True Facts: The Incredible Tardigrade

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  • @zefrank
    @zefrank  3 роки тому +3495

    Happy to be sponsored by Curiosity Stream. They have great content at a great price. Check them out and sign up at curiositystream.com/zefrank :)

  • @AxleTrade
    @AxleTrade 3 роки тому +8193

    Jerry deserves a raise for all the effort he put into making those models.

    • @trueherbsman
      @trueherbsman 3 роки тому +81

      Jerry's snafu's are entertainment in their own right! right Jerr'!

    • @lairdcummings9092
      @lairdcummings9092 3 роки тому +20

      Artsy!

    • @captainweekend
      @captainweekend 3 роки тому +162

      "No Jerry, we can't sell it as merch, it has staples in it" 😂🤣

    • @mechwarrior13
      @mechwarrior13 3 роки тому +118

      I died at the "small" scale hahaha

    • @lenapistone7135
      @lenapistone7135 3 роки тому +19

      yeah, but I kinda like the underdog, Dave.

  • @thomashygum5310
    @thomashygum5310 3 роки тому +3029

    Hello there
    I am Sørensen-Hygum, coauthor of one of the papers you cite. I just want to say that I am very happy and impressed with your video. It is a really great feeling to see my research become part of an educational youtube video. I am really proud of that scanning electron micrograph of Echiniscoides sigismundi and seeing it reproduced makes me happy.

    • @thomashygum5310
      @thomashygum5310 3 роки тому +350

      I like that you are able to make research, both mine and other’s, more accessible by applying humor and more everyday language than we can get away with in research papers.
      In particular it made me extremely happy to see you thank us for publishing under a CC license as doing so was a decision that I had to push a little bit for and one that cost my supervisor a lot of money.

    • @thomashygum5310
      @thomashygum5310 3 роки тому +317

      I do want to raise a few points. You state that tardigrades can dry out for decades and this is almost certainly true, but it is also somewhat misleading. It is true in that a few tardigrades may well recover after such extended periods but there is currently no solid proof of it. Note also that when I say a few tardigrades, I really do mean a few, dont expect to put 100 dry tardigrades into storage for 30 years and get 100 live ones out, you will be lucky to have 1 live animal after such a long time. However 1 live animal is enough to found a new population if the species is parthenogentic!

    • @thomashygum5310
      @thomashygum5310 3 роки тому +238

      I would also like to add that the paper of mine you cited actually demonstrates that drying on a glass surface is extremely toxic to Echiniscoides sigismundi(a heterotardigrade) likely because of fundamental interaction that applies to other tardigrades too. I have done some experiments demonstrating that the same is true for Richtersius coronifer(a eutardigrade), though the results have never been published.

    • @thomashygum5310
      @thomashygum5310 3 роки тому +258

      Lastly I am very happy to see that you quoted Gąsiorek and Vončina. They are both extremely talented and very nice and it is great to see them get some recognition.
      Sorry for posting this in so many posts, but youtube would not allow me to post them all in one.

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 3 роки тому +58

      @@thomashygum5310 do you suspect the glass alters the chemical/protein preparations the tardigrade makes, or do you think it might be altering the behavior(movement, evaporation) of the water to make it dry out faster than the tardigrade can adapt?
      I would think the depressurization in space would cause far more rapid evaporation of the water, and I dont know of many organic friendly chemicals that interact with glass, but off the top of my head those are the possibilities that spring to mind.

  • @emmyhynes5827
    @emmyhynes5827 3 роки тому +4224

    we don’t know when he’ll appear but he never disappoints

    • @TJDious
      @TJDious 3 роки тому +28

      JUST LIKE WALDO

    • @9965paul
      @9965paul 3 роки тому +14

      He only posts when he needs money

    • @clibothy
      @clibothy 3 роки тому +5

      @@TJDious where’s frank

    • @JPelus
      @JPelus 3 роки тому +20

      It's the only notification I get that I need to stop everything for lol

    • @thehermit8618
      @thehermit8618 3 роки тому +13

      Its like a very eloquent and funny meteor shower

  • @roraimarain4310
    @roraimarain4310 3 роки тому +2381

    I'm a biologist and this: "Intrinsically Disordered Proteins don't have a defined shape and are Floppy Floppy like cooked spaghetti. These seem to act almost like Styrofoam packing noodles, holding organelles in place and making sure things don't stick together as the cell shrinks" --what a genius explanation

    • @vigneshkr7072
      @vigneshkr7072 3 роки тому +153

      I'm a microbiology student and I wish I was tutored by someone like him. That could have been hilarious.

    • @ripleyhrgiger4669
      @ripleyhrgiger4669 3 роки тому +113

      I had a science teacher like him in middle-school. I wish all teachers approached topics like this because it's fun and makes it easier to remember these things.

    • @petersmythe6462
      @petersmythe6462 3 роки тому +38

      "don't have a defined shape"
      Prion diseases: *visible concern*

    • @robertandersen4164
      @robertandersen4164 3 роки тому +67

      They say that the sign of true genius is taking a complex process and explaining it in a way that anyone can understand.

    • @lordfelidae4505
      @lordfelidae4505 3 роки тому +6

      It’s such an apt description!

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 3 роки тому +774

    "Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry."
    That's a genuinely fantastic quote. Much like this entire episode.

    • @destroytheboxes
      @destroytheboxes 3 роки тому +14

      Truth.
      Another. “It’s like masturbation with consequences”
      Tears. Just tears with laughter.

    • @mdtalhaansari1096
      @mdtalhaansari1096 3 роки тому +6

      Hubble Space Telescope has left this party.

    • @una_10bananas
      @una_10bananas 3 роки тому +1

      I loved the not-even-mentioned "J" in that photo

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 9 місяців тому +1

      Photography is a style of science, however. Hehehehe...

  • @ChengTeoh
    @ChengTeoh 3 роки тому +4146

    Poor Jerry, all he's trying to do is expand his artistic repertoire by creating those delightfully weird looking models.
    "No we can't sell that as merch Jerry" ... aw darn, I would have happily paid for Jerry's delectable work of art, who else is with me?

