Film Theory: How To Kill A Minion! (Despicable Me)

[@drawingdragon]

As a person who is obsessed with Minions and spent hours calculating the conditions they can survive in and telling my friends that they were basically immortal eldritch horrors.... bless you, Mat. I've been waiting for this for a long time

[@joelrobinson5457]

I actually have a theory that they're engineered by an alien race to seek out and sabotage evil, most of their leaders were slain by their lil yellow hands, gru wasn't because he wasn't a real threat

[@drawingdragon]

@@joelrobinson5457 I mean, valid point. They seem to always end up annihilating whatever evil force they were "helping"... yet Grus been here for like 50 years just fine

[@joelrobinson5457]

@@drawingdragon it makes sense, like a heat seeking missile

[@BushMermaid1394]

I like your pic, it’s pretty cool

[@drawingdragon]

@@BushMermaid1394 Thanks, I drew it myself!

[@earldlane]

Matpat: tells us what an aglet is Phinneas and Ferb: What are we useless??

[@jeristair]

A-G-L-E-T. Aglet! Don't forget it

[@fusionunderscore3668]

I wasnt allowed to watch most cartoons when I was little, but I learned the word aglet from Terraria.

[@trevpavey3505]

Yes that is what I was thinking

[@jellypeach68]

@@fusionunderscore3668 WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY?

[@madkirk7431]

Hi (unknown) and useless, I'm dad!

[@jiaanonuevo7699]

I'm surprised Matpat hasn't made a Coraline theory yet, It's literally one of the most detailed movies ever (in my opinion). Some have been starting to discover these hidden meanings and plot holes in these details.

[@samitavelez]

There are lots of coralline theories online so it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to do something that’s already been done

[@WXB06]

Also the movie it’s self wanted to be lore

[@30.panduadithamawisnuputra79]

@@samitavelez maybe he could make a video debunking some of those theories

[@destroyerofmorons]

He does a lot of videos that have already been done. He doesn’t care about originality, it’s about how good the content is

[@Sprout3005]

maybe he dosent like it

[@robertminnie782]

I'd like to point out that Gru, too, in Despicable Me (2010), survived a massive bombardment of missiles from Vector-all direct hits that drove him into a crater. And he walked it off. The man is several times denser than the asphalt that got cratered. Maybe he's doped on that Minion juice too?

[@deetsteve00]

That explains why he looks like he didnt age much even if it was 60 years

[@robertminnie782]

@@deetsteve00 He's a solid unit of a cartoon character lol.

[@dabatman5187]

@@deetsteve00 fun fact: Dr Nefario is likely in his 90s meaning Gru is probably not the only one drinking that minion juice

[@matthewp9062]

@@dabatman5187 same with the villan from the second one he was famous when gue was young

[@TheCoolChocolate_Official]

Didn’t he parkour on the missles? EDIT: He survived getting eaten by a shark, he is definitely strong

[@lkawsome1711]

I like how the minion movie purposely puts them in a cave for 150 years to stop the fact they would’ve been directly involved in the Holocaust

[@tristancampbell4941]

🤯🤯🤯

[@bananabread8219]

@@tristancampbell4941 yeah it is

[@wolveraspeaks]

🤔 Convenient considering their obsession with evil, but I guess we're only teaching kids how to be goofy evil, just nukes and science weapons, things they either can't get ahold of or haven't invented yet😁

[@flamingpi2245]

Oh… oh god

[@Oxygen1004]

:)

[@borealis5379]

After watching all of Phineas and Ferb as a kid, It's really hard to forget what an aglet is

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I .

[@deanw.3962]

I was just about to comment that. I have the song stuck in my head now XD

[@damiensheets8819]

accurate

[@Underboy-jh6nr]

I didnt watch disney as child due to 1. Bieng welsh 2. Not enough expendable income for cable 3.only watching freeview channels

[@maxtcl4138]

I agree

[@TimeBucks]

finally an indepth tutorial

[@beebarb28]

Hi

[@bentaylor735]

Hi

[@beebarb28]

@@bentaylor735 hi

[@krisjustexists_]

Been waiting forever for one 🙄🤚

[@sabani3491]

Hi timebucks

[@theleonpasta7336]

Apparently a director of the movies said that Minions can't biologically reproduce, either by splitting apart like amoeba or sexually. I think this could explain the retcon about Minions being created by Gru. Instead of making them from scratch like it was implied in the first movie he simply started cloning them around the time he was an adult explaining the blueprints for a Minion in the background of the first Despicable Me movie.

[@ItsSproutNotSprig]

Dude they’re giving minions down syndome

[@sahmedrb]

I mean gru is hiring at universal so… he does have a machine to make minions from humans… and he has a blueprint of a minion. So he is cloning them and using humans to make more.

[@Beppojoe]

FINALLY! The tutorial I've been looking for!

[@cheesesballs1106]

😳

[@user-nr3vg2xh6l]

R/CursedComments

[@frosteymau]

I mean why can't good old viruses works

[@alexowenyt]

The best tutorial ever

[@sophie6084]

IKR FINALLY!

[@oleksahryciw9342]

It’s also worth noting that minions wear protective goggles. ALWAYS. You never see them without their goggles, which could be evidence that their eyes are a sort of Achilles heel for the minions.

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I .

[@Jamesi03]

Like daleks

[@estellesmith4118]

Yeah. Their eyes probably are in the outside of their skull.

[@williamdorfer7748]

I think it might be because they evolved in the ocean and the googles are full of water so they can see

[@guilhermerafaelzimermann4196]

@@wellusee688 Does anyone know if this can technically be considered spam?

[@Alec7rix]

Gru is the most powerful being in the universe, and here's why: according to the height of a Minion (which is 3.5 feet on average) Gru is 4 minions tall, which means he is a godly size of 14 feet tall. Second if any of you remember the original Despicable Me, you Know there is a scene when Vector kidnaps the three girls and shoots a series of heat-seeking misses at Gru, he then dodge them all. According to the speed of an average ballistic missile (1900 mph) and the size of the missile according to his ankle size, Gru can perceive and move at such a speed that the missiles only move 9.5 miles per hour, 0.5% of their original speed. Plus after this Gru punches a shark and it is paralyzed meaning its spine is probably shattered, to remind you it would require a force greater than 3,000 newtons to fracture the spine. That's equal to the impact created by a 500-pound car crashing into a wall at 30 miles per hour. I rest my case.

