Karl talks about his eyes and ears

[@manoneal1724]

The world would be just a little bit sadder without Karl Pilkington.

[@Zorak9595]

I'd definitely be sadder if he didn't exist. He's definitely brought me a lot of joy.

[@Si-Al-Ti]

Rest In Piece

[@kdog9863]

1 million percent

[@austindyer2144]

Itd be sadder but there’s be less minging

[@guitar0wnz]

Wtf he's not dead man

[@ShootinItPodcast]

I find myself agreeing with Karl more than I probably should.

[@bremCZ]

ShootinItPodcast You're an idiot! Play a record.

[@Mordred86]

Don't talk shit!

[@ilovevar9454]

Well, then you are an idiot

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

It's like Karl is a very observant passenger in his own body.

[@jsmith498]

But Karl is right. The "self" is an illusion that most people just accept. Karl actually sees things as they are.

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

@@jsmith498 yup. That's why I like him.

[@battabezerra42]

i love stephen's laugh

[@Zorak9595]

He really tends to enunciate his laughs as if he's saying the words. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

[@YouFeudTV]

Me too

[@NoriMori1992]

Same. It's so pure.

[@ProjectMayhem69]

I don’t. Hahah sounds like a proper Mong boi

[@underwearmonster]

Karl doesn't always phrase things the best, and Ricky and Stephen are good at picking these out and riffing on them, but what he says here is so true. You can never stop hearing unless you go deaf, whereas all your other senses you can turn on/off at will.

[@user-un8jx8yo7z]

You can't turn off touch.

[@riverbakey]

Also taste, unless damage your body, but that works for ears too

[@TheKrouton]

and smell... so basically only sight can be "turned off", and by that I mean your body has a built in mechanism that prevent light from reaching your eyes.

[@sniktzaken7477]

Fuckyouman - you would still feel the air moving past you - this is touch.

[@westmcgee9320]

7 year old bullish!t.

[@Azrael__]

Am I in control of my eyes, or are my eyes in control of me?

[@andresito5205]

You sound like the type of person who sees further than your eyes do

[@0tterhead]

I really do feel like sometimes Karl can be an accidental genius. He has a point, the ear (well, more specifically the brain) is always listening and interested in everything because we are curious by nature, we learn from what we see and hear, if you're in a new environment, everything seems louder because your brain is taking in this new world, to your brain, you could be in a possibly dangerous situation!

[@Zorak9595]

Karl notices things that a lot people don't and he can be very thoughtful and creative about expressing those ideas. He just also happens to be an idiot. But a lovable and extremely interesting idiot.

[@asherreich9820]

I read this in Karl's voice.

[@Potatopatch]

I like how you can hear the "clicking" of ricky's laugh in the background throughout the first minute.

[@박돌-m9e]

I like Steve's laugh. Sounds like someone dubbed it "Ha-ha-ha-ha!"

[@FlintSparkedStudios]

The only thing I've heard of pertaining to that is that bird vocalizations have become higher pitched over the decades so that they can be heard by their own kind over the low droning noises of industrialization.

[@MeTriviSlipKlokDriva]

Gotta admit he has a good point about not being able to tune out hearing

[@joshuastrobel6826]

My ears seem to be interested in everything even though I’m not

[@TheBehm08]

😂😂😂😂

[@LongshoremanX]

Steve is my top freak

[@lorir5728]

Karl is just too funny. He even has natural comedic timing. Hilarious

[@danielmrussell]

I love listening to Stephen and Ricky ridicule him, but often Karl is partly right. That heartbeat thing is real, and I have the same problem, for instance. It's more of a pressure thing than a hearing thing (though I can hear the bassy heartbeat). It's very uncomfortable.

[@henrylivingstone2800]

He has a point with the birds trying to sound louder than their environment, in locales with cicadas the cicadas will cry louder than the surrounding noise to attract mates and with the increasing amount of noise pollution animals are having to make louder noises

[@BojanTomicMusicChannel]

I never leave a comment in a form of a quotation, BUT it's impossible when it comes to Karl: "THEY NORMALLY GET IT RIGHT." COMEDY GENIUS AND NOT EVEN AWARE OF IT.

[@fongdimbulator]

There is truth in quite a lot of what he says - it's just that Ricky and Steve insist on mocking every word that comes out of his mouth regardless. It must be incredibly frustrating to be questioned and have any response dismissed as stupidity. He's either a fantastic actor or remarkably patient.

[@pmdehautdesigy60]

Or remarkably well paid

[@bendlajara5340]

PM de Haut de Sigy this shit aint paid, you can tell its totally genuine

[@thinkboutit]

I think it’s both. It’s something amazing for sure

[@Liliputian07]

The patience of a monk and the intelligence of a squid

[@khabug]

That's the whole point of the show. It wouldn't be as funny if Ricky and Steve agreed with Karl.

