Selfie Waves

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SOURCES:
White House tour social media ban: abcnews.go.com/Politics/touri...
Bek:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bek_(sc...)
egypt-museum.com/stele-of-scu...
ib205.tripod.com/bek.html
Chauvet cave: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet...
Selfie:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie
“Exploring the Selfie”: link.springer.com/book/10.100...
blogs.getty.edu/iris/whats-th...
museuminabottle.com/2015/01/2...
www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/su...
blog.oup.com/2013/11/selfies-...
Chimp looking in water image: www.researchgate.net/figure/J...
Smithsonian Magazine article on Cornelius: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...
Smithsonian archive page for Fitz’s selfie: www.si.edu/object/nmah_694883
Hippolyte Bayard: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoly...
“Is Cereal Soup?” Vsauce video: • Is Cereal Soup?
MV Lobethal: cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._V._L...
Mirror selfie from Ginnigan on reddit: i.imgur.com/zJJwQGF.png
Byron extended arm selfie: vintagenewsdaily.com/these-am...
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_D...
pagesix.com/2017/04/25/anasta...
Perkins teenage self-portrait: www.sciencehistory.org/histor...
early selfie sticks: pastebin.com/Qr66ppGQ
Byron “usie”: www.fastcompany.com/3026832/t...
Jhoane Baterna-Pateña: www.baterna-patena.com/
Historical images re-imagined as selfies: www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Vivian Maier: www.vivianmaier.com/
instant cameras:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant...
www.acs.org/content/acs/en/ed...
Michael Collins’ reverse-selfie: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/ht...
First selfie-stick patent: patents.google.com/patent/US4...
Lester Wisbrod:
• Me and....
www.vice.com/en/article/nekyq...
Hiromix:
sabukaru.online/articles/hiro...
www.teenagefilm.com/archives/...
www.nytimes.com/1999/01/16/st...
www.photoarts.com/journal/roma...
japanesephotoblog.wordpress.c...
www.papercoffin.com/writing/a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiromix
First camera phone picture:
www.sfmoma.org/watch/1997-bir...
“Here I Am Taking My Own Picture” (nytimes) 2006: www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/fa...
Oldest recorded use of “seflie”:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
slate.com/human-interest/2013...
(archive of forum post): web.archive.org/web/200401170...
Aussie slang:
daily.jstor.org/australians-o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminut...
www.abc.net.au/education/lear...
thebeast.com.au/other/austral...
“selfie” as word of the year:
languages.oup.com/word-of-the...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-24992393
Anachronym: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misnome...
“The Return of the Selfie” (New Yorker): www.newyorker.com/tech/annals...
Kardashian belfie pic: pfjw59uuS7...
Belfie stick: belfiestick.com/
ALL MUSIC BY JAKE CHUDNOW: / jakechudnow
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[@ironicanimewatcher]

Micheal openly confessing to a federal crime to start a video is actually completely in character

[@lilyrolyat6726]

He has at least once before, with his illegally minted penny from the future

[@noemitellez3098]

It’s iconic

[@lilyrolyat6726]

@@YourLocalCafe to answer that, first we have to look at the story of some random mom from the 1400s, for context

[@julianxamo7835]

Crimes aren't retroactive, you can't legally punish someone for something that is currently legal, even if it was done before it became legal

[@raskolnikov3799]

@@julianxamo7835 Not sure where you’re talking about, but seeing as Americans are the biggest subset of Vsauce subscribers, I’ll assume you mean the US. We have hundreds of examples of people being prosecuted for something they did that’s no longer illegal, even when the prosecution took place while it’s legal.

[@Glyceriner]

Micheal is the only person who can start a video with an illegal pooping selfie and everyone just immediately accepts it

[@igorporfiirio4915]

I wouldn't even noticed it was weird if you hadn't said it

[@KimberlyGreen]

Selfie, belfie, felfie ... poopie?

[@Glyceriner]

@@KimberlyGreen poofie

[@wyleFTW]

@@KimberlyGreen defecelfie

[@monocleenthusiast2381]

always knew he was a criminal

[@makeshift_graveyard7893]

no full-length Vsauce video in over a year? we’re living in dark times

[@arthurnaut-1]

yes... we sure are

[@peytonyoung11]

Yea what happend ?

[@RefreshingCanOfCoke]

He sure is ok if he's still uploading shorts... Come on Michael, upload atleast one full-form video this year! (BTW I get that the shorts may be filmed months ago)

[@alecbaker13]

Ikr

[@RamiCrafy]

At least we got his yt shorts

[@jonahfarner5273]

It’s been a year daddy, I really, really miss you

[@Weird.Space.Kid.]

Real

[@DoFliesCallUsWalks]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@IronOre33]

He uploads shorts all the time

[@SwiftBlitz.]

@@IronOre33 and he's also losing his sanity

[@IronOre33]

@@SwiftBlitz. correct

[@farzamimani5339]

I hope he understands how much we appreciate the consistent use of Jake Chudnow music. I hope it never goes away

[@TitanFightClub]

13:36 IRON MIKE TYSON🥊, WHO DOES THIS RESEARCH🤯🤳 IMPRESSIVE

[@villeda7534]

Exactly 💯

[@AMSinc301]

"Going down" is pure, distilled Vsauce

[@WildCharger]

don’t worry, nothing is forever

[@purplexed9music]

100% agree

[@supertracker9823]

Can always count on Vsauce to turn a simple question into a 25 minutes history lesson.

