Carnival Scam Science (and how to WIN)

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  • Опубликовано: 30 апр 2024
  • Prepare to drop some knowledge next time you visit the carnival.
    I collected data at the carnival for a full day. Then I used that information to figure out which games are the biggest scams using science to analyze them and show you how to beat them. I also figured out how much the carnival actually pays for the prizes so even if you win, you lose. And then I visited the carnival with my professional baseball playing buddy to dominate all the games. It worked well.
    I started a company called CrunchLabs where we build a toy together and then I teach you all the juicy physics for how it works. So if you want to learn to think like an engineer and have really fun time doing it, check out the current promotion where you get 2 FREE boxes at crunchlabs.com
    You should also go subscribe to the CrunchLabs RUclips channel cause we’ve got some bangers in the pipeline- / crunchlabs
    Thanks to these folks for providing some of the music in the video:
    Ponder - / @pondermusic
    Laura Shigihara - @supershigi
    Andrew Applepie - / andrewapplepie
    Blue Wednesday - / bluewednesday
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Комментарии • 43 тыс.

  • @clbtu1
    @clbtu1 3 года назад +26497

    I worked at an amusement park. One day there was a terrible earthquake. The entire park was leveled to the ground. The only thing left standing were those milk bottles.

    • @jakevondoom4136
      @jakevondoom4136 3 года назад +2083

      I believe you

    • @Shadow-yq8wg
      @Shadow-yq8wg 3 года назад +371

      😳😳😳😳😳

    • @obsidiandragon1385
      @obsidiandragon1385 3 года назад +1046

      wow just wow how are we supposed to do what PLATE OF THE EARTHS CRUST couldn't do

    • @Oceanius7871
      @Oceanius7871 3 года назад +471

      That shows how rigged it is

    • @bxrribuns4665
      @bxrribuns4665 3 года назад +282

      Lmaoo not laughing bout the earthquake but 😂😂

  • @scottarcement8888
    @scottarcement8888 4 года назад +14619

    I have a 100% win strategy on the baseball one.
    Aim for the carnie's head, grab a prize while they're down.

  • @andywu4177
    @andywu4177 Год назад +1198

    Mark getting a professional baseball pitcher to win carnival games (related to throwing) is the definition of overkill.

    • @BrownieSmoothie
      @BrownieSmoothie Год назад +6

      Yeah 😂

    • @BurntMemoriesAlt
      @BurntMemoriesAlt Год назад +28

      *Calls baseball pitcher*
      Okay, hear me out...

    • @andywu4177
      @andywu4177 Год назад +2

      Lmfaooo

    • @dickchainy1420
      @dickchainy1420 Год назад +11

      I don't think it's enough🤣 I would've found Roger clemens and some roid creme and told him to get my money back

    • @MHLegacy
      @MHLegacy Год назад +7

      When has that ever stopped him before? Overkill is kinda his thing. 😂

  • @mr.d6296
    @mr.d6296 Год назад +206

    I shot out the star, slowly cutting out a circle. After 3 guys inspected my paper one yelled "we got a Rambo here!" and all the men lined up to try their hand at it. Got a giant stuffed Vulture holding a heart. It was a massive victory!

  • @alyssam6888
    @alyssam6888 4 года назад +20802

    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

    • @christyau6668
      @christyau6668 4 года назад +984

      Lmao that’s awesome

    • @hoho6925
      @hoho6925 4 года назад +562

      alyssa m tell me your secrets

    • @emilydavistheresmyname.939
      @emilydavistheresmyname.939 4 года назад +254

      I loooove great america

    • @jrmc2551
      @jrmc2551 4 года назад +220

      I live in west winds lmao Great America is right next to Levi's stadium and I live all near both of em

    • @joesmama8101
      @joesmama8101 4 года назад +438

      *FBI Would like to know your location*

  • @MilesRogers-ug6te
    @MilesRogers-ug6te 4 года назад +5386

    Moral of the story:
    Just ride the roller coasters

    • @Saigonas
      @Saigonas 4 года назад +13

      Lmao

    • @Saigonas
      @Saigonas 4 года назад +44

      @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.

    • @oliviamcgeary9160
      @oliviamcgeary9160 4 года назад +21

      Or the carousel bc I hate roller coasters. Yes I know I’m weird. Don’t tell me that. I already know :)

    • @whatTFisThis
      @whatTFisThis 4 года назад +5

      @@oliviamcgeary9160 I only go on small roller coasters

    • @dulcecastellanos4660
      @dulcecastellanos4660 4 года назад +4

      Lol

  • @daburgerbandit1598
    @daburgerbandit1598 6 месяцев назад +50

    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.

  • @joedi
    @joedi Год назад +120

    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 😂

  • @mrs.skippy7892
    @mrs.skippy7892 5 лет назад +2891

    “I just bought this for you my lady”
    “Why”
    😂😂

  • @nathantw
    @nathantw 4 года назад +4081

    Loved the end...
    “I bought this for you.”
    “Why?”

