Food Theory: The SECRET Language of Water

[@anonyme-lb9fx]

1:58 after all these years mark finally got his own theory silhouette

[@isabellakirchhoff1235]

Yes! That is exactly what I thought and I was trying to find a comment on it!

[@void8648]

That's really sweet, aww

[@zenyarnell86]

I was hoping I wasn't the only one to notice that.

[@hendrikpat]

@Eye no.

[@stargatelover3]

I was about to comment that it seems Mark has been immortalized as a silhouette

[@PlatinumSkull]

My hypothesis for why Steph did the best discerning temperatures is that since she likely cooks more than the other two do, she has a better idea of the differences of what cold and hot water sounds like. It could also just be by chance but I’d like to see different chefs go up against each other or even scientists who work with different water temperatures.

[@kitkattwinkie]

Or it could be because of her sensitive hearing to sound! She hates the sound of chewing and lip smacking I believe, in like a severe way. More bothersome to her than other people. Maybe that's got something to do with her sense of hearing between hot and cold water?

[@jeremiahpetersen9286]

Plus she's a tea drinker

[@daylight1992]

Steph has Misophonia with her main triggers (that she's talked about) being chewing and mouth noises. As someone with the same issue (though frankly with more broad triggers) I found this video fairly difficult to watch. I'm not surprised at all that Steph could also hear the difference.

[@casketman14]

I honestly think it’s deeper than that. Women were better gatherers than men and a lot of them are better at differentiating colors. So I’m not surprised to see they’re fine tuned with sound….

[@daylight1992]

@@casketman14 You are actually correct. Women see more color variation because 2 of the 3 cones needed to see color come from the x cromazone, so since women have 2 of them we are not only less likely to be color blind we are also more likely to see a wider arrangement of color tones. Interestingly enough your hypothesis is correct for hearing aswell. It is well documented that women are less likely to experience hearing loss than men are and are more likely to be able to hear a wider range of tones, can hear higher tones, and have a quicker neuro-reaction time then their male counterparts. It's all really fascinating. It would have been cool if they had added Ash to the testers so their was a second pair of female ears to compare Steph's responses to.

[@BuiHieuDong]

Imagine waking up at 3am, all thirsty and reaching for your cup of water just to hear it talk, how terrifying it would be.

[@strawiberr]

Oh I would cry

[@theultimatefreak666]

It definitely would, mostly because I don't keep a cup of water around. How did it get there

[@justinanderson267]

What's so terrible about getting drunk? Ask a glass of water.

[@mr.creatorb.r.o4742]

Imagine seeing this channel in every comment and going crazy

[@the_really_blobfish]

Omega markt we have no idea what's in store for yoouu

[@--Rare_Diamond--]

13:01 "Ya gotta listen to the texture, Tom!" "Tex- ITS WAHTAH"

[@katherineryssel581]

Interesting water experience I had: I have a genetic thing where my ears overproduce earwax--I didn't know until I was 16, when I started getting severe migraines and ear pain after a hardened piece of earwax lodged itself in my eardrum (gross, I know). Anyway, I had a doctor clean out my ears and wow--EVERYTHING was so loud afterwords. The weirdest part, though, was that when I went to wash my hands later, the water FELT significantly different-almost 'lighter' is the way I would describe it. A bit of googling on my part revealed to me that your brain automatically balances the frequencies at which you hear things and feel things simultaneously, so my brain was registering the feeling of water by touch differently than I was used to because of the change in sound caused by my ears being clean for the first time in years. Crazy.

[@RGC_animation]

Yeah, the 5 senses are much more connected than everyone believed, every senses influence every other senses.

[@m_artroom]

That’s actually pretty crazy cool

[@horse14t]

I've noticed similar things when I clean out my ears from wax build up! I've noticed that sounds like ticking clocks bother me much more for a time after getting my ears flushed.

[@katherineryssel581]

@@horse14t Yeah, I’ve had that same issue with the clock in my mother’s house. I also notice that I can actually hear sound when I go to tuck my hair behind my ear-that was weird. I do not like the sound of hair.

[@teamkovi4144]

@@katherineryssel581 I have dreads so the sound of hair is like my life

[@kingofbudokai]

At first I was excited because Steph's energy was contagious when she got 3 correct answers. But then I was even more excited when she made a Princess Bride reference.

[@MrDavid01228]

A battle of hearing? TO THE DEATH? I accept (should have been Mats response, but hey)

[@OldManPhil]

Not that movie that my grandparents exclusively watch besides home videos.

[@asherguerrero8906]

Time stamp?

