Can your blood type actually determine your personality?
Let's talk about that.
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- Good Mythical Morning! - Okay, so the other day
we were in a meeting. You were talking. I wasn't listening.
I was messing with my phone, and I discovered something --
that when you're on the lock screen of your phone where you enter in the code
to access... the phone, -Uh-huh.
there's an emergency button -- which I already knew about that so you can dial
911 in the case of an emergency when you can't get into somebody's phone.
But then I see over here in the lower left hand corner, Medical ID.
I click on that, and it's got my name, but no other information.
I have since filled out things like my birth date, my--
- (both) emergency contact. - I am an organ donor. But it has a place
for blood type, and it hit me -- I have no idea what my blood type is.
I could be in some kind of accident and I need to get a new ear or something and
they're not gonna know which ear to give me 'cause I don't know my blood type.
- Well, that's your ear type. -This is... this is important!
- Do you know your ear type? - Uh, lobed. Detached -- lobed -- detached
- that...I don't care as long as - Probably left or right is more important.
- it matches somewhere. - You don't want to put a right ear on the
- left side. - But I actually found that you can just
go on Amazon and buy a little blood kit. They're pretty cheap, less than ten bucks,
and we can figure out what our blood type is today, Link.
That's right, so we're pleased to announce the "Rhett and Link Blood Type Kit"!
- (laughs) No, we're not selling that. - No we're not. We sell a bunch of stuff,
- but we're not selling a self-assessment of blood type.
- Peanut butter blood kit! (wheezes) - (both laugh)
- Peanut butter peppermint flavored. - Okay, well yeah.
So this is important. We're gonna do it. We're gonna receive some answers.
But I didn't realize how important this was in East Asian company.
- Companies -- countries! - Companies? Yeah those companies man!
- laughs - Countries, it goes a whole nother level.
On TV morning shows, they feature blood type horoscopes -- yes, they connect blood
type and personality traits, relationship compatibility, on Facebook there's a field
for blood type right there on your profile.
- Serious business. - Sadly, people are bullied and
discriminated against because of their blood type; it's called "bura-hara",
which means "blood harassment." Employers will ask potential employees
what their blood type is and discriminate who they're gonna hire based on it
sometimes -- at least that's what I'm told. Companies give work assignments
based on blood type, and children have been split up in classrooms based on their
blood type. And, the Japanese National Softball Team has customized physical
- training based on your blood type. - Well I've always wanted to be on the
- Japanese softball team... so. - Well we gotta know our blood types
in order to do that. And we're going to get to the personality breakdown for
different blood types after we find out what ours are, so...
We each have a kit here. Link, I know you're not good with blood;
- you're incredibly squeamish. - I am.
I'm gonna let you know I have oriented myself enough with this to know that
you're going to have to prick your own finger. Are you excited about that?
- I mean I've told the story of-- No! -- of accidently cutting my finger
trying to open a Barbie doll a few Christmases ago, and I fainted
into my father-in-law's arms at the kitchen sink.
I'm never gonna live that down.
- So now, I could faint. I mean... - But you know, it all will be worth it.
I watch The Walking Dead; it's not a problem. But when it's my blood,
or a loved one, it's just... - Well, zombie blood's different.
- Right... How do I open this? - Okay, so first thing you're gonna do is
just rip this open so you can take out, they call it the "EldonCard".
- So this card is what I'm gonna bleed on. - They actually attempt to make it kinda
easy for you and give you this automatic pricker. That's what they call it, I think
- that's the official name: a pricker. - Oh gosh.
And you just pull this little cover off of the needle, right?
- Twist it. I think. - Twist it? You twist it.
You twist it and then yeah, it's pretty easy.
Yes. And then you're gonna take and prick your finger and it will bleed.
- Woah, like that? You're gonna throw it - (laughs)
- like a dart? - Yeah, yeah right. I'm gonna do it just
- like that. We also need some - Same here, man.
Mythical Water, it's just tap water. Don't get alarmed. But it is in a Mythical
- mug or cup...we don't sell those yet. - We don't sell those.
And are we going to prick ourselves or each other's?
- I wanna see you prick yourself. - Mmh. Okay.
That's what I came for. This is what you're gonna collect the blood that comes
out of your finger with, and then each one of these is gonna go into these little --
circles, which we'll explain the different blood types here in a second, and how they
correspond to what happens in each one of these circles. I've been told
middle finger, on the side of the middle finger. I'm just gonna do it.
I'm gonna set it right here. I'm just gonna DO IT! Just gonna do it!
I'm a man. I'm a man today! I'm gonna grow up right here in front of everybody.
- Push it! (clicks) - (screams)
(Link and crew laughs) - Dang it!
- Guh, I'm bleeding. (shudders) Oh gosh.
See? Now look at you. You're the one doing the neck dance.
- I'm bleeding. Oh gosh. - (mimics Rhett) I'm bleeding.
