VideoNozoki Hank is a mass of incandescent gas located about 26,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way. Hank is responsible for 99.8% of the solar system’s mass. If you stare at Hank for too long, you will go blind.
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” So, at a job I had years ago, I used to put a quote as the floating text screensaver on the computer used for messaging technicians. I put this quote one morning, and an hour later, a local boy fell into a culvert and drowned. I had no idea why people who arrived to work later than I had were so furious about the quote, until someone finally told me what had happened.
Mindbending Question: Most forks have three or four tines. Some BBQ forks with only two. When did this become sort of standardized? What fork has the most tines of any mass used kitchen tool?
Hi John (or Meredith, or whoever runs this channel), I just wanted to add a few corrections for the mind-blowing question. 1. Nepenthes attenboroughii's status as the biggest pitcher plant is still a little unclear. Because the plant is fairly recent, more research is needed to see whether this plant truly is the biggest pitcher plant, or if its relative, Nepenthes rajah, is the king, 2. N. attenboroughii did not evolve to eat rodents. Its diet mainly consists of insects, but some mammals happen to fall in. Interestingly enough, N. rajah has been observed to digest the urine and feces of shrews and rodents that use the pitcher's lid as a toilet seat of some sort.
The hair on top of our head DOES stop growing, eventually. Evolution just made it so that hair grows longer but it does stop eventually. There are a few exemptions tho.
I think John did cover this one. As I understand, cold foods constrict the blood vessels at the back of your throat and the decreased blood flow to your head causes a headache. It's said that it will go away faster if you press your tongue hard against the roof of your mouth (I guess to warm up the blood vessels again).
On a related note; the purpose of yawning is to cool down the brain. A yawn does this by exposing the same area on the roof of your mouth that, if cooled too much, triggers a brain freeze.
Question: How is it that "parallel limb" hunting bows cancel out vibration imparted on the shooter's arm by having their limbs oriented such that they result in equal and opposite acceleration perpendicular to the direction of the arm holding the bow, yet tuning forks impart vibration on their stem though their arms are actually parallel and also move with equal and opposite acceleration? It seems that the same principle is resulting in exactly the opposite effects. How can this be?
Even worse about the pitcher plant, if you have lived in Manila, you know that the rats there can grow to be as large as house cats. Can you imagine Puss in Boots being slowly dissolved in a vat of digestive enzymes?
i cant believe you showed the movie trojan war.... im such a huge fan of jennifer love hewitt that i ordered a dvd version of that movie that somebody made on ebay like 10 years ago... i always felt like nobody knew about that movie now i know i was right.
hey john, im a big fan of yours. my question is: If you step into a teleportation device that copies your every atom and destroys you and then sends the data to two separate locations, which one are you? Are you both?
I've watched about 4 videos in the last 2 days that mention the pitcher plant, how weird is that. Is there a term for that sort of thing? Odd. Also I love Mental Floss
Mental Floss, why did you not use this opportunity as a tribute to Rik Mayall? Why not use a fact like he only took the job in Blackadder if he could get more laughs than Rowan Atkinson.
The most mind blowing question in our edge-less universe (actually probably not but I'm curious) If everyone in the world stopped cutting their grass for one year, how much more carbon dioxide would be absorbed, and what would the impact be on global warming?
What is it called when something in the show refers to itself ( like a character saying "That happened last episode/chapter or when during the Fresh Prince, Will Smith asked what happened to the ceiling because they were on the set?)
Mine won't load. I know that nobody can help but I NEED to watch this one. My friend did and when I went over to his house he was rolling on the living room floor and wouldn't stop laughing for like 19 minuites and 23 seconds. I started timing him like 2 seconds after I got there... HELP ME!!!!
We actually "taste" heat. Our tongues have heat receptors and spicy food contains a chemical called capsaicin which can bind to the heat receptors in our tongue and activates them. Normally the receptors only become activated when you eat or drink something very hot, but capsaicing can trick them into activating.
E Hernandez It's not a form of taste. It's a form of touch that fools our nerves into thinking they're burning. You can get the same effect by pouring something spicy into an open cut. Try it, it's fun!
How does a plant digest a rat and what does it do with the waste? Anyway, I thought plants get their energy from ATP via c02 and sunlight absorbed through chlorophyll....so why in the world would a plant for all intents and purposes "eat" an animal?