    • @lokithemischievous2283
      @lokithemischievous2283 3 роки тому +61

      I would be all in on some of Jerry’s merch. They’re adorable

    • @justanotherchannelonyoutub126
      @justanotherchannelonyoutub126 3 роки тому +75

      That is how Jerry do

    • @ChengTeoh
      @ChengTeoh 3 роки тому +44

      @@justanotherchannelonyoutub126 indeed, that's how he do do. hopefully he continues to make more models in future episodes.

    • @iaminyourhome8145
      @iaminyourhome8145 3 роки тому +25

      I want a jerry face reveal

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 3 роки тому +15

      Well, yes, but my kids have honored me with plenty of Play Doh statues.

  • @gracieonamountain
    @gracieonamountain 3 роки тому +1363

    As a design student, putting a scale bar that just says "small" is aspirational. You do you, Jerry. You know how to save time, Jerry.

    • @oaktadopbok665
      @oaktadopbok665 2 роки тому +36

      "Small" bar must be labeled "not to scale"

    • @goompo
      @goompo 2 роки тому +32

      That’s how the Jerry do

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 2 роки тому +21

      @@oaktadopbok665 what if he'd put "very small"? Would that fix it? 😜

    • @thomasdickson35
      @thomasdickson35 Рік тому +3

      As someone that has built a great many things that were 'designed,' I've seen worse. Don't listen to them, Jerry.

  • @timkinney8719
    @timkinney8719 3 роки тому +312

    I just watched like 10 of these videos about tardigrades and none of them explained a damn thing about how they do what they do, this video answered every single question I had while also being hilarious. Thank you for this. I'm officially a huge fan. Keep up the good work!

  • @truthhasteeth1427
    @truthhasteeth1427 3 роки тому +765

    He even makes his advertisements funny; "Oh, there's David Attenborough; show off."

    • @phoule76
      @phoule76 3 роки тому +8

      like a curiosity shower

    • @CatsAndPokemon
      @CatsAndPokemon 3 роки тому +8

      i loved finding out that ze frank has beef with David Attenborough

    • @leegoddard2618
      @leegoddard2618 3 роки тому

      Got me to watch it.

    • @that1nerdyblackgirl736
      @that1nerdyblackgirl736 3 роки тому

      Bro I will pay good money for the battle of narrators

  • @DemBigOlEyes
    @DemBigOlEyes 3 роки тому +1977

    Jerry is getting more creative. We should encourage him, unlike David.

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 роки тому +48

      I like jerry and his antics

    • @ALEXANDER1318
      @ALEXANDER1318 3 роки тому +44

      He must have had his crotch-unicorn replaced recently. How else could he be so creative suddenly?

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 3 роки тому +9

      Who is David?

    • @bigboredthing
      @bigboredthing 3 роки тому +41

      @@2degucitas He's an idiot. He mistakes poop for leaves.

    • @michaelbingham5769
      @michaelbingham5769 3 роки тому +11

      Yeah david is an idiot he makes typos

  • @dillonbuford
    @dillonbuford 3 роки тому +1341

    Can we appreciate that this man started in the early days or UA-cam: before ads, professional UA-cam's, when UA-cam was basically America's funniest home videos, left for years, return in a time when UA-cam was basically a television network, did the exact same thing as before, and was successful.

    • @jannweitman3803
      @jannweitman3803 3 роки тому +25

      Dear Kitten....

    • @soupalex
      @soupalex 3 роки тому +17

      @@jannweitman3803 quite a while before that, even

    • @ChillavaKirby
      @ChillavaKirby 3 роки тому +11

      I hadn't realized that. That's really cool.

    • @neruz1984
      @neruz1984 3 роки тому +76

      True quality never dies, it merely enters cryptobiosis and waits for the moment to strike.

    • @sulaymanmujaahid876
      @sulaymanmujaahid876 3 роки тому +32

      Thats how the Zafrank do

  • @jasonwilde197
    @jasonwilde197 3 роки тому +363

    "Moss Piglet", The cutest and most docile sounding animal name ever.

    • @deanholderde5959
      @deanholderde5959 3 роки тому +16

      They are unusually cute for bugs.

    • @jasonwilde197
      @jasonwilde197 3 роки тому +16

      @@deanholderde5959 Chances are if you have ever been in the forest or a pond you have had intimate contact with them. They are adorable for "Bugs".

  • @zerkil6304
    @zerkil6304 3 роки тому +4615

    can you do "True Facts: Jerry" just so you can make a whole video about him

  • @MattWeber
    @MattWeber 3 роки тому +728

    When David Attenborough finally retires, ZeFrank1 should be immediately introduced as his replacement for all nature documentaries, except he is allowed to script it as well.. None of the BS he had to deal with while working for Buzzfeed.

    • @Adrian-qr6gk
      @Adrian-qr6gk 3 роки тому +24

      agreed! begin the petition!

    • @-OBJ
      @-OBJ 3 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @WilhelmScreamer
      @WilhelmScreamer 3 роки тому +19

      I had no idea about his buzzfeed dealings

    • @Tengu125
      @Tengu125 3 роки тому +45

      Zefrank was on Buzzfeed??
      But...he's an actually funny content creator, not a pretentious politically woke ass, or "which x are you" quizz maker?
      Now I've seen everything.

    • @MrChainsawAardvark
      @MrChainsawAardvark 3 роки тому +31

      I want ZeGrank to narrate a documentary about David Attenborough.

  • @lotofmalarkey434
    @lotofmalarkey434 3 роки тому +614

    I love that zefrank is collaborating with real scientists to make these now

    • @crawlingboy
      @crawlingboy 3 роки тому +49

      Got to make it accurate while being funny so people learn something

    • @lairdcummings9092
      @lairdcummings9092 3 роки тому +65

      Other 'way 'round: Scientists are collaborating with zefrank!

    • @pmmeyourdadjokes9811
      @pmmeyourdadjokes9811 3 роки тому +25

      Too bad they were such perverts.

