DOCTOR reacts to CELLS AT WORK! CODE BLACK // Episode 3 // Erectile Dysfunction

[@brandonlyon730]

It be fun to imagine what a female egg cell would be depicted as, as well as periods and what a terrible time it is for the red blood cells.

[@bluebird1914]

Bet you that female egg cells literally just look like Violet from Charlie and the chocolate factory when she started turning into a blueberry, but skin colour instead of purple.

[@annalisasteinnes]

Probably a large round girl? But as far as periods... yeah, I imagine a lot of hopeful female blood cells carrying tons of nutrients, just hoping to see the egg get impregnated, but then... I wonder how does the brain even know when to release the different hormones? How does it even work to have a cycle like that?

[@Random_Kelsey]

I've been wanting a spin-off of a female body that goes through things like periods, pregnancy, and whatnot.

[@annalisasteinnes]

@@bluebird1914 Fun fact--the egg can actually choose which sperm to accept. So if there's two competing, it will envelope the one that it wants but reject the other one.

[@bluebird1914]

@@annalisasteinnes I'm a little scared that since cawb is more adult, that if we actually see that, it's literally just gonna be vore.

[@shadebug]

But you missed out the most emotional part when they learn that the sperm are probably never going to fertilise anything

[@novemberninth4392]

Yeah, the shock on our MC Red Blood Cell's face!

[@rafnavi4500]

They might end up at the drain But considering the guy got gonorrhea next episode, chances are they did make it

[@brandonlyon730]

@@rafnavi4500 Even so only one (maybe two if fraternal twins) out of tens of millions will even succeed in fertilization since there is only one (sometimes two) egg cells that exist in a female at a time.

[@Roboshi2007]

considering the body got an STI it was probably unprotected sex however yeah could've been with someone taking their own birth control or just not ovulating (or could be non vaginal)

[@sohaila9068]

Bro i cried... Never fapping again smh

[@Perrypool09]

Im glad I'm not the only one who thought that the sperm cells looked freaky 🦇

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

honestly I think their design could've been though out a little better. Like just put some cells on a full-body white suit with the legs becoming the tail, but from waist-up they are still like other "humans".

[@GammaProtogolin]

They look like weird white rubber ducks to me.

[@blank-6222]

@@GammaProtogolin It’s a mutation of rubber duckies 😱

[@CitrineFaerie]

Tbh if this is their final design, I think it's not just a sperm cell with a head sticking out. The whole cell could be a vehicle and the rest of the sperm's body is inside the sperm head.

[@D__634]

The face of the baby is from that sperm cell that successfully unites with ms. eggcell chan.

[@TheSpeegy]

Having been one of the team originally working on Viagra (although at that time it was just referred to as sildenafil citrate), it was a little sad when the team was disbanded due to some unpleasant side effects when used for its original purpose. The compound was effectively killed off as an R&D project. About a year later, the team was pulled back together again as a few people on the clinical trials had asked to be able to keep taking it as they said it had saved their marriage! I spent the next 5 or 6 years working on this (was a team leader at this point), and wrote a large chunk of the analytical package for the FDA and MHRA filings. Was a great project to work on. Thanks, Dr Hope, for reminding me of that time. Every one thinks that was the biggest drug for Pfizer, but at the time I left, it was only the 6th biggest ( in terms of income). Oh yes, and I think we'd heard all the jokes long before it was approved for use😁

[@suckapunch565]

You sir, have earned a subscriber

[@Account.for.Comment]

I hope that your work may never benefit me directly but I have to thank you and your team for the many people who are happier because of it.

[@whalisten]

Sir, I love studying medicines and these stuff. Have you done Pharmaceutical Science to work on that study?? Thanks for your comment

[@TheSpeegy]

@@whalisten Hi. I studied Chemistry and worked as an analytical chemist in pharmaceutical R&D for around 40 years, for 3 different pharmaceutical companies. It was always fascinating work, working with great people. It was always a fast changing environment, with loads of new challenges.