[@SchizophrenicRuneterran]

Religious zealotry aside, you took the words right out of my mouth dude. It's incredible how in-depth this man can go.

[@SchizophrenicRuneterran]

@Darius Bostic Technically everyone has eternal life according to the Bible. It's just a matter of whether you spend it in Heaven or Hell.

[@thatssodraven3531]

@Darius Bostic All hail Satan.

[@barnacleboi2595]

@Darius Bostic Hail satan! My dear lord Satan gives us eternal life and riches. I love satan :D

[@benonaru]

@Darius Bostic nobody fucking cares LMAO!

[@TheRealVovan]

As much as I like vsauce shorts, I still do miss full length videos

[@moosetube5564]

Yeah

[@DaBigTastyMango]

Same fr ) :

[@joshuarivera-loves-v]

Tf u mean there’s one right there ☝️

[@skulves9677]

Bruh thats 1 year ago@@joshuarivera-loves-v

[@chaseray7321]

@@joshuarivera-loves-vA year ago

[@gyvn1]

Michael, please come back..

[@CrypticTitan]

He’s gone?

[@CICellDirectorCairmann]

@@CrypticTitanhasnt uploaded in a year

[@CrypticTitan]

@@CICellDirectorCairmann he has on shorts this January

[@mrguy3001]

we need his long videos again

[@hamoodythegreat9570]

@@mrguy3001peoples attention spans are garbage now

[@TradingFeline]

Honestly the fact that this video is almost indistinguishable from his older videos in style and editing is amazing.

[@thatisonur]

why would it be different from his older videos? am i missing something?

[@qsdfcvgyjmkl]

@@thatisonur Michael has not been making the old style videos for a long time. He has been focused on his other projects in recent years, and his newer videos often dive heavy into math concepts. This video is very similar to his style of video when he first started on KZbin

[@EasyGreekVideos]

This and the recent "Did People Used to Look Older?"

[@kindlin]

@@EasyGreekVideos How about: How many holes does a human have? The opening scene on that one is.... something different.

[@gillianm3630]

forreal i thought this was a video i missed from a few years back or something until i checked the date

[@thatverseguy]

Michael admitting to crimes and hearing "ussy" within the first 2 minutes is just splendid. Pure gold.

[@arcaderdude]

1:15

[@musichousesection1264]

@三日月 征史郞 -Mikazuki Seishirō oooh boy

[@werewolfhide19]

@三日月 征史郞 -Mikazuki Seishirō how do we tell him?

[@discipleofthelorentz]

what has this channel descended into

[@berkeleycreager3601]

I was about to comment about ussy

[@Jack6J57]

“Let me put my brain food into your gray matter mouth” Vsauce’s last words before he disappeared for 15 months and starting absolutely blasting shorts content

[@oliverdiamond6594]

facts

[@SNGeditzYT]

No it wasn’t his last words on this channel because he makes shorts now days

[@SideQuestStories]

@@SNGeditzYT Yes, how about proper videos that aren't targeted at brainless phone addicts.

[@johnbazy]

The shorts are bangers though, Vsauce takes a long time making these quality long form videos so I'm glad he's made short form stuff in the meantime.

[@oliverdiamond6594]

@@SideQuestStories guys i found the grandma

[@Xo_Bella]

Petition for Michael to post more long videos 👇🏻

[@kayleighgroenendal8473]

Maybe somebody should check on him 😶‍🌫️

[@patrickconrad396]

​​@@kayleighgroenendal8473he stopped doing long form videos regularly many years ago because he was making bank in other ways and is a dad. But he recently started posting lots of shorts regularly

[@Differentthings2006]

yes

[@turtlesrprettycool3379]

@@kayleighgroenendal8473shorts:

[@iPod1]

@@kayleighgroenendal8473he's making shorts

[@Noah73827]

I love how Michael’s videos now feel exactly the same as they did 10 years ago.

[@bornjusticerule5764]

🤙🏿

[@Chris.tastrophy]

A relic from old KZbin

[@androiduberalles]

But do they? Hey, Vsauce...

[@malachimusclerat]

honestly they feel much better, not to insult the old stuff, but the scripting and editing and performing on this one really impressed me

[@adus2821]

i saw this and i couldnt tell if it was a new video or an old video id never seen, thats a good thing

[@tjsudac]

I'm just grateful that Michael is one of the few KZbinrs who never thought he had outgrown his original format and style and that I can still enjoy the content and quality as I did 10 years ago. Hail to Vsauce, Veritasium, Captain disillusion, Steve Mould and other KZbin giants.

[@andrerichardson]

Veritassium is another favourite channel of mine for sure… As for Darius. Christ can kiss my ass :-)

[@uselesscommon7761]

Except the original format of Vsauce was "gaming videos with lowbrow humor"

[@apoorv_sharan]

@@uselesscommon7761 lmao

[@jitgtij]

Brahma created this Universe for you, and if you accept HIM as the Brahman, you will become a Hindu, and you will have everlasting life, on earth and beyond, where Truth and Self are One. In Sanskrit language: "Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma".

