How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night

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[@halfasinteresting]

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[@therwfer]

"Hai" means shark in german. Isn't that somewhat interesting?

[@samuelh1766]

Half as Interesting coins

[@benmillar101]

Me an australia on the east coast: Thanks I can use this next year

[@dhyangowda4454]

STONKS

[@ellioth.a.3994]

and that's when we make videos on every single page on Wikipedia

[@ws04]

"Hong Kong, where they do this fully immersive fireworks experience" hol up

[@dominikclarke6545]

Won Seok Song That’s what happens when 100% of the budget is spent on overtime pay for terrorists. It usually is really good!

[@Maksims001]

Happy 2020

[@justyouraveragejoe1333]

Ahh yes do love the smell of tear gas on the new year

[@ivantheczar]

We had the world's first tear gas fired in 2020 at 00:07

[@owenng2030]

ivantheczar As a HKer, absolutely “proud” of that

[@badhrihari1705]

“Let’s pretend we are Jeff Bezos” Even imagination can’t make me Jeff Bezos...

[@sinoroman]

him: let's pretend we're jeff bezos me: * shaves head * ok, now what?

[@noarsopi5104]

him: lets pretend we're jeff bezos Me: *buys amazon* ok now what?

[@chrisclifford7080]

Just mess with your clock

[@luiul1]

i looked away when he said that. oh wait. you can't post dik pics on utube? everything is safe now. i'll re-watch the video.

[@SG003]

You only need imagination to be (another) Jeff Bezos

[@elva2912]

What if Jeff send his legal representatives in each of the time zones so he can legally celebrate the New year 38 times.

[@momoslayedtbh]

@Dennis Zhang That would actually be pretty smart of him!

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

Harvard wants to know your location😂😂🤣😂

[@chickentail7108]

Trains,Transformers&PATRIOTSFan1236 dead meme

[@cesruhf2605]

"Fully immersive firework experience in HongKong" killed me 🤣

[@user-ij7xq5uj3d]

I don't get it

[@dfwaviation2066]

@Butter Man, if I’m not mistaken it’s a reference to all the protests they have been experiencing for the past few months...

[@gwongcy04]

@@dfwaviation2066 it's a better reference to when the fireworks were cancelled and we got a first tear gas of the year at 0007am

[@whalesoup8914]

Wish you uploaded this video a little earlier. I don’t have enough time to plan the route or charter a plane

[@sh3vski543]

guess you're gonna have to wait a year F

[@surfie007]

You already commented in 2020 anyways

[@transorm987]

@@surfie007 Not everywhere

[@CIARUNSITE]

You don't have a pilot on standby at all times? Sad.

[@pranavmoghe3192]

@@CIARUNSITE exactly What a peasant

[@newmono7341]

Or you can pull a pro gamer move and celebrate it ZERO times :'-)

[@LegoStudios-xx9kb]

Newmono just go to space!

[@dhyangowda4454]

Cant celebrate it when you dont have a life, right?

[@edofluit6568]

@@dhyangowda4454 and you will never celebrate it when you keep bitching about it :')

[@syrialak101]

@@edofluit6568 Look who's talking.

[@shikharsoneji2495]

Go to either north of south pole But u got to be at the exact tip

[@s1nnocense]

"an infinite supply of tax free money" dude, you would make a splendid comedian. love these little deadpan hits on serious issues.

[@pauloarguelles7710]

s1nnocense guparkt majuryotfandh

[@davedaverson7539]

"Hop in your private jet" shows prop aircraft.

[@EliStettner]

Actually common for that to be the case. Edit: Private Charters Planes I mean.

[@davedaverson7539]

@@EliStettner indeed

[@2406ab]

@@EliStettner but its not a jet...

[@morgjones13]

But it's a copyright free clip lol

[@natelloyd4796]

The plane shown was a turboprop. A turboprop engine is a type of jet engine.

[@Hoookey]

11km from the Western Australia/South Australia border there is a small town called Eucla, which has a timezone of UTC+08:45. Thus it should be possible to get a 7th celebration in with their 53 residents

[@calebyao.]

Youve done the magic!

[@rongimelshtein1866]

Did you go out of your way to find this out?

[@ProXPro106]

But the question is... Do they have roads?

[@ZanHecht]

@@ProXPro106 who needs roads when you have a helicopter?

[@uaenruotel]

@@ProXPro106 where we're going we don't need roads

[@PinguinodelRio]

“Let’s say you’re Jeff Bezos with an infinite supply of tax-free money”

[@friend4470]

They didn't even have to add the 'tax-free money' part.

