What Exactly are Sea Monkeys?

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Now that you know what Sea Monkeys actually are check out this video and find out How Did the Pet Rock Fad Start?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3KupYCgett7Z8U

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Are you the V-Sauce person?

[@Simply.Alauna]

Ye

[@TakaComics]

My thought process during the video: "Guy teams up with a marine biologist to create a hit product." Knew this but fun to learn more. "He was also a Jewish Nazi who idolized Hitler." GOD DAMMIT I'VE LEARNED TOO MUCH.

[@ridanann]

plenty turn on there on people ulstermen think there English its basically Stockholm syndrome .

[@JuicyHotzGaming]

The information at the end is quite unnecessary 😂

[@quimbydragun1906]

THE KNOWLEDGE IS TOO MUCH POWER

[@mathers1980]

this is probably the most underrated channel on KZbin. U guys do a damn good job presenting facts and noting speculations. Not many channels can say that!

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks, that's always nice to read :-)

[@MikeKojoteStone]

Yeah, shame on me for not once leaving a comment like this in the last two weeks or so. I found the channel recently and am quite a happy subscriber. Usually well researched and often curious, but without the clickbaity 'thing you didn't know/couldn't imagine' title. I like it very much.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks Mike! I can tell you comments like that are refreshing... A lot of KZbin commenters go the other way. ;-)

[@MikeKojoteStone]

Today I Found Out It's always easier (and to some people, more 'fun') to point out the bad. Well entertained people are like... people who had a really nice dinner. They're at least a bit in a happy place on their very own and it seems to be harder in that situation to remember or find the motivation to say something thoughtfully nice to the person who provided the entertainment. With KZbin, most people don't stay until that absolutely tiny high is over, but are long gone by then. Not to mention the fact that there's no social pressure to say thanks from a lack of a person they're facing. But you can trust that the likes you receive are only a fraction of how many people could have given a thumb up for having been well entertained, while the dislikes are quite accurately depicting how many viewers didn't like the video or the channel or the presenter. ;-)

[@cody1212143]

+Today I Found Out you guys are way better then vsause.

[@xXbudred123Xx]

If you mix them with seamen you get a seaciety.

[@brianlav1]

I seen that episode of South Park;)

[@itscomingoutofbothends8385]

The Simpsons already did it.

[@MrGollum1996]

ItsComingOutOfBothEnds i did it before simpsons. And now?

[@brianlav1]

ItsComingOutOfBothEnds I've wondered if the Simpsons already did it.

[@itscomingoutofbothends8385]

spikefivefivefive or Thai Sombreros, Cajun Nelly Furtados and tempura fish tacos, Dutch Caymanos, French Laosos, Dubaiian Muchachos and Kiwi whitebait hoes. All this talk of seafood is making me salivate. I obtain around 10% of my seafood from the fish and chips shop, another 15% or so from the fish coop and I close my eyes and suck the rest through a hose.

[@Scribe13013]

Ive had an aquarium full since I was a kid...they evolved into a highly advanced civilization

[@FrehzyFTW]

hello. a lot has changed since you commented this. it has been 3 years. but i would just like to let you know you stole this joke from south park.

[@miladz1307]

lil dishsoap 😂😂😂😂

[@okaydom3776]

lil dishsoap omg 😂😂

[@epion9237]

@@FrehzyFTW LMAOOO

[@Luigicat11]

@@FrehzyFTW Pff, that joke's not from South Park. Clearly, Simpsons did it first.

[@TulilaSalome]

i have always wondered. Now I can go to the light.

[@lucymcnamara4558]

TulilaSalome 😂

[@thermscissorpunch1787]

Don’t do it Carol Anne! Don’t go into the light!

[@vega2477]

"I didn't know Johnny Sins loves Science"

[@harrzlan2161]

Wtf stoppp

[@Ironlacka]

Hes my favourite scientist , teahcer, plumber , fireman , dr and youtuber

[@ratintimbs4553]

why is fridge spelt with a d but refrigerator is not??

[@Curupira106]

.................Nobody knows English is weird. I don't like the guy but GradeAUnderA once did a hilarious video on nonsensical English Spelling and pronunciation.