    • @gmvq3059
      @gmvq3059 4 года назад +11

      lol

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 4 года назад +7

      :)

    • @harpervee
      @harpervee 4 года назад +20

      This is so random but I used to have that bear when I was little 😂

    • @ckm7984
      @ckm7984 4 года назад +13

      He actually showed a Bob Ross chia pet to his wife to get the reaction😂

    • @kittygamer2474
      @kittygamer2474 4 года назад +3

      @@ckm7984 how do you know?

  • @jaanraamboh-8602
    @jaanraamboh-8602 9 месяцев назад +11

    I discovered your channel 1 hour ago & I can't stop watching lol absolutely love it mate keep it up lad 👌🏻

  • @BaufenBeast
    @BaufenBeast Год назад +51

    I liked the kids staring in awe at this guy after he aced one of the games.

  • @MrJaza124
    @MrJaza124 4 года назад +15400

    So a scientist and a professional baseball player walk into a carnival....

    • @elineklund2144
      @elineklund2144 4 года назад +285

      You got me giggling with this comment... 😂

    • @ZuitVideos
      @ZuitVideos 4 года назад +138

      Best comment I've read today. Thanks for the laugh.

    • @hanin7019
      @hanin7019 4 года назад +87

      isnt he an engineer???

    • @hanin7019
      @hanin7019 4 года назад +17

      @@roguelock7125 oh ok

    • @doublea8462
      @doublea8462 4 года назад +83

      @@hanin7019 yap a mechanical engineer who, also as Rogue Lock said, worked at nasa....so both I guess...

  • @mimo.4444
    @mimo.4444 4 года назад +3453

    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 )

    • @husseinzeind7071
      @husseinzeind7071 4 года назад +214

      Keep in mind that the toy in your hand will affect the aerodynamics of the Naruto run. How can we fix that?

    • @Lily-gq6vm
      @Lily-gq6vm 4 года назад +51

      @@husseinzeind7071 lets use the scientific process to solve this one! XD

    • @scarletthread4921
      @scarletthread4921 4 года назад +12

      DEJA VU

    • @alim.5086
      @alim.5086 4 года назад +6

      Best lmao

    • @trineriswhite8496
      @trineriswhite8496 4 года назад +18

      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

  • @HeatherHolt
    @HeatherHolt 4 месяца назад +4

    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.

    • @lens_hunter
      @lens_hunter Месяц назад

      I've always loved carnival games. Ever since I was a teenager I've known they were scams, but they're still fun.

  • @HilaryPea
    @HilaryPea Год назад +2

    -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.

  • @Deathbyfartz
    @Deathbyfartz 4 года назад +6448

    "i just bought this for you mahlady"
    *awkward silence*
    "why?"
    such a real life representation

    • @y8ice
      @y8ice 4 года назад +68

      Stefan Jensen Ladybug and Chat Noir’s relationship in a nutshell (MIRACULOUS fans, where ya at?)

    • @ambvry7742
      @ambvry7742 4 года назад +5

      Y Nhi Nguyen so true lol

    • @legendarytat8278
      @legendarytat8278 4 года назад +4

      m'lady

    • @AD-jq7ow
      @AD-jq7ow 4 года назад +5

      I thought the exact same thing as her...

    • @ToddJustman
      @ToddJustman 4 года назад +2

      That was brilliant!!!

  • @angelitababasa9909
    @angelitababasa9909 5 лет назад +3688

    Mom: what are you watching?
    Me: science and math

    • @globalautobahn1132
      @globalautobahn1132 5 лет назад +63

      And physics

    • @Verdeniza
      @Verdeniza 5 лет назад +30

      @@globalautobahn1132 physics is science duuhhh

    • @MrAlexanderGroon
      @MrAlexanderGroon 5 лет назад +20

      @@Verdeniza So is math

    • @alienhyenas4245
      @alienhyenas4245 5 лет назад

      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 ...

    • @purewater5017
      @purewater5017 5 лет назад +4

      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

  • @javimelecio
    @javimelecio 3 месяца назад +8

    this is the definitive investigative work I came here for!
    Thank you Mark!

  • @milkis..x
    @milkis..x Месяц назад +5

    Ive watched this video ATLEAST 5 times and I never get bored what

  • @michellemontes384
    @michellemontes384 4 года назад +4558

    “if you have no skills, these are the games for you”
    WOOOOOOOOOOO ITS SHOWTIMEEEEEE

  • @tzx0822
    @tzx0822 5 лет назад +3969

    *Carnival manager wants to know your location.*

  • @agresseur7184
    @agresseur7184 Год назад +1

    ROFL loved the 'Why" at the end. So true the timing is everything.

  • @ramaicatseye
    @ramaicatseye 7 месяцев назад +3

    Wow, 100 Million views. This is an iconic video, and very enjoyable and rewatchable.

