The SCIENCE! Behind Skyrim's GIANT Catapult

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[@OMIMox]

So, in other words, getting hit by the Giants really... Hertz.

[@bensteinhart9268]

Well done, sir.

[@rossi5301]

Ken Frazier ba dum tss

[@captaindonkeyballs]

Ken Frazier ..........Why?

[@ASDFGHJKL62413]

fuck you

[@murderbus]

not all heroes wear capes

[@MastaChiefa99]

My rule for Bethesda games: If it prevents me from progressing in the game, it's a glitch. Otherwise, it's a feature.

[@JakeMoresea]

Collin Skone I like that

[@tioraidh-tux]

True

[@codysewell4775]

I too feel that doc's head rotating on a horizontal axis while floating in the air like a demon was a feature, not a glitch.

[@BreadLoeuf]

Is that wall a glitch? O.o

[@Chris-ln4uw]

cuz flying trees are features

[@UPWNU]

"... and every ship in the Bermuda Triangle would be like 'What the FUCK was that sound?!'," has to be my favorite line out of the whole video. XD

[@stephenskillern8065]

Same

[@finnbazz6315]

I love new Skyrim players taking on giants and watching them get introduced to the Nord Space Program.

[@GrimdarkCrusader20th]

Preston Garvey don't give me 9 trillion quests or you are getting nuked

[@alycias0166]

Preston gimme those settlements bby gurrrrrrl.

[@jayive34]

Another settlement needs our help. Here, I'll mark it on your map.

[@kalebpratt4955]

Preston Garvey are any of the players on their way to a settlement when they find the giants

[@Halo3machenima]

Thats funny... First time playing skyrim, I became the first Argonian in space. Now I slay armies of giants and still have enough health left to have a one on one boxing match with a pissed off frost troll.

[@thesupersonicstig]

General Tullius: "Hadvar! What happened in Helgen?" Hadvar: "I have never experienced anything so scary in my life!" General Tullius: "What? The dragon?" Hadvar: "No, before that!" General Tullius: "What do you mean? What happened before the dragon attack?" Hadvar: "There was a male Nord prisoner who wasn't on the list... so I asked him his name..." General Tullius: "What? Was he one of those Daedra or something?" Hadvar: "No, he just stood there, silent, and started changing races, genders and colours right in front of me." General Tullius: "...What?" Hadvar: "I'm never working executions ever again..."

[@BrosWithHeads]

thesupersonicstig Lmao

[@iraqigamer2407]

Bruh, you're a genius.

[@MidoriGa95]

thesupersonicstig This is my 1st thought when I first played Skyrim like seriously? Changing everything right in front of everyone like nothing was happening 😂

[@josiasavila1666]

Dude, I kinda wonder what was the past life of the character u created on skyrim, like if he was a real person from the race you choose on the game, and then you (an external phantom religious cosmic something takes over ur body) act like you play in the game. Holy shit I'm high

[@nightelk9815]

LSD is a bitch.

[@DisgruntledFun]

Glitches in Bethesda titles are like Schrodinger’s cat. It’s both a feature and a glitch at the same time

[@caleb1rshelton]

Schrodinger's glitch

[@slashingturtle4466]

DO NOT LET GAME THEORY CENSOR YOUR GENIUS CHOICE OF FUCKING WORDS

[@fallenangelmatus8486]

Slashingturtle nyessss

[@halonut96]

Slashingturtle NNNYYEESSS

[@NotA3xCombo]

I think he loves his choice of FUCKING WORDS but there's no hole.

[@drakkenmensch]

Censoring yourself would make NO. FUCKING. SENSE.

[@Orionmatrix2015]

All the pressure Austin's mind would be under trying to censor all of his swearing would be god, DAMNED, TERRIFYING!!!!

[@lahnhedberg3403]

The accurate thing people say is "AH FK i forgot to save before ;_;"

[@Gumla_]

karl hedberg my first playthrough, instead of going to white run i go on an adventure and find this giant, i think hmmm it goin be ez

[@Chokah]

ahhh, my first playthrough, I shot a mammoth to get a tusk for Ysolda, didn't see the giant behind me. "Wow, is that Solitude?"

[@TheNaturalnuke]

I shot one until i ran out of my 24 arrows and was like "can this two-hander do enough damage to kill it before it kills me?" And then I was sent to space.

[@asrielkirishima2435]

Ahhh Chokah You should do what I do and steal the mammoth tusk from the companions when you first enter jorrivaskar.

[@Destructocorps]

karl hedberg when I first fought a giant I was on legendary on level 3, I ran away and found a rock they couldn't get me on, I just blasted him in the face with fire from there.

[@kiroakimada2775]

Is this a bug or a feature? Bethesda: "Yes."

[@FTIBug]

It just works.

[@CraigFenske]

@@FTIBug canvas bags *JUST WORKS*

[@FTIBug]

@@CraigFenske *See that mountain?*

[@CraigFenske]

@@FTIBug *COUNTRY ROADS, TAKE ME HOME, TO THE PLACE, I BELONG, WEST VIRGINIA, MOUNTAIN MAMA*

[@Firemalleoandjelly]

Yep

[@SuperCobra011]

Imagine they make a reference to ShoddyCast in a Elder Scrolls game in the future ShoddorCost as a character, a scientist nord who talks and writes lots of letters to the main character. Make it happen, Bethesda

[@bugjams]

You get a note from ShoddorCost: Dear (Player name), Hi! It's me! Shoddor! Have you heard how ridiculously strong those giants are? I wouldn't go near one if I were you, unless you want to put your life (and the lives of everyone in a 50 mile radius) in complete jeopardy!

