Selfie Waves

[@Glyceriner]

Micheal is the only person who can start a video with an illegal pooping selfie and everyone just immediately accepts it

[@igorporfiirio4915]

I wouldn't even noticed it was weird if you hadn't said it

[@KimberlyGreen]

Selfie, belfie, felfie ... poopie?

[@Glyceriner]

@@KimberlyGreen poofie

[@wyleFTW]

@@KimberlyGreen defecelfie

[@monocleenthusiast2381]

always knew he was a criminal

[@TradingFeline]

Honestly the fact that this video is almost indistinguishable from his older videos in style and editing is amazing.

[@thatisonur]

why would it be different from his older videos? am i missing something?

[@qsdfcvgyjmkl]

@@thatisonur Michael has not been making the old style videos for a long time. He has been focused on his other projects in recent years, and his newer videos often dive heavy into math concepts. This video is very similar to his style of video when he first started on KZbin

[@EasyGreekVideos]

This and the recent "Did People Used to Look Older?"

[@kindlin]

@@EasyGreekVideos How about: How many holes does a human have? The opening scene on that one is.... something different.

[@urmomlovesmyswag]

forreal i thought this was a video i missed from a few years back or something until i checked the date

[@farzamimani5339]

I hope he understands how much we appreciate the consistent use of Jake Chudnow music. I hope it never goes away

[@TitanFightClub]

13:36 IRON MIKE TYSON🥊, WHO DOES THIS RESEARCH🤯🤳 IMPRESSIVE

[@villeda7534]

Exactly 💯

[@AMSinc301]

"Going down" is pure, distilled Vsauce

[@WildCharger]

don’t worry, nothing is forever

[@purplexed9music]

100% agree

[@Omegazstar]

I really miss the long form videos. I used to sleep under the stars in the mountains listening to these videos.

[@mlgcactus1035]

And I used to wank off

[@eightrightturns7120]

Well now KZbin increased the short limit so yeah 3 minutes

[@Fleyk1707]

@@eightrightturns7120still not enough. Like not at all

[@icyshow22]

I need more 2 hour long videos

[@ironicanimewatcher]

Micheal openly confessing to a federal crime to start a video is actually completely in character

[@lilyrolyat6726]

He has at least once before, with his illegally minted penny from the future

[@noemitellez3098]

It’s iconic

[@lilyrolyat6726]

@@YourLocalCafe to answer that, first we have to look at the story of some random mom from the 1400s, for context

[@julianxamo7835]

Crimes aren't retroactive, you can't legally punish someone for something that is currently legal, even if it was done before it became legal

[@raskolnikov3799]

@@julianxamo7835 Not sure where you’re talking about, but seeing as Americans are the biggest subset of Vsauce subscribers, I’ll assume you mean the US. We have hundreds of examples of people being prosecuted for something they did that’s no longer illegal, even when the prosecution took place while it’s legal.

[@FinDeluxe]

It's the annual Vsauce treat!

[@dinos_preston]

Yes

[@Dfutham]

Yumm

[@Maktuf]

Delicious

[@grownupduck]

Yaaaayyyy

[@stealthstargamer]

Legalized Nuclear Bomb ☢️

[@supertracker9823]

Can always count on Vsauce to turn a simple question into a 25 minutes history lesson.

[@SchizophrenicRuneterran]

Religious zealotry aside, you took the words right out of my mouth dude. It's incredible how in-depth this man can go.

[@SchizophrenicRuneterran]

@Darius Bostic Technically everyone has eternal life according to the Bible. It's just a matter of whether you spend it in Heaven or Hell.

[@thatssodraven3531]

@Darius Bostic All hail Satan.

[@barnacleboi2595]

@Darius Bostic Hail satan! My dear lord Satan gives us eternal life and riches. I love satan :D

[@benonaru]

@Darius Bostic nobody fucking cares LMAO!

[@Mumuz317]

I’m still a believer that one day we will watch a new full length vsauce video

[@sponge5479]

same i think it will happen sooner or later

[@megasilvertrumpet]

These classic style Vsauce videos will always be loved. Thanks Michael!

[@MysticNinjax]

Yess

[@xkdcm7hat]

Yuahhhh

[@Periwinkleaccount]

I guess it also shows just how timeless his videos are, with how his much older videos are still incredibly good, and as a result that style can still be made and still be considered great.

[@R1ppedM0nk]

Yes!

[@pvic6959]

we have been truly blessed today

[@tjsudac]

I'm just grateful that Michael is one of the few KZbinrs who never thought he had outgrown his original format and style and that I can still enjoy the content and quality as I did 10 years ago. Hail to Vsauce, Veritasium, Captain disillusion, Steve Mould and other KZbin giants.

[@andrerichardson]

Veritassium is another favourite channel of mine for sure… As for Darius. Christ can kiss my ass :-)

[@uselesscommon7761]

Except the original format of Vsauce was "gaming videos with lowbrow humor"

[@apoorv_sharan]

@@uselesscommon7761 lmao

[@Alex-02]

@@uselesscommon7761 Well, to be fair that wasn’t really vsauce, he didn’t run the channel by himself like he does today

[@JasonBoon02]

Ashens is also a good example of a good KZbinr who never changed their style

[@salzburysteak]

This dude is like a relic of KZbin’s past and yet he still hits nothing but grand slams, like the world he entered in has vanished and yet he remains eternal, god bless Michael

[@beanapprentice1687]

Amen!

