Why You Can't Lift People Like This

It is the go-to demonstration of super strength, but no matter how strong you are, you will never be able to lift someone up by the neck like Darth Vader.
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[@kylehill]

For any would-be neck lifters complaining about my latest video, case-in-point: this kind of movement is impossible even for literally the strongest humans. 30kg is *a lot* to do this with, but it's not at all like you see in the movies kzbin.info/www/bejne/rni9qKCujriehZY

[@DrWho2008t101]

thanks for the video but i've seen poeple done it and i've done it.

[@FrostedRaps]

@@DrWho2008t101 make a video

[@Dragnfly_mynamewastaken]

there must be something with leverage or whatever that can be consciously or subconsciously exploited because I've seen it done before irl. Not for as long as movies do it but enough for people to be stunned, then scared, then rush over and break it up. Also, isn't it fairly common in pro wrestling? yeah yeah it's fake I know but it's not fake in the way a movie is. If they take a flying leap, the wrestler really made that jump. If they're lifted, the wrestler really lifted them. They're just very well trained in HOW to do it easily and (as much as can be) safely. it's not like they're wearing a wire harness or are CGI or anything. I think this is a case of math not covering every case on its own.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

Kyle, you're obviously very smart, and you clearly know more than I do about things like motion and engineering. But a human isn't a statue. Couldn't they avoid potentially tipping over by also using the muscles in their legs to apply force in a reverse direction, thereby stabilising themselves? Obviously, it's a thing that a person would have to be very strong to actually do (and not just in general, but having specifically trained the relevant muscle groups), but it doesn't actually seem outside the realm of possibility.

[@edward.doctor1892]

So can a bodybuilders do it?

[@dcma30552]

Instructions unclear: currently getting neck lifted by a baby

[@docphoenix2619]

Din Djarin ghostwrote this comment

[@J8DENTHECANADIAN]

"BRUH"

[@IceMetalPunk]

Dammit, you said it before me!

[@rh1507]

Might be a baby Lou Ferrigno

[@tristangoncalves1417]

You fool, Why do you think he told you not to try it with a baby. They are too strong.

[@mattdeblassmusic]

"Do you even lift, bro?" more like "Do you even lift bros?"

[@yashiroisana4177]

Underrated comment

[@Casedilla73]

Do you even angsty fallen chosen one amputated lava-ridden robot suit force user sith, bro?

[@reyz360]

@@Casedilla73 Underrated

[@rhov-anion]

Go ahead and take my Like, that was a good one! 🤣

[@yashiroisana4177]

@mythicaltoaster the epic douchebag comment

[@OustFox]

I love how the first thing I thought was "I could neck lift a baby, right? Or is that impossible too?" but then you addressed it and confirmed it's possible lol.

[@mahelaniarektbb]

The guy covers his bases haha

[@crwydryny]

I can do it with one of my coworkers, but he's a midget about 5'2" and weighing all of 45kg tops. While im 5'10" and pushing 90kg.

[@uncroppedsoop]

@@crwydryny yeah and at that it probably requires your arm to be pulled in more, your back leaned back a bit, and still fairly difficult. But between the smallest human alive and Eddie Hall, I can't see it being impossible

[@andrewbloom7694]

@@uncroppedsoop Eddie and thor can lift 40ish kg that way. Thors wife may actually be around that

[@DavidJWGibson]

For everyone commenting on Vader's robot arms, remember that his left arm is mechanical just below the elbow while his his right is just a little higher. His shoulders-the muscles used to lift people-are flesh and blood. So Vader isn't just lifting a dude, he's also lifting a 25-pound cybernetic limb that's putting additional Goku-training-gear stress on his delts.

[@xristoskoumpourlis1614]

he is able to use the "force" so i guess he forces his way out of it

[@hazgebu]

Vader just said "It's forcing time" and forced his way

[@wulfasger9332]

Kyle: "Don't neck lift babies." Me: Nervously trying to put the baby back down.

[@wittyjadee29]

Haha nice

[@wittyjadee29]

Underrated

[@TheRastawookie]

don't put babies down either...

[@Hidfors]

Dude... you put it down upside down... easy mistake to make

[@ceasze5072]

The baby: “Let go”

[@HerpaDurpVg]

Okay. Here goes. 1. Robot arms. 2. Robot legs. 3. Space Magic.

[@vancel35]

Space magic and space wizards.

[@axelpetersson5787]

i think he's saying that YOU can't, not that vader can't...

[@legospider1437]

I wish I was a Space Wizard

[@scottmantooth8785]

*it's the magical convergence and blending of suspension (ha!) of disbelief and plot convenience*

[@zacm9747]

Not to mention Vader is a pretty big boi. Pushing 300 pounds in that suit.

[@jcumm6867]

I love how much this channel teaches you and how practical what you learn can be in real life. I had no idea until I saw this video that neck lifting babies was frowned upon

[@Iosaiv]

yo.

[@BrentHollett]

One of the key points about the *Star Wars* neck lift move different from the others, is that it's not just "Human muscles". The Force is both reinforcing Vader's arm and other muscles, but also reinforcing his stance. Force users regularly use the Force to "stick" to surfaces that an unaided human would fall off.

[@paystar3436]

Of Course ..... Correcto' Mundo' !

