The Most Dangerous Rituals of Ancient Tribes

[@Axonteer]

I dont know why but ai art, labeled or not, always creates an uncanny valley effect on me.

[@theoneandonlyguyallikian1190]

"The most popular methods of child murder" is just one of those sentences I never thought I'd hear

[@ColonelCandurs]

Actually abortion is the most popular method

[@Mecha82]

@@ColonelCandurs Cry about it because no one with brains cares about your ignorant beliefs.

[@deandrehoward1261]

​@@ColonelCandurs 🤡

[@manavmadhu9383]

Breaking coconuts on the devotee's heads symbolically represents freeing yourself from your past and surrendering yourself to God. Legend has it that once the devotees prayed to Lord Shiva for his help, the trident holding deity refused to appear. Coconuts having three eyes represented Lord Shiva. They started breaking it on the head to please the God. Pleased with the deeds of His devotees, Lord Shiva appeared before them and granted their wish. The British story is only one of the legends behind the ritual.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:45 - Chapter 1 - Waumat 3:00 - Chapter 2 - Naghol 5:10 - Chapter 3 - The massai lion hunt 6:50 - Chapter 4 - The 4 trials of the matsë tribe 8:45 - Chapter 5 - Mingi 10:00 - Chapter 6 - Coconut head smash

[@jorgelotr3752]

It says a lot that the most unbelievable part of the legend is that the British stayed true to their word.

[@keenanarthur8381]

Pain and adrenaline are sometimes used by indigenous shamans and spirit workers as one of a number of altered states techniques that enable people to communicate with spirits and/or travel to spirit worlds. Other techniques include things like ritual, prayer, drumming, entheogens, sexual practices, sauna/sweat lodge, etc. In a number of indigenous cultures, shamans are considered to be "chosen" for the job by spirits, as evidenced in some cases (e.g. Siberian shamanism) by undergoing a severely life-threatening chronic mental and/or physical illness in childhood or adolescence that is often accompanied by visions of being dismembered and reassembled differently by spirits. Becoming a shaman is a calling that plays a vital role in the shaman's own recovery. This death/rebirth process is thought to transform the energy body of the shaman so that it can channel intense energies involved in spirit work. Most of my background in this area is related to the Northern Tradition branch of Norse/Anglo-Saxon Paganism, which has several scholars of indigenous religions among its elders. By contrast to shamanic initiation, tribal initiations like the ones described here are open to everybody in the tribe, though I would imagine the attending shamans would likely be calling on tribal spirits as part of the initiation. In regards to things like human sacrifice, it's easy for posh urbanites to wag their fingers while their taxes are going to do things like arming genocides that are far enough away that they don't care. It never went away for so-called civilized folk, either.

[@DeOneTrueSage]

If I had to choose one, I'm definitely doing the one that have you hunt a lion solo. Not because I'll win, cause even if I lose, my gravestone would still say, he fought a motherfcking lion. And if I do happen to win, I just have to make one change to my gravestone, saying "He fought a Motherfcking Lion and Won".

[@BruceBoyde]

Oh, a video drop the literal second I went back to my desk after lunch. Excellent! And because people will inevitably be like "how can you watch at work, you lazy man?!", factboi's channels do just fine as listening-only material.

[@deannelson7027]

You are absolutely correct. I often listen to him while cooking.

[@joshts00]

I primarily listen as opposed to watch... most all of his videos.

[@mattiemathis9549]

For the most part I only watch BB. Lorelei kills me. 😂😂😂 (Please forgive me if I misspelled your name)

[@sbsstorytelling]

I think the background music, captioning, etc. are all fine. Life is good if these are your complaints.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

By far, without a doubt, the worst Manhood Ritual/Rite of Passage anywhere on Earth is the Subcision Ritual practiced by Australian Aboriginal Tribes. If you think circumcision is bad, subcision is a whole 'nother level of messed up.

[@TheCatBilbo]

Oh, no - I'm going to REALLY regret Googling that. But, it's a legal requirement...😮 Right, Googled it, immediately regretted it. Now, mentally scarred for life. I mean, WHAT THE HELL?! I know life in the bush might be a bit dull, but someone thought "I'm bored. I know what"....

