The Coolest ''''Country''''' Flag You Need To Know

[@cryonicprawn1911]

I can't believe Grey didn't spend 8 months and a plane trip to Redwood City to see if EA knew about the origins of 3D World Atlas. He's come such a long way since Staten Island.

[@stuffrus]

If EA knew about it then it would cost money to talk about it

[@Eunacis]

That's for the Jimquisition.

[@TheNiteinjail]

Oh you think there won't be a coolest flag part two?!?!?! hahaha

[@Zeverz]

Don't go to redwood shores. It's not worth the trip

[@jonragnarsson]

Yeah, he's slacking...

[@user-garnet]

Ok that final flag design is actually super cool. The colour scheme is just really satisfying

[@geoDB.]

It's too hard to draw

[@devanbrowne8706]

​@@geoDB. oh but drawing the Antarctic coastline is a breeze?

[@Pingwn]

This is a very simple design, what on earth are you talking about?

[@geoDB.]

No. It is not. Both of them are too hard to draw

[@RuthlessDutchman]

​@@geoDB. Like, exact proportions or in general?

[@veritasium]

How did this get copyright flagged? Did EA get to it this quickly?!

[@Qsie]

My question exactly! I hope we hear more once it gets resolved ❤

[@KernelLeak]

I guess EA must have read "flag" in the video title as "plz flag"... :(

[@fitz8923]

Oh, look! It's Derk from Veristablium!!

[@TimeBucks]

That final flag design is actually super cool

[@arcticfox1402]

So... Grey is going to go dark now and in 9 months we'll get a video drop of him actually in the Antarctic talking to the son of the guy who made the original design for the 3D atlas company, who will give Grey a mysterious sketch book that belonged to his father that will have concept art of said flag done by someone dated in the 1800s. Going to be epic!

[@gnarled128]

Doesn’t seem like this came to pass

[@yikaii]

I love how Grey telling the person beside him on a plane utterly useless information is now just his video style

[@BoomBoomBrucey]

I hope you realise your profile picture looks like a short beard hair ... And I spent longer than I care to admit trying to get it off my phone before I realised 😑

[@fatcatgoon]

If Grey was telling me things on a plane for hours I wouldn't need the in flight entertainment!

[@benjaminlynch9958]

How much you want to bet that the person beside him is actually his animator?

[@maranisha.]

​@@BoomBoomBrucey damn? 😭

[@ellamartin8843]

They're like the doctors companion.

[@nom-cha]

I'm so proud of Grey for releasing a short video! Not that I don't enjoy the longer videos but I have a feeling this took significant personal restraint 🙌

[@CGPGrey]

Thanks. It really, really did. This almost spiraled off in many directions.

[@1Dr490n]

Wait for the rest of the series

[@remimaloney2028]

@@CGPGrey well, with any luck, one of these spirals may.. spin-off? :-P

[@TheWebstaff]

@@CGPGrey So Part 2 the 1 hour special is due when exactly?

[@LOS7error]

@@CGPGrey It's kind sad that it didn't spiral out of control, those are the best ones...

[@bruceh9780]

I demand 20 minutes of Grey tracking shell companies while slowly losing his mind to work out exactly who owns the 3D Atlas flag!

[@IsaacAllwood]

Please Grey!

[@Lint6]

Only to find out its his most hated rival..THOMAS HEARNE!

[@eliljeho]

He already has Grey Industries

[@kentslocum]

My favorite flags are the ones that can be reasonably drawn by hand. The American Flag is pushing it with those thirteen stripes and 50 stars, but at least they are simple shapes. The flag of my home State of Oregon is entirely too complex and detailed for anyone except exceptional sketch artists to get right (and practically impossible to do entirely by memory). However, this Antarctic flag is a brilliant combination of simplicity, beauty, and meaning.

[@josefstalin9678]

As a fellow Oregonian I feel obligated to point out that our flag also has 2 different faces meaning you'd have to draw both sides if you wanted to fully represent the flag. But hey, at least one of the sides is easy

[@kentslocum]

@@josefstalin9678 I'm not an artist, so even a "easy" drawing of a beaver would easily defeat me. Plus, I work for the University of Oregon, so I think I'm legally obligated to avoid anything involving beavers. Go Ducks!

