Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk

Once upon a time, not long ago, the math world fell in love ... with a chalk. But not just any chalk! This was Hagoromo: a Japanese brand so smooth, so perfect that some wondered if it was made from the tears of angels. Pencils down, please, as we tell the tale of a writing implement so irreplaceable, professors stockpiled it.
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[@liammcdonagh4242]

No wonder maths books talk about people owning 500 watermelons. This shit happens all the time with them

[@Nerokennedy99]

Underrated comment right here.

[@Taha_A]

@@Nerokennedy99 yes you are right

[@juanit0tackit0tackito2]

Trust in Jesus Christ-----

[@ecl1pse-idky731]

@@juanit0tackit0tackito2 literally no one asked

[@pokypokpokchat2522]

@@ecl1pse-idky731 I asked

[@hatakearashi5637]

Imagine the teachers in the hallways with another teacher saying: “Got the good stuff?”

[@achillesbriseisp.dalisay1762]

Ahahhahah you got the money? Ye i got the money you got the good stuff? Ye i got the good stuff

[@jeonjazz4792]

This cracked me up real bad. 😂😂💀💀

[@nothingnothing7621]

Lol

[@sandrogiorkhelidze1359]

got the white stuff?

[@hellobye9178]

@@sandrogiorkhelidze1359 Oh gawd no

[@sammy0347]

"The value is in using it up. Not hoarding it." This has to be one of the most beautiful quotes I've heard in my entire life.

[@chrisdawson1776]

Wrong

[@rajan8516]

@@chrisdawson1776 yea tbh not always applicable for everything

[@emilal]

That guy ruined the whole video for me. Fuck that guy and his moral lesson, I'm here to learn about the best chalk in the world.

[@upisntdownsilly]

and its so casually about chalk lmao

[@c.j.8263]

@@chrisdawson1776 If you buy something valuable, and it's never used at all, it's not valuable. A car being stored in a garage forever, a bottle of vintage soda never being consumed, or a set of Hagoromo chalk never being written with. all of these things are only valuable if someone uses them, otherwise they might as well not exist.

[@mjay4700]

For those curious - a 72pc box of the original Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk sells for about $125-150 on the secondary market.

[@pjw1016]

And I just found out my kids have been using this chalk on our sidewalk.

[@Sylveighty]

Damn those chalk scalpers!!

[@x_.mizuki._x3231]

​@@misanonymous The original made by the Japanese company or the new Korean version?

[@LobsterMobsterBob]

@@x_.mizuki._x3231 the original was Japanese

[@brandonsalas3811]

I see one on Amazon for 11 dollars

[@gabs451]

Imagine they rob each others house just to steal these chalks

[@despairthewumbo9804]

Gabs you’re purple

[@EmilioR-df1bn]

Gabs 😂 imagine

[@deadly4113]

They probs have guns just in case

[@constantiniasmith4231]

it's thanos!!

[@treepeenbawlz1934]

Jesus Christ it’s the gay mascot

[@pizzazpaz822]

“The legend around this chalk is that it is impossible to write a false theorem” Just hand the chalk to me and I’ll prove you wrong.

[@SlipperyTeeth]

But in the process, you'll be completing a proof that he's wrong.

[@dragonashattack3]

@@SlipperyTeeth yea but that's a paradox then

[@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963]

Phoenix Fire Oof

[@freeshavaacadooo1095]

If you prove him wrong you are proving him right on the fact you are writing a false theorem, something you set out to accomplish, therefore making a proper theorem. So he's both right and wrong. Dear god it's way too late to be thinking about this...

[@hansejung197]

*slowly writes "your mom is not gay."

[@dragoness777]

This amazes me to no end. My high school which I attended more than 5 years ago banned the use of chalk boards in the classrooms that still had them because apparently chalk dust can be irritating to some people. My university only has white boards and screen projectors. I didn't even know chalk was still cherished in some parts of the academic world. It makes me wonder just how amazing this chalk must feel to write with. It sounds like the equivalent to a smooth art tablet but physically drawing on it.

[@cbalan777]

You can see the quality of it in the video. The one guy says "It's the densest" which translates to a more opaque line, and yet he also says "It erases the cleanest" meaning it doesn't have the disadvantage of smearing all over the place, at least not as badly as others might. The formula for the chalk is probably a higher ratio of gypsum to binder, and the binder is probably not the standard type used in chalk.

[@tydshiin5783]

Honestly, if you have decent chalk, it's very nice, kinda like working with harder pastels, but then you got ones that are so hard it's like a rock

[@edgarallanpoe209]

In russian schools and the countries surrounding it, we still use chalk boards. Obviously we dont use any japanese angel years chalks lmao

[@MaxstallfishDenton]

I like chalk...this is tool of art for me. I like draw with it.

