A Solid 30 Minutes of Useless Information

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    Special Thanks to @BrianBitner for researching a TON of the material in this video.
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  • @kryten1300
    @kryten1300 3 роки тому +9513

    Shakespeare:*talks to a woman*
    Woman:*rolls her eyes*
    Shakespeare: this must be what women do when they think someone is hot

  • @Geoooooooooo
    @Geoooooooooo 2 роки тому +2971

    "Charlie Chaplin once entered a look alike contest of himself, and lost."
    Not only that, but he lost SPECTACULARLY. There was about 40 competitors, and he came 27TH. Lmao

  • @Nerdgirl1648
    @Nerdgirl1648 Рік тому +440

    The amount of this I actually absorb and end up telling other people is startling.

    • @Dizma_Music
      @Dizma_Music 10 місяців тому +10

      Rabbits can’t vomit!!! 😱

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj 5 місяців тому +11

      It takes me 10 minutes to walk down to my local pub, but 35 minutes to walk home. The difference is staggering.

    • @ashtoncullinan5946
      @ashtoncullinan5946 5 місяців тому +3

      Bro I still tell people about the world’s longest bench and it’s been over 3 years.

  • @meganthememe130
    @meganthememe130 Рік тому +187

    I've been falling asleep to these, keep my brain engaged enough to not wander off to bad thoughts but also not intently focused

    • @JoeMcVideo
      @JoeMcVideo 7 місяців тому +3

      Good idea

    • @brontewcat
      @brontewcat 2 місяці тому +2

      Excellent idea (after having had a night of almost no sleep)

    • @fantasmedits681
      @fantasmedits681 Місяць тому

      Same here

    • @marionpeebles3836
      @marionpeebles3836 Місяць тому +1

      I was trying that but I live in Springfield mo. Lots of weird weather facts but so confused because it seemed incomplete after 10 minutes it bugged me so much I had to roll over and start again To find I hadn’t missed a thing it was just a statement of temperature.

  • @r3d_d3d64
    @r3d_d3d64 3 роки тому +12364

    *"a solid 30 minutes of useless information"*
    Schools: Those are rookie numbers

    • @watchoutitsoceanman6540
      @watchoutitsoceanman6540 3 роки тому +79

      Agreed

    • @jaeger4000
      @jaeger4000 3 роки тому +351

      UA-cam: 30 min of useless info
      School: solid 12 years of useless info

    • @allftw2677
      @allftw2677 3 роки тому +92

      True , *sips tea with an overly sacrcasticly serious face whilst looking at tablet* True true
      Okay maybe that was too much

    • @noahmitchell4696
      @noahmitchell4696 3 роки тому +10

      HAHA

    • @jimmyjohn272
      @jimmyjohn272 2 роки тому +16

      Do you watch Gray still plays 😂

  • @lillianschlotte6469
    @lillianschlotte6469 3 роки тому +9315

    I feel like I’ve learned so much but at the same time I’ve learned nothing

    • @MetaITurtle
      @MetaITurtle 2 роки тому +82

      Its somthing to spark conversation with

    • @blank14800
      @blank14800 2 роки тому +125

      So same as schools huh?

    • @Echo-qk7vc
      @Echo-qk7vc 2 роки тому +8

      @@blank14800 lmao

    • @norahanley3000
      @norahanley3000 2 роки тому +10

      to much like school 💀

    • @Beastw1ck
      @Beastw1ck 2 роки тому +12

      Me spending any time on the internet

  • @SmokedBacon07
    @SmokedBacon07 Рік тому +33

    a man once tried to mail a 40 ton building across utah because of tax rates in 1917 and was made illegal to mail any type of building across any where

  • @ChrisJensen-se9rj
    @ChrisJensen-se9rj Місяць тому +16

    Potato and bacon are not coconut.
    I waited a lifetime for such truly information

  • @Blue_Salamander8
    @Blue_Salamander8 2 роки тому +1415

    Teacher - “Now remember everyone there will be a test on this later”

    • @reapingbennefits
      @reapingbennefits 2 роки тому +2

      @@charlzker why though lol

    • @BlackLegVinesmokeSanji
      @BlackLegVinesmokeSanji 2 роки тому +2

      Me ugh can you repeat the vidio

    • @NotRainbowOfTheLego
      @NotRainbowOfTheLego 2 роки тому +6

      Then proceeds to have different questions that we also didnt study for

    • @Blue_Salamander8
      @Blue_Salamander8 2 роки тому +10

      @@NotRainbowOfTheLego I had a teacher who did that one time in 8th grade. We had one question from a book we read. The book we read however, was the shortened version and didn’t include the moment it referenced. The teacher than proceeded to instead of say, get rid of the question, he told us the answer ONCE and then proceeded to put the question on the FINAL EXAM!

    • @hi_im_bored527
      @hi_im_bored527 2 роки тому +1

      @@Blue_Salamander8 that’s just sad

  • @anoonymouse4861
    @anoonymouse4861 3 роки тому +7518

    Now do "A solid 12 years of useless information" and now you made school free for every student watching

    • @cookiehawk
      @cookiehawk 3 роки тому +12

      ;-;

    • @allftw2677
      @allftw2677 3 роки тому +30

      @@pufflepoint hahahhahahahahah IT IS

    • @flylogan2954
      @flylogan2954 3 роки тому +77

      And the best comment award goes too...

    • @aleks3203
      @aleks3203 3 роки тому +28

      underated comment

    • @xray8876
      @xray8876 3 роки тому +15

      13*

  • @brotemca8020
    @brotemca8020 Рік тому +44

    You forgot to mention my favourite bit! The Beatles' LOTR movie was turned down by Tolkein himself, due to having lived three doors down from them in 1964. He described the sounds of them practising as "indescribable", which I'm sure is a very evocative term for a writer of his calibre.

