Food Theory: Coffee, Science's MOST IMPORTANT Discovery!

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    Coffee, the elixir of many genius minds throughout history. You see, coffee itself is a fundamental building block of the world we know today. Yes, REALLY! That morning ( and afternoon and evening) Starbucks coffee may be leading you towards an Einstein level discovery! Today Food Theorists, I'm about to show you how coffee was the most important discovery we've made and how it helped invent the world we live in today. Let's get brewing!
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  • @insertstoryhere
    @insertstoryhere Před 3 lety +14304

    This channel easily gets in my top 3 favorite channels, even surpassing game theory

    • @Luka-pv2dt
      @Luka-pv2dt Před 3 lety +93

      same

    • @joppee
      @joppee Před 3 lety +233

      i like food theory more than game theory except when austin does a video again then game theory is easily the best of the three

    • @HaverOfHands
      @HaverOfHands Před 3 lety +224

      I used to think this channel was a joke but now I'm glad it ain't

    • @millie2246
      @millie2246 Před 3 lety +15

      I definitely agree

    • @StraightOuttaMyHouse
      @StraightOuttaMyHouse Před 3 lety +43

      I like food theory cause it has food

  • @aro4457
    @aro4457 Před 3 lety +10100

    “Before you start calling me MatPot”
    Ok, PotPat

  • @connerorangejuice3790
    @connerorangejuice3790 Před 3 lety +2942

    Coffee club: C-Can we just drink coffee, Isaac?
    Isaac: Nope, we're dissecting a dolphin.

  • @trevanminnig3499
    @trevanminnig3499 Před rokem +132

    Honestly, I IMMEDIATELY started thinking “oh yeah, pot makes perfect sense to be the next main drug, with the world seemingly falling apart and everyone at their neighbors’ throats all the time, I think an “Olaf Society” would make perfect sense!”
    30 seconds later, MatPat says nearly the same thing

    • @mayravixx25
      @mayravixx25 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Fr, as an active user myself, I knew full well just how popular and easy to obtain it's become before he even said it

    • @trevanminnig3499
      @trevanminnig3499 Před 2 měsíci

      @@mayravixx25 the couple times I’ve tried it, I’ve never liked it much, but hey, you can take my share haha! Gonna have to rewatch this, now!

  • @moxxy3565
    @moxxy3565 Před rokem +159

    Important to mention the beer they used to drink all day was much weaker. They weren't walking around totally sloshed all day but probably had a good buzz.

    • @Matty002
      @Matty002 Před měsícem +1

      yeah most people have this idea of people getting drunk for breakfast and lunch when it was definitely nothing like that for most people

  • @anonymousdratini
    @anonymousdratini Před 3 lety +4427

    Mat: What if I told you there was another drug?
    Me: He’s gonna talk about weed

    • @Em-yj8ge
      @Em-yj8ge Před 3 lety +93

      I was thinking more about adderall tbh

    • @Smurf032989
      @Smurf032989 Před 3 lety +72

      @@Em-yj8ge Yeah but the amount of ADHD youth in todays population it wouldn't work for about 9 million people in the world

    • @andyb.4080
      @andyb.4080 Před 3 lety +30

      Immediately.

    • @generationofwonders787
      @generationofwonders787 Před 3 lety +157

      matpat: what if i told you there was another drug?
      me: *hits blunt* you don't say

    • @cande182
      @cande182 Před 3 lety +32

      i thought he was gonna say cocaine but not consuming it as in powder but the leaves of the plant

  • @yupitsnine
    @yupitsnine Před 3 lety +7518

    Theory suggestion: “Does an apple a day REALLY keep the doctor away?”

    • @Bl4ckb2rry
      @Bl4ckb2rry Před 3 lety +733

      Throw it hard enough and get a restraining order and it will

    • @rubixloverful
      @rubixloverful Před 3 lety +204

      not if you eat the apple seeds along with the apple

    • @wubb_s2738
      @wubb_s2738 Před 3 lety +119

      That phrase also carrots make you see better were both made for people to eat more fruit/ veggies.

    • @mars8048
      @mars8048 Před 3 lety +89

      Well it depends on how hard u throw it a him

    • @frank-yp9br
      @frank-yp9br Před 3 lety +21

      Yeah or else u get EVIL CoRoNaViRuS vAcCiNe, but hey that's just a theory a conspiracy theory

  • @chewthulu1004
    @chewthulu1004 Před rokem +65

    You know, this is the third time I've gone through this playlist while I work and I have to say I appreciate MatPat here showing appreciation for us the community. I know it's definitely a thing content creators do on a regular basis, but it's still nice hearing someone genuinely thanking us for our support. Haven't watched any style theory yet, but I just might once there's a couple more videos to binge. Stay safe everybody, and to MatPat and everyone else who helped make these videos possible: thank you for the effort you've put in to all these videos. They're greatly appreciated.

  • @Niko__01
    @Niko__01 Před rokem +18

    12:29
    I know, old video, but whatever
    Fun fact, I live in one of those dry counties (or maybe it's considered a mixed county, but we call it a dry county). You can't buy alcohol anywhere in this county and there are no bars, but restaurants are allowed to serve alcohol (some places exist here that are basically bars, but they get around the restriction by some loopholes... not exactly sure how the loopholes works, probably by how much food they serve, but they do exploit loopholes)
    But it isn't hard to buy some alcohol to bring home... You just have to go to the next county over, which isn't a dry county, and there is literally a liquor store right off the highway exit as you enter that county coming from the biggest city in my county, which I live in...

