What is the Shortest Poem?

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  • Опубліковано 21 чер 2013
  • Click to SUBsauce: bit.ly/POIaN7
    / tweetsauce
    *sources and bonus links below*
    music by / jakechudnow
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Big Bird song: • Sesame Street - ABC-DE...
    John Denver's "Ballad of Richard Nixon": • John Denver - The Ball...
    SHORTEST CONCERT by White Stripes: • White Stripes One Note...
    Shortest video on UA-cam: • Shortest Video Ever On...
    other REALLY short videos on UA-cam (involves cats): • Shortest Video on UA-cam
    Muhammad Ali "me / we" discussion: • Me, We.
    cool visual uses of words: www.marcofolio.net/other/15_co...
    "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_sale...
    shortest poem website: www.worldsshortestpoem.com
    Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lines_on...
    Paul Hartal rhyming couplets: www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-se...
    "me / we" discussion: www.englishforums.com/English/...
    Definition of poetry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poem
    Aram Saroyan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Sar...
    Aram Saroyan (examples of his work): eclipsearchive.org/projects/AR...
    lighght: www.artspace.com/aram_saroyan/...
    lighght tattoo: lovelyarc.tumblr.com/post/4407...
    one-LETTER poems: thewholegardenwillbow.wordpres...
    "l/y": dbqp.blogspot.com/2007/06/meas...
    jwcurry "i" poem: www.thing.net/~grist/l&d/grumm...
    discussion of world's shortest poem: www.englishforums.com/English/...
    RW Watkins "Le Vide (For Yves Klein)": dbqp.blogspot.com/2005/06/xyz-...
    silent musical compositions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...
    artistic briefness records article: diffuser.fm/jack-white-guinnes...
    The Book of Disquiet: www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Disquiet...
    "everything stated or expressed by man is a note in the margin of a completely erased text. From what's in the note we can extract the gist of what must have been in the text"
    - Pessoa
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  • @itssweepintime848
    @itssweepintime848 4 роки тому +10187

    The shortest and meanest poem is
    *"K"*

  • @kitster900
    @kitster900 Рік тому +699

    The omitted but implied "And as always, thanks for watching" was the most creative/clever ending to any video I've ever seen

    • @AlbertMartino17
      @AlbertMartino17 Рік тому +26

      Still gives me chills years later.

    • @mastermakaw9843
      @mastermakaw9843 8 днів тому +1

      It shows that a silence can mean something, proving Michael’s point that he just narrated. Pure genius

  • @powdereyes2210
    @powdereyes2210 2 роки тому +806

    8:11 the silence made me think
    " every time he finishes a video he is saying his final words to us
    but sometimes people aren't lucky enough for their final words to be heard "

    • @brightonmusicstudios
      @brightonmusicstudios Рік тому +32

      That's actually really deep.

    • @Number16BusShelter
      @Number16BusShelter Рік тому +17

      Some people aren’t lucky enough to say their final words.

    • @farrankhawaja9856
      @farrankhawaja9856 Рік тому

      Bro please stfu. r/iam14andthisisdeep

    • @tess7758
      @tess7758 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@Number16BusShelter Meaning theyve never spoken at all?

    • @Number16BusShelter
      @Number16BusShelter 11 місяців тому +7

      @@tess7758
      I was more thinking some people don’t know they’re about to die, so they don’t know that what they’re saying are their final words, hence they don’t really count as final words. They are technically final words in the sense that they are the last thing the person said, but I think they are only really final words if the person saying them knows that they are the last words they’re ever going to say and are using them as such. Otherwise those words often aren’t as meaningful.

  • @mrsnismo
    @mrsnismo 6 років тому +3364

    My poem is called "Buried Treasure"
    X

    • @supermariocraft2067
      @supermariocraft2067 6 років тому +27

      lol

    • @reibean9542
      @reibean9542 6 років тому +7

      Haha

    • @user-ul8es5ob9i
      @user-ul8es5ob9i 6 років тому +168

      My poem is called:
      "omae wa mou shindeiru"
      *NANI!?*

    • @remixtheidiot5771
      @remixtheidiot5771 6 років тому +28

      Absolute perfection.

    • @PoisonedRedBerry
      @PoisonedRedBerry 6 років тому +137

      I see. It emphasizes that what truly matters doesn't dwell on the surface, but hides itself for the one willing to look deeper.

  • @ShogunSRT
    @ShogunSRT 5 років тому +23527

    the shortest poem was when Spongebob had to write an essay for Mrs.Puff and he only wrote "𝓣𝓱𝓮"

  • @thesaucyprophesy2939
    @thesaucyprophesy2939 4 роки тому +2895

    "to pay respects"
    "F"

  • @ilbrasciolarochearrostelac8762
    @ilbrasciolarochearrostelac8762 Рік тому +228

    There was a poem called "Soldati" by Giuseppe Ungaretti.
    It reads:
    "Si sta come
    D'autunno
    Sugli alberi
    Le foglie"
    I wrote it in italian but it pretty much means:
    "we stay
    Like leaves
    On trees
    In Autumn"
    It described the state of soldiers in wars.
    This poet, in fact, fought WW1.

