Constrained Writing

[@SomeScruffian]

"Dude I rewrote a book without using the letter e" "Which one" "Th book of gnsis"

[@kod4062]

There has to be something we're missing there

[@Sataka23clips]

Da book of n.....ar

[@old4104]

Thi book of ganosis

[@briankumeroa5854]

My people 😄😉👌

[@r.deleeuw266]

Adam and v

[@ramalshebl60]

while it may not be "practical" for readers, it's definitely one of the best exercises for writers to work on their creativity

[@bruhv_v]

It’s great for professional writers that want to try new styles of writing

[@ikbenvoetbal]

Its also great for readers if your Vsauce

[@APFELKUCHENsite]

@@ikbenvoetbal its great for people on that za

[@ryanhernandez8324]

The realization about the Pi book hit me harder than some actual story twists have hit me in the past year.

[@ahobbit1273]

I literally gasped

[@marcospina162]

I literally screamed

[@peen2804]

I said “oh shit” when he was naming the numbers and it hit me 😂

[@shadowgrim4536]

Exactly

[@petrichorals]

@@ahobbit1273 huh

[@RedFang3190]

I am not going to lie, I would pay Michael so much to read me his favorite book(s)

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎

[@maxthebear7765]

@@EEEEEEEEF

[@APFELKUCHENsite]

@@EEEEEEEE we meet once again

[@HiddeGoodman]

@@EEEEEEEE E

[@icrazyy1100]

The coolest thing is that even the FRONT PAGE is in pi.

[@spirules6131]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3uwZntnZ6uGrZY

[@QueenieBam]

Yes

[@petergriffin4399]

Bruh how is that cool? I think it's geeky and lame

[@dwlonewolf2273]

@@petergriffin4399 I think you being on KZbin is geeky and lame

[@icrazyy1100]

@@petergriffin4399 hah, you have been cursed with the eternal hatred.

[@swanletsecondchannel8533]

He didn't say "Michael here" we can't know for sure it's him

[@swanclipper]

"Hey Vsauce, Micheal here..." is the opening line to actual Vsauce content. never look at the video length and you'll know for certain in 2 seconds whether it's a full length video or if it's a passion to share something cool and short.... er. shorter than usual uploads. He only introduces himself when he's "talking to Vsauce." which is pretty much the name given to the audience. an entity in which he can communicate as if it was manifested next to him. Vsauce is where we go to consume information, and Vsauce is where Micheal gets to share it. MINDFIELD!!!

[@d3serted542]

I think it is an imposter!

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaSqg3aQprOEnKc

[@jaidendeprez1842]

Imposter?!?! 😮

[@participatoroftomfoolery]

the author of the pi book when he reaches a zero: 👁️👄👁️

[@ryan49805]

First thoughts same 👍 💯

[@ceoofgg553]

" " Space

[@YourfriendlyneighborhoodChevy]

​@@ceoofgg553 Clever, may I add "empty"?

[@Makefile_dot_in]

I checked and he just puts in a 10-letter long word when that happens

[@Makefile_dot_in]

​@@DiceDecidesa ten letter word just represents a 0 so if pi has 90 it's going to be something like "accompany bitterness"

[@echoonyoutube]

Even the title: Not A Wake

[@robscott4744]

Not (3) A (1) Wake (4) A (1) Dream (5) Embodying (9) π 's (2) (6) (5) (3)

[@TheSillyestGuy]

3 1 4 You're right :0

[@thegoofiestgoooberr]

and the subtitle

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@vVearon]

@@thegoofiestgoooberr almost the authors name too

[@UlquiInTheBox]

His commitment is on another level when you begin to realize that even the tittle of book follows pi

[@silly787]

Wow.. You noticed that..

[@Flob2]

His commitmnt is on anothr lvl whn you bgin to raliz that vn th tittl of book follow pi

[@jawad.p]

​@@Flob2 i s what you did thr

[@AIJenkins]

Made me look 😊

[@XiaolinDraconis]

I love it when tittles have pie in them.

[@gariden]

a fun book i read once slowly had letters disappearing as they were ‘banned’ in the story. i can’t remember what it was called but it was an experience, for sure.

[@Nyan-_-Cat]

Sounds like you're talking about "Ella minnow pea". A great book

[@gariden]

@@Nyan-_-Cat yes! thank you.

[@zedmelon]

​@@Nyan-_-CatI love that title!

