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I checked the sources for this video and I am really impressed by the depth of research and proper citations and summaries for each source. Thank you for being quality information into such a condensed video
Your headache going away when turning of your laptop or phone could also be because staring at a screen for long periods of time can cause eye strain or over stimulation. PS. Holy crap, that transition to the plug was smooth as butter.
Thank you for this. My doctor wanted me to purchase an electromagnetic radiation wave blocker. It sounded kinda mumbo jumbo, but she had been spot-on in everything else, so I wondered... And you just cleared it out for me. Thanks a bunch.
@@itsnatemate7697 No, I didn't purchase it. Because this video helped me understand that I don't need it, and that it would've been a waste of money. Cheers!
@@fourtii8707 But if a doctor is willing to go as far as to suggest something to a patient, it is more than reasonable to assume that they know what they are talking about. Sadly, this is just more proof that doctors act as if they know much more than they do.
I heard one story from friend of mine: He used to be an engineer and he was participate in costruction of radio tower for phone operator near one small town. After tower was build there are a lot of complaints was comin in to the local administration about health issue by concern citizens. They said that the headache, body temperature, heart attacks and others rates was icnreased since the tower was build. Local administration was calling phone operator to send someone who can take responsibility for this and solve this problem. So engineer guy was send by the company and when he was arrived to local administration he said: "All this issues appeared only when we built up a radio tower and now imagine what will happen if we turn it on..." So yeah, people often build false correlations and strings with independent and unrelated things to explain the source of their problems. Sorry for bad english if i was write something wrong.
nicely vanstastic Nope, in Germany, this happened too. And it was a study. The 4G tower was offline but a big amount of people started complaining about health issues like headaches and high blood pressure.
UnKnown SoldierX if radio waves or WiFi was going to hurt you that would mean a light bulb is gonna do much worse lol. Visible light has a way higher frequency than microwaves such as 5g. Microwaves only cook food cuz all electromagnetic radiation transfers heat it’s just microwaves do it best at 1000 watts which is a lot of energy and at a really close distance where as a few feet away it’s thousands of times weaker. Visible light doesn’t hurt you so neither will radio waves or microwaves. Unless you had a really strong light bulb and put ur face on it and let the heat cook you just as the microwave would.
@@marcosbrandao3789 that and the phone would have to weathered down into microplastics before consumption since your body can't break down plastics at any noticable speed
Well what do you do while playing the game? sitting on your arse probably eating crap. That could cause that problem and many other problems down the line
I have very mild headaches after being on my phone for too long. But this is just from my slight astigmatism in my eyes. Astigmatism is actually quite wierd, because before I had an eye test I didn't realise what I experienced wasn't (completely) normal (as even with it my vision is still 20/20), so I would just attribute it to the usage of my phone, but never really the radiation from it. Mabye something similar might be where people are getting the idea of harmful phone radiation from.
A land-line can conduct electricity during a storm....it was rare, but a generation of "Ma Bell" subscribers NEVER wanted to speak for long if it was storming outside.
just a thing to think about when it’s sunny, ice cream sales goes up and the number of heat stroke patients also go up. But if you only had the analytics of the ice cream sales and the number of patients, you might assume that ice cream causes heat stroke, which is completely wrong.
That way of describing the difference between correlation and causation is extremely easy to understand for people who don't view the world very scientifically. Ryan Chen, well done! (And no, I'm not being sarcastic. Genuinely, well done.) I will be using it to describe that difference to any less scientifically inclined who have trouble understanding the concept. Cheers!
I studied chemistry for 4 years. Here’s my takeaway: The difference between electromagnetic energy and micro radiation is they both do not cause cancer. Colors are correlated to wave lengths which cannot penetrate through DNA or solid surfaces. If you stand close to a microwave it will not damage chromosomes or your DNA. Also the colour of visible light depends on its wavelength. These wavelengths range from 700 nm at the red end of the spectrum to 400 nm at the violet end. Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see. And just to emphasize, Ionizing radiation mostly comes from radioactive sources. Several kinds of ionizing radiation will cause DNA damage. But for example: microwaves are not radioactive, and do not cause ionizing radiation. Another myth about microwaves is that they penetrate to the bone which is not true.
can you tell us if a powerfull Electromagbetic field like those produced in welding and grinding are bad for our health? I've read that those fields can interfere with the mineral iron in our blood
You accidentally typed electricitg instead of electricity No one knows what you're talking about with this strange electricitg you speak of As you can see from the comments.
I can only imagine how many people were scared to death when they came to realize "electromagnetic pollution" is basically a cute way of saying radiation :P
@@nathanfife2890 How was it as total subject form. He went from Electric Magnetic Pollution to an another kind of pollution to number of deaths to threats to sponsor.
Thank you for the increased transparency in your videos. I appreciate the reporting of sources and critical evaluation of pop science and interpretations of data in the public sphere. Keep it up guys!!
*_Got to give Kurzgesagt some credit, that was some really smooth sponsorship transition. They made me feel like it was the obvious next step to get dashlane_*
Thank you so much for sharing stuff like this. This question has nagged at me for years. I love you guys for thoroughly researching it and honestly sharing what you found.
@@Crambull Because everybody wants to know an exact answer immediatley. I think "we dont know yet, we're searching for answers, but here's what we did find out so far" type of videos are better than assuming something- not backed by actual science- for the sake of viewer count. Assumptions are certainly not equal to facts.
I thought that was funny too. Sadly, the only way to get rid of nuclear weapons is to have One-World Government, and therefore no nation-state enemies.
@@MatthewBaka This, plus a blue light filter when available. Even then I get eyestrain bad enough I sometimes need to wear sunglasses while typing, It suuuucks.
@@dr.velious5411 use filters that filter out the blue light of the screen, Windows 10 also had a night light feature, consider using it permanently, there are also glasses that do the same thing, it helps with the eye strain alot.
