Some extra info! (and I'll edit this as we get more): As predicted, we found the codes! And they're not _exactly_ encoding the parameters, but seem to call up an assortment of pre-set games. The manual helps you figure out what code you'll need based on how many questions you want and the type of game, and then it tells you which spots to use on the card. It's both simpler and more complex than it seems! On that note, I didn't call out that on the box it says "Compatible with all GeoSafari game packs" which suggests this literally is the same thing as the original geography game, but yellow. And honestly that's a nice selling point, as when your kids are older now they've got a geography game! As you can tell, I like this thing. It's neat.
@markyastion38603 жыл бұрын
love this guy. one of the best channels
@goblingon3 жыл бұрын
what is your favourite board game
@miigon91173 жыл бұрын
Hooray! Great vid!
@shawnm3553 жыл бұрын
@@goblingon fallout the board game
@BBC6003 жыл бұрын
Now I want to see you make your own game!
@Outside9983 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: After he pointed out the errors in the wikipedia article, they were all fixed. Check the history and the dates.
@andreaeray3 жыл бұрын
Boy howdy! I really want to know the news/history on that!
@SSoto_213 жыл бұрын
Another channel I watch called Defunctland also pointed out an error in a Wikipedia article about a defunct roller coaster company. I went to the article and the error was fixed. KZbinrs really are such wonderful people!
@Outside9982 жыл бұрын
@ika do it, fellow dragoon. Do it now.
@devhonk17222 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia editors are our saviors.
@mattymerr7012 жыл бұрын
And yet when the internet historian does a bunch of research on balloon boy, they say that videos can't be used as evidence
@NotCerius3 жыл бұрын
Scripted Alec and unscripted Alec are two different people, one's a wise sage-like teacher who reminds me of my favorite professor in college, and the other one reminds me of the goofy times I had with my dad tinkering around with electronics.
@Crow.Author3 жыл бұрын
What you don’t realise is, they actually are two different people.
@georgegriffin61143 жыл бұрын
@@Crow.Author it's true! Both can be seen talking to eachother in some videos. Scripted Alec in his sharp blazer. Unscripted in his trademark laid back "just a t-shirt and bedhead" look.
@thekingoffailure99673 жыл бұрын
You have forgotten the third of the Alec Trifecta: Text Alec! His self deprecating insults from the future in the editing booth are essential to their cumulative style! Text Alec also appears in the under appreciated custom captions, where he expertly conveys onomatopoeia and the various smoothnesses of Jazz featured in the credit sequence.
@Redbikemaster3 жыл бұрын
@@thekingoffailure9967 man I love the lore of the Alecverse
@raydunakin3 жыл бұрын
The fake speaker grill reminded me of something. Back in the 80s there was a brand of Super 8 film movie camera called the Bentley. They were all-plastic construction with an extremely simple mechanism, and they had a half-pound lead weight inside to give it some heft and make it feel like a higher quality camera. I used to find them in thrift stores and garage sales, usually for $5-10 dollars. Their light weight and simplicity made them perfect for my needs -- I removed the outer casing and lead weight, cut down the frame to the bare minimum, and mounted them in large, homemade rockets. Got a lot of great inflight footage! Also, they were designed to run on 4.5 volts, but I'd use a 9v battery to "over crank" the camera and get a nice bit of slo-mo.
@BackcountryTrains3 жыл бұрын
Do you still have any of the footage?
@TacComControl3 жыл бұрын
You'd be surprised how many devices, Especially speakers, have a chunk of metal in them for no other purpose than giving them a bit of heft, though in the case of speakers, and people don't realize this, that weight is to keep the thing from vibrating itself off your desk.
@SethalaTheGamer3 жыл бұрын
@@TacComControl There's at least one type of gaming mouse I've seen that's designed with removable weights. Which makes a lot of sense, really, since it means you can adjust how easy it is to slide it around a mousepad and give it some resistance to make it feel more comfortable and less floaty.
@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT3 жыл бұрын
@@TacComControl Reasonable for speakers and other devices that need stability (e.g. desk lamps), but some modems (back in dialup/early cable days, IIRC) used to have weights inside too. My understanding is that they wanted to make them with improved parts that happened to be lighter, but wanted them to weigh the same so customers wouldn't think they were cheaply made. I don't know why the modem market was sensitive to weight-based perceptions of quality, especially when you usually just got whatever model your ISP gave you.
@grn13 жыл бұрын
@@SethalaTheGamer I actually just bought one. The Logitech G502 has removable weights (which I haven't tried it with the weights yet since it actually feels pretty good without) as well as their lightspeed wireless which is actually faster than most wired gaming mice. Only used a couple days now and it's way better than the Razer Mamba Elite I was using before (though the free scroll will take some getting used to).
@ms_enj3 жыл бұрын
That plastic melting method of securing things is officially called “heatstaking” Often used because for lightweight parts because it’s cheaper and easier than designing a flange or stand-off and using a screw to hold the parts together.
@jpiffersnottakin3 жыл бұрын
Sending you to aVe
@ms_enj3 жыл бұрын
For a treat especiale?
@darkreaper72jp3 жыл бұрын
Skookum as frig!
@randon19yearold3 жыл бұрын
I read that as “heatstanking” 🤣
@Disjointedimages3 жыл бұрын
Also an "ultrasonic weld"
@DrakiniteOfficial3 жыл бұрын
I loved that "this is filler in case they do get back to me" part.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin87213 жыл бұрын
Too bad they didn't get back to him, though.
@gianlucalocri3 жыл бұрын
Not mentioning "I recorded both. That way I can look it up later!" Alec is such hilarious even in the closed captions text! I really like his videos!!!
@AssistantCoreAQI3 жыл бұрын
Derg.
@micahphilson3 жыл бұрын
Does this technically count as a Let's Play? I'm counting it. Let's get this on Trending for Gaming.
@Alex-wl1sp3 жыл бұрын
GeoSafari any% speedrun when?