[@ptronic]

Back when the algorithm rewarded quality

[@gregorsamsa1364]

At the rate of 2 videos a year I suppose he has plenty of time to make sure they're quality. Now I'm sitting here imagining if he was just putting out 2 completely shit videos a year- lol. I ain't gonna lie- I'd probably keep watching them

[@Yourbankaccount]

*Universe bless Michael

[@unhxlysilver1688]

@@Yourbankaccount yawn

[@onlytanner]

Watching this 2 years later I just ask you to consider creating videos of this format again. There's a level of quality in these that is still absolutely unmatched among similar content on KZbin. Note: I've seen the shorts and it does not scratch the itch.

[@Noah73827]

I love how Michael’s videos now feel exactly the same as they did 10 years ago.

[@bornjusticerule5764]

🤙🏿

[@Chris.tastrophe]

A relic from old KZbin

[@androiduberalles]

But do they? Hey, Vsauce...

[@malachimusclerat]

honestly they feel much better, not to insult the old stuff, but the scripting and editing and performing on this one really impressed me

[@adus2821]

i saw this and i couldnt tell if it was a new video or an old video id never seen, thats a good thing

[@thatverseguy]

Michael admitting to crimes and hearing "ussy" within the first 2 minutes is just splendid. Pure gold.

[@arcaderdude]

1:15

[@musichousesection1264]

@三日月 征史郞 -Mikazuki Seishirō oooh boy

[@werewolfhide19]

@三日月 征史郞 -Mikazuki Seishirō how do we tell him?

[@discipleofthelorentz]

what has this channel descended into

[@berkeleycreager3601]

I was about to comment about ussy

[@kylehill]

Another example of a *perfect* explainer video.

[@sp1xa]

ye extreme levels of creativity in this reply section

[@berku]

ye

[@1221-o7e]

ye

[@thaias9654]

ye

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

Love your vids Kyle

[@ronisramen]

it’s been a real 1 year, 9 months, 25 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes, and 54 seconds of agony

[@TellTailTales]

We can only hope ☹️

[@secretjazz93]

he's constantly uploading bruh IDK what you mean

[@TellTailTales]

@@secretjazz93 he means in long format video

[@ronisramen]

@@secretjazz93talking about the longer videos. not the shorts

[@poodarts]

. . . Or has it? [20 minutes pass] But a planet's 4th dimensional size cannot be measured.

[@Nick-vr6fe]

I love how after alllll these years, Vsauce still uses the same music in the background of the videos, it really adds to the nostalgia.

[@alex.g7317]

Tbh the ost just boops!

[@mario.gaming]

Its come to the point that, he owns it. Not literally, but physically.

[@memedew6677]

It's what makes him Vsauce. It's like Super Mario without the red cap

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

You can't tell if a Vsauce video is from 10 minutes ago or 10 years ago

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

@@mario.gaming I mean quality wise if you don't check the upload date you wouldn't be able to tell, god damn people are idiots these days lmao

[@KingNedya]

Anatasia's selfies are so interesting to look at, because they really do look exactly like something that would be taken today. People don't change, it's the world that does, and we may adapt with it, but deep down we're all still the same. It's an oddly comforting thought.

[@belisarius6949]

Honestly, they are terrifying. Seeing these goofy pics she took...And knowing what happened to her.. Reading her story on wikipedia is so much less personal, than knowing her fate after seeing her take these personal and silly pictures.

[@ilona3630]

I remember watching a yt short where two young people were taking selfies of themselves in the reflection of a window and some lady inside that store was making fun of them, as well as all of the commenters. The comments were like "this generation is so self absorbed, this is so weird and stupid, why are they doing this" etc.

[@kettlefleet829]

@@ilona3630 i have that video on my phone

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Just like humanity through history, like to troll, have sense of humour (even grimm humour) and curiousity.

[@MrScorpianwarrior]

I saw a picture the other day of vandalism from an Ancient Greek tourist to the Egyptian pyramids. Inscribed in Greek lettering was something like "The sarcophagus wasn't that cool. Also I can't read hieroglyphics." That solidified for me 100%, that for the past many thousands of years we have been the exact same people, just in different worlds.

[@saysikerightnow3914]

Is no one going to question how Micheal just invents the word "Ussy" out of thin air? Love this man

[@star08094]

Immediately came to the comments 😂

[@leave-a-comment-at-the-door]

When?

[@ootiminatoroo421]

That Ussy got me like 🥴🤤

[@Yolwoocle]

More like ussie

[@saysikerightnow3914]

@@leave-a-comment-at-the-door It happens around 1:13 if that helps

[@harald2101]

I would love to see new full length videos like this. No more shorts. You make the best content on KZbin

[@MoNsTeRiSkIcKaSs]

>admits to crime within 1 minute >last video upload Really makes one ponder.....

[@Matt-jx2gu]

He is still uploading shorts

[@GriffinK10]

@@Matt-jx2guso? Those are meaningless garbage

[@SampsoniteJr]

@@GriffinK10They’re the same as his long form videos just in a different format

[@glubiglubstar3318]

​@@GriffinK10 ? They're just his long videos but shorter

[@LS1officiaI]

@@GriffinK10what are you talking about?

[@WhatTheActualHannah]

I love the classic Vsauce music. It feels so nostalgic these days. Glad it's still being used 😊

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

@Nathaniel Tang you clearly haven't seen his more recent works

[@Skywing452]

literally was just thinking about this, i think this should be a constant forever in the life of vsauce

[@LawloGaming]

@Darius Bostic I'll pass fam

[@iamthedevilsadvocate]

@@LawloGaming 😂 me too

[@MattayManiac]

Was just thinking the same thing

[@LopsideMakes]

Hey Michael, Vsauce here, we would like more long form in-depth videos rather than shorts, as the shorts don’t provide enough information or context for the interesting topics you cover!

