8:11 the silence made me think " every time he finishes a video he is saying his final words to us but sometimes people aren't lucky enough for their final words to be heard "
@@tess7758 I was more thinking some people don’t know they’re about to die, so they don’t know that what they’re saying are their final words, hence they don’t really count as final words. They are technically final words in the sense that they are the last thing the person said, but I think they are only really final words if the person saying them knows that they are the last words they’re ever going to say and are using them as such. Otherwise those words often aren’t as meaningful.
"The natural of competing to make something the 'shortest' by its very nature trivializes the activity being carried out, [...] as such, we have been forced to cease listing records for the shortest song, the shortest poem and indeed, the shortest concert" That means they fear that people use the facts as trivia, that's why they avoided the record
Or else, that means they fear a situation like this: "What is the shortest concert" Newfoundland, only one beat long. "Ha, such a useless fact!" You're right, yes it is!
There was a poem called "Soldati" by Giuseppe Ungaretti. It reads: "Si sta come D'autunno Sugli alberi Le foglie" I wrote it in italian but it pretty much means: "we stay Like leaves On trees In Autumn" It described the state of soldiers in wars. This poet, in fact, fought WW1.
One of my favorite written lines that i got off like tumblr or something is someone did this WHOLE monologue about brevity, and about how they can't write short poems because they NEED to elaborate on everything, and they can't stop talking. Someone replied to it with the entire post again, but everything was blacked out except for the line: 'I want to distill myself the way poets do.' Now that's my primary poetry strategy. Just write a bunch of brain vomit and then pick out the most compelling lines- trim out the fat so the audience can fill in the gaps. It certainly works.
"For sale, baby shoes, never worn" makes me think how many things I've used as a baby that were originally meant for my stillborn 'older' brother. I definitely had a teddy bear that was originally meant for him.
Making inferences on poetry is a common mistake. While this could be an interpretation, they never mention an older brother or the shoes meaning anything at all. It is simply a six word poem describing baby shoes that were never worn. How do we know that these shoes are even a memento in the first place? When factory’s make shoes they aren’t worn until they’re sold.
@@rimurutempest9479 wait... but they aren't talking about the poem they're talking about themself... Also, isn't the whole point of poetry to make inferences off of it to build interpretations of it? Like it might not be factually correct or 'the answer', but I don't think the point of poetry is to find solid answers... honestly, this whole comment makes me have one of those "are you being weird or am I the one being weird?" moments...
This is my first time seeing this episode and im almost in tears but not because you didn't say "and as always thanks for watching" but because the look in your eyes at the end of the video said it all, that it took a lot to not say it you looked sad and it broke my heart
**takes pencil** **writes 27 into the extension** **goes away** (the possible way you can understand this is that 27th symbol in SMB for NES is spacebar, i.e. emptyness, an ID of famous -1 world that just tries to use number 27 as an single symbol, which, apparently, is spacebar)
I like the fingerprint "i" one alot. It's the letter that is used to express one's individual self, and it is quite literally made of something that is unique for every human; a fingerprint. The word "i" would be incomplete without each person being themselves, and all it takes to state that is a line, and a fingerprint. *WOW.*
I like how he doesnt say “and as always thanks for watching” just to show us exactly how powerful silence is. We knew what he was saying without him saying anything
I interpreted the silence as the power of not saying something we'd expect and are used to, still, for the reason of showing the power of silence. Interesting how poetry is depicted differently by others. I guess it shows how different brains work.
The shortest poem would be any background. Why? The background (commonly white background) is an important feature of any symbolic literatures. It represents the "silence" as no one makes any sound when encountering it, and it rhymes as it would be a repetition of a sequence of 1 note. Moreover, there are a lot of meanings behind an "long" repetition of silence. It's basically a sound symbolism at its finest. In addition, the background is also what allows our eyes to make constrasts with the drawn lines so that we can identify the letters. From that we can make "2D" letters and generate backgrounds on a letter, and the letter would be embedded in a greater background, and repeat that pattern. I believe that's peak poetry.
