Why Do We Clap?

[@Luke-du1vw]

“You don’t ever stop clapping, there’s just longer times between each clap”

[@Darkpsy97]

You can use this for literally everything haha

[@S.I.L.]

What about dying?

[@elliephant729]

Spicy nuts & sugar You're always dying, just some people faster than others

[@S.I.L.]

@@elliephant729 I meant you will stop clapping when you die.

[@elliephant729]

Spicy nuts & sugar oh oops well it's just a really long time between the clap since people can still make your corpse clap

[@timothycoupland5832]

We clap because, subconsciously, we know that somewhere in the world, a plane is landing

[@equaius893]

whitest whites

[@goyang.]

Timothy Coupland ------- CHANGE MY MIND

[@NomTheDom]

@@equaius893 if clapping when planes land is the whitest white is mugging someone with a gun you stole from another person you mugged the blackest black? :thinking:

[@TheObsilvianPL]

@@NomTheDom im gonna say the n word

[@DantesInferno96]

On September 11, 2001, it was landing on the WTC.

[@diggsfather]

I have a sudden urge to clap 803 times per minute

[@vitalnutrients744]

You should reproduce more often than us because we gun owners need your fingers.

[@fastoni5685]

What

[@Mecal21]

I can clap like him but I don't know if it's fast enough

[@magentamovie6520]

803 likes

[@NateJRauba]

First

[@vedantkale1163]

These Vsauce videos are time capsules really, with old KZbin, Spotify, Twitter screenshots. And it just brings a smile to my face.

[@DriestApollo]

Ikr

[@iamfilleg]

And even stranger now two years later and Twitter doesn’t exist by that name anymore and will soon fizzle out thanks to Musk.

[@hop5336]

Yooo I miss it when nothing had ads 😩

[@Monkeymario.]

/e clap

[@orangephanta4514]

Literally watched this today and didn’t realize it was from 10yrs ago until the social media part

[@chadwilson2333]

I like to be the first person in a crowd to start clapping and watch every one start to copy me.

[@shryoder]

*bruh same tho*

[@highoninfinity]

Chad Wilson me too except when i clap at the wrong time so no one follows

[@sean_lucas_]

Chad Wilson I have, multiple times. When you see a lot of theater shows, you can do this easier

[@renedekker9806]

You mean.... instead of everyone staring awkwardly at you in silence?

[@teddysemptybowlofspaghetti8242]

The slow clap for no reason is my favorite. When people join in it feels amazing.

[@turbo_jake]

“Clapping is diarrhea of sound” It would have cost you $0.00 to not say that.

[@jurgullypurf]

Someone could've wanted to hear Vsause say that again so that person could've come back and watched an ad giving Vsause less than a penny but something.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

But it's priceless that he said it.

[@user-mj7zz6po7r]

@@jurgullypurf Stonks

[@j______542]

respects

[@11Brain_Dead11]

It's not about the money It's about sending a message

[@Nalopotato]

"Clapping is the diarrhea of sound" -Vsauce 2013

[@czzted99]

ahaha which video?

[@cowboyluigi5275]

czzted99 This video.

[@spongethebest2728]

Error01 I read that just as he said it

[@kat-oh3hx]

technically it was steven connor

[@LockedInHighlights]

0:01

[@joaoduraes972]

Cause we are happy and we know it

[@hotdogedoctor8535]

I wonder what kind of homework he would give as a teacher

[@4m33n]

Or would he give homework **Vsause music play's**

[@juliasmallwood4703]

@@4m33n nice

[@ShopkeeperGreg]

Okay kids as homework you get nothing ... But what IS nothing? That's the question you get for this weekend.

[@slaughterround643]

his videos prolly

[@coryfreeman151]

The best homework

[@michaelbarren1814]

"Clapping is less disruptive than. . .waving around big objects." *Finishes piano concerto* *Waves a metal folding chair overhead*

[@realbland]

Person behind: hey dude be quiet

[@sushitrash_6628]

Woah I read that perfectly timed as he said it, shits wack

[@acurioussoul4619]

Clapping between movements is worse... 😂

[@catnoirsimp6779]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ali-kb8gr]

Hahaha

[@Al-xi8vu]

I just realized that Michael looks like a floating head in this video

[@MegaMGstudios]

He is, his mech body is in the corner charging

[@user-mj7zz6po7r]

Dang, I can't believe I didn't see that before

[@SausieWausie]

HAHA yes

[@Ekvitarius]

His shirt is actually a different shade of black than the background.

