The $22 Million Party that Overthrew an Empire

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[@halfasinteresting]

Have you ever been deposed for spending $22 million on a party? Let me know below. Do you have any HAI topic suggestions? Let me know here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUdlvw6YgU44J8AnM2U_ZvRMyvh_CUM51LYSqF5nYJB9d1-w/viewform?usp=sf_link If we use your suggestion, we'll send you a free HAI t-shirt! Speaking of topics, some people have pointed out that this one has been covered by another KZbin channel. This topic came in via our suggestion form, but I imagine the person who suggested it could have seen that video. Normally I search to see if any similar channels have tackled the same topic, but I guess this time I just didn't... Looks like that channel has done a few we did first too, which kinda just shows how it's inevitable if you cover similar things and make enough videos. I try to avoid topic overlap, but I'm not too annoyed if others do this as long as the videos aren't actually plagiarized. Nobody owns a topic.

[@sebastianstark3224]

not really

[@d9zirable]

ITT: Someone calls me a snowflake. LMAO

[@iyamaxx]

@@d9zirable Sidenote made his "how blank travels" video and the AA airline lifetime pass one after HAI. Maybe they get their video ideas from the same source like a Wikipedia page. Sam might've even said that in an older video.

[@kimballmcmullin6861]

Nope

[@Edvardoboi]

Could you maybe do an experiment video on a revolution? That would be kinda cool like u and the humour you have would go great while talking about Lenin and the bolshiviks in Russia 1905-1917

[@joeym5243]

"250 Mercedes limos is way more than what the average person has" Average person with only 37 Mercedes limos: hey, he's right!

[@diegohumalag9320]

Actually, that information is wrong. I only have 22 Mercedes limos!

[@sxes]

Diego Humala G that means your below average then

[@howardbaxter2514]

Pshhh. Peasants! I have 73 (cause 73 is the best number according to Sheldon Cooper, of which he is entirely right per his explanaition) Mercedes Limos. Now bow down to me peasants!

[@abandonedchannel281]

Man, I only have 31 of them

[@GM3385]

I have 69. Bow to me!

[@Stephen_H1993]

1:38 1971 AD is actually 2520 years after 550 BC, because there is no year zero

[@thriceasright]

Out of a fifth story window you go

[@TheLangendork]

Lol, came here to say this. Glad I'm not the only one who thinking it.

[@samuelthecamel]

did you know that 2520 is the smallest number divisible by all integers from 1 to 10? Heh, totally a landmark number guys.

[@timewave02012]

As a software engineer, I get triggered by off-by-one errors.

[@howardbaxter2514]

@@timewave02012 don't we all

[@Edvardoboi]

Apparently this party actually cost just under 650 million dollars (adjusted for inflation, which would have been a better click-bait title). They also didn’t send the queen for another reason (3:23), it was because the shah of Iran was known as the “king of kings” and the British government didn’t want their queen looking like she was paying homage to the king of kings given that they thought she was better (cause she is and can keep a country together). That’s what I heard so if you think I’m wrong, please just tell me and don’t berate me in the comments, thanks

[@hemsinghpanwar6470]

You are right but there is one problem back when the party was thrown it only cost 100 million the 650 million comes after taking in inflation.

[@TylerFurrison]

"can keep a country together" but can she keep a continent together?

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Shah, not shar.

[@livioventura5061]

@@hemsinghpanwar6470 well if at the time 100 million were worth 650 million i think it's right to say it cost 650 million

[@DiggityDaws]

@@mirzaahmed6589 agreed. "Shar" is my aunty (short for "Sharlene") - and she is certainly NOT a royal lol

[@SubscriberBefore-zo8nj]

We have cake is the best excuse ever.

[@masahirosakurai64]

Still have no idea why they overthrew the Shaw. I mean, he got cake.

[@ab3040]

That's pretty much the story of girls on tik tok

[@taylorhancock5834]

I mean, it worked so well for Marie Antoinette

[@thenickstrikebetter]

@@arinb.756 I was going to say "But it's a lie."

[@CinemaDemocratica]

"Yes, but -- last time I didn't get a piece, and I was told that, I could keep my radio...."