[@louissilvester8586]

Another one could be 'the wonderful O' by James thurber, brilliantly written

[@yoavshati]

Ella Minnow Pea! I loved that book and the few songs I found online from the musical version

[@student6393]

“Oh hell nah, tell me you got Genesis” “Nah we got Initial Instructions” “Spider-Man?” “Arachnid-human” “Vsauce?” “Wgarnish”

[@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer]

Hey man, at 0:23 when he started reading, I don’t understand the words used. Like “I drift away from the shadows bla bla bla,” I don’t get what it means too. How do you understand those things?

[@wareware_.]

@@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer i believe its a metaphor

[@SearaChar]

Steven He

[@jimhughes1070]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@nemesisurvivorleon]

"Wgarnish" LMAO

[@LaGuerre19]

Sharing your Meaningful Book collection has become one of my favorite leitmotifs of your shorts, but this one on pi takes the cake. No but seriously, this sounds like a fun writing practice. Thanks man as always. Buying this book now.

[@gaivsvalerivs5818]

This one takes the pie

[@HangrySaturn]

Look at this guy, using fancy words like _lietmotif_

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

That’s actually very impressive

[@dasetman]

Yeah, how he reached for that book without looking was very nice.

[@Qaptyl]

yea i like a novel aliterate in weirds style (ye canot complete challenge proper)

[@lone_berserker]

Yeah, ikr.

[@Jasonhoods]

What exactly is impressive about it? The idea or the execution? I gotta tell ya, that book is incredibly bereft of anything of value.

[@purplewine7362]

@@Jasonhoods lmao🤡

[@ervivekchoubey]

"How I want a drink, alcoholic of course after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics" = Pi

[@Mountaineering.1.]

LMAOOO

[@vejishin]

LMAOOO (2)

[@Dannymart_88445]

LMAOOO (x3)

[@epicnongamer3592]

LMAOOOO (X4)

[@drgnflyylaureate]

LMAOOO (×∞)

[@Fummy007]

So he has to say "a" or "I" for 1/10 of the words.

[@Ails1234]

That is the x of the question

[@JHHMCPE]

@Don’t read my profile picture okay

[@lukaskrause6022]

Whether Pi is normal or not has not been proven. At some point he could stop having to use a or I

[@Simrasil_]

"π" is a one letter word

[@Grimthe]

@@Simrasil_ I’m pretty sure that’s not a letter though I’ve realized I forgot about the Greek alphabet, thanks for the replies.

[@DarthTiger1]

KZbin’s algorithm is actually impressive. Happy pi day everyone

[@darrenflips7346]

The book of genesis: written without an E even once The word Genesis:

[@EF0E]

Book of Start: 'God said "Go!"'

[@alexicon2006]

@@EF0E I mean close enough so why not

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

Want to hear something funny? Even in the native tongue, Hebrew, the word for genesis is "Bereshit"

[@Jamie-tx7pn]

@@well_as_an_expert_id_say Bear shit

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@Jamie-tx7pn Couldn't have said it better myself

[@greenjellybeanz]

"The Book of Genesis written without the letter E" Ah yes, with Adam and v

[@QuixoteBadger]

Better than the cyberpunk version.

[@QuixoteBadger]

@@IMWeira Nah. That's Vampire Masquerade: Bloodlines. Damn Nosferatu!

[@lordadamant8182]

Remember remember, the 5th of November...

[@gustavovingo]

Featuring V from the devil may cry series

[@boink666]

Adam and v not Adam and stv! -som constraind consrvativ hat group

[@arnsteinstiles7855]

The book of Genesis without the letter E, draft one. “In the…” Well shi….

[@GloriousLuke]

“in th bginning whn God Cratd th havns and th arth”

[@dithaingampanmei]

Beninging

[@XeroXXIV]

Well he did say "A version"

[@tejas4567]

@@GloriousLuke 🤣

[@Ex_Nihilo777]

@@dithaingampanmei 🤣🤣

[@AlexandarSterling]

I LOVE that you suggest books and share knowledge. This is what makes you one of the best channels on YT. Being confident to explore and learn and be challenged, encouraging others to do the same. GOAT

[@Laittth]

what's really interesting is that one of the books he held up at the start "a void" by georges perec was originally in french but was translated into a bunch of different languages, all without using the most common letter in that language

[@stardewofpyrrhia4381]

😯

[@ssun9074]

Good translation is an underappreciated art!

[@ShoulderMonster]

I cannot imagine how that's even possible!

[@fragglegoth]

And I've just noticed the name "A Void" is exactly what the author is doing... avoiding the letter E :)

[@shahidnyker2900]

Amazing!

[@madhavdua1246]

When you want to be a Mathematician but under Parental Pressure you become an Author

[@Jgm101music]

problem solved

[@sahilrajput888]

No parent force their children to become a author

[@pokechannel9758]

​@@sahilrajput888facts.

