The Nugget Algorithm

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • The Frobenius Number -- also called the McNugget Number -- is the highest number you can’t make out of two integers that have a greatest common divisor of 1. This late 19th-century math quirk was examined by Ferdinand Frobenius and expanded on by JJ Sylvester, but it came to public consciousness by examining the impossible orders of McDonald’s McNuggets in the United Kingdom.
    Poring over the possibilities of ordering chicken nuggets might seem like a trivial affair, but the concept of the Frobenius Number appears in important aspects of real life. It’s the beginning of thinking about optimization in certain areas, like the coin-based currencies we use worldwide. What denominations of coins are best mathematically? Which combinations fit best with how humans actually think and live?
    And that’s how we started thinking about whether the United States could need an 18-cent coin.
    By looking how we can combine nuggets and how we utilize coins -- including a “greedy algorithm” that helps us select the method in which we make change -- I found that sometimes the most optimal mathematical way of doing things just isn’t the right fit for how we navigate the world.
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    How To Order 43 Chicken McNuggets by Numberphile
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    Chicken Nugget Numbers by DataGenetics
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    Jeffrey Shallit
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    What This Country Needs is an 18 Cent Piece by Jeffrey Shallit
    cs.uwaterloo.c...
    Formula For the Frobenius Number In Three Variations
    web.iitd.ac.in/...
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Комментарии • 3 тыс.

  • @BradHann
    @BradHann 5 лет назад +4284

    Missed the perfect opportunity to use the dipping sauce packet as a substitute for the word 'sauce' in the outro logo.

    • @gorneth8313
      @gorneth8313 5 лет назад +127

      if he put it in a v shape it would be 10x better

    • @Platinum_XYZ
      @Platinum_XYZ 5 лет назад +44

      @@gorneth8313 no because it's not the S A U C E

    • @gorneth8313
      @gorneth8313 5 лет назад +86

      @@Platinum_XYZ But then...
      *the V is made out of sauce*

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 4 года назад +9

      lol

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 4 года назад +15

      @@gorneth8313 it will be a V-sause
      =D

  • @usernametaken4023
    @usernametaken4023 5 лет назад +3184

    Can I get some Vsauce to go with my 43 McNuggets?

  • @KubickQ
    @KubickQ 5 лет назад +2220

    The limit is 412
    “Man paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets”

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher 5 лет назад +5820

    "Taking you Pickake swinging side to side"
    chicken nugget and a biscuit song
    *_Kevin is truly a man of culture_*

    • @lookingforgg
      @lookingforgg 5 лет назад +157

      Aw man...

    • @MrMcfish
      @MrMcfish 5 лет назад +97

      Good thing it’s not a fortnite pick axe

    • @defaultmesh
      @defaultmesh 5 лет назад +17

      bruh he watches corlson religiously

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 5 лет назад +5

      sgop gdtting lieks

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 5 лет назад +12

      *PICKAKE*

  • @cripplingdepression8889
    @cripplingdepression8889 5 лет назад +879

    I just realized this goes against French laws against Forced Sale
    Basically for common products and foods you cannot be forced by packaging to buy more than you want (exception being discount sales), that's why in French stores you'll often see people pulling soda cans out of 6 packs as the law allows us to do so.
    So if I order 43 Chicken McNuggets and they tell me I need to buy 44, then I can sue them for forced sale and probably win!

    • @MissDatherinePierce
      @MissDatherinePierce 5 лет назад +109

      There are countries you can't rip up six-packs? In Germany that is quite normal actually. I wonder if we have a law like that too

    • @ignaciovanloy7710
      @ignaciovanloy7710 4 года назад +19

      I doubt it would work like that. It's the same in a lot of countries. And I also doubt you can buy 1 nugget. There probably is something for that

    • @SchwachsinnProduzent
      @SchwachsinnProduzent 4 года назад +37

      If that law would generally allow everyone to rip open packages, you could buy half a bag of flour? Or is it just common practice to be allowed to buy individual bottles in civilized countries?

    • @polyrosen7737
      @polyrosen7737 4 года назад +9

      Sue for 1 more nugget

    • @noahhornbeak8831
      @noahhornbeak8831 4 года назад +49

      @@SchwachsinnProduzent another american here, that's not what they mean as they mean individual packaging

  • @tengkuadam1399
    @tengkuadam1399 5 лет назад +779

    Manager: Oh just give him one extra nugget, jeez.

    • @therealspookspeak
      @therealspookspeak 4 года назад +15

      yay free

    • @BobectorGamesBobector
      @BobectorGamesBobector 4 года назад +18

      That feeling when you get an extra nug is like no other

    • @cjfdnqkn4374
      @cjfdnqkn4374 3 года назад

      Oh pwease give me a Vsauce too *PWEASE*

    • @Venaxr
      @Venaxr 3 года назад

      @@therealspookspeak yay

    • @PtylerBeats
      @PtylerBeats 2 года назад +3

      If you did this 43 times with a manager that didn’t find the extra nugget a big deal, you could would buy 43 meals and get 1 free

  • @ChrisWCorp
    @ChrisWCorp 5 лет назад +209

    Interestingly on topic here - there is a chicken tender place (Laynes in College Station, Texas) that prices all of their meals, sides, and drinks in such a way that with tax (of 8.25% here in Texas), the total of your meal will always come out to end in a combination of a quarter (.00, .25, .50, or .75). It makes paying with cash super easy and you only ever need bills and quarters - no dimes, nickels, or pennies.

    • @kevinjohnson4531
      @kevinjohnson4531 5 лет назад +29

      A buddy and I had a debate/thought experiment back in our college days (longer ago than I care to admit) about getting rid of change entirely. This could be done at the register by just rounding the amount to the nearest dollar. He argued that store owners might price their wares so it would always round in the favor (e.g. $1.51), but I argued that it would it would be difficult (thought maybe still possible) to create a price system for multiple items that would still be in the store owner's favor.
      I postulated a better system where the cash register would take the final price and use a random number generator to decide whether to round up or round down. (e.g. $1.99 would round to $2 with probability 99/100, but would round down to $1 with probability 1/100.)
      I feel like electronic transactions are making this conversation less and less relevant.

