Food Theory: I Salted Popcorn With TEARS... And This Is How It Tasted!

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Have you ever been crying in a movie and wondered if your salty tears could season your popcorn? No, that's just me? Well, fine! I'll answer the question I KNOW you've all been thinking. Can you salt your food with tears and how would that even TASTE? I'm just the Theorist to answer that question! Get ready to cry...
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Writers: Matthew Patrick, Justin Kuiper, and Luke Barats
Editors: Koen Verhagen and Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman
#Popcorn #Salt #Seasoning #Tears #Food #FoodTheory #MatPat #GameTheory #FilmTheory

[@BrainDeadHorror]

Matpat holding Stephanie, his sobbing wife, while staring at the camera and saying "It's gonna be some tasty popcorn" is juxtaposition perfection

[@aidenisacutiepatootie]

i like your funny words magic man

[@DavensDen]

@@aidenisacutiepatootie why did I read this like jfk

[@aidenisacutiepatootie]

@@DavensDen because that’s what i’m referencing ig

[@radium6962]

Reminds me of a possible The Office scene.

[@rebeldeurbano1166]

I would pay $64

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Finally, a good use to people's tears instead of simply letting your pillow absorb it

[@Aurrallatsu]

A breakthrough, I'll have to remember this video during my sleepless nights.

[@guyman4155]

I see you everywhere

[@TheNightsWolfYT]

I HAVE FOUND YOU YET AGAIN MUSTACHE MAN

[@petergriffin1914]

4TH

[@xdhaha1548]

Mustache man, you are caring. But indirectly sadistic

[@AverageAnnusEnthusiast]

Teaching Ollie the periodic table this young is the most game theory thing possible

[@spencerannus]

Memento Mori 😔

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

I think you mean food theory 😆

[@xenon_sword]

Should of getting a gaming periodic table. With game examples of each element

[@Crisjola]

To be fair, that's what my mum and dad did, but they were nerds when they had me in the 90s (literature and engineering respectively). Also, memento mori, friend.

[@MercuryA2000]

Honestly. When they said that I wasn't surprised in the slightest.

[@Neptuniii]

I am very concerned by the fact that Mat and Steph didn’t think at any point in the video about laughing to tears but were just like “welp more pain ahead!”

[@menoobslayer]

Most people don't cry when they laugh, no matter how hard.

[@Fennily]

​@@menoobslayer😂 I do

[@AstridNyx]

Also sometimes it hard to find something funny enough that it makes you cry

[@Blueborne-music]

It would’ve worked for me. I regularly laugh to the point of tears. Might just be a me thing 💀

[@Man-ej6uv]

i cry so much when i laugh, they should've called me

[@BoSaGuy]

It feels like this channel is just matpat’s weekly therapy session.

[@ppphhhoooeee]

yea xD

[@samuraiboi2735]

My daily therapy session with matpatas my psychiatrist.

[@detailedanimation]

LMFAO literally

[@GreyChimera]

you pretty much summed it up

[@TheMunchkin]

Food therapy 🙃

[@hurricanechild217]

There's no true love like collecting your partner's tears while they're crying.

[@blurmation6441]

Exactly

[@ACEMesaGaming]

“That’s gonna be some tasty popcorn.”

[@WilliamJones-em3vc]

beutiful

[@Roy-ze8eo]

One must reap when the crop is ripe

[@pale_blue_ruby]

Harry and snape😂

[@Zula_The_Squid]

I love how Mat just casually developed an addiction to human salt.

[@Estarfigam]

Probably just some of Steph's pheromones...

[@avamc4089]

@@Estarfigam BYEEEE LMFAOOOO

[@Vortex13777]

@@Estarfigam lmmmmaooooooooooo

[@spoonyluv19]

Low key I think he would sign up for one of those oroboros steak sets so he could find out what human meat tasted like.

[@BJCMXY]

Technically the human brain is wired to be addicted to salt, regardless of the source...and that's actually the same neurological circuit some addictive drugs utilize to trigger addiction, & the biggest problem with those drugs is they bind to the reward centers more strongly than salts do, so it actually will disrupt your ability to consume salt, since the drugs effectively have replaced salt as the thing that is to be "rewarded" for consuming.. As for residual pheromones... that's not possible since the heat used to evaporate the water, would have broken down those compounds, & in effect, rendered them entirely inert.

[@sleeparalysisdemon1164]

As someone who cries emotional stress tears at least 3 times a day that lasts for at least an hour, I see this as an absolute win

[@Justachamp772]

Jesus

[@lauraraynelove]

Same

[@axehead45]

Honey I think you need to go to therapy

[@sleeparalysisdemon1164]

@@axehead45 I get free salt for it tho...

[@DommySalami38]

Matt definitely thought about doing this when he was crying in to his pillow at night and his theorist side went, “Wait, how good would my tears taste on Popcorn?”

[@evdawg9258]

Fax

[@Spydy3000]

Right after something big was added to fnaf lore and it changed the plot

[@xFrostBiteMC]

@@Spydy3000 🤣

[@abyssbloodgazer6801]

Lmao, how did you get 4 bots here?