[@129jasper1]

@@TheCatBilbo Did it look like a half peeled banana, or are they embedding things under their dick skin?

[@seansteel3326]

@@TheCatBilbo Can you tell me PG ratedly so I am not scarred as you are now? Why do such sick facts make us morbidly curious?

[@TheCatBilbo]

@@seansteel3326 It's the 'I want to look, but from behind my fingers' thing 😯 It can also be done for medical reasons & there are different versions. Take a banana, cut through the whole tip about an inch long. Or, cut the whole banana through leaving some at the bottom so they're still connected. You now have two, flappy halves 🤢 Or, cut the underside of the banana tip all the way down, so you have an open trench. The trench varies in length. It's ugh...

[@TheExpatpom]

Yeah, I was waiting for that with my thumb on the skip forward button, but Simon never mentioned it. Maybe his writer included it but it just didn’t make the cut. 😬 Sorry.

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

That bullet ant bite test is craxy. First heard of it as a kid on Discovery Channel that was a crazy episode

[@sailinbob11]

Guess Wild Kingdom was before your time. Lol...

[@TheGingey]

3:21 im almost certain the image used is of Pentecost island in Australia not pentacost island Vanuatu. It appears to be linderman group in the background as well.

[@kaltaron1284]

By far not worth making the list but I personally find the graduation ritual or challenge in the Iya valley in Japan interesting. It''s basically standing on the cliff sides or the valley as close as possible and pissing down.

[@sparkyroots369]

This got my attention because I knew a guy who basically does this every year [UK] He just knows that the best way to harvest and make the yummiest elder flower cordial is the get right up the tree. Then the actually easiest way to get down is just jump and let the branches brake your fall especially when the lowest branches are only 5ft off the ground. Crazy to watch.

[@sherylcascadden4988]

I noticed these are allmale oriented or no gender preference. Are there similar female rituals? Also, I know of several rituals not mentioned, perhaps another video could cover more?

[@Furball891]

There's no need to use AI generated art in these stories. Simon has proven so many times that he can tell a story without showing everything image by image. The problem with AI art isn't in my opinion how it takes away true artists jobs. The problem is how AI art is done. AI art generators are trained on real artists works without permission. The programs generate art by combining thousands of existing images someone else has spent time and money on doing. Using such stolen and mushed up work in a video you want to make money on is questinable to say the least.

[@FusionDeveloper]

This video is a reminder, that not all humans are intelligent and some have really outrageous beliefs that are obviously the ideas of a fool to the more intelligent and more educated people.

[@renee_3364]

To be fair, binge drinking truly DOES belong on this list, not just as a joke in the intro. We all scuff at “those barbaric non-western things”, but binge drinking has just as many risks and even potential lifelong consequences.

[@PrezVeto]

No points for being basic.

[@Bleakfacts]

I rather mash a coconut on my head than do binge drinking.

[@QBCPerdition]

Binge drinking is also not a social requirement. I've never binge drunk in my life, yet I still have all the rights and responsibilities of any other adult in this society.

[@rickwilliams967]

Shut up

[@renee_3364]

@@QBCPerdition that's a fair point, although there's definitely social pressure in many circles before you truly "belong". For some of these rituals mentioned, I'm not sure if there are actual societal rights linked to them, or if it's a social thing too. I just don't know these cultures personally.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

According to the Guinness World Record, the g-force experienced by (Land Divers) those at their lowest point in the dive is the greatest experienced in the non-industrialized world by humans.

[@QBCPerdition]

The odd thing to me about the land diving one is that in the otiginal myth, it was a woman running from an abusive husband. Why did it become a male ritual?

[@murrayscott9546]

Outside Nanaimo, Canada there was bungee-diving company, highly professional, that offered free dives , offa bridge over the river on St. Valentine's Day. So long as you did it completely naked. Catharsis, anyone ?

[@pooryorick831]

I am glad I was born in a place where I don't have to jump headfirst from trees, get stung by a bunch of nasty bugs, or chase lions around with a spear. I was lousy at gym class. How would I have done chasing a lion if I couldn't even win at foursquare?