[@CosmicMapping]

I can not express how grateful I am that OG Vsauce content is back and as fresh and engaging as it ever was.

[@NFPA-704]

Seriously, this is awesome

[@josho7138]

And vsause 3 is back because Jake recovered from cancer

[@ronb2008]

Annddd he's gone again lol

[@CosmicMapping]

@@ronb2008 Idk man it takes me 6 months to take a shit

[@ronb2008]

@@CosmicMapping 🤣🤣

[@Demdere]

Michael, I cannot thank you enough for continuing to produce these videos. My father and I loved to watch them in the earlier days of your channel, and it's a lovely memory every time I enjoy a new video of yours! The "A-ha!" moments in your videos give a physical aspect to those memories.

[@DominikoPL]

I find it funny how this video's title has already changed a good couple of times since it launched, probably in an effort to find a remedy to its amazingly low amount of views (for this channel's high standards, of course). This whole channel has been in full damage control recently, flooding the subscription feed with lots of low-effort shorts marked with typical ":O" face, clickbait thumbnails. Even Vsauce isn't immune to the god of KZbin algorithms it seems.

[@babababababababab8363]

Scam 100

[@bigaaron]

Is he still alive? I feel for you man

[@jovalleau]

@@DominikoPL They might get more views if they uploaded more consistently, and not two videos per year.

[@MFsyrup]

My dad and I loved watching Vsauce! It was one of our favorite activities to do when he was sick and I was looking after him. Always think of and miss my old man when a new one of these pops up in my feed.

[@makeshift_graveyard7893]

no full-length Vsauce video in over a year? we’re living in dark times

[@MrPresident-l9d]

yes... we sure are

[@peytonyoung11]

Yea what happend ?

[@alecbaker13]

Ikr

[@RamiCrafy]

At least we got his yt shorts

[@PoppedObsidian]

yes

[@JaWick_WitaStick]

Please Michael we need you to make long form content. NEED

[@SushiBandit28]

First five minutes was enough to remind me what I’ve been missing. Please don’t ever stop making this type of content.

[@lucky_lol]

Exactly

[@gingerwhite9399]

Well. This comment aged well.

[@alexperazzo9761]

How Michael is able to take a silly, seemingly random topic such as "Who took the first selfie?" and turn it into a 25 minute, excellent, thought-provoking social commentary is so wonderfully inspiring. I've always loved how VSauce videos take so many tangents that are all related to each other yet make a very entertaining and informative video. Michael, you're a genius.

[@cianhalford4989]

Ooooo mom ooooo. No. I

[@KalebPeters99]

Yeah, this might be one of my favourite Vsauce videos yet! It's always a delight to see Michael still smashing it out of the park with the same vibe and quality of all the classic videos.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

If you love this kind of content, check out the channel called Lemmino.

[@willburden1597]

The pictures taken by the Tsar's daughter are so fascinating. I've never seen anyone from that time depicted in such a human way that's similar to how we take pictures of ourselves now, as opposed to a photo of them sat down blank faced where they seem so far from human that they could be robots. It genuinely makes it so much more real when Michael then goes on to mention how her and the rest of the family were killed by Bolsheviks shortly after.

[@DW94576]

Came to the comments looking for this one. The pictures of her making funny faces really struck me. I’m sure I have similar pictures of myself from when I was 13.

[@PauloRicardo-md4ji]

I believe it just shows disparity even more. As royalty can do these things imagine the avarage russian. A shame they had to die, but it was the only way.

[@healingv1sion]

@@PauloRicardo-md4ji communism at its core "lets keep killing, its the only way" 😂

[@MediumDSpeaks]

And she was a mythological person for the next 90 years. Look at the Disney movie Anastasia, that's HER, the idea that she got away was this beautiful hope, that Anastasia was out there somewhere because the world had been connected to this teenager.

[@MediumDSpeaks]

@@PauloRicardo-md4ji IT WAS THE ONLY WAY lmfaoooioooo I am literally cracking up but that's so messed up jeeeeez

[@Felix-Felix]

Every time you release a short I go back to videos like this just to remind myself of how cool you were before all you did was only Curiositybox shenanigans

[@smiesznywalenty658]

Is anyone else absolutely blown away by the 'reverse selfie'? It just seems so insane to me.

[@TokyoXtreme]

It’s not a reverse selfie reverse selfie IMO.

[@badcornflakes6374]

I've seen the Apollo missions pictures so many times, but I'm still always blown away by them. I think I look at them now and again to remind myself what we are capable of.

[@Cjnw]

He could have just stuck his hand out to literally include everybody! Also, if he had prior removal of his tonsils and/or foreskin, he'd also be included. Even a haircut alone would make it a humanitarian all-inclusive selfie!

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

@@TokyoXtreme ah yes the reverse selfie reverse selfie

[@steamingpileofspaghetti9755]

exactly, like that shouldnt be possible, somehow

[@pich6]

it's been 10 years and these type of videos still make u feel the same. michael will never make it easy on us

[@thebestyoda]

I love how this channel has been going on for 12 years and the music hasn’t changed since and still gives me goosebumps haha

[@Not_Tails]

They have a great music selection

[@bolson42]

Vsauce was a LOT different 12 years ago… i would say the music with thought provoking videos started becoming part of the channels identity about 9 or 10 years ago

[@alehlete830]

Goosebumps how

[@Not_Tails]

@Darius Bostic Shut up

[@nihilisticalbino]

@Darius Bostic Sign me in shawty! I didn't know my intrinsic fear of death could be overcame so easily! THX OwO

[@pasarasaki9007]

This is why I keep coming back to vsauce and Michael in particular: Making the utterly uninteresting, at least to me, mind-blowingly fascinating.