[@whalisten]

@@TheSpeegy I bet it was awesome and interesting. But, you as a chemist, worked on R&D with only another chemists? Can you pls tell me what other professionals worked with you

[@myaachoom]

I really appreciate Cells at Work: Code Black. Not only is it really educational but also it kinda forces you to be more aware of what kind of lifestyle you have and how it affects your body. And as always, I really enjoy your reactions to these, Dr. Hope! :D

[@0xmehtevasx0]

I can’t let my lovely waifu macrophages suffer due to bad lifestyle choices 😤

[@Shinius]

How could you drink alcohol after seeing the poor Hepatocytes work so hard in episode 2.

[@OverseerMoti]

Someone already said Cells at Work Black as "guilt trip: the anime"

[@dlfon99]

@@OverseerMoti I go out of my way to take fantastic care of my body, and *even I* feel guilty from this anime.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Detroit looks weird during the Pandemic.

[@ImATumor5]

"I love the perseverance of this Red Blood Cell. He is making it his personal responsibility to get that erection. That is dedication to the cause. That is what you want in a wingman." This line nearly made me spit out my breakfast laughing.

[@HirosamaNadasaki]

I love how in many episodes, when every cell is celebrating that they got saved by medicine, the brain cell is thinking "yea we got saved, but the fact we needed saving in the first place is pretty bad". It's very foreboding to the habit some people have to seek temporary medication to symptoms of an underlying condition that needs much more serious measures.

[@josecanciobello2641]

Would the casualties be the sperm?💀

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

Awww yes!

[@josecanciobello2641]

Also love your channel!

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

@@josecanciobello2641 Thanks mate

[@Bildgesmythe]

That's what I thought.

[@brandonlyon730]

Well to be fair even in successful pregnancies only one (or two if fraternal twins) of tens of millions will even be accomplish there task.

[@Antigen__]

NO idea how you'll be able to tackle the next episode with a straight face, but I'm ready to see you try

[@matthewbeland8443]

“Make sure the sperm duck things with human faces don’t go in the bladder.” Lol. These chapter titles are always top tier!

[@Sara3346]

That was a chapter title?

[@erikmkir5567]

The artist actually shared some art about the sperm cells. They're actually dressed in cute little tuxedos inside those capsules, which are somewhat like small submarines.

[@flowerboy97]

when i saw the notification for the vid my cyclic GMP levels increased 😳😳

[@vignettew2723]

Dude what 🤣

[@zeroyuki92]

LMAO, get my upvote

[@stickman9150]

Whut

[@gladzmt6505]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Williamfount]

He just found the right video

[@JackieOwl94]

I’m still advocating for a “Cells at Work! Pink” something about the female body. Maybe a red blood cell watching the uterine lining fall like a wall collapsing violently. Maybe the end of the season you see an extended episode on conception and pregnancy. Would be cool.

[@slook7094]

There is! It's a manga called Cells At Work LADY.

[@designesco]

@@slook7094 Hiii where do you read Cells At Work manga? 😊

[@slook7094]

@@designesco Unfortunately, it's never been translated into English and I can't even find a scanlation.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

Nobody wants that because all weebs are young men who think girls are gross. /s But seriously, as an amateur gynecologist, the female-specific issues the show could deal with would be off-putting and would make guys less likely to want to mate, and so nobody with conscience would air it. Japan already has a bit of a problem when it comes to reproduction, and making it worse by showing guys the reality of women and birth wouldn't be celebrated.

[@JackieOwl94]

@@UnsoberIdiot And….? The more informed a man is about the other side of the equation, the less likely they are to get themselves in a sticky situation. As a “gynecologist”, I’m really surprised that you even sound like you discourage reproductive education of both sexes.

[@MsLilly200]

12:47 there's also the fact that the brain being lowkey upset about it, probably means the dude the cells live in, is himself self consious about needing viagra.