[@Lil_Squink]

Would've been interesting to see if Oliver could hear the difference! It could show if this is an instinctual thing all humans experience, or if it's something adults subconsciously pick up on during their lives.

[@oliviarettberg7173]

Plus little kids have better hearing so that might help

[@ehghes9145]

Oh ye I would want to see that

[@ghixt_9859]

When i was around 7-8 i did this and i could tell the difference if that helps

[@googolplusone]

I'm a kid, and I can tell the difference just as good as these guys running the show. Well, hearing aids is always an option.

[@idiotrat2698]

i don't think they wanna force their son to be in videos, it would have been cool though if this was done

[@minisquirtle9702]

I love how Mattpat looks genuinely interested in how they describe it in 8:42. I mean i get thats the point but after seeing him pull his hair out for FNAF stuff for so long and me binging all of that, its nice seeing him actually invested

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

FNAF must've exhausted him after all that time and effort

[@yaroslavsky]

Something else I want to point out from my own personal experience. I find that I can tell when food is done cooking entirely by sound, particularly when frying something. Also, there is telling when a pitcher has finished filling in the sink before it overflows, which I feel is probably more common skill. I just find it fascinating that with enough practice, our sense of hearing can be so useful.

[@danielled8665]

Makes me wonder how much information about the world a dog with their more advanced hearing can get out of the world from just listening.

[@Qwerty-uiop]

@@danielled8665 yes

[@fireaza]

Sound is VERY much a thing when cooking! When you're frying, the amount of liquid will change over time. In a pan fry, there will be less oil remaining towards the end, while in a deep fry, the thing you're frying will have less water in it when it's almost done and so will be making less noise.

[@existentiall_]

i developed the same thing recently after now spending more time cooking in the kitchen!! super useful for when i'm away from the stove for a bit to wash my utensils or when i'm preparing other ingredients

[@ralphb7401]

@@fireazait’s all in the bubbles indeed, or to say it better, the transition to a gas. Like you said, the longer you deep fry, the less water evaporates and so less bubbles will be forming. While cooking or baking in a pan, gases will form less and less over time, in addition while baking in a pad less oil will there be indeed as well. Hence the sounds will change yet again, granted that you don’t change the temperature of the cooking plate/fire to much😉

[@LarvaTubaShow]

I mean honestly, I can just hear the steam on the “hot” pour. It’s a very familiar and calming sound because I love steam.

[@Death-999]

That's exactly what I thought, it's just the steam I can hear. I'm only 4 mins in so I don't know if he told us the temperature of the hot water, but if it's boiling then yeah obviously you'll know the difference by sound. But if the hot water is 50 degrees celsius you probably wouldn't be able to hear the difference.

[@doodooradio]

Its sizzling

[@thecodegeek9983]

Exactly. I didn't hear any distinguishable pitch or texture diff. It's the steam in the pour that gives it away.

[@RedIsntHome]

Exactly,the games on it are nice!

[@daychild_]

same

[@wiktorszymczak4760]

To be honest sound of flowing water while on a walk when youre not expecting it evokes that one specific kind of excitement mixed with feeling of purpose

[@tiffanymaccagli5309]

My guess would be because of primal instincts. You see food and you get excited especially when hungry. In the wild, you get excited when you finally get a deer or something. (Due to primal instincts) So finding water when you're thirsty from hiking might trigger these primal instincts?!? Just a guess

[@aleishagreene8465]

Personally for me it is because I love swimming or jumping from rock to rock

[@18aplateindoors]

@@tiffanymaccagli5309 Thisnis exactly what my brain went to.. basically reconnecting you to your actual roots not what we think are our roots

[@stupidsensei1801]

13:03 "IT'S WATER-" Tom 2022 Most iconic quote, frfr 🤩

[@xsource2969]

I love that more people from team theorist are being put in the limelight, and given some screentime for their hard work

[@mr.vindle5005]

I’m sensing thegeenee

[@localgirll]

homie your not the only one left in this deep abyss

[@jakefingerrr]

Yeah stealing an entire Steve Mould video and praying no one notices is real "hard work"

[@tonyperez5256]

I'd agree with you but there's something about Steph that has turned me off to most of MatPats videos. She's got serial killer vibes... I'm calling it now, she goes psycho and ends up putting Matpat through a nasty divorce and takes his fortune and channel's away

[@Meshellschmite]

​@@mr.vindle5005ra

[@King_Randomgrandpa]

What I noticed, for me at least, is that hot water has a sound of a bunch of small bubbles popping, like sprit does when it's in a cup, and also sounds like steam or when your boiling water and hear that sizzling sound.