[@M1kkoJ]

Wow thanks now i cant unsee it

[@pinkclouds1292]

Fun fact: my bf claps when he is incredibly angry. It's an odd behavior and even he doesn't know why he does it, but I do know that a lot of his behaviors are self taught bc he was neglected as a small child. Sooooo I guess at it's basest level, clapping really is just a release for an overflow of extreme emotion.

[@afrizaldaniswaraali8980]

yes... he, just said that?

[@KP3droflxp]

That’s also what chimpanzees do

[@Harry830]

@@KP3droflxp lmao , fr called her bf a chimp

[@960456]

@@KP3droflxp Yeah, they're great apes just like us, of course they do.

[@IamSome1]

@@KP3droflxp it's good to do research on your own kind

[@Edinja123]

i remember when i had a speech for my class, when i was done everyone clapped, awkwardly i started clapping randomly as well.

[@theostayszen1858]

Lmao! That's too funny. It could go under the vsauce awkward video too. haha

[@HaloMadness007]

lmao the same thing happend to me too, except i shot all my class mates with a pump action shotgun.

[@lawrencemcq2677]

Damn you're edgy

[@ameerhamzah1990]

this made me laugh so hard that i started clapping.....!!

[@amanmihirga921]

Edin Jadadic I've done the same

[@AnakinSkywalker-jq8xy]

Eventually, you will clap for the last time. This is so deep

[@Bill_Cipher1995]

Mind your thoughts, Anakin.

[@thomaslemmons1603]

@@Subcosmos r/wooosh

[@g35_coup16]

@@thomaslemmons1603 yeah that was a dumbass comment

[@ShopkeeperGreg]

Well all those younglings sure clapped for the last time

[@weather9405]

@@Gabebackup77 no

[@alessandromarchetti2766]

*THE* *DIARRHEA* *OF* *SOUND*

[@dasalien.]

Alessandro Marchetti I would like to like that comment... but it have 69 likes XD

[@MegaMGstudios]

@@dasalien. I carry your curse, I want to like, but the counter is at 169

[@user-mj7zz6po7r]

@@MegaMGstudios time to wait for 269

[@DZTWoo]

I'm waiting for 569

[@jhonfrederick9873]

Am waiting for 570

[@tjingle29]

the clapping of cheeks is essential for human life.

[@L0RDK3Y]

...ok

[@corenlavolpe6143]

Lol you're correct sir

[@Bell-ih5ln]

*bruv*

[@roguescape]

Take your 44 likes and get out XD

[@bequanis]

I appreciated that lurid statement.

[@-.-_-.-_-.-_-.-_-.-_-.-_-]

Claping was invented by Dr. Felix Clapjellberg when he tried to weirdly handshake himself

[@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures]

while reviewing some pictorial jokes

[@shryoder]

*bruh*

[@JackMorel]

Thats just not how you spell his name Edit: Holy shit i just got the joke, im sorry im tired

[@rigel436]

Babies being excited👶👏

[@Enderia01]

Kjellburg

[@DrinkinDaJuice]

Dammit. I clicked on this thinking it was "Why Do We Crap?". The search for answers continues.

[@holdenroberts6973]

We crap because a: there is leftover waste from our digestive system. Also b: it's one of our body's ways of getting rid of harmful bacteria. A large portion of crap is actually harmful bacteria. And while we do have more secure ways in our body of getting rid of germs, crapping is the best way of getting rid of as many as possible all once. Expelling toxins and harmful microorganisms can happen through our skin and urine as well, and they do so pretty good, but neither of these methods can do it with the same efficiency. And waste is inevitable from our digestive tract, until we switch to eating only pure nutrient tablets and getting rid of all potential harmful bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms, crapping will always be a big part of our lives.

[@codymitchell2672]

Holden Roberts, and we clap because we're happy or because we're supposed to. See how the answer alone is different from a vsauce video?

[@aryajpegasus]

IDontBelieveInPenises Waste literally means non useful stuff, so no point in burdening ourselves to say "non-useful waste". Also, Every food does has some waste. Read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomagnification And, Hypothetically, if you did eat pure nutrients with zero harmful bacteria and stuff, no, you would not shit. Just try eating only fruits for a week, you will notice how considerably less often you shit by the end.