[@Literally_a_plant]

But can he beat Goku tho

[@Alec7rix]

@@Literally_a_plant yessir

[@Screen0]

he can electrified tho

[@heartlessnobody1143]

Gru is a naturaly born space marine

[@rxindwt]

Ok but W H A T.

[@Wicked_Knight]

Minions: Shrug off explosions that include high-speed shrapnel. Also Minions: Can be pierced by a needle. Minions are just viruses scaled up to the size of a human child.

[@pepsimaaaaaaaaaan]

I think their skin works something like oobleck. If you punch it, it will solidify. If you slowly pass your hand through it will behave like a liquid

[@momofautism52005]

​​@@pepsimaaaaaaaaaan I'm scared the unwanten Minions

[@PavF9]

This is kinda like the shield in dune

[@Josh-kx4zo]

Now that you mention the immortality of the minions, Gru has survived some pretty unsurvivable stuff across the movies. Getting bit by the shark in the first movie, getting through the floor trap leading to El Macho’s lair in the second, etc. Perhaps Dr. Nefario has already experimented with the minions immortality, granted himself and Gru some of their power?

[@powerjolt7215]

I remember how badass it was when Gru punched said shark.

[@imawesomeisaac]

@BILLIE SAYS DUH shut up

[@tacoclaus8168]

Don’t forget that he also gets blown up by like 30 missiles at the end of the break in montage before he meets the girls

[@vincesaenz2760]

@FandomKween13❎ What about 20 missles?

[@KingNedya]

There is a KZbin video that goes over Gru's insane feats, I think it's called "The Absolute Size of Gru". There is also a sequel about Shrek.

[@Pekkhum]

I feel like a Beezos/Minions relationship is actually a terrifyingly perfect match, except that the act of replacing his warehouse workers with Minions would actually make him less despicable.

[@smileywhale]

Honestly, I don't know why MatPat called him Beezos when his last name is Bezos (Bae-zose)

[@gavintackett5626]

How? You know how many people would be out of a job thus living on unemployment so they don't have to wor- oh. That makes perfect sense. One more step toward nobody having to work for anything again 😁

[@eee1001]

@@gavintackett5626 no you dummie, Amazon has terrible working conditions and no Union, seriously don't comment about stuff you don't know about

[@joshgroban5291]

@@gavintackett5626 you could say the same about sweatshops

[@haze6647]

I like how bezoz was potrayed as an evil, where the man a few trending video away up there was cherished. What's the difference really? Tuskla is just as evil as the other auto manufacturer, or even more, they put their brand everywhere slip them into every cartoon and movie, they feed on hype like many other evil one did, so that people would buy it, the devil is in the detail, other also make electric vehicle and develop a rocket, why dont you support them too?

[@simpleviewer1334]

another simpler way would just to prevent them from finding an evil master to serve or just isolate them forever, I mean, the Minions Movie literally says and I quote "They felt empty inside, without a master they have no purpose, if this continues any longer, the Minions would *Perish* ".

[@thedolphinqueen6474]

Genius.

[@Subject-21]

But they were chilling in the ice cave for over 100 years without a master, so how long would it take for them to die

[@oof5576]

They had the yetis as a master

[@channingbartrug9610]

This is not the way to go

[@ahumanofthisrealm4230]

Nice life hack

[@goodluckgorsky3413]

5:01 also consider that a vat of lava would be extremely hard to get out of. Especially since minions don’t seem to be made for swimming in anything. I wouldn’t die if I was given infinite food and water in a 10 foot pit, but I still wouldn’t want to fall in that pit

[@patsymaitano7966]

Aaaahh

[@Jig_up]

I was quietly chanting the word “aglet” as you described it until you finally said it, as this was a fun fact I happened to know

[@lemonadesnake]

A G L E T don't forget it!

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

Only Phineas and Ferb fans would obsess so much over the rip l tip of a shoelace hahaha

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

@Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE huh funny

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Ferb Ik what we're gonna do today

[@Dk-man]

Why did he run from polar bear

[@BernieSandersOfficial]

“You know how shoe laces have that little plastic tip at the end?” 2000’s kids: *distant screaming*

[@powerjolt7215]

A -G -L -E -T _Don't forget it_ 🎤

[@penguin4056]

A-G-L-E-T DON"T FORGET IT.

[@raineecho4005]

I was thinking Most of us probably know because I'm betting most of us have had a good childhood and watched Phineas and Ferb

[@xxreuc8239]

We’re gonna tie the world together!!!

[@angelascott1404]

@@penguin4056 please stop murdering my ear drums I can't stop singing a g l e t

[@AddiFantaddiction]

I love how matpat acted like we don’t know what aglets are. And he made a theory on Phineas and Ferb

[@NoodleProductions]

Three theories, even!

[@sunshineleith5556]

doof is the best character and you CANNOT change my mind

[@depressantdrug]

@@sunshineleith5556 Okay...

[@riduanaqil1452]

Ikr lol

[@boothique]

@@sunshineleith5556 why would i change your mind?

[@savingcpr5450]

9:37 nahhhh the editors knew what they were doing with where they put that light switch 💀

[@Bagimations]

It’s been a while, but I think I remember something in Minions: Didn’t they say that the minions would fade away after two long without serving someone evil? That might do it. But idk it’s been awhile

[@Pineapply_Queen]

Maybe, but considering they were stuck in a cave for almost two centuries and got out alive, safe to say we need a quicker approach.

[@Morningstar_37]

@@Pineapply_Queen They had the yetis in the cave

[@Nikos-iy7hi]

The would go really depressed

[@johncarlocagaoan6252]

Thats also my theory if they don't find an evil master for too long they will get depressed and die which is a more nonviolent way of killing them just let them be depressed.

[@liker-qd4fz]

@@Morningstar_37 The yetis were there beforehand.

