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

[@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

[@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 😳

[@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.

[@BerryGo.]

"Life gave you lemons and you made dehydrated lemons" - Matpat 2021

[@skylaronline]

love that quote

[@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

[@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”

[@thebadthinker8515]

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!

[@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.

[@6ukaden344]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@sillygoosetaur]

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 😂

[@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…

[@Crabbeee]

We will miss u MatPat.

[@G1_Thundercracker]

Yeah… But Santi is good tho

[@Crabbeee]

@@G1_Thundercracker fr

[@cgy.2812]

Is he ded

[@G1_Thundercracker]

@@cgy.2812 nope Just retirement But you can see him at GT Live

[@ninjakeko7398]

​@@cgy.2812 No he just quit

[@muiyo890]

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

[@franzliszt767]

Lol

[@teramasu3956]

@@franzliszt767 fax

[@carboneticmarshmellovv3622]

Sad but true

[@14loons]

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

[@Ethyro]

Opalkit you missed the joke bro 😐

[@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.

[@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

[@daxisdynamite]

0:36 that hits different now

[@Patterrz]

The most insane thing about this whole video is the fact it took her SIXTY THREE YEARS to find Walmart. I've been to the US and they're easier to find than a US flag in a southern state

[@miapotvin3396]

😂 underrated comment

[@warpswitch1119]

Hi Patterz.

[@rainbowaxolotl288]

Well, depends on what southern state were talking about, where I unfortunately live theres about 10 flags her square football field

[@diamonddynamite1557]

it wasnt a walmart

[@ItsAntfarmNerds505]

@@diamonddynamite1557 They said that for reference. Too many people can't take jokes

[@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

[@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.

[@null8507]

@@scrollix1 she will have a kid

[@aoibhinnomahony7712]

In another store

[@_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

[@albingrahn5576]

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

[@ohjordyn8312]

Sounds like my kind of year 🤙

[@starShadowe]

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

[@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 😐

[@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

[@LazerBrainzzdoesstuff]

0:35 hits different now

[@kristinkahyrjova6486]

After he's gone ? Yes

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@jbeastt_21]

The mushroom problem also solves boredom- what mushroom could possibly almost entirely from waste? and there’s not law enforcement to reprimand you for it alone in your grocery store.

[@ptorq]

But you've got to have at least some spores to start them with, and I'm pretty sure I've never seen magic mushrooms in the produce aisle at Stater Bros.

[@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

[@EvanFAF]

Yeah was a pretty cool idea of him.

[@killerstreak1994]

No problem guys

[@evan7749]

You’re welcome!

[@evergreen7260]

There is one factor you might have forgotten: though the building is not powered, the machines that are not opened can still keep their temperatures for a while, especially if those are well-sealed. This significantly can extend the lifetime of items that are inside refrigerators.

[@lordapples]

I'd say a week at most, theyre not perfectly air tight

[@marshad_ow802]

@@lordapples but as MatPat said at 6:07 “Extra time is Extra time.”

[@christiansouthwick4712]

He's smoking and salting the meats regardless of whether or not the fridges could hypothetically keep the meat fresh. Why risk losing the meats when you can just salt and smoke them? Even if Lord Apples's guess is right. You can at most buy yourself 1 week WHILE risking completely destroying your stomach with a bacterial infection. Not a risk worth taking.

[@dragonstorm0888]

The others make good points, but we're also assuming worst case scenario for Evan. those fridges really probably just bought him the time to prepare those foods

[@Shoulderpads-mcgee]

@@christiansouthwick4712 well that extra fridge life can be used to extend the time Evan could use dairy products or other frozen foods like pizza. Plus most meat sections aren’t behind doors anyway so they wouldn’t be part of this equation

[@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....

[@CheeseDanishMysteriousness]

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

[@syntheticant8172]

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

[@congorat]

Yes

[@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.

[@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

[@CHEFPKR]

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

[@shadowz8609]

E

[@RkGkStrive]

E

[@TheWildWombat278]

E

[@xxchaotic1849]

E

[@koe_ya_bro]

E

[@serjohn88]

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

[@JacobbOSRS]

Okay one question though. At 10:53, whilst describing the indefinite shelf life foods, it shows that out of our final 13 years of food, 9.8 years of that is just hard alcohol? Are we meant to assume that Evan is just drinking some hard alcohol with his other meals during the stay or is he spending his final decade on earth just absolutely sloshed?