[@josefstalin9678]

@@kentslocum well I can definitely second that last part

[@ElNeroDiablo]

Australian state flags are just about as bad as some US state ones - sure, the National Flag is iconic enough, but look up the flags for New South Wales or ACT (Canberra) for example, and see how complex they get with the Union Jack plus State Crests and other complications!

[@josefstalin9678]

The greenland flag being a kind of opposite to this one is so perfect to me. One has red while the other has blue, one is north while the other is south, one has most of the color on top while the other is on the bottom, one has a round shape while the other is pointy. If I were an alien and I discovered these flags in their respective countries I'd assume they were some weird earth hieroglyphics that translated to top/bottom and were just being used to label the top and bottom of the planet.

[@Benabik]

I didn’t realize all of Grey’s videos are filmed live in the Royal Albert Hall. Awesome.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

If you look closely you can even see the acoustic panels hanging from the roof!

[@kikemhc2900]

@@adrianthoroughgood1191 can I get a time stamp

[@xultsch]

3:29

[@kikemhc2900]

Thx

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

CGP Grey is filmed in front of a live studio audience! [cue applause]

[@basedhalo]

Imagine telling EA that they could possibly have a right to Antarctica's flag.

[@blackslime_5408]

DON'T!!!

[@Colaman112]

Shhh.. We decided not to talk about that.

[@mityaboy4639]

they would release 3 more versions* of it, 5 dlc, sue the s**t out of the place then just kill the project and forbid everyone to even think about the flag… :) (*AFL 2023, 2024 and 2025) (Antarctica FLag)

[@lordbusiness-qs4ok]

Imagine owning the emoji 🇦🇶

[@dokchampa9324]

Thankfully the newer one is cooler anyway

[@notanimposter]

Actually the white sheet is a very fitting Antarctica flag in my opinion. No military could ever fly it in battle. A flag of peace and snow!

[@Jomar1391]

I love when Grey takes the person asking the question on a force travel to learn things 😂. Also the new flag reminds me of the Reboot cartoon from 2000"s

[@ada_elizabeth]

This is why Grey is my favorite educational KZbinr-- he can do months of research, animation, and voiceovers to create some of the best media on this platform that is engaging, interesting, and very well produced. Loved the video so much, Grey.

[@kittyyuki1537]

The new Antarctic flag just tickles the Vexillogical part of me, it's just so simple, yet so symbolic, so elegant! The bonus with the juxtaposition with Greenland's flag is the cherry on top.

[@lovecraftianwalrus4490]

I know right! I just can’t get over how it’s simple, and yet has so much symbolism in it. It might be my favourite unofficial flag of anything

[@pardox28]

I have never seen that flag design before but it's perfect! What a great design & what a great companion to Greenland's flag. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

To make it perfect, the blue at the top should be replaced with black and the blue triangle shaded in orange, to reflect Antarctica's most iconic inhabitants.

[@looneyalchemist5641]

This sounds weird but I was seriously concerned for Grey's partner freezing to death and Grey just monologing to a frozen corpse.

[@reniare4720]

Me too!! I think I let out a sigh of relief when it panned out to show them on a stage.

[@Lillyluri]

He must have kept the video short to avoid just that?

[@pattheplanter]

Always wear a scarf and gloves when in Antarctica.

[@RainaRamsay]

Same! Give that guy a scarf! (Apparently that's all you need to stay warm in Antarctica)

[@joshngarcia]

Poor lil guy needs a scarf

[@CatherineLu]

I'm actually kind of relieved and shocked to see such a simple, non-convoluted video from Grey for once. What a plot twist

[@svHannibal]

My favourite part of all my favourite parts of Grey's videos is his wonderful voice-over. Not just the sound, but the emotions. So much glee, or anger, or confusion, or hesitation, etc. Of all essay KZbinrs I watch, this is the pinnacle of voice-over. What an acting talent!

