What's a Second Cousin Once Removed?

The family tree get's confusing really fast. Here's a simple breakdown of how you're related to others in your family, no matter how distant they are to you.
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[@alisya.z.d1905]

PLOT TWIST He’s adopted

[@josephclegg3562]

The adopted virgin. Lol!

[@Dextamartijn]

I know a couple in my community that are first cousins but he was adopted.

[@WhoIsJaiK]

I mean...you’d still have a cousin...even if you’re adopted....but iight..

[@georgesdinosaur7070]

OOF

[@ivang3021]

That's why he is blue

[@wuznab5109]

I died at nibbling.

[@josephclegg3562]

Pibling.

[@AD-cy4vj]

Same

[@MelB868]

Yes I just call them nieces and nephews I never heard of nibbling. I don’t have any nephews just nieces they are 9 and 6 years old.

[@susmitadey9757]

@@josephclegg3562 what's a Pibling? 🤔

[@josephclegg3562]

@@susmitadey9757 a pibling is kinda like the opposite of nibling. Okay you know nibling is a niece or nephew. A pibling is your uncle or aunt. In other words your parents' sibling.

[@carlos_adventures9018]

3:26 Narrator: Bob just doesn’t know who they are Also narrator: or does he? **Vsauce music plays**

[@_KyleRC_]

You see bob...

[@chippy_lol6958]

I didn’t get that can someone eXpLaIn

[@gaara4667]

Chippy _LOL are you serious????

[@damio2767]

hey vsauce, micheal here.

[@garciafever]

How do we go about discovering our ancestry? Well first we take a look at who you have alive in your family...

[@emir4126]

When you get rich, whole world starts to acknowledge that you are their cousin

[@javio5687]

"I'm your sixth cousin twice removed. I'm related to you so give me some money."

[@garciafever]

@@javio5687 Actually the correct response should be: "Let me borrow a dollar."

[@josephclegg3562]

My rich cousin once removed. Lol!

[@abdultoyibsodikin2398]

That's true happens in reality

[@seusstories]

Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@firenationfiles2063]

There was a kid in my class who found out that one of his classmates was his second cousin by doing a family tree project...

[@josephclegg3562]

Was he removed?

[@tallerstond8105]

he was definitely removed.

[@yiopanda6014]

Reminds me of this girl that I went onto school with. Second cousins with my GYM TEACHER. Very weird, but very interesting too.

[@sgsnake2x]

Fire Nation Files dude I knew my first, second, third, fourth up to 8 but my first, second and third are the ones I get along with the best. I don’t understand how families break up so easily

[@christianquinones9347]

In reality all of us are related in one way or another hence why we are of the same species, we are all humans and we all have the same great common ancestor, but we will never acknowledge that someone is familly unless they are immediate family

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

"Bob just doesn't know who they are. Or does he?" TELL ME YOUR SECRETS, BOB!

[@loveshack6880]

TheOneWhoMightBe Bernie a big commie

[@ywhvyhvhxoactaktaykstayfre7009]

Yeah lol leave it to a sum1 who still has a Bernie pic up to say that, Bernie is part of that whole gross thing where they are bad to kids there s pictures of him when he's very young (appropriate pics) ((but creepy asf)) of him holding babies like golem and the ring

[@josephclegg3562]

TheOneWhoMightBe Bob's secret is that he has been removed and can't get back.

[@krististarr-wells9225]

Sounds like something vsauce would say

[@tallerstond8105]

FBI OPEN UP

[@liyushiferaw]

or eliminate all confusion and call everyone your cousin even if they aren't blood-related.

[@weiwei4804]

Well hello there, cousin

[@TetrisKing]

We are all related you are just my 1 millionth cousin 1 thousand removed.

[@mooju1ce]

what if you dont know who your cousins are and end up marrying them 0.0

[@TetrisKing]

@@mooju1ce Sweet home Alabama Intensifies.

[@linwoodvalentine7693]

Hey primos!

[@gamjam7065]

Basically, we're all cousins.

[@josephclegg3562]

Who have been removed at one time or another.

[@rusuproductions7474]

Hi cousin

[@stuff5499]

hello there cousins 55x removed

[@omotorera]

*Why hello there, cousins*

[@moved3350]

hi 973 cousin 26262773x removes

[@BlueValco]

It started out so simple, then got so complex, so quickly...

[@marthaloven9385]

That's accurate. That's also why it's so easy to find a cousin chart online to use to figure this out the first 1,000 or so times. I've found there are different styles of chart. Only 1 of them makes sense to me, but it's nice for the people who need a different style to actually understand the chart.

[@peterrosqvist2480]

BlueValco, we’re related in someway or another. You’re probably my 18th cousin or something.

