Who Invented Bowling?

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This story starts with the turn of the century archeologist William Matthews Flinders Petrie, or simply Flinders Petrie. By 1895, he had already established himself as, perhaps, the world’s leading Egyptologist. 18 years earlier, at the young age of 24, Petrie had published his work Inductive Metrology; or, The Recovery of Ancient Measures from the Monuments in which he detailed measurements of Stonehenge. Using those, he made hypothesizes about how, when, and why the strange structure was built. It was one of the first times any archeologist had attempted comprehensive measuring (with estimated knowledge of historical sun and lunar cycles) to establish theories on ancient structures.
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[@marccolten9801]

Imagine your greatest finds in Egyptian tombs being discredited by the INTERNATIONAL BOWLING MUSEUM. That makes all those decades of digging worthwhile.

[@TheMeatMon]

Unfortunately I don't think that Egyptologists need such a reputable source to be discredited. They do a satisfactory job all of their own.

[@RobertJRoman]

So, aliens invented bowling. Got it.

[@marccolten9801]

Using planets.

[@marcbeebee6969]

I'm high as well hakuna matada

[@sakura608]

Bet you that's Karl Smallwood leaving in a joke in the script and not telling Simon about it

[@SpacePatrollerLaser]

From what I understand, the 10th pin was added to circumvent the ban on "ninepins" in the 19th century

[@marccolten9801]

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it" - George Santayana "Unfortunately the same is true of 10th grade Algebra" - me

[@janedoeski9196]

Same...

[@randeknight]

An area without 'Social Promotion' then? The places I lived, you went up with your year group even if you completely failed until age 15. You either then passed or the school kicked you out as 15 was the last year of compulsory education then.

[@kingjellybean9795]

Man... Fuck numbers... I dont trust em... Theres just to many

[@kingjellybean9795]

@@randeknight where are you from? That school sounds insane. Clearly its the fault of the student that they couldnt learn certainly not bad teachers

[@SirYodaJedi]

@king jellybean Sounds like a mildly stricter version of the US's -Every Child Left Behind- No Child Left Behind curriculum.

[@Sandy.J.Lloyd.Sr.]

People say bowling is too easy, but you’ve got to have balls to do it.

[@StukaSteven]

Thank you

[@Fornicis91]

Ba dum tch

[@hooligan3821]

Gotta get my daily dose of Simon and his beautiful beard

[@ArmchairDeity]

Allegendly, Beard Whistler is actually considered by the British government to be Simon’s legal guardian. He doesn’t even have a passport or driver license... it’s the Beard. All the pics and video are just Simon’s face in the background while The Beard actually does all the work. Some believe that Simon is actually just a puppet, controlled by The Beard... so one asks: is Simon “Simon”? Or is it The Beard that’s named Simon and the guy in the video is just The Beard’s human meat-puppet..?

[@giselematthews7949]

sam here

[@nunyobidniz]

Simon's beautiful beard is always a win

[@patricksanders858]

Look up some older videos and hes clean shaven. Like the beard more.

[@attackofthepacifists]

That beard is resplendent in its glory.

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Hey Simon, for a future video please do a video on the history of wearing a cape

[@KEVMAN7987]

Bet the bonus fact would be about Antonio Banderas and his love of capes.

[@JennFaeAge]

Who doesn't want to be...the Potfather ...I'll get my coat

[@Spear_of_the_Raven_Ash]

Why did i instantly click when i saw "Ancient Balls"?

[@weedypop9032]

You have sugardaddy issues

[@2fluffytv]

Business Blaze is slowly seeping in to Simon's other channels... I'm loving it

[@LizzyMarieTina]

I like the more laid back business blaze type of list that you did here.

[@7-ten]

The blaze is awesome

[@wendychavez5348]

That is awesome! "Who invented bowling?" "Let me tell you about Ancient Egypt! Then again...."

[@thetangieman3426]

Who else LOL'd and smashed that like button at the first mention of ALIENS?

[@joehemmann1156]

Based on this analysis, seems like the origin of the term "turkey" in bowling quite possibly has similar or even identical origins as the phrase "winner winner, chicken dinner".

[@marccolten9801]

Excellent analysis but he didn't explain if guinea fowl are related to guinea pigs.

