The Science of Awkwardness 

+100 I guess you can wear them once, don't give up on your dreams :)

100, I SWEAR I HAVE SEEN YOU BEFORE IN THE COMMENT SECTION ON ANOTHER VIDEO! Same profile pic, same username.

Tell me where and I'll be amazed

100 just stick to mercury meanwhile... molten and, like lead, poisonous. 😂

I take it as a challenge :)

YagoRG and then you both turn the other way to prevent awkwardness but make it so much worse

Thats why you ask which way they are going before you say bye

@@nerox8531 but they you will feel weird so you keep walking then start sweating intensely

I think if this happened to me I would burst out laughing

I just punch them in the gut and run

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Bro got rizz

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LKo5fdi8vn0.html@@moelester7056

It's gonna blow your mind if you ever watch movies made before the 2000's

Oh my god, I would've never guessed this was from 8 years ago. Wow

@@pierreo33 dafuq? There are plenty of movies before the 2000s that aged well and others that aged terribly. That's got nothing to do with what that guy said

I legit thought he posted this video recently until i saw your comment haha

@@pierreo33????

Hoo, you're approaching me?

Crix - Crox what does that mean

Llounfox You will never reach the truth

Deeper Bobcat I need help man

Adonis Rodriguez thanks for the suggestion it i will try it and see how it goes

Me

ikr

Well, technically., according to what we learned in the video: Yes, that is actually true XD

Me (Michael said so)

I didn't even feel awkward at that comment, I just thought, 'Typical Vsauce"

i feel you on this. there are very little shows i enjoy bc i think everything is cringe

Reminds me of how horrible Americas got talent is

it happens most frequently to me when im reading embarrassing situations, reading them makes me want to throw the book across the room 😭 i usually just end up having to take a small break b4 persevering

Reading this comment making me cringe uncontrollably

@@Skadi.- im cringing rnrnrn

Good point 👍

Ion think it's that deep

@@laurencereynolds7626 it is

@@laurencereynolds7626it is a complex subject

I really wish I could just act like a normal human being I can tell how awkward people behave around me, and that makes me consequently awkward. It's gotten to a point where I wonder if it has anything to do with my appearance

😭

“Bless you”

I got that Oblivion NPC energy

needed a while to spot the awkwardness.

"Y-you too"

Not Mozart fr 😂

This happened to me 5 mins ago

That really pisses me off, especially if it's a question

You guys have group chats?

How’s that awkward?

You gotta own the awkwardness and greet them from far away

​@@shanelefebvre9481that would feel fine to me to with my friends but not my teachers or other people like that ykyk

LOL

oh god

Whats the cringe here? I can control weather coz im god

@@QuicksolutionsOnline.

@@QuicksolutionsOnline nah he meant you are thanking someone thinking you got a compliment

@@QuicksolutionsOnline NO

OMG so true so true so true so true

its alright, if you remember a cringe moment it means you have developed as a person :)

@parpanbacyrcym well true. it also depends on that person

Mine sometimes goes for the classics, from 5 years ago 😀🔫

@@Reality_Gamer_2 tf are you on about you git

Yeah people are just looking at themselves and thinking about things that do and not about other people

Nope you are just the only awkward one lol

I know it's been ten months since you wrote this comment but after seeing zero replies I just had to reply to you (I don't really do this often). Of course we are both internet strangers that barely know anything from each other, like me not knowing the origins of the issues that you are facing currently. All I know is, that we both feel the same thing. I've always been a quiet person since the start, but stuff has gotten worse over the years (call it bad experiences). That thing you said, about the complex lives that are turning around you while your life was "empty" and "irrelevant", I know that feeling too damn well. You might think, that you haven't accomplished anything or anything worth mentioning, but you are wrong. It just depends on your perspective. We simply exist in a time, where we constantly worry about achieving all of our major goals as fast as possible. Something that is flat out unrealistic due to the sheer amount of possibilities that are put on a person (and our interests shifting over time). And with the ideologies shifting from one extreme to another, that's just social media for you. None of that stuff should take up any more of your attention than it already has. So as corny as this may sound, just remember that you are the hero of your own story while others are their own as well. I know this feeling of yours won't change immediately from one day to another, but it will slowly over time if you keep the right mentality up (it's not impossible). And if you don't think you can do it by yourself, then that's completely fine. Everyone, and I mean everyone needs a helping hand at times, some people can just hide it very well. Be the hero of your own story, internet stranger! While I try to be my own as well. (sorry for the long comment)

@@forgottenmemories978thank you. I felt that^^ and that. Needed that

​@@forgottenmemories978 Thank you for this.