  • @TheBadDeadFox
    @TheBadDeadFox 3 года назад +2356

    *_"I just bought this for you, m'lady"_*
    *_"W-why?"_*

    • @pacitas927
      @pacitas927 3 года назад +42

      Miraculous vibes!!!

    • @doctorscrubb2538
      @doctorscrubb2538 3 года назад +15

      My wife says the same thing

    • @adrianaadriana2299
      @adrianaadriana2299 3 года назад +35

      Mom: what are you doing?
      Me: learning science

    • @peepermcbeeper2997
      @peepermcbeeper2997 3 года назад +20

      Yes, we watched the video, too.

    • @bubba9384
      @bubba9384 3 года назад

      My exact response anytime my ex wife bought me anything...

  • @jake8911
    @jake8911 5 лет назад +3569

    Ok so,
    When i go to a carnival, bring a pitcher from the mlb
    Noted

    • @Emi-vb3jm
      @Emi-vb3jm 5 лет назад +17

      𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕔 𝕝𝕠𝕝

    • @CR-oi9vw
      @CR-oi9vw 5 лет назад +52

      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.

    • @hughes5510
      @hughes5510 5 лет назад +1

      Lol

    • @senseisecurityschool9337
      @senseisecurityschool9337 5 лет назад +5

      Also, if you want to win, for your kid maybe, play the water gun horse race game where someone always wins.

    • @glitch5174
      @glitch5174 5 лет назад +2

      Emma Fitzgerald dude i thought i smoked too much weed when i first looked at that font thought i was seeing double

  • @Brievel
    @Brievel Год назад +26

    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

    • @ReesesCups-pv3ie
      @ReesesCups-pv3ie 10 месяцев назад +1

      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!

    • @ReesesCups-pv3ie
      @ReesesCups-pv3ie 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, ik you didn't ask for this but i'm telling you because you seem worthy of the knolage

    • @Brievel
      @Brievel 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@ReesesCups-pv3ie 👍👍 Max is exactly the type of person to go backwards up a rope ladder.

    • @ReesesCups-pv3ie
      @ReesesCups-pv3ie 10 месяцев назад

      @@Brievel Lol-

  • @savannahb.8124
    @savannahb.8124 Год назад +1

    I just go to amusement parks for fun like once a year and try to win as much stuff as possible, ya I could buy them but it’s fun to try and win them. Just don’t go often then your wasting your money! Love your videos! Love looking forward to coming home and watching them❤

  • @Kelvinheng
    @Kelvinheng 4 года назад +3049

    Mark: Let me just film random people failing

    • @thesacredtoaster3719
      @thesacredtoaster3719 4 года назад +2

      海洋之王 likes

    • @charon_lix
      @charon_lix 4 года назад +3

      How about you stop being gay?

    • @alexnguyen4151
      @alexnguyen4151 4 года назад +8

      *for science*

    • @brookella6862
      @brookella6862 4 года назад +11

      oh my god you are SO cool for telling someone to stop being gay🙄 just to inform you it’s not 2015 it’s not funny😂

    • @skid1324
      @skid1324 4 года назад +6

      @@charon_lix are you nine?

  • @williamosman
    @williamosman 6 лет назад +31853

    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....

    • @OvPdTurtle
      @OvPdTurtle 6 лет назад +236

      William Osman o hey

    • @goosemcgee5477
      @goosemcgee5477 6 лет назад +533

      Was the commercial ever put on tv I want to see it

    • @protonjones54
      @protonjones54 6 лет назад +52

      William Osman

    • @l.rex1696
      @l.rex1696 6 лет назад +55

      William Osman oh hey man love you vids.

    • @BohemianCloud35
      @BohemianCloud35 6 лет назад +42

      William Osman of course you were that's right up your alley

  • @thomastwomey4617
    @thomastwomey4617 Год назад

    My wife gives me same reaction on the daily. Every month or so I can make her laugh. Keep smiling my dude.

  • @belaorlova9591
    @belaorlova9591 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love that board walk so now I know what not to play 😂😂

  • @electrophoenix6244
    @electrophoenix6244 3 года назад +2679

    He says don’t believe me try it HE WORKED FOR NASA OF COURSE I BELIEVE HIM

    • @Vortex1000
      @Vortex1000 3 года назад +7

      hahaha

    • @lyon853
      @lyon853 3 года назад +58

      Well you know flat earthers are a thing soo. Some people just don't have brains.

    • @kitolamus3238
      @kitolamus3238 3 года назад +14

      Lyon ? But the earth is flat it shows in books

    • @semotari311
      @semotari311 3 года назад +38

      Kitolamus that better be a joke

    • @adirompin1727
      @adirompin1727 3 года назад +10

      But he quit NASA engineer to be a youtuber

  • @elguero9279
    @elguero9279 4 года назад +3818

    Having the speed gun under clocked isn't "borderline fraudulent". It's straight up fraudulent and hopefully they get sued over it

    • @MN-ub7gl
      @MN-ub7gl 4 года назад +322

      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.

