UK's NEW Alan Turing £50 Note - Secrets & Easter Eggs

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  • Опубликовано: 27 дек 2024

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  • @HalfAsleepChris
    @HalfAsleepChris  3 года назад +1001

    The shape at 6:11 appears to be a rotor from an enigma machine. Thanks to Wafflemaster135 & Kirk Northrop for figuring that out!!!
    This video was a mad race against the clock to find the note on release day, get home, film, edit and upload! I somehow managed it, although slightly later than I normally upload. Since I didn't have a lot of time, instead of the usual blinking banknote, there's a winking banknote - can you spot it?!

    • @sickothem5869
      @sickothem5869 3 года назад +5

      Hi Chris!

    • @gum_ao
      @gum_ao 3 года назад +3

      Hello

    • @Creative_mr_gold
      @Creative_mr_gold 3 года назад +3

      Hello

    • @Skiddadlin_
      @Skiddadlin_ 3 года назад +7

      Good job Chris! I’m sure it’s hard to make these videos so I appreciate you putting your heart into these.

    • @bin8350
      @bin8350 3 года назад +2

      Benedict Cumberbatch note

  • @Becky-uz8em
    @Becky-uz8em 3 года назад +792

    Since Turing designed the A.C.E., I think it's quite appropriate that they put a computer chip in the window instead of a building. I like it, but that's just my opinion!

    • @drawde_064
      @drawde_064 3 года назад +21

      I agree, but I think he was just referring to the fact that it’s somewhat inconsistent with the other notes, which is fair enough.

    • @johndotto2773
      @johndotto2773 2 года назад +1

      @@drawde_064 It's a fun quirk!

  • @Daniel_leading_the_13_Plateans
    @Daniel_leading_the_13_Plateans 3 года назад +1750

    His story was so tragic, saving so many lives, while unable to save others, and ultimately drove to suicide by the prejudices at the time, however videos like this show how society sometimes changes for the better. :)

    • @galning2768
      @galning2768 3 года назад +28

      @great day shut up

    • @jasongarufi8187
      @jasongarufi8187 3 года назад +55

      Its is disgusting what happen to Alan Turing if it was not for him or his team WWII would of lasted 2 more years and many more deaths RIP Turing

    • @Capibapi1
      @Capibapi1 3 года назад +7

      .
      What did you expect? I'm sorry for any dissatisfaction or disappointment caused by this reply.

    • @freewyvern707
      @freewyvern707 3 года назад +17

      @@jasongarufi8187 it truly is. It's good that we have moved on from such tragedy and are a better society, even if not perfect

    • @thebazgaz
      @thebazgaz 3 года назад +28

      Fully agree, that's why we need to push back against all these people complaining about "political correctness" - in most cases it's this resetting of boundaries that allows room for mainstream society to be more open, tolerant and progressive.

  • @sharksuperiority9736
    @sharksuperiority9736 3 года назад +659

    I always forget how much detail is put into designing currency

    • @mm-is4xg
      @mm-is4xg 3 года назад +13

      @Diana Addison and that became by looting India and other countries when they ruled ( *NO OFFENCE I LOVE ENGLAND* )
      Pls dont hate🙁 just sayin NO OFFENCE

    • @SentinelOfTheFirst
      @SentinelOfTheFirst 3 года назад +14

      @@mm-is4xg non taken the truth is the truth but a lot of that wealth was lost during the first and second world wars.

    • @mm-is4xg
      @mm-is4xg 3 года назад +3

      @@SentinelOfTheFirst yes you are right

    • @Founderschannel123
      @Founderschannel123 3 года назад +1

      Well tbh i do keep banknotes from around the world like malaysia aus india etc

    • @xolagix
      @xolagix 3 года назад +1

      Except Russian ruble. It's boring.

  • @Cakeontheroof
    @Cakeontheroof 3 года назад +249

    I wrote my History EE paper on Turing's role in solving enigma - I even traveled to Bletchley Park to interview a surviving occupant. It's wonderful to know Turning's legacy is being honored in this way!

    • @eriche95
      @eriche95 3 года назад +5

      ib gang

    • @michalinaata5267
      @michalinaata5267 3 года назад +4

      I wish you luck and strength fellow IB students ;)

    • @donaldnewhart8924
      @donaldnewhart8924 3 года назад

      From your research, you must know: (a) much progress st Bletchley predates Turing's device, and (b) the original design would have been too slow, if not for Gordon Welchman's idea of "diagonal wiring".

    • @Cakeontheroof
      @Cakeontheroof 3 года назад +1

      @@donaldnewhart8924 Yep, absolutely! I found that while Turing was a monumental figure, the role he played was just one among many crucial influences - notably including the hard work of people internationally.

  • @TheFeldhamster
    @TheFeldhamster 3 года назад +590

    As a computer scientist I want this note so badly.

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 3 года назад +12

      A bit expensive for a small keepsake perhaps, but I would love a replica.