[@Hoot]

I love how Michael still uses Chudnow's music, the 145 Poodles at 5:01 is to me THE Vsauce-music. Makes it feel so nostalgic 👍

[@FG-418]

Seriously I love that music and had the same reaction to it being Vsauce music. Didn't know the artist until you mentioned it. Now on a google search spree to acquire it.

[@therealgreymite]

Completely agree! My favorite track of his is "Hydrogen"... very chilling.

[@AMSinc301]

"Going Down" will always be the track that encapsulates the sense of curiosity and exploration that defines Vsauce, to me. Jake Chudnow is almost as much what makes Vsauce, Vsauce as Michael

[@Hoot]

@@therealgreymite that is an incredible track as well

[@fahrenheit2101]

I freaking love that track.

[@higherquality]

I swear vsauce videos are frozen in time. You can claim that this video was made 9 years ago and I would believe you.

[@PortalGael]

The only thing that changes is his facial hair

[@Sompursone]

I wouldn’t. He explicitly mentions events from the year 2015 in this video. Now if somebody claimed this video was made 8 years ago, then I’d believe them.

[@balzaqi]

@@Sompursone 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@elnico5623]

They are trully timeless

[@sculcrowsculcrow8669]

I thought it was 9 years old until you said it

[@A_Senitent_Ford_F150]

Michael is one of like 5 youtubers uploading consistent, high-quality, videos that are interesting for more than 10 years. Edit: Ok, yes it's more than 5.

[@noemitellez3098]

What other ones

[@A_Senitent_Ford_F150]

@@noemitellez3098 like Tom Scott

[@losingapathy]

@@noemitellez3098 internet historian too

[@soffren]

@@noemitellez3098 can't forget Moist Critical

[@ForgefaneCreations]

Accursed Farms (Freeman's Mind)

[@vsavoldi]

2 years, hard to think that this is the last Vsauce video.. Would love to see more Vsauce! 2&3 also!

[@ConnorLundeen]

he's got a lot of shorts!!

[@RiversideWren2]

@@ConnorLundeenand they suck

[@heiloloheimir]

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas when Vsauce uploads

[@chloeburbank_]

its november !!!

[@snapshotnewsofficial]

Hearing that classic beat drop just doesn't get old

[@josho7138]

Yes

[@opaky965]

It never will

[@Sephora_Sade]

Ik im always like “wait..what”

[@warmgoodrob5611]

...or does it? *music*

[@johndeaux8815]

It goes so hard when the hi hats and alien sounds kick in

[@waterdlyed]

Michael is truly one of a kind. Thank you for still making this content

[@KowjjaMusic]

It's been two years...

[@MXK_BS]

Well well well

[@UnknownMFe]

It is surreal how Michael is still the exact same person he was 10 years ago. We love this dude and he will never change

[@GenesisSols]

Him 13 years ago 💀☠️

[@threegenders201]

Or will he?

[@hoopsx2695]

To bad he never posts anymore

[@zack-lk8if]

​@@hoopsx2695vsauce is more than a channel now, they sell a bunch of products, have partnerships with companies and have multiple channels

[@bnrid8086]

​@@hoopsx2695he still on short

[@Wulfex]

There is something incredibly sad about hearing 14yo Anastasia Nikolaevna, who took goofy pictures of herself and sent them to friends, then hearing how she was executed in a revolution. If you read it in a history book, you would have no feeling. It would be "There was a royal family, they were executed", but actually seeing her photos, and seeing her be a 14yo girl and then hearing about her execution. That is so much sadder. She was just a kid.

[@ickmonster73]

There's something very sweet about this comment. Sympathy for a far-off, long dead young girl shows a lot of humanity to me. Thank you

[@easternhorizon67]

I had watched a documentary about the execution of the Czar's family in Russia. It said Nikola was a close friend of King George but UK didn't give refuge to Them or something like that happened. They were cousins and close friends.

[@LiminalQueenMedia]

@@easternhorizon67 The UK attempted to take in the Romanovs multiple times;however, they were never able to safely leave Russia and get to the UK. The British and Russian monarchies we're cousins.

[@z4nna]

+

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

It's all about how connected we are to struggle and pain

[@heythere7130]

I feel like I'm in middle school again watching a new Vsauce video (attending college now). The music, the presentation, and even Michael's appearance haven't changed at all. Really brings me back

[@MinervaButMinurvaaa]

People’s appearance don’t change much during 30-50 years of their life

[@mumbaicarnaticmusic2021]

I know right!

[@solemnwaltz]

He actually made every Vsauce in one take in a single afternoon There are no jump cuts

[@Vincent-_-123]

It's been two years since my depression started.

[@Connie_TinuityError]

It's going to take double, no, triple that for the depression to end!

[@nadir8951]

Vsauce is like santa, comes once a year but it's awesome

[@nadir8951]

@Jack Wrath 🅥 Welp, that's not a great way of advertising at all. Ik you're a bot, but atleast maybe say it's similar as here are mostly people who like him and maybe...? Idk, I shouldn't give a bot advice but-

[@lennix8432]

@@nadir8951 Yeah, probably a spam bot. I don't think the actual person behind this reads all the replies to the thousands of spam comments.