[@cartes_002]

@@abyssbloodgazer6801 pug_master 1234 isn’t a bot

[@jemeljordan-butler4510]

They got their 3 year old a periodic table. The most “Mat & Steph” thing possible. LoL

[@woshyyyyyyyyy]

Yep, rip oliver or congratulations for him since he's going to be wayy ahead in his science and math class xD

[@ghty1293]

Congratulations you will be a primary subject for bullying

[@nevaeh9125]

I imagine MatPat will frantically wake up Oliver one night when he's older and yell random questions about the Periodic Table at him

[@ghty1293]

Oliver: *peacefully sleeping* Matpat: Oliver…. Oliver! Oliver: wha- Matpat: oh good your up now WHATS THE SEVENTH ELEMENT EVER ADDED TO THE PERIODIC TABLE

[@StyleSnivy]

@@ghty1293 well Nitrogen is the seventh element, but not the seventh discovered. Idk what the answer to that is

[@Dacring]

The fact that Steph's tears were immediately dispersing across her cheeks may have been caused by her foundation. If her foundation is hydrophilic, then the tears would not bead up compared to MatPat's skin which is naturally hydrophobic. It honestly would be really interesting to have Steph use foundation on one side of her face only and then test to see if her tears bead up on the side without foundation. You also probably had more salt present in your tears than you thought too. As mentioned, our tears have mucus present in them, and mucus contains salts (~1%) to prevent aggregation from occurring so that should be taken into account as well when calculating the total salt concentration in tears.

[@riduanaqil1452]

I hope they see this

[@detailedanimation]

@@riduanaqil1452 me too

[@littlemengaming1357]

I wasn’t in science class but okay

[@YurieSnowie]

smart man talk, not gonna complain, this is pretty cool

[@nahumgarcia1322]

Uhhh thanks I will not remember but good to know for this minute

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

Of all of the episodes to recommend after Matpat leaving, this is the one I get.

[@Corruption_realYT]

Same

[@Thecrims0nfuck3r]

Same

[@JaztyMania]

I guess you’re gonna have some tasty popcorn

[@languageresources2314]

MatPat and Steph collecting each other's tears delicately with a pipette is about the most romantic and hilariously sweet moment until I remembered they were about to boil them and add them to popcorn. Then I just went all the way to eeeeewwwwww. Still watched the whole thing cuz I'm a broken person, lol.

[@dave-69]

Lol! Same 😅

[@SadMatte]

Honestly it's not gross to boil it, you know that all liquids will fly away, and bacteria will burn to death pretty fast. You might also think about salt is very anti-bacterial on it's own, because it's super dry, and bacteria needs water, which we boiled away.... this is pretty safe scientifically, which makes me not think it's that gross.

[@mr.bushranger436]

420 likes 😳

[@treehugger0241]

@@SadMatte You're right from a scientific stand point, but there's always gonna be a bit of inherent "Do not want" when it comes to bodily fluids just on instinct.

[@sheriffbutterball7824]

relationship goals lmao

[@mbanerjee5889]

Imagine Ollie just walking in and finding his parents collecting each other's tears.

[@insertnameornoun6637]

S c i e n c e

[@Craftymom1o19]

@@insertnameornoun6637 I can see them exclaiming that to him as a reason; and never forgetting it.

[@Cchase]

“Is this a wired new fetish or something”

[@picklerickjames2424]

And eating, btw.

[@sarahmurphy1948]

D

[@mysterious_jams3651]

I started crying when Steph was sobbing at the movie and MatPat was holding her and comforting her while he collected his own tears. It was so cute I started crying!

[@Aryan-ck9lv]

it's gonna be some tasty popcorn!

[@hamburger_eatspie]

"It's gonna be some tasty popcorn" - Matpat

[@abisinia125]

Same

[@ihaveanamexd4466]

Adorable

[@badoomching]

SAAAMEEEE I CAN'T HANDLE THIS IM CRYING SM

[@mavs304]

Steph's realization that what they did was something that Rhett and Link would do is hilarious, I love her

[@TheGeth18]

I was so excited when Matt and Steph started talking about why onions make you cry, but I want to see a full food theory on how to stop yourself from crying while chopping onions.

[@plumtucker9514]

you need to stop the onion irritant for getting to your eyes, some methods I'v seen are wrapping plastic wrap over your eyes/wearing swimming goggles, placing a wet rag by the cutting board(was a wive's tale about the rag attracting the irritants first vs. your eyes) keeping the onion room temp before chopping. keeping the onion cold before chopping...

[@Simplisti.]

@@plumtucker9514 no, you inhale the stuff released from onions and it makes you cry. plug your nose with tissues or something

[@deadlymelody27]

Contact lenses stop it. I forgot this when i was wearing glasses instead and ended up a mess

[@nilan3294]

Professional chefs don't cry while chopping onions simply because their knives are so sharp they don't rupture many cell walls and thus the onions don't release as much compound chemicals (putting on swimming goggles would work too).

[@BeastNation-pr6pt]

glasses, goggles, or any type of eye covering works

[@dublinmydog8521]

The way Mat immediately licks Steph’s cheek without hesitation is cute and hilarious 😂

[@QuietChaos1996]

I agree. It was super duper cute to me.

[@katuni08]

Agreed. Easily the best part!

[@Lumberjack_king]

Lol well they are married

[@Cristian_D63]

Mat has licked more unsanitary parts of Steph's body to be honest

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@Cristian_D63 hey that stays in there bedroom and its there personal life so lets stay out of that

[@valor5138]

"I'll be depressed." "..But you'll have salty popcorn." how can you be depressed with salty popcorn? I like Mat's thinking here.

[@domidagamer8214]

Yes jest make the popcorn wet

[@iris0231]

Get depressed > cry > salt popcorn > no more depress > run out of popcorn >get depressed > cry > salt popcorn

[@RAM-op4jt]

@@domidagamer8214 did you even watch the video-

[@domidagamer8214]

@@RAM-op4jt no

[@RAM-op4jt]

@@domidagamer8214 you can boil the tears and then when the water evaporates you can scrape salt off the pan !

[@_.SpaghettiMuffins._]

I’m now curious to see Matpat make salt with bananas and toothpaste.

[@anartskii]

I- what? What does that even come from?