    • @hereticwaffle5514
      @hereticwaffle5514 3 роки тому +13

      He has been for a while? I swear he collaborated with that Dr tongue guy for the lizard video

    • @lotofmalarkey434
      @lotofmalarkey434 3 роки тому +20

      @@hereticwaffle5514 you’re correct! His leafhopper one was also a tribute to a scientist that had recently died.

  • @keitouniverse
    @keitouniverse 3 роки тому +59

    I for one Jerry, greatly enjoyed your DIY Tardigrades. Very well done.

  • @flowerheit4512
    @flowerheit4512 3 роки тому +704

    "Science isn't a style of photography Jerry!" -zefrank, 2021

    • @SnarkNSass
      @SnarkNSass 3 роки тому +7

      My favorite.✌🖖

    • @nimue325
      @nimue325 3 роки тому +9

      This should be someone’s political campaign. 😭

    • @Gn3rd
      @Gn3rd 3 роки тому +5

      My first thought on hearing that was "It damn well should be".

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 3 роки тому +1

      Lol I just posted that quote before I saw that you already did. Best line. 😂

    • @NonDelusional74611
      @NonDelusional74611 3 роки тому +2

      What about the science of photography? Photology?

  • @mdtalhaansari1096
    @mdtalhaansari1096 3 роки тому +2466

    "Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry"
    Hubble Space Telescope: _stands up and leaves_

    • @petersmythe6462
      @petersmythe6462 3 роки тому +61

      Tardigrade poop crystals has joined the chat.

    • @Nionyx
      @Nionyx 3 роки тому +24

      *blue planet disagrees with that statement*

    • @bookgirlny8511
      @bookgirlny8511 3 роки тому +5

      🥰

    • @AssenajBlueBird
      @AssenajBlueBird 3 роки тому +4

      😆

    • @mdtalhaansari1096
      @mdtalhaansari1096 3 роки тому

      @YTisleftwingpropaganda Really Are you referring to 'science' and 'photography' or 'standing up' and 'leaving'?

  • @KrotharSmash
    @KrotharSmash 3 роки тому +731

    We need a True Facts: Jerry at this point.

    • @legodudelol9a
      @legodudelol9a 3 роки тому +4

      Agreed. I second this motion.

    • @Da_Shark
      @Da_Shark 3 роки тому +1

      Hell yes!!

    • @beachgirl4583
      @beachgirl4583 3 роки тому +1

      Isn’t “Jerry” a construct? Ze writes his own scripts.

    • @legodudelol9a
      @legodudelol9a 3 роки тому +13

      @@beachgirl4583 Who cares it'd be funny if he made a video about "that weird guy" we call Jerry as if he were his own animal.

    • @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574
      @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 3 роки тому

      Agreed

  • @rollerdirvy
    @rollerdirvy 3 роки тому +1489

    “It looks like a galaxy.”
    Wait,,,
    Is our whole universe *a water bear’s poop???*

    • @M00nSlippers
      @M00nSlippers 3 роки тому +76

      Yes.

    • @GandalfTheTsaagan
      @GandalfTheTsaagan 3 роки тому +69

      Beats the elephants on a turtle

    • @lowarior20
      @lowarior20 3 роки тому +47

      My mind just exploded. Who is going to pay for the damage? You?

    • @takoyakiiii
      @takoyakiiii 3 роки тому +9

      Logarithmic spiral

    • @jf2801
      @jf2801 3 роки тому +46

      You could make a religion out of this!

  • @nonnnth
    @nonnnth 3 роки тому +284

    I like how “getting very dead” is a technical term for an animal losing 97% of its water

    • @wstavis3135
      @wstavis3135 6 місяців тому +1

      As usual, he's not wrong. 😂

  • @blueblank8287
    @blueblank8287 3 роки тому +139

    I think the candy-bag “tardigrade” is one of the cutest things I’ve seen in a bit.
    Aside from perhaps tardigrades’ little lizard fingers and toes.

    • @diannelavoie5385
      @diannelavoie5385 3 роки тому +1

      That " candy" one is a "cutie patootie". And speaking of tardigrade patooties.....well, maybe I better not. It would definitely get weird.

    • @sofa-lofa4241
      @sofa-lofa4241 3 роки тому +1

      Yup, it's nearly as cute as a Tardigrade poop... But better tasting... Probably....Ive never tried one

  • @rattyeely
    @rattyeely 3 роки тому +61

    This is really funny but this is also the best documentary on tardigrades I've seen. The upclose footage of them eating with their needle-like mouthparts is amazing, as well as the footage of them failing to run on glass 😂

  • @icemagiciangh
    @icemagiciangh 3 роки тому +193

    In middle school, my class went into the mountains for a field trip. We took samples of water from streams to look at the microorganisms there. I was one of two people who actually got to see a Water Bear.
    And, yes, I saw it poop as well.
    Mine wasn’t as magical of an experience.

    • @DoveLady
      @DoveLady 2 роки тому +1

      how ungrateful you are, it gave you a microscopic diamond out of its booty and you dont consider that magical

    • @jonelfilipek7848
      @jonelfilipek7848 Рік тому +1

      I am your 100th like. Greetings from the future.

  • @noahspinelli1240
    @noahspinelli1240 3 роки тому +71

    This video made all of our days better because that’s how zefrank and Jerry do

  • @Tfaonc
    @Tfaonc 3 роки тому +335

    I imagine getting rehydrated would be like the absolute worst time your foot was waking up. But worse. And your whole body

    • @yvellebradley2502
      @yvellebradley2502 3 роки тому +13

      At least you wouldn’t have to exfoliate your face...🤣

    • @katsucandy
      @katsucandy 3 роки тому +42

      Your body just wakes you up from dehydration stasis like "sLURP BITCH WE L I V E AND **H U N G E R**"

    • @noneofyourbusiness27
      @noneofyourbusiness27 3 роки тому +1

      I imagine it's like having a cool glass of water after being out in the sun all day.

    • @bioniclegoblin6495
      @bioniclegoblin6495 3 роки тому +6

      @@noneofyourbusiness27 But it might have been a hundred days or even 36 000. You never know.

  • @glaucomflecken
    @glaucomflecken 3 роки тому +92

    Zefrank should be awarded an oscar or something... This guy is a living legend.

