Why The Ringling Bros. Operated A Secret Spy Agency
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Yeah, now i really want a full video on this.
I don't understand why this one isn't longer. Obviously they had more stuff to talk about and could've gone slower. I don't get why they knowingly made a worse video
your gonna have to go to full as interesting for thar one
@@danielgysi5729 I think youtube penalizes videos of different lengths. For me it was longer--I usually watch these at double speed but had to switch to single-speed because there was too much going on.
I think there's a book
@@danielgysi5729 thats the point of this channel
We definitely need a Full as Interesting on this one
a very interesting topic of discussion
the real ringling brothers secret?
-these guys killed-
I want a Netflix documentary about this now
…or better still, a BBC documentary, so that way it’s a concise hour long doc rather than 10x 1h episodes, most of which is spent preluding to what’s in the next episode or recapping the previous *ducks and hides* 😂
czcams.com/video/b5wfPlgKFh8/video.html
Pleasee
Or… just throwing it out here… a Nebula documentary?
Shhhhh, Netflix is listening!
I was half expecting the spy agency to target foreign governments, since as a traveling circus they would be pretty innocuous. The logistics would probably be too difficult though.
But that would actually be smart
Which as we all know, is not a word that describes the government
Wendover tomorrow: the insane logistics of spying on foreign governments as a traveling circus..
@@Deathnotefan97 Say what you want about the government not being smart. Did you know that they have created a device that is capable of beaming "words" into your head? Some crazy sci fi stuff I didn't think was possible, but I guess they use some form of waves to do it. They're smart, and evil, which is no good
Yeah I expected something similar, which tbh made it extra wild that the answer to the "why" of the title was nothing to do with any secret government purpose but literally just "the owner of the circus was kind of a scumbag and wanted to fuck over his enemies" & he just happened to have a disgraced ex CIA friend & they took it to insane lengths
The movie about it is called *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind*, only with a game show and not a circus.
Oh wow. That last story *alone* could be an entire Wes Anderson film!
Saoirse Ronan has to play the girlfriend of course.
@e first one?
You had me at Saoirse Ronan
I only came here to say that this is literally a ‘clown operation’.
HAI can you make more videos about airplanes please? I would love that!
A technique known a honey trapezing.
Oh my shit this video isn’t long enough!!! This is insane and I need more!!!!
Nothing goes together better than executive CIA job openings and psychopaths.
I think the frantically rushed pace of im guessing entertaining info packed into a tiny 5 minute clip is perfect for everyone who hates entertaining videos and loves hello fresh ads.
But good to know your priorities HAI..
4:42 So he told his assistant to destroy the tapes and return the car. The assistant misunderstood and returned the tapes. So... did he destroy her car?
🤡: You buffoon! I told you to DESTROY the tapes and RETURN the car!
🤡: Gee uh sorry boss i guessa-
🤡🏓💥🤡
🤡: Get this clown out of my sight.
…
🤡🐟🛏️💤
We need a wendover video called “The logistics of operating a clown spy agency”
Before watching: It was about unions, wasn't it?
After watching: Oh, it's EVEN MORE INSANE.
Hey Sam, you know the videos can be longer right? Even 3 minutes longer would have been great
this is half as interesting
if it's any longer than this then it'll be interesting, which is not half as interesting
@@NutchapolSal I think the channel title is related to the subject presented, not the length of the video.
The screwup here is they chose a story too interesting.
He's discussed a few times how the youtube algorithm punishes channels that post videos outside of their usual parameters. A longer video wouldn't be recommended by the algorithm to as many people
@@Bloodmuffin6 That's why people need to support YT better YT alternatives like Nelbula where creators have more freedom and you get much better content for an extremally small monthly fee.
Probably in a rush for Jet Lag filming
Suddenly quite concerned about Sam since apparently there's a bomb strapped to his chest that will explode if he records a voiceover more than 6 minutes and 15 seconds long...
But the real question is, could they have been mislead by a video about bricks?
Idk but you sound angry...
Damn, all these promises about a bricks video and yet I've never seen one!!
@@repatch43 it's on Nebula
@@punkdigerati Hmm, did not know that! Gonna go take a look!
@@repatch43 there is a few videos about bricks on his yt channel
I feel like this should be the next season of Archer, not real life.
I just imagined a ton of dialogue like “okay but WHY”, and a shootout trying to escape Peta’s offices with the briefcase. Thanks!
i hate that i’m seeing this video so late, but one of my professors at Georgetown was a lawyer on this case! I remember him telling our class about this being the craziest case he’s ever been involved with.