[@NickNackPattyWack69]

“Leaders don’t knock people down , they lift them up.” -Darth Vader

[@mortadelofilemon2086]

When calling yourself a "choking hazard" is not an innuendo.

[@entropy8902]

@@mortadelofilemon2086 you absolute genius Please lend us your wisdom

[@farbodpirouz2457]

💀

[@Optimusprime809]

I thought you were gonna say they knock them up 😆😆

[@adamtracey1426]

Pretty sure he didn't say this lol

[@samwamm85]

"I can't lift people up like Darth Vader." 1- most of his body is a machine. 2- he can control kinetic forces remotely.

[@TheStraycat74]

3 - IT'S FICTION.

[@samwamm85]

@@TheStraycat74 as if the fact that most of his body being mechanical and being able to control disconnected kinetic forces at will are totally within the realms of reality.

[@darkflower1729]

@@samwamm85 I think the fact that people fully accept 1 and 2 as fiction, but still see neck lifting as possible, is the reason that this video was made

[@andrewstaples9947]

While a lot of his body is mechanical, his shoulder and hips are still human. He was cut at the thighs and elbows. That would mean his strength would be more grip not lifting. Also like others said, it’s fiction.

[@samwamm85]

@@andrewstaples9947 he can literally make things float without touching them. why are we arguing about his physical strength?

[@Liesmith424]

Ironically, Vader and Superman are two prime examples of people who could overcome both the strength and physics limitations: Vader has telekinesis and Superman can fly, generating his own leverage against nothing.

[@michaelkantner6420]

Which has nothing to do with a mechanical body or super strength, right?

[@THEOPDESTROYER777]

"because physics, does that seem familiar?" Because Science: **sweats vigorously**

[@simongraymain9739]

"why you can't neck lift someone like darth vader" Because I'm not a space wizard.

[@emessar]

space wizard with robot arms

[@THEO00900]

@@emessar Also consider he can practically neck lift people without even touching them with Force Choke.

[@lindaseel8633]

Because the force is with him.

[@JazzyFizzleDrummers]

Space warlock with robot arms

[@cadend6925]

I also feel like his point about Thor, Wonder Woman, and Beast are sort of null, since the first two are gods and Beast likely doesn't follow normal human anatomy- as for the weight and physics of it, I also might want to mention that Thor is ~640lbs

[@Pablo2995]

"The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some would consider to be... physically impossible"

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Can I learn this power ?

[@Pablo2995]

@@cezarcatalin1406 "Not with a baby"

[@rpt8876]

@@Pablo2995 What about a youngling?

[@merikijiya13]

I love and hate this quote.

[@Guardian582]

there is no dark or light side, there is only the force, the rest stands true

[@MarkLewis...]

Kyle Hill: "The neck-lift is impossible." Darth Vader: "Hold my (beer) light-saber." Kyle Hill: "Don't neck-lift babies."

[@Gobra11]

Okay, imagine that you have some sort of exoskeleton powerful enough to do the lift and heavy enough to prevent the tipping over. Would the person lifted by its neck survive the lift?

[@hyenaedits3460]

Yeah that's what I'm wondering. I'd imagine bruises and muscle strains at least but the human neck is not meant to support the weight of the human body. Would it be like a hanging?

[@joshuadoll9000]

If done correctly you can, but it could be very dangerous unless you know exactly what you’re doing. One of the previous doctors in my town lifted his son by the base of his skull because the son was taunting him he couldn’t do it. To prove a point (and maybe scare some of the cockiness out of the kid) he went up and gripped underneath the base of his skull with one hand on each side and lifted him. Not quite the same as a neck lift but he claimed if it had been done incorrectly it could injure and maybe even kill the liftee and the only reason he was able to/confident to lift his kid. I didn’t witness the lift so I’m not sure if he had his kid up against a wall or not which would make the lift easier like Kyle stated in this video.

[@crwydryny]

As long as you are not putting pressure on the windpipe or blood vessels it's safe, pressure on the wind pipe is safe for about a minuet, unless yiu do damage by crushing it, the blood vessels are the danger point however as it's easy to cause a clot or cut off blood flow which csn lead to an aneurism or lack of blood to the brain, in which case it can be deadly in a matter of seconds or cause problems minuets, hours or even days later

[@Abyss-Will]

Depends on the grab and the physical state of the one being lifted. When I was a teen I was thin and fit and a big fat friend lifted me by the neck with both hands and it didn't even hurt. Tho I sure that now that I'm fat and unfit my neck would snap if someone tried to lift me lol

[@paystar3436]

NO .

[@anti8160]

"Why You Can't Lift People Like Darth Vader" *Because I'm not Darth Vader*

[@Roboprogs]

Yep. I’m glad someone said it. Use the force, and such.

[@zealousdoggo]

I too suffer from my lack of darth vader in preforming such feets

[@kopperhed4472]

This is the only appropriate answer.

[@M99THESHaM]

Vader is also a cyborg, he’s stronger than a human in a few ways

[@richardeberhardt808]

@@M99THESHaM Its like saying "you cant lift a pallet of goya beans because you are not a forklift"

[@Synthetic_Soul_CH]

The arm lift is impossible Palpatine: The Dark side is a pathway to many abilities most would consider unnatural.