Like others are saying in the comments this is most likely due to people straining their eyes having their screen brightness too high rather than mysterious electromagnetic radiation waves penetrating their cranium and causing brain damage lol. But we often believe the latter because we are humans and we often forget the simplest of things to make our lives easier in the long run.
Technophobics Oh sun dont radiate , our body dont radiate tube lights and TVs dont radiate(visible light) Ohh boy my phone raduates a low energy radiawave that causes me cancer
I love your work! I rarely leave UA-cam comments but I came online to see what the top video is on Electromagnetic Pollution and this is the #1 video :) Sadly, I know first hand what it is like to experience Electrosensitivity and it is not the Nocebo affect. I would lovingly encourage you to look into organizations like the Cellphone Task Force - believe me, the LAST thing I would want to do is pretend to be allergic to cellphones/laptops to get attention (how boring, haha). In the future, I believe society will look back and realize that cellphones are like cigarettes or the use of Asbestos; not safe but the profits were too great to acknowledge the harms, and the media too biased by corporate influence -- The good news is that we can have a compromise and make technology SAFER, not eradicate it all together. I am working for that day! Thanks for hearing my comment (I use my technology sparingly after all haha) xoxo
I am also , and absolutely there is NO nocebo effect in people with ehs. None. More people will soon be suffering with this with the ultra powerful 5G and overexposure and overuse. To Everyone reading the comments. .....Please please, save the babies & children from exposure to the cell phones , WiFi, etc. Distance them as much as possible because these silent weapons are accumulating in All of our bodies, especially the little ones, they absorb it so much more than adults. and this radiation is causing great damage to our nerves and even cells. Yes, they are killing us. Our bodies weren’t made to withstand this horrible man made radiation. My 48 year old brother died from a brain tumor last year from cell phone radiation. Don’t charge it by your bedside or sleep with the cell phone beside you or under your pillow. Use speaker phone. Put on airplane mode. Unplug WiFi when not using. I could say so much more. I could write a book about it but there are already lots of good books out there. Just do the research. Look at the 2012 Bioinitiative Report....
@@karen-zr9ge We're not made for UV-A, UV-B, or UV-C and we are bathed in it everyday. I don't see any problems except skin cancer with high exposer to UV. Radio waves are to low frequency to do anything to us, or any animal on this planet. Visible light is what causes those headaches. Same with UV-A.
@@mrsdlkent1 Tornadoes and Water spouts do pick up fish and carry them for miles and there was a Tornado in Texas that picked up 30,000 lb machinery, so it's definitely possible.
@@utisti4976 Yes. But waterspouts that travel miles over land carrying only sharks(By the hundreds) for no purpose outside of using them as ammunition to fire at people. 🤣👌
Already a Dashlane customer.... Would you please consider "Humor" a followup video to "Beauty" Why does humor exist, where did it come from, how has it served humans through evolution and biology, is humor important. Thank you for all the work you do.
Man I was looking for healthy discourse under this video, but its always just kids trying to make themselves feel better and look smarter. Honestly if you have nothing else to say, just shut up for once.
@@americantoastman7296 translation: "Man, I was looking for people with similar viewpoints to my own so that I could agree with them, and when I only found people disagreeing with me it made me mad". Ironically enough, your reply here lacks any content related to the video whatsoever. Your comment is more of a non-comment than the one you're replying to, but cognitive dissonance is a hell of a drug.
It's the microscopic, brain-hijacking robots that the government puts in processed cheese products and bags of Lay's sour cream and onion potato chips! >:( Obama did it!
Microwaves heat any polar molecule, not just water! That means the fats and carbs are also heated. Or more precisely, the ceramic bowl is heated to 1000 degrees while your watery soup is still stone cold.
Exemt for free shortchain fatty acids, triglycerides (fats) are apolar, aren't they? That is why they don't mix with polar substances like water. Correct me if I am mistaken..
Without googling and using my flaky memory, a polar molecule is a molecule that is not balanced in its charge. So it has some negative or positive bias... Maybe.
It also could be because of eye strain because you're focusing with them too much: causing your eyes to dry up and probably lead to eyestrain. Same could've happened if you was reading a book for too long.
Lightning's EM amplitude is very high, strong enough to cause burns (chemical reactions) due to the sheer heat, and it can interfere with electrons (by definition, electricity is essentially moving electrons). However, it cannot become the ionizing radiation that can mutate atoms.
@@iPlayOnSpica actually if lightning strikes the upper atmosphere it can release gamma radiation but not enough would hit you to harm you cause most of it goes into space. Also the phenomena is referred to as "Sprites" and "Elves" if you wanna look it up : )
Not that useful tbh. Tried it a few times and they always find something, like "you can prove anything with studies". No matter how obvious the subject might seem, it always takes a bit more to educate stubborn people.
@@aed3r I mean light bulbs do make a small amount of UV which is ionizing radiation. Go tell that to every conspirators and watch them unscrew every light bulb in the house. As a bonus. Without them seeing in the dark, it may encourage better sleeping patterns. 👍
That's why feminists also fear electro smog and take homeopathic pills more than alt-right oriented people who prefer to bite the bullet. I made that study (up) myself.
Me: I got asthma Mom: It's because of that damn phone! Me: I got perfect grades! Mom: If you stopped wasting so much time on the phone they'd be better.
Yeah had that too. They also thought I was wasting time and electricity and constantly telling me to get off the PC and I am a nobody and always be a nobody. It stopped when I started my programming career, moved out and cut them out of my life. Fuck parents who don't give a shit or care enough to talk to their children. Fuck them hard.
Most screens and devices have their brightness turned way up above the needed brightness. If you ever have the chance to calibrate your screen, you'll see how much lower it should be.
Yeah, I keep my devices at pretty low brightness nowadays, but my mom always asks me to make it brighter when I'm trying to show her something. Idk how she can stand having the brightness way up like that.