[@kelm102]

I said the hot water sounded fizzy, even though it shouldn't be if it's just pure water.

[@Stardustpawzz]

Idk if it exactly fits into food theory but I’d love to see Matt talk about the study done where plants show signs of stress if you connect them to a lie detector and threaten them

[@aquasiox]

it sounds ridiculous, and from looking it up, most scientists think so too. there's no evolutionary advantage, and im pretty sure plants dont know english lmao

[@donnabierschwale1067]

RIFFLES ARE CRUNCHY

[@JustEvelynAndArt]

This oddly reminds me of Crowley threatening his plants in Good Omens.

[@moonlitxangel5771]

Plants are actually way more alive than people give them credit for. There's studies showing that trees can tell the difference between whether another tree if their offspring or not and they can share energy through their roots. Which is also why plants that are in a pot seem to be much more difficult to care for compared to plants that are outside (which seem like they can withstand just about anything). On top of that growing in the direction of sunlight or around objects that are in their way.

[@sethreign8103]

Plant Theory?

[@Mizu_mila]

8:59 To be honest, I also heard texture! I'm not sure how to describe and/or word it, but the cold pour seems more like a crunchy and hard sounding (I'm Indonesian so I don't know how to word it) while the hot pour sounds like a smooth and steamy/burning sound.

[@roelandnaturewastaken]

The thing I love most about these channels is growing up with them. I remember when I first started watching and Mat got into the science talk I would nod along and think; "He's smart he must know what he's saying." Now I actually understand what he's saying more and more. It's really funny to watch old videos that I didn't understand at all and just think; "Oh right, that's simple enough I learned that 3 years ago lol!"

[@johnminnick5434]

I also have a theory about water specifically close to the boiling point. It lets off a lot of steam. Not only does steam interact differently with sound, but it also introduces movement of the air as a variable. This doesn't account for the whole experiment, but in the beginning of the video, I guessed the difference correctly, and I could hear the steam. I could actively hear the sound of liquid water turning into steam and rising. It seemed to muffle the sound just the tiniest bit. The cold water sound was noticeably sharper. I think Steph was the closest to describing the mechanism when she described hearing a change in texture, which tracks because she also got the best scores.

[@salvatronprime9882]

Yep I came here to say this. The steam makes a sound. The hot water is noticeable louder to me.

[@Desyncronized]

Right there with you, the steam is what clued me in at the beginning as well. It would be interesting to see on the upper spectrum of temperature if you could tell 3 different really hot temperatures based on the sound of the steam output, and see if that’s any easier than comparing 3 really cold temperature waters.

[@StarStarPlayz]

Also the ice in the cold water is an obvious give away

[@EamonWill]

@@StarStarPlayz They removed the ice before the test pour. Anyway, yep. I could hear the bubbles from the hot water. New it immediately.

[@catcatcatatcatatctatatcatat]

yess you can hear a sort of sizzling

[@ctomsky]

I've always found that it's much easier to tell the difference in temperature of running water, like from a faucet. I've also heard that blind people are even BETTER at this, so I'd love to see how they'd do at this!

[@HunterXWorld95]

I’m totally blind, and I’m only about as good as Tom or Rider. I’m nowhere near as good as Steph.

[@Egerit100]

@@HunterXWorld95 how do you watch KZbin videos if you're totally blind? Is it just kind of like a podcast?

[@hailey.hah01]

As a blind person. Can confirm I am good at telling temp from sound 😆

[@DrDipsh1t]

@@Egerit100 as a sighted person, I listen to a lot of youtube videos as podcasts. The only real time I ever needed to see the theory videos are: when it something specifically involving visuals, or the older game theory videos that involved a lot of pixel measurements so though unnecessary it helped enhance my understanding of what Austin was talking about.

[@AtomicTheCherry]

@@Egerit100 he can't read

[@ChatookaMusic]

I feel like the hard part about trying to order the various temperatures would be remembering the subtleties of each one as you get further in. Like I could see being able to hear the difference in each one but there's no way I'm gonna remember the difference between the first one and the last one

[@MrAkatsuki42]

when they started saying "can I hear 1 again, can I hear 2 again" i immediately had the trauma response of when I'm taking eye exams except that telling the difference between the sounds was a little bit easier than the differences in the lenses.

[@ChrysanthosC.]

When the pictures are so similar but they’re pressuring you to make a decision already 😭

[@VoidedLynx]

I always just answer "about the same" if they're super close. They'll usually just go to different lenses after.

[@a_guy8944]

"Which image is more clear, 1 or 2?"

