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  • 00:00

    - Okay.
    - Okay.

  • 00:04

    (Party Poppers Popping)
    (Party Poppers Popping)

  • 00:05

    - A million subs.
    - A million subs.

  • 00:06

    - Yay!
    - Yay!

  • 00:07

    - Steve we did it.
    - Steve we did it.

  • 00:08

    - Yeah, we did it!
    - Yeah, we did it!

  • 00:10

    - What a team effort. I've never been so proud!
    - What a team effort. I've never been so proud!

  • 00:13

    - I want to say, I couldn't have done it without you.
    - I want to say, I couldn't have done it without you.

  • 00:16

    This is, I got a poster of a million dots.
    This is, I got a poster of a million dots.

  • 00:18

    - Oh, is this 1 Million?
    - Oh, is this 1 Million?

  • 00:19

    - Yeah
    - Yeah

  • 00:20

    - There's a million! Look at that. Wow!
    - There's a million! Look at that. Wow!

  • 00:21

    - It's really nice because it shows you the structure of it.
    - It's really nice because it shows you the structure of it.

  • 00:23

    Like 10 times, 10 times, 10 times, 10 times, 10 times 10.
    Like 10 times, 10 times, 10 times, 10 times, 10 times 10.

  • 00:29

    - This indistinguishable gray mass
    - This indistinguishable gray mass

  • 00:31

    is how Steve views you all.
    is how Steve views you all.

  • 00:33

    - Q and A video in celebration of a million subscribers.
    - Q and A video in celebration of a million subscribers.

  • 00:36

    - Million subscribers.
    - Million subscribers.

  • 00:37

    Top question.
    Top question.

  • 00:38

    When will you be doing a face reveal?
    When will you be doing a face reveal?

  • 00:40

    - I wasn't going to do this.
    - I wasn't going to do this.

  • 00:43

    I don't want to do it! Okay.
    I don't want to do it! Okay.

  • 00:51

    - Hey, Vsauce, Steve Mould here.
    - Hey, Vsauce, Steve Mould here.

  • 00:56

    - What are some cool video ideas that you've had
    - What are some cool video ideas that you've had

  • 00:59

    that didn't make it to YouTube
    that didn't make it to YouTube

  • 01:01

    and they specify cool video ideas.
    and they specify cool video ideas.

  • 01:04

    - Oh. I've never had a cool video idea.
    - Oh. I've never had a cool video idea.

  • 01:06

    - Oh, that's true. But ya know.
    - Oh, that's true. But ya know.

  • 01:07

    - I wanted to make a video about the golden ratio, you know,
    - I wanted to make a video about the golden ratio, you know,

  • 01:12

    because there's a lot of stupid things said
    because there's a lot of stupid things said

  • 01:15

    about the golden ratio.
    about the golden ratio.

  • 01:15

    - Yeah. I've heard about it! We're on board!
    - Yeah. I've heard about it! We're on board!

  • 01:19

    - And yet there are some interesting places
    - And yet there are some interesting places

  • 01:22

    in nature that it appears
    in nature that it appears

  • 01:23

    it has been comprehensively handled in almost
    it has been comprehensively handled in almost

  • 01:26

    exactly how I would have done it on Numberphile.
    exactly how I would have done it on Numberphile.

  • 01:28

    - Really?
    - Really?

  • 01:29

    - So I don't think.
    - So I don't think.

  • 01:30

    - Don't look at me!
    - Don't look at me!

  • 01:31

    - No it wasn't you.
    - No it wasn't you.

  • 01:32

    - Wasn't me!
    - Wasn't me!

  • 01:33

    - It was Ben Sparks!
    - It was Ben Sparks!

  • 01:34

    - Oh, that guy!
    - Oh, that guy!

  • 01:35

    - Yeah. It was very good.
    - Yeah. It was very good.

  • 01:35

    - Did you ever make a video that you didn't post on YouTube?
    - Did you ever make a video that you didn't post on YouTube?

  • 01:39

    - Do you know what?
    - Do you know what?

  • 01:40

    A couple of times with Veritasium
    A couple of times with Veritasium

  • 01:42

    where I've been working on a video and then.
    where I've been working on a video and then.

  • 01:44

    - You got Derek'd.
    - You got Derek'd.

  • 01:46

    - I got Derek'd! Well it didn't. I got nearly Derek'd.
    - I got Derek'd! Well it didn't. I got nearly Derek'd.

  • 01:48

    - Well, you've had like two recently
    - Well, you've had like two recently

  • 01:50

    where I've got like a phone call from you going,
    where I've got like a phone call from you going,

  • 01:52

    Matt, I've gotta go change the whole schedule!
    Matt, I've gotta go change the whole schedule!

