That Time They Sunburned An Actor's Eyes To Light a Tornado

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Clips:
Twister (1996)
Malcolm in the Middle (2000 - 2006)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
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[@ShayTheValiant]

Karl: says British words and phrases Me: I like your funny words, magic man.

[@Frogfucious80]

😂

[@NoName-xu4tk]

geeeeet yre rat out la la la....

[@anagabrieltrevino5439]

I cannot ruin the perfect number of likes! Take a comment! have a nice day.

[@williammcconville4967]

Sounds like welders flash which is so annoying, feels like your eye lids are inside out lashes included.

[@christiandevey3898]

Twister is also notable for having the last Van Halen song before Sammy Hagar leaved the band.

[@sliverfire7555]

🌪🌪🌪

[@SanelyRed]

I can see them screaming "My eyes!" between takes like the guy from SpongeBob

[@Wild_Dice]

I would love to see this

[@seanpfister993]

The animators heard them scream yelling that.

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

And then Jan de Bont says "Alright! Alright!"

[@cojo9656]

That stare directly into the camera at the very end had me fucking rolling! Love what you and your team do, Karl! Looking forward to what you guys cover next! Make sure to bring enough Toddlywonks to share with the whole class!

[@ryurc3033]

So as a welder I have had my eyes flash burned. It was one of the most frightening experience of my life. Sitting there wondering if I'm going to be able to open my eyes ever again while it feels like hot sand being rubbed in my eyes, constantly, for hours. Only thing more terrifying was a shard of metal in my eye. They held my eye open and while I watched they took a dremel and tapped on my eye to get the rust and metal out. Felt like something out of a horror movie. Wear safety glasses people

[@pidiabloo]

Was looking for this comment. Thos safety glasses don't always work. I was sandblasting with and old welding helmet and safety glasses and still got metal in the eye and yes welders flash is horrendous painful

[@mystry4022]

I also had a piece of hot metal embedded in my eye from a grinder. The doctors applied some chemical to my eye, I believe to make it easier to see the metal, and then took the piece out with a sharp steel pick, similar to what a dentist uses.

[@ryurc3033]

@@mystry4022 if the pick wont dislodge it, the next step is the magnetic dremel thing that looks kinda like a dentist drill but spins slower

[@pidiabloo]

Ya not fun I had to go back the next day to get the rust removed. To days for one eye o the fun

[@joncoshatt8677]

As a life long resident of Oklahoma twister was 1000% more terrifying than any horror movie as a child simply because it was real and really in my backyard. As an adult I watch it every storm season and just dare mother nature to try me

[@adamvraden7915]

Hello neighbor in tornado alley!

[@00220022inferno]

As another Oklahoman, I conquer. But compared to the east coast, I had missed the Storms of Oklahoma. Terrifying yet Beautiful.

[@jacobday3129]

Dude Ardmore Oklahoma here! Nice to there's fact fiends in the sooner state

[@Koda89]

Fellow Okie, can confirm, Twister was dreadfully scary as a kid. Now I’m like Helen Hunt in the cow scene. And I say this even having had a tornado(a really weak one mind you) go through my backyard once when I was a kid.

[@joncoshatt8677]

Holy crap y'all t 147 likes is huge for me. I'm also glad to see so many fact fiends from the sooner state, stay safe this coming spring and much love from Claremore

[@gartsur84]

On my high-school graduation ceremony, they didn't put filters on the light, and more than half the students ended up with burn retinas. My classmate had to go to the doctor and spend all day with eye patches so that they could go to the party the next day

[@dungie9478]

Here's a fun one for you. The anger on that set between the actors and actresses got so intense that when the Twister ride was made for Universal Orlando, they refused to be on the same screen together or filmed at the same time. This led to those amazing look-to-side-of-screen moments and some of the most manly poses ever done by Bill Paxton himself.

[@olsirmonkey]

Why were they so angry?

[@AlexSDU]

@@samsanimationcorner3820 Aah~ the 90's. Those were my teenage years. But the 80's still the best, IMHO, in term of action movies.

[@AjaxAssault]

Karl's lady is definitely a fellow American, based on the laugh at the word "gay" being used to actually mean happy We're an odd people 🤣🤣

[@huntresstea6806]

I dunno if Karl will ever do an episode on Moon Knight but I'm here for it whenever he does.

[@Stitched_the_doll]

Pretty sure there is one already

[@raydonahue8304]

Well if you recommend it he puts it at the bottom of his list

[@huntresstea6806]

yeah that's true. I can wait the 9 months or however long it takes for him to make and post one tho

[@farmjunk]

Brad really has some fun editing this one. The images spill over the green screen!