  • @Hutch2Much
    @Hutch2Much 2 роки тому +58

    “for sale. baby shoes. never worn”
    “huh? what does that- _ohhhhh nooo”_

  • @FenixFang
    @FenixFang 4 роки тому +3365

    My poem:
    "m"
    It's an "n" with two humps

  • @jakethemariofan2442
    @jakethemariofan2442 7 років тому +3178

    My poem:
    " "
    It's an o without the loop

    • @thepolarsavage716
      @thepolarsavage716 7 років тому +22

      NovalPro mine's '

    • @rcdotjpeg
      @rcdotjpeg 7 років тому +30

      The polxr SXVXGE mine is

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 7 років тому +42

      "The natural of competing to make something the 'shortest' by its very nature trivializes the activity being carried out, [...] as such, we have been forced to cease listing records for the shortest song, the shortest poem and indeed, the shortest concert"
      That means they fear that people use the facts as trivia, that's why they avoided the record

    • @NataliaOportoFan
      @NataliaOportoFan 7 років тому +1

      SciBlast Official

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 7 років тому +17

      Or else, that means they fear a situation like this:
      "What is the shortest concert"
      Newfoundland, only one beat long.
      "Ha, such a useless fact!"
      You're right, yes it is!

  • @itziluzion3140
    @itziluzion3140 2 роки тому +66

    This really is one my favourite Vsauce videos I miss the old days watching this channel at 3am procrastinating getting up for school but feeling good about knowing about something that most probably don’t I like to think it resonates with my day to day perspective on things

  • @SpammingY-pp2ru
    @SpammingY-pp2ru 10 місяців тому +11

    I like the fingerprint "i" one alot. It's the letter that is used to express one's individual self, and it is quite literally made of something that is unique for every human; a fingerprint. The word "i" would be incomplete without each person being themselves, and all it takes to state that is a line, and a fingerprint. *WOW.*

  • @carloscastro1192
    @carloscastro1192 4 роки тому +2554

    *”Fleas”*
    *Adam*
    *Had ’em*
    Why did this make me laugh so hard lmao

  • @mithleshsinha1028
    @mithleshsinha1028 5 років тому +1678

    Little cow
    Crossing street
    Motor car
    A lot of beef

    • @emberthewolf1297
      @emberthewolf1297 5 років тому +66

      OHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII------

    • @maureenlyons7858
      @maureenlyons7858 5 років тому +129

      Little dog,
      Crossing street,
      Motor car,
      Sausage meat.

    • @liquidportal9082
      @liquidportal9082 4 роки тому +5

      @@maureenlyons7858 stolen comment

    • @umathiagarajan7192
      @umathiagarajan7192 4 роки тому +6

      @@emberthewolf1297 how long did that take u ??

    • @North_Indian_
      @North_Indian_ 4 роки тому +24

      Little cow
      Crossing street
      Indian boi
      HOLY COW

  • @jacobdrechsler3133
    @jacobdrechsler3133 2 роки тому +18

    This is my first time seeing this episode and im almost in tears but not because you didn't say "and as always thanks for watching" but because the look in your eyes at the end of the video said it all, that it took a lot to not say it you looked sad and it broke my heart

  • @ohokay4663
    @ohokay4663 2 роки тому +25

    One of my favorite written lines that i got off like tumblr or something is someone did this WHOLE monologue about brevity, and about how they can't write short poems because they NEED to elaborate on everything, and they can't stop talking.
    Someone replied to it with the entire post again, but everything was blacked out except for the line:
    'I want to distill myself the way poets do.'
    Now that's my primary poetry strategy. Just write a bunch of brain vomit and then pick out the most compelling lines- trim out the fat so the audience can fill in the gaps. It certainly works.

    • @MC_6
      @MC_6 Рік тому

      Damn gotta try this next time

    • @YeetusTheFetus
      @YeetusTheFetus Рік тому +1

      Black out poetry is a real thing

  • @emmanuelV7.0
    @emmanuelV7.0 4 роки тому +505

    Mine's called "Question"
    y

  • @ramz16k
    @ramz16k 3 роки тому +6202

    My poem isn't just one letter, but really short. I wrote it on the toilet.
    I sat
    I shat

  • @somewhatblankpaper1423
    @somewhatblankpaper1423 Рік тому +22

    The shortest poem would be any background.
    Why? The background (commonly white background) is an important feature of any symbolic literatures. It represents the "silence" as no one makes any sound when encountering it, and it rhymes as it would be a repetition of a sequence of 1 note.
    Moreover, there are a lot of meanings behind an "long" repetition of silence. It's basically a sound symbolism at its finest.
    In addition, the background is also what allows our eyes to make constrasts with the drawn lines so that we can identify the letters.
    From that we can make "2D" letters and generate backgrounds on a letter, and the letter would be embedded in a greater background, and repeat that pattern.
    I believe that's peak poetry.