Thanks for all the insane stories CIA, where would we be without you guys.
Probably allied with Iran instead of Saudi Arabia 🤔
Probably allied with an economically & politically developed & stable South and Central America, benefitting all involved economies and boosting Western world power
Yeah we're going to need the extended version on Wendover ASAP
Somewhere a striking screenwriter is working on their spec script for a series based on this story.
Ringling will sue for slander
The events in this video happened 100 years after I assumed they did just from reading the title, lol. When I read “the Ringling Bros operated a spy agency” I definitely imagined this going down in the late 1800s!!
Thank you for telling me about this video in your 400th video. I don't know how I missed this gem.
The HAI Bombs video brought me here. ... aaaand i want a full video on this now.
Damn. So that's why when you have to let a spy go you get him killed instead of just firing him
That's difficult if the spy is the highest ranking spy/one of the highest ranking spies in the nation.
this story is just one crazy thing after another
2:00 I kind of like these clowns, they’re doing gods work. Peta deserves that.
Saying peta fights animal abuse is like saying the military supports peace
WOW CIA at it once again, love it.
Well it wasn't the CIA. It was a disgraced CIA official working for an organization.
I am here after being roasted by Sam 😂
Today's fact: Samuel Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots whenever he wants.
only twice a week
Sounds hellof entitled
@@curiodyssey3867 or….he could not be in their movie at all and play everyday🤷♂️
i mean, they keep letting hiring him, so i suppose it's not as disruptive as it sounds.
You would be surprised the conditions that some actors require to film.
That may have been the most rushed hai holy cow. You guys handled it well regardless, but a full video on this (probably on Wendover) could be cool. Or slightly longer hai's every so often.
Can't believe this is the second least-clicked video from HAI. It's a great story.
that was one hell of a story, i immediately went and found an article to read more about it, proper insane
Who could have guessed that behind the scenes of a circus was a clown show
Sam I am sorry for not watching this before, this video is awesome and it deserves better than been second worst in views
I need a documentary on this PLEASEEEE
This was the fastesting 5 minutes of my life while not understanding ANYTHING from the story, thank you so much Mr. Half
bro whyd i say fastesting 💀💀💀 i was so fucking high lmao
So much detail, so few minutes to go through them all.
idk where it would go, but this needs a full video!!!
This Circus was and still is my Childhood. Love that Secret Spy Story.
This is the batshittiest crazy batshit that I’ve ever heard. Someone needs to do a feature length documentary on this. Great video folks!
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is even wilder history: Disney on Ice, Paramount, Native Americans, Walt Disney, Buffalo Bill, And millions more.
As a writer, I can confirm that we are lonely and desperate for connection.
We need a whole as interesting on this
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus used voice commands for all there animals.
This could've been a full episode
I feel I just watched something The Onion would make. This was such a weird roller coaster.
When I was a kid, I remember my great uncle letting them store their elephants and trailers at his farm when they were on their way through town. I got to ride one of the elephants.
What is thjs? This is terrible half as interesting content. This is absolutely fully interesting and I want the whole story!
I feel like A LOT of important and nuanceful details were skipped over for the sake of brevity...
I’m being genuine when I say I love when I see a new HAI video at the top of my home page. Keep up the good work
This video was in my feed before it was even showing on HAI's channel.
Killing me with the Ringling "Bro's", that is an abbreviation for, and is spoken as, "Ringling Brothers"
Need a more detailed vid about this. What a crazy story
I don’t know why that “how I found out, and that’s how you found it” thing really made me laugh. 😂
I don't consider Circus acts with animals as abuse. Most animals have a pretty tough life in the wild.
Apart from Killer Whales, they go from living 40 odd years in the wild to living 5 years in captivity.
This needs a full length nebula companion video.
Who is just here because Sam shamed you into it 🤚 😂
This is some of the most pointlessly petty evil villain shenanigans I've ever heard of.
It only happen because of peta slander of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus The Greatest Show On Earth America living treasure 50 of the great American shows combined into one.
@@trevorthesorcerer why are going around defending a horrible corporate agency?
@@KingNachos4 Ringling Brother won all there lawsuits look it up in the 2010’s.
@@KingNachos4 Ringling used voice commands for all there animals.
@@KingNachos4 You do not realize what the closing of Ringling caused was the trapeze an acrobat market is about to collapse since there’s not too many circuses and too many schools there about animal free acts. So say goodbye to all the animal free circuses, since Ringling brothers is returning this year.