[@ElvisLivesUpstairs]

lol I love when there is some truth in what Karl says. xD

[@hypermecha223]

source of the humor. It shouldn't piss you off, because if that dynamic wasn't there, the trio wouldn't play off one another like they do, & it likely wouldn't be very funny. Just FYI, chimps do NOT have opposable thumbs. They have appositional thumbs, which means the thumb has similar placement as human thumbs, yet they do not have the rotational capability of a true opposable thumbs. To put it more simply, their thumbs are more like toes, lacking 2 very important muscles the human thumb has.

[@ItsADaft]

I think it's likely that the setup's something they've agreed upon beforehand, that Karl is the foil, kind of like Alan Davies is on QI; Ricky and Steve are the guys you laugh with, Karl is the guy you laugh at. But at the same time, I do agree that they occasionally push the bit too hard--they start mocking something that's actually sensible and the whole thing kind of falls apart for me.

[@Zorak9595]

They were pushing his buttons long before any agreement was made... In fact, they did make several agreements after they pushed Karl too far. Ricky actually had to agree, as a criteria for their continued working together, to limit the amount of times he squeezed Karl's head on Saturdays. Not even kidding. Listen to the XFM broadcasts, it's all there. For anyone that is unsure of Karl's authenticity, XFM is the thing that will convince you.

[@Gr33nj3ster]

1:12 that's called cringing or wincing. Usually out of disgust or shock

[@Gr33nj3ster]

He's referring to a real occurence incorrectly. Try not to be a jerk and explain what he's experiencing other than "YOU'RE AN IDIOT HAHAHAH"

[@kristianhorizont]

hahaha wow funniest clip ever of Karl hahaha

[@hypermecha223]

No, you're not! I love how Steve laughs, it's cute & hilarious ;)

[@jamesmir89]

i’m not gonna lie i’ve had the same thought as Karl

[@thecompanioncube4211]

He's right though. Especially in regards to language. Our ears find the language that we don't understand noisier than the one we do understand. That's why when we are listening to someone like a friend even in a crowded place, the noise around us disappears. Karl is a genius observer

[@veesalimac49]

0:48 shouldve put karl's ultimate animal instead

[@hyperchris3]

I feel you karl

[@wellesradio]

He’s such a weirdo. Love him, but he’s a simpleton. I always find it troubling that so many of these videos are filled with comments saying, “He’s right about that!” Don’t be daft. He has his own internal logic and rationalization, which is amusing, but he’s far away from being right.

[@WallKenshiro]

And he comes from Manchester, and often resides in London. Both places noisy as f'k with constant traffic etc. So he's either 100% right, or is unaware that he's describing the brains tendency to pay more attention to unfamiliar sights and sounds, thus appearing to notice them a lot more prolifically, especially when in unfamiliar environments. This is how it is with Karl. He's either totally onto something, or utterly confused and mistaken. There is no in between.

[@DJdevil319]

Thing is You can learn to tune out! Think about it When you dream You hear a whole world! When you are about to sleep The outside noises die down. You can learn to do this manually.

[@Nikenik2001]

Karl is really funny. The thing about loud noise, being uncomfortable in new places and wanting to turn every noise and visual input off is part of being autistic. I don't go on holidays to loud places with lots of people, having aspergers myself, I go kayaking by myself or something.

[@hwmusicaldbcom]

That is actually true. Animals in big cities are louder as they try to make up for surrounding noise. There was a scientific study on this.

[@xDrikenx]

just use your hands for no hearing and then close your eyes karl come on man

[@Doazic]

Karl is always right

[@VegetoStevieD]

WTF, I thought I had seen every animated Ricky Gervais show episode there is. I don't remember ever seeing this clip!

[@NoriMori1992]

Same. I'm confused.

[@Phoenix-jd5gy]

He’s got a point

[@Kohinoor1994]

Just how many vacations has Karl been to?

[@StartRecording]

Oh i was watching that! what you doing eyes?? lmao

[@FreeLoader626]

I love bottle banks

[@ssgvegeto2877]

I mean if the area is louder birds could possibly make louder noises

[@andresito5205]

He has a point, I wish humans could close their ears

[@hypermecha223]

or even with just Steve, it wouldn't be so funny after awhile. It's Ricky's needling & bullying that keeps the whole thing alive. I'm not trying to discredit Karl at all...Ricky didn't "create" Karl, he merely found him & shoved him into the spotlight. But, on their own, Steve & Ricky are both hilarious as solo stand-up artists. In these earlier XFM shows, Ricky was more abrasive towards Karl, but like I said Ricky knows what he's doing & what he sounds like, therein lies much of the humor.

[@1Viqing]

And there almost always is.

[@El_Andru]

Well Karl... it is not that you close your eyes and see nothing, you see your inner eyelids, it is dark but you are still seeing, it is to shift what you want to sense that youre thinking about. Same with ears, cou cover them but you are still hearing. The question comes when asking yourself: What do I want to sense (see/hear/etc.)? Do you preffer the sound of a baby screaming in a plane or to hear your heartbeat.