  • @haydenyoo7386
    @haydenyoo7386 Před 3 lety +8754

    A good theory idea is “is it possible to pop a perfect bag of popcorn?” That would be fun

    • @nyxie2877
      @nyxie2877 Před 3 lety +105

      We need this

    • @atreyudavis527
      @atreyudavis527 Před 3 lety +49

      just use the popcorn button

    • @nyxie2877
      @nyxie2877 Před 3 lety +94

      Atreyu Davis no

    • @mohmoh-ti1ty
      @mohmoh-ti1ty Před 3 lety +29

      i feels like there is not much to talk in that subject

    • @jedi_cat_l4976
      @jedi_cat_l4976 Před 3 lety +59

      I thought you said "is it possible to poop a perfect bag of popcorn"

  • @etourdie
    @etourdie Před 3 lety +1715

    MatPat: starts talking about a third drug
    Me: It's probably not marijuana
    MatPat: continues
    Me: it's definitely marijuana

    • @StaticNebula26
      @StaticNebula26 Před 3 lety +60

      I was thinking cocaine first but as the screen got greener I knew.

    • @josephzimmer6364
      @josephzimmer6364 Před 3 lety +18

      StaticNebula26 the world would either get way greater or way worse if we all started pounding blow lol

    • @XYKUN_
      @XYKUN_ Před 3 lety +15

      The answer always starts with 42

    • @starwarslover015
      @starwarslover015 Před 3 lety +22

      The instant he started talking about the 3rd drug I was like, is it weed? Is it weed?

    • @BluRobyn
      @BluRobyn Před 3 lety +8

      I knew it was weed when he mentioned a third one

  • @GonanzPatel1
    @GonanzPatel1 Před 7 měsíci +9

    Food Theory: Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?

  • @yuukoayuzawa7919
    @yuukoayuzawa7919 Před rokem +3

    it took me a while to get into food theory because i've never been interested besides food and film theory but im so glad i did!
    this is by far my favourite food theory and im so glad you made it (still yet to watch the rest of them but i will soon since im binging)

  • @bowenjudd1028
    @bowenjudd1028 Před 3 lety +2259

    Theory Idea: How many cookies would Santa eat on his cookie marathon of Christmas Eve using real world data and what problems would come with such a buffet.
    Holy Crap, thank you for the likes, this was just a random food related thought that had ties with Human Geography. Also, thanks for bringing my attention to the differing foods that are set out for Santa in different cultures.

    • @fakename3440
      @fakename3440 Před 3 lety +21

      I really like that idea

    • @masterparker116
      @masterparker116 Před 3 lety +34

      Would he eat all of those cookies on the same day or expand the rations though?

    • @NichDevRumble
      @NichDevRumble Před 3 lety +5

      @@masterparker116 hmmm no

    • @masterparker116
      @masterparker116 Před 3 lety +7

      @@NichDevRumble no to the one day or to the expanded rations

    • @plausibillity2032
      @plausibillity2032 Před 3 lety +6

      tbh i think this channel grew most subs in a week on yt ;-;

  • @shadenkeltner8067
    @shadenkeltner8067 Před 3 lety +1025

    "Don't call me MatPot"
    ...You kinda invited this nickname, man.

  • @assassin16322
    @assassin16322 Před rokem +5

    Anybody else who would love a second video about the current state of the cannabis situation? Don't I just love how Mat explains this stuff

  • @meghj3329
    @meghj3329 Před rokem +84

    I don’t believe beer is technically “distilled” only fermented.

  • @joshh1556
    @joshh1556 Před 3 lety +406

    Mat pat: Coffee is science’s most important discovery
    Sliced bread: Am I a joke to you?

    • @naenaeg2193
      @naenaeg2193 Před 3 lety +4

      @Chonky Chicken bebverage???

    • @lilichavez4770
      @lilichavez4770 Před 3 lety +2

      @Chonky Chicken miau. The sentence you write in blue is with spelling mistakes.

    • @naenaeg2193
      @naenaeg2193 Před 3 lety +2

      @Chonky Chicken oh ok I was just confused because you spelled it wrong

    • @kalebnolan8343
      @kalebnolan8343 Před 3 lety +2

      Sliced bread wasn’t a discovery tho

    • @Dekaku
      @Dekaku Před 3 lety +1

      Isn't the point that grammar matters?

  • @biggestmjfan2306
    @biggestmjfan2306 Před 3 lety +727

    Me: relaxing, sipping my coffee
    Matpat: coffee is changing our minds...
    Me: naughty bean water

  • @CricketRainripple
    @CricketRainripple Před rokem +5

    I took a class on the French Revolution & Napoleon for my history minor in college and my professor straight up said people met up at cafes & bistros in France to talk about how they should have a democracy and even planned parts of the early revolution in coffee houses.

  • @CFNoMaD1
    @CFNoMaD1 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love all your therory channels... Keep up the good work

  • @mkmcnicoll6354
    @mkmcnicoll6354 Před 3 lety +1906

    The world:” don’t do drugs kids”
    MatPat: but science...

    • @umariqbal7557
      @umariqbal7557 Před 3 lety +34

      Well coffee is not entirely considered as a drug. And amount matters. How much caffeine or drug you take matters as well as the type.
      TLDR
      Matpat is not promoting drugs.

    • @umariqbal7557
      @umariqbal7557 Před 3 lety +47

      Nevermind I didn't see the whole video.

    • @norberto05121964
      @norberto05121964 Před 3 lety +5

      Lmfao

    • @norberto05121964
      @norberto05121964 Před 3 lety +14

      @@umariqbal7557 lmao yes canabis totaly aint a drug

    • @umariqbal7557
      @umariqbal7557 Před 3 lety +8

      @@norberto05121964 I didn't see the second part. I was talking about coffee is not a drug anyway.