[@RexWort]

This ep made me feel bad for "overworking" my blood cell for nothing 😅

[@jabberwockydraco4913]

4 gatsu plays in the background.

[@RexWort]

@@jabberwockydraco4913 All their effort For what? Sending innocent sperm to thier death

[@garchompelago]

S(h)ame

I was thinking it would be a shame if after all that they would end up in a tissue. But considering the venereal disease at the end that doesn't seem to be the case and they probably didn't end up in a condom either.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Uh yeah 😐

[@DruidPC]

My theory about bacteria being "out of proportion" is that they don't represent a single bacterium, but more of a colony. Such as the last episode where there was one that was bigger than the WBCs.

[@kaliskaevermore6326]

I want a series that explores the development of a child. It would be neat to see what the cells would be like when the baby is in the womb. Fresh new body and fresh new start. This series is so fascinating.

[@angeldude101]

From what I can tell, there is a spin-off with exactly that: _Cells at Work: Baby!_

[@stealthlock6634]

It’s about birth and post-birth baby health though, which is great but not what we were interested in in this case

[@zayaalily6916]

Cells at Work: Baby! Is my all time favorite if all the Cells at Work series, it’s adorable!

[@geofff.3343]

Cells at Work does a really good job of anthropomorphizing what exactly goes on in the human body, and it shows the struggles that they face day in and out trying to keep the body working as best they can. It's hard not to get invested in their struggle. There's also sly criticism of the chronic Japanese work culture in there as well.

[@theoneandonlytony]

Love cells at work and this channel makes it even better, that being said after every episode of Code Black I feel like I have to apologize to my body for the emotional turmoil my cells have gone through due to my uni lifestyle

[@MazdaTiger]

Other Cells: well thought out designs, making the clothing inspired by the cells they represent Sperm: **le Ducc**

[@PanthereaLeonis]

Yeah... They could be little astronauts or something, but nooo. Cursed human-duck-kid-tadpoles.

[@felixhenson9926]

Yep, totally could have had like a mermaid like design but nah. tadpole w human face stuck on top.

[@UGNAvalon]

Or, considering the D-Day like conditions that the sperm cells would face, maybe a barebones military “minisub” design?

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

From the perspective of someone who hasn't seen the sperm before, any comment on his appearance make me more excited about the episode. Mostly cuz it's so confusing that I can't imagine it

[@majacovic5141]

@@PanthereaLeonis dude, astronauts in a training tank would've been so cool.

[@MapleRhubarb]

Ah, the episode where Dr. Hope gives us "The Talk." My late biology teacher always explained the epididymis as " a little YMCA where all of the little sperm learn how to swim." It was nice to essentially see that play out in the episode lol

[@alexjrules]

Having seen the whole season... the next episode is probably going to require some very heavy editing on your part.

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

Will try my best!

[@OsaruSensei]

Having read the *manga*... It could be *worse*.

[@ignatz14]

It contains female, busty, white blood cells and tentacle things. I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going.

[@zulucruz664]

In other words, it’s getting more cultured

[@plasmphotonionic2656]

@@zulucruz664 heh bacteria cultures

[@napiltree5917]

Wow, I’ve never been this early! I’m really interested in human biology, and this channel has been an amazing introduction for this passion.

[@MALEMization]

"Whoever created Cells at Work was smoking a few things before doing this one." Hey Doc: Virtual High Five!

[@crozraven]

When you wanna explain how erection work & turn into into a dramatic battle manga.

[@DapperCthulhu5182]

I will never not be thankful for the amazing names of the chapters that you do, Ed. They're that beautiful, extra touch that makes the videos even better!

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

While the anime kept itself very mature and grounded in information, seeing the cells saying "you haven't even experienced your first erection" was a hardcore test of maturity for me..... which I failed... miserably xD

[@SynchronizorVideos]

Not to mention this little gem from the dub: WBC: “Where are you headed?” RBC: “The testicles.” WBC: “Oh, that’s nuts!” I had to pause the episode for a couple minutes while I paced around and recovered.