[@DimBeam1]

@@friend4470 For the shade on Jeff they did.

[@jeongbread1712]

@@friend4470 are you new to this channel?

[@HallowCosmo]

The amount of shade thrown in this video 😭🤣

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

What if you celebrate new year's eve 7 times though. Would it cause a rip in the fabric of space time?

[@PaulPaulPaulson]

6 is the threshold for being only half as interesting. 7 would be too interesting for this channel.

[@tamoo6028]

This guy is botting his likes.

[@tacticalfall4505]

Is the fabric ripstop?

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

@@tamoo6028 lol what

[@TheGreatCooLite]

Yes

[@sirapple589]

2:57 “We just need, an airport.” Why am I not surprised?

[@aminfozdar]

There is an airport though

[@scottwambold7059]

I haven't started the video yet... This is about planes right? Update: Yes, yes it is

[@macuare]

Scott Wambold We all knew it lol

[@planecrazy3808]

"EVERYONE IS CONFUSED" ME: WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA!!!

[@GeographyWorld]

Tornio-Haparanda on the Finnish-Swedish border has the northernmost IKEA in the world and celebrates 2 new years.

[@suomidude5707]

Yup

[@muazqamar]

You're a quarter interesting

[@ElieFreilich]

Extremities podcast taught me that Longyearbyen has the northernmost everything in the world

[@CuoreSportivo]

well i've been to lulea once, the local young people told that they would go there just to get booze.

[@blakebailey8465]

Can confirm, I just did that two days ago!

[@TriviaNight]

This is the closest that we may ever get to time travel!

[@mrpielover615]

I mean, you could always go to one of the poles and walk in a circle with a 3 foot radius and BAM 24 New Year's Eves

[@firmwindow8247]

Actually we can time travel using space we just dont have a fast enough vehicle

[@transorm987]

@@mrpielover615 You're assuming poles have agreed time zones.

[@remenencenda768]

Trivia Night what about time dilation buddy have you EVEN studied Special and General relativity, everyone has done that by at LEAST 8

[@quin2910]

I find it funny that I celebrate new years (new zealand) and then at lunch the next day people are still celebrating 😂

[@AK-ze4oh]

He's giving ideas to Mr.Beast Edit : thanks guys. I've never had this amount of likes in my entire life. Subscribe to my channel if you want btw.

[@alolanstarboy]

Literally what I was thinking throughout the entire episode lmao

[@carli09]

this is more yes theory than mr beast

[@AK-ze4oh]

@@carli09 no they can't afford the logistics for this one :))

[@seol3075]

"how many new years eves could you celebrate?" depends how long you live

[@jolaslepko2995]

Hire this man

[@jimsvideos7201]

Oh man straight to Epstein, shady AF and I love it.

[@AdamChamness]

Jim's videos the subtle shade in this video is under appreciated.

[@cringy7-year-old5]

The first comparison is confusing but yeah

[@fortunefed8719]

@@cringy7-year-old5 about as confusing as the circumstances of his death

[@Handlebarrz]

@@cringy7-year-old5 only as confusing as official narratives

[@nickgehr6916]

One answer: *Airplane*

[@huncho1057]

Nick Gehr *Sam wants to know your location*

[@tibethatguy]

Hey, this isn't a Wendover Productions video!

[@stargazingangel7472]

Fly around the world

[@tncorgi92]

I wonder how many bottles of champagne I can fit into my SR-71.

[@KSLam]

"4D immersive firework experience" I laughed but just realized I am still living in Hong Kong Edit: 0006 Nathan Road, first shot of Tear Gas in 2020

[@andison627]

KS Lam 手足加油💪 光復香港 時代革命

[@KSLam]

@@andison627 1400 維園見

[@mr.blonde8808]

@@KSLam good luck with it bro or broette

[@andison627]

KS Lam 本人身在祖國（英國），麻煩手足代我，以及其他在外國的手足去維園

[@KilosWorld]

Proof?

[@SeraphineFrost]

2:44 As an Aussie watching this, I feel like I should clarify that while the full area highlighted here DOES always share a timezone, it actually consists of THREE states and two territories (though plenty of other Aussies will often forget that one of the bays off the coast of New South Wales is considered a separate territory because of weird reasons relating to Canberra)

[@TheMajoris]

Immediately after the countdown, people in my area started chanting (In Hong Kong) hope y'all's new years is going better

[@FlorianHWave]

That Hong Kong joke though...OMG!

