John asks Hank to make a video answering the questions kids ask, like why the sky is blue (2010)
ask · status: reported back · last event: reminder (2011-11-07) · owner: John
In January 2010, before his son Henry was born, John asked Hank to make a video answering the questions kids ask, such as why the sky is blue. Hank recalled the request in April and answered it that month with a video of science answers for baby Henry.
Told alongside: SciShow: launch of Hank's science channel (2011)
About: Henry Green
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-18 | asked | John asks Hank to make a video answering kids' questions (why is water wet, why do platypi lay eggs, why is the sky blue) for when the baby reaches the age of curiosity. | Fatherhood 00:02:39 |
| 2010-04-05 | result reported | Hank recalls John's video imploring him to teach John's son about science, so that John won't explain the blue sky with pterodactyl poop, and reads its auto-captions aloud. → refers to Fatherhood | Google in your Brain 00:00:29 |
| 2010-04-09 | result reported | Hank makes the video John asked for, pre-emptively answering the questions curious young Henry might ask (rainbows, the blue sky, night, clouds, planes and more). | Why is the Sky Blue and Other Questions Answered 00:00:23 |
| 2011-11-07 | reminder | John announces Hank is launching SciShow in early January: science news plus answers to age-old science questions like why the sky is blue. | IS THIS HEAVEN? 00:02:05 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2010-04-05 · Google in your Brain — Hank opens with a dramatic reading of YouTube's auto-captioning of John's video imploring him to teach John's son science, lest John explain the blue sky with pterodactyl poop. (playful) — 00:00:29
- 2011-11-07 · IS THIS HEAVEN? — John jokes that Henry has not yet asked science questions; his major questions are where mommy went and for more cupcake. (playful) — 00:02:05