[@willlagergaming8089]

5:25

[@ericjessee]

Nobody asked, but if he did it would be highly poisonous: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_fluoride

[@grn1]

@@ericjessee On the way home from work a Sabaton song came on called Attack of the Dead Men. Knowing that Sabaton songs (normally) refer to historical events I got curious and looked it up. The song was about the German attack on a then Russian controlled fortress (this was WWI) where they used a Chlorine and Bromine gas mixture. Chloride molecules are the most common salts particularly Sodium and Potassium Chlorides (I typically use a 50/50 mixture to reduce my sodium intake while boosting my Potassium a bit) but when Chlorine molecules are isolated they become a terrible gas that destroys the lungs and eyes in mere minutes.

[@WinterPains]

​@@grn1Chlorine gas is so deadly because of just how reactive it is. Chlorine is one of the most reactive molecules (as far as I recall)

[@mariahmcdonald9167]

I have an idea for a possible future Food Theory: Earlier today I was eating Ruffles. I happened to glance at the back of the bag and I saw the exact words, "Because when you have ridges, the crunches are crunchier and the dipping strength multiplies," so I think it would be cool if you compared different types of chips types/brands' taste/crunchiness/dipping strength, etc.

[@avrilmadams1950]

actually please. I would love this.

[@tanmoy.mazumder]

get this comment up there

[@GeeklingNo1]

They could use a decibel reader to determine which one has the better snap

[@javiermoreno5898]

Please more people like this comment

[@jjslide1]

That would be a great theory

[@emilyrothman5869]

The fact that she asked him to lick her face and him doing that without even a second thought really is a testament to how great and weird their marriage is Also a food theory idea. Because emotional tears specifically have some stress hormones, could you become uncontrollably stressed from drinking too many tears?

[@renee7429]

DUDE TIMESTAMP PLEASE

[@ibra673]

@@renee7429 14:10

[@RewindOGTeeHee]

You'd probably have to drink a fuckton of tears for that to work.

[@arcticemberstone7607]

now thats not food theory anymore

[@yotuba9493]

@@arcticemberstone7607 why not?

[@DanDaMonkeyMan]

Sometimes i forget that Steph is a ~*Woman in STEM*~ and MatPat is just a theater nerd haha

[@jffrysith4365]

I'm pretty sure they both went to uni, that's where they met... why is being a Woman important? or did I miss something from the video that referenced this as a joke?

[@eliserss9179]

@@jffrysith4365 it's because women are really under-represented in STEM, so women in STEM are highly praised

[@demonica180]

@@jffrysith4365 He is referring to Steph is the one that can back the science. She is the one that point all the data points together and many assume it is Mostly MatPat doing all the data entry, deduction, script writing and recording.

[@jffrysith4365]

@@demonica180 but that's not true, they both went to uni and probably learnt how to do data entry... I think it's denouncing his abilities too much to says he's only a theater nerd when both of them are equally qualified. Though, I guess I'm not personally involved, so I don't really know. But I do know they met in uni, so they probably did similar courses.

[@jffrysith4365]

@@eliserss9179 That's not the problem though, because rarity doesn't define the value of the person. Even if there were less woman in stem than men in stem (which there aren't) the rarity would not cause Steph to be more important towards Food Theory than MatPat. So it is absurd. After having watched the video, I believe it is to do with the moment when MatPat was talking about chemistry, where he asked for Steph's help. I believe this implies that Steph is a Chemistry major whereas MatPat is a different major. This would be a reasonably analysis, and for a person who doesn't realise that they both went to uni, this comment would be reasonable. (without the frills because People in stem are important, gender has no play here.)

[@ihavetomakearandomhandle]

Steff: *crying* Mat: “this gonna be some tasty popcorn.”

[@bluelfsuma]

I love the immediate realization of just how gross this is, by realizing that this is something Rhett and Link would do.

[@shego1142]

To be fair it’s a good measure to go by (Still have trouble watching the cow bile cheesecake episode)

[@lokthuum]

oh now i need a theory/gmm crossover

[@bluelfsuma]

@@lokthuum If I remember correctly, they're gonna be part of the charity livestream. Actually, now that I say it, I'm not so sure...

[@bismofunyuns726]

I love your profile picture

[@tsune3878]

@@lokthuum I’m sure there’s already been one albeit it was a while ago

[@literallydiamondcat]

17:48 Mat: We can have a sad movie marathon! Steph: No, you don't understand I will be depressed Mat: But we'll have salty popcorn *Ah, yes, the antidepressant*

[@catborgir8763]

😢

[@jellypongo]

​@@catborgir8763 *tears :D*

[@DragonBorn271]

Yes

[@FuntimeFreddy-foxy-marionette]

You needed to watch gravity falls comics they are really sad😢😢

[@Psilomuscimol]

The best natural antidepressants(they do other things) I've tried are yerba mate and then kratom. Kratom is addictive though. Yerba mate has caffeine and other goodies, but also tastes bitter which you have to get used to.

[@sonofgaming1546]

Steph: We are not disgusting people! MatPat: I want to soak popcorn in sweat and eat it.

[@veronikahreskova2963]

correction, Matpat wants to boil sweat to get salt to salt his popcorn

[@ruolbu]

xD the way you wrote it, GOD they need to make a Death Note reference in that episode :D

[@jjslide1]

This is a top tier comment!

[@bijixdpxd1941]

Dude the theory that there doing is dumb like just the idea like this theory not really that interesting tbh

[@lianaverwood9810]

Technically Steph is telling the Truth. The word 'we' is key here - she's _reluctant_ at worst towards doing these things, out of commitment.