[@iBenTV]

As a Hongkonger, I fking loved the reference ;) ;) it truly is an immersive experience, you even get live-action smoke machines!!! (tear gas lmao)

[@jimmyfu567]

Already started 2020 with an error. 2:40 You drew Victoria, ACT, and Tasmania as part of New South Wales

[@VexinatorDesigns]

yeah, that killed me

[@xekolaxo]

It's still 2019 for him though :)

[@tonydai782]

The animation was showing the time zone that encompasses that part of australia

[@paladisious]

I'm fucking livid.

[@wojtekpolska1013]

doesnt they have same time zone tho? thats what he talked about

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I’m very happy for this channel’s progress since the beginning of 2019. You’ve grown so much. Happy New Year, Half As Interesting.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

There’s a place called Unalaska in Alaska, well defeats the purpose of un

[@eaterdrinker000]

And how does Chairman Kim Jong Un feel about this?

[@YoHoOMirster]

Onealaska

[@eaterdrinker000]

@Alex Gully : Outside of Putnam County, New York, the town of Southeast has a seemingly strange name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast,_New_York

[@rieldebonk1044]

Avery go cry about cyberbullying

[@jeffreychandra912]

@@YoHoOMirster Duoalaska

[@KK-jp5fu]

“Imagine you are Jeff Bezos” Really living that Y/N life.

[@sam08g16]

2:08 yes we can, and don't call me Shirley

[@PoloPlayz]

Lmao I wasn’t expecting the Birmingham roast I’m offended

[@pruiz8432]

Polo he didn’t say Birmingham he said burning man

[@thehansboi]

Shirley

[@xana9849]

What’s our Rodger Rodger?

[@jst7714]

@@xana9849 vector, Victor*

[@susanallen2928]

How to Celebrate New Year's Eve 6 Times in One Night Me: Just change the channel six times

[@Modeus_]

Imagine uploading a video after Australia have already gone into next year

[@ross71521]

At Cameron Corner there is a NYE celebration every year. Although it is in the middle of the desert, it is a “tourist” destination and there is a shop/cafe/fuel stop/camp ground there. It’s all 1 building, but still. This year there were about 200 people staying out there to celebrate the New Year three times in a row.

[@deovalente]

Wow, I was NOT expecting to see New Buffalo (where I worked for years) and Michigan City (where I currently live) in an HAI video.

[@philmcearly]

Do it tho

[@xana9849]

Honestly, same here, i live very close to them both, like VERY close

[@007i1]

Imagine my shock when I saw Tibooburra (A town I lived in for a while) with a population of 15 on a HAI video

[@howardbaxter2514]

You can actually experience the New Year 24 times. It just requires a trip up to the ISS.

[@steviesmiler]

howard baxter only one time on the iss. It’s UTC. That’s the same time as GMT. So you’d be celebrating the same time as London, Dublin and Lisbon 😊

[@howardbaxter2514]

@@steviesmiler didn't know they used UTC +0. I knew they used a fixed timezone, but didn't know it was UTC +0. That being said, technically they would be over multiple timezones, so New Year's celebrations would be going on below them multiple times.

[@the1barbarian781]

"New south Wales then south Australia" Victoria: Am I a joke to you?

[@unknowndayglo7455]

Dude, incredible amount of subtle digs all over the place, possibly your best work!

[@neelparmar6690]

Happy New Years from Australia aka the future. I love how this country has so many quirks which keep popping up on this channel

[@ivanng2014]

Just now at 0006 in Hong Kong, the first year gas of 2020 was fired. And I'm a few kilometers next to it

[@AbsolXGuardian]

This video has some great jokes in it! You're really ending out this year taking no prisoners.

[@justingolden21]

At the end where you said "lets pretend you're Bezos and you flew around to all the new years events" I was thinking "you're gonna need a website/domain/wix/squarespace/domain something or other" lol

[@matteopiccini8937]

At 1:30 Victoria be like: “Sam really has it with Australia...” At 2:40: “Crikey!”

[@maxischew514]

Wow, this is going to be in his next mistake video.

[@ji_imbo]

Yeah

[@ji_imbo]

According to Sam, Victoria doesn't exist. Witch would mean I don't exist either.