[@stijn2472]

Some interesting notes - The caterer (maxim's) brought their entire kitchen en vast amounts of food like caviar and peacocks to the location. - The Iranian air force was mostly responsible for the transport of the mentioned supplies. - The road from the airport to the venue was lit using burning oil barrels.

[@jondabon6522]

Stijn Heinrich you could also just put a link to side notes vid instead of typing what you obviously learned from there

[@seigeengine]

@@jondabon6522 Nobody wants to watch a 30 minute video on your crack addiction, Jon.

[@stijn2472]

@@jondabon6522 I learned it from a documentary a while back. Not a KZbin video.

[@CinemaDemocratica]

Most interesting note of all: Apparently "Iran" rhymes with "emote," now. ...But only *sometimes*.

[@rafinyx1142]

....Peacock? You mean the animal? What.... did they eat them? o.o

[@hd_harold7587]

He's a maniac, maniac in the halll And he's shah-ing like he's never shah'd before

[@thatone1280]

He beats the mullahs

[@castsmith6783]

the one guy that actualy care for the monarchy: "ok guys our nation is in ruin and the people are suffering, what should do?" the tzar, shah, and the king of french: *PARTY TIME*

[@joundii3100]

Unless you are talking about Louis XVI after the revolution or about Louis-Philipe Ist (Kings of the French) it's king of France not king of French.

[@TheOwenMajor]

Ah yes the mighty King of French, You have his client titles, King of French Fries, Dip, Dressing....

[@jondabon6522]

Owen Major frenchfries are from belgium, and unrelated but croissants are austrian

[@TheManinBlack9054]

@@joundii3100 technically there has not been any Tsars since Peter the Great too

[@johnvanerick5091]

Why do i hear Oversimplified

[@phelidaifrost6019]

Just got my accepted for my internship at the F.B.I. !!! Also, why does this guy keep making videos about bricks? I honestly never watch them past a few seconds :/

[@jasonpost913]

It's probably nothing and you should go about your business.

[@pbj4184]

Yes there are many brick enthusiasts out there. It's probably nothing

[@Matty8282]

hmm... probably nothing. ;)

[@talkingtree8166]

Phelidai Frost well, brick is interesting

[@spaceshipearth481]

I know right? Those bricks videos are awful and don't contain any interesting content

[@tessat338]

The company that my dad worked for had a BIG presence in Iran in the 1960s & 70s. My dad was offered a position there and my parents were seriously considering making the move, to the point that my older sister remembers looking at school brochures with my mom. Ultimately, the company was only offering to pay for the education of three children and my parents have five children. So my dad opted to not take the position in Iran and stayed with a different division in Baltimore. We wouldn't have gotten to Iran in time for this party, but we would have just been getting settled by the time the Revolution began to heat up. When the Shah and his family left Iran, my dad's company pulled their people out all at once. I remember watching a news report of all the American families arriving in the US after being evacuated. My dad was pointing out a number of people whom he recognized. One of the families moved into our neighborhood and I went to school with one of their sons for a year or two. I have a couple Persian friends and we often talk about life in Iran in the 70s and what might have been.

[@berdigylychrejepbayev7503]

do they talk about how they spent money of nation carelessly?

[@tessat338]

@@berdigylychrejepbayev7503 Well my friends didn't spend the money of the nation, being teenagers at the time, but the Shah sure did! My friends mostly talk about how their lives were upended and how scary that time period was.

[@imaginarygfleftme6877]

Iran during the revolution might actually be safer than the Baltimore

[@tessat338]

@@imaginarygfleftme6877I don't recall seeing any reports of hangings from light posts in the street in Baltimore at any point during this period.

[@zao7035]

You really should have include the part where he close the entire country's border and have the entire iranian military to guard his party for security. It was hilarious.

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

Most hilarious thing is that the French did everything there. So much for a "cultural" celebration. Also they took an eraser and removed all Islamic cultural bits from their shows lmao

[@CTSimp260]

@@iwatchwithnoads7480 If this doesn't convince you how much of a Frenchaboo the Shah was, I don't know what could.

[@deleted-something]

Lmao

[@coryfice1881]

@@CTSimp260 Well he also got a French styled revolution to go with his frenchaboo.