    • @pastapocha5708
      @pastapocha5708 11 місяців тому

      oh

    • @cuz9892
      @cuz9892 27 днів тому

      bro just wrote an essay about a blank page

  • @BlitzTheFoxi
    @BlitzTheFoxi Рік тому +50

    The best poem is "sardines"
    "Their daily lives are bland,
    and if they land, they're canned."
    -Shel Silverstein

    • @glowstonelovepad9294
      @glowstonelovepad9294 8 місяців тому +1

      I remember getting books by Shel Silverstein from the library at my 1st grade schoo.

    • @BlitzTheFoxi
      @BlitzTheFoxi 8 місяців тому

      @@glowstonelovepad9294based

  • @kyyay2283
    @kyyay2283 3 роки тому +2321

    my poem is just a "|" but one planck length wide, the shortest possible poem and it represents how thin these jokes are getting

  • @OmarHamid-fy3bd
    @OmarHamid-fy3bd 4 роки тому +695

    Me: What's the wifi password
    My friend: it's on the back of the router
    Back of the router: 0:08

    • @highguardian13
      @highguardian13 4 роки тому +11

      C4_998 _ 69 likes. I would feel bad if I liked this comment

    • @mirainikki6665
      @mirainikki6665 4 роки тому +5

      @@highguardian13 do you

    • @GamerboyAli
      @GamerboyAli 4 роки тому +1

      @@highguardian13 You can like it now

    • @highguardian13
      @highguardian13 4 роки тому +1

      GamerboyAli thanks lol

    • @Asolariot
      @Asolariot 3 роки тому

      no joke this comment made me laugh out loud and my friends looked at me weird. anyways, thanks for the small moment of amusement.

  • @enormousbun
    @enormousbun Рік тому +36

    1:29 scared the crap out of me as someone named Adam

    • @2tri749
      @2tri749 Рік тому +1

      it would be funnier if it said "Fleas / Adam / I can see you"

    • @pizzaguy_
      @pizzaguy_ Рік тому

      Adam
      im 35 meters away from your location
      had em

    • @dereckteixeira9520
      @dereckteixeira9520 8 місяців тому

      Your home security is great
      Or is it?

  • @imnotkentiy
    @imnotkentiy 2 роки тому +18

    In russian we have "А я?". It's about injustice of life itself. Very deep.

    • @FakenameStevens
      @FakenameStevens 8 місяців тому +1

      What does it mean

    • @downtown4619
      @downtown4619 7 місяців тому +4

      @@FakenameStevensit depends on the context, but in the majority of cases it’s “what about me?” sort of thing

  • @who1527
    @who1527 4 роки тому +7074

    This poem is called “Fallen Soldiers”
    “F”
    It means to pay tribute.

  • @christabelengel5527
    @christabelengel5527 4 роки тому +4695

    Imagine your teacher asks you to write a poem, and you just write:
    " *oh wet pet* "

  • @Pastel_Frito
    @Pastel_Frito 2 роки тому +21

    0:14 eating the car

  • @immortalsun
    @immortalsun 2 роки тому +9

    6:30 But… isn’t that what Guinness World Records are all about…?

  • @groszak1
    @groszak1 7 років тому +1189

    My poem:
    [...]
    It contains an extension, which can contain anything.

    • @Architector_4
      @Architector_4 7 років тому +37

      **takes pencil**
      **writes 27 into the extension**
      **goes away**
      (the possible way you can understand this is that 27th symbol in SMB for NES is spacebar, i.e. emptyness, an ID of famous -1 world that just tries to use number 27 as an single symbol, which, apparently, is spacebar)

    • @shayan-gg
      @shayan-gg 7 років тому +6

      69 would be better

    • @groszak1
      @groszak1 7 років тому +5

      M. Shayan My poem. Title: Short Shakespearean.
      [...]

    • @shadowskyz
      @shadowskyz 7 років тому

      Isn't it 31-1 not 27-1?

    • @setheriee
      @setheriee 7 років тому +3

      groszak1 that's clever

  • @hyperanemoia8842
    @hyperanemoia8842 5 років тому +2880

    i have made the NEW shortst poem
    Baby for sale. Never worn.

    • @angel-dn3xs
      @angel-dn3xs 5 років тому +55

      Tiny Dino Productions *underrated comment*

    • @Jeremia1
      @Jeremia1 5 років тому +3

      Lolol

    • @DJTileTurnip
      @DJTileTurnip 5 років тому +13

      Shortst

    • @juliachro
      @juliachro 5 років тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @ansh6370
      @ansh6370 5 років тому +48

      Or you can say, *Never born.*

  • @alexrosillo2045
    @alexrosillo2045 2 роки тому +8

    That silence at the end was pretty powerful

  • @AyBee9725
    @AyBee9725 2 роки тому +11

    Here’s my shortest poem titled “The Friendzone of Non-Consent”:
    No, bro.

  • @usm1le
    @usm1le 3 роки тому +7421

    the "i" with a finger print was actually impressive.

    • @DanDAlittleMan
      @DanDAlittleMan 3 роки тому +330

      Yeah, it was the only one that made sense to me.