  • 01:55

    - Yeah. So I have to like, redo the intro to say, you know,
    - Yeah. So I have to like, redo the intro to say, you know,

  • 01:58

    that Veritasium video I'm sure you've just seen?
    that Veritasium video I'm sure you've just seen?

  • 02:00

    - It's now a followup video to Derek's,
    - It's now a followup video to Derek's,

  • 02:03

    which is, which is great, but.
    which is, which is great, but.

  • 02:05

    - I'd organized Helen Czerski to go on one of those
    - I'd organized Helen Czerski to go on one of those

  • 02:08

    parabolic flights do a thing about angular momentum, Derek.
    parabolic flights do a thing about angular momentum, Derek.

  • 02:13

    - I Derek'd you once didn't I?
    - I Derek'd you once didn't I?

  • 02:15

    - You Derek'd me with the levitating table on chains.
    - You Derek'd me with the levitating table on chains.

  • 02:19

    - Tensegrity?
    - Tensegrity?

  • 02:20

    - Tensegrity. Yeah.
    - Tensegrity. Yeah.

  • 02:21

    I had a whole bunch of things about Tensegrity
    I had a whole bunch of things about Tensegrity

  • 02:23

    I wanted to do and which I still plan to do.
    I wanted to do and which I still plan to do.

  • 02:26

    I'm just gonna wait for your video to just Peter out.
    I'm just gonna wait for your video to just Peter out.

  • 02:29

    And then I'll.
    And then I'll.

  • 02:30

    - You know, I make these full videos on one thing
    - You know, I make these full videos on one thing

  • 02:33

    and he just kind of casually drops into a much bigger video.
    and he just kind of casually drops into a much bigger video.

  • 02:36

    - I got Michael Stevens'd a couple of times that way.
    - I got Michael Stevens'd a couple of times that way.

  • 02:39

    - Yeah.
    - Yeah.

  • 02:41

    - I've got a whole video and he's like, by the way,
    - I've got a whole video and he's like, by the way,

  • 02:42

    one thing not related,
    one thing not related,

  • 02:43

    but I thought I'd just ruin Matt's video.
    but I thought I'd just ruin Matt's video.

  • 02:47

    - Yeah.
    - Yeah.

  • 02:48

    - Both lovely people by the way.
    - Both lovely people by the way.

  • 02:50

    - Yes.
    - Yes.

  • 02:51

    And you know, in fact, whenever I've emailed Derek,
    And you know, in fact, whenever I've emailed Derek,

  • 02:53

    he's like, can I use your footage from your videos?
    he's like, can I use your footage from your videos?

  • 02:56

    Yeah. Of course.
    Yeah. Of course.

  • 02:57

    - Yeah when I've been Derek'd he's been very kind.
    - Yeah when I've been Derek'd he's been very kind.

  • 02:59

    Shows up in the comments and pretends he cares.
    Shows up in the comments and pretends he cares.

  • 03:01

    It's nice.
    It's nice.

  • 03:03

    You've got a full can of beverage.
    You've got a full can of beverage.

  • 03:05

    Its center of mass is in the middle
    Its center of mass is in the middle

  • 03:07

    as you drink the beverage and it gets lower.
    as you drink the beverage and it gets lower.

  • 03:09

    The center of mass moves down, but then once the cans empty,
    The center of mass moves down, but then once the cans empty,

  • 03:13

    the center of mass is back at the middle again.
    the center of mass is back at the middle again.

  • 03:15

    And the question is, what's the lowest point
    And the question is, what's the lowest point

  • 03:18

    the center of mass reaches in a can
    the center of mass reaches in a can

  • 03:20

    as you're drinking the beverage?
    as you're drinking the beverage?

  • 03:22

    When we filmed us trying to work it out.
    When we filmed us trying to work it out.

  • 03:23

    - Ah, that was such a long time ago.
    - Ah, that was such a long time ago.

  • 03:25

    We were in Vegas.
    We were in Vegas.

  • 03:28

    We were performing at a skeptics conference.
    We were performing at a skeptics conference.

  • 03:30

    - We do, we did Vegas.
    - We do, we did Vegas.

  • 03:32

    - Well, it's no big deal.
    - Well, it's no big deal.

  • 03:33

    I got into a discussion with someone who, reckoned
    I got into a discussion with someone who, reckoned

  • 03:36

    that the center of mass just went down and down
    that the center of mass just went down and down

  • 03:38

    and down and down. And then suddenly, yeah.
    and down and down. And then suddenly, yeah.

