Are We Weaker Than Our Ancestors?

[@SafetySheepRnD]

The problem isn't so much that we cannot survive, it's that we cannot survive alone. We've become a society of specialized workers where one person who knows how to fix the toaster is assigned the task of fixing toasters. We don't need everyone to know how to fix a toaster as long as one guy knows how to fix them. So long as we work together as a community to survive, we'll probably be ok. We can have someone who knows how to hunt do the hunting, we can have cooks, cook. The problem is more that every time there's a "survival" situation, be it in reality or even a movie, our selfish nature borks everything up. We don't need electricity, but we certainly need everyone to be useful in the group to survive. However, I acknowledge if we do end up surviving alone for whatever reason, we might be as good as dead.

[@1simo93521]

Well ants and bees have been very successful for millions of years by forming into colony's. I believe humans are doing the same and it has been the secret of our success.

[@blitcut9712]

+Christian Gomez Humans have never been good at surviving alone, we are pack animals and have to rely on others to survive.

[@fletcherbullock7291]

As you are right about humans dying if they were alone one example if a human is stuck in isolation for too long they go bat shit insane we are literally and fundamentally created to be in a group and cannot work alone people now a days it seems as if everyone hates the other in my experiences

[@Dsmith551]

Christian Gomez No such arrangement could be implemented before the death of the vast, vast majority of people on earth. A guy setting traps for rabbits isn't going to feed Manhattan or Calcutta! !!

[@ryanperson6307]

Christian Gomez Agreed, but thats how its always been. Humans have always flourished more in groups as opposed to individuals.

[@CandidateKev]

"We can go the distance like Disney's Hercules" Oh my god, that reference is golden.

[@Stelios78910]

+IconicSchmoobie Yeah I love these little pop culture references he does in this show to make it more colloquial.

[@ziquaftynny9285]

+Stelios78910 Why do you like them?

[@matijasda]

We have Bear Grylls to lead us

[@galenyoung4838]

+Matija Zaoborni scripted reality shows are not the best example

[@georgewicks7928]

+Galen Young Well those scripted shows are just lessons on how to survive, not actual survival.

[@galenyoung4838]

+Xsion IvyRen Actually in my area there are many really good options. We have schools here that teach and certify a person for survival skills and foraging. You need to hold that certification before you can be a Maine Guide; to take groups into the woods for hunting, fishing, tourism.

[@galenyoung4838]

+George Wicks Honestly no. Far more examples there are shown of how to fail, rather them to survive. Really they are marketed toward the appeal designed by Hollywood. There are schools that actually teach real-life survival skills.

[@georgewicks7928]

Galen Young Yes, I completely understand that the show is manipulated and adapted for audiences and that real survival is different from the show; but you must not exclude Bear Grylls's work. He is a tremendous survival expert/teacher and hasn't really been treated fairly in the 'survival world'. I do have to agree though, survival schools do show real survival, rather than unreliable facts.

[@KnightRaymund]

If we lost power forever, the species would survive. A lot of individuals would die but the species survives. Yeah we're pretty dependent on technology. But I'm willing to take the risk for the benefits we get from it.

[@Deadlychuck84]

If we lost all of our infrastructure and power, cities would likely become material scrap yards, places to acquire things like metal, rubber, and raw chemicals. While people lived mostly in the more suburban or rural areas to facilitate farming. We'd likely regress to around the period around the flint lock pistol era. I feel like critical thinking is one of the things which remains a massive survival skill throughout history, from understanding mechanical motion well enough to come up with a atlatl for throwing spears, to understanding how you can run electricity through a coil with a high resistance to produce heat (in the case of a toaster). They concepts of motion and electron theory are useless until someone is clever enough to put them to use.

[@robertjv]

But hey, there's me that's kind of sick of social media and networks

[@frozeneternity93]

I am not ashamed to admit I have a few weeks worth of food, water and some medical stuff stored up in my house with a smaller bag of goodies in my car for if the world goes to hell, which most likely will be due to a failure of the power grid in my country. Also been pretty interested in survival shows, but not to “prepare” or anything. Just find them interesting and I would like to think if I had to skin a rabbit, build a shelter, make a fire or whatever I wouldn’t be completely hopeless at it.

[@RedStefan]

You probably have a weapon in your car with you all time.

[@Orodreth888]

+RedStefan The brain would be the weapon with all that knowledge. Ha...

[@DoomMunkeyX]

+FrozenEternity Skinning a rabbit is easy. You can literally do it with pointy stick.

[@frozeneternity93]

Ignacio Carreño Bolla South Africa. We have planned powercuts called loadshedding here when the grid has too much stress on it. Havne't had those for a month now though so maybe things are looking up :)

[@TheDJMinerPiggy]

+FrozenEternity you probably have a gun anyway since there is so much crime there

[@dalevlog]

humans are very adaptive species, we have not lost intelligence. We can learn and adapt to new environments very quickly. We as a species can handle anything.

[@billybobjoeanimations118]

Except an alien invasion

[@tyler89557]

+Bill Li because it hasn't happened. and there is no need to adapt to something like that if it never happens

[@iwouldkilltobelikeu]

Disagree. Humans today are more prone to allergies and cancers. Ancestors were hardier and tougher in their environment. Converse is true as well. Ancestors would probably get physically ill the moment they stepped in a city.