- Here it comes Link. There it is. - Ehh.
How do you get -- it's not ball -- my blood doesn't turn into a blood ball.
Turn it over and just milk it. Milk it like a teat.
- What if I just bleed onto the thing? - That's enough blood. Dip that in there.
- Yeah, and then swirly. - I'm gonna go ahead...
- Okay. - That's a lot of blood. It's more than
- you thought. I'm gonna try and go... - I've gotta...I've gotta...
- for this. - Keep going. I'm not getting a lot
- any more. I ran out of blood. - Stick your -- stick another finger, man.
- Here's one right here. - Oh, hold on man. You need yours.
- What is this thing, guys? - (crew) That's the pin that has
- extra needles in it. - (Eddie) Uh, I have it on full depth.
Oh gosh, Eddie. What if it goes all the way to the bone?
(Link and crew laughs) - Oh gosh. Do it dude.
- Should I do a different finger? - I'd go in the middle finger again.
I wouldn't go that low. Go up there on the fleshy.
(Rhett breathes heavily) - (Eddie) Push it in, too.
(Rhett flinches and then screams)
- Alright, squeeze it. Right here. - Get that blood, Link. Get it.
- I can't see it, so you gotta tell me. - Oh, it's a good ball.
- I can't see the ball at all. - (stutters) I wanna do it.
- Eddie, get it-- - Just hold it still. Yes.
Okay, there you go. That's it. Alright. Here you go. Next one.
Same thing. Good technique. We're a team, Link.
- Man. - You care if I look away? Because...
- I started sealing back up. Maybe I've got special healing powers.
- Link, I heal. I've healed already! - (high-pitched voice) I heal!
What I've discovered is that I just bleed and then heal.
- Alright. Hit it again I guess. - Index. (breathes heavily and groans)
(click) - Guh! That's a good one. Oh, that's good.
- That's good; it went deep. - Now I'm just holding it still, 'cause I
can't see any blood and that's how I want it.
Okay. Oh, there's a lot. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Put it down and get the other one. Get the other one right there on the sheet.
Right on the sheet. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. Yeah.
We're gonna be pros by the time you start bleedin'. Look at that.
- See, you worked up the -- - (crew) Okay, so mix them right away
- and then... - Okay so Link, while you move into your
prickiness, (laughs) - Okay. I'm gonna get my --
blood flowing down in my hand. Gotta get blood in this left --
Now I'm left-handed, so I should probably prick my right hand.
So I go ahead and do the 10 seconds. So one, two, three, four, and I flip it
Over! Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. (Link exhales)
There's definitely something happening on the third -- the third one.
- Now just set it aside there -- - Set it aside?
- and I'm not happy about this. (both laugh)
I feel like crying and I'm starting to feel a little peaked.
Hold on did you alco -- (voice cracks) alcohol yourself? (laughs)
I did a little bit ago.
(clicks loudly) (Link screams)
- Oh gosh! Yours made a really loud noise! - ...It didn't even hurt that bad.
- I thought you popped your finger! (laughs)
- I thought we just learned that your hands are both balloons.
(Link laughs) - After all these years, Link just
- revealed his middle finger. - ...Okay grab these scoops here.
- Okay here we go. - Alright. Don't touch it.
(Link moans) - Make it drip more.
- Alright. - Mmh. I think we're going to have to
- double prick, man. (Link laughs)
- I think this is -- I think this is the-- - That's enough. Just put that on there!
(crew laughs) - That's enough.
Oh yeah, that's definitely enough. Alright, get another one.
Oh wow, you've already got a big reaction here -- like an immediate, like WOAH!
- Like serious reaction. - Alright, I gotta get another one
- on here. I might be a phlebotomist by the time this is over!
(crew laughs) - Hold on what? You do it on your own now?
That's not that much but I think it's gonna work.
- (stammers) Go ahead and move it around. - You do that, 'cause I don't want to clot
before I -- Come on drip! Come on drip, blood! Oh my goodness.
I think I might have to hit it again. - (crew) I've got another one for you.
Yeah, that's enough.
And then one last one. And I don't want to have to prick it again!
- You keep going to the same well. - Alright, I got some on this one,
- but not -- Oh it's dried up. Shoot. - Alright. Prick yourself again.
Come on. You got it. You got it. Pop dat balloon. (Rhett chuckles)
(click) (Link growls)
- Oh yeah, look at that. - Ooh. (Link groans)
- Oh, gosh...oh oh are you gonna faint? - (Link sighs deeply)
(crew laughs) - There you go. There you go. Perfect.
- Ahh. - Perfect. Now rub your blood around
- in that little hole...(Rhett laughs) - I don't feel...don't feel comfortable.
- Okay, so you gotta do the thing, man. - You do it. I just need to--
- Here. - Take some breaths. Now you're about to
contaminate 'em. You see what you're doing?