Odds are the plant does a little bit of both. And it comes down strictly to the environment. If the plant has easier access to mice than it does sunlight and CO2 (due to a thick overhead treeline, for example), why wouldn't it want to have access to an alternate source of nutrition?
Plants don't just need sunlight and water to survive. They need other minerals and nutrients they usually get from the soil they grow in. Carnivorous plants evolved the way they did primarily due to the fact that they grow in very poor soil. They have to get the nutrients they need by other means, so they evolved to trap live animals / insects, etc.
I think they use different digestive enzymes to break down the food, kind of like a meat tenderizer/rotter. Any waste might be taken by scavengers that live with the plants, or just sit there until they've completely decomposed and disappeared. I can't really answer that half.
Is that suppose to be a martian ship from War of the Worlds on the right of the fake fireplace mantel? If so, why does it have four legs when its supposed to have three?
A list show about comedy and no mention of the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, or Abbot and Costello?? What kind of a list you got here John?
One that needs to fit into a UA-cam video. He can't mention every comedian ever, especially because it's about interesting facts, not "top 39 comedians"
I'm certainly not upset with the choices in the list, but I was surprised that some of the more classic/legendary/whatever kings of comedy did not get a mention. But, hearing how "Who's on First?" was created would certainly have been an interesting fact I thought would make the list.
Have a question John; I'm in middle school and not sure why my science teacher keeps disagreeing with me about what E=MC*2 means. I say E means energy and energy in an object is found by the mass of the object times the speed of light squared. Science teacher says E=MC*2 means nothing can go faster than light please answer my question by clarifying what E=MC*2 means
You are both correct; your answer as to what E=MC^2 means refers to the actual formula, whereas your teachers answer refers to what it means in comparison to the rest of the universe
I lived in England most of my life (I moved to The States a few years ago), and personally, I would take blood guts and gore over constant nudity any day.
Kenyon College - double major in english and religious studies Butler University - granted an honorary doctorate of letters Source: wikipedia and my memory from past videos
Is this the guy that made the fault in our stars?
yes
Then who the eff is Hank??
His brother.
VideoNozoki Hank is a mass of incandescent gas located about 26,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way. Hank is responsible for 99.8% of the solar system’s mass. If you stare at Hank for too long, you will go blind.
VideoNozoki Look up SciShow or *****.
SciShow is Hank's channel, and vlogbrothers is Hank and John.
John Green is a bestseller writer ?! Man, i thought he's just the Mental Floss guy!
Yes he wrote The Fault In Our Stars
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
So, at a job I had years ago, I used to put a quote as the floating text screensaver on the computer used for messaging technicians. I put this quote one morning, and an hour later, a local boy fell into a culvert and drowned. I had no idea why people who arrived to work later than I had were so furious about the quote, until someone finally told me what had happened.
Timing is everything...
What happens if I forget to be awesome?
crap
The entire universe will implode in on itself because of your forgetfulness.
I'll take that over John Green hunting me down. You ever tried hiding from an author?
RetepBocaj42 Will Ferrell tried once and he still died.
Spongeboahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
How could you have a list about comedy without including "The Fault in Are Stars" movie? When I saw it, I was DYING with laughter!
Hold the fuck up. ELLEN COULD'VE BEEN PHEOBE?!?!?!
Not what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be about what makes comedy, comedy. So disappointed.
Yah I thought that to
Needs more British stuff, IMO. For me the word 'comedy' is synonymous with 'British' (and I'm Australian so I'm relatively neutral).
Says the guy with a British comedian as the profile picture. XD
Synonymous with 'British'? Huh?
*****
Thank you Captain Literal.
Aw no, you outrank me? I don't know why I joined the Attributes of Language Army in the first place...
Buffoon1980 Oh, shit, here comes General Onomatopoeia!
I'm a proud Dudeist Priest. Fun fact: ordained Dudeists are recognized in most states with the power to officiate weddings.
"i ate fruit rollups for dinner" IVE BEEN LAUGHING AT THIS FOR LIKE 9 YEARS
I love you and your book the Fault In Our Stars!!!!
Mindbending Question:
Most forks have three or four tines. Some BBQ forks with only two.
When did this become sort of standardized? What fork has the most tines of any mass used kitchen tool?