[@julianemery718]

Indeed, his voice is very expressive and dynamic without being too over the top

[@A_Professional_Idiot_mk.2]

He’s mastered the art of being completely deadpan while also showing so much emotion

[@MochaBloke]

On his and Myke Hurley's "Cortex" podcast where he talks about his work (among many other things) you really get a sense of how much, time, effort, and revision he puts in to make the quality of script and audio so polished. It's impressive.

[@andor_yoko]

That new flag is so simple yet so elegant

[@ericlotze7724]

Yeah, it looks cool af. I LOVE the color scheme.

[@cofinify]

Literally Etherium

[@spiko-ou3bp]

@@cofinify I was going to say that

[@Sousyned]

For the sake of Grey’s wellbeing and mental health, I’m super glad he managed to contain himself. For the sake of my own cruel and easily distracted mind, I’m slightly disappointed there was no hour long descent into existential madness. I am a bad person. Simple or labyrinthine, our household is going to end up watching it 12 times and rewatching the entire back catalogue anyway, just like we do every time there’s a new video CGP Grey video. We will create our own descent into madness, as it should be.

[@svivian]

The real question is, if Grey didn’t go down a rabbit hole this time, what was he actually doing for the past 3 months since the last video?

[@namepending7526]

@@svivian probably a different video

[@hyperchica]

I was going to say: I wish he had gone into the Forest, it makes for such entertaining videos xD But he's probably wandering through it for various other projects

[@thomaskositzki9424]

Commendable. Carry on.

[@JordanBeagle]

This is the way.

[@lovecraftianwalrus4490]

I love This flag so much. The design is really memorable, and there are so many meanings to it, the mountain casting a shadow, the night sky, the compass, the diamond and the parallels to Greenlands flag all make it so cool and I really hope it gets more recognition.

[@ShroudedWolf51]

Not going to lie, obscure history like this is a big reason why I like Grey's content so much. Thank you for your hard work.

[@ShirotheWiseWolf]

I LOVE the juxtaposition of Greenland's flag as a reference, THAT SO SATISFYING!

[@insertcoolnamelater9334]

But it bother me that it's not green :-/

[@jordanfancy3609]

CGP Grey: A KZbinr that makes his fans wait 3 months of a 5 minute video. (Yet, still our favorite channel! )

[@2ndfloorsongs]

You just know that that research went down so many side paths... We're lucky it was just 3 months. Now get busy with the next one!

[@AlexanderJolley]

From Cortex we know he spent the January and February making a video to be released in December.

[@kiga14]

3 months is on the short end

[@BladeWinters]

Grey has amazingly managed to avoid getting lost in the Forest of all knowledge

[@MartinJahn]

I'm waiting for cortex to know how hard it was and how successful he was.

[@theondono]

He has managed *to not tell you about it*

[@DeathDad]

He’s the MF’n Main Sherpa of Knowledge!!

[@cantdrawatall]

Like Theseus spooling out string into the labyrinth, Grey was guided out again.

[@chughes156]

​@@theondono Is that you, Theophanius? 😄

[@connorjung2245]

I'm proud of him for not losing himself to another Tiffany-style rabbit hole of tangents....but at the same time, you could talk about flags at length and I think we would all appreciate it.

[@DrewDoesThings]

It's amazing how you fit so much cool information into such a short timeframe. Instantly one of my favorites on the channel!

[@jomojas5786]

We’re all very proud of you Grey for not going back into the forest. Even if it did take you 3 months to make a 5 minute video

[@DanielLiNeutrinos]

Ouch

[@dx-ek4vr]

Many have ventured into the Forest of Knowledge, but few have returned, at least with their minds intact...

[@C.I...]

I'm not. Those are my favourite parts of his videos! I put up with his irritating fetish for alliteration to see those bits!

[@SilkNeon]

He didn’t, actually. He made a rule this year to make it so he has a one video buffer, so that for sure he has a video for December, which is the most important time to put out a video. He talks about it on the most recent theme episode of Cortex.