[@Alex-02]

@@uselesscommon7761 Well, to be fair that wasn’t really vsauce, he didn’t run the channel by himself like he does today

[@yolomolo2736]

When we needed him most, he left

[@Ymml.planespotting]

Vsauce please come back we all miss you

[@salzburysteak]

This dude is like a relic of KZbin’s past and yet he still hits nothing but grand slams, like the world he entered in has vanished and yet he remains eternal, god bless Michael

[@beanapprentice1687]

Amen!

[@ptronic]

Back when the algorithm rewarded quality

[@gregorsamsa1364]

At the rate of 2 videos a year I suppose he has plenty of time to make sure they're quality. Now I'm sitting here imagining if he was just putting out 2 completely shit videos a year- lol. I ain't gonna lie- I'd probably keep watching them

[@Yourbankaccount]

*Universe bless Michael

[@unhxlysilver1688]

@@Yourbankaccount yawn

[@FinDeluxe]

It's the annual Vsauce treat!

[@dinos_preston]

Yes

[@Dfutham]

Yumm

[@Maktuf]

Delicious

[@grownupduck]

Yaaaayyyy

[@stealthstargamer]

Legalized Nuclear Bomb ☢️

[@Idevoursoap]

I think Vsause's content never gets old because It has not changed since 2012. Never have to worry about new things.

[@foxgaming8789]

Is he even going to post anymore?

[@Idevoursoap]

@@foxgaming8789 great question, nobody will ever know.

[@foxgaming8789]

Ok

[@ranjeetaranjan7253]

Seems like it's now only shorts. Sad.

[@MustNotContainSpaces]

With the exception of a year or so when he did exclusively Mindfield

[@KingNedya]

Anatasia's selfies are so interesting to look at, because they really do look exactly like something that would be taken today. People don't change, it's the world that does, and we may adapt with it, but deep down we're all still the same. It's an oddly comforting thought.

[@belisarius6949]

Honestly, they are terrifying. Seeing these goofy pics she took...And knowing what happened to her.. Reading her story on wikipedia is so much less personal, than knowing her fate after seeing her take these personal and silly pictures.

[@ilona3630]

I remember watching a yt short where two young people were taking selfies of themselves in the reflection of a window and some lady inside that store was making fun of them, as well as all of the commenters. The comments were like "this generation is so self absorbed, this is so weird and stupid, why are they doing this" etc.

[@kettlefleet829]

@@ilona3630 i have that video on my phone

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Just like humanity through history, like to troll, have sense of humour (even grimm humour) and curiousity.

[@MrScorpianwarrior]

I saw a picture the other day of vandalism from an Ancient Greek tourist to the Egyptian pyramids. Inscribed in Greek lettering was something like "The sarcophagus wasn't that cool. Also I can't read hieroglyphics." That solidified for me 100%, that for the past many thousands of years we have been the exact same people, just in different worlds.

[@megasilvertrumpet]

These classic style Vsauce videos will always be loved. Thanks Michael!

[@darkninja11100]

Yess

[@xkdcm7hat]

Yuahhhh

[@Periwinkleaccount]

I guess it also shows just how timeless his videos are, with how his much older videos are still incredibly good, and as a result that style can still be made and still be considered great.

[@R1ppedM0nk]

Yes!

[@pvic6959]

we have been truly blessed today

[@Idopushups55]

We need back Vsauce long form content

[@CallumBrennan-uk2df]

It’s been a year daddy, I really really miss you..

[@littlefloss._.]

He is posting shorts

[@smiesznywalenty658]

Is anyone else absolutely blown away by the 'reverse selfie'? It just seems so insane to me.

[@TokyoXtreme]

It’s not a reverse selfie reverse selfie IMO.

[@badcornflakes6374]

I've seen the Apollo missions pictures so many times, but I'm still always blown away by them. I think I look at them now and again to remind myself what we are capable of.

[@Cjnw]

He could have just stuck his hand out to literally include everybody! Also, if he had prior removal of his tonsils and/or foreskin, he'd also be included. Even a haircut alone would make it a humanitarian all-inclusive selfie!

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

@@TokyoXtreme ah yes the reverse selfie reverse selfie

[@steamingpileofspaghetti9755]

exactly, like that shouldnt be possible, somehow

[@saysikerightnow3914]

Is no one going to question how Micheal just invents the word "Ussy" out of thin air? Love this man

[@star08094]

Immediately came to the comments 😂

[@leave-a-comment-at-the-door]

When?

[@ootiminatoroo421]

That Ussy got me like 🥴🤤

[@Yolwoocle]

More like ussie

[@saysikerightnow3914]

@@leave-a-comment-at-the-door It happens around 1:13 if that helps

[@tnytmytx]

Its crazy that tomorrow marks a year since Vsauce uploaded a long-form video

[@CooperTurnerVlogs]

I was just going to comment that.

[@Ya-boy-BoM]

Michael.. where are you...