[@GearedGaming76899]

@@CTSimp260 Its funny actually, the Shah send a letter to king Faisal of Saudi Arabia in the 60s. Asking the Saudi king to open up the country or he will be maybe overthrown in the future, Faisal responded with "Your the king of Iran, not of France''. Funny who got overthrown in the end

[@lizstiscool5574]

The Shah of Iran throws a party *This enraged the people who punished him seve..* OOPS WRONG CHANNEL

[@niklasmijer7089]

Heheheh

[@itdc2219]

lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blackopscw7913]

Lol #Oversimplified #hitlerepisode

[@AzsimuthOldAccount]

Is the Persian Empire wow, that's big.

[@randomguy5795]

Dude..... Uncool.

[@ColinKillick]

The thing is, this isn't even the only empire brought down by an expensive party. Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire spent slightly less on his 1976 coronation ceremony, $20 million, but as the CAE was much poorer than Iran, this represented 1/3 of the nation's entire GDP. And if you've never heard of the Central African Empire, that's because it was previously the Central African Republic until Bokassa declared himself emperor and threw that party, and its excess (and his dictatorial rule) pissed off the populace so much that the "empire" lasted less than three years before he was deposed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Empire

[@advancedomega]

THIS! The picture of Bokassa, sitting with European regal clothing and accessories is so disturbing for me. But it is funny too.

[@geebeedee9509]

Imagine how weird it would feel seeing everything unfold. Most expensive alcohol, food catered from a French restaurant, and tents designed by foreign people in the middle of a desert. Then you'll see representatives of the US and USSR just chilling outside their tents and royalty just hanging around.

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

So "Irani" ikr

[@FFjean]

6:00 oh yes wear "surprisingly affordable wireless earbuds" in your not so affordable Lamborghini drop top instead of idk listening to the amazing sound of the engine or just turning on the radio

[@prophetsspaceengineering2913]

​@@arinb.756 I'm now picturing that guy listening to this while sitting in the Lamborghini. Thx

[@snowdevil7727]

Real car enthusiasts are not driving those. It's all just for showing off. He'll probably drive it into a wall.

[@MayonnaiseHellmanns]

@@snowdevil7727 lamborghinis are the go-to flexing cars, yes, but car enthusiasts have nothing against them

[@Hexagonaldonut]

​@@MayonnaiseHellmanns The likes of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bugatti, and others, do mostly sell to pretentious pricks with too much money, but yeah, lots of car enthusiasts do have their own appreciation for them as well. That said... yeah, if you see a Lamborghini on the road, statistically it's probably a rich asshole driving it. Now, if you see a *Ferrari* on the road, and it's actually being driven, it's more likely to be an actual car enthusiast, because almost no rich asshole actually drives their Ferrari for more than an hour a month.

[@cannedbaef]

Imagine your party being so epic that the your people literally overthrow you

[@LordBhorak]

Which then also leads to oppression of women and minorities in your country. Well done.

[@syrialak101]

@@LordBhorak But they were oppressed before though? They were beaten for wearing hijabs in public as part of the Shah's 'secularization' program.

[@LordBhorak]

@@syrialak101 That sucks... being beaten in public for wearing them and being beaten at home for not wearing them. That's the definition of "between a rock and a hard place".

[@ADerpyReality]

Guards and security clearly weren't doing their jobs.

[@UsmanX]

@Ronald6Wilson6Reagan6 The Shah was the CIA and Deep State puppet for the US and Britain, they actually overthrew their democratically elected prime minister Mossadegh because the US and Britain wanted a cheap oil whereas Mossadegh wanted to enrich Iran with the proper value of the oil. They created a coup, replaced the prime minister with the Shah, and you can imagine the unrest lead to a revolution. So yeah, it's actually the USA and Britiains fault. Seriously, they just can't stop f*cking up that region.

[@IncypaMusic]

A party? Wow I remember those... good times!

[@Asu01]

Imagine being unable to have a party. This post was made by 2019 gang.

[@sylvy16]

@@crimsonnite9291 it’s called being lonely.

[@SolinoOruki]

An Iranian here, and this was awesome :))) (btw, I have no idea why everyone calls him "the shah" when shah is simply the persian word for "king")

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Well, they’re just addressing him as “the king” then.