[@raptorjesus3894]

What I learned from this: The giants would be GREAT at baseball.

[@brentonoftheunknown.821]

Always a home run

[@chrisweyers4764]

Raptor Jesus the ball would implode

[@hunterpatton1370]

DAEDRADONKEY then the infielders and outfielders would never have the chance to catch the ball... right?

[@darryljones3009]

Hunter Patton They could maybe... but only once.

[@blazeysomewhat9180]

InvisibleFace Gaming I get this is old, but the ball would not implode, but explode. This is because imploding means to collapse inwards on itself, while exploding means to burst outwards.

[@demondream3029]

I am seriously considering using the first two minutes of this as an audition monologue, the sheer amount of mad scientist is beautiful.

[@CanisMythson]

The giants haven't taken over Tamriel because, quite frankly, they are a peaceful race who don't attack without provocation and are content to live out their live with their mammoths and painted cows from the locals without EVER sending anybody up into the stratosphere.

[@epion660]

Giant: "fucks sake human, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE MY CAMP ALONE. WHY DO YOU KEEP STEALING MY MAMMOTH CHEESE?"

[@GODOFMAYHEM96]

And that is why I never attack THEM without provocation! Plus they've helped me often with dragons, but sometimes we both just get "too close" and a duel is inevitable because of the giant's territorial nature...

[@raximousprime775]

I tried telling that to the one that tried moving to my house, I was content to have a giant neighbor till he killed my chickens and cow and was going for Lydia, then I had to put him down

[@GODOFMAYHEM96]

Raximous Prime I forgot about those times! XD

[@michealcarr5134]

Raximous Prime but they wouldn't goo near your home until you had cows lol😹 they just wanna barter for your cow

[@GameTheory]

13:45 AUSTIN! I'm so excited to start working with you on the channel! Welcome to the team! And thanks to the Shoddycast crew for letting you hop on over! You guys ROCK!

[@4ysx]

The Game Theorists please dont censor him

[@theconeezeanemperor1619]

Is he (Austin) going to continue work on videos for Shoddycast or is he leaving Shoddycast completely for Game Theory?

[@p3rs0n42]

The Game Theorists please don't drag him down to your level, Matt... I was so pleased to find him after you went to shit with that KZbin Red bollocks...

[@Doubleranged1]

The Game Theorists but Will his video's still have the classical music in the background? because that adds a whole lot to austin

[@TheUKNutter]

Austin's videos will change. This isn't a good thing.

[@jibb1451]

I mean, not to mention that giant would have to weigh god knows how much in order to survive the impact he created seamingly unscathed...

[@ribz4539]

Oh shit, I didn't even think about that. You're right!

[@AstrobotJones]

this makes me wonder; who would win - Skyrim Giant vs Fallout Behemoth

[@bp837]

PenguinJockey Giant.

[@YOGI-kb9tg]

PenguinJockey giants are smarter (even if that isn't saying much) they would be able to outsmart the behemoth

[@Sentient_Potato-]

i havent seen a behemoth smash the ground so hard it sent me into space before Giants on the other hand

[@redrocketrider]

PenguinJockey Behemoths are bigger and have more muscle mass

[@waynesanford2869]

PenguinJockey TO DEATH BATTLE!

[@ThePhynix85]

"Pants-shittingly Terrifying Numbers" What a great rock/metal band name...

[@zach7482]

Math rock

[@alexholts5765]

Here's my theory: the Giants secretly enchant their clubs with "of Catapaulting" spells 😂

[@marystone860]

I was thinking about something like that! I thought, 'Maybe they enchant their clubs with some sort of special Primal magic that they alone can use! They have their own culture, hold funerals for their fallen mammoths, and they have their own language, it's just people can't really understand it! So, the Giants having something like that is possible.

[@ciboria1]

I just made a very simple combination; Giant's Catapult Club; 1d10 (or whatever a normal giant Club dmg is. "Upon hitting a target/objects Treat the target like it was being used as a "Catapult" projectile. Damage from that projectile is split between projectile/defender"

[@Kelpo45]

Someone should create a mod which makes the giants slamming their club produce an extremely loud sound

[@maddoxtri]

ich gieße grad like thunder sound from dark souls 2's mirror knight before patch?

[@marcosgonzalez8774]

Jay Trison Thought we agreed never to go there again?

[@Achiles5th]

Either make it the bell and explosion noise for amini nuke or make it the John Cena meme.

