How to win giant prizes: 1. Bring a long stick with a hook 2. Get the toy 3. Naruto run as fast as you can out of the carnival( with your new toy/toys of course )
You should go to different carnivals or look different if you go to a same carnival just in case you don't get busted if they recognize you. Then you can get a toy for free each day
I’m actually good at the ladder, I tried it... these where the “rules” the woman made up while I was winning. 1. You can’t put your knees on the ladder! 2. You can’t go upside down! 3. You can’t have your body on three different parts! 4. You can’t skip any! All these where said at different times during my go... Every time I was winning... she would make up another rule...
She should've let you win. Every winner makes 10 onlookers think they can do it too. And their profit is limited by how many players they can hook each day, apparently nobody told her the prizes were worthless.
I won the ladder climb when I was a young teen. Got a giant angry-bird plush almost as big as me, proper soft fabric and proper stuffing none of that styrophone ball stuff. I'm not trained, not sure how I managed it but I was moving very slowly and meticulously like a chameleon with a lot of rapid wobbling of the ladder from side to side to correct for tiny misbalances. He still sits proudly on my laundry basket and it's probably one of my best achievements.
As a Structural Engineer, I am beyond amazed at how eloquently and simply you explained all the physics terminology (C.G., inertia etc) for the broader audience. Keep up the great work and quality content.
Years ago I was an extra in a commercial playing carnival games. We threw hundreds of rings that day and not a single person landed one on a bottle neck....
I'd be really curious to see these numbers displayed as random people, like we see, and doing it again with a group of players who know of your tips, and see what different they make in win percentage.
At a Carnival I once saw an old man in a wheelchair at a shooting booth where you shoot with BBs. He somehow had problems to reload and handle the rifle but he had perfect aim. Ten shots and ten hits. Even the booth owner was a bit surprised. And so this guy rolled away with a teddy bear. I imagine him as a retired sniper and he just wasnt used to BB guns.
As an ex carney, that winning feeling is priceless. It still felt great, no matter how many times I made it. But your missing a few tricks. But Carney's dont get paid by the hour they get paid a percent based on gross they bring in minus what boss charges for stock which is higher. But on the harder games, the bigger prizes shoot out the star is easier then you think. It's actually how you shoot. Dont go full auto
The financial and business side of it is interesting too. It's a business, with employees and the job is to make money, and certain venues are more or less popular and have better or worse expected values
I remember reading somewhere that they will have some employees walk around with armfuls of those giant prizes or push them in a cart or something to make everybody else believe that it is possible to win those things on a regular basis.
And if they don't have enough workers to do this con they will "be nice" and help someone "win" one. Anything to feed the ego of the people that can be manipulated into emptying their banks for a filthy plushie.
When you realize that corporations/politicians are blaming mexico and China for cheating Americans by manufacturing these toys when the reality is that it is American corporations cheating the American people with these dirty tricks and shifting the blame to China or Mexico instead... The same thing happened with our opioid crises - with companies like Purdue Pharmacy or McKinsey (US corporations) getting Americans hooked intentionally and then blaming companies that mass manufacture the drug compounds (used for various legal purposes and for legal analgesic purposes) for getting Americans addicted to drugs. We have to be wiser and more intelligent about this. Perhaps critical thinking was never part of the American school curriculum by design.
My favourite part was his wife’s/ partner’s reaction. When I got married (at 30)and my husband (29) bought me a stuffed toy, my reaction was the exact same as Mark’s wife 😂
The education system is broken this is a perfect example. In fact some people learn better by teaching themselves rather than learning off another individual. It depends on the brain, however it's why this guy is so much better at explaining these concepts because he is not focused on any particular subject but the world as a whole. It makes a huge difference. It's surprising cause engineering grads should have recognized this over 20 years ago and somehow the courses have only been changing to be more hands on. Schoolhouses from the 1800s and before actually offered better education than today's systems, however to a degree. There are benefits and disadvantages to both sides however the idea of learning at own pace to get all details is an important detail the universities should adopt but also all other levels of education. The more it's talked about the faster change might occur but your response is a perfect example of what all engineering students experience. At least it more noticeable for us and probably any med students.
-That was a nice easter egg bonus that you added about showing the flush animal to your wife. Her aww/why reaction was priceless. So was your fourth wall camera glance! Thank you for that! -The guy that lost of of his money at the carnival should have just bought a xbox kinect for much less than $1K. He most definitely had an addictive personality. Something he should watch out for in other aspects of his life. That money could have gone to something he whole family could have benefited from, like a downpayment on a house (the beginning of one, anyway), a car, a vacation. Or something for later like a college fund for the toddler in that stroller.
I don’t even go for the games and prizes…..I go at night time for the lights, the sounds, the smell, and there’s something nostalgic about being at a fair or carnival with someone you love being with. Can’t beat it. It’s very romantic.
This guy should straight up teach physics for all the poor hs kids who are stuck at home getting a terrible online education rn. He’s definitely better than the physics teacher I had
At the PNE in Vancouver, I won one of the huge prizes at one of their "impossible" games. They had a weighted baseball that flew like a knuckleball, and you had to break plexiglass bottles. I didn't tell them before hand I was a pitcher who threw an amazing knuckleball. Needless to say after I missed my first throw and realized the pattern, things didn't go the way the carnie expected. I still have my 6 foot tall penguin to this day.
The milk bottle one also may have an added trick where only the lower bottles are weighted. So you ask to feel the weight of the bottle, they hand you the top one, and it will feel totally normal, but the middle and bottom row are still super heavy and hard to knock over.
I must say that after having worked in an amusement park and in several of these types of games there is a better way to handle the peach basket one. Throwing the ball at an angle (at least 45 degrees if you can manage it) so that it hits the side of the basket will dissipate the kinetic energy by having the ball roll around the inside. I was told to encourage players to do the very same thing and would demonstrate for anyone who was patient enough to listen to me before making their first throw (Not many). I would spend all day in the corner of the booth throwing the ball into the baskets and making every single one no matter how far away. It never ceased to amaze me how few would ever listen.
