3 Surprising Creativity Tests! feat. Vsauce

[@GarrettKingdom]

"Bald, Screech, Emblem" I so expected Vsauce to say "Me"

[@ankushm3t]

IKR!

[@Valbuenium]

I thought of owl

[@lynxdiamond4888]

I thought about that eagle that craig always punches. poor eagle, poor poor eagle

[@orbik_fin]

Much better than the "right" answer which was Eagle. How are eagles related to screeches?

[@ankushm3t]

orbik eagles screech, so that's how they are related xD

[@avi_mukesh]

Michael be like... hang on. The word creativity is derived from the latin "creō". There are lots of creō people around the world. Speaking of people, there are over 7 billion people living on Earth. Now, this brings up an interesting point: 7 is a prime number...

[@agustinvenegas5238]

Well, his videos are like that, so I guess he's also really smart and a bit distracted

[@faridnasyrov4507]

Your comment just did my day!

[@braincraft]

Thanks for watching! It was fun to try something new :) I also wanted to add some more thoughts about creativity... There are many different dimensions of creativity. These tests are widely used measures of creative potential - they don’t claim to define or measure creativity as a whole (nor should you use only one as a basis for decisions about yourself or your abilities). The difference in the approaches and questions show how different the perspectives are of the researchers who develop them, when it comes to measuring innovative thinking and creative behaviour. Also in the Remote Associates Test, Mednick (the guy who developed it) argued that more creative people would come up with a larger number of associations, with less frequently used words. So there’s not necessarily one “answer” to the three word pairs, even though it lists answers in the studies that use the RAT. (I still prefer divergent thinking tasks, because they’re not as subjective)

[@vasilsimeonov1527]

I am so glad you made this video, its very informative and interesting! I'm actually in the process of applying for a PhD program and studying creativity and I enjoyed seeing that you covered a huge portion on the methods used to measure it. From what I've seen our current way of "measuring" creativity (or creative outcome) is via objective ranking from an expert panel. I think its very interesting that our running definition of creativity is to come up with something new and useful which is also very subjective. That's why there are some art pieces that sell for millions or strange sculptures that some people love and see value in and others don't think are worth the money or simply dislike. The usefulness aspect is very, very subjective... Anyways, love the video and the collaboration with VSauce!

[@PhillyHippy]

a cold sore like herpes, the cold shoulder like blowing someone off, and a cold sweat like you wake up from a nightmare.

[@PhillyHippy]

they all have the word cold right in the front, that is the connection.

[@PhillyHippy]

how old are you flow, these are very common expressions people usually know before they are 13.

[@explosivedude8295]

I hate you for not calling Kevin (Vsauce2) in this video !!!!!!!!!

[@SkyLordPanglot]

I swear Michael is the only person that can shoot puns and instead of making me mad with it, makes me appreciate it.

[@mc4444]

This video was a combination of casual conversation and interesting tests, where you both get to participate yourself and find out the answers of other interesting people. I give it 3/3 Creativity Tests Videos.

[@braincraft]

+Mc Thanks! It's a bit different to my normal videos, so I'm glad you liked it :)

[@fablungo]

Check the end card 9:04

[@adamlooze99]

0:23 Michael moves like kermit

[@rickyd3987]

Lmao thats what I was thinking

[@UnnecessaryComment.]

Adam Looze Thank you. I just laughed for a solid minute

[@Chillguydogofficial]

Kermichael

[@nemesis962074]

"They can die" Real talk with Jake

[@souheib9343]

I said they can both be alive

[@jonnenne]

This is so much harder when you are not native speaker

[@IceSpoon]

Happened the same to me. I may need to learn more english.

[@nodical802]

Don’t try to think in english, just think in your native language and translate before you speak

[@Liesmith424]

He is so damn proud of himself at 3:44, it's great.

[@lordstinson8095]

*sees Michael in the thumbnail* *immediately clicks*

[@cassietad3178]

the way jake looks at Vanessa is heart melting

[@leopheard]

she is stunning

[@TorqueBow]

That's because their dating lol

[@jbear3478]

i know!!!! towards the end i think he's like "can we just go home and make out now?"

[@integza]

Excellent video, didn't understood the answers in the convergent test !

[@davidzheng6893]

What happened to Kevin..?