[@ladiesman21798]

It should play We are a number one every time it hits the ground

[@freshlymemed5680]

ich gieße grad it should just have the ability to jump, slam his club right at you, and you bounce like a basket ball, so much force, your rubbery body, and thus you use tension, and elastic force to FLY, FLY FLYYYYY

[@justinw4901]

If you want the true answer as to why this happens in the game, here it is: Skyrim is using the Creation engine for the base game while the physics engine is controlled by a seperate middleware software suite called Havok. The Havok engine is used in a whole bunch of games, well over 600 titles use the Havok engine. Which includes just about every Bethesda game that's been released in the past 15 years. The Havok engine is very powerful tool, however it can also be very buggy. In the case of Skyrim, unbelievably buggy. You see, Skyrim utilises the Havok engine for a LOT of things. Ragdolls, clutter, gravity and force. Bethesda made Skyrim so dependant on Havok that they even added separate physics values to different weapons. (Basically means that some weapons in Skyrim cause more force on impact than other weapons do) The Giants club is classified as a weapon although it can only be used by giants in vanilla Skyrim, it is also the largest item in the game that's flagged as a weapon. Now. The Havok engine simulates Physics of an item based roughly on it's size and the weight value it's been given. Since the club is almost as big an NPC character, it packs a LOT of force. But that alone won't send you flying, but the second factor is what sends you flying. The gravity in Skyrim is only there because it was a necessity for the game to even run properly. It's made to keep your character, and the rest of the NPC's from falling through the world floor. It is programmed to keep every character in the world no matter what. So what happens when a giant hits you into the world floor with a large amount of in game force? Your character can't go down because the gravity won't allow it, so where else is there to go? Up. It's a part of the game that is necessary unless someone changes the weight and size value of the Giants club. Pretty sure there are mods out there that do just that.

[@digitalscott7732]

Justin W This guy likes to attempt to reinterpret ingame mechanics/glitches into real life.

[@justinw4901]

Ezio Auditore Da Firenze I know but I put this here for anyone who wanted the real answer.

[@bloodred255]

TL:DR theres a rock under the earth that acts like a giant sea saw that makes him go up.

[@justinw4901]

bloodred255 Pretty much yeah

[@Jordan-vf6sn]

Justin W true lmao haha

[@dirkmon97]

"How did you study for your finals, Derek?" I listened to a guy screaming about physics in video games over classical music

[@Stalli111]

*Tear slowly rolls down cheek*

[@ElselchoGaming]

Uhhh how did you comment 13 hours ago if this video came out 30 minutes ago?

[@Zappyguy111]

1. He told you not to cry, you are terrible at following orders. 2. HOW DID YOU POST BEFORE THE VIDEO?! 3. Why are you crying before the announcement?!

[@royalpug9472]

Stalli111 Wat

[@Stalli111]

:| I'm the guy who does the TECH! show on this channel. I got to see it before it went live.

[@loppyop1]

Stalli111 guess your super first what was it like at the start of KZbin?

[@thatonebystander1236]

Dear Austin, Hey! It's me! The anonymous viewer that was just noticed! Today I have a very interesting weapon for you to do your SCIENCE skills on. That weapon is the Sheepinator from Ratchet And Clank 2, 3, and the PS4 remake. This weapon I used to be totally fine with, but after marathoning through all of your SCIENCE vids I couldn't help but notice that this weapon makes LITTLE TO NO SENSE. I mean, for starters, it can turn LITERALLY ANY ENEMY INTO A SHEEP. That includes robots, aliens, tanks, dropships, ANYTHING. Even bosses! So I just wanted to see the science behind that weapon. Sincerely, ThyHard

[@festethephule7553]

I read that in Austin's voice...

[@thatonebystander1236]

Ya, I was kinda thinking that Austin would read it in his voice😂😂

[@adamguinee9209]

I believe the sheepinator rearranges the atoms of whatever it is firing at into a common sheep and if the enemy needed some extra material the gun would keep it in some chamber

[@aboxofspinfusors7173]

I already miss the swear-y version of austin

[@billybobjr44]

I do too

[@Thoughtesque]

hoW t He F U cK DI dIG Et hEr E! ? ?!

[@stiffpictures8971]

Shouting and cussing. I miss that Austin

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

@@acebalistic1358 bruh you are copying and pasting your comment

[@dmg19111]

This was a glitch that Bethesda was going to patch in Skyrim Special Edition but the community stopped them so it became a feature. The same happened with the wall plate glitch that allows you to go through walls. Skyrim community, you are amazing!

[@jacksonharris6663]

I had to write a letter to one of my teachers as a mid year exam and the second I typed the word dear, all of Austin's videos simultaneously played in my head

[@acebalistic1358]

You know this guy just copy and pasted a game theory video

[@cdnamy8832]

@@acebalistic1358 you know, you're the type of person who takes the fun out of life. What next? Do you also crush puppy skulls as a form.of fucked up entertainment?!?

[@acebalistic1358]

@@cdnamy8832 i'm guessing you do, seeing how extreme your acting over a simple statement, i also assume you had social issues as a child and "solved" them by insulting others. seeing how your channel has a fortnight video on it i also assume your under the age of 15.

[@cdnamy8832]

@@acebalistic1358 amazing, everything you just said was wrong The fortnite Vod is of me playing with buddies while another guy was streaming. I figured I'd upload it for shits and gigs. I had an average early childhood and was/am sociable when I want to be. I insult people to get reactions from them because that's the best part of it. When I say most things, they're not to be taken literally, instead to be laughed at. Since we're making assumptions, I'd assume you're an know it all asshole who doesnt understand social queues and dislikes being wrong so much that you're not willing to admit defeat. I'm guessing I'm wrong on those, but since you made assumptions without trying to make a joke, I figured I'd try for myself.