Nah someone need to tell him ... That heat what he wear ... Cost them 2$ and he payed 50$... And he can't understand FUN spending good time with friends ... With his economic theory ...
"any kind of legitimate investigation needs to start with solid data as the foundation" You'd be surprised to know how many people believe this step to be optional.
Thank you, this was immensely helpful. I am writing a story in which a character beats one of the 'impossible' games (the rope ladder, in fact,) and this was very useful in helping me figure out how he does so. Also I shout-laughed at your wife's reaction - the only reasonable one. XD
The trick to the rope ladder is to one, practice anddd two: This may sound very odd but going backwards makes it SO much easier. And three, ALWAYS keep both feet and one hand on the bar when moving backwards to climb up. Hope it helps!
This is basically a math and science lesson taught in an interesting and relatable way to understand. I swear i learn more on RUclips by choice than school by force
school by force is a bad way of doing things. just let students watch youtube and they'll stumble upon education and they feel engaged and not feel forced into something they dont want to do
I called out a carnie once because the basketball rim was bent inward creating an oval shape making it impossible to actually make. He was pretty angry😂
OG Lundbone lmfao when I was young my sister and I went on the Ferris wheel and could see the basketball rims from the top and they were oval 😂😂now they don’t keep them near each other they must have figured it out
I’m so glad I came across the one RUclips post that sums up 100% of our favorite things in one video - we love the boardwalk and are there all summer, we are fascinated by the science of carnival games and my son has even done school projects on the subject, and we are NY Mets fans too! Thanks for the perfect video!
Once when i was really young (like 7 or 8) I actually won the ringtoss off of a super lucky bounce and the person running the booth had to call their manager because they had no idea what to actually do
The ladder climb is one of the only carnival games I ever won when it flipped near the end I just hung on and crawled upside down without touching the ground
I was formerly a mechanic at a large amusement park for about a year, and after my inspections I would go over to the rope ladder and try to make it to the top. Despite hundreds of tries I never made it to the top regardless of my technique. I nearly made it by using only one hand and one foot opposite of each other and moving rather quickly. Those miniature milk bottles you knock down weigh around 10 pounds a piece. All those games are a scam.
Traveling Tom There’s a guy at my local six flags who has been working at the ladder climb for years. He can walk up the ladder backwards, while spinning a ball on one finger the entire time.
My sister came and saw me watching this and saw your profile in the comments and said “That looks like a green skittle.” Then I saw it and I was like yeah 😏
As a teenager, I worked the rope ladder game, and I don't remember ever having anyone win. The funny thing is, the guy that owned the game would sometimes walk up the rope ladder with no hands, walking up the middle of the rope ladder. Whenever he did this we would get a huge crowd to watch and then everyone would try to win. All he did was increase his profits, lol.
My older brother found another way to beat it when we were kids actually. He'd climb up the ladder half way, then interlocked his hands and feet, and then intentionally flipped the ladder over until he was hanging upside down from it. After that he just slowly pulled himself to the top to reach the prize. He never went pro though, what a shame :)
30 And Hating It When I worked it, if it flipped over you automatically lost. maybe it's different in certain parts of the country though. I worked it in NY.
I won this one at a Ren faire by jumping about half way up, then pressing my hands and feet outwards to the side ropes. Then, after it was done spinning, I made a couple of smaller jumps the same way and reached the bell at the top. (The ladder there was about at a 45° angle off horizontal.)
Big facts, verified it myself while the guy was busy attending a customer I saw it and it was, still gave it a try 3 attempts and only had to make 1, on my 2nd and I made it in but I really needed to hit the center of the backboard to make it
@@fahimalam2562 you just don't expect it and for the reaction to come out like that, so subtly as opposed to loudly like you'd expect, made it even funnier. I just thought it was funny because, it made me laugh, but there's an explanation I guess
Hey, my name's Mohsin and im 14 years old. I just wanted to say that you are a role model to me and inspire me so much. You constantly fuel my motivation along with inspiring me to follow through with my dreams. I would like to grow up to be a mechanical engineer like you and Mark Rober. My dream is to be an astronaut, if i can, every time i tell people that they laugh but i just watch your videos along with Mark Rober's and i feel a need to follow through with my dream. You, Mark and Chris Hadfeild are the 3 people who greatly inspire me. I hope you continue to do the awesome things that you do because you inspire people like me. Your amazing and thank you for being the people to change my life. P.S: If you dont see this ill be sure to send it multiple times untill you do.
I've been asked to leave the ring toss several times. Yes it takes an accurate throw, and the large bucket gives you more than enough to get a few, but there is 2 ways to win. First random luck. get the ring bouncing across the bottles and it has a small chance to tumble onto a bottle. Second, go for the closest bottle to you, throw the ring flat, not endo over end, and have the trailing lip hit the bottle first. This created a rattling motion on the bottle not a deflecting motion. I've walked out with 7 bears on a day across two bottle games.
Children (especially with loads of outdoor play, like climbing trees) generally have insane amounts of control because they don't think about it, their brain just does it and they might have that experience/stimulation which I am JEALOUS of
Legasov Or their weight does not affect the rope too much so the rope stays quite stable. I mean you’re not completely wrong but you make it sound like kids are superhuman in terms of balancing, most kids are not like that too.
@@PinoySamurai008 If a kid's center of mass is over the edge of a tight rope, doesn't mean they won't fall because of their weight and no, I aren't referring to all kids- just one like the op
I know this is late,but thanks Mark.The ball bucket trick worked perfectly.I won a giant Charazard plushie for my younger brother,who loves Pokemon.Thank you
Look up on google----global truth project----click The Present. It answers all of life’s biggest questions and can turn this world right side up from the beginning of it. Nothing is more important than reading it.
I managed to get across the ladder multiple times after studying how others kept failing. Basically, the first time, I purposefully flipped it and then just climbed regularly upside down. After it was concluded I had cheated, I went again and spread myself out. Again, I reached the end but had flipped in the last few rungs and my win was invalidated. So I straddled the ladder and raced the person next to me. I won and it was finally counted.