    • @ranmindyt2902
      @ranmindyt2902 3 роки тому +112

      How do you even quote it...

    • @gideon-abelcole681
      @gideon-abelcole681 3 роки тому +87

      Hell yea, JW Curry is my man!!
      Just kidding I have no idea who the fuck that is, but agreed

    • @chrissavage1449
      @chrissavage1449 3 роки тому +147

      Shouldn’t it be considered “art” rather than “poetry”?

    • @valerieisms
      @valerieisms 3 роки тому +6

      VERY NICE PUN.

  • @danielvidal7163
    @danielvidal7163 7 років тому +723

    If there are silent songs, is it possible to get a copyright strike on nothing?

    • @augustflowerrs
      @augustflowerrs 6 років тому +106

      Daniel Vidal i think it's actually happened once. once, someone got s copyright strike for posting song which was literally silence and took the audio away, which basically did nothing.....

    • @socialLjetlag
      @socialLjetlag 6 років тому +4

      +am i YOU? with earape

    • @danielortega2951
      @danielortega2951 6 років тому +2

      Did it have the actual video then that would be it

    • @mrwednesday687
      @mrwednesday687 6 років тому +9

      Don't give Taylor Swift any more ideas.

    • @fancydragon221
      @fancydragon221 5 років тому

      Quickly don't not sing

  • @baronvonbeandip
    @baronvonbeandip 2 роки тому +4

    7:40 Damn. That hits deep.
    Don't just live; live a life worth living.

  • @habition
    @habition 2 роки тому +5

    my favorite ending to any vsauce video. actually gives me chills.

  • @juliandale8006
    @juliandale8006 9 років тому +368

    0
    Zero is black
    Zero is white
    Zero's a hole
    Zero is light
    Zero is all
    Zero is none
    Zero is not
    Zero plus one.

    • @imarealpenguin9687
      @imarealpenguin9687 9 років тому +3

      Stephen Rainey XD Ur face

    • @orangedalmatian
      @orangedalmatian 9 років тому +12

      ***** Beautiful. You should publish that.

    • @S0L4ZUL
      @S0L4ZUL 9 років тому +2

      ***** Usually alphabet(s) is/are used in a poem. I have never seen any one using a number. I don't know what to say...

    • @liukang9628
      @liukang9628 9 років тому +8

      ***** Zero is Sub you forgot that.

    • @musicmaster786
      @musicmaster786 9 років тому +41

      ***** I dig
      You dig
      We dig
      He dig
      She dig
      They dig
      It wasn't a beautiful poem, but it was a deep one.
      I'm sorry I'll just let myself out.

  • @livingoctopus
    @livingoctopus 6 років тому +1684

    I once saw a really short poem that only said:
    "Hope?
    Nope"
    Idk why but it really spoke to me

    • @Rain_8541
      @Rain_8541 6 років тому +16

      Jasmine la #rejected

    • @joweenie9224
      @joweenie9224 6 років тому +64

      I once had a dream where I got to press one of two buttons that said "hope" and "nope" :|

    • @error-dc2ox
      @error-dc2ox 6 років тому +17

      Joanna Idrovo which did u press? 😂

    • @ryanmarcus3970
      @ryanmarcus3970 6 років тому +33

      I think it’s a representation of how you need to be strong when others or you discourage you from succeeding
      Or maybe it’s just some garbage

    • @bruhsauce644
      @bruhsauce644 6 років тому +7

      That poem is my life. No hope, nope.

  • @GeoffPlays
    @GeoffPlays 8 місяців тому +5

    I personally think one of the most poignant uses of silence in recent media that was pretty mainstream was in Bill Wurtz video History of Japan. When he went over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by just showing a list of "cities that exist" and crossing them off after an explosion and ball of light on the map that fades into a few moments of total silence for you to soak in what happened and think about what it means to you. Everyone knows the bombings were rough, but the fact it has been drilled into us by the school system since a young age really mitigates the import of it. Having it simplified and recontextualized with no elaboration but silence for us to bask in was a really great move on his part.

  • @malka1762
    @malka1762 Рік тому +4

    4:51 this one fucks it's my favorite out of everything mentioned here.

  • @lewis9046
    @lewis9046 5 років тому +2128

    The shortest poem is called ‘the Full Stop’
    .

    • @Zoiler
      @Zoiler 4 роки тому +84

      ‏‏‎

    • @aman-hl9re
      @aman-hl9re 4 роки тому +18

      َ

    • @djaekelleghan5367
      @djaekelleghan5367 4 роки тому +11

      PP

    • @paulshereshaw6092
      @paulshereshaw6092 4 роки тому +8

      No, the shortest poem is called “no”
      *yeets the poem because it’s 100 paragraphs long*

    • @phonglove6767
      @phonglove6767 4 роки тому +9

      I got one shorter named *Nothing from Vsauce* and inspired by a vid on Vsauce channel
      Yes, that's it

  • @nemorefert3267
    @nemorefert3267 3 роки тому +1403

    "pessoa" is Portuguese for "person", so Fernando Pessoa's name follows the same logic as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

  • @theunsaltedpickle7993
    @theunsaltedpickle7993 2 роки тому +1

    how do you guys make full length videos out of questions that could be googled in two minutes, you guys are the greatest

  • @Tisisrealnow
    @Tisisrealnow 3 роки тому +5

    My poem isn't as short as others but here it is, I call it life
    "I scream, you scream
    We scream forever as life is never ending pain and it's just a suffering scheme"

    • @MelB868
      @MelB868 Рік тому

      That’s sad

    • @pastapocha5708
      @pastapocha5708 11 місяців тому

      do u still agree with your poem at this day?