[@acebalistic1358]

@@cdnamy8832 i was in advanced classes in school, and i have ADHD and have issues getting social queues, so your not that far off. just be a decent polite person when you insult me, k?

[@graysonpotter2906]

A used rage spells on a giant and the giant hit his fellow giant sending him to the stratosphere.

[@mikoto7693]

That sounds fun actually. Might have to try it.

[@marystone860]

HOLY CRAP! You can do that! I'm trying that one!

[@suivatra123]

I think the real question should be, how strong do you have to be to block it with your shield and stagger the Giant.

[@redoxam]

Artavius Simpson if we can do it with an essentially wooden shield, then i have no idea

[@ciaareinthecommentssection9575]

Its kind of wordy and has to do with quantum mechanics but you can ignore energy when using the wooden shield

[@kevinoneal9779]

So Austin, how does it feel to be the most intelligent person on The Game Theorists?

[@octaviomartin03]

Kevin O'Neal lets better ask the cat

[@kevinoneal9779]

Peppa Pig What?

[@joshr6589]

Kevin O'Neal I guess the abominably, furry furball named Skip (Skipp?).

[@EvilParagon2]

Skip/CatPat.

[@kevinoneal9779]

Who's Skip?

[@Spirit_Lanayru]

I love that you can use a skyrim giant to power the DeLorean

[@mystut306]

7r1f0rc3 Gaming you are hired

[@dariondavis2488]

Wut

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

That 1.21 gigawats isn't going to make itself

[@computergamer888]

What's a Delorian? I am series

[@Spirit_Lanayru]

@@computergamer888 A vehicle that was created in the 80's but is a lot more popular now than it was back in the day. It was featured in the Back to the Future trilogy, which is what my comment is referencing.

[@benkim4062]

DID YOU LEAVE US FOR GAME THEORY????? YOU TRAITOR! PLEASE COME BACK

[@IceExtremeGamers]

Ben Kim THAT TRAITORUOS TRAITY TRAITOR, IF HE EVER COMES BACK FROM THAT SHITHOLE OF A CHANNEL, DON'T EXPECT ME TO THINK YOU ARE COOL ANYMORE!!!!

[@mephostopheles3752]

Ben Kim I'd rather him be on Game Theory. It's a channel I actually like. This is the only series I like on this channel.

[@skepticmonkey6923]

Game theory is shit

[@CosmosPandemonium]

Sporebubu joke or not?

[@Theron101]

Ben Kim i like game theroy

[@TheCaboose568]

This shit is like Game Theory before it went to shit. I love this math.

[@Crom_Apsotle]

when did Game Theory go to shit

[@TheCaboose568]

Around the time he started hard with the click bait, Fnaf trash, losing the science (And even then some of those were bad), slapping his ego riddled face on everything, and the shark jump that was anything he had to do with Undertale. He's just doing stupid shit now. Basically some ass hole on the internet yelling 'MARIO IZ COMMUNIST' or 'LEL SENT A GAME TO POPE' instead of you know, teaching or realistically backing up theories. Like the time he did the math behind the hookshot, thats ok. This is like that, this is the good shit.

[@Crom_Apsotle]

ya its more about pop culture than the science

[@lemonke8132]

Viking the Mad ugh yeah game theory is shit now

[@elgurkus6885]

game theory is funny, not realy science. but still entertaning

[@feartheghus]

Your character can easily be launched by a giant while carrying 300 or more pounds, meaning that plus his body weight is launched into the air by the giant

[@michaelfort143]

Fearghus Keitz but when they get stronger they can easily tank the strikes... what kind of monster are we dealing with?

[@plet0707]

Is it ever truly defined what unit of weight skyrim uses? I mean, being real, like 10 butterfly wings would weigh as much as a metal bar (if I remember correctly), so the weight is just sort of whatever it needs to be.

[@pkobalt]

Jesper0707 951 I figure that it isn't weight as much as it is difficulty to move. Those wings are fragile and probably have to be in a container inside your bag. A small sword might weigh less than a sack of flour, but it's long and sharp. That kind of thing

[@tateranus4365]

@@pkobalt agreed.

[@MrWizardjr9]

giants haven't take over because they are peaceful

[@Crom_Apsotle]

they are only Peaceful if you leave them be

[@kuroyama4136]

john li remember. those farmers appease them with cows. if you kill those farmers you are in fact increasing the likeliness of a giant invasion destroying all of tamriel.

[@naturesbeast4634]

Basic VIdeos at the same time it only took 3 companions to kill a giant. how many giants are there in skyrim compared to people? i dont think they are a mass threat

[@MrWizardjr9]

Natures Beast few people are as skilled as the companions and there are a lot more giants than companions

[@bootybangjr]

john li yea because they respawn

[@clunk42]

The giants throwing you in the air actually isn't a glitch. If you type psb into the console command and then go through all the spells, you can find the spell giants sometimes cast after killing people.

[@Neo2266.]

So if i wanna fly... i just have to make a plane crash right next to me, and i should wear earplugs

[@grungehog]

or just board it before it launches

[@derycksarma5702]

The earplugs will be where your eardrums used to be.

