Why Japan Spent $600 Million Protecting Two Rocks

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[@anamassa1273]

usa: gives back the rocks Japan: finds oil usa: O_O

[@fqidz]

usa: sike

[@TheGkriz]

Hey Japan, there's some nice American folks here who wanna give you a complimentary coupon for... democracy.

[@brownerjerry174]

@@TheGkriz I mean they could give an upgraded coupon called democracy 2.0 (you know police brutality,karen epidemic and burning cities and stuff) OH HELL YEAH !!!

[@tmdsb2655]

USA: sike it ain’t an island

[@syph3r_63]

Japan: Ya know what? We’re just gonna keep this rock. USA：DEMOCRACY

[@cherryass1091]

rest of the world: "it's just a stupid boulder" Japan: "It's not just a stupid boulder- it's a ROCK"

[@logan6525]

Lol

[@jaiden5447]

Its a big beautiful rock

[@dontcheckmyprofilepicture1126]

Logan wanna be friends?

[@scrublord2347]

I feel like a lot of people dont get the reference...

[@fearlesslegend999]

Underrated SpongeBob Reference

[@riley8704]

"But to avoid controversy they used a clever little technique called lying" one of my new favorite sentences.

[@ihatealmosteverythingequal820]

Those rocks are so funny that they had to spend $600 Million to protect them so the jojo fans can laugh at it

[@judythompson479]

I'm going there so I can laugh my ass off

[@skysnow2495]

"Those rocks aren't an island." "China can't map the ocean floor if it's an island." "Those rocks are an island."

[@yellowtang9770]

Hate to be that guy but *islands

[@AxiomKA]

@@yellowtang9770 no, they are correct. The rocks themselves don't count as islands but together they supposedly form an island. It is also mentioned in the video multiple times in case you are commenting without having watched.

[@whodis473]

Sky Snow that was me

[@johanneslachman6867]

@@yellowtang9770 wrong

[@yellowtang9770]

Shouldn’t it be a group of islands as a bunch of loosely scattered rocks are not a single land mass surrounded from all sides by water Edit: maybe archipelago is a better word

[@Chris-zd4xc]

US: Why do you want to claim this “island”? Japan: This is a surprise tool that will help us later

[@charlesyu3337]

Hahahahahahaha

[@sanzhilavanzanabila8852]

*Its the Mickey mouse nippon clubhouse come in inside, were gonna kill you tonight~~*

[@StupidBadyXD]

Is more about military buffer room.

[@EAGLEBLACKInquisido]

They were experienced Civ player's, so they knew what would eventually come in the latter game.

[@Kitajima2]

@@EAGLEBLACKInquisido Yup, a +1 culture bonus for every island

[@user-fn3py8hv9p]

America: that’s a rock China: *has a big plan against USA America: uhh, that’s an island Japan: *found potential oil reserves America: that’s “our” island I meant

[@pablomonsalve3911]

Sounds a bit too communist for America to say "our" like that, but fine

[@waqdezen3745]

it should be "my" instead

[@mopoerapesminecraft]

america recolonizes twain as a Japanese island and as its own country and japan recognizes twain as a country

[@mopoerapesminecraft]

@I like girls YES

[@BatCostumeGuy]

@I like girls simp

[@pilotomarcos610]

"Two rock" Me: *Dying of fucking laughter*

[@mr_box1264]

Identical rock on as dessert

[@hmmidk8590]

Funniest crap I've ever seen

[@sirpaul3392]

I laughed at "The Rock" joke way more than a normal person should

[@yangsinful]

The Rock is sitting on a rock lol

[@sarvjeet5804]

Me too +1

[@torezcoasters6043]

Don’t forget about the Rhode Island one

[@YummiMoney]

I promise I am right along there with you.

[@regentalwharf5310]

This made me laugh more than the actual joke

[@mithmoonwalker]

this is as nearly as funny as two identical rocks in the desert

[@SinlessNote-bc2vq]

There were two identical rocks right next to each other in a desert funniest shit I've ever seen Jolyne.

