The Napkin Ring Problem

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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  • @Vsauce
    @Vsauce  7 років тому +32208

    Sorry Napkinheads, but the solid shown from 0:18 to 0:24 is not a proper mathematical "napkin ring." It shouldn't have flat faces on the top and bottom. That's a mistake I missed in my rush to export this episode before my flight to Montreal this morning :( But I'm glad to be in Montreal! I'm here working on an episode about the power of suggestion ...

  • @aliensguy4291
    @aliensguy4291 4 роки тому +5933

    3:04 why is nobody talking about that INCREDIBLE seamless transition!

    • @onionvlogs5222
      @onionvlogs5222 4 роки тому +109

      Lovely transition

    • @omarrihani2599
      @omarrihani2599 4 роки тому +51

      You are

    • @GerstBladeworks
      @GerstBladeworks 4 роки тому +159

      Because nobody cares. That is expected with a video coming from a channel of this caliber

    • @paperluigi-gs8cs
      @paperluigi-gs8cs 4 роки тому +23

      @@GerstBladeworks yep

    • @ImXyper
      @ImXyper 4 роки тому +14

      because noone noticed it

  • @あおかぜ-q8q
    @あおかぜ-q8q 7 років тому +35471

    *What I learned from this video: Orange oil is flammable.*

    • @AbiRizky
      @AbiRizky 7 років тому +503

      i still have no idea what orange oil is

    • @terabitdefiance8022
      @terabitdefiance8022 7 років тому +120

      Abi Rizky when you squeeze the OJ peel.

    • @pek5117
      @pek5117 7 років тому +243

      what did you do with your childhood? also corn chips are vey flammable

    • @yellowsubmarine649
      @yellowsubmarine649 7 років тому +31

      whoa, didn't think I'd find you here, Alex

    • @tanesimons6501
      @tanesimons6501 7 років тому +9

      A. Lee Composer Pretty much lol 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

  • @alaha8349
    @alaha8349 7 років тому +9322

    i love this science teacher he never gives us homework

    • @tammit6142
      @tammit6142 6 років тому +104

      WARNIG:worlds worst comment
      Alhala omg yes

    • @nakinajay
      @nakinajay 6 років тому +202

      Tammi Tacinelli yep, your comment really does suck.

    • @aleckbo
      @aleckbo 6 років тому +60

      I mean, most of this video is math...

    • @mariosonicboom123
      @mariosonicboom123 6 років тому +24

      Siren7 No, you're right. It is math. Not just technically.

    • @aleckbo
      @aleckbo 6 років тому +2

      SanicDaHergedog Yeah.

  • @kindlekiran
    @kindlekiran 3 роки тому +4266

    I feel like “orange oil is flammable” is going to be important in some obscure future event in my life

    • @jellisgaming
      @jellisgaming 3 роки тому +21

      Well, yeah.

    • @AkiTheKiwi
      @AkiTheKiwi 3 роки тому +163

      Like when you'll be burning and try to remove the fire from your body by jumping in the orange juice swimming pool you just bought last week and remember it will juste make things worse.

    • @jeremiahlopez1791
      @jeremiahlopez1791 3 роки тому +57

      @@AkiTheKiwi Almost happened to me ngl

    • @AkiTheKiwi
      @AkiTheKiwi 3 роки тому +11

      @@jeremiahlopez1791 Gosh what happened

    • @jeremiahlopez1791
      @jeremiahlopez1791 3 роки тому +83

      @@AkiTheKiwi I jumped in my apple juice pool instead

  • @DrMeepy
    @DrMeepy 5 років тому +5345

    Three things i understood in this video:
    1. "Hey, Vsauce! Michael here!"
    2. "Orange oil is flammable."
    3. "And as always, Thanks for watching!"

    • @NYQINA
      @NYQINA 5 років тому +108

      And 0:50

    • @nathanrandomized3593
      @nathanrandomized3593 5 років тому +34

      @@NYQINA I didn't understand that

    • @NYQINA
      @NYQINA 5 років тому +3

      @@nathanrandomized3593 lol

    • @lulanm9000
      @lulanm9000 4 роки тому +15

      Thank you because I was feeling so unintelligent.

    • @uyhg7284
      @uyhg7284 4 роки тому +3

      I'm clearly not smart after a while he just sounded like Charlie Browns teacher but I was going to call him out on the mistake he mentioned in the comments whatever that was lol

  • @SomethingsFischy
    @SomethingsFischy 3 роки тому +1789

    0:50 My new favorite clip on the internet

    • @fr3e.
      @fr3e. 3 роки тому +262

      Yeah its your favorite, but right now we’re talking about balls and coring them.

    • @TheRealHalolad
      @TheRealHalolad 3 роки тому +12

      @@fr3e. lol

    • @Goomba456
      @Goomba456 3 роки тому +40

      I also like the way he says we are talking about balls

    • @fr3e.
      @fr3e. 3 роки тому +5

      @@Goomba456 i mean, we are

    • @DuckDuckDontGo
      @DuckDuckDontGo 3 роки тому +4

      @@fr3e. What a coincidence, i readed the comment at the same time when michael was saying this.

  • @goldfished
    @goldfished 6 років тому +2920

    0:50 when u walk into a spiders web

    • @scotty9173
      @scotty9173 5 років тому +146

      Vsauce is just a giant meme at this point

    • @sebb7162
      @sebb7162 5 років тому +13

      @@scotty9173 his name is michael

    • @scotty9173
      @scotty9173 5 років тому +17

      @boognish4ever _ I know that... but vsauce is more direct and well known and easier to just write out instead of "michael stevens".

    • @almightygregyboi280
      @almightygregyboi280 5 років тому +4

      😂😂😂for real

    • @powderedwater4742
      @powderedwater4742 5 років тому +5

      @@sebb7162 stfu

  • @Litations
    @Litations Рік тому +313

    "But currently, we're talking about balls and coring them"
    Best sentence of the year

    • @Sahlofolin542
      @Sahlofolin542 2 місяці тому +1

      I just read this then looked for this comment

  • @baileymaule2582
    @baileymaule2582 5 років тому +5812

    Police - “Vsauce your under arrest”
    Vsauce - “or am I”?

