THIS REALLY HAPPENED?! NOT A MEME?! | Internet Historian That Zone Between Area 50 and 52 (Area 51)

This video blew my mind. To know somewhat about something just to realize it was nothing like I remember about it was an incredible feeling,. I thought I had minimal info because of clips of joe rogan on twitter or dumb news segments. THIS IS WILD THOUGH! I can't wait to react to more videos by him! Thanks for watching THIS REALLY HAPPENED?! NOT A MEME?! | Internet Historian That Zone Between Area 50 and 52 (Area 51).
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[@godlikefish1193]

Maybe the real aliens were the friends we made along the way...

[@lazycat836]

maybe Alicia is an alien. Her ears gave it away

[@BSM-vw6cf]

Beautifully spoken

[@lowkeyarki7091]

That would explain a lot

[@WillGlacier]

Well damn why the fuck we running inside to save them then if they are already outside?! We got our aliens right here

[@andregon4366]

Or the friends that abducted us along the way.

[@purpleemerald5299]

Remember: The fact that the US military had to prepare for Naruto-running memelords charging their government facility will forever be ingrained in the pages of history.

[@reveriec]

That’s my taxpayer money at work. 👍 We don’t care about helping people but investigating Naruto running? Oh, yea! 😂

[@ninjaknight6715]

If someone said they will use a trebuchet to launch a snapping turtle at the US President to assassinate him, they would have to take it seriously even if the idea is extremely stupid and would probably never work.

[@richardball5843]

I could be wrong, but I swear I saw that picture before any of the Area 51 stuff

[@whygodwhy1388]

apparently the officers didn’t care too much about the “memers” but a base that housed the B2 Spirit did

[@Agent_Cobalt]

The annals of history

[@461Dragonman]

I love how no one seems to process the best joke in the entire video. "If I brought all of my friends, we'd both be shot."

[@mogman389]

Ah, he brings his little friend to say hello. What a nice gesture.

[@bombomos]

Yeah it is truely one of the best

[@B1RDSEYE]

I did. I love it every time. You are not alone my friend.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

I've apparently missed that joke every previous time I watched it, because I heard it this time and had to pause because of how much I was laughing

[@dragonheart967]

Same dude, I think I've only seen one person even catch the joke.

[@michaelarroyo02]

“I don’t know anything about fyre festival” Well, now we know what the next Internet Historian reaction video is going to be.

[@xxKillgorxx]

That was my immediate thought.

[@DrGandW]

Honestly as long as she gets through them all I don’t care about the order just more

[@sterlingmuse5808]

@@DrGandW Same here. I mean, it'd probably be a little better if she went from oldest to newest since he references his older videos constantly, but it's not like those references are THAT important

[@fakename712]

The second she said that, I scrolled down just to make sure someone mentioned the next video I was not disappointed

[@tinidor08]

Hopefully she doesn't know anything about rainfurrest as well.

[@Mad_Sea_Dog]

I remember seeing the images of the briefing when I was in the Navy. I just had to sigh knowing that the one giving the briefing (most likely an officer) had been told it was a big deal while all the people watching (mostly enlisted) had to hold in laughter because they knew it was something that wouldn't happen and that their officer was doing a Naruto run.

[@tennoryu2794]

Nothing more hilarious then a DoD briefing about Naruto Likely being given by someone trying to stay professional, but inside questioning their life choices.

[@CruelestChris]

I feel it was likely just treated as a planning exercise like that semi-serious war plan the US has for fighting zombies which includes a section on the tactical considerations of zombies created by necromancy versus an infection.

[@tennoryu2794]

@@CruelestChris Possibly. Just like some of the weapons training tools have a zombie horde mode.

[@andregon4366]

Tax money well spent.

[@andregon4366]

Tax money well spent.

[@nebbythewhale6450]

The Area 51 Raid is special in that it is both 100% a meme and 100% real at the same time. It absolutely only became as big as it did for the meme factor. But people also absolutely intended on going and infiltrating the base.

