"This is a 'newspaper,' Hank. It's like the Internet, only it doesn't update, it's not interactive, it's printed on really thinly-sliced trees(?), and, uh, it's not free." - John Green
Every morning I get up and shower and the worry about the appearance of my hair. It is calming to know that someone as successful as John can walk around without any care in the world about the appearance of his hair.
As an aspiring conservator, it's 'conservator'. If you work with objects in a museum/library/etc, you're a conservator. If you work with land/crops/oceans/etc, you're a conservationist. Just a little pet peeve of mine :P
I'm surprised it took people that long to figure out coffee filters, given they're like big open tea bags which have been around since maybe as early as the 6th century.
I was hoping they took down the video and re-posted to correct John's pronunciation of "spectroscopy" (2:43)... oh well, it's kind of funny to hear him try to sound it out and fail so gloriously.
My microwave has a button just for popcorn. And although every type of microwave popcorn I've bought says "do not use the popcorn button" I do it anyway and it comes out perfect every time.
It actually said on some cans to "use household items" to open them. In the army, if they got an overly stubborn can they would try to shoot the top off. Some cans weighed even more than their contents.
I'm in Maine. Pretty much a smartass comment there about ice farms, especually since Boston had bigger snowstorms than us all winter, but I did chuckle over the caption bubnles in that ice farm photo.
Downside of the polyurethane foam beds: They're way more flammable. Good luck putting one out if it catches fire. As The ABC's Catalyst showed in one episode last year, you might as well be dealing with burning petrol.
Robert FitzRoy is also remembered as the Captain of the HMS Beagle, the ship on which Charles Darwin traveled during which he first formulated the idea of evolution.
here's a question for your show: why don't ducks, geese, gulls get frostbite when they are standing on ice or their feet are covered in sub-freezing water?
So sometimes it sounds like menopause instead of mental floss sorry just saying I am a fan love listening to u guys at work so but John green is my favorite u make me laugh love ur work
I can't be bothered to know the date let alone the time, I've never owned a cellphone or gps, I listen/smell to know when my popcorn is ready, I taste my own god damn food, I take my time writing to avoid as many mistakes as possible, and my "mattress" is little more than a large pillow... And I'm living my life just fine as is.
While I think "better" is subjective (especially in the case of dating! Like I get being busy but dang. Dating apps feel so awkward to me) some of these are really cool technological developments. Especially the sidewalks!!! We need those here in Cincinnati!!
Great episode, but the color is really off in the video. The darker tones are FAR too green, especially John's hair. (Cue terrible John Green green joke) Contrast and saturation seem a bit off as well.
You should do a story on The flip side of this. I am old enough to have perspective on this and it’s not all great. Decades ago we were told technology was going to make our lives easier. Many took that as working less but the opposite was true. The more technology we have the longer hours we work. Many people are called on to wake up in the middle of the night to go fix something. There is an old saying about being slaves to the machines. It comes true more and more every day. A human being’s value is measured by what they can do for the machines. It wasn’t supposed to be that way.
Coffee filters bit is false. Cheese clothes were used long before disposable "filters". Thin fabric wrapped with twine works just as well. There may have not been coffee in certain areas but cooking grounds or herbs was solved long before waste-able products.
I don't know about other smartphones, but in iOS if you go Settings >> General >> Keyboard >> Shortcuts, you can add all your favorite curse words and it won't try to autocorrect them anymore. Either that or add "Fuck Fucking" to your contacts.
You know, like puns, irony and sarcasm? It doesn't say "severely improved our lives" or "most important inventions" it just says "made our lives better". I found it funny, that they included a popcorn timer app. It demonstrated beautifully, how our attitude has changed and that we are surrounded by complex technology even for the smallest and most ridiculous things.
I noticed the potshot at Maine again. I suspect this ma be Meredith's weird New Hampshire hatred of Maine seeping its way in. I've only recently found out about this rivalry after living in Maine for 16 years. Not sure if I understand it. I'm assuming its related to a rivalry between our College sports teams or alternatively New Hampshire being a little salty about choosing the old man in the mountain as their state quarter and lashing out at the first state they saw.
I love it every time John says 'thinly sliced trees' to describe paper.
I love how he has to clarify what a map is.
"This is a 'newspaper,' Hank. It's like the Internet, only it doesn't update, it's not interactive, it's printed on really thinly-sliced trees(?), and, uh, it's not free." - John Green
woodfur00 Some are free.
It's a joke. Everyone knows what a map is
Kevin Damian You might have heard the extreme sarcasm in his voice
Kevin Damian You might have heard the extreme sarcasm in his voice
Absolutely dying at the way John pronounced spectroscopy. Add that to the list with Hectare :P
Every morning I get up and shower and the worry about the appearance of my hair. It is calming to know that someone as successful as John can walk around without any care in the world about the appearance of his hair.
I remember my grandmother saying she would spread egg white on a pot of coffee, as it settled it would collect the grounds.
