The Curse of the Hope Diamond: Exploring it's Lethal Legacy

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[@decodingtheunknown2373]

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[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

#Simon I do enjoy hearing you talk about your family...

[@Joulupukkisukka]

Me too. The earlier you tell greetings to your but... I mean get it checked, the better, you're already on the limit.

[@pamelamays4186]

"The King's giant pimp hat". The most accurate description of the British Royal Crown yet!

[@kingofhearts3185]

I'm not british so I had to sit here for a minute and wonder if there's a royal tophat I haven't seen before since I don't follow the royal family...

[@Kari.F.]

That description of the regal headgear was wildly irreverent, and it made me spill coffee on my white t-shirt, fresh from the clothesline five minutes ago! 😅🥴

[@rebeccawhitney206]

Simon's other comment about "He's the Pimp My Ride of icing" made me chuckle😅

[@joshacollins84]

I am WILDY offended by you all saying "curses aren't real"! I'll have you know that my mom has always called me a curse and I am in fact, VERY MUCH REAL! Thank you very much!

[@MultiDani2020]

😂😂😂

[@andrelunaisatuna]

My mom doesn't call me a curse, she calls me lots of curses!

[@victoriaeads6126]

Your mom uses that mouth to kiss you? Wait... 😂🤔💖

[@joshacollins84]

@@victoriaeads6126 She mostly just tells me to kiss her butt, but yeah. 😆

[@andersenzheng]

@@joshacollins84 be a good boy and listen to your mom ok?

[@recane999]

I love it when Simon's writers make fun of him and he has to read it..."Katy I know what a stomach is!...I'm not that dumb!"

[@clairekooyman7924]

I thought this was related to his kids calling it tummy

[@glennrabb]

No. But he will most likely mispronounce it. Haha

[@clairekooyman7924]

@@glennrabb he's mispronounced words I really thought everyone knew. Did he grow up under a rock? He's obviously not an idiot so it always surprises me.

[@glennrabb]

@@clairekooyman7924 I know, huh? It’s totally part of his charm for me. Half the time I wonder if he does it on purpose! Haha The best one is his utter inability to say “effortlessly”. I have sent him several comments with a super easy, sure fire cure, to no avail. What do you think of it?…? Say these as two distinct words. THINK of them as two distinct concepts. Make up a story about Leslie’s easygoing exploits. Effort… Leslie Effort Leslie.

[@dubuyajay9964]

​@glennrabb This has been, "Conversations with a Lady, a Galaxy, and a Naked Mole Rat."

[@monskiski01]

Just for clarification- George IV was Prince Regent for many years because his father, King George III famously went completely insane (possibly due to congenital Porphyria); making it necessary for him to step in as Regent as the sitting King was mad as a mongoose. Also known from the third series of Blackadder - with Hugh Laurie playing the Prince Regent - it was utterly fantastic!

[@ringlhach]

I now have the phrase "mad as a mongoose." Thank you, it's hilarious.

[@dreca]

Blue is bleu in French. Sacré bleu is sacred blue, referring to the sky being where heaven is located. Jason and the Argonauts is from a Greek myth.

[@StrongDreamsWaitHere]

I learned a fact today.

[@JamesFromTexas]

It literally translates to Holy blue! instead of sacré Dieu (“Holy God!”)

[@sophiegray4987]

I was told (that in Quebecois) it refers to the blue veil Virgin Mary wore.

[@lostNtx]

Confused high-school French failure... I remember a few random things like how to ask to go to the restroom 😂 and I vividly remember that Blue was azure. Or something like that. Because when we got our 'french' names I loathed mine and my seatmate was given Azure because she had blue eyes. Seriously wtf madame Stockton. 😂😂 So could someone that has a big brain clarify it for me? Tia

[@Valla84]

Fun fact: when the Smithsonian does scientific research on the Hope Diamond, they do it overnight. Because museum visitors get a bit testy if the Hope is not on display.

[@victoriaeads6126]

Another fan fact/fun fact (I'm leaning into autocorrect here) they partially do Hope research at night because its fluorescence is quite unique, and deep red. It is very difficult to observe when there is any ambient light.

[@bearislandjosh5279]

I've seen it there. Hard to believe it's a real diamond, with how big it is.

[@archstanton6102]

The envelope it was sent in is on display at the National Postage museum, just up the road.