[@josephclegg3562]

BlueValco If I was removed once, I wouldn't come back just to be removed again.

[@tallerstond8105]

Because y’all are removable.

[@anikam8658]

I lost my shit when she said "nibblings" 😭😭😭

[@RaymondHng]

It's spelled "niblings". I hope you found your shit.

[@russellfitzgerald2957]

0:36

[@natethegreat7967]

RaymondHng Captions has it spelled “nibblings”.

[@RaymondHng]

"The gender-neutral term encompassing both nephews and nieces is _nibling_ ." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephew_and_niece _Nibbling_ , however, is a verb or gerund. _The mouse is nibbling on a peanut. Nibbling on snacks is fun._ www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nibbling

[@TheTarrMan]

I lost mine when she said "or does he?"

[@ajshitshed]

Teacher: Don't worry, the test isn't confusing. The test:

[@seusstories]

Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@admiralwolf7218]

AJ the guy I got lost at first cousin once removed

[@liammckenna7122]

@@admiralwolf7218 I got lost a nibling can you help me

[@JosiahFickinger]

I want you to guess how it's possible to be a sibling and cousin to the same kind. It sounds weird, but not for cats.

[@ASLTheatre]

I always thought “once removed” was about a divorce happening somewhere.

[@josephclegg3562]

My ex wife once removed. Lol!🤣🤣

[@lilgremlin6222]

Same!

[@patiencen1280]

I thought it meant your entire extended family disowned you

[@Diddy_Doodat]

@FBI Federal Bureau Of Investigation You're the CNN troll

[@MP-cv6if]

Yeah

[@Peter-bq4vf]

All we know is that Bob ‘s still a virgin

[@ywhvyhvhxoactaktaykstayfre7009]

Fudo we all know Bob is an incel

[@josephclegg3562]

Fudo That's why he was removed.

[@Dargonhuman]

To be fair, that's not necessarily true, we just know he hasn't had kids of his own yet. He may just be very conscientious about using protection lol.

[@gooddog6745]

He just uses protection to avoid having a child like you

[@gooddog6745]

@densch123 no u

[@samteinert106]

This only made me more confused

[@josephclegg3562]

Sam Teinert How did Bob get removed twice?

[@johnloman4164]

your second cousin once removed is just your grandparents cousins

[@FahimCraft]

Yeah

[@BlueMysteryGaming]

Bob doesnt know who they are.. OR DOES HE?!?

[@josephclegg3562]

Does he what? I don't get it.

[@cl-dt2lb]

_sweet home alabama intensifies_

[@Ryan-si4cw]

Hey Vsauce ! Michael here

[@adrianhansen2784]

copied comment spotted

[@richardmorton4762]

They're not..... under the stairs are they Bob? 🤔

[@keliswickland7936]

The short answer: Your grandparent's sibling's child's child's child.

[@Elegantsoirees]

I’m cackling

[@josephclegg3562]

3rd cousins

[@maxnatal4626]

Your 2nd Cousin once removed

[@matiaspereira9382]

A 2nd cousin once removed is the child of a 2nd cousin or the 2nd cousin of a parent

[@coolguy2168]

*Your parent's parent's sibling's child's child's child. Or your parent's parent's parent's sibling's child's child.

[@linkpemonade00]

What if your family Tree is a straight line? *Sweet home Alabama plays in distance.*

[@rikiishitoru8885]

That'd be asexual reproduction

[@linkpemonade00]

Grognak The Destroyer or it’d be called incest

[@chelo2148]

straight line of two people smh why y’all gotta get so literal

[@linkpemonade00]

Emigamerul *A straight line of two people*

[@davidan95]

Dayana Tejera *_Incestion_*

[@CIoroxBIeach]

IM STILL CONFUSED

[@marthaloven9385]

That's OK. It takes a while to get it down and understand it. I used a cousin chart like the one on this page postingfamilyroots.blog/2017/08/12/it-all-started-with-dna-results-using-relationship-charts/ for years before it made sense to me. Be patient with yourself and it will make sense in time. Assuming you want to understand it that is.

[@AB-zs5px]

I swear... you're in every comment section I see!

[@contorthecreator2987]

For some reason I fucking see you in almost comment section I go through

[@TheEgg185]

Hello Im Weird - Same. I see CloroxⓇ everywhere.

[@DimpledNatural]

Clorox Bleach me too!!

[@reginab3036]

When I met my dad I found out one of my friends in the first grade was related to me so I told her and she thought I was crazy but now we're best friends and closer than ever. I knew she was my cousin but now I know she's my second cousin.

[@usermania340]

It's interesting to think that you don't know that maybe a certain stranger you just passed by could be your cousin or second cousin once removed or whatsoever.

