The Hidden Wire Around New York City

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[@jojosiwadrillremixmp3141]

i love your vids so much, been binging since i found you recently and i feel like you and wendigoon are the only people rn that deserve sll of your subs and more (if you guys collabed, id die)

[@TheWhyFiles]

Thanks Justin! Great compliment. Wendigoon does a great job.

[@cravenlevay8761]

There's a bunch of practicing magicians disguised it as a religion.

[@diychad7268]

I lije wendigoon and all but why do ppl praise him soon much, he just uses easily found info in the iceberg style videos, which are just like everyone elses iceberg style videos, none of em go into hardly any detail on the topics, or am I just mussing the reason everyone kisses the dudes feet??

[@misz.tootzipop]

Yes! I'd like to see these guys and Mr. Ballen do something together!

[@jimiesoteric2417]

would be an amazing Collab!!!!

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

The "Get to heaven on a technicality" is a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off.

[@mattsattler6746]

Imagine a people who have so much hubris, they feel that they can outsmart their god with semantics…

[@user-nn5ng7lq8y]

Don't we all

[@Faladaena]

Like, buying off your sins with a donation at Sunday church, or reciting a couple of Hail Marys?! Any thoughts on the religiously peaceful Muslims (the #1 protected demographic), btw? Nah, bc that might get a little hairy, they're a pretty 'sensitive' bunch who don't condone being mocked in any way, shape, or form...

[@rocky-bk5me]

Are you being Anti Semantic right now? Oy Vey

[@zacharycarrier2890]

@@apachehelicopterah64 Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the assembly of Satan who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying, behold I will make them come and fall prostrate at your feet, and they will realize that I love you.

[@fernandodominguez9143]

@@FaladaenaI agree but to call a catholic a “Christian” is like calling a bull a cow…

[@kieranhart5776]

I’m a landscaper and was hired To burry a wire around a customers house years ago for religion reasons. I remember there being so many rules like distance from the structure/house and how deep etc.

[@francisfischer7620]

Woe!

[@jadedpigeon5585]

Imagine wasting your hard earned cash on this bunk.

[@user-io9ie5cs8j]

​@@jadedpigeon5585 It's better than some other stuff, like $1000s a year on video games

[@ZachKelly-jf4sb]

And people say their isn't any Magic in the Bible thats Magix

[@xanderdean02able]

How do they know you actually bury it.

[@kaihendee1139]

Love "The Big Lebowski" reference from hecklefish! 😂 my all-time favorite movie. Didn't realize how badly I needed to hear him quote Walter! 🙏

[@Fivedollarhug]

Shomer shabbos!

[@Andomosity]

This to me proves that no matter how "divine" humans say something is, they will almost certainly always find the loopholes to justify their desires/actions anyways

[@bozak2320]

Not a loophole, you mean rebellion against Almighty God. Furthermore, all of those so-called Jewish Sabbath restrictions are man made, not scriptural. This is why it's imperative that one reads the Holy Bible, and becomes familiar with the Word of God that you're not deceived. For example..Jesus Christ on one account gives correction regarding the Sabbath: [Luke 14:1-6] "One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"

[@Andomosity]

@BoZaK Dude, I need the contact for your dealer because that stuff is craaaaaazy

[@bozak2320]

@@Andomosity Not crazy, I'm disseminating truth my friend. I don't do drugs, no need for personal attacks. Be respectful.

[@viadharmawheel]

All life is divine. None of this mumbo-jumbo is needed.

[@elite7329]

I don't know why you are generalizing all human beings when this video is clearly talking about one religious group in particular.

[@valeriefaabergpitel7356]

So, I'm a little confused. Did God say that you could expand your "home" with a giant wire to include a huge city the size of Manhattan to get around the "no walking around rule"? Isn't that cheating?

[@husbandsonfollowerleader9133]

Their God is easily fooled. That's why they chose him.

[@maxwelljackson9226]

Good thing God doesn't exist or else we would be in a lot of trouble.

[@Hcaz1113]

if you read the Talmud it's basically them trying to Jew god and thinking they're smart for finding loopholes around his commands.