[@Dontdoit_]

@@archstanton6102that’s insane lol

[@archstanton6102]

@@karlknechtel8119 well spotted

[@timmanning5206]

Imagine the satisfaction of being a writer and winding Simon up to the point he's yelling your name. Life goals

[@dubuyajay9964]

That'd be nice.

[@CartoonHero1986]

I remember my mom trying to convince me the reason diamonds are so expensive is because they are not a purchase; they are an investment. And I was like "they are just shiney and very hard stones" I still don't get it.

[@--enyo--]

Diamonds are a scam.

[@corvuscorax7451]

Yeah, that's basically propaganda from De Beers. As is the line that an engagement ring should cost three months of salary. It's wild how many people believe both of those even now.

[@carolyncasner4806]

Sounds like mom believes the commercials, that's exactly what they say, it's an investment. But it's only while people give them value

[@Loralanthalas]

Funny thing is the gold actually is an investment... just buy it in coins and bars instead :)

[@victoriaeads6126]

They are used for fleecing engagement ring buyers and for cutting road surfaces. The same companies that tell you that diamond is "precious" also spent a great deal of time, effort, and money creating a bad rep for opals because those with the money saw opals as a real threat to profit.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Since the Smithsonian acquired the gemstone, the "curse appears to have gone dormant." Owning the diamond has brought "nothing but good luck" for the nonprofit national museum, according to a Smithsonian curator, and has helped it build a "world-class gem collection" with rising attendance levels.

[@arbitrarystuff1229]

The other diamond that Simon was thinking of which was mailed was the Cullinan which was 621.20 g or 3000 odd carats. They did actually use the whole big shipping in a well defended safe but as a ruse.

[@MTFTabletop]

I don't understand these measurements. What is it in Standard Hamsters?

[@ethanniedorowski116]

36

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Approximately

[@comlitbeta7532]

​@@MTFTabletopfyi a carat is 1/5 of a grame

[@goodsocksproductions9397]

You should make a video about the conspiracy theory about the Titanic being a fake ship that was intentionally sunk for insurance reasons! It's a great story that's surprisingly believable, but ultimately harmless - perfect for this channel Edit: to anyone that says he already made a video on this, I just watched it and it was only about the coincidences surrounding the titanic. The sister ship was mentioned a few times, but there was nothing about conspirators swapping their nameplates and sinking one on purpose

[@kspeed419]

That's a FUN conspiracy actually

[@MCsCreations]

I've never heard of it, but it definitely sounds fun!

[@d_jedi1]

It wasn't that it was a fake ship, it's that they supposedly renamed one of the sister ships (Olympic? Brittanic? Can't remember/don't care)

[@--enyo--]

I’m pretty sure they talked about that on the first Decoding the Unknown video on the Titanic.

[@PayterX]

Ultimately harmless? Doesn’t that conspiracy still involve somewhere around 1500 innocent people dying?

[@MastinoNapoletano420]

Watching Simon struggle to read D'Artagnan is funny and sad at the same time.

[@Theturtleowl]

It is so funny. He didn't realise for a second who it was lol.

[@janicemabrey5659]

Aww, Simon, of course we love that you're a parent! Many of us can relate to your "awww!" and "wtf?!" Moments with your kids...... THAT BEING SAID, the question was do we come here for parenting advice... no. No we do not. 😂

[@juliadagnall5816]

Marie Antoinette actually was involved in a scandal with a diamond necklace, it just wasn’t the Hope Diamond. Louis XV had commissioned a (really gaudy) diamond necklace for his mistress but he died before they finished the thing and the jewelers were stuck with it. Desperate to recoup their losses they tried to sell it to Marie Antoinette but she repeatedly turned it down. Later on a nobleman named Cardinal de Rohan was looking for a way to get back in the Queen’s good graces and his mistress, Jeanne de la Motte, convinced him that she was pals with her and after conducting a forged correspondence and even hiring a double to impersonate the Queen told him that Marie Antoinette really wanted this massively expensive necklace but didn’t want to be seen making the purchase so wouldn’t he pretty please buy it and she’d pay him back later? The Cardinal went ahead and arranged the purchase and made the first payment to the jewelers, handing the box of bling over to who he thought was the Queen’s courier but instead the guy actually worked for Jeanne who had the necklace broken down and sold off the pieces. Of course in the end the con fell apart when the Cardinal tried to ask the real Queen for his reward and she had no idea what he was talking about. It became known as ‘the affair of the Queen’s necklace’ and it would be funny except that it basically destroyed her reputation. Despite the fact that the con-woman and her accomplices were caught and convicted the general public refused to believe that Marie Antoinette hadn’t somehow been trying to get the necklace for herself and no matter how much she protested that she’d never wanted the darn thing since nobody else had it either the warped version of events stuck. You know, like a conspiracy theory.