[@idontbelieveinpenises1952]

aryaj singh Oh, so you are waste? (Sorry I had to) LOL JK Nah you cool.

[@shinydewott]

BottomRightRitchie lol

[@2001ivar2001]

It looks like his head is floating

[@ayocunt2525]

ikr lmao

[@VIND_C11]

Nice from everything you can learn from this that is the only thing you can pick up

[@TheFacelessMonkeyOTE]

what?

[@2001ivar2001]

+VIND you seem like a fun guy...

[@xiaodongjiang9401]

YOU MEAN FUNGI LOL

[@Airbourne92]

"concerts and live performances are still big parts of our lives." *cries in 2020*

[@burakbalcoglu5333]

Cries in 2021*

[@ClassicDannyboy]

@@burakbalcoglu5333 cries in 2022*

[@shannonjones8877]

Well, virtual concerts at least, like on Fortnite

[@carolinacarsolio5476]

Claps in 2023!😎

[@mario.gaming]

@@carolinacarsolio5476 Applauds louder in 2024!! 😆

[@izhaanahmed3038]

But first we'd have to ask: ｗｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ？

[@kittycat-sc7je]

In my stomach currently

[@Abcdefg-uw4id]

Hahahahahaha Every Vsauce video be like

[@lopkobor6916]

kitty cat? R/cursedcomments

[@bofu.]

No, why are there fingers

[@Ham-Prince]

Where are my fingers, you bastard? *WHERE DID YOU HIDE THEM*

[@Hlidskialf]

I like to start clapping randomly when im in crowds because they start to clap too.

[@petr8767]

+Hlidskialfk That is one gentle comedy, man :D

[@Nixitur]

+Hlidskialfk I remember a speech our principal gave back when I was in secondary school. I don't remember at all what it was about. The only thing I remember was that some jokers started clapping after _every_. *Single*. *_Sentence_*. He got so angry. It was glorious.

[@WuttOnEarth]

lol

[@dragonbloodxx4514]

Can you tell me, when I can learn why we fap?

[@Authaeosplays]

that is fucking genius

[@RaianNSX]

👏🏻 *meme* 👏🏻 *review* 👏🏻

[@yashgupta114]

Raian Levy yo you pewdiepie fan

[@thetassieboys]

I came here specifically looking for this comment!

[@lostecho7131]

I was about to make that comment

[@thanatoast]

The only reason to clap

[@Ali107]

Fellow 9 years olds!

[@nathanfish1998]

I'm almost always the 1st to clap in a crowd. It kinda feels like being the domino that starts a chain reaction. Not just part of the collective, but leading it. Its really fascinating.

[@sossololpipi9633]

Why cant Dinosaurs Clap? Cause they're dead.

[@nikhilshukla8374]

that's rude...

[@goyang.]

Nikhil Shukla not really? how is death rude. death is seeking you, that isn’t rude.

[@nikhilshukla8374]

@@goyang. but making fun of someone's death IS RUDE, bro

[@mishkaparashar3170]

@@nikhilshukla8374 yes dinosaurs are god we shall respect them Dinos are birds We shall respect birds Birds crap We shall respect bird crap Bird crap = God

[@nikhilshukla8374]

@@mishkaparashar3170 😑

[@imjustalittleqwerty]

(After smoking a pound of pot) "Dude, that floating head is talking to me about clapping."

[@Mnkybyhndcrmp]

deadass me

[@kshitijbenedict8431]

Now I can't see his black sweater. Thanks!

[@turbo_jake]

1:02 here we see a disembodied Michael, showing his true power over reality and the universe itself.

[@Starlitsoul0359]

Don’t show fear, don’t be intimidated, that will draw the Michael’s attention..

[@morticiamourning9990]

I clicked on this timestamp as soon I was on the time without even checking not on purpose

[@gokblok]

I put crumbs on the screen and turn down the volume so I can watch him try to eat them

[@NiffirgkcaJ]

@@gokblok wut?

[@gokblok]

@@NiffirgkcaJ bro ionno leave me alone lol

[@ArcherThings4257]

Man…whenever I’m in the worst of the lows. I watch VSauce. Like whenever you get broken up with or have been embarrassed by your friends. I definitely look at vsauce. Because it’s actually helpful for your brain. So VSauce I applaud you for helping me during my depression.

[@Phosfit]

@@LouSassle324from my perspective, both of you are on time. 1y ago.

