We’re Here Because… Something Broke

This is a snippet of a larger conversation taking place on Crash Course Pods: The Universe. Over the course of 11 episodes, John Green and Katie Mack will walk through the entire history of the universe… even the parts that aren’t written yet.

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[am]

To quote Douglas Adams “In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.”

[nodin]

My mom was very clear that I was here because something broke. 😂

[LavenderSupernova]

Plumber shows up: “Alright, I’m here because something broke?”

Me: “Aren’t we all…”

[Jrhovet]

Massive shout out to animator Linus Obenhaus for doing such a good job on this series 🎉

[mcolville]

Feynman: But what if that's not how the universe works?
Particle Physicists: Shut up!

[stokerino]

To offer a different Douglas Adams quote: "There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."

[accounting.my.stitches]

The idea that we’re here because something broke is kind of beautiful

[benrabin]

you can tell its an aspen tree because of the way it is

[emilycarr]

We’re here because we saw the notification pop up on a Thursday

[Amberpawn]

It's a nice podcast but the graphics go SO HARD, I feel bad when I'm just listening. My thanks to the art team as always.

[maiazabo]

i got a john green ad before the john green video and got very confused

[TheLyricalCleric]

The universe as Lucretius posits in “On the Nature of Things” was originally static matter not reacting to anything else, until one atom “swerved” and hit another, which swerved and hit more, and the chain reaction created everything.

[m.c]

I count on you to remind me what day of the week it is. What a betrayal💔

[gibberishname]

Come of the astrophysics and philosophy, STAY for the amazing John Green transitions to life insurance ads. (No sarcasm, they’re great)

[Amberthyme]

For one brief moment when the notification popped up, I thought I’d slept through Thursday.

[kristenk]

It's so beautiful how all of these events had to happen in order to bring us such a wonderful Thursday video. Reminds me that these moments we have of consciousness are so special.

[MrDrewseph]

John will get a book title from this video

[VagueHandWaving]

The graphic design for this was amazing. Really punctuated the concepts

[thelemonwho]

Almost 13 years ago: I traveled to Chicago for a hug. I got that hug, and a handshake; and I learned that we're here, because:

[jakewhitfield]

Just got an ad featuring John Green on this video, odd but also fitting.