    • @cwillard2761
      @cwillard2761 5 років тому +301

      Bailey Maule *police arrests themselves*

    • @pilsmer
      @pilsmer 5 років тому +152

      *coughs* you're

    • @R7der97
      @R7der97 5 років тому +19

      Best comment on this video

    • @LewisMono
      @LewisMono 5 років тому +136

      _v s a u c e m u s i c p l a y s_

    • @KingJJG2005
      @KingJJG2005 5 років тому +4

      Lol

  • @brendanfasolino
    @brendanfasolino 7 років тому +2921

    Vsauce you should do a face reveal.

  • @bruhbobent
    @bruhbobent 4 роки тому +1113

    0:49 Micheal dancing is the best thing i've ever seen today.

    • @emil_st1
      @emil_st1 3 роки тому +73

      The fact that you said "ever seen today" bothers me

    • @50shadesofmycow
      @50shadesofmycow 3 роки тому +38

      @@emil_st1 shit you're right. Now it bothers me too xD

    • @i.pezzotti853
      @i.pezzotti853 3 роки тому +18

      That’s the most 2011 dance ever

    • @kingfish5843
      @kingfish5843 3 роки тому +14

      Looked like something out of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared

    • @AmalgraemeV
      @AmalgraemeV 3 роки тому +9

      It’s so... chaotic.

  • @6daysago167
    @6daysago167 Рік тому +103

    I’m so confused but at the same time I am envious of those able to completely understand this. I love to learn even when I don’t fully understand what I’m being told, and I accept this :/

    • @1nt3rD1ct0r
      @1nt3rD1ct0r 11 місяців тому +14

      Technically, the math involved here is only at the level you'd learn in a highschool trigonometry class.
      To be sure, it's not immediately intuitive and even if you knew how all the math involved worked that's not a guarantee you could figure this proof out on your own; but if you really would like to learn more about these kind if things, the math involved would not take very long to learn. I don't know what your education level is, but a single college level algebra class would likely cover more than anything you'd need.
      As far as Vsauce videos go, this one has a fairly low bar for entry and I'd encourage you to maybe pick up a book or two talking about trigonometry if you don't feel like taking a class. Knowing about angles and some of the more involved proofs for shape structure function has helped me a lot to intuitively understand my surroundings in every day life.
      It has certainly helped me to visualized objects better and increased my spacial understanding.
      I wish when I did trig back in high school I paid more attention, maybe learning Calc would have been easier if I didn't botch my basics.

    • @lucky43113
      @lucky43113 11 місяців тому +2

      @@1nt3rD1ct0r We didnt have that at my school only basic math

    • @Antnee659
      @Antnee659 8 місяців тому +1

      I was in algebra 1 3x in highschool😂 Got through basic arithmetic, geo, and pre alg. Then i just hit a brick wall. My mind can understand the concept of the napkin ring and sort of the order of operations hes trying to prove to a certain point, but then i look at the equations on this paper and it starts to look like spaghetti

    • @garkeinbock7103
      @garkeinbock7103 4 місяці тому +2

      Maybe it's helping if you watch it bit after bit and pause to ponder. Are there any specific questions?

  • @Lem00nBoy
    @Lem00nBoy 4 роки тому +3072

    “I’m Renata Bliss, your freestyle dance teacher.”
    0:50

    • @dylan__nayld8595
      @dylan__nayld8595 4 роки тому +81

      Oh my fucking God I forgot about that video

    • @farbrorforgasare8872
      @farbrorforgasare8872 4 роки тому +46

      Oooooh so that's what she said her name was, holy fuck I can now die in peace

    • @fbi1649
      @fbi1649 4 роки тому +11

      But right now we're talking about balls

    • @harveybritland3112
      @harveybritland3112 4 роки тому +4

      Reminded me of Gina Linetti from B99.

    • @boldrain
      @boldrain 4 роки тому +1

      nice

  • @madandkrazy6109
    @madandkrazy6109 4 роки тому +690

    "Yay...with teeth". That's how I'll express my excitement from now on.

  • @alexs6746
    @alexs6746 3 роки тому +7172

    Me who is barely passing math: yeh sounds about right

    • @ThePenguin134
      @ThePenguin134 3 роки тому +58

      Me who has an 104% in pre-calc. Yeh seems legit.

    • @alexs6746
      @alexs6746 3 роки тому +27

      We are in agreement then

    • @frankcastle1862
      @frankcastle1862 3 роки тому +17

      None of you are Asian are you?

    • @alexs6746
      @alexs6746 3 роки тому +55

      @@frankcastle1862 my grades are so low if I were I’d be dead by now

    • @ryanbui2046
      @ryanbui2046 3 роки тому +37

      @@frankcastle1862 I’m an Asian but I don’t have an A don’t kill me

  • @conred5158
    @conred5158 3 роки тому +285

    Watching VSAUCE is always fun, but it’s even better now that I understand all the math he’s using 😅

    • @eggs_rat
      @eggs_rat 5 місяців тому +2

      if you pretend like you understand it then you MIGHT understand it

    • @savaesmek
      @savaesmek 2 місяці тому +2

      @@eggs_ratits 6th grade math i dont think anybody has to pretend

  • @tacocat835
    @tacocat835 4 роки тому +8918

    "it's called a napkin ring, because it looks like a napkin ring"
    ah yes, the floor here is made out of the floor.

  • @KWGTech
    @KWGTech 7 років тому +2068

    I've noticed a trend.
    You started with interesting, general science topics, mixing in a little philosophy here and there to capture the viewers attention.
    Now you're moving toward more technical, more applicable knowledge.
    It's almost like you're trying to educate us.

    • @加州猫主席
      @加州猫主席 7 років тому +41

      Well, he's failing on those who don't already know it, and succeeding on those who do, which is redundant.

    • @tdub6542
      @tdub6542 7 років тому +6

      KWG he is

    • @BogdanHarasymowicz
      @BogdanHarasymowicz 7 років тому +50

      @Na Zhao: Anyone who finished elementary school should be able to follow a proof like the one in the video and all of the Vsauce content (he doesn't even assume the viewer knows the Pitagorean theorem). To keep the content interesting, Michael can't afford to assume the viewer is even less educated (like explaining what a square root is and such).

