The Marathon - Humans are space orcs

[@wombataldebaran9686]

Just think about how terrified an alien species would be, coming from a planet that never developed sweating, to just see humans run around in bright sunlight *for fun* and coming back, leaking liquid from all over their bodies with a bright smile and a little "nice weather for a jog, innit?" on the lips.

[@MyAramil]

I kinda got the vibe of the "npc fisherman" from "viva la dirt" when you said that

[@tommyfortress7515]

@@MyAramil nice day for sweating? huh ha!

[@DarkcIoud1111]

There is also the flip side of an alien race not being able to withstand temperatures below 40 degrees, only to see people like me walking their dogs around in a t-shirt. Them: "How are you not becoming immobile by the lack of heat or body shielding?" Me: "I mean sure it is kind of cold for awhile, but after the first mile I end up taking my hoodie off anyway so I stopped bring it. Honestly by the time I reach the third mile, I don't even really feel the cold anymore; in fact I wish it was colder."

[@tommyfortress7515]

@@DarkcIoud1111 alien: you wish it was colder? Impossible!

[@DarkcIoud1111]

@@tommyfortress7515 Me: Well after awhile my body just generates more heat from walking and it offsets the cold. I'm only out here for a few hours anyway, so I'd only be in danger if it dropped down into the single digits.

[@ryanstewart5727]

"Did they not understand how dead they were?" If humans ever really understood how dead we are we would all lose whatever shreds of sanity we have left. Being oblivious to the odds, for better or worse, is what makes us human.

[@josiahtheblacksmith467]

Never tell me the odds!

[@N1korasu]

When humans understand how dead they are that's when they are really scary.

[@brok56]

@@N1korasu got nothing To lose, got nothing To fear. A proper banzai is in order.

[@N1korasu]

@@brok56 the best quote I have for a human in this situation comes from Rorschach "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!"

[@kriegsmanjaeger5545]

No, there's this small part of our mind that always know the odds of survival the rest of our brain just goes whatever and carries on as if it's just another day; because for us it really is just that.

[@michaelerlanger2797]

For the Athenian soldier that first ran the marathon, I feel it is important to mention that he ran 175 miles between Athens, Sparta, an marathon in three days before running the last marathon before he died.

[@MidnightDStroyer]

Yeah, he was running with news about the Battle of Marathon & that's where the idea of extreme distance running got its name...According to some stories, he was running so hard for so long that he was *hallucinating* along the way, before he arrived, imparted his message, & then died.

[@TheKingOfClowns]

another thing to remember was that he was running in full armor

[@viciousyeen6644]

And a fact most like to forget: he was most likely hit by arrows and wounded

[@calvingreene90]

And fought in the battle.

[@almar8874]

@ Michael, Snow & calvingreene90 Actually he wasn't a fighting soldier. He was a hemerodrome or "professional-running courier." Which means he wouldn't be wearing full armor or fighting in the battle. However, as a courier, it's possible he was still in the battle; running messages and orders up and down the battleline or to & from the many commanders/generals.

[@UGNAvalon]

Something tells me “The Human & The Rundi” is a common folk tale in galactic hubs. Moral of the story: Never try to outrun a Human. Best accept your fate and let it end quickly.

[@ATart6]

You just made humans sound like monsters, where no one would survive if they come in contact with one. I love you.

[@UGNAvalon]

@@ATart6 While i initially meant "best forfeit the footrace while you're still not-tired", i can definitely see what you mean! 😅 Hmm, how about something a bit more "positive"?: "Never try to outrun a Human who wants to give you a hug. You'll never escape them, so best accept it." ;D

[@ATart6]

@@UGNAvalon it’s all good! I must’ve misconstrued the message. I thought of something else.

[@UGNAvalon]

@@ATart6 No, i think i was definitely thinking "Humans are hunters / Humans are warriors" in the back of my mind when i was writing this; so the mis(?)-understanding was likely intentional in my subconscious. 😅

[@gunmunz]

Oh no, you can out run a human in the short term but in the long term, it will keep going. You can stop to 'cool down' but the human will keep coming,

[@hayleybartek8643]

"This was no time to be laughing at partial nudity." It's always time to laugh at partial nudity.

[@Gale-the-Prophet]

You sound like my dad in the most hilarious way possible.

[@limitbreaker909]

40km is nothing anymore. It's the distance between my town and the next town over twice, so I usually run there and back. It started off as training for the Iron Maori, now I just kinda do it to destress. Of course, I still have both my legs. And eyes. Props to the captain in this story.