[@iwouldkilltobelikeu]

Disagree. Humans today are more prone to allergies and cancers. Ancestors were hardier and tougher in their environment. Converse is true as well. Ancestors would probably get physically ill the moment they stepped in a city.

[@dalevlog]

Eugene Chun yes.. many would die.. but not the entirety of man kind.. many will survive. Our ancestors were no more special than us, they had the same cognitive capacities as us, therefore we can relearn the ways of our ancestors.. might take a while but it will happen.

[@tatianatub]

i know how to make a toaster

[@MrRyanMcCall]

same

[@MrRyanMcCall]

+Peter Rabitt erm, that wasn't creepy whatsoever....

[@thiagobarbato3316]

+ashley beaumont I felt like he called me dumb :'( You just need a freaking wire with some resistance

[@epsilonproductions1602]

+ashley beaumont im pretty sure you just know how to assemble a toaster, not making one form scratch. do you know how to mine and create all materials required to make a toaster? do you know how to mill, mold and cats all the parts for the said toaster? and even through out all of this you're still using other machines to do this, or tool made with the help of other machines.

[@MrRyanMcCall]

If you look at new toaster tech they are starting to use nickel Ni200 wire as the resistance wire, as it heats up its resistance changes allowing, using algorithms to work out the heat and control the temperature! No more burnt toast in 5 years time lol

[@jennyjackson7536]

The question is "Are we weaker than our ancestors?" The answer is: Yes. Depending on where you grew up and live in this modern world. In the fist world nation states we have a very soft comfortable life; for the clear majority of us. Very few of us actually have to sweat and physical exert our selves out side of a few hours in a gym in a week. How strong were our ancestors who walk to were ever they were going, chopped wood, picked the vegetables, carried the same to were ever they were going and even wore armor. All on a daily basis.

[@user-um5qc2bb7j]

Depends on what you think "weak" means. Is a small corpse-like old woman inside of a giant mecha nuclear war machine weaker than her ancestors? No. It's based on the "threat" and what we have to deal with it. Based on the threats they had, they were more equipped. But those threats aren't as prevalent anymore. By threats, I really mean something you need to do, like an obstacle. We still use wood for materials, but they're not collected or reshaped the same way anymore.

[@SideBit]

Well the people who wore armor were also trained from birth to do that, and even then there were only a couple hundred knights or elites per kingdom or territory (depending on how big it was). Most soldiers wore cloth and leather, MAYBE a mail coif or a mail suit. I do agree with you on the survival strength, but since gaining muscle is so much easier nowadays, humans have the possibility of become far more efficient and strong. For example, nobody in a village except for guards and soldiers would go and exercise more than they had to, so often teen boys would be as strong as today's youth. However, today, more and more 5-18 year old kids are exercising every day for hours and hours, building muscle and changing their genes to allow for more muscle in their offspring. Until they became adults, boys wouldn't do very much physical labor outside of carrying things for their parents, chopping and carrying lumber, or carrying water/farming. Girls rarely did much physical labor because they needed to look nice to be married off to a good family.

[@ryanperson6307]

Jenny Jackson It doesnt really take a lot of raw strength or muscle to do those things though. And why do people think everybody in the middle ages wore armor on a daily basis? A lot of people back then didnt do much physical work just like today. Thats like future humans assuming we are stronger today solely because of training soldiers do in the military. I could say ancient humans were tough mentally, and had great endurance, but I dont think they would be physically stronger.

[@ryanperson6307]

DiseaseTheseDays Theres no real evidence showing that ancient humans were really any stronger on average. Neanderthals were stronger yes, but that is different.

[@oxtheunlikelycontemplator2682]

@@ryanperson6307 the vast majority of people did physical work.and alot of it that builds not only.muscle but tend and ligament strength which is every bit as if not more important. In.fact muscle size does not necessarily correlate with muscle strength.

[@dhawthorne1634]

It is near impossible to get a decent job without a computer, today. No one will read a had written resume, most businesses only have online job applications and nearly every job requires a basic knowledge of how to use a PC (word processing, web browsing and email). For this reason, I have argued for years that a computer and internet access needs to be moved to the very bottom of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, because without it you can't begin to afford decent food, reliably safe water or basic shelter. I would even go so far as to argue that basic technology is even below the physical in the 1st world. As many people like to say 'it's practically illegal to be homeless nowadays'.

[@natesobol]

Dayz taught me how to survive.

[@PhenomRom]

+Nate Sobol Dayz is life

[@natesobol]

+PhenomRom 'Cept when it lags.

[@infrieser]

+Nate Sobol when you break your leg and you are looking for a zombie so it can kill you...

[@rpkiller2489]

+Nate Sobol baked beans for life

[@TheDeadlyRune]

breaking your leg and crawling towards the water to drown yourself.

[@martinborman4195]

This guy could never survive without reading from a laptop. He can't ever enter a dialogue.

