How I became the fastest pencil sharpener in the world

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @Smallant
    @Smallant  4 роки тому +15259

    Lots of people asking about where the leaderboard is for this
    ITS HERE: www.speedrun.com/pss#In_Real_Life

  • @ooccttoo
    @ooccttoo 4 роки тому +3879

    If nothing else, this series gave you a LOT of mileage out of the “sharpening my skills” pun

  • @owenw.1643
    @owenw.1643 4 роки тому +4009

    "pencil sharpening delirium"
    "the legendary footcream"
    the internet has made some fantastic sentences possible

    • @Curelax
      @Curelax 4 роки тому +68

      1:50 "my hands are a Madcatz controller" was my favourite quote

    • @dominicmartino6437
      @dominicmartino6437 4 роки тому +7

      One. 3000 likes to replies

    • @justacoolguy5296
      @justacoolguy5296 2 роки тому +8

      'are u gonna use glitch for 7th pencil' 💀twitch chat is amazing

  • @toahru
    @toahru 4 роки тому +7734

    When your trainer is a guy named footcream calling himself part of the “pencil sharpening dudes”

  • @rectitude007
    @rectitude007 2 роки тому +1322

    I can’t believe that before Smallant entered the scene, the world record took half an hour to sharpen 10 pencils.

  • @zavhyatta9795
    @zavhyatta9795 4 роки тому +8587

    “Is he gonna do the glitch to skip the seventh pencil?” Had me dying.

    • @ultimateabsol1268
      @ultimateabsol1268 4 роки тому +397

      Well it depends on if he speedruns any% or glitchless pencils

    • @Targon1011
      @Targon1011 4 роки тому +16

      @@ultimateabsol1268 lmaoo

    • @critizon3074
      @critizon3074 4 роки тому +86

      But to perform the glitch is hard thoo... he doesn't have the enough experience levels to do it

    • @chopped.mp3
      @chopped.mp3 4 роки тому +92

      He needs to do the sharperner clip then try to get a frame perfect sharpen on the 4th pencil.

    • @apacheattackhelicopter5823
      @apacheattackhelicopter5823 4 роки тому +9

      I saw that to

  • @huhrawz
    @huhrawz 4 роки тому +3517

    Who else kept seeing this in their recommended, and said “why not” and didn’t expect it to be this good

  • @idk8717
    @idk8717 4 роки тому +12428

    Can't believe I just watched a documentary about a man sharpening pencils

  • @Grahaminations
    @Grahaminations Рік тому +356

    The thumbnail looks like the local chimneysweep surrendering to the police after he was caught red handed stealing singular a singular lima bean.

    • @SpecSwamp
      @SpecSwamp Рік тому +12

      Mixed with the fake mr beast pose

  • @katbird2699
    @katbird2699 4 роки тому +5630

    The title was cut off, so I read it as "how I became the fastest pencil," and I didn't even question it

  • @mr.krustykrust
    @mr.krustykrust 4 роки тому +11972

    So what you’re saying is, this run is pay to win

    • @LeCheckmate
      @LeCheckmate 4 роки тому +531

      That was my thought too, especially when he broke out the 'best pencil sharpener money can buy'.
      The fact that you need to use premium pencils makes it p2w too

    • @GreyPunkWolf
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 роки тому +452

      Pretty obvious tho. Like the canadian lumberjack contest, everyone has the best axe they can get or build to specifically match their needs and body.
      Basically any competition where you can bring your own gear is pay to win. From Olympic swimming to wild climbers, if you don't have the best gear you're in for a bad time regardless of the level of competition.

    • @LeCheckmate
      @LeCheckmate 4 роки тому +74

      @@GreyPunkWolf Wait, olympic equipment isn't standardized for the participants?
      Pay to win speedrunning isn't okay, i'll have to boycott that event.

    • @GreyPunkWolf
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 роки тому +145

      @@LeCheckmate It's only controlled and regulated to avoid cheating. But every participant bring his own gear and medical team. Only the emergency medics are paid by the event. And the cleaning crew obv.
      Although they don't pay personally for the gear and insurance, they have sponsors for that

    • @GreyPunkWolf
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 роки тому +32

      Also sponsors bring them steady income even when they aren't doing competitions so that they can focus only and completely on their training to have the best performance once the competition period starts.

  • @SolisBetter
    @SolisBetter 4 роки тому +3532

    Imagine an employee seeing him buy 10 pencils every week
    “Damn how many pencils does that guy lose?”

    • @yoshiisnotokay2750
      @yoshiisnotokay2750 4 роки тому +68

      Jayfeather The blind boi Not nearly as much as the people I lend them to.

    • @userdetails1
      @userdetails1 4 роки тому +9

      employee thinks "he must be one of those slow people who eats pencils"

    • @C052-ip9zs
      @C052-ip9zs 3 місяці тому +3

      @@userdetails1 yo bro remember when you wrote this 4 years ago? still a W comment!

  • @jacksonb8114
    @jacksonb8114 2 роки тому +151

    I’m late to this but if you read this I love this format. Most streamers just upload their livestreams, sometimes including intros and break times. The commentary over it makes both platforms different and enjoyable. The commentary makes the video feel like more of a story while the stream feels more personal. Good stuff

  • @VivekYadav-ds8oz
    @VivekYadav-ds8oz 4 роки тому +2204

    Alright can we talk about how good of a sport FootCream was for literally giving this guy his magic tools to beat his own record?

    • @SparrowValentine
      @SparrowValentine 4 роки тому +7

      Frfr

    • @ella7939
      @ella7939 4 роки тому +1

      .