[@lucalarocca2207]

Yt shorts

[@yooli6453]

​@@lucalarocca2207 not even there anymore

[@dabatman5187]

Why is everyone saying he’s on YT shorts? His last short wax literally New Years Day. That’s over 3 months ago

[@Ya-boy-BoM]

@@lucalarocca2207 he's barely there and then I miss the long form vids

[@WhatTheActualHannah]

I love the classic Vsauce music. It feels so nostalgic these days. Glad it's still being used 😊

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

@Nathaniel Tang you clearly haven't seen his more recent works

[@Skywing452]

literally was just thinking about this, i think this should be a constant forever in the life of vsauce

[@LawloGaming]

@Darius Bostic I'll pass fam

[@iamthedevilsadvocate]

@@LawloGaming 😂 me too

[@MattayManiac]

Was just thinking the same thing

[@Scam_Likely.]

I love how these photos make the past feel so much more real and the people more human. You can see personality in their faces. The ones with someone and a friend or a partner are just too cute, they saved a moment of joy that we can see over 100 years later and still relate to. Damn photography is one of the coolest things humans ever made

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@rimoakos]

@Darius Bostic lmaooo rip bozo

[@Caerulis]

exactly what i thought. past humans aren't really that different form us.

[@MichiganJFrog.]

@@rimoakos so edgy bro.

[@bmarley]

@@MichiganJFrog. yikes your comment is cringe. on the other hand your playlist is fucking great to the point to where i’m like, who the fuck is this guy do i know him?

[@littletitanicmaster-2622]

Ever since this man left us in the dust for shorts, you can progressively see him slowly shift to insanity throughout each one as he violently shakes the camera and talks intensively

[@Avgeek747-20]

And thus an era came to an end... We will miss you Michael vsauce here😢

[@SushiBandit28]

First five minutes was enough to remind me what I’ve been missing. Please don’t ever stop making this type of content.

[@lucky_lol]

Exactly

[@Nick-vr6fe]

I love how after alllll these years, Vsauce still uses the same music in the background of the videos, it really adds to the nostalgia.

[@alex.g7317]

Tbh the ost just boops!

[@mario.gaming]

Its come to the point that, he owns it. Not literally, but physically.

[@memedew6677]

It's what makes him Vsauce. It's like Super Mario without the red cap

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

You can't tell if a Vsauce video is from 10 minutes ago or 10 years ago

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

@@mario.gaming I mean quality wise if you don't check the upload date you wouldn't be able to tell, god damn people are idiots these days lmao

[@JoeThePun]

I can't believe this video was made 1 year ago.

[@omaro1806]

he hasn’t made a video in awhile

[@Banan_group-leader]

When the world needed him most, he disappeared

[@RUBIKS.R.]

😂

[@oliverdiamond6594]

i hero, lost to the heavens

[@Pumpkinskull12343]

Hes doing KZbin shorts

[@Pumpkinskull12343]

@@oliverdiamond6594 Hes doing KZbin shorts

[@Banan_group-leader]

@@Pumpkinskull12343 but not long length

[@higherquality]

I swear vsauce videos are frozen in time. You can claim that this video was made 9 years ago and I would believe you.

[@PortalGael]

The only thing that changes is his facial hair

[@Sompursone]

I wouldn’t. He explicitly mentions events from the year 2015 in this video. Now if somebody claimed this video was made 8 years ago, then I’d believe them.

[@balzaqi]

@@Sompursone 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@elnico5623]

They are trully timeless

[@sculcrowsculcrow8669]

I thought it was 9 years old until you said it

[@kylehill]

Another example of a *perfect* explainer video.

[@sp1xa]

ye extreme levels of creativity in this reply section

[@berku]

ye

[@user-ib1dx4dh3n]

ye

[@thaias9654]

ye

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

Love your vids Kyle

[@ok.-ok.]

we are still waiting for the next one

[@Pumpkinskull12343]

Hes doing KZbin shorts

[@robertkennedy7537]

He hasnt for 2 months tho​@@Pumpkinskull12343

[@dabatman5187]

Or are you?

[@susan-wojcicki-is-still-a-jew]

It's been a year daddy, I really really miss you.

[@MystCraft24]

Michael, Dont Leave Us Here!! MICHAEL!!

[@AnonymousUnited1]

😢

[@UnknownMFe]

It is surreal how Michael is still the exact same person he was 10 years ago. We love this dude and he will never change

[@Neoo884]

Him 13 years ago 💀☠️

[@threegenders201]

Or will he?

[@hoopsx2695]

To bad he never posts anymore

[@zack-lk8if]

​@@hoopsx2695vsauce is more than a channel now, they sell a bunch of products, have partnerships with companies and have multiple channels

[@bnrid8086]

​@@hoopsx2695he still on short

[@thebestyoda]

I love how this channel has been going on for 12 years and the music hasn’t changed since and still gives me goosebumps haha

[@Not_Tails]

They have a great music selection

[@bolson42]

Vsauce was a LOT different 12 years ago… i would say the music with thought provoking videos started becoming part of the channels identity about 9 or 10 years ago

[@alehlete830]

Goosebumps how

[@Not_Tails]

@Darius Bostic Shut up

[@SpartanFunnyProyect]

@Darius Bostic Sign me in shawty! I didn't know my intrinsic fear of death could be overcame so easily! THX OwO

[@Bloxi-Films]

I watch a Vsauce video about selfies being illegal in the white house, and I end up learning how much time it would take for a rock to fall from the sky onto the ground.