  • @tonybates7870
    @tonybates7870 9 років тому +609

    I can't comment on John Cage's silent piece of music - I've never heard it.

    • @tonybates7870
      @tonybates7870 9 років тому +45

      This bloody track simply will not play! Modern technology, my arse...

    • @plateman4352
      @plateman4352 9 років тому +16

      I laughed waaaay longer I should off because of that

    • @jasscat7645
      @jasscat7645 9 років тому +23

      It was extremely loud to me. I mean it was like a deafening ...
      silence

    • @imarealpenguin9687
      @imarealpenguin9687 9 років тому +10

      JAZZ Cat So it goes like ..

    • @f1sfingb0at
      @f1sfingb0at 9 років тому +2

      I'll say it's completely unmoving.

  • @hyphie8239
    @hyphie8239 6 років тому +1373

    Shortest poem:
    Yes'nt

  • @bloodakoos
    @bloodakoos Рік тому +6

    3:16 "fitn't"

  • @someonenamedsomeone9497
    @someonenamedsomeone9497 10 днів тому +2

    7:12 he left all his thoughts in one piece!!!!

  • @triggascopez
    @triggascopez 7 років тому +872

    The babies shoes one is actually quite sad

    • @joaolima70
      @joaolima70 7 років тому +1

      yeah,i agree*

    • @beagletv6054
      @beagletv6054 7 років тому +77

      maybe the parents just bought the wrong size or color?

    • @joaolima70
      @joaolima70 7 років тому +4

      +BeagleTV yeah,maybe

    • @kevinjones1942
      @kevinjones1942 7 років тому +103

      It's about some guy who bought some Jordan's then realized they were baby sized then tried to sell them lol

    • @General12th
      @General12th 7 років тому +92

      +BeagleTV No, it's clearly about parents who bought baby shoes for their baby, but their baby died before it could wear them.

  • @therubmeister
    @therubmeister 4 роки тому +852

    My favourite poem:
    "What, you egg?"
    [He stabs him.]

    • @MartiniPat
      @MartiniPat 4 роки тому +17

      Exactly what I had in mind lol

    • @shardo1984
      @shardo1984 4 роки тому +25

      Saucy boy

    • @briecheese7329
      @briecheese7329 4 роки тому +5

      The Rubmeister a man of culture I see

    • @vinayseth1114
      @vinayseth1114 4 роки тому

      Is this a play on 'Et tu brute?'

    • @NubNublet
      @NubNublet 4 роки тому +2

      I don’t get it. Is there some sort of inside joke I’m not getting here or something? 🙃

  • @canko15
    @canko15 Рік тому +9

    The poem "I" with the fingerprint is absolutely impressive tbh

  • @Noah73827
    @Noah73827 Рік тому

    Lighght is absolutely beautiful. It inspired me when I discovered it, and I have been a different man ever since. I will always admire Aram Saroyan and his poem for how it changed my life for the better.

  • @avadae9126
    @avadae9126 3 роки тому +702

    I call this one, “According To All Known Laws Of Aviation”
    He. Bee.

  • @muffinymuffin69
    @muffinymuffin69 4 роки тому +4438

    I made one, this one is called:
    “I stubbed my toe”
    a

  • @ZhePorgi03141
    @ZhePorgi03141 4 місяці тому +2

    Not seeing a singular highlighted/anotated word he emphasizes at the start feels kind of weird but the video’s from like, 10 years ago..

  • @ImaBigNerd
    @ImaBigNerd 13 днів тому +1

    I remember I watched this video in 5th grade because I had an assignment where I had to memorize a poem, and I wanted to put in as little effort as possible

  • @johnsmith-eo3nz
    @johnsmith-eo3nz 5 років тому +935

    The shortest poem is:
    *"E"*

    • @johnnycalvino7490
      @johnnycalvino7490 4 роки тому +18

      Random Stuff No it's not, because E isn't even a word. The shortest poem would be "I".

    • @tripleunder
      @tripleunder 4 роки тому +12

      Weeb

    • @josetraso6313
      @josetraso6313 4 роки тому +47

      @@johnnycalvino7490 You didn't get it, face palm.

    • @stewartwerner3338
      @stewartwerner3338 4 роки тому +13

      Johnny Calvino Its a word in Portuguese

    • @Lanzwillan
      @Lanzwillan 4 роки тому +3

      h

  • @rapha2028
    @rapha2028 4 роки тому +916

    Poem
    “P”
    It’s a Small L with a bump simulating the change between childhood to adolescent how it can change you, for better or worse.