[@TheValnaras]

1:30 Actually, the gap between 1971AD and 550BC is 2520 years (not 2521), because there is no year zero. :)

[@blackcat1642]

Thats not what the Khemer Rouge said

[@TheOwenMajor]

And you just got Epsteined

[@pewpewpew2325]

Dude..

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

@@pewpewpew2325Uncool!

[@zylnexxd842]

There is stfu

[@danieljanda3612]

Why does he sound like someone is holding a gun to his head while talking ’bout raycon at the end?

[@FoxDren]

Because anyone claiming that overpriced shite is affordable probably has a gun to their head.

[@kikiretzorg1467]

"Half as much as the big-name earbuds" 80 Burgerian dollars Me, chilling with my ~20-dollar earbuds:

[@CinemaDemocratica]

The line "They cost about half as much____" is probably a poor choice of words for a product plug at the conclusion of this particular video.

[@JonathonV]

I have never found gel-tip ear buds comfortable. They’re always pokey or feel like I have swimmer’s ear. First- and second-gen Apple ear buds were the only ones I found comfortable, but then they started discontinuing them (because Apple devices obviously don’t have headphone jacks anymore) and started charging $200 for AirPods, which are now gel-tips too. Frown!

[@FoxDren]

@@CinemaDemocratica you act like he had a choice in what he said.

[@Tetraglot]

HAI: "Raycon Earbuds. They cost about half as much" Me: "Those earbuds are $11 million???????"

[@Xperian13]

SideNote told me it was $635M party.

[@Mythic953]

HAI didn't adjust for inflation

[@jondabon6522]

Would’ve been a better title

[@thatone1280]

Technicalities

[@seigeengine]

Great. Based on what? $22M in 1971 is $139M today, mind you.

[@arshiaseyyedshakeri890]

@@seigeengine what the shah's government reported is not equal to what was actually spent at that time.

[@hemsinghpanwar6470]

There is a channel called "side note " which made a 30 minute video about & it is amazing and he spent 100 million dollars on it not 22 million

[@edwardokaa]

That's an awful lot of money for a 30 minute video. (Sorry, couldn't resist :D)

[@debu6157]

I've actually seen the whole 30min video of sidenote and this video too for some reason. I felt the one by sidenote was a bit more detailed and well thought of. But the one by half as interesting was more of a "fun fact type".

[@reihanboo]

Yes! I was like "wait I've watched this somewhere"

[@samcox555]

22 million in 1970 is approx 125 million today adjusted for inflation!

[@paxyandtobz]

@@edwardokaa lol i see what you did there :)

[@penumbra0182]

Throw most expensive party ever in an unstable country in recession Ah yes, the recipe for political stability

[@cappyjones]

The US should be planning theirs now. 😁

[@rudolphaswad8723]

france leaves the chat

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

@Mr. 'Phet We already planned three! The Democratic, Republican, and Presidential Election Parties!!

[@migkillerphantom]

Iran is not an unstable country. Certainly not by middle eastern standards. It's had more or less its current borders for 500 years.

[@varana]

@@migkillerphantom But it was internally unstable in the 70s, with unrest and revolution already on the horizon.

[@scarletkoon]

Me: *sees the title Me: "i already know this party cause sidenote had already covered it in detail" No shade, i just love both channels

[@muhammadalfatih2640]

Oh so that's where I remember it from

[@DarkSideHome]

Was trying to remember ... it was truly a forgotten story until they did it there first

[@silendt]

I had the exact same series of thoughts!

[@misterharryman]

Did you have to write your comment in conversation format? You could have just made your point directly, I think. What's with that fad?

[@scarletkoon]

@@misterharryman i guess i could, but i do tend to talk to myself, so it made sense to me, sorry if it grated you :/

[@edgelord8337]

This is just another distraction to stop you from remembering that hai was supposed to do a video about bricks.

[@bluelegocrane7754]

True...😞

[@ElectriKong-]

Don't worry, there is a video about bricks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6e9hIKFo9qtirs

[@hedgehog3180]

What do you mean he has made several.

[@auxencefromont1989]

I have just proposed the subject in his google form

[@whoever3441]

I'm just waiting for hall as interesting

[@maruftim]

He imported everything from France that he accidentally imported Iran-styled French revolution.

[@deep.space.12]

$22M seems to be before adjusting for inflation...