[@07815521545]

Underrated comment :D

[@balkanprussian3251]

Eyy 👍

[@BrianTBooher]

Is it possible to learn this ability?

[@ab5olut3zero95]

@@BrianTBooher yes. Train for that specific lift. Also helps if you use biceps and other muscles for momentum to assist deltoids.

[@BrianTBooher]

@@ab5olut3zero95 You mean I can't learn it from a Jedi?

[@shaskins15]

When my brother and I were kids, my dad neck lifted us both, cracked our heads together then chucked us

[@springyb0i693]

Relatable but instead of being neck lifted he cracked our heads like eggs and chucked us into a comically large blender

[@wrayfinlay8104]

I'm sorry

[@BioHzrd0010]

"I am always watching" just sounded silly until Aria said "He has so many drones." And now I'm just concerned.

[@HayK47]

“So, unless the lifter in this situation is unnaturally heavy....” _“He’s more machine now than man”_ _- Obi-Wan Kenobi_

[@sunmal1599]

Actually Vader not even physically lift him, he uses the force, a telekinetic power. Is just that its easier to use the force with his own hands than with distance -Like we saw on the III movie while fighting Obi Wan in Mustafar-

[@IndigoGollum]

@@sunmal1599 Weird, "Read more" is also crossed out.

[@lordvader6172]

Lmao true

[@StirbMensch]

Even if Vader had twice the weight of a normal full grown man, with his cybernetics weighing him down, his shoulders were still organic/biological... so yeah, even with a mechanical arm, his deltoid couldn't possibly lift that much without the Force.

[@Timeward76]

@@StirbMensch only one of his arms was an elbow prosthesis. His other shoulder and both legs are completely prosthetic.

[@noahm6782]

Kyle: 'How did Darth Vador do Neck lifts?" Me in Sith:"The dark side of the force is the pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural"

[@seanpgallagher22ify]

“Hello there” I was looking for this comment.

[@wadewillson9220]

V A D O R

[@SamSphinx]

@@wadewillson9220 in french, Darth Vader is translated to Dark Vador.

[@littlebitydragon6008]

Pretty sure that's his robot arm so yeah darth vader very can lifted

[@michaelstarling6361]

@@littlebitydragon6008 Darth Vader still has his natural/human shoulders, which is the muscle group needed for the lift. Which means the robotic prosthetics account for nothing. Thus, "the force" would be the only way he could pull it off.

[@Kingofthepnwdorks]

Definitely my favorite video even 3 months later for your monologues. I love it.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video @Kyle Hill

[@coinfrog2566]

"do not neck lift babies" Weekend plans cancelled again

[@5kr3aminMunk33]

Not mine, I don't heed suggestions

[@J8DENTHECANADIAN]

"Young skrt it's strong with the BRUH"

[@stephenh2319]

Was about to say something sbout necklifting babies

[@matthewespinosa647]

This made me laugh a lil too hard

[@zaubermaus8190]

didn't know that i am not supposed to do it and didn't do it since i watched it. promise.

[@thegrandreader291]

So basically humans couldn't perform this, but a cyborg dark-force user probably still could.

[@marshmellominiapple]

he also isnt lifting with a straight arm

[@captainbadassitude1845]

@@marshmellominiapple Yeah, I’m starting to remember why I stopped watching him. I get massive Infographics vibes from videos like this. Earth Vader is far from a normal man, he can pinwheel you with his mind and can jump multiple stories. The limitations of human muscle anatomy literally do not apply to him. The same could be said for Clark “I can lift a plane” Kent.

[@BlueHero45]

@@captainbadassitude1845 Superman even counters physics with some energy mumbo jumbo comic book reasoning. He can lift an entire building from a single point without the rest of it falling apart. He has some kind energy that wraps around things he lifts.

[@supiiischokobaer]

I like your Pokemon reference here... ... ...

[@KRYMauL]

@@BlueHero45 He has electromagnetic powers as seen by his ability to see using x-rays.

[@leandrorampim5344]

Kyle was funny in this one, nice to see somebody working on a material they enjoy

[@ahmetrefikeryilmaz4432]

there is another neck lift vader does that's even more impossible than that you know.

[@pweplepop2009]

"Why You Can't Lift People Like Darth Vader" Because I'm as thin as the stick you broke yesterday.

[@kanrahatake3626]

I also don't have robot parts and space magic

[@pweplepop2009]

@@kanrahatake3626 Same, lol.

[@TheWereparadox]

♨

[@zootopiaondvd8081]

if it makes you feel any better one time i broke a big stick but that still makes u about 3 inches wide

[@Jonathan-fk6lw]

Me too, bud

[@alexs6746]

“Unless the mass of the lifter is unnaturally heavy it will never work” Darth Vader: *laughs in metal (happy now Jason?) limbs and implants*

[@Elfenlied8675309]

Vader weighs 269 pounds according to the source books. So the suit and cybernetics only added roughly 100 pounds to Anakins body.

[@VoltisArt]

@@Elfenlied8675309 Probably a bit more than 100 pounds, as it replaced about a quarter to third of his _original_ mass, but the total end weight is the important part.

[@storminmormon]

I weigh more than that just on my own 😂

[@alexs6746]

@@storminmormon ...oof

[@levigoldwing1536]

Metal? Darn I suck? Don’t I?