[@huangjunwei7211]

I mean.... Everyone on Earth is technically connected via the same ancestors... Soooo in theory, you are always passing by your cousins everyday.....

[@Lopaaz]

@@huangjunwei7211I don't have the same last name you have.

[@MrJb713]

"he's my 30th cousin 25x removed"

[@seusstories]

Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@seusstories]

3:25 Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@theking8356]

Bob really needs to start living life and having kids.

[@BodaciousWench]

theking8356 Nibling? That's cute. I like

[@BodaciousWench]

If Bob had a kid, his kid and his second cousin once removed would be third cousins. Der

[@elhombredeoro955]

theking8356 he is a gay probably

[@bobmcfishkens6443]

I know right....

[@angrybunnyvideos0029]

theking8356 lol I like this comment

[@suppaduppa7344]

Bob is just like me Cant get a girlfriend

[@josephclegg3562]

SUPPA DUPPA You don't wanna be like Bob, because he has been removed many times.

[@tallerstond8105]

Bob is anti-antiremoval

[@_Bob_Bob_]

I am virgin

[@annemarie5622]

he might be gay

[@asy0ulikeit]

SUPPA DUPPA I freakin love ur profile pic

[@hiitskai29]

“You can expand This as far as you want” Therefore we can expand it so that it includes every person currently in the human race, proving that everyone is related.

[@farrelpermadi5471]

Hahaha! Not always!

[@mariafe7050]

Not just every human, but every living thing.

[@georgelucas8916]

Wrong

[@alexnelson8]

We’re all just the offspring of a retarded monkey having butt sex with a fish-squirrel. -Mr. Garrison

[@DrWhom]

@@mariafe7050 It is really hard for people to understand that this is a simple literal truth. It sounds so much like the kind of hyperbole people use to "make science cool" but no, all living things _are_ related in the straightforward sense of the word. The tree of life and "family trees" genealogists construct are contiguous, albeit with a vast difference in scale.

[@jazminakarainy]

ima go up to somebody and say "hello twelfth cousin 7th removed"

[@theunknownonetuo2033]

You made me laugh... Thanks

[@josephclegg3562]

Lol!🤣

[@moved3350]

Lol!🤣

[@plant5875]

after 8th generation u are no longer related

[@MsMookalate]

Sorry I'm *cousin-1728* _but how you doing?_ 🥰😘

[@roughrider3591]

I tried to explain this to a coworker once. He had been talking about his family and was unsure how to label a distant cousin. When I got to the term "once removed", he said "No, that 'removed' stuff is just for when somebody divorces out of the family" I gave up after that.

[@migukmoonpark4312]

Fuck that "removed" shit. I just call them all uncles and aunts if they are the same age as my mom.

[@micycles1200]

Yep. If they're cousins of my parents, I just say, fuck it, they're my uncles and aunts. Same thing with the children of cousins. They're just nieces and nephews. It just makes things so much simpler that way.

[@julianullrich5633]

"Hey Aunt Once removed rebbecca, long time no see" - said noone ever

[@josephclegg3562]

Rough Rider Your co-workers is right. When you get a divorce from your spouse. Your ex's family is removed from you.

[@nickmiller76]

Indeed. Sometimes you just have to give up. Ever hear about the Dunning-Kruger effect?

[@kalonjistephens6481]

Let's just say Bob got a big family

[@josephclegg3562]

That has been removed. Lol!

[@bavnoop]

Chacohawk Gaming yessir

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Bob's family goes way back to the big bang.

[@jambie]

This comment section: 1%: DNA testing 2%: Jokes 97%: *ALABAMA*

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Benjamin yo face lol

[@izzzyee]

Bruh I’ve been calling my cousins kids my 2nd cousins lmaooo

[@pepperducks9019]

Sameee

[@TheOneTycoo]

isabel plummer lmao yeah everybody does this. Whenever my family says this I have to correct them and say a 2nd cousin is someone who shares a great grandparent

[@samrofik1764]

We call cousins kids nieces and nephews

[@annemarie5622]

isabel plummer thats what they are

[@lucastheil3673]

@@samrofik1764 we call them second nephew and niece

[@jessthomas7210]

Nibling??? Mind blown 💥

[@haley9976]

Yeah thats gonna haunt me for the rest of the day. "Nibling"

[@--8654]

heeeeyyy nibling ;))

[@captainpineapple5462]

can just imagine someone saying whats up ma nibling

[@egreenie3819]

RaymondHng Yep! And you can say..." you lil' sunzabichin' niblings been nibling on this damn table leg??"