[@theshamurai32]

Schrodinger's Meme.

[@clayongunzelle9555]

The one meme that I cant forget is the photo of a soldier with a mini gun😅😅 They can't shoot all of us Soldier laughs in 1k butters per min

[@trandaiphuc5342]

Just like the Josh fight

[@tyforestreacts]

Oh yeah, this was a whole thing. That government agent who came up with that other convention to cause further confusion definitely got a raise.

[@somedudewatchintv5297]

Probably not, it wasn't groundbreaking

[@zaxia_psg]

The Bud Light fed?

[@Provoses]

He probably did. The government has used that tactic a lot throughout history

[@mielliot13]

To be fair, its also an amazing advertising opportunity with the amount of media coverage

[@liongus]

Internet Historian: "I made a video of Area 51 in which i do a passing mention of Fyre festival" Alicia "I don't think i have a full understanding of the fyre festival" Internet historian's channel: "You're not gonna believe this"

[@A_local_lesbian]

my favorite internet historian video by far is "man in cave" it's got the most amount of work put into it out of all his vids and it's a hell of a ride to watch

[@Ov1Wan]

Original was taken down :(

[@doktordanomite9105]

Warning though, its heartbreaking especially when Floyd speaks for themself

[@barryallen2240]

I love his painting one

[@Spiney09]

@@Ov1Wan did he re-upload it?

[@hobbesjernigan9397]

@Spiney09 No he hasn’t yet

[@michielayers3692]

It is absolutely amazing that this event had less planning time than Fyre Festival, and still managed to NOT be a disaster.

[@JSN521]

It's good that your cancer treatments are going well. I've had two family members diagnosed with different types of cancer within the past 10 years, my aunt who was diagnosed with uterine cancer like you and my grandfather who was diagnosed with leukemia, and they both kicked cancer's ass. I'm fully confident you'll kick cancer's ass too.

[@aliciaxdeath]

omg I'm so glad they kicked cancer's ass!! :D LET'S GOOOOOOOO I'm trying to match them too

[@wesleyward5901]

Alternate Title: Alicia gets gaslit by the fake government news media and is confused the entire video. Also I'm glad you're cancer treatment's going well. It sucks that we can't use the alien technology from Area 51 to cure it, but we're getting there. Stay strong and keep making more of this amazing content.

[@Krash2o]

Am I the only one who thinks Alicia's "wheel chair" was actually a tank?

[@aliciaxdeath]

thank you Wesley

[@matthewwiles1974]

@@aliciaxdeath We got the tank from Area 51

[@golem3273]

Time to raid area 51 again

[@BlueCHMA]

"Your" Hehehe sorry

[@flameloude]

This whole event is the definition of the term "sometimes reality is stranger than fiction."

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Alicia realizing she's been gaslit by the media is hilarious

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

I DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAD CANCER OH MY GOD STAY STRONG! PLEASE NEVER STOP FIGHTING!

[@casualcontext8290]

My sentiments exactly

[@williamkarlsson785]

Yeah that scared the shitt out of me has well. But She is a champion I believe she will win

[@Pet_Hedgehog]

caps please

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

@@gidi3250 idk how the hell i missed it

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

@@Pet_Hedgehog sue me

[@gachagunweeb5173]

This is the first time I was actually looking at the screen to catch that "8 KM x 11 KM = 51 KM" joke. Well played, IH.

[@themantleofgod4722]

hear hear

[@MortemFalbare]

I've watched so many reactions to it and no one reacting has caught that math yet

[@AlphaHawk44]

I like to imagine there were people in the military in their 20s saying “guys… it’s a meme” and getting sent off for court martialing

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

Not really.

[@theshamurai32]

Nah, we were all making fun of how seriously big Army was taking it. No one at the unit level seriously thought shit was going to pop off at Area 51. Granted I wasn't stationed there, I was in Oklahoma, so the zoomies might have had a different experience.

[@zemorph42]

​@@theshamurai32 So nobody was actually dumb enough to actually show up and try it? That's a relief. I've been despairing over the stupidity I've been seeing online the last decade and this gives me a little hope for the future.

