Why There Are Thousands of Giant Arrows Across the US

[@FutureNow]

“But you know what’s also a good deal? Wait it’s not time yet ...” 😂

[@nasserm6852]

My favourite joke of his yet

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Nasser M That's some strange sense of humor you've got there

[@kostihakola3334]

I almost clicked out of the video right there and then

[@elisassoon5791]

lol

[@Klausditer21]

That one was great :D

[@michaelrutledge7048]

My dad (yes, my dad) use to fly in the early days of aviation. These arrows were very important to him. At the end of WW1, he was a flight instructor at the Presidio in San Francisco. His C.O. was 'Hap' Arnold. After his discharge in 1920, and a stint as the head of the 'air force' in El Salvador, he flew early airmail in the mid to late 20s (Jenny's)... first Detroit/Chicago, via stops throughout Michigan. Then, up/down the west coast (Ryans, Junkers, Fokkers), Seattle/San Fran and Sacramento/San Fran/San Diego. Made three jumps due to engine failure/out of gas, and two crashes, both of which he (obviously) survived. Then, early passenger/freight (TriMotors) in the Midwest and the West Coast. Early ALPA member, 3-time qualifier of Caterpillar Club, and one of the earliest 'Quiet Birdmen'. Also, believed to be one of the first IFR instructors. He finished his career as the chief pilot for the old AutoLite Co., in Toledo, Ohio. Of course, all this happened long before I was around. He was 20 years older than my mother, and I was last of three to be born. He passed in the late '50s. His close and longtime friend, Bill Lear, delivered his eulogy. He called him a pilot's pilot, and probably one of the most important aviators you never heard of. I’m thrilled to see so much interest in the golden age of aviation that my dad was a part of. Too many things get passed up in the supersonic world of today.

[@danherrick5785]

WOW!!!!!!!! Sounds like a movie...

[@laerr]

I hope comments like these never stop happening. So much history in one paragraph, just chillin' in the museum of the internet for all to learn. Thanks for sharing!

[@deleted-something]

damn

[@cubeofcrabs]

Up

[@Maximillian-00]

My friend (yes, my friend) was the first person to wear an all baby blue outfit on January 1st, 2013. 12:02AM. or 0002 hours.

[@ZapejoMC]

I really like the humor you’re putting into your videos lately

[@derekconwaygd]

ZapejoMC s

[@b9y]

I like it when it's clever. Some of the jokes here come off as patronising. Like the 'Wake up sheeple' one, just didn't that, it was shit and poorly written. But the 'Nope we're not doing that joke' was good.

[@Testement117]

You might be a brainlet. I was gonna make a comment about how he has a shit sense of humour and is painfully unfunny.

[@_maestro7168]

@@Testement117 oh whoa, it's almost as if... you have a different sense of humor! wow aren't you so special, congrats

[@diamondcreepah]

reminds me of another channel...

[@NorthernChev]

I can vividly remember still seeing some of those arrows from my grandpas plane when I was a kid back in the late sixties and early seventies. He even pointed them out and told this very story about them. I had not recalled those memories until just now watching this video. Over fifty years of hidden memories rushing forward. Wow!

[@halfasinteresting]

#banjuice

[@Julio974]

#banpepper

[@tombyrne3742]

#banthebantobanthebantobanthebantobanjuice

[@alexbenkowilliams]

#banjuice

[@WeirdSeagul]

#dependswhatjuiceyoudrink

[@alexbenkowilliams]

Love your videos

[@CoffeyBrew]

I live in and am from California, and I approve of this video.

[@nategrossman3006]

Same commiefornia is garbage and i live here

[@patrickflanagan3184]

Daryl Shook: as do I 😂

[@ericplaysbass]

I am from Kalifornia and I left.

[@gohantanaka]

I’ve been there, and I only have two words: Never Again.

[@patrickflanagan3184]

Gohan Tanaka: u lucky soul. Your not stuck here

[@Einherjar212]

"But today the few crumbled remains of these arrows serve as a reminder, pointing away from where no man or women should set foot. California." Got my like!