    • @mistriousfrog
      @mistriousfrog 5 лет назад +13

      It is actually a feature in australia that the sales tax is built into pricing, so most things you are generally paying like $8.76 but the sales tax brings it up to an even $10.

    • @pango9519
      @pango9519 5 лет назад +4

      @@mistriousfrog This is how it should be done, I'll talk to my aussie pal about it

    • @bobthegoat7090
      @bobthegoat7090 5 лет назад +2

      I can't believe many countries don't do stuff like this. It is literally basic math and you need very few changes. Just prohibit certain prices and make rounding fair so it goes both up and down. Now you have a more efficient system where you can eliminate low-value coins

    • @saganakist
      @saganakist 5 лет назад +4

      @@kevinjohnson4531 Not so sure whether I would like not knowing what I will pay in the end and I wouldn't like gambling in every transaction either. For some people a chance of 0.05 of paying an extra $1 could ruin their day or mess with their calculations.
      And without the gambling the store owners would have to price their wares to round in their favor. To an extent that they can never be screwed, because every loophole would be exploited by customers. You buy 2-3 items at the store and would pay $4.75? Let's get some free chewing gum on top. It would be dumb not to do that and I am not even talking about people going into the store calculating every item price to get the best out of it.
      You just want to buy a bread roll from your bakery? It now is either free which screws the bakery or more likely needs to cost $1.
      I would agree that the difference between a single cent or two (and maybe even 5) at the end of a transaction is so insignificant that we could get rid of everything under 5ct. Very cheap items (e.g. screws) are already calculated with fractions of a cent. So if you buy 100 screws it could still be 100x2.75ct and only the overall price would be rounded to the next 5ct.
      But the difference between paying 1ct and $1 is way bigger and does make a difference for the customer and the store owners.

  • @maxwell.vondeen6765
    @maxwell.vondeen6765 5 лет назад +296

    Some dude asked me something like this while I worked at a McDonald's. He asked for like 21 nuggets. I just marked it up as 20 piece and gave him an extra nugget.

    • @plastichamster365
      @plastichamster365 5 лет назад +44

      Lots of good luck will come to your life for that

    • @Clint52279
      @Clint52279 5 лет назад +22

      That was nice of you. I would've charged for a six piece and give him one. Saved the company 5 nuggets, and get super special promotion.

    • @mauer1
      @mauer1 5 лет назад +4

      beeing bold is the way to go.

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 5 лет назад +4

      And then you got caught doing that and that's why you no longer work there? :D

    • @flinko99
      @flinko99 5 лет назад +26

      @@silkwesir1444 why would they get fired for one extra nugget

  • @deadmemes7554
    @deadmemes7554 5 лет назад +201

    McDonald: Welcome to McDonald, how may I help you?
    Kevin:

  • @MisterHunterWolf
    @MisterHunterWolf 5 лет назад +420

    Vsauce2: says there are 4 coins
    Half dollars: _sad coin noises_

    • @DanielSultana
      @DanielSultana 5 лет назад +34

      he did say 'common", there's a dollar coin too

    • @spiddyman0079
      @spiddyman0079 5 лет назад +6

      Sakajeweea $1 coins tho

    • @basedyoshi7253
      @basedyoshi7253 5 лет назад +8

      i was once given a dollar coin instead of a quarter in my change at the checkout at the grocery store.

    • @luisleongaming1776
      @luisleongaming1776 5 лет назад +7

      Based Yoshi probably because When the worker was given that coin from another customer, there was no place for it in the cash register, so they just put it in the slot for quarters since they are otherwise the biggest coin, and when they proceeded to give you your change they mindlessly picked up the coin without looking thinking it was a quarter, from muscle memory.

    • @KrazyKyle-ij9vb
      @KrazyKyle-ij9vb 5 лет назад +2

      laughs in $50 gold coin

  • @jurassicjack3320
    @jurassicjack3320 5 лет назад +1080

    The video should be titled “How to torture McDonald’s staff”

    • @AlcerusOfficial
      @AlcerusOfficial 5 лет назад +12

      "I'd like 43 nuggets, please."
      "That's not a menu item."

    • @varmituofm
      @varmituofm 5 лет назад +3

      Better to do this is to wait until your order is bagged to ask for "no salt"

    • @TheWatcher-j5o
      @TheWatcher-j5o 5 лет назад +2

      Ever just get an extra nugget? Like, you order 6 but they accidentally give ya 7...

    • @travismccallum5738
      @travismccallum5738 5 лет назад +1

      Mcdonalds employee here
      43 nuggets don't torture staff because a basket of nuggets have around 42 nuggets and we can drop two baskets at the same time.
      No salt is only a huge issue when we are really busy unless you talk about no salt fries.
      You get an extra nugget if we are busy and the person is just throwing nuggets in.
      If we get 43 nuggets we just gonna give you 4 10 boxes and a 4 box with only 3 nuggets but you'll be charged for 4 anyways

    • @xersus9026
      @xersus9026 4 года назад +2

      Did I stutter?

  • @austinnorton7518
    @austinnorton7518 4 года назад +29

    *starts talking about 16 different coins*
    Cashier: *Sweats nervously*

  • @0reNForge
    @0reNForge 5 лет назад +596

    0:20 - I see you’re a man of culture Kevin. Great work!

    • @JoeSleith
      @JoeSleith 5 лет назад +1

      u stole.this comment from above

    • @coolcatcastle8
      @coolcatcastle8 5 лет назад +1

      meeter beeter u meant to say best minecraft song

  • @GrandmasterFriday
    @GrandmasterFriday 5 лет назад +439

    Oh my! Is that a 47¢ coin I see lying on the ground!? Today's my lucky day!

    • @HollywoodF1
      @HollywoodF1 5 лет назад +16

      Props for using the cent-symbol. It's not right in plain sight anymore.

