The Banach-Tarski Paradox

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  • @reginaphalanges9428
    @reginaphalanges9428 Před 3 lety +3247

    Gave 1 star to Hilbert's hotel on Trivago. They kept shifting our room.

    • @eleanorbarryjhondersey7492
      @eleanorbarryjhondersey7492 Před 3 lety +97

      Feels like I've learned everything but nothing at the same time

    • @mdriz1353
      @mdriz1353 Před 3 lety +25

      Underrated comment!

    • @peet-janissen5838
      @peet-janissen5838 Před 3 lety +24

      This comment is just a cute joke and I love it

    • @peet-janissen5838
      @peet-janissen5838 Před 3 lety +11

      @Eric Lee thanks spelling is not my strong suit

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 Před 3 lety +13

      @@eleanorbarryjhondersey7492 I hate to be the a**hole, but that was stolen from one of the top comments.

  • @kedapofeng8993
    @kedapofeng8993 Před 4 lety +8009

    Chiropractor: I’m just gonna make a small adjustment.
    *turns 90 degrees*
    *accidentally duplicates spine *

  • @Humble_Legend
    @Humble_Legend Před 7 měsíci +276

    One of my favorite hobbies is clicking on a Vsauce video and seeing how long I can keep up before my brain overheats.

  • @zeroclout6306
    @zeroclout6306 Před 5 měsíci +720

    Been watching this repeatedly for 8 years now and it never fails to blow me away. Peak CZcams and peak Sauce content.

    • @tev5040
      @tev5040 Před 25 dny +19

      this is that one vsauce video i come back to like once a year and hope that this is the time i actually get it

    • @notagain3732
      @notagain3732 Před 23 dny +4

      I watch this video again when i feel im starting to forget some of it hoping the spaced repetition affect to take place

    • @wet-read
      @wet-read Před 8 dny +1

      Maybe you should lay off the Sauce.

    • @zeroclout6306
      @zeroclout6306 Před 8 dny +1

      @@wet-read no

  • @definitelynotasquid
    @definitelynotasquid Před 8 lety +5327

    you know you boutta learn some shit when michael says "or can you?" and the music starts

    • @RunItsTheCat
      @RunItsTheCat Před 8 lety +59

      And you see that the video is 24 minutes long xD

    • @TheForsakedAngel
      @TheForsakedAngel Před 8 lety +17

      Daniel Grosch He should put x-files music on when he says that xD

    • @tim213455
      @tim213455 Před 8 lety +13

      Daniel Grosch You know that the shit is about to get real when he says "or can you?".

    • @frzferdinand72
      @frzferdinand72 Před 8 lety +19

      When he says that, just know... YOU GON LEARN TODAY

    • @YujiUedaFan
      @YujiUedaFan Před 8 lety +9

      Daniel Grosch Yeah, I even mouthed along to it!
      BTW, this Paradox reminds me of how people used Key Black on cartoons, so they didn't have to use use too much Magenta, Cyan and Yellow. They took away colours, yet ended up with the same thing!

  • @_username
    @_username Před rokem +19782

    Michael could go clinically insane and no one would notice a difference.

    • @lore644
      @lore644 Před rokem +249

      maybe a little bit

    • @Trevor123abc
      @Trevor123abc Před rokem +291

      Already is

    • @JohnDoe-my5ip
      @JohnDoe-my5ip Před rokem +370

      Same goes for all mathematicians really

    • @PeterDB90
      @PeterDB90 Před rokem +107

      Please! Someone explain this part to me 13:50
      Why is it that "UP" does not end at the same point as "RIGHT, UP, LEFT"?

    • @pecareca6735
      @pecareca6735 Před rokem +8

      Fr dude

  • @marshm3llow467
    @marshm3llow467 Před 7 měsíci +1413

    Proud to say I fully understand all of this now! It only took half a math degree but after wishing I could wrap my brain around this since high school I'm very pleased :)

    • @divinephanes
      @divinephanes Před 6 měsíci +51

      thats a huge achievement! congrats!

    • @anthropomorphicpeanut6160
      @anthropomorphicpeanut6160 Před 5 měsíci +33

      Same! I'm revisiting this video after learning about this paradox in my functional analysis class today

    • @BtuGri
      @BtuGri Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@anthropomorphicpeanut6160 Isn't this part of measure theory?

    • @Jar319
      @Jar319 Před 3 měsíci +14

      Congrats bro, you are no longer a human🎉

    • @robyncore
      @robyncore Před 3 měsíci +18

      We know we're grown up when Vsauce's tangents start making sense...

  • @TheRayneBowe
    @TheRayneBowe Před 2 měsíci +48

    the hyperwebster introduction made it all click. absolutely mindblowing.

    • @trc__
      @trc__ Před 7 dny +1

      There is actually a variation on the internet called library of Babel. Just search it and it can give you a string of any number of words

  • @carsongraham2192
    @carsongraham2192 Před 7 lety +3447

    when michael says "or can you" you know it's about to get real

  • @pinkelpie1
    @pinkelpie1 Před 8 lety +2679

    you know shits about to go down when he pauses and says "or can you"

  • @nicholasbradley8868
    @nicholasbradley8868 Před 5 měsíci +55

    "you cannot cut up a chocolate bar and finish with more than you started with.. or can you?"
    I immediately grabbed a chocolate bar because I know Michael's got me

  • @morfy2581
    @morfy2581 Před 5 dny +4

    Most CZcams videos are one time consumptions. Vsauce is that rare gem with rewatchability value.

