziyad1809 Před 4 lety +472

      @@Chizypuff that idea actually originates from someone who wanted to prove the same thing lmao.
      A Snopes article said the origin was a German magazine that wanted to prove how easy it is to make people believe fake things.
      But the Snopes article was written by "lisa burgit Holst", which is an anagram for "this is a big troll".

    • @returnedword
      @returnedword Před 4 lety +81

      @@Chizypuff What if what you heard was the intentional lie and you are now spreading it!

    • @hellatze
      @hellatze Před 4 lety +5

      people are dumbass. the moment they read the sentence in internet or any media. they tend to believe it.

  • @Sharkee-us9kp
    @Sharkee-us9kp Před 3 lety +3022

    3:27 the spiders in my country (Australia) are too big to fit in my mouth soooooo

    • @mralt5419
      @mralt5419 Před 3 lety +521

      spiders are very flexible don't worry you get your yearly recommended 8+ spiders

    • @starshooter7128
      @starshooter7128 Před 3 lety +134

      @@mralt5419 r/CursedComments

    • @starshooter7128
      @starshooter7128 Před 3 lety +18

      @Thyepiccat !¡! I haven't yet no, and I wasn't planning on doing that. So by this comment I give you permission to post on reddit and take the karma and updoots

    • @adminanimates4714
      @adminanimates4714 Před 3 lety +5

      chomp

    • @jekyll138.5
      @jekyll138.5 Před 3 lety +2

      Considering you shoot pests at doorways I’m not surprised you know that

  • @NoriMori1992
    @NoriMori1992 Před 4 lety +8441

    Grey: "It's the same mistake as thinking Mountain Dew is green because it's in a green bottle."
    Me, who has never had Mountain Dew in her life and assumed it was green: _"I see."_

    • @doraemon402
      @doraemon402 Před 3 lety +244

      I thought it was transparent

    • @LilCheesyBean
      @LilCheesyBean Před 3 lety +56

      @Eric Konschuh, I guess it would be translucent

    • @yasaraziz5843
      @yasaraziz5843 Před 3 lety +30

      @Eric Konschuh to be coloured and see through is called translucent

    • @Ducatus_Chineva
      @Ducatus_Chineva Před 3 lety +65

      "poor it out and u discover uts actually piss yellow"

    • @Enchie
      @Enchie Před 3 lety +16

      @@doraemon402
      That Sprite.

  • @envii5897
    @envii5897 Před 8 lety +8162

    "Then perhaps you really are using only 10% of your brain"
    FUCKING SAVAGE

  • @JonathanRossRogers
    @JonathanRossRogers Před 7 lety +3817

    Whoever started the spider myth was probably feeding them to his roommate.

    • @trevorkaran9970
      @trevorkaran9970 Před 7 lety +33

      I would know, no explanation needed.

    • @thelastxgamer
      @thelastxgamer Před 7 lety +104

      Actually, they were doing an article about how easy it is to create false facts and have them spread.

    • @PrincessFelicie
      @PrincessFelicie Před 7 lety +85

      Funniest part is even that article doesn't exist. It's actually an article about how easy it is to make fake articles about how easy it is to make fake facts.

    • @mattshap9731
      @mattshap9731 Před 6 lety +4

      Jonathan Rogers LMAO there's a brand-new C&H skit using that premise

    • @edosindustries5797
      @edosindustries5797 Před 6 lety +20

      +griffin4cats Then someone discovered that article didn't exist and the name of the person who created the article/myth, Lisa Birgit Holst, is actually an anagram for "This is a big troll".

  • @komrade223
    @komrade223 Před 4 lety +3805

    I heard the fan death thing is a way for cops to cover up suicides. Not as in keep the numbers down but to keep the family safe from the stigma.

    • @fabiomora6491
      @fabiomora6491 Před 3 lety +179

      Fans can kill there is actually famous people who had been liked by a fan.

    • @Ganjiman
      @Ganjiman Před 3 lety +901

      @@fabiomora6491 Yeah John Lennon was killed by a fan

    • @paulbarbat1926
      @paulbarbat1926 Před 2 lety +32

      And Claude Francois was killed by an electric heater

    • @zombieslayer1468
      @zombieslayer1468 Před 2 lety +210

      person: stabs them self
      police: it was that damn fan

    • @fltchr4449
      @fltchr4449 Před 2 lety +4

      @@paulbarbat1926 Well, a light, but yes. I only looked it up because of this comment. I never heard of Claude Francois before this.

  • @aidanbeattie8341
    @aidanbeattie8341 Před 4 lety +9800

    "8 spiders do not go into your mouth each year"
    Ok good-
    "Spiders like warm dark places, so 8 is far too low and estimate"
    WAIT WHAT

    • @createrz8433
      @createrz8433 Před 4 lety +40

      lol

    • @aljodomo
      @aljodomo Před 4 lety +266

      I woke up ones with a spider in my mouth... I will never ever forget that... Did not swallow it tho^^

    • @buffalo_wildwild_wings9106
      @buffalo_wildwild_wings9106 Před 4 lety +171

      You that that was a joke right

    • @tyvanhoose6691
      @tyvanhoose6691 Před 4 lety +342

      @@Asian.Thomas yes. You may eat so many spiders a year in your food and such. Usually peanut butter. But spiders don't crawl in your mouth in your sleep. There's a woman on CZcams who does research on arachnids and insects and she said the spiders get spooked by the CO2 and wind coming out your mouth so they actually avoid it because the sense it as danger.

    • @mightyoranje
      @mightyoranje Před 4 lety +13

      I heard that too, so you dont to fricking comment it

  • @kevorobo
    @kevorobo Před 8 lety +3659

    "Far too low an estimate"!?!?!

