Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)

What happens when your brain is deprived of stimulation? What effect does being cut off from interaction with the outside world have on a person? What effect does it have on me, when I am locked in a windowless, soundproof isolation chamber for three days? In this episode of Mind Field, I take both an objective and a very intimate look at Isolation.
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[@RiceGobble]

“Being in a room like this can lead to brain damage” 3 years later “Do chairs exist?”

[@psalmiguess.4962]

Lol

[@DagreenApple]

Lol

[@kmk1225]

LMAO

[@RobloxianJess]

Farts are limitless

[@shivamchouhan5077]

Lol 😂😂

[@bondfool]

When Michael says “good morning” and he’s only slept for like an hour and a half... actually weirdly disturbing.

[@Nyabot-mh2zi]

*pathetic*

[@Raphael_27]

_11 seconds have passed_

[@PsychoBenches]

*me waking up at 12:30 AM after being sleep since 4pm* Good morning

[@ayanamii5334]

Raphael was that a JoJo’s reference?

[@Raphael_27]

@@ayanamii5334 _perhaps_

[@AbhNormal]

William: “I spent years, sometimes months on end, in this little room with no external stimuli, only food slipped through a slot in the door and my own thoughts. It is, quite literally, mentally scarring.” Michael: “Cool! I’m gonna do it too!” William: 👁️ 👁️ 👄

[@AzillaKiami]

sounds about right lmfao

[@Gregory_12]

🤯😷🙏👽🥳🪜🔥🐈‍⬛🔥🍉🎥🍝

[@jumentoqueanima]

​​@@AzillaKiamiLel yeah.

[@MrMiguel211]

Who is William?

[@williamxin9146]

excuse me but my mind immediately jumped to fnaf when i read william and michael

[@NoriMori1992]

28:29 I appreciate their restraint in not jumping up and walking over and ending the experiment when he cracked the door, but rather waiting to see what he would do.

[@kaydenv8669]

Me too I was like please don’t fuck it up

[@curtisleblanc5897]

"I think I'm gonna have dinner now." - Michael Stevens, 11:00 a.m.

[@neskey]

"i think it's saturday morning, about 9 am" - Michael stevens, 8:26 am *friday*

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@neskey Did you see my other comment like this?

[@curtisleblanc5897]

Hey, thanks for 450+ likes! :D

[@elionddh]

Do you play league of Legends bro?

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@elionddh Nope. :/

[@Bulbasir130]

Imagine when they walked in they say “Oops totally forgot that you were in here Michael, it’s been a month”

[@melon4738]

That would’ve been interesting “Yeah that knock on the door spooked me out.” ... “Or did it?”

[@kojikarasake6969]

@@melon4738 And how much does it weigh?

[@jasonpowerz360]

He just turns into an actual SCP "Hey, VSauce, Michael here. You can't keep me in here forever....Or can you?"

[@roux6715]

@@jasonpowerz360 SCP SAUCE

[@d00d68]

@@roux6715 🤣😂

[@RobMost]

There's 2 things that actually make it easier for him 1. He knows if he gets too crazy he gets released. 2. He knows he's being watched, he still has a camera to interact with. It'd even worse if you don't have those.

[@pronintendo1984]

3. The Door is there that can be opened by him at any time.

[@mrmcboingboing7643]

@@pronintendo1984 I feel like that would make it harder. Having to choose to keep going is a super difficult task

[@pronintendo1984]

@@mrmcboingboing7643 Perhaps

[@vie-on-whitte]

4. Even though he cannot tell time, stills knows that it will be there only 3 days.

[@yukitamekuni]

he covered all of this on his Anthony Padilla interview

[@AntimatterBeam8954]

I've been in seclusion in a secure unit for only 3-4 days multiple times before, but I got food and checked on from a window. I think I felt more insane by the third day and to be honest forced seclusion IS punishment and torture. Some have it for such a long time they lose all mental functions.

[@fridad2914]

I’m so sorry that you had to go through that. How are you doing now? Have you talked to anyone about your experiences? Sounds like hell.

[@High_Tech_Priest]

Cap

[@goombizdvorakkiewicz5226]

Prison is torture, man. Luckily, I've never gone to jail, but I'm studying Law, and whosever thought it first was that justice and seclusion aren't mutually exclusive... like... WHY? WHY DID ANYONE AGREE WITH THEM?

[@Humulator]

The fact that people who did things just as a stupid teen or something can be forced to lose their mental and cognition in solitary confinement for say 40 years, then send them out again is really stupid. Imagine at age 18, doing something stupid, then not being allowed a life(and a life where your brain is not able to do things), until your 60. Prisoners, especially non-mental prisoners, should be rehabilitated, with social contact and not deprivement of their senses. Even mental people should be tried to be rehabilitated.

[@AntimatterBeam8954]

@@fridad2914 sorry I didn't reply, I missed the notification and was unwell. I'm living a life away from services, with little social contact, trying to keep it quiet and off the radar. My GP is pretty good and has enough logic to understand the effects of this and the years of institutions that don't treat or help except the meds. I have a few international friends online who I chat to and they are brilliant, one has been through far worse as an adult and we rant away and support each other. I do not engage with support services because they involve social services and I do not need that, at all.

[@greyscale8137]

“I don’t like the smell of this soap” “Clearly Michael is very uncomfortable right now”

[@BrownSillyCat]

@@troveion yes *GORDON RAMSAY INTESIFIES*

[@ewanbird1847]

600th like

[@ruixianiu5825]

He’s angry

[@grilledcheesinator55]

One more clip for Michael Stevens without context videos

[@saltcaz3995]

@@troveion this is funny

[@CheeseYourself]

Honestly, when he said "I don't think I'm getting out today.", I felt kinda sad.

[@dablackpanda1348]

23:52

[@iamhawkeye3162]

As someone who has been to jail, that anticipation of being bailed out but never getting it, brings the same effect. I can’t imagine what people who went into solitary felt.

[@fanaticism3204]

I started crying, I don’t even know why.