    • @jacobczzz5131
      @jacobczzz5131 5 лет назад +5

      ¢

    • @Gaellka
      @Gaellka 5 лет назад +4

      @@HollywoodF1 ¢

    • @yartastic
      @yartastic 5 лет назад +3

      ¢50 > .50

    • @TheOne_6
      @TheOne_6 3 месяца назад

      ¢

  • @ravenlord4
    @ravenlord4 5 лет назад +5

    Some counterfeiters make $18 bills, but are unsure of where to pass them off. They decide to try at a hillbilly's store in backwoods West Virginia. They go in and nervously ask for change on one of the bills. The cashier happily says "Sure! Would you like three $6's or two $9's?"

  • @harryv7877
    @harryv7877 5 лет назад +908

    Vsauce 1: cool math and science shit also mind field
    Vsauce 3: Cool science applied to pop culture and video games
    Vsauce 2: THE CHICKEN MCNUGGET NUMBER

  • @datoneguy2361
    @datoneguy2361 5 лет назад +1282

    No one:
    Vsauce: WHAT IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHICKEN NUGGETS NEEDED TO CONFUSE THE MCDONALDS CASHIER

    • @cl4p-tp69
      @cl4p-tp69 5 лет назад +16

      its Vsauce2.

    • @DrizzyGames
      @DrizzyGames 5 лет назад +3

      CL4P-TP #69 It’s still vsauce

    • @shapman280
      @shapman280 5 лет назад +23

      @@DrizzyGames or is it

    • @DrizzyGames
      @DrizzyGames 5 лет назад +12

      Georgejr Pangan WHAT IS VSAUCE?

    • @shapman280
      @shapman280 5 лет назад +11

      @@DrizzyGames when is vsauce

  • @justinpeters8494
    @justinpeters8494 5 лет назад +96

    Me: Can I have 43 nuggests?
    McDonalds: Wait thats illegal

  • @aarcnn
    @aarcnn 5 лет назад +1912

    Me: Mom, can i get 73,212,907 nuggets
    Mom: yeah sure!
    Mom: they didnt have 73,212,907 nuggets so i got you 73,212,908 nuggets

  • @HTPCYMC
    @HTPCYMC 5 лет назад +554

    I’ve been waiting for the Vsauce 2 and CaptainSparklez crossover for so long, and now that it has finally happened, I can say that it has definitely been worth the wait.

    • @nyanbrox5418
      @nyanbrox5418 5 лет назад

      i definately concur

    • @bertberw8653
      @bertberw8653 5 лет назад +1

      Who?

    • @callofhuggsh2
      @callofhuggsh2 5 лет назад

      Ever heard of the RUclips CaptainSauce?

    • @ghost_curse
      @ghost_curse 5 лет назад +3

      Someone post this on the CaptainSparklez subreddit.

    • @donutello_
      @donutello_ 5 лет назад +7

      @@bertberw8653 ahh, the new generation of the youtube viewers

  • @pauljoneseyboy9615
    @pauljoneseyboy9615 3 года назад +11

    As silly as this sounds these videos have changed my life. I was never able to understand mathematics as a child now I am rocking it. Thanks!

  • @bruhmoment24
    @bruhmoment24 5 лет назад +1188

    Mom: What are you watching
    Me: *optimal nugget, momther* 👁️👄👁

    • @onioin98
      @onioin98 5 лет назад +27

      Optimal nungenet consumption

    • @lemonferret
      @lemonferret 5 лет назад +7

      nugget *F R O 🅱️ E N I U S*

    • @SpaceDave1337
      @SpaceDave1337 5 лет назад +2

      Nebelniek playing Minecraft on youtube
      👁️👅👁️

    • @caligolaverre542
      @caligolaverre542 5 лет назад +13

      i thought you said McMother for a second

    • @bruhmoment24
      @bruhmoment24 5 лет назад +6

      @@caligolaverre542 mcmomther

  • @VagueReferenceHere
    @VagueReferenceHere 5 лет назад +145

    Me: Tries to stump mom with an order of 43 in the UK
    Mom: Orders 45 and eats 2.
    Me: Pikachu face.

    • @cosmicjenny4508
      @cosmicjenny4508 5 лет назад +15

      +VagueReferenceHere We can actually do it, now, since we have packs of 4 nuggets for Happy Meals!
      9 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 4 = 43

    • @HaQing
      @HaQing 5 лет назад

      @@cosmicjenny4508 Numberphile?

    • @konnosvatamidis1234
      @konnosvatamidis1234 5 лет назад +3

      @@cosmicjenny4508 Y not 20 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 4, it's much simpler

    • @cosmicjenny4508
      @cosmicjenny4508 5 лет назад +1

      +Konnos Vatamidis Because that’s the one I copied from the Numberphile when they first said it.

  • @knightpanic1931
    @knightpanic1931 4 года назад +65

    man its cool to think that all these mathematician's got together to get back at mom by figuring the impossible amount of nuggets for her to buy

  • @victorprokop6868
    @victorprokop6868 5 лет назад +461

    Iron: iron nuggets
    Gold: gold nuggets
    Diamond: mcnuggets

    • @DRKongo-vi8ok
      @DRKongo-vi8ok 5 лет назад +20

      emerald: wheat nuggets

    • @OneonSajid
      @OneonSajid 5 лет назад +14

      Redstone: dust nuggets

    • @jan_sipiki
      @jan_sipiki 4 года назад +16

      dirt: wendy's nuggets

    • @-cookiezila-461
      @-cookiezila-461 4 года назад +7

      After nether update: netherite nuggets

    • @vukvla2046
      @vukvla2046 4 года назад

      @@jan_sipiki DAYUM SON

  • @michaelalanson7243
    @michaelalanson7243 5 лет назад +186

    "You've been grinding in the mine all day with your pickaxe swinging from side to side."
    _CaptainSparklez wants to know your location_

    • @gnostaoticanarchangautand
      @gnostaoticanarchangautand 5 лет назад +6

      *_Satan wants to know you are location_*

    • @skyguy1236
      @skyguy1236 5 лет назад

      @@thealbinotadpole2878 ew go away

    • @tylervanniekerk6159
      @tylervanniekerk6159 5 лет назад +1

      Shiny sylveon M.L.G. *I WANT TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

    • @michaelalanson7243
      @michaelalanson7243 5 лет назад

      The Albino Tadpole thanks for correcting

    • @Tfin
      @Tfin 5 лет назад

      I want to know who uses a pickaxe by swinging it side to side?