[@newsnco]

Isreal is called Isreal because Jacob wrestled with God.

[@husbandsonfollowerleader9133]

@@newsnco Who won?

[@replexity]

This reminds me of that jumping on the bed rule for Amish kids. You’re not sleeping with her if your friend is jumping on the bed to keep you from using your hips.

[@dannydbrown90]

This is written seemingly in English yet I have no idea what any of that means

[@replexity]

@@dannydbrown90 It’s a joke about Amish people trying to take a detour around sinning by having premarital sex. The guy lays on the bed & the girl “falls” on top of him, then they have a friend who jump up & down on the bed so that they aren’t technically doing the deed.

[@dannydbrown90]

@@replexity ohh lmao, ok got you 😂😂

[@3RAN7ON]

It's called "soaking" and totally goes against the natural drive to thrust during sex

[@3RAN7ON]

Oh yeah the Mormons do it too, not just the Amish

[@joerarey8496]

Hecklefish went full Walter Sobchak there

[@OfficialYoutubeSupport]

Hecklefish converted pretty quickly when he found out Saturday is sex day

[@TheWhyFiles]

I noticed that!

[@SAFbikes]

probably the funniest hecklefish bit on the show yet! Shomer MOTHERF****IN Shabbos!!!!

[@marcsalzman8082]

AJ & Hecklefish remind me of a funny, cliched version of my family.

[@josephsolowyk7697]

There's literally a fine line between spirituality and stupidity.

[@DepthFromAbove]

No there isn’t. It’s perfectly see through.

[@CC-qg6zl]

Clever😃

[@maximus518774]

This is accurate.

[@onecuet]

Some of the rules they get around by automated timed lighting. So they don't actually turn on a switch. A crock pot is turned on before Fri sundown & not turned off until after Shabbat is over sundown Sat. Those a just a couple of examples.

[@robertcarpenter3020]

I’ve never seen a people make so many rules to circumvent the rules they think God made for them.

[@dawndanielle9948]

This was a flashback to Friday nights in Boro Park ,Brooklyn when my neighbors would ask me to come in to turn on their lights as a kid❤

[@DG-uh8uv]

I knew about a lot of the rules regarding the Sabbath but I didn’t know about this one. I guess you have to adjust things to make sense for the time and conditions you’re living in. For instance, a lot of buildings in New York, including hospitals on Long Island, have Sabbath elevators. I was in one of the hospitals recently and asked a worker if it stops on every floor on the Sabbath so they don’t have to push the buttons. I got a huge smile and he said “yes, that’s exactly right”. You gotta do what you gotta do to make it work.

[@victoriay6246]

Had no clue!! Interesting!! My husband works with a CFO that strictly follows this and when they sold a company plane my husband was in charge of handling… I heard him talking to CFO on a Saturday due to urgent deal needs, and all the sudden his wife busts in (later we found out he was in the bathroom) and yells he can’t be working!! ;) that was my introduction to the practice!

[@Petra44YT]

Did you know of the Shabbat elevator? People can't press buttons on a Shabbat, because using electricity counts as "making a fire" which is forbidden. Still, some people need the elevator because of mobility issues. So what they do is, they program an elevator to automatically go up and down all day, and stop at every floor. Needless to say, it is a slow process, but if you are a believer in a wheelchair, I'm sure you'd appreciate that invention. 🙂

[@TyChee]

I worked in Manhattan for the past 30 years and about 20 years ago I was walking down the street and I noticed the wire as the sun was hitting it just right and made it visible down the entire block. Being a technology person, my first thought was that it was some kind of communication antenna. When I got to work I mentioned it to my boss who was Jewish and he told me the real story. Thanks for posting this. I’m sure people who actually noticed the wire were puzzled too.

[@jayeshkumar3861]

Can u say more Any link? Please

[@walkingdeadman4208]

What do you want a link for? His job?

[@jamesshipley1340]

Who pays for the upkeep

[@nickkerr5714]

I doubt he asked, people in person are usually more polite than people on the internet

[@nunziocombattelli6311]

@@jamesshipley1340 the shekels

[@frankcavazos5263]

I love how there is no topic too large or small for you to talk about, thanks AJ!