[@braincraft]

I couldn't film with Kevin 😞

[@Moscato_Moscato]

+BrainCraft now he's probably watching this alone...:(

[@Megakukko123]

hes teh suk

[@The_NSeven]

+David Zheng I agree:)

[@snake7545]

isn't Kevin like across the country from them?

[@Moscato_Moscato]

VSauce and Braincraft?!? Yes!!!

[@CosmicDorns]

Did you know she's going out with jake from Vs3

[@Moscato_Moscato]

matt THORNE yep LoL

[@jommydavi2197]

+matt THORNE Lets not turn this into DramaAlert

[@rodneyroque4129]

BrainSauce!

[@BAMB00STE]

+Rodney Roque Ewww...

[@amiah1605]

Sore+Shoulder+Sweat= weight training at the gym #nodaysoff

[@KManAbout]

i was thinking workout

[@djquazzy09]

backpacking

[@wjsgmlwo2012]

do you know why sore+shoulder+sweat is supposed to be cold? cuz i don't get it

[@KManAbout]

전희재 cold sore. cold shoulder. cold sweat. all are expressions

[@wjsgmlwo2012]

***** too bad i didn't know those expressions until now....

[@Worm739]

I was thinking that Vanessa and Jake looked way to comfortable (cute) together and then I read the comment and realize they are going out.

[@bagandtag4391]

WHAT?!

[@donadon4030]

+Combinemon they are a couple

[@bensjammin9]

They've been together for a while I think

[@donadon4030]

Whovian_BenK Yes they have

[@Robstar0]

LOL And they shake hands at the end of the video, now I understand the awkwardness of that handshake!

[@IzFab]

3:41 Michael was so proud of that pun, such a dad-joke, but I laughed, he's great

[@maximefonjallaz4422]

the cringe was real

[@pratibhabansod6024]

He's a Dad now!

[@Potato-qv6hq]

0:07 overwatch 0:35 a crystalized rat. 0:58 my dad playing fire emblem after his character dies? 1:06 a chamber full of boxes filled with staffs.. 2:03 sweaty sore shoulders.... i'm hopeless......

[@suburiboy]

When i heard "things with wheels" my brain shouted "Colors"... so that's how my day is going.

[@GizmosMonster]

yes, more collaborations between braincraft and vsauce! :D

[@ReScqAkaPantee]

Fun fact: not only is mouse milk a thing - the "mouse milking machine" is a thing too (developed at the University of Ulm, Germany in 1981)

[@eiseks3410]

I like your definition of ''fun''

[@tlamiczka]

Oh, I think no one is surprised that first Mouse-Milking-Machine was assembled in Germany :D

[@vadympro6066]

I remember it was shown in Simpsons :D

[@vertexrikers]

Nikola: why is that? Do we have a mice milk export running that I'm not aware of? =D

[@elijah9822]

"I'm so glad you exist, I can't wait for Wikipedia though" LMAO

[@ZhiggerA]

And as always... Oh wait... *cries in corner*

[@egio787]

Ayyy Vsauce and Braincraft my favorite KZbinrs back together again!

[@agustinvenegas5238]

I kinda hoped going to the comments and finding Kevin from Vsauce2 going "that looks like fun 😢 I also love you guys" It would have been hilarious, and sad.

[@labradoodleandpalz]

The Quasar Map was a really cool link, and I love that Michael would make it.

[@Mallory-Malkovich]

I think Jake was really hoping there would be cheese at this taping.

[@theotimotheotimeo6940]

I'd say the best creativity test is to give the person a pen and a piece of paper

[@TheAdriyaman]

Neither said Tom and Jerry in "similarities between cat and mouse." :(

[@alexandrosteck8015]

1. Love this video, had much fun. Literally avoiding washing the dishes and wishing 10 minutos more of this!! 2. The attraction between you (Vanessa) and Jake. That is a real thing. At least at this moment of life. 3. Love you 3!!

[@rajeshgupta1055]

cat and mouse are both smaller than planets.. i was gonna die after knowing that fact 😓

[@philthy4242]

I find it amusing when you see people take these tests. Starts off fun then you can see them feel more exposed and vulnerable, looking for validation.

[@ganaraminukshuk0]

Oh my goodness, the statement about old people is so spot-on.

