How Long Would It Take to Count to a Billion and What’s the Highest Anyone Has Counted?

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  • @TodayIFoundOut
    @TodayIFoundOut  6 років тому +29

    Now that you know how long it would take you to count to a billion check out this video and find out about From Billions to Zero in 50 Years: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon:
    ua-cam.com/video/2zi2JjfLMmc/v-deo.html

  • @tristissimvshominvm8999
    @tristissimvshominvm8999 7 років тому +3232

    Simon, video is broke!

    • @GOLDEditNinja
      @GOLDEditNinja 7 років тому +119

      this comment needs more likes.
      the video is broken. at one point theres only the bg and when simon comes back theres no vocal audio

    • @7varm2
      @7varm2 7 років тому +40

      [GOLD] Edit Ninja it's at 6:04

    • @ISGomez
      @ISGomez 7 років тому +8

      [GOLD] Edit Ninja Is a lovely glitch

    • @lennybelardo6414
      @lennybelardo6414 7 років тому +11

      Keep the glitch! Don't fix!

    • @kubagozdzik9708
      @kubagozdzik9708 7 років тому +10

      Tristissimvs Hominvm We got 1liter machine tho

  • @SkipTerrio
    @SkipTerrio 7 років тому +370

    5:49 - 6:04 No sound, nothing but music and the blank background.
    6:04 - 6:12 Simon & text on screen but still no sound except background music.

    • @MasterNeiXD
      @MasterNeiXD 7 років тому +4

      Jack rip

    • @msantiana
      @msantiana 7 років тому +7

      Jack wow I didn't even notice!!!

    • @Chris-jo1zr
      @Chris-jo1zr 7 років тому +7

      The funny thing is they keep trying to justify their mistakes and even get angry at people giving them shit for it. I understand mistakes are made but Jesus wept this channel is rife with them.

    • @asdffasd3582
      @asdffasd3582 7 років тому +5

      Also if you put on captions then you can see text which is wierd

    • @InanZen
      @InanZen 6 років тому +4

      He even winks at us before going blank!
      (CC are still available for the missing audio)

  • @daynerzeszkowski8602
    @daynerzeszkowski8602 7 років тому +87

    Count to one million: 89 days (16 hours a day), or 5.13 million seconds whilst actively counting.
    Count to one billion: 89,000 days (244 years) at the above speed.
    There, just saved you 9 minutes of your life that could have been spent counting to a billion...

    • @Karan-vp7uk
      @Karan-vp7uk 6 років тому +4

      Dayne Rzeszkowski no, much longer, saying 875,672,016 is wayy longer than 3 sooo uhhhh

    • @goff7515
      @goff7515 6 років тому

      Thankyou your a good person

    • @migueltolentino2779
      @migueltolentino2779 5 років тому +3

      You didn't actually, MrBeast counted to 100,000 in 2 days therefore if he did count to 1 million it would be 20 days.

    • @rishav4343
      @rishav4343 4 роки тому +2

      Hero we don't deserve

    • @tkngso2
      @tkngso2 3 роки тому +5

      @@migueltolentino2779 Thats not how it works, numbers keep getting more difficult to say. The world record is of 1m and it took 89 days, counting for 16 hours a day

  • @jarynn8156
    @jarynn8156 7 років тому +1005

    That audio at 6:03 though.

  • @fakename3344
    @fakename3344 7 років тому +259

    5:45 Aaaaaaannnddd, he's gone.