    • @lukelangos3779
      @lukelangos3779 4 года назад +266

      @@MN-ub7gl it could just make it go down by a certain percent not a certain speed so it will never be 0 mph

    • @matthewmiller2550
      @matthewmiller2550 4 года назад +9

      It's actually location.

    • @matthewmiller2550
      @matthewmiller2550 4 года назад +64

      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

    • @matthewmiller2550
      @matthewmiller2550 4 года назад +12

      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.

  • @apelike
    @apelike 2 месяца назад

    Your videos are an example of the internet at it's very best.

  • @tagyt_4207
    @tagyt_4207 Год назад

    I love these videos so much that I watched this exact video 3 times

  • @sharkguysam
    @sharkguysam 4 года назад +9619

    Alright, this is my online school for today.

    • @Fw.kendall32
      @Fw.kendall32 4 года назад +44

      Ya lol same

    • @stanbussell7516
      @stanbussell7516 4 года назад +79

      This is the stuff we use in real life. I've yet to use calculas in any part of my life. So far....

    • @poal9949
      @poal9949 4 года назад +6

      same lol

    • @echowings0
      @echowings0 3 года назад +4

      Yeah

    • @RewindingFilm04
      @RewindingFilm04 3 года назад +12

      Ironic, he had online classes going as of a few weeks ago

  • @niping88
    @niping88 4 года назад +8292

    The only dislikes are people who work at carnivals

  • @michaelfowler3303
    @michaelfowler3303 Год назад

    The last scene is amazing! Great job!

  • @aojet
    @aojet Год назад +7

    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.

  • @x.adam1
    @x.adam1 4 года назад +2323

    I saw an 8 year old girl literally just walk across the rope staying in the center at Six Flags to win.

    • @pemo2676
      @pemo2676 4 года назад +438

      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

    • @PinoySamurai008
      @PinoySamurai008 4 года назад +165

      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.

    • @pemo2676
      @pemo2676 4 года назад +62

      @@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

    • @aa01blue38
      @aa01blue38 4 года назад +15

      If I understood the video right walking upright should be easier.

    • @GameyGaming
      @GameyGaming 4 года назад +2

      I strongly respect your RUclips Profile Picture.

  • @mydreadmail1
    @mydreadmail1 3 года назад +11260

    Mark: The ladder climb is near impossible
    Phat Gus: ...hold my walnut

  • @Snnuy_Orang
    @Snnuy_Orang 5 месяцев назад

    Ah, the video that introduced me to this amazing channel.

  • @MegaBeastVR
    @MegaBeastVR Год назад +1

    This is still my favorite mark rober vid

  • @SausageRollEnjoyer
    @SausageRollEnjoyer 4 года назад +2603

    Carnival games: *exists*
    Mark rober: I’m bout to end this mans whole career

    • @zandrr.
      @zandrr. 4 года назад +20

      Ri9z I didn’t know a carnival game was a man

    • @EmpressSketch
      @EmpressSketch 4 года назад +1

      @@zandrr. lol

    • @asher8189
      @asher8189 4 года назад +12

      LiquidZXRT you just ruined the whole damn joke

    • @zandrr.
      @zandrr. 4 года назад +10

      Asher Felice It wasn’t that funny anyways

    • @asher8189
      @asher8189 4 года назад +5

      LiquidZXRT it was funny until you decided to ruin it

  • @AxeKick80
    @AxeKick80 4 года назад +1365

    “One win per player, per month”
    🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
    They can dish out the scams but not take them.

    • @3ball260
      @3ball260 4 года назад +10

      Damn

    • @lyndonluquin4091
      @lyndonluquin4091 4 года назад +9

      They know. 🤯

    • @kittykatiekat
      @kittykatiekat 4 года назад +34

      How would thay even track that

    • @valdasv9874
      @valdasv9874 4 года назад +57

      Teach the group of friends how to do it, and go clean them out.

    • @BookBird2963
      @BookBird2963 4 года назад +10

      Are they going to ID me or something?

  • @dantepilon2286
    @dantepilon2286 Год назад

    Marque su increíble con información sobre la ciencia y los estafadores. ¡Sigue ayudando a la gente, Bud! ¡Paz y bendiciones!

  • @mrbinspire
    @mrbinspire Год назад

    Bro when I have kids imma have them watch this channel. Such a cool way to learn 💯

  • @smh4960
    @smh4960 3 года назад +1415

    "I just bought this for you m'lady"
    "Why?"
    😂😂😂

  • @No5f3r4tu
    @No5f3r4tu 3 года назад +2115

    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.