  • @LaLaLoaded
    @LaLaLoaded 5 лет назад +194

    You can get 43 chicken nugerts in the UK but not with just the 6, 9 and 20 boxes. Happy meal nuggets have 4
    9 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 4 =43 he was correct with saying any combonation of 6, 9, 20 can not make 43.

    • @yagomizuma2275
      @yagomizuma2275 4 года назад +19

      but can you order 4.281

    • @mrleaf6055
      @mrleaf6055 4 года назад +3

      Aaron the video came out about a decade ago

    • @mihailsazdov4280
      @mihailsazdov4280 4 года назад +6

      @@mrleaf6055 no it didnt

    • @MasterofBeats
      @MasterofBeats 4 года назад +14

      @@mrleaf6055 are you in 2029?

    • @davidshiwlal9802
      @davidshiwlal9802 4 года назад

      @@MasterofBeats yes I am . But I'm time traveling to the past to warn my fellow humans that in August 2029 the moon is going to explode

  • @stellarr5701
    @stellarr5701 5 лет назад +566

    Clicked on this video by accident, but y’know... happy little accidents

    • @Pheonix19581
      @Pheonix19581 5 лет назад +7

      Welcome! Follow us down the rabbit hole of magical new perspectives on science!

    • @Nick-bl2kg
      @Nick-bl2kg 5 лет назад +13

      I smell a Bob Ross quote.
      Good job.
      Good.
      Job.

    • @Kapin05
      @Kapin05 5 лет назад +3

      I relate

    • @heathenfire
      @heathenfire 5 лет назад +3

      Felix culpa is what you can call this experience, to sound fancy

    • @datboi3830
      @datboi3830 5 лет назад +2

      @@heathenfire fancy

  • @halo79hi96
    @halo79hi96 5 лет назад +285

    You know what's more efficient than 3 18c coins?
    1 54c coin

    • @DJsocial7102
      @DJsocial7102 5 лет назад +53

      Ya if we a coin for every number 1-99 we only have 1 coin per transaction. Big brain.

    • @tarnishedpose
      @tarnishedpose 5 лет назад +14

      @@DJsocial7102 *ban coins*

    • @Xnoob545
      @Xnoob545 4 года назад +21

      @@DJsocial7102 IF WE HAD 1 CREDIT CARD WE COULD MAKE ANY TRANSACTION WITH 1 CREDIT CARD

    • @mexomenti
      @mexomenti 3 года назад +7

      @@Xnoob545 the floor is made out of floor

  • @gsquared8730
    @gsquared8730 Год назад +1

    I am a simple man, i see nugget in the title, i click.

  • @vodlex8012
    @vodlex8012 5 лет назад +1600

    I liked the video just because of the minecraft meme at the beginning

    • @OutstandinglySteve
      @OutstandinglySteve 5 лет назад +1

      *because

    • @Kzar5678
      @Kzar5678 5 лет назад +4

      @@OutstandinglySteve *beecuz

    • @hosszuadam5201
      @hosszuadam5201 5 лет назад +1

      I LIKE

    • @wall57805
      @wall57805 5 лет назад +4

      *Vsauce2 music* I liked this comment becuase I liked this video becuase of the minecraft meme at the beginning.

    • @vodlex8012
      @vodlex8012 5 лет назад

      @RayRexDex wiat waht ddi yuo say

  • @slyolddog
    @slyolddog 5 лет назад +11

    I'm glad after showing the optimal coins, you explained why theoretical efficiency doesn't always translate 1:1 to real life. It helps make people sound more well-rounded and knowledgeable about these kinds of things.

  • @stoyan.dimitrov.01
    @stoyan.dimitrov.01 5 лет назад +28

    In Bulgaria there are 0.01 , 0.02 , 0.05 , 0.10 , 0.20 , 0.50 , 1.00 and 2.00 levas
    (1$≈1.72levas)

    • @EddieKMusic
      @EddieKMusic 4 года назад +2

      Wait, you guys don't use euros yet? Lithuania went to euros in 2014 I think, but before that we had Litas (LT) which had same denominations as levas:) I kinda miss Litas, but sometimes I forget that we even had it:D

    • @100percentSNAFU
      @100percentSNAFU 4 года назад +2

      Good on Bulgaria for keeping their own system of currency.

  • @zeek3580
    @zeek3580 5 лет назад +360

    Well you're wrong. Half of the time you order 10 but get 9.

    • @Sillytake1705
      @Sillytake1705 5 лет назад +30

      zeek Maybe the cashier was hungry. Or you were so hungry you didn't even realize you ate one or two.

    • @yeetusmcgeetus4946
      @yeetusmcgeetus4946 5 лет назад +45

      @@Sillytake1705 that's what my dad says when my cheeseburger is half beaten

    • @demerion
      @demerion 5 лет назад +27

      I once ordered 6, got a box of 9 but there were 10 in it

    • @SadisticNiles
      @SadisticNiles 5 лет назад +21

      @@yeetusmcgeetus4946 That cheeseburger prolly deserved it for talking back.

    • @TheRealPunkachu
      @TheRealPunkachu 5 лет назад +15

      @menohe everybody gangsta till the cheeseburger starts talking.

  • @rowanwhy267
    @rowanwhy267 5 лет назад +148

    "Vsauce! Kevin here."
    All of Michael's viewers: *You weren't supposed to do that.*

  • @thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688
    @thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688 4 года назад +23

    Q: "Is 1-2-5 the best for everything?"
    A: "No. In music it's 1-4-5."

    • @yerwan5799
      @yerwan5799 3 года назад +1

      he said in mathematics in the video lmao

    • @thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688
      @thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688 3 года назад +1

      @@yerwan5799 Plenty of people have made the argument that music is a form of math, but either way, you're missing the point of the joke.