[@endeavor1664]

I’m very happy that my college in the US is an older one and many rooms still have chalk boards, in addition to projection screens etc etc. This video made me want to find an empty classroom with a board to do my math hw on 😂 I know that some of the science professors here fight to get chalk boards included in new rooms as well

[@trevorkeogh983]

I’m no mathematician, but seeing that chalk and recalling all my school memories of a chalk board, that chalk and those lines are definitely NIOOOCE compared to the general ones you see

[@6speedtib]

Seriously, its weird how you can tell its good stuff just from how it looks in the video.

[@Mikael2492]

The way how you push the chalk through the board makes you more remember the formula. Why? Because you can't write fast with chalk and need to remember longer what you gonna write next. Think it as memory training to your brain. Same method when people do a fast reading but they can't capture every detail which is important to math formula.

[@paleospino4956]

@@6speedtib Yeah, exactly lol.

[@HARTTG]

@@Mikael2492 yeah if it's a good product, you shouldn't have to actively thinking about it like is the line dense enough? Is the chalk gonna break? It should come as natural and we as humans LOVE improving the quality of life even if it's just by a little. With Hagoromo's chalk, it just feels....right? like this is what chalk is supposed to be

[@HARTTG]

@@Mikael2492 yeah if it's a good product, you shouldn't have to actively thinking about it like is the line dense enough? Is the chalk gonna break? It should come as natural and we as humans LOVE improving the quality of life even if it's just by a little. With Hagoromo's chalk, it just feels....right? like this is what chalk is supposed to be

[@w1u4]

We were tricked into watching a 3-minute ad

[@flysociety7116]

😂

[@user-fm4dd6sx3i]

The company went out of business

[@Jefrejtor]

@@user-fm4dd6sx3i no they didnt, where tf did you read that

[@user-fm4dd6sx3i]

@@Jefrejtor I heard it. From the video.

[@mzanniksan8655]

They’re gone. My teacher said the company closed cuz the president of the company just got tired of making chalk all day. (I live in Japan)

[@makisekurisu8594]

I think we got fooled to watch a 3 min ad about chalk.

[@KILLRXNOEVIRUS]

*3.5

[@KILLRXNOEVIRUS]

Or 3m and 32s

[@KILLRXNOEVIRUS]

Or 3:32

[@bbbluff9473]

Yep!

[@farmerjohn8770]

From a company that is out of business and the new Korean company that bought their formulas is unnamed? With snark logic like that no wonder you don't get it.

[@GreatBigStory]

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[@unbeknownstprofile]

Cool, now give me some Hagoromo chalk please 😂

[@hypixelskyblockchepcarries]

hello

[@theuglyducklingbelugawhale2645]

omg yes

[@ivymuncher]

Pin this comment

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Heineken Carlsberg Vigrx Plus

[@tsarfox3462]

There's something to be said for having the perfect tool for a job you love.

[@Dawne4727]

Truly there is nothing like having the perfect tool for the job. Underrated comment btw. Similar situation for me but with pens. Now I’m not a a pen collector, but I am picky about how my pens write.

[@simarbir]

1999: sneaking out to drink alcohol 2009: sneaking out to smoke weed 2019: sneaking out to buy Hagoromo

[@ferociousmaliciousghost]

I am the chalk of my board Chalk is my body and determination is in my blood. I have created thousands of marks, Unknown to people, Nor to objects. Withstood time with my marks Yet, these will by my last marks So, I pray *UNLIMITED CHALK WORKS*

[@MattGarcyaDC]

you can’t buy the god of shinobi

[@Elmo4lakerss]

amanita333 whut

[@user-yh8ql5ep6q]

Simarbir Gill Well I am proud

[@samuelpyke5933]

Sneek 100

[@jacksonmangum8620]

Bro imagine just being a Japanese kid just drawing on the sidewalk with this chalk and you just get jumped by a bunch of 50 year old math teachers for your chalk

[@nikoolay]

hahahahahaha

[@Om-vu3js]

I’m dying

[@animo9050]

👌

[@TheVoiceofKizzy]

That's a good one bruh🤣😂😂👌👍👌👍

[@maartenooo]

🤣🤣

[@edwinthomas8264]

When I was in university, I came across a peculiar room. It was somewhere in the old building, they still use a particular brand of chalks there and after my instructor asked me to solve a problem with the green board, I was amazed. No chalk dust flying around while writing, no white strains on the fingers and thumb, smooth, little pressure high precision trace. It felt like, I was painting the canvas with a brush. I realised that day, while other classes have projectors and whiteboards why this class stuck to the conventional ways!