[@secondsein7749]

Yeah, it's insane the distance you could cover when you get used to it. Hardcore cyclists feels wrong if they don't do above 40km or even 80km. I'm not much of regular but even 40km is doable.

[@wombataldebaran9686]

And also, this is the desert. Ever tried to run long distances over sand dunes? It sucks, hard. You loose a ton of momentum with every step sinking into the ground, you have no secure stance and every blow of wind blinds you. All the grains make blisters and friction based injuries happen much faster, and more severe, not to mention how much the sand would screw with his prosthetic's junctions.

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

Huh, my walking speed would make that in less than 5hrs, but of course that's me rested, wonder how much the endurance would suffer

[@flamingwheel9926]

Humans are masochists

[@--------352]

I usually walk 10 km in 2 hours, slow and steady and what not, but I want to be faster got any tips?

[@nickster5207]

Rundi: *Exhausted* Human as they casually jogs past: Look up the rabbit and the turtle when you get home. BYE!

[@Bunndog]

Lol nice one

[@weldonwin]

Or the human smiles, offers them a hand up and they go get a cold drink together

[@fangsabre]

On your left

[@TarsonTalon]

Another fine episode of "My Species Evolved On A Death World And It Turns Out I'm A Space Orc"!

[@Sharkakaka]

That is a novel that I would actually read

[@CommanderSilverShield]

This needs an anime ot at least a light novel or manwha/manga

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

25 miles are around 40 Kilometers. In the military it's usual to have at least one 30km march in under 7 Hours with full combat gear (Which means with several kilogramm of Ammunition etc) to complete "basic training". Overall it would've been the best course of action to send one ahead and let the rest of the group following him in a slower pace, so that they may could carry Krill and shorten the distance the rescue team have to cover in the case they wouldn't cover the whole distance in under 7 Hours in a Life or Death Situation. Just sayin'.

[@CalypsoRaven618]

I get the distinct impression that these are not military men, just mercenaries.

[@Raganui]

I think it would depend on which way the sun was rising. If it was towards where the Captain was going, probably best to not move an shorten what time you have til you greet the sun. If it's away or perpendicular go for it.

[@caelestigladii]

I travelled 18km in 3-4 hours during vacation as a grade schooler to reach grandma’s house. I carried my own clothes pack to last a week or two and whatever gifts and supplies to give grandma. Uphill. From “base camp” to grandma’s house is about 1500ft/460m elevation.

[@gammarailgun5406]

Nice narrating, Willow! Can confirm, humans are basically evolved to be endurance hunters. And the ability to remove heat is also useful for keeping a brain running at full capacity... :3

[@diamondwillow1191]

Thanks Gamma! Indeed, it would be quite a shame if the brain overheated and melted out our brains lol

[@alphamorion4314]

TierZoo describes Sweat as the most broken ability unlocked by the human player base. That, and the Throwing abiity.

[@Shadowswolf9666]

@@alphamorion4314 Yeetality

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

@@alphamorion4314 Yeah, the human species has thrived by just chasing their prey until either they caught it or until it became too tired to run for it's life, which ever came first.

[@scoundral2995]

evolution made us hunters yet here i am sitting in a air conditioned room eating a bag of chips

[@bottlegaming6726]

Imagine being an alien, injured by a Human Soldier, being fast you ran away to escape and know for a fact the humans are too slow to chase after you, statistically the they would never be able to catch up and eventually you'll escape because by nature , but then slowly they just start approaching from the distance in a nice steady yet unchanging pace as you get tired and finally realized, humans have a *lot* of endurance, while they're not fast they are persistent and they *will* catch up with you unless you leave the planet or continent. That's a slow, horrifying and tiring death, knowing that you have no chance even if you're faster than them.

[@ImaginationGamer25]

You can run, but you'll just die tired.

[@calvingreene90]

It is like being chased by Michael Myers.

[@mimikrue]

this makes humans sound like the immortal snail

[@ShackleYT]

They now know the power of endurance hunting

[@el_cuero4784]

That's just how we used to hunt in early stone age; just chase the antelope until it collapse of exhaustion and then smash it's head with a rock

[@joshuachiang6766]

I like how even after so long we still haven’t switched to the metric system lol

[@serpentinious7745]

Lol

[@cirroc213]

Nor should we never surrender to them metric user’s

[@jthenarwhal]

Feet are too useful.

[@FedralBI]

I can't believe that other countries haven't switched back to our system.

[@thesquirrelyway49]

FREEDOM UNITS

[@notyetdeleted6319]

I like that everyone hyped up humans to by so mythical, while convientently ignoring the things that we are weak to. I hope the humans play into it!