[@Sfrags01]

I love when he unexpectedly jumps into the frame, it’s probably his favorite part too

[@andrestorres4715]

Man's like a pop tart, shooting up into view the moment you forget that you were waiting for it to do that.

[@MrScorpianwarrior]

@@andrestorres4715 Wow. I have never heard someone described as a pop tart. And yet it is so accurate.

[@speedy4659]

@@andrestorres4715 This just opened my mind to new possibilities

[@Chris.tastrophy]

I wonder how many times the popping and clicking of his knees or other joints is edited out

[@pich6]

it's been 10 years and these type of videos still make u feel the same. michael will never make it easy on us

[@AkiiAsh]

Over a year and im missing vsauce

[@Birdman._.]

Check his shorts mate

[@appleleptiker]

@@Birdman._. His last short was a month ago. And besides, they aren't even similar to full-length videos. Even from the style... The normal videos were just awesome and informative. His shorts are... Haha bearded man goes insane

[@Ztime_Live]

real tbh

[@nadir8951]

Vsauce is like santa, comes once a year but it's awesome

[@nadir8951]

@Jack Wrath 🅥 Welp, that's not a great way of advertising at all. Ik you're a bot, but atleast maybe say it's similar as here are mostly people who like him and maybe...? Idk, I shouldn't give a bot advice but-

[@lennix8432]

@@nadir8951 Yeah, probably a spam bot. I don't think the actual person behind this reads all the replies to the thousands of spam comments.

[@khalilahd.]

Lmfaoo basically

[@StaYUTI420]

It's exactly like your mom LMFAO

[@vulpesmacrotis1990]

@@khalilahd. Rare 0 like Khalilah D comment

[@SoniasWay]

Honestly wasn’t expecting another full-length video so soon, Michael blesses us prematurely!

[@luisthestriker4200]

@Hobo I love god but that comment had no correlation

[@DamianSzajnowski]

@Hobo Maria

[@MorgurEdits]

@@luisthestriker4200 People just avoid cause of such :D

[@cohandora]

Sonia pls

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@Yellowc0ld]

I’m tired of the shorts 😔

[@santerisuuri5139]

Mee too buddy.

[@stuffidowhenimbored2219]

Me too my man

[@jasonmengoni525]

Bruh. The last full video we got was 1 year ago

[@aap_pixel1612]

Same

[@xsillah3623]

Same

[@keijac82]

I miss these long format videos. 😢

[@skulves9677]

same bro

[@Wulfex]

There is something incredibly sad about hearing 14yo Anastasia Nikolaevna, who took goofy pictures of herself and sent them to friends, then hearing how she was executed in a revolution. If you read it in a history book, you would have no feeling. It would be "There was a royal family, they were executed", but actually seeing her photos, and seeing her be a 14yo girl and then hearing about her execution. That is so much sadder. She was just a kid.

[@ickmonster73]

There's something very sweet about this comment. Sympathy for a far-off, long dead young girl shows a lot of humanity to me. Thank you

[@easternhorizon67]

I had watched a documentary about the execution of the Czar's family in Russia. It said Nikola was a close friend of King George but UK didn't give refuge to Them or something like that happened. They were cousins and close friends.

[@LiminalQueenMedia]

@@easternhorizon67 The UK attempted to take in the Romanovs multiple times;however, they were never able to safely leave Russia and get to the UK. The British and Russian monarchies we're cousins.

[@z4nna]

+

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

It's all about how connected we are to struggle and pain

[@heiloloheimir464]

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas when Vsauce uploads

[@chloeburbank_]

its november !!!

[@TechnicalOperations]

when its been a year since vsauce uploaded

[@Pumpkinskull12343]

Hes doing KZbin shorts

[@BlackNWhite44]

He Just Straight Up Disappeared

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

I really like how Bek portrayed himself as a dumpy potato boy and idealized his wife into a beautiful woman, he had free reign to portray himself however he wished but he saw himself as a just a regular guy who lucked into the most beautiful woman ever.

[@mjjjuly]

not sure with the ancient Egyptians, but other ancient cultures saw fat bellies as a status symbol. it's a sign of prosperity, in a time where food scarcity is common, that person has enough food to eat and get fat. also not doing manual labor as well.

[@grimble4564]

@@mjjjuly this

[@duurc]

@@mjjjuly why it didn't apply to his wife though?

[@christineg8151]

Art in the Amarna period (when Akhenaten was pharaoh and Bek was chief sculptor) was weird. If you look at carvings of Akhenaten, you'll see a lot of the same sort of "dumpy potato boy" imagery. Though Akhenaten tended to have thinner arms and legs, he still had the belly. Bek refers to himself on a carving as ""the apprentice whom His Majesty taught". In my archaeology studies, my professor indicated that the implication is that the Pharaoh demanded a more naturalistic style than was common in Egyptian art up to this point. You can still see a bit of the belly on Tutankhamen's sculptures, and he's the pharaoh that followed Akhenaten. Whether this is a stylistic issue or a more realistic image of the pharaoh is up for debate, given that Tutankhamen was quite young and would be unlikely to have developed a paunchy belly yet. It's also worth noting that the plump men with more idealistic women is fairly common. You'll still see a bit of poochy belly on carvings of women from this time, sometimes (see full-bodied sculptures of Nefertiti) but they still tend to be rather slender and idealized. Again, there's the question of whether this is a stylistic choice or reflection of reality.