[@c3po_bby796]

"Clapping is less disruptive then stomping" Insert the we will rock you part of concerts by queen

[@someguy_adam]

c3po_ bby 7:47

[@DoiInthanon1897]

LOL 😆

[@isabellavestrup3929]

*Dramatic voice*: The diarrhea of sound.

[@nameguy101]

+bella vestrup While everyone applauds looking into the camera

[@MisterPathetique]

English is not my first language I wondered "Did he really said diarrhea?"

[@nameguy101]

Yes, the liquid feces that one excretes when they are ill. He calls it the diarrhea of sound because both diarrhea and clapping occur when one has too much energy, and must release it.

[@matthistauritzbakker1992]

+Nameguy too much information

[@marcocappelli2236]

+Matthis Tauritz Bakker I say the same when someone states they are in the bathroom.

[@boywhogames]

Clapping is like when children sing. 1 child singing sounds awful. A bunch of children singing sounds beautiful.

[@MsZsc]

no

[@naomigary7930]

TRUE

[@Olivere118]

Aaand.. Not :p

[@fluffyInChains]

Strength in numbers.. does not apply to tone-deaf children... That would be what I call "parental bias."

[@roselalovato6095]

Gullbra Kisa an exception there

[@BisexualPlagueDoctor]

As someone with autism and has difficulty controlling emotion, I clap anytime I’m slightly more excited then I normally am

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

1:57 You use clapping in the way our ancestors probably used it at first

[@supermanwv17]

"please clap" - Jeb! 2016

[@supermanwv17]

n bo lol that's pretty cool, not too shabby

[@supermanwv17]

I've become a pretty strong libertarian in the last year, so I have mixed feelings about Trump. The immigration thing is one of the issues I couldn't care less about. I think ending the welfare state would be far more effective than the wall at stopping illegal immigration. I like what he is doing with market deregulation though. Also he seems to be pretty pro-gun which is nice.

[@kairos9746]

Gunny Smith you beat me to it.

[@bigheccinrat4061]

I just love this random casual conversation that just happened for some reason

[@jordanious7711]

@say hello. Its pretty clear they knew each other from another forum a few years ago and used to talk about politics to some degree which is why seeing him in the comments was a pretty weird coincidence.

[@Sam-tf9ip]

It was a great video that I enjoyed, but I thought the title was "Why do we crap"

[@Mjolnir258]

***** What about "Assplause"?

[@skidelrymar]

i can't stop laughing. please, all of you, have mercy!!

[@josht9462]

dadasha do you even English, bro?

[@Riizyy]

dadasha Sorry about this, I just want to help. Your* (I am very sorry for this) Please don't hate me like everyone else does when I try to help

[@MrErickloli]

***** or Crapplause? (:

[@cube2fox]

Fun fact: In German and Austrian universities, after a lecture is over, students knock on their tables to applaud the lecturer. It's unknown why they do that instead of clapping.

[@joblessmf420]

We also did that in school.

[@cube2fox]

@@joblessmf420 Where was that?

[@FetterFish]

Meine Lehrerin, die ich von der fünften bis zur siebten Klasse hatte, wollte das wir auf den Tisch klopfen. Frag mich nicht warum.

[@cube2fox]

@@FetterFish Sie hatte das wohl in der Universität gelernt (Lehramtsstudium). Ich wüsste aber auch nicht, warum Klopfen besser sein sollte.

[@ItsDominika]

@@cube2fox Interesting, I've never heard of that

[@TheProfessor-TB]

Clapping is just hitting yourself because you like something.

[@oprovo]

one time my friend and i started slow clapping in a crowd for no reason and other people started joining in not knowing what they were clapping for and we kept getting faster and faster and people were cheering and we got to the point where we were just clapping as fast as we could and then everyone stopped expecting something to happen but there was just silence

[@britishcig5462]

Seeing Michael run through that crowd like a rockstar made me SO HAPPY

[@chandraguptsingh8070]

😂

[@UwSilos]

same it made me laugh too, i think the speaker saying "AMAZING QUESTION" made it better

[@bamboocarver]

Micheal wore a black shirt in front of a black background. I thought it was a floating head

[@Dadroleplay]

Yay I know it is a cool effect

[@imabird1566]

... or is he?

[@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures]

you can clearly differentiate the color of his shirt from the background. It looks nothing like a floating head.