[@trooperandcooperale3057]

But don't forget to include the R "fridge"

[@ratintimbs4553]

oo i missed itt

[@Darshanaz]

Refrigerator never got the D, When it's too cold D just run and hide close to the big O & Zero.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Probably to give it the fridge sound otherwise people would say frige like fig but with a r.

[@Tazallax]

"He was to produce a resilient hybrid shrimp that could withstand the rigors of the 20th century mail-order marketplace." Perhaps the best sentence ever uttered.

[@raftash5279]

Those shrimp aren't the only creatures who survive in Salty environments....

[@EleStrings]

Raf Tash you say that cos' you dont know my mom.

[@JT-xj1pg]

Gamers do too

[@ogueyratogeyrat7448]

Cod gameplay

[@garytolodziecki5326]

Damn, I can't reply for my girl.

[@Lucibin]

I know this is a weird thing to say about an episode about sea monkeys but this episode was very well made and I enjoyed it very much keep up the good work.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks!

[@SwellPell]

Why we call it a "Piggy back ride"??

[@corradoswapt]

Rgc1745 yep I just get it from the guy in the alley. just gotta suck it out of a hose

[@juggernaut4357]

With this channel you come to expect a highly detailed video on a given subject but then time and time again you are blown away with the amount of research these folks put into their videos. It's an addicting channel to watch for sure.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Super in-depth research is kind of our thing! Not everyone appreciates the details though. ;-) Glad you're enjoying it!

[@lurkerrekrul]

I had Sea Monkey kits a couple times when I was younger. I knew that they weren't going to look like the creatures in the ad, but I was still disappointed with them. My biggest complaint was that they never grew big enough to actually really see them. One of the kits included a small tank with magnifier bubbles molded into the sides and using them, I could just barely make them out. Otherwise they just looked like specs of dust floating around in the water. They also never lived very long even though I followed the directions exactly. I once saw actual brine shrink in a pet shop(?) and while still tiny by objective standards, they were several times larger than any of the "Sea Monkeys" I ever had.

[@island661]

You might want to try again. I've had them and they were very visible. Like mini shrimp. I had one that was big, his name was Cornelius. 🦐 He was a smart dude. He owned a ship.

[@raygiordano1045]

2:40 That was the ad that helped teach me a lesson as a small boy about advertising vs reality.

[@PokettoManStar]

I already know the answer, but I'll gladly listen to Simon tell me again.

[@BrianBell4073]

It is 1.25 am here. I don't even know the question...

[@leifvejby8023]

42, or maybe that was the answer.

[@taylorgilmore4108]

The answer is always four.

[@imalright2837]

Can you do a video behind why weed gives most people the munchies?

[@devanbasham6560]

David Dwayne hunger is regulated through the endocanebanoid system. The thc, cbn, and cbd bind to said system.

[@imalright2837]

No offense but I'm asking you. I could easily look it up, but I want to hear it come from Simon's whimsical voice lol

[@devanbasham6560]

David Dwayne don't care. Saw a question. Answered it. But let me ask a question here. What was the point in even replying to say anything?

[@imalright2837]

Well I would love to answer that question. The reply button is there to spark a conversation or even more radically believe it or not... reply to a comment. So I'm replying to you that I wanted to give Simon an idea for a video that I'm sure plenty of people would be interested in. I guess what really prompted me to say as much to you is that I know there are going to be a bunch of people (i.e just like you) to blurt out the answer, and I'm hoping that just maybe they will read my reply to and save there self some time. But I can only hope.

[@imalright2837]

cory french HAHAHAHA!!! Maybe that's how I got this question.... Subconsciously

[@gsp0113]

Looks like your channel is finally beginning to take off. Over 250,000 subscribers. If I remember correctly, not too long ago, you just had 50,000 subscribers. Here's wishing you hit a million subscribers soon!

[@sshelget]

I remember when I was a kid (40 or so years ago) there was something in the paper or a magazine or something that said you could order Sea Monkeys and they had these really cute pictures of these "creatures" - looked so cute and I thought it would be fun to have "pets" like that. So I ordered them. When I found out what they really were, I was like "Ew! Yuck."