[@turner.n]

羽衣で草 This video reminded me of old memory that lots of my middle school teachers loved hagoromo. It’s really fun to know that teachers all around the globe love it😂

[@zainmudassir2964]

Thank you for making good chalk 😊

[@hotsaucehog1070]

Imagine going to school just to be a chalk dealer

[@professionalcyberbully1497]

In 2 seconds I got 20 likes dam

[@k.r.t5350]

give this man a medal

[@Wisegoatface]

it feels good head ass

[@Rygoat]

I'm imagining a scene where some shady looking guy comes into class 5 minutes before it ends, slowly shuffling into the peripheral vision of his client. The students all look in amazement as their teacher walks over, starts yelling at him about being early and palms him a $20. The shady dude reaches into the pocket of his hoody and pulls out a box of chalk, calmly hands it over to the clearly anxious teacher and pauses "Don't fucking speak to me like that again or I'm cutting you off" The teachers eyes widen in fear as he looks from the dealers eyes to the box of 72 pristine pieces of white chalk in his hand, he quickly stammers out an apology and rushes back over to his desk to hide his precious behind lock and key. The shady dude calmly walks out and the teacher only has the time to say "You saw nothing" to his students before the bell rings and they all file out, chattering to each other about what just went down.

[@PBobs-Lvall]

You could SELL it in school, and the teachers would not miNd at all 😅

[@hellopaija1520]

Imagine your professors seat in one round table talking about how good this chalk is

[@khaidenfrancisco4556]

LOL

[@skadoodle8503]

this is officially the cocaine and heroin for math profs

[@reed7562]

Snorting it up

[@jinraigami3349]

I gave you the 666th like.

[@hellopaija1520]

@@jinraigami3349 congrats it's good omen, have a nice day!

[@Rattus375]

This is actually a real thing. I was a math student and had 2 of my professors specifically talk about this brand of chalk

[@navanshusinghal7181]

Theres something about that TAK TAK TAK tapping noise of the chalk on board that instantly makes you focus more. I genuinly love it even during physics class!!!!

[@khanhdinh5650]

Imagine how confused the TSA would be every time those professors come back from Japan with 9 pounds of solid white chalks in their baggages

[@matthewgarza3297]

@crekiq that was not funny

[@sebastians6081]

@crekiq that was not funny

[@justabumblebee183]

@crekiq that was not funny.

[@JasonKutchma]

@crekiq that was not funny

[@elemenopi4827]

@crekiq COMBO BREAKER!

[@dawgsout4free]

Imagine mastering math your whole life just to get interviewed about chalk

[@SourDZN]

lol

[@Hobyosultana]

It’s chalk they are very passionate about tho.

[@Teurab]

XD

[@exii-bit7349]

Ok let’s not chalk about that

[@NEOSGROUPS]

@@exii-bit7349 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cooperised]

I teach at a university in the UK and we still have some chalk boards, mostly because the maths and physics faculties screamed so loud when the university was replacing everything with whiteboards. Got to say, even with crappy chalk, they're so much nicer to use than whiteboards. You have more control, your writing implement doesn't run out on you without warning, and no idiot ruins the board by using a flip chart marker by mistake... Really want to try this chalk!

[@_previously]

Knowing that math teachers were dealing Japanese chalk to each other at one point makes me giddy.

[@bruhmis]

“Best kept secret in math” 17 million people: oh really

[@lmao9526]

yea fr its just quarantine and this shit gettin boring

[@oskieeee5079]

Underrated

[@themasonexperience6844]

So if u use this I get the questions right? Boy I need this

[@maria-kx7mw]

7 billion laughs

[@jinraigami3349]

Still great.

[@arturoatoyan895]

*Drug addict:* "You got some of that crack" *Math teacher:* "You got some of that chalk"

[@klaudijapaskulovic7927]

😂😂😂

[@pleasenojohns3485]

I got the chalk, you got the money 💴?

[@rvbelt6020]

Drug dealer: Hey want some coke? Math teacher: Hey want some chalk?

[@pleasenojohns3485]

Razvan Andrei Radulescu What. Type of coke diet or regular

[@andrewgarratt1503]

bro you just got 2K likes in one hour. thats got to be a record

[@christophermccutcheon2143]

Japanese stationary in general is amazing. It might not even be made with high quality materials sometimes but the product is always well made. I study in my free time and i like to write with a mechanical pencil and coloured inks to coordinate. All my pens, pencils and paper are japanese. The paper feels so nice to write on.