[@derwolfgaming7775]

And wear a bomb suit.

[@rebekahmyers1528]

Neo2266 yes. And nose canceling head phone on top of the ear plugs

[@trygveaanestad1473]

Fan: Is this a glitch or a feature? Bethesda: Yes.

[@amrojjeh]

it just works.

[@Chase14videos]

You forgot the fact that since Nirn, is a laughably small planet the amount of energy required to shoot a person into the air would thus be lowered as well.

[@fist-of-doom487]

How is it small the only continent they focus on is Tamriel but they make it clear there are a few other continents and several large oceans

[@Chase14videos]

Skyrim's world eater

[@YusufSahin-dg7il]

Wouldn't that also impact the gravity? So even if the planet was smaller it could be denser and thus compensate for its small size and all the calculations could still apply

[@Sw-qc1zo]

skyrim's world eater is related to metaphysics and deep deep teslore that you don't want me to get into here. is a resume, he won't eat the world with his mouth

[@seansolo2282]

Chase Holden that depends on gravity not size

[@csweezey18]

*Hears loud noise* A giant just killed someone in China.

[@jtek2259]

Satan oh hey, it’s Jenna marbles!

[@varasatoshi3961]

It's actually a bug. (as a game developer) I know the basics of the vanilla ragdolls and force systems. They are radically unrealistic. The reason this happens is because the club itself is considered an object and not an extension of the giant (for some reason) so it has its own impact on ragdolls and force. When you get hit by the club, and go to 0 hp, you ragdoll, then the force of the club pushing you down the rest of the way (slamming into the ground) and then the bounceback is what is enough to send you flying.

[@hazeltree7738]

Nah it's actually a spell in the game that giants cast after killing you sometimes, not even kidding. If you type in psb in the console you can find the spell giants use.

[@marcuslindley8233]

What is it?

[@Plipi13]

Figured that was it, bouncing

[@admiralthrawnbar4899]

You can't finish bethesda! What about stealthboys!

[@Laserkitten]

Daniel Kottcamp all I can say is using stealthboys would probably give you some kind of cancer or something.

[@EariosRandomness]

They'd also make you blind while active, because no light hitting you is no light hitting your eyes, and you kind of need light hitting your eyes to see.

[@sentinel7672]

I'm actually interested to see if he thinks Ghoulification is possible, what kind of lift would be required to keep the Prydwen airborne (and if it has enough hydrogen to keep it from falling out of the sky), if the Minutemen Artillery could really shoot down the Prydwen as easily as they show, if the Beta Wave Emitter could really work the way it does, how the Memory Loungers in the Memory Den work, and if the Far Harbor DLC's fog condensers could really repel a fallout-laced fog like they actually show. And those are the questions I can come up with without actually playing the Nuka-World DLC, so he actually has A LOT of possible questions to ask now that I think about it.

[@catfood9292]

ya what about the stealth boy that makes no logical sense

[@HEROF0RHIRE]

Bethesda sucks so hard now anyways. I hope they either change back to being an action-RPG company like when they put out FO3 or just burn down to the ground

[@insomniackitty9397]

0:52 i am laughing way too hard at this because of how accurate this is

[@dunmerhavok8762]

YO FORREAL!

[@SorchaSublime]

hmmm... I half hope austin actually sends these emails to the game devs he is talking about with a link to the video. that would be fun!

[@seanin4376]

Glitch_FACE he said in a video that he sends more letters then his videos cover

[@SorchaSublime]

Sean In That was, probably a joke?

[@SorchaSublime]

***** yeah.

[@thegreatandpowerfultwily394]

So how about you analyze the Prototype series next? It has a bunch of impossible stuff to take too seriously! Heck, even the protagonist (Alex Mercer) can hit the ground and people around him EXPLODE into pasty red mush! It's crazy! =D

[@oscarcolon6743]

Crimson Ichor i second this

[@TheDirtbaggrif]

That game is actually pretty well thought out. Every person he absorbs he adds their biomass to his own, but never gets any bigger. By the time the game is over, he's hundreds if not thousands of times denser than a regular human.

[@thegreatandpowerfultwily394]

+Nemesis That's one of the impossible things I mentioned! It is true that by the end, he's extremely dense, but I want to know HOW he can do it in the first place. Theoretically, you could squeeze every atom of the entire human race into space of a square of sugar without really changing atoms that much. You could also smush the entire planet into the size of a peanut, but anything smaller than that instantly becomes a black hole. And, he pretty much wanted to do both. So... Yeah. How is that possible? Could it be done? Is it enough for Austin to be fucking TERRIFIED of him?! Well, let's just hope Austin sees my posts. Then maybe it can! =D

[@oscarcolon6743]

Crimson Ichor yea lets not mention the fact that at some point he would just crack the floor with every step cuz of how dense he is or how he some how is still able to walk.

[@thegreatandpowerfultwily394]

+Oscar Colon Well, it could just be game mechanics - but that's no fun! In the game, you can just go mad and chain-consume dozens of people in a row. It's pretty fun, but the point is that even after consuming like a hundred people, he still stays the same size and weight. I want Austin to figure out how that's possible, and if it can he done in real life. That's the point of the show! =D

[@skittybug6937]

"There's P waves, S waves, Surface waves and Reilley Waves! Too many to count!" 1..2..3..4 waves. When you can calculate how a fictional giant can send you hurtling through the air at terrifying speeds but can't count to 4.