Many cheaper/older displays have quite bad flicker (some only at lower brightnesses). Flicker is definitely proven/known to cause headaches, and the sensitivity varies from person to person. Also check out papers from the LED lighting industry with regards to flicker.
drojf oh yeah! I forgot about that. I know some displays (asus ones specially?) use PWM with a not so high frequency. I personally never had any issues with my laptop that used it but heard it makes some people feel bad. Luckily my PC monitor uses a current limit to reduce the brightness. I’m really greatful for it it’s such a great monitor
Thanks for this! Ive been having this feeling for years... And knew that there was no way of proving it or take it too seriously, but to see that this is more common thing than i thought made me feel a little relief. At least I'm not crazy or the only one.
@@justdashie1132 In fact at this point we know a huge amount of blue light is bad for retina cells (might cause AMD in long term), but we don't know if the normal amount of blue light absorbed by the eyes by looking at screens is bad for us. The dose makes the poison. So we need more studies to come to your conclusion! The only thing we are sure about is it causes eye strain like Metro Boomin says here.
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Great vid as always.
Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell wait a minute… 1 day ago??
Can you do the science of click bait?
This comment currently says 1 day ago but this video came out today July 7th
Wait, how is it 1 day ago. When the video was uploaded 2 mins prior.
"Could Your Phone Hurt You?"
It depends on impact velocity.
*yeets phone at 32c*
Zionne Makoma *am I moving at 32c relative to the phone or is the phone going to break physics and completely destroy me?*
*Throws a Nokia 3310* ..........
@@Mr-Ad-196 *Throws an Indestructible Brick.
**chokes on phone**
I checked the sources for this video and I am really impressed by the depth of research and proper citations and summaries for each source. Thank you for being quality information into such a condensed video
That's Kurzgesagt for you; they always do their research.
He is a trusted ally for the joined shinobi force he is the trustworthy and doesn't hide anything
@@irok1 You used a semi-colon incorrectly.
@@stray8468 Did I? Are you sure you aren't thinking of a colon? There are two complete sentences there, so I would use a semicolon.
Sabeer Narula that’s how mafia works
It sure hurts when I drop it on my face in the middle of the night
Damn right it does Haha! Glad someone else does that too.
It’s a very serious issue that need to solved
I can sooo relate to this xD
I often sleep with my phone in hand. Still what are you guys even talking about??
@@haiironosora9714lying on your back holding your phone at arms length, then dropping it on your face
Your headache going away when turning of your laptop or phone could also be because staring at a screen for long periods of time can cause eye strain or over stimulation.
PS. Holy crap, that transition to the plug was smooth as butter.
god damn right
yes, also strained neck muscles cause headaches. Have you seen the posture of people with their laptops, not to mention cellphone zombies?
@@Amphitera you're lying, staring at phones makes neck muscles stronger Karen
@@genekendrick679 not when you don’t move them for 7 hours straight
@@oldveryveryoldmanfromthe1900s I was just trolling 😭😭😭 And 7 hrs is hella long you should use the 20/20/20 rule when using phones or laptops.
Once i was holding it up while i was lying on my bed and then it fell on my nose, so yes.
PHONES CAN HURT YOU
I feel you :,)
@@stqtic7850 now i use my 10.5" tablet, now i wait till the day that happens again xD
👊😔
@@MegaPixlz is that a fist or a punch?
@@falcongamer58 both
"Could your phone hurt you"
It certainly does,
*At 1% battery charge*
emotionally
iPhone exists
Price: Am I a joke to you?
@@AppleGhostCat How's the USSR going for ya?
Every phone I've had boots off at 2%. Are you a wizard Rishit?
Rishit Shetty or drop on your face when you felt asleep
This channel is a fine example of Quality > Quantity.
Unlike the Infographics Show
Indeed my boy hahahahahah
@@e.m.4750we don't speak that name here.
It's a real shame that UA-cam doesn't agree..
It's on their channel banner.
Thank you for this. My doctor wanted me to purchase an electromagnetic radiation wave blocker. It sounded kinda mumbo jumbo, but she had been spot-on in everything else, so I wondered... And you just cleared it out for me. Thanks a bunch.
Did you purchase it? Suggestions?
@@itsnatemate7697 No, I didn't purchase it. Because this video helped me understand that I don't need it, and that it would've been a waste of money. Cheers!
A doctor is not a physicist tho.
Oh nice but why did you need it btw?
@@fourtii8707 But if a doctor is willing to go as far as to suggest something to a patient, it is more than reasonable to assume that they know what they are talking about.
Sadly, this is just more proof that doctors act as if they know much more than they do.
"there are a lot more pressing problems to focus on."
7:21
**Sharknado in background**
And poor toothbrushes drowning in acid. We should raise money to save all toothbrushes from drowning.
Im more worried about snakes carrying brass knuckles on their necks, that's pretty gangsta for a snake.
omg I missed that! What a great you tube creator!
@@supasf I think that might supposed to be toothbrushes (aka plastic trash) in the ocean, but dissolving in acid is way more awesome
Therapist: Sharknado isn't real it can't hurt you.
Sharknado: 7:21
I heard one story from friend of mine: He used to be an engineer and he was participate in costruction of radio tower for phone operator near one small town. After tower was build there are a lot of complaints was comin in to the local administration about health issue by concern citizens. They said that the headache, body temperature, heart attacks and others rates was icnreased since the tower was build. Local administration was calling phone operator to send someone who can take responsibility for this and solve this problem. So engineer guy was send by the company and when he was arrived to local administration he said: "All this issues appeared only when we built up a radio tower and now imagine what will happen if we turn it on..."
So yeah, people often build false correlations and strings with independent and unrelated things to explain the source of their problems. Sorry for bad english if i was write something wrong.
You just made a story up to suit your argument.!#
@@nicelyvanstastic1852 Nope. I have experienced this first hand.