[@lightningwingdragon973]

This story had to have been one of the wildest ive ever heard. Not to mention it was my introduction to GBS. So glad you guys came back!

[@xendurr8180]

They've finally become the people in those math problems.

[@toanquoc3932]

Indeed

[@captaink_]

LMAOOOOOOOO

[@sushantrauthan5704]

Lolol

[@keishuun3971]

Professor has 80 box of chalks, there are 20 chalks in one box, how many chalks are there in all? Jk my friend thought of this who is... 10... Lmfao I forgot I commented this...

[@prism289]

The very thing they swore to destroy

[@codybitme]

"I assume the special ingredients were angels tears." More likely student's tears

[@anikidwolfy]

its the same stuff...* flashback ensues * IL TRY HARDER SENSI

[@draqu9960]

😂😂

[@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043]

but these guys teach interested students not the tipical imbesil that doesn't want to learn

[@artsythaartist5597]

Yeah

[@HiHi-ek1dd]

Yes, I agree.

[@vsptheteacher7516]

I am writing with chalk almost eight hours everyday since last 25 years....cannot live without writing and writing with chalk !!!!Really loved this video and felt good to know that there still are people like me in the world!!! who love writing with chalks !!!!

[@WilliamFuckingButcher]

Good for you

[@dendikurniawan8577]

imagine *spent whole of life* to studied math then became math professor, published hundreds of research paper to journal and international conference, just to become a sales marketing of a chalk company

[@kent2260]

You'll never know why I have so many likes

[@sartorigaming6860]

:D :D :D i think as honored old school university math professor youre in the position to choose with which you want to work :D but yeah in a high school chance is high a white board shows up the next time :D

[@kent2260]

Woah I didnt know that, thanks for the info sir! :)

[@sartorigaming6860]

@@kent2260 yeah no poblem, too busy with figuering out how to be a good fortnite player i guess :))

[@zeroXmlbb]

@@sartorigaming6860 stop bullying kids 😂😂

[@peaches-bf9jm]

Lmao 🤣

[@afolabiayomide5765]

"I didn't want to be a chalk dealer". Spoken like a true hustler

[@fqwgads]

I didn't choose the chalk life, the chalk life chose me

[@bananagaming2321]

I love that guy

[@tantrika.exotica]

"But I did like the idea that I could be 'The first stick is free' chalk dealer." 💯

[@caiozavelino]

guy teaches math at the school of hard knocks

[@pissiole5654]

If they don't get it from him they'll just go down the road and get it off someone else

[@samjasek1755]

Can’t believe I put off watching this for so long. Beautiful content and story

[@joshacollins84]

That last line! "The value is in using it. Not hoarding it up". That is a very important thing to know in life. Enjoy what you like, while you can.

[@1krayton]

1. Why is this in my recommended 2. Why am I watching this whole thing

[@dsmith3614]

Vanijj J you’re never gonna get those 3.32 seconds of your life back...but now you know about chalk and mathematicians

[@frighteningspoon]

D Smith I think you’ve failed maths by a large margin...

[@x9810]

I too, need answers to these questions

[@naghmar]

Probably because there chalk is satisfying

[@BoyBoy-wh8be]

Vanijj J yes 666

[@Aroxgamechannel]

Just imagine these people getting together for drinks and discussing the different brands of chalk.

[@SuperKimxD]

My calculus professor mentioned going to 'math parties.' They're a thing.

[@ourladypeace3]

Eating chalk like Susie Deltarune

[@LS1056]

I can see it, ever seen film professors? They hang out at bars and talk about movies, but like distribution styles and the nuances.

[@Aroxgamechannel]

LS1056 That's way more interesting

[@LS1056]

@@Aroxgamechannel It is, till you hear about how one little kicker light was having a problem for the production, or what 80s camera is better like what Arris camera cause of one little feature. My favorite was the discussion on film traits themselves, same iso, just slight difference in the green dye.

[@taiyocho4302]

Something about this video makes me smile idk what it is but its so wholesome and weird it comes up into my recommended once in a blue moon and i always click

[@TileReseller]

My mind went straight into thinking about walking into math class with my own small chalkboard and clicking away at my desk on it

[@takashimasuda6724]

"I have calculated how many chalks needed for the rest of my life" Most mathematician thing ever

[@senseigotee]

Underrated comment

[@BeaverChainsaw]

"And they say math has no real world applications!" -professor farnsworth from futurama

[@x-j3245]

@@BeaverChainsaw basic to intermediate level math absolutely does have real world applications, it's the higher level stuff that is basically useless unless you plan on becoming an engineer or an accountant

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

Best part its that it probably took him a few seconds, but its such a weird thing to say hahahah yet its exactly what you would expect of him at the same time

