I'mma just blow a few people's minds I guess: Some highways in Germany don't have a speed limit at all. I for example drove close to 200km/h during my driving lessons for the first time because my instructor said I should know what it feels like. Did it only a handful of times since then and I gotta say it's exciting and terrifying, it can be fun when there is no traffic at all but A) the level of concentration is crazy and B) it's not worth the extra money for gas.
@@crossfire2045 "The Autobahn" is literally our highway system. Like, every highway has a number, for example A1, A3, A4, A48, A61, A565... the A means it's part of the "Autobahn", the number tells you which one it is and also the direction (uneven numbers mark north-south-directions, even numbers mean you're either going west to east or east to west). That whole system is the Autobahn. Besides that we also have "Bundesstraßen" (B+Number) and "Landstraßen". Both tend to be smaller and have lower speed limits as they aren't inherently meant to travel as far. For example Landstraßen mostly have a speed limit of 100km/h (or lower) and - especially if you live in the countryside - tend to be quite rumbly.
1:27 the blue person is right. It's is a contraction of it is. Its is the possessive form of it. It's an exception to the rule that possessives get apostrophes because of the aforementioned contraction. And I assume that when they said "that's not how commas work" they were talking about the comma, not the apostrophe. And the comma was indeed used incorrectly.
When I was in 7th grade, we were reading "A Tale of Two Cities". A fellow student stumbled over the word "gaol". He pronounced it like "gail". The teacher (a woman of very little brain) said he was correct. I told her that it was the British spelling of "jail". We got into an argument, and she told me to get the librarian. When the librarian came in, the dimwit teacher wrote GAOL in large letters on the board. She then asked the librarian the pronunciation. Smirking, she said "It's pronounced "gail" isn't it?". That smirk disappeared pretty quickly when the librarian said "That's the British spelling of "jail". OOH! She threatened me with detention, but I told her off. Two years later, she gave up teaching and started working for the city.
Do your teachers... Not go to school for their topic + education for five years? Our teachers literally have their masters in the subject they are teaching and have suitability screening for the pedagogics part 😬 So not everyone can get their papers as a teacher, if they don't pass the screening as educators.
I asked my first grade teacher how to subtract 31-32. Her response? *_"THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!"_* I was put in timeout for the rest of the week. Some people really shouldn't teach.
15:37 if you want a really good sort-of-mnemonic to remember the difference between a simile and a metaphor, just remember that the word "simile" sounds like "similar." "Similar" is a word that implies comparison, which is what a simile does (specifically using the word "like" or "as.") Metaphor does not compare two things, so it expresses no _similarity_ . Metaphor explicitely states that one thing "is" another thing, usually with hyperbole. (Hyperbole _always_ uses exaggeration while metaphor can be free of exaggeration, e.g. "his words were music to my ears." But that's another subject.) So, for example(s)- "I'm _like_ a flesh-eating horse in the sack" is a simile, because the speaker is comparing themselves to a flesh-eating horse. They are "like" (or similar to) a flesh-eating horse. Similar (i.e. comparison,) = simile. "I'm _as wild_ as a flesh-eating horse in the bedroom" uses comparison as well, the speaker is saying they're _similar to_ a flesh-eating horse in bed, and similar (i.e. comparison) = simile. On the other hand, "I _am_ a flesh-eating horse in the bedroom" is a metaphor (using hyperbole, hopefully,) because there's no comparison, no _similarity_ expressed, therefore not a simile. The person is saying they _are_ that thing. No similarity expressed (i.e. no comparison using "like" or "as") = no simile. It's not perfect, and it's easier for me to feel out intuitively than it is for me to explain in words, but it's a trick that never led me astray with remembering the difference between metaphor and simile. Similar = simile.
I was taught that a simile is a comparison using "like" or "as" while a metaphor is a comparison not using "like" or "as" It might be subtly different than what you wrote, but I think it's a good enough place to start considering it only took 1 sentence compared to your description, and still proves the point of the post in question.
@@virajl5754 I can see you're also quite good at being confidently incorrect. A simile is a type of metaphor, not really rocket science. Just a single google search
Actually, the "its" one is correct. "It's" is shorthand for "It is", so if you want to show possession of something using the it pronoun, "Its" is the form to do so. At least that's what I remember from sixth grade Language Arts.
