I don't get why some people freak out when they see popular youtube channels being sponsored by companies, in my book seeing a little logo for 2 seconds, hearing one or two sentences about the episode being sponsored, and listening to an advertisement is definitely worth helping to make sure shows can continue while being less dependent on things like Subbable for funds. 2 thumbs up
It does make me a little sad to hear John advertise big corporations, but I totally understand. We need their support to make cool things happen. Everyone's gotta eat.
Plus it's not like they are being sponsored by Coca Cola or GP Oil and I doubt they would ever accept to be sponsored by one of the obvious big meanies. So I'm cool with it, too.
I can tell John is uncomfortable with it, which makes me sad. The other guy with the Lexus has no shame in his product placement. And if you look at the comments on Mr. Lexus' videos, they are all about the ads and not about the content. Whereas here, because GEICO pops up for about two seconds total, the conversation in the comments seems to be largely about the content.
i finished reading the fault in our stars today. you have an amazing way of making people laugh and then one second later cry. you are now one of my favorite authors.
Crayola means "oily chalk" in French? I speak French and I can assure you nobody I know who speaks French would understand "oily chalk" when saying Crayola… Crayola means Crayola for us as for you, English-speaking people. (It simply happens that Crayola is a brand of oily chalk…) EDIT: I verified and the word Crayola doesn't mean "oily chalk" in French… It is simply a brand name made from the French word "craie" (chalk) and "oléagineux" (a "scientific" way to say oily in French). *So Crayola isn't a French expression! It is a brand name made from French words… It is totally different!*
Crayola is the combination of two words, craie, the French word for chalk and oleaginous, which basically means oily but I don't think that's a French word. I heard this on the artsandfacts podcast on iTunes U. Pretty interesting stuff.
I'm a sixth and seventh grade Literacy teacher. I started using Mental Floss as a teachable Friday Incentive for my seventh graders. Each week we've been watching a Mental Floss and talking about it in class (pre-screened of course). My students did an experiment earlier in the year that was boys vs. girls. There is a chair myth out there that says guys cannot pick up a chair with straight arms. It's on youtube somewhere. They were wondering if this is true or if you could do an episode on myths about boys vs. girls. We love your show AND your books. Thanks for continuing to be awesome.
Crayola doesn't mean "oily chalk" in French ._. That would be "craie huileuse" or "crayons huileux". Also, rollercoasters are called "Montagnes Russes" in France, which literally means Russian mountains. :p
Useless Noise "Oleaginous" is not a French word. Oléagineux is, though, but it doesn't mean "Oily". It's actually a very specific type of plants that contains oil. So yeah, In order to say "Oily", you'd use "Huileux" or "Huileuse".
Moon Shade Are you French or live in a French speaking area of the world because I am so jealous of you right now. You have no idea how much I want to be fluent in French.
Question: If oil comes from dinosaurs and plastic is made from oil, are plastic dinosaurs made from real dinosaurs? (question from tumblr that I would love to have answered XD)
Oil comes from fish and plants that lived millions of years ago. So if you have a fish tank made out of plastic then a fish is being kept in a box by other fish.
As a dane hearing John Green say "Leg & Godt" is hilarious XD I know danish pronunciations makes no sense but hearing "Leg" pronounced like the english word is still fun.
I have a fun fact for you: I started watching Crash Course History and I really liked the show, then it watched vlogbrothers, mental floss and even cameos where you appeared, all because I got really bored while playing Battlefield or Call of Duty and learning new things is amusing to me. Then I learnt that you wrote The fault in our stars, a book I really hated, I was kinda confused and don't get me wrong, the writing is amazing, but the topic was not something I enjoyed.
I enjoyed TFIOS, but Looking for Alaska is my favorite John Green book hands down. Dont give up on him if you didnt like one of his books, he wrote several more.
It's a psychological effect. The picture itself is usually of something you are familiar with (such as a person or a scene). However, when something is significantly changed/out-of-place, it creates an uneasing sense of uncertainty. Your brain recognizes that there is something familiar in the scene (eg- the person in the picture), but the fact that the coloring is so foreign, unnatural and essentially unknown makes it appear (on a sub-conscious level) to be possibly harmful or dangerous. Look up "Vsauce why are things creepy" on youtube. That explains it pretty well.
Crayola does not mean oily chalk IN FRENCH... "Craie" does mean chalk, "Crayon" means pencil (and not crayon), and "Craie Grasse" means Crayons (or Greasy Chalk). "ola" is NOT a word at all (at east not a french one), it is just an abreviation of "Oleagineux" which is a fancy word for oil-like or containing oil (especially for plants/fruits). Oily would be "huileux" (which admittedly sounds a bit too gross for a brand name).
That kick ball fact is pretty interesting because I'm pretty sure one of the grade schools I went to played that version of it. I was used to playing the "like baseball, but with kicking" version but at this new school no one bothered explaining it fully to me (or I just didn't care) so I never really understood much about the game other than it was weird.