    • @ammarmoussa4267
      @ammarmoussa4267 Před 8 lety +37

      +Kevin Zavala I was just thinking like whaaaa!!?

    • @rangarolls6018
      @rangarolls6018 Před 8 lety +270

      In case any of u can't tell, that was a joke

    • @XyntXII
      @XyntXII Před 8 lety +20

      +Aconserva jones sometimes jokes are true though. idk if this is.

    • @XyntXII
      @XyntXII Před 8 lety +7

      Andrew Robertson Yes, i shortly after writing that comment felt like i needed to know and looked it up. not a thing.

    • @cornbread238
      @cornbread238 Před 8 lety +43

      This was actually a myth that a scientist at a university spread because he wanted to see how quickly a myth could spread on the Internet.

  • @takdudung
    @takdudung Před 5 lety +9533

    From South Korea, 10/10 can confirm I died from a fan

  • @thedragonofcanada6659
    @thedragonofcanada6659 Před 3 lety +782

    I'm pretty sure the "You swallow at least 8 spiders a year on estimate" myth was made by a journalist who wanted to prove that anything they read in a journal may be false, and used this as a way of proving it, and most people just didn't hear, or didn,t bother to listen to her explanation

    • @jannetteberends8730
      @jannetteberends8730 Před 2 lety

      Or it was Boris Johnson, who made things up because he was to lazy to work.

    • @amitgalor
      @amitgalor Před rokem +171

      I think the 8 spiders thing is just an average. I feed around 56 billion spiders to my little brother every night so I guess if most people swallow no spiders the numbers check out.

    • @howdoipickaname9815
      @howdoipickaname9815 Před rokem

      @@amitgalor is your brother spiders georg?

  • @simpledrajo4189
    @simpledrajo4189 Před 3 lety +686

    You swallow 8 spiders while sleeping: Panic
    It's on the list of misconceptions: Kalm
    Me talking and heard "far too low an estimate": Panic

    • @johnbattle1764
      @johnbattle1764 Před 3 lety +29

      think of it as a midnight snack

    • @alvr3461
      @alvr3461 Před 3 lety +13

      And extra proteins.

    • @DemiCape
      @DemiCape Před rokem +1

      Eh it is not really accurate since not all places even have spiders, It is also an extremely low chance for it to happen still anyway.

  • @SXR123_YT
    @SXR123_YT Před 9 lety +14420

    "it's wrong."
    "Oh good, I'm glad I don't swallow spi--"
    "8 is too low an estimate."
    "........FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU--"

    • @santihodge5278
      @santihodge5278 Před 9 lety +470

      sonicXrules123 I was the exact same way. Might use Duct Tape to sleep now.

    • @SupLuiKir
      @SupLuiKir Před 9 lety +517

      If they go into your mouth at all, why would they only do so on average once every 45 days? It's definitely either zero or vastly higher than eight.

    • @WTMortiferum
      @WTMortiferum Před 9 lety +396

      SuperLuigi Kirby
      And I am in the land of NOPE... Australia....
      How am I still alive?

    • @SupLuiKir
      @SupLuiKir Před 9 lety +391

      WTMortiferum
      Somebody else in Australia is eating your alloted average number of spiders.

    • @NSlasher
      @NSlasher Před 9 lety +165

      sonicXrules123 And youre still alive and well, not only that but you got some extra proteins in the process. See, no reason to be afraid of spiders, you killed thousands of them already, without effort.

  • @joeybobbson2622
    @joeybobbson2622 Před 8 lety +1737

    8 is far to low an estimate.... *Evil, echoing laughter in the background*.

    • @trendisty6160
      @trendisty6160 Před 5 lety +5

      Omg ur comment has 911 likes XD

    • @zizohno9336
      @zizohno9336 Před 5 lety +3

      How is there only 1 reply
      Two now I guess

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw Před 5 lety +3

      Eight bedbugs, maybe :P

  • @sronicker
    @sronicker Před 4 lety +301

    I love that you included fan death! When I was taking Korean class we all joked that we should turn on the fan and all pretend to be passed out/dead when the teacher returned! lol

  • @thesenate7948
    @thesenate7948 Před 3 lety +93

    "So if you think that someone can scoop out 90% of your brain and you'd still be just fine then maybe you only use 10% of it." [Insert Applause Here].

  • @sonnettkowalski2142
    @sonnettkowalski2142 Před 5 lety +3735

    Translation from german 1:26
    Contraceptives
    Legal expenses insurance companies
    Narcotics Prescription Regulation
    Beef labeling monitoring delegation act

  • @aBitterMelon
    @aBitterMelon Před 9 lety +1110

    In Soviet Russia, people climb in spider mouth.

  • @CBFan5000
    @CBFan5000 Před 3 lety +140

    I assumed the using 10% of your brain myth just referred to you consciously using 10% while the other 90% was dedicated to background tasks and other things you don't consciously do.

    • @UnknownSquid
      @UnknownSquid Před 3 lety +54

      Partially. It's also down to different parts having different jobs. They all function frequently over the course of any day, but they don't all need to be functioning at full capacity simultaneously at all times. That'd be the equivalent of having a seizure/orgasm/heart-attack/panic-attack/falling-in-love/dreaming/vomiting all at once.

    • @trielt1
      @trielt1 Před 2 lety +1

      I always assumed it was about "processing" power.

    • @arnauadell4824
      @arnauadell4824 Před 2 lety +25

      @@UnknownSquid Wait so you guys DON'T do that??

    • @Capiosus
      @Capiosus Před rokem

      Using 100% of your brain would be like having 10 cases of adhd

    • @WildBluntHickok
      @WildBluntHickok Před rokem

      @@UnknownSquid As far as I'm concerned "having a seizure/orgasm/heart-attack/panic-attack/falling-in-love/dreaming/vomiting all at once" just qualifies as a really kinky orgasm.