I think that the narrator (i forgot who that was) had thought the middle comment that was cocky was conf incorrect, and they thought the bottom one was right. Confused me a bit, but it goes to show that cocky people aren't always completely stupid, but they are in their own way.
I legit feel ashamed that I had to think so hard to understand why 10cents was wrong until it was just spelled out for me. All my hs and college math classes have clearly gone to waste
@@nerdypenguin9164 Don't sweat it, the question is designed exactly for that kind of confusion. I still need to think about it for a second every time I see it.
@@nerdypenguin9164 I don't feel bad about it throwing me off, and neither should you. It's not a trick question, but it comes about as close to one as you can without passing that threshold. It's worded specifically to make you jump to that conclusion.
9:52 I remember in that in my elementary school we had books in a category labeled as "animals and insects". It is quite possible that the commenter saw something like that and never questioned it. I also just googled the term and there was a page from the CDC titled "Fact Sheet: Protection from Animal and Insect Hazards". While that at first seems a bit redundant to add insects after animals, thinking about it makes sense. Considering insects kill the most humans since they are carriers of disease, steps to protect yourself are different from other animals. With other animals there's common things to do: don't get too close, don't harass/provoke. But that won't work with say a mosquito. So I think it's a societal thing that leads to the misconception that insects aren't animals TL:DR American school systems and the way people say things cause ignorance to the fact insects are animals
I remember a teacher correcting my spelling on the last name "Wilde" as in Oscar Wilde, the poet. He told me that I should know how to spell words since I'm "an adult now" and told me "the word wild is never spelled with an e".
19:40 that actually depends on how you boil it and what you use to boil it. Most people if the just put tapwater in a pot and boil it the temperature will stay around 212 and not go above that. At higher altitudes the boiling point is lower because of lower air pressure. If you use pure distilled water, it can get much hotter before boiling. You can also add salt to the water to increase its boiling point. Lots of salt. This is one of those subjects where the answer is "it depends" that is popular in science.
not in that specific case tho. The guy said you could heat regular water above its boiling point by just keeping it on the stove. Clearly, he didn't understand what phase changes are and that you can't heat a substance PAST its boiling point. So the answer actually was "no that is physically impossible to heat water past its boiling point."
I have had insects are animals argument with a good friend of mine. He kept insisting they weren't. He only backed down once he called his fiancee over, since she is studying biology or something similar, and she told him he was completely wrong.
is it that animals is used as a short hand for mammals? a dog is an animal and is not the same as a fly, which is an insect. however if I try that type of classification in my head none of the animals are not mammals. So Is there somewhere in society that we use 'animals' to mean 'mammals'? Is it the distinction between 'animals' and 'man'?
Past can also be a preposition so can be used in such a way that movement is involved. "He rode on past the crossroads." which gives the word 'past' the meaning of 'to or on the further side of'. It is also an adverb. "A flotilla of glossy limousines swept past." which it then has the meaning of 'so as to pass from one side of something to the other.' which gives it a similar meaning to the word 'along' A simple google search of 'define past' will show you this in which comes from the Oxford dictionary. And while Americans claim English as their own, do remember that the United States of America doesnt have a language of the own and had been butchering the English language since the time of the Boston Tea Party. Oh, and your attempt at the bit of humor at the end with the farther/further/father 'joke' isnt seen as one when you are trying to make it when trying to be confident on things.
True, except the "reserved for the contraction" bit. It's not reserved, just not used that way. Possessive pronouns don't use apostrophes. Lol Hers His Theirs Its Why do people not get that? Lol
For those who might be confused on the hammer and nail problem, the answer is that the hammer is worth $1.05 while the nail is $0.05. It may seem confusing at first, but if the nail was $0.10 the hammer would be $1.10, totaling $1.20. You can also solve this angebraically by utilizing the formulas 1.10=H+N and H=1+N.
Meaning its 1.10=(1+N)+N or 1.10=1+2N Then subtract the 1 from both sides .10=2N Divide by the 2 .05=N Substitute .05 for N in the H=(1+N) Meaning H=1+.05 or H=1.05 ...its 1230AM, I took a three hour nap and woke up 2.5 hours before the time of this post, what time did I fall asleep at?