  • @archaven7783
    @archaven7783 Před 4 lety +6101

    "Countable means you can count them"
    michael you are so wise

  • @seniorvelez7427
    @seniorvelez7427 Před 4 lety +3342

    Cop: You’re under arrest.
    Micheal: *Or am I?*

  • @calebwashburn38
    @calebwashburn38 Před 6 měsíci +79

    This video is so nostalgic to me. May very well be my favorite on all of CZcams

    • @harambe9461
      @harambe9461 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Same bro it’s been 8 years but I still look at it sometimes and feel how mind blown I was as a nerdy kid.

    • @muhammadkamruddin3881
      @muhammadkamruddin3881 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@harambe9461did you understand this

    • @Vertigo359
      @Vertigo359 Před 5 dny +1

      haha same, it’s a classic

  • @suomeaboo
    @suomeaboo Před 7 měsíci +16

    This is the first truly long-form Vsauce video. I still remember feeling that there was something different about this video when it was released 8 years ago, content-wise and format-wise. Sure enough, it was the start of long-form Vsauce.

  • @jarvingviolin6027
    @jarvingviolin6027 Před 3 lety +5964

    “countable means you can count them” is the only part i understood

  • @paulcimijotti3686
    @paulcimijotti3686 Před 4 lety +10396

    Teacher: the test wasn’t that hard
    The test:

    • @lindseyrubenstein6028
      @lindseyrubenstein6028 Před 4 lety +78

      Paul Cimijotti right when I read this Vsauce said “That’s not possible to do in the real world.” Lmao

    • @fosin3889
      @fosin3889 Před 4 lety +5

      Yep

    • @Ryan-fosho
      @Ryan-fosho Před 4 lety +38

      Right after I read “the test” Michael asked “what is infinity” like it was question no. 1

    • @zer0kelvin511
      @zer0kelvin511 Před 4 lety

      Same exact thing happened to me indie Jones lol

    • @ireviewyourcomments8071
      @ireviewyourcomments8071 Před 4 lety

      Copied

  • @vaiolat1480
    @vaiolat1480 Před 6 měsíci +33

    I will come back and change my comment in 10 years

    • @zuhaibzahoorx
      @zuhaibzahoorx Před měsícem +3

      5 months in 👍

    • @cjwag5
      @cjwag5 Před 24 dny

      I’m here by year 8 😏

    • @videos_not_found
      @videos_not_found Před 10 dny

      Oh you are also time travelling?

    • @zuhaibzahoorx
      @zuhaibzahoorx Před 9 dny

      @@videos_not_found
      That's aging! Not time Travelling💀

    • @videos_not_found
      @videos_not_found Před 9 dny +2

      ​​@@zuhaibzahoorx
      Nevermind, young man:
      Row, row, row your boat
      Gently down the stream.
      Merrily, merrily, merrily.
      Life is but a dream.

  • @FBarbarian
    @FBarbarian Před 5 měsíci +57

    I can't think of anyone who produces content that is more worth it to watch than Michael's. So much effort and passion are put into those videos that it's a crime not to watch them. Thank you VSause for making these.

  • @pisulolol
    @pisulolol Před 3 lety +3789

    dude imagine you’re in a argument with Michael and all of a sudden he says “or can you?”
    at that point you know you’re done

  • @firaskoukene7370
    @firaskoukene7370 Před 3 lety +46583

    Whenever I feel like I'm smart, I come and watch this video to get rid of that nonsense

    • @josephbauer4483
      @josephbauer4483 Před 3 lety +921

      Ever tried watching videos about space-time??? Or astronomical physics? Lol

    • @screamsinrussian5773
      @screamsinrussian5773 Před 3 lety +118

      one 2 heist
      1 cespie . = 1 despite cheeeck, while it take

    • @robertmetzger1753
      @robertmetzger1753 Před 3 lety +50

      Yeah ! Right ?

    • @robertmetzger1753
      @robertmetzger1753 Před 3 lety +38

      @@ragecentral2861 Not Very Nice Earthling ?

    • @robertmetzger1753
      @robertmetzger1753 Před 3 lety +29

      So What His Point! I Already Knew you cant be like Buzz Light Year and go BEYOND INFINITY !! WE ARE FINITE!!

  • @deepro2499
    @deepro2499 Před 3 měsíci +7

    I could watch any Vsauce video 20 times in a row and still learn something new every time.

  • @elidavarela8113
    @elidavarela8113 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Michael's mom: Micheal its bed time
    Micheal: Or is it?

  • @meend6456
    @meend6456 Před 4 lety +2377

    youtube man solves world hunger by giving everyone chocolate squares (2019 colorized)

  • @jeremiahnoar7504
    @jeremiahnoar7504 Před 4 lety +37385

    Every time Micheal says “or can you” the universe reluctantly has to rewrites the laws of physics.

  • @pedrobertonhasodre5564
    @pedrobertonhasodre5564 Před měsícem +3

    Man I wish Michael would be my college professor it would be so cool to grasp all these profound things directly from him in a class

  • @BornConfused630
    @BornConfused630 Před 2 měsíci +3

    The Banach-Tarski paradox is like a mathematical magic trick

  • @thecoolestdogonearth7913
    @thecoolestdogonearth7913 Před 3 lety +3976

    Michael: Obviously you can’t cut up a chocolate bar and have more than you had before.
    Me: don’t say it
    Michael: or can you

    • @CieloDehaz
      @CieloDehaz Před 2 lety +156

      *groovy music starts playing*

    • @rodh1404
      @rodh1404 Před 2 lety +39

      I can. (Because I'll steal yours too. And Michael's, now that I think about it).