[@advaitgokhale9436]

People: Quarantined HAI: *posts vid related to party*

[@advaitgokhale9436]

@@user-fn4jl3uk2s allowed... But risky

[@moominpapa1980]

I have another story about the Shah. My grandads mate worked for a defence company, and also made model aircraft as a hobby. The Shah flew him to Iran and closed the whole airport so he could see the model plane fly. This was the main international airport.

[@somerandomguy___]

*the sha partying like never before* *meanwhile the economy and the people are suffering in the background*

[@sabaneyev]

shah*

[@SP-rt4ig]

Though this party was obviously unwise and a PR disaster, the Iranian economy was actually expanding rapidly at the time, and living standards were reaching levels never seen before. Of the many factors of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a struggling economy was not one of them.

[@Bird_Dog00]

@sp2004 I'm guessing, not everyone in Iran did benefit equally from that economic expansion... Let's not forget that the Sha was essentially a pupett of the west. His regime was installed after the iranian prime minister was deposed by the british and americans in the 50s. The guy's crime? he said (im probably paraphrasing): "Hey guys, see all that oil money that just leaves the country while we only get the table scraps and the mess? Let's change that, shall we?" The brits didn't take having their oil company nationalised lightly and the rest is history. Sadly a theme that repeats itself over and over. A country sees its ressources exploited by forgeign companies and all the money leave the country, and when the country asks for a fair share, it's ignored for so long until it says "screw you guys, if you don't want to play fair, I take it" and nationalises the relevant companies. Then everyone comes down on them like the wrath of god...

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@Bird_Dog00 it depends on how you look at it if you lived in tehran lets say before 1977 you were more likely to have a good living standard but if you lived ina desert you just had free education and knowing the fact that the shah forced movie theatre to put picture of himself in the beginning of the movie it would most likely be biased as fuck

[@jackvac1918]

@@Bird_Dog00 Nowadays the neocolonial countries have learned their lesson and enforce their right to exploit developing countries' resources not by shady coups, but through the IMF by demanding Washington Consensus policies (e.g. privatisation of everything) in exchange for development aid.

[@EverythingScience]

I love the storytelling behind these videos! A great example of what to strive for for us smaller channels!

[@andrewdiedrich3097]

I spent 13$ on a pizza once, so I think I got this guy beat.

[@kartman568]

It was just the 21st anniversary of the 2500th anniversary. It could finally drink; so the party had to be extravagant you see.

[@LouisOnAir]

1971AD actually was 2520 years after 550BC because there was no year between 1BC and 1AD

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

Those are not just ordinary Mercedes-Benz limos. Those are Mercedes-Benz Grosser. And 250 of those is eye watering expensive. The Grosser is the most over-engineered Mercedes of the 1960's, and to think that even the Rolls-Royce Phantom doesn't even come close in style, luxury, technological advancement, and quality.

[@jaydonly2336]

Sidenote Fans: *Hey I’ve seen this one before, it’s a classic!*

[@raphaeldagamer]

I think my 3-hour pasta dinner where I singlehandedly ate an entire box of Hannaford brand pot-ready thin spaghetti between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. without gaining so much as a pound of weight might dethrone the Grand Gala Dinner for the record of the most lavish official banquet in modern history, I don't know for sure, though.

[@surajphalod9860]

I wanna know who's the Erlich Bachman to this Big Head

[@ELS-tone]

Many also attribute the construction of Versailles’ cost to the French Revolution, so basically the lesson is that people don’t think of cake all that highly

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

That's because the cake, of course, is a lie.

[@hbowman108]

It only took eighty years.

[@brookeking8559]

Disregarding loss of ruling a basically wealthy country, I’d say a more expensive party - also in the 1970’s - was the coronation of Emperor Bokassa I of the country he had rechristened the Central African Empire. It cost $25 million in a country that at the time had an annual GNP of $75 million.

[@BrainsApplied]

You got 22 million. What do you do? Throw a party or spend it all on the newest iPhone?

[@immigrantgaming420epic]

A party for sure

[@itismethatguy]

wait bro we need to sell both kidneys and one lung too for the iPhone cuz 22 million is too little...so I'm going with the party.

[@saumitrachakravarty]

1:12 Translation: Celebrating 2500 years of the foundation of Persian empire.