[@khalilahd.]

Lmfaoo basically

[@StaYUTI420]

It's exactly like your mom LMFAO

[@vulpesmacrotis1990]

@@khalilahd. Rare 0 like Khalilah D comment

[@Sfrags01]

I love when he unexpectedly jumps into the frame, it’s probably his favorite part too

[@andrestorres4715]

Man's like a pop tart, shooting up into view the moment you forget that you were waiting for it to do that.

[@MrScorpianwarrior]

@@andrestorres4715 Wow. I have never heard someone described as a pop tart. And yet it is so accurate.

[@speedy4659]

@@andrestorres4715 This just opened my mind to new possibilities

[@Chris.tastrophe]

I wonder how many times the popping and clicking of his knees or other joints is edited out

[@docbabyy7360]

Michael is the king of presenting the 2nd oldest thing as the 1st just to be like “but its not”

[@TheQC92]

Lmao facts

[@Marssnowable]

It's not the 1st, it's actually the 2nd, but the first might not actually be the first, technically, so this could be the first, unless you include this other thing which makes it not even the 2nd, or even the thousandth

[@coronaklledmebot4856]

​@@Marssnowable🗿

[@DragonTheOneDZA]

*_VSAUCE MUSIC_*

[@t0nkk.]

4:25 LOOK AT THE SEARCH BAR LMAO

[@TheDreamCrosser]

Nope, I wish I hadn’t

[@thetrashman42069]

try it, it's good

[@birdmandave]

LMFAO.

[@figlexgonzalez3115]

Michael is the only person in the planet that can post one video every 10 years and still keep his followers happy! 😼

[@oui2611]

i keep scrolling through variations of this comment and i guess youre doing it to farm likes rather than forming a genuine original comment.

[@HilalFCB]

@@oui2611 Or is he?

[@raggebatman]

@@oui2611 it might not be original but don't you think it's genuine?

[@aristology6912]

@@raggebatman still no

[@wodosdf107]

Internet historian

[@mst4309]

These B&W old photos of legit selfies feel so eerily real. I know why that is, thanks to Vsauce; yet I still struggle with how “not old” the people appear

[@MonaHerSelfM]

Imagine our photos today. There's nothing but the timestamps in the details which tell us from what time our photos are.

[@Call_Upon_YAH]

When you trust in God and cast your cares (worries, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts) upon him, they will be NO MORE! Know that there is power in the name Jesus Christ! His name casts out demons and heals! The world is wicked, evil, and of the devil. I too, was a wicked sinner of the world before I opened my heart to God. I am living proof of God's work and fruitfulness! He is an active God who hears the prayers of his! God's children are set apart (holy) and righteous. The devil is a liar that comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy; that includes your relationship with God. Open your heart to God, repent of your sins (he will forgive you), and let him direct your path. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands and purify your heart, lest you walk with the devil and follow him to hell.

[@SilasSermersheim]

@@Call_Upon_YAH our lord jesus christ will save us all from the coming apocalypse, pray for your forgiveness before then

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Ofc there's bible bots now

[@phoenixplanet4116]

I actually think that despite this video seeming exactly like all his others, Michael's videos have matured significantly over time; the structure of this video is no longer "random tangents that happen to teach you a lot along the way" but a meaningful step by step path, yet one that still branches and forks into every possible nook and cranny of the subject, answering the viewers exact questions as they come up, one by one. It's remarkable how well produced they are, despite being about something so silly.

[@siri5784]

Lowkey loved the random tangents. But this cool to

[@redyoshi777]

It is cool to see, but the random tangents were also great

[@CComp-f6c]

It's about time a new full length Vsauce video comes out.

[@sergio_-.]

Michael is the only man who can tell nonsense from scientific point of view for half an hour, confusing people more and more with every minute and yet he always makes sense

[@techgeeknzl]

If Michael made a video on the topic of “Tangents”, who knows _where_ we’d end up?

[@shivrajpatil1770]

@@techgeeknzl he will end up on system of non linear non homogeneous partial differential equations in quaternion numbers.

[@brrbrr9766]

Michael's like your older siblings friend who comes around once every couple years and you get excited, but he's gone quicker than he came.

[@connormoriarty]

This is the Vsauce I missed, that I've been craving for years: Beautifully diving into a topic no one has ever thought about, but doing it in a way that makes us all incredibly interested in it. Keep it up Michael, we love you!

[@nitrosake]

I miss the longer videos. Not everyone's attention span is broken, comeback to the longer videos man

[@TheRealVovan]

As much as I like vsauce shorts, I still do miss full length videos

[@moosetube5564]

Yeah

[@Nebulex78]

Same fr ) :

[@skulves9677]

Bruh thats 1 year ago@joshuarivera-wi6zd

[@chaseray7321]

@joshuarivera-loves-vA year ago

[@dirkroosendaal2254]

Same

[@sheisnotmyname]

This is probably the first time that Michael didn't go off topic at all, he explained everything about this topic, from introduction to body to conclusion and still left us wondering with a very important questions in the end 👏

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

It's honestly a bit unsettling.

[@snowhusk]

Yeah, the most "off-topic" this video went for me is the spooky music when talking about Hiromix photos. I was legit spooked for no reason that whole segment

[@masoncrowley2777]

When Michael seemingly introduces an unrelated topic, he always makes it clearly understood as being related to the primary topic of the video by the end of it. Michael never goes off topic.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He did have a slight diversion talking about contrastive focus reduplication, which was kind of off-topic, but it wasn't _off-topic_ off-topic.