  • 03:41

    Which just didn't make sense.
    Which just didn't make sense.

  • 03:43

    Just like physics doesn't work like that.
    Just like physics doesn't work like that.

  • 03:44

    Generally speaking, like if you have
    Generally speaking, like if you have

  • 03:45

    a singularity like that. It doesn't.
    a singularity like that. It doesn't.

  • 03:48

    - Are there any videos you would want to make but can't?
    - Are there any videos you would want to make but can't?

  • 03:51

    - I mean, there's a few where
    - I mean, there's a few where

  • 03:53

    I just don't have the answer yet.
    I just don't have the answer yet.

  • 03:54

    - It doesn't hold me back. Give it a go!
    - It doesn't hold me back. Give it a go!

  • 03:58

    - This is a remote control for like if, you know,
    - This is a remote control for like if, you know,

  • 04:01

    if you use your computer as a TV, then you might want to sit
    if you use your computer as a TV, then you might want to sit

  • 04:04

    on the sofa and it's got a full keyboard and everything.
    on the sofa and it's got a full keyboard and everything.

  • 04:05

    - If you're sitting around. It's about the year 2005,
    - If you're sitting around. It's about the year 2005,

  • 04:09

    you've got your TV server rigged up and plugged in.
    you've got your TV server rigged up and plugged in.

  • 04:13

    You've not yet learned what Plex is.
    You've not yet learned what Plex is.

  • 04:16

    - It's in standby mode.
    - It's in standby mode.

  • 04:17

    But when I click a lighter near it, it turns on,
    But when I click a lighter near it, it turns on,

  • 04:22

    I mean, it hasn't because the battery's drained,
    I mean, it hasn't because the battery's drained,

  • 04:24

    this is a Piezoelectric lighter.
    this is a Piezoelectric lighter.

  • 04:26

    So there's a spark inside
    So there's a spark inside

  • 04:27

    and a spark has an EM burst associated with it.
    and a spark has an EM burst associated with it.

  • 04:32

    And so there is some little bit of wire in here that acts as
    And so there is some little bit of wire in here that acts as

  • 04:35

    an aerial for that electro magnetic burst,
    an aerial for that electro magnetic burst,

  • 04:37

    and cause it's turned on, my question really
    and cause it's turned on, my question really

  • 04:40

    is why doesn't it happen more often?
    is why doesn't it happen more often?

  • 04:42

    Like, is there a thing that people do to stop that.
    Like, is there a thing that people do to stop that.

  • 04:45

    If it's like that. You don't register it as a click.
    If it's like that. You don't register it as a click.

  • 04:48

    - Right.
    - Right.

  • 04:49

    - As a human button presses slower.
    - As a human button presses slower.

  • 04:51

    So there's some kind of threshold or something like that.
    So there's some kind of threshold or something like that.

  • 04:52

    But I don't know.
    But I don't know.

  • 04:53

    - I can't wait for that video,
    - I can't wait for that video,

  • 04:55

    I feel like we've largely done it but.
    I feel like we've largely done it but.

  • 04:57

    - Yeah. So why bother?
    - Yeah. So why bother?

  • 04:58

    But anyway, yeah.
    But anyway, yeah.

  • 04:59

    So when I used to work in IT support, someone said,
    So when I used to work in IT support, someone said,

  • 05:02

    I've got a problem with my keyboard.
    I've got a problem with my keyboard.

  • 05:03

    He's got the keyboard and the phone he always had the phone
    He's got the keyboard and the phone he always had the phone

  • 05:06

    resting on the keyboard, like that.
    resting on the keyboard, like that.

  • 05:07

    Whenever his phone rang, it started typing gibberish
    Whenever his phone rang, it started typing gibberish

  • 05:10

    on the thing.
    on the thing.

  • 05:11

    - That's amazing.
    - That's amazing.

  • 05:12

    - It's got to be a similar thing. Where you've got this.
    - It's got to be a similar thing. Where you've got this.

  • 05:14

    You know, the electromagnetic radiation from the phone.
    You know, the electromagnetic radiation from the phone.

  • 05:16

    - Yeah something is just be getting picked up.
    - Yeah something is just be getting picked up.

  • 05:18

    - I thought that was really cool.
    - I thought that was really cool.

  • 05:19

    This is a tea infuser.
    This is a tea infuser.

  • 05:21

    - Oh yeah.
    - Oh yeah.

  • 05:21

    - And if you run hot water over it, it sings.
    - And if you run hot water over it, it sings.

  • 05:26

    (metallic singing)
    (metallic singing)

  • 05:33

    The radiator in my bathroom.
    The radiator in my bathroom.

