Food Theory: Don't Trust Your TASTE! (Mystery Gummy Bear Challenge)

Special thanks to Google for sponsoring a portion of this episode!

It's that time again. Time to get Team Theorist to try some questionable food in the name of science! What are we testing? Whether or not it's true that you eat with your eyes first and foremost. No, we are not shoving food in our eyes. What I want to find out is if SEEING something changes how you TASTE something. Let's get TASTING!

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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper
Editors: Tyler Mascola, Pedro Freitas, Koen Verhagen, and Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

0:00 - Does SIGHT change TASTE?
3:12 - Special thanks to our sponsor!
6:14 - The Taste Test and Results!

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[SleepySeal]

Hey Mat, legally blind individual here. I’d like to thank you for making your videos so accessible for the visually impaired. I didn’t really consider it before, but you’re right. With the way you write your scripts, I never miss out on jokes, even with how difficult it can be to see what’s happening onscreen sometimes. Seriously man, it goes a long way and I really appreciate it.

[ThatOneLadyOverHere]

I distinctly remember blindly picking a fruit snack out of the bag, assuming it was strawberry, and it tasting AWFUL until I realized it was raspberry, then suddenly it tasted delicious. It was such a bizarre experience, but it shows how expectation impact your interpretation of flavors and which ones you focus on.

[HonorJanas]

At this point, MatPat could get sponsored by literally anyone at all. Even Google itself.

[twigness]

As a person with sensory issues, I really love that fact that the voiceovers are very clear, and that I don't have to turn the video volume up. Things are always too loud, but I can't figure out words well. This channel makes a perfect balance! Much love for team theorist! <3

[Majesticroyalty]

As a fully blind person I am so proud to see how accurate and precise you were concerning blindness. Thanks for advocating for us in a positive way. Love this video!

[synthwolfe]

in response to the bit about restaurant owners including braille on the menu: my wife actually works as a cook at a local bar and grill. And they actually have braille menus available upon request. but you'd be surprised how many people never ask, because vision-impaired people are seemingly used to not being included. apparently, they have someone who comes in weekly for the last year or so. and one of the new hires noticed that he continued to wear his sunglasses inside, despite it being dim. so she asked if he would like a menu, or if he'd prefer a braille menu if he has trouble seeing (according to my wife, she worded it exactly like that). apparently the guy started crying, as for a year not one person bothered to think that he might wear his glasses inside because he couldn't see. he thanked her, and actually got to read a menu, instead of just asking the waitstaff what they thought was good or ordering something he'd had before.

[Hyper_Fixation]

Since this episode focuses heavily on accessibility, this is probably a good place to ask Team Theorist to stop using Youtube's auto-generated subtitles and put official closed captions on their videos! It would be much appreciated for those of us with auditory processing issues and hearing disabilities!

[tehsacredeggo-]

As someone with auditory processing disorder, having bad subtitles is really annoying because I need those to understand what’s happening :) thank you for making sure they’re accurate!

[TigerStyleFanMIZ]

Last weekend my sister-in-law were talking about how color affects taste by tricking us...specifically candy like Skittles.
Gotta say I got tears in my eyes when you were talking about grocery stores & restaurants not being accessible to blind people.

[LordAsteroth]

I was curious if they were going to bring up Christine Ha, the winner of the third season of Master Chef. For those not familiar, she's a sight impaired cook who had to depend entirely on taste and feel to be able to keep track of how her cooking went, which makes her victory more impressive, especially combined with the difficulty of high-level cooking without sight in general.

[jaredcousino]

I work at a flavor company, and my job is to test the products before they get shipped out, which includes tasting them. A lot of the products are colorless and I have noticed it's harder to detect the flavor if I don't know what flavor it is beforehand. This is like the clear gummies tasting watery.
Nice video MatPat and team!

[non_bee_knees]

Hey, could you do one regarding texture? The way things feel in mouths is a big one for people with sensory issues, and it would be cool to see the science behind it, to see if there’s similar tests with different results

[newbiegamelover]

Wasn't expecting this episode to go from talking about the relationship between our eyes and our tongues to talking about accessibility in stores and restaurants and grocery stores.

[elmotheelder]

Pancakes VS Waffles:
Which one absorbs more syrup/honey/melted butter? Does the shape change the flavor at all? If so, is that because of psychology or just because the shape holds more flavor from the toppings? Do pancakes and waffles have different textures that lock in different amounts of flavor?

[SurotaOnishi]

This actually explains the results from the fruit loop episode. Matt was able to (mistakenly) identify clear flavors when he was able to see them but when he was blindfolded all he could taste was generic fruit and citrus blends which is exactly what was happening. All the colors had the exact same flavor but his sight was lying to him before he was blindfolded

[Anna.brooke]

As someone who is deaf I appreciate that I can watch the video without having to stare at the captains the whole time because I can tell what’s going on by your use of visual indicators instead of just speaking into a mic while reading something it’s very appreciated and I think that Almost anyone can say that you were doing a great job and being accessible for everyone

[CassiBlack]

I was recently diagnosed with some hearing loss— something I suspected but was surprised at the severity. I never realized it before, but the Theorist channels are part of the few I have never needed subtitles/headphones with. So thank you for writing and speaking in a way that makes it easier to listen to!

[LimeGreenTeknii]

"Google is committed to keeping things accessible to everyone"

Also Google: *removes community captions from YouTube Videos*

[SeabassFishbrains]

As a legally blind viewer, I really appreciated this video. Thanks for caring about accessibility, so few able bodied people do, and the disability community gets ignored and devalued so very much, so it means a lot when larger channels like this actually acknowledge us.

[anniefitzgerald]

As a visually impaired person who knows Braille, I paused the video around 18:53 to see if the braille on the Bistro menu on screen was correct. I was pleasantly surprised to see that you even used proper contraction signs like ‘er’, ‘ar’ and ‘st’.

Thank you for making your videos so accessible! ❤