[@liambohl]

@@fanaticism3204 You started crying because it was sad to see his disappointment. I started crying too.

[@Krypton1x09]

same

[@jvrvr5539]

I love this video but i cant help but laugh at Michael spinning in circles at 19:30 Truly insightful

[@cygnus-nk3tz]

19:37 was even worse

[@godnyx117]

"You spin me right round baby, right round!"

[@derdoktor206]

It made me giggle that he started talking about how bad the soap smelled

[@ly_lh09]

"Our minds want to stay active" Michael: 🌪️

[@FleRpa]

With the little guitar chord too🤣🤣🤣

[@Peter_1986]

The last several minutes of Michael's time in the room were literally identical to depression; that is _exactly_ how depressed people act.

[@eureka9217]

Ikr, so relatable

[@mat-ys2gl]

Relatable

[@Peter_1986]

​@@justaguywhodoesntlikehentai If you have either experienced depression yourself, or observed other people who suffer from depression (I have had both of those experiences, by the way, although thankfully I recovered from depression about 14 years ago, and the people I know who have gone through depression are doing a lot better nowadays), then Michael Stevens' expressions towards the end of this experiment are very relatable, yes. That part basically was like a temporary depression.

[@miguelisaurusbruh1158]

retarded idiot depressed people don't act the same, they shouldn't act some way, this is why ignorants assume someone doesn't have depression because they don't act how they think they should

[@PixelsPolygonsNPetrichor]

*act is the keyword

[@zahazasha]

"I've known Michael for 3 years and I've never seen him do a pushup."

[@iampumhead487]

Scripts bro scripts 🤣🤣

[@paularooney1937]

@@iampumhead487 so true

[@notmikaela669]

Im laughing 😂😂

[@SovetskiDuck]

Worst was that demo in the intro, not scientific at all the guy was also given verry boaring script to follow

[@mrmemes7883]

"clearly he's on the border of misery"

[@aidanmaley9826]

Michael: "I'm kind of scared about this" *3 days later* "This soap is really unique. It's not a kind of soap I've used before."

[@firstaccnt]

"But, what is soap?!"

[@TheSpidersider]

"Do you want some soap facts?"

[@AverageHarry]

"Soap was invented by sir soaps a lot In 1999"

[@firstaccnt]

yummy n' bubbly

[@wedmunds]

To us commoners, soap is something we wash our bodies with. It gets bubbly when wet. But, to chemists, soaps are organic salts that can be dissolved by both polar and nonpolar liquids...

[@Jessdoes]

Man, what are we doing in this country with our penal system? Seeing Michael essentially in solitary for three days, but by choice, was sobering. I spent a little over three days in a community jail back in 2010 (I was literally wrong place wrong time on Friday evening of the weekend before new years, my charges were all dropped in court a couple months afterwards), and even though I was surrounded by people and there were stimuli like books etc, I found myself pacing the same way he did. I did pull-ups on my bunk until I couldn't anymore. I read every single book there because I couldn't sleep. I cried in the shower where the warm water did something to make me feel better. And I was only there for three days. I can't imagine how much worse it would have been to be in solitary. At this point, I'm certain that every person who has spent time in jail has experienced trauma or brain damage of some variety, and it definitely needs to change. I think of Otto Warmbier (the kid who visited North Korea and was imprisoned for stealing a poster). He came back with extreme brain damage, but there were no signs of physical assault or extreme abuse. While I'm sure something nefarious happened there, I do wonder how much of that was due to his brain decaying from his time spent in solitary confinement in a hostile, foreign country. We see it with mass murderers on trial, too. They oftentimes appear completely catatonic. While these people need to be severely punished, is it really humane to be giving them brain damage and possible psychological damage beyond repair before they've been sentenced? I'm impressed by the man in the video who said he spent 5 consecutive months in solitary and now well spoken and wise he appeared. Imagine how alive that man must've been before they stole pieces of his personality from him. We're supposed to be against cruel and inhumane punishment here, yet Michael's video makes it clear that our entire penal system is cruel and inhumane as is. Especially when it's a matter of a truly innocent person being imprisoned. I don't know what the answer is. So I don't know that I should've even brought up the issue, but something has to change. At the very least we need to be looking to rehabilitate criminals so they don't get out and go back to doing the same shit. Again though, I don't know what the answer is. Thank you for doing this Michael. This was harrowing to watch. As a biophysicist who does research on how the brain works and operates, I'm particularly interested in how isolation might harm us. Some individuals never get over the trauma of isolation and literally go insane from it. I'm curious where that difference lies and what we can do to prevent it from occurring in general. This video was as enlightening as it was horrifying. Thanks for everything you and your team do for the good of science.

[@blaircambeul2696]

Honestly though

[@PixelifyReal]

💀

[@RIPvizzini]

Thank you for this comment, damn

[@bouncingfootball]

This is the type of things i waste my time on

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

I completely agree. We need to do rehabilitation and make a lot of social change from education, training, and more to reduce crime but punitive methods beyond fines or short term jail time is too extreme and has repeatedly proven to not work. People return to the live of crime. When countries treat criminals humanely, the outcome is often better as seen in several Nordic countries.

[@evirs]

"He who travels the fastest, travels alone. He who travels the furthest, travels with others." That's a top tier quote right there.

[@xeonkitcat1119]

Like skyrim, "don't you go hollow on me".

[@masonbernheim7629]

The heartbreak in his voice when he says “I don’t think I’m getting out today”

[@fluffy7636]

He sounded utterly dissapointed

[@unitgamex2972]

To be honest I felt really bad for him when I heard him say that. He was so optimistic up until that moment when he realized

[@janetg9579]

23:48

[@nickacelvn]

We will look back at this time in history as a mentally barbaric time as we look back today at medieval times when we use d to burn witches at the stake. (More profit this way, enslave them with debt and then start screaming about health and safety. What do you think?

[@Hideyoshi1991]

@@nickacelvn 何 the fuck?