An episode after my own heart.
Hi John (or Meredith, or whoever runs this channel), I just wanted to add a few corrections for the mind-blowing question.
1. Nepenthes attenboroughii's status as the biggest pitcher plant is still a little unclear. Because the plant is fairly recent, more research is needed to see whether this plant truly is the biggest pitcher plant, or if its relative, Nepenthes rajah, is the king,
2. N. attenboroughii did not evolve to eat rodents. Its diet mainly consists of insects, but some mammals happen to fall in. Interestingly enough, N. rajah has been observed to digest the urine and feces of shrews and rodents that use the pitcher's lid as a toilet seat of some sort.
I watched The Fault in our Stars on its release date. Wonderful and interesting plot
Question: Why does some hair, like our eyebrows and eyelashes stop growing at a certain point, while the hair on top of heads doesn't?
The hair on top of our head DOES stop growing, eventually. Evolution just made it so that hair grows longer but it does stop eventually. There are a few exemptions tho.
It's on your dna, just like your arms know that they have to grow in the shape of arms, or your eyes know that they have to grow as eyes...
Pretty sure Sci Show (Hank) made a video on this.
I'm equal parts in awe and in terror, at the rat-eating plant named after David Attenbourough.
QUESTION: What is the largest sword (or other pre-firearm hand-held weapon) ever to have been used in actual combat? How large is it?
2:15 -- CARLOS!
I am rewatching the first season of Scrubs
Hey John, my question is; Why and how does brain freeze happen?
There are sensitive nerves on the roof of your mouth, so when they get cold, a brain freeze is how your body reacts. Hope this helped. :)
I think John did cover this one. As I understand, cold foods constrict the blood vessels at the back of your throat and the decreased blood flow to your head causes a headache. It's said that it will go away faster if you press your tongue hard against the roof of your mouth (I guess to warm up the blood vessels again).
On a related note; the purpose of yawning is to cool down the brain. A yawn does this by exposing the same area on the roof of your mouth that, if cooled too much, triggers a brain freeze.
Jim Steele It works better if you use your thumb. Your tongue is most likely cold as well so it doesn't do too well in warming anything at that point.
“Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap.”
That's oldest joke ever recorded.
"pie-portions"...YES!!
Does anyone know what that screensaver is?.... I saw it once before and spent many hours searching for it to no avail.
I'm in school and I still can't miss this
The Late Late Show is Ireland's most popular and prestigious television show and is the longest running chat show in the world.
Originally conceived as a short filler programme for the summer schedule in 1962 on the then fledgling Irish broadcaster Telefís Éireann, The Late Late Show has gone on to become an Irish institution and today is still the most popular programme on television in Ireland.
The Late Late Show is a unique concept in the television world, offering a two hour live show each Friday from September to May comprising a mix of some of the biggest celebrities the world has to offer, mixed with uniquely Irish stories, people and talking points of the day.
A glance at the past guest list reads like a who's who of contemporary history: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Oliver Reid, Elton John, U2, President Mary Robinson, Colin Farrell, Bishop Eamon Casey, Peter Sellers, Bob Geldof, Jack Charlton, President Mary McAleese, Jerry Springer, Graham Norton, Cliff Richard, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rod Stewart, Roy Keane.. the list goes on and on.
Pat Kenny became host of The Late Late Show in September 1999, taking over from Gay Byrne. Gay was the programme's first presenter in 1962, and apart from one season when Frank Hall presented the show while Gay worked with the BBC, it was a continuous run of almost 37 years.
The Late Late Show has consistently generated 'TV magic' down through the years whether it was launching careers like pop band Boyzone or capturing the mood of a nation such as The Late Late Show specials to mark September 11th or the Omagh bombing.
Images: © RTÉ Stills Library
I feel stupid. I didn't know this was THE John Green. As in The Fault in Our Stars and the Vlogbrothers John Green.
YES! Cool plant info!
Question: How is it that "parallel limb" hunting bows cancel out vibration imparted on the shooter's arm by having their limbs oriented such that they result in equal and opposite acceleration perpendicular to the direction of the arm holding the bow, yet tuning forks impart vibration on their stem though their arms are actually parallel and also move with equal and opposite acceleration? It seems that the same principle is resulting in exactly the opposite effects. How can this be?