[@antonschmitz2255]

Since they might have evolved separate to eukaryotes, they might not even have telomeres. Procaryotes like bacteria often have ring shaped DNA, thus they don't need telomeres. In the Intro of the Minions it isn't clearly shown if they have circular, chromosomal or some other kind of DNA, but it definitely is a possibility. A circular DNA would also explain why they don't age, and would make it easier for Gru to clone them and for El Macho to mutate them

[@zadiczane7618]

I am fucking impressed, good work man

[@fishfishfishfishfishfish]

I would totally believe this

[@ghost-qm2lj]

What about the invulnerability of the minions? Also in the minion orientation day they show the minion with dna that is not round.

[@J.A.huscher]

Circle DNA means no aging?

[@SnickersEatsCookies]

*Applause* 👏👏👏

[@dragolingrand8607]

Remember the women who made an open statement about how she hates minions? I think she would LOVE to see this video.

[@connorcrawford7059]

ANYONE would love to see this

[@DoritoIsBored]

The thrid eye? Or something like that

[@bigboss4178]

Pupinia Stewart she also has a thing for Santa Claus and his meaty hands or something

[@saxmd4912]

You mean that girl who wanted a webkinz charm for her bracelet and spent 100$ trying to get it? Who ended up getting a minion plushie and had a breakdown on camera while squeezing it because she hated minions so much? My favorite youtube video of all time?

[@MrSirWivd]

My mom basically hates the minions, are you talking about her? Jk lol

[@HenryKopelson]

"Serving dinosaurs, vampires, the french..." -Film theory 2021

[@cadeyochim6309]

Film theory out of context

[@Noobnormality]

I love how MatPat is straight up teaching us how to do a war crime.

[@an-animal-lover]

Genocide, Genocide, Genocide! Hm I wonder if KZbin will remove thi-GENOCIDE!

[@dave2919]

I call it my Friday night sleepover at my friends house at 12:31 am

[@l0singzanity1]

It ain't a war crime if they aren't human. 😉

[@mildlydumbperson8465]

Is it really a warcrime if its yellow capsules trying to purge the world into chaos?

[@dontforgetyoursunscreen]

@@l0singzanity1 hey I was going to say that

[@Ray-gp5ls]

AGLET. Phineas and Ferb season 2, episode 3 “Tip of the Day” flashbacks.

[@jasperwisecarver]

they said don't forget it, and i never did

[@matmurray717]

YES I cant help but think of it whenever I hear that word 😂

[@lolaasda1823]

As i saw it that's what I was thinking

[@lolaasda1823]

I'm a counsler in camp and I put on the phenias and Ferb intro song for 5-10 year olds and not a single one knew what it was

[@kkn_d7194]

Friday Flashback

[@joshboston624]

Film Theory Idea: How did the animals in Zootopia evolve and thrive in the society they live in? Because carnivores, such as lions and tigers, must have to eat other things instead of meat and how would it effect them. Also at the beginning of the film it clearly shows there were natural ecosystems so how do the " districts" are so close and finally can climate change play a fact in their world and the demise of their society?Thought it would be an interesting topic.

[@hexi9595]

Alternative answer to the theory. Carnivores are carrion eaters. The other animals that die of natural causes get turned into food for carnivores.

[@theflyingpenguin98]

Or they eat fish and bugs (which has actually been confirmed) But how do they get their ice cream?

[@briangriffin8652]

When you really think about it, you don't see any anthropomorphic reptiles or birds or amphibians in their universe so the carnivores perhaps prey on them.

[@theflyingpenguin98]

@@briangriffin8652 That is a possibility, but they could also be sentient

[@JoseRicardo-js3pp]

My theory: Fishes and Invertebrates

[@Sausketo]

Fun fact, the reason lobsters die when they get old isnt from old age, they are either eaten, or they become so big that they are no longer able to molt because of how much energy it takes

[@pastajade]

Andrew I worry for you

[@Sausketo]

@@pastajade im ok, thank you for your concern, life has not been the best

[@skither4305]

God loves every single one of you, also please turn to God and not sin!

[@lenarianmelon4634]

@@skither4305 lobster

[@GaeGhost]

@@skither4305 relevance?

[@JustABeeKeeper8]

Matpat: assumes that we don’t know what an aglet is Phineas and ferb fans: I have no such weakness

[@beatcopdude9426]

Us who watched the "why wolverine is really dying" game theory: I am truly superior

[@beatcopdude9426]

Nevermind, I'm stupid and made a mistake😅

[@shira401]

Exactly!

[@nifflergaming8922]

why did i searched for this comment but i think you didnt know that aglet is namet pinke in german

[@jackalope839]

@@nifflergaming8922 Great, Now I have Pinke on my Brain. Yes Pinke on my Brain Your polyglottal info Is driving me insane This video was nice Minion genes were spliced Now there's Pinke There's Pinke on my Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain B r a i n

[@MiloMurphysLaw]

MatPat: “Fun fact, the tip of the shoelace is called an aglet.” Everyone in the comments: “I know, I’ve seen Phineas and Ferb.”

[@ninjaboss0933]

same

[@themountaindude]

same (I hate minions so fing much!!!!) edit: I really hate them, but sht above was the reference to this girl - kzbin.info/www/bejne/apXKe6WvjdaoqKM

[@RoyalInspiration]

I didn’t know that

[@SerroDesch]

I am from Germany and i know it too

[@lizzieb.2001]

Same 😂

[@yongfenghuang2587]

You might also be able to make them depressed enough without a master that they never recover

[@AnonymousInternetUserLaine]

I feel offended that MatPat had to say that the tip of a shoelace is called an Aglet like none of us have ever watched Phineas and Ferb

[@felixfauxington99]

Fun fact, the guys who sung the intro for the song are middle aged now lol

[@fwMMVII]

I haven't. :\

[@felixfauxington99]

@@fwMMVII WATCH IT NOW.

[@fwMMVII]

@@felixfauxington99 I don't have Cable, lol.

[@felixfauxington99]

@@fwMMVII USE THE INTERNET

[@JustJustin.]