[@Bottle68194]

If I were left alone in a room for three days like that I'd have developed a new language and created a tribe of people composed of nails and pubes and established myself as their god.

[@cjloft7676]

Barny bum Fluff looooooooooool

[@Villfuk02]

i would master bottle flipping (he has plenty of bottles)

[@TitusM7]

LMAO

[@Mesjach]

LMFAO

[@cozycarry]

this is so genius hahaha

[@shresthaditya9731]

1:50-Stimulation leads to cell growth 2:23- People prefer physical pain over boredom 4:50-Any Stimulation is better than none 6:22-Sensory Deprivation 14:00- 15:32- 19:37- 22:07- 24:25- 24:50- 25:50- 32:20-

[@Jedi7969]

bro just gave up

[@welcmasher2471]

@@Jedi7969 LOL

[@peterwatkins671]

He got bored man.

[@Lumiander]

Bro forgor to add the rest💀

[@strateupgamr7]

@@peterwatkins671 The fuckin irony

[@awoo21]

This video has made me uncomfortably aware of all the little things and ways I think to cope with being alone. I don't really have that many friends and have recently recovered from a really tough depression in which I completely isolated myself for probably about 99% of my time. I feel... sober? now. As if I was lost in my own world for an eternity and so many habits I have of viewing the world are so... flawed than the way the actual world operates. I can't really put the experience into words but I think that's the point. Isolation has to be one of the worst things you can do to a human being.

[@greed8493]

Do you mind if I ask how you're doing now? I'm in a similar situation to you

[@seva7500]

when im alone i play with my balls

[@AndrewXigna]

i described my depth of depression as being deep within a haze, and coming out felt like coming back into clean air, so yeah i feel you. it feels good to feel like a real person again

[@mikuenjoyerXD]

​@@AndrewXigna🫂

[@JonahNelson7]

It is so unbelievably important to be in constant contact with other people. This modern world makes it easier than ever to be sequestered away which is such a travesty. I hope one day humanity doesn’t suffer so much

[@coppurt]

Michael: I will be staying in this room... for three days Me: I will be watching free Mind Field episodes... for three days

[@milesnichols8497]

I can't believe how true this is

[@Doctorispie]

Mfw it’s been 3 days

[@nibbletrinnal2289]

@@Doctorispie its been three days since you said its been three days

[@mathmanmoo]

coppurt lmao same

[@jaredolsen5143]

@@nibbletrinnal2289 It's been 3 days since you said it's been 3 days since you said it's been 3 days.

[@cthulhus]

Michael's wife: **crying because vsauce might lose his sanity** Michael: "i dont like the smell of the soap"

[@lenira7750]

XD

[@huntingaliens5477]

He's Michael, we're vsauce ;)

[@Innuend.o]

@@huntingaliens5477 Michael's parents are our parents

[@pog4302]

@@Innuend.o *Soviet Anthem Plays*

[@andywr.097]

@@pog4302 I choked on air when I read your comment

[@dogewasfound]

27:32 even when he is half awake he still got that signature eyebrow raise

[@rubberduckz2739]

No hes not confused just training for that intro

[@bxnkaii]

Hmm looks like its just a dream. Or was it?

[@jgriffin9084]

"I don't think I'm getting out today" Absolutely heart breaking

[@MisterAwsome1234]

"Now I'm upset." I think this is the first time I've seen Michael express any sort of negative emotion.

[@tablesalt8746]

awwww that's so sweet...

[@skinnybaddieb3016]

So is your profile pic!

[@TheCrackFoxxx]

Potato 6403 Lol who cares that other guy had to stay there for 50 times as long without the ability to leave whenever he wanted

[@Paulthefonz]

MisterAwsome1234 *any

[@lilcheezegamingvlogsandmus9762]

Paulthefonz hhhhhhdudjuduudjdudduuududururufufufuhffjhyo my name is sodudhdjdjdjfjfjdjdjdhd check out my check and go go go

[@kristenmoon4405]

I worked as a prison guard in a solitary confinement area. The other guards really just stayed in their central area. I would actually get out and go by each cell and talk to everyone for a bit. Let them know what all was happening in the world, what time it was, what was going on in the world, etc. I had grown men, literally crying to find out it was raining outside, they literally couldn't remember what raid looked like. It's inhumane.

[@TmaadHMD]

Thank you for your kindess and humanity. Just because one may be deemed a monster or animal does not mean you also must become one. Your sympathy was beautiful. Thank you, social work professional.

[@Stringz]

thanks for being a good person. it is terribly cruel to do that to anyone. remember these people were born innocent here just like any of us have. they have turned horrible due to the math of whatever trauma they have endured and they are just the product. yes they may have done horrible things and should not be allowed to be around people to possibly harm them. but nobody deserves this kind of torture. it is just brutal torture to the mind and if you were subjected to it i think a lot of you would change your mind. you have to try and remember we're all the same here beneath all the colors and beliefs.. we're all a product of this crazy world and we do the best with the minds that we have, albeit some better than others. But you also haven't lived their life.. walked in their shoes.. been damaged so badly to do whatever damage they did. You're entire world view may very well be an entirely different world to many other people. we need to remember to be more kind to others, because we have no idea what they may be feeling inside. and even the smallest thing that you say to a person that is seeing the world through a difficult lense can have a big impact; positive or negative. I guess I kind of went off into a different tangent, but you get my my point. its really about understanding and compassion for one another. we need to look at the whole picture. not just the end product. people need to judge more based on intent and context than feeling.

[@kristenmoon4405]

No, they deserve to be locked up. They don't deserve to have to suffer like that, they're still people, capable of feeling remourse, pain, they have friends and families etc. Especially for those that will get out in their lifetime, we need to be able to have them rehabilitated instead of stiring in their crazy.

[@kristenmoon4405]

Christina Ward very welcome. I hope they're doing well now :)

[@mathiasoleander2077]

Kristen Moon aa

[@sirbill_greebi3811]

Watching someone else deal with depression, anxiety, and isolation helps me fully understand how hard it was for my parents and family to see me struggle with it.