I see people still comment their shortest poems here, I have one too, the title is: "When you see the letter b, think of how unsignificant we are. We are created out of nothing, and we turn into nothing, our whole world, all our feelings, everything we ever thought and remember as an experience, everything happens within our brain, this small chunk of flesh. And when we are gone, well what's the point then? Our whole world will collapse, the powerful supercomputer that our mind and soul are will be gone, just like that, and the world will keep moving forward as we turn into dust. So whats the point? The point, my friends, is the journey, everything we experience, everything that happens in our brain and we process, well, that's all to it, and we have to value that, if we're already turning into nothing, if we're already unsignificant, then there's no point in thinking about that, let's just be happy while we are here." B
There once was a man from Japan Who's limericks never would scan When asked why it was He said "Its because, I always try to put as many words into the last line as I possibly can".
I personally think one of the most poignant uses of silence in recent media that was pretty mainstream was in Bill Wurtz video History of Japan. When he went over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by just showing a list of "cities that exist" and crossing them off after an explosion and ball of light on the map that fades into a few moments of total silence for you to soak in what happened and think about what it means to you. Everyone knows the bombings were rough, but the fact it has been drilled into us by the school system since a young age really mitigates the import of it. Having it simplified and recontextualized with no elaboration but silence for us to bask in was a really great move on his part.
my god, if we assume the subject here is a girl the this poem becomes actually meaningful as it signifies the sudden physical changes during adolescents and the confusion it brings with it to the young minds. Actually good, nice writing!
@@eclecticsoffy The subtitles. It's a text accompanying the video that aims to transcribe any spoken language and sometimes other sounds, so as to aid those who would have trouble understanding the video otherwise. You're welcome!
I remember I watched this video in 5th grade because I had an assignment where I had to memorize a poem, and I wanted to put in as little effort as possible
Daniel Vidal i think it's actually happened once. once, someone got s copyright strike for posting song which was literally silence and took the audio away, which basically did nothing.....
4:23 I call this letter “Emm”. It is used to replace “mm”, like in “swi _mm_ ing.” 3:48 I call this letter “Lee”. It is used for adverbs, like “quietly”.
It's G, you idiot. Edit: ok to people who thought i was serious, it was a joke it was a joke it was a fricking joke yet you thought i was actually saying that G is the 8th letter in the alphabet, smh my head
So meaningful. Because isn’t the A meant to be bigger than the B? From looking at it from most perspectives A is seen better than B since A comes before B and how people use alphabet in condescending order making the earlier letters more powerful. Even without a title will have more perspectives, interesting though.
This really is one my favourite Vsauce videos I miss the old days watching this channel at 3am procrastinating getting up for school but feeling good about knowing about something that most probably don’t I like to think it resonates with my day to day perspective on things
@@theblob2937 it's creepy as hell 😩 just the idea of being the last person in the world, alone in your house waiting for... death? It was creepy enough
Aaron Long the moon landing footage would not have been burned, it was a man. And, we woman can do stuff like men can, we are equal. And yes, while it has been a word used for human, it isn’t equal. And that means that people don’t like it.
@@avw5kt we have better words for a person than "man", that reflect our current interest in respecting women more. We can show it in the words we choose to use now.
@@WishingWell24 yeah, hope so! but a youtube comment is a place like any other, isn't it? why choose better words in other places but not here? in fact i think a youtube comment is very important, because of its global reach.
Imagine your teacher asks you to write a poem, and you just write:
" *oh wet pet* "
wet
wet
wet
wet
*W E T*
the shortest poem was when Spongebob had to write an essay for Mrs.Puff and he only wrote "𝓣𝓱𝓮"
😂😂😂😂 i remember that
G
is mayonnaise an instrument ?
lmao literally
[EXTREMELY DETAILED T]he
*”Fleas”*
*Adam*
*Had ’em*
Why did this make me laugh so hard lmao
adam, did, infact, had 'em
1000SubsWithNoVideo? Yuno, from mirai nikki
Adam had'em before he eat'em
Aids
Adam
Hadem
Ancient shitpost.
The omitted but implied "And as always, thanks for watching" was the most creative/clever ending to any video I've ever seen
Still gives me chills years later.
It shows that a silence can mean something, proving Michael’s point that he just narrated. Pure genius
my poem is just a "|" but one planck length wide, the shortest possible poem and it represents how thin these jokes are getting
D p
heres my poem:
mine is shorter. its nothing.
Why is this not the top comment. why? WHY? Has to be!