When you could also drink and drive, chew tobacco and smoke indoors

I found the comedian

Ahh yes...back in the old days!

I was thinking to myself about how well that aged too

900th like :0

Michael Scott

Yep,classic michael

I read your comment and thought you were joking.

Frisk

Mario lol

@disabled account no it couldnt

There's an easy solution to this. *Start a food-fight.*

@disabled account yea I wanna try to say that to a girl rn

@@ondra_rx732 So, how awkward was it?

@@sasdagreat8052 u rlly think I can talk to girls?

Jokes are like food; some people just don't get it.

@@SkillUpMobileGaming looks like africa needs more comedians lol

OH MY GOD IVE DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES

Hey how are you? Fine and you? Fine and you? (Oh shit)

This could be fixed by simply adding "When the time comes"

was just thinking this

*Wait thats illegal-*

@Carl Kirchhoff The funniest.

Wear a 😷 at least

This is sadly true people would literakly flip the heck out if you went on a bus sneezing nowadays

but he has 4 k g mustach

Kirby superstar lol dude, all he said was bald, and you start attacking him, its hilarious you think thats an insult

kirby superstar was that a joke? Please say that was a joke.

kirby superstar are you trolling or joking?

Bald man of science

All around me are familiar faces

delivery guy dropping off your pizza: "pizza smells good" me: "you too"

Oh GOD NO!

@@sylviak2538 why

sylvia k insert phub intro

Ikr? I was like "...... God??............."

Michael is the main character of the universe

Every vsauce video in a nutshell

IKR XDD

Narrative hook is best hook

Cashier proceeds to get in the bag

@@TotallyNotSena nice hentai plot will adapt

that's one of the best comments ever I've been laughing for a while

I got so excited, I busted a nut for this comment. As a former retail employee, my body developed a new organ to process all of the cringe that I had to endure for working in a store.

Cashier: „Receipt in Bag?“ Me:“you too!“ Cashier: „ Have a great day“ Me: „No, thanks :)“ *ooof* moment

original

@@damienbenson9985 very.

don't get it

@@kath.h.523 Boy. He's talking bout' the first five seconds of the video. Go rewatch it.

@@Untiforgins Still don't get it

lmaoooooooo

Not bad

ngl i've seen that happen so many times and nobody even noticed it happend

😂😂

this one is a classic conversation killer

Haha

I was so tired and rushed one day that I said 'How's it doing?' To someone, then immediately tried to regain my balance and said, "how are you going?" Lmao

@@7yep4336dfgvvh as a non-native English speaking person, I don't see the error. D:

@@Maca64N lol

@@7yep4336dfgvvh i, as a non-native too, would describe it as maybe slightly weird (but acceptable), but overall it wouldnt matter and fly out of my attention in next 10 seconds.

I wanna see what your weekends are like

@@mr.nolife4697 Oh believe me you don't

@@ezman-vn8zy clowns, peanut butter, and hardcord acts of intimacy that would cause God to shutter?

@@mr.nolife4697 h-how did you... How did you know?

@@ezman-vn8zy lucky guess?

Deadass. 😂😂😂😂

Lol he even looks like joeseph seed..

*an I'm not sorry

@@PULVERIZER01 yo i found a ubisoft fan

@@PULVERIZER01 i didn't knew they existed

@RayRexDex or are they? 🤨 *Vsauce music intensifies*

Happens All the time hahahahaha

*at the restaurant* Waitress: Have a good meal. Me: You too!