[@Dr.Mlieko]

that's the point of these rituals natural selection

[@byewhobayou8868]

@@pooryorick831 you’d be amazed at what you can achieve when your life is in danger. Don’t sell yourself short.

[@noidea3177]

Not all cultures are equal. Congrats on winning the western culture lottery.

[@129jasper1]

@@noidea3177 Yes, the God of the Bible seems to frown upon such rituals and practices.

[@noidea3177]

@@129jasper1 Their culture built tree stands; my culture built....everything. Christian/western culture for the win.

[@StopFear]

That glove full of stinging ants is just like the pain box in Dune where Paul inserted his hand.

[@k.s.k.7721]

Perhaps this video should have mentioned it contains rituals for BOYS coming of age. For girls, genital mutilation is one of the more favored rituals to mark the transition from girls to women. Currently 30 countries around the world still practice Female Genital Mutilation.

[@byewhobayou8868]

British kept their word, you say? It’s not often that I feel like I’ve been lied to by the internet, but today, I say damn you Simon! Why you?! WHYYYYYYYYYY?!!!

[@4fingereddy365]

say no to AI!

[@lauragoodin6422]

Great video!!

[@darranwilkins4648]

im right into tree jumping wevused to roof hop and quary jump get me there im all in

[@Maximilian_Romus]

I'd rather have no video depictions at all, than the AI generated ones

[@shabadaba7]

Same

[@shannonritz]

Agreed.

[@luhellin196]

Grow up

[@Nefville]

Taco Tuesdays just haven't been the same since AI was created, agreed.

[@Americanbadashh]

@@luhellin196 Nothing wrong is disliking slop

[@ZomBeeNature]

People are sure kooky 😵‍💫

[@aeonkazza]

Karl pilkington sends his regards

[@sailinbob11]

Yeah... people be stupid. The warning is a good idea. 👍

[@Iris_and_or_George]

This is why on average men die younger. And we just know it is all caused by 3 simple but undeniable powerful words: "I dare you"

[@TacitaSaturnia]

And now I'm picturing that somewhere, lost in the annals of time... an ancient Egyptian gazed at a sunbathing Nile Crocodile, turned to his friend, and first uttered those historic words: "Hold my beer"

[@dkajj]

That last one hurt the most. A little close to home.

[@AudraK]

I feel like this is a lot like a Joe Scott video on painful rituals. One that mentions most of these. But I guess there’s only so many that you can talk about..

[@andreapetersen152]

Hey! It's the lion hunt from the Milwaukee Public Museum! I've vitisted there many times - super cool to see in a video of Simon's.

[@SubArchitectDJ]

AI art does this video a disservice

[@pennyether8433]

I'm noticing something in common with most of these...

[@TrollyLoolly]

Monkeys in America want to complain yet don't realize this would be their lives if we didn't use them for a lil free labor. A few years of that Free Labor versus the rest of your lineage no longer living like barbarians is a pretty fair trade.

[@curtisthomas2670]

Triggered ws rolled off their little sistercousins to post comments

[@jamesallred460]

Nope, I'll pass, thanks.

[@JoelGlidden43]

The AI imagery isn't even decent. It's objectively bad.

[@ldg1414]

Wild humans are pretty tough, society has definitely softened most of us and our genes to the point where nature seems very cruel to us.

[@alterbr33d]

4:53 What is that red chili thing below his waist? Pause and go frame by frame by using the , comma key on your keyboard in the browser. Graphic?

[@Thelykane69]

I’m part Maasai and I still feel pretty smug when I catch a bug

[@cantsay2205]

The same people who think having your child do a single chore is abuse: "oh mah gah it's their culture though"

[@fnherzog]

I’ll take the coconut, please

[@talia3280]

Your videos are good enough that you don't need AI generated images. If you keep using AI generated images, I will stop watching your videos.

[@MrDead1975]

I'll stick to muff diving

[@TheCatBilbo]

Jeez, how tall is she?! 😮

[@tripsaplenty1227]

​@@TheCatBilbo The better question is how deep is she.

[@rickwilliams967]

It's weird, but I always wanted to try the ant gloves.

