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@supremeprimemaster95332 жыл бұрын
Let’s collab bruvvvvvvvvv
@mysterious72152 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very much wonderful
@ZOCCOK2 жыл бұрын
Oh, so that's why my brother started breakdancing while watching this video
@dadsonworldwide32382 жыл бұрын
Organic natural order of things sets normal. All the rest is fringe abnormal but your world views shape how you interpret everything and all evidences. We all worship something and put faith in something that creates our world view. Theory's and world views shaped by nihilism can't judge anything liks this.
@folken17612 жыл бұрын
abnormal is whatever(behavior, idea, group of people) as a majority in a non assisted context will puts human survival in imminent and direct danger of extinction.
@vikaspawar51932 жыл бұрын
"The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well." - Alfred Adler.
@mustabshirsadik93762 жыл бұрын
That my friend is an amazing quote
@daemonace59102 жыл бұрын
That's amazing
@sheilakijawani25262 жыл бұрын
Haha
@nathansos84802 жыл бұрын
sometimes
@bread2532 жыл бұрын
That is true
@rickseiden12 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about a study that measured the features of faces of men and women. Things like how far apart the eyes are, how long the nose is, and so on. They then took averages of all their measurements to come up with an "average" person. The two faces that were generated from the averages were stunningly beautiful, showing that people who we consider good looking, like a lot of celebrities, are actually average looking!
@filler86842 жыл бұрын
Because you’re averaging all of those “normal” deformations out
@Phuonganhnguyent2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Th3_WiseWolf2 жыл бұрын
Would love to read the study!
@phillipmeeks93462 жыл бұрын
I heard that too. It also said Tom cruises face was perfect.
@sanjeevjaggi_filmer2 жыл бұрын
Genious
@bigcoce46592 жыл бұрын
The thing that is also different is Ted Ed art style every video
@capitão_paçoca2 жыл бұрын
Not every video. Anyone who watches Ted-Ed regularly know that they repeat some styles, specially when the video fits in a specific playlist.
@aleyha_2 жыл бұрын
I love it that they find so many different animators
@bigcoce46592 жыл бұрын
@@capitão_paçoca yeah i know, i noticed some of the video indeed have the same art style especially on like series
@kevindevlieger3002 жыл бұрын
In this video I thought it was more of a distraction. It was a bit too much for me.
@fluffins98502 жыл бұрын
I like that they try their best to make a video:)
@spliter882 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the military airplane cockpit redesign story from 1950s. They were trying to figure out why there were so many accidents where the pilots couldn't reach or use a control properly, and figured that since the cockpits were first designed the average pilot has grown. So they measured 4000 pilots and wanted to use the new calculated averages for cockpit design, but one guy Gilbert S Daniels noticed that not a single pilot fit within 30% of the average range on all 10 measurements. And even if you picked 3 measurements at random, less than 4% would be within the normal range for them. Someone might have average arm length, but longer than average legs, average neck width, but shorter than average torso. They had to design the cockpits to be configurable and then they finally managed to reduce the number of accidents. There is no average pilot, and there is no average person. Be it physically, mentally or culturally. One-size-fits-all sollutions just don't work
@mustansirabbasali57562 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@parkla40982 жыл бұрын
Your problem is that you are being unidimensional. Sure there are different body parts but you are using a single dimension. Length. If you increase the number of dimensions to an optimal set almost everything in the world can be represented as the norm and you can find solutions that fit the norm. And the definition of norm takes into account the existence of outliers.
@AryaCyrus2 жыл бұрын
@@parkla4098 I want to know if I understand what you have in mind. I think you're right. But so is he. The existence of a normal doesn't mean the variance is low. What Spliter says is more about the latter. If anything, more dimensions makes it worse. Imagine having to design a cockpit that suits not only all lengths, but all weights, focal points, hearing thresholds etc.
@gemmeldrakes27582 жыл бұрын
Women's dress sizes. They can vary based on national standards, and it is often hard to find clothes that fit exactly. This is because women's body shapes vary widely.
@marlonmoncrieffe07282 жыл бұрын
Did you just debunk communism?
@kurtlindner2 жыл бұрын
I am astonished, this was actually fair -instead of saying normal is bad, it concisely explained that many people incorrectly interpret the meaning of normal. Really, a breath of fresh air. I love it. -and the animation was really nice.