[@justarandomchannel8150]

​@@ChrysanthosC. ok but literally tho 😭😭🤣🤣

[@havoc4381]

I actually think the lenses are clearly discernible. But maybe we take different tests or something? If that’s even possible. I don’t know a thing about all that stuff to know if tests can be different

[@mrkisukes]

The difference I hear is that the hot water sounded more fizzy, which would make sense if it's at the temperature where it's taking on the properties of steam.

[@flamegobrrrr6010]

Yeah I described it as crunchy lol

[@theotherguy4456]

yeah I get them same thing the hot water reminds me almost of a soda being poured

[@ForceGamerrr]

That's exactly what I heard too

[@grandmasta0079]

same, it was like a popping sound for me.

[@SunshineDaizies]

@@flamegobrrrr6010 this water is ✨crunchy ✨

[@Mr_Forbidden]

WOW that transition at 3:13 is really cool. Props to the editors!

[@AdorableAwesomePizza]

I didn’t notice that until now! It is an amazing transition!

[@drippingmalasada4075]

Mat out here trying to explain why i can hear the difference between hot and cold water sounds when im just here like “it would be harder IF I COULDNT HEAR THE STEAM COMING OFF OF THE WATER”

[@jaketaller8567]

I’m surprised Matpat did a topic like this without using a JPG of Dolores Madrigal, who’s super hearing can allow her to tell the difference between hot and cold water from a mile away.

[@wheleck]

😂

[@ajjamsen694]

Steph showing off how competitive (and frickin smart af )she is after getting told she got 3 right and with this ridiculously odd skill, she told everyone why the 2 guys would be wrong even before they got their results and without hearing them do the task 🤣🤣🤣 I love it

[@RasmusVJS]

Except she got it wrong. She said Ryder would get all right, then he got 1 right.

[@createplanwithelle]

Didn’t she share that she has this condition that is sensitive to loud sounds?

[@Narra0002]

@@createplanwithelle yeah she’s sensitive to chewing and loud mouth noises

[@kels--]

Wtf is your pfp?

[@notarobot1231]

Women and girls have actually been shown to be more sensitive to pitch for longer! Just a fun fact. I wonder if that affected the results…

[@mcginn6928]

matpat i have an interesting food theory idea: What are the odds someone has gone into an independent restaurant and ordered the EXACT same combination of items that you did? the story by which it came about: on holiday this summer my family of 4 stopped at a small cafe/restaurant at around lunch time. we each ordered one food item and one drink, and that got me thinking; what are the chances that some other group has gone into that restaurant and ordered the EXACT same combination of items? i believe there were around 20 food options and 20 drink options, and with 4 people there’s a pretty simple initial calculation, however this ignores the chance that someone (or everyone) might order a second drink, or would also get a side salad, or even the popularity of certain items (it was early afternoon in Greece which may affect choices) etc etc. Would love to see some MatPat overthinking to calculate the odds.

[@ked49]

If both are tourists highly likely. Or two regulars. Slightly less likely would be one of each.

[@thecomposerchanginggames5250]

That's just statistics. You could either go and calculate it blind, or you could take the historical data of the popularity of menu items. Either way, it actually wouldn't be that complicated, presuming you have access to that historical data.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@thecomposerchanginggames5250 wouldn't you just do the factorial?

[@pandepokemon123]

Αρε Ελλάδα

[@nikhaf03]

Plz Matpat I would be very excited for that one

[@thepimpof6paths951]

1:58 I really enjoy the sea of theives reference. No idea why that was used but it made me happy.

[@RedKing12000]

The fact that each participant had a unique description for the auditory differences of the water is fascinating to me. To me, the hotter water had a slight fizz to it, reminiscent of carbonation. Based on the facts gone over in the video, I assume what i’m picking up on is the displaced air bubbling through more erratically due to the lower viscosity. God, I love learning.

[@HunterXWorld95]

My thoughts exactly. Somewhere between a fizz and a sizzle.

[@rogervanaman6739]

That's what I was hearing, too.

[@lilkangarooo]

At (14:00) I really wish you separated the water noises and made them longer so I could play along.

[@BreadApologist]

I tried to ask this to the water itself. I got some water into a cup and proceeded to interrogate it. However it refused to divulge its secrets. I tried to intimidate it by getting another cup of water and drinking it... but cup 1s water didn’t even flinch. Obviously it wasn’t going to talk so I had to drink it as well.

[@Aaron_HD]

You should have brought out the sponge.

[@sudokun3289]

I'm not a water biologist but does water have its own interrogation method like waterboarding? Sandboarding perhaps?