@بحرالنجاح3 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-wl1sp Can my friends subscribe?
@ikke19813 жыл бұрын
Ah darn it, another KZbin channel that goes off to Twitch.
@adamengelhart51593 жыл бұрын
And it looks like there's DLC (new cards) and a level editor (blank cards)!
@Helperbot-20002 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-wl1sp im sure that TAS guy will get right on it
@rosa_bot75943 жыл бұрын
I was so afraid of the "you got it wrong" noise as a child (I remember the noise being scarier, harsher, I think the batteries were just always drained or something) -- it got to the point where I was afraid to use it at all
@satyris410 Жыл бұрын
While not familiar with this toy at all, I was definitely that same child
@bur2000 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the beginning of a great Creepypasta.
@VacuumFridge10 ай бұрын
Woah, I had this thing as a kid and I distinctly remember feeling the same way about it, and being somewhat proud of myself when I got comfortable using it without feeling too anxious about the angrier beeps. I thought I was just nuts.
@RoshwyinsTaicoon7 ай бұрын
square wave jumpscare
@sirllamaiii9708Ай бұрын
@@bur2000the geosafari was dripping hyper realistic blood
@evanrosswilliams3 жыл бұрын
“Tell us, Will” deserved a proper pause, get up, walk around, laugh-and-sigh. Wonderful.
@TheFinalFrontiersman3 жыл бұрын
It hurts me that I didn't even notice that until now
@peterknutsen3070Ай бұрын
@@TheFinalFrontiersmanIt took me a second, maybe a second and a half, to get the "Tell" part.
@amandapeine67453 жыл бұрын
"GeoSafari" is what my mom calls GPS devices. Never knew why. She was a teacher
@jw415383 жыл бұрын
this is a great word for them and if i had a gps i'd be calling it the same.
@Roadent12413 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the P stood for? Geo[swearword]Safari?
@Roadent12413 жыл бұрын
@Toy Ah, interesting, thanks.
@henryhildebrand42363 жыл бұрын
lmaoooooo
@gohunt001-53 жыл бұрын
@@Roadent1241 well if you're wondering what GPS actually stands for, it's Global Positioning System
@BenHeckHacks3 жыл бұрын
"Glop top" (ASIC silicon on PCB) goes back to the 70's. The melted construction was to save costs (probably to offset the large mold size) And yes the socketed segmented LED display is very odd... guessing it was some sort of assembly consideration, ie "we can't wave solder the LED and make the cables work correctly" There's also a lot of flux indicating some hand assembly.
@mccobsta3 жыл бұрын
Who else but Ben heck would know that
@matth3wc3 жыл бұрын
@@mccobsta definitely nobody else 😉
@0ThrowawayAccount03 жыл бұрын
"glop top" is what we called your mother.
@prjndigo3 жыл бұрын
the socketed LED was because they wanted to use LCD but didn't have any. Kinda common to have boards made with sockets like that even today. The melt-over retention of the wires also indicates hand assembly.
@deelowe33 жыл бұрын
@@illustriouschin the wires have to be bonded either way. With socketed chips, they are bonded to the pins.
@foxpopuli69823 жыл бұрын
I honestly love that you pad out the ending of your videos with your flubs. The main part of the video shows us that you're pretty smart. The endings show us that you're very human. And the fun little annotations make it seem like we're a friend along for the ride as you make these videos. It's a winning combination, and I keep coming back again and again for the content you're producing. Stay warm, and keep on with the great work.
@empath69 Жыл бұрын
(have you checked out the subtitles? If not, you're in for ANOTHER treat!)
@spv420 Жыл бұрын
69th like
@kylehawk905510 ай бұрын
Bumpity bump bump
@JoshStern3 жыл бұрын
Every button I press from now on will be called “Gerald”.
@vect0r8583 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to hit that Gerald icon!
@geraldbrouard32113 жыл бұрын
yes
@Christopher-N3 жыл бұрын
Save that for International Blackadder Status Day, 15 March; Mad Gerald, portrayed by Rik Mayall.
@Strawberry92fs3 жыл бұрын
The switch has 3 settings. On, Off, and Gerald.
@tyrgoossens3 жыл бұрын
that makes this Gerald's Game
@skyfever1113 жыл бұрын
the transformation of the technology connections dude from youthful nerd™ to Your Girl Calls Me Professor Too over the years is sooooo good
@mrShift_00443 жыл бұрын
HE IS EVOLVING! .. SLOWLY!~
@davidshi4513 жыл бұрын
Honestly, his increased use of sassy humor is what brought me back to his channel
@qwertyTRiG3 жыл бұрын
His humour is of a style that no one else I follow really does. Matt Parker sometimes comes close. I love it.
@BestEdmontonMall3 жыл бұрын
He finally made those TV background squares for each shelf that he wanted to! Looks great!
@HoztileMANIkyn3 жыл бұрын
What i love most about games like this is that half the game happens in your head. As in the rules and mechanics of the game itself is mostly abstract, while the device serves mostly to enforce them and keep score. Another factor is the nostalgia of physically interacting with the game as part of its function.
@SaberusTerras3 жыл бұрын
My wife looked over as I was watching this and lit up, she grew up with a GeoSafari and instantly recognized it and started gushing about how much she learned with it.
@Dargonhuman3 жыл бұрын
The shock and awe in is voice when he says "This thing just taught me something..." is priceless.
@Thesupremeone343 жыл бұрын
don't you just hate when the teaching machine teaches you something?
@guyinthecorner03 жыл бұрын
@@Thesupremeone34 especially when you're way far out of the target audience...
@spoondancer22303 жыл бұрын
And the look of disgust
@ElectroDFW3 жыл бұрын
There always exists a rebus that you haven't seen before or didn't get when you saw it.
@LittleDancerByGrace8 ай бұрын
I guess that means the GeoSafari is working?
@shi53693 жыл бұрын
I think you'd find the old leappads pretty interesting. Being able to "click a book" with the pen was pretty magical back when I was a kid
@sadmac3563 жыл бұрын
Same here. Too bad I don't have mine anymore, they're with a family friend last I saw.