[@WizardAngst]

God I wish his map was accurate. Not accurate in that he added Victoria, in that Victoria didn't exist. ADELAIDE BEST, MELBOURNE WORST COME AT ME

[@the1barbarian781]

@@WizardAngst Adelaide has garbage tap water. Melbourne best

[@uss_04]

More like “How I dont want the 2010s to end yet”

[@hamzabeg6882]

And boy were you right

[@daddyleon]

I just have to say, I'm loving all the social commentary on the side. Both that it's there, as well as the content.

[@akman5256]

No one: HAI: Do you want to celebrate New Years Eve 6 times in one night?

[@juhotuho10]

that's gonna be one hell of a hangover

[@undisputedwrestling]

Layover?

[@samtom1249]

2:41 you say “New South Wales” bit highlighted is NSW, Victoria, and Tasmania. Love you Sam!

[@justsmallstuff4994]

Yeah seen that

[@themanwiththeplan1401]

Timezone is same in all the places so you can be in any of those places at that time.

[@gamoviestudios1388]

1:28 Victoria: Baby I'm not even here. I'm a Hallusination.

[@simplepixel5617]

Happy New Year !!! Thank you for all the good videos posted on your channels!

[@imsorry6342]

Damn, I really love being Jeff Bezos. I can finally buy up this channel and use it as part of my marketing scheme.

[@froggychairalreadytaken]

When you celebrate New Year’s Eve 6 times Parkour

[@jur4x]

Channel tunnel technically allows to celebrate New Year twice. Once in Calais, and once in Folkestone. That's provided your shuttle leaves right after midnight, so that after that 35 minute journey you can drive on to UK soil

[@-.__]

The jokes in this were non stop punches to the gut and i fucking love it

[@Mikehikegaming]

I love how HAI subtlety makes fun of sensitive geopolitical issues.

[@Fatherthomas951]

0:50 Yikes

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

Stand on the north pole where all lines of longitude meet, and you will be in every singe time zone simultaneously, and since there is UTC -12 through +12, counting zero, you can celebrate new years 25 times

[@SamBowers114]

People: happy new year, only happens once a year! Hai: hold my time zones

[@Austin6403]

That Epstein intro LLOOOLLL

[@willanthevillain418]

Would you ever consider doing something on the Port of Port Hedland, Australia? Sounds like more of a Wendover video maybe. But the massive ships that come in there have less than 1 foot clearance to the sea floor. It’s such a tight operation

[@MitsukotheDarkAngel]

I literally asked myself this question this morning, and here is an HAI satisfying my thirst for knowledge!

[@jakejoyce3484]

Wendover DOCUMENTARY... AND hai video?!?!? Way to end 2019 with a bang!

[@Caboose4859]

What if I were to stand near one of the poles and every hour just walk forward a few steps until, 24 hours later, I’ve completed a small circle around a stick in the middle of the Arctic desert? Honestly it beats my New Years...

[@quadon2620]

He's literally mentioned this in the video?

[@dominikrudolfettrich2556]

@@quadon2620 Where?

[@kisaragi_san1378]

@@dominikrudolfettrich2556 brief mention at the end where he says "if the north and south pole didnt exist"

[@quadon2620]

4:26

[@aircanada0015]

Happy New Year, everybody!

[@ccpr]

R u copying swiss001

[@JimCullen]

Watching this from Brisbane, Queensland at 3 am in the new year. Pretty fun first video of the year!

[@eatntell]

you throw more and more shade on each video. and I love it

[@mikefuquay9903]

There's only a couple of Business Jets at maximum fuel capacity that could do the Forrest Airport to Unalaska route.

[@AndrewL209]

Mike Fuquay ur Jeff Bezos bro u can afford it

[@matthewgillie7590]

G650 ER

[@mikefuquay9903]

@@matthewgillie7590 Not sure about the G650ER, but at MTOW I think the runways may be too short, maybe not.

[@dayzel87]

Considering both Tibooburra and Forrest airports are around 5000 feet, and Tibooburra’s largest runway is dirt I’d dare say it’ll be impossible to even make it to WA in an hour and thirty mins in an aircraft capable of operating from Tibooburra, let alone Forrest to Unalaska

[@ccpr]

Me: see you tomorrow, I mean next month, I mean next year, I mean next decade. Friend: 🤨

[@bartekmalinowy]

I was literally trying to figure this out for my entire life

[@DemonVictor]

I came up with this idea to go to every timezone to celebrate new year. Then I see you with the same idea. Epic.

[@Tom-lm2tc]

You missed Victoria when doing Australian states

[@Dave_Sisson]

Victoria and Tasmania are in the same time zone as New South Wales, so there's no need to visit those states for the purpose of this deranged exercise.