    • @seshelbow336
      @seshelbow336 3 года назад +14

      One with a decent serial number might be worth hanging onto....likely the last new bank note to ever be issued.

    • @jonaboktr5269
      @jonaboktr5269 3 года назад +6

      @@seshelbow336 for now

    • @slavicprincess
      @slavicprincess 3 года назад +8

      @@seshelbow336 For now. The design gets changed every 15-20 years I think...

    • @joshirving4306
      @joshirving4306 3 года назад +3

      Until crypto

  • @billylardner
    @billylardner 3 года назад +53

    This is so deserved. He did so much for the UK (and the world) and I’m glad he’s being recognised.

  • @Chuck59ish
    @Chuck59ish 3 года назад +459

    If it wasn't for Turing's work we wouldn't be able to watch on our home computers.

    • @markimoss9890
      @markimoss9890 3 года назад +5

      ...yeah we would?

    • @sirdead918
      @sirdead918 3 года назад +27

      @@markimoss9890 well maybe maybe not. Hard to tell

    • @somesus
      @somesus 3 года назад +2

      spelling aaaaaa

    • @Chuck59ish
      @Chuck59ish 3 года назад +5

      @@markimoss9890 Turning all ground work that all the others followed.

    • @ehab1300
      @ehab1300 3 года назад +28

      You're phone is just a smaller and faster version of a turning machine, It was truely ahead of it's time.

  • @icebergtowinganddogmortgag1516
    @icebergtowinganddogmortgag1516 3 года назад +317

    Alan is my biggest inspiration, he was smart, saved a lot of lives and changed the world, but unfortunately due do his sexuality his history was "covered" for a lot of time, i really hope more people learn his story.

    • @raizone3532
      @raizone3532 3 года назад +2

      aren't you dead the last czar

    • @Daniel-wd4zx
      @Daniel-wd4zx 3 года назад +13

      It wasn't because he was gay that people didn't know who he was, it was because until quite recently the entire bletchley park operation was a secret

    • @Cambutalgirl
      @Cambutalgirl 3 года назад +10

      @@Daniel-wd4zx and partly because he was gae

    • @Kit_Bear
      @Kit_Bear 3 года назад +9

      No. It came under the official secrets act which prevented anyone involved talking about it. It had nothing to do with his sexuality.

    • @trace9657
      @trace9657 3 года назад +4

      @@Cambutalgirl Daniel is right, it was kept a secret because the Brits did not want to give away the intel. While Turing was the master mind, he was part of a team. Cracking the enigma was not a one man operation, as such the decision to keep the work a secret was not related to one man. I am historian, and the Bletchley story actually upset some people because there was always some mystique around knowing where the Germans were going to strike. There was a sense of divine intervention or special military prowess around The Second World War, a "Right makes Might," type of perspective. After the intelligence was released it was more, "oh they knew because they cracked the codes." Believe, me it did add a whole new element into the studies of The Second World War. Many people felt it undermined the sacrifices made in the field. I disagree with that, defeating the Nazis took a combination of intellect and grit from people of many nations.
      That said, what happened to Turing afterward is unforgivable, and I wish he and the others could have been appreciated in their time.

  • @morezco
    @morezco 3 года назад +68

    Greatness, I am so glad he made it there, he was there even though the world did not deserve him. More people will come across his legacy from this note.

    • @xXxObamaGamingxXx
      @xXxObamaGamingxXx 3 года назад +8

      Yeah I'm glad he ended up on the note instead of bloody Margaret Thatcher or whoever the other candidates were...

    • @Sillimant_
      @Sillimant_ 3 года назад

      No they won't. The £50 note is rare in England, and not accepted by many places

  • @wafflyfox7550
    @wafflyfox7550 3 года назад +204

    So sad when you realise that this man may have made many more amazing, fabulous inventions.

    • @wafflyfox7550
      @wafflyfox7550 3 года назад +1

      @great day ok

    • @tommyflinn1993
      @tommyflinn1993 3 года назад +16

      @greatday I'm Bi and find people who try to force religion on others to be hilarious. If you use the bible to be a dick, I'll do the same. Your book says I can have slaves.

    • @darishm
      @darishm 3 года назад +14

      @@tommyflinn1993 if the sky daddy fandom's mad then let them be mad smh. We, as the alphabet mafia, have better things to do.

    • @nishant3631
      @nishant3631 3 года назад +1

      @@darishm it was a rickbomb like a rickroll

    • @darishm
      @darishm 3 года назад

      @@nishant3631 lmao well then- I mean the comment still stands.

  • @SebbusWebbus
    @SebbusWebbus 3 года назад +13

    I absolutely loved this video. You pointed a load of stuff out on the note that the untrained eye wouldn’t notice, and taught me a lot as well. I had absolutely no idea about Turing’s life after the war. What happened to him was very sad, especially because he had done so much for our country. I’m glad he and his amazing work be immortalised on this wonderful bank note. Can’t wait for your next video!

