My secret life making Fake Science memes 

Didn't realize you were the man behind the masterpiece of the dinosaurs digging into the earth in search for food. I remember seeing that one years ago....

Wow, I've been reading Fake Science for years, and friends still send me the "why do cats purr" meme probably every couple months 😆 I always said I admired whoever was putting together these illustrations - congrats on your success!

My friend had the same experience with his book! The copy editing was so bad that he recruited a bunch of friends and family to redo everything after the publisher messed it all up. After watching this video, my friend said, "This is painfully familiar, especially about the cover."

Thank you for all the laughs! I use many of your memes to help diffuse tension at the start of my college science classes, and will continue to do so until I retire or get a cease and desist letter since I can't afford a good lawyer. Or a bad one.

I'm such a huge Fake Science fan - so amazed by this revelation, especially after being a fan of your Vox work!!! All the best for what you go on and create in the future!!

Hey Fake Science, thanks for making us laugh for so many years! I was a science teacher in Thailand and I used to show your memes in class. You made us all roll with laughter, (and it made teaching science more fun) Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏☺️

I went whole hog on the dolphin free cranberries one Thanksgiving, since it's my job to make the cranberry sauce. My in-laws were so confused. Great times!

Your work is great. As a former professor, your reaction to your book deal is very similar to my reaction to tenure. It was only once I focused on the things that mattered that I realized it has much less meaning than we think it does. So I quit. I’m glad you found your voice. I hope to find mine soon.

"Is my tummy fire now?" had me cackling. Great video Phil. Really enjoying your work.

Just looked at my old emails and saw I subscribed in 2015 and never looked back! I bought the book soon after and still love it! Disappointing to hear the circumstances around it, you deserved to make a fortune off of it! I can't thank you enough for your years of the most creative, wittiest, and fakest science around!

I've been reading your Fake Science posts for years, love your quirky and sometimes absurd sense of humor. It reminds me of Look Around You, the British fake science show that also tears me up at times. Keep up the great work, Phil! Thants for everything!

I love seeing people who are passionate about doing silly things and making people happy no matter how stupid the ideas get. I hope you continue being yourself and releasing these strange and interesting videos.👍

Fake science reminds me of the "troll science" memes I loved to laugh at over a decade ago now. Stuff like using the attraction force of magnets to make a perpetual motion machine.

Phil - thank you for all the great Fake Science art over the years! I've been sending them to my kids since they were old enough to have phones and they still enjoy them to this day. I will say I just about spit out my coffee at the fake inscriptions in your donated Fake Science books - that was so awesome. You should sell "bespoke" copies of your book on your web site, complete with totally-not-for-the-buyer inscriptions inside.

I love your emails. My colleagues love your emails. We are real scientists and celebrate each an every one of your posts.

Always loved the creativity. The completely ridiculous is always right on the edge of reality, just like realty can edge right on the ridiculous. I can't recall any content you made I didn't like.

This is … awesome! I definitely click with your style and sense of humor. I also really appreciate being allowed a peek at your introspection and reflections. As I’ve noted elsewhere, your genuineness is a breath of fresh air. Keep it up and I look forward to exploring the backlog of fake science posts!

You nailed the "Any questions?" perfectly.

You deserve so much more recognition. Big props to your resolve.

Phil, I’ve loved your Vox videos and was tickled pink to see you have a personal channel! I immediately subscribed and have been growing through your videos. The work you to is absolutely EXCELLENT and totally top notch broadcast quality the whole way with your editing, voiceovers and quirky humor really speaks to me. You have one big fan from St. Louis Missouri, born in June of ‘89. You rock!

I loved Fake Science! I did not know who had made it an that there was a book. Only recently I’ve discovered your YT channel after watching all of your videos on VOX. Small world, or a preference fot weird sense of humour. Either way, please do not stop 😬

I’m glad you posted this on your Tumblr page. I would check there from time to time to see if anything new came up. Glad to se you have been still creating online. You are a great artist and it is good to see that you kept going despite the discouragement of other people that don’t get your views.

I followed your blog when it launched on Tumblr! I always thought it was so funny and probably the best of that type of account. You did a lot of great work and I'm glad you stuck with it.

Loved this so much. The metaphors and storyline you add into your videos are so creative

Thanks for a ton of laughs over the years! This was a really cool behind the scenes look.

I feel like Fake Science was a funny e-mail list I used to be on a long time ago, and then, suddenly, it started popping up in my Inbox again, in like the last year or so. The Algorithm works in mysterious ways. Blessed be the Consumer. Amen.

I've recently found your channel and I've been binge watching a while bunch of them. This one shocked me, because in 2012 I printed out and hung on my office wall at work, the fake science post about putting elephants end to end in space. It turns out I've been a fan since before I knew who you were. Thanks for what I now realise is years of entertainment.

That "You're A Scientist" CYOA book was really well made. There was a trend there for a while of people churning those out, and so many of them sounded promising, then fell short in execution. I'm a little shocked at how little your original book deal paid you. That's kind of awful. I'm a bit jealous of whoever goes to the little book deposits though. Best of luck on whatever comes next!

Oh my fucking god.... no way no way I literally grew up with so many of your memes!!! Obviously that can be said for a lot of us but having stumbled on your channel a while ago and enjoying every bit of it as I slowly go through your backlog, this is just a mind-blowing intersection. Edit: oooo I could feel the "...but..." coming on hard. That poor m&m sandwich...

your gaining subscribers and fast! man you deserve every bit of it I've watched several of your videos and their top notch I gotta say, it really surprised me that you didn't have a few hundred thousand, I wish you good luck with your RU-vid journey!

