How I found the first wheelie
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- This detective story involves technology, penny farthings, and the United States Capitol. But I wheelie did it.
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This one is pretty much just going through newspapers searching for my man DJ Canary. No real books needed.
Here’s some League of American Wheelmen stuff:
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Here’s that cool “bicycle song” with the Canary pic:
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Cool pic of Dan Canary in a car in 1905. He became a Chicago livery owner and huge car guy (which is kinda sweet). I didn’t think it was worth buying because I didn’t know how to work the whole car angle into the story, but still cool.
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My original article with some sources (contact me for others - many are behind paywalls at Newspapers.com/Proquest/etc).
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My Penny Farthing explainer:
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"Sure, you can Google it, but that's because I wrote that article in the first place."
What a legend lmao
This has the same energy as Aslan roarin "Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch! I was there when it was written."
I feel called out by that line. About halfway through the video I looked up the wheelie Wikipedia page and read the first line of the History section, which says: "The first wheelie was performed by trick bicyclist Daniel J. Canary in 1890." I thought "Why is Phil pretending to be the one to discover this when this is already common knowledge?"
If there's an example of non-toxic internet drama this is it. But seriously this is a wonderful mix of nostalgia, history, engineering and a teensy dash of internet beef. I love it.
“The League Of American Wheelman” sounds like some kind of b-tier villain organization
They literally paved the way for cars - they were quite politically active, and agitated for. better roads for cyclists.
How dare you?! B-tier? S tier is more like it 😂
Only joking my friend. But if you were to look into some of the amazing things this group did you may feel they have much more value than just doing stunts on bicycles. They paved the way literally and figuratively for the future in many ways.
A word about the inventor of the safety bicycle (at least, the modern chain-driven diamond frame; almost anything that wasn't a penny-farthing was considered a “safety bicycle” back in the 1880s): John Kemp Starley. He named his model “the Rover”, and it became so successful that he eventually renamed his company after it. It no longer exists, but you may have heard of one division which it spun off about 20 years ago, by the name of Land Rover. Yep. Same Rover as the guy who invented the bike.
Very true! We have an 1886 Rover safety cycle at the British Motor Museum where I work and it's crazy how little the basic structure of bikes have changed since then.
So mush so, that in almost every other language, the word for "bicycle" includes something about two wheels, but in Polish, the word is "rower" (that "w" in the middle is pronounced the way Americans pronounce "v").
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Huh, weird. The other weird one is French which kept it _vélocipède_ or just _vélo._ Although, they also use an equivalent of bicycle.
Little known fact: I invented putting McDonalds french fries in the box lid, while eating a Big Mac.
if it includes putting ketchup on the lid next to them, i am going to nominate you for a nobel prize (chem or peace - maybe both)
@@PhilEdwardsInc that is the most human response I have ever seen on one of your videos. Thanks for that.
@@PhilEdwardsInc I'm waiting by the phone for the prize announcement!
@@GlenAndFriendsCookingAre you sitting next to Tony Hawk? If so, you might want to pass on a message.....
@@PhilEdwardsInc I’d say Literature, since it’s clearly Fiction.
This video is awesome. we never think where things come from. The high five, backflip, the reverse cowgirl. The time line part where you change the year had me laughing
hahah no comment
hahaha that list is like one of those, which one doesn't belong questions
Half as interesting has a video about the high five, apparently it was invented in baseball in the 1970s by mistake (someone who just did a homerun put his hand up and someone else slapped it "because it felt like the right thing to do"). Blows my mind that the high five hasn't been around since the dawn of time.
@@JoelMatton all right so now we got that done we just need to figure out the back flip and the reverse cowgirl and then the robot
the reverse wheelie (riding on front wheel with rear lifted) we call that an Endo, or more commonly known as a nose manual, while coasting on the back tire like a wheelie is just a manual. Great video, Dan Canary is the man, basically the grandfather of freestyle bmx.
Fun fact: the term "manual" comes from skateboarding, and originally comes from Neil Blender; someone did a wheelie on the deck of a vert ramp, and supposedly Neil Blender said "he manually rolled out, and manually rolled back in" (Blender was weird) - so the act of popping out of the vert ramp, landing on your back wheels, doing a wheelie across the deck and rolling back in became a "manual roll".
