Food Theory: How Long Could You SURVIVE Locked In A Grocery Store?

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I've seen the videos Creators posted about trying to live for 24 hours in a grocery store or places like Target. That got me thinking. How long COULD you survive in a grocery store? Whether you were locked in or it was your home base in a zombie apocalypse, how long would you be able to SURVIVE with that as your only source of sustenance? Today, I'm going to settle in and find out!
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[@MrBeast]

Good to know, thx

[@jacob13_4life3]

WTF

[@loldude1622]

ok

[@jacob13_4life3]

Oh you are going to do it

[@BarackObama-qh3jz]

Oh No 😨😨😨

[@delta0092]

WTF

[@ArcaneEther]

Scale this up from a Stater Bros. to a Wal-Mart and you've got a whole garden department full of soil to work with.

[@cdciam09]

I was thinking the same thing

[@scaper8]

And the added bonus of a lockable, enclosed, but open to sunlight, air, and rain area to do your farming.

[@williamwishnia5196]

"Mmmm, this soil sure tastes really good"

[@xhp_qhx7629]

I was thinking this too

[@Lucky10279]

It'd need to be a super walmart though, otherwise it wouldn't have everything a typical grocery store does.

[@biggreenblob]

Short answer: waaaaaaaay longer than you would want to.

[@maneoj46]

Or expected. I usually thought like a month, then again I thought it'd be like a homeless guy that just lived in there before being thrown out

[@abdullahelkady6166]

I I agree biggreenblob

[@leoneldavidsantiago1815]

Everything for theorista

[@nicklopez8004]

This could be made into a movie

[@kyleniday74]

Me tak

[@com6451]

This isnt a food theory, This has now been a food experiment (Thanks Jimmy)

[@joeydevent]

thanks

[@theawesomeali8834]

fr fr, pretty crazy

[@Narayan]

Man took the idea up 👽

[@notch4it4ny4]

​@@Narayanbro commented 2 yrs ago and actually did it now 😂

[@Narayan]

@@notch4it4ny4 maybe the idea was in the notes and he's able to pull it off now that's why 😂

[@hyperionmarksmith409]

Took MrBeast 2 years, but he really put this video to a practical test.

[@ayubmuriithi8977]

True bro true

[@Wolflink789]

Worth the wait though, I’m surprised he never mentioned food theory in the video for the idea

[@packrackdack1604]

Fr

[@catinthecup3807]

Fr

[@logangstergaming]

True he had to plan them

[@evan7749]

Hey! I actually was the original commenter of this theory idea! Thank you so much for using it! Not so thrilled I had to survive eating off of mushrooms and spoiled food, but glad that Theorista and I made it out! (EDIT) I have a video up on my channel proving that this was my comment :)

[@jet100a]

Darn, if thats true someone else might be taking your credit!

[@boah9751]

The king himself. Or Qween

[@jet100a]

I hope Matpat gets the whole thing figured out!

[@jet100a]

I bet you could make a video about getting your credit stolen if that's the case! Who knows? Maybe mat could make a video on it! A theory about anonymous people online or how to tell who's who online or in a case where there are twins or some such. Maybe mat could make his last channel about myth busting or figuring out ways to make myths real! (I know it's unrelated to the rest of the comment but it would be a fun idea)

[@fire_king66]

replying to this so i can save it yep hes real 😳

[@muiyo890]

alternate story: your mom saw her best friend while shopping.

[@franzliszt767]

Lol

[@teramasu3956]

@@franzliszt767 fax

[@carboneticmarshmellovv3622]

Sad but true

[@somethingtruer]

i think you mean a friend from collage she hasn't spoken to for years

[@Ethyro]

Opalkit you missed the joke bro 😐

[@pardon_me5463]

Theres no way Mr Beast was foreshadowing a upload this long

[@vikkmvp]

I thought the same. It's crazy🤯

[@rahulbansal2]

2 years bruh

[@maddytoons4015]

Yea it's crazy-

[@deadblowhammer935]

one factor that would’ve made things super hard but definitely realistic to consider is that there’s usually a bunch of pallets worth of food in the warehouse sections of stores that are waiting to be stocked on shelves so probably a couple more decades tbh

[@kiromi790]

he did that math

[@theflesh9005]

@@kiromi790no, he only counted foods that were on shelves, because items in the warehouse section isn’t readily available to them.