@@nicelyvanstastic1852 People are stupid.
nicely vanstastic Nope, in Germany, this happened too. And it was a study. The 4G tower was offline but a big amount of people started complaining about health issues like headaches and high blood pressure.
UnKnown SoldierX if radio waves or WiFi was going to hurt you that would mean a light bulb is gonna do much worse lol. Visible light has a way higher frequency than microwaves such as 5g. Microwaves only cook food cuz all electromagnetic radiation transfers heat it’s just microwaves do it best at 1000 watts which is a lot of energy and at a really close distance where as a few feet away it’s thousands of times weaker. Visible light doesn’t hurt you so neither will radio waves or microwaves. Unless you had a really strong light bulb and put ur face on it and let the heat cook you just as the microwave would.
me: dies from old age
mom in heaven: ItS ThAt DaRn PhOnE
😂💀
Underrated
let's hope we all die from old age
@Brendan35shoot T what does 'real' even mean?
*vsauce music*
@Brendan35shoot T but what is existence & how does one accept it?
“The problem is people are unreliable” lol
Perfect summation..
I cannot express how much I fear a Kurzgesagt "but".
Ti Bot you read my mind xD
I get immediate anxiety hearing a doubtful ‘but’
Kurzgesagt litteraly translates to kurz said
@@AlexSmith-jj9ul It means 'in short' in german...
Well, that comment made my day.
*"Could your phone hurt you?"*
*Short Answer: Only if you keep following your ex on Instagram*
That's some top notch carcinogenics!
Jesus that's toxic
Long answer?
Yes, if you drop it on your pinky toe.
@Bob V I stabbed my heart writing it. Fair enough.
Son: Mom, the water in my body has microplastics
Mom: _cuz of that damned phone_
Phones are made of plastic
@@ENZOxDV9 not entirely but the shell and other parts are
@@kaitokobayashi6394 but, the plastic of smartphones are not consumed by the kid's (I think).
@@marcosbrandao3789 that and the phone would have to weathered down into microplastics before consumption since your body can't break down plastics at any noticable speed
@@danielr8257 exactly. Microplastic make us stronger and reduce 60 years of life expectations.
“could your phone hurt you?” well i just dropped it on my face, so yes.
Oof
Your pfp embodies that statement
how
It looks like they dropped it on their face
More when it is an iPhone and dropped over the ground :(
Kurzgesagt actually drew the sonic hedgehog better than paramount studios ..great job
*sad flash noises*
Sony studios?
Sad flash noises
Think you mean paramount
WHERE (2)
Me: is diagnosed with cancer
My mom: *v i d e o g a m e s*
Daniel Courage *D R I N K M O R E W A T E R*
lmao
4ZM0 D4N My parents tell me to drink more alkaline water
@@intheshadowofathousandbean563 *I T S T H A T D A M N P H O N E S*
@@vanz681 eat more alkaline battaries
Me: mom I have a stomach ache
Mom: It’s because of those dang *videogames*
Well what do you do while playing the game? sitting on your arse probably eating crap. That could cause that problem and many other problems down the line
Mom: Now quit complaining and drink this essential oil, it was expensive so now it's the closest thing we have to food.
to be honest at least few times i had headache from sitting in front of computer too long (like 20 hours in one day?)
@@TheDarksideoftheMoon360 well you don't know shit about what they eat so you might as well not say anything
Wait, stomach acne?
Was just talking with my wife about how every study seems like its a bit biased or just provides an incomplete picture. This was a great vid!
*Eyes itch because of pollen*
Society: it's because of those damn video games
clearly, it is because we live in a society
My mom:
*V I D E O G A M E S*
radiation doesnt hurt you, videogames do
fr the pollen this year is fuckin awful
The eyes are never that bad for me
*But God damn how my nose feels right now makes me wish for a quick end*
They're teasing us with this, because you all know what you're doing...
Watching this on a device.
Well how else am i supposed to watch this ?
😂
They’re teasing themselves too. How else are they suppose to make this?
On a device... that emits waves... ya know...
im watching this on a tennis racket
Suckers... I watched this on a magazine..
I have very mild headaches after being on my phone for too long. But this is just from my slight astigmatism in my eyes. Astigmatism is actually quite wierd, because before I had an eye test I didn't realise what I experienced wasn't (completely) normal (as even with it my vision is still 20/20), so I would just attribute it to the usage of my phone, but never really the radiation from it. Mabye something similar might be where people are getting the idea of harmful phone radiation from.
Exactly
Your phone could hurt you on other ways. Haven't seen a single person who could take a Nokia 3310 to the face yet.
Good ol' Chuck Norris?
Nokia? You mean brick right?
LOL
Oof
Brylin Sundae funny as fuck
Me: *watching this video on my phone.*
"Could your phone hurt you?"
*sweats*
I was waiting for this😂
You’re the thumbnail?
haha
A land-line can conduct electricity during a storm....it was rare, but a generation of "Ma Bell" subscribers NEVER wanted to speak for long if it was storming outside.
What’s with the two just casually spilling their life story and selflessly advertising their own content...
just a thing to think about
when it’s sunny, ice cream sales goes up and the number of heat stroke patients also go up.
But if you only had the analytics of the ice cream sales and the number of patients, you might assume that ice cream causes heat stroke, which is completely wrong.
this just in: eating ice cream causes heat stroke
Breaking news: Having cancer makes you addicted to your phone.
That's another case of the old "correlation does not equal causation".
Thats the difference between correlation and causation
That way of describing the difference between correlation and causation is extremely easy to understand for people who don't view the world very scientifically. Ryan Chen, well done! (And no, I'm not being sarcastic. Genuinely, well done.) I will be using it to describe that difference to any less scientifically inclined who have trouble understanding the concept. Cheers!