  • @InflatablePlane
    @InflatablePlane Рік тому +146

    As someone who loves being a fountain of useless knowledge, I vibe with this!

    • @HexaByte.
      @HexaByte. 8 місяців тому +1

      i am the same way 🤣

    • @DogloverTravis
      @DogloverTravis 6 місяців тому +2

      “A potato and bacon are not coconuts”

    • @bobmiller7502
      @bobmiller7502 4 місяці тому

      @@DogloverTravis we live and leaarn everyday travis, who would of thought, NOT coconuts, crazy man,,

    • @DogloverTravis
      @DogloverTravis 4 місяці тому

      @@bobmiller7502 sure is crazy

  • @nicolasinguanti9986
    @nicolasinguanti9986 3 роки тому +1760

    At least It doesn’t last 5 hours and I’m not forced to remember it because there’s gonna be a test about it.

  • @themuskratianempire
    @themuskratianempire 2 роки тому +1351

    “The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire”
    I r o n y

  • @anubis_atg
    @anubis_atg Рік тому +192

    how the heck can a backwards marathon world record be faster than the normal marathon world record?

  • @jaredkennedy6576
    @jaredkennedy6576 7 місяців тому +9

    So the cost of gas in 2009 sent me down a little rabbit hole on gas prices vs oil prices. I get that there are other expenses beyond the cost of crude, but why is the cost of gas in 2023 around double what it was in 2009, while the WTI index is within a few dollars?
    It's corporate greed. That's it.

  • @matthewfulton4490
    @matthewfulton4490 2 роки тому +5082

    I love how this whole thing is delivered with a tone of moderated aggression.

    • @TiffanyWeiland
      @TiffanyWeiland 2 роки тому +142

      It's because he has a leaky ceiling, I'm guessing.

    • @chapsm.7334
      @chapsm.7334 2 роки тому +17

      @@TiffanyWeiland Genius!

    • @bailey6517
      @bailey6517 2 роки тому +27

      @@TiffanyWeiland oh hey tiffany is that one guy’s middle name i guess i did actually learn something

    • @OmniaViridis
      @OmniaViridis 2 роки тому +4

      Always

    • @thepudge6953
      @thepudge6953 2 роки тому +2

      You watched this whole thing

  • @adamwilding9520
    @adamwilding9520 3 роки тому +1547

    Austin you can't just keep one-upping yourself like this
    2029: A solid day of useless information

    • @theharoldsshow
      @theharoldsshow 3 роки тому +63

      2050: A Solid Week of Useless Information

    • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
      @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 3 роки тому +70

      2070: All Information.

    • @MrKaju01
      @MrKaju01 3 роки тому +49

      2100: All Useless Information about The Afterlife (REAL EXPERIENCE)

    • @shelvacu
      @shelvacu 3 роки тому +28

      2035: The world record for the longest string of useless information is this video, clocking in at 45 hours, 20 minutes, and 20 seconds.

    • @chase1069
      @chase1069 3 роки тому +15

      2077
      A solid year of information on the 2020 game made about this year

  • @pokey-ee4cv
    @pokey-ee4cv Рік тому +30

    You questioned the popularity of these videos. Your narration is engaging and enthusiastic. The video is interesting and keeps the pace very well while not being busy or difficult to track. These really are a delight to watch. They're the "comic strips" of art, really. It's fun and easily accessible entertainment that is very well done.
    And you should know that the popularity of these have brought you to the attention of people like me, who rarely use UA-cam for anything but listening to music.

  • @lordkreigs1978
    @lordkreigs1978 Рік тому +8

    Tomatoes are fruits, and yet 1:31 "Tomatoes are the official "vegetable" of New Jersey.
    I just CAN'T be the only one to have caught that.

    • @ClaudeSac
      @ClaudeSac 9 днів тому

      I just did not want to comment.

  • @redstonegenius2609
    @redstonegenius2609 3 роки тому +2581

    I love how he started this series out of spite and is now spiteful that its popular

    • @fdsajfldaskjf
      @fdsajfldaskjf 3 роки тому +106

      He’s evolving. Just -backwards- sideways.

    • @badeugenecops4741
      @badeugenecops4741 2 роки тому +5

      Spite, it's underrated.

    • @HPBgirl
      @HPBgirl 2 роки тому +1

      Oh forreal? How come?

    • @Bunkerdwarfputin
      @Bunkerdwarfputin 2 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂
      Larry David opened up a spite store (coffee shop) on Curb Your Enthusiasm...
      ...and it backfired on him too!
      😆

    • @sylvie395
      @sylvie395 2 роки тому +4

      @@HPBgirl I think he’s spiteful about it’s success bc all of his other videos take so much effort and hours of editing to make but we keep asking for videos about useless information which takes no effort at all and is super easy to do.

  • @colinking5745
    @colinking5745 2 роки тому +926

    "asthma causes kids to miss 10 million school days every year"
    me who knows there's only 365 days in a year:

    • @llkg9
      @llkg9 2 роки тому +40

      Kids: who feel like there are 10 million days in the school year

    • @insiidioux
      @insiidioux 2 роки тому +7

      Get this to 365 likes

    • @vixy2321
      @vixy2321 2 роки тому +2

      When I read that the video said that and It was so perfectly timed

    • @NoThankUBeQuiet
      @NoThankUBeQuiet 2 роки тому

      @@llkg9 Definitely not there's like 170 or something. I don't actually know but it's around that

    • @llkg9
      @llkg9 2 роки тому +5

      @@NoThankUBeQuiet Thank you for clarifying. I thought there were actually 10 million.
      So it's NOT going to take 59k years for my kids to graduate? 🤣

  • @Unknown17
    @Unknown17 Рік тому +3

    I assure you that eye-rolling had a "negative connotation" WELL before the 1980's! I was born in 1958, and, as early as kindergarten, an eye-roll toward either Mom or Dad would earn me a slap. They would say, "Don't you roll your eyes at me, young man!" It took a lot of discipline to curtail my eye-rolling activities! I'm sure any senior watching this video would absolutely concur with me. Facts that you get out of a book somewhere can't hold a candle to actual experience!