  • @TheOneWhoMightBe
    @TheOneWhoMightBe Před 5 lety +119

    3:25 Guess I'm never sleeping again.

    • @jorgealexandre4616
      @jorgealexandre4616 Před 3 lety

      "8 spiders a year", to me, that defies common sense. Far too ridiculous. Refuse to believe

    • @treebranch6488
      @treebranch6488 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jorgealexandre4616 no its true i woke up once and there was eh around 5 spiders just hanging out tasted like chicken

    • @human8985
      @human8985 Před 3 lety +1

      I’ve never seen spiders so uhhh

    • @johnbattle1764
      @johnbattle1764 Před 3 lety +3

      your thinking of it all wrong think of it as a midnight snack

  • @jaydahbutrick4764
    @jaydahbutrick4764 Před 8 lety +2311

    Wait did he say far too low?!?!?

  • @nightgallows3483
    @nightgallows3483 Před 7 lety +1441

    "Mountain Dew is really piss-yellow," -CGP Grey

  • @alexc8114
    @alexc8114 Před 3 lety +201

    "Modern functioning countries have something called health regulations"
    >Shows the US flag
    Flint, Michigan would like to disagree.

  • @codingidiot6754
    @codingidiot6754 Před 3 lety +144

    The spider thing is true. Fun fact: if you somehow swallow less than 8 spiders during the year, the specific amount of spiders needed to fulfill the count will crawl inside your mouth in 1 day.

  • @kaastosti3265
    @kaastosti3265 Před 7 lety +3083

    Thanks man last one really relieved me

    • @spuddle5375
      @spuddle5375 Před 7 lety +120

      Yeah, only 8?, I need about 20 of those things a DAY

    • @DragorElite
      @DragorElite Před 7 lety +79

      I honestly don't think you swallow any spiders during your sleep ever unless you sleepwalk and grab them and devour them. Yes spiders may like warmth and humidity but I'm sure they can sense the vibrations and breath. I'm pretty sure they know better than that

    • @Suiseisexy
      @Suiseisexy Před 7 lety +34

      Actually, yes. A predator who would want to consume a spider for nourishment would have lungs, things with lungs exhale some amount of carbon dioxide, lizards, birds, humans, whatever. Most insects and arachnids thus have evolved to sense and will avoid high concentrations of carbon dioxide, it makes them run away thinking a hungry mouth is perched over them. There is no way a spider would crawl into your mouth, it would be like asking you to knowingly climb into a loud, violently vibrating wood chipper.
      That said, they will crawl all over you to get around your room, use your body for heat, bite you for no reason or because you rolled over on them...or to eat your blood. If you live in California like I do you almost certainly have had tiny wolf spiders drink your blood hundreds upon hundreds of times. Those are the quick little black ones who don't make webs, yeah, those eat you.

    • @kennyearthling7965
      @kennyearthling7965 Před 7 lety +3

      dude, look up the definition of the word "joke" ;)

    • @zes3813
      @zes3813 Před 7 lety +2

      +Kenny Earthling wrong, fool

  • @Guitcad1
    @Guitcad1 Před 10 lety +169

    10. Knew that
    9. Knew that
    8. Knew that
    7. Knew that
    6. Recently learned that
    5. Knew that (Thanks, Penn & Teller!)
    4. Knew that
    3. Knew that
    2. WTF?
    1. o.0 Uh... googling now.

    • @johnnyappleseed7303
      @johnnyappleseed7303 Před 10 lety +60

      Wow you are so smart! You must be a genius. you are so cool

    • @SeiryokuBonne
      @SeiryokuBonne Před 10 lety +7

      Johnny Appleseed Why yes, I am. Thank you for noticing. I try to stay modest but, what can I say? When you're right, you're right.

    • @Guitcad1
      @Guitcad1 Před 10 lety +1

      Johnny Appleseed No, I consider myself something of a dullard. I just have to wonder, do significant numbers of people really not know most of this stuff?

    • @SeiryokuBonne
      @SeiryokuBonne Před 10 lety +7

      Guitcad1 i am sure you'd be surprised. Every time I see something in life or on the internet that makes me think "Damn, nobody could be stupider than that." Someone aims to prove me wrong. LOL

    • @9volt65
      @9volt65 Před 10 lety +18

      Guitcad1 it's funny. a lot of smart people think that they're stupid, and a lot of stupid people think they're smart.

  • @adarmaori9853
    @adarmaori9853 Před rokem +37

    When you run out of video ideas so you just rename your old ones

    • @christopheroconnor4665
      @christopheroconnor4665 Před rokem +1

      Noticed that too!

    • @DMZ_5
      @DMZ_5 Před rokem +5

      @@christopheroconnor4665 Same, saw this in the recommended and thought I missed a vid

  • @felinecontrolled
    @felinecontrolled Před 4 lety +36

    Joke's on you, I have nine cats. Entering my house is suicide for spiders.

    • @RileyIsntDead
      @RileyIsntDead Před 4 lety +17

      Actually, joke's on _you!_ Your cats herd the spiders into your mouth when you're sleeping because they're dicks.

    • @waytoohypernova
      @waytoohypernova Před 4 lety +4

      @@RileyIsntDead This caused audible laughter.

  • @crispy6311
    @crispy6311 Před 8 lety +1373

    thanks for turning me into an insomniac with number one!

    • @powerLien
      @powerLien Před 8 lety +47

      +Chris Brady it's not obvious, but he was joking with number 1

    • @theamici
      @theamici Před 8 lety

      +PowerLien I don't think he was ^^

    • @powerLien
      @powerLien Před 8 lety +21

      emilnyb he was being sarcastic

    • @theamici
      @theamici Před 8 lety

      PowerLien k

    • @sevayth
      @sevayth Před 8 lety +16

      +Chris Brady They might not be smart, but spiders do not do mass suicide by jumping into a mouth of a living creature.