[@Guero388]

we're definetelly weaker. we use little "toys" to claim that we have power over things. but if we run out of ammo we curl up into a ball and cry

[@SideBit]

That's what a combat knife is for. Also hand to hand combat. Also the ability to run the fuck away.

[@dreadwolf4927]

lamo true.

[@ragheedbahnam8055]

We can endure more than any animal

[@typus6471]

@@ragheedbahnam8055 no no no, bruh we got the most stamina endurance,

[@MysticalStd]

"Little toy" Ah yes you mean the nuke 😂

[@odeytayem8902]

I prefer the ancestors way

[@kimwarburton8490]

but only due to the high childhood death rates skewing the numbers if one made it to adulthood, chances were good u'd reach 60-80 years. Just like in hunter-gatherer populations in amazon n other tribal areas when they find skeletons, there's no accuracy after 35 yrs. they simply write 35+ im not certain if this is because ageing a skeleton after 35 is difficult cos wisdom teeth fully grown n any other age tests (my speculation that there may be some) wld b too expensive. wisdom teeth are last body part to fully develop in humans i believe but i do know that average life spans are created by totalling up all the skeletons age at time of death in the area so there's a bunch of under 10 yr old kids who die for various childhood reasons (life was tough, no hygiene etc, many died simply being born or through survival measures where children were killed off to ensure the group's survival -any 'deficiencies', lack of resources etc etc even the ancient civilisations we celebrate did this) and ages of skeletons stop at '35+' years old

[@kimwarburton8490]

pre agricultural revolution, there was a lot less interaction with animals. flu comes from pigs n birds originally, many other illnesses from goats, sheep and cows. all which mutated into the diseases we know n susceptible to animals often lived in same shelter during winter months in europe n thus these illnesses transfered to human populations B4 agricultural revolution, we lived longer, we were healthier on every level from age span to nutrition. children have always had higher rates of death n illness, even in our technologically advanced modern era due to under developed immune systems or genetic mutations that wern't in the parents to same extent n impacted their chances for survival. children also may have ended up in situations where they hadnt yet learnt the correct survival technique to deal with it (predators, accidents, first aid kinda stuff) one simply has to look at the 3 waves of the black death n how it decimated europe's population in the middle ages to realise the true scope n power of diseases without our modern technology. yet arguably, it made the survivors have stronger immune systems long term n eventually european population recovered n dominated the world for a brief n unfortunate time with colonisation

[@kimwarburton8490]

1 evidence supports what i have said, ill find some in a sec 2 when pple hunted animals in forest; they didnt groom them, they didnt feed them, they didnt contain them, they didnt share the same roof. there was less day to day contact with animals pre agriculture do u have any farming experiences? everyday ya in physical contact with them, from cleaning up their poop, to extracting resources (shearing, milking etc), to general daily care n illhealth prevention. all require physical contact when hunting? u kill animal, n only touch it once dead. then it's cooked/preserved, minimal chance for bacterial/viral growth n cross contamination The animal is wild n not cooped up in unsanitary conditions, such as a barn all winter long (which is a fertile breeding ground for bacteria n viruses n partly why there's concern at the high amounts of anti-biotics that get pumped into animals as a prevention rather than cure. which is causing a negative side-effect of causing pathogens to mutate n thus we got 'super-bugs' like MRSA which resistant to anti-biotics) the wild animal also has less contact with others of it's species, sticking to the group natural to it, so ALOT LESS cross contamination (in farming, u get animals from different herds, diff parts of the country, sometimes every year, sometimes several times a year, but certainly more frequently than the DNA exchanges that wld happen in the wild herd, in order to bred in/out certain traits), so like airplanes inc risk of global pandemics, so too did domestication n breeding of animals -hence the strict record keeping of organisations such as DEFRA in UK, even for pet versions of farmstock animals -i had 2 pet goats) u got great theory n i know it seems logical what u have said but both practical experience, science and the historical evidence we have shows humans were healthier before agriculture n thaT we have only in last 30-100 years reached the same level of health as we used to have pre-agriculture i can recall bein shocked n feeling great disbelief at first when i learnt about the evidence, until i had seen n read so much, from so many different sources, i had to adjust my mental maps on human history n culture n incorporate the new evidence Schools teach us about how wonderful the agricultural revolution was for us, that it built civilisation etc The truth is, agriculture was a worse situation for vast majority, only those who had status, wealth or power benefited from the new status quo www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-dawn-farming-changed-our-mouths-worst-180954167/ www.quora.com/How-did-ancient-humans-survive-with-so-little-food-They-were-healthy-walked-for-miles-daily-fought-for-food-and-territories-How-did-they-do-it-without-modern-nutrition-rules www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/today/tomfeilden/2009/05/do_huntergatherers_have_it_rig.html blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/06/17/early-farmers-were-sicker-and-shorter-than-their-forager-ancestors/#.Ws-8fi7wYdU