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

​@@theflesh9005in doomsday? He calculated stocked food aka 22,000 numbers or whatever its not only shelves

[@playthestereo]

bye, matpat 😭

[@GiantParfait]

Okay but you seriously didn't factor in my lack of self control. All those fruits and snacks and chocolates will be gone so so fast.

[@abigailw7146]

my adhd: finally, our battle will be legendary

[@whythehellnot6502]

Or food wastage in general. Living with your own waste and rotting food definitely is a vomit-worthy environment.

[@BuizelCream]

Agree. Food alone may be for survival, but it isn't really a thriving way to live. The man stuck inside may need to do more than eating to be able to truly live that long.

[@noahi.1381]

Meanwhile I wouldn’t even touch those snacks.

[@jackluebbers4673]

@@whythehellnot6502 vomit=more mushrooms 😂

[@akiseph7715]

Plot twist: Evan is actually stuck in a grocery store and has asked this because he really needs to know how long he has to live Edit: I’ve come back to say that for some reason KZbin has decided to start giving me notifications on this comment again. Hello everyone how have you been? One year of my biggest comment has been reached, yay.

[@jaimecortez6018]

*Evan

[@Zeturic]

But what about Odd?

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

Evan*

[@ApolloTheSunion]

@@Zeturic that is terrible and hilarious joke

[@NyxTheNerd]

@@Zeturic Odd is the Therista of the story. Don't worry, Odd'll be fine.

[@theawesomeali8834]

just came back to this video after watching MrBeast’s new video having a subscriber survive in a store for 45 days, pretty funny that this theory became a reality, thanks MatPat

[@OriginalRadEdits]

the fact that Mr beast commented is insane too.. He was preparing 💀

[@CubeAlgorithm]

Same

[@ndrulz]

​@@OriginalRadEditspretty much

[@annie.mation]

666 likes 😏

[@AwsomeSauce120]

Let's be honest, MatPat needs to start selling a survival guide.

[@lunaeclipse8331]

I agree

[@ethananthony8439]

Man, Evan must be so happy. Food Theory legit wrote a fan fiction of the guy for the episode.

[@evanthirasack]

Ahem😏

[@magiguy7897]

@@evanthirasack Is that really you?

[@johnmarston6706]

@@magiguy7897 no Evans name is just Evan and it’s a different profile picture

[@u140550]

Yup pretty much

[@dargon7]

That's not him only two comments

[@Cha_Cha_Nation]

Food Theory idea for ya: What candy would be best to build the Witch's house in the story of Hansel and Gretel???

[@Sleepyaliencats]

we need them to see this

[@Cha_Cha_Nation]

@《 Yannah Moon《 I think it'd be interesting to see what would be considered the tastiest, longest lasting and most durable against weather.

[@hellstoastt]

@《 Yannah Moon《 i read that as "imma report this"... yeah this is an amazing theory! *reports for bullying*

[@LaptapGamer]

Yes this one makes a lot of sense too, ill repost also

[@potato4969]

hard candy and that one rock hard frosting

[@GamingMJax]

Now MrBeast actually did it, 2 years ago we all just thought he was joking by commenting on this video

[@nandvanoost6303]

hi

[@heart2771]

Yeah 😂

[@gakalovers]

We will miss u MatPat.

[@Blizzard_467]

Yeah… But Santi is good tho

[@gakalovers]

@@Blizzard_467 fr

[@evanshields1154]

As a guy named Evan who has worked in a grocery store, I was thrilled to see this.

[@iammadeoffairydust]

Ha epic

[@nathanieljuarez371]

@@iammadeoffairydust F

[@vunga8195]

epic

[@iswiftyfox8997]

My name is Evan

[@nathanieljuarez371]

@@iswiftyfox8997 Cool

[@pranavpatil1210]

11:56 In that small pause, I thought Theorista was gonna cannibalize Evan.💀

[@niklasklepp6369]

Wht i am a cannbali oh no The popo and FIB and The us amy oh no good bye you and my mom and dad

[@oximas]

LOL me too

[@oximas]

I thought he will eat her moments before death

[@connorwatts4509]

Hunger games Titus

[@Giraneon]

same

[@lozodidit]

I work at a grocery store and this is my zombie apocalypse plan. The main difference of not being alone. My store also has gardening soil and with roof access, the garden could theoretically be the size of the roof. Thank you for the idea of dehydrating. That's getting added to the list of things to learn

[@LazerBrainzzdoesstuff]

0:35 hits different now

[@gabadaba5436]

I'm just thinking about matpat going through a grocery store and cataloging every single item in the store for 6 hours, and just being watched by all the staff

[@V1ctoria00]

Lol as if it was just Matt. Imagine a whole theorist team with walkie talkies and maps.