Even worse about the pitcher plant, if you have lived in Manila, you know that the rats there can grow to be as large as house cats. Can you imagine Puss in Boots being slowly dissolved in a vat of digestive enzymes?
South Park had only 399 curse words? You must mean 399 types of curses, not 399 instances of swearing. THAT I can believe.
Hahahaha I loved this one - Laughed quite a bit :)
My thoughts exactly on ferris beuller!
Mind blowing question: do caterpillars know they're going to become a butterfly when they make their cocoon?
I still feel that the janitor is part of the "spirit" of the hospital. People come to him with issues and just to discuss,
Such a fan if this show
I always heard the Irish Late Late Show is the longest running talk show.
i cant believe you showed the movie trojan war.... im such a huge fan of jennifer love hewitt that i ordered a dvd version of that movie that somebody made on ebay like 10 years ago... i always felt like nobody knew about that movie now i know i was right.
I was just ordained as a Dudeist Priest yesterday!
hey john, im a big fan of yours. my question is: If you step into a teleportation device that copies your every atom and destroys you and then sends the data to two separate locations, which one are you? Are you both?
Also, Psych shows or mentions a pineapple in almost every episode.
I've watched about 4 videos in the last 2 days that mention the pitcher plant, how weird is that. Is there a term for that sort of thing? Odd. Also I love Mental Floss
What makes sunrises and sunsets such pretty colors?
Question: When and why did people start to use mascots? ( Both with selling goods and sports teams)
Really enjoyed this episode thanks :)
Mental Floss, why did you not use this opportunity as a tribute to Rik Mayall?
Why not use a fact like he only took the job in Blackadder if he could get more laughs than Rowan Atkinson.
Did you know john wrote a fault in our star, so thank you for making me cry in front of my girlfriend at the movies
Are you going to tell us when you have a staff pork chop party from the staff pork chop party fund?
congrats on your movie, John
Mel Brooks said that quote as the 2000 Year Old Man.
Question: What is the total of the Staff Porkchop Party Fund currently? How much can a Porkchop Party possibly cost?
I love you john green
i love you john
The most mind blowing question in our edge-less universe (actually probably not but I'm curious) If everyone in the world stopped cutting their grass for one year, how much more carbon dioxide would be absorbed, and what would the impact be on global warming?
The only fun fact you need to know about comedy: You can joke about ANYTHING.
This guy wrote the most depressing book I have ever read. How does that go through his head and he still manages to smile?
According to the Guinness Book of World Records Jerry Seinfeld turned down 5 Million Dollars an episode to continue his show past season 9.
What is it called when something in the show refers to itself ( like a character saying "That happened last episode/chapter or when during the Fresh Prince, Will Smith asked what happened to the ceiling because they were on the set?)
Breaking the fourth wall. Oh, how I love it! :)
The part of the brain that detects smell brings on memories. What about emotions and logic?
Question: What's the difference between grape tomatoes and cherry tomatoes?
I don't think you understand. Heil Honey, I'm Home is AMAZING! It's so funny!!
You guys should see sbcisd emsamble flamenco they are very good their uniform is like paco de lucias
Mine won't load. I know that nobody can help but I NEED to watch this one. My friend did and when I went over to his house he was rolling on the living room floor and wouldn't stop laughing for like 19 minuites and 23 seconds. I started timing him like 2 seconds after I got there... HELP ME!!!!
i thought the late late show in ireland was the longest running chatshow
#24. Do I even need to make that infamous trollpasta reference here? 'Cause it just seems too obvious.
Dear john green write more books you are an amazing author
Why do we smile when we're happy?
What is the liquid that comes off a wooden match while it's burning?
how can we taste spicy food if our tongue doesnt have a taste receptor for spice?
because it triggers heat sensors.
We actually "taste" heat. Our tongues have heat receptors and spicy food contains a chemical called capsaicin which can bind to the heat receptors in our tongue and activates them. Normally the receptors only become activated when you eat or drink something very hot, but capsaicing can trick them into activating.
E Hernandez It's not a form of taste. It's a form of touch that fools our nerves into thinking they're burning. You can get the same effect by pouring something spicy into an open cut.
Try it, it's fun!
You can't
Here's a fun fact: My grandmother knew Mel Brooks when they were kids.
