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LAUGHING INTO THE SKY | Approximately Up
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- Published on Apr 19, 2026
- Bob, Wade, and I attempt to build flying machine in Approximately Up! Hilarity ensues.
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31:22 "Sounds like not my problem, so I'm just going to weld." Congratulations Wade, you just became a real welder.
He can put this on his welding resume
this is what working 90% of all manual labor jobs feels like
not my problem, not my expertise. ill just weld this
honestlyyyy once there was a contract welder on a ship and i overheard him "these wall are going to be pretty thin but they only want me to weld, so that's their problem"
"They're backwards. Hit it full throttle, captain."
NASA's greatest new engineers have once again created genius beyond our comprehension.
1:02:19
@vesperfromtheinternet5588More like 1:02:33
He wanted to see what would happen lmao
Welcome to SpaceX.
The fact I predicted this exact thing was going to happen the moment he started adding the engines make it 100 times funnier when it did
Imagine hearing the pilot of an airplane ask “is the opposite of up down?” over the intercom as he cuts the engines.
Maybe its cause im high as fuck, but bro gold star comment. Couldn't stop laughing bud. 🤣🤣 respect 🫡
@charis-deanbarton5433 can confirm this comment is hilarious as shit (also high)
@charis-deanbarton5433 not high still cackled
@charis-deanbarton5433me too man, im dying 😂😂
And the engineer going ‘Is the power even connected?’ Right before they start the aircraft
Or, alternatively,
‘Why did that happen?!’ Right as an engine falls off
"You did test this thing, right?"
"This is the test."
this video has lot in common with iron lung, its about a crudely built flying metal structure piloted by markipier on a foreign planet
who knows, this could be the official prequel to iron lung, this could verry well be the COI building the SM8
@someoneontheinternet3427 It's on Earth tho.
I guess that was from iron lung but I remember something similar being said in Project Hail Mary but I might be misremembering.
@Mr_Wigglesworthyou cant know that just because its blue, thats racist
There's something about these three and "build your own contraption" games that makes me laugh harder than anything else can.
"LONG SPINDLEY, SPINDLEY LOOOONG" "SHE'S A WILD ONE"
I think it's the "fake it 'till you make it" attitude.
Instead of studying and trying to make it correctly or being so insecure that they are paralyzed with indecision, these three just go for it, even if they have a question, they are shut down by the others. Build now, logic later.
@ianalvord3903 this shit had me CRYING
Yes the one game where they are engineers. One version of it was to make vehicles to cross to a checkpoint and the other was a survival where mark was screaming about the invasion on his farm.
not even 10 minutes in and I'm borderline cry laughing from "YOU HAVE TO KILL ME, I HAVE THE POWER TO DELETE"
“We’re gonna make this streamlined!”
*Ends up making the convertable-version of the lethal company ship*
“We love the Company!” 🎶
@timothymckane6362 "The Company!" 🎶
@Nezha_Main"Even if we die, we love the company! 🎶"
@Nezha_Main THE COME ON ME!!
Or the iron lung sub.
Mark: Engineer
Bob: Captain
Wade: Socrates
"If the "air intake" is your power, what are you without it?"
-Wade
Finding out wade was the true captain at the end was the cherry on the cake
Ship: The Wild One
Probably because bob left
Who needs a captain and an engineer if you got Socrates? xD
Bob: "WE'RE IN FREEFALL! UP! UP! UP UP UP UP UP UP UP UP-"
Sweet, innocent Wade: "Down?"
Innocent? _Innocent!?_ him being a little shit™ is why they were free falling lol
You made me laugh so hard that it didn't just turn into a squeak, it turned into a bird chirping
“Wives and Wires: a letter apart but both need our support.”
Poetry
I cannot believe Mark managed to wire that whole ship successfully
He went to school for engineering
Practice from the render farm
This ship runs on pure ork logic.
WAAARGGGGGH!