    • @collanchavez
      @collanchavez 7 років тому

      true

    • @noahlipsky6547
      @noahlipsky6547 7 років тому +41

      Does the pitagorean theorem come with tzatziki sauce or hummus in it?

  • @Hawkmenn
    @Hawkmenn 4 роки тому +2769

    this legitimately helped me with a 3rd year applied calculus final in my mechanical engineering degree. question asked about the volume of a napkin ring of the determined height and instead of going through complicated calculus to find the answer i just found the volume if a sphere of the "same height"
    --- Very cool of you Micheal !:D (with teeth)

    • @EliteTeamKiller2.0
      @EliteTeamKiller2.0 3 роки тому +42

      How did you get that one right when the volume of a napkin ring is (1/6)pi h^3, which clearly is not the volume of a sphere? You had to do something fairly clever. Please elaborate.

    • @Mr.D.C.
      @Mr.D.C. 3 роки тому +146

      @@EliteTeamKiller2.0 If you have a napkin ring of height h taken from a sphere with radius R, the volume of that napkin ring will only depend on h. So you can just let h = 2r, so that the height of the napkin ring is the same as the height of the sphere, so then no volume is cut out of the sphere. (Edit: typo)

    • @keeyandameen1688
      @keeyandameen1688 3 роки тому +49

      @@Mr.D.C. I'm too stupid too understand whatever you just stayed

    • @vega0727
      @vega0727 3 роки тому +96

      @@keeyandameen1688 if the napkin ring of a sphere is as tall as the sphere... The napkin ring is the whole sphere. There's no middle cut out.

    • @Ismail_Jara
      @Ismail_Jara 3 роки тому +5

      @@vega0727 I'm still confused ;-;

  • @stupidname02_
    @stupidname02_ 3 роки тому +74

    This video has me more enthusiastic about math than any math teacher I ever had back in school

  • @balazs7235
    @balazs7235 3 роки тому +433

    0:50 I expected Michael to dance exactly like that

    • @aedan9227
      @aedan9227 3 роки тому +9

      same

    • @moderbash9684
      @moderbash9684 Рік тому +2

      Shut up we all know you did it (also I'm not trying to be mean by this I'm just sayin' we al know ya' lyin')
      Edit:why now does it seem like "ya'"and" lyin'"seem like good signs in math.

  • @apacheattackhelicopter5823
    @apacheattackhelicopter5823 4 роки тому +3514

    when you just realized you voluntarily watched an entire math lesson

    • @chloe8493
      @chloe8493 4 роки тому +73

      Wait.. this isn’t about Napkins you wrap around your finger and then tie it to make it look like a ring?!??!

    • @neilien3317
      @neilien3317 4 роки тому +12

      jooooojoooooo

    • @jyotsnabegam2726
      @jyotsnabegam2726 3 роки тому +7

      @Za Worudo Seriously, just out of curiosity, what country are you in? Because we were doing basic trigonometry at 13 years of age.
      Edit: I'm from India

    • @Yatsu00x
      @Yatsu00x 3 роки тому

      Speed Wagon Is best waifu even in girl form

    • @freds_chess
      @freds_chess 3 роки тому

      idk what these guys are doing but in 4th grade we were learning division soooooo

  • @sneaks9150
    @sneaks9150 Рік тому +12

    8:47 with teeth

  • @nirad8026
    @nirad8026 7 років тому +688

    0:50 *_Those are some lit dance moves you got there, kiddo_*

    • @gabevandevere7221
      @gabevandevere7221 7 років тому +44

      I've never seen Vsauce like a comment before lol

    • @Innes1
      @Innes1 7 років тому +6

      they obviously caught (on fire) his attention.

    • @isaiahkellogg9199
      @isaiahkellogg9199 7 років тому +1

      Nirad802 hahaha

    • @Someone-cr8cj
      @Someone-cr8cj 7 років тому +2

      Nirad802 ooooh love from the creator

    • @Kadz
      @Kadz 7 років тому +4

      I laughed at this comment

  • @Adomas_B
    @Adomas_B 4 роки тому +1917

    Soap: kills 99.98 % of germs
    other 0.02%: 0:49

    • @ChristineWang
      @ChristineWang 4 роки тому +29

      this had me in tears i dont know why

    • @zfloyd1627
      @zfloyd1627 4 роки тому +3

      It would actually be 😱😱😥😥😭😭😭

    • @mateusleal5943
      @mateusleal5943 4 роки тому +14

      Watching it on 1.5x speed makes this even funnier

    • @sifiso5055
      @sifiso5055 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @zfloyd1627
      @zfloyd1627 4 роки тому +1

      LMAO

  • @k_dawg9935
    @k_dawg9935 5 років тому +2460

    0:50 when your mom makes pizza rolls

    • @leeryalt4237
      @leeryalt4237 5 років тому +39

      Why has nobody replied to this?

    • @satyman08
      @satyman08 5 років тому +18

      Hilarious

    • @chamibrosnetwork7043
      @chamibrosnetwork7043 5 років тому +24

      I actually laughed out loud when I saw this comment

    • @twisted.karmaa
      @twisted.karmaa 5 років тому +5

      K_Dawg 993 GENIUS

    • @CoasterChamp
      @CoasterChamp 5 років тому +6

      Kakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakkakakakakakkakakakakakakakakakakakakkakakkaakakakakakakakakakakakakakakak

  • @idfkdawg111
    @idfkdawg111 Рік тому +29

    so folks, what have we learned from this video?
    *orange oil is flammable*

  • @hassanabbas08
    @hassanabbas08 5 років тому +1609

    0:50 HOW IT FEELS TO CHEW 5 GUM

    • @lazenby5793
      @lazenby5793 5 років тому +54

      Stimulate your senses

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 5 років тому +7

      "im outta gum"

    • @julianfantasia9033
      @julianfantasia9033 5 років тому +33

      There are so many 0:50 comments and I’ve clicked the time in the comment and snorted at every one of them. That clip is pure gold.