    • @prerakgames4668
      @prerakgames4668 3 года назад +22

      @Lander Velez more like Starshot

    • @afrojox334
      @afrojox334 3 года назад +98

      That's freakin Lieutenant Dan! Haha

    • @almilhouse9059
      @almilhouse9059 3 года назад +49

      Should have taken out his sniper rifle

    • @rachelleredd8803
      @rachelleredd8803 2 года назад +16

      This makes me so happy and idk why

    • @justme7410
      @justme7410 2 года назад +20

      “rolled away” lmao my brain took the literally

  • @NadineMiller1974
    @NadineMiller1974 Год назад +1

    I grew up in Valencia (Santa Clarita) in SoCal during the 80's home of Six Flags Magic Mountain. My parents would drop me off w/ friends and we all had Season Passes every year! They had most of these carnival games back then and my favorite "big loser" was the ladder. As most kids growing up in that town, many of us ended up working there too. Most my friends chose NOT to work in that area of the park.

  • @ashleylandsberg8679
    @ashleylandsberg8679 4 года назад +889

    9:37 that guy looks like he *really* didn’t want to give them a prize

    • @jimmali1253
      @jimmali1253 4 года назад +8

      Oh yeeea

    • @asyx156
      @asyx156 4 года назад +42

      all of them look like that 😀

    • @10ksubswillya99
      @10ksubswillya99 4 года назад

      De

    • @juststoic3809
      @juststoic3809 4 года назад +23

      @Jason Groze what? Seriously?

    • @jadonlyons4079
      @jadonlyons4079 4 года назад +1

      @@juststoic3809 why believe it? Lol they make the plushies for a couple cents. Nothing close to enough to dock out of your pay.

  • @Emouse2is
    @Emouse2is 2 года назад +8279

    I remember hearing someone saying "a carnival is gambling but for kids."

  • @mortb9
    @mortb9 10 месяцев назад

    I rarely watch videos over 3 minutes long. This one captivated me. lol Well done.

  • @bera_the_bear_gaming3079
    @bera_the_bear_gaming3079 Год назад

    bro these videos are the best keep it up

  • @lawsb4lies674
    @lawsb4lies674 3 года назад +2066

    Carnivals games are like casinos, if the people were meant to win they wouldn’t be in business.

    • @oliviawhite158
      @oliviawhite158 3 года назад +35

      Her unimpressed "why" was chef's kiss

    • @akenraggie9487
      @akenraggie9487 3 года назад +14

      "I just bought this for you, m'lady."
      "Why?"

    • @dat2ra
      @dat2ra 3 года назад +5

      Yup. Every time I go to Vegas, I am reminded that the entire city was built by losers.

    • @christopherpham9181
      @christopherpham9181 3 года назад

      "I just bought this for you, m'lady"
      "W-why?"

    • @judee7103
      @judee7103 3 года назад +1

      Americans at its finest

  • @irvingdelaluz
    @irvingdelaluz 4 года назад +1463

    This guy has a friend for every specific situation

  • @Pyrodiac
    @Pyrodiac 6 месяцев назад

    The best RUclipss automatic chapters have ever done.

  • @fiddlekit
    @fiddlekit Год назад

    I actually love your videos so much

  • @brendanwoods4773
    @brendanwoods4773 3 года назад +8090

    Who’s here after the squirrel video?

  • @mohammedsadiq7264
    @mohammedsadiq7264 5 лет назад +1045

    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.

    • @TheWanderingPaladin
      @TheWanderingPaladin 5 лет назад +9

      Funnily enough I’m currently in school to become a structural engineer as well

    • @yytyytg
      @yytyytg 5 лет назад +4

      Funny enough I am currently in areospace engineering as well.

    • @Zynoxic
      @Zynoxic 5 лет назад +1

      yes, because you have to become a engineer to understand basic physics.

    • @carloscolon1279
      @carloscolon1279 5 лет назад +6

      Zynoxic _ yet zero degrees or certifications to recognize a snotty twat

    • @steved8714
      @steved8714 5 лет назад +4

      @@yytyytg Funny enough I am a train conductor

  • @michaelcarroca9181
    @michaelcarroca9181 Год назад

    I love this channel , great videos keep up the great work...

  • @thekadenman3125
    @thekadenman3125 Год назад +6

    As someone who goes to boardwalk regularly, it was nice knowing I’ve been to the same places as mark.

    • @theshawn868
      @theshawn868 Год назад +2

      the only comment i found i about the board walk go there all the time

  • @JesusisKing7777.
    @JesusisKing7777. 2 года назад +3959

    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.

    • @lostwildfree3492
      @lostwildfree3492 2 года назад +150

      I once won a giant Flintstones Dino. I was ecstatic.

    • @UlshaRS
      @UlshaRS Год назад +225

      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.

    • @olivermensinger
      @olivermensinger Год назад +12

      Not at the Boardwalk (I worked there twice), but at other places, yeah.

    • @slslbbn4096
      @slslbbn4096 Год назад

      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.