[@loop5720]

They really look like lobster scorpions

[@BrainiumBasher9001]

did you keep them? how long did they live?

[@ImBakesirl]

Shit, I used to think these videos were nerdy but Simon these videos keep me entertained as my PC is broken.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks! (I think ;-))

[@brandonTopchev]

Im Bakes Irl says the gamer

[@ImBakesirl]

2wheels Onegoon yes but I have standards

[@akabaker98]

I can't help but think of that one South Park episode...

[@snakewhisperer2010]

lol

[@mimoslavich6639]

I member!

[@harveytownsend8574]

sea men

[@MichaelDeck]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.

[@landfair123]

I remember the ads for the sea monkeys. I finally got some when I was 12. They lasted about a week before the cat knocked the fish bowl over. Looking at all the crazy stuff on the backs of comics was one of the great things about reading the. The first war game I ever played came from a copy of GI Combat. I think I even have a few of the little plastic tanks and planes.

[@lixiaochen6]

Today I found out Today I Found Out KZbin Channel is a highly underrated channel. I thought I was watching some major KZbin channel for a few days until I decided I to hit the like button.

[@Jcmurphy02]

Oh my, I've been subscribed to this channel for half a month. Did you realize in the last 30, more like 10 days, your subscriber rate went soaring above +3,000% of your normal subscriber rate per month.

[@dennis-qu7bs]

this article is FANTASTIC!! I've always wanted to know what Sea Monkies were. I never realized just how much R&D went into developing the Sea Monkies.

[@mdtaylor2274]

Thanks for the video Moby. 🤓

[@PolarBearKing.]

I remember these from the old comic book ads, always wanted to buy them when I was a kid

[@houseoftheunusual]

I knew Harold very well. I never saw anything hateful in him. He was a great person to talk to and hear his story. I miss the guy.

[@graveyardgxblin]

I love how the artwork they used in the 90's was the same as the original one.

[@internetwifi8729]

YOU LOOK LIKE!! "JOHNNY SINS" I'M NOT LYING!! MEN!! 😂😂😂

[@ajwasp]

Superb channel! Well spoken, and well Presented!

[@Kodeb8]

Every time I think of sea monkeys I am reminded of that hilarious South Park episode!

[@noahshelton4147]

0:15 That picture looks like a terrifying, screaming hybrid of Sid from Ice Age, a mule, a facehugger, an iguana, and who knows what else.

[@vrayya]

I- i thought Sea Monkeys were those little toys that grow if you put them in water i had no idea they were actual living creatures

[@graphosxp]

I can't believe this channel doesn't have a million subscribers!

[@Manuel-fk2rc]

👀

[@michaelmurdoch5019]

Wow, I have a cold but decided to shave my chest, than put Vicks vapour rub on.....The BURN!!!!

[@beojack4592]

I'm finally up to the current episode. found this channel a week ago and have been binging it for the last several days. it's been great. thanks!

[@jadsalhani]

Wow this channel grew so fast!

[@TodayIFoundOut]

After growing crazy slow for so long! Kind of a weird progression. :-)

[@AmieEss]

LOL at 7:00 "I'm not racist; I live on a farm with lots of different animals"

[@matthew3095]

If you leave them in the tank long enough, they evolve into sea-men

[@stevemcentyre1570]

Why do dogs bark and wolves don't?

[@paulol7224]

/music plays

[@MultiTiernan]

Steve McEntyre Wolves do bark

[@speye22e]

Wolves do bark sometimes

[@CarlosRios1]

Snip snap doggos not the woof bork ones.

[@paulol7224]

Pupper bork in a really funny way

[@ThatsWhenItkickedin]

A rock group called The BloodHound Gang once said in one of their songs "like a batch of Sea Monkeys" now i know

[@SergeiMosin]

Apparently the Fascinations company briefly reintroduced the Killifish egg idea under their "Magic Instant Fish" line in approximately 2009. Haven't found anyone that still stocks them, so it's very possible they stopped selling them again shortly thereafter.

[@abd9050]

I love this channel ty

[@TheRevScare]

TFW you've just found this channel today and now it's three hours of binge-watching later, and you're on a video about sea monkeys for some reason.