[@michaelborror4399]

Twould be pretty useful wrapped in plastic, duct tape, and kevlar or nylon, and set in a shield or armor and hopefully not shattered while possibly quite fashionable though? While the spell correct makes me think it could make a good cutlass pommel like a cuirass.

[@victoriaeads6126]

Please edit. Give the name of the necklace and refer to the history. You will get more people to actually research the history that way, and hopefully Whistler Co will do a video.

[@Hiforest]

​@@victoriaeads6126 The necklace had a name? That's pretty odd... I've never seen it named. It's always just been "the diamond necklace" as far as I'm aware. It's in pieces now and the name of the necklace seems irrelevant to the story.

[@philbert006]

Wait, it's not funny because why? Because some insane rich people looked like fools because of a bunch of meaningless court intrigue? I guess it really wasn't that funny, considering that's just the kind of nonsense that cost them all their heads.

[@victoriaeads6126]

@@Hiforest that wasn't my point, I'm not sure whether THAT necklace had a name. My point was that a huge paragraph of text is often going to get skipped by people, even if the content is good. These comments are helping to keep it near the top, though 😜

[@Chord_]

15:45 "It's not the diamond, it's just history." Brilliant quote.

[@soulfullofhope7339]

Simon I'd love you to know that hearing about how much you genuinely love your children, enjoy them, and strive to care and protect them as much as possible really warms my heart. I didn't have that kind of dad, but knowing they are real is comforting.

[@mandibailey9104]

I touched the hope diamond, and I'm currently dead, hanging out with the lizard people and aliens. It turns out you can type when you are a ghost.

[@mandibailey9104]

The lie is that I didn't touch the hope diamond. I touched the glass case, and alarms went off.

[@ProbablyNotLegit]

I can confirm the curse - shortly after holding it security shot me in the leg

[@KickassMcfly]

33:52 I realize Simon mispronouncing something isn't new but that is the most butchered attempt at d'Artagnan I've heard and I love it

[@jcantroot]

This episode would be 5 minutes long without Simons tangents 😂

[@cloudicarus3626]

Give the writers some credit. They'd be at least 10 minutes long without his tangents 😂

[@ImperialAtlantis]

A lot less fun too. Half the reason I watch this channel is to hear Simon screaming "Stop being superstitious!" 😂

[@MultiDani2020]

Unless Danny is writing the intro 😂

[@victoriaeads6126]

Is...I don't get it, is that a bad thing?

[@fortyfukinseven]

You must be new here

[@zarasbazaar]

Evelyn may have been bad with money, but she must have been a kind soul to donate money towards the ransom of the Lindbergh baby.

[@sonder122]

My sister and my mum saw the Hope diamond in the Smithsonian it’s in a room full of fantastic (and very 80’s) jewellery: emeralds the size of grapes, blood red rubies and diamonds of every colour. Unsurprisingly the jewellery section is very popular. Apparently if you donate jewellery to the Smithsonian you get a tax break so the donations have as much to do with saving some dosh as philanthropy. The Smithsonian is a wonderfully weird museum.

[@philbert006]

You can donate anything to pretty much any organization for tax breaks. Wealthy people "donate" stuff like that, sources of aggravation or unnecessary attention, and the problem goes away along with them more than making up for the monetary value in tax deferrals and people praising their philanthropy.

[@sora15kurosaki]

I find the whole Natural History Museum quite nice. You explained the gem room perfectly.

[@special_k737]

Think these are the best kinds of videos on this channel. Nice history lesson with the conspiracy theory as a backdrop. Awesome video as usual 👍

[@nickmiller8131]

I want a “being ripped apart (alive) by wild dogs would be really unpleasant” t-shirt

[@jasonsearle7832]

The detours you took in the episode...10/10 Great video. Also Jason and the Argonauts is a Greek myth. Like Ulysses and Hercules

[@DILFDylF]

And Garfield.