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

we're weak, but even a juvenile tiger can murder a pack of kitten

[@bloodangel19]

Actualy they do say that humans waste alota time sleeping, they waste too much hear etc. Plus this universe seems pretty piss weak so ig earth was the worst planet of them all and allowed us to evolve there

[@prind142]

@@bloodangel19 Well I would argue that the point is more that humanity evolved solely to be more efficient at killing reliably. We can only eat plants because we needed a food source while persistence hunting.

[@bloodangel19]

@@prind142 yeah kinda my point, earth is a hellish realm compared with anything in this galaxy, thus we are the best at killing since we need it the most

[@A_Calm_Dragon]

To be fair, the Marathon runner from the battle of Marathon had already run the distance several times the few days before the battle. He died of exhaustion from that.

[@calvingreene90]

And fought in the battle.

[@LetsTakeWalk]

What was not told in the story of Marathon, is that the runner that did and died, was relaying messages almost non-stop during that battle and must have run 200km (about 140 miles for you Americans) BEFORE he had to relay a message from Marathon to Athens. The man died of exhaustion, not because of the distance between Marathon and Athens, but of the 165 miles he had to run total.

[@coacobird]

That was heartwarming...nice to know he really cares about his people.

[@Safetyswitch]

not just heartwarming

[@Torichan888]

One thing the military taught me is that I can walk 10 miles with a rucksack, through sand, in winter boots made by the lowest bidder. For no better reason than my Drill Sergeant said we had to.

[@Scream_Lord]

Oh boy wait until they hear about Arizona. Or Nevada. Or Egypt. Or most of Africa.

[@FrostyShock349]

When I started converting to Celsius it seems perfectly survivable for up to a week. 26 degrees Celsius seems pleasantly warm to me considering I live in mostly -50 Celsius most of the year

[@Sharkakaka]

Or Great part of Brazil

[@hogfry]

Yeah even just among the species on our little blue planet the range of our temperature tolerance is nuts. We basically can live anywhere that isn't frozen solid or literally on fire. and sometimes even both of those....

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

Or Mexico. There is a native tribe that can run barefoot and pregnant for literally hundreds of miles.

[@Yo_Soy_Pirok]

@@Sharkakaka and most of latinoamerica

[@braveheart6585]

25 miles in 7 hours is something I'd expect any healthy human to be capable of, you can maintain a 4mph walk as long as you can stay awake, they would need to carry the medic in shifts, but a crew of combat ready men should have no problem making that.

[@bethanysmith5856]

And some marathons go through deserts that have killed people with their heat.

[@413draco]

Humans The Relentless Hunters: A brief history- They say that the human's ancestors hunted most of the megafauna (Ice age- colossal beasts of Earth) into extinction due to their ability to ambulate seemingly forever. they call this technique Persistence Hunting. It's when humans walk towards their prey, who most often than not can outrun them, with unrelenting focus. Sure the beasts could outrun them their speed usually leagues better than the humans creating long distances between them. But because the humans are one of, if not the best trackers in the galaxy they are never too far away from their prey. This persists until the beast is too tired to move and the humans descend on their weakened prey who's unable to escape or defend themselves. this is also why they are so widespread in their homeworld today. Tar'garrus Sarthurian, Turian Doctor of Xenozoology and Xenobiology. (Edited: fix grammar and added last name to Dr. Character)

[@brightbound3309]

Tbh to the aliens in this world were fucking gods

[@413draco]

@@brightbound3309 nah! We would more likely be a hybrid of eldritch abomination and Jason Voorhees. An unrelenting monster that slowly stalks you with unending stamina. You may out run him for miles but he is always behind you.... walking towards you.... menacingly....

[@jordanfleming7022]

@@413draco ドドドド

[@fangsabre]

Tbh, I'm pretty sure this is where the idea of the modern zombie comes from. What's scarier than a human, one who doesn't need to sleep or use the bathroom or drink and can shrug off even more damage without stopping

[@413draco]

@@fangsabre We fear only one advesary. ...Our own twisted self image... Imagine an enemy that is very much familiar to you, but is also incomprehensively alien to you. That is horror.

[@macmurfy2jka]

Ha! 6 hours. Not even that impressive. Krill should check out those human “iron men/iron women” that swim for 3 miles, bicycle for 100 miles, then run a marathon.

[@jonathanblair5920]

i'm impressed... then again, i'm a fat-a$$, so that would kill me, lmao

[@macmurfy2jka]

@@jonathanblair5920 yeah, think about it this way: A really stiff, but achieved speed walk rate is about 4MPH. In about 6:15 hours, this guy could have walked. He hardly had to run. I think that’s part of the inside joke in the story; the writer obviously knew enough about running to know that this guy, who was hardly the picture of peak physical fitness could handily make this trek. He probably only had to run for the first few miles and then walk the rest to make that 5 hour time in the story. Thusly, Krill’s surprise is that much funnier. Considering, the characters life depends on it, a Herculean task and a cool story no doubt, but not miraculously impressive. Why do you think the captain was to casual about it.