[@psyxypher3881]

This video is a great example of why precise physics and video games don't mix. Granted, you still made this video hilarious.

[@tornadospin9]

Onetime, I watched a giant beat the shit out of a frost dragon. The giant killed it in 7 or 8 hits

[@Ajehy]

Dylan Baer - I regularly lure giants and dragons to each other. The dragon does its shout, the Giant gets aggroed and I don’t get killed!

[@alexcorbell8809]

The even more terrifying thing is the amount of power the people who have survived this have.

[@synysterxdave]

The excessive swearing is part of the reason I'm hooked to this series. Don't you dare censor yourself

[@Th3_Raven]

Came back to watch this again... and while I know that the reason for getting launched is due to weird hitboxes, I love his explanation and science behind it so much more...

[@darinholm8795]

Listening to this in 2019 when MatPat has struck this show full force with the family friendly stick. The sweet, sweet cursing. So satisfying. Bleeps just hurt.

[@theogmoron3190]

Fuck matpat, FNAF loving asshole

[@nahbruh419]

it's youtube's fault since if matt didn't bleep the cursing Austin's science videos would have been demonitized since youtube are a bunch of pussies

[@Tall_Order]

Since its Elder Scrolls lets just say its magical clubs. Blame the daidra.

[@michealcarr5134]

Wolfee but that's like blaming institute for all problems in fallout 4🙀they hired scientist. replaced him with synth to keep family content with new job

[@EariosRandomness]

I blame Sheo, this seems like something he would pull

[@Jordan-vf6sn]

Wolfee true lmao haha

[@aaronkennedy6731]

EariosRandomness blame Herma Mora. He gave them the knowledge to do it.

[@ROBOTPETER101]

So, what you're saying is, once this Dovakiin reaches 88 Miles Per Hour, we're gonna be seeing some serious shit?

[@goldenmantis5564]

Ok, I am *NEVER* going to a giant camp. *EVER*

[@iaarsoismdiab7620]

The Golden Mantis It saves on the price for carts......

[@chrisweyers4764]

Lojm Fox and hospitals

[@heylittleniglet]

Giant treasure is usually good, at least sneak to the chests

[@joelatkinson4967]

austin a few month ago "i have a baby on the way im so excited heres some science i gotta prepare" austin after baby "I have a baby now and have no idea what im doing here have some science"

[@lexbosch3444]

The last letter to Bethesta!?! Why you do this

[@dogstucc853]

for now....

[@dracobraving774]

When Wilhem Richard Ragner’s Flight of the Valkyries plays, you KNOW it’s about to get good! XD

[@bmansab1869]

how many giants do I need to get back to 1985?

[@potemadunne1350]

12 parsecs

[@EariosRandomness]

42

[@minerva9104]

In Bethesda games glitches are features

[@roaringdragon2628]

And Dwarf Fortress.

[@AlicevanGallifrey]

You can even create more features, it's that funny process called modding that, if done right will leave you with many upon many new diffrent and totally awesome features that you'll most likely want to play Bethesda games for the rest of your entire life :D

[@dirkmcnasty8585]

2 n 1/2 years later and this is still awesome! The SCIENCE of stuff is very entertaining and well done. Looking forward to more

[@alexkolesnykov6171]

at that force, wouldn't the clubs just break?

[@ZDninja]

alex Corsair but you never have to repair weapons for breakage or wear in the game so i believe the same concept works for giants.

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ZDninja it's the first elders scrolls without it

[@ZDninja]

BloodyChrome there has to be a mod for it right?

[@monkeysue61]

oh shit your right ... forget dragons we need to be dealing whith this

[@CanisMythson]

Who's to say that the bones aren't Dragon bones?

[@timothy9958]

aww fuck, I don't want to sub to Mat Pat I just want Austin.

[@voldegoose]

Tim Holmes You wouldn't one subbing to MatPat, you would be subbing to game theory. Yes, MatPat does most of the videos, but there are quite a few other people on it.

[@MaeveFirstborn]

Yeah, like "Breakdown"

[@theshybird4201]

Why what's wrong with matpat?

[@randompants7311]

A bunch of different people do stuff on game theory. I mean it’s mostly matpat. Also slightly irrelevant seeing this is on ShoddyCast’s channel.

[@CraftQueenJr]

Tim Holmes he has got his own channel

[@DreagNohud]

Finally got around watching this on my watch later list.... 6 years. Your baby is now 6 years old. Thats crazy. And you are back from game theory. Good luck man, love the work.

[@captainhobo6395]

Why is Austin now at The Game Theorists?

[@hilkmeister1382]

Captain Hobo he is getting more money (to feed the black hole that is a baby) and getting more exposure

[@hilkmeister1382]

Captain Hobo I think but I really don't know

[@evelynnarrington1650]

Hilkmeister accurate description of a baby, well done sir

[@jojobigcoat]

Idk, but it's awesome

[@FullMPTV]

So to properly sum up, we were all Black Holes once, so thanks to your parents for raising your little ass.