  • @ruyman90
    @ruyman90 Před 3 lety +1960

    A few theories that I had on the top of my mind.
    - Can a human live without food? purely supplements, serum, and water?
    - What does it take to create a new food? for example chocolate was originally from Mexico but there is such thing as Swiss chocolate.
    - Is natural food really better than processed food.
    - The most useful food in the world? my guess is either potatoes or corn.
    - Food classification. For example the watermelon is a fruit that doesn't grow on trees and is also a berry. Why?
    - Can you copyright a dish? Can you be arrested for making a copyright dish?
    - The truth about the food pyramid. Apparently it has some updates now.
    - Food and its carbon footprint. How can we reduce it and which food has the least footprint?
    - Can you really eat anything you want as long as you exercise?

    • @SkimBee
      @SkimBee Před 3 lety +95

      Y’all have no idea how good potatoes are

    • @loyaltheoristgirl1018
      @loyaltheoristgirl1018 Před 3 lety +62

      Matt needs to see this

    • @typhoon2840
      @typhoon2840 Před 3 lety +41

      Ive always been told that fitness is more dependent on your diet then exercise, but i dunno

    • @zoui8215
      @zoui8215 Před 3 lety +30

      ruyman90 another one I thought of is “in the movie ratatouille when remy makes the soup linguine messed up all he did was put a drop of water on his little rodent hands with no soap. Isn’t that extremely unsanitary?”

    • @NumbingDisasterAnon
      @NumbingDisasterAnon Před 3 lety +13

      If you wanna be actually healthy and gain some strength, then yeah...diet plays a key factor for exercise. You need to properly fuel your body and eat the right things to not only be able to accomplish your exercise goals but to also maximize your nutrient, protein, etc intake, absorption, and use. If you wanna be healthy, you have to do both

  • @scatric_2338
    @scatric_2338 Před rokem +2

    The Friends introduction goes right to the heart, so many good memories.

  • @djem5580
    @djem5580 Před 2 měsíci +2

    didn't think about this until now, but one of the things that made me stick with Matpat most, is that I rarely need closed captions to understand him, which is a lot more than most media

  • @pantspoe5747
    @pantspoe5747 Před 3 lety +727

    "theres already another drug on its way."
    Me: is it weed?
    "Cannabis-"
    its weed

    • @christopheredwards9904
      @christopheredwards9904 Před 3 lety +19

      Actually! Cannabis is NOT weed, though they are both in the same family and have the same properties, Cannabis doesn't contain THC, the chemical found in Marijuana that is meant to increase appetite and raise your dopamine levels to be equivalent to the space, in feet, from the ground to heaven and back to the power of 7

    • @christopheredwards9904
      @christopheredwards9904 Před 3 lety +5

      Also, your second "its" is supposed to be the contraction "it's" (contraction of "it is") (you probably don't care though, but I do)

    • @Podzall
      @Podzall Před 3 lety +23

      Next thing you know cocaine is now legal.

    • @e.j.wizerd2000
      @e.j.wizerd2000 Před 3 lety +22

      @@christopheredwards9904 bro stfu we all mean the same thing just chill out

    • @zodiac6163
      @zodiac6163 Před 3 lety +1

      Ok but who asked

  • @parabellum2o999
    @parabellum2o999 Před 3 lety +286

    Coffee: * shows up at same time as the enlightenment *
    MatPat: "Coincidence? I Think NOT!"

    • @zap3231
      @zap3231 Před 3 lety +2

      That's because it's been proven several times over before this channel even existed that it isn't a coincidence and it's a well known fact by now that coffee is at the roots of all you know and love today.

  • @OnlyFooty-Edits_Official
    @OnlyFooty-Edits_Official Před 3 měsíci +6

    MatPot got me rolling on the floor😂

  • @abigailash8621
    @abigailash8621 Před rokem +3

    This video taught me more than 8 months of history class. Good job Mat!

  • @packediceisthebestminecraf9007

    "We did it milk gang, we made it into the top 10."
    i'm actually sad that water isn't in the top 10 of most consumed drinks.

    • @KyanbuXM
      @KyanbuXM Před 3 lety +67

      Yeah it's really alarming about global health the more you think about it. And all of the problems that are caused by a lack of water in our diets.

    • @deadtempleknight.6332
      @deadtempleknight.6332 Před 3 lety +36

      maybe it's not considered a ''drink''?

    • @Leikeze
      @Leikeze Před 3 lety +49

      @@deadtempleknight.6332 It is, but most people aren't paying for it.

    • @dragonglider8134
      @dragonglider8134 Před 3 lety +39

      But they all have water as a part of them. A drink isn't a drink if there is no water in it. Period.
      *yeah, this is big brain time*

    • @BlaineLP
      @BlaineLP Před 3 lety +25

      @@dragonglider8134 So Milk isnt a drink? beer isnt a drink? Motor oil isnt a drink?

  • @alextowers906
    @alextowers906 Před 3 lety +938

    Matt patt starts talking about a "new drug"
    Me: its weed
    Me: its weed
    Me: its OBVIOUSLY WEED

    • @thylacinepunic5582
      @thylacinepunic5582 Před 3 lety +76

      I know right??? The moment he said that a new drug was on the rise I was like “it’s weed”

    • @oofyemma_240
      @oofyemma_240 Před 3 lety +47

      i think we were all like "it's weed."