Hey MatPat, I have a very special request for a Film Theory. I feel like now is more appropriate than ever. In case you weren't aware, around this time 2 years ago, Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde from Willy Wonka) sadly passed away after multiple health complications. In her honor, I would like to see you tackle the science of Wonka's Three course meal chewing gum, and I mean all aspects, including how it can change its flavor over time, how it can mimic the satisfaction of a three course dinner, leading up to, of course, what goes wrong that turns the victim into a blueberry. You can also maybe go into some nutritional facts like with the Marshmallow Man theory, or HOW the victim is supposed to be juiced, but let's not make it gross! With the 50th anniversary of the movie just passed, I believe this would be a perfect way to celebrate and pay tribute to such a beloved actress!

[@juliusschultz2661]

That's a good idea

[@MGD07524]

Oooo yes 🙌 please

[@sunflower8227]

i wish this was at the top.

[@sekoubastien7910]

She shall be missed

[@annacreekmore8245]

This is a great idea! Try shooting him an email if you wanna boost the chance of him seeing this.

[@Arguyus]

I disagree with Mat, Minions seem to have a track record of killing their employers with Gru being the only exemption, so they will start depopulating the pool of evil people once Gru is gone.

[@pyrarius1598]

But that was always accidental and took place over years

[@ALT0_768]

pretty sure scarlett is still alive

[@hanzzel6086]

@@ALT0_768 Alive, but imprisoned. Though she may have died of old age by now.

[@katiedawson6337]

The lava thing is actually fixed by your video about Cru having 10k minions. Clearly lava is a valid threat for the OG 230, but Gru did some tinkering when he had their DNA to make the new ones impervious to those bombs. Also would explain how pins can puncture some but stronger weapons don't. There are differences between the OG 230 and the later 10k versions

[@champion_ofcloud-var]

cru

[@greenturtlgaming2554]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@SuperIsaiah]

Matpat telling his audience of 2000s kids what the aglet is is like telling a scientist what H2O means. We already know, matpat. We already know.

[@patriciamontesdeoca7638]

From Phineas and Ferb. Duh

[@desired_effect5251]

I forgor 💀

[@SuperIsaiah]

@@patriciamontesdeoca7638 don't explain the joke it's supposed to be a 2000s kids inside joke

[@spoiledegroll8799]

yeah don’t explain it

[@powerjolt7215]

A -G -L -E -T _Don't forget it_ 🎤

[@VoidKing666]

8:00 How you didn’t make a Phineas and Ferb reference is beyond me

[@jacobreeder8155]

same

[@mohammadfatta5720]

Right

[@reandoessomething9933]

I was expecting a pun tbh

[@Komet512]

That's exactly what I was thinking

[@nautical_z]

I don’t get it

[@beckfenn5559]

Matpat: You know how shoelaces have that little plastic tip at the end… Me: If Phineas and Ferb taught me anything it is ‘that is called an aglet’ ~A G L E T, (aglet) don’t forget it.~ Matpat: Also, fun fact that little tip of the shoelace is called an aglet. Me: I just said that!

[@sirbuckymcducky4304]

Surprised he didn’t mention it

[@heath6802]

The impact of F&P, along with a love for Bowling for Soup

[@addieee1194]

I learned aglets from theodd1sout

[@sir_zech13.7]

this is the same thing that went through my mind when it happned

[@Yankeeontt]

ok but minions do actually have hunger, in the ice cave montage you see them eating snow cones, so they did actually eat food during those few hundred years

[@jediarcherbc709]

But snow cones contain a minimal amount of nutrients and mostly just acts as a source of water.

[@Yankeeontt]

@@jediarcherbc709 good point but that does still mean they need sustenance

[@jediarcherbc709]

@@Yankeeontt Water means they need hydration. Which simply means they are a life form. Many animals can go without food for extended periods of time so can survive with minimal nutrition. But on the other hand, most animals die quickly without water aka hydration. They require hydration, not necessarily sustenance.

[@AutisticCereal]

I just imagine a bunch of TF2 medics with needle guns fighting off a horde of minions

[@displeasedgentleman7360]

It shall be war

[@bimorepolish6866]

Wwiii when Germans take the fight against tik taks

[@heavy9796]

Men Go get zem

[@leonardusrakapradayan2253]

The only time battle medics are allowed

[@bojogaming9385]

Meet the immortal yellow tik tak thing DUH DUH DODUH

[@ShadowDemon_4]

"That tip of the shoelace is called an Aglet." Me, who remembers that one Phineas and Ferb episode: Yes, I know that.

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I .

[@ChaseyWasHere]

@@wellusee688 why are so many of these comments

[@zakumbazaa]

@@ChaseyWasHere it’s a cookie logger don’t click it

[@ChaseyWasHere]

@@zakumbazaa I won’t click I just think it is weird that every comment has a reply like that one

[@amokriinprolgiid3409]

Matpat up in here acting like the aglet isn't public knowledge now because of a Phineas and Ferb song.

[@theironrubberduck]

I actually forgot even after seeing it

[@riduanaqil1452]

Ikr

[@themagikconk]

A G L E T. aglet don't forget it!

[@blakepitts3222]

MatPat, if you see this, it would be such a fun video if you talked about what would actually happen if the moon was shrunk down like it was in Despicable Me!!

[@leggoscratchkid9937]

dat kool idea

[@Merchlefnaf]

Short answer : death Long answer : the tides would go crazy and the oceans would create tsunamis and a lot of other disasters would happen and the earth's spinning would change and an ice age would happen due to factors that I forgot

[@AUT0B0T117]

I feel slightly insulted that MatPat really doesn't think we know what an aglet is. Phineas and Ferb taught us well.

[@FEELZ_SHARD]

Agreed

[@paulapiro]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@FEELZ_SHARD]

@@paulapiro same

[@shreksswampsenseorhumanoid2457]

why is this true lmao

[@TomsterMusicFanGirl]

"A-G-L-E-T don't forget it!" Impossible, even if I wanted to forget.

[@fw1573]

MatPat: We can’t freeze them, starve them, blow them up, so what can we do? Snoopdog: What about a doorbell that scares package thieves away? Thank you mid-roll. Thank you.

[@reddzjagulus756]

😂😂

[@mitskisaves]

Why would a package thieves ring a doorbell

[@jaboiii7058]

Ask then who their boss was through 1939-1945. They'll end combust

[@greenturtlgaming2554]

463 likes. As a railfan, that’s awesome.

