The Mysterious Dead Sea Scrolls

Unearth the captivating tale of the Dead Sea Scrolls' discovery! From a curious goat's cave exploration to hidden treasures, dive into the mysteries, controversies, and ancient secrets that shape history!
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[@DharokHardOn]

Simon saying chatGPT waffles on while he effortlessly turns a 15 minute video into over 40 minutes by going off on tangents all the time really is something

[@steveharrison76]

We had a long anecdote about car keys and broken windows, ruminations about what the Bible is called, and old CGPT over there is staying ruthlessly on-subject - you’re right, it’s a whole thing, isn’t it? Remarkable.

[@jbrentonheights9190]

Do not slander the great Simon....his wrath will drown you in the whistles of your sorrows.😅

[@joeyspaghetti5723]

​@@steveharrison76 Ahhh yes the car keys anecdote! Pack rats steal shiny shit and I had a friend's keys get stolen and he baited it, followed it and found his keys!! True story. But I digress, what happened to that bloody goat?!

[@christinearmington]

Don’t forget Queen Esther back when mostly dudes did things. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@Jd-808]

What app is he using?

[@katem3553]

I am convinced that Simon's writers have a group chat where they place bets on how many tangents they can get Simon to go on.

[@Baughb99]

It's a basement competition for the forbidden mushrooms

[@harvus796]

It's a basement conspiracy! Lol.

[@onelight71]

Well, as a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar this was a blast. Some of my own research was actually mentioned! I first discovered Simon when looking for what were the most watched videos on KZbin about the Scrolls. It was very well written and the best brief non-academic overview of the Scrolls I have come across to date. After that, I was sucked into the Whistlverse. What is amazing about this current video is that it barely scratches the surface of insane theories. Still, I had to roll my eyes a few too many times at some fringe theories being presented as mainstream scholarship. Now to be sure, there are some BIG disagreements between scholars about practically every aspect of the Scrolls. However, no one today takes the theories of Golb (about the Scrolls coming from Jerusalem) seriously. Much of the section about the archeology of Qumran was bungled up. To make it clear, practically everyone agrees that the sect that wrote most of the Scrolls lived at the site (whether that sect should also be identified as the Essenes is still debated). There are exactly only three archeologists that tried to argue that there is no connection between the Scrolls and the site of Qumran. Those arguments have been soundly refuted by other archeologists. All in all this was rather well researched and I congratulate Ilze for sifting through an enormous amount of material for this script and managing to go over many of the main issues in Dead Sea Scrolls research. There were even I few things in here I was not familiar with (like the whole Egypt theory for the Copper Scroll). As for Simon, I can forgive not knowing how to pronounce "Qumran", but can you please pronounce "Josephus" correctly? I don't know why, but the way you mispronounce that name drives me crazy.

[@jacobredmon171]

I think it’s more likely then not they scrolls were written by the essenes or at least a group connected to them

[@jackturner214]

The point about Josephus is amusing to me. I had mostly taught myself biblical history in high school because I was of a precocious sort, and read the name as I thought it should be - "JO-zif-us" (like Joseph but with an "us" on the end), and when I started formally studying this era in graduate school, it drove my Hebrew Bible professor absolutely mad. These days, I will admit to pronouncing it closer to Simon than the way a lot of Americans pronounce it. However, the way Simon pronounced Nehemiah and Ecclesiastes had me rolling! I love how you can see behind his eyes as he's thinking "what the hell is this!" 🤣

[@jennaxoxox4821]

Stay here in the Whistlerverse long enough and you will also start mispronouncing random words.

[@whyis45stillalive]

This isn't the only video in which Simon mispronounced 'Josephus'... 🙄🤦🏻

[@Meganec3810]

Thank you for your work!

[@aellipsis]

5:51 not just that but imagine if all 900 massive jigsaw puzzles basically looked almost identical and you were missing like an average of half of the pieces.

[@AthenaisC]

The Bible's Expansion Pack? OMG, I swear this is Simon's favorite channel. 😂😂😂

[@HoundMonkey]

Clearly you don't Blaze

[@kieranklein2527]

I bet it's over priced and unfinished 😤

[@kieranklein2527]

​@@HoundMonkeySimon barely blazes. Loss of script slapping and pacing has left it much diminished.