[@hellbedsurmom]

you think it would know that it’s gonna go back to the ocean that way

[@just-a-fnf-fan]

I love how much chemistry this channel has. As someone who’s intrested in it, I’ve fallen in love with this channel.

[@zacknightthefifthking]

7:17 Matpat is slowly learning "Dad Loudness." Next he'll sneeze and cause an Earth quake

[@millianarakuzen]

it's a requirement to join the international association of dads

[@learyt9665]

He already have a grill he just missing some keypart of becoming a real dad

[@Failedlegend]

8:00 I'm surprised no one mentioned the slight "hiss" during the 2nd pour (the hot one) the pour sound earlier had a similar hiss as well

[@ntm4]

That's what I heard as well. Like the hot water had some fizz to it.

[@33pandagamer]

I heard it too

[@AustinD_YT]

You know I wonder, since we had been told previously Stephanie has Mesophonia (apologies if I spelled that wrong), I wonder if the fact her ears are sensitive to eating noises has a corelation to her being more i guess "sensitive" to the different sounds of water, since she was able to guess most of them on the second trial and technically a third of them on the final trial.

[@Kairi-ou]

Huh. I was theorising that she probably had more experience in water pouring as she makes and drinks a lot of tea, but now that you mention it, this might also be the case…

[@FairbrookWingates]

I'm both a tea drinker and someone who finds the sound of cold water pouring into a glass to be like nails on a chalkboard. The sound of hot water for tea doesn't bother me. I'd also describe the difference as something to do with the texture of the water's sound. I found the sound graph interesting due to that distinct second line on the cold image as to my ears cold water sounds broader while hot sounds flatter.

[@KrazyKirby15]

And here I was thinking women just have more sensitive hearing in general

[@thelocalespada5956]

I heard popping when Matpat poured the hot water at 8:19. It sounded like lava popping sound in Minecraft except that it was more of a water sound.

[@abnormalghostqueen9980]

May Pat is the only person that you would find talking to water and think “yeah that’s normal”

[@yeah_definitely]

Dunno why but i thought you were talking about Patterz. I need to get some sleep.

[@PieceOfGarbageYT]

Anything is normal if enough people do it

[@Spr1ngt4st1c]

@@PieceOfGarbageYT true

[@Fimy-potato]

Gasp may pat hehe

[@Alexlol15]

Lol true

[@spamntaters]

I've never thought about the difference between pouring water before, but with running water like a faucet or a shower: I hear almost a shrill whistle kick in once the water gets hot.

[@rhondamarshall1415]

I had noticed a similar phenomenon as well! I'd wondered if it had to do with pipes expanding/contracting due to temperature (until I remembered the pipes in my house are pvc, not metal). This explains it! How cool!

[@dotthepixieking]

Fun fact: I was doing competative swimming for majority of my life and one thing that me and all my mates from the team were always compearing water in difrent pools. Some water was more dence some was more loose. Feeling the watter was a big part of the experiance and depending on how we felt the water at a sertain pool it affected how we preformed

[@sparklefulpaladin]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this! Also a former competitive swimmer =)

[@LoveLuhst]

Majority of your life as in 7 years cause ya can't spell?

[@amuah2336]

Oh wow, i never thought about that. Once when i used to swim the pool was way warmer that it usually was and i felt really slow that day. Maybe its because the cold didn't wake me up as it usually does or maybe its because of that

[@harrys919]

@@LoveLuhst 🤓

[@kibaelunal8827]

Thicker water tends to be more easy to swim through. I know Mythbusters did an experiment that showed swimming in syrup could actually improve times compared to water.

[@ArcKnightElite]

How about this: just by looking at an object or any texture, you can imagine how it feels like on your tongue (imagining you licking it without licking it, maybe ever)

[@blueggaround8113]

As part of a British family, we can here clearly the difference between hot and cold water being poured; and we DEFINITELY hear when someone pours cold water when making tea!

[@rockyreyes9320]

Hear not here. I know british people spell words differently but here and hear are just two completely different words.

[@mattaboveallhews1502]

S A M E

[@meepbeep7928]

@@rockyreyes9320 it was probably a mistake as they wrote hear later in the comment also.

[@shebahammy]

@@rockyreyes9320 you’re acting like british people dont know their own language, i’m american and even i know that what you said was total bs

[@UNKNOWN_ART111]

TIME FOR A TEA PARTY 🫖

[@kevinodonnell4094]

My three year old daughter loves watching Food Theory videos with me. Not only does she always dance to the theme song (which was sorely missed in this episode), but she'll say "hello internet, welcome to Food Theory!" along with MatPat.