[@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

[@innovateandinvest]

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]

@@innovateandinvest fecal hehe

[@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

[@Jonkler2.0]

Thanks

[@madelineyoung275]

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

[@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

[@KristenRaulston-fu5uq]

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

[@SarahAbramova]

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

[@melloproductions]

ikr

[@13gudadod]

Please make that happen👀

[@leogacha6353]

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

[@CivilBeachDiamond]

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

[@leogacha6353]

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

[@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

[@scintillatingsinger9585]

All right everyone! In the event of a zombie alien apocalypse we will all meet in a mushroom theme Superstore with the maximum survival time

[@JuniorGamer783]

What if evan/we where DEATHLY allergic to mushrooms?

[@thegoldencompany4191]

@@JuniorGamer783 guess ill just die

[@themonocleguy371]

YEA WE CAN SURVIVE

[@beaclaster]

don't. or at least not now, more people takes less time to consume more food so not-so-mushroom stores are gonna worth more

[@myhtrode]

Matpat will be missed

[@fl4me_on]

Yeah, he will

[@doodle_bear291]

Congrats, Evan. You have inspired a youtube video based on living off of a grocery store during the apocalypse. You are truly the best of us to be blessed by the Theorist Himself.

[@goldengameboy8224]

Exactly

[@TheRealWoopSlap]

Yep

[@TheRealWoopSlap]

@@shikoshiko5912 no

[@griffingamer8624]

Where is Even? Is he here? Is he alright?

[@Eshalll.00]

HIS NAME WAS EVAN

[@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

[@demetria-n]

@@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

[@totallynameless8861]

"Evan still has one last card to play." I could have sworn he was going to say auto-canniblism.

[@jakewines3068]

I thought the same thing too for some reason, but I also knew it wasn't the answer because contradictory to what you might think, auto-cannibalism doesn't help. Your body loses more calories from the stress and process of auto-cannibalism than it gains. It's simply not viable.

[@mandyhui4042]

Me too

[@jakewines3068]

@@williaml.2846 I think game theory covered it in a video at one point but I don't remember

[@nicklopez8004]

same

[@Agent-cipher-6120]

@@jakewines3068 I've seen it in a Vsauce video

[@TheWaffleBros-h7e]

Also I feel like the store would have generators so he could hook one of those bad boys up into the freezer and store meat for even longer, and store them in salt to

[@mohamedhisham4534]

Yes but that depends on how much gas you have in store to keep those generators running

[@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

[@melbell0865]

In this case, when in doubt, go into a store with an “outdoor” area: those places are most likely to have a section where there are grills, smokers, charcoal, wood, potting soil, produce seeds, and other essentials.

[@llianneolivoreyes]

walmart

[@Jaslath]

Actually you only need to be a store with a hot food area. They will have places to cook back there.

[@MorinozukaTakashi123]

@@Jaslath but it’s under the assumption there’s no electricity

[@Jaslath]

@@MorinozukaTakashi123 Ah. Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.

[@amazingabby25]

That might cause co2 Poisoning, actually in loses for sure it would cause carbon monoxide poisoning

[@lth5015]

MatPat: *Does complex calculations to figure out how many calories are in a grocery store* Also MatPat: "Just open a window for water."

[@notmyopinion4981]

well the question is answered xD

[@itsben5033]

Plot twist: acid rain

[@ImmortalAbsol]

@@itsben5033 or radioactive fallout

[@eaglekiller888dragon2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaWmcpZ_Ztxknck

[@lyozah]

What if zombie aliens come in on the window

[@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.

[@OnGangImBouttaCrashOut]

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

[@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

[@ProjektTaku]

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?

[@RegisteredHuman-pk3ed]

Every time I’m in the supermarket I always imagine what we’re to happen if I get locked in there overnight

[@sparklingbeauty95]

realistic answer, from someone who has worked in a grocery store, most have night shift workers there to restock! so likely you wouldn’t :)

[@tomasdavid7829]

@@sparklingbeauty95 what if there will be some kind of national holiday making the shop closed for like 3 days so the restocl group would arrive on the night of the 3rd day

[@theblackneon5396]

Use salt to cure the meats, even smoke them with some furniture wood in a corner. Make vegetables into fertilizer in the bathroom. Find ball, paint face on it and call it bob.