[@Stvhlinger]

@@sahilrajput888yes, they force their child to be a doctor

[@sohaibyssef2602]

@@Stvhlingerthats common tho

[@some-random-coder_]

"They haven't been written with the letter e" The front covers: *Are we a joke to you?*

[@hariodinio]

Thats what i was thinking

[@adspremiumwepaypremiumfora1469]

M 3

[@DaddyM7MD]

Adam and eve: Are WE a joke to you?

[@luvmilkyhearts]

The titles dont have it but their names do, they cant help the fact that it has an ‘e’

[@kalebnolan8343]

@@luvmilkyhearts they could have used pen names, they are failures

[@mcpopcorn3195]

"Initial instructions" got me

[@EEEEEEEE]

E

[@justsaadunoyeah1234]

​@@EEEEEEEEE

[@anotherrandomguy6045]

​@@justsaadunoyeah1234you need high IQ to get the E

[@DIProgan]

I never could get into constrained creativity, it feels hard enough to be creative with all the tools available to me.

[@onejumpman9153]

I actually find that constraints help me to be more creative. Maybe this is because I'm not naturally creative, and constraints help me approach creative tasks more analytically.

[@gormauslander]

As the above user said, when you can do anything, you often don't do anything. There's a saturation of ideas and possibilities, to try and tackle it is overwhelming at times. Giving yourself boundaries gives you room to think

[@verbosed]

Sounds like you could benefit hugely from constrained creativity. That's the whole point; removing the paralysis of all the choices in the world and centering a project's focus to something quite narrow or specific. Think of the beauty of haiku's, or the many great artists who choose to only use ballpoint pens.

[@TheSnoClan]

Many Illustrators describe the fear of the white paper. "What to draw." But if you have to draw your best version of a giraffe with a hat, you can do it :D

[@MetsuryuVids]

Analysis paralysis becomes easier to manage with constraints. Strangely, it becomes easier to be creative with some constraints. Not sure if there is a limit to this.

[@theregalfloof8422]

The most impressive thing is how he grabbed the book while maintaining eye contact with the camera

[@RealJugLY]

He locks in with your soul when you make eye contact. 👁️🫦👁️ E.

[@TheGrimmjow2]

you can see for a second that he felt for the book. So it wasnt a first take

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@zedmelon]

> _grabbd th book whil maintaining y contact_ fify :,)

[@siinxx7656]

Eyes on your Michael always

[@leithmascari5053]

(Writing the book of genesis with no E): “At its start, it was just this guy”

[@333.01]

God built all things from nothing. Adam was born from clay.

[@333.01]

His woman had grown from his rib.

[@leithmascari5053]

@@333.01 but a big long living stick with big fangs told his woman to munch on a bad fruit

[@333.01]

@@leithmascari5053 an ophidian told God's first man and woman to chomp on a fruit which God forbid both individuals to swallow

[@lyximichelle1367]

😭 I would read a book written by you two any day 😂

[@parentfake306]

I CAUGHT THAT BEFORE YOU SAID IT I'M SO HAPPY

[@MuscleCarLover]

I caught it about halfway "Oh my god, it's pi"

[@LocseryuOfficial]

as soon as he said 3 1 4 i knew it and now i feel like einstein

[@gabrielximenes3652]

The e-less version of the book of Genesis being titled "Initial Instructions" is gold

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@jonavanderpal]

@@EEEEEEEE Є

[@xexpaguette]

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[@CoolSkeleton-nk7dk]

@@xexpaguette Ě

[@isuckatusernames4297]

technically, since it's infinite every book can say it follows the order of the decimals of pi,just a really far away order

[@isuckatusernames4297]

@@ParadiseDB7 what, you know every digit of pi ? can you confirm that if you took every digit of pi you wouldn't find the combination ?

[@mr.montazer5835]

@@ParadiseDB7 my guy pi has infinite decimals do you know what that means? It means at a certain but unbelievably far there will be decimals matching any book and there words

[@ra_i_nbow]

@@ParadiseDB7 pi doesn't have a constant pattern though. It doesnt repeat so it's actually possible for there to be any combo of numbers. you're wrong, and you made yourself look even worse by calling the other commenter "kid" in a poor attempt to make yourself look more mature

[@alexicon2006]

@@ParadiseDB7 Man you're really confused aren't you? It's fun looking at your goofy adventures in figuring out sub-human logic for the first time. Great way to pass the time I must say.