  • 05:35

    It's connected to the hot water, not the central heating.
    It's connected to the hot water, not the central heating.

  • 05:39

    So whenever the furnace is burning to heat,
    So whenever the furnace is burning to heat,

  • 05:42

    the hot water tank, it also heats the radiator
    the hot water tank, it also heats the radiator

  • 05:46

    in the bathroom. And I don't know if that's a thing
    in the bathroom. And I don't know if that's a thing

  • 05:48

    or whether we just, the people that were in the house
    or whether we just, the people that were in the house

  • 05:51

    before us just had a really bad plumber.
    before us just had a really bad plumber.

  • 05:53

    - Now that, make that video Steve.
    - Now that, make that video Steve.

  • 05:55

    - I was just hoping there would be some plumbers watching
    - I was just hoping there would be some plumbers watching

  • 05:58

    who might know.
    who might know.

  • 05:59

    - Put that out and I'll beat you to 2 million!
    - Put that out and I'll beat you to 2 million!

  • 06:02

    Okay. So what did you do before YouTube?
    Okay. So what did you do before YouTube?

  • 06:04

    - Ah, Okay.
    - Ah, Okay.

  • 06:05

    - If you can remember Steve before YouTube.
    - If you can remember Steve before YouTube.

  • 06:09

    - So I studied physics at university
    - So I studied physics at university

  • 06:11

    and I started doing stand-up comedy
    and I started doing stand-up comedy

  • 06:13

    when I was at university as well.
    when I was at university as well.

  • 06:14

    Then when I graduated and moved to London,
    Then when I graduated and moved to London,

  • 06:16

    I started doing stand-up comedy in London as well.
    I started doing stand-up comedy in London as well.

  • 06:18

    And I got better at doing stand-up comedy,
    And I got better at doing stand-up comedy,

  • 06:20

    and I started to get paid a little bit and I was telling.
    and I started to get paid a little bit and I was telling.

  • 06:24

    - I was there Steve!
    - I was there Steve!

  • 06:26

    - Oh yeah, you were there for my early stuff weren't you?
    - Oh yeah, you were there for my early stuff weren't you?

  • 06:27

    But I wasn't being paid in big gigs.
    But I wasn't being paid in big gigs.

  • 06:29

    I was being paid to go to like student gigs and stuff.
    I was being paid to go to like student gigs and stuff.

  • 06:31

    - And you'd probably have to drive as well.
    - And you'd probably have to drive as well.

  • 06:32

    - Yeah, you sort of drive for two hours.
    - Yeah, you sort of drive for two hours.

  • 06:34

    You get paid 10 pounds and you drive back,
    You get paid 10 pounds and you drive back,

  • 06:35

    you realize it costs 20 pounds in petrol.
    you realize it costs 20 pounds in petrol.

  • 06:37

    And I just sort of became aware of this kind of science
    And I just sort of became aware of this kind of science

  • 06:40

    communication world and thought, that's good.
    communication world and thought, that's good.

  • 06:43

    Cause I kind of missed all that science stuff.
    Cause I kind of missed all that science stuff.

  • 06:45

    I sort of hit the ground running,
    I sort of hit the ground running,

  • 06:47

    in terms of doing science shows.
    in terms of doing science shows.

  • 06:49

    And then we started doing science shows together
    And then we started doing science shows together

  • 06:50

    with Helen Arney and that really took off.
    with Helen Arney and that really took off.

  • 06:52

    And then I just started thinking,
    And then I just started thinking,

  • 06:54

    maybe I should put some stuff on YouTube.
    maybe I should put some stuff on YouTube.

  • 06:55

    Almost just, as a way of like, immortalize.
    Almost just, as a way of like, immortalize.

  • 06:58

    - Ah that's it. Not quite right but.
    - Ah that's it. Not quite right but.

  • 07:00

    - But then I had a slight viral success
    - But then I had a slight viral success

  • 07:03

    with the chain fountain and I thought,
    with the chain fountain and I thought,

  • 07:05

    well let's take this seriously.
    well let's take this seriously.

  • 07:06

    - Do you do YouTube full-time or do you have other projects
    - Do you do YouTube full-time or do you have other projects

  • 07:10

    or jobs on the side as well?
    or jobs on the side as well?

  • 07:11

    - Yeah, basically full-time.
    - Yeah, basically full-time.

  • 07:13

    So on top of that, I do live shows or at least I used to,
    So on top of that, I do live shows or at least I used to,

  • 07:16

    and I probably will again.
    and I probably will again.

  • 07:18

    - One day!
    - One day!

  • 07:19

    - One day, and I write books.
    - One day, and I write books.