[@williamcampbell9859]

Thanks for spoiling the joke :|

[@andreadrake404]

ddebenedictis in Bakersfield (400,000) the town was built by farmers so it’s not a hippie wasteland or a bathroom.but the farmer culture is slowly going away

[@ddebenedictis]

@@andreadrake404 yeah I like Bakersfield, I have met some pretty friendly people there. Mostly I go there to catch the amtrak north thru the central valley. I love my L.A. for sure, but once you get out of the huge cities the people are friendlier. I really enjoy Redding too, lots to do for a smaller city.

[@prettypandacat3309]

Californian viewers like...

[@itzyaboiiwill-gamingyeet8245]

Akratus pointing closer to where all people should set foot. Southeast Australia.

[@whimsicalcookie1426]

60% Roasting California 30% Smooth Transition 10% Other 0% Liking Cookies Edit: Apparently people like cookies

[@monicat9110]

Whimsical Cookie I like cookies 🍪

[@thanosattorneyatlaw4062]

What about Infinity Stones!

[@quackatitty7430]

Whimsical Cookie isnt my state..I dunno in danger of wild fires..? isn’t Cali burnt enough already :-:

[@ravenstrahd5234]

Whimsical Cookie fuck California, it burns itself every summer...

[@MiguelJimenez-vj9xq]

I LOVE homemade cookies

[@nathanroon6961]

Arrow-Planes.

[@imty8774]

Nathan Roon - gtfo 😂

[@DankMiata]

*aeroplanes

[@Falkano]

pipers? :)

[@AKA_Dan26]

Cazenoviia r/whoosh

[@blacklupus]

You beat me to it. Great minds think alike.

[@GamingGatorD]

"Pointing away from where no man or woman should ever step foot, California."

[@fenn_fren]

Ain't that the truth

[@ryanjnunes]

I’m from California and I laughed so hard

[@alexspareone3872]

The parochialism of Americans.

[@staliniumsimulator1084]

If only the world was this truthful

[@geewillikers918]

Yeah, that's what he said

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

It's like the Oregon Trail in reverse. It's the California Escape...

[@FeyTheBin]

It'll be about a popstar trying to run away from his/her stardom, until dying from dysentery.

[@LividImp]

Yes, please, get the fuck out. We need reasonable housing prices.

[@freakyguro]

Leave LA and SF. Just don't come to the center part where your food grows. Too many of you here. Damn people leaving 1 million dollar shacks to get mansions on 10 acres for 400,000$.

[@micosstar]

joe maldo So that we could lose more farmlannn *sarcastic oh heck no California wouldn't do that no no it focuses on other things like democratic stuff (starts to lose knowledge about politics).

[@freakyguro]

Markie's Home gonna happen anyways. Might as well overcharge them. Plus here at least they're ripping out Orchards and Vineyards for almonds or homes.

[@jenoluvbot1003]

1:17 I need a *HALF AS INTERESTING AND OVERSIMPLIFIED* collab

[@cosmicnovacat]

Oh hell yes!

[@TA---]

With just a hint of CasuallyExplained in there.

[@theyande]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssss Dude cool

[@themongolsarecoming_9437]

half as interesting didn't do it ,so we punished him severely

[@brotato7640]

He threw a ChubbyEmu reference in this video

[@vesteel]

That last joke

[@sebastianelytron8450]

It's funny cause it's true😂 Libtards have ruined that state.

[@MochammadRizki52]

I need to know the meaning

[@Legendaryium]

please dont..

[@davidflores909]

What ruins politics are the stupidity of most people to think they have to be hardcore followers of either wing (polarization).

[@ryansanchez2269]

Sebastian Elytron only the major population parts of the state are liberal the rest of the state like the Central Valley is filled with republicans

[@EthanPricco]

This was actually a really cool and interesting video. Fun fact: there is an arrow in Lake Point, Utah which still has the remains of the beacon tower lying right next to it.

[@TheRoarbit]

wait it's not time yet.... ya got me, I was about to close the video

[@d947]

HAHAAHAHA ME TOOO

[@jinjunliu2401]

but when the part where he talks about the deals is very fun to watch :0

[@zea_64]

Don't fly at night. I know you're looking at that plane and you're feeling kinda brave, go to bed you'll be alright Don't fly at night.