  • @kireitonsi
    @kireitonsi 3 года назад +187

    Alan: Invents the computer and wins WWII singlehandedly
    The UK: I sleep
    Also Alan: Happens to like men
    The UK: *R E A L S H I T*

    • @alkilburn2
      @alkilburn2 2 года назад +1

      That made me laugh so hard

  • @richardharoldmeddows728
    @richardharoldmeddows728 3 года назад +129

    Turing: * saves millions of lives *
    Everyone: no don’t make it gay

    • @Lnkix
      @Lnkix 3 года назад +2

      Lmao

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 3 года назад +8

      He got on the note BECAUSE he was gay. Let's not forget that. Being gay used to be frowned upon. Now it's a career move.

    • @MD-vk3bj
      @MD-vk3bj 3 года назад +38

      @@jeffw1267 ?... I really think the people creating the bank notes were focusing on his impressive achievements rather than him being gay.

    • @CyanWatercress4
      @CyanWatercress4 3 года назад +13

      @@jeffw1267 tbh this just sounds a bit homophobic because of the fact that so many homophobes act like being gay makes you special

    • @lewiskazinsky7334
      @lewiskazinsky7334 3 года назад +14

      @@jeffw1267 I’ve been poached by three departments at the same office and have never once divulged my sexuality. Sounds like you’re making excuses for not having a better career.

  • @Garrett7788
    @Garrett7788 3 года назад +15

    Thank you for making my day so much better! My dog that had been alive since I was born recently passed, and you have been reminding me to keep my head up! I love your Tromsø video so much and I can’t stop rewatching it!

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  3 года назад +2

      Really sorry to hear that. Hope you're doing ok!

    • @MuhammadFarhan.
      @MuhammadFarhan. 3 года назад

      @@HalfAsleepChris you dont give me hearts chris 😐 :(

    • @Garrett7788
      @Garrett7788 3 года назад +1

      @@HalfAsleepChris thank you so much for the well wishes, I can tell you put a lot of effort into your videos and I appreciate it greatly.

  • @cubbyduck9018
    @cubbyduck9018 3 года назад +98

    I am officially considering subscribing

  • @skibur848
    @skibur848 3 года назад +70

    Why does everyone else’s money have to be so cool. America step up your game!

    • @Try-hard-emily
      @Try-hard-emily 3 года назад +3

      YEAH EXACTLY THAY ALL LOOK THE SAME AS A BRITISH PERSON COMING TO AMERICA AND IMPORTING POUNDS TO DOLLAR IS SO INNOCENT TO THE POINT OF FRUSTRATION

    • @abmalreklaw5096
      @abmalreklaw5096 3 года назад

      No

    • @Lucy.K.Diamond
      @Lucy.K.Diamond 3 года назад +5

      Right! Extremely drab. Colours would be Epic. Depicting heros not war mongers.

    • @therealme1362
      @therealme1362 3 года назад +2

      @@abmalreklaw5096 yes, we will make all money gay, because I'm guessing that's what that no is about

    • @abmalreklaw5096
      @abmalreklaw5096 3 года назад +1

      @the real me no

  • @Borbinashoe
    @Borbinashoe 3 года назад +474

    Borb
    (Turing: Helps brake the Enigma Machine
    British Government: “Why are you gae”)

    • @galning2768
      @galning2768 3 года назад +12

      Very cute borb

    • @LoneAldecaldo2244
      @LoneAldecaldo2244 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @K_ingh16
      @K_ingh16 3 года назад +6

      @@galning2768 it's a cockatiel and they can be very greedy

    • @vince758
      @vince758 3 года назад +10

      @@K_ingh16 but it's in shoe, so it very cute borb

    • @devrusso
      @devrusso 3 года назад +2

      What is a borb? I must know

  • @HauntedTexasHunters
    @HauntedTexasHunters 3 года назад +40

    I believe the shape you were talking about at 6:11 is meant to be a stylized outline of a rotor from an enigma machine. These were used to actually select the code patterns everyday. Not sure if that's right or not, but the shape of both are very similar, and it would make sense.

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  3 года назад +10

      I think you’re probably right!

    • @L-I-G-H-T-S
      @L-I-G-H-T-S 4 месяца назад +1

      @@HalfAsleepChris Hey Chris, Can you make more currency banknotes? Because im a currency collector and i love to see your videos.

  • @malirabbit6228
    @malirabbit6228 3 года назад +3

    Alan Turing was a great / tormented / unappreciated man! This accolade is past time . Thank you for this video, Chris.

  • @moth.monster
    @moth.monster 3 года назад +81

    "we may have killed him but that doesn't mean we don't miss him"

    • @artsed08
      @artsed08 3 года назад +2

      Who is "we"?