  • @VK-pk8uz
    @VK-pk8uz Před 8 lety +2004

    I like how no one seems to have noticed the Starcraft buildings on the South-Korea map. Nice one, Grey. 3:05

    • @thomas6617
      @thomas6617 Před 8 lety +7

      +Victor Kyrg OMG SO TRUEEEEE

    • @Sweets888
      @Sweets888 Před 8 lety +9

      *3:05

    • @VK-pk8uz
      @VK-pk8uz Před 8 lety +1

      +Mikes888 Damn, how did I mess that up? Changed it, thanks.

    • @Sweets888
      @Sweets888 Před 8 lety +1

      no problem :)

    • @Cyoor
      @Cyoor Před 8 lety +2

      +Victor Kyrg I paused the video just to see if anyone else noticed. :)
      Awesome. :D

  • @David-Ray
    @David-Ray Před 4 lety +42

    It's been 8 years already? Thank you CGP Grey for the many educational laughs.

  • @gargipopere
    @gargipopere Před 3 lety +35

    1:08 I died of laughing 😂

  • @MrCarpelan
    @MrCarpelan Před 7 lety +1926

    Wait... No please man.. Last one was a joke right?

  • @hatzikuN
    @hatzikuN Před 8 lety +1771

    I'm hungry, I'm going to bed. :)

  • @Mysteri0usChannel
    @Mysteri0usChannel Před 3 lety +11

    In regards of the whole "bottled water" issue - as a German, tap water can actually become a problem when visiting other countries. Our tap water is so clean and pure that most tourists when visiting, for example, Spain or Italy, drink their local tap water, get diarrhea and similar ailments.

  • @AshleyTheFighter
    @AshleyTheFighter Před 2 lety +11

    3:40 wait hold up-

  • @PaulHarrell
    @PaulHarrell Před 9 lety +312

    "while doubtless some people would benefit from drinking more water and drinking less crap." That's gold.

  • @potzuuu
    @potzuuu Před 6 lety +352

    "8 is far too low an estimate"
    Joke's on you. I have insomnia

    • @reterbid6215
      @reterbid6215 Před 3 lety +8

      Wait, is that technically cheating?

    • @traskforge
      @traskforge Před 3 lety +24

      Joke's on you actually. The little time you spend sleeping actually has a far denser concentration of spider swallowing

    • @eth47turbo
      @eth47turbo Před 3 lety +6

      Spiders now target people with insomnia

    • @mralt5419
      @mralt5419 Před 3 lety +5

      ever ate warm food? fuck you spiders were in there

    • @spicyleaves8876
      @spicyleaves8876 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mralt5419 no u

  • @diegotortolero9452
    @diegotortolero9452 Před 3 lety +36

    grey: 8 is far too low an estimate
    Satan himself: id just like too say I'm a big fan

  • @lou9495
    @lou9495 Před 3 lety +14

    That last one made me choke on my cereal, I'll be seeing you in court sir.

  • @Geesaroni
    @Geesaroni Před 6 lety +765

    "Eight is far too low an estimate."
    Laying the groundwork for sequels to this video, I see.

  • @anthonyperez8143
    @anthonyperez8143 Před 7 lety +311

    "8 is far too low estimate"
    Are you trying to ruin my life

    • @jamespatterson49
      @jamespatterson49 Před 7 lety

      anthony Perez its not true.... cgp greys dumb lol

    • @Mini1llus10n
      @Mini1llus10n Před 7 lety +8

      ...It's a joke

    • @theepicduck6922
      @theepicduck6922 Před 7 lety

      +PlayOnDesura Its a thing called sarcasm.

    • @Blade.5786
      @Blade.5786 Před 5 lety

      @@jamespatterson49 r/woosh

    • @XDKvlogs
      @XDKvlogs Před 5 lety

      glad I have a cat then, little bugger loves hunting spiders and other bugs that happen to appear in the house. Hopefully my little watch guard stops any from getting to me in my sleep XD

  • @profeseurchemical
    @profeseurchemical Před 4 lety +112

    "bottled water is not better than tap water in functioning countries"
    >shows america
    flint Michigan: "i am i joke to you"
    also here in britland the tap water is orange/brown a few times a year. maybe due to maintenance idk.

    • @hiddens2346
      @hiddens2346 Před 4 lety +5

      In my building tap water turns brown/orange every time they have maintainance.
      I live in the Emirates.

    • @pointman222
      @pointman222 Před 4 lety +13

      Wow really? I've never had orange/brown water come out of my tap here, even when they're doing maintenance. That sounds pretty gross.

    • @tobiasagdrupdrager5583
      @tobiasagdrupdrager5583 Před 4 lety +8

      In Denmark where i live our water is as far as i have heard cleaner than the water you get in the bottles because they have too go through factories. Also we dont have open water storage like in the US and therefore we dont even add chlorine.

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 Před 4 lety +15

      @@tobiasagdrupdrager5583 Same in Switzerland. We are extremely lucky with our water. I actually have to rewire my brain to not just automatically drink from the tap in every other country I go to lol.

    • @DacLMK
      @DacLMK Před 4 lety +1

      In my city we have great tap water, in fact my city, Skopje, has the second best tap water in Europe, only behind Vienna.

  • @minjurepublicofkorea
    @minjurepublicofkorea Před 5 lety +21

    As a South Korean I'm both impressed and ashamed that fan death made it on the list...many Koreans actually believe it's a real thing

  • @linky6452
    @linky6452 Před 7 lety +591

    THAT'S why I always wake up full.

  • @gwho
    @gwho Před 7 lety +408

    3:06
    those nexus, command center, and hatchery are real landmarks, amd yes, theyre that big, proportional to the map. Trust me, I'm a soutth korean.