[@ttrss]

💀💀

[@willburden1597]

The pictures taken by the Tsar's daughter are so fascinating. I've never seen anyone from that time depicted in such a human way that's similar to how we take pictures of ourselves now, as opposed to a photo of them sat down blank faced where they seem so far from human that they could be robots. It genuinely makes it so much more real when Michael then goes on to mention how her and the rest of the family were killed by Bolsheviks shortly after.

[@dw1894]

Came to the comments looking for this one. The pictures of her making funny faces really struck me. I’m sure I have similar pictures of myself from when I was 13.

[@PauloRicardo-md4ji]

I believe it just shows disparity even more. As royalty can do these things imagine the avarage russian. A shame they had to die, but it was the only way.

[@healingv1sion]

@@PauloRicardo-md4ji communism at its core "lets keep killing, its the only way" 😂

[@MediumDSpeaks]

And she was a mythological person for the next 90 years. Look at the Disney movie Anastasia, that's HER, the idea that she got away was this beautiful hope, that Anastasia was out there somewhere because the world had been connected to this teenager.

[@MediumDSpeaks]

@@PauloRicardo-md4ji IT WAS THE ONLY WAY lmfaoooioooo I am literally cracking up but that's so messed up jeeeeez

[@bluecreeper1499]

i think bro got arrested

[@xXxJokerManxXx]

I just realized the whole of 2023 has no main Vsauce video :((

[@Im_actually_a.shark_]

Oh my god

[@avengdodo6592]

He post KZbin shorts

[@figlexgonzalez3115]

Michael is the only person in the planet that can post one video every 10 years and still keep his followers happy! 😼

[@oui2611]

i keep scrolling through variations of this comment and i guess youre doing it to farm likes rather than forming a genuine original comment.

[@FCBswinger]

@@oui2611 Or is he?

[@raggebatman]

@@oui2611 it might not be original but don't you think it's genuine?

[@aristology6912]

@@raggebatman still no

[@dafloppamusic5050]

Internet historian

[@alexperazzo9761]

How Michael is able to take a silly, seemingly random topic such as "Who took the first selfie?" and turn it into a 25 minute, excellent, thought-provoking social commentary is so wonderfully inspiring. I've always loved how VSauce videos take so many tangents that are all related to each other yet make a very entertaining and informative video. Michael, you're a genius.

[@cianhalford4989]

Ooooo mom ooooo. No. I

[@KalebPeters99]

Yeah, this might be one of my favourite Vsauce videos yet! It's always a delight to see Michael still smashing it out of the park with the same vibe and quality of all the classic videos.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

If you love this kind of content, check out the channel called Lemmino.

[@hedgieluv11]

The last real video 🥺

[@user-rk6be7bg2m]

But when the world needed him most, he vanished.

[@nialldonnelly7217]

He is making KZbin shorts

[@mst4309]

These B&W old photos of legit selfies feel so eerily real. I know why that is, thanks to Vsauce; yet I still struggle with how “not old” the people appear

[@MonaHerSelfM]

Imagine our photos today. There's nothing but the timestamps in the details which tell us from what time our photos are.

[@Call_Upon_YAH]

When you trust in God and cast your cares (worries, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts) upon him, they will be NO MORE! Know that there is power in the name Jesus Christ! His name casts out demons and heals! The world is wicked, evil, and of the devil. I too, was a wicked sinner of the world before I opened my heart to God. I am living proof of God's work and fruitfulness! He is an active God who hears the prayers of his! God's children are set apart (holy) and righteous. The devil is a liar that comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy; that includes your relationship with God. Open your heart to God, repent of your sins (he will forgive you), and let him direct your path. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands and purify your heart, lest you walk with the devil and follow him to hell.

[@killiambilliam5420]

@@Call_Upon_YAH our lord jesus christ will save us all from the coming apocalypse, pray for your forgiveness before then

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Ofc there's bible bots now

[@docbabyy7360]

Michael is the king of presenting the 2nd oldest thing as the 1st just to be like “but its not”

[@TheQC92]

Lmao facts

[@Marssnowable]

It's not the 1st, it's actually the 2nd, but the first might not actually be the first, technically, so this could be the first, unless you include this other thing which makes it not even the 2nd, or even the thousandth

[@coronaklledmebot4856]

​@@Marssnowable🗿

[@DragonTheOneDZA]

*_VSAUCE MUSIC_*

[@ThatsDebatable110]

It's been 10 months, Michael.

[@hrizibilel8632]

we're patiently waiting for the next video. where are you Michael..

[@UrlocalSherif.]

he does shorts now

[@hrizibilel8632]

@UrlocalSherif. the last short release was 4 months ago

[@CosmicMapping]

I can not express how grateful I am that OG Vsauce content is back and as fresh and engaging as it ever was.

[@NFPA-704]

Seriously, this is awesome

[@josho7138]

And vsause 3 is back because Jake recovered from cancer

[@ronb2008]

Annddd he's gone again lol

[@CosmicMapping]

@@ronb2008 Idk man it takes me 6 months to take a shit

[@ronb2008]

@@CosmicMapping 🤣🤣

[@wiiprocontroller6471]

Michael is one of like 5 youtubers uploading consistent, high-quality, videos that are interesting for more than 10 years. Edit: Ok, yes it's more than 5.