[@NakitaCherie]

Meeee toooo!!😂😂 I thought she was being a smart ass at first. Lol

[@AV8RSam]

my head hurts

[@asmartbajan]

Lol. I _definitely_ need to watch this again (probably, several times), to get it clear in my head.

[@Dr_V]

It's a bit simpler where I live, first cousin's children are considered 2nd grade nephews (legally) or simply nephews (in everyday life).

[@RaymondHng]

It is not easier or intuitive in Cantonese. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2Krko1qjLGia5I

[@jocabulous]

it makes me *T H I N C C*

[@dissidentsaint1413]

Sam Richardson then stop hitting yourself.

[@dishwrapper6259]

This made me wonder if everyone in the world are cousins

[@seusstories]

3:25 Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@scottwalker1394]

Wouldn’t it be so cool to have some kind of app or something that had your infinite family tree?? Like it showed every single like 6th cousin and everything!

[@hinthemilk]

Watch a video to see past your seventh cousin!

[@ntl5983]

It's called Ancestry... but you have to build the tree.

[@MaySilitonga]

Mine have one. In our tribe, Batak, we usually write down each generation till now! And im the 17th generation of Silitonga 😁✌

[@mirandalie4077]

Wait ... *pause* Niece and nephews are actually called *NIBLINGS* But we decided to call them nieces and nephews..!?!!? I’m moving.

[@rmsgrey]

"niece" and "nephew" are the traditional terms; "nibling" is a more recent coinage (dating back only as far as 1951)

[@josephclegg3562]

Miranda Lie Just like your uncles and your aunts are called piblings.

[@Dargonhuman]

Niblings sounds like something you'd get 4 or 6 of from the dollar menu at a fast food joint...

[@pikachu.1569]

I am a 10 year old aunt :P

[@mavenlives4279]

@@Dargonhuman like bacon wrapped tater-tots

[@daniihh]

Technically were all cousins, cousin.

[@doots6554]

Aloha cousin

[@eggchomp]

What the fuck is up cousins

[@marye.r.362]

Wussup, cousin :)

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

This explains why the Maoris (Kiwis) call me 'Cus'.

[@christiantv3749]

Yoooo cousin

[@tsu_den__.tw_g]

What you came for: A cousin removed is the child of your cousin.

[@seusstories]

3:25 Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@mikaelasantos-stevenson3832]

Accidentally discovered one of my third cousins a few years ago :P Befriended her after moving to a new school and later when she invited me to her house, my mom recognized the last name and we learned that we were related. That was pretty weird but also cool.

[@pengy44]

To hard... we just call everyone one generation above, Uncle/Aunt, two generations above, Grandparents. Every generation below is just nieces and nephews lol

[@FernandoTorres-hg5pl]

Peng Yang Amen 😂

[@josephclegg3562]

Your cousin are not removable like Bob's cousins are.

[@Belioyt]

Most African cultures have no concept of aunts/uncles or cousins.

[@melonypanda3571]

I DON’T even know why this was on my recommended but this was interesting.

[@mattjw16]

Melonypanda same

[@josephclegg3562]

Melonypanda Have you ever been removed?

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

In my caee, I searched for the word cousin once removed in google quite some time ago.

[@ezip8564]

Finally, youtube giving me actually useful information for my life

[@karenrich9092]

A girl in my geometry class asked me to share notes with her so she could go to her great-grandmother's funeral. My father said his Aunt Jenny had died so he was going to her funeral. Then my friend said, "Why was your dad at my great-grandmother's funeral?" I told her I would ask. What an interesting puzzle!

[@ntl5983]

Your classmate is your 2nd Cousin once removed.

[@Blind_Ghostling]

@@ntl5983 🤯🤯🤯

[@minecraftheaven5965]

What if Bob had kids with his cousin

[@josephclegg3562]

They would be dysfunctional.

[@minecraftheaven5965]

@@josephclegg3562 oh shid

[@caramelsoz4272]

What if Bob had kids with his Grandma?

[@minecraftheaven5965]

@@caramelsoz4272 Ok, Now that's truly Epic...

[@Fx_Explains]

@@josephclegg3562 i know a few which are actually normal humans and smart.

[@blablabla8505]

Just call em yo cousin das all.

[@twinkletoes413]

‘Bob just doesn’t know who they are. *Or does he????* ‘ best quote of the year

[@scolipede1549]

Jared Owen: shows fifth cousin twice removed Also Jared Owen: doesn’t show bob’s wife or child

[@edgarmartinez7371]

Many people that make videos similar to this tend to assume that the 'person' they make up for the video remains single for his/her entire life

[@poppykok5]

Ok... *NOW* I understand... : ) Thanks for the very clear explanation

[@tallerstond8105]

what

[@laobok]

@@inspector_vavxd9822 Damn, you're messed up.