@Ryan6.0223 жыл бұрын
I totally forgot about those I need to see if I can get one or a more modern one for my niece
@ThePixelPear3 жыл бұрын
I had one of those as a kid still have it. Unfortunately I believe we lost most of the cartridges we had, I think a few of them stopped working. But it was a fun and educational tool when I was young.
@romajimamulo3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and I think the Sega Pico too? Though that one might have been Japan only
@triptheroad3 жыл бұрын
Father I cannot click the book
@tafellappen8551 Жыл бұрын
I saw the title and immediately my brain vividly replayed “welcome to the geosafari talking microscope!” I forgot that thing existed. I feel like im excavating my own memories in a way i never have before. Thank you
@nyxie_wolf3 жыл бұрын
I love how this channel is just literally you infodumping about things you really think are neat. And everyone just absolutely loves it because you have an amazing personally and are super informative
@r.l.royalljr.39053 жыл бұрын
"Anyway, it's neat, isn't it?" *Desperate stare at the camera*
@VarunGupta30093 жыл бұрын
Unscripted Alec is much less intimidating than scripted Alec.
@ffnovice73 жыл бұрын
Jiiiiiiii
@بحرالنجاح3 жыл бұрын
@@ffnovice7 Can my friends subscribe?
@NathSb3 жыл бұрын
Unscripted Alec is also quite entertaining to watch.
@VarunGupta30093 жыл бұрын
@@NathSb He's quite pleasant and doesn't sound condescending or sarcastic. Weigh the pros and cons XD.
@lanceanthony1983 жыл бұрын
More intimidating*
@WolfHack3 жыл бұрын
6:00 These tones were used in the GeoSafari Animals PC software I had growing up. Hits me right in the nostalgia. Interesting to know they copied the same tones over.
@jizzlecizzle13883 жыл бұрын
When you said 'We did it!' in your joyous paternalistic tone, as one does to a toddler watching dad mend something, I felt included and proud to have 'helped'.
@trippmoore3 жыл бұрын
lol, I thought the exact same thing. And I helped!
@DebugMenu3 жыл бұрын
"This just taught me something" killed me
@breakfast-burrito3 жыл бұрын
“You know. When Honda made their first hybrid vehicle, in sure they learned somethings- so those were Educational Insights” This is top tier pun game.
@untitledperson69133 жыл бұрын
do I need to call 911
@mischiefthedegenerateratto74643 жыл бұрын
@@untitledperson6913 I uh... Think you're 2 days off dude...
@dypteseu3 жыл бұрын
@@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464 he's from the future
@Vasharan3 жыл бұрын
Obviously, Alec never played D&D 2nd Ed. Planescape, or he would be familiar with the term 'Rebus'.
@Nighthawkinlight3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I had no recollection of this thing until I heard the tones. I totally remember having one of these now. I wonder how far back that memory is going. I guess 1995 makes me 6.
@00lucky73 жыл бұрын
Yes, i do feel like I played this game when I was a child, but I can't recall exactly when and in what context. Pretty sure I didn't own it myself
@JamesDavis-qk4hr3 жыл бұрын
I recall this as well. I had the geography version and it was all geographic questions.
@OtakuUnitedStudio3 жыл бұрын
I was 8 or 9 in 1995, depending which half of the year it was, yet I remember those sounds clearly. I think one of the schools I attended might have had one? Or maybe one of my friends?
@ghanshamchandel18543 жыл бұрын
Wow nighthawk, with all your knowledge and that beard, I thought you would be a century or a half old.
@Sirocca3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I too didn't remember until I heard the sounds! Then recognized some of the pictures on the cards!
@UsmanX3 жыл бұрын
I miss the days I could just binge-watch Technology Connections, now I know how it feels to wait months for Alec to do a video on a topic he's been teasing in multiple videos 😭😭😭
@realmccoy2 жыл бұрын
I’m still saying this in 2022 😫
@nekoest2 жыл бұрын
When is the Teletext video going to happen?
@RossComputerGuy2 жыл бұрын
@@realmccoy same
@emretasdemir8028 Жыл бұрын
@@nekoest He said that in some of his recent videos: never.
@neptuniumfluoride3 жыл бұрын
"You know, when Honda made their first hybrid vehicle, I'm sure they learned some things. So those were educational Insights." UGH.
@RoryGlynn3 жыл бұрын
Ohhh now I get it. The car is called a Honda Insight
@marcberm3 жыл бұрын
Alex's puns are usually reserved for his Twitter. They're spilling more and more into the videos. 😂
@jrpstonecarver3 жыл бұрын
I had an original Insight, and I loved that car. Sold it with something like 260,000 miles on it and the new owner is still driving it 3 years later. It's got over 300K miles on it now and still going. Of course the battery did need replacement a few times... Honda really didn't get that right. Still, it was a great car, very fun to drive. I miss it. Oh, and I suppose I did learn a lot from it too. :)
@Fs3i3 жыл бұрын
This one could have come straight from his twitter
@jdatlas46683 жыл бұрын
Honestly I love bad puns to an unhealthy degree. Seriously, the more groan-worthy, the better.
@CalebFrey3 жыл бұрын
I definitely do not miss the days of gigantic D cells, which were always heavy, expensive, and everything took at least 4. Not to mention non-rechargable.
@JohnDCrafton3 жыл бұрын
And they didn't last long either.
@xorsyst13 жыл бұрын
I had some rechargeable ones, back in the day. And a massive charger that could do those, Cs, AAs, AAAs, and PP3 (9V) batteries.
@WAZXIII3 жыл бұрын
My dad refused to buy them and only let us use the AC adapter he mentioned.
@jlco3 жыл бұрын
I have a battery charger that's supposed to fit C and D batteries (and AA, AAA, and 9V), but I've never actually seen rechargeable C or D batteries.