    • @kagemushashien8394
      @kagemushashien8394 Před 2 lety +50

      It's how Jesus duplicated bread

    • @manioqalegram5396
      @manioqalegram5396 Před 2 lety +10

      Once You know lyrics, You can't sing along!
      Toom aroom, pam pom pam

    • @manioqalegram5396
      @manioqalegram5396 Před 2 lety +3

      Reals are Aleph_null to power of Aleph_null

  • @LegendEditz100
    @LegendEditz100 Před 6 dny +2

    Bro getting frustrated by 0's at 4:20 is HILLARIOUS

  • @dennisthenothing5139
    @dennisthenothing5139 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I love how vsauce's videos stay nearly same as they were aswell as being just as entertaining as they were almost a decade ago.

  • @the.slanging.thomas4038
    @the.slanging.thomas4038 Před 4 lety +9984

    6 year old: im infinite cooler than you
    Another 6 year old: im infinitely+1 cooler than you
    Michael popping out of thin air: actually...

    • @blightedcrowmain8236
      @blightedcrowmain8236 Před 4 lety +262

      Dunk Potato This is the most underrated comment on this comment section

    • @asdasd-ho3mm
      @asdasd-ho3mm Před 4 lety +262

      The funniest thing is that when we were kids, we would say that. Then as high schoolers, we thought infinity = infinity + 1 and made fun of people. But actually, in terms of ordinal numbers (where omega is the smallest infinity - countable infinity), omega is smaller than omega + 1, which is smaller than omega + 2, etc. This is different than cardinal numbers, like aleph-0, where aleph-0 + 1 = aleph-0.
      The whole point is that people have their own ideas about how to define everything, which is pretty epic in my opinion.
      Mathy explanation of the difference below:
      When defining the ordinal numbers, we take 0 = the empty set, and S(n) = n union {n}. Thus, the nth natural number is the union of all the natural numbers before it. Omega is the union of all the natural numbers, then. And then adding one more element to the set grows it, clearly.
      The cardinal numbers are defined as the distinct isomorphism classes in the category of all sets. That is, if you can map every element in one set to every element in the other set, they're in the same isomorphism class. So, as it turns out, when taking about these, we could totally map a set with omega elements to an element with omega + 1 elements. So in that sense, infinity + 1 = infinity.
      Weird, right? It's the best part about math, that the further and further we dive into trying to explain everything, we find more and more unanswerable questions.

    • @hecommentswithmyhandle1698
      @hecommentswithmyhandle1698 Před 4 lety +5

      😂

    • @3ghin5
      @3ghin5 Před 4 lety +58

      *vsauce music plays*

    • @youraverageasian123
      @youraverageasian123 Před 4 lety +35

      Me, an intellectual : I am cooler than you no matter what

  • @skittles3310
    @skittles3310 Před 5 lety +11807

    Sir, Sir excuse me, I only asked if you wanted cream in your coffee...

  • @niczim123
    @niczim123 Před měsícem +20

    11:32 Wow, I'm very impressed with your freehand circle drawing abilities!

  • @adityavardhanjain
    @adityavardhanjain Před 20 dny +2

    *asserts the Banarch Tarski paradox on your existence and multiplies your misery infinitely*

  • @error7263
    @error7263 Před 3 lety +1909

    Start: Can you multiply a chocolate bar?
    End: The Universe is both infinite and finite.

    • @phoenixjamirazucena5672
      @phoenixjamirazucena5672 Před 3 lety +5

      hah when u know why theres choco trick but u cant explain

    • @larswalzberg8486
      @larswalzberg8486 Před 3 lety +4

      You don't have to be smart to get its relative point, i gues :D

    • @DaSilverBackz
      @DaSilverBackz Před 3 lety +1

      @@larswalzberg8486 9 divided by zero is infinite :D

    • @darshanjain6707
      @darshanjain6707 Před 3 lety +2

      @@phoenixjamirazucena5672 lol he spent a great deal explaining how you can make two spheres

    • @error7263
      @error7263 Před 3 lety

      @@larswalzberg8486 I know

  • @cystock3696
    @cystock3696 Před 4 lety +7946

    Imagine having enough brain cells to understand this.

    • @Eulers_Identity
      @Eulers_Identity Před 4 lety +568

      Imagine having a brain cell.

    • @Pallid3
      @Pallid3 Před 4 lety +30

      Lol

    • @castrucciocastracani0
      @castrucciocastracani0 Před 4 lety +41

      @@MikeSmith-vz6nnI'm a man of taste

    • @oliviaocasain9980
      @oliviaocasain9980 Před 4 lety +102

      You don't want them. Now all I'm going to do for the rest of the night is lay here and stress about this. You can have mine. Please take them.

    • @user-pp1cx6zh5v
      @user-pp1cx6zh5v Před 4 lety +14

      But don't think to hard because you don't have that many

  • @nikoforsyth514
    @nikoforsyth514 Před 5 měsíci +16

    It is so cool coming back to this video every few years. I remember when I was in middle school and I could only keep up for a little bit, but now that I am in 3rd year pure math, and it all makes perfect sense.

  • @gabe_1971
    @gabe_1971 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This video is such a VSauce classic

  • @SilentWalker
    @SilentWalker Před 4 lety +2837

    Teachers: The test won’t be that hard
    The test:

  • @justatest90
    @justatest90 Před dnem +1

    This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Banach-Tarski paper.