    • @akhaten4239
      @akhaten4239 Před 7 lety +45

      seems legit

    • @bobbyferg9173
      @bobbyferg9173 Před 7 lety +35

      I am surprised they survived that long without getting Zerg rushed

    • @BigHatSupremacist
      @BigHatSupremacist Před 7 lety +12

      +bobby ferg of course they arent getting zerg rushed, there isnt even a drone or even a mineral. much less a spawning pool

    • @_Ike
      @_Ike Před 6 lety +8

      So could they be seen from space? * wink wink *

    • @arich7072
      @arich7072 Před 6 lety +5

      I totally missed that shit lol

  • @dailysacrificedoublee
    @dailysacrificedoublee Před 4 lety +34

    3:38 I guess I won’t be sleeping ever again…

  • @rockyblacksmith
    @rockyblacksmith Před 4 lety +9

    For the record; Yes, German uses compound words that can, in theory (as well as legal jargon) become absurdly long.
    But the fact that they are gramattically correct does not make them any less impractical, so such absurdly long words aren't used.
    If the only proper word for an object is absurdly long, it's usually shortened or an acronym is used.
    Example: A semi-trailor truck is called a "Lastkraftwagen" ("powered cargo car") in German.
    But it is almost exclusively referred to as "Lkw", to the point where most children will use the acronym long before ever finding out what it stands for.

  • @stendall
    @stendall Před 7 lety +635

    I've read that the fan death came from families not wishing the suicide of a family member to be known in any records. The shame associated with the suicide was/is something doctors were/are sensitive to, and so put the cause of death down as "fan death". I think, if this is the explanation, what probably happened, whilst many probably understood the euphemism, it's a euphemism for suicide, so they weren't inclined to discuss it very much, and then enough people failed to understand the euphemism that timers on fans became a feature, and then when people started asking about the timer, eventually became standard...this is all speculation based on something I read and can't source, but is interesting to think about.

    • @unclecreepy7025
      @unclecreepy7025 Před 4 lety +94

      That makes more sense than thinking an entire country at the top of the science education ranks thinks fam blades can cut oxygen molecules up.

    • @Carlos244
      @Carlos244 Před 4 lety +7

      I also heard that story

    • @AmbientMorality
      @AmbientMorality Před 4 lety +45

      @@unclecreepy7025 Hwang Woo-suk (who faked his cloning research and probably isn't the best example, but is nevertheless accomplished) attributed South Korea's success to their use of metallic chopsticks - which supposedly increases their dexterity over other Asian nations that use wooden chopsticks and Western nations with forks. Basically, the South Koreans are incredibly smart but also a bit superstitious.

    • @AmbientMorality
      @AmbientMorality Před 4 lety +10

      @Jalan Marshall No, obviously. Just a superstition in the culture (and ultimately most cultures have that to some degree...)

    • @echoskelet
      @echoskelet Před 4 lety +2

      Oooooooooh.. yeah that actualy make some sense.

  • @farhanshaqib8746
    @farhanshaqib8746 Před 6 lety +1720

    "Then so does every language"
    Shows picture of the american flag

    • @williamnjagi2388
      @williamnjagi2388 Před 5 lety +145

      Y'all British people stole everything from the whole world weren't you prepared one of your former colonies would also steal your language? Ok I'm just playing

    • @DavidLinn
      @DavidLinn Před 4 lety +39

      @@williamnjagi2388 no, providing a very good point

    • @drawde_064
      @drawde_064 Před 4 lety +2

      Farhan Shaqib and Australian and New Zealand

    • @thatonekid640
      @thatonekid640 Před 4 lety +9

      william njagi how tf do you steal a language

    • @eliegbert8121
      @eliegbert8121 Před 4 lety +4

      Navajo possibly?

  • @migupl
    @migupl Před rokem +4

    Coming back after 11 years and I still love it ❤😂

  • @rellimck
    @rellimck Před 3 lety +26

    I realize this video is old but that spider thing at the end left me laughing my ass off... You're a genius.

  • @ThePointlessBox_
    @ThePointlessBox_ Před 8 lety +79

    hey that ''spider'' had 7 legs, I want a refund

    • @chickendawg88
      @chickendawg88 Před 8 lety +23

      +AlucardAnimation Just attach it and email it back to me.

    • @bombappetit
      @bombappetit Před 8 lety

      like Hank the septopus

    • @NathanTAK
      @NathanTAK Před 8 lety +1

      The septopus joke didn't make much sense- IIRC, octopuses grow their legs back when lost.

  • @LiquidShamanMan
    @LiquidShamanMan Před 7 lety +42

    Fuck me, that last one caught me off guard.

  • @that_one_av57
    @that_one_av57 Před 3 lety +4

    Spiders actually don’t love warm and moist places; not to the extent of your mouth anyhow. They actually crawl in there as a loving sacrifice to compensate the ass tons of junk food you eat and keep you at least moderately healthy. Eat your greens, kids. Or the spiders will have to commit sacrifices for you.

  • @solomonreal1977
    @solomonreal1977 Před 3 lety +9

    "We'll get you for this GG GREEYYYYYY!!!!"
    -spiders

  • @jessshu2390
    @jessshu2390 Před 8 lety +205

    +CGP Grey
    I DON'T CARE THIS WAS MADE 4 YEARS AGO; YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHAT YOU MEANT FOR #1 AND WHYYYYY WOULD YOU DO SUCH AND EVIL THING AAAAH

  • @goosetheft4187
    @goosetheft4187 Před 7 lety +436

    Misconception 11) Tarantulas are a nice pet to show your arachnophobic friends

    • @akhaten4239
      @akhaten4239 Před 7 lety +25

      You should get something bigger.