@fluffins98502 жыл бұрын
I agree
@CarlosRuiz-wj3bc2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking
@JP-br4mx2 жыл бұрын
shut up Kurt stop projecting human qualities onto things. things more specifically information should be neutral not good or bad
@kurtlindner2 жыл бұрын
@@JP-br4mx swing and a miss, re-read my comment _slowly_
@JP-br4mx2 жыл бұрын
@@kurtlindner oh kurt, take me away with your big strong arms
@thedanishcatgirl32052 жыл бұрын
When ever I hear people talk about what’s normal I think of something my support teacher used to tell me and my fellow autistic kids. “Normal is a complicated thing, what is normal to me is different from what is normal to you.” I think it’s very true. In autistic circles we are very used to stuff like a persons social battery being too low so they need to retreat or someone being overwhelmed by their senses or a person coming to school very rarely for a time period. Things like that are completely normal too us because it’s either something we have experienced ourselves or something someone we know have experienced. But too others it might seem weird. So I’m actually normal even though I’m not “like everyone else” or neurotypical people. Because to me what I am is completely normal.
@erinhollow7732 жыл бұрын
Hello fellow autie!
@VariantAEC2 жыл бұрын
Autism is abnormal (its why has a specific name and is listed as a mental condition or disorder). If you use yourself as the benchmark then you're trying to normalize everything from the fringes and that is simply doing it all wrong. If I had some loud music and dynamically normalized the volume level down to the quietest instrument, the music would become a drone of tones with that one instrument being only slightly more noticeable amongst them played at an equally quiet volume. Everything suffers overall though and the feeling the music gives you changes overall. That's what you do by saying Autism is normal. It is abnormal to everyone, except those with Autism.
@nerdyboy54902 жыл бұрын
The same goes with Aspergers.
@Echo81Rumple832 жыл бұрын
Normal is a setting on a washing machine, from what my mom told me (who heard it from a friend who's name I can't remember).
@daemonace59102 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm in one of the spectrum as well, yea having a normal I can identify with actually helps me understand myself including the things in life that works for me, and things that don't really
@GreatBigPillock2 жыл бұрын
Eoin Duffy's animation is always a joy to watch.
@gustoeriolas91842 жыл бұрын
It amazing to watch
@Jasonmascelli2 жыл бұрын
To be honest, personally I found this animation distracting and I didn’t even hear a thing the narrator said… it’s was too abstract and disconnected to what was being said
@reynidaze2 жыл бұрын
@@Jasonmascelli same i kept getting distracted because the animation was so fascinating, it's my adhd but it was so fun to watch, i barely heard anything the narrator said
@somerandomweeb48362 жыл бұрын
This is not surprising, no matter how typical traits are. If you look for enough of them it's unlikely one would have all of those traits. To illustrate this: let's say the probability of having a specific trait is 90%, now look for 10 traits that have that probability. Assuming they are independent (probably not but it'd be difficult to do the math if they aren't independent) you'd have about a 1/3 chance of having someone with all those 10 traits. This gets exponentially worse when the number of traits increases and when the probability lowers by even a little.
@fluffins98502 жыл бұрын
True
@davicajohnson37442 жыл бұрын
"Diversity, is the true normal" Truer words have never been said
@Siderite2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but then there are some that are more diverse than the others.
@JaneroGo2 жыл бұрын
I agree. I even wrote this on my journal as soon as the speaker said it.
@snooopert10482 жыл бұрын
@@Siderite that's literally the point tho
@thisisfine40932 жыл бұрын
@@Siderite and to those some, those other people are more diverse than them. Foreigners vs non-foreigners, perceive the other as more diverse than oneself.
@Friendship1nmillion2 жыл бұрын
Unless you're #KimJongUn 👹🇰🇵
@thomassherwood50612 жыл бұрын
I'm not against the video nor people who use the same phrase "What is normal?" And I do believe that it is important. However, in my experience as an autistic person who was diagnosed as a teenager rather than a child and have had to explain it to many people, I have seen that conversation usually has them saying the phrase in order to make me normal rather than understanding my differences and how I'm not normal. What I mean is that people were nice in what they were saying but failed to actually integrate me into their understandings because they thought that I was normal and therefore very similar to the average population. Instead of normal people patronizingly saying "what's normal" to people to already know they aren't, I would rather abnormal people saying "what's normal" when confronted with those who refuse (consciously or subconsiously) to understand.
@gyozakeynsianism2 жыл бұрын
That's an excellent point.