@zalafinari3 жыл бұрын
@@xorsyst1 I had rechargeable D cells and that massive charger too. I used them in the first baby swing I owned that didn't have an AC adapter, though the next revision of the swing corrected that oversight. I still have those rechargeable D cells but what could possibly need them in todays world of 18650 lithium batteries?
@MSkwar3 жыл бұрын
Weird flex: when I was a child, I memorized every quiz I owned. I could do them without the sheet! I even memorized a few I didn't own. Those beeps just tickled a corner of my brain.
@rushthezeppelin3 жыл бұрын
that is a very weird flex....not saying I don't have my own weird flexes but yeah....
@EcceJack3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Colour me impressed! :D
@claytonleverrier60963 жыл бұрын
I memorized some of the jr quizes that had the same codes as cards from the original "Sr" version. That way I could do the geography quizes without having to actually learn geography.
@bundo133 жыл бұрын
Weird how certain things trigger old memories. Your weird flex reminded me of my own: I was a dumb kid who would rather not see properly than have to wear glasses so I remember quickly memorizing the eye chart when entering the room and cheating the test later. Talk about a Pyrrhic victory
@rars0n3 жыл бұрын
I had the original GeoSafari. I have to admit, yeah, for some reason those simple sounds were very satisfying.
@Ketfera3 жыл бұрын
I had totally forgotten about the GeoSafari, but as I heard the boops and beeps, it all came back, and I even anticipated the victory jingle. Thanks for reminding me of something special from my childhood. Keep up the good work!
@pafnutiytheartist3 жыл бұрын
10:22 "This just taught me something. "That humbled face expression is priceless.
@massimookissed10233 жыл бұрын
Humbled, and slightly afraid.
@Duncan_Idaho_Potato3 жыл бұрын
That look you get when you realize a 30+ year old children's educational toy just taught you, a fully grown adult, something you didn't know: 10:22
@NeoTechni3 жыл бұрын
"Linear time is pesky" The Sisko gets us.
@roscoeheater3 жыл бұрын
@Duke Hugh Johnson Not in this Universe. Time reverses. Have fun looking it up and also exploring double slit experiments.
@eclipse_darkpaw3 жыл бұрын
Well I mean hes a literal god, of course it is
@MmeHyraelle3 жыл бұрын
The prophet does not understands. What is linear time?
@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Жыл бұрын
Dude, thank you so much for making this video! Today I heard sounds that I haven't heard in over 25 years, and boy what a nostalgia trip it was! Thanks for always awesome content dude
@JeffGeerling3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, the memories! My family built custom games on our original (not yellow Jr.) GeoSafari. I learned the major street names in my city on a GeoSafari. The 'wrong' tone you kept playing brought back some mild PTSD.
@piyh39623 жыл бұрын
It's like all my favorite youtubers are coming together
@MikeOHaraYQM3 жыл бұрын
@@piyh3962 right? Lol
@esra_erimez3 жыл бұрын
Make one out of a Raspberry Pi
@bone-a-lisa3 жыл бұрын
Now this is one hell of a crossover episode
@F3Ibane3 жыл бұрын
Hey it's that geerling guy!
@AsplundhFamily3 жыл бұрын
These videos really cheer me up every time I see them pop up in my subscription feed. The presentation style, even when it's about a subject I couldn't give two fucks about normally, just completely absorbs me. Thanks for making these.
@freeman100003 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, these videos are pure entertainment.
@dstutz3 жыл бұрын
OK there are DEFINITELY going to be bloopers for the part where he's rapidly showing off each of the cards... **checks blooper reel** YUP
@Peterscraps3 жыл бұрын
18:52 that deceptive product design is so rad! Just like the fake solar strips they put in "self powering" calculators.
@billyloper40723 жыл бұрын
.....they aren't fake. Not all of them anyway.
@BlisaBLisa3 жыл бұрын
@@billyloper4072 i was gonna say lol I remember in school we'd cover the solar strips with our fingers and watch the calculator screen fade out
@dominateeye3 жыл бұрын
I want to see Alec add a second speaker to that GeoSafari and make the boops REALLY stereo.
@blaireshoe87383 жыл бұрын
Are you meaning that only some parts of the strips are actual solar things and the rest are cosmetic? If so, neato.
@m4cksfx3 жыл бұрын
@@blaireshoe8738 nah. In some calculators it is just a bit of black plastic or even a sticker. In others it's a solar panel.
@TheRian1253 жыл бұрын
"Its -2 degrees outside" Yeah ok nice and cold "19 in metric" Oh..
@adamswenson10933 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah people don't understand just how cold/miserable the Midwest can get. The high temperature for today will be about -4F/-20C
@SydBat3 жыл бұрын
@@adamswenson1093 - nor how cold the Canadian Prairies can get. Yesterday in Calgary, we got to a balmy -25c. Then there are the cold parts, like Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
@urielseptim9103 жыл бұрын
you have been fooled by america ONCE AGAIN, FOOLISH TEA MAN
@TheRian1253 жыл бұрын
@@urielseptim910 i totally agree with being a fool, but i live in hell (aka brazil)
@ЯСуперСтар3 жыл бұрын
Just an ordinary day in Russia
@sysop0733 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I discovered some codes would freeze the device; I used to sit there just trying random codes to see what would happen. If I recall correctly 0456 was one of the bad codes. ...I was a weird kid
@vect0r8583 жыл бұрын
I think most people on this channel were weird kids
@Nevir2023 жыл бұрын
@@vect0r858 true
@costa_marco3 жыл бұрын
Do you work in Quality Assurance now? ;)
@BBC6003 жыл бұрын
Now I want to see Technology Connections type in the "GeoSafari code of doom!"
@F40PH-2CAT3 жыл бұрын
@@vect0r858 We were, though I think mine was longer ago than most who subscribe. The machine here came out when I was in college.
@slunasaurusrex3 жыл бұрын
Man this thing was so cool as a kid - learned so much. It had the ability to code your own cards I Made some of my own custom cards as a kid for my little sister what a great product.