This video was a rollercoaster of emotions
So much happening
this story would have been a great movie honestly
Okay okay, I'll watch the video mister HAI.
PETA sucks for their own reasons but breaking into someones house to take pics of them is uhhhh a bit much
Clowns with Neuralyzers.... terrifying
Ok fine, if this video is so great then I’ll watch it.
Finally a secret service I can get behind
Anyone here because it's half as interesting's least viewed video?
This could be a whole TV show
That SO should've been a longer video! Very interesting.
Peter has no problem reducing membership on their own especially once you learn the truth about how many animals they kill per year, thr amount of pets they steal, and then their just weird marketing campaigns.
Im a member of PETA ... PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS 😆
What do you mean? Peta loves killing animals.
New meaning to the "Circus" in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Wow, had no idea. Needs more.
Holy crap. How have i never heard of this? Longer video plx!
Thank you for the sponsor at the end
This needed a Full As Interesting.
This deserves so much more than 6 minutes
This is by far the most complex HAI or Wendover video ever LMAO
"Stop clowning around, we have serious espionage work to do."
"I think the best dinner on Earth is the dinner that pays my food!" gotcha...
Honestly the title was probably the short seller here
Make a longer video!!! It’s to much interesting of a topic
I hear most of the Circus' clowns now work for the Ferrari strategy team.
I had to watch this twice to absorb it all
came here after sam mentioned that this is the 2nd least viewed video on this channel despite being really good. and i can actually see why it flopped... it's too much info in too short of time, making it really hard to follow, even though i can tell it must be really fascinating. like others have said, it really should have been longer.
Their most effective tactic must have been honey trapezing.
Are we not going to talk about how animal abuse was never found in Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
There have absolutely been multiple documented cases of animal abuse at Ringling Bros by hidden camera footage that is aviable right here at youtube
czcams.com/video/ECspj0daAlE/video.html
I've talked about it couple comments below 👇
Peta and other animal groups actually sued Ringling for animal abuse and in court 99% of their "evidence" turned out to be fabricated and they had to pay Ringling brothers like 16 million in deformation damages
I want a biopic of this
Secret Circus Spy Agency sounds like the next big Shonen Jump manga title.
I was actually at their last show, I was 8 and honestly don’t remember much but the trapeze and elephants lol 😂
While I can't speak for Ringling specifically, most modern circuses treat their animals quite well, in fact. The idea that they don't largely originates from PETA's outright lies.
But now nobody trusts you aren't working for a disgraced anti-communist ex-CIA agent turned splinter cell ringleader attempting to slander their opponents and perpetuate animal abuse
The real spoiler though was that HIA was actually Peta's own spy agency plant and this was the plan all along
Ringling doesn’t have animals anymore
Peta and other animal groups actually sued Ringling for animal abuse and in court 99% of their "evidence" turned out to be fabricated and they had to pay Ringling brothers like 16 million in deformation damages
I wonder if the meat industry is powerful enough to infiltrate and delegitimize an organization whose only purpose is to dismantle the meat industry.
PETA abuses animals more than circuses do
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Aw I want to read the book about the Mars family now.
While I appreciate the spy stuff I wish there wouldn’t have been so many jokes about animal cruelty, Ringling did lots of work to make sure animals were treated properly and especially with places like the Elephant conservation, they put lots of work into making sure the acts were fair to the animals and worked around natural habits.
Adding to my comment, it would be really interesting to see A logistics of how the circus made it from town to town via train for Wendover productions and if Sam was interested I have an extremely good contact that could help make it possible.
Yo, Sam, if _ever_ there was an episode that called for an extended cut on Nebula...
I think there is probably a truly great story here that got totally lost in the confusing furious fast pace of the telling; I mean like, WHAAAT!!!!
My dude, this channel is "half as interesting", not "10 times as interesting". I need at least a half hour on this one.
And i thought that the spy clown in 007: Octopussy was ridiculous. Guess I was wrong 🤡
I just watched that three days ago. Pretty fun.
I was searching for this comment!
I was wondering why this video has so few likes so I went onto their channel to see how long ago it came out and it wasn't even there
this is at least 3/4 as interesting
This makes Octopussy way more plausible
My family keeps hello fresh recipes and my absolute favorite is the Thai coconut chicken curry!
We need Internet Historian to make this series!
I’m gonna watch the whole video darn it!