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

Good work

[@legolegion9007]

The book if gnsis featuring Adam and v

[@alfonix6053]

Th**

[@nathanrandomized3593]

Cyberpunk intensifies

[@vivvpprof]

*Da book

[@anotherasian530]

"We got a garden to burn."

[@namethathasntbeentakenyetm3682]

@@vivvpprof You missd th point

[@chrislaws4785]

THAT IS FUCKING BRILLIANT! I LOVE that someone did this. Now this makes me want to see MORE things written out as Pi. What about an entire movie who's script is Pi, or a song/music video?

[@juskahusk2247]

A cookbook about pie.

[@justsaadunoyeah1234]

​@@juskahusk2247 THAT IS PERFECTTTTTTT

[@TheJamesM]

Before he was a music KZbinr, Andrew Huang used to have a website where he composed pieces by request, under the name "Songs to Wear Pants To". People could pay for a composition longer than a minute; for free requests he just picked whatever struck his fancy. Someone asked for a fifty-word song with the same lyrical constraint as A Wake. The lyrics are as follows: _Man, I can't, I shan't_ _Formulate an anthem_ _Where the words comprise mnemonics_ _Dreaded mnemonics for pi_ _The numerals just bother me always_ _Even the dry anterior_ _Try to request something lower (zero)_ _In numerary aptitude_ _Even I, Pantaloon Gallant_ _I cannot actualize_ _The requested mnemonics_ _The leading fifty_ _I-_

[@derrickclark898]

Check out the song Pi (the Mercury God of Infinity) by After The Burial. The breakdown pattern in that song is Pi! Check out the song here on KZbin as posted by their label Sumerian Records. In the description it explains it and it’s really cool for nerdy folks like us!

[@SRC267]

I like how you grabbed the book from the shelf without taking your eyes off the camera.

[@dyscea]

Didnt notice. i SWEAR that was a cutaway. I think I need sleep now 😆

[@henrycook859]

Wow, I didn't notice on my first watch but that's actually very impressive

[@cryonim]

It comes naturally if you have read a book, you can pick out the read book from just the touch.

[@boephil3533]

@@cryonim he can just see himself

[@victor.novorski]

Now let's see how fast you can run

[@k4rz43]

When the writer picks "Hard" as the difficulty setting.

[@Jasonhoods]

Picks hard difficulty and then can't get past the first level maybe. That book is just a word salad with nothing to take from.

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@blueskyla7978]

I know right. I can’t even seem to finish my one book. Let alone being constrained.

[@daniel_bento]

When I was a kid, I got a book called Dias de Desespero (Days of Despair in portuguese). All the words began with the letter D. I absolutely loved it, but I never realized that that thing was a writing style! So cool!

[@caios5128]

Your name and surname also starts with D 💀. By the way, I'm Brazilian 🇧🇷. Are you also from Brazil or maybe Portugal, etc?

[@daniel_bento]

@@caios5128 Sim! Sou do Brasil hehehe

[@clementine1169]

Does the book cover have a grenade and the outline of a gun on it?

[@caios5128]

@@daniel_bento Beleza kkkkkkkkk

[@atheinasophiajade1044]

Sweet experience, I knew about the style however the application of mathatical formula is a blindside for me.

[@anounimousartist9820]

From the moment you said 3 1 4 i knew it was pi

[@HarriRobins]

as soon as you said "3... 1... 4... 1..." I shouted out loud "fucking hell"

[@DominikoPL]

Except that you didn't, compose yourself

[@kajoma1782]

@@DominikoPL are you okay? it's fine.

[@HarriRobins]

@@DominikoPL I actually did. I paused it and counted the words but didn't make the connection with Pi. So when Michael said it I was shook.

[@ms9001]

lol "fucking hell" has been my favourite for a while now.

[@DanielRenardAnimation]

Same here. 🥧

[@tmart43]

This is the most amazing thing I’ve seen in a while, plus that line was beautiful

[@B2Roland]

It seemed like utter nonsense to me

[@rp-lopez]

@@B2Roland lol fr. I was telling my wife "look this guy's a genius, he wrote a whole book using pi." Then she asked me to read it out loud and afterwards I was like "........welp...in other news..."

[@axwell69]

I saw several “E’s” on those first covers. Stating with “George”

[@Arkios64]

There is a chinese poem that is literally just "Shi"-sounding syllables with slightly different pronunciations, that tells a full story, and is, as far as I remember, 100 or 1000 words long.

[@drago2210]

Sheeesh!

[@LeonardoOuteiro]

Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHyWfWuOa6aSpbs

[@miriamrosemary9110]

Cool!

[@princessthyemis]

Wow!!!!!!!