[@cynthia-x7x]

I am always wishing for Stephanie to talk more, and just be more part of it, rather than just staying in the sidelines because she’s always viewed as a side character and she really is icing on the cake when she does get featured in videos.

[@UnfazedPhoenix]

She isn't viewed as a "side character ". Have you even watched GT live? Besided even that, she's an integral part of everything surrounding the multiple channels . Maybe you perceive her that way, but that's not the reality of it.

[@Psilomuscimol]

It's more like she's a pie and he's the filling. They compliment each other so well.

[@rayradiant1828]

Normally when I see people cry, I begin to cry as well or get close to it. But seeing Steph and Matt force the tears with movies made me burst into laughter

[@pvic6959]

they should have tried to laugh real hard. tears of laughter are probably easier to come by LOL

[@BoSaGuy]

@@pvic6959 not really

[@pvic6959]

@@BoSaGuy we've seen mat get projectile tears during gtlive before lol. laughter would work for suree

[@thischannelisforcommenting4700]

Same lol

[@micahbirdlover8152]

noo😡 funny 🤭😀

[@mirekgraham1579]

steph: "we're not disgusting people" Mathew's brain "why don't we cook our armpit sweat"

[@thoughtsofadame1952]

I thought this was a joke

[@Hjovn]

pretty groce. good they not using urine, yet.

[@d00mzDai]

@@Hjovn urine is only biochemical in excess of requirement. That's why, while not pleasant, it is safe to drink for a couple cycles.

[@Tuncud_Raruci]

The fact that Ollie was his own periodic table makes me think he’s eventually gonna take over the channel

[@dragon9261]

"What did your parents leave you?" "Three nerd channels"

[@gabef.218]

It's like monarchy, but instead of ruling an entire nation, it's controlling 3 internet entertainment distribution platforms, and instead of a position of high respect and power, it's where you are bullied every other video

[@jackleinad1890]

Thats gonna be a sad day when ollie takes up his fathers mantle

[@Tuncud_Raruci]

@@gabef.218 I can picture every generation down the line has to make a new channel with and interesting theme and have to cut one of their current channels

[@nathan-_-129]

yes

[@parvitz]

"Here's your first periodic table, three year old!" Phrases that will go down in history

[@alexcampbell5375]

How to help MatPat cry: "Youre taste in jackets is only ok"

[@jkenzienye3732]

woah woah woah. we just want to make him cry, we don't want to break him

[@kkll1992]

Dude that is too far!!!!

[@MorganEdgy]

"Youre" ?

[@patsumii_843]

@@MorganEdgy Too add to the pain.

[@MrPezza]

Ay yo, Matpat! Michael Jackson from the Thriller music video called, he wants his jacket back!

[@thee_kiwi9916]

Matt simultaneously comforting Stephanie while at the same time trying to collect her tears

[@benedict0902]

how th were the first two replies bots?

[@camronphillips6669]

What even? What are the first 2 comments. WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS

[@Finalizor]

@@camronphillips6669 this is youtube sadly

[@fleuttre4510]

Trey love 😭🥰

[@lolxd-lk3ct]

like my grandfather used to say: "You can't call it love unless you can collect tears of the other while watching a movie." he was such a wise man

[@somethingdumb3928]

yep

[@GrumpyIan]

My grandfather was a wise man as well. I'll never forget his last words "Stop shaking the ladder you idiot."

[@jajathenewking6131]

What a wise man.

[@niallshor3n938]

MatPat licking Steph’s cheek with no hesitation has made my day

[@PeachyCheeks16]

I’d love it if Steph taught me chemistry. My high school class didn’t teach me very well, I always wanted to learn the subject, but the way my class was split up, I learned barely anything!! Her explaining what salt was, was INTERESTING to me!!!

[@AkumaDayo]

I basically had to teach myself chemistry, I was in an online schooling program so the only contact I had with my "teachers" was when they graded my work, and maybe a few back and forth emails here and there when I had issues Wasn't fun lol, my favorite part of science was the hands on experimenting, which you couldn't get with online classes Kinda sad actually.. That was the only class that kinda sucked online tho, but only because I couldn't do the experiments myself and the stuff was hard to understand by yourself haha Had Steph taught me, I would've had a lot more fun :D

[@PeachyCheeks16]

@@AkumaDayo That sounds tough!! Sorry you had to go through that :/ In my situation, we were supposed to have one science class every day, and then a second “lab” class every other day. For some reason, the teacher I had for my lab class was different than my actual chemistry teacher. Both of them taught in different ways, which were both unhelpful for me personally, but on top of that it always felt like they were teaching two different subjects despite both of them being chemistry. Neither of them were ever on the same page. It made it so much harder. Very different from yours but equally frustrating :( Glad we can agree Steph would make a great chemistry teacher!!!!

[@AkumaDayo]

@@PeachyCheeks16 luckily I'm pretty intelligent, so it wasn't as rough as it could've been But yeah, hated doing online chemistry cuz it was so much tougher than the the other online classes I was taking Had to take breaks between lessons cuz it was so draining,, My favorite online classes tho we're the music classes I took as electives, they were very fun and I learned a bit about composing music a bit! I've been wanting to get into composing music ever since but I think I'll need more lessons haha

[@SeraliaAerials]

4th channel: Steph teaches Science Theory

[@AkumaDayo]

@@SeraliaAerials ngl, I already follow a few science channels already, I'd be so down for an entire channel just for Science Steph

[@overlandparkantiochvaporma1917]

"bottled youtuber tears" sounds like a modern day potion ingredient

[@noah2698]

💀💀

[@seasonsarecool]

or something that people would pay a weird amount of money for

[@janlohndorf9665]

How to make the potion of attractiveness: 1/4 of a money tree leaf 5 grams of protein powder Whole bottle of KZbinr tears Five drops of vanilla extract (for the smell) Half a bottle of your father's cologne Teaspoon of juice from the Legendary Meme Citrus The Twitter account of a virgin

[@alexxander966]

I'm a sympathetic crier, seeing someone else cry will almost always make me cry. I didn't exactly remember that, now I've got tears in my eyes. Well this was fun

[@bloopbloop9687]

Do you have some popcorn too?

