History Teacher Reacts to History Memes!

We've got another history meme compilation from Vaazkl @VaazkLShorts. Mr. Terry reacts to them for the first time, and talks about the history behind them!

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[blue-eyeswhitekirbo]

5:27 this I believe is in reference to a Viking tradition where they figured out putting bones in their weapons made them stronger. If I recall correctly, the belief was that the spirit of the Viking warrior would reside in their blade, making it stronger (funnily enough it actually worked as they made a form of steel due to the carbon in the bone)

[cardinalhamneggs]

02:22
I read a Nat Geo issue about the Moai. Turns out several theories (including the most popular) of how the Rapanui people moved the Moai were tested by groups led by one Thor Heyerdahl. Some tests were performed with real Moai (one of which resulted in damage to the statue’s base), some with replicas, and one with a computer model.

[DeHerg]

10:00 the two longest sieges in history started in the 17th century(after fortifications adopted to deal with cannons)

[herbion]

8:40 you can clearly see one of the kids mid air falling on his back.

[maireweber]

4:40 "Schnapsidee" is a German word to specifically describe an idea that only sounded great when lots of schnapps was involved. German has a word for everything.

[DimKodo]

5:32 This is the plot of the Doctor Who episode “Vincent and the Doctor”.


Spoilers:


Van Gogh still ended up killing himself

[fedos]

A lot of those "dragons" were just cartographers not knowing what whales look like.

[KommandoCraftLP]

9:52 Ironically the longest lasting siege concluded in 1720 with 26 YEARS! So very much during the presence of cannons. The second longest, at 21 years, even was by the Ottomans who brought these cannons to the table in the first place.

[mutecryptid]

There was a park I went to as a kid with a modern version of 8:39 it’s a story tall net thing now. But they also had the old equipment still, I would only do the metal slide or just stay at the top of the net for an hour 💀

[ididthisonpulpous]

Re: Kids playgrounds in the past.: I had a kid in school that fell off the 1950s era jungle gym and got paralyzed. I remember it being a big deal in like 7th grade seeing him get back the use of his arms. I had another friend that fell off the parallel bars and got knocked out and lost his vision for 2 days...

[thisisabandonedgosomewhereelse]

Why did I read the title as History Meme Reacts to History Teacher

[pasi]

I would love your reaction on „Alternate World War I Every day with army sizes“ !! Giving your opinion on how realistic it really is

[Shashu_the_little_Voidling]

5:54 Not all westerners. Only in America. In Europe we still walk or ride bikes, only grab the car if we have to

[gabrielboman]

Wait i know that guy @08:05. 😂 He is or atleast used to work for swedens second biggest political party in sweden

[herrhartmann]

10:39 You mean: "the cars in the story are older than those in the picture", right?

[Foyay_Red]

Im second born, not Sam jr. (We’re Jewish and my older brother is Sam, not my dad, but my dad didn’t know how naming stuff worked)

[aurthurpendragon]

I think a big reason so many people believe in ancient aliens, especially in regards to the pyramids, isn't because they think ancient people were "stupid" but it's because most of these ancient creations are far more impressive than anything we're capable of today. I personally don't believe in ancient aliens, but it does beg the question how did the ancient Egyptians create the pyramids, which have the scale and structural integrity that no modern culture is even able to come close to.

[Mr-__-Sy]

sorry mr. Terry but humanity was also attracted to furries, otherwise we wouldn't have so manny myths about anthropomorphic animals or people having intercourse with animals

[TorIverWilhelmsen]

The funny things is that the people saying "look at all the dangerous things we did as kids, kids these days are soft" became the parents of these "soft" children, and the reason the gravel was replaced with rubber granules was those parents suing schools etc. if the children hurt themselves.

[terrellkirkman]

1850's women body builders get professional photo shoot. Yet somehow Mr. Terry thinks she was being ridiculed It couldn't possibly mean that some noble lord had a thing for muscle mommies🙄😆😆😆