    • @connerarmstrong4496
      @connerarmstrong4496 4 роки тому +1

      am I right

    • @Gamer-xz4sg
      @Gamer-xz4sg 4 роки тому +12

      They were probably like "eh we'll give him the stuff, but he probably still won't beat it." But when he beat it they were like "well oof"

    • @AzaraShiki
      @AzaraShiki 4 роки тому +13

      That how anime character development works

  • @isber5401
    @isber5401 3 роки тому +4522

    imagine asking for a sharpener in school, and the guy just says:” dont worry , Im the world’s fastest pencil sharpener” so he takes your pencil, crouch on the ground and turn it to ashes in seconds

  • @bird2034
    @bird2034 4 роки тому +13765

    Imagine
    “Ayo can you sharpen my pencil?”
    “Sure” *removes socks*

  • @pez_3688
    @pez_3688 2 роки тому +142

    Bro can we congratulate the man who took seven hours of his life to sharpen 10 pencils. this man is a legend

  • @lrock2260
    @lrock2260 4 роки тому +790

    Can we just acknowledge the fact that this man basically made a documentary about speed running pencil sharpening

  • @dmitrijsmironovs7513
    @dmitrijsmironovs7513 4 роки тому +761

    8:14 the fact that it took you 3 weeks or so to realise sitting on floor is more comfortable than a desk chair whilst holding something with your feet, is another world record in itself.

  • @chester0104
    @chester0104 4 роки тому +2656

    Moral of the story: Premium pencils are better than dollar store pencils

    • @noahbishop4268
      @noahbishop4268 4 роки тому +10

      @Drasamii A sophie's choice situation, dear god

    • @aokiomar256
      @aokiomar256 4 роки тому +6

      always use papermate

    • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx
      @xXJ4FARGAMERXx 4 роки тому +3

      @@noahbishop4268 what's a "Shophie"? And is it pronounced (Shop-ii) or (Sho-f-ii)?

    • @joshuarodriguez2450
      @joshuarodriguez2450 4 роки тому +11

      “Sophie” (So-fee) is a name and “Sophie’s Choice situation” refers to a situation that has both outcomes equally desirable or undesirable
      محمد جعفر /Jafar

    • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx
      @xXJ4FARGAMERXx 4 роки тому +1

      @@joshuarodriguez2450 oh, thanks! I didn't know that, i usually hear the line "it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils" in those situations, but saying it's a sophie choice situation works better.

  • @Nrkkxnoeø
    @Nrkkxnoeø 2 роки тому +70

    Rip to all the Pencils and sharpeners we lost during the making of this video

  • @natfingerboard
    @natfingerboard 4 роки тому +6030

    Okay but can we talk about that guy in last place who took more than 7 hours to sharpen 10 pencils?

    • @Error-pm3iu
      @Error-pm3iu 4 роки тому +41

      Time stamp ??

    • @carolinajackson9346
      @carolinajackson9346 4 роки тому +523

      Ikr, did he genuinely sit there sharpening pencils for 7 hours??

    • @natfingerboard
      @natfingerboard 4 роки тому +74

      @@Error-pm3iu it's in the leader board

    • @connaeris8230
      @connaeris8230 4 роки тому +431

      Maybe he was trying to beat the record for slowest pencil sharpener. It takes some dedication to sit down and do nothing but sharpen pencils for 7 hours

    • @lebronjamesfan10
      @lebronjamesfan10 4 роки тому +45

      Error 404 4:15

  • @vibes_4225
    @vibes_4225 3 роки тому +6296

    the pencil sharpening mentors are so respectable, those two went out of their way and just gave you the materials to become a true master, they could have been the pencil masters themselves, but they saw your determination, your promise, and they gave you the means to truly reach that greatness

    • @ewan7746
      @ewan7746 3 роки тому +276

      There is more to being a master than there is to being the best

    • @dreamydailine
      @dreamydailine 3 роки тому +98

      @@ewan7746 True, it's not about being the best person in the making, but rather it's about trying to make something better than you could ever be

    • @amazium1687
      @amazium1687 3 роки тому +13

      Maybe they were just fan of small ant

    • @Happy-to3tf
      @Happy-to3tf 3 роки тому +21

      Its also worth noting that they were probably smant fans who found out about competitive sharpenin through his stream, still very commendable tho

    • @gushrae3778
      @gushrae3778 2 роки тому +20

      Especially the puns they said those were dad joke lvl

  • @itsOrba
    @itsOrba 4 роки тому +84281

    He's gonna get so many girls now

  • @olivialambert4124
    @olivialambert4124 2 роки тому +151

    This is an amazing catagory. Still, there's a lot to come in this record. A wide range of premium sharpeners are still going to be faster, the twin blade one he picked initially being a great choice. The KUM sharpeners at the beginning of the video being another, along with the great name. There's a good array of novel sharpeners out there. But you need to sharpen the blades and replace them when they are overused. Premium pencils are obviously better, but picking the correct wood makes a huge difference. Premium tend to use hardwood instead of the woods cheap pencils use gumming up the internals, I'd presume maple would be the best hardwood choice. However talk to a carpenter to find out which is easiest to plane. Finally I'd think a few miscellaneous tweaks might help too. Lubricant on the inside of the sharpener so it spins freer. Pencils contain graphite which is a great lubricant, graphite powder would be better. Maybe even something like molybdenum dabbed on the end of each pencil or something equally silly could help.
    I'm not able to be the sharpening world record holder myself, but I can at least advance the meta for those who are able to compete.

    • @Drekromancer
      @Drekromancer 2 роки тому +3

      You're a bona fide genius. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. I hope it inspires the next generation of pencil sharpening speedrunners.

    • @FriendlyNeighborhoodCrow
      @FriendlyNeighborhoodCrow Рік тому +12

      As a pencil collector my advice for chocie of pencil would go to Blackwing Pencils, they are made of premium quality cedar wood wich sharpen like butter (They are however super expansive) A even better pencilchoice would go to the Mitsubishi Hi-Uni wich is even more expansive but smooooth. Graphite also plays a big factor, the scale goes from B (soft and dark) to HB (Midrange and most used pencils) to H (Hard and light) So the smartest choice would be using B10 graphite pencils with premium quality cedar wood. And than the choice of sharpener, i am unaware if it's a rule but crank sharpeners are the godtier sharpeners in all aspect, if they are not allowed a Kum sharpeners would be my choice aswell. I want to see a sub 1 minute run now KEKW

    • @lissomne
      @lissomne Рік тому +4

      The sage shares their wisdom with us mortals. Thank you for your service.