  • @yashodhanbarve3581
    @yashodhanbarve3581 Před měsícem +6

    Why does he keep calling me vsauce

  • @superninjahguy
    @superninjahguy Před 4 lety +39965

    This, is just simply how a cobblestone generator works.

  • @ashtabarbor3346
    @ashtabarbor3346 Před rokem +4393

    This is true pure mathematics. The kind that makes you feel smart, stupid and insane at the same time

    • @n0denz
      @n0denz Před rokem +72

      Mostly makes me angry.

    • @henkebenkebankpress27
      @henkebenkebankpress27 Před rokem +13

      That is the perfect way to describe it, thank you!

    • @stealthis
      @stealthis Před rokem +1

      @@n0denz 😤

    • @asheep7797
      @asheep7797 Před rokem +19

      @@stealthis 😤= 😠 + 😔 + 🙁 + 2 x 💨

    • @Ins1gn1f1c4nt
      @Ins1gn1f1c4nt Před rokem +16

      ​@@asheep7797
      Me when 1 + 1 = 2: 🥵 = 😰 + 😡 + 😊 + 😛 + 💧
      Me when 1 + 1 = 1: 🤬 = 😡 + ➖ + #$!@

  • @KyngMark
    @KyngMark Před 2 měsíci +3

    Cheat codes be like:

  • @electroq2368
    @electroq2368 Před 4 dny +1

    It is truly interesting and impressive when Michael tries to guide us into some easier topics before delving into such of a beast. Can't find any other channels that can do this.

  • @James-nl5pr
    @James-nl5pr Před 4 lety +1938

    7:15
    *another guest shows up
    Everyone in the hotel: Aw shit here we go again

    • @aayushagarwal5638
      @aayushagarwal5638 Před 4 lety +4

      lol

    • @Scytr1x
      @Scytr1x Před 4 lety +2

      That’s exactly what I was thinking lol

    • @pambansangtanungannyo
      @pambansangtanungannyo Před 4 lety +14

      Imagine, you will move out of your room infinite times in a day.... ow sheet

    • @fzlagges5849
      @fzlagges5849 Před 4 lety +1

      Or like just give him the last or infinity+1th room which is infinity

    • @NicoRH-pd9ir
      @NicoRH-pd9ir Před 4 lety

      Infinite numbers of Aw shit, here we go again

  • @Cowboymeisje
    @Cowboymeisje Před 7 lety +710

    I'm not staying at Hilbert's Hotel if I have to change room every time someone checks in or out.

  • @ithinkimconfused
    @ithinkimconfused Před 7 měsíci +3

    we found the infinite money glitch

  • @jarodlokrantz8655
    @jarodlokrantz8655 Před 2 měsíci +2

    So crazy that I watched this video 8 years ago while procrastinating homework and now I'm watching this today while procrastinating homework. Very nostalgic to come back to this with much more time invested in higher level maths classes and fun maths videos and actually understand the explanation Michael gives.

  • @TheSuperNick1134
    @TheSuperNick1134 Před 8 lety +1784

    1:05 - 1:14 "or can you...""
    Me - ...And so it begins.....

    • @primeninja2357
      @primeninja2357 Před 8 lety +50

      I love this mystery sound that comes when he asks questions like this ^^

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico Před 8 lety +2

      Prime Ninja me too, one day they'll use it in schools

    • @Lyraniah
      @Lyraniah Před 8 lety +1

      Deadeyes especially when it comes down to more chocolate :D

    • @rawstarmusic
      @rawstarmusic Před 8 lety +2

      Lyraniah ...yeah I also want to know the chocolate secret. How to do it at home. Buy one bar then start move them around and consume the leftovers. A chocolate 3D printer wouldn't be so bad either, starting with a 3D printer that makes chocolate 3D printers.

    • @_Uhtcaru
      @_Uhtcaru Před 8 lety +4

      Deadeyes *inception noise*

  • @professionalgarbage2893
    @professionalgarbage2893 Před 3 lety +2215

    Michael: “Or can you?”
    The laws of physics: *sighs*

  • @hydrohomiee
    @hydrohomiee Před 5 měsíci +1

    I come back to this video every few months, the idea fascinates me deeply

  • @emmanuela9142
    @emmanuela9142 Před 7 měsíci +2

    This is my first Vsauce video I now see why everybody loves this bald man so much

  • @justakid1238
    @justakid1238 Před 5 lety +2734

    Landlord: Alright Michael, rent is due
    Michael: *proceeds to explain to them why rent isn’t due until next century*

    • @pickle3641
      @pickle3641 Před 5 lety +144

      >rent is due
      >OR IS IT?

    • @itsflyde
      @itsflyde Před 5 lety +112

      Krakeon “michael please you do this every month give me the money and let me see my family”

    • @voicemint
      @voicemint Před 4 lety +16

      No problem for Michael as this video has probably paid for his house -- no more rent.

    • @purewater3177
      @purewater3177 Před 4 lety +1

      😄

    • @PR0TEGE
      @PR0TEGE Před 4 lety +10

      Like 667, saved you all from the devil.

  • @smartaIec
    @smartaIec Před 7 lety +3152

    all I wanted was two bars of chocolate

    • @angeloakley2764
      @angeloakley2764 Před 7 lety +10

      Lol same

    • @Mike-xp8zc
      @Mike-xp8zc Před 7 lety +11

      Alec Ryan but they wouldn't give it to me!!
      Tell me you where quoting Suicide tendencies

    • @smartaIec
      @smartaIec Před 7 lety +3

      Hos Delgatoes 3344 you got me there

    • @Mike-xp8zc
      @Mike-xp8zc Před 7 lety +2

      Alec Ryan oh word

    • @yves5400
      @yves5400 Před 7 lety +25

      you can have a countable infinity amount of chocolatebars by simply rotating the chocolate into the right

  • @gamerxp1887
    @gamerxp1887 Před 5 měsíci +2

    its 8 years later and i wonder if they have new solutions to the problem

    • @dekardandrew1067
      @dekardandrew1067 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Me too

    • @AndresFirte
      @AndresFirte Před 5 měsíci

      Solutions to what problem?