[@Khunvyel]

Darth Vader had the force to support his strength. Thus the scene is perfectly valid ;)

[@sunmal1599]

Actually even without the force, Vader is superhuman strong because he is not using muscles, but robot limbs, and of course his suit is way heavier than a human.

[@keith_5584]

3:50 Also the mechanical disadvantage of a human being ragdolled and how the object being lifted is being lefted with a lever (the arm distance), and how the object squirming (the leftee) would snap all the bones between your fingers to your wrist with 1 flop of their legs transmitted through you as the lever. It also might be enough to loose your stance and fall down.

[@paystar3436]

Darth Vader in his Uniform weigh's exactly 264 .555 Pound's according to the Movie Script's info About the Suit's Mechanical added Weight. Suit however; has Electric Mechanical Motor Assist Function's. SCIENCE makes this STUNT Possible .

[@MauLerYT]

I mean, Vader probably used that telekinesis thing he has.

[@xenohunterco3951]

The force

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

He's also bending his arm, so I'd say it's possible if you're lifting directly up, but not the way the video shows.

[@mortalparty]

Ah yes... force-tisms

[@aayla9982]

“The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some consider to be unnatural.”

[@Anderson_101]

That's it, Vader is not just using his muscles/cybernetic limbs, he is probably using the Force to lift the guy. Vader is the exception to all other examples.

[@squidgiemctentacles5265]

The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some may consider to be unnatural

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

Is it possible to learn these powers?

[@nitev4407]

*unnatural

[@TheRealDeal9000]

The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural

[@leafsharp]

@@shinigamimiroku3723 NOT FROM A JEDI

[@lezhilo772]

@@shinigamimiroku3723 Not from gym goers

[@oosnap22]

I love you Kyle! I hope you are well and happy! And surrounded and smothered with love by your tribe.

[@sleepy_sam2631]

Germans on the oktoberfest: "let me show u how i hold my beer"

[@paulcochran1721]

Sith tip for back health: Lift with the force, choke with the hand.

[@LeSyd1984]

Thanks Paul! It really works... The guy in the video is tots wrong... lol!

[@ChaosDesigned]

That was fucking funny as hell. Thank you for that.

[@BahamutEx]

I'm lazy tho, I do both with the force.

[@Azerkeux]

It should just be called the "trying to carry all your groceries in one trip, exercise"

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

Congrats on 800k

[@richarddantz4256]

"do not neck lift babies" Things I thought I would never hear. Love the Kyle, show.

[@Money4Nothing]

*slowly puts down the baby

[@ricky3698]

I thought that’s how you hold a baby while you shake it

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Imagine that....

[@deadknight1402]

"Unless you're unnaturally heavy." So... Unless you're Darth Vader?

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

Yeah, those cyborg parts ought o weigh a ton!

[@studiograham]

Which you aren’t. Which is the point of the video. After all, it’s why *you* can’t lift like Darth Vader.

[@Amigo21189]

Weirdly, Vader in his suit was stated to be around 120 kg, which is not inordinately heavy for a guy over 2 meters tall.

[@I_dunno_man_but]

@@Amigo21189 thats still kinda heavy

[@Amigo21189]

@@I_dunno_man_but Well, yes, 6'6" 260 is a big boi, but not inhumanly so.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

The neck lift can be done if your lifting the person against a wall Which makes the wait less heavy because your forcing the wait against an object like the wall hints leverage @Kyle Hill

[@paystar3436]

Of Course ..... Correcto' Mundo' !

[@RainAngel111]

I love that he self depricates in his videos, I mean, it's really funny, but Kyle knows he's a 10/10 right? Being confused with Thor is no coincidence.

[@El-Silver]

he does call thor me if i ate my vegetables

[@cseguin]

_"Why You Can't Lift People Like Darth Vader."_ - because I'm _not_ Darth Vader . . . duhhh . . .

[@NarwahlGaming]

**sings Garth Brooks song** "You sound nothing like Garth Brooks." "Because I'm not Garth Brooks." That was always my favorite retort on karaoke nights. 😂

[@connermcpheeters4924]

I mean....

[@LucyWest370]

Darth Vader has robot arms that don’t obey the laws of muscles so it’s perfectly ok to not want to chop your arms off, I understand.

[@davidgantenbein9362]

Well, some of the other examples are also not really working. Superman and Wonder Woman can both fly and hover, hence have zero issues with tipping over. Also Superman can literally bench press the entire earth, so if a normal person can lift 10 pounds in such a way, Superman would be able to lift a continent in this a way. None the less it is interesting to see the physical issues in doing so outside of super powers.

[@NarwahlGaming]

@@davidgantenbein9362 Well, I can bench press the Earth ...from a certain point of view.

[@AhmedKhan-cp4ko]

"Because Physics.... Doesn't ring a bell, huh" Kyle throwing some SHADDDDE

[@BloodyCaesar]

Felt like a serious burn. Anyone knows what happened with Nerdist?

[@JackalMJ]

I assumed it was a "cause aliens jab."

[@FranciscoTChavez]

@@BloodyCaesar I was wondering the same thing. I was on the phone with a friend of mine (1 week ago) when Kyle came up in the conversation (well, him talking about the Deathstar pancake batter flaw) so I brought up KZbin and noticed the name change.