    • @moth.monster
      @moth.monster 3 года назад +8

      @@artsed08 the British government

    • @Sillimant_
      @Sillimant_ 3 года назад +2

      @@artsed08 the lights are on, but nobody's home

  • @Damsel_In_Distress_528
    @Damsel_In_Distress_528 3 года назад +20

    What a sad story, thank you for sharing it; I was only aware of what Alan Turning accomplished.
    I'm glad our species is actually being a bit more sensible, though so many humans still have so far to go.

  • @ateupboo
    @ateupboo 3 года назад +141

    Wow thats actually a coincidence because I'm studying different country money.

  • @gidget9226
    @gidget9226 3 года назад +8

    I'm so happy Allan is getting the recognition he deserves!

  • @snowy.ethereal
    @snowy.ethereal 3 года назад +86

    being gay myself, tho as a lesbian, which wasnt as harshly discriminated against back then, his story just makes me sad. he was an incredible man, and yet, was driven to suicide because of society.

    • @nicestguyinhouse6112
      @nicestguyinhouse6112 3 года назад +6

      True, now it seems straight people are the targets of many, how things change eh?
      Or even men, I mean men need a 6pm curfew cause we are all predators in Britain. What the hell is that all about lol. In the end it’s not nice to be bad to anyone regardless of who they are but seems it’s lost in translation of late

    • @gulchbrammer1967
      @gulchbrammer1967 3 года назад +33

      @@nicestguyinhouse6112 straight people aren't being oppressed

    • @nicestguyinhouse6112
      @nicestguyinhouse6112 3 года назад +3

      @@gulchbrammer1967
      Ye and suppose white people arent being oppressed either eh? just look at california where they want to take in a tax just for white people but not for black people and also the fact that its now acceptable to even think of puting a male curfew in britain just cause of the actions of 1 man lol these are 2 stories and i have 1000s more and its getting more daily.
      also many people not getting into college due to allocations due to gender or race rather than for the people who actually pay or deserve it more due to their grades, people saying oh well you are the best person to be here but sorry we have too many white people here so you cant get in and now going to someone else due to the sjkin colour. That is the definition of racism you can say its good all you like but it is racism doing something for someone good or bad due to skin colour and not about "the content of their character" a little quot from martyn luther king there, go look what he said and see if skin colour should be used for awarding things etc.
      This is how it starts and its ramping up constantly due to people believing this madness, i dont blame gay or other ethnicities as its actually do gooders white straight people pushing this nonsense mostly trying to be good but not realising its gonna end in disaster

    • @therealme1362
      @therealme1362 3 года назад +24

      @@nicestguyinhouse6112stfu dude, straight white men specifically are the least discriminated group ever, they get every advantage and yet you are trying to act like you are discriminated against, you aren't illegal in 70 countries and you don't make up 70% of violent arrests

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 3 года назад +1

      I'm sorry, but he wasn't DRIVEN to suicide. He could have chosen to live.

  • @AneggoctopuS
    @AneggoctopuS 3 года назад +2

    I participated in a documentary series introducing the brief history of Artificial Intelligence, and the chapter for introducing Alan Turing and his inspiring work plus his influences on the future generation was my favorite. I haven't been to UK for about half a decade now, would really love to visit it again after the pandemic, can't wait to have a look at these amazingly well-designed new banknotes. Thanks for the video Christ, love everything you've done.

  • @freebeerishere
    @freebeerishere 3 года назад +3

    im very impressed with this! when i first learnt about alan turing i was astonished, then immediately heartbroken after hearing what was done to him. it’s very cool to now see him on a bank note :)

  • @reggiecat7603
    @reggiecat7603 3 года назад +15

    A really interesting video, good to see Turing on it, a real pity that he didn't get the credit he deserves during his lifetime.

  • @MuhammadFarhan.
    @MuhammadFarhan. 3 года назад +8

    I was waiting for a video related to banknotes, thank you chris ❤

  • @-coke-
    @-coke- 3 года назад +24

    His story is so interesting but so tragic.

  • @pietambar369
    @pietambar369 3 года назад +31

    Would like to have that in my collection !

  • @padisleiero
    @padisleiero 3 года назад +16

    i thought i was losing my mind when i saw the winking banknote then i looked at the pinned comment and i was like: “oh phew i’m not crazy, or am i...?”

  • @starlighter191
    @starlighter191 3 года назад +3

    I’m really impressed with all the details poured into the banknote.

    • @Sillimant_
      @Sillimant_ 3 года назад

      Which is weird since very few people will ever see or handle them

  • @lillywho
    @lillywho 3 года назад +11

    Yay for another RUclipsr in my subscriber list not being a bigot....!
    I had to unsub from a certain puppeteer this month and it was gruesome.
    Thanks for being an upstanding lad!

    • @Sillimant_
      @Sillimant_ 3 года назад +1

      So someone is only a bigot if they don't fit in with your expectations?
      Lmao

    • @keymash-aimciamciamalk8630
      @keymash-aimciamciamalk8630 3 года назад +2

      @@Sillimant_ they are bigoted because they are bigoted

  • @gum_ao
    @gum_ao 3 года назад +3

    Great video as always Chris!