  • @The-Real-Honest-Truth
    @The-Real-Honest-Truth 7 років тому +420

    Imagine if you lost Count

    • @Toronjaaccess
      @Toronjaaccess 7 років тому +41

      Taranjot Singh Fuck Thats why u record it

    • @MLundy98
      @MLundy98 7 років тому +10

      id die

    • @MLundy98
      @MLundy98 7 років тому +45

      965'674'786
      965'674'787
      ACHOOO
      900'000'000 something
      F************K

    • @blueskyproductions5315
      @blueskyproductions5315 6 років тому +5

      999,999... And... *sighs* 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    • @shankarnandi5512
      @shankarnandi5512 6 років тому +4

      999,999,999. *sneezes* . .counter: where was I? Wasent I somewhere near a billion? After uploading and watching at end of the video: someone please kill me

  • @GameBuffs
    @GameBuffs 7 років тому +951

    I'm guessing 37 hours
    edit: I was very, very wrong

    • @bcaudell95
      @bcaudell95 7 років тому +42

      Don't feel bad, literally everyone gets things like this really really wrong. Vlogbrothers did a similar thing, asking people how long a million seconds is, and again everyone wildly underestimated it.

    • @BennysCraft
      @BennysCraft 7 років тому +2

      Jake Farrugia 😂😂

    • @carolinechalue9029
      @carolinechalue9029 7 років тому +24

      Brandon Caudell 1,000,000 seconds is 1,000,000 seconds

    • @jakefarrugia4604
      @jakefarrugia4604 7 років тому +9

      I liked this comment because I felt bad for you.

    • @FerintoshFarmsPhotography
      @FerintoshFarmsPhotography 7 років тому +5

      Exponential numbers are our brains are like "Whoa"

  • @qbmac2306
    @qbmac2306 7 років тому +598

    I'm still counting on my life getting better.

  • @AMPISOUND
    @AMPISOUND 7 років тому +31

    always watch it one last time before you upload

    • @arsenalcolorado120
      @arsenalcolorado120 4 роки тому +1

      Wow verified and I'm the first like and comment from this comment from 3 years ago?

    • @trv812
      @trv812 3 роки тому

      Wow verified and I'm the second like and comment from this comment from 3 years ago?

    • @snitzer05
      @snitzer05 3 роки тому

      Wow verified and I'm the third like and comment from this comment from 4 years ago?

    • @yobro7604
      @yobro7604 3 роки тому

      Wow verified and I'm the fourth like and comment from this comment from 4 years ago?

  • @guyinacage
    @guyinacage 7 років тому +99

    Audio glitched at 6:04

  • @chaoticstorm8145
    @chaoticstorm8145 7 років тому +1049

    I've actually done calculations on this. It took me a month to complete, but if you were to count to a billion at a rate of one number per second it would take one billion seconds. Thank me later.

    • @jaswandling
      @jaswandling 7 років тому +69

      Chaotic Storm that must have been some crazy calculations :)

    • @chaoticstorm8145
      @chaoticstorm8145 7 років тому +46

      Biblical Knives indeed they were

    • @MrSeon123
      @MrSeon123 7 років тому +73

      Chaotic Storm Who would be able to say "seven hundred and fifty three million six hundred and eighty one thousand one hundred and seventy three" in 1 second?

    • @katehaley3740
      @katehaley3740 7 років тому +25

      Seon-Ho but would it take you a whole five seconds to count to five?

    • @slunalang
      @slunalang 7 років тому +4

      Kate Haley That is why it called an average...

  • @PaulKTomo
    @PaulKTomo 7 років тому +148

    Is the video bugged? It goes weird around 6 minutes in

    • @Mr.Crow101
      @Mr.Crow101 7 років тому +28

      Paul Tomlinson After 9:25 it just stops for me, must be a bug.

    • @boomboompowwow124
      @boomboompowwow124 7 років тому +11

      Mr. Crow almost fell for it

    • @GussTheRabbit
      @GussTheRabbit 7 років тому +5

      Paul Tomlinson yes. step on your screen

    • @ajuddin5015
      @ajuddin5015 7 років тому +13

      he was getting his hair done

    • @leefeebeck9185
      @leefeebeck9185 7 років тому +1

      AJ Uddin Ha

  • @pikatheminecrafter
    @pikatheminecrafter 7 років тому +38

    Time to fire your editor

  • @imnotahippie22
    @imnotahippie22 7 років тому +15

    I once tried to count to 100. But have up cause I kept forgetting which number I was on. I think I got to around 7 or 8 before getting flustered and starting over.