[@carlosocasio2247]

“The tip of a shoelace is an aglet” My friend, Phineas and Ferb taught me that a long time ago.

[@benh.6897]

Candace taught me at the end

[@powerjolt7215]

A -G -L -E -T _Don't forget it_ 🎤

[@nikochn2321]

according to the height of a Minion (which is 3.5 feet on average) Gru is 4 minions tall, which means he is a godly size of 14 feet tall. Second if any of you remember the original Despicable Me, you Know there is a scene when Vector kidnaps the three girls and shoots a series of heat-seeking misses at Gru, he then dodge them all. According to the speed of an average ballistic missile (1900 mph) and the size of the missile according to his ankle size, Gru can perceive and move at such a speed that the missiles only move 9.5 miles per hour, 0.5% of their original speed. Plus after this Gru punches a shark and it is paralyzed meaning its spine is probably shattered, to remind you it would require a force greater than 3,000 newtons to fracture the spine. That's equal to the impact created by a 500-pound car crashing into a wall at 30 miles per hour.😵🥲

[@RobertDownySenior]

Gru is unstoppable 😅

[@margarine4error46]

MatPat: Did ya know about AGLETS? Phineas and Ferb fans: *singing the aglet awareness song for years* Thank you for including fun facts though! This one just happened to be too fun to not know already :)

[@blakeb4490]

As soon as he said “you know that little plastic tip on the end of shoelaces?” phineas and ferb immediately popped into my head

[@kilacamyrneh4624]

A. G. L. E. T.

[@Freakcheeks]

yah where else do you think he learnt it from

[@lyndsayemily]

I was looking for this comment HAHAHA

[@milkshake2226]

Fr Phineas and Ferb already taught me that lmfao

[@TheAdvertisement]

0:23 Oh my god, I just realized. Minions are literally working for bad guys, by being the face of an overly self-indulgent kids franchise and making millions lmao.

[@MasterQ18]

What

[@jangamecuber]

@@MasterQ18 He means illumination is the villan.

[@MasterQ18]

@@jangamecuber how

[@jangamecuber]

@@MasterQ18 He means illumination is bad because they make an annoyingly bad kids show and make billions. The minions are part of illumination, which means that the minions are working for illumination, the bad guys.

[@MasterQ18]

@@jangamecuber Illumination isn’t that bad like come on

[@Hawsler]

Gru is the most relatable character. “sometimes I eat instead of facing my problems.”

[@orangelake2268]

Same

[@arubikcubethatshouldnthave4440]

indeed

[@OnTheSamePage-]

Same here

[@onewaystaircase]

I would say isolating them from a villain too. It would be a much slower process, since in the minions movie it takes a few centuries, but when they're in the ice cave with no villain, they start to give up on life. Plus, it even states that if they didn't have a villain they would PERISH. Perish is a key word because that means ☠

[@Qveenshxt]

Forget the theory, I’m offended that Mat truly thinks the generation who grew up with Phineas and Ferb doesnt know what an aglet is 😂

[@cococrazy4963]

ikr

[@kkcake5771]

Huh what's that? I think I heard of it

[@kkcake5771]

Nevermind

[@InkWaxstudios100]

Or Noggin because the whole nogginoid thing

[@crepop9276]

A.G.L.E.T THATS AN AGLET

[@sebastiantrost6409]

First of all: Where's the Phineas&Ferb reference for the aglet? Secondly, if we allow a death by failing DNA and enzymes, heating is the easiest thing to do. Capture them and keep them in a persisting fever or heating bath (i.e. lava) and the denaturation of their enzymes (as well as their DNA) will do the rest.

[@thejabberwocky5884]

7:50

[@bobthegoat7090]

Think with the whole explosives bit, he is trying to argue that they are resistant to heating, and that their proteins, including enzymes can't be denaturized. Still if he is arguing he could successfully deactive specific enzymes then surely he could target enzymes that results in a much quicker death

[@vegladex]

I think maybe requiring a specific telomerase-blocker for the injection might be a bit more complex than necessary. Sure, *external* radiation just kaijus them, but get a gamma emitter in close contact with their DNA and that ought to do enough of a job messing them up. If their DNA itself were resistant to radiation, then it would probably be just as resistant to the mutagen they were injected with, so I think their radiation resistance is only skin-deep. It can't get *into* them, but if we were to bypass that that ought to be enough.

[@delossantosdaviddaithon3593]

Name: minions Superpowers: indestructible,immortal. Weakness: a little needle

[@Aymelia-colon3]

Mat: *Talks about aglet like no one knows what it is* Everyone: Mat, we watched Phineas and Ferb

[@muffin8460]

Underrated comment

[@GMYSTERYICTNF]

A! G! L! E! T!!! Don't forget it now!

[@royalguardracing6341]

Aaa geeee llll eee ttt aglet Don't forget it

[@frankieking6980]

THANK YOU!!!! 😆

[@royalhydra9790]

Or odd1sout he talked about it once

[@lazyace4679]

Film theory idea: What is the secret lore of everyone’s favorite Nickelodeon show, Bubble Guppies? Because there is a lot of human stuff referenced in there besides the kids being literal mer-people

[@TETRISHUMANREBIRTH]

I can hear the intro of bubble guppies in my head over and over again now lol

[@bluescreen237]

It's been years since I last saw bubble guppies

[@JaydenMontano]

Well I guess I have some kind of theory, its basically a scenario where they did have a normal life but then a mega Tsunami came and swept the land and flooded everything, so that could explain why there are cars, clothes, etc, idk just a small theory

[@ButterPecan37]

I’d like to know the lore behind Pokémon, like how Ninetales is called the fox Pokémon and yet there are no foxes in that universe. Or where do the humans get their meats from, do they eat Pokémon?

[@amitchell8054]

ooo yes! I used to LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Bubble Guppies. Now I cant remember much

[@colingrimm7507]

matt: * drops knowledge on aglets * me, who watched season 2, episode 3 of Phineas and Ferb: Look at what they * points at viewers * need to mimic a fraction of our power.

[@leakthefinestmusic6285]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXKck6CvjrigjdU

[@derrinerrow4369]

A-G-L-E- T! don't forget it!

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

We will never forget

[@colingrimm7507]

@@derrinerrow4369 When gonna tie the world together, one word at a time!