  • @andreawalker7138
    @andreawalker7138 3 года назад +1

    It's so sad that he wasn't thanked properly in his lifetime.
    Thank you Mr. Turing. And thank you, Chris, for another interesting video!

  • @Lucat_Here
    @Lucat_Here 3 года назад +3

    Amazing as always Chris!

  • @hufflepuffwannabe
    @hufflepuffwannabe 3 года назад

    These banknote videos have taught me how to appreciate the beauty in places I never expected to find any!

  • @burgrrcat
    @burgrrcat 3 года назад +5

    Turing is a pretty big inspiration in my life

  • @Freakyboss
    @Freakyboss 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for sharing this story. I was a bit confused because recently I watched documentation about the Enigma. They said the British got one or two Enigmas from sunken submarines. They said nothing about Alan Turing. :( And I was a bit touched by his sad end.

  • @danielmcallahan
    @danielmcallahan 3 года назад +3

    I loved this video! All your vids at great otherwise! You deserve 10 times the amount of subs that you have

  • @unmeshkantshah7238
    @unmeshkantshah7238 3 года назад +5

    Great video! And the winking banknote is at 0:43.

  • @chicagotypewriter2094
    @chicagotypewriter2094 3 года назад +7

    Also a big thank you to the Poles, who provided a decrypted version of the Enigma before the war began!

  • @robyn5643
    @robyn5643 3 года назад +1

    Im so glad that I put notifications on or i would have missed this! 👍

  • @FiddlinWithYourCerebellum
    @FiddlinWithYourCerebellum 3 года назад +21

    “Turning’s law” like yes how gracious of you. You already ruined his life and now you pardon him like 80 years after being dead. 😂😂

    • @Keeby.
      @Keeby. 3 года назад +3

      Also pardoning is forgiving even tjo he literally did nothin wrong

  • @MrDarrylMan
    @MrDarrylMan 3 года назад +2

    Great video. Even over here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 I was able to identify everything on it. He was a great genius and a sad loss.

  • @Alto2
    @Alto2 3 года назад +36

    Last time I was this early, Reggie was still alive. RIP Reggie.

    • @Creative_mr_gold
      @Creative_mr_gold 3 года назад +1

      Hello

    • @tperm4923
      @tperm4923 3 года назад +4

      You could have put it a bit nicer

    • @Mordfustang451
      @Mordfustang451 3 года назад +1

      Rest In Peace buddy we love you

    • @fuchsiawool3539
      @fuchsiawool3539 3 года назад +7

      @great day you are a sick person, self promoting on a wholesome comment about a loved cat.

    • @Alto2
      @Alto2 3 года назад +1

      @@tperm4923 agreed, and I apologize.

  • @Sqk.
    @Sqk. 3 года назад +1

    really missing your banknote and coin videos. new things are cool and all but these were always my favourite

  • @palgamez7027
    @palgamez7027 3 года назад +6

    Love computer science so interesting video! But i have a burning question, If these notes only came out today... This video is 7 minutes??!!!

    • @palgamez7027
      @palgamez7027 3 года назад +1

      @@HalfAsleepChris neat go have a nap or something now lol. fun fact of the day did u know u could climb the london o2

  • @Hi_Im_Ethan
    @Hi_Im_Ethan 3 года назад +1

    Thanks to you, I know more about money and banknotes than my teacher! Thank you Half-Asleep Chris!

  • @amandad3877
    @amandad3877 3 года назад +4

    LOVE your videos Chris! I was never interested in this subject until i saw your videos. You make it so entertaining!

  • @dillondebruv8377
    @dillondebruv8377 3 года назад +15

    RIP Alan Turing ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @withlessAsbestos
    @withlessAsbestos 3 года назад +290

    Britain: Sorry we chemically castrated you after you helped us beat the Germans. Here’s a limited addition bank note.

    • @Maxime_K-G
      @Maxime_K-G 3 года назад +31

      That was the first thing I thought when I saw this video. Meanwhile, the queen has her smug face on every banknote even though she's only addressed the nation a measly 4 times to date. They pay her 40 million pounds per year for that! The UK needs to get its priorities straight.

    • @gsingh225
      @gsingh225 3 года назад +48

      it's not limited edition this is the actual new Permanent £50 banknote

    • @ba-wp5zs
      @ba-wp5zs 3 года назад +33

      Sadly, it's quite hard to reanimate the dead. What do you want them to do? Any posthumous honours or an apology from the Government would not matter in the slightest, considering that most of the Government that actually allowed his chemical castration is now dead.

    • @LucasFGodoy
      @LucasFGodoy 3 года назад +50

      At least they recognized his value and their mistake. Much Better than doing nothing and pretend that never happened.

    • @javierhillier4252
      @javierhillier4252 3 года назад +14

      What do you mean limited edition this is what it will always be its a new one to replace the old paper notes

  • @domramsey
    @domramsey 3 года назад +33

    Nice video, I'm glad you mentioned his awful treatment and death as well. But I would put money (at least £50) on him not being the first LGBT+ person to ever appear on a British bank note.