That's so true!😂
See if they paint it red itll go fasta
Have a like for making me do an actual spit take
@pronounsinmybio *_WAAAGH!!!_*
"are we keeping this in convertible?" was the funniest fucking thing I've ever heard. =P
29:55
not even close
Hey Mark,
Iron Lung really left an impact on a large portion of the student filmmaker community as hope for them making it in such a difficult industry.
I’m the president of a college film club in California and we’re planning a movie screening event.
We’d love to screen Iron Lung, it’s really inspiring to see an indie filmmaker make such a strong impact on the industry.
Thank you for your time
EMAIL MARK
yeah, da fuq you putting this in the comment section for? email him
He doesn't read the comment section, put it on his subreddit page or email him
EMAIL HIM DUDE
HELL YEAH, but Email him!!! He’ll definitely see it there!!
4:00 “I thought this was going to be a ‘fly spaceship funny game’, not science!” Project Hail Mary in a nutshell
22:55 The ONE time somebody actually uses "dampers" (shock absorbers) correctly instead of "dampeners" and Wade is right there with the "We definitely want to be damp!" 😭
17:16 "are we in freefall?" Markiplier said before he fell to his death
"wait why am I floating?" lmao
You honestly couldn't script that moment to make it any better. ESPECIALLY from Bob's perspective!
"It's not free Mark! It's gonna cost you your life!!" 😭
Really funny seeing them grapple with gravity getting weaker as they go higher.
😄
I love the universal mechanic/engineer confused "hmm" and "that's not right" face. so much conveyed with one sound and facial expression 🤣
Hopefully next time his engineering degree makes him remember that inverting something is dividing by the thing you wanna invert 🤣 (or subtracting it depending on the context).
Ironically what he did was a one minus, so he wasn't that far off, except for the fact it instructed it to go 'full throttle then reduce by amount input' which... well we all saw what that does.
@ryouskun4754 he didn’t get the degree he dropped out remember 😂😂😂
@ryouskun4754he didnt get to that part yet- its 15 years in the making
@ScheelesGreenEngineer isn't just a degree it's a mindset. One of confusion and self torture.
@XKaiserWillX right. Sure. That’s totally how that works. Yet this person said degree and I was correcting the misinformation. Mindset or not, he doesn’t have that piece of paper.
Next they're gonna play "Slightly up" followed by "Barely up". And then "Down".
Actually, it'll be: "Down-coming" "Far from down" and "No way down."
You have to go into "Neutral" before you go "Down"
@MRS_Plays “Alright” “Neutral” “Level” “okay”
Ah, the sequel to that film about some old bloke and a random child with a flying house: “Down”.
@AbyssalCaprineDeity taking place 20 years later, the boy grown up, ready for the outside world
I’m so glad Bob mentioned ‘She’s a wild one.’ Because this whole thing made me think of Scrap Mechanic!! (Long and spindly, spindly and long)
The sideways external chairs, too! That video is the first one RUclips's recommending to me after watching this one.
Me and my bf quote 'shes a wild one' all the time!
Literally my favorite video on the entire internet. It was so good they had to make a sequel
Hope there's another Approximately Up video soon
1:02:30 "no, they're backwards. Hit it full throttle cap'm"
-Mark, 2026
most accurate depiction of three brain cells trying to have a thought
Not going to lie, watching them succeed and obtain liftoff was insanely entertaining. Them figuring out shit is so much better than following a tutorial. Every time.
My favorite part of the trial and error is when they switch to flight mode to try and take off and one of the engines just falls off and hits the ground with a metallic _thunk._ I was cry laughing for at least a full minute.
@matthewherndon6488 Mark's seat falling off at such a comedic timing at the end is on par with that 😭 SO funny
what you mean is following a guide
Mark somehow finding a way to accidentally delete the spaceship is very much like Mark.
Giving off The Forest vibes with the door situation.
As they realise later in this video, create/destroy are just sandbox builder terms for spawning and despawning what they've built. He just thought it would erase the ship, but it wouldn't.
Love seeing Mark using his engineering degree to it's full potential
Not even 10 minutes into the game, Mark: "YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO KILL ME!"