[@who-ny5oe]

That's not normal because I do it every single day.

[@hunterrs01]

Thats just a normal day at my retail store when we are inventoring. The amount of wierd looks we we have to count how many cans of fruit by hand is insane

[@thatgrumpychick4928]

New staff member: who is this guy? Is he crazy? Should we call the cops? Older staff member: nah that's just matpat. Just leave him be, he'll tire himself out soon

[@alf4reals]

As a grocery store manager i can attest that we would have the whole store at some point walk by and gawk at the idiot counting everything on the shelves... honestly wouldn't be the first time lol

[@megannnB]

The fact that Mr beast actually did this challenge is hilarious

[@6ukaden344]

Watching this video years later is so nostalgic considering this is one of my favourite videos…gonna miss you matpat.

[@albingrahn5576]

imagine getting your daily caloric intake just from hard liquor for a couple of years lol

[@ohjordyn8312]

Sounds like my kind of year 🤙

[@staremerson2921]

Imagine your liver after drinking hard liquor alone for 2 years

[@ohjordyn8312]

@a Distraction ooof

[@potterportraits]

Sounds like my year last year.

[@danielk613]

My brother in laws dream

[@saltyapplez2921]

I like to think that Evan is somehow in this scenario and he wrote the question as a cry for help.

[@emmasampley4846]

HAHAHA

[@-_Sleepy_Little_Star_-]

Lmao 🤣

[@payaamkarimkhani2253]

GX

[@mrkalius1926]

Pahahaha. xD

[@d73w80]

The ultimate 'asking for a friend'

[@MazarineOfficialChannel]

MatPat: "Its just a theory, a food theory" Mr.Beast: "Nah man. Its a expirament."

[@Goofiest_Ball]

The guy who posted that comment not only made food theory's most popular video come true, he also basically made a whole MrBeast video.

[@typicalcheeto8871]

Can we all just thank Evan for this episode? Since this is one of the most interesting episodes imo.

[@typicalcheeto8871]

Thank you Evan.

[@muhammadizzamathaya473]

No No Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down

[@gbadspcps2]

Yeah was a pretty cool idea of him.

[@evanaldridge1106]

No problem guys

[@evan7749]

You’re welcome!

[@nelloed]

bro this backstory for evan has got me on the edge of my seat faster than a live action drama on netflix lsdjf

[@not_quiteknown]

I have a question what if every things is edible

[@barrowsarrow6761]

What is Isdjf?

[@theREALsilviautism]

@@barrowsarrow6761 keyboard spam

[@Logmao.]

Ooh

[@_jamm___3321]

this was so fun to watch, i was waiting sooooo patiently for the gardening to start didnt even think about the absolute wonder that is the mushroom

[@eyeroglyph4274]

Twist: Evan was at the wrong Stater Bros store this whole time. Therista just finally came to look for him once her food dwindled.

[@joeshmoe8330]

:O

[@mhikari92]

Will , that explain a lot of stuff....

[@mysteriousness521]

Can someone tell me what the link the dude sent goes to

[@syntheticant8172]

@@mysteriousness521 "heavy rain the water overflowed" is what the link goes to.

[@congorat]

Yes

[@Zander94]

I'm more amazed at how she lived for that long honestly with the zombie aliens and, most likely, limited amount of food.

[@bobcatgaming7492]

Women don’t need as many calories to live

[@Bob-yb5om]

@@bobcatgaming7492 Unless they're pregnant, then they're eating for at least two.

[@metleon]

She put all her skill points into Farming.

[@scrollix1]

@@Bob-yb5om how someone gonna be pregnant for over 60 years? Lmao i

[@null8507]

@@scrollix1 she will have a kid

[@catherineroberts5239]

At least the initial stages would vary a lot based on climate. Like in warm climates things would spoil really fast and even things that normally last a while could become infested with bugs but in colder climates you could essentially use the rooftop as a refrigerator/freezer.

[@chriseash6497]

Forgot about all the canning supplies in a grocery store. Considering spoilage you can probably feed 10 people for their entire life in a single grocery store. With all the division of labor probably pretty comfy.

[@hanzchii9245]

The thing i learned in here No matter how rich we are farming is one of the most needed things to survive and massive respect to those farmers who supply us foods everyday

[@demosthenes995]

Truth!