@@quackerman234 "its nothing" got 10 letters. Yours are completely longer.
Lmao 😂
The shortest and meanest poem is
*"K"*
F
*"K."
Potassium is a very reactive metal unlike this poem.
why meanest?
kkkkkkkkkkkkkk
I once saw a really short poem that only said:
"Hope?
Nope"
Idk why but it really spoke to me
Jasmine la #rejected
I once had a dream where I got to press one of two buttons that said "hope" and "nope" :|
Joanna Idrovo which did u press? 😂
I think it’s a representation of how you need to be strong when others or you discourage you from succeeding
Or maybe it’s just some garbage
That poem is my life. No hope, nope.
8:11 the silence made me think
" every time he finishes a video he is saying his final words to us
but sometimes people aren't lucky enough for their final words to be heard "
That's actually really deep.
Some people aren’t lucky enough to say their final words.
Bro please stfu. r/iam14andthisisdeep
@@Number16BusShelter Meaning theyve never spoken at all?
@@tess7758
I was more thinking some people don’t know they’re about to die, so they don’t know that what they’re saying are their final words, hence they don’t really count as final words. They are technically final words in the sense that they are the last thing the person said, but I think they are only really final words if the person saying them knows that they are the last words they’re ever going to say and are using them as such. Otherwise those words often aren’t as meaningful.
My poem:
" "
It's an o without the loop
NovalPro mine's '
The polxr SXVXGE mine is
"The natural of competing to make something the 'shortest' by its very nature trivializes the activity being carried out, [...] as such, we have been forced to cease listing records for the shortest song, the shortest poem and indeed, the shortest concert"
That means they fear that people use the facts as trivia, that's why they avoided the record
SciBlast Official
Or else, that means they fear a situation like this:
"What is the shortest concert"
Newfoundland, only one beat long.
"Ha, such a useless fact!"
You're right, yes it is!
the "i" with a finger print was actually impressive.
Yeah, it was the only one that made sense to me.
How do you even quote it...
Hell yea, JW Curry is my man!!
Just kidding I have no idea who the fuck that is, but agreed
Shouldn’t it be considered “art” rather than “poetry”?
VERY NICE PUN.
The shortest poem is called ‘the Full Stop’
.
َ
PP
No, the shortest poem is called “no”
*yeets the poem because it’s 100 paragraphs long*
I got one shorter named *Nothing from Vsauce* and inspired by a vid on Vsauce channel
Yes, that's it
There was a poem called "Soldati" by Giuseppe Ungaretti.
It reads:
"Si sta come
D'autunno
Sugli alberi
Le foglie"
I wrote it in italian but it pretty much means:
"we stay
Like leaves
On trees
In Autumn"
It described the state of soldiers in wars.
This poet, in fact, fought WW1.
Mattino
M'illumino
d'immenso
G. UNGARETTI
ok
@@elgato_dagoat true
Grande Ungaretti
M'illumino d'immenso
My poem isn't just one letter, but really short. I wrote it on the toilet.
I sat
I shat
Wow dude that’s deep
@@deusexxx5889 thanks
😂😂😂 SRSLY!!
man, what a poem, this is what modern poems are lacking these days
Sounds like an asap rocky song
4:12 It took him a year to write that poem. Now that's dedication.
They look like tampons
@@lowkey_hope9268 omfg i went to the time stamp and i got a tampon advert
yeet oof lol
Lmao what? It means he only lived for one year.
@@unlikelysalmon786 r/woooosh
Me: What's the wifi password
My friend: it's on the back of the router
Back of the router: 0:08
C4_998 _ 69 likes. I would feel bad if I liked this comment
@@highguardian13 do you
@@highguardian13 You can like it now
GamerboyAli thanks lol
no joke this comment made me laugh out loud and my friends looked at me weird. anyways, thanks for the small moment of amusement.
1:29 scared the crap out of me as someone named Adam
it would be funnier if it said "Fleas / Adam / I can see you"
Adam
im 35 meters away from your location
had em
Your home security is great
Or is it?
@@dereckteixeira9520 brilliant 😂
@@dereckteixeira9520ruclips.net/video/TN25ghkfgQA/видео.htmlsi=TFVPeLohDdeDTL44
My poem is called "Buried Treasure"
X
lol
Haha
My poem is called:
"omae wa mou shindeiru"
*NANI!?*
Absolute perfection.