    • @frogsfoot
      @frogsfoot 3 года назад +9

      theres reports that Jane Austen was some form of sapphic, iirc!

    • @zlosliwa_menda
      @zlosliwa_menda 3 года назад +4

      What's an "LGBT+" person? He wasn't. He was gay.

    • @pretsel5132
      @pretsel5132 3 года назад +14

      @@zlosliwa_menda Do you want to know what the G in LGBT+ means?

    • @zlosliwa_menda
      @zlosliwa_menda 3 года назад +3

      @@pretsel5132 So? He wasn't a lesbian, bi (well, I don't know that, but then he wouldn't be gay) or trans (since the "therapy" was forced on him). Saying "LGBT+ person" lumps someone with all the other labels that don't apply to them. Not to mention there are for example gay people who do not agree with "trans rights", etc. If you're looking for a neutral term that can describe a person that is either gay, bi, trans, intersex, etc. then you should probably use "non-heteronormative".

    • @pretsel5132
      @pretsel5132 3 года назад +13

      @@zlosliwa_menda Saying someone is part of the LGBT+ community does not mean that all of those labels apply to them.
      You may prefer the term GRSM, which stands for Gender Romantic Sexual Minority.
      Also, I am aware that transphobic gay people exist.

  • @kyltti9807
    @kyltti9807 3 года назад +1

    Your videos are perfectly made! thanks for making videos for us!

  • @Chcken-cj8ss
    @Chcken-cj8ss 3 года назад +12

    I get that Dream just uploaded, but Half-Asleep Chris gets priority

  • @JetsGalaxy
    @JetsGalaxy 3 года назад +1

    Great vid Chris! Keep up the amazing work

  • @masterboi856
    @masterboi856 3 года назад +7

    It’s pretty good so far👍🏻

  • @AradhyaGujar
    @AradhyaGujar 3 года назад

    Thank you Sir Alan Turing for everything. The world owes him a lot

  • @ink3539
    @ink3539 3 года назад +3

    The engravings are the easiest way to check if a note is forged or not - its much more common for 50ies and hundreds, which we were really careful about haha
    Fifties aren't that common anymore, I wish I could get my hands on this one but that would be sitting on 50 pounds which is... something I could easily spend

  • @readyvideos
    @readyvideos 3 года назад +1

    love the history behind the banknote!!!

  • @pr3ppyt4bby60
    @pr3ppyt4bby60 3 года назад +5

    I started watching your videos a few days ago, and then I found out you were the one who made the cat golden gate bridge which i watched a while ago!💕 R.I.P Reggie🥺💔🐈

  • @wilhud7396
    @wilhud7396 3 года назад

    Thank you you made my day I love when you upload I find your videos they are so interesting thank you xxxxxxx

  • @Xiiki
    @Xiiki 3 года назад +7

    Turning: saves lives*
    Government: “Suicide, take it or leave it.”

  • @jaclynallwein6676
    @jaclynallwein6676 3 года назад

    You’re the best RUclipsr!You’re really make me feel happy when I see your cats

  • @I_Am_Transcendentem
    @I_Am_Transcendentem Год назад +4

    GOOD:
    Saved lives.
    Cracked the enigma machine.
    Computer scientist.
    Math expert.
    "BAD":
    Gay.
    💀
    Rest in peace and happy birthday alan. Happy birthday

    • @Staniele
      @Staniele Год назад +2

      HEL NAW HOMOPHOBE NOTICED

    • @RaYYTraYY
      @RaYYTraYY Год назад +1

      @@Staniele it was in quotes.

    • @MaddyAndZoeProductions
      @MaddyAndZoeProductions Год назад +1

      @@Stanieleit says "bad" not bad so he was being sarcastic

  • @Ethan-rs8vh
    @Ethan-rs8vh 2 года назад +1

    It’s nice to learn about British history

  • @noromantichero
    @noromantichero 3 года назад +22

    as lgbt youth , it’s incredibly sad to hear what the uk did to turing. he is an incredibly important person to our history and possibly the entire world , yet they did such an awful thing to him.
    i’m glad they can acknowledge him , but it’s still an injustice that they refuse to do anythin about him and his legacy. especially the injustice that people like me face, where we are slowly losing our rights in the uk.
    either way, he deserves this. a hero in his time and still today. a personal inspiration

    • @xXxObamaGamingxXx
      @xXxObamaGamingxXx 3 года назад +1

      What rights are you losing in the UK?

    • @tommyflinn1993
      @tommyflinn1993 3 года назад +4

      @XxobamaGamingxX. The only right the US has over UK is that someone with a room temperature Is can buy a gun.