[@charlescanuday2755]

XD

[@dakikohasausername107]

Huzzah! A man of quality!

[@ember5935]

HAHHAHAHA SO FUNNY

[@AnimadisticaOrKontinakaro]

Is that a mf jojos reference?

[@diornodiovanna9744]

0:10 "what do you call a rock in the ocean?" Me,an intellectual: Stone Ocean

[@irapekidswhoplayfnf8074]

@@elsingplayz3161 are you a Jojo fan

[@BlueRGuy]

@@irapekidswhoplayfnf8074 isn't it obvious?

[@irapekidswhoplayfnf8074]

@@BlueRGuy i was asking

[@HanzCastroyearsago]

two rocks in the middle in the desert are so fucking funny😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[@sieg.4300]

the identical rocks are so funny, even jotaro laughs

[@joeym5243]

Whenever you talk about islands it usually will involve A) oil, B) fishing, or C) China

[@Piwde]

Or D/E, Britain/France

[@DLBBALL]

Or F) The USA

[@PSkullKidDnazen]

Like if anything today doesn't involve china

[@adamon5577]

G : Stonks

[@quisqueyanguy120]

Or G) all of the above.

[@aidan7376]

"It may be stupid, but it's also dumb."

[@janchristianwismarsaragih902]

It may be long, but it's also not short.

[@Pomu4Ever]

Now describe the difference between the two in 100 words.

[@user-yj4qz5lo6k]

- 6ix9ine

[@limbo576]

"Patrick's right Squidward!"

[@Lizzbird_]

It’s from Spongebob said by Patrick Star

[@barbaragordon9079]

Video about 2 rocks: exist JoJo’s fan: REFERENCE TIME

[@abramo7700]

How do you spot a jojo fan? Say some stupid shit and they’ll come your way

[@Justalilsilly]

Man I hate those fans. Still gonna laugh at their comments though because my humour is shot.

[@skeletonrevenge3420]

Jojo fans: see title* Jojo fans:Chokes almost to death since it reminded them the two identical rocks*

[@judythompson479]

BAaaAAAHHHHAHAAAHHHAHHAH

[@thenickstrikebetter]

We were so close to a vid about bricks, but maybe one day.

[@somenoobdatsuks]

One day the brick age will arrive...

[@cocofilms5524]

@@AxxLAfriku ???

[@thenickstrikebetter]

@@cocofilms5524 exactly what i'm thinking

[@runess6003]

@@AxxLAfriku wrong comment / channel bud

[@lmk3182]

AxxL Wrong website or channel mate, I think you are looking for the deeper corners of the internet. Download Tor,do an hour or so of research and you will have a new home , don’t come back to this community demon

[@8ballentertainment.885]

“Man made islands don’t count” looks at China

[@Frankie2012channel]

So true!

[@yeetthephone2341]

Near my country...*Philippines*

[@leonleon2021]

@@yeetthephone2341 and built a military base on it.

[@yeetthephone2341]

@@leonleon2021 they made it so they can take all of west philippines sea or south china sea cuz you can own all the water at 353 or 349km away from the rocks of ur islands....

[@Shuroii]

*cries in Flevoland*

[@isaacintriago8431]

This reminds me of three buff men laughing at two rocks in a desert

[@jondobbs69]

I know this video is over 2 years old at this point, but when he measured the distance at 2:47 in "The Rocks", I thought it would be fun to measure 6'5 into 370.4 km, just to check up on our boy....only to find out that his math was perfect. I should have never doubted. That is dedication.

[@FormulaMeme]

2 world 2 war. The oldest anarchy conflict in the universe.

[@syrialak101]

FANTASTIC REFERENCE

[@Chicken_o7]

The youngest democracy peacetime in the world

[@akash_4769]

The oldest anarchy server in minecraft

[@skyguy1236]

FITMC

[@krozareq]

FITMC is everywhere these days. As a 2b player from before the big FIT hype age... please leave. Oh well, I'm going to another server anyways. But I was in a Fit vid so maybe I'm famous now. Still not worth $40/mo for a main and an alt account.