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

Made me laugh out loud when he said that!

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

@@kieranklein2527and recently debunked

[@mommachupacabra]

Actually the book of Esther is a lot of fun. The holiday of Purim is based on the Book of Esther, it's the one book with no mention of God, and it's an action-adventure tale that happens in Persia. The tradition for Purim is that Jewish adults in emulation of Good King Ahasueros, are encouraged to get so drunk they can't tell the difference between Haman (the bad guy) and Mordechai (the good guy.) There was a time a few years ago when Purim coincided with St. Patrick's Day, and the one city in Ireland that had a Jewish mayor? Let's just say a grand time was had by all.

[@yasminni485]

OMG... Purim and St. Patrick's Day at the same time in Ireland???? Wow! I bet that was a hoot and a half, and no one remembers anything. Good times!

[@DaangerousDan553]

Look into the code in Esther, direct connection from Haman to another madman who tried to exterminate my people

[@susandebruin8648]

Great video! I have seen the dead sea scrolls in 2000 and it was incredible. As a child I loved the book of Esther as it is set in Susan which is my name. However I wonder if it was excluded due the fact that never mentions God in the entire book.

[@sarahrosen4985]

Jews are allowed in Ireland?!😮. One would never know it, going on their INSANE 15 out of 10 level of government sanctioned anti semitism.

[@babyramses5066]

Get hammered for Haman with hamentashen? And the ones from my local Costco go hard too. Time to stock up Purim sounds awesome. Can I celebrate it if I'm not Jewish?

[@ignitionfrn2223]

4:55 - Chapter 1 - What are the dead sea scrolls ? 11:50 - Chapter 2 - Discovery of the scrolls 17:20 - Chapter 3 - Qumran 22:40 - Chapter 4 - Who wrote the dead sea scrolls ? 23:15 - Chapter 4.1 - The essenes 27:20 - Chapter 4.2 - Jerusalem origin theory 30:05 - Chapter 5 - A treasure map in copper 43:25 - Chapter 6 - Conspiracies !

[@MokaSkorza42]

28:35 Simon finds out how Qumran is supposed to be pronounced

[@danhicks1319]

Thank you. This should be mandatory for all episodes.

[@Werevampiwolf]

In America, we usually call it a "cafeteria". "Canteen" is more of a military term, or for a workplace where you live on site (I know many research stations call it a canteen as well)

[@larrywilliams8063]

When I was in the military, it was the chow hall. A canteen was a watering hole more commonly called a pub.

[@patrickbrumm4120]

we called it the "lunch" room

[@sarahcoleman5269]

Simon you can call your basement a scriptorium. I'm sure that will make Danny and Kevin feel very sophisticated.

[@Istandby666]

Scriptorium Cryptorium It's in the basement....lol

[@luckyspurs]

Danny's autobiography; from Rotherham to scriptorium.

[@josephsollender8487]

Nope nope nope nope nope, the basement will be referred to as the well of scripts as Simon's office will now be referred to as the scriptorium...

[@a7734999]

With Simon's recent obsession with chat gpt, I'm starting to think he is nothing more than a beta test for AI. Danny isn't in the basement, he's in the penthouse paying other writers to feed the AI that is Simon.

[@realkarfixer8208]

So you're saying that Simon is in current gen Max Headroom?

[@phillipduvall8638]

It would make so much sense for Simon to be an AI. I don't think any human would choose to run 15 individual channels

[@heyitotallyagreewithyou5534]

In the beginning of the video, he did say “miscalous” instead of “miscellaneous” so my money is on him being an AI who even reads the spelling mistakes.

[@PositiveOnly-dm3rx]

You mean "ai"? Cuz that's is name, but it's not what it is. It's a 40 year old comparative algorithm some d bag NAMED ai. Its not sentient.

[@PositiveOnly-dm3rx]

​@@phillipduvall8638he's a voice actor he doesn't run ANY channels.

[@Brownyman]

The Moses/Akhenaten connection is a whole can of worms that deserves its own Decoding the Unknown video!