    • @Tosh.O
      @Tosh.O Рік тому

      lubricant on the internals would just make the wood chips stick and build up inside.

    • @olivialambert4124
      @olivialambert4124 Рік тому +5

      @@Tosh.O There's many, many types of lubricant. Dry lubricant specifically being one style. Molybdenum being my favoured industrial lubricant, it loves to build up grey stains everywhere but imo typically better than graphite. Both are in powder form, graphite similar to powdered pencil lead which obviously doesn't make the wood chips stick.

  • @charlienorman2989
    @charlienorman2989 4 роки тому +1115

    Imagine just being on a date and the girl says “tell me a bit about yourself” and u can say “I’m the fastest the pencil sharpener in the world “

    • @maliminaj
      @maliminaj 4 роки тому +24

      Pretty damn cool tbh

    • @HunterWright06
      @HunterWright06 4 роки тому +12

      That’s sick

    • @maru93-c1x
      @maru93-c1x 4 роки тому +12

      She would say
      "Thrust me how you sharpen your pencils Daddy ;)"

    • @W-I463
      @W-I463 4 роки тому +5

      @@maru93-c1x what?

    • @alexh5358
      @alexh5358 4 роки тому +2

      @@W-I463 I know I was so lost too

  • @nimmy404
    @nimmy404 4 роки тому +2663

    "I wood be happy to lead you in the write direction"
    He's speaking the language of gods

    • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx
      @xXJ4FARGAMERXx 4 роки тому +33

      "Eye Wood Bee happy Two Lead U in the Write direction"
      8 contacnations/puns, can you do better?

    • @pneumaniac14
      @pneumaniac14 4 роки тому +110

      @@xXJ4FARGAMERXx those are random puns that have no relation to pencils.

    • @mortis9023
      @mortis9023 4 роки тому +20

      محمد جعفر /Jafar those don’t even make sense

    • @frostyfrostbite406
      @frostyfrostbite406 4 роки тому +3

      @@mortis9023 "Creature of the Night"

    • @bingbong2179
      @bingbong2179 4 роки тому +37

      You forgot the "We heard that you would like to SHARPEN your skills"

  • @theprogrammer32
    @theprogrammer32 4 роки тому +835

    Footcream:
    Saw the hub-bub about pencil sharpening world records.
    Got the world record using his special technique.
    shared that technique with you, so you could beat him.
    used a bunch of puns about pencil sharpening.
    sent you $30 worth of sharpeners.
    is nobody talking about this mysterious pencil sharpening legend?

    • @eveclass1716
      @eveclass1716 4 роки тому +27

      BlockOfWood the Chad footcream

    • @GavynTheNoob
      @GavynTheNoob 4 роки тому +12

      he's the man we all aspire to be

    • @mitch25232
      @mitch25232 4 роки тому +23

      well it woulda been dangerous to go alone, so he gave him this

    • @isaacgarrett4583
      @isaacgarrett4583 4 роки тому +3

      He's like the mew2king of pencil sharpening

  • @avatarx5196
    @avatarx5196 2 роки тому +28

    5:53 the way he says footcream in such seriousness is too funny

  • @CaligoCrew
    @CaligoCrew 4 роки тому +3724

    Waiting for Summoning Salt to do a "History of" video on this

    • @bindletinn
      @bindletinn 4 роки тому +86

      @Pumlz the "didnt realize what he had just done" towards the end is almost a recreation of some part of summoning salt's mario warpless video

    • @HenTieGuy.
      @HenTieGuy. 4 роки тому +7

      He better

    • @trickytreyperfected1482
      @trickytreyperfected1482 4 роки тому +5

      Or Footofaferret. I'd be down for either one.

    • @TastyJason7
      @TastyJason7 4 роки тому +7

      There’s like 8 world record attempts. The video would be like less than a minute

    • @M4XD4B0ZZ
      @M4XD4B0ZZ 4 роки тому +4

      Hilarious

  • @knightplatinum9676
    @knightplatinum9676 4 роки тому +1438

    Random kid: can you sharpen my pencil?
    This guy: deletes pencil in a millisecond

  • @GNUGradyn
    @GNUGradyn 4 роки тому +2533

    his local wamart is probably like "why does this guy buy 30 pencil sharpeners every day"

    • @Wonderfullism
      @Wonderfullism 4 роки тому +15

      @@dlspr1586 r/woooosh

    • @amrit3883
      @amrit3883 4 роки тому +3

      blank subscriber without video names is overused wtf how much more obvious can they make it 😂

    • @walidfakhfakh3660
      @walidfakhfakh3660 4 роки тому

      @@Wonderfullism cuz I'm zeeta Bacchus meriem Ben dahmen airbrush Heroes Heroes Heroes

    • @minicloud450
      @minicloud450 4 роки тому +2

      It’s his routine to buy 30 pencils sharpeners ever 2 weeks

    • @firewolf4824
      @firewolf4824 4 роки тому

      @@dlspr1586 How stupid do you have to be? It was so obvious.

  • @lkheffner2173
    @lkheffner2173 Рік тому +37

    at the end it looks like your kept hostage and being forced to sharp the pencils against your will.

  • @RinAchlys
    @RinAchlys 4 роки тому +3021

    The real question is how did I get to this point in life to be watching someone sharpen a pencil-

  • @provokator3870
    @provokator3870 4 роки тому +832

    Can we appreciate how the record got from 35 minutes to 3 minutes

    • @GreyPunkWolf
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 роки тому +70

      And that's where you see the magic of a meme topic made for fun being used by actual legitimate tryharders.
      And it's wonderful. Lads are just dead serious and focused at such a ridiculous task it just kills me. Even without the video footages I'd be laughing hard at the leaderboard lmao

    • @WednesdayTheClove
      @WednesdayTheClove 4 роки тому +30

      The feet are the pencil sharpening equivalent of the XD skip. No even better. Its the equivalent of the night metro skip

    • @zanderp25
      @zanderp25 4 роки тому +1

      Quality pencils

    • @MakoWoman
      @MakoWoman 4 роки тому +7

      It echoes gaming speedrun progressions so beautifully 👌

    • @AVeryNormalGuy
      @AVeryNormalGuy 4 роки тому +14

      Legend says if you put speedrunners to the task they will optimize the shit out of the cure cancer any% category.