Link, it's all the same blood. The unfortunate thing is you are getting
-- What happens is there's mild reactions.
I mean this one's definitely behaving differently than the other three.
Okay. We've successfully pricked ourselves and now we just wait for the results.
Okay and while we do that, we can -- we can look at what the people who believe
that blood type influences your your personality -- these are some of the
things that they hold to be true. Okay, so...
First of all, if you're type A, your good traits are that you're earnest, sensible,
reserved, patient, and responsible. Your bad traits are fastidious, over-earnest --
How can earnest be a good trait and a bad trait?
- Well too much of a good thing, man. - Stubborn, tense, and stubborn. (laughs)
They put stubborn -- is on here twice. Which...um...I'll just go ahead and say,
I think this is me, just because of the word "tense".
Based on -- based on that description, you have described yourself.
For type B, see if you identify with any of these. Good traits: passionate, active,
doer, creative, strong. Bad traits: irresponsible, unforgiving,
"going on way". Type B are notorious for being bad boyfriends/husbands in Korea.
- Hmm. Well, we're not in Korea. - Isn't not, well not only...
(crew laughs) - I mean this is California, sorry.
- Type AB good traits are: cool, controlled, rational, sociable,
adaptable, 4D. I don't know what that means. I guess it means that you're
like -- you move in time. Is that...? (crew laughs)
I think everybody's in 4D, actually. A 3- dimensional object moving forward in time.
- That's me! (crew laughs) - Uh, bad traits: critical, indecisive,
forgetful, irresponsible, "split personality."
And type O good traits: confidence, self- determined, optimistic, strong-willed,
intuitive. Bad traits: self-centered, cold, doubtful, unpredictable,
and "workaholic." Also twice as likely to be a mosquito magnet.
- Hmm. - Does best when eating meat.
Okay, so, when I looked at this, when you read type A I was like, (click)
Link is type A. If there's any truth to this, then you would be type A.
And I think that I identify most with type O.
- O! - Ah, the only thing that is
a little bit weird is I never consider myself to be a mosquito magnet, 'cause if
I'm in the woods with my wife, as we often go to the woods, she's the one who gets
bit by the mosquitoes and I'm not, so I've never considered myself to be a mosquito
- magnet, but when -- - But you are cold, doubtful,
- and a workaholic. (laughs) - Yeah. Yeah I am.
So and also there's a compatibility issue here. So type A personalities are more
- compatible with ABs and Os, but not - Mhmm.
compatible with Bs, and Os are compatible with everybody, and I kinda feel like,
"Oh yeah, that's true, I'm kinda compatible with everybody."
Alright, let's see if I'm a type A and you're a type O. Umm...
- So we'll start with mine 'cause it seems to be very definitive here.
Basically, there is an antigen inside these different little materials that are
on here, and things are reacting. So you can see that my third circle has a strong
reaction. The second and the fourth circle look very similar, and the first circle
sort of just looks like blah. That is a exact match to the circle of O+.
(inaudible) - Alright now, let's look at mine.
Mine, the anti-A started to what I could call coagulate. B, D, and control didn't
- do anything. So the far left -- - Link, you're A-.
You're exactly what it said you would be. (Link laughs)
That's crazy! Or -- Of course that's right.
- I'm O and you're A -- and you're - I'm less magnetic to mosquitoes --
compatible with me and I'm compatible with you, man.
- And I do my best with vegetarian diets. - And I do my best with meat.
- Hey, listen. Ho -- hold on. - You do best when you eat meat.
- I gotta eat more meat, (Link and crew laughs)
- so I can do my best. - I gotta give you my meat,
- you gotta give me my veggies. - Oh you know what? It also says
- I'm a natural athlete. (crew laughs hysterically)
- I'm a natural athlete, Link. - It says you're a natural athlete?
- It says you're unable to hold - I can't think straight 'cause I --
- your liquor. - I still feel like I'm bleeding and I'm
not comfortable with it. So I'm -- I am not to be held responsible for
- anything that I'm saying. - You also have a 20% higher chance
of developing stomach cancer, so there's that.
Alright! Type A! (high fives)
- Not me; I'll eat all the meat I want! - Let us know what you are
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(police siren) - Good cop / bad cop: LinkedIn stalker.
- I'm the silent cop. - Hey man. Hey, everybody does it.
Everybody goes on LinkedIn and looks at some profiles and then realizes later that
you can see when people are looking at your profile and it can kinda be
a little embarrassing, cause people know that you're doing it.
But we've all done it, so don't worry about it. You're free to go.
Yeah, I'm just the guy who laughs; I'm the can't-stop-laughing cop, so yeah,
- I think you're free too. - I think you're supposed to be mean.
♪ (ending song) ♪ - This is the last one, Rhett.
Is Rhett gonna go nuts? Is it type O or is it type A?
(Rhett yells loudly and cackles)