  • @jscustoms5916
    @jscustoms5916 7 років тому +158

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ... I'm done yo

    • @Biggvs_dickvs
      @Biggvs_dickvs 7 років тому +3

      8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.... I'm gonna kill myself now.

    • @JunKurosu
      @JunKurosu 7 років тому +2

      14,15,16,17,18,19,....__is that you grandma ?

    • @danny8739
      @danny8739 7 років тому +1

      20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,... VAGINA

    • @gabbyfranjieh9331
      @gabbyfranjieh9331 7 років тому +1

      14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.... yea fuck it bye

    • @fudgebaker
      @fudgebaker 7 років тому +2

      14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20..... I'm gonna sleep now.

  • @expadenso
    @expadenso 7 років тому +214

    did anyone else notice the video's audio cutting out at 5:48

    • @carolinechalue9029
      @carolinechalue9029 7 років тому +3

      Devis Cristiano lol

    • @dha12oks
      @dha12oks 7 років тому +10

      Nope I'm deaf.

    • @mjc0961
      @mjc0961 7 років тому +22

      ethan carpenter No. Nobody noticed but you.
      Why do people always ask such stupid questions?

    • @Kenroy75
      @Kenroy75 7 років тому +9

      Why do people still feel the need to point out other people's stupidity?

    • @batfan1939
      @batfan1939 7 років тому +10

      Kenroy Gobourne Are you pointing out the stupidity of pointing out other people's stupidity?
      If so, that's really stupid ;-)

  • @akeeperofoddknowledge4956
    @akeeperofoddknowledge4956 7 років тому +6

    I'm so glad you covered this! I've always wondered about the estimates I've heard concerning this - how many hours per d's uhh and at what rate of counting, etc.? You covered it all! Very thorough, thank you and I trust your calculatoons!

  • @musvak.
    @musvak. 7 років тому +136

    I once counted up to 10. I swear!

    • @PiousSlayer
      @PiousSlayer 7 років тому +3

      Sgt. Wolf [PRUSSIA] Maaaaan, I only made it to 0!

    • @musvak.
      @musvak. 7 років тому +3

      Tabula Rasa I know it's hard. School doesn't teach you that.

    • @dustinguarino7060
      @dustinguarino7060 7 років тому

      Worst Nightmare ONE WORD. pi

    • @bloky5556
      @bloky5556 7 років тому +5

      You guys are scrubs. I counted not to 11, but to 12! G3t 0n m4h l3vl 5cr00bzz!!11!!

    • @PiousSlayer
      @PiousSlayer 7 років тому

      Worst Nightmare, how about 1.123456789, 2.123456789, 3.123456789, etc when asked to count.. xD

  • @ltcolrayquaza
    @ltcolrayquaza 7 років тому +12

    2:40 My boss finds it a hard time to give me 2-3 days off for a funeral or some important event how TF did this guy get 86 days?!

  • @Elec-DIY
    @Elec-DIY 7 років тому +38

    Someone messed the editing up at 5:50

    • @gnarthdarkanen7464
      @gnarthdarkanen7464 7 років тому

      So... you don't think he meant to silence that first estimate because it was based on obviously flawed information and bad assumptions? Or... maybe it was some kind of joke?
      no...
      maybe???
      At least it wasn't some kind of humor where I missed the point. :o)

    • @OF01975
      @OF01975 7 років тому

      gnarth d'arkanen im pretty sure that wasnt a joke LOOOL

    • @darwinbalin1336
      @darwinbalin1336 7 років тому

      ElecDIY o

  • @spirit872
    @spirit872 7 років тому +6

    5:57 Me: Alexa, Turn up volume
    Alexa: Volume Broke
    Me: Understandable, have a great day

  • @TopsideCrisis346
    @TopsideCrisis346 7 років тому +3

    I actually remember the children's book Simon mentions here. I think it came out back when I was in third grade. Admittedly, it was one of the first books I'd ever read that really got me interested in math.