    • @proto4462
      @proto4462 Před 3 lety +3

      me to

    • @kajechapman3930
      @kajechapman3930 Před 3 lety +8

      Nicotine popped into my head

    • @_m_t_k_296
      @_m_t_k_296 Před 3 lety +6

      I ligit said the same thing

  • @liadeindadani6913
    @liadeindadani6913 Před rokem +2

    I didn't watched this came out because I thought I knew what it all was going to be about, but this video was filled with loads of information I didn't know. I'm glad I still watched it

  • @communaltoilet
    @communaltoilet Před 9 měsíci +1

    i hope you know just how useful this was to me for my ap world history project. food theorists you are literally life savers.

  • @hizakikentai
    @hizakikentai Před 3 lety +569

    Matpat: so what’s the next big thing?
    Me: *W A T E R*

  • @plexquared1877
    @plexquared1877 Před 3 lety +699

    the fact that a thing called "the bean belt" exists makes me happy.

    • @hyperslime166
      @hyperslime166 Před 3 lety +1

      Same tho

    • @inakimendiberri2226
      @inakimendiberri2226 Před 3 lety +5

      Named after mr. Bean, too

    • @Gingerfrost
      @Gingerfrost Před 3 lety +5

      The only worry is that the Global warming is making it harder and harder to keep bean farms healthy.

    • @luviam0001
      @luviam0001 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Gingerfrost my chocolate :(

    • @jpix96
      @jpix96 Před 3 lety

      #Me toooooooooooooooooo, my last name is bean so i own like a quarter of the earth B)

  • @dweezytheguy61
    @dweezytheguy61 Před rokem +3

    Yeah man, this was like totally the most refreshing episode of food theory I have watched, I don't sub often, but when I do I sub because of videos like this. Great job guy this one really hit the spot. 🎩🎓

  • @Hungry_Hufflepuff_
    @Hungry_Hufflepuff_ Před 2 měsíci +2

    I love your videos mat, I even shared it with my history teacher when we started the dark ages unit!

  • @TechyBen
    @TechyBen Před 2 lety +1597

    Europe: "If we keep everyone drunk, they cannot revolt..."
    Coffee: "I'ma about to end this entire continents career..."

    • @MochiJelly4877
      @MochiJelly4877 Před 2 lety +10

      Lol

    • @dickmarx1298
      @dickmarx1298 Před 2 lety +4

      If we keep them stoned....they cannot revolt

    • @Azanitt
      @Azanitt Před 2 lety +44

      "I'ma about to start* this entire continents career..."

    • @theapplenut2299
      @theapplenut2299 Před 2 lety +27

      Exactly why pot popularity is very dangerous. Governments would have a filed day with nations full of potheads…

    • @DMP64
      @DMP64 Před rokem +2

      Cannabis: watever mate gimme some tofee

  • @bird_w
    @bird_w Před 3 lety +1135

    "Its mostly illegal around the world"
    "Cocaine?"
    *matpot smacks me over the head with a bong*

    • @hexwave9764
      @hexwave9764 Před 3 lety +13

      Lol

    • @lukewiley6767
      @lukewiley6767 Před 3 lety +17

      yea i thought coke for a second

    • @charlesquinton9127
      @charlesquinton9127 Před 3 lety +10

      *Matpot

    • @zemom.a.8171
      @zemom.a.8171 Před 3 lety +8

      @@lukewiley6767 nah, coke ia what comes after weed /s.
      But on a serious note, the coca leaves of the plant are actually quite healthy. Its the other crap they put into the drug that causes the most harm I think.
      Stuff like grounded concrete, fuckin battery acid, and like 2% of coca leaves.

    • @shitmultiverse1404
      @shitmultiverse1404 Před 3 lety +8

      @@zemom.a.8171 There's no "after x drug", you either want to try it and like it, or you don't. I regularly smoke weed, i've tryied coke and i absolutely hate it, as well as alcohol and tobacco, but give me any psychedelic or dissociative and i'll (probably) love it. Every person is different.

  • @sassyb58
    @sassyb58 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Love the "Dante's Peak" peek just as much as I love the idea that the Enlightenment is due to coffee drinking.

  • @mrvlhs
    @mrvlhs Před rokem +1

    This channel and this episode in specific are so well crafted it blows my mind if you're writing everything on your own. But even if you aren't, congratulations

  • @cheesyvin8078
    @cheesyvin8078 Před 3 lety +458

    _"What has all that coffee got us?"_
    Highschool and College students : _"time"_

  • @eggsauce1934
    @eggsauce1934 Před 3 lety +516

    "The world consumes 2.25 billion cups of coffee cups a day!"
    College students: I s T h A t A c h a L l e N G e ?

    • @reaux1560
      @reaux1560 Před 3 lety +5

      Some central and Eastasian migrants: You guys have to drink caffeine?

    • @kikuoisthebestandnoonecant1915
      @kikuoisthebestandnoonecant1915 Před 3 lety +9

      For some reason I read that as “Is that a chancla?”-

    • @oatmeal8586
      @oatmeal8586 Před 3 lety +1

      It does sound like a challenge

    • @ssholum
      @ssholum Před 3 lety

      chubbyemu music starts...
      Not even kidding, he already has a video on a dude that drank multiple pots of coffee.

    • @briangarcia2035
      @briangarcia2035 Před 3 lety

      lmao

  • @coffeegirl18
    @coffeegirl18 Před rokem +1

    10:15 - Saw that coming a mile away. I live up in Canada though and it's been legally medically for awhile before there was full legalization (it's 18 plus with your government ID). I also use CBD for my joint pain from Lupus and in my area they're using it to treat soldiers with PTSD (they get it subsidized by the government for that purpose).

  • @vicentedelbosque1277
    @vicentedelbosque1277 Před 10 měsíci

    Matpot I love ur vids keep up the amazing work

  • @thure33
    @thure33 Před 3 lety +625

    FunFact: "Mat" in Norwegian translates to "Food".