I never realized Holiday World was the first theme park! That just makes it even more amazing! John, you and your family need to go there once Henry and Alice are a bit older, it is the best thing ever :D
Whenever John says, "Now we return to my salon" I'm always confused because I never thought he left the salon. It always looks like he's in the salon. I swear he says this during a few episodes but he is in that same room. Does salon mean something that I don't know?
While John is always in the same room, the 'salon' is the corner of that room. During the intro, the camera is angled to see the corner, aka: in the 'salon', during the video, you can only see the back wall, and at the end, the camera returns to the angle towards the corner, or returns to the 'salon'.
I once tried to get into my brothers cozy coupe and I was so proud that I made it. Then I realized that I couldn't get out... I had to wait until my mom got home and helped me out. But only after she laughed at me first... Fun times.
why mention Monopoly in a video about fun? it's a tedious game that always ends prematurely because 1 player loses.. I only own it because it was a cat version.. I like cats
HI JOHN AND THE MENTAL FLOSS TEAM! My question is, why are rainbows arched? Why aren't they just a straight line from the Earth to the sky? Or, why aren't they a wavy arch? Or a wavy line? Etc., etc... Hope you can answer my question and keep up the excellent work!
i suspect it depends on whether he believes it will grow. a lie is not the same as a flasehood, you can say things which are false and not lie if you believe they are true. so if he believes it will grow then it will not, if he believes it will not grow then it will, even though that his statement was true it was still a lie.
It dawned on me from hearing where LEGO got its name that there was a bit in the Bionicle Mask of Light movie where they were playing a sport and they said "play well". I wonder if that was a reference to this fact.
I doubt it was a reference. In Danish there are two words which translate to the word play: "Leg" and "spil". "Leg" is used about non-competitive activities, like playing with LEGO, while "spil" is used about competitive activities, like playing a sport. So you would never say "Leg godt" when playing a sport
Crayola does not mean anything in french. I speak french as my best and everyday language. I even checked in two different dictionaries just in case and no, crayola is not a word in french.
I speak French too and I agree. Crayola looks more like "crayon" which means pencil. But, at the same time "Craie" does mean chalk and "huile" come from the latin "olea". So this might be a bit of a stretch but 'Craieolea' kind of look like Crayola...
Omg, that made me furious. It's my mother's maiden name and I've thought about changing my last name to it. I heard he talk about the left and the wrong. Grr
In theory, it could work with any liquid. However, it is definitely NOT recommended. Seriously, don't try it. What will likely happen is that the some of (or all) of the liquid will get stuck behind your ear drum and will then likely cause an infection - especially if it's something like milk.
I laughed so hard at John when he said, "I don't understand why novelists think they can do things other than write novels. What do you think: you're full of facts, so you can justhost some trivia show?" Oh, the irony. Whoever wrote this joke deserves a round of applause.
I used to have the Refrigirator Perry GI Joe. The GI Joe guys were exactly $3 including tax back in the late 80s or very early 90's when we got our first Wal-Mart here. Good times.
Aw... you officially sold out. Oh well any entertainment that makes any sort of money has to sell out at some point. Just don't let it interfere with the content.
You have to understand though that this channel is Mental Floss' channel (a real world magazine/company), and unlike Crash Course is NOT fully owned and operated by John Green.
A sellout is one who compromises on principles and quality for money or fame. How does Geico appearing three times in a video constitute a compromise? The quality of these videos (disregarding the Lexus shows) have not degraded at all, and the presentation of information has not been inhibited.
the Yo Yo was originally a flail type bludgeoning weapon. the Greek vase does NOT depict someone "playing" with it. more like training or practicing with it.
if you are going to mention that snowy owls don't hoot, the snake in book one couldn't have winked or opened its eyes because snakes don't have eye-lids.
Another fun fact, Tivoli Gardens the amusement in Demark, is also the name of a ghetto in Jamaica. It's a whole lot of fun. They had pretty much a war there a few years ago that left 73 people dead. Fun times, fun times. (Sarcasm)
Crayola is not an actual word in french, its a derivative from 2 words. The Crayola name was coined by Alice Binney, wife of company founder Edwin and a former schoolteacher. It comes from "craie", French for "chalk," and "ola" for "oleaginous", or "oily."
About the Russian ice salida thing... in Portuguese we call roller coasters "montanha russa" which when translated literally means Russian mountain... I personally as a Brasilian never knew the origin, so yes.. very fun
Tivoli Gardens Inc may be old, but a few miles further north is an even older fun fair (they claim to be the oldest still in existence), which started out as the market around a medieval healing spring. Due to the needs of the forest animals they are open only April to August and there is no admission fee, but you pay for the rides, food etc. If you tire of rollercoasters and merry go rounds, there is a popular beach on one side and a horse racing track on the other, plus the forest which is popular for picnics etc. The place is known simply as Bakken (The Hill).