    • @TheSteam02
      @TheSteam02 Před 7 lety +34

      Goliath Birdeater.

    • @Blade.5786
      @Blade.5786 Před 6 lety +2

      The steam kid Good idea.But where to keep it?

    • @tedective4427
      @tedective4427 Před 6 lety +11

      Get a tarantula habitat with no tarantula in it, invite friends over...
      "Hey, let me show you Bob he's right... Where did my tarantula go!"

    • @beardieboi420productions
      @beardieboi420productions Před 5 lety +3

      The steam kid
      Me: no plea--- AHHHH

  • @radioheadlover09
    @radioheadlover09 Před 4 lety +38

    "Eight is too low an estimate."
    hol up

    • @sertusdionyol
      @sertusdionyol Před 4 lety +5

      Dont worry, he was joking. He only joke cuz there is no actual source of the misconception. I will send the link of the video he did when i find it.

    • @kevintong3054
      @kevintong3054 Před 3 lety +1

      It's actually too high

  • @cerrigate
    @cerrigate Před rokem +9

    Why is this now called "Blood is Blue?"

  • @nudiio9973
    @nudiio9973 Před 10 lety +192

    Omg! I am scarred for life with that spider thing...

    • @ashanein
      @ashanein Před 10 lety

      right?!? ahhh

    • @user-ny4vs3mh8c
      @user-ny4vs3mh8c Před 10 lety +46

      He was just joking, spiders will never crawl into your mouth.

    • @nudiio9973
      @nudiio9973 Před 10 lety +2

      Let's hope so...

    • @user-ny4vs3mh8c
      @user-ny4vs3mh8c Před 10 lety +1

      Taty Ali No really, check out his follow up video. Looking for Lisa Holst (Re: 10 Misconceptions Rundown).

    • @radioactivebitflip8873
      @radioactivebitflip8873 Před 10 lety +5

      I was using Blender 3d on my 2nd screen when that spider came up and i shook in terror like a little bitch.

  • @ShehabEllithy
    @ShehabEllithy Před 8 lety +33

    "8 is far too low for an estimate"

  • @chelseawhite7117
    @chelseawhite7117 Před rokem

    This was hilarious, thank you for a great start to my morning

  • @azerithboxxed4339
    @azerithboxxed4339 Před 3 lety +6

    2:29 I don't understand how people could believe this when you can just shine a flashlight through your fingers and the light will be red.

  • @SPRPhilly
    @SPRPhilly Před 9 lety +107

    Please tell me you were kidding about the spider swallowing. Please?

  • @craigspencer2826
    @craigspencer2826 Před 8 lety +146

    I guarantee 99.9% of the comment section is about swallowing spiders 😂

    • @ireneparkin3360
      @ireneparkin3360 Před 6 lety

      Did you notice that Minecraft Creeper near the start.

  • @thetreasurechest6728
    @thetreasurechest6728 Před 3 lety +19

    I kinda zoned out and at 3:33 the spider scared the sh!t out of me

  • @mekquake5879
    @mekquake5879 Před rokem +6

    The "8 spiders a year" fact has an incredibly interesting history. its actually a complete myth, it's explained really well by Lemino

  • @babis8142
    @babis8142 Před 8 lety +680

    WHAT???????? Far too low??????

  • @yaguzi
    @yaguzi Před 9 lety +248

    Tell me the last one is wrong. PLEASE! TELL ME! IT'S A LIE ISN'T IT? Someone... Please... Tell me.

    • @hurricanefalcon1287
      @hurricanefalcon1287 Před 9 lety +22

      let me make this clear...ahem.....HUMANS DO NOT SWALLOW SPIDERS IN THEIR SLEEP......clear enough?

    • @erikandersson1647
      @erikandersson1647 Před 9 lety +89

      It was made up by a woman named Lisa Holst, who was proving you could make up anything on the internet and people would believe it. It was completely fictional. If spiders were in the habit of crawling into other animals mouths like that, they'd be extinct.

    • @AlexDhyan
      @AlexDhyan Před 9 lety +111

      Spiders dont exist

    • @TheRaven123
      @TheRaven123 Před 9 lety +12

      Keiser Wolfblitzer Thank you for that! Now I can sleep again!

    • @keyblademe1376
      @keyblademe1376 Před 9 lety +1

      if spiders dont exist... then what do i see when i go into my basment?

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 Před rokem +3

    Actually America’s public water is in a weird state of no regulation because the fed says it’s up to the states but the states say it has to meet federal guidelines….

  • @Articulate99
    @Articulate99 Před 3 lety

    Always enjoyable, thanks.

  • @wanderingrandomer
    @wanderingrandomer Před 7 lety +206

    ...I've never even heard of the fan one.

    • @jarv7441
      @jarv7441 Před 7 lety +28

      fun fact, more people die per year to fan death than to vaccinations.

    • @SuperPraveenkumarpk
      @SuperPraveenkumarpk Před 6 lety +12

      or you can use ceiling fan to hang from it

    • @DembaiVT
      @DembaiVT Před 5 lety +1

      I have actually. I have idea where it came from.

    • @jdsuperawesome
      @jdsuperawesome Před 5 lety

      You’re not South Korean, are you?

    • @NoriMori1992
      @NoriMori1992 Před 5 lety +1

      He wasn't kidding when he said it's a South Korean specialty. This belief is literally confined to South Korea. As far as I know, it hasn't gained traction anywhere else.

  • @JWBaSiTo
    @JWBaSiTo Před 7 lety +624

    Guys he was joking about the spiders (probably).
    Spiders are NOT fond of breezy or noisy areas, which is exactly what your mouth is. Don't believe me? Test it for yourself!
    Jk. Someone already did it for you in a youtube video. They put spiders on their faces and even INSIDE their mouths and they immediately crawled out.