[@PrivacyKingdoms]

im happy to see michael. he hasn't uploaded a video since early april

[@avi_mukesh]

Well, to be fair, that is his normal upload schedule and he does put a lot of effort into his videos. But I do agree it was awesome to see a Braincraft-Vsauce collab :)

[@N....]

5:07 all I can see is 3D graph axis and a short line from the origin

[@AwesomePowerCat]

At first I seen a spider. :D

[@SandlotRider]

Same, I immediately saw vectors. I guess we're not very original, more of the rational type uh.

[@yvettief]

I saw an airplane and then a single jack (from the game Jacks). Later on, capitol building

[@chrisv4496]

Great format - more please! More vSauce collabs would be awesome as well!

[@Xiloscient7]

The whole video I was wondering if Jakes shirt said, "...if you want to live", underneath the picture.

[@ronniedark]

It says "Come with me if you want to lift". Awesome shirt.

[@LoraCoggins]

The drawing you made for the Figural Task reminded me of both a Daddy Long Legs with a couple missing legs, two mice nudging their noses together, and the flash that occurs before a massive explosion.

[@TheProJigsaw]

Great video 9/10 Would watch a sequel.

[@kasane1337]

At 5:42 I finally thought of a 3D coordinate system with a single small vector pointing to the left.

[@TheMrCarnification]

me too lol

[@niamhlovesmh87]

Some of my favs together👌🏻

[@Yekta.coskun]

2:45 michael: please kill me.

[@XLR411]

Vsauce1 just chillen.... making 0 videos for his channel XD

[@odinakazeus]

The moment I saw him: OMG HE'S STILL ALIVE. EVERYONE! MICHAEL IS STILL ALIVE!

[@Niral1337]

+Acel Cruz ikr!!! He's prolly working on some big thing or got an intensively time demanding job :(

[@krotenschemel8558]

that figural task at 5:10... my first and only though was that that looks like a discarded early attempt of the zodiac killer at finding a logo, before he went for the crosshairs. So what does that say about me?

[@swillas]

Who else said "SECRETS!" at the chamber,staff,box one?

[@verandi3882]

lol same XD

[@jbear3478]

lmao i said harry potter

[@e.g.garcia6528]

I said mage

[@ChronusZed]

I said combat (gun chamber, quarterstaff, boxing).

[@EnDeRBeaT]

I said prison

[@brettlooney44]

"Wheely-smart" FTW 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 well played, sir.

[@Lightning-jc6re]

1:45 They're just talking over each other XD

[@DagAreHalland]

Yeah, wtf?

[@LilMilan420]

lol. i didn't even notice that

[@leedaniel2002]

I hate when people do that

[@eskapis6677]

that's why I don't really like her. It makes her videos so... controlled. VSauce is more spontanious I think

[@DagAreHalland]

What came first: The chicken or the egg?

[@leojoey6606]

7:49 "I'm so glad you exist, I can't wait for wikipedia tho" I love him so much.

[@flourek5351]

COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIFT

[@Uncle_otium]

thanks

[@TakeThatRage119]

lolol how'd you know we needed this?

[@denton7134]

Bro

[@flourek5351]

zio_otio lel

[@artemisdegenovarodriguez6218]

Brain craft and vsause together, two of my favorite science channels!!!

[@EranBZD]

Well, they are much harder when they are not in your native language and they webs of associations that in your brain are not as developed.

[@luizfranca1355]

2 of my favorites channels together? This is like a dream, sooo cool :D

[@Salokin92]

So Michael...when r u doing the next Vsauce? I need my fix :)

[@labradoodleandpalz]

He said he was working on the scripts in Chicago on his instagram today.

[@Salokin92]

+Jan Of course! But if you check the channel, the time between videos has always increased gradually, but if you just look at the channel now it looks dead :o Let's hope he finds some time inbetween :)

[@daptor1427]

I usually think about creativity as simply a desire to create. Maybe we need two seperate words, in which one is the creative ability you have, and the other is how much time, effort and enjoyment goes into creating. Personally I think I'm not above average in creative ideas, but I love to create.

[@Citrine-K]

Good thought! I totally agree. Just the other day I was thinking about a few KZbinrs who wouldn't be considered *artistically* creative but expressive instead. Or that their content isn't overly unique/original but it's easily recognised that they have a passion to create. It's just a way to vent their energy I think. 😊

[@Ikiratuki]

I read your comment after posting mine. It seems we are the opposite.