  • @ItsGubbinTime
    @ItsGubbinTime Рік тому +11

    My roommate was fixated on hand washing his dishes, saying it saves water. I nearly lost my mind because there was still food stuck to pans and shit too he just sucked at hand washing.

  • @levilynde8220
    @levilynde8220 3 роки тому +3749

    I’m on vacation so this is as productive as it gets

    • @bingus516
      @bingus516 3 роки тому +13

      Same

    • @Carny4020
      @Carny4020 3 роки тому +9

      Bruh same

    • @brianrivera7889
      @brianrivera7889 3 роки тому +3

      Wut u work as

    • @GameyGaming
      @GameyGaming 3 роки тому +2

      Oh hey _me too lol_

    • @Rainkit
      @Rainkit 3 роки тому +3

      I just got my wisdom teeth pulled so this is a welcome distraction

  • @andy1354
    @andy1354 2 роки тому +3378

    I just wasted 30 minutes of my day hearing things I’m gonna never remember and I’m proud

    • @nick_leitch
      @nick_leitch 2 роки тому +43

      Honey can’t spoil and polar bears are left handed, the only ones I can remember

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 2 роки тому +21

      Better than 70% of what we consume daily to be honest

    • @imillusion492
      @imillusion492 2 роки тому +23

      I do this at school every day but i never feel proud

    • @galaxymaster4526
      @galaxymaster4526 2 роки тому +2

      Same bro

    • @HouseofEvilNexusRule
      @HouseofEvilNexusRule 2 роки тому +6

      It's not 30 minutes wasted if I speed it up to 2x :3

  • @armokil
    @armokil 9 місяців тому +3

    6:35 ‘potatoes and bacon share a commonality in that neither of them is a coconut’
    best fact of the video hands down

  • @walterwhite9409
    @walterwhite9409 2 місяці тому +3

    I rewatch all these videos when I’m sick, currently can’t eat solid food so this is a very mind numbing way to disassociate. Thank you very much sir.

  • @user-zq7dd3hm9k
    @user-zq7dd3hm9k 2 роки тому +1312

    "Every 60 seconds in africa a minute passes"
    It's a fact

    • @taelim6599
      @taelim6599 2 роки тому +41

      Together, we can put an end to this.

    • @Kecreeper
      @Kecreeper 2 роки тому +15

      @@taelim6599 i'd rather not 😳

    • @InsaniumZ
      @InsaniumZ 2 роки тому +4

      @@Kecreeper Haha

    • @veljkoangelovski5349
      @veljkoangelovski5349 2 роки тому +6

      oh my god.....
      this changes everything......

    • @gigachad69000
      @gigachad69000 2 роки тому +4

      Love your pfp lol haven't seen that in a while

  • @spyrok6607
    @spyrok6607 3 роки тому +672

    AustinMcConnell: "a solid 30 minutes of useless information"
    Schools: ".. Pathetic"

    • @thatboyakira4202
      @thatboyakira4202 3 роки тому +32

      "How about 12 years?"

    • @thatboyakira4202
      @thatboyakira4202 3 роки тому +3

      @@a.t.4527 r/iamverysmart

    • @dogmania2892
      @dogmania2892 3 роки тому +14

      @@thatboyakira4202 I mean, he was just doing a calculation. r/iamverysmart is usually used for people acting smug and using big words, sometimes incorrectly.

    • @thatboyakira4202
      @thatboyakira4202 3 роки тому

      @@dogmania2892 so... what should I do? I dont use reddit to much so...

    • @penpen5528
      @penpen5528 3 роки тому +1

      @@a.t.4527 I respect your commitment and I don’t wanna bother checking

  • @ryan_0000
    @ryan_0000 Місяць тому +2

    OH MY GOSH THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I WAS KIDNAPPED AND THE GUY WOULD ONLY LET ME GO IF I KNEW THE TEMPERATURE OF Springfield, MO, USA, on 2/1/11 TUE (5:55am)

  • @callabeth258
    @callabeth258 Рік тому +1

    I was surprised by the sales of CDs and vinyls fact not because vinyls are more popular again but because I didn’t realise that CDs were already available in the 80s

  • @2xxRasor
    @2xxRasor 2 роки тому +1284

    "Honey does not spoil."
    This is useful.

    • @kcasc_hd
      @kcasc_hd 2 роки тому +10

      Roasted Wolly mamoth trunk in honey crust. The newest ingredient are the spices everything else is 4000-40000 years old

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 2 роки тому +9

      Because it is bad to begin with ; )

    • @KOYORIDE
      @KOYORIDE 2 роки тому +6

      Oh. I guess this isn't the video I was looking for. Thanks.

    • @repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741
      @repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 2 роки тому +5

      Repent to Jesus Christ!!!!
      “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”
      ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭94:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

    • @Chuckf66
      @Chuckf66 2 роки тому +9

      @@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 HAIL SATAN! 😈 😈 😈 😈 😈 😈

  • @rycrafter616
    @rycrafter616 3 роки тому +1371

    When he gets to 8 hours, he should just name the video “school”

  • @sslushi506
    @sslushi506 12 днів тому +1

    6:43 to 7:49 sounds exactly like a piece of dialogue I would hear in a dream that somehow carries the entire plot, causing me to wake up in a cold sweat, and vaguely remember while stressing over trying to figure out what it meant.