[@Felipe77646]

ture

[@eavyeavy2864]

Only peasant with no money saying this

[@eavyeavy2864]

@@demosthenes995 Another kid younger than Minecraft players adding 'fact'/truth / real to their comment to feel better and get likes from other low iq viewers.

[@hanzchii9245]

@@eavyeavy2864 i admit im poor but in terms of food production farmers are crucial for people to survive not all people have the skills and knowledge about farming If most people will stop the farming especially wheat most bakeries and pastry shop will force to close and will sky the unemployment and not to mention it will be bad for the nation's economy, and if the economy is falling the number of criminals will sky rocketed and will be hard to control. I admit i am poor but i think more wise and why those farmers are crucial in our daily lives in supplying foods Even your money will be worthless if the economy is falling If we only rely on meat only it will offset the nutritional balance

[@002DrEvil]

I love how Evan only starts on hard alcohol after 8 years into a zombie alien apocalypse. I wouldn't have lasted the weekend.

[@Angelisstupid]

I would die in a hour

[@custosnox]

I think the idea is to consume calories that would go bad first. It would take 8 years before the need to get into more long term calories such as alcohol arose.

[@custosnox]

of course, I am likely explaining the obvious, and missing the joke entirely.

[@user-ps2sg8qr2k]

If that's me i would literally mix them with rain water just like medieval people did to their water supply, and use it as sanitizer, can't risk infection lmao

[@Neo_was_here]

ngl, i would die in minutes

[@smoothie489]

Friend: If a zombie apocalypse happens, I'm heading straight to the gun shop, you? Me: Walmart

[@bigd8870]

Not me coming back after the announcement to see all missed videos...

[@johndamico4053]

As a commercial mushroom farmer I love that mushrooms saved Evan. We are at the mercy of mushrooms. They'll either keep us alive or turn us into zombies.

[@mrpedrobraga]

*cue acoustic guitar music*

[@biaxolotl5171]

Go, commercial mushroom farmer, save the world just like in your dreams!

[@riskyy2657]

*Omg I just found the food theorist old deleted video here it is:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2HLaad6ZtmWocU

[@guaplei1]

@@riskyy2657 @Riskyy if its a deleted video how do you have it?

[@bronzeliver6735]

@@riskyy2657 stop posting links on videos, no one likes it

[@scargmedia1861]

Me who doesn't like mushrooms: "Guess I'll die."

[@nelehrivera3095]

Yeah I would last like a year in there since I’m a picky eater

[@MysticBoltz]

poop mushrooms

[@ToadComrades]

@@nelehrivera3095 after a while of being in there tho you'd eat anything

[@purpl3grape]

I would've died when it came to dog food..

[@purpl3grape]

@@MysticBoltz fecal hehe

[@RyanSoltani]

When Jimmy said “Good to know, thx” you’d wonder when or if he’d actually do it, now the time has come

[@liamoriain166]

Matpat will be missed

[@doesntbelieveincurses]

Yeah, he will

[@serenityfortune]

Yikes. Poor Evan must have gone insane. Not being able to talk to a person for so long, when humans are naturally social creatures, he would be insane.

[@robin3771]

He probably talked to the displays

[@theteethcollector865]

There are a few stores with animals for sale. A Walmart near me sells fish. Firstly, he could farm those fish for food, but he could also get comforted by them too. Im also pretty sure that things like drawing and writing to keep you occupied can help too. I think there may be a shop that sells other pets too, but im not sure on that.

[@PerovNigma]

@@robin3771 Depending on the shop, he could have access to clothing mannequins.

[@iamrawroy]

He talked to the food

[@MK-jx2lu]

@@PerovNigma Is this an umbrella academy reference?

[@nicoc5179]

Evan is the guy we need in the horror movies, meaning someone actually smart and quick minded.

[@skyminji]

but then there's no gruesome deaths

[@lordoofingtonxxiv6174]

Yeah but anyone here heard of SCP 3008 "The infinite ikea"

[@yourdad8716]

Yea

[@QuandaleDingle-mm2rc]

Thanks

[@madelineyoung275]

You should watch the Martian. Not a horror or apocalypse movie. But there is quick thinking

[@KristenRaulston-fu5uq]

I like how you added a story and everything, very neat.

[@mubbylmao]

0:35 this line hits way harder now

[@nicolasinguanti9986]

In the alternate universe where Food Theory is owned by Vault-Tec: “Let’s lock Luke in a grocery store and see how many days he survives”

[@themortiest8518]

That definitely sounds like something they would do

[@jamezzz0035]

Vault-Tec has lots and lots of crazy ideas, haha.