[@jamesleatherwood5125]

Straight for realz. Ive been patient. Lol. Ive asked several times across several channels. I lays down the ultimatum. Lolol not for serious though. However. Ive have tried to ask what the proper channels are to submit scripts or apply to write for Simon. No one has answered. Is there an email to sumbit scripts to for possible acceptance? Do i need to register for a job website and wait for Simon to post an opening? Is there a PO box i need to send a hardcopy to? Is there a writers website i need to have a portfolio on? I am determined to find out. So to that end, instead of asking and then waiting a few months, hoping for a reply, and possibly passing yet another year or two with zero responses, i think im just gonna ask every video on every channel i follow, till someone grants me the knowledge i seek! Untill the next video.

[@Itchy-Sphincta]

is there no escape from simon answer no but in all honesty simon is fantastic

[@LaughingindaMirror]

We all know it's unlikely but I like to think that an official just high enough on the management scale to move the track slightly, saw that they had promised to divert it if they broke the stone with their head and he sees the report and he's just like "Bet, they literally went through the mountain by forehead they're so serious, im not arguing with that, no sir" Lol

[@murrayscott9546]

This is the strangest life I've ever seen - Jimbo.

[@Galiant2010]

Was this a re-upload? I'd swear I've seen this before.

[@RefreshingShamrock]

Tribes conduct rites of passage on their kids and teens that us westerners would consider felony child abuse, yet instead of starting a war invading their country to stop the "abuse" we just watch from a distance and study their culture for science 😂. This video really puts into perspective how soft we westerners are.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

Why all the hate for the AI art?! It’s clearly labeled as such and the images add to the story being told. I could see if they were trying to pass it off as real, but they aren’t!

[@Ali-in-Wonderland.]

The last tribe featured in the Amazon sounds like a life insurance companies, worse than nightmare😂😂😂

[@KingcoleIIV]

Simon is sexy, there I said it.

[@hendrikmoons8218]

Meanwhile, rednex jump into cactii from pickuptrucks doing 60+ miles/hour… Gopnicks wrestle with bears …

[@thelandlord111]

I saw something with the bullet ant tribe and they asked one of the women if they do it too and she responded “no, we’re not idiots”. It’s literally a pissing contest that’s gotten out of hand.

[@brownchinee]

Why is the background music so loud?

[@TwilightDeviant]

The excessive use of AI was very off-putting and makes the video look cheap.

[@dorianthegrey2685]

Concurred

[@missyouwish88]

I try to be respectful of other cultures & walks of life, but....ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE INSANE

[@MNewsTime]

I find it hard to believe getting shot is compared to a be sting x30…

[@dearthditch]

Imagine the cities they could build. But no, let’s do bungie jumping and leave it at that

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Sideprojects: Brain Blaze Edition

[@system1542]

if your gonna use AI photos at least use good quality ones...

[@clownymoosebean]

Oh god.. Watch the Coconut Ritual become a fad among frat boys in a few years.

[@ellists3163]

Mingi is definitely gonna be a future insult of mine

[@kriscerosaurus]

I’d rather just stare at Simon reading than look at AI garbage. C’mon, y’all.

[@stijn2653]

The ai is horrible. Even if you use ai then use good ai because these images are really bad. Please stop it.

[@bahamutbbob]

Don't use AI art unless you're doing a video about AI art! This is the final straw. I'm unsubscribing from every Simon Whistler channel I am subscribed to. Pay artists. You're a MASSIVE KZbin network, Simon. You have so many channels. Just pay for stock images, we don't care. Just don't use AI art!

[@ethenjennings5800]

I agree, ai videos are complete rubbish and someone with such a good reputation should not be using ai pictures

[@A.DUCK.ON.QUACK.]

Lol cry more about it

[@keaghan6760]

@@bahamutbbobI highly doubt he even does the editing

[@lalitabyrd4182]

I think it provides a sarcastic humor to the videos

[@d3athreaper100]

The glove does not turn their hand black It is painted on the inside

[@Rydonattelo]

Self sufficient and isolated native tribe in Brazil * Nike shorts ✔ Just do it.