[@AngelaRoseHeart]

The question that has been answered for years within every family reunion!!!!!!!!!

[@josephclegg3562]

@@inspector_vavxd9822 what about the removable cousin from Alabama?

[@wschippr1]

poppykok5 Well, they didn't explain double cousins lol. It happens when two sets of siblings marrying each other. So, let's say Bob and Jon are full brothers and they marry June and Mary who are full sisters. If both marriages end up with children then they are double cousins (and genetically are similar to half siblings). Most countries that allow first cousins to marry (aka most nations) have provisions preventing double first cousins from doing so. If one Jon and Bob are identical twins then the cousins are genetically 3/4 siblings (and would could pass themselves of as full siblings on genetic tests) and if both Jon/Bob and Mary/June are identical twins then the cousins are indistinguishable from full siblings. The are other things like double second cousins which gets more complicated to describe without drawing a family tree.

[@HinoHyena]

*only cousins have the power to remove themselves more than once*

[@josephclegg3562]

The removable cousins.

[@seusstories]

Rockefellers and the British royal family know. 😎

[@shycat5905]

@@seusstories 🕑

[@ismailshah8154]

The real question is how to fit them all in one car? 🧐

[@suec9922]

the truth is, nobody aint gonna see every inch of their family at once especially in a car

[@kevinhardy8997]

Twice removed is the best Canadian Rock album of all time.

[@franchescamarcelle1819]

Or in much simplier terms: any child your parents first cousin has will be your second cousin.

[@mattschehr163]

Franchesca Marcelle thank u it makes more sense that way

[@chollettgarrett]

That’s not right though

[@natashaestes154]

Garrett Chollett, the simplification actually is correct. Your parent's sibling is your aunt or uncle. That person's kids are your [first] cousins. Likewise, your parent's parent's [your grandparen's] sibling is your parent's aunt or uncle. That person's kids are your parent's [first] cousins. This makes those kids your first cousins once removed. Any of that person's kids [your generation] are your second cousins.

[@briy.9983]

That’s what I call it too

[@niya4670]

Natasha Estes thx for that!

[@shizukousapostle1stapostle710]

*Seriously.. Just remove everyone* ...

[@josephclegg3562]

Where do you remove them to?

[@nomagno]

@@josephclegg3562 r/woooosh

[@bobprunty8254]

Are they kebab?

[@chickensauce4252]

Álvaro Sáez Sánchez wrong time.

[@zitronenwasser]

W&R damn it you did it already

[@talmankk564]

So all the way of the family tree is the first person ever, and down from him is every one else, which means everyone is a huge family.

[@razaalee9477]

In my language (Sindhi) you have different names for all aunts, uncles and cousins. For example brother of my mother and father, and husbands of my father's sister and mother's sister (that's 4 men) have all different names specific to their relationship (not generic word uncle) their wives and children also have specific names assigned to their relationship. So while English has 3 words (uncle aunt and cousin) we have 16 distinct words for them.

[@WilliJGaming]

Thanks! Your Explanation was really clear... but now i'm worried i'm dating my 4th cousin and don't even know it.

[@josephclegg3562]

They might be removed tho.

[@lichtishlogistics]

I have a friend who is dating his 4th cousin. He knows it.

[@TheBossJovi]

cousins are sweet

[@Fx_Explains]

Every one is related even your parents lol

[@infowolf1]

that's too far away to matter. first cousin is the only potential problem element.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

I can name every single relative since we have this book that record everything up to the year 900's lol

[@patiencen1280]

ooh that’s so cool I would never being able to name every single relative because any person who my parents invite over magically becomes my aunt or uncle

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Second cousin once removed but came later, = Uncle married his Aunties niece.

[@Kaijja]

For the Bible readers out there, Issac’s wife Rebecca, is Isaac’s first cousin once removed. Isaac father Abraham, is the brother to Nahor, who is the grandfather of Rebecca 😊 Also, Jacob’s wives Leah & Racheal, are his second cousins once removed 😊 Abraham is Jacob’s grandfather and he is also a great grand uncle to Leah and Racheal 😅

[@Blind_Ghostling]

I love this comment

[@thefaceofawsomeness491]

My family has completely screwed this up

[@shreddedlettuce5901]

Same here. Until a few months ago I spent my entire life calling cousins by the wrong title of relation.

[@JosephM]

There's this uncle of mine who screwed this thing up too. He had kids with his son's wife, who had kids too.

[@aegonii8471]

Joseph M. Fuck you beat me to the incest joke!

[@dowrow6898]

well that's not really incest

[@wikityrl]

Joseph M. wtf

[@joshuastreet8664]

At a family reunion I met my three second cousins once removed. Weird meeting someone the same age as you but you're a generation above them lol.