As an aspiring conservator, it's 'conservator'. If you work with objects in a museum/library/etc, you're a conservator. If you work with land/crops/oceans/etc, you're a conservationist. Just a little pet peeve of mine :P
I'm surprised it took people that long to figure out coffee filters, given they're like big open tea bags which have been around since maybe as early as the 6th century.
I live in southern Indiana so I know about lack of snow plows, especially in the town I live in. They don't even like to use salt or sand here.
I was hoping they took down the video and re-posted to correct John's pronunciation of "spectroscopy" (2:43)... oh well, it's kind of funny to hear him try to sound it out and fail so gloriously.
You beat me to it...
Yeah, his pronunciation was off by a hectacre.
To be fair, mispronouncing things is his thing. (He routinely makes a joke of it on Crash Course World History).
EddyGurge perfect
Hans Nesse
My microwave has a button just for popcorn. And although every type of microwave popcorn I've bought says "do not use the popcorn button" I do it anyway and it comes out perfect every time.
Meredith? The puns are Meredith's fault? Bless you, Meredith.
He looks like jimmy neutron
Yes!
so that's what all the puff was about
GOTTA BLAST!
I can help you with the butter levels in your cookie dough: it needs more. It will always need more.
+BlueManIan maybe not yet... They didn't say anything about chocolate covered deep fried butter
woo, the snark was heavy on this one. Kinda refreshing actually.
As someone from Maine, I can guarantee we have moved on from the ice trade, our governor however, is still stuck in the 1800's.
Don't listen to him, Meredith, keep on punning.
Thank you Intel!!!
Tip: If you can count 2 or 3 seconds ("one mississippi two mississippi...") between pops, your popcorn is done. No app needed.
Yay for clean cut John
WOW, DONT YOU FORGET TO BE AWESOME EITHER, JOHN.
It actually said on some cans to "use household items" to open them. In the army, if they got an overly stubborn can they would try to shoot the top off. Some cans weighed even more than their contents.
Hey, Mental Floss, give John Green a heads up that Spectroscopy is pronounced more like spectroskoppy, not spectroscope-y.
Let Jason know that I really dig the tunage.
John Green you are the best host on the internet
John's makeup looking fabulous
"What do we use now to keep insects from crawling up our nose?"
Thanks Green, now I won't be able to sleep...
Easily the best all-round presenter on UA-cam
I'm in Maine. Pretty much a smartass comment there about ice farms, especually since Boston had bigger snowstorms than us all winter, but I did chuckle over the caption bubnles in that ice farm photo.
Keeping bugs from crawling up your nose hack.
Putting your bed's legs into empty cans and filling the cans half way with water.
5:26 frozen reference
So... might be a silly question, but I can't seem to find this popcorn app. Does anyone know what it's actually called?
The main ones google throws at me are "Popcorn Ready" on Android and "Perfect Pop" on iTunes. Both have pretty some pretty bad reviews.
Interesting. Thanks!
Downside of the polyurethane foam beds: They're way more flammable. Good luck putting one out if it catches fire. As The ABC's Catalyst showed in one episode last year, you might as well be dealing with burning petrol.
Why'd you repost?
i knew i was not going crazy
because during the 14th fact on the list they cut away to the ice farmers picture
Alexis Sanchez The Duracell Edition Didn't, just came to ask
Robert FitzRoy is also remembered as the Captain of the HMS Beagle, the ship on which Charles Darwin traveled during which he first formulated the idea of evolution.
Greenwich is awesome, literally down the road from me
My favorite thing we how not but not a long time ago, indoor pluming.
I read the 3rd fact in the March edition of mental_floss magazine!
So they re uploaded but this time without the strange cutscenes of the ice workers in the bit about mattresses.
here's a question for your show:
why don't ducks, geese, gulls get frostbite when they are standing on ice or their feet are covered in sub-freezing water?
Counter current circulation. Blood flowing down warms the blood returning to the body.
Do "Facts about Mental Floss"
I still own maps, several of them. All of them quite accurate, atleast for this year.
It'd be fun to see a video of ways that technology has made our lives worse like how screens before bed inhibit melatonin production etc.
I am sometimes so angry while texting I don't go back to correct ducking before pressing send x
Cool video as always!
Good one John Tu...
So what's the app called?
So sometimes it sounds like menopause instead of mental floss sorry just saying I am a fan love listening to u guys at work so but John green is my favorite u make me laugh love ur work
I need that Rosie the Riveter poster in my life haha
Anyone think of Twin Peaks and Pete's percolator for number 4?
There's a fish... in the percolator.
Yes, yes I did :)
Whaddaboot the HUGE reduction in pollution and disease when the car replaced the horse?
"what do we owe to advancements in technology?"..... EVERYTHING!
under 301 views? what a special day!
literally just ate popcorn right before watching this video.
