You could have a super power and not even know it.
Let's talk about that.
♪(intro music)♪
Good Mythical Morning.
Episode five of Buddy System is out now on YouTube Red,
so check it out.
We go to a magic show with our friend, Maxwell,
who is said magician, and we may, or may not
be put in a box and turned into a woman.
You'll have to watch and find out.
It's all kinds of fun.
Mythical beasts, we asked you to ask us questions about memory.
And you remembered to do so.
Milli in the dark asks, "How does one memorize what someone's face
"looks like, not that I've memorized yours or anything."
- (laughs) - Oh, getting a little creepy.
Okay, Milli.
What if I told you there were crime-fighting superheroes,
who are walking amongst us, who, in real life, actually have the ability
to memorize faces, and to recognize any face
that they'd ever seen in their past,
- Hm mm. - in the present.
I know you. To the point where it's almost creepy,
and I would say a supernatural power. Well--
- (laughs) It's supernatural? - A preternatural. I would say preternatural.
- But not supernatural power. - Gotcha.
- These people are called Super Recognizers, - Hm mm.
and it's a developed part of the brain that, you may have heard of the condition
- called face blindness, - Yup.
where a certain part of the brain doesn't allow people to see faces,
sometimes even recognize their own face.
Well it turns out this is a spectrum of a condition, that the other end
of the seesaw, is being a Super Recognizer.
- And Scotland Yard, in London, - My favorite yard.
is the first police force that has a dedicated committee
of Super Recognizers, who fight crime just by virtue
of being able to recognize people, like mugshots, or footage of people
in the act of committing a crime later--
'Cause, you know, there's so much CCTV footage and cameras--
- Oh that's my favorite channel, CCTV. - cameras all across London.
So they're capturing people all the time--
- I binge it all the time. - Sometimes even when they're off duty
they're like, "That person is a mugger."
So they're like sitting in a room somewhere, watching CCTV,
- Yes. - Seeing if they can recognize criminals?
- Or just going about their lives? - Where do I sign up?
Well, here's the thing, you may be a Super Recognizer,
- and you may be one, and not know it. - Right.
There is an online test, that you can take that kind of establishes a baseline,
by which you can say, "Maybe I could be a Super Recognizer."
And I'm gonna take you, Rhett, through a battery of tests,
- starting with that one, - Okay.
to see if you could fight crime,
- Oh, I can fight crime. - as a Super Recognizer.
- It's time for, - ♪(Spooky music)♪
Are you a Supercalifragilisticexpiala Recognizer?
Alright, so the online test, which I'm gonna let you take in a second,
is, like I said, it establishes a baseline,
but just to give you a flavor for how it works,
take a look at this face, and memorize it.
(Rhett) Is that Eddie or Alex?
- (Link) I don't know, just memorize it. - (Rhett) Uhh...
- (Link) Well I know it's Alex. - (Rhett) Alex!
Alright, and then, on the test they'll show you an array of pictures,
so take a look at that, and tell me which box
(Link) has the face that you memorized.
- (Rhett) Not the first row. - (Link) I know it's tough,
- (Link) but just go for it. - (Rhett) Oh! Six.
- Yes. - He is the sixth square.
- You're exactly right. - (ding sound)
It took me a second, but I got it.
You passed the first test. I don't know if you noticed,
- (Link) but all the other boxes are cats. - (Rhett) Oh!
You know what, now that I look at it again...
The online test is a little bit more difficult,
and it gets increasingly difficult, but see how many points you can get.
I'm gonna let you take the test now.
The link is in the description if you want to take it now,
- or after you're done. - Alright.
- Go for it, Rhett. - Where is it?
On your laptop.
(ticking clock)
(Link) Okay, and now Rhett is done with his test.
Rhett, what did you score?
I haven't tested in a while.
You can tell.
Yeah, gosh! I just had to test myself.
Did you-- Was it tough?
- What did you score? - It was tough.
I scored a thirteen out of fourteen.
- (Link) Woah! - I am a Super Recognizer.
Case closed. Game over. Sign me up, Scotland.
If you get ten or more, it's ten or more, right?
Then that establishes a baseline that you could be a Super Recognizer.
And I'm Scottish already.
But-- Well, it's in London.
But the yard is Scottish.
Well, that's the name of the street, yeah.
But, listen, you're not a Super Recognizer yet.