[@Boomerkbom57]

Whenever CGP releases a 5 minute you know there's going to be a 55 minute "footnote" video that didn't get in the full video.

[@gelfling]

If they kept the older flag, it might become weirdly different as the visible mass changes shape!

[@ThymeHere]

Yes

[@neo3779]

Would take too much time

[@BreninBoncyn]

That mass is land, not just ice, so its unlikely to change shape for millions of years.

[@Magmafrost13]

​​@@BreninBoncyn Im pretty sure a lot of what we recognise as Antarctica's outline is just sea ice. There is land, but its not 100% land. Without the ice, it wouldnt even appear as one continuous land mass above water.

[@jackhiggins3936]

@@BreninBoncyn Antarctica is an archipelago so in no way is a depiction as a single solid landmass representative of the true land area

[@vix86]

The ending scene with that music and shot composition, gave me chills (no pun) and a strange feeling. I really appreciate moments like this so. 👍

[@zachwilliams7612]

Grey is that one youtuber that we forget about but when we see that he posted our day just gets better.

[@noxultionis3851]

Damn. The second flag is satisfying on so many levels and lines up with Antarctica's theme far better than just posting a picture of the whole continent.

[@EVILBUNNY28]

3:28 I would pay BIG MONEY to watch CGP Grey live at the Royal Albert Hall

[@TheTexas1994]

I can't wait for the follow-up video to this where Grey actually reveals to us how much time this actually took

[@EternusNex]

Ah yes, the 37 min video where he explains exactly what research he didn't do, that he did actually do and now needs to share it

[@robertlinke2666]

@@EternusNex that sounds like grey

[@alexlowe2054]

That's reserved for the Cortex podcast.

[@Valery0p5]

@@EternusNex if he actually did the research he would have found there are plenty of proposal for flags, and even a semi official one for the Antartic Treaty

[@congruentcrib]

Honestly that’s a really cool Flag. So much meaning and so minimalist. I love flags that have an obvious meaning, and a more hidden meaning in the obvious meaning.

[@Malachi57]

You've become such a great entertainer with these videos. I wish you could do them more often, but I know how life is and the time it takes to do these properly. So I will gladly enjoy whatever I can get when I can get it. Thanks!!

[@ThomasMorkell]

He’s back! Also, love the Syldavia flag at 0:43 great to see a fellow Tintin fan! (btw if EA does try to sue you, we’re all right behind you!)

[@AirJimInCT]

When I saw it pop up I screamed, SYLDAVIA! at my phone. Now my family is staring at me.

[@tntd00m]

I love the fact when in 0:30 Argentina and UK were pushing each other. That's a reference about the flalklands.

[@pixelfox6067]

They both claim the same slice of Antarctica as 'theirs', it's probably a reference to that.

[@2x2leax]

​@@pixelfox6067 If that would be the case, where is Chile? Chile also claims the same region of Antarctica than Argentina and the UK.

[@Xatzimi]

It's definitely a little bit of both

[@pixelfox6067]

@@2x2leax She's right there at 0:03. Her claim overlaps, but it's not like the other two claiming exactly the same slice.

[@davidtedesco6692]

I spent 4 months on a science contract down at the Pole. Words can't describe how surreal it was! I wish they flew this flag at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, its a cool design, but I haven't seen it there or at Mac Town.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

We're there any flags other than the country flags?

[@Valery0p5]

@@adrianthoroughgood1191 there is the Atlantic treaty system emblem, that's actually older than most flags, it's been used since 1961.

[@guilhermesantos1758]

Happy to see 2 CGP Grey videos in a row. His ever mysterious upload schedule is always pleasantly surprising.

[@pedroscoponi4905]

For anyone outside the gaming sphere, the reason Grey mentioned EA's involvement with the vocal equivalent of this emoji 😬 Is because they're _infamous_ for, among other things, a bad habit of buying gamedev studios that made something cool, beloved or unique, getting their grubby investors hands all over the next products until it's noticeably worse, and then promptly firing everyone and sending the poor, acquired studio to the mass grave. It is a tragicomically frequent occurrence.