  • @scootsmagoots86
    @scootsmagoots86 3 роки тому +27

    I love how I actually learn things from you. Octonauts taught me waterbears existed, you literally taught me cellular analysis on them. I love you.

  • @stpd_mnky
    @stpd_mnky 3 роки тому +286

    "Oh look, there's David Attenborough. Show off" best paid promotion line ever

  • @rooryan
    @rooryan 3 роки тому +363

    The scale bar that just says “small” kills me. I want to use that

    • @shinkushinef4641
      @shinkushinef4641 3 роки тому +9

      To avoid any IP issues, we would strongly advise using "tiny" instead.

    • @Red-mg4ro
      @Red-mg4ro 3 роки тому +3

      Biology professor: But how small is it?
      Me: Hella

    • @awesomechannel257
      @awesomechannel257 3 роки тому

      2:02 cracked me up

  • @pemulis123
    @pemulis123 3 роки тому +958

    "For most creatures the technical term for this [being completely dried out] would be getting very dead"
    I lost it.

    • @ryanrigley2558
      @ryanrigley2558 3 роки тому +2

      Lost what

    • @Mothbean
      @Mothbean 3 роки тому +26

      @@ryanrigley2558 It, can you not read?

    • @khandmo
      @khandmo 3 роки тому +1

      Lost what

    • @Barabel22
      @Barabel22 3 роки тому +11

      @@khandmo You’ve never heard the term “I lost it”?😳 It means they burst out laughing...

    • @khandmo
      @khandmo 3 роки тому +1

      @@Barabel22 it’s not funny though

  • @TheEllie138
    @TheEllie138 3 роки тому +150

    Oh man, echidna's gonna be thrilled that there are new members of the "having your back legs on backwards" club lol

    • @Cymru1987
      @Cymru1987 3 роки тому

      Re:zero. Reference?

    • @TheEllie138
      @TheEllie138 3 роки тому +3

      @@Cymru1987 pangolin posse!

    • @recurvestickerdragon
      @recurvestickerdragon 3 роки тому +1

      And the "inexorably linked to crystals of mysterious light and power" club

  • @Tepid24
    @Tepid24 3 роки тому +602

    "Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry"
    Now that's a true fact.

    • @grimchildish
      @grimchildish 3 роки тому +5

      I almost disagree. But that's hilarious.

    • @echomoon3381
      @echomoon3381 3 роки тому +6

      Ahhhh, but science does use different styles of photography to make different examples of the science.

    • @danilooliveira6580
      @danilooliveira6580 3 роки тому +2

      the 146 dislikes are from astrophotographers

    • @dreaminginthemoon
      @dreaminginthemoon 3 роки тому +1

      oops
      damn it
      read that as pornography 👁👄👁

    • @richtankone
      @richtankone 3 роки тому

      Cracked me up!!

  • @Allthingsmarinelife
    @Allthingsmarinelife 3 роки тому +132

    This guy inspires me to have my own documentary series one day

  • @devine9018
    @devine9018 3 роки тому +696

    "Masturbation with consequences"
    Never change.

    • @sherioneill2983
      @sherioneill2983 3 роки тому +33

      I snorted my soda when he said that

    • @chloeirvine78
      @chloeirvine78 3 роки тому +16

      Need to remember that one.

    • @aaronnelson6699
      @aaronnelson6699 3 роки тому +23

      I also noticed how the sexual reproduction was basically blow-up doll with consequences.

    • @heathertaylor8904
      @heathertaylor8904 3 роки тому +13

      I lost my shit when he said that and almost woke up the whole house. This man is a global treasure.

    • @upguess5360
      @upguess5360 3 роки тому +9

      Imagine fertilizing your hand.....

  • @Ch4osKing66
    @Ch4osKing66 3 роки тому +125

    Zefrank1: They are smooth and plump like a Gummy Bear that might pop in your mouth like a Grape.
    Me: **Eating a bag of Gummy Bears**

    • @Kreptic
      @Kreptic 3 роки тому +2

      *Pop*

    • @SadisticSenpai61
      @SadisticSenpai61 3 роки тому +2

      I was eating gummy fruit snacks when he said that line. I legit paused and hesitated before chewing.

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 9 місяців тому

      @@SadisticSenpai61 Were you eating grapes, you would have been able to experience the "pop" part.

  • @kirstynnjoseph
    @kirstynnjoseph 3 роки тому +153

    “A very technical term called ‘getting very dead’” 😂

  • @schonnj
    @schonnj 3 роки тому +71

    "For most creatures the technical term for this would be 'getting very dead'".
    Pure gold.

    • @danielleking262
      @danielleking262 3 роки тому

      That part cracked me up the most out of the whole video. 🤣

  • @flamebrindger3984
    @flamebrindger3984 3 роки тому +634

    So unlike roaches these little guys are everywhere but not a nuisance, are cute, and double invincible? Just add water and they're fine?

    • @melonwozard
      @melonwozard 3 роки тому +72

      they just vibin

    • @crank1985
      @crank1985 3 роки тому +55

      Terraforming plans of Mars and outersolar planets require algae, bacteria and tardigrades as a starting point.

    • @jimmyrivera1830
      @jimmyrivera1830 3 роки тому +31

      They do die from a tiny bit of force tho

    • @spinosaurusstriker
      @spinosaurusstriker 3 роки тому +29

      They are not invincible, snails commite mass murder to them

    • @mfirdanhb
      @mfirdanhb 3 роки тому +16

      @@spinosaurusstriker well planetary immunity really

  • @trangdo9648
    @trangdo9648 3 роки тому +53

    The tardigrade lives up to my mom's wise words "just drink water and you'll be fine"

  • @emmetduffy1344
    @emmetduffy1344 3 роки тому +199

    "Now for most creatures the technical term for this would be getting very dead" LMFAO.

    • @hipdolly8382
      @hipdolly8382 3 роки тому +6

      ...a desiccated bag of protoplasm hung in suspension of quarantine for one year. That is how a human do.