That last comment your sweetheart made and your facial expression made me spit laugh. Wonderful, informative and funny vid. I lost soooo much money as a kid at these games.
But they do want people to win. Win at the games they still profit on even if you win first try. They need people to walk around with stuffed animals because they are very visual prizes. It encourages others to try because it's visual evidence that people are winning games.
I remember winning at the ladder climb, but during the entier time I was calling for the person to look at me, he didn't, on purpose. Crossing his arms and turning his back to me. He only looked at me when he heard me fall. I was 13-14 back then, I'm 23, still piss after that person ...
Update: Thank you for putting real captions! Looking forward to using this video with my students :) As a physics teacher, I love these videos and would love to use them in my classes, but the auto-captions that they currently have do not meet ADA standards for my Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. RUclips makes it pretty easy to go through and edit the captions for grammar and accuracy (ie adding punctuation and correcting any words that did not transcribe properly). I know some of your videos have full and proper captions, would love to see that for this video as well!
Having watched this, I went to Six Flags and tried the ladder climb, keeping this knowledge in mind. I took my time to make sure that my center of balance was in the middle, and I WON FOR ONCE!!!! Thank you so much Mark for telling me this and allowing me to win on my 3rd try!
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i won the “tight rope” game at great America and they had to take a picture of me so I couldn’t win until a month later lol
Lmao that’s awesome
alyssa m tell me your secrets
I loooove great america
I live in west winds lmao Great America is right next to Levi's stadium and I live all near both of em
*FBI Would like to know your location*
How to win giant prizes:
1. Bring a long stick with a hook
2. Get the toy
3. Naruto run as fast as you can out of the carnival( with your new toy/toys of course )
Keep in mind that the toy in your hand will affect the aerodynamics of the Naruto run. How can we fix that?
@@husseinzeind7071 lets use the scientific process to solve this one! XD
DEJA VU
Best lmao
You should go to different carnivals or look different if you go to a same carnival just in case you don't get busted if they recognize you. Then you can get a toy for free each day
I’m actually good at the ladder, I tried it... these where the “rules” the woman made up while I was winning.
1. You can’t put your knees on the ladder!
2. You can’t go upside down!
3. You can’t have your body on three different parts!
4. You can’t skip any!
All these where said at different times during my go... Every time I was winning... she would make up another rule...
Did you say anything to anyone?
Should've declared Shenanigans and started handing out the brooms.
What a Karen
It's sad that people care about the loss and money more than the children's fun of winning with their skill... :(
She should've let you win. Every winner makes 10 onlookers think they can do it too. And their profit is limited by how many players they can hook each day, apparently nobody told her the prizes were worthless.
I won the ladder climb when I was a young teen. Got a giant angry-bird plush almost as big as me, proper soft fabric and proper stuffing none of that styrophone ball stuff. I'm not trained, not sure how I managed it but I was moving very slowly and meticulously like a chameleon with a lot of rapid wobbling of the ladder from side to side to correct for tiny misbalances. He still sits proudly on my laundry basket and it's probably one of my best achievements.
Me to, but l won only 20$
Same I won one in San Diego and sea world it was a huge dog they made me take a picture so I couldn’t do it again
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@@pstiikkreefing8937I’m coming in with a balaclava as soon as they say that
Can you make the razz of wild robot look the trailer the wild robot
I have a 100% win strategy on the baseball one.
Aim for the carnie's head, grab a prize while they're down.
Scott Arcement omg😂
Ok Stan Pines
I think it'd be pretty darn hard to launch with enough force to knock out someone.
woooosh me if u gey
That’s from gravity falls
Hey thats my joke!!
As a Structural Engineer, I am beyond amazed at how eloquently and simply you explained all the physics terminology (C.G., inertia etc) for the broader audience. Keep up the great work and quality content.
Funnily enough I’m currently in school to become a structural engineer as well
Funny enough I am currently in areospace engineering as well.
yes, because you have to become a engineer to understand basic physics.
Zynoxic _ yet zero degrees or certifications to recognize a snotty twat
@@yytyytg Funny enough I am a train conductor
Years ago I was an extra in a commercial playing carnival games. We threw hundreds of rings that day and not a single person landed one on a bottle neck....
William Osman o hey
Was the commercial ever put on tv I want to see it
William Osman
William Osman oh hey man love you vids.
William Osman of course you were that's right up your alley
I'd be really curious to see these numbers displayed as random people, like we see, and doing it again with a group of players who know of your tips, and see what different they make in win percentage.
“if you have no skills, these are the games for you”
WOOOOOOOOOOO ITS SHOWTIMEEEEEE
Michelle montes wazzam lah momma 😂
Lol. Too funny
🤣
EDP445
Michelle montes 😂😂😂
At a Carnival I once saw an old man in a wheelchair at a shooting booth where you shoot with BBs. He somehow had problems to reload and handle the rifle but he had perfect aim. Ten shots and ten hits. Even the booth owner was a bit surprised. And so this guy rolled away with a teddy bear. I imagine him as a retired sniper and he just wasnt used to BB guns.
@Lander Velez more like Starshot
That's freakin Lieutenant Dan! Haha
Should have taken out his sniper rifle
This makes me so happy and idk why
“rolled away” lmao my brain took the literally
"i just bought this for you mahlady"
*awkward silence*
"why?"
such a real life representation
Stefan Jensen Ladybug and Chat Noir’s relationship in a nutshell (MIRACULOUS fans, where ya at?)
Y Nhi Nguyen so true lol
m'lady
I thought the exact same thing as her...
he could've said I won this plush toy in a battle against working hours and fatigue.
Ive watched this video ATLEAST 5 times and I never get bored what
*Carnival manager wants to know your location.*
Santa Cruz beach boardwalk!
Carnival Manager has entered the chat
Mark Rober left chat ( reason unknown)
gotta ruin the 999th likes
I am under the sea
Having the speed gun under clocked isn't "borderline fraudulent". It's straight up fraudulent and hopefully they get sued over it
Throw it slow enough so it says 0, but it won't be 0, because it still has speed to it....