    • @unreal-the-ethan
      @unreal-the-ethan 3 года назад +1

      how about 2-5-1?

  • @TrossardWasUnavailable
    @TrossardWasUnavailable 5 лет назад +299

    Me: I would like 42 nuggets
    McDonalds: thats illegal
    Me: I would like 43 nuggets
    McDonalds: *aNYthInG eLsE?*

    • @BananaWasTaken
      @BananaWasTaken 4 года назад +20

      Pretty sure you got your numbers mixed up

    • @nasdfigol
      @nasdfigol 4 года назад +8

      Me: can I have sauce?
      Mcdonald's: sure what sauce?
      Me: Vsauce

    • @micklenier6152
      @micklenier6152 4 года назад +2

      Mcdonald's employee from Czechia: (`∇´) "yes"

    • @irrelevant_noob
      @irrelevant_noob 2 года назад +1

      @RunningAmpharos did you miss the bit in the video where it said that 42 was possible? o.O

  • @Epicmonk117
    @Epicmonk117 5 лет назад +46

    Personally, I tend to hand over smaller denominations of coins and bills first so that my wallet is thinner

  • @Cracks094
    @Cracks094 3 года назад +2

    I tried to order 43 McNuggets and the cashier said "F**k you i watch Vsauce too"

  • @Lunaaarism
    @Lunaaarism 5 лет назад +38

    Vsauce2 sang the CaptainSparkles Parody at the start.
    A man of culture I see

  • @mundanest
    @mundanest 5 лет назад +313

    Before watching video: Aw a Vsauce video about a "Frobenius", I guess I won't understand anything
    After: nüget

  • @josemartini8982
    @josemartini8982 5 лет назад +20

    9:17
    "It turns out that sometimes what's best for math isn't best for everyday life."
    No! I refuse to believe that!

  • @midlowreborn
    @midlowreborn 5 лет назад +102

    im pretty sure vsauce just became a giant meme now LMAO

    • @bnerd1
      @bnerd1 5 лет назад +2

      did you vsauce micheal in d!ng he is the meme

    • @__maxyz
      @__maxyz 5 лет назад +3

      Have you watched a VSauce video since 2014 @midlowreborn ??

    • @midlowreborn
      @midlowreborn 5 лет назад +1

      i've been subbed to vsauce since the start LOL, but in 2017/2018 they started memeing around more

    • @-fv
      @-fv 5 лет назад

      yes yes vsauce gamer meme

    • @rickharper4533
      @rickharper4533 5 лет назад

      midlowreborn hes been a meme for years you normie

  • @misaac34
    @misaac34 5 лет назад +7

    God I fucking love when you put the abstracts of proofs in your videos. And the fact that you are delving into computer science and displaying it in a way that other people find interesting. It makes my brain tingle. You don't know how nice it is to see someone articulate concepts we study in the degree at a level that others will understand and be captivated by. It allows me to show friends and actually have a dialogue, and show them a look into what computer science is, rather than the void of mt dew and hacking that they perceive it to be. Thank you for everything. Much love.

  • @NameName-lv1ik
    @NameName-lv1ik 5 лет назад +6

    Instructions unclear, accidentally stuffed 43 chicken nuggets down my friend's throat. He's asleep now, what should I do?

  • @suicune2001
    @suicune2001 5 лет назад +81

    Kid: "I want 31 nuggets! I bet you can't get me that many, mom!" 😝
    Mom: *buys 32 nuggets and eats one*
    Kid: .....

    • @josephstone547
      @josephstone547 4 года назад +1

      I would like this but it's on 69 likes and I don't want to ruin that

  • @aspire4more
    @aspire4more 5 лет назад +105

    45 nuggets? I see we have an amateur here

    • @rhysdavies296
      @rhysdavies296 5 лет назад +1

      Fawks Masters you can get 45 🤨

    • @aspire4more
      @aspire4more 5 лет назад +2

      Rhys Davies 0:02

    • @dandumb
      @dandumb 5 лет назад +4

      45th like on this comment I would say I'm above average.

    • @aspire4more
      @aspire4more 5 лет назад +2

      Dan Doom above and beyond, my friend. However, to be fair. i was the first like on the third comment. Not to mention the fact im the 4th comment and first like of the aforementioned comment. 1st like 3rd comment = 4, 4th comment 1st like = 5. 45, 45. I guess in a way, we are all special, except the OP, screw that guy

    • @saysikerightnow3914
      @saysikerightnow3914 5 лет назад +4

      I wanted 69 nuggets :(

  • @trickster7126
    @trickster7126 5 лет назад +13

    Mom: here is you’re chicken nuggets!
    Me: let me tell you something
    *says everything in the video

  • @AlfredSoul
    @AlfredSoul 5 лет назад +34

    What kind of child-exploiting scenario are we talking about here, where the mom buys nuggets for her mining son?!

    • @AlfredSoul
      @AlfredSoul 5 лет назад

      @Ala File Well, can't argue with that.

  • @northernwitch
    @northernwitch 5 лет назад +97

    What a delicious thought experiment! Always love seeing a Vsauce upload in my feed.

  • @Mayank-mf7xr
    @Mayank-mf7xr 5 лет назад +9

    well technically , if you had 100 different coin types , each having a denomination of every possible change combination possible , it would further decrease the 'avg coins' needed for any and all change scenarios to a mathematically startling 1 . you will never have to search for combinations and you will always have the best solution for any 'greedy problem' you may have .
    but as explained outstandingly by kevin , this 'highest mathematically efficient' method will be 'poorest socially efficient' method .
    i loved this video .