[@LightPink]

@@BloodyCaesar Kyle probably wanted more independent and didn't feel like being part of nerdist was worth the pay cut

[@Merennulli]

They can't say, and he has said that he won't say, so we're never going to know what happened. As curious as we all are about it, it's good that we don't get to know this. These can be sensitive issues that some members of the general public will abuse, so it's best to default to not saying anything. With all the harassment you see KZbinrs get over their appearance, food choices, lifestyle, gaming, and other things that should be trivial, they definitely can't just share information about their employment with us.

[@itzadapt8962]

MOOOMM!!!! Thor telling me I can’t do things again!

[@gabeisawesome879]

Kyle seems to have gotten more and more genuine with his performances in his videos over the years. (Meaning it feels less like like he's acting or reading a script now and more like this is just the way he talks when he explains things) I feel like at this point these videos are just what it's like to hang out with Kyle if you could see the conversation from the perspective of his brain.

[@imarchello]

Vader is literally bending the elbow while doing the neck lift. He's basically doing a one-handed overhead press.

[@iami3rian394]

...with a mechanical arm, and he weighs quite a bit more than a normal, non-cybernetic person.

[@cristinojalandoon3003]

And no one is including force powers here

[@chumlord4561]

Not even close....

[@iami3rian394]

@@cristinojalandoon3003 ...because the force didn't exist in the first scene of star wars. Geez man, the hindsight mental retcon gymnastics you're applying are impressive.

[@ericwalsh2954]

@@iami3rian394 the force did exist in the first scene of star wars, don't forget "star wars" was the latest draft of a story lucas had planned out more or less

[@anotherfriendlyshikikan6960]

“I find your lack of strength, disturbing”

[@iamseraphim1195]

Go ahead, go ahead tough guy 🤣🤣🤣 oh my God Kyle had me dying

[@melody3741]

I love how you leave the awkward cuts for just a /little/ too long

[@gregd9887]

"Do not neck lift babies" -Kyle Hill 2021

[@Vampyratus]

Well, there's my weekend ruined!

[@mickyovts3872]

Bro, do you even lift....nah but seriously not sure why your channel popped up in my feed but iv binge watched for 2 days straight now lol...thanks for the quality content, it's awesome!!

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

“Yeah, I’m low-key thicc” Well that’s a sentence

[@ayashinightcore8282]

“Because physics” sounds like a stupid catchphrase a supervillain would say at the end of a video

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

It's the "because I said so" of the universe

[@russelpattison4020]

@@salk9943 still need to play that meme

[@wheelchairskater]

Physics or not I have personally seen it happen exactly once in my life. My Papa (my dads dad) got pissed off his grown sons were fighting at what ended up being his last deer hunting camp before losing his battle with cancer. This was a very sick emaciated old dude. Anyways he grabbed each of his sons by the neck after he got in between them. He lifted them straight up off the ground like Vader, then pulled them in close before chucking them on their butts about 3 or 4 feet away from where they had been standing before he picked them up. It was freaking amazing to watch. I assume it was adrenaline because no one is that strong...

[@scottbickerton4152]

@@salk9943 got my vaccine... this voice in my head telling me to pay more taxes all the sudden

[@5kr3aminMunk33]

@@scottbickerton4152 Good, don't forget to stop using logic as well.

[@annastasia3040]

Some dude with giant feet: “Hold my beer”

[@death13a]

Or a human beaver

[@wifegrant]

This is why you should be scared of clowns

[@rianantony]

Big foot is about to end this mens whole career

[@Primordial_Radiance]

Everybody gangsta till Goofy walks in

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

You must mean bigfoot. Someone big and strong and with big feet. It could also be someone with incredibly heavy shoes. Or someone just wearing a very heavy backpack. Or someone just leaning back.

[@christopherveld6555]

All of my counter arguments revolve around the fact that it can be done but not specifically as shown. You cant just use your arm, you need to brace your arms and lift with the legs. Additionally, maintaining the position is indeed difficult maximus

[@paystar3436]

Not Real. The lifted Person is on a Crane and Cable Harness Assistance. Darth Vader in his Uniform weigh's exactly 264 .555 Pound's according to the Movie Script's info About the Suit's Mechanical added Weight. Suit however; has Electric Mechanical Motor Assist Function's. SCIENCE makes this STUNT Possible .

[@PUNnisher22]

Thor saying I'm Loki (low key) thick is the funniest thing I've heard today 😂

[@axelmilan4292]

"You can't lift people like Darth Vader." Well not with that attitude, ya quitter!

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Darth Vader can force choke people without even touching them. Let me see you do that.

[@ndld4955]

@@cezarcatalin1406 i can do that... i just don't want to .. 😁👍

[@jerichosamurai]

I've literally done it to a dude before, and while most people would get an ego boost in my position, I'm more just annoyed that he's misleading you to believe it's simply physically impossible to lift someone by the neck with one arm. Granted, this was in middle school and the guy was only about 100 pounds, but I am not a large person so if I can do it... it's definitely not impossible.

[@ndld4955]

@@jerichosamurai yep read my little story... i was more that 3 times their weight ... one hand rope life easy with out really trying ... but to be fair to him i wouldn't be able to do it to someone my own weight.. So conclusion... not impossible... and im sure the mountain could do the same to me ..