[@ryanconners3048]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 this is the most legendary comment I've seen in my life

[@thatverseguy]

It's amazing how the timeline of selfies brings more than just the selfie in question. From people royals like Anastasia taking images like Instagram is already a thing, to people like Hiromix actively pushing the idea into the spotlight. Hell, wouldn't have even considered a hand print of a selfie. But I like Hiromix's work in particular, and I would not be surprised if she also pioneered the "aesthetic" style images that have been floating around recently. The time, colors, and culture work perfectly. She simply is a legend of her time. Anyway, amazing video as usual. I thoroughly enjoyed it :)

[@toadstool1679]

it will have been two years since the last vsauce main channel upload in five days. thank god you show up on my shorts from time to time. i love your mind michael, thank you for sharing it with us. i hope you are doing more than well

[@humanplace1962]

he sadly passed away

[@Matty-kelly]

@humanplace1962 why lie about such things

[@humanplace1962]

@@Matty-kelly it is the truth, all is relative

[@toadstool1679]

i'm gonna pass my foot thru ur ass if you don't shape up n stop playing with me

[@Kyxnh]

@@humanplace1962 🧢

[@SickDnA]

Vsauce is basically random thoughts or questions that pop up in your mind but backed by research

[@xavieriswavier]

So true 💀

[@lachlanwood61]

He did a ted talk once where he talked about his videos and it's basically that. He likes questions and answering them. Specifically "why" questions where you can keep asking "why?" And go deeper.

[@darkmatter69420]

The Anastasia story is so sad. She brought a form of happiness that didn't exist before. People had such a hard time appreciating themselves. A hard time looking in the mirror. They still do. But to be able to express your emotion because you are the subject and director in your story. It's just so special.

[@skyhawk_4526]

Her whole family's story is sad. All killed just to appease Lenin and his thugs. Not much has changed in Russia since.

[@theonebman7581]

@@skyhawk_4526 Worst part - they were killed because the Bolshevik leaders were intentionally lying and exaggerating to the people about the Tsar's family The October Revolution was the worst thing to happen to Russia

[@secondthought2]

@@skyhawk_4526 not really, Russia is just misunderstood. Can't nobody see the real evil, and it ain't Russia.

[@siritio3553]

@@skyhawk_4526 What a childish comment. And the millions of serfs dying of starvation, enslaved by the Czar and the nobles, with no education and nothing to live for? These do not garner your sympathy? Because none of them had the money for fancy cameras? Because Lenin's family was hanged by the Czar because of a peaceful protest, he's now a thug? Because all of those people for their entire lives have lived in worse conditions than American slaves, you don't see anyone talking about them. Thugs indeed... I'm not defending what's happening now or then. I'll never defend any senseless killing, especially of children. But you don't know shit.

[@sirchickenix]

sad that people had to die but literally all of the Russian peasants were suffering under the Romanov rule

[@drawinglikeasir]

It doesn't matter how much time passes between Michael's uploads, he's always gonna look the same.

[@shivajoshi9068]

hey! even you are a vsauce enjoyer! thats gr8!

[@c0smic.dw3ller]

imagine if he shaves

[@tgnm9615]

I love your videos dude!

[@xusux]

ayee i used to watch you back then glad to see you also watch vsauce

[@Snorlax108]

ok

[@1SLMusic]

I am glad that Michael is able to share with us these incredible third-wave pictures.

[@JakevanHalen01]

I think it's amazing that after all these years of KZbin being around, that Vcauses' familiar music, Micheal's way of explaining things and the general flow of these video's, are still so relaxing and interesting to watch, and it always kind of takes me back to when I first started watching this channel way back in 2013

[@gochaavtandilashvili8372]

2013 was the time to be alive for sure

[@hensen5309]

Bek was definitely an honest guy. He made his stomach expel more than any other piece of the chiseling

[@EffySalcedo]

Speaking of chiseling, wouldn't it be nice to have a "Michael : The Thinker " sculpture statuette. I want one 😅

[@thestranger4894]

Being fat was a symbol of wealth and status so dude was 100% flexing

[@sirthursday6159]

Being fat was a flex, you had enough food to do so

[@vive335]

@@thestranger4894 bro 💀

[@cremebrulee8364]

😂😂

[@HarshuXD]

20:27 the first “Boyband” Had me rolling on the floor 💀

[@ColbyEaton]

This was the first Vsauce upload that he made after I had subscribed to his channel, I knew that he took long breaks but I didn’t think it would be *this* long. I remember watching Anthony Padilla’s video with him and he talked about upcoming videos and that got me so excited, that was over one year ago now.

[@Junyoa]

First time huh? at least you get to watch his old stuff, i have to gaslight myself into forgetting to rewatch the videos

[@gage.does.everything]

for some reason the case of the daughter of the tzar the fact that she took pictures that were real makes her execution so much scarier, i felt like i almost knew her but my heart skipped a beat when micheal said she was executed in her basement. a lot of times i feel like we brush off historical deaths because they're impersonal and the only photos we have are old portraits but after seeing these personal and real photos of her that looks like some goofy photo someone posted on instagram something changed.

[@Vodkanir]

you did not know her lil bro

[@0lmectf2]

@@Vodkanir Yes, yes we know this

[@ack7956]

@@Vodkanir So people simply shouldn't have empathy?

[@RedOctober_]

uh you realize the tzar was responsible for the suffering and poverty and oppression of millions of russian people and also caused millions of their deaths in WWI?