I didn't see the falt in r stars I was going to see it, but then saw kill bill vol,1 and two.
"The Tonight Show", just 8 years ahead of our "The Late Late Show" =P we'll claim that title one day...
The Tonight Show ended when they gave it to Fallon. Now it's a circus.
How does a plant digest a rat and what does it do with the waste? Anyway, I thought plants get their energy from ATP via c02 and sunlight absorbed through chlorophyll....so why in the world would a plant for all intents and purposes "eat" an animal?
Odds are the plant does a little bit of both. And it comes down strictly to the environment. If the plant has easier access to mice than it does sunlight and CO2 (due to a thick overhead treeline, for example), why wouldn't it want to have access to an alternate source of nutrition?
Plants don't just need sunlight and water to survive. They need other minerals and nutrients they usually get from the soil they grow in. Carnivorous plants evolved the way they did primarily due to the fact that they grow in very poor soil. They have to get the nutrients they need by other means, so they evolved to trap live animals / insects, etc.
I think they use different digestive enzymes to break down the food, kind of like a meat tenderizer/rotter. Any waste might be taken by scavengers that live with the plants, or just sit there until they've completely decomposed and disappeared. I can't really answer that half.
Is that suppose to be a martian ship from War of the Worlds on the right of the fake fireplace mantel? If so, why does it have four legs when its supposed to have three?
Can we make an I SPY with the set of mental floss?
My mind- blowing question is: Are there cities in Antarctica? If there are what would be the main city?
What happens when an unstoppable force, meets an immovable object?
The late late show in Ireland is actually the longest running chat show...fact!
When did it debut? Because "The Tonight Show" with original host Jack Paar debuted a long, long time ago.
I saw the DeLorean again!!!!!
Everyone is looking for Heil honey I'm home, I want to see the roast of Chevy Chase.
I remember when Dudist Priest beat out Metallica at the Grammy Awards.
A list show about comedy and no mention of the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, or Abbot and Costello?? What kind of a list you got here John?
One that needs to fit into a UA-cam video. He can't mention every comedian ever, especially because it's about interesting facts, not "top 39 comedians"
I'm certainly not upset with the choices in the list, but I was surprised that some of the more classic/legendary/whatever kings of comedy did not get a mention. But, hearing how "Who's on First?" was created would certainly have been an interesting fact I thought would make the list.
Mind blowing question: who first thought to milk a cow?
When you say Mental Floss that fast, it sounds like menopause.
Have a question John; I'm in middle school and not sure why my science teacher keeps disagreeing with me about what E=MC*2 means. I say E means energy and energy in an object is found by the mass of the object times the speed of light squared.
Science teacher says E=MC*2 means nothing can go faster than light please answer my question by clarifying what E=MC*2 means
You are both correct; your answer as to what E=MC^2 means refers to the actual formula, whereas your teachers answer refers to what it means in comparison to the rest of the universe
Go Betty White.
I used to watch the Trojan War all the time.
Also, the phrase "what the hell" appears in every episode of Family Guy.
i feel like i read half of this on cracked. I wonder if their research brought mentalfloss there?
Unbelievable local traditions next, huh? Will that include your home town's alleged "Don't forget to be awesome" tradition?
QUESTION: Does one itch a scratch or scratch an itch?
Does mosquito repellents actually repel or do they just hide you?
And, subtle fault in our stars cover
What makes a person photogenic (or not)?
Didn't Betty White sacrifice animals to a giant crocodile on Lake Placid? >>
I am not sure if I am the only American that thinks this, but I would prefer to watch British Comedy over American Comedy any day.
Murica!
I lived in England most of my life (I moved to The States a few years ago), and personally, I would take blood guts and gore over constant nudity any day.
My question is to john. Did you attend college and I'm sure you have. Where did you attend and what was your major (s) and minor (s) in school?
Kenyon College - double major in english and religious studies
Butler University - granted an honorary doctorate of letters
Source: wikipedia and my memory from past videos
nadiact1000 Thank you for the answer to my question much appreciated
Norm Gensel Jr
Sure thing!
Everyone go watch heil honey I'm home right now. It's British put plays like an old American live studio audience sitcom
If someone is born deaf, what language do they think in?
Chris Columbus? Parents, why do thy give names like that?