[@whafflete6721]

is this a minecraft parody reference

[@subswithviddrpootis]

you stole that were not an idiot

[@flanito_]

I would like... But it's at 69

[@zea_64]

@Brownskikuca I though you could use another terrible night.

[@Arslan35]

@@flanito_ like it now

[@ThreeLetters3]

Ah the comedy here can be really good. 10/10!

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

4:00 I think that's the first arrow I ever found! It's in St George, Utah and has a plaque (it looks like a gravestone imo) that gives some info about the aviation arrows. The plaque starts off "Utah Is Rich In Aviation History" and has a picture of an old airplane. Super cool! There are 3 or 4 others in the area, and around a dozen or two in the state.

[@that_oboe]

They put these arrows in *plane* sight Must be a sign

[@quackatitty7430]

>: ( I don’t like the California burns..we’re already burnt enough :-:

[@ryanreynolds6704]

dont care

[@Nugcon]

@@ryanreynolds6704 wow you're cool

[@bratwizard]

So DO something. Boot the weasels out.

[@iamarizonaball2642]

Arizona is burning everyday🥵 oh, and we don’t care about California

[@Jest_the_Jester]

I agree with Arizona ball

[@Daniel-br4nc]

Where do I learn how to learn how to learn things?

[@markmcarthy596]

Daniel The only way to learn things is by seeking knowledge

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Skewl!

[@Daniel-br4nc]

Daniel Same colour background and everything :O

[@RH-vd3yu]

Sebastian Elytron you learn nothing in American school

[@jonaschmidt9275]

Half as Interesting

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I like being in a less die-ey country.

[@mydogspillow]

Oddly the segues into the ad reads might be my favorite part of this channel

[@ddebenedictis]

Wait, it's not yet time for your comment.

[@FoxCutter]

Some of the beacons are still used in places like Montana where mountain flying is very tricky so having easy to find routes is a win for everyone.

[@portnuefflyer]

???? I mountain fly Montana, have for years, and for the last 15 or so, use my GPS!

[@Oceanatornowk]

Never thought I’d see Warren G. Harding laser a plane in one of these videos.

[@tanqs789]

"Start with 'i' and end with a 't' " Immunohematologist?

[@ih4286]

It

[@jensanc5535]

Immanent, Inherent, Idiot, Illusionist

[@tlocto]

Immunist

[@frightenedsoul]

Impotent

[@faisal3398]

Incredibly late comment?

[@Deathnotefan97]

"juice has just as much sugar in it as soda" True, but it's not always the same kind of sugar While a lot of juices contain processed sugars (and also are usually only 20% juice, so really it isn't juice at all) a lot also tend to contain unprocessed sugars While too much of any kind of sugar is bad for you, unprocessed sugars are broken down differently by the body and contain less empty calories (less _empty_ calories, an important distinction to remember)

[@OspreyKnight]

Ran across one of these arrows just west of Salt Lake City. Got a little lost driving on back roads beside I-80 and found myself on top of a mountain. I was really confused by the giant concrete pad I drove onto until I realized it was one of these arrows. Its honestly a bit cool to encounter these in the wild.

[@tristanmoller9498]

As someone from Illinois, your ending was amazing

[@41-Haiku]

Slightly Texan Kansan here. Can confirm that midwesterners and southerners dislike California.

[@russellsmith88]

You guys best hope that not too many more Californians flee the state, as a lot of them bring their voting habits with them. However, most of the people leaving from my part of CA (Orange County) tend to vote conservative.

[@brendanmorgan5155]

Am Californian. Many of us also dislike California.

[@archlinuxrussian]

Am Californian, love this state. Great and wondrous natural beauty, some amazing people, and better-than-many states' rail systems :) other states are awesome too though!

[@raney150]

Miles, Illinois is also big. I wouldn't live in California because it is too fake lol. Liberal, but they have car-centric cities causing so much pollution in the Southern part of their state. If they really cared about the environment, they would greatly increase the mass transit in LA and San Diego.