[@MM-pv5tp]

Lol deal with it.

[@cutthatcoconut9018]

​@@MM-pv5tp😶

[@sophthehusky6231]

@@MM-pv5tpwhat is wrong with you. I hope you understand this is cruel and you learn from it

[@sophthehusky6231]

I hope you’re doing okay ❤❤

[@user-bo3mp8un6c]

​@@MM-pv5tpSounds like he is

[@Boxscape_VR]

My biggest toxic trait is thinking I'd be able to get through this with my adhd alone💀

[@Lune4528]

Lol me too

[@diamondangel3442]

Yeah, I would rearrange the furniture (if possible), use water bottles and food containers for building stuff/ putting them in aligned rows (I have that little autism trait as an extra to ADHD lol), disassemble anything and use as freaking arts and crafts supplies, make music with everything. That's 3 hours taken care of :P

[@diamondangel3442]

Challenge myself to vocalize most deranged sounds known to man, write on the walls with water and food (good enough paint). My brain would refuse to give up much later than I do.

[@HarryThe1stJester]

​@@diamondangel3442"Thats 3 hours taken care of" Yeah, out of 72 total hours. Sure you can keep yourself occupied for a few hours or a day but it gets pretty horrible without any stimulus after a while.

[@e.n.o.5814]

Prisoner: Isolation is really bad Michael: I'm doing that for three days because I want to Prisoner: "confused look"

[@Astraeus..]

Unless you've actually been to prison though, you'll never understand the fundamental difference between isolation because you CHOSE it and isolation that is FORCED on you. For instance; at home, my actual range of "movement" is the couch, the kitchen, the bathroom, and back. This is maybe 35 feet of movement. I can stay in there for a couple weeks at a time with zero trouble, it'll never really bother me. Meanwhile, I spent a week in jail before and nearly lost my shit....

[@trevormondria5825]

@@Astraeus.. suppressed against your will is definitely different.

[@Vanessa-lw3ol]

Taranizs don’t you have electronics when your at home

[@meydana538]

True tho he really looked at him like “why tf are you doing this to yourself?”

[@josheaster1547]

@@Astraeus.. meanwhile?

[@mustafaamin9516]

Michael not only returned to us but also made Mind Field free. Truly a generous god

[@tearsim8043]

It is not free for me Bro what the heck Edit: actually they are available now Idk if i was too early or what

[@iLiokardo]

Literally just became free.

[@georgeprout42]

Free for the rest of the year. He announced it on vsauce earlier.

[@steep9695]

Mustafa Amin yep :)

[@joethecrow9092]

It’s still not working

[@jefferyhansen1749]

Very interesting. Was a Navy hospital corpsman 20 years... This here is why psych patients are put in the isolation room 24-72+ hrs, to reset. Should do a series on how being in a relationship with a grandiose or covert narcissist affects to mind.

[@Seeker0fTruth]

Omg yikes but yes. I’ve heard that studies done on the brains of women who have left domestic violence situations actually have pronounced brain damage particularly in the pre-frontal lobe…if I’m remembering correctly. So yeah…there’s an impact. Now don’t just study the brain but the body’s nervous system as well. Scary stuff. The stuff of nightmares. And real life for many. So tragic and unnecessary in so many situations.

[@eureka9217]

If It has so much impact on healthy person, how terrifying it must be to someone mentally ill

[@colossalshart]

Seems really irresponsible to put someone with psychic damage into solitary.

[@legopenguin9]

"yep this causes brain damage, which is EXACTLY why we put already damaged people in there, so that they can get DOUBLE brain damage!"

[@feathdev]

This is the living embodiment of “Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. And rats make me crazy.” EDIT: thanks for almost a HUNDRED likes on this comment?! Wow, I didn’t think a stupid shitpost would make me the talk of the town! You know where else you can do this? ON MY VIDEOS THAT I’VE MADE.

[@cameronharding2878]

Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. And rats made me crazy

[@Thehuman-it3oz]

Mf you have 3 vids

[@cloroxbleach9981]

Scientist: You should never confine your self in a room for more than 3 days Vsauce: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@bnhdeluxe]

Clorox Bleach you are a fucking legend 😂

[@joeblanco2652]

no I've been in confinement for 20 days. I went in and went into deep meditation. i learned alot I became better for it. I disagree

[@cloroxbleach9981]

@@joeblanco2652 I'm not going to question it if it's anything outside of jail

[@joeblanco2652]

@@cloroxbleach9981 lol

[@lovestromgren1029]

@@joeblanco2652 sure

[@ms2h294]

I feel bad for the poor editor that had to filter through 72 hours of footage.

[@shrock9241]

doubt

[@andybradley8347]

They probably had more than 1

[@SmileUniverse1]

Its easy , u just play it with speed x10 or 20 to pick some random video part and rely on audio waves to find the part where he talks +its clearly high production so they got a team of professionals , no big deal :D

[@GabrielMartinez-si8ju]

I used to work with security cameras, theres a little bar underneath the footage that shows when there is activity or noise going on, which makes filtering really easy

[@asiancynical4682]

Feel bad for the camera It's been sitting there for 72 hours and has to see Micheal going insane which no one wanted to see

[@joshuacyrus]

The moment when he opened the door and then just went back in blew my mind. I don't even know what it means, it was just unbelievable.

[@jojough8283]

It seems like he dreamt that the door was locked... That would have been so horrible

[@vbgsantander]

I don’t think he dreamed it but wanted to get out because of anxiety but struggled with the idea and regrets it. Then half saved his face by saying the dream comment

[@Idan_K]

The biggest unspoken factor is how bright it is in there, greatly affecting his sleep

[@dm.3047]

"I've known Michael for 3 years and I've never seen him do a push up." LMAO.....

[@robertfan332]

I've known him for a while and I've never seen his legs so hairy. Cmon man.

[@dm.3047]

@@robertfan332 uh I think your talking about another time.