Let them explain... Unless it doesn't work like that.
@@MN-ub7gl it could just make it go down by a certain percent not a certain speed so it will never be 0 mph
It's actually location.
As an ex carney, that winning feeling is priceless. It still felt great, no matter how many times I made it.
But your missing a few tricks. But Carney's dont get paid by the hour they get paid a percent based on gross they bring in minus what boss charges for stock which is higher.
But on the harder games, the bigger prizes shoot out the star is easier then you think. It's actually how you shoot. Dont go full auto
Your wrong on Jacob's ladder too. I can win all these games besides the ring game, and the basket. You want a real thing on this let me know.
So refreshing to find a channel that is dedicated, hard working, and well put together. Not just screaming into a lense.
This Little Critic true
Everyone knows who ur talking about lol
Giuliana 111 jake Paul anyone? Lol
Ur hair is lit
Jenny Fundie tell him what he’s won Jonny!
I love videos like this, bc obvs most people KNOW these are scams. But a deep dive into the WHY and HOW is just so interesting.
I've always loved carnival games. Ever since I was a teenager I've known they were scams, but they're still fun.
The financial and business side of it is interesting too. It's a business, with employees and the job is to make money, and certain venues are more or less popular and have better or worse expected values
Loved the end...
“I bought this for you.”
“Why?”
lol
:)
This is so random but I used to have that bear when I was little 😂
He actually showed a Bob Ross chia pet to his wife to get the reaction😂
@@ckm7984 how do you know?
Ok so,
When i go to a carnival, bring a pitcher from the mlb
Noted
𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕔 𝕝𝕠𝕝
Well actually he's a left fielder and first baseman in the Minors for the New York Mets, but yea, you could also bring a pitcher. Either one works.
Lol
Also, if you want to win, for your kid maybe, play the water gun horse race game where someone always wins.
Emma Fitzgerald dude i thought i smoked too much weed when i first looked at that font thought i was seeing double
I remember reading somewhere that they will have some employees walk around with armfuls of those giant prizes or push them in a cart or something to make everybody else believe that it is possible to win those things on a regular basis.
I once won a giant Flintstones Dino. I was ecstatic.
And if they don't have enough workers to do this con they will "be nice" and help someone "win" one. Anything to feed the ego of the people that can be manipulated into emptying their banks for a filthy plushie.
Not at the Boardwalk (I worked there twice), but at other places, yeah.
When you realize that corporations/politicians are blaming mexico and China for cheating Americans by manufacturing these toys when the reality is that it is American corporations cheating the American people with these dirty tricks and shifting the blame to China or Mexico instead...
The same thing happened with our opioid crises - with companies like Purdue Pharmacy or McKinsey (US corporations) getting Americans hooked intentionally and then blaming companies that mass manufacture the drug compounds (used for various legal purposes and for legal analgesic purposes) for getting Americans addicted to drugs.
We have to be wiser and more intelligent about this. Perhaps critical thinking was never part of the American school curriculum by design.
@@UlshaRS yea I've seen that happened now it makes sense lol
My favourite part was his wife’s/ partner’s reaction. When I got married (at 30)and my husband (29) bought me a stuffed toy, my reaction was the exact same as Mark’s wife 😂
Carnivals games are like casinos, if the people were meant to win they wouldn’t be in business.
Her unimpressed "why" was chef's kiss
"I just bought this for you, m'lady."
"Why?"
Yup. Every time I go to Vegas, I am reminded that the entire city was built by losers.
"I just bought this for you, m'lady"
"W-why?"
Americans at its finest
CARNIVALS OWNERS HATE HIM! LEARN THE TRUTH OF CANIVAL GAMES AND HOW TO AVOID GETTING SCAMMED BY THEM!
Never seen a clickbaty comment before
Money ain’t a thing when it comes to your date! Think of it as a investment just saying...
As a mechanical engineer who spent years studying these concepts, I’ve understood them now even more thanks to these videos. Thank you Mark
No disrespect but can you give us a list of the things you’ve built so we can avoid using them? 🤣
@@davekennedy8626 lmao don't worry, nothing important. Just bridges and cars.
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The education system is broken this is a perfect example. In fact some people learn better by teaching themselves rather than learning off another individual. It depends on the brain, however it's why this guy is so much better at explaining these concepts because he is not focused on any particular subject but the world as a whole. It makes a huge difference. It's surprising cause engineering grads should have recognized this over 20 years ago and somehow the courses have only been changing to be more hands on. Schoolhouses from the 1800s and before actually offered better education than today's systems, however to a degree. There are benefits and disadvantages to both sides however the idea of learning at own pace to get all details is an important detail the universities should adopt but also all other levels of education. The more it's talked about the faster change might occur but your response is a perfect example of what all engineering students experience. At least it more noticeable for us and probably any med students.
Yea
-That was a nice easter egg bonus that you added about showing the flush animal to your wife. Her aww/why reaction was priceless. So was your fourth wall camera glance! Thank you for that!
-The guy that lost of of his money at the carnival should have just bought a xbox kinect for much less than $1K. He most definitely had an addictive personality. Something he should watch out for in other aspects of his life. That money could have gone to something he whole family could have benefited from, like a downpayment on a house (the beginning of one, anyway), a car, a vacation. Or something for later like a college fund for the toddler in that stroller.
“I just bought this for you my lady”
“Why”
😂😂
She said it so not enthused by it
Mrs. Skippy y.
Lol!
Would've never guessed😁
I want my girlfriend to say that to me when I give her something tbh xd
I don’t even go for the games and prizes…..I go at night time for the lights, the sounds, the smell, and there’s something nostalgic about being at a fair or carnival with someone you love being with. Can’t beat it. It’s very romantic.
:)
My wife and I always say we’re gonna go but we end up giving the kids melatonin and not practice social distancing
@@manuelroberts7379 uhhh whatt??
Stfu😂😂😂🤣🤣🤡🤡
@@ssjssgecko5411 What’s your deal?