[@red-qk3ig]

wait what

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

Even weirder to have your niece/nephew babysit you. Such is my tale.

[@marthaloven9385]

That's common in my mom's paternal family. Her dad (my maternal grandpa) has some first cousins that are the same age as my mom, making their kids (my mom's 2nd cousins), the same age as my sisters and I. In that case, my great-grandma was about the 3rd of 11 kids, with the youngest of her siblings being born around the time she was 13. She married and starting having children when she was about 25, and her younger sibling tended to be in their mid 30s before having children.

[@lara-qe2xi]

wait THAT'S how it works?!

[@Quinhala11]

This also happened to me xD My first cousin is like 30 years old, her son (my First Cousin once removed) is 2 years Younger than me.

[@donniemontoya9300]

Mexican family parties be like Me: "How many relatives do you want to show up?" Parents: "Yes."

[@haimeda361]

My father's mother is my mother's mother aunt how am I related?

[@josephclegg3562]

@@haimeda361 Let's break this down and then we can figure out how you're related. Okay, first of all your father's mother is your paternal grandmother. Second, your mother's mother is your maternal grandmother. Your maternal grandmother's aunt is your maternal great great aunt. So she related to you on both sides of the family tree. On your father's side, she is your grandmother and on your mother side, she is your great great aunt.

[@fqidz]

Harder than rocket science.

[@josephclegg3562]

Rocket science is first cousin once removed to Math.

[@nickmiller76]

No, it really isn't.

[@NShores]

I've seen many cousin charts, but this video really explains it in an easy-to-understand way. Nice work.

[@thiccsand]

Some chimps are technically our 560000th cousins

[@jvlixa]

why was the ending so ominous tho it was like “bob doesn’t know who they are....OR DOES HE?!?!?!” lmfaoooo i can’t

[@seanj3667]

Rule 34

[@amatullahshahidi9503]

I'm telling why ? This coud happen that your straight cousins (I mean 2nd cousin - 10th cousin) still live in your city an you found them as a freind or sometime marry them too So thats why she said that we could maybe connected with our straight cousins someway but we don't know that's they're our cousin

[@_Ali.]

... I still don't get it 😂

[@WateverWatever04]

Randy King Damn that's genius thanks dude 👏

[@CarlosMartinez-om9qq]

Can I marry my second cousin?

[@vdotme]

Ali it's a pointless relation description for us ethics. In my native culture we have different types of aunt and uncle in an equally useless manner.

[@asmartbajan]

Carlos Martinez Once the law permits it, sure. Royalty does that sorta stuff all the time. Now, I should warn you that your offspring may be in danger of inheriting some genetic disease. That's a well-known risk of marrying ones close relatives, and it has plagued royal families for centuries.

[@musdalifahmusdalifah976]

Carlos Martinez maybe you should not

[@kaylahemmo4125]

okay about 2:11 so MY parents cousins are my first cousins once removed what the hell and i HATE the end when she says "bob just doesn't know who they are" bc i know my family up to second cousins like everyone down from my great grandma but i NEVER thought about it beyond her oml there are really people out there im related to living rn that i don't know oof

[@josephclegg3562]

Yes, but distant cousins.

[@hotwax9376]

@Kayle Hemmo Calm down. They said unless you're into genealogy you probably don't know. This means it's not typical to know who they all are, not that nobody knows them all. I happen to be one of the exceptions; I personally know several of my second cousins and first cousins once removed.

[@lukeschonkeren4602]

HotWax93 I mean... I highly doubt you know who your 72nd cousin is...

[@kevindc4961]

good video, well enjoyed, well explained on what i have always found to be a confusing subject. ie..first cousin removed etc, so glad i found this video

[@josephclegg3562]

Glad you understood how Bob and his cousins are removable.

[@archangelstudiosinc]

OMG I JUST REALIZED THAT ANYONE COULD BE YOUR COUSIN AHHHHHH IM SCARED TO FALL IN LOVE NOW

[@Lemonade-u9o]

Ooooo! :D

[@farrelpermadi5471]

Married your cousins most likely better than married your siblings or your parents or your nephew/child or grandparents or elder, or maybe younger than your nephew or niece

[@brandelynnefreleng7597]

As someone who is descended from two large families, (23 grand aunts/uncles, all of whom except one had kids) this will be incredibly helpful for the next family wedding! Thank you!!!!

[@Char.Chi.]