  • @nopeyadayadayada1248
    @nopeyadayadayada1248 Рік тому +3

    Sir this is hands down my favorite video on UA-cam. You knocked it out of the park.

  • @ippedhairntertainment2328
    @ippedhairntertainment2328 3 роки тому +2357

    Austin: “30 minutes of useless information.”
    Schools: *that’s insultingly low.*

    • @_justice570
      @_justice570 3 роки тому +111

      mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

    • @bearbear-hf7cn
      @bearbear-hf7cn 3 роки тому +35

      @@_justice570 we separate kids using right brain from the left brain

    • @matthew_wagner813
      @matthew_wagner813 3 роки тому +22

      Yeah this was only half of a normal class time school reccomends that but eight times more (6 periods) Yes, we watch this pretty much 8 times a school day.

    • @captainjackpugh6050
      @captainjackpugh6050 3 роки тому

      @Xedx No

    • @the-anhpham3364
      @the-anhpham3364 3 роки тому +7

      just wait a decade he'll get to 6 hours eventually

  • @DaBestNub
    @DaBestNub 3 роки тому +1444

    Of course the letters T H E would be the most used in the Nancy Drew series

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому +34

      I guess that mystery is solved.

    • @whirlwind872
      @whirlwind872 3 роки тому +16

      I was wondering why H was used so much.

    • @urishitapawar
      @urishitapawar 3 роки тому +3

      I didn't really get the joke, could you please explain it to me? 😅

    • @jonathansmith1281
      @jonathansmith1281 3 роки тому +31

      @@urishitapawar The letters T, H, and E spell the word "the" which is used in most (if not all) of the book titles.

    • @urishitapawar
      @urishitapawar 3 роки тому +4

      @@jonathansmith1281 Ohhhhhhhh 😮
      Got it, thanks a lot for telling! 😁🤍🤎

  • @raysapaw
    @raysapaw 3 місяці тому

    Sunday. Severe bachake. I so needed this. Thank you.

  • @ThomasLeonard454
    @ThomasLeonard454 2 місяці тому +3

    OMG this is freaking Brilliant. I can't remember 1 of your statements but this kept my attention untill it was finished.
    Great stuff.

  • @x3k258
    @x3k258 2 роки тому +1242

    “A solid 30 minutes of extreme trivia questions you will need to know at game night”
    Fixed your title

  • @stealthpoint
    @stealthpoint 3 роки тому +727

    Imagine if all colors were named after fruits.
    “My favorite color is banana”

    • @OmegaTheSillyWolf
      @OmegaTheSillyWolf 3 роки тому +17

      MY FAVORITE COLOR IS PLUM
      (the purple ones, not the pinkish red ones lol)

    • @etakambient2670
      @etakambient2670 3 роки тому +5

      blueberry

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

      My favorite color is Granny Smith apples

    • @Jaydee-wd7wr
      @Jaydee-wd7wr 3 роки тому +20

      @@OmegaTheSillyWolf, Instantly exposed the flaw with this system.

    • @OmegaTheSillyWolf
      @OmegaTheSillyWolf 3 роки тому +1

      @@Jaydee-wd7wr lol true. Maybe our established system should stay in place

  • @rachedenO
    @rachedenO 4 місяці тому

    I usually scroll past this series on my home page, however now i'm tipsy with nowhere to go in a hotel room what perfect timing for this!

  • @cynicalrabbit915
    @cynicalrabbit915 Рік тому +1

    I just find your smooth deadpan delivery relaxing. Better than ASMR for resting.
    Sadly no tingles.

  • @RobSomeone
    @RobSomeone 3 роки тому +425

    "Honey does not spoil" - That's actually some useful info.

    • @PuhlReshaped
      @PuhlReshaped 3 роки тому +6

      Redo the video with new info

    • @jlotrujillo
      @jlotrujillo 3 роки тому +1

      Honey is also the only thing we humans eat that is produced by an insect.

    • @Chagooo
      @Chagooo 3 роки тому +39

      @@jlotrujillo nah I eat beetle shit

    • @EspeonMistress00
      @EspeonMistress00 3 роки тому +12

      I thought that was common knowledge?

    • @TheRealFluffy88
      @TheRealFluffy88 3 роки тому

      i mean it’s common knowledge tho

  • @aaronleoxylive852
    @aaronleoxylive852 3 роки тому +476

    "Did you do it?"
    "Yes."
    "What did it cost?"
    "30 Minutes."

    • @ananditasaxena8022
      @ananditasaxena8022 3 роки тому +5

      you have summoned the marvel fandom

    • @cheekybastard1018
      @cheekybastard1018 3 роки тому

      So did I 😂
      It may be useless information, but it’s not boring.

    • @Wolf_runner12
      @Wolf_runner12 3 роки тому

      People why are u watching this? Are you like being fed with horseshiatttt? Smash a dislike, he just made $ and waste your time!

    • @ziadayoub2405
      @ziadayoub2405 3 роки тому +1

      @@Wolf_runner12 WE BROUGHT THIS ON TO OUR SELFS, WE CHOSE TO WATCH AND HONESTLY, NO REGRETS

    • @aaronleoxylive852
      @aaronleoxylive852 3 роки тому +1

      @@Wolf_runner12 He did warn us. He isn't the one to blame for, for "wasting our time". To be honest, it's our own fault that we clicked on this video. It's our own choice whether to watch this video, and to click off this video. To blame someone that posted a video and telling their viewers that they wasted their time is a dumb reason to hate on their actions.

  • @quincycostello6726
    @quincycostello6726 Рік тому +2

    wow. this video has really enlightened me. before, i never knew that bacon and potatoes were not coconuts, but now i do.

  • @Moridin69
    @Moridin69 Рік тому +5

    “It is of course better to know useless things than to know nothing.” by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

  • @thememeestfilmbuff
    @thememeestfilmbuff 3 роки тому +608

    *This video is 31 minutes and 50 seconds.*
    So 1 minute and 50 seconds of it can possibly be the meaning of life. And we didn’t even know it.