[@rickliu2997]

Lol

[@georgeg9319]

My favorite part 😂

[@carealoo744]

302nd Like!

[@sploofmcsterra4786]

*goes to bed at **3:35**pm wakes up at **4:50**pm* 'I don't know if I slept for 8 hours or if I slept for 3' Oh boy

[@bedebop3904]

LOLLOLLOLLLLOOLOLOLLOLLOLLOL *takes breath* LOLOLLLLLOLLOLLOLOLLOL

[@caroline7648]

wow idk whats going oj

[@solss9010]

Sploof Mcsterra yep. 😂😂😂

[@marcmercado1503]

same tho

[@latorrelucas8654]

Sploof Mcsterra good

[@CommanderNoob]

Michael is an amazing example of a human person just like you or I, who will go through great lengths to explore the world of science. Thank you, Michael.

[@beepbeep3598]

This reminds me of my visit to the mental hospital. It’s not completely solitary confinement goddamn it was hard. I remembered my third night there I didn’t have a roommate so I was completely alone. I started pacing around, looking for something, anything sharp and talking to myself. I started pulling at the sheets but they were sewn onto the mattress. Tried suffocating myself in the pillow but it was breathable. There was a window covering up the actual window and the windows were frosted so I couldn’t see outside at all. I started desperately trying to pry off the window and I went to bed crying because I wanted to go home. That was with stumli and other people to talk to. I think I would’ve fully gone mad if I spent those three days in that room. Not to mention, our prison system is just evil for placing people in those.

[@gulliverbaxter6440]

"Mum, I'm bored." "Be glad you're not like Michael, sweetie."

[@gulliverbaxter6440]

me too tbh

[@genesismuniz8891]

TripleBeat09 dazfi What

[@kakao-katze]

TripleBeat09 I should say that when my sister comes in and says that

[@okorokay9319]

haha

[@laurenelizabeth9273]

TripleBeat09 I

[@thatcanadian3240]

Soap: *exists* Michael: “and I took that personally”

[@seb310801]

Underrated comment

[@theoofer478]

Busty hot babe therapist: There is nothing such as michael the soap abuser.. Michaels soap (with severe ptsd): ASAAASVFANGE EGYQE. HELP MEE AQAAAAAAAAH FGMWIGZRY Busty hot babe therapist: If you don't stop screaming I will put you up my asshole! Michaels soap (with slightly less severe ptsd): don't mind If I do!

[@thatcanadian3240]

@@theoofer478 what the fuck

[@theoofer478]

@@thatcanadian3240 yes

[@jonsnow9659]

@@theoofer478 dude you're disturbed

[@puhlsar1]

Nice to see Michael becoming OMORI from the hit indie rpg game OMORI

[@kennethjohn0906]

It's good to know that there are videos like these to watch whenever I'm washing dishes or doing laundry. Thanks, youtube. And yeah, knowledgeable videos like this keep me away from boredom so this is damn right.

[@apinkgoat]

“4:50 pm” Michael: “Good morning” This is the definition of my sleep schedule right now

[@gorillagripcoochiemama1619]

Lol same

[@fermentedcabbage5722]

One of us pressed the 4:50 blue button didn’t we

[@apinkgoat]

@Fermented Cabbage I’m gonna be completely honest, when I came back to this comment, I clicked the time stamp without even thinking. Btw, the *actual* time stamp is 21:14

[@roblob6103]

I didn't expect to be called out like this...

[@mekumcream8279]

I sleep at 5

[@helloimnisha]

Who is here after Michael made all the epis free? I am crying in broke

[@jburnsey48]

Nisha K This one has always been free

[@Rogther]

Yeas, I'm rewatching the free ones so I get the complete experience

[@helloimnisha]

@@jburnsey48 i am watching the free ones too

[@HeavyMetalKittenx]

All KZbin shows have done this. The ones after sept 24 come out once a week free

[@helloimnisha]

@@HeavyMetalKittenx really? 😨

[@fridad2914]

25:25 the “Did I…?” is just life with ADHD.

[@fridad2914]

Also 25:43 to 25:50 AHAHAHA welcome to ADHD!

[@sibusisoofentse9557]

Watching someone else react to your words help you truly experience it is a monumental insight

[@hiphyro]

"This is about as boring as a room can get." Wrong. It has carpet.

[@petemoss7704]

EXACTLY. You can look at it until faces appear or move it around to make art.

[@temperance7]

We can start counting the no of threads,finish it in rows and remember the number of rows by associating with age ,date of birth ,son's age (essentially something with emotional value)and sleep and resume the next day till day 3

[@lopamurble4056]

*Shuffle shuffle shuffle*

[@zotethedead7779]

That's even worse, now I'm just disappointed that carpet exists

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

Great, now he has to do it all over again.

[@thereliablesource7938]

"i've known Michael for 3 years and I've never seen him do a push up" I don't know why, but that's hilarious

[@conchaquat6277]

The Reliable source What is a Micheal? You mean Michael?

[@thereliablesource7938]

NeonExtraSir thanks

[@conchaquat6277]

The Reliable source you're welcome

[@treble761]

Micheal is the female version of Michael that no one knows and loves

[@MaoRatto]

WHO THE HELL CARES!

[@Pheminon1]

This is probably the BEST thing to get out of KZbin Originals...

[@Atetrigrams]

At my worst, I pretty much put myself through this, in the sense that I wasn’t allowing myself any communication with others. I trapped myself in my room & I only had myself, alcohol and tv/my phone to entertain me. I’d comment on posts on social media, but outside of that, there was no verbal communication. When I was inebriated, I’d react/talk to myself about what was happening in the videos/shows I was watching & acting as if I was filming myself and talking to an audience. In that state, since I was actively doing it to myself, I didn’t recognize that I wanted communication. I was just scared to communicate because I had shut myself off from other people for so long. What Michael said at the end, about experiences, really struck a cord with me because it reminded me of what I’d been missing in those moments. I had nobody except myself. And the sad thing is, I did it to myself. Glad to be better & I’m glad that I’ve gotten better at communication. I struggle sometimes, but that’s part of the process. All in all, I guess losing your mind is important sometimes, right?