[@gangstascout3593]

well someone commented too early

[@parkerwilkins5495]

1:24

[@saumitrachakravarty]

@@gangstascout3593 The translation given a few seconds later is not exact. I am just being pedantic.

[@saumitrachakravarty]

@@parkerwilkins5495 The translation given in the video is not exact. I am just being pedantic.

[@itismethatguy]

Yeah when someone can read it, it seems weird at first that other's can't (before they mention that they can't I mean) right?

[@radianzero]

"you'd be fun at parties."

[@sIurz]

Thanks

[@erikbertram6019]

I loved that Maison Jansen pronounciation. Very French and flattering, even though is is actually Dutch and the most common surname there is. Interesting how a French flair makes everything sound posh.

[@SJITZ]

I've seen a documentary about this but couldn't find the right words to Google this event, thanks HAI guy.

[@jasonnorth8838]

This was such a perfect description of that party

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

That all sounds like it cost way more than 22 million dollars.

[@varana]

That is more or less the official cost in 1970s dollars. Estimates from non-official sources go into the hundreds of millions (even before adjusting for inflation) but there's a lot of speculation involved.

[@priyanshgautam9971]

Fun fact:When they were preparing the deserts of Persepolis for party they accidentally discovered some new species of reptiles Lol imagine partying soo hard that you discover some new species of reptiles 🤣

[@The0Stroy]

Most powerful people partying in one place... Discovering new species of reptiles... Hmm... All hail reptilian overlords I guess...

[@princesidon]

Right when I'm about to do my homework lol. Love the video!

[@dariusdolha4146]

I was waiting for another video on this topic.

[@superdestrier9160]

What about parties in Ancient Rome? If properly documented and the costs converted, I'm sure some of the numbers would put Caligula to shame!

[@adithyaramachandran7427]

The most lavish party I ever threw cost $395 for 7 people. It was at a pretty nice Italian restaurant along the west side in manhattan, and the entrees were so tiny !! The taste, presentation, and freshness was amazing though, especially the Desserts. The raspberry Panna Cotta was very memorable, and the Gnocchi was so well garnished.

[@thenowhelper6545]

French Revolution is so contagious it affected the Russian Empire as well.

[@joshuac6952]

The jokes in this video were spot on. Nice job!

[@cquiroz7874]

When you realize the US overthrew Iran's democratically elected leader in favor of this guy's family, their current conflict with Iran starts to make a lot more (or less, depending on your point of view) sense.

[@thatone1280]

Literally anything beats the mullahs

[@drewfro666]

America destroys everything it touches

[@Roadsguy]

@@drewfro666 Which is why Germany, Japan, and South Korea are such terrible places today

[@awddfg]

@@drewfro666 *_That's why it doesn't touch israel._*

[@GasPipeJimmy]

drewfro66 the Iranian leader throws an expensive party in Iran and it’s now America’s fault. Brilliant

[@QemeH]

Fun fact about this party: The man who would be the italian king today (i.e. the son of the last king) married his swiss pro-athlete wife at that party. [This is somehow relevant to the current family feud over he actually is the correct throne pretender, but claims to an imaginary throne are kinda ... meh ...]

[@TheOwenMajor]

There is a fairly significant opposition to the Islamic dictatorship that would like to see the monarchy restored. Kind of like Spain.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Owen Major Even if the people must pay for another extravagant party like this one?

[@cyberherbalist]

Hey wow! Raycons! I got a pair of these buds a couple of months ago (through a Facebook ad, sorry HAI, you're welcome Mr. Zuckerberg), and I have to say that they do work well. My first BT earbuds, so I have no standard of comparison with others, but I have no complaints. Sound quality is good.

[@waffle-waffle5416]

How ironic it is that the party to commemorate the founding anniversary end up becoming it's downfall

[@brokeindio5072]

Am I missing something or I'm just dumb. Google said the party was 90 mil which is 516 USD in today's money.

[@varana]

There are various conflicting estimates of how much exactly the thing cost, depending on how much you believe the different news and official statements of the time.

[@piguy22]

I feel like it would be helpful to mention that $22M in 1971 is equivalent to $139M in 2020 dollars. I was honestly impressed that he did so much for $22M before checking.