[@kristianhorizont]

hahaha , so funny hahaha

[@cannonfodder4000]

Which episode is this? I swear I never seen it I rewatched the show tons of times

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

Karl must have super-sensitive ears.

[@hypermecha223]

The terms even amongst professionals are still debatable. I'm no professional. If just talking about the thumb placement, then yeah the thumb is, technically, oppositional. What chimps lack is the rotational capability, like I said, they're more like toes (not sure if the toes are considered 'opposable' on chimps). Not worth debating at any rate, there's no solid 100% agreed upon definition. Ricky IS quite abrasive at times, but in my opinion, if Karl was just sitting there talking solo,

[@Gr33nj3ster]

To ricky gervais: The reason Karl says he hears his heart with earplugs is because the eardrum picks up the sound of blood flow through the ear when other sounds are drowned out. He doesn't literally hear his heart, he hears his bloodflow. So don't be so quick to mock Karl if you have no knowledge of something.

[@DJFlare84]

He also pointed out that we always see the same face of the moon, and Ricky (stupidly) mocks him saying that isn't true, even though science has proven that IS true because of a little thing called Tidal Lock. lol

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

I agree ear plugs annoy me as much as the noise I am blocking. The make me feel like my head is in a vice. What people should do is be more considerate of others and STFU.

[@hypermecha223]

I was just having a go at ya ;)

[@Athetos_Admech]

I looked it up, It seems legit.

[@lorenzop.8249]

suzane is drawn THICK

[@NoriMori1992]

Why do you only have one video?

[@Hermunkle]

Carl needs a sensory depravation chamber.

[@Zorak9595]

They've covered that already, he got annoyed and said forget it.

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

I have never agreed with him more. I wish I could on/off hearing.

[@jaym3064]

Anyone notice how lovely cartoon Suzanne looks poolside in her bikini?

[@Relativisticism]

he is referring to that bullshita research paper publication.

[@TETRlSKING]

ØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØØleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@Xplorer228]

How do you know he didnt research it himself after he read the comment hrrmmm?

[@janejvetej]

are you using the same reliable sources as Karl?

[@mindtrapped9934]

There are theories that electrical sockets hum at different frequencies lol but nah Karl

[@iannordin5250]

birds are louder in other countries because small birds in the UK are dying at an alarming rate

[@HeiHolaHello]

where did you even read this?

[@tutti9745]

Why don't we ever see Suzanne's face?🤔

[@Melchersson]

My friends are trying to get me into this show! Im a bitter Swede with a big dark blond head, who never gets the attention I deserve for my brilliant ideas and inventions. I always prefer to be somewhere else, just like Karl! Christ! I hope they dont succeed in taking me into the show!?! : o

[@jonathanstone7273]

Noise pollution is a thing

[@StuTheDon17]

They dismissed him straight away when he said some birds are louder than others...??? Hahah that is true. As an Aussie, I can tell you a kookaburra is WAY louder than a parrot.

[@92ospe11]

I think they more laughed at Karl's idea of why certain birds are louder! That foreigners are louder so the birds are trying to be heard lmao

[@StuTheDon17]

@@92ospe11 Oh definitely. But it's nice to stick up for Karl every now and then when you can Hahaaha

[@FloatyShoes]

you still don't know if it's true... it's just a youtube comment, anyone can write one...

[@FinalCountDown2.037]

My eyes are perverted and I hate it.

[@ShookOnesTO]

news(dot)ku(dot)dk/all_news/2012/2012.2/birds-sing-louder-amidst-the-noise-and-structures-of-the-urban-jungle/ That's one out of many.

[@picks_1993]

2:01 The REAL reason God gave men eyes.

[@hypermecha223]

Ricky is certainly overbearing & arrogant to a degree, which he is obviously aware of, & uses for comedic effect. It's not like he doesn't know what he's doing. Karl, on the other hand, his stories are almost always based on some sort of factual thing he read or heard somewhere...yet he is too lazy to bother with the details, so when he relates the story back he gets it all screwed up. Karl really IS uneducated to a degree, but he's not just making anything up. Therein, of course, lies the

[@dilly-dally-mations6851]

Watching these, im almost certain karl is adhd, as one who suffers myself, noise pollution is a huge problem for me. Any kind of it when I'm trying to relax is irritating

[@Melchersson]

Its not humour its irony but it was lame, I admitt it!

[@maxwell_edison]

Karl Pilkington is straight up smarter than these goofs. "Your eyes never close automatically, you close them!" Except when we.. blink or flinch. Apparently this guy isn't smart enough to determine conscious vs subconscious decisions. I hate how they completely miss Karl's point by their own inept thought process

[@92ospe11]

That's the thing tho. They are trying to explain to Karl that he is closing his eyes subconciously. Not that the eyes themselves have some sort of brain that makes decisions.

[@skylerthomason5083]

man I hate Steve's laugh