Thank you I'm autistic and my strong suit is biology not math so I genuinely struggle with it and get really stressed out by it. It's just nice to know that you aren't calling others stupid for not understanding and instead breaking it out. So again thank you
Every time I see someone who can eat something toxic with no damage (at the moment at least), my poor hypersensitive digestive system turns inside out in envy
Alright, ima try my hand at being confidently incorrect... _Let's see..._ Jack's silly voices aren't funny, Lexi's tech talks are boring, and Robin never gets angy. Now, everyone else argue about the math problem. My brain is too smooth to even try it.
19:40 I learned in chemistry that upon reaching its boiling point, water (at constant 100kPa, atmospheric pressure) won’t increase in temperature until it has boiled completely because any further added thermal energy will go to the phase change, not temperature change. That being said, you can superboil the water by increasing the pressure, but I don’t think the post is talking about that.
Part of the reason German speed limits are so high is that they're truly limits rather than a goal speed like many places do. You're not necessarily meant to go the speed limit on a highway in Germany, and as a result they can get really high. A lot of places' speed limits are meant to be the speed you go in good conditions, meaning that in optimal conditions like nobody else on the street with good visibility you can safely go over the speed limit. Some places like Germany set the speed limit in such a way that there's no justification to ever go over. I believe that the punishments for going over the limit are more severe as a result.
Id also like to know where the 160kmh came from we have 130kmh and then the next higher limit is unrestricted where u are allowed to drive as fast as is reasonable
@@Kroko6 my guess is that it is an amalgamation of two facts. The person writing it probably knew that germany is the place where you can drive the fastest. Therefore googled for the highest speedlimit in the world, which is 160 in the UAE according to my own quick search. And then simply attributing this limit to german roads.
There is no general speed limit in Germany. Therefore, you can drive as fast as your car (and of course the traffic) allows on large parts of our Autobahn.
No *general* speed limit, yes. But that doesn't mean the specific parts of it aren't limited frequently. The limits are even very granular and deliberate. Say, you're on a long unlimited piece of track and come up on on/off ramps. It's generally unlimited/120/100(/80) in specific increments to make you slow organically and then unlimited again once you're past. But ye, 160km/h is absolutely a realistic speed on open stretches. Just check your mirrors for cars traveling faster.
8:18 I hope Mr. Narrator meant that they used to use "passed", because "get past" is correct, meaning to go around something. If you can't get past something, it's an obstacle. Get passed is close enough to make me question my sanity as well, but incorrect. If you can't get passed, then you're the obstacle.
15:15 i had "a simile is a comparison using like or as" drilled into me in school just as much as "the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell" was, so its wild to me that you had to look it up to make sure lol
A good way to remember the difference between Similes and Metaphors is to think of similes as "Similar", or directly comparing 2 things that are LIKE each other, whereas Metaphors are indirect comparisons
Full acronym is UKGBNI, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but that's too long so people use either UK or Britain to say the same thing. So Scotland is UK, and Ireland, and England too, all UK divided into countries. Say thanks to englishmen that wanted to colonise everything so badly their language became standard secondary.
15:35 The second post is like saying "It's not a rectangle! It's a square!" Based on a quick google search for "is simile a type of metaphor" I got: "A simile is a type of metaphor, meaning all similes are metaphors, however, not all metaphors are similes. Below we'll break down the differences between them and explain when to use one or the other." So I guess they are both right.
17:24 Germany has a 100km/h Limit on non highway roads outside towns and cities and 50km/h within cities. The highways do not have a legal speedlimit. No idea where they got the 160 from.
12:10 - Interesting aside to this one, it *is* actually illegal in some places to provide negative references, like in Germany. It's resulted in a sort-of reference-specific language for conveying information while still reading as neutral or positive. (e.g. "He fulfilled his duties as expected" = "He was lazy", "He worked to the best of his ability" = "He was incapable", etc.)