[@jonathanblair5920]

@@macmurfy2jka i had assumed that it was because he was in the military and in good shape, lmao

[@macmurfy2jka]

@@jonathanblair5920 oh, you’re definitely not wrong. No one “runs” a marathon right off the couch. I’m just giving some context, is all. Eliud Kipchoge set the record at 2 hrs 1min 39seconds in 2018. People consistently run marathons in 3-4 hours, but they’re training for that. 5 hours is the type of pace you see for the older or less fit folks, and 6 hours is closer to the old folks with joint problems. Organizers usually start looking to pack up around about this time. Granted, these are road races. The pace on dunes will be much slower, simply on account of the fact that sand is a slow and inefficient surface to run on, especially dry dune sand. Add the steepness in and 5 hours is respectable. It’s just not all that fast. Dude probably ran a few miles, walked a few, ran a few, walked a bit more, and quickly shuffled the last leg. Biggest problem the captain in the story would have faced is dehydration and heat stroke. Even at 80 degrees it can be hard to run if not acclimated to the heat. But distance running is our thing as humans. We can do it for hours at a rate, pace, and temperature that kills large quadrupeds given enough time. Add to that good tracking skills and communication skills that were second to none when in a team, and we’ve always been apex predators. We were essentially zombies in the animals kingdom: tireless, unrelenting, slow, and weak individually but strong in numbers. And that’s just our primary, biologically adapted hunting modality. We can also hunt with trapping and/or ambushing techniques. So yeah, Krill’s awe is well placed but just lacking context. Don’t forget, this is the same character that thought his human crew had died when they had all retired to sleep. And now that I explained it, I hope you see the layered humor of this story. If you are reading with Krill’s perspective, it’s funny. If you read from a runners perspective, it’s even more so.

[@almar8874]

@@macmurfy2jka My guess is that he started out running to get in as much distance as he could while the sun was still down.

[@plinko-moss]

Just wait until they find out that earth is a death world

[@BRDoriginal]

A death world with multiple bones that will all kill you in a unique way.

[@wombataldebaran9686]

Plot Twist: This IS earth, they were dropped off in the Sahara.

[@aaronking2020]

Earth has to be atleast a Class-C Death world at minimum.

[@AugustoEL]

Minor spoiler of the story read on your own risk They will take poor Krill to Earth and "he" shits himself

[@It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise]

@@AugustoEL would you mind providing a link to this story, it sounds like a hoot.

[@maximmachinegun7206]

A bit odd that the Captain doesn't know kilometers. The US military (if he is part of it) does in fact use kilometers due to NATO standardization. Another thing regarding Imperial units is that nowadays they are actually based off of Metric definitions. Kind of a roundabout way of not wanting to use Metric if you ask me.

[@coolgreenbug7551]

Science loves changing the definition of a unit for accuracy, like measuring a second in molecule decay time

[@DarkNess6030]

It is also important to note humans have a tendency towards stubbornness.

[@sunshineleith5556]

I will not use the French measuring system.

[@johnny1990jg]

@@sunshineleith5556 Saved them twice, clearly out system is better. 🤣😂

[@charlieparker5346]

The measurement system you use = part of your culture Bullying someone into trying to change their measurement system = a cultural attack Not at all surprising coming from the Continent of Colonialism that's already murdered most measurement systems in the world because metric go brr

[@DigitalAlexN]

There's always time to laugh at partial nudity

[@Grim-HEX]

in a desert no less..... thats some real endurance... I get huffed just running 200 meters on beach sand

[@facelessjack442]

Fun fact: having a metal leg would have given him and edge due to the lack of energy needed giving him not necessarily increased energy, but instead enough extra energy to have more of a chance to make the Run.

[@lordperkele3778]

0:16 Those are some long meters you have there lass!

[@CatacombD]

Yeah, I am still trying to figure out what the author meant. I'm guessing it was meant to be miles, but that's way too many. Even if it was a typo and the meant 250mi (360km) it wouldn't work out. P.S. After looking it up and trying to find the origin, I figured out what the typo was. The author probably meant 350mi (560km) because that's the actual distance of the record run mentioned. So a double typo to throw us off.

[@Sharkakaka]

@@CatacombD miles the author meant miles. Americans really need to switch to the metric system.