  • @Socksfor1
    @Socksfor1 4 роки тому +16372

    proof that great youtube content exists

  • @booposreal
    @booposreal Рік тому +155

    He...
    He predicted the "MR BEEEEAST" pose....
    This living legend...

  • @Emre.55
    @Emre.55 4 роки тому +1452

    Yes, I did just watch thirteen minutes of a man dedicating four months of his life to pencil sharpening. This is why I love UA-cam.

  • @ScubaShark--8964
    @ScubaShark--8964 4 роки тому +4353

    Mr. Beast: Plants 20 million trees.
    This guy: *_I'm your worst nightmare._*

  • @MayroSMM
    @MayroSMM 4 роки тому +13521

    This is depressing and I *love* it.

    • @Shiver197
      @Shiver197 4 роки тому +56

      Depression and Love going in the same sentence is music to my ears

    • @charbomber110
      @charbomber110 4 роки тому +44

      A famous UA-camr's comment with only one like? What is this madness?

    • @erm_5557
      @erm_5557 4 роки тому +62

      how is this depressing?

    • @davidferguson8040
      @davidferguson8040 4 роки тому +12

      Eyyo Mayro! Love your content! Quagsire!

    • @Larree17
      @Larree17 4 роки тому +6

      Hi Mayro

  • @BennettBeach
    @BennettBeach Рік тому +6

    12:38 - thank you for saying sharpening your skills, this made a world of difference for me 🤣

  • @loud-whistling-yes
    @loud-whistling-yes 4 роки тому +1662

    Part of me is impressed, part of me is horrified with how many poor pencils never got the chance to be used

    • @Wvymoo
      @Wvymoo 4 роки тому +10

      That’s kinda depressing

    • @scarebuddy7732
      @scarebuddy7732 4 роки тому +31

      they did get used... used so much they were gone before they even knew it

    • @orions2908
      @orions2908 4 роки тому +30

      They did, they served a greater cause than any writing/drawing could ever dream of getting close to.

    • @brentonnam9145
      @brentonnam9145 4 роки тому +10

      It was a sacrifice that had to be made

    • @shlokgupta178
      @shlokgupta178 4 роки тому +1

      How much wood got wasted

  • @KDN_Kieffer
    @KDN_Kieffer 4 роки тому +2363

    *10 years past*
    Little boy: "dad can you sharpen this pencil for me"
    Small ant: *gets flashbacks*

    • @twixie6343
      @twixie6343 4 роки тому +9

      U copied a comment

    • @KDN_Kieffer
      @KDN_Kieffer 4 роки тому +14

      Tbh I didn't even go through the comments 😂

    • @twixie6343
      @twixie6343 4 роки тому +2

      @@KDN_Kieffer find it and u will see

    • @KDN_Kieffer
      @KDN_Kieffer 4 роки тому

      I seen lmao

    • @chump1158
      @chump1158 4 роки тому +1

      @@twixie6343 the other comment was 1 week ago this was 2 weeks ago

  • @drewdarrington6064
    @drewdarrington6064 4 роки тому +2760

    Teacher: I hope you’re all paying attention.
    The guy in the back:

    • @f-seal7193
      @f-seal7193 4 роки тому +10

      How is this comment not at the top. I am almost ded out of breath

    • @gordonmaginnis965
      @gordonmaginnis965 4 роки тому +3

      Oh he’s not Nvrmind

    • @gordonmaginnis965
      @gordonmaginnis965 4 роки тому +5

      This is comedic on so many levels

    • @sportsfaniguess154
      @sportsfaniguess154 4 роки тому +1

      I can confirm, 100% accurate.

    • @_customer_
      @_customer_ 4 роки тому +1

      @@f-seal7193 because of a 50K liked faze orba shit

  • @ericfranklin1802
    @ericfranklin1802 2 роки тому +5

    Near all of SmallAnt’s “how I became…” videos could easily be turned into an anime it’s pretty hilarious.

  • @JamesTaylor-bo8cv
    @JamesTaylor-bo8cv 4 роки тому +1675

    The staff from where he's getting the pencils must be so confused.

    • @vCavernosa
      @vCavernosa 4 роки тому +19

      Its not that weird to buy a lot of pencils

    • @abootz5188
      @abootz5188 4 роки тому +51

      Just for the kids in my basement

    • @telesticgamer8251
      @telesticgamer8251 4 роки тому +5

      @@abootz5188 wh-what. No

    • @kswag
      @kswag 4 роки тому +11

      @@telesticgamer8251 it's okay he runs a tutoring service there

    • @foreverd4nk796
      @foreverd4nk796 4 роки тому +3

      “Tutoring”

  • @jack_corvinus
    @jack_corvinus 4 роки тому +3050

    Drilless should be the default. Drill speed runs should be classified as “tool-assisted”

    • @Chimp380
      @Chimp380 4 роки тому +78

      "any % pencil sharpening speedrun"

    • @GameCyborgCh
      @GameCyborgCh 4 роки тому +77

      @@Chimp380 any% is just snapping the pencils, 100% is sharpening them all the way

    • @williamwontiam3166
      @williamwontiam3166 4 роки тому +4

      Nah, there should be drill less and tool less, where you don’t have any pencils.