    • @noelramirez1551
      @noelramirez1551 Год назад +8

      @@UlshaRS yea I've seen that happened now it makes sense lol

  • @Ash12.
    @Ash12. 3 года назад +1783

    Someone wins
    Carnival owner: you weren’t supposed to do that

    • @caspeeer1265
      @caspeeer1265 3 года назад +13

      Eet is what eet is

    • @infamoussoapconsumer3870
      @infamoussoapconsumer3870 3 года назад +21

      Just imagine someone wins 3 times in a row and they thought that person cheated, and kicked him. Just imagine

    • @alanmorales150
      @alanmorales150 3 года назад +4

      NoOoO ThAtS NoT On ThE RuLEs

    • @beef-_-gun6431
      @beef-_-gun6431 3 года назад +1

      Every time

    • @henrywiltcher
      @henrywiltcher 3 года назад +3

      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.

  • @roccchow
    @roccchow 8 месяцев назад +2

    holy cow 100m views! Well done Mark!!🎉

  • @clutch13
    @clutch13 Год назад +25

    Something i learned with the rope climb. After you get about halfway and even a little past. Its easier to finish the last stretch if you allow yourself to flip upside down. If youre not disoriented and strong enough you end up just doing sqinging monkey bars. This obviously may be against the rules for some.

  • @ThisLittleCriticSanad
    @ThisLittleCriticSanad 6 лет назад +4746

    So refreshing to find a channel that is dedicated, hard working, and well put together. Not just screaming into a lense.

    • @amany8538
      @amany8538 6 лет назад +6

      This Little Critic true

    • @giuliana1118
      @giuliana1118 6 лет назад +41

      Everyone knows who ur talking about lol

    • @jennyfundie7137
      @jennyfundie7137 6 лет назад +49

      Giuliana 111 jake Paul anyone? Lol

    • @meganmelissa914
      @meganmelissa914 6 лет назад +1

      Ur hair is lit

    • @giuliana1118
      @giuliana1118 6 лет назад +2

      Jenny Fundie tell him what he’s won Jonny!

  • @treycoble4331
    @treycoble4331 3 года назад +1606

    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...

    • @Pup_Star
      @Pup_Star 3 года назад +100

      Did you say anything to anyone?

    • @raelik777
      @raelik777 3 года назад +164

      Should've declared Shenanigans and started handing out the brooms.

    • @not_quite_clarinet
      @not_quite_clarinet 3 года назад +183

      What a Karen

    • @raviedavieu
      @raviedavieu 3 года назад +169

      It's sad that people care about the loss and money more than the children's fun of winning with their skill... :(

    • @greenaum
      @greenaum 3 года назад +284

      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.

  • @MSsoUknow
    @MSsoUknow Год назад

    That ending is awesome…that look!!!

  • @Lyca31
    @Lyca31 Год назад

    I live close to a beach and pier and there's lots of those games. They used to have the ladder one. It was called 'The Loopy Ladder' the young guy that ran the stall for a few years could walk up and down the ladder no problem. He would do it all the time and people would see him doing it so easily and think they'd be able to do it too.
    He would offer to help out by holding the ladder steady for people. When the person got about a third of the way up, he would let go, but as he let go he would would ever so slightly jerk the ladder over to one side so the person trying would fall as soon as he let go.
    My brother used to work on the dodgems next to the 'Loopy Ladder' and he was friends with the dude who ran the stall. My brother was never able to do it though, even though he practised many times.

  • @thelisarahman
    @thelisarahman 2 года назад +6290

    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

    • @Nooby69
      @Nooby69 2 года назад +27

      totally understandable lol

    • @ywoyiakuelwywpfnd
      @ywoyiakuelwywpfnd 2 года назад +5

      Indeed

    • @h3ll0_there16
      @h3ll0_there16 2 года назад +11

      Lol That is perfectly understandable 🤣

    • @strangersound
      @strangersound 2 года назад +21

      RUclips + Hustle > school of any kind

    • @Jcktmn
      @Jcktmn 2 года назад +31

      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

  • @NewJack071398
    @NewJack071398 4 года назад +337

    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😂

    • @kwar3606
      @kwar3606 4 года назад +7

      Lmao

    • @jarvismcdoogle9041
      @jarvismcdoogle9041 4 года назад +35

      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

  • @rachaelhash8675
    @rachaelhash8675 Год назад

    Awesome! I always knew they could rip you off. You should do a video about claw machines and arcades. Im pretty lucky with those but it would be cool to see.

  • @oyun_doktoru1236
    @oyun_doktoru1236 Год назад +2

    As a winning strategy for that rope bridge, I'd say hug the bridge while trying your best to keep your center of balance in that line and if you fail, just make sure your legs are also holoding on to the steps I'd say.