  • @poisonouscheesecake4343
    @poisonouscheesecake4343 5 лет назад +194

    *_mother, i have consumed nugget._*
    *_i need more nugget._*
    *_GIVE ME MORE NUGGET MOTHER_*

    • @Jmg3815
      @Jmg3815 5 лет назад +3

      No, I wont

    • @shubbyshabaas
      @shubbyshabaas 5 лет назад +13

      James Gruber *DON’T MAKE THIS HARD MOTHER*

    • @Jmg3815
      @Jmg3815 5 лет назад +5

      ShubbyShabaas *anime face and avengers theme plays with huge earrape*
      *HIDES NUGGET*

    • @Jivvi
      @Jivvi 5 лет назад +2

      But we have nuggets at home.
      Nuggets at home: 🥔

    • @swagbarbarianytnew9918
      @swagbarbarianytnew9918 5 лет назад +2

      It sounds like nugget is saying that. (Kindergarten game)

  • @toddhoward1498
    @toddhoward1498 5 лет назад +65

    I’m gonna take the diamonds over the chicken nuggets
    We ain’t living that greentop life

  • @Raziel2404
    @Raziel2404 4 года назад +2

    It's interesting how different nations have different coins.
    Australia used to have 1c and 2c coins until somewhere in the late 80's early 90's. People were collecting them and cashing them in since they were being made obsolete. Now, Australia has the 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c coins left. Unlike USA, with it's $1 and $2 notes, Australia uses coins. Apart from that, we have the same as USA in notes - $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100, but made with a different material, so if it gets wet, there is very minimal damage done to the notes.

    • @100percentSNAFU
      @100percentSNAFU 4 года назад +1

      Similar to Canada, except for the 50 cent coin, which I believe is only minted for coin sets now and is uncirculated.

  • @U014B
    @U014B 5 лет назад +7

    1.) Introduce a fully customizable McNugget box
    2.) Sell at a slightly higher price per nugget
    3.) ??????????
    4.) *_P R O F I T_*

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 5 лет назад +1

      that would be quite easy to do...
      just put the current prices on a graph, figure out a fitting formula and then automatically determine the price that way. needs an upper limit after which the price does't drop further. they could even use the same boxes they use now (maybe add another huge size, like 50), and do "greedy packing" of the ordered Nuggets into those.

  • @XempireX18
    @XempireX18 5 лет назад +34

    wow, Jeffrey Shallit? he was my algorithm prof at university of waterloo

  • @andrewshawley7891
    @andrewshawley7891 3 года назад +1

    If you take 1 of each dinomination of UK currency, the total value is £88.88. (£50, £20, £10, £5 notes, £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p coins)

  • @immaparrot2824
    @immaparrot2824 5 лет назад +70

    Mc Nuggets are made from organic, British chicken.
    *Or are they?*

    • @forget2bhuman993
      @forget2bhuman993 5 лет назад

      since when are nuggets only in Britain.. your own country is not the centre of the world

    • @immaparrot2824
      @immaparrot2824 5 лет назад

      Forget2BHuman I was just quoting a part from our country’s advertisement. I could of used any country but I was just using the ad that I was familiar with :)

  • @mandeeprai9818
    @mandeeprai9818 5 лет назад +28

    Sick.. but what happens if the cashier just puts an extra nugget in the box for you.

    • @walter3934
      @walter3934 5 лет назад

      "This conversation never happen, if you get what I'm saying"

    • @oquitbootz
      @oquitbootz 5 лет назад

      Thanos: “Impossible”

  • @daanremmerie7408
    @daanremmerie7408 3 года назад +2

    Nugget can definetely make his Nugget cave with those warm and soft nuggets

  • @Vedrajrm
    @Vedrajrm 5 лет назад +18

    I so want the curiosity box, but it's almost 5000Rs in India.
    That's just too much

    • @kyle8688
      @kyle8688 5 лет назад +1

      Vedraj r.m street shitter

  • @pixifee5008
    @pixifee5008 5 лет назад +39

    The problem is that most humans are using a decimal system, even when other systems like the duodecimal system (base 12) are much more usable.

    • @Chermaid
      @Chermaid 5 лет назад +19

      Yeah, but we have 10 fingers, so it goes back to simplicity

    • @husboy1
      @husboy1 5 лет назад +5

      @@Chermaid we could use a 10-bit binary system

    • @KineticManiac
      @KineticManiac 4 года назад +7

      @@Chermaid Kind of off-topic, but I wanted to mention that human languages do not necessarily always use base 10. (Ok scratch that "kind of" off-topic, this is definitely off-topic. But bear with me, because I think people who watch these sort of videos would find this interesting.)
      First of all, languages spoken by primitive civilizations may not even have a true counting system. Think about it, languages spoken by tribal people who live a hunter's life, hardly ever need to count above 4-5. AFAIK, it's not uncommon for such languages to lack the ability to express any number higher than those. Some cannot even express those numbers properly.
      I once read that some languages express high numbers via naming body parts. So a "head" might be 15, a "right shoulder" might be 26 and so on. If I remember correctly, these languages can often express numbers up to roughly 30. I don't how common this is though.
      Now of course, once the civilization advances, a more complex system is necessary. This is often (always?) done by a base system. However, even then base 10 isn't the universal choice. According to what I've read, the most common choices are 8, 10, 12, 20. 10 is pretty obvious, it's the total number of fingers. Although it definitely isn't universal, if memory serves, it is the most common. And 20 should be the second most common, though again, that's if I remember correctly. It's been a long time since I last read about this. 20 comes from counting both the fingers and the toes. Ancient Mayans used a base 20. Among base 8 and base 12, I'm not sure which is more common. Base 8 comes from counting the gaps between the fingers, rather than the fingers themselves. Base 12 is a bit more complicated. It comes from using your thumb to point at the knuckles of the other fingers. There are 4 other fingers with 3 knuckles each, resulting in base 12. Also as mentioned earlier, base 12 is actually easier to use, but I don't know if this had any significant effect on the number systems found in the world's languages.
      A language may also have sub-bases. English has sub-base 20, as numbers between 10 and 20 have special names, though these are also connected to base 10 (fifteen is obviously just five-ten). Eleven and twelve are exceptions to this. Therefore, English also has a sub-base 12. These are no longer base 10, but if I remember correctly, they actually come from Proto-Germanic "one-left" and "two-left".
      However some languages can have different systems. Certain languages for example, have base 5, clearly connected to the number of fingers on one hand. This is however unusual, probably because of how small it is, resulting in many digits. (25 would be expressed as 100 in a base 5 system!). Babylonians used a base 60 system (yeesh). The most natural sub-bases for such a system would be base 5 and 12. You can count to 12 on one hand as I explained, and then use the other hand for counting to 5. However Babylonian system seems to use sub-bases 6 and 10 instead (at least in writing). If I remember correctly, these are the people responsible behind 1 hour being 60 minutes, and 1 minute being 60 seconds.
      Don't trust me too much though, my memory is a bit blurry, it's been quite some time since I last read about this. I've read this on Wikipedia, but which page exactly, I don't know. Speaking of which, Wikipedia itself shouldn't be too trusted. Anyone can modify it, and while they do check if people have given their sources, I have seen stuff on Wikipedia that were definitely wrong and/or didn't give any sources. So if someone with better sources could clarify this, I would be glad. Thank you.
      Also thank you, the reader, for reading all this, even though it's completely unrelated to the video. You must be a great nerd! I would like to know you! (lol)