[@kimwarburton8490]

mhmm, i already explained this n discovery channel isnt exactly the most accurate place to source historical info. better than most, ill grant you n they do do some good dramatic documentaries, but it's sensationalised, it's main purpose is education through entertainment, it's for mainstream folk with a mild to medium interest in history, hence not always factually correct. plus diff shows made by diff companies/directors etc n the umbrella 'discovery channel' cannot fact check every single second that is aired n thus cannot be held accountable for mistakes in the shows they air Plus the 'if u dont know what u dont know, u dont know that u dont know it' n thus cannot take appropriate actions but they also dont explain the stats, detailed methods n how they worked out n why they maybe skewed etc it suits the status quo for everyone to think we nvr had it better, dont want no rising up of populace after all, which is why education so tightly regulated i'll repeat myself if i died at age 75 n some archaeologist comes along, guess what age s/he will say i was when i died? 35+ because once wisdom teeth fully developed (at 35) it is very difficult, maybe impossible to tell age of older individuals, plus because fertility by then is a bit of a non-issue, they not so interested in elderly PLUS High infant mortality rates!!!!!!! these 2 things SKEW THE *AVERAGE AGE* RESULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do u understand what average means in mathematical terminology? do u understand how stats can be manipulated? has it occured to u that instead of arguin with me, u actually do some research n find out if i am correct? here, iv made it easy for you www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/life-expectancy-myth-and-why-many-ancient-humans-lived-long-077889 ^this one is simpler, n more of an intro into the topic i am attempting to educate u in tho i dnt particularly trust this site as they sometimes do ancient alien stuff XD but its a good link to enable u to be able to understand the 2nd link, which is the one i really want u to read n understand \/ down here condensedscience.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/life-expectancy-in-hunter-gatherers-and-other-groups/

[@MysticalStd]

Good luck surviving in the forest

[@EvilNeonETC]

If theres something i learned from minecraft, its that making your own food and finding materials in a city without modifying buildings is nearly impossible or just really frustrating.

[@neolynx_]

minecraft could be like real life in some way

[@Dquags]

there's a TV show called revolution where the power goes out all around the world and it shows the adventure of the main character's to turn the power back on in the US. very good sow you should watch it Trace and anyone who has seen this comment. (:

[@devin446]

what channel

[@bkjohnson]

+Devin Perdue Netflix. I agree, it's a pretty good show.

[@devin446]

+Ben Johnson aight thanks for responding

[@Peachcreekmedia]

+daniel quagliaroli I have there is a reason most phones, computers, and cars exist in modified faraday(total misspell) cages.

[@ItsGroundhogDay]

+daniel quagliaroli I enjoyed the show and the concept. Too bad it was cancelled after 2 seasons. This is why I don't watch much TV any more.

[@xxswamplordxx2079]

Skinning a rabbit is definitely still a survival skill. I live in Alaska & there's something called "subsistence living". Many people here live in small villages, not cities, and still hunt & gather food, and we're not even an undeveloped/ underdeveloped country, this is in one of the States for god sake! It's not completely gone, at all. Most people here would look at you with more respect for knowing how to hunt & skin animals, than go into a city & do paperwork. It's DEFINITELY not gone. This should be addressed & not overlooked.

[@christonyawatson4519]

we are not more intelligent, we just know more.

[@tvrulz46]

We might be more intelligent

[@salvagesquad7992]

+tvrulz46 probably just know more

[@vandyniyomkham5032]

+Christonya Watson you are correct we just have more info with more convenience.

[@phiro231]

+tvrulz46 there is no way that we are more intelligent.

[@veve6577]

We are more in population than everyone from the begining of the world to the end combined

[@possumbly]

I was going to laugh at the idea that someone couldn't get home without their phone, but then I remembered people live in cities and that actually could be a problem.

[@tramsgar]

I can build a toaster. Even did it by mistake once. Point taken though.

[@wijkherres6055]

I love this show!!!!

[@ajur28]

#bakvet

[@HimslGames]

wow, this is random, just yesterday the power went out at 10 pm.... pure dark, a few blocks without power... never happened before to me, living in the city. I learned how to walk down the 8 flights of stairs in the dark cause the elevator was off as well. I took a nice walk in the dark, I always wanted to see the city with the lights off at night, haha. when I came home the power was back on.

[@havocsegment3057]

You should make an episode about how people adept to prison survival mentally and physically, it's actually a pretty interesting topic.

[@percangle4200]

I've survived for a year without technology with my dad before in the wild we set up tents and survived it was fun our tour guide tought us how to make fire it was awesome and i also killed a snake

[@_hector__]

+labobo how can he if he already done it

[@philipandrews644]

+labobo

[@percangle4200]

labobo i dont have a good camera but ill try

[@DarkEssEncEXx]

+labobo why would he have to prove anything to you? You're just another one of the 7 billion people on earth,its not like anyone cares about what you think

[@voluntarism335]

you used tents which are made in factories which needs technology to create those factories in the first place, so you failed to survive a year without technology so fail

[@volf7f8]

A good point was one from Asimov, in the foundation series, How technology was becoming a relegion because no one knew how to used it or how it worked Also stuff like this is in warhammer 40k

[@Joe-kw1qu]

"what do you do if the power goes out at 7pm" This isn't a problem Just like read a f*ucking book

[@aeroluster2689]

You can make a mechanical toaster. You need, two mini fires with conducters that block the fire then you get a casing to hold the toast or bread. Then you get a handle like thing and attach it to the rubber band and the casing. Finally, you put a blocker that you press up or down to either open or close the block way for the handle to move up again. Lastly, you cover it with a plastic cover.