[@d00mzDai]

Put episode on replay and collect tears

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

Perhaps you are a natural empath.

[@marznotmars922]

9:42 I can’t be the only who laugh at the way it went from Matpat comforting Steph and collecting his tears to him saying this gonna be some tasty popcorn

[@chloes5597]

“this is something Rhett and Link would do” “Oh no” Steph is scared about how far she’s down the yt rabbit hole now

[@micahwright5901]

Rhett and Link are literally the tip of the KZbin iceberg, my dude. They’re entry level at their absolute most obscure.

[@mlggamer5296]

I just love how matpat is trying to convince her to do more. Can you run out of tears? There's an experiment right there

[@X-SPONGED]

Yes, you can Your body produces a certain amount of tears at a time, it's very hard to do Like when you're having the flu and all your sticky mucus slowly turn into liquid mucus. If you cry too much there won't be any tears left to spare

[@camillahearsch4807]

You can run out of spit

[@camillahearsch4807]

@@X-SPONGED thats why they tell you to stay hydrated when youre sweating alot, to help counterbalance the loss of fluids

[@idkbcidk8228]

That’s like asking can you run out of sweat or water and that’s called dying

[@Rio4001]

From personal experience, yea, and you’ll probably fall asleep in a soggy pillow as well. Tbh it wasn’t a very scientific experiment but y’know.

[@maxwellwhy3455]

They said “we aren’t disgusting people” then proceeded to eat their own tears lmao, my favorite food theories are the obscure ones like this. Can’t wait for part 2

[@someblaqguy]

Less theory and more like dares.

[@Hiya1212]

I love “eating” my tears I thought it was normal?

[@tourmelion9221]

@@Hiya1212 me too I drink em From my face While I'm crying Cause where else do you put them

[@breawen]

@@tourmelion9221 my first thought is "that's disgusting" but now that i think about it, I actually do lick my tears when it's close enough to my mouth

[@Narra0002]

I agree that I love these episodes, but I don’t want a part 2 to this 😂

[@stickmaniac672]

Based on this episode I could salt an entire bowl of popcorn in a month from my passive self loathing.

[@deadgirlwalking030]

me too! 🤠

[@britanimations2002]

So it's time for the bi monthly "why did we even do this, it's so stupid" episode? Like eating a tree, wearing bread and the Grubhub Jimmy universe. Why are this WTF videos only a thing on Food Theory, get Game and Film theory in on the action

[@lianaverwood9810]

Probably because Video Games and TV/Movies are often heavy in the Absurdity Department within their material already, so many Theories can be made based on those - while most Food is based on _real evidence and science._ Outside of exploring Rumors or Secrets about Food Franchises (some of which start encringing on Film Theory), most Food Theories can only be tested via *physical Trial and Error.*

[@williamturner6192]

He did mention Sans is Ness. He is plenty absurd there. It's hard to tell if/when he is serious.

[@ecosan2655]

That's a theory for another day!

[@atanarix5346]

Episodes like this and the tree eating deserve their own label. A certified MatPat bruh moment label.

[@shazfarman359]

Certified theory classic

[@baconsarny-geddon8298]

I wanna see "Food Theory: Does Jenkem really work?" Until I see that, Mattpat's playing it safe and taking the easy options, in my book...

[@yourmomonastick]

MatPat Brunch

[@Kandyman736]

You two were so adorable crying together that I shed a few tears myself.

[@mysticalcomic]

I might need to go collect those tears....

[@mr.lejend1825]

@@mysticalcomic yeah same, I have 1 kernel of popcorn to season

[@JK-gm6kk]

It is very much contagious

[@dryden_drawing]

SAVE IT FOR THE POPCORN

[@VFM_of]

I think I would pay... ALL MY MONEY JUST FOR THESE TWO TEARS

[@diddyjohn6872]

This channel has taught me that there’s nothing MatPat won’t do for a theory

[@littlecassidy65]

You are absolutely correct my fellow theorist!

[@yancylake2019]

Absolute proof 18:07

[@jigglyjellyjaspy2728]

Haha Correct

[@fanasful]

Not true because they probably have a bunch of ideas for theories that are hard to monetize and therefore not worth it.

[@nonexistant8557]

hed even watch up 50 times for a whole bottle of tears

[@jeo1812]

"This is so something Rhett and Link would do... Oh no" I love the delivery of that sentence Now Josh from Mythical Kitchen is gonna be buying tears in bulk

[@Dead_Gamer666]

I think nilered/blue should try this out.

[@TheSpaceboy33]

Josh is gonna be making a sweatshop of mythical employees but with tears. A Tearshop. Gonna have the opening scene to Up going constantly with collection devices.

[@lordchaos3090]

@@beatrix4306 NO *JUST NO!* *JUST OUT RIGHT NO!*

[@moonlightshadowpony]

I think harvesting sweat for popcorn would be incredibly gross, but there are ways to make it slightly less gross. 1: I would recommend showering before exercising, to ensure you don't have any deodorant or makeup on your skin. 2: once you get your collected liquid I would suggest leaving it in a sealed container and letting it sit for a few days, preferably in a cold place to reduce the growth of bacteria. This step will help the skin cells separate out, giving your final product a lot less cloud. and then 3 I would suggest using a pipette to extract the liquid from the area between the skin cells at the bottom and the area at top to help reduce the amount of body oils/fats you'll be collecting. after this you should have mostly salt, water, and bacteria, which you can boil away into a bunch of salt and dead bacteria.