[@ndld4955]

@I want to suplex Joe Cecotdude read my comments again... your basically copying me ... and ya i already said if we were the same weight it would work ... i also said the mountain could probably do the same to me.. soo Also read my other comment.. i already did lift his weight.. but he was much lighter than me .. and using different muscles... And no i don't go in for the im a big strong man trope... but i was my experience... I'm not attacking Kyle i like his shit too ... i basically just confirmed his theory in a way .. But if their is anuff different in mass it IS POSSIBLE .. is all ... and no i definitely wouldn't do that to someone just to prove a point... even if i could... Just read both comments again..👍

[@Jago112589]

Kyle: Do not neck-lift babies. Me: Slowly releases child.

[@maciej9280]

and my wife just had a baby boy 2 months ago... nah not gonna try ;p

[@Mr.Infumus]

I'm sure that kid had it coming

[@thebeastfrags6291]

Everyone knows the proper way to dispatch of younglings is with a lightsaber, smh.

[@lindaseel8633]

@@thebeastfrags6291 True!

[@Icewind007]

@@maciej9280 Yeah, she won't be that much lighter without the baby.

[@duderyandude9515]

That reminds me: when there is no special animation, like being on the ground, near a wall, or by a drop, Batman in the last 3 Arkham games uses the neck lift as his default form of interrogation.

[@robertworstell463]

Of course he lifts. Every video he lifts our spirits

[@wanderpete8922]

"Because Physics" Sounds like a show that a Chris Hemsworth lookalike hosted

[@Casedilla73]

No, no, I remember the host being a Thor-supervillain who had multiple evil personas and a... *SURPRISE LIGHTSABER* !!!

[@wayangemperor]

@@Casedilla73 Ah yes the Surprise Lightsaber!!!

[@Casedilla73]

@@wayangemperor WHACHAAAAAWWW!

[@Casedilla73]

@@wayangemperor Did I get you?

[@doomyoda7298]

Kyle: "Neck lifting is impossible." Glenn Jacobs/Kane's latest Chokeslam victim: "I.. Is this a joke to you?"

[@suqqmadiq2604]

Ive literally neck lifted somone in gradeschool for punching my friend. Then i slammed him on the ground.

[@erinkarp6317]

Kyle: "Yes, I'm lowkey thicc." Everyone: **Nervous sweating**

[@gemini6103]

Rule 34 artist going wild

[@this7580]

*thinking* oh no he's hot!

[@maxxvictor1239]

I totally heard “Loki Thicc”

[@thehumanistisin9924]

@@maxxvictor1239 no, he's Thor

[@gamelover2222]

@@thehumanistisin9924 Loki can look like anyone. He has magic!

[@Iijjccbb]

“I gently drift into Adam savages arms in zero g” as many of us have dreamed of doing

[@batchampa]

The dream

[@OrchestratedChicanery]

Oh man, just because you said not to *neck lift a baby* I won't.

[@Comadrejo13]

@Kyle Hill I am left curious about specifically the Beast v Gaston lift. Given that Beast is certainly more massive, beyond human strength, and bracing with his other arm gripping the gargoyle, would that specific instance be feasible?

[@paystar3436]

OF COURSE.

[@paystar3436]

Pay Star 1 second ago Not Real. The lifted Person is on a Crane and Cable Harness Assistance. Darth Vader in his Uniform weigh's exactly 264 .555 Pound's according to the Movie Script's info About the Suit's Mechanical added Weight. Suit however; has Electric Mechanical Motor Assist Function's. SCIENCE makes this STUNT Possible .

[@jonnda]

"Don't do it with a baby... UNTIL NEXT TIME." Oh shiiiii...

[@joshorton9061]

:0 This could mean Grogu longevity studies!

[@EthanSchaner]

Rules are meant to be broken

[@jonnda]

Wow, 420 likes.

[@joshorton9061]

@@jonnda I unliked because I am an agent of chaos

[@ddawg7567]

"because physics" I love the disdain in his voice when he says that lmfao

[@9bloodsugarsexmagik9]

What exactly happened with him and the other channel?

[@dekzYT]

I had to look up what channel he left from because i forgot. I love that channel hasn’t had an upload since Nerdist ran out of episodes including our boy here. I bet Nerdist is sore he didn’t just give him the creative control he wanted to begin with.

[@philippepemberton6001]

@@9bloodsugarsexmagik9 he never really went into detail but most assume it was a directional disagreement or something and he just decided to walk because he was basically the entire show. Idk if anything else has been said tho

[@dekzYT]

@@9bloodsugarsexmagik9 I believe Nerdist wouldn’t give Kyle the creative control he wanted over the channel causing Kyle to leave Because Science (which became a dead channel because no one could fill his shoes at BC). Because of lots of legalities I’m assuming he is not able to use his old content, similar to when a musician leaves a record label and looses pretty much all ability to do anything with old music.

[@romainsavioz5466]

Or is-it Hello vsauce Michael here

[@RJstudios786]

Man Vader and Michael Myers make it look so easy.

[@justint4049]

Oh I forgot but thanks for the awesome content!!!

[@luciano_trivelli]

I love when thor teaches science from his facility

[@candlestyx8517]

Lol!