[@dumaramutsi]

1:24 "Soon after it's introduction, demand took off...like a airpla. HOW AIRMAIL WORKED..." LMAO!!!

[@AlexanderJolley]

Every joke in this video landed for me, good job.

[@Zelmys]

"Landed"

[@pererau]

Technically, all of those air mail planes landed, too; some just landed louder than others.

[@pererau]

#toosoon?

[@broderickrains9903]

2:20 “Two people flied.” I believe you incorrectly conjugated the verb “fly.” From my understanding, the correct past tense conjugation is “flew.” Only when in reference to baseball is “flied” a viable conjugation of “fly.” Regardless, I appreciate your video.

[@doubleutubefan5]

Trains are slow.... proceeds to show Amtrak..... the feels man

[@thestudentofficial5483]

doubleutubefan5 he made a video on his other channel Cekidot

[@Taurineg]

Retro North Rail Lines that’s incredibly slow by modern train standard

[@jdizzy2012]

@Retro North Rail Lines still well behind Europe and Asia trains

[@Thndrstrike]

Retro North Rail Lines Takes me 9 hours to go what takes 6 hours by car. And that's with LA car traffic

[@RyanTheHero3]

‘People generally liked that idea, but then they didn’t’ -Brexit

[@evox786]

"People generally liked that idea, but their government didn't."

[@Lyle-xc9pg]

"Then the media frenzy brainwashed them back"

[@dreniarb]

Now I have to start a trek across the country to visit all these remaining arrows. Thanks? :)

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

You guys have really stepped up the writing and graphics of your videos this year. You're basically getting up there with Mustard and Ahoy, great job.

[@JRPGGUY]

4:00 that cali diss! 😂

[@CACubed]

As a Californian, I find that hilarious. I'm slightly annoyed but it's all good 😂

[@VihanBhargava]

Game Head i

[@urielc918]

CACubed exactly

[@HipposHateWater]

@CaCubed Lol same. That's how you know it's good :'D

[@Camoucrimson]

HipposHateWater I wanted to scream at the screen when that happened

[@steppe7369]

You turned into one of my favorite KZbinrs just with this video, I love this kind of humor.

[@GKS225]

I guess you can say that the ad bait was BRILLIANT. (I will see myself out)

[@vasilis23456]

"the arrows point away from where you should never go..." This made me like.

[@alifnafili5153]

Well i guess keeping those arrows during WWII wasn’t a very sharp idea

[@LeonelFunes]

Alif Nafili you got a point

[@rocket117]

I think you're pointing in the right direction with that

[@ShahidKhan-uf8hd]

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

[@isaowater]

Samoonaler?? Or may you is talking of majorsamm

[@isaowater]

Aooooggg

[@isaowater]

The man mad the video!!!!!

[@saez657]

One of the best by HAI

[@aidanrogers6767]

"Where no man or woman should ever step foot...California." LMAO I was expecting Newark airport

[@thestudentofficial5483]

Someone has to notify Wendover that HAI steal his content, it's just plane wrong

[@EqualsThreeable]

they're the same person

[@varana]

--> joke --> your head

[@mayoelle6467]

True they are the same person

[@mashucha]

Grant Cooper wOOOSHHHHHH

[@mashucha]

EqualsThreeable “It’s plane wrong” Don’t you get the joke

[@Alex_Guy1011]

*"What am i doing in a boat with a lawnmover strapped on the fro-"* I Died right there.

[@matthewmckenna248]

These videos of yours are fantastic.

[@disco1974ever]

thank you

[@JavierCR25]

Sam is just killing it. The videos get better and better

[@InfiniteCuriosity]

Hi, I am new here and I must say this channel should change its name from Half as Interesting to Interesting as f*ck. Have binge watched 5-6 videos till now and I am not disappointed so far. I am also passionate about making mysterious/fascinating videos. Hope I could match your level one day. Love and peace, ciao ;)

[@maxsmodels]

That image of the air mail pilot was a picture of William "Wild Bill" Hopson. He began flying for the airmail service in 1920. He began working for private airmail companies when they took over the airmail service but he died while flying the mail in 1928.