Wheelies in many forms already existed in skateboarding on flat, but when street skating became a thing, people started popping up curbs and landing on their back wheels, imitating the manual roll on vert, and these became "manuals". Most people have forgotten the difference now, but that's the difference in skateboarding: if it's on an obstacle, it's a manual. If it isn't, it should still be called a wheelie.
@@TonyGaleFreestyle Thanks for the input. I learned it like 30 years ago simply as a wheelie. You just called it for example "kickflip to nosewheelie to shovit" and i believe many of the magazines did as well.
Wheelie good work, Phil. We have a Rover safety cycle from 1886 at the museum where I work and it's crazy how little they have changed since then considering that was the same year Karl Benz patented his car.
Incidentally, the Rover company would go on to make cars and still exist as Land Rover today.
whoa that's awesome! had no idea about land rover's heritage. kinda cool, dan canary moved on to become a car dealer as well in the early 1900s.
Huh the bike to car (and sometimes car to bike) is more common then I thought. I saw other mechanical companies (like sewing machines) make bikes too!
@@wexy021 yeah, Peugeot of France made bicycles before cars as well. You can still buy Peugeot bikes now although I think they are now made under license.
@@BOABModelswe have a Peugeot Pepper Mill at out house. Nicest pepper mill I've ever used, and it is in one of their automotive bright red colors as well.
Truly one of my favorite purchases ever.
Best disguised RUclips studio tour flex of 2023.
Awesome step up in production quality too mate!
And here I was, thinking that he found the guy to interview 😂😂😂
r.i.p.
The thing I love about this story is it highlights that the aspect of our humanity we're infusing in things is our creativity, and a huge part of what it means to be human is to find new ways to use existing objects, particularly as a way to achieve social status. In fact, that's civilization in a nutshell, from marveling at the first caveman to use a bow and arrow, to watching five minute crafts on your phone on the subway.
DJ Canary would be a cool name for an actual DJ 😂
You are incredible and never cease to amaze me Phil
Thank god you've kept that high-tech gadget in a box in your closet for years. It was really useful in this video!
Creative, informative, and entertaining, the timeline scroll had me chuckling, but when you picked it up to take it to the table, that had me rolling 🤣
Thank you!
Haha loved the Tony Hawk reference! Touché
I'm loving the trend of sources being cited. I feel like you used to do them, But now a bunch of other creators have jumped on the knowledge bandwagon since hbomberguy dropped his plagiarism video.
ha yeah i always have but that video definitely made me bother with explaining the wikipedia thing!
Bah! What does that editor know?! You're a notable source to us, Phil!
he crushed me. i did some research though and he seems pretty nice and dedicated, so i still bow to him in tragic respect
Also, what bearing does notability have on accuracy? If it’s a well-cited article shouldn’t that be enough?
Maybe that should be Phil’s next video?
@@kaitlyn__L Yup exactly! :)
I found you because a Facebook group I see was using your image of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer telling kids that radioactivity is nothing to be afraid of. I went searching for the source of that image as it uses old images and it lead me to FaceScience which led me to your video explaining your book deal. This is great stuff!
This is a fun story. It is kind of interesting that in the last 100 years or so, it is possible sometimes to find the exact moment that an obscure cultural phenomena happened like the very first high five or the first time some used the expression "jumped the shark" because it might have been documented. Maybe you could find the origin of the expression "being thrown under the bus"?
We know where jumping the shark originates - the Fonz jumping over a shark on waterskis on Happy Days. It was probably used in a review, and should be pretty traceable.
The first high five is credit to Dusty Baker a baseball player.
no humans ever clapped their hands together since the dawn of time until some baseball guy did it in the last 200 years@@themidknighthour
@@zaidlacksalastname4905 it the first recorded history of it happing. It may happen throughout history, but it didn't enter the mainstream conscience till then. It is the moment that gave us the term.
@@zaidlacksalastname4905 Humans have been clapping hands together for a few thousand years, at least… but apparently doing it “up high” didn’t catch on until the 1970s. Even that had surely been done before, by someone… but i guess not as a trend that stuck around until the modern day. (I admit that seems shockingly recent, but that’s what the video about it claimed, anyway.)