  • @yourmother3696
    @yourmother3696 3 роки тому +60

    Zefrank is the only person where I don’t skip the sponsorship ads

    • @ravendarkcloud
      @ravendarkcloud 3 роки тому +1

      Facts

    • @aljon5947
      @aljon5947 3 роки тому +1

      Nah I skipped it.
      What I dont skip - Good sponsorship skits, extremely good transition punchline to sponsorship.

    • @sleepyskylines4797
      @sleepyskylines4797 3 роки тому

      @@aljon5947 wow you're such a rebel

    • @maintaint3003
      @maintaint3003 3 роки тому

      Skipped reflexively.

    • @eledatowle7128
      @eledatowle7128 3 роки тому +1

      I'm happy to watch ads to bring a bit of money to great creators like Zefrank!

  • @mjohnson5030
    @mjohnson5030 3 роки тому +203

    Psychiatrist:
    What was your earliest memory?
    Tardigrade:
    Crawling out of mom's lifeless skin sack. I don't want to talk about it.

    • @AndrewCheshire
      @AndrewCheshire 3 роки тому +16

      Psychiatrist: *gasp* Me too!

    • @jessb6929
      @jessb6929 3 роки тому +2

      Jizzy skin sack *

    • @pathfindersavant3988
      @pathfindersavant3988 3 роки тому +3

      Now I'm imagine Guts from Berserk, but as a Tardigrade. Would explain how unkillable the dude is.

    • @mjohnson5030
      @mjohnson5030 3 роки тому

      @@jessb6929 don't know why someone downvoted you. I think your punch;line is funnier than mine! r/therealjoke Thumbs up!

    • @The_Bird_Bird_Harder
      @The_Bird_Bird_Harder 3 роки тому +3

      @@AndrewCheshire I don't know if this is meant to imply that the therapist is a tardigrade, or that therapists are a horrific species that merely mimics the human appearance. But I'm here for it.

  • @Tonton-Patou
    @Tonton-Patou 3 роки тому +13

    I would sincerely pay to watch documentaries about anything with you as the voice over. You would be a great teacher.

  • @Demosthenes10101
    @Demosthenes10101 3 роки тому +35

    To be a fan of Zefrank, one must be like a Tardigrade.....able to wait long periods with nothing and able to spring back to life when something comes. I've waited SO long for this episode....both for the tardigrades and Ze Frank!

  • @adhdreamer
    @adhdreamer 3 роки тому +1190

    We need:
    True Facts: Humans
    True Facts: Zefrank
    True Facts: Jerry

    • @blazeburner4039
      @blazeburner4039 3 роки тому +16

      I think he already did the Humans one, well not as a documentary video tho

    • @steakknives
      @steakknives 3 роки тому +4

      Someone did a true facts on zefrank years ago. Now I have to check if it's still around.

    • @ProfAwesomeO
      @ProfAwesomeO 3 роки тому +18

      I don't think we should know too much about jerry
      I feel like that can't end well

    • @silver6934
      @silver6934 3 роки тому +5

      Jerry Plz

    • @elshazlio
      @elshazlio 3 роки тому +1

      Yes.

  • @DwarfDragonwulf
    @DwarfDragonwulf 3 роки тому +170

    "And that's the problem with having horns and spikes and things, all kinds of crap gets stuck on them. Don't teach you that at dragon school"

  • @clarkecorvo2692
    @clarkecorvo2692 Рік тому +29

    all joking aside, i had no idea these little critters are that adorable and awesome

  • @bmoney2011
    @bmoney2011 3 роки тому +269

    you can tell, Jerry is trying his best.

  • @fupperpish109
    @fupperpish109 3 роки тому +169

    “Jerry he’s walking on the ceiling again. Well tell him to get down!”

    • @brotherdj777
      @brotherdj777 3 роки тому +1

      All men are guilty of sin. Repentance means to turn away from your sin. For example, if you are a liar you stop lying. Repenting is not just saying sorry, it is saying sorry and not continuing to do that sin. Sin is what separates us from God. God sent his son Jesus to die for our sins. Meaning Jesus took the punishment for our sins on the cross. If we believe on Jesus our sins can be washed away, and God will remember them no more. If we reject the son of God and continue in sin we will be under Gods wrath(hell fire). Repent today and believe on Jesus Christ, and recieve the free gift of eternal life.

    • @Punishthefalse
      @Punishthefalse 3 роки тому +1

      @@brotherdj777 What does that have anything to do with anything?

    • @fupperpish109
      @fupperpish109 3 роки тому +2

      @@Punishthefalse The tardigrade has sinned, as he walks on the ceiling, which is one of the cardinal sins. It displays man’s ambition to do what they were never meant to do and the consequences of those actions. The tardigrade must go to Jerry and repent.

  • @crashcan2583
    @crashcan2583 3 роки тому +46

    I like how Jerry is actualy geting more character development

    • @chaosdweller
      @chaosdweller 3 роки тому

      I am as well, I've been practicing casual smiling on command, in the mirror.

  • @TheCompanyO
    @TheCompanyO 3 роки тому +61

    "What was your earliest memory?" Bahahaha!
    This show is hilarious and "Jerry" is a treasure

    • @Kreptic
      @Kreptic 3 роки тому

      Some call it junk, but I call it treasure

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 9 місяців тому

      Jerry is a replicant! ua-cam.com/video/NwJEb3vJvWY/v-deo.html

  • @terrafirma5327
    @terrafirma5327 3 роки тому +459

    Most of nature is rather horrifying when put into human terms.

    • @chaosdweller
      @chaosdweller 3 роки тому +6

      Lmao!

    • @chaosdweller
      @chaosdweller 3 роки тому +6

      Sounds like me when I'm just being honest, making comments about my day to day life lmao!

    • @terrafirma5327
      @terrafirma5327 3 роки тому +4

      @@chaosdweller I think my day to day comments would get me banned so fast. ;)

    • @Ghost7065
      @Ghost7065 3 роки тому +3

      That's cause it is.

    • @ethanstump
      @ethanstump 3 роки тому +10

      i mean, a lot of humanity is horrifying when put into human terms.

