The 7 Wonders of the Medieval World

[@phoenixsixxrising]

"I'm creatively bankrupt, welcome to sideprojects" has to be the most 'Simon' intro ever these days 🤣

[@andiward7068]

Have you tried Business Blaze?

[@XDarkGreyX]

It's less cocaine-fueled, but it's still BB's sibling.

[@charlesholland4239]

We need a top tens episode of Simon Whistler channels.

[@mikieswart]

number one: business blaze

[@jessicakoenigsbach]

@@mikieswart mega projects*

[@nixxxon18]

No, we need him to stop doing so many stuff, do less but do it better

[@phoenixsixxrising]

we might need some new ones to round out the list, how about a food channel, just 10 minutes of ASMR with Simon eating Magic Spoon on camera

[@ItsAsparageese]

There are exactly 10 active channels now to the best of my knowledge, so it'd be kinda fun to see him rank them lol. Would make a good BB video. Especially if he made Danny write it and rank them and presumably rip on Simon to no end throughout, then Simon had to read that ranking and argue with it instead of just delivering an order of his own XD

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:35 - Chapter 1 - The catacombs of kom el shoqafa 3:25 - Chapter 2 - The collosseum 5:10 - Chapter 3 - The great wall of china 6:50 - Chapter 4 - Hagia Sophia 8:20 - Chapter 5 - The leaning tower of pisa 10:10 - Chapter 6 - The porcelain tower 11:45 - Chapter 7 - Stonehedge

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Always a great video when Business Blaze leaks into Simon's other channels.

[@SREDISKRAD]

I love how honest simon is about his creativity. We have to give him leaniency, he has more channels than we do fingers.

[@SREDISKRAD]

@John Barber that must be awkward when he needs a new pair of gloves XD

[@kevinbealer6320]

Re you ssuming ho mny fingers I hve? Ho dre you.

[@mikieswart]

@@kevinbealer6320 missing a couple off your left hand, eh?

[@jamesdreads7828]

you must be american ;)

[@aaronmodlin1871]

Is leaniency when you're too tired to stand up, so you decide to be lenient?

[@siggy6044]

Only Simon can make creative bankruptcy an art form. Also, as an American I almost never hear it pronounced catacooms

[@Jbm510]

I've never heard it pronounced this way. It's a first for me lol

[@Markle2k]

I've only heard Brits pronounce it that way.

[@ffffffffffffffffffffffffff6589]

I'm gonna cataCOOOOOM

[@ewestner]

Yeah, Simon, it's catacomb here in the US, dunno where you got catacoomb from. Lol.

[@Sideprojects]

I got it the wrong way around. Catacoom UK

[@gram40]

The more channels Simon has, the faster he speaks, might have to start watching at 0.75 speed soon.

[@tolfan4438]

Yeah it's like he's approaching critical mass

[@aguynamednathan]

He has a lot of material to get through. He has to do it quickly.

[@silmarian]

Tried it for fun, and he sounds hella stoned, dude.

[@IJaggedl]

I thought I was watching at 1.5x speed.

[@lauriepenner350]

Any more channels and he'll go full Chipmunk

[@joseybryant7577]

Been having a rough time lately. These videos, are like injections of serotonin. Good on you, Simon and SP crew.

[@ItsAsparageese]

Same, same, and agreed

[@inukahanroa]

One thing about Stonehenge that you may find interesting is that there’s a full sized replica of it just 20 kms outside of Esperance in Western Australia built using locally sourced pink stone and it’s marvellous, I can hardly believe that they managed it during this day and age let alone over 2,000 years ago.

[@HeavyTopspin]

I love how the great wall "sits at 1,000 kilometers above sea level". Is it time for a separate blooper channel that I'll also have to subscribe to?

[@StrobeFireStudios]

Mate I fucking love Simon Whistler actually. Best creator on KZbin in my opinion. So simple, so easy, so brilliant.