[@yellowbelly7863]

Man, regardless of the true meaning buried within these ancient pages, how insane is it that we found pieces of 2000 year old paper that we could still freakin read...

[@ViolentAurora]

I always like to take a moment and step back to look at the whole forest. Yes, all these theories and struggles and things we don't understand. But man. Isn't this amazing? That this artifact lasted for centuries and it's here now for us to study? Cool stuff.

[@clairepettie]

This charming man is living proof that a good script and a British accent can make anyone sound like a scholar, as long as they don't stray from the script.🤣

[@TheUltimateWriterNZ]

I think that every video - he’s great when he’s reading the words someone else wrote for him, other than the mistakes & mispronunciations 😂

[@dilldowschwagginz2674]

Right. That's exactly what's going on here. They're usually very well written scripts and then Simon usually ruins them with his woke nonsense improvs. He consistently displays his ignorance on most subjects he covers this way. He would sound far more intelligent and less of a cringe, woke boot licker if he would just stick to the scripts that are prepared for him. Men like simon are living in weird little woke bubbles and it's making them dumber by the day. It's unfortunate. Most people of above average IQ will eventually break out of those bubbles. I expect Simon to one day realize how nonsensical his current world views are. It seems like this debilitating woke mind virus was pumped out intentionally for some reason. It renders victims completely weak, docile and ignorant of what's really happening around them.

[@TheCrone]

Wtf?​@@dilldowschwagginz2674

[@dfuher968]

@@TheUltimateWriterNZWouldnt be a true Whistler video without Simon butchering every non-English pronounciation - and some English too 🤣🤣

[@TheUltimateWriterNZ]

very true 😇@@dfuher968

[@joshkorte9020]

Simon waffling at ChatGPT and somehow it understanding him is insane.

[@TheUltimateWriterNZ]

He must talk to it a lot

[@AbbStar1989]

It's hilarious!

[@dena81]

Talking about the clear Dead Sea, one vacation we had to Egypt (family's Egyptian) we went to the Mediterranean Sea and it was insane because you could see everything. I kept walking in deeper and the whole time just clear and actually blue! That was decades ago and still blows my mind today

[@alexdevisscher6784]

Simon, you should do an episode about Flavius Josephus. He's one of the most fascinating people who ever lived.

[@pearlygirl88]

“I have to use Google like a peasant.” That may be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard Fact boi say.

[@chrissiegel6161]

Justin (Bon Iver) stated in an interview in 2008: It’s referring to the excavations where they found the Dead Sea Scrolls. When they found them it changed the whole course of Christianity, whether people wanted to know it or not. A lot of people chose to ignore it, a lot of people decided to run with it, and for many people it destroyed their faith, so I think I was just looking at it as a metaphor for whatever happens after that is new shit. In the interview, Justin Vernon mentioned this record was about him going through the breakup, an excavation of himself, digging everything out so he can see what it is and get it to the oxygen where it can burn away and leave.

[@Istandby666]

The finding of the dead sea scrolls helped me to research and find the truth. Now I don't believe in this child horror book. Religion is the cancer of humanity!

[@Istandby666]

The dead sea scrolls helped me to find the truth. Now I don't believe in that child horror story.

[@Istandby666]

Religion is the cancer of humanity!

[@mr.seanburk200]

😊

[@jaredgilmore3102]

​@Istandby666 how? The texts they found were ones they already had, except for the ones unique to the essenes and a heavily fragmented copy of the book of giants, which was a known lost text. The Dead Sea Scrolls didn't really change anything in Christianity it did help with translation since there were now translations in Hebrew that predate the rabbinic translations that were mostly medieval or the greek masoretic texts. So unless you were an academic it was sort of a non-factor.

[@KarynHill]

Regarding finding treasure that was hidden 2,000 years ago, there's a good chance that it's long gone. Whether reclaimed by the original owners after the scroll was created and stumbled across over the millennia, most of it has likely been found. 2,000 years is a long time, and these areas have been populated pretty much non-stop by various peoples. People always assume any sort of treasure map will lead to treasure and forget how likely it is that the original owner went back for it or someone else found it (without the map). Seems crazy to me.