    • @rns2850
      @rns2850 Před 6 lety +31

      Actually, a recent study done concluded that certain species of arachnids *do* prefer warm and moist areas. Particularly the American brown widow spider.

    • @rns2850
      @rns2850 Před 6 lety +5

      The Reasonable One yes

    • @wilsoncollins-byrd5248
      @wilsoncollins-byrd5248 Před 5 lety +28

      I just wanna know who tf put spiders in their mouth

    • @C1azed
      @C1azed Před 5 lety +4

      ya but that spider is big@@rns2850

    • @alemcelik4544
      @alemcelik4544 Před 5 lety

      Zacchary Picardal thank god it isn't true

  • @seszw6159
    @seszw6159 Před 2 lety +3

    Eight spiders a year is "far too low an estimate.". Thanks for giving me a whole new catalog of nightmares!

  • @sunitalekkala1602
    @sunitalekkala1602 Před 5 lety +9

    2:34 Did someone forget about lungs?

  • @gwaxoutdoors098
    @gwaxoutdoors098 Před 10 lety +17

    I guess.... I'm gonna try and go to sleep now....

  • @astropoug7851
    @astropoug7851 Před 8 lety +67

    Grey: 8 spiders fall into your mouth.
    Me: Please tell me this is false!
    Grey: This is plainly ridiculous.
    Me: Thank God!
    Grey: 8 is too low an estimate
    Me: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band Před 8 lety +18

      +TheAwesomeDude Someone made the same exact joke 7 months before you and got 800+ thumbs up. You tried to steal the joke, and got...5.

  • @jameswalker199
    @jameswalker199 Před 3 lety +4

    Regarding the "10% of your brain" thing, I heard somewhere that the misconception comes from the fact that "you use all of your brain, but only 10% is working at any given time". Thinking about it, this is probably wrong because "why is there 90% of your brain on standby for very specific and apparently rare tasks?", but I think it still makes the point that statistics can be very easily misunderstood based entirely on how the statistics are worded.

  • @_purble
    @_purble Před rokem +1

    I love that this whole video is basically a setup to that one joke at the end

  • @odder5154
    @odder5154 Před 7 lety +29

    1:16 = the calmest, smartest, coolest roast in history

  • @kmurdaya
    @kmurdaya Před 7 lety +33

    The spider count depends on what you classify as a spider. Dust mites fall under Arachnida the same class as spiders, and pretty much look like microscopic alien spiders. Including dust mites, you probably inhale millions of spiders a year from your pillows, mattress and bed sheets.

  • @byozz548
    @byozz548 Před 2 lety

    We need more parts of this.

  • @billt8504
    @billt8504 Před 3 lety

    I love the ending of this one. I should have seen it coming, but didn't. Kudos.

  • @KasabianFan44
    @KasabianFan44 Před 7 lety +128

    Fun fact: Canada has tighter health regulations on tap water than on bottled water.

    • @entropyzero5588
      @entropyzero5588 Před 5 lety +13

      As does Germany.

    • @5x385
      @5x385 Před 5 lety +15

      So does the U.S. - bottled water companies don’t have their water tested by the FDA instead their allowed to do it themselves and submit their own reports... which I’m sure they do... without lying to save costs at all...

    • @redoverdrivetheunstoppable4637
      @redoverdrivetheunstoppable4637 Před 5 lety +2

      as a "fact" it's not "fun" as is, but for it's cynic conclusions

    • @glennso47
      @glennso47 Před rokem +7

      Hinkley bottled water is one of the most expensive ones in stores but it is really just water from the municipal water supply of Chicago. That statement is on the bottle but in very small print.

  • @anmu9223
    @anmu9223 Před 10 lety +28

    German Translations:
    Schwangerschaftsverhutungsmittel- Oral Contaceptive
    Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften- Legal protection insurance companies
    Betäubungsmittelverschreibungsverordnung- Narcotics Prescription Regulation
    Rindfleischetikettierungüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz- Beef labeling supervision task transfer law

    • @Sean_735
      @Sean_735 Před 10 lety +10

      Barry Maguire
      Iamsomuchfuckingbetteratthisthenyouarejesuschristareyoueventrying?

  • @TheFlashHawk
    @TheFlashHawk Před 2 lety +3

    The fan death is actually what you call it when someone takes their own life in Korea. It’s a way to say it without saying, like if a friend dies and someone asks how. It’s really sad.

  • @348joey
    @348joey Před 4 lety +21

    "the best kind of correct"
    Ah, a fellow man of culture.

  • @gladiatorinasuit3094
    @gladiatorinasuit3094 Před 8 lety +95

    FAR TOO LOW AN ESTIMATE?? damn you were supposed to reassure me

    • @dancarter1126
      @dancarter1126 Před 7 lety +5

      I would not worry so much about how many spiders might crawl into your mouth but more about what else might find that an inviting place to spend the night. Say, for instance a LARGE centipede.
      OH YES I DO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE THINKING YOU SMUTTY MINDED PERSON YOU!!!

    • @tylerhouston69
      @tylerhouston69 Před 7 lety +3

      Centipenis, don't google it.

    • @UltimateBreloom
      @UltimateBreloom Před 7 lety

      Spiders don't really like humans all that much. it was a joke meant to scare you.

  • @LemonChieff
    @LemonChieff Před 7 lety +208

    Oh god. D: More than 8? But Ima be fat. Better go to the vomitorium to vomit.

    • @someguy9227
      @someguy9227 Před 7 lety +42

      I'll bring my horned viking helmet!

    • @alexgreen7541
      @alexgreen7541 Před 7 lety +8

      Oh, then I bet you could bring home a shield maiden.