I studied chemistry for 4 years. Here’s my takeaway:
The difference between electromagnetic energy and micro radiation is they both do not cause cancer. Colors are correlated to wave lengths which cannot penetrate through DNA or solid surfaces. If you stand close to a microwave it will not damage chromosomes or your DNA. Also the colour of visible light depends on its wavelength. These wavelengths range from 700 nm at the red end of the spectrum to 400 nm at the violet end. Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see. And just to emphasize, Ionizing radiation mostly comes from radioactive sources. Several kinds of ionizing radiation will cause DNA damage. But for example: microwaves are not radioactive, and do not cause ionizing radiation. Another myth about microwaves is that they penetrate to the bone which is not true.
I m polendddddd
can you tell us if a powerfull Electromagbetic field like those produced in welding and grinding are bad for our health? I've read that those fields can interfere with the mineral iron in our blood
Chemist brain lol. Wait for the physicist to tell you what's up.
Yeah but what happens to your sperm of you keep your mobile in your trouserpocket. Definitely not a good idea if you want to have healthy children
@@DavidJimenez-wv7gh Blood is repelled by magnets
KurzGesagt-InANutshell: Can electricity hurt you?
Me sitting in a Shockchair: Were about to find out.
Your comment is decent but your spelling is just horrible
I don't know if the misspellings were intentional but it adds so much.
Let's find out *flip switch*
@@vu3071 BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 😯😨🤯
You accidentally typed electricitg instead of electricity
No one knows what you're talking about with this strange electricitg you speak of
As you can see from the comments.
Dear Kurzgesagt, Your videos are a shining example of data-driven, source based, informative, and entertaining news. Thanks and keep 'em coming!
* 'em coming. Sorry.
*them* sorry
@@abyssabyss6091 No, you are totally right, thank you.
@@2esween Grammar Police just doing his job!
Economic interests overshadows health risks.!
Me: *falls down off the roof and breaks his back*
Mom: *It's because of that damn phone!*
Thoughts and prayers for the phone 🙏
We are willing to fund aid required for your phone .
2 minute silence for your phone. 😭😭
Why isn't anyone saying prayers to this poor man, instead of the phone? Like guys, it's a device, it can't really be harmed.
Woooosh me please.
Whose back did you break?
I can only imagine how many people were scared to death when they came to realize "electromagnetic pollution" is basically a cute way of saying radiation :P
The transition into the ad sponsor was so slick that it almost feels like the whole episode was designed around it.
Really? I thought it felt contrived and forced.
It felt slick as butter
How? It was a total subject change, it felt way forced lol
@@nathanfife2890 How was it as total subject form. He went from Electric Magnetic Pollution to an another kind of pollution to number of deaths to threats to sponsor.
They are so good at transitioning I can barley catch it most of the time
Thank you for the increased transparency in your videos. I appreciate the reporting of sources and critical evaluation of pop science and interpretations of data in the public sphere. Keep it up guys!!
*_Got to give Kurzgesagt some credit, that was some really smooth sponsorship transition. They made me feel like it was the obvious next step to get dashlane_*
It didn't even mention the word sponsor or ad. It's not a good thing to be illegally deceptive.
While it was a smooth transition, it was still blatantly obvious it was an ad and I could stop there.
It's only blatantly obvious to someone used to the whole UA-cam sponsorship ecosystem.
It was smooth cus there was no new paragraph, script-wise. But idk.. maybe I wanted a longer video and to feel like they’d wrap it all up first
Life Progress - Health, Wealth, & Happiness Channel which is better, Dashlane or LastPass?
Thank you so much for sharing stuff like this. This question has nagged at me for years. I love you guys for thoroughly researching it and honestly sharing what you found.
Check again. And also feel yourself.
Too many competent experts I know are warning for it.
"Can this kill you?"
Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell
: "Yes, but actually no."
More like probably not, but we'll see
The summed up vid
Let's just wait and see. Oh no too late, I'm dead.
Yeah, I've been seeing this trend on several of their videos now.
@@Crambull Because everybody wants to know an exact answer immediatley. I think "we dont know yet, we're searching for answers, but here's what we did find out so far" type of videos are better than assuming something- not backed by actual science- for the sake of viewer count. Assumptions are certainly not equal to facts.
>We have much more pressing matters to focus on
>*Shows sharknado*
I knew it.
Sharknado confirmed. We’re doomed
Worst thing is, no goverment on Earth has been careful enough to have a sharknado alert system, so we won't even know when it's coming
@@fernando47180 That's because the sharknado is something *they* don't want you to know abo--
*user has been disconnected*
@@Darthfaceplant QUICKLY, WE MUST WARN THE WO-
*user has been disconnected*
birds 100
narration 100
*transition to dashlane ad: 100*
Tatiana test
there are 100 likes i dont wanna ruin it
True, never expected that to happen
Too many Dashlane ads recently and I don't feel right since "we leave a trail of accounts and passwords all over the Internet" XD
I hadn't had an ad for years until yesterday
“There are a lot more pressing problems to focus on”
Also Kurzgesagt: What if we detonated all nuclear bombs on Earth?
I thought that was funny too. Sadly, the only way to get rid of nuclear weapons is to have One-World Government, and therefore no nation-state enemies.
*Sits on the computer for hours looking at a screen at full brightness*
“My hEaD HUrTS WhEN i USe mY lApToP”
This. I rarely have my laptop brightness above 25%. It's much easier on the eyes.
True
@@MatthewBaka This, plus a blue light filter when available.
Even then I get eyestrain bad enough I sometimes need to wear sunglasses while typing, It suuuucks.
@@dr.velious5411 use filters that filter out the blue light of the screen, Windows 10 also had a night light feature, consider using it permanently, there are also glasses that do the same thing, it helps with the eye strain alot.
Like others are saying in the comments this is most likely due to people straining their eyes having their screen brightness too high rather than mysterious electromagnetic radiation waves penetrating their cranium and causing brain damage lol. But we often believe the latter because we are humans and we often forget the simplest of things to make our lives easier in the long run.