I prefer the way things are done in my culture/family - it's way simpler lol we have our nuclear family. Aunties/uncles, cousins, nephews/nieces are determined by their generation. eg: relatives born in my grandparents' generation are my grandaunts/uncles, relatives born in my parents' generation are automatically labelled uncle/aunty, relatives born in my generation (outside my nuclear) are my cousins, and relatives born in the same generation as my children are my nephews and nieces. We don't do that once, twice, thrice removed, 2nd cousin thing at all. Ain't nobody got time for that. lol

[@chillvibes375]

word. this is awful. over complicated for no fucking reason....

[@josephclegg3562]

I think the removes would work better on enemies I'd like to remove far away from me.

[@IowaKim]

so your culture doesn't do genealogy?

[@MelB868]

Well I always thought my cousins kids were second cousins if they had a kid it would be my 3rd cousin etc.

[@sarigpoyyara8580]

This is called Eskimo System of Kinship. It's elegant, but not very useful for genealogy.

[@sailorman8668]

In other words, a second cousin is created 2 generations below a grandparent's sibling.

[@masudaharris6435]

And here I am, the last remaining member of our family, watching this video.

[@poorlydrawn5691]

Its 3am go to bed Nathan

[@josephclegg3562]

Don't make Nathan go to bed. He wants to know why Bob and his cousins are removable.

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

Bob just doesn't know who they are... Or does he! DUN DUN DUN!!!

[@josephclegg3562]

Zaxor Von Skyler does he what?

[@tallerstond8105]

uh oh

[@ziecheese]

I'm afraid to meet random girls now 😂

[@sgsnake2x]

Zaxor Von Skyler I know some

[@Lando-kx6so]

Incest is wincest

[@Mr.Magnetix]

Bob probably doesmt know who they are. Or does he? [Vsauce Music starts blasting]

[@lauralopez1973]

Nobody: Not a single soul: Honestly nothing: Spokesperson: “this is B O B”

[@threynolds2]

Simple. The first generation of grandchildren are first cousins. The second generation of grandchildren are second cousins. And so on. Removed is the difference in generations.

[@josephclegg3562]

THReynolds2 Very well explained!

[@rosealexander9007]

I always just say first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, etc. I actually found a third cousin on-line.

[@nancyomalley6441]

The once removed is the offspring of your cousin(one generation down from you)

[@christelheadington1136]

Not grandchildren,My brothers son, and my son are 1st cousins.....did you watch the video"

[@nancyomalley6441]

@@christelheadington1136 I know that. If your son has a child, that child will be a first cousin once removed from your nephew. If your nephew also has a child, the nephew's child will be your son's first cousin once removed. Those two children of your son and nephew will be second cousins to each other

[@KrisShawna]

This was in my recommendations

[@JaredOwen]

Awesome - thanks for watching

[@klutzyblubber9877]

This was a good recommendation since I didn't know what a "once removed" is until I realized that it can't be as simple as "son of your grand-uncle".

[@echonga]

Bob is a confused man already.

[@wasteofspace69420]

this explanation is a lot easier/simpler then the one my dad gives

[@napoleonlovecraft439]

So could have married my cousin and not known about it? #incestland

[@professionalmemeenthusiast2117]

Technically everyone has

[@cloroxbleach8087]

Professional Meme Enthusiast 1 Wow

[@imAwareOfYourAddress]

Napoleon Lovecraft There is a theory everyone is at least 50th cousins.

[@mattjw16]

I heard that too! Everyone on Earth is your cousin. About 50th cousin max.

[@YaAllahswt]

Napoleon Lovecraft #JustWhitePeopleThings

[@bugbyubvgubuybuyyu8677]

What if ur grandparents are cousins? That makes it even more confusing 😥

[@josephclegg3562]

Nees8760 Official They would have to be removed.

[@CtrlAltSpray]

hold up-

[@mulberryman1305]

I thought this was basic knowledge this also explains why most people who do try to keep in touch with family end up having family reunions consisting of hundreds of people

[@jonathanzanzuri3102]

Me: *Watches Video* My understanding: *6 year old girl gives birth to her 60 year old grandson*

[@Lemonade-u9o]

What the hell!? 😂

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Lmao

[@emswah5358]

We know that bob probably needed this video so he doesn’t marry his family.

[@farrelpermadi5471]

Probably he doesn't existed. Hahaha

[@samoriginal]

Damn I didn't know Bob the builder had this big of a family

[@josephclegg3562]

He removed them tho. Lol!

[@TheMajinvegetadbz]

The whole time I was waiting for you to finish with "and Bob's your uncle"

[@Kansasavation]

That’s enough family members to make up a whole city

[@kouroshesfandiari1278]

3:28 vsauce music starts playing

[@ivang3021]

I was looking for this comment-

[@arleansingh4804]

*bob* : I have a family..but they are all orange while I am blue :-( Edits 👇 Edit: thank you for much for all the likes! 😁 I don’t deserve them!