[@TheGreatMunky]

Danger Mouse. Loved it.

[@harrysu1840]

2:18 - 2:21 I actually thought they were saying a handsaw was the answer... because if you use one for too long your shoulder gets sore and you start to sweat. How does a cold relate to 'shoulder'?

[@yvettief]

You can give someone the 'cold shoulder', aka ignoring them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_shoulder

[@harrysu1840]

Ahhh... that makes so much sense now!

[@FreaackyFreaky]

"it can fly and carry me.... out of this video." hahahahaha 😂

[@KingBlonde]

0:38 did anybody guess a pen?

[@duskears8736]

I guessed computers.

[@curtisb492]

aaaay! pen buds.

[@241Groundhog]

"Pen" is consistent with "blue" and "sharp," but not "mouse." You matched 2 out of 3, but not 3 out of 3.

[@nickh.4311]

I guessed danger too.

[@dylan5218]

This is where Vsauce has been. Oh... okay.

[@davidfoss4365]

There is a character called "Danger Mouse"

[@The_NSeven]

that was wheel-y smart ;) keep it up!

[@EmanuelsWorkbench]

2 books that I studied in college opened up the world of creativity for me: "A Kick to the Seat of Your Pants" & "A Whack on the Side of your Head"

[@godqueenbidoof]

The toy would be more fun if a child was holding it, they'd be much more likely to have fun with it than adults. So give it to a child, it'll be much more fun!

[@iluVioletLink]

Speaking of which, what if she conducted this test to a child?

[@pranavlimaye]

Jake just *REKT* Michael

[@rolirolster]

Vsauce and BrainCraft sitting in a tree.. K-I-S-S-I-N-G :-)

[@berhajek-jones1250]

I wish they discussed the paperclip test, where you come up with as many uses for a paperclip as possible - we had to take that one in college and it was frustratingly fun

[@PimpMasterT]

Jake's shirt tho...

[@LostMyselfInTheDust]

stick around...and get to the choppa

[@777shadowdragon]

he seemed high or something... it was kinda weird. not when he was talking though

[@PimpMasterT]

The guy is going through a lot. If that was the case, I don't blame him.

[@777shadowdragon]

+PMT's Slot Hit's n' Stuff oh idk i was mostly kidding but thats really sad if it true. drugs dont do anything positive :(

[@PimpMasterT]

ShadowDragon I just meant if it was for pain or anything like that :)

[@MelissaNunesCNPI]

"Both are smaller than a planet" I'm gonna use this from now on whenever someone asks me to compare things.

[@mjh277]

so Michael isn't dead

[@teedjay91]

I was thinking the same thing... I miss him I want Vsauce 1 videos

[@Darticus42]

Yeah I've seen him in a lot of collaborations lately

[@mjh277]

Darticus the Great really? With who?

[@Darticus42]

Michael Hart I don't remember exactly, but I've seen at least 2 within the past few months.

[@mjh277]

Darticus the Great oh well. If you remember, I'd appreciate new channels with great content.

[@LisaThinksALot]

Sore shoulder sweat -- definitely went with "workout" on that one, but I guess that's because my shoulder still hurts from one.

[@adityakhanna113]

Cats survive a fall-out? Oh, not only that! They'd probably cause one!

[@betongitarre]

What's worse than an atomic explosion? Catsplosion

[@cimmik]

The test with the three words where one has to find the thing that combines them all reminds me of a game I'm used to play with my little sister when we are bored. It goes like this: One starts by looking up a word in the dictionary. Then this person reads the definition of the word out lout, and the other person tries to guess what the word is. When the word is guessed, we switch and it is the other person to look up a word.