[@Uncover48]

This is by FAR the funniest episode you've done. LOVED IT 😁😁

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

1:13 depends on the juice, if you get one of those heavily processed ones then probably, but if you get natural fruit juice it actually tastes phenomenal and like the actual fruit; it also doesn't have the refined sugar which is far better either way

[@GokuXiao]

that Japanese teenager is pretty fly

[@armorsmith43]

I feel like with this one you really hit the note of the style of humor you’re going for spot-on.

[@timeye7684]

I’ve lived in Shelbyville Indiana my entire life and never heard of these arrows!

[@michelleli2175]

I really like how you sell your sponsors your videos. So much fun!

[@Gassicus]

3:59 Screw you! As a californian im offended. Just kidding, the jokes were ACTUALLY good today wow

[@FrostC3424]

same here.

[@williamp2570]

Love these videos. It’s more comedy with the interesting topics of the main channel.

[@StarshadowMelody]

"Follow The Lamps. They'll take you right there."

[@markchurch524]

One of your best pivots you've had.

[@JaxTheCartographer]

When your state gets roasted..... It was a good joke but it made me cry on the inside😂. Mainly cuz it's true.

[@iamarizonaball2642]

Jaxson Davis72 in Arizona we literally roast.

[@AlexTacescu]

This guy has transcended into another dimension with that segue... If I could give you a super like I would

[@daviswetter]

Where no man or woman should ever be.... *C A L I F O R N I A*

[@goodmaro]

There's a great series of animated strobe arrows along the Belt Parkway pointing the way to Idlewild (now Kennedy) Airport. Looks terrific from the air.

[@TheWerecatboy]

HEY! IM AN ALASKAN! I KNOW WHAT BEAR MEAT TASTES LIKE! Its... you know... meh.... caribou is better

[@ddebenedictis]

Tastes just like chicken

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

@nickys34 Who said so? Snakes, birds, fish, gators, crocs are predatory and are tasty when prepared properly. Most life forms are predatory in some way. There are a few recipes on the Web for Lion.

[@sadvenom7826]

nickys34 >when they are prepared properly

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

@nickys34 You really have no idea what you're talking about.

[@noahjacobs5039]

Minnesotans do too, and basically all of the north western states.

[@codekillerz5392]

Your sense of humor is superb

[@lohphat]

"...because two people FLEW..." "Flied"....really? REALLY?

[@thestudentofficial5483]

both

[@MirzaAhmed89]

Falled.

[@thyssaliki]

Hearing that was so jarring that I had to seek out this comment.

[@cdav]

lohphat fun fact: he was actually grammatically correct

[@lohphat]

In contexts other than baseball (and baby talk), the principal parts of the verb to fly are fly flew (have) flown The bird flew the coop. The hunter flew the hawk at a pigeon. Charlie has flown his kite into the kite-eating tree again. The honeymooners flew to Paris in the springtime. We have flown with American five times. In baseball, however, flied becomes valid usage. A fly or a fly ball is a baseball hit into the air. www.dailywritingtips.com/fly-flew-has-flown-flied/

[@acmooremusic]

You're like a less wise CGPGrey that updates more often. Im a fan man.

[@samvictor6084]

3:23 almost reached for my mouse there.

[@parkersmith7276]

"Aviation maps didn't exist since, like, two people flied." Love this, subscription earned!

[@brianday13]

The arrow at 4:03 St. George Utah. There are 4 in the city/surrounding areas.. NONE of the maps he shows go through my city. They only show the Salt lake city route. Also Bunkerville NV, which he mentions, isn't in any of the maps he shows. Clearly there is a southern route not mentioned

[@stevenscherry4143]

There are many other routes, there is an arro on the side of a mountain the points to and is labeled Phoenix.

[@kennbarrett9665]

Check out the arrow & mileage below it, all "written" in large white stones: PHX / 70, or Phoenix (Arizona) / 70 air miles. Indicator is located in a huge meadow called Dickenson Flat.

[@Armyguywizerdo16]

I hope these jokes never stop

[@ViroVV]

With half the content of this video being a commercial, that must mean this channel is 1/4th as interesting.