[@jacobkim3690]

@@churbum well infinity includes infinite amount of opportunities so... 🅱️🅱️🅱️🅱️🅱️🅱️

[@maryrimba6876]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZonLYoujgs1_bZo

[@Wcduc]

Fallout!

[@cyriton3886]

I bet theorista took 63 years because she went to the wrong Stater Bros and went looking for him when her food ran out because she didn’t farm.

[@SwisherlllSweet]

But that’s just a theory...

[@noctumnocturnal]

@@SwisherlllSweet a fOOD THEORY

[@johnpotts8308]

But will she still want him after 60 years? Maybe she's found somebody else who didn't rely on the remnants of the old world but has set up his own farm to grow new crops. Plus they might have access to streams for easier cleaning!

[@eWosMrV]

63.3

[@jpyanity443]

@@johnpotts8308 we all know that Stater Bros love is forever

[@thetouchszone8036]

Fast forward to 2023, A dude survives in a grocery store for 45 days in a Mr. Beast challenge

[@SubBattleTV]

alex

[@SaimBinHassanRizvi]

The situation is very different

[@CalvinBensonOfficial]

7:05 bruh I got a ziploc ad right when he mentioned ziploc bags

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I can't imagine how bad a grocery store would smell with all that expired food

[@some_random_dude9972]

Oh hi it’s you again

[@nonsensetv_]

Lol you r everywhere

[@stephenvlog9072]

every video i go i see his pfp

[@zaneflores3963]

oh hai mark

[@UnderdogPlays_]

freezers.

[@themadlad9466]

If this is just the "regular" store than just imagine if it was Costco where they sell things by the boatload. Evan could make a whole society in there

[@lunar4641]

Good to know, thx

[@nexus5253]

Provided he’s smart with his management of course

[@projekttaku1]

he could rule his costco empire.

[@thecodegeek9983]

I have a huuuuuge supermarket near my house called D Mart. Evan could actually establish an entirely new race there😂

[@baydiac]

Is this where the infinite ikea SCP came from?

[@troe7878]

This was hands down my favorite episode idea for this channel! ❤

[@BigTw128]

That’s so cool I was just curious tho did you take in to account that some stores also have a lot of food stored in the back

[@TampaTec]

OK so this is why my grocery store sold out of all their mushrooms, people thinking the world is ending I guess. 🤷‍♂️

[@nobodyakacat-girlmario3707]

Just eat all the meat first

[@thesaxywaffle1232]

Hey does anyone think he should make a ronald McDonald Vs. KERNEL SANDERS? Who would win?

[@nobodyakacat-girlmario3707]

@@thesaxywaffle1232 kernel is dead he’s just an old man McDonald is a menacing clown while kernel could be defeated by falling down the stairs

[@dtraveler3080]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3esoKt-aaZ2icU

[@strawberrymilkshakesss]

@@SLAMB0T 😐

[@CHEFPKR]

Food Spoiling? Clearly you have forgotten about the All Mighty Twinky.

[@shadowz8609]

E

[@RkGkStrive]

E

[@TheWildWombat278]

E

[@xxchaotic1849]

E

[@koe_ya_bro]

E

[@user-mg5ip7rn2k]

7:36 this was just perfect

[@DK107]

Here after Matpat announced his retirement ⬇️

[@_satan_666_]

Evan (the irl yt account) must feel like a legend now.

[@RaraZeCat]

Hey satan... I know I owe you a couple million souls, but can I pay off some of that debt?

[@ato6287]

@@maryrimba6876 I pretty sure I know what that is

[@malemsgm1624]

@@ato6287 no it's not.

[@fahrenheit2k7]

@@malemsgm1624 what is it then?

[@malemsgm1624]

@@fahrenheit2k7 a music video

[@taco.lovin.dude.2087]

I love how Evan has a window readily available to escape out of in his final hours but just... doesnt

[@danielkellerman8674]

Have you forgotten the Zombie Aliens?

[@taco.lovin.dude.2087]

@@danielkellerman8674 well after that many years you would think it would have died down+ his true love can get there safely so clearly there is more than a 0% chance of him surviving out there

[@demetrian7856]

@@taco.lovin.dude.2087 he was waiting for Theorista tho...

[@AnonymousDragonWolf]

But... ALIEN ZOMBIES!!!