I don't know why I watch videos like these. They make me giggle, but only for a minute. I then spend the next day just thinking about these people and how angry they make me. Lol
Funny thing that, in the Titanoboa post, even the original post was confidently incorrect, since it assumes that, 1, the Titanoba lived at the same time as dinosaurs, and two, that it was the largest reptile ever. 1, Titanoboa only appeared 8 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs, since the niche of large apex predator was left open for animals like snakes to assume the role for a short period of time, and 2, Titanoboa was FAR from the largest reptile of all time, it isn't even close. Currently, the largest reptile of all time, aswell as the largest land animal of all time, is the Argentinosaurus, a gargantuan sauropod ( long necked dinosaur), 3 - 4 times longer than the Titanoboa and 60 - 80 times heavier.
I don’t even know how OP forgot that dinosaurs are reptiles too. I mean, some people forget that not everything that’s extinct was alive at the same time as the dinosaurs, but HOW do you forget that dinosaurs are reptiles?? Maybe they meant largest modern reptile? But even then, vasuki indicus is debatably larger than titanoboa. I don’t know. My head hurts.
scissors are like a Pokémon, they sound like they're saying scissors when you use old sharp ones. edit: just let them eat their "bleu" cheese, one should not interfere with natural selection.
20:48 "Well evolution is just a theory" "A game theory!" Matpat's Game Theory line always got me laughing everytime i hear some random youtuber say it😂😂
if the hammer is $1.00 more than the nail, then it's the nail's cost PLUS $1.00, making the nail $.05 because $.05 + $1.05 = $1.10, and the whole thing costs $1.10
@Alkalez ok so the nail is 5¢. The hammer costs $1.00 MORE than the nail. So the hammer doesn't cost $1.00, it costs $1.00 PLUS the nail's cost, which would be 5¢ because the whole thing costs $1.10, and you have to accommodate the nail's cost and the hammer's cost.
@Alkalez0 price of nail is x, price of hammer is y. We get two equations: x + y = 1.1 and x + 1 = y. Combining these two, we get x + x + 1 = 1.1. From this equation we get 2x = 0.1 and then x = 0.05. Then y = x + 1 = 1.05
my attempt at getting the simile question right. From what I remember, Similes are direct comparisons using the word like, and so in this case, "Reading the conversation is like eating a bowl of nails" would be a simile for the reason it is a comparison and it uses the word like. And metaphors are direct comparisons using the words is and as. Such as "My room is a pigsty." That would be a metaphor because its a direct comparison using the word as.
incorrect similes use LIKE or AS to compare two things, example being, she was AS graceful as a swan, or he was LIKE a dream metaphors compare two things WITHOUT the use of like or as, but commonly use IS instead, an example being life is a highway
Similes use like or as, so even "her face was as red as an apple" is a simile. "Her face was an apple" would be a metaphor (though not a good one because you don't know in which way the face was comparable to an apple)
Saying Pocahontas isn’t real is practically the same as saying Santa (as in Saint Nicholas) isn’t real. They both - existed a long time ago but are now long-dead, and - are portrayed much differently in popular media than how they actually were in real life.
@@yanfeet well since you know the hammer is 1$ more than the nail you can take out 1$ from the total price because you know that the hammer will cost 1$ more than the nail, you then take the remaining 0.10 and divide it by 2 to get 0.05 which is the cost of the nail and then take the 1$ from earlier and add it for for what the price of the hammer would therefore be.
0:39, It is indeed $1.05 for the hammer and $0.05 for the nail. If the nail costs 5 cents, the hammer costs a dollar PLUS that price ("the hammer costs one dollar more than the nail"). In a similar analogy (prices not to scale), a can of Coke and a six-pack of Coke costs $3.50. The six-pack of Coke cans costs 6 times as much as the can of Coke alone. Therefore, the can of Coke costs 50 cents and the six-pack of Coke cans costs 3 dollars. It's basically just word problems.
Don’t forget that hard cheeses can usually be trimmed if they’re moldy, as long as the pieces are large enough to shave a bit off. Once shredded cheese starts going, you’re boned.
From what i've heard you shouldn't be doing that because the visible part of mold is usually just the fruiting bodies and the mycelium might reach deeper.
To “get PAST” means to overcome or walk PAST something. To “get PASSED” means to be denied an opportunity or to physically be PASSED from one place to another.