[@megg2826]

They are the reasons why we have those insane x math questions

[@bc3893]

KZbin: “ You look bored. Three and a half minute video about chalk? “ Me : *Tap*

[@bloubear2557]

This is true, I am bored, and when I read the title I check the time duration and tapped it hahaha

[@chewie__]

This is proof the algorithm is somewhat working

[@rumfordc]

You: KZbin: *Looks like you need a disguised ad!*

[@natehaas1346]

Lmfaoo

[@woomydayz]

Lol same

[@yoonpark8311]

The fortunate thing is that Hagoromo Chalks are selling in Korea. Which is verybincredible that a person asked the company to make the Chalk in Korea to make it and keep it steady and continuing the product.

[@SEHatz]

Its crazy how easy it is to notice when you're using this chalk vs traditional chalk. It just feels really nice using.

[@Lilly-Lilac]

Honestly it really does feel so different. A Hagoromo blackboard-bold letter is so much crisper. Writing is so much more legible. It’s just beautiful

[@CanadianPrepper]

Talk about addicted to white lines

[@WeMakeMontages]

What are you doing here nerd

[@Local_Laydee]

Did someone say cocaine?

[@discostoo]

Vision dreams of passion...

[@lughlamhfada2523]

You don't know what you're chalking about

[@WacKEDmaN]

mathematicians are the new junkies...

[@gfbday5007]

“One of best kept secrets in math world” 11m views

[@theoh2282]

Gfb2303 stupid. It was secret but I don’t matter cuz they went out of business

[@ertutu]

@@theoh2282 what

[@renz5878]

Theo H why dont you steal videos from instagram anymore

[@lapsedilationdrive3943]

@@theoh2282 the shit are you talking about

[@SC-bx5wq]

Theo H what did u just say

[@rajap8320]

Simple things matter more. Nice to see this video.

[@cyycher]

This video on chalk is so beautifully made.

[@flukentws]

everyone gangsta til your math teacher pull out the chalk

[@spycloud4013]

FLUKENTWS under rated comment

[@micahgodfrey1661]

Too true

[@noahswork7997]

Everybody gangsta until the only chalk left is Jah’s dried up smegma granules

[@charlielozoya889]

yeah they lowkey trappin chalk

[@treepeenbawlz1934]

Everyone gangsta till the principal pulls out his co.. never mind

[@AHMNZ]

Hagoromo runs at 240 fps while every other chalk is stuck at 30

[@xdwr9439]

Ay, that’s CAP

[@beluwuga]

It do the like that tho..

[@siddharthabhusal3108]

Well its from japan😆

[@juice8431]

I am doing a major in math and I’ve had the opportunity to use one of these chalks and what you just said is exactly how it feels. It feels like a writing on a white board with a marker but while still having the distinct chalk feel. It’s hard to explain, you just feel like a God when you use them.

[@rosaria8384]

Good analogy. Yep, now I feel tempted to buy Hagoromo

[@ffc1a28c7]

Our uni's pure math club has boxes of hagoromo chalk. Really fun to write with:)

[@Cheers_Mcgee]

Just that sound of chalk as they write across the board, immaculate.

[@bredmaekr]

"I've calculated the amount of chalk I needed for 10 years." Coming from the math teacher its not a surprise that you did this.

[@baqirafif2216]

If the math teacher wants chalk for 10 years, how many would it be

[@bredmaekr]

@@baqirafif2216 first he would start with how many he uses a week or month. If he uses 6 a month he would do 6x12=72. He would also do 72x9=648. He also could buy extra for the amount he sells so he could of bought 700 pieces of chalk.

[@baqirafif2216]

Goodness me

[@animepotato1028]

@@baqirafif2216 It’s not that hard of math bruv it’s only Multiplication

[@cakeman7364]

@@animepotato1028 I think he's saying abt the amount of chalk

[@bepper9474]

Imagine hoarding ALL that chalk, and getting transferred to a university with whiteboards.

[@prettyingloss257]

das sad

[@marlenarteaga2154]

Better yet, having to teach online😳

[@KiidDivine3]

Break the whiteboard blame it on a student and get back to using chalk

[@johnbezos8644]

F lol

[@AriesSupertramp]

"imagine hoarding ALL that chalk and getting transferred to a university with whiteboards." kzbin.info/www/bejne/npO6loZ-l7FgqK8

[@cestlaguy]

The intro gave me chills

[@Very_Questionable]

This is on my bucket list, just to try writing using this chalk.

[@333panda]

* Walks in * *Sees math teacher snorting a line of chalk* * Walks out *

[@billybobjocrabb7095]

Dr.BananaSoup 😂

[@pluto8404]

You cant let that last little bit to small to write with go to waste. It is basically just tumbs.