[@asaaii3872]

Amaan Hassan you must be fun at parties

[@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures]

@@asaaii3872 I'm a party pooper

[@ballsproductions5645]

“The diarrhea of sound” Wait... then what is the sound of diarrhea supposed to be?

[@pawryplay7144]

Video: *random unrecognizable sound* KZbin: . . . . . . A P P L A U S E

[@dkfetty]

I love how Michael is able to take a simple gesture like clapping, and make it into a 10 and a half minute video yet still be enjoyable.

[@goncalorocha5500]

"Clapping is the diarrhoea of sound" I think that's enough Vsauce for today...

[@FreeSpiritedGamers]

9y ago and this video is still as relevant today

[@Kae-Lexi]

I'm liking and applauding this video. Ha! Take that.

[@Carbon2861996]

BloodRedox I applaude to you, mistress. O/|

[@juliareyes1692]

Carbon2861996

[@jpunkabillybayd.7562]

That's today's version of a clap.. Lol A thumbs up.

[@tttylerpantsthesquirrel2814]

2:31 I honestly thought the Minecraft song was going to play...

[@Tillmann-bp2wh]

TTTylerPants too :(

[@steve83669]

Sweden

[@ZumodeElectrones]

Me too

[@lxminesque9497]

TTTylerPants same

[@realbland]

You must not watch vsauce all that much

[@jackcolson4745]

Imagine if a guy from the 1800s watched this Vsauce vid

[@Bell-ih5ln]

I don’t get it

[@eintga]

@@Bell-ih5ln makes sense

[@du42bz]

@@Bell-ih5ln Me neither

[@xandros7663]

Vsauce: Why do we clap? 6.6million people: interesting.

[@fruitosdor7230]

I clap slowly and sarcasticly when i don't like somthing

[@gagefrederickson3505]

IM REALLY FEELING IT

[@garthvader127]

+Fruitos Dor Pulling a John Bender?

[@ronanmcintyre]

I clap the number of times I think the thing deserves. Many things I don't really care about get about 3 very spread out claps

[@1boyalotofvids]

+Fruitos Dor lol me too

[@MsTribus]

i gave this a very slow thumbs up ;)

[@El_PatronSeb22]

Just think of it...Humans hit themselves becuse they enjoy something 0_0

[@cobblestonecobbler]

Sebastian. C Mind fuckin blown

[@larkynembry4414]

Sebastian. C kinky ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@MixxC]

I like to hit myself when I enjoy something _wink wink_

[@dreadlordhg360]

;)

[@yassinee.]

And i beat my meat when i like a view

[@nettlecider]

Yes, sure, but why on planes??

[@theseed2199]

To show gratitude to the pilot

[@Oboreru493]

The Seed 219! For doing his job? You don’t applaud the McDonald’s drive through staff when they give you your food

[@blazette2064]

Being a pilot is much more difficult than serving a fucking Big Mac, by that logic a piano performer shouldn’t be applauded because it’s his JOB to play well

[@jmns9595]

@@Oboreru493 wait, people don't do that?

[@Oboreru493]

woomyブレイズ being a pilot is not difficult once you’re in the air you don’t actually have to do much besides just make sure nothing goes wrong

[@fondoe2804]

“The diarrhea of sound.” Is not a thing I thought I’d be hearing today

[@TheOneAndOnlyLewis]

I know I'm three years late but "Why do we whistle?" maybe?...

[@kush7697]

to call someone

[@Exist64]

I hardly ever hear people whistle

[@diegosilva3927]

Maybe imitating birds?

[@lwmarkgraal]

Exist64 cause we got cellphones now

[@supremeshean1675]

Boi I’m hecka late

[@dolly3959]

Why do we clap? Why do we snap? Why do we crack our fingers? Why do we crack our back? Why do we stretch? Why do we talk? Why do we have words? Why do we use pieces of metal and paper to buy stuff? Why do we buy? Why do we like to stare at a screen and watch someones action? Why do we laugh? Why do we play games? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?!?!?!

[@campbelljin3725]

42

[@Teddybear99100]

TeddyBear1542 Hello my fellow teddybear

[@GoharioFTW]

Campbell Jin Reference Recieved

[@RandomNullpointer]

I've just cracked my back! Thanks

[@galax574]

Campbell Jin WHAT?

[@poctordepper4269]

I applaud whenever I finish a good video game (even by myself). I'm not sure why, but it feels very natural.

[@NipapornP]

Yeah, the good old natural video games...

