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Hank: his punishment owed under the 2012 Kiva deal, performed as the science of pain (2012)

punishment · status: performed · last event: performed (2014-08-01) · owner: Hank

In 2012 Hank said he had chosen a punishment of his own, made gluten-free, but it was still owed in 2014 when John reminded him. In August 2014 he performed it by explaining the science of pain while being slapped, whipped and fed chili pepper.

Part of: John's Kiva deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the 1,000th vlogbrothers video, viewers may challenge both brothers to clear their outstanding punishments (2012)

Parts: John asks Nerdfighters for punishment suggestions for Hank in the comments (2014)

Told alongside: John: outstanding 2012 Kiva-deal punishment, ultimately an inkless tattoo (2012–2015) · Bank of Nerdfighteria: the Nerdfighters' Kiva lending team · John asks Nerdfighters for punishment suggestions in comments (2013) · Hank asks viewers to suggest John's punishment in the comments (2014) · John: punishment for his over-four-minute health-insurance video, ruled not educational by Our Pants (2013)

About: Punishment

date event what video
2012-08-28 proposed John's deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the brothers reach 1,000 videos, Nerdfighteria can challenge both; they will do the challenges and the slate is cleared. In Which the Candle Dies 00:01:56
2012-09-28 set Hank tells John he too has chosen a punishment (not named), made gluten-free to suit his bad colon. (playful) THE EYE OF LONDON: Thoughts from Northern Montana 00:03:08
2013-10-15 set According to Our Pants both brothers already owe punishments, so both are punished and John doubly. Thoughts for Nerdfighteria 00:03:00
2014-07-15 set John tells Hank he owes Nerdfighteria a punishment (John gives no reason). Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses 00:02:51
2014-07-18 accepted Hank accepts he has one punishment left and says a comment on John's video gave him a really good idea for it. → refers to Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! 00:03:48
2014-08-01 performed Hank performs his owed punishment, inspired by a comment on John's video: explaining the science of pain while experiencing pain (slap, whip, muscle burn, funny bone, brain freeze, chili pepper). (playful) → refers to Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses PUNISHMENT OF PAIN AND SCIENCE! 00:00:02

What is said about it

7 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — announcement: John: If the goal is missed before 1,000 videos, the punishment slate is wiped clean; the brothers might make videos more often to avoid punishment; John makes the rules as older brother. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:26
  • 2012-09-28 · THE EYE OF LONDON: Thoughts from Northern Montana — announcement: Hank tells John he has also chosen a punishment, made gluten-free to accommodate his "terrible excuse for colon". (playful) — 00:03:08
  • 2014-07-15 · Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses — ask: John tells Hank he owes Nerdfighteria a punishment and asks Nerdfighters for punishment suggestions for Hank in the comments. — 00:02:51
  • 2014-07-18 · EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! — Hank: Answering John's claim that he owes a punishment, Hank says the brothers have been doing this so long, with so many punishable infractions, that it is getting confusing. (playful) — 00:00:01
  • 2014-07-18 · EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! — Hank: Nerdfighteria loaned the million dollars, so each brother had two punishments; they cleared one by making six videos in a week, three each, leaving one punishment each. — 00:03:34
  • 2014-07-18 · EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! — ask: Hank says he got a really good idea for his own punishment from comments on John's video, and asks everyone to comment what John's punishment should be. — 00:03:48
  • 2014-08-01 · PUNISHMENT OF PAIN AND SCIENCE! — announcement: Hank says today's video, inspired by a comment on John's video about Hank needing to be punished, explains the science of pain while he experiences pain. (playful) — 00:00:02