[@trishanksaharia]

😂😂😂😂😂 Hagoromo implies cocaine and the converse is true only for the mathematicians

[@ivannovotny4552]

Dr.BananaSoup: DEEP....

[@elguinolo7358]

@@trishanksaharia No, Converse is for gym teachers.

[@ramirangeles2906]

I never thought hearing mathematicians talk about their chalk supply would be so enjoyable

[@ariesradke6193]

It's not.

[@BradPitbull]

REAL NIGGAZ EAT ASS

[@janiniawilson8051]

I know right... Small things like these make life worth living

[@samuelanderson9416]

I was smiling the whole time

[@saeeddali3145]

Any person that talk with such a passion about anything will be interesting to hear.

[@adamrobinson3123]

I have heard about this chalk, and I had a shop teacher that used to use it while teaching machining techniques. I am an engineering student now and I always try to listen out for something similar to this chalk in the engineering world. I have yet to here of any cult followings such as this, but there are some ones the are close. Favorite calculators, favorite brand of pens, pencils, or white board markers. Here in Canada maybe the closest is the fascination with the iron rings, but I don't even know if that would be comparable. Has anyone else heard anything from the engineering world?

[@alex.vlascu]

Thank you for this video

[@red_wine9773]

Teacher: buys 10-15 years worth of chalk. School: gets white boards

[@user-bc1fs1ji1g]

anonymous Anonymous There trying to make a joke by saying the teacher bought a lot of chalk and can’t use it because the school has white boards. :3

[@Yaiko]

Red_ wine XDD

[@scarasluts]

Lol Xd id like to see you try to draw on a white board first :I

[@amiablebat]

Teacher: buys 10-15 years worth of dry erase markers School: buys smart boards

[@Anonymous-eo2er]

chiru G but for school purposes a white board is way better. You can see it from further away and it generally erases better

[@Guest13579]

Your chalk < The chalk she tells you not to worry about

[@lexirandle2497]

LMAOOOO

[@marilynepolyne]

😂😂😂😂

[@AA-sn9lz]

Perhaps I am stupid, but I don't quite get the joke. Please if someone could..

[@sovankundu1419]

Lol

[@mikeol510]

@@AA-sn9lz the whole 'the *blank* she tells you not to worry about' is a running joke about how girls tell their bf's not to worry about someone else who is superior in many, if not all, aspects. There you go , joke explained.

[@terencew3840]

they all have such beautiful handwriting. hows its possible?!?

[@blerst7066]

It's interesting that Watanabe decided to sell the whole company to a foreigner. I guess he recognized that only a true fan would faithfully and passionately recreate his chalks, regardless of nationality.

[@pettank2397]

Are you _sure_ there's nothing I could do to raise my grade? *pulls out box*

[@tomato48]

Underrated comment

[@Myerko1]

"B- take it or leave it"

[@mr.ditkovich6379]

@@Myerko1 *Pulls out 10 boxes* "Are you sure about that?"

[@1ozye1]

Ahaha, two more and I’ll give you a A+

[@deviousnefariousvillainous2370]

I know this is out of context but rup 2 rocks together they can't be smooth if you see white stuff then bam, rocc chalk

[@171relic]

I just watched a 3 minute video on chalk and wasn’t disappointed.

[@Darcy_Winterthorn]

lol really. i didn't realise chalk could be different. XD may end up getting a box for myself.

[@soager-tz1qg]

Thats exactly how i felt!

[@zuestoots5176]

Here as well. My wife walked out and said "Why are you watching something about chalk?". NO CLUE

[@AryanKumar-in3pk]

I have seen school kids eating chalk idk why I commented this I suddenly remembered it

[@louisbell9041]

on the contrary, i just watched a 3 minute video on chalk and was GREATLY disappointed. Aside from saying its dense and smooth and the company is going out of business... it told me nothing about the chalk or why the company is going out of business.... terrible video

[@LobsterMobsterBob]

My high school math teacher actually used these. We got use them throughout the school year and I can confirm they are incredibly smooth to use.

[@obamagaming3654]

everybody gangsta untill the chalk breaks in half

[@g0lden-m00n5]

more chalk

[@skittlesbutwithchocolatein2274]

jjekess hahaha

[@inversie3596]

I’ve never broken a piece of hagoromo, it’s pretty much impossible to break unless you are really trying😂

[@okutann]

qed bruh² momentum

[@andrelimbong4201]

Man, i know what it's mean. The old day.....