7:56 "You have to kill me"
he just needs to see if he can take it
For those who don't know: Mark was sought out by NASA after the director watched Iron Lung for his talent in designing small coffin-like spacecraft. This is actually leaked footage of Mark and his team designing the Artemis II rocket.
Edit: The fact that no one in the replies can tell who's joking is sending me
For those that will believe this: it's not real. Make sure you look things up before believing random things online.
@RoryVanBeek you mean people will do that? just go on the internet and tell lies?
@Amberlinalola I've never read a lie on the internet in my life! This obviously isn't true
I seriously wouldn't doubt it lol
@RoryVanBeek damn i realloy thought this was the live footage of mark designing the artemis 2, damn
1:13 NO DONT SEND HIM BACK TO SPACE WE ALREADY WENT THERE
Part 3.5 BABY!
YEEEEEESSSS
They made a whole movie out of it! Technically two!
@benjaminoechsli1941 Man, space is so cool!
oh fuck yes, more bob and wade shenanigans
bad word!
bobac i wadeac
@IamnotJJmcarthy have you heard who you're watching XD
@IamnotJJmcarthy Have you SEEN who posted the comment?
@Sam-y1p2l bet he hasn't even watched my movies :(
The Centrifuge arc made me start laughing so hard I was dizzy from no air, my stomach hurt, and somehow I got nauseous holy shit PLEASE make this a series-
1:04:36 I'm so glad we're bringing back "she's a wild one", I just rewatched Scrap Mechanic!
Starting to get 'horse' PTSD after hearing that 😢
"Is only one of them firing?"
"No, they're backwards, hit it full throttle captain."
***TOP MODE ACTIVATE***
was looking for this, quite honestly the most chad response to a mistake
@FABRAcated Even funnier, later it turns out it was not backwards and only one was firing
BEYBLADE BEYBLADE LET IT RIP
[ 1:02:22 ] Timestamp for future viewers :]
29:12 hearing Wade crying and going “why do you love these awful triangles???” is still frying me 🤣🤣
This got me good. 😂
01:04:37
"She's a wild one." has came back!!!!!!!😂😂😂
YES IT CAME HOME😂
as a scrap mechanic fanatc, that was the funniest thing ever
THE WILD ONE REALLY FAST TO RIDE ON 😂😂😂
You know they should have built a long pole for the engine to attach to feel the experience
She's spindly long
YESSS
Dude this may be the new funniest video ever. When they started spinning I laughed harder then I have in years. Holy fuck
7:34 "This is just for enjoyment... *dances* that's not what I wanted to do..." This was so funny to me. That little thing was enjoyable. What else were you possibly trying to do
1:04:04 Quote of the year: "My seat! My seat! Im in my soooooov... hey I survive. wait...where amm you? wait where am I?"
Bob having a stronk
“Wait, there’s a tutorial?” Is always what I love hearing a solid two minutes into the video
'There is no gap in Ba Sing Sae'- Markiplier 2026
love how mark's inner engineer came out and locked tf in
17:13-17:45 had me literally fucking CRYING 😭 a sequence of unfortunate events
Good to know that Bob, Wade, and Mark are the ones that joined Artemis. Good for them.
everyone knows the best astronauts are from ohio
@aj.strawberries *Neil Armstrong and John Glenn approve this message*
Wades face in the star caught me so off guard
in the intro? he was in the sun I think
lol it's like Jerma's intro
@KT-gl1fi tbf the sun is a star
@KT-gl1fi and the sun is a star, yes
@Scouse07 yeah but most people refer to the sun as the sun so they were informing him that particular star is THE sun.
0:15 "Seems like a reasonable place" oh Bob don't you know Earth is one of the least reasonable places in the galaxy
Galaxy tf if I knew astronomy I would say the place bigger then (edit it said autocorrect but galaxy) how about the void :/
@RIMURU_IS_GOD_WORSHIP_HIMI can't speak for places I've never observed 😂
That's why I chose Mars for my starter base, you guys are so silly with your politics and drama
@TopHatDealerAh yes. Nice and clean. No infestations (they have nukes now)
I’m so glad with all the free time Mark has now that he’s been doing a bunch of these collabs. You guys are so hilarious together I genuinely didn’t stop laughing this whole video my stomach is cramping like fuck now but I loved it 😂❤
1:30 you know you've done something right if your ui is this fun
My husband and I were in tears clutching our guts watching this. Probably one of the funniest videos you guys have done in a while.