There's uh...there's not much to argue. 5 cents plus 105 cents (1 dollar, 5 cents) = 1 dollar, 10 cents. It also fulfills the conditions that the hammer costs 1 dollar more than the nail. Therefore, it is correct. If the nail is 10 cents, then for the hammer to cost 1 dollar more, the hammer would be 1 dollar, 10 ten cents. This adds up to 1 dollar, twenty cents. Therefore, it is incorrect. (Alternatively we could imagine a world where the nail is 10 cents, and the total adds up to 1 dollar 10 cents, but that makes the condition of the hammer being 1 dollar more than the nail not true, as the hammer would only be 90 cents more than the nail. 10 cents + 1 dollar = 1 dollar, 10 cents, but 1 dollar =/= 10 cents + 1 dollar.)
"Past" is actually correct, To get passed means either to get passed up on something or to physically pass some thing around. While to get past means to physically or mentally move on from an object or idea.
The its/it's one at 1:06 was so perfect for this thread because the one who was correct in that was the one who called the apostrophe a comma, so both people were confidently incorrect on something
08:05 They _definitely_ read that wrong. They probably read something along the lines of “50% of your DNA comes from _each_ parent” and instead of interpreting it correctly as “half your DNA is from your father and the other half is from your mother” they misinterpreted and drew the conclusion that they eventually posted in their Reddit comment.
They actually think parental DNA and mixed DNA are two different things, and are split 50/50... Which is wrong because all DNA is brand new mixed DNA, which is why we aren't clones of our parents...
07:05 so close, but it is the other way round. Arteries are high pressure and have the blood that is coming from the heart (hence why they are high pressure), Veins are low pressure and have blood coming to the heart (hence why they are low pressure).
Similes & Metaphors are both used to compare similarities between different things. However, similes uses "like" or "as", whereas metaphors do not. Elementary School English classes
13:50 Well, most plants absorb a little bit of O2 at night (when they can't use photosynthesis), and they are definitely carbon sinks since they use the carbon taken from the absorbed CO2 to grow. That page just mixed those 2 together as if they were the same thing while they aren't. Oh, and 17:18 : Technically we have no (global) speed limit in Germany, so if you find one of the (not that common) pieces of Autobahn that doesn't have a limit set by the traffic control system (or one of the countless construction sites), you can drive as fast as your car (and traffic) allows it ;) But most Autobahn pieces are limited to 120km/h or less.
This whole video makes me think of the sheer number of people I've run into who are debating the merits of AI art versus traditional, who confidently assert that time does NOT factor into the price of art, or any product really. They'll literally say traditional art=bad because it's too expensive and takes a long time but AI art good because it's fast and cheap and really not get the connection. They're also usually debating someone who does art commissions, aka someone with actual experience, and not only dismiss the time it takes to do real art as irrelevant but also the time it takes to become a good artist as valueless as far as factoring into prices. One guy even claimed that study and practice doesn't factor into what anyone in the world is paid. Lol, must never have heard of doctors or lawyers. Heck, one guy actually tried to convince me that being able to do something that no one else can do doesn't add to value, nor does being really good at something, because that's actually just gatekeeping to say so, apparently.
0:31 The nail actually costa 5 cents. Assume the hammer as x. Assume the nail as y. y+100=x.(Let's label this as (i).) x+y=110. Therefore,y+y+100=110.(Due to (i).) 2y+100=110. 2y=110-100. 2y=10. y=10/2. y=5. Therefore, the nail costs 5 cents.
15:30 that's a similie. A metaphor is saying something IS something else, like "this post IS eating a bowl of nails". A similie is saying something is LIKE something.
@@Miss_GenGen My friend seemed to misunderstand the question but he thought it was 10 initially, my other friend chimed in quickly with the correct answer and from there we explained the question.