[@Freya_Blue]

Except for special circumstances, people don't clap at the end of a film at the cinema (despite being in a group). In general, people clap only for live presentations.

[@Wiebejamin]

It's been six years and I still don't get the "Amazing question!" bit.

[@TimeoutMegagameplays]

Lol

[@TheFreakOnee]

He was at VidCon and told them that he wants to do a bit for a video he's working on and gonna have them all in it, so they made that setup like "after I ask this question someone answer with "amazing question" then go wild and all clap together".

[@josephfield6903]

@@TheFreakOnee who did he run to at vidcon?

[@flick6291]

The answer my friend

[@thecollapsingstate694]

You have you watch the video in slow motion and in reverse along with a chrome add on that inverts your screen.

[@Ariverfish]

Imagine a random guy shouting for no damn reason at the end of your performance.

[@Blueey_UwU]

If I see a random guy shouting for no reason at the end of my performance, I will be so mad that the random guy will head out

[@ung427]

I remember feeling great anxiety being in crowds watching a play that I didn't like or what ever and LOVED it when we were expected to clap because it allowed me to burn off that negative bored and anxious energy. Not to mention that my hands were all cold and it helped bring the circulation back, that's what happens when I get anxious my hands get cold.

[@Krazymarmo]

"A spilling over of feeling, unfiltered by language" - v sauce I worked at a kindergarten and on the rare occasion you'd show the class something they truly found amazing they'd all clap hysterically. The quote above is apt because no one taught these kids to clap yet they all did it in synchronicity and with pure unfiltered joy. Definitely something hard wired I our brains. Those moments are awesome

[@max010113]

part 2 - why do we fap :)

[@spaceface105]

***** You slap because you got a degree in the subject of slapping.

[@spaceface105]

***** lol

[@gargaro10]

I actually believe we fap because we want new and healthy sperm, so our kids will be healthy and stuff.

[@HowIsTheCraic]

Alex Skulte part 5, why do we crap?

[@Grilledcheesy404]

Part 6 why do we wear caps

[@randommr0361]

The REAL question is: "WHY DID SHE SLAP!?"

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

How these videos start "why do we breath?" How they always end "because, you're alone inside your own head".

[@cuac5869]

Lol true

[@nickhomer6799]

Because we are happy and we know it

[@steveneiman2158]

I think the reason why clapping has become popular as a way of expressing approval and enthusiasm for a performance is because it doesn't interfere with itself and doesn't carry any secondary messages, and also doesn't hurt as much to do to excess. If people chant, they need to carefully focus on staying in tune while simultaneously keeping up the volume, and if a moderate amount of background noise is present or the message isn't coordinated the words become garbled. Clapping on the other hand just becomes louder the more people do it and the more enthusiasm they do it with, no matter how uncoordinated the group is. Similarly, if 10,000 people like a video, it is clearly being shown more approval than a smaller number, even if none of the individual likers coordinate in any way. More likes is just a louder clap, and to extend the analogy further comments can be viewed like the excited hoots and fanmade signs (and occasional boos), distinct from the clapping but still adding to the applause. Of course, comments are even better because they can actually share ideas on the subject, and because of the separating power of computers the individual voices can be heard separately and understood rather than being muddled or lost in the noise.

[@VivekRamadoss]

Who was the guy at 0:50 that said "Amazing Question" that caused everyone to freak out?

[@IronMaiden1164]

I also want to know

[@FishGigic]

7 years later, no answer

[@VivekRamadoss]

@@FishGigic 😢

[@funnyvideo-vn9kl]

AMAZING QUINTON😀😃

[@AccurateEnd143]

Same

[@pizzasub3194]

Vsauce the type of guy to greet himself to a stranger like " hey vsauce here"

[@irisvaldez-porter4463]

His name is Michael. He says so at the start of every video.

[@esmeedonders288]

Neo Valdez-Porter that's not the point of the comment...

[@goyang.]

Pizza Sub a couple of people in this thread of comments are quite dumb.

[@NomTheDom]

@@goyang. including yourself :D

[@abigailcooper518]

No Valdez-Porter ur dumb

[@Thefuzzunderthechair]

Why do we say “booo” ?

[@magicalforestcreatures6594]

Because you suck

[@msimon_1]

It's the tone, its low frequency so low "energy" Opposed to "woooo" which we subconsciously say In a higher pitch

[@DragonTroopBeta1]

Why do we facepalm.