[@wintersdrama]

Props to Matt for running literally 3 channels and being able to keep constant videos coming out, not to mention the effort he puts into these videos

[@Classy_NPC]

4

[@randomgrmlin]

@@matthewcollien5540 What do you mean?

[@TheAmazingRaptor]

@@matthewcollien5540 proof

[@justnguyen8805]

@@matthewcollien5540 right, e.g. merchandise stored in storage outside of customer's reach

[@shlokshah5379]

@@justnguyen8805 but it is an average store so no much merchandise also the merchandise can spoil and it has no relation to the solution to farming.

[@godslaughter]

Fun fact: wet cat and dog food aren't disgusting to eat. They have almost no flavour as they have a high amount of grain in there. It's like...a little bit of meat, lots of grain.

[@AyanaBanana10]

Wow

[@michaelam9738]

The shitty ones you shouldn't be feeding even to your pets are mostly filler. But the better ones with high meat content are most likely very different

[@davysmith1934]

I KNEW they had to be delicious! :D

[@rentisme]

How did you find this out??

[@davysmith1934]

@@rentisme .....just have a little nibble.... :D

[@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

[@anyabailey9537]

Also side note, in theory, Evan doesn't have to eat every single day. The human body can survive about a month before shutting down, so if he really needed to, he could eat every other day, or two days, maybe even every other week (would not recommend though)

[@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.

[@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?

[@ebenen36]

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

[@bulyamoron4354]

@@ebenen36 Why would there be a store in a desert?

[@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'

[@Yeahitskylie]

Me dying in this scenario because im too picky to eat mushrooms and half the food 😂

[@flixplaysgames]

me too 🤣

[@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.

[@Rawroycreates]

He talked to the food

[@MK-ophelia]

@@PerovNigma Is this an umbrella academy reference?

[@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

[@katluvslesmis]

Not related at all but nagito PFP ❤️❤️❤️

[@superchargethereal]

Ikr

[@dantheman1362]

This was such an interesting theory, I’m about to send this to my boss at work, “I work at Publix”

[@TheCrusader20007]

Meet Arnold did this too awhile ago

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

I too work at publix

[@meowmreowmew]

@@TheCrusader20007 compare 14 mins to 2

[@The_Imperatrix]

@@TheCrusader20007 Yep

[@zoricavukcevic4111]

Man your boss would be confused

[@Banana_b0io]

So basically this is how to survive the MIST

[@LpDodo]

I'm just imagining MatPat walking the stores, counting how many canned fruit there are. *Employee:* Sir, may I help you? *Mat:* Ah yes! Could you please tell me how many kilograms of salt you store here on a daily basis?

[@playerthedev5168]

Are you sure it didnt happen?

[@TheZombo]

@@playerthedev5168 are you sure it did?

[@Lroxed]

uh...

[@LilBigJosiah]

k 🙃

[@jaclynotoole445]

Sounds like a Portlandia skit!

[@breeduvall3143]

i legitimately got so sad whenever i heard evan wouldnt ever be able to see his beloved theorista

[@nitropizza7919]

Same

[@blackpantherepic3104]

Same

[@EternalAnkh]

did... did you not finish the video?

[@scooty2754]

To get to this point he would have gone through 51 hundred cans of wet pet food. Me: Nervously Glancing over at the pet food on my shelf.

[@ryanambsdorf2859]

That would be delicious, if you're hungry enough.

[@TechyBen]

Start with the pet food... then the only way is up! :D [edit] PS, also could you use the BBQ sets to long life prepare the fresh food to save it for longer times? [Edit] Wow, I love this channel, they even covered that!!! :D

[@scooty2754]

LoL

[@Rick_King]

If Evan could open the window to let the smoke out, and rainwater in, why couldn't he just break the window and leave? And go find his Theorista?

[@TRquiet]

Evan: **creates a compost pile** Matthew: ...but he dies before dear Theorista can find him. If only there was a way to- Me: **sobbing** Help him, Matt Damon, you’re our only hope!!

[@jtiumproductions7629]

lol glad someone made that referance, this is like the Martian but in a grocery store

[@pyrosianheir]

literally what I was thinking, lol

[@JessTMess]

His name is Mathew patrick

[@harshsrivastava9570]

@@jtiumproductions7629 exactly lol

[@rexorax9411]

@@JessTMess you misunderstood

[@Moonbeamforhire]

Food theory idea: how to get the most bang for your buck at a buffet. Which items should you eat the most of to maximize your dollar. Which do we avoid because they aren’t cost effective and are too filling to really maximize your meal.