5:36 the arguably unnecessary parallex effect put into this segment just tells you much effort was put into this. Well done 👏
Make another video about how we went from safety bikes to gear bikes, and now to the electric ones.
The TI-80-something being tossed and emitting a hologram... so good! 😂👌
TI-84 Plus is powerful.
It’s interesting cause I didn’t think the wheelie needed inventing but this was a really good historical lesson. Amazing as always Phil!
That's some really impressive new technology! Nice citation flex at the end.
Phil, this feels like your absolute magnum opus! The fast pace, great music, and incredible graphics combine to make an incredibly slick video. Better yet, the structure you chose of narrowing your timeline make us feel like we’re researching right along with you. It’s perfect!
Glad to see people continue with their dreams. Not sure if this is the first one after the vox split or not. But im cheering you on none the less. Thanks for my informative sundays.
It is.
Working hard to get those unique camera angles! Great job, Phil!
i was very afraid. i bought an attachment to make it safer next time...
@@PhilEdwardsInc I know the feeling. Anytime I’ve suspended an expensive camera like that I get super nervous.
I just love RUclips for learning random facts like this. Greetings from Estonia, keep up the good work!
Always love your work and the loving effort that you put into the content!
I love the energy of you bein all 'I know its alrdy known; bcuz i was there when the words were first writ!' when ptin out how you literally are the reason thats known now
Masterclass! Loved this episode.
Elmore, Ohio wheelie champion of '84 here and I approve.
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the wheelie and the high five are the two greatest and most american inventions ever. also, pay phil!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic! Phil Edwards story time never disappoints :)
I like the revised ending monologue!
FYI: In terms of modern graffiti as it is currently practiced, the inventor is widely accepted to be Darryl McCray, aka Cornbread, in 1960s Philadelphia.
Thank you Phil this is your best video yet I feel like I'm a better person for having watched it.
Hard hitting, investigative, journalism. Take notes, mainstream media!
THIS 👆
Nice job, Phil. I like the way you always put a creative spin on your work, and you're not pedaling nonsense the way so many RUclipsrs do. I never tire of watching, because you're so well-spoke-n. I hope this one goes into heavy rotation.
Another great video with amazing storytelling. Thanks for sharing!
Your channel is always quality. Love your work!
Love the TI-84 bit...
i like the in depth journalism he did for a simple trick. And its great to remember that Bicycles where so much more popular. (car lobbys changed that)
Ill upvote this for the Tony Hawk dream my friend :-)
Thanks for debunking the Google search. Is there a journalistic equivalent to the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? Second isn't bad! :)
1:13 If ghosts existed, and Grog was one, he shed a single tear just then
Grog, please still like and subscribe
@@PhilEdwardsInc Getting the seance ready now, to pass this on to Grog
This pleased me. And, you are a reliable source! Egad!
The ball's in your court Tony...
I know who Tony Hawk is because my grandson was a skate board nut for a few years. I think that Viola Brand might come closer to a modern Dan Canary. Great video.
This feels like being the assistant to the brilliant, slightly deranged detective who sits in the room while the detective comes to the conclusion all on his own
hahhaha
That was wheelie interesting.
thank you, wheelie. thank you.
I'm glad you didn't narrow it down to 1966. In 1965 I watched a gradeschool kid riding a wheelie like he was on a unicycle.
Thank you for narrowing this down! I am also wondering about the first automotive wheelie, but I think that is beyond the scope of your interests.
not a bad question though!
Another great video. Love this channel, no matter the subject it is always interesting, informative and entertaining.
0:32 This looks so close to the scene from the Ramona and Beezus movie
Wooh, I didn't know the Ti-84 doubled as a holo-projector!
it's amazing what ti-basic can accomplish
I want my phone to be a holographic projector. That was a nice effect. I ride a replica Penny Farthing and it’s akin to riding a unicycle, only easier. You put your legs up on the handlebars like that guy when going down hills, the pedals don’t freewheel and there is nowhere to put your feet. Some penny handlebars have lumps in them just for this reason.
Hearing you say "this is a... channel" stung a little as a viewer.
Hoping the silver lining in all this is that you'll get the keep the best videos for yourself now and that you'll reap all the benefits of a viral video.
