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This reminded me of when Boko Haram had to retreat from some forest in Nigeria, not because the military chased them out, but because the bees did (with some help of snakes and scorpions). 😂
I love how all of his videos are about Makeup&Cosmetics, Skin&Nail Care and totaly not about Wacky Wars throughout history... What a stand up guy for what all women love :)
I am uncertain whether this is sarcasm or whether it means that I'm not the only woman who loves crazy tactics videos and hates all the stupid cosmetic videos.
Things i've learned today; 1: A man thought of launching cats from catapults... 2: A Submarine can be drained and people are replaceable 3: Bee don't give a damn about who's tresspassing Great video as always Blue Jay!
number 1 maybe false.... i think it was just the creators creativity to set up the catapault punchline because the initial siege equipment mentioned was a trebechet, which first appeared in recorded history around 1100 AD
How dare he comment about a video he just watched. He could be talking about the weather for example. Well right now in central Germany it is overcast but otherwise pleasant day, some 22°C, which is a welcome relief from the 39°C last week. Anyway, lesson is, don't go into the comment section before you finished the video if you don't want to get spoiled. Duh
12:03 "For the bees did not believe in the magic of friendship, *_only pain_* " You could really feel the raw emotion when he mentioned the pain of being stung by bees there ;_;
When he mentioned German East Africa I thought he was going to tell the story of the Battle of Lake Tanganyika where navy ships were disassembled and shipped overland to fight in an Inland lake.
Illi-nerds are always seething about Missouri's bounty and splendor Crime-filled shithole cities on our western and eastern borders with miles of absolutely nothing between then Constant flooding, humid summers, freezing winters Rampant meth, heroin, obesity and poverty But we have Branson, John Goodman and Jon Hamm
Gongsun Zan, a warlord during China's three kingdoms era. Was fighting an enemy nation that believed white horses were sacred. So he just outfitted most of his horse archers and calvary with pure white horses so the enemy would be more hesitant to attack/shoot arrows back in fear of harming the horses. It worked.
The crafty guy in the corner of the map who survived practically forever among much more powerful kingdoms; and if I recall, Zhao Yun was in his service before serving under Liu Bei.
@@thunderhammerx2966 Yep he could've been one of the greats if he didn't burn his house down along with his family in a mass murder suicide because Yuan Shao was overwhelming him in battle.
As a Missourian, I strongly resonate with your burning hatred to reduce the entire state to rubble. I personally believe that the individuals who founded the state noticed how unbelievably horrible it was, and decided to name it “misery”, but failed to do so, so instead they just chose the closest word they had to misery at the time, and settled with that.
As a resident of the state of Kansas. I find his anti-Missouri bits in this video very funny. I'm not from Kansas, I just live here. My avatar gives away my native state.
@@andrewblandford6423 in the words of Huck Finn from a fairly odd parents special, "I can't go back in there! IT'S MISSOURI IN THERE! ya ever been to Missouri?!"
The Hunley wasn’t made from a boiler, boilers used lapped construction and standard rivets. The Hunley was constructed using butted seams with an internal doubler and countersunk rivets. This was done to reduce drag in the water, it was a reasonably well thought out vessel for the technology available.
Don’t not forget. When Hannibal was in self exile he gave advice to the ruler of the kingdom he was hiding out in. And in this area was a vast amount of poisonous snakes. *So he had many men round up TONS of snakes, put them in clay jars, and launch them as projectiles at the enemy ships* so they’d slither below deck and harass the naked, unclothed and chained and unprotected slave rowers and obviously this was quite effective as well as causing disorder in the ranks top deck. So much so that the Romans after hearing about this unusual conflict investigated and someone let slip that Hannibal had been hiding out there. They surrounded his house and he imbibed poison and died as his last act of keeping away from them
@@slaughterchainsaw nah, I'll use endangered animals as shields because I doubt soldiers of today would care otherwise. Also, release rabid bees into enemy camps. Don't have much for the submarines.
Your style in these videos have many identifiable influences, but the snappiness of your execution and especially the spot-on timing and cadence of your reads really brings everything together. If I had a nickel for every blue bird channel I've subscribed to by now, I'd have two nickels, which isn't much, but it's weird that it's happened twice.
It’s so weird, right? I mean, you obviously have to have a script to execute, or at the very least an outline of topics, and while the research and knowledge is excellent, it’s the execution of all these things coupled with a bobbing and weaving birb adorned in various regalia depending on the topic that sets this apart. I’ve completely ditched channels that just can’t get out of their own way when narrating because it’s just so hard to listen to- this channel should serve as a primer for anyone remotely considering historical/educational topics. It’s all in the delivery, baby. Get it? Clever pun, right? Oh never mind. PS as a female, I found this channel while researching historical info on a topic and absolutely love it. Please don’t start pandering to specific genders/ages/whateverthefuck, this is perfect exactly as is. Well done birb of the cobalt persuasion.