[@joehemmann1156]

@@marccolten9801 well of course they are, just like Canadian geese are related to Canadian humans

[@crimsonking8811]

I loved the bonus facts. I'm going to have to show my father this one. Great job you guys. 👍

[@billkipper3264]

I grew up in bowling alleys and worked in them as well. Other than turkey I've never heard any of those other terms. Anything over three strikes is usually called, for example, a four bagger, five bagger, etc. Twelve strikes in a single game is known simply as a perfect game.

[@otakuman706]

Now I want a BB on 'The History Channel' and Ancient Aliens and the like.... Simon could really take the piss out 😂

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” ― Mark Twain

[@stefan6347]

"Give me the rope!" - Indiana Jones

[@dgray7537]

"Mark Twain didn't say that." -Steven Hawking

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

What does that have to do with the video?

[@dgray7537]

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 nothing, it's just a popular miss attributed quote making it's way around the net right now.

[@knutthompson7879]

"... about how, when, and why the strange structures were built by aliens." ... delivered with perfect deadpan. Legend.

[@mfhberg]

Simon's are the only videos I always watch to the end and sometimes I even sit around for the ad after, just in case I can further enrich him.

[@jaspr1999]

Soooo... Now I know why everyone was VERY impressed with my three consecutive strikes! Too bad, I thought I was playing baseball.

[@mr_niceman]

"Ancient Balls" good thumbnail u got me :)

[@tinyb610]

Been watching some early Simon videos, he's really found his 'blaze' over the past few year's.

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

Simon, you're a turkey. Love the shows 💜 all 19 channels

[@zeusathena26]

Isn't it in the 20's now? Oh wait 42. Lol

[@stefan6347]

Industrial revolution be like:

[@ashleymatthewteo7258]

Title card: *exists Everyone who watched this: You had my curiosity, now you have my attention

[@MrMarttivainaa]

No idea but Fred Flintstone was already pretty good at it thousands of years ago.

[@michaelantosch9888]

Simon's pleading with us to keep watching. I think quarantine has finally broken him.

[@quintespeed]

I don’t even care if it’s true or not. This is worth it for the thumbnail alone.

[@fraliexb]

Oh that sweet, sweet watch time.

[@icetraydemartini3963]

Egyptians also invented bat and ball striking games that set the chain leading to cricket and baseball.

[@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks]

TIFO: Who invented Bowling? Me: Big "Ern" McCracken!

[@boristapah5511]

please do and post more videos on black african-caribbean forgotten history ! I have respect for you

[@SimmaChode]

not going to lie, i only read the text on the thumbnail and not the actual title. So naturally a video on bowling isn't what i expected when the video started. 😂

[@d.c.8828]

Donny from The Big Lebowski originally invented bowling. But he was out of his element.

[@_Abjuranax_]

Ben Franklin wanted the National Bird of the US to be the turkey. We got the bald eagle instead.

[@JaleDoris]

I was expecting something a bit more shifty than "father of pots"

[@SoughtAnarchy]

Love seeing Business Blaze™ Simon come out in his other videos

[@calebwinfield1403]

The Dude perfected bowling.

[@J3scribe]

I've bowled a few wild turkeys in the past, coincidentally while drinking Wild Turkey at the lanes.

[@bdub8963]

Simon is killin the beard game.

[@popanda3652]

in florida most call it a badger when you get 4 consecutive strikes. something about how someone typo'd 4 bagger in the system and shipped it out that way

[@ArmchairDeity]

TFW two of your fave KZbinrs drop vids at the same time... what to do? How can I get FIRST COMMENT on both at once? What will I ever do?? Honestly? No stress... Simon wins! BADOOM DOOM TUSHshshshshsh... 😉

[@franklurten6127]

You know, I've been called "Pot Daddy". But I don't think it's because of my extensive knowledge of ancient crockery.😋

[@Albinoafroman316]

Where did the saying "Blue collared worker" came from?

[@shellchenonceau7832]

WIKIPEDIA: The term blue collar was first used in reference to trades jobs in 1924, in an Alden, Iowa newspaper. The phrase stems from the image of manual workers wearing blue denim or chambray shirts as part of their uniforms.

[@Sandy.J.Lloyd.Sr.]

Clay Talman Someone ruined your idea.