[@bo7341]

My understanding of the "Curse" is that it was exactly what was outlined here. Anyone who owned the diamond was rich upon purchasing and poor upon selling it. This is probably a product of what it is (something of immense monetary and near enough zero practical value) rather than anything supernatural, but it did lead to financial ruin for Louis XIV, the Hopes and the McLeans.

[@harrisonramsey3244]

If you want more Titanic related ideas. You could always do the conspiracy theory that the titanic was sunk on purpose to allow the federal government to establish the federal reserve/bank

[@Lumen_Obscurum]

Way back when I studied Geology at university, I learned that because diamonds are only stable at a certain temp/pressure and the rest of the time carbon turns into graphite. This includes when a diamond is caught in the crust and doesn't get high enough to stop itself turning in to graphite, while the reverse is also true if graphite gets super low in the continental crust. Anyway, the thing is that in order for diamonds to arrive at the surface via kimberlite pipes they have to be moving FAST. By my back of the envelope calculations from then, we're talking speed of sound levels of fast. Semi-molten rock, shooting up into the crust at the speed of fucking sound.

[@pamelamays4186]

A little conspiracy, with lots of historical facts thrown in. Katy, you are a legend!😊 💎💎💎💎

[@tjrune3432]

Okay, the addition of the short clip of the "That's true!" angel contact ladies was spot on. Perfect edit.

[@sora15kurosaki]

I've had the pleasure of seeing the Hope Diamond in person twice. I don't know if it's cursed or not but it is a sight to behold.

[@ssfbob456]

Well Simon's stories about his kids _are_ awesome wholesome dad stuff.

[@aster5285]

I've seen the Hope Diamond many times at the Smithsonian, always has a big crowd around it. It is really impressive in real life, cursed or not! I'd recommend seeing it (the Smithsonian museums are always free) and the rest of the crystals and mineral exhibit, it recently got a remodel and there's some incredible stuff in there. One of my favorites is a newspaper made of asbestos. Now thats an item that may not be cursed, but will cause harm to you in future!

[@gregoryheim9781]

Simon - "Curses aren't real!" Also Simon - "An abundance of caution..."

[@heathergarnham9555]

He's obviously never worked a full moon or had someone say the cursed 'Q' word

[@Slo_Rocco]

Simon! The timing of this is phenomenal! I was literally listening to the podcast on the commute home, and now I get to experience the visuals I was picturing in my head. 👏🏻

[@codyviles7984]

Woke up to this and had to watch and have a chuckle. I am currently in Washington DC and just looked at the hope diamond on display at the Museum of Natural History. Great video, keep up the good work.

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Spinel is hard to explain to someone that doesn't understand gemstones and minerals. Spinel is its own mineral, unlike ruby's and sapphires which are the same mineral (corundum) just with different inclusions... This means you can different types of Spinel like you have different types of Corundum... Red Spinel is called Balas-Spinel (sometimes called Ruby Spinel and most confusing Balas-Ruby) but its more clear than Corundum...

[@victoriaeads6126]

*CAN* be more translucent than corundum, and often is, buy that's not a guarantee. Spinel is an underrated mineral, though, and I think that's what you are trying to convey. Some Spinel has far more clarity than corundum, and its color and clarity and such have meant that it has often been mistaken for corundum.

[@semaj_5022]

The story of Jason and the Argonauts primarily comes from the epic poem "The Argonautica" written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century BCE, though the story and characters within are referenced all over the place in ancient Greek myth and legend. The golden fleece was basically just a McGuffin used to gather up the a group of the definitive Greek heroes onto a boat and send them off on an adventure.

[@btetschner]

Thank you for the explanation, very fascinating!

[@QBCPerdition]

My family and I just saw the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian this past Spring Break. The room was so packed full of people, I lost track of my 6 year old daughter for a minute. I was genuinely concerned. Curse proven.

[@nodoubtmisa]

I think its so sad that they took the stone apart and made it into smaller pieces, big raw stones can be so incredibly beautiful and special, esp if its something that is quite rare, like the blue colour of the diamond, always makes me sad when people destroy naturally beautiful things for no good reason. I do love polished stones too, but raw ones really have something special. I have quite a few crystals and precious stones and worked at a shop that sold them, we also had raw diamond necklaces and I think one or 2 rings and they were pretty and something different to all the polished ones we had of other stones.