[@DhrithionVocals]

holy shit that sounds cool lmao- if only I knew chinese I could understand what it meant but it's still cool nonetheless

[@tylerjuarez9817]

This may be the only KZbin Short I've ever watched that made me stand up from my seat with a brightened facial expression and say aloud, "No freaking way." That is truly impressive.

[@AbsoluuttinenTotuus]

...then I swooped to the next one and saw two indonesian men building a primitive survival swimming pool and said out loud "gosh nabbed!"

[@JackSilver1410]

I'm there with you. My socks are blown right the hell off.

[@1robusk]

May be* Dude's not sure if he was shocked watching d'amelio

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@UrPPhard]

This was the only KZbin Short I've ever watched that made me stand up from my seat with a confused facial expression and say aloud, "What the fuck is he talking about" That is truly impressive.

[@serenityj3222]

This reminds me of imam Ali’s poem that you could read forwards and backwards and still have two logical amazingly well put together Arabic poem that gave two messages for either way you read

[@Showtime_1509]

Which poem is that? Sounds so interesting

[@moistorphan]

اخون صديقي وهذا محال صديقي احبه كلام يقال وهذا كلام بليغ الجمال محال يقال الجمال خيال You can read it horizontally or vertically

[@makajarry8970]

@@moistorphan і як це прочитати?

[@biologicalshinju9629]

@@makajarry8970 learn arabic lmao

[@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer]

Hey man, at 0:23 when he started reading, I don’t understand the words used. Like “I drift away from the shadows bla bla bla,” I don’t get what it means too. How do you understand those things?

[@PintuMahakul]

Wonderful constraint writing. We highly appreciate your effort and time.

[@kalebnolan8343]

“Written without e” J O S E P H I’m judging this book by its front cover F A I L U R E

[@onpoint2292]

Adam and *v* S*rp*nt S*th

[@ponivi]

You could’ve one upped them and said „L O W Q U A L I T Y“ to avoid E

[@johnmcphee3136]

"Endgame is the most ambitious crossover of all time" Kaleb Nolan: Book of Genesis and Gospels

[@charliebertrand6028]

Ernest being one of the authors like💀

[@ARandomMinecraftVillager]

F A I L U R

[@synaestheticstudios]

Hi there! Diana Keith here! Haven't watched the video yet but just wanted to thank you for the exposure. I was in high school when my Dad wrote this and I drew the cover art. Surreal to see it come back up nearly half my lifetime later.

[@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

that must be really cool the art looks really nice by the way

[@LuciferAmoyai]

🗿

[@shashanksam]

that's so cool

[@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer]

Hey man, at 0:23 when he started reading, I don’t understand the words used. Like “I drift away from the shadows bla bla bla,” I don’t get what it means too. How do you understand those things?

[@shashanksam]

@@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer cause it's a dream! the author created a dream from that pattern, so sentences will not make sense easily

[@jupitereye4322]

Ironically, the book "A Void" contains the letter "E" due to the fact that the writer's name contains this letter.

[@Dakarai_Knight]

Shoulda just wrote rnest we coulda figured it out

[@alexicon2006]

@@Dakarai_Knight more like rnst right?

[@justanotheranimationchanne5725]

arnast

[@kalebnolan8343]

WAIT A MINITE THEY ALL FAILED, IM JUDGING THESE BOOKS FROM THE FRONT COVERS F A I L U R E S

[@nicholas7743]

@@Dakarai_Knight how did you mess that up lol

[@70o07]

Limits don't stop creativity rather it encourages it.

[@interstellar4267]

I moved from "is it his phone number?" to "oh wow, its pie"

[@Andrew-jj6er]

Yeah FBI you guys always thinking about people's phone numbers and data huh?

[@littlestbroccoli]

Yet you can't spell it's or pi?

[@interstellar4267]

@@littlestbroccoli BREAKING: it has been discovered by scientist that human make typographical error!! It's still a mystery to scientist how it happens.

[@perks9396]

@@interstellar4267 scientists*

[@Jone_V]

pi*

[@renger0806]

i love seeing people talk so passionately about their interests

[@limeyell0w945]

same. Its so fun to watch people talk about some insane obscure fun fact lol.

[@moosa1461]

Wish I could find my interest

[@bills9346]

@@moosa1461 politics?