@wincentywilk75113 жыл бұрын
How does the coding system work cause I assume you know.
@hambrick033 жыл бұрын
@@wincentywilk7511 play the card, get all the questions right, take note of the led location of the correct answers, then make your own card with the same led layout for the correct answers.
@hambrick033 жыл бұрын
You could make some really cool "who done it" games for your siblings
@da41272 жыл бұрын
@@hambrick03 I thought it was more complicated, but now that you mention it, it makes perfect sense for the "coding" worked lol
@Quiksilver65652 жыл бұрын
The beeps this thing makes are ingrained in my sub conscience from early childhood. Thanks for the hit of nostalgia
@HURBased3 жыл бұрын
"When Honda made their first hybrid vehicle, I'm sure they learned some things. So those were educational insights" haha I got that one
@Psychopatz3 жыл бұрын
I dont understand it sir, can you please explain, 😅
@HURBased3 жыл бұрын
@@Psychopatz The Honda Insight was the name of the first hybrid Honda made
@kredal3 жыл бұрын
That one got an audible sigh out of me.
@5roundsrapid2633 жыл бұрын
@@HURBasedI remember seeing the first one at the Honda dealer in the small town I grew up in. It was about 1998. It took them about a year to sell it. The Prius didn’t exist yet.
@Kellanium3 жыл бұрын
Me and my car felt personally attacked
@discgolfwes3 жыл бұрын
I didn't notice the hand snag until you mentioned it. But I'm glad you kept that in because it's hilarious
@RobbyMaddox3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, when he said that, I was like Nope. Totally missed it. *Rewind* lol
@RealBradMiller3 жыл бұрын
I only watched for it because of this comment. I still did a rewind though.
@MrHack4never3 жыл бұрын
>"yes/no" question > 3 tries Amazing
@Kalvinjj3 жыл бұрын
Wanna bet some slow kids needed more tries?
@AerinRavage3 жыл бұрын
So, it's like plugging in a USB cable?
@PorkYoSelf3 жыл бұрын
"Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?" Easy, it's a fruit. *Bad boops* But it is a fruit... Maybe it mistook me... *Bad boops* Ugh, I give up! Let me hit the huh key for the answer.
Despite having not played this game in literally 30 years, i instantly recognized it in the thumbnail and can vividly remember playing it in first grade. The keypad layout, the weird knowledge button, the dancing red LEDs on the sides. Fun times. I completely forgot about it until I saw this review. 30 years seems like a lifetime ago. Hopefully the next 30 will seem equally as long.
@LombardoJoe3 жыл бұрын
I was completely satisfied with the content of this video halfway through - only to find it’s just like all of your other videos in which you managed to surprise me with twice as much detail that I didn’t realize I wanted to appreciate.
@JMPDev3 жыл бұрын
Definitely felt a bit phoned in when you glossed over the codes... I’ve come to expect 40 minute long videos of excruciatingly in-depth details from this channel and love it for it! Seeing a breakdown of that would have been neat, but ah well :P
@RealGestumblindi3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that every time you mention a temperature, you do so also in degrees Celsius for your international audience - as I really don't manage to get a grasp on the Fahrenheit thing and always have to look it up before I know whether someone is talking about a particularly hot or cold temperature or what...
@theannoyedmrfloyd39983 жыл бұрын
Fahrenheit is easy. 0° F is colder than a brass monkey's balls. 32° F is freezing. 72° F is supposed to be room temperature. 98.6° F is the average human body temperature. Easy to understand. 212° F is boiling water.
@marcosmanuelvillarreal88233 жыл бұрын
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 yeah, those are some arbitrary numbers that there is no way i could remember just like that (without putting effort into it I mean)
@sudoeste083 жыл бұрын
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 compare that to metric. 0 is freezing, 100 boiling. The end
@diakounknown12253 жыл бұрын
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 For you
@Chris-du7hi3 жыл бұрын
I think its easier to just remember a rough conversion formula... (F - 32) / 2 = (almost) C Will get you within a couple degrees up to boiling. The exact formula is divide by 1.8 instead of 2, tough to do in your head tho.
@Dissimulate18 күн бұрын
Another Educational product I remember from my childhood was the TI Touch & Tell. It was a touch screen device with sheets and cartridges. The way it worked was amazing. It could detect which cartridge was in place with punch card holes in the sheet. The number of sheets was limited, but there were some great ones like space, planes, vehicles, animals, farm.
@phasmata38133 жыл бұрын
The Honda Insight joke took years off of my life. Holy shit. I didn't think I could be more of a fan of yours, but here we are.
@nefron3 жыл бұрын
I have one of those newfangled Edumacated Insights (2019). Nice car, not a lot of pep though.
@petrolhead03873 жыл бұрын
I have so much appreciation for the time and effort that you put into these videos. I would also like to ask that you don't drop your subtitles creator (us deaf people like these vids too). You and Nostalgia Nerd are probably my top KZbin creators in the world so far.
@tinycatfriend3 жыл бұрын
i think Alec subtitles them himself! can't recall where i learned that, though the way they describe sounds in funny ways seems like it points to him rather than a third party.
@jimdavis15763 жыл бұрын
@@tinycatfriend considering he does the scripting himself, it shouldn't be to hard for him to use the script file for CC. But the out-takes portion at the end is probably a lot more work.
@petrolhead03873 жыл бұрын
@@tinycatfriend I hadn't thought about that, he does seem to drop easter eggs into the Captions. This just makes me appreciate his efforts even more.
@stephenh51663 жыл бұрын
I think he talked about it a bit in the teleprompter vid, but he does actually write a script for the vids on the main channel, he uses that and throws in some easter eggs to make his subtitles. I've always watched with the ccs on because it's fun to see the work and attention to detail he puts in.
@Formedras3 жыл бұрын
@@tinycatfriend And all the work he does for the subtitles makes me sad about channels that run their videos through an AI service and call it a day, like Linus Tech Tips.