  • @mxdnight1
    @mxdnight1 2 роки тому +1439

    6:35
    "Potatoes and bacon serve a commonality in that neither of them is a coconut"
    GENIUS who could've thought

    • @kngsvg8201
      @kngsvg8201 2 роки тому +17

      that sht cracked me up 😂😂

    • @stevenstewart3414
      @stevenstewart3414 2 роки тому +16

      Ergo, since neither potatoes nor bacon migrate, coconuts do.

    • @51hankyspanky7
      @51hankyspanky7 2 роки тому +5

      I've always wondered about that.

    • @ashemgold
      @ashemgold 2 роки тому +5

      Cannot argue with that!

    • @arfansthename
      @arfansthename 2 роки тому +27

      Everything in this universe is either a coconut or not

  • @janetbuck2007
    @janetbuck2007 11 місяців тому

    how am I just now finding this??!!?? I LOVE IT!!❤

  • @hospitalgal101
    @hospitalgal101 5 місяців тому

    This is far and away one of the best videos on the platform

  • @Luischocolatier
    @Luischocolatier 3 роки тому +369

    "The average person consumes 3 bottles of ketchup a year"
    *Worriedly looks at my second bottle for this month*

    • @iceran9622
      @iceran9622 3 роки тому +47

      And on stark contrast here I am, who hasn’t consumed a single drop of ketchup in the last 3 years. You can enjoy your 2 to 3 bottles a month I’ll make the average stay the same

    • @janoslegyenfennajanoshegyen
      @janoslegyenfennajanoshegyen 3 роки тому +33

      In the eyes of statistics, if you go hunting, and miss a deer with 3 inches to the left, then 3 inches to the right, you shot the deer

    • @whirlwind872
      @whirlwind872 3 роки тому +5

      @@iceran9622 anti ketchup gang let's go

    • @bruce4139
      @bruce4139 3 роки тому

      Dont worry my mom doesnt eat any ketchup

    • @natestickeler924
      @natestickeler924 3 роки тому +1

      @@whirlwind872 Yes, I hate ketchup.

  • @StarryOak76
    @StarryOak76 2 роки тому +1942

    “Rabbits not being able to vomit” that is an extremely important thing to know for bunny owners!

    • @relser187
      @relser187 2 роки тому +100

      That makes me wonder if there are scientists who SPECIFICALLY run tests to see if certain animals can vomit…

    • @catchara1496
      @catchara1496 2 роки тому +82

      @@relser187 yes, and rats also can’t

    • @Bumblexo
      @Bumblexo 2 роки тому +39

      Neither can horses

    • @galenicalhoover6508
      @galenicalhoover6508 2 роки тому +66

      @@catchara1496 Temple University School of Pharmacy pharmacology lab last demonstration was feeding a bunny an oral lethal dose of nicotine. It was horrific. Two different kinds of seizures the last one so bad the bunny broke its own back. We were told at the time that bunnies unlike humans cannot vomit up a poison.
      Why was this demonstration done? To get our attention. Make no mistakes because stuff like this will happen to our human patients. In my 40 years of practice, if I ever have ANY doubt about a prescription, IT DOES NOT GET FILLED. I have thrown away thousands of dollars worth of compounds because I had doubt about how it was made.
      I remember that damn bunny like it was yesterday.

    • @neey3832
      @neey3832 2 роки тому

      not exactly, if rabbits did vomit, it wouldn't change anything

  • @DylanDraper-bc3ow
    @DylanDraper-bc3ow 11 місяців тому +2

    “The horse raced past the barn fell” is something I cannot wrap my mind around

    • @idealab5289
      @idealab5289 4 місяці тому +1

      Think of it as "the horse that was raced past the barn fell"

    • @DylanDraper-bc3ow
      @DylanDraper-bc3ow 4 місяці тому +1

      @@idealab5289 the horse (that raced past the barn) fell down?

    • @idealab5289
      @idealab5289 4 місяці тому +1

      @@DylanDraper-bc3ow The horse itself didn't race. It was raced. The horse (that was) raced past the barn fell

    • @BloodyBay
      @BloodyBay 8 днів тому

      ​@@idealab5289 Ohhh, there's a thought. I took that sentence as "fell" in its uncommonly used Adjective form instead of as a Past Tense Verb. "The horse raced past the barn unholy" or "The horse ran swiftly past the wicked barn." It's still a little archaic and awkward, but it makes sense. 🤔

  • @erickcastillo267
    @erickcastillo267 Рік тому

    I think my favorite part was the drone going around in circles as Austin said all 40 names, the footage almost felt like what you see in a "Continue?" screen of Soul Calibur or Tekken.

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian 3 роки тому +6449

    “I should get out of here before they call the cops”
    Who walks into their garden to see a random person saying common names whilst a drone is spinning around them

  • @ashikat413
    @ashikat413 3 роки тому +401

    "there are so many productive things you could be doing right now"
    Bitch im learning

    • @unicorncupcakies
      @unicorncupcakies 3 роки тому +1

      @@bluzare learning at 1am in the morning is a great way to learn actually
      i think

    • @jessisveryswag
      @jessisveryswag 3 роки тому

      @@bluzare 6 in the morning for me for some reason ??

  • @ShoeTheGreyCat
    @ShoeTheGreyCat Рік тому +2

    This video was the exact length it took for me to do a mind numbingly boring computer training course.
    Having it on in the background made it not an awful experience.

  • @roadcone76
    @roadcone76 Рік тому

    Just found this. What a hoot! Great to listen to while doing puzzles.