  • @myah528
    @myah528 Před 3 lety +493

    "Coffe caused the enlightenment" is not a take I was expecting to hear today, but here we are

    • @blueninja012
      @blueninja012 Před 3 lety +1

      Coffee*
      sorry, it was bothering me

    • @MartinDrkos
      @MartinDrkos Před 3 lety +10

      @@blueninja012 Covfefe*

    • @shakesqueer69
      @shakesqueer69 Před 3 lety

      @@MartinDrkos koffie *

    • @aelevatore4546
      @aelevatore4546 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, it was a great video, but not the first time I heard this take: czcams.com/video/OTVE5iPMKLg/video.html

    • @davidgumazon
      @davidgumazon Před 3 lety

      Shame on Xianxia protags they need Qi to get enlightened
      In real life Coffee is what it all takes

  • @Fiasc_O_Phobia
    @Fiasc_O_Phobia Před 29 dny

    I love videos where I can tell that Matt is having fun, they're always the most delightful

  • @mrrobel1115
    @mrrobel1115 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I recommend “The History of the World in Six Glasses” after this theory, great book

  • @dumbname939
    @dumbname939 Před 3 lety +244

    I find it incredibly hilarious that three of histories greatest minds formed a coffee club

    • @brandonmurray2922
      @brandonmurray2922 Před 3 lety +45

      And you're telling me there's no anime exploring the life of the Oxford Coffee Club? Gimme that slice of lemon loaf life, Funimation!

    • @alondratheshyhuman642
      @alondratheshyhuman642 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @cristianvelasquez5335
      @cristianvelasquez5335 Před 3 lety +2

      @@brandonmurray2922 no, because it could go one of two ways, if that show came on, it would have a fan base like de stone, which is good. Or rick and morty, which while the show is good, in some cases the fan base can be horrendous

  • @goomix27
    @goomix27 Před 3 lety +531

    Start of the video:
    "Yeah coffee is cool and all and helped create scientific and cultural advancements"
    End of the video:
    "WEED IS THE DRUG OF THE FUTURE!"
    Well, that escalated quickly.

  • @AnthonyBlue1
    @AnthonyBlue1 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I like the cultural/historical approach to this topic. Very fresh and different than how most outlets approach it

  • @yourLordSatan
    @yourLordSatan Před rokem +4

    As soon as MatPat mentioned a new drug to take coffee's place I was immediately saying weed over and over out loud. I have never been happier to have guessed something right.

  • @Onimaey
    @Onimaey Před 3 lety +477

    That feeling when you realize the only reason this channel exists is so Matt can get his eventual diet coke sponsorship

    • @RobinDJoker
      @RobinDJoker Před 3 lety +19

      Yup. We'll all know what it means when MatPat makes a theory on Diet Coke

    • @Zigster22
      @Zigster22 Před 3 lety +2

      He definitely will

    • @stellanovaluna
      @stellanovaluna Před 3 lety +2

      Unrelated, but i laughed so hard at the MatPot joke lol XD

    • @Leo_Lionhart
      @Leo_Lionhart Před 3 lety

      Even that, I am still boycotting Coke. Matt can get his daily diet coke as fuel, but I am still not purchasing any coke. Win-win.

    • @mrjson3039
      @mrjson3039 Před 3 lety +2

      And That's a Fact... A Matpat Fact!!!!

  • @alexandrweaver3879
    @alexandrweaver3879 Před 3 lety +2833

    This video actually lead me to write a research paper for school on the effects of coffee to the society and I was actually given permission from my teacher to use this video as a source. So thank you MatPat for helping me write my paper.

    • @greenbutter3190
      @greenbutter3190 Před 3 lety +44

      Honestly, I love Matpat, his videos are extremely entertaining, but they are a horrible source for any academic research. It's about fun. It is just a guy having fun on the internet acting like there is science behind his far fetched theories. Please reconsider your decision.

    • @OrangeNOrange
      @OrangeNOrange Před 3 lety +91

      @green butter Well, I guess you probably didn't try these videos for that research, so can you really say that? Just saying, it really isn't that bad as you make it out to be. Besides, if the teacher approved it, you're alright.

    • @megalovania8707
      @megalovania8707 Před 3 lety +142

      @@greenbutter3190 well except Matt does have a huge team of researchers who come up with these scientific facts and stats so it's not someone just having fun on the internet. Clearly you haven't been around this channel for long

    • @michaelchildish
      @michaelchildish Před 3 lety +96

      @@greenbutter3190 Food Theory channel that does actual scientific research does not = Game Theory and Film Theory channels which are about applying a bit of dodgy science to fan theories for giggles. Hope That Helps.

    • @neonpenguin0948
      @neonpenguin0948 Před 2 lety +6

      You mentioned pot right??? Always good to include pot... lol

  • @MayBlake_Channel
    @MayBlake_Channel Před 6 měsíci

    This is one of my alltime favorite videos ever! It has stuck with me so strongly that I've been thinking about including the term "coffee house" into my CZcams channel name (already have on my TikTok). Came here just to rewatch and verify it's what I wanted to do. And it is!
    Also, ealier today I prompted an AI art generator to make a picture of Isaac Newton and his buddies chillin' at a coffeehouse and I'm pretty happy with the results!

  • @emilyelizabeth9647
    @emilyelizabeth9647 Před rokem

    this video is so old but I would be remiss if I didn't talk about a book I had to read for my AP Human Geo class, A history of the world in 6 glasses, following how different beverages coincided with huge movements in society and I was reminded of it heavily by this video. It is really interesting to see how things like beverages can have a much more complex histories than just how it was invented.