Every technophobic parent ever:
*Coincidence? I think NOT!*
Technophobics
Oh sun dont radiate , our body dont radiate tube lights and TVs dont radiate(visible light)
Ohh boy my phone raduates a low energy radiawave that causes me cancer
Technophobic huh 🤔 not inaccurate
I'm ill... There are lights in my house... ELECTRICITY MADE ME SICK
"Could electricity be killing you?"
Me, watching this on a phone: "Interesting."
Me trying to stick a fork into a powersocket: Hmmm....sounds interesting
That's why I watch all of these videos on stone slabs.
A straight forward video on non-ionising radiation that people can understand.
Finally!! I’m sick of explaining it myself.
Kurzgesagt uses clickbait to attract the illinformed and inform them. Truly the only good kind of clickbait, well done!
Steven Matthews not really a clickbait title/thumbnail but yes
it's the vsauce approach
@@randoman8654 is it possible that kurzgesagt is becoming a second Vsauce?
@@Cutie_Oni This will soon be an epic meme channel
Steven Matthews Don’t read my name 💓
Kid: Dies
Moms: It’s all because of that phone of yours
Kurzgesagt: *Enters room*
Plazyen ???
Nah, it's because the crazy moms refused to vaccinate their kids.
Mom: Still doesn't listen to value information.
*bangs door profusely*
Christian Munroe what?
4:31 “The problem is that people are unreliable.”
*That is the truest thing I have ever heard*
the cause to every issue
Who hurt you
@@Idontcare1314 are you incompetent?
But if they're reliably unreliable, doesn't that make them reliable?
We are reliable in a bad way. PSYCHOLOGYYYYYY
I really appreciate that you stick to the evidences instead of being more vague about this topic because it'd be more catchy
0:11 Is there such a thing as too much electricity?
*Ask the people who got hit by lightning*
*Zeus will remember that.*
That's just too much all at once.
Ask the flash
Ask Thor.
Ask _Sonichu_
Kurzgesagt: electronic devices have no link to hurting you
Me: drops phone on face... "ouch" :(
Good one
@FulCon11542 he commented so I guess no?
@FulCon11542 Do you think they'd still be alive to write that if it were a Nokia?
that is gravity hurting you!
Yes. YES.
"will wifi negatively effect my health and kill me?"
"well, the more educated you are, the less effect it has on you."
So true
*affect
*damage
@Kazimierz Przestrzelski lol
@@mr_man5657 My teacher told us something like that lol
I love your work! I rarely leave UA-cam comments but I came online to see what the top video is on Electromagnetic Pollution and this is the #1 video :) Sadly, I know first hand what it is like to experience Electrosensitivity and it is not the Nocebo affect. I would lovingly encourage you to look into organizations like the Cellphone Task Force - believe me, the LAST thing I would want to do is pretend to be allergic to cellphones/laptops to get attention (how boring, haha). In the future, I believe society will look back and realize that cellphones are like cigarettes or the use of Asbestos; not safe but the profits were too great to acknowledge the harms, and the media too biased by corporate influence -- The good news is that we can have a compromise and make technology SAFER, not eradicate it all together. I am working for that day! Thanks for hearing my comment (I use my technology sparingly after all haha) xoxo
Alr
I am also , and absolutely there is NO nocebo effect in people with ehs. None. More people will soon be suffering with this with the ultra powerful 5G and overexposure and overuse. To Everyone reading the comments. .....Please please, save the babies & children from exposure to the cell phones , WiFi, etc. Distance them as much as possible because these silent weapons are accumulating in All of our bodies, especially the little ones, they absorb it so much more than adults. and this radiation is causing great damage to our nerves and even cells. Yes, they are killing us. Our bodies weren’t made to withstand this horrible man made radiation. My 48 year old brother died from a brain tumor last year from cell phone radiation. Don’t charge it by your bedside or sleep with the cell phone beside you or under your pillow. Use speaker phone. Put on airplane mode. Unplug WiFi when not using. I could say so much more. I could write a book about it but there are already lots of good books out there. Just do the research. Look at the 2012 Bioinitiative Report....
Correlation ≠ causation.
Unfortunately, it's a nocebo effect. Electro sensitivity is BIOLOGICLY IMPOSSIBLE in humans.
@@karen-zr9ge We're not made for UV-A, UV-B, or UV-C and we are bathed in it everyday. I don't see any problems except skin cancer with high exposer to UV. Radio waves are to low frequency to do anything to us, or any animal on this planet. Visible light is what causes those headaches. Same with UV-A.
“There are more pressing problems to focus on”
*shows an animation of sharknado*
*I KNEW IT!*
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What is. The time
Would a sharknado be possible
@@mrsdlkent1
Tornadoes and Water spouts do pick up fish and carry them for miles and there was a Tornado in Texas that picked up 30,000 lb machinery, so it's definitely possible.
@@utisti4976 Yes. But waterspouts that travel miles over land carrying only sharks(By the hundreds) for no purpose outside of using them as ammunition to fire at people.
🤣👌
2019 Award for the best transition to an ad goes to Kurzgesagt.
It's so good im not mad im even impressed.
Eh, i prefer it to be obvious. It kind of takes away the authenticity from an educational video.
Polymatter would be proud
I could feel is coming at 7:26, the change of audio and narration
That transition is quite easy as the topics are close each other.
Linus: *YOU DARE OPPOSE ME MORTAL*
All these videos do is make me question my existence.
True
Ye
VerboseQuestion I know it’s so stressful
VerboseQuestion Big Facts!
First time?
0:18 That transition was so smooth
Patient: "I have a headache"
Doctor: "It's all in your head"
good one?
Not original but well done nonetheless
HAHAHA
_You think?_
nice
Kurzgesagt: Could your phone hurt you?
Me, looking at my phone: idk, could you?
NSA agent through the speaker: I'll never do that.
Me: :'D
10,000 Karat Gold right there.
N.S.A. agent, not F.B.I. agent.
@@j.k.4479 True.