I'm gonna take you through a few more tests,
and, you know, we'll see if you get closer.
So, let's move onto the next one.
- This is the Mooney test, - Uh oh!
I'm gonna show you three black and white images.
- These are not gonna be of butts, - Haven't done that in a while either.
And-- It could be a butt. And you're gonna have to tell me
which one is the face. Ready?
Let's do it.
(Link) Which one is the face. One, two, or three?
- (Link) You see a face? - (Rhett) Uh, yeah. One, man.
- You are correct. - (ding sound)
Three is like a moose flexing his bicep. Do you see that?
- (Rhett) Yup. - I don't know what two is.
Here's another one.
(Link) Which one's the face?
(Rhett) Two? Two is the face.
(Rhett) One is an upside down face, but two is like a witch's face
- (Rhett) going like this (strained sound). - (Link) You know what?
- All of them are faces. - I agree with you,
the correct answer is one, but I'm gonna give it to you for two,
because I also see the witch's face, so I'm gonna give that one to you.
- (ding sound) - And here's the third one.
Which one is the-- This one's a little different.
(Link) Find the image of Leonardo DiCaprio with a bulldog.
(Rhett) Leo with a bulldog is in the middle, 'cause there's a guy with a St. Bernard
- (Rhett) on the far right. - (Link) And what about the left?
(Rhett) The left is an upside down monkey and a slug.
(all laugh)
- Okay, Rhett, you're wrong. - (buzzer sound)
Two is A.J. from the Backstreet Boys.
Three was Leonardo DiCaprio with a bulldog,
and that was John Stamos kissing Don Rickles
(Rhett) Oh, come on,
that was a freaking St Bernard in the thing.
- But there's still hope. - Upside down monkey and a slug.
- (crew laugh) - We're keeping your whole score here.
That got a lot funnier when you know what it is.
Now let's move onto object recognition.
I'm gonna show you a series of five toilets.
- Memorize them. - Do I have to live in Scotland?
- Do I get to live there? - It's in London.
- (crew laughs) - But, yes, you have to live there.
- In a room, with a bunch of TVs. - Okay.
- You'll love it. - I do like that.
- I will not be there. - Alright.
It'll be my sabbatical. My upcoming sabbatical.
Alright, here's your five toilets, memorize them.
You get a little bit of time with each.
Tell me what you think.
Moving fast. You like that one?
- (crew laughs) - What about this one?
- So plain. - Look at that, there's another toilet.
- I love toilets. - I got another one for you.
- Woo, look at that. You like that? - Usually don't see it from that angle.
- Hm mm. What about that angle?
- Yeah, never get on that angle. - That is nice, right there, isn't it?
Alright, so now I'm gonna show you ten toilets,
and you tell me which ones are new, and scary toilets.
- And which ones are old news toilets. - Scary?
Well the don't have to be scary, just new toilets.
- Okay. - Ready?
- Here you go. - Didn't see that one.
- Did-- I saw that one. - (ding sound)
- I saw that one. - (ding sound)
- I did not see that one. - You're doing good, so far.
- I saw that one. - (ding sound)
- I did not see that one. - That one's dirty, isn't it?
- (Stevie laughs) - I did not see that one.
Did not see that one.
Did not see that-- Oh, I did see that one,
but it didn't have dookie in it.
- (ding sound) - (yells) Oh yeah!
Between round one and round two, someone took a duse in there.
Hey! Was I right?
- I believe you got all of those right. - Yeah. Super Recognizer,
he can't fool me with the dookie.
We're not done yet, we're moving on to round three.
I'm calling this, where's the Wald-crew.
Hey, is there people from Scotland watching?
- Yes. - Because, I want you to understand--
They're all watching, they have nothing to do with Scotland Yard.
I am of your loins.
You know what I'm saying? I come from your seed.
So that-- I mean, I'm halfway there already.
The rest of the seed is filled in with the fact that I am clearly
demonstrating that I am amazing at this, and that you could replace all
of your people with just me.
It's actually a burden to be a Super Recognizer, because--
- Well, let me tell you that. - they have-- Super Recognizers have
to act like they don't know people they know, to counteract
- Who are you? - the way that it seems like
they intimately know people that they've never met,
but they just saw their face like fifteen years ago.
So you're signing up for something that you could fight crime,
but there's a burden.