[@alexverdana2435]

that's so cute!!!

[@justarandomchannel8150]

That's the cutest 🥺🥺

[@gigahertzmedia734]

Can we just point out that matpat somehow went through this entire topic, but never mentions how you can just hear the bubbling and sizzling of the hot water.....

[@IAARPOTI]

That's called texture and viscocity

[@gigahertzmedia734]

@@IAARPOTI oh yea

[@dawndoesart]

EXACTLY. Although its less like a sizzle snd more like you can hear rhe water make the cup stress. Kind of sounds like ice cracking but less distinct.

[@IAARPOTI]

@@dawndoesart true true

[@morrigankasa570]

@@dawndoesart Exactly, I was looking for someone else who made that comparison note!

[@person-d20]

when he said that he confused his cat with a theif, i felt so understood

[@aSpectrumofDorky]

When I was in marching band, we were very attuned to the fact that temperature affected the tune of our instruments. It’s why we did longer and frequent warm ups during our late season competitions. It gets really tricky when many percussion instruments go several cents sharp while many wind instruments go several cents flat.

[@Timmy2pac]

Literally for years I've always said that I determine the temperature of my showers, drinking water, hand- washing, etc. based on the sound of the water 😭. This was so much fun.

[@_gl1ch_reveiwsnerf213]

Easy, you can hear the greater amount of bubbles popping from the hot water. Edit/side note: 2:05 IS THAT MARKIPLIER??

[@Overlyamplified]

Ikr! Looks alike!

[@edwinrommelaars2711]

0:55 That got me for some reason!

[@Kirkaig]

I agree with Steph on the sound, it's the texture, the bubbles that I hear to tell the difference

[@karamelalb2328]

I must say the visuals for this episode were amazing! Big props to the editors!

[@charchar2758]

i thought i could tell the second sound was hot water bc it sounded like it was boiling or something, but this is way more interesting

[@Aymzz]

Here is the full vid : how i met MatPat *kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnLdZKKHmZmcobM*

[@meggubravo8373]

Ikr

[@deleted-something]

Same

[@warriorcatkitty]

Ikr xD Like you can hear the steam coming off the second one. And the first one sounded almost... idk how to describe it... clanky? like ice?

[@orudcinavo4556]

If every theory channel had a role as a sibling gametheory would be the older brother who malds everytime you beat him in a game, film theory would be the middle child that would look at tiktok trends for hours and food theory would be a young brother that would always get A's in school

[@jessiegamer355]

i Remember hearing a test similiar to this, but i believe it was with hot cocoa, so you could actually hear the "fluffy-ness" of the marshmellows

[@melissalonla]

As a kid, i remember noticing that hot water was more "liquidy" (fluid, I guess?) than cold water, so I guess you can notice changes in viscosity

[@димип]

i can only describe the noise from hot water as "softer" than the one from cold water. when you did the experiment I related to Stephanie's answer/explaining the most

[@velvethunder]

Yep

[@R0boat]

Okay so, as i was watching this i followed along with the experiment and found that as with the different descriptions there are seperate limits and strengths to those descriptions/experiences. I happen to be like Steph in which i can hear the texture of the water [being as i have synesthesia] because of this i too made it to the final round, however my skill happens to be finding middle grounds rather than extremes, i got the middle most temperature right rather than which was the coldest; Personally this leads me to think that people who can differentiate texture by sound rather than pitch are actually better suited for this unique task, though that is just my theory and all are free to pick it up or add on

[@omgtatercat]

That's interesting, I never really thought about it before. In the intro, I could immediately tell the second was hot because to me, it almost sounded like a lot of popping bubbles, like how soda bubbles pop

[@amberstarfish8119]

This makes perfect sense to me. Whenever I'm washing dishes or drawing a tub, I turn the water on and start getting things ready while I listen, and I can hear when the water goes hot.

[@CrazyThomasFan]

Okay, MatPat really puts so much detail into this stuff. I can't believe he found that water has communication.

[@Nijonibi]

4:20 line you highlighted for both hot and cold is likely just the sound the cup is making. and you didnt even mention that fuzzy sound on the bottom of the hot glass, i think thats what really a difference too

[@katiehanson2290]

I’d be curious though what would happen if you just poured a hot or cold water and have them guess if it’s hot or cold. If they have no other pours to compare it to, will they be able to tell.

[@moonlitxangel5771]

I could tell immediately at the beginning of the video before hearing the second that the first was cold.

