Worst PhD defense ever.

Don't fret, your defense will not go this badly.
(The source of the video is U.S. District nominee Matthew S. Petersen's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on December 13, 2017. Petersen withdrew his nomination on December 16, 2017.)

[@user-rq3wz7bp8z]

Worst nightmare PhD students usually have at night.

[@SaznizamSazmee]

In all honesty, responses from this Petersen guy are brilliant answers if you really don't know how to answer something

[@minzhang8807]

This defense is absolutely a disaster. He was even not sure about the data....what a joke.

[@Patrixxist]

It's a parody, for those that didn't realize they changed the words from the actual dialog to the text.

[@LJMownage]

Oh shit I didn't realise. Thanks for clarifying.

[@01leahjoan]

@@LJMownage Me neither because I'm at the library and the volume is off so it was quite humorous watching it on silent

[@PocketRocket_]

Thanks for that I didn’t notice as I was too busy syphoning the liquid remains of my brain back into my skull as I was watching this video.

[@aphrojitex8972]

I’m literally an undergraduate researcher and this still terrifies me. I cannot imagine being in his position, I’d crumble for sure so his responses are much more tamer than most. However, at the same time, why on earth was he this unprepared?😭

[@donlansdonlans3363]

This only works if the audio is in another language :c

[@chemicallystimulated476]

Or is it

[@akrilla5929]

@@chemicallystimulated476 *vsauce music plays*

[@nightfury4756]

How are the people in the background keeping a straight face? 😂😂

[@sabiondo1629]

Not sure what I just watched, but it was highly uncomfortable.

[@danyima927]

What a lesson. Failed to cite original resource generates confusion to the audience and downplayed your own novelty.

[@TheSak7171]

I have my interview for PhD admissions soon and this gave me anxiety.

[@anonymousindividual0]

Hope you got in.

[@fbisurveillancevan4450]

How'd it go?

[@TheSak7171]

@@fbisurveillancevan4450 I got it🙂

[@ttwentyone2143]

@@TheSak7171 Well thats great job! Mine was today and I made huge argument with the judge and I even threw the things at her before I go. It felt good because she was an asshole. But now no I feel terrible😂

[@junaidiqbal731]

@@TheSak7171good job!!all the best well done 👏🏽

[@dhlong1697]

Great analogy!

[@sycamoresurmise6865]

I'm getting palpitations listening to this! :O

[@seranita]

I have my defense in two days and this just gave me major anxiety, so... good job on summarizing my worst fears in a video, I guess. 😅

[@TheOmnipotence]

Howd your defense went?

[@Barryislarge]

Howd it go??

[@freedomfaction100]

Yes, how did it go?

[@seranita]

@@freedomfaction100 all good :)

[@freedomfaction100]

@@seranita Awesome. Welcome to the club.

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

I’m guessing he didn’t get his doctorate lol.

[@MOLW333]

Lol...awesome...such a fabulous comparison!! Genius...

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

Hey, it's me in my last year of my physics bachelor's! I couldn't understand my mandatory research project at all. I didn't even do a talk on it. Just took my B and left.

[@Easy_Going__]

Brilliant!

[@fruckstuck]

funny thing is if you do that you will still pass

[@marciapinheiro6283]

Wow, how clever! I would like to exchange ideas with you... really interesting.

[@alkalineph9446]

I can learn form this...my time is coming....

[@danielb.74]

So am I.

[@user-qw4jt4yl9c]

This is pure GOLDDDDDDDDDD!!!!

[@papia5105]

this reminds me of my viva sessions

[@cyyrious]

this was me at my committee defense :0( but hey it got better

[@samhaokip9126]

Is this really a PhD thesis defense? Looks more like a courtroom

[@pangpengmaster]

r/whooooosh

[@joeblow9657]

that's because it is

[@sillidill5227]

Damn, you're dumb

[@KershalJC]

ur so ucking dumb lmao.

[@smji5269]

@@pangpengmaster No...

[@historyprofessor1985]

I loved this parody, thank you!

[@nyuykonge]

My PhD defense is tomorrow and this is hilarious and scary 😨🤣😂

[@ttwentyone2143]

What happened

[@ttwentyone2143]

Mine was today and I made huge argument with judge. Threw the things at her before I go because she was an asshole.

[@nyuykonge]

@TTwentyOne went super ok. Had a argument with a member and we respectfully agree to disagree. After the defense he came to me and mentioned in his years as a professor no candidate had disagree with him but he did mentioned he enjoyed it.

[@Mangputt]

​@@nyuykongeand what u do know?

[@dRBAR]

I wonder if he got the job...

[@lepetitchat123]

which uni?

[@Frank-il3kt]

Well he definitely got the being a politician virtue down. Answer no questions, act confused and lie. Shit make him a senator

[@myaava6608]

Oh man, this is just going to be hella cringe if it happen in real life

[@JohnDoe-vs7qf]

I am a big fan of this

[@antibattou]

I'm glad, it took me way too much time to put this silly thing together heh ;P

[@hailaygebretsadik782]

OMG, really worest defense.

[@omararwag4359]

was this a part from a comedy film???

[@munirahmed4004]

It's well edited and compiled. Should remove PhD from title of the video.

[@Gabriel-gx6kk]

He failed the interview

[@norzilaismail5197]

He had not done the PhD and need to defense a PhD project

[@johnnysins8921]

The black guy behind is laughing 😂

[@tungnguyen-og9bc]

It is a political testimony at the US Senate not PhD defense. Haiza

[@thegaspoweredjohnnyjohn3972]

I don't mean to alarm u, but some of the subtitles are off a bit

[@vikingbaguettebratwurst8619]

Would you think

[@RJ-fi9zo]

Hahahaha

[@eltacmansur]

bruh really?

[@tyonamin]

Clueless

[@macho8240]

​@@tyonaminLike you who didn't get the joke

[@TheChamberRoomExperience]

Word salad 😆

[@kuba37571]

This meme does not work when what's spoken is the same language as the made-up part.

[@abdolrasoulhabibipour8833]

It's not PhD defense. Its trump judicial nominee that can't answer one basic question about the law.....

[@Ari-jm6xx]

You didn't understand the video.

[@danielb.74]

I think he's just being hilarious.

[@EilafBadr--]

OMG

[@raed1328]

What the fuck is that subtitle?!

[@shahzaibahmed.]

What happened to this guy?

[@jarhead9853]

Withdrew his own nomination, if I remeber correctly.

[@abhishekbanerjee7213]

Lol 😂 wtf!!!!

[@a.w2776]

these subtitles are a joke

[@kikilo9199]

LOL

[@dwlxmx9291]

made me shit my pants , was listening with audio off