[@kupaaiau]

Who else thinks every episode Simon wears the blue sweater are just better?

[@willmfrank]

We need a "Best of Fact Boi" series called "The Blue Sweater Episodes."

[@scrossman27]

I second this

[@akapoka8732]

Saw it last week when I was visiting DC, the gemstones they have in there next to the Hope Diamond is incredible! I had no clue there was “lore” behind the Diamond before just now

[@quantumfoam539]

Why do I see so passionately this show since it always ends in realistic disappointment?

[@RHCole]

For that one time when occam's razor doesn't apply 👍🏻

[@MCsCreations]

Because that's life... Disappointing, but always fun.

[@dstinnettmusic]

Because the truth is interesting in of itself. There is a story that can be told that is better than fiction. It’s better because it is real.

[@marcbeebee6969]

I like pizza

[@01oo011]

Maybe it’s not about the end that’s important, but the tangents we go on along the way.

[@BMW7series251]

The Sultan of Bruni's massive super car collection is apparently rotting away!! What a bloody waste!

[@KarrierBag]

8:35 my 'kids' are now 23 and 28 and doing their 'own thing' oh you have so much to 'look forward too' #simon 🤣🥰

[@evelyntodd9946]

The postman named Todd was my cousin. The family story says he delivered the diamond then was not heard from again. I had never heard your version of the story.

[@AynneMorison]

The diamond is definitely worth the visit to see it if you are in the Washington, DC area. It is absolutely stunning.

[@laurafortier9295]

Side note: I don't think I have played The Sims without the money cheat more than once.

[@--enyo--]

I tried a few times but then got bored.

[@TheRogueWolf]

One tale holds that the curse overtook one Simon Whistler, who was driven to create countless KZbin channels in a bizarre method of coping until his legs were crushed by a dog that had burned to the ground.

[@terryenby2304]

For anyone who doesn’t want to Google: fistula is a tube of flesh, like a piercing hole (the holes on your ear lobes are fistulas). Having them in/near your digestive tract is often a sign of Crohns disease or IBD, and is usually very painful and risks infections etc. So a fistula is pretty neutral, but the butt stuff is unpleasant… as usual.

[@capnstewy55]

I love that she wore it everywhere. I would be terrified of being mugged just like Simon.

[@rezarfar]

Ngl Simon really is surprisingly dim for someone who makes educational content. The sheer amount of stuff he doesn't know, stuff he's literally covered in his videos, it's really an achievement to do that much educational content and learn so little of what you do.

[@gracec411]

On the topic of cursed bling I'd love to see an episode on Valentino's cursed Destiny Ring. The string of alleged events does seem pretty crazy. Plus I'd love to see Simon try to pronounce Valentino's full name 😆

[@braddishv3146]

I now know... if I ever need to influence Simon, I just need to say, "Well, you don't want this or that one - it's cursed!" 😂

[@dwashbur]

Jason and the Argonauts searched for the golden fleece in Greek mythology.

[@Nefville]

When I was in high school we took a trip to DC and we went to the Smithsonian. The second I looked at the Hope diamond, I got diarrhea. Well not on the spot, a few mere minutes later. The curse is real. It definitely wasn't the hotdogs covered in grilled onions that I got from a hotdog cart while wearing my newly acquired Foakleys. 😎🌭💎💩

[@micmac274]

Can't be the dodgy food vendor, definitely a curse.

[@DetroitAquatics]

Happy. Birthday Simon. Thanks for all the content!!

[@darkermatter125.35]

While there is no problem (in my opinion) with having a monetary reward on occasion, I think it is an unhealthy thing to do overall. It is just for the reason you mentioned; the connection to work in the future. Too many people end up having a very unhealthy relationship with their jobs (leading to psychological disorders and, depending on the country, a tendency to ignore your physical health and prioritize work. Of course this is way more extreme in the US where you can lose your job for trying to call off sick). At first it becomes a way to make some money, and a lot of us are encouraged, or pushed, to go get job. It can be under the guise of independence, a necessity to buy some things for yourself, or to support your family, depending on your financial situation. Allowing your children to have some form of allowance, birthday money, money for small chores they are not forced to do but can choose to do (you do not want a child to overwork themselves for money) can be good to teach them money management. But creating small moments where you control their behavior with money prepares them for potential abuse in the workplace, an unhealthy work/life balance, a fear of saying no because they are being paid to be good workers, ect. You seem to have had a decent amount of luck in your past with jobs. But the majority of people are not that fortunate.