    • @fruit_coketail3652
      @fruit_coketail3652 5 років тому +4

      Stimulate your senses

    • @low-keyforce7204
      @low-keyforce7204 5 років тому +2

      This comment is underated

  • @oldred9122
    @oldred9122 7 років тому +4035

    So, taking this to it's logical limit, does this mean the exact volume of any napkin ring is equal to the volume of a sphere with a diameter equal to the height of the ring?

    • @ZeldakingZ11
      @ZeldakingZ11 7 років тому +485

      Well that comment was better than this whole video.

    • @MajkelKerman
      @MajkelKerman 7 років тому +232

      Yes. Wow. The sphere is like a napkin ring with an infinitely small hole in it.

    • @Vsauce
      @Vsauce  7 років тому +1998

      yes! such a sphere is a 'napkin ring' with an infinitely narrow cylindrical hole through its center. Great for when you don't want your one-dimensional napkins to blow away.

    • @Corninthesky
      @Corninthesky 7 років тому +123

      Vsauce lmao

    • @raybel322
      @raybel322 7 років тому +143

      OldRed91 thats the smartest comment i have seen on youtube

  • @pradeepverse
    @pradeepverse 7 років тому +547

    Nice transition at 3:04

    • @pigbenis4399
      @pigbenis4399 7 років тому +30

      yeah that was pretty clean

    • @idly1549
      @idly1549 7 років тому +1

      even this also at every topic

    • @robodoom24
      @robodoom24 7 років тому

      Loved the vibraslap in the background, hardly anyone uses that instrument.

    • @natattacc99
      @natattacc99 6 років тому +1

      IKR

  • @magicalhikari5859
    @magicalhikari5859 Рік тому +182

    I think the takeaway is that you’re removing more from the bigger object than the smaller one, which is why they have the same volume

    • @Hussfromthearea
      @Hussfromthearea Рік тому +12

      I think the takeaway of this comment is that you don't actually understand the mathematics and physics behind it......

    • @FireBeam
      @FireBeam Рік тому

      @@Hussfromthearea
      And you do?
      This video is the dumbest thing I've seen yet.

    • @Hussfromthearea
      @Hussfromthearea Рік тому +24

      @FireBeam BRO what? Yes I understand. The equation proved that the size of the sphere is not relevant, if they share the same height the volume that it would take up is the same. This guy is saying "oh he took more from the bigger one", but he needed to take more from the bigger one in order to get a napkin ring that is the same height. This concept is really interesting and if you felt this was stupid, then you should have just closed the video.

    • @Hussfromthearea
      @Hussfromthearea Рік тому +5

      @FireBeam also if you deleted your comment, well done, cause I can't see it anymore.
      For anyone else who is reading this, the guy said "And you do? This video is the dumbest thing I've ever seen yet.".

    • @FireBeam
      @FireBeam Рік тому

      @@Hussfromthearea
      The video proved that people are stupid enough to "not believe thier lying eyes", if a priest in a white coat tells them it to be true.
      No wonder there has barely been any advancement since WW2

  • @UTthicc
    @UTthicc 7 років тому +572

    0:50 when you haven't touched your fidget spinner for 2 seconds

    • @tonystroemsnaes554
      @tonystroemsnaes554 7 років тому +7

      Good luck in life!

    • @ZacJonesYouTube
      @ZacJonesYouTube 7 років тому +4

      Natures PvP 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @darrenlt89
      @darrenlt89 7 років тому +4

      Fucking amazing xDDD

    • @JrShadowAssasin
      @JrShadowAssasin 7 років тому +14

      LOL thanks for the laugh.

    • @liladaniels9007
      @liladaniels9007 7 років тому +2

      Tony Stroemsnaes Didnt you comment the same thing to the person who said it was boring like a school subject

  • @phantomxyz_7171
    @phantomxyz_7171 5 років тому +1397

    0:50 When Fly’s keep landing on you

    • @thewormholetv7228
      @thewormholetv7228 5 років тому +13

      Legendary.😂

    • @Crispy656forever
      @Crispy656forever 5 років тому +16

      Its gonna be buzzzzy
      *late reaction*

    • @DieWithRob
      @DieWithRob 4 роки тому +4

      LMAO

    • @onionvlogs5222
      @onionvlogs5222 4 роки тому +8

      Doesn’t matter how many times I see the 0:50 Time stamp I laugh

    • @ripspaz
      @ripspaz 4 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @rocketeditor
    @rocketeditor 6 років тому +1269

    By the way, orange oil is
    F L A M M A B L E

  • @thewarderman1840
    @thewarderman1840 Рік тому +17

    I was like what are the practical applications of this but that ending cleared it all up.

  • @keane6
    @keane6 6 років тому +1548

    0:50 “I am an alpha male.”

    • @folly3288
      @folly3288 5 років тому +11

      No, Sir. You're not an alpha male. You are considered to be a beta male. Just like Albano

    • @Andrew-gu8uw
      @Andrew-gu8uw 5 років тому +1

      deadpoolbxm He didn’t say that tho

    • @qurimp6012
      @qurimp6012 5 років тому +15

      Sicko mode

    • @Andrew-gu8uw
      @Andrew-gu8uw 5 років тому

      yessir

    • @thunderthrustable
      @thunderthrustable 5 років тому +2

      andrew 🤦‍♂️

  • @MarksTech
    @MarksTech 7 років тому +783

    boi, you cant be throwing math problems like that at me when I haven't been in school in 5 years. I nearly had an aneurism

    • @MarksTech
      @MarksTech 7 років тому +16

      Pickpocket welcome to the interwebz

    • @animowany111
      @animowany111 7 років тому +7

      I love this kind of video, it captures that feeling, that after looking at a problem for a while, and solving equations, you find a fascinating, counter-intuitive fact. In this case, the sphere's radius cancelling out.
      And all of the math used in this video is simple, high-school (or even middle-school)-level math - Subtract terms from both sides, square or take the square root, use the Pythagorean theorem, BAM, you got a result

    • @Remedynr
      @Remedynr 7 років тому +1

      Leaving a reply under it seems every damn comment. Dude Why are You so pathetic, come on, take a look in the mirror. You are pathetic :DDD

    • @цветок-ш7п
      @цветок-ш7п 7 років тому

      hahaha 😂😂😂😂

    • @Model_BT-7274
      @Model_BT-7274 7 років тому +3

      swagnemite
      Lol you're a PewDiePie fan.