[@DestroyerMariko]

Hey, what about Aqua Dragons? They're brine shrimp as well but I've tried both them and Sea Monkeys more than once and the Sea Monkeys do well while the Aqua Dragons barely even make it out of their eggs. Would be interested in an unbiased piece on what makes them different. (The company behind Aqua Dragons weren't helpful when I approached them about their brine shrimp failing)

[@marleyrobertson6417]

I kind of wanted these as a kid, but on some level I knew they wouldn't be as interesting as advertised so never ordered them out of a comic book advert.

[@cheshirekat3050]

I wonder if they're found I the Dead Sea. 2:38. I remember seeing those ads in a lot of my dad's old comic books. That was before it was common to sue companies for false advertisements.

[@Jessiemats]

Dude your camera is AMAZING

[@lilliealbert3548]

Great educational information😀

[@SuperWandon]

invisible goldfish salesman? souds almost as amazing as the pet rock sellers

[@robburgess4556]

Simon says the name of the channel so quickly at the beginning that it usually sounds like "Today I found a KZbin channel" :-) Sometimes it sounds like "Our KZbin channel" - I've never heard him say "out" :-)

[@victor7gomez]

"that's why I live with all kinds of animals" I feel like that could be implying something

[@QuilloManar]

I managed to catch a video with only 1 view... nice. Very interesting video, I will have to say that the inclusion of the bonus fact seemed a bit left field but it was otherwise rather fascinating. As for a video idea, what is the 'left field' and why don't we expect it?

[@ShrimpZoo]

i feel like you could play a super villain in a super hero movie. you have that look

[@dianasnow2866]

I always wanted these little critters. Maybe I'll get them " for my son". I'm 35 lol.

[@Taneth]

"83 Celsius above absolute zero" is about -190, for the curious. That's bloody cold.

[@nasus1929]

Butterfly's aren't made of butter? My mind is blown...

[@starcrafter13terran]

Insofar as the advertisement levels, I'll attest to the fact that when I was a child and had comics that his ad was EVERYWHERE. I didn't own a comic that was without this advertisement. I can't say how well it worked out but I bought the product twice because my parents wouldn't allow me a pet at the time. I also owned an ant farm.

[@zapdog_]

imagine surviving millions of years only to get turned into some five year old’s pet

[@AustinLittley]

You fixed the way that your text scrolls! It's much less stressful now.

[@BirdDana]

i still have a package of brine shrimp eggs somewhere. still in the package

[@RedCentaureas]

brine shrimp kinda look like the Alien face huggers

[@willdwyer6782]

Packet number 2 also contain a small amount of blue dye to make the shrimp more visible.

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

The thumbnail is a cherry shrimp

[@partypoison485]

how many channels does this guy narrate.?

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Two, plus he runs his daily vlog. :-)

[@ShrimpZoo]

why did u respond from the user account but its in third person? like your channel though

[@JamesLPlummer]

Shrimp Zoo No proof that it was him answering at all.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Most comments from the official Today I Found Out account are Daven talking (me, as it turns out ;-)) Simon **usually** comments via his own Simon Whistler handle, though he does occasional comment under TIFO. But as a general rule, it's usually me commenting via this account.

[@ShrimpZoo]

James TheWulfMan Plummer , except the answer is from his Username. It would imply he answered it. He may have an employee that responds to youtube but its unlikely as it's a smaller channel. Are you implying someone hacked his KZbin channel and answered the question?

[@anSealgair]

BTW I'm loving the 60 frames per second. Very smart move. Higher res is not nearly the whole solution.

[@TatersMcPotato]

At 4:42, the faces on the Sea Monkeys look like the CS:GO KZbinr Mantrousse!

[@SD-vj8tp]

Now this is a new Vsauce

[@gitfunkt3815]

This took a dark turn.

[@unconditioned1]

5 Giant Sea Monkeys For This Video

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

_After adding a 4th step of a "Pinch of Carolina Reaper".....it was as if millions cried out,_ *_REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!_*_ ...............and then were suddenly silenced._

[@pinkfreud62]

2:40 Has anyone actually been able to train their seamonkeys? Are they really so eager to please? lol.