    • @gozerthegozarian9500
      @gozerthegozarian9500 3 года назад +3

      You make a great point! The "treatment" Turing was forced to undergo was to skew his hormone balance - basically, they were artificially inducing a form of gender dysphoria in him and it made him suicidal much in the way many trans people suffer from gender dysphoria. Difference is: In Turing's case the government was forcing a "treatment" on him, in the case of trans people in the UK and all over the world, governments and insurances are *withholding* necessary treament from trans people. Puberty blockers at a young age and a correct hormone regimen are lifesavers, but they are demonised in the media. This is an injustice!

    • @therealme1362
      @therealme1362 3 года назад

      @@xXxObamaGamingxXx trans people in general, conversation therapy is still legal, and many more

    • @xXxObamaGamingxXx
      @xXxObamaGamingxXx 3 года назад

      @@therealme1362 That isn't an example of losing rights

  • @sebbi3e
    @sebbi3e 3 года назад

    I love your videos, you are my favorite RUclipsr! You took all these things not many people knew about and made it into something fun to watch! Have a great day

  • @football3d757
    @football3d757 3 года назад +5

    He saved so many lives by shortening the war

  • @santisima3613
    @santisima3613 3 года назад +1

    Chris: explains the note
    Money forgers: Right that down! Right that down!

  • @AaronGearheart
    @AaronGearheart 3 года назад +4

    When is the Catio video going to release? Any future video plans?

  • @eken1725
    @eken1725 3 года назад

    Reasons today is a good day:
    Sweden won Group E in the Euro 2020.
    I finished an essay that was 2½ months late and am now done with every course in school for this year.
    The very recent government crisis in my country might not be as big as it was percieved to be.
    I will now be able to buy some flags tomorrow.
    But most importantly, Half Asleep Chris posts another video about banknotes! :-D

  • @Spingus33
    @Spingus33 3 года назад +7

    Turing: *literally ends one of the deadliest wars in history 2 years earlier*
    British government: no more pp because gae

  • @DigitalAndInnovation
    @DigitalAndInnovation Год назад

    This dude has the most pleasant voice of any RUclipsr

  • @necroticdemonart
    @necroticdemonart 3 года назад +6

    It’s so sad that one of the main people that stopped to help ww2 was shamed for being himself,if I had the chance to meet him with a time machine,I would love to tell him how his invention has created computers and modern day inventions.

    • @mariasirona1622
      @mariasirona1622 3 года назад

      Ahem, good fellow person, "helped to stop" is the right order of words instead of "stopped to help". I got what ya meant, but other people may get confused.

  • @G1NZOU
    @G1NZOU 3 года назад

    I volunteered for a short time at the national museum of computing in Bletchley Park, great place. I got to have a few chats with Tony Sale, the guy who rebuilt a working replica of one of the Colossus computers that they used alongside the Bombe machines to decrypt the Lorenz cipher, as well as getting to see the working rebuilt Bombe machine too.

  • @ISTHATASUPRA..
    @ISTHATASUPRA.. 2 года назад +3

    Yes I'm so glad you pointed out the fact of how he was treated near the end of his life( bc of his homosexuality) because most people who talk about him overlook it.

  • @Pablo260492
    @Pablo260492 3 года назад +1

    Original and amazing banknote
    😍💷💷💷💷💷

  • @ellieboa
    @ellieboa 3 года назад +4

    thank you for this video! I really appreciate the work you did to get it up on his birthday, this is so important especially for the LGBTQ+ community!

    • @Sillimant_
      @Sillimant_ 3 года назад

      Not really. He was a codebreaker first, a normal person second, and gay third.
      Makes him totally different. Gays now make their entire personality and life revolve around being gay

    • @engineergaming5540
      @engineergaming5540 3 года назад +3

      @@Sillimant_ very, very few gay people’s personality is centred around their sexuality, please have a more open mind

    • @Spacebug111
      @Spacebug111 Год назад

      @@engineergaming5540engineer gaming tf2 based?

  • @Cambutalgirl
    @Cambutalgirl 3 года назад

    Wow! I love this video! I loooovvveee the new note!!! Thanks Chris! You are the best

  • @awes0men0b0dy9
    @awes0men0b0dy9 3 года назад +3

    The British paper money is so much cooler than American dollars my mom visited the UK a few years ago and gave me one of the bank notes with Churchill on it I think it’s a 5 pound note but I may be wrong

  • @richarddavis4954
    @richarddavis4954 3 года назад

    Thank you another great video, love the history behind the new note

  • @andy8357
    @andy8357 3 года назад +3

    This explains what Prejudice and hatred can do to a society.

  • @DMINATOR
    @DMINATOR 3 года назад +1

    Indeed these are one of the coolest banknotes !

  • @funkomovies6421
    @funkomovies6421 3 года назад +3

    When are the bella and ralph plush coming?

  • @chrisk5651
    @chrisk5651 Год назад +1

    I went to Switzerland last year and they had the most beautiful money that I had ever held. I had been to the UK twice, the last time was ten years ago so before this change over.