[@marcbeebee6969]

Where does the expression blue balls come from

[@alexiskiri9693]

@@marcbeebee6969 aliens

[@NealKlein]

Simon, I have to ask: who doesn't watch the videos to the end? You're hysterical fun.

[@shellchenonceau7832]

I had wondered about that TURKEY term....now I know. 🦃🦃🦃

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you ,

[@a7tweetk]

That ancient aliens joke will never get old

[@ZetaEntity101]

This was interesting to learn about bowling

[@S0K0N0MI]

I'm glad we still have this Interesting facts bald guy. The other one flaked out on us with a forest fire commercial. :(

[@christianheichel]

Mass exit at 5:45 lol that would actually be bad they're great vids

[@brianjrichman]

I want to see this on Business Blaze... Lots of puns to make fun with.

[@jeanmkaufmann]

For Your Information: if it is a pottery fragment it is called a sherd. Cheers!🙂

[@cigarettesmokingman9471]

Man I wish I could debate that ancient alien guy on tv to undo the harm done.

[@n3v3rg01ngback]

Turkeyfowl: female, turkeyhen. male, turkeycock. Turkeycock.

[@AshGreen359]

I think ancient balls would hang a lot lower.

[@maxaslagolis]

5:45 Business Blaze is leeking

[@JG-fg1ye]

Simon's beard is glorious

[@patricksanders858]

So stonehenge is actually a bowling alley? In the round? Pins and setters on the inside and bowlers around the perimeter, obviously.

[@henrihorsley422]

Hey Simon, your business blaze is showing again. *blushes*

[@mitchhuck]

get that sweet, sweet watch time Simon and Davon

[@sashakazmar6142]

Dinosaur should be called a Unicorn 🤣🤣

[@racheln8563]

There are a few things I’d like to know: when was the scoring system for tenpin bowling devised, and by whom? And who is the first recorded individual to bowl a 300 games, and when did it happen?

[@gangsterpenguin8709]

lol the bowling ball's fingerholes in the hieroglyphs look like a :| face 🤣

[@webslingingspider]

Roman would fucking love this

[@deuter458624]

Father of Pots 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeneson1234]

It would be pretty amazing to get link and this father of pots meeting eachother

[@solargoth]

big fan of how simons personality has developed over the years

[@hayleyc9512]

careful Simon...your BIZ BLAZE is leaking through :P

[@marcbeebee6969]

I can recommend the Thai ball massage especially in Oberursel Germany ;)

[@tremorsfan]

I always thought it was called a turkey due to the way the x’s are arranged on a computer screen.

[@marccolten9801]

We used to keep score on paper.

[@_Abjuranax_]

Which came first? The turkey or the computer, lol.

[@MisterWileyOne]

I enjoy eating half dozen scrambled dino descendant eggs and dino descendant turkey sausage patties a few times a week. Mammals rule, dinos drool.

[@philguzman6932]

You forgot the all important Jive Turkey.

[@beezany]

If you bowl a perfect 300 game in league play, you can get a diamond ring similar to championship rings in pro sports. I inherited my dad's 300 ring.

[@mech-E]

I got a hambone once. Never been close again.

[@K_D_A]

Your beard is satisfying to look at

[@weirdkitty07]

Mesoamericans had something like ball court bowling and soccer long before either of those things were in Europe. Maybe the Spanish found them and mistook them for something back home, like they did the El Dorado.

[@nehemiah9190]

Playing bowling instead of archery practice… I think I found my long lost brethren

[@djdange01]

Got a little bit a business blaze jn this video with the aliens joke ;) I wish you could put more business blaze type jokes in all your videos simon!!! I watch every channel you have. You are literally are my fav youtuber but BY FAR MY FAV IS THE BLAZE. I wish you let more of the ad-lib jokes come thru to your other channels at the very least but-up-bon-bom ;) also, Simon, you should SERIOUSLY consider making a Patreon page,or using the youtube membership feature or whatever it is called, where subscribers can donate money to you via youtube.I know a good chunk of your videos are demonitozed just from the title and subject matter and I respect you dearly for not caring and still producing the content. And I understand those videos take a lot of time to write,produce, edit, post and follow up. A good 20% of a your work ends up not generating any revenue because of this. Plus egery channle you have, you videos are all the same quality, even if it is a MUCH SMALLER CHANNEL, you obviously put just as much time and effort into them, even though they will only make a fraction of what the videos do on your bigger channels I've never given any creator money before on any platform, but I seriously think I would contribute to you. You actually deserve it in my opinion, unlike most, if not all other youtubers :) And I can almost guarantee you thatnI am not the only sub that wants to contribute :)

[@aaronthompson3263]

I once in bowling scored a turkey but I never got a perfect game!