[@ItsAsparageese]

For real, I was a fan of a few channels but became a fan of the guy overall because of Business Blaze. I'm glad that BB's success has made him realize his personality is enjoyable and it's okay to be more laid back in his other channels a bit. Now I'm subbed to and get notifications on every single channel, and I had to make a separate watch later list just for Simon videos because I always want to binge them as a group and it was clogging up my other list and taking forever to arrange them all in nice globs XD I kinda wish he'd host his own website with all his videos, I'd pay a couple bucks a month to watch them in one convenient place and free of interruption-ads (sponsor spots are fine by me and still fair to him especially if it keeps subscription cost low)

[@StrobeFireStudios]

@@ItsAsparageese Whole-heartedly agree.

[@jayray2761]

If it makes you feel better, I’m American and I’ve always said cata-combs... I had not heard the pronunciation cata-cooms until watching your videos.

[@tenhet]

Also American and I’ve never heard the unusual “American” cata-cooms pronunciation of catacombs Simon mentions.

[@maxmorg4114]

Wait wait wait this is why I was checking the comments, the last video I remember watching of his that mentioned catacombs was on geographics and he made a big deal in that one that AMERICANS say CAT A COMBS and BRITTS say CAT A COOMBS and how the latter was more etymologically accurate. Im also american and that video was the first I'd ever hear it pronounced "coomb" and my roommates and I all thought it sounded ridiculous

[@godxavior]

Catacooms is the British pronunciation. He was being a pretentious Brit and forgot which was the British part

[@S050683]

I'm English and have only ever heard it as cata-cooms. This video is the first time I've ever heard it pronounced cata-combs.

[@michaelinglis567]

I came to the comments to find this comment so I didnt have to say it myself. I dont know where he got that idea lol.

[@TheCorpsehatch]

I'm from the U.S. and pronounce it as catacomb like Simon does.

[@jessicakoenigsbach]

I'm not from the US and I think it's funny that there are like 20 people in the comment section talking about pronunciation

[@parttimehuman]

What the heck? Was that supposed an American pronunciation he did? I've never heard anybody say it like that lol

[@TheCorpsehatch]

@@parttimehuman Nor have I. Could be he's poking fun of Americans and how we speak. All that cocaine from filming Business Blaze...allegedly.

[@NajwaLaylah]

@@jessicakoenigsbach It's like the spelling bee: one of our national pastimes.

[@jayhom5385]

"It did really well." lol Simon, the opiate of the masses. "Sh** was wild." Simon losing to his inner blaze.

[@thusspokechris]

Who else expected a he-man meme when he talked about Stonehenge being really big?

[@sandhilltucker]

Can we see one about architectural firsts? Like modern bridge, skyscraper, dome and amphitheater.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

_"Travelers from around the world came to the city to lay eyes on the building which was originally topped by an ornamental gold _*_PINEAPPLE!_*_ But, of course it was."_ Simon made me lose my shit! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheN0odles]

I love how people aren't interested in the video, but more concerned about getting a response from Simon.

[@Sideprojects]

Getting a reply from me is a major life event. YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED.

[@74_Green]

6:39 WOW. Did not realise that you would need a spacesuit to visit that section of the wall !! 🤣 Twice as high as the ISS! Hehehe 😉

[@SethClark031497]

It’s crazy I had no idea the highest mountain on earth was under that section of wall.

[@sethbartley2212]

similarly, even though the ottomans got Constantinople 500 years ago, it still inspired them for "thousands of years" (long after the ottoman's demise) :)

[@NajwaLaylah]

Yes. Yes, Simon *is* twice as high as the ISS.