  • @artemiswolf4508
    @artemiswolf4508 Před 3 lety +529

    Humanity, while lighting up a joint: That’s enough rapid technological advancement, I think

    • @lmul1441
      @lmul1441 Před 3 lety +13

      But wait, what if we combined both?

    • @watzup9294
      @watzup9294 Před 3 lety +8

      @@lmul1441 You can't be productive and relaxed at the time

    • @lmul1441
      @lmul1441 Před 3 lety +6

      @@watzup9294 I mean it would stop you from stressing out

    • @MadAliceInWonderland
      @MadAliceInWonderland Před 3 lety +11

      @@watzup9294 Not necessarily true. Brainstorming is productive, and weed is great for that.

    • @thecosmicalcat
      @thecosmicalcat Před 3 lety +8

      @@MadAliceInWonderland | "Yo, what if... like... crabs think fish can fly or something..."

  • @luckyc4t110
    @luckyc4t110 Před 3 lety +842

    Food Theory: "We like to talk about food!"
    Food Theory within the month: "The growing legalization and normalization of cannabis will lead to a new enlightenment era."

  • @Svartalf14
    @Svartalf14 Před rokem +2

    Man, I'd like to mention a few things... a) the "dark ages" were not really THAT dark, plenty innovations were found during that period, and it also had any number of great thinkers (roger bacon, thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham to name a few) b) the discoveries of the Renaissance era happened, you know, like before coffee reached Europe

  • @fury3026
    @fury3026 Před 3 lety +699

    When Matpat is teaching me information faster than my school does...

  • @nikolasgalaxy636
    @nikolasgalaxy636 Před 3 lety +578

    matpat: there is a new drug on the way.
    me: I swear to god if he says audible

  • @pirnda9186
    @pirnda9186 Před rokem +3

    I love how the map of when coffee spread across Europe in the 1400’s was a map of 1936

  • @Pigeon998
    @Pigeon998 Před rokem +9

    This is one of my FAVORITE food theory videos

  • @luvienne420
    @luvienne420 Před 3 lety +285

    matpat: this drug is already a $100 billion industry
    me: weed
    mat: it's illegal tho
    me: weed
    matpat: *keeps talking
    me: weeeeeed

  • @harley_kay_
    @harley_kay_ Před 3 lety +202

    Caffeine: go-go juice
    Alcohol: dum-dum juice
    Cannabis: **just giggles profusely**

  • @moveslikemacca
    @moveslikemacca Před rokem

    i keep coming back to this video, i love it so much

  • @Ethan-yd4gn
    @Ethan-yd4gn Před rokem +6

    This is such a hugely impactful and interesting theory hidden behind coffee
    Edit 1: like its crazy, but completely see the current state of society, and if what he's talking about has merit, then our society could undergo so really crazy changes over the next decades-centuries. Stress, depression, anxiety, so on and so forth have been rapidly growing and spreading problems for decades now as the world becomes more and more "woke," if thats a good way to describe whats happening, at least. While there are still currently way too many sides of modern society that wont allow for it completely take hold quite yet, 3-4 generations down the road and who knows what the world will be like

    • @Ethan-yd4gn
      @Ethan-yd4gn Před rokem

      Jesus christ this is 2 years old. Oh god

  • @kravoki
    @kravoki Před 3 lety +523

    You could say that we'll reach a "higher" level of enlightenment.

  • @interval3021
    @interval3021 Před 3 lety +391

    Matpat just taught me what took my teachers a whole school year to teach, in just 17 minutes

    • @joelsasmad
      @joelsasmad Před 3 lety +11

      @SilentwarH Who can even hope to retire anymore?

    • @vanillapiper9063
      @vanillapiper9063 Před 3 lety +7

      It’s like the quick summary they give just before a test

    • @nethaura4922
      @nethaura4922 Před 3 lety +6

      In a very entertaining method, no less

    • @DrElsemere
      @DrElsemere Před 3 lety +1

      It would take mine 4 months

    • @durpyduck3574
      @durpyduck3574 Před 3 lety +6

      When does he not

  • @IND3CISIV3
    @IND3CISIV3 Před rokem +1

    we had coffee theory for our english paper today.. as soon as i read it, two things came to my mine.. my best friend who love coffee, and Mat pat hating on caffeine being used wrong :D, yeah the paragraph was about coffee and how it isnt that bad unless u take more than 5 cups of coffee

  • @BigElite0021
    @BigElite0021 Před rokem

    You should do a video finding the best beverage to get energy, testing things like “5 hour energy”, Huel, coffee, energy drinks, apple juice etc

  • @exiegelastweekgamer1571
    @exiegelastweekgamer1571 Před 3 lety +322

    MatPat:
    An American talking about coffee bringing about "The Enlightenment."
    Me:
    A British man musing over the healing potential of tea.

  • @roberthagley9803
    @roberthagley9803 Před 3 lety +520

    Matt: There's a new drug on the way
    Me: He's going to say weed, isn't he?

    • @unknownlight390
      @unknownlight390 Před 3 lety +14

      I was thinking this too, but will it become the next thing. Or will coffee be the king still.

    • @WoWisMagic
      @WoWisMagic Před 3 lety +5

      @@unknownlight390 I just can't believe tea is still the highest drank beverage in the world.

    • @Assassin5003
      @Assassin5003 Před 3 lety +12

      @@WoWisMagic *cough* *cough* WATER

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits Před 3 lety +2

      Kratom is pretty popular as well. But nowhere near as popular as Cannabis.