[@HerrXenon_]

"What do you call a rock in the middle of the ocean?" I was expecting a joke on Britain but ok

[@livethefuture2492]

I thought that too! I mean the British have historically been the masters of wet, cold, rocks.

[@gargravarr2]

The newest outpost of the British Empire.

[@syph3r_63]

Live The Future *cough* Falklands *cough*

[@joeboom0697]

We have a royal gallery full of dumb useless rocks

[@alastairbrand5821]

@@gargravarr2 No thanks, we already have Rockall, a storm swept, Gordforsaken, lump of granite in the North Atlantic occupied by a few skuas - and so devoid of anything useful that its name could have been deliberately chosen to rhyme with something else! 🤔 Britain's territorial claim is disputed by the immediate neighbours (Ireland and Iceland) but as 1. The relationship between these three is somewhat friendlier than certain other parties. And 2. Neither Ireland nor Iceland claim any interest in Rockall. then the dispute over the "territory" extends no further than occasional jokes.

[@user-fn3py8hv9p]

Shima means island, so saying island of okinotori”shima” is already a duplicate

[@jefdalevidal4978]

OK weeb

[@user-fn3py8hv9p]

JefDale Vidal lol I’m Japanese tho

[@FrozenBusChannel]

It's like "ATM machine"

[@alexpro8843]

@@user-fn3py8hv9p wait so the correct way to say horoshima would just be hiro? And same with iwo jima, can i just call it iwo?

[@nowonmetube]

No it's not

[@kenetigaming3185]

Nobody: Jotaro kakyoin polnareff after watching this video: Hohahahaaha heheehehhee ohohoho ahahahhhah eeehhehehehe hahahahhhahah

[@mohdauzan6206]

Lol so damn true

[@Delzaleon]

Your god damn right

[@stormysamreen7062]

*"The rocks were given to the US, who added to their collection of rocks: Plymoth, Fraggle and The"* This joke is so bad, it's almost good. (2:00)

[@holasoyalejandro9822]

I love his bad jokes

[@PinguinodelRio]

I laughed too hard at that

[@SuperSMT]

"useless islands like Baker, Howland, and Rhode" As a rhode islander, I agree

[@user-bo1ej5im9t]

r/comedyheaven

[@doapin7438]

Its just really funny for me

[@aurumtheend]

The ending joke really... rocks. I'll see myself out.

[@Shadow77999]

Still better than the host's jokes

[@randominternetuser3672]

Its _hard_ to _shine_

[@oceanman4403]

The moment I see the thumbnail I know there's gonna be some JoJo fans referencing two rock in the desert

[@typicalfella2758]

Literally the entire JoJo Fandom: **WHEEEEZE**

[@judythompson479]

True!

[@No-yr9rs]

Can confirm

[@No-yr9rs]

@@ENXJ Get this...

[@No-yr9rs]

In the desert

[@No-yr9rs]

Wait for it

[@Treekicker]

China: Thats not an island!!!!!!! Also China: Lets put some sand down in international waters and claim its an island!

[@ren.67]

Sounds like a salty 12 year on a FPS game

[@chickeninabox]

Go to the port city by taking a train that only costs 4000 foreign currency and 2 days and then put some tracking system on a rock and wait a few weeks. How will the economy work? We will sell paths of rocks.

[@ren.67]

@@jiggityjig5606 china

[@flyerton99]

Except in this case, Japan was the one who was the real pioneer of "man made islands", since the fake island was constructed in the 80s and China's islands were built only relatively recently, but let's not let the factual timeline get in the way of things.

[@aleksaninkovic6116]

Also England lets build some random rocks call it a Stonehedge and say it is thousands of years old

[@funnyx8307]

"Mr joestar, take a look at that rock over there"

[@british_guy862]

They’re identical!

[@JCoopeR]

Now take a look at that other rock.. isn’t it similar??