But that's not how the joke goes
@@Alexander-is9jo How does it go?
Already a Dashlane customer.... Would you please consider "Humor" a followup video to "Beauty" Why does humor exist, where did it come from, how has it served humans through evolution and biology, is humor important. Thank you for all the work you do.
Excellent suggestion!
I like the idea
Isnt it because it was developed to get humans to start working with eachother?
This is something I have been very curious for a long time
This has so many references I cant even fathom how you fit them all in this video.
Son: Mom, I feel sick..
Mom: It's all because of your phone.
Kurzgesagt: *Hold my phone*
Haha
Nice joke, but wouldn't *Hold my birds* be a little bit better? Sorry for cherrypicking
relatable
You have more subscribers than me without any videos
You: _Sneeze_
Mom: *hmmm VIDEO GAMES...*
Karen: "We're surrounded by radiation RUN"
Kurzgesagt: *always have been*
lol
Karen: *kills herself*
@marcus lau no
Man I was looking for healthy discourse under this video, but its always just kids trying to make themselves feel better and look smarter. Honestly if you have nothing else to say, just shut up for once.
@@americantoastman7296 translation: "Man, I was looking for people with similar viewpoints to my own so that I could agree with them, and when I only found people disagreeing with me it made me mad". Ironically enough, your reply here lacks any content related to the video whatsoever. Your comment is more of a non-comment than the one you're replying to, but cognitive dissonance is a hell of a drug.
Universe : *dies*
Mom: *it's bc of that darn phone*
*Video games* 😔
Wut..?
*karen
@MageBurger xd
Well that can be true if the AI take over the world
Thank you for explaining this so well. Appreciate it.
over 1.5 k facebook moms didnt like this video.
Tyler B more like kids but k
Nikita Tushinski
I like jokes. Don’t you? No? I’m sorry you don’t.
Nikita Tushinski yeah your bam jokes fly over your head although you see it
But ima men
Devil RedHD wow ok calm down there
“Lets zoom out,” proceeds to zoom in
Me: watches documentary about autism in kids
Mom: *_its those dam phones >:(_*
no it's the vaccines
What was the documentary called
Cole Sprouse Loony Tunes Back in Action
It's the microscopic, brain-hijacking robots that the government puts in processed cheese products and bags of Lay's sour cream and onion potato chips! >:(
Obama did it!
*damn
Nocebo effect seems to be very interesting, it's basically about us creating the problem then suffering from it based on delusions.
A video that didn't put me into an existential crisis...
WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU DO TO KURZGESAGT?!
I know, right ?
LOL
Sounds like you're having some sort of crisis though.
Microwaves heat any polar molecule, not just water! That means the fats and carbs are also heated. Or more precisely, the ceramic bowl is heated to 1000 degrees while your watery soup is still stone cold.
I was going through comments to see if anyone spotted this error yet. This comment needs more upvotes.
Exemt for free shortchain fatty acids, triglycerides (fats) are apolar, aren't they? That is why they don't mix with polar substances like water. Correct me if I am mistaken..
@@fsdgadfase Yeah well fats are generally non polar. On the other hand, carbs are polar molecules.
What is a polar molecule? Too lazy to Google
Without googling and using my flaky memory, a polar molecule is a molecule that is not balanced in its charge. So it has some negative or positive bias... Maybe.
When you are watching TV all day and then do not feel very good, it is not because of radiation, more likely you just need a fresh air.
Exactly. It's always easier to blame something else than to put yourself down
It also could be because of eye strain because you're focusing with them too much: causing your eyes to dry up and probably lead to eyestrain. Same could've happened if you was reading a book for too long.
Better call saul. Anyone?
Yeah, at that point you need some air pollution xD
and some exercise
This video had one of the best transitions from content to commercial I've ever seen.
Is there such a thing as too much electricity?
Me: *looks at the thunder storm outside* Yes.
Lightning's EM amplitude is very high, strong enough to cause burns (chemical reactions) due to the sheer heat, and it can interfere with electrons (by definition, electricity is essentially moving electrons). However, it cannot become the ionizing radiation that can mutate atoms.
@@iPlayOnSpica What if you got 1.21 Jigawatts?
Me: mom I have a stomach ache
Mom: It’s because of those dang videogames
@@iPlayOnSpica actually if lightning strikes the upper atmosphere it can release gamma radiation but not enough would hit you to harm you cause most of it goes into space. Also the phenomena is referred to as "Sprites" and "Elves" if you wanna look it up : )
@@gloriashaw7782 lol
Me: has headache
Mom: just a headache
Doctor: it’s just a headache
Google: I diagnose you with dead
Bing: *Top 100 ways to end your suffering*
Wikipedia*
WebMD: Cancer.
Lmao this kill me
*the big dead*
I love how this channel punches in face of those extreme people and parents
Not that useful tbh. Tried it a few times and they always find something, like "you can prove anything with studies". No matter how obvious the subject might seem, it always takes a bit more to educate stubborn people.
@@aed3r I mean light bulbs do make a small amount of UV which is ionizing radiation. Go tell that to every conspirators and watch them unscrew every light bulb in the house.
As a bonus. Without them seeing in the dark, it may encourage better sleeping patterns. 👍
Don’t read my name 💓
@@COWP ok i won't
But gently and with a "I'm terribbly sorry about this" at the end.
I love how they can link the video to their sponsor so smoothly
Being toxic and constantly outraged on social networks is way more harmful than radio waves.
True
True
NO IT/S NOT! HOW COULD YOU SAY SUCH A THING??
That's why feminists also fear electro smog and take homeopathic pills more than alt-right oriented people who prefer to bite the bullet. I made that study (up) myself.
If you’re weak
Me: I got asthma
Mom: It's because of that damn phone!
Me: I got perfect grades!
Mom: If you stopped wasting so much time on the phone they'd be better.
MasterChiefSamus
Better than perfect wtf?