    • @GameCyborgCh
      @GameCyborgCh 4 роки тому +22

      @@williamwontiam3166 tool less = no pencil sharpener

    • @SeychellesReal
      @SeychellesReal 4 роки тому +3

      10pencils% speedrun TAS

  • @aaronzhu379
    @aaronzhu379 4 роки тому +2614

    i want to know what convinced the guy to name himself "footcream"

    • @HazeEmry
      @HazeEmry 4 роки тому +131

      Probably a foot infection

    • @titanictyranitar9571
      @titanictyranitar9571 4 роки тому +156

      Hmmmmm I don't know, oh MAYBE BECAUSE HE DID IT WITH HIS FEET

    • @wingdingfontbro
      @wingdingfontbro 4 роки тому +28

      Hmmmm creamy

    • @heyoyo10gaming4
      @heyoyo10gaming4 4 роки тому +31

      At first the sharpeners were in his hand, and the pencils his feet, so he became the thing he needed the most

    • @user-rl4tg2mr9n
      @user-rl4tg2mr9n 4 роки тому +3

      God himself

  • @Niallpro10
    @Niallpro10 Рік тому +7

    Bro was really like "MR MR MR MR BEAST" in the thumbnail 💀

  • @espen5
    @espen5 4 роки тому +2532

    “god damn my sharper broke again, bad rng i guess”

  • @lonisballington7636
    @lonisballington7636 4 роки тому +1795

    4:15 are we not gonna talk about how someone took 7 1/2 hours to sharpen 10 pencils

    • @whyyousomadtho5371
      @whyyousomadtho5371 4 роки тому +213

      Leo Belyi they had to make sure the pencils were all made of the same tree first.

    • @bgizzy1088
      @bgizzy1088 4 роки тому +48

      Jesus Christ I didn’t even notice that 😂😂😂

    • @basicallydisabledveteranma9223
      @basicallydisabledveteranma9223 4 роки тому +121

      That guy sharpened it with his fingernails alone.

    • @ToastersTostadas
      @ToastersTostadas 4 роки тому +100

      Basically Disabled Veteran Mafia Boss his mom called him to go eat then he forgot about it after he finished eating

    • @shanestaley6595
      @shanestaley6595 4 роки тому +12

      knives?

  • @dylanvo1119
    @dylanvo1119 4 роки тому +5002

    This mans is goin to have a tight marriage. Dedication is his life

    • @fran-tj2qd
      @fran-tj2qd 4 роки тому +385

      How get divorce glichtless speedrun

    • @natrod8628
      @natrod8628 4 роки тому +262

      loving each other for the rest of our lives 100% completion run

    • @benderbear762
      @benderbear762 4 роки тому +58

      Unless he forgets about his anniversary and spends the whole day sharpening pencils

    • @natrod8628
      @natrod8628 4 роки тому +140

      @@benderbear762 smallant: *forgets anniversary*
      also smallant to his children: is the run dead, guys? should I start over?

    • @phazon7836
      @phazon7836 4 роки тому +22

      Marriage and divorce speedrun category needs to be a thing

  • @inconspicuous45
    @inconspicuous45 10 місяців тому +3

    Bro forgot about the secret out of bounds clip to skip 3 seconds on pencil 5 and the movement glitch to skip pencil 7 entirely 💀💀💀

  • @alphathehedgehogx96
    @alphathehedgehogx96 4 роки тому +728

    "I would like to lead you in the write direction"
    I love that they did there
    It's wonderful

  • @teukukeanu3078
    @teukukeanu3078 3 роки тому +3162

    “My hands were torn up a bit “
    His hand: literally bleeding

  • @justarandomperson_v2994
    @justarandomperson_v2994 3 роки тому +4377

    “So how did you get those muscles?”
    “... I sharpened them.”

  • @hridaykapila
    @hridaykapila Рік тому +9

    I just cheked the leaderboard and mans is still 3rd place after two years🤯

    • @zNestrian
      @zNestrian Рік тому

      I mean what did you expect

  • @Biketogoback
    @Biketogoback 3 роки тому +6887

    We not talking about the guy in the beginning who took 7 HOURS to sharpen 10 pencils

  • @connorhill3796
    @connorhill3796 4 роки тому +2143

    “I realized my dream was unachievable”
    Oh yes, I too dream of sharpening pencils.

    • @xplosive3
      @xplosive3 4 роки тому +16

      Who doesn't?

    • @grumpycatfan6617
      @grumpycatfan6617 4 роки тому +7

      And I dream of being drilled by my crush even tho I'm a boy

    • @juniorsapoi7187
      @juniorsapoi7187 4 роки тому +5

      Grumpy cat fan I do too, bro. I do too

    • @MeeaCaroline
      @MeeaCaroline 4 роки тому +4

      Of all the unachievable dreams I've ever had, somehow this one stings a bit more

    • @whatthewhatthe9117
      @whatthewhatthe9117 4 роки тому

      Grumpy cat fan I see someone hasn’t watched the dentist

  • @musu8410
    @musu8410 4 роки тому +3567

    The best comment on the stream was "Are you going to do the glitch where you skip the 7th pencil?"

    • @gifted2818
      @gifted2818 4 роки тому +11

      🤣

    • @JACG
      @JACG 4 роки тому +42

      was wondering if anyone saw that

    • @musu8410
      @musu8410 4 роки тому +7

      @@JACG lol

    • @saims.2402
      @saims.2402 4 роки тому +1

      Saw that!

    • @BFMMC
      @BFMMC 4 роки тому +19

      Giltchless run, different category.

  • @asimplenugget8608
    @asimplenugget8608 2 роки тому +5

    YES. ALL HAIL THE KING OF PENCIL SHARPENING.
    And of course credit to the supportive cast and the gods that blessed the final run.

  • @diochan9705
    @diochan9705 4 роки тому +771

    The seriousness in these Memey topic is just, magnificent.

    • @miguelangelavilesmanrique7850
      @miguelangelavilesmanrique7850 4 роки тому +5

      MEMEY!?!?

    • @GreyPunkWolf
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 роки тому +13

      That's whats wonderful with these meme topics. Everyones just dead serious and mad focused on ridiculous and stupid goals, it kills me everytime.

    • @EugeneVDebs-mo6dh
      @EugeneVDebs-mo6dh 4 роки тому +2

      What part of this do you think is a meme?