[@ainsmas361]

Cool story bro. Nobody’s listening. Touch grass, be of service to someone mate, depression isn’t real.

[@alamian7625]

I’m ok with staying in that room for 3 days, but I’m not ok with everybody able to hear everything hitting the water when I take a shit

[@s.combis2866]

Me too. 😅🤣

[@internetexplorer9066]

I lmaoed

[@Ali-kb8gr]

😆 lol

[@user-rr2hu7yj3g]

Yeah, I'll like you to see you do that

[@futrey9353]

No you wouldnt ,did you even watch the fucking video

[@ithurtswhenipee4526]

Cool to see Michael spend 3 days as a discord mod

[@tunez732]

lel

[@selintozkoparan754]

@@tunez732 *lol

[@tunez732]

@@selintozkoparan754 did you really just correct me

[@MaxiSniper]

Professional comment stealer

[@justice999]

or as a redditor

[@skyesfallenxx]

This is how I was during COVID isolation. I vividly remember staying in bed, staring at the ceiling, and I couldn't even understand what the teacher was saying in online class. Even though I knew it was morning, my body couldn't tell, because I never opened the blinds, and my room was always dark. I have never, ever felt depression like I did then. I became obese, I over-ate because it was the only thing to do, and I got to a point where I felt desperate to get out, do something, be somewhere. The moment schools opened for half-days, I was rushing to be there, every day I could. I just wanted to talk to someone other than my abusive family. It was the worst 2 years of my entire life. I don't think I've been the same since then.

[@carinen8119]

Fascinating! I experienced pretty intense boredom on a 10 day meditation retreat and found it very interesting how my brain would conjure up all sorts of memories to keep me distracted

[@meeka5041]

Vipassana?

[@carinen8119]

@@meeka5041 yes! 10 day silent retreat

[@lucasjames8281]

That’s not a meditation retreat, that’s 10 days of wasted time. In meditation, there is no you to even get bored

[@carinen8119]

@@lucasjames8281I'm not sure what you mean by this, but am curious to hear more. Care to share? My experience involved phases of boredom, and phases of focus. And many other interesting feelings and thoughts.

[@julianmuller9567]

I really like the idea of that door opening at the end and some guy telling him "dude, you've been in there for 15 minutes"

[@eavesdropper0]

Doc Milersky lmfao

[@silvesken]

😅😂😂

[@mikebalson6217]

Doc Milersky lol lol

[@flannaclaire]

That would've been amazing!

[@Majestic469]

LOLOL TROLLED

[@greenlight2596]

I love how Micheal in the room is stupid, but as soon as he comes out he's smart again

[@bananaboi9006]

Michael was pretty stupid in the room, or was he?

[@henrymohn7571]

Que music

[@genericperson753]

Hey vsauce micheal here.

[@sourbrothers73]

Wow. Really well thought out analysis. Thanks for your input.

[@faintsmile363]

he's stimulating his mind trying to stave off the boredom

[@KS-ep1vr]

Thanks for bringing this. You were vulnerable and exposed. But u did it to share science with us. There aren't many places that the average person can learn about experiences like this. I think I might have started singing every song I ever knew to kèp myself entertained. But who knows what any of us would really do when faced with a situation like this

[@ahmedsaqawemaki2766]

I really liked to watch the full time of 72 hours and how you managed the suffering of isolation !

[@AlecNormal]

“... I don’t think i’m getting out today” was weirdly both sad and funny at the same time

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

especially as there was a tiny voice crack as he said it

[@badgerrash1576]

😂😂😂😂😂 for real hahaha

[@Bennahr_Fett]

It was Sad.

[@castronator29]

@@TheHorrorDevotee well that's me everyday. It's fckng weird. Even tho I never stood into a empty room and had internet, I did fell each and every one of the effects he said here. Weird.

[@mrvaughn1449]

😢

[@chase_h.01]

So if people would rather torture themselves than be bored, that means boredom is the ultimate torture.

[@nitra01]

Chase H. paradox .

[@dr.proctor5575]

Chase H. Nice synthwave picture

[@tinasnowball13]

My name is Patrick Star

[@RaynDrop_]

I thought ur name was tinale calizaire

[@ZAD720]

yep thats why kids go to time out

[@victor_.]

That chamber changed michael forever, he will never be the same

[@HamedGhosi]

Man I'm happy I got to know your channel. You are the best teacher I have ever had.

[@costelc4077]

When he came out he should have said HEY VSAUCE MICHAEL HERE

[@G_4J]

LMAO

[@baluandhavarapu5786]

He would have planned to do that, but when we was allowed to come out, nothing would work. Like you forget right what you have to write during the exam

[@TSVerse]

Brother?

[@gammathecommon]

LMAO

[@Asr.-]

*no, it's mind field*

[@Zquiett9]

If he was in there against his will, not knowing he will be out in those 3 days I bet he would suffer brain damage.

[@speedyrob6651]

Zayne O'Conner Yeah That's what I was gonna comment

[@navyameka6709]

Zayne O'Conner It's absolutely true. Part of why he was fine is because he had hope that soon everything would be all right. Hope is the best motivator.

[@sagesabr]

I'm surprised that they didn't talk about long term effects or if there would be any.

[@thallan]

Buds420King.... Well played nigga

[@matjazpinter]

polah Bear l

[@Peter_1986]

I like to use these "Mind Field" videos as a kind of countdown to Christmas. In Sweden we celebrate Christmas during Christmas Eve (nobody cares about Christmas Day, except that it is considered a holiday), and it is tradition to have some Christmas-themed television series every year throughout December up to and including date 24, and there are exactly 24 "Mind Field" videos, so that is perfect, lol.

[@BakeBakePi]

I really want to try out a sensory deprivation tank. Very interesting episode! I love the quote at the end!