@donsequitur21323 жыл бұрын
"could you tell that I caught my hand on my sleeve" no, I was too busy distracted by your leg shaking
@leptok37363 жыл бұрын
I went back and looked lol
@QlueDuPlessis3 жыл бұрын
I didn't notice the stimming myself. Although I'm really not surprised. 😋
@zalenstar Жыл бұрын
Love seeing this little thing get some love and recognition, had one of these as a kid my parents found in a thrift shop, and loved this little thing!
@JohnnyCoulthard3 жыл бұрын
The subtitles are a goldmine! Love it! Squeak, squeak squeakin'!
@richardavsmith3 жыл бұрын
Such an obscure reference too!
@ebnertra00043 жыл бұрын
Wish I spoke squirrel...
@effeKtSVK3 жыл бұрын
Okay, when you read the "?" button, I absolutely lost it :DDDDD I had to literally pause the video because of the tears in my eyes. Love you, Alec.
@FlaneerBeer3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I totally forgot about these things! My grandparents had one laying around but all the cards were missing. So when we figured out how we could "start a game" it functioned as a nice dice game, trying to get the "nice" sound to play
@violet_broregarde3 жыл бұрын
wow 8:08 "it's never too early to get your kids and lambs straight" that was real subtle and i love it
@MikeHunt-wl4ye3 жыл бұрын
You can hear and see the decay in Alec’s words and mannerisms as he begins his slow descent into madness - with Technology Connections being the only authority he must report to each day. It goes without saying: This channel will only get better with time. :)
@nicholasluers70703 жыл бұрын
Like watching Michael from Vsauce
@dominateeye3 жыл бұрын
Exhibit A: The subtitles starting 20:55
@ativjoshi10493 жыл бұрын
"linear time sure is pesky", said the time traveler
@maighstir30033 жыл бұрын
We're all travelling in time! At a speed of about one second per second.
@AMPProf3 жыл бұрын
yep!
@thefamilydad86353 жыл бұрын
I’m watching this from tomorrow. We had the original GeoSafari growing up, as well as the MathSafari, which tried to look more grown up and sophisticated. It functioned exactly the same way.
@MrJimmy9800Ай бұрын
Card's still not there. Still must not be the future.
@mark.rosenbaum26 күн бұрын
Yep, time to wait 3 more years and check again.
@Leo9ine3 жыл бұрын
Quarantine is getting to Alec but I love the resulting content.
@tomgidden3 жыл бұрын
Mmm... the hairstyle’s moving from Eddie Munster to Ted Cruz. Get that man a haircut, stat!
@bethaltair8123 жыл бұрын
I'd like one that's just "this is a cat. It's not my cat, I just found it on the street. Let's run through it's features..... I have 4 hours of this cat/string interaction on my second channel!" I'd watch.
@brianvoll97253 жыл бұрын
"There's a fine line between genius and insanity"
@croissantpanda963 жыл бұрын
i just realized i didn’t know his name until now LOL
@joeyvanostrand36553 жыл бұрын
@Tappy Toes how about instead of being jealous you stop being lazy?
@danz1073 жыл бұрын
4:15 "and 3 other buttons - Clear, Eeuuuh, and The Knowledge Button." I had to double take that one.
@mickeymouse126783 жыл бұрын
Otherwise known as "Gerald"
@thesprazzzler3 жыл бұрын
"Tell us, Will!" *William Tell overture plays* What am I doing with my life...
@kindlin3 жыл бұрын
I tried to refind this in the video, but it remained elusive, without just rewatching the whole video (and it's not _that_ good!).
@modern_milkman3 жыл бұрын
@@kindlin It's at 6:56. You're welcome.
@kindlin3 жыл бұрын
@@modern_milkman I guess that's the overture? I had to relisten to the overture to hear the tune in the GeoSafari.
@hero_knightusp74169 ай бұрын
Yeez was looking what its called without realizing the joke :D Thx
@anthus97863 жыл бұрын
I had a globe as a kid with the "GeoSafari" logo on it. It was actually a game. The base had buttons, and different modes and it would ask you questions about the world.
@pyro-millie55332 жыл бұрын
Omg that’s so charming!! Man, this GeoSafari company really seems to hit the nail on the head when it comes to simple but very pleasing educational tools.
@jerbear7952 Жыл бұрын
Hey guys, we found the rich friend. Let's go to his house for trick or treat. They hand out full size snickers
@loficampingguy966410 ай бұрын
Holy crap, I thought I had imagined that or something. There was one in the preschool I went to and for some reason it has stuck in my head permanently. It is still to this day what I think of when I think of a globe.
@LittleDancerByGrace8 ай бұрын
...you just unlocked a memory. I swore I had never heard of this company before, but I KNOW I have seen that globe before. Pretty sure my best friend had one.
@ajleclerc5 ай бұрын
"WELCOME TO GEOSAFARI WORLD" is absolutely just seared into my brain. I also remember the questions were always insanely hard but now I'm thinking that maybe I just wasn't the right age for the quiz feature 😂
@miniman31123 жыл бұрын
We might never know the number of beautiful fillers we've been denied by the advent of useful information that replaced them.
@SkyCharger0013 жыл бұрын
some toys (including one I had as a kid in the late 80's) made it seem even more magical by encoding the game-id into a series of cutouts near one of the corners of the bottom edge of the cards.
@chrisalley62823 жыл бұрын
"When Honda made their first hybrid vehicle, they learned something, so those were educational Insights" Next time you want to tell a joke, do your Civic duty and don't. This way you can act in Accord with the rest of us, so we don't have to Pilot you out of town.
@ananthropomorphictalkinggo66413 жыл бұрын
I for one love it when he takes us on an Odyssey through the land of bad puns.
@alanfunt40133 жыл бұрын
Yeah yeah...and all that Jazz.
@bullettube98633 жыл бұрын
I just want to know why Hondas didn't give my CRV a name instead of letters that mean nothing to other people.
@dondalrymple57943 жыл бұрын
Everyone is having a Fit over his joke.