[@moosa1461]

@@bills9346 what makes you say that

[@Alexskateboards10]

That’s beautiful. When I was in elementary school we had a competition to see who could memorize and recite the most digits of pi. In fourth grade I lost with 255, so I came back with a vengeance in 5th grade and memorized and recited 530 digits in our cafeteria. Took about 7 minutes start to finish. Worth every penny of the $15 Marie calendars gift card (although it wasn’t really enough to buy a pie). I only remember 80 digits these days but pi will always have a special place in my heart

[@icrazyy1100]

I can't even memorize 10 what the hell

[@Alexskateboards10]

@@icrazyy1100 do it in sequences of 5, and just keep reciting all that you know while adding on 5 more each time you get it right comfortably. I bet you could get to 50 within a half hour

[@MirzaAsjad32]

"You're a freak!" - Phoebe ;) No seriously, amazing thing......

[@businessisboomin7252]

You have to watch the movie: "The life of Pi" then XD

[@stressedbyamountainofbooks]

Bruh i only remembered 3.1415

[@abdulshaaff5013]

I love it when you make these kinds of video's, keep it up 👍

[@michaeldavischikaonda5253]

"Now I Fall" chills

[@Guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

“10 Piece Meal” chills

[@Globerson]

Holds up a book with an E on the cover, “doesn’t contain E once”

[@sirisaac6225]

Bruh, they supposed to just spell their own name wrong? He means in the book not the cover lol

[@xiiv.emilia]

@@sirisaac6225 its a joke bro

[@kosmic100]

just write it is rnst lol

[@G11713]

There is a different constraint on this one.

[@SoulKingBK]

Technically contain means within the cover is outside

[@kosuuqwk]

"no e" Ernest on the cover of the book:

[@enjoyerofspace]

Rnst.

[@brianjmortensen]

That book is a classic, ‘cause it’s done by the numbers.

[@alexcrazy1492]

Got to be hard when you reach a section that has 3 “1”s in a row

[@yourawfulhearttosong]

just write a stutter! “I- I -I….” maybe that’s cheating tho xd

[@Fyttiana]

got curious, the author decided to use an 11 character word followed by a 1 character word, being: "displeasure: a" Though i find this to somewhat ruin their system for when getting zero they use a 10 character word, which would imply the number before 0 is always 1 in pi, which it obviously isn't. Though as far as i can tell there isn't actually any sort of meaning behind the words, so it could just as well all be meaningless. link to a free version of pages 2, 12 and 79: cadaeic.net/wakesample.pdf

[@altruisticlemur]

3 videos in 4 days?! Michael, is someone holding you hostage?

[@dexter9313]

Blink three times in the next video if that's the case Michael ! We'll send help !

[@GoodSmile3]

Just prepared the content in advance.

[@DominikoPL]

@Don’t read my profile picture please off yourself rather than copy-pasting this unfunny and unoriginal crap

[@PollyBonanzas]

You mean 3 videos in 5 days. The third video ago was on the 4th. Today is the 8th.

[@justareplica]

Michael: "Yes I am being held hostage.............. or am I?"

[@arthurdowney2846]

"In the bginning, [g]od cratd th hvand and th arth..."

[@haelotny6523]

Your "the" has an e at the end.

[@DadaIorian]

And what’s hvand supposed to mean?

[@geraldmary3556]

@@DadaIorian heaven

[@DadaIorian]

@@geraldmary3556 Weird. Not seeing the D. Or the A before the V. Havn*

[@jlupus8804]

Couldn’t even use the word “the”- how’d the guy do it

[@Becca3591]

Love this channel

[@laurihei]

I love constrained writing! "The Shortest Poem" Vsauce video is my all time favourite! Thanks for this!!

[@helixzenith]

A bot copied your comment and Michael liked it. Sorry

[@laurihei]

@@helixzenith Oh wow! Seems like it. Thanks for letting me know! Pity, but glad the message got across. Hope the bot isn't causing any actual harm to people.

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@synaestheticstudios]

Diana Keith here aagain. Have watched the video now and that was even more surreal. The opening lines are a "translation" of a stream of consciousness poem I wrote in high school. This was just.... so crazy. What a trip down memory lane and thank you for saying it's your favorite piece of constrained writing!!

[@TH-FLLN-RDR]

That opening Poem is very beautiful.

[@massimozanetti8871]

According to this, writing a book without "e" may be interpreted as avoiding using words with 2. 7 1 8 2 8... letters 😊

[@silly_on_]

🌌🧠

[@LZYDOG]

Huh

[@black_hole_gaming_1139]

2.7182818284590452...

[@theogfrustratedteenager]

@@LZYDOG e is napolean constant just like π never ending

[@methatron3002]

No you can

[@Qui-9]

When language has just a large variety of words, this becomes possible, but its still not easy. Props to whoever pulls this off!

[@joeym5243]

I'm more impressed that you were able to grab the right book behind you without looking

[@ChimkenNugget]

He used a mirror? or camera?