[@theshamurai32]

@zemorph42 Oh, I wasn't stationed in Area 51, so I have no idea how many people seriously tried. I was saying the rest of us soldiers were getting briefed on the situation and the big brass- like Division and Pentagon levels- of the military were in a tizzy over it. All us regular guys knew it was a prank, but the upper echelons took it super seriously.

[@CassieJo]

"Wait...media lies?" Me: Welcome to reality, Alicia! We've been expecting you.

[@theotherjared9824]

A surprising amount of positivity came out of a Facebook meme. This event is the internet at its best.

[@Sp1derBedo]

Area 51, I remember when the whole shenanigan happened. I was still in school at the time and my classmates were begging the teacher to just turn on the news so we could all see what was going down there lmao

[@m.hunterstevie2081]

It’s also interesting to note that The Varus (TM) appeared about 2-3 months after this, and within 6 months or so it was lockdown time… so this was quite literally one of the last major events of the pre-Varus world. 😮

[@bobflimmer88]

Love your positive attitude in the face of your cancer treatment. I found out I had cancer last year and a few months ago had to have an ablation surgery. Cancer in general sucks and the experience is something I would not wish on anyone but having a positive attitude (and a distraction) really helped me through. I hope it helps you as well. I wish you the best with your treatment and youtube career, your reactions are always funny and can't wait to see whats next. Keep up the great content!

[@aliciaxdeath]

oh shit! Best of luck on your fight too homie. Being realistic there are days where I am just super depressed about it but I'm trying me best to keep my head up and try and stay stress free to strain my body less. :D we love positivity and distractions wooo

[@camerondodge2070]

To be fair, there's a lot of shit that happens that most will forget about a year later, like the creepy clown invasion a few years back.

[@siervodedios5952]

Ah man the Clown Invasion of 2016. I remember that like it was yesterday. Footage of that craziness was all over the news outlets, KZbin, and social media and the Internet at large.

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

I love how Alicia doesn't understand it was a clear joke from the beginning and is increasingly more confused as the video goes on.

[@Unguardedj214]

I'm honestly loving your reactions to Internet historian this is actually how I found your channel! What's funny is I found you from your reaction of the cost of Concordia. I look forward to seeing more of your reactions to this.

[@aliciaxdeath]

:D eyyy welcome to the channel homie!

[@Scientist118]

This one was funny as the US military had officers making powerpoint presentations for generals and commanders, just to explain topics like Naruto running.

[@ELbabotas1]

Some dude said the pentagon 's big shots were super cereal about naturo-running terrorists

[@lukebeich]

Internet Historian might be about memes, but I do believe he is actually doing exactly what his name implies... because in the age of information and internet, it's surprisingly difficult to have a cohesive recollection of events that are not strictly of public interest (and let's be honest, those too).

[@carolusrex5213]

Alicia whispering into the mic actually had me do the "drunk guy walking out of mobile home" meme in real life

[@LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds]

"If me and all of my friends ran in, we'd both be killed." That went over my head until now lol

[@Marcharound]

If I had to guess what they meant by “Automated defenses” I would say they meant mines, as those detonate automatically. Either that or the meant things like C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar), which would automatically shoot down projectiles coming from above.

[@hayond656]

This whole thing was pretty big, I only saw the Memes but I never knew that there was a Alien event that was organized like that. It had a pretty long life for a meme

[@scarletjester7831]

The funniest things always started with the phrase "they can't stop us all"

[@stok5445]

I genuinely love your reaction videos. You're commentary actually adds to the videos in a great way. I look forward to every upload!

[@aliciaxdeath]

:D ayyyy thank you so much for saying that!

[@drakeredwingofficial]

I was there when these memes were hot off the presses back in 2019; it was hilarious

[@EpicNerd]

your reactions are adorable, and I was like "I can't spoil it" even though it's just a video.