[@bronjames4316]

The reason for "eruv" is ancient. 2000 years ago the jewish communities would put this wire in about waist high around their houses so everyone in the community will stay together for Shabbat. Today it's meaningless, and is only kept because it's an ancient tradition, written as a law in the bible.

[@AirWolFPR]

Hecklefish gets funnier everytime…gotta love him. Never too much or too little humor Good Job Goldy!

[@MaxGolden]

I love the little fish too!

[@bentonrp]

I like it when AJ and hecklefish spontaneously argue

[@Tdiehcsluap]

Hackle fish deserves an Oscar

[@JuicedMoose]

I was thinking he would start an antisemitism rant.

[@SuperTiger453]

Not really, it’s pretty annoying actually

[@ChickenCrossedtheRoad105]

Hecklefish turning into Walter Sobchak is hilarious perfection😅

[@michaelhopkins7360]

So hilarious. I laughed hard.

[@TylerDurden-tt1bi]

Hard enough to where you were entering a world of pain

[@teefrankenstein4340]

Wow never heard of this thanks for sharing!

[@zinaboulahia9291]

I cannot comprehend that someone gave the authorization to build something like that in a city. Who is paying for that? 🤦‍♀️

[@crimsoncruze]

Hahah! Ending is hilarious.

[@TheWhyFiles]

Hecklefish sometimes gets excited.

[@tiredandretired7137]

Perfect example of why I oppose all established religions. All of them have crazy rules that make no sense.

[@Hcaz1113]

you think this is weird? KZbin metzizah b'peh

[@coreyihler]

That is not very intelligent

[@Daniel0376]

Fascinating. I've saved and shared quite a few. This is definitely on that list. This is one of the ones that'll land me researching in the public library. Thank you!

[@wingnuthut4208]

This has become my favorite channel. Thank you and keep it up!

[@jacobquinn7342]

"If I were a rich fish" 😂

[@TheWhyFiles]

Doobie doobie doobie doo....

[@lizc6393]

Ugh, that was glorious

[@Maisygirl1974]

Omigosh, this was fabulous. “Fiddler on the Roof” is my favorite musical and I had to listen to Hecklefish sing that a few times!

[@studio2165]

Wealthy not rich..

[@howlinwulf]

I love the stuff hecklefish says

[@wickedstorm]

When my husband was a kid, his Jewish neighbor would come over and ask either him or his brother to go over to his house and turn on the radio for him so he could listen to his sports games. He figured as long as he didn't touch the radio, he couldn't be faulted for listening since it was on anyway. This is in a town in New Jersey that now has a very high concentration of othodox jews, there might be a wire there, too. LMAO - I just looked it up. There is. It doesn't extend to the road my husband lived on but comes close and seems to cover a good portion of the town. Now I have to go see if there's any near me because apparently, there's a site for that.

[@bromisovalum8417]

That's pretty common, it's called a shabbos goy, it's a gentile that helps out an orthodox jew on sabbat. Some will even pay for such a service. They also use all sorts of electronics to program switches on sabbat.

[@danb5357]

Your husband was a DNJ, or Designated Non Jew

[@goodwill_hunting]

That's pretty cool and great to know. I love learning about people traditions and being able to answer random questions from my kids when they ask or I can tell them random facts.

[@user-rt1xq2sj3s]

Love your show you’re doing it and doing it well. Keep it up! ❤

[@boyblunder8889]

The same thing exists in London UK , in Golders Green, Finchley, Mill Hill and Hendon , a 6 and half mile wire for the same reason.

[@richardsmusic5577]

This is the funniest episode of hecklefish. I think its great when he gets upset/frustrated or you guys argue. Maybe more of that ? Thanks 😀

[@TheWhyFiles]

He was much kinder as a Jew, I have to admit.

[@richardsmusic5577]

@@TheWhyFiles hahaha You guys are great.... hats off to all the hard work , research, the production value is up there with the best I've seen on KZbin. High five 👋

[@brokenangel2224]

I know, I Love it, too, its Hilarious!!