  • @justnoah2073
    @justnoah2073 5 років тому +482

    "It's gonna be busy. But right now we're talking about balls."
    - Vsauce, 2018

  • @gameryusic825
    @gameryusic825 3 роки тому +16

    Wow I never felt more smarter after being able to understand properly a math equation in a Vsauce video. It's actually really simple maths. That particular subject literally CARRIED my marks for my exams. I was just shy of a A1 but a A2 is alright.

  • @nauseaqueen
    @nauseaqueen 7 років тому +625

    I really just want to know how he peeled that orange.

  • @oliveroates
    @oliveroates 4 роки тому +1028

    0:50 when the invisible man whispers in your ear

    • @oliveroates
      @oliveroates 3 роки тому +26

      @maddy likes sloths thanks for replying to a 4 month old comment

    • @Amy-si8gq
      @Amy-si8gq 3 роки тому +9

      Bees

    • @russellmenezes3355
      @russellmenezes3355 3 роки тому +3

      I'm the one who gave you the 69th like, have fun.

    • @mariafe7050
      @mariafe7050 3 роки тому +1

      @@russellmenezes3355 Someone unliked it, but I liked it again! :)

    • @isuckatnamingthings5499
      @isuckatnamingthings5499 3 роки тому +2

      @@oliveroates hi

  • @Blenif
    @Blenif 7 років тому +327

    Everyone in the comment section saying "i learned this in 8th grade" or "this is pretty much high school geometry" while I'm here like "what the actual fuck is a napkin ring?"

    • @johncarter3797
      @johncarter3797 7 років тому +19

      Its a ring you put around a rolled up cloth napkin to keep it rolled up.

    • @GJuice
      @GJuice 7 років тому +1

      John Carter LOL

    • @Reploidx9
      @Reploidx9 7 років тому

      It's the ring to keep napkins looking all fancy and such. You know, when you go to those high-end, expensive as fuck restaurants.

    • @julianmelillo
      @julianmelillo 7 років тому +5

      Senif
      Your not alone
      Wtf is a napkin ring
      Until I looked at comments

    • @bothriolepis6744
      @bothriolepis6744 7 років тому +2

      That is literally the only thing i understood about this video.

  • @felt_presence9996
    @felt_presence9996 2 роки тому +9

    This channel has been such a positive source of comfort in my life for a long time. Whether I completely understand all the topics or not it's entertaining and it's educational and I love it and everyone involved in the process. I've decided I'm getting a vsauce tattoo

  • @Odog-Tbone
    @Odog-Tbone 4 роки тому +662

    Me: *Closes eyes in class* 3:05
    Me: *Looks up* 8:45

    • @ripspaz
      @ripspaz 4 роки тому +4

      😭😭😭😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭

    • @ripspaz
      @ripspaz 4 роки тому +9

      Why does this have no likes it's golden

    • @Odog-Tbone
      @Odog-Tbone 4 роки тому +1

      Nathan Escobedo thanks, I have no idea 😂👍

    • @kosmic_overlord
      @kosmic_overlord 4 роки тому +12

      it also sounds like he says "let's calculate area.... with teeth"

    • @nabongobong9155
      @nabongobong9155 4 роки тому

      Can relate 😂

  • @apple3217
    @apple3217 6 років тому +147

    0:50 is the reason why I subscribed to Vsauce

  • @arkhamsans3541
    @arkhamsans3541 7 років тому +614

    "Hey, Vsauce, Michael here."
    We were the Vsauce all along.

  • @Tubanapoleon
    @Tubanapoleon Рік тому +9

    Came for a Vsauce video, stayed for the Numberphile video

  • @geremydunn4836
    @geremydunn4836 5 років тому +792

    0:50 me walking out of school on friday

  • @brian_8852
    @brian_8852 7 років тому +673

    Hey VSauce Michael here, today we will be talking about what will happen if you step on a lego.
    *_10 minutes later_*
    And that’s why parallel universes don’t exist, and as always thanks for watching.

    • @Plexversal
      @Plexversal 7 років тому +7

      haha, so true

    • @lollol-hh2ci
      @lollol-hh2ci 7 років тому +1

      Kermit The Frog

    • @59799
      @59799 7 років тому +1

      lol lol

    • @chevon1920
      @chevon1920 7 років тому

      Lol, I don't know why I thought this was so funny!! 😂😂

    • @59799
      @59799 7 років тому

      Moon fh

  • @Ryanhelpmeunderstand
    @Ryanhelpmeunderstand 6 років тому +2701

    1:32 “by the way, orange oil is flammable” 🤣

    • @ZepG
      @ZepG 6 років тому +296

      heroperse.
      It was funny because of how Vsauce went off-topic, Tillamook wasn't denying orange oil is flammable. You seriously need to get a social life and learn how humans communicate with each other.

    • @abaxialo5878
      @abaxialo5878 6 років тому +31

      ZepG He never said he was denying it

    • @wobbiewobbles
      @wobbiewobbles 6 років тому +48

      Human Person *COMBUSTIBLE LEMONS*

    • @Ruthavecflute
      @Ruthavecflute 6 років тому +18

      it sounds like dried orange peal might be a good fire starter. Probably more eco-friendly than lighter fluid for starting bonfires and BBQs.

    • @Hyrixous
      @Hyrixous 6 років тому +34

      It came out of nowhere and was irrelevant to the video.

  • @Sinnerman
    @Sinnerman Рік тому +4

    Wow! Math is actually crazy. When I was a kid I hated math at school, but the more I the more amazed I am by it. Thank you, Michael

  • @connieulm9034
    @connieulm9034 7 років тому +1113

    0:49 JESUS CHRIST MICHEAL CALM DOWN

  • @jessetheademan7087
    @jessetheademan7087 4 роки тому +753

    *is discussing napkin rings*
    “By the way, orange oil is flammable”
    *continues discussing napkin rings*

    • @ahmed38247
      @ahmed38247 3 роки тому +8

      for real lmao, it's bizzare

    • @BrendonGreenNZL
      @BrendonGreenNZL 3 роки тому +6

      Yes, that's completely out of character for him. I was expecting a complete change of topic at that point 😞

  • @modocrisma2
    @modocrisma2 5 років тому +367

    This was the most interesting surprise math lesson I’ve ever had.