[@gage.does.everything]

@@RedOctober_ yes, but his daughter was still a human and the pictures she took humanized her like portraits at the time couldn't

[@brosphmalone2047]

Crazy to look back at myself going from a teenager watching these vids as they came out weekly, having them be part of my routine. To now in my late 20s getting a rush of nostalgia from hearing the vsauce jingle play. Thank you for being part of my life for the last 13 years Micheal ❤️

[@FriendlyLlama]

Same! I used and still love revisiting vsauce. These videos have really molded me into the kind of curious person I am, I enjoy thinking about and answering questions, for its own sake. Thanks Michael

[@gyvn1]

Michael, please come back..

[@CrypticTitan]

He’s gone?

[@CICellDirectorCairmann]

@@CrypticTitanhasnt uploaded in a year

[@CrypticTitan]

@@CICellDirectorCairmann he has on shorts this January

[@mrguy3001]

we need his long videos again

[@hamoodythegreat9570]

@@mrguy3001peoples attention spans are garbage now

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

I really like how Bek portrayed himself as a dumpy potato boy and idealized his wife into a beautiful woman, he had free reign to portray himself however he wished but he saw himself as a just a regular guy who lucked into the most beautiful woman ever.

[@mjjjuly]

not sure with the ancient Egyptians, but other ancient cultures saw fat bellies as a status symbol. it's a sign of prosperity, in a time where food scarcity is common, that person has enough food to eat and get fat. also not doing manual labor as well.

[@grimble4564]

@@mjjjuly this

[@duurc]

@@mjjjuly why it didn't apply to his wife though?

[@christineg8151]

Art in the Amarna period (when Akhenaten was pharaoh and Bek was chief sculptor) was weird. If you look at carvings of Akhenaten, you'll see a lot of the same sort of "dumpy potato boy" imagery. Though Akhenaten tended to have thinner arms and legs, he still had the belly. Bek refers to himself on a carving as ""the apprentice whom His Majesty taught". In my archaeology studies, my professor indicated that the implication is that the Pharaoh demanded a more naturalistic style than was common in Egyptian art up to this point. You can still see a bit of the belly on Tutankhamen's sculptures, and he's the pharaoh that followed Akhenaten. Whether this is a stylistic issue or a more realistic image of the pharaoh is up for debate, given that Tutankhamen was quite young and would be unlikely to have developed a paunchy belly yet. It's also worth noting that the plump men with more idealistic women is fairly common. You'll still see a bit of poochy belly on carvings of women from this time, sometimes (see full-bodied sculptures of Nefertiti) but they still tend to be rather slender and idealized. Again, there's the question of whether this is a stylistic choice or reflection of reality.

[@ttrss]

💀💀

[@Jack6J57]

“Let me put my brain food into your gray matter mouth” Vsauce’s last words before he disappeared for 21 months and starting absolutely blasting shorts content

[@oliverdiamond6594]

facts

[@SamarGeoEdits]

No it wasn’t his last words on this channel because he makes shorts now days

[@SideQuestStories]

@@SamarGeoEdits Yes, how about proper videos that aren't targeted at brainless phone addicts.

[@johnbazy]

The shorts are bangers though, Vsauce takes a long time making these quality long form videos so I'm glad he's made short form stuff in the meantime.

[@oliverdiamond6594]

@@SideQuestStories guys i found the grandma

[@ElectroBOOM]

Can you call them selfies if the selfie was created before the word "selfie" was invented?

[@Vsauce]

If you do, that's an anachronym ... but so what? Is an anachronym necessarily a misnomer? Were there dogs before the word dog?

[@remysenter9188]

@@Vsauce Is it still a selfie if multiple people are in it? Doesn’t that count as a we-fie.

[@ElectroBOOM]

@@Vsauce Damn you're good

[@Vsauce]

@@remysenter9188 Grammatically, I think that if an image I (subject) make of mySELF (reflexive object) is a SELFie, then an image I (subject) make of US (object) should be an "USsie." I can't take a picture of "we" because "we" is a subject (it does stuff, stuff isn't done to it). A subject+object focus is where "selfie" comes from so, for that reason, I think "ussie" is (despite being funny) the most consistent choice: (subject focus) WE are in this picture I am in this picture (object focus) This is a picture of US This is a picture of ME (subject+object focus) I took this picture of MYSELF I took this picture of US

[@Jakeup32]

@@Vsauce im curious how this would play out in other languages, or maybe they would just use the english word.

[@jameswrhymer]

Can we please go back to these longer form videos? The shorts are cool, but I really miss these 😔

[@michaelprice3031]

This feels just like his ten year old videos I watched as a kid. The nostalgia is immense!

[@nighthawk043]

Idk why, but it had never occurred to me that the term "selfie" was probably Australian in origin. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense we started popularising it. In school we had (mostly) shorter nicknames ending in every vowel for just about everything.

[@uraniumcranium2613]

righto, during smoko i'll head down the servo and get some pettie then head to the bottleo before the footy comes on the telly

[@pyropulseIXXI]

Americans do this to everything, and put 'y' or 'ie' at the end. Seems weird that anyone knows who used the term first

[@Flesh_Wizard]

@@uraniumcranium2613 don't forget the durries and the choccy mate :)

[@KrewMunro]

Michael is the only person who goes so deep into a topic that’s so bland and still manages to entertain us.

[@mastershakeswife101]

you described his channel perfectly XD

[@idkwhyieventryanymore]

I know right? I watch his vids all the time and I hate science.