I see. It emphasizes that what truly matters doesn't dwell on the surface, but hides itself for the one willing to look deeper.
"to pay respects"
"F"
Jackson Farmer this is legitimately a poem
F
F
F
F
My poem:
"m"
It's an "n" with two humps
Damn yeah
"n" its a upside down u
Mines a , upside down '
@@sckly AAAAAHHHHHHHHH
Cursive n
One of my favorite written lines that i got off like tumblr or something is someone did this WHOLE monologue about brevity, and about how they can't write short poems because they NEED to elaborate on everything, and they can't stop talking.
Someone replied to it with the entire post again, but everything was blacked out except for the line:
'I want to distill myself the way poets do.'
Now that's my primary poetry strategy. Just write a bunch of brain vomit and then pick out the most compelling lines- trim out the fat so the audience can fill in the gaps. It certainly works.
Damn gotta try this next time
Black out poetry is a real thing
"For sale, baby shoes, never worn" makes me think how many things I've used as a baby that were originally meant for my stillborn 'older' brother. I definitely had a teddy bear that was originally meant for him.
Darkly nostalgic.
Making inferences on poetry is a common mistake. While this could be an interpretation, they never mention an older brother or the shoes meaning anything at all. It is simply a six word poem describing baby shoes that were never worn. How do we know that these shoes are even a memento in the first place? When factory’s make shoes they aren’t worn until they’re sold.
Its just a sentence seperated into 3 pcs
Never worn baby shoes for sale
@@rimurutempest9479 wait...
but they aren't talking about the poem they're talking about themself...
Also, isn't the whole point of poetry to make inferences off of it to build interpretations of it?
Like it might not be factually correct or 'the answer', but I don't think the point of poetry is to find solid answers...
honestly, this whole comment makes me have one of those "are you being weird or am I the one being weird?" moments...
@@rimurutempest9479 Do you often go to a store that sells factory new clothing which labels each item as «never worn»?
Little cow
Crossing street
Motor car
A lot of beef
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Little dog,
Crossing street,
Motor car,
Sausage meat.
@@maureenlyons7858 stolen comment
@@emberthewolf1297 how long did that take u ??
Little cow
Crossing street
Indian boi
HOLY COW
I had a mental breakdown when he didn't say "And as always, thanks for watching."
Is it weird that I heard him say it in the silence?
I think that was his whole point, although i'm sure this is already known
@@AnthonyOluochN Nah, he gave the nod. He was totally saying it in his head, so it's only right that we say it with him.
🎩
@@somanymike The notification said "# hat geantwortet" because that's what "# has answered" means jn German.
This is my first time seeing this episode and im almost in tears but not because you didn't say "and as always thanks for watching" but because the look in your eyes at the end of the video said it all, that it took a lot to not say it you looked sad and it broke my heart
"pessoa" is Portuguese for "person", so Fernando Pessoa's name follows the same logic as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
blz
nice
Foda
😲
E
This poem is called “Fallen Soldiers”
“F”
It means to pay tribute.
F
F
F
@@chat9841 Doesn't matter if you break it, we gonna continue regardless
F
My poem:
[...]
It contains an extension, which can contain anything.
**takes pencil**
**writes 27 into the extension**
**goes away**
(the possible way you can understand this is that 27th symbol in SMB for NES is spacebar, i.e. emptyness, an ID of famous -1 world that just tries to use number 27 as an single symbol, which, apparently, is spacebar)
69 would be better
M. Shayan My poem. Title: Short Shakespearean.
[...]
Isn't it 31-1 not 27-1?
groszak1 that's clever
I like the fingerprint "i" one alot. It's the letter that is used to express one's individual self, and it is quite literally made of something that is unique for every human; a fingerprint. The word "i" would be incomplete without each person being themselves, and all it takes to state that is a line, and a fingerprint. *WOW.*
My favourite poem:
"What, you egg?"
[He stabs him.]
Exactly what I had in mind lol
Saucy boy
The Rubmeister a man of culture I see
Is this a play on 'Et tu brute?'