[@bonusben3486]

but there is less contact with snakes than with tv's right?

[@dontxtalk]

+Benjamin Oeding Well that's the point

[@frailhawk8338]

No More Electricity.. Go to the library. Book is the "Before internet" source of knowledge and it do not need electricity. I'm sure there are book about how to build you own toaster.

[@jeremypaluck4246]

When all my bullets have been used... When my firearms sit useless... I will always have my bow, my axes, my knives and my ability to use these.

[@harithulasidalamappo6937]

Jeremy Paluck Me too..For the warriors and Hunters we are

[@AzureDefiance3701]

I can make cup holders, tablet holders, things with googly eyes, prehistoric-like hammers(I use tape), and other things. I actually tried making things like these

[@joeakzana8994]

in a toaster there is tungston, a bad conducter of electricty, so if there's an electrical current going through it, it heats up ect.

[@TheEthanMaverick04]

It's crazy to think about stuff like this. . . my opinion: ancient human were more athletic and physically stronger, but modern humans are extremely smarter. Now we have to think about the future humans. Actually, you should make a video on that: What Future Humans Will Most Likely Be Like.

[@AdamOuissellat]

Look up the documentary "magical Egypt". They were fucking smart back in the day.

[@johndears9825]

Intelligence is a point of view.

[@kimwarburton8490]

we are not 'smarter' exactly we can memorise much less than the ancient greeks for instance. Who could'nt rely on mass printed books to hold information they could easily reference our attention spans are even less than the victorians, since tv and the internet. on an individual level, i think we are less intelligent, because we cannot hold info within our individual minds to same degree yet, collectively, we have access to more knowledge than ever before, ideas n info are shared much more easily, n where disciplines overlap, greater understanding has been made we have more collective knowledge in the world these days and easier access to it on individual lvl cos of internet A quick question; are u more intelligent now, than if u'd been born n lived n thus died in 1995 just before the 'dotcom boom'? or do u simply have better access to info than if ud lived b4 internet? i've also heard that our brains (they measure the volume of space within braincase) are smaller than they used to be 10k years ago (side note; that we may have lost alot of info from various libraries. such as alexandria -the Renaissance happened because of arabic scholars who had preserved ancient greek n roman knowledge started trading n such with europe again n ideas got spread in time for us all to celebrate the works of Michelangelo and many other famous people from that era)

[@ThatUnfunGuy]

First TestTubePlus video I've favorited. It was just very interesting! I think I'd be able to feed myself without power, but I wouldn't know how to get water. No idea. Conclusion: I need one of those magic straw things!

[@damonhowell8025]

Being social and willing to be of use to people around you, is probably the best skills. That is my best guess.

[@jasonbray4954]

If the grid goes down especially in big cities there will be high fatalities.

[@gippywhite]

I agree with most of what was said. But we are completely weaker now. We are multiple generations into fat, lazy, entitled, selfish, 8 hour minimum per day video game players, 50 per day selfie takers who are unwilling to do the work for today's survivalist skills; like he said with paying bills, getting good food, exercising and doing something as simple as cleaning the house; so I have zero faith in the ability of 90% of first world, urbanized people to survive in the event that just one single thing in their environment changes. We are weak and demanding and want everything done for us by others. The easiest example? Have you ever been in an airport/bus stations/train station/subway station whenever the mode of transportation is late or canceled? Or even something smaller, like refreshments run out at an event. There are fucking riots! "What are YOU going to do to fix this FOR ME?!?" is what is demanded. No, humans have evolved to be worthless.

[@alucardwhitehair]

Hm... You should probably stop hitting that blunt.

[@gippywhite]

Garret Griffith What planet do you live on when a shitting reality comes from a joint? You're an idiot.

[@alucardwhitehair]

gippywhite Your idea of reality is what makes me question your intelligence. Pessimism only works if theres evidence to back it up. You seem to lack a basic understanding of what progress and development is. You might want to take a few history classes. Although you seem like the type to drag out long pointless conversations so just pretend I didn't say that.

[@gippywhite]

Nice try. I duel minored in world history and anthropology. It was fun for me. A nice, relaxing departure from my duel agree in math and engineering from Hood College and Harvard. Which, by the way, landed me an internship at Goddard Space Flight Center. So, I am MORE than confident that my intelligence far exceeds yours. In addition, your lack of understanding human nature and how the public operates in first world environment makes me question if you have ever left your mommy's basement. Does she keep you chained up down there or is the door just locked? My views are entirely based on facts and observations. You need to get out more and open your eyes. I dare you to go to one store, restaurant, transportation facility, office or school and not see a gaggle of pansy ass losers that couldn't find their way in this world without their phones telling them where to go. Also, your suggestion of me taking classes to study the past clearly shows you are incapable of making any progress or development of your own. Thank you for successfully proving my point. You can stick with reading someone else's opinions. I'll continue to write my own.