  • @modifiedakm2651
    @modifiedakm2651 2 роки тому +491

    "I dont know how to play our taxes but I know that rabbits dont vomit"

    • @AllenFreemanMediaGuru
      @AllenFreemanMediaGuru 2 роки тому +27

      Playing your taxes is more fun than paying them

    • @ashwantsicecream
      @ashwantsicecream 2 роки тому +5

      horses don't vomit either

    • @MrPizzaeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @MrPizzaeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 роки тому +1

      @DEEJMASTER 333 same

    • @raleo7466
      @raleo7466 2 роки тому +1

      Pigeons don't have a sense of fullness so they may die due to overeating. Also, some birds have to swallow and vomit rocks to help with digestion

    • @BloodyBay
      @BloodyBay 8 днів тому

      Rats can't vomit either; it's an anatomic impossibility for them. That's why Strychnine is so effective against them; Strychnine may (occasionally) cause vomiting in other animals - including humans - but rats can't do anything but digest it and die.
      Same with rabbits, apparently. Please don't keep the rat poison in Little Bunny Foofoo's cage, thanks. 😕

  • @insertname.5985
    @insertname.5985 2 роки тому +862

    I like how the fire hydrant’s patent was destroyed in a fire.

    • @lilgaymarker
      @lilgaymarker 2 роки тому +28

      you became the very thing you swore to destroy (or the other way around, i dunno)

    • @jeffthebass6212
      @jeffthebass6212 2 роки тому +34

      @@lilgaymarker you got destroyed by the very thing you swore to destroy

    • @TalesGrimm
      @TalesGrimm 2 роки тому +9

      The fire was trying to save itself lol

    • @capapofa
      @capapofa 2 роки тому +3

      Ironic

    • @lukemimnagh4185
      @lukemimnagh4185 2 роки тому

      @ insert name, must resist the urge to like

  • @humanguy1
    @humanguy1 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for giving me the last 20 questions of my Quizbowl game for school.

  • @BloodyBay
    @BloodyBay 8 днів тому

    26:36 "The old man the boat." = "The [elderly people] [operate] the boat."
    "The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families." = "The [group of buildings on the same lot] houses soldiers [of both Married and Single statuses] and their families."
    "The horse raced past the barn fell." = "The horse [that was] raced past the barn [subsequently] fell" or "The horse [ran] past the [unholy] barn."
    I _think_ I'm getting the hang of these Garden Path sentences. Thanks, Austin! 😁

  • @SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial
    @SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial 3 роки тому +378

    Sequel Idea: 30 minutes of productive things you _could_ be doing right now.

  • @craftymuffin3066
    @craftymuffin3066 3 роки тому +313

    “There’s so many productive things you could be doing” well it’s my lunch break and I’m eating soup

  • @sonicsphincter6
    @sonicsphincter6 6 днів тому

    "There's so many productive things you could be doing."
    Bro I did that all day, I just want to not think.

  • @kronosomni2805
    @kronosomni2805 Рік тому +2

    The most likely scenario with the camera you mentioned is probably a lot less foggy if you look at it like this. What I think probably happened, is that they did a limited release market test somewhere that was fairly quiet and far away from large cities, and the test went poorly, hence the scrapped idea. If the statistics you see don't match what you would expect in a small sample size, sometimes companies jump the gun.

  • @TheNunududu
    @TheNunududu 3 роки тому +465

    Austin: "There are so many productive things you could be doing right now."
    Me: "Useless fact number 1."

    • @AlexeiLjanej
      @AlexeiLjanej 2 роки тому +1

      @Jeffery Jerome We love the Australians... but yes, they did lose a war to mf EMUS
      From new Zealand 🇳🇿

  • @sarabwall
    @sarabwall 3 роки тому +368

    His FBI agent must be so confused with his search history

  • @bd2970
    @bd2970 Рік тому

    More of these, please!!!

  • @yeah____youdude.sorrymaam2298
    @yeah____youdude.sorrymaam2298 Рік тому +11

    Need more that didn’t feel like 30min that was time travel. For real

  • @facelessfigure7985
    @facelessfigure7985 2 роки тому +2881

    "Most people lose about 30% of their taste buds while flying in an airplane"
    So THAT'S the deal with airline food...

    • @GogiRegion
      @GogiRegion 2 роки тому +229

      You joke, but that’s actually where that comes from. Food tastes weird on a plane because of the pressure, so it’s enough of a universal experience to make a good joke.

    • @xiro6
      @xiro6 2 роки тому +76

      its caused by the extreme low humidity. Also its believed the constant noise also contributes to it.

    • @Firstthunder
      @Firstthunder 2 роки тому +12

      🤣🤣🤣🤣
      Science people say the funniest stuff.

    • @gn8ce
      @gn8ce 2 роки тому +26

      UR JUST AN HATER OF AIRLINE FOOD! I WILL RAGE BECAUSE IT IS SO TASTY IN FACT I STOLE AN AIRLINES CAFE FOOD ANDMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YUMMY YUMMY

    • @fifilulu5999
      @fifilulu5999 2 роки тому +17

      @@gn8ce was that a joke, or are you the joke?

  • @ssh2449
    @ssh2449 3 роки тому +385

    "Potatoes and Bacon both share a commonality in that neither of them is a coconut"
    Thanks for the clarification

    • @jan_harald
      @jan_harald 3 роки тому +10

      they also share that with most humans...

    • @user___name2468
      @user___name2468 3 роки тому +8

      @@jan_harald nah im a coconut

    • @sharkdogs
      @sharkdogs 3 роки тому +5

      I'll be honest, I was looking for this comment

    • @gracefvl.
      @gracefvl. 3 роки тому +1

      @@user___name2468 really? Im a sammich

    • @inkamacron
      @inkamacron 3 роки тому +4

      @@gracefvl. Really? I’m a squid.