  • 07:21

    - What we used to do for at least three quarters
    - What we used to do for at least three quarters

  • 07:23

    of the year, a monthly comedy show in London.
    of the year, a monthly comedy show in London.

  • 07:25

    - Yes!
    - Yes!

  • 07:26

    - Back when such things were allowed.
    - Back when such things were allowed.

  • 07:27

    - An Evening of Unnecessary Detail.
    - An Evening of Unnecessary Detail.

  • 07:29

    - I like this shirt.
    - I like this shirt.

  • 07:30

    - Ah, thank you!
    - Ah, thank you!

  • 07:31

    - Are you um?
    - Are you um?

  • 07:32

    - In celebration of your million subs
    - In celebration of your million subs

  • 07:33

    I'm cosplaying Steve Mould!
    I'm cosplaying Steve Mould!

  • 07:36

    - You've even done the.
    - You've even done the.

  • 07:36

    - I've done the, yeah, yeah, yeah! I went all out!
    - I've done the, yeah, yeah, yeah! I went all out!

  • 07:39

    - You didn't manage the?
    - You didn't manage the?

  • 07:40

    - No, I'm cosplaying you two years from now!
    - No, I'm cosplaying you two years from now!

  • 07:44

    When you moved house, did you specifically install
    When you moved house, did you specifically install

  • 07:47

    a red pipe or was there an existing pipe
    a red pipe or was there an existing pipe

  • 07:50

    that you just painted red?
    that you just painted red?

  • 07:53

    - So here we are. Here's the camera.
    - So here we are. Here's the camera.

  • 07:54

    - That's what we can see.
    - That's what we can see.

  • 07:55

    There's the red pipe in there, as you know,
    There's the red pipe in there, as you know,

  • 07:57

    if you've seen old videos featuring me and Matt Parker
    if you've seen old videos featuring me and Matt Parker

  • 08:00

    you'll know that the red pipe is actually just CGI
    you'll know that the red pipe is actually just CGI

  • 08:03

    it's Photoshopped in.
    it's Photoshopped in.

  • 08:04

    - Yup! Good gag.
    - Yup! Good gag.

  • 08:08

    - Yeah. I rent a studio and I've moved from a small room
    - Yeah. I rent a studio and I've moved from a small room

  • 08:12

    to a big room. Both rooms have a red pipe!
    to a big room. Both rooms have a red pipe!

  • 08:15

    That's it! There.
    That's it! There.

  • 08:16

    - And you didn't insist on the red pipe?
    - And you didn't insist on the red pipe?

  • 08:18

    That's the, all the studios are red piped.
    That's the, all the studios are red piped.

  • 08:21

    - No, actually some of them don't
    - No, actually some of them don't

  • 08:22

    and I was being shown round new rooms.
    and I was being shown round new rooms.

  • 08:24

    - And you're like nope and they're like, why?
    - And you're like nope and they're like, why?

  • 08:26

    And you're like, I don't want to get into it.
    And you're like, I don't want to get into it.

  • 08:29

    - I think some people would say what the red pipes for.
    - I think some people would say what the red pipes for.

  • 08:31

    It's sprinkler system.
    It's sprinkler system.

  • 08:32

    - What's the most interesting fact about mold that you know?
    - What's the most interesting fact about mold that you know?

  • 08:35

    - Get a clean jar, cut up some fruit, put it in the jar,
    - Get a clean jar, cut up some fruit, put it in the jar,

  • 08:39

    seal the jar, put it somewhere warm.
    seal the jar, put it somewhere warm.

  • 08:41

    Maybe in sunlight, it will grow mold.
    Maybe in sunlight, it will grow mold.

  • 08:44

    And you know, wash the fruit in advance.
    And you know, wash the fruit in advance.

  • 08:45

    - Yep.
    - Yep.

  • 08:46

    Wash everything. Put it in.
    Wash everything. Put it in.

  • 08:48

    What that means is, there were spores in there.
    What that means is, there were spores in there.

  • 08:50

    After you washed everything!
    After you washed everything!

  • 08:51

    Spores are in the air. Like every breath you take
    Spores are in the air. Like every breath you take

  • 08:53

    has mold spores in it.
    has mold spores in it.

  • 08:55

    Every move you make.
    Every move you make.

  • 08:56

    - Oh.
    - Oh.

  • 08:57

    - I'll be watching it or so they're saying.
    - I'll be watching it or so they're saying.

  • 09:01

    - There's always potential for mold.
    - There's always potential for mold.

  • 09:02

    - Yeah. I just realize it in human form.
    - Yeah. I just realize it in human form.