  • @Subzero66758
    @Subzero66758 3 роки тому +256

    No wonder water bears are so durable. They have the infinity stones inside them!

  • @spartanhawk7637
    @spartanhawk7637 3 роки тому +252

    "Tardigrades poop galaxies" should be a T-shirt.

    • @sirgeorgethegoat1748
      @sirgeorgethegoat1748 3 роки тому +3

      YES

    • @dollietheaddict8340
      @dollietheaddict8340 3 роки тому +15

      "Masturbation with consequences" should be a band

    • @sbirk3946
      @sbirk3946 3 роки тому +3

      @@dollietheaddict8340 that’s cursed but yes

    • @NagoBust
      @NagoBust 3 роки тому +1

      @Emma Martinez by one super tardigrade that fard big bang

  • @bashfulwolfo6499
    @bashfulwolfo6499 3 роки тому +7

    I love these little fellas, I’m so glad you’re still making these.
    I remember my dad showing the chameleon one to me when it came out and it’s how I discovered your channel.
    Wish he was here so I could send him these videos again

  • @yarrun
    @yarrun 3 роки тому +50

    I swear, zefrank is the only youtuber who can pull off 'hey, you like curiosity? how about an entire stream of it?'

  • @cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967
    @cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967 3 роки тому +28

    Tardigrades are so incredibly adorable for literally no reason and I love that.

  • @FortTheMighty
    @FortTheMighty 3 роки тому +59

    i used to be obsessed w true facts in high school-- crazy how all these years later the series continues and is just as funny! nothing will ever beat the sea pig in my heart tho

  • @micheljavert5923
    @micheljavert5923 3 роки тому +181

    The fascinating but decidedly weird thing about these creatures is that at some point the species encountered conditions where temperatures were that low and radiation levels were that high, that they had to adapt to them.

    • @wildsideofthings7733
      @wildsideofthings7733 2 роки тому +12

      There’s a scientific hypothesis (though not consensus) that tardigrades came to Earth from astroid. Which does explain why they’re in their own phylum (which if you know taxonomy means they’re so distantly related to everything they had to get the level just under kingdom).
      Though this is contradicted by the fact that they have DNA which evolved on Earth and life outside Earth likely would use a different genetic material. A computer simulation found over a million different possible alternatives to DNA and RNA.

    • @robbierotten2024
      @robbierotten2024 2 роки тому +24

      @@wildsideofthings7733 scientists did a study to test whether tardigrades could survive space travel at the required speeds and re-entry. The answer was no, the little guys got turned into dust

    • @yvetteworrall8909
      @yvetteworrall8909 2 роки тому +7

      One key question. If tardigrades (are they always a little - late??) have such survival skills, how is their population level managed?
      Can they be successfully eaten/destroyed?

    • @d7603
      @d7603 2 роки тому

      @@yvetteworrall8909 they can be eaten/killed by any creature on Earth. I guess they just has quick respawn rate to keep their population.

    • @joshuafischer684
      @joshuafischer684 2 роки тому +32

      @@robbierotten2024 That isn't necessarily the case. It could be that the adaptations they developed to counter less cold temperatures and lower radiation levels are just so effective that they can stand up to much more extreme conditions as well. Just because a species is capable of withstanding something doesn't NECESSARILY mean it evolved with that extreme level of stress as an evolutionary filter.

  • @vtron9832
    @vtron9832 3 роки тому +65

    This episode is the apex of True Facts, since it’s the tardigrade.

  • @deprofundis3293
    @deprofundis3293 3 роки тому +42

    "Science is not a style of photography, Jerry!" ...I burst out laughing and scared my cat when he said that. 🤣

  • @nickbezanson3549
    @nickbezanson3549 3 роки тому +57

    "The technical term would be: Getting very dead" I lost it

  • @isitjustin4459
    @isitjustin4459 3 роки тому +17

    “Jerry that one made a poop”
    Haven’t laughed that hard in a while

  • @AndrewCheshire
    @AndrewCheshire 3 роки тому +76

    "There's David attenborough. Show off." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @aarontelander
    @aarontelander 3 роки тому +296

    Whether it’s Parks and Rec, Rick and Morty, or True Facts: Jerry can’t seem to do anything right 😅

    • @LordBhorak
      @LordBhorak 3 роки тому +49

      That is how a Jerry do...

    • @DrNothing23
      @DrNothing23 3 роки тому +4

      Funny because it's true...

    • @nathand.4114
      @nathand.4114 3 роки тому +2

      I thought his name was Terry

    • @mattenten
      @mattenten 3 роки тому +11

      Unless he’s matched against a scheming Tom cat. Then he’s borderline unstoppable

    • @furionmax7824
      @furionmax7824 3 роки тому

      Wait what?

  • @yellowfoxwontshutup420
    @yellowfoxwontshutup420 3 роки тому +52

    I hope that one day we reach a level of technological prowess that would allow me to have pet tardigrades at home in a mini terrarium/aquarium thing and have a magnifying lens or zoomed in video feed to watch them. THEYRE SO FLIPPING CUTE

    • @erinhaury5773
      @erinhaury5773 2 роки тому +2

      Get a digital microscope, a laptop, and an aquarium. Voila!

  • @jonvdveen
    @jonvdveen 2 роки тому +1

    This is one of the most underrated channels on the whole of UA-cam!

  • @Spraniel333
    @Spraniel333 3 роки тому +53

    don't mess with the moss piglet has to be one of most adorable sounding threats

  • @ianloe4423
    @ianloe4423 3 роки тому +256

    "Listen, it's kind of like..."
    Immediate fear from that sentence.

    • @brotherdj777
      @brotherdj777 3 роки тому +1

      How do I get to heaven? Will my good deeds be measured against my bad deeds? Do I need to be a good person to go to heaven? How do I know if I'm good enough?
      Well the bible says no man is good, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. So how do we get to heaven? Answer: By believing on Jesus Christ who took the punishment for our sin on the cross. There are no amount of good works we can do to achieve salvation because salvation is a free gift of God. We need to humble ourselves, realize we are sinners and that we need a savior.
      John 3:16
      For God so loved the world that He gave his only son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

    • @yashica__
      @yashica__ 3 роки тому +1

      what the hell is this????