[@joshsoriano2875]

Influenced Ottoman architecture for the next several thousand years. *looks at calendar* "Yep, that math checks out"

[@JohnnyWednesday]

Simon : "I'm creatively bankrupt" Me : Clicks like and opens popcorn

[@Josh-ut4wv]

Been to stonehenge and it is really cool. Most people dont know but there is a way you can go in among the rocks as most visitors just walk the path that is a ways away. How you do this is a wait for the summer solstice which dont because a lot of odd people show up on that day or B find a tour that allows you to walk through which these can be a bit hard to find as they are very popular. Also another fact was around the turn of the 20th century the current owners of the site at the time had just seen another part of the stones fall and several parts were getting ready to fall. This prompted a project to restore the rocks to their original positions in the starting in the early 1900's and ending around the 1950's and 60's and to make sure they didn't fall over for a very long time. By doing this they found pictures/drawings/descriptions of the site to figure out where everything went but there was some estimations. Stones that were about to fall over had concrete pour around their bases and some iron beams and concrete was used in many other of the rocks. They then used cranes to take the fallen rocks and stand them back up. For the few that did remain they did work to also make sure they would not fall in the coming years as well. While some people blast it for basically ruining the site i personally believe they preserved it as from pictures and drawings before this began show that very little of the site was still standing with most of them leaning about to fall over. Also when i was there i touched one of the stones.

[@joeyshofner639]

Simon needs a top 10 list of all his channels.

[@RedaGio]

Ideas for videos: Venice Palmanova’ s fortress Renaissance Italian cities: Pavia, Bologna, Urbino, Milan, etc... Reggia di Caserta

[@Ahalaya]

Okay, hear me out. Leaning Tower of Pisa gave me an idea for you: Engineering "Oopsies" For example, at University of Colorado in Colorado Springs (UCCS), there is a building designed by the engineering department (many decades ago) that is slowly sliding downhill. A video with stuff like that could be fun. Honestly, anything where experts goof up can be amusing.

[@owenshebbeare2999]

I am Welsh, and our language is hard mostly because it is relatively rarely spoken outside of Wales. Plus it confuses other people, so gets a laugh every now and then.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

that sounds like a dying language

[@diafol666]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 not really it's got 500,000 fluent speakers and nearly a million who are learning or nearly fluent. It's co-official with English inside Wales and many children are taught entirely through the medium of Welsh.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

@@diafol666 still a weenie language at best

[@diafol666]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 Small in the grand scheme of the world but far from dying.

[@stevebobmcjocksock4021]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 Welsh is growing. Not dying.

[@jefffiore7869]

Medieval world (middle ages) was from 500 CE (AD) to 1500 CE (AD). The Coliseum was built well before that. Stonehenge was built about 5,000 years ago. That is a long time from Medieval times.

[@sauvanto9316]

It's the list of the 7 Wonders COMPILED in the Middle Ages, not built.

[@archstanton6102]

This is explained in the first few minutes of the video

[@Bob_at_OZDiggzguitars]

“Maybe we just fix the choreography - keep the dwarf clear…so he won’t trod upon it.”

[@H_412]

This turned my laughter up to 11

[@jonathanlampier7754]

Great video! Would love to see one all about Vatican City and St Peters Basilica.

[@pozzowon]

6:36 it's impressive, after all these years, that the ISS hasn't crashed against the great wall of china sitting 1000 kilometers above sea level

[@Beryllahawk]

Fun list, the only one I had never heard of was the Porcelain Tower!

[@kylealexander7024]

My favorite simon channel

[@ItsAsparageese]

Inb4 all us Business Blaze legends jump on you for this lol. TIFO isn't my very favorite but it's up there and it's a damn good channel

[@jessetaylor4142]

I love how more and more a little bit of Business Blaze trickles into Simons other channels, lol

[@ItsAsparageese]

I feel like BB's success gave him a sense of permission to be more himself and laid-back, knowing that we like him for him, not just for being Fact Boi. Gives one warmfuzzies

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

Welp guys, time to take Constantinople back, deus vult

[@ryanhartwell4188]

Mr. Simon these are always awesome, I appreciate ya vast nuggets of interestingness

[@StopItRyan]

Man Simon Whistler's stand-in Simon Whisper must have been in today because this video is like half as loud as the Veryovkina Cave video.