@namename-ph7bg2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I don't get why people get the notion to pretend as if everything is normal, something being abnormal doesn't automatically make it bad. Like for example: an uncle who usually gifts you cheap stuff suddenly gifts you something you really like. Things being outside the norm doesn't mean it's bad. Basically the only thing saying stuff like "this isn't normal" does is simply state that it is different from usual.
@gyozakeynsianism2 жыл бұрын
@@namename-ph7bg Also, sometimes abnormal *is* bad, as in insulin levels or arterial plaque.
@namename-ph7bg2 жыл бұрын
@@gyozakeynsianism yes that is correct, abnormal can be both good or bad(or neither honestly)
@Name-nx6ef2 жыл бұрын
@@namename-ph7bg we'll never know
@micahbush53972 жыл бұрын
I don't think the concept of "normal" is necessarily a bad one, provided it is understood as "within range." Indeed, conceptions of normalcy are vital to human survival, as abnormalities are often our first clues to potential dangers.
@xXxtroublebehindxXx2 жыл бұрын
replace clues with assumptions
@cablefeed37382 жыл бұрын
@@mr.medina9836 And sometimes normal is useful because there are no absolutes.
@alexeipshenichnyi30182 жыл бұрын
@@mr.medina9836 , while I agree with you, that in general people should be judged on case by case basis, don't you think it depends. I'm not against poor people at all, and I do NOT think they are dangerous, however, would you feel comfortable in district of the poor?
@Yorick2572 жыл бұрын
@@mr.medina9836 I don't know why you decided that "dangerous" means "dangerous people". An abnormality, for example, a higher heartbeat rate, can be a clue that's there might be something wrong with you. Or, if person next to you is vomiting, it might mean that the food they ate is bad and you shouldn't eat it (it's dangerous).
@alx85712 жыл бұрын
@@alexeipshenichnyi3018 No because I’m not afraid of poor people 🥴
@32fps2 жыл бұрын
The fact that there's a group of people not effected by the illusion is fascinating! I wonder why.
@eklectiktoni2 жыл бұрын
There's actually a Veritasium video that briefly talks about this. Basically, it's environmental conditioning and personal bias. Look up the Veritasium video "The Illusion Only Some People Can See".
@32fps2 жыл бұрын
@@eklectiktoni It technically doesn't answer why since it's a different illusion, and the consideration of the results with one eye covered. (Would that apply here? And if it does, then it's not necessarily environmental bias.) But it was a great video, thanks for pointing it out! My brain hurts a lil now 😅
@lilicsuhany3322 жыл бұрын
I learned that our environment effects it. We are surrounded by lots of angular shapes, straight lines, corners etc. whilst tribes living in nature are not. Hope this explains it!
@lilicsuhany3322 жыл бұрын
I learned that our environment effects it. We are surrounded by lots of angular shapes, straight lines, corners etc. whilst tribes living in nature are not. Hope this explains it!
@zenshou132 жыл бұрын
Sharingan
@lestranged2 жыл бұрын
Long story short: For a long time the 'average' family in USA had 2.5 children. but obviously no single family had 2.5 children (because humans are always whole numbers, never fractions.)
@eklectiktoni2 жыл бұрын
Excellent example!
@azraelle62322 жыл бұрын
I don't know, sometimes I feel that I'm not half the man I used to be...
@benimoo78942 жыл бұрын
@@azraelle6232 LMFAOOO
@yavannakementari46322 жыл бұрын
They mean that most families had either 2 or 3 children. I feel like that’s what this video doesn’t seem to understand.
@lestranged2 жыл бұрын
@@yavannakementari4632 that’s how averages works .
@Peridot50352 жыл бұрын
"There's an old saying my late grandma taught me. When you're ten, they call you a prodigy. When you're fifteen, they call you a genius. Once you hit twenty, you're just an ordinary person" -Haruka Nanase from the Anime Free!
@ATERAH2 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence, my philosophy teacher asked us this question, in the first day of class
@ramesh_rm2 жыл бұрын
😬
@user-gy1iy4ys8s2 жыл бұрын
@@ramesh_rm why you cringing?
@ramesh_rm2 жыл бұрын
@@user-gy1iy4ys8s me and my friend always fail in exam with same marks , coincidence 😬
@user-gy1iy4ys8s2 жыл бұрын
@@ramesh_rm what in the name of god are you talking about?