[@user-bl9yo9pz4g]

Funniest sh*t ive ever seen

[@BurhDenbruhplusburden]

Lol shadows hahaha

[@evnvfx3907]

Jiji are you really my Grandfather?

[@Bradinkus]

Everyone : oh good thats a rich rock and etc jojo fans : stone ocean im seeing here

[@judythompson479]

*laughs hysterically*

[@No-yr9rs]

Hey get this, there were TWO IDENTICAL rocks in this desert FUNNIEST SHIT I'VE EVER SEEN

[@saifulbrine2391]

Two rocks Normal peoples: OK Jojo fandom: *laughing like there's no tomorrow* I just realize how many people already made this same comments

[@IronsAtlas]

Finally! A cultured person xD

[@gobonas148]

I'm gonna measure everything in increments of Dwayne "the rock" Johnson from now on.

[@Man-cc1ot]

Yeah, cause wtf is a metric system?

[@jimmyjohn9041]

Nah I measure with sandwich’s

[@funnyusername8635]

I measure everything in Smurfs. As we all know, Smurfs are three apples tall. You really can't get more accurate than that.

[@gobonas148]

and also measure in Toyota corolla's

[@xanderkirk7872]

It’s the natural way to measure everything

[@sharkchilliidkwhattoaddher6233]

“Stupid tiny rocks that are in a strategically useful location that we’re going to lie about and say we want it for nature observation” lol

[@APanda_V.1]

Title : *Why Japan Spent 600 Millions $ Protecting Two Rocks ?* Jotaro, Kakyoin and Polnareff : _HA H Å 🅰️h H. Ā ha Hæ Hª hÄ_

[@judythompson479]

To achieve comedy

[@benyseus6325]

“It’s Spanish” “No it’s British” “No it’s Japanese” “No it’s American” “No it’s Chinese” UN: “it’s a rock.”

[@marcusdutton2864]

When Half as Interesting uploads. He has my full interest.

[@kentucky_official2440]

I think you mean half of you interest.

[@d9zirable]

Wow, that's two full interests for every Interesting

[@Sonarman77]

@@d9zirable , which is technically a 200% interest rate.

[@LittleWhole]

@@Sonarman77 xD

[@channelname10yearsago68]

That means you only have 50% interest max

[@calistawaluja3070]

two identical rocks: *exists* buff teenagers: 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂

[@nevilis1]

Yare yare

[@judythompson479]

Lmao

[@tasyaroblox9884]

one of them: 😆😅😆😂🐬🐬😂😅🐎🐎

[@UnderizYT]

They dont want it to be destroyed cause its a JoJo reference

[@judythompson479]

Yes

[@felixbakat3348]

no

[@nathann887]

yes

[@felixbakat3348]

no

[@judythompson479]

@@felixbakat3348 fuck yeah

[@cbredneck1252]

Hey Sam, good job on this!! Even if a few details were a bit off, you clearly put in a lot of effort to understand a complicated topic, and I appreciate you.

[@cxbrr2857]

Two Rocks, funniest shit i've ever seen.

[@nevilis1]

They're identical!

[@ingenuity23]

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well!

[@griffins.4817]

Oh my god! Everyone's finally lost it because of the heat.

[@jesusjoseph1899]

Man of culture

[@TheAmubis]

I shit you not

[@N-b-dy]

Sometimes I can't tell when he's using sarcasm or is being deadass serious one of the many things I love about this channel

[@chesteramstrong2592]

I laughed more at the fact that it's 2 rocks than at the jokes this guy was telling

[@judythompson479]

HAAAHHHAHH

[@stoic6475]

Sea shale? I'll do you one better. 2 Identical Rocks in a Desert

[@chewie3436]

Do you know what you've done?! They're coming... The JoJo fans...

[@stroyosh4670]

I have arrived from reddit prepare for my brothers!