[@alucardwhitehair]

gippywhite I read about 3 sentences of you boasting about your degrees and realized just how stupid you really are. Kids get straight A's in school but still have no intelligence beyond concrete data. You lack a basic understanding of what intelligence is and cling to your flimsy college degrees as a way of comforting your own insecurities. This is evident in your statement of superior intelligence without ever having gauged mine. I bet you expect me to whip out my diplomas so we can measure degrees, but I'm not into that. P.S I kinda guessed you were the long drawn out narcissistic type so I decided to skip your little essay. Just to make it easier on you heres a tl;dr of my message: You're obviously lacking basic intelligence.

[@danielagioseffi579]

Take it from this retired prof. of communication arts, English, writing, and public speaking, Trace is a fine teacher and his videos are clear and reasonably truthful, and full of good historical info. and science. He gets a bit weird about the paranormal, and he should point out even more that religion has been really bad in holding science back, and creating horrible wars and suffering fromThe Inquisition to the Crusades, to Ganghis Khan to the suffering today in Palestine, Israel, Syria, and Yemen. But, saying there's no way to prove "God" does or doesn't exist is true. Who knows what happened BEFORE the BIG BANG and where did the FIRST HYDROGEN MOLECULE COME FROM? I'm a Mystical Humanist who worships the Great Mystery Beyond Us way out there beyond our fish bowl which grows bigger and more full of exploding super novas every year! I'm subscribing to Trace. He's reasonable and a good lecturer! He teaches with a fine upbeat style. I've written 17 books and have an American Book Award, and edit www.Eco-Poetry.org receiving thousands of global visitors, and I've give hundreds of public speeches and readings, and I say this--not to brag--but to give ethos to my compliments about Science Plus and Trace's videos. His videos are better than most on You Tube for interesting information and learning about the world and science. I've turned my grandsons onto his talks.

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

Humans really need to stop having babies. There are millions of babies who need to be adopted. Why don't we cut down on that before we add more?

[@HaxSean]

having kids of your own genetic material>raising somebody elses

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

HaxSean Better how? Certainly not better for those adoptable children, or the environment, or people who choose not to have children yet have to pay taxes for other people who have children.

[@daraj02]

i aggre

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

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[@whopperjr123456]

Because we don't want ugly babies we want babies that look like us

[@shorgoth]

Well I don't know electronics but I do know fishing, trapping, tracking, camping at -45 celcius and urban survival in general so I should be relatively safe. 7 years of scouts plus a fishing cabin without water or electricity does help quite a bit.

[@darthsillyus935]

My survival skil is the way I blend the dollar bill so the vending machines can't reject it. 😂😂😂😂

[@anthony_cooper92]

im survivalist and bushcraft man and there is a fine line between living and surviving. we currently live because we don't go hungry or thirsty... Surviving is much different to living but saying that i do see the point you are trying to get accross

[@BrianBakerCA]

Trace I love your stuff! Keep up the good work

[@elhajjc392]

I kind of resemble my ancestors and the people today,I was born in Africa in a tribe,they are very traditional people I learned to hunt and I became very spiritual,I was agile,strong,and now Im in a fight club,my father and mother(who is Japanese but ended up in Africa for some strange reason) decided that we were going to move to America,I started school excelled moved up to 4th grade even though I was supposed to be in 1st grade,did well and things were fine,and I adapted to all the first world problems and got a little selfish because our family got alot of money(because my dad owned atleast 10% of 6 companies) and moved up to the rich white neighborhoods down in Texas.I graduated from CUNY early with a master degree in economics,and social science,same for some of my siblings,all graduated from colleges with master degrees, except my Older brother Jai and Older sister M'kayla who got doctors degrees.

[@elhajjc392]

never mind it wasnt social science.

[@daddywampu9521]

The thing is our ancestors survived for so many time THAT WE ARE HERE RIGHT NOW and U can just easily fuck that up by not breeding 👌

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

I can make a roof and bake cakes but if my computer dies i resort to reasoning with it he he ;)

[@Tempestparagon]

We are stronger than are ancestors ,as we have more knowledge accumulated , allowing use to do much greater things, Human knowledge is the greatest tool and only tool we every need

[@NukeStarCraft]

Toaster=current passing through a resistive(ex tungsten) filament while inside a casing using a heat resistive material for a bread holder. Ore refinement for such a thing from scratch is impractical, better to just use a rock stove.

[@TenLetters123]

Actually, since we're moving to a nicer home, we had to remove the entire wall setup. Our entire flatscreen is duct taped to a table we have that can support the TV. I guess we are scared of TVs falling on us.

[@tyler89557]

a toaster is basically a metal box with 2 holes in the top. it heats things by charging metal tubes inside of it until they are red hot. and that is why people die by toasters. the stick a fucking fork into it while it is still toasting. humans never learn

[@paradoxicaluniverse]

Do a series on human population growth and its sustainability, and the possibility of regulating it via government policy based on principles of social equality and responsible parental capability(something like the chinese 1 child policy)

[@shanthegamer21]

I prefer living somewhere between 1970 and 2013. Over the past couple of years, society has become too simple and sensitive. 2020 needs to be a proper reincarnation of the golden ages. It's time for a revolution!