[@idkman..69]

The "51 raid" will be forever remembered as one of the greatest memes to ever exist. We made the US government fear us even though it was a meme. That..my friends..is an absolute win for the internet. O7

[@samporter3453]

Won't be the last time they fear us. People are getting hungry 😊

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@samporter3453 We’re quivering in our $400 steel toe Bates.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

At no point was the military afraid of the area 51 raid... They took it seriously as a possibility, and were detailed about it,, but they were not afraid... they were full prepared to arrest or body bag as many as would be needed if anything had gone down... They literally said anyone who wish to get in all be arrested OR met with lethal force if they continue

[@Syllaren]

I think the government was more afraid of reporting that they gunned down 50,000 US citizens.

[@rotciv557]

Btw Alicia IH also made a Fyre Festival video (it's one of his earlier ones so unfortunately not a thorough as his newer ones but still pretty funny) that explains what happened pretty succinctly, since you mentioned wanting to know what was up with it.

[@BubbaJubbs9926]

Sending love and positive vibes your way Alicia! I hope the cancer treatment continues to go well!

[@aliawahfallacy]

oh this is a favorite of mine lmao, love to see more amazing videos from you!!

[@Cloakiie]

internet historian also has a fyre festival video

[@soybajo-kira8585]

I remember the day people actually went there, they all looked like they had a lot of fun just being a general nuisance and I love it

[@Warriorette12]

Good luck with your treatment! Discovered you last week and having fun with your reactions

[@THExRISER]

Hell yeah more Internet Historian.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

You are cool. I should have went to sleep an hour ago. But you are such a great talker that I decided to stick to the end.

[@vexile1239]

Sleep well

[@lieutenantlobster_gorbman]

A word that I've said ironically but I now say unironically is whoopsies

[@aliciaxdeath]

ooo that is a good one

[@happyjohn354]

Area 51 is where the US develops all its next gen aircraft Things like the SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk, and B-2 Spirit were developed there. Its in the middle of nowhere so you don't get there accidently if you wind up there you know what you were doing.

[@CruelestChris]

Well, Blackbird was developed at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, it was sent there for testing. In a ridiculous program that involved the CIA creating an entire fake haulage company to move house-sized wooden containers around. Though the big thing it worked on was the U-2, its reluctance regarding the whole "taking off" thing is why it has that seven-mile runway.

[@NileMcKenna]

Nothing even happened on the area 51 day. People just waited outside

[@nickroberts501]

I'm a bit glad that I'm not the only one who noticed that the limo driver was sending death threats to an attorney coming to his defense on the driving backwards case. That's some Eric Cartman level, ass-backwards payback, right there.

[@angelbarrera3890]

Yay content! Thanks I had a long week and this really picks me up.

[@aliciaxdeath]

:D thank you for the super comment. I'm glad I can help be a highlight!

[@dundandon]

They never planned to actually break in, it was always a joke and a joke that got a bit out of hand since how viral it became. The Internet Historian presented it as if it was a real thing for jokes since that's how he edits and makes videos.

[@dundandon]

The longer I watch this video I just find it even funnier (and sadly a bit frustrating) that she took a lot of the jokes way too seriously most of the video but is whatever, still loving these Internet Historian reactions!

[@BucioTheZenith]

I’m sure there were a lot of people who took it seriously that were ACTUALLY gonna do something drastic until the security made it apparent that trying literally anything was gonna get ‘em Swissed the fuck up.

[@AnthonyGladbach]

@@WamBurger They honestly really weren't... Yes... The Meme Lords new FULL well it was a joke... But the ENTIRE time 1 fact remained EXTREMELY CLEAR... Whoever ends up showing up... And Whatever ends up happening... There WILL be a handful of idiots stupid enough to actually try something... EVERYONE from Dankula to Moistkritical who made "Funny Haha" Videos on the matter ALL of them DELIBERATELY ended their videos with "For FUCK sake DON'T do anything STUPID!!!!!"

