I Have Uncovered an Olympics Mystery...

Oh, and if you were curious, the reason why there are an odd number of swim events is because there is one mixed relay...where both men and women compete, so there isn't both a men's and women's event. I think there's actually 35 swimming events, not 37, but the point stands!!

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[huntermawn]

Btw: there’s an odd number of swimming events because it’s 18 men, 18 women, and one mixed event which is a 4x100 relay

[sharks]

I love that this video is essentially an almost 8 minute pitch to a bored grad student to write a and as a grad student, im kinda tempted

[shannonmcguffey]

I need Hank to start making Paralympics content bc there's so much cool adaptive tech on display and the broadcasters never talk about it as much as I want them to lol

[ChocolatTeapot]

I think there is another adventage for Europe with the multiple countries.
For the teamsports, if America gets gold, it can not also get silver an bronze.
While for Europe it is possible to have all 3 medals.

[KathyTrithardt]

Hank is like "Why didn't I get a spy?" but maybe his spy was just sneakier than John's.

[tocov]

I like how you say that it's not countries that win medals but individuals, but then go on to explain how a lot depends on the country to be able to win medals.

[MMHay]

John's "I want to be neither an asset nor a threat" is an iconic line but we cannot let Hank's "I want to be an asset AND a threat" go unappreciated

[styxtwo]

Something to note is that in the history of the olympics there have been more bronze medals (7437) awarded, than silver (6933) or gold ones (6964). Some martial arts, like Judo, Boxing and Taekwondo give 2 bronze medals, so there's just more of them.

[levilukeskytrekker]

"Why didn't I get a spy?" is the most younger sibling energy ever.

[j.t.]

Honestly, I don't care which country get the most medals. I am more focused on the countries that get their first gold medal. Botswana, Dominica, Guatemala, and Saint Lucia all got their first gold medals ever, with Dominica & St. Lucia being their first ever. Seeing an underdog nation win against all the odds makes me filled with joy.

Although, the real winner for this Olympics are the memes.

[bihaniparth]

Hank, I am not sure if you came across the fact that several events in the Olympics involve Semi-final matches before the final to decide the medalists. And numerous ones don't actually do a 3rd place match. They give out Bronze medals to both loosing semi-finalists. So this definitely has an impact on total Bronze medal winning opportunities with a higher number of participants per game for Europe as a whole than individual countries I think

[lafken]

My country got 2 medals, which is a historic record for us and we're so proud of it :')

[musiclife]

Former swimmer here 👋 the infrastructure of USA swimming is an absolute machine in a way I didn’t see my friends experience in their respective sports. As a nation our swimming community is just really really serious

[pirate]

7:27 Hank not realizing the obvious possibility here that he DID get a spy and didn't know it

[nerudaad]

I once saw a study that showed that athletes winning bronze medals were happier that gold medal winners. The reasoning went thus: Silver is lost, gold leaves empty feeling "what next?", but bronze means that you got medal and still have something to aim for

[theWoodsman]

Hank Green. Father, husband, author, YouTuber, and now…detective.

[LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue]

I feel like 'discourse' is the wrong word for what happens on Twitter. It implies that there's a level of communication going on.

[chip_]

Bogur being on a hank green video is something i never thought i would ever see.

[emilycaballero]

Hank being very intrigued by data is refreshing because I keep accidentally infodumping to my coworkers abour Bach, and it's nice to see a kindred spirit.

[clarahuff]

Hank, I’ve been a fan for a long time. But this is perhaps the first time we’ve fallen down the same rabbit hole at the same time. I just presented all my findings to my husband last night (the poor man). I have so many thoughts. But I’m so glad you shared.