  • @dAn19-j418
    @dAn19-j418 3 года назад +6

    Is the PO box still open? I would love to send you some cool Hungarian banknotes and coins and some other things too!

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  3 года назад +5

      Yes! Although it can take a few months for me to write back

    • @lilPerc30
      @lilPerc30 3 года назад

      Send me some goulash

    • @dAn19-j418
      @dAn19-j418 3 года назад

      @@HalfAsleepChris Thank you! Love your videos!

    • @Cambutalgirl
      @Cambutalgirl 3 года назад +1

      @@HalfAsleepChris yes! I am sending some stuff from Netherlands too! :)

  • @egeemirozkan2460
    @egeemirozkan2460 3 года назад +1

    There also seems to be a diagram of a Turing machine in 3:14 , which is one of the most important contributions of Alan Turing to computer science. It is a mathematical model of a basic computer. Any system that can simulate a Turing machine is said to be Turing-complete and therefore is theoretically capable of computing anything computers can compute.

    • @Althomir
      @Althomir 3 года назад +1

      It is a diagram of a Turing machine. The 'ticker tape' at 2:39 is also a reference to Turing machines, it's the tape that represents the machine's memory.

    • @egeemirozkan2460
      @egeemirozkan2460 3 года назад

      @@Althomir ah that makes sense too yes, such a cool design

  • @miilisy
    @miilisy 3 года назад +7

    Now I realise how lucky I am to live around 10 minutes away from Bletchley Park

  • @Whyinem
    @Whyinem 3 года назад

    As soon as I learned that this new bill came out, I wanted to see your review of it! Keep up the good work!

  • @jab5915
    @jab5915 3 года назад +43

    Thanks for discussing the tragedy that happened late in his life due to his homosexuality. All nations have sins in their past and it's appreciated when they are not glossed over or ignored.

    • @Elith-
      @Elith- 3 года назад +7

      @Robert Stallard S
      If you want any credability for your very uncredible statement then you need to show your sources. I have tried for the last half hour to find a source proving your comment and i found nothing. If you dont show sources then you will look like a homophobe making up stories to tarnish the reputation of a hero.

    • @davidbrydon3124
      @davidbrydon3124 3 года назад +6

      @Robert Stallard Jhon Big has a point. I too went looking for source material for your accusations and only found references to Hodges book. That's quite suspicious, especially given that people like you are now using it to imply that Turing was a pedophile. You need to apply a bit of critical thinking to what you read (maybe Hodges sources had ulterior motives?), otherwise you're the one that's an embarrassment.

  • @HBoff
    @HBoff 3 года назад

    Thank you, Chris, for this wonderful video. Turing was a real hero, he saved so many lives and lost his own by stupidness of law. R.I.P., Alan.

  • @Kierancantona
    @Kierancantona 3 года назад +3

    Yay new half asleep Chris video when Ralph’s catio done?

  • @zachyork9145
    @zachyork9145 3 года назад

    Amazing video is always Chris! You may have had to rush to get it done, but there was absolutely no lack in quality, loved the winking banknote easter egg too!

  • @tqintedluv
    @tqintedluv 3 года назад +5

    I support Alan for being gay, I'm bisexual
    And being part of the LGBT+ shouldn't have been illegal, love is love.
    If you are part of the LGBT+, be you, live you life how it is, don't quit because of this,
    Being gay/lesbian is fine, my friends and my ex bf don't hurt me and threaten me beca-
    use I was bi. I was scared to tell my friends but they didn't judge when I did tell them.
    Stand up for yourself, when someone bullies you for that, live your own, happy life and

  • @Exnem
    @Exnem 3 года назад +1

    One of the first video games (If not the first) was programmed for a smaller version of the ACE. A game of draughts by Chris Strachey, who went to Cambridge with Turing. It ran poorly and later Strachey asked Turing for the manual for the Manchester Mk1 which was a much better computer by memory which he gave him and allowed him to run the game successfully. So Turing has a huge connection to video games.

  • @110woody
    @110woody 3 года назад +5

    The shape on the corner we think is a cog out of the enigma machine.

    • @galning2768
      @galning2768 3 года назад

      We as in you and who?

    • @110woody
      @110woody 3 года назад

      @@galning2768 my 10 year old daughter

    • @PrograError
      @PrograError 3 года назад

      a Cycloidal Drive's gear?
      (A video featuring that drive: ruclips.net/video/tgEOpl880KM/видео.html )

  • @SpecialgiftsLA
    @SpecialgiftsLA 3 года назад

    So educational..I find it interesting how money is encrypted with so much hidden details..

  • @cheetahman515
    @cheetahman515 3 года назад +5

    Alan's story hits hard for me, as I am bisexual, and I love science and math, so I can relate to him before he started taking the pills, and inevitably committed suicide, legend says it was by eating a poisoned apple, similar to how snow white almost died, and also legend says that the logo for apple is an apple with a bite in it, is a tribute to how Mr. Turing died.