[@bloop4820]

@@moonlitxangel5771i thought the first was hot water 💀

[@Spherey]

0:48 for me, i was able to differentiate the cold water and the hot water by listening to the bubbles on the second audio clip, which gave me a clue as to the temperature of hot water

[@galactickittykat1681]

I kind of want mat pat to talk about which food is actually really good for helping you study / focus.

[@gamefan6142]

Simultaneously teaching me something about my hearing and reminding me to hydrate. This video is multifunctional.

[@SteelHexagon]

Listening to the shower when the waters warming from cold is a great way to notice the audio change.

[@OtakuJuanma2]

I'm completely baffled by this. I can't tell any difference. No matter how many times I listen to the two back to back.

[@DaphnaCzako]

Me too 🥲it feels like everyone is on some sort of big inside joke or something. I wonder why certain people can't hear anything at all.

[@Les_Burris]

Same, all sound the same to me.

[@PhantomGato-v-]

To you guys, maybe it doesn’t register over video audio? Test it out yourselves

[@dogo9199]

@@PhantomGato-v- or maybe its just water and the difference isnt that big

[@StrayFei]

i thought the second one was the cold water 💀

[@chase3319]

This took almost no time to get to the point. I can already tell its gonna be a great video. Keep up the good work!

[@Mii4210]

I’m convinced that I’ve known about this for as long as I can remember. Whenever I’ve been at home or someone’s house and using their sink, I could always hear the sound change, and that’s when I knew the water was hot enough to wash my hands. For me, I can hear pitch pretty clearly. However, in this video, I could hear the “texture” that Steph talked about. To me, the cold water sounded lightweight. The hot water had a heavy, full sound to it

[@Ethinthefoolish]

1:02 mans parents straight up turned into a water faucet

[@Fancy_ManRoblox]

How is this underrated

[@Olav_Hansen]

Even while listening these audio fragments, I am absolutely positive about the 'cold' one every time, even if I am not told which one is the cold one. It's just something you innately hear. Warmer gets more sloshed together, but cold is just that bit more harsh/sharp sounding.

[@Dum.-.]

Idea for your fourth channel: Life Theory. You can do random things like this water theory or government stockpile of cheese but not needed to be linked to a food, film, or game. Just an idea. Thanks for the great content:)

[@craftmastr]

Okay, so I had this video on in the background while I was building a LEGO MOC, and all the water pouring was totally satisfying ASMR, no joke!

[@gengarts3447]

Yo Matpat is actually an amazing teacher and this is why I love The Theorists. It's crazy that I used to watch and learn so much and now watching episodes I know all of this stuff and its still so enjoyable what a great channel

[@maplesyrup3789]

Being blind I rely on my hearing a lot and it still amazes me sometimes what my ears pick up and my brain instantly recognises as one thing or another

[@vivimannequin]

I f y o u a r e b l I n d t h e n h o w a r e y o u t y p I n g ?

[@Peyton-plays-videogames]

@@vivimannequin voice to text

[@EgoodyPlays]

This vid kept me so well hydrated

[@UnderscoreAd]

2:54 (shows halo gameplay) “Not an accurate representation of early survival” 😂

[@GamerDashYT]

Halo combat evolved

[@malorika]

The thing about the cold water being a lower pitch was interesting because I figured out the difference from the cold water sounding like a higher pitch

[@Aymzz]

Here is the full vid : how i met MatPat *kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnLdZKKHmZmcobM* lol

[@aestheticzebra4467]

the same thing happened to me i was really surprised to hear that it was supposed to be higher

[@arillusine]

Love this! I think it would have been pretty cool too if MatPat had set up a recording for the five different pours so we could test ourselves alongside the team, but I’m happy to try this one at home myself.

[@abroadhorizon2566]

I can still hear it through pitch, but it's the pitch at the end of the pour. The best way to describe it is that they for the most part sound the same when you start, but the way the pitch rises when the cup fills more is where you can really hear the difference.

[@H1GHSC0RE420]

He does so much for his channel I respect it

[@echokowalke2479]

This episode was straight from a part of high school I actually remember and something on the internet I saw months ago about this same topic. HOWEVER, I still love how the theory crew makes science easy and simple to understand. I find the channels really enjoyable, and even though this episode wasn’t my cup of tea as I personally learned nothing new, I hope y’all keep up the good work!

[@dakotaweise6241]

Y’all did Tom dirty with that picture of him at 15:00 in 😭😭 Ryder looks like a normal guy and Stephanie looks dead inside

[@abiconilatina4358]

I guessed the initial difference right. What Steph mentioned, the texture, warm water does sound fuller in texture and might be perceived as lower in tune. The more harmonics produced, the fuller the sound. Loved the experiment overall!