[@TheLzxy]

Stroyosh r/ShitpostCrusaders brought me here

[@PoopFarts8]

Avelic Nation same

[@kingofearthamaimon]

@Green good guy two identical rocks in a desert

[@danielmeiden3630]

Joseph joestar: mom pick me up, im scared

[@WoFDarkNewton]

This guy's humor style is like 20% annoying and 80% hilarious.

[@RJRJ]

Definitely 80% annoying. I love his educational content, but his constant terrible jokes distract from that.

[@wgairborne209]

@@RJRJ it just sounds like you have a terrible sense of humor. I can't understand one bit how his quick little jokes could ruin the watching experience. he doesn't try and drag them out, he just throws it in to try and keep it silly.

[@leonardo27630]

@@wgairborne209 He ain't funny man.

[@freyzerb.castro9124]

@@leonardo27630 I think there literally isn't something more subjective than comedy

[@wabi3566]

@@leonardo27630 You wanna learn about comedy? Get skillshare

[@coleashed3061]

Get this, there were two identical rocks in a desert right? Just wait it gets good... Funniest Shit I've Ever Seen.

[@frank8917]

Wait a minute who are you?

[@ahyesinternet9500]

@@frank8917 he is- wait i forgor💀

[@frank8917]

@@ahyesinternet9500 you know the one that starts with My name is Kira Yoshikage, I’m 33 years old and…. And so on

[@nunyabidness117]

It has a total dry land area of 101.6 feet.

[@linuxoperatingsystem6402]

They were 2 identical rocks. Funniest shit I've ever seen.

[@pancakefan6663]

Funny

[@xmachiavellirizex3540]

Lmaooo

[@vitemallight8818]

The rock turn into a pickle

[@Nid_Silva]

did laugh

[@nevilis1]

I knew I wasn't the only one who wanted to make that fucking joke

[@TheManiac-nw8ru]

Other countries: spends 600mil $ wisely Japan: i protecc rocc

[@ZeGhostXz]

We must protect ze roc

[@pirate6616]

he protecc he attac Japan spent 600 million dollars on two big rocc

[@hannesproductions4302]

Last year the US goverment spent 400 billions on interest and borrowed 1trillion dollars. Truly wise.

[@lonestarr1490]

"countries" and "spends ... wisely" in the same sentence? Are you trying to attract Anarcho-capitalists?

[@doujinflip]

The rocks themselves don't really matter, it's the 200-mile radius of sea around it that does

[@echo7013]

I love how “The” is part of the US’s rock collection

[@krisjain05]

Laughing hard on 2:02 a rock named 'The'

[@Doping1234]

The PRC not recognizing artifical islands is just hilarious.

[@hiyukelavie2396]

Did you watch the video? Because China isn't not recognizing them due to them being artificial Because isn't recognizing them due to them being rocks, and not islands China haters will find a way to turn anything into something to bash China about

[@YuiFunami]

china builds tons of fake islands and claims them to be islands tho

[@MrTooawesomeforaname]

@@hiyukelavie2396 isn't not = is not not.

[@LeeWatcher5810]

@@hiyukelavie2396 Okay then, PRC lover, care to defend that 9 dash line way south of China and clearly nearer to ASEAN countries? But no, you're a China bot.

[@hiyukelavie2396]

@@LeeWatcher5810 Is this video about China? No But quick, we have to make it about China, or else how can we bash China

[@cobravenom1316]

Everyone’s talking about the joke about The Rock, but that Doug-less joke had me laughing for an unreasonable amount of time.

[@sasukeuchiha961]

"because the rocks look identical"

[@judythompson479]

Yes

[@user-ds4yu8ze1c]

intense crusader laughter*

[@jsnlouw]

"What do you call 2 rocks in the ocean" *me* "A shaler?"