    • @gamerxp1887
      @gamerxp1887 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@AndresFirte the mathematical Problem mentioned in the Video

    • @AndresFirte
      @AndresFirte Před 5 měsíci

      @@gamerxp1887 the video shows a counterintuitive theorem, but it’s not a problem. It’s solved, proven. It is called a “paradox” because it’s counterintuitive, but it is known that the theorem is completely correct

  • @josephjackson1956
    @josephjackson1956 Před 18 hodinami +1

    I think the most applicable the Banach-Tarski paradox could be is to break down complex problems and see what is and isn’t necessary. Also maybe use an actual finite number of points to use in a more tangible way.

  • @Ownxer
    @Ownxer Před 4 lety +3147

    Everybody gangsta till Micheal says “Or can you?”

    • @nixpaFPS
      @nixpaFPS Před 4 lety +3

      Lol

    • @DrexYiii
      @DrexYiii Před 4 lety +3

      We need 1 more like till 100

    • @_Aarim
      @_Aarim Před 4 lety +19

      Technically he isn't Vsauce, He's Micheal. We're Vsauce.

    • @Ownxer
      @Ownxer Před 4 lety +3

      When did this get 289 likes wtf

    • @rell6837
      @rell6837 Před 4 lety

      Saw this when he said it.

  • @danzgalliwag
    @danzgalliwag Před 2 lety +4840

    i feel like the reason this is one of vsauce's most popular videos is because so many people come back to it every now and then cause they don't get it.

    • @neilmacdonald6637
      @neilmacdonald6637 Před rokem +66

      Aren't those the best videos? haha

    • @ogrim0
      @ogrim0 Před rokem +94

      Yep, my second coming. Still dont get it.

    • @ExquisiteSquid
      @ExquisiteSquid Před rokem +94

      This one is reallly hard to understand if your brain is not accustomed to thinking in infinites and using assumptions to make other assumptions. Like I bet math majors would be able to follow this quite a bit easier than most people for that reason

    • @christallee2660
      @christallee2660 Před rokem +12

      @@ogrim0 my 5th, and I'm still clueless

    • @user-dc8sj9np9g
      @user-dc8sj9np9g Před rokem +2

      lol

  • @Dravignor
    @Dravignor Před 3 dny +2

    I love this video for introducing me to the complex rabbit hole that is higher-level Math

  • @killmaster8312
    @killmaster8312 Před 2 měsíci +9

    This is mind-blowing! It took me a while to understand all of this. Thank you for making this knowledge more accessible to everyone. I appreciate your effort. Keep going😉

  • @RyanH9894
    @RyanH9894 Před 3 lety +1294

    I love everytime he says something and then just goes “OR IS IT”

    • @andromedagamerz6533
      @andromedagamerz6533 Před 3 lety +9

      I hate when i stop understanding his explanation just after easily understanding the whols previous things he talked about.

    • @KenobiStark1
      @KenobiStark1 Před 3 lety +19

      I was just about to comment this hahaha
      ......or was I?

    • @trickvro
      @trickvro Před 3 lety +5

      OR DO YOU?

    • @atsin7380
      @atsin7380 Před 3 lety +2

      Hi Ryan I am from the future, 2021

    • @lightiningAc
      @lightiningAc Před 3 lety

      Banana man

  • @Thebrebeee
    @Thebrebeee Před 7 lety +2895

    Micheal: I mean, come on, obviously you cannot cut up a chocolate bar and rearrange the pieces into more than you started with... or can you?
    *proceeds to challenge my common sense*

    • @junehya
      @junehya Před 7 lety +15

      AYE JUNGKOOK I SEE YOUUUU

    • @0o.anubis.o036
      @0o.anubis.o036 Před 7 lety +49

      The rule is, whenever he says "Obviously", it's somewhat followed up by him saying, "Or can..."

    • @charlottewiltshire1838
      @charlottewiltshire1838 Před 7 lety +4

      ARMY

    • @KamuiCage
      @KamuiCage Před 7 lety +2

      he didnt! all those little missing pieces in the middle adds up to the piece of chocolate removed

    • @jaykenley8677
      @jaykenley8677 Před 7 lety +14

      +kamui Cage No shit Sherlock !!

  • @tangereenclaringbold6921
    @tangereenclaringbold6921 Před 7 měsíci +2

    from a professor in undergrad: an anagram of "Banach-Tarski" is "Banach-Tarski Banach-Tarski"

  • @Thesauceman-dh9qd
    @Thesauceman-dh9qd Před 2 měsíci +2

    I'd imagine the guests in the hotel don't like moving rooms every day 😂

  • @gdragon521
    @gdragon521 Před 4 lety +558

    Imagine staying at Hilbert's Hotel, and every time someone shows up, you gotta pack everything up and move down a room

    • @isaaccrimmins968
      @isaaccrimmins968 Před 4 lety +14

      An infinite amount of people show up

    • @zetrian_3679
      @zetrian_3679 Před 4 lety +33

      @@isaaccrimmins968 I will just f**king leave the hotel and stay the night on a park bench

    • @thaliapanacea964
      @thaliapanacea964 Před 4 lety +5

      Definitely sounds like a Wes Anderson movie.