  • 09:05

    - Do you often find yourself forgetting
    - Do you often find yourself forgetting

  • 09:06

    what you've learnt from older videos?
    what you've learnt from older videos?

  • 09:08

    I've always wondered if this is a problem for yourself and
    I've always wondered if this is a problem for yourself and

  • 09:10

    channels like yourself, such as Smarter Every Day.
    channels like yourself, such as Smarter Every Day.

  • 09:13

    Being destined, we call that.
    Being destined, we call that.

  • 09:16

    He did that to me on the rolling shutter effect.
    He did that to me on the rolling shutter effect.

  • 09:19

    On the propeller.
    On the propeller.

  • 09:21

    - You did a follow-up didn't you?
    - You did a follow-up didn't you?

  • 09:22

    - I turned it into a follow-up!
    - I turned it into a follow-up!

  • 09:23

    - Classic.
    - Classic.

  • 09:24

    - You go so in-depth to each topic.
    - You go so in-depth to each topic.

  • 09:26

    I feel like it's going to be tough remembering everything.
    I feel like it's going to be tough remembering everything.

  • 09:28

    - It's like building a house of cards.
    - It's like building a house of cards.

  • 09:30

    You've got the whole house of cards in your mind
    You've got the whole house of cards in your mind

  • 09:33

    when I'm filming the video. It's all in my head.
    when I'm filming the video. It's all in my head.

  • 09:36

    - It's all cached it's ready.
    - It's all cached it's ready.

  • 09:37

    - Yeah. The house of cards is there
    - Yeah. The house of cards is there

  • 09:38

    and I'm delivering the house of cards.
    and I'm delivering the house of cards.

  • 09:40

    And then once the video goes live,
    And then once the video goes live,

  • 09:43

    it's going to get knocked over,
    it's going to get knocked over,

  • 09:45

    but what's really useful is I've got video.
    but what's really useful is I've got video.

  • 09:47

    - Yeah. You just watch it back!
    - Yeah. You just watch it back!

  • 09:48

    - Ice on tree just says, how are you?
    - Ice on tree just says, how are you?

  • 09:51

    - Good. Really good. Good to have a million subs feels good.
    - Good. Really good. Good to have a million subs feels good.

  • 09:53

    Doesn't it? Oh yeah. And I mean it does, it will feel good.
    Doesn't it? Oh yeah. And I mean it does, it will feel good.

  • 09:56

    - I mean, I would've said seeing me
    - I mean, I would've said seeing me

  • 09:57

    for the first time in 18 months.
    for the first time in 18 months.

  • 09:59

    What was your favorite Eureka moment in your career so far?
    What was your favorite Eureka moment in your career so far?

  • 10:02

    - I mean, my favorite thing
    - I mean, my favorite thing

  • 10:03

    was the gravitational waves video with the two black holes.
    was the gravitational waves video with the two black holes.

  • 10:07

    The two wheels on a drill.
    The two wheels on a drill.

  • 10:08

    - That is amazing.
    - That is amazing.

  • 10:09

    - Thank you. Cause I didn't know it would work.
    - Thank you. Cause I didn't know it would work.

  • 10:11

    I had the idea and I put it together and it worked.
    I had the idea and I put it together and it worked.

  • 10:14

    It was very, very satisfying.
    It was very, very satisfying.

  • 10:16

    - I would like more behind the scenes
    - I would like more behind the scenes

  • 10:17

    of your workflow and research for videos.
    of your workflow and research for videos.

  • 10:19

    - Yeah. The research process is, I forget who said it,
    - Yeah. The research process is, I forget who said it,

  • 10:23

    but it's good to have a high tolerance for confusion.
    but it's good to have a high tolerance for confusion.

  • 10:26

    So I'll start off, you know, especially with something
    So I'll start off, you know, especially with something

  • 10:28

    like the taste video that I just made.
    like the taste video that I just made.

  • 10:30

    You look at the papers and they use so much language
    You look at the papers and they use so much language

  • 10:33

    that you're not familiar with.
    that you're not familiar with.

  • 10:34

    Because it's all academic language.
    Because it's all academic language.

  • 10:37

    And so the first time I read it I'm utterly confused.
    And so the first time I read it I'm utterly confused.

  • 10:40

    And so I pick out all the words I don't understand.
    And so I pick out all the words I don't understand.

  • 10:42

    I search for those.
    I search for those.

  • 10:43

    Then I slowly understand what those are.
    Then I slowly understand what those are.

  • 10:45

    And often you have to go sub, sub, sub, sub, sub
    And often you have to go sub, sub, sub, sub, sub

  • 10:48

    before you then can then go come back out through stages.
    before you then can then go come back out through stages.