[@ericthex6510]

Michael is a brave man for letting those legs hang off the bed while he sleeps

[@MexMX]

I think he rather thrived the risk

[@deletedjkcndsnsdnkcj]

fear might be better than boredom

[@lucasmillerthelewderofloli9327]

Seriously. I can't even fathom sleeping with my legs uncovered hanging off the bed and I'm 22. Fucking monsters under the bed. :(

[@zaksharaz5105]

@@lucasmillerthelewderofloli9327 my bed has drawers built into it so that means their is no bottom of it it's all solid but am still scared of letting them hang out

[@firstnamelastname6682]

If i hang my legs over my bed and my knees are facing down when i wake up it feels so painful because the weight of everything beneath the knee was pulling it down. I hate that feeling.

[@dudebro3573]

He should've just said prime numbers for 72 hours.

[@thedollarsauce]

Yeah...

[@M4RC90]

from memory? yeah sure...

[@user-nl6xv2fh9f]

Are you making a tokyo ghoul reference?

[@ArdaCoffeeBean]

Im waiting for that episode

[@love_games_studio]

I'am hesitating between a reference to Pucci or Tokyo Ghoul

[@gamerxplanetx8637]

He was never the same after this video....

[@jacksxnthomxs6981]

i feel like mr beast didn’t actually spend 7 days in the room, considering the effect less than half of the time had on vsauce

[@HammyGorgon]

No his craziness makes it worse

[@diabeticjesus87]

I'm really surprised that he didn't end up playing with those bottles. Stacking, tossing, something.

[@megb7715]

That or drumming on the counter. Either one would be my first choice.

[@blackfordoblique1965]

...spin the bottles

[@Itsgiraffeagain]

@@blackfordoblique1965 oh my

[@williams3552]

He propabely did do something with the bottles. But they cannot put in everything he did in those three days.

[@eggandcheesesoda9874]

or throwing the toilet paper.

[@kodredcud]

"Why is this on KZbin Red?! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!" 1. It's a half an hour 2. He had scientists and doctors help him (and I doubt it was free) 3. He had that isolation room and observation room built for this (or rented for this, if it existed already) 4. He rented the sensory deprivation chamber KZbin Red allows its creators to go above and beyond with their videos. Get over it.

[@mina86]

In my opinion, all of those things you’ve listed, made the episode *worse* than typical Vsauce video.

[@Sh4d0wch40s]

The problem is that YT Red isn't available everywhere, and that's BULLSHIT.

[@NATE-bz7mx]

mina86 how so? not trying to be rude, just genuinely curious. if you ask me, this show is much more focused and less straying than traditional Vsauce videos.

[@BarcalonaBoy6]

Makho I lucked out and got a 4 month free trial of Google play music which also came with KZbin red. it's gone by now

[@CerdurTV]

youtube red produced it, people don't understand that without it this wouldn't have happened

[@user-ck6ve3ck4v]

I used to love to be alone in the dark and could stay all day as I had stories in my head and would weave more stories around the people in them. I still love being alone. Apparently, according to my horoscope, that I researched fully, I was meant to be a hermit, probably dying with just a pet for company. Now I get carers in every day because I'm old and I actually resent that. It's to make sure that I don't fall over or get a heart attack/stroke but even then......

[@NinjasDTA]

I was held in isolation for 94 days for a crime I didn't commit. Time progressively slows down to the point where an hour feels like an entire day. You find yourself creating entire alternate realities in your mind. You go from sleeping half the day to pass time to being awake for days daydreaming half the time. You entirely lose track of time, day and night. It is by far the worst thing I could ever imagine having to experience. I would have rather been tortured. Luckily I had access to read 3 books per week or I would have quite literally lost my mind

[@parsaledm]

The look on William's face when Michael said he's gonna put himself in a room just like the one they were both looking into speaks thousands of words.

[@npc6817]

Mostly expletives

[@concept5631]

13:26

[@spungbopscarepans]

a picture tells a thousand words but an expression like that after learning someone’s willingly mentally torturing themselves tells a million

[@popcornpizza8869]

​@@concept5631❤

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Solitary confinement should be illegal

[@gamerking-jq5wi]

Me: mom get me popcorn. Mom: why. Me: I'm going to watch someone get tortured

[@VG-or1nu]

gamerking419780 I

[@meaty.]

gamerking419780 true tho

[@pecues1192]

Nathan Blad no

[@nameless-wp4do]

gamerking419780 😂😂😂

[@MrTrain549]

Mom: That's my boy.

[@MaddieS659]

Michael's "I don't think I'm getting out today" is genuinely one of the most upsetting things I think I've heard someone say in recent memory

[@sjosssu1940]

Thank you for doing such amazing experiment and showing us how the human is reacting to such an environment!

[@melko-]

i like how his mom was almost crying while he was worried about his water

[@bloodmaged]

To be fair, she was seeing her son lose his mind

[@nursmalik6024]

I'd be crying too

[@noahshad09]

And then he starts talking about how the soap smells bad

[@nebby947]

agreed

[@mishterkhalid3117]

Petition to release the raw 72 hour footage. #releasetherawfootage

[@misa-tj4uw]

@nitrrogen and i will the 128th like xD

[@orid7909]

theres footage of him pooping

[@jerbil404]

They dont want you to see the endless amount of times of Michael wacking off too a white wall

[@tenteclz8731]

jaydensbraindead it would help me affirm my sexuality, so yes

[@sidhaantgupta1974]

Jacks of 72 times

[@joaojonito3764]

He was never the same after this

[@lesandersonstudent5520]

Him saying "good morning" after like an hour of sleep will always kill me lol

[@bunyan2422]

It blows me away how fast he wasn't able to discern reality from his dreams, to dream and wake up and think that you might be in a dream now and what you just dreamed was reality, good god that is a horrifying thought.

[@haroldbalzac6336]

It's pretty easy to discern reality from a dream.

[@iamhawkeye3162]

Harold Balzac did you miss the whole experiment and only base this on people in the real world? I think you did.