[@Bluemilk92]

I could totally imagine a slapstick scene of the sperm cells exiting in intense glory, then just faceplanting into a rubber wall from a condom.

[@liblib898]

Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt already did that in their anime XDD

[@pyrojack8230]

Man I wish the sperm cells were on Star Wars style speeders like on the moon of Endor

[@TheGeckoNinja]

lol yes i also wanted to see the family guy reference

[@leelin1887]

and missed every shot

[@icelingbolt]

This series is hilarious, I love this show, and I think your reactions are fun I'm excited to watch!

[@diegonathanielmina7361]

It's actually brilliant that the sperm cells are depicted as little kids. Sperm cells are ejaculated still immature (and wouldn't be able to properly fertilize an egg cell in that state). They actually mature as they travel along the female reproductive tract.

[@EddVCR]

I’m currently waiting for your face masks to arrive! I bought one for me, and one for my sister who works in a children’s hospital. She can’t wait to make her coworkers jealous!

[@drimachuck]

There's a field doctor at the Mt Everest base camp who uses Sildenafil to treat medical conditions people get from high altitudes like high pulmonary systolic arterial pressure and hypoxia lmao boner medicine out here keeping the number of people who die on Mt Everest low.

[@slook7094]

Yes, sildenafil is still occasionally used for non-sexual problems. Still will get you funny looks from a pharmacist if you're a woman taking it for Raynaud's.

[@victorvcj2]

About that line at 1:34, I believe that is supposed to be a reference to how unhealthy this body is. We know that due to the smoking there is already a shortage of properly working, living red blood cells and the body's normal cells are already living on rationed oxygen. Since the amount of excess oxygen in the blood is already so low, diverting red blood cells to cause the erection will cause some regular cells to starve for oxygen and die. Which makes us really wonder just how unhealthy this guy must be to have that be true...

[@Canadian_Zac]

I think if getting an erection causes some of your ceels to die... you probably shouldn't really be alive, lol How the hell is this person still living

[@SynchronizorVideos]

An erection doesn’t really tie up that much blood. I think the idea was that this person just has bad circulation in general due to poor health, plus stress and anxiety interfering with the mental side of the process.

[@ayushsuri7462]

i’ve been loving code black but am always excited for you to review them since i get a little bit lost 😅 love your humor and your touch on everything !

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

its honestly pretty fun to watch both Cells at Work and Cells at Work BLACK back to back (and they cleverly air in the same day) because you go from a happy-go-lucky body where things are mostly hijinks ensuing and minor issues like scrapes and germs and then you're thrown into this fucked up enviroment where you see all kinds of diseases and a body thats plain nasty on the inside xD

[@ayushsuri7462]

@@MrKlausbaudelaire that’s my favorite thing ! regular cells at work is really cutesy and wholesome and is a comfort show for me, but then i get to watch code black and see what happens when everything goes insane - i love that they’re both coming out together !

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

@@ayushsuri7462 even the diffrence between the narrators is a hilarious shock, isn't it? Cute-sounding lady or threatening drone from Overhaul xD

[@Williamfount]

This needs to be shown in health class in the future

[@fettel1988]

Future being now. CaW giving me more than Health class ever did

[@dragonslang644]

Dr. Hope you probably won't see my comment but i just want to say these videos are really fun and interesting and thanks to you now i love studying biology thank you so much❤️

[@d.b.4671]

"That's what you want...in a wingman." That got a bit of a laugh out of me.

[@emanh4keem_san420]

A man of culture reacting to 'A Man Of Culture' thing

[@dernervigetypausdernachbar2307]

about the casualties, I thought it might refer to the microwounds that form when this occurs. It can lead to some blood getting out (i.e. the casualties) and is one of the main transmission sources of stds.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

"Whoever created Cells at Work definitely had a smoke of a few things" It's kind of amazing how incredibly harsh Japan's drug laws and social stigma against drug users are (we're talking to the point that in the manga industry, owning child porn has literally been shown to be LESS career damaging than light drug use), and yet how much manga and anime absolutely looks like an acid-fuelled dream.