[@randomperson3051]

AdOpTion

[@fall2720]

im blue da ba dee da ba daa

[@roxtherock2071]

@@fall2720 da ba dee da ba di

[@firestar3963]

@@roxtherock2071 if i were green i would die, iF i WeRe GrEeN i WoUlD Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@DayanaThe8th]

Im concerned that your family has abnormal skin colors

[@wayneegli8379]

Easiest way to explain is this: Find common ancestor, draw a line under each generation keeping both sides equal. The number of equal lines minus 2 is the cousin number, that is 1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins. If the 2 sides don't balance, then the amount of unbalance is the number of "removed."

[@pix-can-fix643]

This showed me the hundreds of cousins I've never met or doesn't even exist yet

[@diogodavid3557]

*_or does he?_*

[@amysgamingandlps4945]

Diogo David *vsauce theme plays*

[@josephclegg3562]

Diogo David does he what?

[@mayilikestohavefun909]

dta part came when i read dis comment XD

[@mayilikestohavefun909]

*dat

[@tallerstond8105]

Or doesn’t he?

[@KosukiFire]

So which one can I legally marry? Asking for a friend...

[@lDreaxl]

KosukiFire 2nd cousins

[@rachelgarber1423]

KosukiFire No state bans marriage between second cousins, if that answers his/her question

[@danielbush2637]

KosukiFire Second cousin marriage is legal in every state in the US.

[@shaeshaebritt1996]

KosukiFire it's legal to marry your second cousin but I recommend not to. It is disgusting because it's too close to be married. Your grandparent and grandaunt or uncle would probably feel awkward about it too knowing their grandchild is married to their siblings grandchild

[@alexandramcginnis8872]

You know, we’re probably all related. But in my opinion, if you can’t trace the person back on your family tree then you can marry them

[@catholiccontriversy]

I still keep contact with more extended family, we just say "cousin."

[@JosueMartinez-wd3yu]

I was very fortunate to meet my mother and father great grandparents from mom side. And because of this, I am able to meet and have regular meetings with some of my second cousins and 2nd cousins once removed. This is incredible. Now I’m wondering who are my third cousins. I think it will start to get weird.

[@marccolten9801]

This is what worries me about DNA services. Do you really want to find out you're 1/4 Scots, 1/4 Welsh and 1/2 mailman?

[@cle3446]

MAILMAN

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Lol

[@melissaanthony2028]

Imagine being enemies with someone but then you find out your some how cousins that would be horrible 😬

[@josephclegg3562]

No it wouldn't, they would be my first enemy once removed. Lol!

[@melissaanthony2028]

Joseph Clegg lol 😂

[@aethesma4604]

Joseph Clegg if your serb and then find out you have a Turkish cusin then you have to remove kabab (do you get the joke if not then google remove kabab)

[@CharlieCubes]

Or just move to Alabama and everyone can be sibling

[@josephclegg3562]

And continuously being removed.

[@nathanoafc0132]

"Bob just doesn't know who they are, or does he?" *SWEET HOME ALABAMA INTENSIFIES*

[@winterswarrior2064]

I know 6 of my second cousins personally, and more variances on that via facebook/social media as my family started a Facebook group for us and just kept inviting brother/sisters/aunts/uncle + family in law.....etc. We now have over 370 people signed up.

[@ahmatissa4450]

beautiful

[@nicelogin2]

once you win a lottery, that list will grow much bigger.

[@puncheex2]

Indeed. I've done about 3 years of research into my family. Including direct ancestors, their children and partners, plus a few interesting out-searches, I have about 8,000 named relatives in my daughter's tree.

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

puncheex2 8000? You surely did win the lottery

[@puncheex2]

No, that number doesn't appear to be record-breaking. It comes from long times in the frontier of the US expansion, from the large families that farmers had to have to work their farms. Consider: at every generation there are two times as many direct ancestors then there were in the previous. For every one of those you get twice as many aunts, uncles and cousins who are not direct ancestors, but who you might want to record if it is important to know that information at a later time, and it's all right there in front of you for the picking. At ten generations back from today - say, 1720 or so, there were 1,024 direct ancestors. My family had 5 sibliings; this is at the low end of average size for my ancestors, so that's at least about 5000 people in the tree at that point. Some branches disappear from lack of knowledge or simple lack of marriage/kids, but that is more than compensated for by the others, and 10 generations back is by no means far. My great grandfather had 16 children in two more-or-less distinct families, and he's not the record holder in my tree. An interesting point - I saw an article in National Geographic where some scientists had winnowed through the family trees in geni.com and developed a unified tree for demographics research with 13 million members.