[@CatacombD]

@@Sharkakaka yeah, they meant miles, but that was also incorrect, cause 350 miles is obviously more than 360 km. It should be "350mi (560km)"

[@wegner7036]

@@Sharkakaka Or everyone else needs to switch to Imperial. hek hek hek

[@ximec.r.2643]

I'm liking this captain more and more, I want the whole book about Krill's journal of his journey with the human crew.

[@theprojectproject01]

Well. Write it!

[@joeyuzwa891]

I love how these stories always make a point of demonstrating the selflessness of humans in addition to our resilience.

[@prestonjones1653]

1904 Olympic marathon. After what even we would consider a war crime, most... finished. Krill would probably note it as "attempted genocide."

[@KungfooBucket]

Subbed. I have just binged all of these. I love the outside perspective stories. ... i need more

[@Oldkingcole1125]

They were only in minor danger. Average human walking speed is 3-4 mph over 7 hours means walking 21-28 out of 25 miles. This crew is supposed to be a military unit so they should be able to hit the higher end of that. Real plan: one guy runs ahead to get help while everyone else just marches out of trouble. The runner gets help so the marchers don’t have to worry in the final stretch. Then, reunited, the humans find the Tesraki and show him how we deal with betrayals on earth. I love these by the way.

[@neenm4299]

This is for the algorithm and for the narrator! I once won a 3rd place in a marathon. It was hard but I felt satisfied.

[@diamondwillow1191]

I only tried really hard for running while in high school during the mile runs. Always killed me at the end. I've never pushed myself since. I no longer have the stamina and insurance for it anymore lol (Still young, just mega weak)

[@neenm4299]

@@diamondwillow1191 To be fair, I only got 3rd because 90% of the participants gave up in the middle and started walking slowly. I was in a light jog for the rest of the track. Pretty sure I was wearing heavy boots too... I forgot it was marathon day...

[@cirroc213]

Great job man you deserve to feel proud of yourself

[@neenm4299]

@@cirroc213 Thank you :)

[@galenjones9529]

Fun fact, Humans can run better barefoot. Our shoes actually restrict our foot movement and prevent us from switching from plantigrade to digitigrade. That's why some sprinters run barefoot. Though in the captain's case, I suspect he wore shoes to keep a balance with his prosthetic, Or that he wasn't moving at a speed that would require the shift to digitigrade movement.

[@aleisterlavey9716]

How long can you run with the Skin of your feet shredded to pieces? Shoes have a purpose and with some of these "new" elastic Materials we're slowly creeping towards the best of both Worlds.

[@cookie856]

@@aleisterlavey9716 Feet can follow you long distance without hurting/being harm if you're used to do a lot of things barefoot. (I know it, I walked on broken glass once and my "I hate shoes and shocket" lead me to not have cut)

[@HoHhoch]

@@aleisterlavey9716 Humanity was running without shoes long before shoes were invented. Shoes are for work. Not running.

[@mill2712]

That is true if you spend a lot of time doing so or train to run barefoot. However if you're not used to it (Which most people in the developed world aren't.), then running barefoot can be very difficult as their skin isn't toughened nor are their muscles in their feet well developed.

[@galenjones9529]

@@mill2712 I kind of forgot that the majority of the 1st world doesn't do labour jobs. And that feet normally don't look ripped nor have 1cm thick callouses on them. 😅 Gotta remind myself that I'm abnormal more often 🤣

[@knightjohn1113]

10:20 Krill shook his head in amazement and fascination. They really were *[TITLE CARD]*

[@Marcho]

Humans are the best land animals adapted to marathons on this planet.

[@nathanielkidd2840]

There are dog breeds that can easily outrun a human, given the right environment. That’s why the Iditarod is a sled dog race, not people by themselves.

[@gamedadnostalgia900]

I love the narration and the cadence you use! I also love the subject matter. HFY has recently become a favorite of mine! Keep up the great work!

[@chaoticnote]

This is how humans caught their food back in the day. Then some got tired of that and started growing their own food. Other humans gathered and thought it was a good idea, so they created a small community. The one growing the food gets the biggest house cause they grow the food. The community gets bigger, so the boss human has to hire them to help grow the food, and then continues to do so again. Soon, he gets people coming in to trade for the food. Then more people join, thus needing more houses. Roads are then needed, and soon rules needed to be established so the now-large community doesn't dismantle into chaos. Boom, S O C I E T Y.

[@ladyofthemasque]

Most people don't realize it wasn't that last 25 miles that killed the solider. It was the 2 days of solid running BEFORE that last couple dozen miles, added TO those last couple dozen miles, that killed him.