[@flynnsnowden8712]

In short, giants are fucking powerful

[@joshuarichardson6529]

Powerful to the point they can violate the laws of physics in our universe. There must be physical laws at work in the skyrim universe that differ markedly from our own.

[@MegaDragonmark]

get lost one punch man fanboy this is the completely wrong video to start talking about that why don't you annoy others on a more correct place to talk about that topic.

[@CM-hx5dp]

that isn't obvious from the magic, and the ability to shout at reality so hard it does what you want?

[@tornadospin9]

Reality: Club breaks like a toothpick

[@Zaphod_]

I DON'T CARE ABOUT CATAPULTS MAKE A SCIENCE EPISODE ABOUT TREBUCHETS

[@kytoons5950]

Zaphod Can it launch up to 300 meters?

[@ExternalDialogue]

One that can launch a 90kg stone at 300 meters? HIDDENLOL SCIENCE!

[@Wanard4]

poppy? PLEASE DO THEORY ABOUT IT! or maybe malphite on ult? master yi Q? lux ult? even jinx ult! XD

[@sindreherstad8739]

Zaphod Deus Vult!

[@CanisMythson]

Trebuchets? No, do one about ballistaes!

[@colinsmith1495]

Congrats on the new baby! I completely sympathize. #4 came along on the 8th. Sleep is a rarity.

[@lizzinator]

hang in there

[@Malkontent1003]

You forgot to calculate the seventeen cheese wheels, three sets of spare iron swords I got from SOMEWHERE, and the random assortment of potions that I MIGHT NEED MORE LATER THAN I DO NOW, DAMMIT.

[@iluvdawubz]

What about the science of the Dwemer Machines?

[@crusadercrunch9171]

Steam

[@secondandonly8032]

Seventh Heaven soul gems

[@lukson981]

Yung Venuz God of guns how good of a power source soulgems are and should we harvest human souls because of it

[@IamWakon]

Judging by what I've seen from the him so far Austin has to be able to do something on soul gems, right?

[@Fishhunter2014]

Steamy soul gems.

[@chaseminick5110]

can we get the science behind Titanfall 2 titan drops? would love to see it :D

[@NetherPrime]

Why?

[@samreddig8819]

NetherPrime beacuse Titanfall is fucking awesome that's why

[@samlancaster3130]

I-it falls.... Hence the name titanfall

[@andrewdemetriou9954]

Dear Austin, I have recently seen a post on Facebook asking about how tough a space marine would have to be to survive a decent to the earth travelling at terminal velocity. The game 'Space Marine' comes to mind when I think about this subject, I was hoping you might be able to help solve this problem by doing a video on it and how the mathematics could work. Please help. sincerely RageFace p.s. I love what you do and I wish I was half as intelligent as you, I've watched many of your videos and love how entertaining they are. I hope you continue to have a long, awesome and joyful career with your channel.

[@ppk2823]

So the tattoos on the giants' bodies' just say, "lel get memed kiddo", right?

[@lynxgaming2882]

You're an R rated Film Theroy!

[@colinbarker5559]

Lynx Gaming That's a good thing

[@anitagarce705]

you mean to tell me austin lives 15 minutes from me and i can't hear him scream from my house

[@Ikemaster64]

Joining the game theorists? TRAITOR!

[@TheCorrodedMan]

FloorPannel PURGE THE HERETIC!!!

[@ExternalDialogue]

*Grabs bolter and chainsword* PURGE THE HERETIC!

[@Gordon519]

HERASY!!!

[@TheCorrodedMan]

The Great Allpowerfull master of things *Rumble of a billion fraternis Templars* PURGE THE HERETIC,KILL THE XENOS,BURN THE WITCH,*BUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRN!!!!*

[@Gordon519]

there all just running there shooting eachother, better just lay the exterminatus on them *ALRIGHT FIRE*

[@inferno7181]

Oh god. He's joined the game theorists. Rip shoddy's integrety and believability.

[@readthiscomment6748]

His newer videos kinda sound like matpat has a gun to his head. It's very forced

[@owlswithdragons9108]

I don't know why but every time I hear/see his reaction to the numbers and the numbers meaning I just bust out laughing even though what's being said is very very very dangerous

[@Balls.clips3378]

Even giants can hit 30hz while my Xbox can't

[@TheUKNutter]

Steve Sawaged that's a TV/monitor issue 😂

[@matrix07012]

TheUKNutter nope

[@AllTheNamesIPickedWereTaken]

😂😂😂😂

[@mybad.7164]

Exploring skyrim and not saving the game for 4 hours then getting killed by a giant in one hit

[@mrihavememes3560]

Piper A settlement needs your help and news articles

[@realityquotient7699]

Alternative theory based on close observation of various phenomena on display throughout Tamriel: It's magic.

[@stanislaviliev6305]

The catapult in the title can't launch a 90kg projectile further that 300 meters

[@drdreegzer]

RIP Shoddy Ill never hear your sweet sience rage again

[@hilkmeister1382]

Rick he ain't completely gone... I hope

[@lukasr1166]

Rick r.i.p

[@lizzinator]

you will. "The SCIENCE" now has it's own tab on The Game Theorists. They just came out with a new one about "The SCIENCE Behind Pokemon Evolution" with the same style of this video. Go check it out on The Game Theorists.