[@colingrimm7507]

@@leakthefinestmusic6285 i don't understand the relevance, but ironically, i just got back from a vacation to florida

[@OjasJha-le2gy]

0:01 i just now noticed h!tler,stal!n and vlad the impaler(i think) are part of the meeting

[@someoneelse2069]

Through the eye of a needle Time to loosen your tounge Got a tip how to make ends meet. A-G-L-E-T! Don't forget it! Get's us all on our feet! Yeah Yeah Yeah A-G-L-E-T! Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! (We're tying the world together) Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! (We're tying the world together) Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! (We're gonna tie the world together) Aglet! Don't forget it A-G-L-E-T! (We're gonna tie the world together) Aglet! Don't forget it One word at a time Too much information But keep your eye on the ball We're gonna drive it hard through the hole yeah! A-G-L-E-T(Aglet!) Don't forget it! Brings us closer to our sole yeah! We're gonna tie the world together (A-G-L-E-T Don't forget it) We're gonna tie the world together (A-G-L-E-T Don't forget it) We're gonna tie the world together ONE WORD AT A TIME!

[@dima_1stkarelia]

Phineas and Ferb?

[@RDSk0]

IT DOESN'T MATTER

[@DryWallEater1874]

Phineas and Ferb is my favourite show of all time

[@ctq.jenY99]

Was looking for this comment 😌

[@fandomsfan1]

This is the song in that one episode of Phineas and Ferb, right?

[@GlitchedMuse]

There is actually a term called "Crabification". It's something scientists found out about where animals will all eventually evolve to become crab-like.

[@ahumanofthisrealm4230]

Don't mind me just on my way to be a crab

[@werr3222werrr]

A world of zoidbergs

[@Reznovelty]

@@werr3222werrr decapodians (I think)

[@allit.164]

It's carcinization, if you want the more scientific sounding term.

[@voilet-the-non-violet-vulpix]

Except that 𝕴 (along with most humans, 𝕴 assume and hope) hate crabs and would never date someone who looks like one, because they’re too much like spiders, and that means that according to current crab-exclusionist human breeding practices, humans will NOT, in fact, become crab-like, because you will not breed with that which you fear.

[@Joshadow27]

Awwwww! This is adorable Matpat is already trying to ruin Ollie's childhood.

[@comrade5047]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpW7nISgjdyaorM

[@enigmatic2878]

Noice

[@enigmatic2878]

Wonderful parenting

[@christiansalcedo217]

Yeah, he's been happy and cute long enough. Time to taste reality, Ollie!

[@myleswelnetz6700]

The ONLY thing keeping the Minions alive is PLOT ARMOR.

[@EUGE_T_T]

Matpat is doing God's work here.

[@was3513]

Amen.

[@aratusingtheinternet]

Amem

[@eggsforbreakfast01]

You stole the words right out of my mouth. Also... Amen.

[@nilsnils185]

ah, men🏳️‍🌈

[@horizon6961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZzGZaWnhdCSi9U

[@noahgarner4211]

Matpat:"The tip of the shoe lace is called an aglet" Everyone who watched phineas and ferb: now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time

[@SadisticKat-x7l]

This guy is the real deal

[@linkholder]

@@SadisticKat-x7l ikr, this MatPat sure knows his sfuff

[@SadisticKat-x7l]

@@linkholder I was waiting for him to mention that reference

[@majamystic256]

I heard aglets first from Terraria

[@SadisticKat-x7l]

Vote the imposter

[@candlesandcarnage]

"The tips of shoe laces are called Aglets. Their true purpose is sinister" - The Question

[@TeronTheGorefiend]

I was looking for this comment amidst all of the Phineas and Ferb references.

[@miles8307]

terraria

[@Brokendog-wt4ul]

@BILLIE SAYS DUH wow... just wow...

[@ZombieDonk3y]

Looking at this video again with a more wiser mind, I realise that if a minion was realistic it would look horrifying

[@nicogon9033]

Matpat: defines aglet Everyone with a childhood: we already know

[@sunshineleith5556]

Doof: what kind of a plumber are you anyways? perry: [removes plumber hat] Doof: a platypus plumber? Perry: [puts on fedora] Doof: peeeeerry the platypus plumber??? Perry with a dissapointed look on his face: [removes plumber belt] Doof: PERRY THE PLATYPUS!?

[@kearko3564]

grapes

[@greenturtlgaming2554]

But I’m a 2010s kid born in the late 2000s (yet I still saw it). Am I a baby?

[@gorjegiron1777]

Matt telling us what an Aglet is- Phineas and Ferb: hold up we already did that years ago

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I .. .. ..

[@bonsloweffect1449]

That's exactly what I was thinking of

[@Reznovelty]

Why are there so many bots :(

[@antoinegaming936]

@@Reznovelty Muslam mortons

[@powerjolt7215]

A -G -L -E -T _Don't forget it_ 🎤

[@amandaneumann8438]

The fact that matpat didn't realized that a whole generation started to sing Phineas and Ferb's A G L E T song immediately at 8:00 😂😂

[@eggstremegoat]

YEESSS, i was also going to comment that

[@gender-fluidARMY]

Me included

[@qberrygamz7049]

Guilty as charged

[@thatdude._.]

Fr tho 😂💀💀

[@jonahhumfleet472]

A G L E T AGLET DONT FORGET IT

[@GhostW1thTheMost]

thank you matpat, now i can finally make that minion slaughter-room i always wanted.

[@Vanziethel]

MatPat: "Aglet" Everyone else: "Phineas and Ferb" Me: "Simmons from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. taught me that."

[@rokeYouuer]

I've watched both shows, so now it feels like common knowledge to me.

[@die-na-might4803]

Yes finally an Agents of SHEILD reference

[@PinballWarrior]

I thought of it from the odd ones out.

[@me5197]

I truly love aglets just because of how randomly popular they have become.

[@Lrbearclaw]

Jemma is welcome to teach me ANYthing.

[@sashimiroll5055]

Mat: “Kids ruined Minions!” Me: “....But Facebook Moms. Facebook Moms ruined Minions.”