[@christhesmith6261]

Every so often I read or hear something that makes me proud to be Human, this is one of those

[@Dawnseeker_Ch]

Is it odd that i not only enjoy these stories being narrated, but the art in the background? The repeated attempts to ink that wing bit tho i *felt*. in doing tracings of some art to practice for some of my own stuff (only to give up doing more than tracing other people's stuff and focusing more on coloring), the feel of repeated ctrl z movements and redoing the same line till it's perfect is so relatable.

[@astick5249]

I don't know what this is but i love hearing about human adaptations and how they would seem strange or even like superpowers to aliens.

[@bootmii98]

8:13 where I'm from, it's coldest at sunrise. It never gets any warmer before sunrise. Like, every night's low happens at sunrise.

[@diamondwillow1191]

That's actually typical for most places. The longer the sun away, the colder it'll get. So right before or just at sunrise when the sun hasn't had time to warm the earth yet would mark the longest moment of the suns absence and therefore be the coldest point in the day. (I hope I explained that well enough)

This channel is the best thing KZbin has suggested in a while ❤️

[@celebrim1]

Imagine how terrified he would have been, if the humans all got up and in time began running toward the sanctuary.... singing.

[@iansahleen1173]

Another hfy KZbinr? I thought that Net Narrator and Tales of Humanity were the only ones. Subscribed!

[@diamondwillow1191]

Yup! I'm new to the table! :D Thanks for the support!

[@rulyon7222]

I thought the same. :-)

[@alexmuller6752]

i wholeheartedly recommend the channel nfy (on hiatus right now, he got himself an audio book deal) he is really talented and has a lot of videos already up there.

[@justinconnelly5011]

We arent indestructible - more just able to focus sheer will to completely override our own body's pain and damage. Which tbh is probably the more scary half to Krill.

[@tessiesasie5522]

I know this one guy. He's in his sixties and really likes running marathons. Went for a 150 km run and did it just like that. I feel like a shrimp next to him.

[@antip3rion857]

I hope there are more additions to this set cause its really good

[@diamondwillow1191]

The author has hundreds more and is still making more! I try to upload a video every week but if you can't wait, I've posted two different sources in the description where you can find it and read it for yourself ^u^

[@antip3rion857]

@@diamondwillow1191 I don’t want sources I want more videos! I’m too lazy and I like listening to videos like then while I work so I will just want somewhat patiently for you to put out another plus the suspense is pretty nice

[@diamondwillow1191]

I know exactly what you mean! I'm hoping to free up my schedule enough to eventually start doing 2 or more videos a week! I'm very excited for what's to come :D

[@antip3rion857]

@@diamondwillow1191 as long as you keep goin that's all I care but more times a week would be pretty cool

[@vigilantmoth7947]

I had the idea for this subgenre for years but I just found out today that it existed. These are great. :) :) :)

[@shoggy3890]

"In most species cultures, the crippled were weeded out in order to persevere the race" No wonder why aliens think humans are such wonders of nature

[@fanfight]

Well,humans often got rid of crippled in their history,like in some cultures when it was a shame to gave birth of females 'cause rich spoiled idiotic brat men wanted their wife/wives/concubines/etc. to give birth to male babies or the "one child policy" or,to be more gruesome,horrible ignorant beings gave away their child when those were disabled or had malformities etc. Even in these days,instead of teaching safe sex and other similar things there are lots of people who simply got women pregnant and women who let men make them pregnant and then they abandon the child/children so they can be someone else's problem

[@fanfight]

P.s.Sorry for grammar etc. mistakes,English isn't my first language

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

Wait till they find out we cross entire straits swimming just to show off...

[@firestorm165]

Didn't some guy swim from Japan to Korea on a dare?

[@mutantcube1737]

4 mph should leave plenty of time for rescue to arrive, a brisk jog for that long would hurt like heck but you could make it in like 5 hours

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

it's fascinating to me, then i realized, she was talking about fahrenheit.. not celcius

[@austinfernando8406]

i was like WTH we would be practically boiling to death at 80c, heat stroke starts to get us at only 45c

[@dreadful4949]

Why do I fill with pride when I listen to these "Humans OP" stories?

[@ratemisia]

Humans have evolved for 7 million years to be persistence hunters. And persistence hunters, we are, as demonstrated in this video.

[@fangsabre]

Did you know theres a man who's body can reach homeostasis WHILE RUNNING? Basically, his body processes the lactic acid faster than it can effect him, so he can run pretty much forever at a decent pace without feeling the muscle burn. He literally runs super marathons the whole way without stopping except to eat or sleep.