It really was, last time I laughted this hard was watching the forest. By the way it must be so special to have a partner to watch markiplier vides with
Having someone else to enjoy this Orkish nightmare they've created must feel amazing
clutching your guts? sounds impressive honestly
Markiplier thinks in such a complex way that we truly cannot fathom just what he was planning to make.
30:22 Wade just absolutely breaking down finally agreeing... that they are wrong
"You can agree, Wade. It's okay to be wrong."
"Okay, I agree! You're wrong!"
Dying, man. 😂
@benjaminoechsli1941 me too bro I was dying real hard, jk I wasn’t actually laughing that much
He kinda sounded like Nate from Baby Steps
I love how in games like cyro and phasmaphobia, wade naturally becomes the leader but in games like this and heavenly bodies, he’s an agent of chaos. And then there’s that golf game they played recently with ethan, where he’s just trying his best🥲
I just want to take a moment to appreciate how much better it is when no one is intentionally sabotaging the entire situation like the old days.
This was great (and all of the 3 player stuff for a while has been great). You guys create enough chaos without the intentional sabotage, and it just feels better overall.
"So... where are we going?"
"Approximately, like 4 miles up from here"
"Approximately up "
"What?"
✋😐🤚
the extra space is killing me
1:02:34 "nooo... they're backwards hit it full throttle captain" i laughed so hard i nearly died oh my GOD
That was the most I've laughed in a long time
i cant breatheeeee😭
29:12 holy fuck I legit haven't cried trying to hold back laughing from a video in a while, but this minut of the video broke me
Genuine laughter
“Is that piece important?” Said the man looking at the thing giving power to the broken engine
so when mark put the "not" logic gate it made it so if it wasn't receiving a signal work at 100%.
it's not not not not amazing!
Here to see the hypersonic spinning spaceship 1:02:34
recharge station freddy mode
I was driving today, and passed by a lane with a yield sign that would merge into my lane, and thought to myself, “Go no stop.” Which is an extremely normal thing to think.
Anyway, I wish y’all up no down
I think about Go No Stop all the time!
This reminds me of that one car building game they played a few years ago.
I found the video, it’s titled “At 30: 50 we almost laugh ourselves to death”
Good old scrap mechanic
They were referencing it in the video. Its why Bob said "she's a wild one".
Oh my god I'm losing my mind at wade just going "up?" over and over again
1:04 _"Watch what happens when I ping a planet I don't know!"_
Mark and the boys: needs to make a structure that can fly
-Proceeds to make a brick with windows - 28:13
How did you already get to that point in the video
@legohead530 My name is Barry Allen, and I am the Flash
You did not watch 28 minutes in 7 minutes 😭
@JohnstoneStudioss no way it’s the flash I’m a big fan of you
Windows=fly
53:15 The three stooges build a spaceship! 🤣 Wade's comedic timing is GOLD.
Going from watching distractable to watching this just feels right.
Yesss
Especially with references like 8:18. 😅
27:18 the avatar reference 😂
I think this might be the hardest I’ve heard them laugh at a game in a while lol
37:10 not to "um, ackshually", but it did work. The mythbusters confirmed (they had safety gear and skilled stunt drivers to assist) the myth BUT said that doing it on your own on the highway would be extremely dangerous and stupid. So unless you are willing to risk dying to save on a few extra dollars of petrol, don't do it.
Also, the term is drafting!
@GallopingScallop Or if you’re fancy “slipstream”
Its also WAY more relevant in racing than it is in regular driving
Excuse me, it's actually called Shake N' Bake! Whooooooo yeah!!!
@curren9577 "If You Ain't First, Your Last..."