[@notatallheng]

Alcohol. Japanese corporate culture pretty much runs on alcohol.

[@slook7094]

Evangelion was created when Hideaki Anno went off his meds.

[@alex_zetsu]

I don't know why _either_ ought to be very career damaging. Opium was once sold openly in drugstores even though its addictive properties were known. Addiction was seen as a private medical problem. As for the rather disturbing porn... I'm more concerned that coercion was used to create the material than the material itself. So saying one is worse than another doesn't impress me. Oddly enough, the stigma against drug users was influenced by the west. Specifically, they looked at America in the 60s and 70s and were like "we're better than that" (my speculation is that drug users were associated with dissent) and it evolved to current attitudes. Their modern Whaling practices are came from America. In the Edo and Meiji period whaling was very rare and most whales eaten were those that washed up. After WWII, general Macarthur told Japan whaling was really good and it got a generation of schoolchildren to love whale meat. I could talk about the panties obsession, but that story is rather long.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

@@alex_zetsu well, yes, obviously the problem with child porn is that it implies child rape. There is an ongoing discussion and a lot more variety in terms of laws when it comes to _drawn_ child porn - which doesn't involve any actual person - but that wouldn't be punished in Japan. We're talking actual pictures or movies, which imply children being exploited or raped. So obviously even being a "customer" for it means being accomplices more or less directly in its creation, or at least incentivizing it. Either way it's very different from doing drugs, which is a truly victimless crime - a personal choice which however potentially stupid harms no one but the user.

[@slook7094]

@@alex_zetsu You're just showing how ignorant you are. The Opium Wars started because the emperor saw opium addiction as a national public health crisis and banned it, which pissed off the British. So no, the West didn't invent drug addiction stigma. Singapore is even harsher on drugs and will execute you. Even in the west, addiction was never seen as a "private problem." It was an epidemic among civil war veterans, which is why morphine addiction was known as "the soldier's disease." That's why we had the temperance movement. In fact, it was seen as a feminist issue because men would become addicts and let their families starve. Yes, it used to be sold on store shelves, as was cocaine. It was sold in the form of patent medicine. Alcohol was also prescribed as medicine. It's not sold anymore because the Food and Drug Act outlawed patent medicines and made it so ingredients had to be published. People also used to sell other humans as slaves in the town square, does that make it okay?

[@matthewbeland8443]

I love using this show and your reaction series as supplemental study material in med school. 😂

[@enark8233]

Fun fact: here in Japan this show is currently aired on Saturdays at midnight, but episodes 3 and 4 were aired at 3 a.m. in the middle of the week (I don't remember if it was a Wednesday or a Thursday).

[@aresialamarco1205]

I think this show is supposed to be for those already experiencing puberty, middle school/high school level. Though I suppose it's still pretty awkward watching this with anybody no matter the age, since this is basically sex ed. It's not like student having sexual activity is something new, in Japan.

[@nescirian]

10:18 I feel like this frame would be a great meme template

[@ohkaygoplay]

Been watching your reviews of these, and enjoying the maturity and education that you add to it. This is a touch subject that can get giggles, but I think this show is handling how the way they present different issues to the human body very well. Honestly, I've been able to retain more information about microbiology through the lens of an anime than in actual biology class. It's presented in the form of something I'm actually interested in and will pay attention to. Being ADHD is rough that way.

[@StewChicken42]

Wot's up, Ed. Loyal subscriber here. :>

[@PetarBladeStrok]

Can't wait for more. Both Cells at Work and Cells at Work Black! I love these videos so much!