[@CD23_06]

Honestly after this I wanna see a whole video of Karl just saying a mixture of real and fake words. Living in Sheffield having grown up elsewhere in the Uk I still get hit with new local words to this day.

[@FelisInsanisCatfood]

Back when I was at kindergarten, I used to look directly at the sun for a couple of minutes because it tickled my eyeballs, and then look away and watch the blind spot created by the sun slowly disappear, and repeat. Weirdly enough, I didn't get any lasting damage to my vision.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

I would do it if I really wanted to sneeze

[@TheInvisibleCactusYT]

Fact Fiend with bleeps is just cursed

[@ToastieStrudel]

only for the first 30 seconds

[@thegreatespeonplays5026]

new concept: bleep a fact fiend video but not specifically swears - just bleep random words

[@AmandaPlaysMinecraft]

@@thegreatespeonplays5026 *confused screaming*

[@reichstein011]

The bit about using strong lighting when you intend to darken a shot just reminded me of your video about the terrible remaster of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Where the clever folks doing the remaster "fixed" many night time scenes by making them look like day time scenes.

[@MrCubanbear]

I’d love to see a sit down video with Karl and his girlfriend just quizzing her on fake British slang and facts.

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

Well I personally love this movie. I mean disaster movies don't need a good story. You're there for disasters, not little Timmy's character Arc. 🤣

[@manuelsantiago1323]

I was ten when I watched this movie and I laughed my ass off when I saw that cow.

[@michaelr7506]

Anyone that has ever had flashburn from welding can totally relate. Those visits from the Sandman are pure hell.

[@allisonbergh4429]

This happens to skiers and other winter outdoor sports types who get their eyes damaged by UV rays reflecting off bright white snow. They call it snow blindness, but it can happen under other circumstances too, even on overcast days. Just shows how UV protection is a good idea even when it’s cold or cloudy.

[@justinleonard6183]

Welders flash is no joke

[@elnombre91]

I had eczema on my eyelids for a while so I can imagine sunburn in and around the eyes is absolutely terrible.

[@redundanttrees]

Glad I’m not the only one that’s looked directly at the sun just to see how bright it really is 😂

[@Zer0DigitalStudio]

I'm in line at the store right now. This ending segment has me struggling not to lose my shit in here. It's too funny.

[@thetruesirreal8474]

Tiddlywinks is a game where you flick caps on eachothers caps. Spotted dick is a pudding with raisins. Ferret leggings (can't remember the name I know but guessing the same) is when people challenged eachother to keep the most ferrets in their pants for the longest. The rest I haven't heard but that doesnt mean they dont exist. The age old tradition of hitting eachother with fish for competition is also banned in alot of small towns. All I can think of but theres many more. Can you guess where I was born? 😂😂😂

[@donutchan8114]

Until I can check imma assume you're just rolling with the joke. Theres no way any of this is legit.

[@NovaKrysalis]

@@donutchan8114 They all exist. Tom Scott has done an episode of Citation Needed concerning Ferret Legging, I have played Tiddlywinks when I was a child, and spotted dick is quite nice if you like raisins.

[@thetruesirreal8474]

@@donutchan8114 all totally true

[@KadajjXIII]

@@donutchan8114 Can't speak for most of these but also can confirm Tiddlywinks is indeed a legit game, but I know it as using little plastic circular chips not caps. Unless that's just slang for the same thing I'm talking about. It's not just an English thing as I'm American & have never left the Continental US & distinctly recall playing it with my sis as a child.

[@calebgatten9101]

Speaking as someone in film that’s brutal to do to an actor. There’s a little joke my friends and i have which is if you are lighting someone with a 1k tungsten light from 2 metres away but you need to get more light what do you do “move the light closer but you’re going to melt the actor”

[@pyra4eva]

As an American with a Manx boyfriend, I know how Karl's girlfriend feels. My boyfriend and I had a whole discussion about the "lollipop man" after watching the UK version of the IT Crowd. My response that triggered the conversation: "Poor guy, just trying to sell his lollipops." Apparently that was 100% wrong. My boyfriend explained that the lollipop man doesn't sell anything and I was convinced he was messing with me because what the hell else would he do. You have the taco man that sells tacos, the slushy man that sells slushies, and the lollipop man that most definitely sells lollipops. His reply: "He helps kids cross the road." I was like "You mean a crossing guard?" and that just proved that it isn't just 'lifts' and 'flats'. The 20 minute conversation I had with his family and what the heck a 'hob' is will be in my brain forever. I'm a humble New Englander and me living so close to Boston has opened the door for people to say we have some funny words for things but even I am at a lost at times. Just goes to show that there is a messy blurry line between dialect and completely different language.