[@alainal5065]

this ^^

[@shikoshiko6602]

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

[@samhank]

Please do it

[@SlurmpMergatroid]

Mat DO IT

[@gavinoleary4359]

aka how to bankrupt buffets so that they aren't economically viable anymore in 10 years so that you will never be able to take your children to eat at one in the future

[@cariadyt]

I'm kinda surprised Mat hasn't done a 'what is the best food to eat during a zombie apocalypse' or something :)

[@ultimatehaki1]

He made a video on what you can eat during a "fallout" situation so it's close enough I think

[@reason4ace]

Yes

[@Polska_Edits]

@@ultimatehaki1 not a zombie apocalypse but still

[@Merennulli]

Best food to eat during a zombie apocalypse: Brains. What? I want to be on the winning side.

[@BennyLlama39]

Just for $h!ts and grins, are we talkin' quantity, shelf life, or nutritional values in general? Or a combination of all three? : )

[@aurorafauna4195]

Vinegar + milk means cheese which can last longer

[@Ash-qd2ke]

it is admirable how committed Evan is to living for decades inside a grocery store during an apocalypse

[@JenFootR7]

’.m ՏᑌᗷᗷIᑎᘜ TO EVERYOᑎᗴ ᗯᕼO ᒪIKᗴ'Տ TᕼIՏ ᑕOᗰᗰᗴᑎT ᗩᑎᗪ ՏᑌᗷՏ.....

[@stephen3164]

And he’s all “screw everyone else, this massive cache of food is ALL mine!”. Hopefully none of those zombie-aliens smell the smoked meats on day 1 through the open window, otherwise Evan ain’t making it very long in there...

[@parist6735]

@@stephen3164 LOL

[@ColinCartoons]

@@stephen3164 but there is alot of stuff he can hit the aliens with

[@mileysreputation5608]

Madison from Zombieland did it🥴💅

[@joynader655]

This channel is the definition of me overthinking everything at 3am

[@keetecatqusa7036]

🤣

[@justafan9206]

Same

[@nijah366]

Pretty much

[@izzy4368]

Sameee

[@McCrazyDude950]

Same. Like right now :/

[@romidee9793]

I learned 2 things from this video: 1. Always carry a can opener. 2. Mushrooms and potatoes for dinner are perfectly acceptable.

[@iche9373]

The Grocery store has can openers.

[@Leblob2]

@@iche9373 yes

[@pika3207]

Water

[@Leblob2]

@@pika3207 you can get water in said store

[@pika3207]

@@Leblob2 it will run out cuz of not paid bills

[@Sofiabaljet30]

Food theory idea how much ice cream can you have before you die

[@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

[@Mytheralanimations]

Staying in a locked grocery store for as long as possible. Evan: yep, just going to open this window to let the smoke out.

[@justasupercalifragilistice9508]

He’s still inside, and he’s staying inside cause he wants to

[@candyhill7336]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5LOlqKQhK1ofas

[@accuratememin]

@@candyhill7336 No.

[@yeeter8121]

wait couldnt you chip at a wall untill you broke it

[@yeeter8121]

@@graygravity3856 i fdid

[@SusanForeman1963]

I have a recurring nightmare that I am trapped in a grocery store in the middle of the night. Sometimes there is a sentient wedding cake in there with me that begs me to eat it.

[@zomazoma4153]

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

[@SCP_Wandsman13_13]

Are you lonely for a partner? I have a strange feeling that is the root of the wedding cake.

[@SusanForeman1963]

@@SCP_Wandsman13_13 I have a fear of commitment, and the cake is clearly a monster that I do not want to eat.

[@SusanForeman1963]

The grocery store is like a maze.

[@arty217]

All hail the wedding cake, bringer of yum yum, true reason of weddings.

[@SomeDegeneratedKid]

Thank you matpat for 13 great years

[@dibsarteaga7131]

Low key thought it would be a “Tangled” ending when Theorista shed a tear

[@davidbjacobs3598]

I thought it was gonna be autocannibalism. My brain is dark.

[@io1375]

XD My thoughts exactly

[@rhessaw8170]

Pfp?