How to make a pipe bomb Ingredients: Ammonium nitrate (not less than 32% nitrogen) Fuel oil Two flat boards Bucket Iron or steel pipe Blasting cap Wooden rod - 1/4 inch diameter Spoon or similar measuring container. 1: Spread a handful of the ammonium nitrate on the large flat board and rub vigorously with the other board until the large particles are crushed into a very fine powder that looks like flour (approximately 10 minutes) 2: Mix one measure (cup, tablespoon, etc.) of fuel oil with 16 measures of the finely ground ammonium nitrate in a dry bucket or other suitable container and stir with the wooden rod. if fuel is not available, use 1/2 measure of gasoline and 1/2 motor oil. Store in a waterproof container until ready to use. 3: Spoon this mixture into an iron or steel pipe which has an end cap threaded on one end, (if a pipe in not available, you may use dry tin can, a glass jar or a heavy-walled cardboard tube Note 1: Take care not to tamp or shake the mixture in the pipe. if mixture becomes tightly packed, one cap will not be sufficient to initiate the explosive. 4: Insert blasting cap just beneath the surface of the explosive mix Note 2: Confining the open end of the container will add to the effectiveness of the explosive
17:20 Seemingly the distances in germany are going towards 0, because there is no speed limit on many parts of the Autobahn. Only a "Richtgeschwindigkeit" of 130km/h, meaning what is suggested to drive to be more safe. So not even that part was correct.
The "confidently incorrect" guy at 1:11 is actually absolutely right. Firstly, there is an actual comma in that sentence, and it's not used properly. Second, the word "it's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has" and "its" is the correct word to use when talking about ownership. Apostrophes are used to convey ownership when used on other words, but the word "it" is an exception.
I'd like to clarify that when you heat water, it DOES stop increasing temperature while it's boiling. At normal pressure once you get water to 212°F or 100°C, any added heat is what causes it to boil. I mean there are conditions to superheat water beyond its boiling point but then it flash boils as soon as it's disturbed
1:02 I'm late but I'm still gonna explain this 😅 Okay, I'm gonna make an equation to see which is the correct answer. So H means hammer and N means nail H + N = 1.10 H = N + 1.00 Now use substitution, N + 1.00 + N = 1.10 Subtract the 1.00 N + N = 0.10 Add, 2N= 0.10 Lastly, divide, N = 0.05 or 5 cents. Which means, H = 1.05 Thank you for your time!
At 15:34, it it both a simile and a metaphor. "Eating a bowl of nails" is the metaphor, but it becomes a simile if you say, "This post is like eating a bowl of nails". They said the aforementioned example.
1:18 While normally, apostrophes are used to show ownership or possessive form, they are *also* used for contractions (like can't, won't, wouldn't, etc). For the case of "it is" vs "belonging to it..." "Its" shows ownership, "it's" is the contraction of "it is."
The Mythbusters had an episode showing that a cigarette ember did not ignite gasoline. And "technically the fumes burn, not the liquid" applies to all flammable liquids. That's what it means for a liquid to be flammable -- it emits flammable fumes. A liquid is going to constantly have some amount of its fumes above it, so it is pointless to describe the liquid as "not burning" just because only the portions of the substance that evaporated a fraction of a second ago are actually combusting. The hazards of smoking around gasoline stem from the fact that while you are actually smoking it, it is hot enough to ignite the gasoline. The fumes can get a considerable distance from the liquid while still being at a concentration that can ignite, and the ignition will follow the fumes back to the liquid and create an on-going fire that is constantly getting new fumes from the liquid. The heat of a recently-used cigarette can also stick around for a meaningful amount of time, so if you throw a recently-used, definitely-not-an-ember cigarette into a pool of gasoline, it has a meaningful chance of igniting the fumes. You had your voices backwards for that story.
Yea, seen stuff about that around too. Gas stations have a very reasonable "better safe than sorry" policy, about not smoking or having fire around them, but it's not as insanely dangerous as it's made out to be.
1:50 imagine if they just said “huh I didn’t think they had that adhesive stuff I thought it was just spacers” like so many of these would be so easy to fix. People are so rude.
16:23 It's actually quite difficult to light gasoline (or gasoline fumes) with a lit cigarette or its embers. There have been a few people over the years who have tried to make it happen under a bunch of different circumstances and most of the time (like 9/10 times at least, probably more like 999/1000) it doesn't work. A burning cigarette just isn't producing enough heat. You can even flick a burning cigarette into a gasoline puddle and it will almost certainly go out. A match or lighter, on the other hand, will ignite that stuff *very* easily. So while *smoking* around gasoline is not that dangerous, *lighting* a cigarette is quite dangerous.
16:08 Actually cigarettes can't ignite gasoline fumes either. There has been videos proving this over and over. Lit cigarettes have never ignited gas/fumes. It's the lighters that light the fumes/gas.