[@mrheatmiser2]

I always say you gotta love that fish!

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

@@TheWhyFiles He was Walter From The Big Lebowski for a moment there...lol

[@separator94]

Hecklefish quoting Walter almost made me do a spit-take. That was really good.

[@joanjetson55]

Great video! Thanks for sharing all of the interesting information that you do.

[@nelliebronk5722]

ahaha the fish looked super cute

[@TheWhyFiles]

He certainly agrees with you, Nellie!

[@two6nine]

I really appreciate the combination of mystery, education, and comedy this channel brings. My new favorite sub. Thank you!

[@mikeadamson1499]

Any video that quotes Lebowski is instantly elevated to genius. Nice work ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@user-xt1we8uy7g]

I learn the coolest stuff watching your show! Keep them coming!

[@chriswise6649]

Always a loop hole somewhere. Seems like it would have been easier to change a rule or two,and cheaper. Putting a wire around a city to signify that your within 4 walls doesn't change the fact that your not. Crazy way of thinking on my end of things. Love your videos. 👍

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

Thats the nature of religion. If you think that everything stated in religion is to be taken exactly as said then you will find that its impossible to abide by all the rules. This is why religious people are the biggest hypocrites. They constantly bend the rules and play semantics to make these laws fit into their life instead of understanding what these laws where really pointing to. Words are sloppy and can never hold True but are just pointers to help lead to Truth which can only be experienced not spoken.

[@akun10years10]

It's weird.

[@davidlaidig9485]

My range and my fridge both have a sabbath setting.

[@howlinwulf]

@@davidlaidig9485 crazy lol

[@davidlaidig9485]

@@howlinwulf yeah the one on the fridge turns off the interior lighting. That's so God can't see that the door is open. No foolin'

[@Anyu31]

You deserve a heck of a lot more subscribers my friend. This channel is top notch. 👌

[@TheWhyFiles]

I appreciate that, Misty!

[@someoneout-there2165]

Not sure then how fast it was going up but this past week he has got 10k + He deserves it. 👍👍❤️

[@Tolbat]

what 1.34 million isnt enough?

[@Anyu31]

@@Tolbat this was when they were at like...8 thousand subs. They grew quick!! So proud 😊

[@bromisovalum8417]

@@Anyu312.59 million now, and well deserved!

[@sparrsheila]

So basically they just changed the rules to suit them better. Sounds like a huge waist of money.

[@Conriocht]

So, do these people think they’re pulling a fast one on their god? As if he’s blind to what they’re doing, circumventing the so-called “laws” they have to follow? It’s really kind of arrogant when you think about it, thinking you can outsmart your own god.🤣

[@justmyopinion3450]

You should read the OT. Full of stories of humans trying to pull a fast one.

[@noneyadamnbiznezz]

It is amazing how the religious people around the world will twist or construe words and their meanings in order to make it easier to justify breaking said laws.

[@doofuscawt]

exactly dude, its one of the reasons im atheist

[@unicornbaby8588]

Wooow...just wow!! I always learn something on your channel but this video well you nailed it!! Interesting provocative and entertaining. You always give us good stuff ❤!!

[@Yourstory75]

Very informative factoid! Loved it! Thanks!

[@fe.bonetti1537]

I absolutely LOVE when AJ and Heckle argue! Cracks me up

[@catbeck2038]

I know me too🌈🌴Heckle is so obnoxious he's funnier and funnier🎶🐟🎵

[@aikenodubitan5256]

😂😂😂

[@1955canuck]

Wow... I'm a 66 year old gentile, and I live in a large city (Vancouver BC) that apparently has an eruv... and I've never ever heard it spoken of previously. Learn something new every day... especially from *this* channel. 😄

[@Uzi_does_it76]

I’m a 46 year old Jew, and this was news to me. 😅

[@dontdie777]

Fake profile

[@majikjuggalo]

Find it and cut it

[@clinth8284]

There is one of these wires in Niagara Falls ON as well surrounding the entire tourist area.