    • @mohammadhamza4059
      @mohammadhamza4059 Před 4 lety +4

      @@isaaccrimmins968 watch ted ed video about infinity paradox they have answered your condition there

    • @jacksonpowell6687
      @jacksonpowell6687 Před 4 lety +1

      Imagine the buffet of hookers

  • @shaileshrana7165
    @shaileshrana7165 Před 5 lety +2638

    Kindergarten teacher: 1+1=2
    Michael: or is it?

    • @heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281
      @heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281 Před 5 lety +130

      Collage teacher: ok so class i have a question. What is 1+0?
      Class:*laughs* 1
      Collage teacher:* pulls mask off *
      Michael: WRONG ITS 2 CLASS DISMISSED

    • @legendarylightyagamiimmanu1821
      @legendarylightyagamiimmanu1821 Před 5 lety +2

      HEHEHE I AM A SUPASTAR WARRIOR lmao

    • @CommanderSpaceDog
      @CommanderSpaceDog Před 5 lety +1

      Shailesh Rana o

    • @aspiringcloudexpert5127
      @aspiringcloudexpert5127 Před 5 lety +6

      This was actually a real problem that mathematicians faced when trying to define the foundations of mathematics.

    • @SG-ix3ly
      @SG-ix3ly Před 5 lety

      Well, it could be IIIV or 01 or even impossible to solve...

  • @maxtonhughes2629
    @maxtonhughes2629 Před 2 měsíci +1

    10:56 If you look here, removing the first A the second word becomes A. Therefore, we can remove that one, but then look at the third: A. So we can remove tha- ect ect. What this means is that a hyperwebster (I think that's what he called it) doesn't have to have anything, a hyperwebster... can be nothing. I've made a hyperwebster, you've made a hyperwebster, we've all made a hyperwebster...

  • @christianjeffreys6588
    @christianjeffreys6588 Před měsícem +2

    Idk how many times over my life I have to watch it before my feeble mind will grasp. I return every year or so to check

  • @shailpatel3841
    @shailpatel3841 Před 4 lety +732

    *1st grade teacher*- so kids 1+1=2
    *Michael in 1st grade* - umm not really see if you take a 3-D sphere and mark every point.......

    • @debisz_
      @debisz_ Před 4 lety +17

      @Accursed Nature but he's pretty fucking smart for understanding that lol...he lost me at "Hey Vsauce"

    • @watcher190
      @watcher190 Před 4 lety +2

      @Accursed Nature everything is based off of at least one small thing, so you are saying that everyone is stupid and can't do anything

    • @LeadSalad99
      @LeadSalad99 Před 4 lety +1

      If you substitute the word "Michael" in the example to "person who understands this", would that make you happy? Accursed nature

    • @watcher190
      @watcher190 Před 4 lety +1

      @Accursed Nature i geuss i added the part where you call him stupid, but what you said was that he didn't come up with this information by himself, he just researched it and repeated the topic which he read. Im saying every piece of info is based off of something though, physicists and teachers didn't just do experiments and figure out stuff all by themselves, they go through years of schooling, so you could say they don't know anything and are just repeating what they saw in a textbook.

    • @badmouserising9859
      @badmouserising9859 Před 4 lety

      CZcams THE SUBREDDIT IS "r/Whoooosh, jesus christ

  • @sk3llyb0n3zz7
    @sk3llyb0n3zz7 Před 2 lety +5173

    Imagine pulling up to an infinite hotel and being told “we’re full”

    • @itsBLX
      @itsBLX Před 2 lety +89

      yeah that would be crazy especially if it involved infinitys being bigger then other infinitys and stuff

    • @user-iq7mk3gb9w
      @user-iq7mk3gb9w Před 2 lety +155

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel
      Coincedentally, your thought is similar to a mathematican who lived in the 20th century.
      It goes like this :
      If the hotel is already full, and guest (from room) 1 move to room 2, guest 2 move to room 3 and so on, every guest will have a room to move into, and somehow from a full hotel you manage to create an empty room (room 1) out of thin air. Now you have a room.
      Even if an infinite guest show up and the hotel is already full, guest 1 can move to room 2, guest 2 to room 4, guest 3 to room 6, guest n to room 2n. There will be an infinite number of empty room (room 1, 3, 5, ,7 ,9, etc) appeared for those new guest.
      But, it does not just stop there. If you host a pyramid scheme in that hotel, everybody will gain and nobody will lose their money, because there are always more people to be involved in the scheme.

    • @sameerbiswas2662
      @sameerbiswas2662 Před 2 lety +26

      Stop copying veritasium bro

    • @sk3llyb0n3zz7
      @sk3llyb0n3zz7 Před 2 lety +16

      @@sameerbiswas2662 who?

    • @sk3llyb0n3zz7
      @sk3llyb0n3zz7 Před 2 lety +6

      @ChrisGD¹³ but what if an infinite amount of people go into the hotel and then you go in

  • @user-yk8xv7kr8r
    @user-yk8xv7kr8r Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was waiting for the 😀 "or can you"🤨

  • @jonahb6580
    @jonahb6580 Před 5 měsíci +2

    This is the first time that I haven’t even come close to understanding what Michael is talking about. I lost him the second he started making rotations on the circle.