[@drdreegzer]

Elizabeth Lawrence I want go on that shit channel

[@lizzinator]

Rick You don't have to watch anything by MatPat, I'm just saying that Austin's new science video is there, so he isn't gone.

[@John2r1]

Hey Austin How powerful are Dragon Shouts ? That's a subject for you to explore. And gives more content. I like this series just so you know. Not to mention I am curious to see the answers.

[@Michael-ks1ml]

you need to do the science behind Santa Claus

[@Tigercup9]

He just uses the Slow Time shout. Duh.

[@strontium9041]

Michael Murn he basically runs a huge intelligence agency and delivery agency that are run by secret CIA,FBI,MI6,KGB,FEDX,UPS workers

[@mrmajestic7003]

I feel bad for the club

[@brawlman87]

The Bermuda triangle comment had me laughing my arse off, Austin is hilarious

[@ericmater4916]

What would it take to double jump? It could be just a force hard enough to compress air enough to act as a solid or is there no posable way? Would you need wings or other forces to do this? A game to look at could be sonic just to make things easyer becouse of his speed.

[@thatlemonguy1107]

He solves this in his Genji from Overwatch video

[@doomslayer7ooo743]

KABOOOM!!!

[@aidankeogh9994]

The reason Giants haven't taken over Tamriel yet is because they have a fixed level of 30.

[@ragefacememeaholic5366]

That awkward moment when you realize you companions can pick up that club, and use the same moveset as the giants. There is literally no need for a dragonborn if everyone in Skyrim except you can do that shit.

[@Sarriuz]

scary and also I think the baby wants to be a comedian wean he/she grows up

[@duckyconchotheoriginal4896]

could you do an episode on xcoms meld please

[@hypermijit]

That guy from Facebook yes, so much yes.

[@duckyconchotheoriginal4896]

I just got on the xcom bandwagon so now I must know

[@hypermijit]

Mmm ive been on the wagon for so long. Theres one phrase that youll hear often, "Thats xcom baby!" When the game tells you, that youve got a 99% chance of hitting And killing an enemy, then you end up missing and killing one or even two of your own. Thats xcom baby. XD

[@hilkmeister1382]

That guy from Facebook that would be neat

[@SaltDoesArt]

All of the yes.

[@zarfa-de1266]

Every ship in the Bermuda triangle would be like "What the FUP was that sound!?!?!?"

[@perdilling7945]

Am I the only one who assumed that it was the giant hitting you so hard you bounced off of the ground, and not them hitting the ground, that flung you upwards? Not that it necessarily makes it more realistic, but wouldn't it require less force to bounce an object of a hard surface than send waves through it? Maybe it would even change the outcome! ...Just a thought... =)

[@infinitesentient3545]

I want to know what the club would have to be made of to survive the blow itself

[@epicjn]

What's actually happening, is the animation is faster than the rendering speed can handle, so physical object A (the club) clips into physical object B (poor unfortunate being), where object B can not clip through the ground. Those things all together equal up to a giant spring-loaded, Fus Ro Fuck-no Dovahkiin. The reason this happens is because object B doesn't want object A inside it, causing object B to FLY out of object A.

[@epicjn]

So long story short, that's exactly what's happening. Your poor, poor dovahkiin is bouncing off the ground after being intensely compressed by that giants club...

[@TinyNightmare46]

Per Dilling actually it wouldn't make sense because the body has to be able to push back with that amount of force and i'm 120% out of 100% sure that no living body on earth can push back with that amount of force.

[@ThatGuy_212]

You can't bounce if your body liquified and becomes a fine red mist.

[@Pecogo1]

Imagine what would happen to the giant's arm

[@RuSosan]

Imagine how tough the arm and the club... Hell, the entire giant has to be to endure that on a regular basis.

[@redoxam]

RuSosan one punch giant?

[@thatguydownthestreat]

If the giant was as dense as a dragon? It would probably turn its arm into red mist.

[@Kikidium]

Oh my goodness!!! This was perfect! Thank goodness the giants are peaceful unless you invade their personal space or mess with their mammoths lol

[@insanegamer23899]

Does this mean you're replacing Matpat?

[@williamthibeau1122]

insanegames this guys way better then matpat

[@insanegamer23899]

william thibeau I know that's why I asked

[@hilkmeister1382]

insanegames We can hope, but I highly doubt it

[@TheSunDoYouPraiseIt]

God i hope so

[@tetragaming6332]

insanegames nope, definitely not

[@kanosukiLexe]

Now the bittersweet is sending bittersweet because he's sadly no longer with game theorist and now back making the science videos on shoodycast

[@josephcrain1432]

12:08 I just spat coffee on my dog I laughed so hard. I wasn't ready 😂😂

[@Imaginita]

You say that the only way it could work is by waves, but what if it worked like a see-saw: club hits ground at the right spot, slab of ground tips, unlucky player on end of slab is tossed into the sky. I know you probably have VERY good reasons as to why this is wrong, but being a dumb sophomore, I don't know these reasons. However, I would really like to.

[@Darca1n]

You'd need something that can wokr as a see saw in the first place, plain dirt does not.

[@Tabar-Nak]

@@Darca1n player could be standing on one end of a buried rock, and that could be why there isn't always liftoff.