[@suzannahmontreal1051]

I've checked and we have one in Montreal surrounding the Cote-st-Luc/Hampstead/Snowdon area. Well, I've learned something new today.

[@1964_AMU]

In Antwerp in Belgium, the Jewish community have a painted line on the ground. The City of Antwerp have decided that adding wires in the urban landscape was too messy. They agreed on a painted black, white or grey line. Now, they have an app on Google that tells them where to go or not to go.

[@oPHILOSORAPTORo]

What I can't wrap my brain around is, how did we get from "Remember the sabbath to keep it holy", to 'don't work on the sabbath'? Seems to me a lot of this could be avoided.

[@Sputnik_nz6780]

I have a issue i have only found this channel like a week ago but have almost watched all the videos already. We need more content creators like you. Love you're work. and do not ever stop EVER

[@bigmig808]

Been binging this channel for a couple days now. And I gotta say at first I didn’t get the fish. But now the little bigger has grown on me. He’s hilarious. Definitely a keeper.

[@TheWhyFiles]

He grows on you like a wart, Big Mig.

[@user-xm7wp2se4m]

Love and light for ALL! ❤❤❤

[@jefforious2000]

Ahhhhh hahahahahaha That fish man.....hahahaha. I'm soooo glad I found this channel. I have sooooo many more to watch!

[@h.b.hatecraft953]

It's little things like this that makes me reconsider the things Kanye says.

[@carloscunha8625]

Kanye is not crazy. He knows a lot about deepstate control and he will die soon too!

[@doofuscawt]

yeah but only a LITTLLLEEEEEEE bit of what he says

[@hogbodyusmc9987]

I love this kinda of learning entertainment !! It helps me after a stroke , I have trouble with focus, this channel helps me thanks.🖖

[@kieranhart5776]

OMG I laugh so hard when heckle says “checks out”. That fish is too funny. 😂

[@lovingmayberry307]

Fascinating! I freakin' LOVE this channel!

[@dillonblackwood]

Be safe. Be kind. And know that you are appreciated! Keep up the good work you two 🤙

[@TheWhyFiles]

Thanks, Dillon!

[@GS-uy4xo]

More people need to honor these words - it’s not just a catch phrase.

[@Mr.Robert1]

I am familiar with this even though I do not follow their religion however I have worked in Manhattan for approximately 35 years of my life I had no idea that they had one running around the island of Manhattan to me that's shocking on the other hand nothing surprises me when it comes to religion people will find every loophole possible to make things convenient for their lifestyle hypocritical mostly all religions

[@michaellash4050]

You sound bitter, though you do rightly call them hypocrites. But to lump all religions and believers together because some Jewish people act this way isn’t fair or right. You might read Matthew 23 wherein Jesus had the harshest words for the religious, and also called them hypocrites. But is Jesus Christ or a true Christian a hypocrite because some Jews are? That’s silly. That’s like if I found a dumb atheist and used him to make the point that all atheists are dumb. Or if I found a drug addicted atheist and said, “welp, this is where atheism leads”.

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

hardly went up for public debate. You want to live by weird and wonderful rules,, go to the country that you set up for such things and live there, not enforcing them on us.

[@elite7329]

Bro stop making this about all religions and generalizing things to all religious groups. This video is about one religious group in particular. Believe it or not but there are plenty of religious people who take their religious code extremely seriously and don't attempt to plqy fast and loose with the rules.

[@stephenlee1782]

Nice Lebowski reference. Love your channel. Well done!

[@mykyialmaxim3214]

Informative..thank you😮

[@adamberndt4190]

Sounds to me like a thousand years ago a bunch of Jewish rabbis got together made a bunch of Jewish laws that they didn't fully think through then later on decided to make loopholes in their own laws which were stupid laws to begin with!

[@TheWhyFiles]

Exactly right.