I always enjoy your videos! Thanks so much for the entertainment & opportunity to learn at the same time.
Thanks for clarifying this is a Channel and not a personal channel.
Reminds me of the time I traced the misleading dunning kruger graph to a saturday morning breakfast cereal comic.
i'd read that!
Tony has to see this!!
😂😂👍
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This is a great video, thanks.
Reminds of legends like Alan Gelfand and Rodney Mullen inventing the ollie and kick flip. Such basic tricks now but revolutionary back then. Will in 100 years someone will make a video searhing for them.
invention of the ollie is a crazy idea.
You are the fun Johnny Harris, phil.
Phil made this video specifically to get Hawk to acknowledge Canary, and I think that's fly.
Man I Just Got Sucked In Your Video, Your Videos make me feel that I am doing Something Productive With My Life. I Should Really Study For My Science Test Tomorrow ;p
nah just wing it. science is best practiced through intuition
I dont Know How To Wring Agriculture😅@@PhilEdwardsInc
Incredible! Love your videos! May I humbly suggest the creation of some D J Canary merch? You know, for awareness.
how great would a "i ride with dj" shirt be...
12 Dislikes so far - all of them(and the following ones) failed on doing the wheelie.
THANKS Phil for that story and for I discovered you today!
Greetings from Vienna/Austria!
Oh I get it, Phil. I really do. Bike stuff, or sports stuff more broadly, is not my wheelhouse (sorry- not intentional), but I feel your justification for this video deeply. And once again, your enthusiasm and style made a topic that otherwise wouldn't really grab me into a very enjoyable ride (again, I apologize but that one was slightly intentional). Thanks for making delightful content that enhances my Sunday coffee.
10:52 "This is a... channel." 😀 When you were starting your channel, I told you I was worried your time investment was unhealthy. I guess I was wrong.
I mean, Tony Hawk has always seemed like a cool guy; I hope he would be a bit more jazzed if he didn't know it already!
This is incredible 😮
this is fantastic
Wow! I loved this video. What fun! Sorry I can’t supply a short of Tony Hawk looking at his phone.
Algorithmic punch!
the unicycle would be first instance of a wheelie, technically.
I never made the connection between Birdhouse, Tony Hawk's company, and his name until the end of this video. "Oh, that's why it's called Birdhouse." I'm dense sometimes.
Wikipedia never used to be such a cesspool of deletion. Just has been in the last twenty years.
My great-great-great-grandfather was the first man to say "Pull my finger"
Bicycles are the most efficient form of manually powered transportation.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing, and I enjoyed your narration. I would love to see a video about Ralph Teetor, who invented the modern cruise control. Believe it or not, he was blind, and the cruise control wasn't his only achievement. Side note, my dad worked at his factory and I grew up in that town.
I wish I was around to see the bike craze of the late 1800s, it seems like such an incredible movement to be a part of. It have been the transportation movement that shaped America instead the automobile. Bikes are cool and Dan Canary is a legend.
Great video, as usual.
Do you really shoot alone?
i do indeed
I can wheelie my mountainbike for kilometers, learned that as a kid and still have it in muscle memory. Much fun!
ngl that was actually wheelie interesting
Let's face it, the first wheelie happened about 1.3 seconds after the first 10 year old boy got a safety bike. 😂
that's why i'm convinced though - i think canary had early access!
I wonder if the wheelie was a natural progression of a manual (the difference being that a manual is done via balance alone, with no propulsion vis a vis pedaling)
if I had a nickel for every time someone with a bird related name revolutionized doing tricks on a man powered vehicle, I'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice
hahaha
This video just made my day
And this video points out a major issue with Wikipedia... anyone can change it to their whim, such as deleting someone's hard detective work because they're not "credible."
i agree!! at least in some cases!
That was wheelie good
A "wheelie in the wrong direction" is called an "indo."
Waiting for Tony Hawk to enter the chat.....
same
Thanks
Graffiti: Taki 183
Suggestion: maybe we can start referring to a wheelie as a Canary to increase the inventor's profile. The only problem is: I've never pooped a CC Canary and rarely talk about the practice.
All Hail Wheelie King
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Phil's got an amazing calculator hologram but then uses craft time calendar 😂😂
You're right, I need to program my TI-83 to make timelines.