[@CoconutJewce]

Most cameras have a little screen so that you can see what is being recorded while you're recording it.

[@ApexHerbivore]

He's looking directly at the lens, not a screen. You can see his fingers feel for the book. Not that hard. Just do it off camera a few times. I reach for the light switch while I'm in bed and get it without looking. Muscle memory.

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@identity5481]

wow I like a smart technique to humbly write our words; cleverly processed thought presented for my joy!

[@identity5481]

this took me 20 minutes

[@monkaW94]

Now I understand the E meme

[@----.__]

*mm

[@pomtubes1205]

Magnanimous brainiac

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@bg3841]

NGL, creatives with the tism push the wierdest boundaries. Its great.

[@GodSaveTheKing444]

"Now I walk a small milestone to heaven gates for peace sanctuary." - my sentence up to 12 digits of pi

[@ahyes3398]

amazing

[@yessum15]

Man-o-wars I hated expressly. Lo, mainly cause the sting. Honestly, jellyfish inspire revulsion. That's 3.14159265358979

[@zalox2455]

The book A Void is also amazing because it was written without e in french then translated to English still without e

[@hollyhultman1702]

Would highly recommend Ella Minnow Pea. It’s a short story where as the book goes along the letters that the author uses slowly diminishes to around 5. Slowly the book uses more and more misspelled words but the reader somehow still knows what the book says. It’s amazing.

[@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer]

Hey man, at 0:23 when he started reading, I don’t understand the words used. Like “I drift away from the shadows bla bla bla,” I don’t get what it means too. How do you understand those things?

[@interbeamproductions]

Łöń øp' Ø ñ'œ ñńœ ñøñ-ńœm mpøœ œooñøn' öń'ñœn möl'ń'ñ? What if I cheat the system by using accent marks?

[@elainasynranelt]

@@TheAdventurerAndDiscoverer Its just about a guy from the suburbs resting under some trees in autumn

[@TheJamesM]

@@interbeamproductions It's been many years since I read Ella Minnow Pea, but from what I remember it's told through a series of letters (as in what you put in an envelope, not what you put in a word), and the plot revolves around a town's obsession with a big sign bearing the phrase "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". The sign takes on a strange mythological/pseudo-religious quality such that townsfolk come to believe that letters derive their validity from it, so once the sign starts to fall apart, the missing letters (as in characters) are no longer acceptable to use. Communication becomes more and more awkward as the permitted set of letters reduces down eventually to five. Which is all to say that your diacritical marks workaround wouldn't have worked, since they were never on the sign in the first place. The author refers to the structure as "progressively lipogrammatic".

[@interbeamproductions]

@@TheJamesM i thought of it too much. if you have an s-shaped trinket, would you get punished, or does it have to be an intentional letter?

[@EmpireofNightfall]

VSauce is a KZbin approved Poet.

[@noxus5484]

Bro all those books got the letter “E” in their titles

[@EdgarRoock]

Artistic License?

[@sdstjbfjhredbjtr7891]

Someone will say dont judge a book by its cover for sure lol

[@rockyblacksmith]

Not in their titles. In their cover descriptions, yes, but that's a different matter. Particularly since writers often do not even get a say in the cover design besides the actual title.

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@CarrionMorris]

Just bought a seasonal and past curiosity box, love your work Vsauce!

[@therealbnanabenboiofficial2537]

Wise words lateralus man

[@CarrionMorris]

@@therealbnanabenboiofficial2537I love people who recognize it, favorite song? mine is holy trinity

[@markharris1223]

This is as meaningful as writing a book whilst standing on one foot.

[@jzieba0204]

Imagine writing a whole book without using E and than your name on the book is Ernest 😅

[@lupostales7968]

Holy damn, now THAT is creativity to a tee ! As a aspiring writer myself, this is absolutly inspiring ! 😍😱

[@pwh2998]

At first when he started reading the book, I thought it was a book entirely written in prepositional phrases.

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@lumin8edlumin8r420]

Dear Michael, I , we miss your videos dude.. miss you! Thank you, hope to hear from you soon

[@TheGaming100]

even that first example of not a wake is absolutely mind blowing!!!

[@lvbboi9]

"Art is born from limitation" -Some dude, don't remember his name

[@jamess.7811]

every artist ever has discovered this so it doesn't really need an attribution

[@SyntheticReign]

The best part about this is I LITERALLY just bought Ella Minnow Pea last night.

[@tomasgerasimidis482]

It's a great book, I hope you enjoy it!

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@bananabro1010]

I love that book soo much

[@eddiefirstenberg1000]

"And a version of the book of Genesis" Yeah, it's called the original Hebrew

[@MrNeverSleep]

But... Genesis has two E's in it. Doesn't that kinda break the no e rule?