[@falcongamer58]

guys just try this game and you'd be okay in survival. Game: The Forest

[@sisa1454]

the way he said "could you make a toaster" made me die

[@chronickill871]

I live in South Georgia from when i was a little kid my parents and grandparents tault me to hunt, fish grow a garden to get most of the food i need. Now that im a parent i am teaching my kids the same ways even if it seems like its no longer needed those skills make you a better person in the fact you learn to appreciate the things tje nature can give.

[@MilesBlackStar]

the lack of music and segway makes this video hilarious

[@gabejohnson222]

Our ancestors understood life would be easier if we all worked in a group. Thats why in todays world social interaction is important. Because our ancestors realized if you can contribute you can live with us and if you cant youre a liability. Same thing today. If we cant contribute to our community, friends, and family, theyll feel like we arent useful. However are bodies have been developing for millions perhaps billions of years and i believe that we could survive alone. However once again, our DNA is so developed into making us want to be together that if we did separate and live alone, we'd go insane. Our brains crave interaction with other humans because our ancestors realized the importance and benefits that came with living within a clan. It makes life easier and more enjoyable.

[@shagalaboi1191]

I am not afriad of snakes and i contribute this to the environment i live in however in the very same environment there are tarantulas which freaks me, which begs the question, am i afraid of specific things due to me or is my fear a direct representation of the very same things that scared or caused danger to my "direct" ancestors

[@qienna6677]

We would lose the percentage of our population who are kept alive and safe through devices powered by electricity. In New Zealand there are laws about what power companies do because a year or so ago someone died when her power was cut off.

[@TopJoo7]

"Skinning a rabbit is not a survival skill.." How dare you Trace.... ;)

[@kukumul]

Dude, I love your Chanel

[@aphenr281]

I thought this video was going to be about our immune system or body breaking down at 50 or not being as smart or something like that.

[@blackdragonstory1122]

Well,the only problem I see with making a toster. There will always be someone that can make that toster. But I think you are try to use metapfor. Because a toster needs electricity to work :) But there might be some that work differently,but as far as I know :)

[@spyralspyder]

To make a toaster you need heavy gauge nichrome wire.... If it came down to it you'd be better off with a frying pan though.

[@dalirkosimov2576]

Ancestors had hardship but no bullshit We have no hardship with all bullshit

[@michaelpesavento8268]

Hi Trace,There was a TV show on the syfy channel that had this same premise. I don't remember the name though:P Most people I know would be dead in a week without their phones! The information withdrawal alone would drive most of them mad anyway:) What good is it knowing how to make a toaster when you don't know how to make a turbine to make the electricity to run the thing. Or how to make the turbine make electricity in the first place. If the world goes dark I think the vast majority of us are screwed!:) Thanks.

[@deathpony698]

A toaster is just a heating coil and some-sort of time or temperature gauge... I'm also an engineer but that's besides the point.

[@thomassmallbone1385]

The thing don't realise is that's it's not based on how many interactions are fatal but how many people die there are more TVs so be more afraid of the snake but plan more for the Television check it's well supported as snakes are rare enough in most areas that not moving to a more dangerous area is the main precaution required.

[@Mazaroth]

I know how a toaster works, induction heating. But i propably wouldn't be building one, since it reguires electrical and technical know how.

[@seemorebutts9444]

subjectively, modern survival is dictated by government and the mega-million dollar industries that supply us our food, water, and power sources. On another note, the food and water we consume is jam packed with ingredients, power and vehicle release toxins in our water and air. all things that negatively impact our health; thus aiding the medical/pharmaceutical businesses, food industries, etc...(Monopolies) that claim will keep us healthy and allow us to SURVIVE better. But are they making survival "genetically, physically, mentally" worse or better for us in the near future? Anyhow, depending on the social norms of a society, our survival skills are written out for us and aquired by force. However, I think you should do a video on how to SURVIVE a resistant viral or bacterial epidemic caused by our modernized practices of survivability (pumping chemicals and antibiotics literally into every source, that gets ingested into the simplest microbe). We'd be screwed.

[@MrGollum1996]

i know how to make a toaster, its not that complicated... just some metal that heats by making elctricity through it and some not melting material that lets heat through it. then a timer... ready to toast some toast

[@muhammadal-hussaini5721]

Hey @TestTube+ can you make a video about explaining dreams? like do dreams know they're gonna get interrupted? i could swear sometimes my family members wakes me up right before... for example i'm falling from the sky (in my dream) and i wake up VERY SHORTLY before i reach the ground. you get my point i guess, i'm sure all of us had it.

[@JourneyToJourneyman]

Dreams was one of the first videos he made. It's on this channel

[@muhammadal-hussaini5721]

Thanks

[@ReluctantLightningForge]

Interesting take on this topic. Good job Trace.

[@nannyvarmint5341]

Daaaaaaaammmmmnnnnn..... That's quite the query you propose Trace. Fantastic video!