  • @truestrike7952
    @truestrike7952 Před 3 lety +693

    How did we go from chocolate to defining the universe

    • @peng0_266
      @peng0_266 Před 3 lety +6

      Ikr

    • @roelofadema271
      @roelofadema271 Před 3 lety +5

      but you dont. :0

    • @truestrike7952
      @truestrike7952 Před 3 lety

      @@roelofadema271 what

    • @YourAverageShoe
      @YourAverageShoe Před 3 lety +8

      Or did we?!
      Ro did we?!
      Or idd we?!
      Ro idd we?!
      Or ddi we!?
      Ro ddi we?!
      Im too lazy to finish..
      Or am I?
      Ro am I?
      Or ma I?
      Ro ma I?
      Or am ?I
      Ro am ?I
      Or Ma ?I
      Ro Ma ?I

    • @MalteX
      @MalteX Před 3 lety +4

      Welcome to Vsauce

  • @vamasiya
    @vamasiya Před 5 lety +3614

    If aliens ever show up we need Michael on the negotiation table.

    • @logann6615
      @logann6615 Před 5 lety +243

      Aliens: we want 1 million dollars
      Micheal: but there are infinite numbers in between a million?!

    • @macbrns1438
      @macbrns1438 Před 5 lety +170

      The aliens would give up

    • @FF-qj5se
      @FF-qj5se Před 5 lety +25

      Lmaooooo best comment so far

    • @jonasmangonon4237
      @jonasmangonon4237 Před 5 lety +100

      Vsauce : hey V-
      Aliens : we surrender we are now your cattle allknowing being

    • @puzzlepiece2502
      @puzzlepiece2502 Před 4 lety +19

      MELT THEIR BRAIN

  • @GabriTell
    @GabriTell Před 26 dny +2

    - Kid: "Did you know you can you do chocolate out of nothing?"
    - Dad: "That's impossible, little Tommy"
    - Michael: **Actually...**

  • @Uncle_mason
    @Uncle_mason Před 4 měsíci +2

    i dont know what the heck ur talking about but im entertained

  • @leonvanheerden8054
    @leonvanheerden8054 Před 4 lety +5708

    [At Michael's Wedding]
    Michael: I do.
    Guests: Awww
    Michael: Or do I?
    [Vsause music intensifies]

  • @obscurity3027
    @obscurity3027 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Any time “infinity” is introduced to the conversation, all bets are off.

  • @chambo4645
    @chambo4645 Před 2 měsíci

    I’ve watched this video like 15 times over the years, and every time it’s recommended I’m intrigued

  • @jekimoh
    @jekimoh Před 6 lety +83001

    Feels like I've learned everything but nothing at the same time

  • @angelakonan438
    @angelakonan438 Před 3 lety +1739

    Me: 'mum i just learned something new'
    Mum: 'what'
    Me: ...

  • @l0c4lsumm3rt1m3
    @l0c4lsumm3rt1m3 Před 3 měsíci +1

    " Obviously you cannot cut up a chocolate bar and rearrange the pieces into more than you started with. 😀... *Or can you?* "

  • @willgiles-tz8it
    @willgiles-tz8it Před 6 měsíci +9

    This is extremely interesting and I can explain infinity now. Due to your experience with science, physics and mathematics, you have combined my understanding and knowledge with yours and it has created a new subscriber for you. Thank you for putting your time and effort into this video.

    • @g_g...
      @g_g... Před 6 měsíci

      Explain what he explained in the video, cuz I don't get it at all

    • @willgiles-tz8it
      @willgiles-tz8it Před 5 měsíci

      @@g_g... I study in my free time about things I don’t understand

    • @g_g...
      @g_g... Před 5 měsíci

      @@willgiles-tz8it I guess we're in the same boat then 😂

    • @willgiles-tz8it
      @willgiles-tz8it Před 5 měsíci

      Maybe you should try it 👍

    • @g_g...
      @g_g... Před 5 měsíci

      @@willgiles-tz8it I like to learn random stuff too. I should try to improve my habitual skills.

  • @nickitachu9290
    @nickitachu9290 Před 3 lety +27312

    I've watched this like 5 times now, I'll get it eventually...

    • @orange2894
      @orange2894 Před 2 lety +791

      I don't think I'll ever understand this...

    • @BurgoYT
      @BurgoYT Před 2 lety +423

      @@easterlake I think I’ve watched this 5 or 6 times since it came out and I finally get it omg I guess I was just too young before lmao

    • @dairhat
      @dairhat Před 2 lety +134

      It's my 6th or 7th time watching now and I just got it! :)

    • @arijitdubey2282
      @arijitdubey2282 Před 2 lety +501

      If u watch it infinite number of times, the information u find is gonna keep increasing, as every time you watch it, your brain gets somethings that it didn't get the last time. Eventually, you will end up with infinite knowledge wtf
      It's 1:00 am.
      Don't you dare say I'm wrong.
      Actually..It maybe a hyperwebster... Caus' infinite knowledge can be divided into two parts:
      1. Infinite knowledge
      2. Infinite knowledge.
      Basically, U have infinite amount of infinite knowledge.
      I need to sleep.

    • @Adam_5291
      @Adam_5291 Před 2 lety +21

      lol

  • @monarchblue4280
    @monarchblue4280 Před 5 lety +1514

    Start: INFINTE chocolate
    End: THE UNIVERSE IS A LIE AND WE ARE ALL FAKE

    • @earlhollar1906
      @earlhollar1906 Před 4 lety +38

      The universe is a thought and everything that is seen or touched is Just Energy vibrating at different frequencies!