[@haroldbalzac6336]

@@iamhawkeye3162 no, I'm saying that there are way to discern dreams from reality.

[@bugsmith9751]

@@haroldbalzac6336 i mean, it can be, but when you are in a situation that is known to degrade mental stability and void you of almost any sensory stimulation, including color, and all dreams you have are of you being in that same situation, it can be very difficult, some times it even takes a little bit to realize a dream you had in a normal living situation wasnt real, have you never had a dream where you hurt your self in it or got a pet, and when you woke up you are confused for a few moments about where your injury/pet went? most people experience it a few times, but in a situation that is exactly the same at all times, it may be very difficult to differentiate

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

@@bugsmith9751 I woke up angry at my older brother when I was younger after a dream where he abandoned me in a ditch in a forest to play with his friends. In the dream, I had some health condition and he either was unaware of that or didn't care and I died from the cold lol. We never had a great relationship irl, but he would never go that far in his cruelty unless it was an accident. Yet, I was still crying and angry at him when I woke up. It felt like he really did it and I held a grudge for a few days.

[@sinatra222]

The fact that he has a camera on him and gets to share his thoughts with the outside world, that alone makes it a hell of a lot easier than a typical solitary confinement situation.

[@ava1949]

that was my first thought, like even though it was indirectly he had someone to talk to rather than just himself or nothing at all

[@morgan0__o]

and it was STILL difficult!!! it's so apparent that anything harsher and longer than this will result in long term brain damage and trauma

[@x340x]

yeah but on solitary your lights go out in the night no? you also get a meal, not just liquids

[@luvopolis]

@@x340x no the former inmate literally said the lights stay on all the time

[@x340x]

@@luvopolis damn, i missed that part

[@natashafranko4951]

Well done , you did amazingly well. Thank you for sharing your experience, that was very interesting and brave. It makes one realise the importance of those around us and how much we take for granted interaction and community. Two way stimulation as you said when you got out. Also the importance of night and day for reference as well as the importance of circadian rhythm for our healthy function and well bring on all levels. We are definitely not designed to be alone . You have an amazing mind so can be very creative , but in the end with no reference point of a true what we call normal reality its interesting even with a highly creative mind hoe difficult this was . You did extremely well , I found it a bit difficult to watch at the end , seeing you struggle made it hard to watch. It was great to see you were ok and have a lovely reunion with your family .

[@ellamcguffee1669]

I remember I was a patient in a mental hospital, and the hardest part about it was nights Because we had to have the lights off there was no clocks just wouldn’t know. I remember waking up in the night and panicking after trying to figure out if I should go back to sleep or stay awake I can’t even imagine being completely separated from everything for three days

[@el_emi2241]

Michael be like: hey vsauce, Michael here, I'm going to give myself brain damage for no reason lmao

[@lvbboi9]

For Science

[@imaseal6408]

It's not been damage until you know how to change the perspective in ur mind..

[@imaseal6408]

*brain

[@jackcolson4745]

He is to smart to let that happen

[@DacalLP]

@@jackcolson4745 Yees

[@Rabbachino]

"clearly he's on the border of misery" "Professor, He's been in there for 5 minutes..."

[@ConchOutOfWater]

"What is a joke" - SuperDawesome1

[@ConchOutOfWater]

+SuperDawesome1 And what made you draw that conclusion? Because someone on the internet laughed at you for being an idiot? :( So sorry I hurt your little feelings friend.

[@MrJambola123]

While i agree his reaction overall was silly i also think its silly to assume everyone would understand that was a joke and not a direct quote

[@ConchOutOfWater]

Uh oh I was wrong on the internet. Quick! I'll tell them I was joking too! Yes!!

[@chaosphere3841]

When in the trapped in the specific kind of room situation,*Just An Opinion/A Suggestion : Meditation, Working Out, Sleeping, Singing/Dancing, Learning anything Physically possible without using any props or just what around you, Duh????* Its not like a situation where you are snatched and thrown in a room (even then you could do these things), its way easier when its voluntary. Pfft pop/pseudo scientists/psychologists.... n on second thoughts this whole thing is bullshit n the "subjects n observers" are more BS.

[@FuriousCanadian]

This has made me realize my overeating may come not only from my original issues but more recently is being effected by my sleep being fucked for a few years

[@willafton4582]

Awesome

[@Stefan50326]

This video helped me a lot to understand it a little better how my brain is working and what is important for a good mental health.

[@jacobabrams7893]

“I’ve known Michael for three years, and I’ve never seen him do a push-up” Damn really putting out boy on blast like that

[@zaxonite2991]

I can't imagine vsauce not telling someone a fact for three days

[@Kassandru]

Especially a spit fact.

[@trollazord5869]

Hey you want some spit facts?

[@Naijiri.]

A mL of human saliva is 99.5% water but can contain as many as 8 million human cells and 500 million bacterial cells

[@samihassan390]

thats awesome

[@Naijiri.]

yo guys the full series is on 123movies.is/ btw

[@ly_lh09]

I don't know why but seeing Michael pace around in circles while counting was hilarious

[@peaoat3608]

I always thought I'm alone and isolated but after watching this one I must conclude: NOT EVEN CLOSE!

[@Taki-NeobaroqueDZ]

Same

[@SnakeZombie]

Hey! Vsauce, depression here.

[@Ghostxx]

Snakezombie lol nice one

[@anthonypouncy2630]

Snakezombie o

[@thaoeeeeee]

xd

[@SnakeZombie]

666 likes kill me

[@mikehenson8450]

Anthony Pouncy is fdpllk jjjt

[@orion8447]

"Me with myself for 3 days- sounds like my weekends

[@DarKiRage.13]

PhionexMaster Pro SAME

[@deathman1687]

You have 3 day weekends?

[@Randomguy2012vids]

i do

[@liamjones8468]

Flabbymeat In college you practically do.

[@donaldtriumph3410]

PhionexMaster Pro at least we have porn and a hand

[@MaterialEqualMe]

I love this whole season.❤

[@turanbirligi6969]

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