@scott89193 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but you've tested positive for HR-V.
@ramseyhazbun96142 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard you started hitting the buttons I flashed back to my childhood. I only ever used this as a geography quiz. All the other kids thought it was boring. I became an expert on geography...
@Cathowl3 жыл бұрын
I've been enjoying your videos for a while now and I just want to say, THANK you for not practicing that obnoxious thing educational KZbin has been doing more and more over time, where they edit so tightly that there's less time between sentences than there is between words in the sentence. I actually have time to process what you're saying and it doesn't turn into unlistenable word mush. Especially the times when you slow down and are being particularly sedate in your lectures. I actually come back and listen to some of your more interesting videos repeatedly. Thank you for teaching me about all these interesting things. :3
@thisintangibleexistence3 жыл бұрын
In the first grade we called that thing “the computer”
@0.-.03 жыл бұрын
Omfg yes
@darthkitsu3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha saaaaaame
@cymes823 жыл бұрын
I'm certain you learnded a lot of things.
@HonkyAssZach3 жыл бұрын
Same
@jetaddict4203 жыл бұрын
@@cymes82 i guess you didnt "learnded" anywhere close to how much they learned
@punksci68793 жыл бұрын
"Linear time is pesky" OMG is he a wormhole alien?
@smwillia3 жыл бұрын
Clearly he is a Prophet that has spent too much time amongst mortal beings outside of the Celestial Temple. He has become aggressive, adversarial.
@razinhailsharp3 жыл бұрын
He is the Watson. He is of Earth.
@casey65563 жыл бұрын
The Watson is of KZbin but he will find no rest there.
@rushthezeppelin3 жыл бұрын
Could also be fighting in the Temporal Cold War.....bet you can never guess which Trek I'm watching right now lol.
@rushthezeppelin3 жыл бұрын
Or a Q
@damian82782 жыл бұрын
I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say I haven't thought about this toy in 20 years! I loved these things!! Drove my dad crazy with all the beeps and boops, but I was learning so he couldn't be mad! Thank you for covering my childhood!!
@MartinAlejandroLiguori3 жыл бұрын
I love how he looks more crazy on each video, maybe it's the hair, but I love it. XD
@rogerbond22443 жыл бұрын
Alec - thank you. For this latest distraction from everything that's going on outside; for filling our heads with useful stuff instead of anxiety; and for kick-starting the thought processes again when it's all too easy to sit on the sofa and doom-scroll. Your contribution to the mental well-being of your viewers cannot be overstated - and we hope and trust that you're surrounded by the right people to keep you going, too. Happily, we have many hours of Technology Connections to catch up on - unfortunately, through your wisdom, we just learned how truly awful are the ring mains here in the UK (i never questioned it before - now i can't wait to leave - but we're Definitely Not Blaming You; you didn't design any of this stuff!). Sincere thanks for taking on the challenging but vital role of educator in a confused and fractious world - take care, stay safe, and know how much you are needed and loved in the world beyond your studio.
@SkaveRat3 жыл бұрын
The "melty plastic bits" is called "heat staking", fyi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staking_(manufacturing)
@Damaniel33 жыл бұрын
The best part of TC videos is that I learn nearly as much from the comments as I do from the video itself. Time to go down another Wikipedia rabbithole...
@zachkostechka36733 жыл бұрын
Was hoping to see someone bring that up in the comments. Very common way of holding wires in molded plastic cases.
@TheFeldhamster3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I had seen this technique for a long while but never knew what it was called. And it's pretty neat, imo.
@livingdeadbtu2 жыл бұрын
Engineer: let's put in two speakers so the sound is balanced. Bean counter: let's get rid of one of the speakers. Kids don't care if the sound is balanced!
@mEandthEgamE3 жыл бұрын
"For all I know it's called Gerald."
@BubblegumCrash3323 жыл бұрын
All of our phones need a Gerald button
@ryanrenolds3 жыл бұрын
GERALD KOMM RUNTER ESSEN
@MrFrazierNation3 жыл бұрын
@@BubblegumCrash332 yessss
@d_trich3 жыл бұрын
I saw this comment 5 seconds after hearing this in the video
@geraldgomes3 жыл бұрын
That would be funny.
@DeviantOllam3 жыл бұрын
Tonight the "A" in AvE stands for "Alec" and we're here for it! BOLTR: Bored of Learning Toy Reviews. This Technology Connectionextras vijeyo is the cure for that. 👍☺️👍
@EssenceofPureFlavor3 жыл бұрын
The GeoSafari Jr. is one hell of a skookum choocher.
@TheRogueRockhound3 жыл бұрын
Arduinoersusevil for anyone who isnt familiar w/ AvE. He lives in Hoth
@CrimsonStrider3 жыл бұрын
Surprised and yet not surprised to see your comment here xD
@benjaminfraeyman3 жыл бұрын
Oh ollam, i remember having your defcon 13 talks and other old talks being reccomended and they were so interesting :)
@NenadKralj3 жыл бұрын
guys do you know who is this guy #DeviantOllam 😁 it's mister: "I don't need a key to enter" (almost) legend himself 😆
@hurgcat3 жыл бұрын
"This is why you don't force things, you were probably just being silly." Sage wisdom
@ec58383 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, indeed it is. Been there, done that. XD
@alessiopiantanida20423 жыл бұрын
"as you can see, adversion to the metric system iis indoctrinated at a very young age " ahahahahahhha
@unitrader40310 ай бұрын
i understood "a version of the metric system"... :D
@brocklewis76243 жыл бұрын
Petition for the question mark to be called the “heuh” from herein out
@Jehty_3 жыл бұрын
Nope. Sorry, I am German. That heuh button is called hä?.
@gator_productions3 жыл бұрын
I thought that said heroine
@brocklewis76243 жыл бұрын
@@gator_productions That's the next petition.
@cloviscareca3 жыл бұрын
"educationally smooth jazz" at the end. This guy really pays attention to details!