    • @Racso-oscaR
      @Racso-oscaR Před 3 lety +3

      I thought that he was going to say heroine

  • @dougstrother5184
    @dougstrother5184 Před rokem +1

    I loved the intro. I found it unreasonably hilarious

  • @kvngmo2458
    @kvngmo2458 Před 8 měsíci

    11:43 the way I cheered when you said cannabis is insane😂😂😂 but I wholeheartedly agree as long as it’s not abused

  • @mightypoocheyena
    @mightypoocheyena Před 3 lety +1119

    The entire time MatPat was talking about "some new drug to change the world" I was just going "It's weed isn't it?" over and over

    • @SumGuyafterparty
      @SumGuyafterparty Před 2 lety +56

      I’m just happy weed is getting the recognition it deserves because all society has been doing is demonizing cannabis without giving it a second thought.

    • @projekttaku1
      @projekttaku1 Před 2 lety +11

      @@SumGuyafterparty as they should.

    • @SumGuyafterparty
      @SumGuyafterparty Před 2 lety +29

      @Projekt Taku I don’t think you know the benefits of weed, I’m not gonna list them but I am gonna say cannabis is safer than most drugs, that includes alcohol

    • @projekttaku1
      @projekttaku1 Před 2 lety +16

      @@SumGuyafterparty I know the benefits, but I now the dowsides too. Also, it is not safer.

    • @battyblair3303
      @battyblair3303 Před 2 lety +3

      Dude same 😂

  • @MiyuwiTV
    @MiyuwiTV Před 3 lety +625

    11:43 I knew he was going to say cannabis but I was sort of wishing he would say "diet coke"

    • @jackieosborne4298
      @jackieosborne4298 Před 3 lety +34

      of course it would be diet coke he just said cannabis to not seem weird about his obession for diet coke

    • @pumpking5992
      @pumpking5992 Před 3 lety +9

      @@jackieosborne4298 correct!

    • @nomad2629
      @nomad2629 Před 3 lety +4

      I read cannibal

    • @wrierice8295
      @wrierice8295 Před 3 lety

      I don't even know what cannabis is so tell me

    • @masonhunter2748
      @masonhunter2748 Před 3 lety

      @@wrierice8295 it is a drug that might grow in your garden

  • @Pizzaplease477
    @Pizzaplease477 Před rokem

    Such an excellent intro!! Nice video

  • @aaashiruuu
    @aaashiruuu Před rokem +1

    I know you might not read this MatPat but I just want to thank you for putting out this video. It actually helped me in writing my essay especially the part of the The Oxford Coffee Club. Kudo’s to you and your team! Keep it up! 💌

    • @Gmackematix
      @Gmackematix Před 2 měsíci

      Was Isaac Newton ever actually in Oxford though? He was at Cambridge.

  • @Thunderscreamer
    @Thunderscreamer Před 3 lety +359

    •Beer & alcohol lead to the agricultural revolution.
    •Coffee & caffeine the enlightenment.
    =Vodka Redbull is the pinnacle of human accomplishment

    • @mightykat8
      @mightykat8 Před 3 lety +7

      omg my dad has vodka redbull all the time

    • @zaimanity8893
      @zaimanity8893 Před 3 lety +9

      When I first drank it, it was such a weird feeling to drink ton of Vodka Redbull or Vodka (any caffeinated drink).

    • @electroshock740
      @electroshock740 Před 3 lety +1

      Guys we found the Russian

    • @Thunderscreamer
      @Thunderscreamer Před 3 lety

      @@electroshock740
      У меня есть крылья!

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms Před 3 lety

      Danil Kvyat's favorite drink

  • @amymitman173
    @amymitman173 Před 3 lety +458

    Food Theory: Debunking OR proving the myth of the effects of swallowing gum!

    • @emorymccomiskey3745
      @emorymccomiskey3745 Před 3 lety +5

      Im sure They already recorded the first half of it, they just have to wait now.

    • @Mogijup
      @Mogijup Před 3 lety +3

      Dr. Mike did a video on that! :-)

    • @adelandjj1721
      @adelandjj1721 Před 3 lety +1

      Nothing

    • @ryanmatthews1096
      @ryanmatthews1096 Před 3 lety +1

      If your proving the myth, then it’s not a myth

    • @potatowatermelon3858
      @potatowatermelon3858 Před 3 lety

      YES I know what happens but people get so annoying about it
      Because what happens is that you swallow it and it basically just sits there till it goes down with your poop all you can’t actually do is swallow to many pieces

  • @nolu1851
    @nolu1851 Před rokem +1

    I like how this isn't really a theory but more on teaching us the importance of coffee...

  • @gabrielasalomao6234
    @gabrielasalomao6234 Před rokem

    I just used this video as an inspiration on my essey in the cambrige test ,thx mat

  • @thegreatmako4216
    @thegreatmako4216 Před 3 lety +595

    MatPat: "What if I told you a new drug was on the horizon?"
    Me: It's gonna be weed.
    MatPat: "It's Cannabis!"
    Me: I called it.

  • @liwashere8653
    @liwashere8653 Před rokem +1

    If anyone wants more of this theory, there's a whole part about literally this in Tom Stanage's A History of the World in Six Glasses

  • @RivZaunite
    @RivZaunite Před rokem +1

    Man.. matpat really just helped my pass my history test with that first bit

  • @molehie
    @molehie Před 3 lety +252

    Matpot: "If opioids were represented by a person they'd be Olaf."
    Ahh yes. Olaf, the *person.*

    • @oliverbohac9086
      @oliverbohac9086 Před 3 lety +27

      Person =/= human. Intelligent aliens would be called people if they landed tomorrow. The concept of personhood is based on self awareness, higher morality and higher intelligence.