    • @brotherdj777
      @brotherdj777 3 роки тому

      @@yashica__ any questions?

    • @no_misaki
      @no_misaki 3 роки тому

      @@brotherdj777 You don't

    • @PapillonOne
      @PapillonOne 3 роки тому

      @@brotherdj777 I wish God had named spamming and inappropriate comments as a sin, then you'd be f*cked!

  • @codyo9593
    @codyo9593 3 роки тому +58

    My new favorite quote “science isn’t a style of photography, jerry”

  • @creeper8647
    @creeper8647 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for the new tardigrade video. Feel free to feature these little guys often. They're always entertaining.

  • @BeefSupremeSr
    @BeefSupremeSr 3 роки тому +67

    "When exposed to the vacuum of space, the tardigrades get frisky"

  • @selinesbeau
    @selinesbeau 3 роки тому +202

    "Looks like a little galaxy." Mmmmm Are we all living in a giant tardigrade turd?
    Edit: spelling error

    • @lairdcummings9092
      @lairdcummings9092 3 роки тому +9

      It's not impossible...

    • @MachineMan-mj4gj
      @MachineMan-mj4gj 3 роки тому +20

      The things we think about after our fourth pot brownie.

    • @JustinJones_now
      @JustinJones_now 3 роки тому +10

      Need to remake Men in Black: “the Galaxy lies on the Tardigrade turd”

    • @angelikaskoroszyn8495
      @angelikaskoroszyn8495 3 роки тому +9

      That would explain the existence of dark matter - it's all invisible tardigrades

    • @sdfkjgh
      @sdfkjgh 3 роки тому +3

      @A non mouse: _Star Trek: Discovery_ would seem to imply so.

  • @scottconwell2146
    @scottconwell2146 3 роки тому +10

    Glad to hear Jerry's on the job. One of the most alien-looking critters I've ever seen. These videos are like gold; this one is no exception!

    • @tranquilthoughts7233
      @tranquilthoughts7233 Рік тому

      Pretty much anything at the microscopic level is extremly alien looking^^

  • @Blondythedragon
    @Blondythedragon 3 роки тому +139

    I'm gonna go fetch myself some wild moss and start up a Tardigrade village.

    • @carlosfranciscocardoso
      @carlosfranciscocardoso 3 роки тому

      u are 1

    • @quantquill
      @quantquill 3 роки тому +7

      Sim City Tardigrade Style

    • @wombat.6652
      @wombat.6652 3 роки тому +2

      @@quantquill would that be sims 5 ? how do we suggest it to the sims makers ?

    • @quantquill
      @quantquill 3 роки тому +3

      @@wombat.6652 We ask Ze Frank. He'll know how the Sims do.

    • @FerDeLance06
      @FerDeLance06 3 роки тому

      @@wombat.6652 That sounds a hell of a lot better than Sims 4.

  • @Avelphina
    @Avelphina 3 роки тому +89

    "Heterotardigrades, on the other hand, are not smewth." dunno why but the delivery of that line made me cackle.

  • @thelarisa
    @thelarisa 3 роки тому +149

    “Tarigrade don’t give a CRAP!” is where I lost it.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 3 роки тому +2

      Some of this stuff needs to be on merch.

    • @slidey1000
      @slidey1000 3 роки тому +8

      But tardigrade does give a crap. Sparkly sparkly crap.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 3 роки тому +8

      @@slidey1000 And that is how tardigrade do do.

    • @chriskilkenny2139
      @chriskilkenny2139 3 роки тому +1

      I lost it at think about masturbation but with consequences

  • @skeetarus
    @skeetarus 3 роки тому +8

    That was the most amazing footage of tardigrades I’ve ever seen! Awesome commentary too as usual.

  • @Trockenshampooleopard
    @Trockenshampooleopard 3 роки тому +239

    Tardigrades are called "Bärtierchen" in German, which literally means "little bear animals", and I think that's beautiful.

    • @PanzerShrek94
      @PanzerShrek94 3 роки тому +5

      yeah in my country too.only without the little.

    • @thesadtoast
      @thesadtoast 2 роки тому +2

      In hungarian tardigrades are called "medveállatka" wich means the same.

    • @Tengu125
      @Tengu125 2 роки тому +4

      Basically the same in Swedish.
      "Björndjur" means "bear animals", and another name for them is "trögkrypare" (slow crawler), which is more or less a direct Swedish translation of the word "tardigrade", meaning "slow stepper" in English.

    • @wilmaterna4667
      @wilmaterna4667 2 роки тому +3

      the 'little' should be between bear and animals, as it refers to 'tierchen'. otherwise is would be Bärtier or Bärtiere. or you can say little animal bears :)

    • @BlackPaladinV
      @BlackPaladinV Рік тому

      Maybe a little late, but in Russian they called "Тихоходки" (quiet walkers) and now i'm stuck here thinking: Are they really quiet or loud like bears on microscopic levels?

  • @bengoodwin2141
    @bengoodwin2141 3 роки тому +129

    Fun facts:
    Each of those eyes are single cells!
    Tardigrades are not invincible. They die really easily under normal circumstances, they're just resistant to a few specific things like drying out and radiation

  • @ala4sox02
    @ala4sox02 3 роки тому +77

    It's ok zefrank1, you're our David Attenborough.

    • @Iamlurking504
      @Iamlurking504 3 роки тому +3

      I fully agree. And once sir David Attenborough unfortunately dies, we shall salute him and look to frank.

    • @tyrellthiel2201
      @tyrellthiel2201 3 роки тому +2

      @@Iamlurking504 bro, I already look to ZeFrank over Attenborough. I learn more

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 3 роки тому +2

      I thought zefrank already did something for PBS, so people are already joking/speculating that he's going to be Attenborugh's replacement.

  • @maxwelli5846
    @maxwelli5846 Рік тому +17

    As a child I saw a tartigrade in a magazine they horrified me, now I find that they still terrify me

  • @altrag
    @altrag 3 роки тому +360

    "Sort of like POV pornography"
    I mean true, but not a comparison I was expecting in a pop science video.