  • @jebatman756
    @jebatman756 4 года назад +930

    Mark: "I just bought this for you, My Lady"
    Her: ".........Whyy?"
    I died

    • @emeryltekutsu4357
      @emeryltekutsu4357 4 года назад +2

      Hey, it's a pretty good question.

    • @jebatman756
      @jebatman756 4 года назад +1

      Eisah Vakohler yeah, that’s why. I don’t get why anyone would want a huge plush figure. At all

    • @Openreality
      @Openreality 4 года назад +1

      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.

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 4 года назад

      @@Openreality Ok so if you don't win at the carnival it's no big deal then ?

    • @Genesis23OPB
      @Genesis23OPB 4 года назад

      mine would have asked "why, what have you done this time?"

  • @cats4e779
    @cats4e779 3 года назад +2671

    The “why” at the end really cracked me up

    • @bellamckinnon8655
      @bellamckinnon8655 3 года назад +13

      same here!

    • @fahimalam2562
      @fahimalam2562 3 года назад +22

      Why?

    • @gounded4life
      @gounded4life 3 года назад +10

      The end did it for me too! 😂

    • @bellamckinnon8655
      @bellamckinnon8655 3 года назад +7

      @@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

    • @fahimalam2562
      @fahimalam2562 3 года назад +7

      @@bellamckinnon8655 and I am gonna say again, Why?

  • @PHDMcstuffin
    @PHDMcstuffin Год назад +14

    Even though they are scams. Its just the fun you are paying for x) love it

  • @stephenschultz9901
    @stephenschultz9901 Год назад

    The ending was hilarious!

  • @frozenyogurtblue4122
    @frozenyogurtblue4122 3 года назад +3260

    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

  • @CSDM15
    @CSDM15 3 года назад +2071

    Mark Rober: Literally teaching us science
    My school district: *Inappropriate content.*

    • @carljohnson5786
      @carljohnson5786 3 года назад +115

      They taught me, lava is called magma when underground....
      These teaching made me a successful jobless person

    • @kxvy538
      @kxvy538 3 года назад +6

      Aelita Stones lmao

    • @esterleng860
      @esterleng860 3 года назад +16

      Yeah, hE sAId ButT.

    • @mushyro0m.176
      @mushyro0m.176 3 года назад +6

      YESZ and when we talk about the topic the teacher is like: what did you just say?

    • @malletstormchaserh3412
      @malletstormchaserh3412 3 года назад +3

      I looked at this for 5 hours

  • @markhenderson6389
    @markhenderson6389 Год назад

    Fantastic entertaining and educational video! Really well done!

  • @sarahcoletti6946
    @sarahcoletti6946 Год назад

    I still come back to rewatch this video!

  • @Mrscvbuzz
    @Mrscvbuzz 2 года назад +3120

    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).

    • @egleg4035
      @egleg4035 2 года назад +80

      lucky him 🍀

    • @kakkernakker
      @kakkernakker 2 года назад +237

      Your son in his mind: totally balanced, as all things should be.

    • @konohahurricane07
      @konohahurricane07 2 года назад +62

      5 year olds are smaller and can stay in the middle easier

    • @pnda-_-redx7316
      @pnda-_-redx7316 2 года назад +4

      @Natanael Edsel Emery Rahmat 1530043 quote on quote - Thanos 🌚

    • @darrienlight6124
      @darrienlight6124 2 года назад +12

      Consider your son skilfull

  •  6 лет назад +5263

    Let's be real, the only time you play carnival games are for one of 3 reasons:
    1. You're a kid/have a kid
    2. Testosterone with friends
    3. A girl's with you

    • @brooklynnrosebleh1007
      @brooklynnrosebleh1007 6 лет назад +34

      Truuu

    • @amber_Forever16
      @amber_Forever16 6 лет назад +153

      But I'm a girl tho😂

    • @HaggisDruid
      @HaggisDruid 6 лет назад +294

      Bob Pickleson That's because you're never at a carnival unless it's with family, friends, or a girl. You dongle. Unless you go alone.

    • @NomadUrpagi
      @NomadUrpagi 6 лет назад +131

      Wow im lucky:
      1. Not a kid
      2. Don't go out with friends
      3. Had no gf for a long time

    • @Lootroq
      @Lootroq 6 лет назад +33

      I'd say both 2 and 3 fall under the same category of just general testosterone antics

  • @SYNAPTIKMETAL
    @SYNAPTIKMETAL Год назад

    Loved that very last scene. I've just bought this for you........why?
    Exactly.

  • @teslatrekker9496
    @teslatrekker9496 Год назад +2

    I used to work a "Jacobs Ladder" at festivals, I did it first try at a six flags in Denver. The secret is to balance your weight on one foot and the opposite hand, then when you step up to switch at same time to the opposite hand and foot.

    • @SmallSpoonBrigade
      @SmallSpoonBrigade 20 дней назад

      I've never tried this but that was more or less my thought. if you reach across the ladder to hold on, that should result in less shifting of weight.