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

@@danielkellerman8674 Perhaps there could be enough material in the store to make actual bombs and ammunition. As for how....it depends on whether or not the store has books for that

[@daltoncoker5409]

Thinking about this as well lots of grocery stores have coolers in the hunting supplies section and sell bagged ice If Evan can use those,put as much food as he can inside them,and then seal them inside the freezer,he can maximize the time before those foods spoil because the walk in freezers are pretty airtight

[@caroleoreilly6173]

This is by far the best food theory video

[@Tyler-qf9vz]

Why I love Matt, he could have found the mushroom thing first and just presented that, but he still did all of the math and calculated everything without it to find the total time based on products alone.

[@candyhill7336]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5LOlqKQhK1ofas

[@buffyiscute2830]

That is true

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

He's just showing his work 🤣🤣🤣

[@alllegendsfallinthemaking880]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGO1l62ribSZm7s my brother made that for his gf but he died 2 days ago.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Or… he thought of the mushrooms first but needed to stretch out the video…

[@emiliegriffin4698]

Theoretically, he could survive even longer by reducing his calorie intake to just enough to keep him alive

[@Alonzi.]

But after a while wouldn’t he suffer from malnutrition ?

[@vylocks6036]

@@Alonzi. that’s why you eat when that happenes

[@ebenen36]

wouldn't he strave or dehydrate a few weeks after? i mean no normal size store has enough Water and anything you can drink that lasts 63 years or did i missunderstand the video?

[@thuvanun480]

@@ebenen36 I think you missed the part that you can get water through rain.

[@ebenen36]

@@thuvanun480 well that depends where the store is though if it is in the desert well let me say you have a problem maybe

[@elizabethgross-caraballo9311]

The fact Mr beast made a vid 3 months ago giving 10,000 dollars for every day they survive in a grocery store what a coincidence ???

[@BenedictSandwich]

7:37 i cracked up a bit there

[@ironclad9498]

It kind of feels like Evan trained his whole life for this exact situation.

[@jobonner7229]

Ikr

[@eclecticsoffy]

Not sure how you train that, but I think he trained for that situation

[@BearM0527]

FILM THEORY! Evan is made up

[@ghostlysquids]

Not related at all but nagito PFP ❤️❤️❤️

[@superchargethereal]

Ikr

[@LoreStar]

There's just one teensy problem with this theory.... I've never been in a grocery store with a window. Evan dies of smoked lung.

[@MrSurabane]

I'll do you one better. I've never seen an apocalypse where a lock of any kind would keep out other survivors (or alien overlords), most of whom will have weapons and will take all your food from you.

[@LoreStar]

It should be noted that Stater Bros. Is also my local grocery store, so I went today to confirm this. No windows. I'm pretty sure Matthew Patthew even addressed this in his "Get in and out!" Grocery store theory, but I can't remember for certain.

[@desireemackenzie1363]

There is windows/doors in front and In the back

[@piscininha6944]

@@MrSurabane its america you can buy a tank in the grocery store =/

[@LoreStar]

@@desireemackenzie1363You're right. I just meant windows that can open.

[@aj2224]

Came back from seeing the short about mr. Beast grocery store video. Which I also saw. But wow he did comment on the video. Must of really got some inspiration for his video

[@kenanalyaser9937]

No

[@BritishN0rthAm3rica]

Omg i remember this is the first ever theory video by you i have ever watched :DDD

[@regulareric8759]

this is the best episode on this channel ever. I'm so happy Evan survived to see his true love.

[@pikafangs]

@Emil Ratinen dude. what the heck did you expect from the comments other than people talking about the video Like, then why did you come to the comments anyways

[@Agent-ud1xw]

Thanks for the spoilers

[@pikafangs]

@@Agent-ud1xw like, DUDE what the heck did you expect from the comments?????? r/facepalm

[@riskyy2657]

*Omg I just found the food theorist old deleted video here it is:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2HLaad6ZtmWocU

[@destinyvoltaire]

@@sarahwhitelaw3212 Rain Water, limited, but enough to supply 8 sq feet

[@TOBCYT]

MatPat covering someone's Food Theory has the same feeling as when the teacher reads one of the student's names in a math problem.

[@Yourlocalbush]

Lol

[@Benjirmen]

...

[@rachelannroma1623]

Ye

[@H2K___]

Ye

[@roofogato]

@@starfireseraphim9696 wait what is da vid

[@ultrachoccymilk5641]

Thank you matpat for 13 great years

[@Metrocatexplains722]

I think you should make one about how long can you survive in a mall/plaza

[@sloth9093]

Not everything in a store is edible. 7 year old me: *looks at eraser nervously*

[@technyx8638]

don't forget paper!