[@beatrix1120]

Chamber staff box. Sounds like an office to me

[@Wasaymedia]

dude your profile pic really confused me for a sec, now thats original XD

[@Maninawig]

I wanna play along! 1. Widow Bite Monkey: Banana 2.Mouse Blue Sharp: Labratory 3.Bald Screech Emblem: Toupee 4.Chamber Staff Box: armoury 5. Sore Shoulder Sweat: rugby In each example, the three words painted a picture in my mind, so I related them to a scene, then to a common factor. 1.cars, carts, bikes, Sleeping Beauty's enemy, the mind, sewing machines, pulley, trailers, wheel barrows, dolleys, gates, planes, chairs. 2.anatomy, furry, animals, mammals, make sounds, they can dig, they live in houses, they hunt, distane for humans, omnivorous, common to humans. 1. It could be a water bug, a spider, a crack on a windshield, a squid, a rawrshack, a hole in a wall, a depiction of a star, the sun, the residue of a circle with a cross on top that's been Xed out, a top view of a pyramid, the 5th dimention, a doodle, an octopus, a space craft, a bolo net gun, ground zero. 2. Make it bigger, make it a sock puppet, give it to a child, give it a nice voice, tie a string to it so it can fly, make it more colourful, associate a story to it, give it to a parent of a baby, put it on youtube as your co-host, make it a mascot. 3. I would most likely go to KZbin myself, but one could also find experienced people in different fields, gain experience yourself, try new things, experiment, diversify or specialize, library.

[@jcoffee5419]

I want Kevin in there too :(

[@mattthegizmo]

I said computer for the mouse, blue, sharp one. Computer mouse, computers blue screen, and electronics are sometimes described as looking "sharp"

[@rickdm2761]

Like if it flew... Me away from this video lmao the passive aggressiveness 😂

[@niveshproag8660]

A bit of awkward never hurts.

[@huckaf]

Lol, it's like we wanna be good at everything, be super logical and super creative at the same time

[@chochona019]

Those two make a good couple.

[@Rationalist101]

no...

[@spodermen7266]

They are dating, if you didn't know. Jake and Vanessa.

[@Rationalist101]

Spodermen How do you know that

[@JamesJohnsonthe4th]

Oh man, the look you give the camera after Jake says mice and cats can both die at 3:56 is perfect. 😂

[@DaviddeKloet]

What does "sharp" have to do with cheese?

[@ellisaudio9727]

Sharp Cheddar Cheese

[@vonhousin4179]

sharp cheddar

[@DaviddeKloet]

Never heard of it. I thought the answer was IBM.

[@michaelhowlett4554]

possibly flavor

[@peacebewu]

you use a sharp(like knife) object for smaller serving sizes?

[@clarkfeeley1959]

Chamber, staff, box. And the guys all hesitated to keep it PG rated and not say what everyone was thinking.

[@Steve27775]

Chamber - Staff - Box. I thought the answer had to be 'room' because it works. A chamber is a room, staff-room, box room. And a cat and a mouse are both mammals, they both have fur, a tail, they're both animals, they're both small enough to fit in a cardboard box, they both make sounds, they can both run, they are both hyper-sensitive to sound and movement, they're both alive, they both have 2 parents, they're both kept as pets, they're both warm-blooded, they both have a skeleton, they both scare people with phobias, there are taxidermy examples of both, both have been used in animal testing, they're both largely nocturnal, they both appear in cartoons, they both have one-syllable names, I'd better stop now. The picture is a spider or a vagina with a tampon string hanging out. I'd make the toy more fun by putting a 'fleshlight' in it.

[@DeSardet46]

You're a very special kind of person aren't you.

[@Steve27775]

Baires 456 My carer says so, yes.

[@Puffer6464]

My first reaction to the cat and mouse one was that they are both in Tom and Jerry. The toy one was to put a bomb in it.

[@DeSardet46]

A Gallon of Milk Here we see another special kind of person. Unabomber special.

[@michaelwinter742]

That toy would be more fun if it were at my home.

[@Twofix]

Why don't we use G.O.A.T? And I'm also SPECIAL.

[@johnarbuckle2619]

fallout !!!!!

[@dannymo4390]

or a synth

[@feetmusk]

Well I always dreamed of becoming MUTANT.

[@TheBandScanner]

I still find such testing to be overly language dependent.

[@LuneLuan]

That's a very good point.

[@cardiobroker]

So cool. Not to compare but in my opinion you already compare to the big channels like these guys when it comes to information and entertaining easy to understand format and doing all the work yourself is incredible. Superb topic choice and neat collab. Bravo.

[@travis_scotch1454]

Why do you need to meassure creativity?

[@explosivedude8295]

Because we pay for it !