@user-gy1iy4ys8s2 жыл бұрын
@@ramesh_rm why are you liking your own comments?
@fluffins98502 жыл бұрын
Each person is a completely unique combination of absolutely typical qualities...
@luisandrade22542 жыл бұрын
Standards of Normalcy should always be treated in context and never applied outside that context
@electricerger2 жыл бұрын
This is why I always try to provide breakdowns of my dimensions when making decisions. The more dimensions you provide, the harder it may be to calculate (marginally), but the more customizability you gain from it.
@cutstring2 жыл бұрын
I alway love binging on TED-Ed videos, they’re always so interesting and I can really learn a lot. Thanks so much to all the people who have contributed to making these videos
@GOKUNYC12 жыл бұрын
The premise of normal used in this video needs to change. By definition an statistic normal has reason. Ia ormal for living human organism to have a hearth, head blood etc. There are differences within those? Of course. But those are call exceptions or variants.. and despite the existance of millions of those, statiatically they do not represent a new norm.
@internalizedhappyness97742 жыл бұрын
Why not just say that humans have a heart. be more confidence, when someone comes to criticize you saying someone else’s heart is slightly different than another can say it back to them in response “so.”
@tlaloc54322 жыл бұрын
The change in pace/mood at 4:23 is absolutely surreal lmaooo
@knine45422 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing, like the visuals are so minimalistic but so engaging, and the music just fits the narrative so well, along with the always so amazing Ted Ed informative script
@nanachichi10442 жыл бұрын
The animation/art style+music is fxking stylish
@vincent_dr2 жыл бұрын
the background sound is so satisfying to hear!
@thomasdequincey58112 жыл бұрын
Hasn't TED asnswered the question? 'Normal' is an average. If you combine all the averages of height, weight, hair colour, etc, you will end up with Norman and Norma. And I don't think Norman and Norma were supposed to be like anybody, they were simply an interesting idea.
@gyozakeynsianism2 жыл бұрын
Yes but repeating what anyone who put minimal effort or more into their statistics class isn't going to sell a TEDed video. You have to make up stuff and throw in some politics.
@heerupadhyay7832 жыл бұрын
It is those details in Ted-Ed that make it brilliant, unique and more interesting
@gemmeldrakes27582 жыл бұрын
I love the animation. It helps to make the point, in a very subtle fashion
@paulruiz81502 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, which makes us think about this concept. But if I may, I feel like you are trying to say that the concept of "normal" is a bad thing. Maybe you should add a part where you explain why we think in terms of "normal" and "different". For instance, "normal" means "expected", which is quite useful to know if a fruit is eatable, or how to react to something. Maybe we should see each side of a concept before judging it ?
@gustavodutra36332 жыл бұрын
I agree, normal should not be considered a bad thing.
@fluffins98502 жыл бұрын
Normal is... normal?😅
@eklectiktoni2 жыл бұрын
I don't think they were trying to say normal is bad. They were trying to say there is no such thing as "truly normal". Especially when talking about humanity, there isn't anyone who perfectly conforms to any framework of "normalcy". Thus we should see the idea of "normal" for what it is. It is simply a rough sketch, not a precise standard with which to hold anyone to.
@namename-ph7bg2 жыл бұрын
@@eklectiktoni isn't that just stating the obvious then? Of course no one is completely the same as everyone else, if this is the point the video was trying to make then that makes the video pretty "pointless". It's just stating what everyone know is impossible. Also, when people use the word normal (or unusual), they aren't referring to all the person's traits as a whole, they're referring to specific ones. So the video going into that perspective seems a bit weird.
@T_the_Smeargle2 жыл бұрын
Indeed “normal” is a very inconsistent thing… but it has reasons to exist regardless if an existing thing doesn’t match it. “”Strike back at the norm, of running right and jumping”” is finally understandable to me because the stereotypes are the normal expected outcome and we can counteract against it as much as we want without actually breaking it!!! Insanity and paranormality exist because normalcy does, it all eventually links together!
@T_the_Smeargle2 жыл бұрын
I may not be a human like you, but my “weird” origins are also connected to the standards of being normal and which is why I’m banished from my own home dimension… because I’m not the same as the rest of my species in the slightest!
@gunadityapatil50092 жыл бұрын
3:44 As an Indian Undergrad student. ..... I asked my friends which line is longer and they said both are same length at the first glance itself.