    • @redfoxonstilts
      @redfoxonstilts 3 роки тому +8

      Yeah, I found it unpleasant.

    • @pendlera2959
      @pendlera2959 3 роки тому +52

      You're new around here, aren't you?

    • @Kreptic
      @Kreptic 3 роки тому +12

      @@redfoxonstilts That's because you aren't a man yet. Man up.

    • @andygreen3575
      @andygreen3575 3 роки тому +1

      That's because it's a science video for degenerate adults.... come on we know you're one.

    • @andygreen3575
      @andygreen3575 3 роки тому +7

      @@redfoxonstilts try lost property, they may have found your sense of humour.

  • @Trathaal
    @Trathaal 3 роки тому +92

    Another cool fact he didn’t mention is that Tardigrades are born with the same number of cells they’ll have as an adult. Their cells just... get bigger(?)

    • @chancewells4083
      @chancewells4083 3 роки тому +6

      That just gives me the idea of a tardigrade giving birth like “Get out, you’re too big”

    • @aolson5795
      @aolson5795 3 роки тому +4

      That's interesting, probably related to their radiation tolerance.

    • @JustinShaedo
      @JustinShaedo 3 роки тому +1

      Euletic!

  • @facelessfigure7985
    @facelessfigure7985 3 роки тому +195

    Theory: the universe was made by an ancient void tardigrade.

  • @pencilassassin572
    @pencilassassin572 3 роки тому +8

    "Science is not a style of photography, Jerry!"
    That had me dyin 😂😂

  • @irishsoxfan34
    @irishsoxfan34 3 роки тому +52

    Idk I think I'm with Jerry on this, his models were quite convincing.

  • @Yanobam
    @Yanobam 3 роки тому +74

    2:01 “Jerry that one made a poop! Dont focus on it Jer- Oh good. Now it stuck to its foot.” LMAO

  • @oof8911
    @oof8911 3 роки тому +416

    "imagine having doritos each individually wrapped in glass and trying to eat it... well the tardigrade doesnt give a crap"

    • @Kreptic
      @Kreptic 3 роки тому +10

      Good job typing exactly what he said in the video, your ears are working perfectly.

    • @oof8911
      @oof8911 3 роки тому +16

      @@Kreptic this episode of True Facts is sponsored by CuriosityStream, smart TV for your SmartTV - see what they did there - Almost anyplace on earth where there is water, even just a tiny bit, you can find these little fellows

    • @Kreptic
      @Kreptic 3 роки тому +1

      @@oof8911 Stfu

    • @lawrencepaladin6334
      @lawrencepaladin6334 3 роки тому +13

      @@Kreptic lol someone is mad

    • @oof8911
      @oof8911 3 роки тому +14

      @@Kreptic this one is hungry and is looking for - what’s it doing Jerry? It’s walking on the ceiling Jerry! ... Well tell it to get down.

  • @TimeWizard727
    @TimeWizard727 3 роки тому +4

    I had a phobia of these for some reason growing up and this was a very nice way to get positive exposure thank you 🥺

  • @Mr.Lunafish
    @Mr.Lunafish 3 роки тому +60

    Zefrank has taught me more than any biology class ever has

  • @md.shahidchy7659
    @md.shahidchy7659 3 роки тому +302

    "That's how a Tardigrade Do"
    Me: *Fangirl Noises*

  • @colourfullgalaxy5590
    @colourfullgalaxy5590 3 роки тому +76

    the single cell things: has a harden shell to protect its self
    the bear: that's cute

  • @bethmoore7722
    @bethmoore7722 2 роки тому +1

    I just came over, because Casual Geographic said you are funny, and I subbed halfway through the tardigrade saga. The tardigrade reminds me of what Les Stroud said. Whether or not you survive is often down to what you’re willing to do. The tardigrade is willing.

  • @seahorse2164
    @seahorse2164 3 роки тому +22

    Imagine someone big narrating our lives like zefrank narrating these little creatures

  • @ewankirby2602
    @ewankirby2602 3 роки тому +94

    Can we appreciate the fact that this guy has been doing this series for * looks at channel * 7 YEARS!? HOLLY CRYSTAL SHIT

    • @Tomotix
      @Tomotix 3 роки тому +2

      *8 years

    • @noelius4481
      @noelius4481 3 роки тому +10

      @@altonian zefrank is one of the earliest UA-cam narrators who trends a of times back then and he took a hiatus from this channel for 4 years when BuzzFeed hired him. I remember how wild it was when he finally uploaded a new video in 2018.

    • @TikiShootah
      @TikiShootah 3 роки тому

      Not impressed, he was literally gone for 6 of years. Mortgage probably due, and said *time for videos*.

    • @ValeriePallaoro
      @ValeriePallaoro 3 роки тому +2

      @@noelius4481 Yeah; I love how noobs just run with a stupid idea and are not aware of the depth a creator has gone into to preserve his art. This video takes all that he was and has indeed, created something brand new. I'm glad he's back .. and especially with moss piglets, that's a brilliant selection.

    • @jamesverner9132
      @jamesverner9132 3 роки тому +1

      After he said they poop 💩 looks like galaxy 🌌 I can't stop thinking....I could be living in somthing else's poo right now.
      I'm a little freaked out

  • @isoantti
    @isoantti 3 роки тому +51

    Who will win:
    - A water bear evolved by living millions of years in harsh, moist conditions
    - My Bunsen burner when I'm boiling river water for my coffee

    • @ravenclawkitty1384
      @ravenclawkitty1384 3 роки тому

      The Bunsen burner hands down

    • @Sleksin
      @Sleksin 3 роки тому +4

      @@ravenclawkitty1384 Seconding this. They can take some wack temperatures but no amount of fancy protein will stop organic material from burning under that kind of heat.

    • @genericname2747
      @genericname2747 3 роки тому

      Tardigrade

  • @Jerepasaurus
    @Jerepasaurus 3 роки тому +18

    "NO, we can't sell that as merch, Jerry! There's staples in it!"
    But you COULD auction it. lol