[@annietrinity1833]

6:27 You know, there's a potential for a separate cognitive test right there: When actively tasked with amusing itself, how long does the brain wait before appealing to the fun of the taboo? What I mean is after only three or four suggestions, I went to "Put a vibrating mechanism in the head... Put a bomb in it; admittedly the fun factor with that idea depends on who you ask" How many queries do you enter into a technologically limited chatbot before attempting to insult it? How many hours do you play The Sims for the first time before starting a fire? There's definitely a separate study to be conducted on how much a person's creativity manifests in the wholesome versus the profane. And before you say "Well who's to say what is profane?", I agree offensiveness is subjective, but I'm proposing a subset of reverse psychology phenomen where taboos actually enhance creativity and we have an easier time thinking of something when there's external pressure to not think about it. Something being considered "bad" actually decreases the time it takes to recall it.

[@UnnecessaryComment.]

Annie Trinity I applaud the amount of thought that went into this anecdote

[@bensjammin9]

Love you guys, but I feel like Kevin keeps getting left out :(

[@jamestrotman3238]

dude i love youre profile pic

[@joelcrmt]

hahah "are we going to shake", "Lets shake hands!" ahahah this was great! Jake- Don't get down on yourself you know you are creative! keep up the good work everyone!

[@souravzzz]

Michael, of course mouse milk is a thing, they are mammals like you said 10 seconds back.

[@NarCoocoobrainTeam]

Mammals are named for mamary glands

[@donadon4030]

+Ashlynn Coocoobrain which equals milk

[@whimsinator2982]

There are exceptions to ir

[@Thinman87]

BrainCraft has been added to my list of subscribed channels!

[@Taric25]

The end of the video was so awkward.

[@astropgn]

About what Michael asked at 1:45 ("what makes it creative if it is converging?"). My opinion is that converging thought is one of the fundamentals of creativity, because creativity is not just creating something new out of thin air. This is a misleading simplification. Creativity is also the association of something that was already made through the means of culture. This is why folk music is so característica of any country. Even though they are different in relation to the others, all of them have some features in common (tempo, scales, etc.). The creators of music subconsciously gathered features, combined them with what their minds thought it was right and the result is something new, but with weights of what came before. And this test kinds of measures it. The right answer here is because it is a controlled experiment. Something that was picked up beforehand designed to induce one particular answer and measure if the person have more or less the ability to connect them. But on the real world, the reality is different. We are exposed to random stimuli (random "words" to classify) and no one will have the same stimuli as we have, so we will converge to something that not many people will come up about.

[@kaungmthu]

I don't understand the first test.

[@rayhoodoo847]

Me neither, or at least I dont get the answers I was supposed to get :( kinda depressing to find out in a test that you are not creative

[@Shmrky1]

You can look at this test as associate game with determent answer. For example Pencil, Class, Spring break the answer would be ...... School China, musket, black ...... POWDER Was that helpful?

[@kaungmthu]

***** I don't get it. How is China associated with Powder?

[@blendzen9623]

+Ninja KMT Gunpowder was invented in the 9th century in China

[@PrabhuShreeRamKiJai]

I have a question that what happens when poison expires??

[@praxxor718]

"....away from this video" Poor Jake #jakesrightsmatter

[@ponybraddock2144]

you re right

[@wiertara1337]

He looks like he's very uncomfortable

[@DrawCuriosity]

I remember I had to take this test after scoring as gifted on an IQ test at school in order to skip a grade. I've always thought IQ was a very arbitrary number but I've always valued my creativity, so I was thrilled when they said I'd scored 99.9% percentile for creativity. The tests involved listing uses for a paper clip and an orange, and drawing things from shapes

[@just4931]

how tf did they grade creativity ....

[@DrawCuriosity]

+Jason Cardona I wondered that too (and how they grade IQ?) the alternative uses test I believe was just a number of different uses especially if they were all functionally different. unsure how they did the drawings, I guess the more different and unexpected the better in their eyes. my guess is watching this video gives a better idea on how it's graded than anything else

[@just4931]

+Draw Curiosity IQ is graded compared to an average score. The normal score is 100 , above that means means above average

[@DrawCuriosity]

I guess creativity is done the same way then, as the score returned to me was a percentile. 50% percentile would represent an average score. 99.9% is more creative than average.

[@Hibcon]

were you guys trying to be awkward?