[@hesperonis]

The hearing test between hot and cold water was done in an episode of "have fun". They also tested if you can identify different dogs by smelling their paws so not exactly super reputable.

[@Connor-jy6kx]

Hearing MatPat talk about pitch and microtonal descriptions makes my desire of a Music Theory channel so much greater.

[@krystalingram]

The Air Up smell-flavor thing reminds me of Cocofloss. It’s scented, high quality dental floss that actually scrubs the plaque off instead of just sliding over it. WELL worth the price imo. It has scents everywhere from chocolate to watermelon to fresh coconuts. It’s wonderful! It does contain coconut oil (allergen wise) though.

[@Mii4210]

Never heard of that, but I’m going to look it up!

[@JasmineAndCaty]

Idk if I am getting this wrong but with the warm water audio I think I hear it also being more steamy? I don't know

[@procity9284]

Just gotta say, the editing and the special effects in this video are phenomenal

[@Dr.Bright17]

I’m not surprised Steph got so many right, she’s probably going about as crazy as Matthew is and somehow could just tell for most of them 😂

[@daylight1992]

Steph has said she has misophonia, I'm not surprised that with her hearing what it is that she could pick up the differences

[@Dr.Bright17]

@@daylight1992 she has who in the what now?

[@moonlitxangel5771]

@@Dr.Bright17 Misophonia. It's essentially people who have a strong reaction to sounds. Steph for example is bothered by mouth sounds and chewing.

[@Dr.Bright17]

@@moonlitxangel5771 oh yeah I forgot about that

[@liadhen1614]

The point that you make at 6:25 can be seen if you use vegetables oil to make sure that you egg or whatever you frying won't stick to the pan I can see that when you start it's harder to move the oil around but if you wait till it's heated up more it's much more easier to spread the oil around

[@Theinotsquad]

0:15 1 is cold 2 is cold you can tell by the sizzle sound hot sizzles and bubbles

[@abandonedhhhv]

2 is cold?!?! Also *e d i t e d*

[@dancurtis8280]

Thanks a bunch, MatPat. You've just created an entire episode devoted to one of my misophonia triggers.

[@whosfredol5194]

Its to die for :D

[@just-a-me1168]

What's misophonia

[@peaceprinceshaxi5978]

@@just-a-me1168 same

[@lemondrawss]

@@just-a-me1168 People with misophonia are affected emotionally by common sounds - usually those made by others, and usually ones that other people don't pay attention to. The examples above (breathing, yawning, or chewing) create a fight-or-flight response that triggers anger and a desire to escape. (Taken from the first result in google)

[@animefans2420]

😂

[@tomahawk1495]

4:35 its strange that the conclusion is colder water produces a lower note when for me personally I hear a higher pitch for cold water to differentiate between the temperatures, and it works every time for me. Try pouring hot water vs cold water from a kettle into identical cups because for me its always warmer + lower note.

[@ellingtonlilly]

I can almost always get to the kettle or pot before or right as it’s boiling because I can hear it heating and right before it starts boiling it sounds a lot smoother or quieter. I think I’ve made so much tea in my life that I can hear ‘near boiling water’ now

[@gooberbutters2652]

I've been thinking a lot about this theory and how to apply sound to cooking. However, I was drecribing this theory to my father and he was just like "maybe it's not just we can tell hot and cold water apart, maybe this is just a sign we can tell soft molecular bonds and hard molecular bonds apart" and I think that's pretty good food for thought. He compared it to like hearing a ripe watermelon when you hit it vs a hard one.

[@hishykot]

This episode’s editing is FIRE!! Fantastic work to whoever did the editing!

[@87goats.]

For real!

[@lemur_official]

Not only viscosity, but density is another factor that comes into play with the sound of water pouring

[@missilluminati3389]

7:18 nothig weird, just Matpat holding his wife and his friends hostage to make them participate in his increasingly insane experiments

[@Kwisbyfwy223]

As usual

[@itsmenotjames]

You can hear the crackling of the hot water as it changes the temperature of the container it is poured into.

[@vi3dflow3f87]

Pretty sure if I remember correctly Steph has misophonia (correct me if I'm wrong) perhaps that's the reason why she got the most correct since her mind wouldn't filter out as much

[@joanchiu2822]

Where did get that steph has misophonia?

[@vi3dflow3f87]

@@joanchiu2822 I'm pretty sure was mentioned on film theory in a episode about the Grinch having misophonia.

[@joanchiu2822]

@@vi3dflow3f87 can u link the video?

[@vi3dflow3f87]

@@joanchiu2822 apologies but I don't know how to do that