[@woaddragon]

​@@dundandon I have not seen the end of the video, but given that she was gaslight about this event, it understandable that she went the other direction

[@gJonii]

I feel like this is some Colbert report thing, but I don't see how this wasn't a real thing. Someone following this outside of US when it was happening, I was fully expecting people to break in, or some massive campaign to dissolve the attempt before it happens. I was quite anxious about how it's gonna turn out before it was clear the dissolving and dilution of the meme had been successful enough. It turns out in US the dilution efforts had been strong enough, but I had no idea it was strong enough to completely rewrite history. All in all, for the best I guess, there was a risk that people would be gunned down.

[@Slavaboo1]

Sorry to hear about your fight with cancer. You sound in remarkably good spirits considering. Hope it all goes well for you and you kick that cancer's ass.

[@MsMuffinandco]

"I'll be honest, all I know is that fire festival was a shit-show" aaah, how convenient that Internet Historian has an amazing video about THAT TOO!

[@FlubbedPig]

If you don't know what happened with Fyre Festival, there's ALSO a good Internet Historian video on that

[@ImmaLittlePip]

This reaction is out of this world

[@SleepySloth2705]

You're gonna love Internet Historian's Rainfurrest video 😂

[@Vfanatic1]

"I don't know anything about Fyre Festival" WELL GUESS WHAT INTERNET HISTORIAN HAS A VIDEO ABOUT

[@RetroDragoon119]

Heyo Alicia! Love the these videos, and glad I've found you through Cyberpunk! A really good channel I heavily recommend is Wendigoon and their video about - The Unexplainable Disappearance of Dennis Martin - Missing 411 its a really good and informative

[@georgebunda8615]

Internet Historian did a video on Fyre Fest, it's incredible. An older and shorter video than this one, but a great watch, and gives you the important details of Fyre Fest.

[@pyroronpa]

I still can't believe it's been 3 and a half years. I was following up on what was going on, and laughing at the memes at the time. I didn't go, but it was nice having a large amount of people join in on the fun.

[@minilabyrinth]

Your reactions to internet historian are the most fun things on youtube!! I hope you do more :) :D

[@zehark]

Hell yeah! Been loving the IH arc

[@omalleycaboose5937]

I'd say just do every video by Internet historian, hes very popular for reactors and also likes reactions to his content so no chance for copyright stuff from him

[@elisabetta611]

The Mass Effect music/references are GOLDEN, I was hoping he'd use the Galaxy Map theme at least and I was NOT disappointed. Excellent reaction, Alicia!!

[@Junnneee]

I just found you through this channel and I've been loving your content. I hope your treatment goes well, and pleqse take the time you need!

[@zarcono4546]

The raid on Area 51? Yeah that actually happened

[@castform57]

Some others had mentioned it too, but the Varus and the Varus strikes back are pretty fun videos of some of the crazy stuff that went down in the early days of the pandemic.

[@alberichvanpeterhausen3346]

found your channel recently, and I got to say, I'm loving your reactions

[@97Multiphantom]

I WAS HOPING YOU’D DO THIS ONE NEXT!!! 😁

[@goodenoughright5433]

If you want more Internet Historian videos I can't recommend The Fall Of 76

[@Painkiller040]

Love your reactions to Internethistorian!! Hope you do more soon!! Get well, much support from an Swedish fan!!

[@K44Viper]

YES, was waiting for this one! Has one of the best edits ever

[@billmaster1157]

I never understood the nuances of naruto running until I saw Internet Historian, then I realised that my natural run - which to me was just keeping my arms to my sides to avoid swinging, because I have a habit of misjudging my path and either hit people or things - looked like naruto running. So I've been unintentionally naruto running my entire life until I was 19.

[@gilaverde]

Liking the reactions. When it comes back, please watch Internet Historian's Man in Cave episode.