[@ahumanbeing4384]

@Dante Wolf u do realize sweat has urea in it small percentage but still do

[@user-lv2yo5vh4c]

Sweat? Yes!

[@camillahearsch4807]

Someone take this man's internet

[@Ilikebread879]

Still gross, but weirdly interesting.

[@Werewolf914]

Wow you put a lot of thought into this almost like you've done it before... 😐... you have haven't you?

[@oakenshadow6763]

Love seeing Ollie's art on the fridge so much. Your channel is more educational than most schools, dude. I'm not even being sarcastic, your teaching sticks and makes me want to learn. 2:02 That is adorable! He is being raised right!!!!!!! 4:50 I love hw he is holding her while collecting them. Just cute. 9:24

[@Pegasix21]

"We're here! Emotionally drained but ready to eat!" Just sounds like a regular friday night after a full week of work lol

[@cierraslowsdown]

I felt so conflicted when he was consoling Steph… while holding his little extractor and glass test tube like… the intimacy of being there for her with the TOTALLY disruptive “for science” moment is both hilarious and jarring for my brain! 😂

[@johnjk293]

Bottled tears? I dunno, that might sell as a necklace. I've seen those tiny glass jars that people fill with stuff like sand, pebbles, and other small stuff and they sell really nicely as keychains.

[@someoneyoullmeeteventually6834]

this reminds me of 49 days...

[@redgamezandcodez]

These channels are just one of the most educational but still so fun. How do you do it. Keep the good work up

[@marjorielopez653]

Mat: Having an intimate sad moment Steph: COLLECTS TEARS WITH PIPETTES SMILES AND GIVES THUMBS UP you guys are absolutely the cutest

[@rainestar82]

"Oh no, we did it. Oh NO." the realization hitting Stephanie is the best part

[@miguelmateus5936]

"You spent so much time wondering if you could, you never stopped to think if you should"

[@Bigslick60]

That popcorn extra salty after watching the goodbye video

[@MagiaGirl]

Fun fact: During the Victorian era people would sometimes buy crystal vials before attending a funeral and then cry into the vial. They would seal it and keep the tears to remember the tears shed for that person.

[@twistedtaco5254]

Wow!! Thats such an interesting fact! :0 How did you find out?

[@aselagiganage4314]

Bots.

[@imliterallysotired3169]

I need to start doing this at funerals. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard.

[@kyle_ken_the_kitty]

It's not for tears, it's for purfume.

[@MagiaGirl]

@@twistedtaco5254 I used to do reenactments where I worked in the funeral parlor! One of the objects we "sold" were tear vials!

[@lialouie1748]

I love how Stephanie was like "haha lick my cheek to see if it tastes the same" and Mat was like "eah sure that's a great idea honey :D"

[@kaisermaximal8123]

I feel like they were making a Jojo reference

[@josephinesevegney6221]

@@kaisermaximal8123 can he taste the sadness?

[@pedroxqui]

well, if you're not willing to lick your wife's cheek at any random time, then why have a wife in the first place

[@NaudVanDalen]

Matt goes to a funeral. Says "That's gonna be some tasty popcorn." Then collects everyone's tears.

[@ornirimichomosexual9083]

IM SOBBING

[@nonexistant8557]

@@ornirimichomosexual9083 gonna be some tasty popcorn

[@hero3104]

@@ornirimichomosexual9083 I'm gonna eat that

[@Axyierl]

@@ornirimichomosexual9083 yummy

[@The_miIk]

This is cursed and I love it.

[@yellow_sweaters]

Nah, cause y’all could’ve collected my tears after watching you two sit on the couch crying into each other’s arms, thinking of days past and yet to come, as the world keeps spinning, but the two of you can only care about one another and the perfect life you can live together with each other forever.

[@uanbt]

Steph: I will be DEPRESSED if we do that. MatPat: well sure… but you’ll get salty popcorn!

[@octocyborg3489]

I read this right as they said that lol

[@МорфейМутноночный]

That should be on a T-shirt 😉

[@ArthurEKing8472]

If you want to harvest your sweat for salt, there is a little bit of a process you could use. 1) Pick your heavily absorbent clothes. Think like terrycloth robes, but full-body. You do want a cotton base. That said, you first need to make sure these clothes have been washed, and rinsed MANY times, with distilled, de-ionized water. Then dry REALLY well. 2) Make sure you're well showered in advance, well rinsed, and well dried. You don't want ANY of the soap from the shower in this. 2) Wear those full-bod out-fits and get a sweatin' ! Sauna, exercise, and the like. All are equally plausible. Do this for as long as you can stand. 3) Use more distilled, de-ionized water to thoroughly rinse the clothes WITHOUT washing them. Soak for a long time, then ring them out, and rinse a couple more times. Maybe even in an agitator, or an ultra-sonic system, to remove as much material from the clothes as you can. 4) Run the resulting water through an activated carbon filter. This will remove the NON-salt impurities, like make-up, residue from any soap, any dead skin cells, etc. 5) Now you have your salt-in-water solution, and just boil it! Then you can enjoy the fruits of your labours! In this method you'll actually end up getting a MUCH safer material for human consumption! As only dissolved salts will be present in the water afterwards, and boiling the water will remove any potential bacterial contaminants. Ergo the end-product SHOULD be completely safe!

[@Kafj302]

Yes....this is the part 2 we need

[@Kafj302]

I think they might need to team up with TKOR for this.