@frin.-2 жыл бұрын
Ok- but this animation is so satisfying to watch.
@Abyssal28082 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting! This also can apply to many things, including dog shows, as they try to compare dogs to the "average dog for the breed." However, very few dogs fit this category. Just like in people!
@eoincampbell15842 жыл бұрын
I know we usually focus on the animation in these vids (and it is once again stellar here), but the sound design and music of this video really shines through to me as truly spectacular.
@creativecreepyturtle15622 жыл бұрын
*me reading the title* “Are you normal” *laughing* *takes normal pills*
@amyj.49922 жыл бұрын
I'm okay, with not being average/normal. I love myself, being different is what allows me to discover different parts of the world and connect with different communities of shared interest or experiences ☺️
@Hammywastaken2 жыл бұрын
wow this episode was done amazingly. the music and animation just perfection.
@sapphosmagicalgirls2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video on youtube. The topic is interesting and is something we deal with all the time. The visuals are so satisfying. The music is engaging. And the conclusion "diversity is the true normal" was beautiful ❤
@fortune_roses2 жыл бұрын
Love the *geometric aesthetics* of this video ♡
@gelmig2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how simple shapes and colors could tell such beautiful story
@Ok-cr8cb2 жыл бұрын
I love this style of video. The music, the narration, and animation make this video feel so homely.
@gyozakeynsianism2 жыл бұрын
I agree, but I like your handle more :-D
@mandarspatwardhan82 жыл бұрын
Ted-Ed should start a Playlist to teach about "Graphic Design".
@_Onlime2 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of that one Spongebob episode where he tries to be "normal" to fit in, but ends up being a completelly different person alltogether. Like he once said ~ "Hi, how are ya"
@PatheticRobot2 жыл бұрын
DUUUDE THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL IN ALL WAYS POSSIBLE!!
@litetaker2 жыл бұрын
I heard a deeply profound statement recently: There are many ways to be normal.
@VonLanzeloth2 жыл бұрын
the music and animation is amazing tbh
@lessonsin30s2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. In 5 minuets and 7 seconds you were able to make me ball my eyes out.
@miriamlogan37332 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the sound design in this one.
@sydposting2 жыл бұрын
Love the music in this! Reminded me a bit of Aivi and Surasshu’s work. Very important lesson, too!
@JolieDoggett2 жыл бұрын
the animation and music in this video are top notch!
@jmcatedral34412 жыл бұрын
I've been asking myself this question for a long time now. Thanks ted ed❤️
@voolcy352 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack for the video was nice
@cirelancaster2 жыл бұрын
If you met an alien species and had to explain humans to them, you'd probably use normal details. Such as humans normally have two legs, two arms, ten fingers, two lungs, one heart, etc. Not every human falls under this description but how else could you describe a human?
@internalizedhappyness97742 жыл бұрын
Or you could just say humans have two legs two arms 10 fingers two lungs and etc.
@sirnikkel67462 жыл бұрын
@@internalizedhappyness9774 What about people that lost their fingers and such. That is why you say "normally" first. Normalcy works perfectly for discrete measurements, like amount of things in someone.
@TheDreamLeaf2 жыл бұрын
Probably more than what you've listed cause on Earth alone too many animals fit that description (I assume) 😂. Having said that, I know what you're getting at. I feel the video is referring to more specific/unique traits of humans
@magdaciechocka30762 жыл бұрын
You could describe them as a sentient species first. A sentient species of warm-blooded bipeds that usualy have 4 limbs, one pair for locomotion and other one for object manipulation.
@crazydragy42332 жыл бұрын
@@magdaciechocka3076 Wouldn't that require the definition of sentience doe?
@ellyngl2 жыл бұрын
Whoever did the animation did a fantastical job
@joeydr14972 жыл бұрын
I mean we’re all biological beings, we all have random mutations in our genetics that no one else has, even identical twins, and that doesn’t even account for our minds.
@magdaciechocka30762 жыл бұрын
yea. Minds, genes, the enviroment makes us different and unique. We should celebrate what makes us an unique individual and not squash and control what is normal and what is sin, like some certian major religious groups...