[@coconutcore]

YES! YES, SIMON! As a goldsmith, Simon’s impressed me. You can’t believe how much people underestimate how big the gap between gold and silver value really is, but Fact Boy called out the interesting discrepancy between than and now immediately. I know Simon knows his economy stuff, but I’m still impressed.

[@beliasphyre3497]

Seeing the interaction between whistle boy and chat GPT eases my fears that there won't be an AI uprising.

[@christinearmington]

Ambiguous

[@beliasphyre3497]

Ambiance

[@Toxic8arbarian]

Wait a minute 🤚🏻 ease your fears that there won’t be an AI uprising. As in you fear there won’t be an AI uprising. Yeah um I’m 99% sure this is a sentient AI they’re already among us

[@beliasphyre3497]

Nuance

[@truthsRsung]

​@@Toxic8arbarian...You just argued with a bot.

[@zensunni1715]

I know it was sarcasm, but that scroll on how the community organized itself legitimately sounds like a fascinating read.

[@luckyspurs]

Yeah, Simon just dismissing what would literally be a historian's dream.

[@ocularcavity8412]

How regular people lived there lives is one of the MOST interesting things about History

[@chawa556]

Took a class on the Dead Sea scrolls in university taught by a wonderful religious scholar Dr James Tabor. The whole community was very interesting. I recommend you check out his youtube channel @jamestaborvideos

[@KitfoxElite]

Simon discovered the Dead Sea Keys.

[@djharris90]

😂🤣

[@eugenecbell]

You take The Comment of the Week prize.

[@Zackaria_sMax]

Simons should call his basement "The Scriptorium", it sounds better than Danny's dungeon/laundry room.

[@cameronjadewallace]

Salazar Slytherin has one of those and we all know how dangerous that was...

[@user-kd8ec7qo1v]

Simon making fun of the way he used to pronounce "papyrus" and then absolutely butchering the word "Aramaic" is absolute gold 😂😂. Also, "cum-ran" really, Simon? No wonder chatgpt didn't understand 😂

[@hannahsolo27]

And he AND ChatGPT both mispronouncing Bon Iver 🥲 (although that one is pretty understandable I guess haha)

[@bullie86]

Don’t forget the misclus section in the paper

[@tarajh]

​@@bullie86I laughed out loud at "misclus"

[@generatoralignmentdevalue]

I liked the part where he asked how to pronounce it, then spent the rest of the video saying it his own way regardless.

[@HyBr1dRaNg3r]

Simon’s wife will be demanding to know who “Ron” is😂

[@alexandraw909]

Not to self, NEVER get in a rental vehicle with Simon's friend!!

[@Loralanthalas]

Just ensure that YOU are the Key Master.

[@initiativeplaytherapy88]

Or Simon. 😜

[@stevenhopkins4118]

I know I'm far too deep in the Whistlerverse because I remember every beat of that story about losing the rental car keys in the dead sea 😂

[@darkerarts]

Have they tried looking in the British Museum? 🤔

[@Redkrovvy]

Hahaha Simon arguing with chatGPT about Bon Iver is making my day. Simon, you’re right! And it’s absolutely hilarious that it thought you were saying, “Come run!” 😂

[@PositiveOnly-dm3rx]

Chat gpt is a word generator. Not a search engine. It's NEVER, right. It just gets some things right BY ACCIDENT cuz it just happened to sample a correct answer randomly once in a while.

[@joshuafink4285]

Excellent AD / CE point. Who cares? Who was it bothering? Like Neil Degrasse Tyson said "it was created by religious people hundreds of years ago and it's perfectly accurate. It's their calendar we use. Why change it?" I still use AD because it's so much simpler.

[@gomahklawm4446]

Most of the world's population. Imagine basing the year off of a blatant lie.

[@oplawlz]

People who take themselves too seriously get REALLY upset when anyone mentions religion.

[@Loralanthalas]

​@@gomahklawm4446what's your issue with Julius Ceasar? Damn.

[@hannahsolo27]

The nitpicky thing that bugs me the most about BC/AD is that one phrase is in English and one is in Latin. Why?!?!?!!!!