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

The CURSE: it's really rare and vaulable, of course trouble follows it because of greed!

[@bookcat123]

Funnily enough, everyone who decides to spend millions on a shiny rock is bad with money…

[@Amazinasian33]

Going back through and rewatching all the DTU videos Simon’s comment about “well maybe you are all here for stories about my kids” rings extra extra true. I am finding it difficult to work my way through any of the other channels backlogs besides casual criminalist because I have become so used to his personal opinions and extra commentary that everything else feels too clinical. I want the tangents god damn it! Can we get a channel where Simon watches and reacts to his own videos with commentary? I’d watch that all day every day 😂

[@AIRTIME96]

Missed these videos so much man 😭😭

[@briannavalentine8195]

Katie should make a script about the whereabouts and conspiracies of the Confederate gold for Simon.

[@animisttoo3890]

I like the story in the movie "Sahara" with Matt McConnoughy and Steve Zahn. Best version of the legend ever.

[@kirnupiimaa]

Decoding the economics: curses make jewels more valuable, hauntings make real estate less valuable for residential use but not for some commercial uses.

[@BexlarsIRL]

"I feel like the older you get the more can go wrong with your butt" Wise words

[@TheAntiburglar]

I was just rewatching the lizard people episode, but now I can watch a new one! And then go back and finish my rewatch to give our dear Fact Boi his sweet, sweet watch time

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

The only curse I saw, was most (not all) sold it for considerably less than they bought it for. 🤷🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️

[@andybarker5687]

A man on a tangent, the channel by Simon. Imagine if Simon ate a Cannibas gummy and went on tangent. I would watch it

[@Whowascooley]

Great Video, Simon and Katy! Thanks for showing this to my eyes!👀🤣

[@bensanchez288]

U should really make a video on Don Henry and Kevin Ives🙏🏾 (the boys on the tracks) it’s a super interesting rabbit hole to go down thru

[@MisterKnightly]

Simon arguing with his writers sustains me.

[@angrypossumsx1259]

I’ve just been watching a doco on creating “super diamonds” which featured the Hope.

[@ryanf1425]

I paid my daughter to do maths in the summer starting before grade 4with upcoming years workbook, it cost me nothing and the confidence she had by the time it was taught in school was priceless

[@magpie59]

I find it astonishing (and somwhow admirable) how often Simon admits not to know something, especially in comparison to other youtube channels)

[@SimplyJessIsMe]

My engagement ring cost $13000.00 CDN. I tried to sell it and couldn't get even $1000 . Ya, the diamond scam is real

[@obmarte3803]

That's why you keep them in the family and keep passing them on. The ring I gave my wife (or rather the stone) was from my Great-great-great-Grandmother. It was purchased somewhere around 1820.

[@SimplyJessIsMe]

@@obmarte3803 I get the pass it on of generational beauties but mine was bought in 2000s..all marketing where the real feels nd reasons have been commercialised. Cheers to having generational beauty left unstolen by this world of corporatism's. Much Love

[@ralphvandenheuvel5431]

Yes Simon, the titbits about your children and the off script stories are the best part af your channels. The learning about stuff part is just icing on the cake. K.r. From the Netherlands.

[@Therika7]

Great episode! But I do miss the paper-script-smacking 😂

[@VivaRevolucionDGS]

I've been hoping the Whistler KZbin conglomerate would eventually tackle this topic.

[@iansprojects3081]

I love all the tangents and that’s why my family watches all your channels and we love learning new things

[@BoblopZmuda]

I'm not here for the family stories but they're always a nice journey aware from some of the darker subjects covered by Simon

[@mollywright9148]

As someone who suffers from an excutive functioning disorder themselves, it absolutely matters if people have the ability for internal motivation or not. (I also have a background in early childhood education, child development, and SPED with a CI focus.) Working a job is a contract between you and your employer. X amount of work for X amount of money. One doesn't only work at their job though. One has to be able to function on their own in their life outside of work when there are no external rewards. When One lacks the ability for internal rewards or were never taught that internal rewards are more valuable, One then needs supports to implement other tools and strategies to be able to function and be successful. *It's easier to teach a child than it is to fix a broken adult.* P.s. this is not a comment on your parenting Simon. Just a why internal motivation is important.