    • @jacksmith8689
      @jacksmith8689 Před 7 lety +21

      Make sure columbus doesnt beat you there

    • @Lady_in_Yearning
      @Lady_in_Yearning Před 7 lety +14

      ...naked, on a horse

    • @thetoothpasteman2735
      @thetoothpasteman2735 Před 7 lety +5

      columbus will beat you to india cause you take the way on land instead of over seas, watch out!

  • @Lolman-yr8sv
    @Lolman-yr8sv Před 4 lety

    Thanks man for all the upcoming nightmares

  • @RbDaP
    @RbDaP Před 5 lety +51

    zoom in Korea
    A Terran CC
    A Zerg Hatchery
    A Protoss Nexus
    I pissed my coffee here well done sir

    • @duffin3503
      @duffin3503 Před 3 lety

      Is this a Starcraft reference?

    • @RbDaP
      @RbDaP Před 3 lety +2

      @@duffin3503 yes ^^

  • @scottkrafft6830
    @scottkrafft6830 Před 7 lety +48

    1:54 This one is actually true where I live in the US. Here the city officials bribed the health regulators so the city didn't have to replace the outdated water pipes and loose money as a result. Numerous people have gone to the hospital because of lead poisoning, etc. but the city has done nothing. So we always get bottled water or use a Brita filter at least.

    • @davidlatham4631
      @davidlatham4631 Před 7 lety

      Scott Krafft you live in MS or Flint, MI?

    • @scottkrafft6830
      @scottkrafft6830 Před 7 lety +3

      David Latham A small suburb of Chicago that's usually overlooked by most people. It has nothing noteworthy about it, so no one really cares what happens here. Not to mention all the city budget goes to the PD, while firemen and municipal workers are laid off.

    • @davidlatham4631
      @davidlatham4631 Před 7 lety +2

      Scott Krafft Ah, I see. It's interesting how Flint received so much attention last year while your city (and several others across the country) suffer and have been suffering from contaminated for years.

    • @scottkrafft6830
      @scottkrafft6830 Před 7 lety +3

      +David Latham It's really bad on my block, however. Since I live on a dead-end street, the water doesn't constantly flow, it just stagnates in the pipe at the end of the block. Not to mention workers safety rules are just plain laughable. The water department (where my dad works) uses trucks so old they don't have good seatbelts or sometimes none at all. So his (now former) boss fell out of a work truck while it was moving and got his spine ground up in the rear wheel well. He lived, but now has permanent brain damage. All because a few guys thought they could bypass safety rules by slipping some cash under the table. Plus they spent $200,000 on a welcome sign but can't afford a $60,000 paycheck for a fireman.

    • @badgermcbadger1968
      @badgermcbadger1968 Před rokem +1

      @@scottkrafft6830 this is extremely sad

  • @LRAStartFox
    @LRAStartFox Před 10 lety +9

    *mashes keyboard* makes a German word

  • @LordLanghaar
    @LordLanghaar Před 3 lety +100

    "modern functioning countries"
    -Shows Flag of the USA

    • @elleshlepov388
      @elleshlepov388 Před 3 lety +14

      Laughs in Flint, Michigan

    • @krokuke
      @krokuke Před 3 lety +3

      No matter how much you people like to compare the US to somalia, you all know that that is not the truth.

    • @krokuke
      @krokuke Před 3 lety

      @CHAOSCANDIDATE Yeah I agree Somalia really is a shithole isn't it?

  • @archittler4171
    @archittler4171 Před 3 lety +1

    ''your blood is red''
    me a lobster -* VISIBLE CONFFUSSION *

  • @jaytonhawkins2872
    @jaytonhawkins2872 Před 9 lety +58

    I always assumed that the "10% brain" thing was referring to our capacity for use rather than the physical percentage of brain tissue we use.

    • @DrGeneralkumar82
      @DrGeneralkumar82 Před 9 lety +25

      Technically we do use 100% of our brain.. just not at the same time. But that does not mean that we have some "untapped" or latent power within our minds (like telekinesis or mind control) We do not use 100% of our brain at the same time because each area of our brain has a specific function. Some areas of the brain are for processing vision, others for sound, or touch or taste.. other areas are for storing memories, others for comprehension or motor control, etc. If we used 100% of the brain at the same time.. we would not be able to function, it would be like a massive seizure.

    • @Laughhouse2go
      @Laughhouse2go Před 9 lety +2

      I believe I've heard we use around 30-35% simultaneously, so that is probably more like the capacity. We use all of it but not all of it at once.

    • @jaytonhawkins2872
      @jaytonhawkins2872 Před 9 lety +1

      DrGeneralkumar82 Again, you are refrencing the physical brain tissue use, while I am talking about the maximum functional capacity.

    • @DrGeneralkumar82
      @DrGeneralkumar82 Před 9 lety +3

      GP SMAV
      Hi, I'm sorry but I don't understand what you mean by "maximum functional capacity". I don't see how anyone would be able to measure such a thing. From what I had understood the 10% issue was based on only 10% of the brain being electrically active at any one given time. So people felt that we humans could achieve new "powers" if we could somehow activate 100% of the brain at once. That was what I was getting at, how we don't use 100% of our brain at one time, because the brain has different areas separated for different tasks. Activating 100% of the brain at a single time would not benefit us.

    • @DrGeneralkumar82
      @DrGeneralkumar82 Před 9 lety

      GP SMAV
      So to answer you. Yes I was referencing it as a percentage of the actual physical brain tissue, not about its functional capacity. I do not know how anyone can measure our functional capacity to say we are only using a certain percentage of it.

  • @izansmallcat631
    @izansmallcat631 Před 5 lety +19

    1:39 I love how you treat American English as a separate language from British English

  • @cliff1714
    @cliff1714 Před 4 lety +1

    This person is not making his roast obvious. His savagery is unseen.

  • @danfulk2661
    @danfulk2661 Před 4 lety +1

    Love these videos