[@gutz323]

The thing is, thousands of years ago when the laws were wrote, life was much simpler, and the religeos laws now don't fit in with modern society. People didn't have electricity or public transport, or telephones etc.. they probably didn't even have a key on their front door in them times. On the sabat, which is the day of rest, they wouldn't have had the need to go out and do things anyway, and would probably just stay at home and rest. On a normal day, they would only go out to work, buy food and necessities then go home anyway, it's not like they would go and have a game of golf on their day off. The times were obviously much more simple, and the Rabi's didn't realise how much society would change over the next millenia.

[@arod1766]

The sabbath started when they left Egypt, in the desert with Moses, they literally didn’t left their “house for nothing

[@chrism8180]

@@gutz323 sounds like rabbis weren't very insightful to perceive life would stay the same for thousands of years

[@mzvampiressx]

Your videos are always so interesting! Love it!

[@ruthbircham7340]

❤🎉love all your vids please continue posting as they are very interesting and informative also educational! And you and heckle fish makes my night 🎉❤

[@jjaycadaynay]

Man I love your little dance at the end of your videos 😂

[@adamjh8892]

thats a new fun fact i learn today. thankyou AJ !

[@TheWhyFiles]

Welcome, Adam!

[@jakemyers29]

Man this was interesting. When you think you know alot, BAM why files hits ya with a fact bomb!!!

[@TheWhyFiles]

When I first heard about this, I thought it was a super cool fact. Glad you agree, Jake!

[@jakemyers29]

@@TheWhyFiles i even went on google to see the eruv around Melbourne, never knew it was there, thanks again :)

[@Campinberto]

I really enjoy your channel, all the cool conspiracy content is amazing, but id definitely enjoy more content like this as well!

[@siddified]

The Why Files is a blind thumbs up before even watching, every single time for me.

[@alvaroaugustomeridio]

What's the point of having a tradition if you look for any way to break the rules... Ridiculous

[@SAFbikes]

Working at a Manhattan gym on the sabbath, one of the guys would always refuse to press the electronic door buzzer system to get inside, he would then turn on an electric treadmill and get his 30 minutes of cardio in... it was a private gym for the building, now I wonder if the hallways were not considered his home but the common area inside the gym was? Another great informative episode!

[@TheWhyFiles]

I have a couple of friends that observe and they also have different rules. They pretty much go with "we do the best we can". I think that's OK. God would understand.

[@bennyrich7361]

I don't know if you mean that as a joke or you mightve misunderstood the part when he said within the confinds of your home part, as that part only applies for the carrying objects, but all other rules (38 others) all still apply wherever you are, so at home you wouldn't be able to say turn on your cooker or use electronics etc... What my theory is, that gym friend of yours is conscious of someone from the community seeing him press the button so outside he tries to come across as If he keeps the Shabbat, but once in the gym, then his rabbi or other Jews will be less likely to see him do whatever...

[@jerseyjuliesaxgal1299]

If the machine/treadmill was already on and plugged in then it would most likely be already considered as something that was already running/functioning and not a buzzer that would create a spark and connection each time you pressed it.

[@edward9643]

@@TheWhyFiles it's all in the interpretation - there are some who believe that listening is work - so a guy i knew and his mates would intentionally walk up to jews on the Sabbath and talk to them- just to enjoy the sight of them running for cover with their ears blocked - ahh the rules that Yahweh comes up with

[@xenphoton5833]

@@bennyrich7361 so, behave one way when others are looking and you might be accountable, but don't worry about it if there are no witnesses. That's just great.😏

[@JLCollins1028]

NICE!! I caught that Big Lebowski reference!! 🤣😂

[@izmi1111]

🤣I have got to order a HeckleFish plushy! Hysterical sidekick!

[@lindakinsey4255]

Gosh. You help us learn, you help us think and you help us laugh. A day should not go by without a little AJ and Hecklefish. I am planning on adding to my wardrobe with numerous WF clothing, so enchanted am I and so grateful to have found this channel!

[@jamesdelb6885]

O always look forward to these videos. It really creates interest.

[@gcoffey223]

Daamn, I missed this one. Fantastic

[@kski692]

I always see that wire at work and may have actually snagged it with a boom lift on occasion. that is not an admission of guilt btw. Heckle Fish killed it on this one🤣😂🤣

[@TheWhyFiles]

What the heck is an eruv doing on the ground?? OR... do you fly to work? You fly, don't you? DOES U FLY???