  • @stephenkellogg4366
    @stephenkellogg4366 7 років тому +1

    Simon... This video is nothing short of brilliant! The gap made it perfect! Thank you!

  • @RandyLunn
    @RandyLunn 7 років тому +5

    The new estimate is that there are a trillion galaxies in our universe, and we may be part of a multiverse. Our Milky Way galaxy has about 100 billion stars. Counting the number of stars in our universe and cataloguing them will be a challenge for a computer.

  • @Craznar
    @Craznar 7 років тому +2

    One could easily program a computer to count the total number of syllables in all numbers from 1 to a billion, then assign a length of time to say each syllable (each syllable would be approximately the same period).

  • @wheatongraham7779
    @wheatongraham7779 7 років тому +4

    if you notice Everytime Mr. Whistler turns his head. the edge of his glasses disappear on either the right or left. I presume this is due to the green/blue screen behind him...anyway once I noticed it I couldn't unsee it

  • @JeffFrmJoisey
    @JeffFrmJoisey 7 років тому +2

    Amazing!! I remember when I was in 5th grade, the fad in my class was to see how high we could count by writing down numbers on graph paper to keep them readable. When you hit the end of a sheet, you just taped another one on the end and kept going - keeping it all rolled up tightly and secured with a rubber band!! Hey, it was 1966/67, computers sorting checks in mall bank windows attracted crowds!!!! I lost the contest, some of the kids in my class were way too intense and spent hours and hours every day doing this.

  • @dylanlollar6045
    @dylanlollar6045 7 років тому +33

    Ya done broke the video bud

  • @henryknippling2408
    @henryknippling2408 7 років тому +4

    Losing count would be a bitch, 995,975... 999,976... 999,97.... no no no no NO NO NO FUCK NO GODDAMN IT FUCK MY LIFE NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Kanelle88
    @Kanelle88 5 років тому +4

    Applause to Mr. Harper for doing it and raising money for charity!!

  • @aviatortrevor
    @aviatortrevor 7 років тому

    LOL, they really need to stop quality-checking the video in their editor. They ALWAYS mess it up! Export your video, and THEN review it! You are a HUGE channel!

  • @DomyTheMad420
    @DomyTheMad420 7 років тому +5

    8:40 "if they had nothing BETTER TO DO"
    Why do i feel like that statement/judgement is directed at the audience :| xD

  • @michaelkelligan7931
    @michaelkelligan7931 5 років тому +1

    You think thats a trip. I heard that it would take a man 318,000 years to read the FULL American tax laws! Thats messed up!

  • @deenuk125
    @deenuk125 7 років тому +26

    5:49 RIP

  • @fosterkish1346
    @fosterkish1346 6 років тому +2

    i 100% expected this dude to say “hey vsauce, michael here”

  • @9_in_the_afternoon
    @9_in_the_afternoon 7 років тому +50

    Presumably this would change depending on the language being spoken?

  • @yeetgod6640
    @yeetgod6640 7 років тому +34

    Audio Machine 🅱roke

    • @OF01975
      @OF01975 7 років тому

      Yeet God hard as fucj

  • @BanditRants
    @BanditRants 7 років тому +45

    How long would it take to count to a billion? Simple. A billion.

    • @alexjonesgotthedocuments3882
      @alexjonesgotthedocuments3882 7 років тому

      lmfao! best comment i've read

    • @leafyisheresucks4842
      @leafyisheresucks4842 7 років тому

      lmfao! best read i've commented

    • @tantbreathMAN
      @tantbreathMAN 7 років тому

      lmfao! best i've read commented

    • @dha12oks
      @dha12oks 7 років тому

      You sure you didn't mean one billion?
      Edit: To those wondering why I said this, count from 1 then a billion *sigh* too early.