    • @GreyPunkWolf
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 роки тому +5

      @@EugeneVDebs-mo6dh The whole topic of speedrunning pencil sharpening doesn't have meme vibes to you? It's not a literal meme in the OG sense of the word but the idea is still ridiculously funny, that's the goal of a meme.

    • @trythrusting9980
      @trythrusting9980 4 роки тому +1

      @@GreyPunkWolf Here you can see an example of casual

  • @m.potrony2633
    @m.potrony2633 4 роки тому +1937

    Mom: Why don't you play with the neighbors kid?
    The neighbors kid:

    • @stepbruh2327
      @stepbruh2327 4 роки тому +6

      I'd play with the neighbors kid all day if he's like this guy.

    • @pathologicaldoubt
      @pathologicaldoubt 4 роки тому

      Bahahaha

    • @jnitesniperz1412
      @jnitesniperz1412 4 роки тому

      Dont judge me 👁 👄 👁

    • @fentalyx
      @fentalyx 4 роки тому

      This is gonna blow up so I’m replying

    • @roisinnigcrainn7722
      @roisinnigcrainn7722 4 роки тому +1

      I was obsessive like this about Littlest Pet Shop toys. I had over 100 of them.
      10 years later, I was diagnosed with autism. Explains a lot.

  • @whatscupdog9743
    @whatscupdog9743 4 роки тому +3089

    Are we gonna ignore the fact that someone took 7 hours and 21 minutes to sharpen 10 pencils.

    • @axdonat
      @axdonat 4 роки тому +743

      my guess is that they sharpened 9 pencils, took a 6 hour nap, found out they miscounted the number of sharpened pencils and then finished the speedrun skfjdfjskfjsdfh

    • @iplxel7888
      @iplxel7888 4 роки тому +103

      Alex Donát or just completely didnt do it at all until the last hour

    • @squibble311
      @squibble311 4 роки тому +9

      yes.

    • @cyanideA
      @cyanideA 4 роки тому +1

      Yes

    • @trackernivrig
      @trackernivrig 4 роки тому +1

      @@axdonat lol

  • @AuroraTheIdiot
    @AuroraTheIdiot Рік тому +7

    Mans doing the Mr Beast pose before the meme came out

  • @ghiaccio1384
    @ghiaccio1384 3 роки тому +3055

    This feels like it should be a Regular Show Episode.

    • @ohheyitscyber2848
      @ohheyitscyber2848 3 роки тому +21

      Underrated

    • @bustergundo516
      @bustergundo516 3 роки тому +10

      Very true.

    • @gavinthecrafter
      @gavinthecrafter 3 роки тому +132

      And then in classic Regular Show fashion, the ghost of the king of pencil sharpening rises from the dead and tries to stop them from achieving the world record

    • @Stumme-40203
      @Stumme-40203 3 роки тому +16

      Sharpening pencils
      Makin us go mental
      To beat the world record
      And stop being ignored
      Wooooaaaahhh!

    • @twogood2true751
      @twogood2true751 3 роки тому +1

      Fr

  • @operationallyopaque1257
    @operationallyopaque1257 4 роки тому +633

    I think u could cut this run down a bit with blackwing pencils, the wood they use is really soft and never splinters, they're top of the line and this run is definitely p2w

    • @MoneySpreadEd
      @MoneySpreadEd 4 роки тому +32

      My engineering teacher really likes pencils and pencil sharpeners and he almost exclusively uses palomino blackwing pencils he loves them

    • @stuffguy7
      @stuffguy7 4 роки тому +9

      Pencil nerd!

    • @Cannongabang
      @Cannongabang 4 роки тому +12

      Honestly I would suffer if somebody just wasted 10 of the finest pencils in the world...

    • @eriksvensson2098
      @eriksvensson2098 4 роки тому +4

      @@MoneySpreadEd sounds interesting *checks pricing in Sweden* 35 dollar for 12 pens?!?!?! ill stick with my 2500 dollar notepad that others call macbook..

    • @milesforziano1845
      @milesforziano1845 4 роки тому

      We got a pencil nerd over here
      Lmao black wings do be superior tho

  • @peakerathispeak8392
    @peakerathispeak8392 3 роки тому +5461

    “Hey bro can you sharpen my pencil?”
    *Sits on the floor*

  • @notsoscarecrow
    @notsoscarecrow Рік тому +3

    I never thought I'd be so invested in pencil sharpening

  • @Harriseeno
    @Harriseeno 3 роки тому +6312

    Press F for the guy who took 8 hours to sharpen ten pencils

  • @SwankyBox
    @SwankyBox 4 роки тому +5661

    Is it possible to sharpen two at once? I just stumbled upon this and I'm super invested.

    • @weerrpp
      @weerrpp 4 роки тому +50

      Swanky!!! I love your channels!

    • @kane0
      @kane0 4 роки тому +130

      Know what yes because if you use a small sword you can cut all pencils a once

    • @tomhendriks8304
      @tomhendriks8304 4 роки тому +37

      maybe.. tape them together end to end and use 2 sharpeners? good luck! looking forward to a video haha

    • @mrdeadmemes
      @mrdeadmemes 4 роки тому +255

      "Only one conventional single-blade sharpener can be used at a time. It must be a regular manual, non-mechanical, non-crank sharpener (no swords or knives allowed for example)."
      Only a single blade sharpener can be used.

    • @kane0
      @kane0 4 роки тому +6

      Then a coventional wood carving set

  • @RandomGuy-vo9yi
    @RandomGuy-vo9yi 3 роки тому +2565

    It's actually pretty wholesome how FootCream reached out to SmallAnt. Ant couldn't have done it without him. Props to you FootCream o7

    • @MatthewCJoy
      @MatthewCJoy 3 роки тому +42

      It's in his best interest to get beaten by a big content creator because it gets him more well known, then in the future he can beat him and it will be a big deal thus making him even more well known. Pretty smart actually.