I don’t get it. Is there some sort of inside joke I’m not getting here or something? 🙃
I like how he doesnt say “and as always thanks for watching” just to show us exactly how powerful silence is. We knew what he was saying without him saying anything
Chris Walker hah
Chris Walker I liked.
huh
.............
I interpreted the silence as the power of not saying something we'd expect and are used to, still, for the reason of showing the power of silence. Interesting how poetry is depicted differently by others. I guess it shows how different brains work.
I'm a bloody poetry genius:
Mii
W!!
woah it's like a reflection on a lake
And that's how Nintendo rose to the top
I like it
Mii
W!!
Ofer Zilberman freaking genius
The shortest poem would be any background.
Why? The background (commonly white background) is an important feature of any symbolic literatures. It represents the "silence" as no one makes any sound when encountering it, and it rhymes as it would be a repetition of a sequence of 1 note.
Moreover, there are a lot of meanings behind an "long" repetition of silence. It's basically a sound symbolism at its finest.
In addition, the background is also what allows our eyes to make constrasts with the drawn lines so that we can identify the letters.
From that we can make "2D" letters and generate backgrounds on a letter, and the letter would be embedded in a greater background, and repeat that pattern.
I believe that's peak poetry.
oh
bro just wrote an essay about a blank page
I see people still comment their shortest poems here, I have one too, the title is: "When you see the letter b, think of how unsignificant we are. We are created out of nothing, and we turn into nothing, our whole world, all our feelings, everything we ever thought and remember as an experience, everything happens within our brain, this small chunk of flesh. And when we are gone, well what's the point then? Our whole world will collapse, the powerful supercomputer that our mind and soul are will be gone, just like that, and the world will keep moving forward as we turn into dust. So whats the point? The point, my friends, is the journey, everything we experience, everything that happens in our brain and we process, well, that's all to it, and we have to value that, if we're already turning into nothing, if we're already unsignificant, then there's no point in thinking about that, let's just be happy while we are here."
B
thanks. now B is my favourite letter
Loved it
thats genuinely artistic!
(╥﹏╥) this is so deep....I lost all my words....
dam dude
Poem teacher: I'm going to check the homework
Friend: I didn't bring the homework, pass me a poem quick
Me: n
What is a poem teacher?🤣🤣
S Morales
What the english teacher evolves into
poetry class
poem teacher: you pass
Mine's called "Question"
y
Why?
wHy
WHY!!!
What does the title of the poem have to do with yttrium?
@@jacobw1780 y = why
@@quackerman234 congrats you got the joke
LMTO
That silence at the end was pretty powerful
I saw a short one which went like:
If only my imagination was stronger, this poem would be longer.
@Rozeya Lovegirl prepare for english teachers globally praising you for this magnificent piece of art
Rozeya Lovegirl
English teachers:
I dont even need to mention the meme you already know
Rozeya Lovegirl lights power stuff
i have made the NEW shortst poem
Baby for sale. Never worn.
Tiny Dino Productions *underrated comment*
Lolol
Shortst
😂😂😂
Or you can say, *Never born.*
I call this "The Sound Of Silence."
` `
motivational
Outstanding..
Absolutely spectacular.
*Simon and Garfunkel intensifies*
Amazing, I cried alot
The best poem is "sardines"
"Their daily lives are bland,
and if they land, they're canned."
-Shel Silverstein
I remember getting books by Shel Silverstein from the library at my 1st grade schoo.
@@glowstonelovepad9294based
There once was a man from Japan
Who's limericks never would scan
When asked why it was
He said "Its because,
I always try to put as many words into the last line as I possibly can".
Matty MacDaddy fuck you man from japan
great
"I learned it from big bird"
-Michael Vsauce
Which bird?
@@aman-hl9re Big
@M481M heh
M481M are “your” dumb
@@fartimedes *_YOU FELL FOR IT, FOOL!_*
I wrote a triple bump "m" when I was 4.
(Intentionally)
Guess I'm a poet.
Also with the "L" and "Y" thing I used to do thug and combine letters to make new characters.
and yet...no one knows you....wierd
Patrick Kilduff way to be a Debby downer
You're a thief for stealing somebody's work of art !
mn
my favorite ending to any vsauce video. actually gives me chills.