    • @MrThemurader
      @MrThemurader 7 років тому

      tantbreathMAN2001 lmfao! best read commented i've

  • @truemoyyed2093
    @truemoyyed2093 7 років тому

    ThankS Simon, I'm happy see you and your videos Today and everyday

  • @pfilippone
    @pfilippone 7 років тому +35

    999,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall.... Simon, how about this for a new episode: Why does the price of a gallon of gasoline in the USA always have 9/10 of one cent added?

    • @samlauer8855
      @samlauer8855 7 років тому +1

      Peter Filippone good idea

    • @sebastiang9583
      @sebastiang9583 7 років тому +3

      Same reason prices are advertised as 1.99 etc. They think 1.99 looks less than 2, even though most people just see that and round up.

    • @AndeePandCompany
      @AndeePandCompany 7 років тому +1

      Peter Filippone Wow! I thought I was the only one who wondered that! That's an awesome idea!!!

    • @spooky4892
      @spooky4892 7 років тому

      taxes

    • @pfilippone
      @pfilippone 7 років тому +2

      @Daniel Lewis, I wouldn't mind if gas was $1.99 per gallon (for example), but they always add nine tenths of a cent. So you would be paying $1.999 which is impossible to break a penny down to tenths. What they do is they round it off to the nearest penny. So for 20 gallons you'd be paying $39.98 instead of $39.80. I did find the reason for this by Googling. It was meant to trick people into thinking gas was a penny cheaper than it really was. But now that it's not tricking anybody anymore, it's gotten to be where changing all the signs and gas pumps would cost too much. So we're stuck with this stupidness. Just like we're stuck with the imperial system for measurements. (Gallon versus Liter, mile versus kilometer, Fahrenheit versus Celsius and so on). Bleh! Rant over. Thanks for your attention LOL.

  • @mikes2622
    @mikes2622 7 років тому

    I like it when the bonus facts stay on topic, I watched a few vids today where the bonus ones seemed totally unrelated.

  • @Alex632
    @Alex632 7 років тому +409

    this video could of taken 10 seconds max. but you stretched it to nearly 10 minutes.

    • @domofun
      @domofun 7 років тому +123

      yo Alex you can easily find it in 2 seconds on google so stop whining

    • @squelchedotter
      @squelchedotter 7 років тому +126

      "could of"
      "could of"

    • @SneezyKeegz
      @SneezyKeegz 7 років тому +7

      yo Alex Domo has got you there.

    • @homemademovies179
      @homemademovies179 7 років тому +3

      yo Alex then go away

    • @ThisAreOr
      @ThisAreOr 7 років тому +44

      Do it then. Make a 10 second video with all this information.

  • @shazanali692
    @shazanali692 2 роки тому +1

    for some unknown reason the answer gives me depression and a sense of dread from deep inside my self, the thought of counting to billion is scary AF

  • @iluvrice02
    @iluvrice02 7 років тому +5

    weird, at 9:25 seconds the vid just stopped
    probably a bug, plz halp

  • @joshr.6785
    @joshr.6785 7 років тому

    While in a teaching program we were assigned the task of discussing this subject with students. I misread the assignment and decided to figure it out over the course of a couple hours. I figured out that there are only 31 words used when counting to 1 Billion: 1-20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, Hundred, Thousand, Million, Billion. The word and is an area of contention, my argument is that "and" is used as a decimal place after a little research (and I don't say and when I say large numbers). I then looked at the pattern of the use of those words while counting to determine that 1-9 are said 570,000,000 times, 10-19 are said 40,000,000 times, 20-90 are said 100,000,000 times, hundred is said 3,600,000,000 times, thousand is said 999,999,000 times, million is said 999,000,000 times and one billion is said once (note I included "one" one more time). I then timed how long the wave file of my voice was for each of these words, multiplied each one and added up the time. My answer was for continuously saying the words while breathing in and out without sleeping for 108 years, 26 days, 22 hours, 53 minutes and one half second (accounting for leap years). I have a spreadsheet that does not paste well here.