[@-WHITE-BOY]

Self-sufficient and isolated does not mean they live in a vacuum

[@fuzzyboy9757]

id rather watch the same ms paint drawing than the ai

[@Torskel]

Ah the bullet ant gloves

[@Xantan3108]

AI Photos ……. Cmon man please no more

[@TheSlowDude]

Shocking to see not many people viewers care :-/

[@SarahConsalvey]

Dunno the ai bungee jumper was pretty damn funny tbf

[@Narangarath]

@@SarahConsalvey Those ones of which there would be tens of thousands of real pictures on every stock photo service are particularly egregious, IMO.

[@Sh4dowgale]

Quit complaining. If you don't like it, unsub and leave.

[@Narangarath]

@@Sh4dowgale If you don't like reading what people think, stay out of the comments.

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@DargorV]

why do we even tolerate these cavemen :rolleyes

[@JoelGlidden43]

Bro - The AI fills are not working

[@jandrews8365]

I can't hear Simon over the music track.

[@80rae]

Your editor’s liberal use of…pretty bad AI images is concerning, to say the least. Did Simon hire ChatGPT to edit his videos now, too?

[@stevenbrogdon3074]

So freaking irritating, those relentless copyright credits. Thanks EU

[@curtis3014]

Am I the only who finds the AI art used in these videos recently to be both distracting and creepy as hell?

[@tslfrontman]

Don't even need AI to put text over a still image though :/ we can do better than this.

[@OtroDiamierda]

Normal people DON'T CARE IF SIMON AS AI IMAGES.

[@multiyapples]

Ya I'm not trying these rituals.

[@ducking_wow3964]

Ahhh!!! Who gave Subway Jared booze!!!

[@BrianStephens-c5t]

Holy cow crap! Who’s here for pictures? Not I! Use all the AI you want. You’re informative and entertaining. No one’s gonna stop watching.

[@darranwilkins4648]

ok how do i do this

[@Genesh12]

IT TAKES AN ENGLISHMAN SUCH AN SIMON TO SAY THAT THE HARDEST PART OF A STORY IS THAT THE BRITISH ACTUALLY KEPT THEIR WORD.

[@pvp1976]

Agree. Stop the AI garbage please.

[@mittensfastpaw]

The more AI art you use to save a buck? The more you are like Discovery and History Channel with their Aliens off the rails trash. I stopped watching them for a reason and keep it up I’ll stop watching or sharing you as well. AI art has no place in a video that’s supposed to be facts.

[@jayhays8267]

While I appreciate the on-screen message showing the source of the images (AI-Generated, Pexels, flicker, etc) they are kind of large and distracting to the flow of the video.

[@chadfansler1269]

Stop the AI art

[@dnd787]

The AI art is off-putting

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

Yeah it’s kinda gross tbh. It’s feels soulless and devoid of character.

[@Sh4dowgale]

Quit complaining. If you don't like it, unsub and leave.

[@lilDaveist]

@@Sh4dowgaleno

[@bobthegoat7090]

Why are people so against AI art? I mean, what is wrong with it? Normal animation is often way worse.

[@MrG9002]

Why? Why? Why?

[@michaelshaw8528]

My God stop using AI. You make me wanna unfollow

[@Kmobful]

Don't be cheap. Stop using AI

[@People-are-strange85]

Stop with the ai photos. Really cheap and lame

[@regaming042]

Disappointed that you used so many AI generated images 🙁

[@Sh4dowgale]

Quit complaining. If you don't like it, unsub and leave.

[@THE-X-Force]

@@Sh4dowgale People are allowed to express their opinions. If you don't like it, don't read the comments.

[@craignel]

​​@@THE-X-Forcea troll defending a troll. No one is forcing them to watch this shockingly awful ai generated images. Why even comment on it in the first place. Everyone has the right to call someone a troll when they're trolling so move on troll.

[@THE-X-Force]

@@craignel No one is forcing you to look at comments either.

[@michael_083]

I’m allowed to express my opinion about your opinion. Play in traffic.

[@Mojova1]

Stop using those Ai generated pics. Terrible and gives me the creeps.

[@No_Purchase_Necessary]

Please stop using AI images. It breaks the immersion and casts doubt on what should be educational material.