A wise man was once asked "How long is an eternity?" He thought for a moment, before responding: Once, every BlueJay upload, a bird flies to the top of a 10 mile mountain and rubs it's plumage upon the mountain's peek. Only once the entire mountain has been worn down by this bird has an eternity elapsed.
Excellent video! I can actually think of one earlier example of a "submarine" though, the USS Turtle, a submersible used by the United States in the Revolutionary War. Essentially, it was an insulated wooden barrel with a stick with a bomb on the end of it (similarly to the Hunley). The Turtle attempted several missions to sink British vessels on the Hudson River but was never successful.
Honestly, the "perhaps it was just a desperate attempt to remedy a battlefield woefully underpopulated by bees" bit is 1, probably a brand new sentence, and 2, my favorite sentence I've heard today. Whoever did the writing on this is AWESOME!
Actually, I think I remember reading that they found it recently. I think the plan was to raise it and put it in the Smithsonian, but I don't know if it ever happened... I've been out of touch with the archeological field for too long now.
Fun fact, the wrecks of the CSS Hunley and the ship it sank were both discovered by Clive Cussler - an avid car collector and author of several semifamous book series
You know I thought it was a Dr. Bees reference when you said 'woefully unpopulated by bees. But I went something like ' nah why would he know about Dr. bees' Imagine my surprise when I saw you mention him later. I wonder how he died this time?
I am instructor at the Navy’s Submarine School. I’ll be using your explanation of the CSS Hunley from now on when I teach Submarine History to the new sailors.
I wouldn't do that. He is actually wrong about many aspects of the Hunley and its evolution. Altough he is right about you can raise a sub and replace the crew. Most times. Given ideal conditions and a load of people and resources.
Tanga in Filipino means idiot, so the Battle of Tanga is pretty accurate for the British side. Also, it's pretty ironic that the machine gun used against the Brits was actually designed by Brits.
lady here! would love to see something between early edo period fashion, OR the most brutal ways to torture people through history! if you take that latter option, scaphism, the (probably not true) practice of forcefeeding people money and milk while theyre trapped between boats, then GIVING them the boats, and dumping them in a swamp to be horrifically devoured alive by insects would be an excellent addition.
In 657 during the battle of Siffin, pages of Qu'ran were ripped and put in front of spears against Saint Ali and his army. This caused the winning side to immidiently stop fighting as to not destroy the pages of the holy book. Its very similar to the egyptian example you gave.
Coalition forces should've thought of that. Don't have to rip out the pages, just mount a bookshelf full of Qur'ans to the side of the Humvees and Land Rovers.
After Alexander The Great died, his mother Olympus and one of Alexander’s step mother’s raised armies to fight each other for political power. (I think the issue was about Alexander’s successor.) When the other army saw they were ordered to kill the women who gave birth to Alexander The Great, they threw down their weapons and changed sides. Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History did a five hour podcast episode about it which was fascinating and perfect for the road trip I was on.
As a female I can confirm, that your tactic to lure more of us thru fashion worked. (At least I found your channel through the weird history fashion video)
Lmao as a lady subscriber, while I do not give a SHIT about fashion, I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that the youtube algorithm originally showed that video in my homepage feed despite not having other similar viewing history (and none of your content ever) because it was about fashion. While I don't care about that stuff you mentioned, I think it's never a bad idea to branch out a bit if it helps you get more viewers, as long as you're still being genuine with yourself and your thirst for knowledge. Ya never know, you might learn some cool stuff you never even thought about before. I came here because of the based youtube hive-mind, I stay for the awesone dose of history knowledge that blows my mind while being down-to-earth and humourous. Keep up the great content, I'm rooting for this channel to find a bigger audience!!!
The ending statement reminds me of a motto I imagined about my own interest in history that “history should be about how people lived, and not how they died. We all die the same way after all”
This channel has everything I love! Birds, history explained with animations, and most importantly, a deep seeded hatred of the state i live in! Thank you youtube algorithm!
Dude whatever your doing, somehow you'll suprise me everytime. All jokes hit and its always a uniqely fun experience to watch your videos. keep it going
Good news! I’m a lady and watched BECAUSE of the bonkers war tactics. The massive failure at Tanga was apparently quite brutal. My favourite war documentary included accounts from soldiers that were actually there. Most of the forces were people that were basically forced into a conflict for land they didn’t own or live on and had 0 control over or even voting rights on. Add to that that it was mainly dense jungle that they were unfamiliar with, and it was a goddamn massacre. Just running blind through the brush while you hear your comrades screaming in agony all around you.