[@armin_the_amini5293]

Your humor is unmatched

[@Eli.83]

The comedy in this channel is amazing

[@Pushed2InsanityYT]

*yeah but where are the bricks?*

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

I already know this by watching Sidenote KZbin channel

[@josuazeroo2011]

The best example of solving a problem by introducing a brand new problem

[@user-ju8jx4qk1r]

The Iannis Xenakis pronounciation is already my favourite part of the future error correction video

[@SubscriberBefore-zo8nj]

When your so early that you can’t see the comments. The only problem of being faster than light is that you have to live in darkness.

[@dabulphilly]

1 Subscriber Before 2021 that’s deep 🤣🤣🤣

[@apotato89]

African Potatoes

[@AJ-vt6uh]

You’re the reason why I’m abt to pass my AP US History Exam Today thanks

[@wannendlichrevo2750]

4:16 is a very interesting way to describe a rave

[@thegreatcalvinio]

And then he got into a beef with Tony Soprano thirty years later...

[@theghornet6641]

Iran’s economy was booming at the beginning of the 1970s and was on par with growth similar to that of Japan at the time.

[@billjeffriesjr]

That party cost almost half of the animation budget for this video

[@TheRealSpicke]

Man, this guy is a legend!

[@leonardoariewibowo1325]

The most expensive party is the iran's 600m$ party

[@veetvoojagig389]

HAI made a video on a topic that I already know about from high school world history class? Wow, he must really be running out of ideas.

[@MotherSoren]

Idk where you live but idk anyone in America that has had this in history lessons

[@sugarthedextrosity]

I'm on a binge of useless informational videos. This is perfect.

[@Post-Truth_Cephalopod]

Forgive me for this train of thought: that would have been one hella impactful intercontinental ballistic missile...

[@SolutionsSolved]

The economy in Iran in the 70s was great that was when the price of oil was sky high and they have more oil than the Arabs soooo

[@skingsleyyy]

1:44 * cough * 🇷🇺

[@SniperPitch02]

Hey HAI, Another good video 🙂. I have a topic I'd like to suggest as a regular viewer if you're interested: the 1904 Olympic Marathon in St Louis, Missouri. Either way, thank you for your video!

[@samhouston1979]

i thought that this was going to be about how a ban on banquets overthrew King Louise Phillippe of France in 1848

[@Anonymous-be8hx]

Who clicked this video and thought, hmm this seems familiar. ( copied from Sidenote)

[@bentracy7463]

Seriously though, I just watched that video not two weeks ago.

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

SIDENOTE already made a video about this party

[@ggman7143]

The party was actually much more than $22 million dollars. It was really about $90 million in 1971, but adjusted for inflation it’s about $569 million dollars.

[@Aditya-eg1wy]

Adjusted for inflation this party actually cost around 127 million.

[@flurf5245]

when you're so early the comments dont work

[@flashstar1234]

Last time I was this early the Shah still existed

[@japiocni0km277]

I lost my shit when the guy got thrown out of the tower

[@GhostPuddle]

I knew what this was going to be about, but HAI's narration got me anyway

[@jacklong1844]

throwing an expensive ball in the midst of your country having a huge inequality issue is pretty much a death sentence for a monarchy

[@sabaneyev]

4:27 thats not how you pronounce Xenakis

[@carlbrien]

I heard that Raycon was the exclusive audio sponsor of the Shah's $22 million dollar party.

[@flavoursofsound]

Organisers: what stuff would you like from France for this party? Shah: yes

[@FBIagentObama]

*Hello random stranger on the internet! I hope you’re having an amazing day/night and safe from the Covid 19!*

[@knowbounds]

I think the Democratic party is the most expensive party

[@timmyvito127]

Lol

[@jacobkashew1799]

Just to be clear, we're talking about the campaigns right?

[@chongjunxiang3002]

@@jacobkashew1799 Bloomberg for example

[@thatone1280]

Ouch😂

[@dsnodgrass4843]

i have bad news for you about the Indian's BJP.

[@Allin5Minutes]

I love your content! You inspire me to create my own videos. :)

[@ezelleze6264]

Calm as hell in here

[@TheBunnyYT]

Don’t let this video distract you from the that geico can save you 15% or more on car insurance

[@whyareyoulookinghere9135]

something some one minute