[@noemitellez3098]

What other ones

[@wiiprocontroller6471]

@@noemitellez3098 like Tom Scott

[@losingapathy]

@@noemitellez3098 internet historian too

[@soffren]

@@noemitellez3098 can't forget Moist Critical

[@ForgefaneCreations]

Accursed Farms (Freeman's Mind)

[@SlimecraftStudios]

11 days till not uploading a non-short for a year

[@GTSongwriter]

R.I.P. Vsauce

[@admiral9107]

What

[@GTSongwriter]

​​@@admiral9107it's been 11 months since he has posted any videos. I usually do R.I.P. on channels that hasn't done anything in 1 year.

[@namansoood]

​@@GTSongwriterHe has been uploading youtube shorts. This channel is not dead

[@Hoot]

I love how Michael still uses Chudnow's music, the 145 Poodles at 5:01 is to me THE Vsauce-music. Makes it feel so nostalgic 👍

[@FG-418]

Seriously I love that music and had the same reaction to it being Vsauce music. Didn't know the artist until you mentioned it. Now on a google search spree to acquire it.

[@therealgreymite]

Completely agree! My favorite track of his is "Hydrogen"... very chilling.

[@AMSinc301]

"Going Down" will always be the track that encapsulates the sense of curiosity and exploration that defines Vsauce, to me. Jake Chudnow is almost as much what makes Vsauce, Vsauce as Michael

[@Hoot]

@@therealgreymite that is an incredible track as well

[@fahrenheit2101]

I freaking love that track.

[@SickDnA]

Vsauce is basically random thoughts or questions that pop up in your mind but backed by research

[@xavieriswavier]

So true 💀

[@lachlanwood61]

He did a ted talk once where he talked about his videos and it's basically that. He likes questions and answering them. Specifically "why" questions where you can keep asking "why?" And go deeper.

[@sonnyblanche8447]

bro better not retire like the other 6 this year

[@fearlessTNT]

He's just making shorts now

[@nickraine-brown1407]

Hearing that classic beat drop just doesn't get old

[@josho7138]

Yes

[@opakyr]

It never will

[@Sephora_Sade]

Ik im always like “wait..what”

[@warmgoodrob5611]

...or does it? *music*

[@johndeaux8815]

It goes so hard when the hi hats and alien sounds kick in

[@sheisnotmyname]

This is probably the first time that Michael didn't go off topic at all, he explained everything about this topic, from introduction to body to conclusion and still left us wondering with a very important questions in the end 👏

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

It's honestly a bit unsettling.

[@snowhusk]

Yeah, the most "off-topic" this video went for me is the spooky music when talking about Hiromix photos. I was legit spooked for no reason that whole segment

[@masoncrowley2777]

When Michael seemingly introduces an unrelated topic, he always makes it clearly understood as being related to the primary topic of the video by the end of it. Michael never goes off topic.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He did have a slight diversion talking about contrastive focus reduplication, which was kind of off-topic, but it wasn't _off-topic_ off-topic.

[@ryanconners3048]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 this is the most legendary comment I've seen in my life

[@H4NA1AH101]

Where art thou, Micheal? Come back to us 😭

[@DeadWolf291]

Hes on shorts

[@Tanjiro_from_demonslyer]

“Hey, vsause Micheal here”

[@SoraZ2112]

Seeing the selfies Anastasia took was so surreal. Hard to believe they were taken over a century ago. Makes me wonder what pictures we might’ve gotten if selfies like today were a regular part of the 19th and 20th century.

[@General12th]

I know old people wouldn't be railing against young whippersnappers for being self-absorbed idiots. Oh, who am I kidding.

[@bebedor_de_cafe3272]

seeing it just makes me sad

[@Alexandros11]

@@bebedor_de_cafe3272 Yes, it was terrible what happened to her. A lesson in history against collectivism

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Yeah, I feel like her photos would have been a better example than the smiling Chinese man for the Illusions of Time video, but I liked that photo too.

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@darkmatter69420]

The Anastasia story is so sad. She brought a form of happiness that didn't exist before. People had such a hard time appreciating themselves. A hard time looking in the mirror. They still do. But to be able to express your emotion because you are the subject and director in your story. It's just so special.

[@skyhawk_4526]

Her whole family's story is sad. All killed just to appease Lenin and his thugs. Not much has changed in Russia since.

[@theonebman7581]

@@skyhawk_4526 Worst part - they were killed because the Bolshevik leaders were intentionally lying and exaggerating to the people about the Tsar's family The October Revolution was the worst thing to happen to Russia

[@secondthought2]

@@skyhawk_4526 not really, Russia is just misunderstood. Can't nobody see the real evil, and it ain't Russia.

[@siritio3553]

@@skyhawk_4526 What a childish comment. And the millions of serfs dying of starvation, enslaved by the Czar and the nobles, with no education and nothing to live for? These do not garner your sympathy? Because none of them had the money for fancy cameras? Because Lenin's family was hanged by the Czar because of a peaceful protest, he's now a thug? Because all of those people for their entire lives have lived in worse conditions than American slaves, you don't see anyone talking about them. Thugs indeed... I'm not defending what's happening now or then. I'll never defend any senseless killing, especially of children. But you don't know shit.