  • @notimportant914
    @notimportant914 Рік тому +1

    "Tony Toni Toe-NAY" made me laugh harder than it should have. 😂

  • @gabrielvilliard3223
    @gabrielvilliard3223 Рік тому

    I'm programming a simple flash cards game, I ran out of questions to ask but I think this will help me lot!

  • @688case3
    @688case3 2 роки тому +435

    this is like having a conversation with my grandpa

    • @chriswebster24
      @chriswebster24 2 роки тому +25

      He sounds interesting and wise. You’re very lucky to have him as your grandpa. Obviously, none of us will be around forever, but he’s older than you are, so be sure to enjoy him as much as you can, and to appreciate having him in your life, and be sure that he knows how much you do. I wish I’d taken that advice while I still could. You still can, so take advantage of it.

    • @rp.630
      @rp.630 2 роки тому +13

      @@chriswebster24 wow

    • @Snarl_Marx
      @Snarl_Marx 2 роки тому +1

      This is like having a conversation with myself.

    • @bellautopia818
      @bellautopia818 2 роки тому

      What's your grandpa's number? x I'm 😋🤗🤔😹😹😹...but forrealzies...🤔🙏🤔🤗💋💜💜💜💜💜

    • @bellautopia818
      @bellautopia818 2 роки тому

      @@chriswebster24 thank you for speaking the same language comedy and wisdom and love go hand in hand 🤗💋💜💜💜💜💜💜🙏

  • @RyKaB17
    @RyKaB17 3 роки тому +496

    "Potatoes and bacon share a commonality in that neither of them is a coconut"
    I can't man...

  • @Kilomegaminx
    @Kilomegaminx Місяць тому

    Can I just say that the Squarespace segue takeout was absolutely incredible!

  • @ericvondell5157
    @ericvondell5157 Місяць тому +1

    Useless Information Is ALL Phantom Knows!!!
    THIS Was The BEST UA-cam video Yet!💖🥰🎉🥳

  • @ic7saysglazersout176
    @ic7saysglazersout176 3 роки тому +545

    Fun fact: There is a player on the Italian National Football team named Kevin Lasagna

    • @SharpBritannia
      @SharpBritannia 3 роки тому +18

      Thats the most italian thing ever

    • @no-life4438
      @no-life4438 3 роки тому +5

      Why did this make me laugh so hard

    • @Nisky1999
      @Nisky1999 3 роки тому +1

      Ok

    • @nowarmannocry9151
      @nowarmannocry9151 3 роки тому +4

      On a similar note, Mussolini's great grandson Romano plays as a right winger for Lazio

    • @arq2565
      @arq2565 3 роки тому

      Epic

  • @chrishudson3798
    @chrishudson3798 3 роки тому +330

    "Fire hydrant original patent destroyed by fire"
    "You have become the very thing you swore to destroy"

    • @The-Blue-Knight
      @The-Blue-Knight 3 роки тому +1

      You underestimate my fire resistance

    • @n0us.
      @n0us. 3 роки тому +1

      ironic...

    • @HasekuraIsuna
      @HasekuraIsuna 3 роки тому +3

      Last year a fire station in my country was badly damage by, you guessed it, a fire.

  • @gregbajari7270
    @gregbajari7270 11 місяців тому

    Why can't I stop watching this! I'm on my fourth video! This is the most useless information EVER! I love it lol! Nice work, I'm subscribing lol

  • @prestonhunter45
    @prestonhunter45 Рік тому +1

    I’m hoping that the more I watch these, the more that will get stuck in my head

  • @Cimlite
    @Cimlite 3 роки тому +325

    _"911, what is your emergency?"_ -
    _"Yes, hello. There's a man, standing in a field... reading off popular baby names from the 50ies, while a drone circles him! COME QUICK!"_

    • @ellie.bowers.
      @ellie.bowers. 3 роки тому +3

      I feel I should comment

    • @darth_shadow7924
      @darth_shadow7924 3 роки тому +1

      Ngl Karens might be the only ones that has an ability to do this
      reason:
      Intruding on Private Property most presumably

    • @frankzhang866
      @frankzhang866 3 роки тому

      *italic*"miss in mot sure that qualifies as an emergency.

    • @philtarpehdixon7441
      @philtarpehdixon7441 3 роки тому

      Stay where you are. Do not try to confront him yourself. Bolt your doors and keep everything secure indoors.
      We would love to come, but there is a real crime going on somewhere and he is not black.

    • @lillyw2695
      @lillyw2695 3 роки тому

      that is the worst spelling of "the 50s" i have ever read. thank you.

  • @aminamokhtari7708
    @aminamokhtari7708 Рік тому +1629

    As a histopathologist, the fact that my field of work being the number one piece of useless information hit me in the feels 😭 😭

    • @soldier1913
      @soldier1913 Рік тому +23

      Damn

    • @sugarkane1571
      @sugarkane1571 Рік тому +66

      I’m sure it’s a very important study, but for non-medical students we just see every subcategory of medicine as “medical studies”

    • @glittergrapefruit5843
      @glittergrapefruit5843 Рік тому +13

      what course did you study to become a histopathologist? Also is it a good/ fun job I'm really interested in it!

    • @jakubcejka9109
      @jakubcejka9109 Рік тому +5

      Skill issue

    • @antoninbourdin163
      @antoninbourdin163 Рік тому +5

      @@glittergrapefruit5843 it's a great job

  • @karmagrrrl9231
    @karmagrrrl9231 Рік тому

    I have no idea what I was expecting but this is better that whatever my expectations for a video with this title would ever be
    There is interesting facts and useless facts that are arranged in a way that i stay engaged the whole video

  • @kalisworl
    @kalisworl Рік тому

    you should make another 30 minute long video of useless information, this is very enjoyable!