[@mwalker3868]

Everyone Needs To Know The Answer To That Question.

[@TejaSunkutheoriginal]

facepalms after seeing comment.

[@mwalker3868]

Teja Sunku v.v Wow

[@AChammer-hu8dm]

Vsauce: "why do we clap? " Me: "to show a round of applause " badumtchhh

[@jupiter8711]

exactly what other purpose COULD there be?

[@johnc646]

ha

[@Mr_Blah]

You found out why we clap

[@marccolten9801]

Bra vo

[@PedramNG]

Seven years ago... And it is still a masterpiece!

[@Ruithefox]

The clapping from meme review 👏👏 is so popular that they made it into a real thing!

[@dudecrafter5746]

They need their own tv programme. They are sooooo smart

[@riokos6131]

i can optein this nolige. EVER HEARD OF GOOGLE

[@PongoXBongo]

TV is so last century. ;)

[@ichdu0014]

i didn't know the German word "Ersatz" is used in English! :D

[@NorokVokun]

same here. bei mir das selbe.

[@KairuHakubi]

i didn't know it was german!

[@tea.lillith]

auch xD

[@qwer1234cvb]

You may be surprised, but this work is used in Russian too )

[@kumpel1531]

Why use Ersatz if replacement already is a word?

[@Maggie-eu7im]

This reminds me of one time when I was at lunch in middle school, a group of kids started clapping for no reason (I think as a social experiment) and everyone in the cafeteria started clapping. I was on the other side of the cafeteria so no one at my table knew what was going on but everyone around us was looking around confused and clapping so we did the same thing. It was really funny lol. Idk of it was because we where all 12-14 and really wanted to fit in or if it was part of that group mentality, but it was probably that latter because adults where also doing it.

[@user-fx9mv1yv5w]

Sometimes when people in a movie clap, I accidentally clap as well, or stop it at the last moment

[@mujahidhusnain2633]

Content about clapping: 20% Other stuff: 80%

[@leesonneville1817]

Turns out clapping really isn't that interesting

[@5446isnotmynumber]

This is inaccurate

[@mksabourinable]

the first instinctive reason for clapping makes a lot of sense actually, I feel awkward clapping in a crowd, but if I watch/see/hear something really funny and well executed I laugh of course, but I just clap at it too... the tendency to 'clap like a retarded seal' when laughing beyond vocalization also fits

[@TBIRDsnare]

Then again, that's probably just a natural response based on what you're used to. You're whole life your brain has been wired to clap when you think something is good, or even just when something is over. It's become natural

[@mksabourinable]

***** I don't do it when it's finished, the funny/surprising moment can happen anywhere in it, and I'll clap and laugh to it then, not at the end.

[@TBIRDsnare]

Okay, well, it still applies. You've been trained to clap when you think something is good, Pavlovian style. I don't know, I'm usually a nurture over nature guy, but he brings up some pretty good points in the video, and someone had to be the first to clap.

[@davehooper6481]

I have an old video from a music festival in Austin TX where there was some outdoor restaurants. Music was playing over a loud speaker but there was no band playing, it was just a recording. Everyone knew that because it was an old Janis Joplin song so there was no applause from anyone when the song ended. A little girl and 3 to 4 years old, who wasn't even the focus of the camera, didn't realize the music wasn't live or just hadn't yet understood when to applaud. Well the song ended and she clapped just a few times before quickly stopping and looking around at everyone. Her shoulders slumped and her hands dropped almost disappointed. It was a priceless little kid moment and a real learning moment for her. It's actually my favorite part of that days recording.

[@hiraya.7854]

Why do we clap? To start meme review of course!

[@weather9405]

rip old intro

[@amyfarrel4374]

Meme Review👏👏

[@MashuStar]

I wonder how you figure who starts clapping first in a crowd.

[@jeffbell4434]

Ask around?

[@goyang.]

Spacetroneer they just all jump on a bandwagon

[@mishkaparashar3170]

Me

[@himanshujha2953]

That was my school principal's dilemma too

[@gonderage]

I live for the reblogs, reblogs, reblogs. I live for the reblog-blogs, I live for the reblog-blogs. I live for the: way that you share and like my selfie. The reblogs, reblogs, reblogs.

[@TheHomeMann]

no

[@gonderage]

yes

[@dallion123]

Pretty much yes! :)

[@gonderage]

.