You’re the man, Phil! This channel deserves to blow up!

I loved seeing your posts on facebook. It really brightened my day!

Great video like always man!!! And hello from Uruguay!!!

Last couple days I have watched a good handful of your videos. I'm shocked that your videos don't have more views. Being a civil engineer I found your pentagon video and the rabbit hole took over.. Cheers... Keep it up! #fakescience

Somehow fake science passed me by, but I'm glad to have found your channel - there is a voice on the other end (literally - from Australia)!

I found your RU-vid page recently when the Oreos vs Hydrox video got recommended to me. Fake Science always cracked me up! I wish the book deal had worked out better but i enjoy the content you post these days. Keep up the good work!

Torn, Good Tune! Thanks For The Videos Phil!!

I just found your channel. Really well done and interesting stuff. Thanks!

Never knew you were fake science!!! I love what you did with the blog, so many great ideas Phil :)

As a long time fan, I appreciate this video!

Definitely not what I would have put on my 2021 list! So Fake Science is done? Moving to RU-vid? I feel like I've been following on Tumblr since day one. :O

Huge fan of Fake Science, keep up the great work whatever you do!

I LOVED fake science on Facebook. I’ve been following for a week or two now before I saw this one! Quickly becoming my favorite channel.

Cranberry Bog Dolphin was bloody inspired.

I found you earlier today from the IKEA video. This is a brilliant story/adventure.

1:10 This is the best thing you cud ever do and i love the entire premise of it heh

I always had a question for those drug PSA’s-does any drug make my brain look that delicious, or is it like, *just* crack cocaine that’ll give me a perfect sunny side up brain?

I love the idea of awkward inscriptions on donated books.

Fantastic content... Bravo!

Okay the burnt m&m sandwich is so so sad... it's the best ice cream sandwich you can buy.

You are one of the greatest artists of our time, and it's sad you don't get more attention

This channel is gonna grow very fast.

I'm one of the people who bought your book! The cover of the book makes it look just like a ordinary, science textbook. While I think that works really well with the theming of the book, I can see how that isn't what you want in stores, where the book only gets a cursory glance.

Again, you never fail to surprise. Great video. It would be so awesome to talk and pick your brains sometime. Being a quizzer by hobby this interests me so much

I loved fake science. Sorry to hear about your dodgy book deal. I didn't realise you were the fake scientist, just had your videos recommended by the algorithm. Hope your RU-vid journey reaches such great heights

That's some classic subversion. With any luck, some lives will be ruined. "We refinanced the house and will be able to hire . Wendy Patrickus. Come home soon! --Joyce"

I'm here for you my man

Love this background on your journey to masterful documentarian. Thank you for sharing your good brain meat's murblings!

I feared the worst when the emails quit coming 😢

cool. i remember your tumblr page. I was never into tumbler but i spent a good hour on your site once.

Binging your channel. You ~inspire~

Wish I knew about Fake Science back in the day. Love this vid. Love Little Free Libraries. Love oddball inscriptions! My kind of fun!!

Phil is creative. Love from Kenya.

I never thought the amazing work on Vox and the genius humor on Fake Scientist was to be traced back to the same person. The Atlantic Salmon is one of my favorite videos of all time!

I love the salmon video so muuuuuch. I wish you’d keep it going but I understand life moves on

Cranberry bog dolphin pod, f'n genius. Great band name as well. Or book title

I recognize that ambulance one! I worked at RAA for several years, crazy to see it pop up in this video of all things

That was you!? I loved that Tumblr, and I love putting internet jigsaw pieces together. Now I'm missing those Tumblr glory days...

Oh look, a satirical artist. My favorite kind. I love this guy.

8:58 OMG, a year later and I'm still here. ...ish.

Keep going man! Fake Science forever!

This is hilarious. I want to replicate this in my own city.

Why hasn’t this channel blown up

You made the right choice, bud. I'm a *real* scientist and I have *no* friends.

I feel you. I had a board game published, but I ended up losing money.

This is awesome

It's probably too late anyhow, but suddenly I'm hoping that somehow you're close enough to me for me to find one of your books in my local Little Free Libraries.

I can't believe James would throw away your book like that!

VERNIQUE!!! (rip tumblr)

Woah! Is that DAVE TIPPER in the soundtrack?

Much enjoy. Very science. 👍

Goddamn, it's always just been one guy?

Thanks for he laughs!

I'm here, enjoying video after video. You said to let you know. Hey, I've met Natalie Imbruglia a few times. How do you know that name? Is it just from the song Torn?

LOOK AROUND YOU!

Algorithmic punch!

i had no idea…

I still cannot believe I am watching Cameron

What are those boxes he puts the books in?

You should be in Austin...Stay Weird! ;-)

Cool

… Your T-shirt rocks…

You are Twisted!

Was the book Science Made Stupid an inspiration for the series?

I never realised that was you!

hhaha yeah it might be time to stop now because there are people who will just believe anything. anti-science has become huge. many people will understand its a joke... but the ones that dont scare me

Noooooo . . .

I am here :D

I bet you would be great at making up Speculative Biology concepts. Even if in just short little multimedia page's. (You could do a entire Fake Darwin collection) *have u ever heard about the made up story of the flesh pit national park? Other examples are people create an entire biological ecosystem on a Planet or a undiscovered hidden isolated island they just discovered. As if they are documenting the environment, animals around them. If done right it can be so funny or awe inspiring or creepy... Whichever you choose.

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