[@pyrarius1598]

Kids ruined minions, Mothers got so beat up by it that they started to spread it

[@GhostW1thTheMost]

minions ruined minions

[@justallwrong5401]

People who watched Phineas and Ferb: "Gentleman, it's our time to shine."

[@tuxtheidiot1767]

English isnt my native, so even tho i watched Phineas and Ferb alot, I never understood anything. Can someone explain the joke to me

[@endertobias1908]

@@tuxtheidiot1767 ive watched every episode of phineas and ferb multiple timds and I dont even get the jome

[@Clone1961]

@@endertobias1908 same here

[@zealotoftheorchard9853]

I think they mean the aglet fact thing

[@hidden2487]

Ah yes the aglet episode

[@NormalGuy-fd5ed]

Actually kinda terrifying how the minions are literally indestructible immortals, even if you're physically stronger they will eventually win simply because they will keep coming back.

[@firefli9975]

Mickey in a club with history's most horrible people is incredible.

[@kasbt]

Villain Pub.

[@celiacipher168]

@@kasbt I have found another HISHE viewer

[@tamir_shenar]

@JEpronuke Saddam Hussein was pretty fuckin bad man

[@wolfless21]

Mickey oddly fits in

[@CanadianGlobe]

@JEpronuke "Saddam was convicted of crimes against humanity-including willful killing, illegal imprisonment, deportation, and torture-and was sentenced to death by hanging." seem's legit

[@shock5620]

Mat Pat saying “The French” in the intro really puts a beating on my perspective of the French in the Napoleonic wars

[@nokh3382]

Same thing here because technically speaking Napoleon wasn’t the bad guy during the Napoleonic wars, everyone else started it because they were afraid that the French would start spreading their rebellious ideals to the other country’s in the area which were still all monarchies.

[@thecheesen]

@@nokh3382 It was kind of a dictatorship, that's the thing that makes most people set a country to one or the other side. Still, not really bad guys

[@nokh3382]

@@thecheesen well that’s true but there were much worse people at the time then Napoleon.

[@thecheesen]

@@nokh3382 Yup

[@shazieshaz7116]

Mat trying to teach us the word - aglet phineas and ferb: aw that’s cute - writes a whole song

[@andrewforys]

A-G-L-E-T

[@colegamba3096]

@@andrewforys don’t forget it

[@phineasflynn8990]

@@colegamba3096 Candace: It doesn't matter!

[@CazicTheProtogen]

@@phineasflynn8990 doof: fires forgetinator

[@puzzle.wwp4]

Matt dropping the aglet fact like Phineas and Ferb didnt have a full song about the thing

[@kat4762]

God, it's really good to know that minions aren't invincible. Also, MatPat, I'm curious to see what you think of the Birchpunk KZbin series. I think it's worth a look.

[@hexi9595]

Question: Shouldn’t it be possible to do the exact opposite? Instead of weakening the telomerase in minions we strengthen our own?

[@somedudewhoplaysgames]

I guess we can but we want to make the minoins weaker

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

that wouldn't make you bullet proof

[@PokéBreeder]

If could happen, if Ollie decides to subject Matt to several hours of bubble guppies

[@freyutzaisdabest2523]

@Sarah Collins the longer telomeres are the more likely it is to get cancer. Also the more the cell divides it will create some kind of mutations which will also make it more vulnerable to deseases.

[@linkholder]

@@freyutzaisdabest2523 so we all eventually become deadpool?

[@eat_donuts4510]

minions: will not be penetrated by shrapnel from missle also minions: gets injected by needle

[@Warrior_of_Fire]

Think of it kind of like the villain in X-Men: First Class, where they just mitigate the high kinetic energy from the fast-moving object, but a slow enough one can bypass that thanks to low or no kinetic energy.

[@stevenscott2136]

So the personal shields in "Dune" and the Langston Field from "Mote in God's Eye" were reverse-engineered from minions???

[@Normiefellow123]

Don't let Gru see since he does wild experiments on them.

[@richardfinney6339]

MatPat: Those plastic tips on the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. People who watched that one episode of Phineas and Ferb: I'm four parallel universes ahead of you

[@caviar_consumer]

People who watched that one odd ones out video: I’m 16 parallel universes ahead of you

[@sonicthehedgehog7354]

I know right

[@pooper-t]

@@caviar_consumer I mean the phinaes and ferb episode was older

[@pooper-t]

@FandomKween13❎ lmao troll

[@richardfinney6339]

@FandomKween13❎ When is anyone gonna use that information? A job interview? Knowing what an aglet is isn't trivial, it's just a fact about shoes that, when the Phineas and Ferb creators learned it, they were just like "Huh, neat. We should make an episode about that.". The only way that information is useful is in VERY specific circumstances.

[@ob2kenobi388]

Also if they're all cloned from the same DNA, you could conceivably engineer a Minionkiller bioweapon-a disease that ravages Minions while leaving others alone. Bananas are extremely at risk of something like this for the same reason-every banana has the same DNA, so a single instance of blight could potentially bring about their extinction.

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I .. .. ..

[@ThatPurpleWitch]

Minion: survives rpg blast and a small missile. Matt: This means they survive a nuke

[@lightningpenguin8937]

Yeah, that escalated to uncomparable with extremes.

[@Moved506]

Well, it also gets hot in space, so that's not that unbelivable

[@lightningpenguin8937]

@@Moved506 not to the level of nukes.

[@genuinearity8790]

Wasn't Scarlet's missile that Kevin ate nuclear? Herb did mention that the dress had a nuclear glow in the movie.

[@lightningpenguin8937]

@@genuinearity8790 It does mention that, but I don't think it was ever actually confirmed. Either way it probably was supposed to be in the script, but never was. So it kind of escalated quickly. Plus there's the fact the minion wasn't in a normal state Either. So it just feels out of place you know.

[@sunjangtrakool7126]

You can't attack minions with missiles or lava but you can still stick a needle into it.

[@thesausageman5388]

I can feel how happy mat is whenever he gets to talk about a new branch of science

[@gearmachine_4885]

It's weird how rocket shrapnel can't penetrate minions skin but a simple needle can (6:18)

[@aierisfrost8447]

Probably depends on the thickness of the thing

[@Nite-Fox]

Or the velocity

[@shenalwitharanaroxtothemax4402]

Yeah i had the same question

[@edwardboatman4554]

maybe the explosion activates a defensive reflex, that hardens the skin temporarily to avoid damage, but only if they are stressed/scared so an injection would catch then unawares somehow.