- Here's the last round. - What is the paycheck?
I want to apply you skills to some real-life harden criminals, okay?
i.e. spot the Mythical Crew member in the crowd.
- No. - Ready? Spot the Mythical Crew member.
(Link) You see him? See him or her? Where?
(Rhett) Yup, I see Mike, In the leather jacket, right there.
- (Link) Yes, you're right! - (ding sound)
- (Rhett) On the left. - (Link) There he is.
I'm breaking the law by selling bootleg copies of Looking for Ms. Locklear.
- (Rhett) (laughs) - Two for one. Get them while they're hot.
- (Rhett) Woah! How in the freaking? What? - (Link) It came alive!
That's how the CCTV cameras in London work.
Hold on. I'm scared now. That seemed demonic.
Yeah, that's pretty cool, man.
We got to get him, he's selling our movie.
What kind of technology is that?
Alright, find another Mythical Crew member.
(Rhett) Oh my goodness. This is not easy.
(Rhett) There's so many to choose from.
(Link) No, there's only one. There's lots of people,
(Link) but we only know one of them.
(Link) Can you find him or her?
(Link) Time's running out, Rhett.
- (Link) Too late! You missed her. - (buzzer sound)
(Link) Here's Lizzie in the upper right-hand corner.
- (Rhett) Oh dang! There she is. - I'm breaking the law
by annoying this lizard in a public park.
Yes, this is illegal.
- No it's not. - It is illegal, because that park is where?
- (Lizzie) Fresno. - Fresno.
- You can't annoy a lizard there? - (Lizzie) No.
But that's a taxidermized lizard, so, I think you're in the gray area, Lizzie.
Well, that was-- You were very camouflaged.
- Hm mm. - Without camouflage.
Well, it was the lizard.
- Ah! - Here's a final--
Don't be discouraged, Rhett.
- (Rhett) Oh this is-- - (Link) Times Square.
- (Rhett) Oh gosh. - (Link) I'll give you some more time.
(Link) What do you see? Just use some verbal processing.
- (Rhett) I see Times Square. - (Link) Yeah.
- (Rhett) It's not in Scotland. - (Link) Lots of people.
(Link) Only one Mythical Crew member breaking the law.
(Rhett) Is that-- Is that Allie behind a camera?
(Link) No.
(Rhett) Oh, Eddie. Next to the street sign.
(Link) There he is!
- (ding sound) - (Rhett) Yes.
I'm breaking the law, because I'm urinating in public.
- (Rhett) Eddie. - I'm still doing it.
(both laugh)
That is the kind-- You probably have done that, haven't you?
Have you ever urinated in public?
Don't answer that, Eddie? Lawyers are watching.
Okay, it was pretty good though.
Yes, you demonstrated some promise.
Your total score-- You got nine out of eleven
across all of the batteries of tests.
I think we have determined that you may indeed--
- Please contact me. - I haven't determined
that you are a Super Recognizer, but you do have Super Recognizer material.
- Okay. - So, I think you can move on
to be studied by the University of Greenwich over there.
- Study me. Study me. - That's where the tests come from.
Again, that link is in the description, if you want to see
your Super Recognizer...
Oh, and you know what?
In the meantime, this'll make you feel good.
Super Recognizer for Good Mythical Morning.
Oh, look at that.
(Link) You did it, Rhett.
Oh, you kinda got my string...
Thank you for liking, commenting, and subscribing.
And thank you for-- - (crew laugh)
for being you, who I recognize.
- You know what time it is. - (laughs)
- I'm Thomas. - I'm Adam.
- And I'm Lauren. - And we're from Manchester, England.
(all) And it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality.
Our Mythical Pomade will help people Super Recognize the fact
- that your hair is amazing. - (laughs)
Pick it up on Amazon or at BeardAndLady.com.
Both of those links are in the description.
You'll like it, and you'll thank us for it.
And we'll say, "You're welcome."
Click through to Good Mythical More, 'cause we're gonna open your mail,
- and we got an interesting-- - An interesting...
- (ringing) ♪(fanfare music)♪ - A little internet site we created.
We do. It's an internet site Congrats to Gabriel, on Twitter.
- You win a ceramic burger, - (both) from the set.
Look at this. We're gonna sign this for you,
- because you were your Mythical Best. - Yeah.
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