Our Narrow Slice

SOURCES AND MORE INFO BELOW:

More famous INCORRECT predictions:

Scathing reviews of masterpieces:

[Fleshcut]

My grandpa was born in 1928 and when he died I couldn't stop myself from thinking what that man has gone through: Born during the great depression where people went back to trade goods because money wasn't worth the paper it was made off; spending his child-years during the rise of the nazi regime; being a teen that was drafted shortly before Germany lost the war, and living in Switzerland to hide so he wasn't forced to fight for the 3rd Reich. He helped rebuilding Germany, saw it split into two and, some decades later, reunite again. He witnessed the rise of terrorism, the internet, computers, TVs, the EU. He saw the moonlanding live. He survived fatal illnesses that we now eradicated due to vaccines. And he had direct contact with people who fought in world war 1, with people who didn't know what a fridge was, and he walked on streets where cars were a rare thing to see because most people still used horses. All of that made me think about all the stuff I will witness in my future.

[fernishere]

One of my favourite time facts: the wrench was made 1 year after the refrigerator

[GiGiGiWest]

5 years later and I still get a strange rush of emotion from the montage at the end. You're a true poet, Michael Stevens

[CHUNGOSANS]

I love the implication that Vsauce is the pinacle of human history.

[valerioskrjths]

This whole video is just an excuse to flex that he's been in Egypt

[forestchorus]

Man I love the music that he uses, it really ties everything together well.

[mob]

Why did I think Hitler was born with a mustache

[AbdulRaheem-fkru]

I like how that Vsauce at the end of the montage could kind of indicate the rise of Vsauce’s power and overthrow of civilisation as we know it

[seruyizzepa]

As child, i was very curious and i loved reading about our world. But then this part of me fade away. And Michael made me curious again, i can not put this to words, but i am very grateful, man.

[Agos]

“The only things humans are worse at than not killing each other, is predicting the future”

[hughflapjacks]

That montage at the end is one of my favorite vsauce moments ever. I love the atmosphere he created for his videos

[miyukiteishi]

One moment: Jesus Crucified
0.5 seconds later: Steam Engine
0.25 seconds later: Spaceships

[Formidable]

As the saying goes, sticks and stones may break my bones but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and, as such, could never directly produce the 4, 000 newtons of force per square centimeter required to break bones.

[syednaqvi]

Ah the one thing that survived thousands upon thousands years of human history: the cameraman

[AsifLicious]

If Michael was my professor for every class I'd have a 4.0 and I'd be a doctor by now

[dante_rf]

For me, this is the best VSauce video ever

[Kaibutsu_lol]

Doctor : your child has been more aggressive

Mom : videogames

Doctor : no It’s lead exposure

[JORDAN-vdjg]

*Fun fact:* your keys travel more than your car


Edit: man iam famous

[benrawarg]

Normal people: the earth is round
Flat earthers: The earth is flat
Nazis: *ooga booga*

[mr.person]

I could literally listen to you talk about stuff until the day I die.