The Platypus Conspiracy

It's Jerry's fault.
Additional footage licensed from Pond 5

[numbah_]

The whole time I was thinking to myself “I don’t remember platypus bills being that damn long, or their hair covering their eyes like that”

[AndrewCheshire]

The fact that he usually accidentally says the creature has a butt-something and then has to correct himself, but did it backwards this time in a video about a backwards animal, is like Deadpool-levels of meta.

[zoyadulzura]

I love how the conspiracy isn't "a platypus is just a backwards beaver, " it's the arguably more far-fetched "a beaver is just a backwards platypus with giant ass teeth."

[lewislw]

Jerry didn't fade out on purpose so we could all learn the truth. Thank you Jerry!

[frothingloins]

The fraught relationship between jerry and zefrank is the secret story line that makes these videos so great.

[kitrawr]

If I had a nickel for every time zefrank narrated over reversed footage of an animal's butt, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's great that it's happened twice.

[TimeBucks]

I was seriously wondering if platypuses had backwards feet

[tanakeilidh]

I was like, "that's a pretty large bill..."
and, "I don't really see his eyes..."
but I never thought once that it wasn't a platypus ! You totally got me.

[RachaelWard]

As an Australian, I am horrified at the amount of time I spent thinking how I must have only ever seen female platypuses, because the males bill and body is so much larger than I ever knew! Well played Sir… Well played!

[calebhoward]

It’s a semi-aquatic egg laying mammal of action. It’s far from vulnerable.

[shadowgattler]

I appreciate that nearly half of this channel's content is just Frank convincing us to watch animal butts for minutes at a time.

[Taldaran]

That got me to thinking about how easy it is to suspend disbelief in what we see if an event has enticing narrative. It is a powerful tool of statecraft and politics. Well played Zefrank.

[amgis]

I live in Australia, and I've seen many platypuses. So when I watched your footage, I was thinking, "Man, there's something seriously deformed about this platypus." And then I reached the end of the video and received my answers. VERY CLEVER! Thank you.

[AshenRJ]

"A beaver is just a backward platypus that had evolved some giant ass teeth. Sorry, giant _ass_ teeth."

The ass backward correction from the usual norm got me howling.

[kookiemuncher]

i was like "why is their front feet backwards??" " why is the beak so long?" but it still did not occur to me that it wasnt a platypus

[butterflyminder]

It is frankly embarrassing how long I tried to convince myself that yes, platypus bills *must* be that long in order to reach the bottom of the lake...

[raphaelhemery]

The was something very unnerving about how long the beak was, how I couldn't see its eyes, how it moved, and how the water slid up the fur. I was relieved at the end that it was just reversed footage.

[sami]

I really appreciate that Jerry and Zefrank have been collaborating for so long! With everyone else breaking up, it’s nice to see a partnership stay together 🥰

[somecallmetim]

Damn. Had me in the first half...and the second! I was trying to figure out how the "front" paws were so inverted, like it had folded its flippers back and was walking on the backs of its wrists. I need a nap.

[pvic]

See, *THIS* is a conspiracy we should be talking about!!!
Thank you zefrank for being so brave to talk about this on such an open platform