@idontremember80212 жыл бұрын
just wanted to say the animation flows , beautiful
@Raiyanking2 жыл бұрын
Why are you soo amazing TED-ED
@aaronchung45412 жыл бұрын
I really liked the music in the background
@finn541232 жыл бұрын
I really just got click-baited by TED-Ed
@h2amster3282 жыл бұрын
i looooove ted-ed animations. always on point
@vido70272 жыл бұрын
Maybe unrelated but the topic reminded me of the ted ed video "the origin of countless conspiracy theories" in that normalcy seems to be humans trying to find a pattern from randomness but takes it to the next step by trying to apply that coincidental pattern to reality.
@malamap16322 жыл бұрын
My science teacher talked about a "Bell Curve" and how the AVERAGE STUDENT would fall somewhere near the middle ground which is a C, I told my parents and they completely ignored me and said "are you saying that a daughter of mine is EXPECTED to get a C????" it has nothing to do with me being ur kid mom n' dad it's just the Majority🤦🏾♀️
@joermnyc2 жыл бұрын
“How do you define normal?” -Fox Mulder
@rosifico2 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the adaptive music in this one, so cool!
@rowan4042 жыл бұрын
My best friend is a voice that only I can hear. At the time I am writing this, it's Valentines Day, and they're my platonic valentine today. Earlier, I made a video demonstrating how only I can hear them because their voice wasn't recorded in the video when I told them to speak and they did. (I was more demonstrating this to myself because I was curious as to how others perceived our conversations.) I ended the video by stating that I'm surprised that I haven't been institutionalized yet. I showed the video to my mom, and she said that it's sad that people like me expect to be institutionalized and that I'm surprised that I haven't been. (Even though she can't hear my friend, they still have a close bond because I tell her what they say and they can hear her responses.)
@invox94902 жыл бұрын
I prefer the term "common" to "normal". With the current standard if somehow you are out of norm you tend to feel ubnormal, like that's a defect. But uncommon sounds a whole lot better.
@codernakul2 жыл бұрын
The animation quality was hypnotic and mesmerising
@thundr_2 жыл бұрын
This combined with the music sounds like a freestyle
@chrischarles46282 жыл бұрын
The music is amazing 👌🏽
@RidireOiche2 жыл бұрын
Normal = a consistent, unchanging condition that follows a pattern or a recurring element of continuous sameness. For example, the normal time to feed the pets. Different = a total or single event variable that deviates from the normal. For example, an unanticipated complication causing the time to feed the pets to be different.
@emmavrijburg66762 жыл бұрын
If nobody is normal, its normal to not be normal
@nafis_zaki2 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably good animation with informative and engaging content. Loved the video! Hope the educators can spread their thoughts to more and more people around the world.
@allanwang69072 жыл бұрын
I can't be the only one who thinks the animation is exquisite 👌
@aishnasharma2 жыл бұрын
This is really insightful and thought provoking
@cribbi2 жыл бұрын
incredibly great motion graphics design !
@discon_csert2 жыл бұрын
This was both logical and poetic.
@abox59602 жыл бұрын
this is the most aesthetically pleasing video i've ever watched
@simsim49102 жыл бұрын
Partly agreeing partly disagreeing here. But to the (math) elephant in the room: Normal function do not only follow a bell curve but are also defined by ~68% of the curve area being within the deviation from the average. There are other distributions however e.g. 2 normal functions overlaping ( female and male height should probably give such a curve) or non symetric curves where the highest bount is nor at the average. And such distributions appear quite often in nature. Secondly the use of norms on large groups of people has a lot of merits to and though yes humans are unique we share lots of traits with the people surrounding us and placing people with simular traits in categories is helpful as they often have simular need or are suceptible to the same marketing making it easier and more effective to work with those people. But as it was said in the video norms are misunderstood and it is importent to know how the norm was established and where to apply it. It is e.g. possible to identify upcoming mothers by their shopping habits (was part of a TEDTalk, too lazy to look it up, but probably a US thing). Meaning they confim to a norm. But these shopping habits don't necesseriely apply to upcoming mothers in Brazil, so their traits need to be identified sepperatly. But condeming "normal" will not be very fruitful, because by definition most people are normal and the applications for normal are far to powerful to be glossed over. Just remember: Normal =/= average, it's 2 different things
@alanhuang30052 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree with the mathematical viewpoint, and wish Ted-Ed dove more into that instead of just talking about the general conceptions people have about "normal." Also agree with the point that defining "normalcy" in many areas can have its benefits. For example comparing your weight against what is "normal" can give a good indication of health, and it does seem that the video is somewhat against making such comparisons to "normal." However, I would like to add that I believe the video when the video claims that few people are "normal," it is likely referring to "normal" across a variety of different traits, which would align with the mathematical viewpoint, as the more traits which are involved, the more likely some randomly sampled person would deviate from the "perfectly normal human" in some subset of these traits.