[@GayKermit-._-.]

SEGA GENESIS?!

[@noellamonyuy26]

@M J they’re talking about in Hebrew

[@eddiefirstenberg1000]

@@MrNeverSleep Hebrew uses a different alphabet, E doesn't exist in Hebrew

[@MrNeverSleep]

@@eddiefirstenberg1000 they said it was contained writing though, they said nothing about it being in Hebrew, if e not existing in Hebrew is the explanation what about the writing is constrained. Ah I see what you mean. I didn't look back at context. What I said was a joke about how he said the writing was constrained writing and was poking at the English use of the word Genesis since he clearly wasn't taking about the writing in Hebrew.

[@lianoid918]

The poetry is good, too! All the more impressive.

[@gabrieleporru4443]

Howdy, liquid virtual flavoring, famous mal'ak autonym in this location! _Hey, Michael VSauce here! without "e"s_

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@iz_bizz2010]

when i got the notification for this i said out loud 'holy crap vsauce uploaded' lol

[@Anonymimus]

Actually, it's quit asy to writ without using th lttr "E"!

[@----.__]

You had to use the letter in order to mention you wouldn't use it...

[@ionic7777]

@@----.__ fifth lttr of th alphabt

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

Maeebee fer yew

[@Gillsing]

Ees theet Scotteesh?

[@ReddGier]

You just thought you did a thing, didn't you? Sorry to ruin your day, but I'm having a bit of difficulty in failing this task.

[@martinstent5339]

Structures, strictures, though they bind, sstrangely liberate the mind!

[@kuriz7004]

Hey Michel Vsause here, book go BRRRRR

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@nathanspicer]

The book “Ella Minnow Pea” expands on this by removing almost all of the alphabet sequentially, and it’s a beautiful story written through notes and letters

[@princessthyemis]

Whaaaat!?🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@f1shyspace]

“Removing almost all of the alphabet” “written trough [..] letters”

[@Claire_Southernbelle]

I appreciate you taking the time to share that. I looked it up and am very intrigued!

[@ohasham7752]

I loved that book

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@ScorpionMan968]

fun fact: hank schrader's "sussy baka" video (not including the happy birthday) contains no letter "c"

[@gottfriedhub]

Fun fact: my right ball droops lower than my left

[@chro.]

@@gottfriedhub interesting, anymore things you want to add to the doctors note?

[@ScorpionMan968]

@Marilyn Bojanowski I have no idea what that is

[@nicid0es348]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@jcmurie]

My favorite example of constrained writing is also my favorite book of all time, Ella Minnow Pea. It uses a cleverly convoluted narrative to remove certain letters from the writing throughout the book, until a bit of liguistic brilliance resolves the plot in such a simple yet profound way that it genuinely left me giggling with delight at how wonderful it was. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys reading, seriously

[@ssamuueel]

"without e" Ernest, Vincent, Celebrating, the, Genesis

[@mantaraylove]

Read it without commas and it still makes sense Ernest Vincent celebrating the Genesis

[@spirulina1073]

"Without using the letter e" Ernest Vincent Wright

[@EEEEEEEE]

E

[@WillCoo1-t6w]

You can pause this guy's videos anywhere and he will always be pulling a hilarious face

[@onliwankannoli]

The book with each word’s letter lengths corresponding to the digits of pi thrilled me more than it had any right to.

[@megalamb]

If you like this sort of thing with the constraints, you'd probably enjoy the School Song from Matilda The Musical. It's a work of genius from a writing standpoint.

[@server642]

You made me look it up and I’m so grateful! This feels a little more hidden and boy did my serotonin flow when it started clicking 😂 Edit: PS; how did I not know there was a Matilda the Musical until this very moment?

[@Qaptyl]

Woah that symbol though, that fifth symbol. . . Kind of off. . . I don't want to say any words with it. its just too popular, all say it, and it is boring. I will not say any words with that. Not for a long time. . .

[@miriamrosemary9110]

I heard the song before but I never realized what they were doing! That's so cool! All those hidden letters!

[@EstherHumes93]

That is hella impressive. I can't even gather the wits to write a blog post I'm confident in. Humans are weird man how is that guy the same species as I am. *crisis mode*

[@jackjazzhands2357]

I once got rememberedagain , that im not that clever how I thought i was.

[@bluethan806]

"3, 1, 4-" My hands slapped against my face. What MADNESS

[@B_Bunny_]

The way he said “PI” at the end it took me like seven whole seconds to understand what he meant ;)