This guy should straight up teach physics for all the poor hs kids who are stuck at home getting a terrible online education rn. He’s definitely better than the physics teacher I had
yes!
Yeah and he worked at nasa
Mark Rober for president!
Today is your lucky day, because he did exactly that ^^ Just have a look at his recent videos
@@LegoEddy unfortunately, those won't help me pass finals
I liked the kids staring in awe at this guy after he aced one of the games.
At the PNE in Vancouver, I won one of the huge prizes at one of their "impossible" games. They had a weighted baseball that flew like a knuckleball, and you had to break plexiglass bottles. I didn't tell them before hand I was a pitcher who threw an amazing knuckleball. Needless to say after I missed my first throw and realized the pattern, things didn't go the way the carnie expected. I still have my 6 foot tall penguin to this day.
Omg love thatt, penguins are cute 🐧
😁👏🏼😁👏🏼😁👏🏼😁👏🏼😁👏🏼😁👏🏼😁👏🏼😁👏🏼
I'd love a link of the penguin :)
r/thathappened
@@derekl3495 its not that farfetched, redditor
So a scientist and a professional baseball player walk into a carnival....
You got me giggling with this comment... 😂
Best comment I've read today. Thanks for the laugh.
isnt he an engineer???
@@roguelock7125 oh ok
@@hanin7019 yap a mechanical engineer who, also as Rogue Lock said, worked at nasa....so both I guess...
Mark: The ladder climb is near impossible
Phat Gus: ...hold my walnut
LOL!
LMAO!!!!
That cracked me up😂
That is Phantastic Gus to you sir!🤣
Yeah but didn’t he jump to the next stage
The milk bottle one also may have an added trick where only the lower bottles are weighted. So you ask to feel the weight of the bottle, they hand you the top one, and it will feel totally normal, but the middle and bottom row are still super heavy and hard to knock over.
Moral of the story:
Just ride the roller coasters
Lmao
@Donut Productions really? When i was in Poland in energylandia i paid like 20€ and was able to be in the park do anything till it closes.
Or the carousel bc I hate roller coasters. Yes I know I’m weird. Don’t tell me that. I already know :)
@@oliviamcgeary9160 I only go on small roller coasters
Lol
My son was actually able to get up that ladder when he was 5 and he still has the huge bear that he won for it and still sleeps with it (he’s 7 now).
lucky him 🍀
Your son in his mind: totally balanced, as all things should be.
5 year olds are smaller and can stay in the middle easier
@Natanael Edsel Emery Rahmat 1530043 quote on quote - Thanos 🌚
Consider your son skilfull
I must say that after having worked in an amusement park and in several of these types of games there is a better way to handle the peach basket one. Throwing the ball at an angle (at least 45 degrees if you can manage it) so that it hits the side of the basket will dissipate the kinetic energy by having the ball roll around the inside. I was told to encourage players to do the very same thing and would demonstrate for anyone who was patient enough to listen to me before making their first throw (Not many). I would spend all day in the corner of the booth throwing the ball into the baskets and making every single one no matter how far away. It never ceased to amaze me how few would ever listen.
The last time I tried peach basket I learned that one of the balls is weighted differently so it's almost impossible to get it to stay in the basket
Now you know why our country is the way it is now, no one will listen.
Although, most of them are not expert throwers and are probably happy it even went into the basket at all.
*only in america*
You can see that's exactly what the professional pitcher did, and the ball stays in the basket at the end of it.
ROFL loved the 'Why" at the end. So true the timing is everything.
Mom: what are you watching?
Me: science and math
And physics
@@globalautobahn1132 physics is science duuhhh
@@Verdeniza So is math
Nah someone need to tell him ... That heat what he wear ... Cost them 2$ and he payed 50$... And he can't understand FUN spending good time with friends ... With his economic theory ...
SgtAlex Green no it isn’t if anything science would be math because you have to know math to do science but you don’t need to know science to do math
He says don’t believe me try it HE WORKED FOR NASA OF COURSE I BELIEVE HIM
hahaha
Well you know flat earthers are a thing soo. Some people just don't have brains.
Lyon ? But the earth is flat it shows in books
Kitolamus that better be a joke
But he quit NASA engineer to be a youtuber
"any kind of legitimate investigation needs to start with solid data as the foundation"
You'd be surprised to know how many people believe this step to be optional.
Oh so all teenagers and social media as a whole
Just see how people are getting into Ivermectin in emerging countries as an example. 😢
@@Hello-yd6hn i wonder what kind of investigations teens and social media are conducting lol
@@strwbrrysanhwa3060 they dont ever do there research ...
Thats the joke
@@Hello-yd6hn lol i mean the same could be said for so many adults so depends on the person ig-
Thank you, this was immensely helpful. I am writing a story in which a character beats one of the 'impossible' games (the rope ladder, in fact,) and this was very useful in helping me figure out how he does so.
Also I shout-laughed at your wife's reaction - the only reasonable one. XD
The trick to the rope ladder is to one, practice anddd two: This may sound very odd but going backwards makes it SO much easier. And three, ALWAYS keep both feet and one hand on the bar when moving backwards to climb up. Hope it helps!
Yes, ik you didn't ask for this but i'm telling you because you seem worthy of the knolage
@@ReesesCups-pv3ie 👍👍 Max is exactly the type of person to go backwards up a rope ladder.
@@Brievel Lol-
This is basically a math and science lesson taught in an interesting and relatable way to understand. I swear i learn more on RUclips by choice than school by force
totally understandable lol
Indeed
Lol That is perfectly understandable 🤣
RUclips + Hustle > school of any kind
school by force is a bad way of doing things. just let students watch youtube and they'll stumble upon education and they feel engaged and not feel forced into something they dont want to do
I called out a carnie once because the basketball rim was bent inward creating an oval shape making it impossible to actually make. He was pretty angry😂
Lmao
OG Lundbone lmfao when I was young my sister and I went on the Ferris wheel and could see the basketball rims from the top and they were oval 😂😂now they don’t keep them near each other they must have figured it out
Mark Rober: Literally teaching us science
My school district: *Inappropriate content.*
They taught me, lava is called magma when underground....