"Girrrlll, I'd eat your apple" doesn't come off as a romantic comment
I can't be bothered to know the date let alone the time, I've never owned a cellphone or gps, I listen/smell to know when my popcorn is ready, I taste my own god damn food, I take my time writing to avoid as many mistakes as possible, and my "mattress" is little more than a large pillow... And I'm living my life just fine as is.
While I think "better" is subjective (especially in the case of dating! Like I get being busy but dang. Dating apps feel so awkward to me) some of these are really cool technological developments. Especially the sidewalks!!! We need those here in Cincinnati!!
Great episode, but the color is really off in the video. The darker tones are FAR too green, especially John's hair. (Cue terrible John Green green joke) Contrast and saturation seem a bit off as well.
Robert Fitzroy was also the captain of the HMS Beagle when Darwin took his voyage.
Hey I use Intel I feel like I help! Go Intel!
I seriously heard "Frozen puns" the first time at 5:29
My microwave has a preset button that gives me a great bag of popcorn with minimal unpopped kernels.
"better" is subjective
THERE WAS A FISH! IN THE PERCOLATOR!
Coffee filters...Has anyone drank Turkish coffee? Now that's a cup of coffee!
haha - I never mean "ducking" either, John.
Your hair looks awesome :D
Those wood pillows the chinese used are actually rather comfortable.
There was a fish, in the percolator.
Where at in Indianapolis is this group from?
Intel: the reason I'm scared to spend 30 dollars on Cities Skylines.
I actually knew the art forgery one thanks to the show White Collar
I desperately need that pop corn app!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing about the three seashells?
You should do a story on The flip side of this. I am old enough to have perspective on this and it’s not all great. Decades ago we were told technology was going to make our lives easier. Many took that as working less but the opposite was true. The more technology we have the longer hours we work. Many people are called on to wake up in the middle of the night to go fix something. There is an old saying about being slaves to the machines. It comes true more and more every day. A human being’s value is measured by what they can do for the machines. It wasn’t supposed to be that way.
2:00 Man, I wanted to see a call of duty game in the cup :D
Coffee filters bit is false. Cheese clothes were used long before disposable "filters". Thin fabric wrapped with twine works just as well. There may have not been coffee in certain areas but cooking grounds or herbs was solved long before waste-able products.
So what is going on with John's hair today?!
it's having a party
silverturtle0213 John's hair used to have a party lot more often in the past.
the puff levels are high
Is Meredith that dense when comes to puns, or did John tease UA-cam viewers by saying he hated puns? 😉😁
Anyone who needs an app to make popcorn doesn't deserve to eat popcorn
people are putting butter in their coffee now (lol).
Is Belville selling time where we came up with the phrase "buying time"
Something screw up when they first uploaded this a few hours ago?
I don't know about other smartphones, but in iOS if you go Settings >> General >> Keyboard >> Shortcuts, you can add all your favorite curse words and it won't try to autocorrect them anymore. Either that or add "Fuck Fucking" to your contacts.
So the beginning of Frozen is true!
I was so ready for him to say that the video was sponsored by tinder
Okay, Frozen came out in 2013. No more Frozen puns, please, just...let it go.
...I'll show myself out.
What about the invention of the toilet? How about the light bulb? Come on! A popcorn making app gets a highlight, yet the toilet doesn't?
Everybody knows about the toilet. At least I hope they do.
Becky Johnson Then the title should have been "14 obscure ways technology has made our lives better".
You know, like puns, irony and sarcasm? It doesn't say "severely improved our lives" or "most important inventions" it just says "made our lives better". I found it funny, that they included a popcorn timer app. It demonstrated beautifully, how our attitude has changed and that we are surrounded by complex technology even for the smallest and most ridiculous things.
What were you doing when the wrecking ball was going towards your head? Ducking.
Joke's on you - I was fucking.
***** That sounds like an epic way to go out.
Christopher Pilcher especially considering his username.
I work for Sleep Number! :D
Oh. He meant SPECTROSCOPY (spec-TROS-co-py).
...I don't actually know which swish is which, but since John's been married longer than Tindr's been a thing...
Ha the UK clearly has none of those snow coils.
2:42 That's a weird way to pronounce spectroscopy.
It's "Speck-trosska-pee"
Pork chop party was not funded in this episode. Sad.
I understand that many comments are supposed to be sarcastic, but the fact that I know people who sound like this is the reason I hate smartphones...
I noticed the potshot at Maine again. I suspect this ma be Meredith's weird New Hampshire hatred of Maine seeping its way in. I've only recently found out about this rivalry after living in Maine for 16 years. Not sure if I understand it. I'm assuming its related to a rivalry between our College sports teams or alternatively New Hampshire being a little salty about choosing the old man in the mountain as their state quarter and lashing out at the first state they saw.
Having an authentic painting does nothing to your quality of life.
I have to find something to stop insects crawling up my nostrils now.
What the popcorn app called
If you think heated sidewalks are cool, you should look up "solar roadways"