    • @Chermaid
      @Chermaid 4 года назад

      @@KineticManiac wow that was a lot. It's pretty interesting learning where a lot of the most popular numbering systems came from. I don't really remember what this vid was about (and am too lazy to watch again haha) so I'll just say props to you for taking the time to share your knowledge of the subject. Impressive!

    • @TheSuperappelflap
      @TheSuperappelflap 2 года назад

      @@KineticManiac the base 60 system isnt that complicated, you have 3 bones in each finger and each finger has 2 sides. 3*2*10 = 60. for the thumb you can count the palm or back of your hand. so its actually quite convenient for ancient peoples who didnt have any type of calculators and counted on their hands. oh and im an artificial intelligence programmer lol

  • @UnnamedCarapace
    @UnnamedCarapace Год назад +1

    You seem to have forgotten the beloved 50 cent piece no one would call your thing the smallest change for 63 cents. You seem like the kind of dude unaware of the lovely $2 bill.

  • @jay_mem
    @jay_mem 5 лет назад +5

    3:22 I want somebody to order 73,212,907 Chicken McNuggets just for.. y’know.. the memes.

    • @xijinping5937
      @xijinping5937 5 лет назад +1

      That'd cost you $16,092,196.96, but if you have a lower social credit score it may cost more.

    • @CosmicHase
      @CosmicHase 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@xijinping5937ni hao, wo renshi gaoxing!

  • @anonymousidea9119
    @anonymousidea9119 5 лет назад +63

    Ad : Can you hit the skip button? This is-
    Me: skips ad
    Kevin: Vsauce! Kevin here
    THIS IS A SIGN

  • @FakeGiraffeTheory
    @FakeGiraffeTheory 3 года назад

    Thanks!

  • @asagadam550
    @asagadam550 5 лет назад +6

    me : * doesn't know wtf is he talking about *
    also me : * still watching *

  • @thatfella8256
    @thatfella8256 5 лет назад +16

    I watched this entire video waiting for him to take a bite of nuggs.
    There was no other reason.

  • @princeboo3188
    @princeboo3188 4 года назад +2

    Kevin: [has 43 nuggets]
    Wendy's, which sells 50 pieces of nuggets: "Pathetic"

  • @tabs3318
    @tabs3318 5 лет назад +51

    “You wanna make things difficult for her cause she cancelled your realm subscription”
    if that isn’t me-

  • @Monkeyb00y
    @Monkeyb00y 5 лет назад +8

    Assume you are in the drive through.
    Easy fix: 2 boxes of 20, and 1 box of 6
    The cashier accidentally drops 3 on the ground between the window and the car.
    43

  • @gingerinajacket8519
    @gingerinajacket8519 4 года назад +1

    Just put an extra nugget in a box. It is just a box label. You dont actually have to have 20 nuggets in a 20 box. Maybe for purchasing purposes, but just charge the number requested +1 amount, like if 43 is the order, charge for 44 and include extra dipping sauce.

    • @gingerinajacket8519
      @gingerinajacket8519 3 года назад

      Better yet, have the mom order 44 chicken nuggets, and SHE JUST HAS one herself. It isn't like the boxes are designed to never be resealable.

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 5 лет назад +77

    This number is made with only 70% inorganic material

  • @thecoolaxolotlnova8523
    @thecoolaxolotlnova8523 4 года назад +3

    "And you cant order 73,212,907 nuggets"
    " *NO* "

  • @mikaylag5237
    @mikaylag5237 4 года назад +6

    Here In Australia, we have a 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins. We do also have a dollar and two dollar coins, but I feel like the cents were more relevant, also, in notes, we have 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100.

    • @SchwachsinnProduzent
      @SchwachsinnProduzent 4 года назад +1

      Isn't it weird, that the notes are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 but the cent coins are 5,10,25,50? In Germany we have 1,2,5,10,20,50 Cents (other Euro countries started to remove 1 and 2) The Euro coins are 1,2,5(only for special occasions),10(collector pieces made out of silver), The notes are 5,10,20,50,100,200,500 (I think 500 doesn't get printed anymore, somehow it was more or less only liked by Germany). It feels more consistent.

    • @100percentSNAFU
      @100percentSNAFU 4 года назад

      Australia was smart to eliminate the penny. Here in the U.S. you always end up with tons of them and they are basically worthless. I literally don't think there is anything you can buy for less than 5 cents so we should eliminate it as well and just round to the nearest 5 cents. I believe Canada is phasing out their penny. They also replaced their 1 and 2 dollar notes with coins. We have tried the $1 coin here multiple times and it never takes off, nor does the $2 bill. Personally, I would also like to see us go to a $1 coin and $2 bills and get rid of $1 bills.

  • @joellehkamo2826
    @joellehkamo2826 5 лет назад +89

    0:17 Ahh, I see you're a man of culture aswell

  • @exLightningg
    @exLightningg 5 лет назад +4

    1:06
    *Kevin walks into McDonalds*
    Hi, Yeah can I have *uhh* a 4 pack of Chicken Nuggets... *uhh* a 6 pack of Chicken Nuggets... *Uhh* yeah a 8 pack of Chicken Nuggets... a 10 pack as well please and a 20 pack of Chicken nuggets? Thanks. Yes all seperate boxes... What? No I need all the boxes... Thank you.