[@Tom-lm2tc]

@@Dave_Sisson great input thanks

[@xertz7718]

And also Tasmania and the act so don’t feel left out

[@coolone2355]

yep

[@newsgetsold]

82 ignorant people liked this comment.

[@nightshark1156]

Just go to the South Pole and walk like 3 feet over every hour. That's like what, 24 times in one night? Edit: He just said that in the video nevermind

[@just1desi]

Alrighty. There we have it, “we just need an airport” 😂 why did I think the topics on here were expanding. You got me.

I could hear it in his voice what fun it was for him to come up with this stuff! :D

[@cutedoggo4608]

Couldn’t you celebrate 10 times? 5 celebrating the year to come and one to celebrate that it came

[@americanv8ss]

I have a feeling that this one involves airplanes.

[@ccpr]

U were kinda right

[@LinkStorm13]

How could you possibly imagine that?

[@ccpr]

Most the HAI videos I've watched since October have involved planes

[@Neptunia120]

What about the geographical south pole? There's a point where 24 time zones converge, so couldn't you theoretically walk into each time zone after celebrating?

[@jjmaia]

I'm doing a 6 month road trip in Australia, can confirm they need to build some roads 😂

[@Atkaltik]

Everyone: "Cool Epstein and HK jokes" Me: "We are all Ken M on this blessed day!"

[@daviddavis4885]

My Australian friend texted me Happy New Year’s, then ten seconds later I got the notification for this...

[@isaacjamestea9652]

The zingers in this video were soooo good. Happy New Years all!!!

[@frankpinmtl]

Saw the title and I just knew aircraft were going to be in the video - I was not disappointed.

[@santerimyl]

OMFG THE HONG KONG JOKE I'M DEAD💀💀

[@lorinenecro8555]

just like them?

[@tylerblask1539]

Lorine Necro JESUS

[@lorinenecro8555]

@@tylerblask1539 the holy spirit

[@tylerblask1539]

Lorine Necro the Father? 😂

[@lorinenecro8555]

@@tylerblask1539 haha

[@THOMAS-zw2he]

0:52 That's very true. Hong Kong police fired rounds of tear gas only minutes after 2020 started.🤨

[@ultimatestoryteller]

Happy New Year to everyone reading this. I hope you guys have an amazing year ahead. Love from India ♥️

[@GabrielTobing]

Wanna know why scientist always go to Antarctica? Not because they're that smart in their scientific field but because they're smart enough to realise that you can have the largest amount of NYE celebrations there just at the south pole.

[@_aragornyesyes_7171]

Anyone else watching this minutes before New Year?

[@ilias8187]

I’m in The Netherlands new year is in 6,5 hours

[@Something-kp9xb]

Me

[@R.sh02]

New is in 3 hours 🇮🇳

[@DestixGaming]

New year is in about 20 mins!

[@darknoobie3216]

My New Years resolution : Stop Getting a extra scoop of ice cream

[@nerd31415926535]

The international space station completes 15 orbits per day. You should be able to get 16 new years celebrations on the ISS.

[@Channel8eight]

This channel actually gives me life. Who would even!! No one, absolutely no one ever: Half as Interesting: How to Celebrate New Year's Eve 4 Times in One Night

[@p4m209]

2:40 And Victoria Australian Capital Territory And Tasmania all at once

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

Timezone

[@p4m209]

Gus Driving In Australia Yep same Timezone

[@doratheexplorer8274]

Who's watching this after they celebrated New Year's Eve?

[@generpicado7838]

We’re now closer to the 2021 New Years

[@Legendman2012]

International Space Station: Hold my beer-

[@steviesmiler]

Sorry mate. It’s officially UTC on iss. So only one time zone.

[@rosiemeraz4895]

Happy New Year! (Echoes at different times across to world)

[@jamesdia]

The most interesting thing I learned from this video is that there's a place called Unalaska in Alaska.

[@adlsfreund]

Geographically, if you squint a little, Unalaska is to Alaska as Alaska is to America, so in a way Unalaska is both the most and least Unalaskan place in Alaska.

[@mattiismouse1086]

"I'm four parallel universes ahead of you"

[@MariaNicolae]

A QPU?

[@daviddieperink4567]

Loving these Australian videos haha

[@imperfectly_megan]

Just have cable and watch the new years Eve bash from different timezones. No travelling necessary lol.

[@louismartignoli6603]

When you have no friends to celebrate New Years with....