[@waltervanbrunchem2462]

It is almost disturbing how much you know about collecting sweat for human consumption

[@_stupidbro]

@@Kafj302 YES PART 2

[@Burbie]

I like how u know this in detail for some reason 😂

[@lobski9186]

The funniest part about this episode is the fact that it teaches the most science that has ever been thaught on this channel. Also, I know that they were giving a basic explanation but for those who don't know, the salts they were talking about are called binary salts, meaning that they're made from ions and only need those two molecules. If you were to really define a salt, it would just be a metal combined with a the backend of an acid.

[@ewoodley82]

I mean, just a quick google search shows that's just *one* type of salt, simply because the non-metallic component doesn't always need to be an acid to form the salt, I.E. calcium and chlorine

[@annah7793]

🤣 the image of mat comforting steph while catching his tears is absolutely hilarious

[@NekoEcho13]

I love how Food Theory's theme has become "weird internet things we do as actual experiments"; and not just for one video, but for multiple. 😂

[@sourdrop]

MatPat: "I used my tears to salt popcorn!" Mason Verger: "Write that down. *WRITE THAT DOWN"*

[@lordchaos3090]

Me and my brother: WRITE THAT DOWN *WRITE THAT DOWN*

[@SpecRose]

How about a comparison. Steph spends a week working up sweat to collect everyday, Mat spends a week watching sad movies every day collecting more tears, and at the end compare them to see which gets the best results.

[@Kiwi-Bird.]

@J Dude XD

[@theamazinggrace5677]

There are actually bottles made for collecting tears. Collecting tears was a mourning ritual for ancient Romans and Israelites. They used to collect tears and keep them as a symbol of love and respect for the person who died. The bottles themselves are super ornate and beautiful. Reference to this is in many ancient texts one being in the Bible in Psalm 56:8 written between 9th and 5th-century B.C.E.

[@acea.4188]

This is super cool but do you have any other forms of references other then the Bible?

[@moaskarab]

Guys, I'd really advise against sweat salt, since sweat is a method of getting rid of nitrogenous waste, and that means a whole lot of dissolved urea alongside the "salt"

[@bestestdev]

Wait no that’s in pee!

[@moaskarab]

@@bestestdev it's also definitely in sweat, that's part of the reason why dried sweat has its typical smell

[@bestestdev]

@@moaskarab I know, I was being facetious ;)

[@andrewlorona7360]

​@@bestestdev Urea starts decomposing at 150c so it would be gone a bit after heating to dryness. Salt melts around 800c so should be just fine.

[@monroerobbins7551]

Plus, the easiest places to gather sweat are also the easiest places to find bacteria you do NOT wanna eat.

[@ihaveanamexd4466]

Matpat: *starts a food science channel* Also Matpat: "So what is salt" "I DIDNT EVEN GO TO SCHOOL FOR THIS" Steph: *silently judges matpat*

[@itz_just_donavan]

Gonna need this video to work out after the announcement that mat is retiring...

[@chaoschaoskatie]

I cannot begin to describe the emotional pain I felt at seeing Steph cry. Immediately teared up in solidarity lol

[@solarflare5924]

I feel like a psycho numb to sorrow looking at this comment

[@Clickum]

Ok but did you salt your popcorn with it?

[@grombagel8480]

Mat just absently scooping up his own tears 🤣🤣

[@fleuttre4510]

@@solarflare5924 me too I also don't cry in Pixar movies what about u

[@nuggetdoesyt2649]

Wait- so I don’t have to spend $2.99 on salt any more? This is an absolute win!

[@nuggetdoesyt2649]

0.0 This is the most viral comment I have ever made lol

[@VoidKing666]

Except you do, to keep from having a salt deficiency from too much crying.

[@ideadwars6025]

"Don't try to harvest your tears" Don't worry Steph, wasn't planning on it

[@emoloser9420]

What do you do in your spare time then?

[@ultrachoccymilk]

This is all of us rn

[@kinyutaka]

"We aren't disgusting people." "Now watch us eat the residue of our evaporated tears."

[@kinyutaka]

And then rate the flavor like a cannibal sommelier.

[@fathomgathergood7690]

My 4 year old "oh, they made salt" "From tears." "We can not eat that,.. they're not going to eat that are they?!" She was very concerned with your health and safety. TIP: you want two cry? Watch Cinama Therapy with Alan Seawrite. Alan cries, it sets everyone off, its very messy.

[@caitlinbrown4212]

Alan is a giant softie. He makes me tear up every time he does.

[@shelbecovington1367]

Even laugh with twilight with cinema theory

[@Espy-Ninja]

"So I can make salt out of bananas and toothpaste?" ...MatPat you can't say that and NOT expect someone to ask you to really do it!!!

[@Poetryhaiku]

Idk, potassium fluoride doesn't sound terribly appetizing xD

[@Espy-Ninja]

@@Poetryhaiku Oh my god RIP i didn'teven think of that XD

[@lolak4266]

*Some random kid crying* Matpat: keep it comin

[@starsilverinfinity]

Matt, for once I have to ask Did you ever stop to think "if you should" after realizing that you could?

[@fumo6783]

The more I watch food theory the more things get weirder 😂

[@Navoii.]

@Mbita Acoustic Guitar why

[@Navoii.]

@@fisusolina7315 no

[@Navoii.]

@Elsa ♪ why

[@softheat2402]

@@Navoii. Just report them.

[@Cptwinter]

Fr

[@okcoolbeans69]

Matpat: let’s do it again but with sweat!!! Stephanie: WHY that’s so gross!! Matpat: I need my popcorn Steph!!!

[@williamturner6192]

Better than tears. SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT. ...out of context I would be amazed I said that... it is a better theory/project than what goes on most of his channels...