[@harry_hydrogen]

I love how they mirrored the cow scene the second time. Idk why but I think it’s so funny.

[@godofsquirrels494]

Twister was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Never could watch the first bite because it was so scary to me.

[@kallbjackson5237]

That last joke was hilarious from an American point of view. I imagine your UK viewers have heard them do much they're like Nisha and like "Ok, and?" P.S:If I snapped at my girlfriend to get her attention, that would not have made it to the final edit.

[@TheValmal]

If i snapped my fingers at my girlfriend to get her attention, I would of not made it to the final edit.

[@blackc1479]

@@TheValmal dammit, I was going to say the exact same thing🤣🤣👏

[@Brion57042]

I've heard that is The Way to get a UK waitress's attention, and as much as I believe it's true, I'm certain I'd just sit there like "Nope. Not okay. Not gonna do it"

[@calvinsnapemusic]

@@Brion57042 it can be a way to get their attention here in the UK, but it's still an asshole move. It's not a common thing for us to do here

[@staceyryan834]

In the notifications, I somehow read the title as "That time they sunburned an actor's eyes to light a tomato." I was very confused...

[@Riku_DarkWielder]

the added response of IT"S A SONG got me laughing so hard

[@chenstormstout9456]

“Praised for its effects.”? There are TWO scenes where they use stock footage of the same explosion and they don’t even layer it correctly the second time.

[@Segafishy]

Whever they do the copyright just replace the footage with a stick man animation, i acctually went to a place that did Ferret legging competitions as a kid and it literally is sticking a Ferret down your trousers and these are not the chill ones like you see riding around on roombas but nippy little buggers as they make for a better sport.

[@pkpyro2000]

Well now I’m gonna need an entire chorus singing “Get your rat out for the lads” or else i just won’t be happy

[@denomolous]

When Nisha mentioned "Rats in mi Kitchen" I had to pause this video to go watch UB40.

[@clonedrone5042]

Why are there bleeps?

[@TheInvisibleCactusYT]

Because KZbin is a coward

[@blackphoenix77]

I believe that only Rupert's fingers and toddlywonks are fake 😅

[@Sock66]

At 5:30 when Karl said "Getting" all I wanted to hear was "Ya rats out" lololol

[@JSideFx]

I remember seeing Twister as a kid and feeling so bad for the cow because I thought it was real.

[@fuzzylittlespider]

I still refuse to watch that movie because the cow freaked me out.

[@yesmansam6686]

I wish I was riding the cow like a cowboy in the rodeo. It'd be a helluv a way to die, huh?

[@ScarletCandlelight]

When did you get an American gf and where? She is a hoot love her added conversation to the show.

[@Elizabeth-rp8kz]

The soundtrack is pretty fucking good, too.

[@stevied667iswin]

Hey everyone

[@gehdichndreckan3126]

To build on this episode, please make one about those late 90s/ early 2000s "Disaster Movies" That would be awesome

[@yeetwallace6614]

You should wear a green morph suit. That would be funny I thin

[@theaudass4448]

Get ya rat out get ya rat out get ya rat out for the cow 😂

[@neommao5359]

Oh shit I've never seen one of these videos while they were fresh

[@bergerchicken]

Karl's girlfriend must have a great supervillain cackle.

[@SwervingLemon]

That movie was responsible for perhaps the greatest pinball game ever.

[@sheephearder8643]

That movie was responsible for terminator 2 pinball?! Weird.

[@mollysilver7]

please make more content featuring the girlfriend I love her

[@maxthompson1997]

Whenever I watch these vids, I'm transported back to growing up in Ireland watching bottom on BBC...good times, ya feckin wankers

[@Christackleberry]

There was a greeting card company that kept editing the same sky into THOUSANDS of postcards like the Instagram girl.

[@DvDChats]

I waited the whole video for something about that book sitting boldly on your left and nothing. I was, as usual, entertained; But is Kenneth Von Gunden a friend or is K-9 Corps a childhood favorite? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@terryroxburgh3276]

The cow in the tornado was originally represented in the Wizard of Oz, flying past Dorothy's window along with chickens, granny and witch!

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

I really loved playing tiddlywinks when I was a kid...so I'm kind of happy you mentioned it. Gotta see about getting a set. Spotted dick is something that has been used as a joke in so many places, that I think anyone who knows anything at all about British things will know. None of the other things sounds familiar to me. The effects would have to be truly astonishing to make me want to watch that movie...and the only way I'd find out, is if I watched it, which I refuse to waste my time on.

[@1Jamesinator]

I have to wear sunglasses outside on an overcast day. Fuck having blinding lights on a perfectly clear day. I'd die from headaches in minutes

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

I think the cow was actually a zebra that was copied and pasted from "Jumanji".