[@ThePower1037]

Ex marine- looks at crayons slyly.

[@eyeover7307]

u telling me the “flavor” part in the food isn’t edible.

[@thebearbehindthebite3331]

eat it if you want to die!

[@goldendirttheblobthing6509]

I ate gum

[@SirPanikalot778]

Two claps to the guy who got his recommendation to a full video 👏👏

[@nightmareidk]

👏👏

[@itzdarealpokeplayer8223]

👏 👏

[@icypwnguin1341]

👏 👏

[@redx3900]

👏👏

[@fourcatsandagarden]

I'm still hoping one day they'll make a full video from my recommendation to find the least painful way to cut onions ;-; that is the science I need

[@CircusKidShow]

OK I have a question how long would you be able to survive in the outdoors like you know hunting living caves all that good stuff how long would you survive with all that food?

[@Personofawesom]

I remember seeing this vid as soon as it came out?! They weren't kidding when they said time flies by

[@13xPetra]

Plot Twist: The reason Theorista was so late was because she was trying to find the right Stater Bros grocery store to meet him in.

[@xdflame7712]

@@shikoshiko5912 why are you linking random videos in the comment section of a food theory?

[@thatfamousredneck6422]

@@xdflame7712 probably a bot

[@dindjarin1023]

O my goshness what if...

[@guaplei1]

Oh wow shiko shiko comment is gone... Is it because everyone is flagging it?

[@thatfamousredneck6422]

@@guaplei1 yea its a bot that is spamming every comment

[@ZangTheKitsune]

I guess Mario can survive in a grocery store with all the mushrooms he's been collecting over the years.

[@zomazoma4153]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ60e2Cuh7ODrLs.....

[@LUXIN516]

Ah yes. If anything happens, he just uses the 1-up he got 2 years ago.

[@allietheotaku]

Or, if he eats enough of them, he can just ram himself into the side of the building and get his way out 😳

[@Wizard_Pepsi]

@@allietheotaku But isn't he supposed to be hiding inside the store, from all the zombie aliens?

[@Red_MOON187]

@@Wizard_Pepsi true. It5's a survival story not escape story.

[@eggyt1153]

Ok, Matt, since you’re so good at theorising (seriously, you are), what came first? The chicken or me (the egg)?

[@BigBeanBrawlStars]

Little did matpat know this theory would be proven by mrbeast to be 47 days

[@mak3x7]

Mr beast experiment is invalid due to psychological torture. Man missed his family, and was in a dark room for weeks.

[@BigBeanBrawlStars]

@@mak3x7 bro don’t tell me you wouldn’t go through psychological torture in a apocalypse. And i highly doubt the lights from the grocery store in a apocalypse would still have power

[@qwerty-jt8wt]

​@@mak3x7i don't think is proven because in the mrbeast video every time you pass a day you get 10k but you to give back 10k worth of stuff and in the video when the power went off alex had to give away the meats and on top of that alex literally flooded the grocery store at the end

[@atomicfloridaman2830]

When Theorista came, and MatPat said “unless...” I genuinely thought she was about to eat Evan 😂

[@batsnghostz]

Same

[@dunsparcedm43]

Same

[@connermorg]

Same

[@omardavila1911]

Same

[@danielawesomevideos7885]

Same

[@lamfan3591]

Unfortunately, Evans trip is not over, as 2 problems come to mind not yet discussed. 1. Dental work 2. Insanity

[@iodicacid2268]

Grocery stores sell toothpaste and toothbrushes too. Most also have bathrooms and even if they don't, he can use windows to expel his waste.

[@lamfan3591]

@@iodicacid2268 With waste or no, the problem is that humans are social creatures, without anyone to talk to, it’s going to be difficult to stay sane there.

[@iodicacid2268]

@@lamfan3591 true but if you have enough food and water to sustain yourself plus a loved one who you presume is alive, all of those factors help to keep your will high and not go completely insane.

[@fyradur]

@@lamfan3591 There are probably a lot of books, so he can create a parasocial relationship with the self biography authors.

[@grifiano]

If evan stops taking his schizophrenia meds found in the pharmacy section of the grocery store, Theorista will return and help make him sane again

[@arish3662]

It took Mr Beast 2 yrs to brew this idea and drop it

[@davidriggs7861]

The fact Mr beast did this two years later is crazy

[@KuribPlays]

My man Evan finally get to meet the love of his life at the age of probably 80. Worth it

[@madestmadhatter]

Evan was clearly immortal so no big.