    • @kpg1214
      @kpg1214 4 роки тому +3

      @{GD} Cubsmx. Also known as handy lover 🤯

    • @salmantheking536
      @salmantheking536 4 роки тому +1

      Lpl

    • @Wt63onthebeat
      @Wt63onthebeat 4 роки тому +1

      🤯

    • @crimsonstrykr
      @crimsonstrykr 4 роки тому +13

      my god, if we assume the subject here is a girl the this poem becomes actually meaningful as it signifies the sudden physical changes during adolescents and the confusion it brings with it to the young minds. Actually good, nice writing!

    • @arcey_cv
      @arcey_cv 4 роки тому +6

      @@crimsonstrykr It's Meaningful if it's A boy too.

  • @Jayshiver
    @Jayshiver 2 місяці тому

    “Fleas” might be my new favorite poem. So simple but memorable and creative

  • @JeffHickmott
    @JeffHickmott 6 місяців тому

    Ten years ago, still used this song

  • @csl9843
    @csl9843 6 років тому +4548

    I wrote a triple bump "m" when I was 4.
    (Intentionally)
    Guess I'm a poet.

    • @csl9843
      @csl9843 6 років тому +64

      Also with the "L" and "Y" thing I used to do thug and combine letters to make new characters.

    • @patrickkilduff5272
      @patrickkilduff5272 6 років тому +80

      and yet...no one knows you....wierd

    • @zacharylaird8047
      @zacharylaird8047 6 років тому +6

      Patrick Kilduff way to be a Debby downer

    • @user-ht3tp3uj4v
      @user-ht3tp3uj4v 6 років тому +30

      You're a thief for stealing somebody's work of art !

    • @eduardotheraccoon3113
      @eduardotheraccoon3113 6 років тому +7

      mn

  • @kys3716
    @kys3716 4 роки тому +1160

    Here’s my poem. It’s named “continuing loop”
    “O”
    Thank you for your time.

  • @mrkylegnolino9327
    @mrkylegnolino9327 6 місяців тому +1

    I think this goes with contemporary art too. Yk a painting that is "just" a blue canvas, or some lines.

  • @octoanimationsalt
    @octoanimationsalt 8 місяців тому +1

    5:41 you got me here "It's silence, and you can buy it for 99 cents

  • @oferzilberman5049
    @oferzilberman5049 5 років тому +798

    I'm a bloody poetry genius:
    Mii
    W!!

  • @GigaLigma
    @GigaLigma 7 років тому +1387

    Art is fun until someone takes the competitive aspect too far and plays a 0.1 second "concert" for the sake of a record.

    • @santiagorain6918
      @santiagorain6918 7 років тому +63

      Snow Fox Art is fun until you meet Yoko Ono.

    • @gilwan78
      @gilwan78 7 років тому +2

      Santiago Lara zzzzzzzz (Said By Baby's Sleeping IN RIBLOX)

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 7 років тому +26

      Snow Fox
      The shortest song ever (1 nanosecond)
      You won't even notice the song! It's the full history of the universe in real time to its end combined into 1 nanosecond of footage
      This will take too long to make

    • @cstubbssubs7746
      @cstubbssubs7746 7 років тому +11

      The White Stripes are cool, they were just goofing

    • @kuskus_th13
      @kuskus_th13 7 років тому

      SciBlast Official / New Videos 1 yoctosecond (1 septillionth of a second) good luck

  • @Owlon-uk3tp
    @Owlon-uk3tp Рік тому

    The silence at the end WAS mind-blowingly gigantic
    omg

  • @walterorlowski4808
    @walterorlowski4808 Рік тому +1

    A long time ago as a grade schooler, in a publication such as Junior Scholastic there was an article on some interesting student poetry. One I recall had a pretty long title, (which I've forgotten but tried to reconstruct here) but was very short:
    "Upon Seeing Myself In The Mirror After A Particularly Bad Night"
    I?
    I!

  • @_redwizard_8017
    @_redwizard_8017 4 роки тому +1514

    My favorite poem;
    “no, u”

  • @teomankaragoz1387
    @teomankaragoz1387 4 роки тому +843

    My Dad when I win the lottery after 17 years of me not seeing him
    2:05

  • @stupidkeyboard4928
    @stupidkeyboard4928 Рік тому +1

    The fact that he said "And as always, Thanks for watching" without saying anything blew my mind!

  • @johnprice2416
    @johnprice2416 2 роки тому

    The ending of this video was absolutely brilliant.

  • @werrywit
    @werrywit 3 роки тому +1546

    Here's my peom. It's called "Michael"
    Roses are red
    *Or are they*

    • @violetbell5465
      @violetbell5465 3 роки тому +108

      here’s mine called “kevin”
      Roses are red?
      WRONG!

    • @craniumtea5137
      @craniumtea5137 3 роки тому +51

      Here's mine called "DIO"
      You thought this was a rose , but its me , dio

    • @ReignyRain
      @ReignyRain 3 роки тому +7

      Here is mine it is called jimmy
      R

    • @sofiapaiz5268
      @sofiapaiz5268 3 роки тому +3

      They are actually pink!