[@thewatcher509]

*hoards literally more than 100 chalk pieces* these mathematicians are the people your math problems warned you about

[@BibtheChib]

I wanna like this comment more than once

[@faye8400]

such a good comment

[@Sunnyplayspiano]

bob had 5 chalk, he gave 3 to Joe. Calculate the mass of the sun using the pythagorean theorem.

[@flyinace54]

of course they are, how do you think they come up with those problems?

[@niix.2732]

@@Sunnyplayspiano hurrm but the sun isnt a triangle you bafoon, I'm so smarter than you hurr durr

[@justincastilloceja]

This is the best chalk ad I’ve ever seen

[@rabsaque]

Just by looking at the video you understand why they like it so much, the lines are perfect the color is perfect that takes the effort that it takes to write with bad chalk making them more calm and effective on their work

[@toocringey2948]

Mathematicians were using dark theme before it was cool

[@abhyasmandapati9524]

I don't get it.

[@Vandarte_translator]

Good one! xDDD

[@leonchen7707]

Abhyas Mandapati Black board vs white board. Dark mode vs light mode.

[@yurandeveloper6958]

@@leonchen7707 legend has it he still doesn't get it

[@glassofwater281]

Abhyas Mandapati *sigh* r/whoooosh

[@mohammedaminshaikh9145]

The best quote ever - "The value is in using it up, not hoarding it."

[@bibhanpradhan6717]

karens: doubt

[@mohammedaminshaikh9145]

@@bibhanpradhan6717 Can't argue with a Karen. (No, the manager won't speak with her)

[@bibhanpradhan6717]

@@mohammedaminshaikh9145 yep

[@di3yus459]

@@mohammedaminshaikh9145 Nah. It should be CHALK DEALER. Mainly because chalk is white dust. Drugs?

[@mohammedaminshaikh9145]

@Dhillon Chauhan Thanks, I edited my comment.

[@bflash8330]

These guys are so smart, and love the chalk so much, cause they're crushing it up and snorting it...

[@Foodies]

idk why this was recommended to me but im soooo glad i clicked it

[@zharakov]

This is definently one of the nerdiest things i've watched in my life.

[@Pistolemaster]

You spelt “magnificent” wrong

[@Noway022]

Yeah I want to shove all of them into a locker.

[@confusedasian2212]

@Noway022 They be pulling out their *chalksabers* .

[@shootmeup_2932]

I bet all these dudes quit the football team after the first week. Except the girl, she just smart.

[@komomori6144]

@@shootmeup_2932 dudes didnt have time to do football, too busy chasing their math passion. And now they're world class mathematicians.

[@liammcdonagh4242]

Don’t even have a chalk board and I’m getting weirdly interested in buying the chalk

[@KennyVo120]

Me too. The magic of word of mouth advertising between professors and teachers... That and their passion is very inspiring to everyone, especially their students :)

[@Neal7891]

I actually bought some for my wife (teacher) because of this video some time ago. She fucking loves this chalk

[@HeWhoIsWhoHeIs]

You just learned the amazing power of marketing.

[@noobmaster-ow5jz]

@@HeWhoIsWhoHeIs Here in asia, The idea of marketing is how you can sell a bald man a comb.

[@HeWhoIsWhoHeIs]

@@noobmaster-ow5jz LOL

[@insert_good_name7798]

"the value is using it up, not hoarding it" words to live by my friends

[@bcaya2837]

Wonderful ending quote 👍

[@tactics9432]

Mathematician: Does impossible equation Me: what kind of chalk is that?

[@MASTERERAZER]

i will be there next to you clapping...and saying to the teacher : This amazing man needs an amazing answer for his amazing sight of this valuable....chalk :)))

[@gemini8722]

If it is not from Japan then don't buy it

[@innocentguy9639]

Your name fits your comment

[@honkhale9413]

This is great xD

[@juniorholder1230]

"I didn't want to become a chalk dealer." That's what they all say at first...

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

👍😂

[@bradley8390]

This comment would have been funny but u ruined it - it’s “that’s what all dealers say at first” not what u wrote

[@jasonxii3141]

Bradley oh really?

[@parafitaify]

"I did it for my family!"

[@Qrows]

@@jasonxii3141 yes

[@arhanamrith5497]

i watch this a lot its so satsifying

[@timmyturner7494]

Incredibly intriguing!

[@CubicalLaboratory]

"I Calculated how many boxes would I need to last 10 to 15 years" That's probably the most mathematician thing ever

[@FunkyBuddha81]

Well you can tell the story of the whole Universe with Math, it´s the only universal language.

[@blackhammer5035]

Don't tell that to a mathematician, they'll tell you you're wrong and explain. And explaining will force them to waste their valuable chalk.