    • @sadcat520
      @sadcat520 3 роки тому +152

      ​@@MatthewCJoy He wasn't trying to be smart. He was just being a bro. I don't think he has even attempted another speed run.

    • @nothinbuttrouble5837
      @nothinbuttrouble5837 2 роки тому +1

      @@sadcat520 mo Zzz 1 pi no p ok

    • @parzingtheasian
      @parzingtheasian 2 роки тому +1

      o7

    • @dabmonstr7403
      @dabmonstr7403 2 роки тому +9

      @@nothinbuttrouble5837 bro everything okay?

  • @critical_alter1
    @critical_alter1 Рік тому +9

    he did the mr beast pose before it was cool

  • @weirdskyreallyweird.5519
    @weirdskyreallyweird.5519 3 роки тому +2939

    Update: he broke his own record with a 2 minute 21 second run.

  • @YoutubePizzer
    @YoutubePizzer 4 роки тому +616

    7:50 "torn up a bit" mans literally cut himself sharpening

    • @alyiabuchalet9617
      @alyiabuchalet9617 4 роки тому +5

      Oof*

    • @heyitsflyde
      @heyitsflyde 4 роки тому +11

      7:50 is an add 😂

    • @gaberusso3892
      @gaberusso3892 4 роки тому +4

      Once in 2nd grade i put my finger in the sharpener and twisted,and half my finger nail cut off

    • @papabumba478
      @papabumba478 4 роки тому +2

      Gabe Russo There’s always one kid, and you just hope it isn’t yours haha.

    • @Gamethe3
      @Gamethe3 10 місяців тому

      @@heyitsflydehow

  • @beumont9480
    @beumont9480 4 роки тому +1593

    Him at school be like:
    Friend: Hey dude! Could-
    Him: Done

    • @beumont9480
      @beumont9480 4 роки тому +9

      DreeG 18 Lol

    • @TechProFury
      @TechProFury 4 роки тому +5

      @@dreeg1896 i died lol

    • @joeymagdelone3705
      @joeymagdelone3705 4 роки тому +13

      DreeG 18 It is sharp. It’s just also an inch long. I’m sure you can manage.

    • @kazagucci
      @kazagucci 4 роки тому +2

      Sure, just let me get in my stance first.

    • @ismailmuammar6332
      @ismailmuammar6332 4 роки тому

      @@dreeg1896 Lmao I'm ded

  • @javigarciafdez942
    @javigarciafdez942 Рік тому +6

    Omg he predicted the wonky MR.BEAST meme

  • @hukalakaflaka7486
    @hukalakaflaka7486 4 роки тому +1115

    This feels like a full anime season
    SmallAnt has a dream.
    SmallAnt attempts to achieve his dream, of being the fastest pencil sharpener ever.
    SmallAnt does relatively well, and pursues his dream.
    He then encounters someone who is far superior to himself.
    Andso he decides that his dream is unachievable.
    But then, when all hope is lost, he receives training from one far wiser than himself,
    And slowly, through master FootCream's training,
    He becomes the greatest pencil sharpener in the world.

    • @jugin3758
      @jugin3758 4 роки тому +35

      is this cannon?

    • @aturkeymain
      @aturkeymain 4 роки тому +70

      @@jugin3758 in the manga, he goes to a pencil sharpening tournament, but I guess they cut the anime short.

    • @Maxithicc
      @Maxithicc 4 роки тому +16

      "Kono Sumarru Anto no wa yume ga aru"

    • @atasmaniandevilwithaphone5514
      @atasmaniandevilwithaphone5514 4 роки тому +5

      @@Maxithicc Stole my words before I typed then

    • @Maxithicc
      @Maxithicc 4 роки тому +4

      @@atasmaniandevilwithaphone5514 Yeah Im into telekenephews

  • @funniemonke5866
    @funniemonke5866 3 роки тому +3597

    Girls: "what do those hands do 😏"
    SmallAnt: *S H A R P E N*

  • @catastrophe_crow64
    @catastrophe_crow64 4 роки тому +347

    7:51 "My hands were a bit torn up from the sharpening-" they're literally bleeding I-

    • @supersts7628
      @supersts7628 4 роки тому +36

      sometimes, Gods bleed

    • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx
      @xXJ4FARGAMERXx 4 роки тому +2

      *Ant literally Cutting his finger in half*
      Ant: Yeah it's nothing important just my fingers jammed a bit.

  • @LivingGuy484
    @LivingGuy484 2 роки тому +8

    This man is just speed running through life, and I'm here for it

  • @mr.dinosuar7333
    @mr.dinosuar7333 4 роки тому +1325

    "so how did you get laid"
    Him: "it's a long story"

  • @simoncowell8238
    @simoncowell8238 3 роки тому +3147

    Okay jokes aside, can we appreciate how determined this dude is? Holy sh-

    • @CyberRacer
      @CyberRacer 3 роки тому +42

      Umm he did give up .. until the gods revived him

    • @annakrawczuk5221
      @annakrawczuk5221 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah lol he got RSI one time when speedrunning SMO. He achieves what he wants or dies trying

    • @NewJayqwe2
      @NewJayqwe2 3 роки тому +4

      Was determined til he needed external help

    • @mitch_56
      @mitch_56 3 роки тому +1

      hi simon cowell

    • @slushieee__
      @slushieee__ 3 роки тому

      it

  • @rocl5244
    @rocl5244 3 роки тому +2164

    Nobody's gonna talk about
    "I WOOD be happy to LEAD you in the WRITE direction"

    • @sachinchopra1393
      @sachinchopra1393 3 роки тому +61

      BARS

    • @jasonkimbrel8212
      @jasonkimbrel8212 3 роки тому +19

      isn’t lead correct in the sentence........ not a pun....

    • @olivercui6104
      @olivercui6104 3 роки тому +142

      dont forget "We heard you would like to SHARPEN your skills"

    • @Lolzorpantz
      @Lolzorpantz 3 роки тому +7

      Should be “be happy to graphite you”

    • @agentdorito8511
      @agentdorito8511 3 роки тому +6

      @@Lolzorpantz Huh?