@kielaraneolus3 жыл бұрын
And even later ender they accuse you of stealing their acorn. We owe him a new acorn.
@joebwannabe3 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a "uheuhh" button for life. I give up, just tell me the answer.
@Platypi0073 жыл бұрын
It's named Google now. Or Alexa, or Siri. Or I guess Bixby or Cortana, does anyone actually use those?
@s8wc33 жыл бұрын
Tim allen button
@dracoslayer163 жыл бұрын
Well you do give up all your potential points by pressing the "?" button so, it would shave years off your life?
@joebwannabe3 жыл бұрын
@@dracoslayer16 to win the game, it might be worth it
@vigilantcosmicpenguin87213 жыл бұрын
Can I get the code for the answers to life?
@NamesEvad3 жыл бұрын
Wow that filler segment gave me a really interesting insight into how you produce your videos. Your content is always so interesting and often things I would never have seen otherwise. Keep up the great work/content :)
@gevmage3 жыл бұрын
This is really cool! At the top left of the board at 17:25 you can see the Zener diode labelled "ZD1". It and the resistor next to it probably form the voltage reference. The fat transistor with the heat sink then clamp the input voltage to that reference voltage, keeping it constant. The two together act as a voltage regulator.
@kjdude87653 жыл бұрын
Also text on the board says: "to adapter." obviously to accommodate some dodgy fixed ratio transformers.
@michiganmafia3 жыл бұрын
Omg! Suuuuccchhh a throwbackkkl!!! My grandparents bought one of these for me, and would gift me cards for it periodically. Thanks for bringing back the memory. Love your channel so much buddy ❤
@aceofarrows3 жыл бұрын
As much as he's stated his hatred of them, I am convinced by now that if there was a Technology Connections video game, the final boss Alec would be up against would be a giant beast made entirely of blue LEDs. At least it would be easy to find the weak spot, since everything would glow entirely too brightly.
@talon2623 жыл бұрын
Speaking of fight bosses and glowing blue things: Bones: "You alright, Jim?" Kirk: "I think so." Martia (to Kirk): "They'll respect you now." Kirk: "That's a comfort...I was lucky that thing had knees!" Martia: "That was not his knee...not everybody keeps their genitals in the same place, Captain." Kirk: "Anything you want to tell me?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/eISQl5KBrLJrZ6s
@trippmoore3 жыл бұрын
Why does alec hate blue leds? Does he have an entire video dedicated to his loathe for them?
@Slash0mega3 жыл бұрын
I read that as "his stated hatred of video games" rather than hatred of blue leds and was confused alex hates video games? where did he mention that? wait no, that wouldn't make sense at all, cause i almost lost this channel when he couldn't shut up about the playstations hystory during the "take a chance on a sidebar video that looked kindof clickebaity" probation! (ps, very glad i forgot about that video and ended up giving him another chance, cause he is now one of my favorite channels.)
@Edsploration.3 жыл бұрын
The GeoSafari is one of the best items from my childhood! There was a wide range in difficulty from the easy cards meant for little kids, and the complex cards such as memorizing all the countries in each continent. My favorite card was the countries of Asia one. I did make my own quizzes on the blank cards, but I don't remember what I made. As a platform, this thing probably beats nearly all educational resources available today.
@Auraborias3 жыл бұрын
the way he explains stuff is like he has lived for 500 years and has not aged past 30
@matthewpeters20623 жыл бұрын
We should start a petition for him as the next Doctor.
@brettdavis55553 жыл бұрын
Like Skips from Regular Show.
@Auraborias3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewpeters2062 i mean hes the perfect fit
@بحرالنجاح3 жыл бұрын
@@brettdavis5555 Can my friends subscribe?
@بحرالنجاح3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewpeters2062 Can my friends subscribe?
@marcel1513 жыл бұрын
For all of is who immediately want to check Wikipedia: Yes, it has been edited.
@ZethKeeper3 жыл бұрын
"And three other buttons: 'clear, 'HUH?' and 'knowledge'".
@npc68173 жыл бұрын
yeah but knowledge is pronounced like Michael from vsauce and with added reverb/bass boost
@panzergrenadier65513 жыл бұрын
"i'll put a card up there when it's out." caught lackin
@heliveruscalion91243 жыл бұрын
lmao
@TheAtemAndrew3 жыл бұрын
*6 months later* where card
@GKplus810 ай бұрын
Even now, still not there
@Ahkmedren3 жыл бұрын
TC: *Heat pump joke* Me: "Oh my god" TC: "okay I'll go" Well played.
@NightsReign3 жыл бұрын
It really makes you wonder _how much B-reel_ does TC actually film?!
@PanduPoluan3 жыл бұрын
@@NightsReign B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. Also known as B Complex.
@tsilb3 жыл бұрын
+1ed just for the "filler" section you never filled in; that was great.
@fwgmills3 жыл бұрын
0:52 "Are you rewinding to see it?" YES!
@sonickrnd3 жыл бұрын
Now I did.
@mattgies3 жыл бұрын
I had to rewind and also drag the caption out of the way, in order to properly peep that pivotal plot point.
@diakounknown12253 жыл бұрын
I did before reading this
@coriscotupi2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid (talking early 60s here) there was an even simpler knowledge game. It was basically a 1.5V light bulb, a 1.5V battery and a hard-wired circuit all tucked inside a low-profile carboard box, and question & answer sheets. The player held two leads coming off the box, much like the leads of a multimeter. The sheets had questions in cells on the left side, and answer cells on the right. In each cell, the sheets had small holes that would line up with little metal contacts on the box, which completed the circuit to the bulb. The idea was to connect any one of the questions to its correct answer. If you were right, the bulb would light. That was it. The game came with dozens of sheets in various subjects. The obvious flaw was that being hard-wired, it would take just a few minutes to memorize that whatever the subject sheet being used, the correct answer to question in cell A2 would be the one in cell F4, etc. Nonetheless, as a kid I found it amusing and did learn a lot from it. Those were the sixties.