[@calvingreene90]

Of course the captain was smiling he went toe to toe with death and won.

[@kimberlykenyon9440]

There's only one creature on Earth with better stamina than us, the husky. We bred them specifically to do so.

[@KopperNeoman]

And even then only in the cold.

[@redtreeman7814]

So I used to listen to another youtuber for my humans are space orks stories but his voice was grating and not the best microphone so I'm glad you popped into my feed. Your numbers are growing fast good luck. The short stories that go with the entries is also refreshing.

[@Lumberjack_king]

6:02 it’s more complicated than that but is definitely about respect the harder something is the more impressive it is

[@mistertestsubject]

your videos got recommended to me out of nowhere, but they're pretty good. Been a while since I got any Space Orcs content. Just need a better recording setup and you're all aces. Subbed.

[@diamondwillow1191]

Oh yeah, I could definitely use a better record setup. Until I get the funds though, this is honestly the best I can do.

[@mistertestsubject]

@@diamondwillow1191 that's no drama, I'm sure you'll get around to it someday

[@shardinhand1243]

adrenelin is a hell of a drug!... also people with enough loyalty and dedication can push themselves through hell to achive what they need to... its what can make death itself wait its turn till the job is done and the soldier can finnaly rest.

[@itsDeej.]

i love this series so much lol, i'm glad i found your channel. excited to see what you narrate next

[@Fynn_ox]

Like, we are used to 100 degrees now in some cities. A walk in the park.

[@Chaosrunepownage]

Humans are thought to be the only "pursuit/endurance predators" on Earth today. They don't outrun the prey like cheetahs, they out-endure the prey. The fact that we're the only ones using this strategy on a planet absolutely overflowing with hunting strategies is absolutely mind-blowing.

[@blythethemad]

Canids are as well think wolves and African wild dogs

[@josiahtheblacksmith467]

@@blythethemad probably why humans and dogs/wolves were such a good match to begin with.

[@blythethemad]

@@josiahtheblacksmith467 that makes sense it is easier to get along when you share interest or skill sets

[@josiahtheblacksmith467]

@@blythethemad similar social structure as well especially back then.

[@chandisraygor3299]

when you realize the world record for a marathon is a little over 2 hours

[@tobiasgunny]

You are an amazing story teller in my opinion. These stories rock!

[@Volucrum]

They should tell krill that the speed record for humans is actually held by humans with no legs. Hahaha

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

Humans. Are built. To endure. Godammit I love those stories of humans flexing their nature's gift

[@salgoragarus5854]

I would like to see the aliens react to tararre the hungriest man in history

[@diegobrando3409]

If aliens ever view us like krill does, I'd be beyond flattered.

[@chendzeeali6545]

Yay!! I enjoyed this so much, you happy, optimistic, beautiful bastard! I adore this. Socially we suck hard more times than not. But biologically we are amazing! Even with our squishy skin suits

[@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302]

I liked the story and your voice was calming. Good video ^-^

[@RedstoneManiac3]

Loved it when seymour did these. Feels good to see them again

[@Meowthix]

Just found your channel today, it's great.

[@RealArcalian]

I’ve seen the Humans are Orcs posts, and I’ve seen the Humans are Funny posts. And both are good. But my pet headcanon is that Humans are the Sneaky Ones. We’re not the Klingons; oh sure we thought we were at first, then we run into the Krogan or the Daleks or someone like that. We *can* fight, we’re not bad at it. But there are others far better. (“Frightening isn’t it,” the Seventh Doctor said, “To learn there are others better versed at death than human beings?”) But we *learned* from that experience. We learned *quickly*. We’re not the Klingons. We’re the Romulans. We’re the ones you never see coming….until it’s too late. The ones we fought first, predators themselves, thought we were easy prey. Then they realized their mistake. They realized we aren’t the hunters that chase you down on the plains, no. We’re the ambush predators. The pit trap spiders waiting in their den for the foolish alien who wanders by. They don’t call us dishonorable or cowards, and while they still hate us, it’s a respectful, wary hatred of a worthy foe. We implimented stealth technology quickly. It didn’t take long. They never knew our ships were there until after the first shot was fired, and the survivors heard, over their communicators, the terrible sound of our laughter (which we deliberately cultivated to sound like every melodramatic villain ever. Muhahahahaha.)

[@amneenja5720]

Rundi: I'm tired but I'm pretty far ahead of the human, no way he can catch up. Human: On your left.

[@JAGraptor]

If Krill was shocked about the captain stripping down before running in cool weather, Krill’s mind would break if he heard about humans shoveling snow in their shorts.