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

Absolutely love how the real fact boy emerges from time to time to just chill and learn about some ish with us plebs on Decoding the Unknown and Biz Blaze 😜 the rest are great just not as kicking it with Simon feeling lmfao

[@cynthiasimpson931]

Alice Roosevelt Longworth was known for having above-average intelligence and a very sarcastic wit, so I wish I could have heard what she had to say about Evalyn Walsh McLean's budget woes. I'll bet it would have been worth writing down.

[@corvuscorax7451]

I imagine it would have gone something like the Dril tweet about candles. "Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Candles $3600 Utility $150 Someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying" "Spend less on candles" "no"

[@pixiesouter9461]

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[@ZealPropht]

Simon’s asides in this one were even funnier than usual. Great episode! I loved it!

[@variaxi935]

Simon, it is time. Hell, it is long PAST time for this. WE NEED A RAMBLING PODCAST WHERE YOU JUST TALK ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND STORIES AND PAST AND KIDS AND ALL THAT GOOD SIMON STUFF YOU KNOW WE LOVE IT AND WE KNOW YOU CAN'T HELP BUT RANT CMON CAP'N SIMON YOU NEED IT AND WE WANT IT 🙏❤️‍🔥

[@thatguy4311]

Things like this appear cursed because they have so many owners who’s lives can be scrutinised. I mean most things have one or two owners and then end up in a landfill somewhere. Another good example is buildings, because they’re around long enough for lots of people’s lives to be connected to them.

[@KarrierBag]

Always wondered what the 'Hope Diamond' is, I never listened in history lessons when I was actually at school..... as for the VPN start advert..... yeah ok.

[@matthewhodgins6092]

I am a listener of the Decoding the Unknown podcast and wanted to notify you about issues with the audio mixing. It's very common on this channel for the background audio to be louder than Simon's voice. It makes the podcast very difficult to listen to. It's not every episode, but enough to be annoying. This episode is a perfect example around the 3:04 mark.

[@WaywardVet]

"I bought 2 hours of goodness for a pound" Simon, i have a few years on you, and I'd say that kinda bribery can pay off. I spent mine on "Magic: The Gathering" cards. To this day i still have two and a good conduct medal from the US army. It paid off, my parent's. Ya bribed me into being a decent person.

[@hacker4chn841]

The Hope Diamond is pretty cool to see in person ngl. Worth a trip to the Smithsonian to see it.

[@rossharper1983]

Simon, please get the editor to increase the volume in post production. This channel is so much quieter compared to other Whistler channels and the rest of KZbin. Cheers Good Sir

[@poletooke4691]

32:28 ohhhhhh it's the nameeee! Okay, okay. Thanks for adding that side note, Katy 😂

[@EvilMrFoo]

that sounds like a "happy birthday" worth waiting for and waiting and waiting

[@JakeSezz]

I went on a trip my Senior Year of high school to D.C. and to the Smithsonians (which my nerdy self had as the only item on my “bucket list”). I remember seeing the Hope Diamond and my takeaway? “That’s it?” 😂 It wasn’t as cool in person as history and urban legend makes it out to be lmao

[@lyndsayms]

That was my exact response when I saw it (as a child)

[@tonyahinrichs8828]

I'm loving the hamster standard for measuring weight 😂

[@cripplious]

I held my enemy's beating heart before their eyes as I watched the light in them slowly go out.

[@Yupppi]

I think if my parents used more time paying me to do things they wanted, I would've been more into money and not build morals and ideas and would do just any stupid job that barely pays anything rather than try to hopelessly get hired in what I studied.

[@alucardsparda3412]

"There's going to be so much butt stuff when you get older!" -Simon, 2023

[@zotha]

I'm in my 40's, can confirm so much butt stuff... nothing medical though

[@chris5701]

Simon is only 3 years older than me.... I remember watching him in my first days of college 10 years ago and had no idea he was my age he was so professional and well groomed I could've sworn he was in his 30's then.

[@blessed_mourning]

I'm only 15 minutes in and I've already Googled "How much is the Hope Diamond worth?" (250mil) and "What does sacré bleu actually mean?" (The equivalent of 'oh my god!'). I can't wait to see the knowledge the next 30 minutes brings! 😂