8:19 "And as always, thanks for watching"
a silent composition by michael stevens
Haha
violets are roses
i cant even
bagels in the wind
oven
shakespear should be ashamed of his terrible poetry compared to this
Yay
+ButterPie that poem gave me goose bumps
+ButterPie Hoo that's a journey.
+ButterPie Man seeing this after the video's ending made me laugh so hard. Well done.
"silent songs"
"songs that are literally nothing"
ah so we've found youtube's list of the copyrighted songs you can't use.
The fact that he said "And as always, Thanks for watching" without saying anything blew my mind!
I wrote a poem with no words. I call it: The silence between a question and its response. It goes like this: ?...
Kai Hammond lol
+Kai Hammond Brilliant.
+Kai Hammond 10/10
100 likes wohoo
haha oh sick, this is the start of my poetry career!
Here’s my poem. It’s named “continuing loop”
“O”
Thank you for your time.
O, i get it
O that’s deep
O, so that’s the shortest and longest poem
O, that's deep.
O, thats crazy
Shortest poem:
Yes'nt
LOL Yasen ~ No’nt
Whomst'd've
You're fired
You're unable to work here again
You're promoted to a customer
You're jobn't
Yesn’t*
In all seriousness, this is pretty cool.
I personally think one of the most poignant uses of silence in recent media that was pretty mainstream was in Bill Wurtz video History of Japan. When he went over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by just showing a list of "cities that exist" and crossing them off after an explosion and ball of light on the map that fades into a few moments of total silence for you to soak in what happened and think about what it means to you. Everyone knows the bombings were rough, but the fact it has been drilled into us by the school system since a young age really mitigates the import of it. Having it simplified and recontextualized with no elaboration but silence for us to bask in was a really great move on his part.
Poem
“P”
It’s a Small L with a bump simulating the change between childhood to adolescent how it can change you, for better or worse.
@{GD} Cubsmx. Also known as handy lover 🤯
Lpl
🤯
my god, if we assume the subject here is a girl the this poem becomes actually meaningful as it signifies the sudden physical changes during adolescents and the confusion it brings with it to the young minds. Actually good, nice writing!
@@crimsonstrykr It's Meaningful if it's A boy too.
I like how the subtitles doesn't even bother to write down Michael's favourite word
the
what
is your pfp 2521?
@@eclecticsoffy the abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
@@eclecticsoffy The subtitles. It's a text accompanying the video that aims to transcribe any spoken language and sometimes other sounds, so as to aid those who would have trouble understanding the video otherwise. You're welcome!
@@dersps5905 I actually know that, thank you
However, I forgot the context of my reply to this comment, so I can't fully correct the misunderstanding
My Dad when I win the lottery after 17 years of me not seeing him
2:05
lmao this should have so much more likes bruh
Underrated
L
M
A
O
*communism*
LMFAO
I remember I watched this video in 5th grade because I had an assignment where I had to memorize a poem, and I wanted to put in as little effort as possible
Don't worry, I'll say it
"And as always, thanks for watching."
Thank u, I was feeling lonely
Thank you so much I was so sad that he didn’t say that at the end
Looks like the camaraman was waiting for him for this to say 8:20 but soon he got to knew his plan
0
Zero is black
Zero is white
Zero's a hole
Zero is light
Zero is all
Zero is none
Zero is not
Zero plus one.
Stephen Rainey XD Ur face
***** Beautiful. You should publish that.
***** Usually alphabet(s) is/are used in a poem. I have never seen any one using a number. I don't know what to say...
***** Zero is Sub you forgot that.
***** I dig
You dig
We dig
He dig
She dig
They dig
It wasn't a beautiful poem, but it was a deep one.
I'm sorry I'll just let myself out.
If there are silent songs, is it possible to get a copyright strike on nothing?
Daniel Vidal i think it's actually happened once. once, someone got s copyright strike for posting song which was literally silence and took the audio away, which basically did nothing.....
+am i YOU? with earape
Did it have the actual video then that would be it
Don't give Taylor Swift any more ideas.
Quickly don't not sing
In russian we have "А я?". It's about injustice of life itself. Very deep.
What does it mean
@@FakenameStevensit depends on the context, but in the majority of cases it’s “what about me?” sort of thing
And as always,
thanks for watching.
that hurt when he didnt say it
he "said" it, in silence
You've been amazing, and I've been Jack White
I'm pretty sure the nod was him saying it. Like a silent narration thing.