    • @d4n1s0n7
      @d4n1s0n7 3 роки тому +1

      DOoooOoooOong

  • @Bayoll
    @Bayoll 3 роки тому +1012

    My short poem :
    "Copyright"
    ©

  • @gamertagdude1239
    @gamertagdude1239 2 роки тому +1

    “What I say when I think something is cool”
    That’s dope

  • @adigozelov-enjoyer
    @adigozelov-enjoyer Рік тому

    In Futurum is clearly the best silent musical work- it has smile faces in the sheet music!

  • @kaimonington
    @kaimonington 8 років тому +285

    I wrote a poem with no words. I call it: The silence between a question and its response. It goes like this: ?...

  • @arcturus6624
    @arcturus6624 8 років тому +374

    violets are roses
    i cant even
    bagels in the wind
    oven

    • @braydenrobertson415
      @braydenrobertson415 8 років тому +27

      shakespear should be ashamed of his terrible poetry compared to this

    • @basil4045
      @basil4045 8 років тому +1

      Yay

    • @tobyphillips2105
      @tobyphillips2105 8 років тому +9

      +ButterPie that poem gave me goose bumps

    • @drakethorn1339
      @drakethorn1339 8 років тому

      +ButterPie Hoo that's a journey.

    • @Tom_Het
      @Tom_Het 8 років тому +4

      +ButterPie
      it's a subtle commentary on the writers guild strike years ago

  • @uncreativename5736
    @uncreativename5736 Рік тому

    8:18 I could hear his voice in my head with just the head movements

  • @soisaus564
    @soisaus564 2 роки тому +1

    "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
    Google translate voice: my goals are below your understanding.

  • @chr13
    @chr13 3 роки тому +2300

    I had a mental breakdown when he didn't say "And as always, thanks for watching."

    • @AnthonyOluochN
      @AnthonyOluochN 3 роки тому +169

      Is it weird that I heard him say it in the silence?

    • @brandonsandberg3516
      @brandonsandberg3516 3 роки тому +104

      I think that was his whole point, although i'm sure this is already known

    • @dismalthoughts
      @dismalthoughts 2 роки тому +62

      @@AnthonyOluochN Nah, he gave the nod. He was totally saying it in his head, so it's only right that we say it with him.

    • @somanymike
      @somanymike 2 роки тому +1

      🎩

    • @chr13
      @chr13 2 роки тому +6

      @@somanymike The notification said "# hat geantwortet" because that's what "# has answered" means jn German.

  • @XAngeled
    @XAngeled 8 років тому +339

    Here is a poem:
    Roses are red,
    the line above is true,
    but Violets are violet,
    AND NOT FREAKIN BLUE.

    • @augustwoes9900
      @augustwoes9900 8 років тому +7

      This poem is so moving.

    • @mineman_200pro2
      @mineman_200pro2 8 років тому +5

      I cri evry tim

    • @XAngeled
      @XAngeled 8 років тому +1

      +Kangaroo Kiss thank you :, (

    • @matinator2267
      @matinator2267 8 років тому +8

      +X Angeled
      Roses are brown,
      Violets are brown,
      Who shit in my garden?

    • @XAngeled
      @XAngeled 8 років тому +1

      matthew cahow oh its me im so sorry

  • @finkployd6110
    @finkployd6110 2 роки тому +1

    Came back here because one of my favourite rappers Pharoahe Monch made a song with his band called "666 (Three Six Word Stories)", inspired by the story attributed to Hemingway. Only became familiar with the song recently, despite it being out for almost 2 years. Monch put these three six-word stories at the end of the song:
    - "I breathe like oxygen is expensive."
    - "Don't be offended. I am defensive."
    - "I love you. Take care, intensive."

  • @dylaninpieces2
    @dylaninpieces2 2 роки тому +2

    Here's my short poem:
    "on and off"
    I
    O
    It's inspired by the I/O switches seen in surge protectors, power strips, and desktop PCs.

  • @dankpenguin4205
    @dankpenguin4205 4 роки тому +1751

    My poem is called “the 8th letter of the alphabet”
    h

    • @inactive9862
      @inactive9862 4 роки тому +43

      It's G, you idiot.
      Edit: ok to people who thought i was serious, it was a joke it was a joke it was a fricking joke yet you thought i was actually saying that G is the 8th letter in the alphabet, smh my head

    • @ardikn
      @ardikn 4 роки тому +59

      @@inactive9862 bruh moment

    • @ardikn
      @ardikn 4 роки тому +49

      @@inactive9862 A1, B2, C3, D4, E5, F6, G7, H8

    • @inactive9862
      @inactive9862 4 роки тому +18

      Wow I should've joked about that.

    • @inactive9862
      @inactive9862 4 роки тому

      @@dannystewart4826 who u talking to?