These teaching made me a successful jobless person
Aelita Stones lmao
Yeah, hE sAId ButT.
YESZ and when we talk about the topic the teacher is like: what did you just say?
I looked at this for 5 hours
Video: "How to win at Carnival Scams"
Me: **picks up pen**
Video: "Step #1: Be a professional athelete."
Me: **sets pen back down**
I remember hearing someone saying "a carnival is gambling but for kids."
So is the arcade.
So is Chuck E Cheese
@@Begeru bruh I own the world's popular arcade so you insulted me
@@samuelrecendez9260 you own a cardboard box
😠😠😠😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬
Mark: “i just bought this for you M’lady”
M’lady: awhs slightly “w h y ?”
Mark: u n i m p r e s s e d
:M"lady I don't care
:mark My MaTh WaS WrOnG AHHHHHHHHHHH
xd
Hshsgxgxd
😂😂😂
FrozenYogurt Blue noce
“One win per player, per month”
🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
They can dish out the scams but not take them.
Damn
They know. 🤯
How would thay even track that
Teach the group of friends how to do it, and go clean them out.
Are they going to ID me or something?
I’m so glad I came across the one RUclips post that sums up 100% of our favorite things in one video - we love the boardwalk and are there all summer, we are fascinated by the science of carnival games and my son has even done school projects on the subject, and we are NY Mets fans too! Thanks for the perfect video!
9:37 that guy looks like he *really* didn’t want to give them a prize
Oh yeeea
all of them look like that 😀
De
@Jason Groze what? Seriously?
@@juststoic3809 why believe it? Lol they make the plushies for a couple cents. Nothing close to enough to dock out of your pay.
Carnival games: *exists*
Mark rober: I’m bout to end this mans whole career
Ri9z I didn’t know a carnival game was a man
@@Imalex4l lol
LiquidZXRT you just ruined the whole damn joke
Asher Felice It wasn’t that funny anyways
LiquidZXRT it was funny until you decided to ruin it
Once when i was really young (like 7 or 8) I actually won the ringtoss off of a super lucky bounce and the person running the booth had to call their manager because they had no idea what to actually do
What ended up happening?
I work there, they don't even have the tool to remove the biggest prize clamped on the wall.
eric bierle wow, pathetic XD
eric bierle did you get the price
Chicken Nugget no idea it started to fall apart almost instantly so pretty cheap for a 4ft tall bear
Wow, 100 Million views. This is an iconic video, and very enjoyable and rewatchable.
The ladder climb is one of the only carnival games I ever won when it flipped near the end I just hung on and crawled upside down without touching the ground
why don't people just do that?
edit: i understand that in all of your carnivals, but in all the carnivals I went to, there was never a rule with that.
@@luxalaney1089 probably bad grip
@@sirlambchops. lmaooooo
I almost won the Lottery spin
For ticker ofc
And i got the granprize, BUT IT JUSY GIVES ME 1 TICKET
@@luxalaney1089 I bet most parks make the ladders really low purposefully, so if you sag at all, then you would touch the ground.
The only dislikes are people who work at carnivals
haha
haha
Ihad a comment about this sorry i didnt see it
Probably 🤪😂😱😏🤭
I honestly dont think the employees care
Mark rober: Any professional athlete that's amazing in one sport is really good at any other sport
Me: laughs in chess
hehe
sir tificate I think you misunderstood the quote it said athlete and chess has zero things that requires physical skill
@@nightmare4588 wow! Congrats you got the joke. For your excellent detective skills you get nothing.
sir tificate BOOO YOURE A BOT
@@ianboekweg2 Chess is recognized by the international olympic committee as a sport.
I discovered your channel 1 hour ago & I can't stop watching lol absolutely love it mate keep it up lad 👌🏻
Touch grass
This guy has a friend for every specific situation
Mrbeast?
Mrbeast?
@David P liked 😂
This is the power of extroversion and socialites
Maybe he tailors his situations around his friends.
I was formerly a mechanic at a large amusement park for about a year, and after my inspections I would go over to the rope ladder and try to make it to the top. Despite hundreds of tries I never made it to the top regardless of my technique. I nearly made it by using only one hand and one foot opposite of each other and moving rather quickly. Those miniature milk bottles you knock down weigh around 10 pounds a piece. All those games are a scam.
Traveling Tom we know . That’s why carney’s are treated as the scum of the earth that they are
Traveling Tom lucky I failed the ladder climb too I want more tries
Traveling Tom There’s a guy at my local six flags who has been working at the ladder climb for years. He can walk up the ladder backwards, while spinning a ball on one finger the entire time.
*E X P O S E D*
10 pounds?! Are they solid??
Alright, this is my online school for today.
Ya lol same
This is the stuff we use in real life. I've yet to use calculas in any part of my life. So far....
same lol
Yeah
Ironic, he had online classes going as of a few weeks ago
holy cow 100m views! Well done Mark!!🎉
"If you have no skills, these are the games for you"
Finally, something directed toward me
My sister came and saw me watching this and saw your profile in the comments and said “That looks like a green skittle.” Then I saw it and I was like yeah 😏
@@aflvproductions7854 lmfao better then the stolen comment above 🤣
7:17 oh crap I am on the toilet
This guy is gonna be the reason why they go bankrupt
XD
wait until u find mrbeast
@@ellipsicalhunterr They're not gonna go bankrupt, they're gonna get rich! XD
Nice lmaoo ur like count
Lol
As a teenager, I worked the rope ladder game, and I don't remember ever having anyone win. The funny thing is, the guy that owned the game would sometimes walk up the rope ladder with no hands, walking up the middle of the rope ladder. Whenever he did this we would get a huge crowd to watch and then everyone would try to win. All he did was increase his profits, lol.