    • @alananderson2567
      @alananderson2567 Před 3 lety +11

      @@oliverbohac9086 matpot

    • @molehie
      @molehie Před 3 lety +13

      @@oliverbohac9086
      per·son
      /ˈpərs(ə)n/
      a human being regarded as an individual.
      I get what you're trying to say, but a sense of morality is not what defines person.

    • @chickencoopououwu2584
      @chickencoopououwu2584 Před 3 lety +17

      @@molehie Reading the first line in a dictionary isn't a good way to encompass the entire usage of a specific word.

    • @tylermarble1561
      @tylermarble1561 Před 3 lety +3

      Your picture is hachiko

  • @lukemagnotta7338
    @lukemagnotta7338 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Meanwhile college students are living exclusively off of all three

  • @AnweshaSupkar-es6ke
    @AnweshaSupkar-es6ke Před 24 dny

    The friends reference in the intro felt so good to any friends fan in the world

  • @robonick3607
    @robonick3607 Před 3 lety +231

    Nobody:
    Coffee House Guests: we live in a society.

    • @heyguesswhat6791
      @heyguesswhat6791 Před 3 lety +9

      This really says alot about society

    • @iqceo4276
      @iqceo4276 Před 3 lety +3

      I cried over this
      It says a lot about society

    • @ECL28E
      @ECL28E Před 3 lety +3

      Get a load 'ah this society

  • @adimallik138
    @adimallik138 Před 3 lety +395

    Matpat: The Dark Ages were the most unproductive of all time
    Literally Everyone else not from Europe: Say What?

    • @ethanye2627
      @ethanye2627 Před 3 lety +60

      Yeah that's quite accurate. East Asia, particularly China, was at it's height during Postclassical Times(gunpowder, metallurgy, productive government and strong and military), and dar al-Islam continued to expand while making discoveries in math, science, and astronomy. Meanwhile, in the Americas, the Incas established a huge empire near the Andes Mountains while the Aztecs established the Aztec Empire in central America. So in reality, the "Dark Ages" weren't really all that dark. It's just that little was documented during that time in Europe, and the region was decentralized.

    • @abbashaidari8313
      @abbashaidari8313 Před 3 lety +13

      @@ethanye2627 uhumm.. The Maurya Empire of India.. invention of plastic surgery.. "arabic" numbers.. the number zero...

    • @ethanye2627
      @ethanye2627 Před 3 lety +7

      @@abbashaidari8313 That was actually invented during the Ancient and CLassical period. The Maurya Empire existed and fell during the Classical Period. Dark Ages start from around after the fall of the Gupta Empire.

    • @kristofferadrian7377
      @kristofferadrian7377 Před 3 lety +19

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the term "Dark Ages" connected just to Europe? Because obviously, every part of world had it's own bad times in history but no one is expecting that during Dark Ages the situation was the same in Europe, India, China, Tanzania, Australia and Chile.

    • @ethanye2627
      @ethanye2627 Před 3 lety +15

      @@kristofferadrian7377 Yeah, you're basically correct, but sometimes it's been referred to other states outside of Europe. For instance, in the video, MatPat said something along the lines of "one of the most unproductive times in history," which isn't specifying Europe.

  • @thatoneguy7444
    @thatoneguy7444 Před rokem

    Love the olaf comparing it was spot on lmao

  • @MadArtillery
    @MadArtillery Před 2 měsíci +1

    Fascinating theory

  • @sebastianarechavaleta6627
    @sebastianarechavaleta6627 Před 3 lety +102

    Me, an Uruguayan: Nobody talks about us
    MatPat: "Uruguay decriminalized recreational marijuana use in 2016"
    Me: *Impossible*

    • @mirarie3391
      @mirarie3391 Před 3 lety

      his pronunciation leaves a little to be desired tho lol

  • @kadenportalappa5785
    @kadenportalappa5785 Před 3 lety +371

    Theory Suggestion: “Is Honey a condiment?”

    • @oombaga96
      @oombaga96 Před 3 lety +58

      “... And today’s episode is sponsored by Honey”.

    • @WingmanCat
      @WingmanCat Před 3 lety +15

      I like you 2 smart asses

    • @andrewpotts
      @andrewpotts Před 3 lety +13

      An the opening gag could "bee" the classic "Honey, I'm home" joke, who or what he could be talking to is up to Matpat.

    • @barethor5869
      @barethor5869 Před 3 lety +7

      The answer to your question is yes, honey can be a condiment

    • @hazellevesque8809
      @hazellevesque8809 Před 3 lety +8

      Similar theory: is cereal in milk a soup?

  • @ahanson3208
    @ahanson3208 Před 28 dny

    Didnt expect that turn, but i appreciate it

  • @idkidk6729
    @idkidk6729 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Our history teacher actually gave us a whole lecture about this, when we learned about the enlightenment

  • @skelebratz
    @skelebratz Před 3 lety +171

    my mom checking in on me: sweetie are you ok you’ve been drinking a lot of coffee lately
    me: *s i l e n c e , m o r t a l . y o u c a n n o t h a n d l e t h e s e c r e t s o f t h e u n i v e r s e .*

    • @Animebryan2
      @Animebryan2 Před 3 lety +2

      While this plays in the background: czcams.com/video/6xUnSVTh8fI/video.html

    • @TheQuietTyper
      @TheQuietTyper Před 3 lety +3

      @@Animebryan2 That's exactly how I am when I've had a lot of caffeine.

  • @mlaraayalaland
    @mlaraayalaland Před 3 lety +91

    this channel went from "is a hotdog a sandwich" to "rewriting our understanding of history" real quick

    • @3dguy299
      @3dguy299 Před 3 lety

      Indeed

    • @ResaChiic
      @ResaChiic Před 3 lety +1

      and its on a trajectory to totally do more o.0