[@EggyboyYT]

Matpat... They aren't dangerous AT ALL. When they were with Scarlet Overkill, they didn't like the idea of killing and death. They do like the idea of stealing. But if you mutate them like El Macho did, well THEY ARE DEADLY.

[@EggyboyYT]

@@TheUltimateMachineGod if you alter their DNA. The normal minions are already indestructible but they're not destructive at all. Now if you follow the El Macho principle, you need to make them a bit stronger. They have the potential to eat a nuke. Actually basically eat anything that isn't too wide.

[@EggyboyYT]

@@TheUltimateMachineGod yup. I also agreed with you.

[@bradleyadams5252]

MatPat: The plastic tip on the end of the shoelace is called an aglet. Phineas and Ferb: "Heavy Breathing.

[@themountaindude]

@@TheUltimateMachineGod F YEAH

[@mysterymanpoof7297]

Gru is gonna miss his ”paid workers”. I feel bad for him.

[@pencildestroyer1962]

Nah they already ditched him for his brother in the 3rd movie. He already lost them

[@mysterymanpoof7297]

@@pencildestroyer1962 True

[@mysterymanpoof7297]

@@pencildestroyer1962 it’s really sad tbh his perfect brother stole his only freinds.

[@pencildestroyer1962]

@@mysterymanpoof7297 Yea I was a little upset when they kinda betrayed him but I guess it’s just their nature to become minions of whoever is the most evil

[@mysterymanpoof7297]

@@pencildestroyer1962 yeah good point but the betrayal

[@angelr194]

A reference to the aglets like Phineas and Ferb... Well played, MatPat.

[@TrueMikeyQ]

Classic Aglet fact

[@razamirza5841]

All my friends already knew that because they know what good content is

[@DrawnX-10]

Rest in peace bob you were missed

[@carlosroura7581]

4:50 The fact that they are scared from lava may not be for the heat itself, but imagine being almost indestructible and sinking in a pool of lava. Sooner or later, it will solidify into rock. Good luck getting out of there or moving at all once this happens. It would become a horrible prison for life, maybe hundreds of years, until eventually dying from lack of oxygen, water or food edit: Also, the fact that they can resist extreme heat for a few seconds or minutes does not mean they can forever. Surely you could survive 60-70ºC (140-160ºF) for 3-5 minutes, but imagine it being 15 minutes or even hours. dehydration is inevitable, same would happen to the minions

[@larrylife-hack2783]

Lack of oxygen, water, and food don’t mean anything to minions.

[@goolgepl2112]

"Eventually, Kevin stopped thinking"

[@ivanlam852]

@@goolgepl2112 I smell jojo reference

[@Thatguypal311]

@@goolgepl2112 JOJO

[@okipullup3367]

throwing them all into lava sound very inhumane and terrifying because there no way to get out if they sunk deep, not even anyone could get them out and probably at the time we could,they probably forgeted. Imagine stuck in a bottomless big body of hot lava and unable to die for billions of years. well lava is much heavier then them so they might can float on top.

[@mega6662]

In “despicable me 2” the mutant minions are just like the normal ones but 10 times stronger, if it wasn’t for the antidote the evil minions would’ve destroyed all the world And this mutants could have been all the prove to minions being invincible (in that scene where the Macho shows Gru their power) proving they are inside and outside indestructibles proving if a Minion is truly evil or has a truly evil master they are simply unbeatable

[@千山乇尺匚尺丂卂]

Shoes

[@千山乇尺匚尺丂卂]

@Ghost my mom

[@orangetabby7122]

well, they're mutants that were made to be as powerful as possible. it makes a small bunny into a superpowered killing machine, it makes a minion into a truly indestructible killing machine.

[@mega6662]

@@orangetabby7122 i think the only thing the serum did was making them incapable to feel pain,destructive and hungry nature,make them evil and making them 10 times stronger but the indestructible is something they already showed since the first movie

[@mega6662]

@тαρ мє αи∂ ѕєχ ωιтн мє Willow totally out of conversation but okey

[@sorenskousen7468]

The comments: 2000's kids know what aglets are matpat Me who learned what an aglet was from terraria: *Nervously sweating*

[@raser4329]

I was about to say this. An aglet was the first accessory I got back when I played the game for the first time.

[@Clementine710]

Same

[@immortal_shrooms6757]

same here. SPEED

[@mkalic7423]

5:05 The Dinosaur that they Followed Millions of Years before died in Lava I think, maybe that's why they're scared of Lava

[@thorjelly]

For the record, the exosphere and thermosphere of earth around which that Minion was depicted floating is incredibly, incredibly hot, not incredibly cold. The particles are extremely energetic up there. Not that it matters too much, because there are so few of them.

[@magmaslasher7604]

Not to mention you can't freeze in space, nothing to transfer heat to aside from losing it via radiation over time.

[@tommarsdon5644]

@@magmaslasher7604 furthermore, I believe you even boil in space due to the incredibly low atmospheric pressure

[@magmaslasher7604]

@@tommarsdon5644 Too lazy to fact check at 5 in the morning but seems legit

[@thorjelly]

@@magmaslasher7604 you can definitely freeze eventually depending on how much sunlight is hitting you. Radiation isn't insignificant. Just takes a while.

[@thorjelly]

@@tommarsdon5644 Your eye ducts and capillaries in the eyes and lungs boil. Most of your body is under enough pressure to not boil tho.

[@rdc2021]

Minons are basically the more child friendly, more adorable version of the Xenomorphs from Alien... the perfect organism that could be used to fullfill their Evil Agendas

[@Lemonboba1]

"more adorable" more like more horrifying, those babbling yellow jellybeans are nightmare inducing sometimes

[@rdc2021]

My personal head Cannon is that Gru and Dr. Nefario managed to tame the Xenomorph to make the do their will. Xenomorph ressemble their hosts( like the Xenomorph who came out of the dog walks on all fours like a dog). Gru must have used a Banana as a way to make them more docile towards their master. That would explain their color and size