  • @Beastmode1234567able
    @Beastmode1234567able 7 років тому +13

    why is it muted for about 7 seconds at around the 6 minute mark?

    • @GOLDEditNinja
      @GOLDEditNinja 7 років тому

      wondering the same

    • @leodzepe
      @leodzepe 7 років тому +1

      damian Regalado An editor clearly had a hiccup

  • @VoidHalo
    @VoidHalo 7 років тому +1

    When I count I just count in groups of 50. I'll count 1-50 then start over again, also keeping track of how many times I've counted to 50. I do this because I find it just gives you fewer syllables to work with while keeping things in even, but large enough groups.

  • @NParniewicz
    @NParniewicz 7 років тому +4

    Scuffed video, 5:50 editor fucked up.

  • @BonBonB
    @BonBonB 7 років тому

    And the lesson I learned here... always proof watch before publish :D

  • @Glockenspheal
    @Glockenspheal 7 років тому +11

    1,000,000,000,000 or 1,000,000,000?

  • @scottmantooth8785
    @scottmantooth8785 7 років тому

    sound drops out at the 5:50(ish) point then returns at the 6:13 mark...still an awesome video none the less

  • @TheP3NGU1N
    @TheP3NGU1N 7 років тому +13

    Um... don't you guys watch your videos before uploading them? Miiiiiight be a good practice to do so.

    • @ahmedayoub3139
      @ahmedayoub3139 7 років тому

      Midget Penguin even they know how boring their videos can get sometimes

  • @jainamshah44970
    @jainamshah44970 3 роки тому +2

    Mr beast : I'm going to end this man's career

  • @leespitzer9997
    @leespitzer9997 7 років тому +3

    Simon, you have some serious editing errors in the video.

  • @williamthebutcherssonprodu227
    @williamthebutcherssonprodu227 7 років тому

    It’s 2 am in the morning and I’m watching this😂😂what am I doing with my life!?

  • @6182-v7t
    @6182-v7t 7 років тому +32

    Real shit is the h3h3 podcast good? I might start listening to that mans.

    • @unchainedtoxic
      @unchainedtoxic 7 років тому

      I've seen some clips, I'm wondering the same thing

    • @wc4503
      @wc4503 7 років тому +1

      618299 17388 to start out I recommend the Steve-o one it was soo good, but the podcast is goo.

    • @Imeandmyselfable
      @Imeandmyselfable 7 років тому +1

      618299 17388 I like h3 very much and watched all of his videos but his podcasts are I think kinda boring. He always brings the best guests but doesn't do the best with them. Find one with the youtuber you like the most and give it a try but I don't think you should expect much

    • @nyapurrr
      @nyapurrr 7 років тому

      Some of his podcasts are alright, but check out his videos, he makes top quality content.

    • @6182-v7t
      @6182-v7t 7 років тому +1

      I watch the official podcast made by cr1tikal and its my shit so id recommend that

  • @bdoeden64
    @bdoeden64 7 років тому +1

    I would think that the graph showing the difference in time to count a number would give you an average that would play out pretty well in determining how long it would take to count to any number. E.g. graph how long it takes to count to 100, to 1,000, to 10,000, to 100,000, etc. to a million and the progression in time increase should be pretty consistent I would think.

  • @Bleach420
    @Bleach420 7 років тому +4

    mrbeast

  • @blowme3684
    @blowme3684 7 років тому +1

    My volume was down so at 6:03 I thought my phones speakers broke and had a minor mental breakdown

  • @toxicangel1121
    @toxicangel1121 7 років тому +4

    but...what happened to the video>!