[@TheReviewSpace]

We used them in some bio presentation back in high school, early-mid 2000s. I'm sure in the 50s and 60s they might have been interesting for kids, but it's a fairly boring gimmick in my era.

[@GOD2sodomyME]

What exactly are semen keys?

[@heavytrike]

Is this Ryan's second channel? Even the glasses are the same.

[@rogerwilco71]

"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it." 🍤 🏃‍♀️ 🌲 🏃‍♀️

[@ploglo13]

Every fucking video is twice as long as it needs to be. I learn what I wanted to know, check the video length, and see you're only half way done. Brevity is the soul of wit.

[@Trustworthy_McLegitimate]

5:08 oh god. XD BEST. JUDGE. EVER.

[@clover-il7tf]

Instant fish sounds cool asf

[@seankraus5246]

omg thank u it a great vid. more this style and more on fresh water fish please. thank you:-)

[@seankraus5246]

subed. I almost missed that this is a diff chanel lmao

[@Articorse]

83 Celsius above absolute zero? You mean.. 83 Kelvin? Or -190 Celsius? Sorry for nitpicking, I enjoy your content a lot, it's just this phrase really bugged me for how confusing it is.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Poorly worded, but I imagine my thinking at the time was probably that many people have no internal concept of what a Kelvin is. ;-) But ya, poorly worded.

[@Articorse]

Fair enough. I would've just gone with -190 Celsius. I like that you actually responded to this, I'm subscribing now. :)

[@dimasgomez]

@@TodayIFoundOut Which means an impressive 300 degrees tolerance!

[@MaudeHerringsdaughter]

I think he meant 83 Kelvin.

[@MikeKojoteStone]

Not neccessarily. Absolute zero is at -273,1°C and he said 83° above that. That's just *really* fucking cold at close to -200°C. Yes, ' *really* fucking cold' is a scientific expression on the Celsius scale.

[@soslothful]

wow.

[@coldhazzard]

That first picture scared me silly.

[@mangatic776]

"Hey Vsauce! Michael here."

[@DeJake]

Exactly what I wanted to know. tyvm

[@torkdork69]

I added the packets in reverse order to the water just to see what happens and to my surprise the pets were non existent. I was devastated and I never got to see the monkeys grow to their full potential.

[@HappiestSadGuy]

You just gotta evolve them using the monkeystone (sold separately)

[@sirpieman300]

you should do one on what exactly are triops, or those living fossil kits i see at stores

[@sofachips]

Idid something called Triops and they look like horse shoe crabs and when they start growing there are some sea monkeys in there too, but the Triops eat them so what the heck are Triops.....video please.

[@SuperMewKittyKatGaming]

i want triops but i cannot find any here in my country

[@sofachips]

Check out my video on my channel you can probably get them on Amazon.

[@bento4876]

PETER DEE Triops are fresh water creatures.

[@gladiusbladeofthenorth9939]

PETER DEE they are prehistoric creatures that are still Alive today

[@suicune690]

They're called tadpole shrimp.

[@xcvsdxvsx]

So he was like a real live uncle ruckus? Awesome!

[@sub7se7en]

des·ic·cate ˈdesəˌkāt/ verb past tense: desiccated; past participle: desiccated 1. remove the moisture from (something, especially food), typically in order to preserve it. "desiccated coconut" synonyms: dried, dry, dehydrated, powdered "desiccated coconut" You're welcome.

[@Martial-Mat]

His wife sounds like a lovely person.

[@GrkOneSix]

I knew they were shrimp but this definitely adds some fantastic context and history.

[@janetkizer5956]

Thanks for the information. I've often wondered. I remember the ads, but never actually tried to buy them. I just figured they were a totoal scam.

[@sshum00]

I love this channel. Would love to see more Coca cola related TILs though :D

[@jacquelynnbyrd4852]

I had these all the time when I was a kid but never knew what they was

[@DeathsByDusk]

Sweet info about Sea Monkeys, but you really trailed off at the end there... I thought there would be more facts about the Sea Monkeys and not about the political/social life of the guy that made them! Just my two cents-- great vid! :D

[@animeguygaming4803]

Great video

[@-TheCrasher-]

for some reason I can only focus on the part of your head that's missing due to the greenscreen