  • @gabrielbauer5595
    @gabrielbauer5595 4 роки тому +750

    Me: ME. WE.
    Poetry teacher: That's dumb, do it again.
    Muhammad Ali: *ME. WE.*
    Poetry teacher: *Shit... That's deep, man ;'(*

  • @kirk-careem
    @kirk-careem Рік тому +1

    “And as always thanks for watching”…
    …For anyone that needed the usual perfect cadence to finish off the video

  • @slambam2665
    @slambam2665 2 роки тому +2

    “Baby shoes, never worn”

  • @miratparmar6779
    @miratparmar6779 4 роки тому +213

    Don't worry, I'll say it
    "And as always, thanks for watching."

    • @kai-of2wx
      @kai-of2wx 4 роки тому +9

      Thank u, I was feeling lonely

    • @christianlucas2786
      @christianlucas2786 4 роки тому +7

      Thank you so much I was so sad that he didn’t say that at the end

    • @freedomofspeech2700
      @freedomofspeech2700 3 роки тому

      Looks like the camaraman was waiting for him for this to say 8:20 but soon he got to knew his plan

  • @eurovisioncyan9550
    @eurovisioncyan9550 5 років тому +533

    2:03 the poem is simply
    Mii
    Wii

  • @JBurke5823
    @JBurke5823 2 роки тому +1

    vsauce: 0:08
    subtitles: no, i dont think i will

  • @DeepRenders
    @DeepRenders 11 місяців тому +1

    ”me we” 😢😢😢 so emotional 💪💪👏🏽👏🏽

  • @BadBoiFilms
    @BadBoiFilms 6 років тому +285

    The shortest pessimistic poem ever:
    Hope?
    nope.

    • @angelic7532
      @angelic7532 5 років тому +11

      This honestly seems like it could be one of those tumblr aesthetic tattoos

    • @Phonixrmf
      @Phonixrmf 5 років тому +19

      The shortest anti-Catholic poem ever:
      Pope?
      nope.

    • @cheekybum1513
      @cheekybum1513 5 років тому +4

      Phonixrmf *Martin Luther would like to know your location*

    • @Laura-io7gd
      @Laura-io7gd 5 років тому

      Danganronpa!!

    • @sprmssvblckhl
      @sprmssvblckhl 5 років тому +1

      More like nhope

  • @ass.exploder
    @ass.exploder 4 роки тому +1723

    I made a poem :)
    It’s called “my dad”
    Here it is:
    “ “

    • @kaox44
      @kaox44 3 роки тому +18

      Quote on quote mate “ “

    • @iii8010
      @iii8010 3 роки тому +12

      Ur Mom

    • @getrektboy
      @getrektboy 3 роки тому +17

      Deep and sad

    • @cyraniks2324
      @cyraniks2324 3 роки тому +11

      F

    • @thenonfurry
      @thenonfurry 3 роки тому +11

      That’s sad and if nobody gets it, I’ll give you a hint....
      💀

  • @midnight4685
    @midnight4685 Рік тому

    "The act of competing to make an activity as short as possible trivialises it"
    Speedrunning, which has pretty much become its own genre of game experience and takes a lot of dedication: ...

  • @DoFliesCallUsWalks
    @DoFliesCallUsWalks 2 місяці тому +1

    "The last human on earth sits alone in his room, and that was when he heard knocking at the door. "

  • @nbksrbija1039
    @nbksrbija1039 6 років тому +1030

    Roses are red
    The bald guy is saying
    "Hey Vsauce Michael here"
    *the music starts playing*

    • @zapcoolman8816
      @zapcoolman8816 6 років тому +35

      This is so powerful

    • @SwiftGames_
      @SwiftGames_ 6 років тому +5

      NBK Srbija holy shit

    • @shinooo8291
      @shinooo8291 6 років тому +6

      some guy shit ur sensotive asss upp

    • @Silverwind87
      @Silverwind87 6 років тому +24

      Roses are red,
      Gravel is grey,
      Those things are impossible,
      ...or are they?

    • @carissafisher9287
      @carissafisher9287 6 років тому +1

      🤧 So touching

  • @Scorpio-bf8mv
    @Scorpio-bf8mv 7 років тому +1954

    Little dog
    Crossing street
    Motor car
    Sausage meat

    • @itsweajen
      @itsweajen 7 років тому +2

      nice 1 terry

    • @vander3065
      @vander3065 7 років тому +1

      thats discusting eww NOT FUNNY

    • @Scorpio-bf8mv
      @Scorpio-bf8mv 7 років тому +10

      Oliver Moo Moo ha ha sorry ;D

    • @ickyvictor6236
      @ickyvictor6236 7 років тому +24

      This made my day so much better oh my god XD

    • @blackrain2107
      @blackrain2107 7 років тому +75

      Little boy
      Climbs a tree
      Branch went *snap*
      RIP

  • @aceeonyt57
    @aceeonyt57 2 роки тому +1

    A poem that I made up:
    "Want a lover?"
    "You'll never ever"

  • @MusicDecomposer
    @MusicDecomposer 2 роки тому +11

    Write a poem, then go back in time and stop it from being written. No poem can be shorter than one that never existed.