[@vegetableoil4391]

Also endlessly milking yearly release games without changing much of anything

[@natanlevine]

That can't be true! They're dedicated to the art of electronics

[@jsquared1013]

And microtransactions.

[@cloverandanais]

"Like a bizzare combination of spree killing and Hazing ritual" as I believe it was once said.🍀

[@SemiHypercube]

Gotta say the new design is easier to draw since drawing the shape of Antarctica is hard, wonder if/when the emoji for the flag will update 🇦🇶

[@stormveil]

It won't. Unicode is supposed to be a fixed thing. They don't even fix typos.

[@docsy4529]

​@@stormveil Unicode doesn't decide how emojis are rendered, companies and orgs do.

[@PremierSullivan]

@@stormveil Okay. Send me an emoji of a real gun.

[@noahroberts6015]

I always enjoy sound effects like the one at 4:30 Thanks for making a video about my favorite place!

[@RabeSocke1412]

That was an amazing video, thank you for getting this beautiful flag design to my attention! Proud to be a Bonnie Bee.

[@jpsachse]

Hey Grey, thanks for all the great content here and on Cortex! ❤ As per usual, a very interesting and engaging video 😊

[@wimtzw]

I didn't actually expected this to be short, I somehow expected at least one rabbit hole to pop up about the colour blue being used in the flag design being copyrighted by some weird old company. But its nice to have a short CGP video.

[@cjallin1119]

Glad to see Grey already has his December video for this year done!

[@ein-veh2365]

I was thinking the same thing :D

[@thergmtk]

That is indeed an awesome flag. Thank you for sharing it with us, Grey.

[@Feichtinger8]

hey grey, love your vids and the cortex podcast thanks for all the joy you brought me ❤

[@mixoxoa7193]

OMG CGP IS ALIVE!! UR MY FAVORITE CHANNEL AND I LOVE UR VIDS

[@Noctuoidea228]

I know you probably cut it for time, but the timeline is deceptive since there have been several contenders for the flag design before and after the Bartram flag. There was Smith’s 1978 design, Cooper and Tucker’s in 1995, Hamilton’s in 1999, and Leroi’s in 2007. I think all the designs are pretty great for their own reasons, but I agree that the 2018 one is probably my favorite as well.

[@Valery0p5]

Also the Antartic Treaty flag dates back from the 1961 emblem, that's been around for a long time

[@tuet6476]

I love the fact, that at 0:43 Grey added the flag of Syldavia from Tintin!

[@SembeiNorimaki]

1:10 I think they were surrendering to the penguins

[@thegreeno]

Love your content! Never change! Not even if KZbin thinks everyone likes TikTok length content. I want HOURS of content! THANKS!

[@SupremeOverlord24]

My parents say, "we absolutely LOVE this guy, so we look forward to his latest installment as well." I concur!

[@samyouelle1]

It’s so great to see another CGP Grey flag or sovereignty type video. Please keep them coming as it’s always a highlight!!

[@Lux_cur]

CGP Grey knows exactly what we want to watch, without even we knowing what we want to watch.

[@homescholed]

4:20 no no no, please continue

[@DrakeMagnum]

I love what you do CGP. You always make subjects 10 times more interesting than they initially sound.

[@treekers]

Hi Grey! Just because a Bonnie Bee when I first heard about the copyright strike. Glad to be a part of the experiment and hopefully YT will actually do something about those bots!

[@Tokahax]

Look at you, keeping things simple and devoid of rabbit-holes most enticing! Proud of you!

[@FrietjeOorlog]

With a flag like that, does that make Ether the official currency of Antarctica?

[@snailinashell]

2:39 love the (unofficial) Mars flag! 🟥🟩🟦

[@Warshava_]

As an argentinian I love the fact that the Uk and Argentina are fighting as two sisters for the territory knowing all the history that we have together.

[@GamerGlot]

The flag of Antigua and Barbuda is similarly designed and similarly cool! 🇦🇬 It appears to show a vista of a beach from between two mountains with a setting/rising sun

[@jjbigdub]

Thank you for more amazing videos. I appreciate what you do.