My short poem :
"Copyright"
©
Stolen
@@704.dylann I don’t think u got the joke
©
@@704.dylann lmao
©
2:03 the poem is simply
Mii
Wii
WALUIGII
It’s MII, Mario
Communism
U
*soviet anthem starts playing in background*
6:30 But… isn’t that what Guinness World Records are all about…?
The babies shoes one is actually quite sad
yeah,i agree*
maybe the parents just bought the wrong size or color?
+BeagleTV yeah,maybe
It's about some guy who bought some Jordan's then realized they were baby sized then tried to sell them lol
+BeagleTV No, it's clearly about parents who bought baby shoes for their baby, but their baby died before it could wear them.
Me: ME. WE.
Poetry teacher: That's dumb, do it again.
Muhammad Ali: *ME. WE.*
Poetry teacher: *Shit... That's deep, man ;'(*
It's like context matters kinda
ꦟ
@@chrisss1480 yikes
@@davoodoh3137 ꞱꞰ
@@chrisss1480 yokes
The longest, yet shortest poem: π
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286...............
Because Pi is an endless number but yet it is represented by a single symbol
Only smart people will get that
Nn N was that from memory?
*_Chunky Ragu_* No
Omg you’re right
4:23 I call this letter “Emm”. It is used to replace “mm”, like in “swi _mm_ ing.”
3:48 I call this letter “Lee”. It is used for adverbs, like “quietly”.
My favorite poem;
“no, u”
No u
Is an anagram of uno
@GoddessDeeDeeBubbles ofImagination, well yeah, the meme was because of the reverse card
themeatymeatbones ok boomer
@@roberte.o.speedwagon6928 ok ok boomerer
GoddessDeeDeeBubbles ofImagination haha u said ok ok boomer f’ing noob
The shortest poem is:
*"E"*
Random Stuff No it's not, because E isn't even a word. The shortest poem would be "I".
Weeb
@@johnnycalvino7490 You didn't get it, face palm.
Johnny Calvino Its a word in Portuguese
h
Here is a poem:
Roses are red,
the line above is true,
but Violets are violet,
AND NOT FREAKIN BLUE.
This poem is so moving.
I cri evry tim
+Kangaroo Kiss thank you :, (
+X Angeled
Roses are brown,
Violets are brown,
Who shit in my garden?
matthew cahow oh its me im so sorry
how do you guys make full length videos out of questions that could be googled in two minutes, you guys are the greatest
Roses are red
My name is Dave
This poem makes no sense
Microwave
Well, at least it made me laugh.
+Adrian Barry
Violets are grey
I'm 14
This poem makes less sense
Potato
+Vits2001 Eu nao sei
O que escrever
So sei
Que nada sei
Well, your poem makes more sense to me that mine makes to you, haha (i love to cheat)
+Adrian Barry Pra mim faz todo sentido!
+Adrian Barry I sort of know all latin-based languages
I think that meant
I don't know
what to write
So I know
That I don't know anything
When the title is longer than the poem itself
"I learned it from Big Bird"
Ah, yes, the rogue scholar.
“Fleas” might be my new favorite poem. So simple but memorable and creative
lighght
English Teachers: Finally a worthy poem.
Lol
HOW IS LIGHGHT MEAN???
Hello fellow big yoshi
I call this one, “According To All Known Laws Of Aviation”
He. Bee.
The shortest pessimistic poem ever:
Hope?
nope.
This honestly seems like it could be one of those tumblr aesthetic tattoos
The shortest anti-Catholic poem ever:
Pope?
nope.
Phonixrmf *Martin Luther would like to know your location*
Danganronpa!!
More like nhope
I made one, this one is called:
“I stubbed my toe”
a
ouch
Dat hurt
the letter a represents the fingernail being seperated from the toe as the person screams in “a”gony
This comment is criminally underrated
Cool
“I learned it from Big Bird”
Underrated joke.
Roses are red
The bald guy is saying
"Hey Vsauce Michael here"
*the music starts playing*
This is so powerful
NBK Srbija holy shit
Roses are red,
Gravel is grey,
Those things are impossible,
...or are they?