    • @schrutebuck
      @schrutebuck 4 роки тому +5

      (You heard a something rustling in the bushes)
      (It jumps out at you!) (it’s a surprise math lesson!) “ hey! Vsauce, Michael here “

    • @krashsytegaming9222
      @krashsytegaming9222 4 роки тому

      Modocrisma its actually geometry 9th grade 😉 im in 10th grade lmao soo

    • @halamadruuid2380
      @halamadruuid2380 4 роки тому

      KrashSyteGaming wait what? Are you in america? In my country we learn it at 7th grade

    • @neme7895
      @neme7895 4 роки тому

      Ikr, that's amazing, and somewhat useless in normal life means.

  • @pontierent734
    @pontierent734 Рік тому +4

    okay the fact that two people from my childhood are going to be TOGETHER (not that they haven't been before) live I want to go, but time and money man... Its a hard thing. Thank you Michael for your videos, you genuinely taught me a lot. Same to Adam Savage you guys are truly the reason I know more today than I would if I was born 10 years earlier.

  • @sum9586
    @sum9586 5 років тому +600

    0:50 when your favourite song comes up in the party

    • @jlrjlr8053
      @jlrjlr8053 4 роки тому +19

      0:51 but now were talkin' about balls.

    • @onionvlogs5222
      @onionvlogs5222 4 роки тому +8

      AngleSum Doesn’t matter how many times I see the 0:50 Time stamp I laugh

    • @Quadrocephis
      @Quadrocephis 4 роки тому

      Octo Ringo I have here two napkin rings from very differently sized spheres

  • @PL9050
    @PL9050 4 роки тому +917

    0:50: 4 year old me explaining how to beat someone in a fight.

    • @brynn3310
      @brynn3310 4 роки тому +9

      Yellow Slug w h e e z e

    • @PL9050
      @PL9050 4 роки тому +3

      Brynn C Is this sarcasm? (=

    • @brynn3310
      @brynn3310 4 роки тому +16

      Yellow Slug No....or is it? *vsauce music starts to play*

    • @glowingspacecow8980
      @glowingspacecow8980 4 роки тому +13

      “It’s gonna be busy.”

    • @costamicaco
      @costamicaco 4 роки тому

      PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH JUST PUNCH👊

  • @LawofCinema
    @LawofCinema 7 років тому +429

    "By the way, orange oil is flammable."
    Thank you Michael.

  • @spacehunter2004
    @spacehunter2004 3 роки тому +9

    0:39 therefore you can basically hold an entire reverse halo ring

  • @omega_jay4355
    @omega_jay4355 7 років тому +301

    "oh btw orange oil is flammable" 😂😂

    • @srepahzatulzzz9610
      @srepahzatulzzz9610 7 років тому +4

      Yeah we watched the video too

    • @stanley7598
      @stanley7598 7 років тому +14

      H A N N A if you're cross about something don't take it out on random commenters...

    • @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668
      @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 7 років тому +1

      Omega_ Jay I learned that from cocktail videos lol

    • @hoonteri1760
      @hoonteri1760 7 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/sXF5vuStJV8/v-deo.html

  • @cup_check_official
    @cup_check_official 7 років тому +4754

    Vsauce uploaded.
    Or did it?
    *Vsauce music kicks in*

  • @1lucia
    @1lucia 7 років тому +312

    *_if you like it and don't know it's finger width and only want to offer it a predermined amount of material you should put a napkin ring on it_*

  • @kartiklatthe7677
    @kartiklatthe7677 2 роки тому +27

    "It is called 'napkin ring' because, it looks like a napkin ring"
    Perfectly explained, VSauce

  • @KitaFr
    @KitaFr 7 років тому +467

    *BTW ORANGE OIL IS FLAMMABLE*

    • @Focusedone-yr9ci
      @Focusedone-yr9ci 7 років тому +7

      DomAllStar is I'm going to go to school and bring an orange put it on a tAble then point at it and shout look out a bomb

    • @MYNAMACHEF
      @MYNAMACHEF 7 років тому +34

      Vsauce, arsonist here

    • @qqqqqqqqqq7488
      @qqqqqqqqqq7488 7 років тому +3

      Focusedone2325 not recommended

    • @schroonsjozef
      @schroonsjozef 7 років тому +1

      Was looking for this

    • @RMJ1984
      @RMJ1984 7 років тому +1

      Random!! fact.

  • @Kabloosh
    @Kabloosh 7 років тому +1981

    Suggestion: what shape is the universe?

  • @deiadied
    @deiadied 4 роки тому +749

    I want Michael to be my uncle and bring up these crazy facts at the dinner table.

    • @superidol4670
      @superidol4670 3 роки тому +9

      Dinner table forever

    • @babybeans1477
      @babybeans1477 3 роки тому +8

      Doesn’t everyone?

    • @lahavgafni2642
      @lahavgafni2642 3 роки тому +6

      I want Michael to be my uncle and do what mine does to me daily ;)

    • @thememeguy2135
      @thememeguy2135 3 роки тому +5

      @MarsoloX hey Vsauce! Michael here, what happens when a male reproducts with another male?

    • @iva837
      @iva837 3 роки тому

      I'm the crazy uncle

  • @WilliamTaylor-h4r
    @WilliamTaylor-h4r Рік тому +1

    f you increase a platonic solids relfectivity past the sub-major orthonormal covergent projections, you'll create a dark glass warp material for hiding your lovely thoughts and time itself, hes not as scary as he used to look.

  • @DanielJohnGaming
    @DanielJohnGaming 4 роки тому +1509

    Is it “hi Vsauce, Michael here”
    Or is it “hi, Vsauce, Micheal here.”
    Is he introducing himself as Vsauce or are we the audience Vsauce.