[@anmolbansal465]

Someone: Two rocks JoJo fans: *Intense laughter*

[@thehandrequiemoverheaven7105]

I was gonna make this joke but then i saw this comment

[@aryyancarman705]

hehe

[@user-xp9jo2rv3q]

Za Hando Requiem fuck it I’ll do it anyway

[@ingenuity23]

I came searching for this, wasn't disappointed. Jojo fans unite

[@sugondese694]

Mista: *sad noises*

[@wibititisruswanto7061]

Half as interesting:*said 2 rocks* JoJo fans:*laughs*

[@nba2k15hoodmoments]

I knew I wasn't the only one

[@byrey3]

And all of this just so Jotaro can study dolphines

[@JM-oh8gr]

I was looking for this comment

[@judythompson479]

@@JM-oh8gr me too

[@sfisher923]

This was the 7th result for searching "2 identical rocks" and I can't stop laughing

[@logez7517]

"They used a clever little technique called lying" I don't know why this was so funny to me 💀

[@firstnamelastname7524]

Ah yes, my favorite rock "The"

[@dinkbros4723]

A lot of guys almost spend that much on rocks when they buy engagement rings from Jared anyway💍

[@micahbeyer1773]

Lol that's true

[@fqidz]

drug addicts also spend a lot on rocks

[@brownerjerry174]

My parents also spent a lot on a useless "moving" rock,,,

[@BothHands1]

not quite lol

[@swampcooler8332]

Every Jiss begins with J

[@katsurakotarou5623]

No wonder why Roger and his crew bursting with laughter when they saw these rocks. The legend of Laugh Tale. Oh wait, wrong reference!

[@judythompson479]

Oh shit wrong reference

[@dio_fumo]

Oh fuck wrong reference

[@Paulosilva73]

We have a similar conflict btw Portugal and Spain with the "desertas" islands part of the "Madeira archipelago" , Spain claims the island cannot sustain humans and Portugal claims it's a protected wildlife sanctuary so we cannot build infrastructures on site.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Ah yes, my favorite rock: *The*

[@wongijen9167]

ALL HAIL SUPREME LEADER KIM

[@miguelmapping769]

HI SUPREME LEADER

[@kryptonytz5343]

Heyo rocket man ,can drop a bomb in artificial islands in south china sea😂

[@huskyh1152]

Those rocks got more care then i got

[@senpaicarp5957]

The officaial Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

[@ZOCCOK]

Half as Interesting: "2 dumb rocks caused a problem..." Me: Pfft, how can two rocks cause a problem. Half as Interesting: "... Cause China" Me: Oohhh

[@spookyengie735]

*Laugh In Parecel And Spratly Islands*

[@Blue-pk4ny]

Shits gonna be wildin over there. It's gonna be like the hunger games soon enough.

[@aturfhee.3727]

it all comes together when china is included, in a negative way though

[@yorn2577]

China be real chaotic ight

[@fuggof2578]

Bad comment kid

[@curvedbridge]

4:53 i swear i thought those two were just old benches

[@eldbryce8231]

Japan: have 2 identical rocks Jotaro, polnareff,and kakyouin:funniest shit I ever seen Joseph: OH MY GOD!

[@josmarrubenbodan3906]

Because anyone who Saw those rocks would inmediatly burst un laughter, except for old people.

[@judythompson479]

Yes.

[@british_guy862]

They’re identical!

[@hwisungko1805]

@@british_guy862 no, one is a reflection!

[@thatoneneeko2131]

OHHHHH MY GOD

[@urangames457]

Yes yes yes oh my god

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

1:58 "After the war, the rocks were given to the United States, adding to their rock collection, which includes Plymouth, Fraggle and The" But only one of those three rocks can bench press over 400 lbs

[@ishab.6798]

Of course you'd be here too.

[@ramboti6402]

We know, why Japan spent millions on two rocks... cuz' It is a JoJo reference

[@Blue-pk4ny]

I swear to god one day I will find a video that you haven't commented on and Destroy all of your non-mustache clones.

[@instantinople3796]

You again

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach5813]

I came to the coments just to find your comment as always

[@praticm2846]

I love how he casually says "a little conflict you probably haven't heard of called the Second World War"

[@joelmendelson6825]

This video is actually so good👍🏽 . The jokes had me actually laughing out loud. And impressive edits and cuts.