[@williamweinrich254]

@@TheWhyFiles I feel like this was a Hecklefish comment. 🧐🤔😁🤣

[@chrishoile7520]

I’m really enjoying each of your info sessions.

[@elessarsgirl4883]

Fascinating! I did not know this.

[@tobascoheat6582]

That was both interesting and amusing, thanks, AJ!!! ❤

[@davesantos2514]

Hecklefish doing Walter Sobchak is gold!

[@chipharris803]

Loved the lebowski reference. Water Hecklefish

[@TheWhyFiles]

You were the first one to catch that reference, Chip!

[@camrobie7230]

Great vid!

[@TheWhyFiles]

Thanks, Cam!

[@MarkAClarke]

How did I not know about this channel?.. that goldfish character is hilarious 🤣🤣 ahhahaha subscribed !!!

[@wideawake5630]

Tres cool! Never knew that. The argument at the end was cute.

[@christinatucker160]

Super cool!! I so enjoy hearing something i have not heard before. And btw my favorite part of your videos is when you slowly come down in your office chair...so simple yet it makes me laugh myself silly every single time. Keep up the amazing job you do!!!

[@aikenodubitan5256]

Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!

[@EddieKM]

Do they pay for the maintenance of their wires themselves? or Does the government have to pay for that?

[@wirelessone2986]

Good point

[@apachetrainer8249]

Ain’t no government paying that bill but all taxpayers

[@shaynahunt642]

It’s completely privately paid by the Jewish communities.

[@bippityboppityboo552]

oy vey

[@ElainefromMaine]

I did not know this. Fascinating!

[@terrieduncan1861]

Love you guys!!!

[@cfoster6804]

Yay, AJ's back!

[@TheWhyFiles]

Good to see ya, CF!

[@bernierose1114]

Very well done as usual. And very interesting tidbit of information you dropped... that you are New Yorker, I always wondered where you were lol

[@laurab3199]

❤❤ love you guys!

[@valeriepeterman2024]

Wasn't expecting that ! 😂 Love Heckle fish 2 funny

[@danielbatten1837]

I stumbled across your yout tube channel and just love how it's layer out. Light hearted funny and as factual as you can be... dresses up a good mystery without feeling like it is an attempt to convince all the mysteries are completely proven and therefore fact. Even with that said still activates that childish excitement and wonderment of things in life that are still not fully understood. Keep it up 🙂

[@PhilLesh69]

There are all kinds of stories about how some people call a family member before the Sabbath and then leave the line open through the Sabbath so they can talk to each other over the phone during the sabbath, but then without a speaker phone, they needed someone to be nearby to hear the person on the other end. Or they would set the oven on, and leave it on all sabbath. Or buildings in Manhattan that only hired an elevator operator during the Sabbath to push the buttons. I learned about the wire in New York city because my sister's building complex on the upper West side is a block or two from one of the edges of the wire and I noticed it one time while walking her dog about fifteen years ago, and looked it up.

[@kentneumann5209]

Who pays for its maintenance?

[@csabo1725]

@@kentneumann5209 It's installed on City property so do the math.

[@johnnymosbech4815]

Thanks for this channel WF 😍

[@AbraSings]

I had no idea about this! Interesting!

[@youcrew]

I cannot think of the word, but this is like the rules they place in front of the rules to keep you from breaking the rules. So legalistic.

[@deborahgimbel599]

“fences around fences” is what we used to call it when I used to be an Orthodox Jew…I was never a fan.

[@stevenkaygalen]

The idea to put HeckleFish in your videos is absolutely amazing lmao your videos are great man, keep up the good work ❤

[@kevjonah4283]

Love to Hecklefish 🐠🐠.... Another AWESOME VID... Thanks AJ.. 😎✌🏻🤜🏻💥🤛🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@Stryker218]

As a NY City taxpayer, we better not be paying for this lol

[@bnalive5077]

Guarantee you are

[@rmi2548]

oh dont worry you are :)