Waiter: *What would you like to eat?* Me: *uhh, yes*

*Wait, that's illegal*

When I forget someone's name they automatically become "hey"

@LTU MOVIES Then there's that *awkward* moment when people call me "dude" or "bro" online, and I can't help but *wonder if they think I'm* some annoying weirdo when I bother to correct them that I'm actually a "dudette" or "sistah." >﹏>

@@ChaosRayZero that's why I just say "hey" because its gender neutral

@@ChaosRayZero Now if you were to change you channel name or profile picture we wouldn't have to go through these problems

@@leandrotavarez9 I've asked before why people think I'm male. I've ONCE before gotten the answer "your screen name", but the person didn't elaborate when I asked why. =^/ Not to mention there was no difference during the time when I temporarily changed my profile pic to Vanellope Von Schweets.

I was looking for this xD

I had this on my mind too.

I hope we can get a cure

@@joncena4538 not sure

2020: Any sign of sickness will be purged and the body burned and ashes dumped in space.

true, I’ll probably forget about this comment u made in a week & until then, I’ll only remember u as one sentence you formed

Typical of me to get sentimental over a comment as simple as that

@@shovel5526 Same here I guess. But, who knows how many secretly reoccurring characters there are.

im the same to you

At this moment you're the most important character I'm my life

@Aakriti Poudel nice try grandma

So hum ... is your grandma single ?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Lol my grandfather in a nutshell, I needed this

So fkn truuuu

Deathshredder58 i think its awesome that beyond our stories and thoughts we are all the same thing but one big communicating plasm of signals

Deathshredder58 here's a good analogy for people People are like icebergs viewed from the sky, appearing small but in reality are huge and complex below the surface

Deathshredder58 what if it's a simulation and you're the control

i think its cool that even though we are the main characters of our own lives, for others we are just part of their backgrounds.

Deo LeBrundo Sim 3?

Welp you're currently an extra in my life. Hello stranger on the internet that I'll never know anything about!! That's pretty weird to think about...

Ari McGuire someone took a picture at a restaurant and i was in the background throwing up

how many times ones have you been a RU-vid comment that someone scrolled right by?

By virtue of me seeing your comment, you are now an extra in my life.

Here's my own self insertion as an extra character

Nope

Didnt work

Knowing the problem is the first step to fixing your issue!! Good luck!!

In order to not make something awkward, you should not say anything at all lol

123MRFRIENDZONED your username and comment are a good duo

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I thought it was a public restroom

me

gUYS ITS impossible to finad a music at 0:12! Please someone help with that!

Nope...

Mekkel because he's a drama student

Really?

because he likes French fries

Mekkel he always jump from down or from leaft or right.. its like watching a PowerPoint slides xD

You should watch LAHWF

Lol this is the funniest comment here.

underrated comment... :D

HAHAHAHAHA laughed at this for prob 10 minutes

Lmao

Call dat bish a rolli-polli

LittleZoey mincraft yup

I don't think it is awkward. I think it to be funny

In theory, yes. But infinity doesn't exist in real life and since behaviours are an element of real life they are finite.

lets face the main character is Morgan Freeman

morgan freeman and samuel l jackson

No, I believe they're the narrators

i was like "HERE WE GO AGAIN"

Find out ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF DRAGON BALL Z!

Omggg 520 likes without replies??!!??! *LET'S FIX THAT*

@@hassaniq0777 why though

@@sable4539 sorry of that annoyed you

@@hassaniq0777 no dude don't worry

@@sable4539 so meta

Blue eyes white Pepe the best comment I have ever read on a Vsauce video by far

YO THATS FUCKING SCARY WHEN YOU IMAGINE IT

wait what? this was supposed to get lost in the comments. and i got likes.

Blue eyes white Pepe holy shit! I can feel it now!

Blue eyes white Pepe even blinking?

because most people only become teachers because they are too stupid or lazy to get a good job with their degree

daniel117100 well then i will become a teacher

daniel117100 More like they dont want a different job because they would rather just have an easy job. Despite what people might think the job of a teacher is actually quite easy. You just repeat what you already know, you dont need to work to hard either physically or mentally. The only downside is that kids can be shits but just like patients at the doctor or people buying at the shop or getting a taxi etc. Basically in most jobs you encounter people who will make your job harder/more annoying from time to time

+Adrian Pawlik I'm currently in high school and I can't understand why they get paid for the extremely little they do

+daniel117100 Well the bad ones yeah... But the good ones they deserve more money. They work harder than they need to for their pay just so we get good grades that allow us to earn way more than they ever will. I have a huge amount of respect for good teachers. The fact they work harder than they need to for our benefit is so generous.