[@BubbaCheez78]

6:36 They always said you can see the Great Wall from space, but I didn't know that's because it's *in* space!

[@davidklein1245]

Yeah. I didn't know it was 1000km above sea level. :P

[@Duececoupe]

What we need, is Simon doing one video with helium, right? Who's with me? 👍🏻😉😆😂

[@xKrispyx]

Why stop at a video when we could have an entire channel. I'm envisioning "High-Pitched History"...

[@robertwalker-smith2739]

A Today I Found Out video about helium, delivered *with* helium.

[@michciara32]

Me

[@NajwaLaylah]

I already listen to his channels at 2x speed.

[@BrandyHoelscher]

Smash that like button 👍

[@1B1ueyedwo1f]

Visiting Stonehenge is definitely on my bucket list.

[@lowerthetone]

Hellooo and welcome to SideProjects. If you don't know what happens here, Danny writes the script. Sam adds some fine, vintage memes and I will add to the Blaze.. MAGIC SPOON!!!!!!11!!1! I like your new channel, Factboi. Great job.

[@chrisvickers7928]

The Pantheon in Rome belongs on some sort of list. It was the largest free standing dome in the world for 1300 years after its construction and is still the largest free standing unreinforced concrete dome after 2000 years.

[@La.máquina.de.los.sueños]

catacombs of Kom el Shokafa... 2nd century AD coliseum... 80 AD great wall of China: joined together between... 220-206 BC Hagia Sophia... 537 AD Stonehenge... from 3 000 BC to 2 000 BC Middle Ages: 5th to the late 15th century AD a good video though

[@dwarasamudra8889]

Surprised to see no Indian or South East Asian monuments. Konark Sun Temple, Brihadeeswara Temple, Somapura Mahavira, Taj Mahal, Nalanda University, Gol Gumbaz, Bulund Darwaza, Kailasha Temple, Chennakeshava Temple, Rani Ki Vav Stepwell, Khumbalgarh Wall, Kanishka Stupa, Ranakpur Temple, Angkor Wat Temple, Borobodur Stupa, Temples of Bagan etc

[@Hobcore]

I’m American and I’ve never once heard someone say “catacooms” 🤔

[@nognacho5477]

Same. Wtf is a catacoom.

[@727Deluxe]

For real 43 years I've never pronounced it that way. And honestly I like Simon's channels and maybe it's just the over-sensitive American in me but it was a little insensitive to say it laugh about it even if somebody does pronounce it that way. As somebody who researches different regions I'm sure dialects comes into play quite a bit

[@madderhat5852]

Suggestion. Could you please do a special on one of the most horrifying weapons of WW1 'Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector '? I only heard about it about 2 years ago and its installation and use was both terrible and fascinating. Cheers.

[@Leeds71]

I fully expect to see a video of Simon reading a script in his sleep at some point - those vocal cords must be insured for millions

[@deplorablekunt]

Part of the Great Wall sits “1000 kilometers above sea level?” I believe that was meant to be “meters.” Low Earth Orbit starts around 160-2000km. Everest is 8.85km in height.

[@gueswho1968]

@Sideprojects, @SimonWhistler 11:09 "Civil war broke out in the 1950s as the Taiping Rebels destroyed...." 11:19 "Destroyed 1856.." Didn't you mean the Taiping Rebellion broke out in 1850?

[@roryfriththetraveller4982]

ah wow i had the exact opposite reaction to seeing stonehenge for some reason 🤣 to be fair i had been actively studying archaeology and discussing it frequently for nearly 3 years and had also visited avebury 3 times before i ever went there so that might be it fun fact ! the large stones at stonehenge are sarsons identical to the stones at avebury , only shaped instead of left as they were found ! and although it aligns with both because thats how circles work, it probably was intended to align with mid winter, most activity dates to winters like the growth of animals and trees it might be a bit short , but a video on Avebury would be pretty awesome - its ENORMOUS, stone circle aside (which has most of the village in it) the excavated extent of the henge itself is insane. also has a lot of weird stories like the swindon stone, one that fell on a tudor surveyor, and tolkiens tree :>

[@johnathonherring2583]

Can you do a video on the Biltmore Estate in Ashville NC? It has secret passageways so....