[@jeromedelrosario]

I just got a second hand PTSD from the tiffany rabbit hole at 2:31

[@Tony.H03]

I literally gasped 'oh that was REALLY short' out loud when this video ended. 😂 Doing great, CGP ♡

[@samchiu9918]

0:31: I love the little detail of the UK and Argentina pushing each other, nice Falkland War reference.

[@sarahbybee8546]

Love this video Grey. Keep it up!!!

[@christopherbarber9351]

I'm glad to see you publishing again! I was afraid that the Tiffany journey might have taken all the joy in researching out of you!

[@FrankieMagallanes]

The one thing that I didn't know I needed today was a flag informational video from Grey! More flag content!!

[@Faith276]

This was such a nice video! Short and sweet for sure, and that new Antarctica flag looks so cool!

[@jennttaylor]

As requested, I'm commenting on the most recent video. Love everything that you do, Grey. Your videos are appointment viewing for the whole family.

[@Muhammad_Ahmad.]

Finally the next CGP Grey video

[@NF30]

4:07 It bothers me more than it should that the anemometer isn't spinning, given the tangible wind in this scene

[@NF30]

@@Drabkikker Anemometers don't freeze in the winter though-or at least, not unless there's heavy freezing rain or something, which doesn't happen in the interior of Antarctica I think (I think)

[@raxycalagnylova8865]

Antartica has a flag dont ask why

[@memo_frfr]

why

[@ap3rson]

why

[@triplethtet6734]

Why

[@samward7539]

It’s for the penguin wars

[@colonel_yuri]

y

[@kevinfong7356]

Thanks Grey! Another video I didn't realize I needed!

[@S_P_A_C_E_DD]

It doesn't feel like a CGP Grey video when it isn't 20 minutes long

[@penguinscanfly5796]

you never fail to manage creating an informative and enjoyable video

[@lordbusiness-qs4ok]

I almost thought he would actually go to find EA to ask for the flag. Keep up with the great work

[@Abigael317]

Grey is back for at least 5 minutes!! 🎉 Thank you for educating us! /genuine

[@CharlesCron]

Sorry you have to sift through all of these comments. Love your videos, been a fan for years, keep up the great work!

[@thomasgamingyt1]

And when the world needed him the most, he returned. We missed you, grey!

[@maskettaman1488]

why did the world need him the most right now? What changed?

[@Kolibalswalboh]

And when was he not here? He pretty consistently uploads every 3 months or so

[@djcfb2889]

A five minutes Grey video feels like eating an appetiser without the following main course 😂, we want more please 🙏!

[@seventeen777]

Man that new design is incredible.

[@nict2]

Love seeing so many CGP Grey videos released this year. Looking forward to seeing more.

Thank you for all the cool content that you create! Happy to be a Bonnie bee. This was a really interesting video and I like the new Antarctica flag.

[@DaphMrcdz]

Loved this video! But I think many agree that, if they’re going to be months apart, we are cool with longer videos 😊

[@amantryingtoprogress4564]

I love how Grey represents the discord between the UK and Argentina in his drawings! Greetings from Argentina to all British people! You are so cool!

[@dstutz]

There's a grammatical error in the closed captions at 1:54ish: "it's origin" should say "its origin", without the apostrophe

[@MyrddinE]

I love how you have turned every post into an impromptu poem of alliterative awesomeness.

[@aaronhubbard2647]

yaya ur back! and i rly like this new flag looks great to me. Ty new video

[@MozartTheGOAT]

Grey is totally the kind of guy to start talking to a random stranger on a plane about useless flags and penguins

[@dangerouscolors]

i like how greys voiceover has slowly gotten.. more deranged? is that the word? with every video. he sounds like hes fighting against an endless force trying to trap him eternally into making a 30 page script

[@edi0157]

He is just more comfortable with letting us know what he has been experiencing this whole time I think

[@DH-be4ur]

A new CGP and Folding Ideas video in the same week? What a treat.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Seeing a Grey video makes my day :) Thank you Grey for this wonderful info and beautiful editing and animation :)