[@AidanJ___]

Id spent $500 million to protect rocks if they were Dwayne the Rock Johnson

[@TheLolo099]

The area surrounding it is potentially worth trillions in the long run.

[@syrialak101]

@@TheLolo099 _Citation needed_

[@ghazalaansari6]

When I saw the thumbnail, the first thing I thought of was when Jotaro was laughing when seeing the 2 identical rocks in the desert.

[@thehandrequiemoverheaven7105]

Me too

[@judythompson479]

Me too

[@torpid]

Me too

[@riley8704]

This has gotta be the funniest half as interesting episode by at least half a mile.

[@akharayim3590]

"How much should we spend to protect 2 rocks?" "$10" "$100" "$600 Million" *Perfection*

[@Lucaspc99]

*Britsh Sailor:* We discovered a New Island! *Another European Sailor:* * Laugh in Portuguese *

[@Piwde]

Third European sailor: * G E K O L O N I S E E R D *

[@rutgerb]

@@Piwde haha

[@pepin8277]

@@Piwde more like 1st in 66% of the cases😉

[@SuicideBunny6]

“Adding to the US’ rock collection, including Plymouth, Fraggle and *THE*” I’m dead

[@kennithisback]

"US was busy on its national pastime of fighting wars" I fell off the roof and still laughing at this 🤣🤣😅

[@GabHowDoI]

I dunno if protecting two rocks is funny just wait until you see two similar rocks in a desert

[@khaliqdavidson2867]

China makes fake islands in the south china sea China: I sleep Japan makes fake islands China: hold up...

[@khaliqdavidson2867]

@LoverOfQueenAndBeaver My mistake. But I still feel like it would apply. If another country started making islands in the south china sea china would be furious. I just wanted to point out the hipocracy.

[@cubiix1302]

@LoverOfQueenAndBeaver good if china not having moral high ground, since they clearly have bad intention in screwing SEA nation water territory with their stupid way over the land man made island. Now we can freely call them asshole

[@tunamayo3587]

Except you know, this time they’re building islands in disputed territory

[@lzh4950]

China is also doing land-reclamation & island-building on a bigger scale than Japan I think? Big enough to build a city (SanSha 三沙), some military facilities and to host leisure cruises around

[@Nekomikuri]

@LoverOfQueenAndBeaver this is such a stupid comment and comparison. Japan built around this island to keep it safe and secure their economic zone. Nobody really cares because they're not disputing others territory. Of course America or other nations won't get involved. China, unlike Japan, is claiming a huge amount of territory of so many other nations, and to enforce their claim, they are building and expanding the islands. Of course this would get people interested and involved, because this is a conflict unlike Japan. For china to then try and identify what is and isn't a rock, despite they themselves using reclamation to enforce their territory, is hypocritical. There's no protest against Japan, because they're not building it on disputed land. There is protest and rightful resentment against china, because they are using these island claims in disputed territory to agressively further their agenda.

[@therealmistermemer]

Japan 1945: We will not lose a single war, no matter what! Japan now: haha rok r imporat

[@human6310]

Shit man I thought it was gonna be a hentai joke.

[@RyanTosh]

Jpan no isjoke on rock Tey like rock and monys from it u be rud to no like rok rud. rud boi.

[@hanochkurian5933]

These videos are not just informative but also funny 😂❤️

[@muhammadavdol4723]

THIS GOTTA BE A JOJO REFERENCE

[@judythompson479]

YES! IT IS!

[@british_guy862]

Yes

[@user-bl9yo9pz4g]

YES! YES! YES! YES!

[@miguelvina7188]

Yes you gotta believe IT IS!!!!!

[@skyem5250]

Given its strategic importance, $600M doesn't seem like that much. Excellent video as usual. Hope the HAI team can continue creating great content despite the pandemic.

[@jort93z]

it's really not. Building the new opera house in Hamburg, germany did cost around $950M. and thats, you know, just an opera house.