[@cleverusername9369]

We say "cat-uh-combs" in America, never heard anyone say "cat-uh-cooms"

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Well, you are American, you also say "tom-ay-to".

[@cleverusername9369]

@@owenshebbeare2999 what's that have to do with anything?

[@gavinsansbury988]

@@cleverusername9369 it doesn’t have anything to do with it. He just wanted to take a shot at American pronunciation or something.

[@yettiman2817]

Subscription added.. have you done one on the Underground Railroad yet

[@ginger-snap6930]

I know it’s a bit off topic, but the world needs to know about Douglas Adams book series ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’ or even Frank Herberts ‘Dune’ series. Two of my favorite writers! And an abundance of information! Just a thought.. 😁

[@ItsAsparageese]

I agree these are great things, but they're not exactly underrated lol those are two of probably the most widely recognized and discussed series in their genres

[@rebeccacheney4732]

Hmm some ideas for all channels. Sargeant Reckless (for the animal lovers), The Falkirk Wheel (for the engineers), The Tulip Wars/Mania (economy drama), Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE (everybody loves a Nazi story), The Graveyard of the Pacific (The Columbia River Bar), Wittenoom Australia (industrial disaster).

[@semaj_5022]

Hell yeah I love these kinds of topics.

[@YayRella]

Simon I’ll follow all million channels you make because I’m a Total Legend 😂😂😂😂

[@Lord_Falcon]

Stonehenge is the OG wonder. Literally just a pile of rocks but still brings in loads of tourists.

[@tharsis]

6:38 Ah, 1000km above sea level? So that's why you can see the Great Wall from space. It's located at more than twice the height of the ISS!

[@Denpachii]

I have never heard anyone say cataCOOMS before today, Simon. East coast American.

[@MNewsTime]

Have a shot for each channel Simon has. You’re welcome

[@arlenmargolin1650]

I always wondered was the Stonehenge part of a building where those stones supports for wouldn't ceiling rafters that were part of the building or was it just Stone sitting in a circle

[@hoozle]

"Creatively bankrupt"?! If other channels had 70% of the intellectual curiosity and drive for accuracy and entertainment that Simon has, KZbin would be a vastly improved place.

[@watson457]

"7 Wonders of the Medieval World" "Colosseum and Stonehenge" wut?

[@sauvanto9316]

It's the list of the 7 Wonders COMPILED in the Middle Ages, not built.

[@LeoStaley]

It's the wonders you could go see in medieval times.

[@abeeson86]

Amazing they were able to build that chunk of the great wall 1000km up. Didn't even know they had oxygen tanks back then :)

[@abeeson86]

6:38 for anybody interested, should be 1000m above.

[@meh7348]

That "shit was wild" caught me off guard 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@parlainthtownie85]

12:56 Where are these bells? I cannot find a website on them anywhere.

[@parlainthtownie85]

Creatively Bankrupt?! How about a documentary on one of the greatest but most taken for granted inventions of all time. Truly a modern miracle megaproject: Tap Water.

[@rustybell2722]

***SUBJECT SUGGESTION FOR SIMON: Not sure which channel the subject of Hermits would be most appropriate. I liked the YT vid, "Surviving in the Siberian Wilderness for 70 Years" about Agafia Lykova and wondered if there were other hermits, naturally, they'd have to be KNOWN hermits.

[@ItsAsparageese]

Seconded, this would be really cool! Maybe a Biographics if there's a particularly notable interesting hermit to focus on or an xplrd to talk about them in general

[@mikesmicroshop4385]

I have NEVER come across anyone in the US that says Catacombs as you have suggested that we do!