[@redndwhitee92]

Burning out your eyes while welding is called arc flash, it's where you get a sunburn on your retina. I've heard from some old school welders that it is unpleasant to downright unbearable.

[@anthonydasilva5240]

when I was in school for welding the morons in my class suffered from arc burn because they decided not to wear their PPE. They described the pain as sandpaper for eyelids.

[@Trighhorn]

I’ve worked as welder this is common in the field they call it flash burn if you get it it feels like someone is constantly rubbing sand in your eyes.

[@SnipersLaww]

hence why we wear the faceshield

[@ianthompson2802]

I've had that happen to me worst pain ever

[@D4lF4l]

UB40 did the cover of Rat in the kitchen Haven't heard the get you Rat out song for a long long time lol🤣

[@CrudzMcKenzie]

I love how the auto generated subtitles can't handle Karl's northern accent when he says get your rat out. Lol Idk why it just gets me. 😂

[@masterchiefblank4885]

The sunburn under around the eyes is the worst it feels like theyre swollen

[@camerontipton2269]

The only one I know is real is spotted dick and if I remember correctly it’s a desert or food and recently it’s name was changed to spotted Richard because people were getting embarrassed but I read that on a single website a while ago so it might be wrong

[@jojotheswede8444]

My eyeballs are always kinda stressed, it's a bit of a problem... Medicin helps tho

[@nathanfish1998]

Hearing about sunburned eyes makes me immediately think about the skin of the eyeball peeling off

[@ryuhitsuya21]

I once went to my brothers for a bday party and I saw a peacock. Like suburban no where america and a giant giant bird with big feathers

[@Feraligono]

Kinda similar to 2012 in that the movie itself is meh but the special effects were a technological marvel.

[@localtavernsluteplayer2182]

thanks to this video now I know what it's like to hear an american accent from the british perspective

[@wildstorm3486]

God I just love these videos.

[@CarlMcKenzie]

Now I want to see the fact fiend crew playing drunken tiddlywinks

[@rubenyes7102]

My favorite movie I’ve seen it 5 times in one day when I was 16, I know every line in that movie

[@Bigglenndaddy]

watching twister on tv is cool and all. But it was an amazing theatre experience.

[@stevenboykin116]

Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, But Mama that's where the fun is

[@goofyguy0151]

once there was a kangaroo in my front yard

[@masterchiefblank4885]

Karl it seems you have forgotten the gimpy gimpy tree

[@PartOfTheGame]

I'm sad...I grew up loving Twister, and I still love it. I've gone through about 7 VHS tapes, and about another 5 DVD's in the 27 years of my life.

[@KingDomCame]

Im from Oklahoma and this is a yearly fear in some places fam.

[@alien5993]

You accent changed when you said “your eyes you need your eyes

[@eugenemabie2456]

I mentioned cows before i hit play. Lol

[@dustinmiles8605]

I can confirm sunburnt eyeballs is misery

[@snag710]

There is an add for lazer eye surgery on this video🤣

[@JoshStLouis314]

The Hello Kitty mug is a nice touch 💖

[@Burag3]

Me reading that title : Pikachu face.

[@jbj101jbj]

lmao just going ferret legging now XD

[@Darkstars812]

Tiddly winks is a kids game here in the US

[@JadeyFadeyMCR]

Yeah, eyelids are thin. I knocked my eye against a faucet once and got a hole in my eyelid... there wasn't even a sharp edge or anything XD (luckily)... ... It's really weird to close your eyes and still see quite a bit of light...

[@VelaiciaCreator]

I love the vibes you guys have with each other. Ultimate wholesome.

[@CrymsonNite]

Twister was such a good movie

[@robertmartin4449]

Fun fact. The drive in movie theatre in my home town was hit by a tornado while it was playing this movie.

[@squalltk1]

sir i dont know you and will never meet you but be ensured i will never forget this fact about Robert Martin

[@kamoto031283]

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

[@---l---]

Got to be . . . . Ferret Leggings

[@lkf8799]

I love Twister! 🌪️🛻

[@michaelmize1155]

Great episode but I was surprised you made no mention of the "Twister" ride at Universal Florda Park.

[@dylanflynn1895]

yes sunburnt eyes are a nightmare

[@nickblog3407]

Holy Christ, sunburned on their eyes? That's terrible! I hope they were recompensed.

[@DaWild]

GREAT now I have Rat In Mi Kitchen stuck in my head...

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

D'ya know what my favorite Helen Hunt movie is... What Women Want...

[@Dragynstone1202]

As a welder, it sucks SO HARD when you sunburn your eyeballs.