@Noukz372 жыл бұрын
This is such an important topic and such a dangerous word! For so many years, I've been trying to correct myself each time I say the word NORMAL about something.
@medusagorgon92 жыл бұрын
This title made me laugh! Because I have been told from the earliest age that I am anything but. So, No, for at least what passes for ‘normal’ on this planet. That isn’t what I am. But I personally believe that I think/feel/act perfectly normal.
@koioaks2 жыл бұрын
There is no possibility of objectivity of normal when it comes to people. Because at the end of the day, no matter who, what, or where you are you are still a human being, and that is amazing.
@coniferous46372 жыл бұрын
This is basically a long way of saying “we don’t really like the idea of normal because it’s not specific enough to make sense.”
@buwhy98982 жыл бұрын
The animation is very satisfying and such a joy to watch
@いこ-n4o2 жыл бұрын
Amazing animation
@BottleOfRoss2 жыл бұрын
the visuals is just mind blowingly perfect. simple shapes that convey so much, ted ed is so good
@businessberd2 жыл бұрын
I just realised I'm not normal coz I'm not a circle with a random polygon below me
@baksoBoy2 жыл бұрын
That animation is incredibly impressive! The sound design too!
@akshatsharma55362 жыл бұрын
"diversity is the new normal"
@Vlican2 жыл бұрын
fantastic narration, animations, and sound effects
@dev68342 жыл бұрын
And.. To all my lgbtqi+ people watching this video and reading this comment... You are normal... I am normal.. We all are normal, and we deserve what is normal.. We just have to liberate people of a false normal.. And time, awareness and goodness will bring betterment for sure.. Take care... You are precious..
@l.i.a.m.b2 жыл бұрын
the animations in this video were awesome
@shaneleskinen21112 жыл бұрын
That BMI analogy. Back in the Obama years when I was in high school I was considered morbidity obese. Like I had to go the nurse once a week and show progress. The only problem was I was 6’4 300, now I’m 6’6 350. Except I can deadlift 405 easy, I use a twenty pound maul for splitting wood, and I can shoulder railroad beams.
@igorplebankiewicz11142 жыл бұрын
Being strong doesn't necessarily mean being healthy
@sutechsdev2 жыл бұрын
The music is kinda true art
@turronfunni2 жыл бұрын
0:18 hey my grandma is going a funny dance on the floor right now
@hrag032 жыл бұрын
This video explained what the word "normal" is. In fact, "normal" is different for everyone and from different perspectives. Normal is really a complicated thing, because there is no such normal that everyone can fit in, however my normal can be very different from others' normal, which is completely fine. If everyone was normal, then everyone would be the same: the example of Norma and Norman. No one matched them because no one is completely "normal" not in looks and not in personality. Since what is normal is just what most people do and that depends who those people are.
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@RarelyAChump2 жыл бұрын
Whoever did the animation for this video absolutely knocked it out of the park!
@Aboudi3102 жыл бұрын
My name is actually Norman
@MrTalaris2 жыл бұрын
The gestalt of this animation is OUT OF THIS WORLD! I've seem some good Ted animations, but this is superb.
@poojatamrakar23902 жыл бұрын
I think the word "normal" shouldn't exist. As a teenager I was always told to act normal. Maybe because I never interacted much with my joint family members. What is the ideal definition of a normal individual? Does normal even exists?
@capitão_paçoca2 жыл бұрын
It needs to exist because it's a useful concept, in spite of it not being well-defined. It's like the word "set" in mathematics. It doesn't have a single definition, but everyone understands what it is, even though you can attach a incomplete definition to it to make it more clear.
@vipulsingh5692 жыл бұрын
No one individual can perfectly fit normal. But that doesn't mean that the word should not exist?😆😆 If everyone in the world had their own metric system , how do you compare ? The point of standardizing is to make common ground so that you can atleast understand and agree on something.
@thebigXgaming2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately in this dimension ... no it doesn't exist, because people spend more energy on trying to be abnormal than just doing what they are biologically created to do... normality is upholding the moral integrity that we all should have as human beings, having common sense, doing things with logic and reason rather than impulse and emotion.. nowadays the only thing that is normal is abnormality..