[@brianoneil9662]

Simon you're not creatively bankrupt. You're just extensively diversified.

[@benbrgr9]

11:07 simon says civil war broke out in the 1950's damn I didn't know Samurais were kickin it till then

[@jayhom5385]

You gotta love those chinese samurai.

[@magnificentfailure2390]

"It sits a thousand kilometers above sea-level" That's one tall fucking wall.

[@yzuniga13sa]

Finally found the common pointing it out lol 😆 😂 😅

[@mbathroom1]

last time I was this early, these were all still existing

[@jessicakoenigsbach]

All of these on the list exist.

[@mbathroom1]

@@jessicakoenigsbach true but i hadn't watched the video when i commented lol

[@RyeOnHam]

Where did you get the "American" pronunciation of "Catacombs?" I pronounce it just like you did the first time.

[@mkaythrush2277]

Have you done a history of Telephone numbers? I came across one that is on an old picture (2621 - J). Somebody gave it for me to research. I just thought it would be an interesting video

[@andyalder7910]

You showed a picture of a sarcen rather than a bluestone at 12:33, the bluestones are smaller than the sarcens weighing up to 5T.

[@nat6639]

At 10:05 the music sounds like the piano at the beginning of Queen's Don't Stop Me Now

[@Arrslicker]

The great wall "sits a thousand kms above sea level" eh? :P

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@carlfromtheoc1788]

The Aztec pyramids in Mexico City, as well as the Mayan and Incan Empire structures would like to have a chat with you Simon.

[@deemariedubois4916]

Thanks Simon.

[@rebeccacheney4732]

Every now and then Business Blaze Simon shows up in the other channels.

[@jameslmorehead]

Stone hinge is even bigger than you realize. There are multiple hinges (stone or wood circles or circular mounds or pits) around the central hinge of stones. The road that passes nearby crosses no less than 6.

[@albaniod]

I accidentally drove through stonehenge in a mastiff on my way to grab beers lol. We got dragged out of bed the next morning to deal with the committee that were...upset to say the least

[@abefroman9110]

Who else was missing the he-man meme when he said "really, really big" at the end?

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

This channel is the gateway drug to the BLAZE

[@andiward7068]

Casual Criminalist is the hallway.

[@blueberrypirate3601]

Juicy! Buried under the Leaning Tower of Pizza 😂

[@kyleburkholder6003]

Simon I would like to see a video about pipe organs. Perhaps the world's largest and or most unique location or design

[@prof2yousmithe444]

Good one!

[@aaronmodlin1871]

American here and I have literally never heard "catacooms" before you just now.

[@parlainthtownie85]

United States Interstate System: has to be the biggest public works project ever. Its so big math starts to get meaningless.

[@joshlong8802]

As an American I can firmly say that we say catacombs with the 1st pronunciation, I have no idea where the 2nd one came from

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

actually, Stonehenge was used as a clock, so you could plant and harvest your crops on time.

[@ZomgRAWR93]

"I'm creatively bankrupt." Says the man with more channels than Comcast.

[@johnsimons1748]

Please do Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector (battle of the Somme)

[@Teryn180]

There's a guy who made a replica of Stonehenge in Oregon state USA, and yeah, it's really really big.

[@deanchivers6396]

Shame Ely Cathedral didn't make it, a possible for the future? (Yes I am slightly biased on this, keep up the good work!)

[@dongiovanni4331]

Next time you need a 7 wonders list, play civ for inspiration.

[@lasagnasux4934]

I keep hearing "Wang Jianlin donated a billion walnuts"

[@Smurfen249]

Check out Assassin's creed Oydyssey for a few Ancient wonders in Greece and Origins on Pharos. Hopefully the next game will include the gardens in Babylon

[@Rob1Rich]

11.09 Civil war in the 1950s? Surely the 1850s? Good video.