[@platypuss9497]

I kinda thought Evan was the plant smh

[@19Ledor]

Give a man a store full of food he will starve in 63 years. Teach a man how to farm and he never go hungry.

[@surya9557]

unless theres a drought, flood, hurricane, tornado, or tsunami that gets the farm

[@aubrisfox]

@@surya9557 not hard to salvage what you can and replant 👍🏼

[@austinhiele570]

@ledor Bloodraven well said

[@surya9557]

@@aubrisfox what if it lights on fire

[@_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

[@mubbylmao]

0:35 this line hits way harder now

[@thedreamleader]

Theorista is probably an anime protagonist about a journey to the specific grocery store Evan's in, it's been 7 seasons and she is STILL going on a journey to the grocery store Edit: I have come back from the future, season 32 and she still isn't there yet

[@majin_killa]

One Piece

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

Sounds like my dad

[@shiawase8694]

Thats once piece

[@thebearbehindthebite3331]

lol

[@ness6714]

@@majin_killa NO YOU CAN'T SAY THAT NOOOO

[@KatoBeyond]

This is peak Theorist content.

[@Itisnevergojover]

peak

[@mingus1321]

OR IS IT

[@herweirdoo0904]

For some reason I read it as "terrorists content"

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Word

[@CH4R0N_TH3_SP1D3R]

666 likes

[@ch0mpd136]

Evan: *Running out of food* Mushrooms: Come, this is no place to die

[@BonnieThebunny7051]

Mushrooms: come with me if you want to live

[@Menacetosociety05]

Mario would be proud

[@dibs6462]

Mushrooms: *Dies because it gets eaten*

[@ureehueurv]

Ironic since mushrooms feed off corpses(sort of)

[@Jack-ne4iz]

Yes

[@blondellkennedy153]

Food theory idea:how long does it take to cook twenty thousand cookies????????

[@VonnieT403]

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

[@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

[@dragon-like-tendencies9519]

I knew I couldn’t have been the only child out there that hoped for a zombie apocalypse so I could eat all the honey buns without getting in trouble.

[@KikiCatMeow]

SAME, LITERALLY SAME

[@miggy1349]

you are weird

[@thundermover4258]

@@miggy1349 shut up

[@thundermover4258]

You would get in more trouble cause rashions or something

[@freshcupofangst]

Nah, I wanted the apocalypse to come so that I could LIVE inside the grocery store, like, climb the shelves, and sleep on top of the freezers on a makeshift bed...I had it all planned out.

[@Coconut_Prrson]

Being alone for an entire night in a supermarket maybe with one or two friends has always been my childhood dream

[@noaha93591]

Same

[@somepvpguy69]

Same

[@jaym5972]

Do it.

[@bigfish5544]

Isn't it kind of everyone's childhood dream?

[@omaewamou6883]

Pfft- yes ^^

[@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_fumbler]

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

[@samuelr.7185]

I’m completely convinced That my life is never wasted watching videos like this, I never knew mushrooms and potatoes could sustain me for years. Thanks MatPat, out here saving lives.

[@no.1tloufan]

My poor family: Take notes! Take Notes!

[@amberslahlize7961]

THIS IS WHAT WE PAY FARMERS TO DO!

[@hurjireepz7021]

Lmfao dude you can just search the exact same thing in google.

[@ngwingman7899]

@@hurjireepz7021 who would do that?

[@hurjireepz7021]

@@ngwingman7899 Uhhh... people with common sense.

[@therandoloser8256]

This may be an old video, but its one of my faves

[@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

[@Starlightnova111]

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]

@@Starlightnova111 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

[@Battleaxe322]

Evan: Farms mushrooms and potatoes to live forever. Steve: Im so proud right now. Edit. Wow thanks so much for the many likes!

[@RedMemesClickAndEnjoy]

Every body gangsta till Evan hears hissing

[@legoworksstudios1]

@@RedMemesClickAndEnjoy if he's lucky, an arrow won't whizz past his face

[@HyperGirl81]

He could also grow onions as they age they tend to sprout new onions. I am not sure what else he could use but there are a lot of veggies that could grow from the original produce.

[@asgeirfririksson2194]

@@HyperGirl81 r/wooosh

[@loriyoung3124]

@@HyperGirl81 wow a genuine reply on a joke comment