[@Bubblebasstheboi123]

I like science but I still like his videos

[@VygoUwU]

highly detailed long form videos once a year > quirky shorts once a week

[@Avedicus]

So real

[@caringheart34]

​@@Avedicus Then you realize its one of these sex bots on KZbin, WTF

[@CComp-f6c]

BOT ☑

[@TheForbiddenLookout]

Michael is one of the few people I’ll immediately drop everything Im doing to watch when I see that he’s uploaded

[@Spufflez]

As someone who was into blogging in the early 2010s, I remember when the terms "selca" (a shortening of the phrase self camera) and "GPOY" (Gratuitous Picture of Yourself) were used instead of the word "selfie." Both myself and other bloggers would use these terms until the popularity of the word "selfie" took off. I think it's really interesting that these phrases aren't used much anymore compared to the word "selfie."

[@aleksandrareena7538]

Wow thanks for sharing these facts

[@scalem5497]

Interesting bc selca is still a term more often used than selfie in Korea

[@exploshaun]

I can see why selfie is much more popular term.

[@makeart-notwar-6732]

I'm a kpop fan and I've heard a lot of other fans using the word 'selca' to describe a photo that a kpop idol took of themselves.

[@GodOfBrevity]

Oh wow I remember selca. That just flooded me with memories of MySpace local band pages.

[@azerty.]

What I love about Michael’s videos is that you leave them knowing not only the answer to the main question, but also about a million other things.

[@doctorhugo1578]

​@Darius Bostic i dont want everlasting life, being alive sucks and feels horrible i wanna just die for good

[@bustedkeaton]

5:38 this picture is so sweet and i love the composition

[@poooopoo]

This video in particular really penetrated my soul. It's beautiful to see pictures that make people of the past seem so real and human. It seems that grainy, black and white daguerreotypes automatically lead us to view the subjects as stoic, distant, and different from us. Colorized photographs and teenagers taking casual mirror selfies in 1915, smiling and posing like real kids that lived and laughed, just changes things.

[@DoiInthanon1897]

Honestly wasn’t expecting another full-length video so soon, Michael blesses us prematurely!

[@Daye04]

It happens to everyone, okay? Sometimes, it's been a while since you did something, and then it just comes prematurely without you being able to stop it

[@lowgpu1687]

@@Daye04 lol

[@redcrossX2]

Bruh what

[@asgacc8789]

Dude! It's Nnn

[@lowgpu1687]

@@asgacc8789 Lol, jokes aside, some people don't deprive their natural needs, I actually failed on the 5th

[@ZeusAndKiller]

I genuinely love the fact that I haven't watched a vsauce video since like 2015 but when I come back to your channel, EVERYTHING IS THE EXACT SAME!!! So much nostalgia comes flooding back and there's something strangely comforting about it. The intro, the music, the font, I remember it all.

[@robbobthecorncobjriii8195]

Honestly though. I was watching memes and the vsauce music came on and my entire body reacted so I knew I had to come see what's new lol

[@xX072Xx]

he said "ussie"

[@ScootDaVoot]

micheal's final video before moving to youtube shorts

[@SoraZ2112]

Seeing the selfies Anastasia took was so surreal. Hard to believe they were taken over a century ago. Makes me wonder what pictures we might’ve gotten if selfies like today were a regular part of the 19th and 20th century.

[@General12th]

I know old people wouldn't be railing against young whippersnappers for being self-absorbed idiots. Oh, who am I kidding.

[@bebedor_de_cafe3272]

seeing it just makes me sad

[@Alexandros11]

@@bebedor_de_cafe3272 Yes, it was terrible what happened to her. A lesson in history against collectivism

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Yeah, I feel like her photos would have been a better example than the smiling Chinese man for the Illusions of Time video, but I liked that photo too.

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@RossCampoli]

Vsauce videos are like going on a professionally guided Wikipedia hole dive

[@WillKrause21]

It was super interesting to hear about the "selfie pose", because my dad and family have messed with that idea for years, consistently doing our own quite different pose of terror at taking selfies.

[@GavinSideways]

I'd do pretty much anything for a full-length video, I miss them a lot.

[@jamesdevine02]

1:11 WORLD'S FIRST -USSY CONFIRMED??

[@warstroke442]

micheal saying -Ussy opens so many new avenues for memes

[@syntheticvocalist-p472]

Oh no, the meme machine! I hear the gears turning. Not again!

[@Emp31]

-OGUS

[@TheDogBasti]

Sussy

[@pauliusUwU]

🥵🥵🥵

[@cahoolie]

13:45 *eerie music starts to play* “Something happened in Japan” UH OH “In 1995” Oh thank god

[@somebruhdyyyyy5538]

12:54 The thought of reverse selfie gave me chills. Imagine including everyone, literally EVERYONE but yourself.

[@AFlemPen]

Its been 2 years...

[@PerhapsDave]

rip vsauce, got shot dead in michigan

[@micahphilson]

I'm so glad he's back doing this style of video again, it's one of my absolute all-time favorite things on youtube!

[@Idevoursoap]

I think Vsause's content never gets old because It has not changed since 2012. Never have to worry about new things.

[@foxgaming8789]

Is he even going to post anymore?

[@Idevoursoap]

@@foxgaming8789 great question, nobody will ever know.

[@foxgaming8789]

Ok

[@TDXC------]

Seems like it's now only shorts. Sad.

[@MustNotContainSpaces]

With the exception of a year or so when he did exclusively Mindfield