🤧 So touching
NBK Srbija I can improve it.
Roses are red
Violets are queer
"Hey Vsauce, Michael here!"
My poem is called “the 8th letter of the alphabet”
h
It's G, you idiot.
Edit: ok to people who thought i was serious, it was a joke it was a joke it was a fricking joke yet you thought i was actually saying that G is the 8th letter in the alphabet, smh my head
@@inactive9862 bruh moment
@@inactive9862 A1, B2, C3, D4, E5, F6, G7, H8
Wow I should've joked about that.
@@dannystewart4826 who u talking to?
These videos have aged so well.
Even the itunes part?
@@TheRenegade... even the itunes part.
4:51 this one fucks it's my favorite out of everything mentioned here.
Me?
We
Papa Stalin approves
Lol
I barely laugh at comments but this one gave me a giggle. I’d recommend getting rid of the papa though
8:20 love him or hate him he's spittin straight facts
nah he jus vibin
he rly be loud doe
i present to you a short poem i have composed ,its call'd sauce
V
@GraceFellOver respect
Underrated commentar
That's stupid.
@@notethankek small pp
@@Visceralx1 no big
Oh snap. I was on the telescope site while you were filming the intro.
I remember seeing you walk past us interns during lunch.
1:00 let's rephrase that,
baby for sale, never worn shoes.
Yes
No, shoes for sale baby never worn
:(
Never baby for sale, worn shoes. (Theyre not selling the baby because it's worn shoes)
Worn baby for sale, never shoes
I tried using this poem in English class
Yeah I got an F.
which poem
Lmao
Probably for plagiarism
alexbeeperoni 200th like
Or short for Fantastic
0:08 that is what im gonna name my child
HELL YEA
vsauce: 0:08
subtitles: no, i dont think i will
Ill make one here
Title : "grade"
a B
Cenia Candra G
To the deaf people
👈👉☝️👆👇🖖🤞✌🤘🤙🖐✋👌👎👍✊👊🤛🤜👋🤚👏✍👐🤝👏✊✍👊🤙🤘✋👌🤜🤛👍👎🖐✋🤛🤜🤚👋👐👏🖐👋👐🤙🤘✊👊👌
So meaningful. Because isn’t the A meant to be bigger than the B? From looking at it from most perspectives A is seen better than B since A comes before B and how people use alphabet in condescending order making the earlier letters more powerful. Even without a title will have more perspectives, interesting though.
Title: "Reality"
a F
PlantMC I’m pretty sure he’s just saying that his grade is a “B”
My poem: "The"
You expect the rest to follow, but it never comes.
Chupachu xD
Chupachu We're gonna need a lot more sauce...
Oops wrong comment, I meant to reply to another one, I fucked up big time xD
How do you do that
Desert Eagle Dafuq.
Imagine if your teacher asks you to perform a song and you simply just standing while holding the mic and doing literally nothing for 4 seconds.
bro, that would be legendary
Write a poem, then go back in time and stop it from being written. No poem can be shorter than one that never existed.
This really is one my favourite Vsauce videos I miss the old days watching this channel at 3am procrastinating getting up for school but feeling good about knowing about something that most probably don’t I like to think it resonates with my day to day perspective on things
crazy how well i relate to this
Shortest horror story:
"Last man on earth heard a knock on the door"
How do I find this creepy
@@theblob2937 it's creepy as hell 😩 just the idea of being the last person in the world, alone in your house waiting for... death? It was creepy enough
Aaron Long the moon landing footage would not have been burned, it was a man. And, we woman can do stuff like men can, we are equal. And yes, while it has been a word used for human, it isn’t equal. And that means that people don’t like it.
@@avw5kt we have better words for a person than "man", that reflect our current interest in respecting women more. We can show it in the words we choose to use now.
@@WishingWell24 yeah, hope so!
but a youtube comment is a place like any other, isn't it? why choose better words in other places but not here? in fact i think a youtube comment is very important, because of its global reach.
“write a poem or you will have to restart this year”
*me*
*we*
this describes my yt career in 3 words
very fucked up
@@miguelbaltazar7606 damn...
wewe
I. Why?
Me
We
Dr Seuss's ABC
I love how vsauce magically turns one topic to another in every intro and then the *music* starts