[@Qualman701]

Not immortal, he starved to death

[@madestmadhatter]

@@Qualman701 until he didn't!

[@Qualman701]

True, very true

[@guizhong805]

U read my mind

[@dieu2282]

Now imagine doing this in a Costco 😳 you could restart all of humanity with the amount of resources and space in one of those

[@Testing123-Ore7]

Ok, but Ikea is so much of a habitat that SCP-3008 exists. There's enough food and protection in there to start an entire tribe.

[@dillonwagner3909]

Hey my name is Dillon too

[@fatpenguin0089]

@@Testing123-Ore7 ikea has a cafe and thats it, what are you talking about.

[@xerospace.]

You could even build a home in one of those. It has THAT much.

[@offerreaper9669]

@@fatpenguin0089 its a scp called infinite ikea its food respawns

[@LSK-hr8jv]

A few days ago MrBeast uploaded a video like this. He put someone in a store and gave him 10,000 Dollars per day with the catch of him having to sell 10,000 Dollars worth of product. I think its amazing how he must have planned this two years before uploading the actual video..

[@TateConfedential]

@MrBeast you were planning on this for 2 years😂

[@DirectedByEyaare]

Early Evan: eat vitamins because we need amino acids Late Evan: survive for decades on popcorn kernels and grey goose

[@Godzilla-vw7vg]

Pp

[@thecleetusfromanimalcrossi6685]

Hey your likes are the devils number so imma like so it’s not the devils number

[@sinho1299]

@@thecleetusfromanimalcrossi6685 nicw

[@evanschachter6451]

I mean they do taste good

[@alexsherel3344]

Vitamins contain zero amino acids. Protein powders do. Not vitamins.

[@cutestduck]

One day, 3000 years in the future, some random guy named Evan in this exact same situation is going to look up this title on his super advanced tech glasses and survive the monkey-walrus zombie apocalypse just because of this video.

[@LordDany]

He Will then food theory Will be the good of the new humanity

[@Sarawarawara-]

He must’ve really been loosing hope on the dog food part

[@vinnyf.7506]

To you, 2000 years in the future

[@main8824]

@@vinnyf.7506 aot reference lol

[@deepvoidart2644]

That depends on if these shops get bigger or smaller and also it depends shops are still a thing in the future or everything is done by delivery drones

[@tHEwYKKYDkYDdEBO]

Coming back after that video is just not the same

[@tobyaccount23-nm8vf]

this has been working vry well for me thank you!!! ^^

[@SarahAbramova]

Imagine asking Matpat a hypothetical question and he writes a well researched fanfiction of you in a post-apocalyptic world.

[@melloproductions]

ikr

[@hekatron13]

Please make that happen👀

[@leogacha6353]

that already happened to Evan, so it might happen to you/me one day

[@connorglen3462]

I think I'm hungry, I keep thinking words in comments say eat, consume, and food when they use completely different words

[@leogacha6353]

@@connorglen3462 ...are we the same person?

[@SpiedCookie126]

When Matpat was mentioning the last thing that Evan could've done to survive just a Little bit longer, I turned to the dark side. I thought he was going to turn this dark and mention auto cannibalism. Shame on me

[@dice_fumbler4478]

Yeah, I went there too!

[@smugfrog1041]

nah it's not worth it, so much energy will be lost writhing in pain and healing the wound, plus your body already eats itself when starved, do you see the images that come from famines?

[@durry23]

might want to consider insect farming for protein before snacking on an ankle or whatever.

[@protalghulnist4126]

@@durry23 in an alien zombie apocalypse that’s probably not a good idea

[@Broke_Native_VII]

No cap I thought the same thing

[@AtomicRiftYT]

Well lads. It's finally come full circle.

[@MaiCartoons]

Im just wondering, how long could you live in an average mall? Luv ur vids❤❤

[@jeffstiles7850]

Dude, you should turn this into a video game. Sounds super fun trying to figure out the best way to survive.

[@boiiiiii4285]

Ye

[@Kylekashi]

You could watch Glock9's Dishong Tower series, where he takes that tower from '7 days to die' and has an entire series about surviving just inside of it. Trying to grow plants on the roof and all. He even made 2 seasons of it when they reworked the tower.

[@qurlighost9168]

Or you could try calculate

[@RosheenQuynh]

RIGHT?! Or a show/movie even!

[@jiovannisookhai4446]

Bird box had this opportunity