[@danielmatarazzo3678]

There are historically more accurate calendars than the gregorian calendar, and even if there weren't more accurate previously existing calendars, do you think we couldn't devise one? The reasoning for the continued existence and use of the gregorian calendar is for christians to try and assert their "dominance" over other existing extant faiths. And honestly, how much sense does it make to have a calendar based off of the story of the death of a doomsday cults apocalyptic fear mongering doomsayer.

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

Simon: ‘Most of my knowledge about archaeology mostly comes from Jurassic Park.’ Me: I’ve listened to at least a dozen videos of Simon talking about archaeology… somehow Jurassic Park stuck more in his mind… also wouldn’t that be paleontology. It’s a good reminder that Simon’s talent is as a reader and not in remembering facts. Seriously though, he is a top tier reader/narrator.

[@ringlhach]

Anyone else cheerfully waiting for Simon to remember or realize that sometimes, ChatGPT just makes stuff up?

[@olencone4005]

Simon: "Yo, ChatGPT...." ChatGPT: "sigh, this guy again...." 😅

[@Styrlaugr]

Qumran (Kumran) is indeed mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Re: Stacks" by Bon Iver. Lyrics: "This my excavation and today is Kumran" It was mentioned in an interview that this record was about him going through the breakup, an excavation of himself, digging everything out so he can see what it is and get it to the oxygen where it can burn away and leave. Quote: "It’s referring to the excavations where they found the Dead Sea Scrolls. When they found them it changed the whole course of Christianity, whether people wanted to know it or not. A lot of people chose to ignore it, a lot of people decided to run with it, and for many people it destroyed their faith, so I think I was just looking at it as a metaphor for whatever happens after that is new shit."

[@molybdomancer195]

If that’s what they think, they overestimated the effects of the Dead Sea Scrolls. I’m not a Christian but I can see they have only a passing effect in Christianity. It was already well known that there were a large number of apocalyptic preachers and communities around at the time

[@Sammael251]

Well, as two particular lawyers will tell you, chatgpt isn't perfect.

[@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas]

@@Sammael251 and i with that I don't get why people rely on it and take what it says as factual.

[@yoclark2723]

Esther is a beautiful queen. Married to Artaxerxes of Persia after a beauty pageant. The story is so cool! Lots of plotting and the bad guy gets hoist on his own petard. (actually hanged on his own gallows).I got to see some of the scrolls a few years ago on exhibit in LA. What a great find! My husband and I are sure Siri is listening to everything we say too.

[@insertfunnyhandlehere]

I love how Simon is just casually having a chat with chat GPT in the middle of all of this

[@Rabbit420_7I0]

Simon and chat gpt. The dynamic duo. Factboi and factbot

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

My friend lost his keys in the snow at night, and there was like 6 of us looking for like 2 hours when our pot dealer just happened to be walking by and saw us looking with our phone screens because this was before flashlight/camera phones, so he walks over and pulls out nice fat joint, a literal perfect coner, so we all join in on the impromptu sesh. Anyways as we're all token and having a laugh standing in like 1½ feet of snow shivering, he asked what were doing out here... And we said we were looking Tim's keys, so as the joint is pooched and hes about leave he says jokingly "I'm gonna flick this roach wherever it lands thats where the keys will be" and flicks the roach into a seemingly fresh layer of powder where nobody was looking... And I kid you not, the roach landed literally on the keys... We were awestruck....

[@indicasun]

I don't see how this comment is relevant but the story is entertaining. A+ for a good story

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

@@indicasun I was tangentially inspired Simon's tangent about losing Keys in the Dead Sea.... "Simon Whistler and The Lost Dead Sea Keys"

[@Hiforest]

I love coincidences like that.

[@themcqueendream6797]

So your saying your dealer was a fricken wizard then yeah? Love it 😂

[@Hillbilly001]

Damn!!!! Good smoke.

[@Munequita216]

Dude, Simon’s the most productive person on KZbin

[@ssokolow]

The room where students eat in North America is called a cafeteria or, in some schools where they designed the room to double as an auditorium, a cafetorium. As a Canadian, the only context where I've heard "canteen" used that way is military movies/books.