    • @oliviacal2471
      @oliviacal2471 4 роки тому +247

      Why has no one commented. I need the answer

    • @ferroweld1594
      @ferroweld1594 4 роки тому +291

      hes actually very descreetly saying how long it will be until the heat death of the universe

    • @TvConfusionn
      @TvConfusionn 4 роки тому +28

      DS Beast
      Interesting question

    • @johnraven2682
      @johnraven2682 4 роки тому +117

      I just noticed that the two"Michaels" had different spellings
      ones MichAEL
      seconds MichEAL

    • @davemorris7678
      @davemorris7678 4 роки тому +42

      We the audience are vsauce!!!

  • @josephpaterson8274
    @josephpaterson8274 6 років тому +1048

    0:50 when u got a spider on u

  • @Djenx-
    @Djenx- 5 років тому +1139

    This is a McDonald's drive through, Sir.

    • @verlax8956
      @verlax8956 4 роки тому +43

      *or is it?*

    • @MDHUSSAIN-li6pm
      @MDHUSSAIN-li6pm 4 роки тому +3

      Verlax noice!

    • @copter7013
      @copter7013 4 роки тому +6

      What if I make a burger and a fry a napkin ring? They would have to pay the same price

    • @RealMudSkipper
      @RealMudSkipper 4 роки тому +1

      this comment made my day @djenx CR

    • @dguy0386
      @dguy0386 4 роки тому

      I'll have a quarter pounder with fries and a medium Dr pepper please :P

  • @JManK113
    @JManK113 Рік тому +2

    "but were talking about BALLS"

  • @altinmustafic796
    @altinmustafic796 4 роки тому +843

    8:13 mans just did a whole 4 minute equation just to prove it doesn’t matter lmao

    • @petarshimov5993
      @petarshimov5993 4 роки тому +78

      That's math for ya

    • @zachtaylor4097
      @zachtaylor4097 4 роки тому +50

      Currently in differential equations and dynamics, can confirm. I no longer enjoy it when things cancel out

    • @petarshimov5993
      @petarshimov5993 4 роки тому +17

      Who enjoys math in general?

    • @pelouzedu7294
      @pelouzedu7294 4 роки тому

      No me

    • @ameerabdallah5429
      @ameerabdallah5429 4 роки тому +31

      Pegasi yes, he did prove that the radius of the sphere does not matter. He didn’t prove that the equation didn’t matter though. The proof is to show that you can have something with infinite radius but if you take make a napkin ring of the same height as an atom, they’ll both be the same. Being able to prove something like that actually matters a lot

  • @shxdow5569
    @shxdow5569 4 роки тому +398

    “Right now we’re talking about balls”. 0:51
    -Michael, 2017

    • @zfloyd1627
      @zfloyd1627 4 роки тому +5

      Bruh

    • @connorconnor2421
      @connorconnor2421 4 роки тому +3

      69th like

    • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
      @the_original_Bilb_Ono 4 роки тому +5

      Men who get 2-3 hours more sleep on average have significantly larger testicles.
      Thats an actual fact btw.

    • @riyak.7393
      @riyak.7393 4 роки тому +4

      @@the_original_Bilb_Ono I do not know what to do with that information-

    • @Arkhalum
      @Arkhalum 4 роки тому +3

      Ria Love become a sloth

  • @pmm1767
    @pmm1767 7 років тому +446

    2 vsauce videos that aren't separated by 3 months, ALRIGHT!

    • @Gwgitu77
      @Gwgitu77 7 років тому +26

      yeah, seeing so many complaints there and here, meanwhile i'm just happy to see "michael here!"

    • @creativecipher
      @creativecipher 7 років тому +7

      great poem, dude

    • @HoutarouOrekiOsu
      @HoutarouOrekiOsu 7 років тому +7

      I think rhyming the same words is illegal.

    • @Lp2QuickFire
      @Lp2QuickFire 7 років тому +4

      Doctor Robotnik That was such a good joke dude holy shit. You must've been sitting on that one for so long. God bless you finally got to use it. So good

    • @stargirlbb1
      @stargirlbb1 7 років тому

      Doctor Robotnik that was unnecessary and irrelevant to the conversation

  • @KianSears
    @KianSears Рік тому +2

    Ah yes orange oil is flammable

  • @WhatifAlyssaActually
    @WhatifAlyssaActually 6 років тому +1138

    the fact that he used a pen and made no mistakes

    • @ryanoceros9382
      @ryanoceros9382 6 років тому +129

      Alyssa Martinsen or did he? *Vsauce music kicks in*

    • @hanakibret3389
      @hanakibret3389 6 років тому +5

      The Round Earth Society *did

    • @savannaobregon3823
      @savannaobregon3823 6 років тому +7

      His math skills are the tea

    • @patrickhodson8715
      @patrickhodson8715 6 років тому +18

      You’re really gonna sit there and tell me the teeth on the “yay” face weren’t a mistake...

    • @ashmeetnar
      @ashmeetnar 5 років тому +2

      You use a pencil for maths?

  • @amirawadalla5866
    @amirawadalla5866 7 років тому +402

    Hey Vsauce Michael here, did you know that there are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky? Or are there?
    Vsauce music plays

  • @pandavova
    @pandavova 7 років тому +493

    ORANGE OIL IS FLAMMABLE???

    • @CreepergeddonTheGamer
      @CreepergeddonTheGamer 7 років тому +48

      pandavova Orange you glad about that?

    • @lucho_0211
      @lucho_0211 7 років тому +25

      Phantom PEKKA get out

    • @thenayaah4114
      @thenayaah4114 7 років тому +4

      Just a heads up so you don't make the same mistake I did... don't set the orange itself on fire

    • @thenayaah4114
      @thenayaah4114 7 років тому +3

      that shit is hard to get out

    • @Mi2Lethal
      @Mi2Lethal 7 років тому +1

      You didn't know that? I see you had a different childhood.