  • @andrewnieves1801
    @andrewnieves1801 Рік тому +1

    i’ve watched ant for a little under a year now. this video has shown up in my feed so many times now and i’ve avoided it until now idk why

  • @Krinios
    @Krinios 4 роки тому +631

    absolute madman

    • @4xakaza_44
      @4xakaza_44 4 роки тому +26

      I'm waiting for the "How I Accidentally Became a Pencil Speedrunner" video now

    • @omxls
      @omxls 4 роки тому +3

      @@4xakaza_44 with the help of a major speedrunners.

    • @barlb0se301
      @barlb0se301 4 роки тому +2

      Ryan I can help you sharpen pencils irl just friend me on discord. Barl#6969

    • @papabonito310
      @papabonito310 4 роки тому +1

      Pin this

    • @Kalesoup_
      @Kalesoup_ 4 роки тому +1

      krinios you should become a pencil sharpening speedrunner too

  • @misspurdy27288
    @misspurdy27288 3 роки тому +726

    this is the best example of what speedrunners do. They take something ordinary, do it faster than humanly possible, and work to find the perfect method to do perfectly.

  • @shimmyking4
    @shimmyking4 4 роки тому +279

    FootCream saw potential him, that's why he decided to mentor SmallAnt in his journey
    because he knew SmallAnt had what it took to surpass him

    • @paper1790
      @paper1790 4 роки тому +9

      This sounds like anime

    • @mrnoobblox7315
      @mrnoobblox7315 4 роки тому +1

      @@paper1790 I was about to comment on that

    • @scyonpyon
      @scyonpyon 4 роки тому +1

      The Sensei pass the knowledge and wisdom to his disciple

    • @rifqihatta
      @rifqihatta 4 роки тому +3

      Just wait until the Sharpener tournament arc

    • @joule8878
      @joule8878 4 роки тому

      Rifqi Hatta oh no

  • @EasternStory
    @EasternStory Рік тому +9

    the pose...

  • @mad-mason0319
    @mad-mason0319 4 роки тому +591

    Mr.Beast in 10 years: WHERE DID ALL THE TREES WE PLANTED GO??
    Pencil sharpening speed runners: aw man I have no idea

    • @Primal_Echo
      @Primal_Echo 3 роки тому +7

      Great comment xD

    • @w3ve
      @w3ve 3 роки тому +1

      Underrated comment

  • @ARIZONANTICS
    @ARIZONANTICS 4 роки тому +584

    I’m going to tell my kids this was part of the Olympics

  • @derpymule7977
    @derpymule7977 3 роки тому +321

    I saw one chat message that said “is smallant mid or post breakdown” and that’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a while

  • @ArmandoAutoPeças
    @ArmandoAutoPeças Рік тому +3

    ant is fr doing the mrbreast pose

  • @Descender709
    @Descender709 4 роки тому +671

    "my hands were torn up a bit from the sharpening" *shows his bloody right hand*

  • @guy_onfire
    @guy_onfire 3 роки тому +940

    This has the vibes of an anime protagonist’s story line.

  • @vaniz_xd1134
    @vaniz_xd1134 4 роки тому +3347

    No one:
    Electric pencil sharpener: imma end this whole man’s.....

    • @cypherusuh
      @cypherusuh 4 роки тому +74

      Any% would be just dump 10 on wood chipper

    • @intruder9127
      @intruder9127 4 роки тому +11

      @@cypherusuh lMAO

    • @IDK098
      @IDK098 4 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @twilightstar637
      @twilightstar637 4 роки тому +5

      Lmao haha I wonder what it would be then
      Imagine if this were an actual career lol

    • @carlmarcus6850
      @carlmarcus6850 4 роки тому

      Career? Hah

  • @sunlla
    @sunlla Рік тому +2

    3 years later, hes still on the leaderboard and holds the 3rd place in the drillless 10 pencils! At 2 min 21seconds, he is still above footcreme who is still at 3min 50 sec, and 4th on the leaderboard!

  • @Ryan-pp4bx
    @Ryan-pp4bx 3 роки тому +2360

    Everyone gangsta till homie pulls out an electric sharpener

    • @hiracoverband
      @hiracoverband 3 роки тому +40

      reverse drill

    • @MosiahWhite
      @MosiahWhite 3 роки тому +20

      @@hiracoverband What about a hand cranked one?

    • @hiracoverband
      @hiracoverband 3 роки тому +12

      @@MosiahWhite a hand cranked drill

    • @MosiahWhite
      @MosiahWhite 3 роки тому +37

      @@hiracoverband isnt a normal sharpener a hand cranked drill tho, so many philosophical and intellectual discussions could be had about this. We need a pro sharpening council

    • @hiracoverband
      @hiracoverband 3 роки тому +2

      @@MosiahWhite lmao facts

  • @slayer3k204
    @slayer3k204 4 роки тому +966

    Can we talk about that 7 hours 21 minutes "speedrun" for 10 pencils on the leaderboard xD That guy took longer for 10 pencils than some final fantasy runs....

    • @chienfeu
      @chienfeu 4 роки тому +163

      probably did it without pencil sharpener

    • @michellemadel3929
      @michellemadel3929 4 роки тому +183

      Teeth%

    • @PokeMario-pk4ot
      @PokeMario-pk4ot 3 роки тому +22

      I tried watching it to see how it took them so long, unfortunately it is blocked due to having music from Sony in it

    • @eliwixson8863
      @eliwixson8863 3 роки тому +7

      @@chienfeu Hol up, what if you just slam most of the pencil off with a knife and sharpen the rest manually? Is no pencil sharpener the pencil sharpening meta?

    • @archivelibrarian6818
      @archivelibrarian6818 3 роки тому +8

      @@eliwixson8863 i think that would count as tool assisted much like using a drill

  • @kennythek1ller338
    @kennythek1ller338 4 роки тому +173

    "I realized my dream was unachievable, thus I stopped sharpening pencils." Most powerful statement ever