  • 10:50

    (aggressive boom)
    (aggressive boom)

  • 10:51

    It's like come in and then come back out.
    It's like come in and then come back out.

  • 10:54

    Until the first paper you looked at,
    Until the first paper you looked at,

  • 10:55

    you can now understand it all.
    you can now understand it all.

  • 10:56

    - Do you have a degree?
    - Do you have a degree?

  • 10:57

    - Yes. Physics degree.
    - Yes. Physics degree.

  • 10:59

    - Who's your favorite mathematician and why?
    - Who's your favorite mathematician and why?

  • 11:00

    - Matt Parker.
    - Matt Parker.

  • 11:01

    - Thank you. Correct answer.
    - Thank you. Correct answer.

  • 11:03

    Because I'm sitting right here.
    Because I'm sitting right here.

  • 11:04

    In fact, put every video that Steve has made a mistake.
    In fact, put every video that Steve has made a mistake.

  • 11:06

    Just chuck it in the comments.
    Just chuck it in the comments.

  • 11:09

    Steve would love to see those.
    Steve would love to see those.

  • 11:10

    - I actually thought I never would
    - I actually thought I never would

  • 11:12

    and genuinely do actually.
    and genuinely do actually.

  • 11:13

    Now you know what, don't do it in the comments.
    Now you know what, don't do it in the comments.

  • 11:14

    I will start a new post on the Steve Mould sub-Reddit
    I will start a new post on the Steve Mould sub-Reddit

  • 11:18

    where you can say, because I'd actually think
    where you can say, because I'd actually think

  • 11:21

    an interesting video would be every mistake
    an interesting video would be every mistake

  • 11:23

    I've ever made on YouTube.
    I've ever made on YouTube.

  • 11:25

    - Oh, he's right here.
    - Oh, he's right here.

  • 11:27

    - Please don't.
    - Please don't.

  • 11:27

    - When you beat Matt to a million subscribers,
    - When you beat Matt to a million subscribers,

  • 11:29

    will that prove that Tau is better than Pi?
    will that prove that Tau is better than Pi?

  • 11:31

    - Yes.
    - Yes.

  • 11:32

    - Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses
    - Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses

  • 11:36

    or one horse-sized duck?
    or one horse-sized duck?

  • 11:38

    - One horse-sized duck.
    - One horse-sized duck.

  • 11:39

    - And ducks are vicious.
    - And ducks are vicious.

  • 11:41

    - Yeah, well are they?
    - Yeah, well are they?

  • 11:42

    - I don't even want to scale it up.
    - I don't even want to scale it up.

  • 11:43

    - Yeah. I don't know, are they angry?
    - Yeah. I don't know, are they angry?

  • 11:45

    - I'm sure they're angry.
    - I'm sure they're angry.

  • 11:46

    - I'm assuming otherwise (trails off)
    - I'm assuming otherwise (trails off)

  • 11:48

    - Was the duck normal sized,
    - Was the duck normal sized,

  • 11:49

    up until right before the fight?
    up until right before the fight?

  • 11:50

    Or has it had years of being used to being horse-sized?
    Or has it had years of being used to being horse-sized?

  • 11:54

    I dunno. I'm just thinking, because if it's like getting
    I dunno. I'm just thinking, because if it's like getting

  • 11:57

    10 times bigger it's going to go up as the cube of that.
    10 times bigger it's going to go up as the cube of that.

  • 12:00

    So you have a thousand times as much duck.
    So you have a thousand times as much duck.

  • 12:02

    - Yeah of course!
    - Yeah of course!

  • 12:02

    I mean, the duck would just collapse because the bones,
    I mean, the duck would just collapse because the bones,

  • 12:05

    - I don't think they'll have the support!
    - I don't think they'll have the support!

  • 12:06

    the cross-sectional area of the bones
    the cross-sectional area of the bones

  • 12:07

    regarded by the square.
    regarded by the square.

  • 12:08

    But the mass has gone up by the cube.
    But the mass has gone up by the cube.

  • 12:10

    - I've changed my choice. Yeah. You've got it. Got it won.
    - I've changed my choice. Yeah. You've got it. Got it won.

  • 12:13

    - The horses, the small horses being suddenly smaller.
    - The horses, the small horses being suddenly smaller.

  • 12:16

    They will get very cold, very quickly.
    They will get very cold, very quickly.

  • 12:19

    - So maybe you've just gotta wait.
    - So maybe you've just gotta wait.

  • 12:21

    - Yeah. Are we going to do a Q and A
    - Yeah. Are we going to do a Q and A

  • 12:23

    for your, when you get to million subscribers.
    for your, when you get to million subscribers.