[@kiosu_batsu]

All we need is him to say, where is my hammer? Lol

[@jacobsteele1178]

ah ah ah, its discount thor, cause hes hanging out with discount dave baustista

[@swa7169]

"Why you can't lift people like Darth Vader." In other words, Vader CAN do it, but you can't.

[@AZrcUnkaiged]

Darth Vader could be using the Force to lift and hold the person up, then just be regularly choking them during suspension.

[@dany_fg]

what if a baby neck lift another baby ? I already see the baby eyes going red and he started glowing as he say: "Behold human, my UNLIMITED power has awakened. now PERISH!"

[@StrangerE0ns]

I like to refer to this as the “Batman basics to interrogation” move

[@garbagetrash2938]

Nice pfp and name. Metallica is one of my favorite bands.

[@TheYetixOUTx]

yeah vader isnt lifting sht

[@theenzoferrari458]

Yes as if wonder woman never did it. Lmao.

[@GoDamnWeird]

@@TheYetixOUTx Have you SEEN Dave Prowse?

[@GoDamnWeird]

He does it as Vader in Ep IV, and as Hotblack Dessiato's bodyguard in the original Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series. Weren't no CGI in 1980, just a safety harness for the actor being lifted so he didn't snap their neck with their body weight. Is it possible to dead-lift 160kg? Yes. An average human weighs 80kg.

[@LordSluggo]

"Why You Can't Lift People Like Darth Vader" Because you're not a half-robot space knight with telekenetic powers?

[@williamchristy9463]

Darth vader was way more than half robot.

[@kattkatt6961]

*5/8s robot, space wizard

[@jacobsimon4358]

From the title I assumed force choking but this works too.

[@stspy212]

Lmao Kyle that tirade @3:48 was magnificent.

[@mattshelton7423]

Dearth Vader: *has cybernetics and the force* Rocky: I’m just built different

[@noway6633]

Drago was on steroids.

[@mistertwister2000]

“Unless the lifter is unnaturally heavy” You mean like a dude who’s 75% robot, wearing heavy armor, who’s been shown to lift incredibly heavy things just with his mind?

[@alibabasaluja2000]

The force doesn't apply here... now you could argue he was using it to do those lifts but with no indication that would just be hearsay. And on the topic of his robotic limbs... since they are based off of human physiology the same constraints apply. Sure he could probably lift more but I doubt he could lift a fully grown human

[@jaredflynn3750]

@@alibabasaluja2000 he absolutely does use the force to enhance his strength all force-sensitives use the force passively to give them more agility and strength in combination with the robot limb situation and heavy armor he's good

[@Agustin-bu8vk]

@@remingtonsmooth1417 i mean, force users's duels are literally based on looking into the future and knowing where the enemy will strike next

[@dazeddamien5625]

Iirc he still has his human shoulders right? It's not like all his limbs were cut off perfectly at the base joints

[@jaredflynn3750]

@@dazeddamien5625 his implants go beyond the limbs his organs where severely damaged especially the lungs hence the breathing and he has cybernetics on his bones as well probably to support the extra weight of the heavy robotic limbs

[@OBtheamazing]

How I always imagined it would work is that you would grab someone by the neck. Pull them in close, till your own hand is practically over your shoulder, then you press then like an overhead dumbbell press. You would support their weight over your front foot and it would look almost exactly the same.

[@paystar3436]

If the Person you're lifting is Half of yours. Of Course ..... Correcto' Mundo' !

[@alexh6681]

Kyle: your muscles wouldn’t handle a neck lift Grievous: I have no such weakness

[@SaturnSnapple]

I’m surprised you picked one of the only characters that probably has the best chance of being able to do this, weighing 120 Kilos, being comprised of machinery, possessing the force, and not lifting or holding the person in the way that you used in your demonstration.

[@dodge2362]

Yup, watch the whole scene. His arm is bend and the guy is rather close to Vader.

[@funky7chunky]

You cheeky git! 120kg?! I'm 125kg and I don't have any robotic body parts! I think Vadar must weigh near 180-200kg surely?

[@marsrocket]

Seriously. This video seems to go out of its way to NOT do it the way Vader does it, and ignores both what he is and what other powers he has.

[@atisitaatisita302]

@@funky7chunky according to legends he weights 200-250 depending of the cite

[@phasepanther4423]

@@marsrocket He has a habit of not following the way things are done on screen. I guess it makes for better clickbait. And don't worry, he never gets back to you calling him out on it either.

[@maxoverridemax]

"If you only knew the Power of the Dark Side"

[@aaronbennett3966]

Do you force lift bro?

[@TheNightcoreFox821]

UNLIMITED POWER!!!

[@gmovov]

If you only knew the power of prosthesis

[@marksullivan6319]

Lol

[@maxoverridemax]

@@gmovov 👏 Well played.

[@RaduRoman]

Your videos are so cool! I would love to sit at a table with you and Vsauce and drink and talk about random stuff!

[@ericjianuzzi3448]

Quick thoughts in regards to Vader and Superman. Vader has "the force" that can assist him and after watching your other video about why you wouldn't want super strength it was mentioned, i think in the comments, that he has some lateral ability that helps with anti-grav-ing objects that he lifts. I love thought experiments and your videos always get me thinking! Keep up the awesome work Kyle and wish you all the best!