[@joans6497]

I love this series, it allows me to satisfy my curiosity with biology 😀. I hope your all well sir, and tyvm for your time with us. As well as your service 😀

[@einna8844]

I’ve been so invested in this series thanks to you. Thanks for all the analysis you bring, I’m honestly learning so much just by watching you and the anime.

[@carmeenamack]

My Dr Hope face mask arrived this morning - can't wait to show it off in Sainsburys!!! haha

[@iyuki_]

Hello Doc, can I suggest to you to add part that “episode verdict” ? Like, medical accuracy, animation, music, ... Anyways I’m always fun to watch, thank you!

[@KirisutonoNeko]

It’s not shown here, but I was initially confused by the scene in this episode when White Blood Cell 1196 shows our main Red Blood Cell to the epididymus, because it was my understanding that leukocytes need to be kept away from sperm. Sperm are different enough from other body cells that the leukocytes can identify them as foreign and attack them. The Sertoli cells are supposed to maintain a so-called blood-testis barrier so a man doesn’t develop antibodies to his own sperm. I was nervous about White Blood Cell being so close to the baby spermies! However, I just realized that the blood cells were only shown the nursery, before the spermatocytes have built their antigens. We -correctly afaik- don’t see blood cells even near the pool with the mature sperm that are ready to be ejaculated. Yay for Cells At Work accuracy!

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

So where I work most of our ED patients are actually guys in their prime, many without any noteworthy vices. Most cases turn out to be hormonal and/or psychological in essence, and I do my best to be as kind to the guys as possible considering the stigma of ED is as big in the PRC if not slightly higher than anywhere else. Love your vids Dr Hope!

[@Genin99]

That reinforces the theory that the person from Cells at Work Code Black, is older than the person from the original Cells at Work. I'm also willing to bet that the person from the original Cells at Work is also a man.

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

@@Genin99 Oh CaW:CB's setting is definately a past-their-prime dude who gets dragged off to nomikai every other day after work. And everyone knows the original CaW setting is an anime shounen protagonist who got isekai'd in the 1st season finale ;)

[@Genin99]

@@SwedishSinologyNerd It would also make sense that the CaW:CB setting works at a black company too.

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

@@Genin99 Black companies all the way doooooooown!

[@yoXneo]

"we saw it coming" lol 😂 ....thanks a lot Dr Hope, this was such an educational video and super funny! Hope all is well 💙

[@sindrea8751]

It would be interesting if you could react to The Age of Adaline. It's one of my favorite movies and really want to understand the medicine behind everything.

[@bokunochannel84207]

Parents : ** wants their kids tobe entertainer .... Kids : " I want tobe a doctor! " Dr Hope's Sick Notes : " You can do both! "

[@ballboys607]

If only we could get more jiving to the intro song without Sony getting involved

[@theeasypeasysquad4169]

The amount of reality checks i had during the first three episodes of code black is far greater than what i had over half a year.

[@Syiepherze]

"Who would've thought getting an erection would be so epic?" -Dr Ed Hope, 2021

[@misse0077]

Cells at Work is GENIUS!!! I can't wait to watch all of your videos with this show. I don't understand why there is a stigma....because without the reproductive system, none of us would be here. The human body is the most amazing thing on this planet.

[@robertbrookes2000]

I'd love to see your reaction to the TV shows: A Young Doctor's Notebook, and Quacks. They're both hilarious dark comedies which look at what surgery and medicine was like in the past.

[@LadyPelikan]

One of few KZbinrs I never miss an episode of!

[@deadghost316]

"Everyone is a little bit depressed about not getting an erection." - Dr Ed Hope

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

This series is one of my favorites.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Fun Fact: *In the English Dub they actually say "Viagra" and not "Sildebafil".* Also yes I do watch dubbed anime but before all your hate comment come in I want to say I've been watching anime for 32 years. So I don't care about all of your "Sub Only" purist comments. I watch both Dub an Sub and depending on the anime I watch it in both Dub and Sub.