  • @leoevans1077
    @leoevans1077 4 года назад +1523

    Mark: This is a relatively small theme park
    Me: That's bigger than any theme park I've seen.

    • @eleo8266
      @eleo8266 4 года назад +16

      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

    • @Hirovard
      @Hirovard 4 года назад +3

      its possibly also cheaper to get into than my local one (alton towers)

    • @swiss0085
      @swiss0085 4 года назад +24

      It’s Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

    • @eleo8266
      @eleo8266 4 года назад

      Hirovard you have to pay for each ride. It’s free to enter, but it’s about $5 per ride

    • @leoevans1077
      @leoevans1077 4 года назад +4

      I live in New Zealand so the largest theme park in country is about the same size as the one Mark went to.

  • @ianboekweg2
    @ianboekweg2 4 года назад +4117

    Mark rober: Any professional athlete that's amazing in one sport is really good at any other sport
    Me: laughs in chess

    • @r.kohltraum5439
      @r.kohltraum5439 4 года назад +24

      hehe

    • @nightmare4588
      @nightmare4588 4 года назад +92

      sir tificate I think you misunderstood the quote it said athlete and chess has zero things that requires physical skill

    • @ianboekweg2
      @ianboekweg2 4 года назад +272

      @@nightmare4588 wow! Congrats you got the joke. For your excellent detective skills you get nothing.

    • @michaelsdad3572
      @michaelsdad3572 4 года назад +10

      sir tificate BOOO YOURE A BOT

    • @jacknorton34
      @jacknorton34 4 года назад +58

      @@ianboekweg2 Chess is recognized by the international olympic committee as a sport.

  • @sofiarocha9907
    @sofiarocha9907 3 месяца назад +1

    As a child, watching a video like this would be heartbreaking but now I'm just fascinated by the statistics 😂

  • @malaynakrain1502
    @malaynakrain1502 Год назад

    I’m very glad because I’m watching this video for boardwalk intel and you’re at the boardwalk!!!😮

  • @madarchermoto4955
    @madarchermoto4955 2 года назад +2980

    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.

    • @thecia8968
      @thecia8968 2 года назад +29

      :)

    • @manuelroberts7379
      @manuelroberts7379 2 года назад +75

      My wife and I always say we’re gonna go but we end up giving the kids melatonin and not practice social distancing

    • @kadencedavis9848
      @kadencedavis9848 2 года назад +27

      @@manuelroberts7379 uhhh whatt??

    • @ssjssgecko5411
      @ssjssgecko5411 2 года назад +1

      Stfu😂😂😂🤣🤣🤡🤡

    • @kinsleyconte4610
      @kinsleyconte4610 2 года назад +14

      @@ssjssgecko5411 What’s your deal?

  • @rainroscoe.9mm
    @rainroscoe.9mm 3 года назад +3123

    "I just bought this for you m'lady."
    "... Why?"
    Oof

  • @RareGenXer
    @RareGenXer 2 месяца назад

    This was an awesome video. Entertaining, Educational, informative, funny.

  • @RPGHouseFabricator
    @RPGHouseFabricator 8 месяцев назад

    "I just bought this for you online."
    "Why?"
    😂

  • @cl22396
    @cl22396 3 года назад +1790

    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

    • @melisayukselir5030
      @melisayukselir5030 3 года назад +3

      yes!

    • @krayt2547
      @krayt2547 3 года назад +14

      Yeah and he worked at nasa

    • @wolfie8099
      @wolfie8099 3 года назад +10

      Mark Rober for president!

    • @LegoEddy
      @LegoEddy 3 года назад +18

      Today is your lucky day, because he did exactly that ^^ Just have a look at his recent videos

    • @itsakorgi5874
      @itsakorgi5874 3 года назад +7

      @@LegoEddy unfortunately, those won't help me pass finals

  • @SuperChickensgood
    @SuperChickensgood 3 года назад +2240

    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

    • @luxalaney1089
      @luxalaney1089 3 года назад +160

      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.

    • @sirlambchops.
      @sirlambchops. 3 года назад +95

      @@luxalaney1089 probably bad grip

    • @jamtz0405
      @jamtz0405 3 года назад +13

      @@sirlambchops. lmaooooo

    • @mr_box1264
      @mr_box1264 3 года назад +24

      I almost won the Lottery spin
      For ticker ofc
      And i got the granprize, BUT IT JUSY GIVES ME 1 TICKET

    • @brickbot2.038
      @brickbot2.038 3 года назад +145

      @@luxalaney1089 I bet most parks make the ladders really low purposefully, so if you sag at all, then you would touch the ground.

  • @iandoesthings420
    @iandoesthings420 Год назад

    METSSSS ALLLL DAYYYYYY🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻I knew there were so many reasons why I love you mark rober 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @vato_ah1373
    @vato_ah1373 3 месяца назад

    The ending was perfect