My older brother found another way to beat it when we were kids actually. He'd climb up the ladder half way, then interlocked his hands and feet, and then intentionally flipped the ladder over until he was hanging upside down from it. After that he just slowly pulled himself to the top to reach the prize. He never went pro though, what a shame :)
Don't they say if it flips over, you lose?
30 And Hating It Nah, you only lose if you touch the ground. But it's REALLY difficult not to, even if you're holding on for dear life.
30 And Hating It
When I worked it, if it flipped over you automatically lost. maybe it's different in certain parts of the country though. I worked it in NY.
I won this one at a Ren faire by jumping about half way up, then pressing my hands and feet outwards to the side ropes. Then, after it was done spinning, I made a couple of smaller jumps the same way and reached the bell at the top. (The ladder there was about at a 45° angle off horizontal.)
This is still my favorite mark rober vid
The basketball hoops are actually often rigged, too. They usually bend them into an oval (oblonged circle) instead of a symmetrical circle.
So you're saying the carnival hoops are ovals or ellipses as opposed to circles.
@@williamoftexas1489 yep
@@williamoftexas1489 a lot of them, yes. Especially the ones at county fairs.
Wow thats such a rip off lol
Big facts, verified it myself while the guy was busy attending a customer I saw it and it was, still gave it a try 3 attempts and only had to make 1, on my 2nd and I made it in but I really needed to hit the center of the backboard to make it
The “why” at the end really cracked me up
same here!
Why?
The end did it for me too! 😂
@@fahimalam2562 you just don't expect it and for the reaction to come out like that, so subtly as opposed to loudly like you'd expect, made it even funnier. I just thought it was funny because, it made me laugh, but there's an explanation I guess
@@bellamckinnon8655 and I am gonna say again, Why?
Science dawg.
SmarterEveryDay
*O O F*
Hey, my name's Mohsin and im 14 years old. I just wanted to say that you are a role model to me and inspire me so much. You constantly fuel my motivation along with inspiring me to follow through with my dreams. I would like to grow up to be a mechanical engineer like you and Mark Rober. My dream is to be an astronaut, if i can, every time i tell people that they laugh but i just watch your videos along with Mark Rober's and i feel a need to follow through with my dream. You, Mark and Chris Hadfeild are the 3 people who greatly inspire me. I hope you continue to do the awesome things that you do because you inspire people like me. Your amazing and thank you for being the people to change my life.
P.S: If you dont see this ill be sure to send it multiple times untill you do.
is that what's dead in the water during the beginning of the video?
Hey, shouldn’t you be recording a podcast?
Seriously though, NDQ is some of the best content on the internet.
Vamos
I've been asked to leave the ring toss several times. Yes it takes an accurate throw, and the large bucket gives you more than enough to get a few, but there is 2 ways to win. First random luck. get the ring bouncing across the bottles and it has a small chance to tumble onto a bottle. Second, go for the closest bottle to you, throw the ring flat, not endo over end, and have the trailing lip hit the bottle first. This created a rattling motion on the bottle not a deflecting motion. I've walked out with 7 bears on a day across two bottle games.
Mark: This is a relatively small theme park
Me: That's bigger than any theme park I've seen.
Leo Evans it probably 1/6 by 1/3 a mile including the arcade, food court ect. It is smaller than the high school in this town
its possibly also cheaper to get into than my local one (alton towers)
It’s Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Hirovard you have to pay for each ride. It’s free to enter, but it’s about $5 per ride
I live in New Zealand so the largest theme park in country is about the same size as the one Mark went to.
Me takes a girl on a date to a carnival:
Her: “omg how are you so good”
Me: “I watch Mark Rober”
This comments needs WAY more likes, and because of this comment this guy needs WAY more subscribers.
lmfao
You're not wrong...
Ur a Mexican ur not good at anything
@Vladimir Makarov how is he bad just because he’s a Mexican? also it’s a f*cking joke.
"I just bought this for you m'lady"
"Why?"
😂😂😂
Lmaooooooo
Theres almost 666 likes :00000
@@sushicatnotmeh5850 ikr
@@sushicatnotmeh5850 "mission failed we'll get em next time"
But like.... You totally copied my comment
Your videos are an example of the internet at it's very best.
Mark: does something romantic for wife
Wife: why
I'm dying 😂😂😂
As I wife, I can confirm that I would not want more stuffed animals in my house when my kids already have a dozen laying around! Lol 😂
I don’t get it
I don’t get it
I don’t get it
Definitely be my wife's reaction as well. 🤣
*Carnivals Hate Him!*
Bob McCoy Learn his secret
(GONE WRONG)
*PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER CLEANS CARNIES (INSANE SKILL)*
*Man has found a weird secret to win at carnivals! Click here to find out! Carnivals hate him!*
Bob McCoy hahaha 😂
I saw an 8 year old girl literally just walk across the rope staying in the center at Six Flags to win.
Children (especially with loads of outdoor play, like climbing trees) generally have insane amounts of control because they don't think about it, their brain just does it and they might have that experience/stimulation which I am JEALOUS of
Legasov Or their weight does not affect the rope too much so the rope stays quite stable. I mean you’re not completely wrong but you make it sound like kids are superhuman in terms of balancing, most kids are not like that too.
@@PinoySamurai008 If a kid's center of mass is over the edge of a tight rope, doesn't mean they won't fall because of their weight
and no, I aren't referring to all kids- just one like the op
If I understood the video right walking upright should be easier.
I strongly respect your RUclips Profile Picture.
I know this is late,but thanks Mark.The ball bucket trick worked perfectly.I won a giant Charazard plushie for my younger brother,who loves Pokemon.Thank you
*_"I just bought this for you, m'lady"_*
*_"W-why?"_*
Miraculous vibes!!!
My wife says the same thing
Mom: what are you doing?
Me: learning science
Yes, we watched the video, too.
My exact response anytime my ex wife bought me anything...
I have learned more science from mark in this one video than my whole school career
same
We got preschoolers here!
Go to better school, in my Highschool we already learned everything Mark explained.
Facts.
Tahts true and sad
Wow, I don't think anyone has explained the center of mass easier than Mark Rober in this video. And I've taken several college science classes.