  • @thelegendarysolocard
    @thelegendarysolocard 5 лет назад +1

    2019 and I still like all the hidden clips you layer into the videos.

  • @nottheyuttas7111
    @nottheyuttas7111 5 лет назад +17

    i used this and literally got 40 for way more than needed lol

  • @Doctor_C_Jack
    @Doctor_C_Jack 5 лет назад +10

    the minecraft reference is very appropriate due to today being minecraft monday survival games

  • @IisChas
    @IisChas 4 года назад

    I got a McDonald’s ad and i heard “a 10 piece mcmugget for you” and I thought it was the video lol

  • @djak4803
    @djak4803 4 года назад +3

    I absolutely love how he put a revenge by captain sparkles reference in there

  • @Kapin05
    @Kapin05 5 лет назад +17

    Okay, cool video.
    ... are you gonna eat those or can i have them

    • @chrisseger2346
      @chrisseger2346 5 лет назад +1

      He started munching, but that's a lot of colon-clogging McNuggetry. I don't think Kevin can eat all that cancer by himself.

  • @danishsaidar8674
    @danishsaidar8674 5 лет назад +1

    I don't understand this man, but I still wanna watch his content

  • @codemiesterbeats
    @codemiesterbeats 3 года назад +3

    0:43 reminds me of the time a friend and I decided we would like to have, and I quote "a ridiculous amount of chicken nuggets"
    we wanted 2) 50 piece nuggets... they claimed they didn't have them. I sweet talked them into figuring out the cashier side of things and told them we will begrudgingly accept
    that broken into 20's and 10's or whatever it was at the time.
    It was like we robbed the chicken nugget vault and ended up with only small bills.
    PS all nuggets were eaten... mine was eaten later but my friend actually ate all of his in one sitting.

  • @user-fr6qn9xl9e
    @user-fr6qn9xl9e 5 лет назад +10

    Finally, a vsauce video about Conor McGregor.

  • @AndGoatz04
    @AndGoatz04 3 года назад +1

    *"Sir, this is a McDonalds..."*

  • @flippinfudgeyt
    @flippinfudgeyt 5 лет назад +4

    0:58 probably spilled vsauce lol

  • @wendystwitter7199
    @wendystwitter7199 5 лет назад +9

    0:57 I honestly wouldn't have noticed

  • @nikolatsanev
    @nikolatsanev 4 года назад +1

    In Bulgaria we have .01, .02, .05, .1, .2, .5, 1, 2 coins and 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 banknotes.

  • @LukeL007
    @LukeL007 5 лет назад +2

    Considering the inconsistency in the number of nuggets I get vs what I am suppose to get I conclude that any combination is possible.

  • @zafari_with_z7750
    @zafari_with_z7750 5 лет назад +6

    Math exam 2019 be like:
    There are two flying sheeps one yellow and one to the right, how much does one kilo of sand cost when we know the cow is 10yrs old😒
    Explain that Kevin

    • @Zidern
      @Zidern 5 лет назад +1

      That's easy! The answer is obviously "yes".

  • @Alex_192.
    @Alex_192. 10 месяцев назад +1

    Here in Britian we have 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins.

  • @maxefpunk7739
    @maxefpunk7739 5 лет назад +21

    In Germany we have 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.10 0.20 0.50 1 2 €

    • @MattTheTubaGuy
      @MattTheTubaGuy 5 лет назад +1

      In NZ, we have 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, and $2 coins
      We used to have 5c coins, (1c and 2c too before I was born) but we got rid of them because they are practically useless.

    • @maxefpunk7739
      @maxefpunk7739 5 лет назад

      @@MattTheTubaGuy Yeah 1ct 2ct and 5ct are kinda useless too. Almost everyone I know has a jar of that coins at home to collect them because you usually dont pay with them

    • @Tfin
      @Tfin 5 лет назад +2

      We may have stopped making .50 coins (JFK on the front, rarely used even when they were being minted), but I expect we still make the rarely used 1.00 coins in the US.

    • @MrPatatoThe7th
      @MrPatatoThe7th 5 лет назад +1

      The 1 and 2 cents are so dumb. Glad we stopped using them in the Netherlands

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 5 лет назад

      @@maxefpunk7739 pay with them. it's a win-win situation. the cashier will be glad because they always need these small coins, and you won't have to store them and eventually turn them in, etc.

  • @1996Pinocchio
    @1996Pinocchio 5 лет назад +4

    Even as a vegetarian I instantly clicked on than thumbnail

  • @shlevloshive531
    @shlevloshive531 2 года назад +1

    The first minute of this video is a roller coaster of confusion

  • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
    @imveryangryitsnotbutter 5 лет назад +8

    Gimme gimme chicken tendies
    Be they crispy, or from Wendy's

    • @Druskibruu
      @Druskibruu 5 лет назад +1

      Spend my hard-earned Good Boy Points, on kid's meal, ballpit, burger joints..

    • @cheesewizard8943
      @cheesewizard8943 5 лет назад

      Do you imply that tendies from Wendy's are not crispy

  • @Accrovideogames
    @Accrovideogames 5 лет назад +10

    9:25 Why did you pronounce a French name in English?
    By the way, Canada stopped producing pennies in May 2012, forcing cashiers to round up or down transactions when consumers pay with cash. While consumers are allowed to pay with old pennies, it's actually illegal for cashiers to give them back as change. Whenever they come into possession of pennies, shops are legally obligated to sell them to the government so that they can be removed from circulation.

  • @CharlRae
    @CharlRae 4 года назад

    Vsauce: how can we make coins more efficient?
    The UK: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2, £5

    • @Oops2007
      @Oops2007 4 года назад

      CharlRae there is no £5 coin

  • @christopherbennett7894
    @christopherbennett7894 5 лет назад +16

    When the only thing you understand in the video is McNuggets and the Minecraft meme...