  • @charleswilson8975
    @charleswilson8975 5 місяців тому +2

    For a second, I thought the solar eclipse mentioned at the end of the video was talking about the one about to happen in a few days, not the one that happened years ago. That was a bit weird lol

  • @viviandarkbloom172
    @viviandarkbloom172 5 років тому +484

    *”yay...... with teeth”* 😂

    • @jacobe.1651
      @jacobe.1651 4 роки тому +1

      *"But what's does this mean for you?"*

  • @hesterclapp9717
    @hesterclapp9717 3 роки тому +1734

    Philosophers after finding the meaning of life: YAY with teeth

  • @harrisonbaylor1432
    @harrisonbaylor1432 4 роки тому +230

    0:50 when you blow someone’s mind by telling them orange oil is flammable.

    • @W4H00
      @W4H00 3 роки тому

      Its kinda obvious, most oils are flammable.

  • @hkayakh
    @hkayakh Місяць тому

    “You’ll be left with a shape called a napkin ring, because well, it looks like a napkin ring.”
    I love It. It’s tautological

  • @runby6053
    @runby6053 7 років тому +1057

    *brain.exe has stopped working.*

  • @Quadrocephis
    @Quadrocephis 5 років тому +269

    0:50 I wanna know how to do that

    • @mrbenoit5018
      @mrbenoit5018 5 років тому +20

      Enzo The Meme walk into a spider web

    • @Happy_Shopper
      @Happy_Shopper 5 років тому +16

      You need a brain as powerful as his

    • @sohee7597
      @sohee7597 4 роки тому +2

      Practice everyday

  • @crazedtech7488
    @crazedtech7488 6 років тому +131

    0:49 top 10 BEST dancers

  • @skoopdewoop
    @skoopdewoop 2 роки тому +1

    "but right now we're talking about balls, and coring them"
    vsauce out of context moment

  • @teteeheeted
    @teteeheeted 3 роки тому +516

    Throughout the 10+ years you’ve been on UA-cam, you’ve managed to keep consistently good content, and for that I respect you. Good job Micheal!

  • @ShinyRayquazza
    @ShinyRayquazza 7 років тому +749

    Wait... that's it? No crazy Vsauce segues into the largest napkin ring possible or something? Man, this felt more like a Numberphile video than a Vsauce video.

  • @kingo_clubs9097
    @kingo_clubs9097 Рік тому +8

    Let's say you're sitting at a table during a dinner party. Nobody has touched their utensils yet. Now, do you take the napkin ring on the left, or the napkin ring on the right?

    • @acertainkirakuin
      @acertainkirakuin Рік тому

      M-Mr. President?

    • @eethannnn
      @eethannnn Рік тому

      right because im right handed

    • @RafaelMunizYT
      @RafaelMunizYT Рік тому

      none because the parties I go to probably don't have napkins let alone napkin rings

  • @devildarlin1364
    @devildarlin1364 6 років тому +779

    Highlight of this episode: "By the way, Orange oil is flammable."

    • @blueisnotgreen7258
      @blueisnotgreen7258 6 років тому +12

      the thicker the peel the better

    • @picklefibre9831
      @picklefibre9831 6 років тому +14

      Yeah that’s literally the only thing I understood lmao

    • @terryballsack69
      @terryballsack69 6 років тому +9

      yay. with teeth.

    • @chillyisasleep
      @chillyisasleep 6 років тому +2

      Only part I understood

    • @KrazyKyle-ij9vb
      @KrazyKyle-ij9vb 6 років тому

      Devil Darlin' yea we are learning about Napkin rings, so flammable orange oil is helpful

  • @Fizer005
    @Fizer005 7 років тому +282

    is this numberphille?

    • @metashrew
      @metashrew 7 років тому +59

      no, this is Patrick.

    • @lalogonzalez5631
      @lalogonzalez5631 7 років тому

      Metashrew I'm dying, I get the spongebob reference😂

    • @JohnPeter1940
      @JohnPeter1940 7 років тому

      Metashrew vvjtgyj fyhr dthdndtfyum

    • @InsideCenterDani
      @InsideCenterDani 7 років тому +29

      No, because the equations weren't done on a roll of butcher paper. 🤣

    • @williamli7504
      @williamli7504 7 років тому +1

      Vsauce+Numberphile!

  • @georgesimmons9519
    @georgesimmons9519 5 років тому +342

    I lost him at “Napkin”

  • @cameleon2mur80
    @cameleon2mur80 Рік тому +3

    This video is sponsored by opera gx

  • @JohnThomas-ro9sc
    @JohnThomas-ro9sc 5 років тому +184

    3:07 *Says blue with PASSION*

  • @michaelsaenz380
    @michaelsaenz380 7 років тому +86

    8:36 with subtitles "by cavalries principal that both napkin rings have the same onion"
    -Vsauce 2017

    • @nPhlames
      @nPhlames 7 років тому +2

      Why am I laughing so hard

    • @erwinschrodinger8075
      @erwinschrodinger8075 7 років тому +2

      yay

    • @macadragon526
      @macadragon526 7 років тому

      Michael Saenz that is funny but if you think about its actually correct because as michael said as long its the same hight, the diameter and circumstance does not mater because its the same exact size, so if we were to take a onion and cut it in 10 equal parts horizontally and push out the rings they will all be the same exact size because there the same hight. Thus onion is correct

  • @rivalifritdarc2481
    @rivalifritdarc2481 2 роки тому +2

    I don't believe it
    Vsauce's video with no existential crisis

  • @maxonmendel5757
    @maxonmendel5757 4 роки тому +111

    6:26 good save. he was writing, and about to say, "minus" but he changed it just in time.

  • @WilliamSmith-ni6fm
    @WilliamSmith-ni6fm 7 років тому +759

    Vsauce: *puts math in a video*
    Everyone: (autistic screeching)

    • @rumfordc
      @rumfordc 7 років тому +19

      lmao

    • @Bianca-zq3ww
      @Bianca-zq3ww 7 років тому

      uncle randy the fifth I

    • @LOSTGAM3R
      @LOSTGAM3R 7 років тому +3

      Top fucking kek

    • @pogo3593
      @pogo3593 7 років тому +1

      I mean can you blame them? His vids are always full of cool anomalies and weird things back to back. They're usually easy to grasp quickly as well, or he just explains it quickly

    • @petuniaolgapicklewrinkle3441
      @petuniaolgapicklewrinkle3441 7 років тому

      hidderp8103 yeah if u actually played attention in math class rofl