[@paulhuston9991]

Had a buddy in Korea what wouldn't join any race less than 50mi. Dude ran an 80 mile corse through the Korean mountain range every Thursday while training for a 120mi race. As a medic I got the job of breaking curfew to follow I'm from the last stop before the boarder of the dmz to South of Seoul and along the river before stopping for lunch outside of inchon. Insane that the race he ran had over 80 people that completed it out of about 150. Yep you heard me, over half completed the race and most that didn't dropped out between 35 and 70 miles. Even as a very good 2mi runner myself these men blew my ever loving mind.

[@heatherweir8726]

Terry fox of Canada ran an average of 26 miles every day during his run across Canada. He also only had one leg.

[@Roy-K]

25 miles, at a pace of 4 miles per hour, would take just over 6 hours, meaning most of the group could have walked that distance (15:00 mile pace)

[@AnnoyD]

Running in 100 degrees is no problem because I live in a tropical island. Running in 40 degrees though. That's the issue for me.

[@kevinsoler4696]

These stories make us sound like the ultimate lifeform... but we all know the truth, we want to reject humanity and return to monke

[@F00LSG0LD215]

I like the other "race" story about it being a famous race and some avg joe ambassador runs the most famous space race in the galaxy only to show up an hour late and win by hours, due to none of the other alien race ever seeing humans run a race before.

[@evilpigeonsify]

Rundi: don't say it! Human: on your left.

[@jezebelmei195]

These stories are amazing

[@rayanderson5797]

Capt. Vir would have been smarter to take someone with him, I think. I feel the odds of survival and success would be increased with a small group, say three of their fittest. And if someone were to fall behind during the run, they could just be sure to return with the rescue craft along the same route and pick them up along the way.

[@betathoughtexperiment]

I just found this channel. I love these stories.

[@midnightstar1289]

actually when NASA scientist where calculating shit for the first rocket launch they used the metric system. it's a commonly known fact. why would future NASA switch back?

[@alecLogan]

Probably because the captain isn’t a NASA scientist?

[@midnightstar1289]

@@alecLogan i think you have to take a science course in collage or something before you go into space but i might be wrong

[@alecLogan]

@@midnightstar1289 Taking a course is not the same thing as _being_ a scientist by trade, I imagine. There’s overlap, sure. Instinctively switching to using metric-only when he’s probably been using imperial for more of his life, however, is probably not the default. Especially in _space_ where everyone else has _more_ different units of measurement.

[@jameson1239]

@@alecLogan true however US soliders all do land NAV in metric as do all NATO country’s

[@leia3618]

OH MY GOSH, WHERE DID YOU LEARN HOW TO DRAW DRAGONS THAT WELL?!?!

[@diamondwillow1191]

Time and practice I suppose?

[@cordellej]

we used to do night matches in the hill of germany .26 miles averaging 6 hours with a loaded backpack rifle and full combat fatigues. andwe normally took our time covering a mile in 15 minutes

[@CharliMorganMusic]

This bit here is how humans should beat aliens in a ground war. Not for realism, but for the drama. I wouldn't be surprised if we are among the greatest endurance hunters in the galaxy, and seeing that play out on a dense jungle on another pla etc would be interesting, where we win because we can outmaneuver the aliens by walking 4mph for days on end.

[@puntedhat5025]

This one has some really good writing!

[@pyromaniac2104]

Alien: ummm, human... HOW did your species not only survive but become the apex of this world??? Me: ah well my friend I'm glad you asked: you see humans are what we call "persistence hunters" which means we kill by running down our prey until they *beg* us for death. For reference our closest competitors in stamina are sled dogs and a horse *Shows a picture of a "Kulu-Ya-Ku" from Monster Hunter World* just imagine for a moment you're this big fucking Turkey and it's nearly time for Thanksgiving: After a long and arduous battle you run away as far as you can, but every time you turn around... *he's still there,* and even worse... *_IT'S WEARING YOUR SKIN_* ...that clear it up for ya? :-) Alien: *in utter fear*

[@retosius7962]

Fun fact about that tradition: he ran that length*several times*, with no breaks. That's the reason why he died.

[@davecommentary]

The algorithm brought me here and I can only assume it was because I was watching a vid about the Orks from the Warhammer 40,000 franchise. I'm not disappointed in what I've found today though.

[@ShelledAmmo]

0:36 : 350 meters is not the same as 360km. 1m=0.001km : 350m=0.350km : 360km=360000m. a small mistake, I know, but one that I feel the need to politely correct anyway as it was wrong in two ways.

[@manicwolfgaming4940]

Centuries later, in the future, with interstellar travel and intergalactic comrades, and the yanks are still using Freedom Units lol