In the Battle of Kwajalein (WW2 Pacific), the Japanese did all sorts of weird things to try and thwart the American advance on the island. One that comes to mind with this video took place at night. The Japanese used palm fronds held out in front of them to try and disguise their counter attack into American lines. The Americans were absolutely baffled the Japanese thought this would work and cut them down in huge numbers. Another, more grim tactic was to use Korean slaves dressed in white to try and draw Americans to shoot and expose their positions in the dark night. One Japenese officer even tried to fight a flamethrower with a fire extinguisher. It didn't end well for the Japanese officer.
Hearing the opinion on Missouri as a Missourian made me think "how dare you" and "very true" at the same time. Definitely not the state for everyone with all of the bendy roads still good enough to make you car sick and weather that nobody seems to be capable of predicting.
I don't come here just for the war tactics, i also, like most women, like that dancing bird. i would add a squeak or two tho. edit: and thank you for not talking about that Egyptian crocodile dung face mask thing again. its a bummer.
My favorite thing about the Hunley is that it basically used the same strategy that Japanese infantry used during the Soviet push at the end of WW2: a bomb on a stick. Simple, elegant, suicidal. Perfect.
As a native Missourian, who grew up in St. Louis, I can confirm that's exactly what we do. (Moved out of the state very early in adult-life, and will never go back...)
As a Connecticut resident I know for a fact that the first submersible ever used for war purposes was the Turtle. Basically it was The Hunley in the revolutionary war but with a much lower kill count… of zero. Although that’s not from lack of trying. They tried to use it to attach explosive charges to British ships on two separate occasions but both failed and forced the operator of the craft to retreat. So the Turtle is the first war sub but the Hunley does still hold the title of first sub with kills under its belt. Even if most of those were it’s own operators.
Okay but to think the Hunley was basically a primitive, unwitting kamikaze bomber, it done a pretty good job. It took out an entire naval vessel several miles off the coast in a single hit. If it was lowered to 1-2 crew members and consistently sank ships, as opposed to having full-on conflicts where an entire ship might fail to take down another, it'd probably be one of the more efficient tactics available for the time.
"Maybe the bees just wanted to remedy a battlefield woefully underpopulated by bees" NEXT EPISODE ON DOCTOR BEEEEEEEES! Edit: finished watching. You are a man of taste good sir.
If the “more chicks” bit was genuine, Wacky Women’s inventions are a thing. Historical, strange, and could draw more female audience. Maybe talk about how dangerous old Victorian dresses were, with drowning or catching fire? I can totally see topics like that fitting with your style of comedy and pacing
Last night I discovered you and let me just say, this is one of the best and most interesting channels, that I just absolutely love. I think I watched your videos for a solid hour not knowing if you were still active and today you have gifted us a video. Thank you so much and keep up the great work 👍🏾
The last week has been a nightmare for me. My mother has alot of health problems and I take care of her when I'm not at work. Your video made me smile for the first time in a week of tears and anxiety
During world war II, an Italian fort was Captured by Charles Leclerc (French general), although they had almost no equipement, and only one canon... They moved it from place to place to make Italian believe they had plenty, so the Italians (Well equiped, and that was'nt exhausted by travelling though desert) surrender XD
Except it completely did, it destoyed a full warship, the only reason it didn't see larger implementation, which would have lead to lots of destoyed ships, is because the average soldier don't do sucide missions
The Persians releasing cats is just an Urban Myth. Historians found out that the Egyptians surrendered because they heard “It’s Morbin Time” from the Persian side and they refuse to kill they’re God
@@NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd You assume their are still people who don't know about Morbey?They say the universe is incomprehensibly large but is that even possible?
There was a town in eastern Anatolia that was besieged by the Arabs. It was taking them a little too long to get in so they had the ingenious plan to Trojan horse their way inside (not with a wooden horse of course, the Byzantines are descendants of both the Greeks and Trojans in that war) by offering lavish gifts to their town's commander. Lots of treasure in chests but instead of treasure there was an Arab in each one, naturally the commander accepted and was to meet that evening for a bit of a party before surrendering but a passing Armenian peasant heard muttering coming from inside the chests so he alerted the commander. Oldmate was not pleased but he still went to the party with a few +1's if you catch my drift. His men opened the chests and the men inside lost their heads while the ones outside were suddenly attacked!