[@alvareo92]

And also the most American thing ever, they’re all about hoarding stuff for their personal use… which has trickled down to other cultures as well

[@blackhammer5035]

That's human behavior, not an American trait. Humans crave security and certainty, so they first want enough, then they want enough for tomorrow, then enough for next year. Check out Plato's "Republic" or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms if you don't believe me; both predate America by plenty.

[@Alex-02]

@@alvareo92America is far from the only culture who likes to hoard stuff. That has been a thing since ancient societies started over 10 thousand years ago

[@CrashCo]

Uses the chalk to calculate how much chalk he’ll need before he doesn’t need the chalk anymore

[@sergi7530]

Real math powers at its finest

[@leojenn9197]

Crash Co. I think he has thanos’s power stone

[@ayda9012]

Chalkception

[@joryferrell7244]

I opened this comment threaded, pleading with lady luck, under my breath, to let me be first...do you realize how you made me feel?

[@TRXLLGE]

Woodchuck?

[@simbasaysmanga]

This was the most interesting ad for chalk I’ve ever seen ❤

[@Meghnaaad]

You know its a good advertisement when you don't know its an advertisement.

[@cjpeejay7706]

Therapist: So, what's your addiction? Mathematician: I don't want to chalk about it.

[@davidmurphy3653]

CJ PeeJay holy fuck this just made me burst out laughing

[@b_v1]

CJ PeeJay so bad i love it

[@mattglasgow4383]

CJ PeeJay looool

[@razrockshirve3415]

garchu!!

[@zskt4205]

Hooooooooo!

[@ssaihrishikesh9798]

This is one of my favourite videos on KZbin.😄

[@traktortarik8224]

I’ve had the pleasure of using some of this chalk at school. It’s a great experience, but some people press really hard with it and waste the chalk, and it annoys me to no end

[@keitatsutsumi]

*throws chalk at student* Shit can i have that back its really important to me

[@mercy9145]

*The chalk just breaks*

[@slinkycrown8757]

Lol

[@reflex6907]

Lol

[@li_tsz_fung]

@@mercy9145 Damn, I have 2 sticks right now

[@clairemarie4828]

My dad’s teacher threw erasers at their heads

[@steinraf]

"The value is in using it up, not in hoarding it" This is true on so many levels...

[@dchsj]

When you finish Dark Souls and still have all the valuable items in the inventory

[@Space_Potat]

Same but with tons of unused potions and throwables in Terraria

[@Space_Potat]

Also I should go “ruin” some of my canvases

[@subpar3462]

Lmao, say that to a sneaker head

[@erik-xl3ud]

BadPlayz I gotcuuu👍🏾

[@lukeblankenship8424]

Okay fine. After being recommended this video for the last 3 years, I guess I’ll give in an watch it.

[@sulpherbratigh7936]

"Thing." People: 😐 "Thing, japan" People: 😱😍😍🤩🥳🥰🤯

[@user-zz3sn8ky7z]

It's not a case of yellow fever, the chalk does actually write better than most other brands. It's not a massive difference, but i can imagine that when you're using it for several hours each day it starts to matter

[@sandeshpatil3785]

"I calculated how many box I will need for next 10 years" of course u did

[@sunthif5830]

drifted dreams he said that just as I read your comment

[@maggiedrennan9814]

drifted dreams its the mathematician way lol

[@luqmanshah7942]

😂🤣

[@ryuvereignnolife3980]

Mathematician

[@_saitama1566]

lmao

[@Mason_000]

Normal people: dude, that girl Mathematicians: dude, that chalk

[@davideb.4290]

* *D A T C H A L K*

[@SpiffyCS]

That chalk be lookin’ fine

[@flu1d816]

Damn that chalk THICC

[@jadeuwu9860]

Dem chalk though

[@wpgoriginal7709]

1k like

[@sathnidu_athauda]

I come back to this video every now and then just to read the comments

[@ImDaRealBoi]

It's comforting to know that even brilliant minds like these make lapses in judgement like we would. I mean, that's a lot of chalk for one person to use, but at least it'll last.

[@CryzVoid]

High School Teachers : pfft chalk? its so untidy and markers are WAY better. Mathematicians : Hold my chalk Also Mathermaticians : wait i need it back

[@alia7532]

the twist

[@mr.commentboi3707]

Cryz Me when i was slightly younger (10-11 yrs) now i prefer colored pencils

[@IsaacHussain2003]

That was good 😂

[@strangelight159]

Lolll

[@iShredStreets]

Hahaha! Good one!

[@christianreyes6372]

The math class that i was most successful in my teacher used chalk. It definitely holds power.