    • @johnthebrave97
      @johnthebrave97 Před 4 lety +8

      we will divide until we cover the earth’s surface

    • @kuliimjulischreiben
      @kuliimjulischreiben Před 4 lety +6

      CHOCOLATE IS NOT EVEN MY FINAL FORM

    • @monarchblue4280
      @monarchblue4280 Před 4 lety +2

      @@kuliimjulischreiben I will destroy this planet in five minutes.. OR WILL I

    • @borge7403
      @borge7403 Před 4 lety +3

      He’s technically just saying theoretically our world is infinitely small and that we could duplicate things if we got the technology and if it was plausible

  • @LetsGetIntoItMedia
    @LetsGetIntoItMedia Před 2 měsíci +1

    When your dog sheds enough hair to make a new dog

  • @moldymangaming260
    @moldymangaming260 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yay, I can’t wait to flex my infinite points on a sphere

  • @giftedpotato5138
    @giftedpotato5138 Před 4 lety +1485

    Thanos: The universe is finite, its resources finite.
    Banach-Tarski has entered the chat.

    • @silkeecks5047
      @silkeecks5047 Před 4 lety +2

      And about time, too!

    • @yewdontnomi643
      @yewdontnomi643 Před 4 lety +26

      Banach-tarski :*explained the paradox
      Thanos : impossible

    • @faye_isc
      @faye_isc Před 4 lety +9

      OSCAR!!!! THIS shit is funny af😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 👌👌👌👌 gg man

    • @SidPil
      @SidPil Před 4 lety

      🔥😂🔥

    • @Abracastabya
      @Abracastabya Před 4 lety +4

      Banach-Tarski K/D = infinity.
      Thanos = half of the universe/0.5 (referring to when he almost died by the hands of Thor)[haven't watched end game if it's even out, don't spoil anything for me fags lol]

  • @vakeiniux321
    @vakeiniux321 Před 5 lety +4841

    "No hole will be left unfilled"
    -Vsauce

    • @BermanTV
      @BermanTV Před 5 lety +274

      sounds like my honey moon

    • @arakbmt2379
      @arakbmt2379 Před 5 lety +154

      Except the potholes in my home state!

    • @kiraholzhausen9936
      @kiraholzhausen9936 Před 5 lety +26

      @@arakbmt2379 Michigan?

    • @bluecicada9904
      @bluecicada9904 Před 5 lety +110

      The words my dad muttered on my 7th birthday party

    • @Canose
      @Canose Před 5 lety +61

      @@arakbmt2379 sweet home Alabama?????

  • @guidomuzzin9209
    @guidomuzzin9209 Před měsícem +1

    Cant stop watching it, I never get bored of listening the same explanation over and over

  • @boostedrival5505
    @boostedrival5505 Před 2 měsíci +2

    13:48 whoa whoa Michael you better be careful what sequence you do next that’s starting to look like a certain 1940s sign right there

  • @MachiriReviews
    @MachiriReviews Před 4 lety +790

    "Sir, you need to leave. You've been eating at this buffet for 5 hours now..."
    Michael: "Or have I?"

    • @josefandreaardizzola5523
      @josefandreaardizzola5523 Před 4 lety +4

      I'm crying lol

    • @nickfontana2801
      @nickfontana2801 Před 4 lety +1

      LoL 🤔

    • @juliododd860
      @juliododd860 Před 4 lety +11

      "In reality,i have not. You see,infinity plus one equals infinity,and as i have the right to eat an infinite amount of food,the five hours i've passed here are the same as not spending any time at all"

    • @mikeschultz8380
      @mikeschultz8380 Před 4 lety +1

      You go now

    • @lift4life332
      @lift4life332 Před 4 lety +1

      You have sir, you blocked the toilet.

  • @pkcaleb463
    @pkcaleb463 Před 4 lety +2300

    “Countable means you can count them”
    Man I’m glad I skipped school and watched Vsauce today.

    • @gtrgaming6784
      @gtrgaming6784 Před 4 lety +3

      pkcaleb Your 100th like your welcome 💯

    • @KibyNykraft
      @KibyNykraft Před 4 lety +13

      Abstracted mathematics must be one of the dumbest, most pareidolia type of activities in the history of mankind. The number of atoms and the degree of force in a dollar bill and in a rotating unit is exactly the same before or after math nerds start their rants

    • @kyrondecker9666
      @kyrondecker9666 Před 4 lety

      same

    • @gggman43
      @gggman43 Před 4 lety +1

      I literally stayed home from school ND watched alot of his vids n took notes ND learned it went back to school taught my teacher den used this all in my reason why I dont need to go to school to learn

    • @mridontknow4586
      @mridontknow4586 Před 4 lety +1

      The only thing I understood from this vid

  • @dawright1988
    @dawright1988 Před měsícem +1

    Ok, ok. This video has been in my recommended list for like 6 years. Tonight’s the night.

  • @Cocoforcocoapuffs
    @Cocoforcocoapuffs Před 2 měsíci +2

    How is he teaching more than my teacher and making it so interesting🥲

  • @jonathanclark9193
    @jonathanclark9193 Před 4 lety +677

    when he hits you with the "or can you"

  • @ag3ntmp339
    @ag3ntmp339 Před 4 měsíci +2

    A guy gotta wonder...where the fook infinity came from and what type of physics glitch created it. Sometimes i wonder if the universe itself is the glitch. But for time to exist or, even be measured and conceived.. something has to be infinite and something has to not exist at all

    • @knrz2562
      @knrz2562 Před 4 měsíci

      Endless we are not a glitch u just described philosophy and the nature of GOD?!.

  • @icednik
    @icednik Před 8 dny +2

    nightmare blunt rotation