[@gonderage]

Dylan Lategan I remember I once friend requested you, and I thought about telling you that you grotesquely under-use your account.

[@ToxicTurquoise454]

He predicted the Tom Scott opening clap.

[@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures]

so why don't we clap from the back of our hands when we disappreciate something?

[@trgtheredstoneguy3990]

Because it isn't really loud...

[@gus9351]

@@trgtheredstoneguy3990 or is it? *vsauce music plays*

[@trgtheredstoneguy3990]

@@gus9351 lol

[@M_Chen333]

Because it hurts too much

[@gus9351]

@@M_Chen333 that's nonsense

[@NFSHeld]

Wow... I didn't know "ersatz" was a valid English word.

[@jeffbell4434]

Yeah didn't you ever read a series of unfortunate events?

[@parthiancapitalist2733]

Ersatz wtf

[@HayderAbdulridha]

NFSHeld, it’s like fake or a counterfeit.

[@mentalerror69]

Wtf is ersatz?

[@Daronor01]

@@mentalerror69 thats the german word for "replacement" or "spare"

[@Astonisher63]

I clapped at the end of this video

[@A1441]

I hoped VSAUCE would address the age-old conundrum "What is the sound of one hand clapping?". But this video will do for now.

[@Cheeseslice55]

I was wondering why we clap the other day. Thanks for the knowledge! you should do a video about the process of singing. How the ears, brain, and vocal cords work together to make sound.

[@qwerasdliop2810]

Once u start clapping u never stop, only the time between each clap increases for some periods.

[@digitalhippie2336]

I started clapping when I was 13 ...

[@nikkelnine]

5.000 П. Б. В clapping your hands or clapping cheeks?

[@Mecal21]

@@nikkelnine both.

[@aj2505]

Hello

[@jodofly1158]

You never stop until you stop

[@matthewcecil8552]

Why do we "boo"? lol

[@mishkaparashar3170]

Boooooo

[@Nostalgia_Realm]

This guy made content that's still relevant a decade later, maybe even for another few decades. Though it shows it's age with "Tweet" references.

[@DrOlimario]

Come on now Michael you know butterflies come from chrysalises; the only thing you get from a cocoon is a damn moth

[@markuseby5267]

Hah I looked at the comments to see how long till I seen that

[@grimangel4432]

Google Luna Moth >.>

[@yuyunardiansyah4191]

"Because we need to kill the memes" -Me 2018

[@jusamaster212]

EU killed memes -article 13 2019

[@dandur7124]

“You’re way ahead of your time.” -Me 2019

[@a_cats]

No, it is 2020 and this comment was posted a year ago so you meant 2019

[@translatedfatwas4218]

a cats its two years for me in 2020

[@rohitdalvi9361]

KZbin comment sections are going to be history book in future education

[@BIP101]

I HAVE A BETTER QUESTION WHY DO WE HIGH FIVE

[@sarahsafdar1781]

when we want to share our clap, our excitement with others

[@kush7697]

Greeting?

[@Harry351ify]

High fiving is not as natural as clapping. If not for information technology, many cultures would not know high fiving.

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

Just discovered that fast clapping world record is now 10 years old. Man I feel so old

[@fotbalmfotbalm]

“Clapping is the most common human noise others are meant to hear that doesn’t involve the vocal chords” What about voiceless consonants, e.g. [t], [p], [k], [f] [s] ?

[@forderf]

Those sounds are usually used in a context in which you use vocal chords so it still counts

[@numberad]

Did you know you can like your own comments?

[@JasonVaysberg]

I blame the dumb new comment system. haha

[@Jedimenez]

Did you guys also clap during the video for any reason?

[@wavyreyvy]

Jedi Nicolas yes

[@TonecrafteLuthiery]

haha yes. I also caught myself booing a video of Donald Trump at 3 o'clock in the morning the other night, waking my family up. Idk why, it was kind of instinctive.

[@squaredcash3311]

+Jedi Nicolas yes

[@awkwardalphawolf]

+Jedi Nicolas When the chart with the different hand positions appeared, I tested each hand position to see which produced the most obnoxiously loud clap.

[@oliclaire5212]

+Jedi Nicolas I got a serious urge to clap, but resisted because it seemed silly. The power of suggestion hahaha. xD

[@feathero3]

This makes it even more sad that KZbin took away the dislike bar. It's like they took away our collective booing of things we don't like.