    • @GOLDEditNinja
      @GOLDEditNinja 7 років тому +1

      ye we're missing a chunk and then audio gone for a bit

  • @kellyjackson7889
    @kellyjackson7889 7 років тому

    I'll employ the Tootsie Pop owl method- Here goes- One two-hoo! three ..... A Billion!!

  • @sportsexpert8734
    @sportsexpert8734 7 років тому +13

    ready set go 1 billion there 1 second

  • @rusty9959
    @rusty9959 7 років тому +1

    Awesome video as ever!

  • @GameBuffs
    @GameBuffs 7 років тому +5

    5:50-6:15 ummm

    • @GOLDEditNinja
      @GOLDEditNinja 7 років тому +1

      ye people are starting to notice this. hopefully he'll explain what happened and fill us in on ze blank spot

  • @rogervieau6339
    @rogervieau6339 6 років тому

    Great editing and quality control

  • @BeastOrGod
    @BeastOrGod 7 років тому +3

    If you count one per second, it will take 1000000000 seconds.
    *Skip the video and watch something else.*

  • @JustAGiraffe
    @JustAGiraffe 7 років тому +1

    Can you guys upload a completed video next time? Maybe you're planning on selling the finished audio as a separate DLC.

  • @andrejones3355
    @andrejones3355 7 років тому +5

    THIS GUYS MAKING THIS HARDER THAN IT IS I CAN COUNT TO 1 BILLION IN 1 SECOND HERE I GO.... 1BILLION. THERE THAT WAS EASY😒

    • @onehappypepper8732
      @onehappypepper8732 7 років тому

      Andre Jones *clap clap* that was original and funny 😑

  • @bradproster298
    @bradproster298 7 років тому +1

    hi, video?
    Simon: video machine broke
    understandable have a great day

  • @dabombinablemi6188
    @dabombinablemi6188 7 років тому

    In the section without vocals closed captions still show what is being said. So we'll have to use them until the video gets fixed & re-ulpoaded.

  • @Peterscraps
    @Peterscraps 7 років тому +2

    do you even vet your own video's before uploading?

  • @Reteo
    @Reteo 7 років тому

    One way to get a ballpark without actually doing this:
    For each number group, use "2" for all digits to get the low end, and "7" to get the high end. So, calculate the time it takes to say 2 and 7 for each order of magnitude (2 and 7, 22 and 77, 222 and 777, and so on). This is because two is the shortest syllable of the numbers to speak (having only one consonant and one vowel), while seven is the longest, due to having two syllables. Additionally, you might want to time at least one pause between the counting.
    Once you have the low time and high time for each order of magnitude, as well as the pause duration, multiply those times (making sure you add the pause time to each) by the order of magnitude itself. You should come up with a general ballpark as to the actual time the counting would take.
    This should be consistent, regardless of the size of the numbers, without the need to actually count more than twice for each order of magnitude. Granted, you'll probably have to do a lot of maths, but oh well. :P

  • @pegasusted2504
    @pegasusted2504 6 років тому

    LMFAO I thought they were doing it as if Simon had gone of screen and was counting really really fast lol.

  • @casualguy634
    @casualguy634 7 років тому

    note : 5:49 - 6:12 the video broke,
    there is no sound and no Simon from 5:49 to 6:03, though he will appear at 6:03 it still has no sound, turning on captions from that time is recommended to read what he was saying

  • @ghmakes7853
    @ghmakes7853 7 років тому

    Love the videos - Just a bit of error creeps in more often than it should for TIFO... "acctually" @ 0:27 is it intended to be accurately or actually?

  • @BrienMalone
    @BrienMalone 7 років тому

    No less of an authority than the Guinness Book of World Records. Now that is the funniest thing I've heard in a while ;)

  • @CriticalAdventure
    @CriticalAdventure 6 років тому +1

    I’ll count to a billion! 1,
    *Skip a few numbers*
    1,000,000,000!