[@joeyr7294]

Who invented horse shoes ( the game) As always keep up the hard work!

[@Radio_Prague]

You should do a video on the origin of the term/name Mickey Finn.

[@askmiller]

So today I learned that Yakuza 0's turkey bowling sidequest was actually historically accurate.

[@peterkoller3761]

Turkey: In Austrian dialect, and a bit outdated, turkeys are called "indians". (in standard Austrian German Truthahn, and in standard German German Pute)

[@rogerszmodis]

I've bowled multiple perfect games in 5 and 10 pin. I would have been like Jesus to the people in 300 CE Germany.

[@marccolten9801]

One of my greatest disappointments was failing to bowl a perfect game. I came closest when I had a perfect game going but choked in the second frame.

[@franklefebver6866]

Wow we can stretch it out at that extra credit turkey question. You needed us watch it at least till then huh?

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

TIFO: Who invented bowling? SOMEONE: uhhh....turkey?

[@spaceracer23]

Guy H: Who invented bowlin? Me: .... drunks. Simon: French historians studying ancient Egyptians believe.....

[@ml.2770]

Same guy who invented round rock.

[@cuttwice3905]

I've been to the Petrie Museum. Petrie is pronounce Pee-tree

[@wolfofnowhere]

I'm curious if Simon could look into the origins of the phrases retrofit and not a lick of as is I dont speak a lick of (language)

[@santiagorico2964]

this is Today I found Out, allegadly

[@mgithaiga1]

I haven't gone bowling since 2013.

[@Hollylivengood]

Did anyone else get a mental picture of the Big Labowski in Egyptian garb?

[@adamdorris4081]

Gimme some dinosaur nuggets!

[@eddominates]

Quality thumbnail there. The good kind of clickbait

[@Captain.Basketcase]

I tapped the like button gently... hope that's ok.. i was thinking of smashing it as requested but i don't wanna buy a new phone yet

[@shokrithan.k8207]

I know who have the answer to this question. " *ROMAN BALLIC* "

[@KEVMAN7987]

Cousin!

[@KEVROREACTS]

Simon, a REAL investigation for you is to find out why all ancient cultures around the world have the same "bag" symbol. Please look into this!

[@2fluffytv]

What bag symbol?

[@StukaSteven]

What's your theory? If none, might as well just be proclaiming the sky is blue

[@KEVROREACTS]

@@2fluffytv Search "ancient bag symbols". It's hard to explain, but there's ALOT of weird global connections between ancient cultures.(another being ancient megalithic stone similarities). Here is a soft intro to the blocks- kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIXHYpmIeKapiJY

[@KEVROREACTS]

@@StukaSteven A connection between ancient cultures when current science(official theory) states we was fiddling with rocks and sticks. I linked a video in my other comment. To me, it's very interesting.

[@KEVROREACTS]

@@StukaSteven I like your name haha, I only know it due to graham hancock talk about egypt on joe rogans podcast.

[@slcRN1971]

To answer a few questions that I read in the comments: *King Edward III put that ban on bowling in 1366.... as stated his army men spent too much time playing it. *King Edward VIII amended the ban so that nobility could play this sport (the ban was lifted in 1845). *During the ban, the 9 pin game became ‘skittles’, played outdoors on smooth patches of ground... using wooden balls or a smaller tabletop game played indoors at inns and pubs. (Which usually included gambling and crime, and this led to it getting a poor reputation). *In 1834 a Washington, DC ordinance limited bowling to before 8pm and not on Sundays nor within 100 yards of inhabited houses. In 1841a law in Connecticut banned ownership of the 9 pin bowling alleys ...... So..... to get around the law, the tenth pin was added. *Finding an exact date for when ‘points’ accrued in bowling, well...... didn’t find that answer (but would hazard a guess that it was around for gambling odds and such). Also, in casual bowling of a 300....... it is not recognized by the Professional Bowlers Association or any of the others but may be honored by local bowling center (with a plaque or trophy).