Look up on google----global truth project----click The Present. It answers all of life’s biggest questions and can turn this world right side up from the beginning of it. Nothing is more important than reading it.
He helped NASA design the Mars Rover lol
r/ThisIsKindaIAmVerySmartButI’llLetItSlide
Charles Davis thank you i just checked and its cool
Mark is Just the best one in that!
I managed to get across the ladder multiple times after studying how others kept failing. Basically, the first time, I purposefully flipped it and then just climbed regularly upside down. After it was concluded I had cheated, I went again and spread myself out. Again, I reached the end but had flipped in the last few rungs and my win was invalidated.
So I straddled the ladder and raced the person next to me. I won and it was finally counted.
Q: How to win against the scammers?
A: Bring in your ringer friend to beat the scammers for you.
Darn. I don't have a friend.
And then run away with the stuff
@@kathrinehoward882 dat is da wey
@@wandan98 No ebola needed.
dont worry, I'll stop their kneecaps backwards
Mark: "I just bought this for you, My Lady"
Her: ".........Whyy?"
I died
Hey, it's a pretty good question.
Eisah Vakohler yeah, that’s why. I don’t get why anyone would want a huge plush figure. At all
Right? Nerds don't understand it's not the toy desired but the time spent with the person, that's associated with the object through a date.
@@Openreality Ok so if you don't win at the carnival it's no big deal then ?
mine would have asked "why, what have you done this time?"
Wow! The amount of work this guy puts in ONE video....... Straight up legend.
With 35 million views I am sure he earned more than most other videos as well.
That last comment your sweetheart made and your facial expression made me spit laugh. Wonderful, informative and funny vid. I lost soooo much money as a kid at these games.
I remember this dude climbed up the ladder climb and pressed the button but the dude said u have to click it twice and there was no rule about that
Bullcrap - 1000
Dani Paunov "9000"
even better
That's bullshit
Manga Mango the dude also had her girlfriend with him so when he said that her face just looked so mad and sad
Someone wins
Carnival owner: you weren’t supposed to do that
Eet is what eet is
Just imagine someone wins 3 times in a row and they thought that person cheated, and kicked him. Just imagine
NoOoO ThAtS NoT On ThE RuLEs
Every time
But they do want people to win. Win at the games they still profit on even if you win first try. They need people to walk around with stuffed animals because they are very visual prizes. It encourages others to try because it's visual evidence that people are winning games.
I remember winning at the ladder climb, but during the entier time I was calling for the person to look at me, he didn't, on purpose. Crossing his arms and turning his back to me. He only looked at me when he heard me fall. I was 13-14 back then, I'm 23, still piss after that person ...
thats SO dirty. they should have a bell you need to ring.
@@paddington1670 that would help so much to know if somebody reach the end or not
I've never seen this guy but now I hate him too
@@Stella_Mochi you should have gone full Karen mode it would have been justified
@@paddington1670 At the ones I go to they have a bell. Lol Makes it harder.
You 2 walking out with all the carnival prizes were my immigrant childhood self’s heroes :)
Update: Thank you for putting real captions! Looking forward to using this video with my students :)
As a physics teacher, I love these videos and would love to use them in my classes, but the auto-captions that they currently have do not meet ADA standards for my Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. RUclips makes it pretty easy to go through and edit the captions for grammar and accuracy (ie adding punctuation and correcting any words that did not transcribe properly). I know some of your videos have full and proper captions, would love to see that for this video as well!
How long have you been teaching?
@@uttamjeetsingh7451 4 years
out of context but good luck :)
There are actual captions now
@@Valhalla05 Yay! Thanks for letting me know
"I just bought this for you m'lady."
"... Why?"
Oof
Favorite part of the video 😂😂😂
Lol came here just four this comment 🤣🤣
That facial expression tho... lol
A relatable reaction, lol.
Yes
This is only the second video i see from him (the first being the "porch stealing glitter/fart smell" prank) and im obsessed with this channel
Same!
Tiago Afonso OMFG SAME
Go watch all the rest! Pretty much every single one is amazing in its own way.
Go watch the other videos!Especially the lemon powered car
omg sameee :)))
I can’t believe I just got tricked into learning physics
I never thought anybody could explain science to me and that I’d understand perfectly.
SAME!
The hardest "science" in the whole video was the 10% calc and even that was a simple division.
@@noatiendoboludos that’s called math tho
same lol
What part of science did he explain to you here? Center of mass?
You know he had to expose it to 'em
i-win 🤣🤣🤣
I am like number 666 . No joke...
My best trick is to not even play carnival games.
TicketMaster 1000 same, I just go for the overpriced food
TicketMaster 1000 its all about the rides.
666like!
schuller paton sounds legit
My best trick is to have someone play them for me
The Boardwalk! I grew up in that town and spent many days at that park.
*walks passed kid with a lot of big toys*
kid: *disbelief*
It also could be he knew who Mark Rober was 🤔
yeah I know right he saw so many toys and thinks hell never get so many toys. like y would he look at him like that
h i ll
@@adustyyute6504 what's that men
I was alway jelly whenever i saw teens or grown ups with prizes.
Having watched this, I went to Six Flags and tried the ladder climb, keeping this knowledge in mind. I took my time to make sure that my center of balance was in the middle, and I WON FOR ONCE!!!! Thank you so much Mark for telling me this and allowing me to win on my 3rd try!
I thought he said you can't continue to play after your first round, If anything what your saying sounds like bs.
@@milkhead6969 9:12 it says you can't continue to win after you win for the month, they'll likely still let you continue playing if you lose
For $5 I got three tries so on my 3 round on my 3rd try, I FREAKING WON
@@lavalampstealer What exactly did you win? I'm curious now
A giant blue bird that I named Ari
Watching that pro baseball player win all the prizes was very satisfying.
Hola dear payaso
wut is his ame i might chack mets vs jays and see if me is there and gives up a few momers
@@Skill_issue_fc use grammer
@@AxlBrairs use spelling
@@WhatShouldMyHandleB use reading