[@kinagrill]

I think the reason the bacteria and such is shown 'too big' often is to show it's not just a minor encounter, but rather something that's begun to spread and become a legit potential threat to the body. Thus a mini pseudo-whats-it (green one-eye thing) cuz it was a 'regular exposure'. Does that make sense?

[@Roboshi2007]

knowing the design of the infection, I don't envy the work in keeping the next episode safe for youtube.

[@zahidulislamimran5664]

You missed the part where one cell talks about masterbration and the red blood cell gets sad knowing that all the effort they gave may have zero results

[@pixelchu]

Ah yes, the episode analysis I’ve been waiting for. lol

[@aenigmatrices]

You'd think the sperm cells would be like Olympic swimmers.

[@The.Lilomay]

I feel weird the fact that they make it so sad that every single ejaculation must have a purpose of reproduction While tbh most ejaculation was not really doing that purpose even for a healthy person And somewhat they shame this act of wearing condom or masturbation

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Well, it's kind of inevitable if you anthropomorphise individual cells like this. Even in actual reproduction, only one of those sperms would fecund an egg, at most, anyway. Besides, if every red and white blood cell was some kind of little person there would be SO MANY things we do that just kinda waste their lives... pretty much any time you shed blood by hurting yourself more or less by chance it'd be a little genocide. Not sure about cutting your hair or fingernails since I think those don't have living cells, but something like scratching a scab definitely fits the bill.

[@Genin99]

It actually does the opposite, by teaching that your body wants to reproduce during sex and the next episode features another consequence of having sex irresponsibly.

[@deliveryman_dan]

Bruh how they look at the sperm character design and say "yup good enough for me"

[@WhoopDeDooz5250]

The sperm looks like something out of a weird freaky japanese commercial.

[@mrjibrhanjamalkhan2144]

Yup a little stubble really helps your look not a dig at all, actually very useful to know actual strengths and weaknesses

[@TheSansationalSans]

Hey, I thought of another show that would be interesting for you to look at. It is called Limitless. It is about this guy who takes this drug that allows him to use 100% of his brain. I am kinda wondering how medically accurate it is, theoretically.

[@BlueBoxMadMan]

I can tell you right now. Absolutely inaccurate. Some already covered this. You are already using 100% of your brain. If you weren't you would be having serious problems.

[@IceMetalPunk]

It is zero percent accurate. The myth of "we only use X% of our brain" (usually cited as 10%) is nonsense. It comes from a gross misunderstanding of a study that showed approximately 10% of our brain cells are firing at any one instant. In reality, the next instant it's a different 10% set of cells firing. We use 100% of our brain. And I've had some people respond to that by saying, "Well, what if we could get 100% of our brain cells firing at once?" That's called a seizure. A massive seizure at that. With every brain cell firing at once, it would be basically guaranteed lethal. Brains work by the patterns of activity they produce; firing everything at once doesn't leave any room for patterns. ...sorry for ranting, I just *really* hate the whole "use 100% of your brain and become super-powered!" myth/trope.

[@brandonlyon730]

@@IceMetalPunk A good allegory is that your brain is like playing the piano. You press a certain amount of keys in rhythm with each other to create a beautiful song, but if you just bash a large amount of random keys you just get a jumbled mess of noise and it sounds awful.

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@brandonlyon730 That's a good one. I'm a software developer, so the way I always think about it is if you set every bit in a file to 1, you lose all the information that file ever had.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And there is a good reason why all of the brain we have is needed. If we could do with less, we would have less. It takes about 20% of our nutrients, no matter what we do. Having more brain than needed would be a waste of resources that could be saved or used elsewhere. There are even studies that show that over the last 28000 years or so the average brain volume is actually decreasing.

[@GrifoStelle]

I genuinely cackled when I saw the sperm cells 🤣 actually teared up.

[@llouvakates]

OMFG!!!! I cant wait for the next episode! I cant even watch cells at work anymore without your side notes! Thank you Dr. Hope!

[@shopnil4]

I do like Code Black a bit more than the original as it shows how much bad habits can ruin your body.