[@Elenorai]

Ever laughed so hard that you have cried? I would like to see a follow-up theory where you used "happy" tears instead.

[@queenxenit9127]

Hahahahahhaha

[@varsea7393]

Just don't make Stephanie eat the second round of popcorn, pls 🍿

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

They can easily, EASILY harvest enough sweat at a hot yoga studio.

[@omegahunter9]

Next time make sure you dissolve the secretions in a larger volume of distilled water, filter it to remove anything which isn't dissolved, then boil it to extract the salts.

[@Psilomuscimol]

But we want the flavor from the particulate.

[@Sir.Redacted]

MatPat crying when kicked in the unholys is perfectly respectable.

[@Vaugeseeker]

when?

[@axehead45]

@@Vaugeseeker 7:54

[@daepicsunglassesemojidude]

Ollie: M... Ma... Steph: Oh My God Matthew, he's about to say his first words! Ollie: M... May I have a Periodic Table, Mother?

[@PanzerSoul]

Magnesium

[@fleuttre4510]

The would be proud

[@crystaldazz]

Can we get a Food Theory episode about Onion Tears, the how, the why, preventative measures, etc? I'd really love to see that!

[@fourcatsandagarden]

I requested this on one of the first food theory videos and I will still advocate for it, there's no way they haven't gotten hundreds of requests for it. Its the most obvious video and we need it!

[@gabef.218]

How: onion skin get cut Why: eye no like cut onion skin Prevent: wear swimming goggles

[@lostangel2335]

If you really want a way to prevent it something that actually helps me when cutting onions is surprisingly chewing gum.

[@mayflour1633]

The final test can be on cutting fresh horseradish it's like onions on steroids

[@smolbean7014]

A preventative measure is to have a damp paper towel on your cutting board cuz what the Onion releases is attached to a water source and your tear ducts are the closest water source. Science 🧪🧪

[@CPRT42]

I never thought I'd be so entertained watching Mat burst into tears.

[@rabbitsfootx]

real

[@darksideofdonny]

I really want to see an episode where you guys try all the ways/theories people to stop or reduce crying while chopping an onion. Would be similar to the alcohol episode but hopefully less unpleasant for you guys lol. But it would be so great. If you do it will make me and so many other onion lovers happy.

[@BoogerDad]

It's when the smell gets into your sinuses and eventually you can develop a tolerance to it. - Store peeled onions in water. - Plug nose - where a dog cone - Develop a tolerance - don't name your onions (lol)

[@greenangel2927]

Oh my gosh Yes! I was told that there are certain ways to cut an onion that would reduce the amount of tears, but either I'm forgetting how, or those onions are truly that potent.

[@hjansetv]

Eye agree

[@sandyortiz9849]

Hey about that yk what works really well for me is putting a couple ice cubes on the cutting board where I’m chopping onions. I could never chop onions like at all bc I would start crying so much that my mascara would fall into my eyes and burn so I couldn’t even open my eyes and since I’ve started doing that, nothing

[@thepeternetwork]

MatPat: "I'm ready to cry any day." Me: "You've just described my life."

[@the-anhpham3364]

@@thechristiangamer7311 I still have no self-worth

[@the-anhpham3364]

@@thechristiangamer7311 how tf am i supposed to msg u?

[@lenardz]

Mythbusters may no longer exist, but the Theory series have done an absolutely spectacular job of filling that gap and modernizing everything for a new audience. Fantastic job Team Theory.

[@cheerfulsatanist]

Blow down toward the cutting board, it will help keep the irritant away from your eye.

[@TheKoolGuy_5614]

This would have been much easier if it was his final theory. 07 we love you MatPat

[@that1nerdyblackgirl736]

can we give love to mat and steph for putting their's son art on the refrigerator! like the proud parents they are. like it warms my heart to see it

[@jamivider5986]

For sweat, I'd recommend getting this thing that "helps you lose weight." It's a sort of clothing item that keeps your entire body, excluding your head, covered up. You create lots of sweat and it's bad for your health due to overheating, which is why it's perfect for this theory

[@moviemaker2011z]

Oh those sauna suit things that look like giant tin foil clothes?

[@ZachariahMBaird]

SAUNA PANTS!!!

[@Sly-Moose]

Know MatPat, he might overdue it

[@SirValithor]

So... A trash bag?

[@elbowsbuns1896]

@@ZachariahMBaird I'm having some intense flashbacks to the sauna pants ads

[@SporkleBM]

This was a very entertaining, lightly-educational, and exciting, but honestly, watching you two do _this_ makes *me* want to cry.

[@pvic6959]

they should have tried tears of laughter lmao. it would have been less traumatizing

[@TheMKDev]

Get the bottle

[@notesmaker204]

I literally sped up to 2x when they started the Pixar marathon.

[@rangergamer4519]

Anyone who comes back to this vid in 2024 will know that he can watch "goodbye internet"

[@rosemaryaustin3698]

I actually want them to do the sweat season popcorn, just to compare to the tear popcorn. It would be interesting if the salt we produce from hardwork taste different than those of emotional tears. I feel like it would validate all those weird magic ingredients you hear in fantasy talking about the tears of fairys and the sweat of an honest man

[@cailinnl7401]

When they collected tears, they completely overlooked the fact that they have a small child and small children do a lot of crying.

[@yusufgazi7]

That’s probably a grey area legally

[@kaVeHOBO]

I don’t think thats legal

[@EvieOConnorxoxo]

It's also probably way grosser

[@featherlikescartoons5098]

That is so morally wrong. Just… no. It’s like using you’re children for attention on the internet but instead of just putting on a camera, you’re harvesting their tears.