Grim Reaper r/woooosh
Oof
@iiYonko r/woooosh
Parents thinks they know everything but they dont
Yes anything hurts if you throw it hard enough
r/kidsyoutube
Nice
Good
library of Alexandria TM r/fucktard
@@o_o4080 r/iamatotalpieceofshit
2:05 microwave the first waterbender
You have summoned the Facebook moms. They are coming...
and they would like to see the manager :)
THEY ARE COMINGGGGGG😱😱😱
Gather the supplies ready the defences.
Don’t Sub to me lol
@@christianmullens4683 I get the men REEE
Me: hops on pc for 2 seconds
My mom who haven't seen me yet today and just walks in: YOU BEEN ON THAT COMPUTER ALL DAY
Used to happen all the time when I was 7 and had 2 hours limited a day.
Yeah had that too. They also thought I was wasting time and electricity and constantly telling me to get off the PC and I am a nobody and always be a nobody. It stopped when I started my programming career, moved out and cut them out of my life.
Fuck parents who don't give a shit or care enough to talk to their children. Fuck them hard.
the anger that pumps into me, even when I imagine it.
@@Adrian2140 even more funny when you put a UPS on your PC and tell them it only takes the power of 3 light bulbs. XD
This is so relatable it hurts
That little bird surfing on his keyboard is just adorable!
I bet it's a tribute to someone's child or nephew
I think it's a reference to the 90s
Its the Hackerman reference! From Kung Fury!
Dug that F-Zero X reference - kudos and much love to the artists.
DAMN that was one of the SMOOTHEST transitions to a sponsored ad i think ive ever seen on youtube lol
It wasn't so smooth.
@@hittingyouoverthehead it was so smooth
@@Dworv It really wasn't.
@@cruisermaster1980 Nah... not so much.
@@hittingyouoverthehead it really was
"Could your phone hurt you?"
Every mom on this planet: *YES*
If it's thrown at you
If it's thrown at you, credit to @BrotherAlpha
And im so done with this shit
My mom: buys a new usb mouse and gets skin irritation
Me: it's a latex allergy
Her: I T s t H e r A d i A t i O n
Pfffff she won't experience as much electromagnetic radiation from that mouse in her lifetime than having her hand in sunlight for 30 minutes.
Its only 3.6 not good not terrible
r/oddlyspecific
@@leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347 Probably because it actually happened 😒
@@conkerlive101 The frequency with which I make and enjoy this joke is a disease.
The ice cream!! I cried a little for that poor little bird. That was traumatizing
stuff like the headache from the computer could easily be the light emitted by the screen being too high. focusing too much in one spot etc.
Most screens and devices have their brightness turned way up above the needed brightness. If you ever have the chance to calibrate your screen, you'll see how much lower it should be.
Yeah, I keep my devices at pretty low brightness nowadays, but my mom always asks me to make it brighter when I'm trying to show her something. Idk how she can stand having the brightness way up like that.
Many cheaper/older displays have quite bad flicker (some only at lower brightnesses). Flicker is definitely proven/known to cause headaches, and the sensitivity varies from person to person. Also check out papers from the LED lighting industry with regards to flicker.
drojf oh yeah! I forgot about that. I know some displays (asus ones specially?) use PWM with a not so high frequency. I personally never had any issues with my laptop that used it but heard it makes some people feel bad. Luckily my PC monitor uses a current limit to reduce the brightness. I’m really greatful for it it’s such a great monitor
Sometimes you just need to call down, and drink more water.
This channel has just changed into one that just debunks conspiracy theories
And I love it
Ur comment goes so well with profile pic 😂😂
I’m gonna check out ur channel
I subbed
It's easy to topple a theory than to make one up. Less people will get angry.
@@pops7469 Sub me , I'll sub you
Short answer: No, but don't strain your eyes
Thank you
^ x100
Absolute lad
What I was looking for (y)
"Dont strain your eye."
Meanwhile profile pic: NANI?!
Thanks for this! Ive been having this feeling for years... And knew that there was no way of proving it or take it too seriously, but to see that this is more common thing than i thought made me feel a little relief. At least I'm not crazy or the only one.
"can phones hurt you? No."
Oh boy, can't wait to show this video to my parents
But it can your eyes. Just Saying.
Abhishek Thakur eye strain that’s about it
@@stevensanchez2032 Exposure to blue light for extended periods of time damages the eyes
@@justdashie1132 In fact at this point we know a huge amount of blue light is bad for retina cells (might cause AMD in long term), but we don't know if the normal amount of blue light absorbed by the eyes by looking at screens is bad for us. The dose makes the poison.
So we need more studies to come to your conclusion!
The only thing we are sure about is it causes eye strain like Metro Boomin says here.
YAAAAS 1yr worth of wait🤩
Me: **feels exhausted**
Every baby boomer within a 20 km radius: **ViDeO GaMeS**
Neutron X 😂
10 hours of playing video games sure makes me exhausted tho
then proceed to watch tv until morning
"Toxic ancients"
2:04 This microwave has no protection on window. It cooks not only meal, but also the bird.
2 in 1
The same bird is gonna roast some chicks in the next frame
who says they are not the same thing? :)
The holes in the metal grating are too small for the radiation to go through
I see this as an absolute win
I love this channel! Please keep doing these amazing videos!
Me: sees title and starts watching on my phone:
*chuckles*
I'm in danger.
"we leave a trail of accounts and passwords all over the Internet"
me: _is it dashlane?_
*Y E P*
What does J R E have to do with that?
@@ChrisadisCgcool oh no why i typed train .. _[inner rail fanboi took over]_
i thought it was gonna be nordvpn lol
@@donotinteract not when password is mentioned at the same time
Me: Gets a scrape
Mom: Its that damn computer
Computer: Its that damn mom
Funny. I laughed
Detroit: become human
It is!!!
true
true
You people are amazing! So much work was put into this i cant even comprehend it