  • @AllenSimpsonDGR8
    @AllenSimpsonDGR8 7 років тому

    Simon has created these eternally powerful for all-the-ages yet understated ["Helpful!" while hunting the origins of #JuicyFruit...but there are countless examples] clips for HistoricalReference

  • @Alex-gv2jc
    @Alex-gv2jc 7 років тому

    for audio at 6:03 turn on subtitles and the blank space before NEEDS THIS

  • @Skelly57
    @Skelly57 7 років тому

    Hey Simon, video loses sound except for music starting at 5:49, and continues until 6:13. Also, there's a random space of nothing but music and then background starting at 5:49 and ending at 6:03, please fix it, love your channel!

  • @LmfsaDOThp
    @LmfsaDOThp 6 років тому

    5:45 Simon: “UA-cam, I don’t feel so good...”

  • @pierrecurie
    @pierrecurie 7 років тому

    For all those complaining of missing audio about half way through, the subtitles continue working.

  • @KraigOliver
    @KraigOliver 7 років тому

    for a group of people supported on patreon (2k plus a month not including youtube revenue) , and with an incredibly easy and cheap production process, outside of hiring a research team to write an episode,
    you have quite alot of production issues as of late.
    maybe ask the editor to watch the episode back before hitting export.

  • @xjohnson42
    @xjohnson42 7 років тому

    great editing as always fells

  • @jaspr1999
    @jaspr1999 7 років тому

    I volunteer... My neighbors chicken. Recently hatched she has been named Hei Hei due to her staggering intellect. Because of the little girl who named the chicken based it on a recent movie it inspired me to watch the movie... Yup, the chicken is just that smart.

  • @steveb0503
    @steveb0503 7 років тому

    Nice memetic for wrapping your mind around the scale of these numbers: It takes just over 11 days for a million seconds to pass - it would take nearly 32 years for a billion seconds to pass.

  • @geofflotton5292
    @geofflotton5292 7 років тому

    Well, this video has shot my weekend plans down in flames.

  • @peterholzer4481
    @peterholzer4481 7 років тому

    If you count "writing successive numbers on a canvas" as counting, there is somebody who counted farther than a million:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Opa%C5%82ka
    (but then it took him a lot longer).

  • @pylonna
    @pylonna 7 років тому

    Should have dropped this episode when you hit 1 million subs!

  • @edwardrawn8157
    @edwardrawn8157 7 років тому

    5:45 That moment post-editing when you realize there's a fatal flaw in your math and you don't want to go over it again so you just fake a bad cut.

  • @vPeteWalker
    @vPeteWalker 7 років тому

    At the 5:49 mark, the screen goes to the blue background, then there's no audio. You may want to take it down and reupload a fixed copy. Thanks.

  • @jacobmortimore
    @jacobmortimore 7 років тому

    Jesus!!! the dedication it takes to count for 16 hours a day!!!

  • @thebisharpbishop7340
    @thebisharpbishop7340 7 років тому +1

    I can count to Infinity. One...Two...Infinity...what? We all used to do this as kids I bet, I know I did.

  • @Opfor-NYC
    @Opfor-NYC 7 років тому

    I actually have that children's book! It is very old. Had it since I was in elementary or kindergarten.

  • @Chance-ry1hq
    @Chance-ry1hq 6 років тому

    “You see Mr Schwartz was trying to come up with a real world figure”. He was just making some shit up to “blow the kids minds”. Sounds like a great teacher....

  • @DannyGoLively
    @DannyGoLively 7 років тому

    I always use time to put numbers like this into perspective. A million seconds is eleven and a half days. A billion seconds is over 31.6 years. And a trillion seconds is 31,688 years or so.

  • @Markyroson
    @Markyroson 7 років тому

    how did they not see the blooper at around 6 min mark? 😂 (just friendly ribbing)

  • @marvinpena3806
    @marvinpena3806 7 років тому

    love your vids man! hoping you'll reply!

  • @patbrennan6572
    @patbrennan6572 7 років тому

    I would never take on such a challenge, 'you can count on that'.