FarHowling try to use handshakes for first impressions or your boss or for formal occasions, use the fist bump for friends. Its also easier to stick to one type instead of changing.

I usually make the decision that we are adults and we will shake hands. If they go for a fist bump I just say, "nah, shake my hand." so they're wrong.

The best way to avoid that situation is not to change. If the other person goes in for a fistbump and you go in for a handshake, most often both of you will change. If you put out your hand, just keep it there and let the other person shake your hand.

where I am handshakes are standard when in business or meeting acquaintances and colleagues. Even among friends we greet with a handshake-to-hug or a standard handshake to backpat or standard handshake. Fistbumps are dated and impractical (usually miss lol) so they're rarely used in my area. Go for the Handshake, less awkward

Never experienced it myself. I have, however, experienced high five-fistbump mixups. And those tend to get awkward, no matter how much you try to joke it off. :p

And some of us can't stop worrying

@@NobodyYouKnow01 gad, lol

@@NobodyYouKnow01 that's-

It's so common that I even invented a system for it, If it's getting awkward, just accept it to be.. and then it all suddenly stops, and if it didn't work. Well at least ur still correct for accepting it in the first place.

True

Yeah same

Same lol

I think the relevance is we only find things awkward because we feel we’re the main character and everyone else are judges. waiting to make an opinion on us and our behavior

Thought it was gonna be followed up with the classic "and how much does it weigh?"

It caught you all off guard because you think you’re the main character of the universe.

Mhm

Mhm

ah yes

Mhm

OKAY MOM I CRASHED THE CAR IM SORRY

Sounds about right.

+Drowsee Then que Vsauce's "shit about to get real" music

"Michael here. But who is 'Michael,' and what does 'Here' taste like?"

+Drowsee "One and a half minutes into the vid and chill and Michael gives you this look"

We all have emotions but what is? ..... THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE UNIVERSE!

TashaZ123 how?

Creepy joe has been molesting for ever

Yes Joe is pretty creepy, but what does that have to do with time travel?

this was the comment I've been looking for 😂

trump has 25 allegations against him so yes trump is creepy as well just look at his 'locker room talk'

So that was Biden?? Lol. I thought it was because he was creepily kissing some girl, but I wasn't sure if I was just imagining it

@D JL whatever

I came to the comments looking for this hahaha

now this video is deleted from all platforms.. hmmmm

@@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures once you past the threshold of evil corruptness all you can do is just focus on your self. and local and state politics.

I came down here looking for this comment! :-)

😆😆😆

... now it is

"Or is it?"

As soon as I heard Michael mentioning sneezing in public, I was expecting coronavirus comments 😆

Krenjura 🤯

Marvel ain't got nothing on Earth.

Krenjura hi I’m just a random character

I'm guessing Trump the UN is the real life equivalent of the Avengers movies.

​@@samyuktag4842 hello i'm just a random character who liked your comment

Spinach and Scenery this reply chain is so awkwardly funny

Spinach and Scenery ah thanks you too

@Spinach and Scenery y-you too

YES MORTAL I AM THE WEATHER

ahhahahah @@ikkuhishikawa7982

Jake From State Farm lol yeah!! And I really cant even raise an eyebrow...

did you know that vsauce guy had his fly undone

Who is the main character ↖️ of the universe

Hahahhaha

I am so proud to have the 696th like

I can't watch most reality tv. Even interviews, like on late night talk shows, I can only sit through about half the time. Yup, I know that tense muscle feeling.

U guys should watch impractical jokers 😂

This is why I hate what I call "dumb comedy" where the "funny" part is that they're so clueless lol

It's so bad for me I can't even watch the news when they interview someone from the general public. I know before it even happens that it's going to hurt so I have to leave. It's horrible. I hate being EEE.

Me too! I cringe so much I can’t even watch certain scenes from Harry Potter despite knowing exactly what happens. It causes me physical pain and I always have to skip it or walk away or put the video on mute

True man