[@Coldo3895]

It would be awesome if a season of Cells at Work would follow a pregnancy, from beginning to end...

[@beapattenden7517]

omg i love this series!! i love cells at work, but i’m not a medical student (YET.. hopefully) so it’s great having your commentary! i actually understand all the concepts, not just the ones i’ve covered in a-level so far:)

[@vilo4087]

yay new episode!!!! thank you for filming this series i always learn so much:)

[@KatherinaBathory]

I just finished watching today's episode of CaW:Black and I really needed something to lighten my mood a bit. Thank you

[@crozraven]

6:05 I don't think so doc, that's Japanese "creativity" at work LOL

[@Azyrion_]

Yes! I was waiting for this all week.

[@GZxuanChannel-nx9vi]

WOW!!! AWESOME Reaction though, I Have to Rewatch Your Episode 1 and 2, Just In Case!!!

[@XavierScratch1987]

I would let Dr. Hope give me a diagnosis any day of the week. He seems to be a really nice guy & not a total bellend.

[@daisuke910]

Well, he's a Brit, you're a Brit. It is not impossible but hopefully so not cuz going to hospital does not mean a good thing unless for routine check up lol 😂. He's based in London if I'm not mistaken

[@XavierScratch1987]

@@daisuke910 I'm an American who just knows British slang.

[@daisuke910]

@@XavierScratch1987 ohhh hahaha. Maybe it's a time to migrate. UK is a great place to live. Lived there for 7 years

[@XavierScratch1987]

@@daisuke910 can't with this pandemic & account of being a broke person. Just trying to get a job.

[@daisuke910]

@@XavierScratch1987 yeah. The pandemic hits really bad. Hope you'll landed on one soon 👍🏼

[@natasharif]

Your face matches the colour of your lighted walls! Oh my 🤣

[@victoriahein5983]

It would be interesting how they would portray pregnancy and a baby's growth until birth.

[@davidyodo24]

I think the Soundtrack is the MVP, it makes everything so Epic and Emotional....

[@tcdoesstuff]

I can’t stop giggling when watching this episode. I can’t grow up lmao

[@ridoluceno5814]

Imagine if they found themselves in a sock. That would be spectacular🤣

[@butterscratcher2924]

Thank you sm doc hope !! You're one of my main sources to learn biology since I don't take any science classes :)

[@Iden_Elihio_1999]

Wait !? You missed the part where Red Blood Cell thinks he sacrificed the baby sperms !!!!!

[@IceMetalPunk]

"He is making it his personal responsibility to get that erection." But I mean, aren't we all sometimes, when you really think about it? 😂

[@BettyMareeHOHCountry]

@DrHope'sSickNotes I love how you said that Cells at work code black isnt for everyone and then i look back on the original cells at work and in my country they are rated MA 15+ im very surprised that its rated R in your country.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

This is basically the dramatic-anime-equivalent of " it's okay, we don't have to" - "just give me a minute"

[@MadGamer_666]

😂😂😂

[@zackaryt2509]

Overcoming ED sounds great and if you need to stay like that for hours, read Mario Volpstein's approach, you'll have her super happy starting on the very first day.

[@lagioconda240]

Thank you for your upload. I really like your comments from the medical sight of view and calm explanation on this "Cell at Work." cGMP and PDE are important for many signal transduction, isn't it. This anime is really useful to teach cell working to children.

[@AA-2153]

1:27 bros speedrunning copyright strike xD

[@yoonmikim5663]

BTW, I looked up the Hex #'s for the Code Black and the original Cells at Work series and the Code Black color is DARKER than the Cells at Work color, which also indicates the amount of oxygen the cells are carrying, which also indicates the health of the body from what little I looked up. I thought it was an interesting fact. I also have a head canon that the Code black body belongs to the father of the Cells at Work original teenage girl body and that the protag cells are what the body looks like. lol But that's my head canon.