[@musaimran4740]

Studies have become unimaginally tough these days and kids and teens are getting tired and dropping out just as a hunter gatherer becomes old and is killed by a stampede of buffalo

[@dreammirrorbrony1240]

I think without power, most urban areas would not fair well at all. Think hurricane Katrina, where power and other essential services ceased in the New Orleans area for days(or longer). Now imagine that on a national or world scale, for months or years at a time. Some people are prepared for it, but most are not. If people are faced with a threat of no food, no water, no medicine, they will likely form gangs and take what they need from those that do have those resources. This isn't new--this is the history of the world. Our world has everyone working together(more or less) in specialized fields and while this is good as long as the system is working, once that system breaks down, it will get bad very fast. I think humanity would survive as a whole, but it would become something very different that what we know.

[@alexandermikus8062]

regarding snakte bites maby you have 5 - 6 victims a year in the usa. but there are about 30k deaths per year world wide. most of them eastern asia and afrika.

[@salmanulfarisyv.r868]

Till middle 90's my family used to be hunters. During the time of British invading our country, my Great-grandfather went to Northern states to hunt animals and sold them. He came back with alot of money to feed his children but almost all of them turned out to be weaklings. For some reason, that didn't happend to me.

[@BreakCoreBird12]

8:38 had me laughing

[@shocker20111]

Snake phobia is still a useful advantage. In my grandparent's village poisonous snakes were the second highest cause of death after childbirth

[@ronaldreagan5033]

Do your Grandparents live in Central Asia

[@shocker20111]

They live in India. However, I believe the number of casualties has drastically lowered now, because of increased medical awareness. People still get bitten from time to time though.

[@koizu5324]

One of the most useful video ever..

[@nikolche403]

It's nice to learn about it but I don't see it useful in any way

[@theseproblemsmatter1]

this channel needs more subscribers

[@AmirKhan-ol2qd]

4.4 billion without the internet? quite skeptical

[@acdc3185]

"Brought to you by US Airfoce" ILLUMINATTI CONFIRMED

[@phoenixbyrd79]

I could make a toaster. Just need a bit of wire and the rest I can make from nature from the housing to the clay pots generating electricity to run through to wire to heat it for toasting the bread. There is evidence that even the Ancients knew and understood simple electrical properties and made use of them.

[@quercus4730]

No most of us could not survive without electricity. No water,no heat in a majority of homes,no sewer system,no cooling not even a fan, very slow fueling at gas stations,no lights, and the national guard would be enforcing a curfew. Hungry,thirsty,cold or hot, dirty people will do almost anything,yes even those good people that you think you know. Most people would not be working after a week when the sewage starts stinking and the old people have died from exposure,lack of oxygen or starting to starve because younger people are taking their food because their won't be any fresh vegies or meat unless you live next to a farm. Disease will be rampant from people drinking dirty water then even the young that haven't died will be getting sick, From this point there will be a war between the haves and have not's and the national guard will be protecting the haves. Gloom and doom. Try going a week without electricity then just imagine everyone one else and knowing their won't be any electric for the foreseeable future.

[@Markymoo992]

if I didn't have a toaster I'd use a stick and a fire

[@tofolcano9639]

so basically the tv show 'the last survival' should teach us how to make a toaster?

[@SHansen82]

We'd be hosed w/o power! When he says "We'd probably be fine" at 6:56, I interpret that as, the human race would make it, but without refridgeration, electric stoves, heat, air conditioning, pumps to run our water & sewer systems, lighting, pumps supplying gasoline, no means of electronic purchases (cash only at the fridgeless grocery store), cell phones, etc. etc. etc., many would surely die.

[@vandyniyomkham5032]

what a way to beat around the bush.

[@1simo93521]

Can you build a toaster? What about making the bread? What about growing the wheat to make the bread? What about making flour or building the oven to cook the bread? All of us humans are linked together and that is our strength!

[@delvesdg]

+Simo A toaster can do much more than just toast bread.

[@Sudstah]

Obviously were less able to survive we've lost all the day to day hands on skills of hunting gathering farming and knowing what's edible or useful to craft and what's not!

[@musaimran4740]

People have become softer both literally and figuratively. Because we have to earn money to get food, we are not using our brains in the way they should be used. Crystalized intelligence is increasing and Fluid inteligence is dying out. Thats why we have become weaker, more stressed out and traumatized.Because the thrill of the hunt was all people lived for a 1000 years ago. Using their brains the way they should be used in the era when all people hunted and had forests, jungles, and deserts as their biomes made them less stressed out, and more sturdy than their counterparts of the 21st century.

[@bodinian]

has DNews given up on visuals?

[@Dquags]

i would agree that we are the alloy or however you spell it. but then again Trace in society everyone has a role and they have chosen that role not been given it. so basically we just need to find the right people if this power going out thing happens and well be fine. we could also go into the libraries and read how to do alot of the stuff that the civil war era did when they didn't have electricity.

[@josiahmannall457]

are there not more people on earth since we've had tv's and most of us have lived in relatively snake proof homes?

[@awesomelxlepic7145]

If all power went out for good...well damn...its game on.

[@amirapex20]

U.S Air Force sponsors Test Tube Plus Videos?

[@rawstarmusic]

I only heard the US air force.

[@FunnCubes]

Actually most of the accessory i have in my kichen i could build..... also i could build a generator and I o know how to hunt and prepare and so on... I do know how to cook, how to use the internet and I know how to pay my bills.... and I am a Uni-Student in the subject of Physics... survival skills are not that complicated...