  • 12:24

    - Yeah probably we should. Yeah we'll do that.
    - Yeah probably we should. Yeah we'll do that.

  • 12:27

    - So you should subscribe to mine
    - So you should subscribe to mine

  • 12:28

    if that's what you wanna see.
    if that's what you wanna see.

  • 12:29

    - I mean while we're here, I mean.
    - I mean while we're here, I mean.

  • 12:30

    I want all of you to hurry up and subscribe.
    I want all of you to hurry up and subscribe.

  • 12:36

    I wish this nightmare would never end!
    I wish this nightmare would never end!

  • 12:39

    - Just do it mate.
    - Just do it mate.

  • 12:42

    Thanks.
    Thanks.

  • 12:44

    - I don't understand.
    - I don't understand.

  • 12:48

    - If you enjoyed this Q and A,
    - If you enjoyed this Q and A,

  • 12:48

    you might be interested in the live Q and A's that I do
    you might be interested in the live Q and A's that I do

  • 12:51

    every couple of months for my supporters on Patreon.
    every couple of months for my supporters on Patreon.

  • 12:54

    If there's a question you've been dying to ask me,
    If there's a question you've been dying to ask me,

  • 12:56

    consider heading over there, to ask it
    consider heading over there, to ask it

  • 12:58

    patrons get to ask their questions in advance.
    patrons get to ask their questions in advance.

  • 13:01

    And I endeavor to answer all questions
    And I endeavor to answer all questions

  • 13:03

    that are asked in advance.
    that are asked in advance.

  • 13:04

    You can also pose questions to me live during the Q and A,
    You can also pose questions to me live during the Q and A,

  • 13:08

    and you can ask me anything you like,
    and you can ask me anything you like,

  • 13:09

    whether it's about science or how I work, anything.
    whether it's about science or how I work, anything.

  • 13:12

    In the future I may make those videos public
    In the future I may make those videos public

  • 13:14

    for everyone on YouTube.
    for everyone on YouTube.

  • 13:16

    But for the moment I'm really enjoying having a small group
    But for the moment I'm really enjoying having a small group

  • 13:19

    of people to talk to. It's much less stressful.
    of people to talk to. It's much less stressful.

  • 13:22

    It's much less nerve wracking.
    It's much less nerve wracking.

  • 13:24

    It's really casual and relaxed. It's really fun actually.
    It's really casual and relaxed. It's really fun actually.

  • 13:27

    So if that interests you at all, the link to my Patreon page
    So if that interests you at all, the link to my Patreon page

  • 13:30

    is in the description.
    is in the description.

  • 13:31

    If you'd like to see a brand new video with me in it
    If you'd like to see a brand new video with me in it

  • 13:33

    without having to wait, then check out
    without having to wait, then check out

  • 13:35

    Matt Parker's most recent video.
    Matt Parker's most recent video.

  • 13:36

    I'll leave a link on the screen there for easy access,
    I'll leave a link on the screen there for easy access,

  • 13:39

    consider subscribing to Matt's channel while you're there.
    consider subscribing to Matt's channel while you're there.

  • 13:41

    And as always, thanks for watching.
    And as always, thanks for watching.

All noun
okay
/ˌōˈkā/

word

authorization

FACE REVEAL - The 1M Subs Q&A

407,859 views

Video Language:

  • English

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  • English (en)

Accent:

  • English (UK)

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  • Science & Technology

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Intro:

- Okay.. (Party Poppers Popping). - A million subs.. - Yay!. - Steve we did it.. - Yeah, we did it!. - What a team effort. I've never been so proud!. - I want to say, I couldn't have done it without you.
This is, I got a poster of a million dots.. - Oh, is this 1 Million?. - Yeah. - There's a million! Look at that. Wow!. - It's really nice because it shows you the structure of it.
Like 10 times, 10 times, 10 times, 10 times, 10 times 10.
- This indistinguishable gray mass. is how Steve views you all.. - Q and A video in celebration of a million subscribers.
- Million subscribers.. Top question.. When will you be doing a face reveal?.

Video Vocabulary

/ˈmilyən/

number

1,000,000.

/ˈstrək(t)SHər/

noun verb

arrangement of and relations between parts or elements of something complex. To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something.

/bēˈkəz/

conjunction

For a reason.

/ˌseləˈbrāSH(ə)n/

noun

action of celebrating important day or event.

/ˌindəˈstinɡwəSHəb(ə)l/

adjective

not able to be identified as different or distinct.

/wəˈT͟Hout/

adverb conjunction preposition

outside. without it being case that. Not with; not having.