[@markstott6689]

In the UK, in days long past, large companies with a large workforce would have Staff Canteens for the serving of hot beverages and hot food. Perhaps it was just a British thing?

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Can't wait for the next Biblical DLC to drop. I hear its gunna be epic.

[@501Mobius]

It's even worse than that. The Essenes had strict bathroom rules where they could only go on certain days so had to hold it. Then archeologists examined their petrified stools and found tapeworm eggs. So, they had tapeworms.

[@brandonoliver7624]

This is crazy, I recognize u from ancient Egypt and the Bible’s live streams haha 😂

[@Theggman83]

Most people had parasites 2000 years ago, mate. Absolutely nothing unusual about worms in 2000 yo poo.

[@truthsRsung]

​@@Theggman83...If you think you are a lone organism Today, you are Sadly mistaken. Ask anyone from Hunan to Kiev.

[@Theggman83]

@@truthsRsung yeah, ok.. what's that have to do with what I said?

[@truthsRsung]

@@Theggman83 ...Why say people HAD organisms 2k years ago? It is misleading. It ignores the fact that we rely on other organisms to digest food, breathe, farm, etc, etc. The perspective is backASSwards.

[@dbailes1]

I had a guy who went to my church back home and at his theological library he had a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It was super cool to go and look at it

[@dbailes1]

That guy also has a jar from Qumran as well in the library

[@user-zf5tw5yv9l]

Simon's rant about the car key is better than the story today lol I was so invested like... What did you guys get into next😂

[@DneilB007]

4:05 “because that’s what you’re all here for.” Not really, Simon. We’re also here to find out what kind of digressions you will go on inspired by the episode’s topic. The exact proportions of digressions per topic vary by viewer.

[@salahudeeniqbal3460]

6:15 Simon: Talks about how he used to mispronounce papyrus 6:30 Simon a few seconds later: Mispronounces Aramaic

[@macgyver5108]

9:36 And then Ne-he-miah...

[@Jindychick]

Yes Simon, we came for the Dead Sea Scrolls, but we stay for the sidebar stories

[@timfriday9106]

"my friend is an archeologist...and most of my knowledge of archeology comes from jurassic park..." LOLOL

[@mariakelly90210]

Just like most of Simon's knowledge of spaceflight comes from Stargate SG-1.

[@MistahBryan]

18:37, That reminds me of a trip I went to the Emergency Room years ago. They didn't refer to it as an "E.R." They called it the "E.D." - Emergency Department I asked why and I was told that E.R. was now referring to a separate department entirely, I said "Okay, but going to the Erectile Dysfunction ward is not what I had in mind." the Nurse looked at me and I watched it dawn on his face. He didn't make the connection until now. We both laughed, a few days later I was discharged with a temporary external defibrillator.

[@leeuchiha5661]

We need a story time with Simon channel.

[@chriscook1628]

With puppets on his hands, while he does a silly voice for each character.

[@rachela6148]

I’d watch and subscribe to that for sure! I love Simon’s waffling 😂

[@ZealPropht]

Simon going off on chatGPT for failing him had me rolling. 😂 Good episode!

[@bedazzledmisery6969]

Simon's ADHD ramblings genuinely soothe me and make me feel so much like I'm among company like myself and feel a very comforting belonging here. 😂 His turning anything into at least over a half hour -over an hour literally is exactly how every phone conversation of mine has been going as of late! 💀😭 Guess I really ought to get that checked out by a professional at this point... 😅

[@patrickbrumm4120]

Fun Fact: stray scraps of any paper-like product was used for kindling. It is unknown how much of the Nag Hammadi Library was burned

[@theBassAddicts]

Next episode: "Goats. What's their deal, huh?"

[@ilexater9556]

well. that's a question with far too many answers, and none at all.

[@hellformichelle]

I'm not ChatGPT but I absolutely adore Bon Iver and Re: Stacks is my favourite song, so I think I can bring some light into the question of wtf he means by 'this my excavation and today is Qumran'. It ties in with the lyrics that come right afterwards, which are 'everything that happens is from now on'. The discovery of the scrolls brought forth a monumental shift in basically all abrahamic religions. To tie it back to the metaphor: the excavation is his road to self-discovery after he finds himself heartbroken and alone in the cabin in which he wrote and recorded the For Emma album. It's 'Qumran' because in finding peace within himself, he is changing his future forever and comes to terms with the fact that the past is already written and out of our hands. Hope that helps :)

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

The rental car side story was so so worth it.