  • @SilverDSlite
    @SilverDSlite 3 роки тому +674

    I feel like sometime in the future, Austin will release a video saying he's hidden a treasure somewhere in the world, and the clues to find it are within these videos.

    • @g4fly4ever8
      @g4fly4ever8 3 роки тому +54

      The part where he counts letters from the book titles seems like part of the code

    • @faqihawang236
      @faqihawang236 3 роки тому +11

      austinmcconnel arg

    • @mrs.pantocow4747
      @mrs.pantocow4747 3 роки тому +13

      It's in that island that's for sale for $65,000

    • @nomad5544
      @nomad5544 3 роки тому +9

      @@mrs.pantocow4747 you have to buy the island for $65k in order to win the grand prize of $65,000.01

    • @RefoProduction
      @RefoProduction 2 роки тому +4

      no, i cant believe this video is useful

  • @jeddparra5984
    @jeddparra5984 3 роки тому +216

    "Potatoes and Bacon both share a commonality in that neither of them is a coconut"
    *OH REALLY*

    • @bribri7872
      @bribri7872 3 роки тому +10

      I am also not a coconut
      .... *or am I*

    • @J.Millhouse
      @J.Millhouse 3 роки тому

      @@wramg You and I are not really coconuts... or ARE we?? *theme music plays

    • @mrlel1873
      @mrlel1873 3 роки тому +1

      HHAAHAHAHAH this fucking killed me

    • @xandi8756
      @xandi8756 3 роки тому

      can i get a time stanp

    • @hazmat2823
      @hazmat2823 3 роки тому

      It does say useless information...

  • @meiyashi424
    @meiyashi424 2 місяці тому +4

    I never realized how much I hated useless information until I watched this. Your deadpan yet “disappointed in humanity” type of narration is exactly the vibe that fits a video like this.

  • @shannonnichols3415
    @shannonnichols3415 Місяць тому

    So funny the Mona Lisa / DaVinci fact about him being left handed popped up…I just watched something about him & it showed him painting left handed and I wondered at the time if he really was a lefty or if it was just an oversight. Because I am a sucker for “useless” factoids, I usually jot down a reminder to myself, but forgot to do so! You are doing a great service to bring a plethora of “useless information” to the masses! It helps keep my old brain functioning at least somewhat and honestly I can talk to just about anyone with (what seems like) some degree of intelligence because I know a few key facts about a whole bunch of things!😂😂 Then again it also gives you a quick glance at a topic of interest you might have never heard or realized an interest before! Very helpful for trivia games, as well!
    Here’s a few some people may not know:
    1. In USA highways, all ODD # Hwys go North & South (Interstate 45 North) &
    all EVEN # Hwys go East & West (Interstate 10 East)
    (Obviously, if it’s a loop, it’s a circle, so that doesn’t apply).
    2. If you’re not sure which side of your car to pull closer to pump gas, look at your gas gauge…it will have a picture of a gas ⛽️ tank (sorta like that or it may show the nozzle with a drip) on whichever side of the car your gas tank is on. Big help if you have husband and kids cars getting mixed up in the driveway!
    3.lawnmowers (unless they changed something) use the tortoise 🐢 (turtle) & hare 🐇 (rabbit) to stand for slow & fast

  • @sillygamer7949
    @sillygamer7949 3 роки тому +476

    We all know that school still holds the world record for this.

    • @yunussutanti2788
      @yunussutanti2788 3 роки тому

      Lmao,ooio

    • @inkamacron
      @inkamacron 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah. By 16 times the amount of this video.

    • @yerixglx9906
      @yerixglx9906 3 роки тому +7

      @@inkamacron a day. For like 18 years

    • @AlejandroW90
      @AlejandroW90 3 роки тому +2

      @@yerixglx9906 bonus years if you’re in university

    • @diogenesofsinope7465
      @diogenesofsinope7465 3 роки тому +1

      From your profile picture it seems like you shouldn’t even be on UA-cam
      Also nothing you learn in school is “useless”
      Especially in science, history, language classes, and phy ed
      It’s just not practical

  • @haggis53
    @haggis53 3 роки тому +570

    "There are so many productive things you could be doing right now!" I'm pooping, this *is* productive

  • @ImaRandomPersonOnYoutube
    @ImaRandomPersonOnYoutube 6 місяців тому

    I love to listen to this while studying. Double the useless information!

  • @bigfanbigman
    @bigfanbigman Рік тому

    less than 30 seconds in and you solved an argument I previously had between me and my friends

  • @burakalp34
    @burakalp34 3 роки тому +144

    His voice was so full of joy while saying: "Strawberrys have up to 200 seeds"

    • @lukassyversen
      @lukassyversen 3 роки тому +5

      Damn why no spoileralert😭😭😭

    • @NicoZombie23
      @NicoZombie23 3 роки тому +1

      @@lukassyversen why you looking in the comments before watching the whole video if you dont want spoilers wtf

    • @lukassyversen
      @lukassyversen 3 роки тому

      @@NicoZombie23 hahah you were the comment that came up when i opened the vid

    • @lukassyversen
      @lukassyversen 3 роки тому +1

      @@NicoZombie23 was also a joke, not really a problem to get things spoiled given how useless information this is hahah

  • @jml6263
    @jml6263 3 роки тому +259

    I physically nodded when he said "Still here?" as if to get him to get on with it and dispense me my useless facts.

    • @Krankify
      @Krankify 3 роки тому +1

      I did that "frown smile" thing people do, then said "yup" and laughed as if he was right here ._.

    • @jml6263
      @jml6263 3 роки тому +1

      @BLVGaming / Y1000 nods

  • @rubendejo
    @rubendejo Рік тому

    I did not know I needed this today 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @sanic9246
    @sanic9246 4 місяці тому

    Now I'm waiting for an hour version of this.