[@The0EM]

"added 3 seconds ago". Why do I feel like I achieved something

[@jose-gr7jg]

We all feel like that, congrats

[@micahrobbins8353]

Lol it’s true. Good on you man

[@brytheguy4429]

Because you have.

[@Yamezzzz]

0:57 "it was rediscovered by the English" **shows British flag** It was discovered by a Scottish sailor, William Douglas, from the UK. It's not hard to understand that England =/= the UK. This is a reason why a load of us want to leave the UK, because when we say we're British or from the UK on the Internet, foreigners call us English. We had a much larger impact per capita on the British Empire than England did.

[@andrewmunro8830]

There's also a reason why loads of us want to remain part of the UK - because as part of the UK, we've been able to have a much larger impact per capita on the world. The only real concern here is the mistake in the script.

[@jenson1569]

They could build a dam around the edge of the shallow region then fill the middle with sand so that it becomes a proper island which could be large enough to have a small airstrip to land on.

[@chickeninabox]

I have found a place where a dam could be built.

[@jenson1569]

M. Yusuf Suleman Where? The Mexican Border?

[@cedricye1767]

"They've only spent 600 million dollars on three rocks

[@livethefuture2492]

The British spent their entire economy on a cold wet rock in the Atlantic.

[@cactusman1771]

Don't tell the third rock it's adopted.

[@hanhphuc166]

The Stardust Crusaders finds these rocks hilarious

[@judythompson479]

Don't we JoJo fans do?

[@trycobra4039]

When the subject is bout history but Half as Interesting actually makes it fun

[@_kenken15]

"Here's a joke for you: what do you call a rock in the middle of the ocean?" Stone Ocean? Wait, is that a jojo ref?

[@judythompson479]

It is.

[@_kenken15]

@@judythompson479 oh my God

[@jeremytm6529]

UN : “Man made islands don’t count” China : Oh you mean those man made islands in the South China Sea? Of coarse they were in our waters in the first place

[@Vysair]

oh look the island came with a chinese military base since ancient time

[@skybattler2624]

Japan: *whistles on the corner*

[@flyerton99]

Except in this case, Japan was the one who was the real pioneer of "building fake islands", since the fake island was constructed in the 80s and China's islands were built only relatively recently, but let's not let the factual timeline screw over the funny joke.

[@ErlleynderWorld]

@@flyerton99 which fake island Japan built?

[@lzh4950]

@@Vysair Think mainland China has previously said: "It's called the S *China* Sea for a reason." Though to be fair in the past, Vietnam was called French IndoChina instead, Malaysia was called the British Crown Colony instead etc.

[@keith5790]

"In classic English fashion assuming they were the first to discover" 😂😂😂

[@pulkitmohta8964]

That was a legitimate joke

[@ruk2227]

Used the wrong flag tho

[@chickentail7108]

Ru k when?

[@marcd7332]

Ru k He didn’t use the wrong flag tho, that’s the design used by England in the 1700s (when they claim to discover the rocks) so it’s accurate.

[@badwolf9090]

@@marcd7332 That's not the flag of England, that's the flag of the United Kingdom. Whilst the Union Flag does cover England, he specifically said it was the English. It was the wrong flag to use.

[@madisonrankin1458]

This is the most intriguing thing I could find on my homepage...

[@mcrked]

You earned a subscription with the “The Rocks” measurement system

[@dream9522]

HAI: What do you call two rocks in the middle of the ocean? Me: Certainly not 600 million dollars!

[@solem26]

I said “well if you japan 600 million dollars”

[@superlameusername362]

1:05 Doug is the type to guy who doesn't live on the dougless island.

[@rndmzr153]

*T H I S* is a useless rock in the middle of the sea

[@lizstiscool5574]

THISSSSSSS IS A NEW HAI VIDEO

[@nater_tater3174]

today we are going to look at these 2 rocks quirks and features, then we are going to bring them out on the road and give them a Doug score

[@jamesambrocio]

"They're not rocks, they're minerals, Marie, jeez..."