[@hannahsolo27]

A new CasCrim and a new DTU on the same day, the Whistlerverse just out here blessing us 🙏🏻

[@lindakaye7935]

The next time Simon says "my mate and I" I'm totally gonna think he's talking Chat gpt.

[@Adi-kf6bq]

27:00 handwriting matching is sometimes used when solving crimes. It isn't an exact science and is never used as only evidence but it is used to support other evidence. Nowadays we can use algorhythms to match handwriting simmilar to what we do when comparing fingerprints. To get an even somewhat reliable result it needs a relatively big sample size since the handwriting of people isn't always the exact same.

[@breathlesshaste]

My college religion professor helped translate the Dead Sea scrolls for a time. He was a stereotypical absent minded professor, but had the most interesting stories!

[@josephrutkin5017]

"all I know about archaeology comes from Jurassic Park" hurts me

[@Loralanthalas]

Dude needs Milo on his algorithm.

[@randallcraft4071]

This can't be Simon's first video on the dead sea scrolls, can it?

[@sarahrosen4985]

Maybe this week…😂

[@Mordraith]

we've definitely heard the car keys aside before...

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Excellent writing and analysis! It's really interesting talking about the mystery around archaeological finds like that!

[@user-fn4qw8yk6y]

Ernie Wise: Do you have the scrolls? Eric Morecambe: No, it's just the way I walk!

[@R0bobb1e]

"What happened to the bloody goat?". This is why I love Ilze!

[@awake2late]

There is nothing better than a Simon rant lol. It makes me smile 😊

[@vampcaff]

One of the coolest exhibits I've seen. Back in early 2000's the dead sea scroll segments were at the chicago field museum. Same time as that gigantic trex skull, Sue.

[@michaellutes1057]

Simon, I really appreciate that you tell real life stories. I remember the story about the cars, both the lost keys in the Dead Sea, band the broken window story from a video I watched maybe a year or so ago.

[@markwhite116]

Dead Sea Scrolls actually have Isaiah, basically word for word, with small variations and other writings as well.

[@jeaniebird999]

Wow, that key story is pretty incredible; I'm shocked you actually found it _and_ it worked! 😃

[@bex5214]

I would totally watch a KZbin channel of Simon just talking to Chat GPT for an hour about different topics 😂

[@louisefindlay2594]

One of the reasons I love Simons videos, is the way he goes off on a tangent. I do exactly the same! But unlike me, at least he does get back to his starting point! My MIL and her friend (both in their late 80's) have to tell me where I was before going off in a tangent!

[@akhagee4707]

It's easy to go back to the original when it's a script in front of you. When it's the rest of us, we have to think, or retrace steps, or get outside help.

[@Sienisota]

I like that there is a clear text when you use AI generated images. Some places don't mark them in any way, and then it's weird and confusing to look at.

[@QBCPerdition]

I agree, but why are they using AI generated images at all in this case?

[@genelane2243]

Simon, not so much an expansion pack as it is multiple back-ups.

[@mary-katemcgrath8362]

Another amazing video!! 👏 Best edits I've seen! Expansion pack 😂😂😂 10/10

[@BTugSnug]

The tale of the Lost Key was worth the hole video 🤣 keep the stories comin!!

[@bigwinkler]

I think Simon told the Dead Sea Car Key story before.. I'm not annoyed about it, I'm just proud to say I'm very knowledgable in Simon Whistler lore.

[@Drunk3nMonk3y72]

Dude, side questing like a true adhd legend

[@jagtai]

I love seeing Simon being crazy. It's hilarious X-D

[@mydoggylives]

3:57.... Here in the U.S. you probably wouldn't want to break the "little back one". My cousin used to work for a auto glass company and he said that the small windows usually cost more than the larger ones because they have to be specially made and then, usually, shipped to the repair shop from a warehouse (or the factory). The full size windows are the ones that get replaced the most so they're manufactured in bulk and would most likely be stored someplace close by.