[@sirchickenix]

sad that people had to die but literally all of the Russian peasants were suffering under the Romanov rule

[@ReformationRamblings]

Michael I’m suffering from withdrawals

[@plasticlamp]

he ate the wrong silica gel packet i think

[@rafaelamendoim]

Knew it

[@futuremerlin]

underrated comment

[@dabatman5187]

Oh no

[@Demdere]

Michael, I cannot thank you enough for continuing to produce these videos. My father and I loved to watch them in the earlier days of your channel, and it's a lovely memory every time I enjoy a new video of yours! The "A-ha!" moments in your videos give a physical aspect to those memories.

[@DominikoPL]

I find it funny how this video's title has already changed a good couple of times since it launched, probably in an effort to find a remedy to its amazingly low amount of views (for this channel's high standards, of course). This whole channel has been in full damage control recently, flooding the subscription feed with lots of low-effort shorts marked with typical ":O" face, clickbait thumbnails. Even Vsauce isn't immune to the god of KZbin algorithms it seems.

[@babababababababab8363]

Scam 100

[@bigaaron]

Is he still alive? I feel for you man

[@jovalleau]

@@DominikoPL They might get more views if they uploaded more consistently, and not two videos per year.

[@MFsyrup]

My dad and I loved watching Vsauce! It was one of our favorite activities to do when he was sick and I was looking after him. Always think of and miss my old man when a new one of these pops up in my feed.

[@sergio_-.]

Michael is the only man who can tell nonsense from scientific point of view for half an hour, confusing people more and more with every minute and yet he always makes sense

[@BrendonGreenNZL]

If Michael made a video on the topic of “Tangents”, who knows _where_ we’d end up?

[@shivrajpatil1770]

@@BrendonGreenNZL he will end up on system of non linear non homogeneous partial differential equations in quaternion numbers.

[@oshpai]

are you ever gonna make a new full length youtube video?

[@jarofpickles4057]

12:55 This is probably the coolest one, given that explanation. Just thinking about the fact that every human who lives and/or has lived is on the planet in the distance is amazing.

[@brrbrr9766]

Michael's like your older siblings friend who comes around once every couple years and you get excited, but he's gone quicker than he came.

[@heythere7130]

I feel like I'm in middle school again watching a new Vsauce video (attending college now). The music, the presentation, and even Michael's appearance haven't changed at all. Really brings me back

[@MinervaMinurvaaa]

People’s appearance don’t change much during 30-50 years of their life

[@mumbaicarnaticmusic2021]

I know right!

[@solemnwaltz]

He actually made every Vsauce in one take in a single afternoon There are no jump cuts

[@The-real-kingkah]

Michael we need you

[@Harshitx09]

The only crime vsauce ever comitted is not making enough of his world class science videos 😔

[@HarshuXD]

20:27 the first “Boyband” Had me rolling on the floor 💀

[@Keet2020]

We’re due for a new Vsauce video…

[@Phonixem]

really i need more long form video

[@JosephRussellStapleton]

I hope Michael gets back into it. We need long-form videos again.

[@hensen5309]

Bek was definitely an honest guy. He made his stomach expel more than any other piece of the chiseling

[@EffySalcedo]

Speaking of chiseling, wouldn't it be nice to have a "Michael : The Thinker " sculpture statuette. I want one 😅

[@thestranger4894]

Being fat was a symbol of wealth and status so dude was 100% flexing

[@sirthursday6159]

Being fat was a flex, you had enough food to do so

[@vive335]

@@thestranger4894 bro 💀

[@cremebrulee8364]

😂😂

[@ivano1129]

we miss you

[@ryderalley4853]

He still posts shorts

[@AriHatesMakingUsernames]

I love how he went from “here’s her posing with fake teeth” to “she got executed”

[@nighthawk043]

Idk why, but it had never occurred to me that the term "selfie" was probably Australian in origin. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense we started popularising it. In school we had (mostly) shorter nicknames ending in every vowel for just about everything.

[@uraniumcranium2613]

righto, during smoko i'll head down the servo and get some pettie then head to the bottleo before the footy comes on the telly

[@pyropulseIXXI]

Americans do this to everything, and put 'y' or 'ie' at the end. Seems weird that anyone knows who used the term first

[@mikeoxmall69420]

@@uraniumcranium2613 don't forget the durries and the choccy mate :)

[@michaelprice3031]

This feels just like his ten year old videos I watched as a kid. The nostalgia is immense!

[@seemanasir9689]

One of the hardest thing to happen on KZbin is get a heart from Vsauce

[@CatChickenPineapple]

Ikr

[@anddudewaslike]

can we bring back VSauce videos?

[@drawinglikeasir]

It doesn't matter how much time passes between Michael's uploads, he's always gonna look the same.

[@shivajoshi9068]

hey! even you are a vsauce enjoyer! thats gr8!

[@rustic_dweller]

imagine if he shaves

[@tgnm9615]

I love your videos dude!

[@xusux]

ayee i used to watch you back then glad to see you also watch vsauce

[@Snorlax108]

ok