[@paystar3436]

Of Course ..... Correcto' Mundo' !

[@jessebeaver4677]

Now calculate Vader's mass, with his cybernetics, counter acting the moments!

[@admthrawnuru]

You can't just draw a Force diagram of a sith lord!

[@Kizen.]

I mean. Vader was what, like 400~600 lbs? Plus. Constantly using the force. Plus the cybernetics. Yeah, he could actually do this. A regular person though? No. Also, usually people doing any kind of neck lifting IRL use both hands. And are pretty strong. And they bring them closer.

[@alessiomuccio2795]

Cybernetic? He can just use the force...

[@Kizen.]

@@alessiomuccio2795 Yes. But even just factoring the cybernetics he could do it. He has the mass and the strength

[@joshuarhodes9148]

Was this on a moon, or other planets with less surface gravity? Few other things that I thought of, the hight of Vader body actor (it would play against him for the tipping over)(less of an issue for short arms/legs) if you just stabilize the legs it's doable by a gymnast, look at the rings / bars gold medal Performances. Next, the angle he was at.

[@ianalfonzo8226]

Darth vader to kyle: "do you even use the force bro?"

[@wizard_of_poz4413]

Also Darth Vader had nearly limitless endurance because the surgical droids implanted a device below his collarbone that injects a neurotoxin that acts as a painkiller

[@gusty7153]

@@wizard_of_poz4413 but mainly it's the force. it's a common trope for a psychic to actively go through physical body motions when using telekinesis. with this in mind, darth vader is technically not exerting any physical effort to lift the other character

[@wizard_of_poz4413]

@@gusty7153 depends on the source. Jedi and sith already have superhuman strength without consciously using the force because they channel it through muscle and bone

[@mddestruction2889]

@@wizard_of_poz4413 order 66 man didnt look like super human abilities then

[@wizard_of_poz4413]

@@mddestruction2889 idk, dueling like 50 jedi masters back to back sounds like no mean feat

[@XzPERFECTIONzX]

Lifting my straight arm and my shoulder making cracking sounds...enough sport for today.

[@maxpeterson8616]

In the stunt I think the angle is such that he got to put his triceps into play.

[@kylehill]

Thanks for watching, nerds! *Note that I'm not talking about the Force or robot suits or any of that malarkey, just the move itself.*

[@user-oe5gv4sm3z]

Good you said for that scared the heck out of us

[@salvulcano9875]

*Slowly deletes statement about robot arm and the force*

[@jackman5840]

You just wanted to use Darth Vader for the title and I'm ok with that.

[@netronet1383]

Sure, we get that. But what's the point? Darth Vader definitely has use of those things and it seems an odd choice to use him as an example while sidestepping why he is able to do it for the purpose of your vid. Wouldn't it have made sense for the focus of this video to be some human without augmentation or powers using that same move from some other movie?

[@stevesmith1810]

@@netronet1383 because the title of the video is why YOU can't do it, not HE can't do it.

[@spartancraig6000]

Video- “why you can’t lift people by the neck like Darth Vader” Me- “You underestimate my power”

[@antoniopraide6855]

Kyle: "don't try it.."

[@shawnlee6775]

Yeah

[@vaughnjohnson8767]

You were supposed to Destroy the sith not become one of them!!

[@antoniopraide6855]

@James Olelo darth Vader was his brother James.. he loved him

[@tricboy4791]

Last guy who said that doesn't have any limbs left. Just saying.

[@AnonymousAlcoholic772]

Dude when i was in high school i could crack walnuts with my right hand. This would have been childs play.

[@twistedyogert]

I read somewhere that someone hypothetically strong enough to hold someone up by their neck would end up internally decapitating their victim.

[@kunaldhawan5952]

“Don’t do it with a baby.” - Kyle Hill

[@1TakoyakiStore]

Don't google it either. 🤮

[@kunaldhawan5952]

@@1TakoyakiStore yeahbsolutely

[@ksrknwht300klls]

Always valid. In almost all situations

[@stewpitt8388]

I've been bingeing Kyle's videos and every time I get to the end of the list,I can't wait to see Kyle when he comes up with a new video. With production values and witticisms like this,you will want to see Kyle again and again.

[@kunaldhawan5952]

@@stewpitt8388 very true mate

[@guifdcanalli]

-Jedi having reaction and muscle speed to deflect fucking lasers Kyle: ... -Vader lifts a guy by the neck Kyle: *UNACCEPTABLEE*

[@unkindled6410]

Those lasers clearly have slow travelling speed all things considered

[@scatman786]

@@unkindled6410 while no longer canon, the beams we see in the movies aren’t actually the projectile itself but a slower afterimage

[@j_rivera2007]

Arent the laser moving at 79 mph or something

[@scatman786]

@@j_rivera2007 thats based off the measuring the speed they move on screen.

[@unknow11712]

@@deanjustdean7818 that was already done , it is possible to intercept arrow , given a minimum distance from the bow\crossbow . on the other side, was confirmed impossible to intercept bullets, because usualy by the time an human notice the shot ( by sound or light) the bullet is already in your body . ps. about the bullets, any distance is the same . most bullet travel faster than sound or around the same speed , and even if light is way faster, the reaction time is too slow to dodge the bullet.