[@akhagee4707]

Back drivers roll up window is my choice, because it's the one you use the least to look out. If you need to cover it while waiting on replacement. (Same goes for if you have to hang a garment bag in the car... thats the window to block.

[@jarheadtactical829]

Dont throw stones at a goat if you live in a porcelain cave

[@thoranyborg7348]

No we still like doing puzzles in our spare time, it's more relaxing when you know it's gonna fit together and there is an answer! And usually normal pussle pieces doesnt break from you looking too hard at them 😝 that being said, when it's jigsaw time at work, it's both the best and the most frustrating!

[@ElysetheEevee]

I would be so happy if I could sit quietly and put stuff together like that. I wanted to go into paleontology since I was kid but nobody had online degrees and I can't go to a campus for several reasons. I looked into anthropology as well, as similar situation. I get why I envy people who can sit there and study awesome stuff like historical bits. I'm glad you enjoy your work!

[@brandonlicking2087]

Simon and Chat GPT absolutely kill me.

[@literallier]

34:33 This is called copper flashing. Just meant to keep water out of seams and joints.

[@zfrancavilla]

The bad pronunciation of Aramaic IMMEDIATELY after talking about his bad papyrus pronunciation is tickling me

[@elgoruk6923]

The goat, having caused a great distraction by forging the scrolls, managed to develop a flying machine and flew off into the sunset whilst everyone was busy trying to unearth all the scrolls ...

[@williamwilkins8037]

In America we call the lunch room area in a school a cafeteria lol

[@QBCPerdition]

Yeah, cantine sounds like a very British way to refer to it.

[@bboops23]

Holy crap. I've never been this quick. This is my third time asking for a video on Thylacines or Tasmanian Tigers and their possibly not being extinct. It's unlikely, but an interesting topic with some cool evidence including but not limited to security footage and DNA evidence.

[@rcwhite364]

Listening to Simon try to pronounce words he's never seen or heard before is one of the most entertaining parts of his videos. 😂

[@emnorfolk5559]

Bon Iver, "re: stacks", opening lines... "This is my excavation and today is Kumran (Qumran), everything that happens is from now on"

[@joshthatguy9094]

Hey Simon, I’ve had a couple strong ones but I hope you see this. I want to say thank you for all this entertainment/content. I don’t really comment on anything but I just wanted to share appreciation because your videos are such a nice break from life or great entertainment while I’m fixing other people’s garbage all day. I know this is your living but thank you sir

[@rachelb4398]

I love Hedonism Bot

[@kinjiru731]

Simon going off on tangents makes all this even better.

[@tommy.eklund]

I was under the impression that Blaze was the only unhinged channel of Simon’s.. glad to learn I was wrong

[@nbarnes6225]

I mean...scrolls are mobile. The copper scroll could have been created in Egypt (or anywhere) and was then brought to the cave by a traveling scholar. I've always thought the cave was more of an archive anyway...a hidden cache of important information that was kept away from Romans or other enemies. So who knows?

[@theBassAddicts]

Time to rename the dungeon where you keep the writers!

[@Loralanthalas]

I was suprised he just glossed right over that....

[@jimcappa6815]

Its clearly a scriptorium!

[@phoenixfox2697]

The Scriptorium is the antechamber to the Blazement. It’s how Simon lures them in. Sounds sophisticated and fancy until you hear the snick of the cuffs on your wrists, and you get dragged to the nearest unoccupied work space (aka Buffalo Bill pit) in the next room. Allegedly. In my opinion.

[@lifeisbutadreamm]

Simon making BFF's with chatgpt just gets me 😂😂

[@lifeisbutadreamm]

Simon telling the whole internet he's got gold bars, enough of them to have to specify that he would take them ALL 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrGozer23]

Bon iver is a band, not just a dude, but the song is called re: stacks and it mentions kumran and the scrolls. It's sort of metaphor rather than just singing about scrolls.

[@lacyLor]

Wait until Simon hears about the book of Ruth

[@ginalouise1985]

In the USA we call the lunch room the cafeteria.

[@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas]

or dinning halls.