51:26 Mark, *"joystick* control: […] *from the joystick* […] for more *precise* control." if a developer is listening, maybe specify that it is indeed many-directional data, which is split into two separate data channels with unique information.
So glad that we get more frequent uploads now that Iron Lung is done
Crying laughing at Mark being sideways and they just start spinning around like a roller coaster as if that's the main goal of the game
1:13:10
Thank you Lixian Marcus and Racheal for making Mark's facecam be upside down for this XD
Just Remember guys mark was going to be an engineer 😂😂😂
The way I was HUNTING for this comment😂
I mean... I was going to be president.
Until I realized literally anyone can do it.
1:05 The thrusters look like they have a plus/minus switch on them to reverse their thrust direction, so you can keep them nice and symmetrical looking.
8:26 "Just look at the flowers, Lenny..." 😢
"Think about the rabbits, Lenny." 😭
Rdr2 reference I assume
@engagingweirdoof mice and of men actually
@eveswayze5007wait is that a movie
@engagingweirdothere was a movie based off the book, both are very good, i highly recommend
"There is no gap in Ba Sing Se.... there's no hole here, look at THIS idiot" absolutely FRIED me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Genuinely the hardest I’ve laughed in awhile especially when the engine fell off and the whole ship flipped
Mark, Bob and Wade are the Hammond, Clarkson and Captain Slow of the gaming world. Whenever the Bonner Cast gets together, you know it's gonna be good.
I love how bob catches himself during his elf reference, and doesn't say "hope you find your dad," hes also done that before on HIT PODCAST DISTRACTIBLE.
The BRAND NEW HIT PODCAST DISTRACTIBLE?!
@ryanm2 Everyone's 34th favorite podcast, Distractible?
The captions for cross talk is an actual life saver, ty to the editor ❤
baby's first particle accelerator!
36:50 its called drafting, and its using the windbreak of a semi to not have to use as much gas. Bird do it by flying in a v. Its very dangerous though so dont do it.
36:45 I'm actually screaming at my monitor yelling "slipstreaming" as much as I can praying Wade telepathically can make this conversation sound less bullshit.
I believe "drafting" is another term for the same thing.
@Boooooper528yeah basically semantics of each other
17:13 ...wait, why am I floating..
Had me dying 🤣
This needs to be a whole series. Just watching you 3 struggle to make a ship for an hour was wonderful
1:06:22 "Is that piece importnat?" Got me rollin
37:08 It's called drafting, and it does work. Surprisingly well, actually. Very important in NASCAR.
This is impeccable timing I just sat down with my food
Literally same
Literally same
Literally same
Literally same
Literally same
With how many explodable space-vehicles Mark has ended up in, I’m glad he finally got to create one.
Wade somehow jumping into the ship as it spun only for Mark to get absolutely destroyed and flung like a mile away was so awesome hahahah
1:01:52 incredible foreshadowing.
1:04:37 Im ded "she's a wild one" That is such a throw back. 😂
Seeing the critical components fall on the ground is making me die laughing
I just had to go to the ER last night. I’m bedridden today so I’m happy my three comfort creators uploaded😭😭😭
I’ve been to the ER entirely too many times in the last four months. Hope you’re doing okay!
Best wishes for you, may you find peace and comfort right now
@statementofjoespooky1660 I’m so sorry you have to deal with that! I should be okay, just in a chronic illness flare up🫠
@2hu235 thank you I appreciate it!😭
Hoping your feeling better, wishing nothing but the best.
The way they are just playing with their arrows in the beginning 😂
1:02:18 around and around and around they go, where they'll stop nobody knows!😂😵
Mark's really putting the 'almost' in Almost an Engineer
It’s not rocket science:
The rocket science in question: 44:41
22:19 "no, no, it's easy"
Mr. Was gonna be an engineer over here
36:50 it did work on Mythbusters, it's called drafting. They just ruled that it worked but was too dangerous to be worth doing.
They need to play these vehicle-builder games more often. I remember them laughing this hard in Scrap Mechanic Challenge Mode too.
Okay, can y'all admit 1:02:33 is one of the parts that actually made you laugh, or at least smile.