[@jazzycat8917]

Honestly getting 200 people at the gates was an achievement, more than anyone thought would realistically attend given it was a disorganised mess in the middle of the desert with the miliatry threatening to kill people

[@unknownsoul9300]

You mentioning your cancer made me remember a stupid but funny thing that happened to me a while back, When I was 16 or 17 I was teaching some kids basic anatomy (the funny way, not some gore or indecent stuff), the thing is that when I mentioned that a friend of mine was fighting cancer a kid asks me the funniest shit I ever heard, and I quote: Kid: If he's fighting it, why doesn't he call the police instead, it can't be that hard That fucking shit had me dead the whole day, the innocence and curiosity of that kid was just awesome

[@Im_Not_Loss]

Do you remember the 20th day of September 🎶

[@WillGlacier]

YAAYYY More internet Historian let's goooo!!

[@Glumsage]

Yes I'm so happy you reacted to this so soon it's a modern classic

[@Supercatandrewman]

I'm lovin your Internet Historian reactions so far!

[@coldlogic8792]

Had you watched "internet historian, serious business'"?

[@inspector_beyond]

Speaking of Fyre Festival fiasko, Internet Historian covered it in one of his older videos. Also videos about Rainfurrest (yeah, about the Furry convention) and one other Convention that was done by TUmblr users, I just forgot the name of the vid and the name of the convention. Worth checking out.

[@faintduch6630]

Yoo, great stuff as always, this is one of my favorites because one of my schools was unironically obsessed with this. Also, second internet historian reaction asking for The Gentleman Pirate Sundance Rejects reaction

[@daviantanner8878]

Been watching for a little bit now, enough to git a vide of you and learn the channel lor and long enough to subscribe and watch regularly now. Just wanted to say I love your vibe and respect the grind on making vids while going through everything you're going through. You're awesome and I'm loving your content ✌️

[@DerPlaystationZocker]

Internet historian also has a very good video on the fire 🔥 festival if you are interested in learning more about that.

[@astral_95]

LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@perk9508]

Just found your channel thanks to internet historian. Love your sense of humor 😂

[@coolguy5133]

I thought about going to the Area 51 thing, but decided to get my Nintendo Switch Lite instead. I didn't think that 200-something was enough for a bus ticket from Northern Alabama to the middle of Nevada, and I kinda didn't want to get shot by armed guards.

[@Rockman1159]

I'd love to see you watch the Fyre Festival video. Another channel I'd recommend for reactions is lazerpig.

[@Eyllena]

I mean, yes, it is a meme, but it was hilarious to watch actually happen at the time. It was serious popcorn time for a while there as we watched and speculated just how stupid they'd be willing to get. Looking forward to whatever comes up next, these are turning into a nice, regular pleasure to watch.

[@rulercamelot3687]

Good news, IH has a fyre fest vid, it's way shorter than his recent stuff tho, love your reactions Alicia!

[@lordronocc]

Just started watching your content and luv it 😊😊😊.

[@wulle8509]

Praise the Gods!

[@cesaralfredomorocho2086]

@Aliciaxdeath ok miss alicia .. its time ... THE FALL OF 76 ... It is time to face true darkness

[@TwilightWolf2508]

26:23 This reminds me of a video I saw a while back that this may be in reference to. A couple of urban explorers were looking at the busses and trucks, and were filming vehicles slow-rolling them. Eventually a cop showed up and started harassing them and accusing them of tampering with the busses when they were just looking at them. The channel was Explore With Us, before they became a weird true crime channel with top 10 lists.

[@tajemniczepulchnecos2074]

When I saw your avatar, i never thought you'll be so casual, chill, natural and just a delight to hear and watch.

[@serknet3042]

Let's a goooooo

[@josh183rd8]

W Video

[@kosakukawajiri5007]

I had only just found your channels and am already so happy I did. Also, Alicia, if you want a really amusing series to react to, there is Lazypurple's How It Feels series where he creates SFM videos about his experience of TF2, and it would make you ponder the insanity of that game! There's also Soundsmith's Stereotype series or his Meatloaf clips also in TF2.

[@hoang7850]

This is like watching someone first came into contact with satire humor lol, a fun watch nonetheless

[@LWolf12]

I know you did his balloon boy video, that one really hit me on how sleezy the media can be, because I remember all the news coverage when it happened.