[@kfstreich4787]

4:07 hey! I'm from California! You're probably right, I need to run away ...

[@lukewarmwater6412]

just dont run to montana, ok? the state is full.

[@kfstreich4787]

@@lukewarmwater6412 I was just up there yesterday, it looked pretty open to me.

[@christopherwilkins1772]

Enjoyed the humor and the segway to the add at the end. Most fruit juices may have as much sugar as soda's, but they are natural and not the refined sugars and high fructose syrup that comes in everything.

[@whodis5503]

Someone's been listenning to 99 Percent Invisible recently...

[@johanneszwilling]

Who Dis 😳 Damn! And I thought "This is sooo 99 Percent Invisible" 😅 So it turns out they already did an Episode on this?!

[@whodis5503]

MisterJoeyJoeJoe yeah, they mentioned it in mini-stories pt1 episode, but came to a conclusion that there is not enough story even for a mini-stories episode 😂

[@FrancisTha1st]

you're writing is getting more and more comical and I love it

[@Kolajer]

The juice is a lie

[@mielvanvelzen5967]

Kolajer it isn’t but if its pure juice then they’re more natural sugars.

[@Arubedo]

Miel van Velzen well if its pure then even better but it is a lie. Juice has less sugar and a lot less most of the time then soda. Go back to sleep people.

[@NolePTR]

I'd prefer to have cake.

[@josecarlosmoreno9731]

Chocolate cake? With a candle and cherries?

[@str3aks468]

DON"T BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY #BANJUICE

[@dgramop]

I was talking to some guy at a small airport in NC, and apparently planes used radio stations for navigation: they'd set their course towards a radio station in the city they were trying to get to

[@greatandmightykevin]

"They were removed during WWII so that enemy bombers couldn't find their way" What enemy bombers though

[@typograf62]

A few years ago it was realized that mail got distributed faster 400 years ago than today (in Denmark). And that trains ran faster 80 years ago (at least in parts of Denmark).

[@sytze5]

holy shit the GPS image at 2:13 is literally at my house

[@memethief4113]

see you soon

[@kaidenrogers]

Your Videos just keep getting better!!!!

[@RaianNSX]

The 27 people that diliked are from California

[@Raptorman0909]

GPS didn't become a thing until about five decades after the giant arrows were no longer being used. It was radio navigation aides that replaced the arrows and only in the 1990's did GPS become a commercial thing and not just a military thing.

[@nighthiker8872]

Bathroom just 5 minutes ahead.

[@romanisakson8752]

Improving your craft every time

[@thelyderian]

4:19 "BOOOOOOO" -The Animator

[@mennojoey]

Was looking for this comment

[@DoctorCyan]

This is probably the funniest video you’ve made. Well done! Noticeable difference in humor, mate!

[@wbtu897]

Don’t lose your way

[@AussieGrillGamR]

Another Great Wendover Productions Video! Wait this isn’t Wendover Productions?

[@IconInHimself]

"California" Me: You Son Of A...

[@bmac4]

Californian here. Thanks for these directions on how to get out.

[@FireboltPrime]

HAI: disses California ( *Texas liked that* [including me] )

[@user-wl6bw3jl4n]

Texas.... Alaska’s little sister 😅🤭

[@FireboltPrime]

@@user-wl6bw3jl4n we may live in a smaller state but we have a more storied history

[@KC-dx3cy]

“Where no man or woman should ever set foot, California” Me, in California: “Darn”

[@sharkypanda414]

P E P P E R Is it too late for this?

[@thestudentofficial5483]

lmao, good thing someoe still remember

[@robrazzano2905]

Cool video man. This channel just recently started showing up in my feed. I like odd/useless knowledge. Thanks for sharing as I did not know this. 👍

[@zerotakis]

That burn lit California on fire all over again. Wait, is it actually on fire right now? Serious question.

[@zerotakis]

One quick google search and I can confirm it is in fact on fire.

[@JaxTheCartographer]

We are always on fire.

[@manictiger]

They're flaming!

[@danielkorladis7869]

It is currently very on fire.

[@Stehaufmaennchen101]

Probably the best channel on yt